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Newspaper Page Textrui Jl mm Ms mWm 0) " ' " w v FBANK JENKINS . hi ami mnea n.9.0a Mt AT ICRS' iiiiw - j " LA Tokyo, tl 11 smoklim from Sir tempo In Uio Pacific Is ODAY'S nild Is directed nl Tokyo's Mnrunouchl district, responding l,";Voop let In Chicago, Fifth avenue a lower Brnnciwny in new iri, Market, Montgomery and !,nt streets In Sun Frnnclsco, The Mnrunouchl Is a district Mt stores, blx office build- ., etc. It Is probably tnc dc.ii- lilt nri most mocicrii uy Joplin, nimm u hi Tokyo eni uuuiiif. Ijt will no a goon ici lur our bomo. EM0LITION bombs nrc ,,inllv dronncd ALONG mi fire bombs, to )rovldo do- u for the inccnriiiirii-s iu wurn It was niiEi. rtiwici iiihii ihmmke. that did the benvy hMe In Snn Francisco, (Also, Sr .is we know, In Tokyo nnd kohmnn.) must be remembered thnt are destroying Japan's iWER TO PRODUCE. In most Idem cities, production in the Modes Is tied in closely Willi bin downtown omcc nulla , where tho plan-miiklng, fountinir. etc., arc done. Prc liahly this Is true In Tokyo, as I Jans have cooled western iiricsj methods extensively. Destroying retail stores helps reduce pronuctivo power oy Inn it immensely slower nnd o dlfflcull for workers to Idc themselves with food other necessities. e're evidently going about destruction of Tokyo In a Icmstlc manner. lost 13 B-29s In day before yesterday'! attack. If we arc Dock to our standards of iparlson when Germany was It destroyed, thnt Is Z.Z7o of (the number of planes sui d to have been used Wcd Bay.) We then regarded anv under o"t as reasonable. IESE supcrforts NOW. rain- Ing denth and destruction on In are coming from our bases ine Mnrlanas. Okinawa Is little more than HALF as laway wh ch means thnt pawabnsed B-2D can do CE ns much damngo per tltlna it thai way enables B unrierstnnd that Okinawa be WORTH THE PHICF. jHiavhig to pay for It, which iAP communique today says filicide paratroopers have dropped on one of our Okl fields. blowing tin nlnnes. lunltlon dumps nnd build- before tlicy were killed. The tomimicd on Page Two) PRICE FIVE CENTS In The Shasta - Cascade Wonderland i ti.rifmsx'sjfJrjyjsjfXs'j giiSiiliii May 25, 1945 Max. (May 24) 56 Min. Precipitation last 24 hours Stream ytar to data 11.09 i Normal 10.99 Last year ........7.70 ! f orecast: Showers. Fl AIRSTRIKES pnMTimiir mi 2S I .1.11 111 I I III I I I I III UUII I M1UL U II KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1945 Number 10475 MAKERS SPE D Al AUTO OUTPU T Low-Gear Proposition Seen For Present Time , DETROIT, Mny 25 (!) Amer ica s automobile Industry sped piwu umiiy tor us gradual re turn to enr making, strictly a iow-gcar proposition lor tho time being. After more tluin three yenrs of totiil effort in the war, the in dustry hnd the war production board's authority to produce 200,000 passenger curs this year. No Priority Planned Tho WPH granted the authori zation yestcrdnv but st mi nted Hint the Industry must find Its own materials in the "free mar k .1" and thnt no materials prior ity would be given. Manufacturers may place orarrs immediately tor mate. rials, with delivery not to be made until nfter July 1, nnd it wns expected that few new enrs would roll oir the assembly lines before October 1. In view of restrictions, the general buying public is likely to hnvc to wnit many more months before new cars will be available. To Stan Up Output Henry P. Nelson, automotive reconversion coordinator, said the WPB probably would nulhor. tr.c production of 400.000 enrs in the first qunrtcr of 1040 and 2. 