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Weather FORECAST. Clear gnd warmer Sunday; icattered cloudi rett of state. Temp. Highest YeiterrUy 90 Lowest Ibis Morning 46 Fortieth Year JAPS SURRENDER. COMMIT SUICIDE OKINAWA BATTLE Flame Throwers and Tanks Pace Drive For Hills Enemy Dead, 73,000. Guam, Sunday, June 17 IU.R) U. S. 10th army troops captured three vital heights on Yaeju- Dake plateau Saturday and re duced the last Japanese position to an area of less than nine square miles while counted en emy dead mounted to more than 73,000 in the final battle of Oki nawa, The beaten, frenzied enemy committed suicide and surrend ered in ever increasing numbers as separate drives into the dom inating hills split their "fortress of death." Flame-throwers and tanks paced the American push as the 10th army pounded down the stretch toward the southern end of the island. Enveloping enemy positions in surprise moves which so bewil dered the Japanese that they fired on their own men, two in fantry divisions struck across the center of the plateau to take Yuza hill and fanned out along the southeastern shore against demoralized enemy troops. As the bloody 78-day old cam paign neared its end, Tokyo re ported possible preparations for new invasions in the Ryukyus. Tokyo said "fully laden cargo ships and landing craft" were be ing assembled off Okinawa and said the U. S. naval patrol line had been extended to Amami, 110 miles north of Okinawa. U. S. land based and carrier aircraft punctuated the Japanese report with a heavy strike against Ama mi's installations Squeezing the last Japanese now numbering only a few thou sandthe 7th and 96th army di visions swept up the three major hills that dominate the slopes to the southern tip of tire island. Flame-throwing tanks, which wiped out fleeing Japanese by the dozens and rolled over their bodies, led the 96th in a push up Yuza hill (Hill 167), vita' central plateau position. The 520-foot peak, regarded as the most im portant height in the southern area, was taken despite vicious machincgun and mortar fire. The 96th by nightfall had cleared the summit and was bat tling down the southwestern slopes toward the southern shore, threatening to split the Japanese pocket in two. The 98th was only a mile and a quarter east of the 1st marines on Kunishi Ridge, at the western edge of the plateau, and the same distance from the 7th infantry on the east. MEDFORD GIVEN IL Permit to build and operate an air strip for civilian fliers here was received Thursday from the Civil Aeronautics Authority in Seattle by the City Council, Frank Rogers,, city superintendent, announced yes terday. The permit, which is valid for 30 days, should serve until a final one is sent from Washington, D. C, Rogers said. Date of start of construction is not known, but according to the announcement, it will be be gun soon as equipment and man power are available. The strip is to be located near the fair grounds on city owned property adjacent to the fairgrounds which will be leased from the county. Main purpose of the air strip will be to encourage and help civilian fliers. Rogers said, and to keep In line with future plans and developments in civilian fly ing and flying schools. Though the present plans are for a dry weather strip only, a permanent j run-way will be constructed east of the one now planned if and when the necessity arises, the superintendent pointed out. Klamath Falls Gets 50 More Dwellings Portland, Ore., June 16 (U.R) Approval for SO houses to be constructed soon at Klamath Falls, Ore., was given today to the Federal Public Housing Authority. The houses will bring to 140 the number of tem porary dwelling units in Klam ath Falls, George W. Coplcn. re gional representative of the Na JVoaaJ JUoujicg Ageucy, Mid. MEDFORD United Press B-29 (Acme TeUphotuj Fire bombs rain on Osaka, Japan's second largest city and largest industrial center during early stage of June 1st devastating raid. Large fires can be seen at left as thousands of bombs descend to add to confla gration. 21st Bomber Command photo. COL. CHINN SEES Portland, Ore., June 16 (U.R) Representatives of the War Pro duction board and the Central Procurement Agency for the military services declared today that the current critical short age of lumber and plywood may prolong the war. Manpower shortage is blamed. According to Col. Raleigh Chinn, in charge of the Portland Procurement Agency, military services now have on order ap proximately 600,000.000 feet of Douglas fir, with additional re quirements known to total more than 200,000,000 feet. F. H. Brundage, western log and lumber administrator, re ported a downward trend in lumber since last July has re sulted in log inventories being 179,000,000 feet less than last year on June 1. Decrease in Douglas pine since Jan. 1 now amounts