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Day'sta
By FRANK JENKINS
USTRALIANS sweep aahorc
at Bullkpnpnn yestorduy
nornliiK, encountering llttlo re
Jstunco on tha bunches. Tlmy
ciilo sorloa of ridge, finally
opplng out on the liiet ono over
ooklng tha burning oil town,
ADVANCE preparation had
boon clnborato.
Within tho space of a month,
mr bombers dropped 3500 torn
in the defending Jnpif. Every
'our days our surface nhlpii
teamed In mid udded tholr
ihollinii to tha piano1 bombing.
I'ho weight of our metal directed
it Ilullkpupnn la sulci in tha eil
311 (chc j to have exceeded the
L'OMHINKO weight III ALL our
landings on Leyto and Luzon
Isliinda.
Our mlncswcopers hnd iinont
two wceKs Clearing ana innrKing
I chnnnel clear up to the hencheie.
American SWIMMERS had
worked for alx duys clearing out
.mderwatcr obataclci plumed by
tho Jupa.
As n reault, our landing crnft
were able to run clcur up on the
inula. Only two mon wore loat
In the actum landing operation.
THIS motlculoua advance work
aeeirm to havo paid off, oa
Auatrallan loaaea not only In
netting oahoro but In fighting
their way to the rhino overlook
I nil tho town aro deacrlbed aa
light.
Leyto, Luzon and Okinawa
however, have tauuht 118 caution,
We'll wait and ace what kind of
reaiatanco la encountered later.
nORNKO U tho world'! third
largest Island, Grconlund and
New Guinea beliiu Noa. 1 and 2
(Australia is continent). Biillk-
pupil n Is mo most iinporium on
center In tho Dutch East Indlca.
Tha Auatralluna now havo a
three-cornered (trip on it at
Ballkpapan on tho eaat coast, at
Tarakan at tho northern tip, and
t Brunol bay on Uio west coast.
MacArthur aays we now havo
domination of all of Borneo,
which gives us tactical control
nf tho entire aouthwest Pacific.
Our ships can now sail under
tho protection of land-bosed
planes to ANY POINT in Uio
southwest racinc,
,
THERE Is ono Interesting; point
in tho nowa. ."Tlm.Jnpa had
deaertcd - their syatom or con
nected tunnels and pillboxes In
tho rinses back ot tno duiik
pnpan beaches. That is usually
whero they stick to tha last.
XX AC ARTHUR went ashore a
AV1 few hours after tho first
wave. A Jap sniper fired a tun
clip at him and an aido aa they
wcro studying a map, but mlaacd,
MacArthur end his aido went
on studying the map,
THE Ballkpapan landing was
made in the Strait of
Macassar, whero In January of
1042, only a month of tor Pearl
Harbor, four antiquated U. S.
destroyers made a heroic but
outweighed and unsuccessful at
tempt to stop tho huiio Jap con
voy heading for tho conquest ot
Java,
Wo thrilled with prldo then,
and still do, at tho grim courage
of our men who threw them
selves at the hopelessly superior
Jap naval forco, selling their
lives for time.
BUT that terrible first year
after Pearl Harbor taught us
a lesson which, please God. wo
jrhall NEVER forget. NEVER
AGAIN must we be so weak as
to have to sell American lives
for time,
JAP cities oro hit In our 33rd
fire-bomb; a s s a u 1 1 by 600
B-20s this tlmo (590 had been
tho lnrgcst previous attack). Four
thousand tons wcro dropped on
' four towns.
. Rosults appear to havo boon
good. Jnp opposition was not
too strong.
.
fVH smaller planes rango up
and down tho China coast,
tholr ' weokond bag including
seven Jap ships sunk and 19
damaged and a blown-up oil re
finery on Formosa, Tho Japs,
cut off from their conquests in
tho south, aro now operating on
STORED oil. Every refinery,
every storngo depot, Dinstca oy
us leaves them just thut much
Jess.
