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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON 'Auffuit 13. 1049 T (Continued From Page One) hand-to-hand with a desperate German rearguard, then pushed on into the town at 9:35 a. m. (3:35 a. m. EWT) today. The fall of Randazzo to the American Tunisian veterans was comparable to the capture of Tunis in the African campaign because it cracked open the few remaining communications lines available to the axis forces, and hurled back the Germans toward their last narrow peninsular foothold in Sicily opposite the toe of Italy. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 13 OP) Allied authorities an nounced today that the U. S. seventh army ... had captured Cape Orlando, the German coastal stronghold which was outflanked by an American landing from the sea Wednes day. The fall of the cape, little more than 40 miles west of Messina, came after American troops to the east and west had established a junction and over ran the adjacent towns of Naso and Brolo. Axis prisoners now exceed 130,000, it was announced. General Captured Among the captives was a General Fiumara, second in command of the Italian Napoli (Naples) division, who was re ported captured yesterday "with donkey." It was not stated whether Fiumara was riding the beast. The Americans under Lt Gen. George S. Patton Jr., sprang forward eight miles along the northern coast through Cape Orlando while the British eighth army advanced four miles on the east coast, threatening Taormina. . Nearer Mission Both allied wings were with in 35 miles of Messina, whose beaches were the scene of an increasing enemy evacuation movement to Italy. Randazzo, the central, anchor of the Germans' -rear guard line, was menaced from the flank as American infantrymen surged. forward over the north ern ring of mountains. The oc cupation of Randazzo was in sight. . : Fight On Outskirts U. S. units fought with the Germans on the outskirts of that mountain-top town, which was littered and broken by re peated aerial bombardments and steady shelling from artillery batteries. Allied airmen who cruised above the sector yesterday re ported they saw exchanges of small arms fire close to the town. The German garrison, by Its tenacious stand, apparently is inviting on a smaller scale the same fate that befell the nazi army at Stalingrad. ' Evacuation Speeded The enemy's evacuation to the Italian mainland quickened its pace yesterday afternoon, when from 33 to 50 vessels of various kinds were seen at one time in the narrow, heavily de fended straits. The withdrawal started at least 10 days ago. (Ross Munro, Canadian press correspondent, said in a dispatch from the eighth army front that a considerable portion of three mauled divisions the Hermann Goering, the 15th armored and the 29th motorized apparently might get away. No "Cape Bon" (Munro said that the north eastern tip of Sicily "is certain ly no Cap Bon," that narrow ness of the strait, heavy anti aircraft concentrations and the wide dispersion of the troops on the beaches were in the ene my's favor).. A famous American division ripped off the eight-mile gain on the north coast, occupying Cape Orlando, .Naso and Brolo, while Amerlxan warships steamed ahead and wrecked enemy railway, and highway communications as far east as Marina di Patti, 28 miles due west of Messina. Advance Near Taormina The veteran British 50th Northumbrian division crashed through four miles on the east coast, just below . Taormina after British naval guns had raked the enemy's positions at Cape All, which is on Messina Friendly Helpfulness To Every . Creed and Purse Ward's Klamath Funeral Home Mrs. A. A. Ward, owner Wlllard Ward, U. S. Navy, Manager , Arthur W.-Larsen, Acting Mgr. Ml High Phone 3334 SEVEN HARMY TAKES GERMAN STRONGHOLD "Gas Rich" Klamath Boys Bring Wrath Of OPA on Stations (Continued from Page One) they "filled the gas tank and a five-gallon can." He said he tendered 15 "E" ration tickets, or some loose 'T" tickets. The minor told Ashland po lice that he had been encour aged to do these things "when I had knowledge of a lot of peo ple getting away with such things around Klamath Falls." The Ashland police sent the gas ration coupons, confiscated from the boys, to the Klamath war price and ration board. Obtain 1000 Gallons Attorney Lewis said the mi nor youth had obtained 1000 gallons of gasoline over a period of time by fraudulent claims to the war price and ration board. He asserted to the board offi cials, Lewis said, that he intend ed to use the gasoline in a farm tractor. The local board's, rec ords showed his father owned such a tractor. .: ' Lewis said the youth ap parently had given the "E" cou pons to a number