Medford
United Prate Full
Fortieth Year
Reds Across
STALIN'S FORCES
WITHIN 12
nc
ui
Third Ukrainian Army Cap
tures Sarva and Csorna
55 Miles From Vienna.
Br United Prui
Atlantic Radio said that tha
German battleship Gnels.nau,
anchored at Gdynia, was
blown up by the naiii shortly
before the garrison surrender
ed to the Russian army today.
London. March 28 (U.R) The
red army today broke through
the last barrier to the Austrian
frontier and tonight was only
12 miles from the border and 55
miles south of Vienna.
Marshal Staliv: announced the
capture by Marshal Feodor I.
Tolbukhins 3rd Ukrainian army
of Sarvar and Csorna in the
northwest corner of Hungary,
85 and 65 miles respectively
from Vienna.
Tolbukhin's forces were across
the Raba river, the last barrier
to their entry into Austria.
Gdynia Occupied
At the same time soviet forces
completed the occupation of the
Polish nort of Gdynia, last sub
stantial Polish city that remain
ed in German hands and took
8,000 prisoners.
Moscow dispatches for the first
time spoke of the drive as aim
.h t nn ultimate Junction with
v,a fnrrpa of Lt. George S. Pat-
inn which already have spear-
hoorfnil halfway to the Czech
border across southern Germany.
At the same time maior fight
ing was reported on the Oder
Una where the naxis claimed
thpv were trvina to drive a cor-
ririnr thrnueh to German ele
ments which they claimed were
still resisting inside Kuestrin, 38
miles east of Berlin.
snellKpects
to finish bill
I
Salem, Ore., March 28 (U.R)
Gov. Earl Snell today neared the
... hu inh of sianinK bills
passed by the recent legislative
I . .... I.. - Kills
r .ni-.mn nr rn nniv m "
left. He said he expected to be
thrntiirh some time today.
The governor has finished the
job well within the statutory
tim limit for signing bills,
which expires April 10.
Senate bills
281 Designed to give Oregon
wines preference.
311 and 312 Authorize game
commission to propagate salmon
nnri ctpplhend.
317 Authorized. Issuance of
local government bonds for post
war projects.
320 Provides that judges be
nominated in the same manner
as independent candidates when
a vacancy 'occurs.
aai Provides Dreclnct com
mitteemen be elected at general
rather than primary election.
328 Permits trusts and
estates to make tax deductions
for money spent for charitable
or educational purposes,
t Sorina Vacation
For City Schools
Local schools were closed to
day for serine vacation and will
convene Monday. The students
were Biven two extra days vaca
tion for their support of the re
cent paper and tin drives.
80 PER CENT OF FJSH
GOES TO GOVERNMENT
Washington, March 28 U.R
The war food administration to
day ordered 80 per cent of the
1945-46 canned fish supply set
aside for government purchase.
The order is expected to re
sult in a 120.000.00 pound re
duction in the civilian share.
TO CHRISTEN CARRIER
Washington, March 28 U.R)
. Secretary of the Navy James
Forrestal today named Mrs. An
thony C. McAuliffe, to christen
the new escort carrier Basiogne.
She is the wife of the major gen
eral who said "nuts" when the
Germans called on them to sur
BORDER LINE
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AUGMENTED
With authorisation from the
WPB for a small supplemen
tary supply of newsprint for
March, the Mall Tribune will
resume its regular sise, news
coverage and advertising
service tomorrow, Thursday,
March 30.
This newspaper regrets that
restricted service to the peo
ple of this community has
been necessary during the
past four days because of
critical shortage of newsprint.
We are sincerely grateful for
the patience of Mail Tribune
readers and cooperation of ad
vertisers during this briei
emergency.
JAPS SAY SEA, AIR
BATTLES RAGING
IN RYUKYU AREA
-i
Guam, Thursday, March 29
(u.PJ Japan today claimed naval
surface and air battles have
been joined in waters of the
Ryukyu chain and reported,
wholly without allied confirma
tion, that "grim" fighting was
raging between reinforced
American invasion troops and
Japanese garrisons on two
islands west of Okinawa.
