HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
March 10 194(1
PAGE TWO
REDS RETREAT
AFTER BITTER
DONETS FIGHT
(Continued From Paga One)
Donets and Dnieper rivers In re
cent fighting.
fThn firmnn hleh command
carrying out another of its with
drawals "acoordlng to plan," an
nminneri Hie evacuation of Bcly
60 miles southwest of Rzhev and
abouj the same distance north
unct nf Vvazma. The communl
que claimed fresh advances in
the Kharkov sector, however.)
Below Kharkov there were in
dications that the Germans' un
slackened attacks, supported by
et least 12 tank divisions and 13
Infantry divisions the Russians
said 12 . of these divisions had
mmA from western Eurone re
cently were not likely to cut
off the Russian force which hart
thrust toward the Dnieper.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
LEAD LAST YEAR
February postal receipts to
taled $11,247.69, slightly under
the January total of $11,966.15,
according to Postmaster Burt E.
Hawkins. There is always a let
down in receipts after the holi
day season, Hawkins said, but
the year's quarter will probably
be over that of last year.
Records show that in Feb
ruary, 1942, the postoffice took
In 11,099.86.
Fishing Decision
To Prove Russia
Friend or Foe
(Continued From Page One)
find . out definitely whether
Stalin is a friend or foe.
"It makes you want a clari
fication of relations when you
know that Russian submarine
officers, while-fraternizing with
our naval officers, enthusiast
ically respond to every toast for
victory on the Russian front, but
refuse to drink to the defeat of
Japan."
He asserted that Stalin could
gave "thousands of brave lives
by giving us safer bases in Si
beria. If Stalin insists on a sec
ond front, he can open one in
Siberia."
Father Hubbard, now on leave
of absence from Santa Clara,
for many years led explorations
into Alaska for scientific studies.
Ration Offices
Closed Friday
Eugene Larsen, chief clerk,
announced Wednesday that the
rationing board offices near
Fifth ana Main streets would be
closed all day Friday in order to
give workers a chance to catch
up on fuel oil coupons, "C" and
"B" books and the heavy filing.
The offices will be opened as
usual Saturday, Larsen said.
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Sixes 9 to 20. Navy and white I
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Hiqhliqht of the concert series
All-Star opera quartet it was announced by the Klamath Com
munity Concert association. Left to right, Igor Gorln, barltonei
Josephine Tumlnla. coloratura soprano; Helen Olhelm, meixo
soprano; Nino Martini, tenor. Headquarters of the association
are located in the Willard hotel and offices are open from 10
a. m. to 5 p. m. throughout the week. The campaign closes Satur
day at 2 p. m. and the entire ciiixenry of the Klamath basin is
invited for membership.
Commandos Attend
Mary Jane Metier
Funeral Services
Commandos will attend fu
neral services for Mary Jane
Metier, charter member, at 2
p. m. Thursday at Ward's Fu
neral home, it was announced
by Capt. Bernie Heidemann. A
special section will be reserved
for the unit members who will
go in a body in full uniform.
Honorary pallbearers will be
close friends of Miss Metier, in
cluding Gladys Walland, Kay
Schlothouer, Phyllis Smith, Beth
el Hutchinson, Barbara Sellers
and Dorothy Gilcrist. A floral
piece with the V insignia and a
C in the center, will be a gift
from the Commandos to their
member.. The center will be
closed from 1 to 5 p. m.
Roosevelt Sends
Resource Planning '
Reports to Congress
WASHINGTON, March 10 W)
President Roosevelt sent to con
gress today resources planning
board reports calling for cush
ioning the post-war economy ana
for expansion of social security
to cover individuals from birth
to the grave.
The chief executive trans
mitted to the legislators two pro
posals, one dealing with - post
war plans and wartime planning
activities and the other with the
question of security, work, and
relief policies.
VITAL STATISTICS
HEINSON Born at Klamath
Valley hospital, Klamath Falls,
Ore., March 9, 1943, to Mr. and
Mrs. WEliam T. Heinson, 1626
Sargent street, a girl. Weight:
8 pounds 11 ounces.
If it's a "frozen" article you
need, advertise for s used one
in the classified.
next year will be the Columbia
(Continued From Page One)
Hons on Guadalcanal island. No
casualties resulted.
