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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1941)
PAGE SIXTEEN THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON June 18. 1041 HITCH BETWEEN Sailor Beware . . . You'll Be Wearing These NAZIS. RULnSIA GETS SUPPORT By FRED VANDEHSCHMIDT The Special Newi Service A review of half-obscured news over the past month and a half makes it pretty clear that something new has gone amiss between soviet Russia and Ger many, and it supports the re ports of German demands on the Kremlin, backed by military pressure. But, while- these de mands may be military as well as political and economic, it would be rash right now to pre dict anything more than reluc tant soviet acquisence in some of them and evasion, if possible, of others. The British, who have made some very bad mistakes about Russia in the past, are going into the present situation very thoroughly. Sir Stafford Cripps, their ambassador to Moscow, has come home to report and there is a highly authoritative hint, de signed probably for Russian papers to copy, that he may not go back. A post-mortem examination of the brief war in Iraq makes out a good case for the assumption that Stalin let Hitler down rather badly on that oil country. Also, there is good reason to be lieve that soviet economic help to the reich has been very slim end is not picking up. A few days after Stalin be came premier of Russia and thus accepted responsibility to the Russians for the way his policies are carried out, the soviet union re-established diplomatic trade and consular relations with Iraq, At that time the Iraquis, led by the Rashid Ali Al Gailani and backed by German promises and a few German planes, were fight ing a war with Britain. Almost at once there was lot of talk about the Russians sending into Iraq what were, as in the Spanish war, cynically called volunteers. The Iraq radio reports, funneled through Ger many gave off a great air of confidence in speedy soviet aid, and it looked as if Hitler, too, ex pected it.. However, so far as anyone has been able to find out, the U.S.S.R. did absolutely nothing to help the Iraquis to prolong the turmoil in Iraq, and the British cleaned it up. All this time Hitler, in seek ing to cement conquered Europe into the solid political bloc which he deems essential for ultimate victory, was pulling France into active collaboration and had, in deed, obtained the use of Syrian airdromes for operations against the British in Iraq. At length he told the French that he and Stalin had reached an agreement whereby the Russian Ukraine, in the new order of things, was to serve as a breadbasket for all the hungry, beaten folks of the Eur opean continent. This looked pretty good to the French and they put the story out. What they either overlook ed or ignored was a highly sig nificant soviet agricultural re port of May 22 which showed that spring sowings in soviet Russia were some 50,000,000 acres behind 1940 and therefore that the Ukraine breadbasket, this year anyway, was going to be pretty ligrf It is a pretty good bet that Germany did not overlook it. Therefore there is at least logic behind the report that Hitler is now demanding a lease on the Ukraine, so he can raise the wheat he zfeeds himself. The alternative may be the threat of invasion. r ft When these new-type lifesaving suits for seamen were demonstrated in New York, pretty girls were an hand to brighten the pictures, which show sail ors and models floating with the rubber suits on and moaels Barbara Orr and Mary Elizabeth Tommer tightening them up. Besides floating men over board, suits prefect sailors from wet and cold when they're on shipwatch. Bomb Shelters Described For Defense of Civilians (Editor's note: Once again the office of civilian defense points out war may never reach the United States, but emphasizes nevertheless the vital import ance of civilians being ready You will want to read thorough ly and preserve all the informa tion in this series on the plans for organizing and training citi zens. Tomorrow s concluding story will outline further roles civilians will play in the pro gram.) By DON WHITEHEAD and FRANK I. WELLER NEW YORK, June 13 (The Special News Service) Many strange and fearsome and im portant lessons are in store for Americans from Europe's unnat ural sky-war on helpless human beings. The U. S. office of civilian de fense, directed by Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New York, will teach them. They will begin soon. They are