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Number 9663
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By FRANK JENKINS
nrllEUE Isn't much niiwi today
What lliuro Is is mixed somo
of it good und mnio ot it bud.
fN tho good sitlo must bo
' placed tho turning over of
Dnkar to us.
In Gerniiiri hands Duknr would
Imvc been a constant mennco to
our soulli Atlinitlo commuiilcii
tions. Bubinurines and long-
rango aircraft bused there would
Jin vo dono ua Immense dnmniie,
In OUR hmuls, Dukiir will
shorten und improve our com
municntions, giving us unothcr
port, will) rull connections, tor
unloading men and supplies,
Your map, If you will study It
rarcfully, will tell you all tills
better ttuin words am.
r)AKAR, less than 1700 miles
from tho bulge of Brazil, will
niuko It easier for us to fly bomb
ers ucross. American Ingenuity
muy solve tho problem of flying
FIGHTERS that far.
ON tho bod sldo wo must placo
' Secretary Knox's, disclosure
that at least 20 of tho French
warships, Including: three battle
ships, remain afloat In Toulon
harbor. Tho scuttling wasn't as
complete as Vichy dlsputchcs had
led us to believe.
A lot of us, of course, kept
our fingers crossed l the timu
and aerial rccoimuiiwmcu must
have told our higher command
tho news almost at once.
pRANCO, In a speech, "re
affirms" Spunish "solidarity"
with Germany and Italy In tho
struggle ugulnst what ho calls
liberalism and capitalist im
perialism" In Europe,
Otherwise his speech Is n
masterly Job of walking the fence
without swaying.
pitANCO Is in a hot spot. Mo
can't afford to thumb his
nose at either side. Llko Vichy,
ho is trying to walk tho chalk
line.
Llko Vichy, ho will FAIL.
rVECISlVE fighting in Tunisia
lngs. General Arnold, head
of our air forces, gives a good
reason why.
He says: "Tho Germans nro
trying feverishly to build up air
superiority (in tho central Med
iterranean) beforo we can gather
our strength," Ho adds: "It Is
touch and go whether tho allies
or tho axis have nlr superiority
on the North African front."
Getting decisive air strength
there is n critical part of the
problem of supply.
lEWS of importance from tho
South Pacific Is lacking as
this is written.
Tho news from Russia Is In
decisive. Oddly enough, heavy
snow storms nro temporarily
helping tho Germans before
Stalingrad, Riving them tlmo to
strengthen their defenses while
tho Russians aro slowed down
by the storm. '
The Germans aro still counter
attacking, but today's sovlqt
communique says: "In NO sector
did tho onomy succeed In regain
ing positions no pact lost or m
Improving Ills position In ANY
wny."
nrllE big pushes of recent
weeks thut have so thrilled
us havo spent their first momen
tum end both sides aro busily
gathering strength for the next
big effort.
Sun Valley to
Close for Duration
SUN VALLEY, Idaho, Dec, 8
(AP) Bells won't jingle on
reindeer-drawn sleighs at Sun
Valley this Christmas tho
nationally-known resort is clos
ing for tho war's duration,
W. P. Rogers, general man
ager, sold all facilities of tho
resort would bo closed Decem
ber 20 because of difficulties of
obtaining manpower, food and
equipment and because of trans
portation shortages.
GIT! SCHOOL1
CENSUS SHOWS
RECORD FIGURE
Stability in City's
Population Trend
Indicated
Indicative of stability In the
city's population trend, tho city
school district census, complet
ed Tuesduy, disclosed the high
est figure in tho district's his
tory. Tho census shows a total of
4200 children, between the ages
of S und 10, inclusive, In school
district No. 1, which Includes
all of Klamath Falls and a slight
fringe outside.
Impressive
This, according to figures
from Clerk Percy Wells, Is
higher than at any tlmo since
the district was organized. It
tops 1041 by 38. On several oc
casions In rccont years tho fig
ure has approached tho 1042
total, but has never quite
reached that level.
Hero are the school census
figures for tho last 10 years:
1030 4213
1931 3014
1032 3530
1B33 3711
1034 4035
1035 4107
1030 4236
1037 4223
1038 4000
1039.: 4203
- ' 1040.i.:...V..........r...'!'.4185"
1041 '. 4222
1942 4200
Jap Mission From
Berlin En Route
Home Via Turkey
VICHY (From French Broarl
casts), Dec. 8 (IP) A Japanese
mission headed by Vlco Admiral
Naokunl Nomura has arrived In
Ankara, Turkey, from Berlin en
route home, lltwns news agency
reported today in a dispatch
from Ankara. From Turkey the
Japanese- expect to go through
Russian territory to the orient.
Admiral Nomura's mission has
been stationed in Berlin since
early In 1041, ostensibly In ful
fillment of the terms of the 1940
treaty of Berlin which establish
ed the three-power alliance and
called for exchange of technical1
commissions.
