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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1942)
'PAGE TWO NAVY REVEALS IB JAP SHIPS ns S (Continued From Page One) utel to Mven and by noon we ware on our way out, having completed the order." ; There was no estimate made of casualties to enemy person nel. Th attack was described as a "complete surprise" and success ful. Hitting with full power, the fleet blasted these bases: Taroa, on Maloalap Atoll, "with an air base as modern as any in' the United States" ac commodating at least 42 bombers and fighters; Kwajalein, where nearly a score of ships and a large com pound (village) were discovered: ' Wbtje, with shore batteries, an airfield, and between seven and ' nine vessels; ' Rot, with a compound and well constructed air base for fighter planes; I Jaluit, with . a small naval iase; S Enybor, with runways and buildings; and Makin, which had ftNseaplane tender and two four-epgined bombers. J On all the islands, little escaped destruction, a navy spokesman said. (Makin island, in the Gilbert group, was wrested from the British by the Japanese early in the war. The others, in the Marshall group, were taken by the Japanese from the Germans in the first World war. Japan since has held the islands, her easternmost possessions, under i league of nations mandate. Wotje is only 635 miles south cast of Wake island, and was considered the probable base of kttack on Wake.) . On the island of Mill nothing was found to attack there was inly a fresh cut swath through the palms. ' Ships destroyed included a 17.000-ton liner of the Yawata Karu type, a modern cruiser. two large submarines, a destroy er, three 10.000-ton tankers, five A000 to 7000-ton cargo vessels, i 8000-ton auxiliary, two ships der 5000 tons probably mine- or mine layers and smaller surface craft in cluding tugs. - Damaged were an old cruiser. lour auxiliary vessels and three arse submarines. Most of the 41 planes known Destroyed were multi-engined bombers, rive were four-engined asaplanes. Others, in addition to the official count, were smashed n the ground. y Installations razed on the tue - included nine modern JUngars, fuel dumps, munitions dump, a - concrete causeway. several concrete runways, shore arteries, - anti-aircraft emplace ments, storehouses, warehouses. and quarters. 5 American losses were confined io 11 planes. One American Cruiser was hit by a small bomb find a near miss started "a sup- niciai lira on an aircraft car- tier which - was extinguished within five minutes. LNavy spokesmen emphasized ur points in their recital of the rjre events: 1. The islands' military in stallations were exposed for the world to hear and read about (under terms of the league of na tions mendate the islands were pot permitted to be fortified.) r 2. American fighters proved raster and heavier gunned and ftiore maneuverable than the Japanese "despite the fact that ours were carrier-based whereas the Japanese were based on land." t i. The targets for attack frera carefully selected as vital miliary ODjecuves. . in- Japanese shore eat eries were extremely ineffect- , fired far wide of their mark nd were silenced by American hellfire "within a few minutes our laying gunfire on their sltlons thus exposed." Willkie Suggests MacArthur Head All U. S. Forces ( (Continued From Page One) sating all the armed forces of he nation to their most effec tive use." J "Theni" he said, "the people Of the United States will have reason to hope that skill, not bungling and confusion, directs their efforts." i: Willkie declared it was obvi ous "that there is unnecessary presto effort, lack of mutual Confidence and central 'dlrec SJ on among our various fight- Tg forces." He quoted unidentified air force men as saying they had rme up against stone walls prejudice and ignorance in the war department"; that "the rjian who .. offers constructive criticism ' risks court martial," ajhd that .."the navy (till be lieves that an air bomber can not sink a. battleship." 