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Newspaper Page TextFire Bombs Rain On Honshu Cities In Record B-29 Raid 600 SUPERFORTS FOLLOW FLEET IN IT EFFORT Newest Raid Comes While Tokyo Bay Still Echoing from Naval Bombardment v . Guam, Friday, July 20 (U.R) f A record-breaking force of more than 600 B-29 Superfortresses, following up the greatest fleet surface and air bombardment in history, ' showered almost 4,000 tons of fire bombs on four Jap anese industrial cities of Honshu island early today. The newest and greatest Su perfort attack came while Tokyo bay echoed from the crash of American gunfire from a naval squadron which shelled the mouth of the enemy stronghold in a bid to flush out the rem- . nants of Japan's Imperial fleet. 47 Cities Blasted The Honshu cities of Hitachi, Choshi, Fukui and Okazaki were today's B-29 targets, raising to 47 the number of Japanese in- . dustrial centers blasted in the 20th air force's knockout cam paign. In addition, the Superforts pin-pointed the important Nip pon Oil Co. refinery north of j Osaka with a cargo of high ex ; plosives, making it the tenth oil center sought out by the silvery giants. The navy revealed that Amer ican carrier pilots sighted and attacked Japanese "combat ship ping" at the Yokosuka naval base just inside Tokyo bay dur ing yesterday's fleet attack. That suggested that major enemy fleet units might have been caught there, almost in range of the battle-hungry allied warships. . Pearl Harbor, July 19 (U.R) Japanese propagandists said to day the American-British battle fleet is scouting the Honshu coast for potential invasion spots. The Japanese explained that Nippon's war lords were delib erately holding back their air and sea might for the coming invasion and couldn't be "pro voked" into battle. Latest naval estimates are that f 7 the once third-rankine Jananese fleet consists of two battleships, one old battleship-carrier, two decommissioned battleships, a small number of regular aircraft carriers, about 30 destroyers, and "a .few" cruisers. Chungking, July 19 U.R) The Chinese communique today announced Chinese troops have captured Pukiang, 60 miles southwest of Hangchow in cen tral Chekiang province, and are now closing in on heavily forti fied Hangchow bay where the Japanese are prepared for a pos sible allied landing. Pukiang is located approxi mately 15 miles west of the rail way leading southwest from Shanghai to Changsa and the Chinese Rice Bowl. The communique also report ed Chinese forces have recap tured a point 15 miles northwest .of Kweilin, in northeastern ( Kwangsl province, In a concert ed anve xor xne iormcr great American airbase city. Sen. Morse Gives Daily Diatribe On OPA Errors Washington, July 19 (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore., made his promised daily OPA speech in the senate today. After he had spoken for about IS minutes on the Bretton Woods fiscal agreements, he told his colleagues: "And now I'm going to talk on a domestic problem." There was a ripple of laugh ter. Sen. J. William Fulbright, D., Ark., who was sitting nearby, asked: "Do I understand the senator is going to talk about Oregon lambs?" "I shall not disappoint the sen- ator," Morse replied. 'That's ex actly what I'm going to talk about." So Morse again told his col leagues, as he has for several days, how OPA has "bungled" the lamb problem. The Oregon senator has prom ised to speak daily on OPA in adequacy until he gets action. SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM GETS WASHINGTON OKAY Washington, July 19 (U.R) The Senate Agriculture Commit tee today approved B bill by Sen. Richard B. Russell. D., Ga.. to provide for an annual $100,000. 000 Frdrral School Lunch pro gram. The federal ffovernment would contribute funds to the states on the basis of the number of school children In the state and the need . for assistance as indicated by per , capita income in the state in re lation to per capita income throughout the United Stales. MEDFORD United Preit Fortieth Year Soldiers Clubbed In Guardhouse Is Veteran's Plaint London, July 19 (U.R) An American combat infantry man charged in a letter to. the army newspaper Stars and Stripes today that he and other soldiers, many of them wounded veterans, were beaten and club bed repeatedly by American guards at the 10th replacement depot in England. The soldier, whose name was withheld by Stars and Stripes, said he was clubbed on four sep arate occasions by American officers and non-coms for minor infractions. "I have been reading so much about a private in the U. S. Army being court-martialed for hitting German prisoners of war," the soldier wrote. "So what? They don't go to that much trouble about an Amer ican." An army spokesman told the United Press that the beating charges were already being offi cially investigated by the Inspec tor General's Office. SHE VOIE AIM DnrtlsnH Ore.. Julv 19 (U.R) An application for a strike vote nfrMini more than 500 mills and 85,000 workers in five west ern states will be asked snoruy of the National Labor Relations RnnrH hv the North west Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers, AFL, it was learned today. A series of meetings with the War Inhnr Rnnrd and conferences with representatives of labor lo cals determined the unpenning strike vote request. Konnoth M. Davis, executive secretary.