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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1945)
TuHElE Nl Ml uui IE A M5M LAB "I .Weather FORECAST: Continued fnlr and warm tonlfht and Tuesday. Afternoon thunder showers over hi(h mountains. Temp. Highest Yesterday 100 Lowest this Morning SO Fortieth Year ( ilene i elepnotoj William (Red) Hill, son of late William Hill, who twice rode rapidi of Niagara river below falls, is shown in barrel his father used and which also served in the son's performance yesterday. The signs indicate numerous rescues Hill and father made at falls which both have studied. Son Matches Father's Stunt In Riding Niagara in Barrel Niagara Falls, Ont., July 9 U,R) William Hill, Jr., 32-year-old riverman who matched his father's stunt of shooting the wild rapids and whirlpool of the Niagara river In a barrel, said today the battered barrel would never make the trip again and "I don't think I will either." "It was the worst pounding I ever took," Hill said as he was FOR RESERVOIR Removal of loose dirt has been completed, and blasting of rocks will be started today at the site of Medford's auxiliary water reservoir now under construc tion on Capital hill, adjacent to the present supply storage, ac cording to Robert Duff, city water superintendent. About 17,000 cubic yards of rock must be excavated. Duff said. Work on the new reservoir, which will have a capacity of 8 2 million gallons, was started in mid-June. The contract, held by the Adler Construction company of Seattle, Washington, calls for completion of the project by Dec. 23. Main purpose of the unit will be as a reserve supply to supple ment the present reservoir. Duff states. A single pipe line 30 miles long and now 19 years old carries Medford's water supp'y from Butte Falls to the reservoir one and a half miles from city center. The rale of consumption in July of last year averaged eight million gallons each day, and the present reservoir holds only about four million gallons, Duff reports. Camp White Is also sup plied by the city walcr supply. German Prisoner Admits Garroting London, July 9 (U.R) A 20-year-old German SS corporal told a British military court to day that he was the man who tightened a noose on the neck of a fellow war prisoner lyched in a Scottish camp last December. The corporal, Joachim Gollz, aid he did it to prove his "mili tary honor" by killing a "traitor." The victim was Wolf gang Rosterg. accused by his fellow prisoners of squealing on an escape plot. 12th Air Force Members Arrive New York, July 9 (U K The army transport Felix Grundy docked today at Pier 84, North River, with 366 members of the 12th air force aboard. They will be processed for fur loughs and reassignment at Camp Kilmer, N. J. HILL AUTHOR Me United Preis ..J ASI arsa helped through the hatch of the 750-pound steel drum yesterday after outwitting Canadian police to ride from a "secret" launch ing above the famous rapids to Queenston, Ont. The barrel had whirled And leaped through the . white, water for seven miles, sometimes shoot ing along at 40 miles an hour. The red-haired riverman made the ride to collect contributions from spectators to equip a mo bile life-saving unit as a me morial to his father. More than 200,000 spectators lined the banks of the river's gorge to watch Hill ride hjs "patched-up" barrel through the rock strewn, rolling waters. OREGON MATERIAL . Portland, Ore., July 9 (U.R) Gathering material on the north west which will occupy a section of a forthcoming book, "Inside America." John Gunthcr, news paperman and author of the now famous "inside" books stopped over here today prior to visiting Bonneville dam and parts of Washington and Idaho. Gunther, 43, is on the 27th lap of a lour of the 48 states, of which the remaining 21 will probably be finished by Novem ber. "What I'm after," he explain ed," is to describe the United States, the characteristics of eaoh state." In Oreeon. Gunther said he was looking for industries, re sources, influences everything from "lumber, fish, power, Bon neville" to "newspapers, labor, boss. Sen. Wayne Morse, Nan Wood Honcyman, politics and education." Gunther said that one of the things which intcrc.