Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 28, 1944, Page 2, Image 2

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    December i. 1
PACE TWO
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
II. S. FORCES
SLASH AHEAD
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near Grandmcnil and Marche,
points 20 miles away on the
other side ot the bulge.
Fart of the German spearhead
which had driven deepest into
Belgium at Colics was encircled
and being hammered into dis
integration by a ring of guns
and armor, and another pocket
along tlie underbelly of the sal
ient was receiving similar treat
ment. The probing armor that had
pushed close to Ciney, IS miles
trom Namur in the northwest
ern tip of the bulge, had been
beaten .back until the battlclinc
ran seven to eight miles south
east of the village.
Main Fighting
The main fighting in the
Celles area was now in the
vicinity of Verr'e, two and one
half miles to the southeast.
Along the southern flank the
Americans continued to gain
and were across, up to ox al
most up to the whole line of
the Sure river from ine was
tonne area to the German front
ier. Where they were not across
the stream they held the nign
ground on the south side,
Villag Seised
The village of Liefrange, 10
miles southeast ot uastocne,
was seized in one crossing north
of the village of Bonnal.
Gains on the north side of
the salient included capture of
Grandmeml and Mannay and
the partial recapture of Humain
where street lighting was in
progress.
It was too early to foresee
the outcome, for the Americans
in their counterattack now un
derway faced formidable ob
stacles.
But there were clear indica-
tlons the bold nazi bid for a
great December victory had but
ted into serious trouble.
RATE BUREAU IDEA
George Davis, chairman of the
rates committee ot the Klamath
chamber of commerce, said today
that a most gratifying reaction
is in evidence as a result of the
committee s suggestion that the
community consider estamisn-
ment of a rate and traffic bureau
to carry on the effort for more
equitable Klamath basin freight
rates.
Davis said he received several
telephone calls after a story on
the committee's suggestion ap
peared In the paper yesterday.
The callers, he said, pledged sup
port to the program and agreed
that an intensive effort for bet
ter rates would be widely bene
ficial to the business and the
general public here. -
Skilled Japanese Can
Find Jobs Readily,
Says WRA Man
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28 (IP)
Skilled Japanese will have no
difficulty finding jobs as they
leave relocation centers, a wka
official predicted today.
Harold S. Fistere. new north
west area relocation supervisor,
said he expected most Japanese
not to return to the Pacific coast.
"Trained Japanese-Americans
are offered scores of otmortuni-
ties in technical fields in the east
ana midwest," he said. "In fact
the WRA has received more no-
portunities for skilled Japanese
worxers man mere are appli
cants." Fistere, whose job is to aid
Japanese resettling in Oregon
mm vrciaiiiiigion, win nave 01-
iices nere ana In Seattle.
Prisoner Hangs Self
In County Jail
PORTLAND, Dec. 28 (IP)
Russell Golden, 18, a federal
prisoner accused of driving a
stolen automobile from Oak
land, Calif., to Canby, Ore.,
hanged himself in his county
jail cell last night. A rope
from his bunk was tied to an
overhead steam pipe.
Like to boss
railroad cars
around?
Really make 'em move and put
em where you want 'em? And
have a switch engine to do the
shoving for you? And work with
a good engine crew , . , nnd
see the. war freight and the
troop trains pruring in? Well,
Mister, this Is your job if you
want it: Switchman with South
ern Pacific at about $220 base
pay. (Overtime can make it a
lot more). No experience to
itart. We train you in a few
days, pay you an allowance
while training . . , make you a
full-fledged railroader. It's a
very important job, this. We've
ffnt to knnn fhnca ,ubk fHtH.
numplng. And we've got a
whale of a Job ahead of us
which means lots of work
head for you. Many other jobs
ipon.
See or writ Trainmaster,
S. P. Station, Klamath Falli,
or your nearest S. P. Ajnt.