- said the AFL-nations were asking for such increases as would establish a minimum of $1.10 an hour for all workers in the industry, meaning raises of from 20 to 37V4 cents an hour. Similar demands were being made by'the CIO workers. " Tho strike vote, if granted, would take place In 30 days un der the Smith-Connally act, Davis said. School Budget In Hearing Tomorrow Public hearing for the pur pose of discussing the Medford city school budget for the com ing fiscal year wnl be neid at n. m. tomorrow in the office of the city superintendent in the city hall. The budget, adopted June 27 at a meeting of the budget com mittee and the school board, calls for 5338,152 for expenditures fon the coming year. Bourbon Making To End July 31 Wnshinetnn. Julv 19 (U.R) Take it easy on that bourbon, brother. The government says no more can be manufactured after July 31. Secretary of Agriculture i-iin-inn P Anderson said that all corn the raw material of bour bon is needed for food and live stock feed. Distillers will not be permitted to use any for either beverage or industrial al cohol after this month. BMSWaBffSW I. A I " H President Truman presides over the first full-dress session of the Big Three conference as It got under way with "preliminary exchange of views on matters requiring decision by the hesds of the three governments." President Truman, with his aides on either side, is seated with back to cim era. Premier Stalin and his aides are seated iurthir on right, while Churchill and staff can be seen to IciU Full Leased Wira BILL10NSISEN. TAFT CUSES BARGAINING ASSET President Against Pouring Out Wealth Without Some thing Concrete In Return. Potsdam, July 19 (U.R) President Truman, wearing a brown business suit, was host at a state dinner at the Little Whie House tonight for the key men of the Big Three conference. Mr. Truman's dinner was the first such social affair of the conference. British Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden was ab sent because of an indisposition. An American army band played on the Little White House lawn. Potsdam, July 19 President Truman carried into the third Big Three session today the most potent bargaining stock of the conference billions of dol lars of American aid to be bal anced off against military help in the Pacific. Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill are learning that Mr. Truman's position in this conference is strictly give and take. v The Big Three had established a schedule of regular meetings. The foreign ministers were meet ing daily at 11 a. m. to prepare the material for the following meeting of Mr. Truman, Stalin and Churchill. This procedure began Monday with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes presid ing and the chairmanship rotat ing thereafter. , . Bradley Summoned ' , Charles Ross, White House press secretary, disclosed that Gen. Omar N. Bradley was sum money to the conference com pound Friday to discuss his new job as chief of Veterans admin istration with Mr. Truman. The president's policy, it can be revealed, is essentially this: The United States will not pour out its tremendous material wealth without something con crete in return. It will not un dertake fresh economic burdens without some concessions from the other side. And Mr. Truman is completely uninterested in concessions in volving goods or cash because there simply isn't any of cither in Europe. Big Development Due Meanwhile, all accounts fil tering out through the close con ference censorship indicated that startling developments are im pending in the Japanese war. It was believed here that a defin ite connection exists between Stalin's recent conversations with Chinese- Premier T. V. Soong in Moscow and Soong's earlier talks with Mr. Truman in Washington. FREIGHT INCREASED Washington, July 19 (U.R) Loadings of revenue freight in the, week ended July 14 rebound ed 156.64 cars from the six month low of the previous week, which included the July Fourth holiday, the .Association of American Railroads announced today. EX JifJiW TP MEDFOF THER ROUND IN BRETTON BATTLE Senate Rejects Amendment Barring U. S. Membership Until Restrictions Lifted. Washington, July 19 (U.R) The senate today passed legis lation authorising the United States to participate in the $9,100,000,000 world bank and the $8,800,000,000 internation al monetary fund proposed under the Bretton Woods agreements. Washington, July 19 (U.R) Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., lost .nnlh.,1 rnnnii in hie hnttlo to defeat the Bretton Woods mone tary proposals today when the Slonnti. roiprtpd nn amendment which opponents said would "sound a deatn Kneii tor me global money plan. The vote was 53 to 23. Taft's amendment would have barred American membership in the proposed $9,100,000,000 world bank and $8,800,000,000 international monetary stabiliza tion fund until provision had been made for immediate re moval of exchange restrictions by member nations. The pro posed U. S. contribution to the bank and fund would be about $6,000,000,000. Administration senators expect ratification of the proposals be fore nightfall. Taft said his amendment was aimed at forcing Great Britain to settle her economic problems and remove her exchange restrictions before she could draw American dollars from the fund. 