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Nerve-Shattered Japs Wonder When Next Blow Will Fall f r Weather FORECAST: cifar to partly cloudy with little chance In temperature tonlfht and Sat urday. Temp. Hlgheit Yesterday 90 Lowest this Morning 2 Fortieth Year Premier Josef Stalin greets President left Is seen Secretary of State - World Peace and Prosperity Only Aim Truman Berlin, July 20 (U.R) Presi dent Truman, speaking briefly at a symbolic hoisting of the Stars and Stripes over Berlin, said to day that America's only aim was worldwide peace and prosperity, Involving no territorial ambi tions. Truman was flanked by the American chieftains who took leading roles in the defeat of Germany Gen. Dwight D. Ei senhower, Secretary of War Henrv L. Stimson, Gen. Omar N. Bradley and Gen. George S. Patton, whose presence in Ber- WEAKENING JAPS Chungking, July 20 (U.R) Chinese forces pounded a weak ening Japanese defense through out southeast China today. Troops driving on the former great American airbase at Kwci lin, have recaptured Laipo, 55 miles to the south, and are now moving against Yangso, a Chi nese communique said. While Chinese units pushed for Yangso. in Kwangsl province approximately 30 miles south of Kwcilin, other troops in the Kan river valley of south central Kiangsi province battled fiercely with a large Japanese force. Most of the fighting took place at points west of Taiho. 150 mites southeast of Changsha, as the Japanese attempted to keep from being driven north. VALLEY APPLE CROP 60 CARS THIS YEAR The apple crop of the valley this fall will be approximately 60 cars, according to Charles A. Wing, orchardist, and one of the main apple growers here. The total is 15 or 20 cars more than shipped last year. Waste Paper Depots Listed Collection of wast paper will be mad Monday, July 23, in Jackson county, starting at 9 a. m., according to the Shrine com mittee in charge of the salvage drive. In Medford. paper to be picked up should be placed on the curb in residential districts and in the business diitrict should be placed in regular loading sones. Those who wish to deliver their own bundles may take the paper to the central salvage depot at the Armory. .... Those living in rural districts are requested to leave their bundles at the following salvage sub-depots: Berrydale In front of Big "Y" Market at Junction of High way 99 and Midway road. Howard School District Howard Grocery Store, opposite Howard School. .... Central Point Associated Service Station, Highway 99. Foots Creek Foots Creek Store. Rogue River Teede Cardin, Sams Valley Grange Hall. Table Rock Table Rock Store. Applegate Pernoll Store. Jacksonville West side of U. S. Hotel. Ruch Sunnyside Service Station. Eagle Point Mrs. Frank Brown. Library. Shady Cove Roguedal Store. Paul Davis. Trail Trail Store, H. Howe. McLeod Neil's Resort. Wm. NeU. Prospect Grieve's Store. Ludow Grieve. Gold Hill Scout Hall. Mr. Gilchrist. M United Press President calls on Stalin (Acme Radio-Telephoto) Harry S. Truman as the latter calls at Stalin's Berlin residence. At James Byrnes and (right) Soviet ForeUn Minister Molotov. Declares In Flag Raising Talk lin for the bigthree conference was revealed for the first time. Historic Flag The flag was raised at 2 p. m. over U. S. group control council headquarters in a former air defense barracks in the Dahlem suburb was the one lifted over Algiers and Rome. It fluttered over the . capital when a state of war with Germany, Italy and Japan was declared. Truman spoke for five min utes at the ceremony wedged into the round of big three con ferences, over which the obscur ing veil of secrecy still hung. Admiral Emory Land, Ameri can war shipping administrator, and his staff were revealed to have arrived to join the big three consultations. They reached the closely guarded Potsdam com pound yesterday. "This is fl historic occasion," Truman said at the flag raising ceremony. "We have conclusive ly proven that a free people can successfully look after the af fairs of the world." In Name of People He said that in raising the flag it should be remembered that this was done in the name of the people of the United Stntes who were looking forward to a better world with the benefits shared by all, not Just a few at the top. He disclaimed any American interest in the territories of the world, and reaffirmed that his country had no other goal than the securing of peace and pros perity for all the peoples. The president's voice tensed with emotion and determination as he said: "We are not interested in con quest, and do not want a single piece of territory from this war. We