to 13.4 per cent; in western pine, 7 per cent and in plywood, 5 per cent. Two Med ford Men Earn Air Medals In Raiding Japan A B-29 base, Saipan,' June 15 (U.R) Five Oregon men, mem bers of combat. crews of the big B-29 Superfortresses, have been awarded the air medal for a number of successful flights over Japan. The men helped pioneer the Marianas-to-Japan Superfortress "Run" the army air forces said, and are among the experienced crewmen participating in the al most daily mass raids. The Mcdford men receiving the awards were: TSgt. Robert M. Tuttle, 323 Valley View Dr., Medford; 2nd Lt. Robert C. Cuffell, 909 N. Central Ave., Mcdford. NELSEN BROTHERS HOME FROM OVERSEAS SERVICE Capt. Ibsen Nelson and Pfc. Clarence Nclscn, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nelson. 306 Hamilton street, are in Medford visiting their parents after re cently returning to the States from overseas duty with the army. The captain will be home 30 days and his brother 60 days. Capt. Nclscn, who was wound ed last year on Biak Island, has served in the Pacific theater 38 months with the 41st Infantry division and wears the purple heart, the bronze star, with an oak leaf cluster and three bronze battle stars. Pfc. Nelscn was re cently released from Stalag Luft 2B where he was imprisoned six months by the Germans, Hei wears two bronze battle stars and both young men have been awarded the combat infantry man's badge. 3 Valley Soldiers Get Leave, Discharges Fort Lewis reports S Sgt. El roy V. Kifcr, 721 Narrcgan, has been granted a furlough, and T Sgt. Alfred C. Hocker, Eagle Point Star Rt. and S Sgt. Ger vase C. Sticfvater. 322 S. Cen tral Av. , have beta dted. Full Leased Wire Fire Bombs Rain on Osaka E TO IMPEDE DAMS Oppose Umatilla, Willamette and Rogue Projects John W. Kelley Says. Salem, Ore., June 16 (U.R) Fishing interests are trying to obstruct the building of approxi mately $160,000,000 worth of federal projects, John W. Kelly, executive director of the Post-i war Development and Readjust ment commission in Oregon said today. He said they are opposing con struction of the Umatilla dam in the Columbia plus five dams proposed for the Willamette. Kelley said opponents declare the $49,608,000 dam at Umatilla would destroy salmon runs so fish could not reach Snake river spawning grounds. They have proposed to Secretary of Interior Harold Ickcs a substitute plan that of constructing a dam on FOste creek, 55 miles below Grand Coulee, to provide added power. Fishing Interests suggest rip rapping the banks of the Wil lamette, rather than construc tion of the five proposed dams. This, Kelly said, beside being costly, would forever interfere with irrigation. Dams on the Rogue river and Its tributaries, where the U. S. Reclamation Bureau plans pro jects totaling $30,000,000 are also opposed. BOY-LOSES LEG IN Marvin Frymire, 10-yoar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer E Frymire, who reside near King's highway, suffered loss of his left foot Friday evening when he stepped in front of the sickle bar of a tractor-drawn mowing ma chine being operated by a neigh bor in a nearby field. The limb was completely severed at the ankle. The little boy, according to his father, was playing with an other child at the time of the mishap. He was rushed to the Com munity hospital where, his fath er said, he was resting as well as could be expected. SCUFFLE FATAL Seattle, June 16 (U.R) Death of 18-ycar-old Charles M. Williams, was listed as accldcn- 'a' tonight after the youth was fatally injured Friday night In a scuffle with his younger brother John, aged 16. TRUMAN GETS PLEA Sacramento June 18 (U.R) Mayor Tom B Monk of Sacra mento tonight telegraphed to President Truman urging him to intervene in a jurisdictional can nery strike which has closed down three plants processing food for the armed forces. Speed of sound waves varies V'iUi Ui temperature, ol Ui all. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 17, HEAT WAVE IS RELIEF SIGHTED San Francisco, June 16 (U.R) The weather man today predict ed the end of the heat wave that has left San Francisco swelter ing under a broiling sun with hot winds for the last three days. The prediction Is for "fair and cooler" tomorrow and just in time as the thermometer soared to 87 today, highest of the year. Swimming pools and beaches were crowded today as throngs sought relief. Two persons were drowned. Leonard Lungren, 45, San Francisco, died attempting to rescue his son at Ocean Beach. The son was saved. Dolores Chapman, 15, Albany, drowned in a pool at Antioch. Calif., while attempting to res cue a schoolmate, Lucille Jor- gensen, 16. Miss Jorgensen was rescued by a bystander. The Fire department reported 170 calls in the 36 hours mostly to extinguish grass tires. COURT TO DECIDE LE Fort Lewis, Wash., June 16 (U.R) A young Florida soldier who returned from the list of "killed in action" to find his wife married to his best friend, plans to snea nis fcnoch Arden role in court, army officials said tonight. Officers, still protecting the Identity of the dark-haired young GI, his pretty wife, her second soldier husband, and tne baby born to the woman while her first husband was still listed as dead, declined to say whether the court action would be a di vorce or an annulment. Decision to end the triangle In court was reached by the former Japanese prisoner of war after a conference with his wife, boy hood pal, now stationed at Pen dleton, Ore., and the baby. It was not the reunion the ex-prls-oner dreamed about during his time in prison but a conference to salvage respect and sanity, of ficers said. Indiana sheep shearers clip about 400,000 sheep annually.' BULLETIN Coast Seattle 4 8 1 Portland 2 9 0 Johnson and Sucme; Helscr, Mooty (9) and Adams, Los Angeles .............. 4 9 3 Hollywood 9 9 0 Cuellar, Lammers and Greene; Marshall and Hill. National Night game. Philadelphia 2 7 1 New York 7 18 1 Barrett, Sproull and Mancuso Scminick; Brewer and Lombard!. American (12 Innings). Cleveland .... 3 9 0 St. Louis 4 13 0 Klicman, Henry, Bagby and Hayes; Kramer and Mancuso, TOG! :R HERO'SWELCOME Washington To Greet Mon- day, New York Tuesday, Home Town Thursday. Washington, June 16 U.R) A 55-year-old Texas-born Kan san who lately has been living in Europe was on his .way back home tonight to accept the tri bute of a grateful nation. Having tasted the acclaim of London and Paris, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will receive the plaudits of the capital on Mon day, New York on Tuesday, and Abilene, Kan., his home town, on Thursday. The capital planned to give the balding five-star general the biggest reception ever accorded a hero returning here. The city has declared time out for "Eisenhower Day." Stores and schools will be closed for the parade, and all federal employes who can be spared from their jobs will be permit ted to glimpse the general. With Eisenhower will be 53 other homecoming heroes 27 officers and 26 enlisted men scheduled to arrive at the na tional airport at 11 a. m. Mon day in three four-engined Sky masters. Eisenhower will be flying In a luxuriously equipped private plane inherited by Pres ident Truman from the late Pres ident Roosevelt. The party will be met at the coast by 100 bombers and fight ers which will provide a roaring escort to the capital. . Top priority for greeting the general and his companions has been assigned to Mrs. Eisen hower and other relatives. With Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, they will be at ine airporw . Then it will 8 the turn of secretary of War Henry L. Stlm- sun ana me thousands who work at the Pentagon. The Pentagon ceremonies over, Elsenhower and his party will drive to the capnoi where he will address the congress. After a mammoth civic lun cheon, Elsenhower will pay a brief call on President Truman at 2:45 p. m. Then, after an afternoon press conference and an hour or two of "free time" with Mrs. Eisenhower, he will h. IK. i . . , me pii'sjaenis guest at a buffet dinner in the White .nouse. The next day the general will go to New York for an even big ger reception and his first base ball game in years. The climax of his homecom ing will be on Thursday at no.iene. it will be the smallest of the lot, in terms of crowd size, urn it win pe the warmest. For at Abilene the general will be reunited at long last with his mother, Mrs. Ida Eisenhower. one is oj. TO E'JOLY 1 Washington, June 1 6 (U.R) The War Production Board an nounced today lt would permit resumption of gold mining, effec tive July 1. Gold mining was banned on Oct. 8, 1942, in order to conserve machinery manpower and sup plies for production of more urg ently needed lead, zinc and cop per. Aluminum Trust To Stay in Northwest Portland, Ore., June 16 (U.R) Arthur W. Davis, chairman of the board of the Aluminum company of America, said here today that his company is "in the northwest to stajV' He pointed to the Vancouver plant and to the comiliny's cur rent quest for alumirte-henrlno or in Oregon as Indicative of this policy. Originally designed to produce 30,000,000 pounds of aluminum a year, the Voncouvcr plant has expanded nearly lix- ioiq since lis opening ir. 1940. OSC ALUMNI HEAD CorvalUs, Ore., June 16 (U.R) Ursel G. Narver, Portland farm paper publisher, today heads the Oregon State College Alumni association. CHRISTENS 8HIP Wilmington, Cal., June 18- (U.R Mrs. Walt Disney, wife of the cartoonist, today christened the 10,500 ton victory ship S. S. tUt .Victory, TV United Press FORCE BOMBARDS BY-PASSED TRUK Once Mighty Bases Hard Hit Enemy Leaves 100, 000 On Atoll. GUAM, Sunday, June 17 (U.R) A British Pacific fleet carrier task force blasted military tar gets on by-passed Truk Atoll with aerial bombing and naval gunfire Thursday and Friday, it --was announced today. , Land-based marine and army fighters of the tactical air forces . teamed for a sweep against air fields, barracks, radio stations, harbor facilities and other installations in the Amami group, 250 miles south of Kyshu. