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KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, .1945
Number 10439
T
I.. rnANK JENKINS
BIDENT nOOSEVELT dies
to unexpectedly that the
If fllOCKCU tu IH VUljr
ktlons. .
wim great inun una
KKFUL man. Uo turned
iirrcnl oi American uiu
It ncencfl io oo uirncu
It had already gone too
Dm wrung direction.
the Ions period Hint ended
.12, government in iu
ty nan oocn iwi iuw
for the benefit of tho blif
That la dangerous. All
ahouU Hint loason Aloud.
clvtliztlonR of Greece
;ome withered iind died be-
the r uovcrnments wore
fco much for the biff mon
to little for I ho imnll man.
tF.R Ml. the bltf man need
tlc help from government
I mnnrl cnniiKh to take
f himself.' The 1 1 1 1 Hi mnn
need help constantly,
i keep that In mind In
lug for Wo luturo. wo
II lllo American aymcm
be wived. The American
lot life Isn't just the bill
way or 1 1 lo.
EIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
talent trlbuln I the hut red
luffed rhlrtn.and the fat
hnd the FAITH placed in
ky common men.
t ...
touch for what In pant. The
ure LIES AHEAD,
jevelt ii (one. Truman
OK. MAN IS
AT KIND
TRUMAN?
us not forget that a chair-
n of the Truman invesll-
committee of tho senate
political eminence hit
like a tluindrrholt and dls-
our view of him ho wan
lly reiiardod as a sound
Iwful man.
if the tamo man now "that
trai when greatness wa
upon him overnight at the
uo convrnllon lout summer.
significant that Byrnea
jrilatcly offers his help to
n and Ilea lo Washington
fre it.
...
ii general run of citizens,
luman la largely a vacuum.
ivrnej lan l a vacuum, we
him by hla decda.. ' Wo
cnnildcrable confidence In
we feel naturally that hl
kilnto offer to help mean
lo It not without confidence
riman.
.. .
V MA N 'S background Is
aitlona lv American: He
Id out plowing corn with a
oi mulea In Missouri. He
up through small town
Hla home community
to have retained faith In
His enrear under nnn nf
lea's leaat oreHltfiMn nnllt.
fco.wi Is against him, of
nut ho may be big
to loi awav from that
Use tho nolitlenl vxnerlnnee
pined to increase his use
r wise course Is to remain
oiuinuect on Pago Two)
9th, Russians
90 Miles From
Forming Linkup
By WILLIAM L. RYAN v
Associated Press War Editor
U. S. ninth army tanks dashed. 80 miles tadav to within so
miles of a linkup with the rd timv. and tha Russians nnouncad
tha capture of Vlanna, on of tha last European capitals remain
ing In nasi hands.
As the ninth army smashed to within 45 mllea of Berlin In a
masilve outflanking maneuver which threatened to Isolate Ham
burg and the entire Danish peninsula, the first army to the south
opened the battle for the prise city of Leipsig, drawing up siege
unes ai points seven mini away. J ne mat s ninth .armored divi
sion battered into a ring of anti-aircraft batteries guarding the
much-bombed Saxony city.
Marshal Stalin announced the fell of Vlanna. historic gateway
for Invasions of Bavaria, after eight days of bloody -street fight
ing. Vienna was the 18th capital to be liberated from the nails.
A million Germans ware be
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BROKEN BY U
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By MURLIN SPENCER
GUAM, Saturday, April 14 (fP)
A very large force of B-2Bs at
tacked the Tokyo arsenal area
at 12i30 a. m. today (Ili30 a. m.
