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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1942)
October 21, 1943 ftERALP AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THREE TWO POWERFUL BATTLE SHIPS ENTER FLEET LONDON, Oct. 31 (If) Two powerful 35,000-lon battleships, the Anion nnil the Home, each carrying Inn 14-Inch guns, have moved Into their stations In the Itrltlsh duct unci their command ers wero reported spoiling (or flight with the greater prize of the Gorman fleet, the Duttlesliip Tlrplti:. The llrllliih fleet has now reached Itn pro-wnr strangth of IS battleships and buttle cruisers and at leusl four more battleships lire under construction, Includ inil the Lion unci the Temernlre, ruled lit 40,000 tons. Tho Anson and the Home nre the last of the five great battle ships of the King aeorge V clfian to bo commissioned. The Prince of Wales wnii lunk lost December during a Jupancso air attuck off Muloya. The King Georgo and the Duke of York have been with the fleet for lome time. Capital Shlpi Lait Olio of the Anson's first tasks wai to help guard a Russia bound convoy In the Arctic and her guns already hove been In action oKulnat German aircraft, it wiia announced. dipt. H. R. G. Klnohan Is in command of tho Anson and Capt. C. II. h, Woodhouso commands Die Home. Tho new battleships "carry four ulrcruft each and their de sign Incorporates enhanced de fense agulnst air attack," an ad miralty announcement sold to day. Their 14-Inch guns are said to have an effocllvo range greater than the 15-Inch guns of earlier ships. Britain has lost five capital ships by enemy action so far In the war the Royal Oak, Hood, Barhum, Rcpulso and the Prince of Wnles. I MjMEil V IN SERVICE SUB BATTLE CLAIMS 500TH ALLIED SHIP Due to heavy work In Wash ington, D. C, Klomath Indians will not get their per " capita payment of $150 until some ' time In November, It was dis closed at the agency today. Arrangements could not be completed by the U. S. treas ury depnrtmunt in time to moke tho payment In October. A transfer of funds Is involved between the treasury In Wash ington and the treasury office In Portland. . B. G. Courtrlght, agency su perintendent, said the Klamath agency payroll had been ready , since September 22, and that the delay was not due to any bottleneck at tho ngency. A later announcement will be made as to the exact date of payment. T ,. SALEM, Oct. 21 (If) The State Highway commission said today that bids will be opened In Portland November 8 on I W t -ni.1, nrnrlttnllnn nrnlMa Projects include: Klamath county Provide 19,500 cubic yards of crushed rock on Walker mountain rock production project on The' Dalles-California and , Willam ette highways. Lano county Provide 14, 400 cubic yards of crushed rock on Trent-Salt Creek falls-rock production project on Willam ette highway. VITAL STATISTICS BROWN Born at Klamath Valley hospital, Klnmnth Falls, Ore., October 10, 1042, to Mr. and Mrs. James W, Brown, Sprague . River, Ore,, ; . boy. Weight: 6 pounds 151 ounces. GAVLIK Born at Klamath Valley hospital, Klnmnth Falls, Ore., October 20,: 1042, to Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Gnvllk, 422 Divi sion street, a girl. Weight: 7 pounds 12 ounces. 5 POITRAS Born . at Klamath Valley hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore, October 21, 1042, to Mr. and Mrs. Chnrlcs Poltras, Klam ath Agency, Ore., a girl, 'Weight: T pounds 14 ounces. rial fc 1 1 ' HClH OXFORD nur toou with tin a ihowu ONI f . M.JO two t.io MltSONS 2 "a 3 COfMI IHOP COCKTAtl LOUN6I "TTTrfWPTTTTTTTi After a silence of three months, two Utters wrltttn a month apart have just been received by J. H. Hunter of 2851 Wlard. from his son. PFC Jlmmie Eugene Hunter. . PFC Hunter Is now with the U. 8. marines on Guadal canal In the Solomon Islands, he wrote hts father In a let ter dated (October 1 and re ceived here Monday evening. A letter written from Tulagl and dated August 30, arrived here last Friday. PFC Hunter enlisted a year aoo. trained In San Diogo, and wss transferred to Pearl Harbor shortly before Christ mas. From Pearl Harbor he went to Tulagl. "a beautiful Island with lots of good swimming," and from there (o the present battle sons. LANGELL VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pepple received word from the wor department thut their son, Stuff Sergeunt Clifford Pepple, has arrived safely overseas. Cliffords wife, Olive Pepple. Is employed In the Klamath Falls store of Mont gomery Ward company. Tho young man Is well known In the county, a graduato of Bonanza high school and formerly' em ployed by the Southern Pacific company before enlisting In the US air corps, bomber squadron. Another Bonanza graduato, Roger Jones, has written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jonca, that he Is a signalman, second clous, and that ho Is on tho coast of ' Maryland. Roger recently completed his special schooling at-Indianapolis. . DAIRY Delmar Inman, who Is stationed at Son Diego. Calif., with the navy, has arrived in Dairy to spend a 30-day leave with his uncle, Charles Inman. Two names