Docember 18, 1941
PAGE TWO
THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Commander Kimmel
Closeup View of Japan's Sea Hornet
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Editorials on News '
(Continued from Page One)
loadershlp willingly and Intelli
gently. Remember that In the protont
emergency civilian leadership Is
being provided by your state and
county defense councils. Ho tol
erant of mistake they may make
In the beginning. Give them all
the help you can.
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u- America entered its war against
' r'tha axis powers with production
ot nearly all typct of food at or
?- near record levels, a survey of
, grain, dairy products and llve-
stock showed today. In many
" cases, output next year is expect
. 'ad to be substantially higher
a than in 1941.
i" America's great Central plains,
"" richest productive area in the
n world, have presented the coun-V-'try
with bountiful grain har
vests in recent years more, in
w iict, than the country could ex
port or consume, and there is a
- large surplus of wheat, corn, oats
and other cereals.
; Dairy states are shattering all
previous production records witn
scientific feeding and care, step
ping up output of milk per cow
and eggs per hen. muk, cneese,
butter and eggs vital commodi
ties for a nation at war flow
from farms in an unprecedented
stream.
' Large numbers of hogs, cattle
and sheep the meat in Amer
ica's diet are being fattened on
farms and ranches. Producers
are particularly anxious to put
weight on swine, and the average
hog coming to market today is a
'much chubbier fellow than his
predecessor of a year ago.
' Reduced to statistics, Amer
ica's food wealth shapes up in
this fashion!
Wheat production this year Is
estimated by the government at
861,194,000 bushels against last
year's 816,698,000. Corn output
is expected to total "2,675,373,
000 bushels against 2,449,200,000
nd oats 1,138,843,000 against 1,
339,628,000. -
Even these figures however,
do not represent America's grain
wealth accurately because of a
.carry over of unused grain
from previous years. On July 1,
this amounted to 387,000.000
bushels of wheat and 219,000,
,000 bushels of oats and on Oct. 1
there were 632,000,000 bushels
of corn in this carry-over. -
On dairy and poultry farms,
. hens and cows appear to have
'signed up for the duration. They
are giving mightily to the vic
tory program. -
Egg output in the first 10
months was 4 per cent over 1940
and at a new record for the per
iod. Production next year is es
timated at 10 per cent above
1941. Milk production this year
is expected to exceed the previ
ous, record by about 9,000,000
'pounds. Next year's goal is set
higher,
:,,Tba Klamath Basin district
council of the Lumber and Saw
mill Workers union CAFL) has
pledged its full support to the
country and President Roosevelt
in the war effort, it was reveal
ed Friday. .
- In resolution passed at the
last meeting of the council it
was moved that the "loyal sons
and daughters of the American
Federation of Labor are the loyal
sons and daughters of the United
States of America and in this
hour we pledge our all to this
nation that we love and that has
proved that it loves its ceoole
The resolution further stated
that the council "pledges its full
support to the president of the
united States who. we believe,
did everything possible to keep
u out oi war, and to the gover
nor of Oregon."
light-Ferry Brandy
l proof ...that gsad
brandy need not be
expanilve!
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Rear Admiral Husband Kim
mal. above, hat bean rtllaved oi
command of tha U. S. fleet and
replaced by Admiral Chatter V.
Nimlts. tha navy department
announced Wednetday.
JURY SELECTED IN
CITY'S mu SUIT
A Jury was selected Thursday
for the trial of the condemna
tion suit brought by the city
of Klamath Falls against C. H
Kelly and J. F. Kelly, owners
of land wanted for municipal
airport expansion. Circuit Judge
Ralph Hamilton of Bend is sit
ting on this case.
Members of the Jury are Levi
McDonald, Perry Wilson, Byron
Teed, Lewis Kalina, Bert R. Al
bert, Arthur W. Porter, Nelson
Reed, John C. Hartzler, August
W. Nieman, J. C. Wright,
George R. Lindley and Ralph
B. Eatherton.
The city offered the Kelly
brothers $2752.90 for the 36.7
acres of land and they coun
tered with a claim for $14,
037.90. H. E. Perkins is representing
the city and J. H. Carnahan is
attorney for Kelly brothers.
