SUICIDE 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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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WILSON To RDM3C and'
Mrs. Howard, Rt. 1, Box 204, j
June 22, 1945, a girl, 5Vi lbs., atj
Community Hospital.
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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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