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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1942)
""------"---'-ppinrrnn nn n nruuuLrijuu On 5-mlnut blast on sirens and whlillti Is the signal lor blackout in Klamath Falls. Anothtr long blast, during a black out, li a algnat lor all-clear. In precau tlonary ptrlodi, watch your itreot lights. Juna 1. High 70, Low 43 Precipitation ai ol May J 8, 1942 ' Last yaar ..................i.,...12.0S Normal ...1 ...... 10,87 8traam yaar to data ........... .......12.87 iviinnnrrnnnru i.inru'i.njini'n-irui.n.n ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRICE m !ilu:) 'WNfl!',i!Viiwp ,i ,t H FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY; JUNE 2, 1942 Number 9503 ( 1 MI C 6.'" ' Thirty-foot llamas roarad against th sides ol thus lour stor motor switch lanltod gasolln iumas on a ssrvica truck. If :i i i;!'. Im' H' ! ! MISS i iffij, ifflP :! IB ill! I By FRANK JENKINS TVAR-TIME Sun Francisco Is "unfailingly Interesting. Odd ly tnough, it Is GAYER thun tho San Francisco of recent years mora Ilka iU old suit. ' Ono Isn't fooled by this ny ty. It Isn't the" olrf, nlit hearted happiness bubbling up Q ut of an inner sense of well ring. It has a strained quality, like the music of a bnnjo string that Is stretched too tightly. But at least it is gnyoty, and In the years beforo the war when this great marltlmo city sat be side its empty bay and watched tho commcrco that had mado It what it was, going to other ports thero was Utile enough of gnyety of any kind. PERHAPS one can define this goyejy by indirection. A group of nurses goes by. They are natty In their smart bluo uniforms. They oro com missioned officers, and their gold and silver bars gleam on their shoulders. Passing privates so ldo smartly. They like the novelty as who Wouldn't. They talk animatedly but for the bars on their shoulders, ono might call It chattering. But their chatter has that strained nolo. 'THE reason Is nil too plain. 1 Thoro aro TOO MANY nurses In San Francisco, Recoiling tho other times when there have been too many nurses on tho streets here, ono knows what Will happen. Late some night a convoy will steal out of the Golden Gate, and the next morning tho streets will be normal again, At least thore won't bo too many nurses. TF you've seen the pictures that 1 are getting back from Batann, yoif know whero they will bo ended for NOT for Bataan, or orregldor, for they aro closed incidents. But SOMEWHERE these girls will bo ministering to shattered soldiers, saving lives, alleviating sufforlng, mop ping up the wreckage of war. Their surroundings will bo qulto different from tho sunny, pleasant streets and tho lively hotel lobbies and bnrs of this always fascinating city. RECALLING all this, you have no difficulty In understand ing tho gnyety, This Is today. Tomorrow will bo tomorrow. And who knnws what tomorrow may be like? So why not enjoy today? EVcn If thero are strained notes In the laughing voices. A"NE moro word about these Df laughing girls In their natty finlform". Somewhere up yonder, Flor ence Nightingale and Clnra Barton must bn silting on the particularly soft and fluffy and brightly silvered cloud that should he reserved for them as (Continued on Pngo Two) Flames Threaten 3' " , -irtliMitsihtfltslVl President Asks for War On Satellites of Hitler WASHINGTON, Juno 2 (P) President Roosevelt asked con gress today to declnre war. on Bulgaria, Hungary and Bumanls, The chief executive, In a terse message to the house of repre sentatives, said that these three countries had declared war on tho United States as "the instru ments of Hitler." Against United Nations " They "aro now engaged In military activities directed against the United Nations and oro , planning on extension of these activities," he added. ' - The message did not go to the senate, since It was not in ses sion, . Tho text follows:: "The government of Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania have de clared war against the United States. 