HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
November 17, 1941
"They Brought
Everything They
KAISER YARD
Jap Suicide Diver Misses U.S. Cruiser
Agreement With
French .Temporary,
Asserts Roosevelt
(Continued From Page One)
COUNTY FEELS
PAGE TWO
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VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov
17 (AP) A Henry J. Kaiser
hipyard claimed another rec
ord today a three-day ihip
launching.
A tank landing craft slid in
to the Columbia river from his
Vancouver yard here last night,
Jurt two days, 23 hours and 40
minutes after keci-iaying.
Size of the vessel was secret,
the navy announcing only that
it was smaller than the 10,300
ton Liberty freighters , with
which Kaiser has set construc
tion speed records.
Good Record
Mrs. Edgar F. Kaiser, wife
of Henry J. Kaiser's son, who
is general manager of the yard
here, sent the craft down the
ways at 11:40 p. m. by break
ing a bottle of champagne
across its prow.
Yard officials said the 71
hour, 40-mlnute launching was
one-fourth of the normal time
for such ships.
Kaiser's Richmond, Calif
yard holds the record, four
days, 15 H hours, for Liberty
ship launchings.
Previous record for smaller
vessels was set last week by the
Pacific Bridge company, Ala
meda, Calif., in launching the
Samuel Very, a 4000-ton cargo
carrier, in three days, eight
hours.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
HOUSEKEEPER to take full
charge home. Working cou
pie. Phone 4014. 11-23
TOR SALE Baled alfalfa hay;
also baled oat hay at ranch
or delivered. One mile west
and half-mile south Spring
Lake school. L. D. Tucker.
11-23
.WANTED TO BUY Steam
threshing engine. Phone 5426,
11-19
SNAPPY AND QUICK? SIM
PLE and EASY to learn?
THOMAS NATURAL SHORT
HAND, of course. We teach
GREGG and Pitman short
hand, also. The BUSINESS
OFFICE training school of IN
DIVIDUAL assistance and
progress. KLAMATH BUSI
NESS COLLEGE, next to the
Esquire Theatre. 11-17
FOR SALE Registered Hoi-
tpin vparlintf hull from T)niA
Valley high producing family;
also 50 mixed ewes bred to
lamb first of February. Phone
5426. 11-19
EXTRA! EXTRA! Starting to
morrow, Wednesday, continu
ing until Saturday, November
28, we will give an extra pair
trousers for $1.00 with each
suit or overcoat ordered. Wear
tailor made clothes and have
a fit. 100 woolens. Woolens
sold by the yard. Also un
claimed suit coats 5Cc each,
Orres Tailor Shop, across from
Montgomery Ward. 11-17
FOR SALE OR TRADE Model
'97 Winchester, 12 gauge, and
gauge. Can be seen at 1103
California. 11-19
FOR SALE '31 Ford Model A
coupe. Reconditioned motor,
with rings, valves, generator,
battery all new. Very good
rubber. Can be seen at Shell
Station, 6th and Commercial.
11-19
FOR SALE Comforts, antique
sideboard, rubber boots, over
coats, milk can. 741 Walnut.
. 11-23
There Is a well established scientific reason
for every decision your doctor makes. Ha
is guided In his opinions by the conclusions
of authorities In the files of medicine. Even
though you hava had no recent occasion to
consult a physician. It Is well to have one in
mind. Pay him a visit. Then, when you
need him, he will be better prepared to care
for you properly. When your doctor gives
you a prescription, bring It to us to be filled.
We are prescription specialists.
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Wiin a United 8taies cruiser iuu in nis signis we puoi of a Japanese lorpeao piane rotreo. aownvsra in
tulctoa dive. But clever maneuvering took the. cruiser barely out of range and the Jap attacker crashed
(arrow) Into the sea just astern of the target. Meanwhile another Jap plana (circle) scurried on seeking
safety ahead of the cruiser. The action occurred near the Santa, Cruz Islands In the Bouth pacific Oct. 34.
