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Newspaper Page Textin 1 Weather FORECAST: Fair and warmer tonight and "Friday. Temp. Highest Yeiterda? 75 Lowest tbis Morning HHMHH4i Fortieth Year U. S. DELEGATES 10 SEEK SPEEDY Key Men Fly Back With Stet tinius Conally Will Re port to Senate Tomorrow. Washington, June 27. U.R) Key U. S. delegates to the Unit ed Nations security conference returned from San Francisco to day with a plea that the world security charter be put speedily to work to ensure peace. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., spoke for his delegate-colleagues. As he step ped from the four-engined trans port which brought them home after an all-night flight, he said: "We have completed the Unit ed Nations charter, but we have Just begun to make a United Nations peace. Let us get on with all we have to do tomake victory and peace secure." A crowd of around 200 at the National Airport loudly cheered the smiling, happy Stettinius and his associates. Among the arrivals were Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex., of the senate foreign rela tions committee and en. Arthur H. Vandcnberg, R., Mich. Both were U. S. delegates. Connally said he planned to report to the senate tomorrow on the peace charter drafted in San Francisco by representa tives of the 55. United Nations Vandcnberg will address the senate on Friday. And on Monday President Truman personally will go be fore the senate to make his plea for speedy ratification. Undersecretary of State Jo seph C. Grew, several congress men, including most members of the senate foreign relations committee, and the army air forces greeted the delegates, SUCCEMPLAN Washington, June 27 (U.R) The House Judiciary committee today approved legislation em bodying President Truman's pro posal to make the Speaker of the House next in line of presiden tial succession. The committee acted at the end of a one-hour session without holding hearings on the bill. The vote was 10 to 9. Committee Chairman Hatton Sumner. D., Tex. introduced the bill two days ago In response to a recommendation of Mr. Tru man. The measure provided that the speaker and the president pro tern of the Senate should be next in line for the presidency if both the president and vice president should be removed through death or disqualifica tion. Since there is no vice-president now, the bill would make Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas the president if Mr. Truman should die. Next in line would be Sen. Kenneth McKcllar, D., Tenn Under present law the Secre tory of State is next in line for the presidency, after the vice-president. WISHING WELL R;gttrni U. 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Start at the upper left hand comer of the rectangle and cheek every one of your key numbers, left to right Then read the message the letters under the checked figures give you. $.2,1 Medfgrd United Prw UNCIO Delegates Greet Delegates to UNCIO are pictured greeting President Harry S, Truman upon his arrival at Hamil ton Field, California, en route to address the final session of the World Conference. Left to right: President Truman. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, H.H.H. Amir Faisal Ibn Abdul Ails of Saudi, Arabia, Faris Al-Khouri, Prime Minister of Syria, Hasan Saka, Turkey's Minister of For eign Affairs, Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of Union of South Africa, and the Earl of Halifax, Britain's Ambassador to the United States. Truman's Address Dramatic Conclusion; Nations Urged To Ratify Charter Early San Francisco, June 27 (U.R) With the United Nations charter finally approved and signed, rep resentatives of the 50 countries scheduled one final meeting to day to set up a "preparatory" commission to plan for the first meeting of the New World Feace- Keeping Organization. The United Nations confer ence is ended after nine full weeks of deliberation and de bate. It was adjourned by Sec retary of State Edward R. Stet tinius. Jr., last night at 5:29 p. m. PWT., after hearing President Truman's solemn plea for speedy ratification of the New World Charter. Signing Completed The signing of the charter by the participating nations was completed at 7:18 p. m., with the delegates of Guatemala the last to append their name to the his toric document. The ink was hardly dry on their signatures when most of the top delegates started back to their posts. Stettinius left with a plane load of American and foreign delegates after dinner. Mr. Truman had departed for Salt Lake City even earlier. Today's meeting is Just a for mality. The confcret'Ce approv ed a plan for setting up the "preparatory commission" in London and the session today was called simply to discuss its organization. The commission will carry on until the charter has been ratified by enough countries to permit actual crea tion of the New World Organiza tion. Dramatic Close President Truman brought the long conference to a drama tic close late yesterday after noon with an address to the dele- Pltnt Office, Full Leaitd Wlr MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1945 gates. It was his first appear ance before such an international gathering, and by the comments later, he was a success. The president urged the peace loving nations o the world to ratify the charter immediately, warning: "There is a(time for