G. M. Co. Representatives Quit Fact -Finding Hearings
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Fortieth Year
FATALLY BURNED
BY
Mrs. Elmer E. Willis, 44,
Dies After Kindling Fire
In Stove With Kerosene
Mrs. Elmer E. Willis, 44, died
yesterday evening in a local
hospital from third degree burns
over her entire body suffered
when fire damaged the family
home at loia isiorm mversiac
about 4 p. m. yesterday. The
hl7 rennrtpHlv started when
Mrs. Willis tossed kerosene on a
fire to get it started. The interior
of the house was completely
riestroveri. firemen said, with
nothing being saved. The family
had resided in Medford tour
months.
At the time of the tragedy the
Perl ambulance was on a call to
Jacksonville and the Conger
Morris ambulance also was out
rn a pall Several minutes were
unavoidably lost in getting the
victim to a hospital.
George Davis, employe of the
Perl Funeral Home who took
Mrs. Willis to the hospital, said
when he arrived he touna Mrs.
Willis had been wrapped in a
hionkpt in which a larL- hole
had been burned beneath her
body. Upon arriving at the hos
pital Davis said he found the
blanket was still smouldering.
Services, in charge of the Perl
Funeral Home, will be announc
ed later.
DISCHARGEES IN
Reporting to county selective
service boards since Dec. 21 fol
lowing honorable discharges
from the service were George M.
Davis, Jack B. Fitzgerald, Arn
old J. Johannson, Lyle D. Mc
Kinney, Robert E. Patton, Har
old G. Arnold, . Dale Atkins,
Chester L. Ayers, Glenn O. Bald
erston, William F. Bauman, John
W. Berry, Charles V. '3oat
wright, Frank J. Brown, Allen
K. Casad, Joe W. Casad, William
E. Chandler, Lowell G. Chancy,
William E. Cheadle, John W.
Childers, Victor J. Conover,
Louis A. Corwin, John O. Davies,
George T. Dunphy, William H.
Fisher, Harry R. Frey, Lee L.
f Gardner, Wilmer T. Glass,
Thomas E. Graves, Bernard D.
Gunn, Billimore C. Hagen,
Ezell Harrison, Jr.
Harry Heitz, Donald L. Hig
gins, Harry C. Huebner, Robert
E. Johnson, Robert E. Kahler,
Herbert Keaton, Floyd Kinney,
Lloyd C. Kinsey, Arlee H. Lee,
Roy R. Lenderman, Ivan A. Low
den, Ray Maready, Harold H.
Mattoon, Marcus L. McKcnzie,
Herbert T. Martin, Lawrence E.
McMillen, Richard McLaren,
Marcellas C. Morton, Earl D.
Nutter, Ralph W. Nylander,
Roderick O'Connor. Richard W.
Putney, Robert J. Robinson.
Hugh L. Scovell, Harold L.
Sleight, James C. Stelle, Ed
ward T. W. Tepper, Chester J.
Thomason, Ray E. Tolley, Paul
D. Turner, Russell C. Under
wood and Glen O. Watson.
CHINA DECLINES
Washington, Dec. 28 (UK-
China has declined for the Dte-j
sent a U. S. invitation to send a i
token force of occupation troops'
to Japan because of preoccupa
tion with the task of occupying
Manchuria and North China, it
was learned today.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Gene Thorndike displaying his
"new" hat and tolling how he
acquired it by attending a meet
ing of the Iraak Walton League
Frank Knzrrs letting the C of
C bnard in on the secrets of
' Roger's Gulch."
Bill Gates suggesting that a
certain civic group present the
members with gifts of butter,
but hastily declining to serve on
committee to carry out the
scheme.
Charles Champlin back from
Ihc army but still incognito. I
Medford
United Press Full Leased Wire
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llti i " y Strollg buiwi" was gutted, with only walls
tu 1 vtZVPPPJ P TK 0ne of oged Vlctlm5 15 carrled fro.., struc
ture by rescue workers Uower photo i. Four employes and many iiremen
weio injured.
Girl Ork Leader
Stands By Guns
On Fraternization
Yokohama, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Sharon Rogers, the all-girl band
leader whose unqualified con
demnation of G. I. fraternization
with Japanese girls brought a
big beef from servicemen doesn't
take back a thing.
Furthermore, 12 members of
her orchestra and four other
girls doing specialty acts with
the troupe arc- solidly behind her
on the fraternization issue.
"I had no idea I was being
quoted." Miss Rogers said in
referring to a recent Stars and
Stripes story, "but I certainly
wn't misquoted.
