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Fortieth Year
LAVAL PROMISES
PETAIS TRIAL
French Judge Overrules Both
Sides to Summon Arch
Collaborator to Testify.
Paris, Aug. 2 (U.R) Pierre
Laval will testify tomorrow in
the treason trial of Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain, the judge
of the French high court an
nounced today.
Justice Pierre Mongibeaux an
nounced the decision to summon
Laval as a witness for what may
prove to be one of the most dra
matic events of the war criminal
trials.
Both Fear Testimony
Neither the prosecution or the
defense was anxious to hear
Laval, the Vichy chief of gov
ernment. They feared his testi
mony might tear the trial of
Petain wide open.
Petain and Laval will confront
each other in the tiny courtroom
of the Palace of Justice about
1:30 p. m. tomorrow. It will be
the 11th day of Petain's trial,
which today wound through the
testimony of a series of second
ary witnesses.
The swarthy Laval, regarded
as France's No. 1 war criminal
and arch-collaborator with the
nazis, will be brought from his
cell in Fresnes prison, where he
was lodged yesterday on his re
turn to France after expulsion
from a haven in Spain..
X Light Needed
' "We decided that light must
be thrown on a number of
things," Mongibeaux announced
after a wrangle with defense and
prosecution counsel. "We there
fore decided to hear Pierre
Laval."
Laval, a bedraggled figure on
the first day after his return as
a prisoner to Paris, was escorted
from his cell of solitary confine
ment in Fresnes for the begin
ning of his preliminary investi
gation. He wept when he appeared
for the iormal sealing of the
baggage he brought with him
from Spain.
Naval Officers
To Attend C-C
Commander Lewis Gunther.
Capt. T. B. LaFavre and Ensign
Forbes H. Smith, naval officers
from the Camp White Station
j Hospital, will attend the lunch
eon meeting tomorrow of the
Chamber of Commerce directors,
at the chamber offices on W.
Main street.
Capt. LaFavre recently ar
rived in the valley to assume
command of the navy hospital at
Camp White.
MARCIAL STANSBURY TO
HEAD ASHLAND CHAMBER
Ashland, Aug 2 Mrs. Mar
cial Stansbury has been selected
as secretary of the Ashland
Chamber of Commerce, chamber
officials stated today. Mrs.
Stansbury replaces Alice Patter
son who recently resigned.
The new secretary has had
considerable experience in cham
ber of commerce work and direc
tors expressed gratitude in se
curing her for the position.
TO CUT WINE CEILING
Washington, Aug. 2 (U.R)
The Office of Price Administra
te tion announced today that retail
ceiliniis on American grape wine
will he cut 15 to 25 cents per
fifth next April 1. Ceiling prices
for processors were reduced on
an average of about 25 per cent,
.tffective Dec. 31.
By The Side Of The Rogue
By Dale Vincent
Had just finished a good meal of fried potatoes, baked beans
and camp fire smoke, and leaned bark against a tree to enjoy my
coffee with ashes, when I noticed coming toward mc in a big hurry
was one soared chipmunk. He was traveling so fast that his feet
rmoked as he went by and after he'd gone, a little path of dust
hung over his trail. Maybe he overstayed his lime at a chipmunk
poker party and was trying to beat his wife home. Anyway
this has been an enjoyable trip, and as we pull camp and head for
home, we say adins to the park bears, the Clark's nutcrackers
(camp robbers) that arc so eternally hungry, and the friendly little
chipmunks, that without much coaxing will move into your camp
like n bunch of poor relations.
The animal and bird life of any park always ranks high as
entertainment in addition to the main attraction, which in this
rase was the beautiful and ever-intercsting the one and only
Crater Lake,
MEDFORD
United Press
Y WILL KEEP
SEVEN MILLION
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Stimson Replies to Critics
Point Score Revisions Not
Due Until Next Year.
Washington, Aug. 2 (U.PJ
The army today stuck to its de
termination despite congres
sional criticism of its manpower
policy to maintain its strength
at nearly 7,000,000 men and
women for the Japanese war
Secretary of War Henry L
Stimson said at a news confer
ence that the critical score and
individual computations under
the point discharge system would
be revised somewhat, primarily
to make more Pacific war vet
erans eligible for release.