THERE'S a point to keep In
mind: Tho typhoon season Is
Just beginning in tno western
Pacific, and will Inst for three
months. Springing a big opera
(Continued on Pago Three)
Hart Resigns As
Committee Head
WASHINGTON, July 2 VP)
Ren. Hart (U-N.J.) resigned to.
day as chairman of tho house
committee Investigating un-
American activities, saying he
did so on recommendation of
his physician.
As Hart stepped aside, Rep.
Rankin (D-Miss.) . became the
senior democrat on tho commit
tee, which ordinarily would
menn the chairmanship.
Word got- around that Ray
burn had offered tho chairman
ship to Rep. Jackson (D-Wash.).
Jackson had no comment.
Pending a permanent appoint
ment, Rankin will servo as act
ing chairman.
PRICE riVE CENTS
Fires Rage Through
Four Japanese Cities
After Record Blow
By LEIF ERICKBON
GUAM, July 2 (IP) Flerc fires raged through four Japan
cities today, touched off by a record 4000 tons of Incendiary
bombs ralnad down by nearly S00 Superfortress.
It ws th gratst fir atrlk rr mad. Bombr crws re
turning from th early morning raid said aom fira Wr vitlbl
120 mlla away. Formations hitting thr industrial citita on
southern Honshu, main island of Japan, would a th glow from
flaming cltlai raided by other flight.
(Two B-2BsVrr lost in th raid but 20 crew mmbrs of
th plants wjlscud, 20th air fore hadquartrs rportd In
Washington. T h e Superior!-
OFmNTRllI IJATIflN fHdally result, were "good
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By Th Associated Press
PARIS, July 2 (TP) Plans
looking toward the complete de
centralization of Germany were
mapped by the U. S. group of
tho allied control council today
as American occupation troops
ireKKca toward ucrnii prelim
inary to the big three meeting
mere later mis montn.
Dispatches from Frankfurt
said members of tho U. S. con
trol group wore moving to Ber
lin with the American troops
and within 10 days would bo In
a position to place their pro
posals before representatives of
Kussia, Britain and France.
Break-up Looms
The American program for do
centralization of Germany
both Dollltcallv and economical
ly calls for breaking Germany
Into a number of "lander," or
military Impotent districts.
Work olrandv has beuun on
breaking up, Uio Unltod Stales
western rclen dlstrlct-iono of
two military areas over whicli
the American army will have
control Into three "lander,"
American regional commanders
will assume control over all
German governmental agencies
wiinin tncir own region.
Similar Policy
Advices from Frankfurt said
a similar policy was expected
to bo carried out throughout
uermany as soon as the pro
gram can be adopted by Uio
quadripartite control council in
Berlin, ... .
"We are certain that Russia
Britain and France feel a great
acai 01 sympathy for the policy
of decentralization," ono mem
ber of the U. S. group of Uie
IVontinuea on Page Three)
Heuvef Counsel
Not Yet Chosen
Earl Hcuvcl, former Klamath
Falls police chief, who Is held in
tho county jail on four Indict
ments for. morals charges,- said
this morning that he had not de
cided as vet uuon defense coun.
scl for tho pending trials.
Upon lmcrrosatlon. . HenvM
said, "I havo definitely nbt made
up my mind concerning coun
sel." When asked if ho would ask
for a change of venue, Hcuvcl
replied, "that will be up to my
attorney.1'
Hcuvcl is awaiting arra an-
monta on indictments charging
him with contributing to tho de
linquency of a minor, two
charges of sodomy, and nnn
charge of rape. Ho will bo ar
raigned when tho chief justice
of tho supreme court of tho state
of Oregon assigns a judge to the
coses. Circuit Court Judge Da
vid R. Vandcnbcrg disqualified
himself from further action in
tho cases last week.
Senaiors Confirm Byrnes
As Secretary Of State
WASHINGTON, July 2 (IP)
James F. Byrnes was confirmed
unanimously by the senate to
day as secretary of state, suc
ceeding Edward R. Stcttinlus
Jr.