1 - ' Looking, tor bargains? Turn to The Classified page. I UN Search Ends for Accident Victim PORTLAND, Feb. 13 (IP) A five-week search for the body of Foster L. Odom, Oregon City contractor, ended today. Two 12-year-old boys, Richard Schutze and Martin Chase, Troutdale, found the body lodged along the shore of the Sandy river near Troutdale. Odom lost his life January 6 in the plunge of his car from the Columbia River highway. His family had offered $1000 reword for recovery of the body. PLANT OWNERS TO There will be a meeting of all foundry, machine shop, woodworking plant owners and managers, and all others inter ested in the formation of a war production pool, at the Klamath county i chamber of commerce on Tuesday evening at 7:30. This meeting is being called under the auspices of the indus tries committee of the chamber of commerce, which was re cently appointed and consists of L. L. Lombard, E. S. Robin son, W. W. McVay, John F. West, Godfrey Blohm and Don Drury. The committee has been to Portland to take up the mat ter of a Klamath pool and up on its return has recommended the formation of one here. All those interested in such formation are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday evening. Medford Milk Price Goes Up MEDFORD. Feb. IS (Pi Milk prices in Jackson county will advance Sunday, February 15, one cent per quart, it has been announced by producers and distributors. Under the boost, four per cent milk will cost 13 cents per quart, and five per cent premium milk 14 cents. Increased cost of feed and labor were given as the reasons for the action. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY ATTENTION: Owners of 1980 and earlier model cars! Tires 4.50-21, 4.40-21, 4.75-21, 6.00 v 20, 30 by St and many other sizes are classed as obsolete ' by the tire rationing" board and' certificates may be issued to those who can prove "need" but not necessarily "eligibil ity." Get details at rationing board. If you secure a certifi cate, buy Riversides. Mont gomery Ward, Bth and Pine. 2-13 NICE HOUSEKEEPING room. Close in. $2.00 week. Phone 7058. 2-13 USED oil circulating heater in good condition. $10. South ern Oregon Hardware. 2-13 FOR SALE Superfex oil circu lating heater, good condition 824 Grant 2-16 FOR SALE 21 h.p. outboard motor. 2310 Main. 2-16 MODERN 4-room apt. with ex- . tra building features, hot and cold water, $25. 2030 Arthur. 2-13 WANTED TO BORROW, on real estate, $2000. Harry Strand, General Delivery. 2-16 TRAPPFBS Top prices paid for furs. Hollls nooncnester, 3Z3 E. Main. 3-13 FOR RENT 72 acres spud and grain land, Tulelake. Olson, 210 McKinley. 2-19 FOR RENT Small, oartlv fur- nlshed apartment Close in. Call 6640. 2-13 07 YOU are thinking of remodel ing your home see Lloyd W. Rusk, 1608 Austin, off Shasta way. 8.12 FOR SALE Several two and three-bedroom homes near bus line. Lloyd W. Rusk, 1608 Austin, off Shasta way. 2-21 WEAR TAILOR MADE clothes. There's difference. We tail or our clothes in our shop. Come in now while good woolens are obtainable or take Hobson's choice later. Orres Tailor Shop, 118 North 9th, across from Wards. 2-13 WILL PAY CASH for equity in late model car. Must have good tires. News-Herald Box 2539. 2-1 (5 BABY CHICKS Hatching every wees, iiocks, rtampsntres, Leghorns and Buff Orping tons. HOMED ALE HATCH ERY. W. H. Morgan. 5820 Leland Drive, Klamath Falls. 2-19 OIL TO BURN For Union heating oils, phone 8404. Klamath Oil Co, 615 Klam ath. , 2-28mtf When in Medford. ' - - Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern -Joe and Ann Earley Proprietors DEFENSE KEEPS JAPS OUTSIDE GATESJF CITY (Continued From Page One) banner headline today on its single sheet: "Singapore Must Stand!!! It Shall Stand Governor." A sub-heading on the news of the fighting read: "Tribute to Garrison of Singapore." In view of the danger of bomb ing, inhabitants of congested areas have been advised to dis perse by day as far as possible into open spaces near the city where they can conceal them selves from observation from the air, and to return home at dusk. All public roads, gardens and private houses have been thrown open for this purpose. The pub lic is advised for its own safety to move by side roads and lanes rather than by main roads. LONDON, Feb. 13 (&) The union jack waved through an other of its evidently numbered days over Singapore City today but Japanese shock forces, al ternating between inching crawls and swift, almost suicidal rushing - from cover to cover, had reached suburban Tanglin, little more than two miles from the heart of the metropolis. That was the position on the southern sector of the 14-mile battle line, the closest threat to Singapore City, but on the cen tral part of the contracting front the Japanese appeared to have seized most of