of other young fellows around town. Regulations It was pointed out tfiat ration ing regulations absolutely pro hibit any gas dealer to put gaso line in the tank of any motor vehicle on presentation of E coupons and also prohibit the dealer from accepting loose gas coupons of any type. It was stated further that T coupons cannot be used to pur chase gas for use in passenger vehicles unless the vehicle is part of a fleet and unless it can be shown at time of purchase that the vehicle is part of a fleet Girl Scouts to Sell Bonds, Stamps Girl Scouts and members of the American Legion auxiliary will sell bonds and stamps Sat urday in the regular booths in stores and along Main street. Booths set up in Moe s. Sears, Montgomery Wards, and Wool- worth will be used by the Scouts for their sales, and members of the auxiliary will sell bonds and stamps along Main street City Police Sport New Blue Shirts Klamath Falls city police have blossomed out in new shirts. Made of light blue cotton, they are replacing the dark blue wool ones that they nave been wear ing. Since it is now impossible to get the wool shirts, and only part of the police had their old ones, the change was a necessary one and probably a little cooler one on these warm days. strait between Taormina and Messina. With enemy resistance at Randazzo obviously in its last hour and the sea-girt German flanks crumbling rapidly, the overall picture appeared bright with the promise of swift and final conquest of the remaining fragment of Sicily. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY KLAMATH BUSINESS COL LEGE has moved to 327 Main, opposite the County Court house, upstairs in the Melhase building. 2596U 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 PHONE 5315 for Quality, Dis tilled, Clean burning ASSO CIATED BURNER OILS. Every gallon a full gallon of heat energy. BALSIGER OIL COMPANY. 8-31m BUY FOR COMFORT This modern, two-bedroom home is comfortable. Has oil furnace, concrete basement, fire place, nicely arranged living and dining rooms with coved ceilings and beautiful oak floors. Other features are fruit room, breakfast room, large un finished attic, rock wool, large level lot nicely landscaped, and several large trees. Price $5,750. Terms: $ 1,750 cash, balance F.H.A. less than rent with taxes and insurance included. BOGUE DALE REALTOR 120 S. 9th Tel. 6972 8-12 FOR SALE Two light trucks. one 4-wheel trailer for heavy farm duty. 1520 Oak. 8-17 2-ROOM furnished apartment. Inquire 230 Main. 8-14 NEW RAILROAD WATCH Will sell for $65 cash or terms. 1813 Birch. 8-19 LOST Ration Book E. Marvin Lucas, 237 Pacific Terrace. - - .8-16 FOR RENT Furnished hous keeping or ' sleeping rooms. Reasonable. B10 No., 10th. . ... 8-14 ,RAF TEAR (Continued From Page One) the ground, the papers added. Blocks Leveled They also said that whole blocks of buildings were leveled and that the number of victims was believed to be very great. A bomb was reported to have de stroyed the famous fountain in the Piazza Fontana as well as the Fontana hotel. The electric railway station was destroyed-and the main rail road station was also hit, the newspapers continued, but not badly. The region around the Porta Venezia suffered the heaviest damage, it was said. BOND QUOTA Klamath county again topped its bond selling quota for the month of July, according to figures from the federal reserve bank. A total of $299,578 worth of bonds was sold, as compared with the quota of $275,000 for the county. Klamath county was one of eleven counties in the state to make their quota, selling 109 per cent, Andrew Collier, county bond chairman, said. Other counties were Lake, 140 per cent of the quota: Douglas, 101 per cent; Clackamas. 101 per cent: Coos, 101; Columbia. 102; Hood River, 119; Multnomah, 106; Polk. 103; Tillamook, 123 and Washington, 113 per cent The July campaign waa car ried on by women's service or ganizations under the direction of the Soroptimists and the Business and Professional Wom en's club. "July and August are really hard months in which to make a bond quota," Chairman Col lier said, "and it is really a credit to the women that they made it. This month the Amer ican Legion and the Auxiliary will need everyone s help to make the $275,000 quota. Livestock Show Committee to Meet A meeting of the executive committee for the junior live stock show will be held at the county agent's office Monday afternoon, Clifford Jenkins, county 4-H club leader, an nounced today. Final plans for the show will be formulated at the meeting which was called by Chairman Lee Jacobs. Other members of the committee are C. A. Hender son, county agent, who is secre tary; Fred Peterson, e o u n t y school superintendent; A. W. Cole, agriculture instructor, and Ed Geary, Rotary club co-chairman. