fear Climaxed By
$12,000,000 Navy
Spending-In Basin
(Conliiuicd From I'ugo One)
. for military pei'Miniml in
0,i.ruuv. Along Willi tliv Ihpiiii-
inhuri went sky-inikeliiw
jollowod by on ulmrtlvu
'!': 10 control them locally
!d n"y lhu ot"i'ii'i''''"t
S Ol'A i-t.nl control.
Thou. winter cumu on, ii
mod fuel horliigo developed
,,,J sonic 23(10 CO"!" ' wood
! bcln whipped I" '''
Juewlwm lit u ttuverniuunl sub
SJy (for freight ''"'I IiiiiuIIIiiii)
of $ia,UO0. All of thin Hindu
il No. 2 sloiy of llio year.
Klmnulli plunged wholi'lieui l
Hly Into til Job of being homo
town tot military Insinuations,
a n(l It" military hospitably
A i) r o K r ii m nuido now
throughout the your. The
KUmulli Commandos, who n 1
hurt brought fume to the
rtmniunlty lhrouiju their
wound"! sorvlco mun o project,
tonductcd tho service center In
lown through lhu early pint if
llie year, whllu die hospitably
orggmni In general win headed
L I committee with Clarence
Mumblo us chairman. Tim Coin
mndo proponed $30,001) serv
ice center building, but the pro.
lect win diopnoil for wunl of
iupporl At mid-year, tho Ci.in
nitndot disbanded, nnd the U.SO
invited htiro, USO has con
ducted successful center In thn
old locution, while plans have
dovoloped rnthiir slowly for u
bin center In tho A rondo KiiniKe
building.
1 1 Meanwhile, tho hospitably
orogrom on a nerson-to-persmi
hiila nnd through llldlvlillinl of.
fort hns been currlod on with
outstanding succens.
, Reciprocating, me service nion
(mm both oosts and from Cninp
Tulelnkc have uldcd In commun
ity efforts, wltn tno murines con
Irlbutlni esnoclolly to war bond
rimpalgns among the civilians
Here mill cisewncre over urcson.
Colonel George Van Orden, com-
Winding officer of tho Murine
Sirrocks, and Commundcr K. It.
Dirron. of the olr (tntlon, have
4iken constructive Interest In
community affairs, as did llulr
iircdcccssors. Similar Intcrol is
shown by Lt. Col. Vern Austin,
lhe coinmanctiinj officer at Tulc
jike. Virlous law enforcement prob
limi nudo news through the
jer. Tho Inerenso of iiopuln-
4tlon brouiiht guing In clime,
Juvenile doliiKiuency was
t given n lot of ntteiition,
military police and short: patrol
entered tno low enforcement
picture, and,' at year's end, a
tensutlonul police story broke
irhen Police Chief Karl Tlcitvel
was neaped of contributing lo
the delinquency of u minor eli l.
!le denied the accusation, and
he case pends as this Is written,
9 docs the Karl Bold death
tse, one of the outstanding law
enforcement news items of the
cr.
j Klamath farmers again plant-
in unprcccucnieu acrcKC
this year, and they brouuht
5 forth an unprcccndcntcd
crop In volume. Through
hook and crook, they strut,'
fled 111 run t! h llio harvest labor
Jroblcm. Then began one or the
dost omozliiK couplers In local
nrlculturnl history thu speedy
llilpment of potatoes to market.
It was not uncommon for 100
carloads to lonvn the himin In n
J Ingle day. At this writing, wn
on slilnnicnts slund near thu
total of 8000 carloads normal-
good year a crop unit
ere are nosslblv 4000 more
arlonds to go,
J Imporlnnl KrlcuUurnl news
(' tho yonr Included the dc-
jciopmenl of aKiiculturul exper
mentntion under state coIIobo
direction here, and authoriza
tion Of I lie r.niunr k'hn,,:,lh
drainage channel, completing
"io wnicr circle ' of tho rec
lamation project.
