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Newspaper Page Textr On 5-mtnut blait on lrn and whlstUs U th signal for blackout In Klamath Falls. Anothtr long blast, during a black out U a ilgnal lor all-clear. In trcau July IS Hlf h 1. Law 40 Precipitation aa ol July . IMS Straam year to data ......IT.71 Last year 13.11 ; Normal 12.00 ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE FIVE CENTS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES nonary penoas, wucn your sireei nam.. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1943 Number 9848 r"""".i i II t'tl.i ... . . . "'Ml A,..lV)J'i J5 fill m m i mm . lH ?.n.r? IlCllM aMtaiaiiW(iBMiMa iilnm t u,iit mmmmm By TRANK JENKINS A FTER long and weary montlu (now running Into tho years) of uncertainty, signs are begin ning to appear In tlio war skies tliMt may bo read with reason Qible assurance even by us unin formed outsiders. In th mnln, they are HOPE FUL illini. vert have started to tuke Sicily " which we must tnke in or der to make the Mediterranean sea route safe for our shipping. It has been a good start. We've established beach heads nloni) at least 100 miles of flat coast line. We've taken some air fields, which Is Important, for modern war Is a sort of leap-frog affair In which progress Is mndo by Jumping over Intervening - obstacles from airfield to air field. The landing has been mndo with relative case because wo had first MASTERED THE Q.SK1ES, so that our enemy was unablo to smsh-u"from tho air as we enmo ashoro. aT Is well to remember that tho hard fighting In Sicily Is yet to como. As theso words aro written, thcro have been no counter-attacks on a major scale. You can't feel that you'vo bo gun to win battle until your enemy ha eminter-attacked and you'vo BEATEN HIM OFF.) IVUT even the Germans admit that our sea and air borno attack on Sicily was tho greatest In history. Our air attack alone has far exceeded In mugnltude the German air attack on Crete. VJ7HEN wo landed In Africa, It was quite an enterprise completely dwarfing anything Owe had done before. But our attack on Sicily dwarfs our Africa attack. And whereas In Africa wo went In with about every thing we had availublo, we're going into Sicily with only 0 PART of our available forces. We have an army estimated at a million men In Syria, ready to strike at tho Bnlkuns if a weak spot appears in the enemy's de fenses there, and our ground and air forces in England are already at peak strength and GROWING. The rising might of our air power has long been apparent. . TN other words, our striking power (In the European the ater of tho war) Is accelerating at a steady and relentless pace. At the same time, the striking power of our enemy Is DECL1N- OING. . THE decline in German strlk Ing power Is clearly evident In Russia. Tho rise in Russian HOLDING power h a i been equally evident. If wo can trust the dispatches at all, the Orel-Belgorod smash has been major affair, follow ing tho typical German pattern of overwhelming force applied on a narrow front, and designed to DESTROY Russian fighting, power. It DIDN'T work. (Assuming, of course, that we can bclicvo the news.) Tho Russians have not only held but havo inflicted fantastic losses on the attacking Germans. . . THE point is that tho fighting O power of our sldo is RISING SWIFTLY while the strength of our enemy Is ebbing. History tells us plainly that when this happens It marks the turning point of wars. It happened at Gettysburg, and thereafter the brilliant gen eralship of Lee was wholly uiv (Continued on Page Two) IS) 3) Nazis Pound on Belgorod Wedge; Hope For Breach By WILLIAM M'GAFFIN MOSCOW, July 13 () Field Marshal Guenther von Kluge threw the entire weight of his armored columns Into a furious attack today against the southern end of the 200-mile Orel-Kursk-Belgorod front In an action designed to enlarge the Belgorod wedge and blast a major breach In the Russian lines. Dropping all efforts to break through on the northern end of the salient, Von Kluge fell back on the old nazi power-house play, but the thick red defenses remained Impenetrable, although fighting became so violent that even lank crews of the opposing Line Would Link City With Seattle, 'Frisco A bid for air service which would link Klamath Falls with the major air terminals of the coast, 'was made this week by Weslorn Air Lines, with the ap plication presented to the civil aeronautics board for, a