"I don't see anything wrong
with GI's and I mean offi
cers, too dancing with Japa
nese girls,-but I think it ought
to end there. But it doesn t. it
certainly doesn't."
BY COUNTY C. OE C.
Results of the annual election
of directors for the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
were announced at a meeting of
the board held today noon.
Named were Herb Grey, retiring
president; Floyd Hart, S. M.
Bullis, Glenn Jackson, Diamond
Flynn, John Moffat, B. L. Nut
ting, Tom Wray and Mark
Goldy.
Hold-over members of the
board are H. L. Brown, A. S.
Cummins, Eugene Thorndike,
Karl Janouch, George Frey, Wil
liam A. Gates, B. K. Harder, E.
H. Hedrick and A. C. Pierce.
Report of election results was
made by Brown who statea mai
in many instances the members
were elected by but one or two
vote margins.
CROSBY'S CROONING
TOPS AT BOX OFFICE
Hollywood, Dec. 28 U P)
Bing Crosby's crooning and easy
acting enticed more money out
of movie-goers' pockets than any
other star in 1045. the nation's
exhibitors said today.
It was the second straight
triumph f"r Crosby, first o;ic!uig
man ever to be voted the bigsest
money-making star.
Van Johnson, freckle - faced
idol of the bobby-soxers, was
right behind Crosby in second
place.
The 1945 Motion Picture Her
ald poll of exhibitors named as
the third biggest money-mHker
red haired Grc r Garon, who's
been making tiie c.-h registers
jiniiie since 1T42. She ra.iKcd
in the sz.x'.li spot last year.
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SOUGHT FOR S.F.
EAST-WEST TILT
A decision of Medford high
school officials and business
men, service clubs and lodges
providing funds to send football
players to the New Year's Day
East-West game in San Fran
cisco, to send the six players
named as alternates has resulted
in the need for three more
tickets. Bill Bowerman, athletic
director, said today.
Bowerman said three tickets
had already been obtained from
persons who had previously pur
chased the ducats and then
found they could not use them
but three more are needed. Any
one having a ticket who finds he
will not be able to use it is ask
ed to contact Bowerman, tele
phone 5061. The regular admis
sion price on the ticket will be
paid, Bowerman stated.
The team will leave Medford
high school at 5 a. m. Monday by
special bus. arriving in San
Francisco Monday evening. They
will return Jan. 2.
New York. Dec. 28 (U.R)
The battered cruiser Portland
arrived today with nearly 1,000
returning American soldiers, in
cluding two who were killed
when the vessel was buffeted by
a violent Atlantic storm 10 days
ago.
Twenty-two soldiers who had
been severely injured in the
storm arrived at Mitchel field j
here earlier today in an armvi
C-54 transport plane from the
Azores islands. They had been
transferred from the Portland
to a small boat, which took them;
to the Azores for hospital treat !
ment.
Nazi Commander
Faces Execution ,
Aurirh. Germany, Dec. 28 j
V I" Maj. Gen. Kurt Meyer, ex j
commander of a nazi elite i
guards division, was condemned!
to death by a Canadian military
court todnv for the killing of 48 '
Canadian prisoners during the
battle of Normandy.
The court took 25 minutes to
reach a guilty verdict on three;
of the fix murder counts ayauiit;
Meyer i
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
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MISSOMNIE
President Signs Pile of Bills
and Plans Cruise On
Yacht Until January 2.
- Washington, Dee. 28 (U.R)
President Truman will make
a radio report to the nation on
his legislative program at 7
p. m. (PST), Thursday, Jan. 3,
the White House announced
to day.
The White House said the
broadcast would take about
half an hour. It will be made
over all networks.
Washington, Dec. 28 U.R)
President Truman returned from
his Christmas holiday in Mis
souri today to plunge into an
accumulation of tasks which will
be climaxed by a radio speech to
the nation Jan. 3.
The President's four-engincd
transport, the "Sacred Cow,"
landed through murky weather
at the National airport at 2:30
p. m. EST.
After signing a pile of bills on
his White House desk includ
ing legislation adjusting World
War II veterans' allowances and
establishing a department of
medicine in the veterans admin
istration the President planned
to board the yacht Wiliamsburg
for a cruise that will end Jan. 2.
The President will be accom
panied by staff assistants and
others and will spend most of
the cruise at work.
Brutality Denied
By Camp Officer
London, Dec. 28 (U.R) A
U. S. army major who was
flown back from the United
States as a defense witness for
1 1 guards charged with beating
American guardhouse prisoners
at a Lichfield camp testified to
day that he saw no evidence of
brutality during his tenure as
inspection officer of the camp.
The witness, Maj. Herbert W.
