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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1945)
fWO HERALD AND NEWS WadnMday. TA. M. 1845 82 HERS ADDED HERE TO CHAMBER Chamber of commerce mem bership drive has added 82 mem bers to the civic organization, it was reported at the directors' luncheon Wednesday by 'J. V. Owens, director in charge of membership, and Alice Vitus, membership chairman. The total of membership is now near the 500 mark. While the active period of the drive is concluded, membership workers said they intend to push past the 500 goal by the end of the pres ent chamber year. Acting on a report by the in dustrial development committee, the chamber directors voted ap proval of a proposed $1,500,000 congressional appropriation for the federal forest products lab oratory at Madison. Wis., in in vestigation of new wood uses. Extensive research in the north west is expected, and the labora tory is cooperating with the state laboratory at Corvallis, it was reported by Gene Hooker, director in charge of industrial development. Endorse Cornett Bill The chamber endorsed the Cornett senatorial re-districting bill now before the legislature. Malcolm Epley, chamber presi dent, reported he had discussed with Governor Earl Snell the matter of an early visit to Klam ath Falls, and the governor has agreed to come here for a speech late in April, probably at the chamber annual meeting. Wilbur Yeoman, AFL union official, was a visitor at the meet ing, and discussed the import ance of lumber remanufacturing to the Klamath community. He pointed out that there is a large body of high class labor here. Yeoman urged a frank under standing between business and labor and cooperation for mutual benefit. By-Law Chang It was announced that a by law to change the name of the chamber secretary to chamber manager will be taken up at a forthcoming membership meet ing. 1 Special guests for the day in cluded Col. George Van Orden and Maj. Clyde Roberts of the Marine Barracks. The directors said farewell to Maj. Roberts, who is being transferred, and the major made a short talk ex- Sressing his appreciation of the ospitality, friendship and help fulness extended to him by the community. Klamath Woman Dies In Hospital Here Mrs. Ella Cunningham Pope, 65, wife of George Pope of the Klamath Moulding company, died at 10:40 p. m. Tuesday at Klamath Valley hospital follow ing a one month's illness. Mrs. Pope was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Lat ter Day Saints, and took an ac tive part in the church. She had made her home here for the past eight years. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Pope is survived by four sons, Jack Henry of this city, Walter Henry of Pocatello, Ida., Merlin Henry of Ogden, Utah, and Lt. Myron Henry, now serving in France with the Unit ed States army; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Wiechert of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Thom as Smith of this city. Final rites will be announced later by Whitlock's. Appraisers Here On Assessment Work A. A. Selander, appraiser, and Howard Conkle, timber apprais er, working out of the state tax commissioner's office in Salem, are spending three days in Klam ath county in the interest of their work. Both Selander and Conkle, working out of the county tax assessor's office, are checking on large operations in this sec tion in preparing the 1945-46 as sessor's roll. Chase'i office, 203 Odd Fel lows building, will be open every evening until 8 o'clock, and on Sundays, to assist work ing men with Income Tax Problem!. Hans Norland Fire Insurance, Phone 6060. SiSERICE COX GETS BADGE In ceremonies at Baxter Gen eral hospital, Spokane, Wash., PFC Herbert S. Cox Jr., received the Comoat lntaniryman s Dadge from Col. Alva B. McKie, com manding officer of the hospital. PFC. Cox, son of Herbert S. Cox Sr., of Klamath, Falls served overseas with an infantry division and was returned to the United States for treatment of wounds received in action against the enemy. In addition to the Combat In fantryman's badge, PFC. Cox wears the European theater of operations combat ribbon with two stars, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for action while serving with his outfit. Romanian Premier Resigns Position By The Associated Press Premier Gen. Nicolae Radescu of Romania has resigned, the Bucharest radio announced to day, in a crisis in which his government has been under heavy pressure from the leftist national democratic front. The broadcast was recorded by the FCC. The resignation followed by a few hours the disclosure that Andrei Vishinsky, soviet vice commissar of foreign affairs, had arrived in the Romanian capital. . EDITORIALS ON NEWS (Continued from Page One) self-righteous, in these days when we spend a lot of our time talk ing about AGGRESSORS and what to do with them, it might be just as well to pause now and then and check up on what our ancestors were doing out here on these plains when they were fighting the Indians. The answer comes to us with something of a shock. What we were doing was tak ing the country AWAY FROM THE INDIANS because we want ed it for ourselves! TJ7E were then a young nation " ON THE PROD. We want ed this country west of the Mississippi. We needed it. The unmistakable lesson of history is that we've done a better job with it than the Indians would have done. The fur traders who came first, the cattlemen who followed the fur traders and the settlers who followed the cattlemen