'Secret Documents Taken to Asylum New York, July 19 (U.R) The Office of Strategic Services today obtained a State Supreme court order seizing secret docu ments from Bcllevue hospital which had been holding them for a mental patient, a former woman secret secretary for OSS. U. S. Attorney Stuart Z. Kins ly, appearing for OSS, said the documents were brought to the hospital by Miss Anna Hutchin son, who was carrying them in a "big black briefcase, which she clutched to her breast," when she was confined May 15. Miss Hutchinson was said to have left the OSS in 1944. Mountbatten Calls . On Gen. MacArthur Manila, July 1 9 (U.R) Admir al Lord Louis Mountbatten vis ited Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters last week to co ordinate the final pushes against the Japanese from the southwest Pacific and the India-Burma theater, it was announced today. Mountbatten, allied supreme commander in southeast Asia, was accompanied by key mem bers of his staff on the visit to MacArthur's headquarters. Boston, July 1 9 (U.R) Under a front page heading of "official" news of the Big Three confer ence, the Boston Globe today had a two-inch square of blank space. 1- ) JGON, THURSDAY, JULY 19, ARSENAL EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE DRIVE THOUSANDS FROM HOMES Loggers Battle Blaze in Oregon -01 ........ (Acme TeUphoto) Loggers work in a pall of smoke, trying to save bridge across Wilson Rtver, Tillamook, Ore., In week-long forest fire, worst in state since 1929. More than 1600 servicemen and civilians fought blaze covering at least 22,000 acres in rugged mountain country. HIGHWAY CLOSED Portland, Ore., July 19 (U.R) State Forestry Officials closed the Wilson river highway today between Glenwood and Tilla mook Junction as some 3000 fire fighters fought desperately to stem two western Oregon forest fires raging out of control in a westward direction toward Jor dan Creek, 18 miles from Tilla mook. The Wilson rlvnr route, open ed Tuesday after a closure since Sunday evening, was closed 6 p. m., Wednesday evening be cause of snags and hot rocks along the right of way and be cause of dense smoke from the fire, particularly west of McNa mcr's camp. Camp In Path A. J. Ford, district mainten ance superintendent of the State Highway Department, said Mc Namer's camp, a former WPA construction camp, was In the path of the fire and believed burning. More than 400 fire fighters from Fort Stevens camped at the Smith logging operations were forced to move back to the Tilla mook air base 20 miles distant, as the huxe blaze on Its western front In Tillamook swept coast- ward on both sides of the Wilson river. In Polk county, the Willam ette Valley Lumber Company fire broke out of control again, 30 miles west of Dallas, covering some 2800 acres, according to Earl Fulgham, company man ager. He said the fire had de stroyed an estimated 4,000.000 feet of logs and some $8000 worth of Willamette Valley's equipment. Invades Green Timber The Wilson river conflagration has also Invaded an island of green Stlmson timber, a stand of old-growth Douglas Fir and the last remaining belt spared by the famed Tillamook fire of 1939, according to Gordon T. Hanson, Stlmson official. State Forester N. S. Rogers de clared himself as frankly wor ried over the east wind threat, particularly along the western fire boundary. FLOOD CONTROL 8IGNED Sacramento, July 19 U.R) Gov. Earl Warren today signed the Crittenden Flood Control bill endorsing 21 U. S. army engi neers flood control projects and committing the stale to turnisn $31,000,000 towards the $500,- 000,000 program. The American Indians are making the largest per capita contribution to the war cllurt. RIBUNE United Press Full 1945 1 - :t - wf 337 Casualties On Carrier Crashed By Suicide Planes Washington, July 19 (U.R) Three hundred and thirty-seven American fighting men were lost or injured when two Japanese suicide planes crashed into the Aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga near Formosa early this year and left the ship in flames, the navy revealed today. Of the casualties, 144 are dead or missing, the navy said in an nouncing that the 27,000 ton Es sex class carrier already has San Francisco, July 19 (U.R) The leadership of western busi ness could stimulate post-war employment for 30,000,000 peo ple throughout the nation In such diversified fields as hous ing, steel, metals, automobiles, ships, roads and public health, Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser said today. In an address before the San Francisco Chamber of Com merce, Kaiser surveyed post-war prospects for the 16 western states. He said four principles formed the foundation for future planning. They were: 1, Full employment; 2, com petition and fair play; 3, "a minimum of shelter and protec tion" for business and "maxi mum freedom from regulation and restraint;" 4, new levels of productivity. STATE GUARD COMPANIES PLAN SUNDAY PRACTICE Officers and men of Head quarters company and Company A, Oregon State Guard will as semble at the armory at 8 a. m. Sunday to proceed to Camp White rifle range for rifle prac tice. Headquarters company will Install and operate field tel ephones. Light refreshments will be prepared by Harry Wales and dismissal will be around noon. BASEBALL American Chicago 