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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
February 16. 1045
SOVIETS PUSH I Potoes I
DEEPER INTO
(Continued From Page One)
into the Donets basin, the Rus
sian! said today.
Both the official communiques
and dispatches from the front
line gave little Information
about what was happening in the
region of Kharkov but it was be
lieved here that furious fighting
was raging about the ancient
capital of the Ukraine which was
supplanted in 1934 by Kiev as
seat of the government.
No Reports
The only mention in the mid'
day communique said that the
Russians continued to advance in
the region of Chuguev, about 22
miles southeast of Kharkov.
There were no reports from
the battle lines northeast, north
and northwest of the important
rail junction.
Nor were there late reports
from the Lozovaya or Krama'
torsk sectors which marked the
western tip of the drive by the
armies of Col. Gen. N. F. Va-
tutln.
Reds Close la
But In the region north of Ros
tov the Russians said their forc
es had recaptured 20 more popu
lated points west of Shakhty,
swooped down upon a number
of towns west of Likhaya, and
pushed a flank southwest from
Voroshilovsk after heavy Ger
man counterattacks.
. ' Here, it was indicated, the sov
iet troops appeared to be closing
in on tne last remaining German
held east-west railway line in
the Donets basin the road from
Likhaya to Debaltseva. The red
army forces now' were reported
to; be both north and south of
the line.
Allied Shipping
Losses in Africa
Under 2 Per Cent
ALLIED HEARQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, Feb. 16 VP)
Admiral Sir Andrew B. Cunning
ham, new commander-in-chief of
the allied Mediterranean naval
forces, announced today that
American and British shipping
losses bad been less than two
per ceiit in bringing 760 ships
totaling 6,500,000 tons to North
Africa since November 8.
Asked at his press conference
u the axis could mobilize enough
ships to get Marshal Rommel's
and General Von Arnim's forces
out of North Africa, Admiral
Cunningham replied:
, , "Yes, but 1 wouldn't like to
ay what would happen to them."
. -.
Meet Cancelled The regular
meeting of St. Mary's Altar so
ciety of Sacred Heart church,
scheduled for Wednesday, has
been postponed. . .
On Business Mr., and Mrs.
George Baldwin, Merrill, were
in town Tuesday on business.
FOR SALE
Canadian Certified
Russet
Seed Potatoes
Tried end Proven
Geo. C. Burger
209 Williams Bldg,
Phone 5660
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(AP-USDA) Potatoes: 6 Callfor-
nia, 4 Idaho, 6 Oregon- arrived,
14 unbroken, 9 broken cars on
track; 2 cars arrived by truck;
no sales reported.,. , ..
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 (AP-
USDA) Potatoes: 11 California,
1 Florida, 15 Idaho, 2 Oregon,
Utah arrived. 34 unbroken, 13
broken cars on track; one car di
verted, 4 arrived by truck; mar
ket steady; Idaho Russets No. 1
12.78-S2.79; No. 2s $2.49; Klam
ath Russets No. 1 $2.99: No. 2s
$2.59.
PORTLAND, (IP) Potatoes,
old cash and carry price: Klam
ath, $3.02; Malin, fancy. $3.02
$3.25 cental; Yakima, $3.02; De
schutes, $2.93-$3.25 cental; local,
$2.25 cental.
Other prices unchanged.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16 (AP-
USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 61;
on track 154; total US shipments
616; old stock; supplies light,
trading light, market firm; car
lots offerings light; new stock,
supplies light, demand light,
market firm for best quality;
Idaho Russet Burbanks US No. 1
$3.23-85; C o 1 o r a d o Red Mc
Clures US No. 1, $3.00-10; Ne
braska and Wyoming Bliss Tri
umphs US No. 1, $2.95-$3.05;
North Dakota Bliss Triumphs
Commercials $2.50; Florida bush
el crate Bliss Triumphs US No,
1, $2.40-60 per crate.
TO
TAKE ISO. 1 SPUDS
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gon will be reserved for applica
tion on export orders for the
armed forces.
Idaho potatoes are also being
purchased in like manner.