CONTINUATION
OF IF TRAFFIC
LIGHTS BACKED
Conservation of a few cents
worth of rubber and gasoline
does not compare with the saf
ety of human lives in the opin
ion of the traffic safety council,
which advised the city council
Monday night that they recom
mended the continuation of the
stop-and-go lights,
The letter, presented by Sam
L Ritchey, chairman of the traf
fic safety council, was accepted
and approved by the council
and a motion made that the let
ter be published in full due to
the number of inquiries on the
matter of turning off the lights
with the forthcoming rationing
program. Here is the letter:
Wot Warranted,
Th Traffic. Safety Council
has been asked to consider dis
continuing the use of the Stop
and Go light for the duration.
After considering the matter
thoroughly, we wish to recom
mend that they be continued as
we do not place the conservation
of a few cents' worth of rubber
and gasoline above the safety of
human uvea.'
"It is-true that the traffic is
less now than when the lights
were installed, but we feel that
the amount of traffic has not
decreased enough to warrant the
discontinuance of the lights.
Also, .with the present shortage
of tires and the Imminent gaso
line rationing, pedestrian travel
will be greatly increased, and
particularly during the holiday
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FOR SALE 1936 Chrysler Air
flow sedan, overdrive, heater
and antl-freeze. 1435 Martin.
11-18
SPRINGER SPANIEL male dog,
about-18 mos. old, $10. 521
N. 10th. 11-19
FOR RENT Double sleeping
room; also housekeeping room
and 2-room apt. Close in.
Phone 7058. 11-17
MAN - WISHES 4 hours work
evenings and all day Saturday.
1518 Gary. 11-19
WANTED Woman to care for
two children five afternoons
week. Inquire 1301 Oak. Ph.
4594., 11-19
LOST All black Persian cat,
. 5 toes on front feet- $10 re
ward. Phone 6865. 11-19
. "'"
r -"-- y f,,,"", i,i,
season, we feel that the lights
are essential for their protection.
It has been asserted that the
stopping and starting at he
lights wears out rubber unneces
sarily, but actually the amount
of rubber wasted is not compar
able to the amount of money
saved by the decreased accident
rate at these intersections; and
the amount of gasoline wasted is
not comparable to the amount
wasted by vehicles on side
streets waiting to. break into
the line of traffic on Main street
before the lights were installed
"From the viewpoint of saf
ety, particularly to the pedes
trian and especially school chil
dren, we are of the firm opinion
that the operation of the lights
should be continued.
Traffic Safety Council,
By Sam I. Ritchey,
Chairman.
BIG TANK PERMIT
distinction of a 55,000 gal
lon fuel storage tank by the
Southern Pacific to protect their
supply in this area under pres
ent war conditions, was approv
ed, by the city council. Monday
night. Tbe railroad company
presented an agreement to va
cate a section of land in -the
vicinity of Orchanrd and Gor-
dn avenues and Eldorado
street, where the tank will be
Installed.
Representatives of the rail
road company advised the coun
cil that the war production
board had requested construc
tion of the tank by December
31, and had waived priority
rights. An ordinance was in
troduced . and passed the first
and second readings Monday
night( the third and final read
ing slated for next week, ap
proving the construction.
The question of property own
ership of Klamath Humane so
ciety holdings near the city was
brought up before the council
by Joseph C. O'Neill, attorney
for the group. The society has
offered the city $500 for a deed
to the property. The matter
was postponed until ownership
of the buildings could be Identi
fied, and referred to the city
attorney and president of the
council. -
Dan Farris, safety director of
the Junior chamber of com
merce, was appointed an ex
off icio member of the traffic
safety council. Estel - Affleck
was appointed a member of the
council to fill the vacancy
caused by the the resignation
of Ramon Kent.
The council requested that
property owners keep thlr side
walks clean during the present
unpleasantness.
