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Newspaper Page Text!ul! On S-mlnute blast on sirens and whistles it the signal fof blackout In Klamith Falls. Another long bint, during black' out, la a tlgnal lor all-clear. In preciu. June 14. High 11. Low 47 Precipitation ai of June I, 1941 ', Straam year, to data ,-,mu!!i..i..-...!!.08 Last rat 12.45 Normal .. . .. . 11.23 , ASSOCIATE dpbcq IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES tlonarf parlodi, watoh your street lights. no 'IHNMDIIil PRIOR ! "" "v"'"" " H" ' ,TH FALLS, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNK 16, 1942 Number 9515 R7 n rn rv n l J Irk fflw o) qKUTr JLm Mi InppiPT rnnnr, U S Pounds Jams m ilil Iti. atici-l, 11 2P mm i 4 '! !::: Ml : ' 1 I'lli'ji;;!; V if: '! Hi ' i! I -I'' ' 'l ' "I 1 f! ? ini By FRANK JENKINS TN the past few duys, throe major mysteries havo con' fronted eager renders of the news that Rets past the cunsors: 1, The Aleutians. 2, Tlio Mediterranean naval fight. 3. American plnnes In Turkey, Two of theso mysteries are clearing somewhat today, A JAPANESE naval "task" forco Including troop trans ports hns apparently been at tempting to effect InndlnKs and stubllsh bases in the fur-out . Aleutians. U. S. army and nnvy pianos, hampered at first by ton, found a clear spot and swooped i on the Japs. Result so far announced: One Jap cruiser sunk and nt least three damaged and damage Inflicted on a Jap destroyer, a Jap gunboat and Jap TRANS' PORT. A navy communique about noon adds: "Except for theso CONTINUING air attacks on . enemy . LANDING purlles and their supporting naval coiv . tlngents, the general situation In the Aleutian islands appears un changed. That Indicates that the battlo in the fog Is STILL going on. RUT again, as at Midway, the " Japs seem to have run Into an unexpected .inesU-oi -American hornets. ... - - HTHE ruckus In the Medltcr x rancan Isn't quite so clear as these words nro written, but ap pears to bo clearing, About noon, the British ad' mlrnlty and air ministry an nounce officially: "New supplies havo been SUCCESSFULLY delivered to the garrisons at Malta and To bruk. Fontnstlc enemy clulms of losses suffered by our con voys and their protecting craft are without foundation." - Experience tenches us that of- "tidal British statements can be relied on rather fully. . TPWO British convoys, ono from the west by way of Gibraltar and tho other from Alexandria, seem to have sot out to roliove the Malta and Tobruk garrisons. Tho Germans and Italians, learning of theso attempts, set out to BLAST them. Tho Italian fleet Joined In tho action (and was pretty badly battered and withdrew), but tho bulk of tho axis attack seems to havo been from tho air. It was In heavy forco, the British asserting that ono enemy raid included FORTY bombers escorted by 20 fighters. As to their own operations, tho British say: "From Juno 13, British naval forces wcro COVERED by fight ers (tho "umbrella of planes" so Often spoken of in theso days) Band many bombing attacks were Intercepted, tho enemy being compelled to Jettison his bombs far from our ships." AMERICAN PLANES, dis patches from Cairo say, Joined in the fight, ' 'THE point to rcmombcr (assum x tng that tho British official statement Is accurate) Is that sup plies wore successfully delivered to tho garrisons at Malta and Tobruk. Theso points must be held at any cost, and we know by the bitter lesson of Batnnn and Cor regldor what fnlluro to dollvor supplies and reinforcements means. 'THE Libyan battlo Is still con fusod. 0 Hitler's high command claims hat axis troops have ALREADY won the latest battle of Libya. . Military observers in Cairo (British headquarters) soy that BOTH SIDES appear to be near (Continued on Page Two) ENEMY NAVY REELS UNDER u. S. Army and Navy Continuing Attack WASHINGTON, June 18 (AP) Tho Japanese navy appeared to day to bo reeling under tho third smashing attack It has suffered at the hands of tho American air forces in as many opera tional areas of the Pacific. Following tip the Coral sea and Midway Island victories. In southwestern and middle Pa cific arenas respectively, the navy department reported lute yestcrduy thnt American filers were pounding a Japanese In vasion force In the north, off the Aleutian Islands. While reports on the progress of tho battle were inconclusive, Japanese losses listed thus or Included the sinking of one cruiser and tho damaging of one aircraft carrier, at least three cruisers, ono destroyer, one gun boat and one transport, Damage to some of tho vessels was described as severe. . , . ; There wcro no reports ; of American losses. . In a communique : breaking Its throc-doy silence on what ap pears ta have boon a desperate attempt by the Japanese to gain a toehold on the barren, rocky Island chain stretching away from Alaska,- tho navy said at tack operations were continuing by both army and navy