HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PACE TWO U. 5. DIVISIONS J across river (Continued from Page One) the 72 divisions which authoriU tive French sources had estimate ed earlier this week as the total German strength on the western front. It was also learned at head quarters that seven German divisions are regarded as utter ly destroyed meaning they arc no longer appearing in any form on the battlefront and 22 oth ers, four of them armored or ar mored grenadiers are "very se verely battered." 84,000 Priiontri Of the 152,000 German casu alties. 84.000 have been taken prisoner, the rest killed or per manently put out or acuon. Some of the divisions wiped out the 47th. 48th, 91st, 275th. and 338th have been counted as destroyed once before in the six months since the invasion but were reformed from reserves and sent back to action. DriT Into Town While the third army deepen ed its trans-Saar bridgeheads, the U. S. seventh army to the northeast lunged forward for a drive into Bischwiller, three miles southeast of Haguenau. In fantrymen supported by tanks made the double envelopment thrust. To the north, rapidly-melting snow fell on the U. S. ninth army front, where only a patrol activity was reported this morn ing. The Germans began dig ging deeper behind minefields and rearranging defense forces on the eastern bank of the Roer river. -Slow Going U. S. first army troops found slow going in the snow against well-camouflaged German pill boxes in woods near Bergstein, southwest of Duren. The Ger mans have been ordered to re take Bergstein at all costs, a front dispatch said. Canadian troops battling a hold-out pocket of Germans cap tured Fort Crevecour, just be low the Maas river and due north of 'S-Hertogenbosch in Holland, at 3 p. m.. today after a 14-hour battle. The German defenders, about one company, were wiped out. Reappointment Of Heuvel Urged Police Chief Earl. Heuvel was recommended for re-appointment to that city post in a reso lution submitted Saturday by the Klamath Falls Central La bor union to ' Ed Ostendorf, mayor-elect. The resolution was signed by C. D. Long, C O. Dryden and Joe L. Willis. The union off i-. cials set forth that it had been "reliably reported that consid eration is being given to the subject of sending out of Klam ath Falls for a man to fill the position and that the Central La bor union feels that the city has within its own area, many men who are fully qualified to ac cept any position of responsibil ity that can be offered by this city. "The present Police Chief Earl Heuvel," the resolution con tinued, "has satisfactorily filled this position for the past 20 months and has a very fair rec ord of dealing with our public there has been no definite charges of incompetence or dis loyalty placed against Mr. Heu vel." Mayor-Elect Ostendorf repeat ed this week that he would name another to the post of chief of police as he had stated in his campaign prior to the November election. ., It is understood that City En gineer E. A. Thomas and City Plumbing Inspector O. D. Matth--ews will be retained as mem bers of the city family. Below Freezing Point Recorded Below freezing temperatures were recorded throughout the Klamath basin Saturday morn ing and the weekend forecast promised clear weather but con tinued cold. Minimum Saturday morning was 23 degrees and un official records at other points in this area were even lower. A thin sheet of ice and frost coated the pavement around town and highways leading into the mountain areas. No serious accidents were reported to state or city police as motorists appar ently heeded the warning to drive carefully. Cpl. Gilbert Awarded Cross Cpl. Clifford R. Gilbert, Unit Pd Stater, marine corps, received the Navy Cross during a parade and decoration ceremony held at 10:30 a. m. Saturday at the Ma rine Barracks. Presentation of the Navy Cross, the nation's sec ond highest combat award, was made by Lt.-Col. George Van Orden. A number of townspeo ple witnessed the ceremony. Numerous Purple Hearts were also awarded veterans of the South Pacific, now stationed at the barracks. Thirteen such awards were made. Capt. N. C. Bnyley served as commander of troops. Hans Norland Insures Houses. 