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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1944)
A mm mKW IrlMyJN fl i i UXJUU and lexr NAZIS THROW till FRANK JENKINS Er. only straw-in-wii-winci Noll lim deflnllo and flat "f which wo cun say! . .. IT.'1 II the TOKyo ruuiu wo !t nlnncii from one of our f'.r: miuv tank totem Murcus lalund Snturtiuy E i InU IIUM"' ... , tair IIIUp I"" uv " , itnrl It l wmosi mio fo( ll.iw.ill. .and MUCH k Hum imliwiiy to Japan. 2, It l only 1200 mile t of Tokyo.) 5 (aliened) nttnek o dls Ii the Jl I'"'1 according to Porln rndlo they Bounded ilr lorm; Tim resentful boc.iuso the M tell ui of these littnekii JUi III' J , i,.- ki.pnlnii silent. If a iforcc breaks ro.llo sllenco neronii enemy waters, its on can lie determined from dlo waves. a lone Liberator, prob ably from our Aleutians droi'iHu iHHiiw" hi niw in only 400 mile from fc It GOT AWAY. The r,ro will to have been too t j .... ,.(l..r II (H.I. 'isro m " ...... ... ..... that or not, as you cnooso.; t .WELL'S troops now hnvo third of Myllkylnn.- They i!l8hllnK In tho mud and ipour or .no muihiiuh fApniirciuiy inry ninn-n In lime. The Myllkylnn ire trying Kot nwI,y i tho Irrnwaddy, and our j ro sinking their boaU. f ' ?Ilaly, there' nothing defln- jly new. Tho Hitler lino J to he cracking badly. di, nuiwlan official nows r. wys lolny: "Tho allies Sulv) nrn cntwible of brrnk fANY (German) defense." Hit ecm to be tho NUB fn ltnllon situation. Thin In Italy we hnvo POWER CUGII to do things. fi prisoner total Htnndii today tll beyond" 600(1 still not Ugh to Indicate Uerman no jillzatlon. Our reserves at tla haven't yet gone Into atch them when they do. rill probnhlv hn a critical, be DKCISIVE, moment. Sand British tactical air fnrnf.il Inlnnrl nvnr tUft end In n "ulunntic bid aimed futroylng every moving mil If object in (he nazi defensive ttlory behind tho Atlantic J." Official accounts Indl I that every moving thing In jtcrn Europe was drivon to r. i IBENHOWER'S spokesman In Jour supremo headquarters In Won today tells the people of occupied countries that the I wsv for them to help us KN WE COME is to be ready provide us with Intimate (and JBlralel ItnnwInlifA nKniil nnrlB Hues, rivers, woods and pos- inuainr neicis. I " tCH Information Is of the UT 'iMOST, PRACTICAL MIL- giu importance. It was a trnltnrnilft nr.n1r whn Jcd the Persians tho secret around the narrow pass of fWopylnc, enabling them to j-rnoa Loonidas and his lnv flal 300. pat's whnt happens when SJn the local population -a inn tiNtjvix. $ PE'S bnttlo plan at Gettys burg was to send Pickett Jr81ng dramatically UP tho n lopc as a SHOW to hold Me attention while the Con- Jf f" rayatry was sent around K i.SS.i",lon llnc iinexpect- IV PROM miln ntnAv. ' S?DnE.nfetlorato cavalry was lOPPED ton tnn. l rf li. ll. (Continued on Pace Two) ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND NEA FEATURES PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1944 NUMBER 10113 May 22. 1944 . Max. (May 21) 61 Min. .... ....39 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Stream year to data ... 7.70 Normal 10.78 Last year .......16.25 Forecast! Fair and warmer. . . mm' Force Mis s mz BLACKUSTING AIMED TOWARD SIDE FIRMS Action to Be Taken Shortly by State Department WASHINGTON, May 22 (P) Tho stulo department miiuo known today that a consider able number of Swedish firms is bulng investigated for black listing unci action against them probauly will bo taken within the next few days. Tho information camo out In connection with a statement by tho department that no firm "bus been or wilt be included In tho proclaimed list merely because means of pressure muy oxlst by reason of American connections." Latest Davtlopmant Today's announcement was tho latest In a series of develop ments stemming from the ef forts of tho United Suites, Brit ain and RiiKsiu to persuade Sweden to stop sending ball bearings to Germany. Tho prin cipal Swedish ball bearing man ufacturer Is the SKF firm which has American affiliates at Philadelphia and Now York--. Tho . state department gave out n list of 11 Swedish compan ies and affllititcs which It said was published In a press report, and said