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PHICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 19. IMS Number 10495 nllljUlllJ Ufll fill
Jr.! uirtorv 111 sight. General
smon Bolivar Butler,
,,nd tomninntler on Okinawa,
" ...i wnlc n lliu an nnimuu oy
rTj enmbnt team. Jan
L crymcn Kt tlio range and
Ed hnlf a dnr.cn uliolla in a
Knltcr... Splinter from
them killed uuuer in
r .r A l..tu tlnvH curlier, thn
P1':. ..nmniiiiiilnr In tho
ID I""". r , " . .
bW." "W..l." I 1,1, H
e' . . .
ifflNAWA is all but over as a
k.nin There remains only
Lrueomo lk of killliiK the
lorfuniM'u body unci rootlim
....ninrinlned number out of
""-:-... .. i
llcrcd ciivus ,,uw iiw'v-n.
ih. Caiiayan valley of north
..n i.UZUII. IVH --uiih hiu
n OX CUTIS urawil uy wiiil-i
iiiIom for transport, tneir
..i. hnvlnil boon badly
uhtd up by our planes. When
ft.ii M WIll'IU UIVJ- UlU HVlllu
Irtimmbly tbo benches at the
tndi norinern emu iiieiu win
nowhero elo to go for there
be no Jap ships to rescue
m. . . . . .
rhtlr weird BuKhldo code
Lvcs them nothing to do, any
, but to die.
r"
LTIIOUGH savage and brutal,
Buihldo lin t quite as aosura
II jouncls. Thcso and other
usands of Japs scattered
bough southeast Asia, the
tdiEo't iiuiics ana ma isianns
ih. Pacific are expected to
lie their lives lor umo.
mme in wnicn gomcining
kvrHING. mlKhl happen
ijbt qunrrcl between us and
. Rusilnns. maybo a ruckus
ln us and tho British, may'
lnucnmlsh unwillingness on
r part to face and KO through
14 the sickening tasx ox Killing
ilioni of Jons.
Alter all, In the thinking of
enemy high command, it
tins only the death of more
fc) and thore are plenty of
fei wncro incso camo irom
kj more being corn every any.
Borneo tho Australians are
hilling southward from Bru
lownrd the oil -fields, now
lie 29 miles distant. Tho Japs
deilroylnii tho fields as fast
V ii thoroughly as they can
it domes from tho fires they
ft let arc visible 60 miles
ir, ind PT boats half a mile
tore can reel tho blistering
I.
Tokyo radio says today that
mips and planes have been
ping and sneiung BaiiK
lun, another big Borneo oil
i. tor days but mere is no
mile indication as yet we arc
ui to land
southern Gormany American
poops who have been prodding
t lenrchlng for weeks, tin-
tr mother five billion' dollar
run gold hoard.
feire now permitted to know
ivhen Britain faced Invasion
k In the dark days of 1940
Mattered her sold hoard
kufhout the world, sending It
on snips that took long
Intes, sometimes unescorted.
whole enterprise, we arc
Involved only the "trifling
of some 20 million dollars."
frilling," although It Jars on
inn or us little peoplo when
M lo describe 20 million dol-
1 ii the right word, what is
WO.OOO In a world war7
IE British sent' their gold
'Crsens. to nlacn whern thev
hi recover ft and use It. The
FMns. having no rjlaco over-
go and no snips to get
' with, burled theirs where
might be able to dig It up
line II
!e fact that they seem to
' burled the bulk of It In
rn Germany indicates that
f did HOPE to hang out in
"wen touted but in tne cna
! Bnvnrinn "redoubt."
nc nnzls dreamed of using It
1 treasury with which to
v un tne nazi cause into tne
! years of tho future.
1 did they?
Maybo Hitler, Goorlng,
'Her, Rlbbentrop St Co.
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Work Rushed On New Tank
REDS PL
AMD
OF
POLAND
CHARGE
Leader Testifies
Opening Trial
On Charges
Wattr shortag In the eastern part of the city will b
ralleved whtn work is finished on the new Melros tank. Copeo
officials said today. Th picture shows welders at work on the
tank, which will have a capacity of 800.000 gallons. While tha
tank Is under construction, the Copco system lacks the use of
the old Melrosa tank, of 3S0.000 gallon capacity, causing a
shortage. The new resorvoir will be in use about mid-July.