000,000 by the end of the first year or production. A "good, normal year" in the (continued on I'ngc Two) Home Food Supply Division Created WASHINGTON, May 25 (T) President Truman . today an nounced crcntion of a home food supply division In tho war food administration. The division will coordinate the work of government agencies affecting the food sup- fily produced or conserved in he home." WFA Administrator Marvin Jones designated Paul C. Stark of Louisiana, Mo., to direct the new office. tting PW's Nets Soldier Hard Labor; Review Asked kSHINGTON. paring mnd" congressional f wciay asked army author to review the enso of a r sentenced to two years " muor lor punching nine i"M pnsonors of war. PlOcratic Leader Mrfm Mf Massachusetts told re- rs ine i.viqi h BniiM tfoscph McGce of Worcos' nss., received the sentence. p courtmartial at Le Mans, ' on uctobcr 17, 1944. I of the evidence. McCor said, enme fmm nnmia f and McGco. wlin nlnurloH r"'i ui not testify in his r fki Reconsideration I icuer to Mai. r.on m r If. of!ho Judge advocate ' oiiicc, McCormack de- the P1,l,lnvr.n lll...,ll 1 , --Vtttll.W JU91IIIU8 f""n and restornt on soldier to rinlv " tH.Ze have in mind the ivui inai was accorded to " who were prisoners uurmany," no said e nnni ,,rnu, i- t..i, i, uiiiuiiu uiin civil. no were mil In ion r tho verdict arrived at Lii , wnfl unnecessary Potlonnl and ti,i n, : pnposed was entirely out t-..,ii io me so-called even if they were cs- r " naving been com brmaei f i j lde; ' ..""A u . reporiors ifad prom irri iiim , case "would h inni, 'olated Cnn..ni. pfoajcutlon did not con- j mib alleged assaults .f ous injuries, re t m" ,trea'ment, Mc- ' Snfrl K..I . 41. -i ' it vini.ii' u,M1' i,y v'olnt on nf h. nJ...-..i. u'7he, convention re- Ml a L ni nH f ii 57 """"-" or ' war m.n illmos be treated 5"lty and protected, lsu'w, and public curl- Die all cases, McCor mack went on, when the Ger mans took the stand as wit nesses they wcro asked if being kicked or punched was "insult ing" and they replied in the aU flrmativc. The record showed that the allied "assaults and batteries" occurred near a German prison er of war stockade somewhere in France on September 16, 1943. The Germans were set ting up barbed wire fences when McGce was alleged to have hit them with his fist or kicked them. In one Instance it was said McGce struck a man with his club. In Worcester, Alderman James D. O'Brien said McGce, who was guarding the detail, "socked" nine of them when they refused to work. First Buddy Poppy Customers jkm jfA X fen vi 2d "ikml Chaplain H. W, Stroup of the naval air station and L. Orth Suemofe, 'Klamath Falls attorney, buy popples from two young saleswomen. Camp Fire Girl Charlene Loomis, left, and Girl Scout Joanne Robinette, Poppy Day Is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, and flowers made by dis abled Oregon veterans will be sold by Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and the American Legion auxiliary and junior auxiliary. By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic Editor . . SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 (P) The big powers are reported to day to have lined up enough votes In the United Nations con ference to block any change In thoir absolute control of world machinery designed to preserve pence. i nis issue ine veto power ot any of the Big Five over settling international disputes or using force to smnsh an aggressor is the most critical remaining for this assembly of 49 nations. The decision hour comes as the con ference enters its second month and Secretary of State Stcttinius returned from talKs in Washing ton with President Truman. Wind Up Work Mnnv committees are striving to wind up their work by this weekend in order to allow public discussion of their reports to bc ein in the four big conference commissions early next week. Among tncir latest accom plishments are agreement on provisions designed to strength en the economic and social work of the new league, and to out law secret treaties, once the world organization is function' Want Restrictions In the veto dispute many small nations are demanding that the authority of tho big Dowers in a projected world or ganization be restricted sharply so that an li-nation security council could try By peaceful means- to settle troubles be tween nations even over big power objections. The British delegation has pro- posed a compromise to meet that luonunuco on .rage iwu; Bulletin WASHINGTON, May 25 OP) The destrover Little and four other small craft have been lost in the Okinawa area from enemy - action, the navy an nounced today. .'1; il.u;UlUIUikH!lM:m:uuJm.U.ii