"2. On March 9th:
"(A) During the morning, Lib
erator heavy bombers (Consoli
dated) dropped bombs in the
enemy areas at Kahili and Bal
lale in the Shortland island area
and at Munda and Vila in the
central Solomons. Results were
not observed. All United States
planes returned.
. "(B) Later In the morning, a
large force of Dauntless . dive
bombers (Douglas) and venger
torpedo bombers (G r u m ra an
TBF) with Wildcat escort (Grum
man F4F) attacked the airfield
at Munda on New Georgia island.
Hits on supply dumps and anti
aircraft positions started - large
fires. All United States planes re
turned." " . : L '-
Disagreement Ends
Justice Court Trial
Of Liquor Charge
Jury disagreement ended the
justice court trial Tuesday of
Henry Ziemienczuk, charged
with driving a motor vehicle
while under the Influence of in
toxicating liquor.
Following the disagreement of
the jury, the case was dismissed
by District Attorney Orth Sise
more. Also a complaint of driving
without an operator's license has
been filed against Ziemienczuk.
Upon this, no action has yet
been taken.
TOO LATE TO
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PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON SALES TAX
(Continued From Page One)
tions to exempt all foods, Ma
honey asserting the people would
beat it again if the tax applies to
canned goods.
The sales tax bill goes back
to the house for consideration of
minor senate amendments.
If the bill calling for a special
election docs not pass, the peo
ple would vote on the sales tax
in November, 1944.
Property Relief
Sen. Coo A. McKenna, Port
land, father of the sales tax bill,
said it would affect persons with
small incomes "who should be
paying their share of the cost of
government."
McKenna said the revenue Is
needed to relieve property own
ers, who are losing their prop
erty because they can't pay high
property ta..es. . He denied that
farmers and laborers are against
the sales tax, but admitted lead
ers of these organizations are op
posed to it.
Income tax reduction program
awaited oi ly Governor Earl
Shell's signature today, having
weathered yesterday's assault by
legislators who want reductions
to apply this year.
The senate voted 23 to 7 for
the bills, which reduce corpora
tion and personal income taxes
about 30 to 40 per cent begin
ning with payments due next
year and to continue so long as
the surplus is sufficient. The
senate voted 19 to 11 against
sending the bill back to confer
ence committee with instructions
to reduce taxes 30 per cent this
and next year. The house previ
ously had approved the program
46 to 14.'
The legislature also completed
action yesterday on the bill to
permit, quarterly payment of in
come taxes, which now are paid
annually and semi-annually. The
bill changes- the first payment
irom April l to April 15, and I
subsequent payments will be due 1
the 15th of July, October and !
January. The bill applies to this
year s payments.- -
British Force '"-
Torpedoes Tanker
Off Dutch Coast-
LONDON, March 10 (P A
British coastal force scored tor
pedo hits on a tanker, severely
damaged an enemy patrol craft
and left another burning in naval
actions off the Dutch, coast last
night, the admiralty announced
today. - i
Three patrol craft first were
engaged, it said, and one was
left burning and another sever
ely damaged. Later a strongly
escorted tanker was encountered
and it burst in flames after two
torpedo hits, were scored.
Midget Machine
Robbers' Loot
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Lots of automobiles are
stolen but this is the first time
the police have been asked to
locate a midget machine.
Loyce Mitchell of Poe val
ley told officers that prowlers
shoveled the snow away from
a garage in the rear of 2043
White avenue, and moved the
machine away. The car had
not been registered for license
or gas rationing. Anyone see
ing a car with a five foot
wheel base, axel width three
feet, 12-inch soap box derby
wheels with solid rubber tires,
please call the police.
This (victory) will not hap
pen in 1943 if we allow our pol
icy to be dictated by those who
believe that the Russians are, go
ing to win the war for us with
out further help from us. Pres
ident Roosevelt.
TODAY!
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Endless March
Mr
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It's a long, long march but this
Marine private is getting no
where. With full pack, he treads
treadmill at Naval Medical Cen
ter in Washington to show phys
ical reaction at various march
ing speeds and under simulated
weather conditions.
