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Klamath Man Third LaH O' Woods Victim in 2 Days Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy with thunder thowen in moun tain i, occasionally croiilng vallfy. Continued warm. Temp. Htsheit Yesterday S Lowest thli Nornlng .3 Fortieth Year Okinawa Planes Take Over Battering Of Japanese Mainland on 36th Day CARRIER STRIKE WINDS UP WITH TERRIFIC RAID Suicide Bases Lashed By Mustang and Thunderbolt Fighters Expect More. Pearl Harbor, July 11-OJ.PJ Tokyo said today the U. SI third fleet had finally broken off its carrier strike against Japan with a mighty final blast that wreck ed at least 173 Japanese aircraft and 32 ships. It was the 36th straight day of the pre-invasion bombing of Japan. Even as the fleet with drew army raiders from Oki nawa took up the assault. Tokyo reported a flight of about 150 American P-51's and P-47's at tacked the suicide plane bases on eastern and southern Kyushu for about two hours today. Despite the fact that Halsey's fleet ' steamed almost into the mouth of Tokyo bay, it was al lowed to withdraw without so much as an answering shot from the stunned enemy. Fires leaped through Tokyo and the 80 airfields surrounding the city testified to the havoc wrought. Speaking 'from Washington, Secretary of the Navy- James V. Forrestal said last night that the third fleet's strike had proved that the U. S. "now controls the sea right up to Japan." To do this, he said the navy has sunk more than 250 major Japanese warships, hundreds of merchant ships, and has de stroyed thousands of planes. From Kunming, Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault said the 14th airforce had achieved its first objective of sweeping Japanese planes from China's skies. He said in the future the 14th planes will swing to supporting Chinese ground forces. The . Chinese Central Newsi Agency declared that Japanese forces are hurriedly abandoning their entire salient in southern Kiangsi province. The high command's commu nique reported Chinese troops have recaptured Hain-Ch'eng (Sinchang) airfield and Nankang. both in Kiangsi province, as well as Chungtu, on the Kweilin-Lui-chow highway 35 miles north past of Liuchow In central Kwangsi. It appeared that the Chinese are gradually gathering steam for an all-out blow against the Japanese transcontinental corri dor across China. In Borneo Australian troops secured completely Balikpapan harbor and the great Pandsan sari oil refineries. Now they must sweep the waiting Japs from 200-foot high Mount Bato champar. SAN FRANCISCAN HEADS NORTH AMERICAN SHRINE Chicago. July 11. (U.R) William H. Woodfield, Jr., 51, San Francisco real estate invest or, today was elected imperial potentate of the Ancient and Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America. Woodfield, who succeeded Alfred G. Avoid, Fargo. N. D., was elected at the closing ses sion of the imperial council's annual meeting. Harold Lloyd. Beverly Hills, Calif., was elect ed imperial high priest and pro phet. . POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL' . IN THIRD LOVE FAILURE Hollywood, June 1 1 fU.R) Barbara Hutton, poor little rich girl who married a prince, a count and a movie star in a fran tic search for happiness, today admitted she had failed again.' ine nas sued Actor Cary Grant, onetime English acrobat, for di vorce. Attorney Jerry Geisler filed the brief complaint against the handsome Grant, first common er husband of the second richest woman In the world, charging he caused her "grcvious mental distriss, suffering and anguish, Medford United Prut Full Leased Wlie Home From Raid, Super-Fort Crashes 1111 ' Returning from a strike at the Jap homeland where lt was badly shot up, this Buperfort made a crash land ing on Iwo Jima's 7th Fighter Command base. The entire crew escaped, some with minor injuries. TWO FIRES RAGE COASTAL TIBER Portland, Ore., July 1 1 (U.R) Forest rangers today prepared for trouble In Oregon forests as two forest fires were reported burning out of control in the coast range mountains near For est Grove and Astoria. In the northwest section of Washington county a threaten ing blaze was burning out of contrbl across cut-over and old burn sections in the holdings of the Oregon-American Lumber Co. The fire is along the bound ary of Tillamook and Washing ton counties ort the north fork of the Salmonberry river, only 27 miles northwest of Forest Grove. In Clatsop county, the first major fire of the season was re ported with flames of unknown origin burning through' an 80 acre tract of Oregon-American timber land 50 miles southeast of Astoria. 