PAGE TWO
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
July 16. 1943
BRITISH NEAR
CATANIA
COASTAL PUSH
(Continued From Page One)
with, and that thereafter the en
emy would be obliged to fight a
defensive rearguard action while
conducting a withdrawal from
the island.
Unable to Halt Fleet
The axis appeared powerless
to keep the allied fleet in check
as it gave strong seaward sup
port to Montgomery s right flank
and bombarded the enemy's
coastal positions at will.
The 15th German armored di
vision was believed to be a col
lection of German units which
had been assembled to go to
Tunisia before its fall. It was
then given the name of the en
emy division that was wiped out
in the Tunisian fighting.
Hot struggle was reported in
land about 23 miles from the
east coast of Vizzini, one of the
newly captured towns.
British Control Town
This town on a vital second
line of communications upon
which the axis had been obliged
to fall back, changed hands sev
eral times before the British got
it securely in their control.
Continuation on the advance
from Vizzini would quickly men
ace the towns of Militello and
S cord la at the western entrance
of the Catania plain. At Lentinl
the British already were fighting
at the , southern edge or that
plain.
(The Rome radio, in a broad
east recorded In London, said
"the real and true decision for
the island will be reached in a
new battle which hat already
virtually started in the Catania
plain." - ' "
- Sever Lotus
"Severe losses were inflicted
upon the enemy" by the Amer
ican seventh army of Lieut. Gen.
George S. Patton, Jr., which
"advanced several miles across
difficult hill country and cap
tured further Important posi
tions," the communique added.
Although the headquarters
bulletin said the "speed of the
advance is very satisfactory" it
called attention to the limiting
factor of allied . transport and
supporting weapons at this stage
of the operations.
Naples Battered
An assault in the last 24 hours
on Naples, comparable to the
previous day's strike at Messina,
.turned a two-mile long, . mile
wide waterfront area of the big
gest Italian port city Into a
smoking inferno.
An ammunition train explod
ed and docks, .warehouses and
locomotives burned furiously,
and smoke hung in the air to a
height of 20,000 feet after the
arsenal was hit.
This was after bombers hit the
port Wednesday night, attack'
Ing airdromes, docks and rail
way facilities, and after unes
corted Flying Fortresses had
continued the assault by day
light Palermo Dock Hit
Palermo docks also were se
verely pounded by medium
bombers during the day, and Pa
terno, a focal point of enemy
communications, came In for a
heavy blow by night
- Meanwhile, approximately 70
Liberators from the Middle East
were said In a United States
communique to have "made a
flaming shambles of the main
and two satellite" airfields at
Foggia on the spur of the Italian
boot
Flying in three . waves, the
Liberators dropped nearly 400,
000 pounds of high explosives,
fragmentation and incendiary
bombs, covering parts of the
main airfield with bursts, and
burning at least 30 planes at all
three airdromes.
Fires Started
The Liberators also started
huge fires in wooded areas.
Four-engined RAF Halifaxes
from the Middle East continued
the assault on Messina Wednes
day night, finding fires still rag
ing that had been set in the
previous 24 hours.
In a steady attrition of enemy
shipping, allied planes torpedoed
a large merchantship off the
north coast of Sardinia, and se
verely damaged at least three
others.
Let's Go
DANCING
THIS
SAT. NITE
At th
ARMORY
BALDY'S BAND
Regular Admission Prices
Troops Pour In
For First Phase
Of "War Games"
' (Continued From Page One)
where he commanded troops In
the Guadalcanal campaign.
As maneuvers progress high
ranking army officers, many of
them already veterans of the bat
tlefields, will be on the sidelines
as observers.
Final Conditioning
Officers emphasized that the
rigid training under combat con
ditions constitute the final con
ditioning or "college graduate"
course of these 'northwestern
troops, fitting them for action
anywhere in the world.
Two units already are sta
tioned on the outskirts of Bend
Headquarters of the command
ine general are here.
Motorists were requested to
dim lights and reduce speed
when approaching a convoy at
night during the maneuvers.
They also were asked always to
watch for foot soldiers along the
roads.
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
(Continued From Page One)
stopped in about a week and a
half of bitter fighting.
News of its progress is scanty,
as is usually the case at the be
ginning of big Russian move
ments, but It Is announced today
that the red army has penetrated
28 miles through German de
fenses studded with pillboxes.
has taken 110 towns and has
killed 12,000 Germans.
