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Osaka Added To List of Fire-Ravaged Japanese Cities Weather FORECAST: Pair tnl(ht and Saturday, Normal temperatures. Wfhett Testerdir -Lowest this Morning . Fortieth Year NATION EXPECTS THREE QUALITIES, GRADUATES TOLD Bishop Bruce Baxter Ad dresses Graduating Class Of Medford High School. Reason, resourcefulness and responsibility are three qualities which this nation expects of its educated peoples, Bishop Bruce Baxter, Portland, Methodist church head, told members of the 1945 graduating class of Medford senior high school Thursday night when the tradi tional ceremonies were held at the auditorium. The class num bered 181 graduates, some of whom are already in the armed services and were unable to be present. Discussing reason. Bishop Bax ter said two of the problems to which the class members must appy their reasoning powers are how the world may attain inter national peace and how to solve the alarming increase of juvenile delinquency. "Peace this time must be real, and not a mere moratorium between wars," he aid, "or the next war will bring annihilation of civilizations." Resourcefulness, the Bishop aid, should not only include ways to meet physical problems, but "inner resources" and he quoted Madame Chiang Kai Shek who once said "There is a limit to physical endurance but there is no limit to spiritual re sourcefulness." Standards Needed Educated people of America must maintain high .standards, the speaker said in discussing responsibility, and added that they should "not just talk, but do something." He said the prob lem of race prejudices was one of this nation's main pieces of "unfinished business" and in closing urged the class members to remember that religion brings a vital, sustaining influence to life which nothing else supplies. Members of the class supplied musical numbers and announce ment of awards and presentation of diplomas concluded the cere mony. Three awards of Crater Lake chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, were an nounced as having been won by Nancy Swem, given the good citizenship award; Marjorle Johnson, home economics scho larship for advanced study; Do reen Fields, award for outstand ing work in home economics in high school. Myrla Ball was given the P.E.O. outstanding girl award, the Medford Musical Society awards went to June Williams and Carl Winklebleck' and the Rotary forensic award to Bill Hedrick. John Bullock was an nounced winner of the honorary science award, Pearl Brock as having won the Business and Professional Women's club award and Regina Smith the award of the Rogue River Valley College Women's club. Craftsman Awarded The outstanding' future crafts man award went to George Rutherford, Devona Larter was introduced as winner of the American Legion auxiliary state poppy poster contest and Regina Smith was announced as having been named outstanding senior girl and Larry Hayes outstand ing senior boy. Athletic awards went to Dean Sheldon and Bill Plaskett, Shel don being named winner of the Bill Gates football trophy and Plaskett the Larry S c h a d e award. Both are in the navy and neither, was able to be present. Femey McKibben has been awarded a scholarship to Ore gon State college and June Wil liams a vocal music scholarship to Whitman college, Walla Wal la, Wash. Elaine Walker had previously been announced as valedictorian of the class and David Chirgwin as salutatorian. Lester Harris, principal of the hlRh school, announced the vari ous awards and Dr. R. E. Green, chairman of the board of educa tion, presented diplomas. E. H. Hedrick, superintendent of schools, introduced Bishop Bax ter. Seventh War Loan Drive "E" Sales to Date f 329.728 Quota II 067.000 M United Prats Truman In Message On Status Of War Calls For Increase In National Efforts Washington, June 1 (U.PJ President Truman today called for renewed national effort in uie war against japan. He said the American force to be used there would be more than double the size of the pres ent army in the Pacific. This ap parently meant that any army of nearly 4,000,000 will be used to subdue Japan. He threatened Japan with a steadily-increasing air war and urged Japanese civilians to leave their cities "if they wish to save their lives." Appeal To All - Mr. Truman set forth his views in a 9,000-word special message to