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I alb On 5-mlnute blast on sirens and whistles U the 1101111 for a blackout in Klamath ralli. Anothar long bint, during a black' out. la a ilgnal lor all-clear. In precau ' tlonery periods, watch your street lights. March U High if. Low 28 . , Procipltatlon at of March 6, 1943 Stream year to data 19.98 Ltit yaar 8.12 . Normal ............ 9,39 ' ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRICE FIVB CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1943 '' ai'ivi'mII'I MltfUHAlKO Si,D Dl ui Number 9744 I , . ran7 fnnr?r?n a imi nmw UJ mi . Mies II iliSlllilli IPtall By FRANK JENKINS fTHE California stroot coble cars wero tied up agnln tho first of tho week by a strike which la nothing unusual In their history. One normally looks up and down the street, walls a few minutes and then, If rio car comes along, flags a tux! or walks. This time a kindly passerby xplalned that the enrs wero off again, nnd so no time was lost, .THE present strike has fol lowed tho piittern of tho dif ficulties In tho airplane in dustry. That It to say, tho employees of the California street cable car company were getting 83 cents n hour. The employees of tho municipal ttreet rallwoy wero getting 871 cents an hour. For a variety of reusons, the differ ence griped the cable car men, , If you evor watched the grip man loan buck on his lever whon h starts up steep hill, you'll understand one of the reasons. H...H.ri m ..UT. MHM M 1. lilt town it a man-sized Job. "THERE was no trouble with the employers, who were willing to pay the Increase. But the war labor board, charged with the job of controlling in flation, balked and refused to permit It. So the men quit. It was care fully explained that they didn't strike. Thoy Just took a vacation to go fishing, they said. May be, whllo they wero fishing, a better Job would turn up. Anywoy, the cors quit run- t1"8- ' . . . tT wasn't, you see, a strike against the employer, who was willing to stand tho raise. 5 It was, In effect, a STRIKE a n a t m e t the- nrwrvntj. MENT. That's what makes It In teresting. . It's what makes tho somowhat similar situation In the airplane Industry of the west so Interest lug. It all shows how far along tho road toward a new world we're getting, YOU can hardly blame the r. men. You'd bo hot under tho collar if you were in' their place.. You can't really blame the War labor board, which Is in a tight spot. If the rising spiral of wages and costs Isn't slopped somcwhero tho dreaded ogro ot inflation will have us by the coat tails. The only way to slop tho spiral is to STOP It. ' And you certainly can't blame tho employer, who was willing to Brant the Increase. TVHAT most of us do is to sus pect that there's a screw loose in tho system. Things llko that just don't mako sonse in a nation that's at war, , THE mon stayed away a cou ' pie of days, and apparently they didn't go fishing. More likely, they stayed at home and talked and in tho end their nat ural common senso and good cit izenship got tho upper hand, for they went ' back to work this morning ponding a reconsider ation of their case by the war-labor board. ' And people started riding tho cablo , cars again and wero happy,, ,i . QVER In Berkeley, a friend toll this writer, thorn's a big bulgo in tho chicken busi ness, v- " People nro building chicken houses in their back yards. Tho houses they're building havo been specially designed by tho Unlvorslty of California, with Screen wire floors and recepta cles below to catch tho drop pings,' which are then carefully - (Contlnuod on Page Four) Fu J. P. T Financial Wizard Dies At Vacation Home Today By E. V. W. JONES BOCA GRANDE, Flo., March 13 (P) John Plerpont Morgan, of Now York, wizard of finance and the ruler of a tremendous bunking empire, died at 3:15 a. m. today at this isolated Gulf of Mexico Island to which he hud come for a vacation at fish ing. , . The 75-year-old financier suc cumbed to a recurring . heart ail ment which twice before in re? cent years had stricken him. He lapsed Into a coma three days ago and never regained con sciousness. The mulll-milllonaire head of the House of Morgan became 111 February. 25 on a train en route to Baca Grande. Upon his ar rival, he walked the two block from the railroad station to a re sort cottage at the exclusive Gos parilla Inn.