The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, January 21, 1942, Page 2, Image 2

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    PAGE TWO
THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH PALLS. OREGON
January 21. 1042
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UZON FORCES
REGAIN LAND
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anes force yesterday captured
Segamat, 93 miles north of Sing'
, apore, after a seven-day attack
k against positions defended by
( the Australian 8th division and
It fortified to a depth of 33 miles.
Other fast-breaking develop-
( ments included:
f, I. Dutch East Indies the
t Dutch high command quoted
( "reliable reports" that Japanese
I troops had occupied the entire
f Minahassa peninsula, jortheast
i arm of Celebes bland, but "paid
I dearly for this conquest.
iEast of Celebes, 40 Japanese
bombers and 20 fighting planes
attacked Kavieng, on the Dutch
island of New Guinea, and three
i more raiders bombed the nearby
f city of Madang. Fifty other
i Japanese bombers and fighters
were spotted flying toward Sal
s' amaua, south of Madang. Short'
f ly after noon Salamaua airdrome
was attacked.
2. Australia Nearly 1800
miles east of Celebes, Japanese
warplanes attacked the key
ports of eastern (British) New
Guinea and the nearby Bismarck
archipelago. Forty Japanese
bombers and 20 fighting planes
raided Kavieng, at the north
cape tip of British New Ireland,
and attacked the New Guinea
cities of Madang, Salamaua,
Bulolo and Lae. Australia's
prime minister, John Curtin ss!d
the mass attacks showed the
pern to Australia was "nearer,
clearer and deadlier than ever.
3. Singapore Japanese bomb
ers again struck heavily at Brit
ain's $400,000,000 island fortress
today but paid a high toll.
Twelve of the raiders were of
ficially reported shot down amid
prolonged attacks on residential
districts. On the basis of 10
per cent as a heavy loss, this
would indicate that at least 120
Japanese planes were used in
RDM NIPPDNS
I, the assault
s" 4. Burma Imperial Tokyo
headquarters asserted that Jap-
, ese forces now striking into
British Burma, China's backdoor
k for war supplies, "annihilated"
ceiense troops in an attack near
Commeander, 16 miles northeast
of Japanese-occupied Tavoy. in
southern Burma.
British headquarters at Ban
goon,' the Burmese capital, de
clared that Thai-Japanese forces
Whlj-h rininlr fmm 41ta -T-U i 1 I
border yesterday toward the im-
' portant port of Moulmein in
i southern '-froa had been check-
? ed -Vvi frontier town of
My,
Giit SWar
Plan Revealed
i- For Hemisphere
(Continued from Page One)
hemispheric collaboration plan,
iJ he said, they will be ignored
?. and the plan will be pursued
by the remaining American re-
publics. ;
' Major provisions of the plan
It are:
; 1 Removal of all barriers,
!t including tariffs, import duties,
0 customs and other regulations
1 or restrictions of any character,
y which prohibit or delay the free
J flow of necessary munitions,
U war or civilian supplies between
t the American nations. They
j. will be eliminated for the dura
,) tion of the war,
i' - 2 Creation of a free inter
... national exchange currency to
facilitate flow of goods and pre-
vent delay in transactions. It
j would be on a gold basis and in
addition to the American na
" tions, Great Britain, China, The
Netherlands, India and all Brit-
ish dominions would enter into
' the agreement A nnni .1
i " - j i ui mv
lied gold holdings would be
created. The Latin American
' countries would agree to peg
:' their national currencies into
r the free international exchange
; currency.
3 Creation of an emergency
, . labor program for the hemi-.-,
sphere whereby skilled labor
! would be allowed free move
, ment between countries and
i. whereby any hemispheric labor
1 shortages would be met. Estab
.. lishment of an emergency ci
- vilian workers corps is planned
V so new war industries can be
set up throughout - the con
, tinent.
Mrs. Daggett
;" Hostess at Club
WEED Mrs. Edwina Daggett
was hostess to the members of
the Thursday Night Card club
. at the Genova hotel, where they
enjoyed an Italian ravioli sup
per. After the supper they play-
. ed cards and the winners were
Mrs. Johnson, high, and Mrs.
; Hcbcrlle second, and Mrs. Kim
rey low.
Those attending were. Mes
dames Winifred Johnson, Evelyn
, Epplck, Evelyn Bradshaw, Gene
vieve Lewis, Hazel Hickey, Clara
Roberts, Harel Wagner, Frank
Heberlie, Jean Ware, Carol Sul-
II van and Nlta Klmrey and Willie
Adams. i
Editorials on News
(Continued From Page One)
hind British caution in Libya
than meets the eye at the mo
ment. For days there have been
hints In the news that the axis
is getting ready to lay a new
egg somewhere.
