PAGO TWO
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
"April 14, 194
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bomb bursts. One hundred of
the enemy's aircraft were teen
on one field.
Pren On
The British eighth army, con
tlnuing to press the African
corps to the northward from
Sousse, ran into Rommel's
"prepared positions between
Enfidavllle and D J e b e 1 Bou
Hadjar," the communique said.
This apparently was the
mountain defense line running
west from Enfidavllle, itself 27
miles north of Sousse and SO
. miles south of Tunis, upon
which Rommel had fixed for
his main stand.
DJebel Bou Hadjar is 32
miles west and . south of Enfi
davllle and 25 miles northwest
of Kalrouan.
(The German radio, quoting
reports purporting to come
from London, said the axis
rearguards had been contacted
by ' the British eighth army at
Hergla, on the coast five miles
south of Enfidavllle, and said
Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton,
Jr.,', American tank forces
were deployed on the plains
south of Lake Kelbia to the
southwest.)
" - Enfidavllle Not Taken
Despite the continued pres
sure of the eighth army, .how
ever, the Algiers radio report
yesterday that Enfidaville had
been captured appeared to be
untrue.
The British first army, ex
erting steady pressure from the
west upon Rommel's narrow
corner of Tunisia, also pushed
the Germans back along the
Beja road north of Medjez-El-Bab
to within three miles of
Sidi Nsir, about , 40 miles west
of Tunis.
In between the eighth and
first armies, the French
squeezed the , Germans bade
farther into their bridgehead
with another advance to the ex
treme north of the secondary
Tunisian Dorsal range on
which the western end of Rom
mel's southern front apparently
is anchored.
' Report Withdrawal
(The Algiers . radio, without
'confirmation from any other
source, said the axis had with
drawn from Djebel Mansour in
'the. Pont Du. Fans region. .Pont
Du. Fahs - is about . 30 miles
northwest of Enfidaville. Quot
ing correspondents dispatches,
the' radio said the axis moved
out under-French , pressure.)
The destruction, of 84 Ger
man and Italian aircraft was
rated at headquarters as a
crushing blow to Adolf Hitler's
Mediterranean- strategy.
The blow was accomplished
with a loss of three allied
planes, the communique said.
Evacuation Begins
(The Algiers radio and a Reu
ters dispatch from Switzerland,
where roundabout reports from
Rome and Marseille were gath
ered, said Rommel already was
beginning an evacuation of at
least part of his forces from
Tunisia.
(The Algiers radio said the
forces being removed were a
considerable number of Ger
man technical personnel. This
suggested that the Germans
might be removing " their air
force ground personnel, no
longer needed in Tunisia now
that the axis has lost most of
Its airfields. The British radio
today said Rommel had only
three airfields left in Tunisia,
all under heavy air attack.)
Trainee Killed
In Idaho Crash
Emmett Evans, who took the
secondary training course in the
war training service program
here last fall, was killed recent
ly in a training accident at Coeur
d' Alene, Ida., according to word
received here.
Evans was participating in a
cross-country training flight at
the Idaho city when the accident
occurred. Details of the crash
were not received here.
His funeral was held April S
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nightgown with blood all over it
from a wound in her neck. Blood
was gushing from the wound.
"She seemed to be struggling
as she fell backwards, trying to
hold herself up by the curtain
over berth 14. Her eyes were
right on me. It seemed as though
she was trying to speak to me
with her eyes. Then I saw her
eyes roll back and she slumped
down."
Heard Man
Conner said he fumbled for
the light switch and with his
trousers for a short time, then
heard a man s voice:
'This is murder. Stop the
train! Call the porter!"
"I saw the lad standing near
her shoulder. No one else was
hi the aisle,", he .testified. He
later identified "the lad" as Pri
vate Wilson.
Questioned by Prosecutor Har
low Weinrick, Conner said Wil
son could not have left the car
and returned while he fumbled
with his trousers and the lights,
Later, Conner said Wilson
came to berth 9 and exhibited a
blood-smeared hand.
Didn't See Face
Cross-examined by Leroy Lo
rn ax, the defense attorney, Con
ner said he did not see the face
of the running man, and couldn't
say whether he was a negro or a
white man.
Norton said he awakened at
4:30 a. m., preparatory to leav
ing the train at Eugene. About
4:35, he said, he was aware of
someone walking down the aisle
twice because the curtains
swished. It was about 15 min
utes later that he heard Mrs.
James scream, "My God! He's
killing me!" .
