THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Augiint 1ft, 1941
PAGE TWO
FIRE DESTROYS
VESSEL PIER
AT N.Y.PORT
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Valentine said he feared "many
more men or bodies" were
aboard the flaming Panuco
which was towed into the East
river after she caught fire.
He said 26 men were fished
out of the river, three of them
dead.
B. E. Sackett, special agent in
charge of the Manhattan field
office of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and Kings county
(Brooklyn) District Attorney Wil
liam O'Dwyer began investiga
tions of the possibility of sabot
age. Valentine said he believed the
fire started on the pier. No. 27,
but the fire department was un
able immediately to determine
the cause of the blaze or esti
mate the damage. The adjoin
ing pier. No. 26. has been used
by ships carrying supplies to the
British.
An hour and a half after a
tongue of flame licked out of
pier 27, ripping it apart and Ig
niting barrels of oil on nearby
barges, injured longshoremen
and others were still being
rushed to Long Island college
hospital.
Some of the victims were be
lieved dying. Hospital attendants
said for the most part the extent
of the injuries could not be de
termined at once.
Meanwhile, firemen scoured
the New York harbor waters at
the foot of pier 27 picking up
stevedores and many others who
either were hurled or jumped
Into the water at the time of the
blast.
Hermiston Struck
By Defense Boom;
Living Crowded
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flation. Rent has doubled in
many cases. Because the depot
was located nearby without so
liciting from the city, Hermiston
had no time to prepare to house
the workers and their families as
they started swarming in early
this year.
Although some 1,700 men are
fed and housed in barracks at the
depot, many others and practical
ly all the married workers have
had to look for accommodations
near town. The shortage of
homes and bidding from new ar
rivals have spiralled prices.
Small apartments bring $30 to
$40 a month, higher rents have
been reported and houses are
correspondingly high. Trailer
space with minimum accommo
dations is $5 to $10 a month and
with lights, sewer and water
hookups has sometimes gone
higher.
Renting trailer space has be
come a major industry.
Every market road leading
Into town is lined with signs ad
vertising trailer space. Every va
cant space in farmyards that
boast a few shade trees is filled
with tents and trailers. One am
bitious rancher with a windmill
and a few forlorn willows in the
middle of 160 acres of desert has
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gone Hollywood with "trailer
space" sign.
Within Hermiston business is
terrific. Most established firms
have overloaded shelves and en
larged their space to capture
some of the high wages parading
past their doors all day long.
Naturally prices have gone up as
merchants found themselves un
able to keep stocks. Food prices,
however, are not out of line with
increases in other areas. A chain
store is handling about 73,000
pounds of grocery freight a week
Cigarettes vanish almost as soon
as they are stocked. Beer and
pop stay on Ice just about long
enough to moisten the bottles.
New businesses spring up as
fast as tent camps and as hap
hazardly. Open air shoe shine parlors
wage a futile combat with dust
stirred up by constant traffic
and milling pedestrians. Shiplap
shacks and trailers sell hambur
gers and pop. Unique is a frame
building advertising showers.
Some homes rent their bathing
facilities.
Finding something to do when
off shift is a serious problem. A
miniature shooting gallery is
crowded. Soda fountains and
beer counters are lined three
deep at night. Lunch counters
"sandwich" their patrons. The
town's only theatre sells mostly
standing room.
Hermiston has hired an extra
policeman but still can not meet
the problems of a "boomer"
population. State and county of
ficers help as much as possible
and city officials say they need
still more help.
what to do with an estimated
1200 extra students when school
opens is another riddle. Federal
funds are counted on to help
build facilities and hire about 20
teachers. Some pupils may have
to be sent to nearby communi
ties. Other money from public
works administration funds has
been requested for recreational
facilities and sewage disposal
both pressing needs.
Yes, there are plenty of head
aches. Merchants are reluctant
to make improvements or en
large in spite of the fact that
much of their display space is
used for selling direct from
packing cases. They know that
while business is good now, when
the project is completed, per
haps in five .months, perhaps
longer, construction workers
will move on to a new job and
Hermiston will have a boom
hangover with a whole new set
of adjustments.
