PAGE TWO
!UUKS
FRENCH WEST
AFRICANS HIS
(Continued From Page One)
statement made by the former
Vichy defense chief.
Dakar ia the most important
Trench naval base on the West
African coast and recently was
reported by fighting French
forces to be defended by 50,000
or 60,000 men, as well as consid
erable numbers of tanks and
planes and a naval flotilla which
includes the 35,000-ton battleship
Richelieu.
Faithful to Petain
Darlan's announcement,
recorded in Vichy, was:
"Inhabitants of French Africa,
I have this evening good news
to announce:
"French West Africa has
placed Itself freely under my
orders. Therefore French West
Africa remains faithful to the
person of the marshal. (Darlan
Insists that he is acting under
Marshal Fetaln's authority.)
No Starting Point
The strategic naval base once
was called by President Roose
velt an Atlantic fortress'
against the axis. The Vichy
iTench said they would defend it
"against anybody clear to the
end."
In fact, the strongly-fortified
base repulsed a landing attempt
by the Free French in 1940 to
account for Vichy's only military
victory since the fall of France,
With Dakar under allied con
trol.'the axis is bereft of a po
tential starting point for an of
fensive westward against the
Americas.
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
(Continued From Page One)
pick of his men could have been
moved In by air.
.
THIS is another rumor day.
with the news winds filled
with hints of significant events
to come, but na very definite de
velopments other than the Rus
sian counter-offensive.
U. S. air men from China sink
a big Jap transport, or MAYBE
A CARRIER (it's hard to be ab
solutely certain in swift air
raids) at . Haiphong, in French
Indo-China. Huge fires were
left burning on the waterfront,
Haiphong is believed to be the
port from which supplies are
flowing Inward for a Jap drive
on Yunnan province, in south
eastern China, -' which would
have for its purpose the cutting
of our line of air supply to the
Chinese.
U. S. and British air forces
based In India are also striking
hard at Jap bases in Burma,
Your map will tell you the Japs
would undoubtedly use these
bases as part of a two-pronged
drive on Yunnan and the allied
air route to China.
THERE are hints that Mac-
Arthur is closing in on the
Japs at Buna and Gona, on the
Papuan peninsula of New
Guinea, and is about to capture
mem or anve them into the sea
A Jap destroyer trying to rein.
force the Jap land forces has
Deen sunk by our air attack.
The South Pacific front has
been in somewhat of a lull since
the big naval fight in which we
drubbed the Jap navy, but keep
an eye on MacArthurs opera
tlons in New Guinea.
They are important. If they
succeed, our position in the
Solomons will be greatly
strengthened.
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Our fighting men are denend-
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Strict Rulings
To Enforce B,
C Gas Rations
(Continued from Page One)
and C stickers will be excep
tions, and persons who get them
will be expected to conform rig
idly to essential use of their cars
for the purposes for which the
stickers are Issued.
Registration for A rations of
gasoline continued at the war
price and rationing board offices
Monday, and those who failed to
register at the designated time
and place may still do so.
The office was swamped with
registrants and others inquiring
about tlie gasoline ration pro
gram.
One woman came in to report
that her husband was angry with
her because she had given the
serial numbers of tires he intend
ed to dispose of, and had listed
his favored tires as "excess.1
Many other such incidents oc
curred as Klamath motorists.
who have driven as much as they
pleased and could afford all
their lives, faced the facts of gas
oline rationing to start Decem
ber 1. From then on, most peo
ple will have to get along with
driving only 240 miles per
month.
Public Hearings
On Gas Rationing
To Open Friday
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 T)
Senator Truman (D-Mo.) s a i
today his senate defense investi
gating committee would open
public hearings on gasoline ra
tioning Friday and advise west
erners to obey the nationwide
rationing rules which go into
effect Dec. 1.
In the meantime the house in
terstate commerce committee
discussed the gasoline situation
at a closed session," preparatory
to calling witnesses.
