Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 22, 1945, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextSUICIDE PLANE, U. S. iSTOER Attack Off Okinawa Claims Lives of 113; Nashville Is Restored to Action. By Courtenay Moor United Press Correspondent Washington, June 22. (U.R) The navy, rapidly removing the news blackout on Japanese sui cide attacks, told today how the double blow of a Japanese sul cide plane and a "baka bomb" sank the destroyer Mannert u, Abele off Okinawa last April 12. The account, containing the first disclosed incident of a baka bomb hitting an American ship, followed by only 12 hours navy release of a six-month old ac count of a suicide plane attack on the "light cruiser Nashville enroute to the invasion of Min dor Island in the Philippines. Hit In Convoy The Nashville was hit by a single suicide plane while in con voy last Dec. 13. A total of 133 officers and men were killed but the ship remained afloat and has since been repaired and restored to action. Casualties aboard the Abele were 113 81 dead and 32 wounded. The ship was on picket duty off Okinawa on the day of attack. The suicide plane, a single- engined Zeke fighter, dived through a blazing hail of anti aircraft fire from the Abele to hit the ship on the starboard , side, penetrating the deck to the after engine room. A bomb at tached to the plane exploded in- I NEW LEMON-LIME SALAD I Soften 1 aanlopa (1 tbap.) unfitrored iU- wa iu n cup com wier. uiaaoive m l M cut hot water. Stir. Add A level tap. Lemon-Urne Kool-Aid ud 14 cup linear, t Lit! D( until dissolved. Cool, and mbm nurture beflni to thicken, fold .n 1 cup such alloed celery, radluhe. carrou nd cu ' cumber. Four Into mold. Plaoo In rttrLter Hot mull flnolji ML I FROZEN DESSERTS WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parti fc Service on All Makes B. & B. WASHER SHOP 406 E. Main Phono 5302 I em HTZWii a. ?.JaaasM v 1 w III All In Sizes from 10 to 50 PAY LESS AND M. M. DEPT. STORE aide the ship, breaking the shaft and keel. Bomb Comas Fast About one minute later the baka bomb came skimming above the water at more than 400 miles an hour to crash into the ship at the waterline on the starboard side. A second terrific explosion shook the ship in the vicinity of the forward fire room. The baka bomb, which has been thought to be a human- propelled projectile launched from a plane, was described by eyewitnesses as a low mid-wing monoplane with rounded wing tips. The fuselage was oval, stream' lined and tapered at the bow. The bomb was either light grey or pearl white. The eyewitnesses said they saw no human being aboard nor was a cockpit ob served in the brief glimpse they had before it hit the ship. No Mother Plane Sean Although the baka was spotted about a minute and a half before it hit no one saw it launched from a mother plane. Several two-engined Japanese bombers were, however, In the vicinity at the time. Four of the Abele's 20 mm. guns were trying to shoot the baka down when it struck. Be fore it was sighted the destroy er's gunners fought off several enemy plane attacks and helped splash" one of the planes. Then the suicide plane hit, followed by the baka. many oi the Abele's crew were trapped in compartments and went down with their ship. Several lost their lives when a Japanese plane dropped a bomb among survivors on a little raft after the vessel had been aban doned. WICKARD NOMINATION CONFIRMED BY SENATE Washington, June 22 (U.R) The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Claude A. wick ard to be Rural Electrification administrator. The vote was 56 to six. The influenza virus posed for the camera for the first time in 1941. Magnifying the virus 65,000 times, the electron micro scope made the picture possible. Daily Weather Report FOREPARTS Modford and vicinity. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with showera in mountains. Warmer Saturday. Oregon: Scattered light ihowera to. warn ana oaiuraay. - LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 83: lowest 49. Total monthly precipitation, .52 incnes. Deficiency for the month, .08 Inches, Total precipitation since Sept. 1 1844. 19.28 inches. Excess for the season. 3.18 Inches. Relative humidity at 9:30 p. m. yes- ieruny 0,7., o:ov a. m. xooay, OH. Tomorrow Sunrise, 5:36 a. m.; sunset, 8:50 p. m. High Low Prec. Boise 102 58 .04 Boston 80 fiS .14 Chicago 78 94 Denver 87 59 Eureka 58 52 Havre 94 .02 .06 T. .70 Los Anffeles - 61 57 54 .65 . 65 69 47 43 49 59 57 SO 58 67 B2 Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland 82 -.84 . - 80 -103 - 72 - 93 - 88 - 90 - 88 Rene Roseburr Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle . 63 Spokane . Washington, D. C. Yakima . 88 For your lummer wear you'll want to choose at least, one of our cool and fresh, smart ly styled dresses. Eyelet Embroidery Colors Pastels and Whit $9.95 to $22.50 Jerseys Lovely floral prints Ont and two-piece. Bemberg Sheers Brilliantly printed Bemberg Sheers. Dressy Dresses in cool, inky black and navy blue $9.95 to $12.95 DRESS BETTER HOLDS CLASSES DAILY IN COUNTY Twenty-four Red Cross swim ming classes a day are being con ducted in the current learn-tc-swim campaign, with a dally attendance of over 900 Jackson county boys and girls according to Robert Dodge, water safety chairman. Classes are being held at Merrick's pool in Medford and the Twin Plunges in Ashland. Miss Patricia Power, San Francisco, sent here from area headquarters to take charge of the campaign, spent two seasons at the Red Cross aquatic school at Como Springs, Morgan, Utah, and Lake Elsinor, Calif., was one of the first war-time girl life guards in California, serving three years at the Colusa munici pal pool. Many Beginners Miss Power is assisted by MissH Eleanor Coombs of Seattle, in charge of the Twin Plunges classes. Because 85 per cent of the registrants were non-swimmers and becaues of the large classes, a third instructor, Miss Barbara Osten of Seattle, was sent down Tuesday. Miss Coombs and Miss Osten are remaining to take charge of the water front program at the Boy Scout camp in July. At present Miss Coombs and Miss Osten are in Ashland morn ings and in Medford afternoons. Using the "buddy" system, six local water front volunteers work under the direction of the three instructors, giving almost individual attention to each swimmer. Parents See Classes Interested parents have been lining the gallery daily and arrangements are being made to nave chairs put in half of the gallery for the parents and chil dren who wish to remain. Chil. dren can learn to swim by watch ing, according to the instructors, and are under supervision. Any parent objecting to his child re maining should call the Red t-ross office. No child is allowed io loiter around the building, officials state. The Junior Red Cross shop is open for all those interested in making articles for servicemen and any parents obliged to wait may offer their services to Mrs. John Day, chairman of volunteer worKers, who Is in need of vnl, unteers to aid in reeisrrlnr ..j checking locker rooms. Twenty a ii T I. . now working y - " a, wnn some forced to put in many hours each day. Livestock Su,!e"d50,U?.eiM-.up,-Llve'l': 1?. co andbulfsa! . ww. i (op ted steers, lift- k- $1550 dowi- '- rely canner and minmw 9O.0U-S9 bulls M.tn. "J.-LV " aalabla S1S-41S. yealer salahl. Vi V. -V Zl ' scarce. btieep: 250, market steady, few sr. lected lambs $14.25: sood I io chofS mo, ly S13J10.J13.75. comS.7 o medium. ain.ai9 4n. - . L h"J,'"-; common to medium Jeso we" 'uoU1"a to Chicago, Livestock: Juna 22 UP (WrA r -.4?: cUve. fully steady, oood and choice barrows and Kilts 140 lbs (nd up at S14.75, celling; good anil choice sows at $14. Cattle: 1,000; calves, 500; most kill. Ing classes steady; only exceptions sausage bulls weak to 25 cents lower: general trade active. Top steers $17 65, average weight 1.369 lbs.; scat tered supply SIS-SIT.IS. receipts large. SIS 73'"' m0"1 b"' ,"er'n 9-'a- ,.shi'P.: 800; V"T active and gener ally fully steady to strong. One small lot choice closely sorted native spring lambs $15.50; good and choice spring lambs mostly $1841625. Portland Produce P.irtlond, June 22 (UP) Portland wholesale market prices: Eggs- To retailers. AA extra large 4Bc. extra large. 