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Newspaper Page TextPACE TEN HERALD AND NEWS. ' KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON U. S. PLANE PRODUCTION PASSES AXIS WASHINGTON, May 31 (flV- united States land forces will ijiake their assault on Europe backed up by warplane produc tion wmcn the government esti mates is 4 to 1 ahead of German and more than 7 to 1 ahead of Japan. A Joint report by the war pro duction board and the aircraft production board showed today that this country has turned out 171,257 planes since Pearl Har bor and will make 10,000 planes this year alone. 1 Gains Stacked Up ' Stacking up the gains against estimates of axis production, the report noted that in 1936 Ger many was building 5 planes for every ' one made here . and , by early 1842, the German year of peak production, this country had surged ahead. In numbers U. S. production expanded 3400 per cent between January, 1940 f our months after the European war started and Marcn of tnis year, in weight, the more meaningful measure, output rose 6800 per cent. ' "Present annual Japanese pro duction of combat planes is esti mated at about 13 per cent of the U. S. output," the report said. "The monthly output of Japan, for all types, is estimated at be tween 1000 and 1400 planes. German Production .' ,"' "The Germans are now pro ducing only about 75 per cent of their output in 1942, when they were producing about 27,000 planes annually. 1 "It is estimated that more than 40 per cent of German fighter production has been knocked out (by bombing). Germany's current total monthly production of all types is estimated at about ibuu pianes. Not Kavoed -. (In this connection. General ' H. H. Arnold of the army air forces reported recently tnat while great damage has eaten into German reserves, the en emy's air strength has not been knocked out.) ' The. British Empire and' the V. S. together have built about 300,000 planes since ' England's entry into the war, while Ger many and Japan together are be lieved to have produced about 151,01)0. Germany has been stressing aircraft . since 1935. however, so they entered the war with a stockpile estimated at about 24.000 Dlanes. In the first four months of this year the United States built 35,009 aircraft, or one every five minutes around the dock, ex cluding Sunday. This, years bill for aircraft will come, to about $21,300,000,000, the re port said. - .':'?:' Weds His Replacement Pearl Stegloff, right, above, of New fork City, Joined the SPARS to take over the Job of some Coast Guardsman, and, after training, was sent to replace Yeoman 2c Eric Fendler, left, of irvingion, N. J, who shipped off for sea duty. But she didn't forget him . for when be came back they were married. Medal Winner Must Be Fighting Man' Says Wife NAVYCHIEFTAIN OPPOSES PICK KIIWMEL TRIAL LAUREL, Miss., May 31 '(if) The young farm wife of Con gressional Medal " Winner Cor poral James.D; Slaton observed today' anybody ; could get- along with her husband but said she - WASHINGTON, May 31 (fit Retail sales in Oregon - dropped 5 per. cent last month from March and 4 per cent compared to a year ago, the department or commerce s census bureau reports. . i Sales for the first quarter-of mis year were 4 per cent ahead Of the same period of 1943. Portland retailers did 7. per cent less business last, month than in April, 1943, but sales of independent Klamath Falls retailers increased 16 per cent and those of Eugene and Salem id per cent. - - - . . Shoe stores and filline sta tions throughout Oregon gained an average of 11 per cent in sales last month compared with a year ago. Women's ready-to- wear stores ana food stores were next with 7 per cent gains. ' CRAB PRICE PROTESTED DEPOE BAY, May 31 (PH Fishermen are protesting new SJFA price rulings under which crabs now are being bought by the pound instead of the dozen. They assert that the current price of seven-cents a pound low ers ine scale per dozen from the former 1.79 to about $1.55. To a Machinist with "know how" i it you figure you know your stuff and want a chance to show'it '. . want to work with mtn who take pride In their job . . . If you figure a permanent company Is your kind of company, then this is your ad. Here at Southern Pacific, we want men of your type to work In our big rail roaa shops or roundhouses . , , to help rebuild and repair Iocomotlveb and other railroad equipment. Wr think you'll like railroading i ,-', like seeing a- locomotive (that , you wornea on; go out and do a Job puuing war freights or troon trains. And like the men you, work with the kind of .fellows you'll want to have drop around to the bouse. New, higher railroad: wages. Liberal age limits, medical service. Fine pension pian. itaiiroad pass privileges. All the things that make this a really good job. Sea or write Trainmaster, S. . P. Sfatiory Klamath Falls, , or" your nearest S. P. Agent. EXCEEDS SUPPLY WASHINGTON. May 31 VP) The war. production .board esti- lumber .requirements for the third quarter of 1944 will be more than