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reported a series of American aerial strikes against a variety of objectives, ranging from the Carolines to the sea lands off the Japanese home islands. , The British assault against the once-mighty bastion of Truk was a heavy offensive blow. Car rier aircraft and warships pound ed the atoll day and night, hit ting air fields, dock facilities, harbor craft, towns, radio sta tions and gun emplacements. The ' communique said only negligible shore battery fire answered the Royal navy's ship bombardment, and attacking air craft reported moderate anti aircraft fire. Two enemy planes were destroyed on the ground. None were air-borne. One Brit ish Seafire fighter was missing. It Is believed as many as 100,- 000 Japanese still are holed up on Truk, isolated from their homeland. Truk is 2,100 miles from Tokyo, 640 miles south east ot Guam,' and 2,100 miles east bf Manila. L L San Francisco, June 16 (U.R) The United States and Soviet Russia urged a United Nations conference committee tonight to make a last minute change in the recommendatory powers of the general assembly. Russia proposed, and Sen. Ar thur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich., of the United States delegation agreed, that the power of the assembly to make recommenda tions should be limited to any matter "which affects Interna tional peace and security." Russia had been expected to make some last-minute proposal on this issue, but Vandenberg surprised the committee by de scribing the Russian proposal as "very fair" and urging its ac ceptance. The move came as the com mittee on the assembly's politi cal powers and functions was preparing to approve Its report to the parent commission and to present it at a public session tomorrow night. The last-minute proposal may cause postpone ment of that session and will add another snag to those which may prevent the conference from ad journing next Saturday. The committee was about to vote approval of Its rapporteur's report when the Russian dele gate reopened the question of the assembly's powers to dis cuss international matters and to make recommendations. 2,075 Super forts Made in One Year Seattle, June 16 (U.R) One year from the time the first giant Superfortresses raided the Jap homeland In their strike at Ya wata June 15, 1944, the Boeing Aircraft company disclosed to day .that It has produced 2,075 B-29s in its Seattle, Renton and Wichita plants. Additionally, officials said, the two Washington and one Kansas plants have turned out the equiv alent of another 149 Superforts In spare parts. NUNES AWARDED 18,459 James H. Nunes was given $6,450 by a circuit court Jury late Friday in his personal In Jury damage suit against Maurice Woodson and Alonzo Hardin. The stilt was based on a truck JllMt July U TT T"fV X -K'- Full Leased Wire WAR BULLETINS Manila, Sunday. June 17 (U.R) American Infantry, in a sustained drive down the Japanese-held Cagayan valley of northeastern Luzon, have ad vanced five miles northeast of Echague and captured the Ipil airfield west of Echague, Gen. Douglas MacArihur announced today, London, June 16 (U.R) Two Polish leaders from Lon don arrived in Moscow today for discussions on a new Pol ish government. All interest ed parties are now in the Soviet capital and formal talks are expected to begin momen tarily. ALLIED WARSHIPS NEAR BORNEO OIL T, Enemy Warns New Yank Landings Due Japanese Women to Fight. A large allied fleet approached the great east Borneo oil port of Balikpapan Saturday, Tokyo ra dio reported. Invasion - jittery Japan, an nouncing a concentration of American transports and landing craft east of Okinawa, warned the empire that new landings may be expected. Tokyo men tioned Amami island, 110 miles north of Okinawa, where naval patrols have been active. Heavy forces of land-based and carrier planes swept Amami in a de structive assault Saturday to ac centuate the Japanese report. Australian ground forces pushed another four miles below captured Brunei in northwest Borneo. They drove toward Tu- tong, 12 miles distant, as Tokyo told of the warships nearing Balikpapan oh the eastern coast, There was no confirmation of the enemy - claim. Balikpapan Is some 435 miles across Borneo from Brunei. . . , Tokyo said one carrier, three battleships,- 16 destroyers and other warships were heading for Balikpapan. Heavy bombers struck the port area. Gen, Doug las MacArthur announced. Other