Tokyo radio said that Japa
nese "air and surface vessels are
now unleashing fierce counter
attacks" against the American
naval task groups which have
pounded the strategic Okinawas,
jhu miles south of Japan proper
tor live consecutiva days.
Allies Siior.J
There was no evidence from
an allied source to support Jap
anese claims of surface, and
naval actions or American in
vasions on Tokoshika or- Aka
isianas in the Kerama croup
guarding the western ap.
proaches to Okinawa, largest
ana most strategically import
ant island of the Ryukyus chain.
If the Japanese fleet has ven
tured forth to challenge Vice
Admiral Mare A. Mitscher'a 5th
fleet carrier task forces, it
would be the first time the en
emy's navy has risked battle
since its great defeat In the
Philippines battle of Oct. 23-24
1844.
PROTESTS WHITES
Washington, March 28 U.R)
Boyd J. Jackson, an Indian of
the Klamath reservation in Ore
gon, complained against the
white man's trespass on his
tribe's lands before the Senate
Indian Affairs Committee today.
In 1864 Indian treaty between
the Klamath tribe and the gov
ernment preserved the fish and
game resources of the Klamath
reservation for the Indians.
But the white men living in
the vicinity "are violating the
treaty when they fish on the
reservation," Jackson said,
There is not much the Indians
can do about it, he added.
Jackson asked the committee
to approve a bill allowing the
general council of the Klamath
Indians to adopt a fishing, hunt
ing and trapping code, with pen
alties for violation by trespas
sers. JOHN MANN HONORED
AT KIWANIS MEETING
John Mann, long-time mem
ber of the Medford Kiwanls
club, was entertained at a regu
lar meeting at Holland Hotel to
day in honor of his 80th birth
day anniversary. A large cake
with one candle highlighted the
noon-day meal. An open forum
discussion on club matters
rounded out the program.
TRADITION IGNORED
San Francisco, March 28 flJ.R)
Alcohol tax unit agents are
no respecters of ancient Chinese
traditions. Free on $1,000 bond
was Wing Louie who celebrated
the birth of his first grandchild
today by setting up a still in his
Chinatown home to brew "the
drink of a thousand years.'
PITCHER SOLD
Chicago. March 28 (U.R)
Pitcher J. M. (Red) Lynn was
sold today by the Chicago Cubs
to Los Angeles. The purchase
jric wa net pUadeaedt, .
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28,
Last Barrier Before Austria
DE LUXE ADDITION
IS PLANNED FOR
EUCLID M AREA
Ten-Acre Tract Designed for
Postwar Building of Fine
Homes by Dean & Smith.
Road surveys and other work
necessary as a preliminary to
construction of a deluxe resi
dential addition to Medford in
the vicinity of Hillcrest Road
and Valley View drive are now
underway, authorization having
been granted by the city council
inrough the city planning com
mission. The addition covers ap
proximately a 10-acre tract with
in the city limits and is owned
for the most part by Dr. George
B. Dean, Jacksonville Star
Route, who, with Allen- R. Smith
supervising the plans.- will con
struct a number of ultra-modern
homes.
Mr. Smith stated this morning
mat the tract, to be known as
Dean Park, had been cleared,
and that workmen are now sur
veying the course of a new road.
This is to be known as Jackson
boulevard and eventually will
connect with the present Jack
son boulevard. It will intersect
a second new road, to be known
as Dean Drive. The tract in
cludes several lots south of Hill-
crest Road, now known as Eu
clid Park.
30 Spacious Sites
Upon completion of the roads
lt Is planned to install sewer con
nections and then water mains
whenever materials can be ob
tained. Other public utility con
nections will be made available,
Smith said,-
Smith stated that the addition
will have about 30 spacious
building sites and that only the
most ultra-modern type of resi
dence Is contemplated. The tract
commands an excellent view of
the valley and surrounding
mountains, is already surround
ed by some of the finest homes
of the district and is near the
eolf course.
Construction of the homes will
depend upon securing of priori
ties for material, Smith pointed
out, and this puts the enterprise
in the category of a post-war
project.