a million board feet greater than the probable supply. WPB said the lumber resources for the quarter -would be ap proximately 9,217,000,000 board feet, -while estimated require ments amount- to-10,570,000,000. Major .industrial consumers will need 6,356,000.000 board feet, WPB said. Military, ex port and indirect military con struction requirements ' total 1,715,000,000 board feet Auth orized civilian construction will heed 1,128,000,000 board feet, civilian maintenance and repair will require 1,027.000,000 and small industrial consumers have applied for ' 344,000,000 board feet. guessed he was "a fighting man since .he killedsix' Germans at once." Mrs. Dicie Walters Slaton talked' a bout her 32-ycnr-old husband's feat at the rural spot where she and their four sons, the oldest 13. are keeping up the home front by farming "for the duration." - The fighting' cdrporal, said his wife, - volunteered in 1943, "because he could never stand the idea of being drafted." The war department an nounced Sunday award of the nation's highest . medal to the former fireman and 'taxicab driver, of Gulfport, Miss., for killing six -enemy soldiers and knocking out three machine guns in fighting near Oliveto, Italy. He will receive the medal overseas. . Fear Elephants, Live in Trees People in the Trlvandrum dis trict of southern India build their houses in high trees be cause they live' in mortal terror of elephants. WASHINGTON. May 31 VP) Secretary of the Navy Forrcstnl today expressed personal oppo sition to court martini at this time of Adm, Husband E. Kim moron charges of nciiliKcnco in connection with . tho Japanese aiincK on I'eari riaroor. . His statement at a news con ference came while congression al committees were considering a resolution which would fix September 8 as the deadline for starting a court martini trial.: Forrcstal said that '"It seems quite clear that during this war and certainly its immediate base, I personally would not o in favor of conducting such trial." ; , . The house rules committee has approved a resolution, di recting that trial of Klmmcl as commander in chief of niivy forces and Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short should start before June 7, 1945. The senate judiciary committee meantime has sched uled action Monday on a resolu t i o n by Senator Ferguson (R-Mlch.) fixing- September 8 as the deadline. , .', Ferguson introduced this reso lution after receipt of a letter from Kimmel in which the ad miral demanded a "free open PROMPTLY RELIEVES TORTURE OF ATHLETE'S FOOT Zemo (m Doctor's formula) promptly relieves itchy soreness and on contact kills germs that most commonly causa and spread Athlete's Foot. 35 years' success! All drugstores. 7 C RJ1 f IDEAl for Summer Wear! All Wool Gabardine SUITS Good-looking ff?50 double and singla-braasled models In brown and tan. Our Stock Is CompUU. Make Your Selection NOW. DREW'S MANSTORE Allies Tell Underground How to Fight Nazi-Sparked Fires Ahead of Invaders LONDON, May 31 The Gcrmn:i propaganda pronounce ments that .the nmls will apply the scorched earth policy ahead of Gen.- Dwight D. Eisenhower's invasion armies coincided last night with an allied fire-fighting talk to the European under ground. In the , fifth of a series of broadcasts - by supreme head quarters of the allied expedition ary force, a spokesman for Gen Eisenhower told patriots across the channel to koep their fire control un,lts ready because tho fire danger, in' the battle lones would bo. great from bombs, ar- tlllory- and , "Gorman Incondlnr- lsm. ' - - Tho underground also was re minded to brush up on its first and public court martial "at the earliest practicable date." . Forrestal said he had not act ed to any-extent in tho proposed court martial, proceedings which all 'had 'been handled by tho late Navy Secretary Knox. Un der , direction of. Knox, deposi tions have been taken from of ficers now on sea duty acquaint ed with the circumstances, of the Pearl Harbor attack. 1 Id because "the war may wsl! pass quickly and leavo Its casu alties behind." As the ' German propauuiula mill churned out its assortment of fact and fnney, much of It ob viously designed in bring funr to tho waiting , Invasion forces, a roundabout and suspect report told of the killing of five Amorl can airmen In Germany "by agi tated people" This story came from the Her lln correspondent of the Stock holm newspaper Aftonblutlet, who said It was told to him by "a traveler from Leipzig." Tho correspondent said ho was informed a "storm of rage broke out among Gorman civil ians Sunday, wlinn American fighters allegedly strafed women and children, and that when five fliers parachuted to earth "Ger man police were unable to save Two German planes, appar ently on firgms over Britain to have a look at invasion prepara tions, wore shot down yesterday. Fine Invasion weathor contin ued. High tido at Calais will come at 8:38 p. m. tonight and 9:28 a.' m. tomorrow. u LUMBE HEP.SHEY, Pn,. Mny 81 (!) CJov. 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