congress on the status of the war. It was an appeal not only to congress but to all of the na tion against any letdown from a false sense of feeling that the job is just about done. While telling in great detail of elaborate plans for intensifying MINING BAN LIFT A wire from U. 8. Senator Guy Cordon to the Jackson county Chamber of Commerce today said he has sent an urgent request to the War Production Board to lift directive L-208. He also notified the Chamber of Commerce that he will keep them advised on developments. Lifting of WPB directive L-208 would bring about early resumption in mining in - this area. In a wire to Senator Cor don requesting the action, cham ber . officials said ' equipment taken from miners and new. ma chinery should be obtainable where Tabor is available, such as this area. . ':'"-; Two Albino Robins Are Observed Here White robins have shown up in two Medford yards the past week. George Coram of South Central avenue, and Miss Nydah Neil of North Holly street report seeing the avian rarities recent ly. Both birds are of recent hatch and act and look like regular robins, save for their color. The Coram robin was first noticed when it fell from a limb. Coram placed the bird on porch roof near its nest. The Neil robin, now nearly ' full grown, spends most of ita time on a woodshed roof, where it is fed by its mother. ' Last year, white robins were reported on Vancouver avenue and near the Washington school. MRS. PETE SENTENCED TO QUENTIN GAS ROOM Los Angeles, June 1 (U.PJ Mrs. Louise Peete, twice-convicted murderess, today was sent enced to die in the San Quentin gas chamber for her second murder, and said quietly "I'm glad it's all over with," but be trayed no -emotion. "It is the judgment and sen tence of this court,'' Judge Har old Landreth told her, "that you be delivered to the superinten dent of San Quentin to be by him executed and put to death in the gas chamber." SIRENS FOR SALE New York, June 1 flJ.PJ The City department of Purchase was asking bids today on 10 master sirens, suitable for announcing air raids. SMITH IN AUSTRIA T-5 Emest Smith is now sta tioned in Austria with the army signal corps, a recent letter to his mother, Mrs. Charles Pitts. 7t7VS West 11th street, states and not in Australia as was pre viously reported. Yank Drive Seen Peace Offensive, Tokyo Radio Says San Francisco. June 1 U.PJ Tokyo radio today reached this rueful conclusion: "The Okinawa puh and the B-29 raids seem all aimed at securing an early peace and the conclusion of the war in the Pacific." . And, Tokyo added, "when the pent-up fury of the Jap anese people catches up with the Yanks, the going will be pretty rough.". The broadcast was heard by United Press. EDFORD full Leased Wlr MEDFORD, OREGON.-FKIDAY, JUNE 1, 1945 the war against Japan, the Presi dent noted that the strength of the army would be reduced from 8,300,000 to 6,968,000 in the next year, making it possible to restore a total of 2,000,000 offi cers and men to their homes. He pointed out though that this would be possible only by main taining selective calls at a level substantially higher than re quired merely for combat re placements. -. i "By maintaining our army at this size," he told congress, "we shall be able to more than dou ble the force we now have in the Pacific and hurl against the Jap anese an overseas force larger than the 3,500,000 men who united with our allies to crush the Wehrmacht and the Luft waffe." Policy Told The President said our mili tary policy for the defeat of Japan calls for: 1. Pinning down the Japanese forces where they now are and keeping them divided, so they can be destroyed piece by piece." 2. "Concentrating overwhelm ing power on each segment which we attack." 3. "Using ships, aircraft, ar mor, artillery and other material in massive concentrations to gain victory with the smallest possi ble loss of life." . 4. "Applying relentless and Increasing pressure to the enemy, by sea, air and on the land, so that he cannot rest, reorganize or regroup his' battered forces or dwindling supplies to meet our next attack." "If the Japanese insist on con tinuing resistance beyond the point of reason,'.' he told con gress, "their country will suffer the same destruction as Ger many. . '''.