U.S.AfiTAIN
TO
Washington, March 28 U.R)
The United States and Great
Britain announced Jointly today
that they were reappraising the
entire food supply and require
ments problem in the light of an
"Increasingly critical" situation.
The announcement by the
state department and the British
embassy made . in connection
with the visit here of Oliver
Lyttleton, British minister of
production, and J. J. Llewellln,
minister of food. It revealed
that the two Britishers were
sent here by Prime Minister
Winston Churchill at the invi
tation of President Roosevelt
to work out the difficult food
problem with high American
officials.
The announcement came as
the food supply problem held
the full attention of congress.
with separate house and senate
investigations already projected
Civilians meanwhile received
conflicting reports from govern
ment agencies on the amount
of food they could expect this
year.
Japanese Left Homeless. Jobless
By Bombings; Protest Is Sent U.S.
San Francisco, March 28
(U.R) Japan's leading financiers,
admitting fear of future B-29
raids that "will bring about
vastly unbelievable damage," to
day united to raise some $43,
000,000 in a desperate attempt
to meet demands for relief of
thousands of homeless, Jobless
Japanese.
An official spokesman "con
demned" the "inhuman, cruel
indiscriminate bombings" of Ja-
nan's homeland.
Seldom has Japan's critical in
ternal situation been so clearly
indicated. Detailed announce
ments recorded by United Press,
Ja V ft flia Ma
Los Angeled Radio
Station Is Accused
Of Censoring News
Washington, March 28 U.R)
Ten Caifornla congressmen to
day signed a resolution accusing
station KFI at juos Angeies u j,
censoring news by denying use
of its facilities to six radio com
mentators.
"It is a sudden, deliberate and
arbitrary denial of broadcasting
facilities to commentators whose
views did not coincide with those
of the station's owner," Rep.
Ellis E. Patterson (D., Calif.)
said.
The resolution, published In
the Congressional -Record, was
signed by Democratic Reps. Pat
terson, Ned R. Healy, George
Miller, Franck Havenner, Jerry
Voorhis. Clyde Doyle. Chet Hol-
lifield, and Helen Gahagan Doug
las, and Republican Reps. John
Phillips and Gordon L, Mc
Donough. They urged the station to
"look into its present policy to
determine if this policy is in the
public interest."
CENTRAL POINT
BOYS HELD FOR
Four Central Point youths
staged an out-of-season Hallo
we'en prank Monday night which
ended in a night in jail and a
date for two of them before the
juvenile court. The other two
are slated for an appearance be
fore the justice court.
They were arrested yesterday
by state police and sheriff's de
puties and charged with stealing
building which -was built on
runners. According to a report
by police and the sheriff's of
fice, the youths towed away a
building belonging to the Llnin-
ger Sand and Gravel company
near Central Point. They used
an automobile as a tow car and
another auto pushed the build
ing from the rear. They towed
the building about 2V4 miles
down a road, abandoning it near
the Taylor ranch on Morrow
Road when a log chain used for
towing broke.
Exhaust from the towing ve
hicle set fire to the building
the sheriff's office said. Neigh
bors, whose attention had been
drawn by the noise, extinguish
ed the baze before any major
damage could be caused.
All of the youths were put on
probation to a Central Point
business man until disposition of
their cases.
NAZI PEACE MOVES TO
BE TALKED BY BIG 3
London, March 28 U.R) The
number of German peace feelers
has increased sharply in the
past week, it was learned today
as Prime Minister' Churchill
made clear in commons that any
nazl armistice proposal would
be considered by the Big Three
rather than submitted for pre
liminary public debate.
Churchill said such matters
concerned the three powers and
would be considered by them
before being made public.
