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Newspaper Page Textmi im M ll la rwi i 1" lift VcctherNcwa ! MlT 22. 191S am COUNTERBLOW JbTfBANK JENKINS JoNIFICANT new. come. to. I Hv iro n in" """;. . . , U'U. nlitncx or our Fleet Air S , No 1. OPERATING inM OKINAWA, hnvo already fockoc I mil 1U8.380 ton, of Jap jSflSiWi t high, but It P r.-I.it In nnV Off. Cgllll'H'ft '"' .irnvinir her nlr force) .,hn really Hcked Ger- . . ,1... rt aim hnH mil. 57 of mrn ""dcr wmi and RllNTAINS of supplies, but Ih her transport smashed she unable to Rot men and sup- tf.rc LJ .ulll hold true n L,,.,nd THREE-FOURTHS ICan's transport la WATER- JUNE. ... I,,r hundred Jans, under : . i.. UcreCIl 0I pnospnorun miunc ik another night attempt to I back Hie summit of Sugar f'lnrs of our 6th division havo rtll! times and lost 10 times. .. - Hvni.nHlfl hV fin BMRLK wen I" -..-' "j r Olid B "nil 01 evy mi" inri moruir prrpunuiuii. ..,. .mimhrd. but losltl e heavy on BOTH sldca. Ulll town and Us medieval cutlc are battered nnd use hut the Jiips hold HIGH hUND ABOVE. The same L for Nnha. We'll have to i the Jnps off their high mis beiore we cmi muvu mi. nlf Moon hill, a few bun- fn yards iroin oiiKr i-uni, m held oy ine iap. mo i kiivrH to lie connected by Ld fas at Casslno, In Italy) throuen ineue tunneis ine c yellow men havo got In re- ircemems, enacting mom iu back the top oi sugar ioai TIMES. ITII navy and marine offi cers think today that the it nearing. Enemy artillery they say, i slowly declin Enemy counterattacks, in rilly decreasing force, art Irded as the usual Jap des- Itlon finish. sot today the cryptic state ment that the Australians sained A FEW MILES on Man. oil Island off Borneo. a isiana as smau as iara a "few mllos" Is quite a, For some reason we've fl very llttlo about Tarakan. cause of Its precious oil, the mere is an important one. E British are cleaning up Rangoon, In Burma, to be as a great base of opera against Sineanore. the h East Indies. Tha and. In. nlna, etc. The monsoon sea- Just beg nn Inn in Hint Dart i -. . . . --. ... .. se worm, which will slow operations somewhat. lo what Is happening in Eu- ppe we have still only in ine wind. MANY OF a ARE HOPEFUL, In The Shasta Cascade Wonderland ; Max. (May 21) S3 Min. .. 40 it Precipitation last 24 hours , 19 ( Stream year to data ..10.21 Normal 10.80 Last year 7.70 j Forteastt Occasional showars. PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 194S Number 10472 Cat Takes Visitors To Crater Park Interior This picture was taken by Assiitant Superintendent T. C, Parker of Crater Laka park at park htadquartars last weekend, showing a park building and tha new snow-traveling yahicla that carried tha party into tha snowbound Interior of tha Klamath county recreational and scenic area. , , , , , ; . . Indefinite Deferments Set For Older Men In 'Useful' Work; More Youths Needed tot Yugoslavia), who a fy or so ago was talking aoout Trieste OR ELSE finybc southern Austria as is talking distinctly soft b has been backed by the ana from the hoelnnlns ind the British mnde the N at the start of backing I'bC Moscow hen artvUpd fc draw In his horns. P at least be wholly fair foiii Knssla. She TALKS AND BAD, and seems to no opportunity to make cracks, but in tha nlnrhff f often ACTED rather de- must alWAV MtmAmhar idealise of w"hat has hap- "i me pasi (especially aft- vvouuion) RusstR is suspicious of us and the I lake time and fair deal. overcome that suspicion. FRANCISCO has SOUND- oau for two reasons: news makes bigger fery delegation to San ; has known that when oack hnmo li mt jnucd on Page Four) WASHINGTON, May 22 (P Selective service today an nounced a policy of indefinite deferments (or men over 20 in "useful work. At the same time jt predicted a heavier call of younger men. Jvlnj. Gen. Le.wi.1 B,, Hcrshcy, draft director, said at a news conference that as a result of the war's end In Europe "occupation al deferment policy must be lib cralizcd't for registrants 30 through 37. Renewals Not Needed This course, effective immedi ately, means that these older men will not be drafted so long FIRST flM SUITED TD FIGHT JAPANESE By BRACK CURRY WASHINGTON. May 22 UP) The American first army, which blazed a path for allied troops