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Newspaper Page Text'Auirimt 13. 1043 PAGE FOUK HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Member In Aaacuns Fua Th AaaMtaaad tnm la tet allf catllM lo tha w of ia obllratlofi of til im dltpalehta aradllatf Is f of o othtrvlM cne-lt to Uila papar, aod alaa taa local owa publuhH Uicrdo. AA rlttu of pjpuMleatloa o (BMlal dlapatehaa ara alao r aarrad. ' FRANK JENKINS JMttar , A trmporary eomb.nstlotj of Itit Mroto HwM iM Iht Klamath News. Publuhfd Trj tfteraooa ntp ftoodtjr a EspltnitJt and Plot ttrveU, Klanath relit, Orcgoo. by the HereM PuM ithtac Co. and the Slamalh Kava PubltablDf Compaay KntrH at ueonif daw matter at the postofftee of Klamath Fall, Or., o Aufuti M. IM6 under art of concrete, Uarca a. Iir. amftr Auwr Bumuo Or CotcuiATtox Sepreeeatfti KaUooaJly hy Wtn-HotxnuT Co, Ixo. Mb FraDriKO, Jf Ycvk, ( title, QUcarv. PorUeod, Lot MALCOLM BPLEV Managing Editor EPLEY Today's Roundup Br MALCOLM EPLEY THE following story Illustrate a situation relative to the Klamath Falls airport which we think should come to the attention of those In authority in the unnca States air services. A service plane came over the mid-coast area in the night It overshot one field in northern California, turned west by mistake until a sight of the ocean warned of the wrong direction. Turning back,' the plane crossed the moun tains and came soon over Klamath Falls. It passed north over this city at an early morning hour. The gasoline supply was running too low for a safe con tinuance of the flight, and the plane turned back over Klamath Falls. Southeast of the town lay the airport, mark ed with ,. lighting facilities. The men in the plane were over" unfamiliar country, but they believed they should be over ' Klamath Falls. But their map, corrected to June, 1943, did not bear the markings which would indicate the specific lighting they could see on the field below them. It showed only "municipal airport" at Klamath Falls, and "municipal air port" might mean anything. Thus uncertain of their exact location, the pilots nevertheless decided to bring the plane down on the strange field. They criss-crossed the field several times, with landing lights on for an examination of the runways. Then the plane swung about, and came in safely. At the hangar, of course, the crew found out for certain where they were, arrange ments were made for replenishing the gas upply, and the plane left the next day for its base. Where Am I? SUCH deficiency in service fliers' information relative to the Klamath field has been prev iously demonstrated here. On one occasion, the pilot of a plane that landed on the field here on a wintry day came into the Hangar and asked where he was. He declared he had no idea there was an airport at Klamath Falls with the facilities available here; in fact, following his map and forced by a fuel shortage to seek a landing place, he was look ing for the tiny emergency field at Lake o' the Woods! The government built the runways on the Klamath Falls airport and Installed the light ing equipment, . which has been in for more than a year. Yet these incidents show that these facilities are not properly known to serv ice filers, and it appears they are not fully indi cated in the information provided them. Possibly many filers themselves have not taken proper steps to acquaint themselves with the faculties here. Circumstances could easily arise in which this lack of information could be the cause of a tragedy. It could cost the lives of fighting men, and the loss of a valuable ship. There occurs to us no reason to keep government-built facilities, or any other facilities, secret from the service men who might need to use them. . Warm Springs Mileage IN writing yesterday's story about the Warm Springs cut-off, we ran into trouble on com parative mileage as between Warm Springs and the Willamette highway routes. Bend boosters for Warm Springs had said the difference was about five miles, but the figures were somewhat Indefinite and we sought official statistics from the highway office at Salem. Our query was delayed. The first report came from, another Salem source, and gave the dis tance from Klamath Falls to Portland via Warm Springs as 355 miles, as compared with 303 on the Willamette. ' We knew that was haywire. We pressed for report from the highway department, mean while checking a report made a few years ago to the chamber of commerce. That figure was 313 for the Warm Springs, 301 for the Wil lamette. Finally, we used that comparison. After the paper was gone, the final figure from the high way engineers came through. Here it is: Klamath Falls to Portland, via the Willam ette highway, 300 miles. Via Warm Springs highway, 306 miles. That's the official comparison. Our apologies to Don Peoples, Bob Sawyer, Judge Hamilton, Tom Brooks and Bill Niskannen of Bend. I ted fill MALLON News Behind the News By PAUL MALLON AASHINGTON, Aug. 13 The German mill V T tary situation is decaying rapidly. Italy Is defenseless, as we control the air and sea on both sides of the boot Wherever the nazis elect to dig their defensive line In Italy, we can turn their positions by landing in their rear from the sea. Frontal attacks are. not necessary. Swiss rumors .have suesest l I ed they are digging In on the -?vs fl Po river line, which would leave a a. ine boot to ine itai- ians and to us. It is too far