Just want peace and pros perity that Is what we are fighting for. and that Is what we propose to win. . "Let us not forget we arc fighting for the peace and wel fare of mankind." Truman Host Eisenhower and Bradley lunched with Mr. Truman before EDFORD Full Lasted Wirt MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY the flag raising. Last night the president gave a state dinner in the little white house, at which he played the piano for Prime Minister Churchill. Premier Stalin and his other guests. Authorities revealed that Churchill was Sti.lin'j guest at a private dinner Wednesday night. The belated British announce: ment of the Stalin-Churchill din ner appeared to be aimed at spik ing reports of a growing cool ness between the two conferees. MONARCHY STEP SEEN IN SPAIN Madrid, July 20 (U.R) . A sweeping reorganization of the Spanish government was report ed imminent today in an ap parent move by Gen. Francisco Franco to break the falange and smooth Spain's way back into the good graces of the united nations. Authoritative sources said Franco might announce the shake-up today and that it defi nitely would be made public within the next three or four days. The reorganization, as report ed in informed Madrid quarters, would give Spain a center-rightist government and would ob viously be a step toward the restoration of the monarchy, which Franco announced Tues day as one of his ultimate aims. Washington, July 20 (U.R) Acting Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson says the War de partment has flatly turned down oil rpmiests to discharge men from the army solely on occu pational grounds to fill civilian needs. i "If we authorized the dls : charge of all those for whom re quests have been received, we would have to release In re sponse to this demand at least 1,000.000 men," he said. "We would then be forced to aban don the present system of dis charging soldiers on the merit system." GI's Yoo Hoo As General Debarks Boston, July 20 (U.R) Lt. 1 Gen. Ben Lear strode down the gangplank of the Transport Mariposa today while behind him echoed a chorus of "Yoo Hoo's" from hundreds of home coming GI's aboard the ship. Staring sternly ahead, the de puty commander of the Euro Dean theater of operations and former commanding general of i army ground forces was the first ou the troopship. PARTICIPAlluii READYFOR PEN House Completes Legisla tive Action; U. S. Would Put $6 Billion Into Funds. Washington, July 20 (U.R) The house today completed leg islative action on a bill authoriz ing United States participation in the International bank and stabilization fund contemplated under the Bretton Woods fiscal agreements. Only Mr. Truman's signature on the bill remains to make this country the first nation ready to join the proposed $8,800,000,000 monetary stabilization fund and the $9,100,000,000 International bank of Reconstruction. The U. S. would put a maxi mum of nearly $6,000,000,000 in to the two funds. Minor Changes The senate passed the bill late yesterday by a vote of 61 to 16. As soon as the bill was re ceived by the house today, Chair man Brent Spence, D., Ky., of the banking committee, asked the house to accept three minor senate amendments. The house agreed without a dissenting vote. The senate meanwhile began debate on another phase of the administration's internat 1 o n a 1 economic program a bill to give the Export-Import bank an additional $2,800,000,000 for Its lending operations. The bill al ready has been approved by the house and the senate is expected to pass it without change., ii , i i' - .. DR. FARLEY IS GORED BY BULL Dr. Kenneth C. Farley, gov ernment veterinarian at Jack sonville, was painfully but not critically injured early in the week when he was attacked by a bull at the Mlnear farm near Jacksonville, according to Infor mation received today. Dr. Far-. ley was testing the bull when the animal suddenly attacked him, the report stated. He was said to be suffering from four broken ribs and head and chest injuries. Community hospital attend ants said today that he is Im- proving. Visitors are not al lowed to see him yet. friends said today. Five Ward Units ' Again in Hands . Of Army Officers Chicago, July 20 (U.R) Five units of Montgomery Ward and Co. were again under army con trol today because the mail order firm reportedly refused to put Into effect directives of the na tional War Labor Board. The units, included In 17 Wards properties seized last Dec. 28, had been returned to the company earlier this year. Approximately 600 workers are employed in the warehouse, printing plant, photographic unit, display factory and