- He went to bed im mediately and, although twice he rallied and made progress, never fully recovered. With Morgan at the end were a son, Lieut. Comdr. Henry Stur- gls Morgan of tho naval reserve (Continued on Page Four) Nazis Battle Guerrillas in French Hills GENEVA, March 13 (TP) Gunfire was plainly heard In this Swiss border city today from the French Alpine re gion of Haute Savole, where the Vichy government hat sent 800 mobile guards, arm-, ored ears and machine-guns In an effort to dislodge guerril las opposing the German oc cupation. By ROBERT BUNNELLE LONDON, March 13 (P) Jit tery over tho prospects of a 1043 Invasion and tho unrullncss of tho civil populations of occupied countries, the Germans were re ported today by a foreign diplo matic source to havo conferred with police authorities In Paris during the last fortnight on measures to prevent outbreaks In tho Hinterlands when the al lies march on tho continent. Tho meeting said this source who requested anonymity, was (Continued on Page Four) MORGAN GUIS TO AILS Setbacks Certain in War, Says Eden in Washington WASHINGTON, March 13 (P) Anthony Edon, British foreign secretary, said today that "set backs and disappointments aro absolutely certain" before the United Nations can hope to win the war and tho pcaco after wards, Eden, In Washington for talks with President Roosevelt ' and other leaders, told a press con ference of tho hard job which ho said lies ahead In explaining that ho would discuss "all as pects of tho war" with Mr. Roosevelt, Secretary of Sluto Hull and others In extensive conversations, Tho -diplomat, who last year negotiated a 20-yoar alliance be tween Britain and Sovlot Russia, flow to Washington yesterday, His arrival camo at a timo when recent speeches stressing tho need of a satisfactory under standing between tho democra cies and Russia wero still echoing, , To somo 100 reporters gath ered In the ball room of the Brit omisse 7 Tycoon Dies r k J. P. Morgan, financial wis ard. died in Florida Saturday of a heart aliment. FRENCHBQULQ6NE RAF in Record Smash At Essen Friday " Night LONDON, March 13 ()" Heaping new destruction on Ger man targets on, top of a record smash at Essen by the RAF last night, a great fleet of U. S. army air force heavy bombers thun dered across the English chan nel to the Boulogne area early this afternoon. . Their target was the import ant French rail junction of Am iens, 60 miles northwest of Rou en, which was itself bombed in daylight yesterday. It is through these two key junctions that the Germans must (Continued on Pi go Four) NLRB Orders Union Election At Ewauna Box PORTLAND, March 13 W) A national labor relations board order for a collective bargain ing election at the Ewauna Box company mill at Klamath Falls was received here today. ' Tho order, signed by Chair man Harry A. Millls of the NLRB, was dated March 10 and ordered tho election not later than 30 days from that date. Tho CIO International Wood workers of America, local 6-12, and the Klamath Basin district council, Lumber & Sawmill Workers union, AFL, each claim substantial membership at the plant. ish embassy, Eden explained that ho could not go Into detail of the subjects ho is to discuss, but he Indicated that military as well as diplomatic problems wero among them. Asked about cooperation - of the United States and Great Britain with Soviet Russia, he reiterated his statement to the house of commons in December that such cooperation among the United Nations, lncludingChina, is indispensable if tho world is to have a stable pcaco after the war. i , : As for tho post war control to be exercised over axis coun tries, Eden said "we must take precautions this time to make sure that Germany and Japan are never able to start this busi ness again." . Tho allies, he said, should avpld such an attitude as they showed after the first World war, which ho described as merely seeing now governments set up in tho defeated countries and "trusting to luck.", . 