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M . .! I MiiVVVVVirVrvvrrTrTrr-i - r r-r n n t t t - t t - r 1 ,J Blackout Signal Weather News . August 7 High 93, Lew 49 Precipitation as oi August 1. 1940 Last year ., , 14.17 Normal ..-... ...........12.10 One S-mlnute blast on sirens and whistles is the signal for blackout In Klamath Palis. Another long blast, during black out. Is a signal lor all-cltar. In preceu tloniry periods, watch your street lights. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES stream year to dsts . 13.17 PRICE FIVB CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY. AUGUST 8, 1942 Number 9561 U0 u AT? fM ; 'i iliiP: Mm Bv FRANK JENKINS ) jblX of tho eight nazi saboteurs p are executed. Two turn ', Hate's evldeneo (using tho civil ' iiin torm) unit get life Imprison f Oicnt, :4 It la a Rood sign, Indicating )int us a nation we're not weak ' Or sontlmonliil. f You cim't ho weak und sentl- iontol and WIN A WAU. a " ' ' i; THE only good news from Rus ; sla today (us for weeks punt) (n LACK of news" Indicating da- jpioralizatlon of tlia Russian ' armies. 5 Until that happens, there la hope. i fTHE Offlco of Wnr Informn ; r- tlon, In n review of the U. 8. : inilluiry and production slluntlon : just issued In Washington, anys: j "To win a total war we must . fight it totally, ond wo uro NOT S'' fighting It tlinl hnrd." i . T"HIS question cornea Instantly . j Into tho minds of all of us F 'Vitslders: ,J "WHO Isn't flKhting hard nougl and WHY?" i In unking that question, we ' aren't arguing or passing tho 'buck. H Wo WANT TO KNOW. ; i ..... fcflIrtyAmfrtican pwpic want Jo. ;iA be led to victory. ; $ They are willing to FOLLOW, no matter where tho road may i- ylend or how hard it may bo to y Irovcl. They tiro NOT hanging !; back. ; I But there Is no CLEAR voice ;;of leadership. i One person In authority says one thing one day and another person in authority says some thing else tho next dtiy. j There Is llttlo agreement, i Thero Is MUCH confusion. ' ( ATi lcnsl tl,nl ls way 11 M seems to this outsider, who -nows nothing but what ho rcuds ', Jlnd hours from day to day.) H ... ; VlANDHI gels from his All !. India congress a practically ; unanimous authorization to lead I a wartime civil disobedience ' campaign against tho British In i India. Amendments designed to I soften tho tone of tho outhoriza i tlon ond remove from it tho ap ' pcarancc of deliberate aid to tho axis aro voted down. ' I Tho show-down In lndln seems r i to bo obout horo. CTOCKHOLM (Sweden) dls !,j patches report today thut a 'slato of alert has been ordered by tho Germans all along the ; 3 Norwegian coast. At the sumo tlmo, tho Norwegians arb warned that DEATH will bo tho penalty jfor aiding tho allies. f The Dutch and the French . isycro similarly warned several J Jnys ago. (Straws in tho air maybe something; maybe not.) nEPHESENTATIVE Mngnuson, of Washington, a member of the houso naval affairs commit tee and until recently In active service In tho navy, Bays In Seattle: . . "Japan and Russia have been at wnr for somo time and the Jnps hnvo sunk several Rus sian ships, Justifying tho sink ings on tho ground that tho ves sels carried U, S. materials. 1 "Wnr between Japan and Rus sin started when tho Jnps begnn strengthening their forces In Manchuria and when they seized Klskn nntl Atttt Islands." 'T'HE Jnps occupied the western Aleutian Islnnds, Mngnuson says, to: 1. Bent us to it. ' 2. Get valunblo weather In- .Airmntlon. M 3. Sccuro a flunking position i on tho U. S.-Russiun supply lino. I; Ho doesn't think they'll use Klskn and Attn as bnses for on I attack on tho U. S. coast, They might as well stnrt from home, ho says, as from these relatively 1 close-by Island? OWI Paints Gloomy Picture Of War Effort WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AP) A gloomy picture of America's war efforts to date wus laid be foro the nation today In a warn ing by tho office of war Infor mation that material are fall ing to reach tho fighting front In the time and the volume needed to win, Reviewing the military and production situation, OWI as sorted last night thut output of fighting phmcs, Uiiiks, most types of artillery and naval ves sels fell behind schedula In June and expressed doubt that "all of tis realize how hard wo arc going to liuvo to work to win." "To win n total war wo must fight It totally," OWI suld, "and we tiro not fighting it that hnrd." A similar tone was expressed In Australia whero War Corres pondent Norman Stockton of tho Melhourno Herald asserted "our allies have got to realize the grim fact that wo are still fighting a losing war and. that thero is no possibility of an of fensive from this country until real material aid is forthcom ing." Stockton described General Douglas MucArthur as an "offensive-minded" leader who ap parently could not toko the of fensive because of tho lack of material aid. Simultaneously, Premier Mit chell Hepburn of Ontario pre dicted In a speech at Forquo, Out., that "We are going to have un attack on tho Atlantic coast very soon, and a two ocean attack In tho near fu ture." OWI cautioned that "We could loso this war," and declared that while some Individual -Americans- hud mode groat sac rifices, "us a nation we are not (Continued on Page Two) - Klamath Basin Heads for Record Agricultural Year (Editor's Note: This Is another of a scries of weekly articles dealing with war-time effects on productive activity in tho Klam ath country.) Br BOB LEONARD It seems to us thero has been a redundancy of conversation ancnt the Industrial aspects of tho wln-the-war effort. There Is much talk about 50 doy delivery of Liberty ships, 125.000 planes per year, and cargo carriers of tho air; mucin argument over pipe lines and gasoline; and much, much fret ting and practically nothing else over rubber und can wo hnvo tires. Thero has been also practical ly no concern as to whether our armies and we aro going to cat. Which pcrforco leads to the as 'City Guys' BUslarad hands and sore Iff ness men who help their farmer irlends in the hay crop during the farm labor shortage In the basin. The picture here shows group at work on the hay crop of Beverly Thomas, Left to rlghti Charles Thomas, Walter Lassett, Scott. Smith, Cirl Stelnselfer and Dick Reeder. NAZIS SMASH AT Norwegian Coast on Alert;, Mediterran- r ean Convoy Hit By ROGER D. GREENE Associated Press War Editor Adolf Hitler's drive fur the black gold of tho Caucasus ncared its first major goal to day as the Gormans smashed at the approaches of tho Maikop fields, 170 . miles south of Ros tov, while In the north tho in vaders edged closer to the great steel city of Stalingrad. For the first time, the Rus sians acknowledged that the Germans had lunged far down tho west side of the Caucasus land bridge to the middle cast after a major break through red army defenses., Dispatches to Red Star, the Russian army newspaper, said Marshal Scmcon Tlmoshcnko's armies had made a heroic but unsuccessful attempt to stem the nazi onslaught in the loop of the Kuban river above Mai kop, In the Armavir sector, 160 miles south of Rostov, and east of Krasnodar, Damolltlon With the Invaders so near, soviet demolition engineers presumably woro rcody to blow . .Mil ltiiI'T "There- Is APPROACH TO MAIKOP 0 L lHtlo diWrrntttVJlTritf;''' Aronc! MhW the bulk of tho German man arm - (Continued on Pago Two) sumption that there Is plenty for all and that the old estab lished custom will not die out. Apparently this is so, least wise in Klamath county, where we're, going to have a crop somo 15 per cent and maybe tnore over and above that of our normal Intentions for tho year 1042. That's what County Agent Charley Henderson and virtually every farmer In the countryside tell us, anyway, Biggest Year They soy that despite a crip pling labor shortage and a grow ing material scarcity we're head ed for tho biggest agricultural yenr the Klamath basin has ever had. . .. . Now Messrs. Charley Hender son and Virtually Every Former (Continued on Page' Two) Help Farmer In Labor Shortage muscles are ialrly common nowadays among Kianriitn Fans Busi lyq If - I -S is lip- - 1A These Klamath kids, like msny others and quite a few oldsters, rode in army peeps as a feature of Army Show Day here Saturday. Technical Sergeant Clemens drove the peep. War bond buyers got peep rides. . . i . : ALEUTS, SOLOMONS Battle .Continuing in 1 . ,..... Discloses WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AP) Hcovy attacks by United States naval forces on Japanese instal lations in the Solomon Islands In the southwest Pacific and in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska were announced today by the navy. Air and surface forces joined In the assault on the enemy in the southeastern part of the Solomon islands. Tho navy em phasized that the attack was in "force" and thot the battle was continuing. Referring to the Aleutians whero the Jnpnnese have land ed on three Islnnds the navy said its forces bombarded en emy ships and shore establish ments at Kiskn. ' In this engagement also sur fuce units ployed a major part. Besides Kiskn. tho Japanese (Continued on Pago Two) Heaping Peepful of People tpmwnum mrm' Bond Buyers Are Doing Lots Of Peep Riding l This U "army show day" in Klamath Falls, and lucky war '- savings bond -buyers as doing a let of peep riding. The army brought eight of the little reconnaissance cars her from Medford, along with' some guns and other fighting equipment. - All persons who have purchased bonds since July 29. or buy bonds before the evening program is over Saturday, ire