118 North 7th. Phont 6080. I UNCTION Powder Plant . Explosion Wrecks Wooden Buildings PINOLE, Calif., Dec. 9 OP) An explosion of nitroglycerin at the Hercules powder plant to day demolished two wooden buildings, spraying debris jo high it could be seen five miles away, rocked buildings and shat tered windows for many miles around. Sheriff James Long of Contra rndn rmmtv tniri thprit nrobablv were two or three persons killed and at least 23 injurea, some seriously. Four doctors and eight nurses were dispatched to the scene promptly by the Richmond chap ter of the American Red Cross, Don Cramer, disaster director for the Pacific area, declared. Victims were being treated at the scene. A naval mrtriiral unit WAS riis natched from the Mare island base. . DEMURRER FILED (Continued from Page One) Jones several days to enter a plea on petition of A. C. Yaden, attorney. Jones is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Time was set for Thursday, December' 14, at 10 m. Pitas Guilty Yaden also represents Calvin Bruce McCowan, indicted by the grand jury and facing a charge of statutory rape. - McCowan en tered a plea of guilty before Cir cuit Judge Vandenberg. Yaden asked for time to show circumstances involved and the court set Monday, December 11, iu a. m., lor passing sentence. J (Continued From Page One) Bowman and "Alkali Ike" Mike Stanley. country store and emporium, "Deadwood Dick" Ray Aubrey and .Panhandle Jack Frank Paygr. Gambling nan, "Kawhide Hugh O'Connor and . 'Texas" Bill Dalton. Bucket of Blood bar and lunch, "Whiskey Pete" Tom Barry and "Gunshot" Bill Rajnus. Judge and kangaroo court. Judge Roy Bean" Vandenberg. deals out the law west of the pecos. Sheriff. "Wild Bill Hickok" L. L. Low; deputies and posse, two uun uaie Mattoon and 'Apple Jack" Jack Franey. Desperadoes and bank rob bers, "Jesse James" J. McDon ald and "Billy the Kid" Bob Dalton. Entertainment, "Pinto Jake" Bob Walker and "Tombstone Charley" Joe Steele. Home on Leave Pvt. Ruby Sutton Tingley, WAC, arrived home December 7 on emergency furlough from Fort Des Moines, la., called by the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. Orville Sut ton, 2410 Oregon. Mrs. Sutton is now at ner nome after receiv ing treatment since November 20, for head injuries received when she fell from her car. Pvt. Tingley will remain here until December 20. WEATHER frldT, Dacambar I, 1M4 Ttittnt jniz. in in. rrteip. Klamath Falla . Sacramento . North Bend 57 ..37 3T .00 m tM 43 .00 20 Trace 19 .00 44 .00 .10 .00 Portland Medford . Reno San Francisco . Seattle ..47 OHEGON-CUar today, toniaht and Sunday. Warmer eait portion Sunder. NORTHIRN CALIFORNIA Clear north portion and partly cloudy south ern portion today, tonlfht and Sunday wn very mm rami extreme eouin portion1 Sunday: little tamnaratiir FUNERALS CHABLE A. CARLSON Tuneral aervlcei for the late Charles Carlson who oiutd awiv at hb home In the Dairy district on Wednei day, December , 1844 followin a brief Illness, will be held In the c (tape I of the Earl Whltlock runeral home, Pine at Sixth, on Tuesday, December 12, ai i:ju p. m. wun tne Rev. uaniei B. Andcrion nf th Klamath tmla of the rlly officiating. Commitment services and interment Bonanza cem etery, friends are Invited. WILLIAM THOMAS O SB OF J Funeral services for the I at William Thomas Osborn, who passed away In this city on December 7, 1944, will be held In the chapel of Ward's Klamath Funeral home et 1:30 p. m, Monday, December U, 1044, with the Rev. David Burnett of ' the Flrat Prihvtrian church of this city offlcUtini. Com mitment services and Interment will ronow in tne family n ot In the Bo- nanx cemetery. Friends are respect- tuny invitca to attend tne services. THERESA MARIE GRIFFITH Funeral services for the late Thria Marie Griffith, who patfd away In this city December H, 1044, will take place from the Sicred Heart Catholic church on Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. when a requiem mas will be celebrated for the repoe of her soul. The Rev. T. P, Caiey will officiate. Commitment and Interment will follow In the family clot In Mt. Calvary memorial