January 10, 1042
PAGE THREH
ALLIED MORALE
AT SINGAPORE
MILES
By DtWITT MtcKENZIE
Wide World War Analyst
Well, they've flnnlly flung; the
Australians Into llin biittln of
KliiRiiporo, nnil allied mornln In
thonn trntibled porta him zoomed,
an It always does when thoae
rangy, flRhtln' foola go Into ac
tion. Unless Iho old alKna have and
clenly onn wrong on im. this
mriitiB Hint Hip Hrltlnll have
reached a position In tholr with
drawal down thn Miiluynn penltv
mln where tln-y flurn not only
n making a iitiind but on conn-
tirntlnikintf.
The Ainuic arc ood In any
type of riuhtlnii but they ahow
beat and that nienna superbly
on the offensive. Thnl probably
la the rcaaon they have been
held In nwrve until thla cru
cial moment.
A commander doesn't uat pick
lili troopi haphazardly, unlcas
he haa to, but chooses them ac
cordion to their racial temper
ament and capabilities. Some
are better at holding a line,
unit In the difficult rear-Kunrd
fighting, and the very long ault
of the Aussie la rlp roarln' at
tack, especially where therc'a
hand to hand work with cold
ateel. Wo learned all that bock
In world wor number one.
By the way, the Australian!
In the last war thought tha Yanks
were great fellers, and the feci
"ing waa mutual. It woa the
American ,t:ird division and Aua
ales who ataxed the first Anglo
American attack of history. That
wai on July 4, 1018. when the
two outfits went over the top on
the Somme and fought their way
shoulder to shoulder to the cap
ture of Ilamel. It waa a grond
how.
The Australians have gona In
to thn British line about 120
miles up the peninsula from Sin
gapore. Meantime the Initial
togea of the actuot siege of Sin
gapore Itself has begun, with
the Japanese making heavy
bombing raids on tho Island.
Refugees have been pouring Into
Singapore from tho mainland.
and the authorities hove pro
pared for eventualities by min
ing the great causeway which
connects the island and the
peninsula.
Tho greatest weakness of the
British continues to be In war
planes, and It Is likely that the
battle will turn on air-power.
The Dutch have turned to with
a will and are fighting over
Slngoporo with their allies.
There also may be an Indication
that British air reinforcements
are arriving as a communique
from Singapore today states that
"large forces" of British aircraft
have been attacking tho Japs on
tho peninsula.
Somebody asks what happens
If the Japanese capture this greet
naval base which la the key of
the allied defense In tho for east.
Where do the allies go from
there?
First off, Singapore hasn't
been lost yet, ond the British
may be able to hang onto the
.citadel Itself. However, as this
Jcolumn has sold before, unless
allied air reinforcements arrive,
the Nipponese likely will be
able to render the baso useless
for warships. In that case Sin
gapore would be fairly Impotent,
although It is of vast Importance
to keep U In British hands, pend
ing the tlmo when tho allies can
assume the offensive in the bat
tle of the Pacific.
Unfortunately Singoporo la
the only base In that theatre
capable of taking euro of a big
naval concentration, and under
normal circumstances both the
American and British fleets
could be accommodated there
U It Is rendered useless, one as
sumes that tho fleets will divide
Into units which will bo so on
the Dutch East Indies, so long
as the Japs can be stood off from
those islands, and after that
might retlro clear back to Aus
tralian bases.
) ' NO JACKPOT?
SPOKANE, Wash., P) Tho
city revenue deportment, which
collects an average of about $1
a week from its parking meters,
has them in tho wrong spots.
The Athletic Round Table,
Spokane fun club, Installed one
in its club rooms and metered
members for tho privilege of
parking near slot machines.
The week's collection was
$20.80. It went to tho Red Cross.
Caribbean Sco
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Bay or Panama:
I'utentiol target of ciuniy siiboteurs, worships or bombers Is Uie Panama Canal, strategic shortcut
mot saves U. S. warships a lO.UOO-nillo trip uround South America in emergency intcr-occan transfers.
The conal is now one of the most closely guarded zones In the world.
Reinflate Tires Once a
Week; Also Switch Wheels
DETROIT. Jan. II) (Wide
World) UrcoiiM! today's iirmies
travel on rubber and practically
nil the world's supply comes
from the Dutch Eiit Indies and
Malaya, In tho I'ociflc war zone,
the overogo motnri.it has no
transferred to the right front.
Tho right front Is moved to the
right rear und tho right rear to
tho spore-holder.
The things to ovoid If you
would increase tho life of your
tires Include fast storting, fast
choice In the matter of taking (driving and fast slopping, bruLs
core of his tires or putting owny i ing the casings by backing into
his cur for the duration. I curbs or by striking rood bumps
The things that con be done ! ond holes. A thing to remember
to prolong the life of any tires. I is that oil is a nnlunil enemy of
new or used, ore numerous but ! rnbbor. It octs on rubber like
simple. The mnln thing is to ! arid on metal. Don't pork your
keep them properly Inflated. It cor on on oil cootcd garage floor
U. S, BHD EXAMPLE
MERRILL Missionaries from
tho United States who answer
the call to foreign fields cannot
eulogize America when trying
to bring tho heathen to Christ,
according to Blanche Yoemons,
Pacific coast secretary for for
eign missions, one of a team of
four who are visiting Presbyter
ian churches 'of southwest Ore
gon this month. Miss Yoemons,
with Rev. Harold Henderson,
missionary from Chosen, Dr.
