Klamath Man Third LaH O' Woods Victim in 2 Days
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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'!