across the (Jcrman tromicr ana broke the Siegfried line, soon will be stalking Japanese. Numbering some 150,000 men a month ago, the army com manded bv Gen. Courtney H. Hodges Is being redeployed by way of the United States, with 30-dny furloughs awaiting Its members hero. First To Move It is the first sizeable ' con' tlneent the war department has officially announced will .move from the European theater to the Pacific. Troooi of the first parachut ed Intolerance before H hour on D-Day. Then, in one oi tne most dramatic - campaigns in American military history, the army slashed through franco, Bcleium and into Germany, killing or capturing hundreds of thousands of nazis. Units of the first were credited with the capture of Paris. Crossed Rhine Breakins through the vaunt ed Siegfried line to lead the wav nnrnss the retch's frontier. the first seized and established the Ramagen bridgehead over the Rhine. Hodees' men. too. were tne first to make Junction with the Russians at the Elbe. math Luckier On Meat Than Other Areas Supply 'c n meat ilm.lir,. PPS and chicken When rab It, Klamath Falls VIS WOlllrf ni-nhaKI., k. F.UV CVCn more men than w Tes' ' the nation snoruge," Klanv Dreitv ii,aii -i i, afnlrly gO0d table. , No Pork CK With nl.l- llllnr, I1UUBL-9 llie poVls no Pork on lle or no hum ! i ;xce, lonally short and erie !,i,.w."tl then" Ihl. . ""'"men 10 neaa ni8 Weetr i..ui.u ...ti, "inwi win oe distributed around but this Is Just a drop In the bucket com pared to what Is normally con sumed In these parts. Chicken and rabbit Is distri buted more frequently from door-to-door other than over the counter. June Supply Packers said today that they were able to run plants only one week out of each month as the quota is exhausted in that per iod of time, There will be no more killing this month and not until .Tune 1 will a fresh supply. of heef and veal reach dealers, Although one dealer described the situation as "terrible," local shops -are much better supplied than elsewhere In the slate, it is understood. as they stay in work considered usciui py local uoaras. it means, too. that deferments will not re quire renewal at the end of six months periods, as, heretofore, Hershey also announced that the draft call, beginning lit July, will be cut about 25 per cent-be low tne current' rate...-That win put it at 90,000 .mcu, as com pared with 120,000 at present. ' Revtaw iQrdarad Tho draft director! instructed local boards to review at once the files of 4-F and limited, serv ice registrants. 18 through 25. Where there is reason to believe "they may now be qualified for military service, mey snouia oe forwarded for re-examination, Hershey said. ' '.-.For men 26 through 29, the prevailing certification policy of government agencies will be con tinued for the present,' Hershey predated, however, that "the lime .is coming" when more of th.se men occupationally ' de ferred will have to be drafted." The certification policy, put into effect early this year to pro tect a "hard core" of key men in war production, will cotitinue in effect "pending receipt of more accurate information concerning the urgency of certain war pro duction programs and services," Hershey. said. PARK N-CAT A trip over the snow on an ingenious vehicle called the Sno-Cat gave Crater Lake na tional park superintendents a chance last weekend to make their first inspection of the year of the wow-bound buildings at the rim and ait park hcadauar- . , iom , i'arKer,;,rkiamain r ails, assist, nt superintendent of the rark, said that the. park proper ty has weathered the winter sat i.fa'.'.orily. .There has been.no damage from snow on the roofs of the numerous buildings. , :C'hcrs in the party included (Continued on Page Four) Rooks To Head Control Party . PARIS, May 22 (P) Supreme headquarters announced todny the appointment of Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks as Gen. Eisen hower's representative at Flens burg, and disclosed that allied occupation troops would use the German high command as an Intermediary -in controlling German troops. Rooks has been deputy assist ant chief of staff in operations at SHAEF. He was named' to command a group known as the supreme headquarters control party at Flensburg. The