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By FRANK JENKINS
- .. ... I- ..,rlll,t Inilnv II a
A irnuiM hold n tblril of Urn
L of Cherbourg. U. S. iirm
mid Infnnlry mills have
.nun TlIK DOCKS.
Tho German" admit Unit the
wt fun '
jfcouri,
LnMK of the Qarmnna
J) were ordered to ulimd mid die
tn ntuitd ond dlo. Other
tew. cvldnntly. an
nrllluli t officer cllm it
ii, iminiliiK Hint we'll enpturo
j'lKinl ;to,OUU) lurrendnred.
s Still nlhr dm l Cnpe Bon,
L TumInIii) rotreulcd Into thu
'i.rrow Cliim do III Hmkiio ppnln
lull from which Gorman heavy
Juiu ro atlll ahelllnii UicrbourH
ntl W1IITEIIEAI), cxner.
V (enccd AP correK)iHleiil,
itblfi today:
& "M.i mm hould ever forunt hc
?i,.nl of Cherbourg If there lire
t.,,1 crltle of the Amerlcun
...MI.t of tlio Cherliouru cam
Mian, they .Imply haven t neen
L.t ironiM In action. I have
.-, a lot of lowm full In Africa
cHv and Italy ... of nil the
;i,Ucc itiormed by klll and unU,
i hii ritnka nt the TOP of the
;"'" . . .
the niifo homo front
n,iiif we have nroblemii. If
wo 11 approticii uiui mi mw
:ihte men of our npproached
ilhf bloody Job of tiiKlnK Ulier
laiiiru we II co mem univ
u ATI.
i Our homo front problem! have
bcfii erio omy um w
'lnvfii't approached them In thl
iiilrll of co-opcriiuon nnu
f;'(icrlflce.
WB of
ivWITIl the
( i rr
fall of Cherbouru
Iho Invnnlon of Europe will
niir n nnw tihaae.
We'll then have a port where
"men and material can bo tin
lolfd niK-cdlly and efficiently
ii,. Al.l. wenther. Our American
fronvoya can nail UHlfcLiL-r io
ITnnce. without tho delayii uv
In inina-shlnplna In En.
hn1. We'll have a naval banc
ion the European aide from which
i to fiiilit German nubmarlnca.
s Tim Clierboum neniniiuia iio-
iltiillii oenlnauln l Ita correct
Ijcograplilc name) will lllve ui
3 room to throw our idrenglh
round after scltlnif asnoro
lomcthliifl wo haven't had no far.
WHILE American! have done
the Cherbouru Job, we
muntn't foruet that tho credit
won't bo ALL, our. Tho British
and Cmindian. hold UK iitubborn
ly nnd bloodily nt Caen, have
ki.ni i in. welubt of German
armor OFF OUR NECKS while
we battled for the city nnd lt
port.
TN the caul, lour or five great
1 red nrmicK nro atormlng foe
wnrd on n front of 2B0 to 300
mllrs In a CONVERGING drive
on Minsk, nt tho old Polish bora
rr. Mlnlc lira nn the CrOJlt mil
rond (hnt leads to Wnrsnw and
RKNI.IN
Vitebsk ha! been !urroundcd
and Is bchiK entered (43,000 uor
mans nro said to have been trnp
ped there.) Tho line of tho
Dvlnn. traversed both by tho
river nnd bv another arcat rnll
rond, leads down to Riga, on tho
Bnltlp.l
The Russians hnvo advanced
as much ns 25 mile! In three days
t somo plnce. They call tho
Gcrmnn f linlit a "retreat of
ponlc."
HITLER, (wherever ho Is) fncc
nntu : thn rlllnmnin ho hns
Rnuultl (rnm thn tnrt in avoid
lli is finMinn nt front and
bnck doors, and ALSO at a side
door in Holy,
.