Africa is the likeliest place
for this egg laying feat and the
British are doubtless preparing
to meet whatever may come.
""THE good news continues to
come from Russia, where the
red army has taken Mozhaisk
and driven on six miles to the
westward.
Mozhaisk is the apex of a
nazi triangle pointing toward
Moscow, only 57 miles distant.
The Germans have been hanging
onto it desperately as the jump-lng-off
for their next spring's
offensive against the Russians.
They are said by Moscow to be
fleeing westward through a 70-
mile-wide gap which the red
army is seeking to close behind
them.
, Russian sources in London
say the red army has HUN
DREDS OF THOUSANDS of
completely fresh reserves ready
to hurl into a giant offensive
along the entire 1200-mile front
TF that is true, it is important.
A History tells us it is the side
with the last reserves to be
thrown in at the critical mo
ment that wins the last battle.
It is the last battle that wins
the war.
SELECTEES LISTED
BY DRAFT BOARDS
Following a recent State se
lective service board ruling per
mitting the publication of draf
tee lists, the Klamath county
draft headquarters Wednesday
disclosed the names of 16 coun
ty registrants who reported for
Induction into the army Janu
ary 16.
The Board 1 men were:
Jackie L. Campbell, 2006
Wiard lane: James R. Guerin,
6234 Main street; Stuart Hoga
boam, Klamath Falls; Edward
Holman, 1017 High street;
George N. Murray, Klamath
Falls; Lee N. Swope, 707 Main
street; Glenn L. Weightman, 204
Hillside avenue; Gordon B. Hal
verson, Duluth, Minn.
Board 2 youths:
Delbert Conney, Chiloquiiu
Floyd Ewing, Klamath Falls:
James M. Flowers, Midland; Rob
ert S. Kinder, Hildebrand; Wil
liam E. Lloyd, Algoma; Eldon
M. Van Cleve, Merrill; Cecil O,
Bench, Medford, and Archie J,
Sphar, Grants Pass.
Major Ted Case, director of
the Klamath county boards, said
that he had no information as to
the date of the next call.
Navy Airmen
Rescued After
7-Day Drift
(Continued from Paaa frmi
told a story of buffeting waves
Which kent the nlnn rnllino
with wings slapping the sea,'
irum January umu January
Lit .
R V thn tm thmr uat-a islnU-a!
up they had drifted 400 miles,
they said, "after being forced
dOWn Wimpwhrn-ft within
miles. of Panama."
The men lost 12 to 18 pounds
each. Otherwise they seemed
in good health.
Lieut. Sutherland mnr-iallv
praised the work of Weiss and
Valvou who. he mid ntohH to
gether a workable radio from
ocas ana ends 01 wiring and es
tablished communication which
led to the rescue.
Two other frur mamIum
were Kent hnmr n 1 mn.t rnn.t.nt
ly bailing to keen the nbru
afloat, and two distilled water
irom me sea so the men could
drink. They had three quarters
Of a Dint fit riVinblnir
day. It was distilled with a
maue-over winashield water
pump.
The men calculated their posi
tion by weather reports received
on their radio and by the time
of sunrise.
Archbishop of
Canterbury to
Resign Position
LONDON, Jan. 21 (P) The
archbishop of Canterbury, pri
mate of all England and a cen
tral figure In forcing the abdica
tion of Kins' Edward VTTT in.
nounced today he would resign
raarcn 31 to make way for a
younger man.
The archbishop, the Most Rev
erend and Right Honorable Cos
mo Gordon Lang, was 77 years
old last October 31, and has
been the archbishop of Canter
bury since July 27, 1928.
He said he was relinquishing
his lofty church office to make
way for "someone younger in
years and more vigorous in
mind and spirit, who will be
better able to prepare now for
post-war plans . , ."
The top-ranking ecclesiastic,
the archbishop of Canterbury
is the first Deer of Enslanri
next to the roval famllv. The
only other archbishop . of the
Church of Eneland is the arch.
bishop of York,
PLEDGE
DAIS TILED
(Continued from Page One)
In bonds, making the total sales
here for the day about $117,000
County precinct committee
men, headed by Jack Henry and
Bill Kuykendall, respectively the
democratic and republican chair
men, and County Clerk Mae K.
