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
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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,
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. 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.
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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. .
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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
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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.
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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. Ziegler to the United Na
tion's clothing drive.
But It was removed when
Mrs. Ziegler reclaimed tho two
diamond rings and a wrist
watch "worth several thou
sand dollars" -which she had
hidden In the too of her hus
band's shoes for safekeeping.
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