By EDDY CILMORE
MOSCOW, June 10 (JP)
Ma J. Gen. I. Bronislaw Okulicki
testified today before the soviet
court trying him and 15 other
Poles- for subversive activities
behind red army lines that Gen.
Kazimierz Sosnkowski of the su
preme Polish command told
him the red army intended to
make Poland the 17th republic
of the soviet union.
Okulicki. commander of the
Polish home army and the lead
ing defendant, said the conver
sation took place in London last
March. Okulicki said he was
appointed home commander
after the conversation and other
arrangements, reaching the
nomeiand by way oi Italy in a
Liberator-type plane flown by a
Polish crew.
Poles Witness .
Before the general took the
stand, a long line of Polish wit
nesses told of wrecking trains,,
blowing bridges and killing Rus
sian soldiers. A Polish jour
nalist testified that the under
ground army's propaganda min
ister directed that the Russian
army be considered an "enemy"
and an "aggressor."
Okulicki testified:
"I arrived in Warsaw on June
2, 1044. In the first days I was
assistant : commander, of the
home army and then became
commander, my appointment
coming irom London.' . .-
"Independence Threatened
Okulicki testified that he
sought to carry on the fight
against the uermans to the end.
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mums approve
Treasure Valued At Five
! Billion Dollars Discovered
By AUSTIN BEALMEAR .
PARIS, June 19 (fl') -American
troops of the 12th corps have
found securities, gold and jewel
ry valued nt more than $5,000,
000,000 hidden by the Germans
at Rcgensburg, communications
IP'S HE
HE INVALIDATED
n.. rnw&nn H. HIGGS
WASHINGTON, June 19 (IP)
A federal district court order
..I-!.,,, dm Associated Press
to relax its by-lnws on admis
sion of members boro supreme
court approval today.
Over a minority protest that
the news gathering cooperative
is being treated os a public utll
iiv onri hulnn nut under court
tutelage," the high tribunal Into
vo.trrinv ruled. 8 to 3, Hint the
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en. Eisenhower Welcomed
y Record Crowds in N. Y.
Bv ED CRE1RH
F YORK, June 19 (IP)
"i mo Army uwignt u.
"lower flushed and breath-
"om the greatest wclcomo
ork ever had accorded a
nine h.m i.u ,.ot
d that ovcrilowed City Hall
w? are going to live the
Of noo'A urn miml ha
PI ! and wo must be ready to
In tho spirit of true
- ana forbearance."
TWO MMlln. MiUm
P1,ce Ostlmntnrl that 9.000.-
Persons were Jammed into
"nilng streets. our mil-
m i- .?' by tar the largest
nfV? he c'ty'8 history, were
w e n t, u -i.nn.n
1, -"-.j iu nave vn.-"
metal earlier on his tour
ini.".'? a special city medal
--wiing honorary citizen
ship In New York City, the
tanned, balding supreme allied
commander told the throng be
fore city hall:
"Must be Strong
"It Isn't enough that wo de
vise every kind of International
machinery to keep the peace. Wo
must also be strong ourselves.
Weakness cannot cooperate with
anything Only strength can co-
OPTlfet0mllllons that greeted El
senhower lined curbs, leaned
from windows and hung from
fences to catch a glimpse of him.
It was "the experience of a
lifetime," ho declared in accept
ing the hand-carved gold medal,
and he said - humorously to
Mayor P. H. La Guardla. who
conferred the honorary eitizen-
S1''ncw York simply cannot do
tills to a Kansas farmer boy and
keep its reputation lor sopnisu-
cnlion.
zone headquarters announced
today.
Included in the capture in hid'
den vaults of the Rcgensburg
Reichsbank was the national
Ih nf Bavaria and Austria
The cache was more valuable
than that found April 7 in the
Merken salt mine, which includ
ed 200 tons of gold.
The treasure was in gold bul
lion, stolen iewelry and securt
tics. Some was known to have
bee taken from victims of nazi
death camps.
Lt. John J. Stack Jr., of San
Francisco, fiscal officer of the
12th corps, led the party which
seized the treasure.
The same corps made the orl-
glnnl discovery in the same
oonornl nrea of central Germany
in the last days before the un
conditional surrender ot tne
enemy.