Lumber production, still go
ng almost entirely to wnr uses,
continued at a high level, prob-
ably more than 000,000,000
0 'eel, in 1044. This was a
1 drop of perhaps 100,000,
M0 feet from last year's figure,
with one major plant, tho Lamm
tUP ur cmpany, liquidating.
'Us huge, above-normal cut di
rected Increasing attention to
he problem of timber supply
Ipr posl-wnr operations, nnd
wore continued intensive talk
oi the need for i-o-manulactur-ti
Vw of by-products, etc.
iual developments of this mi
i,.. ""Penr Hkcly when the
wr pressure subsides.
niamntli pcoplo took new In
West In nntlonnl forest scrviec;
Policies as they affect Umber
wpply and tax valuations,
miik tr operations slnigglcd
wn manpower problems, but
A ,u ... ""io moor irouoie,
short-lived work cessation at
ut'0n " hlBllllEhtcd labor
ot w Tlllloko Jap camp, scene
9 November, 1044, rioting, led
J"' Hsl of big stories for Hint
7 year. This year public Inlor
I W in tho WRA center gen
rtlr.!?lly subsided, but was
'irrea occaslonnllv hv mieh
START THE NEW YEAR
RIGHT BY EATING LUNCH
AT THE
URR-O-N
So. 6th ond Martin
B
Closed Sunday and
jneidents M the slock a do
'Wilier strike and Hie shout
ing or mi eviieucu by an
anny sonlry. There was con
Mdeialilo crime- In the camp,
Including onii unsolved knife
murder. The blifKest news eiuno
in Doeomher, when it wus an
iiounced thai tho army's west
count exclusion order for Jan.
anese hud been revoked, nnd
that Tulelake will bo taken over
eventually ,v 10 jslc0 (c.
parlnic nl InsteHd of WHA. The
center fulure seems to bo some
what uncertain, and there is
dovulnpliiK tulk In the basin
nlioul what to do with tho phy
toial lacillllos when all Jup.
anese mo moved out,
A .n iimtloiial Incident of the
lido spring was the flood that
inundated a large area in the
8 southeastern purl of tin city
and the adjoining suburbs.
The water came through a
break in tho government's main
eiiiial, and spread for blocks
uioiind houses anil business
buildings. Considerable damage
was done, but tho break was
quickly repaired. A government
committee came here to assess
tho damages, but no further an
nouncement has been made.
Nineteen hundred forty-four
was an oluction year, nnd poli
tics made one of the big news
9 stories hero. Tho city voters
named a new mayor, Kd
Ostendnrf, and authorized
the elaborate Lake Ewaunii
park project. In the spring pri
mary, they authorized start of
a new cemetery west of town.
A highlight of the county vote
was the victory of Charles Dc
Lap for county clerk, defeating
Mae K. Short who 12 years ago
defeated DcLnp's father, C. R.
UeLap. Klamath county elected
Its first woman legislative rep
resentative, Hose Poole. An un
usual election incident was a
tie vote for city councllmon,
which was decided by the loss
of n coin.
A'. Malln. votors authorized
formation of a park district for
a big recreational develonmnt
on a large site near that enter
; prising town. Moro than $75,
j 000 was donated for the de
I velopmeiit, which will proceed
! os soon as conditions permit,
j Tulk of bringing Bonneville
, power to Hie Klamath country
it.-veiopeu in inn, unci Bonne
1 ft ville representatives enme
y hero to say that they
were asking for a budget
appropriation for a trnnsmis.
!sion line to this area. Possibil
j Ity of u public utility district
I became a mutter for public dis
, eussion, nnd several groups arc
' on record asking tho state
liydro-electrlc commission to In.
vesllgnto the justification for
sncli a project. At this time,
; public power Is a developing
! i.vsue, nnd It nuiv be higher up
Ion the "big ten" list in 1045.