u!ilWlLfc!i:t;uw!!i:.Ui.NUI wo I This is the new telephone number of The Herald - -ond News.. It- is not ih the telephone directory, and I : ' we-suggesf that you correct your directory in this respect.' j. I -'". Remember,, it's 8)11 hereafter' for news, in- 1 formation, advertising,- circulation, and any other i business or personal. calls you wish' to make to The Herald and News. t - . ' . UMiBHilWIliriUj Mrs. Sevcik To Highlight All-Star Marine Bond Show Dice Game Squabble Tossed Out Of Court By Judge The suit of James Kormas vs. John Brochls was dismissed in circuit court at 11:30 o'clock today by Circuit Judge David R. Vandcnbcrg on the court's own motion. Tho eso caused considerable interest as the plaintiff, a resi dent of Weed, sought to re cover $700 from Brochls of Klamath . Falls who he charged had lost that amount borrowed from him In a dice game. "Illegal" Contract Judiro Vandcnbcrg said that he was dismissing the case "on the grounds that enforcement of a contract, Illegal in the place where it is tried, and where It Is cither contrary to a criminal law In the state where It Is tried or is of an immoral nature, Is against public policy and therefore no remedy should be allowed." ' Kormas said that on seven different occasions on the same day, January 1, 1044, he loaned to Brochis $100, making a total of $700. The game, it is uiv derstood, took place In Weed, Calif. Wanted $800 Back In counter charges, Brochis advised that he would not pay the $700 which Kormas alleges he borrowed, but he wants back $800 which he also lost in the game and under existing law sought double this amount, or $1600. All money involved, it is understood . was lost by Brochis to Kormas, the plain tiff. Members of the jury Includ ed Hazel Morrison, Halbert Wil son, P. D. Rceder, Elsie Sweasy, Austin NIsloy, Keva Hutchin son, W. L. Fraln, William Frohnmcyer, Lloyd Prock, J. C. Wright, Rose Ann Igl, and E. M. Bubb. Attorney for the defendant was J. C. O'Neill, and for the plaintiff, U. S. 1 Balentlne of this city and James E. Barr.of Yreka, Calif. ' Mrs. Esther Bellant Sevcik, wild 'was Interned by the Japa nese at Santo Tomas prison in the; Philippines, will be the fea tured speaker at the All-Star Marine Bond show next Wed nesday evening at the Pelican theatre. : Mrs. Sevciki who makes her home in Klamath Falls, will re late some or her experiences m the Philippines' after the Japa nese invasion and up to the time she was released by Gen, Mac Arthur's troops. . Other speakers who will ap pear are Col. George Van Ordcn, Archer Brad sh aw Freed From Camp Word was received from Mrs. Archer Bradshaw, the former Ruby Arnett, that her husband, 2nd Lt. Archer Bradshaw of the United States army has been lib erated from a German prison camp. He was never officially reported as a prisoner of the Ger man government, although he was listed as missing in action since April 17. The letter tell ing of his liberation was written by Bradshaw from a hospital in France where lie is recovering from wounds received before his capture. He expects to be re leased within a short time. Lt. Bradshaw was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds re ceived- in December of 1944, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Distinguished Service Cross for outstanding action in line of duty. A member of the Timborwolf division in the European theater of war, Bradshaw has been over seas since September of 1944, and received a battlefield com mission in January of this year. His wife and two children re- side at 5406 Altamont drive. WING SECTION FOUND ASTORIA. MaV 25 M A wing section of an airplane was turned over to naval authorities here today by the skipper of a deep-sea fishing craft whose crew hauled lt aboard in a drag net. Harry Samuelson. skipper of the Killdeer, found the section at sea last week; -;- commanding officer of the Ma rine Barracks and holder of the Navy Cross and Bronze Star; Lt. J. Ott Schulte, who was, award ed the Navy Cross for action on Tarawa, and Sgt. William B. Fields, winner of the Silver Star for heroism on Saipan. - PFC Richard