Herald and news., May 28, 1945, Image 1

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By FRANK JENKINS
callti on emergency
Keeling of hl cabinet to con
lr what to do to meet the rls-
I' lit. imarlrnn air
tempo III ..".- -
nilvo against Ja pan. ,
find It a tough problem to
iv on. me "'"J "'J7;"" iu ,
n (iciermi""ii vim.,,.,,
"'.i.,. i n arlmmer. more do-
kmed and more efficient air
,,. The British proved that
JD40. It lio never been dis
1 J u.
here arc kuu iu -L
that the Jap aren t able
irovlde si-n """"
,
EIB lr force Isn't destroyed
L-yct. The extent of our
Ehl mi to that. But it Isn't
h also Isn't open to doubt.
ha.llinf IllUK IHWH HID Willi'
n,y rcneh of ALL their home
baiica air power, niw
milt, froelv that loss of Okl
U will be critical, if not fatal
tii effort to whip their home
li mi to superhuman heights
fcroducllon they are saying
r .1.-1 I..... f nilnciun tutll
)jy Willi lUfn vnnmnu
rell-nlRh fatal).
jt in spile of all this, they
;N'T sending against us suf
nt sir power to DO THE
Tnal maKcs u iniriy ccr.
tlial they HAVEN'T GOT
ERE Is another Interesting
kign of a loose screw.
a flCSDOUC. nuru'Douva
llessly governed country
mJnoan where In an ccon
of cheanncss human life If
fchoapeiii or an commoomes
b suicide strategy of the Jap
i land forces in the outly
Elands Is at least explainable
illtary grounds, H nas iwo
table purposes:
To de ay us as long as pos.
whllo preparations (or dc-
no on at nome.
To convince us that killing
the Japs Is a longer and
Hler and more nauseating
than we care to go through
bm the beginning, Japanese
nanders have been reckless
their manpower so reck'
that they obviously - have
in their minds the thought
.there are "plenty more
to these come from.
r AIR POWER la another
r.
country as poor as Japan
re IS a limit to air power,
in build nlnnes faster than
ps can. we can keen it u
k. When the Japs start su
iigming in me air.tney are
ng disaster.
Icide air attacks are too
like throwing your knife
approaching enemy. If you
him In the heart and finish
bff. all is well. But if you
mm you are left helpless
re are certainly no signs
Inn suicide tactics In the air
liming us more than we
par. Throwing away planes
fclbta In suicide attacks
ivery much like PANIC on
in of the little yellow men
mat .or very, poor thlnk
IE. incidentally, that Su-
M CALLS IN HIS CABI-
lin this grave emergency.
mc all right to be a DIC-
in when all is going well
e goose hangs comfortably
But when disaster begins
fn it's pretty nice to have
Ihnriv in etiABv tut
k - .w witkAm inn
t wim.
I '. .
RE Is a comforting note In
news tnrlnv Wn act ttm.
pjwt a meeting of the Big
viruman, Uhurcblll, Sta-
v-uming up soon maybe
IK nr" three weeks.
NEEDED.
World Is full nf ,.,-,tUn
iissians are clearly suspl-
J" ana me British. In
Bl Olir DrADi HllmlwBlllM.
lf fighting qualities, we
'''iimg io De dubious
misslan. If this sua
THICKENS, instead of
lisnellnH tu -
pe disastrous,
fusiness men know that
JJsplcion begins to spread
IJinucd on Pago Four)
Herald
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Telephone , 81 11
(May 28)
Max. (May 27) .......... .55 . Min. . 42
Precipitation last 24 hours .. .'.;.....: .21
Stream year to data 11.37.
Normal ...10.98 Last year . 7.70
: : Forecast: Scattered showers.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 28. 1845
' Number 10477
Ticket Sales
Booming For
Marine Show
Hurry Hurry Hurryl
t.-jnilY 35, admlislon seats left.' folks, for the marine
bond snow slated for Wednesday night at the Pelican theatre.
. A" V" y'Z ,old br rly Monday, these going for a
cool 8500 war bond. Other aeata in the house, none of which is
IVn'Vii "xehsnged ior one $100 bond. There were only
350 of these loft at 2 p. m. Monday.