entitled to rides in the peeps. Headquarters for tho show are in front of the chamber of commerce and courthouse. A big crowd had gathered there at noon. The chamber offices will be kept open until 9 p. m. for purchase of bonds, entitling each purchaser to a peep ride. Riot Quelled at Santa Anita Japanese Center LOS ANGELES. Aug. 8 (P) Two hundred military . police were called inside the Japanese Assembly Center at Santa Anita last Tuesday to quell a disturb ance, the Wartime Civilian Con trol Administration disclosed to day. '' One of the evacuees, suspected of being an informer, was set upon and badly beaten by a huge crowd of Japanese. He was res cued by the soldiers and taken to a hospital. The'WCCA statement follows: "After being- stationed ' within the Japanese Assembly Center at Santa Anita for three days, the result of a disturbance, ac cented by an assault upon' an evacue of Japanese and Korean ancestry, Tuesday afternoon,. the military police were withdrawn Friday evening. "Tho assault upon the evacue occurred during the routine In spection by the interior police Suspected of being an informer, the evacue was set upon by sev eral hundred other evneues. "A milling crowd of about 2,000 Japanese gathered almost at once. The military police sta tioned outside the center were summoned. Some 200 were or dered In. The beaten evacue, badly but not seriously hurt, was rescued by the soldiers and re moved to a hospital. News Index City Briefs v.... Page 3 Comics and Story Page 10 Courthouse Records ......Page 11 Editorial .....Page 4 Inf brrnatlori Page 3 Market, Financial Pago 11 Radio Day by Day Page 8 Society Page 6-6-7-8 Sport Page 8 J va 1'r.V,. x&jtT t ,-. iii' i m i0m iff tw: i m .'.., .. .1,' MA I .... ... HE SYST Machinery Set Up. for Overnight bwitch If Necessary WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AP) Uncle Sam was paving the way today for possible inauguration of a universal rationing system under which the government could determine the war-time allotments of all citizens for scarce commodities and articles. The office of price adminis tration disclosed it was prepar ing a general ration, book, ap plicable to any article, which would enable the start of ra tioning "almost overnight." Paul M. O'Leary, deputy OPA administrator in charge of ra tioning, explained the plan was designed to put rationing into operation immediately after the need arose. He said machinery was being set up for rationing many commodities "in which there is no present need for ra tioning." "We're like the fire depart ment," O'Leary said. "It gets its fire fighting equipment ahead of time so that when the alarm sounds they don't have to go shopping for a fire engine in order to go to a fire." OPA said the general ration books were being designed "ex perimentally" a t the govern ment printing office. "If it can be made workable, we would have in our hands an instrument that would enable us (Continued on Page Two) Indifferent War Workers Subject To Draft Report SEATTLE, Aug. 8 (AP) War industry employes whose hearts are not in their work face inv mediate induction Into ' the army, Col. Walter J. DeLong state director of selective ser vice, warned yesterday. Henceforth, he told the chair men of Seattle draft boards, requests for deferment or for renewal of deferment upon oc cupational grounds must be ae companied by a report show ing the employe's attitude to' wards his work. Employers will be expected to report promptly to local boards any unjustified absenc es from work, any tendency to move from Job to Job and plant to plant or any other evidence that suggests indifference. Married men who do not show a conscientious effort In war lndustr!cswiUbe trans ferred Immediately from class 3-B to 3-A, DeLong warned, and will be subjeel to Immedi ate induction as soon as boards begin calling married men. Two Get Prison Sentence for Sabotage Plan WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AP) The White House an- nounced today that six of eight nazi saboteurs had been executed today, the first eoine to death bv the electric chair at noon. The two saboteurs spared were Ernest P. Burger, who was eiven a life prison sentence st hard labui and George John Dasch, sentenced to 30 years at hard labor. STOTTS NAMED TO HEAD REAL ESTATE BOARDS Adjustment Factor in Low Scale Rentals Asked . Members of the Oregon As sociation of Beat Estate Boards elected Claude G. Stotts of Marshfield president and asked the government for an adjust ment - factor in assertedly low scale rentals in some state dis tricts today in winding up their "David B.. Simpson" eighth an nual convention in the Willard hotel .1 K,.,. -v i The association, ' also named . Killwm-V.'Barendrick Df Port land first vice president,' F. E. Arnold of Portland, treasurer and renamed Larry WV Borne of Portland secretary. 