- . - . . Destruction Faced - '.'Our blows will destroy their whole modern Industrial plant and organization, which they have built up during the past century and which they are now devoting to a hopeless cause. "We have no desire or inten tion to destroy or enslave the Japanese people. But only sur render can prevent the kind of nfin which they have seen come TO Guerin Brothers of San Fran cisco were low. bidders for con struction of a new reservoir for the city, Water Superintendent Robert Duff said today. The suc cessful bid was $148,407.90 with out a roof and $180,497.80 with roof. Adler Construction Co. ' of Seattle was second lowest bid der with figures of $140,800 and $191,440. M. O. Bessonette, Med ford, was third with bids of $147,860 and $198,280. There were nine bidders, Duff said. According to Duff, it will be a day or two before the contract is awarded, to allow time to in vestigate reliability of the con tractors. Construction will start within 10 days after the contract is signed, it, was stated. The figures for construction of the new reservoir are consid ered very good, according to Duff. American Airman By Germans, Is . Ahrweller,' Germany, June 1 (U.PJ A witness testified at the murder trial of three Ger mans today that he taw German civilians shoot and beat an American airman to death when he parachuted into the reich from a crippled bomber last August. The first trial in American occupied territory of German civilians accused of war crim inality opened before a military commission in a tiny courtroom of the Ahrweiler city hall. . Three Accused Peter Kohn, a crane operator from the town of Prelst; Mat thias Gierens, a Pre 1st railway worker; and Matthias Drein, blacksmith and rural policeman, were accused of murdering a U. S. flyer whose identity never was established. , to Germany -as a result of con tinued, useless resistance." While describing this nation as "now at the peak of its military strength," the President sobered any optimism which might be attached to his report by an nouncing "we have not yet come up against the main strength" of Japanese military force of 4,000, 000 troops under arms and sev eral million additional men of military age who have not yet been called to the colors. He estimated the current strength of the Japanese air force at over 3,000 combat planes. Monthy production is 1, 250 to 1,500, despite widespread damage in Superfortress raids. He called for the 'patriotic, workers of the nation" to aid the navy in repairing vessels which are being damaged daily under the concentrated air effort of the enemy.' Ship repair workers are needed now in' ever-increasing numbers. 4-H DELEGATES ARE NAMED' FOR S 4H Summer School will be held at Oregon State college, June 19 to 29. The Jackson coun ty delegation will be limited to sixteen members, due to restric tions on housing facilities at the college. The executive committee of the 4H leaders association met Thursday evening, to name the delegates from the list of scho larship winners. Following la the list of winners, together .with the name of the scholarship donor: Pearl Henry, Dead In dian, and Marion Wisdom, Eagle Point, scholarships awarded by Pacific ' International Livestock Exposition; Ashland Rotary club awarded the following scholar ships: Clara Mae Bigham, Ante lope; Allene Owens, Valleyview; David Doran, Table Rock; Don Nichols, Bellview; Bill Kramer, Howard; Dalton Lemely, Valley view; Jackson County Fair board awarded the following: Carman Chase, Roxy Ann; Lu cille Smith, Table Rock; Clau dine Stagings, Barbara Culbert son, Table Rock; Louisa Greb, Eagle Point; Margaret Reed, Table Rock; Robert Carr, Fern Valley; Joann Doran, Table Rock. . Alternates for scholarships are: Loree Brennesholtz, West side; Barbara McCune, Eagle Point; Beth McCurley, Westside; Ronald Lehman, Roxy Ann. Al ternates will receive scholar ships to the Jackson county 4H camp to be held July 22 to 28. Central Pt. Planer Resumes Operation The Southern Oregon Planing Mill at Central Point, destroyed by fire several weeks ago, re sumed operations this week and it is planned to start a night shift as soon as the new machinery has the "bugs" out of it, accord ing to Harry Dowson, manager. Dowson recently resigned as sales manager for the Medford Corporation and will devote his entire time to the planing mill operation. He purchased the in terest of his partner, A. W. Lingass. The plant In full opera tion will employ 25 men. Beaten To Death Testimony In Trial The Germans pleaded not guilty. A handful of German civilians attended the public hearing of the charges and testl many. The chief witness for the prosecution was Nicholas Nospes 74. He said he saw the airman shot in cold blood, then clubbed mercilessly while he still bled from the bullet wounds. Rush To Scene Nospes said he was cutting wheat in a field near Prelst. 