It looks like the 8RO sign will be hanging in front of the
Pelican by tomorrow as a number of out-of-town buyers were
reported in the lineup at bond
neaaquarters today,
U. S. SPEEDS
CIETI
LS
GERMANS
By AUSTIN BEALMEAR
PARIS, May 28 W) Trials of
Germans accused of offenses
against American troops in vio
lation of the laws of war prob
ably will begin within a few
weeks, Justice Robert H. Jack
son, chief United States counsel
for war crimes, said today.
Ho told a press conference.
however, that pro c e e d I n e s
against the principal nazl war
criminals propaniy would not
get underway for some time,
since the United States, Britain,
Soviet Russia and France had
not yet agreed on certain de.
tails of the international mili
tary tribunal which will try
me accused,'
".CMt U. B. Counsel
' Jackson,, an associate Justice
ol the supreme court, was ap
pointed by President Truman
on May 2 as chief counsel for.
the united. States on the. pro
posed tribunal.
"As to the United States,
however, we arc proceeding
with the preparation- of our
part of the International case,
and that has been largely my
mission nore," jncKson said.'
"I have ascertained the ox
Istcnce of documents and other
materials which will be of. the
greatest value and which we
have arranged to put in- such
form as to facilitate the prepar
ation of the principal cases for
(Continued on fage Two;
II STRE!
SHORTAGE OF FUEL
Residents of Klamath Falls
were emphatically urged to get
available fuel now for 1945-1946
winter heat na. by the North
west Inter-Agoncy Solid Fuel
commission, at a meeting of the
chamber of commerce this morn
Phases of the coming critical
fuel shortage were reviewed at
the meeting. Including supply of
available types and transporta
tion problems.
Methods Suggested
Methods suggested to- combat
the situation in this area were
conversion to any available fuel
now. filling bins to capacity Be
fore October, individual trans
portation as far as possible, in
sulating homes, repairing cracks
and shutting olf rooms tor uv.
Inff.
"Order and accept delivery
now on available fuel," was the
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The all-star marine show will
include the 16-plcce Marine Bar
racks band, with PFC Carl
Hagcl as tenor soloist, SSgt.
Bill Schlcnkcr, and Sgt. Cookie
Blanchard, vocalists.
. Sgt. Paul G. Smith, who in
troduces a new kind of comedy,
will emcee the show. Cpl. Colin
Romoff, pianist, will perform
"in his inimitable style," giving
his interpretation of the- great
Russian composers. Those who
have listened in say you
shouldn't miss this.
Then, there's Sgt.- Bob Miller,
former harmonica "rascal" with
Boris Minlvitch and His Boys.
He will play versions of old
time favorites in a strictly sym
phonic manner.
The show will have its serious
side. Lt. J. Ott Schulte, marine
officer who was awarded the
Navy Cross for action in Tar
awa, and Colonel George O. .Van
Ordcn, who holds both the Navy
Cross and Bronze Star for
heroic action at Cape Torokina
in the Bougainville campaign
and at liuam, win appear.
Highlight of the show will
be - the appearance of ' Mrs,
Esther Bellant Sevcik who was
liberated early, this- year from
Santo. Tomas -prison at -Manila,
PFC - Richard ,E.' Nason. di
rector of the show, will intro
duce the. featured speakers.
Project' Development Job
TO
Gestapo Chief Dead
jkody pf Nasi Gestapo Chlaf Halnrlch Hlmmlar, partly
I. u " es on tha bare tloor oi a tiub at iim-
r nomourg, Germany, after ha had committed suicide
I Wto a vial , Vf ... 01 hla nnhiri In tha
y'wi0' N"heast Germany.. This Is a British official
"pnoioDy Hadlo rrom London).
By ELTON C. FAY
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IP)
Eight American army air forces
will be deployed against the
Japanese when Lt.-Gen. James
H. Doolittle transfers operations
of his bombers to the faclfic. -
A survey today of far eastern
air power in connection' with
the weekend announcement that
Doollttle's eighth air- force is
moving from Europe to the Pa
cific, snows tnese units will be
waging Strategic and tactical
war. against the Japanese: ,.
