Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, June 22, 1945, Image 5

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    OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN SERVICE
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LOFT80AARD GRADUATED
Cadet Midshipman Kdward U,
Loftsgaard, 21, on of Mr, and
Mr, II. J. Loftsgaard of 712 St.
Fruncls, tins Just graduated from
f t - t Ii a United
f '""! 'JTi marine ocudomy
- 'mTfM Klnm Point,
now xorK, jiu
Julias qualified for
rrrtC'M license an
vT --third alUnt
V ',( onulncor, and
' '(.' w toon bo
i is shipping out In
I'.alliat capacity
aboard a vessel
of the U, 8.
merchant mi-
rlnu. In addi
tion to receiving Ills license, ho
received a coinmiimion as ensign
In Urn U. S. nuvul reserve.
Loftsguard Is gruduula of
Klamath Union high school
where lia was actlvo In football,
lie was iinnolntcd to tho nierch
ant murine cadet corps about 22
month ago. first reporting to tho
basic school at San Mateo, Calif.
After three months at this bum,
ha was asslitnud a un engine
cadet midshipman to a merchant
ship carrying war supplies to
the fur-ming naiueironu. aorv
lug ten months at sea, ha re
nnrtari in Klntti. Point In Sen
Umber 11)44. to complato his
aciidemlc studies.
lie has one brother. Lt. Briv
nett A. I.oftsgaard, serving with
tho U. S. army.
JOHNSON QET8 STAR
Lt. Kurl C. Johnson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. t. L.. Johnson, ail)
Lincoln, Klumnlh r'ulls, Ore,
tins been awurded the Uroiuu
Slur for gullunlry while In coin'
bat against the Japanese on LU'
ion Island In tho Philippines.
L.. Johnson, as forward ob
server with an ussuult lnluntry
compuny, exhibited suparlnr
sklll and atainlnn throughout his
tour of duty. When his men
wore too futlgued to go on, Lt.
'Johnson mado his way alone
ovvrsverul mllos of miipur-iii
tested, rugged terrain to obtain
wire, and returnod through ma.
china gun and mortar fire to
maintain communications. On
tho same duy. when another of.
fleer observer complained of
Illness. Lt. Johnson took his
place, crawled to an exposed po
sition, located the enemy guns
winch were holding up tne at
tack and adjusted artillery fire
which silenced tna gun. rue ci
tatlon reads. "Lt. Johnson's su
perlor courage and skill contrib
uted greauy to tno success or me
Infantry."
Lt. Johnson Is field artillery
offlcsr In tho 43rd "Winged
Victory" division. During 32
months ovorsoas. the 43rd ha.i
participated In four campaigns,
uuaaaicanai, norinern onto,
tnons. Wow Guinea and Luzon.
.
ZEVELY IN MIAMI
MALIN Word has been re
ceived here by Jack Ratllff that
his nephew, Scrn Zovely, held
lor many months by the Uer
.mans and liberated by the U. S.
army, is now at homo in Miami,
Fla., with his mother, Mrs. Del
tie Jansen. Zevoly mado his
home hers for several years
and with his family Is well
known in this community. lie
Is nephew also of Mrs. James
Stevenson sr., Mocdoci.
Ho was overseas two years
and was captured on u-uny in
Normandy. Following tho visit
with his mother ho will be hos
pitalized, but no particulars as
to his illness were learned.
VETERAN PERRY
IN THE ATLANTIC Veter
an of ncurly 18 navy years, Ar
thur Edward Perry, chief water
tender, USN, the son of Mrs.
Dorothy Elvira Hill of Mount
Shasta, has bogun his fourth
year of duty on an Atlantlo fleet
destroyer.
D-u HtMlllIM A - .kin ...nl.
. v.ij, wm - nut u, m .f puiift
by the Japanoso early in the Pa-
cine wur, nns served on destroy
ers for the last 13 years. lie
wears the China Service ribbon,
tho American. Defense ribbon
with a Bronze "A", the Asiatic-
I'aclflc ribbon with one star, the
Philippine Defense ribbon with
one star, the Purple Heart, the
American Theater ribbon, the
European-African - Middle East
ern Theater ribbon with one
star, and the Good Conduct rib-
Don witit ono star.