knew only that they wanted this coun try for themselves. But in Washington there were men of wider vision who knew that if the young American republic was to be SECURE against pos sible future enemies it must ex tend its western boundaries to the shores of the Pacific. COME of our more idealist- jcaiiy-minaea people howl like wounded wolves over what Russia is doing to Poland. But, after all, how does what Russia is doing to Poland DIFFER BASICALLY from what we did to the Indians? And how do we know that what Russia is doing may not work out all right? It takes a lot of realistic thinking to run a world. We were doing highly realistic thinking when we pushed our borders westward to the Pacific. NEW YORK Larry Mac Phail has decided that the New York Yankees will continue to do without a house organ. Klamaih Man Returns Here After Seeing Bataan Fall, Escaping From Jap Prison (Continued from Page One) inciters on Bataan, hurling 1500 and 1G00 pounds of steel with each shot fired at the Japs bnt-' tling American ground forces there. "The Nips didn't like our ex press trains'," Set. Hunt ob served "They called our shells by that n a m e because they sound like an express train when hurtling through the air. Though we didn't fire at the Jap guns which were hammer ing us we did get five of their planes." Day after day. week after week, the coast artillery crew of the battleship pounded the Jap anese with those unwelcome ex press trains. "The order was to fight to the last man," Sgt. Hunt said calm ly. "We were all willing." Food Rationed Food was rationed sparingly with a view that the fight would be long. Even though they occupied the vantage point of Fort Drum and could see that the American troops were falling back there was no faltering. The fight was going according to long standing plan. First, in case of overwhelming odds, re treat to the Batnan maneuver area, strategists had said. Then, if necessary, fall back on Cor rcgidor and other fortresses of the bay. The battle soon entered this last phase. Communications Out Radio and cable communica tions to Corregidor were out. Nip bombs got the cable and salt water jammed the radio. Contact was finally made by a roundabout route through an other bay outpost. The message that came through . . . "Surrender at 12 noon today (May 6) . . ." "We felt as if the bottom had dropped out of the world,", said Sgt. Hunt in explaining reac tions of the garrison. "Surrender hadn't entered our thoughts even when we could see the battle . wasn't going . our way. We felt we could never be taken. Since then we have real ized . surrender was the only thing. But not then." Men Break Down Men who had steeled them selves to die broke down com pletely. They did strange things. Going to the larder, where their carefully rationed foodstuffs were stored, they ripped open boxes and ate everything they could. Some wept. Others stood stunned. And still others went about the sad task of spiking guns. Noon was only 25 min utes away and no destruction was to take place after that time. The soldiers, strong men all, quickly recovered composure, however, and carefully cleaned up the fortress. At noon they ceased all de struction of weapons, scrupu lously observing surrender terms. Then the garrison filed up on deck. Up went the white flag. A Japanese plane passed low overhead, wiggled its wings in recognition of the surrender. The pilot waved. The men waited all night and part of the next day for the Japanese to come and get them. Waiting' was hard. Thoy could hear the beating Corregidor was still taking despite surrender at noon. Jopi Arrive Finally the Japanese came and the long period of captivity began. During this Incredibly long and dreary lime Kcd Cross pack ages at Christmas were bright notes. "There was outmeal in one of these packages. Fifteen of us shared it. We saved it for break fast only. It lasted about a month. Boy, it sure went good." Philippine long green tobacco became the standard smoke. The men marie cigarettes with it from newspapers and catalogs. "The paper made these cig arettes taste almost as bad as the tobacco." laughed Sgt. Hunt. "I dug up a pipe." Fond ot Cat The prisoners became very at tached to a sturdy little crooked tailed eat which one garrison of guards brought over. After that garrison was transferred the Americans took the cat as their own. "Tom was a great comfort to us," Sgt. Hunt said. "He was something ot our own." The cat was nourished back to health by what little the prisoners could give him to eat. His strength regained, Tom had a field day catching rats, many of which dwarfed him. Ho grew fat and sleek but kept on catch ing rats just for the sport. This was good, for rats were overly plentiful. Some of the surplus rats he caught he dragged un der Sgt. Hunt's bunk and seem ed very proud of his achieve ments. The sergeant made Tom take them outside. "Then one day one of the guards shot our' cat." said Sgt. Hunt. "1 think that was the maddest I ever got." ' Paid by Nips The non-commissioned prison ers were paid 15 ccntavos a day by the Nips. Privates got 10. One hundred ccntavos make a peso. One peso a day would barely buy enough rice to keep one man alive. For military security, details of Sgt. Hunt's captivity and amazing escape back to the United States must wait for the day when the Philippines are liberated. When that day comes the sergeant hopes to collaborate with fellow prisoners to write a book on their experiences. During his imprisonment, Sgt. Hunt received no