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MINES HANG
ON 10 THREE
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iinut naval bao liiei in tht
southwest Pacific.
Paratroops
An unconfirmed Australian
report said American parachute
troops had been used as shock
forces in the assault.
Dispatches to the Yorkshire,
England, Post reported that the
Japanese fleet had "lost control
of Tulagl harbor" and declared:
"The allies have air superior
ity and are using it at sea as
well as on land."
A U. S. navy communique
said the marines, firmly en
trenched after six days of vio
lent hand-to-hand fighting, were
now consolidating their posi
tions. Kaval
- "Supporting naval forces are
engaged in bitter fighting," the
navy said.
The communique did not spec
ify whether the enemy was
bringing up warship reinforce
ments or using land-based air
craft to bolster the defense of
their ground forces. However,
allied reconnaissance showed a
spurt In enemy shipping activ
ity around Rabaul, New Britain,
a major base for Japanese troops
and supplies moving to the Solo
mons. Rabaul Hit
Striking to paralyze enemy
reinforcements, American flying
fortress smashed at the Rabaul
base for the fifth time in five
days yesterday. Gen. Douglas
MacArthur s headquarters said
the raiders left a 15.000-ton ship
and two medium-sized vessels In
flames and a fourth enemy ship
foundering.
Without the loss of a single
bomber, the giant fortress craft
shot down one of eight chal
lenging Japanese fighters and
damaged from three to six
others, United - Nations - head
quarters reported. -
Rabaul lies 700 miles north
west of the Tulagi sector In
the, southeastern Solomons,
where the ;navy said U. S.
marines were battling to expand
their gains on three Islands In
the Tulagi vicinity presumably
Florida, Guadalcanal and Mai
aita. . ... .
India Returns to .
Normal After 4 '
Days of Rioting
(Continued from Page One)
tary forces In India have been
ordered to avoid even the -appearance
of participating in the
internal strife touched off there
by Mohandas K. Gandhi's "free
dom now" campaign.
' This .was made clear. In a
four-point statement of ' policy
incorporated in orders to the
American forces' in - India and
made, public . by the . state de
partment last night. , . ; i
.-- American military units-i-con-'
listing mainly of air personnel
-have been stationed in India
for some time, engaged "princi
pally in relaying war materials
and( planes to embattled China
by air, or In aerial action
against the Japanese In Burma.
, The four-point statement em
phasized that the sole purpose
,of these American forces in In
dia, is to carry on the war
against the axis, and that the
"primary aim", of the United
States in that area is to help
China. V
420th Sinking
Breaks Four-Day
Lull in Atlantic
(Continued from Page One)
the stricken craft plunged be
neath the surface three minutes
after the torpedo struck amid
ships. A British merchant vessel di
rected to the scene by a navy
patrol plane picked up the sur
vivors after two days spent on
life rafts around which a school
of sharks had been hovering.
BEACH
HEADS
PRIORITY?
, because OLD QUAKER Whiskey gives priority to quality
iiirwfr 7;iii'AirB g st
SUItm SSSttOII fflilSICT U HOW INK WHMUY It
In Command
r C
Ml
Operations In the Solomon
islands, where U. S. marines
have forced a landing, are un
der tfcs immediate command of
Vice Admiral Robert Lee
Qhormley (above). Admiral
Ghormley is shown at a press
conference as he arrived at
Auckland, New Zealand, last
spring to take over his South
Pacific command.
RAF MAULS MAINZ;
NAZIS BOMB I
(Continued from Page One)
helpless when the raiders came
over the second night, an air
source said. This accounted for
the loss of only five British
planes, compared with 16 the
night before.
The pie-dawn raid on the
greater London area was the
first since nuisance raiders un
loaded a few bombs before day
light on July 30 and some build
ings were wrecked.
By mid-morning authorities
said all persons trapped in the
debris had been removed. Casu
alties were reported as seven
killed and at least three injured.
Editorials on News
(Continued From Page One)
anything yet, appears to be shap
ing up.
TTHERE are reports in the news
X today of fighting SIMILAR
IN SCOPE AND INTENSITY to
that in the Caucasus on the 500
mile front from Moscow to Len
ingrad. What it means is anybody's
guess. Maybe it will turn out
to be important. Maybe not.
...... -
DY way of change, let's turn
for a moment from fighting
to politics. -
The house of representatives
votes' today to permit the war
and navy departments to make
IMMEDIATE allowance and al
lotment payments to dependents
of service men. The original
legislation had provided for pay
ments on NOVEMBER 1 al
though the benefits began to ac
crue on June 1.