Carpenters!
Sow into this
good
essential job
Fed up with routine hammer-'
and-sawlng? Want to get out of
the city . , , travel , , , and
(till hold down on essential,
good-paying job? We have the
Job for you , . . carpentering
out on tho S. P. line, building
and ropolrlng bridges, culverts,
stations. You travel plonty . , .
In tho mountains, tne valleys,
all over. Living quarters aro
free , , , a R. R. outfit car goes
wiin you,, ivieais cost lime ,", ,
so you have a flno chance to
save a nlco stake. Besides, you
get medical and hospital serv
ices, R. R. pass privileges, pen
sion plan. Don't miss this
chanco at a good job with a
friendly, permanent company.
At least, come in for details.
Many other good jobs open at
S. P.
St or write Trainmaster, S. P.
Station. Klamath Falls, or your
ntartst S, P, Agent,
HILTON CITED
Word has been received thut
PVC Fred J. Hilton of tho United
States 7th. army under Gen.
Putoh, has boon awarded tho
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Presidential Unit Citation. Tho
award was made to company
"K" of which Hilton Is a mem
ber for their activities In dis
organizing tho enemy unci there
by removing an qbstucle In their
advance.
Hilton Is with tho medical do
purtmonl and hus been overseas
since August of iim. lie wiu
Inducted In November of 1D43,
and received training at Camp
Shelby, Miss.
Hu is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred W. Hilton und the husband
of Mrs. Donnu E. Hilton of U2S
Washington.
.
JONES REPORTS
Veteran of Pacific action,
Coxswain Donald Jones has ro-
RATLIFP DISCHARGED
MALIN HSgt. Donald Rot-
iwr will 1,M 91 nn .llltv 7.
ami who flew 42 missions as on
armorer gunner on a B-24 Lib
erator in the Pacific, is home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jock Jtutliff, who live on the
sluto line. Klghty-scven points
mudo him ollglblo for ctiscnargn.
He went Into the service 27
months ago and was 11 months
overseas, taking purt In five
major campaigns, starting In
the Admiralty islands. His first
missions were over Truk .und
Yap and ho Is credited with
shooting down ono Jap plane
on his first flight. He left the
U. . Muv 25, flying to hit biino
and on June 0 mudo his first
bombing flight.
Ratllff came home with five
compulgn stars, an Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf clusters
and the Good Conduct medal.
He Is a graduate of the Ma
lta high school and was attend
ing Oregon State college when
ho enlisted. Ho trained at San
ta Ana, Loredo, Tex., and Muroc
field.
BLACXWELL ON DUTY
Jean Bleckwell, SK 2c, of
Klnmnth Falls, Ore., is on duty
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afcuTfrliii' " so i afj
ported to duty at the Portland
const guard assistant captain of
the port unit after 30 days' leave
at the homo of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Ray P. Jones of 813
Lincoln In Klamath Falls. He
has been assigned to duty on a
coast guard fire bnrge there.
Jones spent 21 mouths aboard
an LST In the Pacific, participat
ing in the invasions of Ktska,
Tarawa, Kwajalcln, Salpan, Pcl
cliu and Luzon. Prior to enlist
ing 30 months ago, he attended
Klnmath Union high school and
Oregon State college at Corval
11s. LANDRUM STATIONED
First Lt, Francis S. Lnndrum,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lan
drum. 2734 Derby street, Is now
stationed with the sixth ferry
ing group of tho air transport
commnnd's ferrying division. Lt.