1 realize that the three governments took this action not upon their own Initiative or In response to the wishes of their Job Questions Sent Men in Early Drafts First mailing of over 6S00 oc cupational questionnaires to reg istrants of tho first two draft registrations was announced to day by selective service head quarters. Tho offico snld that 500 ques tionnaires will be put Into the malls tonight and tho others sent out as quickly as possible, Tho project Is being undertaken on a "directive" from Paul V. Mc Nult's war manpower commis sion. , Sclcctlvo service officials said questionnaires must be carefully filled out and returned within ten days to the office, cither de livered personally or by moil. On the blanks, registrants are asked to list their occupational skills and experience. The reg istration Is in Una with the WMC's program of manpower mobilization for adequate distri bution of labor in war indus tries. Jack Almctcr, head of the Klamath branch of the United Stntcs Employment service, said that his offico will bo staffed un til 8:30 each evening boglnnlng Wednesday to aid in filling out tho forms. Registrant may come In nt any timo between 8 a. m. nnd 8:30 p, m Almctcr said. Tho group Is tho second asked to fill out questionnaires. Pre viously men in the third draft registration, ages 20-21 and .16 415, woro listed, . Tho 'nowost group will bn those who were 21 In July 1041 to those 35 In October, 1040. , ; . , Bridges Accepts Warrant Posts Bail for Freedom SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (F) Horry Bridges, west coast CIO leader, surrendered to Immigra tion outhnritlcn today on a wnr rant ordering his deportation to Australia. 1 ' Bridges was roleosed a few hours Inter under $3000, bond on nn application for a writ of habeas corpus. ; . The petition for habeas corpus wos based primarily on tho charge thnt the deportation order was based on insufficient Huge Gas Tanks V U - i iwa.-wfs,,, aga tanks at Oil City Monday aftarnoon a spark from a dalactir own peoples but as the Instru ment of Hitler.- These- three governments aro now engaged in, military: activities dlrectc'd against the. United Nations and are planning an extension of these activities, "Therefore, I recommend that the congress recognize a state of war botween the United States and Bulgaria, between the Uni ted States and Hungary, and bo tween tho United States and Ru mania.'' ; - ,-; I' C The declarations of war against these thrco minor axis partners was expected to be more or less for a formality, adding them of ficially to the list of countries with which the United States now I at war. So far, this gov ernment has declared war on Ja pan, Germany and Italy.' ' Mr, Roosevelt's mention of plans for an extension of mili tary activities by Bulgaria, Hun gary and Rumania was without simplification. There have been frequent report"!, however, that Hitler has been insisting that they supply additional troops for the campaign against Russia. Furthermore, advices from Eu rope have pointed to the possi bility .of tho nazls starting a new offensive In the form of a pin cers movement, on Iran and the Caucasus, with their rich oil re serve!, ' Mexico Completes War Declaration On Axis Powers . . MEXICO CITY, June 2 (P) Mexico took Her place today as a full-fledged ally, of the United Nations, casting her fortunes with the hlno other Latin Amer ican republics linked in arms against the axis. Mexico's declaration of war as of May 22 was signed last night by President' Manuel Aviln Cnmncho without fanfare In hls private residence. On May 22 the Mexican cabinet de cided that full belligerency was the only answer to submarine attacks on Mexican shipping, Mexico thus became the 27th United Nations' ally ' and put bofore the axis an unbroken stretch of hostile coast in two oceans from Panama to .the farthest Arctic reaches of North America. . . . . ?' WASHINGTON, June 2 (P) President Roosevelt described Mexico's declaration of war against the axis today as a "characteristically resoluto and virile" response to unprovoked attack. evidence to reverse tho board Lit immigration appeals , that found tho CIO Longshore presi dent was not a communist. The petition nssertod tho order was based on rejected evidence in cluding the testimony of Harry Lundeberg, head of tho AFL International Seamen's union and "an admitted enemy of the petitioner," and James O'Nell, former CIO publicity man and government witness who was convicted of perjury. .1 fi , SPECTACULAR FIRE HITS WON Spurting Flames Lick ' Around Big Gas - ' Storage Tanks Fire, ignited by a defective pump switch, roared for nearly an hour at the base of four 25 foot partially-filled gasoline storage tanks at Oil City Monday aftornoon.i threatening, lives of bystanders end destruction of jr dustrlal