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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1944
Number 10348
REDS BATTLE
Irom effectively
I ,l..,ll
I " " ... fur
l"cm ,r. ii... i...i (Hum iircvonl-
'dU," . trom gelling as much
Kin I"'" l,lu WL'(I,0 u" ll"'y (1
" our surrounded troops at B"-
,tm (at tlio southern edge of
llno ' lire Mllll fluhl-
Kibbornly, Willi the "Purest
KrcnmoiiUi tour or five n. c
S We arc dropping wpiilles
JSd ammunition lo Uim irom
tho air. ...
- wi r.ni.
IIP uorruiMim'wv... -----AliioliiT,
cabling from t'l"
front, y h i?. ","
f0.. ,.f tho Gorman nrmy In
jSe" ,.,tTn front battle."
He news; . .it
'Tlic next few days should
i.ini.'ry-.w!r1r
necls lor uiw k" " i .i
X second world war In the
. oUlnK-" . . ,
ALLAGHER thinks Von
I nimclsinilt Mill bus itubstant-
, reserves MORE t b a n wo
IhouBl.l possible u few months
l0.
-If he commits them (Ms rc-
ervc) either in mo uivun
Ihrouiih or In n new attempt
VAR'HER NORTH, the struKKle
on the western front will have a
lie or cienm us neei.
hlrnln every allied resource.
He coiicniucs:
..n,.i ir Vnn Rundslcdt falls,
Ihe German ormy will be in ex
icily the same crippled condi
tion It was after Ihe abortive
Paris offensive oi iuio.
THERE are nopeiiu xiim-mumc
Hint the Germans linvo been
tlowcd down, but there Is every
Indication inai mo pcun. ui
tattle Is not yet nerc.
BE uro lo react join, ni. ihk"
lower's Washington dispatch
today. You win unit it inn:.-
"'j . ......... I...
Ofllelal wnsninnion '
talcs, Is now In tne stage oi mm-
Inn I.. .11 There Is liull'h t J 1 K ,
U. .i.v. ' r.f OVEH-OPTIMISM
in the allied command. There
I ! nnrlloiilnr criticism of allied
Intelligence (spy service, etc.)
which Is said lo have thouithl
(nd reported) that tnu uermn i
irrnles in Franco were praciu-ae
lv ilnlrnvprl lnlell lUCOCC i BC
cured of beluK badly wrong In
lils reports oi the strength ol
Mrninn reserves.
, Tho idea Is that Inaccurate In
formation thus provided for our
leaders threw them off in their
I calculations.
WELL, there must always be a
" scapegoat. . ,
nut kvk.rv Intelllucntly real
liili- nticrvoi hnn been struck
bv thn eomnlncencv and the
roiillnn nntlmlsin of our ceiv
lorcd and officially slanted war
ninu Vn.m (ho REGINNING,
lis lone has been: "The marines
have landed and the situation Is
well In hand."
' It Is little wonder that the
homn (ranters, who know only
what they arc PERMITTED to
Know, became complacent, i in
bad news has been uniformly
(Continued on Pago Three)
INTO GAP TAL
OF HUNGARY
Nazis Burn Military
Stores, Fight
Grimly
LONDON, Doc. 27 Ml
Gorman and Hungarian iorcas
oncirclod in ond around Buda
poit woro split In two today
by Russian troops that hurdlod
tho outturn branch o( tho Dan
ubo nino milos north of Buda-
fiott. capturod Siontondroi bl
and, and got in touch with
other Russian forcos on tho
west bank.
Announcing: this smashing
succoss, a communlquo broad
cast Irom Moscow said ono
half of tho enomy garrison
thus had boon drivon Into tho
mountainous and iorosted ter
rain In tho Danubo bond north
ol Budoposl while tho other
was cauqht In a constricting
viso in tho city itsolf.
Sizeable B-29
Force Ranges
Over Capital
By VERN HAUGLAND
218T BOMBER COMMAND, SAIPAN. Doe. 27 (P) Tokyo,
bombed In forco four timos previously by Superfortresses and
many timos hit by harrasslng pianos alone or in small groups,
was pounded again this afternoon (Wednesday Japan time) by a
slioablo forco of B-29s.
The first of the raiders struck during the noon rush a couple
of hours earlier than the Japanose capital has come to expect
bombings and roportod good visibility for their targets in the
groat Industrial aroa.