dedicated to pro tection of the non-combatants. War may never come, but the OCD insists that potential vic tims here know beforehand, and be fortified thereby, for the things it may be too late to learn. They include: 'The taller the building the safer its occupants; bomb dam age is comparatively negligible to steel and concrete structures "Buildings supported by walls alone readily collapse. "Massed residences made of wood cannot be protected. "Bomb-proofed private gar ages and public buildings are the safest air raid shelters. "Huge municipal above- ground shelters are not feasible. "Subway protection is ques tionable. "Modern building basements are relatively safe. "Private home and small apartment sub-cellars are risky. "Death and injury is ines capable for many. "Great fires cannot be pre vented, but may be controlled. TRUELOWS MEAT MARKET 919 EAST MAIN PHONE 4282 SATURDAY SPECIALS Colored Fryers And Rabbits lb. Hens.. ... lb. 20 Bacon Squares, lb. 12ic Lard 2 lbs. 19c Pot "Hunger, privation, disease and mental and nervous dis orders are constant problems. "And the enemy will use poi son gas whenever it no longer fears retaliation." All this the British know. They have told officials here. The next step is to make the people un derstand, and win their help in a national effort to save their lives in the event of war. OCD believes Europe's air- blitz would have been far less effective if weaker neighbors had been informed and trained to resist, as this nation now has a chance to be. Officials will concentrate first on protection of buildings hous ing 100 or more persons whether they be apartments, hotels, the atres, office buildings, factories, warehouses, stores, shops and all manner of properties. Lesser units and the individual house hold, too, will receive safety in structions and escape facilities. The big task is to handle man kind for mass murder in the great concentrated centers and on crowded streets. Fifth col umnists spotted these first for the luftwaffe in 17 vanquished European countries, with devas tating effect where defense mechanism faltered and hysteria took its toll. In LaGuardia's plan, .wardens for each strategic city will des ignate "safety" areas, namely those in which buildings offer air-raid shelter. The superintendent or man ager will have charge of his building's defense plan, the ten ant defense groups, first aid and rescue supplies and be respon sible for sounding the alarm. He will be the "control direct or. Key men will conduct defense classes, regulate the blackouts and enforce rules for personal behavior of their people while bombs are falling. The service squads will con struct and maintain shelters, co operate with police and fire men, assist mobile first-aid and rescue squads, safeguard water and gas lines, roofs, sanitation, boiler rooms and steam pipes; ventilation, elevators, refrigera tion, auxiliary power plants and the thin beams of permissible indoor lighting. An oddity of air attack is that only one bomb in a million strikes atop a skyscraper. Am ericans have shuddered in appre hension of thousands of persons toppling to death from great heights if these buildings were hit. Bombs more likely strike a glancing blow and knock out sections of sidewall without scri ous damage, or hit the street and shatter the first six floors with steel splinters. The central structure stands and the basements are safe from collapse of super-structure. Oc cupants are more or less secure. Resurface Job On Lake view Road Nears Completion Completion of the Cottonwood creek improvement on the Lake- view highway, comprising ap proximately 4i miles of resur faced road, is expected within a month, according to Jack Al meter of the Oregon State Em ployment service, who returned Thursday from Lake county. i inishing of the job will leave only a four mile stretch from Quartz mountain to the mouth of Drew's creek yet unsurfaced Almeter said. Lake county lumber mill ac tivity is at it highest point in years, Almeter indicated after a series of conferences with operators. Employment Office Closed at Lake view The Oregon State Employment service office in Lakeview has been closed for the summer, ac cording to Jack Almeter, head of the Klamath area for the service. Horace Arment, Lake county employment officer, has been transferred to the Klamath Falls office. TO ICE CAMP HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif., Juno 13 W) The fourth United States army started mov ing toward its battlefield today with' all the color, sweat and