Somo authorities, however,
have believed Nomura was In
Berlin as the eyes and cars of
the Tokyo high command, to
keep watch on the military for
tunes of tho axis In Europe. He
has traveled considerably, espe
cially in the Balkans, and vis
ited Turkey, apparently with a
view to getting a neutral slant
on the war.
Churchill, FDR
Pledge Nations
To Defeat of Japs
LONDON, Dec. 8 (!) Mess
ages exchanged by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill pledging their two na
tions to tho utter defeat of
Japan were made public here
todoy.
' "Our country no less than the
United States was tho object of
an Infamous outrage a year ago,"
Churchill told the president in a
messugc on tho anniversary of
Pearl Harbor.
"Wo look forward one and all
to tho day when our full
strength can bo joined to that
of our United States, Dutch and
Chinese allies for the utter and
final destruction of Japan's ag
gressive power."
The president replied that
"partial retribution in kind has
been meted out to Japan In the
past seven months but this Is only
Iho beglnlng.
"We will continue to strike
with ever increasing force."
British Pea Draft
Age At 18 Years
LONDON, Doc. 8 IP) Brit
ain's army draft ago was pegged
by tho government today at 18
years. Men under 19 will not
bo sent overseas, Labor Minis
ter Ernest Bovln told commons.
Civilian
Top picture shows a first aid team working on a "Tictlm" brought in during the civilian de
fense mobilisation here on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Monday night. Left to light, Mrs.
LeRoy Tyrrell, Mrs. Lynn Roycroft, Mn. Roy Gearhart, Mrs. William McAuley and Mrs. K. G.
Klahn work on Jack Melaas, who plays the part of the victim. In the lower picture Mrs. Olive
Wilton, home economics teacher in the city schools, pours hot coffee for Mrs. W. C. McAuley
and Mrs. LeRoy Tyrrell In the Red Cross canteen after the mobilisation.
Heavy Snows
Girl 'Hero'
Bv EDDY GILMORE ,'
MOSCOW, Dee. 8 (H) Heavy
snows along the Russian front,
coupled with fierce Gorman
counterattacks, hampered offen
sive operations of tho red army
today but soviet authorities said
their troops still pushed ahead
In slow-going smashes at Ger
man fortifications and commun-J
icntions.
A dispatch to Izvcstia, the
government newspaper, said
thut thero had been a heavy
snowfall between the Don and
Volga rivers in the Stalingrad
area.
The Germans were reported
taking advantage of the weather
slowed operations by throwing
up defense works cast ot the
Navy Intends to
Knock Japs From
Aleuts, Says Knox
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (IP)
Secretary Knox was asked at his
press conference today whether
It was tho navy's intention to let
tho Japs continue to occupy the
Aleutiim islands ot Attu and
Kiska.
"Not permanently," ho re
plied. "Not tho live ones onyway,"
said Captain F. E. Bcatty, Knox'
aide.
"That's better," Knox said
with a grin. "Let's make that
tho answer." - .
Nazis Claim Allied
Troop Ship Sunk
LONDON, Dec. 8 (IP) Tho
Berlin radio asserted today
(without confirmation from any
other source) that tho 18,700-
ton British liner Ceramic which
"probably was coming from tho
United States to North Africa
fully laden with troops and war
equipment" . was sunk by a
U-boat west of the Azores.
Defense Workers Mobilize
Slow Soviets;
to fie Honored
fortified points on
bank- of the Don: ...
the
i
eastern
Tho soviet noon communique
spoke of numerous German
counterattacks in the Stalingrad
and Rzhev areas, but, listed more
than 3000 Germans killed . in
fierce engagements.
, "In no sector did the. enemy
succeed in regaining positions
he had lost or in improving his
position in any way, the com
munique stated.
An air battle in the Caucasus
resulted in the loss of 11 Ger
man planes and damage to three
while land actions brought the
slaying of 600 of the enemy, the
noon communique said.
Northwest of Stalingrad, Izves-
tia s dispatches recounted the
heroism of Marinella Koroliova,
a girl fighter, in the capture of
a hill and the clearing of an en
tire Volga river- region with de
struction of 500 of the foe. The
hill will be named for her, Izvcs
tia said.
Ballet Russe
Performs Tonight
The Ballet Russe de Monte
Carlo will appear at the Pelican
theatre tonight under the au
spices of the Klamath Commun
ity Concert association as first
of the winter scries.
Doors will open at 7 p. m., the
performances to start at 8 p. m.
There will be no reserved seats
and tickets will not be sold at
tho door.
RAF Blasts Nazi
European Targets
LONDON, Dec. 8 (IP) RAF
mosquito bombers attacked in
dustrial targets today in north
west Germany and In The Neth
erlands, while fighters over
northern Franco and Belgium
strafed railroads, barges and an
enemy airfield.
