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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1945)
EIGHT HERALD AND HEWS Tuesday, Mar I. IMS NEW RAINING T CENTER SET FOR HUT WASHINGTON, May 1 (P The navy announced . that a training and distribution center will be established at" Farragut, Idaho, today to replace an exist ing training center, there. The new setup, - under com mand of Commodore Frank. -H. Kelley. will include a hospital, a retraining command, an ad ministrative command and a per sonal effects distribution center. The navy also announced that the naval retraining command at Camp Lamesa, San Diego. Calif., and a personal effects distribu tion center at Clearfield. Utah, will be closed and the commands, duties and personnel of the two installations shifted to Farragut. hnsnital will in clude an existing nospiw well as reconverted barracks at Camp Bennion. fru. Hinininir Mmmand will use facilities of Camp Scott at Farragut to nanaie iauu prisoners who will be trans ferred from disciplinary bar racks at Camp Lamesa. These men will be given training with the idea of eventually restoring them to duty. - Approximately 15,000 enlisted personnel, chiefly from congest ed areas on the west coast, will be assigned to the new admin istrative command. These, for the. most part, will be enlisted men who have returned from sea or overseas duty for leave and reassignment They will remain at Farragut pending assignment to new duty. The personal effects distribu tion center, which will act as the central clearing house for the navy, will process and send to the next of kin the personal ef fects of dead and missing per sonnel. Community Club ' Organized At Bly ;A meeting was held at the school gym in Bly April 27 for the purpose of organizing a com munity club with the idea in mind of improving the recrea tional facilities for the children and youths of Bly and vicinity. District Attorney Clarence Humble, Juvenile Officers Har old Hendrickson and Mrs. Rose Poole spoke at the meeting. Mrs. Lawler and Mrs. Ferguson came as guests with Mrs. Poole. . A constitution and by-laws for the club were drawn up and ap proved. The following persons were elected to the advisory board: F. H. Armstrong, chair man; A. A. Plotsman, secretary treasurer, and Mrs. C. E. Geers, Mrs. Doris Gordon and Mrs. James Dixon, members. The War At a Glance Ceiling Rules Given In Shingle Production ' WASHINGTON, May 1 JP) Regulations under - which in dividual cedar shingle log pro ducers in western Oregon and Washington may apply for ceil ing price increases were out lined by the office of price ad ministration yesterday. Applicants for higher ceilings must show they are suffering a substantial hardship under cur rent maximum prices, that cedar log production constitutes at least a third of their total log output, and have a certificate that the proposed increase in ceilings of shingle grade logs can be absorbed by the shingle manu facturers they supply without in creasing consumer ceilings. . The regulations apply to all producers west of the Cascades. They are effective May 5. OSC Students to Broadcast Over KFJI ""' Parents and friends of Ore gon State college students will be interested to learn of a radio program to be broadcast over KFJI from Corvallis from 2 to . 2:30 p. m. Thursday, May 12, as part of the traditional Woman's weekend festivities at the school. ........ Names of students receiving honors and awards will be made at. this time.; . Plans to Wipe Out Black Market Slated , SALEM, May 1 (Slaught erers, butchers and farmers from the Salem area met here yester day with representatives to Hear the latter outline plans to wipe out the black market in meat.- The OPA men said that new slaughtering orders would chan nel more meat Into legitimate markets, u . , By The Associated Pros Western Fronts American troops, driving beyond captured Munich, push toward Innsbruck and the northern entrance of the Brenner Pass as other U. S. forc es drive toward Berchtesgaden and Linz; French capture Fried richshafen: British extend Elbe bridgehead 20 miles east of Ham burg and increase the threat to Hamburg, Luebeck and Danish peninsula. Eastern Front: Russians make determined effort to crush the last core of German resistance inside Berlin after taking the Reichstag: other red army units take Moravska Ostrava, "the Pittsburgh" of Czechoslovakia. Italian Front: American troops. 110 miles south of their comrades fighting north of the Alps, engage ucrmans above Lake Garcia in a drive toward the southern end of the Brenner Pass: New Zealand troops, ad vancing toward a junction with Yugoslav partisans in Trieste, drive more than 15 miles beyond the Piave river. . Pacific Front: Tokyo reports an invasion of Borneo in the Dutch East Indies by allied as sault forces: American units on Okinawa drive within 800 yards of Shuri, the island's former cap ital: in Philippines U. S. eighth army advances to within 17 miles of the Port of Davao, Mindanao. Hump Fliers Take Rest In India vwvw--.' ' -. f 'll ? C i - 3 Fliaht Officer Andrew Silani flaftl and "Bui" Thomsson. former employes of Lock Motor nmninv here, ar two Klamath Falls men w ho flv tha humo in India. Hre they Uarn all about the Indian method of ground transportation in Assam. Both officers are hump pilots, ! 