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AFRICAN AIR
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HOMMELTANKS
Potatoes
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i truck once, then again and
again at British defenses near
Tanera, seven miles west of Sed
jenane In the north, but each
time the enemy was driven back
with considerable losses, field
accounts said, . .
Military observers agreed that
Von Arnlm's only object In press
ing the attacks was to keep the
first army occupied.
Western desert air forces start
ed the pounding of the Mareth
line with a raid by RAT bomb
ers while the series of axis at
tacks In both southern and north
ern Tunisia came to a halt with
nut inv significant Bain.
At the came time : United
States bombers and fighters
truck again at axis sea lanes and
the allies reported the destruc
tion of 12 more axis planes.
Seven allied aircraft were listed
as missing.
There was no late report by
noon today of Rommel's attack
in the Ksar Rhilane zone 40
miles southwest of the Mareth
line, but authorities said it was
a-small-scale action carried 'out
by 30 armored cars and was be
lieved to be making little pro
gress. They regarded it as a de
fensive, measure against long
range raids;
Escorted by ' Spitfires : and
Kitty hawks, the Bostons started
the aerial onslaught against the
Mareth line with a raid at the
northeast end. Observers said
fires broke out. v . - -- "
B-26 Marauders with P-S8
Lightning escorts caught a con-
' voy of axis motor barges in the
Sicilian strait, blew up one and
damaged two others and hot
down two escorting Junkers 88s
and a Messerschmitt 110, it was
announced.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 13
(AP-USDA) Potatoes: 1 Califor
nia, 3 Idaho, 1 Utah, 1 Florida
arrived, 5 unbroken, 8 broken
cars on track; market firm; Ida
ho Russets No. 1 extras $3.84;
Klamath Russets combination
grades $3.00.
LOS ANGELES, March 13
(AP-USDA) Potatoes: 1 Color
ado, 17 Idaho, 3 Utah arrived,
35 unbroken, 3 broken cars on
track; two cars arrived by truck;
market steady; no sales reported.
CHICAGO, March 12 (AP
USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 50; on
track 79; total U. S. shipments
1111; old stock, supplies very
light; track trading very light
account of lack of carlot offer
ings: market conditions un
changed: new stock, supplies very
light; demand moderate; market
slightly stronger; Wisconsin
Bliss Triumnhs. seed stock, $3.50;
Nebraska, Bliss Triumphs, U. S.
No. 1, seed stock, $3.50; Minne
sota Cobblers, commercials, seed
stock, $3.30; Colorado Red mc
Clures, U. S. No. 1, $3.90; Flor
ida Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. 1,
52.90-3.00 per bushel crate.
MEAT, CHEESE,
BUTTER TO BE
RUSSIANS GUT
TOO LATE TO
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driving soviet offensive was ad
vancing upon Smolensk from tle
east as well as the northeast.
Smashing through Bely, the
Russians already were within
about 80 miles of Smolensk to
the northeast, and their advance
was made up of mobile units
adept at cutting into the. enemy
at night and encircling nis posi
tions. , '
To the south, however, the
Russians were engaged in beat-
ins off furious German attacks,
supported by massive tank units,
asainst Kharkov, - the "1'itts-
bureh" of the Ukraine.
The nazis appeared to nave
thrown into gear an offensive on
the scale of that which was hurl
ed at Stalingrad last summer,
and the situation, seemed as
grave as that i Which existed; at
Stalingrad when the heroic de
fense reached its climax.
Although the Germans had
large superiority of numbers
and were employing them on a
narrow front, the Russians re
ported that their lines were
strong and unbroken despite the
terrific hammering they were re
ceiving west and southwest of
the city.
(A German communique said
there was fighting in the streets
of Kharkov. The war bulletin
was broadcast by the Berlin ra
dio and recorded by The Associ
ated Press.)
Although dispatches from that
front said the Russians were
bleeding the enemy white as he
plunged for the prize and had
plugged some gaps in the. soviet
lines, official communiques ad
mitted that the defending forces
were outnumbered by German
reserves thrown into the battle
which now had veered to the
west of the city.
The Germans, a communique
said; were "trying at all costs to
break through to the city."
The soviet mid-day communi
que said "strong enemy tank and
infantry forces stormed our posi
tions," west of Kharkov. "At the
cost of heavy losses in material
and manpower, the enemy suc
ceeded in pressing back our
units." To the south of the city,
however, it was claimed that a
German thrust had been thrown
back with the loss of nine tanks.
