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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday1. Aug. 9. 1945 OF GENEVA ILL NEARLY ASSURED Oakland, Calif., Aug. 9 (U.R) Henry J. Kaiser's vision of a trl state western iron and steel in dustry, hinged on purchase of the Geneva, Utah, steel mills, was virtually unobstructed today- The U. S. Steel Corp., only major bidder blocking Kaiser's purchase of the giant Geneva mills from the government, with. Jrew yesterday. The firm's pre- tident, Benjamin F. Fairless, ex plained that too many problems vere involved in postwar opera ion of the $200,000,000 plant. Simultaneously with the an nouncement of his company s withdrawal, Fairless disclosed In New York that U. S. Steel would expand its Columbia steel plant it Pittsburgh, Calif. Fairless said that modern cold reduction lacilities with an an nual capacity of more than 325, 000 tons of cold reduced sheets ind tin plate would be installed it the Pittsburgh plant at an esti mated cost of $25,000,000. The ultramodern strip, metal and tin plate rolling mill, first of its type authorized for lar west construction, would pro duce sheets and tin plate for western manufacture of refri gerators, washing machines, stoves and tin cans, Fairless said. 2,764 Returnees Aboard Two Ships Boston, Aug. 9 (U.R) The , troopships Montclair Victory and Samuel Griffin docked here today with 2,764 European war veterans, including advanced units of the 13th Airborne Division. Brig. Gen. Hammond M. Mon roe, 51, of Eureka, Cal., assist ant commander of the 13th, led . an advance party of 170 officers and men down the gangplank of the Montclair. He formerly served as chief of staff of the 86th Division. HOW TO RAISE FUNDS . Chungking, Aug. 9 (U.R) A 40 per cent tax, expected to raise 200,000,000,000 Chinese dollars, will be levied on holders of government gold certificates. It was announced today, ! ATOM BOMB DANCERS Los Angeles, Aug. 9 U.R) Signs of the times: The Burbank Burlesque Thea ter today advertised, "See Bur bank's 'Atom Bomb Dancers.' " Chance Aro You Won't Gat New Tirol for a Long Tlmo to Comal Keep II oiling With FACTORY-METHOD .70 too-ii FirMtons wcupptng, slant, 1vm your tir. th fmon DeLuxe Chsmplon Onr Orlp Trmd for mi Mfely, tr trtlon (nd longer mUetga. STORES 214 S. Rlv.rtid. Phono 47S7 GERMANY'S DEBT Berlin. Aug. 9 U.R) The Red Army Newspaper Taglische Rundschau said today that Ger many's national debt exceeds 800,000,000,000 "marks ($80,000, 000,000). The newspaper said it includ ed 300,000,000,000 marks in war damage and 60.000,000,000 in circulation. The national debt was 12.500 000 marks when Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933. Replanning of Jap Cities Possible By Allied Air Attacks San Francisco, Aug. 0 U.R) Japan, spurred by Allied air at tacks on the homeland, Is turn ing attention to Japanese "cities of the future." Tokyo radio, recorded by United Press, said the Nippon Times pointed out that "since enemy air raids are making pos sible extensive replanning of Japanese cities, no time should be lost in seeing to it that this replanning is done in such a way as to express most accurately the true character of Japanese social ideals." The Times agreed with Home Minister Genki Abe that the "cities of the future" should not be allowed to have more than 1,000.000 inhabitants. "Simpli city, restraint, chastity, Deauiy and appreciation of things" should stress the Japanese spirit. And anyway smaller, less con Bested cities will always "render possible quicker evacuation' under air raids, Tokyo added. AFL Membership To Work For Defeat Of Industrial Measure Chicago, Aug. 9 flJ.R) The entire membership of the Amer ican Federation o f Labor was pledged today to work for the defeat of the Ball-Burton-Hatch bill to regulate industrial' rela tions. AFL President William Green told a press conference last night that the combined strength of the union's 7,000,000 mem bers would be mobilized to pre vent passage of the bill. The socalled "B2H" bill "strikes at the very heart of labor," Green told reporters. He cited as one of its "worst fea tures" the provision for compul sory arbitration of labor dis putes, which would outlaw the right to strike JudgeWUl War On Baby Black Market Denver, Colo., Aug. 9 U.R Juvenile Judge Philip B. Gil liam today declared war against a "black market" in babies which he said was doing a wholesale business In illegiti mate children, some