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Show THE WEATHER UTAH: Partly cloudy oath cloudy north portion this after neon, tonight and tomorrow. Scattered afternoon and evening sb o wen and thunderstorms, mostly oyer maintains, in north and east portions. Warmer today ' Tesaaeratarest High ...It Low 49 TJVtt take mar, fct the Mtmif . w-Cell Marin T. 'Schneider, 12nd Marines,' about' te cross Asite thw late aula section of tahs Okinawa FJFTYVNINTH' YEAR,- NO. 250 UTAH'S sotrra ORLT DAILY FROVO, - UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, MAY 22. 1945 COMPOTI! UNII'EU OF SALT XAKJS PRICE FIVE CENTS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE George Albert Smith, WefcWS Psident, Retains Clark Reorganiza t i ono f Presidency Made At All -Pay Session J3ALT LAKE COT, Jliy 22 The L D S Church today to-day had a new leader to di rect the religions activities of its nearly one million -mem-bers. George Albert Smith, president pres-ident of the council of the twelve apostles, was derated to the presidency last, night, succeeding- Pres. Beber J. Grant, who until his death last week held the position for 28 years. Pres. Smith, 75 and an apostle for the past 42 years, becomes the eighth man to assume the high church position. His appointment was announced announc-ed after a day-long session of the quorum of the twelve. Pres. Smith's selection virtually was assured because of -the precedent by which the council president always Aas moved into the presidency presi-dency in the event of a vacancy. ; . Following . his appointment, Pres. Smith announced that he would retain Pres. Grant's two counselors, David O. McKay and J. Reuben Clark, Jr., former ambassador am-bassador to Mexico. ' Sustained as president of the council of twelve apostles was George F. Richards, who has been a member, of the council -of the twelve 39 years. A vacancy In the council of the. twelve, caused by taking Pres. Smith from the coun cil and retaining Mr. Clark and Mr. McKay as counselors, remains to be filled. Selection of a -new apostle is anticipated either before be-fore or during the 1.16th semi annual conference of. the church! . Attending the meetiftg at which me selection was maae were pres. Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L. Richards, Dr. John A. Widtsoe, Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callts, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., A. E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee. Spencer W. Kimball, Ex-ra Ex-ra T. Benson and Mark . Peter sen, members of the council of twelve apostles, and Joseph F. Smith, patriarch to the church. The entire group officiated ' in setting apart Pres. Smith, with George F. Richards serving as spokesman. Pres.' Smith then 'set apart his two counselors and Mr. Richards as president of the council coun-cil of twelve. The new president was born in Salt Lake City, April 4, 1870, and began his long church career in 1892 as a missionary to the southern south-ern states. In addition to his church ac tivities Pres. Smith formerly was a member of the national execu tive board of the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Utah Pioneer Trail and Landmarks as sociation, vice president of the American Pioneer Trail association associa-tion and president of the 1917 combined International Dry Farm Congress at Peoria, 111. In the industrial field. Pres. Smith has been identified with many of Utah's most successful enterprises. He has served as director di-rector of the Utah Savings and Trust Co., director of .the Utah Idaho Sugar Co., president of Libbey Investment Co., director of Z.C.M., director of Heber J. Grant and Co., and director of Mutual Creamery Co. In addition, addi-tion, he has occupied; prominent positions in the boards -of the Utah National, Bank, -the. Salt Lake Theater, and the'- Decker Wholesale Jewelry Co.. ' , He married Lucy Emily Woodruff, Wood-ruff, granddaughter of Wilford Woodruff, May 25, 1891. She died Nov. 5, 1937.. There are two daughters and a son, Mrs. Robert Murray Stewart and Mrs. George O. Elliott, Salt. Lake City, and George Albert Smith Jr., assistant dean, graduate school of business. Harvard university, and eight grandchildren. President Clark, who continues in his post as first counselor, was born in Grantsvllie, sept, l, 187 1 He came to Salt Lake City at the age of 19 and began to study law as the protege of the late or, James E. Talmage, who was prin- . cipal of the old LDS college. After graduating from the University of Utah he served as principal of the schools at Heber, later transfer' rinc to Cedar City. He went to New York In 1903 to study law at Columbia university. univer-sity. Later he became affiliated with the state, department in Washington, beginning a career which led to his appointment as IT. S. ambassador to: Mexico in 1930. Mrs. Clark died last 'summer. He has three daughters, Mrs. Mer-vra Mer-vra S. Bennlon. Mrs. Ivon Sharp and Mrs. Orval Clyde Fox, Salt Lake City; a son, J. Reuben ciant m, an Instructor at Brigham Young university, Prove, and five grandchildren. President McKay was born In Huntsville, Sept. 