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. . Pilllp .-. wiiiiii ilsr,lil,l ;, June JJ High 10, Low 41 ' Practpltatlon a oi June 17. 1943 , Stream year io date ..... , 17.14 Lait year..... 13.12 Normal .. ......... 11.60 On 5-mlnuU blast on slram and whlttla li th signal lor blackout in Klamath Falls. Anothtr long blast, during black out, la algnal lor all-oltar. In vracau tlonary parlodi, watch your alraat light. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRIOR F1VR CENTS KLAMATH, FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1913 Number 9832 M n ul MHO ':.fv.n,n-j fo) fo) Ira mm . , . Situ fo)-W JIM 1 1 n"frhii1 11 '' l i t 111,1 1 I: i KMWIiDTAIiK'ilft SlliSlliB! S By FRANK JENKINS ZITHER than a vague and ' rather mysterious report that tti Russians havo iitlHckcd German defense line WKST of Belgorod, there' no ahootlnil newa today. "THIS report mlht mean the 1 Rusnlan havo TAKEN Bel gorod (about 75 mile north of Kharkov.) They're often ac cretive about their accomplish menta. rUR WAR SECRETARY ST1M- SON (to whose desk alt the report come) loosens up a llttlo I today. lie says the German are mov Inil HUGE forces Into France and Italy. Ten or 12 divisions, he says, have arrived In France nd "several" 'In Italy. These may have been reserves from central Germany. Or they may have come from the Rus sian front. Anyway, h says, they're there. ' tJIS report, he adds, indicate that the Germans are con centrating large numbers of fighting planes for protection of areas on the home front. These report coincide with new that our bomber have been encouiu ring largo forces" DI i lighter. Stlmson doesn't know where I these planes come from, but thinks many of thorn have prob ably been withdrawn from the Russian front, thus explaining the lull in operation there. He term the lull In ground fighting on tho Russian front, where the weather has been highly favorable, "extraord inary" ax obviously It is. With tho historic soanoti for summer fighting In Russia well past it beginning, there's certainly some good reason for the extreme quiet that prevails there. A "high British official" breaks " the silence today with some Interesting statistics. British bombers, he says, have dropped 13,000 ton of explos ive on Germany In the past month. Ten thousand tons of it have been dropped on seven i arms-producing centers in the Ruhr valley of which Gocbbcl once said: 'The destiny of the Ruhr Is the destiny of Germany itself." Our statistical British friend adds that the Ruhr valley con tain 84 per cent of the hard coal of axis Europe, 37 por cent of the pig Iron and 34 per cent of the steel Ingot and castings. Ho adds grimly that you can't pick up a coal mine and carry it away meaning that the Ger man coal mines can't be moved away from the bombing, as many industrial plant undoubt edly have been. He estimates that on June 0 industrial production in tho Ruhr had fallen 33 per cent un der 1042. T ORD SLEBOURNE, British '"' minister of economic warfare, . estimates today that by June 10 a million homes had been de stroyed in the Ruhr valley, lcav- ', lng probably 6,000,000 homeless. That was two week ago. It Is guessed that maybe TEN MIL- ' LION may be homeless now. TJ7HILE we're on the subject of coal, which is one of the essential raw materials of war industry, Ickes indicates today that he expects to bo operating the eaatern coal .mines for tho government for a "considerable period of time," That mean thrtt Lewis has won the first round of the coal battle. (Lewis announced that hi miners would work for the government, but not for tho op erators with whom the war labor board had ordered them to sign a contract.) ' Ickes speaks of impending coal rationing, made necessary by the fact that during the long-drawn-out ruckus coal produc tion has "fallen seriously be (Continued on Page Four) I s tatt WAGE DEMANDS MADE BY AFL Five Points Include Guard nteed Work Week, Bonus A five-point demand concern ing wage Increases and guar anteed work week of not less than 48 hours, was made by the various AFL unions, Klamath basin lumber and sawmill work ers, at a meeting held in the city library Tuesday night, A minimum wage of $1.03 per hour, with a four-cent in crease for the second or night shirt, and a seven-cent increase for the third, or graveyard shift, was included In the demands which were originally sent to most employer under the date of March 6. E. P. Marsh and Guy V. Lint ner, Portland, representative of the United States conciliation service, were present 'at the meeting. . .'; v. No Agreement '...