KTOTE that this offensive is
. carefully timed with our at
tack on Sicily, indicating that
our forces are co-operating with
the Russians in what appears to
be a complete understanding.
That, in itself, marks a lot oz
progress in the conduct of the
war by our side.
m m m
AS more or less forecast in
yesterday's dispatches, Mubo
(in New Guinea) is taken. Some
950 Japs are Wiled. U. S. and
Australian troops are reported
today to be within five miles of
Salamaua, which is about half
way from Mubo to the Japs'
principal remaining position in
New Guinea.
Other interesting news from
the South Pacific: Eighty Jap
planes attack Rendova today.
FORTY-FIVE of them are shot
down.
.. , . . .
' 'HE home front news that
didats in 1944 is no more excit
ing than the previous news that
FDR is willing to be a candidate
for the fourth time in 1944.
Both had been taken for
granted.
WUlkie'f assertion that "the
greatest Issues of the day are
American relations the rest of
the world and liberal internal
domestic policies" is at least a
clear statement of something that
everybody recognizes as the
truth.
1THE general run of established
A t ui : i j
like Willkie. A lot of common,
ordinary voters (but NOT quite
enough) did like him in 1940.
Opinion changes rapidly in these
days, so it's hard to say how the
land lies now.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FOR SALE
1941 White Truck W-A 20
Dump ,
1939 Mack, 3 to 4-ton Dump
1 937 Diamond T 3-ton Dump
1936 Ford Flat. Rock,
3-way Brownlipe
1938 Ford Panel Bock
CALL AT MARS HOTEL
1411 Main
COMPLETE service men's gift
section at Rudy's Men s Shop,
6th and 'Main. 7-25
WANTED Dry lumber handlers.
Good pay. Phone 7709. 1205tf
GOOD VALUE
Corner lot with , lawn, trees
and three-bedroom home on
paved street one block from'
Oregon avenue. Price $2,300.
Terms $350 down, $35 monthly.
BOGUE DALE
REALTOR
120 S. 9th St Tel. 6972
$1.00 Coupon
New Dish Sets
Just received large shipment
of dishes.
32-piece breakfast set at $5.29.
S3 and 94-piece famous "Egg
shell" dinnerware sets at $18.95
and $29.95.
Pottery sets at $4.29, $6.45
and $12.95.
Use this ad for $1.00 credit
against the purchase of dishes
amounting to $10.00 or more.
Ask about the 395-page free
cook book with each 45-piece
set of oven-proof "Romona
Swirl" dinnerware,
Firestone Store .
627 Main
.. Phone 3231 lor delivery
, 7-16
FDR DROPS DEW;
(Continued From Page One)
the board of economic warfare."
He ordered that OEW expendi
tures outside the United States
be subject to policies approved
by Byrnes' office of war mobil
ization. No Overseas Afieci
In response to questions at
his press-radio conference Mr.
Roosevelt said the reorganiza
tion does not affect overseas
branches of the various agen
cies, explaining the new set-up
under Crowley involved a do
mestic problem. He added that
civilian workers overseas for
the BEW, relief and other serv
ices, especially in North Africa,
were engaged in a field prob
lem and that their work al
ready had been coordinated in
the state department.
The BEW consisted of Wal
lace, Secretaries Hull, Norgcn
thau, Stimson, Biddle, Knox,
Wickard and Jones, Chairman
Donald M. Nelson of the war
production board; Nelson A.
Rockefeller, coordinator of in-tra-American
affairs, and Ed
ward R. Stettinius Jr., lend
lease ' administrator. Stimson,
Knox and Nelson are members
of Byrnes' OWM, along with
Harry L. Hopkins and Fred M.
Vinson, economic stabilization
director.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
DAIRYMAN, experienced with
milking machines to milk and
raise calves on percentage or
minimum salary plus percent
age. Good proposition tor
right man. Must furnish ref
erences. Write News-Heram
Box 1636. 7-20
HOOT MOW, and we got in a
little poultry Equipment;
Founts, feeders. Egg scales
very limited supply very
limited.
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE'
7-16
WANTED Experienced wait
ress. Apply in person at Rit
ter's Coffee Shop. ' 7-19
POULTRYMEN: We have Chic
Starter Sc Scratch. Better
start now and get yours.
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-16
KLAMATH BUSINESS COL
LEGE, next to the Esquire
Theatre. Open the ENTIRE
YEAR, conducting both DAY
and EVENING classes. Book
keeping, Typewriting, -Stenography
and kindred subjects.