E. Nason, direct or of the . show, will introduce the main speakers of the eve ning. On the lighter side of the pro gram will be musical numbers by . the Marine Barracks orches tra, under th! direction of Sgt. Jack Zamzow, and featuring vo calists PFC Carl Hagel, SSgt. Bill Schlenker and Sgt. Cookie Blanchard. Cpl. Colin Romoff, pianist ex traordinary, will give his inimi table version of the classics and Sgt. Bob Miller, former harmon ica "Rascal" with Borris Mlni vitch and his boys, will play ver sions of some old-time favorites. Comedian Sgt. Paul G. Smith will emcee the performance. Admission to the show is by the purchase of a $100 bond.' - French Break With Spanish Ruler Urged By TOM OCHILTREE ' Associated Presi Staff Writer The French foreign affairs committee recommended today that Gen. De Gaulle's government break reletions with Spain end that France propose to other allied governments that means be taken to force the resignation of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. . The recommendation of the committee, composed of members of the French assembly, termed the Spanish regime a menace to world democracy. Among points of difference between Paris- end Madrid ha been Spain's delay in turning over to France Pierre Laval, former chief of the Vichy government. Gen. Carl Oberg. former chief of all German SS and police activities in occupied France, wai arrested by American troops -r-in tne area of rutzbuhel. many. JOIN T MM MANEUVERS BY NATIONS EYED SAN FRANCSCO, May 25 (Jp) The United. States and Britain today were reported working on a plan for joint armed maneuvers bv nations which will pledge their might to Keep trie peace under a new world organization. The two western allies, it was learned, have agreed on the idea in principle and turned it over to experts for detailed drafting.. It then will go to other members- of ,the Big Five, and to any other nation whose forces might be, employed under a .United Nations charter.. ; .. -Primarily . The Anglo-Americans are thinking primarily in terms of air' maneuvers, but it was. said that land and sea farces eventu ally might become involved.. : Extensive Anglo-American ex perience in 'ont. operations dur ing the . war is being drawn upon in planning for the fu ture. . , Main Principle . The . basic princiole is that since- each nation in a future world organization would nlare a contingent of air-forces at the disDOsition of a world council. and since any. actual operation is likely to be undertaken joint ly, the forces should practice together. It was because of these dis cussions that a conference com- . (Continued on Page Two) Switchboard To Handle Calls The busy telephone system at The Herald and News was pro moted to the switchboard class today. : , And along with the installa tion of the switchboard, with 14 local extensions, came a new number. It is 8111. Commonly-used extensions, which may be asked for by num ber, are: News 8 and 9. (Society and sports 9). Circulation io and 11. Classified 12 and 13. The Herald and News now has six trunk lines, instead of three as was formerly the case. The switchboard is expected to reduce the busy signals on Her ald and News calls, and increase the flexibility of the telephone system for the benefit of both the staff and public. Ger- rinown to the French as "tne butcher of Paris,"- Oberg was captured at. a hideout atop a mountain which took three hours to climb. . Further light was thrown on the German plan for conquest with the transcribing of steno graphic notes the nazis tried unsuccessfully to destroy. The notes, brought to Bcrchtesgaden from Berlin, ' openly belied the nazis' excuse that they had started the war because of Pol ish provocations. . -" , , - The most spectacular find was Adolf Hitler's private report to German division commanders made just before the .Ardennes offensive of December 16. Hitler said he planned the crushing of Czechoslovakia and Poland. He also declared that Germany was "superlatively prepared" for war and that psy cologically she "could .. not af ford to waste" the nazi-schooled fanaticism among the population which he was afraid might die down. . . The latest speculation on the riddle of .whether jiitler:;is .dead or anve came from Spain. A Spaniard quoted Leon DeGrelle, former Belgian-rexist leader, as expressing a belief that Hitler is alive and in hiding. DeGrelle, under sentence of death in his homeland for col laboration with the. Germans, said he had talked to Hitler in Berlin the day before the Rus-. sians entered the city and that the fuehrer did: not appear to be in a mood either for suicide or a fight to the deaths-.'