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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1943)
..ami) o On 8-mlnut blait on sirens and whUtUi is the signal for a blaokout in Klamath FalU. Another long blait. during a black out, li a signal for all-dear. In precau tionary porlodi, watch your street llghti. January 4 High 43, Low 23 Precipitation as of December 29, 1943 - Stream year lo data ... .....8.9a. Last year ,.6.29 Normal . 4.48 ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 6, 1943 Number 9686 nn nn I'lllltOil MM U n V, 4m m By FRANK JENKINS KJELBOURNE paper dlsploy 1 todoy a itntoment by an Australian government official (Identity undisclosed) to the ef- feet thnt the Japs are mossing In the Islands of the Uismiirck ar- 4 chlpelugo off New Guinea to W the northeast the largest armada they havo yet sent Into tlio South Pacific. THE report adds that they are ,. ; scouting tha Australian "northeast coast from Cape York to Brisbane with aircraft appar ently operating from submar ines. It was one of these aircraft- submarine combination that flre-bombad the Southern Ore gon coast last summer. The Japs were then reported (unofficially) to have more than 40 of these plane-carrying subs, Indicating (if true) that they set some store by them The ships of the reported Jnp rmada are said in the Austral Ion story to be dlsparsed among the Islands for safety. - OOECRETARY KNOX, que tloned about It, says: "There re always enemy ships at Ra- baul (In tha Bismarck), but to the best of my knowledge there is no unusual concentration at the moment," Wo'U be wise If we neither be lieve' nor disbelieve. One never can tell In advance what a Jap will do. Thoy moy bo planning some thing big. Or they could be ped aling ' the rumor to cover up something somewhere else THE Russian dispatches today 1 are non-spcctnculnr, tolling of Just plain, heavy fighting nil along the 1000-mile front from tlio Caucasus to Vcllklo Lu ki ss you must tlresomcly wash and dry a shirt before you Iron It O beautifully for admiring In. tpectlon. . we can t have smash news from .Russia every day al- though wo'vo been getting a lot ol it. THERE'S on Interesting report, ' however, from the Don bend area west of Stalingrad, where the Russians seem to be using a DOUBLE plnccr, ono of tho plnccra pushing AHEAD of the other. As nearly as ono can judge from tho dispatches, wonts something like this: t I ; .'"! ::, i .:-,x: ,:-ri"'t In this rough doodle sketch, the pincer drives are shown by the arrows and the encircled Germans by the small crosses. .The interesting point is that such a movement, to be success ful, would have to have GREAT STRENGTH behind it. . We're beginning to suspect Ohat the Russians have just that. j ' "THERE'S even a faint note of ,J- German panic in the news today. Reports reaching London as v ; (Continued , on. Page Two) Jap Destroyers Failed to Make Landing, Report WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 lP) Secretary of tho Navy Knox said toduy that the Japanese destroy. ers which reached wotors off the northwestern end of Gundul canal Inst Saturday apparently did not make a landing but did unload soma motul drums of sup. piles, a few of which probably drifted ashore. Noxt morning, the secretary told a press conference, Amerl can motor torpedo boats and planes from our Guadalcanal air field In the Solomons wont out whore the destroyers had been and sank all the drums they could find. Tho secretary snld the Japan' (Continued on Page Two) HE Attack to Clean Nips Out of Sananada Shapes Up A 1 1 1 E D IIEADQUAHTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Jan, 5 (Pj An attack to clean the mikado's men out of Sananada Point, tholr last foothold In southeastern New Guinea, was shaped by, al lied forces todoy. "Wo are regrouping our troops preporatory to attack," a com munique from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters sold tersely. Air Arm Active The headquarters announce ment told of far-ranging air ac tivity, with tho Japanese air drome at Loe, In northeastern Now Guinea, suffering tho heav iest blows from allied bombers. Advices from tho front also told of on air prelude to