Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, January 30, 1945, Page 2, Image 2

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many and two miles cast ol
Monschau.
Fight Into Krinktlt
The second division fought
its way back into Krinkelt, nine
miles south of Monschau in the
Ilocherath sector where it made
a 'heroic stand when Von Rund
uledt made his December break
through. i The Germans were pulling
trioops from Holland, also to
ward the cast, and bombs fell
among them.
! The first and third moved in
to the fringes or within cannon
shot of the Siegfried line on a
10 mile front in the Ardennes.
To the north, the American 9th
army was through the line for 5
curving miles along the Roer
river lrom Linnich to east of
Monschau.
i Weather Handicaps
"Weather still was the worst
handicap, slowing the advance!
even more than the shaken nazi
defenses. More snow fell among
the seven foot drifts in 11 de
gree weather. Visibility was
low.
: South of Strasbourg, Ameri:
can and French troops crossed
the Solmar canal and further
encircled that city of 46,000
hroact Frpnrh ritv still in Ger
man hands except the long by
passed Atlantic ports. Paris
newspapers said the Colmar de-
lenses were uuuer atun-n.
late reports the allies were half
a mile from the .city: limits.
Boilermaker Head
Asks for Writ
' SALEM. Jan. 30 (P Otto W.
Mursener. international vice
president of the AFL Boiler
makers, asKea me siaie supreme
court today for a writ of man
damus to compel Circuit Judge
Charles W. Redding of Portland
to assien a judge other than -Cir
cuit Judge Alfred P. Dobson to.
iear mursener s .suu overine
3UU,uuu.graiuny wmcn.ine .run
land local of the union had paid
tb Tom Ray, former Portland
Boilermaker chief.
I The -supreme court ordered
.wage Heading to snow cause oy
February. 14 why- he shouldn't
assign anoiner juage
I Mursener is suing the old eov.
riming board of the local to get
ifie gratuity, mursener s. neaa.
quarters are in Sale Lake City.
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Davis Charged With
$rand Larceny Here
A charge of grand larceny has
been filed in justice court
against Leon Davis, who alleged
ly stole personal property valued
at uu trom t. A. arannam on
Januarv 25..
Among the stolen articles was
a .3U-40 rifle worth $40, a
double-barreled shotgun worth
125 and a 22 target rifle valued
itS15.
i Davis was granted time to
5 lea, and is out on a $1000 cash
ond. '
WEATHER
MontUjr, Janotrr 59. 195
Mx. Min. Precio.
35 30 .61
31 . - .02
.42 00
37 .03
23 Trace
41 .19
. 22 .00
- '.02
r Z .u v ' Trace
: w. icrj. -aniornia-viouay wnn light
fain occasionally north of Fresno today.
nmujr. uuutcnauit in
temperature.
I OREGON-Occaslonal light rain today,
tonight and Wednesday except mostly
now east of Cascades. ' Warmer today
ind tonight.
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i Courthouse Records
J TUESOAT - ' ... -1
Marriages ' '
I DUNN-SKLADANY. , Thomas" 'Moore.
i, uom.-naiive or neoras
a, resident of TulelaJtcCalUorrila. Bct
lle Mae Skladanyai. otflea worlwr,-na-J
vo of Ncbraslta.:YcaldciU' lt Beatrice,
Nebraska. -. .-' '
1 LAyoiE-WAtTT.r'Theodd''-i:dwrd:
lavloe, 31. naval aviator. nallv of Mivr
Hamoirtlre, reildenl of Klamath Falls.
Oregon. Pearl Louisa .Waltt, jj. nurse,
native of Massachusetts, resident,' of
Klamath Falls. Ore. ' "
,,... Complslnis ttt ' ', '.'
I Elisabeth Bell versus W.. h; Bell, Suit
lor divorce, charge cruel and Inhuman
KS? "ltnt Coul,le married January is;
jiff Schaupp attorney for plaln-
I Justice Court i
I Charles Snow Edison, fnlllna' to obev
fcso 3y '"lcr!ecUn "oP lit Fined
. ! William Clarence Thomas, void foreign
a If cense. Fined 3.50. - . .