9 r. t 1 - . C-3 B Weather and Action Alike Hot in Tunisia Mil 710 Mill PC IJMS I . xj FIERCE FIGHT EIGHTH A1Y THRUSTS OFF Nazis Lose Heavily in Probing of Mareth Offenses ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. March 13 W) Allied bombers blasted military objectives of Sousse and Tunia with fire-setting raids yesterday and attacked both land and sea transport of the axis as ground fighting on the Tunisian front dwindled again to patrolling. r The eighth army's lines In the Mareth : line sector, having thrown off probing thrusts by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with a violence that cost him heavy casualties, remained un changed, a communique said. "Our bombers made heavy at tacks on the docks and railway yards at Sousse yesterday," the bulletin reported. "Many hits were seen on both targets and large fires were left burn-sirti,. , ', :..'0 bjeotfv'ea , at Ehfldaville were' bombed by a formation of medium bombers. Other medi um -bombers attacked a convoy of-motor barges making for Tunis and sank at least three of . (Continued on Page Four) Meat Ration To Be Eased, Says Brown WASHINGTON, March 13 (VP) Price Administrator Prentiss M, Brown promised today that al lowances under meat rationing, which begins March 29, "will be liberalized whenever it be comes possible to do to." Brown pointed out that the flow of meat to market fluctu ates from day to day and the perishable nature of meat, but ter and the other items to be rationed will make changes nec essary from time to time. His statement gave no indica tion of the size of the proposed ration, except to say: "The size of the individual ration will largely depend on Individual preferences. The heavy cheese eater -can . spend as many points (coupon values) aa he has for that product, and the heavy meat .eater can do likewise. Those who use butter and lard in substantial quanti ties will be able to satisfy their needs in the same manner al though, of course, all who, do so will thus be reducing the amounts of other products they can buy,". Two pounds may bo tho aver ago, but tentative plans for meat rationing would provide d.l pounds of hamburger . or only 1 ' 13 pounds of sirloin steak per. person a1 week, it was learned today from persons par ticipating in the drafting of the program. John L Lewis Reelected Prexy Of Miner's Union NEW YORK. March 13 (A1) Re-election of John L. Lewis to his 12th term as international president of the United Mine Workers was announced py inn union today. 'Lewis, who has been presi dent of the union since iuzu, was unopposed in the election, which was held December 8, as were John O'Leary, vice-president, and Thomas Kennedy, sec retary-treasurer, both of whom were re-elected. The union is holding wage conferences hero with northern and southern- bituminous oper ators. .. NAZI ATTACKS fo&B y;-y:::':;J FOR KHARKOV Smoke at left and right from axis planes shot down by American anti-aircraft fixe mttm as a backdrop for fighting at Sened railway-station In Tunisia,; In the foreground is strewn U. S. equipment as the men ducked into foxholes to avoid strafing enemy aircraft. The intensity of the axis dive bombing attacks temporarily baited American advances, but the Yanks later re took Sened. . -.'..- . Pelicans Meet In Hoop By FRANK CALISE Herald and News Sportswrlter SALEM, March 13 It's the Klamath Falls Pelicans against the Baker Bulldogs in the finals of the state championship bas ketball tournament here tonight. Coach Wayne.- Scott's .eager- conquered Pendleton, 36 to 27, PHONE SERVICE ON GAME Tonight's state title basket ball . game at Salem liaris about 9 p. m. and will be concluded about 10 p. m. Herald and News will pro vide special telephone ' seryr Ice' to answer .inquiries from 9:30 Until T 10(45. ,wth. half . time and final scores. : last night to go into the final bracket, while the -Baker team smashed the over-rated Astoria Fishermen, 29 to 24, to become the other finalists. ' : The tall Pelicans looked to me to be in fine shape today, despite the effects of two tournament games in as many days. They had a bad session with their shooting eyes last night; if that jinx is over, they should beat the Bulldogs and take the title to night. Baker's cagers are big and rugged-looking. They have a deadly ace in Paul Sowers, and the Pelicans will have to solve that problem in winning tonight. The, Pelicans took a million Navy Bombers Raid Jap Bases In South Pacific WASHINGTON, March 13 UP) American bombers raided Mun- da and other Japanese bases in the central Solomon islands Fri day, the navy reported today, after two enemy planes had dropped bombs on American po sitions on Guadalcanal island. Navy communique ' No. 308 said: On March 12: "(A) During the early morn ing, Liberator heavy bombers (Consolidated B-24) carried out minor bombing attacks