plant on South Sixth street near Altamont drive. .' The blaze started about 3:25 p. m. in the center of oil dis tribution center, 2906 ' . South Sixth street. It was brought miraculously u n d e r control through the quick action of Fire Chief Keith Ambrose, who shut a valve on a pumping line, the city fire department and a vol unteer crew from the nearby Swan Lake Moulding company plant. , Thirty-foot high flames roared about the silver-coated sides of the big tanks, which held about half of their 50,000-capacity of petroleum. Roger Frltts, employed by Dean O. Miller, proprietor of Oil City, was singed about the head as the fire flared when he was filling tanks on a truck from the bulk supply in the sta tionary reservoirs. Fritts said he had filled two of the truck's three tanks, and placed the hose in the third. He operated the switch on the. pump. Instantly there was a flash as a spark ignited . fumes, and -the whole truck was enveloped' in flames. . , .- .. The fire spread quickly along the wooden platform which held lubricating oil . in 50-gallon drums. Several' of the drums exploded, feeding the fast spread- . (Continued on. Page Two) Barrymore Buried ' With Simple Rites; Crowds Kept Away LOS ANGELES, June 2 (IP) John-Barrymore was buried with simple ceremonies this morning, In a ;smoll Catholic cemetery far from Hollywood and the scenes of his capricious life. The Rev. John O'Donnell, pas tor of Immaculate Heart Catholic church, said tho requiem mass and later read the usual grave side committal ritual before about 70 Invited guests. There wos no eulogy. More than two hours before the services small crowds of cur ious began to collect near the mausoleum, despite half-hearted attempts to discourage them, Previously the services tenta tively had been announced for Monday, in an admitted effort to prevent the gathering of large crowds such as always attend stars' funerals.- A large section of the ceme tery ;ncar the mausoleum was roped off, but many women and girls, some with' cameras, mnn aged to get under or around the barricade. Several groups of women in slsted upon gaining admittance to the rest room at the very door of the funeral chapel in obvious efforts to be near the rites. Guards finally were forced to lock the door of the rest room. Japs CHINESE SCORE IN ATTACK ON: JAP-HELD CITY Allied Raids Around Australia Keep Enemy at Bay ' -. By Ths Associated Press Australia's Prime Minister John Curtin bluntly challenged Japan to attempt an invasion of the down-under continent today rival 1 of - American reinforce ments "the enemy has found his and declared that since the ar most - southerjy : adventure . be yond his capacity . to execute." On the critical;: China- war front. Generalissimo. Chiang Kai- Shek's Chinese armies were re ported to have recaptured Sha klchen, north of the Japanese- held Chekiang province capital of-Kinhwa, and killed 400 Jap anese troops in a surprise at tack- - v ' - Near Target . A Chinese army spokesman acknowledged,,; however, s ,that Jananesa troom had driven 33 milestwUthwest tronf.Kihhwa in the east coast fighting .and ad vanced within 10 miles of Chuh- slen, one of the main, target of Japanese raids. against suspected allied air base sites. Confused fighting spread through several of China's east ern provinces, with the invaders operating on a . big scale in an apparent, all-out . attempt, to crush General Chang's armies and end the long and exhaust ing war on that front. Stalemate 1 : In" Australia, Prime Minister Curtin launched the ' common wealth's second liberty loan drive with the declaration that "Japan's program at last has suf (Continued on Page Two) : Six Navy Men Die in Crash s South of Bay SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 VP) A navy patrol plane crashed ahd burned today 20 miles south of here hear Half Moon bay. Six bodies " were.found by California highway patrolmen who. first reached the scene. : One survivor, Ensign G. H Apitz, 22, was : badly burned and suffered from severe shock, but managed to walk to Half Moon bay and report the crash. The accident occurred near Scarper' peak, shortly after midnight while the plane was on a patrol flight.. The plane was one. of those based at the Alameda naval air station. . . . ' The navy believed' that an other crewman was. unaccount ed for; that the big patrol bomb er carried eight. - . Young. .Ensign' Apitz appar ently