One has a view of 150 miles
of snow-capped mountains from
the dome of the state capltol at
Denver, Colo.
Insure your- lurs with Hans
Norland, 118 North 7th.
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POLICE DELUGED
WITH THEFT GASES
City police were deluged with
a number of minor thefts over
the weekend. In not a few cases
the victims were pretty peeved
C. O. Murphy, 511 Main
street, told officers he had
table model radio stolen from
his car. The radio was on its
way to the repair shop. Who
ever took the machine will find
it won't play without a few new
parts, Murphy stated.
"A child's tricycle was stolen
during Monday's snowstorm, ac
cording to Mrs. Lavenin, 231
North Ninth street.
Katie Beyers, route 2, box
537, left her car parked at the
Big Lakes Box company Tues
day morning. A prowler re
moved two Indian blankets.
Officers thought the same
thief made off with a lunch bas
ket belonging to Charles Berry,
1405 Etna street. The lunch was
stolen from Berry's car.
Jud Smith, 2111 Halley street,
asked police to locate his 21
jewel Hamilton watch which is
missing.
In police court two drunks.
two vags and two traffic tickets
made up the Tuesday morning
report.
MacArthur Leads
Jungle-Toughened
Troops on Buna
(Continued From Page One)
ity of Awala, only 30 miles by
trail from Buna, with Austral
ian and American forces clos
ing in rapidly from the west
and south against a steadily re
treating enemy.
The Japanese faced either a
last-ditch stand or an attempt
to flee by sea. Buna is their
only coastal toehold in Papua
but up the New Guinea coast
they have strongholds at Lae
and Salamaua, some 150 miles
away.
Japs Strafed
General MacArthur last had
been in the field during the bat
tle of Bataan to direct active
operations.
American B-25 medium bomb
ers and A-20 attack planes
teamed with Australian Beau
fighters to strafe and bomb the
retreating enemy around Buna
and along the Kumusl river.
Japanese were fleeing toward
the coast in canoes going down
the Kumusi which reaches the
sea northeast of Buna and these
frail craft thrice were made
the targets for allied planes.
WAY TO TELL
'Tool's gold," or Iron pyrites
can be distinguished from real
gold by heating. It gives off the
odor of sulphur when thus treated.
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processes of attrition operates
more against them than against
us. Remember tlml we build
faster with our greater resources
than they do. But remember al
so that the Japanese operate
pretty much in home waters and
adjacent waters. . Our navy is
spread all over the seven seas.
While the Japanese fleet has suf
fered severely to date. It is still
operating in comparatively nar
row waters.
Knox said that the enemy had
had numerical superiority in the
theater of action during the pe
riod of the battle ending last
weekend, and said the American
triumph had been won In spito
of that. :
"I can not speak In too high
praise of the qualities displayed
by the navy In this action," the
secretary asserted.
Knox relayed to his press con
ference a message from Major
General Alexander Vandegrlft,
the marine commander on Guad
alcanal. Vandegrift, Knox said,
described the outcome of the na
val action, which he obviously
had watched with the utmost
concern, as a crushing defeat for
the Japanese. The marine gen
eral also praised the naval forces
participating and, Knox said,
properly and deservedly com
plimented his own air forces on
Guadalcanal.
There has been no further
word from the battle area on the
still unreported results of what
apparently was the conclusive
encounter of the running sea bat
tle of last week. This encounter
occurred on the night of No
vember 14-15 and Knox said in
formation as to results was still
lacking here, but would be re
leased as quickly as possible
once it came in.
Since the secretary had char
acterized the Oolomon cam
paign as a series of "rounds," he
was asked how many rounds it
might go on, that is how many
times the Japanese could come
back and how many rounds
there would be.
'The only safe assumption,"
he replied, "is that they will
come back and that Is exactly
what we are making our plans
for.".