Klamath Man
Drowned Monday
Thrnn nersons who were at
tending a family reunion and
clamming party at Oretown,
near Tillamook, Ore., were
drowned late Monday in the
small Nestucca river when their
boat capsized. Lost were fcis
wnrih .T. Wonser. 80. of Wash
burn way in Klamath Falls, and
hi two nenhews. Merle Porter,
23, and Lloyd Porter, 18, of
Oretown. Four other occupants
of tho boat swam safely to shore,
Wonsor left hero Saturday to at
tend tho reunion.
Ho is survived by his wife,
Armprin three sons. Ray and
Jesse Wonser of Klamath Falls
and Wesley Wonser of Long-
view, Wash., four daughters,
Mrs. R. A. Nelson and Mrs. C. R.
McCool of Klamath Falls, and
Mrs. Carl Ropes of Fairfield,
Wash., and Mrs. Chester Tuttle
of Kelso, Wash. Also surviving
him is one sister, Mrs. Alta
Thomas of Walla Walla, Wash.,
and two brothers. Harley Won
ser of Kolso and falter Wonser
of California. Wonser has Z7
grandchildren, two of whom are
in Germany, and one great
grandchild.
President Truman
Proposes Changes
In Succession Line
WASHINGTON. June 19 (IP) President Trumani' embarking
qn th first of a long series of plane flights, today asked congress
to make the speaker oi the house his successor ii anything un
toward should happen to him.
As the house is now organised, this would throw the suc
cestion to 63-year-old Sam Rayburn of Texas.
Under present procedures, Mr. Truman would be replaced in
the White House by the secretary of state, the post now held by
Edward R. Stettinius Jr., should he be unable to complete his.
term.
The speaker of the house of xepresentatlTes. Mr. Truman
told congress, is more truly rep
resentative ot ail tne people.
MEXICANS ASK
In an approving mood, a hand
ful of Klamath t ails elementary
school district voters went to
the noils yesterday to put their
okay on next year's budget
plans, a special levy, and two
Incumbent school board mem
bers. A S26.000 item' for Improve
ments at the Fremont school,
including additional classrooms
and shower rooms, was adopted,
70 Yes and 15 No.
The voters adopted next year's
budget, 74 to 9, and voted 70
to 15 in favor of an increase
above the 6 per cent statutory
limitation.
E. S. Robinson, incumbent,
was elected to one school board
nost. with 87 votes, and J. H
Schulze received 88 for another
post. . Both are incumbents, and
both were without opposition.
An election was also held In
the county school district, with
a few scattering returns only
available today. These indicated
that the district budget, which
is over the 8 per cent limit, was
approved, and that L. Botens had
been re-elected to the- school
board.
Local school committeemen
were named in the various sub
districts. These will be listed
and announced as soon as the
county school office can com
Dile them.
The vote In both districts was
extremely light.
Donald Kafton
Killed In Action
PFC Donald R. Kafton. 19.
was killed in action on Oki
nawa, May 14, the war depart
ment has advised nis mother,
Mrs. Sarah Elona Kafton, 1821
Etna. ,
PFC Kafton had been, report
ed missing in action three days
previous to the final notifica
tion. - He was serving with the
96th infantry division. - -
The young soldier graduated
from Klamath Union high school
in 1944 and was inducted in
Aneiist of the same year. He
was a member of the First
Christian church and was active
in church work.
S 1c, is stationed at New York
harbor. Three other brothers,
Sgt. Hugh, in England: William,
an aircraft worker in California;
and Wesley, of Salem, survive
him.' He also leaves, besides his
mother, a sister, Mrs. Ethel Mar.
tin, 1841 Summers , lane, Klam
ath rails.
AH
RUL
E
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press Diplomatic
- News Editor
SAN FRANCISCO. June 19
(IP) Mexico came forward to
day with a proposal that the
United Nations permanently bar
the Franco government of Spain
from membership in their world
league.
Luis Ouintanllla. former Mex-
ican ambassador to Moscow,
planned to put tne proposition
formally before a public session
of one of the United Nations
conference commissions, which
are driving toward completion
of a world charter this week.