Lnndrum has completed 35 com
bat missions over enemy terri
tory in the European theater
and has received the Air Medal
with five Oak Leaf clusters and
the ETO ribbon with three bat
tlo stars. Prior to his army ca
reer, Lt. Lnndrum was employ
ed as an assistant bookkeeper
at the Swan Lake Moulding com
pany. Rose Mario Anbcrg and Sarah
E. Pchrson, two Klamath Falls
nurses, were rocontly commis
sioned second lioutenants in the
army nurse corps. They have
received their ordors to actlvo
duty and will report to Medtgan
General hospital, Fort Lewis,
for basic training. Upon com
pletion of training, Lt. Anbcrg
will be assigned tb Hammond
General hospital, Modesto, and
Lt. Pchrson to Baxter General
hospital, Spokane.
at the Klamath naval air sta
tlon. She enlisted in the Waves
In November of 1043. rccclv.
Ing her basic training at Hunt
ers college, Now York City. She
attended the storekeeper school
at Mllledgcvllle, Ga., and re
ported to the local air station
with the first group of Waves
Marcn za, iui4.
Mcdonald in hospital
Word has been received from
Pvt. R. A. McDonald, a former
employe of Kestorton mill, who
is now on Luzon. Pvt. McDon
ald has been in the hospital for
several months suffering from a
contagious stomacn disease.
Although his condition is im
proving, he it not permitted to
touch any object other than his
own personal tnings which pre
vents him from writing letters.
His parents aro Mr. and Mrs.
Kooerl A. McDonald of 2411
White. '
WALKER CITED -Marine
Cpl. Marvin J. Wal
kcr, 22, of Beatty, Ore., recent
ly wot awarded the Presiden
tial Unit Citation which was
awarded to the fourth marine
division for heroic action on Sal
pan and Tinian,
While serving with the second
tank battalion, the young loath
orneck took part In tho 25-day
strucglo to crush Jap resistance
on tho Islands.
He is tlie son of Mrs. Efflo
Drlscoll, P. 0, Box 251, Beatty,
TWO PROMOTED
IN THE PACIFIC Two
Lakevlcw, Ore., navy men now
serving aboard a destroyer in
the Pacific have advanced to
gunner's mate, first class.
The men are Edwin LukL son
of Emil Lukl, and Vernon Fran
cis McKellcr, whose wife lives
in Lakeview.
Lukl was employed by the
First National bank of Portland
before entering the navy. Mc
Kellcr was employed by the Un
derwood Lumber company,
Lakeview.
When Chester W. Nimltz was
97 VIUM nl4 1. n inn. rtntvimanAnH
of U, S. submarine forces in the
Atlantic ocean.
BOYS' CORDS
and
"T" SHIRTS
OREGON WOOLEN STORE
8th and Main
JAP EQUIPMENT .
ON DISPLAY HERE
Japanese heavy field equip
ment from fields of war is be
ing exhibited In Klamath Kails
at Main and Eighth until June
24
Included in the display spon
sored by the Naval Aid auxil
iary are 70 mm. barrage and
trench mortars, 20 mm, Ocr
llkon and anti-aircraft auto
matic cannons, and various
smaller weapons utod In guer
rilla warfare, There will also
bo an axact replica of a V-l
bomb at well at smaller Ameri
can rocket and barrage bombs.
The captured Jap equipment
lt the property of the Vth serv
ice command and wat loaned
to tho Naval Aid auxiliary for
this tour.
All proceeds from the small
admission fee charged will be
used for the benefit of tailors,
marines, coast guardsmen, and
their dependents of the 13th
naval district.
OFF AFTER HEAT
Weather prediction of cooler
for Friday wat verified with
temperature of 83 recorded at
6 a. m. By 12:30 the mercury
had only climbed to 82 today,
and cooler temperatures for the
area are predicted for tonight
and Saturday.
Hot weather lasted just three
days, with 92 degrees recorded
Monday and Tuesday, and 04
Wednesday. Maximum tempera
ture for Thursday, midsummer
day, was 84, ten degrees less
than that for the hottest day
this year.
Scattered thunder showers are
forecast for tonight and Satur
day over the hhikj mountains,
and strong wlndt with cooler
temperature for the valleys.