Asked why each side was In
vesting so heavily In the battle
for control of the southeastern
Solomons, Knox said that the is
lands were obviously of first
class importance to the United
States because they flank our
lines of communication and sup
ply with Australia and from
them the Japanese could make
direct attack on those lines.
They are Important to the
Japanese, he continued, because
they could serve as a base for
hammering away at Australian
supply lines.
In commenting on the con
struction of American warships
as compared with the enemy s
construction program, Knox said
that the "speed of delivery of
our combatant ships Is one of the
most gratifying phases of the
whole picture and that the
process of converting large non
combatant ships into aircraft
carriers was going along with
gratifying speed."
He was asked whether this
country would not be able to re
place easily and quickly ' Its
losses in the Solomons battle of
two light cruisers and ' six de
stroyers.' In reply he simply re
minded the conference that on
Armistice day the Federal Ship
building company yard at
Kearny, N, J., launched four de
stroyers.
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NEW TODAY
"I Dood It"
SKELTON
Says
times he stressed that they were
only temporary.
He said he had asked for the
liberation of all persons In North
Africa who had been Impri
soned because they opposed nail
efforts to dominate the world
Also, he said he had asked the
abrogation of all natl-lnspired
laws and decrees.
Mr, Roosevelt noted that
French troops, commanded by
General Henri Glraud, already
were fighting In Tunisia, by the
side of American and British
soldiers, for the liberation of
their country.
ALLIES DRIVE
AXIS BACK IN
(Continued From Page One)
ean, Britain's triumphant 8th
army was officially reported to
have occupied the Libyan port
of Derna, ISO mile east of Ben
gasi, and seized the town of Me-
kin, 48 miles inlan-" from Erna.
in continued pursuit of Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's broken
armies.
Latest dispatches said that
Rommel's fleeing columns were
stretched along the road between
Bengasi and El Aghella.
Matthew Hagans
Djes in Crash
North of Tule
(Continued From Page One)
accompanied by his wife, two
daughters and a son-in-law.
Hagans' car developed trouble
and he stopped the machine and
attempted to hail down an on
coming truck. California offi
cers said the big produce truck,
operated by Forrest Alford, 2427
Orchard avenue, employed by
Mason Ehrman company of
Klamath Falls, attempted to
stop, skidded on the slick pave
ment and struck Hagans. It U
understood that the driver was
exonerated. ...... ,
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Whltlock s.
Return to Jobs
Asked for Workers
In War Industries
PORTLAND. Nov. 17 WV
Emorv R. Worth, state director
for tne federal employment ser
vice, asked Oregon employers
todav to ffuarantee nost-war re.
turn of Jobs to employes who
quit to enter war Industries.
He held the guarantee neces
sary to speed up transfer of men
and women from peacetime oc
cupations to war work.
RENO LICENSES
RENO, Nov. 17 (P) Mar
riage licenses Issued here includ
ed: Arnold H. Anderegg, 26,
Helena, Mont., and Beatrice N,
Wright, 28, Junction City, Ore.;
Thomas Blanchard, 26, and
Grace Thrasher, 20, both Grants
Pass; Walter Fogle, 21, and Jo
scphlne Arterbury, 18, both Bly.
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FINAL
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SWIM TIME!
TUN
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Monday's sudden onslaught of
winter played havoc with roods
and highways, sont a hundred
or more cars Into the ditch,
turned off the power In Ilia
south section of the county, and
In at least two Instances, schools
were closed.
Only one Injury was reported.
A man who gnvo his mi mo n.i
B. A. Bates, Metropolitan hotel,
was standing beneath the corner
of the marquee which shelters
Matt Flnnlgun's store at 718
Main street, when wolghl of
snow ent the covering crashing
to the sidewalk. Bates suffered
cuts and bruises and wo treat
ed at a local hospital,
Residents of the Merrill-Ma-lln-Tulelake-Newcll
section were
without power for one hour
Tuesday morning starting ut
8:50 a. m., It was reported.