8, 1873. At the Weber academy which he attend- (Comlnued en rage Two) GEORGE ALBERT SMITH President LDS Church tJfc REUBEN CLARK, JR , First Counselor , W,- i DAVID O." MCKAY Second Counselor 75 Vets Leaving Alaska For Home HEADQUARTERS. ALASKAN ALAS-KAN , DEPARTMENT, May 22 (U.R) Seventy five men were scheduled to leave Alaska, the first men to be sent from this department under the new score point system. Sixty men are being brought from four Aleutian bases to join fifteen at Fort Richardson. The entire group will leave for Minneapolis or Seattle in new C-54 Gran-sports. Gran-sports. Those selected from Fort Richardson included T4 Clarence E. Donat, Post Falls, Ida. State Board of Roedl, Woman SALT LAKE CITY, May 22 (U.R) James Joseph Roedl, 27-year- old Oklahoma epileptic convicted o fthe murder of a California woman wo-man motorist -on a bleak hi eh way near Vernal, Utah, will be shot by a Utah -state prison firing squad for his part in the bloody hammer slaying. The state board of pardons announced an-nounced today it hr ruled against Roedl's request fn,' his sentence be changed to life imprisonment, automatically terminating a reprieve re-prieve granted the slender, nervous nerv-ous slayer by Gov. Herbert B. Maw on April 2nd. The balding, wild-eyed epilep tic had been sentenced to be shot April 6, but was granted the reprieve re-prieve and then pleaded for life w up Draftlnn Of i4snOvGr30 Slowed Down iNaw Order Aanounced By Gen. Hershey of Selective Serviqo ' WASHINGTON, May 22 ia Selective Service' Director Direct-or Lewis B. Hershey today announced indefinite defer ment for men 30 or over who are contributing to the war effort or are doing "useful" community work. Hershey also instructed lo cal boards to review the cases of men m the 28-25 age group who were previously disqualified on physical grounds. Under the new program, which Is effective immediately, drafting of older men virtually win be halted if local draft boards rule that they are engaged in work contributing to national health, safety or interest. Dependents Prove CostJy Local draft boards henceforth, Hershey said, should give fathers over 29 "sympathetic consideration" considera-tion" in meeting draft calls., The boards, he said, also should remember re-member the cost to the government govern-ment in dependency allotments fcf inducting fathers. - ' .hershey loM-presTNJcSaP' ence that the monthly draft calls will be reduced to 90,000, start ing July 1. This is a drop of 25 per cent under current calls. This cut made possible the liber alized policy for calling up of men in the 30-37 age group, Her. shey said. Hershey emphasized that the armed forces need younger men Munitions cutbacks in war plants willl make older men available for war jobs, he pointed out, and this situation should enable the release for induction of younger men now occupationally defer red. Discharged veterans, he said. also will be available increasing numbers to replace the young men In war plants. Must Be Essential Jobs- Hershey added, however, that men 30 and over who leave es sential Jobs will still face the prospect of induction. Of 4-F's and limited service registrants in the 18 through 25 age group at present, Hershey said he hoped about 10 per cent would turn out after review to be available for military service. The new program abolishes the 30 through 33 age classification. Registrants in this group were formerly eligible for occupational occupation-al deferment only if they were necessary men in an essential industry. in-dustry. Local boards now have full authority to determine which men over 29 will be drafted, and (Continued on Page Two) Veterans Excel In Class Work MINNEAPOLIS, May 23 Returning veterans are making scholastic grades as much as three per cent higher than the average civilian students, a survey showed today. The Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. said a survey of 114 universitaies and colleges found these former soldiers were serious seri-ous and more Inclined to study. As many as 20 per cent in some colleges already were married or soon expected to he, the survey showed. Pardons Rules Slayer, Must Die Imprisonment on the grounds that ne is mentauy ill. The pardon board's action ap parently seals the doom of the convicted killer. Gov. Maw said he would not reopen the case if the board decided the death sen tence should be carried out. Roedl's partner in the brutal hammer slaying of Miss Agnes Abigail Williams of San Leandro, Cal., in October, 1942, received life imprisonment for his part In the crime. He is LeRoy Edward Ritchie, s Roedl will be taken from his tiny death row cell la Utah state prison to Vernal, where the Fourth district court again will set the date of execution. Iwo Jima Photog Killed In Action WASHINGTON, May 22 (U.R) Marine Sgt. William H. Genaust, 38, Minneapolis, - Minn., combat: photographer who took motion pictures of the epic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, was killed hi! action on Iwo Jima March 4, Marine Corps headquarters an-; nounced today. Pictures he took of the notable episode were used in the film, "To the Shores of Iwo