was hurled out of - the ship as it crashed. He has no recollection of how he. escaped. The navy said, however,-that injured as he was, he wandered about 10 miles in the' night, over rough and rocky country, until he reached a grocery store at Half Moon bay. - The navy praised the work of ur. R. D. Borley, Half Moon bay physician, who treated the injured flier at , once, notified naval authorities of the crash, and then accompanied ' Ensign Apitz to a San Mateo, hospital in an ambulance.. " -. i ' i , "Tigers" to Enter Army Air Corps v . CHUNGKING, Juno .2 (IP) A special ceremony will be held July 4 in Chungking when the American volunteer group is re organized as the United States air corps In the China war theater. . Brig.' Gen. Claire L. Chen- nault, who organized the group, will remain in command. Fail British Smashing Rommel Forces in Libyan Circle LONDON, June 2 (JP Reu ters in a dispatch from Cairo tonight reported that a consid erable axis force of all arms again is thrusting east behind the, British in El Gazala-Bir Hacheim line. CAIRO, Egypt, June 2 VP) German armored forces, the cream of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Africa's troops, which were trapped east of the Ain EI Gazala-Bir Hacheim line are being ceaselessly harried and destroyed" by British troops and planes and ore being "mop ped up," the British commander announced today. ' - "Latest report show the enemy may have withdrawn some of his tanks through the gaps" in the line, a communique said, but "a large number of his tanks . and many transport vehicles, "however, remain on the wrong- side of this, barrier." (The communique " was read Enlarged Center Still in View - As Japs Arrive ..... . . ... i .'' While further construction at the Tulelake Japanese reloca- on the way Tuesday, more Japa nese from various coast areas poUred into the sprawling set tlement. An advance party of 734 Japa nese has already moved into the relocation center and 1434 more are on their way from Wash ington and Oregon, Officials of the wartime civilian control ad ministration stated. . . Officers gave no indication as to when the total population, at present set at 11,000, would be moved into the center, the third to be occupied. While no official announce ment was made, it was learned from reliable sources that addi tional materials are being - ac quired by the contractors on the big project, and that men who worked on the original con struction had been called back to their jobs. It is believed here the settlement may be enlarged to accommodate about 16,000 persons. . . , ... , . . , The advance party at the set tlement came from the Puyal lup, Wash., and Portland assem bly centers. The group includes doctors, nurses, cooks and oth ers necessary to get the settle ment ready. Japanese on the way to Tule- . (Continued on Page Two) Joseph Lawson Announced As Missing on Corregidor First Sergeant ' Joseph Ford Lawson, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Lawson, 1405 Main street, is reported missing in action, according to word re ceived by the youth's parents from the war department. 'Young Lawson, famillurly known as "Joe," was graduated from Klamath Union high school with the class of 1935, and in February, 1937, enlisted in the United States army. , He had been - stationed with the coast artillery on Corregidor island for the past five years. "Joe" had written his parent he planned to return here for1 a lengthy visit In March. This was one month before Pearl Harbor.' His parents ' have not heard from him since that time, nor had they seen their son since the date of his enlistment. "Joe" served as a corporal In the local national guard. The war department advised the Lawsons that their son might be a prisoner of war and would advise them if so ad vised by. the Japanese govern ment. X Says In the house of commons today by Prime Minister Churchill, who made it a part of his war report.' ChurchiU said it was clear the plan of Rommel had misfired badly). "It 1 still difficult to give a firm estimate of the number of vehicles and tanks knocked out or disabled,", the communique said, but it was said the axis losses had been very great. - In a summary of the seven day campaign. Gen. Auchinlek said the enemy failed to spring a' surprise when he attacked with two German armored and one- light, divisions and two Italian armored and motorized divisions, with the objective of taking Tobruk.. One of the most decisive phases, he disclosed, was when the entire resources of the RAF were thrown into continuous low-level attacks on the . Ger mans attempting to force an es cape through the gaps. Boats . -Arrive "ln'; Russia After ' - Running Fight , LONDON, June 2 (fl") A large .