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"1 mm "ffllPli eather On g-mlnute blast on sirens and whltllM li the signal, for blackout In Klamath rails. Another long blMt, during black out, Is signal lor all-cltar. In ircu- May Hlflh 77. Low 43 Precipitation as of Mar 20, 1943 Stream yaar to date 11.18 Last yaar 11.02 Normal 10.14 ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1943 Number 9808 M fo)M jujvu 0)R II ML iniiwii n By FRANK JENKINS ""THERE are sign today that tlio Russian front, lunii Immobil ized by mud, may bo stirring again, rrllH Berlin mdlo dm hcurd by Reuters In London) says Ger man troops, yielding bi-foro a new Riiiuilnn offensive, huvo evacuated n strip of tho Kubnn bridgehead In tho Caucasus sev eral miles long and a mllo and a hulf deep. lK-mcmbcring Unit tlio fighting In tho Kuban Is similar to tho last stages of tho siege of Tunis and Blzortc, Wo recognize at once that If truu that would bo O Important. THE Germans also roluto today that in a sudden upsurge of fighting tho Russians forced tho main defenses of Veliklo Lukl, 230-odd miles west of Moscow a front that hns been quiet ever since the winter begun to break up. Titer 1 ilio mention of re newed fighting at Staraya Rums, north of Vellkle Lukl. INSTINCTIVELY, we distrust these reports becauso they come from tho Qormuns. But surprisingly often the Germans have been the first to toll of now 'wand Important Russian thrusts. The Russians are Inclined to fight first and talk later. o Ing U. S. army forces, sup ported by navy and air action, win a foothold on tho ridge dom inatlng tho Jap positions at the head of Chlchagof harbor, on the Island of Attu. Tunisia taught us the Import' ance of dominating heights. TT looks as If the Japs on Attu are doomed which is an oiv couraglnR thought. The soberer second thought Is to tho effect that If EVERY Jap Island takes ns long to conquer as Guadal canal and Attu a lot of time will be required to TAKE THEM ALL, TTALY'S Mcdltcrrancon islands are steadily bombed again to- day by our planes based In Q Africa. Germany appears tn have had a rest from MAJOR bombing last night. TJERE'S an Interesting nolo from tho homo front. R. E. Brown, general fluent of the farm credit administration at Spokane, says: "Farmers arc re versing tho pattern of tho last world war, when farm indebted noss roso sharply., So far in World War 2, they aro not only stepping up production to meet wartlmo needs but aro paying off their mortgago Indebtedness." Most of the older generation will remember that In tlio last war too many farmers (especial ly in tho Middle West) tried to buy all tho land thnt joined them, often paying fantastic prices. The ensuing headache (after A' the war) was a bad one. w' WflTHIN the limits of posslbll w Ity, EVERYBODY should try to come out of this war with his PRIVATE debts paid off. , If that can be dono, maybe wc can survive tho crushing weight of NATIONAL debt that will have to bo faced. . CENATOR BYRD (Virginia) who for years has been' hack ing away at needless government extravagance, estimates today that government travel and com munications bills, EXCLUSIVE of tho war and navy departments, will total more limn a hundred million dollars tills year. Ho thinks a" lot of tlio hundred million will be wasted and calls O upon congress to do something about it before It is too laic. . COR years Senator Byrd has been protesting reckless waste and extravagance in gov ernment, but so far he has been a lono voice crying out In tho wilderness and practically no (Continued on Page Four) Aiiir Klamath Airman Aftar a strenuous' bombing' John Htrdtng k-KUHS football t: - tot England on MM la. Ha la altown nere with his wife, iha for mer Margaret Horton, hl wtharV of .Klamath high days. - Captain Hdfding Tells of Plane That Carried Him on African Bombing Missions Affection or the -Flying Fort ress tho kind of feel Ing a man has for a comrade who has been tnrough hell with him runs warmly through the talk of Cap tain John Harding, 22-ycar-old Klamath airman who 1 home briefly from tho wars. And when Captain Harding praises tlio big American bomber he is talking about the p)ancs that carried him on 87 bombing missions and in 280 . hours of combat flying probably as in tensivo a fighting schedulo as Echer Paroled After Telling Shooting Story James Echor, charged with assault whllo armed with a dan gerous weapon, after a shooting fracas in which ho was involved some weeks ago, was given six months in the county jail and paroled to tho district attorney's office by Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg Thursday morn ing, after he had told his side of tho story in circuit court. Echor shot Woodruff L. Hub (Continued on Page Two) Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Hi H. E Detroit 3 8,1 Now 'York 2 4 0 Ncwhousor and Richards; Don ald, Murphy (0) and Hcmslcy. Cleveland 3 7 (U Boston 4 8 0 Bngby and Rosar; Judd and Partcc. NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E Philadelphia. 