IN tho Pacific, wo'ro cleaning
up on Snlpnn. The Jnps have
been driven Into tho uiana
nnrthnnstnrn pnrnnr. Today
dlsnnlehos unv that If wo haven't
alrcndv tnkon Gnraoan. tho Is.
Innd's capital nnd port, wo can
WllCnOVOr WO CIIOOSO. lire oavz
arc believed to bo evacuating It,
MIMITZ today sums up tho
l battloof Saipnn. From June
10 In ! im n wn downed 747
Jnp planes, sank 30 Jon ships
nd damnaod 81 more. ThoJnp
Shlna annlr nf, rlnmnffnd lnClUuC
SIX CARRIERS probably the
ENTIRE carrier force of tho Jnp
ncet that threatened us
Sninnn
In Ihn Viln knllln n( SundaV
June 18, wo shot down 402 Jap
pmnes a now world record
one bnttlo.
.
VWE can pretty safely Jump to
, tho conclusion that the Jnps
hnvo lost the SEA BATTLE OF
1MB PACIFIC already, ai so,
tllOV hnvn Inot tholr island CtTl'
Piro (not yet PHYSICALLY, but
wunout sumcieni air anu
DOWnr Ihnv must lnsfl It.)
Thnt lnntm. Ihn nniltillfint Of
Asia ns tholr Inst hope and
thoro they arc driving ahead with
everything they fiavo. They
have less than 200 miles left to
8 to link up with Canton (and
Hong Kong.) That will give
'nem a land routo from Korea
lt Burma. , '
., This Inncl routo, which borders
ho South China Sea, can bo
tnreninnnri hv nip nnd sen from
Jho Philippines, when wo got
mure.
N Chlcngo today, it Is reported
tl'.i t-. -m 1'in.
I
DEWEY'S VOTE
HARVEST GOES
I! OVER TOP
latform F r a m e r s
Begin Debates
On Planks
Br PAUL MILLER
CHICAGO STADIUM, June
20 (!') Thomas E. Dewey's
hurvest of pledged votes swelled
beyond tho total needed lor a
first ballot nomination os the
republicans held the first ses
sion of their 23rd national con
vention In this steaming amphi
theater today.
With state after state Jumping
on a Dewey band wagon, me
New York governor had a total
of 530 pledged votes at 12:20
m. (CWTl when mo opening
session ended after a one-hour
nnd 18 minutes meeting. In ad
dition his supporters said 180
others were assured.
Thus a first ballot nomination
aDnenred certain when the con
vention gets around Wednesday
to choos nc its presidential can
dldate, It requires 020 votes to
nominate. . .
The f rst' session, liven over
to preliminary organization and
a welcoming: address from Gov
ernor Dwight Green of Illinois,
got underway at lima mia
utes late. '
Brlcksr Behind
This afternoon, rjlalform
frnmers were debating proposed
planks drafted by. subcommit
tees. In a surprise move, the
farm subcommittee ' came up
with a nronosal for an endorse'
ment of crop control as a "last
resort."
Sn nr had Gov. John W
Brickcr of Ohio dropped In the
nronnventlon determination of
stalo votes that speculation of
tho delegates switched irom mo
presidency to talk of vice presi
dential prospects headed by
Gov. Earl Warren of California.
Gov. Dwight uriswoia oi jse
braska. It was announced, will
rjlace Governor ueweys name
In nomination Wednesday mora
. . . 1 J U . A
prnuiniisiv. ijriswuiu
been mentioned for me vice
presidency. His designation to
nominate said uncummncu .im
ports on the convention floor
was part or n pictc u nn
ctrntoav thnt was discussed as
hftninif nn like this:
.' . 1 l.UHAw
Griswold, a mia-wcsijrirci
(Continued on Page Two)
Doctors, Dentisis
Face Draft Caff
NEW YORK. June 26 P)
r ni j-ni( KnnrHs have been m'
UUl.ll , VI ... i . " " . , , , , .
structcd they may classify 1-A
a fni- Induction all phy-
sicians and dentists under 38
years of ago and certified for
military service by the war man
,nr mmmisston who have
Liuj u onniv fnr nr acceDt com
Knlnctive Service Di
rector Artluir V. McDermott an
nounced yesterday.