Liberator Sinks Jap
Ship, Damages Two
ELEVENTH AIRFORCE
HEADQUARTERS. Aleutians,
June 21 (Delayed) (IP) A lone
Aleutian-based army Liberator
bomber patrolling the Japanese
Soa of Okhotsk, west of the
Kurlles, Wednesday located
nine small enemy cargo ships
and In two mast-level bombing
attacks tank one imp, probably
sank another and damaged two
more.
The Liberator apparently sur
prised tne convoy 23 miles
southwest of Shimushiru, the
closest Kurile island to Japan
proper ever bombed from the
Aleutians.
The B-24 dropped three 300
pound bombs on each run and
expended 2200 rounds of ammu
nition causing one ship to blow
up. It left one flaming and two
tmoKlng. Return lire was light.
To Boeak ChaDlaln Graham
Gilmer of the Marine Barracks
will again deliver the sermons
at the First PresbyOrlan church
on Sunday, June 24. In the
morning, his topic will be "The
Basis of Decision" and at the
7:30 evening vesper service, he
will talk about "Life Aboard
An Aircraft Carrier In Wartime."
n.xHkta HnM M. Bnrt Ml-B
Phillip Lee of Pacific Terrace
are the parents oi a oaoy gin,
oorn at ine niammri vuey nuv
T i I? UAltfhlnfl .l
pounds eight ounces, she hat
oeen namea uiurea.
Returns South Margaret
Pearl Halley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrt. W. L. Halley, 1528
Etna, returned to San Francisco
Sunday after spending the week
here.
Volunteert Needad Volun
tcert to write oil applications are
badly needed by the OPA. Even
one or two hours of work would
bo appreciated.
To Portland Vera Ottoman
leaves today for Portland where
she will donate blood to the Red
Cross.
HARTFORD
AccUcal tad Udjooialljr Conpiar
INSURANCE
T.B. WAITERS
General Insurance Agencr
FIRE . . . AUTOMOBILE
SIS Main St. Phone 4193
Leaves Tommy Hopkins will
leave Fridoy night for Fort
Lewis where he will enter the
army.
Juvenile Returned
To Training School
A 17-year-old juvenile In
volved In the burglary of the
new USO here was taken to the
Oregon state training school for
boys at Woodburn today by lo
cal Juvenile officers. He will
be lodged there for an indeter
minate period of time, Juvenile
Officer Harold Hendrlckson said
this morning.
His parole was revoked by
M. D. Wooley, superintendent of
the tchool, Hendrlckson stated.
The boy was on parole from the
school for a crime committed
prior to the burglary, he said.
More than 60,000 soldiers In
the Mediterranean theater at
tend educational courses given
by the Armed Forces Institute!
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SCASONINO
Schilling
Celery Salt
Real celery flavor
in a jiffy
TULELAKE
Saturday and Monday Specials
MEAT
Center Pork Chops .. lb. 39c
Fresh Side Pork ...... lb. 28c
Fresh Country
Sausage lb. 33c
Shoulder Pork Roast lb. 29c
Grade B
Pot Roast Beef lb. 25c
Grade B
Short Rib Boil Beef lb. 19c
Grade B
Rib Steaks lb. 29c
Grade C
FRESH GROUND BEEF lb. 29e
Shoulder Veol Steaks lb. 23c
Cottage Cheese Cold Cuts and
A Variety of Cheoiot at Celling Prices
Drifted Snow Flour, 50-lb. tack $2.33
Swift's Canned Milk, Vi ptt.
per can 3 cant 27c
Garden Tomato Juice, 10 points,
46-oz, can 23c
Clinton's Puddings, famous for
candy making .....pkg. Sc
Rancho Soups, assorted, lO'i-oi.
tins .-. 3 for 20c
PRODUCE
Spuds, Shaffer, 10 lbs 43c
Radishes, Ashland quality, '3 bu,..25c
Onloni for boiling, 10-lb. bag .... 59c
Oranges, variety of sizes, lb 11c
Lemons, Sunkist, lb 13c
Grapefruit, lb 11c
. Direct From Southern Markets
Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Berries,
Apricots, Peaches Lowest Market
. Prices
On these hot summer days make it a
point to try chiiied wine, champagne'
beer, end pop
Pride Soap Powder, pkg ISe
Scat Hand Soop, eo 9c
Moxlne Hand Soap 3 bars 17c
Argo Gloss Starch, ea 9c
Grade A Butter
No Limit lb. 49c
FAIRWAY MARKET
Scotch Cleanser .. 9c ea.