Service Checked
Both high and grade schools
at Bly and Keno failed to open
as bus drivers found they could
not negotlato the highways.
Highways In this section be
came a slippery stretch of ice
and snow and motorists wcro
advised to stay home or use
chains. Twenty-four Inches of
snow was chalked up on Sun
mountain by the highway de
partment. The Willamette high
way is open to travel.
Wrecking services were
checked Tuesday morning. One
outfit said the wrecker started
out Sunday night and had re
turned to the garage only to re
ceive additional calls. At least
five cars were overturned by
the slick pavement and scores
were stuck in ditches and drifts.
The Bly mountain area was said
to be particularly bud. Another
wrecker operator said calls
started coming In at 8:30 Mon
day morning and "hadn't
stopped yet." There were plenty
of call from drivers within the
city limits as even the silRhtent
hills became hazards through
out the day.'
12-Inch Snowfall
A huge tree standing In front
of the Walnut apartments on
Walnut avenue, in the rear of
the city hall, crashed and fell
across a car owned by Jim
my Floyd. Large branches fell
In such a manner as to protect
the machine and it is thought
damage was slight. The city
crew was busy removing the
tree In order to permit traffic
through the street.
At Weyerhaeuser Camp 4, res
ident felt they had been caught
napping. A 12-inch snowfall was
recorded Monday bringing the
total to something like 18 inch
es. Telephone lines were down,
Why Girls Leave Home
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WATCH FOR THIS ONE!
NEW
Hod," Says Nimlti
(Continued From Pag One)
our men hav the proper punch
to do It."
For tht all-out offensive, the
Japs assembled at Rabnul all of
tho forces they could from
powerhouse In the vest western
Pacific, the admiral inld, adding
that "part of this wn destined
for Guadalcanal and part for
New Guinea, but It look like
they were disappointed In both
coses."
So great was the confusion en
tho purl of Japan's naval units
that at one time two Japanese
forces were firing at each other.
"We hupp," ho commented
wryly, "Unit they nuMehed their
u.iiiiil high skill in that engage
ment." Battleship of both sides per-
uripaieu in meso riei, diiu-t
fights, two night engageineikU
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HUM UNIT (Mill lllll 11)111 Hliair,
but the Japanese were without
airplane carriers.
"Either they didn't have any
left, their hisses being greater In
tho October 211 eiiKngcmeiit than
wo estimated, or they dldn'k
choose to risk them," the Ad
miral Nimltz said.
(Partial reports from Wash
ington said the Jnps lost 23
ships, including a battleship,
three heavy cruisers, two light
cruisers, fivo destroyers, eight
fully-loaded transports and four
cargo ships. American loon
were given us two light cruisers
and six destroyers).
Our over-all loss of personnel
was relatively small while thut
of Japan was tremendous, Nlm
itz said.
Congressional
Drive to Put Off
Gas Ration Seen 3
(Continued From Page One)
Johnson (D-Oklu.) said there
was "a splendid chiinco" for an
curly hearing on a resolution he
Introduced yesterday to set up
o three-man board tu study the
entire petroleum situation.
Johnson's restitution automat
Icully would forestall nation
wide application of gasoline ra
tioning for threo months to give
the bonrd a chunea to complete
a survey. It wits referred to the
banking and currency commit
lee. several members of which
huvc been outspokenly opposed
to extension of rationing into
areas having plentiful supplies.
a tree caused some damage when
It fell across tho camp round
house, and the community found
Itself Isolated. Tho school bus J
which leaves tho camp at 7:15
a, m did not return to hume
base until 7 o'clock last night.
Dealer snortagrs put new
value on used merchandise. Cash
In on your "Junk" through a
classified ad. I'l.ono 3124.
And Men Novor Go Home!
IT'S COMING SOON!
TODAY!
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Phone 4514
ith and Mala
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