35,000 New York, July 11. (U.R) The greatest number of Euro pean veterans to hit American shores in a single day since V-E day arrived in New York today aboard eight troop transports. More than 35,000 cheering troops passed the grey-green statue of Liberty under a cloud less sky as the ships, paced by the giant Queen Mary and the West Point, steamed up the bay. They included five infantry regi ments, a complete general hospi tal unit, numerous eighth air force groups and scores of smal ler units. The Queen Mary, Jammed with 8.642 Americans and al most 7,000 Canadian troops, docked shortly before 1 p.m. after a noisy greeting from har bor tugs, two helicopters and a music-blaring navy blimp. Decks and portholes were massed with cheering and waving soldiers as the ship sailed into the. harbor, flying the union jack, the stars and stripes and a souvenir of war a nazl regimental banner. 50-YEAR-OLD SAILOR IS CHAMPION FATHER Winona, Minn., July 11 (U.R) A 50-year-old sailor, Roman L. Springer of Winona; today laid claim to the paternity champion ship among U. S. servicemen. Springer has 14 children. Springer, who left a $100-a-month carpenter's Job to enlist in the navy in March, 1944, said that his wife and 11 children at home, ranging in age from 8 I months to 18 years, receive a total of $280 monthly allotments. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY Jap Diplomats Jeered By G.I.s On U. S. Arrival New York, July 11. flJ.PJ The Japanese ambassador to Berlin, Hiroshi Oshima, and 32 members of his staff slunk off the nav transport West Point today under the guard of Jap- American battle veterans and crossed a gangplank to a harbor ship. Their destination was not disclosed. The 7,607 American troops who had shared the Japanese diplomats' voyage from Europe booed and taunted them from the West, Point's decks. "Don't be so careful," one shouted. "We hope you fall." The Japanese appeared amused at the taunts. "Laugh, you B d," another soldier yelled. "You'll be dead in an hour." Two Japanese-American ser geants had Oshima in tow. Tl COMMUNIST PLOT Washington, July 11 (UP.) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today heard a suc cession of witnesses against the United Nations charter, one of whom was escorted from the witness chair by two policemen. The opposition witnesses vari ously assailed the charter as a "communist plot" and a plan for "empire rule and protested the "sinister" speed with which it was being moved toward Senate ratification. The committee put a general 15-minute limit on each witness' appearance. Mrs. Agnes' Waters. Washing ton, D. C, describing herself as representing the National Blue Star Mothers, was the first wit ness. She called the charter fraud, deceit and an Internation al conspiracy that will knock down this nation and overthrow this government." She charged it is part of a general communist plot to control the worm. By Nelson Grabs PGA Tourney Lead Dayton, O., July 11 (U.R) Byron Nelson, Toledo, O., trying to beat the Jinx which has been trailing him for three P.G.A. tournaments, grabbed a two-up lead over Gene Sarazen, New York today at the halfway mark in their 36-holo opening round match of the 1945 P.G.A. cham pionship. KIWANIANS SEE MAGIC AT N00N-TIME MEETING "Lopez, the Magician' versa tile entertainer with West Coast shows, now playing here, enter tained members of the Kiwanis Club at their noon meeting at Holland Hotel today. Sllght-of-hand card, rope and metal ring tricks were among the variety of magical feats presented, .' 1 at Iwo Jima (Acme Telcpholnt T OF JR. CHAMBER Robert Rucker was Installed president of the Mcdford Junior Chamber of Commerce at a din ner meeting at Rupp's Dining Room in Central Point Tuesday evening. Marvin Hixson, Klam ath Falls, vice-president of Ore gon state Junior Chamber, in stalled Rucker and the follow ing officers: Don Foote. first vice president; Gerald Latham, sec ond vice president; Dale Step henson, secretary and George Davis, treasurer. Directors in stalled were William Mcyst, Lyle Kinney Chct Weed, Alan Jcw ctt, Carl Bennett, Jr., Robert Schenck, Arnold Dcpncr and Lew Conger. Retiring president Victor Mil nes presided over the meeting and welcomed Ray Ish back to Medford. Paul - Selby . made a brief talk on why he wanted to live in Mcdford. Milnes praised the JayCees for accomplishments since the club was organized last October and pledged full sup port for greater activities in the community. Mrs. Victor Milnes Installed new