the city's sources of water the central reservoirs. Singapore's 10 p. m. broadcast (at 8 a. m. PWT) came through on schedule, the announcer say ing there had been "no great change in the general line." He added that fighting was heaviest in the western and northwest ern sectors and that "there is ample evidence that the Japa nese forces are not having everything their own way." The Japanese seemed to have seized Peirce reservoir, one of the two largest in Singapore's "Catchment area," since today's communique placed the fight ing there around Ang Mo Kio at, the eastern end of the res- erv-- i $ k Fighting. was under way around Mac Ritchie reservoir, twin of the Peirce pool. Several smaller pools in the Catchment area north of the Peirce res ervoir appeared to be within the Japanese line. BATAVIA, N. E. I., Feb. 13 W) The Dutch high command re ported today a temporary slack ening of the Japanese drive on the Netherlands Indies and said destruction of harbor works of Macassar, chief port on Celebes, had been so effective that "the enemy will not find anything of use to him." The defenders' scorched-earth tactics also were carried out in other parts of southern Celebes, the high command said, adding that according to latest official news from this sector of Japa nese invasion the harbor area of Macassar still was in flames last night. (Tokyo claimed yesterday that Macassar had been occupied.) Macassar, chief port in the southwestern part of the island, is threatened by enemy drives from north and south. But this afternoon's communique, re leased through the news agency Aneta, gave some encouragement over the situation there in deny ing earlier reports that the Jap anese also were driving on the city from Balangnipa, across 2 Smash Hits Now Playing HURRY! ONLY TWO MORE DAYSt JOY HIT NO. 1 THRILL HIT NO. 2 , JOHNNY DOWNS J MISCHA AUE : ia WALTER CAUETT fftfiD SUNNIE ODEA IRIS ADRIAN Don Winslow of The Navy No. 3 Today 2i00 7:00 9t00 .as noes MJ pIT I I I $nl " B TV.l'J l1 tt - THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Junior Chamber Americanism Week Feb. 12-22 Americanism Is Your ttt from Macassar on the eastern side of the peninsula. "Telegraphic reports from Ma cassar indicate that the original announcement regarding a Jap anese landing at Balangnipa is not correct," the communique stated. There was no word of opera tions in any other portion of the Archipelago, and Japanese air activity was restricted utmost entirely to reconnaissance flights. The Indies, meanwhile, certain that the apparently Imminent fall of Singapore will open the floodgates (or an all-out Japa nese assault upon Sumatra and Java, stood by their guns today, determined to fight on regard less of the odds. Whether the United States and Britain can get needed reinforce ments into this area in time to meet the expected assault will have no bearing upon the gov ernment's stand, a semi-official spokesman declared. "We will go on fighting and damn the consequences," he as serted. While acknowledging that the situation is grim and that help is imperative, the spokesman de clared the Dutch never would abandon Sumatra and Java with out a fight, even if the united nations high command should elect to surrender bases there and fall back to Australia. Senator Asks 'Frills' Ousted From Defense (Continued from Page One) in voting to open government pension rolls to its members. Norris, who voted against such retirement payments, said he never would accept a pension from the government "These two things have gone a long way to destroy the faith of the American people in their government" Norris told report ers. "There never was a time when we needed unity more, but the people are angry and they are beginning to lose faith in the executive and. legislative branches of the government." There was no room, Norris said, in the desperately serious business of preparing the Amer ican people to cope with air raids and other possible attacks to conduct classes in dancing or other act' i ties. Three Babies Born On Lincoln's Day Three young men will claim the birthday of Abraham Lincoln as their birth date as well, ac cording to a report from Hill side hospital where the infants arrived February 12. The boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Petrasek of Malin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weyer, 127 Mortimer street, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Sharp, 4615 Shasta way. ARIZONA'S FEDERAL LANDS Federal lands In Arizona com prise 61.07 per cent of the land acreage of the state and include 11,389,357 acres of national for ests, 13,078,560 acres of public lands, 18,968,514 acres of Indian reservations, and 1,134,734 acres of parks and monuments. Washington doctor finds that slow moving people live the longest Comforting item for plumbers. BUCKIE'S CAUGHT.., in a crossfire Community Sing Latest Naws Saturday Continuous Shows of bullets and women I i OFTEN-BOMBED SHIPS EVADE DOVEjrSCUNS (Continued From Pago One) humbling of two of Britain's fighting services within sight of the English coast "can not bo ex plained away by oratory." Probably Sate The German battleships raced through the narrow strait of Do ver at 28 to .10 knots, their top speed, an authoritative source said today. Later this was low ered to 18 to 20 knots, fast enough to bring them to Helgo land before noon today. This authority said no British surface ships were lost, thus con tradicting the Berlin communi que's claim that one British de stroyer was sunk and another set afire. He said the action was com pletely over and in all probabil ity the three big German ships were safely ut their destination. From Brest to Helgoland is approximately 700 miles. Appar ently the ships had negotiated nearly half this distance when they first were engaged at 11 a. m. yestcrdoy. For five hours planes were in constant action over tho enemy Armada. It was from the sky that the German warships' greatest pro tection came, not only from con cealing snow and fog but, per haps even moro, from swarms of nazi fighter planes, shuttling out In relays from the French coast to keep protection constantly over them. Americans Rap British Defense Of Singapore (Continued From Page One) belongs to us natives keep the white men out." Simpson said the British left 7000 tons of rubber and 5000 tons of tin on the docks without an attempt at destruction. "I saw It all," he declared. "I was the witness of the start of what may be the fall of the British Empire." Mrs. J. G. Hanna, wife of a former Seattlo dentist who set tled in Singapore and remained there for the battle, said she saw LBrltlsh troops fleeing along th Malaya. "I don't blame them for flee ing," she asserted. "They had no planes to protect them." McMullen to Speak On Food Defense Lee McMullen, manager of the Klamath Production Credit as sociation, will speak on food for defense and show a film at an open meeting of the Henley grange to be held Wednesday evening. Read the Classified page. STARTING SUNDAY Continuous From 12 Noon THE HIT WITH A WALLOP! JJg - when he levesl awainis MOMHT.wnti GLADYS GEORGE PETER L0RRE fffi IMTOS MatUXE MO. PATHOl tVWEY CKENSTItUT - MmM to JOHN HUSTON Pete Smith Treats You to AQUA ANTICS Fraidy Cat Color Cartoon Excursions in Science LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY Groesbeck Speaks At Rotary Meet R. C. Groesbeck, Klamath Fulls attorney und member of the Oregon state board of higher education, spoko to members of Hotnry club at luncheon Friday noon ut the Wlllurd. Presiding as chairman was J. Percy Wells, superintendent of the Klamath Falls city schools. Groesbeck discussed the con troversial anglo concerning the curriculum of the two schools, University of Oregon and Oregon State college. Howard Dickson. Tululake chamber of commerce president, said Friday he had learned that location of enemy alien camps had been given over to the state department of agriculture of California, with tho idea of pro viding camps in places where agricultural labor will be needed. Tom Clark, of the California department. Is expected to visit Sale mto confer with Governor Spruguo on a similar set-up for Oregon. Clark Fensler of Tulelake is expected to go to Sacramento next week to take a request from that community for the location of such a camp In the Tulolake district, in accordance with ac tion taken at a meeting In Tule lake this week. Editorials on News (Continued From Puge One) than you'll find in any other border Mexican town this writer has seen. The rotting dobe houses that stood on the outskirts in the old gambling days have given way to much better houses, inhabited by people who are obviously better fed. In other words, the simple life of commerce they are leading now is providing the common run of them with