California Oregon Power com
pany lines which were temporar
ily out of service due to Tues
day's and Wednesday's storms
have all been repaired and are
again in operation, company of
ficials said Thursday.
Minor trouble on the firm's
telephone circuits to the Klam
ath river hydro plant were being
repaired Thursday.
F. R. Cites Flier
As Hero in Note
To Successor
(Continued from Page One)
struggle which was thrust upon
us by the perfidy of a professed
friend.
"In the conviction that the
service and example of Captain
Colin P. Kelly Jr., will be long
remembered, I ask this consider
ation in behalf of Colin P. Kelly,
HI."
It was the second time in as
many days that the president has
cited the heroism of the army
aviator.
Addressing the labor-industry
conference to curb war-time
strikes yesterday, he applied the
word "must" to them as indi
viduals In urging a quick agree
ment, and added:
"A boy, the other day, was
out In a plane. The government
did not tell him he had to dive
on a battleship and lose his life.
That was his 'must'; his own
personal 'must There was noth
ing in his orders that told he
had to dive his plane Into a Ja
panese battleship. That was
young Kelly's own personal
'must.'
"And each one of you, and I
too, we have our personal
'must'."
President Signs
Big Appropriation
WASHINGTON TW 10 im.
President Roosevelt today signed
into law the bill carrying 810,
077,000 in appropriations and
luuvratv auinoriiy to expand
the already huee rjrorflief Inn nrn.
gram for the army and navy.
ine measure, providing funds
for huse InrrpnsAM In
, , viuuniivv
equipment, essential ,,nnii..
an army of 2,000,000 men, and
lunus no contract authority for
800 naval nntrnl i
the White House only lata yes-
icraay.
It provides Sfl.2A3.nnn nnn in
cash and S794.nnn.nnn in
tract authority.
The Hoansho. with a
2000 miles. Is the elffhth
river In the world. ' i
Read the Classified page.
(Continued frorr. Page One)
and Major General Henry H.
Arnold, chief of the army air
forces, were added to a list
which, in its first announcement,
included Secretary of War Stim
son, Secretary of Navy Knox,
General George C. Marshall,
army chief of staff, and Admiral
Harold R. Stark, chief of naval
operations.
Nimitz, a forceful Texan and
proud of it, was ordered to sea
from his post as chief of the
bureau ot. navigation, where he
was rated in service circles as
second only to Admiral Harold
R. Stark, chief of naval opera
tions. Abla In Action
By reputation a man able and
sure in action, Nimitz succeeds
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel,
commander-in-chief of the. Paci
fic fleet, who with two other
top-ranking officers of the Ha
waiian area was relieved of com
mand, pending the outcome of
the investigation which Presi
dent Roosevelt ordered on the
Pearl Harbor sneak attack.
The navy and war departments
acted simultaneously last night
in removing the officers whose
responsibility for the lack of
alert preparedness will be sub
ject to examination by the presi
dent's investigating board.
Army Shakeup
Kimmel was the only navy
man affected. The army re
lieved Lieutenant General Wal
ter C. Short of command of the
Hawaiian military department.
and Major General Frederick L.
Martin of command of the air
forces in Hawaii.
Lieutenant General Delos C.
Emmons of the air combat force
already has reached Honolulu
and replaced Short. General C.
L. Tinker, of the air corps, is
en route to taxe over the air
command.
The appointment of Emmons
marks the second time the army
has given the top command of a
vitally important military de
partment to an air force man.
The first instance was when
Lieutenant General Frank M.
Andrews was put In charge of
the Caribbean area defenses.
Secretary of War Stimson said
the task of the new Hawaiian
commanders was "to expedite
the reorganization of the air de
fenses in the islands" and he
concurred in the preliminary re
port of Navy Secretary Knox
that "the United States services
were not on the alert" when
Japan struck at Pearl Harbor.
Neither the war nor the navy
department undertook to pass
Judgment on the superseded of
ficers. Stimson explained that
the army's action was taken to
avoid "a situation where the of
ficials charged with responsibil
ity for the future security of this
vital naval base would otherwise
at this critical hour also be in
volved in the searching investi
gation" ordered Tuesday by
President Roosevelt.