.? ; -r Warren McMonus Dies In Germany PFC Warren R. McMarius, for mer Klamath Falls and Dorris, Calif., resident, died in Germany on April 22, as the result of an accidental gunshot wound. The war department advised Mc Manus' sister, Mrs, H. L. Fletch er of Forks, Wash., that further information would follow. Warren enlisted in the United. States army infantry in Novem ber. 1941. He was stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Ft. j-,ewis,. wasn., j; ort urct, (Jam., and later at Camp Pickett, Va., from where he was.sent over seas with the 3rd division. War ren participated in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. In mid-November, 1944, ; the former - Klamath youth was awarded his fifth Bronze Star and he saw considerable action after that date. He was 20 years of age at the time of his death.' Warren attended Fairview school here and the Dorris high school. Prior to entering . the service he was employed at Cal Ore. His brother, Wildred Mc Manus, is in the army air corps and a sister, Dorthy, resides in Medford. By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Press War Editor Nearlv .Snn Mariana, k.nJ Superforts hit Tokyo with more than 4ft0n tons nf firo hnml.. In day, less than 48 hours after a heavier blast of 4500 tons of in cpnrliarins loft fifna t,rhii. still burning. - iiuam Headquarters of the B- 20.0. RfllH InHov'e afllm t..nn - ; u ... nt. naa uiuua at medium height in darkness, uuraeQ mainiy at -tne Marun ouchi business district, imperial government center and neigh boring aircraft and machine tool pianos, docks ana warehouses. mustang escort : Tokvo radio rpnnrtoH ih nil. had been attacked , again, . but sam. oniy a tew ot the big planes - came over escorted by 60- Mustan? fitfhtnra fmm T.n Jima. The broadcast also said the B-29s laid mines in Toyama bav. near Tnlrvn nA in iu. Kanmnn strait nn't.Tnn. 1 1 , ",ua" ""5 Inland sea. . . An. -UnQOnfirmPrl .lanannu communique said airborne Nip- notlPP trnnnu IttnAarl ...... American airfields on Okinawa, oo mnes south of Japan, where they blew up aircraft, ammuni tion dumps and installations. It claimed the suicidal raid was coordinated with air strikes on nParhfl . IT ehinnlnrf . A J t-hester W. Nimitz previously annOlinr-pri rtr rvtnvn llnUI TT c "',v- e,i. u. O. ship was damaged in air raids "-eaneso.ay.ana Thursday nights. He admitted the raids were con tinuing. - - . Gain on Okinawa American DTnnnii trnnn A prived of tank support by deep ening mild lr,00orl ahoorf 1! along the Okinawa front. The iui imaniry seized new- hill v-onimura on fage Two) Laffey Survives Gruelling Two-Hour Attack By Japanese Suicide Aircraft ABOARD VICE ADMIRAL RICHMOND K. TURNER'S FLAGSHIP OFF OKINAWA, April 18 tueiayca ty navy cen sorship) (P) The gallant little destroyer Laffey took every thing the Japanese could throw at her from the air for two hours and survived. Six suicide planes hit hor the engines of three were recovered on her fantail. Two bombs hit her and two more scored damag ing near misses. Thirty-one members of the Laffey's crew were killed and 60 others wounded.. With her guns going until the last enemy plane disappeared, the Laffey shot down- at least eight Japanese planes and saw one friendly plane crash nearby after chasing another Japanese craft into the sea. -.. . Eight Planes Attack (In Seattle, where the Laffey was brought for repairs, the ves sel's skipper, Comdr. Frederick J, Becton of Hot Springs, Ark., said eight Japanese planes struck the ship, seven with suicidal in tent. Another accidentally clip ped the destroyer's