MERRILL Low bid on the
truck and equipment for the Mer
rill rural fire department, to be
used in the newly organized dis
trict was offered by the Floyd
A, Boyd company, Tulelake, lt
was announced Wednesday by
E. M. Hammond, president of the
district. The truck, which will
be one of the most modern in
the county will be larger than
the city of Merrill equipment,
will be equipped with every type
of fire fighting apparatus in
cluding axes, pike poles, ladders,
spotlights, shovels, lanterns,
boots and other accessories.
It will have a 600 gallon stor
age tank with two pumps,
chemical outfit and 2100 feet of
hose: 1800 feet of 21-Inch and
600 feet of li-lnch. The truck
will be purchased through the
Boyd company and the equip
ment will be installed by the
Van Pelt Fire Equipment com
pany, Oakdale, California. It
n
cAiueaai ioiah
Sweeping lines in this brief cost
with mandarin manner. Looie,
coolie sleeves. Two slash pockets
break the simplicity. Bsoutifu!
100 Wool Jersey. Gay colors
in Sins 32-31.
Price 15.95
THE
Town Shop
Main at Fifth
rrldny, June 22. 114
HERALD AND WtW TIV
will te several week before if
It ready for delivery.
The outfit will be manned bv
the Merrill volunteer fire de
partment and the truck will be
kept in M'jrrlll.
The new district was formed
some time ago with E. M. Ham.
mond as president; John Giaco.
mini, vice president; Elmer
Lemler, secrets!? and Lewis
jtanara ana j. iiana fope, di
rectors. Officer. will serve for
three years.
Property owners authorized at
a special election a four mill
levy for financing the district
and the annual income is esti
mated at 12000.
The nation's trucklns com
panies and small truckina In-
dustrlet pay an estimated S00
million dollars a year In special
taxes for the use of highways.
Painter O'allt
Work Pants
OREGON WOOLEN STORE
100 Mala
The United States produced
as much steel In one month o
1942 as Japan could produce la
more than a year.
fou Name the Col
Rodeo
Shirts
Boys'i te 14
Men's: 14 te 17
2.75 to 10.85
Cotton Wool Gabardine
. llnce 1111
Ldiuswsj
BUNST0RE
TM Main St.
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CALOBAR
SUN GLASSES
Now Are Available to Civilians!
"Colobar" sun glasses filter
out the harmful sun glare that
can produce eyestrain head
aches ... So
You Needn't Suffer
From the Sun!
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EYE EXAMINATION
See Our
Hejrletjuln Frames
In Colors!
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let s grind Calobert re,
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correction.
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OPTDGAE.
UNCI IMS JSCIVMVII OrllCM
fostuhbl en sw. trt. . two srotss iith tauirrt
Attend
The
Ouckaroo Days
Annual
QUEEN'S
BALL
One of these Candidates will be crowned
Queen and will reign over
KLAMATH BUCKAROO DAYS RODEO
July 1-2-3-4, 194S
Candidate
LORA CROSS
BEVERLY W AMPLER
JANET PROTSMAN
BLANCHE SCHONCHIN
GINGER THOMAS
JEAN SAUNDERS
At The
Sponsor
Dorrls, California!
Rocky Point
Bly
Spregu Rivor
Fort Klamath
Htnley
Saturday Night . . June 23
Music by
BALDY EVANS BAND
Dancing 9 'til 1
Admission . ..............$.63 per
Tax ....... .......... .. .13 "
person
Total ...
..............$.76
Tulelake. California
Bruce and Al
Phone 2731