Jima." They also were produced in the press and in Iwo news reels. He was "shooting" the scene beside Photographer Joe Rosenthal whose still picture was judged one of the most notable of the war and won him a Pulitzer prize. City Commission Holds Up Payments On Gravel Claim Payment of a claim of $5,496.65 for gravel to Ronald Norton, Provo trucker, today was held up by a two-to-one vote of the city commission on the grounds that the claimant make the claim "more specific" A motion submitted by Mayor Maurice Harding and concurred in by Commissioner Joseph H. Swapp, asked first, "that the claimant supply to Provo city a copy of the order for the grave inciuaea in tne cieun U sucn oraer was ln writing." -Commiwfltfnef BiakrDT Fal- freyman, who voted against the motion, stated that he wanted an answer read into the minutes stating that "the motion now proposed pro-posed by Mayor Maurice Harding is not made in good faith," stating further: Matters Well' Known "It calls for matters well known by the mover as well as by the other members of the commission, and further Mr., Norton is singled out by the mover of this. motion and asked to verify under oath things that are particularly within with-in the knowledge of the members of the commission, the commission commis-sion having heretofore aprpoved and ordered paid, bills to Mr. Nor ton for gravel furnished to Provo City for the graveling of the streets, and the Provo city cemetery, ceme-tery, under the same conditions that the gravel was furnished by Mr. Norton for the graveling of the streets of Provo city. "I further feel -that the motion is not made in order to serve any public interest and that it is an unjust and uncalled for reflection upon Mr. Norton. "For the above reasons I decline de-cline to vote on the said motion," stated Mr. Palfreyman's signed motion. Mayor Harding's motion further stated "that if such order was not in writing that the claimant state under oath when and by whom such gravel was ordered; that the claimant supply to Frovo city a copy of any written instruments setting forth the agreement snow ing the agreed price tor tne gravei listed In said claim; that if the alleged al-leged agreed price is not evidenced evi-denced by a written instrument, the claimant state under oath the time, place and persons by and between whom the alleged agreement agree-ment as to price of gravel was made; that the claimant state un- (Contlnued on rage xwo Sugar Supplies Running Low; Action Urged WASHINGTON, May 22 (U.R) The house food committee today warned that the nation s sugar bowl is rapidly emptying and urged prompt establishment ox. a sugar czar. In a 5,000-word unanimous report re-port filed last night by Chairman Clinton P. Anderson, D., N. M., the committee criticized the pres ent government program which scatters sugar controls among 20 agencies. Repeatedly calling for nrotec tion of American consumers, the report recommended immediate review of all promises of sugar shipments for foreign countries and adjustment of these commit ments to "safeguard" domestic users. If the United States lives up to its foreign commitments. Amer ican civilians will be left holding a near-empty sugar bag, the re port declared. It asked that the public be fully Informed on all domestic and foreign commitments and al locations. Yillnlfe c Jsp BsIIoon Bombs fail To Damage U. S. Injury to People Possible Only in Isolated Instances WASHINGTON, May 22 Japan has been sporadically sporadi-cally attacking the western U. S. mainland for the past several months with balloon-borne balloon-borne bombs, the war depart- ment reveaiea xoaay. iz saioi A. A V A mm "no property damage has resulted." re-sulted." The war department's word for the Japanese attempt to visit longrange destruction upon the United States was "fantastic." "During . the past several months, Japanese free balloons are known to have landed or drppped explosives in . isolated localities," the announcement said. . , . i These balloons carmot be Conv trolled by their Iaunchers,iHthe war department said, and'fthe chances that any given;; place would he hit by these attacks" is only one lLjiansr millions.' - M This apahese attempt to iatii3N world's merchant fleet flies the Stars and Stripes oertaKf againsf the united states attacksTwhich th German! Uuhe4"vith Infinitely greater stlccCTrfa8galnst great"' BfltftteTarineateari missing was handicapped so greatly by distance that it has been able to cause no damage to property. Drift With Currents Apparently they were loosed to drift with wind - currents toward to-ward this continent in the hope that they would be carried over the United States. "These balloons are. grey, white or greenish-blue paper, about 33 feet in diameter," the war de partment said. "They carry a few small bombs suspended beneath the balloon, tl is believed that the main purpose of the bombs is to set brush and forest fires. They are dangerous and should not be touched by anyone not familiar with bombs. The War department said that thus far the bombs had not succeeded suc-ceeded in their apparent purpose or starting zorest fires. The balloons, it was said, have