officers of the Lady JayCees at the joint ceremony. Mrs. Alan Jewctt was Installed as presi dent, Mrs. Dale Stephenson, vice president, Mrs. Harry Watson, secretary, and Mrs. Jack Den npn treasurer. Mrs. Paul Selby, rptirina nrcsident. gave a brief outline of activities of the Lady JayCees since its inception last fall and challenged the new offi cers to do bigger things during the year ahead. Deaf Mute Admits Slaying Wife, Child Pcabody, Mass., July 11 U.R) A deaf and dumb prize-fighter beat his deaf and dumb wife and only daughter to death with a hammer early today and con fessed by writing a note to po lice. "I killed my wife and baby," read the note which Dave Hor- blit, 26, scrawled on a scrap of paper after walking into a police station. Police accompanied the light- heavyweight fighter to his home on Maple street where the bodies of Mrs. Catherine Horblit, 22, and her 20-month-old daughter Caroline lay. NAZI TERRORIST GANG BROKEN UP BY CZECHS London, July 1 1 (U.R) Ra dio Prague said today that a gang of Nazi terrorists, led by former German army officers, has been broken up by Czecho slovak authorities In the Sude ten border district. An undisclosed number of the gang were arrested by Czecho slovak police and large stores of weapons and food were confis cated, the broadcast said. 11, 1945 E STARTS 18 FIRES Eighteen fires started by light ning during the electrical storm which hit the vicinity of Rogue River valley last evening have been brought under control by suppression crews of the Rogue River National Forest and the State Forest Patrol, it was stated this morning by headquarters of those two groups. Rain Spotty Weather Bureau officials said today that rainfall was spotty during the storm, large drops falling in some areas of Medford while no measurable amount fell at the airport. The temperature reached 95 degrees shortly be fore 4:03 p.m. when the storm began. Lightning continued thru the evening with more rain and thunder between 8 and 9 o'clock, until the storm subsided about midnight. Forecasts for tonight Indicate electrical storms in surrounding mountains, and possibly In the valley, it was stated. None of the fires was serious or threatened extcnslvedamage, but crews have been alerted dur ing the present danger period brought on by high temperatures and low humidity, coupled with lightning storms in the area. Others Reported """' Other' blazes have been re ported and are being Investigat ed today. ' Of the seven fires reported In the Rogue River National Forest area between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. yesterday, four were in the Ap plcgate district, two near Union Creek, and one at Lake o' Woods. Men dispatched to each blaze had the fires under control this morning. Six fires in the Greensprlngs area were reported to the State Highway Patrol, the largest cov ering several acres. Two were started in the Moss lake area, one near Dudley mountain north of Butte Falls, one at the mouth of Elk Creek, and one on tne middle fork of Rogue river. All were started by lightning and have been brought under con trol. A 25-acre "flash" fire at Pros pect, of undetermined origin, was also reported yesterday and Is being controlled by logging crews in the area. Childless Woman Admits Kidnaping Marion, O., July 1 1 . (U.R! Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Crevlston. estranged wife of an army ser geant, cuddled her nine-day-old daughter in her arms today and sobbingly thanked police for finding the kidnaped Infant be fore anything happened to her. Tiny Jean Eileen Crevlston apparently had no 111 effects from her two-day stay with a war worker's young wife who told police she stole the child from a hospital crib because she was unable to have a baby of her own. Plucky Portland-Built Ship Back For Kamikaze Repairs Portland, Ore., July 11 (U.R) Another plucky ship, the cargo vessel S. S. Brown Victory, was here today for repairs after four men were killed and the mast broken when a Jap bomber, loaded with two 500-pound bombs, crashed at a 45-degree angle on her forward deck off Ic Jima last May 28. Launched at Portland only two months before her clash with a twin-engined Jap "Betty" bomber, the Brown Victory had only the day before narrowly missed damage when a Nip "Kamikaze" plane zoomed over her bow Into the waters of Ie Jima bay. Both times the vessel was lay ing at anchor in lie Jima bay. The Brown Victory was un loading cargo when the Jap bomber, chased by three Aracri- Tribune United Fhii-Full SIDETRACKED FOR Tl Government Bans Transpor tation of Racing, Show Animals In Emergency. Washington, July 11 XU.R) The government today banned the transportation of race horses or show animals by railroads. It also prohibited their trans portation by truck operators do ing business either as common carriers or on a contract basis. The order was announced by Director J. Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Trans portation. It was issued at his request by the interstate com merce commission in order to prevent unnecessary burdens on the transportation system during army redeployment. The order is effective at once and applies to shipment of race horses or show animals in Intra state, interstate and foreign com merce. All Show Animals The ODT said the order ap plied to race dogs, as well as racehorses and show animals of all kinds. The order is ef fective until July 1. 1946, un less countermanded or modified. Johnson said the action was necessary "In order to expedite the movement of troops, material of war and civilian supplies needed for the successful prose cution of the war." He said that most race horses and show animals are carried in express cars or in specially con structed livestock cars on express and nasseneer train runs. He bo' llevod- that the new directive would relcae a considerable vol ume of equipment for other types of transDortation purposes, as well as lightening the loads that passenger trains might otherwise be hauling. With President Truman Aboard the USS Augusta, July 11 (U.R) President Truman con ferred with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and Fleet Ad miral William D. Leahy for sev eral hours today in preparation for the Big Three meeting which will begin at Potsdam, Germany next week. This veteran warship turned northeast during the night as It sped toward the northern Euro pean port where the pre; I lent will disembark. He will com plete the Journey to the site of the conference by airplane. Grandmother Held In Child's Death Media, Pa., July 11 (U.Pi) Mrs. Anne E. Dufflcy, 44, was held without ball today on mur der charges after police said, she beat to death her two-and-one-half year old granddaughter whose soldier father was killed in Europe. The victim, Sandra Lee Mc Cann. lived with the grandmoth er in Ashton township, while her mother, Roberta Dufficy McCann was employed at a Bridgeport, Conn., war plant. can Corsair fighters, loomed over the horizon in a frantic cf- ford to escape the fighters. Apparently finding his plight futile and already punctured by gunfire from the fighters and naval fire from the ships in the bay, the pilot turned his riddled bomber into a suicide ship, crashing onto the decks of the freighter. In a matter of seconds the Brown Victory was a scene of desolation. The ship's mast and booms were sheared off, and ev ery part of the vessel was smoth ered by shrapnel, killing four men and wounding twenty. Though four of the crew three navy armed guard crew members and one merchant sea men were killed, the ship was able to reach the iutci unasslst- ed, ... Leased Wire NO. 93. 50,000 IDLE AS STRIKES FLARE E PLANTS Largest Stoppage at Fire stone Plant With 16,500 In 11th Day of Walkout. By United Press : Almost 50,000 workers were Idle today as labor disputes struck scattered war Industries and civilian production. The biggest work stoppage was in the Akron, O., plant of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. where 16.500 members of the United Rubber Workers CIO were in their 11th day of strik ing. The union called a meeting for Friday to discuss a war labor board order to go back to work. A flare-up in the New York Shipbuilding Corp. yard in Cam den, N. J was settled after a walkout of 3,000 welders had paralyzed ship construction. An other 15,000 were idle for a lew hours as the yard's activities vir tually ceased. 14,500 In Detroit Detroit, scene of spreading labpr troubles a few weeks ago, again had its labor disputes. Already 14,200 workers had quit their jobs In various plants. Domestic service to seven states by the United Fuel Gas Co., Charleston, W, Va., was at a minimum as the result of a strike over wages by the CIO International Oil Workers union In Pennsylvania, all four Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, coal mines were closed by a strike over the rehiring of a war veteran. No Milk Delivery " A dispute over employment of three union cashiers left at least 130,000 families In Detroit with out milk for the third day. New York newspaper delivery men faced loss of closed shop privileges for refusing to end their