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY LLOYD W. RUSK Contractor and Builder Remodeling 1621 Arthur St Phone 3405 0-12m FOR SALE Kelvinator refrig erator. Rt 3, Box 52, old Mid land road. 8-14 FOR SALE Medford Center Barber Shop in Medford. New est and best equipped shop in town. Sickness reason for sell ing. 8-19 LAKESHORE DRIVE 3-bedroom home, lot 125x150 feet, nice'view of the lake, etc. Price only $4100. Terms $900 down, balance FHA at $28.10 monthly. BOGUE DALE REALTOR 120 S. 9th Tel. 6972 Hans Norland Fire Insurance. STARTS TODAY ALSO 'Billy The Kid Rides , ; Again" . with USTIR OMSSf t SILLY THI KIO AMERICAN MS MILAN TURIN KLAMATH TOPS DURING UL Russ Squeeze Tightens on Kharkov; Five Miles Away (Continued From Page One) were a,tmed at converging on the railway to Smolensk. Spas Demensk has been cap- tured and about 100 towns and Villa B?a ftalrrt hv tha imath nn villages taken by the smashing drive, the communique said. In the Bryansk push farther south the Russians captured more than 60 populated places, one of them four miles east of Karachev. LONDON. Aug. 13 (F Rus sian troops tightened their hold around Kharkov today by smash ing inward from a point less than five miles away while to the north a drive against Bry ansk was stepped up in strength. in strong lighting for Bry ansk, the Moscow midnight com munique said, the red forces have engulfed the important German stronghold of Dmit-rovsk-Orlovsky and 110 populat es places south and east of Kar achev, which straddles the rail line between captured Orel and Bryansk. Take Chuguev Soviet forces to the south hiv taken the town of Chuguev, 22 miles distant The Moscow an nouncement, recorded here by the soviet monitor, said the nazis were in headlong retreat in that area. The nearest ap proach to Kharkov was to the northeast In the Bryansk sector, the communique said the soviet at tackers rushed to a point six miles east of Karachev and 23 miles southeast of Bryansk it self. Moscow claimed 1800 Ger mans were annihilated In that sector. Gala la West Gains also were reported west and southwest of Kroml, be tween Orel and Karachev. Soviet guards stormed into Dmltrovsk Orlovsky, which the Germans had transformed into a strong ly fortified bastion, and smashed enemy resistance after fierce street fighting. More than 2000 German officers end men were slain in this engagement, while the Russians captured 12 tanks, 16 guns, 23 mortars, 200 ma chine guns, 1500 rifles, ammuni tion dumps and depots of other war materials. On the Kharkov salient the Germans were reported using fresh forces rushed from Ger many In an attempt to stem the Russian tide, and had even or dered technical units and en- EDITORIALS ON NEWS (Continued From Page One) and then stick to it but that, of course, would be against all the time-honored rules of di plomacy. TTiERE'S a beautiful rumor from Istanbul today to the effect that the Germans are as sore as a boil at the Rumanians for getting caught flat-footed when we raided the Ploesti oil fields last week. An eyewitness of that affair says the Ruman ian guard in the oil field had taken the Sunday off, leaving only a skeleton defense force on hand when our bombers arrived. It is added that "military heads are expected to roll" as a result. The heads, presumably, are Rumanian, and. the rolling will be done by Germans. DERN, whose rumor factories run night and day, says a substantial part of the nazi gov ernment machinery has been moved from Berlin to Vienna (which is out of present bombing range) and that the nazi author ities are considering making Berlin an "open" city. Bern also reports a "widening gulf" between the Germans and Italians. (Radio Algiers yester day quoted the secretary of the Italian embassy at Istanbul as saying publicly that In 10 days Italy will be out of the war). TT'S much better at this point t. 1r a n f inn... a , I n. T . r crossed on ALL these rumors. There may be something to some of them. There may be NOTHING to ANY of them. This writer's advice is to read everything, believe nothing, keep an open mind and go ahead and do your job a little better than you ever did it before. Hoping for the best and pre paring for the worst is at least a SAFE POLICY. HURRYI LAST 2 DAYS or 1 I foali$Ji;illiK I glneertng detachments Into the front lines. Corridor Narrowed The Kharkov escape corridor has been narrowed from 80 to j 'g the .t" S . T : hours, and as the struggle for the city entered Its ninth day advices from the front indicated the nazis would fight to the fin ish rather than attempt a strategic retreat Their losses were heavy, according to the soviet communique, 30U0 officers and men