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SOUTH FROM KEY
Shorten Lines Under Murd
erous Fire Yank Control
Island Escape Blocked.
Pearl Harbor, May 28 (U.R)
The Japanese were retreating
on all three main fronts in the
Pacific war today.
On Okinawa, they appeared
about to abandon Shuri, key-
itone of their already ruptured
outhern defense line, for a new
stand at least a mile and a half
to the south.
- In China, they pulled out of
the Inland Treaty Port of Nan
rung. Recapture of the port by
Chinese troops cut the Japanese
continental corridor into Indo
China. In the Philippines, their scat
tered remnants continued to give
ground on Mindanao and Luzon
Islands. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
estimated Japanese dead, wound
ed and missing for the Philip
pines' campaign at 378,427.
Still other Allied blows rocked
the Japanese in their homeland
nd at sea.
Guam, Tuesday, May 29
U.R) Japanese troops have been
lighted moving southward from
Shurl in what may prove to be
the beginning of a general with
drawal of enemy forces from the
main bastion of their Okinawa
defense line, It was. disclosed to
day. American naval gunfire broke
up two or more columns of about
1500 troops each : when they
pulled out of the besieged Shuri
fortifications. Front dispatches
said it appeared additional Jap
anese have abandoned the city.
Virtually every escape route
from Shurl has been cut,off, Uni
ted Press War Correspondent Ed
ward Thomas reported. The
Seventh Division, through a ser
ies of adroit maneuvers, gained
strategic control of practically all'
high ground paralleling the
Konuba river valley.
"For all practical purposes,
Thomas said, "the part of Oki
nawa we came thousands of
miles to get is already ours, al
though the slow battle of attri
tion on the southern tip against
rain, mud and Japanese probably
will go on for several weeks be
fore the last vestige of organized
resistance is broken."
Guns of U. S. Battleships and
Cruisers were prepared to lay
down a barrage against enemy
units pulling out of Shurl for a
stand south of the city.
An American column, slashing
down the east coast against mea
ger resistance, outflanked a po
tential new Japanese defense
line in hilly terrain south of the
Kokuba river valley.
VOTE
FOR FOOD PROBE
Washington, May 28 (U.R)
The House voted an additional
$15,000 to its Food Investigating
committee today after an im
promptu debate over the success
of the administration's food pro
gram. The committee is headed
by Hep. Clinton Anderson, D.,
N. M., who has been chosen to
be secretary of agriculture.
In the House discussion, Rep.
John L. Rankin, D., Miss., start
ed off by congratulating Pres
ident Truman for inviting former
Prssident Hoover to talk over
food problems and by condemn
ing the Office of Price adminis
tration. Mr. Truman's invitation
to Hoover, he said, was particu
larly timely "today when the
OPA is making such a miserable
mess out of things."
Plainficld. N. H., May 28
U.R Mrs. Winston Churchill. 71
wife of the American novelist,
died at her home Saturday after
long illness.
NO PAPER WEDNESDAY
Following a long-established
custom the Mail Tribune will
not publish on Wednesday.
Memorial day in order to per
mit employes to have well
turned hnlidnv.
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Oen. Dwlght Elsenhower, flaMced by Sen. A. W. Hawkes R, N. J)
right, and Ben. Ernest W. McParland D Ariz.), eats from mess kit In
enlisted men's section at English camp which processes Yanks who were
prisoners of war in Germany.
E TEXTILE
President Orders Move
OPA Takes Over Chicago
Packing Plant.
Washington, May 28 U.R)
President Truman today direct
ed the army to take over the
textile plants of the Gaffney
Manufacturing Co., Gaffney, S.
C, because of a labor dispute
which has interrupted plant op
erations. The president gave the author
ity of seizure to the secretary of
war in an executive order direct
ing him to take over and operate
the plants until productive effi
ciency prevailing prior to the
order has been restored.
Chicago, May 28. U.R The
Chicago office of price adminis
tration ordered one of the city's
largest packing houses to stop
dealing in meat for tne aurauun
of rationing.