RATIONED SOON
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two other food programs were
liberalised. Coffee rations were
restored to the one oound per
person for five weeks, instead ox
the current six weeKs. uoupon
charges were reduced for raisins,
prunes, and dried beans, peas
and lentils effective Saturday.
Unsealed packages of dates ana
figs were made ration-free.
The 2-pound meat ration esti
mate, made by Wickard. was a
calculation of the amount of
meat that will be available for
civilians to buy for home con-
umDtion. if divided up equally
without regard to types oi cuts,
Since meat killed by farmers
for their own use will be un-
rationed and since customers
will not have to give coupons to
eat in restaurants, Wickard said
the total civilian meat supply
will average 21 pounds a person
Der Week. Last years con
sumption was a little over 21
Dounds.
Actually every person, regara-
less of age. will get at the be
ginning, at least-16 ration points
to spend as he chooses on meat.
cheese, edible fats and oils ana
canned fish. He may use more
or less of his points, as he de
sires for meat instead of the
other items, and the weight of
meat he gets for his points will
also depend on whether he buys
steak or spare ribs.
Although the -initial allotment
will be 16 points, per person per
week, consumers will be allowed
to accumulate and -use their
points during approximately a
-month's period. Thus, In the
week beginning March ZD, eacn
person will be- able to use only
16 points the red A coupons
in his No. 2 ration book. In the
following week, he. will be able
to use any left-over points plus
another 16 points the-red "B"
coupons. He can keep on using
these leftovers plus each, week's
new -allotment of points until
April 30, when all of the coupons
of the first four weeks will ex
pire together.
One difference between this
system and the canned goods
coupon plan is that butchers and
stores : will be able to . give
change in coupons to custom
ers having an inexact number
of coupon points to pay for
purchase. On canned goods, no
'change" , is permitted and cou
pon payments must be exact.
Otherwise the point system
will be the same in nearly all
respects as the one 'now in use
for canned, frozen and dried
vegetables and fruits. The same
ration book will be used, in' fact,
with the red' coupons good for
meat and its companion items
and the blue coupons continuing
to be used for fruits! and veg
etables.. The new points will be
announced in about two weeks,
Meat rationing will apply to
all products fresh, cured,
smoked or frozen of, cattle,
calves, sheep, lambs and swine.
Not rationed will be poultry.
will average about 4i ounces a
person per week, but anyone
will be able to buy more or less
as he desires within his total of
16 points per week for all of the
items on the new ration list.
Margarine, shortening, salad otli
and canned salmon or tuna fish
are other items In this group. .
To the general public, officials
said, the now program will ap
pear much simpler than was the
canned goods program earlier
this month. There will be no
registration, no count of food al
ready on hand, and under pres
ent plans no suspension of sales
before rationing begins, especial
ly on meat. Brown put the pub
lic on its honor not to noara any
of the new rationed Hems, and
said careful watch will be kept
so that sales of shortening, for in
stance, might be suspended for a
few days if people fail to Duy
sensibly.
House Committee Appr6ve$
Plan to Reduce Income Tax
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
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drop as. low as a quarter of a
pound, but one hears of few in
stances of failure to get butter
at all.
npHE butter shortage, seems to
be confined to the city.
Berkeley residents who have
their milk delivered by direct
dairy wagon 'report that the
wagons will pick up butter in
the country districts on the way
in and resell it. Those who de
pend on the stores entirely for
their milk, supply sometimes go
little short of butter.
A few people report that they
are eating margerine rather than
skirmish .for butter, Dut no;
many. . . . . .
Eggs aren t just tossed aDout,
but are not actually scarce. They
are nearly always obtainable in
the public eating places.
.
TTHE coffee supply has suddenly
gone a h o r t or at least
shorter.
One of the large hotels reports
that its supply has been cut from
20 pounds a week to eight. Tne
waiter at a smaller lunch place
confides that they have been cut
50 per cent.
Second cups are definitely out.
You can't even buy a second at
the normal going price of ten
cents. They -smile sadly and
shake their heads. .
Of course. If you are a coffee
fiend and just have to have it,
there's no rule to prevent you
from- going around to a second
place and getting your second
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Returns to Klamath
Senator Marshall E. Cornett
returned to Klamath Falls Fri
day from Salem, and Representa
tive Henry Semon was spending
the remainder of the week at his
cabin on the Umpqua river, folr-
lowing the close of the state leg
islature Thursday.