' Trial Resumed
The trial was resumed this
morning after a recess called
Monday. Lomax apparently was
recovered from an attack of in
fluenza and bronchitis, although
his voice was hoarse.
At the opening, he recalled
Wilson for cross-examination.
The marine said he could not
identify the man he saw running
down the aisle and couldn't say
whether he was a negro or a
white man. He admitted that he
had told officers at Eugene soon
after the slaying that he thought
he was either a "light colored
man or a dark white man."
Lomax released him after 30
minutes of questioning, but re
served the right to recall him.
He likewise asked permission to
recall Conner if necessary.
Lomax announced previously
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local VFW post, received the above award card.
Homedale Thursday
Club Gives Money
For VFW Hospital
The Homedale Thursday club
presented $72 to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars auxiliary for
their hospital fund, which goes
to the Veterans' hospital in
Portland. This money was pro
ceeds from a recent rummage
sale sponsored by the club. Five
dollars was given to the Red
Cross and two dollars to the
commandos.
Two runaway girls of 15 and
17, who had run away from
their homes in Prineville were
picked up by state police at the
bus depot shortly after midnight
Wednesday morning.
Both girls had decided that
they were being mistreated at
home, and Tuesday had dinner
in Prineville, after which they
boarded a Greyhound bus and
set off to see the world on their
own.
After being taken into- cus
tody, the girls were taken to the
juvenile detention home by the
state police.
Parents of the runaways have
been notified, and they are ex
pected to arrive In Klamath
Falls Wednesday evening to take
the girls home.
Blimp Lost After
Hitting Hilltop,
Dropping Crew
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stragglers from the crew were
reported safe later.
Observers noted a curious
parallel between the current mis
hap and the only other known
patrol blimp crash in this area
since start of war.
In this case the blimp Is miss
ing. In the previous instance,
last summer, the crew disap
peared and never was found,
while the unmanned craft
bounced inland over San Fran
cisco's, hills, finally coming to
rest in a Daly City street just
south of San Francisco.
The probability of being too
daring and tood advanced, for
acceptance by the motoring pub-
liclic has retarded adventures in
new car designs for both body
and chassis.
that he probably would not call
any witnesses, but that he might
take the stand himself.
Award
W,opo.oo
award of merit received by the
for purchaie of a trainer plane.
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Shipment of Rogue river val
ley pears from the Klamath Ice
and Cold Storage company plant
here has been completed for the
season, with 267 carloads ship
ped out.
The pears were brought here
last September, being stored-in
transit at the local refrigeration
plant. The final carload of
D'Anjous went to an eastern
market Monday.
Klamath Ice is now storing a
considerable volume of potatoes
for shipment to dehydration
plants. I
Wage Increases
Denied by'WLB
Refusal to Adjust
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among wl,ej omciais inai ine
rigidity of the order and its ap
plication might have unfavor
able repercussions among the
workers, and even among em
ployers, but the belief prevailed
that responsibility for relaxation
rested with Stabilization Di
rector James F. Byrnes.
Unions Get Letter
CIO President Philip Murray
told all affiliated unions in a
letter yesterday they should con
tend for WLB's right to correct
inequalities by approving wage
increases and that this could
best be done by bringing specific
cases to Byrnes' attention. Mur
ray also urged that the unions
make full use of the permission
to increase earnings through re
classifications and local Incentive
plans.
The effect of the executive or
der, the WLB told its regional
boards, "is to place the man
power responsibility squarely up
to the manpower commission
and you should at once so in
form the parties in all pending
cases involving seasonal produc
ers in order that no time may
be lost in their facing the prob
lem.
The local boards were in
structed that applications from
seasonal producers, such as ca li
ners, for increases in wages over
last season must be denied ex
cept to the extent that they can
be justified under the Little
Steel formula or substandards of
living provision. ,
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DEHYDRATOR
TALK HEARD
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Continued evidence of Interest
by outside groups in the estnb
lishment of a potato dehydration
plant here was reported at Wed
nesday's meeting of the cham
bor of commerce directors.
President Mitchell Tlllotson
said that inquiries aro baing
made concerning the possibilities
of obtaining labor and making
other local arrangements for a
dehydrator operation. Tlllotson
pointed out that a saving In
freight, which could be effected
by dehydrating the potatoes here
instead of at distant plants as is
now done, is a major factor in
the outlook for a dehydrator
here.
Opinion was expressed that
there would be little difficulty
in getting 150 women workers
for such a plant in Klamath
Falls.