group Is composed of British-Ameri can representatives of the allied armies, navies and air forces. WPB Lifts Ban On Lawn Mowers WASHINGTON. May 22 P) The war production board lift-, ed Its ban on lawn mower pro duction today, on the heels of an announcement that washing machines probably would reach the retail marKet late this year.; The three-year-old prohibition on mowers of the nana, gang and power types was revoked effective at once but mowevs for civilians must be made of idlo or surplus materials until July 1 when an unrestricted supply of steel win become available, Householders can ex pect only a few In 1945, WPB predicted. The w a r Droductlon board yesterday removed all restric tions on the manufacture of au tomobile parts and announced a Dlan for 700.000 household washing machines this year. WPB also said home troners and driers will be released from all production restrictions and output will be limited "only by the availability of materials, ' fa cilities and mpiipower." BILL TO ANNEX CITY SUBURBS FOUND 111 Legislature Measure Changes Ruling On Procedure A second attempt to annex part ol the southern suburbs to rklamath Falls was called off to day, wncn it was found that a law passed by the 1945 legisla ture has Invalidated the pro cedure followed in calling an annexation election here for June 22. City Attorney Henry Perkins disclosed that he has written a letter to the mayor and coun cil, advisine them of the teehni. cal irregularity in the election procedure, and the annexation issue was eliminated today from the June 22 ballot. Three other measures, however, will appear on me Da not as scneauiea. Area Involved Area involved in the proposed annexation is a triangle along the west side of South Sixth street, extending to the Midland road. This annexation was. be fore the voters at the general election in . November, and was defeated in the area by a narrow margin. Alter tne election, sev, eral electors of the area bp peared before the council and said they did not find the an. nexation issue on the ballot in their precincts, or' they would have voted for it. So the council decided to place the matter .again -on. the ballot at the June 22 xnecial elee. tion. " Under the. old law; this l-was ..posssible by. action, of the vuuucir aiune,..wiinoux petitions irom ine neome in tne rjronosed annexation area. ine . council proceeded under that law, initi ating the action April 9. , rinds Data After last night's council mecti.,g, however. Councilman (Continued, on Page Four) Tito Backs Down In Trieste Attitude; Moscow Hint Seen slavia's Marshal Tito appeared today to have executed a com plete about-face in his attitude toward the occupation of Trieste and the surrounding area, giving rise to ' speculation . ih London that he might have received a friendly suggestion from- .Mos cow to chanae his stand.- Diplomatic sources close: to, the British foroian office said.-tlie situation j was . . "definitely';-,1 im proved ana there wsre . vindications- of an" early: solution,. .. . Tito withdraws i', y. .Tito was withdrawing his -partisan, forces from southern Aus tria, one of the noinbi of dispute. and Yugoslav occupation'-" head quarters had been removed from Trieste, although rboth British and partisan , troops re mained in the Adriatic port. The dispute over, the occupa tion appeared ended today at New Mormon President Named SALT LAKE-CITY, May 22 (P) George Albert Smith; pres ident of the Council of Twelve Apostles, Monday was appointed president of the Latter -Day Saints (Mormon) church, which numbers nearly a million mem bers in all parts of the world. President Smith,' who was 75 April 4, succeeds . Hebcr J. Grant, who died May 14 at the age of 88 after the second-longest term 26 years as leader of the Mormon faith. ' The appointment was an nounced' by the council, high est', governing body in .' the church. '' President Smith retained Mr. Grant's counselor's, J. Rueberi Clark Jr former U. S, ambas sador to Mexico, and David O. McKay. Elder Clark is first counselor and Elder McKay, second. China Clippers Via Air Clipper MIAMI, Fla., May 22 (fl) Export of false teeth to South America has taken a tremen dous upsurge, Pan American Airways officials reported but don't