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THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Docombor 30, 1941
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AXIS STAND IN
DESERTJATTLE
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Aghella is near the Trlpolitanla
border.
Axis versions of the Agedabia
tank battle said 74 British tanks
and armored cars had been de
: itroyed, but neither the German
nor Italiun communique claimed
to have halted the British sweep
westward.
Five truckloads of German in
fantry were added to the thous
ands of prisoners the British
have rounded up in the desert
campaign, a Cairo bulletin said.
On the Russian war front, so
viet dispatches credited red array
soldiers with blasting the Ger
mans from important defenses on
the Oka river apparently in
the Orel-Kaluga sector, south of
Moscow and Russian parachute
troops were reported dropping
behind German lines to hamper
the nazi retreat.
Dispatches to the newspaper
Pravda said the Russians had
broken through an elaborately
fortified zone where the Ger
mans had built trenches, dug
outs, barbed-wire entanglements
and blockhouses along the Oka
river.
Gunman Appears at
Vanderbilt Wedding
Reception Guests
(Continued from Page One)
married in Santa Barbara Sun
day, just had left on their wed
ding trip to Florida and Wash
ington, D. C.
Late yesterday, while Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Lady Furness
were telling reporters about the
robbery, a man presumed by po
lice to be the gunman appeared
at the front door, handed a pack
age to a maid, demanded a re
ceipt, and left hurriedly.
The package contained the V
clip and a note scrawled in pen
cil: "Mon dieu fet mon droit."
(My God and my right). "Dieu
et mon droit" is the motto of
' the English ruling family.
t CHRISTMAS STORY
RICHMOND, Va. W Private
Alvin York. neDhew of the fa
mous sergeant, ate Christmas
dinner at the home of Mrs. A.
W. Jennings of Richmond, and
thereby hangs a coincidence.
Mrs. Jennings read in the
newspapers that Private York,
whom she didn't know, was sta
tioned at Camp Lee, Va., and
invited him by letter to a holi
day dinner. Not having had re
ply by Christmas eve, she
walked out on Richmond's
streets to find another euest.
She passed half a hundred
soldiers from the thousand nt
Camp Lee before she picked one
out. it was Private York. He
was looking for her home.
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Booked at Malin j
Ivy, Vern. Von
When V. Kalina, manager of
Broadway hall, Malin. booked
Floyd Ray and his all-star sepia
orchestra for a triumphant re
turn engagement on New Year's
eve. he only proves to Klamath
dance lovers that he wishes to
keep his promise with them by
bringing back this populnr band
for a special engagement.
The Ray aggregation, com
posed of Eddie Byrd, sensational
drummer, and the popular rhy- i
thm swing singers, Ivy, Vern i
and Von, and the all-star talented
and versatile 14-piece band,
comes direct to Broadway hall,
from Hollywood where they
have been appearing for the past
six months.
Several Killed
In Brazil Clash
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (.-P) j
Police raids on nazi centers in
the Brazilian province of Rioj
Grande Do Sul resulted in one'
clash in which there were "some !
dead," according to a dispatch!
today from Porto Alegre. !
The dispatch did not specify!
where the clash occurred, butj
said the police had found wca-j
pons on several groups of the
German sympathizers. Among!
the many arrested were 16
"storm troopers'' the report
added.
UNFULFILLED AMBITION
FORT DODGE, la. W) Bill
Haney of the navy recruiting
office confided he became a gob
because of a boyhood ambition
to sit in the back of a boat and
trail his feet in the water.
But he's been in the navy
24 Vi years and still hasn't grati
fied this desire.
.-V- 15 KILLED
LONDON, Dec. 30 fP Fif
teen persons were killed and
about 100 injured today in the
collision of two trains at Eccles,
Lancashire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 WV
The British radio said today
that 100 German soldiers have
been executed for mutiny in
Paris since Dec. 1 and 50 have
committed suicide.
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"of destiny" reserved for this
climax in world affairs.
Turning to speak of France,
he reminded his listeners that
the French government had sol
emnly vowed not to make a sep
arate peace, adding that had the
government gone to North Af
rica, Italy might have been
driven out of the war and France
would have held her place in!
the allied councils. ;
When he warned them that
"England would fight on alone,"
Churchill said, the French gen
erals told the government Eng-'
land in three weeks would have
its neck "wrung like a chicken." j
"Some chicken," he said. The
crowd roared.