In China
- Fourteenth air force in China,
Tenth air force in the Burma-
India theater.
Fifth and 13th, comprising
the Far Eastern Air Forces in
the Southwest Pacific, includ
ing the Philippines.
Seventh, originally based on
Hawaii, now operating 1500
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Spuds Reported
Shortage Hem
Potatoes are none too plentiful
in this potato center right now,
The sunply of 1944 spuds is
running low, and new potatoes
from California are coming in in
limited quantities. Smaller sizes
predominate in the California po
tatoes xrom tne-snaitcr aisinci,
due to government purchases of
a large share of the crop.
An unusual situation here -is
that part of last fall's crop of
Klamath potatoes now- on mar
ket are potatoes which were left
in tne ground and weatpered tne
mild winter.
Usually at this time of year
some of the old potatoes, wnicn
were held for seed, are placed
on the market after all seed
needs have been filled.
However, weather has been so
wet and cold this spring that
some farmers are worrying for
fear potatoes in the ground may
rot, and are hanging on to all
available seed until this situa
tion clears up. .
Oregonians To Get
More Stoves, Tires
WIDTiT lUn HjTn. no im
Oregonians will get more stoves
and tires next month.
The quota for this OPA dis
trict allows 3169 more passen
ger car tires than in May, 91
more truck, tires, one more trac
tor tire. The oil heating quota
Is boosted- by 18. gas heating
by 25. and oil cooking by 11.
Only gas cooking stoves are
down: 15 fewer than in May.
Devniupment work on tha Klamath reclamation project' Is
proceeding this year through: a number of Jobs, one ol which is
illustrated above. This shows- the partially-constructed pumping
plant "A" at Newell, near tha WRA camp. This wUl b a te-llft
pump-to- supply-irrigation -watoif-for-Coppeck-bay.1 whtie-a large
acreage of land will eventually be homesteaded. .
French Clash With
Syrians; Trieste
lumentUhsolvei
Arc
By Tha Associated Press
A crisis in Syria worsened
today as acting Premier Jamil
Mardam Bey reported street
fighting between French troops
and Syrians in Hama, north of
Damascus, and expressed fears
a "general clash" might soon
be precipitated.
British and American diplo
mats worked to prevent open
conflict but there was sporadic
firing around the sandbagged
buildings of Damascus. The
Syrians charge the French with
attempting to use force to gain
concessions, while the French
Marine's Wife
Reported Missing
Efforts are being made to trace
the whereabouts of Virginia
Jean Harrell, 19-year-old wife
of a marine, who failed to arrive
on schedule in Los Angeles after
leaving here by bus last Wednes
day morning. '
Mrs. Harrell left here anxious
to get home to her small baby,
left in the care of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Aldnch, 700
S. Record, Los Angeles. She had
a bus ticket and $6.
When she failed to arrive in
Los Angeles on schedule, her
parents notified her. husband,
Col. Edward Harrell of the Ma
rine Barracks.
The young girl is grey-eyed
and has auburn, hair. She wore
brown slacks and a long white
coat and carried a small square
black bag and a large brown
purse.
, (Jhapiam uranam uumer oi
the barracks is helDine Cpl. Har
rell in the attempt to locate Mrs.
Harrell.
government in a statement- der
clared Senegalese troops reach
ing Syria actually were en route
to the Orient. France recognizes
the independence of Syria and
Lebanon, but insists on the right
of bases linking, to, the Far East.
French Opan Fira
Mardam Bey said French
troops opened fire Sunday at
Hama, and that Syrians- then
attacked the - French, garrison.
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Chinese Push
Past Nannirig
In New Drive
CHUNGKING. Mav 28 (IP) Chines trooos.. Dushino daanlv
Into the enemy's orarland corridor to Indo-China, have, reached
the vicinity ot Plngylang, 60 miles northeast of recaptured Nan
Ding, tha Chines high command announced today. .