11 : : J. .aula tn rhina Clnru am tM nana. . Official U. S. army photo. T1WIN CUSTODY WITH THE V. S. SEVENTH ARMY, May 1 (yP) - Admiral Nicholas Horthy. former resent of Hungary, and his family were taken into protective custody to day by Jbth division doughboys who found them in a castle at Weilheim, south of the Amer See. The 77-year-old ex-ruler was reported to be in good health. He was at Waldbichl castle. Two German field marshal? Wilhelm List and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb were also captured by seventh army troops. List was in civilian clothes. He was taken by troops of the tenth armored division in his home at Partenkirchen. He said he was relieved in 1942 for re fusal to make an attack at Stal ingrad. He said the attack would have been suicidal. Von Leeb was found 'at Garde- sing, near Fussen, by 44th di vision infantrymen. Sgt. Donald Ratliff Home On Furlough MALIN SSet. Donald Rat liff, armorer gunner in the army air corps with 40 missions com pleted and 11 months' service in the Pacific to his credit, is home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ratliff and he's "very glad to be back. Stationed recently in the Phil ippines, he has seen some tough combat but came through with out a scratch or without having a plane that he was on damaged. He trained before going over seas at Muroc field and before going into the service was in school at Oregon State. He wears the Air Medal with three clusters, and reports back to the Santa Ana rest camp when he leaves here. Pvt. John Smerski Wounded In Action LAKEV1EW - Mr. and Mrs. Andy Smerski were informed by the war department this week that their son, Pvt. John C. Smerski, was wounded in ac tion March 21 on Luzon. They have since received word from him stating he was shot once through the stomach and twice through one leg, while acting as scout. He entered the armv June 8. 1944, and has been overseas since December. His wife and child reside in Sacramento. Sgt. Christensen Freed From Camp LAKEVIEW Mr. and Mrs H. R. Christensen of the West side are in receipt of a letter from their son, PFC Dean Chris tensen, who has been a orisoner of war in Germany since De- cemDer 10, stating that he had been liberated. His letter states that he has lost weight since beine interned but is being treated all right now ana mat Deing a tree man again is wonaeriul. , FOR SALE Dry Red Fir JBOrJY WOOD Prompt' Dtlirtrits 16-inch cuts $12.30 cord 2-foot cuts $12.00 cord - 4-foot cuts $11.50 cord Writ Burt Peterson A , Sorris, California EVERY Wednesday AND Saturday 8:30 to 12:00 Armory Baldy's Band OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE MEDAL GIVEN SMITH An award of the Bronze Star medal was made to PFC. Augus tine R. Smith of Beatty, Ore.. - who is attached x to the 390th fJi- . . , ti-aircraft artil T ' V lcry battalion JZ&ZLI n th European k i V theater of oper- r ;i - v I ations. Is ( . The citation ' accompany i n g 'fcs i tne medal reads: 1 i t or men- , V v - tonous service "in connection s .with military operations against an enemy of the United btates in t rance ana Luxembourg from July 27, 1944, to January I, 184o. ftu bmitn. cannoneer in battery D. per formed his duties in an outstand ing manner under difficult and hazardous conditions while his battery was engaged in various combat missions across France and Luxembourg. His untiring efforts in the proper care and maintenance of guns was a ma terial factor in the successful ac complishment by the battery of its combat missions. His skill, initiative and unusual devotion to dutv reflect the highest credit upon PFC Smith and the armed forces of the United States." WATSON GRADUATED Jerry Watson, S 2c, United States navy, received his di- ploma from Klamath Union high school while home on leave after com p 1 e t i n g boot training at ban Diego, Calif. Young Watson, son of Mrs. Es- tella Watson of 1519 Worden in Klamath Falls, reported back on April 19, and is awaiting trans fer to ordinance school and com bat aircrewman training. . w w LEAVE FOR IOWA SS Ray Cryderman and wife left last week for Iowa where Cryderman is' stationed, touowing a two weeks visit with relatives here. Cryderman is in the air corps and is in the instruction division. He is in charge of a group of instruct ors. He saw service overseas in the European area, completing me required number ot bomb ing flights. He returned to the u. b. in the early summer of 1943. SS Cryderman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Moore of Keno. His sister, Mrs. Dan Scherer, also lives at Keno. Ray graduated from the Keno high school in 1937. PUTNAM REPORTS Lt. (jg) Gailen P. Putnam. 