- United Nations convoy carrying American and British war supplies to Russia has reach. ed a north Russian port, after a running battle of five days' and nights against German U-boats and well over 100 nazi planes, the British announced today.. With almost constant daylight now in the far north waters, the admiralty said this was the most difficult time of the year to push convoys through, that route. - But in spite of such condi Hons,: the British indicated only six or, seven allied ships were sunk, caUing the German claim of .bagging 18 ships an exagger ation of over 175 per cent" (The Germans announced last Friday that 17 ships totaling 114,000 tons had been sunk by attacks on the convoy during several days.) ' "That our losses were not far higher than they were against this scale of air and underwater attack," the admiralty declared, "was due to the gallant defense and magnificent handling of the heavily laden. ships in the con voy no less than to the efforts of the escorts. X V ( .mmfm Ktnnll-Ellii First Sergeant Joseph Ford Lawson, son ol Mr. and Mrs, G. M. Lawson, 1405 Main strntt, listad as missing on Corregidor by . the US war department. Gurfiii ESSEN TARGET Til Arsenal of Rhineland Blasted After Day Of Bad Weather By The Associated Press ' LONDON, June 2 The RAF turned the lethal, devastating might of 1036 RAF planes loose on Germany last night, almost all of them on the region of the razi arsenal city of Essen, Prime Minister Churchill announced today.. ' ' O ' The second of the crushing raids which the RAF has mad against the sources of Adolf Hit ler's military strength in thres days struck at the home of tht huge Krupp munitions work! and Churchill promised that more of even greater severity would follow "when we are joined, as, we soon shall be, by the air force " of the United States." 's:.:: ,;'" 'The Essen raid came alter a paused of -bui ..one eighty -when-bad weather; held the . RAF's great; bomb-carrying "armada grounded, after the mammoth at tack by considerably more than 1000 British bombers on Cologne.',.- ' ;'.-' ..'.. ' ' " ' 35 Planes Lost ; Again, British losses were rel atively slight for an air offensive of such magnitude. ' Churchill said 35 bombers had failed to return. ' - - He told the house of commons that the raiders had sown num erous and widespread fires last night and that the two raids in troduced "a new phase in the British air - offensive - against Germany" which will put the enemy to "an ordeal the like of which never has been exper ienced in any country in con tinuity, severity or magnitude." He cautioned the . British, however, not to expect all future raids to be "above the four figure scale" -- in number of planes adding that "methods of attack will be continually varied according to circumstances.": The air ministry's -disclosure that aircraft of the bomber, fighter, coastal 1 and army co operation commands attacked enemy bases in Germany, France and the low countries to guard (Continued on Page Two); Strike Closes Huge : Tacoma Mill as " Six Others Reopen " ' TACOMA, June 2 (P) More than 1,000 workers at the big St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber com pany plant here and at three of . its logging camps walked out to day on strike, closing the plant. Picket lines were thrown around the factory here which was working on thousand ot dollars worth of defense con tracts. The St. Paul & Tacoma com pany is the largest lumber mill in Tacoma. The strike was called by the ClO-Internatlonal Woodworkers of America. " 1 ; ' , . ' Freeman L. Cochran, secretary of the local union, said the walk out was called when long-standing negotiations broke down. He said the union demanded a one dollar a day wage Increase and vacations with poy. The new strike followed al most Immediate return to work of more than 2,000 door and ply wood workers at six factories here. . , News Index City Briefs '.. ..: Page 8 ' Comics and' Story ........ Page 8 Editorials , Pago 4 Information , Page 5 Market, Financial Pago B Midland Empire News, Page 7 Pattern Page 3 Sport ,,h-, Page S OF SECOND BlG SMASH