one of tho firms named "Is at the present time under (Continued on Pago Two) Jackson F. Kimball, 70, dean of lumbermen of the Klamath area, died at 1:45 p. m. Sunday at tho family home. 421 Jeffer son street. Mr. Kimball had been at his homo for several days but had foil In excellent health both Saturday and Sun day, Ho passed away in his sleep whllo taking a nap. "Jack" Kimball, as ho was known to hundreds of woods men and lumber operators, was representative of Weyerhaeuser Timber company and manager of tho Klamath Forest Protec tive association at the timo of his passing. Since 1903 Ho camo to Klamath county on April 0, 1003, traveling on foot, becouso ho said onco, "a man could make it easier on foot than ho could by stage." Mr. Klmbull camo west from Molno through tho forests of Minnesota and Washington, op erating as a timber cruiser. As ho reviewed the history of Ore gon logging, ho had said that tho pino country of southern Oregon was as famous as tho (Continued on Pago Two) t Hamm fleiurns to Base; fusing From Hungary Raid ht Lowo11 w- Hamn. 20. Wed missing In action over fttry on April 15, has madd ? way back to his base and pa with his outfit on & g,rua.tltyin8 nws was re M n 8 ,wcck0"d by tho KnJ h yar 8 mother, Mrs. Kth i Hm of Portland. Tho olefin11,1? son ot the Into tl?"11 Frank Hamm of bvm T. m. rlB was em WW by The Harold and News X,Ti?1U0,'n3 h0 n,r corP8' it XI hi 0 080 ho wtlH scnt to f MMiltorrnnean theater and ilv t ,?a somewhere In wi, 0,1 scrvcd as a bom- on a B-17, Flying Fort- im'hJ messago which Mrs. hjartmc.olvod fro" th war v ied iSH ?ho was officially ffii. Lowe11 would "un f in I? cmmunlcato" with th? h i n.onr future, Details w period between tho time I (fJonttM. Ported missing lootiauad on Page Four) tt. Lowell Hamm When Lake view Commissioned Its Navy Auxiliary Airport t ' it: f "Lit : II - ? li 1 ' ,i srrwT:-- tt' ,w i i i r 1 1 vtte I M- , rtetxt tit O n - - V - f ; ki f r 5 . w v O O O O G O O O ' ml Hl.... .kn.n. . mart nf 4m rpnwd and the IDBakars' tlonlna Sunday aftsrnoon. Below, at left. Mayor Rod Waters speaking to the assemblage. Right, two Interested spectators were th.se identical twins Larry and Garry Peters, sons of Aviation Student and Mrs. J. R. Peters of Lakev.ew. Casing proudly down on the 10-months-old Klaaies are tne maxernai gianaparon , aim . "--"-Peters is herself a twin. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' TOKYO TELLS DF NEW BLOW oniziN St i I well .Advances Through Monsoon, . Controls Road - stand at the Lakaview auxiliary, naval air facility commis- E PORTLAND, Ore., May 22 (P) Walkouts of lumber workers in protest of the war labor board's denial of wage increases spread over the northwest today as 1300 members of the CIO Internation al Woodworkers of America fail ed to appear at six large Port land mills. Several hundred members of the AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers union remained away from two other Portland firms. . More Mills Hit In the Pugot Sound area, four more mills wero added to tho 25 already Idle because of a walk out of AFL workers. The Portland group voted yes terday to "go fishing and report (Continued on Page Two) Another Straw In Invasion Wind LONDON, May 22 (P) Thousands of passengers miss ed tholr trains at London sta tions today, with blackboards announcing that many sched ules had beeti,cancolled with out warning. V City, County Officers Nab 75 Young Curfew Violators Seventy-five young curfew vio lators, ages ranging from 12 to 17 years, were picked up on city streets Saturday night between the hours -of 11:15 p. m. and, 2 a. m. by county juvenile officers and city police working in con junction. .. .