Short, had general charge of the
campaign. Much of the work
was done by the precinct elec
tion boards, who gave their serv
ices voluntarily at the polling
places. Sheriff Lloyd Low took
materials to the precinct head'
quarters. An afternoon parade
on downtown streets was a feat
ure of the big day.
The precinct committee or
ganizations were being held in
readiness for further "mop-up"
effors. A goal of 12,000 pledges
has been set.
Country Precincts
With all workers cooperating
closely, the pledge day opera
tions went smoothly through
out Collier reported.
Here are scattering reports on
pledges from various outside
precincts:
Algoma, 135; Altamont, 456;
Dairy, 25; Enterprise, 74; Home
dale, 199; East Merrill, 146;
West Merrill. 116; Midland. 71;
Modoc, 129; Mt. Laki 137; Orin-
dale, 80; Pelican Bay, 157; Pine
Grove, 85; Sh9Sta, 342.
Others will be announced
when reports come in.
William Sylvester Ketsdever,
84, for the past 40 years a resi
dent of Klamath county, died at
the family residence, 638 Wal
nut avenue, early Wednesday
morning. Death followed a lin
gering illness. Mr. Ketsdever
had been an invalid for many
years.
For the past 28 years the fam
ily has resided on Walnut ave
nue and watched many large
buildings, including the postot-
lice, occupy surrounding blocks.
Mr. Ketsdever was a farmer in
his youth. He is survived by his
wife, Emma, and three sons,
George, Henry and Edgar Kets
dever, all well known farmers
of this area. Funeral arrange
ments are being made by Whit
lock's. Muhlenberg Freed
By Court Martial
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 21 W)
Col. H. C. Kress Muhlenberg
was found innocent today at a
general court martial of charges
that he 'wrongly criticized dis
tribution of combat planes out
side of the United States and its
insular possessions.
After 49 minutes of delibera
tion, the court martial called
Colonel Muhlenberg, retiring air
corps officer and Court Presi
dent Col. Edgar A. Fry an
nounced: "The court finds you not
guilty on all charges and speci
fications." The gray-haired, 53-year-old
officer was charged with violat
ing two articles of war after
public speech here Dec. 17.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FURNISHED APARTMENT
um street, 323.00. Small
furnished house on East Main
near Lucas Furniture, $25.00.
Drew's Manstore. 1-21
THREE-ROOM furnished house.
2219 Radcliffe. Inquire 2024
Darrow. 1-22
YOUNG LADY enrolling at In
terstate Business College de
sires to work in home for
board, room and spending
money. Dial 6374. 1-21
10 FEEDER PIGS, $45. Red
Perrett, Lava Beds road. 1-23
WALLPAPER clearance, 1941
stock. Goeiler's, 230 Main. 2-3
FLOOR SANDERS, polishers for
rent. Goeiler's, 230 Main.
2-21
EXPERIENCED bookkeeper,
stenographer, Burrough's op
erator wants part time work.
Box 1748, News-Herald. 1-23
FOR SALE 1935 Chevrolet
pickup. Condition and over
size tires excellent. Recent
engine overhaul, compound
gear, heater, defroster, chains,
hydraulic Jack, $179. Gllmore
station, 2301 South 6th. 1-23
APARTMENT FOR RENT
Furnished 3-room . and bath.
Downtown location, . steam
heat. Phone 6662 or 6498
after 6:00. 1-22
OIL TO BURN For Union
heating oils, phone 8404,
Klamath Oil Co., 619 Klam
ath. . l-31mtf
000
KLAMATH
Delay in NLRB
Election Asked
At Weyerhaeuser
Representatives . of the Inter
national Woodworkers of Amer
ica (CIO) said Wednesday that
they were in favor of postponing
a national labor relations board
election, if it were so ordered
among Weyerhaeuser Timber
company woods crews, until la
ter in tho year.
According to George Brown
of the 1WA, the union is in fa
vor of holding oft the ballot un
til construction crews are back
at work following the winter
layoff. Brown said the union
had petitioned the board to that
effect at the NLRB hearing held
hero earlier this week.
William Broad, 54, sub-foreman
in the sash and door de
partment of the Long Bell Lum
ber company at Weed, and a
resident of Weed for 30 years,
died Thursday morning at his
home in Shasta avenue.
Mr. Broad had been ill for
the last two or three weeks.
He was a native of Lead, S.
D.