Led Attack
Zhlobin Taken
At Other End
Of Front Line
LONDON, June 28 (JF) Rus
sian troops have stormed and
captured two great German
strongholds of Vitebsk and Zhlo
bin at opposite ends of the White
Russian front, Marshal . Stalin
announced tonight in two orders
of the day.
The Russians first took Vitebsk
by storm, trapping five German
Vic Adm. Marc A. Mltschtr
(above) commands the earrlsr
force of the u. 8. nun tun
which surprised a Japann
fleet between the Philippines
and Marianas, sinking at lttst
fcur of their ships, Including 'an
aircraft carrier. (AP Wlrepheto)
E
im
7 f ) .
ROME, . Juno .28 ;OTAffln-
can troops oi ra mui iw
seized the Port of Piombjho
without . opposition yesterday,
thereby gaining a valuable ad
vanced fupply base for corttln;
UCd tnrusl up lUliy 8 wesi.,;yoi,
...kiia ' Vinth American' and
French troops converged ph the
inland town of Siena, allied
headquarters announced today,
DcAettinif nftpr the enemy.
who was compelled to evacuate
Plomblno to ovoid .encircle-
s American lnianiry; fliiu
tanks stabbed, within five mj es
of Suvcreto and within 38 miles
of the important port of Leg
horn. Plombino is almost direct
ly opposite the captured .Island
or jsioa.
Threaten town
Further inland the. Germans
were rolled back upon. the ap
proaches -to Siena from. .three
Slrectlons. One fifth army ..force
cracked through the villages of
Tnminiin and Scalvala and
(Continued on Page Tw6)
Grants Pass Boy
Drowns in River
r;oAViT.cs PASS. June 28 (P)
Guy Junior Jackson, 10, Jvas
drowned in the Rogue river
about 8 o'clock last night, Chief
of Police Carl Dallas said today.
The body was found at 9!l5
wedged against a pier of tho.rall
road bridge 30 feet up the river
from, the point where he had been
wading. - . ,
u nnri Mrs. G. T. . Jackson
tho luppnli were at a theatre,
Four other children, including
the boy's younger sister, were
also wading when the boy step
ped into deep water, Chief Dallas
said.
divisions and smashing this most
formidable nazi bastion on- the
eastern front, while other soviet
armies menaced still more fort
ress cities in White Russia.
Capture of Zhlobin, about ISO
miles south of Vitebsk,, now ex
poses Bobruisk, about' 35 miles
to the northwest on the road to
the White Russian capital of
Minsk. The order of the . day
described Zhlobin as an import
ant strong point in. the uerman
defenses in the Bobruisk direc
tion." . .,
Watkin Davis. 42, Klamath In
dian, was found dead behind
buildings of the Economy Wreck'
MR, company on boutn bixtn
Street' early Sunday morning by
an-'-eaipioye ol- ine company.
Daath'wSs apparently caused by
knife Wounds itv'the man's back.
Five Klamath Indians are being
hold In the city and county' Jails
for questioning In connection
with the killing. ; -
City police nicked up the five
about 2:45 Sunday morning from
near the viaduct but did not find
. 1. ll 1 I i 1 . . i ' TT.U .
we Jjouy , a( - uiuv mue. . iiwy
were-taken Into custody because
thev had been .stailnc a -wild
drinking party since about about
10 ,o ciock Saturday nignt,-
Held for auctioning are Ralph
McKinley George, Jackie Rollo
Brown. Zetta Williams, Ima
Jean Moore Fisher, and Armenia
Brown, They were oeing ques
tioned Sunday . and Monday oy
(Continued on page two)
Report Fifm of
Ciano's Death i
NEW YORK, June '28 (IP)
The British radio said today that
Benito - Mussolini had a film
made of the execution of his
son-in-law, Count Ciano, and
other members of the former fas
cist grand council sentenced to
death for their "betrayal of fas
cism." Clano, Marshal Emilio de Bono
and two others were "shot from
behind with revolvers!' by their
executioner, Pietro Caruso, fas
cist police chief of Rome who
now is in allied hands, BBC said.