0 JUNCTION
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Fltld Marshal Walter Model (left) and Marshal Karl von Runstedt (extreme right) and other High-ranking
German staff officers study map of their great counter-offensive against the Allies at Nazi Western From
headquarters, accordlug to German caption accompanying this radiophoto from a ucutrnl source.
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Forced down en route to Its Salnan base after bombing aircraft worXs at Nagoyn on the Jupnnesc mainland,
this B-29 Super-Fortress starts to sink a few momenta Bfter its crew launched their rubber llfo boats, pad
dled away to safety. They were soon spotted by a Navy FBY, from which this dramatic picture was made,
and a destroyer picked them up after receiving radio word from the rescue plane. U. S. Navy photo.
Greeks Agree to
Form Regency to
End Civil Strife
(Continued From Page One)
front entrance of the embassy
and that there was no indication
the sniper, who was manning a
machinegun, aimed especially at
Churchill.
The prime minister and the
British commander, Lt. Gen.
Ronald M. Scobie, watched Brit
ish parachute troops, infantry,
tanks and armored cars begin
driving the Elas from central
Athens early today.
Standing on Filopappas (Mon
ument) hill, they saw stiff fight
ing waged in the narrow, wind
ing streets of the Iroon district
northwest of the Acropolis and
south of Omonia square.
Contracts for Ship
Construction Eyed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (IP)
i no maritime commission is con
sidering contracts for the con
struction of the 186 new ships
programmed for the last half of
Until contracts hnvn hnnn
signed, the commission said to
day, no announcement will be
made as to which yards will con
struct the ships.
War Mobilizcr James F.
Byrnes announced the 186 ship
program last night. It includes
20 tankers. 102 larce C nnrl
Victory type ships, 40 small C-l
and 24 Liberty ships designed
for a "special military purpose."
First School fo
Close at Farragut
FARRAGUT. Idaho. Drr. 1R
(IP) The first of eight service
schools at Farragut naval train
ing center to close the store
keeper school will graduate its
final class tomorrow.
The other service schools at
Farragut arc continuing to enroll
new classes onlv throuah De-
cembcr, in accordance with or
ders from the bureau of person
nel calling for decommissioning
of the training center In the
spring.
DEVELOPING
ENLARGING
PRINTING
PHOTO SERVICE
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Maps Great Counter-Offensive
Super-Fort Rescued
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The new BOQ building at the
Klamath naval air station is
virtually finished and the keys
have been turned over to Com
mander R. R. Darron, command
ing officer of the station.
Final inspection has not been
made and it is expected a few
minor jobs will be done on the
building before it is occupied
about January 1.
This building, which Includes :
attractive mess and clubrooms
will house the officers' mess, as
well as quarters for station of
ficers. Task Forces Trade
Blows in South Pacific
(Continued From Page One)
Yank positions on Mindoro in
coordination with tho enemy
naval strike. Enemy planes
also struck there the night be
fore, today's communique ac
knowledging "minor damage"
and reporting three raiders
downed.
First Offensive
The naval move against Min
doro represented the enemy's
first such offensive effort in
battleship strength since Nip
pon's disastrous defeat in late
October in the second battle of j
me i-niuppincs seas.
MacArthur said the enemy
force, spotted before it got
within shelling range, "was im
mediately attacked by our me
dium bombers and fighters and
our PT boats."
George Folsler, NBC corre
spondent, reported that a navy
patrol plane luckily discovered
the task force while the plane
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already in the air 10 hours, it'
raced to Mindoro, picked up
bombs and Joined in the attack.
Influenza Epidemic
Strikes Germany
LONDON, Dec. 28 (!') The
Brussels radio said today an in
fluenza epidemic had broken out
in Germany.
The broadcast said the situa
tion was particularly serious in
the southern sections of the
rcich. where the cold weather
and shortages of food, doctors
and medicine have been felt
acutely. It said there have been
many deaths in Munich.