Those aro tho sulectiom of
! this slaff of tho big stories of
tho past year. There were many
; other events of interest and im
I porlance, and here Is a month-
by-month review of Uie period:
JANUARY
Brcnnnn and Cnhoon get Ma
rino Barracks contract, start
work. . . . Heavy snows cover
Klamath area. . . . WRA re
sumes full control of Tulelake
Jap enmp from army. . . ,
I Rotary -led wa loan over lop.
. . . l'neiflc Cooperative Supply
buys Martin Brothers' pioneer
Klamath grist mill. . . . Soldier
Jimies Kerns named 1043 out
standing Junior citizen. ...
Kirst navy squadron arrives at
Kliiinuth naval air station, . . .
C o in in a n d o s bring more
wounded service men here. . . ,
Flro destroys Hnnnon starch
factory at Stukel.
FEBRUARY
Klamath naval air station is
formally commissioned. . .
Secretary Earl C. Reynolds re
signs from Klamath chamber of
commerce to Join United States
C of C staff. . . . Half dozen
companies flic applications lo
give Klamath air service. . . .
Klnmoth mourns death of U. S.
Senator C. L. McNary. . . .
First casualties occur In Klam
ath nir station flying Orth
Slseniorc declares he will not
seek re election as district at
torney. .... His deputy, Clar
ence ilumblo, conies out for the
Job.
MARCH
K. Sugnrman, pioneer mcr
cliunt, announces he will retire.
. . . bonanza school mid gymna
sium bum, . . . Klamath offi
cials applaud appointment of
Guy Cordon as McNary succes
sor in somite. , . . Junior cham
ber runs poper salvage drive.
, , , School enrollment hero
moiuils under population In
llux. . . . Kent control problems
widely discussed. . . . FHA
authorizes new housing tor
Klamiilh. . . . $3,500,000 addi
tional grants made for navy air
slid Ion iin-t Marine Barracks
constructloi Hannon Re
fining compuny announces plan
to rebuild Biurcn ibciui.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
New Year's Day
Nazi Captured Wearing American Uniform
It
Tins aermiui soldier was captured 111 Belelum wearing complete U. S. Army unlfonn with exception of Ger
man IiIoum he woro under on American raincoat. Alert Yank Infantryman, who spotted the blouse keep htm
T' i. guor , hc c,n bc ult';n aw"y 'or Questioning. Nazis sro making wide use of U. 8. weapons
ana unuorins to Infiltrate American lines, spread confusion and seize vital command posts. Signal Corps
radlo-telcphoto.
Col. B. Duhel arrives lo take
c.o. post at Marino Barracks.
. . . Mystery fire threatens Mer
rill school. . . . Candidates for
prlmury nominations announce.
. . . Charles Stark of Nampa,
Idaho, named chamber of com
merce socrclnry. . , . Willis Ma
honey, former Klamath mayor,
files for U. S. senate nomina
tion. APRIL
Red Cross drive goes way
over the hump. . . . OPA
cheeks gasoline used by Klam
ath high school students. . . .
John W. Brlckcr visits Klam
ath on coast tour. . . . First
marines arrive at Barracks. . . .
Commander R. R. Dorron
named new nir station skipper.
. . . Plan for new memorial
park cemetery put on May bal
lot. MAY
Klwanls puis over fifth war
loan drive. . . . Business and
Professional Women hold slate
convention here. . . . Stop For
est Fires campaign. . . . War
prisoner camp set up at Tulo
Ioke. . . . Bly Ivory Pine dry
kiln burns.... $2,000,000 addi
tional construction okayed for
Klamath naval air station and
its Uikcvicw auxiliary. . . .
Flood from main reclamation
canal covers large suburban
area. . . . Primary election
draws light vote, indicates pos
sibility of new faces in local
official family. , . , Lakcvicw
aviation facility commissioned.
, , . "Super-coyotes" reported
at largo in nearby California
areas. ,. , , Army sentry kills
evacuee at Tulelake. . . . Klam
ath nilllmcn vote to work de
spite "vacations" called else
where. , . . Memorial Day hon
ors men lost in war.