To Safeguard All
But he replied to critics of the
War department with the de
claration that "We shall not let
any man go whose going jeopar
dizes the life of the men who re
main to fight."
The point score revisions fore
cast by Stimson will not take
place until early next year.
They will not affect the final
size of the army nor the overall
number of men and women to
be discharged within 12 months
after V-E day.
Meanwhile, Stimson revealed,
Undersecretary of War Robert
P. Patterson is studying with
War Mobilization Director John
W. Snyder the feasibility of re
leasing coal miners from the
army to boost production of cri
tically needed fuel.
Many Out By June
Under the present point sys
tem, and under the proposed re
vision, a total of 1,500,000 men
and women will have been dis
charged by next June 1, Stimson
said.
An additional 500,000 will
have been released for illness
and other reasons not connected
with the point plan, making the
total 2,000,000.
2,806 IN WEEK
Washington, Aug. 2 CUP.)
U. S. Combat Casualties stood
at 1.061.648 today, including
249 367 dead.
The total was an increase of
2.806 over a week ago. The rise
was largely accounted for by an
increase of 2.109 in navy, coast
guard and marine corps losses
for the week.. The week's in
crease in army casualties was
6B7.
Overall casualties included
920.917 reported by the army
and 140.731 by the navy and its
branches.
Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson reported that U. S. sol
diers mopping up in the Phili
ppines during the past week had
slain an additional 4.477 Japan
ese and captured 587.
FEW MORE OPENINGS
AT PACKING SCHOOL
Fruitmcn report that the pear
packing school which started
last Monday with a registration
of close to 250. can handle a few
more applicants. They should ap
ply at Pinaclc plant No. 2.
The school is operated on t
three-shifts-a-day basis, under
direction of six experienced forewomen.
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MEDFORD, OREG
Truman Sails After Visit With King
Communique on Conference Coming
IS FEATURED BY
President Hurrying Home to
Report to Nation No
Reference to Pacific War.
Plymouth, Eng., Aug. 2 U.R)
President Truman sailed for
home aboard the cruiser Augusta
today after a brief state visit
with King George VI aboard the
British battle cruiser Renown.
Mr. Truman was hurrying
home to report to the nation on
the Big Three conference con
cluded early today at Potsdam.
Potsdam, Aug. 2 (U.R)
British spokesman said the Big
Three agreed on the machin
ery for the control of occupied
Germany at the Potsdam con
ference which ended early to
day. William Ridsdale, head of
the British foreign office press
section, said the Polish and
Balkan questions were dis
cussed fully at the meeting of
the American, British and
Rusiian leaders.
A communique on the confer
ence, understood to be 6.000
words long, will be issued to
night simultaneously in Wash
ington, London, Moscow, and
Berlin, a British spokesman re
ported. Fly To England
The president and his ranking
advisors flew from Berlin for
the historic meeting with King
George. The king received Mr.
Truman for luncheon aboard the
Renown and traveled later to
the Augusta, where he spent half
an hour. They were together
two and a half hours.
The Augusta started pulling
out of Plymouth at 3:55 p. m.
(10:55 a. m. EWT).
When the king came onto the
Augusta the president said. "I
am pleased to see you again."
George had welcomed the presi
dent aboard the Renown with
"Welcome to my country, Mr
President."
The Big Three wound up the
Potsdam conference at 12;30 a.
m. in an exchange of compli
ments and an atmosphere of good
fellowship.
Truman Pleated
President Truman was under
stood to be happy over the re
sults of the conference, at which
he served as chairman.
Two sessions were held yes
terday, with the communique
the final order of business. A
witness of the evening meeting
said it was devoted to "pretty
intensive business."
"They were hammering hard
to got it over with," he said.
After disposal of the main
items of the agenda, Mr. Tru
man asked if there were further
business. None developed and he
adjourned the conference.
Attlce made a short speech
thanking Stalin for completing
preliminary physical arrange
ments for the conference and
complimenting Mr. Truman on
his conduct as chairman.
Praise From Stalin
Both Mr. Truman and Stalin
acknowledged the tributes brief
ly. Stalin praised the foreign
secretaries and other members of
the three delegations for their
work. He also mentioned former
Prime Minister Winston Church
ill and former Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden.