0 4 0 Cincinnati 7 15 0 Johnson, Podgajny (7) and Livingston; Rlddlo and Muoller. Boston 2 8 1 St. Louis 3 8 0 Tobln and Masl; Pollott and Odea, COAST LEAGUE R. H. E. Portland 3 13 3 Los Angeles 4 8 0 Orroll and Adams; Mallory. Mooty (7) Baker (0) and Holm, Forces Mm Home From Africa .J.. 'V Li V. i' W ' : : V. S t'Yv " Jv- : 9 campaign ot 57 minions. Captain playar, is home from Africa and 'any American air force pilot in tho European-African war thea tre. Repairs Own Plane Add to that the many hours of repair and upkeep work Cap tain Harding and his fellow fly ers did on their planes in the early stages of the African cam paign, before the maintenance crews had caught up with them, ana its plenty clear the ex- Klamath high school football player knows his Fortresses,. "It's tho piano for me," he says. "I wouldn't want to fight In anything else. I ve seen, 'em tako it." As for their "taking it," the Fortresses Captain Harding flew woro hit by something usually flak on at least threo-fourths of his 87 bombing missions. (Flak. he says, reaches up to 35,000 feet, regardless of what may be said to the contrary.) Mon Have Ability Captain Harding doesn't bo little tho fighting ability or the equipment of the enemy, but he has supreme confidence in Amer ican men and equipment and (Continued on Pago Two) Substratosphere Bombing Blasts Italian Islands By DANIEL DE LUCE ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Mnv 27 (P) American bombers struck savagely again at Italy's south ern island air defenses on Sici ly. Sardinia nnri Pnnlnllnrln tcrday, Flying Fortresses blast ing tnc Dig Sicilian air base at Comlso from . substratosphere height, It was announced today. Mitchell and Mnrnurinr moHi. u m bombers at tho samo time swept In to attack enemy air fields at Ponte Ollvlo, They were escorted bv Llahtnlnit fighter planes. Bomb-loaded Lightnings and Warhawks, both designed as fiahtcr nhines. kent tin thrlr ns. snillts nil KnrHtnlnn Inronfa hit. ting grounded aircraft at VII- laciroro air field and leaving a largo sunnlv vessel burnins at Golfo Arancl. Warhawks bombed the isolat ed little Island of Pantellcria again, - f TROOPS GRAB FOOTHOLD ON E American Casualties Light Despite Fierce Fight WASHINGTON, May 27 (ZD American forces supported by a naval bombardment and attack ing army bombers and fighters have won a foothold on a ridge south of enemy-held Chichagof harbor after two days, of hard fighting, the navy reported to day. Despite the ferocity of the fighting on Attu, Secretary of War Stimsoneported today, the American casualties have, been relatively light, with preliminary reports indicating the army has lost 127 killed, 399 wounded and 119 missing. Pounded From Sta From the communique and the war secretary's discussion of the situation it appeared that the main enemy position is that at tho head, of Chlchagof harbor which is being ppunded-by sea, airvand ground troops, .1 However,- the communique brought out,, although Stimson did not develop it, the fact that the Japanese also still have a force In the area north of Lake Nicholas which lies south of Chichagof harbor and about three miles away. The two posi tions were obviously isolated from each other.' No Nary Action So far there has been no renort of any heavy American- action against the force in the. area south of Lake' Cories which is north of Lake Nicholas. The attacks on the ridge dom inating the area around the head of Chlchagof harbor began on Monday, yesterday's commun ique revealed. The action was (Continued on Page Two) Eastern Bus, Taxi Operators Forced To Reduce Mileage WASHINGTON, May 27 () Implementing its order for an over all reduction of 40 per cent In gasoline rations for all com mercial vehicles in the eastern shortage area, the ODT today di rected bus and taxicab oper ators to reduce their mileage im mediately by 20 per cent. Failure of some operators to begin stretching their T rations voluntarily to meet the 40 per cent reduction made today's ac tion necessary, the office of de fense, transportation said. SOUTH Relief Jor Small Taxpayer Recommended by Conferees By FRANCIS M. Le MAY WASHINGTON, May 27 P) Senate and house conferees, winding up their work on a pay-as-you-go tax system, recom mended additional relief today for smaller taxpayers. The Joint committee, whose tax bill the senate and house are expected to act on next week, stuck to Its plan of granting 100 per cent abatement of a year's taxes for persons with a bill of $50 or less and 78 per cent for those In the higher brackets. - Pay Difference Then it added this provision: Persons with an abatement year bill ot up to $66.67 get a flat $80 credit, having to pay only the difference. Tho Idea' was to prevent too much , discrimination between those, for example, who