John B. Weir, secretary of the
north India council, and Rev.
Forrest C. Trovollle, former pas
tor of the Merrill Presbyterian
church were honored at a too
held Friday afternoon in the
high school at which women of
the Merrill church were hos
tesses. Miss Yoemons stated that less
than 50 per cent of the Amer
ican people are Christians and
that the barbaric people of the
earth, the headhunted, question
missionary sincerity when those
who are sent to carry the mes
sage of Christ come from a coun
try that still engages In war and
whose people kill one another.
There is a dire need for more
and more missionaries, and a
great many fields arc open, espe
cially In South America now that
tho western hemisphere Is in
need of cooperation against the
axis powers, Miss Yocmanss
?aid. Brazil at the present time
president of the missionary so
ciety of the Morrill Presbyterian
church, and Mrs. Frank Hunni
cutt, president of the Ladies Aid.
At the tea service were Mrs.
W. K. Jlnnettc and Mrs. George
Wlndscheffel.
Transportation
Hews
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MADRAS, Ore., Jan. 19 (AP)
Two trainmen were killed and
two others injured early yester
day as a northbound Spokane,
Portland and Seattle freight
train crashed into the rear of
another that had stopped for wa
ter at Mctolius.
S. P. and S. officials said Fire
man Adrian Wilson, Wishram,
Ore., and Brakeman Tony Ma
tter, Bend, were killed outright.
One engine was derailed and
a fire destroyed two freight cars
and inflicted burns on Engineer
E g a n Malmborg, Ridgefield,
Wash., and Fireman George W.
Walker, Vancouver, Wash.
Trainmen said efforts failed to
signal the second train to a halt.
Read the Classified page
TULELAKE Entrenched
firmly behind the men at the
front are 79 Tulelake women
who gathered here last week at
a mass 'meeting in the Legion
hall to pledge hours and more
hours of work in the preparation
of garments for distribution by
the Red Cross. Both knitting
and sewing classes will go into
action on Thursday of each week
as soon as materials now on hand
at Red Cross headquarters In
Yreka arrive.
Classes in both sewing and
knitting will be held for the
present in the annex of the Pres
byterian church to be moved
later to the city hall. Mrs. Frank
G. Rhodes has accepted the re
sponsibility of instructing classes
in sewing and Mrs. Harry Miller
will assist with the knitting.
Mrs. Rhodes appeared Thurs
day afternoon before the Winema
club in behalf of the program
and found a hearty response in
that community.
Classes will De In session all
day with those attending to bring
a sack lunch. Those who find it
impossible to devote the entire
day to the work will be wel
comed during the afternoon.
Classes in first aid and in
home nursing are to be organ
ized Monday.
Insurance Saving
Scheme Proposed
By Consumer Unit
NEW YORK, N. Y Jan. 19
Oregon life Insurance policy
holders would save an estimated
$7,357,300 In premiums during
1942, under a proposal put forth
by the Society of American Pol
icyowners a consumer member
ship group having its national
headquarters here.
The proposal Is for life insur
ance companies to adjust their
premium rates In line with cur
rent death figures Instead of on
the basis of the American Ex
perience Table of Mortality,
which has been In use for rate
making purposes since I860. It
is pointed out that the Amer
ican death, rate has been falling;
steadily for a good many year
but insurance rates have reflect
ed their trend not at all, Tha
society calculates that adoption
of a modern mortality table
would result In a drop in pre
miums of $10 for each thousand
dollars of insurance carried.
With insurance in force in tha
continental United States total
ling $111,650,667,306 this would
mean a clear saving of $1,116,
506,673 in premiums paid out
by American policyholders.
FOR RENT '
TRUCKS and BICYCLES
You D ire Move Youraalt
Save M Long and
Short Trips. "'"
STILES' BEACON SERVICE
Phone 8304 1201 East Main
years of normal wear out of your . has only 20 missionary workers
tires, you con go still further t m the field and 100 have been
with re-grooving and then re
capping. You may have some
prejudices agoinst these latter
operations, but you may have to
accept them as part of the sacri
fices required by the war.
He-grooving is done when the
asked for. The speaker empha
sized that the time is ripe for
foreign church workers to help
in the great crusade for unity.
Short talks were also present
ed by others of the honor guests
who greeted 80 residents of the
treads are worn down almost to mcm' malln ana com-
the bottom of the non-skid de- mutinies.
has been wild that five pounds
of undcr-lnflotlon cut tire life
20 per cent. Check and relnflnte
onco a week.
If you have a new spore tiro
In your equipment, you're lucky,
but unless you use it you're
bound to lose heavily on your
Investment. An Inactive spnrc
tire has been described by one
tiro maker as similar to an un
used muscle, and a liability.
Recommended is the switching
of wheels, including the spare,
every 3000 to 5000 miles.