were announced by CBM C. J. Speaker, navy re cruiter In charge, on Wednes day. Those who have enlisted In the US naval reserve are Leslie Louis Llebman, 111 Pine street, apprentice seaman; John Houston Balentlne, 628 Oak street, apprentice seaman. Bul entlne's home town Is O'Neal, Ark. Francis Vern Lehrman, 833 Owens street, has enlisted as ra dio technician third class In the United States novo! reserve, CBM C. J. Spcakmon. recruiter In charge of the local office, has announced. Word has been received from Major Harlan P. Bosworth that he has been graduated from offi cers training at Camp Claiborne, La., and assigned to the engi neers. He will be stationed at Camp Claiborne for tho tlmo be ing and Is awaiting orders from Washington. Trade News Interesting Notes of Herald and News Advertisers, Their . Products and Activities Mothers, wives and sweet hearts of soldiers have solved a periodic puzzle how to pack a cake or cookies to keep them from being crushed In the mall. The answor Is pop corn. ' The ' puffy, fluffy pop corn flakes make a soft, shock- absorbing filler, .around the cake or cookies. Besides, the corn- Is feathcrllght and - helps save postage. And last, but not least, the pop corn Itself is as edible as the coke and cookies, so the "package from home" Is double treat. Retail grocers ordering Jolly Time "Volumlzcd" pop com in 9-case lots or larger,' now have their : choice of three valuable and useful premiums. Given free are a 3 ft. x S ft. American flag, a handy Ristlite flash light, or a 16-picce first aid kit. This special offer will be with drawn on December 15, 1842. . .With the supply of Jolly Time in tins limited, and Jolly Time sales nearly , double last year's, grocers should anticipate their needs and order now. This win assure their supply of Jolly Time,, and enable .them- to got those premiums for their own use, or as consumer prizes. By The Associated Press Tho battlo of the Atlantic claimed Its 500th announced sub- imirlna victim as the navy an nounced toduy the loss of a med ium-sized United SUitcs merch antman In the north Atlantic. Tho Associated Press tabula tion showed thut In the 500 an nounced sinkings of united and neutral nations' merchant ships since Pearl Harbor, 3400 lives havo been lost and more than 1054 crew members 4nd passeng ers are missing; most of whom moy now bo considered dead. ; Three Sunk Tho totui rose to 400 yester day when officials announced tho destruction fo three more American merchant vessels in those waters. Sinking of the two-months-old Liberty ship John Carter Rose (10,000 tons) was announced In Recife, Brazil, where an Argen tine tanker - brought 35 survivors. Two torpedoes sank the second off South America, this month, taking six lives. Tho third was destroyed In the north Atlantic In September, with no loss of lifo. Courthouse Records TUESDAY Marriage License BROWN-PAKK. Richard Mack Brown. 20, railroad yardman. Resident of Klamath Falls, na tive of Montana. Gladys Jane Park. 23, clerk. Resident of Klamath Falls, native of Michi gan. Three - day requirement waived. Complaint Filed Clara Frlstoe versus Menefee Dude Frlstoe. Suit for divorce. Charge, cruel and ' inhuman treatment. Couple married In Reno, June 6, 1040. Plaintiff asks restoration of maiden name, Clara Gale. U. S. Balentlne', at torney for plaintiff. Dismissals State Unemployment Compen sation commission versus Mike Robin, doing business as the Wcbfoot Construction company, Suit dismissed because defendant In armed forces. W. H. Dosh ney, attorney for plaintiff. County of Klamath versus Chlloquln Lumber company. Suit for taxes on property de scribed in complaint dismissed on motion of district attorney. Judgment United States of America ver sus Ruth O. Green. Plaintiff awarded judgment for $1820.86. Wllliom H. Hedlund, attorney for plaintiff. Commercial Finance company versus L. G. Hoagland and the Aetna Casualty and Surety com pany. Plaintiff awarded judg ment for $10,539,49 with attor ney fees and costs. Coan and Rosenberg and Ncff and Frohn mayor,, ottornoys for plaintiff, Senn and Reckon and E. E. Drls- coll, attorneys for defendants. Justice Court Milton Anthony. Drunk on public highway. Fined $10, Milton Anthony. Parking oh highway. Fined $10. Delma Foston. Petit larceny. Sentenced to 25 days' in county jail. William Clayborne Btindrant, Sr. Passing with Insufficient clearance. Fined $5.50. . ' Courtney Elgin -Dawes. Fall lire to stop at stop sign. Fined $5.50. Russell Lorenzo Evans. Oper ating motor vehicle with. load of excessive height. Fined $5.50. , , - - ...... rv Failure to stop at stop 1 sign Fined $5.50. Andrew W. Olson. '.Parking on highway. Fined $5.50.: Wado Clemmcns. Drunken driving. Sentenced to 60 days In the county Jail. Howard Lee" Roy Ingram. Overloading ' truck and trailer. Fined $70. George Rusk.' Assault and battery.' ' Dismissed on motion of district attorney. . Jo Henderson. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Dismissed on motion of district attorney. . ELEVATOR COLLAPSE LA GRANDE, Oct. 21 UP) An elevator of the Grande Ronde Grain company collapsed under the pressure of an over-load and dumped 5000 bushels of wheat on the Union Pacific tracks at Imbler, It was reported here yes terday. PROMPT :'. DELIVERY, ( You can be assured of good dry fuel for next winter If you will order today. 16-inch green slabs are ready for prompt delivery now. Other fuel woods are scarce and will -c o n.t 1 n u e to be. Don't wait. Deliveries .will be delayed later on. 1 -Save 40 to 60 by buying now'. . ;::!( YOUR CO-OPERATION IN BUYING-. NOW. WILL -BE j APPRECIATED! ' I rod II. Hcilbroiiiier. Since 1819 "Fuels That Satisfy" Plus j Service 821 Spring Phone 4153 7 Two Perish in Bomber Crash SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. 21 (IP) A twin - motored army bomber burned after a crash landing at'Barksdale field yes terday killing two enlisted men and seriously burning two offi cers. Staff Sergeant Arden R. Fox, 23, Youngstown, Ohio, and Sergeant Alvln M. Dunn, 10, Pasadena, Calif., apparently were killed outright, officers of the field said. The cars to be built after the war are expected to be radically new in design and car-mile economy. War Cancels Firemen's Christmas Toy Project 'For the first time in 12 years, Klamath Falls firemen will not toll over Christmas toys for un derprivileged children, it was learned Tuesday from Fire Chief Keith K. Ambrose. The fire chlei gave several reasons why his men would not embark on the project this holi day season. The chief said rub ber to use on trike, wagon, doll buggy and scooter wheels could not be obtained for "love or money." He also cited the fact that most families are engaged in gainful occupations and he felt that this year, more than any other since the last world war, hos there been less need for distributing toys to poor chil dren. "If, In the future, such a need arises," Chief Ambrose stated, "you may be sure the firemen will be on the job, lifting dolls' faces and patching 1 up metal toys." DpMCTDO Relieve muscle achca, -JrJL - J. i enifflee. The aalve In FOR COLDS tha mutton euet baae. aair-rhir Get etainleu Penetro. MI5bKICb 2. double aupply 3M. ' America gave birth to the tor pedo plane, nurtured its develop ment for the past 30 years, and is the most advanced In that field. To My Former Dental Patients Since I am now stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., I would appreciate If all who owe on account will contact Attorneys Napier and Merry man, IOOF Bldg., to arrange payments. Capt. O. G. Guernsey Dentist (WwM ...if! 1st ? V H dV;f jfL new and glorious chapter of 'American Titttory is being . written. It is a chapter of adventure the supreme adven . . tUre of all time for young Americans. ' On its' pages tciU be the names of millions of young men trho note accept the challenge throtcn in our free American . faces by Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo accept it and ram ii - back down their cruel throats!, There's a place on those pages, for your name, and the glorious achievements for tcliich you will be honored aU the balance of your days. ' , .... In .'War Department Las announced new enlistment oppor tunities for men of 18 and 19. You can now select and serve in. any of 13 different branches of the Army. There's a. good reason why you young : men and only you are given that privilege. Men of ' your age make first-class ' fighting men. You learn fast. You think and act fast and in battle that saves lives. ' 1 ' iMck out the branch of service that appeals to yon most. You may choose the Army Air' Forces (including Aviation Cadets), Armored Force, Cavalry, Chemical Warfare Service, . Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense or Antiaircraft), Corps of Engineers, Corps of Military Police, Field Artillery, Infantry, Medical Department, Ordnance Department, Quartermaster Corps or Signal Corps. . , . . : You'll get action and adventure in every one of UienvYouH -be thoroughly trained, and. you'll learn technical skills that : will be valuable to you all your life. The Army encourages qualified men of your age to apply for Officer Candidate Schools, where many-have already won their commissions.. The sooner you enlist the better prepared you will be, and the faster you will advance. Get full information about the) -' branch in which you wish to serve at the nearest Army Recruit ing and Induction Station. Talk it over with your parents and -your friends. When you siep out in the world's most honored uniform you'll know the thrill of saying, "This is my battle, J and nobody else is going to fight it for mel" . lt Is net enough for our Army to be as big and as well-equipped as the enemy's It should also be at well-balanced In age groups. The Army Invites American youth, to answer that challenge. j "''The privilege of electing their branohes of the service can safely be j given to the men In the younger age group for precisely the reason for i which the Army needs them their adaptability and ready response to '.training.' ,. , ' Lieutenant General Brchon B. Somervell 5, Cemmandlns Oenaral, twvlaaa ef Supply RECRUITING AHD IHDUCTIOH SERVICE cwiuniumuNaeo, o,au "W",nT .