HERALD 'AND' NEWS, KL'AMATH FALLS, OREGON
June 20, 1041
TAGE TWO
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ELECTED HEAD
Fred A. LaForge, prominent
in American legion affairs, wai
elected commander of Klamath
rC S mi m iiicvtliia irciu
Tuesday night Other officers
. named for the coming year In
cluded L. L. Lombard, first vice
commander; J. H. Gallagher,
second vice commander; Calvin
H. Ellis, adjutant and service of
ficer; Elmer F. Merritt, finance
officer; R. D. McGhehey, T. S.
Abbott, F. M. Hooten, James R.
Fowler and Earl Templar, mem
bers of the executive committee.
Delegates to the Portland
convention to be held July 24
and 25 are Fred LaForge, Angus
Newton, Fred Heilbronner and
O. D. Matthews. Alternates, M.
E. Cooper, C F. O'Loughlin,
Earl Templar, W. J. Bucknell
and Elmer Merritt-
Upon recommendation of the
post. Commander Angus New
ton appointed M. E. Cornett
and R. D. McGhehey to fill the
vacancies on the Buckaroo Days
committee, xney wui succeed
Major Dewey Powell who is In
the service and Lester Finley
who recently joined the marines.
Remodeling of the Legion hall
is about completed and a house
warming Is planned soon, it was
announced. The new quarters
are attractive and will be en
joyed by the membership. Kiam-
ath post also bought an addi
tional $300 in bonds this week.
BATTLE MIES
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IS but said nothing about it of
ficially for several days.
. . The Russians have been hold
ing two salients which pointed
toward Smolensk, 220 miles
west of Moscow.
One extends through Dorogo
buzh, SO miles southeast of
Smolensk and only 20 miles
south of the Smolensk-Moscow
highway.
Meanwhile, reinforced nazi
troops perhaps spurred by
hopes of a token victory for the
' first anniversary of the German
Russian war Monday appeared
to be increasing pressure upon
smoking and explosive-scarred
Sevastopol.
Soviet dispatches said fresh
soldiers had joined Gen. Erich
von Mannstein'a assault divis
, ions to replace the thousands
who had fallen in the all-out
offensive he launched against
the Crimean naval base IS days
ago.
A Berlin declaration that de
fenses of the besieged Crimean
stronghold had been cracked was
not confirmed here.
"Our infantrymen, sailors and
artillerymen, repelling attacks of
the enemy, are delivering ever
new blows against them," the
soviet information bureau said
in a communique.
Russian warships in the Bar
ents sea sank a 13,000-ton axis
transport and Russian fliers, in
addition to other work, destroy
ed an enemy torpedo boat, the
communique reported.
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Included among the officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of th Department of Oregon who will hold their 22nd annual
encampment in Klamath Falls from Wednesday to Friday of this
week, and the VFW auxiliary which win held its 15th annual
encampment at the same time, will be Department Commander
Louis E. Starr (upper left). Department Senior Vice commander
Herman E. Lafky (upper right). Department Quartermaster and
Adjutant W. E. McGuifin (lower left) and "Department Senior
Vice President Edith Mudd (lower right), of the auxiliary. The
highlight of the encampment will be the joint memorial service
to be held at the KUHS auditorium at 8 o'clock on Wednesday
evening. The memorial service will be called to order by Depart
ment Commander Starr and the program will include the invoca
tion by the Rev. E. V. Haynea. the song, "Nearer My God to
Thee." a ritual service under the direction of Department Chap
lain Windus. the VFW memorial song. "Sleep. Soldier Boy." by
the Klamath Lutheran mala octet, a memorial address by Past
National Chaplain Perry Smith, the song. "America," and the
benediction by Father B. J. Scott.
Jack Waits, "Lex"
Veteran, Tells
Story of Battle 1
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banked away from the ship. A
moment later two of the fish
hit with a thud felt through the
entire hulk of the big Lex.