Tho oarly elements roportod "zero clouds" and good bombing.
This was the first Superfortress visit to Tokyo since Decem
ber 3. Since thon, howover, they have raided Nagoya, great
Japanoso aircraft confer, and have twice bombed Iwo Jima, the
small island half way between here and Tokyo from which
Japanese planes nave Been at
tacking baipan
SHOPS CLOSED
NEW
0RK
Bv DANIEL do LUCE
MOSCOW. Dec. 27 (V) Red
army shock tronps charged upon
flame-seared Budapest irom
snowy hills above tho Danube
river today. The ucrman gar-
rlmn luirni'd milltorV Stores, dy-
mimlterl nubile utilities and
fought back grimly wun ncia
nrllllery scattered throughout
the llungnrlun capital.
Half a dozen soviet spear
heads were reported closing In
on tho western half of tho en
clclcd city and all German roads
of escape were cut off.- Juiit how
many nazl troops comprise the
defending enrrison is not known
horn hut t in Russian command
said their numbers were large.:
Slash Into Buda
Soviet assault units of tanks,
plus tommy-gunners, wcro be
lieved to have slashed some dis
(Continued on Pago Three)
PLANES BLAST
Yanks Killed In New Break-through
NIP AIRFIELDS
LI
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Island Vulnerable
Reinvasion by
Doughboys
to
TO SIM IIP
Nazi Counterblow
Causes Reverses
n Italian Area
ROME. rw. 27 (IP) A strong
German counterattack near
Italy's west const has forced
Hill army forcos lo withdraw
I'om advanco positions In the
Sorchlo river valley, allied
headquarters- iinnounccd today.
The enemy thrusts came cast
"nil west of tho road town of
Galllenno, some 14 miles Inland
'ram the Tyrhonnlun const, alter
"Ullery preparation.
(The German communique
''III nnzl nnd fnsclst Italian
'oops, In a surprise attack In
jo Gulllcnno nren, "broke
"rough American positions nnd
ow back a formation of the
"nd American Infantry dlvl-ilon."
(The Brazilian expeditionary
'orco has been In operation
ong Hint sector ot the fifth
a"ny front).
Robert Anderson
Hurt in Action
2nd LI. Unhnrl K1. Anderson.
'n of Mr. and Mrs. Olio F. An
"Won, routo 1, box 010, Klnni
'f. Fnlls, has been wounded In
!clln In tho European theater,
'Wording to official word rc
'vcd from tho war depart
ment. .Next of kin had previously
c! notified and have been
pt informed directly by the
r" department of tiny change
Seventy male residents of the
Tulclako segregation cciuei.
ministered by tho wnr reloca
iin.. n..ii,ni.ii. nr. bpina trans
ferred today to the department
of Justice camp for enemy alien5
at Santn r e, . i iuj"
rector Ray R. Best announced,
The group being transferred
,..iiis both of alien Japanese
and American-born Japanese
who have voluntarily rcnounccci
their American citizenship, with
.1.. j..,. v,nni n( liisticc ap
proval, under provisions pf the
rp.-i-nl congressional legislation.
The cases of other residents
of the Tulclnkc center who nrc
,i.i.inninH bv the war depart
ment as Ineligible for relocation
m i" hv the war de
partment and the department of
Justice. Those whose ineligibility
s continued will bo segregated
in a center or centers that wit
ultimately be administered by
the department of Justice.
Applications to the Spanish
embassy for repatriation or ex
patriation or any other action
which was formerly considered
In suspending leave clearance by
the war reioumui
...in .... i.,, mi- in. n linsis for dc
Z " 1., n WRA center. Best
stated. Only those persons Ae
ignited by . war dewrtmen
or Iho acpnruHuiii- ut j
K rlntnlmnl.
The genernl movement of
evacuees, who are permitted to
return to lJacinc i-u. "'-7;
will not begin at Tulclako until
January
Chaplin Blood
Test Admitted
LOS ANGELES, Dec 27 (7P)
Jonn Berry's lawyer fill ed today
!....!. in.lln.nnv of b OOd tests
declared Ty doctors to have
sho-vn that Charlie Chaplin is
not the father 01 ncr i""
US erior ' Judge Henry M. Wll
lis ruled that tc.stimony of the
scientists who made the tests
w as a Imissablo in the trial of
Joan's paternity suit against the
comedian, put a1("vd:t,,. doclors
rV."i".oreertl,Swnil
XrVndeV iSr JwlfPr.idoi.eo
this ev dence is not " ""' ."
the Jury but shall be weighed by
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (Pi
More than 2000 butcher shops
were closed today, third day of
the meat holiday called by
butchers dissatisfied with pre
sent OPA regulations, a police
survey showed.