60 miles south of Coblenz, when the American parachuted down from the crippled bomber. Townsfolk rushed to the scene of the landing, Nospes said. Peter Back, a semi-cripple, hob bled from a motorcycle, drew a pistol, and shot the airmrn in the head. Back hat not been found. o fx LIBRARY PRr SE .1 OF Building Is Over-crowded, Equipment Replacement, Repair; $102,000 Needed (Editor's notet Here is the sec ond article in a series to be pub lished before the June 12 special city election, in order to acquaint Medford residents with the proj ects for which they are being asked to vote funds.) Enlargement and general re pair and renovating of the pres ent Medford public library must be undertaken in the immediate future or the service offered will fall far below the standards maintained by most cities of a comparable size, a report sub mitted by the library board to the city council last winter shows. The report states that the building is now so overcrowded it is impossible to add needed new volumes without discarding an equal number of older .vol umes, and that the heating sys tem, lighting system, shelves, ta bles and other equipment are badly in need of replacement or major repairs. One of the projects covered in the special city bond election set for June 12 provides for enlarge ment and repair of the library building and purchase of new equipment at an approximate cost of $102,000. Short of Books Using figures supplied by the American Library association, the board members compiled a report showing that the average number of books per capita now in the library is about one-half of the number recommended for the population served. It is also noted that whila (1 per capita per year is considered the mini mum figure required to purchase an average number of books for the population served and to keep them in condition, the budget for the Medford library at present is but 60 cents per cap ita per year. ' A survey of 20 cities located in various parts of the nation shows that library cost per capita some times runs as high as $17, many average from $3.50 to $8 or $10 while Medford i per capita cost of 67 cents is one on the lowest listed. Would Add Space The proposed addition would add 13,092 square feet to the floor space of the library build ing and make it about three times its present size. Plans call for an addition to the west with a 14-foot frontage and 90-feet depth along Oakdale avenue. The architecture would conform to that of the present building and plantings would be re arranged to previde a pleasing background for the structure. The interior would be rebuilt to provide better service for pa trons and better working condi tions for the staff and the heat ing and lighting systems would be modernized. Members of the board, J. C. Boyle, chairman, Otto Frohn- mayer, Mrs. W. E. Lantis, Mrs. Frances Cochran and Mrs. E. B. Pickcl, in the report stated that the present library staff should be hfghly complimented for be ing able to continue any kind of reasonably satisfactory library service under the present unsat isfactory conditions, NO EVIDENCE FOUND OF REPORTED PLANE CRASH A reported plane crash near Van Dyke cliffs, about three miles northeast of Talent yes terday morning, turned out to be the tun shining on a white rock, according to state police. Police officers, together with Medford Army Alrbase officials and Talent townspeople, spent several hours reaching the scene of the reported crash but were unable to find any evidence of an accident, police said.' National Philadelphia 8 15 5 Pittsburgh 6 7 1 Barrett, Karl and Mancuso; Roe, Butcher and Lopez, American Cleveland 2 New York 9 Smith and Hayes; Kleine and Garbark. Detroit 4 Boston . ....... 6 B 1 14 0 Bevcns, Wilson, Pierce and Richirdsr Sw.ft; O'Neill, Barrett tnd Gar bark. RIBUNE Unittd Pi No Last Laugh (Acmm Ttlrphotot William Jovce. th IrfirH Haw n. of German radio, pictured in am- ouiaoce aiiCT arrest as traitor by British near Plensburg. Germany. He was wounded by one of arresting "(fleers when he moved as If to draw a ann.