Office Machines. Enrollment
at your convenience. . 7-16
CRATING? "You bet Lady,
we'll crate anything, but the
'old Man' and ship from here
to Kingdom Come."
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-16
WANTED Boys for paper
routes. Apply Herald-News of
fice after 3 p. m. 7-17
MOVING? "No fuss no cuss-
no muse when moved by us."
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
' 7-16
FOR SALE 2 sows, one to far
row soon. Both for $60. Third
house from Silver Dome hall
in Rabbit Flat 7-16
FOR SALE One 5-room modern
home, garage; one 4-room du
plex and garage; both in Mills
addition. Phone 3236. 1891U
BERRY HALLOCKS Berry
gooa ones, too.
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-16
FOR SALE -
Railroad watch.
7-19
Phone 4533.
POULTRYMEN: Try Red Roost
er wood Preserver Gets the
mites once and for all. Bring
container.
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-16
FOR RENT One 2-room, one
o-room modern house. Clean.
Close in. Phone 4333. 7-19.
LOST Black and white Spring
er spaniel pup, 5 months old,
male. Reward. 1147 Crescent
after 5 p. m. 7-1 6
STORAGE? "Sure, we'll store
. your things until you 'light'
and then ship them when and
where."
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-16
COZY APARTMENT Furnish
ed. 510 No. 7th. J-16
FOR SALE Cheap transporta
tion, Motor-bike. Bodenham
ers, 351 E. Main. 7-17
BEDSTEAD & SPRINGS, $12.50
springs very good, bedstead
"tolable."
PEOPLES WAREHOUSE
7-18
FOR THE BETTER grades of
fuel oils, accurate, metered de
liveries, try Fred H. Heilbron
ner, 821 Spring street, tele
phone 4153. Distributor Shell
Heating Oils. 8-13m
FOR SALE 3-months-old pure
bred English Setter pups, $10
to $15. 1530 Lookout St. 7-17
French Working
For Freedom,
Soys Roosevelt
(Continued From Page One).
ne Hoppenot, new governor of
long-troubled Martinique, that
his administration would do
everything possible to assist the
United Nations war effort
Asked if French military and
naval forces in this area might
join the other allies, Hoppenot
said in an interview that this
matter had not yet been dis
cussed, although he believed all
concerned were anxious to con
tribute all they could for vic
tory.
UNENDORSED II GAS
PORTLAND. July 16 (Pi
Failure to indorse all the gaso
line coupons in your new A
mileage ration book may result
in their confiscation, District
OPA Director Richard G. Mont
gomery warned today.
Acting on new orders from
Washington, he instructed his
enforcement division to assign
inspectors to examine coupon
books of motorists making gasn.
line purchases on and after
July 22.
All coupons must be indorsed
on the face before any gasoline
is purchased, Montgomery said.
At present, coupons must be in
dorsed on the back as they are
used.
The license number and state
of registration of the vehicle
must be written or printed on in
Ink.
Montgomery explained the
new regulations are for protec
tion against misuse in event of
loss, and that the same indorse
ment will be required after July
22 for class B. C. D. T-l and T-2
books, regardless of date of is
sue. Surrender or
Destruction of
Italy Asked by FDR
(Continued From Page One)
Italian soil and bringing the
tragic devastation of war home
to the Italian people.
They added that they were
determined, however, to "des
troy the false leaders and their
doctrines which have brought
Italy to her present position."
The release of the joint state
ment which followed several
informal invitations in recent
months that Italy get out of the
war, was the signal for a pro
paganda drive which included
the dropping of thousands of
leaflets on Italy by allied bomb
ers in addition to beaming the
message to the people of Italy
by radio.
LONDON, July 16 UP) The
Berlin radio, in the first al re
action to today's message from
president Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill to
the Italian people, quoted "Ber
lin circles" as saying it was
"typically Anglo American
making political capital from
certain initial military successes
in the false assumption that a
wedge could be driven between
Germany and Italy."
Highway Revenue
Distribution Made
Klamath countv's share in Hut
semi-annual apportionment of
highway revenues from the
state department amounted . to
dz,337. This was from a total
of $800,000 distributed to the
counties.
The next annortionment will
be made in December and will
be $1,200,000, or 150 per cent
of the July figure. This will
make Klamath's Dortion S48.505
in December.
Jackson countv receiver! 30 .
496 this July, and Lake county
$3393.
Klamath Gets Share
Of Beverage Tax
Klamath county received an
apportionment of $1030 from a
total of $31,399 distributed to
Oregon counties as the quarterly
distribution of part of the tax
on manufacturers and distri
butors of malt beverages.