owe just under $80 and those who owe just above $50. When the conferees announced compromise agreement Tues day, a spokesman said tho meas ure provided - cancellation of a Women to Roiella CUne Thompson, who Klamath county this summer,- is of women in this area who will , , Lady Lookouts Watch for Fires in Western Forests l-By j-OIRSTEWART Who says It Isn't a woman's world? . , . i' Aessembly lines, shipyards. truck driving, even working in the railroad yards has nothing on the new invasion with the girls going out into the forests as fire season nears. On top of at least five moun tains in southern Oregon, some 7000 feet up, women will serve as lookouts until next October, or until the fire season is - offi cially ended. They will go welW equipped with everything from Fighter Planes June Objective For Bond Drive Four fighter planes to go along with the Klamath Pelican Flying Fortress that was the' objective of the June Klamath bond drive adopted by the Kiwanis club at its Thursday noon meeting. The Kiwanians will handle the June campaign, and in their fighter plane - objective received the praise of a man who knows the need for fighter protection for heavy bombers Captain John Harding. USAF. Captain Harding told the Ki wanians how empty the skies look when your Fortress needs fighter help and there is none at hand. It was agreed that the fighter plane purchase is a logi- (Continucd on Page Two) whole year's personal income tax liability for taxpayers owing $50 or Jess, and 75 per cent abate ment for all others. Cancellation Seen Later, however, some confer ence members said they under stood the compromise stipulated not only that persons owing more than' $50 would get a 75 per cent abatement but also an additional abatement of $50 which would mean complete can cellation for persons with a tax liability of $200 or less for the abatement year. - George declared tho compro mise provided only 75 per cent cancellation for persons with tax bills over $50, but. Senator Van denberg, (R-Mlch.), a conference member, said he understood the taxpayers first would deduct 75 per cent from their abatement year liability, then subtract $50 to arrive at the amount to be paid. By such a mechanism, a person owing $400 would deduct $300 (75 per cent) and another $50, leaving a tax bill of $50 instead of $100, as George sees it. Help on Fire Lookouts 1 " " V I A '& will spend the summer at Shake butt lookout in eastern shown sighting through a fire-finder.' She it on of a number do lookout and similar duly this summer.' magazines',' hail- polish and -bat tery radios, to warm top coats for chilly nights. . -, - 'First to leave Klamath Falls was . Mrs. Alice" Hamilton who will serve as lookout on Mount Stella. Mrs. Hamilton, possibly tbe Rogue River national . for est's only lookout, left a week ago accompanied by Mrs. Caro line Hoskins and her son, Rob ert. The party left by way of Medford and from there will' be accompanied to their new home by forest men. Air Raid Observer Mrs. Hamilton's chief job will be as air raid warden and ob server. ; The shut is a 24-hour one and it means a sharp eye. Airs. tiosKins ana rtooert are going along as companions. Old timers in these parts, when they hear Mrs. Hamilton's name, re member her for the extraordin ary record she holds fifty-two years of consecutive trips to Huckleberry mountain. Maybe Mrs. Hamilton can get a half day off to visit the berry patch in order that her enviable record will not be broken. Mount Stella is seven miles by mountain road off the Diamond Lake highway and affords a beautiful view of lake country. But it also protects a wealth of timber which must be jealously guarded. Mrs. Hamilton served as ranger at Huckleberry moun tain last year and is a veteran of the forest country. Other Women Named The Klamath Forest Protective association announced the names of three women who will serve as lookouts. They are, Mrs. Twyla Ferguson, who goes to Yainax Butte, 10 miles south west of Bly; Mrs. Rosella Cline Thompson, stationed at Shake Butte, 25 miles north of Bly, and Mrs. Thelma Duke, who will (Continued on Page Two) British, U. S. Agree on Next War Operation WASHINGTON, May 27 (P) President Roosevelt announced today that tho war conference of the British-American staffs has ended, in ' "completo agree ment on future operations in all theatres of the war." The chief executive issded a one-sentence statement on the end of the momentous parleys which began here May 11 when Prime Minister Churchill arrived from England for parleys with the American president,' accom panied by his top military, naval, and air advisers. The statement: "The conference of the com bined staffs In Washington has (Continued tin Page Two) This Summer IbbIIiI FDR Ultimatum Forces Normal Shifts To Report 1 4 AKRON, O., ' May 27 (ff) Spokesmen for Akron's four larg est, rubber companies reported virtually