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out. Ii a signal lor all-clear. In vracau
tlonery periods, watch your ilraat light.
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By FRANK JENKINS
ATK.ST n-imrla friim the Buttle
" of Washington:
Vice-President WiiIIik-c, In IiIj
cuixii'lty as chiilrnuin of tlio
j board of economic warfare, to
tluy Jumps Jewio Joik b. in Ins
cnpiiclty ns bond of the iccon
Ktruellon finance corporation
( I lie WimliliiKton boys have moro
tttlrs than a Hiilkiui princess),
ai-cuninii him of delaying the war
effort u 1 1 alone the line from
rubber to quinine.
One liiilhrrs that Jones hasn't
' been towing tlio public's money
around as freely as Wnllnco
thinks he should hnvo been.
O TK all theso Washington bin
ahnls could be transferred to
the front and would flitht the
Japs us hard as they fight each
oilier, tlio war would soon bo
over.
t
TT Is disclosed today unit r-:i8
fighter are being used tu bomb
the Japs on Klska. .
They divo down through the
fog with blinding spited, drop
their bombs on Jup gun positions
and zoom away If they're
lucky.
The Idea Is to flash In and out
so fast that the Jap at the gun
enn't hit you.
... x
TVS a pity the temperamental
prima donnas of the Washing
ton front can't make JUST ONE
ft hurtling divo down through the
overcast in one of these mechan
ical thunderbolts, with death in
a dozen gruesome forms lying
in wait at the bottom and only
skill of hand backed by a stout
heart to ward It off.
It would give them a new and
wholesomo outlook on war.
WASHINGTON observers. In
cidentally, think the mount
ing fury of allied air blows In
the rnclfic may signal the open
ing of a new campaign.
The Tokyo radio, quoting Jap
military observers, says Japan
has completed her preparation of
strategical bases from which an
all-out offensive can be launched
against Australia "at any mo
ment." It adds that only Jap naval
planes have been used In the
ft South Pacific so far, but army
w planes are now getting into the
fight presumably from now
secret bases.
...
JEEP your fingers crossed. Tim
war of nerves Is now going
strong, and both sides arc talk
ing big in the hope of scaring
the other fellow.
Tho real objective, of course,
Vs fooling tho other fellow and
hitting him hard whero he Isn't
looking.
...
QN the European side of tho
world, British night bombers
raid Cologne for tho 117th time.
(One was tlio famous lOQO-planc
raid a year ago.) Hamburg is
hit at tho same time. It is tho
eighth consccutlvo air assault on
O Germany In 10 nights. Twenty
five bombers full to return,
Our daylight-Flying Fortresses
' (Continued on Pago Two)
Jeffers Asks for "Strict
Adherence" to Tire Rules
WASHINGTON, June 20 (P)
Rubber Director William M. Jef
fers today culled for "strict ad
herence" during the next few
months to tiro conservation
regulations and the office of
price administration (OPA) put
force to his words by sharply
reducing tho number of low
mileago pBssengcr car owners
eligible for used and recapped
tires.
, Jeffers advised OPA that only
800,000 used and recapped tires
will bc'nviillablo for rationing in
July, a reduction of 300,000 from
Juno,
Eligibility Datarminad
Beginning July 1, and prob
ably for a period of 00 tlnys
while supplies of used tires are
being put Into serviceable con
Four Children Die, 46 Injured as Plane
Horrlllad southarn California bathart watch a column of smoka rlsa from Huntington Baach
aftsr a (lamina liahter Diana olummetad from tha sky into a crowd of 20,000 Bunday plaasura
I saakara, killed four chlldran and
Two Major. Changes
Proposed i n
Ordinance
A new city dance hall ordi
nance came up for considerable
discussion after its Introduction
Monday .night at a regular aes
sion of city council. Several per-
sons were in the audience to ask
questions or make complaints to
somo of tha proposed regula
tions. Only two major changes had
been mado over tho old ordl
nance, but these together with
practically every old regulation
received a thorough going over
from both councilmcn and spec
tators.' Chief Argument
One of the chief points of argu
ment was tho new ruling that
anyone 18 years or under will
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Kiwanians Sure
To Best Bond
Safe Quota
The Kiwanls club had whittled
their $300,000 quota for the.
month of June down to a bare.