Billings will be handled by
John McMullen, associate mar
keting specialist, care of Ship
ping Point Inspection office, 619
Pine street, Klamath Falls.
, Ceiling Price
Growers met at Merrill today
to hear the new plan explained.
The visiting experts, said that
purchases will be made under
OPA ceilings and the order
simply means that potatoes that
would have been sold for the
civilian market will be - sold at
tha same prices for the armed
forces.
The heavy armed force pur
chases, however, mean a reduced
supply of No. 1 potatoes for
civilian consumption, it was
stated. .
OBITUARY
JAMES MADISON BAKER
James Madison Baker, for the
last 23 years a resident of Klam
ath Falls, Ore., passed away at
his late residence, 840 Pacific
Terrace on Monday, February 15,
1943, at 2:15 p. m. following an
illness of six days. He was a
native of Sheridan, Ore., and at
the time of his death was aged
57 years, 10 months and 19 days.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Jean Baker of this city; two sons,
James M. Jr., of this city and
Pvt. W. D. Baker, U. S. A., Hono
lulu, and one brother, Charles
Baker of Tillamook, Ore. Mr.
Baker was a member of Klam
ath Falls Lodge No. 1247 BPOE,
Klamath Lodge No. 77 A. F. and
A. M., Klamath Consistory and
Hillah Temple of Ashland, Ore.
The remains rest in the Earl
Whitlock Funeral home, Pine
street at Sixth. Notice of fu
neral to be announced at a later
dnte.
BREAD
15 JAP SHIPS
REPORTED LOST
DIG BATTLE
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anese from Burma to the South
Seas.
At the same time, Navy Sec
retary Frank Knox said in Wash
ington that U. S. submarines
were pressing a "very energetic
campaign" against Japanese
shipping In the southwest Pa
cific.
Subs Forge Ahead
Knox said the Japanese were
doing their utmost to exploit
their conquests in the South Seas
and "undoubtedly they are get
ting oil, for one thing."
Latest navy figures showed
that American submarines have
sunk 123 Japanese ships, prob
ably sunk 22 others and dam
aged 32 a total of 177,
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters reported that U. S,
Flying Fortresses, winging hun
dreds of miles through a series
of thunderstorms and heavy
clouds, unloaded 38 tons of
bombs on the big Japanese base
at Rabaul, New Britain, attack
ing the enemy stronghold for the
second night in a row.
All Safe
All the planes returned with
out any serious damage to per
sonnel.
Other aircraft including pur
suit planes, light, medium and
heavy bombers were reported.
in action over a wide expanse
of the southwest Pacific. -
In Burma, RAF bombers
pounded the Japanese in day and
night attacks, blasting the enemy
airfield at Heho and the major
base on Akyab island, as well as
other targets inland:
Price Ceiling .
Fixed on 1V42
Onion Set Crop
PORTLAND, Feb. 18 (ff) -
The OPA announced today tem
porary price ceiling on the 1942
onion set crop in the first ac
tion taken to- control seeds and
bulbs.
To prevent holding of stocks
in anticipation of a price in
crease. OPA nut the Dnce of
"onion sets at the highest levels
at - -which -individual growers
and merchandisers made sales
between February 10-14, 1943.
The average price to the grow
er would be about $5. a bushel,,
OPA said.
The temporary order will be
replaced by a permanent order
within 60 days,. OPA said.
Injured Mrs. Frances Maz
zier, route 1 box 803, is receiv
ing treatment at Klamath Val
ley hospital for a dislocated
shoulder. Mrs. Mazzier suffered
the painful injury in a fall at her
home in the Henley district. She
was brought to Klamath Falls
early Tuesday morning by
Ward's ambulance.
To San Francisco Mrs. Vern
on Kuykendall and sons, Robert
and Roger; and her mother, Mrs.
G. C. Stevens, will leave this
week for San Francisco where
they will spend several days.
Vernon Kuykendall, radio tech
nician 2c, will meet them there.
Ill W. O. Weaver, employed
as night watchman at Ewauna
Box company, is quite ill at
Klamath Valley hospital. He was
moved from the mill early Tues
day morning.
Wallace Hopkins,
Charles Hitson
Reported Missing
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rival, no trace of the plane could
be found.