Truman said he believed that
if the newly-affected area
would "go along" with the pro-.
gram for 10 days, that would
be sufficient time for the com
mittee to lay the facts before
the public.
"Gasoline rationing through
out the country is necessary.
Truman said in an interview,
"It is not to save gasoline. It
is to save rubber. The idea is
to keep the nation's cars rolling
as long as possible.
GESTAPO PROPS UP
(Continued From Page One)
can to mediate, with the full
knowledge of King -Vittorio
Emanuele, Crown Prince Urn-
berto and Count Galeazzo Ciano,
II Duce's son-in.law and foreign
minister. The British news
agency went on to say that Mus
solini quarreled violently with
Ciano.
Dispatches from Bern. Swit
zerland, last April 28 said there
had been Rome consultations by
the king in which Mussolini and
Ciano were left out. At that time
it was said a government shake
up and a change of policy'
might be forthcoming. Badog-
no s name was mentioned in
those reports.
-naaea 10 loaay s list of un
confirmed reports was one by
Mass under a Geneva dateline
and broadcast by the Moscow
radio quoting "a well-informed
source' saying that Heinrich
Himmler, head of nazi nolice
lorces, was speeding up organ
ization of black-shirt SS units
to put down revolt in conquered
countries.
Casualties in
African Landings
Held at 1910
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (JPi
The army announced today that
American casualties during the
initial landings in North Africa
were estimated at 1910 killed,
wounaea and missing.
A communique said Lieuten
ant General D. Eisenhower re
ported that he was not yet able
to obtain a careful confirmation
of the casualties, most of which
occurred in the capture of Oran
and Casablanca.
The total, the army said, was
made up of 350 killed, 900
wounded and 350 missing in the
army; and ten killed, 150
wounded and 150 missing from
the navy.
Most of those reported miss
ing, the army said, probably
ere drowned.
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Hirco thousand Christmas box
es for men in service, located in
southern Oregon, is the goal of
Klamath county, according to
Mrs. H. W. Bathiany, chairman
and representing the Soroptim
ist club.
These packages will go to
men located at Camp White, nt
the local airport, and also at
Camp Newell. Soldiers who find
themselves in Klamath Falls on
Christmas day will also be sup
plied with gifts in order that
they will not go unnoticed at this
Unit!.
Names Asked
Organizations which have
been contacted have agreed to
help 100 per cent, Mrs. Bathiany
stated, and all individuals who
would like to help are asked to
do so. Packages may be brought
to Everbody's Drug store, re
ceiving point, by December 12 if
possible.
Such articles as candy, cook
ies, salted nuts, fruit cake, gum,
playing cards, soap, stationer',
cigarettes, fountain pens, shav
ing kits, sewing kits, airmail
stamps, books or magazines, ad
dress books and many other ar
ticles are suggested. Donors are
asked to put their name or name
of the club on the package.
"We hope to have a package
for every soldier in this area for
Christmas," Mrs. Bathiany stat
ed. "This is but one of tqe small
ways in which we can show our
appreciation to men in the ser
vice, by remembering them dur
ing the holidays." ,
HUNDREDS fliHD
E
Hundreds of friends paid tri
bute to the memory of Frank
Hamm, former Klamath Falls
chief of police who died sudden
ly in Portland last Thursday.
when services were held at 2:30
o'clock Monday in the Elks
temple.
The flag draped casket was
placed before a bank of flowers,
and scores of floral tributes were
placed around the room, signifi
cant of the esteem in which Mr.
Hamm was held. i- ,
Charles Hoskins. Portland of-
ficer, sang "The Old Rugged
Cross" and' "No Night There,"
accompanied at the piano by
Marie Obenchain. The euloev
and services of the Elks lodge
were given by officers of the
lodge of which Mr. Hamm was a
member. Pall bearers were mem
bers of the police force, and hon
orary pall bearers were county
peace officers. Other officers at
tended in a body as did the citv
council
Interment took Dlace in Link. '
vine cemetery with a firing
squad from the American Legion
giving the final salute. Ward's
Funeral home was in charge of
services. . .