Right now, though, the town
is cashing in and shaking its
amazed head at the "biggest show
in Oregon a pleasant little
town multiplied at least seven
times In a few months and val
iantly trying to meet its prob
lems.
Annuol Horseback
Trek to Lakeview
Roundup Slated
Wanna ride a horse?
Anyone interested in taking
part in the fourth annual trek
by horseback to the Lakeview
roundup, Labor day weekend,
may obtain information by call
ing Charlie Reed at 7346.
Riders will leave the Lake-
view highway junction prompt
ly at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning,
August 26. There will be three
stops before arriving in Lake
view. The riders will take part
in parades in Lakeview, it was
said.
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ARMY
ON JAPJROER
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site nearly 1,000,000 Russian
soldiers.
United States Ambassador
Joseph C. Grew conferred for
more than two hours with Jap
anese Foreign Minister Tcijiro
Toyoda amid an atmosphere of
tension in the Japanese capital.
Their discussion was described
as of the utmost importance.
ELEVEN INJURED IN
Eleven persons suffered injur
ics in a scries of automobile ac
cidents in Klamath county over
the weekend. There were no ao
cidents involving personal injur
ies reported in the city limits,
police said
In Klamath Valley hospital Is
Mrs. Winifred Trcloar. 44. 1424 i
Crescent street, who has painful
shoulder injuries as the result of
an automobile accident on South
Sixth street Sunday night at 7:40
o'clock. She was a passenger in
a car operated by John F. Kiss-
ling. 515 Mt. Whitney street,
which collided with a machine
driven by William Sylvester
Johnson.
Five persons suffered minor
injuries in an accident at 1
o'clock Sunday morning. Cars
operated by Mrs. Jack Ray Brew
ster of Sprague River, and Nick
Fallow, Klamath Falls, were in
volved. In the hospital Is Ted
Cushing. 18, Sprague River, pas
senger in the Brewster car. He
has an injured ankle. Also hurt
was Jack Brewster. Bill Adolph
and Ed Thornton, the two latter
passengers in the Fallow ma
chine.
Mrs. Leon Winslow, 57. San
Francisco, is recovering in the
hospital from shock And bruises
received when her car was in
volved in a crash Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The accident
occurred 10 miles north of Klam
ath Falls. Three others were In-
was brought to Klamath Valley
hospital by ambulance at 1 p. m
Sunday, but after an examina
tion was able to walk out. The
accident occurred near Arnold's
store on South Sixth street.
J. W. Scott, Modoc Point, was
operating a car near Olene at 11
a. m. Sunday when a tire blew
out. He suffered a broken hip
and was rushed to Hillside hos
pital. Harvey Kohnki, Dairy,
passenger in the Scott car, was
uninjured.
William H. Kritcs, 42, Den
ver, Colo., was seriously injured
at Kirk and brought to Klamath
Falls by train. Details of the
accident are unknown. He had
not regained consciousness late
Monday. Krites is suffering
from head injuries.
A Klamath Falls visitor re
ceived a rude welcoming Sat
urday night at 9:30 o'clock on
the curve just out of Keno when
a motorist failed to dim his
lights and William F. Beery,
Hollywood, left the highway
and plunged through a field. He
suffered head injuries and his
car was badly damaged. Beery,
cousin of the famous Wallace
Beery, movie actor, was here to
purchase lumber for the con
struction of Camp Lockett,
Campo, Calif.
Lutetia is the ancient namejwitMn .lx month, of th .nir..
of the city of Paris. The city has.tion of their three-year term of
j t municipal nisiory aaung DaCK :
i to the year 53 B. C.
CITY BRIEFS
Hasbtns The Haiblna of the
Eagles auxiliary have postponed
their meeting until August 29 at
7:30 p, m. at the home of Mrs
Maudie Larson, 146 Octavia
avenue.
Degree of Honor The degree
of Honor juveniles will hold a
picnic at Moore park Wednes
day, August 20, at 1 p. m. Mem
bers and friends are invited and
asked to bring basket lunches.