perk. Ward's, Klamath Funeral home is In charge of arrangements. Recitation of the Rosary will be held In the chanel of Ward's Klamath rim. eral hdme on Monday at S p. m, with nrv. i . i-. mry muciaiina. rncnai iF.Wi-.aV m mm CENTERS HIT E (Continued from rage One) Osaka, where factory diuuage was reported by Domei, is a city of 3,252,000, an Important rail and shinning hub and man ufacturlng city. Number of Casualties The only indication of casual ties was given in the announce ment that "a number of persons suffered light or severe casual ties in the luimamiitsu and Slilmlm areas. No word, was forthcoming as to whether Tokyo was damaged, but American seismologists stud that capital city must have been shuddered somewhat by tho temblor which they compared in intensity to the devastating LAST TIMES TODAY!! "Klamath Falls At War" FILMED IN NATURAL COLOR AND Ji. J I iii.ii BrEARTHDUAK f "WE Story of a BEUlAHBONDI, "'HENRY T R AVERS i,VVI III AM PRINCE Japancso quake of 1923 which killed nearly 100,000. Sections reported hardest lilt form an arc 80 to 160 miles from Tokyo, generally south west of the capital. The seismic center was in the Sea of Knsliu, on the east side of Honshu, the main Japanese island. 8th Captures San Prospero ROME, Dec. (Pl Eighth army troops, rapidly completing the encirclement of Faentii, have captured Sun Prospero, on the west bank of Hie Laiuoue river a mile ami a halt due west of the Bologna lvinuni highway stronghold. Capture of Prospero repre sented an advance of approxi mately three miles from Puleuin, around which allied headquar ters today described the fight ing as "particularly bitter," German troops already had been reported pulling buck west of raenzn toward the next large highway center of Imoln. eight miles from Karma and only II) from the Po valley prize city of Bologna. nu Akie PHONE STARTS SATURDAY MIDNIGHT ' f0AM 3) I ill vl PLUS THIS ADDED ENJOYMENT CARTOON "UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS" LATEST WAR NEWS II DEVELOPS AMONG LEADERS OF El PARTY (Continued from Tage One) Greek affairs have been compli cated and wound up in civil war we have stated to both sides we cannot take part in a strife the results of which would be dis astrous for the counlry. We now are striving as mediators." Although about 20 per cent of the city was cleared of ELAS bands, heavy new concentration of leftists militia were reported north of the capital after a march from tho provinces. The ELAS within the city were reported to consist of about 130 "death or glory mem bers of inner communist cells. There are about 23 of these cells, each with its own headiiuarters. i ri"l "aaaaaaaa- 4572 72rH& aass. af B J ; ANDREA KINGi;7.. "'TJff scattered over the capital and suburbs, These die-hards were still sniping In tho uucliiured sections of the city, often at extreme range. Riots Break Out In San Salvador SAN JOSE, Costa rtlctt, Bee. 0 l'l Tho Guatemalan ruillo annoiiiu-eil today that "bloody riots" broke out In Sun Salva dor, capital of El Salvador, yes terday between armed civilians mid police and Hint ninny were killed and wounded. However, tho Salvadorean government apparently is In control of the situation, the broadiast snlil. A ti'iivtltt- from Glintnmnlu. the neighboring republic, said Salvadorean oppositionists leav ing Guatemala City were leav ing for the Salvadorean border, possibly with tho purposo of fomenting an uprising. Tarn airlines announced that nil flights to San Salvador had been suspended, although Pan American said Its planes were landing In the capital without difficulties. ; CONTINUOUS SHOW SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BOX OFFICE OPENS PROMPTLY 12:30 MER DAVES flijilllPi'lJll Xi i.HwWw.i.il today Hit No. 2-"GUNJUSTICpr STARTS 5IIMnav SING AND SWING! SIMONE SIMON DENNIS O'KEEFE LIONEL STANDER DANNY SEYMOUR HIT NO. 2 "The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio" lapnna Of JJjO'BRIEN Crop au1H ioiiii I STARTS SUNDAY ROUSING. ..ROARING Romance and Action In fabulous Dodge City! ALBERT UCfCK . CLAIRE . TREVOR in , Hit No.pfj slat aV foil WOW IaL.IJ JF:m., JtW vlwk Box Ollia Opim ll:i Conllmiw 8 hoi LAST TIMES TODAY!! 11 m