Friday, Eastern War Time) in
a low lsvel Incendiary assault
designed to put the torch to the
Japanese military Industry. ;
A five-mile square area about
six miles northwest of the Im
perial palace,- containing more
than 30 specific targets and
three main arsenal buildings,
waa the target of this 15th raid
on Tokyo by Marianas-based
Buperfortressas,
- Flrel still raged In the enemy
capital aeveral hours after the
sky giants struck, the Tokyo
radio reported. -
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor
-American forces broke up a
powerful Japanese air offensive
by shooting down 118 enemy
(Continued on Page Two)
Klamath Men Met
Truman on Visit
Three Klamath men, who
met ond conversed with tho
, then Senator Harry Truman .
when he paid Klamath Falls a
,vlslt in last fall's election cam-'
palgn, today recalled the Inci
dent with expressions of con
fidence in him as the new pres
ident of the United States.
Statements from these men
will appear tomorrow with a
picture recalling tho occasion.
They ore E. P, Ivory, chair
man of tho county democratic '
central committee; G. C. Tat
man, local democrat and labor
leader, and R. C. Woodruff,
Klamath businessman.' and
democrat.
llcvcd huddling in the cellars of
Leipzig as the U. b. tanks a.
prejudice! It, rumbling swiftly
eiwtward to within 05 miles of
HiiBHum lines .in. an attempt to
cut off the town.
' Bridge Blown" "
The ninth, moving uo to the
Elbe, already crossed at Madge-
Dtirg, deployed along a iuu-miie
front, outflanking Lucbcck. The
Germans said they had blown up
a bridge at Tangcrmucndc,. 48
miles west of Berlin and to the
northeast of besieged Magde
burg. Meanwhile, 200 American hea
vy bombers attacked the Nue
(Continued on Page Two) .
77 DIE AS STTORM
.' OKLAHOMA CITY.. April' 13
IPi Oklahoma counted Its tor
nado-dead at 77 and Injured and
homeless In hundreds today after
twisters bounced crazily over the
state to spread destruction in a
dozen cities ana rural communi
ties. !
: The storms swept on into Ar
kansas killing at least .16 per
sons. Five were missing.
Four Killed
' Four were killed In Missouri
and 28 more injured.
Most seriously hit in Okla
homa by yesterday afternoon's
storms were Antlers- with : 52
dead, Muskogee. with " 14 and
Hulbcrt and Oklahoma City with
three each. Boggy, had one fatal
ity, as did Red Oak, Greenwood
Junction and Rowland. . ,
Hundreds Hort " '
There were no: accurate 'est!-.
mates of injuries and damage in.
the typical UKianoma storms out
hundreds of ' persons - were; hos
plthllzcd and whole sections- of
cities were -swept away by, the
winds' jury; .
Red Cross Chairman Paul Os
b o r n at Antlers, struggling to
bring order Into rescue work,
said one-third of the city of 3000
was demolished when . wind
caught up 500- or -600 -residences.
Army posts and Red Cross chap
ters were sending all available
personnel Into the area, and Will
Rogers army air. field at Okla
homa City sent a badly needed
portable electric power plant. -
The Flog At Half-Mast
at. siX &r 4
The Stare and Stripes Hew today at half-mast. . It fluttered
in a brisk Klamath breese from high above military Installations
as well aa from the standards In front of many a leas pretentious
place. This Inspiring scene depicts the flag in front of the Elks
temple, 3rd and Main. -
Huge Grain Storage Plant
To Be Built Near Worden
Plans - were ' announced today
for a big grain-storage plant to
be buiH.-by Tulana farms on a
site just south of Worden on the
main- line -or tne &outnern pa
cific and - The Dalles-California
highway. The half-million bush
el capacity elevator will cost in
Old Air Group Seven Decorated For Action Against Enemy
i'WiHU
oventy-one citations were read In the hangar at the Klamath naval air atatlon Wednesday as Rear t Admiral John J. Ballentlne
as many medals on members of old air group seven, veterans of the Ryukyus, Formosa, the Philippines, French-Indo
Hong Kong and the second battle of the Philippine sea. Fifty members of the group received decorations including tha
' Cross, Silver Star,. Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal or Purple Heart. This was the first such ceremony conducted
talion, As this picture was taken. Admiral Ballentlne Is pinning a decoration on-,a. navy. fllor'as the citation is being read
a admiral' .IJ. .... L . . ... ........ Clfrirl.l -tl. SI naw rlhAin.'
aiuw,-extreme ngni, ' - ... . t .
excess of $260.000,, and the 130
foot height of its head house will
make it one of the tallest struc
tures in Klamath county..' .