Snow Ties Up
Highway Traffic
In Chcmult Area
Heavy snows In mountain
areas tied up traffic in the Che-
mult district, according to more
than one motorist held over
night at the little town on The
Dalles-California highway. Snow
fell so fast that the huge sno-goes
and plows were unable to keep
the roadway open and 300 trav
elers were forced to spend the
night there. Fifty beds were
made available, it was said.
Leon N. Lefebvre, Portland
businessman, said that at least
"180 ears were piled up at the
toot ot sun mountain, includ
ing a large busload of passengers
en route north."
Communications to the north
were down and state highway
offices were unable to supply
any figures. It Is thought that
several feet of snow fell.
Minimum temperature In
Klamath Falls was 32 degrees,
the US weather bureau report
ed. The storm since 8 a. m. Wed
nesday to 8 a. m. Thursday
brought the precipitation figure
up .60 of an inch, making a total
for the stream year to 9.07
inches. Normal Is 3.74 inches.
Invaders Shoved
Back at Vigan
On Luzon Isle
(Continued from Page One)
hardly be seen, apparently bav
ins develnnerf a rnnt np
American anti-aircraft fire.
Bombs 'fell on Nichols and
Zablan fields but caused light
damase. a communiaue said, and
no casualties were reported.
"Enemy activity today ' has
been confined to the air," said
the afternoon U. 8. commun
ique.
The communique also an
nounced amalgamation of the en
tire Phllinnlna armv with tha
United States army In the far
east.
This first picture, an official navy photo thowea a cloteup
of Japan's naw tubmarlna type, one ot tha small submarines used
in tha Hawaiian attack. It la operated by two men, and this was
beached by U. 8. defender.
TURNING
PONT
LOOMS AS AXIS
FACESJEFEAT
(Continued from Page One)
aica (Libya) are now in full re
treat . . . The enemy front has
everywhere been broken . . . .
Yesterday our troops relentless
ly pursued the enemy for a dis
tance of nearly 30 miles ..."
Near End
Thus, in staccato sentences.
the British command foretold the
apparent beginning on the end
of the African campaign, while
on the Russian front, the story ot
axis disaster was even greater.
Premier Joseph Stalin was
quoted as describing the ill-clad,
fleeting Germans as "resembling
the forces of Napoleon" in the
bloody retreat from Moscow in
1812.
Havas (French News agency)
dispatches said the German with
drawal in the Ukraine had
brought the great industrial city
of Kharkov, the "Russian Pitts
burgh," in the battle zone once
more, and on the central front,
Russian cavalrymen were re
ported to have chased German
troops to within 18 miles of Orel.
ZOO miles south of Moscow.
Everywhere along the 1200
mile front from Leningrad to the
southernmost Ukraine, the Ger
mans were declared to be falling
back in a retreat unparalleled
since Hitler sent his armies
smashing through Belgium, Hol
land and France more than 18
months ago.
FOR LOWER DRAFT
(Continued from Page One)
strength, bringing to 1,840,034
the total, for whom appropria
tions were made. It also includ
ed funds for 27,085 additional
commissioned officers and 8765
more warrant officers.)
Stimson also announced:
All reserve officers not yet
called to active duty have been
ordered to take physical examin
ations, hut he said this step did
not mean they necessarily would
be called out Immediately.
After Jan. 1 all graduates of
Officer candidate schools will be
ordered to duty immediately.
Previously those so desiring have
been awarded certificates of ca
pacity, and permitted to return
to their former enlisted ranks.
Commanders of the four air
force interceptor commands in
the United States have been
charged with ordering blackouts,
air raid alarms, all clear signals
and silencing radio signals.
January 5 Set
For Arbitration
Meet in Weed
January B has been set as the
date for a meeting In Weed,
Calif., of a department of labor
arbitration board which will
make recommendations for a
final settlement of the recent
Long -Bell Lumber company
strike, it was disclosed Thursday.
The same three-man panel
which earlier attempted to end
the shutdown will compose the
January group.
Both Long-Bell and the Lum
ber and Sawmill Workers union
(AFL) have agreed to be bound
by the findings of the board.
CITY BRIEFS
Degree ot Honor The De
gree of H o n'o r will hold a
Christmas party for Juveniles
after a potluck dinner Monday
evening at 8 o'clock in the KC
hall. All committee members
are urged to (ring table or
luncheon cloths. There will be
no exchange ot gifts.