Ice cream will be served.
Eaglet Asked Members of
the Eagles auxiliary are asked
to act as hostesses for visiting
soldiers on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Thoy're re
quested to wear their ' Eagle:
caps.
Wayne Returns Harry I
Wayne, general freight and pas
senger agent for the Great
Northern railroad, returned to
Klamath Falls after a vacation
on the coast.
Eaglet Auxiliary Tha Eaglet
auxiliary will sponsor a pin
ochle party Tuesday at 2 p. m
in the Eaglet hall. The public
is invited.
Weekend Here Mr. and Mrt
W. E. Wengren of Oakland
Calif., spent the past weekend
with Mrs. Gabrielle Sanguinetti
of Klamath Falls.
LEASE-LEND EYED
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ed into a hole we will get
some of it back.
Connally said war develop
ments in all parts of the world
were discusssed at today's meet
ing. He expressed the view that
"it is 50-50 chance whether
Japan will take any new steps
of aggression
"There is a group in Japan
which doesn't want war and a
military group which thinks
that while we are busy helping
Britain they can slip down and
swipe Thailand and the Dutch
East Indies.
But they will not engage in
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President Signs
Measures for
Draft Changes
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it shall be released from service
"as soon as practicable and when
not in conflict with the interests
of national defense."
The chief executive was ex
pected to sign later in the day a
bill extending the service of the
rank and file of the army 18
months.
The mandatory deferment ap
plies to men who on July 1,
1941, or on July 1 of any sub
sequent year have reached their
28th birthday without being in
ducted into service.
The provision for release from
service applies to men who were
28 or older when inducted, pro-
vlded they had reached that age
Dy July l, 1941.
The law also amends the se
lective service act to require
posting at the offices of local
draft boards the names and cits.
sifications of men classified by
eacn Doard.
Another new provision would
exempt from service liability
men honorably discharged from
the army or coast guard for the
ennvimifnpjk fit h BAvammint
enlistment.
OBITUARY
ERNEST WERDERMANN
Ernest Werdermann, for the
last 31 years a resident of Dor-
ris, Calif., passed away in that
city on Sunday, August 17, 1941,
it 4 a. m. following an extend
ed illness. He was a native of
Germany and at the time of his
death was aged 67 years and 7
days. Surviving are hii wife,
Mrs. Emma Werdermann of
Dorris, Calif.: one daughter. Mrs,
Clara Gibson of this city; one
son, Edwin of Phoenix, Ariz.,
and one brother, Adolph Wer
dermann of Dorris, Calif. The
remains rest In the Earl Whit
lock Funeral Home, Pine street
at Sixth, where friends may call
after 12 noon Tuesday. Notice
of funeral to be announced in
the next issue of this paper
Working for honest, liberal.
economic government is going to
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years to come. Governor Edison
of New Jersey, announcing his
fight on Hagueism
Save 20
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By Catling at Klamath
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BIG SHIPYARD,
IRON ORE CITY
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pleted another encirclement
operation.
DNB said 90 Russian planet
were destroyed yesterday, 58 in
air fights. German losses were
given as five.
Already, the nazl battlcflag
waved over the Black Sea naval
base and grain port of Niko
laev, Germany's biggest prize
in the 58-day-old campaign, and
Hitler's forces were tightening
their tteel ring around the port
of Odessa, a still bigger prize.
IN IRAN PROTESTED
(Continued from Pago One)
with the withdrawal of German
elements and re-installation of
British control.
Informed sources estimated
about 3000 German tourists and
technicians, many of them at
key communication! points,
were now in Iran, which has
borders on Russia and India.
The Times warnod Iran to
heed the British and Russian
notes against alleged nazi In
trigues which might compromise
the country as Germany did In
the world war.
(Germans and their support
ers were able to drive colonies
of British from most of central
and southern Persia in 1915 but
In cooperation with a Britiah-or-ganlzed
Persian force and with
the aid of Russian troops the
Persian government regained
control).
