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IE Aft IMl an Ml ll '0 Ltq IS si USE I's lews ruri coil, if In these wide flnt, !?',. i.rkriro3 of rough, V" i. in wllli newspapers W'.-ihi. wiir seems for Hull n ""-V. V" 'St lsa prlmo munition """The mountains In the Mind oro rich in ores, and ' Umclnl modern war; NovndB Isn't for from the Koco In America Is ro- (mm tho w"r' Mderl; "??. inlnarnl nnrt of Vol 1 cvory person In the . . fnntlnit that those nunuimn ....... lhrW r comes through the the wnr i :,,"f. Pj.ii. ih Pacific wiir, Van oro full of young Kid U cnl. Most of them hon flsnuiw iiw. ....... -- KlU . knm lllllfl. , linger nKo than yoster aro bright ribbons. " tnc ribbons nil Imlllo stars. ro back from the hell t Pacific Irom the islunds japs me' " loose from their holes. ... n thdir way homo. 30-day furlough papers In poekcu nnn .. with anticipation. .ii. nf nil thev have been k Ihoulnn't they be? They fended for HOME. look st them. They have Idinmlstnkaulo nppcarnnce llUrlty. 'OU lO IN:". tnd that In the main they i.hAiiovnbiv voung. When Ear It over as It must bo k or later wm nicy ire ho lay aside this cloak of ily, us c.io ciiHcurns o vim mi muddy and distasteful nil I they be able to RESUME youth? , Hopes so. mowing and when It Ivs this '.eastern' Nevada by has a bleak aspect, It ibltilc to a young phnrma- mate, who sits in ino corn kt In the observation car lies out with n rnpt ex- pa, mw! ' ho murmurs. "I ltd If I'd ever sco u i lust back from 30 months It South Pacific most of Itnt In advanced dressing k helping to mend broken i under fire. Working I! lime, where a few mln kllnucd on Pago Three) JpoytTFfes page Suit Irglrtg that he suffered the one eye and Injury to the Willlsm Anderson today suit asalnst Dnvo I.lnkov. Wkcy, Dick Henzcl and ncnzol, doing business the name of Tulann Farms. IB 525.001) (lnmni,.i fmon Is represented by inwaune, xno planum f; that on Novcmucr 25, the WAR PmnlnMnrl nf h'mt, at which time tho pints were engaged In con W ;f a concrete building "lucn, uuring construe- llfle Comnlnlnt elln 4U F"s were using hlgh'tom- mm ior ties lor con forms and that after tho Worn rnmn,i.il .I. ...I- PM and Anderson was ro- remove ends of the I cutting with a chisel OV A Vif.mmn.. llc cngaucd in ihi r.rnn.D m claims, a severed piece fe struck hi,., i ii. M the sight of tho left i L,,'8 llle defendants 1 ravo nrnv rlnJ ... K J0.romovo the wire, l"0 a bolt nilln, I u 1945 In The Shasta-Cascade Wonderland February 26, Max. (Feb. 25)..., SO Min 22 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Stream year to data 6.88 Normal 7.95 Last year 4.80 Forecast: Fair and warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS 200 BOWERS bOUGE BERLIN KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1945 Number 10399 Capture Of Second Airfield Looms On Iwo 10 CHARE FILED AGIST FORMER IE F FBI Called In to Aid In Tracking Down Heuvel Disclosure of a d d 1 1 1 o n n 1 charges against former Police Chief Eurl lleuvi'l came today as circulars went out to Inw enforcement officers of three countries and the FBI was asked to help hunt down the ex-pollco officer. A circular published by Sher iff Low shows that In addition to the first chargo of contribut ing to tho delinquency of a minor, lieu vol Is under Indict ment on ono count of rnpn and two counts of sodomy. The latter Indictments were returned sec retly and were not disclosed until today. Total of $21,000 bond has been set. Two Allans A reward of $250 Is offered In tho circulars sent out by Sheriff Low. Heuvel Is pictured In various poses, and It is shown Hint his real nnme Is Thomas Lester Van den Heuvel, nlias Thomas Kane Van Heuvel, alias Enrl Heuvel. It is understood Heuvcl's parents were named Van den Heuvel. Sheriff Low said 500 of the (Continued on Page Three) Skull Fractured In Jail Brawl Alexander Coplln, 61, Dorrls, Calif., is In the Klumalh Valley hospital today with a skull frac ture as the result of an alterca tion with Eldon Smith, 45. In dian from IJentty, Ore., in the city Jnll early Sunday morning. Both men were arrested by city police on drunk charges, Smith at about 9 p. m. Saturday and Coplln at 12:15 a. m. Sun dny. It was thought by police that Smith became angered when Coplln refused to bo quiet and struck him in the mouth. Coplln fell, striking his head on tho concrete floor. No charges hnve been brought as yet by the district attorney's office, pending the. outcome of Coplln's condition. Dr. Peter Rozendnl, county health officer, reported his condition as "fair" this morning. Ho is still in a semi-conscious