Tn nno nl the blBBest victories
over black market operations
and ceiling price violations, me
agency ordered the Marhocfer
Parkins Pn. to StOD Selling Or
dealing In ration meats for the
duration of rationing, eitner ai
rectly or through persons under
its supervision.
John H. Marhoefer, head of
the firm, admitted that his com
pany had violated rationing reg
ulations from June through
October, 1943. He said the com
pany had failed to collect points
from customers and employes
for the sale of meat and saus
ages..
As the result of the order, the
official said he would sell the
packing house, one of the largest
in the .middle west, to a "well
known company." He said the
purchaser's name would be an
nounced next week.
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London, May 28. U.R It
won't be against the law for an
American soldier to wear his
uniform in the Irish Free State
after Wednesday.
It was announced here that
the Eire government has modi
fied its regulations prohibiting
foreign uniforms In the streets
of the Free State by excluding
Americans from the ban. The
action will enable Yanks who
want to visit relatives in Eire
during their stay in the British
Isles to do so.
LOCAL STORES WILL
CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY
All Medford stores will be
closed Wednesday. Decoration
Day, according to an announce
ment by Noble Vincent, chair
man of lh Medford Retailers'
association,
and Senators
WAR BULLETINS
Frankfurt-on-Main. May 28
(U.R) Brig. Gen. Frank A.
Allen, Jr., director of public
relations at allied headquart
ers, received the Legion of
Merit award from G.n. Dwlght
D. Eisenhower today for "su
perior execution" of his duties
during the European war.
London, May 28 (U.R) A
Trieste dispatch today report
ed an exchange of gunfire be
tween Yugoslavs and Italian
Partisans in the Udlne area of
northeastern Italy,
T
H0LLYSTARTSAT8
A troupe of 40 veteran Ma
rines arrived in Medford from
the Klamath Falls barracks this
morning and at 8 o'clock tonight
will present a show of band and
orchestra music, specialty song
and comedy numbers and a war
film at the Holly theater. Ad
mittance is by "E" bond only
and those not securing tickets in
advance may make bond applica
tions at the door tonight, the
committee states. Doors will
open at 7:30 p. m. and no scats
will be reserved.
This afternoon the men are
presenting a street concert at
4:30 p. m. and will be guests at
a banquet staged by the Elks
club before the evening concert.
Their appearance here has been
jointly arranged, by the local
Elks lodge and the county war
finance committee.
Washington, May 28 (U.R)
The White House announced to
day that President Truman will
make his flight to the San Fran
cisco conference on or about
June 6 in the specially equipped
C-54 air transport command
plane assigned specifically to the
chief executive.
Plans for press and radio cov
erage of Mr. Truman's flight to
the coast will be announced by
the White House tomorrow.
ROYAL FLEET ON
(By United Press)
The British radio reported to
day that some of Britain's biggest
warships arc on their way to the
Pacific, and soon the cream of
the Royal navy's battle forces
will be there.
FAMILY DROWNS
East Liverpool, O., May 28
(U.R) Six members of an East
Liverpool family were drowned
today when their skiff capsized
on the Ohio river.
Bad Neunahr, Germany, May
28. (U.R) The first schools to be
opened in Germany since allied
occupation will begin classes at
Aachen Job 4, x
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VALLEYGROWERS
Plan Nickel Box Fee to De
velop Market Commit
tee Named.
Rogue River Valley fruitgrow
ers have started work on a plan
for promotion of the post-war
Bosc pear market if a poll being
conducted by the Traffic associa
tion and the directors of the
Fruit Growers league is approv
ed by Bosc pear growers. The
orchardists are asked to contri
bute five cents per box to be
used by a special committee for
market development and market
ing of Medford Bosc pears under
a committee appointed jointly by
the presidents of the Fruit
Growers league and the Traffic
association. The members are:
Geo. B. Dean, S. M. Tuttle,
Harry Holmes, A.S. V. Carpent
er, M. S. Spatz, Earl T. Newbry,
H. B. Murphy, Martin Luther
and R. R. Reter.
