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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1943)
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON March 16. IMS PAGE TWO UN BOMB ENEMY CONVOY NO RETREAT (Continued From Page One) third vessel, the allied communl qua said. Long-range fighters which ac companied the bombers raked the transports from stem to ttern with cannon and machine gun fire, causing heavy casual ties to troops packed on the decks, the bulletin added. The Japanese smash at Dar win, key allied base on the northwest tip of Australia, met stiff resistance from Spitfire fighters which rose to intercept them. Four Planes Lost The allies announced they had hot two bombers and 12 fighters out of action and "so seriously damaged an additional three fighters and two bombers that they -probably failed to teach their base." Four allied planes were re ported lost in the action, but the pilots of two were saved, said the noon bulletin. It added that the raid caused "only slight damage and casualties." It was the heaviest Japanese aerial stab in several months. Darwin was last raided March 2 by 15 fighters, six of which were reported shot out of action. The Oro bay raid was on the wharf area just at dusk but the damage was slight and there were no casualties, General MacAxthur's headquarters re ported. Nine bombers and 13 fighters attacked Oro bay, March 8, and three days later the Jap anese sent . larger crew of 24 bombers and 16 fighters on a re peat mission. Western Pine Views Price Ceiling Raise With Wage Increase (Continued from Page One) able to get back their produc tion costs from the established price ceilings, which were based on the costs of production in the fall of 1841. This situation is further aggravated by the recent war manpower commission or der which directs the lumber in' dustry to operate on a 48-hour week basis with penalty overtime (time and one-half) for all hours over 40 per week." SPOKANE, March 16 (IP) The decision of the west coast lumber commission granting a wage Increase of 71 cents per hour to employes of the pine lumber Industry has aroused ex pressions of dissatisfaction from union leaders representing both AFL and CIO lumber workers in this area. The increase is sub ject to approval of the office of price administration. W. L. Ramsbottom, business gent for the Lumber and Saw mill Workers union (AFL), and Fred Siefken, business agent for the International Woodworkers of America (CIO), said the unions were planning to petition imme diately for a rehearing. JACK GOES ON BLOCS Captain Jack, the war bond selling rooster, will be auctioned at the St. Patrick's dance at Mer rill Wednesday night, the war savings committee announced to day. 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Potaioes SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 (AP-USDA) Potatoes: 8 Califor nia, 0 Mississippi arrived, 14 un broken, 10 broken cars on track; no sales reported. LOS ANGELES, March 16 (AP-USDA) Potatoes: 1 Flor Ida, 8 Idaho, 4 Utah arrived, 21 unbroken, 7 broken cars on track; by truck S arrived; offer ings light; occasional car Idaho Russets No. 2, $2.69. CHICAGO, March 16 (AP USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 101; on track 261; total U. S. ship ments 702; old stock; supplies light; practically no track trad ing account of lack of carlot of ferings; market unsettled; few stock; supplies very light; de mand good; market slightly stronger; Maine Chlppewas, U. S. No. 1, $3.62-4.00; Nebraska Bliss Triumphs unclassified, $3.20-25; Florida Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. 1, $3.18 per bushel crate. BRITISH MICE SI (Continued from Page One) two heavy raids on Mezzouna airdrome, 62 miles northeast of Gafsa, in which the entire air field and a number of parked planes were blanketed with bursting bombs. Heavy bombers continued to blast at the axis supply lines across the Sicilian straits, and in an attack on a convoy scored a direct hit on one ship. The western- desert air force, with activity confined to pa trolling along the Mareth line positions facing the British eighth army, also conducted sweeps among axis transport north of Toujane. Toujane is a strong point of the Jdaxeth line. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 3-ROOM HOUSE near Pelican Bay. Good buy. Owner leav ing town. News-Herald Box 1474. : 3-18 YOU CAN PREPARE at Inter state Business College for a fine government or business position In a very reasonable time, 432 Main. 3-16 1929 MODEL A FORD TUDOR, good rubber, new battery, plugs, new chains, anti-freeze, $75 cash. 1421 Wall. Phone 6910. 3-18 SMALL APT. HOUSE, furnish ed, close in. Ideal for couple working in mill. Phone 4533. 3-18 2-ROOM MODERN Close in. Garden. Phone 4533. 3-18 FOR SALE 1936 Ford sedan. Radio and heater, excellent rubber. Call evenings and all day Thursday, 5147 Cottage. 3-18 PIANO TUNING Morgan, Em pire. Hotel. 3-22 FOR SALE Sleeping trailer. Ideal for camping or hunting. Practically new, good rubber. 133 N. 10th. Phone 4828, ask for Shaffer. 3-18 WANTED Outboard motor, pay cash. From 5 to 10 horse power. Must be in excellent shape. Phone 6329. 3-16 COMFORTABLY furnished two room house near business dis trict. Utilities furnished. $18.50. 1125 East, evenings. 3-18 FOR SALE '37 V-8 11-ton truck. Corner Montellus and Gage road. 3-18 EMPLOYES STRIKE (Continued From Page One) work Immediately and said he was confident work could be re sumed with the afternoon shift. Discharged Employe Union spokesmen said the trouble dated to a fight March S between Frank Gilder, plant pro tection employe who since bag been discharged, and Lawrence Yost, secretary of the UAW-CIO aircraft unit, and other union men. Yost and two others also have been discharged. An army-navy "E" award was given the aircraft plant last week. Today's walkout began shortly before noon and by 12:30 p. m., the spokesman said, all but a few of the employes had left. The plant produces Pratt & Whitney engines for aircraft, Aluminum Men Return A few hours before the walk out started, employes in the plant's aluminum foundry who started an unauthorized stop page last night, had returned to their jobs. A company spokesman who said a total of 7597 man-hours was lost in the foundry stoppage, reported it arose from a dispute over a two-week disciplinary lay off given to a UAW-CIO shop committeeman. Corporal Orr Visits Corpor al Raymond Orr is home on furlough from Stockton, Calif. He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Orr, on the Spring Lake road. Corporal Orr is a former employe of C. A. Dunn. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY OIL TO BURN For Union heating oils phone 8404, Klam ath Oil Co., 615 Klamath Ave. 3-3 lm OIL BURNERS Chimneys Furnaces. Complete service. Phone 7149. 3-17 HOT SPRINGS HOME Nearly new 6-room home lo cated in nice part of Hot Springs. Fireplace, hardwood floprs throughout, full b a s e ment, cement floor, oil-burner furnace with large storage tank, air-conditioned, Venetian blinds, etc. This home is excep tionally well constructed with grip-lath, rock wool insulation, Chamberlain weatherstripping, etc. Large lot, fenced, sprinkler system, lawn, trees, shrubs and many other features. Full price $7350.00. Terms. J. E. HOSKING 517 Main Phone 3211 3-17 GASCO BRIQUETS FOR BROODER use only. The best fuel for coal brooders. The WPB has permitted us to buy one car for our farmer customers to use for brooding purposes. Sack lots 95c. Ton lots $16. Bring your own sack, please. Peyton & Co. 4-18 24-INCH GREEN SLABS PINE double loads, $4.75; pine and fir mixed, dbl. loads, $5.25. ' Special 30 day run for furnaces and fireplaces. If you like 24 inch wood, now is the time to buy for next win - ter. Wood is not rationed yet. Peyton & Co. Dial S149. 4-15 COAL SPECIAL JUST RECEIVED! A car of "Is land Creek" Kentucky hard coal. This is the first and maybe the last opportunity to use this superior coal in Klam ath Falls, Peyton & Co. Dial 8149. 3-22 CHIMNEY SWEEP. Phone 7149. 3-29 2-ROOM Apt., electrically equip ped, couple only. No pets. Close In. 802 Lincoln. 3-18 FOR RENT Nicely furnished 3-room apartment. Hardwood floors, gas heat. Five blocks from Main. Adults only. No pets. $38. Call Mrs. Short, 3727. 