Culinary Alliance An In
augural meeting for the pur
pose of welcoming newly elect
ed officer will be held by the
Culinary Alliance in the Wll
lard hotel Friday night at 8
o'clock. There will be dancing
and a buffet lunch.
Woman ol the Moose Woman
ot the Moose will hold their
regular card party, the last of
the present series, Friday at 2
p. m. in the ioote hall.
Hit and; MIm The Hit and
Miss club will meet at 12:30
Friday noon in the Moote hall
for an exchange of gifts and
lunch.
License A marriage license
was issued at Reno on Wednes
day to Charles H. Chamberlain.
25, and Mary Louise Young, 18,
both ot Klamath Falls.
DROWNS
SALEM, Dec. 18 VP) Mrs.
Alma Peake, 30, drowned yes
terday in her bathtub at her
home In West Salem. Deputy
Coroner J. Paul Bollman said
she left two notes for her hus
band.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
THREE-YEAR-OLD Jersey heif
er, fresh in February. 430
Owens. 12-20
FOR SALE Platinum wedding
ring with seven diamonds, 849
cash. Box 4547, News-Herald.
12-20
LEAVING for Colorado Friday.
Room for two for company.
2133 Hope. 12-18
TWO NICE FRONT ROOMS
710 Main. 4604U
INTERSTATE BUSINESS COL
LEGE graduates will have
many fine opportunities In the
years Immediately ahead. Why
not enroll now In the new
1942 classes beginning Janu
arys. 432 Main. 12-18
WE HAVE several 1041 Buicks,
also two J940 Quick Coupes,
and one LaSalle Deluxe Cad
illac built Sedan, which we
are offering as guaranteed
cars at prices you cannot match
in the San Francisco or Port
land markets. H. E.' Hauger,
1330 Main. Phone 6181. 12-18
DON'T LET BLACKOUTS IN.
TERFERE WITH YOUR NOR
MAL EVENING BUSINESS,
LET us design and Install a
light-proof entrance that will
also allow access to your prem
ises during blackouts.
WE are equipped to do this Job
efficiently and cheaply, Werk
will be done In our shop, not
Interfering with your regular
entrance traffic.
OUR Installation will allow out
side Identification of your
place without danger of obser
vation. Should build business.
Easily removed during day
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1709 El Dorado Blvd.
Phone 8441. 12-20
OIL TO BURN For Union
heating oils, phone 8404. Klam
ath Oil Co.. 618 Klamath.
12-31mtf
Refunds on personal property
taxes collected by the assessor's
office last summer, running Into
generous sums, were received
this week by Klamath taxpayers.
County Assessor Charles H.
Mack said the total collected on
unsecured personal property
taxes was $28,031.77, and the
refund amounted In aggregate
to $11,843.01.
Size of the refunds Is explain
ed by the fact that In 1042 a
new fiscal year law goes into ef
fect and budgets are being figur
ed on a half-year basis for that
year.
The assessor, making his col
lections last summer, had no
way of knowing the tax rates
for 1842, and therefore based the
personal property taxes on the
1841 rate for 12 months. When
the budget were made up on
the half year basis. It was pos
sible for Mack to make refund
of all excess collections.
After July 1 of 1842. all public
financial operations will go back
on a 12-months basis, extending
from July 1 to June 30, Inclusive.
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Mrs. Saidle Orr-Dunbar, di
rector of the board for the mo
bilization of women, will be here
Friday, December 19 at 1:30
p. m. to meet with representa
tives ot all women's clubs and
organizations In Klamath and
Lake counties in preparation for
the taking of an inventory of
the "woman power" available for
defense purposes.
This meeting Is to be held at
tha Elk temple, Third and Main'
streets, and all groups are atked
to be represented, alto any in
terested person Is welcome.
Air Force Head
Reported Lost
On Hop West
(Continued from Page One)
Fort Collins, Colo. Latt home
address. Twin Falls, Idaho.
General Dargue. whose hcad
quartera are at Mitchell field,
Long Island, took off from
Phoenix, Ariz., at 5:35 p. m., Fri
day, December 12, for Hamilton
field. Calif.