( i The raids are being conducted by juvenile and other law en forcement officers in an effort to help prevent the rising tide of ju venile delinquency, a large per centage of which acts occur late at night or early in the morning. Questioned The youngsters, after they had been picked up Saturday night, were brought to the circuit court room at the courthouse and there wero questioned at length by Juvenile Officers Harold Hen drlckson and Faye Lucas. ' Questioning revealed that most of tho youngsters' parents didn't know tho whereabouts of their children. In a large number of cases the parents of the young sters were at local dances or oth er places of amusement and didn't know whether or not their children were home. Practically all of the juveniles knew that there Is a curfew law and that they should not have been' out at that hour ot night. Following the questioning- the - youngsters were released. Most Well-Behaved Hendrickson reported that the major portion of the children taken into custody were well-behaved and there was not much evidence that any of the young sters had been drinking. Parents of the juveniles have been noti fied of the raid and asked to , (Continued on Page Two) Flood Appraisal Board Arrives The appraisal board, appointed to look over damage done by the Shasta way flood of a week ago, arrived here last weekend' and was conducting its investigation today. Board members H. A. Packer, T. Torkelson and F. Schlapkohl will submit a report to the recla mation commissioner, and what further action Is taken will rest with him. Persons whose property was damaged were asked to report to the reclamation office so the board may look over the results or the iiooa. Lakevlew's naval auxiliary air facility was formally commis sioned Sunday before a crowd of about 4000 persons, , one of the largest Lake county gather ings in years. - Lakeview Elks lodge officers, headed by Exalted Ruler Elmo Ansele. conducted the commis sioning ritual, and Commander R. R. Darron, commandant of the Klamath naval air station and its Lakeview auxiliary, gave the dedication and tribute to the flag. , v ' .Surprised Committee in charge were frankly surprised at the turn out, of ' Lake county citizens, along with a few from Klamath Falls, for . the , commissioning ceremonies. Cars trailed into .the Lakeview field, for. two hours after the time for starting the program, and stragglers arrived after it was all. over. Navy planes staged a brief but thrilling air show, and one fight er plane, upon landing, blew a tire, giving the visitors a chance to see the crash wagon at work. No one was curt. - ' John Blair, .past exalted ruler of Lakeviewl Elks lodge, was (ConttnuedNon Page Two) By J. B. KRUEGER Associated Press War Editor' Marcus Island, - 1190 miles southeast of Tokyo, was heavily attacked Saturday and Sunday by a carrier-borne force, Japan ese broadcast disclosed today. The worried enemy, added Ber lin ' radio, sounded air raid alarms throughout north and east Japan. , . -. . - "Enemy naval units," pre sumably Pacific fleet ships under command of A dm. Chester -W. Nimitz, approached from the east and launched a two-day aerial blow against the small but strat egically-situated island. A Tok yo, broadcast added that 32 raid ing planes were shot down. . Japs Tell First The broadcast was the first word of suchv a strike first against . Marcus -since September 1 last yearand recalled that th Japanese were the first to dis close last, week's eairier "raid against Soerabaja, Java: ; v-. The island is some 70 miles east of the Japanese-held Bonin islands, 700 miles northwest of Wake and almost . midway - be tween xoKyo ana tne Marshalls. . Worries Niot : .: i. In last September's .heavy raid ou per ceni oi Marcus ' military (Continued on Page- Two)- LATE VOTE RETURN il By The Associated Press Itfst minute election return. trickling in from throughout the state, Drought no upsets today in the already reported results of Friday's primaries. sen. uuy uordon had piled up a' vote of 64,568 against ex Governor Charles A. Sprague's 59,631 to compete with Willis Mahoney unopposed as demo cratic nominee in the Novem ber general election. Other Contest The other senatorial contest this fall will' riit W a v n e Li Morse, who surpassed Sen. Kufus Holman by nearly 10,000 votes, against Edgar W. Smith, democratic nominee who amassed 46,938 votes to Walter W. Whitbeck's 28,572. Win rune nominees who will vie for U. S. representative in the November campaign: . First congressional district: Rep. James W. Mott (R) Henry uxeen (L. , Second congressional .district: Rep. Lowell Stockman (R) C. J. Shorb (D). Third - congressional district: Rep. Homer Angell (R) Lester