making plans and there is a time for action. The time for action is now." He also promised to present the charter to the U. S. senate immediately. Reports from Washington said it would be next Monday. The two U. S. senate representatives on the delegation here Sens. Tom Con nally, D., Tex., and Arthur H. Vandcnberg, R., Mich. were en route to the capital to report to the senate tomorrow and Friday. The ratification process, how ever, probably will not begin for a couple of weeks. Many Tongues Heard The closing session of the con ference was truly international in flavor. Men of many tongues spoke in their native languages and appealed to the world to ac cept the charter. Speaker after speaker cautioned that what has been fashioned here is but the beginning that it is up to the statesmen of the world and the people themselves to make the instrument work. Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan riasaryk delivered one of the most effective speeches. He said that the small countries "need security, crave security, pray for security." And then he issued this word of warning: "Let us please stop talking of the next world war. The langu age one hears in certain places is lamentably unconstructive. . , . Not one of us in this room wants another war. None of us want th . children of these selfless chil dren of ours ... to die in another war in another generation we want them to live and work for their respective countries in peace and security in a socially Just and safe world." His appeal brought loud ap plause from the delegates and, the audience. . Problems Admitted Mr. Truman admitted that in ternational problems were diffi cult, complicated, controversial and dangerous. But he cited a long list of cases wherein the nations of the world have shown their ability to cooperate in peace a well as in war. "What you have accomplished in San Francisco shows how well these lessons of military and eco nomic cooperation have been learned. You have created a great Instrument for pet.ee and security and human progress in the world. The world must now use it. we fail U)ui it, wt shall iI A IT f ANn DFKIIMF Truman betray all those whojiave died in order ' that we might meet here in freedom and safety to create it. "If we seek to use it selfishly for the advantage of any one nation or any small group of nations we shall be equally guilty of that betrayal. . "The successful use of this in strument will require the united will and firm determination of the free peoples who have created It." WILL B E ERECTED Ashland, June 27 Three new sawmills are to be construct ed in the Immediate future in the Bellview area adjacent to Ashland, it was announced yes terday. Arthur Peters, who now operates a planing mill at Mis tletoe, will construct a $30,000 planing mill; Alley Brothers, who operate a large mill be tween Mcdford and Phoenix, will construct a $30,000 sawmill: and Pine Mountain Lumber Com pany will erect a sawmill at an estimated cost of $20,000. The Peters and Alley Brothers mills are scheduled to start con struction at once while the Pine Mountain mill will be built later. It is estimated the new enter prises will add $200,000 annual payroll to Ashland. The mills will be constructed on city prop erty, commonly known as the airport site. More Water Aim The city of Ashland has under consideration a plan for added water supply to the industrial area both for operation of the mills and for fire protection. De velopment of the area with city water also makes it possible to increase the city water supply to the Bellview area. There is some speculation as to establishment of a fire protection zone in the area in cooperation with the Ashland fire department, which would greatly reduce the high insurance rates in Bellview, BASEBALL National Cincinnati 5 11 1 Boston 4 9 2 Kennedy and Unser; Cooper, Hutchins (10) and Masi. Pittsburgh 4 7 0 New York 10 17 I Gerheauser, Resigno (7) and Lopci, UuDiv mid Loubudi, ( Stettinius Resigns as Secretary State To Take United Nations Council Post TO BE SUCCESSOR IS EXPECTATLON President Reveals Cabinet Change While on Inde pendence Visit. Independence, Mo., June 27 (U.R) President Truman today announced the resignation of Secretary of State Stettinius and his appointment to the United Nations' council. Mr. Truman also announced he would nominate a successor to Stettinius next Monday or Tuesday and every indication here was that the new secretary would be the president's old friend, former Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes. The president revealed the fol lowing letter to the secretary: "Dear Ed: "On the day after the death of President Roosevelt, you sub mitted to me your resignation as Secretary of State. I asked you to continue at your post and to carry out the vitally important assignment for which you were then completing the last preparations-) act as chairman of the United States delegation at the United Nations' conference." I ASSURED BY VOTE Portland. Ore., June 27 (U.R) Approval by the Oregon elect orate of the $10,000,000 state building fund will make possible the construction of grcatly-necdr ed units In the Oregon system of higher education centers at Corvallls. Eugene, Monmouth, La Grande, Ashland and Port land. It was announced today by Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan cellor. . Work will be started on the