(A broadcast by Tass quoted
Ankara reports as saying that
Germany was demanding air
bases and aviation fuel in Iran
and planning overthrow of the
government. It said German
aliena had filtered into the Iran-
Ian army and more were com
ing via Istanbul to headauartert
at Tabriz).
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
2-ROOM Furnished apt. 1805
main. 4g3g
MODERN Electrically equipped
lurmsnca nouse, garage. Phone
3756 after 5:30 p. m. 8-18
INTERSTATE BUSINESS COL-
LfcGE again reminds young
people that there is a rapidly
increasing demand for Busi
ness College graduates. Con
sult the Interstate at once, 432
Main. 8-18
NICELY FURNISHED one-room
apt. $4.00 week. 804 No. 9th
80ti
HOUSEKEEPING ROOM, suit-
aoie tor lady. 216 Main. 8-23
FOR SALE OR TRADE For
trailer house, $400 equity in 3
room, unfinished house. $430
balance. Also Maytag washer,
$35. And wood ranae. Clvrle
-Whittle, 4548 Denver Ave.
After 11 a. m. 8-20
WANTED Young man to learn
me cleaning Dusiness. Must be
through high school. News
Herald, Box 6. 8-1U
UNFURNISHED 2 -bedroom
house. Close in. Apply Sun
rise Service Station. 5tf
WANTED 10 or more apart-
ments to lease, satisfactory se
curity, or would be Interested
in operating for another. Box
244, City. 8-20
ROOMING HOUSE Wanted. At
least 15 or 20 roomi and re
spectable location. Lease or
will buy furnishings. Apply
News-Herald, Box 77. 8-20
WHY waste your time and
money struggling against
odds? THE KLAMATH BUSI
NESS COLLEGE students en
ter employment service with
confidence because they know
they are competent and have
proper business training
KLAMATH BUSINESS COL
LEGE In our new location
228 North 7th street. Phone
4760. Next Esquire theatre.
8-14
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condition. Has had only three
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model. Fourteen foot header.
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GIRL to help with housework
and children. Stay nights
Phone 5077. 8-19
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Editorials On New.
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vice Is a favorite German stunt.
COR information as to Iran's
importance, consult your map.
It will show you not only that
Iran has OIL, which is ono o(
the prime essentials of modern
warfare, but is the natural route
(by way of the Persian gulf) for
bringing In British reinforce
ments from India whero Gon
era! Wavoll has beon hard at
work for somo time.
Looking at It the other way
around, Iran (Persia) Is the his
toric route fur Invasion of In
dia from I ho west.
It's pretty safe ,to look fur
something exciting to happen
there.
Two were arrested by city
polico for drunk driving Satur
day night, ono car causing dn in
ane to (ive other cars as It side
wiped an oncoming string atop
the South Sixth street viaduct.
Mae Elizabeth Cox, 62. 3703
Altamont drive, paid a flno
of $100 for drunk driving, and
$25 on a hitaiidruii charge,
when she was said to have
struck the following cars at 9
p. m. Saturday on the viaduct:
Spenc:r Kl.kson. 2641 Trout
street; E. R. Hooplc, 3743 Sum
mers lane; Hazel Shcphard, 315
Alameda street; Ervin Gramer,
433 Michigan; and B. A. David
son, 303 South Fifth street. Her
license was suspended for one
year.
Jack Albert McClurg, 53.
2313 South Sixth street, native
of Texas, was In jail In lieu of
ball on a drunk driving charge.
He was also fined $5 on a no
operator's ticket. McClurg was
arrested by city police at Ore
gon avenue and Upham streets.
He was slated to appear ip jail
August 25 at 10 a. m.
Three vags, two dninkj. one
drunk and held for Investiga
tion, 11 traffic tickets and 12
traffic offenders slated to ap
pear Wednesday In court, made
up tho Monday morning report.
A hit and run charge was
filed against a motorist early
Monday ' by H. J. Mandclrello.