landed or dropped their explosives explos-ives from time to time in isolated isolat-ed areas, mostly in the moun tains, forests or deserts. There is no indication that any (Continued on Page Two) 1st Army To Lead Way To Pacific WASHINGTON, May 22 The pace-setting American 1st army will lead the way for Yanks in Europe bound for the Pacific First to land hi France, first to invade Germany, first across the Rhine and first to meet the Russians, Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' Hodg-es' fighting First will add another record to its resounding list by being, the first major U. S. fight ing force in Europe to transfer to the Pacific. . The war department announc ed last night that the 1st was al ready "on the move" to the Pa cif ic via the U. S. A token return of the victor! ous First army to American soil will take place this Thursday when Hodges, accompanied by six of his generals. 15 to 20 lower officers and 24 GFs will arrive In Atlanta. Churchill Brings Breakup Of Coalition Regime To A Head LONDON, May 22 (U J5 Prime Minister Churchill brought the breakup in his coalition cabinet to a head today when he served notice on the Labor party that the time was past when Laborites and Conservatives could work together to-gether in the government A formal announcement by Churchill dissolving the wartime coalition and setting the date of a, general election early in the summer sum-mer was expected at any . time. . - Churchill, in a letter to Labor Leader Clement R. Attlee, acknowledged ac-knowledged the widening preach Salute Your Merchant Marine j jKy z S -v -m' ty vr- - 1 1 a"5:"- -Vje r? Zy?s V - ' v we raised our cargo tonnage tQ-43.OQQ.owi lit three years ana juiffe'fleet bf '4000 shins ... 5492 Maxcn ox whs year ... an unpreceaemea recora xor a service supplying vital war materials to far-flung fronts . . . salute your Merchant Marine on National Maritime Day, May 22. One of its ships is shown here framed beneath a flag and above a native outrigger out-rigger canoe in a Philippine harbor. (Coast Guard Photo) Speakers Uud Merchant Marine NEW YORK, May 22" (U.R) Merchant marine casualties rose to more than 6,000 shortly before V-E , day, , Vice Admiral H. F. Leary, commander eastern sea frontier, said today at a national maritime day rally. 'Today we salute the greatest and the bravest merchant ma rine,, this cpuntry has ever known," Admiral Leary said. He disclosed that of the more than 6,000 casualties, 767 were dead and almost 5,000 missing. He added that "I do not have to underline un-derline that last figure to tell you in how many cases, the word 'missing means 'dead when it is used of men who go to sea." Frank J. Taylor, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, also spoke at the custom cus-tom house ceremonies. He said that "where one ship was necessary neces-sary in the European area, three will be required to attain the same effect in the Pacific." In another speeclf, Joseph Cur-ran, Cur-ran, president ' of the National Maritime Union (CIO) said "the no strike pledge we made at Pearl Harbor will be kept inviolate. We'll deliver the goods even into Tokyo harbor if necessary." Praising merchant marine sailors sail-ors . for maintaining discipline, Rear Admiral Santley V. Parker, district coast guard officer, said the merchant navy's accomplishments accomplish-ments "have been almost unbelievable." unbe-lievable." The speakers. Including Mayor Florello H. LaGuardia, and other naval and labor leaders, reviewed a parade of 800 merchant marine cadets and trainees from the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings roint, N. x. BUILDING 4TH SUBWAY LINE LONDON, May 22 (U.R) The Soviet embassay publication, So viet War News, said today that Moscow is building its fourth sub' way line. It will be 12 miles long and will be known as the "big circle," cir-cle," connecting all stations. between the political factions in the government. He said the "tolerable conditions under which we could work together'no longer long-er exist. The Laborites in effect broke away from the coalition at heir wBTenww yHiwwjr. xoaay e- sponsible sources expected Churchill to call for the resignaVI tionrof his Labor ministers or to ask King George to dissolve par liament either move a step to wara the general election. Whichever step was taken XConusned on Page, Two) II XX XXII from 11,000,000 deadweight tons trained zoo,ouo men to sail mis members of the U. S. Merchant in their ' country's services up to Allied Forces Moving Towards Yugoslav Border LONDON, May 22 (U.R) British Brit-ish and American forces in northeast north-east Italy began moving east toward to-ward the Yugoslav border . today, in effect infiltrating Yugoslav lines in disputed Venizia Giulia province. J. Edward Murray, United Press correspondent with the Eighth army, said the western allies gradually were taking over possession pos-session of a number of high peaks and other key positions that had not been occupied by the Yugoslavs. Yugo-slavs. Yueoslav occuDatlon forces, par tisans and civil administrators for the most part occupied only towns when they marched into Venizia