The United Nations radio in Al
giers reDorted Saturday that
Caruso had been captured-by
Italian patriots in Bagnoregio,
near Viterbo.
MOSCOW. June 26 (P) At
tacking with shattering force on
a 250-mile front In one of his
tory's greatest land offensives,
four powerful Russian armies
drove . westward through the
broken German . "Fatherland
line". In White Russia, leaving
behind an Island of 45,000 trap
ped enemy troops. .-. , ,
Nazi. Alarmed -
As Russia's vital role in the
allied Teheran . master plant to
crush Germany this year unfold
ed front by front, German broad
casts noted with alarm that a
fifth red army had struck in the
Ostrov. sector. -IBS miles north
west of captured Vitebsk. That
wou)d make 385rrrtU PW ln
thqc'eajt, -exclusive of: th'. fwo
Russian nrmlpg nmi battering
'Finland. . - t ; .
And at least four other great
soviet. arrhles, equipped in. part
with . American, - weapons, are
noised on the Polish andRoman-
ianironts-r-yvaltlng for -the signal
for a concerted push toward Ber
lin : In conjunction- with ' allied
armies in. me west ano souin.,
Rstrsat .. ' .;.
More than 18,000 Germans
were killed 8000 of them In the
area south of Vitebsk alone. Hun
dreds of big guns, trucks and
other equipment also were seized.
Machines In full-working order
were abandoned by the Germans,
whose flight was called a . "re
treat in panic." One entire com
pany of the 56th ' nazl infantry
division "came over to the red
army side," said the soviet bul
letin. , ., - -
In a three-day advance of
more than 25 miles, the Russians
had freed 1650 towns and vil
lages. Their ultimate objective
appeared to be a break-through
to the Baltic sea. and German
East Prussia.
The situation by sectors as giv
en in . a .series of Moscow bul
letins and orders of the day by
, (Continued on .page Two)
Rescue Plans Readied for
Airman Stranded in Gorge
GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Jutjei
28 (') Seasoned rangers rode
horseback today along the rocky
walls of the Grand canyon on a
40-mile trip to the nearest ac
cessible point to an army airman
stranded on on inner gorge
plateau 600 feet above the Col
mado river and 4500 feet below
the north rim of the great chasm.
A second party, including a
U S. coastguardsmon, readied
hero a knockdown boat and
ocean-typo rescue equipment,
flown from the Pacific const.
Pack animals will carry them to
rcamp which the rangers will
lot up 400 feet across the roaring
stream from tho baso of Tonto
PlThU'unldentlfled filer is" be
Moved one of threo who pnra
chuted last Wednesday from o
!:"" ... uh uhm it encounter
ed temporary motor trouble over
niching pl'nne dipped low
1, u onhnrniis air currents
Dr.o dlmnlnil BharUv Fleichr. 1 6-vetir-old daughter of Mr,
W. E. FlMeliar. at Bonania. was crowned queen of the
Klamath Buckaroo Days Saturday mgnioeiore a nuge. ctowo.
th. mnmv.' -A- whita stetson was blaced on the Queen's head by
O. D. Matthew, president of the Rodeo association, and Sherley
was presented with a botiquet of roses. The race for rulw iol-tne
Fourth. of July festivities. was a close one and judges: were hard
put-to !plclt tne winner, aneney. wno xeceivnu si uut yi
.!. . nn.hirH nt neint ahead of Ella Mae Smith -of
Chlloaiiln and, 'Fannie Adams of Merrill was a close third, with
83 points.. All other. contestants also rated high.