JUNE
Frank Ramsey of KUHS slaff
goes to marines. . . . Yawkey
forest area near Fort Klnmatn
named for Jack Kimball, late
timberman. . . . D-Day electri
fies Klamath Falls. . . . County
buys Llghlfoot hospital for
health center. . . . Kiwanis club
leads successful fifth war loan
drivo. . . . Thousands sec Ma
rine Barracks at open house.
. . . WPB approves Lower
Kiamalh drainage project. . . .
City and high school money re
serves voted. . . . Malin shows
plans for fine new park and
recreation area. . . . PUC goes
Into fuel problems of Klamuth
Heating company at hearing.
, , , Klamath buying income
shows biggest in U. S. . . .
Forest fire season opens with
KFPA radio network added lo
protective facilities.
JULY
Seven thousand Marine Bar
racks on war bond tour. . . . Huge
crowds attend Fourth of July
celebrations. . . . Yaozo Hitomi,
alien Japnncse, stabbed lo death
at WRA camp. . . . Peltz building
sold to Portlnnders, . . . Tulelake
sentry cleared of manslaughter
in death of scgrcgee. . . . Klam
ath tops Kiwanis-led 5th war
loan quoin. . . . Two hundred
millworkers stage short strike at
Kcstcrson. . . . Violent electri
cal storm sweeps basin. . . . Jap
cops resign at WRA. . . . Forest
fires hit Mount Dome area, Mo
doe Point. . . . Fourteen go on
hunger strike in WHA stockade
area. . . . Bonneville survey
shows need for manufacturing
development to maintain popu
lation hore. ... 21 injured as
Greyhound bus turns over in
Klamath Falls.
AUGUST
i Dead man's curve on road lo
Barracks eliminated. . . . Tax
boost announced in city, county.
, , , Ruth Bathiany announces
that she will not run again for
cltv treasurer. . . , Two pilots
from nir station killed in midair
crack-up. . . . Houston refuses to
run for mnvor. . . . Jean Bolln
wins Miss Klamath contest, Pat
Brown chosen as alternate. . . .
Lamm lumber mill to close Octo
ber 1. . . . Six-year-old Charles
MOOSE
New Year's Eve
FROLIC
Saturday Night, December 30
MOOSE HALL
1010 Pine St.
SPONSORED BY
Legion of the Moose
MEMBERS ONLY
Door Prize . . . War Bond
Good, Music
Belgians Massacred by Nazis
v " fir
1 ff'
(hEA Rutlio-Tehpholot
Tills heap of dead women and children In Belgian town of Stavelot gives
mute evidence of brutal atrocities committed by the German army In It
western front drive. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto.
Chance drowns in Irrigation
canal. . . . Lt. Comdr. B. M. Turn
er replaced as air station's ex
ecutive officer by Lt. Comdr.
H. C. Fleming. FCC asked
to approve KFJI sale by Kin
caids to Willard Miller. , . .
Daniel Hoffman crowned king of
gardens, Mildred Petrick chosen
canning queen in 4-H club show.
. , , Thirteen hospitalized as re
sult of bus wreck south of Dor
ris. . . . Klamath moulding plant
sold..
SEPTEMBER
Three thousand dollars stolen
from Pastime pool hall at Cres
cent Lake. . . . Schools open, note
startling increase in - enrollment.
. . . Bluzc on Hogback mountain
breaks out of control. . . . Com
mandos decide to disband. . . .
Council okohs penny arcades for
Main street. . . . USO invited to
make survey in Klamath. . . .
Imogene Fisher convicted of
slaying Watkin Davis. . . . Dewey
makes short stop in Klamath
falls. . . . Blanas garage leased
for USO building. ... Junior
livestock show shatters records.
, . . OPA controls rents in area.
