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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1945)
BIX HERALD AND NEWS 2000 ATTEND RECORD FLAG before a record crowd of about 20000, the Elks Flag Day ceremonies were held last night with marines adding a military flavor to the affair and an add ed feature being the presenta tion of medals to the families of Elks lost in the armed serv ices. . ' , ,, The Elks "medal of valor was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dunham, parents of Maj. Don Dunham and PFC Dale Dunham, and to Mrs. Golda and Mrs. Don.Newsom. mother and wife of Sgt. Don Newsom. The drill team and drum and bugle corps of the Marine Bar racks, fresh from a triumphant visit to Portland and Eugene, paraded before a big crowd lin ing Main street and then gave a drill performance in front of the courthouse for the Elks audience. Col. George O. Van Orden, commanding officer of the Marine Barracks, was guest speaker for the ceremony. He tnlH nf the story back of the flag which hung from the Elks pole on this occasion, inis nag was me nr&i u. o. iwnii" v make the beach in the recapture of Guam last year, in action in which Col. Van Orden par- irinatprf. Exalted Ruler Ray Ruger of the lodee Dresided at the ritu- alistic ceremonfes presented by the officers. Past Exalted Ruler Malcolm Epley presented the medals of valor. After their drills, the 65 men of the Barracks drill team and bugle corps were guests of tne lodge at dinner at the Willard hotel. The marines arrived a few minutes late for the ceremony. because of two flat ures on their bus between here and Eu gene. They left Portland Thurs day morning and came here, on a "tight" schedule, performing for a Eugene audience at noon, PW's Produce Nev High In Lumber . FORT LEWIS, June 15 m German prisoners of war. work ing under the supervision of the engineer training section here, produced 509,510 board feet of lumber during the month of May, exceeding the high mark of last November when the engineers produced 456,150 board, feet, omciais nere an nounced today. Working with 35 engineer troops 41 POW j averaged an output of more than $400 per . man for the month. Total value of the lumber milled was ap proximately $20,000.. Prisoners of war are paid 80 cents a day in canteen credits for their work. Farragut Officer Moved To Hawaii FARRAGUT, Ida., June 15 m U. Robert D. Carboneau, Seat tle, one of the few officers at Farragut naval training and dis tribution center when the cen ter was established, in Septem ber, 1942, yesterday received or ders to report for duty in Ha waii. Lt. Carboneau, former teacher at Everett, Wash., who attend ed both Western Washington College of Education at Belling ham and the University of Washington, served under the recruit training command here more than two years. CORRF'ON TULELAKE M-Ttle Bowers was fined $10 in police court here Monday -for drunkeness. The name was erroneously given as Myrtle Bowen in a previous report. HATCHERY CLOSED SANDY, June 15 (fp) The fish hatchery at Big Sandy dam, closed last summer because of lack of workers, will be reopen ed soon. Tired Aching Tender Feet Your feet may be to tender nd In flamed that you think you can't so another rep. cutting right into the 'flesh. You feel tick I our mOH mav T--I if 11 over with the ptin and torture; pe Mythinr to ffrt relief. you'd Two or three application of Moone'g Emerald Oil after good bet foot bath -nd m fifteen minutes the pain end tore neit disappear. No matter how discouraged oti Have wen, if tm have not trief Emerald Oil wen you have eomething to learn. Get bottle today at any good drug itore. Super CntRa( Drag Lee Hendricks Drugs r DAY EXERCISE Schilling ""Vanilla Friday. Juna 15,194. Marines rr5K-.-sW.,--" r - . , r r-u..!. I, ,.,. ." Ill I I I T-,-'-. fr-ZzL?hi' - Jr -Q.it , - nawa, to broaden their bridgehead across Asao River lnsido the city slmost to the shores of the East China Sea. Bridges shown vere blasted by retreating Japs. Marina Corps photo. Drinking a toast to success of United Nations Conference In San Francisco Soviet Ambassador to U. S. and chairman of USSR delegation; the Earl of chairman of Britain's delegation; and Gerald Drew, of U. S. Saratoga Battles Despite Damages (Continued From Page One) Japanese bombers, all believed to be on suicide missions, closed in. Four were shot -down by the snips anti-aircraft euns and pilots in the air, but four others managed to crash and bomb the snip. A iu th. after it was knock ed down alongside the vessel, caromea off the water and ex ploded, tearing a large hole in the carrier's side. A bomb from another plane blew a hole in the ship's side below the waterline, rupturing many fuel oil lines. Water rushed in. and the ship took a six degree list. Fires Break Out 'Tires broke out and burnine planes and fuel scattered over great areas of the ship." the navy report said. "The forward part of the flight deck was bat tered beyond use. One enemy suicider penetrated the side of the ship into the hangar deck where he exploded to cause a great fire. The crane forward of the bridge, the catapults and many guns were battered by the crasnmg planes and exploding