admin istration maintenance depart ment taken over yesterday. CORPORATE TAX BILL COMPLETED IN HOUSE Washington, July 20 (U.R) The House completed action to day on a corporate tax bill rais ing the excess profits tax exemp tion and authorizing a speed-up In payment of more than $5,000, 000.000 in tax refunds. The bill is designed to assist Industrial reconversion. It does not change any taxes on individ uals. DEATH SENTENCE Manchester Vt., July 20 (U.R) Harold Frottcn, 26, former carnival worker, was sentenced today to death In the electric chair for the shotgun slaying of his sweethearts father, Robert Stratton, 55. of Woodford. FOOSEVELTS BUY HOME Beverly Hills, Calif., July 20 (U.R) Col. and Mrs. James Roosevelt have bought a two story English brick home here In which they plan to move In about six weeks, it was disclosed today. Old Traffic Fine Paid In Japanese Invasion Currency Portland, Ore., July 20 (U.R) The city of Portland was in receipt today of a 1942 traf fic fine paid by Seaman Steve Hauser of Scappoose, Ore. In fact the city was paid in Japanese "phoney money," in vasion pesos issued in the Philippines. Police officials decided after s huddle to accept the "pay ment" and cancel an old war rant for Hauser's arrest. The Jap money will be auctioned off at the Aug. 14 meeting of tlie Portland Police Fun so ciety for benefit of the Shrine hospital for Crippled Children. ES FLEE AS FIRE RACES OUT OF CONTROL Portland, Ore., July 20 (U.R) About 20 families in the Glen- wood area of Washington county have been moved from their homes by the Army as the Wil son river forest fire flared out of .control today, reversing itself in an easterly direction after racing westward all day Thurs day. Refugees set up camp at Balm Grove, south of Gales Creek, while 40 other families prepared to pile into Army trucks, should the flames approach nearer to their homes. Near Hamlet The fire had spurted to within 500 feet of the Glenwood ham let, threatening stands of old- growth timber, and the Consoll- dated Company Logging a mile and a half from this community However, fighters said they had checked this sector, at-least tern porarlly. State Forestry Officials said the blaze was raging on the east ern front in Washington county, between the Tillamook-Wash- ington county line at the coast range summit and the foothills leading down toward Glenwood and Gales Creek near Forest Grove. While a new fire camp was be ing established on the lower Wilson river for 200 more sol' dlers. Forestry Officials pre. pared to call out still more troops from Camp Adair, Fort Lewis and Fort Stevens. It was estimated that already some 2,. 000 men are combating the Wil son river blaze, covering nearly 36,000 acres. Sailors Fight Ftrt ' - Sailors from the Tillamook Air Base were sent to another critical area late Thursday to backfire in an attempt to halt the westward progress of a bad flareup lust south of Jordon Creek in the Fouthwest corner of the fire area. To the south. In Polk county fire was burning In green tim ber today after sweeping through the old Willamette Val lev Lumber Company camp Thursday night. ENTIRE 44TH DIVISION ON QUEEN ELIZABETH New York, July 20 (U.R) The Oucen Elizabeth, carrying tha 44th Infantry division's 14,. 766 officers and men, arrived in New York harbor today to re ceive a noisy greeting fn cores of other craft. The GI's aboard the huge liner were part of the 31,455 troops arriving in the narpor xoaay the largest number of Amerlcjn soldiers to arrive in a single day since V-E day. As the Queen Elizabeth world's largest liner, sailed ma jestically up the Hudson river the weather cleared to give the returning soldiers a bright greet ing. BASEBALL American St. Louis 4 S 1 New York 3 8 Jakucki and Mancuso; Gcttcl, Holcombe (7) and Drescher. Chlcaao . 6 11 1 Boston 3 11 3 Lopat and Tresh; Hausman, Barrett (3), Terry (6) and Gar bark. National Brooklyn 10 13 2 Chicago - 4 5 1 Seats, Buker (5), Chipman (8), Starr (8) and Sandlock; Passeau, Erkkson (5J and Livingston. Tribune United Press Full E COAL TO EUROPE TO AVOID ANARCHY Fuel Administrator Would Skimp Home Use to Pre vent Upheavals Abroad. Washington, July 20 (U.R) Solid Fuels Administrator Har old L. Ickes said today that coal shipments must be started to Europe immediately to prevent anarchy. He said that after studying tne desperate European coal situa tion he had come to the conclu sion that 6,000.000 tons of Amer ican coal must be shipped for civilian use between now and Jan. 1, 1946.vThis is about one per cent of U. S. annual produc tion. U. S. Output Short Only last night Ickes warned that the United States itself fac es the "worst fuel shortage of the war" during the coming win ter. The War Production Board meanwhile put the production of coal mining machinery on the production urgency list. 