The switching recommended
places the spore on the left front
wheel; the left front wheel Is
moved to the left rear, which Is
sign In the center; recapping
comes when the re grooved sub
stance Is worn down- almost to
the bottom of the grooves. One
warning goes with these' rejuv
enation Jobs. They must not be
driven at high speed.
(Next; Batteries.)
Maybe the fellow who used
to say the horseless carriage was
Just a fad will turn out to have
S. P. Thacher, manager of the
tiro engineering and service de-
nnrlmpnl nl th ITnitrwt tntn
Rubber company, maintains thot ' bfrn riRl't at'cr ""
the ante life of tire nt 50 miles
per hour Is only half of what it
is nt 30 miles an hour. At 70
miles on hour it falls to only 30
per cent of normnl expectoncy.
Thus moderate speed is recom
mended if you would keep your
cor rolling on safe rubber.
Uneven and spotty wear of
tires suggest the need for wheel
alignment; small cuts should be
repoired promptly.
When you havo observed oil
these suggestions and obtained
something like three or four
Tea and coffee were served
during the afternoon from two
beautifully appointed tables cen
tered with identical arrange
ments of cellophane flowers in
an ivory and green color scheme.
Tall ivory tapers flanked the
central arrangements and silver
tea and coffee services on ecru
lace cloths added to the attrac
tive background for refresh
ments. Pouring at the coffee
table were Mrs. Oren Storey,
AN APPEAL TO EVERY CITIZEN
We earnestly appeal to each and every one of you to visit
your voting place on Tuesday. January 20th, and there make
a PLEDGE that you will buy. according to your ability.
DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS
This is NOT a COMPULSORY matter but only to give our
UNCLE SAM an idea as to what he can expect from the
public in the financing of our WAR EFFORT.
Defense Savings Committee
Annabelle A. Newton
Martin Swanson
Myrle C. Adams. Chairman - -
LIFE UNDERWRITERS' ASSOCIATION.
of Southern Oregon. Klamath Falls. Oregon
Paul R. Winter. President
Throw away the clocks, ad
vises Jcsso Jones, in effort to
speed tho war effort. But not
tiie alarm clocks.
Relief for Miseries of
HEAD COLDS
Put t.punio.a Va-tro-nol up enoh
nostril. It (l) shrinks swollen mem
branes, (3) soothea irritation, and
(8) helps clear cold-olog- y!
fed nasal pasaagea, incara Y"V
ollow complete d
rectlon in folder. VA-TRO-NOL
A MESSAGE TO EVERY CAR OWNER
KEEP YOUR CAR
IN SHAPE!
Due to the condltiona we all face, you MUST TAKE CARE
OF YOUR CARI With proper care your car will laat you for
the duration' of the war. However, we auggeat two VITAL
eperatlona. both in the intereit of conaervation and national
dafenae. and which are a SOUND investment for EVERY car
1. MOTOR TUNE-UP-VrSSSS
mileage for your money, and SAVE wear on the motor of
your car.
y XAHFFI fHFflf Proper wheel alignment will
a. YTncci. v,ntwi-a you hundredi of mue,
of extra wear from your Urea, conaerving needed rubber. It
will also eliminate txceaa wear on metal parts such as bear
ings, buahlnga, etc.
HAVE THESE TWO NECESSARY CHECKS AT ONCEI
MEET
"HANK"
HANKINS
TUNE-UP EXPERT
HmMim, rteoRniiid the eut
lUrKtinji tuna up tpwlHt In
thla irii, It now with Lombard
Moiort, whtro ht will b happy
In m I old emtomare and
frltnria, and whara ho will ar
Ulnly mha niw onn. Oat tha
banallt of Hank'a aMIl und ax
parlanoa on your oar.
Come In Today!
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WE WILL STILL PAY
CASH FOR GOOD USED CARS
When New Cars and Trucks Are Released by tha U. S.
Government, We Have a COMPLETE Stock!
, MOTORS
DODGE - PLYMOUTH . DODGE "JOB . RATED" TRUCKS
424 So. 6th
Phone 3136
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$M SEND HIM A CARTON OF lXJ i V- ; ,
Your dealer has a special wrapping and mailing j ' ' 1
service to save you time and trouble... F VT'j
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'! THE FAVOWTE WITH J C.ri
THEMALL
ActuoI antes records in
Post Exchanges, Sales Com
missaries, Ship's Stores,
Ship's Service Stores, and
Canteens show the favorite
cigarette with men in the
service is Camel.
S.J.BroldiTtbimOo.,W!oaton.&ftlra.N.O.
The smoke of slower-burning Camels contains
28 Less Nicotine
than the average of the 4 other largest-sell.ng
cigarettes tested...less than any of them...accor .ng
to independent scientific tests of the smoke jtself !
THE SMOKE'S THE THING.
BY BURNING 25
SLOWER than tha
average of the 4 other '
largcst-seUlnJ brands
tested slower than
any of them Camels
also give you a amok
ln& plus equal, on tha
average, to, . ,
5 EXTRA
SMOKES
PER PACK!
THE CIGARETTE OF COSTLIER TOBACCOS