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Fortieth Year
HIGHWAY 99 HAS
'S
Action of State Body Closes
Controversy Klamath
Commissioner Joins Vote.
Highway 99 was officially
designated as the inter-regional
highway for Oregon to connect
with Washington and California
roads by unanimous vote of the
Oregon highway commission at
a meeting Tuesday afternoon, a
message to the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce states.
This action brings to a close a
controversy of several weeks
standing between backers of
highway 99 and of highway 97,
which runs from Eugene to
Klamath Falls.
Releases from Portland are to
the effect that all three members
of the commission conceded that
the Klamath route had many
compelling arguments in its fa
vor and stressed that .the com
mission's choice should in no
way detract from the importance
of the Klamath Falls-Eugene
route. .
Banfield States Stand
A statement by Chairman
Banfield outlined the commis
sion's position, He declared that
both highways should be
brought up to high standards and
that the naming of one as a
regional highway does not neces
sarily mean that it will have
completion preference over the
other.
"The federal government has
made no funds available for a
regional system, it being merely
in the talk state," the chairman
said. "When funds are available
the only difference will be an
additional two feet in width of
the pavement and of five feet of
oiled shoulder on each side. In
either case, a primary state
highway will have a 22-foot wide
pavement and five-foot shoul
ders while the regional highway
will have a 24-foot pavement
with 10-foot shoulders on each
aide."
The chairman concluded by
pointing out that the committee
for regional highways, as set up
by the federal government, and
the California commission had
chosen 99 as the regional high
way and that the Oregon com
mission concurred in their
choice. Commissioner Merle
Chessman concurred in Ban
field's statement and moved the
adoption of 99, without preju
dice to the alternate develop
ment of the Klamath Falls route.
Commissioner Arthur Schaupp
of Klamath Falls recalled his
statement at the last meeting
that 97 is a faster, shorter, less
expensive to construct route and
predicted that it would become
the inter-rcgional route by use,
if not designation, but cast his
vote with the other two com
missioners to make the decision
unanimous.
During the meeting the com
mission adopted the state-wide
program for three-year postwar
highway construction and auth
orized the chief highway engi
neer to proceed with the award
ing of contracts as fast as condi
tions warranted. A number of
contracts were awarded, includ
ing one for work on the Crater
Lake-Fort Klamath timber ac
cess road to Babler Brothers,
Portland, for $70,694.
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE
REPORTED PLANE CRASH
Stale police and officers from
Medford Army Air Base are In
vestigating the reported crash
of an airplane near Van Dyke
cliffs, about three miles north
east of Talent. A Talent resi
dent reported having seen the
plane crash about 10:30 a. m.
today but at press time investi
gators had not returned from
the scene and no information
could be obtained.
Seventh War Loan Drive
"E" Sales to Date .... $313,603
Quota $1,067,000 .
Total Sales to Date
$928,023
Quota $2,087,000
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Much discussion, heavy thinking and heavy smoking mark this UNOIO sub-comm.ttee meeting on regional
arrangements. At table (left to right) are Arnold Eaestad and Arne Ording of Norway; MaJ. Oen, E. L O.
Jacob and Sir Alexander Cadogan of Britain. Official Secretariat photo.
."Little" Nations Growing Impatient As
Big Five Delays
San Francisco. May 31.
U.R A United Nations con
ference committee has ap
proved a section of the' pro-'
posed world organisation char,
ier directing the security coun
cil to report to the assembly
on measures it adopts and
applies, despite strenuous ob
jections by Soviet Russia, it
was revealed today. '
San Francisco, May 31. (U.R)
The "Little" United Nations
displayed mounting impatience
today at the big five delay in
answering their questions about
the Yalta voting formula for the
United Nations world organiza
tion. The nearly two-week delay
has slowed other conference
progress. Nothing more can be
IS
The American people must,
by necessity, have more govern
ment In their lives than before'
the war, E. B. McNaughton,
president of the First National
bank of Portland told members
of the Medford Rotary club
Tuesday. Speaking at a lun
cheon meeting at the Hotel Med
ford, McNaughton pointed to a
probably national debt of $300
billion when final victory is
won, with interest totaling $6
billion.