Action was taken in a matter
of minutes after tho nomination
was received from tho White
House.
Tho senate, suspended Its rules
which require hearings on cabi
net nominations and a day lay
over before a vote can bo taken
on such an appointment. This
was done as a tribute by both
democrats and republicans to
tho man who served with them
for years, later was an associate
justice of the supreme court and
more recently director of war
mobilization.
Plan TIscoped
The senate even telescoued
Its original plan to wait until
after President Truman present
ed the United Nations charter
Teleph
jo excellent. Jubilant airmen
B-29s RETURN
WASHINGTON, July 2 (IP)
Suprfortrsss rturnd to
Japan today, lets than 24
hour after striking th heav
iest atrial blow of lht war
against th tmplr la fir
raids on four important in
dustrial ctnttrs.
Th ntw raid, carritd out
by a madlum fore of about
SO B-2Sa was dlrctd against
Industrial plants at Shimotsu,
south of Osaka, on th main
Japan horn island of Hon
shu. described the raid on Kure na
val base as "wonderful."
Wind Fans Fir
Veteran raiders said "the best
fire concentration" they've ever
seen lighted Ube, Japan's great
est magnesium producing cen
ter. The entire waterfront was
allame, with a strong wind fan
ning tho fire.
Brig. Gen. John Davles of the
, (Continued on Page Three)
PILOT KILLED IN
Klamath naval air station
public relations office today an
nounced that a Saturday after
noon airplane trash at the field
cost the life of Lt. Leonard
Swcnson. USNR, 25.
Returning from a practice mis
sion, Lt. Swcnson's plane over
shot the runway and crashed. He
was instantly killed.
Lt. Swcnson has been living
here with his wife, Jeanne, at
tho Cascade apartments. His
home is in Austin, Tex. He en
tered the navy in September,
1941.
Memorial services for the flier
were held at KNAS Monday
afternoon.
Navy sources said the accident
was witnessed by Mrs. Swenson,
who was at the station at the
time. Mechanical difficulties
were blamed for the mishap.
Reconversion Program Put
In High Gear By Nation
By STERLING F. GREEN
WASHINGTON, July 2 )
The government slipped its re
conversion program into high
gear today. Consumers, how
ever, must wait months at
least before most long-missing
household appliances return in
qunntity to stores.
The war production board re
leased a "free" supply of metal
for civilian goods, the amount
depending on what is loft over
from war demands. It also be
gan a gradual scrapping, over
tho next half-year, of its priority
system for all but munitions
items.
Yet electric and gas rcfrigcr-
before acting on the nomina
tion. Confirmation placed Byrnes
next in line for the presidency,
under present statutes, should
Mr. Truman not complete his
torm. ,
Majority Leader Barkley
moved to suspend tho rules al
most as soon as the nomination
was received Xrom the White
House,
Whit Concur
Minority Leader White ot
Maine concurred, asserting that
"we all know Mr. Byrnes per
sonally" and . adding that his
length of service in high gov
ernment "leaves no doubt in
anyone's mind as to his qualifi
cations." -
By voice voto the senate then
approved the appointment.
The confirmation gave Presi
dent Truman his fifth 'cabinet
member of his own choice.
' -iP LLS. OREGON
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.. Commander
W
Col. Martin Schneider will
succeed Col. George Van Orden
as commanding officer of th
Marin Barracks. Col. Schnei
der is expectod to assume com
mand July 18. (USMC photo),
COL SCHIIDFJ TO
BE
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Col. Merlin F. Schneider, who
will succeed Col. George Van
Orden as commanding officer of
the Marine Barracks, comes to
Klamath Falls July 18 with an
excellent fighting record as lead
cr of an infantry regiment in
tho Pacific. :r
U .rO CohrtAlftn-.-Jranri ' hla iOOnt
marines took part in the recent
Okinawa campaign, fougm at
Guam last summer and in the
Marshalls early in 1944. On
Okinawa, his regiment captured
Sugar Loaf hill from the Japs
after the hill changed hands 11
times, and later spearheaded the
drive into Naha.