bombs. Wreckage falling into the gun galleries nn thp strip of the ship caused further fires there. In spite of her damage, how ever, the carrier was able to proceed. Many heroic acts prevented m II ty?m Am 1 1) J JI ' M I I yes, thi srbat cty mm , aids such deliciour '. delicate flavor : Push ThrouglTNana City Ruins - ' -. , .,, . tK.,- mm thnMlch th. mbhta of Nana. caDltal City Of Oki Toast to United Nations I I even greater casualties and dam age. In one instance, an officer ana two enlisted men were low ered over the ship's side to fight names, ana witn tne vessel un der way at 25 knots they man aged to bring the fire under control. Trouble Contlnua However, the Sara's troubles were not over. About an hour and a half after the first attack, with darkness setting In, more enemy planes appeared and one dropped another bomb on the stricken carrier before crashing. Damage from the second at tack, although severe was soon brought under control, and the Sara was able to receive her airborne pilots who were cir cling the ship with their gas supplies running low. Photographs of her damage were flown to the Pugct Sound navy yard from the advance base where temporary repairs were made, and by the time she reached the yard all plans and equipment for her repair were ready. She was completely refitted and ready for sea in the record breaking time of less than two months. . . The Saratoga suffered her first battle damage when struck by a torpedo from an enemv submarine as she was operating Deiwcen me Hawaiian islands and beleaguered Wake island shortly after Pearl Harbor. That damage necessitated her return to the states for repairs. Farmers Attention! We kill, dress and chill your hogi Ac per pound. We cure and imoke your ham and bacon Se per . ' pound. ' " v We have the belt facilities. Our work is guaran teed. WHY PAY MORE? 1 JOHNSON PACKING CO. S.,f . - (NBA T,l.rloo (NBA TtUphoiol . are (left to right) : A. A. Oromj-ko, Halifax, Ambassador to U. 8. and Slate Department, I SET FOR MOHMY Merl M. Crawford, 31, Klam ath Indian charged with raping a Mills addition white woman, will go to trial in circuit court Monday at 10 a. m., before Judge David R. Vandcnberg. Crawford has been held in the county jail in lieu of $5000 bail. Crawford will be defended by George Roberts of Medford and G. W. Kcllington, also of Med ford, will assist in the defense. Crawford was found innocent of sodomy on June 5 by a di rected verdict of Judge Vandcn berg. The alleged crime was committed against the same woman involved in the v rape case. Clarence A. Humble, district attorney, said Friday morning that his office was ready to prosecute the case. ALL ELASTIC Suspenders OREGON WOOLEN lib n4 M.ln Success Of Allied Invasions Credited To Coordnation Of Air, Sea, Land Forces By WES OALLAQHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPED1 T 1 O N All V FORCE. Juno 15 W) Ctn. Eisenhower told press confer ence today that the allied inva sion of Europe last Juno suc ceeded only because the air, sea and ground arms fought us a single, unified force. Speuklng with great frankness, the supreme commander said that many allied officers actu- u v had ( ouoiort mat nil in vasion of Europe was possible The cooperation of all arms which mado the font n losslbln he added, was carried on ii,riuiuii v.K dnv. This unifica tion of action, Elsenhower said, was fully as Important ns the In tegration of the allied armies comprising the Invasion force. The Germans finally knew the "Jig was up" In Europe on the third day of Field Marshal von RundsliHlt's December counter offensive in the Ardennes, when the CermiiK commander ' real lied ho couldn't go where ho wanted to go," Elsenhower added. Not Evan DeUnilv When they found themselves whipped in the Eifel mountains and the Saar, ho said, the uer- mans were convinced lliey could not even fight a defensive war. Elsenhower said that allied soldiers In Europe had won n peace they earnestly hoped would dc prcserveo. Ho stressed that more was no such thing as a "separate sea war, a separate ground war or a separate air war." 'When you put sea. ground and air together, you multiply rather than add their power," he said. High Points These were the high points In the hour-long conference during which Elsenhower Invited the correspondents to ask about any- tning wnicn nan pern cornering them during his three-year stay in Europe: 1 The continued application of the non-fraternization rule In the relch depends upon the at titude of the Gorman people themselves and upon how soon nazi elements are wiped out. i the uerman nation as a whole has "no sense of war gtillf and. "while many Ger mans closed their ye to atroci ties, many others did not." von Kundttedt Greatest 3 Field Marshal von Rund- stedt was the greatest general the allies faced: the late Field Marshal Rommel was bold but unskilled; German military men did not respect Hitler's strategic Planning put in una, particu larly. Hitter ran his campaigns almost alone. 