A police count of 0088 retail
meat stores listed 2142 shops
shuttered. Yesterday, 2135 out of
0020 stores checked were closed.
'The survey also reported that
the shutdown had thrown 2390
employes out of work.
Receive Supplier - -
Most of the stores open were
reported to have received some
sutinlles. Results of the police
survey were substantiated by the
department of markets which
made an independent mutilation.
Butchers began the shutdown
Christmas Day in protest against
lack ol ceiling prices on live
stock. .
Meanwhile several efforts
were made to alleviate the meat
less predicament of New York's
millions. They included:
1 An OPA report irom Wash
ington that John J. Mndigan, as
sistant director 01 100a prices,
wiii nxnected to announce ceil
ing schedules for livestock in
Chicago today.
2 Movor F. H. LaGuardia an
nounced in a broadcast last night
that a "federal decision" was ex
pected before January 2 on the
conditions which brought about
the meat crisis here.
To Ask Coilino
.1 Ren. Emanuel Cellar
m.rJ. v. . announced he would
ask the new congress to compel
a price celling on live cattle.
umcr nevcioumuuif, in ui
(Continued on Page Three)
fwo Jima Pounded
By Ships, Pianes
T7 S PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, PEAHL HARBOR,
Dec. 27 (II American warships
and planes bombarded Iwo Jima
in the Volcano lsinnns u.-i-im-ber
20, In the third air-navy at
tack on that enemy base, Adm.
Chester W. Nimitz reported to
day- .
Heavy guns 01 uu: m.-ui mum
set afire an enemy landing ship
and blew up a gunboat.
The warships and Liberator
bombers which participated in
the attack blasted coastn de
fenses and airstrip installations.
Today's raid came Just one
month after the second B-29
bombing of Tokyo, November
27.
(A Tokyo broadcast, heard in
San Francisco by NBC, said
pedestrians in downtown Tokyo
witnessed one of the B-2Bs
plunge in smoke and flames in
to Tokyo bay in today's raid.
There was no other mention of
American losses nor of damage
done by the raiders).
Tokyo radio also said the
giant planes "dropped explo
sives and Incendiaries at ran
dom, causing insignificant dam
age." The broadcast, recorded
by tho federal communications
commission, was unreadable in
places but apparently the enemy
claimed that some interceptors
"chalked up victories against
the Superfortresses.
A Jnnanese imnerial commu
nique said about 50 Superforts
were In the attacking force and
claimed nine were definitely
shot down, five probabty ana
27 -others damaged. - -.
The imperial ' communique
said two ot the Supertorts were
knocked down by suicide Nip
ponese pilots wno crasn-aivea
the big bombers. The high com
mand admitted the loss 6f four
interceptors.
Japanese War Minister Gen.
Sugiyama . Interrupted his war
report to the diet this afternoon
to maKo.a statement on a d-u
raid then in progress over the
city. , '
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Philippines,
Dec. 27 (P) Land-based Ameri
can bombers for the fourth con
secutive day blasted Japan's air
fields at Manila on Luzon island,
now regarded as vulnerable to
reinvasion bv Yank forces mop
ping up in the central Philip
pines. Clark field was the principal
target as it was in two of the
previous attacks. It was plas
tered Monday with 88,000
pounds of explosives, Gen. Doug
las MacArthur reported today.
The Jananesc showed a dispo
sition to make a fight of it. They
sent up at least 50 interceptors,
of which 39 were shot down by
Yankee f iehter escorts. Four
more were listed as probably
downed. The day's bag brought
to 72 the total of Japanese planes
shot down in 48 hours in the
Manila raids. The Americans
lost six fighters in the two days,
M0D-U0 on Levte
On conquered Leyte, Ameri
can ground forces mopped up
small and isolated Japanese rem
nants which the communique
(Continued on Page Three)
Chief of Police Earl Heuvel s
request for the balance of his va
cation was granted by the city
council in session Tuesday night,
and his offer of voluntary sus
pension disregarded in a recom
mendation by the police commit
tee.
sinhi nf the chief was the
focal point of last night's session
but the police committee's stand
was accepted unanimously and
in view of the fact that Heuvel
had an additional five days of
vacation coming to him, he was
granted this time which would
carry him through the remainder
of his 1944 term of office. -
Free on Bond
The chief is free on $1000 cash
bond following his arrest on the
charge of contributing to the de
linquency of a minor.