Invasion Record '
During the Marshall Islands
Invasion Ins men set a speed rec
ord for a major Pacific cam
paign, taking Engcbi island in
six hours and five minutes.
The 44-year-old officer is a
graduate of the naval academy
at Annapolis and was commis
sioned a marine second lieuten
ant in 1023. Since that time he
has seen service in Haiti, Shang
hai and Pckin, China; aboard
tho USS New Mexico and at nu
merous stateside posts.
Commanded 22nd
He joined the 22nd marines
when that outfit was organized
in 1942 and trained the unit's
third battalion on Wallis island
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ators, for instance, will not
reach stores until September or
October, and then probably as
"demonstrator" models.
Customer Must Walt
Tn other words, housewives
will be able to see. tho new ma
chines and enroll their names on
dealers' lists of buyers. In most
cases, however, the customer
will be far down the list many
purchasers already have order
ed sight unseen. This is the
conclusion from an informal
survey of government and trade
sources.
Moreover, these officials be
lieve it will bo tho middle of
1946 before refrigerators are
freely available for "walk-in"
buyers, and perhaps five to six
years before the refrigerator
makers have to start pushing
sales instead of merely accept
ing orders.
Guldeposls Compiled
Similar guldeposts for a dozen
other scarce, or unobtainable
consumer items were compiled,
taking into account the continu
ing scarcity of some materials
and parts, the volume of war
work remaining in many plants,
and tho heavy pent-up consumer
demand,
Thcso showed:
Reach stores good supply
Washing machines, late Au
gust. End of 1940.
Vacuum cleaners, a few now.
October, 1946.
Sewing machines, November
December, Fall, 1946.
Electric Irons, some now. Mid
1946. Alarm clocks, some now. End
of 1945.
Galvanized ware, now, November-December,
1645.
Scissors and shears, now. November-December,
1945.
Plated silverware, now, No-vcmbcr-Dcccmbcr,
1843. . ,,
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MONDAY. JULY 2, 1945
President Presents
Charter; Pleads For
Prompt Ratification
By TOM REEDY
WASHINGTON, July 2 (AP) President Truman formally presented to a grave, attentive
United States senate today the United Nations charter of San Francisco and pleaded for
prompt ratification.
The president arrived in the senate at 1:03 p. m. (EWT), delivered the charter and in a
brief, pointed speech reminded the lawmakers that the whole world is watching for "our
action."
The president was accompanied on the short drive from the White House to the capitol
by his secretaries, War Mobilization Director Fred M. Vinson and other government of
ficials. Also with him was Stephen Early who served as a presidential secretary throughout the
Roosevelt administrations.
Upon hit arrival at the capitol Mr. Truman went directly to the president' room to the
tide of the senate chamber to await hit formal presentation to the senate.- He carried the
United Nations charter with him.
In gray suit and blue bow tie, the smiling president then wot escorted into the packed
chamber of both major parties in the senate, plus the two senators who worked diligently
at San Francisco for enactment
Texas and Vandenberg of Michi
gan.
The escort was symbolic of
the nonpartisan approach the
president asked for the postwar
peace-keeping machinery.
Chamber Crowded
The compact chamber was
jammed to all doors, as were
the galleries, to see the bistory
making presentation. Looking
directly down on the president
from, the diplomatic gallery was
Lord Halifax, British ambassa
dor to the U. S.
Behind the rows of senators'
desks were 100 temporary
chairs filled with members of
the house.
Informal Talk
The president spoke easily
and Informally. As he addressed
Senator McKellar (D-Tenn.),
president pro tempore of the
scnato,i: he,. smiled .and. said yvist
fully: .: v'-- ; ' -;-
"Mr. ? President it has been
a long time since I said that in
Ihifl chamber."