ask them why, . ', Clippers recently carried more than 500,000 artificial chompers in one week most of them destined for Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and British troops of the eighth army undertook peaceful pene tration of the country, about the time the. Americans , It 'was understood that the Yugoslav government had agreed with minor stipulations to all allied proposals but four, with modifications. . The eighth army earlier had pushed about six-miles from the Isonzo river and the coastal road to Trieste,, causing increased tension in the 10-day political deadlock. ' Montgomery To Head Occupation LONDON, May 22 (fP) Prime Minister Churchill an nounced today the appointment of Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. ' Montgomery as commander in chief of British forces of oc cupation in Germany and the British member of the allied control council in Germany. The text of the announce ment: "By command of the king, the prime minister announces- that Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, KCB, DSO, has been appointed commander in chief of the British forces of nr. cupatlon in Germany, and Brit ish member of the allied con trol council in Germany. His chief, representative for control questions will be Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC." Sgt. Don Newsom Dies In Germany Set. Don Newsnm. 3n farmer salesman with the California Oregon Power company , and later affiliated with the Oregon State Industrial - Accident - mm. mission, died in Germany on April 6, the war department ad-, vised Mrs. Newsom Monday night. In a letter dated April 6, and written by a Red Cross assist ant from a hospital in Germany, Newsom advised his wife, the former .Ruth Johnson, that he was injured but not through en emy fire. His death apparently occurred the same day, Mrs. Newsom is also employed at Copco as a bookkeeper. Sgt. Newsom has been in the United States army for three years. He. has been overseas for one year. His mother is Mrs. Goldie Newsom, Arcade hotel. Fantastic Jap Balloon Attack Brings Warning WASHINGTON, May 22 OP) Tha war and navy department! repuriea loaay inoi ine Japanese nave made a fantastic effort to bomb the western U. S. mainland with "free" balloons; .. The long-range balloons, made of oaoer and eurvlno email bombs, are unmanned. Some oi them are known to have landed or dropped explosives in isolated sections but there has been no damage to property, the joirit statement said. This was the first time that the nuhlie aenarallv hmA h. told of the balloon attacks, although they were known to many The joint statement said the disclosure was being made so inn a puouc saieiy campaign could De undertaken to prevent possible damage or injury from the balloons, . There is always a possibility, the statement said, that, unex ploded bombs may be found in isolated spots, concealed in wood- ted areas or buried beneath melting snow. BRITISH VOTE LOOMS; LABOR IDEA REJECTED LONDON, May 22 VP) Prime Minister Churchill virtually as sured a summer general elec tion for Britain today in a let ter to Clement Attlee- rejecting the labor party's suggestion that the balloting be delayed until fall. ' The letter of the prime minis ter was made public after the labor party had adopted a 12 point program aimed at estab lishment oi a socialist common wealth of Great Britain.'' Regrets Rejection -' -The pwmerninister.vcxpressed-1 regret mat. me socialists nau turned down his proposal to con tinue the coalition government . .til the end of the war against Japan and said that continuation of the. coalition short of that period might soon weaken the country before the world" be cause of "bickering" within the government. -' . , Churchill's letter did not, how ever, name a specific date for the voting nor did tonight's offi- cial London Gazette contain any. notice of dissolution for parlia ment. Consequently the. exact date for the election, remained undetermined but most ob servers believed it would ;be July 5. Swift Approval The 1100 labor party dele gates meeting at Blackpool at the Dartv's national, convention gave swift approval to the platform which virtually meant tne open ing of the political campaign. Political circles Dredicted