TOMATO GROWERS ASKED
TO MEET HERE MARCH 30
All tomato growers interested
in a cannery contract are invit
ed to attend meeting at the
courthouse auditorium, Friday
March 30, at 1:30 p. m. The
meeting is being called by the
county extension service and all
farmers contemplating growing
tomatoes in 1945 should attend.
ture of the tremendous damage
wrought in Japan's major cities
by Superfortress raids
Sadao Iguchi, Japanese Im
perial board of Information
spokesman, "protested" the ob
literation assaults launched by
the B-29s. He said a formal pro
test had been presented to the
United States government and
entered the usual Japanese
claim of "wanton" attacks on
non-military objectives,
The Japanese government de
mands from the U. S. a "respon
sible immediate reply," he said
"while reserving all rights
freedom of action relatins to the
u&ttv.", '
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United Pn
Full
1945
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ELT ASKS
ATE TO PASS
MANPOWER BILL
Failure to Back Compromise
Will Hamper Successful
Conduct of War, Is Word.
Washington, March 28 (U.R)
President Roosevelt today asked
the senate to pass the house-ap
proved compromise manpower
bill. Its failure to do so, he said,
would hamper "successful con
duct of the war."
The president said in a letter
to Chairman Elbert D. Thomas,
(D., Utah) of the senate military
affairs committee, that the man
power situation "is still serious."
Fear V-E Letdown
In an apparent allusion to
what might be expected to hap
pen after defeat of Germany,
Mr. Roosevelt added:
In the days ahead of us there
will be great temptation for
workers to leave war plants."
The bill, written by house-
senate conferees, would apply
stiff penalties to both workers
and employers 'Who violate its
terms. It would authorize the
administration to freeze war
workers in their jobs and to im
pose manpower ceilings on em
ployers.
Passage of the measure, Mr,
Roosevelt said, would place re
sponsibility for "effectively and
fairly handling the manpower
situation squarely with the ex
ecutive branch of the govern
ment." COPGO SEEKING
PERMISSION FOR
T
Application for a preliminary
permit to construct a 40.000
kilowatt hydroelectric project
on the North Umpqua river in
Douglas county, 50 miles east of
Roseburg, has been filed by the
uaiuornia-oregon Power com
pany with the federal power
commission. Announcement of
the filing was made at the cor
poration's headquarters here to
day.
The development would be
known as the Toketee Falls pro
ject, it was revealed, and would
consist of a diversion dam 500
feet downstream from the mouth
of Clearwater river, a rock tun
nel about 7,000 feet long,
double line of steel penstocks,
and a powerhouse with two 20,
000 kilowatt units.
Company officials stated In
their application that lt Is plan
ned to wholesale power to the
Mountain States Power company
and to the Pacific Gas and Elec
tric company as well as others
Should the preliminary per
mit be granted for the desired
18 months, it would give the
company priority for a 'icense
application, it was stated.
PRISONERS FLEE
E
Two German prisoners of
war escaped from Camp White
some time , Monday night, ac
cording to a report to state and
city police. State police said
they escaped from the north
side of the stockade by climbing
a wire fence.
Hie prisoners were described
as Herman Dirr, aged 21, five
feet, 11 Inches tall, weighing 130
pounds, brown eyes, reddish
complexion, and a scar on the
right side of the chin. Herman
Goebel was described as being
23 years old, 140 pounds, brown
eyes and hair, two scars on left
forehead and left elbow and
fair skin. .
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the escaped prisoners
are asked to contact the state
police.
TRAIN HITS BUS
Mexico City, March 28 (U.PJ
Seventeen persons were killed
and 18 injured last night when
a railroad locomotive rammed a
passenger bus in the outskirts
'ill Wcjuto Cilfi.
LMMd Wlia
NO. 5.
Soldier Puts Foot
Under Freight Car
To Escape Service
Detroit, March 28 U.R) Ar
rest of a former soldier who al
legedly put his foot under a mov
ing freight car wheel to escape
overseas duty and then sought
disability compensation was an
nounced here today by the fed
eral bureau of investigation.
Also arrested, the FBI said
was the ex-soldier's sweetheart.
She was said to have held the
soldier's hand when he deliber
ately mangled las foot in order
to give him courage.
The prisoners, apprehended at
Phoenix, Ariz., were Identified
as former Pfc. John H. Buell, of
Cloverdale, Calif., and Mrs
Gladys Riley, a former resident
of Hox Bar, Ardmore, Okla.
Buells left foot was amputat
ed at Percy Jones army hospital,
Battle Creek, Mich., where he
was sent for treatment of the
injury. At the time of the injury,
he was stationed at Camp Crow
der, Mo., the FBI said.