Farm Official Raps
Rising Cost of ; .
U. S. Government
CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (IP) Ed
ward A. O'Neal, president of the
American Farm Bureau. Federa
tion, charged today that the ris
ing cost of government was "a
much greater threat to the peo
ple -than the cost of food.
Attacking the proposal to keep
retail prices down through sub
sidy payments, he said it was
hard for farmers to understand
why consumers, when their in
come: was at an all-time high,
should expect the government to
pay part of their food bill.
He referred specifically to the
situation in the New York milk
shed, where he said the govern
ment was buying the entire fluid
milk supply and re-selling it to
consumers at a loss.
Year of War Costs
U. S. Armed Forces
58,307 Casualties
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (IP)
The cost of a year of war to the
United States armed forces: 58,-
307 casualties.
The total, announced yester
day by the office of war infor
mation, includes the dead,
wounded, missing, imprisoned
and the interned in neutral
countries.
The army lost 35,678. Most
are " classified as missing pre
sumably prisoners of war as a
result of the Dutch East Indies
and Philippine campaigns. Lack
of accurate prisoner lists from
Japan prevents a definite figure.
Volunteers Asked
For Evening Work
Beginning Wednesday night,
office work will be done in the
evening at; the war price and
ration board headquarters.
Mrs. Effie Garcelon, clerk,
asked for volunteers to help on
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings.
Airmen
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18 Nip Planes Downed
As Allies Step Up
Air War
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN AUSTRALIA, Dec. 8 (IP)
Allied fliers ranged far to pun
ish Japanese air and sea bases
ringing New Guinea and dive
bombers smashed repeatedly at
Japanese troops forced back on
to sand spits between Gona and
Buna,, while howitzers lobbed
their shells onto the besieged
troops, an allied communique
said today.
Nippon's fliers attempting to
attack at the allied rear, had
bad luck. '
Lae Bombed
Out of 18 medium bombers,
eight dive bombers and 12 Zero
planes the Japanese sent into
the action, the allies, with neg
ligible loss, downed six medium
bombers, five dive bombers and
seven Zeros. . ;
f I A ' M!
"Jlolnt'ed af Jiae.'-o'n the' northeast
New Guinea coast, and dropped
100-pound 'bombs on the run-
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Warm Praise
Given Klamath
CD Workers
Exactly 916 civilian defense
workers reported in Monday
night's mobilization, bringing
warm praise from Commander
G. A. Krause and the section
chiefs.
Chief Keith Ambrose of fire
services reported that 18 paid
firemen checked in, along with
28 auxiliary firemen.
Sixty-seven sheriffs deputies
reported to Sheriff Low, and 24
of the mounted reserve checked
in. - - . '
Some 112 out of 124 reserve
policemen reported to Harold
Franey.
George Myers, head of medi
cal services, reported that 216
responded.
J. A. Souther, chief of public
works and utilities, checked in
52 staff members.
A total of 378 wardens report
ed to Chief Colman O'Loughlin,
with every sector covered.
Arnold Gralapp, chief of train
ing, reported that 22 recruits are
needed for fire services, 31 sher
iff's deputies and six mounted re
servemen are wanted, several ad
ditional first aid teams would be
welcome, and 300 more could be
used in air raid protection
work.
Adopted Son of
Film Stars, 13,
Takes Own Life
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.,
Dec. 8. (IP) Barry Gilbert, 13-year-old
adopted son of Film
Comedian Billy Gilbert, was
found shot to death last night in
the family home. Police ex
pressed the belief today that
adolescent sorrow at a scolding
over a pet parrot's escape led
to the tragedy.
Detectives H. A. Splaine and
C. A. Fromm reported the dis
covery of two notes. The first,
to his grandfather, Robert B.
McKenzie, read:
"The reason I did this is be
cause you and grandma didn't
believe me. I 'love you all with
all my heart. Tell mother and
dad I am grateful for all they
have done for me." It was signed
"Barry."
The other addressed "To whom
it m-y concern," read: "No one
did this but myself. Please do
not blame it on anyone else." It
was signed "Brry Gilbert."
BOMBERS
MO
ENEMY
ONNEWGUINFA
ast
FDR Asks Rights
For Workers Who
Take War Jobs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 W)
President Roosevelt appealed to
employers today to preserve the
seniority and other worker
rights of any employes who
switch to more essential war
work, the same as if they were
going into the armed forces.
"I feel that employers in civ
ilian industries will be willing
to give the same assurances to
their employes who leave for
war work as they are giving to
employes who are leaving to
join the armed services," he
said.
Meanwhile, War Manpower
Commissioner Paul V. McNutt
said that draft boards now be
ing integrated into the war man
power commission will give es
sential industries and agricul
ture equal rather than second
ary consideration to the armed
forces' demands.