"We must accept reasonable
controls" the speaker declared.
"The lessons that people here
have learned in recent years
will enable them to adapt them
selves to necessary restraints.
If they do accept needed con
trols they need not be afraid of
the future or the threat of dang
erous inflation," he emphasized.
Economic and racial problems
affecting Portland were dis
cussed by McNaughton, citing
the fact that the southern Ore
gon area depends much upon
products of the soil and that
lumbering activities are moving
southward means post-war pros
licrity for this section of the
state.
The buying of war bonds was
offered as the surest brake
against serious inflation and the
speaker pointed out the danger
of excessive borrowing by the
government from banks and
other large financial institutions.
Mr. McNaughton was intro
duced by Eugene Thomdike.
manager of the Medford branch.
First Nfaional bank of Portland.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 31,
UNCIO Subcommittee Meeting
Reply On Voting Plan
done on almost half of the major
unsettled questions until there
is a decision on the big five veto
issue.' " ' '
The little,' nations conceded
privately that-they probably will
have to acquiesce to the veto
power as it stands. As a result
they are preparing to direct most
of. their fire against the Dum
barton Oaks clause which gives
each of the big five a veto over
any future amendment of the
charter. '
Evidence of how the lack of a
final decision is slowing confer
ence progress came at the first
working commission session yes
terday. A committee had recom
mended that the veto not be ap
plicable on nomination of the
secretary-general of the new
organization that the nomina
tion would be by a majority of
any seven of - the 11 security
council members.
.When this point came before
the commission, Soviet Delegate
K. V. Novikov objected to appro
val and served notice that he
was appealing the committee de
cision to the steering committee,
which is composed of the chair
men of all the 49 delegations.
When the committee original
ly eliminated the big power veto
over nomination of the secretary
general, the little nations had
hailed It as another victory. But
MAY MOVE HERE
Upstate reports today said
Camp Adair, located near Cor
vallis, may be used as an assem
bly center for soldiers being
transferred from the European
battlefronts to Pacific areas. The
camp has been used the past sev
eral months as a naval hospital.
Reports that the Camp Adair
naval hospital would be moved
to Camp White, near here, could
not be confirmed, the report
stated, '
Sen. Morse Says Navy Labor Policy
Responsible For Coast Shortage
Washington, May 31 (U.R)
Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore.,
charged today that the navy's la
bor policy was responsible for
the critical shortage of workers
In west coast repair yards. He
said west coast senators have de
manded an explanation.
Secretary of Navy James For
restal yesterday made a plea for
15.000 additional skilled work
men in Pacific coast repair docks
to handle vessels damaged in Pa
cific battles. He told a news con
ference that since V-E Day work
ers have been leaving yards in
"alarming proportions," creating
a critical situation.
"There need be no real basis
yesterday's commission action
made them reconsider and
wonder how permanent are the
"victories" they have chalked up
in committees, .... .. .: - .
The conference moved at a
snail's pace with committees re
porting only minor progress yes
terday.
The little nation delegates
have been doing a lot of talking
in recent days about the veto
issue. Australian Foreign Minis
ter Herbert V. Evatt has even
predicted that "a distinct major
ity" of the conference is against
the big power veto over peaceful
settlement of disputes.
But the big powers have indi
rectly warned the little ones not
to go too far not to use their
preponderance of votes to get
something Into the charter which
might keep some or all of the
big powers out of it.
BURGLARS HELD
J
Jack Henry Allen, who Is re
ported to be AWOL from Camp
Maxey, Tex., and Alice Laura
Messcr, an accomplice, were
bound over to the grand Jury by
the jusice court yesterday. Bail
was set at $ ,000 for each. They
are held in the county jail.