route from San rrancisco to Seattle via Klamath Falls. Other Intermedial point on the line would be Sacramento, (Continued on Pag Two) Burma Bases of Supply Blasted By Americans NEW DELHI, July 13 VP) Devastating raids by American Liberator bomber and P-40 Warhawk fighter-bombers have destroyed Japanese supply and administrative bases in north ern Burma, United States communique said today. Liberator bombers of the 10th U. S. army air force dropped more thun 12 tons of bombs on enemy railway installation at Wyatuna yesterday, but clouds prevented an accurate assess ment of damage. On tho same day, the P-40s, carrying medium and fragmen tation bombs, blasted the Japa nese base of Nanyaseik, and re turning pilots said that the raid, on top of previous attacks, had destroyed a 1 1 administration buildings and supply installa tions. Yesterday' operations were preceded by widespread sweeps against enemy supply centers and troop bases by American fighter planes based in Assam. There's a New Creates By LOIS STEWART You can't take it with you but It's sure nice to keep It safo as long as you're flitting around this earth. , We're referring to the decided Increase In property wealth, th hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in War Bonds, and the new, unadvertised shortage creeping up on the United States public. This shortage, in short, is safety deposit boxes. White collar workers and wage earn ers, clutching War Bonds In their hands, havo swarmed into banks and trust companies in recont months and for the first time in their lives they feel the Import ance of renting a safety deposit box. Mot Hoarding There Is no apparent tendency to hoard currency as back in the scare days of 1933, and besides anyone with half an eye can sea the total of money In circulation Is rising steadily. Anyway that's-the official word of tho nation's financial experts. Both - Klamath Falls - banks forces broke into hand-to-hand fighting on one occasion. Claim Mora Oround (A German communique broadcast by the Berlin radio and recorded by the Associated Press, claimed that the nazi armored forces with the support LONDON, July 11 (JP) K f ortign diplomatic source wb usually is reliable asserted to day that Adolf Hitler waa la ported to have assumed con trol of th German effenslra In th Kursk bulge and broad ened It Into an xpasto gamble for a break-through, against th advlc of bis gen orals. Thar was no confirmation of th report. n9 iKa Hai-man"' air .forces had gained further groumHn" th area Just north of Belgorod and had smashed strong nemy counter-attacks on other sectors of tho front. The Russian sut frH "hoaulnat lnt" the Gar- man communique said, Includ ing a total of 400 tank and 123 Ir-r.ftV The tremendous success of the Red armies waa indicated by an nnnnuncement today that the Germans have "despaired" Of (Continued on Pago Two) Home-Based RAF Planes Slash at Northern Italy LONDON. July 13 (P Home- based bombers of the RAF struck a heavy blow at Turin In north ern Italy last night in operations coordinated with the allied in vasion of Sicily, the British an nounced today. The raiders encountered bad weather both on the outward and return trips, the announcement said, but the sky was clear over tho target area and they unload' cd the "usual heavy concentra tion of bombs" on their objec tives. Taking a different route going and coming tho big bombers flew a round trip of approxi mately 2000 miles. A communique, describing the (Continued on Page Two) Shortage NowPublic "Run" on Safe were checked this morning and each institution reported a lack of small boxes with but a few of the larger boxes still available. One bank said there were only five of the big $36 boxes left for rent. Safe deposit boxes rent for $4.80 to $36, including the 20 per cent tax. Yep, there's even a tax on these. Supposed to be a luxury! Reason for Demand But the real reason for the terrific demand for safety, a, posit boxes is sim'ply that more people have more valuables to protect. The common man has stock in the biggest institution in the world, tho government' of the United States of America. It may be his first bond, it may be the first important scrap of paper he's ever owned in all his life, and by Jlmminy he's going to hang on to It tooth and nail. It's the War Bond drives that have really brought in the crowds. Of course, one a box is rented lots of things turn up around the house