strike against the New York Publishers Association at 8 a. m. today. Composing room employes at two Fort Wayne, Ind., newspapers also continued to strike. Imports of strategic materials by air In 1944 totaled 7,133.000 pounds, or considerably less than half the carrying capacity of one Liberty ship. Confident of Yqnks ( Acme Ttlephata) Vice Admiral Daniel S. Barbey, U. S. N commander 7th Amp hlblous forces, 7th fleet, said In San Fran cisco, on return from Borneo In vasion, that U. 8. amphibious forces can land on any shore. Admiral Bsrbey has directed M major Pa cific operations, landed a million Yanks overseas. By The Side Of The Rogue By DaU Vlncant One of our neighbors Is a kind-hearted soul. He likes children, dogs, people and birds, but he also gets hungry now and then. A family of nine young quail formed the habit of Joining his flocK of chickens at meal times. Enjoying this free handout all summer, Ihcy had become quite tamo almost as tame as chickens, which would fly up on to our neighbor's shoulders and arms at feeding ""come last fall, and hunting season, and having a license and m shotgun, our neighbor who likes birds decided to shoot the quail. So, upon their arrival he leveled his trusty fowling piece Intending to annihilate the nine quail with one terrible blast. One of his pet chickens flew upon the barrel. He lowered the muzzle and wiped the chicken off. Again raising his gun and taking careful aim, nnnthor phipknn flpw nnon the barrel and another upon his shoul- dcr. Under such handicaps, and i quail illll enjoy mealtime on icbcauio, R. HOLLINGSWORTH HELPS SAVE FOUR, LOSES OWN LIFE Sudden Windstorm Capsizes Boat With Five Aboard Medford Girls Rescued. The third drowning victim at Lake O' the Woods in a two-day period was a Klamath Falls man who lost his life about 10 p. m., yesterday, after aiding three Medford girls and a Talent man ' to reach safety after the boat in which the five were riding cap sized. The lake Is being dragged to day for the body of , Richard Hollingsworth, 25, missing since the accident. Also involved in the accident and rescued with the aid of Hollingsworth before his disappearance were Billie Stewart, Geoigian Weigt and Shirley DeMoss, all of Medford, and Merle Bradley, 40, of Talent. AH four are apparently unin jured. Storm Causa According to information re ceived here, the two men and three girls were on the lake about 10 o'clock last night when a wind storm came up, making the water choppy, and the boat capsized. Ed Miller, a logger living near the lake, heard calls for help and paddled his 19-foot canoe to mid lake where he rescued the three girls and Bradley. The girls were clinging to the overturned boat, where they had been helped by Hollingsworth, who then disappeared under the sur face. His body had not been re covered at noon today. The three girls had gone to the lake Friday on a vacation trip. They were to return to Mertfnrrt thin pvenintf frnm the resort. Parents of the trio are Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stewart of the Old Military road, Mr. and. Mrs. George E. DeMoss of the Old Military road, and Mr. and Mrs. George A. Weigt of 710 Dakota street. Hollingsworth was staying at the lake resort where he had charge of the boats. The road to Diamond Lake by way of Crater Lake National park will be ready for use Thursday, E. P. Lcavltt, park superintendent, announced to day. Rim road Is not open in wine uiass-viuua vp bw;mu but is expected to be ready for travel In about a week, Leavitt said. When the section is open autos will be able to go clear around the rim. Leavitt said there were 202 cars with 867 passengers, at the lake Sunday. The figure includ es four bus loads of Marines from the Klamath Falls Bar racks. Weather was warm at the lake Sunday. Special Autos For Battle-Maimed Is Promise By Ford Detroit. July 11 (U.R) Henry Ford, president of Ford Motor Co., announced today that special auto driving equipment will be provided free by the company for Ford cars owned by veterans who have lost arms or legs In battle. The auto manufacturer's state ment coincided with a demon st ration at Warhlngton today in which Thomas Parran, surgeon general of the United States, ex hibited the special auto driving equipment before members of the Society of Automotive Engi neers. POWER LEAKS ELIMINATED A new clamp has been devised to improve the efficiency of power feeder connections for electrically-operated machinery. Power leaks, resulting from lesj effective connections, are elim inated. being a kindly soul our neighbor'!