fllors. "Except for these continuing air attacks upon tho enemy laud ing parties and their supporting naval contingents," tho com munique said, "tho general sit uation In the Aleutian islands appears unchanged." This was taken by some ob servers to mean that the enemy hod fnllod to Improve his posi tion over the weekend by land ing at any point other than Attu, a craggy little Islet that marks tho westernmost tip of the Aleu tian chain, 769 nautical miles from Dutch harbor. i : . In addition to Attu, the enemy was reported last Friday to have sent, a few ships Into the little horbor at Klska. Today nuthorl (Contlnued on ogq Two) Seven Mills Post ' Wage Increases The number of Klamath mills posting notices of 71-ccnt wage Increases today rose to seven with tho report that the Pelican Bay Lumber company had an nounced pay boosts. . Other Klamath mills were ex pected to follow within' the week. Yostorday an Incomplete survey revealed that six large local mills, had announced In creases. The raises brought min imum scales' In most cases to 80 cents per hour.- . . , ' ' (Sco page 10, column 1 for further details on labor-lumber activity.) . ,.;'..., THIRD ATTACK British Withdraw From Coastal Anchor in Libya By EDWARD KENNEDY CAIRO, Egypt. Juno 18 (P) Tho fierce Libyan battlo, In which armored forces of both sides havo taken a terrific ham mering, moved eastward toward Tobruk today, as ithe 'British wlthdrow from their coastal anchor around Aln El Gazala whllo heroic anti-tank gunners and tank drivers fought to hold opon tho roRd at Acroma. ' This meant the British, had given up the old. Aln El Gazala Blr Haclielm line of strong boxes and minefields which tho Germans first-wont around, then plorccd, and finally erased ono end at a tlmo. But it also meant the British Commissioned ' CA " t , Jr r. I, 'i is Jtt' , . Ktnntll-EllU Dayton E. Van Vactor. city attorney, will report for actW duty Jun 26 with tha army air force In San Francisco. Only 50 Miles of Che-kiang-Kiangsi Rail Left to Chinese . TOKYO, (FROM JAPANESE BROADCASTS), June 16 (IP) Attacking from the west, Japa nese troops were reported today to have advanced to the out skirts of Kwolki, driving 20, 000 Chinese soldiers back into the town and leaving only 50 miles of the Chckiang-Klangsl railway In Chinese hands. Domcl said tho Chinoso were driven from a bitterly defend ed hill position only 10 miles west of Kwciki by Jopancso troops who followed so closely that tho Chinese were unable to destroy their pontoon bridges which the Japanese used to pur sue them across strcoms. ' ; Supporting tho drive from tho west, a column which crossed Into Klnngst province from Cheklang reported yester day that It had captured Shang Jao, 80 miles east of Kweiki. CHUNGKING. June 26 UP) The Chinese high command an. (Continued on Pago Two) ; had succeeded In escaping a threatened trap when the Ger mans drovo their tnnks at Acromn, 10 miles west of To bruk, to cut off tho Ain El Gazala forces, 30 miles further west, Rommel thus ' had managed after three weeks of terrific battling to accomplish what ho had aimed at In the first few days, tho elimination of the de fense line for a direct iftlack on Tobruk and its screening posi tions at Acroma and El Adcm, Just to tho south of Tobruk. Today's communique said that two divisions took part in the withdrawal and that this com' (Continued on Page Two) 4 North Incumbent Defeated By One Vote in . Close Race In what school officials term' ed the "closest race" In the history of School District No. 1, Mrs. George H. Rogers defeated Mrs. Burt E. Hawkins, incum bent, by one voto in the elec tion held Monday to name a member of the board to serve for a five-year term, Mrs. Rogers received 88 votes, Mrs. Hawkins, 97. In the county school election Arthur Blocklinger, Chiloquin mill operator, was an' apparent winner over George Hagelsteln, Algoma, Incumbent as a mem' ber of the board from the northern zone. A smashing 211 to 3 maloritv for Blocklinger In his home community of Chiloquin evf dently swung the election his way despite the fact that Hagel stein carried most of the pther sub-districts where the Vote was exu-cmolv 1 cm. i "One hundred !'4K'd'hfriely-slx votes were cast In the city elec- tion, but one of the ballots was considered void as both names were marked. So close was the election that the board counted and recounted and a final check was made by member and me cicrk of the board. The vote cast Monday was considered normal. Last year's eiecuon Drought out 988 c ti- zens; hqyvevor, this was said to De ono or me heaviest school board elections in years, if not mo neaviest. Actlva In PTA Mrs. Rogers has not had prev ious service witn the board but (Continued on Page Two) Von Vactor to Report for Duty June 26 City Attorney Dayton E. Van Vactor will reDnrt fnr ofIIvk duty with the United States army air corps headquarters in San Francisco on June 26,. fol lowing word from the war de partment. Van Vactor received his commission as captain on Monday. No successor has been named to fill Van Vactor's post with the city, Mayor John H. Houston said late Tuesday. ; CaDtaln Van Vnotnr irvert In the first World war with E Com pany, 37th Engineers, and spent one year overseas. He took part In the St. Mihlel, Meusse Argonno and Alsne-Marne of fensives and served with the army of occupation In Germany. He was discharged with the (Continued on Page Two) . Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE (First gome) R. H, E. New York 6 10 1 Detroit 7 9 3 Donald,' Branch (6),' Llndell (8), and Dickey; Benton, ' Hen show (6), and Tcbbetts. NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Pittsburgh '. 1-8 0 Philadelphia B 12 0 Hamlin, Lannlng (3), Wllke (8), and Lopez, Phelps; : Pod gnjny, and Livingston. R. H. E. Cincinnati 8 7 0 Boston ... 0 7 2 Vandermeer and Hemsley; Javery, Ericksdn (8), and Kluttz. R.. H. E. St. Louis ........ 4 ' 10 0 New York 8 ; 7 0 Pollet, Beazlcy (6) and W. Cooper; Hubbcll and Danlng. (10 Innings). , , IS. ROGERS H SCHOOL BOARD POST If J J , ! V Klamatii.Falls', sera rubber! and businms nouses contributed Thelrn Hlley shows soma of tha I, ism isw M ir j- Qld Tires, Doormats, Tennis Shoes, Girdles Pile Up in Klamath's Rubber Campaign Old ' rubber ' tires, bathing caps, swimming suits, inner tubes, doormats, tennis shoes, balls, garters, boots, suspend ers, . bicycle grips and . pedals and evn girdles poured into local service stations today as Klamath Falls' scrap rubber pile passed the 27-ton mark and continued to mount. A survey indicated the total weight in oil distributors' yards by nightfall would be upwards of 55,600 pounds. Bulk of the tonnage was in worn-out rub ber tires but - small' household items and wearing apparel were beginning to turn up in neigh borhood stations. R. O. Snodgrass,. chairman of the. city, drive, said that ' ton nage reports were being turned directly into state headquarters by Individual -oil concerns and that exact daily totals would not be possible until after' the drive is over. . Other oil men were encour aged by the Klamath showing and expected the rubber pile to rise steadily now that the cam paign is in full swing. BLY More than a ton of rubber was collected in Bly on Japs Lose 15 Per Cent of Planes in Darwin Attack ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Australia, June 16 (P) The Japanese in their third attack in as many days on Darwin lost nearly 15 per cent of their raiding planes, General Douglas MacArtluir's headquarters an nounced today. The raid was carried out yes terday by 27 heavy bombers escorted by 15 zero-type fight ers, an allied communique said, and allied Interceptors , shot down six 1 of the fighters. Two of the defense craft were lost. TAnth residential areas and the harbor. were bombed, the. war bulletin . said, but ''material damage ' and casualties were slight." , ' FLAGS OVER PARIS LONDON, June 16 (ffl The RAF announced today that a British plane dropped two French tricolor flags on Paris last night and ' attacked : the former ministry of marine with cannon fire. 1 Rubber for Victory i , i i i v it jr. oil was xoectd to Wach 55.000 old Urea, and household . articles used, rubber donated and sold Monday, first day of the rubber drive. The fire department is handl ing : the collection with the as sistance of children of the com munity. Treats are given the (Continued on Page Two) Action Tabled On Individual Income Limit WASHINGTON, June 16 (P) Chairman Doughton (D-N. C.) said today the house ways and means committee had decided "it should not take the respon sibility now" of considering the administration's request for a $25,000 limitation on individual incomes after payment of taxes. Members said that they un derstood that the request prob ably would not be considered in connection with the pending tax bill. Mr. Roosevelt was reported to have suggested that the pend ing tax bill be divided into two parts, with all efforts being di rected first to final congression al action on excise levies that (Continued on Page Two) urn jst X7. i r t t - t .s zr.r - 4 j u Six New Atlantic Sinkings Raises Ship Total to 271 By The Associated Press Six newly announced ship sinkings in the submarine-dotted western Atlantic put the war total of destroyed allied and neutral vessels in that area at 271 today while the navy pon dered the fate of an American freighter missing for four months. ' Navy and other reports of the recent victims said that the ever active U-boats had picked, off two American merchantmen in Cuban waters, a large Panaman ian cargo vessel In the Gulf of Mexico, a Norwegian tanker off South. America,, an unidentified ship in the Atlantic. and a Brit ish schooner off the British West Indies. Naval and shipping circles were discussing the disappear - rBI .1 Hlm.lv I f -.' i... ,11m 