that seem suf ficiently precious to tuck into a corner of the little metal box. 4 Dim Where Fight Rages RUSSIA Akhtyrk BOIOOfOC KHARKOV!. KS2 Poltava tRl Onipro- MILES - If ! todar - atopp4 barter- lng at th. Or! nd of th Him- lit salient nd.thrw all i forts lata aa action designed to widen the wdg at Belgorod to ffct major breach la la soviet Ua. , Angstead Heads: Both Junior High, Fremont Principals to th seven city Schools, with but' one exception, were named Monday nignt at a Joint ' meeting1 of th school boards; - . Paul Angstead has been named principal of both Fremont and Junior high school, this assign ment coming under one head for th first, time. ' Angstead ' was principal of th Junior high last year. Augusta Parker has been as- (Continued on page Two) Missing Lakeview ' ' Boy Now Reported Japanese! Prisoner T.AKFVTrW Lavton Marietta of Lakevlew, son of Maxwell Mariette and pharmacist's mat second class, USN, has been re ported as a prisoner of war of the Japanese government to th Philippine islands, iayion.was reported missing In action at Manila in Mav. 1042. and the latest word that he was a pris oner was tne first news we ooy s father had received since- that time. Deposit Boxes There's grandpa's watch, and a little lock of hair, home deeds, Insurance policies, mortgage pa pers, Income tax statements, and other valuables. Causa ol Run One banker was quoted as say ing that he thought a major part of the run on safe deposit boxes was caused by panicky persons who felt that in case of bombing or other disasters, a steel box would be the place for their trecnir.. Another reason for the run was suggested when one banker observed the number of home owners who are working away from home and their valu ables are in a dresser drawer, unprotected and quite in evi dence.. But all - the reasons In the world won't come up to the one which lists War Bonds as the nation's No.' 1 security thes days, War Bonds are esteemed as more than a patriotic gesture. They are Valuable bits of papr and John Q. Public is going to keep them under lock and key behind the polished grills of the safety deposit -department! MM : JAP CRUISER, 1 3 imm Nips Try Holding Open American Mantrap On Munda By C. YATES McDAHIEL ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACI FIC, July. 13 WV-A Japanese cruiser and three destroyers were sent to the bottom of the Kula gulf graveyard of at least nine other enemy warships by guns Of the United States navy in a battle which began last night. , ; Two other enemy destroyers probably war sunk and enemy losses may b even greater when 11 reports ar in.. Th battle still was in progress. It was. indi cated, at the time preliminary re ports, were received today by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur from Admiral William F. Halscy. , .. -jj. i.Clarap an Munda , ' But --'already Japan has. ex- ponded between IS and 17 cruis- ess-ahd-aeatroyeM in two aaiues lit the Central Solomon while' trying to hold apart the Jaws of . mantrap which l American Jungle fighters Are clamping on th enemy air base of Munda, on New. Georgia islsnd. - Both bstttes in the Kula gulf which is IS miles long and eight mile across at its widest part, occurred as units of the Japan ese navy, moylng down from the northern Solomons, encountered United States war vessels block ading New Georgia's coastline along the gulf. In the first bat tle July 5-6, loss of the cruiser USS Helena was acknowledged. Available reports on the second battl .mentioned no United States losses. . . . Losing Fight . ' Today's action-packed account from General MacArthur show ed JaDan everywhere losing the fight for Munda-ron New Geor gia, in the air above it and in the seas offshore. Ten miles northeast of It, a JaDanese ground force of consid erable strength was trapped at Enogal inlet and wiped out Mun- ,; (Continued on Page iwoj ,. Men Injured in Cycle Accident Improving Donald and Cart Baker, the two) men who were injured in a mrttnn-vrl accident over the Fourth of July holidays are still in the Josephine nospiuu. in Grants Pass. Carl, 19, will prob ably be dismissed sometime this week. Donald, 24, is still in a serious condition, but is thought to be improving some. . He suf fered a basal skull fracture and a compound fracture of the leg. Knox Sidesteps Paramushiro . Bombing Query WASHINGTON, July 13 VP) Secretary Knox declined to day to affirm or deny, that American planes