3-16 Last Dayl RAIDERS OF THE WEST" snd "UNDERGROUND AGENT" r TOMORROW! WAV. if 2nd Hit J City's Dog Liability Up For Council Investigation An Investigation to determine the -exact relationship between the Humane society and the city will be undertaken as a result of city council discussion Monday night. The matter came up when It was reported that Lee Hing, TD (Continued from Page One) to do everything in their power to check trends that lead to in flation. The OPA Is setting up a new system of price control to sup plant the present ceiling price plan on all foods except meat, Brown announced. Brown told the plan in ad dressing 1000 consumer repre sentatives and local rationing au thorities in Milwaukee and said that It would be "one of the most important thus far formu lated by OPA." The main features of the new system follow: 1. The storekeeper's maximum price generally would be deter mined, by his Invoice costs plus a margin of profit fixed by OPA. 2. In particular localities un der certain conditions, OPA field officers would be authorized to establish dollars and cents prices for important items by determin ing the normal wholesale cost and applying the fixed margins. 3. Administration of the regu lation would be aided through development of a staff of uncom pensated personnel to be known as the price panel functioning tnrougn we. local rationing boards. I -- 4. The price of-meat would be fixed simply In dollars and cents. (Brown did not explain this fur ther). 5000 Frenchmen Defy Nazi Labor Ruling (Continued From Page One) spoke of "seething unrest," indi cating that the resentment against the labor, program ex tended into the most-of France. Italians Guard Italian troops guarded the northern, frontiers, but took no part in the conscription search. ' Several hundred youths were arrested in Paris, charged with being communistic. Saint Glngolph was "a dead city" with every public estabiish ment closed as the conscription drive continued. Outward calm prevailed at Thonon and Evlan. But the Tho non prefect summoned by mayors of the communities and declared that all those refusing to surrender would be consider ed deserters when caught and would be sent immediately to Germany,. The prefect said, "We nave the means. , Titus Indicted On Murder Charge (Continued from Page One) Howe, charged with obtaining money by false pretenses; and Cecil S. Sapps, charged with as sault on a young girl. Also seven secret indictments were reported. The grand jury action appar ently ended the Sapps case, sub ject of considerable public in terest a few weeks ago when Sapps claimed he had been mis treated by an officer after his arrest. Nothing came of the mis treatment allegations. HURRY! HURRY!! HILARITY,.! FROM THE TlBf INIiADUH lOIi.UUSHTHiSlJ Extra Special! ff rannlir than ever InthtlrZndJint fad Mr II mm Chinese, accused of having too many dogs in his possession, had been charged $14,50 for board ing of the dogs which were re moved to the Humane society pound after his arrest. This amounted to 60 cents a day per dog, which, it was brought out, Is the usual charge. Councilman A. H. Bussman said two of the dogs diod after leaving the pound and ho wanted to know what liability tho city might have in case a dog should die at the pound after being re moved there by the city. That brought on a discussion as to ex actly what Is the responsibility of the city and the Humane so ciety, which acts ns city pound master, and the police commit tee was asked to study the ques tion. Lee Hing was arrested because he was keeping eight dogs. City ordinance pormtts the keeping of only two adult dogs. The dogs' were removed from the pound to a place in the country, Police Chief Heuvel reported. It was all over but more pay ing for most locul federal Income taxpayers today, . (Returns, along with first quar ter payments, were turned In by the hundreds here Wednesday, either at the offlco of tho In ternal revenue department In tho federal building or by 'mail. Taxpayers jammed the feder al building office all day and receipt of returns continued there until midnight. On Tues day a number of delinquent re turns filed, according to William Owsley, deputy collector of in ternal revenue here. Farm Specialist To Discuss Fruit, Vegetable Growing O. T. McWhorter, extension