Mr. Truman enlarged on Sta
lin's compliments for the lc.isc.
members of the delegations the
eyewitness said, and a warm ex
change of handshakes followed.
"Everybody was running
around shaking hands all over
the place," the witness said.
Los Angeles, Aug. 2 (UP.)
When the new cars appear, they
will cost about 25 per cent more
than prewar automobiles, C. K.
Whitaker, president of Stude
bakcr Taciiic Corp., said today.
(.WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1945.
Yank Attacks Sweep Southeast
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Sweeping attack of Jnponese home Islands engulfs southeast Hokkaido. Honshu, leaving military Installa
tions and other targets smoking ruins after bombing ana strafing attack of Admiral Hnlsev's Third Fleet carrier-based
planes. Bridge (lower left) received direct hit midstream from 1000-pound bomb as photo Is shot.
U. 8. Navy Photo.
Free Press Gets Bad Beating
At Historic Potsdam Powwow
By Charles Arnot
United Press Correspondent
Berlin, Aug. 2 (U.R) Ad
journment of the Big Three con
ference closed one of the stran
gest sideshows in journalistic his
tory. It was a sorry affair for the
more than 100 correspondents
who attempted futilely to "cov
er" the historic session. One vet
eran foreign correspond ent
summed it up:
"The world press took one
helluva beating at Potsdam!"
Press coverage or lack of it
of the Big Three meeting prob
ably was without parallel in the
peacetime reporting of world
events. Correspondents' won
dered whether it foreshadowed
a future policy of cloaking all
high-level international deliver
ations in secrecy with rifles
and bayonets to enforce it.
There was nothing at the con
ference remotely resembling
freedom of the press. The com
plete hush-hush policy ruled out
even the wartime practice of
permitting correspondents to
contact informed and reliable
news sources.
For the past two and a half
weeks, correspondents have been
fed relatively unimportant,
sometimes even inaccurate, mor
sels of news. Most of them were
even laughable in the light of
the seriousness of the discussion
taking place.
Correspondents found it hard
to discover what military secur
SENATE TO TAKE
Washington, Aug. 2 (UR)
The longest congressional recess
in the nearly six years of World
War II began today with a warn
ing that pressing problems of
peace remain to be solved when
work is resumed next fall.
The recess became official Inst
night when the senate wound up
a nine hour session marked by
repeated reminders that a sud
den end to the Pacific war might
find this nation unprepared to
go full speed ahead on a peace
time economy.
Sen. James M. Mead, D., N.Y.,
chairman of the senate's power
ful special war investigating
committee, hazarded a guess that
a victory over Japan might
force congress back into session
ahead of the scheduled Oct. 8
meeting.
ity was Involved in such censor
ship didoes as prohibiting Prime
Minister Winston Churchill to be
quoted directly in stories of his
tour of the Reich chancellery, or
in preventing any hint of Gener
alissimo Stalin's slight indispo
sition early this week.
Stalin's illness was finally rec
ognized, but only after corre
spondents had misinformed their
readers on the basis of incor
rect assumptions by an army
spokesman that the Big Three
had continued its meetings last
Monday.
Two Graves Beside Remote Forest Trail
Last Resting Place of Air Crash Victims
Two mounds of stones beside
a trail in a remote area of the
Rogue River National Forest to
day mark the last resting places
of four persons who lost tlu'ir
lives Saturday In the crash of a
Stinsnn cabin plane. Simple bur
ial ! vices were read yesterday
evening by the Rev. Harry W.
Hansen, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Medford.
over the forest graves of Sylvan
L. Gosliner, president of the In
dustrial Equipment company of
Portland, his wife, and her sis
ter. Mrs. Mma Finley Pratt of
Portland, all committed to a
single grave, and Robert L. Arm
strung of Lindsay, Calif., pilot
and ov. ner of the plane.