on Jap anese positions at Ballale, in the Shortland island area, and at Vila and Munda In the New Georgia group. "(B) During the night of March 12-13, a force of avenger torpedo bombers (Grumann TBF) attacked Japanese posi tions at Munda on New Georgia Island. Fires were started in the enemy area. "(C) One U. S. plane failed to return from these missions." Russians Express Appreciation for Lend-Lease Aid MOSCOW, March 13 W The Russian people" heard offi cial Russian appreciation of American lend-lease aid for the first time today when Moscow's newspapers gave prominence to a statement made by Ambassa dor Maxim Litvlnoff in Wash ington on the second anniver sary of lend-lease two days ago. The ambassador was quoted as having said that lend-lease material received by Russia had "brought tremendous aid, which is deeply appreciated by the people of the soviet union, who are fully aware of its extent. Bulldogs Finals Tonight shots to win last night's game with Pendleton well, not a mil lion, but a lot. In fact, they fired 40 times to make five bas kets in the first half, and in the second they weren't much .better.' But-They. were vastly superior off tJlheVjfcaekboards, - and that's7 one-' angle that can be counted upon to make them strong against Baker .tonight.. Coach Scott was a little disap pointed after last night's game, but he expects the boys to do bet ter, tonight. He had nothing to syin the way of prediction be isn't the predicting kindi' 1 , - Pendleton,' licked last night by juamath, turned around today ana gave the Astoria Fishermen their second beating of the tour nament." The score was 34 to 33 and it put Pendleton In, third placer in the final standings. Klamath and Baker will jockey for - first ' and second spots to night. Klamath got Into the final bracket by defeating Eugene, 30 to , 19, and-then measuring Pen dleton, 36 t 27. It's the second Pelican team in history to get into the tourney finals. The last time, was in 1934. New Company to Operate Canby Lumber Mill Lumbering activity at Canby. irom which the Big Lakes Box company of Klamath Falls with drew-last fall after five years of operations, is to be continued under, a new firm being formed in Modoc county, it was learned here Saturday. The company will operate the old walker-Hovey mill at Can- by, -which the Big Lakes oper ated under a lease. The new log ging operations will center at the old Big. Lakes camp, and considerable equipment was pur chased from the Klamath Falls firm by the new outfit. R. F. Pray, formerly with the Red River Lumber company, will be in charge of manufactur ing and sales for the new oper ation, and Hi Brown will be the' logging boss. Big Lakes Box company has not logged at Canby since, last fall. Big Lakes logging opera tions now are centered at Dia mond lake siding, in northern Klamath county. U. S. Sub Sinks Jap Warship in South Pacific ' WASHINGTON, March 13 () A United. States submarine at tacked and sank a small Japa nese warship in the mid-Pacific, the navy reported today, after a violent 37-minute fight in which one member of the sub's crew was killed. The date of the action was not reported.- ' The crewman killed was Her bert Andrew Calcaterra, 22, mo tor machinist's mate, first class, of Stoneyford, Calif. . The submarine discovered the Japanese ship, an anti-submar ine patrol vessel about the size of a corvette with a tonnage of under 1000 tons, as it was run ning on the surface early- one morning,- ... . German Radio Denies Vichy Head III For Week ALGIERS, March 13 (ff) Un derground reports which reach ed French North Africa today said Marshal Petain suffered a stroke several days ago and is in a critical condition and probably dying in a hospital near vicny. -Petain's- illness' was- reported being kept secret . from the French public.; Marshal Petain, 88-year-old hero of Verdun who emerged from . semi-retirement to head post-armistice: France, has been less and less active .since the nazi invasion of Vichy territory November 11, 1942. He named Pierre Laval as dic tator last November 18 and des ignated him heir presumptive to the office of chief of state to succeed Admiral Jean Darlan, who swung to the allied side in French North. Africa only to die from an assassin's bullets. , Within 10 days German broadcasting stations were deny ing reports that Petain was ill. The marshal held out against transfer of the government from Vichy back to Paris. ' He denounced what he term ed the "treason" of French com manders in North Africa who joined forces with British and American troops and, with some (Continued on Page Four) Webb Kennet, OPA Price Specialist, Resigns Saturday ' Webb Kennett, price specialist in the OPA district office, re signed on Saturday.