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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1942
Number 9474
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X Day's
- News
By FRANK JENKINS
km ANILA and IU noval base of
1V Covlle full to the Japs.
General MacArthur and his
defending forces (American and
Filipino) aro withdrawing to tho
Island fortress of Corregidor. at
the ontranco to the bay, and the
mounlnlnoiu Bntan peninsula of
which Corrcgldor It the louthern
extremity.
Japanese troops enter the un
defended city.
o
TOKYO reports that Japanese
reconnaissance planes have
returned aafely from a flight "In
tho direction of Australia."
Tho Implication Is that Aus
tralia, whoso troops havo largely
been sent elsewhere, may bo at
tacked at any time.
(The Japs, waging a war of
nerves, seek obviously to foster
that Idea, hoping to keep Aus
tralia's remaining forces at
home.)
see
CROM the Dutch East Indies
high command:
"One or two warships belong
ing to American fighting forces
cooperating with the Netherlands
East Indies navy were attacked
by Japanese planes In the north'
arn part ot the Indies archipelago
0 -without suffering serious datur,
go." "";" -V'-.--(That
locates at least part of
the U. S. Aslatlo fleet.)
e
TN London a British "spokes-
man" says:
"The British and American
fleets can't be expected to oper
oto effectively In the South Pa
cific until they can obtain ADE
QUATE AIK SUPPORT."
(Everything In these days, you
see, hinges on planes and more
planes and STILL MORE
PLANES.)
So far the Japs have the planes
and we lack them.
"THE British spokesman con
tlnues: "Tho Japanese may even be
able to NEUTRALIZE the use
ot SINGAPORE as a naval base
by bombing from air bases In
Mnlaya."
6 Everything finally comes bock
PLANES and more and more
and more of them.
The "spokesman" concludes
(by wny of reassurance):
"But wo must keep the long
view ot tho Pacliio situation, re
membering that In the LONG
RUN tho allies can outbalance
the Japs. The situation, how
ever, needs careful handling at
the present moment."
TN Washington FDR tells re
A porters that moving airplane
and other war Industries from
the vulnerable seacoast back Into
the interior is being studied.
He points out the obvious wis
dom of splitting production facil
ities so an entire plant can't be
destroyed in a single raid. He
speaks of duplication of plant
facilities to prevent Interruption
of production by enemy bomb
ing. (Remember at this point how
pleased we were a little while
Dock to learn that the Russians
had been moving their essential
war Industries back into the In
terior.) EFFECTIVE Immediately, sale
of all new cars and trucks Is
stopped. The 490,000 cars on
hand In salesrooms and ware
houses con be bought only by
the government, tho lend-lease
organization and essential civil
ian users (Wo don't know yet
what civilians are essential, but
we'll find out.)
Tho purpose Is to devote our
WHOLE vast and efficient auto
. mobile Industry to the produc
tion of war supplies.
It is a sound purpose.
( .
CALE of tires and tubes for
civilian use has already been
Qcstrlctcd by 90 per cent, and
may bo wholly stopped at any
time. Rubber is a war essential.
TF you haven't as yet adjusted
yourself to the fact that your
COUNTRY IS AT WAR with
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ale
FACTORIES TO
CEASE OUTPUT
TO
Military Needs May
Lead to Taking
Private Cars
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 UP)
Prlco administrator Leon Hen
derson wild today that the gov
ernment might eventually have
to buy or commundeer private
automobiles when available
stocks of new carsestimated at
a maximum of 630,000 units
are exhausted.
In the face of present condi
tions, ho told a press conference,
"I can't see any passenger car
production for tho duration" oth
er than about 200,000 units
which the automobllo industry
will be allowed to complete be
fore production finally is halted
about January 31.
. "Hot" Question
Automobllo rationing will be
jrlr about January IS and about
450,000 cars now held by dealers
have been "frozen." These plus
the January output ara tho only
cars which will be available to
fill pressing government needs,
Henderson observed.
Asked whether the govern
ment might therefore be forced
into commandeering, Henderson
said that this was a "hot" ques
tion which had not yet been an
swered oven In England and
Germany and that It was one of
several "gloomy prospects" faced
by the United States.
He said automobllo rationing
would be conducted along the
samo general lines as tire ration
ing but thut no decision had yet
been made as to whether tire ra
tioning boards also would ration
automobiles.
May Shorten War
Sidney Hillman, associated
OPM director, predicted today
that complete utilization of the
automobllo industry's machines
and men "might shorten the war
by montlis," and declared both
management and labor had unan
imously recognized tho need for
halting civilian automobile pro
duction. Solo of new automobiles and
trucks was prohibited by a gov
ernment order mobilizing the
automobllo industry for war pro
duction. Hillman disclosed that plans
for the fullest and earliest pos
slblo utilization of the industry's
workers and machinery would
be proposed to a Joint labor-management-government
conference
hero Monday.