north to be turned from the sea. A better line runs across the top of the Apennlne mountains, north of Florence, but it could be turned. ' However, both positions can be fed from Germany only through the Brenner Pass (about 200 yards wide). Our bombers can close that pass and cut off any nazi defense in Italy as soon as they get into Italian .mainland airfields. The only other possible German supply routes for defense on North Italian soil run through Switzerland, and the neutral Swiss have prom' Ised to blow up the tunnels at the first move. The Balkans, weakened by withdrawals of the Italian garrisons, shortly will become sub ject to feasible dual-invasion. Our troops can land in Albania faced only by Italians. If such an attack is accompanied by a simultaneous declaration of war by Turkey and an invasion of Salonika from the east all Greece can be cut from nazi communications without the hazards of a frontal assault through Crete. The German homeland itself is becoming practically defenseless from the air. The fu tility of her efforts was shown by the British attacks Wednesday on Neurenberg and Nann- neim. For four or five days previously, our air forces had been relatively quiet, obviously cook ing up a heavy new campaign. (We generally lay off a week between bombing campaigns.) During this inactivity we circulated rumors that Berlin was about to be attacked, causing the Germans to call in their planes and anti aircraft for defense of their caDitaL To do this, they had to uncover most of the rest of the country, including Neurenberg and Mann- neim. They cannot defend everything, there- lore, iney cannot defend anything. a Russian Defense Weakening THEIR, defense in Russia is likewise weaken ing. Their communiques feebly claim their current withdrawals are voluntary. But they cannot conceal the fact that they fought their best possible battle for the defense of Orel, and upon losing it had to retire. At Belgorod, they put up less of a fight But you may be sure the Germans are not now yielding a foot of Russian territory volun tarily. Everything they held was vital militarily. For instance, the loss of Orel and Belgorod gave ine Russians a lateral rail line behind the front for the best possible movement of supplies. Nazi loss of Kharkov will lengthen this road behind the whole Russian front. Loss of Bryansk will be equally disastrous from a nazi military standpoint, as it was a strongly de fended rail junction. SIDE GLANCES Greatest Defeat rT the greatest German defeat of this war has not been adequately reported or popu larly understood. Hitler apparently placed great hopes far more than we knew at the time upon unrestricted submarine warfare. Like the kaiser, he staked all on stopping the flow of our munitions and men to the battle fronts of North Africa, Russia and Britain. Tunisia, Sicily and Italy were lost to him when he failed to sink our ships, just as all Europe now obviously has become lost to him by the failure of his complete Atlantic sub marine campaign. Historians may yet record that he lost the war by his failure on this front, as was the case in 1917. From a military standpoint, his position thus already has become practically defenseless on all fronts in the sea, land, and air. You may be sure the nazis know this better than we do. Sicilians 'Invade' North Africa t, ;( & The Italians are back in North -Africa, but this time as prisoners. Line of the captives just arrived from Sicily follows a Bren gun ' 1 carrier down a street as they bead for temporary prison camD. IT'S A DEAL .SAN FRANCISCO W) Fruit spoiling for cans, and house wives spoiling to can it, got to gether on a vacant lot. It brought directly from farm er to consumer hundreds of baskets of dead-ripe apples and pears. The fruit went at 3 cents a pound for apples, 4) cents for pears about half the current retail price for near-ripe fruit. 12,000 BULLETS A MINUTE An automatic pneumatic gun developed by a Los Angeles in ventor pours out 12,000 rounds a minute. No powder is necessary in the gun, compressed air pro vided by cylinder beneath it supplying all the force needed to "blow" the equivalent of a .50 caliber bullet. We suggest that Hitler start choosing his. words well some day he is going to have to eat them. ...... Mwwm Cfi ccra. mi a m tnma. we. t. n-im n trwrcar: The War Today Br DeWITT MacKENZIE "Now, sis, you go nromut complaining to everybody how 1 hoi it is today, and mention our ginger ale stand we'll make you propaganda chief V Dr. Masters' Health Column Simple Blood-Building Diet Prevents Pre-Natal Anemia Br DR. THOMAS D. MASTERS Anemia is one of the most frequent complications of preg nancy. One of the reasons for regular pre-natal examinations is to detect anemia as early as possible, when it is easy to treat and before it can particioate in the development of any other complication. Fortunately, there are satisfactory and usually sim ple means of correcting the anemias due to pregnancy. It is the rule that the blood count and hemoglobin levels fall during pregnancy. For a long time, It has been recog nized that a certain decrease in the figures for these two con stituents of the blood is due to an increase in the plasma or fluid portion of the blood. It is nothing more than dilution of the blood cells that accounts for the apparent anemia regu larly encountered during pregnancy. NORMAL BLOOD COUNT There are normally in the