Then, a moment later, he in
terpolated in his speech:
"You remember I was tied
down the last three months I
was here (as vice oresiaeni).
Two or three times I was ruled
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Mmv Klamath Falls retail
business concerns will close the
Fourth of July in ODservance oi
the national holiday. Barber
shops will be closed until July
5 ana will noi De open iouojt m
tomorrow. . ...
The state liquor store win
close July 4 along with most
groceries. Groceries will remain
open until the Fourth, however.
Most restaurants will remain
open for business over the holi
day, but the great majority of
business - concerns and lumber
mills will close.
The i-nurthoiise and Dost office
will be closed but the lobby of
the post office will remain open
for the convenience of those
having lock boxes.
Bnth the citv and the county
library will be closed over the
Fourth along with all banks.
The OPA office here will re
main open until noon.
Nip Losses Rise
In Philippines
MANILA, July 2 W) With
scattered Japanese units crack
ing before the steady advance of
Americans and Filipino guerril
las, enemy losses in the Philip
nines have risen to 419.035. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquar
ters said today.
The total includes 8774 pris
oners, some of whom are pre
dicting an early peace.
The enemy retained several
strongholds on Luzon in the
mountains northeast of the sum
mer capital, Baguio, including
Bontoc, Mankayan and Kiangan.
Resistance at Kiangan was re
ported weakening, however. -
49,300 Idle On
Labor Front
By Th Associated Press
Although close to 38,000 per
sons returned to work today,
49,300 others . were idle in
strikes
. The government toon over
operation of a Texas company
refinery where 250 employes
were out. The number of idle
in the Akron Rubber dispute
mounted to 33,000, but the end
of the long and widespread glass
strike saw nearly all the thou
sands who had been out return
ing to production,
earner
I July 2, 1945
Max. (July 1) 86 Mln. 50
Precipitation last 24 hours 00
Stream year to data ii.25
Normal 11.89 List yar 9.89
Forecasts Cooler Tuoaday.
tans jam yranasxanas I o
See Btfcfcaroo Days Rodeo
Off To Flying Start Here
Br JOY ALBERTA BIGGS
Hundreds of rodeo fans Jam
med the grandstand and bleach
ers Sunday at the fairgrounds,
as the 10th annual Klamath
Buckaroo Days got underway
for the four-day celebration.
In spite of the usual delays
and hitches of an opening per
formance, the show sponsored
by the American Legion under
the direction of the. Buckaroo
committee, held the spectators
spellbound throughout,' with
EXTENSION BILL
WASHINGTON, July 2 (IP)
President Truman's signature to
a bill dramatically flown to him
in Kansas City brought OPA
safely through a fiscal year-end
crisis, -
The measure extending price
and stabilization controls one
year was signed into law short
ly before their Saturday mid
night expiration.
And Mr. Truman in a state
ment issued after his return to
Washington by plane yesterday
reiterated that such controls
will be needed during reconver
sion to continue the fight against
inflation.
Sped to final house passage
Saturday afternoon, the legisla
tion was liown to Mr. Truman
to eliminate any possible cloud
over OPA's price and rationing
powers. White House Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross said the
signing took place shortly be
fore the midnight deadline.
While granting Clinton P. An
derson, new secretary of agricul
ture, veto authority over food
pricing orders, the measure was
trimmed down by a joint senate
house conference committee to
delete sections that would have
made Anderson a virtual food
czar.
Bond Purchases
Stiff Lagging
It was announced today by
Lloyd Lamb, manager of
Klamath Theatre. Inc., that
th two bond shows at the
Pelican theatre on May 30
and June 28 netted $383,000
worth of E bond sale toward
the 7th War Loan drive.
War bond purchases are still
lagging, with more than $100,
000 worth of bonds needed to
meet the 7th War Loan drive
quota, officials said today. This
total has allowed for all pay
roll deductions for this week.