5 12 0 Boston 3 9 1 , Lee and Trcsh; O'Neill and Garbark. National Brooklyn 15 0 Chicago 3 9 0 Lombnrdl, King (8) and An drews, Sandlock (8); Wysc and Williams, - Leased Wix Forest Fire ,sl v ft " been repaired and Is back In the Pacific. Skipper Wounded The story of the Ticonderoga was a saga of heroic crew and their skipper, Commodore Dixie Klefer of Kansas City, who kept fighting for 12 hours despite 65 body wounds. On the morning of January 21 the Ticonderoga was launching planes when a Jap plane came out of the sun through a cloud bank and crashed thrdugh the flight deck. The bomb exploded between the gallery deck and the hanger deck, which was packed with aircraft being refueled and rearmed. While the crew fought fire and pushed burning planes over board other Japanese sulciders were attacking the stricken ship. The Ticonderoga's planes shot down five of the enemy and snip anti-aircraft gunners accounted for three more. Ship Hit Again But Just before 1:00 p. m., the Ticonderoga was hit again, a Japanese plane and its two bombs crashed into tne super structure, setting off more fires Several top officers were lost to the Ticonderoga In the sccona ntlnrk Burch was wounded ser iously and Klefer. wounded In 65 separate places, lay bleeding on the bridge. Butadiene Plant Seizure Ordered . Washington. July 19 (U.R) President Truman tooay oranrcu Petroleum Administrator Har old L. Ickcs to seize and oper t (ho hntndienp Dlant at Hous ton, Tex., operated by Sinclair Rubber, inc. The seizure was ordered be cause of a strike threat which Mr Tmmnn said constituted a ihstnntial and immediate emergency" in the form of a threatened Interruption in pro duction of butadierlie used in making synthetic rubber. By The Side Of The Rogue By Dale Vincent Under pressure of a growing shopping list demanding Im mediate attention, we melted and poured Into town on the crest of countless heat waves. Found a few familiar faces gleaming with perspiration. Can't help feeling a little sorry for our friends caught In the web of city demands, with their feet stuck to the hot pavement. ...., n.n. It's only tomporary, we know, and In fact w like a littla heat once in a while to even things up. Kind of makes you ap preciate those cooler days. After a sticky two hours of shopping found our parked car three Inches deep in the melted asphalt. Upon opening the door a blast of hot air swooped over us with force, and we wended our blistered way back home. Staggering across the yard, found the old canvas chair under the big alder tree that hangs over the cool river and felt mighty glad that we liko tho simple things of Wo. . Weather FORECAST: Filf and warmer tonight and friday with ihowrri In blither mountain tonight and Friday. Tamp. Highest Yeiterday 90 Lowest this Morning 56 Prec. To S a. m today . ...Tract NO. 100. SHAKEN AS BIG SHELLSEXPLODE Rail Traffic Halted; Boats Flee Harbor; Shell Blasts Keep Observers Distant. Halifax, July 19 (U.R) Fire spreading uncontrolled through the nearby Royal Canadian nav al arsenal set off a continuous drumfire of heavy ammunition today, driving thousands from their homes in Halifax and Dart mouth and pinning them against the sea. -' No trains were leaving or ar riving and all boats had fled the harbor. Casualties Light Casualties were small. Only 14 persons were reported in jured as military and city offi cials acted swiftly to evacuate the north ends of both towns along plans drawn up during the war. No deaths had been re ported, The arsenal , area was entirely cleared. Oficials, admitting that casualties were unexpectedly light, said the number might in crease when communications were established with the small towns of Tuft's cove and Bed ford, nearer the arsenal. Evac uees from there said damage was heavy in both sections. Halifax Rocked Six heavy explosions had echoed from the arsenal at 3 a. m., shattering windows in towns along the bay. The sixth rocked Halifax from end to end and plunged the city Into dark ness. Residents fled as far as they could from the arsenal area, crowding against the sea at the south end of the two principal cities. The sky was bright all night long as tongues of fire shot hun dreds (of feet into the air above the 600 acre armament depot. Exploding shells kept all persons from approaching by land or sea to learn the damage or how much uncxploded ammunition remained. Police said damage in the Noya Scotia capital would amount close to $1,000,000 from broken windows alone. Streets were littered with glass from windows that had only recently been repaired after being smash in V-day celebrations. Quick Grab Saves Scaffold Worker New York, July 19 (U.R) A quick grab at a rope saved the life of Max Bayer, 40, when a scaffold shot from under him, 19 stories above the street today. His son, Irving, 17, who was on the other end of the scaffold plunged to a parking lot below and was instantly killed. Father and son were water proofing a window at 114 W. 41st street, when the rope hold ing the scaffold broke at the end on which the son was standing. The father seized the parted rope with one hand, holding on. PACKING HOUSE STRIKE KNOTS MEAT SITUATION St. Louis, Mo., July 19 (U.R) Fifteen hundred workers in three St. Louis packing houses went on strike today, further aggra vating an already serious meat situation.