British . Slash Further
Southeast, Taking '
Three Towns
Americans Reach Mountain,
Take Peninsula on Saipan
food and water after crewmen
sighted a paracnute ana a mau
wolking nearby.
The 40-mlle trip along twist
ing, rocky trolls was started yes
terday by four mounted park
service rangers and seven pack
animals carrying food, medical
supplies and two-way radio
equipment. They expected to
complete their Journey-into the
hv nightfall today;
John M, Davis, assistant super
intendent of Grand Canyon Na
tional park," said rescue efforts
would not be attempted prob
ably until tomorrow or Wednes
day. The rangers nnd seaman
in n tiro with cannon A rope
fine across the river, which thun
ders through the narrow- gorge
walls at lightning speed there.
T-h. knot knocked down Into
seven foot sections for transport
along the winding trails, will be
reassembled opposite the plateau
ond guided with the line, across
the rlyer, whldh Is probably 3Q
Hengyang Holds
Against Attack
CHUNGKING, June 26 (IP)
Severe fighting in the northeast
ern outskirts of Hengyang. where
the Japanese : are threatening
seizure of the Hankow-Canton
railway in their most serious at
lark in China since 1938. con
tinued all day yesterday without
a change in position, the Chin
ese high command . announced
tnrinv.
! Yuhslen, 45 miles northeast bi
Hengvans ond Hengshen, 25
miles northeast, fell to Japanese
east wing columns,, however.- A
column on the west wing ad
vancing on Siangsiang, 60 miles
north of Hengyang, was driven
bock, the communique said. .
Toy for Wins Oyer
Clark in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho, June 26 jP)
Glen H. . Tavlor. war worker and
cowboy singer, defeated Senator.
D. Worth Clark by 218 votes for
the democratic senatorial nom
ination in Idaho's June 13 pri
mary, , the official canvass . dis
closed today. Taylor's vote was
10,711 and Clark's iq,uo.
Rent Controf '
Question Waits
OP A Decision
A report of a survey . made
here by vthe federal bureau of
labor statistics will be awaited
before the OPA decides what it
may do about rent control in
Klamath . Falls, . It was learned
todayt . " !
The labor bureau did Its sur
vey on June 17 but has not an
nounced results.
Daniel Gage, Portland, head
of the Oregon rent control pro
omm nf OPA. said today that if
rent control should be set up at
Klamath Falls, It will De done
after the opening of the new
fiscal year on July 1. ' f
VOTE TODAY
- Voters of Klamath Union
school district today are
electing three member of
the-beard and deciding; on: a
levy of about . 160,000 annual
ly for five years. to pre-H-nance
poit-War property pro
jects. Polls will be open at
the high- school' building un-;
til 7 p. m.
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD-,
QUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR,
June 26 (fl3) Adm. C; W. Nim
itz announced; today American
troops had reached the summit
of 1554 foot high Mt. Tapotchau
a key objective in the cam
paign to conquer Saipan and
also have captured Kagman pe
ninsula to win complete control
of Magiclenne Bay on the east
ern shore. i
At 'the same time, the com
munique said, American troops
won- more of the-southern por
tion of shattered 'Garapan, the
major city of-10,000 -population
stretched along the western
shore. . ....... x
Marine Spearhead
U. S. marines spearheaded the
...iins nf ravDund cliff defend
ed Mt Tapotchau while hard
hitting carrier task force heavily
hnmhnrried Guam and Rota
island south of Saipan. . , :
Nine : Japanese planes were
destroyed in the attacks. That
brought to .756 the total number
of Nippon aircraft destroyed
since the start .of the Marianas
camDaign June 10.
Tho Nlmitz communique did
not directly claim, the capture of
Mt Tnnntr-hnu. which was flatly
declared by- a- correspondent's
dispatch from the expeditionary
force nagsnip.-
.. . Positions Established. .