condition. Death, Debris Line Bloody Road to Jap Pillbox on Iwo Jima MARINE PUSH TO NORTHWARD NTENSIFIEQ Nearly Half of Isle Controlled by Devildogs Amorican marinos proved this Jap pillbox on Iwo Jima wasn't impregnable but they paid heavily with their lives to prove it. Their bodies sprawl in the volcanic sand amidst live marines who havo dug in for shelter against heavy Jap artillery, mortar and rocket fire. Packs, clothing, gas masks and toilet articles, many of them ripped by shrapnel, are scattered across the sand. Rifles are blown in half, even letters are strewn among the debris as though the war insisted on prying into a man's personal life. B U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, GUAM, Feb. 20 (IP) Industrial targets in tho Tokyo area and else where on Japan's main island of Honshu took a powerful one two punch from American aer ial might yesterdny as wave aft er wave of carrier-based planes ronred over, followed by more than 200 Superfortresses larg est B-29 fleet over assembled. Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nlm itr.' communique today made no further mention of the carrier strrko mnlntaining the same silence which followed the fifth fleet's two-day carrier smash against Tokyo February 16, 17. None Lost Rodlo Tokyo said 1600 car rier planes and 615 sky giants made the twin aerial attacks Sunday. Subsequently Tokyo trimmed the carrier planes to 600. The war department re ported that more than 200 Su perfortresses participated. All returned. The Su pcrf or ts dropped bombs and incendiaries for two hours through a henvy snow fall. Snow has little effect on in cendiaries. Damage was done to airfields, military installations and trans- (Continued on Pago Three) r Lewis Serves Notice of Possible CoaiWalkout WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (A) John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers policy committee served notice under tho Smith Connnlly act today of tho pos sibility of a bituminous coal striko in 30 days. Tho bituminous contract ex pires March 31 and negotiations with the operators begin Thurs day. Tho policy committee gath ered today to formulate de mands for a new contract. The strike notice was the first action of the meeting. Lewis, in a letter to Sccre- Prisoners Slide Down levator Shafts to Escape plLir'26.w-six dnwn or shaft rails at ruin ,. 1 .!mKln8 irom a $ to a 48-year- rte n. i, r ".V" iranster to 5JEite,u?y t Walla W countv i', 0 Lookout nr fl St Di pnggou thVc,iS"m, '"o men had ,,,,, .""Sing Irnm 4hi. n P Wm i?n0 .w!"dowS. They r'tu,mhca8l"d' whcn his h.".!. li?. mates whom they invited to par ticipate in the escape. None joined them. ,,, One of the six men, William Bailey, 21, of Kolso, was leader of a similar three-man escape Thanksgiving Day but later was recaptured. . The other escapees were: Escape William Gibson, 48, under sentence as an habitual criminal nnd awaiting transfer to tho state penitentiary at Walla Wnlla Ray N. Ilcdrick, 42, hold on grand larceny charge. James Helton, 25, held for trial on second degree burglary charge; also hold for army as deserter Charles R. Wilson, 16, held for sentencing after pleading guilty to second degree burglary; also hold for navy as a deserter. Larry Thorno, 21, hold for sen tencing after pleading guilty as accomplice of Wilson and Helton. tary of Labor Perkins notified her that; "In order to protect our mem bership under tho terms of this act, this letter is now directed to you as formal notice that a labor dispute exists within the meaning of the act, as interpret ed by this committee, between the United Mine Workers of America and the bituminous coal operators of this country. "This notice is not intended to apply to any bituminous coal mine now under governmental seizure and control. . "To the end and for the pur pose of procuring a new basic wage agreement for the indus try, wo will work diligently and forthrlghtly for the ensuing 30 days to prevent, if possible, any Interruption of coal production so vital to the prosecution of the war in which our country is now engaged, and to which we pledge our full devotion." Thomas Supports Manpower Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 () Senator Thomas (D-Utah) told the senate today he is reluctant ly supporting pending manpow er ' legislation because military leaders had asked it to boost morale,. Announcing that ho is op posed to national service legisla tion, the chairman of the mili tary affairs committee said he had counseled against offering any compulsory bill at this time. Ho said ho thought such a meas ure might