mast. Nine E lanes were shot down by the af ley's gunners, the. command er said. The whole after part Of the Laffey was "like a sieve above the watcrline" after being struck, the skipper said. .The Laffey, now at the naval station here, was to be moved today to a navy loading pier where she will be open for pub lic Inspection from Saturday afternoon until next Wednesday evening. The vessel then will go into Todd shipyards on Har bor island for' repairs.) "I'll never abandon ship as long as a gun will fire,'1, the Laffey's skipder declared. He kept his promise. . , - The destroyer's communica tions officer, Lt. Frank Manson, 24, Tahlequah, Okla., related the epic battle of two days ago at a news conference today. ... Bomb Miises ; '.'The first Japanese plane taken under fire dropped a bomb which missed and shortly af terr ward was shot down by another ship," Manson related. ' - "Almost countless planes were all around lots of ours and at least 30 of theirs. Twenty start ed converging On us from the north. Gunnery Officer' Lt. Paul - B, Smith, Olean, N. Y.; spotted four Vals with five-inch guns and shot one down a thou sand yards off , and . another closer. . .. . "The other two circled to the stern, and number three mount shot both down, cine so close we got our first casualty one man killed. "A moment later a Val explod ed just off the starboard quarter, injuring several men. A plane from the port bow .grazed the number three mount and explod ed near enough -to put one gun out ot action, - r.,i n n... "Two planes approached' on the : starboard beam.- Anti-air craft fire got one. Another came m low on the port side, struck and swept across the deck house (Continued on Page iwoi YANK SHIPPING Ground Advances On Okinawa Made By Marines T MEMBERS LISTED LONDON. Mav 2.1 P Th. new British "caretaker" cabi net., as .nnnnimpMl.- .innlnhl K., Prime Minister Churchill: Foreien secretary Anihnnv Eden. . ' , " First lord of tht admiralty : Brendan Bracken. " Chancellor Of tho evoHemtni Sir John Anderson. , -r Lord president of the council Lord Woolton. , -. -: Lord privy seal Lord Beav erbrook. . .: President of the board of trade and . minister of produc- tion Oliver Lyttelton. . Minister of labor and nation al service Richard Austen But ler. .... - - - - - Home seeretarv Sir HnnnM Bradley Somervell. - - Secretarv for dominion- af. fairs Lord Cranborne.. - Secretary of state for. India (Continued on-Page Xwo) --. Bond Business Increases Here Business- at bond -headnnar. ters, 8th - and Main,0 picked up this morning and at 11:30 a.: m, bonds in the 7th War -Loan for the day exceeded Thursday's en tire day's sales. - '- A; total of $6900 was sold over the counter this mornine. as com. pared to $6843.75 Thursday. T.oct- nihl. f .1. 1,1511,0 Aiguica kliu "Mighty 7th" in Klamath coun ty, total $405,428.75, in "E" bonds, and in other series, $462, 998. Sale of tickets to the ma rine bond show at the Pelican, May 30, were described as "only fair." . Riverside school, throuch Principal Garrv Robertson, re ported the end of the year sales which totaled in stamps alone, $2104.25. There are 185 stu dents and their overall' pur- cnases ior tne year, including bonds in the 6th and 7th War Loans, totaled $10,604.25, or an ' average purchase of S57.32 ner student. It was observed that if cverv resident of the county,1 on a 40 -000 population basis, purchased mis amount, in "C" oonas. it : would run close to two and one- quarter million dollars, far. ex- ceeaing the $1,538,000 quota. -- Merrill grade and high school j students, facing a quota of $3450, j exceeded that amount and final ; sales reached $5085, it was ; learned today from Mrs. Dale West bt the Merrill district On Thursday,- a Wave and ! sailor from the Klamath naval : air. station, brought a new jeep i to the. school and students who purchased one $25 bond were given a ride: in the jeep. There) were. 107 rides before the after noon was over. ' Next week stu dents who purchased $100 or more In bonds' would be given an excursion to one of the military-installations, Mrs. " West - Said. : . .,-..'(..::','