specialist in horticulture, will discuss small fruit production tonight (Tuesday) at Altamont Junior high school at 8 p. m, Ho will be at Fremont school Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. All members of the Garden ' Wforfrw sSIS If A LAST DAY "Womon of th Year" and 'Dudes ore Pretty People" IT'S HORRIFIC! He's on the loose with the lust to kill! SOVIETS GAIN 47 VILLAGES E E (Continued From Pag One) westward along the old Napole onic road from Vyazma to Smo lensk were said to have advanced "several dozen kilometers" perhaps 20 miles or more. British Advance On the Tunisian front, Lieut, Gen. K. A. N, Anderson's British 1st army was officially reported to have advanced In the Sodjon ane sector, 38 miles west of the big axis-held naval base at Bl zerte, and occupied a strategic forest ridge. An allied communique said the advance was carried out "without encountering enemy re sistance." Hitler's high command was silent on the big soviet drive against Smolensk, but declared that tho German armies to the south gained new ground. Kharkov Acknowledged In the Ukraine, soviet head quarters acknowledged the fall of Kharkov 24 hours aftor the nazls claimed Its recapture, but declared that soviet troops made an orderly retreat to a new de fense Hue east of the city and boat off furious attacks by tank led German Infantry. "On March 15, our troops after several days' fighting evacuated the town of Kharkov under or ders of the soviet command," a Russian communique said. Today's soviet mid-day com munique said violent.battlos con tinued to rage "In the area of the middle course of the north ern Donets river," with massed German attackers suffering bloody losses. In aviation industries, layers of soundproofing are sowed be tween a facing material ana waterproof fabric and placed next to the ship's skin In ordor to keep the cold out, the heat in and deaden sound and absorb vibration. club and other Interested per sons are invited to attend. FOR INFORMATION n STARTS TOMORROW THRILLS! CHILLS! ACTION NEWS EDITORIALS ON (Contlnuod from Toga One) up against her with hate In their hearts, THE Germans might have pro- vented all this. If they had displayed broad minded tolerance and sympa thetic understanding toward the people of the countries they con quered they might havn built up In Europe a state with liumnn foundations so solid us to have been capable of resisting any at tacks that could have been di rected against It. But- they didn't. They Just aren't built that way. Tl BANDAGE PROJECT A small turnout of the faith ful, and one high school student, responded to men's night at the Rod Cross surgical dressing head quarters Monday. Men bandngo folders showed a sharp decline from the num ber which attended men's night a few week ago, and it was also reported that fewer women are now working on the dressings, The result, Red Cross officials said, Is that Klamath's surgical dressing volume, already well under the quota, has dropped still farther back. A new ap peal was mndo to people of tho city' to get behind this program, which producos dressings for tho care of America's wounded on the field of battle. SPELLER'S DELIGHT Records show thnt' the Gila river of Arizona has had the following spellings of Its numo: Hlla, Jlla, Mealy, Gills, GUey and Guila. DIM 1414 01 4167 OUT OF THE SHADOWS OF SKID ROW I bviirro a uamuacior py UV . . . a kHter by night! Rotary st MIDNIGHT LUG0SI JOHN ARCHER WANDA McKAY Klamath Man Held For Failure to Report to Board . Leonard Howard Abbott, 27, has boon arrested near Chluo, Collf., for failure to report a change of address to tlin Klnm Hill Falls draft board No, 1, where he Is registered, Atibnlt was hold at Orovllle for FBI officers from San Fran cisco. Selective service officials horn said Abbott was working at Midland when he registered hare. Your neighbor his Insurance with Hans Norland. 118 North 7th. Hurryl Hurryl IT LEAVES SOONI It's PunohiPicked Dramal Extral tjfvtvrm Dlsnev Cartoon jTs, Z "" Novelty News ALWAYS Latest WAR NEWS MIITI0N I I0MANCI r""i VI Ism m WWwm 'far,. " CUMIN'S "The Friendly Drug Store" th and Main CARTOON and NEWS I FOR DRUGS Are You Afraid? t We Dart You to See It Phone 4514