cause confusion in industry-labor relations detrimen tal to tho war effort. ' Manila Battle Officially Over; Yanks Blast Japs y FRED HAMPSON. MANILA, Fob. 28 (IP) Offi cially the battle is over, but Manila rumbled today as Amer ican artillery blasted Japanese who used a surrender period to improve their : positions in the two buildings they still hold. And at the entrance of Manila bay, Correg'ldor fortress was shaken anew by underground explosions touched off by .enemy marines committing mass sui cide. Last night loud speakers blared a final warning from Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler to Japanese in Manila's agricultural and fi- LEGISLATORS DUE By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM, Feb. 26 (P) Oregon legislators, with 14 to 21 days of hard work ahead, enjoyed getting their $8 a day wages today for the last, time, since tomorrow they begin working for nothing. Today was the . 50th day of the session, and the lawmakers still face the biggest issues, such as unemployment compensation, old age pensions, workmen's compensation, appropriations, state aid for schools, and. the building programs' for the state institutions and the state board of higher education. . , . : : The house is expected to cele brate its first payless day Tues day with a row over the resolu tion to create a 15-man interim committee to study the state's tax structure, anfl allowing the committee to hire nationally recognized tax experts. This resolution at first was killed by the senate, and then passed after Governor Earl Snell persuaded the senate it was necessary.' But the gov ernor got another , disappoint ment today when the house taxation and revenue committee took away the proposed commit tee's power to hire tax exports. nance buildings to "surrender, commit suicide or be killed." The Japanese answered with sniper fire in the direction of the loud speakers. When the warning voice gave- the- enemy 30 minutes to evacuate, some Japanese dashed' from the"build ing and dove into defense posi tions at its base, using the im munity period to improve their position. - Main fighting was east of Manila along the Takahashi line where Maj. , Gen. O. W. Gris wold, 14th corps commander, predicted heavy battling. There was no mention in Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communi que today of action in Manila. He, announced . Saturday that doughboys of the 37th infantry and first cavalry divisions over whelmed the enemy's final posi tions in south Manila's ancient Intramuros and destroyed the trapped garrison. More than 12,000 Japanese bodies already had been count ed. On Corregidor two hundred survivors tried -to make a run for it from the Malinta tunnel mouth after a tremendous blast but were cut down by enfilading fire of the 502nd paratroopers and the 34th regiment's' third battalion. - Hayter Pleads Innocence Here A plea of innocence was en tered before Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg at. 10 o'clock this morning by John Hayter, Shevlin logger, indicted by the Klamath county grand jury on a chargo of assault armed with a dangerous weapon. Judge Vandenberg said he would set date of trial at the March calendar call next Mon day. A. C. Yaden represents Hayter. Yaden intimated that his client? would be able to post $3500 bond today. Time for ac cepting Hayter's plea was origi nally set for Wednesday. Hayter is said to have fired a shotgun which wounded his tim ber faller partner, John Powell, while the two were living at the small logging town of Shevlin. Mayor Asks Cooperation In New Amusement Curfew Mayor Ed Ostendorf today re quested the cooperation of resi dents of this community in the new midnight closure ruling for amusement establishments. Ostendorf stated he thought .the new ruling a "good thing." The new shutdown ordered by the war manpower commis sion is effective commencing midnight tonight. The rule affects bars, pool halls, lodges, dances, theatres, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, amusement parks, carnivals, cir cuses, coin-operated amusement device parlors, ice and roller' skating rinks, clubs, dance schools and gambling establish ments. : Exempt AH night restaurants which havo heretofore kept open past midnight and served 'food ex clusively are exempt from the ruling. Restaurants which serve beer or liquor as a sideline must close those departments if they wish to remain open. Acting Chief of Police Or villo Hamilton states that the regular night police force on the streets will see that. the closing law is obeyed. , Sheriff's officers and state