That the Bosc variety has fail
ed to gain and hold the popu
larity that this fine long necked
russet winter pear deserves, is
evidenced by that fact that this
variety has returned only very
mediocre returns to valley men
despite a strong demand for
other fruit. During the period
of anticipated falling prices
these returns could, easily fall
under the continuing high cost
of production resulting in Joss to
the Base pear owners. " - ;
Since Medford produced more
Bosc than all the rest of the
United States combined, It is up
to this district to put the popu
larity of this variety up with the
best" of the other pears where It
belongs.
Unfortunately pressure of war
time shortages has interfered
with getting this fruit to market
in prime condition. This has
built up a prejudice that is unde
served but which the Bosc com
mittee must overcome.
It is the work of this commit
tee to see that Bosc pears ar
rive in best condition to the con
sumer. Therefore the growers
are also being asked to delegate
authority to the committee to set
dates for the opening and closing
of the Bosc marketing season.
This program is to be carried
on in addition to the regular acti
vities of the Winter Pear bureau
that the growers are now sup
porting. It is planned, however,
that the two agencies will work
in cooperation on the program.
According to A. S. V. Car
penter, president of the Fruit
Growers league, the growers will
be kept Informed as closely as
possible with developments of
the committee.
It is felt that the endorsement
of this Bosc pear marketing pro
gram is of real value to the
Rogue River Valley as well as
the Individual growers as the
success of this widely produced
variety is closely tied to the gen
eral prosperity of nearly all the
people in the community.
Guam, May 28 (U.R) Amer
ican submarines have sunk
4.500,000 tons of shipping on the
ocean that Is "anything but
Pacific one for the Japanese
Navy and the Japanese merchant
fleet."
"You have met the enemy,
and he Is yours," Admiral Ches
ter W. Nimltz said yesterday to
14 submarine men whom he dec
orated after revealing the latest
figures on enemy losses.
Nimltz said that from Dec. 7.
1941, to May 5, 1944, American
submarines have sunk 128 Jap
anese warships, including four
carriers, 17 cruisers, and 53 de
stroyers. All told, submarines
have accounted for 1,119 enemy
ships of all kinds.
PLANES HIT. 3 DEAD
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 28
(UK Three officers were
killed and fourth parachuted
to safety when two navy planes
collided near Pompano Satur
day, it wai announced today,
r,iCA OKAYS
Big Five Interpretation of
Yalta Formula Awaits
More Approval.
San Francisco, May 28 (U.R)
Publication of the Big Five's
interpretation of the Yalta for
mula for the New World Organi
zation will be delayed until Lon
don, Moscow, Chungking and
Paris have approved it, it was re
vealed today. '
The delay appeared to make
highly impossible earlier hopes
that the United Nations confer
ence would be able to adjourn on
June 6 the anniversary of the
Allied landings on the Norman
dy beaches of France.
The Big Five Committee of
technical experts reached full
agreement on a final draft over
the weekend a draft which has
been the unanimous approval of
the U. S. delegation. It has been
cabled to the home governments
of the big powers and publica
tion awaits replies.
Decision to get final approval
from the home governments will
also delay conference progress
on that and several related Issues.
The committee considering the
voting formula cannot proceed
until the Big Five answer to the
22 questions of the little nations
has been received.
There also was prospect of
even further delay on this issue.
The big power delegates are dis
cussing the possibility of includ
ing in the charter language
which will define procedural
matters questions on which
only a simple majority vote are
needed. This is only in the dis
cussion stage but there is strong
argument for doing It here to
avoid future arguments on this
point.
Reference of the Big Five in
terpretation of the Yalta formula
to the home capitals prevented
the calling of the heads of those
delegations today for their final
approval of It.
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New York, May 28. U.R)
The stock market rose to new
highs since 1937 today with vol
ume Increasing on the advance.
The favorable statement by J.
A. Krug, head of the war pro
duction board, that employment
will remain high during the
transition period and that gov
ernment controls will be relaxed
aided the rise.
Confirmation of the rise In the
rails by the industrial shares
also was a factor. The industrial
average reached a new high
since Sept. 14, 1937; railroad,
since May 24, 1937; utility,
since April 16, 1937, and 65
stocks the shares in the fore
going averages, since Aug. 18,
1937.