Leaving Medford about noon
yesterday, a burial party travel
cd to the scene of the wreck,
about 40 miles from Medford on
Butte Fork. Just south of the
Oregon-California boundary. The
trip was made by automobile,
horse and foot, as only a park
trail over rought country is
open the last eight miles of the
trip. Included in the party were
' Herbert E. Walters of San r ran
cisco. William liicbcr and Gnvlc
j Wlgglry, Portland, friends and
business associates of Mr. Gos
i liti'T. Rev. Hansen, three repre
i sentiitives of the Civil Aeroivjii
j lies Administration and the Civil
Aeronautics district board, and
i two forest service employees, led
: by Lee Port from the Star Ran
ger station in Applegate district.
Fire Delays Rites
On reaching the scene, a for
est fire was discovered a few
miles further up the canyon, and
the forest service men were forc
ed to leave the party for three
hours to control the blaze, which
covered about an acre. Equip
mcnt for digging the graves bud
TRIBUNE
United Pren Full
Hokkaido
RECORDJN JULY
The largest number of build
ing permits to be issued from
the office of the city superintend
ent since September, 1943, were
obtained last month when 54
permits, amounting to $,'18,400
were granted, it was reported by
the office today.
Of the total value of the per
mits, $14,500 was for new resi
dences; $1,100 for new garages;
$18,345 for remodeling and rc
shingling. General repair and
removing of building made up
the remainder, according to the
report.
been carried to the wreck by
pack horse, and more fire fight
ing tools were dropped in the
area by a forest service plane
dispatched when the fire was
reported.
Left at the scene of the wreck
at 5 p. m. with only one shovel
and the task of burying four per
sons, Rev. Hansen, Hieber, Wlg
gU'y. and Wallers dug the two
graves beside the forest trail,
about 300 yards from the plane
wreckage. Mr. and Mrs. Goslin
er and Mrs. Pratt were placed
together on one side of the trail,
and the pilot was buried separ
ately on the other side of the
path. Telephoned word from his
wife yesterday morning had giv
en instructions to bury him at
I the site of the wreck, but it was
thought that other members of
I his family mlgl.l request later
' that his body he removed and
I shinned to California.
Services for the three Portland
' victims will also be held In Port
j land, friends here state. Rela
! tives there are planning the
rites for. Friday or Saturday.
Remains IdentifieJ
The badly mangled bodies were
identified with the aid of var
ious pieces of Jewelry. Removed
from the plane Tuesday night,
they were undisturbed by ani-
' mals. but had deteriorated con
I siderably since the accident Sat
i urday.
I Boughs lined the graves of
the four victims, and stones were
piled over the top as markers.
Simple rites were read by Rev.
Hansen as the bodies wcro com
mitted. Completing their mission
about 11 p. m. last night, the
burial parly made their way
from the iccnc by flashlight, and
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SPAIN BARRED BY
BIG THREE FROM
UNITED NATIONS
Washington, Aug. 2 (U.R)
The United States, Britain and
Russia dealt a diplomatic blow
at the Spanish government of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
today by barring it from mem
bership in the United Nations.
The Potsdam communique
said that the three governments
could support the membership
applications of Italy. Bulgaria
Finland, Hungary and Romania
when their status had been de
termined in the peace treaties
and democratic gover n m e n t s
recognized. Then the communi
que said:
"The three governments feel
bound, however, to make it clear
that they for their part would
not favor any application for
membership put forward by the
present Spanish government,
which, having been founded with
the support of the axis powers,
does not, In view of its origin,
its nature, its record and Its close
association with 'the aggressor
states, possess the qualifications
necessary to justify such mem
bership." Do not burn brush or slash
during fire season without a per
mit from the fire warden or
ranker: make sur vnti rinn't
cause fire by carelessness. Keep
urcgon ureen.
arrived back In Medford about
3:30 a. m. today. Gosliner's
friends plan to leave this after
noon for their homes.
Death Instantaneous
Evidence at the scene of the
wreck Indicated that all four
died instantly, the motor of the
plane being driven back into the
front compartment by the force
of the Impact. The plane appar
ently traveled nearly straight
down toward the ground, as no
trees in the heavily wooded area
were hit and the propeller was
burled three to four feet in the
ground. One wing rested nearly
against a tree.
Arrangements for the trip yes
terday were made by Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Port, who secured
horses, and Mrs. Porl was in
telephone contact with the parly
at several points en route.