So that bond buyers may
make purchases to bring Klam
ath county over the top on this
war loan drive, bond headquar
ters at 8th and Main will remain
open until Thursday night, July
3. Headquarters will also be
open all day Wednesday, July 4.
Another Klamath Booster
Klamath Falls had a young visitor last week who appar
ently liked the town a lot.
A freckle-faced 5-year-old boy got on a northbound train
somewhere between Berkeley, Calif., and Richmond. As the
youngster was of a somewhat tender age to be traveling across
country alone, he was noticed by the conductor and taken off
the train here. ....... , ..
He told Southern Pacific officials that he had run away
from home and what's more he had no desire to go backl '
After a police check it was disclosed that the boy's grand
mother had reDorted him missing at San Pablo. Calif., so he
was returned to his home, albeit
atn f ans nas anotner booster.
ill' 1 LIHLIvlI s3filrtn
Number 1050S
thrills and spills. In brone rid
ing, bull-dogging, and Brahma
bull riding.
The marine corps band fur-
nistiea music for the show and
the marine mounted patrol rode
with the Sheriffs Posse and
Medford Saddle club, executing
precision - mounting and dis
mounting led by Capt. H. C.
Mahan and PI. Sgt. Herman
Mills. . . i
Fred Barry, Kneeland, Calif.,
cowboy, was taken to Hillside
hospital by ambtflance, escort
ed Dy police.. Me Received a
fractured: right "collaibone dur
ing the bull-dogging event.: Art;
look of Long Beach was treat
ed for lacerations above the
right eye. when he was cut bv
the -horn of a Brahma bull. Art
Ausseii ci Dorris suffered aJ
sprainea snouiaer irom a laxi
oft a bronc.
Gene Rambo. Shandon. Calif..
was in the money in every event
completed yesterday, and tied
his calf in 15 23 seconds. Jack
Sherman of Beatty, won the
bucking event easily, and Basil
Brown with Carroll Brunton,
Klamath Falls, took top honors
in team-steer tying. : j
Bronc Riders
Final tallies showed the fol
lowing bronc riding: Jack
Sherman, 1st; Frank E. Scheid-
er, isabelle. -Calif.. 2nd: Jean
Rambo, 3rd; Earl Inks, Angels
Lamp, itn.
Calf roping: Gene Rambo, 1st;
F. A. Harris, Aden, 2nd; Frank
Enz, Sonoma, Calif., 3rd; Dick
Castro, Richmond, Calif., 4th.
Team-steer tying: Basil Brown
and Carroll Brunton, Klamath
Falls, 1st; John. McFarlance,
Anaheim, and Gene Rambo, 2nd;
Vic Castro and Gene Rambo,
3rd; Frank Ferriera, Fresno, Joe
McAuliffe, Klamath FaUs, 4th.
Cowhors Races
Quarter-mile cowhorse races:
John O'Neill, Merrill, . 1st; John
Rhodes, Santa Rosa, 2nd; George
Anderson, Beatty, 3rd; Fried
man Kirk, Chiloquin, 4th.
Relay race: L. C. Carney, 1st;
James Couthit, Klamath Falls,
2nd; Ora Stoehsler, Dairy, 3rd.
Five-eighths mile free-for-all:
time, one minute 6 23 seconds,
L. E. Morris, Ashland, 1st; Pat
Hogue, Klamath Falls, 2nd; W.