Our gun was undamaged
however, and from then on we
were busy boys as wave, after
wave of torpedo planes and dive
bombers converged on us from
all sides. But, as I've said, their
aim was highly inaccurate in
view of their numbers.
Then, too, our fighter planes
were aloft and engaging 'em
wherever they could find 'em.
That helped a lot.
During the battle, our battery
was ordered to switch fire from
port to starboard several times.
Normally we fired to port.
But we got two of 'em. The
one I remember most was a tor
pedo craft which had loosed its
fish at our port side, then banked
to its left so that for a short
moment it was running parallel
to the Lex and in the same di
rection.
Perfect Target
It presented a perfect target
and we let the Jap have it with
all four barrels. The plane was
vitally hit, perhaps the shells
killed the pilot, for it immediate
ly began to drift to the right and
crashed into the side of the car
rier toward the bow from us.
I don't think all the torpedoes
which crashed into the sides of
the big ship did much damage.
That is, if it hacLi't been for the
fires started deep within.
They did give us a list of
about 10 degrees to port but
within six minutes after the bat
tle was over the Lex was right
ed and steaming steadily for
ward at 20 knots. To me, that
showed the excellency of our of
ficers and the perfect coordina
tion they had with the men.
I don't think there's a more
capable carrier commander than
Captain F. E. Sherman, our skip
per, who was the last man off
the ship. I understand that since
the battle he has been made a
rear-admiral.
Well, as I've related, the at
tack lasted 24 minutes. I knew
that several guns around us had
been silenced but ours came
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through without the loss of a
man.
After the fight was over we
had little to do although we re
mained at our stations. We didn't
know at the time that the Jap
carriers had been engaged and
had a lot of trouble right at their
doorstep.
Big Explosion
Two hours rf terward, at about
2 o'clock, a big explosion almost
directly below us shook the ship
and gave us a second list of
about three degrees. It was fol
lowed by a succession of smaller
blasts that were to continue all
afternoon.
At about 4:30 the command
was given to abandon ship. I
went forward which was a mis
take for I found out afterwards
that the ship's store of ice cream
had been broken out and found
my shipmates cutting down life
rafts and lowering lines to the
water.
I grabbed one on the port side,
after inflating the life jacket I
bad worn during the entire at
tack, and slipped into the calm
but oily water.
It was only then that I felt
fear all of us had been too busy
before that, I think for the cur
rent kept pulling me back to
ward the ship's side.
Finally the doomed Lex's big
hulk the engines had been
stopped floated astern and
away from me. In the meantime
I didn't know but what it might
blow up at any minute.
Picked Up
Fifty minutes later it must
have been almost six o'clock by
then I was picked up by a
launch and taken to a cruiser.
Meanwhile fires began to
break out on our ship from stem
to stern. Suddenly the biggest
blast of them all blotted out the
center in a blinding flash of light
which looked like a colossal pho
tographic bulb exploding.
When I last looked, our ship
was flaming from stem to item.
I felt pretty rotten about It and
I guess the rest of the boys did
too.
I understand that a little later
one of our destroyers steamed
within range and threw several
fish into her to keep her from
becoming a floating derelict
I don't know whether or not
I'll again be assigned to carrier
duty unless I'm good enough to
make it as a pilot. I learned in
San Diego that my application
for naval air corps training had
been accepted and as soon as
they've room for me I expect to
be transferred to the air arm.
I don't know what my assign
ment will be in the meantime
but, in one way or another, I'd
like another crack at the Japa
nese' m soon possible.
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
Craed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
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ALLIED ATTACK
WAITS PROPER
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only a successful attack would
help the allies and that "failure
would damage and would not
assist our common cause."
"When we strike, let us strike
hard and with determination to
march through to Berlin before
we call a final halt," he said.
USD URGES SPEEDY
CLEANUP OF DRIVE
Chalking up over half of Its
58600 quota, USO drive offi
cials Saturday announced that
Klamath citizens have contri
buted $3,387 so far "to help
someone they know." With more
boys entering the services every
day, drive workers laid special
stress on the tremendous im
portanace of civilian support,
and urged that contributions be
made speedily to carry on the
work.