tho tank and (Continued on Page Two) His Reputation Preceded This Tank Driver WITH U. S. FORCES IN TU- NISIA, Jan. 3 (Delayed) (P) His reputation preceded this Ameri can tank driver who has had three tanks shot from under him In flaming . ruins and escorted alivo. A sympathetic doctor, wonder ing where to start sewlna first. asked kindly as tho driver was admitted to tho hospital. "What's wrong, young fellow?" "Nothing much. Doc." answer ed the spunky tankman. "I just have a touch of arthritis. My major. Is afraid it will nffect mv driving and wants you to fix it Before i get back in another tank." Daring Sub Exploit Save : 29 From Jap-Held island By J. NORMAN LODGE WITH SOUTH PACIFIC FLEET, Jan. 8 (P)-A daring submarine operation under the cover of darkness has resulted in tho rescue of 29 men, women and children from a Japanese held island in the Solomon group, Admiral Wllllom F. Hal- sey disclosed today. . The . commander of the South Pacific force said that 17 of those rescued were white wom en known to havo been In immi nent danger of 111 treatment and death. Three were children. The operation Involved tho de taching of a fleet submarine from the task of sinking Japa nese snipping ana sending' her to shallow waters to . effect the evacuation. . The daring coun was accom plished 'under the very nosa of t4ie Japs. . Information was received late In December that a party of mis sionaries,;, who. had not:, been -. . . . 1 ' ' - " - :.. ; '.,;;-: n1 I : " ' . Worried Farmers Talk1943 Production Goals CflWITTC ClRfrTD P if) -Mi J .m$ZW4 PAST NALCHIK' ieum.; : Win. mk mwbis Guadalcanal Yanks Advance- Near Hen derson Field By The Associated Presa Reports that Japan Is massing tho biggest armada yet sent into the southwest Pacific battle the atre were published in Australia today, suggesting new large scale enemy operations were Im minent In the zone northeast of Australia, and other reports in d I c a t e d quickening ' activities throughout 'the vast' South Seas area, "'.' ; In Washington, the;vy, tt? nounced "that. America' troops on Guadalcanal Island, In the Solomons, had 1 won .v strategic high ground overlooking their airfield from the southwest and beaten oft six Japanese counter attacks. ' ' The navy aald 170 Japanese were killed. Important Gait) ; ; The navy also' reported that American "Catniinns" "and "FJy lug Fortresses" carried out a serJ Ics of attacks yesterday on the Japanese-occupied, Munda area, in the New Ge or g I a ..island group,, north .of Guadalcanal, i Seizure of the new - positions overlooking Henderson air field. In the vicinity ,: of 1514-foot Mount, Austen, was achieved in what appeared ; to.: be themost important advance made by American troops :thero In weeks. In '.Australia,, newspapers prominently displayed a state. mcnt by a government official, who did not permit, his identity to be disclosed, asserting that a hugo concentration of Japanese ships had been reported sighted off Rabaul, big Japanese base on New Britain island, and other nearby harbors. . Motives Suggested The official: . said , Japanese merchant ships and. transports In the New, Guinea area , were strongly supported by' warships but were, dispersed' for greater safety from allied aerial assault. Japanese aircraft., apparently operating from, submarines. were said to have been scouting the Australian northeast coast. The unidentified official sug gested three motives for the Jap anese "massing of ships: ' A new move against Ameri can forces on Guadalcanal, An attempt to reinforce the (Continued on Page Two) NAZI LOSS LONDON, Jan. S (P) A large Gorman merchant vessel filled with raw materials, for Germany has been sunk in the Atlantic, it was announced officially today. l evacuated prior to enemy occu pation of the ' Solomons - last spring, was in danger, of capture by a raiding force of several hundred Japanese. r , The missionaries had heard of the presence of white women on tho island. ..." (Apparently the missionaries sent word of their plight to American forces, after they had heard that, another group of whites, Including women and children,, had landed on the isl and from another point In the. South Pacific. Subsequently