1 " Morning and noon sessions to day wound up the three-day con clave highlighted by addresses by Dr. Donald Erb, president of the University of Oregon, and prominent state realtors. The rental' resolution topped several other commendatory ac- (Continued on Page Two) Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 13 0 New York 8 10 3 Marchildon and Swift; Chand ler and Dickey. NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Brooklyn .... ...0 , 3 0 Boston 2 5 1 Wyatt and Owen; Salvo and Lombardi. (First game) R. H. E. Chicago 1 7 0 Cincinnati ........1. 2 10 0 Warneke and McCullough; Derringer, Beggs (9) and Lake- man. (12 innings). Japan, Russia Already At War, Magnuson Says SEATTLE, Aug. 8 (P) Japan and Russia have been at war for some time and the Japanese have already sunk several Russian ships in the Pacific, according to "commdn knowledge" in Washington, D. C, Rep. Warren G. Magnuson, (D-Wash.), said yesterday. Magnuson, a member of the house naval affairs committee, who until recently was on aotive duty as a lieutenant-commander in the U. S. navy, arrived from tho national capital en route to Alaska to inspect territorial de fenses. The Japanese justify their sinking of Russian ships on the ground the soviet vessels were carrying American materials, Magnuson said. "War between Japan and Rus sia started," Magnuson told in terviewers, "when the Japs be gan strengthening their forces In Manchuria and when they seized Attu and Kiska islands in the Aleutians." The congressman said it was generally believed iirWashing ton the Japs occupied the west ernmost Aleutian islands for three reasons: "First, they beat us to it. They knew we'd be there sooner or These, a White House state ment , said, had prison terms granted them rather than death' sentences "because of thetr as sistance to the government of the United States in the apprehen sion and conviction of the others. Electrocuted The six who paid the death penalty for coming to the United States in nazi U-boats to burn and blast vital war installations were electrocuted in the District of Columbia jail. The executions were carried out a month to the day after a military commission began try-' ing them on espionage and sabc- ' tage charges. The eight men came equipped with explosives and materials for incendiarism,-. four landing in Florida and four on Long Island. The text of the White House, announcement: "The president completed his review on the findings and sen tences of the military commis sion appointed by him on July 2, 1942 which tried the eight nazi saboteurs. "The president approved the judgment of . the military com - (Continued pn Page Two) Allied Airmen Unload Bombs on Rabaul, Lae ?- GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Aug. 8 UP) Striking their mightiest blow yet at Japanese held Rabaul, Allied airmen un loaded IS tons of bombs on that New Britain ivansion base yes terday and churned up destruc tion at Lae, New Guinea, with 2,000-pound demolition bombs. Seven of 20 challenging Jap anese Zero fighters were report ed shot down over-Rabaul at a cost of only one Allied plane, ' although other raiders were dam-, aged and there were some cas- ' ualties. This daring and destructive as sault, by heavy bombers in day light, was aimed at Vunakanau airdrome, the main enemy air base in New Britain. An Allied communique said every one of the bombs hit the target area. Medium bombers carried out the attack on Lae, also by day; light, and the communique's ref erence to the use of 2,000-pound bombs was the first disclosure that such potent explosives were being dropped on the Japanese. later in offensive action against the Japs home islands. , "Secondly, they wanted weath er information from that area. Because the weather moves from' northwest to southwest across the continent from the north Pacific, they are now in a posi tion to know what kind of weath er we're having along the west coast and in the northern in terior. i "But the last and perhaps the most important reason was to be able to straddle the Russian supply line from the American' west coast. 1 "The value of Klska and Attu to them is simply this they can harass the lend-lease supply to Russia and their flank is pro tected when they make an. at tack on Siberia." ...'.. Magnuson said he did not be lieve the outer-most Aleutians would serve as a base for an in vasion of the Pacific coast. "The Japs could Just as easily assemble an invasion force In their home islands and sail by Klska on their way east. If they were going to invade Alaska they would go right on by " the Aleutians. In fact I don't know of a better place for 20,000 Japs to be occupied than in Klska or Attu. They're no good until they're taken off again." ' ' i -'..- f .