the election would be set for July 5 provided v Churchill acts by Thursday or. July 11 if he de lays until May 30. City Schools To Begin: Vocation This is the last week of school for the 1038 boys and eirls of the- seven city schools. and the student body of Klam ath Union high school. Elementary and junior high students will attend classes Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, full time, a morning session on Thursday, and return for their report cards at 1 o clock r ri day at which time they will assemble in .their individual classrooms. Klamath Union high school students will attend regular classes the first three ' days of the week - and- on- Thursday make-up work will be complet ed by those finding it neces sary. The staff will be on full duty that day. Friday morning the high school will be in ses sion. With the approach of warm weather- and the end of the school season, the statement added, "it is desirable that oeo- ple and especially children liv ing west of the Mississmm river be warned of this possible haz ard and cautioned under no cir cumstances to touch . or ap proach any unfamiliar object. The army and navy said, they wanted to reassure the nation that the balloon attacks are so scattered and aimless that they do not constitute - a military threat. ... , ' "No Alarm" "They "should.- hot be viewed with alarm,", the statement said:-"Duer to the. Jarge areas of the United States and the vari able nature, of the. winds, the possibility of a hit" in any spe cific -area is remote.- "The chances that any . given place would be hit by these at tacks is only one .in many mil lions." . , - -.- . .. . :. . The' armed services said- they took . the position that the pos sibility of saving- even one Amcrican-"life through' precau tionary measures would more tnan onset any- military - gain which' the enemy might make from the mere 'knowledge that some of the balloons had. ar rived on this side of the Pa cific. - - ',..--.-... Nips Want Data The enemy would like to know the exact time the bal loons arrived, -the; locality and their effect, the statement said, adding: . "Such information would per mit him to evaluate the results (Continued on Page Four) TALK WITH TRUM By JOHN M HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 OP) Secretary of State- Stettinius leaves the United Nations con ference today for, a hurried trip to Washington ;to confer with President Truman on mounting war-end crises in Europe. .. His departure from the con ference, at which he is official host, follows trips homeward by Russian Foreign Minister' Molo tov, British 'Foreign Secretary Eden and French Foreign Min ister Bidault. There is some talk that Foreign Minister Padilla of Mexico also may depart soon. Unlike the others, however, Stettinius plans to -return with in a few days." In the mean time," leadership of the Amer ican delegation falls to Senators Connally (D-Tex.) ' and Vanden berg (R-Mich.). . w ;..,;:''.", Work" Remains Today finds the ' conference moving at top speed toward an early June finish,-but with the prospect that agreement here on machinery to. ..secure future peace will leave an enormous amount of "work to be done on (Continued on Page Four) UtAltN oAlj BY MARINES Leathernecks Suffer Heavy Casualties On nt- By LEONARD MILLIMAW ; Associated Press War Editor Battered Japanese defending the southern ridges of Okinawa are nearing the , breaking point, American commanders said, to day after U. S. marines suffered heavy casualties in-, throwing back a vicious counterattack on. the-west flank. . '-"The - Japanese courage on Okinawa- is the courage of desperation,"-said Vice Adm. Rich mond Kelly Turner as he confidently-predicted "We will cap ture this island in the compara-. tively near future." , "If the' weather doesn't im pede us," said Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger, "I think we will break Jap resistance soon." . '.''.