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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1941)
1 t ASSOCIATED PRESS WEATHER High 81; Lew SI PRECIPITATION 24 houra to a. m. .00 Season to data 11.60 PICTURES! Associated Press Telemats, NBA Tola pholot and live local newsplature and engraving Had piovlda Tha Nawa and Harald readers with compiahanilva photographlo aarvlca. Normal pracipltatloa 10.70 Lait year to data ...........I.... 18.8a IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS . Number 9290 HOT pDT-n KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, .MAY 21, 1941 luiu.l 0 Mn st rr i ,jl ji -J n L jl J A Ov n n ml bsnme am. m wm . ' - T - v In The I Day's: , : News By FRANK JENKINS , rlt buttle of Croto today fill tha wholo horizon ot the nawa, blacking out (or tha mom ent all tha other anpect and angles of the war. yHE battle of Crcto la TEST operation, and IU success or failure Involve! theso posslblllt le: , 1. If the Cermana can toko Crete by air attack, they con take Cyprua by air attnek. 2. If they enn tuko Crclo and ..Cyprus, they will havo cleared Jthe aea route for the landing and aupply of ermlea for a cam paign against the oil fields of Iraq and Sun and Alexandria from the eat thus by passing Turkoy. A. If they can take Creto and Vprua (both Islands) they will have shaken . confidents In ENGLAND'S ability to defend It self against a similar attack on larger scale. s 'THAT It why tha . developing battle of Crete Is of such Im portance as to overshodow for the moment all the other de velopments of the war. CROM "authoritative quarters" r In London we have these " disclosures today: . The German are using so far a fful parachute division 0 7.000 . men, --including " two Infantry x regiment, artillery regiments Jwlth 78s. an anti tank battalion with 37-mllllmeter guns, a motorcycle reconnaissance group and other units,' For the transport of these forces, they are using somo 2S0 largo airplanes each carrying from SO to 75 men, along with an undisclosed number of gli ders. So far there are no reports of air-borne tanks (meaning tanks carried In by airplanes.) Today's dispatches assert that some 4800 Germans have been landed already. It must bo taken for granted that more are pour ing In. CHURCHILL reports today: "In one operation, the Ger mans dropped 3.000 parachutist. Two houra after tho attack bo gan, the greater part of these .had been accounted for." By "accounted for," ho means killed, wounded or taken pris oner. TN Cairo "informed Greek sources" say they understand the British have the Crete situa tion well In hand, but acknowl edge that somo invading units are atlll fighting. Don't Jump to conclusions This will be a CONTINUING battle, not given up after any minor preliminary reverses. It is a fair guess tho Germans arc putting their carefully dovclon ed methods ot air attack to a definite test for which they must have made complete pro caratlon. The battle of Crete won't be over In a day. . or two German SEA -BORNE transports (meaning sa. troopships) are said In London today; to have penetrated the British defenses of Crcto. These are apt to be tho troop carrying ships tho Germans arc said to have passed through tho Bosphorus (and presumably tho Dardanelles) within tho past low days or weeks. NJO cliDiiRo Is reported today 1 from Tobruk. Hore Is something to watch: It the Germans attacking To bruk begin to show suddenly in creased strength, It will bo a sign they havo successfully tH' kon advantage of concentration ot the British ftoet for the de fenso of Crete to rush reinforce' menls across tho narrow straits of Sicily perhaps landing them at French Tunis. ' WASHINGTON, May 21 (IP) The sonata foreign relations conv mlttee unanimously approved legislation today authorizing the appropriation of $20,000,000 for the construction of new Inter' American highway to Panama. 1800 GIT! OF TENTS RAISED BESIDE Tl First of Four Doily Convoys Arrives From North There was a tent city In the building under a scorching after noon sun Wednesday on a dusty, pumice soil finld south of Klam ath Fulls. Approximately 000 troops, the vanguard of more than 8000 fighting men of tha 41st Di vision of tho U. S. army rolled Into the city shortly after noon in nearly 200 cargo trucks, com mand cars, and blitz buggies on their way from Fort Lewis, Wash., to early summer maneu vers In California. Before night fall the unit will be swelled by another 900 soldiers. First of Four The 1800 men are only the first of a four-day movement through Klamath Falls. Their buddies will be rolling, In through Thursday, Friday and Saturday, stopping overnight off tho Wocd highway on the Kcs- terson Lumber company road souin oi town. Montana's 103rd Infantry to day led the parado from Bond where the entire unit blvouack ed Tuesday night, switching places with Washington's 181st, which has been leading the march since the trucks left Fort Lewis Monday. While motorized columns of tho 41st Division sped down The Dallcs-Callfornia highway at bet ter than 40 miles por hour, slm