In addition to the bereaved
widow, Nora, he is survived by
two sons. U ,-.
land, and Roderick, Weed stu
dent, and a Uauuntui,
also a student of Weed; three
sisters. Mrs. Frank Dungcy of
Coquille, Ore.; Mrs. M. J. Sulli
van of Weed, and Mrs. William
Nikolaus of Bend, Ore., and!
three brothers, Michael Broad
of Coquille, John Broad of
North Bend, Ore., and a (01 .tier
resident of Yreka, and Rc Oert
Broad-of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning irom the Upton chapel
in Weed, following which the
remains will be taken to Jack
sonville, Ore., for graveside
services and interment there at
3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Rush Expected at
Auto Stamp Tax
Window Here
A rush at the automobile tax
stamp window at the local post-:
ouice is expected this weekend
as Klamath motorists seek to
purchase the $2.09 stamps for
the operation of their cars.
Up to Tuesday night a fetal
of 2459 stamps had been gfild. I
biggest day Monday when 917 ;
stamps were issued to car own
ers. The stamps are good up to
July 1, when a $5 stamp must :
be purchased. Deadline on hav
ing the stamps placed on the
windshield of an operated car
is February 1.
Toolghi at i.
STARTS
TODAY !
Your Most Howlarious Hltl
7:51
10.11
S. Second Big Hitl
nmi if,int H. M r T .
SLICK STREET
0 D T
STOP 1 APS
By order of the city engineer
barricades were placed on the
Lincoln street hill at Sixth street,
and at the foot on Eighth street,
to avoid further accidents dur
ing winter weather.
City police have received nu
merous reports from motorists
who have attempted to go up
or down the hill, their efforts
usually resulting in a crash with
another vehicle, or property dam
age. Motorists were warned that
despite sunny days the nights
arc cold and streets are heavily
coated with Ico or frost. Danger
ous points in the city included
the hills above Pacific Terrace
where it is virtually Impossible
to bring cars to a stop at the
Pacific Terrace intersection. The
South Sixth street viaduct Is
also a danger point with heavy
ice packed against the curbings.
Greatest danger period is after
sundown or very early in the
morning, officers stated.
Numerous accidents have been
reported since cold weather set
in, but personal injuries have
been kept to a minimum, it was
learned.
Russ Ambassador to
Tokyo Goes Home
TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Official
Broadcast Recorded by AP)
Constantin Smctanin, Russian
ambassador to Tokyo, will leave
for Moscow Saturday, Domei
News agency reported today.
"Smctanin is returning to re
port to his government on vari
ous matters aS well as to recover
his health." the report said. "He
has been In poor health since
last year."
One of the new Inventions Is a
barber chair with a seat for the
barber. Does it havo sound attachments?
Hit No. 1
The top tune-and-laugh-filfcd thriller-diller
of the year! - - - Alive with gayety
and gunfire - - - fightin' and fun!
MWli TZV? fifty
4pim( V-' itSwfil' J$ fA SWELL PICTURE I . . Filled
v&Urj Kh??$&r m fl with thrilu and chi,1 but 1
?2IZ'fy K JJ t Un V news and clue, dame and
mirth!
tHtL m 0J!!fi JOAN perry J"i J2Tr
g m m JAMES GLEASON-
PEHHY W"" GLENN ANN lVMet4ul.-!2' , Jf
I SINGLETON
1 Charlie Ruzzles
WT Bob Wills And
ENDS TODAY
"THE CHOCOLATE
SOLDIER"
Contributions Received by Red
Cross in War Relief Campaign
Contributors to Klamath's Red
Cross war relief fund nro listed
below. Acknowledgements of
contributions will be continued
until all havo been listed.