'The race in Europe today Is one between coal and anarchy," Ickes said. "Europe must have coal without loss of time If ser ious political and social upheav als are to be prevented. "I do not think that lt is go ing too far to say that a coal famine of such severity as to de stroy all semblance of law and order is certain to occur in cer tain devastated countries in northwest Europe next winter unless Immediate and drastic ac tion is taken now." Risk Is Seen ' Ickes in no way minimized the risk this country "may have to suffer" In the way of a coal shortage next winter. "We may have to curtail In dustrial supplies to the point that will mean a partial or com plete shutdown of some plants," he said "We may even have to reduce the 80 per cent quota which we have fixed for domes tic consumption." , But. he added, no Europeans whother thev be French, Italian, German or Dutch, will accept extreme fuel shortage "without disorder." Cold and hunger are expected to kill thousands of adults and children during the rnmlne winter he pointea oui, The least this country can do, he said, is to provide enougn coai to keeo pubic utilities operating, to cook, and to keep water from freezing in millions of European homes Australians Press Toward Borneo Oil Manila. July 20 U.R Aus tralian troops pressed toward the rich oil belt around Samarlnda and the mouth of the Mahakam river, in eastern Borneo, today after capturing Sambodja, 28 mllp northeast of Ballkpapan. Rnth Australian and Dutch East Indies troops smashed two stubborn Japanese counterat tacks in the area north of Ballk papan, and Japan's grip on Bor neo rich on supply appcarcu vastly weakened. TEACHER SHORTAGE IN COUNTY RURAL AREAS A hnrtaee of teachers for rural schools In Jackson county now exists, County School Super intendent C. R. Bowman reports. The lack ranging from 10 to 15, Is mainly in the one and two- room schools. Routine details In preparation tor opening of the schools in the fall are underway In the super intendent's office. Opening dates In September will depend on the harvest labor situation in many districts. GAS STOVE RATIONING WILL CEASE JULY 31 Washington. July 20 (U.R) The War Production board and the Office of Price administra tion announced Jointly today that rationing of gas cooking and gas heating stoves for civilian consumers will end July 31. Rationing will continue for oil cooking and oil heating stoves and oil conversion burn ers for stoves. Portland, Ore., July 20 (U.R) Kaiser company's Swan Island shipyard here will honor the U. S. Marine corps Saturday In the launching of the S. S. Halls of Montezuma, Leased Wlri NO. 101. Tokyo Bay Blasted (Acme Tele photo) Naval units shell Cape Nojima at en trance to Tokyo Bay after bombing planes hammered Japanese Navj hideout in Yokosuka base, In bid to flush out remnants ol Nlo fleet. SOONG SEES END Chungking, July 20 (U.R) Premier T. V. Soong, who re cently conferred in Moscow with Generalissimo Josef Stalin, pre dicted today the war against Japan will be finished late In 1045 or early in 1046. He made the prediction to cheering delegates of the Peo ples Political council, meeting In their closing session. Soong told the delegates his conferences with Stalin were not yet completed. They were broken off temporarily prior to Stalin's meeting at Potsdam with Prime Minister Winston Churc hill and President Harry S. Tru man. Soong withheld formal com ment on results of the confer ence. . . . : Sams Valley Man Hurt in Austria Wife is Notified T5 Guy E. Payne, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Emerson Payne of Sams Valley, was ser iously injured in a jeep wreck June 24 in Austria, according to Information received by his wife who makes her home at Rt. 2, Box 343, Ashland. Injuries sustained by Cpl. Payne are described as five se vere breaks of the pelvis, and numerous scratches. He was re moved to a hospital In Paris, and is awaiting shipment home now. Payne has been in the army since 1942, and went overseas with a tank battalion last Sep tember. He and Mrs. Payne have a 10-months old son. Bill Would Provide Veteran With Duds Washington, July 1 20 (U.R) Discharged servicemen, under a ne.w bill pending In the senate, would receive $150 worth of clothes, along with their dis charge pay, The bill would provide each dischargeo with $150 In nego tiable treasury coupons to be used to buy a new civilian out fit when he discards his uniform. HARBOR PERILED