-l . i No agreement was reached on the Isaue Involved.- The mat ter is now in the hand of the conciliation service, and It is un derstood that immediate step will be taken by service official to have the case certified to the war labor board. Twenty operations were rep resented at the meeting, with members of the Pine Industrial Relations Committee, Inc., repre sented by the secretary, M. T. Owre. A number of AFL contract (Continued on Page Two) Japs Beaten Off In Attacks on U. S. Warships WASHINGTON, June 84 (P) Tho navy announced today that Japanese planes had unsuccess fully attacked small American warships in the southeastern Solomon islands on two differ ent occasions recently. In each Instanco only a single enemy aircraft was involved. Navy communiquo No. 422: "South Pacific: (All dates are cast longitude), "1. On Juno 20th, during the night, a United States light sur face unit was unsuccessfully at tacked by a Japanese plane in the vicinity of Savo island. "2. On June 22-23, during the night, two United States patrol craft wore unsuccessfully straf ed by Japanese float planes in the vicinity of the Russell is lands." Both Savo and the Russcls are near Guadalcanal. M1LLWDRKERS Klamath "Buckaroo Days" Will Be Ruled by Patty Croup , . Bruno s mm Headed for ' Nagroes, arrested In connection' with race riot, got out of a patrol wagon as they were brought la resoidera court from, an outlying Detroit police station. Hundred of case wtra . on the docket with mSf&fltftl ' (he convicted drawing tO-day sentence in the house of correction. . House Committee Favors Creation of "Food Czar" WASHINGTON. June 24 (P) Reflecting congressional dissat isfaction over home front war operations, the house agricul ture committee today approved a bill to create a "food czar" with complete control over war time food production, distribu tion, pricing and rationing. , Chairman F u I m e r (D-S.C.) said tho measure, frowned upon by President Roosevelt, would "create a czar for foods similar to the czars now handling the war production board (WPB) rubber and oil." Checks OP A The" sweeping legislation, if it becomes law, would take from the office of prico administra tion (OPA) all food rationing and pricing powers and put them under the 'war food ad ministrator, Chester C. DavlsJ Approval of the bill, which is sponsored by Fulmcr, was by an 18 to 8 committee vote, with all 12 republican members and six democrats supporting it. Eight democrats opposed. Such an all-powerful food ad ministrator had been suggested by the republican congressional food study committee. Measure Provision The measure provides: "The war food administrator is authorized and directed, not withstanding any other . provi Faith Hunaikar " ' Kennell-EUl nn.il.-.xv. Detroit Court sion of law (including title one of the first war. powers act, 1941) - exclusively - and - finally to exercise on behalf of United States, ... either . directly ... or through such other offices' or agencies as he may designate, all powers, unctions and duties conferred or imposed upon any officer or agency of the United States by any law, order, regu lation, or directive with respect to the nation's food program in the United States and territor ies, including the production, processing,- distribution, ration ing, procurement, requisitioning, allocation of priorities, storage, exportation and importation of, provisions of labor and facili ties for, and the establishment, maintenance, and adjustment of prices for, food and food facili ties." Army Air Force To Be Increased By 115,000 Planes WASHINGTON, Juno 24" (IP) Tho army air forces during the coming fiscal year, will be in creased by 115,000 new air planes, General-Henry H. Ar nold, commanding the air forces, told the house . civil service committee today. Betty Lombard i 1 ... J Kennell-Ells NEW BOMBING T USE BY RAF Planes Bomb German Targets on Way To Africa Br LYNN HEINZERLING LONDON, June 24 (P A new technique of air bombard ment was demonstrated drama tically by several squadron of RAF Lancaster which early today completed a shuttle roundtrip from Britain to Africa, bombing a German tar get on the way down and an Italian port on the. run home without loss of a plane." ', .' The air ministry disclosed that the aircraft which devastat ed three acres of the old Zep pelin works at Friedrichshafen Sunday night continued to a North African base and return ed home last night by way of La Spezia, blasting the naval base at the latter port.-r 1 .: .- r Never Uted . Before .... Thus shuttletechniqu nevef wa . used perore. on (.. large, scale at long range. : . v Squadron after squadron of allied bombers and fighters flew across the channel by daylight to rip anew at Hitler's military installations and communica tions. - Observers on the southeast English coast said they had seen more allied plane headed for Europe today than at any time in . recent weeks. There were no indications, however, that (Continued on Page Two) Fire Destroys Nine Roseburg Business Houses ROSEBURG. Ore., June 24 (IP) Fire originating in the furn ace room of the Josse Furniture company swept through nine buildings in the heart of Rose burg's business district today. causing damage roughly estimat ed at from $100,000 to $150,000. The fire, largest ever to occur In the business zone, was still burning at noon today, but in dications were that it was under control. Business affected includes the Josse Furniture company, Low ell's Apparel store, L. G. Barnes and Callen-Miller barber shops, Pullman and Monarch cigar stores and pool halls, Kampfer Bros, meat market and Dimmick real estate office. Damage was also Inflicted on the building oc cupicd by the Roseburg branch of the United States National bank, situated at the corner of (Continued on -Page Two) EGHNIQUE IN a Queen Chosen Saturday Sponsored by, the American Legion, a last-minute rodeo queen candidate entered the race Thursday. She is dark-haired, brown -eyed " Betty Lombard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lombard, 2318 Garden street. Miss Lombard, now employed by tho Klamath county welfare commission, graduated in 1941 from the Notre Dame Academy in Alameda, Calif. She has lived in Klamath Falls for two years - Miss Lombard and the other five candidates, Barbara Adams, sponsored by the Elks; Patty Croup, entered by the Rotarlans; Dean Hamilton, Lions; Noweta Havinear, Kiwanis; and Faith Hunziker, Soroptlmlst, will be presented to the public at the queen's ball Saturday, June 26, and will be voted on at that time. ; ," i .Three Judges, whose identity will, be kept secret until the night of the datice, will score the girls on their personality, attrac v (Continued on Page Two) 'Back to Work' for Miners WWW'jM ""J" ' 7j i . tiki. His wavy hair hanging over' United Mine Worker president . policy committee members at the it wa announced that the miner job until .October 31. provided, ated. . . J" ,:. Kiwanis Buying Spree Sets New High in Bond Selling With dynamic Vern Owens,, vice-chairman of the Klamath county war bond committee and president) of the. Klamath -county chamber of commerce," acting ai master of ceremonies, th KiwaxP is club at noon, today topped all . organizational bond-selling round-ups to date with a pledged total of $123,700 all E bonds. This total was. reached in a wild and woolly - whirlwind of buying that by previous agree ment stopped when the gong sounded, and was actually per mitted to go a little less -than 10 minutes. The buying was fast and furi ous, in units ranging from $100 to $11,000. So rapidly did the purchase orders come in that on two- occasions the talliers with adding machines bogged down and the buying had to wait until they caught up. v ; The Kiwanis club is sponsor ing the bond sale in Klamath county this month, and today's meeting" of " the club" was given Macassar Gets , First Battering By Americans By MURLIN SPENCER ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, June 24 P) The Japanese, long Undisputed on the islands in the southwest Pacific while they: seized re sources and built fortifications, had a grim warning before them today 38 tons of bombs drop ped on Macassar, Dutch-Celebes, where no bombs had fallen since Japan won the battle for Java. American fliers had to cover a round trip of 2000 over-water XContinued on Page Two) Dean Hamilton.. ' Kenriell-Ellisv . his forehead. John L. Lewi. (left). . bade farewell to union dose of th meeting at which had been ordered back to their mines remain government oper ,. -. over to announcement of pur chases. Today's purchases apply on a $300,000 goal which will ttn to the nurchase of four f ieht- er planes to protect 'tin oomher purchased last month in the'tara-. paign sponsored py the Laon club.. Nine communities outside Klamath Falls are competing for the 'honor of naming these fight ers, "the names to' go to the four communities buying the ' most bonds this month." "These com munities are Gilchrist, . Merrill, K e n o. Malin, Henley, Bonan za, Chlloquin - Fort Klamath, Sprague- River and BIy-Beatty. - " Towns Named ' 4:" r Representatives were - present at today's meeting from most of these communities, and as pur chases of bonds were announced the community to which the buy er allotted 'his purchase was named at the same tune." . . It was announced at . today's meeting that Chiloquin and Fort Klamath, will : present a special program over radio station KFJI this evening, Thursday, -at which allotments will- be solicited and purchases of bonds announced. Tribute Paid John Houston presided at the noon, meeting . of. the . club and paid special tribute to members of the Kiwanis club who are in the armed services and to fath ers of sons in the service. A. M. Collier, chairman of the Klam- . (Continued on Page Two) British Subs Sink ' Axis Merchant Ship . LONDON, : June 24 (iP British submarines operating in the Mediterranean have sunk an armed axis merchant ship of 7000 tons and destroyed two auxiliary vessels, two medium- sized supply ..ships and eight small, supply ships, the admir alty announced tqday. ... Night From These Princesses Barbara Adams ' " . i Kennell-Ellii THOUSANDS 0 v REMAIN IDLE Strike Continuance Seen Protest of WLB Pay Denial PITTSBURGH. Jun 24 IB. Although the back-to-the-mines movement gamed momentum to day, thousands of the nation's half million miners rpfusMl n ar back despite orders from th united Mine workers. In Pennsvlvania manv mlna were idle. Tru western Pennnvl. vania Coal Operators' associ ation estimated "less than 90 per cent," employing . 73,000, were working. An estimated 23,000 out of 26.000 miner in Alahama -n aDDroximatelv Snnn In Wm Vir. ginia aid not wars lnrtav on n, reported less than 90 per cent oi ii zi.uuu miners back at work. Meetings Necessary Spokesmen for some UMW lo cals in Pennsylvania explained meetings still had to be held to pass on the policy committee's instructions to return, but la other instances the orders were flatly voted down, the men re- mainlnir mi str-ilra . . Only partial return oi the men ujonunuect en rage Two)- - ,TRClb, Wo Substitute for Anti-Strike Bill 7 " Br-.Ta Associated Prat " WASHINGTON, June 24 (IP) President Roosevelt's proposal to meet any new coal strike with a .draft club . was. viewed in most - congressional quarters today as an inadequate substi tute, for the. anti-strike bill, which many lawmakers now ex pect him to veto. Mr. Roosevelt disclosed yesterday- that steps already had been taken to set up machinery for inducting all draft-age min ers into the armed forces, and he said moreover that he will ask congress to raise from 45 to 65 the maximum age for in- (Continued on Page Two) Fighter Plane Bond Contest Standings 7 These are totals including unofficially checked Kiwanis club allotments of Thursday and might include some dupli cations. " ' ' ' Henley ..." ..$44,471 Merrill 54,947 Malin 51,878 Chil.-Ft. Klainath 28,527 iweno - 24,697 Sprague. River 24,027, Gilchrist .-v- 17,575: BIy-Beatty .LLJi .. 10,407, Bonanza .........-.v-i760- mm m i wa ' ' ' U1INST Nowata Havinear ,v... Kennell-EUlg -v-