excitement including a spy scare of real war, The spy scare, hinging on a report that a man had been seen prowling around this vast mili tary reservation asking ques tions and observing troop move ments, turned out to be a "dud," said intelligence officers after an all-day checkup. But there was the fascinating griinness of war depicted in the long lines of horse-drawn artil lery that stretched along sun- scorched roads as tho 31st, 74th, 75th and 76tli field artillery moved from Fort Ord toward their encampment areas on the Camp Hunter Liggett reservation. These battalions were the first moving units of the 7th division, a streamlined organ ization of 22,000 men. which will compose tho "red" army opposition for the 40,000 Fort Lewis troops of tho "blue" army in the vast war game set for June 23 to 28. Tho 7th division, commanded by Major General Joseph B. Stillwell, wilt be assembled on the reservation June 20, Various preliminary maneu vers have been undertaken since the 65,000 ' fourth army and ninth corps troops from Fort Lewis and California posts as sembled in this area three weeks ago for training, which will cul minate in the big battle June 23-28. Among tlieso were the post command exercise problem, which was concluded today. In this four-day theoretical war. officers of the defending "blue" army attempted to show on paper how California could be protected from "red" army in vaders from the Pacific. Windstorm Hits McKenzie Area EUGENE, Ore.. June 13 (UP) Workers Thursday repaired tele phone lines and cleaned up the wreckage in the wake of ' a windstorm which swept the Upper Willamette, and McKen zie areas. Fire set by lightning destroy ed the home of Mrs. Cora Llnd lcy at Natrom. At Oakridge, SO miles from Eugene, trees were blown down and telephone lines wrecked. A light rain followed the wind. Elsewhere In Oregon DALLAS, Juno 13 M') Three thousand parasitod earwigs will be released hero In nil effort to control tho pest. ALBANY, Juno 13 (!) Llim county berry growers estlmatoit today that they would need 1000 pickers to harvest tho raspber ry, lognnberry and black cap raspberry crops. Work Is ex pected to start next week, ASTORIA. June 13 61l An. torla headquarters for visiting soldiers of Fort Stevens, Camp Clatsop and Tongue Point will be established If a group named yesterday by tho Clatsop county defense council Is successful. The unused old city hull is being considered. 1 VALE. June 13 (PI The ills trict office of the urnzimi nor. vice said today that the fire haz ard is greater now than nt any tlmo in several years. Heavy winter rains caused an obimd ance of grass which Is becoming ary. ager of tho wugei and hours di vision, said yesterday tluit ap proximately 40 per cent of Cons Bay firms examined hud violat ed tho law, Kxainlncra reported that 23 firms fulled to pay mini mum wages and 1)0 fulled to puy properly for overtime work, More tluin $40,000 In unpaid wages win found duo worker.. During Murch, 11141, the nuQ) lion's airlines tninxportod up pioxlmutiily 22n,0U0 revenue pusseiigi'i'S and flow more limn 10,000,000 revenue miles. ENTERPRISE, Juno 13 fP) County road and bridge crews are repairing dumnge caused by recent heavy rnins in tho linnn- ha area. Dry gulches carried tor rents that washed out several bridges and culverts. One new channel was cut 18 feet wide and 8 feet deep. GRANTS PASS. Juno 13 (JP The Grants Pau MlnUti-rlnl .... sociatlon asked Wcdnesdoy thut the government re-establish prohibition. ASTORIA. June ia (.7i r. struction of a $300,000 navy sec tion baso on tho enst hulf of pier 2 was started hern thin week. It will bo headquarters for a fleet of small navnl nntrnl craft and will quarter several nunarea men. MARSHFIELD. June 13 (Jfi Charles H. Elrey. Oregon man- Hud the Classified Page. Roast ... lb. 16c FREE DELIVERY. ( SUNDAY JUNE 15 A I , Dancing 9:00 1:00 N. Adm Gents, il.lOi Ladies, 85c. Inc. Tax J BROADWAY HALL - MAUN BAGGED TOPEKA. Ka. UP, Knn.n. floods produced a fish story with an irony touch. V. E. Mclntvre. newnanr !. liveryman, put his golf bag in his car so he could take part in a golf tournament at Lawrence later in the day. His trip halted by high water, he calmly took his No. 2 iron and bagged a dozen carp. Some female tarantulas have been known to live for 13 years. ROCKY POINT CAFE NOW OPEN ALL HOURS Completely New ! Equipment A SPECIAL few SUNDAY I DINNERS I U si D Also available for lodges, clubs, groups, etc. For luncheons and bridge porties. 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