. . . William McPherren killed in
auto accident. . . . Council re
verses stand on Main street ar
cades. . . Nicholas Demetrakos
killed in Crescent car accident.
. . , Marine Barracks formally
commissioned,
OCTOBER -
Refrigerator car freeze hits
spud growers. . . . Medfoi'd man
killed, woman from Jefferson in-
j u r e d in hunting accidents on
second any oi season. . . . L,ouic
Pol in ends career in Klamath by
selling store. . . . Lt. Col. B. Du
bel assigned to overseas service,
Col. George Van Orden takes
over. . . . Lt. Mitchell Paige,
Congressional Medal of Honor
winner, assigned lo Barracks....
Reefer car freeze released.-. , .
Harry Truman makes campaign
stop in Klamath. . . . Asahel
Bush, former Klamath news
paperman, killed by Jap bomb
on Leylc. . . . Eleven Klamath
firms pay U. S. for overcharges
on ceilinged items.
NOVEMBER
B. E. Hoyden resigns as super
intendent of Klamath reclama
tion protect. . . . Ostcndorf elect
ed Klamath's mayor, DcLap
wins county clerk post, tie de
velops between Matt Finnlgan
and Angits Newton for council
post, Marshall Cornett, Rose
Poole, Henry Semon elected to
legislature, other officials elect
ed. ,. . Marines hold celebration
on anniversary of corps. . . . Ma
rine Barracks expansion slated.
. . . Sixth war loan .opens. . . .
Forty unit housing project
planned. . . . i-ommunuy tuna
campaign goes over top. . . .
Major Joe Foss, marine air ace,
arrives at barracks. , . . Big bond
jamboree held. . , . Bonneville
power investigation project wins
support oi city council, county
court, KID directors.
DECEMBER
Dorothy Anders burned to
death in fire, two olners injured,
. . . Karl Bold dies after beating.
marine held in case. . . . Wage
dispute ties up potato shiDmems.
. . . Added housing units in pros
pect. . . . Justice department to
taKe over lulelaKe segregation
center as Japs return to coast.
. . . Police Chief Earl Heuvcl ar
rested on morals charge, denies
guilt. . . . Copco files for rights
at Grant site below Keno. . . .
Christmas shopping hits record.
. . Herald Eublishing company
to construct new radio station
here. . . . Klamath goes over top
in Lions-led bond campaign. . , .
County court protests national
forest land exchange. . . . Fed
eral forest men warn of substan
tial reduction of timber cut here
in early post war years.
WEATHER
Friday, December SO, 1044
Max. Min. Praelp.
Klamath Falls
Sacramento ....
North Bend ..
Portland
Medford ,
Reno ....
San Francisco
Seattle .
n la " .ofl
M TO .02
44 ;m ,00
42 34 .02
40 .14 .26
nn . 4 .oo
5fl ae .07
43 43 Triet
OreKon forecast: Partly cloudy today
and tonfjrht: Sunday cloudy with rain
In west portion And snow lata Sunday
cast of Cascades. Slightly colder to-
Northern California: Scattered clmidr
tftriav: clenr tanlsht with heavy frost
or freezing temperature: lncroHsing
cloudiness Sunday with light rains In
extreme north portion oy iitgnt.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
Let's Give Wings to Victory
Buy More Bonds I
Work Your Best!
Let Us Serve You in 1945!
J. V. Copeland Yards
68 Main
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FUEL TO GC
I
LISTIN CITY
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come first under the priority
program. Next in line will be
those with less than ono-fourth
of a year's supply.
Fill Out Form
To get fuel, tho nrosoective
purchaser must go to his fuel
dealer, and fill out a form which
shows the amount of wood or
coal on hand.
Fuel dealers said their busi
nesses will be closed, so far as
receiving orders, until the ra
tioning becomes effective Tues
day morning, so that henceforth
the priority system will be in
effect. To those eligible for fuel
under the priorities, deliveries
will be made In the order of
orders received.