" ' Tri.cl - Twcct, vlolaUon of basic
sule. Fined S25.
... Tsrkel O. Tweet, passing another mor
,lH vehicle on curve when view ahead
.was not clear. Fined S5.50.
George Madison Dunn, falllntf to Dro
ss011 ""'alor's "cense. Fined J3.50.
w William Thomason. falling to procure
..operators license. Fined 5.50.
o-nnhfi08-, A1,a" Ncn- being drunk In a
public place. Fined $10. . "
w Alexander Edward Nelson, falling to
procure operator's llcrnno. Fined i"fS0.
i?c.'!r5? ,Dou' Kohler, driving no.
" David Caldwell Whlsenhunt. falling to
prociro operator's license." Fined Js'w.
Francis Raymond Parson, permltllng
four peoplo to ride In front sial of an
ulomoblle. Fined $10.
George Wallace Marchman. helm
-drunk In a public place. Fined $10.
Kslcr Alexander Cory, falling to
procure operator's llcen.e. Fined M 90
" Constance Russell Badorek. operating
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.'durda ?oa,a?.ry..d"r'i,r,y
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
Czaed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
n . i kiibiui iiume
3 Marguerite. M. Word
! and Soni
AMBULANCE
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IJamalh Falls . 50
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torth Bnd . 33
ortland in
ledford ... : 5t
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an Francisco a
Tueiday, Jan. 30, 1143
MEN AND
SER(CE
VXUOHN CELEBRATES
HEADQUARTERS. FIFTEENTH
AIR (Jnt.i, strivivt. -um-MAND,
Italy Major John A.
Vaughn of 1519 Sargent, Klam
ath Falls, Oregon celebrated the
New Year and his 26th month
of overseas service at the same
imA Ua W. fnr overseas duty
on November 2, 1942, landing at
Casablanca several ciays auer mc
hostilities had ceased.
"Everything was quiet when
the air service group to which
1 was assigned landed," explains
the Klamath Falls olficer, "ex
cept for the rain. Wc were sta
tioned at Port Lyautcy in Mor
occo fqr several months and then
went overland through Algeria
to Thelepte airbase.
ThA cArtrtpd units which had
occupied the base before the bat
tle of the tiassenne rass nan
left the base when we arrived.
the tireakthrough spent several
days on me ueia, wii-uuug
everything that the evacuating
vsnir hHn'l Thpri wpre heaos
of smashed aircraft everywhere.
, "Our squadron, of which I
was' air corps supply officer,
moved into a wrecked building
along side a narrow-gauge rail
way track and we managed to
be pretty comfortable. The third
at ThnlAntn thp ficlri VS
kAMhwl anrf wa Inst mil hilf CaS-
;oline refueling truck, from
then on in we gassea-up me
planes by hand. What a job."
TVTnior Vnuphn wat latpr trans
ferred to a higher headquarters
command. In the winter of 1943-
44, the 12th air iorce ana tne
12th air force service command
split up to make a new air force
and service comand the 15th.
Major Vaughn joined the 15th
air force service command as an
air corps supply officer.
Major Vaughn is the son of
Mrs. - Louise Vaughn and is a
tool; ffeaHiiafa nl thp Rlnmntli
Falls high school. He attended
the Klamath jraus Business col
lege and . was employed' by the
Specialized Service company
prior to enlisting in the army in
Decembfr, 1941' He was com
missioned in August, 1942. .
.
KIRKPATRICK CABLES
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Klrkpatrick
received a cablegram op New
Year's Eve, from their son, 1st
Lt. Don Klrkpatrick. The cable'
eram read "Missions finished
everything great." Young Klrk
patrick is a bombardier with the
eighth air force in fcngiand.
Mr. and Mrs. Klrkpatrick al
so heard from their nephew,
Capt. Floyd Klrkpatrick who
has returned to the South Pa
cific. He said he landed on Sai
pan January 25 after six weeks
on a transport.
Both boys are graduates of
Klamath Union high school.
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DE PUE CITED
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY.