the. missionaries , apparently ; made; contact with, the new group and. brought the party together for the rescue attempt.) ' . . S The task of rescuing the group became a race against time. Just before New Year's day Jnforma.' tion was received that the' Japa nese planned to -send a' strong detachment to: capture the mis sionaries , after, two ; enemy; on- onunuea.onage..xwo); . - These Klamath farm leaders expressed the determination of uuni lotwn wiucn migm aueci u. T French, U. S. , Ground Forces Get Strong Support ALLIED ' HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Jan. 8 ,P The United States army air force struck effective blows today in Stipport of French and American ground forces in southern Tu nisia, bombing railroad yards at Kalrouan and targets at Cheri- cnera,. . six miles northeast of Fondouk. ... . - . , ; The allied communiaus said French headquarters reported -that 12 to 15 enemy tanks were destroyed in the axis attack Sun day lathe Fondouk area. It said the French, whose lines stopped tne enemy thrust, then counter attacked and "Inflicted casual ties on the enemy." : . i . 4 Nails Bagged , : It; said . the tanks were de stroyed by allied guns and ar tillery. The communique yester day disclosed that American (Contlnued on Page Two) Survey of Loss Continues in Wake of Flood PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 (P) Survey of damage continued throughout western Oregon to day In the wake of the most serious flood in almost 20 years. - Suburban homes, farms and livestock herds sustained losses running into several millions of dollars in the Willamette and smaller valleys of rivers run ning to the coast. Only rough estimates were possible. . The state highway commis sion, beginning a survey of dam aged roads, estimated flood cost only at "more than $100,000.'! All . major, roads are. open, al though trafflo in spots is one way. . , , ' ' -. The death list held' at 10 and authorities, do not anticlpato'any additional casualties as . waters receded everywhere and, except for one or two points, the Wil lamettemost troublesome river was in its banks again.. At Portland, logs and flotsam from upriver lodged behind bridge piers but caused no damage- as the river dropped below its 18- foot flood stage. Southbound trains were oper ating. .," The Southern '. Pacific tracks were flooded between here and Oregon City yesterday and trains were rerouted but the line was open today. News Index City Briefs .. ..Page 7 Comics and Story Page. 8 Courthouse Records .......Page 7 Editorials .Page 4 Pattern Page 9 Markets, Financial .Page 9 Midland Empire News.. ..Page 4 Our Men. in Service ......,.Page 3 Sport ..........?age 6 -II-TI I II Tl ll.llliiil ,1 gathered at the Henler annua Klamath agriculture to produce all uruavoraoiy tne larm ettoru ; Spud Increase Unlikely in ' 1943; Farm Leaders Foresee Milk Production Decrease Potato ' production equal to last year, but not up to the 116 per cent goBl asked by -the gov ernment, was forecast, by Klam ath farm leaders in a meeting peia at Henley grange hall Mon day afternoon to determine goals' lor larm production in this coun ty "in tho war. year' of 1843. i The farm leaders actually fore cast a drastic decrease in milk cow and milk; production. They set the figure at .60 per cent of 1942 production, whereas the goal asked was 102 per cent. In most .other departments of farm effort, production .equal to or greater than last year was predicted. But the farmers be trayed definite Concern over, the labor outlook, in particular and indicated that while a deter mined productive effort will be put forth In this county, this and other factors may have unfavor able effects unless relief meas ures are worked out. , Attending tne meeting were members of the county agricul tural war board, the AAA' coun ty committee, the AAA commun ity committeemen and the plan ning committee. As an after math of the Monday session at Henley, another meeting of the farm, labor committee, AAA groups and the war board was underway at the county agent's office Tuesday to shape plans for meeting the :' goals estab lished. Here are the goals set up at ine meeting at Henley with all percentage based on 1942 pro duction: "'',' "Hogs, spring farrowing 100 per cent. : . 