$15,000 and this sum was more
than assured with another 24
hours yet to go before a final
accounting. '
Total sales up to Monday night
were $283,127.75.
A general round-up will go on
tho air from 7:30 to 7:43 tonight
over KFJI, when the Kiwanls
club will present Its last pro
gram In sponsoring the June
drlvo for the four fighter planes
to accompany the "Klamath"
bomber, purchased last month.
Final figures will be available
Friday of this week, committee
heads stated.
At least one $5000 purchase is
In tho offing with Greek-American
citizens contributing thii
amount In one bond buy, It Is
understood that this purchase
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dition, the eligibility of drivers
with mileage rations of 240 miles
or less a month will be deter
mined by these standards:
1 In the eastern gasoline
shortage area, where, an "A"
book Is good for 00 miles, drivers
who hold only an "A" book can
not get replacements. They can
still havo their present tires re
capped without getting rationing
certificates.
2 Outside the shortage area,
where the "A" book provides
240 miles a month, the applicant
must show he used his car for
essential purposes.
Oat Recaps
Prcsont regulations mako all
low-mileage drivers eligible for
used or recapped tires, RcgulR
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lnjurad othar parsons.
FBI Prisoner Pleads Guilty
Of Espionage for Germans
"NEW YORK, June 20 m Er
win -Harry da Sprettor, the sec
'end prisoner a'rrested by tho FBI
on oharce of collaborating in
espionage work for the German
high command, pleaded guilty
when arraigned today before a
U. S. commissioner.
The 1 nattily-dressed, bespec
tacled engineer calmly entered
hit plea after being Informed of
his rights. Then Commissioner
Martin C. Epstein ordered him
held for action by a federal
(rand Jury and fixed bail at $50,
000. Ernest Frederick Lchmitz, with
whom De Sprettcr was charged
with working In sending vital In
formation to the nazis, entered a
similar plea of guilty yesterday
when arraigned before Epstein.
"This prisoner." said Acting
u. S. Attorney T. Vincent Quin
at the arraignment, "has made
a complete confession concern
ing his activities. He said he got
into this work because he need
ed money, and that he realized
the consequences if he were
caught."
Like Lchmitz, De Sprettcr was
calm and self-possessed during
the proceedings.
The 53-year-old prisoner spoke
Truck Crushes
14-Month Girl
Near Malm
MALIN, Ore. Belva Annette
Contrail, 14-month-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Cantrall of
McCollum's mill, near Malin,
was killed in-Klamath's 1943
s t a n 1 1 y last
night . when a
truck driven by
Charles- An
drews backed
over her, crush
1
ing her head. Auto Toll
Tho child was playing in the
lumber yard with several other
children,, including her brothers
and sisters, when the loaded lum
ber truck was being backed in
tb an alley to unload.
Her playmates shouted at her
to warn her of the truck, but she
thought they were playing and
ran toward It. The driver, who
was standing on ,tlie running
board .backing the truck, failed
to see ncr. He was cleared of all
blame by state police who in
vestigated the accident.
Tho accident happened about
8:15 last night, and was investi
gated by tho police and officials
from the coroner's office. George
McCollum, owner of the mill, re
ported the accident.
The body will be moved to Al
turas for burial by- the Kc-f
mortuary there. The family for
merly lived in Alturas.
"Helping Hand"
Snatches Purse
PORTLAND, June 20 (X)
Tho youths who helped Lu
cille F. Ryan get into her car
snatched her purse containing
$30 in cash from tho back
scat, she reported to police.
' The trouble started when
she locked herself out of the
car.
1- 1 "
crashes on Beach
Talaphoto
with a trace of a foreign accent.
He affected a small, neatly-trim
med goatee, wore shell-rimmed
eyeglasses and was expensively
dressed. He is short of statute
and most bald.