Sheeley (D). . . Fourth congressional district: Ren. Harris Ellsworth (R) Floyd K. Dover (D). - . . . Scott contest - Leslie M. Scott, renominated on the republican ticket,: .will (Continued on Page Two) 17 DIVISIONS INTO STRUGGLE U.S. Planes Bash Kiel;! Russian Front Quiet, - ' ' By RICHARD McMURRAY Associated Press War Editor - American troops pushed nine miles up the Italian west coast and reached Terracina at the edge of the flooded Pontine marshes today only to be driven back, but established a new line northeast of that anchor of the Hitler switch line. ' ' : Headquarters said the Ger mans now had 17 divisions in the battle lines and had "nothing, left in reserve" south of Rome.' Heavy Fighting Heavy fighting was reported southwest of Pico in the center of the front. Monte Leucio to the west changed hands three times before the French held on. Canadians pierced -the- Hitler line northeast of Pontecorvo on. the lower edge of the Liri val ley, headquarters said. New al lied lines were established north east of Terracina in the region about 24 miles from the Anzio beachhead where American pa trols pushed five miles into tho German flank. ' - The Germans reacted with a strong counterattack below Cls terna. Losses were high on both sides of the main fighting front,' Enter Pico The German command said the allies "repeatedly succeeded, in entering Pico," a Hitler line strongpoint, but were thrown, back in counterattack. The Swiss radio said the eighth army had-captured-Pontecorvo. At Terracina, the Americans were 24 miles from the Anzio' beachhead, 53 miles from Rome, and astride ' the Appian . Way.. Opposition was scant. Inland, the Americans occupied ML San, Biagio, five miles-west of Dondii The allied forces cut the Pbnte-v corvo-Pico lateral road. Prison ers passed 6Q0O. - The Germans shifted troops from the Adriatic in a frantic effort to stem their disorderly retreat. . : .' Other Line The enemy may be falling back- to improvised defenses about 20 miles below Rome where the battle for the eternal city, may be fought. At places on the American ; sector, i the nazis fled behind smoke screens leaving only non-combat soldiers as a covering force. A staff of ficer said - the Germans wera abandoning key positions within the Hitler line to escape annihi lation: Piedimonte was virtually surrounded by the gallant Polish corps who took many prisoners. French infantry and U. S. tanks took Monte Leucio dominating the Liri valley around. Ponte corvo... Kiel Bombed Flying Fortresses bombed tho German naval base of Kiel and U. S. Liberators struck the French invasion coast around Calais today after 750 , heavy British night bombers cast 2800 tons of explosives on Duisburg, chief German inland port which (Continued on. Page Two) ' Sedition Mistrial ' Moves Overruled ' WASHINGTON, May 22 ()--Justice Edward C. Eicher over ruled today all defense motions for a mistrial in the mass se dition conspiracy case which moved into its sixth week. Attorneys for several of the 29 defendants had contended the opening statement of Prosecutor O. John. Rogge was inflamatory and designed to "poison the minds of the jury," but Eicher said he had read the transcript carefully over the' weekend and concluded that it did not "tran scend permissible bounds." Immediately after Ether's ruling, defendant Lawrence Den nis resumed the opening state ment he began last week, term ing free speech as the "only is sue" involved in the trial. ; .-.''.; Wreckage of Missing Laird Plane Found; No Survivors x V Lt. Jack Laird Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Laird of the Marion apartments wera officially, notified this weekend that wreckage of the missing B-17 army bomber on which their son, Lt. Jack P. Laird, 24, was bombardier - navigator, has been found with no surviving crew members. ' ' .. The plane, missing since Feb ruary 26, was 'located 10 miles west of Palmer lake, between Denver and Colorado Springs. The bomber failed to return to its base at Clovls, : New Mex., after a routine combat training flight to Denver.- . , : Lt. Laird entered the service with tha national guard In 1040, later transferring to the army (Continued on Fjige Four) :.