ITALY PFC Fred L. De Pue,
son of Mrs. Rose Barry of Gil
christ, Ore., has been cited by
the 361st infantry, regiment of
the 91st "Powder River" divi
sion and awarded the combat in
fantryman badge fcrt actual par
ticipation in combat aeainst the
enemy with the fifth army in
Italy. . : . , - -
Standards for the harlrr.- srr
high. The decoration is awarded
to the infantry soldier who has
proved his fighting-ability .in
comoau ; ..: . '-.
WAHLQUIST ARRIVES
FCIHT I.RWIS VJn.h
. . kj, i.qau. VflUli
land, Kla'.riath Falls, Ore., ar-
iiveu hub week ai me rort Lew
is Wach semi, ......I I
h,,,, aw suites
training center and was assigned
to the medical training rection,
it was announced today by Brig.
Gen. James E. Baylis, command-
niu mcuicai secuon.
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STEINSEIFER REPORTS '
Aviation Cadet Herman El
dege Steinseifer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Steinseifer, 2018 S.
J street, Tacoma, Wash., has
reported at Carlsbad, New Mex
ico, army air field, where he will
receive advanced flight training
in high-level bombardicrlng and
dead-reckoning navigation.
The Carlsbad army air field
is the largest bombardier n hool
in the army air forces training
command.
Yes, th-y are still going up
there. Where? Why, up to
Chase's office. Room 203, Odd
Fellows' Building to have their
Income Tax figured out. Let
Chase chase it down.
Wards
Will close at
12:00 noon Wednesday
for inventory.
Open Thursday as
usual at 9:00 a. m.
IVIontgomery Ward
BILL HUCED
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state, by insurance companies,
or by self-insurance.
It would affect only employers
in hazardous industries.
Code ol Ethici
Rep. Vernon Bull, La Grange
democrat, introduced bills to
give osteopaths a code of ethics
similar to mat oi inc mcaicai
profession, and to give jurors in
all counties outside Multnomah
county S5 a day, instead of the
$3 they now get.
Rep. Jack Bain. Milwaukie
democrat, sponsored a measure
to make it illegal for persons
under 21 years old to buy or ac
cept alcoholic liquor, and mak
ins their parents liable.
The joint ways and means
committee Rave Its approval to a
$25,000 appropriation for ex
penses of tile legislative liquor
investigating committee.
Japs Storm Into
Kwangtung City
CHUNGKING, Jan. 30 (tP
The Chinese high command an
nounced tonight that Japanese
forces have stormed into Ku
kong, provisional capital of
Kwangtung, from three sides,
and have seized Chenshien, 80
miles south of their Hunan base
at Hengyang, in the determined
drive to close the Chinese-held
gap in the Canton-Hankow rail
way. The success in Hunan by the
southward-pushing enemy left
only 20 miles of the railroad in
Hunan to be conquered, while
the entry into Kukong opened
the way for complete occupation
of the road within Kwantung
and completion of the entire
north-to-south band across China.
Nazi Naval Captain
Fugitive Recaptured
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 30 (VP)
An alert city street department
employe Sunday trapped internationally-known
Jurgen Wat
tenberg, 44, German naval cap
tain fugitive from Papugo Park
war prisoner camp near here.
The former navigation officer
of the infamous nazi warship Ad
miral Graf Spee was the last to
be retaken of 25 U-boat officers
and men who escaped Christmas
Eve through a 400-foot tunnel
they had tediously bored.
All of the prisoners were re
captured in Arizona, most of
them on the desert south of
Phoenix near the Mexican bor
der. Wattenbcrg was the high
est ranking member of the
group.
Copco Plans Cut
In Power Rates
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with government officials and
work out broad and sound
plans for greater production
and distribution of electric
power based upon mutual un
derstanding and cooneratlon.
The realization of such a pro
gram wouict - remove uncertain
ty, restore confidence, permit
long-range planning by private
business and contribute mater
ially to future expansion in the
northwest and lower rates for
consumers," he declared.
