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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1943)
PAGE TEN HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON June 7, 1049 Radar, Greatest Wonder Weapon, On Our Side in War By E. V. W. JONES . MIAMI, Fla., June 7 W) Radar, one of the truly secret weapons of this war, has emerged from its tight-spun cocoon of mystery after doing enormous damage to the axis. Nearly a year ago, when even the name of this amazing radio apparatus was confidential, I saw it used by a United States warship to shepherd a straggler back into a convoy, to sweep the seas to make certain no submarine was creeping near for attack, to locate airplanes and landmarks in inky darkness, and to keep a magic eye on ships out of sight over the hori zon. These are valuable results, but they represent the commonplace use of radar (pronounced ray dar). Officers of our own and other United Nations navies told me of other results of such high strategic importance that histor ians must give radar a share of credit for the victory to come. The nazi Luftwaffe, Intent on bombing England into defeat, was itself defeated in part be cause of radar, I was told. With this instrument, the British "looked" directly into Germany and occupied Europe, "saw" the enemy planes shortly after they rose from the ground. And, as the aerial fleets ap proached England, the vastly out-numbered RAF was at the right place at the right time to meet the German attacks. Works at Night The nazi had not the slightest inkling of what was going on. They flew again and again to the attack. Then they switched to night bombing. But radar sees as well at night as in daytime, and the result was somewhat the same. "Why do you think the Ital ian fleet has stayed in hiding?" I was asked. "Partly, it was be cause there was some strange thing its officers couldn't figure out. The strange thing was ra dar. They could never leave port without the British navy know ing it and doing something about it." I The battle of Cape Matapan could be named, I was told, "the first great naval battle of radar." A British fleet sailed up to an Italian fleet in inky darkness. Each British ship used radar equipment to select a target. The Italians had no idea there was a British vessel within hundreds of miles. All set, the British turned searchlights on the astounded enemy, blasted ship after ship to the bottom of the Mediterranean, then withdrew. Hours later, with every British vessel miles away, the Italians still afloat fired great salvos in complete confii' sion. There was nothing around for them to fire upon except other Italian warcraft. My introduction to radar came last year. I was an Associated Press correspondent aboard the senor escort vessel on a convoy trip, I was permitted to see the radar equipment after a warning that nothing could be written about it, nor could its existence be hinted at or its name used Waves Rebound I learned that radar transmits waves which keep going if unin terrupted, but rebound if they strike some solid object, even the periscope of a submarine. A receiving set catches the return ing waves and instantly com putes the direction and distance of the object. One day our convoy was join ed by a second group of ships. Our skipper was told that during the night a vessel had strayed away and now was alone some where on the sea, easy prey for a submarine. Our ship searched for the straggler, its radar sweeping the vast miles of wat er, we steamed a considerable distance, losing sight of the con voy. At last the radar showed a contact and we raced over the horizon directly to the straggler and shepherded him to safety. . . On nights so dark that the eye could see nothing, radar kept our skipper informed about ev ery ship in our convoy. We "looked" for miles in every di rection to make sure no submar ines were creeping up for an at Free French Leaders Meet in Algeria (SKA RaJio-Ttlrphmo) The long-awaited meetmg of Free French leaders, den. Charles UeOnulle and Ocn. Henri Qlraud took place In Algeria at which time they agreed upon their future conduct in the war. Here, DeOaulle, right, la greeted upon bis arrival by Oiraud. Official U. & Army Signal Corps Rndlo- Telcphoto. Oregon News Notes EMINENT DOCTORS nun are far less irritating to the nose and throat This tells why you ought to charge now to Philip Morris. In repeated clinical tests, doctors high in the profession report their findings that: j When smokers changed to Philip Morris, every case of J irritation of nose or throat, due to smoking, cleared up completely or definitely improved. These findings were all re ported in medical journals, to inform other doctors. To yon as a smoker it proves that finer-tasting Philip Morris are much easier on the nose and throat far lest irritating! rfo1, Pl""P MO,""s AT SAME PRICE AS ALL OTHER LEADING BRANDS. ..STILL THE SAME FRESH, F1NER-FLA VORED SMOKE DESPITE wui-liMK rALKACE CHANCES Mm ( - , (Ml Ml By The Associated Press Fire halted production of the new Schetke Fisher sawmill at Sutherlin and caused damage estimated at $40,000 . . . Associate Justice William