One hundred percenters lo
cal groups whose members have
every one made their contribution-
grew In numbfF RatiirrfaVj
with six firms added to the hon
or roll: Balslger Motor company;
Big Lakes Box company; Ever
body's Drug store; Klamath Sec
ond Hand store; Conifer Lum
ber company and Kelplne Ply
wood company.
. Members of the Stewart-Len
ox Community club knew exact
ly what to do with the seven
odd dollars they had left after
the purchase of a war bond
they turned it in to the USO
Saturday morning, and it will go
to help entertain the boys, con
tribute to navy relief and local
troop entertainment.
Klamath Queen
Candidates Meet
Friday Night
A group of Klamath girls, rep
resenting various parts of t h e
county, met at the Elk hotel with
representatives of the Junior
chamber of commerce Friday
night and were advised on the
progress of the Victory rodeo
queens contest to be held July
4 and 5 by Klamath Buckaroo
days.
Estle Affleck, Junior chamber
chairman 6T the contest, stated
Saturday other candidates who
were unable to attend the meet
ing Friday night would be ad
vised of the next gathering at
which time the queen will be
named.
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6-22
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6-23
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FOR SALE Equity 1940 Ply
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very reasonable for quick
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FOR SALE OR TRADE Four
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A CAFE, bar and pool business
making better than $4000 net
annually, located on lot 30 by
140 with good building. Not
located in the Falls. Price In
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and large stock for $12,000.
Health failure reason for sell
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Proprietors
Tl
Ration Board
For Second
Ration board officials today
wore high in their praise of the
numerous cltixcns throughout
the county who volunteered and
assisted in the registration for
canning sugar certificates which
took place this week. These vol
unteers all served without pay
and devoted many hours of tedi
ous work In registering and Is
suing certificates so that Klam
Mtft liuuMTwivi-a cOuid secure
sugar for this season's canning,
it was stated.
However, from the registra
tion figures it was apparent that
many housewives put off regis
tering until the Inst day, and so
swamped the registration boards
that all were not able o secure
their certificates. For this rea
son the board has designated
Friday, June 26, as another reg
istration day and appealed to the
civic-minded citizens of the coun
ty to again volunteer their ser
vices for this registration.
As soon as dotalls can be
worked out, announcement will
be made through this newspaper
of the various registration
places. These places will be ap
proximately the same as those
used this week, but in some In
stances must be changed. People
in the outlying communities are
asked to watch for announce
ments of the registration places,
which will be posted in their
local post offices. In most In
stances school houses will be
used for the registration, but in
Navy Recruiting
Score Card
This Is the Klamath navy
recruiting scoreboard. It shows
the quota for local recruiting
for the navy by June 23, how
many have been signed up,
and how many to go.
Quota 38
Recruited 14
Yet to go 24
Radio
Day by Day
Pacific War Tim
NEW YORK. June 20 (Wide
World) Of the 50 or so war
effort programs being carried
each week, the only one listed to
continue for the duration is the
official army hour of NBC. It's
slogan is; "On the Air Until Vic
tory." On Saturday night lists: CBS
4 p. m. People's Platform, "Axis
State of Mind;" 7:15 Dr. Frank
Klngdon, "Congress in War
time;" 7:30 Cleveland Orchestra,
new series; BLU 6 Summer
Symphony, Dr. Black.
Sunday brings: Talks 8 a. m.
Reviewing Stand "Price Fixing;"
CBS 9:15 p. m. Rabbi Louis Fin
kelstein on "War and Religion;"
NBC 11:30 Round-Table; BLU
12:15 Wake up Forum new time
"War and Free Enterprise;" CBS
1, Archbishop of Canterbury
from London; MBS 3, Secretary
Ickes on "We Americans Mean
Business;" MBS 5, Forum "Labor-Management
Relations."