47c: A large, 45c; A medium 41c; small pullet 30c doc. Cabbage: The Dalles, Walla Walla, S4.75 crate. Chicago Wheat Open High July 169a lfto's Sept HJ-, Dec l5a 165a Mar 165s tS!i Low 167ik 163i 163 '4 Close 167 104 163'i 163'. TAKE -IT -EASY LODGE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT SATURDAY, JUNE 23 Musie by SMOKEY-DAIIIIY-CIIUCK MANAGED AND OPERATED BY: SMOKEY STAHSBERRY Vi ml. up Savage Creek, where Jackson meets Josephine ANY BONDS TODAY? Illustrated fcat wheat Barry aald Let'a for a atake In the country, he meant 'Let'a bur a War Ilond.' " Wall, Street New York, June 22. (U.R) Week-end realizing and mod' erate selling on fears over higher margins in the near future brought irregular tendencies into the stock market today after rise earlier to new highs for more than eight years in the general average. A sizeable crop of leading Is sues, including steels, some mo tors, rails, and special issues, registered small declines. A ma jority continued to display gains, however, although the averages were adversely affected. Profit-taking hit the rails, v.hich had been the outstanding performers of the week. Preliminary closing Dow-Jones averages: Industrial, 167.90, off 0.24 rail, 62.36, off 0.48; util ity, 83.06, up 0.04; and 65 stocks, 65.08, off 0.10. Sales were 1.850.000 shares, compared with 2,100,000 yester day. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American Tel. & Tel 174'-4 Anaconda 35 Chrysler 113 Curtiss Wright 6 General Electric 43 ".4 General Motors 89 Montgomery Ward ... 62 Vfc Penn. R. R 40 Phillips Petroleum 50H J. C. Penney :..118V4 Radio ' 13V4 Southern Pacific 54V4 Standard Oil of Calif 45 Texas Gulf Sulphur 42V Transamerica 14V4 United Aircrafts 29 U. S. Rubber 59V4 U. S. Steel 70V4 S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, June 22 (U.R) Dairy market: Butter: 93 score 43V4, 90 score 4234. Cheese: Loafs 28.Z, triplets 27.2. Eggs: Large grade A 43 V4, medium grade A 40V4, small grade A 36V4, large grade B 40V4. Mouse In Piano Learns To Sing Austin. Tex. (U.R) Robert Call, a Negro band leader, has a mouse than can sing. The concerts, says Call, last about ten minutes and the mouse will sing for anyone who offers it bread crusts or peanuts. The mouse learned to sing, Call says, after it had built a nest In his piano. FIRE ON FRANKLIN New York, June 22 (U.R) Fire broke out on the famous aircraft carrier Franklin in the Brooklyn navy yard today where she is undergoing repairs from Japanese bomb damage. The fire was brought under control with in 30 minutes. First reports said that no one was injured. WEATHER Northern California: Partly cloudy today and tonight becom ing mostly clear Saturday, scat tered showers in mountains and fog on coast mostly south of bay region. Use Msll Tribune Want Ada. By Fibber McGee and Molly by Hilda Terry Mrs. Bert Nichols Funeral Saturday Ashland, June 22 Funeral services for Mrs. Mary S. (Ma mie) Nichols, 62, of route 1, will be held at the Litwiller Funeral Home Saturday at 10 a. m. In terment will be in Oddfellows' addition of Mountain View Cem etery. Mrs. Nichols, who passed away at her home Tuesday, is survived by her husband, Bert; three daughters, Mrs. Edna Mas- tenbrook, Dunsmuir; Mrs. Lela Conwell, Sacramento; Mrs. Max ine Hoxie, Portland; and a son, Capt. Glenn Nichols, in the Aleu tians. Three sisters, three grand children and one great-grandchild also survive. The deceased was a member of the auxiliary of Woodmen of the World at Phoe nix. Ashlanders Without Famed Lithia Water Ashland, June 22 Drinkers of Ashland's famous Lithia water have been disappointed the past few days since