projects just as soon as neces sary materials and labor are re leased by the government. Hunter said the building pro gram would make it eventually possible for the state to ade quately meet Its educational re sponsibility toward an expected enrollment of 18.000 to 20.000 students, including e II g I b 1 e s from the armed services plus the regular students counted in the system institutions. Laboratory First One of the first units to be built will be the wood products research laboratory at Oregon State college, Corvallls, at a cost of approximately $100,000. Other buildings which are as sured as result of the vote In clude an engineering wing, col lege jdairy products laboratory and agriculture structure at Cor vallls, costing $670,000; dormi tory at the Southern Oregon College of Education, AshlBnd, $125,000; classroom and library building, at Eastern Oregon College of Education, La Grande, $125,000; classroom and library at the Oregon College of Educa tion, Monmouth, approximately $150,000, and the University of Oregon Medical School hospital wing and heating plant, Port land, $800,000. ' Undertakers Fight Over Burying Job Gary, Ind., June 27 (U.R) An argument between two un dertakers over wtvi would bury the body of a wa' worker ended in the death of one of the mor ticians and the shooting of three other persons, police said today. Undertaker J. D. Smith was snot fatally in the throat last night when he refused to relin quish the body to Mortician Brute liowerj, police aaid. Tribune United Prow Truck Drivers Of Chicago Area In Return To Work By United Press Almost 100,000 workers were idled by labor disputes over the nation today. In Detroit, America's wartime arsenal, 55,000 were off their jobs. But a back-to-work vote of independent truck drivers pro mised quick return to normal transportation activity in the populous Chicago area. Further indications of indus trial unrest were seen in reports that upwards of 20,000 addition al workers either had scheduled strike votes or granted their leaders authority to call a walk out. A CIO-AFL jurisdictional bat tle over reconversion construc tion and maintenance jobs kept 37,000 away from work in De troit. BY Independence, Mo., June 27. (U.R) President Truman came home today to a rousing "Hi, Harryl" welcome from the flag bedecked town where he got his political start to 'make one of the most important news an nouncements of his career. The .presidential special plane landed at Fairfax airport in Kansas City, Kan., at 1:30 p.m. (CWT) and taxied to the air transport command hangar, where ho stepped out to receive the home town greetings from Mayor Roger T. Sermon, a life long friend, and a delegation of Independence civic and business leaders. Daughter There As the plane taxied to a stop. Miss Margaret Truman, wearing a pink dress and yellow straw hat, climbed the steps to kiss her smiling father. Then, arm In arm, they stepped down to the runway as photographers snap, ped their pictures. Old friends ganged around him and for five minutes it was a fast and furious exchange of greetings, everybody calling everybody else by their first names. Gov. Herbert B. Maw of Utah accompanied Mr. Truman from Salt Lake City, where the ship took off at 9:08 a.m. (CWT). FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN NEAR CENTRAL. POINT About three acres of . grain belonging to William J. Freeman and located on the east boundary of Central Point was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, the state forest patrol reported to day. The blaze was believed caused by a spark from a mill located in the area, forest head quarters stated. ' A pumper truck and crew from forest patrol headquarters, mill crews and farmers brought the blaze under control. Allocation of Final Outmodes Present Washington, June 27 (U.R) The Federal Communications' Commission today announced final wave-length allocations for all phases of post-war high fre quency brondchsting, outmoding present frequency modulation equipment. In announcing its final alloca tion for frequency modulation (FM) the FCC said lhat 00 chan nels would be created between 88 and 108 megacycles. The new allocation would shift the entire FM Industry from its present band of 42 to 50 megacycles. . The television bands were fixed at 44 to 50, 54 to 72, and 76 to 88 megacycles The new frequency band be tween 88 and 02 megacycles will bt lur non-commercial, educa Full Leased Wlx NO. 82. War Food Administration Praised For Overall Job But Some Blame Detailed. Washington, June 27 j(U.R) War Food Administration ineffi ciency has resulted in losses "probably amounting to many millions of dollars." the House Agricultural Appropriations sub committee told Congress today. In a report filed in the House, the subcommittee praised the overall job done by WFA but detailed instances of alleged waste and unbusinoss-Iike trans actions. It also asserted that some agency ofiicials on occasion had deliberately furnished false information to Congress. Colonel Blamed , A substantial share of the blame was charged to Lt. Col. Ralph W. Olmstead until about two months ago director of food distribution for WFA. "Col. Ralph W. Olmstead has been a predominating factor in the WFA, particularly with re spect to the purchase, distribu tion and storage of'food," the re port said. The sub-committee said it will expect "periodic