Why the payments were orig
inally scheduled for November
I can only be guessed, but by a
curious coincidence election day
comes on November 3 and it may
have been figured that a gentle
rain of checks dropping on serv
ice men's dependents at that
time might get them into a kind
ly VOTING frame of mind
toward INCUMBENTS.
Politics, you see, goes on, wars
or no wars.
VV7HY has the payment date
been moved up?
That answer is easy.
The public saw through the
gentle rain of checks just ahead
of election day scheme and com
plained bitterly and cynically.
So congress hastened to get out
from under the criticism.
Especially after it occurred to
some of the wiser heads that de
pendents who had to WAIT
NEEDLESSLY would probably
be more angry than grateful on
election day.
WE'VE HAD IT
FOR YEARSI
J VUM 010 ni 010 QUtUt C0..Um WUUIt, lB.
BERLIN CLAIMS
U.5.CAHR1ER
ISP' STRUCK
(Continued from Page One)
British have acknowledged was
sunk by submarine attack, was
the first victim of an attack on a
large convoy which the Germans
say has been under way since
Tuesday.)
The Germans said that in ad
dition to the-destruction of the
Fugle, nine freighters totaling
90,000 tons had been sunk thus
far. Damaged along with the
Wasp, they said, were the 22,430
ton British aircraft carrier Fur
ious, three cruisers and six large
freighters and tankers.
"The convoy was dispersed,"
said the special high command
communique. "The greatest part
of the protective forces is sailing
back westward. The remaining
units are attempting to reach
Malta. The battle is still prog
ressing. Further great successes
are to be expected."
The announcement said that
the convoy consisted of 46 ships
in all, counting an escort of three
battleships, four aircraft car
riers and numerous cruisers and
destroyers. Large cargo ships
totaled 21, it was said.
ROME (FROM ITALIAN
BROADCASTS). Aug. 13 (if
A special Italian communique
tonight declared the Italian
navy had sunk one cruiser and
three ships and that axis air
forces had sunk another cruiser,
a destroyer and three other ships
in a battle with an allied con
voy in the Mediterranean.
ALGIERS, Algeria, Aug. 13
(fP) The regular Marseille to
Algiers airliner arrived today
riddled with bullet holes, one
passenger dead and seven others
seriously wounded, having been
attacked by four fighting planes
in the vicinity of the western
Mediterranean convoy battle.
The airliner, which is a regu
lar air France sea plane, passed
the vicinity of the battle shortly
after .noon and was caught in a
hail of machine gun fire from
four pursuit planes of undis
closed nationality.
Leniency Asked
Ridgeway on
Drunk Driving .
John Calvin Ridgeway foday
was found guilty of drunken
driving by a justice court jury
which recommended that he be
given leniency.
An earlier jury several weeks
ago was discharged when It fail
ed to reach a verdict. Ridgeway
is at present free on a $150 bond.
Justice of the Peace J. A. Ma
honey said he had not yet set a
date for sentencing.
VITAL STATISTICS
BUCKINGHAM Born at the
Klamath Valley hospital, Klam
ath Falls, Ore., August 12, 1942,
to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R.
Buckingham, 325 Michigan ave.
a boy. Weight 7 pounds, 4
ounces.
LUEHRS Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
on August 12, 1942, to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Luehrs, 1327 John
son street, a daughter. Weight
5 pounds 12 ounces.
Herald and News want ads
reach 40,000 individuals. Some
one wants what you have to sell.
Advertise in the classified.
Tracy and
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The screen's most dynamic actor and its lovellsst actress aopear together tn "Tortilla
Flat." in the persons of Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Playing on of the most col
orful roles of his career In the John Steinbeck tale, Tracy is east as the likable rascal, Pllon.
with Miss Lamarr filling the role of th tempestuous "Sweets" Ramlres. Third star In the
distinguished cast Is John Garfield as the happy-go-lucky Dunny who wool Mill Lamarr.
"Tortilla Flat" opens w.'th tha Saturday midnight show at the Esquire. Adv.
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Here's Part of Answer to Clamor for More Air Transports
U. S. troops stand t attention after disembarking, with Jeep at right, from new giant Curllss "Ctonniiinuo
oillltary transport, world's lnruest two-motored ulr liner, now In mass production lor our Army Air Forces.
Withholding actual number of troops and Jeeps carrlei. the War Os part me nt permits revealing the
plane weighs JS tons full' loaded, Is powered by 3000 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engines, has wlngnnmi or
108 feet, is designed to carry artillery, tractors, trucks,. engines, gas and similar supplies iu well as uoopi.