- Invites Argument :
His proposal invited argument
as ,to .whether . .theconf exence
should, attempt to write 'any
specific membership limitations
wnen n is assigning to a world
assembly. the task of . admitting
outside nations. -
Quintanilla said he would ask
the commission (meets: at 3:30
and 8:30 p. m. PWT) to adopt a
declaration stating that no gov
ernment should be admitted
which came to rjower with the
aid. of military forces or coun
trl '. which have fought against
the United Nations.
The final session of the con
ference, with President Truman
making the-closing address, still
is scheduled for next Saturday.
But it also is ' still uncertain
whether that date can be kept,
even with every effort of confer
ence leaders.
' Denends on Redi
Much depends ' on possible
Russian acceptance of a com
promise for limiting the field of
subjects which the assembly
may debate and on which it may
make recommendations to mem
ber nations and the - security
council which would be the
peace-enforcing agency.
unginany a conference com
mittee approved the right of the
assembly to discuss any subject
bearing on international rela
tions. Russia objected that this
was too broad a grant. ' Last
week Soviet Ambassador Andrei
Gromyko insisted that the field
must be ' limited to matters af
fecting the maintenance.' of
peace and security.. .
Business Houses
Forcibly Entered
Three' Klamath Falls business
concerns were forcibly entered
sometime last night, according
to city police reports.
Buildings entered included
the Klamath Shopping Guide,
1205 Klamath, the Klamath. Val
ley Lumber company, , 1940 S.
6th. and the Klamath Refriger
ation company, 2000 S. 8th. En
try was gained by either break-1
ing or forcing a window, re
ports stated.
A total of $75 was missing
from the offices of the , Shop
ping Guide this morning with
$5 in currency and the remain
der in silver. Six 6-foot ateel
tapes and a check protector
were taken from the lumber
company, but the protector was
found by city police near the
Southern Facmc rauroaa iracKs,
The extent of loss to the re
frigeratlon company was not
known this morning. '' A chock-
un is being made by company
officials. City police and juve
nile authorities are investigat
ing the case.
Portland Temperature
May Fall, Prediction
PORTLAND. June 19 (JP)
The sun came out again strongly
here' this morning. but the
weather bureau forecast' a de
cline from-the hot spell of the
last two davs.
The mercury reached 90 here
vesterdav one . degree cooler
than Sunday's all-year record of
91.
Killed
. In a special message to both
houses -of congress sent shortly
after he took off on a non-stop
flight to Olympia,. Wash., the
president said tne question of
succession "is of great impor
tance now because there win
be no elected vice president for
almost four years." , .
. - Recalls' Law'.
Mr. Truman, who .entered the
White House from the vice pres
idency on the death of President
Roosevelt April 12, said the ex
isting - succession law, enacted
in 1886, provides for members
of the cabinet .to take over the
presidency in the event that
neither ' the elected president
nor vice president .can serve.
me order, of succession Is:
the secretaries of state, treasury
and war; attorney general, post
master general, and . secretaries
of navy and interior.
. Can-Name Successor ,-.
Pointing out- that- each -of
these cabinet members Is ap
pointed by the president,' - Mr.
Truman- said it now lies within
his power to nominate his ' im
mediate successor "in the event
of my- own :death or . inability
to -act.'Vf'.s. i, , " ,vv. i -.'
"1 do' not belfeVe that-in -a
democracy this! nower should
rest with .the chief executive.
Insofar as possible; the -office
of the president should be filled
by an elective officer." ' ' 1
He recommended that- the
speaker be next in line of suc
cession and that he should serve
riot -longer than until the next
congressional election or until
special election - call for the
purpose of electing a new. presi
dent and vice president. ,.
.; ' Fix Period ';. ' '
This - neriod ' the '' congress
should fix, he asserted.. The 'hv
dividuals elected at such gen
eral' or special election should
then serve only to fill the un
expired term oi the former
president and vice president.
"In this- way," Mr. Truman
said "there would be no inter
ference with' the normal four
year interval of general nation
til election's." .
He said .the speaker should
resign as- a representative in
congress as well as-speaker of
the house1 before he assumes
the presidency;
next in Lint
He- recommended further that
the succession pass to the presi
dent pro tempore of the' senate
if there is no qualified speaker
or if the speaker fans to quali
fy. The president pro tempore
would hold the office only until
a d u l y qualified speaker -is
elected. . .