Following is the recommenda
tion: .
Affect Record
"We, the police committee,
recommend that in regard to
Chief of Police Heuvel's volun
tary offer of suspension from
(Continued on Page Three)
The navy department In
Washineton today allotted $188
000 for Homoja huts to house
transient naval personnel dur
ing assignment at the Klamath
naval air station.
Huts to accommodate 62 lam
Hies will be constructed on t
site at the northwest corner of
the big local installation, ac
cordine to Lt. J. M. Babcock,
naval officer in charge of con
struction here.
Two Anartments
Each hut is 20 by 56 feet in
dimensions and contains two
apartments. Each apartment con
tains two bedrooms, a living
room, kitchen and bath. Con
nections will be made with the
(Continued on Page Three)
War Bulletins
, LONDON, Dec. 27 (P) The
Iliad controlled Luxembourg
radio said tonight that "Von
Rundstedt's supply funnel
Oirnunh Rolninm has been nar
rowed to Iobs than 20 miles in
width tonight. It is threatened
by an American wedge driven
deep into it.
t nimn Dec. 27 (IPS The
Gorman radio announced tonight
that naii forces in some sections
of Luxembourg naa neon
drawn to outposts of the west
wall. . . . .
TU. Carmnni reported oat-
la. .M thn arentest scale" on
both flanks of Field Marshal Von
Rundstedt 1 drive.
Thn Rorlln account said, prac
tically the whole third American
armv'' was counterattacking on
I the southern flank.
YANKS REGAIN
NITIATIV
F
Berlin Admits Allied
Counterblows More .
Methodical
By JAMES M. LONG
PARIS, Dec. 27 P) U. &
troops and tanks, regaining the
initiative, have driven a deep
salient into German lines with
in the last 24 hours and dealt
the German offensive its first
serious setback, a front dispatch,
declared today.
t. in.rinn unldiAri lie dead on the around somewhere in
Belgium, killed in the new German break-through. Photo is one
from a roll of film captured from a German soldier and shows
equipment removed from Yanks, as well as shoes from man in
foreground. (AP wirephoto from signal, corps radiophoto). : ,r
Rate Bureau Suggested to
Settle Freight Problems
Establishment of a rate
bureau was suggested as neces
sary to s the permanent, solution
Ol Mamam- oasm axcibiii.
problems in a report to chamber
of commerce directors Wednes
day noon, by George P. Davis,
chairman of the. rates and trans
portation committee of the cham
ber. - ; - .-, :
Davis reported; that his com
mittee, had collected a large
volume of material including sev.
eral survey reports from the
state public utilities commission-
WASHINGTON." Dec. 27 (P)
Destruction of a large Japanese
aircraft carrier, six additional
' -nrshios- and - 20 other
Nipponese vessels by American
submarines was reported by the
navy today. '
Few details were given 01 ine
big bag by the subs operating
in Far Eastern waters, an
nounced by Secretary Forrestal
ii news conference. . ..
n, oirornft carrier was not
identified beyond the statement
that it was , "large." The other
warships blasted by the under
seas fleet Included: one convert
ed light cruiser, a destroyer,
two escort vessels and twode-strnver-
transports. Other snips
. t n U., A TVinrii
eont tn ine DOllUlll VX
can torpedoes and deck guns
were two large transports, 10
medium cargo vessels, three
small cargo vessels, one small
transport, two medium trans
ports, and two medium tankers.
These sinkings bring to 1090
the number of Japanese ships
sunk, probably sunk or dam
aged since the war started. In
cluded are 99 warships definite
ly sunk, 11 probably sunk and
16 damaged.
or. but that the data is of such
technical nature that it can be
used only by an agency devoting
itself ririmarilv to rate matters.
Any. Dusiness mani wjiu umci
interests, ;. cannot possibly -give
the time necessary to a iull un
derstanding of the problem in
detail and to its solution, Davis
pointed out. .