non-pregnant - women about 14 gm. of hemoglobin in 100 cc. of blood. Because of the physiol ogic increase in the blood vol ume during pregnancy, this fig ure may fall to 10 gm. without indicating any loss in the total volume of hemoglobin. By the same token, the red blood cell count does not indicate blood loss when it shifts from four and one-half million in the non pregnant state to three and one half million during pregnancy. Levels for hemoglobin and red blood cells lower than the stan dards for normal pregnancy in dicate a true anemia. The vomiting of pregnancy and the gastro-intestinsl dis turbances associated with that state may interfere with the dietary factors necessary for the stimulation of the blood cell formation. Furthermore, preg nancy exerts an increased diet ary demand on the mother which is not always met by a proper selection of foods. Be sides these factors, the fetus constantly demands the sub stances out of which blood is produced, and takes them at the expense of the mother. It is rare, indeed, of an infant to be born anemic, an observa- Hitler 'Justice' V Kit -t tion which means that its sup ply is assured, regardless of the intake on the part of the moth er. If the mother is anemic, the infant may also become anemic seme months after birth because of deficient storage of iron by the fetus. 'The administration of iron to the mother during preg nancy or .to the Infant after' birth will prevent this type of anemia. DEFICIENT DIET IS FACTOR Although anemia may occur in all groups of pregnant wom en, regardless of economic status, all surveys emphasize the fact that the condition is much more common at the low er income levels, in which groups dietary deficiencies are likewise more frequent Also anemia due to pregnancy is more infrequent in women whose dietary history is known to be satisfactory,. ' The increased demands exert ed by pregnancy may result in anemia if there is not a simul taneous increase in the supply of blood-building materials. Ad ditional Iron-containing foods such as liver, green, leafy vege tables and protein foods such as meat, fowl, and dairy pro ducts will balance the stepped up need and prevent anemia. The periodic pre-natal examina tion will verify the result and detect the onset of any other complication. Seattle Barbers Boost Haircut Price SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (Ef fective Monday, it will cost to get a haircut here. . The Seattle Barbers' union voted the increased price last night. The prevailing rate In union shops has been 73 cents. WACs Arrive at Camp White CAMP WHITE, Aug. 13 &) The WACs have arrived at Camp White. The first group of enlisted wo men numbers 15. They will be assigned to supply, motor trans port, personnel, administration and other duties of a similar na ture. I MEAN ME KANSAS CITY (P) A navy plane and later an army plane piloted by a major crashed through warning barriers on the municipal airport main taxi way. Just what do you think we ought to do?" an irate commis sioner asked the major. "Well," replied the officer I'd put up a few more barri cades and red lights just so some dumb, fat major could knock em down again! , . t (NEA Telepholoi Here's another black mark against Hitler. It's the hanging of a Ser bian patriot in Belgrade, from when the picture was smuggled and dis tributed through the Office of Wat Information. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? Sunburn, mosquito bites, or "just plain heat rash.." Cooling the burn out of sunburn is a heavenly pleasure. And easy, too. You simply sprinkle Mexsana well over irritated skin. This soothes, re lieves, also protects against more ir ritation from chafe. Mexsana, for merly Mexican Heat Powder is not a talc, but a real medicated powder. Famous over 40 years for beating the heat of heat rash, protecting against chafe irritations, and taking the ouch out of itchy mosquito bites. Keep it handy and keep ahead of these summer miseries. It costs lit tle and you make even greater sav ings in larger sizes. Get Mexsana, Br DsWITT MacKENZIE The gods of war certainly are smiling on the great and going concern of Roosevelt. Churchill it Co., as the senior partners pre pare to begin what probably are their most important conversa tlons since the first historic con ference on the Atlantic In the days of '41. That is to say things military are, going exceedingly well. mere are great iniernniionai po litical problems to plague the chiefs, but the matter of Immcdl ate concern presumably Is where and when the Anglo-American allies can best swarm aboard the European continent and capital lze the successes of the red arm ies before opportunity tukes a nose-dive. Going Good Things could scarcely be going better on the two land fronts and the one air front of the European theatre. That certainly should facilitate the difficult decision the president and Britain's prime minister must make. Should the Russian assault lose steam before the western al lies are able to take major action to divert further nazi strength fromthe eastern front, then the opportunity for a quick allied coup de graco might be swnl lowed up In the bad weather of autumn, and the war would be protracted. That's a contingency the conference between Messrs. Roosevelt and Churchill is calcu lated to meet Stops Material - So thorough has been the devastation among the nazi war Industries of western Europe that London