U. S. COURT JURY
FOR LEGAL FEE
The action of C. P. Pruess,
Grants Pass, against Fred C. Het-
schel, Inwood, Calif., to collect
attorney's fees, went to the jury
in federal court here at 10:20
a, m. today. The case started
Monday and was heard before
Judge James Alger Fee.
Immediately after the jurors
went out to deliberate the Pruess
case pre-trial of the action of
Ruth Davis against the Medford
Corporation was started before
the judge and may continue on
Into the actual trial proceedings
later this afternoon. The action
to be heard before the judge
only, is for damages because of
the death of DavidiA. Davis.
It was stated this morning
that the action of Howard Ball
against the Weyerhaeuser Lum
ber company has been settled,
but that no orders have been
filed as yet.
Jurors In the Pruess action
and all others summoned for this
term of court are reminded by
court officials that they are to
report April 5 at 10 a. m. in
the circuit court rooms in Klam
ath Falls, where juries for
number of condemnation cases
are to be selected.
SEVEN DIRECTORS
CHEST MEETING
Seven new directors were
elected and an amendment to
the constitution accepted at the
annual meeting of the Medford
Community Chest contributors
held yesterday afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce. Mrs,
Reese Braley, vice-president, pre
sided. ,
Elected to the board of di
rectors were O. N. (Andy) An
derson, W. A. Barker, Mrs. Har
ry Holmes, Robert F. Kyle, Mrs
John Moffat, Allan Perry and
N. H. Zacharlsen. Hold-ove
members are A. S. Cummins,
Mrs. W. H. Fluhrer, Diamond
Flynn, Otto Frohnmayer, Mrs
William McAllister. Robert K,
Norrls and Elwood Hedberg,
The constitutional amendment
reduced the quorum number for
board, meetings from nine to
seven members.
Mr, Hedberg read the secre
tary s and treasurer's reports
and the report of the nominating
committee on which Mrs. Grace
Collins, Herb Gray, Moore Ham
ilton, Mrs. W. Alex Kuhltha
ana Dili Chrysler had served,
TRUST FUND CHANGE
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Salem, Ore., March 28 (U.PJ
Gov. Earl Snell today vetoed
house bill 240, which allowed
trust companies to invest funds
in certain types of stocks.
The bill would have liberaliz
ed the use of trust funds, and
the governor sold that "every
safeguard should be utilized In
securing the maintenance of the
principal tf tfltft twi iuUcfc
Allied Tank Blitz
Outflanks Ruhr In
Sweep For Berlin
Paris. March 28, flJ.PJLt. Gin.
brads tonight w.r. x.port.d by th. Crmans a scant 200 mil,
from Berlin and front reports said th. situation was so fluid that
sansational unr.portd saint might be going on behind a security
Th. lat.st r.port on Patton'a
lln which placed th.m .at Hamm.lburg, 204 mil, southw.it of
Berlin, and appar.ntly still traveling fast.
At that point Patton was only 230 mil.s from a Juncture with
th. Russians across th. middl. Od.r. Russian corr.spond.nts al
ready w.r. talking of Sovl.t advancs to Join with Patton's fores.
ne u. s. 1st army front a
n.ws with th. situation datcrib.d
B.for. th. security blackout
w.r. r.ported at B.llnhaus.n, 209 miles from Berlin. , Th.y w.r
meeting littl. or no organised G.rman r.sistanc.
To th. north th. British 2nd and th. American 9th armiea
thr.w their pow.rful armor.d fores Into play and streaked la
parallel columns across th. top of th. Ruhr into th. on.n nlalna
Lading to B.rlln only 243 mil.s or l.ss to th. .ast.
Airman reported armor.d spearheads far ah.ad of reported po
sitions of th. British 2nd army.
Paris, March 28. (U.PJ Seven
through a 200-mile belt of Germany's western battle screen today
in a series of spectacular armored break-throughs that outflanked
the entire Ruhr basin and carried to within 230 miles of Berlin.