The Klamath fuel situation
was thoroughly discussed at a
meeting of the fuel and housing
committee of the chamber of
commerce Friday. The commit
tee authorized preparation of
pertinent information on the
problem, which will be publi
cized in Tuesday's paper, along
with a full report of the meeting.
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
(Continued trom Page One)
type of B-29 raids Is made a
daily routine."
That might be. We've learned
a lot about air war including
its limitations as well as its ad
vantages. Our present impres
sion is that the airplane is AN
OTHER WEAPON rather than
a new kind of war that replaces
all other kinds. .
AS an interesting sidelight,
.Tan Ppumior Tfhtcn nrHara
better treatment of Koreans and
Formosans as a WAR NECES
SITY. Cruelty and force appar
ently aren't getting as much
help out of them as had been
hoped, so better treatment is to
be tried.
AS the monsoon rains end, the
tempo of the war in Burma
is rising. We and the British
and the Chinese are pushing
down into Burma from the
north, and are reported today to
be within 95 miles of Mandalay.
lflNG GEORGE of Greece, after
a long talk with Churchill
(in which they probably got
down to cases), appoints a RE
GENT (Archbishop Damaskinos).
The announced purpose of a re
gency is to maintain law and
order until the Greek people
can set up some sort of new gov
ernment by vote.
TON'T be too hard on the
'J British In this Greek busi
ness. In what they are doing,
they evidently have the backing
(or at least the consent) of our
government and Russia.
On the basis of what we have
been told, which is VERY little,
the time-tried but far from peace
producing system of spheres of
influence and balances of power
that has been current in Europe
for centuries is to be relied upon
to handle the situation after
this war.
In the absence of any state
ment from our government as
to what our-pollcy is to be, we
ran nnlv indce from events that
we are going along with Britain
and Russia in tnis program.
Floating Night Clubs
Planned For South ,
Pacific Fighters
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 30
(Canadian Press) Two floating
night clubs for entertaining
troops in the South Pacific are to
be built from a pair of 8000-ton
Blue Funnel line passenger
liners, which were converted to
minplavers at the start of the
war. it was learned here last
nieht.
The ships now are at nearby
Esquimau, B. C. No instructions
have yet been received from the
British admiralty which has or
dered the work, as to where the
reconversion job will be done.
i .
Top Leyte Jap
Top-ranking Jap officer on
Leyte Island In the Philippines
: is Ll.-Gen. Sosaki Suzuki, above,
commander Of the 3Sth Japa
i nese Army. Suzuki's head-
quarters at Valencia and his
troops were outflanked by the
U S. 77th Division's drive north
of Ormoc.
Italian Action
Increased
ROME, Dec. 30 () The al
lied command reported in
creased movement of enemy
troops and materials today in the
Tyrrhenian coastal section of
the Italian front and said the sit
uation in the Serchio valley, 15
miles inland, "remains fluid."
Five days ago the Germans
latinehpH a .nimlarnffnalira nn
a six mile front down the Serch
io vauey wnicn tne uermans
claimed has carried as far as
Fornaci, a mile and a half south
of Barga, and representing a
gain of about 31 miles,
,
Churchill Hopes
For '45 Victory
LONDON, Dee. 30 (P) Prime
minister unurcnut expressed the
cautious hope today that Ger
many will be finally beaten in
1045.
In a New Year's message to
members of the Primrose league,
a conservative group of which he
is eranri mncter ha AheommI
that the allies were entering up-
uu a year mat snouia onng us
victory in Europe."
U. S. Protests
Nazi Killings
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 UP)
The German government is go
in? in ho hplH -MnAn.iV.la fnn
the wanton killing of disafmeJ
American captives.
"The strongest possible pro
test," is on the way through
Swiss authorities, the state de
partment announced fast night,
"with regard to the killing by
German forces of all but 15 of a
group of about 130 American
soldiers and officers who had
been taken prisoners by German
tank corps and stripped of their
equipment."