- Red. War Seen In Washington, Rep.' Mans field CD-Mont.) predicted Russia will Join the war against Japan. He said in a house speech that ... unless China is unified soon such a development might split China into two separate states. If China is not unified, Mans field declared, "it is. quite pos sible that we will shift our plans for beachheads on the China coast to a direct assault on the Japanese home - islands - them selves."; Mansfield - served re cently as a personal observer fnr President 'Rnrtcevelt in the India-Burma-China theater. Japan appeared to be more) concerned about propaganda phases of the war. Citizens were ordered to turn- in propaganda "paper bombs" dropped by B-2tfs, and . Procurator-General Namisuki Nakano called for the arrest of "peace agitators." Counterattack Attacking through a varicol ored scree n !'of . phosphorus smoke, 500 Japanese tried to. re take the blood-covered crest of Sugar, Loaf, -strategic Okinawa island hill, in the most-concentrated engagement reported ty day from Pacific fronts, in all-of which allied troops-made small gains. . ",-' Half of the attacking force. many of . them in marine uni forms, .were killed by sixth di vision devildogs who have taken the' crest 1J times. A simultan eous . barge-borne attempt to land in back of the U. S. lines above Nana on the west coast was broken up by naval euns. The actions were fought at night under the light of U. S. naval star shells. ; The same night five U. S. ships off Okinawa were : dam aged by Japanese planes, 26 of which were shot down. Tokyo broadcasts said the five hit in cluded a cruiser and two trans ports sunk. Sun Gives Way To Colds With the quick exit of warm weather and the perennial siege of spring fever, residents of Klamathi county- now find themselves plagued with an even more annoying malady the spring cold. Following the brief period in which King Sol made a pleasantly surprising appearance, the rains came, and with them, the aforementioned ailment. Perhaps the most common cause of the spring cold is im proper clothing, according to Dr. Peter H. Rozendal, Klamath county public health officer. During the time when vitamin D was in plentiful natural supply every member-of the' female sex was seen sporting about in anything . from shorts and halters to cool summer cottons. Not wishing to give up with out a struggle, despite the sudden advent of wet weather, these same women. cursed themselves with a healthy case of the sniffles. , . It is of prime importance to take especial care when, struck down witn the unfortunate Infirmity, Rozendal said. A liquid diet' is usually prescribed,, and bed is the best place if. you have an overload of time on your hands. In the event that the spring cold is accompanied by a fever, the. family doctor should be called In. ' - '.' ' ' The best suggestion is just not to catch one of ' the nasty things. - v - - ,:- V-f .., ,;..,.,..,.,..,.... School Children Top Bond Quota : School. children of the seven elementary buildings exceeded tneir 7lh War Loan quota by $11,000, it was announced today. A request that every store in town decorate their windows in keeping with the "Mighty 7th" theme, on May 30, was made by the war loan committee. Members of the U. S. marine corps, attached to the Marine Barracks,, will repeat their war bond show which they recently took oh tour to the western part of the state, from 6:30 p. m. to 7 Pf. m.. Wednesday over KFJI. Raymond Enouf . Killed On wo ' PFC Raymond La Verne Enouf, United States marine corps, was killed in action on Iwo Jima March ' 17, according to word received Monday by the youth's mother, Mrs. Pearle A. Foster, 734 Plum. . The 19-year-old marine was first listed as missing on April 26, Confirmation of his - death was announced by the war de partment. ; Raymond was born in Klam ath Falls, attended school here and enlisted in the marines in October, 1942. He went ,over seas in March, 1943, and par ticipated in the Guadalcanal campaign, returning to . the United States in December, 1943. At his request he went overseas a second time and was attached to the 5th division, medical battalion.' He left July, 1944. - ' i Memorial services for tha youth will be held from Ward's chapel,' 925 High, .' Sunday at 5:30 p. m. with Rev. Victor Phillips of the First Methodist church officiating. . ' . BRIDGE AUTHORIZED WASHINGTON, May 22 ffi The senate approved yesterday and sent to' the house a bill au thorizing the Oregon-Washington bridge board .to construct a toll bridge across the Columbia river at Astoria, Ore, . .-,. r.