. , - Public Subscription
He suggested that the rate
question is of such vital financial
interest to tne enure cuuuuumior
that probably a considerable
sum could be raised by private
suhscrintion toward the estab
lishment of a Klamath basin rate
bureau. Part of . the money,
however, would probably have
to come from some , general
source.
In thn discussion that followed
the matter of a public budget
allowance to help defray the ex
penses of a rate bureau was sug-
ujonunuea on rage iiucci
Eias Terms Not
Acceptable to
Populist Party
Strategists Add Three to Six Months to European
Battle; Overoptimism Blamed for German Successes
ATHENS. Dec. 27 (IP) Greek
populist party members declared
today that peace proposals by
representatives of the left-wing
Eias were unacceptable and the
nnnforonro called bv Prime Min
ister Churchill ended its second
meeting without an agreement.
The Eias offered terms which
former Premier Stylianos
Gonatas said "are maamissioie.
He declared that "if accepted
they would mean complete dis
solution ot tne siaie.
nther members ot tne con
ference said they would consider
it.. tAi-me nnH renlv later.
Even while tne conterees nici
in the Grand Bretagne hotel the
British accused Eias artillery
men of breaking a conference
truce late yesterday and the
fresh fighting flared in the dis
trict behind British headquart
ers. Parachute troops forged
ahead -.vith tanks and armored
cars in a drive to clear the south
ern triangle leading into Omonia
square.
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
wiCHivr.TON. Dec. 27 (P)
Military strategists are now ten
tatively adding three to six
months to their estimate of a date
for v dory 111 turupi.-.
There is still hope in high
nlaces that General uwusm .
Eisenhower will be able to urn
the il led reverse on the western
rout into an early and decisive
victory. But at the moment It
ii i orav and waning hope, al-
hough the battle is still fluid.
Ovoroptlmlstlc
Along with this sober estimate
of Ihe fighting has ome s con
v c lon that at least part i of the
htelTlSdd'oncl? thought
it the venr's end, then moved it
fmwarrl to spring. Now they
of next fall or winter
If It actually takes until late
next year to lick the Germans,
Iho daTe for victory over Japan
will have to bo moved forward
also. But in Asia and the Pa
cific, as well as In Europe, much
of what will happen depends on
Russinn plans, as yet unrevealed.
niii-n ic tnr Instance the ques
tion of whether and when the
red army win open a iuu scon;
offensive against Germany on
the Polish front. The ground
is frozen and the time is ripe
since the Germans are heavily
engaged in the west.
0 m... ahniian War
Successiul Russian assault and
breakthrough to Berlin might
shorten the war somewhat but
in view of what has happened in
the west there is now no reason
to believe that t h 0 s e results
would bo either certainly or
quickly achieved. Military men
say the Germans may be expect
ed to resist and strike back n
the east with the same ferocity
they have shown against tne
western allies. . .i
The success of the present
German drive is being attributed
by some authorities here partly
to a failure ot allied intelligence
and planning.
Considered Typical
Very young, very old and sec
ond rate troops found in many
westwall fortifications were con
sidered typical of all German
forces relatively weak units
held together with a sprinkling
of battle-hardened regulars. Al
lied intelligence apparently made
two great blunders:
1 i( noiinveH that the Ger
man armies In France had been
almost completely destroyed.
2. lt believed that it knew the
ih nnd had guessed the in
tended use of German reserves
backing the west wall and it con
sidered them to be defense
AsSa matter of fact the Ger
man force, reportedly number
h toward 20 divisions, repre
sented a reorganization of the
defeated remnants of the armies
beaten In France; the use of
many second-rate troops in me
west wall completely camou
flaeed this reorganization.
LONDON, Dee. 27 (IP) A
Berlin broadcast tonight said
the nazi offensive into Bel
gium was becoming "more
and more a battle of attrl-'
lion," and that "allied coun
terattacks already are' more
methodic." i'
These assaults, ihe radio'
said, are "clearly directed at
exertina pressure on the Gor
man wedge from both sides ;
and make it collapse." - -
It remains to Be seen
whether the very bitter light-; .
ing is approaching a . quick :
climax, or gliding into an in
termediate phase.' . .
The German hiah commana
declared a major tank battle
had broken out yesterday '
north of Laroche, and thai 70
tanks of tho U. S. third and
seventh armored . divisions
were knocked out .