more beans and bacon than the high, wide and handsome gambling did. COMMERCIALIZED sin puts easy money in the pockets of a few flashy panderers there to, but as a rule TAKES MONEY OUT of the pockets of the com mon, everyday, run-of-the-mill kind of people. That always has been true and always will be true. A NOTHER conclusion at this point (a purely persoriul one.) Most Americans are Inclined to look upon their Mexican neighbors as a shifty lot, by no means to be trusted. Getting caught alone on a dark street in a Mexican village would be looked upon by most of Uncle Sam's nephews as an adventure fraught with the grisliest peril. This writer has found the gen eral run of Mexicans a kindly, friendly lot even In the border towns where providing what the average American away from home seems to want Is anything but a nice business. mxK A: Glnmor sir) to millions Is lust I baby girl to mother ni llcdy l-nmurr und Mrs. Cfirmiat l Kclsler rr reunited In Holly wood utter five ytnrt' jrpnrsUon. ITICAL TO VISIT KLAMATH (Continued From Page One) to confer with democratic lend ers. Inturest is mounting in tho republican and democratic situ ations In the second congression al district, which Walter Pierce has represented at Washington In many years. Stoekmnn has been hard at work for several weeks and has his campaign well started for tho republican nomination. So fur, hu is alone in the (irld, but It Is rumored that Giles French, state legislator and Moro news paper publisher, Is considering the race as well as Marvin Klemme, Burns. On the democratic side, there exists the possibility that Char les H. Mack, Klamath county assessor and prominent in demo cratic circles over the state, might oppose Pierce. Ho has mode no public comment, except to say he will not run for assess or again. What you see through some glasses depends on what's In 'em. TODAY and Thrill Pilid Upon Biggest Action and Adventure Program! . LAW, ADVENTURE, ROMANCE RIDE THE SAYAGE M FRONTIER WITH THE Law at the end of a rifle! Crime at the end of a rope! Love in the arms of tho rcd-contcd heroes who tame the wild heart of tho northl DICK I OHAN V f. LOU I A fV and host miPiim if" "I HCHUI Ul- in Technicolor! Tonight at 7:10 and 10:36 Second Super IIICIIAIID AHLi;. ANDY DEVIIV'E Zooming thru by sheer grltt ... to regain their lost honor and lost love! . . At 8:27 Tonlghtl Also! Chapter 10 "HOLT OF THI SECRET SERVICE" Uu War Nowi New Roland Young - Joan Blondoll In . i . SUNDAY! . . TOPPER RETURNS" . , T 'orb" Stanwyck In "STELLA DALLAS" Fobmnry IS. 1041 14 SCOUTS RECEIVE J Pour ruudldatcs for the rank of Kuglo Kcout. highest award In scouting, led a list of 14 boys who appeurcd before the court of honor at the Elks club Thui. duy night. The now Eagle Scouts, Tom Scliurfenstalii, llcrmun Grey und Guorga Long of Troop 1 and l.cslla Hopkins of Troop 18, ap peared before tho court with thvlr iHirvnts who pinned on the budges. Hubert 1'ex of Troop received tho Life Scout badge and Lewis Young, Troop Wl" awarded tho Slur Scout rank. Kruiik 1. Drew, clialrinuu ol the advancement committee, pre sided over tho court which wit held before tho members of tho tiki lodge. Drew was ssbIMoJ by Art Uromer, Greer Drew, vtt Hum Kuykemlall, Roy Rako slrnw, Dr. George Merryman Jr., and Dwlghl K. Gilchrist. Eugla Scout Schnrfvnstoln spoke on tho requirements for tho Eagle badge. Other scouts receiving badges wero Ted Steppe, tenderfoot: Solon Stone, first class and hui A Icruft; Robert Pox, athletics and pioneering; Dalo Gllson, person ul health; Hilly Burgess, car pentry, woodworking and beet production; Lewis Young, safety; Don Mitchell, handicraft; Jack Smith, bookbinding; Jerry Smith, (civics; Jerry Watson, metal work, aviation and pioneering. Considerate Thief Leaves Old Tires EUGENE. Feb. 12 (P Sorj where In Eugene Is a thief wifo Is considerate, und who has an eye toward national defense. C. W. Urett. 1888 Patterson, told city police toduy that some- ' ono had removed two practical ly new tires from his truck, but was kind enough to substltutn other tires In their places. Tho substitutes' I They're nulte old and almost useless, but they're tires! THEY WERE FIRST Patriotic matrons at Edenton. N. C , met and resolved to give up their tea until the British tax was removed, before the "Boston Tea Party" Incident 3 SATURDAY ! Thrill in th. 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