The city hall and courthouse
were closed during the hours of
service in honor of Mr. Hamm,
Rickenbacker Cites
Religion as Hope
During Long Ordeal
(Continued from Page. One)
Cherry and his rescuer, occu
pants of a second raft sighted an
island and rowed toward it, wont
dering whether it was occupied
by Japanese. On this raft were
Lieut. James C. Whitaker, 41, of
Burungame, Calif.; Lieut; John
de Angelis, of Nesquehonine.
fa., ana staff Sgt. James Rey
nolds of Fort Jones, Calif.
The next day. acting on infor
mation supplied by .. Cherry,
Lieut. Eadie resumed the search
and that night, with the aid of
flares, located Rickenbacker's
raft some 40 miles from the isl
and. Rain squalls were sweeping
the sea and Eadie, afraid he
would be unable to guide sur
face ships to the scene, landed
on the water to attempt rescue
with his plane.
Col. Adamsoi, seriously ill.
was placed in the plane's cockpit
and Rickenbacker and Private
John F. Bartek were lashed to
the wing. Eadie, unable to get
his light plane off the water with
that load, started to taxi the 40
miles back to his base. A boat
finally came alongside and took
off Rickenbacker and Bartek but
Adamson was too ill to be moved
so Eadie continued taxiing over
tne open sea.
That chap has what it takes."
Whitaker later said admiringly
of Eadie.
New Year's day is the dead
line! Join the war bond pay
roll savings plan for 10 per cent
your pay.
Children learn to swim almost
soon as they learn to walk in
New Guinea, lEach child i given
canoe at an early age.
HERALD AND NEWS.
She's a Bride at 12
Tw.lva-y.ar-old Dorothy Od-
eirne (above) studied nor home
work while waiting for - her
husband to come home at New
port Newt. Va. Dorothy, In the
seventh grade, was married to
C. E. Murphy, 23. at South
Mills,' N. C.
Cook Held in
Poison Deaths
At Hospital
(Continued From Page One)
day night but withheld that in
formation until Saturday night,
will be arraigned this afternoon
on a charge of being an acces
sory after the fact, District At
torney Miller Hayden said.
Hayden said McKillop admit
ted sending an inmate, George
A. Nosen, 27, of Mcdford, Ore.,
to the basement for the pow
dered milk, in violation of hos
pital rules. Nosen, Hayden said,
went into the wrong store room
and dipped into a can of (insecti
cide instead of' obtaining the
powdered milk, which is similar
in appearance.
The rest of 467 inmates who
ate the eggs likely will- recover,
said Dr. J. C. Evans, hospital
superintendent.
E
ON GUADALCANAL
(Continued From Page One)
smoke cleared they had sunk
one destroyer, destroyed 19 en
emy planes and smashed two
small landing boats, in addition
to giving Japanese ground
troops a day-long strafing.
The Japanese were fighting
dbck Diueriy irom their pre
carious positions on the coastal
strip between Buna and Gona
with every weapon at their
command, but the allied noose
was slowly drawing tight.
Flotilla' Steams Off
The destroyer, sunk by bomb
ers, apparently was trying to
iana troops at Buna to aid the
besieged Japanese forces there
and official reports mentioned
the possibility that troops may
actually have been landed be
fore the sinking.
However, a spokesman at
headquarters said the destroyer
was not operating with four
other Japanese destroyers be
lieved to have been sent to re
inforce the Buna garrison. This
destroyer flotilla was steaming
to the northwest when last seen.
he said.
Moving in after the alllerl
fliers had subjected JaDanese
ground positions to a terrific
pounding, American and Atis-
tralian troops captured a new
landing strip at Buna from the
enemy.