Its ipeed, however, U a secret.
(Continued from Page One)
from 9 a. m., Aug. 11 to 9 a. m.,
Aug. 13:
"United States army air force
fighter squadrons, flying in con
junction with RAF fighter squad
rons, made three operational
flights over the coast of France.
"United States army air force
fighter aircraft participated in
20 sea sorties. . ,
"United States army Hir force
fighter aircraft participated tn
eight interception sorties off the
coast of England."
Lumber Industry
Faces Drastic
Labor Shortage
(Continued from Page One)
500 million feet in the Columbia
and Willamette rivers at this sea
son of tha year, stocks of logs in
all hands will scarcely exceed
half of this amount today. Dur
ing July, a month when log sup
plies should normally show an
increase, there was actually a
very sharp decline in production
and this trend' continues.
"Particularly critical Is the sit
uation with regard to falters and
buckers, the men who cut the
timber and prepare it for yard
ing and hauling to the mills. Our
office Is receiving reports almost
daily, of operations .that are' be
ing forced to lay off whole log
ging sides because men are not
available to cut the timber for
the yarding and loading crews.
"The shortago of fallers and
buckers is due to several causes,"
Brundage explained. "Some men
have drifted into other industries
because they felt they were not
performing a direct war service.
As a matter of fact, the services
of skilled fallers and buckers
could never be more valuable in
this war than right out there in
the woods where they rightfully
belong during this emergency.
Others have left the woods,
thinking they could earn more
money in the shipyard or air
plane factory. With the recent
wage scale advances In the
woods,, there is little difference
in a man's weekly earnings
whether it be woods or shipyard
and it can be demonstrated that
the net return to a logger living
in camp is considerably more
than it Is In the city, where
rents and living costs are much
higher.
"I recently looked over the
composite hourly wage rate of
eight major logging concerns
and found it to be $1.18 per hour
Lamarr in Screen
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PACIFIC CHIEF The
sqnlnl that comes from jreani at
aea Is notable on the face of Ad
miral Chester W. Nlmlli. com-mander-in-chlef
of the United
States Pacific fleet.
on the average, which Is but a
fraction under the shipyard scale
of SI. 20 per hour for carpent
ers and welders. Wages for
fallers and buckers at these same
eight camps averaged $1.34 per
hour. Shipyard workers are en
titled to 52 hours work a week,
based on 40 hours of straight
time and 8 hours of overtime at
time and a half. A competent
faller and bucker working on the
time schedule would actually
earn $7.28 more per week than
the man in the shipyard.
"If our war Industries aro to
get the lumber they need, former
woods workers particularly,
everyone capable of swinging an
axe or pulling a saw should be
induced to return to the woods.
I am glad to say that our labor
placement agencicn are now be
ginning to discourage job switch
ing and arc now helping to 'sell'
men upon the importance of
their jobs in the woods.
"Timber operators and work
men," he added, "are both will
ing to work 48 hours per week
or longer wherever enough fall
ers and buckers are available to
cut enough timber to make over
time operations possible."
It's like starting life all over
again, and It's mighty pleasant,
I can tell you. Z. Mitchell, re
tired capitalist, marrying at 80.
Insurance on your furniture
is surprisingly intxpt nslve.
Phons Hans Norland, 7176.
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CITY BRIEFS
I-. i:l;'!llliMilllilllliilllllllll;jit.ili!!'li:;ll j
Bike Stolon W. L. Wlnton
of 1211 Ulsnuirk street In the
Shasta district, reported to city
police that his bicycle was stolen
from his residenco sometime
Tuesday night.
Mining Donald Ray Paul
son, 18, of 1027 Washington ave
nue, was reported missing to city
police today. It was believed ho
was on his way to Colorado.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FOR SALE OR 'EXCHANGE
For Klamath farm; complete
dairy store and egg depot in
Prlncvllle. Retail and whole
sale milk routes. Now, mod
ern building and equipment.
1041 sales amounted to over
$18,000. salary (or milk test
ing $1300. Contact L. II.
Berry, Route 2, Box 670, Klam
ath Falls or Berry's Dairy,
Princvllle. 8-10
FOR SALE Four-room house
on half acre. 1804 Hope. 8-13
WANTED TO SERVE old mid
new friends at Mary's Beauty
Shop Mrs. Hollls, formerly
of the Mollis Beauty Shop.