"Some neck." the prime min
ister said grimly.
REPRISALS ON JAPS
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were deliberately selected as
special targets for enemy at
tacks." The damage, said the depart
ment, extended to the great
cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, the historic college
of San Juan Lateran. two con
vents, a hospital and at least
five other churches and three
colleges supported by religious
institutions.
MacArthur's message to the
war department said "enemy i
mercilessly bombed the open !
city of Manila using 63 bomb
ers." Chinese Battle
Grows Hotter
CHUNGKING, Dec. 30 OP)
Chinese dispatches said the bat
tle of northern Hunan Province
developed in intensity today as
the Japanese put more troops
across the Milo river and at
tempted to hammer the Chinese
back toward Changsha, the pro
vincial capital.
Previous reports, describing
the Japanese offensive as the
main spearhead of a broad
campaign in central China, said
it had driven to within 40 miles
of Changsha after forcing a
crossing of the Milo.
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Looking Backward
By Th Associated Press
One year ago today British
bomb Naples while London digs
itself from blackened ruins left
by great German fire bomb
raid.
Two years ago today Finnish
ski patrol cuts Murmansk rail
way at three points. Russian
bombers pound Finnish towns.
Twenty-five years ago today
Allies reject German peace pro
posals. Austrian claim capture
of 3000 Russians in Wallachian
engagements.
FIGHTS JAPANESE
WITH THE USAFFE IN CEN
TRAL LUZON. Dec. 30. (AP
The ABCD powers have a new
ally in their war against Japan.
He is "General Tomas, the rul
er of the warlike if diminutive
Balugas who live in the moun
tains of west central Luxon,
Tomas, with a slight of poi
soned arrows over his shoulder,
an ancient cartridge belt around
his waist and a gleaming bolo in
his hand, approached a group of
American officers. He wore an
old U. S. army shirt and a fa
tigue cap.
He drew himself up to his full
height four feet and, with
great dignity, informed the offi
cers that the Balugas, with the
approval of their tribal council
lor, his father "King Alfonso,"
had decided unanimously to help
America fight Japan.
Tomas previously had cap
tured three Japanese airmen,
who had parachuted from their
planes, and delivered them to the
American forces.
British Reply to
German Air Raid
LONDON. Dec. 30 VP) Brit
ain's giant Halifax bombers
made a heavy daylight attack
today on the German-held
French naval base of Brest.
An authoritative announce
ment said details were not yet
available as to the outcome of
the raid, which presumably
was directed against nazi war
ships in the harbor.
LONDON, Dec. 30 VP) Ger
man bombers launched their
heaviest a-sault in many weeks
on Britain last night on the
first anniversary of the great
London fire bomb raid but the
government said today that the
northeast coast, had caused only
a few casualties and no serious
damage.
Five persons were reported
killed, several seriously injured
and othcra slightly hurt In a
raid on one northeast town.
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Pay increases granted U. S,
railroad employes under terms
of recently-concluded wage ad
justment negotiations will mean
an estimated $15,000 monthly
addition to Klamath payrolls,
a survey revealed here Tuesday.
The agreement also called for
retroaction of the new scales to
September 1, which will involve
the distribution of a. estimated
$45,000 melon to Klamuth rail
roaders during January, offi
cials of the Great Northern and
Southern Pacific railroads said
here. First paychecks covering
the pay boosts will bo Issued
in mid-January.
The wage increases were
granted following prolonged ne
gotiations between railway,
unions and employers which
nearly resulted in a nationwide
strike In early December.
Wage envelopes of approxi
mately 600 employes of the
Southern Pacific in the Klam
ath area will be boosted a total
of nearly $10,000 per month,
according to the SP. Over 300
Great Northern employes will
receive an additional $5000 each
month, the GN disclosed.
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The new Greyhound Stage de
pot at the corner of Ninth and
Klamath avenues is expected to
be completed and occupied by
January 15, the line announced
Monday.
The ticket office Is currently
quartered on Klamath avenue
across the street from the new
building. Meal stops are made
at the Elk hotel coffee shop.
Lunch counter servico will bo
incorporated in the operation of
the new depot. Greyhound offi
cials said.
Great Britain's Debt
Great Britain borrowed $4,
277,000,000 in cash from the
United States during the World i
war. Before the debt was fund
ed in 1022, she paid $202,181,041
in principal and $357,806,057 in
interest. She has paid $232,000,
000 in principal and $1,232,770.