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HINTS BERLIN
(Continued From Pago One)
Bizcrta and Tunis and it was ap
parent that tho axis was going to
make n fight to retain their dom
inance of the Sicilian straits.
French reports told of attempt
ed axis infiltrations in South Tu
nisia and other reports from al
lied headquarters In North Af
rica snid similar tactics wcro be
ing attempted from the north,
where the main axis forces liavu
been landed by sea and air.
These suggested that Rommel,
who more than once ht.s foiled
allied strotcgems to trap him,
was attempting a flank attack
from Tripolltanla against the
British and American forces con
verging on tho northern tip of
Tunisia.
French In Control
If Rommel has split his forces,
it was presumed hero that he
had dispatched some armored
units from Tripoli, cither over
land or by sea, to Qabos or Sfax
on the East Tunisian coast.
Both lie south and southeast
of the routes of the main allied
forces driving eastward from Al
geria, but pro-allied French forc
es have been reported In control
along most of the coast, and, ac
cording to French North African
broadcasts some British and
American forces had Joined
these French allies.
The German broadcast con
cerning Rommel came from the
Zcesen station near Berlin and
was not repeated on most Ger
man stations. Many informed ob
servers were Inclined to doubt
that Rommel personally was In
Tunisia.
Pushed Back
Some informed quarters be
lieved he is responsible for the
entire North African and possi
bly the whole Mediterranean
area, however, and pointed out
that he could be in command in
Tunisia without actually being
on the ground.
A communique from Cairo
said his forces in Libya were
pushed back farther yesterday
toward the El Agheila bottle
neck, the last good place for a
stand short of Tripoli.
JAP INDECISION
(Continued From Page One)
island. However, indecision was
apparent even in the reinforce
ment attempt, as . only a few
planes were sent boxed alop de
stroyer decks toward Kiska
only to be sighted and sunk by
American airmen.
Again, only eight planes were
sent toward Klska in flight, al
though our fighters knocked
down six in a single day's fight
ing over Kiska harbor.
Japanese offensive attempts
have been similarly patternless.
Bombing of Dutch harbor, in
stead of being, followed imme
diately by other bombings, and
landing attempts, was followed
by months when Japanese tried
nothing offensively.
When they did attack it was
with one or two planes at a time
in bombings of tho Andrcanoff
bases. One of these bombings
was done by a slow plane which
had to drop missiles far wide of
the mark in order to get away
safely.
American checking tip after
another foray on a different
base found bombs which had
been dropped by float ' planes
were likewise far wide of their
targets.
II
TUN S DEFENSE
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Food Czar
'ft
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President Roosevelt placet
Governor Herbert H. Lehman
of New York In charge of dis
tributing American food, cloth
ing and medicine to people of
Undi occupied by troops ol the
United Natlom. Lehman will re
sign h I s gubernatorial pott
about December 3. Hit term ex
piret January 1, and he did not
run for re-election.
UP BI6 BOND SALE
Saturday's ruin failed to
dampen the ardour, of Sons of
Norway who sponsored the big
Norway Day bond rally on
Main street, ending at the ar
mory where a dance and auc
tion of a soldier's uniform re
sulted in the sale of some $13,
000 worth of war bonds.
A booth was set up at Eighth
and Main streets and a program
presented throughout, the after
noon with Lynn Roycroft and
Carl Johnson at the microphone.
Bonds and stumps, totaling $10,
S00, were sold at the booth, and
an additional $2500 at the
dance.
A Camp Newell soldier ap
peared on the armory platform
clad only in trunks. His cloth
ing was auctlpned off, piece by
piece, and as the articles were
sold the- soldier put them on.
This caused ' much merriment
and resulted in the sale of hun
dreds of stamps. ' ' .
Wanted Turkey
Pickers, and
Right Now, Too!
Needed 79 turkey pickers.