being killod In two days of battle. Nearly 500 prisoners and 36 tanks were taken. Gardens entered In the Newt Herald 4-H Victory garden con test will be judged on a tour made from August 23 to 27, Clif ford Jenkins, county club agent said today. It is not definitely known who will judge the gar dens, but O. T. McWhorter, 'chairman of the state victory garden contest, has been asked to judge. The garden show will be held August 27 and 28. This year di visions for individual vegetables to be judged will be open, as well as the ones for groups of four or five vegetables. The vegetables which may be enter ed for judging alone are corn, beans, peas, head lettuce, beets, swiss chard and carrots. There will also be a division for the largest variety of vege tables grown In one garden, Jenkins said. Haying Season Over Peak; Help Needed in Threshing (Continued from Page One) weeding season and conscien tious work by the children. . Spud Harvest The most serious problem still confronting farmers is the late potato harvest which will begin after the first heavy frost, pos sibly sometime between Sep tember 10 and 20 and reaching its peak between October 5 and 23. The employment service asks that persons who can, help should please register' early. From the present outlook all help that It is possible to get will be needed because of the increased acreage in potatoes this year. Last fall about 2300 townspeople helped, with the harvest. This year farmers will need from 3000 to 3300 at least. In connection with the spud harvest. Anderson stressed the fact that persons who are to help in the fields must register at the employment office In order to get extra gas to make the trip to the farm, Also farm ers who want extra gas for trucks, etc., must register. Pickups Needed Townspeople who have trucks or pickups which could be used in transporting farm help to the jobs are asked to register, also. A plan now underway for the transportation of potato pickers is to divide the entire farming area into zones, to take the pickers to central spot in each zone and have the individual farmers pick up there as many persons as needed. Register Needs - The Important thing Is that each farmer register his need for help at the employment of fice. Many people have already made arrangements direct with growers. These also, are asked to contact the employment of fice so that records can be made of all harvest help. CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00 P.M. NEW TODAY BARBARA HENRY STANWYCK 'FONDA GARDENS TO BE JUDG DON ANGUS TU AMERICAN, RAF BOMBS TEAR ATKURILES (Continued From Page One) signed targets. Hits started fires among enemy Installations, The aerial battle lasting 45 minutes was the first dogfight In the North Pacific area since American fighters drovo off and destroyed Jupaueso bombers at tempting to raid the Amorlcan landing force on Attu. Flak Heavy Pilots said the anti-aircraft fire was .heavy but inaccurate, mostly coming from several warships and freighters in the harbor. Planes In the raid were from the eleventh air force, and most of the airmen were veterans of Kiska bombings. One pilot also took part in the previous Para mushiro raid. Our pilots found the big Nip ponese base in clear weathor. Planes rising to attack them in cluded some modern land-baaed Zeros, some navy land-based fighters and some float fighters. NAZI GOVERNMENT (Continued From Page One) shifted to Vienna still outside the range of allied bombers. Vi enna was described as having ample accommodations for such offices, since Austria has ceased to have an independent exist ence. One Million Leave German reports Indicated that more than 1.230,000 civilians of a total of 4,230,000 already have evacuated Berlin, chiefly to Pomerania, Eastern Prussia. Brandenburg and Lower Silesia, Leipzig. Magdeburg and Bruns wick also are reported being evacuated. Railroad yards are said to be crammed with evacuation trains, waiting for instructions where to go. Evacuees often are being kept waiting In crowded coaches and trucks for days at a time with out adequate feeding and sleep ing arrangements, reports sold, resulting in a further Increase in ailments and lowering of morale. Goebbels 8ulfers Propaganda Minister Goeb bels, according to reports reach ing here, Is one of the first to suffer a severe curtailment of power in the revision of the relch's government in progress, due to divorcing the home end foreign propaganda systems. The latter now Is under Ribbentrop's foreign office. Army Wife Held For Grand Jury (Continued from Page One) Mrs. Wright's custodian, said the latter told her that she hnd believed she was to become a mother until shortly before Jud ith was taken from her crib In a