' The flyer's father, manager of
Mitchell Lewis and Staver com
pany here, said Wallace had been
in the navy for six years. He
trained for four years in the
Hawaiian islands and was then
ordered to Pensacola,, Fla., as
instructor. Just one. year ago
he was transferred to ' Seattle
and then spent quite'some time
serving with the navy forces in
northern waters. ..:
Wallace visited here January
15 with his wife, Hilda, and
seven-months-old daughtor, Joan-
nle, who have made their home
with his parents since the baby's
arrival. He left for Seattle the
last of January, took an apart
ment and sent for his family.
Mrs. Hopkins arrived February
6, the family was together on
Sunday, February 7, and the
next morning the pilot was re
ported missing on the flight.
Jack G. Hopkins, chief ma
chinist mate, stationed at the
Alameda, Calif., naval station,
arrived here Sunday and late
last night accompanied his moth
er, Mrs. S. B. Hopkins, to Seat
tle to be with Wallace's family.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins came
here two years ago from Twin
Falls, Ida. Wallace received his
education in the Twin Falls
schools, and was a member of
the Presbyterian church there.
The flyer also has a sister. Bet
tie, senior student at Klamath
Union high school, and another
sister, Mrs. John H. Parkinson
of Jerome, Ida.
Pvt. Charles Alva Hitson. 21.
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hitson
of Langell valley, is reported
missing in action by the United
States army, according to word
received by the youth's parents
Monday night.
The message from the war de
partment gave no details but ad
vised the parents that their son
was missing "in the North Amer
ica area since February 2." Ad
ditional information will be sent
the family, the department said.
Charles waa a graduate of
Klamath Union high school and
for six years carried The Her
ald and News in the Shasta way
area. The family resided at 938
Kane street before moving to
Langell valley. " j
Charles enlisted in the U. S.
army air corps in August, 1942,
DUt was vans-erred to the medi
cal corps, his parents said. He
trained at Camp Barkley, Tex.,
spent one month at Fort Slocum.
N. Y., and then was ordered to
Camp Myles Standish, Taunton,
iw5. xil9 parents were aavised
that he left that point on Janu
ary 20. They have had one V
letter from their son since his
departure but were not told his
destination.
Suffers Fall Mrs. James T.h.
cas, route 3 box 222, suffered a
painful back injury Monday
when she fell on the ice. Her
condition is reported good. Mrs.
Lucas is a natient at IClnmnth
Valley hospital.
Dismissed Pvt. Franela WI1.
son of Camp Murray, Wash., re
moved from a train hera ohiu
suffering from a severe attack of
Droncnuis, was dismissed from
Klamath Valley hosDltal Tues
day.
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CONDITION OF
CRASH VICTIM
STILL SERIOUS
: , The condition of Lyle Wat
kins, 16-year-old Bend youth In
jured in a head-on collision
early Monday morning one and
one-half ' mi la. north of Sand
Creek on Tha Dulles-California
highway, was reported but
slightly improved hero Tuesday.
Wallace Alexander Davis, 17,
Bend, driver of the car, was dis
charged Tuesday. Driver of the
second machine, James Lester
Weaver, Bakersfield, Calif., was
reported Improved and may be
moved to Portland Wednesday.
All three were admitted to
Klamath Valley hospital at 3 a.
m. Monday.
State police said the Davis
car, southbound to Klamath
Falls where Davis and young
Watklns were to seek employ
ment, and the northbound Wea
ver car, met head-on when
Weaver's lights failed. Mrs. L.
T. Weaver of Portland arrived
here to be with her son. Other
Tripp, 118 Old Fort road, pick
ed up Davis and Weaver and
brought them to Klamath Falls,
a state highway employe bring
ing Watkins, most seriously in
jured, to the hospital.
Canadian Corvette
Sunk; 38 Lives
Presumed Lost
OTTAWA, Feb. 16 (P) Sink
ing of the Canadian corvette
Louisburg with the loss of 38
lives as a result of enemy air
attacks while on convoy duty
in the Mediterranean was an
nounced today by Navy Minis
ter Angus Macdonald.