Representative L.. H. craver
arrived home Thursday night
following bis first session at leg
islature.
fish not contained in sealed cans
or bottles, and. Inedible fats, such
as soap.
Cheese rationing will cover
most types except cottage, pot
and similar "soft or perishable
cheeses." If divided evenly, the
cheese supply under rationing
would provide each person with
about one-tenth of a pound
week, but this is expected to
vary widely according to individ
ual tastes.
Similarly, the butter supply
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questioner was getting Into deep
water. The high taxpayer, he
said, would pay leu under the
Ruml plon.
Informed that Bcardsley
Ruml, author of the plan, had
taken the opposite view In tes
timony on Capitol hill, Mr.
Roosevelt said it wasn't a ques
tion of the view but one of tak
ing figures on somebody's tax
return. There is only one an
swer, he said, and It is a mat
ter of mathematics.
To a question as to whether
the figures aro available the
president said the treasury had
sent him some on different
brackets, starting at $10,000 and
going up to that containing the
10 richest men In the country,
He said names could not be re
leased, but he had no objection
to the treasury's releasing the
figures.
"Do you think it matters If
we get less from 10 men, If we
get more from a lot of others?"
a renorter inquired.
The president said he didn't
know about tnat out nis impres
sion was the other way.
When the treasury was asked
for the figures Mr. Roosevelt
mentioned it supplied a report
showing that the effect of the
Ruml nlan would do to cancel
an estimated $9,818,000,000 tax
yield on 1942 incomes, but malt
ing no reference to mo presi
dent's nress conference state
ment. V
The treasury figures showed
that 60 nersons with an Income
of one million dollars and over
would, under the Kumi pian,
he forgiven a total oi sw,uuu,-
000 or an average of $1,566,666
enrh.
The average tax abatements
under the Ruml plan for other
income groups were shown as
ranging from $140 for a person
with an Income of $2000 to
$854,000 for one with an in
come of Sl.000.000.
in addition to approving tne
discount plan for taxpayers, the
house committee also adopted a
resolution which, if It passes
the congress, would provide:
1. Corporations may nave un
til September 18, Instead of
April 21, to file with the Inter
nal revenue bureau petitions for
adjustments under the relief
provisions of the excess profits
tax. The 1842 tax law recog
nised that some hardships might
occur from the systems ot de
termining excess profits, due to
variations in histories ox previ
ous earnings and the - capital
structure ot corporations, and
relief provisions were provided.
2. Extension from three
months to one yoar the period
in which Dost war credit bonds
may bo grunted to corporations
after the dato ot filing returns
on Income. Corporations are
given such bonds by the govern
ment for post war credit on any
taxes paid above 80 per cent
of their net income.
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Others may have been conducted
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Authorities said the damage to
batteries and buildings when the
heavy and medium bombers
went over Klska at low altitude
undoubtedly was severe and that
the Japanese would have mucn
work to do If they were to re
store their offenses to the former
level of effectiveness.
Their anti-aircraft fire particu
larly has given American fliers
much trouble In the past,- and
while relatively few planes were
lost over Klska many a craft
which returned to Its base was
virtually riddled with shell lire,
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airfield at Mlngaladon, north of
Rangoon, and then shot down
three Zero lighters m a u
mlnuto running air battle on
Wednesday, an American com
munique said today.
The bis bombers were re
ported to have scored hits on
airport buildings, protective Tt
vetments and runways before a
dozen Zeros swarmed up to the
attack. Without loss to them
selves, the heavily armored
American planes proceeded to
shoot down throe enemy ngnt
er. to damage three others and
to leave an additional iour
probably damaged, the com
munique said.
An attack by American med
ium bombers the same day on
the Gokteik viaduct accomplish
ed no visible results, the report
said, but yesterday the mediums
returned to the regular "milk
run" bombing of the vital My
Ignge railway bridge near Man
dalay and reported scoring two
near hits on the northern ap
proaches. Both of these missions
also were reported to have been
carried out without loss.
OBITUARY
ARABELLA COONEY
Arabella Cooney for the past
10 veara a resident of Klamath
Falls, Oregon passed away In this
c tv on Friday. Marcn 13, ia
at 8.-15 a. m. following an illness
of several months. She was a
native ot Lewellen, Nebraska,
and at the time of her death was
aged 81 years. 9 months and 12
davs. Surviving Is a sister, Mrs.
Helen West of Grants Pass, Ore
gon.' The remains rcs In the
Earl Whltlock- Funeral Home,
Pine street at Sixth. Notice of
funeral to be announced at
later date.
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