had attacked the Japanese base of Para mushiro. at the northern end of the Kurile Island chain. A reporter at . the . Knox press conference observed that ' "we - understand . that there was an American air plane attack on Paramushiro.' Hava- you heard anything about it, Mr. Secretary?" ' , "Nothing that I can say," Knox replied. "Nothing that you can say?" he was asked. . . ' !That's right," Knox re plied. "Nothing that I can talk about." "But you don't deny It?" the' reporter put In. -: "I don't deny it or affirm It," Knox said. . Overseas Wedding I 11 a BBar ' la th first o Tarsaas wedding of a WAC to aa American sol dier. Auxiliary First Class Mar feri A, Wilson (top) of Berk- tev Calif. rbem th acid of Staff Sgt. Virgil E. Major of Rldoway, Moat. Thy war mar ried at Heir Trinity chorea. Algiers. Paulina Suty, Klamath girl with th WAC in Africa, was on of th attendants at this overseas wadding. Ickes Orders ; . Coal Diverted . To Steel Mills WASHINGTON, July 13 W) Secretary Ickes, acting to "re lieve the growing menace- of the steel industry due to coal mine strikes 'in western Pennsylvan ia," has ordered 135,000 tons of coal diverted to steel plants. As. 'solid fuels administrator, Ickes directed diversion of spe cial purpose, metallurgical coals essential to steel manuiaciure at the rate of 22,500 tons each day this week. .... He explained today that the action, taken on the eve of a special grand jury investigation at Pittsburgh to deal with the strike which last week kept idle some 18,000 miners whose output goes to steel furnaces, was necessary to "keep war-vital plants in production." WASHINGTON, July 13 (AO President Roosevelt told his press-radlp conference today that the government will comply with, the anti-strike law provi sion providing for return of the coal mines to private operation as soon as practicable.. - Kiskq Japs Bombed Three Times Monday ' WASHINGTON. Julv 13 UP) The navy announced today that irmy bombers had carried out three attacks on Japanese in stallations on Kiska island in the Aleutians Monday,, but poor weatjier prevented 'observation ol results. Kiska had been bombarded by naval forces three ' times this month and has been bombed more than a dozen times. The nnw fnrpn annarentlv have been used to pour explosives into me enemy positions wnen fog and bad weather prevented heavier aerial action. Bill Denying Funds Attacked by FDR WASHINGTON, July 13 (Pi President Roosevelt said today he considers the bill denying funds to pay the salaries of three federal officials as unwise, dis criminatory and unconstitutional,- and not binding on the ex ecutive or judicial branches.' Troops Near Rag usa; Augusta Taken y By RELMAIf MORIN ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. July IS 6ft Allied invasion forces swept up breathtaking pace today, capturing the port of Augusta, 10 miles) north of Syracuse, and piling ashore on the beaches near Catania, major city nearly halfway up the coastline to Messina. British and. Canadian troops fought their way into the two) strategic communications centers of Ragusa and Palazzola in th southeastern comer of the embattled island, forming a junction with the American troops of Lieut. Gen. George S. Fatten Jr.. ai Ragusa as the latter pushed - steadily northward and east ward from their original land ing points. Floridia, eight miles west of Syracuse, was also taken. Contact Made ' 'Without giving details as to exact sectors, it later was an nounced that the allies now have made contact with two regular field divisions of much LONDON, July 13 (IP)' The Algiers radio reported tonight that allied forces which captured. Ragusa,- in southeastern Sicily, had driven - to th outskirts of th Comiso airdrome about seven and ome-balf mil to th wast. Thar -was no confirmation of the report, mad la a broadcast recorded by Reuters. " sterner character than the coast al troops but these' failed to of fer much greater resistance. Allied losses at Augusta were described officially as slight and port and harbor Installations were undamaged. ' Augusta, whose .1 population normally runs, between 20,000 and '25,00b 'persons, is a fine fortified port which has been used at a naval harbor. .- . : Eisenhower Return . ' Simultaneously with the rapid-fire announcements of allied successes, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower returned to North Africa from bis visit yesterday to Unit ed States, and; Canadian forces on Sicily. - '. - He declared that coordination of the allied forces there "could not -have been better had all the forces been, of some single nation."