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MARKET SOLD
PORTLAND. Dec. 28 IIP)
j The block-larqc Last Side mar
I kct was sold today by a St. Lou
is corporation to two Portland-
ers, Ben M. and Herman B. Lev
in, at an undisclosed price.
From Tuloloko Lt. Col. and
Mrs. Vcrn Austin ot Camp Tuic
lake were visitors in Klamath
Falls Thursday.
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increases and maintenance of un
ion membership.
The order included payment
of increased wtiues rotrtmetivoly
out of Ward's net operating in
come. Sniliuel Wolchuk, presi
dent of the CIO united retail,
wholosulo and department store
employes union, said the back
puy amounted to $.(100,000.
siriKs continue
Strikes by union members con
tinued in Detroit and Kuiuns
City and started in Chicugo.
Pickets were withdrawn In Chi
ciiko after the army seizure at re
quest of the military, army pub
lic relations officers said.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28 (VI
Army officers look over Mont
gomery Wards Portland store
this morning, and Major Melvln
T. Klinefelter said the firm man
ager had agreed to cooperate.
wiuie employes continued
waiting on customers as usual,
notices were posted advising
workers the army was in charge.
Karlicr, the manager contended
the seizure was Illegal.
California Oregon Power com
pany reported today that water
connections In the Klamath Falls
metropolitan area are now 112
higher than the all-time prev
ious high sot in Novombor. 1041.
The water connection figures
cover Klamath Falls and the
suburbs served by the company,
Copco reported, however, that
electrical connections in the
county as a whole are not yet
up to the record set In Novem
ber, 1941.
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By Tha Associated Prats
The British radio said in a
broadcast recorded by tho OWI
today that a newly received
copy of a German high command
order August 31 couflrmad that
nazi Field Marshal Gucnlher
von Klugc had killed himself.
"In view of the depressing
responsibility for the outcome
of the battle of Normandy." the
order was quoted, "Von Klugc
resigned from his post as com
mander of tho western front
and subsequently committed sui
cide. "Further comments on this In
cident are banned."
Von Klugc had relieved Field
Marshal Karl von Rundstcdt as
supreme commander of German
forces on the western front early
last summer. Von Rundstcdt
was returned to the command
later.
If you want to sell it ohonc
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VIOLATES LAI
TODAY
Churchill Cryptic
On Athens Snipor
By Th Anoclattd Pratt
l'l'lmn MlniMer t'luirehill
used Just two words Id com
ment tin a sniper's iilleinpl to
shoot him on the Meps of lliu
llrillsh embassy In Alliens
yesleiiluy, .the London radio
said today. Aeeiirding to the
lunadi'iisl, heard by CDS,
Chini'liiU's comment was:
"What cheek!"
The recent government freeze
order on potatoes for the armed
forces Is currying out Us pur
pose satisfactorily up to Ihc
present lime, according to John
Lacey, WKA representative In
Klamath Falls.
The program Is making pota
toes available to the iiiined
forces as Intended, Lrn'ey slated,
and after Hie first ot Hie year
there will probably he heavier
spud shipments In Ihc Klumiilh
basin, providing there is no fur
ther car shortage. Hoth military
and civilian personnel will get
a fair share of polulues, he con
cluded. Classified Ads Bring flesulls.
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northeast and west," the broad
cast said.)
The German and Hungarian
defenders were reported to have
ulrmulv been denied Ihc umi of
one of two remaining airports
for oviicutitlini of troops at So
viet forces poumlrd toward the
heart of the unco bountiful city.
Matter of Sklot
With the red air to ice hold
ing complete mastery in Hie
skies German Iransports were
able to nperaln only at night
from this last field, near I 'est,
mid the casualties were re
ported great.
Russian troops pushed across
I he eastern arm of Iho Danube
north of lludapcst yesterday,
.-.putting the nazi troops and
driving part of them Into the
uiuunlainuus urea In the great
Danube bend. The remainder
were pressed buck lulu lJudu.
where Soviet units engaged
(hem in housn to house fighting.
The crossing of the river,
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