Representatives of labor or
ganizations in the automobile
and automobllo parts industries
have been Invited, together with
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TURN
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Contributions Received By Red
Cross in War Relief Campaign
Contributions previous
ly acknowledged ... $4227.38
Contributions Friday .... 283.50
Total $4312.88
Klamath county woke up Fri
day to a new year and tho re
sponsibility of all-out aid to
American armed forces and civil
ians caught In battle areas, and
added $283.80 to the American
Red Cross war relief drive.
More than half of Klamath's
$(0,000 quota for tho fund re
mains to bo contributed, and Immediate-
action Is urged In order
thut relief may be sent on its
wny nt once,
Friday, tho following contribu
tions had been received. '
Weyerhaeuser Timber
Company $100.00
R, R. Macartney 23,00
Gust Lampropulos, Olym-
pla Grocery 23,00
Mrs. W. W. McNcaly 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. L, B, Emery 2.00
f New
Homes, Cars Freeze Up in
Coldesi Wave Since 7937
Burst water pipes, frozen radi
ators, slippery streets and blue
noses figured high the second
doy of the New Year with sub
zero weather reported through
out the Klamath basin heavily
blanketed with snow.
Temperatures ranged from 18
degrees below zero to Just plain
zero, according to a check with
various points throughout the
area. Coldest points but with
unofficial reports were Gilchrist
and Williamson river where mer
cury fell to 18 degrees below
zero New Yeor's morning.
Zero Friday
Thursdoy morning the state
highway department thermom
eter registered 0 degrees below
zero, and Tuleluke reported 9
below. At Tulclake the temper
ature fell to 11 below on New
Year's day.
The US bureau of reclamation
reported it zero at 7:30 o'clock
Frtdoy morning, New Year's day
minimum officially 2 below and
the maximum 14 degrees. The
Survey MadeT
Of New Cars
In Stock Here
Klamath Falls automobile
dealers' new car stocks showed
a wide variance in a survey
made here Friday. Officials of
several firms reported inven
tories of from six to eight week's
supply but others said they had
only a week's supply on hand.
Used car Inventories revealed
an average of approximately 43
days' supply. Reports were based
on normal sales for January and
February.
Dealers were at a unanimous
loss as to what the future held
regarding release of all new cars,
stocks of which were frozen by
an OPM order Thursday. Sale
and delivery of used cars may
be mado at any time, however,
they said.
Most dealers said they expect
ed a further upswing in repair
business in the future. A notice
able Increase has already been
felt, the survey indicated, dua to
an increased number of weather
caused accidents and war un
certainties. A spokesman for Balsiger
Motor company pointed out that
prospective car rationing as well
as a part shortage should make
motorists more cautious. It Is
becoming increasingly difficult
to obtain new fender and body
parts, ho said.
One light car dealer said he
had found It necessary In the
past two months to turn down
some repair Job because his
shop was not big enough to cope
with the increased demand. The
shop is now being enlarged.
The survey, conducted of
seven of the major car dealers
In the city, disclosed 98 new
passenger cars, 28 trucks, and
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Mrs. Sophia Nelson ......
M. A. Stevens
A Friend
Vic and Lucllo O'Neill
Gcorgo Miller
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Gal
loway Balsiger Motor company..
Neal Stewart
Mrs George Hayes .a.......
L. G. Sampson .
Mr. and Mrs. P. D.
Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Francis
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Chnrlcs Wood Ebcrlcln..
Mrs. Rufus Mooro
Mr, and Mrs. C. R.
Jester
Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Bridge
Kartn Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
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Southern Pacific thermometer
was checked at 2 below Friday
morning.
Coldest In 4 Years
Coldest since January, 1937,
said the weathermen. That year
the mercury slid to 13 below and
stayed at various sub-zero points
for more than eight days.
The California Oregon Power
company crews worked through
out Thursday night and Friday
morning attempting to help
homeowners who called In for
help by the "hundreds." Some
23 homes along Lakeshore drive
were affected by the cold spell
and there wasn't a drop of water
to be had for love or money
unless occupants melted snow
in tea kettles and buckets. Short
ly before noon Friday Copco re
ported the main clear after
Lakeshore residents had been
without water facilities since
New Year's eve when the cold
spell set in.
The power company reported
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Russians Seize Town
Southwest of
Moscow
CAIRO, Egypt, Jon. 2 (tP)
South African troops with fixed
bayonets, rushing into battle be
hind powerful British tanks,
have occupied the Libyan port of
Bardia and killed or captured all
of the 3000 axis defenders, it
was announced tonight.