San Diego, July 20 (U.R) Unless some program is adopted soon to prevent soil erosion, many sections of New York har bor w(ll be blocked and continu ous dredging will be necessary to keep the harbor open. Rep. James P. Gcelan, D., Conn., said today. MIUKlVJ (f 0 io By The Side Of The Rogue By Dale Vincent With the thermometer seemingly stuck In the above-ninety bracket one's thoughts turn wishfully to cool waters. It good time to go fishing Sunday, Saturday, or In the evening after the day's work Is done. Even if no fish are caught and you haven t a pole. It's a good alibi: "Goln' fishln'." Where the Rogue flows there are riffles and the water seems to leap In a sort of Joyful playfulness. The water is cool and pleasant. You wade In and it gurgles round your legs. Its cool ncss goes through you. You wade deeper; the water laps your waist. A slick rock, your balance lost, and under you go. It J really cool now, and you wonder how you could ever have been so hot Just a moment ago. , You cast your line into the glinting riffle. There Is quick tug, and your pulse quickens. A shiny silver trout flashes from the'water and Is lodged In your creel. But suppose you catch no trout. Who cares? The outing, though short, has given a taste of outdoors, and has made you lit again. It really very pleasant dayl U. S. FLEET IS TOKYO WORD Fires Still Flame Above Hon shu War Centers; Halsey's Fleet Steams Off Coast. Pearl Harbor, July 20 (U.R) Nerve-shattered Japan waited for the next blow today after be ing told by its own propagandists that Admiral Wm. F. Halsey's mighty combined fleet is steam ing somewhere off the Japanese coast preparing for a new strike. Fires still flamed above five Honshu war centers which were gutted during the night by a rec ord force of American Super fortresses. Tokyo,' still vibrating from 11 days and nights of intermittent naval and air attack which saw 7,500 tons of bombs and shells crashing into a 600-mile strip of Japan's Pacific coast, warned its people that the attack might come again at any minute. Fleet OU Coast The Japanese said Admiral Halsey's 150 battleships, carriers, cruisers, and supporting war craft were still maneuvering off western Honshu after thrusting into the mouth of Tokyo bay ear ly Thursday in an attempt to lure the Japanese fleet out to fight. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz gave no additional details on the bombardment of Nojima Cape. In the Superfortress raid over 600 Marianas-based B-29's, the biggest fleet of these planes yet used, left a 310-mile trail of fire and ruin across central Honshu before dawn today. This carried the pre-invaslon attack Into its 45th consecutive day. The sky giants rumbled across their targets around midnight dropping almost 4,000 tons of Jellied gasoline fire bombs on the industrial cities of Hitachi, Okazaki, Choshi, Fukul, and the oil refinery at Smagasaki in the suburbs of Osaka. Fires Yet Rag Tokyo claimed that Itaga, west of Nagoya, and Takahagl, 13 miles southeast of Hitachi, al so were hit with big fires yet raging. At Fukui, the raiders cams over while the city's lights stUl beamed brightly. The Smagasaki refinery -was the 10th big Japanese oil center hit by the Supcrforts in their 95 major raids on the Japanese homeland. The 4,000 tons of fire bombs dropped during the raid raised the total to 13,300 tons of explo sive and incendiary . missiles showered on Japan In the past 11 days. Compiled with the fleet attacks this figure grows to the staggering total of 21,000 tons of bombs and shells. Admiral Nimitz also revealed that navy and marine fliers sank or damaged 16 more Japanese ships off Korea Wednesday, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur's army fliers bagged another 29 in sweeps along the Asiatic coast. MacArthur's planes, operating from Okinawa and Iwo Jima, hit air and communications targets on Kyushu, destroying 11 en emy aircraft. A second powerful MacArthur force, numbering some 200 heavies, mediums and light bombers with escorting fighters gave Shanghai its heaviest pounding of the war on Tuesday. The Chinese port received 300 tons, mostly around the big Kiangan airfield. Soldiers to Help Operate Railroads Portland, Ore., July 20 (U.R) Several soldiers from Portland port of embarkation and Van couver barracks were on their way today to report to western railroads for duty in the man power crisis that has arisen in connection with redeployment of troops and the movement of sup plies for the stepped-up war against Japan. These are the first men from this unit dispatched for emer gency duty, und others may fol low, it was Indicated.