reports" on re medial action from Rep. Clinton P. Anderson, D., N. M., after he becomes Secretary of Agricul ture and War Food Administra tor on July 1. Among other things the report dealt with the alleged loss of 400 cars of eggs, the mystery of the whereabouts of reputed pre-Pearl Harbor food caches, and an Investment of approxi mately $2,000,000 In a still un used storage cave near Atchison, Kansas. Washington, June 27. (U.R) Five new blue and five red stamps become good on Sunday The stamps can be used through Oct. 31. They are blue, for processed foods: J-l, K-l, L-l, M l and N-l; and red, for meats-fats: A-I, B-l. C-l. D l, and E l. Red stamps E-2 through J-2 and blue stamps N-2 through S 2 become invalid after June 30. Sugar stamp 38 is good for five pounds of sugar through Aug. 31. U. P. CHANGE New York, June 27 (U.R) Charles E. Campbell has been appointed assistant secretary of the United Press, Edwin Moss Williams, U. P., vice-president and general business manager, announced today. Wave Lengths "FM" Equipment tional FM and between 92 and 106 megacycles for regular FM. The commission said in its final report that lt found these frequencies Interference-free and best suited for FM transmission. The new set up, it was said, would involve remodelling of all existing FM transmitters. In addition, approximately 400.000 persons who bought FM receiv ers for the lower band before the war must either convert their sets to the nev. bands or be content to receive standard broadcasts. According to a survey con ducted for the FCC, 365,000 sets for combined standard and FM reception can continue to be used for standard broadcasts but can not be converted to the new FM Irco.uUkcics, - LATEST STEP IN 1: Tokyo Claims Fighting U der Way For Tiny Spot 50 Miles West of Okinawa Pearl Harbor, June 27 (U.R) . A new battle for an invasion bass raged today on the tiny island of Kume, 50 miles west of Okin awa, according to enemy radio reports. Tokyo said that heavy fighting was underway on Kumc after a landing by American troops. There was no other confirmation of the reports. Previous Japanese broadcasts had told of an American fleet of 200 ships, including cruisers, de stroyers and transports, massed in the Kerama islands, halfway between Okinawa and Kume. Borneo Shelled Japan also reported that the allied fleet, reported off Balik papan for two weeks, again was shelling the defenses of the Bor neo oil center. The broadcast added that minesweepers still were operating in Balikpapan bay. On Borneo's northwest coast, Australian troops captured tha town of Miri to complete their conquest of the rich Seria and Mlri oilfields. The wells aet afire by the Japanese still burn ed in both fields. The battle of the Cagayan val ley in northern Luzon was draw ing to a close with only 20 miles separating American forces ad vancing north and south In tha valley. The 37th division re lieved the guerilla force holding Tuguegarao against counterat tacks and pushed on another 10 miles. From the north the 11th Airborne division gained two miles. Luson End Near Gen. Douglas MacArthur an nounced that "the liquidation ot the last enemy stronghold is ap proaching." The end of tha fighting in northern Luzon would free five American divisions tot new operations. Mopping up operations on Okinawa brought in another 802 Japanese prisoners to make tha total for the campaign 8,498. The bodies of the Japanese commander on Okinnva, Lt. Gen. Mitsuru Ushljima', and his . chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Isama Cho, were found by American ', troops. They committed tiara- kiri according to the traditional ritual. Japan still was shaky from . the first double blow by Super fortresses some 14 hours after the B-29's hit 10 war plants, an other 50 of the bombers returned to fire the Utsube river oil re finery. The refinery was Japan' largest source of aviation fuel. In the constant attacks on Japanese shipping from Borneo to the Kurilcs another 23 enemy , ships were sunk or damaged. Near China Coast The reported landing on Kuma Island, if true, would give Amer ican forces their closest island base to the China coast, 360 miles away to the west. Chincsa troops now have cleared soma 360 miles of the coastline op posite Okinawa, and the Japa nese speculated today that might be the scene of the next big! American operation. The Tokyo newspaper Yomlurl Hochl said such a landing was a "great possibility." By landing in China and cutting off tha Japanese forces on the Asiatio mainland, the paper said, tha Americans would interfere with "the transportation of fighting forces, military supplies and foodstuffs into our homeland." POSTAL WORKERS Washington, June 27. (U.R) The house today approved and sent to the White House legisla tion to give postal employes their first permanent pay raises since 1925. The bill Is Intended to replaca the $300 annual bonus voted postal employes In 1943 which expires June 30. It provides for a 20 per cent increase over the present base pay, but not to exceed $400 a year or to be less than $300 a year. It also would Include tima and a half for work over eight hours per day. Postmasters also would ' re ceive pay raises under the mea sure as follows: First class, except those novr receiving $6,000 or more, $300 to $400; second class, $400 to $800; third class, $300 and fourth class, 20 per cent.