The arraignment came a short
time after E. E. Conroy, chief
of the New York federal bureau
of investigation, announced the
arrest of , the consulting :ng4?
neer on charges of siding Leh
mltz in feeding the axis war ma
chine with information concern
ing America's war preparation
Furnished Information .
De Sprctter, a consulting en
gineer lor national defense
plants who was educated at the
University of Heidelberg, fur
nished Lehmitz with technical
Information and other, data con
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Japs Boast of .
Preparation for
Australian Fight
By The Associated Press
The Japanese news agency
Domci, in a broadcast from
Tokyo recorded by The Asso
ciated Press today, quoted Jap
anese military observers as as
serting that Japan has complet
ed her preparation of strategical
bases from which an all-out of
fensive can be launched "at any
moment" against Australia.
These observers, .Domei said,
in commenting upon an imperial
headquarters announcement that
army planes for the first time
had participated in raids on
Port Darwin on June 20 and
June 22, declared this meant
that the war in the South Paci
fic was 'entering upon a new
phase.
Heretofore, they pointed out,
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Klamath to Show Western
Hospitality to Service Men
Guests of "Commandos"
Klamath Falls is really going
to have a chance' to show that
famous old western hospitality
this weekend when she will put
on her best bib and tucker, high
heeled boots and broad brimmed
hat to welcome 12 service men
who will come here as guests of
tho Commando unlj. Each of
the 12. including four sailors,
four soldiers, and four marines,
have been wounded in combat
duty.
The soldjcrs are from Lctter
.,iafi hospital, San Francisco,
and the marines and sailors arc
from the United States naval
hospital at Marc Island. Theso
young men have not been home
for from two to two and one-half
years and added to the treat of
seeing their first rodeo they
are all from tho east, coast-
will be the thrill of quarters in
private homes.
Invitations Given
Invitations to be their guests
were issued by Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bcanc, who will enter
tain the four sailors; Mr. and
Mrs. John Houston and Mr. and
tomes
Invasion Out
Of Question!
LONDON, June 29 (Pi
The Paris radio said today
that "July 3, the date men
tioned by the German radio
for (allied) invasion of the
continent Is out of the ques
tion because July 3 is a Sat
urday and no Englishman will
take anything seriously over
a weekend."
LEoHOiiUSIIIY
Cruiser, Four Supply
Ships Damaged in
Italian Port
By HOLAND NOFGAARD
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTH AFRICA, June 29
(P) One hundred Flying Fort
resses flying roundtrip more than
1100 miles smashed the north
ern Italian port of Leghorn with
several hundred tons of bombs
yesterday, damaging a light
cruiser and four supply ships
and creating havoc in oil tanks,
railway yards and industrial
plantt. c , . , ; - . , , , r,..
'THe Jour - engined bombers
hammered at. tho city for nine
concentrated "minutes,'' and re
turned home without loss, allied
headquarters announced, . - -
They created such ruin that
an official report said, "Five
hours after the raid the entire
port was still so heavily cov
ered by smoke that accurate in
spection of the damage was
then impossible."
Sardinia Airfields
"Later, however," the report
stated, "it was learned that, all
the storage tanks and oil refin
ery were ablaze and that an in
ner "inactive' light cruiser and
four supply ships in the harbor
were damaged. Little opposition
was encountered and all .the
Fortresses returned safely."
(The Italians admitted "very
great" damage at Leghorn and
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Larsen Resigns
OPA Job July 1
Eugene Larsen, field coordi
nator, office of price adminis
tration, Tuesday announced his
resignation with the local OPA
effective July 1. Larsen said
his plans were indefinite but
that he would remain in Klam
ath Falls.
Larsen is a former member
of the rationing board where
he served as chief clerk, trans
ferred to OPA with the organ
ization of the district office
here.' .
Mrs. E. M. Igl, each entertaining
two soldiers: Mr. and Mrs. Merle
West and Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Hamacher, who will have two
marines at each home.
The wounded service men
will arrive Thursday morning
by train and will be met by Com
mandos in uniform. As is the
tradition of the unit, the guests
will be given breakfast at the
Pelican grill and there will have
the opportunity to get acquaint-'
ed with their hostesses. Lois
Serruys, Commando Mother, will
also be present. Following
breakfast, the soldiers, , sailors
and marines, will be taken to
their guest homes. From then
on, it's a perfect whirl. This is
just a part of their schedule, and
the whole town hopes they'll
have "the time of their lives."