Bluhm, flatly denied all the
court maitial charges made
against the two accused Ameri
can officers and nine enlisted
men by Prosecutor Capt. Earl
Carroll.
Congressmen Hail Big Three Plan For Atomic Weapons
Some Criticize Giving Russia Veto Power
Washington, Dec. 28 U.R
Members of congress today hail
ed the Big Three plan for con
trol of atomic weapons, but
some sharply criticized our
agreement to give Russia veto
power in developing control
policy for Japan.
There were expressions of
concern over the possible effects
of the veto arrangement on
effort of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, supreme commander in
Tokyo, to establish a "demo
cratic Japan."
Fear Divided Authority
Some diplomatic quarters
wondered if it would not result
in the divided authority that
now prevails In Germany.
The veto agreement was re
vealed last night with the re
lease of a communique on the
Moscow conferences between
Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes. British Foreign Secre
tary Ernest Bevin and Soviet
Foreign Commissar V. M. Molo
tov. The 3.500 word communique
also revealed that the Big Three
had agreed to turn over to the
United Nations organization the
most fearful problem facing the
world today the atomic bomb.
A commission operating under
UNO's security council will
seek means to outlaw atomic
armaments. Until that day ar
rives, "the atomic powers the
U. S.. Britain and Canada will
hang on to their bomb-making
secrets.
Russia agreed at the confer
ence to eome Into new far east
ern policy-making machinery
under which she. the United
States. Britain and China would
have veto power on fundamen
tal questions concerning Japa
nese control.
Could Stay Decisions
MacArthur as supreme allied!
conmander in Japan, would.
ha''e "solo executive" powers in'
miykuicuUng policy. But Rui-i
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28,
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BOSTONJY AREAS
Secret Meeting Eliminates
Other Proposed Locations
In Northeastern U. S.
London, Dec. 28 (U.R) The
permanent headquarters of the
United Nations organization will
be located in cither the New
York or Boston area, it was an
nounced officially today.
The UNO interim site com
mittee voted at a secret meeting
to eliminate all other proposed
headquarters locations in the
northeastern United Sctates and
limit its final selection to the
general area of New York and
Boston.
The late President Roosevelt's
Hyde Park estate in New York
State was one of the main pos
sibilities around which specula
tion had centered since the com
mittee voted to locate on the
eastern seaboard of the United
Slates.
The Big Three agreements in
Moscow were regarded in UNO
circles as setting the stage for
j a speedy and hopeful inaugural
' session of the assembly next
month.
FIND NINE ALIVE
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Pincvlllc, Ky., Dec. 28MU.PJ
Rescue workers inside the No. 1
mine of the Kentucky Straight
Creek Coal company flashed
back word today that nine of
the miners trapped in the mine
by an explosion Wednesday
morning had been found alive.
The company Immediately
commandeered all telephones to
call ambulances to the scene and
have the highway from here
cleared of traffic to speed the
men to hospitals.
No report came from the shaft
on the condition of the men or
whether the other 22 had been
found dead or alive.
Give and Take At
Big Three Confab
London, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Moscow and many other
quarters hailed the foreign
ministers' conference today
proof of new amity
among the Big Three, but
some sounding boards re
flected sharp disappoint
ment, notably over failure
to solve the thorny problem
of Iran.
Reaction in London. Mot
cow and Washington to the
Big Three communique
made it plain that it was a
give and take conference of
compromise and adjust
ment. All three capitals re
ported reason for new hope
that cooperation among the
Big Three would underwrite
enduring world peace.
sia, China or Britain could de
mand that certain of his deci
sions be held up pending full
allied review.
Sen. Kenneth Wherry, R.,
Neb., strongly objected to this
weakening of American auth
ority in Japan and the new
curbs placed upon MacArthur.
"We won the Japanese war
and there is no reason why we
should make any concessions to
anyone." he declared. "Mac
Arthur's hands should be left
free of any council or commis
sion control and particularly
any veto power. He should be
given a free hand to establish
democracy in Japan."
Sen. Edwin C. Johnson. D..
Colo., said MacArthur had beenj
"doing a good job" under the
present arrangement and oppos
ed foreign vetoes over him.
Two Control Organs
Under the Big Three agree
ment, there will be two organs
for Japanese control. They are:
1. A revised 11 -member far
ta.tgru euuiiou:iuu, Willi Ruum
."nlted Prtil Full
1945.
HEAVVf
PLA' ' MEALED
lln MIT LIST
$637,221 Total Granted for
Past Year; Shortages of
Material, Labor Factor.
Building permits numbering
497 on construction valued at
$637,221.50 have been issued by
the city of Medford thus far In
1945, tabulations at the city
superintendent's office show.