Returns Home Mrs. William
R. Smith and infant son returned
to their homo on Shasta way
Tuesday evening from Klamath
Valley hospital.
Has Operation M a y n a r d
Chaffee of Midland was dis
missed from Klamath Valley hos
pital Tuesday after undergoing
surgery.
Treatment William Green
Gant of Algoma was dismissed
from Klamath Valley hospital
after receiving medical treat
ment. He returned home Tues
day. Admitted Mrs. Emma Tomp
kins, ijpraguo River, was ad
mitted to Klamath Valley hos
pital Wednesday for medical
treatment.
Returns Home Mrs. Frank
Dvorak, 1512 Summers lane,
was dismissed-f ro m Klamath
.Valley hospital Tuesday eve
ning after undergoing surgery.
Home Janice Hyde left
Klamath Valley hospital Mon
day evening for her home, 1116
Grant street. She had fully re
covered from an appendix oper
ation. Leaves for Home Mrs. Wil
liam Franks, 433 Michigan ave
nue, returned home Tuesday
morning after having medical
treatment at Klamath Valley
hospital, , . .
Leaves Hospital Mrs. John
Decker of Weyerhaeuser was
dismissed from Klamath Valley
hospital Tuesday afternoon after
receiving medical treatment.
From Hospital Mrs. Robert
Webb, 1800 Esplanade, was dis
missed Tuesday afternoon from
Klamath Valley hospital after
receiving treatment.-
Surgery Allan Hibbs, 7, son
of Eugene Hibbs of Bonanza, un
derwent surgery at Klamath Val
ley hospital Wednesday.
Has Operation Eugene Gar
rett, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Garrett of Tulclake, is a
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LEND-LEASE ACT
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up the fight, and the house
swiftly approached a roll call
vote on continuance of the lend
lease act itself,
MOSCOW, March 10 P)
On the heels of U, S. Ambassa
dor William H. S. Standiey's
statement Monday that the Rus
sian people were not being prop
erly informed of American lend
lenso aid, to the soviet union,
the soviet' press today reprinted
a dispatch from Uvestla, gov
ernment newspaper, which quot
ed American Lend-Lcaso Admin
istrator Edward R. Stettlniut
Jr., on the amount of Amorlcan
supplies shipped to Russia.
The story was printed on the
back page of newspapers, (the
space usually given to all for
eign news except that of the ut
most importance). The New
York dispatch was credited to
Tass, official Russian news
agency, and was dated "March
9, by mail."
Klamath folks needn't go
south for the winter with Febru
ary weather such as it was. The
U. S, weatherman reported pre
cipitation for the month 1.16
inches, or .38 Inches below the
52-year mean of 1.51 Inches. On
23 days of the month, there was
no measurable precipitation. To
make February even more plea
sant, it was warmer than usual.
Mean for the month was 34.4 de
grees compared with 33 degrees,
the 38-year mean.
The sun added ita bit by pre
senting 11 clear days, 9 days
partly cloudy, and 8 cloudy. In
cidentally, this is the first Feb
ruary since 1933 that has had as
many as 11 clear days.
Cal Senate Tables
Bill Asking Union
Financial Reports
SACRAMENTO, March 10 (fP)
By a 5-2 vote early todoy the
labor committee of the California
state senate tabled the Blggar
Fletcher bill which would have
required unions to incorporate,
file annual financial reports and
would have outlawed picketing
and strikes at wor plants.
The vote to table the Bigger-
Fletcher bill came after union
representatives had condemned
the measure as class legislation,
unconstitutional and "smacking
of fascism."
Condition of Aged
Financier Improves
onr r.PANDE. Fin. March
10 (yp) "A slight but definite lm
nrnvxmant" in the condition of
financier J. P. Morgan, who Is
suffering from a recurrence or
an old heart aliment, was re
ported by his representatives to
day.
A bulletin Issued at 10:50
a. m. (EWT) in Now York read:
"Thoro hn been a allnht but
definite Improvement over the
nast 24 hours in Mr. Morgan s
condition."
patient at Klamath Valley hos
pital. He underwent major sur
gery this week.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10
(AP-USDA) Potutoes: 12 Call
fornln, 17 Oragon, 4 Idaho, 1
Florida cars arrived, 0 broken,
14 unbroken curs on truck; mar
ket firm; Klamath Russets No,
2s $2.83.