Allen Is charged with bur
glary not in a dwelling in con
nection with theft of nearly
$2,500 worth of tools from the
Clyde Caton garage In Ashland
a week ago. With the Messer
woman, he also aces charges of
larceny of an automobile be
longing to G. Wannberg, Ash
land. The pair were arrested
by state police recently on the
Tiller-Trail road while driving
the Wannberg auto.
John Rasmus Anderson, re
portedly an escapee from an
army stockade in Louisiana who
was arrested earlier on the bur
glary charge, is also In the
county Jail on $1,000 bail await
ing grand jury action.
for the navy's fears if It would
proceed to iron out its labor
policies on the west coast,"
Morse said.
Since World War I, private re
pair yards from San Francisco
north have paid an 11.6 cent dif
ferential for their work, Morse
said, and despite the fact that
"historically and factually there
Is adequate basis for this differ
ential," the navy has failed to
pay it.
"There appears to be some
basis for the charge of the labor
organizations involved that the
navy has been inslrumcr tal In
preventing the application of this
differential in southern Califor-
, nia shipyards," Morse said.
1945.
CITY'S T'ilTE
10 DEAL
Camp White Army Unit
Heads Long Procession;
Canfield Speaker in Rites.
Traditional ceremonies in ob
servance of Memorial day were
held in Medford yesterday with
Ira Canfield, past Oregon de
partment commander of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, substitut
ing as main speaker in the city
park program for Louis Starr,
national junior vice commander
of the V.F.W. Starr was detained
at the San Francisco conference
on International relations and
could not appear as scheduled.
Hundreds of Medford citizens
lined Main street to watch the
parade which included the 752nd
Military Police battalion from
Camp White, Women's Relief
Corps, Daughters of Union Vet
erans, veterans of World War I
and II and past wars, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Med
ford high school band, Boy Scout
drum and bugle corps, Disabled
American Veterans Auxiliary,
Eagles lodge and Auxiliary,
Navy Mothers, Nurses Aides,
Red Cross Motor Corps, Torch
Honor members, Royal Neigh
bors, Eve Prentls' accordion
band, Girl Scouts, Salvation
Army Sunbeams, Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts, and the Central
Point high school band. '
Soa Dead .Honored- J
In a program held on the Bear
Creek bridge, Mrs. Mable Clemm
gave a reading in memory of
boys lost at sea and a gun salute
and taps were presented by men
from Camp White. Following the
short program there the parade
led the crowd to the city park
where memorial services were
held.
Band Opens Program
The park ceremony which
was presided over by Mrs. Fred
Lawrence, chairman, was open
ed with numbers by the high
school band followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance. A patriotic
reading was presented by Mrs.
Ora Cox, past national president
of the Daughters of Union Vet
erans and the Gettysburg ad
dress was given by William Hed
rick, of Medford senior high
school. The dedication of va
cant chairs in memory of fallen
comrades was made by the
W.R.C., G.A.R., Unknown Sol
dier, D.U.V., Spanish American
War Veterans and Auxiliary,
Sons and Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, V.F.W., Ameri
can Legion and Auxiliary in
memory of World War I and II,
Order of Purple Heart and Aux
iliary, Navy Mothers, Gold Star
Mothers, Royal Neighbors, and
the Southern Oregon Pioneer
Association.
Following the dedication of
the chairs Past Commander Can
field spoke on "Memorial in
1945," and the ceremony was
closed with the benediction by
the Rev. George Coulter, Med
ford Church of Nazarene and the
playing of the Star Spangled
Banner by the band.
ON REICH POLICY
London, May 31. (U.R) A
Moscow announcement of an im
minent meeting of the allied con
trol commission for Germany
indicated today that Russia,
America and Britain were agreed
oi' the main points of policy in
the three-way occupation of the
reich.
British sources confirmed the
Soviet report that a meeting of
the control commission was
shaping up. They said the exact
date had not been set, but there
would be no undue delay.
Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov,
Russia's No. 1 professional sol
dier, will represent the Soviet
union on the commission. A
Soviet Tass dispatch Indicating
by indirection that Marshal
Klementi E. Voroshilov might
also be a member was clarified
later to mean that he was the
president of a control commis
sion in Hungary,
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Lt. Tommy White
Sends Word From
French Army Camp
Wflton White, route 4, box 39,
has received a letter from his
brother, Lt. Tommy White, who
is now at an army camp in
France. In the letter Lt. White,
who has been a prisoner of the
Germans since Jan. 11, 1944,
when he was shot down, told of
being "recaptured" by the Rus
sians and of being flown out of
Germany in "forts." Lt. White
wrote that he saw most of the
Ruhr valley on the flight. He
told of receiving a week's pass
and of plans to visit Paris.
He wrote of meeting his crew
members, who have put in for
10 fighters destroyed and four
probables. He added he has
several souvenirs from Ger
many.
In the letter Lt. wmte wrote
he was having difficulty becom
ing used to "heavy eating." He
said he expects to be home about
the end of June when he plans
to have a "real vacation."
Li
DUE TO JAPANESE
BALLOON BOMB
Washington, May 31. U.R)
The only casualties Inflicted by
Japanese balloon bombs which
have fallen sporadically in the
western area were suffered by a
family which found a nunex-
nloded bomb. Undersecretary of
War Robert P, Patterson said
today.
They detonated the bomb,
with the result a woman and
five children were killed. Her
husband and one child survived.
The secretary did not give de
tails of the Incident.
It was known, however, that
the incident occurred at Lake
view, Ore., several weeks ago.
"There have been no. other
fatalities or injuries to person
nel people from enemy bal
loon attacks. As previously stat
ed, the attacks have been very
scattered and the point of attack
cannot be controlled by the Jap
anese. "While It is not impossible
that other Incidents involving
injury or deaths may occur, it
is our natural aim to keep from
the enemy any information that
will make his futile attack any
more effective. Any information
at all which would Indicate the
time or place of the arrival of a
balloon, or their numbers or
their particular effects or any
thing on their technical aspects
would aid the enemy to correct
and improve their flight mechan
ism and encourage their, contin
uance. Lakeview, Ore., May 31, (U.R)
The sheriffs', office at Lake
view today identified the six
persons announced by Undersec
retary of War Robert P. Patter
son to have been killed by a
Japanese balloon bomb as Mrs.
Archie Mitchell, Sherman Shoe
maker, Jay Glfford, Eddie
Engen, Joan and Dick Patzke.
The woman was wife of a Bly
minister. Together they had
taken a group of children on a
picnic 15 miles east of Bly, last
May 5. At the time they had
handled the balloon and Its ap
paratus thereby causing its deto
nation. The pastor had been far
enough away to escape injury.
Amos E. Williams,
Resident Of Talent
Ls Taken by Death
Ashland, May 31 Amos E.
Williams, Talent, passed away
in the Community hospital Wed
nesday. He was born on Eml
.Trant Creek, south of Ashland
Nov. 5, 1898, and hsa spent his
f ntlre life In southern Oregon.
He Is survived by his widow,
Margaret and a daughter Marie,
both of Talent. Also surviving
are four brothers, Ralph, Ne
halem, Ore., and Del, Jesse and
Clarence, all of Ashland, and
two sisters, Mrs. Ada Kcrby and
Mrs. Rachel Bradley of Ashland.
His step-father, Charles Cowan,
also survives.
Funeral services wl!1 be held
at Litwiller Funeral Home Sat
urday at 1:30 p. m. with inter
ment in Mountain View cemetery.
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ALLIED VICTORIES
PILE UP AGAINST
JAPAfTUORCES
Trap on Okinawa Closing on
Thousands Nip Navy
Trains for Suicide Attacks
Pearl Harbor, May 31 (U.PJ
Allied victories piled up in Okin
awa and China today, and
Japan rallied for a desperate de
fense of her homeland.