- Kennett did not announce his plans. For many years, Kennett oper ated a retail. men's clothing bus iness, here. His ..resignation was the sec ond - in two days. Nick Long, local women's wear retailer,- re signed from the same division of the OPA Friday. Americans Dig Deep to Pay Record fncome Tax By The Associated Press . Record-breaking receipts In most districts contrasted sharply with an "I won't pay" attitude among thousands ot workers to day as Americans dug down to give their government its great est income tax in history. Tax filings were far ahead ot past years in New'York, .Chica go, Los Angeles, Seattle and many other areas as the March IS deadline approached, a sur vey disclosed, . - . But in Cleveland, the internal revenue office reported, war workers were adopting a "come-and-get-me", pose, and in Fort land, Ore., where more : than 100,000 shipyard workers have settled in the past year, collec tions were below the 1942 level. In New York's second district the richest income tax district in the nation tax payers poured $70,000,000 into internal revenue offices yesterday alone. -One out of every, 20 letters Guns Shake Steel City With Russians on ; Defensive By The Associated Press LONDON, March 13 (P) The German comeback offensive in southern Russia spread to broad er areas and gained new ground despite mud and thaw, the Ger man high command claimed to day, as Kharkov shook from the crash of guns in a fierce battle raging for the third time in this -war for the steel city of the Ukraine. -' The German communique ad mitted that a violent fight still raged in parts of Kharkov, al though it claimed combat units of the SS Elite guard "shattered enemy resistance" and advanced to the main railway station. Russians Admit . Putting up a desperate fight in an effort again to turn the tide as they did; at Stalingrad last November, the Russians ad mitted they : again had been forced to fall back west of the city despite 'tremendous losses" inflicted on Hitler's manpower and material. , On the central front, however, the Russians were . advancing in overwhelming strength upon Smolensk, 230 -miles west of Moscow, in an offensive which might do much to nullify a re capture of Kharkov by the Ger mans. ; , "Overwhelming the" German resistance, our troops advanced (Continued on Page Four) Stephen Vincent Benet, Author, Dies in New York , NEW. YORK, March 13 (F) Author Stephen Vincent Benet, 44, died at bis home at 5 a. m., today after an illness of several days. .- '- Farrar . and Reinehart, his publishers, reported , that Benet suffered a heart attack last night. . American poet and story writer, Benet was born July 22, 1898, in Bethlehem, Fa. He won the Pulitzer prize for poetry in 1929 with his "John Brown's Body." ; rin nf f h lat ist tila urlK ings was a sketch to accompany Norman Rockwell's illustration, "Freedom From Fear," in this week's issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Among his best known works was the prose story, "The Devil and Daniel Webster," which was turned into an opera. He also wrote an operetta based on Washington Irving's legend of Sleepy Hollow, which was per formed over the radio in a na tional broadcast in 1937. handled by the Chicago post of fice yesterday was addressed to the internal revenue office, mak ing the collector the biggest postal customer in tho city's his tory. In the Chicago loop, a two block line four abreast waited to file returns, one man turning in a check for 47,800,000 as quarterly payment of a corpora tion's tax bill. "We have found the people lit the war plants,- as woll as In other industries, and the public generally, most cooperativef reported Clarence, S, Haggin, di visional chief of internal rave nun in Seattle. . From Los Angeles tho report was that returns in 10 southern California counties totaled $319,000, an Increase of more than 80 per cent over the same date a year ago. But In other localities the out look promised many a headache for both tha Intornal revenue bureau and recalcitrant tax payer. ... 1 .