po lice are checking on compliance in outlying areas. Penalties .' In cases of wilful violation WMC will impose "zero" em ployment ceilings calling for the lay-off, of all but mainten ance workers. Where this order is not observed other govern ment agencies may withdraw power and fuel. . rationed com modities and delivery service. Military police and shore pa trol indicated they would coop-. (Continued on Pago Three) OUTPUT DRIVE HIT BY TRIPLE THREAT WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 W) The government's drive for peak war production by June faces a potent triple threat of new-draft demands, floods and the biennial issue:of T.waaes for John L. Lewis' coal miners. ' The call for more fighting -men already is . at hand. . Jjocal selective, service boards have re ceived '.notice to move into: the next . age group of industrial workers, the men 30 through 33. To be eligible for occupational deferment,. Washington head quarters ruled, such men must not only be-regularly engaged in essential work, as in the past,, but now must "be necessary" -to it. , Draft; Director Lewis. B. Her shey's recent forecast-that men 30 and over . will make , up 30 per cent of army and navy calls may become . a fact .within the next four months, a spokesman said. . ". - . Three million men between 30 and 38 now hold deferments in industry. .'. , Girl Hit by Car Asks Damages Ruth Howe, 15-year-old Malin girl, through her guardian ad litem; Henry Howe, has filed suit against . Willis Hodge, also of Malin. seeking . $25,000 damages for-injuries allegedly sustained on January 14, 1945. The -. complaint stated: that Miss Howe was riding on a horse south of Matyn at 11 o'clock of the night stated, when Hodge's Ford truck, going north,, struck the horse, injuring the rider. Miss Howe is said to have suf fered the loss of the great toe on the right foot, severance of the bone adjacent to the great toe, fracture of the right foot and laceration of the right knee. Through her guardian she charges she will be incapacitat ed from performing services for herself on arriving at her major ity. . . George Chastain and U. S. Balentine are attorneys for the plaintiff. Housing Problem Causes Trouble Almost every day, instances concerning the problem of housing are coming before the homes registration division of the chamber of commerce. Last week a woman, mother of two small children, applied for some type of housing, pre ferably in the suburban, area of' Klamath Falls. Her' hus band is going into the service, and the family has been liv ing in a house which is owned by a. lumber company by which ' the husband is employed.- .- When he leaves, the family must give the home up to the man who will replace him in his job. All the friends and relatives of the woman live in or around Klamath Falls, and she is particularly anxious for a home in the suburban area, because she wishes to keep a cow and chickens in order to supply food to her family. . By ELMONT WAITE U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, GUAM, Feb. 26 (P) Capture of Iwo Jima's second airfield, in the center of the strategic little isl and, was imminent today as three marine . divisions drove north with considerable air sup port in an intensified push. --This stiff est fight of the Pa cific war went into its second week with the Yanks grimly holding almost half the island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, and making inexorable progress northward. : . Win Two-Thirds The . devildogs, already on the main airfield in the south ern part, of Iwo, captured the east-west runway of the central Iwo fighter field (Motoyama No. 2) late yesterday and en veloped two-thirds of the north south runway after a full day of heavy fighting. ii', Tokyo .radio .. todayclainiei Japanese troops had recaptured the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo'-'Jima , a position which previous enemy broadcasts had never admitted losing. 'The claim, 'based on a Ddmei' news- agency dispatch and 're corded by-the federal commun ications commission, said the Suribachi summit -was. retaken Saturday "after a terrific count er,: attack.' V. . .'