While this emphasis on non
military man p o w e r require
ments promised something new
for selective service, McNutt de
clared the system would con
tinue "operating as heretofore"
for the time being.
COUNCIL SHELVES
f '
City Fathers Vote to
Ask Study of Pro
: posed Levy
A proposed occupations tax for
street maintenance was shelved
by the city council last night up
on recommendation of the fi
nance committee.
Ill-Tiraed
Councilmen voted, however,
to ask for a study of the occupa
tions tax by a committee of cit
izens and the finance committee,
with a report asked for next
July.
Councilman John Keller,
chairman of the finance commit
tee, said the committee feels that
this is not a time to impose a
new tax on business and the
professions here. "There are
too many taxes now," said Kel
ler. 5
Mayor John 'Houston ex-
pressed the opinion that the tax
proposal is m-iimea. ne saia
he thought the plan should not
be considered "in the duration."
Funds Inadequate
Spokesmen in behalf of the
occupations tax idea were Coun
cilman Andrew Bussman, who
proposed it in the first place, and
Councilman Rollin Cantrall.
Bussman said a survey- a cou
ple of years ago showed it would
take $57,000 to put Klamath
streets in proper repair. He
voiced the opinion that current
funds are inadequate for street
maintenance, and added that an
occupations tax ought to .bring
in enough money to finance some
new street construction. "
Stud; Suggested
, Councilman Wiesendangeri ex
pressed opposition to the tax and
said that any such taxation
should be on a county or state
Wide basis. Councilman Harvey
Martin said that the gross earn'
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C Gas Coupons
Should Be Posted
Intact on Car
Any motorist using a C gaso
line coupon book should paste
the C sticker on his car intact,
the state OPA says, and should
not tear off the lower half of
the sticker on which are listed
the various reasons for eligibil
ity, with the motorist's own rea
son checked.
Processing of T applications
for trucks and buses, is being
completed by 'the local boards,
OPA says, and more attention
is now being given to handling
requests for B and C books.
mz
NAZIS DRIVEN
FROM GAINS IN
20 of 75 "Suicide"
French Ships
Afloat
T
By JAMES M. LONG ,
Associated Press War Editor
In the hardest fighting of tin
Tunisian campaign, allied tank)
have counterattacked and driven
the Germans from gains scored
Sunday in the Tebourba section, t
an allied communique said lati .
today soon after the announce-: -
mcnt that Dakar had been se
cured for use by United Nationi . .
navies and air forces. i , ; l.
The Germans penetrated Brit- .
ish and U. S. positions Sunday
at Tebourba,, 20 miles west ol
Tunis, and yesterday an allied
armored unit delivered a strong
counterattack supported by fight
ers and light bombers. The
Germans, withdrew last night. '
A conflicting German claim '
said the allies had been out--S:
llwaked and routedfrom-posl-: w
.yonsai. .esourca-T losing ir(i .m.-.-t-
quantities of material.
Strongly fortified Dakar, on
the direct sea and air route of
supply to the North African
warfront, came Into the allied
camp in an agreement with Gov
ernor General Pierre Boisson
and Admiral Jean Darlan which
was announced last night by
Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. "
Warships Discussed
Allied navies were given the
right' to use the port, allied air
planes the right to use French
West African airfields as stops
en route. Interned allied ship
.ping and allied seamen were re- '
leased. ' ,' .. .
And, it was announced," dis
cussions were opened on the
French warships there: Presum
ably the damaged 35,000-ton bat
tleship Richelieu, the 7600-ton
cruisers Gloire, Montcalm and -Georges
Leygues, the destroyers
Le Pfantasque, Le Malin and
Le Terrible, nine submarines,
and others.
In Washington, Navy Sec
retary Knox disclosed, from in
formation obtained by aerial
reconnaissance, that 20 of the
75 ships which were in Toulon
harbor when . the nazis moved,
in were afloat.
Battleships Only Damaged
He said 51 were sunk,, dam
aged or unaccounted for,';.and
four submarines escaped.
The vessels damaged but
which might be reclaimed in
cluded the battleships Dunker
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Portland Alert
Blacks Out Three .
States Monday
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 8 (ZD
Brig. Gen. M. G. McConnel, com
manding officer of Idaho's state
guard, said today the alert or
dered by the civilian defense
command at Portland, Ore., last
night was "ill advised unless
there was actually an emer
gency." McConncll referred to the
alert and subsequent blackout In
Utah, Idaho and Montana last
night. .
"Nothing less than an actual
emergency should occasion such
a strain on communications," the
general added. He reported
every Idaho guard unit was
placed on an alert within 40 min
utes. '
News Index "
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Courthouse Records Page 8
Comics and Story Page 6
Editorial Pago 4
Markets, Financial Page 4
Our Men in Service Page 8
Pattern Page 8
Sports .j. Paga 7
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