F. Arant, Dairy, 3rd.
Finals in bareback riding,
bull-dogging, and Brahma bull
riding will be run off today,
The best-reined cowhorse con
test is a four-day event, In which
the winners will be announced
after the show. 1
$3359 Theft Investigated,
At WRA Camp Cooperative1
A mysterious theft . or burg
lary of $3359 at the Tulelake
Cooperative Enterprises business
office in the Tulelake WRA col
ony was under investigation to
day. The money disappeared from
a safe, but the safe, was not
"cracked" or otherwise violent-
unwillingly. Evidently Klam-
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FIRES 8 SHOTS
AT
Jap Resistance Grows
As Troops Storm '
Inland - r
By SPENCER DAVIS '
MAhlT.A .lulu O inn -
Douglas MacArthur braved
death unruffled as Australian
troops under his command
stormed ashore at the great oil
port of Balikpapan, Borneo, Sun
day. ... .... ' - :
The veteran Australian 7fh
smashed ashore after the most
intensive pre-invasion bombard-.
ment yet unleashed in the South
west pacific.
Japanese resistance wax aav
gressive to light. It increased
as the diggers thrust inland
steadily. ; .'
stafi Ducks
A Japanese snloer fired laht
shots as General MacArthur. and
a brigadier general coolly con.
tinued to study a map of the
large-scale invasion operation
Others of the general staff
ducked automatically.
waaio xoKyo asserted that !
lied troops effected a landing 3i
miles northeast of Balikpapan
Sunday at 1:30 p. m., while put
ting ashore "their main force at
three places at Ballkrjanan it.
self." ... -
(The unconfirmed hrnarfi-a
said the landing had been madai
at Kulla Samboja. . ..
(An earner broadcast said that
the orieinal landing: nartv mn.
sisting of 5000 troops beacheel
in 250 landing barges, was being
reinforced. . .- . .
The broadcast was recorded
by the- federal communication
commission.) . r
Win Last Ridge
By the middle of the after
noon they had won the last ridge
looking down on the ruins of th
town and refinery and its still,
blazing oil storage tanks. They
nad laxen an elaborate series of
tunnels and pillboxes which the)
Japanese-had deserted in th
race oi xne lunous naval and air
onslaught. ; ,. :.;, L' '
. Toughest opposition wa oit
thisrlast rirtet which AmvtwlatA
Press . .Correspondent James
Hutcbeson said was littered with; :
dead Japanese, many of whom
obviously had been killed by
bombs and artillery fire, al.
though others were phnnnl .
down by Australian machine
gunners and tanks.
Although commanders had n
ticipated strong defense of this
strongly -.. gunned enemy base, :
first losses were -declared, offi
dally, to have been light. w '
WASHINGTON. Julv 2 UPi-Z
The house rules committeeT-
fused today to permit the house .
to send to conference legislation
granting $250,000 to the fair em.
ployment practice committee. -
ine sum was a compromise to
permit continued orjeration ol
FEPC,'. whose- operation funds
and authorization expired yesten
day.
The request for approval ol
procedure which -would .hav
allowed the. measure to go to
senate- house .conference was
made by Chairman . Sabatb
(D-Ill.) in executive session. It
was defeated by a vote reported
as five to five. . , . , .- , i
Tabled One
The committee's action left
the bill on the speaker's table ,
and Speaker Rayburn immedi
ately referred it back to the ap
proprlations committee for
recommendation. , : - ' ' : i;
The committee acted after
delegation of approximately . 2(
negroes from New York sought
a hearing in support of th.
FEPC, created by the late Presi
dent Roosevelt to prevent em)
(continued on Fage Three) ,
1
M ARTHUR
FEPC CONFERENCE i
HEARING DENIED
ly handled. Acting Project Dl
rector Harry Black said tha
money did not belong to thai
cooperative Itself, but all of fi
was money kept in that special
safe as a convenience to indl
viduals and various Organize,
tlons. - : - r
The 'loss was discovered om
day -last week when -the saft
was opened by cooperative ot
ficlals. They Immediately not! ,
lied the Internal security police"
and Modoc county authoritlej
were also notified. Black aait -that
when guilt in the theft ot
burglary has been indicated, the
case will be handed over to ths
state authorities for prosecution
The Cooperative .Enterprise)
Is a merchandising enterprise
with 7000 members, and its oj
fice is inside the colony area a ,
the camp. . f
No new clues have been r
ported in the investigation.
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