liar units of the 3rd were cross ing tho California border on tho Pacific highway. They will encamp at Weed tonight. Local townspeople lined side walks down Bichn street, up Oregon avenue, out through Siskiyou street and California to Main street as the olive drab trucks whistled by. Overhead a silver army pursuit ship wheeled, then dropped to circlo over tho growtng tent town with a message for Brig. Gen Jesse C. Drain, commander of the 81st brlgndo which is lead Ing the columns. Tho note, saying the final half of tho long convoy had lunched at C h e m u 1 1, was promptly delivered to the silver haired commander as . ha was standing on the running board of a staff car at the camp site General Drain termed the movement to date a complete success and stated he was well pleased with the south edge camp ground though remarking (Continued on rage two) NK1 r. TV LI hneh Over 900 soldiers ot tha 41st division rolled into Klamath Falls shortly alter noon Wednes day as tha vanguard oi an 8000-troop movement through here In the next four days. The men disembarked at a eamp ground south of the city near the. Kesterton Lumber company road oft . . . Troops Plywood Men Given 7Vi-Cent Pay Increase A blanket Increase of 71 cents per hour to all employes of the Kulpino Plywood company was announced Tuesday night by Joe Boyd, AFL representative, at the conclusion of negotiations be tween tha union and the firm management. Tim boost will bring the mini mum Kulpinc wage to 72 J cents per hour, highest In the basin. Present minimum for most Klumath mills is 67i cents. The Increase, retroactive to May 1, will affect approximately 00 men and raise the company payroll nearly $1300 per month. Although tho boost is 7i cents In base scale, adjustments In the higher brackets varied from nothing to 20 cents per hour, ac cording to a company spokes man. Tho much-struck plywood firm, in and out of labor diffi culties with both CIO and AFL during the past 10 weeks, sev- (Continued on Page Two). , BE FEDBYIpMJfi 140 Passengers From 4 Samzom Held: at ' French Port WASHINGTON, May 21 (IP) The state department waa ad vised today that German naval authorities would permit Amer ican survivor from the sunken freighter Zamzam to leave France. The report came through Vichy, France, from Henry S. Watermen, American , consul at Bordeaux, before he left for St Jean de Luz where the 140 Americans were tuken by the Germans. Waterman's report said that "German naval authorities have no objection American survivors leaving via Spain, Portugal." VICHY. France. May 21 P) American authorities were noti fied by the Germans today that 140 American survivors of the roldor-sunk Egyptian steamer Zamzam had been landed safe ly In St. Jcon Do Luz, France. American Consul Henry S. Waterman left Bordeaux Imme diately for St. Jean de Luz, In the German-occupied strip of west coast France near the Span ish frontier. He was notified by German navol authorities at Bordeaux that tho Americans consisted of 82 men, S3 women and 25 chil dren. (Previously It had been re ported there were only 138 (Continued on Poge Two) VT t : ;-'- '. - . . .. . ' v ' v. . i A SIS. kU Camp L BE ASKED FOR SOUTjLSIXTH Proposals Will Avoid Jeopardy of Other Route, Early Work Klamath's delegation to Thurs day's meeting of the state high way commission will ' ask the commission to consider a four- lane highway for South Sixth street. State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock last week said the highway department will pre sent a three-lane plan to the commission. After a long discussion, direc tors of the chamber of commerce Wednesday adopted the follow Ins statement as interpretation ot the chamber's attitude on the Issue: Tha chamber of commerce expresses its doubts as to the value of a thrae lane' high way: which is generally admit ted to be dangerous and urga the highway commission , In view ol new Information , In regard (e cost of rlgh-of.wy( to tonstdtf - fewr-lsns "high way on South Sixth street' for Immediate development with out. In any way interfering with plans for other, routes. . It was aenerally agreed upon by chamber directors and repres entatives ot the city of Kiamatn Falls that the local, group would not oppose the three-lane high way to -the point of jeopardizing immediate . construction,, but would generally urge considera tion ol a four-lane. Job.' Alternate Route ' Entering prominently Into dis cussion was the fact that the highway department' is known to be considering an alternative route into Klamath Falls, lying northerly of South Sixth street and entering the city near the main canal and the Main street bridge. While no announcement has been made, it is known that the department plan is for this route a four-lane free-way type to follow the three-lane con struction on South Sixth street Mention in the chamber's res olution of "other routes" is in reference to this alternative pro gram. In. the discussion,, it was brought out that A. -D. Collier has made inquiries among South fSixth street property owners as to concessions they would make for additional right-of-way. He reported that property owners Interviewed hod expressed will ingness to give the additional 10 feet for right-of-way with the un derstanding that where buildings (Continued on Page Two) STO Tent City in the Building South of Klamath Falls v. . .