Outstanding permit Issued was
to C. A. Winetrout for his $90.
000 garage and business being
erected nt 35 W. Main street.
Residential repair permits
totaling 213 are the main type
granted while !)5 are for new
residences and 19 for new busi
nesses. In the estimated valua
tion new residences lead with
$313,700, nearly half the total,
and new businesses follow with
$156,884.
Permits in 1944 totaled 185
with valuation of $163,148.50.
Construction Stymied
Most of the permits were ob
tained during the summer and
early fall months, and because
of the lumber strike and ma
terial shortages, much of the
construction remains to be com
pleted. September, when 61
permits were granted on build
ings estimated at $154,200, was
the peak month. Sixteen in
January were the least issued
during any period of the year
and valuation fell to $10,350 In
April.
Fifty - four applications on
building estimated at $113,125
have been granted so far in De
cember. Number of permits and con
struction valuation listed by
type is as follows: New busi
nesses 19, $156,884; remodel
and repair business, 38, $43,845;
new residences, 95, $313,700; re
pair residence, 203, $69,675.50;
remodel residence, 32, $16,110:
new garages, 64, $23,020; repair
and remodel garage, 21, $7,157;
woodsheds, greenhouses, misc.,
15, $1,830; church repair, one,
$200 and moving business or re
sidence, five, $4,800. Four per
mits were granted for building
demolition.
included for the first time, to
formulate policies and standards
to guide fulfillment of Japan's
obligations under the Potsdam
surrender terms. Decisions can
be made by a simple majority
vote provided the majority In
cludes all the Big Four the
U. S., Russia, China and Britain.
This in effect gives each of those
nations a veto. Commission head
quarters will be In Washington.
2. A new four-member "allied
council for Japan" to be com
posed of delegates from the U.
S., Russia, China and one repre
senting the United Kingdom,
Australia, New Zealand and In
dia. The council will sit in
Tokyo, meeting at least fort
nightly to consult with and ad
vise MacArthur In carrying out
policy laid down by the commis
sion. The agreement provides that
the supreme commander shall
always be an American officer
who personally, or through a
deputy, would serve as chairman
of the council.
Byrnes Due Saturday
Byrnes left Moscow by plane
yesterday and is expected here
tomorrow Pending his return,
state department officials de
clined to elaborate on the sec
tion of the communique dealing
with veto powers.
It was emphasized here that
there was nothing in the new
agreement to change the general
Japanese surrender policy as
laid down at Potsdam last A ig
ust Officials believed the veto
In Japan would raise no serious
obstacle so long as there were no
deviations from the Potsdam
principles.
The far eastern commission,
mfnus only a Russian delegate,
is now en route to Japan and is
expected to arrive in Tokyo Jan.
6 or 7. A Russian representa
tive will join it there.
The communique said the
Moscow conference also pro
dueed these specific rcult.s:
1. Ae'rceiucut by Uis Big
Liiiid Wh-e
NO. 237.
Continued Rain
Is Outlook For
Southern Oregon
No let-up In southern Ore
gon's rainy period is seen for
at least two days, according
to reports from the local U.
S. weather bureau. In the 24
hour period ending at 10:30
. m. today, 1.34 inches of
precipitation had been meas
ured by the bureau. Measure
ments taken this morning
showed a total of 3.11 inches
of rain has fallen during the
month, making an excess for
the month.
Some flooding of Irrigation
ditches and small creeks is
expected but streams are only
three-fourths full thus far, the
Soil Conservation Service in
formed the bureau.
While many Medford stores
and places of business will not
open for business Monday, a
majority, Including all of the
department stores and larger
establishments, will remain open
It was announced today by Nobel
Vincent, president of the Med
ford Merchants' association. It
is expected that all business
houses will be closed Tuesday,
New Year's Day.
All offices of federal agencies
will remain open Saturday, Dec.
29, and will then be closed Mon
day and Tuesday In conforma
tion with a nation-wide order.
Single exception to this is the
postoffice, which will observe
the usual hours Monday but
closing Tuesday.
The courthouse, city hall and
banks will also close Tuesday.
Young Mother Kills
Love Rival Suspect
San Bernardino, Calif., Dec.
28 (U.R) A young mother, who
admitted lying in wait for the
school teacher she suspected of
stealing her husband's affections,
said today her hand shook so
when she saw them togather that
she killed her rival by accident.
The victim, Mrs. Ruby Clark.
24, physical education teacher at
a fashionable Glcndora girls'
school, died of a bullet In the
chest In the arms of her slayer's
husband.