If there be neither speaker
nor Dresident pro tempore quali
fied to .succeed on the creation
of the vacancy, then the succes
sion might pass to the members
of the cabinet as now provided,
until a duly qualified speaker
is elected."
i
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
ner Jr., leader of the 10th army
on Okinawa, was killed in. ac
tion by Japanese artillery
shell 'yesterday. . Gen. Buckner
was at a forward observation
cost of the 3rd battalion oi the
8th marine- regiment' .when he
was killed. Funeral . services
were conducted on -the island'
today.' v. V ; -'
Some Discharges
To Be Delayed
' WASHINGTON, June 19 (IP)
The . war deDartment told con
gress today that many, service
men who rate discharge under
the point system cannot be re
leased before next June.,
. . And, it advised the house
military committee, it has no in
tention of lowering the age for
automatic discharges, now 4U.
The information was furnish
ed the committee bv Mai. Gen.
Stephen G. Henry, - assistant
chief of staff, who: was asked
for a detailed . explanation of
operation of the point system,
Gen.
Buckner Killed
In Okinawa '
' Battle
S
AFTER JAP BLOWS
WASHINGTON.' June'-lS ' W)
The USS Emmons, which help
ed escort President. Rooseyelt ;n
route to the Tehran-' Big Three
conference, has' been lost -off
Okinawa yictorp. of -Japanese
suicide planes. ' ' ' .;, ;' .
-. Htt'.bv five kamlkazesiwUhin
a few minutes, the Emmons was
so' badly damaged she; had-toi be,
sunki by sister ships, ,1'hoiirs
after the . attack last .- April' 6.
She suffered 139;: casualties, in
cluding: 39 killed, 78 wounaea
and two missing. : ,
Formerly - a destroyer,-,.,, the
Emmons was conyerted jto,- aide
stroyer ' minesweeper before- she
joined the Pacific .fleet last-January.
In , Novemlber...l943.f the
Emmons was one of a'- number
of escorts for tne. . Datuesmp
Iowa which'carried Mr.? Roosevelt-
across " the -Atlantic: to i bis
first- meeting -with: ;Marshal
Stalin.;- ...!..::;-v ';2i.
' Her fatal engagement 'was her
first in Pacific waters. Attack
ed by 1 2 enemy planes, ;she shot
down six, but five Dorea inrougii
the wall of AA fire and crash
ed the ship. '.":( V--.-;
; : The. attack occurred' 'as; the
Emmons and - another:- mine
sweeper were operating in, -the
northern Okinawa' area' east of
Ie-Shima, ' ': ' '
By LEIF ERICKSON
' 21ST BOMBER COMMAND.
GUAM, Wednesday. June 20
(IP) Flying their second fire
raid mission against secondary
Japanese industrial cities,.,
about 450 Superiorts struck
Shisuoka and Toyohashi on
Honshu island and Fukuoka
on Kyushu today.
' -The B-29s dropped their in
cendiary loads from low alti
tude in atlackingi starting
bout 3 a. m.
It was the first fire attack
for each oi the three cities.
Fukuoka, with a population
of 323,000, has become increasingly-
important indus
trially, with its concentration
oi ordnance and aircraft fac
tories. It is the capital of
northwestern Kyushu's Indus
trial and mine prefecture.
. Toyohashi is. situated 189
miles southwest oi Tokyo and
has major armament and ex
plosives iactories as well as
several military schools. It
hat a population' of about
.242,000.
: Shisuoka. about 85 miles
southwest oi Tokyo, was the
site of an important aircraft
engine plant which was SB
per cent destroyed in a pre
cision demolition attack by 11
Superforts April 12.
COHVALLIS. " Ore!:." Jtirie .19
(AV-Tbe bodies - of -an-- entire
family a woods'" worker,. vhls
wife and their -two small sons,
dead about a week, havef been
found in their home at Summit,
in thehills of western..!Berit.on
nmiiifv ; - . -Ii.
Sheriff W. -JM. Harper said it
appeared that the man,. Clifford
J; Allen, 34, apparently shot ;his
wife, Lanetta Crystal,1 29; their
two sons, Larry G., 5 and Dickie
Leroy,: 6 months, them-himself,
with.' a rifle. Members, of the
family were last -seen on-June
12.--' :"'"
Relatives said Allen, whb was
injured on a logging accident -a
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Bulleiin "
TWO DIE IN CRASH .