The march carried the Chines almost a third of the way
from Nanning to Kweilin, in northeastern Kwangsi, on of the
first U. S. airbasM lost to th enamy in the Japanes advance
Mvtral months ago which stablishd a link across China from
Manchuria to Indo-China.-
The inland port of Nanning (Yungning), on of th most
Important stations on the orarland - rout through Changsha,
Kweilin and Hangyang, was recaptured ovr th wknd in
on pf th moat promising Chines counterof f niives oi th war.
.ttacaptur oi Manning was th iat of troops commanded by
un. unang ran-R.wei, vtran leader oi th old lourth national
ist army, "Th Ironsides," which gained wid fam in th tur
bulntdays of China's civil war. H is now commander of
T-. : : Chinas force 1 n southeast
China.. ' : . ,
YANK TROOPS
BATTLE ON 2
LUZON FRONTS
: By JAMES HUTCHESON
MANILA, May 26 (P) Fight
ing flared on .two Luzon battle
fronts today as Gen. Douglas
MacArthur announced that 37B,
427-. Japanese have been' killed
in -the Philippines campaign. Of
these 8101-were added the past
weeK.... .. ,-i . . - i .. . , .
'' American casualties are about
50,000, including killed, wound
ed -and missing?- &.-1-.'jW
'.. 'V - Banir'Nar'Dam ' "
: A tank-led- 38th-diyision. col
umn spearing up the. Marlkina
road east of Manila -was locked
in 'battle Sunday with the Jap
anese in a. canyon near, wawa
dam. . ; '. '.
Wawa,,'a minor source of Man
ila water; is militarily important
because . the surrounding de
fenses make it a .formidable sec-
tion of the enemy's Sierra Madre
mountain . ramparts ; called , tl)e
snimDU . tine. . ,
Takes Town N :
The armored colum n'1-approached
the'danv from the rear
along a : road paralleling , the
Marlkina river.- It took the town
of . San Rafael and reached the
gorge without opposition. Then
at the mouth of the eorge. tne
enemy opened up with all types
of weapons and the column was
naitea after estamisning a nar
row foothold. The fight for the
dam raged today. - .
. The 32nd division., advancing
on highway five, and the 25th,
on . the Villa Verde trail, closed
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F i v e Klamath Men Freed
From German Prison Camp
Families of five Klamath men,
long held prisoners of war by
the Germans, have been advised
that the men had- returned to
military control.
This is the army's way of say''
ine that the men have been
freed and are now .reporting to
liberating, forces.
Nason Frd
2nd Lt. Stephen G. Nason,
whose wife Pearl and son Steph
en Jr., live at 351 E. Main, was
liberated after one and one-half
years' imprisonment, most of- it
spent in Stalagluft No. l. in
Germany. Nason. pilot on
B-17. was shot down in a raid
over . Germany, on January 11,
1944. He is the son .of .Robert
Hason, Chemult.
. The airman's wife, the former
Pearl Bodenhamer, said he had
not seen his young son and did
not know of the. child's birth
until voune Stephen was 11
months old. He was advised, at
that, when a fellow prisoner re
ceived word from his wife that
WRA Now Three Years Old
Sunday marked the third anniversary of the establish
ment of the Tulelake war relocation center. .
It was on May 27, 1942, that 447 evacuees from North
Portland and Puyallup centers arrived at the Tulelake. project,
still under construction at that time. More contingents fol
lowed and it grew into a community of 15,000. -
In 1943, Tulelake was changed to a segregation center for
technically disloyal Japanese. It increased- to 18,000 popula
tion. In November, 1943, Tulelake took the national news-spotlight
on the occasion of a mass demonstration in front of the
administration building for the benefit of Dillon Myer, WRA
chief. - . . i " . ,
Although there have been reports that the big center in
the Klamath basin would eventually be taken over by the
Justice department, it is still operated by WRA. The coast
ban on Japanese has now been lifted, and some ot the Japanese
from Tule have been certified to return -to their -homes orto
other . places outside the center. :
a son . had been born to Mrs.
Nason in Klamath Falls. Nason
is a former employe of Coffin
berry' mill. '
Puckett Released
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Puckett
of Tulelake were also advised
today that their son, 1st Lt. Rob
ert Puckett, U. S.. army air
corps, was released from Stalag
luft No.. 1, at Barth, Germany,
same camp in which Lt. Nason
was confined. Puckett was re
ported missing January IS, 1945.