Control;
In Jap Rule Policy
Chinese Await
Big Three Text
Chungking, Dec. 28 (U.R)
The Chinese government Is
awaiting receipt of the full
text of the Big Three foreign
ministers' Moscow commun
ique before making any
comment. Minister of Infor
mation K. C. Wu said to
day. Wu. however, said regard
ing the section of the com
munique referring to Korer.
that "we've always advocat
ed full Independence for
Korea."
Three on the need for a unified
and democratic China under the
national government of General
issimo Chiang Kai-Shek and the
wlthdrawnl of American and
Russian troops from that coun
try "at thu earliest practicable
moment."
2. A statement by the Big
Three that they arc prepared to
give King Michael of Romania
"the advice for which he has
asked" In the broadening of the
Romanian government.
3. The Soviet Union will give
"friendly advice" to the Bulgar
ian government to bring other
democratic elements Into its
ranks. When this is accomplish
ed, the United States and Bri
tain will recognize the Bulgarian
government.
4. The Big Three agreed on
plans for the establishment of
Korea as "in independent state,"
which envision a five-year trus
teeship by a Joint commission
of the United States In the
southern part and Russia In the
northern part.
In addition, the United States.
Russia and Britain arrived at a
formula for drafting peace trea
ties with Italy, Romania, Bul
garia, Hungary and Finland. A
general peace conference will be
held not later than May 1, 1946
to complete the wuik.
COMPANY BALKS
AT CONSIDERING
ABILITY TO PAY
Truman's Panel to Continue
Work Despite Withdrawal
of Auto Makers Counsel,
Washington, Dec. 28 U.R)-
General Motors Corp. withdrew
today from the government'!
fact-finding efforts to settle the
G. M. strike.
President Truman's fact-find-finding
panel announced, how
ever, that it would proceed with
Its work In the absence of com
pany representatives.
General Motors bolted the
hearings because the panel re
fused to reverse its announced
intention of taking Into account
the company's ability to pay in
considering the CIO United
Automobile Workers' demand
for a 30 per cent wage Increase.
Panel Warned Earlier
The panel previously had an
nounced that it would consider
ability to pay as relevant to its
findings on the union's demand
for a 30 per cent pay increase.
General Motors, however, told
the panel It would withdraw
from the proceedings "unless
and until the panel should de
cide that ability to pay is not a
proper factor for its considera
tion." Walter Gordon Merrltt, com.
pnny attorney, said in a 10-page
statement that the UAW had not
met the first condition urged by
the president when he appointed
the panel. This condition was
that the union should call -off
the strike while the panel went
about its work.
"Under the special circum
stances of this case, the corpora
tion feels that it should not par
ticipate in these proceedings so
long as ability to pay is to be
treated as a subject of investi.
gation, fact-finding and recom
mendation," he said.
Not Mere Wage Issue
"It is well for the board to r
member that this issue as ex
panded by the union reflects, not
a mere issue of wages, as be
tween the corporation and this
union, but a broad attack on
American industry and free en
terprise. "General Motors does not pro
pose voluntarily to blaze a trail
in this direction. If our system
of free enterprise, of competi
tion under our anti-trust laws,
and of reward for efficiency,
productivity, Invention, and pro
gress, is to be abandoned, it must
be by act of Congress and not
by act of General Motors Corp."
Merritt said that it is not
question of facts and figures, of
examining books and records,
"It is an issue of ideology end
national policy which really be
longs to Congress," he said.
NORBLAITPAPERS
PLACED ON FILE
Salem, Dec. 28 (U.R) Cer
tificates of nomination for
Walter A. Norblad of Astoria
as a candidate for congress In
the 1st Oregon district were
filed with Secretary of State
Robert S. Farrell Thursday.
One certificate was filed by the
1st district republican congres
sional committee. The other was
filed by the assembly of voters
held In Astoria Wednesday
night.
As a result of this double
nomination, Farrell said, Nor
blad's name will appear on the
special election ballot followed
by the designation, "independent-republican."
Civilian Clothing
Will Be Hurried
Washington, Dec. 28 U.R)
The civilian production admin
Is'ratinn took steps today to
meet the tremendous veteran de
mand for civilian clothing.
It announced a program call
ing for the production of 3.500,
000 low and medium-priced
men's and boy's suits during the
first three months of 1946 in
addition to 1,500.000 overcoats
and topcoots and 7,000,000 pain
of trousers.
WRC TO ATTEND ,
All members of the Women's
Relief corps are asked to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Miilhollen which will he held
Saturday at 1 p. m. at the Conger-Morris
Funeral Home.
NO PAPER TUESDAY
In accordance with post
custom the Mail Tribune will
not publish on January 1.
New Year's Ha v.