2239 S. 6th, previously on duty at the naval air station, Otlum- wa, la., as flight instructor. He has now reported to Dallas, Tex., for a refresher course prelimin ary assignment to other duties, either as combat aviators or ad ministrative officers. WHITE TRAINS LUKE FIELD, Ariz. Ronald D. White, son of James J. White, 1612 Austin, has successfully completed his flight training at Luke field army air forces ad vanced single engine flying school. At grad uation ceremon ies, April 15, he received the army air corps silver wings and was commission ed a second lieutenant in the army air corps reserve. He re ceived his pre flight training army air base, and pilot training with army flying units at Hcmet, Calif., and Marana AAF, Mar-ana,- Ariz. Before appointment ns an avia tion cadet, he attended Klamath Union high school. at Santa Ana Santa nf .,,., .'.IP.:.:. Faiis rv-" f i 4 l9JM " " M Oiniinni'iii SCHERER TRANSFERRED Word has been received that Cpl. Harold "Scotty" Scherer, lormeny maiuau i ana - : an A Tlnnnetn ST.t iias iransierrutl from haKfk onmn. ment company in New uuinea to combat engi neers. Scherer will be with his brother, some where in the South Pacific. This is the first time the two have- seen each other in two years. Conrady Commands -FIFTH AIR FORCE. Philiri. pines Capt. Lloyd E. Conrady, husband of Mrs. Mary Edith Con rady, 803 42nd, Gulfport, Miss., was recently appointed com manding officer of an air cargo resupply unit located in the Philippine islands. Cant. Conrady s unit is work ing with air freight forwarding, a part of the 5th air force troop carriers. The captain has been in the army for the past five years. He and Mrs. Conrady arc the par ents of an H-month-old daugh ter, ratncia. capt. Conrady s home is in Klamath Falls, where his parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Lloyd P. Conrady, now live. He was graduated from Klamath Union high school. Men's Non-Rationed ' SANDALS t Lace over toe, heel strap ad justable to ankle siit . 2.95 Non-rationed Moccasins,, 3.S0 RUDY'S 600 Main TRULOVE'S Chicken Center Back in the 919 E. Main Phone 4282 Meat Business Also Complete Delicatessen! 1 'd&zi HIGH TRANSFERRED Taylor Eugene High, S 2c, U. S. navy, has been transferred to the naval magazine, Indi ana island at Hadlock, Wash ington. He is the son of . Mr. and Mrs. Rex High of Poe val ley, and is a graduate of Henley high school with the class of 1943. Hiuh received all of his previ ous training at Farragut, Idaho WALTERS IN ACTION WITH THE 24TH INFANTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES The mortarmen got them when they stood still and the machine gun ners when they ran. This was the fate of hundreds of Japanese on Corrcgldor when PFC Ralph L. Walters, 1721 Wall. Klamath Falls, and his buddies of "M" company of this Victory division's rfightlng 34th infantry regiment went Into ac tion. The mortarmen killed many Nips in blasting them from the network of caves and .tunnels on Malinta hill with high ex plosive shells. Waiting machine gunners mowed down survivors by the dozen as they fled to ward other and safer posi tions. The "heavy weapons" men killed more than 50 Japs in beating off two attacks so close that machine guns could not be used to advantage. Sir Walter Rnlcigh introduced the potato into English cookery. COUNCIL HQS SPECIAL MEET ON ELECTIONS At an adjourned meeting of the city council Monday after noon, a resolution Introduced by Councilman Paul Landry was unanimously adopted, call n special election to levy a mlllnge tax in order to raise funds for the acquiring of Innd and the construction and equipping of the proposed now city-county "Another resolution introduced by -Councilman Landry was unanimously adopted calling a special election to levy a mlllago tax to raise 10 per cent of the construction cost of a sewage and drainage system for Klamath Falls to bo constructed by tho United States government. The first and second reading! of ordinances cnlllng special elec tions on these two measures were held, Tho first and second rending! of an ordinance setting up pre cincts In the territory annexed by the city at the November elec tion were also held. The territory annexed Includes Eldorado heights, Sunnyslde, Nob hill, Irv ington heights and Mountain View addition. Permission was granted by the council for a Jap Zero exhibition to be held in Klttmath Falls In conjunction with the Naval Aid auxiliary. No date has been set as yet for the exhibition. Permis sion on this matter was granted subject to the approval of the fire chief and chlcf-of-pollcc hero. Permission was also granted the cemetery committee to hire an additional man to assist in cleaning up the cemetery hero. Cadet Eugene Love To Be Graduated Cadet Everett Eugene Love, former . Klamath Union high school student and athlete," will be graduated from the U. S. Mil itary academy at West Point, N. Y.. In June. . Love's mother Is Mrs. Helen Love of Baker. He was born in Baker., but moved to Klamath Falls before entering high school. He participated In four State high school championship basketball toiirnamenu ana was captain of the football team here. . Diamonds, Wrist Watch Turned In KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 1 (JF) Thcro was quite a shine to the shoes donated by Mrs. A. H. 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