- LEVANT CONFLICT STEELS RESOLVE OF San Francisco, June 1 (U.PJ French use of force to get con cessions from Syria and Lebanon today strengthened the revolt by the little United Nations against absolute Big Five domination of the new league to keep peace. In the Near Eastern dispute two of the members of the pro posed organization have been, in effect, at "war." A tnird, Brit ain, with C. S. approval has had to intervene with force. . United Nations conference of ficials were trying desperately to keep such Issues as the Levant out of the proceedings here. But the Near Eastern crsis has hung over every meeting like a dark cloud far more ominously even than failure of the Big Three to settle the Polish issue. Every delegate was extremely conscious of the fact that the World Organization If it were now in existence would be un able to take effective action in the Near East because France,- a permanent member, would be able to veto any decision which it did not like. Two young men in navy uni form, Hal Adams and Dick Phil lips, were among those who re ceived their dlnlomas Thursday nleht" when the 1945 clast of Medford high school graduated. Both have been on sea duty with the navy but were able to return to Medford for the ceremony. Several other graduates already in the service were unable to attend. Adams is the son of Mrs. Effie Adams, 420 South Grape street, and Phillips Is the lion of J. A. Phillips, R. 1, Box 109D. Four other young men were ordered to report for naval train ing this week and were forced to leave just 24 hours before the graduation program. In this group were Elmer Kyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kyle, 1316 East Main street; Harold Ed monds, son of L. E. Edmonds, Route 2, Box 216; Lyle Wilcox son of Lt. Col, and Mrs. Lyle Wilcox, 706 Dakota avenue, and Gene Ncff, son of Adiel E. Ncff, P. O. Box 986. The four youths left Portland Thursday night for San Diego. Col. Wilcox has been overseas more than a year and is current ly In the Bavarian Alps In Europe. Pacific Veteran In Kiwanis Club Talk Major. Kenneth Hyatt, station ed at Camp White with the army medical corps, spoke at the meet ing of the Medford Kiwanis club this week. The major spent sev eral months in the South Pacific and told his audience of his experiences in the Solomons and Hebrides and discussed tropical diseases and other medical prob lems of the district. Also a guest at the meeting was C. B. MeMiith. Sacromento, charter member of Kiwanis. J . , . i I r ,1 i Tull Leased Wlr NO. 60. FRANCE ORDERS LEVANT TROOPS TO eSE FIRE Compliance With Churchill's Ultimatum Brings End In Undeclared Miniature War Paris, June 1. (U.PJ France ordered her troops In Levant to cease fire and retire into their barracks today,' presumably end ing an undeclared miniature war that had enflamed the middle east. Syrian sources estimated that at least 400 persons had been killed in fighting between the French troops and Syrian irregu lars in Damascus and Hama alone. The cease fire order complied to the letter with Prime Minister Churchill's virtual ultimatum of yesterday to President G.en. Charles De Gaulle. The fighting flared after French reinforcements landed in Syria and Lebanon without ad vance notice being given the Levant government. They con- tended their independence was being violated. Washington, June 1. (U.PJ The United States expects to sit down soon with Britain and France in London to seek a satis factory agreement on the explo sive situation in Syria and Leb anon. . It is feared here that unless such a meeting is held at once the cessation of hostilities lh the Levant may be only temporary. 19 FACE FUND SLASH Washington, Juna 1 (U.PJ The House Appropriations com mittee today slashed more than $111,000,000 from funds for 19 war agenclet for the year begin ning July 1. - It proclaimed that the reduction marked "the be ginning of the end" for most of them. . The committee approved leg islation providing $769,765,850 to operate the 19 agencies. This was $111,812,650 less than budg et Dureau recommendationa and zoo,B48,880- less than current year funds. Dewey Accepts Bid From White House Albany, N. V., June 1. (U.PJ Governor Thomat E. 'Dewey. 