WPB has approved , the con
struction, and bids have been
asked by May 3, indicating con
struction will start this spring.
The plans were made by E. F.
Carter, Vancpuver, BY C, engi
neer, and announcement was
r..ade yesterday ' by ' Tulana
farms, operated by Henzel and
Liskey Brothers of this county,
14 Round Bins
Principal storage - feature of
the reinforced concrete structure
will be . 14 circular bins, .23 feet
in diameter and 90 feet high. In
, (Continued on Page Two)
Officers Here -Receive
Message.
From Forrestal
-The. following message was
received today by the com
mands of the Klamath Marine
Barracks and the Klamath
naval air station:
"I have the sad duty of an
nouncing to the naval service
the death of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, the president of the
United States, which occurred
on April 12. The world has
lost a charhpion of democracy
who can ill be spared by our
country and the allied cause.
The navy which he so dearly
loved can pay no better tri
bute to his memory than to
carry on in the tradition of
which he was so proud. Colors
shall be displayed, at half mast
for thirty days beginning
April 13 west longitude date
insofar as war operations per
mit. Memorial services shnll
be held on the day of the
funeral to bo announced later
at all yards and stations and
on board all vessels -of the
navy, war operations permit
ting. Wearing of mourning
badges and firing of salutes
will be dispensed , with In
view of war. conditions, .
;, ""JAMES FORRESTAL.".-; ,
u.
PiresideiraC'
Public Memorial,
General Closure
Slated In Klamath
By JACK BELL
Assoioted Press Political News Edito,
WASHINGTON, April 13 (AP) A dazed and questioning world today watched Harry
S. Truman pick up the banners of war and peace that slipped yesterday from the lifeltti
fingers of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ,
Stunned by the shock of its leader's pasting, a mourning nation gave solid backing to
the gray-haired man in the gray business suit who became president of the United States
at 7:09 p. m. last night.
Mr. Roosevelt died at Warm Springs, Go., fust two hours and 34 minutes earlier. '
Mr. Truman, who didn't even want to run for vice president, went to work in the White
House today a question mark for all humanity.
. The new president himself announced simply that he would try to carry on as he be
lieves President Roosevelt would have done.
Then, swiftly, he asked the Roosevelt cabinet to stay on. He gave assurance that the
United Nations conference would open in San Francisco April 25, on schedule. Ha Issued
a statement that the war would be prosecuted to the utmost on oil fronts, east and west. -, .
Today as international friends and enemies looked en, as men high and low maneuvered
to find their place in a new U. S. orbit, he:
1. Held an emergency war
council with his top military
commanders.
2. Reviewed " world political
problems in a 20-minute confer
ence with Secretary of State
Stettinius.
Proclaims Mourning
3. Issued a proclamation set
ting aside tomorrow as a na
tional day of mourning for
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
4. Conferred with a close law
yer friend, Hugh Fulton, who
has been mentioned for a post ,
if any cabinet changes are made.
5. Made an Immediate and
probably unprecedented trip to
Capitol Hill where he lunched
with congressional leaders. .
6. Announced he will attend
burial services at Hyde Parle
Sunday at 10 a. m. (EWT) for
Mr. Roosevelt, whose body was
en route to Washington, from
Warm Springs.
7. Helped arrange for a White
House funeral at 4 p. m., Satur
day for his predecessor, the na.
tion's first fourth-term presi
dent. ; -
To Address ' Congress
At the capitol, -Harold Beck
ley, senate press gallery super
intendent, said Leslie L. Biffle
had informed him that Presi
dent Truman- said he- would ad
dress a joint session of congress.
Biffle-is secretary-of the senate.