I he company s territory runs
north to Oakland. Ore., and
south to Dunsmuir, Calif. Lake
view is the easternmost town
served.
The firm acauired the AI.
turas, Calif., and Lakeview dis
tributing systems early this
year irom California Public
Service company. Purchase of a
distributing system and Diesel
generating nlant at Crescent
City, Calif., from the public
utilities California corporation
is awaiting approval of Califor
nia ana Oregon public utilities
commissions.
Cummins said the comoanv
also plans a supply line from
Grants Pass along the Redwood
Highway to Crescent City.
rZ3Trulove
Meat Cutting
and
Curing Plant
We cut and wrap meet
for your lockers and
smoke your hams and
bacons
Phon.4282 919 E. Main
Four-H News
AMBITIOUS SEWING CLUB
The Ambitious Sawing club
held its meeting January 24,
1943, in the fifth grade room in
the Henley grade school. Eleven
members were present. Our lead
er, Mrs. Kelly, was not there so
we had Beverly Mack as leader.
We made further plans for a
valentine party.
Jean Tucker. News Reporter
- 4-H CLUB
The Roosevelt fifth grade 4-H
Sewing club was called to order
bv the president, Joan Nowell.
We named our club "The Rip
and Stitch Sewing Club". We
also planned to have parties
about every three weeks. We
gave a yell and the club pledge
at the first of the meeting and a
song at the end of thd meeting.
We made a pin cushion and we
are starting on a needle case.
We are having fun sewing.
Jean Nowell, News Reporter
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THE HENLEY BEEF CLUB
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Lyla Smith.
The minutes were read by
Carole Stebbins. We had refresh
ments, then we had some games,
yells and songs. We have 13
members in our club. The of
ficers are: President, Lyla
Smith; vice-president, Wesley
Williams; secretary, Carole Steb
bins; news reporter and yell
leader, Jean Williams.
Jean Williams, News Reporter
Jerry Chocktoot
Held in City Jail .
An altercation between Jerry
Chocktoot of Bcntty and a po
lice officer resulted in Chock
toofs residence in the city jail
for the next 30 days following
a drunk and disorderly conduct
charge in police court Tuesday
morning. Chocktoot is said to
have resisted arrest on Main
street - Monday night while in
the act of consuming wine. A
charge of possession was also
filed and Police Judge Harold
Franey reserved sentence.
Also' appearing on a drunk
and disorderly conduct charge
Tuesday morning was Duncan
McKnight, whose 30-day sen
tence was suspended on the
provision he leave town. Three
drunks also appeared, four
drunks balled out as did one
drunk and .disorderly, accord
ing to police records.
Committee Approves
Officers' Promotions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (P)
The promotion of Col. Elliott
Roosevelt and 77 others to briga
dier generalships was approved
unanimously today by. the sen
ate military committee.
The nomination next goes to
the senate floor, probably Thurs
day, for a vote on confirmation.
Chairman Thomas (D-Utah)
said the committee'received only
two written protests to the nomi
nation, and that one of. those was
unsigned.
Also approved at the same ses
sion were the appointments of
three to be lieutenant generals
and 22 to be major generals.
If you want to sen it phone
The Herald and News Awant
ads." 3134.
EDDIE'S STEAK HOUSE
127 So. 7th
SPECIAL STEAK DINNERS
Southern Fried Chicken
60c MERCHANT'S LUNCH
Includes Soup Salad
Dessert - Coffee
Woffles All Hours
Meal Tickets SS.S0 Value
for S5.00
PLUG FOR WLB 8JP
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that the seizure by the army
was partially based. Judge Sulli
van said the mall order house
was not in war production, so
that outside the provisions of
the Smith-Connally war labor
disputes act.
Morse said:
"We can not afford to permit
any employer, or any labor lead
er, to say in effect to the Amer
ican peoplo, "l reserve the right
to settle my labor disputes in
time of war according to my
own choosing.' and then hide
behind a legal technicality and
unrealistic doctrine that the in
dustry concerned is not an es
sential one to the war effort."