various, fountains in the city have temporarily gone dry. City Supt. Elmer Blegel told the City Council Tuesday night that manufacture of dry ice near the springs has caused a tem porary impairment to the city supply and suggests a half-mile pipe to the upper springs be laid by the city to overcome the water deficiency. JAPANESE LIKE MOLES SAYS MARC MITSCHER Portland, June 22 (U.R) Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, brusque commander of task force 58, said here today that victory over the Japanese will come only after continued hard fighting on land and sea. "We'll have to burn up the Japs and I mean burn," Mits cher declared. "They're like a lot of moles, give them a hill of any size and they'll dig a cave and hole up. They've done it on every island we have taken and I am sure, thetr will follow the same pattern on their mainland." ELKS DANCE SATURDAY WILL WIND UP SEASON The local Elks lodge Is hold ing Its last dance of the season Saturday nieht. it was announced tnAni Kir I art Rnnmnf nhnln.1 man of the dance committee. Boomer stated that the dance will be for Elks and their ladies only, and a lunch will be served about midnight. Dancing will start at 10 o'clock. BIRTHS I WILSON To RDM3C and' Mrs. Howard, Rt. 1, Box 204, j June 22, 1945, a girl, 5Vi lbs., atj Community Hospital. Closing time for classified Ails 8 30 a m Too Late It Classify 13:15 p m EKERSON PAINT & ROOF STORE anas a. ijtmmmvim fw j The Miracle of j Modern Shipbuilding I WelM SHIPS csiasr II Every shingle is "SPOT I 1 WELDED" to prevent curling or blowing off! j RAIL RATE CUT BRINGS PROTEST Washington, June 22 U.R) The western railroads are pre paring to contest the Interstate Commerce commission's freight rate equalization order of May l, w. H. Dana of Chicago, chair man of the western traffic ex ecutives committee, said today, The ICC ordered a temporary 10 per cent reduction in "class rates" throughout the south and west, except in Pacific coast ter ritory, and a 10 per cent boost in the northeast. Changes were to be effective Aug. 30. Accord ing to ICC procedure carriers have 60 days in which to object to commission rulings. Dana declared that the ICC Itself, in its report, had said that the west originates 69 per cent of all the country s agricultural traffic, while the east originates 61 per cent of all manufactured tonnage. Because high-grade traffic produces more revenue, "it is plain that the rate levels of the two territories must be adjusted to fit the conditions in each," he said. POLES MAY ASK OF London, June 22 (U.R) A source close to the Polish exile government said today that the government probably will ask Britain to Intercede in behalf of 12 Poles sentenced in Moscow to four months to 10 years in prison for terrorism against the Red army. Official British quarters re fused to speculate on the possi bility that Britain would inter cede with Russia. Britain and the United States still recognize the exile government as opposed to the Soviet-backed Polish pro visional government in Warsaw. It appeared likely, however, that the Moscow trial would hasten a showdown in relations between Britain and the exile regime. All of the convicted men were members or support ers of the exile government, and several testified that orders for attacks on and propaganda against Russia came from Lon don headquarters. ASHLAND LEGION POST SEEKS NEW LOCATION Ashland, June 22 Ashland Post of the American Legion ap peared before the City Council Tuesday night requesting a 90- year lease on Pioneer Hall, lo cated in Lithia Park, as a perma nent site for the organizations headquarters. The building now housing the Legion could be used by Boy Scouts and other smaller organizations, it was suggested. No action was taken on the pro posal. The council authorized City Supt. Elmer Blegel to sell equip ment of the USO, since the club does not plan to operate here In the future. 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