;: The date was not definite but
is expected to be sometime next
week," It was not immediately "
clear whether this would be in
the form of a memorial service
for President Roosevelt. ' : "
. These transcended such:. Im
portant questions as the likeli
hood that the new- chief execu
tive will want to meet- as soon
as possible with Prime Minister
Churchill, whom he k n o'w a
slightly, - and Premier Stalin,
whom he knows not at all. -
. May See Changes
.: Domestic problems could be
flushed aside temporarily too.
eft to a cabinet that stays-on
. : (Continued on Page Two) "
General closure of public and
private business Institutions, and
a memorial service at the Peli
can theatre at 1 p. m., will
mark the observance in Klam
ath Falls Saturday in final trib
ute to the memory of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, wun flags
throughout ' the city and basin
at half mast, the Klamath com
munity observance is being held
simultaneously with . similar
Local
TRIBUTES
. Senator Marshall C o r n e 1 1:
"President Roosevelt's untimely
death is a shocking loss at a
moment, when the nation leaned
heavily upon his leadership. '
Mayor Ed Ostendorit 'Frank
lin Roosevelt gave our country
inspiring leadership in periods
oi great stress. ;
Judae U.- E. Reader: "The
country has lost a great -humanitarian."
Earl Edsal, president of the
Building Trades Council here
and business agent for the local
teamsters' union, , AFL: "We
mark the passing of President
Roosevelt with a feeline. of loss
beyond our ability to- express.
The United States and the world
will long remember him as one
of the greatest statesmen this
country has ever known."
Vernon Chase, president of
the Klamath basin district coun
cil of IWA-CIO: "Labor's feel
ing is that it has lost one of its
greatest supporters. We feel
that we will miss his leadership
and his labor policies."
E. P. Ivory, county democrat
ic chairman: "All acknowledge
the greatness and magnificence
of the man who has passed. We
feel his loss in a personal sense,
but are gratified that Providence
permitted- us to help place this
man in a position where his
greatness might benefit America
and the world at the time of its
greatest need."
Charles R. Stark, manager
county chamber of commerce:
"The greatness achieved ' by
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be a
lasting inspiration to Americans.
His removal from the nation's
leadership at this critical time
Is a great blow. It is left for
all of us to strive, with courage
and determination, to win tne
victory in war that Mr. Roose
velt saw approaching, and to
help build a lasting peace."
William Cogdff
Dies on wo Jima
Word was received , on Wed
nesday, April 11, by Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Cogdill of 1840 Wor
den. that their son. PFC William
Dale Cogdill Jr., of the United
States marine corps, was Killed
in action on March 7, in the
battle for Iwo Jima.
Cogdill enlisted in the marine
corps in December of 1941, and
received training at San Diego,
Calif. He was first sent to New
Zealand for seven months, after
which he participated in the
battle of Bougainville, Guadal
canal and Iwo Jima.
The 21-year-old youth is sur
vived by his parents, one broth
er, Joe Cogdill, S 1c, USNR,
who is now in the Central Pa
cific, and three sisters, Mrs.
Donna Turner of this city, and
Patricia and Dorothea, who are
students at Klamath Union high
school.
WEATHER
Aorll 13
Max. (April 12) 41 Mln .....24
Precipitation laat 24 hours 00
Stream year to date.. ............ 8.41
Normal ....9.63 Last year ... 6.53
Forecast: Clear Saturday.
. . Warmer.
events In the nation's capital
and throughout the world. .
Retail business will -be gen
erally closed, but food stores
will be open for regular hours
except the period from 12 noon
until 2 p. m., the chamber of
commerce announced. Theatres
will be dosed until 6 p. m.
Lumber mills will operate, but
wheels of the Industrial plants
will stop from 1 until 1:10 p. m.
The liquor store, all public of
fices including the OPA, will
suspend operations. Restaurants
will be closed from 2 to 3 p. m.
Post office operations will be -as
usual.
Memorial - Service
' A community memorial" serv
ice, tor, which the public is in
vited, will be held at the Pelt
can. theatre at: 1 p. nv Satur
day. '' . . ', ; ' . '. : .
