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By FRANK JENXIN8
WE celebrated tlio rourth of
July yesterday OVER
JAPAN.
Tito colebrotlon started with
an attack bv 500 U-20 which
dumped 3000 ton of Incendlurles
011 tour Jap cities. FJulitora
from Iwo and Oklnuwa circled
Tokyo airfield) for an hour, dar
ing tlio Jap Interceptors by radio
to enmo up ana num.
NONE CAME UP.
Our fighters tlion roamed
southern Jupan at will, shooting
up airfields, radio stations,
freight con. control towori, am
munition aheds, gas tanks and
power plant.
Roughly 000 plunca of all
type took part In the day's
work.
SURPRISINGLY low Jap planes
wore aeon, but that uocan't
nvcuasurlly mean thut tlio little
yollow mon have nono loft. They
are probably siivlng them up for
1 tnu oiu oinurgancy ua 1110 uer
' muna did.
The Jap air forco MIGHT get
caught, an 1110 Herman uiu, an
droned up but with no gas loft
to go places.
'TOKYO radio boast today of
" "amazing numbers 01 piunea
being produced in bomb-proof
underground factorloa so cloverly
concealed that U. S. scouting
plane can t find them.
It could bo.
Also It could be PROPA
GANDA.
THE Jap radio concedes today
that 4,000,000 Japanese were
killed and 1,138,000 homes de
stroyed In the bombing of Tokyo,
Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and xoko
lioniu.
It admits also that Jap rail
roads are being so badly shot up
thtii tlio military nus naa to tane
them over and run them.
Germany taught us that de
troylng transport Is fully as Im
portant as destroying war fac
tories. Military supplies are of
little value unless they can be
got from' whore they are made to
where tney are nerara.
TOKYO'S boat one for the day
is advice to Jap householders
that they can mako "wonderful
food" out of dried fish heads
and withered leaves. Food of
(hat sort may and doubtless will
sustain llfo and produce cer
' tain. amount of energy, but K's
hard to believe that even Jap
could think It wonticriui. -4 ,1 ; .
VXAC ARTHUR'S hotadquarters
AVi announces today that the
Philippines have been won back
In the "greatest disinter ever sus
tained by Japanese arms."
Tho announcement adds that
17 U. S. divisions whipped 23
Jap divisions (a U. S. division is
roughly 15,000 men while a jap
division Is roughly 20,000) In
"ono of tho rare Instances when
ground forco superior In num
bers wos entirely destroyed by
a numerically Inferior opponent
(who had 10 gel nis roinioicc
mrnla mid sunnlios from CLEAR
ACROSS THE PACIFIC where
as the. Jap could run nis aown
over SHORT communication
llni.il.
The announcement concludes
that the 113.800 square mues 01
tho Philippines (Oregon's area
(Continued on rage xwo;
KLAMATH CREEPS
CLOSER TO GOAL
In $70,000 of the 7th War Loan
drive goal for E bond sales, ac
cording to Mrs. Rose Poole.
i. .. i .. " 1. 1 IhriM, amnll
I'limi niwn. w... ,
counties have gone ovor the top
Lin nono saics ana 11 jximiiwm
. .. . .,.,. IKn nunta Im.
mediately, It will bo tho first
inrge county to in ui
Deadline beforo which bond
Jiurchases may be counted In
his drivo has been moved to
Friday nigm, uuiy o, at o o ciuc
and It Is hoped that Klamath
..mIh.ii ..ilH'AnmM thrmitfli.
, "Since wo are so near the
goal, It would seem wun a lime
special effort, wo con get over.
t, , M ....... 1,1 K,,u csnnn r.
It 11 III.-,, VTWW.W "J t .
bonds wo would bo over the
I top," stated Mrs. rooie. , -t
Bonds may bo purchased from
j bond headquarters at 8th and
Main Or from any bank.
British Voters
To Decide Issue'
By DON DOANE
LONDON, July S (P) Brit
ain is voting today to decide
the bitterly debated Issuo ot
free cntorpriso versus socialism
In a goneral election watched
by tho world for an Indication
of ', Europe's postwar political
trend loft or right. .,' . , ,
In tho country'a stormiest
campaign In decades the conser
vative party lod by Prime Min
ister Churchill supported Its
traditional policy of freedom of
economic enterprise.