Movie Of Victory
In West Due Soon
Washington, May 28 (U.R)
The War Department an
nounced, today that a motion
picture of the Allied campaign
in western Europe from the
planning of D-Day to Germany's
unconditional surrender Is now
nearing completion for world
wide distribution.
The sequences are being chos
en from millions of feet of film
taken by American and British
army camermen. It is called
"The True Glory " distributed
by the U. S., and British govern
ments. The picture Is being produced
overseas by an Anglo-American
unit under the Joint direction of
Producer Carol Reed for Great
Britain and Garson Kanin. Holly
wood director now a U. S. army
captain. Announcement of the
American prpmlere and distribu
tion plans will be made shortly.
Paris. May 28. (UP) A sen
ate committee, Investi gating
army communications In Europe,
will leave tomorrow for Italy
following tour ol Germany,
Finish of Hangman Himmler
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Tha body ot Nazi Gestapo Chief Helnrich Himmler, partly covered by a
blanket, lies on the bare floor of a German villa where ho committed
suicide with poison. His body was later carted by truck into a woods,
dumped into an unmarked Brave.
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EUROPPS RELIEF
Gov. Dewey and Alf Landon
Invited to Call No State
ment on Talks.
Washington, May 28 (U.R)
President Truman conferred for
45 minutes with former Republi
can President Herbert Hoover to
day, and it was announced that
two former GOP presidential
candidates, Alf M. Landon and
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, also
have been invited to the White
House.
Mr. Hoover, returning to the
White House for the first time
since he turned it over, to the
late President Roosevelt on
March 4, 1933, discussed with
Mr. Truman the United Nations'
gigantic problem of feeding the
liberated peoples of Europe.
The White House said Landon
and Dewey had been invited to
call on the president, but no spe
cific topics for discussion were
mentioned.
A White House announcement
said today's conference "was a
very pleasant meeting" and that
"Mr. Hoover had some very con
structive ideas which the pres
ident was happy to receive."
White House Secretary Ross did
not know whether the two men
would confer again or whether
Mr. Truman planned to offer
Mr. Hoover a post in connection
with food and European relief.
The former president, who
won acclaim for his handling of
food problems during and after
World War I, came here on Mr.
Truman's suggestion to discuss
European food conditions. He
favors Immediate initiation of an
emergency army program for
seeing to it that some 100,000,
000 persons in western Europe
do not go hungry.
Mr. Hoover had nothing to
say as he walked out of the
White House through a throng of
reporters and photographers. He
told questioners that it is the
prerogative of the president to
make any statement about his
conferences.
London, May 28 (UP.) The
air ministry announced tonight
that a royal air force mission
had Investigated the sunken
German battleship at Tromso
Fjord in northern Norway.
Interviews with German crew
men indicated that about 1,000
sailors were lost when the ship
was sunk by the RAF's six-ton
bombs. Details will not be
known until divers examine the
hulk.
REVIEW DENIED
Washington. Mav 28 HI P)
The supreme court today refused
to review the question of wheth
er a Japanese-American detained
In a relocation center is subject
to army induction. . v
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BASEBALL
National
New York 5 ,13 1
Pittsburgh 11 15 3
Mungo and Lombardi; Strince
vlch and Lopez.
American
Chicago J 15 2
Boston 6 11 1
Grove and Tresh; Cecil, Ryda,
V. Johnson, Barrett and Gar
bark, Walters.
NO QUICK END OF
New York, May 28 (U.R)
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift,
commandant of the United States
Marine Corps, warned today that
quick end to the war against
Japan is not In sight.
"Japan is ruled by Its army
and navy, and In all our battle
experience with those forces to
this moment, we have never
found them ready to surrender
when a situation became obvi
ously hopeless," Vandegrift said.
"They have fought on fanatically
to the end.
The general, who led the cam
paigns on Guadalcanal and Bou
gainville before becoming com
mandant of the corps, spoke be
fore the annual membership
meeting of the Brooklyn Cham
ber of Commerce.