1 Hogs, fall farrowing 120 per cent,. - , , Marketings of : c a 1 1 1 e and calves 100 per cent. , ; Marketings of sheep, and lambs--80 per cent. (Decreased marketing is planned to : help President N. E. Long of Klamath Falls has been ' named president of thjiew Oregon State Retailers' council, comprised of represen tative retailer ' of ' Oregon's 38 counties ? w if f i - i , If , , - if s r hall to talk 1943 production aoali possible, they also voiced concern about labor shortage and in tne coming year. 1 . . . build up the sheep population of the county). Milk and milk cows 60 per cent ...''. . . , Hens and pullets, : eggs 105 per cent. . -..-.i .'..- , , niCHens for meaVr-zo -.p.e,r -'Tnrkeys-80 per-tfent 'i.-. " ' Wheat 96 per cent, r. Feed grains 105 per cent. . Hay 105 per cent.' -;, .- Flax seed 100 per. cent' ' Clover and . grass seed 100 per cent. . Vegetable seed 125 per cent. Austrian peas 80 per cent, ' . .Potatoes 100 per cent.. Army Splashes Through Flood to Beat the Stork - CORVALLIS, Jan. 5 (Ur gent calls sent the army splash ing through the flood to the res cue of expectant mothers in iso lated communities, during the weekend. - On the first try an amphibious Jeep from Camp Adair arrived at the home of Mrs. James Han non between Corvallis and Al bany too la' s. Both the mother and her - 61 pound son were in good condition, though, and were brought to Corvallis. The second try was successful. a high-bottom army truck bring ing Mrs. Ralph Husted to a hos pital minutes before a son 'was born. .-'". . -. , - Kaiser Leads U. S. Shipyards ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 5 (PI Henry J.v Kaiser's Oregon Ship building corporation, Portland, Ore., , led tho nation's shipyards during 1942 with the delivery of 113 -Liberty ships, representing 1,219,300 deadweight tons. Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, chair man of the maritime commission) reported today. The California'! Shipbuilding corporation, Wilmington, Calif., was next with 109 Liberty ships of 1,175,900, deadweight tons. : HHlerThrows Crack Troops. Fliers Into All-Out Battle for Tunisia . By WES GALLAGHER 'ALLIED" HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 5 (P) Adolf Hitler's attempt to keep the Mediterranean blocked to al lied shipping has ' turned the Tunisian war into: a major ef fort with thousands of German and Italian troops deployed from Bizerte to the Tripolitanlan bor der along with part of the first line strength, of the German air force. -J - ; This purely personal conclu sion is based on a 2100-mile trip to the war front in a jeep, top ped with another 700 miles of travel in a. Flying Fortress,' much of it on a bombing mission over Tunis. For sheer torture, the . Jeep trio was by far .the worse. -Thesa . r- tttf . mala -imnre- Maadav afternoon. Whil. tw ,, : l ' BATTERING OF '43 Nazi "Suicide Techni que'' Against U. S. Fliers Told LONDON, Jan., 3 RAF bombers battered, at German in dustrial' targets in the Ruhr val ley for the second night in suc cession last night an air minis try communique said today.. Two British planes .were, reported lost. The Berlin radio reported cas ualties were caused among the civilian: populations as well as '.'damage to buildings in residen tial quarters.". ; . The G e r m a n radio claimed four, of the raid ing planes were shot down, r-;,; ': ' . Suicide Technique V '. The attack apparently was on a small scale, measured by pre vious RAF assaults on the busy plants in. the Ruhr. The British report of two planes lost indi cated a total force of perhaps 40 planes. .' - The Daily Express said today that the Germans inaugurated a new "virtual suicide" technique against the American fliers Sun day, and lost 38 fighters. The newspaper identified the Amer can bombers on the St.' Nazaire raid as Flying Fortresses and said that at least two of them were . brought down by anti-aircraft fire. . . . . , The Express report said that the general commanding the Fortresses flew in a leading bomber. . U. S. air force , head quarters declined to" comment on the; : newspaper's . report which said the German fighters, trying out their ; new method, flew in pairs and attacked the big bomb ers head-on. V The Express did not name the (Continued on Page .Tw,o), ', ; ; .. SEE PAGE 3.'