American fliers who swarmed
strafe the fleeing enemy reported
eastward with tremendous speed
OPPOSITION MELTS FAST EVERYWHERE '
Except for a few stubborn pockets of resistance In the by-passed
Ruhr valley, German opposition
the Karlsruhe corner to the Dutch
Berlin said British tanks had
Rhine crossing at Wesel to the Dortmund-Ems canal, almost 20
miles past their kick-off point this morning. There the Tommies
were past the main arsenal centers of the Ruhr and only 245 miles
due west of Berlin.
Returning pilots said the battle lines were moving ahead so
rapidly that new bombing zones
minutes.
At some points the pursuing
contact with the fleeing enemy.
Troops of the American 9th
into the Ruhr itself and cut the Dulsburg-Hamm military highway.
Radio Luxembourg said they captured the factory city of Ster
krade, nine miles northwest of Dlsburg.
TANKS RIDE HARD ON HEELS OF FOE
The Germans were in the midst of a general retreat that had
broken into a disorderly rout at many points, with hundreds of
allied tanks riding hard on their heels.
The allied tank armies, shaken loose for the first time on
major scale, were hurdling their own infantry lines and racing
almost unopposed across the burning relch anywhere from 30 to
90 miles beyond the Rhine.
Into a few blazing hours that
greatest military disaster of the war were packed into these de
velopments: . r i
The American 1st army swept 60 miles or more beyond the
middle Rhine to the outskirts of
Berlin, splitting through the center
flanking Frankfurt-on-Maln.
PATTONITES FAR
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton'a
furt and 45 miles beyond in a free-swinging drive for the vital fac
tory city of Schweinfurt, 90 road miles east of the Rhine. Patton'a
men unofficially were reported striking north near Fulda, 198 miles
from Berlin, and southeast within 30-odd miles of Nuernberg. ,
The American 7th army broke out of its Rhine bridgehead
south of Patton's men and raced
east of the Rhine.
The American 9th army cracked into the northern flank of tha
Ruhr and outflanked that great
armored drive last reported sweeping swiftly eastward almost 20
miles east of the Rhine. Radio Luxembourg said rioting had broken
out in the Ruhr.
Huge tank formations of the
north were loose in the Westphalian plains, 20-odd miles beyond
the Rhine and less than 270 miles
CANADIANS AND YANKEES FUSED
The Canadian 1st and the allied 1st airborne army were fused
with the united British 2nd and'
through In the north.
The advance was going ahead
ised to bring thousands of allied
enemy.
In Berlin, German propagandists appealed almost hysterically
to their battered armies to turn and fight. The Nazis called for
"superhuman" resistance to stem
warned their people that "loss
"We will not give In," one
main hard and are fighting for
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Allied forces swept Into Germany's heart with dazzling speed today. At
the south end ot western front, U. 8. Seventh Army smashed across the
Rhine south of Worms. IT. 8. Third Army was running wild, closing
on Fulda, 90 miles beyond the Rhine. The U. 8. First Army broke en
tlrely out of Its Remaften brldstchead, was 68 miles beyond Rhine. To
th. north, U. 8. Ninth, British Second and Canadian First smashed
rmSim at Ruhr, dated on Eawa. otnet major clUet,
Cora. S. P.tw. ..b
sp.arh.ads cam. from ila n.-
partial blackout was Imposed on
as "th. most fluid imaainabl.."
cam. down 1st army sn.arh.ada
allied armies drove headlona
out by the thousands to bomb and
that the allied tide was sweeping
and power.
was melting everywhere from
border.
advanced 33 miles beyond tha
had to be established every 20
British were completely out of
army on their right flank charged
threatened Germany with her
Giessen, 230 miles southwest of
of the wehrmacht front and out
BEYOND FRANKFURT
U. S. 3rd army stormed into Frank
ahead to the Main river 35 mile
German arsenal with a surprise
British second army still farther
due west of Berlin.
American 9th armies in the break
in brilliant sunshine that prom
airplanes down on the fleeing
the Anglo-American sweep and
of the peace would be worse than
Berlin spokesman declared. "We l
our life with fanatical rage."
(Acmt TtUvhMo)
render, ft Butagoa.