R. F. Hollistcr, Portland at
torney and close friend of the
Goslincrs who narrowly escaped
death with the party when he
declined an invitation to return
north from San Francisco with
them, remained In Medford yes
terday to attend a coroner's In
quest held by a Yreka, Calif,
coroner.
The victims were buried In
California, and the ease comes
under that state's Jurisdiction
Two adopted children of the
Goslincrs survive, a five-year-
old boy and a girl three years
of age, both In Portland. Friends
report that when the boy was
informed a few weeks ago that
his father was going on trip
south, he replied, "Good, daddy
needs long rest."
Armstrong is survived by
wife and two children In Llnd
say, Calif., where h owned an
olive grove.
STRATEGIC ISLES
SEEN fIRST GOAL
Increasing U.S. Air Strength
On Okinawa Believed Tip
Off on Coming Strategy.
Snn TYnncism Aiirf 9 ftl.P).
Tokyo speculated today that
ciany aerial atiacKs against uoio
and Saishu Islands between
Kyushu and Korea may be a pre
lude to secondary offshore inva
sions preceding the main allied
landing on Japan itscll-
A .Tnnnnese hrnndenst hparrl hv
United Press in San Francisco,
declaring rapidly increasing
American air strength on Okin
awa "must be regarded as pre
paration for a landing on Japan
proper, said that invasions of
the China coast and strategic
small islands off Japan may be
expected first-
Planes Come Daily
Tokvo said some 50 PLinnwn
based Dlanes are BDnearine dailv
over Goto Rhetto, 20 miles off
Kyushu, and Saishu, 40 miles
south of Korea and 120 miles
northwest of Goto.
LandinP nnprnlinne aooinet
the islands, which dominate the
straits between Korea and the
Japanese home islands and sea
lanes petween China and Japan,
are "very rjrobable." Tokvn Hk.
clared.
OccuDatlon bv allied fnr.
would completely deny the Japa
nese use of the Korean and
Tsushima straits lending fmm
the East China sea to the Sea of
Japan.
The broadcast said 1,500
American nlanes hnv hMn
massed at Okinawa, operating
from 13 air fields with 30 run
ways. Guam, Aug. 2 (U.R) Two ar
madas ef American fighter
bombers raked central Japan at
mid-day today in a follow-up to
the greatest air attack in history
a 6,632-ton pre-dawn raid by
820 Superfortresses.
Radio Tokyo reported the new
attacks while four Japanese war
production cities and an oil
center still blazed furiously
from the early morning B-29 as
sault. Kobe Area Strafed
Tokyo said 60 American Mus
tangs, presumably from Iwo.
bombed and strafed the sprawl,
ing Osaka-Knhn lnri,,cir;ni
heart of the Japanese war effort.
i noun, A second armada also
totaling 60 Mustangs, raided fac
tories and transportation facili
tics in another
shu for two hours beginning at
. in., iuKyo said.
A few other planes attacked
targets In the home islands this
afternoon, Tokyo added-
OF
Three hundred German pris
oners of war and 320 Mexican
Nationals will be assigned Jack
son county for harvest work in
field and orchard. County Agent
Robert G. Fowler reports. Offic
ial confirmation of the assign,
ment Is expected shortly.
There is a shortage of Mexican
Nationals, for farm work this
year, the county agent states.
The original request for this
county was cut to 500 and then
the 180 men. now here, were
deducted making a total of 320.
The prisoners of war will prob
ably include many now held at
Camp White.
The total number of harvest
workers sent here will be ap
proximately the same as last
year, when no German prisoners
were engaged.
The county agent and federal
authorities have been conferring
on the allocations for some time.
STATE POLICE OFFICER
IS TRANSFERRED HERE
Sgt. J. A. Moulding has been
transferred to Medford head
quarters of the slate police to re
place Willard Ruch, who recent
ly resigned, it was announced
today.
Maulding. who has been ser
geant In charge at the Grants
Pass station for the past two
years, has been replaced by Sgt.
C. R. (Nails) Borgman. Borgman
has been associated with the
state police at Grants Pass for
the past three years.
There are 16,000 miles of nav
lguble streams iu Jjiaul.