Phone 4673. 432 Main, up
stairs. ' 815
GOOD. GENTLE black saddle
horse for, sale. 162S Whird,
after 6 p. m. : : , . 8-15
LARGE l-ROOM APARTMENT
Adults. 741 Walnut. 8-19
WANTED Man pressor. New
City Laundry. 8-14
FOR SALE fl-acrc Improved
farm. Price $0!500, some terms.
3623 Anderson Ave. 8-15
TWO-ROOM furnished apt. Wa
ter and heat furnished. 131
No. 1st. 8-13
4-CYL. CHRYSLER Good con
dition, good rubber (20-in.),
hydraulic brakes $50. Ask
for Ed. 630 Main, after noon.
' 8-15
Responsible tenant will lease
3 or 4 bedroom home In Hot
Springs.
Boque Dale
120 S. 0th Dial 6072
8-13
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They're In the Army Nowl
Tonight at 1 104 ind 10 140
2ND ACE HITI
IN A SEARCH FOR AN AID TO LIFE..
HE FOUND A WEAPON OF DEATH I
JACK
HOLT
Oelrsda Mlehitl
Dick
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AXIS CLAIMS
DEEPER THRUST
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quantities of men and equip
ment lit the Don river bciul.
Mighty Battle
Front-lino advices said both
armies wero hurling almost un
precedented iiunibt'i's o( troops
lulu tho HtriiKKh) amid Indica
tions that one ol thu mliihtU'sl
battles of thu war wus develop
lug.
The Russians frankly conced
ed that the situation in tha
Caucasus, where Hitler's motor
ized Infantry wns rnpldly over
running the wholo northern
Caucasus, was ucute.
Waves of 40 to 60 najU dive
bombers wero reported ruining
tons of hlHlrttxpiuMvi'g on towns
and villages, leaving thu once
pastoral Cuucusus In flumes.
"Gorman and allied troops,
despite stubborn enemy resist
ance, drove tho enemy further
hack in the Caucasus region.
One Russian group was rut off
and destroyed, imzl field head
quarters said.
'Between tha Volga ami tho
Don, tho attack of German und
Rumanian troops against stub
bornly defended position gain
ed additional ground in fierce
fighting."
This apparently referred to
the Kotelnlkovskl sector. 03
miles southwest of Stalingrad,
where tho Russians reported a
sudden lutonstriratlon of tho
fighting as the Germans sought
-Last Time This Evening!-
Bette Davis - Olivia DeHavilland
O "IN THIS OUR LIFE" O
ff-"Bg'T'T11'HI
STARTS TOMORROW
Ar.oihcr Big All
Two Grand
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M-G-M has combed Holly,
wood lot taleat and baa
assembled a galaxy ol Sing-
danolna. whlilwlnd
nlertalnere, revealed Is a
atnrv nl wnrhlnn lntrat.
HERE'S COMEDY THAT'S GOT EVERYTHI-1"!
And what an explosion of laughi when
Brooklyn Orchid won't lot the two touoheit
mugs In Manhattan out of her light ...
no, nol even long enough to go horns to
their wlveil
1 JOHN GARFIELD Starts Saturday U
K. Frank Mnraan Mldnlaht Showl M 1
L .L ,ifT .
'August 18, 1942
to tlghton the southern claw of
a pincers drive against Stalin
grad. J
r'ur to tha north, the Gcw
minis admitted Unit Marshal
S o in o n Tlniosheiiko's armies
weiu battering heavily at nail
il.'f.-iiBi) wurks In the Voronezh
and lU.linv sector, southeast and
northwest of Moscow, with the
Russians taking the Initiative at
both points,
Ton Aliens
Taken North
For Hearings
(Continued from Psge One)
strict enforcement of (he military
curfew anil the contraband reg
uliilionn Is bulng undertaken, and
that no violations by aliens will
bo counienunced,
Courthouse RecordsQ
THURSDAY
Complaints Filed
Grace Winifred Randall versus
Cumilu K. Randall. Suit (or di
vorce. Charge, desertion. Cou
plu inariivd In Mluot, S. D., Sup
tember 2, 1910. Plaintiff asks re
storation of maiden name, Grace
Gillette. William Kuykendsll.
attorney (or plaintiff,
Justice Court
John Calvin ltldgcway. Drunk
en driving. Found guilty by Jus
tice court Jury with recommen
dation for leniency.
Back From Vacation Mar
guerite Klolty o( the city hall
staff has returned from a vaca
tion spent al home with her
mother, Mrs. J. I'. Lruvltt.
Police CourtFifteen drunlO
ono vag, three traffic violators
and one moving violator appear
ed In police court Thursday,
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