LOS ANGELES, March 10
(AP-USDA) Fotatoei: 2 Cali
fornia, 1 Florida, 5 Idaho, 3
Utah cars arrived; 2 broken, 13
unbroken cars on track; four cars
arrived by truck; no salos re
ported, CHICAGO, March 10 (AP
USDA) Pot atoes, arrivals 53;
on track 80; totnl US shipments
038; old stock; supplies very
light; practically no track trad
ing account of luck of cnrlot of
ferings; murkot unsettled and
confused; now stock; supplies
very light; domund modorate;
market firm for best stock; Mln
nesota Bliss Triumphs scad stock
$3.45; Nobrnska Bliss Triumphs
seed stock $3.45; Colorado Rod
McClures, US No. 1, $3.00; Flor
ida bushel crate Bliss Triumphs,
Ub no, l, $2.75-05 per cruto.
Senate Group Told
Armed Forces to
Number 15 Million
(Continued From Page One)
the 3A's which, according to
what selective service has told
me, will bo pretty complete by
the middle of the summer you
will have an Increased number
of employed women, who have
husbands in the army. Many of
them wt-n't bo able to live on
tho sumo staiulurd when they
get their allowances, and they
will go to work."
The 3-A classification Is one
given men with dependents.
(Drafting of some 3-A now re
classified to 1-A hus been under
way for several mouths, al
though 4n existing order burs
induction of married mon with
dopendont children unless they
were married after Pearl Har
bor or at a time when droit se
lection was Imminent. That or
der, howovor, could be modi
fied at any tlmo.
(In issuing a list of Jobs to be
considered non-deferable after
April 1, Manpower Commission
er Paul V. McNutt hinted broad
ly that physically fit men In tho
3-A classification would bo
largely wiped out well before
tho end of the year,
(President Roosevelt and ton
officials of the army and navy
several times have discounted
statements that the size of tho
armed forces might go as high
as 14 or 13 million this year by
insisting that the total armed
strength by tho end 'of 1943
would approximate 11,000,000,
including offccrs. Tho war
manpowci commission's esti
mates on manpower put tho fig
ure at 10,800,000 or slightly
less),
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1HETH LI
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half way between Toiotir and
Gafsa.
Allied puirols wore "extreme
ly active" In northern Tunisia
whero tho British first army Is
stationed, particularly In the
Scrijoiiuno men, tho communique
nld, The Germans showed little
activity there, ,
In tho central sector the
French completed their occupa
tion of Totour and sent out
reconiiulssanca parlies toward
Cufsa, to tho northeast.
Continuing to pile up tho dam
ago done to Rommel, who made
six abortive thrusts from the
Muroth Una lust Saturday, tho
allies now counted 32 tunks
among his losses. Two more
enemy tnnki hud been destroy
ed since yesterday when 30 of
his machines were found aban
doned. Businessmen found mall from
the north on thnlr desks at an
earlier hour of tho day due to the
arrival of southbound mall here
on train No. 15, Postmaster Burt
E. Hawkins announced. No. 13
pulls Into th station at 5:43 a, m.
In the past southbound mall
came In on No. 17, due at 8:20
a. m. First pouches arrived
Monday morning.
New Pine Creek
The Home Economics met last
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. S. Gallogher. Ten mem
bers were present and sand
wiches, mlnco plo and coffee
were served for dessert. The club
lias sponsored a quilting club
which is to meet every Wednes
day afternoon at the Grange hall.
Anyone who wants to, may coma
and holp and put in quilts. Mrs.
Joe Smith was elected president
and Mrs. Sadie Keller, vice pres
ident. Mrs, Bert Andorson will
entertain tho club next meeting.
Juck Atkinson loft last Mon
day to enlist In the army. His
wife. Thais will accompany htm
as far as Fair Onks, California
where she will make her home
with her parents for the dur
ation. The Happy Hour club mot last
Tuesday with Lola Turpln.
Mrs. Mury Miller has been
confined to her home for soma
time with a sprained back and
a bad cold. She Is some better
now, It Is reported.
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