-tcd him most was the reason for the election nf Wavne Morse to the senate "He is one of the best public servants we have," Gunther said Hopkins To Head New V.F.W. Post At Rogue River Rocue River. July 9 (U.R) Col. Ted Honkins was elected commander of the newly Insti tuted Rogue River post No. 4116 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the meeting Friday. Members nf Grants Pass post headed by Department Commander Pete Fredrickson and Post Command er James Christian, assisted with Institution ceremonies of the new post. Some 60 veterans became char ter members of the new post, more than half of whom are still overseas. Plans were made by the post to form an auxiliary in the near future. Fred Corn of Portland, de partment adjutant and quarter master, was present for the meeting. DFORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 9, American Ships and Planes Taunt SEEK FIGHT WITH FLEET AS E Mighty Naval Task Force Roams Nip Seas Itching For Fight; Bombers Busy. Pearl Harbor, July 9 (U.R) American ships and planes tried to taunt the Japanese into com ing out to fight today to clear the way for invasion of the enemy homeland. While warplanes pounded Japan proper for the 34th day, a mighty American naval task force roamed the seas, itching for a fight with a Japanese navy that preferred to imitate the Italian fleet of a few years back. Strafe Honshu Area About SO P-Sl Mustang fight ers struck at central Honshu shortly after noon today to strafe dozens of targets around Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Three Super fortresses, four Liberators and a pair of navy Scout bombers were reported over Honshu, appar ently on reconnaissance missions. Tokyo threatened an all-out suicide plane campaign against American shipping and airfields on Okinawa, but the enemy air force was not much in evidence today. " : . ' In the land fighting, the Japa nese were putting up stiffer re sistance in the battle of Balik papan. Enemy counterattacks were reported near the Manggar airstrip, 12 miles northeast of Balikpapan. In the Philippines, American troops counted 3,824 enemy dead and 386 prisoners after a week of mopping-up in the mountains. Chinese Retake Bases Chinese forces recaptured their third American base from the Japanese, the town of Tanchuk, in southeast Kwangsi province. They already held Nanning and Liuchow, also former 14th air force bases, and were closing in on another, Kweilin, In central Kwangsi. The brief Japanese offensive in central Burma in the Sittang river bend appeared to have quieted for the moment, but to day's communique from Calcutta reported enemy troops still on the move there, possibly presag ing new attacks. The American fleet ranging far Pacific waters was commanded by Vice Admiral John S. Mc Cain, who commands carrier forces under Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey, whose avowed mission in life is to kill as many Japanese as possible. That's what the fleet was out to do, although the position from which it hoped to accomplish that was still a secret. "The present mission of this powerful task force is to wipe out Japanese air power and ship ping," said a spokesman for Mc Cain. The air forces reported 16 more enemy vessels were sunk or damaged in week-end attacks that enforced the blockade around Japan. The bag for the past IS days stood at 303 ships sunk or damaged. In mid-day attacks Sunday, three waves of Mustang fighters pounded the Tokyo area. Only a few enemy fighters challenged them. The Mustangs skimmed the Hyakurigahara and Tokoro zawa airfields at roof-top level to destroy or damage 43 ground ed Japanese planes. Tokyo reported that 10 Super fortresses and 140 other planes raided Marcus Island in the cen tral Pacific on Sunday. It was the first B 29 attack on that island. Redeployment Plan Ahead of Schedule Paris, July 9 (U.R) Supreme headquarters reported today that the redeployment program is "well ahead of schedule." More than 280.000 men left the European theater last month. Since V-E day 296,001 troops have returned home. Early reports showed the July movement already was ahead of schedule. Stettinius Hails Charter As Instrument for Peace; Urges Early Ratification Washington. July 9. (U.R) Former Secretary of State Ed ward R. Stettinius, Jr., hailed the United Nations charter today as a "truly effective instrument for lasting peace" and urged the senate to give it speedy ratifica tion. He appeared in the role of first witness as the senate foreign re lations committee opened hear ings on the world peace -plan drafted by the 50 United Nations at the San Francisco conference. Stettinius, as chairman of the U. S. delegation there, also sub mitted to President Truman to day a lengthy report on the nine week conference. Work Ability Seen Stettinius told the foreign re lations committee that events at San Francisco convinced him that international dissgreements could be settled amicably and that the charter could be made to work. "In that firm belief," he said, L E Applications for the pear pack ing school are now being accept ed at all of the fruit packing houses and at the Emergency Farm Labor Office at 209 West Main street, Mcdford, In charge of John Heckert. The packing school