Court hotel, who said a second
car hit hit machine at Seventh
and Main streets. ,
FUNERALS
ERICH ARTHUR JURGENS
Funeral services for the late
Erich Arthur Jurgens who pass
ed away In this city Wednesday,
August 13, 1941, will be held in
the chapel of the Earl Whitlock
Funeral Home, Pine street at
Sixth, on Tuesday, August 19,
at 3:30 p. m. under the auspices
of Klamath Falls Aerie No. 2090
FOE. Commitment services and
Interment family plot in Link
ville cemetery. Friends are In
vited. Now Playing
2:28 . . 7:40 . . 9:50
Special Reduced Prices to All
Service Men In Uniform.
JOHN WAYNE
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HARRY CAREY
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JAMES BARTON -SAMUELS. HINDS
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tiro field, and a beacon light
nvar the present hangar,
lu order for tho field to be
classified as a 4 type, runways
must bo 5300 fret long, 200 feet
wide and equipped with lights
on each edge, A control tower
Is also necessary.
Longer Runways
If, however, the Class 4 air
port la to be used for Instru
ment landings and tukeoffs In
bnd weather, runways must bo
8000 feet long at this ullltildu.
According to O. H. Schrador,
chief army engineer on the air
port construction, this It im
possible here on all runways
without ro moving railroad
tracks paralleling tho field on
tho west and east,
He said, however, that it
would bt possible to extend
Runways No, 1, currently under
construction, and Runway 3,
planned, without track removal,
Over 125 men are now en
gaged In grading and laying
drainage pipet on over nearly
two miles of airport surface.
Runway No. 1, running south
east from a point near the pres
ent municipal hangar. It vir
tually ready for surfacing.
Engineers found the water
table under the area lay so near
ground surface that It wat neces
nary to ralso the runway which
would keep the asphalt perpetu
ally wet. Plans call for a 1 per
cent frade from center to aides
of the wide runways and drain
ago pipes running along each
edge.
If the runways are to be
widened, it will not be necessary
to re-locate drains, Schradrr.
said. The 25-foot extensions can
be graded toward the drains.
Sand for grading over
48.000 yards of It is being dug
from what engineers believe Is
the old bed of Lost river at
the south end of the airport, j
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Traffic Expert I
Cites Us of
'Hon Sen st' j
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which showed accidents, and par-
iicuiariy latalttles, wer on the
Increase In the small town and
rural areas, with tha eiMaVhW
Ing their own." Much ot Um
heavy toll exacted, in traifw C
Orients is due to a crutuv"9r
hysteria," Lovelesi obttmtf, tart
various contributing factors ar
found throughout the country.
"We mutt place the problem!
In what wo call the classification
of the three 'Es'," Loveless stat
ed. "We break these down to edu
cation, engineering, and enforce
ment. Such a problem as you
nave on South Sixth street, as
outlined to me, la an engineering
problem and can be rectified."
The officer pointed out that
public cooperation is needed
more than anything else to re
duce traffic fatalities, and stress
ed the fact that "we can't do the
job with enforcement alone."
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Sunday Night
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Larsen of tha Wlllard took can
of that pliaso of entertainment
Vaudeville acts and music pre
sented earlier In the evening
wore brought to the Wlllard and
again enacted for the benefit of
officert. Open hnute will be
held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
Officers availed themselves ot
showers at the armory, and en
listed men at Modoc field, It wai
announced. Theatres offer half
price admittance to soldiers, and
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Hot Springs natntorlum Incl
towel, twlimniiig tult, toap
plenty of hot water.
Motoristt are asked to aid is
bringing the men from camp to
town, and back to camp again,
headquarter! In front of tha
chamber of commerce.
The second overnight convoy
to camp here started coming In
to town around 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon. Earlier in tha
day two convoys, one of 241 ve
hicles and 1 105 men, the other
of 208 vehicles and 1032 men,
passed through the city, en route
north. The first outfit was to
camp Monday night at Culver,
the second at Lava river,
FERRY SYSTEM
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18
President Roosevelt disclosed to
day that the delivery of planet
to British forces In the Middle
East would be speeded through
a ferry system conducted
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