The defenders numbered about
4000 Italians and 1000 Germans.
About 1000 Imperial soldiers im
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Senate Committee
Approves Bill to
Control Prices
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 UP)
A broad-termed wortime price
control measure was approved
today by a senato banking sub
committee after listening to a
lengthy dispute between Price
Administrator Leon Henderson
and Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard over who should con
trol farm prices.
Chairman Brown (D-Mich.)
said the senate group avoided
a direct decision on this dis
pute by giving Presdent Roose
velt authority to shift powers
among existing government
agencies.
The full banking committee
will, meet later this afternoon
to complete the draft of leg
islation intended to stabilize
prices as part of the all-out war
production effort.
Brown said that the measure
was a "much stronger bill"
than one passed by the house
before the outbreak of war.
Changsha Occupied
By Jap Forces in
Chinese Battle
CHUNGKING, China, Jan. 2
(P) Japanese occupation of the
northern suburbs of Changsha,
Hunan province capital and silk
center, was acknowledged by the
Chinese today as fighting in a
shifting, no-quarter battle for
possession ot the city raged with
out a pause.
A Chinese communique said
the battle in northern Hunan
province was in its final stages
and Chinese soldiers were fierce
ly resisting attacks on tho outer
defenses of Changsha.
Japanese troops supported by
aircraft forced their way across
the Liuyang river Into the su
burbs yesterday, tho Chinese
Central .news agency reported.
Simultaneously, Japanese war
planes attacked the heart of tho
city, unloading explosives from
a low level and machine-gunning
the streets.
BRITISH CAPTURE
BARDIA IN LIBYA
Earned
If EL EYED
TO
E
Signs Point to Plan
For Attacks on
Japanese
CANBERRA, Jan. 2 UP) The
Australian Associated Press said
today it was learned authorita
tively that General Sir Archi
bald Wavell, British commi
der for India and Burma, would
be placed in command of land.
sea and airforces in the Pacific
(Presumably the press serv.
ice meant command of allied
forces in the Pacific since a
Reuters dispatch to London
from Canberra said that Aus
tralian Prime Minister John
Curttn had "confirmed indirect
ly" that the allies were consid
ering Wavell for such a post).
By The Associated Press '
"fevtidJcatfons" arose today
that plans for a ' great allied
counter-offensive against Japan
may be far advanced:
1. In Washington, Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill said he
expected great decisions soon.
Churchill, who returned to the
capital yesterday after his Ca
nadian trip, resumed war strate
gy conversations with President
Roosevelt.
"Very Unpleasant"
2. In the Dutch East Indies,
Gen. Heln ter Poorten, the In
dies commander, told his troops
that the United States and Great
Britain were preparing some
thing "very unpleasant for the
Japanese."
"I am sorry I cannot tell you
about the plans which are being
worked out . . . but we and
our allies are working hard
very hard," Gen. Poorten said.
3. In Australia, Prime Minis
ter John Curtin was said to
have confirmed reports that the
allies were considering the ap-
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COIN
ALLIED 0
Guns That Man Corregidor
Iffijjsnf MIS
Top, member of gun crew gets firing data. Bottom, ona ol the
heavy mortars in emplacement on Corregidor island, at entrance
to Manila bay. These photographs were made before the outbreak
of war with Japan by Paramount News. - -
Lines Reform in Luzon
COS R EC! DOR t--'Sj&K V 'Up.tS : :
ILUBANQ LV IQ 4Q
vl, 1 I MILES
Arrows above (1) indicate directions of Jap drive on Manila
that forced American forces to withdraw from south of the city
and allow Japs to enter. General MacArthur's forces were re
ported to have been consolidated north and west of Manila,
around the peninsula north of Corregidor island (near 3).
IS, S. Aiding
Dutch Fleet,
Batavia Says
BATAVJA, N. E. I.. Jan. UP)
lijta. of he United; States fleet
have joined the Dutch navy in
defense of the widespread: East
Indies archipelago. v
- The official-, disclosure-came
In today's communique from the
Dutch high command ..which re
ported that "one Of the warships
belonging to the American forces
which are cooperating with The
Netherlands navy in the defense
of these regions" had been at
tacked without 'suffering ":
rious damage" ' by Japanese
planes in the northern part of
the islands.
An official communique said
that in the same area Japanese
aircraft also attacked two U. S.
planes. The American planes
were not damaged.
BERLIN, Jan. 2 (Official
broadcast recorded by AP) Dis
patches from Tokyo today
quoted an editorial in the news-,
paper Hochi which declared that
"we must ask the Soviets to ob
serve most strictly the stipula
tions of the neutrality pact with
Japan
LUZON
FLEETS WARY OF
'Utabfella'. of Planes
f Awaited Before
- Offensive
LONDON. Jan. 2 iPi
British' spokesman declared to
day -that British and American
fleets cannot be expected to op
erate effectively in the South
Pacific until they can obtain ade
quate air support. .