normal shifts reported for work at 2 p..in. today as CIO unionists, complying with a pres- ' WASHINGTON, May 27 (VP) With emphasis on eco nomic ' - problems, Praldent Roosevelt survey-id labor mat ters today at four successive White House- conferences.. idential ultimatum, ended a five day production stoppage involv ing more than 50,000 employes. A small shift returned to war jobs at the B. F. Goodrich com pany just as the deadline ap proached after United Rubber Workers unionists there decided to observe the commander-in-chief's order. Straggle In The back-to-work movement started earlier at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber company, and the Firestone Tire & Rubber com pany employes straggled into the plants throughout the morn ing and six hours after the first men reported on the 6 a. m., shift, Firestone guards estimated (Continued, on Page Two) Midwest Flood Families Start Back to Homes ' By The Associated Press Farm families in many parts of the six-state midwest flood zone, evacuated after rising waters from scores of rivers threatened their lives, were re turning to their water-damaged homes and inundated lands today to begin to reshape their sum mer program of food production. The evacuees in many of the flooded areas returned to their homes as the danger of further rising waters passed, but thous ands of others . remained In refugee shelters, mostly in south ern Illinois and eastern Missouri. More than 160,000 persons were driven from their homes by the floods. Other thousands In communi ties along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers still were plagued by the-disorderly conduct of the two surging streams. The situa tion In many river towns, al though somewhat improved, re mained, critical, said army engineers I Artillery Blasts Wa? For 100,000 . ' ' Russians ; v v ' ' :. . ' - ' . By JAMES M. LONO LONDON, May 27 (P) At tacking nearly 100,000 strong, red army infantry and tank, men have forced the Germans to fall back from a front line sector of the Kuban bridgehead several miles long and two kilometer (1.24 miles) deep, DNB an nounced today In a dispatch broadcast by the Berlin radio. The German news agency said nazi defenses all along the Delta stronghold were battered. Tho broadcast was recorded by The Associated Press. 1 ' :, ; Thunderous Barrage . . '- .- ;1 - The attacking force, which) struck after ' thunderous . artil lery1 preparation, was reported, made up of six soviet rifle dv visions and three tank regiment. DNB said the main attack was delivered "against German posw tions between Moldavanskoje, ini the area of Krymskaya, which) lies 20 miles above the- port o Novorossisk. Other attacks were, reported pressed to the south la the Novorossisk sector- and to, the north, along the banks of th. Kuban, ' . , ,. . .v-.;.--VloIont Battle- Both Russian and German re ports had indicated a violent up surge in the land and air battle), for the Kuban river zone helt by the Germans from Novoros sisk northward to Temryuk.-oifc the Azov sea. -: The Russians announced lit their midnight communique thai they had smashed back two. counterattacking German bat. talions totaling about 1600 merv and a special ; broadcast from. Moscow later .'reported 87 Ger man planes shot down in th (Continued on Page Two) ... Memorial Day ' Program Told ; 6 Committee Program for Sunday's Memor ial Dav observance Wa nn.. nounced Thursday by the com mittee. ' ' ' ; . All participants are to be at Link River bridge at 9:30 a. m.' Naval ceremony honoring those lost at sea will be at 0:45 a. m., by the American Legion. At 10 a. m., on the courthouse lawn, the Memorial service and dedication of monument to all who have made the supreme sac-. rifice in the service of our coun try will be held. At 11 a. m., services will be held at Linkville cemetnrv hv the Veterans of Foreign Wars, : All organizations are invited to participate and are expected to be at Link River bridge at 8:30 a. m. Musical numbers for the parade and service will be furnished bv a military hand from Camp White. All members of the- "citizens' committee" and officers of the Veterans' orEanizatinna nrn nulrivf to be at the Legion hall at 7:30 o'clock Friday night to work out final plans for this service and parade. . Japanese Point ; Concentrations At Chungking CHUNGKING, May 27 The Japanese have concentrated formidable Infantry, tank and air forces along tho Upper Yangtze for operations already, well un der way and apparently pointed at Chungking and -have opened the great- river Itself as a supply route as far as Ichang, a Chines military spokesman said today. Ichang, 1000 miles from the Yangtze's mouth and 462 mile below Chungking as the river winds, Is the main base for vig orous drives Into western Hupch province which have been in progress for a fortnight. Un BATTLE RAGES FOR NAZI-HELD KUBANREGION (Continued on Page Two) , r