will begin on Monday, July 30 and con tinue until August 11. Actual pear patking is expected to be gin around August 13 or 14. The school which will accom modate about 22S students, is a part of the State Vocational Ed ucation activities, cooperating with the Medford Public Schools and the Fruit Growers League and has been successfully con ducted for several years. Interest In the school has steadily increased from year to year, and since the school can only handle a limited number of students, it is urged that persons interested get in touch with the packing house of their choice as soon as possible, or call at Mr. Heckcrt's office. Tito Says Greeks Would Incite Row London, July 9 (U.R) Greek troops have been accused by Marshal Tito of trying to pro voke a fight with Yugoslavia. Tito, In a speech broadcast by radio Belgrade last night, said that Greek "provocateurs, reac tionaries and troops" had fired mortar shells across the Greek- Yugoslav border "in spite of all our wishes to maintain the best of friendship with Greece." Morse Introduces Bill To Limit Tenure of President Washington, July 9 (U.R) Republicans opened a campaign today to restore the two-term presidential tradition by consti tutional amendment. House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr., said con gress should submit to the states next autumn an amendment which would limit the tenure of a president to two terms of four years each. If congress falls to submit such an amendment, he continued, the states themselves should act. A resolution proposing such an amendment was Introduced today by Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore. The amendment would prohibit re-election to the pres idency of any man who had served "during the whole or any 1945 "I have come to testify before you today in favor of ratification of the charter by the senate of the United States." Stettinius, who will be the U. S. delegate to the new world peace organization, asked for prompt action by the senate be cause "no country has a greater stake than ours in a speedy be ginning." Administration leaders are confident of winning senate rati fication of the charter and plan to keep committee hearings brief. They hope to complete taking testimony in a week or 10 days and to get the final vote on ratifi cation by Aug. 1 or 15. Provisions Told In both his 6,000-word state ment to the committee and his 50,000-word report to Mr. Tru man, Stettinius emphasized that the charter was the best attain able means of insuring world se curity. The statement was in the nature of a resume of the report to the White House. Point by point Stettinius de scribed the provisions for a se curity council to keep the peace, a general assembly for airing world problems, an economic and social council, an International court "d trusteeship over non-self-governing territories: . ' , "I believe it offers to the United States and to the- world a truly effective instrument for lasting peace," he said. "The purposes and principles of the charter are those In which the great majority of the human race believe." Girl War Workers Ired When Nabbed With Fleeing PWs PortUind, Ore., July 9 (U.R) lwo preiiy oeauie war wuiftcm, Mrs. Lenore Hodgson, 26, and Mrs. Fae Burns, 19, were indig nant today at federal interven tion In their romance with two escaped Italian war prisoners. They said they Intended to marry the Italians after divorcing their husbands who are now fighting for the United States. "Why all the fuss?" the women demanded haughtily after they were arraigned here on charges of helping three prisoners flee from an Italian service unit at a Seattle war plant. They said they were Innocent. The five were on their way to Boise, Ida., to find work and try to adjust their love lives. Mrs. Hodgson said she intended to marry Vincent Ciaizzo. 26, and Mrs. Burns said she was filing suit for divorce to marry Nicola Cambicchia, 22. FLU EBBS ON OAHU Army Headquarters, Middle Pacific. July 9 (U.R) A de crease in both military and civil ian influenza cases today led Army authorities to rescind the order placing Oahu's civilian theaters off-limits for military personnel. part of each of any two prior terms." home observers 'believed an effort will be made to obtain President Truman's jupport for the amendment. With his back ing Its speedy adoption would be reasonably certain. Martin's pro posal, made public here In the ! form of a statement issued from his office, invited democratic as sistance "Now is the lime to put this reform Into effect, Martin said. "It can be done now in a non partisan way, when It will have no effect on the Immediate poli tical program of any party. He also proposed that ex pres ident s be seated either