The . labor party headed by
Clement Attleo demanded the
nationalization of four basic in
dustries with tho announced
1 aim of eventually establishing
V? "socialistic" commonwealth of
preat Britain. .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NAMED
TO HEAD NEW
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Tokyo Forecasts 1000
; Plane Bombing Of ;
Homeland .
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor
Creation of a new U. S. army
air force In the Pacific under
the command of Gen, carl A.
Snaatx. who directed the sirs-
teglc bombing of Germany, was
announced today. In Washing
ton, while Tokyo radio forecast
the possibility of 1000-planc
bombings of the Japanese home
land.
Undersecretary of War Rob
ert P. Patterson said Soaalz
would have 'as his principal
arms tor nailing japan ino mil
air force, veteran Eurooean out.
fit under Lt. Gen. Doollttlo and
the 20th AAF, which has been
hitting Nippon undor MuJ. Gon.
turns . lyemay.
Tokyo Agrees
In soeculatins on! the bomb.
Ing of Japan by 1000 planes In
single attack. Tokyo partially
agreed with U. S. authorities
who havo assured the Japanese
that the heavy attacks ere com
ln. . .
Emperor Hlrohlto's military
loaders also- reshuffled eight
generals and 'Tokyo broadcasts
reported 300 American raiders
from . Okinawa and Iwo Jlma
struck A Japan again today, con
tinuing' yesterday's , powerflil
blows which cut .deeper- Into
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' ' : Bv JOY BIGGS
: ' A capacity crowd packed tho
Jrandstand and bleachers for the
uly 4 Klamath Buckaroo Days
roaeo, winaing up lour aays oi
the loth annual wild west show
sponsored by the American La-
gion.
The; colorful crowd was gener
ously salted with white navy
hats and sprinkled with uni
forms ot all branches of United
States military service.
The largest entry list In tho
history ot Klamath rodeos was
included In the 1945 show, keep
ing Emcee Lynn Roycroft on his
toes trying to identify horses
ana riders. Tne arena was mica
during the grand entry rido with
916 mounted riders, parading
and taking positions facing the
grandstand without a hitch..
- - Final Honors
Final honors for Individual
arena performances were dom
inated by Gene Rambo, ot
Shandon, Calif., first in calf
roping; and ' Jack Sherman of
Bly, first in bronc riding.
Rambo won the day money
for bronc rldlnt on July 4, but
ran second to the Bly cowboy
In the finals. Rambo's timo in
the calf-roping finals was 18 35
seconds, and he was in the
money each day In this event.
His bulldogglng time of 5 45
seconds on the second day set
a new record for this event at
Klamath rodeos. ' -.
Joe and Pat McAullffe, re
. (Continued on Page, Two) .
Nation Reports
Safer Holiday
: By The Associated Press
; Most of the nation's millions
celebrated a "safe and sane"
Fourth of July yesterday, acci
dental deaths across the coun
try totaling 148, most of them
on the; highway, or in (he water.
While hundreds of persons
suUered minor Injuries from
fireworks, no deaths were re
ported. Tho. fatalities compared
to a total of 439 deaths report
ed for the three-day Fourth of
July holiday in 1844 and 208
for a similar, period in 1943.
- Fifty-four ot the 138 deaths
were caused from traffic acci
dents, whereas the average num
ber of motor deaths for a Wed
nesday, in July is 80,. 'the na
tional., safety council said.
Drownings claimed 51 lives,
and 43 persons died from mis
cellaneous causes fires, elec
trocutions, lightning, plane
crashes, etc,-. -.- ' - .,
Ohio ' reported 18 deaths, to
lead ' the country in violent I
death.
Deaths bv states (traffic.
drowning, miscellaneous) Included:-
Oregon. 0-1-0: Washington
1-0-1. ..,'. - i
PACIFIC
SooSeiie
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Upper picture Units from the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks marching .
in the Fourth of July parade on Main street. Below, left Entries from ths
Klamath naval air station Including bombs, a "weasel," training -turrets,' and
Marching Marines, Roaring
Planes Draw Parade Crowd
A colorful parade with tho
military thomo accentuated by
marines marching In the street
and navy pianos roaring over
head d.row tnousanas oi people
to the business section Wednes
day morning, the Fourth of July.