4 The allied arm ea were the best-equipped In the world. but German tiger and ponther tanks wcro superior in head-on slugging matches until t h e Pershlngs came Into the f eld. and German rocket projectors, all-purpose II-MM guns and jet planes were outstanding wea pons. 5 The German- general staff knew the war was over on the third day of the Ardennes of fensive last December, when It failed to take primary oblcc tives, and that Germany lost the ability to continue the fight when Gen. Patton's sweep south through the Saar to meet I.I Gen. Alexander M. Patch's seventh army wiped out a largo ooay oi uerman troops. Continued Floht 8 Exhaustive study showed the Germans had continued the fight after this time only be- Friendly Helpfulness To Every Creed and Furs Ward's Klamath Funeral Home Marguerite M. Ward and Sons 29 High Phone 3334 cause of the wild hope of split ting the four allied powers, and because of Hitler's determina tion to continue tho biiltlo. 7 The supremo cominiinnur most anxious night was Hint November 7, 1042, when the al lies luviuiud North Africa. 8 Ono of the most suul-shuk-Ing decisions whs the order to go aliuud with the Normandy In vasion on Juno (I, 1044, In tho face of advi'i'su weather reports, First Peace Move 0 There- were no direct peace feelers from Germany boforo Grand Admiral Kat'l Doenlli representative came through to Reims. Speaking or relations with Russia and tho other allies, Elsenhower said It should be borne in mind that without "the urgent danger of war opera tions," nations were Inclined to move more slowly. In peaceful negotiations, problems can be solved only If ''all of it run find It within ourselves to bo con siderate and to be ready to give up something to meet tho oilier fellow's needs," ho said. Elsenhower snld he believed the allied control council would work and that the Russians were "extremely friendly, Individual ly." He said tho control council machinery was all set up, "and It does nut have to wait my re turn" from the United Stairs. Mel ban Ross, 12-vcar-old daugnter of Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Ross, I In Hillside hospital being treated for injuries re ceived when she was crushed between trailer and the gr ago door. Tho accident occurred at 1:30 this morning, when Mvlban's futhnr wus bucking tho trailer into the basement garage of their home at 8-14 Eldorado, Mulbnn was holding tho gar age door open for her father when the trailer backed against her, pinning her to the door. Medical asslstanco was called Immediately and the child was rushed to the hospital- In a police squad car. Dr. George Adler, upon examination, found her to be suffering from Inter nal Injuries, and extreme shock The hospital reported this morning that Melluin Is resting comfortably, but that it Is too early to determine the extent of Injuries. The Ross family moved here recently from Portland, and wcro returning 'with another trailer load of goods when the accident occurred. Classified Ads Bring Results. Evarbodr's Cut-Rat Drug 808 Main St. Star Drug Stora 435 Main St. HARTFORD Accident and Indemnity Compimj INSURANCE T.B. WAITERS Ctnaral Insurance Agency FIRE . . . AUTOMOBILE 615 Main St. Phon 4193 For a limited time only we have been able to an AFTER The increased war cific will take the the western mines, and the government will tee that WAR COMES FIRST. WOOD USERS .w r LEASE EDITORIALS ON NEWS (Continued trout rugo One) are making theli- Inst utmul w.. can now KHOOT DOWN at lliem. jnp icsiBuiiiia on UMllHwii soeiiiN to be slipping into the grisly twilight atugo of suicide KlUliDBK by their, fellows Jj uiuso wnu uy 10 give liu-niselves up to in ami futile Inn,,,. i churgus. It is thus thul Jims am ..,. quered when clrciiitniiniu-p com. pel us to ngni Tlir.lK WAY. THERE'S brief flash In thu Okltinwii nnu'i tif .!.,. 4 CAN do to Jiips, A brushy ravine wus believed to i, Jnp commund huatkiuurleiR, i( a hundred of our marina Comulrs swept 111, spiiiiierca It with 10,000 GALLONS of Jellied ..' ollna and In tho onsuliig I10U1. cuust two acres wero burned tu a crisp, INJOTE to Suzuki: ' If we have to, we can do Hint 10 ALu Ut JAfAN. f)Un eyes arc on (ho Pacific. v but there aro still ripples of Interest from Kurope. KlbbPtitrop, Inst of the big shot nails, is captured Iguomlnl. ously in Ills deep in a Hamburg rooming limine. Ho had a enn or poison 11 rapped to his groin, but lacked tho nervo lo iwnllow II. So end the wicked. EISENHOWER, In Paris, speaks T of llie tierman war In alter math. On the darker side, he says: "The German nation as a whole has no sense of war guilt and while many Germans clmrtl their eyes to atrocltiei many omen ma not. On tho brighter aide, he adds "Tho Russians are exiremrly friendly, Individually. I believe the allied control council will work. The American Indian, mine his birch bark canoe, chased and captured whales long before the wmio man came. Classified Adi Bring Results Work Pontt Work Shirts ' OREGON WOOLEN sik Mt DREAD IS AT 11$ B mruRE.. additional allotment. THAT,h,.r in the Pa- W do nor har f0 "JJjJ outout of to itore coal for d o j .- vM.I HELP US HELr I ww PPTUIIMmin, "EIH nisei Wd ,! Nlty 'PsrinuT.Oiil '"" '"1 "."'"in, Thev k. " 0 r,'''"alJ7!$ times, 1. ?'KW" .nth, JSM PUTTING V criNirr-rttiti Is MOISTUtl. IMIMt caiot ...1. .:fr. 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