Stimson said the 55-year-old
general was on an inspection
flight. The route was by way
of Blythe, Calif., and the thlp
was checked there about 6:50
p. m. the same evening. Dargue
requested permission to change
his flight plan to permit him to
fly by way of Palmdale.
The war department said the
plane had passed safely over the
rugged San Bernardino and San
Jacinto mountains, between
Blythe and Palmdale, and ap
parently was flying northwest
ward up the San Joaquin valley,
with generally clear skies north
through the valley. Rain, at
times heavy, was falling along
the coast, however.
March field and Fourth air
force headquarter had no Im
mediate comment on the disap
pearance or the search.
Australians Bomb
Japanese Island
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dee.
18 OP) Australian planes have
successfully bombed Japanese
Installations on Greenwich
island, a communique announced
tonight.
The Island Is one degree north
of the equator and 1 the south
ernmost of the Japanese man
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TO BEGIN MONDAY
City and county school chil
dren, Including Kliimatli Union
high school students, will have
one week's vacation starting
Monday, December 22, and con
tinuing until Monday, December
29. They will then resume their
studies having one day off for
New Year' day.
In class rooms on Frldiiy thore
will be Christmas programs and
treats for the children.
Students of Sacred Heart acad
emy will continue their studies
until Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 23. They will not return
to school until the Monday after
New Year's day, or January 5.
On Tuesday morning they will
enjoy the annual Christmas par
ty, tree and treats.
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Former Circuit Judge Edward
B. Ashurst has been affirmed by
the state supremo court in the
cai of Harold Merryman versus
the Colonial Realty company, it
was learned Thursday.
Judge Ashurst found tor Mer
ryman in the case, involving 130
acres of land In the Spring Lake
district.
The Colonial Realty company
and Merryman owned land in
the same general district. Litiga
tion with the government devel
oped over the land, and, accord
ing to Merryman, he lumped his
land with that ot the Colonial
company for purposes of the liti
gation. Later, he alleged, the
company refused to give it back.
Merryman sued and won In
the lower court, and the decision
has now been affirmed by the
supreme court. Merryman was
represented by Evan Roames of
Medford.
300 Auto Stickers
Purchased Here
Since Monday
Over 300 temporary automo
bile license stickers have been
purchased since Monday by
Klamath Falls drivers In the
sheriff's office In the courthouse
basement. This number Is prac
tically identical with latt year's
figures and the big rush Is an
ticipated for December 30 and
31. Last year, approximately 700
licenses were sold each of the
last two days.
Machine Workers
Enjoy Annual
Employe Party
Employes of the Klamath Ma
chine and Locomotive works had
their annual party In the Pelican
party room Wednesday evening
About 80 attended.
Tha party began with a steak
dinner at 6:30. There was an en
tertainment program provided
by the Buzald orchestra with
singers and dancers and dancing
followed for the guests.
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the Island was still believed to
bo In flritliOi hands although tha
Japanese were moving Into ad
jacent mnlnlnnd areas In KediQ
after the defenders fell back to
reorganize their positions.
Within the curve ot the Japa
nese arc of offensive lie the
Philippine. Islands and to their
northwest the Important hut
Isolated contest for Hongkonn,
where Hrltuln'i chief hope wai
a reportedly growing Chlnnun
offensive at the rear and on
the flank of the Japaneie be
siegers The liilest direct word from
Hongkong wat that of Governor
Sir Murk Young, who tele
graphed London, "We are ao
Ing to hold on."
Suburban League
Christmas Party
Scheduled Friday
The Suburban league v,aj
hold a Chrlstmns party for mi
dents of the Klamath suburbs
Friday night at Shasta school.
All residents of the tuutirbnn
areas, whchrr members of the
lesguo or not, are Invited to
bring their children and enjoy
the entertainment. An extensive
program has been arranged, ac
cording to Everett Metier, pres
ident of the Iciikuc.
The party will begin at 8 p.
m. and there will be no charge.
SUICIDE
PORTLAND, Dec. 18 W) The
coroner reported that Alexander
P. Itouo, 42, city policeman, com
mitted suicide last night hy
shooting himself through the
forehead. He was In 111 health.
Tho widow and a son survive.
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