More than 1000 marines from
the Klamath Marine Barracks.
all In raider dress, marched In
perfect order through Main
street from Second to Spring,
making it probably the largest
single movement of foot troops
in local History.
Fifty-two navv Dtanes passed
overhead in parade formation.
The planes went up from the
naval air station, held a
rendezvous In the south olid of
tho basin, roared over at 4000
fcot In formation, and came back
In divisions over Main street at
about 1000 feet. Torpedo
bombers, divo bombers and Cor
sairs flew over In that order, ;
. Equipment Displayed ' V'
Tho street parade featured a
large number of horsemen, a
number - of organization entries.
and, along with' the marines, a
weasel, turret trainers, and a
bomb display on carriers, .Corps
men fom the Marino Barracks
medical department completed
Tele J.-f Mil
' ,A "P .i FALLS, OREGON,
oo Military Theme Prevails In Gigdntic Fourth Of July Parade
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the military, contribution to the
long procession, -which swung
rapidly past a reviewing stand
at the Elks lodge and between
rows . of celebrating Klamath
people for the entire length of
Main street In the business dis
trict.' :
The parade was the principal
downtown feature of the day's
festivities, which passed without
serious incident to make it one
of the "safest and sanest"
Fourths on record here. In the
afternoon, another huge crowd
gathered at the fairgrounds for
the : last day of the Buckaroo
days rodeo. -'
Marshall C o r n c 1 1, parade
chairman, today voiced apprecia
tion to all who participated and
especially to . the military in
stallations, .
, . .- Awards ' ' ,
He announced the following
parade awards: .' . .:
Best equipped rider, men's
class Jack Harrison, Bly, " - -
Best' equipped rider, women's
class Mrs. Ernest Paddock.
Best civilian marching unit
Girl Scouts.
Beat mounted organization
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SEIZED BY NAVY
. , AKRON, O., July 5 m The
navy seized the five strike-paralyzed
plants of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company at
11:15 a. m. today, under execu
tive order by President Tru
man, and ordered 16,700 CIO
United Rubber Workers back
to their Jobs tomorrow. ' ,
' Capt. H. K. Clark, USNR,
took command of the sprawling
rubber plants, and moved swift
ly to resume production of war
vital airplane, truck and other
tires which, had been halted
completely during the shutdown
which entered its 20th day to
day. .1 -
' Capt, Clark, In a statement
given newsmen and read ovor
all Akron radio stations, ordered
the strikers to resume work
regular. Friday shifts or- "be
cOme subject to all proper and
legal sanctions and measures
available." .
Goodyear officials said the
strike, caused by breakdown of
negotiations between the firm
and tho union on 32 wage, hour
and working condition provl-
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weainsr i&y
Max. (July 4)
Precipitation
Stream year
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a mobile target. Below. light Mounted entries, as usual, made up colorful
feature of the parade.
Secretary Morgenthau,
Justice Roberts Resign
WASHINGTON, July 5 (iP)
President Truman today accret
ed the resignation of Secrctui-y
of the Treasury Henry Morgen
thau Jr., and also. that of Su
preme Court Justice Owen H.
Roberts.
The president said he - would
name Morgenthau's successor
upon his return from the Big
Tnree meeting near Berlin
which' he said would take place
in about three weeks. - -
Names which have figured in
speculation over a new treasury
chief include Director of War
Mobilization Fred Vinson, John
W. Snyder,: the new federal
loan administrator, Senator
George (D-Ga.), veteran chair
man of the senate finance com
mittee and Walter J. Cummiivs
of Chicago, board chairman of
tho Continental-Illinois National
Bank and Trust company.'
tThe president told his news
conference he has no successor
in mind for Justice Roberts.
' Justice Roberts, who went on
the supreme court i n 1930,
reached the retirement age of
70 last month. ; He gave that
as his ' reason for resigning in
the letter he wrote Mr. Truman.
Roberts conferred briefly with
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tho president earlier In the day
but declined at that time to tell
reporters the purpose of his
Visit. :V:,
The president made It clear
to his weekly news conference
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: Casualty .