.'-- ,'V An advertisement of ' inter est to all,-American women will be. found on .page 3 of this, newspaper today, dealing with the Women's Army' Aux iliary Corps. . :. sions I got in traveling oyer the front:' -:. ' '-.'. " - 1. Rain and the constant threat of rain make allied tank war fare impossible in northern Tun isia until - late February.: There are only a few main roads-leading into Tunis and Bizerte, and the ground between them Vis nothing but muck which would mire the lightest tank.' . ; 2. .The ' Germans, with short lines- of communication, -a peri meter defense of the two, ports, and a great concentration of ar tillery and aerial protection from Sardinia and Sicily, could halt , any . infantry assault with murderous, losses. ' - 3. In- the- north land -warfare has stagnated with neither sfde able to take a definite initiative. : - 4, Despite . th . advantaga. of Nazis Mass Fleet to Supply Armies in . , . South - By ROGER D. GREENE ' Aisociated Press War Editor The recapture of -the. impor tant city of Nalchik in the Cau casus was announced tonight by the soviet command in a special communique underlining ' the growing gravity of the German position in far southern Russia. The Russian announcement followed reports that Hitler hat ordered the German armies-on the Caucasus front to hold it at all costs, even if the Russians cut off their northern "escape corridor'' through : Rostov.' ' : ' 1000-Mile Lin Advices reaching Loudon thus far without confirmation said the German, plan now was to supply the axis Caucasus army by sea if land communi cations failed. The nazis were reported massing a fleet of all available ships in the Black sea to. carry supplies to Novorossisk. Heavy, battles raged on five great fronts in the Russian cam paign, today, imperilling : tha Germans on a 1000-mile line, with the red armies of Col.-Geri. Nikolai . Fr Vautulu ; threatening it(ning"girestr trap around nazi troops in the Don bend 100 miles west of Stalingrad, v Encirclement Move Soviet dispatches said two Russian forces lacked, only. -30 miles of forging the final "link in a new ring around the Ger mans following the 'capture of Chernishkov and the nail air base at. Chernishkovskaya, 40 miles to the north. Union of the two red armies would encircle more ' axis- divi sions In a region 50 miles -west of another tightly-closed trap engulfing the survivors of 22 German divisions- before Stalin grad. ' - Advance Continues ' ' ' Russian headquarters, de nouncing German claims of sue , (Continued on Page Two) State Senators To Attend Caucus, J Choose Officers " SALEM, Jan; 5 (5 Presi dent of the Senate Dean H. Walker, Independence,: wrote all state senators today asking them to attend a caucus at the Marion hotel here at 7:30 ft. m. Sunday.: All or most-of the senate offi cers will be chosen at. the cau cus, but there Is some question whether the senate president, who will succeed Walker, will be :. chosen at the caucus or chosen at the opening legislative session at 10 a. m. the following day. : . . The two candidates for senate president differ on the subject. Sen. Dorothy McCullough Lee, Portland, wants the president chosen on the senate floor, while the, other candidate, Sen. W. Stelwer, Fossil, wants the job done, at the caucus.- - ' - established bases in Sicily, and Sardinia within easy reach 'of the front, the German air force is losing its punch In the- face of allied opposition and Is only a shadow of the terrible weapon it was in Greece and France. - 5. The lack of airfields is handicapping the allied air ef fort,' but the military punish ment being dealt out by Flying Fortresses, Lockheed Lightning (P-38) fighters and RAF attacks Is ten times as effective militar ily as the blows of the German air force. ' 6. French troops, with a total disregard of politics and anti quated equipment, are fighting with great gallantry, particular ly at Font de Fans and In tha south: along a winding Irregular Contin.uetJ on Paj& Twp . ,