O. Douglas advised Robert S. Far rell Jr., Oregon secretary of state, that he would arrive in La Grande June 18 on his an nual vacation . . . OPA agents investigated nearly 4000 auto mobiles in a shipyard parking lot in Portland and said more than half did not display proper gasoline ration stickers . , . Fifty-one Portland grade schools reopened doors today as day-care centers for children ot working mothers . . . The Port land Trnction company in a cir cuit court complaint accused an employe of taking a dime at a time from street car fare boxes until he had amassed $12,000 , , The OPA will conduct a scries of conferences in Madras this week in hopes of making that central Oregon town a "model rationing city" . . . Lt. Col. R. S. Dicey, post executive officer at Camp Abbot, was ordered to re port for new duties at Florence, Ariz. 32 A 32-pound mushroom has been found near Algoma by Glen Strawn and Ray Shelton of this city. It was found about a mile and a half off of the main highway. The two men were told of the large mushrooms by a woods man who had seen them. There are more there but the two men said that they were so heavy that they could not carry them. They were found Friday night, and the two planned to return Saturday and try to take out more of the huge mushrooms. HOSPITAL DIPLOMA CHICAGO. -P Maybe It wasn't like anything to which she had looked forward, but Margaret Rita Hartlgan, 18, did get her diploma even though it was in a hospital. Her parents. sister and brother, and nine ot her class mates from visitation Parochial high school attended the gradua tion ceremonies at her bedside in Little Company of Mary hos pital where she is recovering from a hip injury suffered in a traffic accident. Among other things usually forgotten at a picnic is to burn rubbish and put the fire out before leaving. tack. We checked our aerial es cort, frequently watched the pas sage of planes miles away. Enough can be told about ra dar to disclose it as the wonder weapon of the war. Classified Ads Bring Results. A PLAY SCHOOL Monday - Saturday 8 a. m. - 5 p. m. Community Congregational Church 2160 Garden Ave. Ph. 5226 50c for all or part of a day. MONTGOMERY WARD I I VSf.-."v5t'B Your shoe ration coupon No. 17 EXPIRES JUNE 15th spend it now! Buy quality shoes at Wards! There isn't much time left to use that 17 cou pon 10 act promptlyl If you or your family need ihoes buy them nowl Wards have a com plete assortment at pricei that save you money! Ninth Street, Corner Pino Phone 3188 SOLD BY VFW Sales of VFW popples - In Klumath Falls on Puppy Day totaled 6000, tho largest num ber yet sold hero. Money from tho stiles is di vided between tho homo main tained by tho Veterans of For eign Wars for widows and chil dren of veterans, tho national Unison officer, who administers relief to veterans who become temporarily ill, and the post for local relief work. In tho report made by Poll can post No. i:i83 of tho VFW, thanks were extended to the public for tho support shown In buying Buddy popples. PAGE DIOGENESI PITTSBURGH, (Pi A build ing supply company owner walked into tho office of prlco administration hero and tossed a check for $20,000 to Enforcement Attorney Lprin L. Lewis. "I guess I owe that to the federal treasury under OPA reg ulations becauso one of my man agers has been selling material above ceiling prices," ho explain ed, and walked out. "We'd never had a complaint about him, "-Lewis gasped as he recovered tho surprise. Civilian Defense News Notes At tho luncheon meeting of block leader council on Friday, Mrs Jean Puckett, chairman, re ceived further reports from area lenders as follows: Mrs. Dena Bui-kr reported precincts 15 and 10 complete and IV, 18 it net 10 incomplete. Mrs. Mnrlhn MeColltim re ported precinct No. 20 com plete; Mrs. Emma Curler ap pointed ns new precinct lend er fur No. 7, hud one block nl rendy complete; Mrs. Ruth liu thinny's product has three blocks completed, Mrs. Isnbello Brixuer said she needed a new precinct lead er for No. 11 and Mrs. Sabo needs a leuder for north Ilome dule. Some block leuders have done outstanding work and deserve honorable mention for their ef forts. Mrs. Helen Kintgen, block leader in precinct No. 18, hud her block completely or ganized within ono week. Mrs. M. G. Sherman, precinct lead er for No. 12 has dona an ex cellent piece of work. Mrs. Wil liam Rutlodgc, precinct leader fur south Enterprise, has se cured enough students In hoi community to start a first ld clnss, and their first meeting) will bo held on Monday eve ning, June 7, nt 7:30 In tin Church of God on Altiimonl drlvo. Mrs. C. E. Nowcom ol south Enterprise precinct hni also done somo flno work. A new precinct leader was an nounced for south Altnmont, Mrs. Mubol Wlnfleld, who will tuke over this district for Mrs, Arthur L. Anderson, who has resigned. In Portlnnd, the past two weeks, block leaders wero con tacting residents for blood don. or, Thus fur, Kluiniith citizens linvo not been nuked to do thin, but In tho event we are, there will doubtless be a whole-henrU ed response from this community. 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