SSgt. Joe R. Richey, former
California Oregon Power com
pany employe here and a pris
oner of war since. his plane was
shot down, over Germany on
February; 11, 1944, is now free.
Richey, 25, was flyipg with the
8th air force, based in England.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. -Richey, now of Roseburg and
formerly of this city, relayed
the message to friends here.
Richey was held in Stalagluft
No. 4.
Prnlgoiti
Pvt. Ben F. Pernigotti, who
was taken prisoner in Germany
during the Von Rundstedt break
through, was on the list of lib
erated men, according to word
received this morning by his
wife Vivian, secretary to John
H. Houston. Pernigotti was with
the infantry. He was first re
ported missing and later, in
April, listed as a prisoner.
Fifth name on the list of lib
erated American soldiers was
that of PFC Delolt A. Duff, son
of George L. Duff, 640 Prescott.
He had been held in Germany
since late March of this year. .
All of- the men listed as liber
ated from German prison camps
are thought to be en route to
the United States. One Klamath
wife received a message today
advising her that she was not to
write as her husband "would be
home before the letter reached
its overseas destination."
His troops did; not have, the
benefit of either American train
ing or equipment. ;
Fall ' of ' Nanning came as . a
surprise, in Chungking, since no
word of the offensive had been
given out;. The high command's
announcement was based on
brief radio 'message from Chang
Fah-Kwei" that the city had
been taken.
-Re-occupation of the inland
port : was- announced last-, night,
by ther Chinese high command,'
which -said the defeated -. Jap
anese garrison was fleeing - to
ward Ringyang- and' Liingchow
with Chinese forces in full pur
suit, .i -"'V; -, '..-: V
Nanning, 'the i first important
American air base' site i-toiybe
rewon-. since .last, -year's sweep
ing., (enemy... offensive. Is. 70
miles south of Chungking and
onlv - 78-- miles ' from, the -Indo-
China border, t- It 'is- situated .on
the St 'river 439 'nffletrasbove
Canton iand about 70 miles from
the: Gulf of Tonkin.
ffi
f By JOHN.M. HIGHT0WER!
. Aiociattd: Prss Diplomatic '
. ' - Editor p "
: SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (IP)
President Truman and Secretary
of State Stettinius, . apparently
sure of their main' objectives at
the United Nations - conference,
now are beginning to turn Amer
ican foreign : policy . toward a
more decisive role in world affairs.-
,!.--: v.; :
Stettinius will "make a major
radio speech to the American
people and armed forces over
seas from his penthouse head
quarters at 7:30 p. m. PWT to
night. , -. . ..
- Review of Confab "
, Pegged-' on ' a review, of the
work of the security, conference
and approved by. the president,
it will be his most far-reaching
discussion . of foreign affairs to
date. : .
Mt-is part of the same pattern
of events-, which:- (1) will bring
Mr. Truman to San Francisco
for the final full-dress session,
(2) has already sent special
White. House envoys to London
and Moscow to tackle; the cur
rent . European, crises, and (3)
may lead in a few weeks to a
meeting of the president with
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7TH BREAKS
THROUGH NIP
DEFENSE LINE
Possible Cracking Of
. Nip, Troops Shown
In Dispatches
By HAMILTON FARON ;
GUAM, May 28 (P)-apane's
appeared today to be withdraw
ing from ' the Okinawa fortress
town of Shuri after, a fierce, 38
day defense of the key fortress.
If the indicated withdrawal
becomes a full scale retreat it
will have been forced by the
u, 5. seventh infantry division's
breakthrough on the east coast
which has flanked Shuri and
now threatens to cut it off from
the rear. ' -.- . . . .. , -
Seventh division natrnln - hnv
pushed through incessant, rains
almost to me village of Chan,
nearly two miles south of Shuri.
. Break Possibl v
' The withdrawal ami' no;ihla
cracking of the Japanese defens
on Okinawa was' indicated in
field dispatches and Fleet- Adm.