-. .-. N'-v . x . S f r- Here Registration For Civilian Defense Eyed WASHINGTON, May 21 UP) A plan for the voluntary regis tration ' of ' the millions of men above the present military age was reported under considera tion today as Mayor Fiorello La Guardia came here to direct the vase new civilian defense pro gram. Counting in more than 2,000,- 000 World war veterans, author ities said there were approxi mately 10,000,000 men in the age group, 36 through 45. (The age limits for military service registrants are 21 through 35.) Furthermore, they pointed out, there were 27,000,000 wom en between ages of 21 and 46 from fhora additional millions of volunteers could be drawn, if the registration were extended to cover them. A final decision on adoption of the voluntary registration plan, it was said, will rest with La Guardia to whom the -president has delegated full authority for supervising the organization of civilian- defenses. SENATE TO PROBE Workers "'Ignore Pfea From Governor to Return to Job . By The Associated Press A senate defense investigating committee took .steps today to inquire into the tie-up of $500, 000,000 worth of ship-building in the San Francisco area unless a strike bv about 2000 CIO and AFL machinists Is terminated at once. Charles P. Clark, counsel for the committee headed by Senator Truman (D-Mo.), said he already had assurance from E. F. Dillon, business agent for a local of the International Association of Ma chinists at San Francisco, that the unions would "gladly" ap pear before the committee in Washington Friday. Clark said he was attempting to reach other union leaders and heads of the shipbuilding in dustry to arrange a hearing. The machinists rejected a per sonal plea of Governor Olson of California that they lay aside their grievances and return to work at 11 shipyards in the in terests of patriotism. A new strike threat came from South Bend, Ind where officials of the United Automo bile Workers (CIO) union said 3000 workers In the Bendix Avia tion Corporation Products plant had rejected a proposed wage in (Continued on Page Two) 7 s LI iV -SMS Highway 97 and began the task 7 Vi f ';t 4;s3 V of approximately tne same numner oi men pagan io roii in arouna mm s ciock inw ohihouu. U.S. DEMANDS FRENCH SPEAK ON NAZI PACT Definition of Stand With Germany Eyed In Hull Request. : VICHY, France, May 21 CP) United States and other mem bers of the foreign diplomatic corps Teceived word today from their respective embassies and legations in Berlin that they would have to withdraw their representatives from Paris by June 10. The order was said to have emanated from the Wilhelm- strasse and to have been handed to foreign ambassadors and min isters in Berlin. WASHINGTON, May 21 UP) The United States, it was learn ed authoritatively today, has made the equivalent of a dip lomatic call on the Vichy gov ernment for a forthright declara tion of France's future Inten tions in "collaborating" with Germany. Vichy has been given to under stand, it was said, that it cannot hope to restore Franco-Ameri can relations to harmony unless it is first prepared to supply full assurances in writing that France will hold rigidly Jto .tha. terms of the June, 1940 armistice in ell subsequent dealings f With the third reich. . Note Asked - '. Secretary . Hull's - sternly worded explanation' Of C S. views to French Ambassador Hnry-Haye contained the .diplo matic cue, informed sources as serted, that a formal note, put ting France on record, -was the only solution. .-, .' 'The uncertainty 'over French intentions meanwhile increased overnight with the news from Martinique that the French cruis er Emile Bertin and the aircraft carrier Beam had been out to sea for what the commanding ad miral called "routine exercises." The officer was quoted as say ing that no real preparations for the ship's departure were being made. As far as is known here, this was . the first time the vessels have ventured out of port since they berthed at the French col ony in the Caribbean when France fell last year. Warning Hinted Informed sources were slow to accept the Martinique explana tion that the purpose, in part, was to keep up the morale of the crews. ...... One theory advanced was that the "exercises" constituted a veiled warning to the United States that the warships were ready to resist any attempt to make the island a hemisphere protectorate, should the course of . Franco-German "collabora tion" so warrant. of erecting pup tents for the British Blast Greek Bases Of Nazi Force CAIFO, Egypt, May 21 (IP) Heavy bombers of the RAF smashed last night at the Greek mainland bases of the German air invasion of Crete, but de tailed results are not yet avail able, the RAF middle east com mand reported today. ' ' - The