Spruguu River:
Mrs. Ellen Uecurtn $ 2.00
L. II. Hoblnson 75
Mis. I'earl Decker 1.00
Mrs. Etta Kllgoro 1.00
Mr, Frank Tusher 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Darling 1.00
Mrs. C. L, Lareey 23
Mrs. C. E. Mahaney 50
Mrs. Hurley MeWilliams 1.0(1
Mrs. Howard Koertjo .25
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Hill . ... . 1.00
Moore's Grocery 1.00
Mr. and Mis. W. J. Lay ... 1.00
Mr. unci Mrs. Ivan Mc-
Kenatle 1.00
Mrs. Emma Tompkins 30
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Kiley ... 2.00
Mrs. Guy lhisby 25
Mrs. II. L. Mel.ane 30
Mr. Ed Hillings 1.00
Mrs. Wilford Warren 25
Mrs. J. W. Loo per 25
Helen E. Hoffman 2.0(1
Miss Florence Stone 1.00
Hoy Para.oo 1.00
J. J. Modisett 10
David Hook 20
A Friend 05
May Roff 2.00
Mrs. C. R. Brandenburg . .30
Mrs. Jack Williams ... .50
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Passolt Jr 2.00
Mrs. Lee Garrett 50
Mrs. Clifford Gray 50
Mrs. F. Zibull 1.00
Mrs. Anna Brooks 1.00
Mrs. Clyde Dreiman 30
Mrs. Ora Hughes 50
Mrs. Effie Uarkley 1.00
Mrs. O. L. Page .50
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Thurman 50
Mrs. Barbara Todd 23
Mr. and Mrs. Lively 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Hcldrlck 'loo
Mrs. Harry Short 2.00
A Friend 1.00
Mrs. Claude Whitford . 2.00
Klamath Falls:
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Glllard 2.00
Boys' Alliance 41.36
C. E. Sherrick 10.00
Marlon Ziegler 2.30
ITS A GREAT SHOW. FOLKS!
A DOUBLE FLASH-HIT SPECTACLE!
FORD Mil I FB
Allen Jenkins Y.
msTexas Playboys jfi
1
Charles Bennett 2.00
Mills School 13.33
W. Ostrom ...... 2.00
It. Wienberg J.oo
M. Beoty 1,00
Katherlne Iscnsre 2.30
George W. Comma 2.00
Tall Treo Service 1.00
E. 12. Albrccht B.00
H. A. Shatz . . , 4.00-
Klamuth Recreation, Inc. 8,00
Walt Waggoner 10.00
Cieorgo MoU 10.00
The following Swift Ac Com
pany employees;
Gus Miller Jr. 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. George
Stephenson 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Hnsmiissen 1 .00
A. J. Hubbard 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. James
Perkins , 1,00
Mr. and Mrs. II. D.
Gleasnn J.oo
I.. E. Mead l.oo
Mr. unci Mrs. W. J. Kunr. 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
Snodgras 3,00
Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Dlnsmore , 10.00
Frank L. Kelly 8.00
Chlloquin:
Mrs. Fannie Buqch 3.00
Mr. Lester Vaughn 1.00
Beatty:
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L.
Kirk 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden E.
Brooks ., . 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman A.
Wilson 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Heldcnrich .... 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Smith . 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Glvens . 1.00
REPUBLICAN ELECTED
WATEHBURY. Conn., Jan.
21 m Voters In the fifth con
grcssional district elected a re
publican, Joseph E. Talbot, as
national representative for tho
first time In a decade yester
doy, giving him a margin of
3015 over his democratic rival
and personal friend, John S.
Monagan.
Read the Classified oaga
Hit
Leek the doors' - - - he coming through
the window to bring you a clue-ful,
fun-ful, murder-ful mystery!
iThursdLJ
Friday
si 1 1 ..h n
E
When the proposed parking
meter measure was presented to
the city council Monday night,
action mi tho mutter was post
poned until It could be learned
whether or not meters were
avallubln at this time. A wire
sent by the pollen Judge's officii
was answered Wednesday by
mid-western firm advising auth
orities that motors were avail
able and orders could bo filled.
This Information will be pre
sented to tho council Monday
night. Parking nielcrs ware of
fered as a solution to the Inade
quate, pollco personnel of the
city by Klamath Falls merchants
and resulted from a proposition
nrlttlniilly presenled by tho
Trurkers' association.
Meters now under considera
tion are of the dual typo, wjU
slots for both pennies nnd nft
els, twelve minutes parking for
a penny, one hour (or flvo cents.
If the council reacts favor
ably, the next step Is to ask var
ious firms which manufacture
muters to submit proposals.
There Is no cash outlay by the
city, it was pointed out, the clg'
to receive a certain pcrcentajk
of receipts from the meters.
At a meeting of the council as
a whole Monday night bids on
trucks needed for street work
were submitted to the city engi
neer and finance committee with
powor to act.
NLRB Election at
Lamm's Expected
Although no date has been
set for an ordered national labor
relations board election at tho
Lamm Lumber company mlllN
was believed here by CVf
sources Wednesday that It would
be held next week.
Representatives of tho CIO
International Woodworkers of
America whose union will ap
pear on the representation bal
lot said that the poll must bn
held before January 31.
Over 200 Lamm employes will
have their choice of either the
IWA, the Lumber and Sawmill
Workors union (AFL) or no un
ion. No. 2 ' Q
Saturday
thowi SiOO 7i00 9)00
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