- , .- ' The junction of Canadian and American forces outside Ragusa consolidated an unbroken allied line. American troops reached the verg of th city from the . (Continued on Page Two) Henri Hoppenot Succeeds Robert On Martinique WASHINGTON, July-13 (JP) Admiral Georges Robert has re linquished his authority as French high commissioner . on Martinique, the state department said today, and Henri Hoppenot of the French military mission in Washington has been appoint ed by the French committee ot national liberation to succeed him. Hoppenot has assured the United- States government, the state department said, that the resources of the French antilles will be mobilized fully for the (Continued on Page Two) Council Passes Dance Hall Measure in Final Reading With only one major change over previous dance hall regula tions, the new city dance ordi nance passed its third and final reading Monday night at a regu lar city council session. The. new ruling specifies that no youngster 16 years or under may attend a public dance or be on the premises unless accom panied by a parent or guardian. Another clause, ' designed - to prevent persons from running in and out of the hall and drinking, by providing for the paying -of the full admission price to get back In to the dance after 11 o'clock, was struck out at the second reading of the ordinance last Tuesday, July 6. - At that time several persons appeared and convinced councilmen that it would be hard to enforce the ruling and also it probably would not serve its purpose. Dog Complaints Harvey Martin, councilman from. Mills,, reported .that he had Join the east coast of Sicily at a BUILDING LEASED Paulus Brothers to Establish Works Ori South Sixth V Prospects of a dehydration, plant for Klamath Falls appeared certain Tuesday when it waa learned that Paulus Brothers of Salem, through their represent. tive, had. leased th Odell Motors company building at South Sixth street and Willow avenue. The lease was being drawn up for a two-year period, with an ad ditional five-year option. The . large building. -' - which faces South Sixth street, is owned" by Will Humphrey. Th lease calls for occupancy on Au gusTXTand' at that time needed repairs and renovation move will be made.. Before that time. however,: it is understood that equipment will be arriving her from- Salem- in order that th . (Continued on Page Two) Sky Fleets Blast Sicilian Supply - , Centers, Ships ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, July 13 (JP) American and British sky fleets blasted enemy troop transport in Sicilian waters and battered supply centers on both' sides ot the Messina strait yesterday as allied invasion forces pushed rapidly up Sicily's east coast. . Liberators and Flying Fort resses smashed at Messina in. Sicily and the-twin ferry termi nals of Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni on the Italian main land in heavy daylight attack designed to wreck the main sup ply route for axis defense of th invaded island. - .... RAF torpedo planes struck heavy "blow at axis naval units trying to reinforce the Sicilian defenses by sea, sinking two mer chant ships and damaging two destroyers and two large troop transports in daring attacks th past two days. . ; , . Throughout - yesterday, allied fighters and fighter - bomber kept up their withering assault against enemy troop - column and communication lines on Sic ily, destroying large numwra vi lland troop transports. received- numerous - complaint about . doss and . garden again and wondered if anything could be done about it. Mayor John Houston said that now the dog ordinance, provioV ing for dogs to be tied, was no longer in effect, probably in only thing that could be don would be for owners of damaged. gardens to file complaints against the owners of the dogs dolnS the harm.. Councilman A. H. BUssman. said that he would sell Martin some chicken wire for fence if that would help. Mayor ' Houston reported 00 the League of Oregon Cities con ference which he attended last week. "-. - A proposal to mark off a por tion of the street at th southeast corner of Klamath avenu and South Sixth street for no-pario ing to allow for two lane of traffic at the (top sign was i ed by th council. . ... ..... .-. - r.