In a global war and total do
mestic mobilization of economy,
said Morse, all industries arc
essential to the war effort
YOUTH HELD III HIT,
EUGENE, Jan. 30 OP) Harry
Baird, 18-year-old Springfield
youth, was being held in the
Lane county jail here under $10,
000 bail in connection with the
hit-and-run death of Mrs, Flora
Claus, 59, Vanport, who died
late Saturday after being struck
by a car on the MfKenzic high
way a mile and a half from
Springfield.
The youth, arrested by stale
police Sunday, admitted that he
was driving along the highway
about the time airs. Claus was
struck, and that he and his 15-year-old
passenger remembered
hitting something while driving
but believed it had been a
mail box and therefore did not
stop.
District Attorney William Fort
said no formal charges had been
made, but the youth was ar
raigned in justice court here yes
terday on a charge of negligent
homicide.- and was ordered held
for examination. A hoarlng will
be held soon. Justice of the
Peace Howard Browncll raid.
Klamath Resident
Dies Suddenly
George Franklin Little. 61,
since 1910 a resident of Klamath
county, died suddenly Monday
afternoon. Ward's ambulance
.was called. at 4 o'clock to 11th
and Main where Little was
found slumped over the steering
wheel of his car. A heart beat
was detected and Little was
rushed to the hospital but died
en route. The body Is at Ward's.
Little was employed a number
of years ago. by the late G. I.
Stebbins, contractor, and had al
so worked on various logging
jobs. It is understood that a bro
ther, Oliver P. Little, lives in
Klamath Falls. Little was born
in 1884 in Homer, III.
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Get your insurance on easy
payments from Hans Norland,
lit North 7th.
Both DAY and EVENING Classes
A Thorough Course in APPLIED BOOKKEEPING
Both Gregg and that SPEEDY THOMAS
NATURAL SHORTHAND
Typing, Office Machines, and Kindred Subjecli
A Business Office Training School
KLAMATH BUSINESS COLLEGE
733 Pine Street
Our Store
Will Be Closed
Wednesday
All Day
for ,
Inventory
Flashes of
Life
By Tn Anocltttd Pros
BURIED
DENVKR, Jan. 30 (I'l John
Rttpp, (Hl-yesr-old coal ' u r tl
worker, underwent a two-huur
blackout beneath 20 tons of cunl.
Hupp fell Into a luudlim I'll,
unnoticed by other workmen.
When timo camo to load, they
called him but thought ho might
have left the yard.
"1 tried to yell," Rupp nld
later, "but my mouth got full of
coal dust. So I Just waited.
Finally the big power shuve
scooped up a load and exposed
his head. Rupp said that from
then on. It was easy. j
QUICK.
DALLAS, Tex.. Jan. 30 lTV
Frank West, driving a truck
loaded with cigarettes, stopped
fnr a truffle lliiht ill the doWll-j
town section, licfoio the light
changed, 30 cartons were stolen.
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LUCK
i nn ANflV.t.KS Jan. 30 (Tl
An auto, swerving to avoid a
collision, took out two walls of
a crowded bar, wrecked an awn-:
ing, plate glass window and Juke ;
box, and crashed Into tho only i
unoccupied booth. i
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SELF SERVICE j
OAKLAND, la., Jan. UOiV)
Barber Ben Mend, who has the
equipment and patrons but not j
the manpower, has solved his
problems by letting his cus-i
turners do things their own way. i
Furnishing a choice of ruiors,
and other supplies from hot wn-!
tcr to lotions, Mead luts his cus
tomers shave thenuclvcs lor IS
cents. He does draw the line,
however, when some patrons
want to cut their own hair. :
Sinatra Ordered to
Report to Board
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30 M'l
Frank Sinatra, who is now 4-F
but has been ordered by his Jer
sey City, N. J., draft board to.
report tor a new physical exam-1
inalion and possible induction
into the armed forces, said Its-s
day that ho would leave Holly
wood in time to report there
Feb. 7.
Sinatra, here for radio and
movie committments, was last
examined Dec. D, 11)43. at which;
time a punctured eardrum put
him in the 4-F group. He Is 2(1;
and has a wife and two children, j
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