Premieres NBC . V:45 a. m.
Commando Mory, dramatic;
NBC 2 p. m. Dear Adolf, with
Raymond Massey; CBS 4:15 Lou
Holtz and Mildred Bailey.
NBC 10:15, 12:15, 2:15 Hale
America Golf; 2:30 Betta Davis
in "Adolf and Mrs. Runyan;" 4
Victory Parade, Rudy Vallee.
BLU 1:30 Army-Navy Game,
Quiz.
Monday expectations: CBS
12:30 Bruce Barton on "Adver
tising In Wartime."
Continuous
Today From Noonl
LAST COMPLETE
SHOW STARTS
AT MIDNIGHT!
'A .
SPECIAL ADDED
The Year's Greatest
Fsaturettel
Lieutenant
JAMES STEWART
In
"WINNING YOUR WINGS"
Also
j "Carnival In Braiil"
Sets Friday
Sugar Sign-Up
some of the communities more
convenient locations will be
chosen.
Eligibility
Those eligible to rrRlslor for
canning sugar are family units,
which must show the amount of
fruit canned in the 1941 season,
or give satisfactory evidence
that canning is a practice of the
unit if no canning was done In
iWHi. One pound of sugar is al
lowed for every four quarts of
fruit. The registrant must bring
his war ration book for endorse
ment at the time of rojlstrntlon.
If no book was received at tho
time of consumer registration
due to excess sugar, special pro
vision is made to take care of
these cases and credit can bo
given and books issued at an
earlier date.
The board further stated that
the limited staff working at the
office, 323 Main street, is far be
hind in Its work of Issuing books
applied for this week. It ap
pealed to th public to be pa
tient and give time for the work
to be done. They also publicly
expressed their appreciation to
the chamber of commerce for the
furnishing of quarters, equip
ment, and the services of its staff
In this registration, and to the
Klamath' county court for pro
viding additional clerical assist
ance. It was pointed out that the
chamber of commerce Is receiv
ing no remuneration from any
source for this work.
Editorials on Newt
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Then a special anti-tank gun of
about 1-lnch bore was developed.
Anti-tank guns have been In
creasing steadily In bore and
fire power.
"THIS Is tho point
A The British military leaders
COULDNT IMAGINE an anti
tank gun of 31-Inch bore.
The Germans COULD.
It came in handy in the pinch
that counted.
A NOTHER instance of lack of
Imagination:
Alexander dc Sevcrsky, in his
new book "Victory Through Air
Power," tells us that in the crit
ical years preceding this war
our own army refused to mount
multiple machine guns in the
wings of warplanes and ruled
out the use of airplane cannon.
They couldn't IMAGINE such
developments,
Tho British COULD AND DID
imagine them, and as a result
their heavily-gunned Spitfires
and Hurricanes were able to lick
the German air force and save
England.
Imagination counts in war.
OUR own army LATER added
iuuut)jic iiiaiimic guns ana
cannon, as well u armor, to its
warplanes. The cannons are
comlna In handv. ax vnn mmv
judge from this dispatch from
niacArinur s headquarters In
Australia:
"Lieutenant Brown, an Oak
Park, 111., 25-year-old, today
picked out a Jap Zero ftghtur,
attacked it with his CANNON
and it burst Into a million
pieces."
Arthur McReynolds
Found Dead Friday
Arthur McReynolds, about 60,
neffro. wan fmtnri h&h in 1.1.
bed at his shack near the Great
onnern water tank outside the
city limits late Friday night.'
RIGHT
HOW!
THE THUNDERING
1942 VERSION OF
THE GREATEST
ADVENTURE EPIC
OF ALL TIME!
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pritnt
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DinwcH scon wwne
Morgan! UHOSAY Hurry CAKT
KdwnJ BAR1H0MESS
6sorgs CltVELAHD
ATTRACTION!