Developments In the quicken
ing Pacific war included:
Okinawa Marines captured
heavily-fortified Shuri Castle
and 'most of the city of Shuri.
To the south, two American di
visions neared a Junction that
may trap thousands of Japanese
troops.
Offensive In China
China Lt. Gen. Albert C.
Wedemcyer, commander of U. S.
forces In China, said Allied
forces were shifting from the
defense to the offensive in China
with the future bright. Chinese
troops captured 180 miles of
Japan's lifeline corridor across
China. Japanese troops fired
and abandoned the former Amer
ican air baso city of Lluchow
end nearby Lluchlng In central
Kwangsl province.
Philippines American bomb
ers dropped more than BOO tons
of bombs on holdout Japanese
positions on Luzon. The last
Japanese remnants were cleared
from Wawa dam east of Manila.
On Mindanao. American forces
began a drive to cut the Japa
nese escape from a pocket north
west of Davao.
Burma Indian troops ad vane
ed another mile and a half east
on the Toungoo-Mawchl road to.
ward the Thailand border. Japa.
nese groups were reported resist
ing strongly In the Mokshltwa
area, 14 miles west of Pegu.
British Welcome
Guam Admiral Chester W.
Nimltz welcomed the British
fleet to the Pacific and denounc
ed "Irresponsible" statements
that the United States resented
its presence. The British com
mander promised that Britain
will use everything she can to
help defeat Japan.
Japan Radio Tokyo said all
branches of the Japanese navy
were being trained In suicide
attacks and called on the entire
population of Japan to prepare
to repel American Invaders.
On southern Okinawa, Ma
rines of the First Division raised
the Stars and Stripes over shell
torn Shuri Castle, formerly
Japanese army headquarters, at
1:45 p. m. yesterday.
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Churchill Announces Order
to Cease Firing Action
Climaxes Spreading Riot.
Washington, May 31 OI.R)
President Truman has ap
proved Great Britain's inter
vention to end bloodshed In
the Levant, Acting Secretary
of 31ate Joseph C. Grew said
today,
London. Mav 31 flIPl -!
Britain ordered her troops into
Syria and Lebanon to halt the
mooay Arab-French disorders
todav and nerved virtual nlH.
matum on Franca in rpnu hn.
tllities in the Levant immedi
ately.
In a move to resolve the Le
vant crisis and prevent a pos-
siDie rupture of Allied communi
cations lines 10 xne f ar East,
Prim TWinKfor Phiii-ohl!! an.
nounced he had ordered British
armed intervention between the
warring French and Arab forces
in Syria and Lebanon.
Withdrawal Asked
At the same time, a terse
memorandum was dispatched to
Gen. Charles De Gaulle, "re
questing" th Immediate with
drawal of all French troops In
the Levant to their barracks "to
avoid collision between British
and French forces."
"Once firing has ceased and
order has been restored, we shall
be prepared to begin tri-partlte
discussions here In London," the
British note said.
The sudden British Interven
tion climaxed three weeks of
spreading disorder In the Le
vant, touched off by the dis- "
patch of French reinforcements
to Syria and Lebanon to back
up France's demand for strategic
bases In the former mandated
-countries. .
The ancient city of Damascus
was aflame from French bomb
ing and shelling, and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden an
nounced in Commons that the
situation there had become
worse in the past 12 hours.
Casualties Pass '
, Million Mark In
Global Conflict'
Washington, May 31 (U.R)
U. S. combat-casualties In this
war passed 1,000,000 today.
Military losses as announced
officially here reached 1,002,
887, an Increase of 6,798 over
a week ago.
The total Included 890,01$
army and 112,868 navy, ma
rine corps, and coast guard
casualties.
The overall total, including '
only those casualties which
have been tabulated and an
nounced in Washington, .was
nearly four times the World
War I total of 259,735 for all
services.