in the house or senate for life or that they be pensioned at $25,000 a year. Tribune United Press Full WITH BIG PARTY Byrnes, and Assistants, Cor respondents and Press Secretary Sail with Chief. Washington, .July 9. (U.R) President Truman sailed from the Norfolk, Va., naval base last Saturday for his forthcoming conference near Berlin with Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He was accompanied by a large parly larger than those which usually accompanied the late President Roosevelt when he met with Stalin and Church ill. Among the party were Secre tary of State James F. Byrnes, Assistant Secretary ot oiaie James Dunn and Charles E. Bohlen, special assistant to Byrnes and an expert on Russia. Bohlen was Mr. Roosevelt's In terpreter at conferences with Stalin. Plans Side Trips Tt was understood that Mr. Truman plans to make some side frinfl nrnund Eur one after the big three talks end, probably includ ing one to London. - Also aboard the ship with the president were the White House correspondents for three major Hons. However, the in nnhllc word from Press Sec retary Charles G. Ross prior to hi. dnnarture was that no re r.-ti- would be allowed to cover the big three meeting it self. Ross was in the presidential nartv ' The White House announced ta.i wAk that in event there Is any airplane travel involved in the trio. Mr. Truman ana Dynm will fly in separate planes in order to eliminate the possibility of both being killed or incapaci tatcd in a single plane crash. n Sallna. Utah, July 9. (U.R) A 23-ycar-old tower guard, who had never aimed a shot at the enemy during eight monlns overseas, was In military cus- imv tndav after he fired a .30 raliber machinrgun into a tent ful of sleeping German prisoners of war, killing eight and injuring 20 others. Col. Arthur J. Ericsson, com mandcr of the base camp at Oaden. Utah, of which the Sa Unas camp is a branch, said Pvt. Clarence V. Bcrtuccl, New Or leans, "for no apparent reason" snraved a full belt of machine aim bullets on the slumbering nrisnnors. The shooting occurred about 12:30 a. m. yesterday. Col. Ericsson said Bcrtuccl was taken into Immediate cus tody. "Berluccl apparently went berserk and for no apparent rca son cut loose with the mounted gun and kept shooting until he ran out of ammunition," Ericson told reporters. HOSPITAL DIAPER CLUE IN INFANT KIDNAPING Marion, O., July 9 (U.R) A Marion city hospital diaper left by an unidentified person at a residence here last night gave police their first clue today in the kidnaping of six-day-old Jean Eileen Crevlston. . Police said they had not imme diately determined whether it was a man or a woman who stop ped at the house and changed a baby's diaper some time after the Crevlston Infant was taken from the hospital nursery. Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nicholson, of Ft. Klamath, spent the week-end in the city visiting relatives. Leased Wire NO. 91. Japanese IN RULING BERLIN; British and American Gover nors in Disagreement on What Main Problem Is. Berlin, July 9. (U.R) The three-power occupation of Ber lin had broken down completely today, and the Russians were running the whole city. Although the big three confer ence was fast approaching, the American and British military governments had no control over the sections of the city where President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill presumably would have their headquarters. High allied officers were to meet later this week to thrash out the problems behind the present situation, but there was some speculation the matter might have to be carried to very high levels. Governors Disagree The American and British gov ernors here even seemed to dis agree on what the main problem really was. Brigadier W.. H. N. Hinde, British governor, said it was a question of the Russians supply ing food and fuel for Germans In the American and British zones. Col. Frank Howley, of Phila delphia, the American governor, said that was not the crux of the matter at all that It was a mat ter of adopting an over-all plan for running Berlin. He seemed to favor a system of Integrated rule of city agencies such as police, health, finance and so on. Howley said that he was opti mistic about things working out all right. Reds Rip Potters However, as an example of the present confusion, Howley told of how Russian soldiers had torn down SHAEF posters warning Germans of the penalties for dis obeying allied laws. Howley went to see the Soviet deputy commander here, Maj. Gen. Nikolai Barinov, who then is sued orders that red army troops were not to pull down any more SHAEF posters. But the Russians went on gov erning the entire city, while the American and British military government