War bonds were a major topic
oi discussion at the chamber
meeting, and it was announced
that the junior chamber of com
merce next Tuesday evening will
have a half-hour radio sale of
Captain Jack, the bond-selling
rooster.
The officials of tho war fi
nance committee emphasized
that there must be heavy pur
chases of E bonds, the smaller
bonds, if Klamath county is to
make its $1,269,000 quota, and
also if union labor is to win
through with its "buy a sub
chaser" campaign by May 1,
A letter was read from Senator
Rufus Holman stating that an
investigation is being made of
the possibility of extension of
facilities at the Klamath Falls
airport
KEY TO BATTLE
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to launch an offensive at any
time.
MacArthur appeared to back
Blarney's conclusions when he
said:
"A primary threat to Australia
does not require a great initial
local concentration of ' naval
striking power. It requires
rather a sufficient concentration
of land-based aviation.
"As a matter of fact, Japanese
naval forces in great strength,
although beyond our bomber
range, are within easy striking
distance of Australia."
MASONS ELECT
PORTLAND, April 14 UP)
Royal Arch Masons of Oregon
closed their annual York Rite
Masonic session today by elect
ing Wayne F. Whealdon, Port
land, grand high priest to suc
ceed Jack Murton, St. Helens.
Air express transported last
year by the nation's commer
cial airlines broke all records
for number of shipments, weight
and revenue.
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Air Activity
Continues Over
Quiet Russ Front
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the enemy, bringing the total
to 300 In 24 hours In this sector.
Also south of IJnltikloya, red
army scouts during tho night
broke into a Gorman-held town,
presumably on the western side
of the Donots river, and killed
40 Germans. Buttles In this sec
tor officially wcio described as
"fierce,"
On the Volkhov front, south
east of Leningrad, tho Russians'
heavy artillery shelled a Ger
mun position, sinuslilng up some
biittories niui mortars. Russian
guns in tho lust 24 hours have
blown up 25 dugouts and pill
boxes In this a von.
No New Ntwi
The noon communique report
ed nothing fresh from the Lenin
grad front where the Germans
In one sector attacked with tanks
all day yesterday. '
These sudden attacks In the
north aro hard to explain at
present. There Is no indication
yet that they are the fororunncr
of any large-scale German offen
sive but they are persistent and
sharp, and air raids on Lenin
grad preceded them.
The red army is well aware
that theso attacks in tho Lenin
grad and Volkhov sectors could
be feints to draw the attontlon
of the command here as the
onomy propares to strike else
where. Five Killed In
Boise Plane Crash
BOISE, April 14 (P) Five
men wore killed and eight others
injured in the crash of a four-
motored bombor on tho pnrklng
ramp at Gowen Field, army of
ficers announced today.
Capt. F. L. Davis, Gowen
Field intelligence officer, said
the plane skidded to the edge
of a ramp on a takeoff early yes
terday.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 14
(AP-USDA) Potatoes: 4 un
broken cars on track; California
1, Idaho 1 arrived, two by truck.
Markot firm, no sales,
LOS ANGELKS, April i (AP
USDA) Potatoes: 0 broken, 4
unbroken cars on track; Idaho 1,
Oregon 1 arrived, four by truck,
Market steady, no sales.
CHICAGO, April 14 (AP
USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 87;
on truck 103; total US shipments
429; old stock; supplies light;
track trading very light account
of lack of table stock; market
unsettled; new stock; supplies
very light, demand moderate;
markot stoady at coiling level;
Minnesota and North Dakota
Bliss Triumphs Commercials
seed stock $3.65-60; Idaho Rus
set Burbanks, US No. 1, $4.00
$4.09; Texas Bliss Triumphs vic
tory grade $3.06-10 per 80 lbs.
sack.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
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Investigators from the ptibMa
utilities commissioner's oMIoe
in Salum arrived here Wednes
day morning to confer wtttt
city officials and to hear their
side of the story In connection
with a recent complaint filed
by the city agulnst the Klam
ath Heating company.
Her to conduct the Informal
hearing were J, L. Kennedy
and David Don, both of Salem,
They will niako their reports
to tho commissioner, No action
la taken hern at this time,
D. O. Hood of Portland, head
of Columbia Utilities which
operates tho local healing plant,
arrived here Tuesday night to
be present at the all-day ses
sion. It's a calamity these rinya
when too many conks spoil th
broth. v
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In Prices!
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