Klamath Falls received an
apportionment of $778 in the
distribution. Jackson county re
ceived $764 and Lake county
$164.
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mot mzm JOAN
HIM
SALAMUA GATE
CAPTURED BY
(Continued From Page One)
New Guinea In mid-Jamiary by
destroying a Japanese army of
18,000, Australians had moved
through the jungle north more
than 150 miles toward Sala
maua. But they found tho Jap
anese entrenched on Observa
tion hill. Green hill, the Pimple
and other Hubo strongpolnts.
From spring until the current
offensive, it was a stalemate.
General in Charge
Today's communique from
General MacArthur. who now
Is in the field in New Guinea
in personal charge of the cam
paign, disclosed that the Amer
icans who moved inland from
Nassau bay joined the Austral
ians July 10 at Bulgap creek,
cutting communications and Iso
lating the Japanese on Obser
vation and Green hills.
Observation hill was overrun
after 106 tons of bombs fell
among its demoralized defend
ers in less than 45 minutes from
allied planes. From front and
rear, other enemy defenses at
Mubo were stormed.
Our ground forces have now
cleared the Mubo area of all
organized enemy resistance and
are pressing on Komlatum (five
miles from Salamaua)," the com
munique said.
"Approximately 930 enemy
troops were destroyed. Our
losses were light."
y
A 23-year-old transient, Wil
liam Franklin Behymer Tippett
charged with sodomy, was in
the city jail 30 minutes after
the alleged act had been com
mitted Thursday.
The alleged incident involved
a 7-year-old local girl who had
stopped to talk to the man who
was sitting in a truck on East
Main street. The little girl later
ran home and told her mother.
who immediately called city po
lice. Tippett was arrested and
placed in the city jail.
He was later transferred to
the county jail under $2300
bond after waiving preliminary
hearing in justice court.
Grass Valley Man
Surrenders After
Killing Neighbor
GRASS VALLEY. Calif., July
18 p) William Totten, 52, sur
rendered at the county jail last
night after he shot and killed
H. McVean. 40. in nearby Hills
Flat Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen
reported.
The sheriff said Totten, a
world war veteran suffering
from permanent war injuries,
mistakenly believed that Mc
Vean, a neighbor, was attempt
ing to obtain possession of the
residence of Mrs. Mary Field, 82,
Totten's aunt
Local Tire Quota
Gone, Relief Hoped
The local quota for grade one
tires has been exhausted and
persons who have made applica
tion and have received no re
sponse from the war price and
rationing board were given this
reason for the lack of attention
to their applications.
Reasons for the shortage were
listed as seasonal needs, includ
ing those of farmers, and the use
of the local supply by transients
on their way to defense jobs
who otherwise would be strand
ed here.
Relief in this situation is being
called for by the board, and it
is hoped that the quota may be
extended.
' If you want to sell it phone
The Herald and News "want
ads," 3124. i
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Gloomy Weekend for
Beer Drinkers as
Scarcity Threatens
(Continued From Page One)
for some unoxplalnable reason.
well, not so unoxplalnable el
ther. Seems that liquor rationing
has sent a lot of people, off the
hard stuff to tho lighter bock or
lager. And then, beer Is not sold
In the Oregon and Washington
army camp PXs, and the boys
wait until they got lo town to
fill their steins.
Stop Shipments West
Eastern breweries mo dl.icon
tinulng shipments of beer to the
west coast at tho suggestion of
the boys who would like the
spiico for more vital war mater
ial. So that leaves tho west coast
producers trying to satisfy the
thirst of thousands upon thous
ands of newcomers to this area
where defense Industries have
attracted mid-west and east
country folk. The breweries In
Oregon, California and Washing
ton are working at such a pace
to keep up with the demand that
their tongues are literally hang
ing out. nnd not time enough to
stop and swish down a couple of
bottles themselves.
Milts to Brewery
It's 385 miles to the nearest
brewery from Klnmath Falls, dis
tributors here observed, and at
that Oregon produces less than
23 per cent of the beer consumed
In the state.
Pretty soon that companion
able .little question, "How about
a beer?" will be but an echo of
another day. From Portland
comes a story proposing that re
tall sales of beer be stopped at
10 p. m. Instead - of midnight,
daily, and that they are not per
mitted to open until 1 p. m. Sun
day instead of the present 7 a. m.