bringing "$1,000 or more." Gilliam reported that Illegal traffic in unwanted babies was flourishing In the Denver, area. The children, he said, generally were born of unmarried girls and put up for auction to the highest bidder. Bomb Hurried Red War Entry, Belief Washington, Aug. 9 (U.R) High official sources Indicated today that the atomic bomb probably hastened Russia's en try Into the war with Japan. Russian participation was dis cussed at the Berlin conference and was one of the uppermost secrets of the big three. According to best available Information, Russia was not to have come into the Japanese war for some weeks yet. Three Months In 1 Combat Not Enough Rotan, Texas 0J.R) Pfc Floyde Underbill feels a bit cha grined when he speaks of his overseas career with Uncle Sum's army, "It's a crazy way to fight a war," he said while home on leave from a west coast hospital. "I wrs overseas eight months, but spent only three months of them in combat. "The other five were spent In hospital." he added, after being wounded twice. Cl.Klri (lm (it rinMlMrrf Aril ( 30 m Too Ijit to CIHMlfy U:1S p. m L. G. TAYLOR CO. pays the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES If you have a CAR or TRUCK to tell, wo advise idling It now. Call or Phono Dodge-Plymouth Dealer L. C. TAYLOR CO. Phono 296S Atomic 6omls Produced in Hanford Plant r - - . i (Acme Telepholo) Vast production area at Hanford, Wash., plant for production of world's most powerful explosive, the atomlo bomb. Workers in this gigantic Industry, scattered over more than 400,000 acres, received first hint of what they were making with President's announcement of the bomb. Enormous quantities of materials go through successive processes by remote control of dials and panels, without being seen. Salem, Ore., Aug. 9 (U.R) Copy of a war department cita tion for the 1st Battalion, t62d (Oregon) Infantry Regiment. 41st Division, was received here today by Adjutant General Ray mond F. Olson. The citation was granted for "outstanding performance of duty against the enemy near Salamaua, New Guinea, from June 29 to September 12, 1943." During that time the Oregon battalion is credited with killing 584 Japanese while suffering the loss of only 11 officers and 176 enlisted men. The battalion is composed of National Guard units from Sa lem, McMinnville, Eugene and Roseburg. JAPANESE HAD CHANCE TO DEVELOP ATOMS Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 9 (U.R) Japanese scientists had an op portunity with other nations in the race to develop atomic pow er. Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence dis closed today that two groups of Nipponese cavants twice visilcd his original atom-smashing cyclotron on the University of California campus. The visits occurred before Pear Harbor when the lay world looked upon atom smash ing as an experiment in pure science. FRENCH VOTE SET Paris, Aug. 9 (U.R) The government today announced that the general election and popular referendum on the new constitution will be held Oct. 21. FIRST STEAM LINE Bangor, Me. (U.R) The first steam railroad built In Maine was the Bangor & Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Co.'s line from Bangor to Old Town, com pleted in 1836. 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The Japanese claimed that more than a thousand per sons perished when the ship went down. Fog-Ridding Device Being Studied For City in California Huntington Beach, Cal. (U.R) How the English cleared air ports of fog during the war is being studied to see whether it would rid Huntington Beach of fog, according to William H. Gal lienne, of the chamber of com merce. Wartime secrecy has been lift ed to reveal how British peasoup fog was burned off the air bases by means of oil-burner devices strung along runways like lights, enabling Allied planes to main tain round-the-clock bombing of Germany. If the oil burners could be bought and the plan seems feasi ble, Gallienen proposes to erect some of the burners to make Huntington Beach a fog-free city 100 FIGHT FIRE Missoula, Mont., Aug. 9 U.R) More than 100 fire fighters to day were combating a raging 550-acre forest fire in high, pre cipitous country between Plains and Thompson Falls in the Cabi net National Forest. Now M Tip E Washington, Aug. 9 (U.R) The allies today set up control machinery for Austria similar to the German plan and announced the separation of Austria from Germany as one of their primary objectives. The plans for four-nation con trol machinery, and the zones nf A ...