Pvt. William R. Roberta , -
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250 DAYS OF;
BATTLE ENDEDi
Numerically Inferior
Yanks Beat Nip
Troops
. By SPENCER DAVIS .'
MANILA, July 5 OP) All the
Philippine islands have been
won back in "the greatest disas
ter ever sustained by Japanese
arms," Gen. Douglas MacArthur
proudly- proclaimed today and
their 115,600 square miles are
being transformed into bases
"comparable to' the British is
lands" to spur the march on
Tokyo. :
In 250 days of campaigning,
17 American divisions whipped
23 Japanese divisions In "ope of
the rare, instances when V , '. a
ground force superior in num
bers was entirely destroyed by 1
numerically inferior opponent.
- 420,000 Japs Die
Roughly 420,000 . Japanese;
were slaughtered, ' including
such hated outfits as the 16th im- .
perial division which ' tortured
American and Filipino prisoners
in the "death march" after the
1942 fall of Bataan.
A spokesman estimated that
possibly 30,000 Japanese survive
in all the archipelago, cut up in
.to groups and driven into moun
tains where they are reduced to
guerrilla activity. :
11.921 Yanks
American ground and air Deb
sonnel casualties up , to Julyl
were listed as 11,921 killed, 410
missing, and 42,569 Wounded
i toiax ox o,otf i. . .
Gen. MacArthur stressed as
accomDlished" eoals of the re-
invasion: , :l
Acauisition of great land-sea-
air bases "for future operations"
comparable to the role played
by. the British Isles agairwi Ger
many. ; - '
- (Collapse or the "imperial con"
cept of a greater East Asia co
prosperity sphere and the reliK
troducuon of democracy In trie
Far East." ; .
, ...v.. Crippling Blow
Delivery of a "crippling blow"
to Japan's army, navy and air
fbrceft- ,---''..- ' 1 - 'r
.Severance'' of the enemy's
sprawling; stolen empire so the'
north and south halves could
"be enveloped, and attacked In
turn," while a sea-air blockade
prevented raw materials from
reaching Japan or reinforce
ments from reaching the East
Indies. ' : . '
Liberation of "our eantuml'-
officers and men and our Inter
nees held in the Philippines." ...
TAKEN BY DEATH
By EDWASD WATERMAN 2T
CANBERRA, AustraUa, July
5 W)- Prime Minister John
Curtln. 60, died today after a
long illness from a heart ail
ment with- lung complications.
His : successor will likely be
chosen next Thursday by the
parliamentary labor party from
Deputy Prime Minister Francis.
M. Forde;' Treasurer Joseph B
Chlflcy, a former locomotive
engineer; or Minister of Ex'
ternal Affairs Herbert V. Evatt;
Australia's recent delegate to
the San Francisco security con
ference. - ,
Fordo 'To Act ,. : r
Pending the selection, Ford?
will continue, as acting premier.
He was appointed army minis
ter, second in command of the
government, when the Curtin
government took office in 1941.,
Before crowded public galleries,
the federal parliament mourned
Curtin's death. Tributes poured
in - shortly after the premier
died of coronary thrombosis.'
At the waVs outset, Premier
Curtin said: "I turn to America
without a pang."
. MacArthur'a Friend
The close friendship with
General MacArthur made them
known to each, other as "John"
and "Doug." MacArthur has
conveyed his deepest sympathy
to the commonwealth. -; : -
A. state service will be held
tomorrow. i . j
William Roberts
Dies At Sea ;
Another casualty f r o m the
sinking of the prison ship in the
China sea is Pvt. William K.
Roberts, son of C. F. Roberts
of Bonanza. Roberts was taken
prisoner on Corregldor and was
held in a Philippines p r 1 s op
camp until October 24, 1944,
when 1775 of them were put
aboard a ship bound for Japan.
A little more than 200 miles
off the China coast . the ship
was sunk by a torpedo and only
five of . the prisoners escaped, .
Before' entering the army in
July, 1941, . Roberts was em
ployed at a lumber camp. He ft
survived by a sister, Mrs. Helen
Lcbow, and -a brother,. Leon
Roberts, both of Bonanza. - "S
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