It was the first time In Ca
nadian naval history that a Ca
nadian ship had been sunk in
the Mediterranean and the first
time a Canadian ship had been
destroyed by an air attack.
Two officers, 33 Canadian
ratings and three royal navy
ratings were listed as "missing,
presumed killed in action."
Date of the sinking, fifth cor
vette loss for the navy since the
war began, was not made pub
lic and the only description of
the action was given in 15
words of Macdonald's statement.
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lands while they looked us over
with their air scouts, They wera
headed for Guadalcanal.
Their scouts reported OUR
naval forces TOO BIG TO
TACKLE.
So they decided to TAKE OFF
their men from Guadalcanal in
stead of putting more on and
trying to drive us off. ;'
THEY kept their big ships In
tha sheltering Islunds, pro
tected by Jap air - bases, and
pushed out their destroyers In
several groups to take off their
men remaining on Guadalcanal.
At tho same time, wo wero PUT
TING MEN ONTO Guadalcanal.
The fighting occurred during
this process of putting on Amer
icans and taking off Japs. It was
all between planes and surfuco
ships, the ships on both sides
apparently not getting a shot at
each other.
We lost a heavy cruiser and
a destroyer sunk, and the Japs
apparently lost half a dozeu do
stroyors sunk and a half dozen
more damaged or maybe sunk.
, Relative losses can't bo Judged
accurately, for we don't an
nounce our ships tl)at are dam
aged. That would disclose to
tho Japs information Uicy want
badly.
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IN the whole weeks-long opera
tion WE CAME OUT AHEAD,
for we finished what we started
last August on Guadalcanal and
now HAVE the island whoro so
much blood has been spilled.
The Japs have abandoned it.
AS to the story told In this
column today, you must re
member that this writer, who
doesn't pose as a military expert,
is merely GUESSING from the
best available reports trying to
do the guessing the reader would
otherwise have to do (or himself.
Tho military experts can't af
ford to do too much guessing.
They'd lose their reputations If
they guessed wrong. This writer
has no reputation to lose and so
can seek to untangle for the
reader's benefit the dispatches
from the war front which are
snarled up and made obscure by
tho necessities of military censor
ship, whose purpose Is to pro
vent the enemy from gaining Im
portant military knowledge.
What is printed hero today Is
intended only as a GUESS at tho
broad outlines of what PROB
ABLY happened, and Is not
vouched for as literal fact.
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twoen 5 and 20 per cent of the
civilian supply has boon going
recently to "black markots," but
Brown said It waa Improper to
blame farmers for soiling their
animals to the hlghost bidders.
''Farmers are law abiding citi
zens," ho said, "and there it no
aw against those sales.
"When w place ceilings on
livestock and we are seriously
considering doing that I am
sura, tho farm psnplo will abldo
by that." , ,
Bullets End
Strange Triangle
In Las Vegas
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Ing to straighten out their tan
gled affairs by divorces. A week
ago she loft Las Vegas and Is
now in Puonto, Calif., about 35
miles from Los Angelos.
Duncan did not testify, but
tho onto court owner, Larry Cox,
said that a week ago the two
men engaged In a violent fist
fight and that Duncan was badly
beaten.
In a statement to Coroner Lar
ry, Duncan suld he shot the man
who captured the heart of his
38-year-old wife. Cone, he said,
descended on him In a drunken
statu and started to beat him.
Larry said Duncan told him
Cone (ell In lovo with his wife
when he camo to work on Dun
can's ranch. The throo decided
to come to Las Vegas for di
vorces Cone already was mor
rlod and they put up together
In the same auto court here.
Duncan posed as his wifo's
father-in-law whilo sho lived with
Cone, Die coroner said, and even
sided with hor when she got
into quarrels with her lovor. She
loft for Los Angeles a week ago,
but the two men continued to
live together.
Duncan was quoted by the
coroner as saying he used his
14-ycar-old ion's deer rifle to
shoot Cone, and above every
thing else he wanted to sco that
his boy got tha weapon back.
Tho son and a daughter, 13, nro
believed to be with their mother
In Los Angeles.
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Klamath Valley hospital, suffer.
Ing from pneumonia. Her condi
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