Old-Age Grants
To Hit New Record
PORTLAND, Dec. 30 (P)
The Oregon public welfare com
mission will pay out an all-time
high of $693,373 for old-age as
sistance grants in January.
The high will be reached de
spite the fact that there are 2067
less cases than in February,
1942, when a . peak of 20,020
cases was reached.
Administrator Loa Howard
said increased living costs have
boosted the average individual
payment from $22.42 in. Feb
ruary, 1942, to $34.64.
' The Hans Norland Insurance
Agency is centrally located. 118
North 7th. ,
A Spiritual Kingdom
Many her been disappointed In Christ's kingdom. Even
Jetus' disciples were expecting their Master to establish a
kingdom that would put down all the other kingdoms of
the earth. When Jetus told them that His kingdom was not
of this world and that "if my kingdom were of this world
then would roy servants fight; but it it not from hence"
they wore greatly offended.
Many today are expecting what Josus lias never prom
ised a literal reign of Christ here on the earth for a thou
sand yean.
When Christ comes the second time He Is coming is
receive His own. Both good and evil will be resurrectod
from the grave and will be Judged. "For the Lord himself
shall descend from heaven,' with a shout, wlih the voice of
the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in
Christ shall rise first) then we that are alivo, that are left,
shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to
meet the Lord In the airi and so shall we ever be wlih the
Lord." (I Thess. 4:18, 17). Paul here says we shall be caught
up to meet Him In the air. This seems to Indicate that
Christ will not set foot upon this earth at His second com
ing, and certainly it does not teach that Christ will reign
here on the literal throne of David for a thousand years.
RAYMOND I. GIBBS, Evangelist .
CHURCH OF CHRIST !
' 220S Wsniland Ave,
Klamath Falls, Oregon.
PACE NINI
NAZI SALIENT
(Continued from Pugo One) :
north find Tlnstnna In' . hA
south."
The deepest German plunges
westward reaching within
mree miles oi the Mouse had
been rnllnH hsw.L- 19 miinu ....,1
doughboys had fought into the
uuisrtutb ui nocrieiorc.
The corridor to Bastogne had
BSIIn hnnn .It I A n n l I
. ,. . ami
strengthened, with armored ele-
"", apparently pouring in as
sault forces to drive northward.
The Germans up to Friday had
been held without gains for al
most lour tun days.
OPA Rejects Spud
Ceiling Boost
WASHINGTON TW in lien
OPA has rejected a petition of
i-iuiaiu growers lor a price in
crease. The arlillctmnnf ciMmttt .......
r --j..-- ,uuam waa
a boost, from 60 cents a nun-
uieu pounas to $1, in the
charge permitted for seasonal
Ktnraffp anrl hartftWntt ni
lowances are added to ceiling
puces.
OPA turned down the request
on the ground that such an in
crease at grower levels would
have hiked retail prices three
quarters of a cent to 1 cent a
pound.
WPB Curtails All
Ammunition Output
For Civilian Use
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (JP)
The war production board today
called a halt on all production
of civiilan ammunition.
At the same time, the agency
moved to conserve present stocks
of ammunition for essential uses.
Tomorrow is the final day for
the manufacture of ammunition
for any except government and
military use. Manufacturers'
stocks will be frozen pending de.
velopment of distribution con
trols designed to place ammuni
tion in the hands of essential
users, such as farmers, ranchers,
and public protection agencies.
Sawmill Shutdown :
Menaces Fuel Outlook
PORTLAND. Dec. 30 IPi .
The pending shutdown of two
Clark & Wilson sawmills be
cause of declining timber sup
plies threatened today to aggra
vate Portland's acute shortage
of sawdust fuel,
Government agencies, fuel
merchants and the Portland
wood pool met to seek means of
filling the needs of several thou
sand consumers whose supply
may be eliminated. The WPB
agreed to investigate possibility
of local manufacture of a large
number of grates so consumers
can convert to wood or coal, of
which stocks arc ample.
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