LAKEVIEW, June 19 A
dive bomber from the; Klam
ath naval air station .crashed
( today into , Goose lake, near
Willow Ranch, today.
- It was reported that the. pi
' lot and radio man in the craw
were killed. Names will' not
be revealed until the next of
kin are notified. ';
Ceremony Ends Long Search
. : Two men stood at attention at the high school staflium-;in
Lakeview. A marine major, John M.- Robb, of the. Klamath
Falls Marine Barracks,. stepped smartly, forward and presented
them with Purple Hearts,- saluted and stepped back. This
simple ceremony brought to an end 27 years of tracing by
the army service forces records branch, which finally .located
the two men. who had been wounded in World War I.;. ,'
i . Both of them, Robert M. Pardue and Martin Anderson,
now of Lake county, had previously lived in Portland,-but
because , of incorrect addresses and frequent ,moving,vhad; not
left sufficient clues for army sleuths to follow untilv 27 years
had passed. Then marines of the. all-marine bond troupe hon
ored the men at a show Saturday night,, climaxing their regu
lar show with the award of tho medals. ,v v
American - submarines which
Tokyo' . acknowledged were
prowling - waters all around
Japan have sunk 11 more Nip
ponese ships bringing their war
time total, to , 1153, the navy an
nounced today as U. S. ground
forces smashed into, the closing .
phases' of the Okinawa cam
paign - on . Nippon's, southern
doorstep, :
': Latest' submarine catch in far
eastern waters included two
tankers and nine; freighters,, one
of them large. ' - V -, - '
. '. . Buckner KiUed :l '
! Veterans "of Tarawa,-brought-ln
"for .the. kill; on .Okinawa,
spearheaded U. S. tenth army ,
forces today in driving demoralized-Japanese
toward' suicide
cliffs at the climax of the cam- .
paign: that cost the life of the -American
commander, Lt. Gen. -Simon
Bolivar Buckner Jr;-. -;
i The -58-year-old general was ,
killed yesterday.. He diedwith
a. smile on his face,- knowing
conquest-of Okinawai- was vir- .
tually completed and his men
were- killing the enemy- at a ,
ration of more: than 32 to 1.
Sunday's toll was 1549 Japanese
killed and 47 Americans.:
: The Okinawa ground cam
paign gained sudden momentum
yesterday.-Yanks, reinforced by
fresh .'marines who conquered
Tarawa and . fought on Saipan
and Tinian, broke through :
crumbling Japanese defenses in
all sectors. "". -.
' Like- gains were scored- in
every other battle area.: Chinese
reoccupied . the port : of Wen
chow,. 220 miles south of Shang
hai, and-drove to within - 21
miles of 'Liuchow, key south-
east China ' transportation cen
ter. - ..;-:
Enter Oil Area
' Australians broke into Tou
ton oil ; refinery area in Sara
wak, west Borneo territory ruled :
by the white-Rajar, in a 25-mile
advance since: their June 10 in-,
vasion of 'Brunei bay. ,
'" Three U. S. divisions push
ed: toward the northern tip of
Luzon V island in ma jor Philip
pines action. I
; Gen. Douglas MacArthur ere-
ated a-new supply command to:
day for . army, ground forces
which will invade Japan.
Tokyo predicted - Japan
wouldn't be invaded until after
"a long period of preliminary
bombing," and . reported there
was still no sign; of a third in
vasion Of Borneo although allied
warships were continuing a bom
bardment of Balikpapan. ,
i ..
Mac Hoke Dies
In Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., June 19 (IP)
Mac Hoke, Pendleton grain and
sheep rancher who became one
of : the best known names in
America's wool industry, died
here this morning in Emanuel
hospital,. !'
i, Hoke, 54, had been in the
hnenlinl QVimit a month.
i A member of the state board
of higher education since 1940
and a former member of the
state board of agriculture, Hoke
was one of the state's leading
citizens.- He was vice president
of. the National Wool Growers
association. " : -
? At the time of his death, he
Was president of the Oregon
Farm Bureau arid of the North
west Livestock Production Cred
it - association, . which he headed
since its inception. , Until last
January, when- he refused to
Stand again-for reelection, he
was ' president of the - Oregon
Wool-Growers association; - ,
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