tells us an end has been put to the steady flow of Hitler's basic materials. The great American and British bombers therefore are able to turn part of their attention to centers manufacturing consumer goods, like the famous and an cient city of Nuremberg. The purpose of that, of course, Is to hit the morale of the civilian population. One of the essentials for Inva sion of western Europe was de struction of the main sources of Hitler's war supplies.' London's statement indicates that the air navies have wrought so well that the fuehrer now must be feeding heavily off his fat, that is. the resources which he had stored away before the round-the-clock bombing started. So by and large, the allied chiefs should be pleased with the set-up as they sit down at the conference table. Germany Orders Investigation of Ploesti Oil Raid ISTANBUL, Aug. 1 1 (Delayed) UP) Germany has ordered a military cordon thrown about the Ploesti oil fields pending the outcome of an Investigation to fix blame for the American raid on August 1 which caught the defenders napping, it was learn ed today. Military heads are expected to roll as a result of the attack on that vital Rumanian oil supply. An eyewitness to the raid said that most of the Rumanian guard had taken the Sunday off, leav ing only a skeleton force. We did an awful lot of pray ing and we both had an Idea we'd be rescued. Ensign Eu gene P. Farley, adrift 10 days with comrade on scout plane. Main Street on Attu -- - : iMMMar;Jrw tifVMII There's plenty of scUvlty on Attu ss labor battalions, Including the famed Seabed, turn the bleak Aleutian Inland Into a number one bust tor attacking Japan. This tent city Is Attu's metropolis, with Its piles of supplies, wooden mess hall and snow-capped peak In background Klamailfti d- -'. - a Wiv-'"-From the Kit! y 40 yor jj:jj,"ojQ,nf 10 "go. ; From The Klamath Republican Aug. 13. 1903 All previous transcontinental records have been broken by the Lowe special, which left New York-at 2:43 p. m., on Au gust 4, and arrived at Los An geles at 1 p. m August 7. By transporting the special train In 82 hours 40 minutes, the San ta Fe railroad beat all previous records. , From The Klamath News August 12, 1933 Governor Julius Meier was here today for the state Legion convention. a a Florence Parks, 13, was In jured while riding a bicycle at esplanade and Main streets last evening. ; a a a Tho outlook for a good Klam ath potato crop continues to strengthen. Hundreds Suffocate In Berlin Air Raid STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12 W Dispatches from Germany said today that hundreds of persons suffocated In air raid shelters during the heavy bombing of Hamburg and that the city's entire shelter system would have to be revamped to pro vide emergency oxygen supplies. Authorities said fires caused by incendiary bombs drew oxy gen from the air raid shelters, a correspondent of the Stock holm Tidningen reported. Moro German than itvur m- going to this country this sum merand It has nothing to do with vacations. Father Distributes Children as Mother Languishes in Jail NEWARK, N. J.. Aug. 13 W) A 23-year-old father's distribu tion of four of his six children, all under seven, among fontrrA parents while the mother wV being held In jail on nn adultery charge drew the attention today of the Children's Aid society. The father, James Young, ser vice station mechanic, said he was unablo to caro for the chil dren after his wife, Marion, 23, was lodged in Jail, and made his appeal for foster homes through the Newark Star-Ledger. Yesterday, Young's home was crowded with prospective foster parents eager and willing to take Uie youngsters. "They started coming eorly," Young said, "and they came from all over hundreds of them all kinds of people." University of the South to Resume Q Football Play SEWANEE. Tenn., Aug. 13 m Football's old-time giant killer, the University of the South, re- . turned to the grid picture tods with an announcement that II would resume play In a thMax game Intercotlcglnte schednisl this fall with a team composed ' of civilian students and naval trainees. Little Sewanre was one of thai first southern colleges to inaug-1 ' urate football In 1801. And It was one of tho first to drop the game became of wartimo con ditions early In 1042. Classified Ads Bring Results. Haw Shlpmant Van Heuten Pajamas Siias A to D RUDY'S MEN'S SHOP lh ana Main THE OLD JUDGE SAYS... "Makttm feel extra good htatitf you talk that way, Judte.,.nevet tealiud I wascontnbutw to the wat effort in the way you mention." "You certainly are. Hank. Part o the grain you farmers grow is used by the bever age distilling industry to make alcohol for war purposes. Hundreds ol millions ol gal lons are requiied every year for smokeless powder, medical supplies, chemical warfare materials, thatterprool glass, lacquer for camouflaging equipment, fuel to propel tor pedoes and in the making of critically needed ynlhetle rubber- But, Rank, the grain used In distilling this alcohol Is not thrown away, It li processed and comes back to the farm again in the lorm of distillers' dried grains or dried solubles which jrou use lor dairy feed, nog supplements and poultry mashes. This year alone It Is estimated 388,000 torn ol these much needed feed etuQs will be produced by the distillers." " ton mi now, Judge, why you lay ffi M'gAy good thing we Hate a leiol distillmt industry in times like these."