Giulia, leaving the surrounding country ungarded, the dispatch said. The action may bring a showdown show-down in the ticklish Yugoslav situation. It was ordered by Mar shal Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexan der, supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean, after Marshal Mar-shal Tito rejected his demand that Yugoslav occupation forces be withdrawn from Venizia Giu lia. The province was awarded to Italy after the last war, but now is claimed by Yugoslavia. Alexander Alex-ander contends that Allied troops should occupy the area until its final disposition has been decided at the peace conference. Murray said the eastward movement of Allied troops was designed carefully to avoid friction fric-tion with , the Yugoslavs by the simple expedient of not entering areas held by them. Chinese Reopen The Min River CHUNGKING, May 22 (U.R) Chinese forces have re-opened the Min river from the East China sea to a point 40 miles above Foochow, the Chinese central cen-tral news agency said today. A CNA dispatch from Nanking said five steamers were en .route to Paisha. 40 miles upstream from Foochow. with personnel for the Chinese postoff ice, telegraph office of-fice and several banks. The mouth of the Min river be-4 low Foochow lies northwest Formosa and almost du e west of the American-held Kerama isH lands and Okinawa, I - ' BURGLARS FOOLED W0.Vi, tf WW lars broke intft an east Boston: cafe early today; smashed a rear door, carried out a 300-pound safe end drove it away in a truck. The sale was empty. Stobi. Anchor Tovm Of Vonnbaru Capture c Okinawa In Hear Future Admiral's Prediction By WILLIAM TYREE United Press War Correspondent GUAM, Wednesday, May 22 ge Reinforced American troops on Okinawa besieged the Japanese fortress city of Shuri today and threatened to outflank the eastern anchor town of Yonabaru in a new. drive southward along the coast. Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, commander of U. S. am phibious forces for the Ryukyu invasion operation, predicted Okinawa will be captured In the "comparatively near future." He disclosed Okinawa already was being used as the base for important im-portant attacks' egainst Japan. Use Okinawa As Base "Every day, at this early stage, we have airplanes from Okinawa, over Japan," said Admiral Turner. Tur-ner. "Think what it will be like a month from now!" Marines of the First, division and doughboys of the &7th and Both army divisions clamped a siege axe roughly 1,000 yards out- side rocky Shuhi. In a wide semi-circle, the Yanks slid around Sfiuri along a line approximately 800 to 1,100 yards from the center of the town. The marines fought along the west side, the soldiers along the east. Shuris main fortifications fortifica-tions were pierced in some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific war. Patrols of the 96th division were disclosed to have probed completely -through Yonabaru. east, coast port, in the deepest American - penetration of Okinawa. Oki-nawa. United Press War Correspondent Correspond-ent Edward Thomas, with -the 96th, said the patrols reconnoit-ered reconnoit-ered Yonabaru and later withdrew. with-drew. The 96th plunged west of Yonabaru Yona-baru in a drive that threatened to isolate Yonabaru from inland Japanese defense positions. Making Good Progress Major Gen. Roy S. Geiger. commanding general of the Third Marine amphibious corps of Okinawa, Oki-nawa, said his men were "making good progress." He acknowledged. however, that the Japanese artillery artil-lery on Okinawa was "the most effective we have run into in the Pacific." He declined to make a definite prediction as to when the Shuri defense zone would be broken. But he said any withdrawal from Shuri would force the Japanese to take up positions strung out over long line. , The Japanese defenders, be. lieyed the bulk of possibly 35,000 enemy troops in the southern tin of the island, were holding their puiooxes and caves until slain by Dayoneis, grenades or flaming '(Continued on Page Two) Bombers Sink Jap Shipping BY RICHARD W. JOHNSON United Press War Correspondent GUAM. May 22 flJ.R) Naw bombers dealing another crippling blow to Japanese shipping, have sunk or damaged vessels totalling iobsou tons in - Japanese and Korean waters, it was disclosed today. In operations from Okinawa. Privateer search bombers sank 86,880 tons of shipping and damaged dam-aged another 81,500 tons up to yesterday. The Privateers, attached attach-ed to fleet air wing One, have made almost dally attacks on shipping between the Japanese home islands and the Asiatic mainland. Admiral Chester W. Niraltz also announced fleet air wing One has destroyed 21 Japanese planes and damaged 15 op ip missions from Okinawa. ? Gen. Douglas MaeArthurs head- oflQuarters also reported Asiatic coast patrol bombers, fanning out over the China sea, sank three freighters. They also bombed the island outpost of Pratas, west o Palawa in the Philippines. Radio Tokyo reported that m lone B-29 Superfortess flew over the Japanese capital yesterday afternoon and dropped leaflets designed "to destroy the fighting spirit of the people. TRreafened |