' The biggest amphibious oper
ations of the war are yet to
come," he said. "Whenever we
undertake them. In whatever di
rection we go, we can expect the
bitterest of opposition."
Japanese illusions about the
greatness of their llcci ana me
paralyzing power of their forti
fied islands have been shattered,
Vandegrift said, "but the Jap
anese were, and are, hard 10 con
vince." IREllEEOED
Washington, May 28. (U.R)
Secretary of Treasury iicnry
Morgcnthau, Jr., announced to
day internal revenue bureau
personnel will be Increased Dy
10.000 to combat what he called
"shocking violations" of the In
ternal revenue laws.
Last week Morgenthau said he
was asking for an additional
5,000 men to work in the treas
ury's drive against war-rich In
come tax evaders. Today, how
ever, he said there was a need
for even more men to run down
tax violators.
Morgcnthau said he will ask
the house appropriations com
mittee this week for an addition
al 50,000.000 to finance the
campaign against tax evaders.
ACCUSED NISEI ATTACK
Fresno, Cal., May 28. (U.R)
Police today arrested Levi Mul
tanen, 33, of Parlicr, on a mis
demeanor charge growing out of
the terrorist shooting when
charges from a double-barreled
shotgun tore through the home
of Charles Iwasaki, relocated
NioU
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TOKYO AIRFIELDS
BY
Seek Pictures of Saturday's
Ruin City Still Burns
Bay Mined.
Guam, May 28. U.R) Threw
B-29 superfortresses and 30 Mus
tang fighters bombed and strafed
airfields near smouldering
Tokyo for 40 minutes at mid-day
today, Japanese broadcasts said.
If true, the planes also may
have been attempting to get da
tailed photographs of the de
struction spread through the
capital by 4,000 tons of fire
bombs in last Saturday'! B-29
raid.
Two other groups of B-29s to
day mined Hakata bay off north
ern Kyushu and Kanmon Strait,
between Honshu and Kyushu,
radio Tokyo said. Tokyo claimed
that Japanese fighters shot down
four of the big bombers and
damaged eight others.
The enemy broadcasts also re
ported that the Japanese foreign
ministry, Greater East Asia Min
istry and possibly 40 to SO per
cent of Tokyo's public utilities
were destroyed In Saturday's
disastrous air raid.
Tokyo newspapers were refer
ring to the smouldering city aa
a "new battlefield," the broad
cast! said.
Radio Tokyo conceded that
future American raids may ba
even more terrltfle.
'The enemy raids will In
crease In ferocity in the future,"
Tokyo said. "He, with his naked
ambition, will certainly attempt
to destroy and burn down every
Inch of the capital city."
Officers of the 21st bomber
command said preliminary re
ports indicated the attatfc was
Ing"very successful," but were
awaiting reconnaissance photo
graphs 'to determine the exact
extent of destruction.
Fires still were burning In
Tokyo yesterday, more than 38
hours after the raid, but heavy
weather prevented fliers from
taking reconnaissance photo
graphs. Tokyo broadcasts earlier said
most of Emperor Hirohito's pal
ace was destroyed and the re
mainder of the capital "laid
waste" in the attack. The cen
tral business section was only a
ruin, they said.
The Japanese cabinet held an
extraordinary session yesterday
to discuss emergency measures
"against air raid disasters",
Tokyo added.
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London. May 28 (U.R) Prima
Minister Churchill's new "care
taker" government was sworn In
tonight by King George at Buck
ingham palace.
Churchill attended a session
at which the new members of
the cabinet were handed their
seals of office. This afternoon he
was host at No. 10 Downing
street to both old and new mem
bers of the government.
Dionne Quints, 11,
Observe Birthday
Callendar, Ont., May 28. (U.R)
The Dionne quintuplets cele
brated their 11th birthday today
at a family party.
Yvonne, Cecile, Marie, Emilia
and Annette got no advance
hints of their birthday surprises,
but a birthday cake was on the
program and Papa Ollva Dionne
said he hoped they wouldn't
have to go to school.
Seventh War Loan Drive
"E" Sales to Date $238,515
Quota 11.067.000
Total Sales to Date
$625,467
Quota 12,087.000