. -.. . '.,. American "reports have told of mopping- up operations on Suribachi since the capture of the summit Friday. There was (Continued on Page Three) Cornet f Proposes Senatorial District Here SALEM, Feb. 26 (IP) Klam ath county's reappointment bill was introduced in the senate to day, with a provision to give the county a state senator all its own.. , ,. ' It was introduced by Sen; Marshall Cornett, republican and Rep. Henry Semon, demo crat, Dotn oi luamath t alis. The bill would eliminate the 19th district (Morrow, Umatilla, Union) of Sen. Rex Ellis, Pendle ton, republican, and split Cor- nett's 17th district (Crook,. De schutes, Jefferson, Klamath and ijaKc.j Klamath . countv would be come a district by itself, leav ing the other four counties in one district. As announced by Cornett last week, he had planned to have Klamath and Lake counties form a district, with the other three counties in one district. " The bill would add Morrow county to the 18th district (Gil liam, Sherman, Wheeler.) Uma tilla and Union counties, the oth- er two m Ellis district, already are represented in otner dis tricts. . Leaving -s , ..i , wi wkmm 1L TARGETS Two-Army Lunge To ward Rhine Nears Erft River By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE V Associated Press War Editor U. S. troops, widening then? trans-Roer front to 40 miles with, a steady stream of men and sur plies, struck to within 12 mileg of cologne and 19 of Duesseldorf today, while 1200 American heavy bombers gouged Berlin. The U. S. ninth army was but six miles from Muenchen Glad bach, on the edge of the Ruhr, and the first army struck on to within sight of Cologne from fallen Duren. Towns Taken Tanks were operating In fore now in the two-army- lung toward the Rhine. Americana were but three miles from the JSrft river, last natural barrier on the Cologne plain before th Rhine. Twenty-five more town were taken against light to mod erate riazi resistance. The Germans said 600.000 U. S. troops were attacking on this sector. American Flying Fortresse and Liberators staged the great, est obliteration raid against Ber lin, aiming through overcast against railway targets. Seven hundred escorts guarded tha bombers. - Many prisoners were sweot un in the drive toward Cologne. - - iross Fruam Sixty miles farther south, thn U. .S.. third . army shot forward seven miles In three crossings ot ,1.. - T, : , . . uii: .riueui . ixvex, seised prisoners and fought near th strategic center of Bitburg. Ge man opposition was described a uisurgamzea. - - Worth of the Americans' Co- .(Continued on Page . Three) fitiiiis CLI er and Hershberger's restaurant, two of Klamath's largest eating houses will be closed temporar ily by tomorrow. The two places are facing pen alties by OPA- for violation of red point regulations. :.Thf Rilliarri... ranQ;..nJ j ..u.,bu IYU, Saturday from OPA that its pen oii.j' wuuia not start until Marco. 19 . but dlld tn tho faof that o. rangements: had been made for viuaiug, me .counter was not do ing business today. - Unless OPA TTinlrpc crtmo .honM. . V.A . T3I1 biuuig, .ire uu. - liards' penalty closure will begirt lumuu io as scneaulea, and wm continue for 60 days.- Due to the crowded condition! in Klamath Falls, efforts wera being made to bring about soma modification of the closures. Hershberger's penalty period begins March 1, but due to tha fact the restaurant is regularly ciosea on Tuesday, no effort will h Trinrif fn ntvrata rr Tiie.Dt, and Wednesday. Hershberger's wm re-open March 15, alter a 15-day penalty. Food Program Eyed for Postwar WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 UP) A government - subsidized food program designed to assure the nation's low-income families an adequate diet may be advanced as a part of the administration's post-war economic plans. The outline of such a program has been drawn by agriculture department economists and sub mitted to high . administration leaders. Proponents say it would cost in excess of $1,000,000,000 a year under conditions similar to. those prevailing in 1942. Funds required would increase with a lower level of jobs and incoma and would, drop as prosperity increased. Major Clyde Roberts, execu tive officer at tha Marine Bar racks, who will leave soon for Mara island, Calif. .',.. Major Roberts Transferred Major Clyde Roberts, execu tive officer of the Klamath . Marine Barracks since its in ception, today received notice of his transfer to Mare island.. Calif. . . . Major Roberts will be suc ceeded in about 10 days as ex ecutive officer by Lt. Col. Rob ert C. Burns, already a member of the staff at the Barracks. In May, 1944, Major Roberts came here to assume the execu. tive duties and has served under Colonel B. Dubel and. Colonel George Van Orden. He plans to leave Mrs. Roberts : and their children here, at least tempor arily, when he ' is, transferred south.-' ' : I-'.-.; Major Roberts has participat ed in. many community activities since coming here,, and has served as public relations of ficer for the Barracks, ,.1