Right nowl
Lots of birds are going to be
sold on the hoof, feathers and
all, If turkey pickers fail to re
spond to the call Issued Monday
by the U. S. employment serv
ice. Third and Main streets.
Workers will have transpor
tation provided to and (rom the
Job and good pay Is offered.
This is a 30-day Job. For further
information, call the service at
3103.
D00n. eMli ,,M
RIGHT
NOW!
A Yankee bell of fir
a broad I Breaking hearts and
'rule . . . In a rfof of Roenty
BESIEGERS OE
STALINGRAD
FAGE DISASTER
(Continued From Pago One)
when the firing ceased only Iso
lated enemy guns replied. Red
army Infantry and tanks then
pllrd through the German front
line, driving the enemy from
trenches Into the open steppes.
800 Tankt Lost
The German front lino was
overwhelmed by the ferocity of
tho Russian offensive, dispatches
tald. Prisoners started to pour
in and guns and mortars piled
up as the red army enrrled tho
advance as far at 43 miles at
soino points.
Pravilu gavo this summary of
tho fight for the city:
"The Hitlerite bnndlts schemed
to crush Stalingrad with tanks.
However, In the course of two
months of fighting, thry lost 800
Panzer machines at the city
walls.
, "The Germans Intended to
clear their way Into Stalingrad
with bombs. However, In the
course of two months, they lost
In the Volga steppe more than
1000 planes.
Road of the Dotd
'The Germans attempted by
tho force of their divisions to
sink Stalingrad's defenders in
the Volga. But in tho rourso
of two months they burled over
100,000 of their officers and
men.
"It was not without reason
that German non-commissioned
officer Erich Mueller, killed
northwest of Stalingrad, put
down In hit diary: 'The road to
Stalingrad may be called the
road of the dead.'
PROCEEDS IN SF
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23
(P) D. Homer Spencer, Klam
ath Falls (Ore.) business man
Indicted here on morals charges
Involving two young girls, tried
in vain today to block the open
ing of his trial tomorrow.
He asked the state district
court of appeals for a writ of
prohibition to halt proceedings,
but the court turned him down
without comment,
Spencer was Indicted by the
county grand Jury on two counts
contributing to the delinquen
cy of a minor, and lewd and las
civious conduct with a minor.
The first Is a misdemeanor; the
intter, a felony.
In petitioning for the writ of
prohibition Spencer's attorney
challenged the Jurisdiction of
the grand Jury, arguing that
Spencer could not be Indicted
at the same time for a misde
meanor and a felony when both
consisted. In effect, of the tame
alleged offense.
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"Panic-Buying"
(Continued From Psm Oii)
Ing ol things that olhniwl
wouldn't have to be rationed,"
explained the federal offlelnl,
who declined the use of hi,
ntttnn.
The proposed antl-lionrdlns.
regulation now under study by
the OPA, he said, would conio
purchasers to declare their pn-j.
enl supply of nny rationed nru
Iclu they bought. Any such reij.
Illation, ho added, would be dir.
ficult to enforce since the OI'
hat no Idea of Invading prlvutt
homes to Inspect food stork.
The official asserted that )y
making excess or unneeenwirj
purchases of food and otht-i
aeareo commodities Illegal houi
lioldert might be made to renllre
the terlouinrtt of ovrr-itorkiiin.
nENO LICENSES ft
MKNO, Ncv., Nov. 23 ,V?Z
Marriage licenses reported her
today Include: Richard W. Espry,
21, and Phyllis Anderson, so,
Stanley Wlllemt, 32, and Anna
Ashworth, 32, all of Snlcm;
Herbert E. Files, 37, Sun Kruii.
Cisco, and Nolle Armnn, XJ,
Lnkrvlew; William C, Kitput.
rlek, 30, and Blanche M, I'enr.
son, 24, both Klamath Pnlli;
Lewis R. Burnett, 31, Son Krnii.
clseo, and Glndyi Warren, 31,
Merlin.
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Phone 4364
1 1-23
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