Klwanis Luncheon
' Thursday noon, all are guests
of Kiwanls club at luncheon at
the Wlllard. Thursday night, Mr.
and Mrs. John Houston are en
tertaining Informally at their
home on Pacific, Terrace where
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Flaps
WALLACE RAPS
RFC HEAD FOR
BLOCKING BEW
Vice President Blasts
Commerce Man as
"Obstructionist"
WASHINGTON, June 29 m
A bitter dispute between two of
the highest officials in the ad
ministration broke into the open
today, Vice President Wallace
accusing Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones of "obstructionist
tactics" and Jones accusing Wal
lace of "malice and restate
ments." Wallace, as chairman of the
board of ' economic warfare
(BEW), declared in a long and
WASHINGTON. June 29 (tP)
President Roosevelt said today
that the charges which Vice
President Wallace aimed at
Secretary of Commerce Jonas
and hi employes of "ham
stringing ' bureaucracy and
back door complaining" took
MS hf avrariM. '.t-'-Iv
sharply-worded statement for the
senate appropriations committee
that Jones, as chairman of the
reconstruction finance corpora
tion had obstructed the BEW in
its ."single-minded effort to help
shorten this war. by securing
adequate stocks of strategic ma
terials." .
. Timid Procedure ;
The vice president .saw In
Jones' attitude "a timid, business-
as-usual procedure." The RFC
supplies funds for BEW buying
of strategic materials.
Jones replied in this statement
to the press: .
'The release given by Mr.
Wallace today is filled with mal
ice and mistatements. He makes
two serious charges:
"1. That RFC had failed in
the purchase and stockpiling of
strategic and critical materials.
The facts are that not more than
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Court Reverses
Convictions in
Treason Cases
CHICAGO, June 29 (P) The
United States circuit court of ap
peals reversed today the con
viction of six Chicagoans on
charges of treason and remanded
their cases to the district court
for a second trial. -
Defendants were Hans Haupt,
Otto Wergin and Walter Foreh
ling, who had been sentenced to
death in the electric chair, and
their wives, Mrs. Frna Haupt,
Mrs. Kate Wergin and Mrs.
Lucille Froehling, who had each
been sentenced to 25 years im
prisonment.. They were convicted last No
vember 14, accused of harboring
and aiding Herbert Haupt, son
of the Haupts and one of the
eight nazi saboteurs brought to
the United States in German sub
marines, last spring.
The opinion reversing their
conviction was unanimous. -
Doe Tags to Be
Issued Despite
Klamath Appeal
PORTLAND, June 29 (P)
Game regulations practically
identical to those previously an
nounced for this year were for
mally adopted yesterday by the
state game commission.
Despite an appeal from Klam
ath sportsmen and others, 6000
doe tags will be issued in the
Klamath area.
Two minor changes were
made. The first set Klamath
county's pheasant season back to
October 16-31 instead of Novem
ber 15-30. The second made it
permissable for Hood River
pheasant hunters to have one
hen in their possession.
Director
wf
Kannell-EUis
Kenneth G. Klahn, named to
the five-year director's office of
Klamath Union high school dis
trict No. 2. will take over du
ties at the July 12 board ses
sion. U. S. AERIAL BLOWS
Twenty-Two Raids Hit
Enemy in Four
Day Period ;
. WASHINGTON, June 29 OP)
Six more smashing aerial attacks
were made against Japanese in
stallations on Klska island in the
Aleutians Sunday, the navy re
ported today, and yesterday
army planes followed up with
a raid against that island and
nearby little Kiska.
In the South Pacific, mean
while, a navy communique re
ported, American planes bombed
"a small Japanese naval disposi
tion" in the central Solomons but
did not observe results. The ac
tion appeared to be of little con
sequence on the basis of a naval
spokesman's interpretation. He
said that while he did not know
the makeup of the enemy force
it might have been only a small
group such as a destroyer and
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Voters Okay
Swimming Pool,
Elect Ken Klahn
Kenneth G. Klahn, local busi
ness man, was elected director
of Klamath Union high school,
district No. 2, for a five-year
period following the tabulation
of Monday's election results.