1944 ' Republican presidential candidate, has accepted an lnvl tation from' President Truman to confer at the White House, it was learned today.. ....... Dewey, it was understood, wrote the president a letter ac cepting the Invitation. Dewey's office declined to make the let tcr public. 14 MORE JAP SHIPS . . . . BAGGED BY U.S. SUBS Washington, June 1 U.PJ U. S. submarines in Japanese wat ers have sunk 14 more enemy ships, including five combat ves sels, the navy announced today The latest submarine bag in cluded one destroyer, three smalt patrol vessels, one coastal mine layer, one large tanker, five medium merchant vessels, two medium freighters, and one small merchant vessel. WISHING WELL R-sitt-r-d U. T $S'$ 4 7'J5$8 g A O S T J F UR OOP B g 4 g 7 5 8 3 S 3 i 51 f A C R U OOUYR LPDM t 4 1 i 6 i 4 i 1 S i i f L . R A O BR I. NNOEB I 4 ft i 7 i 8 ri 4 8 5 T B T F T E V UYE RE B I . g 1 i 4 8 S 7 3 i I 7 I C W A I I g T P N R H B- f I i6l i 1 3 4 7 5 J T ANN T R 8 O Y I I R L L i 1 8 f 3 i 7 5 i I i V N D U P B A OLE BOB B HERE Is a peasant little game that will givt you a message every day. It Is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letteri In your first name. If the numberi of letten lt or more, tubtract 4. If the number it less than . add 3. The result It your key number. 8tart at the upper left-' hand corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right Then read the message the lettert under th checked figures giyt you. fa . CffrrlfM J0(j, bjWlHU-i J. yilltf, PlMf Ibuted jyKjngMtuqJry SMOKE BELLOWS FIVE MILES HIGH AFTER B-29 RAID Industrial Center Is Given Same Dose as Tokyo and Yokohama; Still Flaming. Guam, June 1. (U.PJ Japan's three greatest cities lay scorched by superfortress fire bombs to day as the B-29's followed up their demolition of Tokyo and Yokohama by starting raging conflagrations In Osaka, Japan's greatest industrial center, with a 3,200-ton Incendiary attack. Returning airmen reported that smoke from burning Osaka billowed five miles into the air and radio Tokyo admitted flames still were scourging the city many hours after the bombers had left. Yokohama Hard Hit Pilot reports indicated Osaka had suffered the same fate as the port and industrial center of Yokohama, attacked Tuesday. ' Intelligence reports of 21st bomber command revealed to day that nearly nine square miles of Yokohama have been burned or damaged just under seven square miles being attrib uted to the Tuesday attack. Details of the huge fires which raged in Tokyo last week destroying, by Japanese ad mission, the bulk of the central city district were still being re ported by Tokyo radio. Tokyo said the central govern ment would stay on in Tokyo even if the whole metropolis it reduced to ashes. Tokyo also revealed that the homes of the two greatest indus trial and financial families in Japan, the Mitsui and Mitsu bishi, had been burned down in the attacks. It added with possi ble significance that - "if the homes and factories of the rich est families of Japan had not been destroyed they might have come out for peace." DEFENSE LINES Pearl Harbor, Juna 1. (U.PJ The last of Japan's main defense line on Okinawa crumbled today and Tokyo said the American 10th army hat hurled upwards of 120,000 troopt against the southern tip of the island. Front - by front development In the Pacific war included: Burma The British announc ed the formation of a second army, the 12th, to fight along side the 14th in southeast Asia. Mora Marines Okinawa American forces encircled the last 1,000 defend ers of the Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru defense line. Radio Tokyo said two mora marine divisions have gone into battle, making a total of eight now attacking th 20,000 odd Japanese in the southern tip. Luzon American forces op ened battle of annihilation against 20,000 to 30,000 Jap anese troops in the Cagayan val ley of northern Luzon. Filipino forces moving down from th north coaost already had cut their last route of escape by sea. China Chinese forces began a drive toward Paoklng, threat ening to cut the main escape routes for Japanese in th Kwei tin and Lluchow areas of th enemy's already levered conti nental corridor in China. Dutch To Help Southwest Pacific A Dutch spokesman said 200,000 Dutch troopt and the Dutch navy will be tent to the far east to fight the Japanese, presumably in th Dutch East Indies area. - S. Pl-nt Offie.