Cartoon O NEWS
HITLER ASKS
CESSION OF
FRENCH
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ports that Prime Milliliter Chur
chill was seeking quirk United
States help in the Mediterranean
theater were taken to Indicate
that the British bollevrd a tre
mendous German drlvo against
Sucx was impending.
While British north African
armies girded for the defense of
Egypt, Hitler's field headquart
ers announced that "the destruc
tion of SuvuMopol continues"
amid heavy fighting .around a
northern fort of tho big Crimean
naval base,
With Sevastopol out of the
way. Hitler would be In a posi
tion to send his armies Into Die
oil-rich Caucasus and down that
land bridge to the Middle East
in a thrust synchronized wllh
one eastward against Egypt and
the Suez:
Klamath Zooms
$500 Over Bond
Quota at Rally
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Weston Watson of Klamath
Falls and Norman King of Mer
rill. The boys told some of
their experiences at the time
the Lexington was lost In tho
Coral sea engagement, and Walts
spoke briefly on behalf of the
navy, thanking tho "heme folks"
for their hospitality.
Speaker of the evening was
Wilson Wiley, Klamath Falls at
torney, who gavo an inspiring
address. In tho absence of City
Attorney D. E. Van Vector,
Councilman A. H. Bussmnn
spoke on behalf of city. Made
line Mahoncy sang "Tangerine"
from "The Fleet's In," accom
panied by Emll Burald. and
Charles Stanficld directed the
city band in playing "The Star
Spangled Banner."
John Eblnger introduced the
Commandos, young women's
service group who appeared for
the first time In their blue and
white uniforms. They aided in
the selling of bonds and In the
enlistments.
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS
LEWIS Born at Klamath
Valley hospital, Klamath Falls,
Ore., June 19, 1842, to Mr. and
Mrs. Austin B. Lewis, box 237,
city, a boy. Weight: 8 pounds
6 ounces.
OLEXER Born at Klamath
Valley hospital, Klamath Falls,
Oro., Juno 10, 1042, to Mr. and
Mrs. Walter J. Olexer, Tulelake,
Calif., a girl. Weight 7 pounds
3V4 ounces.
Listen, brother there's not a
damned thing left In Cologne.
Sgt. Bud Cardinal, R. A. F., of
Fort Worth, Tex.
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WAR QUIZ ;sj
1. This dragon modal attn
ed to a yellow ribbon edgVl
with bltia Is tlio China campaign
nuidiil worn by
some American t j
soldiers. Is I"!-!
presented f o r iK -
service In this
wur or a previ
ous compalgnT
3. Is II prob
able that the re
cent sinking of
on allied ship In
the St. Law
rence rlvor was
visible from
either shore o
lhe stream?
3. Bootlicking
submission to
tho n a 1 1 s by l.-rrI
Plorre Laval shows the need of
France for another 'Tiger."
Nnme tha dauntless patriot with
Hint nickname."
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slrulglit at thnt point. Tho Cour
villa cur win sumo 12 Inches oft
the pavement at tha point of
Impact. The Indlun was not drlv
ing at an oxcowlve rata of
speed, police said.
Hood's death was attributed
to internal injuries. Neither of
his companions was Injured.
Late Saturday stato police had
not filed charges. Hood's body
wns moved to Ward's.
British Demand q
"Inquest" in W
Desert Defeat
(Continued From Page One)
major axis columns were report
ed to havo veered back west
ward after they were engaged
about 23 miles from Bardla.
Field Marshal Erwln Rom
mel's main forces were reported
re-qulpped and reorganised foi
what most Informed sources bet
lleved would be a gigantic aa
sault on Tobruk, slege-lhres
ened Libyan port 70 miles wesf
of Bardla.
FDR, Churchill
Held Mapping
Counter Blows
(Continued from Pago One)
that the British believed a O
mendous German drive against
Suet was impending, If not al
ready under way.
As for the Pacific, word from
China that the Jopanese were
preparing a blow against Siberia
was being taken with Increasing
seriousness. ,
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only one where It really pays to
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