hospital nursery August 2. When she found that her hopes were false, she told the officer she went to Portland to adopt a baby, but was not successful. HURRY! HURRY! LAST TWO DAYS NEXT ATTRACTION Is Colorado Police .. Hunt Clues in Torture Killing (Continued from Pag One) twat not often found In the sheep country. The sheerherder had been rob bed. His pockets were empty, and the wagon had been stripped of supplies brought to him last Sunday and of two high powered rifles. Authorities, however, dis counted robbery as the slaying motive. MacFarlane said It waa not known If any of Howell's sheep were stolen. "They are scattered so far we may never know," he added. Churchill, FDR To Talk Military (Continued From Page One) President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill a problem of selecting two new operational commanders at their Quebec conferences. Most Important, because of Its direct bearing on a drive for final victory In Europe, la that of commander-in-chief of the forces which eventually probably this fall will have the difficult task of reconquer ing Burma from the Japanese. Single Head ' Since the start of the African Invasion last November military sources have been notably re ticent about the prospects (or a commander In Europe. The pattern followed In all Ameri can and British-American oper ations to date, however, makes it clear that If. and when the big push begins It Is almost cer tain to have a single directing head. Elsenhower Should General Dwlght D. Elsenhower be chosen there Is some belief that he would have general direction both of the continuing Mediterranean oper ations and the promised thrusts Into northern Europe. Speculation as to the selec tion of a Britisher for the Eu ropean command revolves prin cipally around Britain's two most victorious generals of this war General Sir Harold Alex ander, now deputy commander under Elsenhower and chief of military government In Sicily, and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont gomery, commander of British forces in Africa and Sicily. i Tanks Help to Advertise Army Premiere Show (Continued from Page One) ceeds from which will go entire ly to army relief. The Pelican theatre. Incident ally, is the second largest in Ore gon to hold a premiere showing "This is the Army" August IB. The largest theatre is in Port land. Premieres will be held in several Oregon cities. Ticket sales were going rapid ly here. Classified Ads Bring Results. Tickets On Sale Pelican Box Office Telephone Reservations Call 4373 MRNERBROS PROWWrnCTTUE CURTAIN ON THE DrrEKTAINMUfr SENSATION OF THIS GENERATION THE MEN Of THE JIRMED FORCES GEORGE MURPHY KJAH LESHE ItROMlORElMlfuoKHseus iiMiuit mm mmm KATE SMITH MlftMa OR . Premiere Showing Wed., Aug. 18,8:30 7 ml Mm TARRING AMERICAN. 1 BOMBS TEAR (Continued From Pag One) warnings that the mass attacks were about to be resumed. All Types Used The American and British commanders of the strategic northwest Africa air force threw every type of liruvy and medium bomber In tholr arsenal at Rome. The huge fleet waa escorted by Lightning fighters. While It was not officially stated, It was believed the at tacking force probably encount ered heavier fighter opposition than In the previous mid. when few axis Interceptors and almost negligible anti-aircraft fire were found over the target. LONDON, Aug. 13 (P) The Rome radio said In a broadcast recorded by the Associated Press that Pope Plus XII visited the areas of the Italian capital bombed In today's allied aerial assault. The pope made his visit Imme diately after the planes had de parted, the broadcast said. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Aug. 13 W) American bombers caused heavy damage to two railway yards In Rome today In their second attack of the war on the Italian capital and returned without the loss of a plan despite strong enemy fighter op. tonight. Support Plan Splits Subsidy Opposition (Continued from Page On) prlcea are out of line with price ceilings, It would b necessary for the CCC to buy the affected crop or commodity and resell ts distributors and processors at prices In line with the ceilings. Any losses incurred would b borne by the billion dollar fund now under consideration. Weeds Still Too Green to Burn Due To Wet Spring A wet spring and late rum mer are the causes attributed to grass and weeds on the vacant lots not burning so far this year. The fire department has been at work recently trying to burn grass and weeds but reports they are too green and will not burn or catch fire. The burning has usually started in July of other years. NOW PLAYING eiBMaltB m 9mtm aw ' H' mrA mremn MMJHrmMJfM Saturday Midnite LEON ERROL COMEDY W ATROMEYARDS HP CXTRAI J ' ft