518 in interest since then, but
still owed $5,651,792,208 on No
vember 18. 1B40. Of this bal
ance. $4,468,000,000 (more than
the original debt) was In princi
pal, and $1,283,792,208 in ac
crued interest.
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Gandhi Resigns
Post as Leader
BARDOLI. India. Dec. 30 P)
Mohandas K. Gandhi, long the
leader of Indlu's Independence
movement, was relieved today
of his leadership of the All
India Congress party at his own
request.
Gandhi decided to retain his
freedom to oppose all violence
and could not go along with the
majority of the party's execu
tive committee in a step toward
cooperation in Britain's wur
effort.
Gandhi had written asking,
"please relieve me of the re
sponsibility laid upon mr by
the Hombay resolution of Sept.
16, 1940."
SESSION TO END
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 f,D
Congress decided today to end
the present session of congress
Friday. The legislators also
advanced the day for opening
the next session from tho usual
January 3 to Monday, Jan. 5.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31),
(AP) A civilian motor limispor
tatlon plan, designed to speed
movement of military supplies
and equipment, has been adopted
for the eight slates comprising
the army's western theater of
operations.
These stales are California,
Arizonu, Novudu, Utah. Montanu,
Idaho, Washington unci Oregon.
Under the new set-up, the unity
cuu cull upon a single central
authority to provide, necessary
nou-inilitury transport facilities.
Tho operations will be under di
rection of John L. Rogers of
Washington, D. C, an interstate
commerce commissioner named
as coordinator of civilian motor
transportation for the western
defunso command.
Under Rogers' supervision, mo
tor transportation men will hold
meetings within a few days at
Scuttle, Portland, San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Salt
Lake City. Dispatching offices
will be opened Immediately.
Tho coordinator's duties will
bo to keep trucks in the west
moving in such a way that emer
gency shipments on a major scule
can be handled with the least de-!
lay, but without unnecessary up
sets In normul routine move
mcnt of commercial motor
freight.
OBITUARY
DEWEY JOSEPH TRUHAN
Dowey Joseph Truran, a resi
dent of Hcully, Oregon, passed
away at the Klomath Agency on
Tuesday, December 30. Little
Dewey was u native of Kiiimulh
Agency, Oregon, and was iiged
8 years and 1 month when called
Ho Is survived by his mother,
Alveda Anderson llererra, and
a brother, Alexander llererra
of Ueatty, Oregon; grandparents,
William Truran Sr . of Kl Monte,
California, Mrs. Essie Truran of
Long Beach, California, and Mrs.
Elva Anderson of Ueatty, Ore
gon; also five uncles and eleven
uunLi. The remains rest In
Ward's Klamath Funeral Home,
025 High street, where friends
may cull. Notice of the funeral
arrangements will bo announced
later.
One Climate
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apore temperature changes only j
a few degrees tho year around.
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A Jupunese military spokesmai :
declared today that operatl(n j
In the Philippines were movlni j
according to schedule and pro '
dieted tint full of Manllu befort
Jnnuniy III
At the name limn the pokt(
mini warned tlwil Culcuttu oi
any other Far Eastern citj
would bo bombed by tho Jup
nese air force If It were curt
verted Into a supply base (m
tho t'hlneso government -
Chungking.
He Issued the warning, h
suid, because, of reports thul
plans were afoot to trunsfi-i
IJiirma road transportation fit
cllitles mi ) personnel from Hint
goon to Calcutta.
The Japanese navy, mean
while, Issued a communique do
during thill between Deccmbei
22 28 Japanese navul n I rerun
operating in tho waters around
Luzon hud sunk one destroyi-t
and two submarines and hnri
damaged 70 merchant vessels,
of which seven wero left In
inking condition. ,
Japanese naval uircraft aTso
were credited during the a
period with destroying AH plnm-a
in and around the Sulu and
Celebes sens and with destroy
ing many hangars and airport
facilities In llrltWi Ilornen, .y
School Children
Get Holiday Rest
County school children, who
went bark to their desks Mon
day after the Christmas holi
days, have one more day of
vacation coming before, thry
settle down to the serious work
of winding up the semester
New Yearn day will be
holiday. Tho current semester
ends January Id.
Vermont Declines
A decline whs shown In tin
population of Vermont In th
With census of the United Statei
by dropping from 359.011 In
1030 to 357,508 In 1040.
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