The communique said posi-
ilnnc hnvn heen established near
the summit. . It was apparent
Buying Income in Klamath
Tops Average of Nation
; The average person in Klam-i
oth Falls hod a buying Income
of $1800 during 1943. That is
45 greater then the notional
per capita Income of $1103 ac
cording to-the annuar survey
Just 'released by Soles Manage
ment and. interpreted locally by
the research department pf the
Oregon Mutual -Life Insurance
C05PSh Trans' retail sales to
taled $29,901,000. Of this $5,857,
000. was spen for. food, '$5,255,
000 for general merchandise,
toQinnn nt entlntr and drink
ing places, and $1,040,000 ot
drug stores.. , , , ," ,
(The nation's effective buying
inmied $142 billion in
1943 for a gain of 24 per cent
over 1942-and 100 per-cent pvir
1QQO iTuon nfter record-breaking
faxes and a" hew'hlgh' mark',' for
retail sales and services, the
American public saved $33 bil
lion. The net savings of indi
viduals since 1939,' according to
the U. S. Department of Com
merce is $87 billion a figure
higher than the total national
income oi any years exii ioi,
MO anA MS.
: 6regon's per capita buying In
come of $1371. is. 24 per cent
higher than the rational per cap
ita buying income. Oregon ranks
sixth highest in the nation in
1943 retail sales per capita.
Last- year retail sales, for the
ntate totaled 840.950,000.
Of this amount $215,858,000
was spent'for food, $156,737,000
i. aanpml. merchandise. . $53,?
528,000 for apparel, $102,590,000
at -eating anfl drinking piaces,
and $31,041,000 at drug stores.
American troorjs now have ob
servation and heighth advantage
to fire down tne wroat, or me
enemy, still ; holding the moun
tain's northern slope. ; ' ;' . . ' ..
The enmmunidue said the ad
vance up the mountain's south
ern slope was "slowed Dy enemy
troops occupying caves and cliffs
overlooking our positions."
Shell Jans
American troops drove :' be-
vond this Docket of dug-in cave
defenders, inen aniuery was
brought up to shell surrounded
and isolated Japanese at close
and point-blank range.
In; tne sweep: overrunning
Haguman peninsula, the north
eastern arm of Magicienne Bay,
three coastal guns - were cap
tured..... ;
Overwhelmed
Japanese attempts to employ
.. , (Uontinued on i-age . xwo; :.
Chinese Capture
Halt of Mogaung
SOUTHEAS'. ASIA C O M -
MAND HEADQUARTERS,
KANDY, Ceylon, June 26 (ff)
Chinese troops have taken the
southern half of Mogaung, one
of the three most important bases
in northern Burma, formerly
held by the Japanese, and bitter
street fiehting is taking place
with the allies pressing in on
three sides, Admiral Lord Louis
MountbaUen's neaoquaners an
nounced todav. I i
Mni Oen. W. D. A. Lentalgne's
British chindits drove another
400 yards into the town from the
east after capturing a section -of
the railroad from, the station to
the river. Chinese also were in
the north of the town.
By WES GALLAGHER '
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, June 26 (P) American
troops have reacned Uhebourg s
vital docks, and hold one-third
of the city completely, supreme
headquarters announced tonight.
dui tne uermans are sneuing tne '
city from their final refuge on
the cape to the northwest.