Klahn polled 150 votes, and
Willard Constans, 102.
The swimming pool purchase
was authorized by the taxpay
ers with a vote of 177, yes; 40,
no. The rjool will cost the dix-
trict $13,000 and is familiarly
Known as the Butler plunge, lo
cated on property adjoining the
high school. In addition to the
plunge proper, there is suffi
cient property on which to build
an outdoor pool if that need is
felt.
Adoption of the budget was
approved, 161, yes; 43, no. On
authorization to exceed the 6
per cent limitation, the vote
stood, 143, yes; 66, no.
Plans Formed to Care for
Working Mothers' Children
Complying with an urgent
need for such a program, plans
for the care of children of work
ing Klamath Falls mothers are
rapidly being formulated.
There are two subjects being
arranged. One will aid in the
placement of children in private
hftmes while the mother is at
work. The second is the open
ing of a war nursery at Mills
school sometime after July 4.
First Plan
The first plan, which is un
der the direction of the Klam
ath County Public Welfare com
mission, will begin with a sur
vey to be completed July 14,
of Klamath . Falls homes, by
block leaders, to determine the
following: -
1. The number of mothers in
BRITISH AIM
EXPLOSIVES AI
WAR FACTORIES
Mines Laid, Hamburg
Sub Building Hit
In Double Blow
By RICE YAHNER
LONDON, June 29 OP) The
RAF "returned in great strength
last night to Cologne where
1000 bombers had blasted 600
acres of destruction in May, ,
1042, and laid the pattern for
the city-by-city razing of Ger
man war industry.
In a double-biaded attack, '
British heavy bombers also
struck overnight at Hamburg,
submarine building center, and
continued the mine-laying that
official sources announced yes
terday had caused the sinking
of at least 400 axis vessels since
the war started.
Twenty-five b o m b e r were,
listed as missing. - .
Seta Record
With this new crusher blow,
the RAF -was estimated to have
set a new monthly record in '
June for the total bomb load
dropped on Germany, surpass- .
ng the May top of 12,000 tons.
Each heavy assault is estimated
to deliver 1500 tons, and so far
this month there have been nine
such raids upon the Ruhr alone,
or a total of 13,000 tons of,
bombs; :
The great air offensive;
launched from - England haa j
cost 1337 allied bombers in the
last six 'months, a compilation .
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Kentucky Miners
Straggle Back
To Coal Pits v
. PITTSBURGH, June 29 (IP)
All of Kentucky'srniners were
back at their jobs today and
more straggled back in western:
Pennsylvania, but there were a
few sporadic walkouts in other
sections and thousands were still
holding out tor increased wages
in some Pennsylvania regions
and in Alabama.
Around 51,000 had worked in
Kentucky yesterday, but all 60r
000 there were back today ex
cept for usual absentees.
The number of idle in Penn
sylvania dropped from about
110,000 yesterday to slightly less
than 100,000 but walkouts at
three Alabama captive mines In
creased the strikers there from
an estimated 18,000 to 20,000.
Half of Pennsylvania's 200,000
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Fighter Plane
Bond Contest
Standings
Merrill $50,660.00
Keno 49.609.75
Malin 48,127.75
Henley 46,216.25
Sprague River 25,902.50
Gilchrist 13,781.25
Chil.-Ft. Klamath .. 12,708.75
Bly-Beatty 6,721.25
Bonanza- - 6,572.60
terested in placing their chil
dren in a private home, either
just for the working day or on
a weekly or monthly basis.
2. The number of homes
which are willing to take chil
dren for full or part time.
3! Persons, who are already
taking care of children.
, . . Need Homes
As far as Is known at pres
ent, there are more mother
who ' would like some place to
leave- their youngsters than
there are homes who will take
them. It is hoped by the wel
fare commission that the nurs
ery will stimulate women's in
terest in doing their part in
contributing to, the war effort
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