mail. Gets Letters When he reached American forces he was given four letters. They were from his two sisters, his stepfather and aunt. His sisters are Mrs. Homer Amoureux, 2360 Orchard, and Mrs. Earl Kerns, route 3, botli of Klamath Falls. Mrs. Delia Schrocdcr, also of Klamath Falls, is his aunt. P. M. Kennedy is his stepfather. His half brother is Bob M. Kennedy, U. S. naval training station, San Diego. During captivity the sergeant used to dream of what he'd cat ROOSEVELT TO 01 NATION REPORT SOON (Continued From Pago One) January 22 for eight days of momentous talks on war and pence in the old summer pBlacc of the tsars of Yalta. The only other slops on the round trip were in Malta, Egypt and Al giers. In Egypt, the president conferred with King Knrouk and with the rulers of Ethiopia and Samli Arabia. The return trip included n speed run through the Straits of Gibraltar at a time when nazl submarines were lurking near by. Compromise on Policing Power Reached by U. S. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 28 (.V) The United States delegation has reached a tentative compromise on the Declaration of Cha pcultcpcc which would accept a commitment to put clown ag- I grossion by force in this hem isphere during the war emerg ency. The stand was taken this morning after n series of hasty meetings, it was learned on best authority. The delcnation has split on whether the United Slates should accept the Latin American pro posal to bind the American na tions to guarantees of territorial integrity and political independ ence backed by armed might. War Seems Very Far Away RhicAih nrr running In Luke Woitli, Flu , and small Tjoutn which go nut for them daily 1 IIMIItfT N IHVIItlU '-! serenity in a frame of A t 44. On ii serenity in a H ! jrC7 STAR REPORTER ENDS TONITE Two Features DANGEROUS LADY Box Office Opens 6:45 i OUR NEXT ATTRACTIONS 6 POORS' mm CUIM.CHECN ...HIS CLUE...A DETECTIVE... MS VICTIM! V I TRAVELTALK imf j . in ALSO LATE NEWS JliJI J Hill the day he got back to the States. "I didn t want anything in particular just a lot of it," he said. No Meat Doctors, however, punctured this dream, temporarily. Because of a jaundice condition he is on a strict diet which outlaws meats. Sgt, Hunt, who was raised in grade from a technical sergeant after return to the American forces, intends to remain in the army until he can retire. He hopes to stay in the coast artil lery as an electrician. This August he will have completed 14 years in the service, over half of this time being spent in the Philippines. During his 90-day furlough, Sgt. Hunt will be able to have almost anything a grateful gov ernment can give him. Any direct relatives ho may select can accompanv him to the Santa Barbara, Calif., redistribution station at army expense when his furlough is completed in May. Hearing Slated On Redisricting SALEM. Feb. 28 (!') The scnato elections committee an nounced today it would hold a public hearing Thursday night on the bill to give Klamath county n state senator all Its own, and to eliminate the seat of Sen. Rex Ellis, who repre sents Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties. The bill, by Sen. Mnrshull E. Cornett and Rep. Henry Scinon, both Klamath Falls, would split the district which Includes Crook, Deschutes. Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties. Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, Portland democrat, who is ex pected to lead the fight against the bill, said he would counter with a bill to give Multnomah county nine or 10 senators, In stead of the six senators It now has. Mahoney Indicated he had no hope of getting his bill passed, but that the bill would drag tho other bill down to defeat. Coplin's Condition Remains Unchanged Alexander Coplln of Dorrls, Calif., who had his skull frac tured early Sunday morning In fight at the city jail, remained semi-conscious today for the third day, according to Dr. Peter Rozendnl, county health officer. Coplln is still at tho Klamuth Valley hospital. If It's a "frozen" artlclo you need, advertise for a used one In tho classified. 7700 Bombers Strike Germany LONDON. Feb. 20 W) More than 1100 U. S. heavy bombers struck at least five major freight yards in a 100-mllo circle be hind the Rhino today In the third week of a non-mop offensive against German communications, Targets In this scattershot at tack Included Ka.uel, Soe.it. IS miles southeast of llamm; Siege, 10 miles cant of Cologne; and Scliwertc and Hagen, both In tho southeast corner ot the Ruhr. RAF Lancaster! mado a con centrated attack on the Nord stern benzol plant near Goline klrchen In another punch at nazi oil supplies. Berlin was hit for the eighth straight night with blockbuster bombs last night. Sub-Division Vacation Order Signed Here An order vacating a subdivi sion of Fort Klamath, now in lots, and throwing the property back Into acreage, was signed by the county court Wednesday morning at the regular court ses sion. Properly owners Include Rose Veronica Madnon, Earl II. Thorpe, and Alfred B. Castel. Under tho law, the lots are as sessed at $3 each, but under acreage the assessment is much less, (he court pointed out. M Kills it EN ill rconllnutd Fromp,,,. imy ,,, w, Wyo,.. '"";' "Ihir 1 'ortlona, br"; AB...M,"C' in. ;r . " ' "irlp. h n.1.1 ,...:- imcin! "n tactical air i:; ""tti K'lvcrt the Li". li'?t.. W, comber 1 fur V" ' Mtilij ba rdy . ,TOtt,n H 'A Mil at Yale i l,,."l,V"' 'n Arlington WASHINGTON..,. .... mini. 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