Germans were reported to have made their first raid on the British air base at Habbani- yah, Iraq, yesterday afternoon. At dawn, the British said, tne RAF had heavily bombed the Iraq airdrome at Raschnid, doing considerable damage." Damage from the German raid was mini mized. Renewed British raids on German aircraft , at landing fields in the neighboring French mandate of Syria also were an nounced. : ' FREE FRENCH FORCE IN SYBIfl, REPORT German War Materia! Crossing Turkey, Rumor Claims NEW YORK, May 21 (IP) Radio Brazzaville, tree r rencn station . in . eauatorial Africa. broadcast a report today that finA Frmrh trnnrw have entered Svria to combat axis forces aid ing Iraq and that a regular French regiment was reported to have' Joined the De Gaullists, . f : Tn" VfhV: " Mmwnt French sources said they had heard of no such penetration. -The Free French broadcast was recorded in New York ,by CBS. . ..' ': ' . '. ' VICHY, May 21 (IP) Diplo matic, sources said today they had been Informed that German military equipment is rolling across Turkey into Iraq by rail road. ' v. : " (Istanbul said passenger traf fic to Iraq had been stopped.) Reports that Turkey had de manded territorial concessions in Syria from France were, how ever, denied flatly by the Turk ish embassy here. , ' BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit . 4 7 2 New York 5 14 1 Rowe, . Benton (7), and Teb betts: Donald, Stanceau (9), and Dickey. (10 innings). Chicago - 6 . 9.0 Philadelphia 7 12 0 Hallett and Tresh; Marchi'ldon, Harris (5), and Hayes. St. Louis - 6 13 0 Boston - 8 10 0 Allen, R. Harris (7), and Fer rell; Ryba, Fleming (5), H. New some (8), and Peacock. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 4 7 0 Pittsburgh 8 10 0 Tobin, Earley (6), Johnson (8), and Berres, Masi (8); Heintzel- man, Bauers (1), Wilkie (6), and Baker. overnight housing. A second unit GERMANS SAY T VESSELS HIT Hot Fight Predicted By 'Churchill in ; London Report .'LONDON. May 21 0P) A Ger man attempt to land soldiers in Crete from small speed boats, in support of air-borne troops, has been - defeated, authoritative British sources said tonight ' They gave no details, NEW YORK, May 21 OP)-. The German wireless declared today that nazi warplanea had scored hits with heavy boidb on a British battleship, five cruisers and a destroyer in tha eastern Mediterranean. - Four of the warships caught fire, it was claimed, and a cruis er listed heavily. The report was In elaboration of earlier German claims that a single British cruiser had been hit, and indicated that the Brit ish fleet had been in major ac tion off Crete. . " CAIRO, May 21 (JP It was estimated unofficially tonight at this . middle-east British head quarters city that the Germans had at least 1000 . casualties in parachusists killed or wounded during yesterday's frlst opera. Hons In their air.Knrru, invactnn cjt. Crete vu, iT"! CAIRO, Egypt, May 21 WW Informed Greek snurre mM they understood the British had thj situation in Crete 'in hand early this morning, but they acknowledged that some Invad ing units stilt were fighting. The Germans- were said to have suffered heavy casualties sources here expressed confi- Hnra th'n nllfM tuera woll hl ' to mop up those still resisting. today. ... '. " : -. LONDON, May 21 (IP) Prime) Minister Churchill warned to day that the battle of Crete would continue with "increasing severity" as reliable sources de clared air-borne - nazi - shock: troops, were still pouring into tho invaded Greek island. - 1 The latest total of the German invasion force . made known in London and unofficially was 45-0 men. Bay Attacked '' ' ! ' The Germans were delivered by aerial transports and sailed, in by glider and .parachute, tho prime minister " informed the house of commons, bringing for ward the running account wo gave it with first news of the invasion yesterday. ... He told of a second assault on- Suda bay which, although available only to shallow draft vessels, is Crete's best anchor age. Canea. the -island capital to which -King George II of nazi occupied Greece has shifted his government, is less than five miles from Suda bay.' On .tha northwest corner of the Island, It is closest to the southern Greek airdromes ; from which, the Germans are launching their sustained aerial invasion , at tempt: In Cairo, tne middle east pnmmand said German para chute and air-borne troops had suffered "serious losses ana that one detachment which pene trated the outskirts of Canea yesterday was "quickly sur rounded and accounted xor. STRIKES BANNED ; Amsterdam, fvla Berlin). May 21 (P) Strikes and lock outs were banned today in a decree by Arthur Seysz-Inquart, German commissioner in the Netherlands, which provided for penalties as severe as life imprisonment or deatn. News Index City Briefs ......:............ Page 8 Comics and Story Page 13 Courthouse Records .:..,Page 4 Editorials :..............Paga 4 Information .'. Page Market, Financial ....... Page 14 Midland Empire ...Pages 6, Pattern Paga PTA Notes Paga 6 'Sports Pages 10,: H