setups had nothing to do except organize their new headquarters. Ashland Eateries Forced To Close Ashland, July 9 Three restau rants out of eight were open here this morning as the short age of red points and help con tinued to hit cafe owners. Be cause of a cut in food ration points effective July 15 the situ ation is expected to become even more critical. G. M. Green, chairman of the radon board, said today the board Is making arrangements to reopen some eateries and ex pects to aid In opening others in a few days. The principal export crops of Greece are tobacco and currants. By The Side Of The Rogue By Dale Vincent The way some birds construct their houses Is Iruly remarkable! Watching a marsh Wren build her house recently prompts the exclamation. ... . . , . Our attention was attracted to this busy little bird about twenty feet from us, and as we sat quietly wc could see that five tules had been brought together, making a six inch circle that was being wrapped or woven into the foundation nf a nrsl. The energetic wren would select a twenty Inch piece of dead reed floating on the water and thus wet and pliable. It required considerable maneuvering to get this to the side of the nest and wrap It in and out around the five tules, but the tiny builder worked skilfully, producing as perfect a basket weave as could any human. At the proper height a hole was left In one side near the top and the entrance was framed with mud and small fibres to the correct size of her little body. The roof was then thatched on in a weather-tight manner. It was left to dry awhile in the sun and wind and then lined inside with cattail down, making a comfortable and safe home for the coming family. Is It not amazing that a year-old bird, without any prevlou Qxpjcus wbatwever, con coiuUuct tucii a liuuiC a UiisJ KLAMATH FATHER DIES IN ATTEMPT TO AID DAUGHTER Lake 0' Woods Scene of Tragedy Vancouver Boy. Drowns in Diamond Lake. Three persons were drowned yesterday in week-end camping trips to nearby lakes in this area. C. W. Thompson and his small daughter, Joan, of Klam ath Falls both drowned in Lake O' Woods, and Earl Stewart, Jr., 1 6, of Vancouver, Wash., lost his life in Diamond Lake. The Thompson family had gone to the lake on an outing trip, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were in a boat with the two little girls swimming along be hind. Joan became tired and when her father went to her aid, both were drowned before other help could arrive. At Rust Camp ' Young Stewart, employed at the U. S. Forest Service blister rust control camp at Union Creek since June 9, was given up as dead at 3 p. m. Sunday after four hours of artificial respira tion failed to produce signs of life following about five minutes submersion in the water. He was one of a group of boys who left Union Creek Saturday on an over-night recreational camping trip to Diamond Lake, under supervision of a foreman. About 11 a. m. the boys were, swimming near the lake resort. Stewart, who was not a good swimmer, made his way to a raft about 100 feet from shore where the others boys helped him onto the raft, in water about eight feet deep. Go to Aid Returning to the dock, the others turned to see Stewart swimming toward them and "go ing up and down," apparently exhausted. They swam to his aid and got him out ot the water In about five minutes. Two of the boys who are pre-medical students at the University of Oregon, started applying artifi cial respiration, and Dr. Fred' Thompson of Salem, a physician vacationing at the lake, arrived on the scene within 30 minutes. Artificial respiration efforts were continued until 3 p. m. but the boy failed to respond. The Perl ambulance, which had been summoned from Medford, re moved the body. E. C. Stewart of Vancouver, father of the boy, has been noti fied. The body will be sent to Vancouver for burial. z Rio De Janeiro, July 9 (U.R) The Brazilian cruiser Baia sank yesterday about 100 miles oft the Pcrnambucan coast after an explosion attributed tentatively to a mine, it was announced of ficially today. Casualties were feared high. The Baia normally carried a complement of about 400 men. Thirty-three survivors were re ported to have reached Recife. American and Brazilian ships were searching for survivors. The 3,150-ton cruiser went down in the area of the St. Peter and St. Paul rocks. WEATHER Northern California: Partly cloudy today and tonight, be coming clear Tuesday; slightly warmer in the Interior valleys Tuesday: scattered thundershow crs in the mountains; night and morning fog on the coast; gentle westerly wind off coast. According to the latest report, the Vatican is providing 200.000 meals daily In the area between Calabria and Florence.