This is the 4-bottle headache
which faces the state liquor con
trol board. It comes from the
Tavern Owners association of
Oregon. Inc., and was embodied
In a letter signed by Edward A.
MacLean. secretary. The com
mission ordered an Investigation
to determine how many and
what types of operations would
be affected. The changes would
be for the duration of the war.
This is the beer picture, If you
are Interested. If not, turn to
page 10 for the funnies.
Dempsey Given
Interlocutory
Divorce Decree
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.. July
16 p) An interlocutory decree
of divorce expressly permitting
Lieutenant Commander Jack
Dempsey to remarry and prohib
iting the former Hannah Wil
liams from marrying again with
out court permission was filed
In the Weschester county clerk's
office at noon today.
The document contained no
provisions for alimony nor for
custody of the two Dempsey
children, whose custody was
awarded to the former heavy
weight boxing champion after a
hearing yesterday.
Blow Dealt at Black
Market in Poultry
WILMINGTON. Del., July 16
(P) Eighteen persons and three
corporations in six states were
indicted by a federal grand jury
today in what U. S. Attorney
Stewart Lynch described as "the
largest blow delivered to date
at the poultry black market."
The indictment charged the
group with conspiracy and pay
ing over-ceiling prices aggregat
ing more than $11,000 for up
ward of 350,000 pounds of poul
try in Delaware. All the individ
uals are wholesale buyers.
Hoy Price List
Available at Board
Dealers and producers Inter
ested in getting definite prices
of alfalfa and hay should con
tact the war price and rationing
board, it was announced today.
The revised list has been re
ceived at the office at Main and
Esplanade.
II STARTS TODAY
TL.I. at-
Teature SlMt
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(Continued From Page One)
the Germans today from points
37 miles north and 25 miles east
of Orel, sending elcmonts of 10
nazl divisions reeling back and
scattered In raln-smikcd forests
and fields.
Other rod divisions whittled
down the minor German gains
in the Belgorod bulgo soma 163
miles to tho south and repulsed
all fresh enemy attacks which
continued at a furious pace dis
patches said,
German tank losses hud reach
the enormous toll of 3052; 108(1
planes had been destroyed; and
upwards of 84,000 men had
been killed or captured In the
12 day battle of attrition, on the
basis of official Russian esti
mates. (Continued From Page One)
'I rerliiiiilv hnn It iu triiA Vnr
then 1 could really mako the
Issue clear the greatest Issue
of the rlnvAmerlcun rflntlrma
to the rest of the world and
liberal internal domestic pol
icies. -
AkiH If Km u-nitM nlk.
preferential primaries, Wlllkle
said that could be decided later.
His Dreamt nlnn ! In milri m
complete survey In January
men uocinn imuro moves.
When Wllllrlo'a .t,,t. .....
made, McCormlck was In Can-
ana ana tnere was no Immed
iate Inrliratlnn In If mr.A
when an answer would be forth.
coming.
Pine Lumber Orders
Drop During Week
PORTLAND, July 16 (P)
Western pine lumber orders,
shipments and production drop
ped sharply for the week ending
July 10, tho Western Pine as
sociation reported today.
Orders totaled 75.628 ono
board feet as compared with
B4.zoa,uuu tne previous week.
Shipments were down to St.
922,000 feet from 73,874,000,
and production down to 64,480,
000 feet from 80,847,000.
Man Jailed on
Innkeeper's Charge
The Ritr hotel at 626 South
Sixth street is out $40 and F. H.
Norton is In the county jail
charged with defrauding an inn-
keeper.
Norton, who pleaded not guil
ty to the charge In justice court,
Is In custody under $100 bond.
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.BRIAN DONLEVY
Oil Company Head
Says Government Not
Bested in Contract
WASHINGTON. July 16 (VP)
Denying that the Standard 01
I nninunu nf II flirtl I IML m
belter deal than the government
on tho contract for development
of the Elk Hills oil field, Presi
dent H. D. Collier Mild today
the contract "was like giving
the navy a blank check on our
privately owned resources, and
to some extent on the very fu
ture of our company."
Board, Dealers Say
Wood Supply Ample
War price and rationing board
members met with local fuel
dealers Thursday and decided
that an ample supply of fuel
wood was available to Klamath
county users.
Board members and fuel deal
ers tanned a suggestion to users
that they begin now to provide
for the winter mouths, In order
lo save a last-minute rush.
Hans Norland Fire Imurance.
Hurry! Lost 2 Dayst
eon On HM till
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