4 1 pounds bn nftihtfaff'sir citlsens to th national drlT. AtiOTS, to tha campaign;; ; ' HOUSE OKEHS AID TO Married Men May Be ; Deferred by Boards - WASHINGTON, June 16 (AP) The house completed legislative action today on a bill providing for financial aid to dependents of service men through deduc tions from army and navy pay checks and supplementary allow ances from the government. ' As sent to the White House, the - compromise legislation also contained a provision giving se lective service authorities power to defer from the draft married men on the basis of their family relationship regardless of actual financial dependency. - Chairman May (D-Ky.) of the military committee,' "told the house this provision was , in tended to emphasize the congres sional policy "not to break up the institution of the home. Final congressional action was (Continued on Page Two) - Russians Counter-Attack LONDON, June 16 () Reu ters quoted the Moscow radio as saying tonight that Russian troops were counter-attacking and advancing on the Kharkov front at several points. , ance without a trace of the' New Orleans freighter Miraflores of the Standard Fruit and Steam ship company, last sighted Feb ruary 15. Like the U.-S. navy collier Cyclops, which vanished In 1918 during the world war en route home from Brazil and was never heard of again, the Miraflores provided another wartime mys tery. . . . .: , . .'. . . Neither the ship nor its crew has been reported since last seen off the Haitian coast, the navy revealed yesterday. The Miraflores, a vessel of 2158 gross tons and 270 feet long, sailed from New Orleans February 6 with a crew of 34 on a routine voyage to Haiti, and departed from Haiti for New York Feb ruary 14. ' 7 II nuuiu I I UIIUL TAKES BEATING British Supplies Get To Tobruk, Malta; Despite Attack- By ROGCR C. GREENE , Associated Press War Editor .The United States army- air force, in action for the first tune alongside the RAF in the central and eastern Mediterranean, was credited officially today with, part in the smashing air and. sea assault in which two Italian bat tleships were set afire, a 10,000 ton : cruiser was sunk, :and , a smaller cruiser and . destroyer were damaged, Simultaneously, the British admiralty, and air ministry an nounced that new supplies had been successfully delivered ta ' the., garrisons at Malta and To bruk. . . j . .. ., ". i Loss Suffered ,' The , communique . acknpw ledged that the convoy suffered some loss but said .'fantasy enemy claims" of losses inflicted on the convoy and escorting craft were ''without any foundation." The Germans had claimed. 31 ships .sunk or damaged, the Italians 20. The admiralty also. said , two destroyers were sunk, apparently in . addition to . two destroyers previously reported damaged. ; ,The RAF announcement in a special communique- from Cairo . that, American fliers liad. been .in . tho Mediterranean fight, for the last .four days began ip .bring into focus the picture of -th thundering sea-air fight in the straits, between Italy and Africa , which, the. axis -previously had . sought to pass off as their own 'success. " ' ' ' ' - U, S. Planes Help" ' Taking part in the attack, said the RAF xommunldue.i were "a force : of Liberator ' aircraft; the majority, of which were Amer- ; ican-manned by . the : United : States. army air forced . -.. ' The ' consolidated Liberators ' .are. powerful .four-motored Unit- ' ed States bombers akin to the ' big flying fortresses which-help- : ed shower destruction upon the Japanese in the battles of the j Coral sea and Midway. . ' :'- ' , r Altogether, - two strong". Ital- -.... (Continued on Page Two) ' Lexington Men . To Be Honored ' ; At Friday Rally Klamath will hold rally Friday 'evening honoring ' its men of the' crew of the USS Lexington, and 'two of them Jack Waits and Wesley Yancey will be present for the Occa sion, It was announced Tues day. , ' " The rally will feature war bond sales and navy recruiting. It Is expected 38 men will be recruited for; the - navy,;' and enough war bonds sold, to out fit these men and pay their ex penses until they are put ', on Uncle Sam's ships. . . . . . The rally will be held on the courthouse steps at 7:45 p, m. Friday. Lee Jacobs will be mas ter of ceremonies. Richardson Is Eastern Oregon OPA Manager PORTLAND, June 16 (IV-! Harley H. Richardson, LaGrande, will be eastern Oregon district manager for price and rationing boards. : ' ! Richard G. Montgomery, Ore gon . OPA , director, announced yesterday that ' district head quarters will be opened In LaGrande June 27 with; Richard son heading a staff ot'25, all to be selected from eastern Or gon,' ".; ; .-, ... , - FHQM AIRCRAFT News Index City Briefs ...:,. Page 8 Courthouse Records .....Pag 4 Comics and Story .. .Page 8 Editorials .Page 4 information ...Page 8 Market, Financial Page 2 Patterns ...Paga 7 Sports .......... ..Page ' ' " '' t .