enemy broadcasts told Japan's women that they must fight in the front lines in case of an invasion of the homeland and said Japanese forces were carry ing on "a battle which would make even the gods weep." An other 80,000 persons will be evacuated from Tokyo to Hok kaido, in northern Japan, to work "voluntarily" on farms, the enemy radio said. Chinese troops maintained the pace of their offensive. They gained six miles east of recap tured Ishan toward the former airbase city of Liuchow. Along the Japanese central China cor ridor, Chinese troops 350 miles to the east fought to stem an en emy drive for highways in that area. Spray, Labor Main Coast Farm Worry Los Angeles, June 16 (UR) The west coast agricultural situ ation is in pretty good condition, Rep. Clinton P. Anderson, D., N, M., head of a congressional committee investigating food shortages and newly-appointed secretary of agriculture, said today. "There are two problems," Anderson admitted. "One Is the manpower gamble, but that's a gamble all over and it doesn't seem to be any worse here than elsewhere. The second problem is a shortage of certain vital sprays, but I'm going to sec to lt that the farmers get them." WISHING WELL Rfgim-rrd U. 7B2 8S84267S52 F A K 8MPAEA1QRE 4 1 B 3 f J 5 4 3 8 6 S" H P O N N HUPAEBOH i i S 1 5 5 9 5 Si 4 7 i 5 PY L PEYMCT PEO 1 5 1 i 7 i 3 4 i 8 I 3 5 2 O C U P L M Y RE LEO C 4 31 it i 1 3 5 4 i S 7 S O 8 V PGR FEU UMA O 5 i 3 1 i 7 8 i 7 3 4 8 E R R I T E 81 A EYC T 4 5 1 3 5 8 4 S 3 4" i 5 O I 8 OOP M N U TEE O HERE la a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day. It Is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out jxiur fortune. Count the letters In your first name. If the number of letter Is or more, subtract 4. If the number Is less than . add 3. The result Is your key number. 8lart 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 letters under the checked figures give you. . fc-lb Ui Tha Mail Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Reiulti Al Small Coit NO. 73 Z REFUTES LAWRENCE CLAIM Okinawa Operations Upheld Admiral Sharply Criti zises Writer. Guam, Sunday. June 17 U.R) Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz sharply refuted criticism of the Okinawa campaign in a special press conference today and de fended the operation conducted by Lt. Gen. Simon Boliver Buck- ner, Jr., commander of the U. S. 10th army. In the first press conference of: Its kind ever held in the Pacific, Nimitz told 76 press correspond ents that officers in charge of the Okinawa campaign had been responsible for moving forces to the inner approaches of Japan, despite limited resources. His sharp attack was directed against the criticism of David Lawrence, of the Washington Post. Lawrence had charged in an article that the army com manders bungled in failing to take air bases fast enough so that the navy could go about landing; men and supplios. Nimitz said the military and tactical decisions of the Okinawa campaign were made by General Buckner, but that they had his (Nimitz') concurrence. Lawrence had also charged that the army commanders mis used the marines on Okinawa, hurling them against the tough Shuri line instead of making "end run" plays with a landing behind the lines. Lawrence said that this had resulted in men afloat suffering casualties unprecedented in ratio to those suffered by ground forces. "Casualties ashore were nor mal for this type of operation," Nimitz declared, "but I must ad mit that those afloat were higher than I had expected to receive." Lawrence's article, N 1 m i t a said, tould not "in justice to tha officers and men who have been fighting on Okinawa, be permit ted to pass without correction." He said the article "shows that the author has been badly misin formed, so badly as to give tha Impression that he has been made use of for purposes which are not In the best Interests of the United States." "I don't know yet whera Lawrence got his information, but it must have been from some body with an axe to grind." "This conference is the best way I know to refute this un warranted attack on responsibla leaders of the Okinawa oper tion." POINT VALUE OF LARD, OIL UPPED Washington. Juno 16 (U.R) The Office of Price Administra tion tonight raised the point val ue of lard, shortening and oils from 10 to 12 points a pound, effective at midnight. Point values of butter and margarine remained' unchanged at 24 points a pound for butter and 12 points a pound for mar garine. The Increases became neces sary. OPA explained, because the War Food Administration sharply reduced civilians allo cation of lard, shortening and oils foi the third quarter in the face of a short world supply and large demand. OPA said also that many areas reported an uneven distribution of these products for civilian use. S. Pl(-n Office, 1