While doughboys mooDed un
the last bitter, fanatical nazi re
sistance in street fighting, Brit
ish forces on: the eastern flank
In Normandy slashed more than
lour miles southeast of Tilly-bur-Seulles
in a sharp offensive en
gulfing at least three towns. -
' Reach Waterfront
American tanks and . troorjs
alike representing all the U. S;
divisions . that cracked : Cher
bourg's siege lines pushed to
the waterfront of France s third
largest port,, and headquarters
announced mat more than 20,000
prisoners have been, taken since
D-day, 3400 snared at Cherbourg
in 24 hours ending at 6 a. m. to
day. , - . :. ; ,.
uerman remnants were falling
back on Cap de la Hague to the
northwest, and : nazi artillery
there fired on Cherbourg to
delay allied use of the great har
bor. , -. i
Lines Sag
German lines on the eastern
flank sagged under the weight ot
uen. air Bernard u. Montgom
ery's offensive supported by ar
tillery and warship fire that
seized. Brettevillette, four miles
southeast of Tilly-Sur-Seulles,
Tessel-Bretville, 2 J miles south-,
east of .Tilly,, and Fontenay Lep
resnel, two - miles- east of that
fallen stronghold., Tilly is 12.
miles west of the main nazi east
ern bastion- of Caen. - r
Doughboys battled tolean'out
the last nazis still fighting m
houses in the main sections of
Cherbourg, and other troops clos
ed In on several pockets and vil
lage's behind the lines by-passed
in the powerful advance. The
Germans still, held Maupertus
airfield east of Cherbourg.
Sea Aid . ,
. Powerful aid from the sea
helped the land crash into Cher
bourg with three American bat
tleshiDs suDDorted by 11 allied
cruisers and destroyers shelling
nazi positions after silencing
German shore batteries in fierce
duels. , The sea - barrage lasted -three
hours yesterday with some
ships coming in as ciose as euuu
yards from' shore. . ':
A dlspatcn-. irom Assoumieu
Press Correspondent Don White
head in Cherbourg said "at 11:30
m. today we cannot say unes-
AFL Officials
View WLB Report
'' PORTLAND, Ore.', June 26 IIP)
Future of the strike-threatened
northwest lumber inousiry re
mained doubtful today, as AFL
officials continued studying the
war labor board's wage Increase
rejection without taking definite
action. ..
Vonneth Tlnvls". executive sec-
..icn, nt ihe AFL Northwestern
r-nimpil nf Lumber and Sawmill
Workers, who predicted a' pro
test strike last, week, said - the
council probably would not take
steps until it receives clarifica
tion of certain points in . the
WLB's decision, ;
bourg, is entirely ours," aN
(Continued on .f age xwo j.
157 Dead Listed
From Tornado
Pittsburgh! June 26 (i?)-
Rehabilitation efforts, - spear-
headed by the Red cross,-continued
today . among thousands
made homeless in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Maryland by
a devastating tornado which took
a toll of at least 101 lives ana
injured more than 1000 Friday
night. - ' . ,
irst oiticiai estimate oi piup
erty damage, meanwhile, was
made- known today - by Jerry
Wakefield, assistant national
building adviser for the Red
Cross, who said at Clarksburg, .
W. Va., "about $3,000,000 would
be a conservative csumuie.
The toll was increased overnight-by
four additional deaths
In West -Virginia-, and- one in
Pennsylvania. The count of the
dead now stood at West Virginia
106, Pennsylvania 42 and Mary
land 3. - !
Marines Cause
Telegram Boom:
Marines from the Marine Bar
racks have caused a boom In
the communication business in
Klamath Falls, according to rer
ports here. ' . "
Telegrams have increased 20
per cent in the past weeks.Tho
majority of the telegrams have
been to home and the wives,
mothers and sweethearts of the
marines. Long distance : tele
phone calls jhave' also, increased
markedly.-..... : ., ,. -
Klamath Man
Wounded
According to a report released
by the war department Monday
Staff Sergeant Charles K.; Cuth-
bertson of K-iamainiaus i..
been wounded Iti action in the
Mediterranean theater of 'war. -He
is the son of, Mrs.-Laura
L. Cuthbertson, acojrdlng to the
release. . ;' ;:"
unit jjowey mnua p
(Continued on Pago Two)
In the gorge yesterday to" drop
icei accp.
;y"