' This Is a community' project
and .. all' denominations r. and
creeds are . asked to cooperate.
Military installations have been
invited to .take part. "
If convenient, there will be a
re-broadcast of ' the ' national
ceremony in "Washington, D. C
which is ' planned for 1 p. m.
(PWT).
Memorial services will be
held at the Marine Barracks
post' auditorium at 10:30 a. m.
Saturday conducted by Chaplain
Graham Gilmer and Chaplain
Edward ' Patrick Murphy. .
All -personnel on the-, post
will be represented. . y
Activities Cancelled
Social activities on . the post
will be cancelled for the tradi
tional 30-day period of mourn
ing and the flag will fly at
half-mast for that length of
time.
. The Stars and Stripes flew
at half-mast and will continue
there for a period of. 30 days
, ' (Continued on Page Two)
Senate Pledges
Truman Support
' WASHINGTON, April 13 (IF)
The republican senate confer
ence representing 40 of the
body's 96 members pledged their
"faith and trust" in President
Truman today.
They gave their pledge as
grief-stricken congressional lead
ers cancelled routine business
and met instead to arrange me
morial services to the memory
of President Roosevelt.
Friday 13th
Brings Good News
To Local Woman
Friday the 13th will no longer
hold qualms for Mrs. Vivian Per.,
I , , . , T 1 -
uigubii, Beuieuiry iu uiin noun-
ion.-- .- ;..
Today she received word from
her husband,- Pvt. Ben Pernigot
ti, that he is a prisoner of war
of Germany. Pernigotti was re
ported missing in action Janu
ary 15, 1945.
Pernigotti wrote that he came
through the big battles during
the Von Rundstedt breakthrough
"without a scratch" and that he
and his buddy were taken, pris
oner during the Ardenne push
and placed in a camp with Brit
ish prisoners of war. Pernigotti
was with the 423rd infantry
106th division. '
President Roosevelt's
Body on Way to Capital
By D. HAROLD OLIVER 1
ABOARD ROOSEVELT FU
NERAL TRAIN, April 13 ()
The body of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt, who died at Warm
Springs suddenly yesterday af
ternoon, was en route on a 23
hour run to Washington today
for funeral services in Washing
ton and burial Sunday at Hyde
Park, N. Y.
The 10-car special train, full
of friends and associates, who
hurried here when news of his
death spread, got under way at
10:15 a. m., central war time.
The body was taken to the
train on a motor hearse through
a lane of soldiers from Ft. Ben
nlng, Ga.
Honor Guard
Two thousand soldiers from
the Fort Bennlng Infantry school
and parachute school under the
general command of Major Gen
eral Fred L. Walker arrived in
the early morning hours to pro
vide an honor guard.
Also on hand at the depot was
the 99th army ground forces
band from Fort Bennlng, led by
Chief Warrant Officer Loy -A,
Ebersole.
Two companies of Fort Ben
nlng troops lined both sides of
the three-quarter mile highway
stretched -from the Warm
Springs foundation to the rail
road station. - The cortege pass
ed the administration building
where polio patients sat and
stood to watch their benefactor
pass for the last time. .
. Lead March
The 'winding red dirt road
from the Roosevelt Pine moun
tain cottage to the foundation
gate was filled with troops who
led the slow march to the train
which began at 9:25 a. m. (CWT).
The eight body bearers included
four army men from Ft. Ben
nlng, two marines from tha
president's guard encampment '
at Warm Springs, and two navy .;
enlisted men from Atlanta. '
Mrs. Roosevelt, - who flew
from Washington last night,
rode In the procession. Otheri
included Vice-Admiral Ross-.T.
Mclntire, . the . late presldent'i
physician; Commander Howard
Bruenn, the young navy doctor
who was at the bedside when
the president died of a cerebral .
hemorrhage at 3:35 p. m. (CWT3
yesterday; Secretaries Stephen
T.- Early and William D. Has
sett, and Rear-Admiral Julei
James; commandant of the 6th
naval district at Charleston
S. C. . . ' -