Chester W. Nimitz romniunlqile:
l.'.A concentration of JaDa-
nese was caught moving - south
from the village, of Gisushi,
more than a- mile southwest of
Chan, and was virtually, wiped
out by coordinated naval and' air
bombardment. - ......
r z. North of . Shuri, between
that fortified citv and A
front lines, the first marine divi
sion saw the Japanese blowing
up 15' or 20 caves, presumably
to destroy food or other supplies
stored there. , .
Discover Store .-. -
. 3. On the east flank aniith n
captured Yonabaru the seventh
infantry division found what was
described as 'very large stores"
of food, ammunition and'equip-
ah auouuunea caves in tn
pzato Mura hills, encompassed
by the seventh last week. :
: 4. Associated Press Corresporr
dent Al- Dopkipg, reported- that
the constant Japanese artillerv
bombardment of American von-
tions. had -'-Hepran'ooH tm '
ayeage 15.00Q -j-otindn daily ts
cause 363 enemy field pieces
vuwuunueo on rage rwoj -
Crosses Appear
At Courthouse
Rows, of -white
peared on the courthouse lawn
near the memorial shaft toriav.in
,prejaratipn for the : observance
oi memorial day Wednesday.
Main services will be held at
the haft at 10 am. Wednesday.
There will be addresses byth
heads of- the military installa
tions, wreaths will be placed on
the shaft, and a firing sauad will
give a salute at the "tomb of the
unknown soldier" erected on the
lawn for this occasion.
A naval ceremony will be held
at Link river bridge at 9:45 a.
m., and services will be held at
the cemetery at 11. a. m.
Full program will - be - pub
lished tomorrow. -
-' Business houses generally will
be closed oa Memorial day. The .
Herald and News -will not pub
lish an edition on that .day. -:
Opening Of USO
Here Postponed
Opening of the- USO. center
here has been postponed until
June 1, when it will .be com
bined with the military open
ing..-
., Unforseen delays in con
struction made it inadvisable
to onen the center Mav 29. as
originally scheduled. ,
G Likes Army, Wants To
Remain Despite 'Raw Deal'
WORCESTER, Mass.. Mav 28
(P) Although he thought he got
a "raw deal when he received
a two-year court martial sen
tence for striking nine German
prisoners,' Pvt. Joe .McGee, who
said he had 35 points more than
necessary for discharge, wants to
remain in the army..
undersecretary ot war Robert
P; .Patterson relieved McGee of
the sentence after U. S. Rep.
John, W. McCormack (D-Mass.)
demanded a-thorough investiga
tion of the soldier s conviction.
Likes Army
Upon his arrival at Fort Dev-
ens, McGee was assigned to the
posts motor poor as. a trucK
driver. He told the post com
mander, Col. H. M. Estes, that al
though . he had 120 points he
wanted to stay in the army and
make it his life Work. ' '
McGee, who was court-martialed
at Le Maris, France, Octo
ber 17. 1944. on charges of "as
saults and batteries" on the pris
oners near a stockade some
where in-France, spent a busy
day yesterday after being greet
ed at the railroad station by his
father, Joe Sr.. his 14-vear-o!d
sister Eileen, brother John', And
tnenqs. ; ,
wnne nappy at seeing ins tarn-
ily again, the young private anxi
ously was awaiting the arrival
from England of his - wife a
former British, Wac whom he
married while stationed at Dan
bury, England.
Describe Incident
Telling his friends of the
"punching" incident in France,
Joe said:
"I hit them, but they deserved
it and I'd do it again. 1 didn't,
use a club,' but . clipped them
with my fist. '. v i '
"We were building a now pris
on stockade and these nine Ger
man prisoners were not working
fast enough. - I told one of them
to hurry up, but he just stood
there with a sour look on-his
face and cursed me out. Then I
hit him.
"The other eight just sat down
arid refused to work, so I started,
swinging.- I hit four of them in
all, hot the whole nine. 1
"In my opinionf 1 get a raw
deal, but it's okay now unci 1 .11
noVc'arriplainhi!'."'. , 1 - -
Young Jce ! .:! J i
on his left '- 9 mix? '.:
result, tl. p. '.-'.,'r-vv ! ' . t
0' ;'. "
in t.ic EC, r. .
the Silver S(r-