: "Without an umbrella' of pro
tecting planes from carriers or
land bases,'; the spokesman said,
"warships would be at the mercy
of Japanese aircraft from dozens
of bases in the Philippines, Indo
china and Malaya.
He asserted the Japanese
might even be able to neutralize
the use of Singapore as a naval
base by bombing from air bases
in Malaya.
"However," he said, "we must
keep the long view of the Paci
fic situation, remembering that
in the long run the allies can out
balance the Japs.
"But the situation needs care
ful handling at the present mo
ment." , ... ; .
Oregon's Tire
Quotas Fixed;
Boards Named
SALEM, Jan. 2 UP) Tire and
tube'quotas'for Oregon counties
during January were announced
today by Governor ' Charles A.
Sprague. Rationing will begin
January 8, but no tires or tubes
will be allowed for private use.
' The state's quota for passenger
cars, motorcycles and light trucks
is 1346 tires and 1294 tubes,
while for trucks and buses it is
3209 tires and 2683 tubes. '
In each county, the tube quota
Is about 20 per cent below the
tire quota. ; !
The Klamath county tire quota
was set at 64 for passenger cars,
trucks and motorcycles, and ISO
for trucks and buses. The Lake
county figures were B and 34,
respectively.
SALEM, Jan. 2 (P) -Governor
Charles A, Sprague, announcing
today the appointment of 52 lo
cal rationing committees, said
tha committees would handle
the rationing of new automo
biles as well as tires and tubes.
The Multnomah county com
mittees will be announced in a
few days.
- Secretary of State Earl Snell
estimated that 108 tons of rub
ber could be saved in Oregon
each month if motorists would
drive at reduced speeds, avoid
sudden stops, and have their
wheels aligned properly. , t .
Tha rationing committees ap
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I rinii-r1 nnr-n nil
i r bn bUtuUN
AS U. S. FORGE
Corregidor Base Seen
As Strong Point
For Resistance :'
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (An
The war department said in a
late dav communion a thnfe
American and Philippine troops
norm and northwest of Manila
were continuing stubborn re
sistance aeainst JanntiM--. af
tacks following the loss of tha
r-niuppine capital.
The attacks were said to ba
pressed with increasing In
tensity.
The communlaue. Iranr-i? -n
military reports received from
the islands up until 2 p. m. P.
S. T; consisted of fewer than
40 words and shed no furthei-
ugnt on the position of General
Douglas MacArthur's forces ot
their intention fnllnu-in-. th.
withdrawal from Manila and
tne evacuation of the nearby
naval base of Cavite.
By the Associated Press
Japan's invasion armies cap
tured Manila today and the US
naval base at Cavite has been
evacuated, the government an-'
nounced, while a Tokyo broad
cast, asserted, ,-thai Gen." Douglas
MacArthur's defense forces had
fallen back to Corregidor island
and to Batan peninsula for a
"last stand." ,
A war department communi
que, however, indicated that
American and Filipino troops
were still fiercely battling the in
vaders north and south of Man
tta. Tactical Stroke
' The ; communique declared
that Gen. MacArthur's brilliant
tactical maneuver in shortening
his lines, permitting the Japa
nese to take the Philippine capi
tal, would enable him to strike
harder, co-ordinated blows at tha '
enemy than if he had elected to
defend the city. '
Domei, the Japanese news)
agency, said Gen. MacArthur
himself had moved to the heavily-armed
Corregidor fortress,
whose 12-inch guns and brist
ling anti-aircraft batteries make
it a powerful defense bastion.
Cavite Evacuated
- The navy said Cavite naval
base, 10 miles southwest of Man
ila on Manila bay, was evacuat
ed, before the Japanese entered
the capital.
. . Gen. MacArthur's bold stroke
In uniting his armies, which had
been fighting separately north
and south of Manila, along with
the consequent shortening of US
v (Continued on Page Two)
26 Nations Sign
Pledge Against
Axis in Conflict
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (P)
Twenty-six nations of the new
and old worlds have formally
pledged themselves, the White
House announced today, to em
ploy their full resources against
the axis powers, and to enter Into
no separate armistice or peace.
The announcement of the pact
was made simultaneously here
and the capitals of the other
countries concerned.
The others are: r-
The United Kingdom of Great
Britain . and Northern Ireland,
Russia, China, Australia, Bel
gium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, the Dominion
Republic, El Salvador, Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
India, Luxembourg, The Nether
lands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Norway, Panama, Poland, South
Africa, and Yugoslavia.
President Roosevelt signed for
the United States and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill for'
Great Britain.
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