-.' A v, : i i . I tt:.j c,.,.. ' The control machinery pro vides that the city of Vienna will be directed by an inter allied governing authority to be composed of four commandants one from each allied nation. WAS' WATT CITY of HEALTH FOR SCHOOLS IS SET FOR OREGON Salem, Ore., Aug. 9 U.R) A plan for implementing the new health and physical fitness pro- grom for Oregon's public schools, as authorized by the last legislature, was worked out at a meeting of the joint state com mittee here Wednesday. The committee outlined courses of instruction in health and physical fitness to be fol lowed in all grade and high schools throughout the state among leaders in the movement for better health instruction who attended the meeting here were R. W. Leighton, dean of physical education at the University of Oregon; Dr. Adolph Weinzirl, professor of public health and preventive medicine, University of Oregon: H. S. Hoyman, pro fessor of health eduoation, Uni versity of Oregon; Rex Putnam, state superintendent of public instruction, and Austin Land- reth, city superintendent of schools at Pendleton. Ex-Air Officer To . Head Pest Survey Salem, Ore., Aug. 9 (UJD John E. Davis, of Corvallfs, until recently a lieutenant ill I the army air forces, has joined the state department of agricul ture as senior entomologist and pathologist, it was announced today by E. L. Peterson, state Men, Women! Old at 40,50,60! WantPep? Want to Feel Years Younger? Do you blame exhausted, worn-out feetlnc on e1 Thousands amazed at what a HtLla pepping up wilt Oatrex has dune. Contains tonic many need at 40, 60, 60. for body old Bolfly because low Id Iron; atse uupllM vlumtn B, calcium. phophnruj. 36c Id troductorjr alia now only 2flc! Trr Ostrex Tonic Tablets for new oto. youueer teellDg. tnla very dy. At nil drur stores everywhere In Medford, Western Thrift Stores. D The Summer Season! DIGHT now Medford's supply of fine water is taxed to its utmost, and with expansion of military operations here the need will be even greater. Please use water spar ingly see that waste is eliminated fix leaky faucets and hydrants use only enough on your lawn and garden to keep them in good condition. Fire hazards are great dur ing the dry season. A reserve must be maintained to meet any emergency that might arise. This is YOUR water, use for your convenience and protection. Make every gallon go a long ways. Everyone's Responsibility! VOUR job is to conserve water NOW it is YOUR water so guard the supply carefully. Use it wisely for household, lawn and gar den needs; be sure that leaky faucets are repaired; see that no waste water runs down gutters. There will be plenty of water for EVERY ONE if all will help conserve. We must "be sure that sufficient reserve is maintained against the threat of fire. Please always remember that waste and extravagance in the use of water is sabotage! MEDFORD WATER City, Hall Building O Phone 4S9S Davis will conduct the new insect pest and plant disease survey work under the department's division From where Everybody's talking about what a grand Job Herb Helm Is doing at the war plant Not Just one shift, but two a day-to help build the war materials our men need. Good for Herb! But Ti like to pay a word for Mary, Herb's wife. She runs the house, cooks the meals, takes care of the chil dren, and works on salvage drives and bandies for the Red Cross. Believe me, that's tiring work for any woman! ' Yet when Herb comes home too tired to talk or watch where Copyright FOR THAT 200 CUBIC FOOT LOAD DIAL 2123 Timber P director of agriculture. WW ,ilL.u"lLf,,'r''SS i of plant Industry. Davis hole?! a master of science degree In entomology from Oregon Stat college. I sit ...ly Joe Marsh Herb's Got a Great Little Wife he drops his ashes, maybe-she makes allowances, keeps smil ing, brings him a restful glass of beer, and makes enough con versation for them both. Next' morning, Herb goes to work re freshed and cheerful From where I sit, women like Mary Helm are doing a great war Job themselves . . . being tol erant and kind to husbands who are working under a heavy war time strain. Bully for them! 1045, United States Bremen Foundation ,luJJt-.iit.,'Ji.,.iatta,t-.ita,,.j.iW.,'tiiii-i J 1 QBiCK FIRE DIAL 2123 Company FIX LEAKY FAUCETS w 0 g.oo EPT. t -3 A 51 1 1 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980