The German offensive . be
lieved to be powered with some
250,000 troops naa sent ngns
armored combat teams to Celles
and Ciney in a bid to reach the
Meuse. The doughboys In a
Christmas Day battle rolled them
bacfc one to two mues, supreme
headquarters disclosed. - - -
A dispatcn irom ine neia. today"-
declared U. S. armor and
infantry, "slowly regaining the
initiative, have locked in a ser
ies of sharp battles with probine
(Continued on fage xnree' . - .:
TOPS 111 QUOTA
KlamatHcbunty's '6th' ;War
Loan drive had passed its quota
today in all departments.
E bond: sales-to. December 23
were reported by the federal re
serve at -a total of io,uuo,
against a.quota of $900,000. The
total of all sales was $3,385,130,
as compared with a quota: 01
$3,100,000.
Myrle C. Adams, chairman of
the Lions committee which spon
sored the drive, urged Aiamam
citizens to continue buying
bonds, with all purchases up .to.
the end of December counting!
on quota. The excess over quota'
is expected to reach at least
half a million dollars. .
Here is the sales break-down
to date: ;
E bonds $913,008.
Series F $58,297.
Series G $189,900.
Series C $1,225,375.
78 per. c en t certificates
$394,550. -Tt
11 per cent notes $75,000. -,
2 per cent bonds $361,000. ,
21 per cent bonds $148,000-
with drotecv and timing now
conceded here to be brilliant, the
lA.l.n. Hit Ut A mOITieill, ttllU
place of weakness with complete
surprise. It is evident that in
the ensuing reucm mc
forces have suffered heavily.
Compelled to fight defensively,
General Eisenhower has had to
withdraw and regroup his divis
ions for a counterattack. If his
counter measures succeed m
breaking the German drive and
converting an imminent defeat
into unexpected victuiy.
enormous cost of the whole'af
fair may be written off as the
cost of triumph.
If, however, the Germans suc
ceed in extending and holding
their gains if it takes the allies
many weeks to re-equip and re
organize their forces in short,
if the war is as prolonged as
Washington authorises are be
ginning to fear it will be, then
a shakeup, particularly in mil
itary intelligence, may be ex
pected which i will reach ( into
Eisenhower's own too assistants.
Summerville in
Siskiyou Jail
T.oui 1 Summerville. 22-year-
old veteran of World War 2,
irmui nver to Siskiyou
county authorities and charged
...it), acemiH. with a deadly wea
pon in connection with the al
leged beating of Fermon Clin
tnn Evans, chief cook, Marine
Barracks, the night of Decem
ber 19. , . .
Ciimmnrvllle WAS in jail m
lieu of $2500 cash bond, accord
ing to Siskiyou authorities,
Evans suffered critical injur
ies in an altercation which ap
parently occurred as Mr. and
Mrs. Evans and Summerville
were en route home to Klamath
Falls from a northern Califor
nia tavern. Evans was found at
the side of the road Just over
the California line, his head
bashed in. His condition was re
ported fair at the Barracks late
Wednesday, -
New Chief Not
Yet Selected
Mayor-elect Ed Ostendorf has
nit vet selected his appointee as
chief of police to succeed Chief
Earl Heuvel, it was disclosed to-
day . . ... ,L, it --!-
ustenaori siatea inai, 11 u.-,
nite appointment is not made by
Tuesday, January 2, next regu
lar meeting or tne council, mm
whoever is in charge of the de
partment at that time win servo
a. nctintf chief. Mavor John
Houston requested at Tuesday
, ..... I, tl.e,i nv."
nignis council inccmiB
ville Hamilton serve as acting:
chief for the remainder or uio
year- .
it was learneo. tnat ni;iiijr"j-,
kins, prominent Klamath Falls
lawyer, has accepted tne pui o
city attorney on the request ot
Mayor-eleet Ostendorf. His ap
pointment is expected to be con
firmed by the new council which
takes over next week.
Boys Go Sout
On Bicycles
t.., id.venr.nM boys were
evidently displeased w Mr the
weather in Klamath Falls, and
decided to journey to California
for the winter season. Both boys
have left home on their bicycles,
presumably headed for the so
called land of sunshine. .
According to the Juvenile of
fice, these boys are believed to
be en route via the Weed high
way. and one is pulling a two
wheeled cart behind his bicycle.
Probably had a last minute
splurge of patriotism or fore
sight, and decided to share his
method of transportation. : . ;
" .lams.
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