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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1945
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Typical of bay coach accommodations given returning troopi
la thla view ol man trying to snatch eleep on crude bede mad by
dropping seat beck. Theae troopi, at Camp Shanlca, N. Y., face
5-hour tram riae 10 rori mwu.
dUIIeultlea don't add to the time.
Transfer Of Marines From
Convalescent Hospitals To
Local Barracks Ordered
Transfer of lama numbers of
marine from naval convalea
cent hospitals to the Klamath
Falls 'Marino Barracks has been
ordered through agreement be
tween tho commandant of the
marine corpa and the navy's
bureau of medicine and surgery.
' Col. George O. Van Ordon,
commanding officer of tho Bar
racks, said today that the ma
chinery to bring the convales
cent marines 10 jvmmain mm
has already been set In motion.
Indicative of tho active move
ment of marines lo Klamath
! Falls, word was received today
that : 32S marine officers .may
ha rxnactcd hero by August IS.
Col. Van Orden said there
BREAKING DF FEPC
LOCKS
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WASHINGTON', July 10 m
Pnrnrt bv a virtual ultimatum
from the senate, hejiao leaders
sousht today to foreV a record
vntn In ihnlr chamber In on at'
tempt to break tho month-old
FEPC deadlock.
They persuaded the house ap
propriations commlttco to sched
ule an afternoon session at which
they hoped to Jar loosa,
nnn nnn war aunncles sunnlv bill
being held up by a senate-voted
fund of s-ou.uuu lor tno iair em'
nlnvmmiL nrncttce committee.
Chairman Cannon (D-Mo.) said
ho was prepared to keep the
committee In session as long as
necessary to work out a com
promise. His decision to call tho
meeting followed unofficial but
emphatic word from tho other
side 01 tne copnoi mm uio unnnic
would not reconsider Its FEPC
aotion until the house at least
wont on record ono way or the
other.
Parliamentary maneuvers by
' nnnnnmlft nf thft atfOllCV created
to prevent employment discrimi
nation Docouso 01 race, color or
creed havo been able to block
a roll call vote In tho house. ,
Heuvef Arraigned
On Four Charges
Former Polico Chief Earl Hcu
vel of Klamath Falls was ar
raigned on four morals Indict
ment's and took time to Dlcad
when he appeared beforo Circuit
juago L-narics uomos 01 juaite
view In court hero today.
Heuvcl was represented in
court by Herbert P. Welch of
Lakeview.
The ox-chief was allowed 10
days In which to plead and his
time for pica was set for July
20 at 2 D. m.
Attorney Welch told the court
that no planned to sunpocna
some members of tho grand Jury
which Indicted IIouvol. He said
he had Just started on tho case,
and' needed a few days to work
on It.: Ho said, however, ho was
appearing only at tho arraign
ment, and did not say whether
ho would represent Hcuvel In
case of trial.
Hcuvel appeared In court,
nattily dressed In a blue suit,
blue tie and tan shoes,
Tho one-time Klamath chief
is held In the county Jail In ilou
of $21,000 cash bond in the four
WEATHER
V (July 10)
Max. (July),..... 01 Min.......61
Precipitation last 24 hours 00
Stream year to clntc 13.215
Normal ..: 1,06 Last Year 0,80
- Forecast: - Probable "thunder
showers. . .. , .
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nam., gTiiun uhhiwiuuvh
are soveral thousand marines in
navy convalescent hospitals
eligible to come to Klamath
Falls, and that tho Barracks
program, which has been on
''slow bell" In recent weeks,
will be stepped up to lull opcr
atlon with tno Influx of person'
nal. It Is expected the unique
Installation on the "hill" will
be filled to capacity.
MaJ. R.-H. McConnlck. per
sonnel omcor at tno Barracks,
la being assigned to temporary
duty at San Francisco in con
nection with tho transfer of
officers to Klamath Falls,, in
order to facilitate the restore
Hon of ' the training program to
iuu iiaius.'
, Training Revision ,
The marines coming . here
from naval hospitals will not
be "bed cases" but there aro
plans for some rovlslon of the
Marine Barracks training pro
gram for the benefit of men
who aro not able to participate
In the rigorous athletic and
training program sot up for ma
rines with malaria and filarlasls
under tho original , mission of
the post.
Tho educational services will
be nxpanded to emphasize the
cducotional part of tho pro
gram, which will offer 10 voca
tional courses, 16 academic
courses - and 100 self-study
courses lo these men.
Today's disclosures appeared
to have disposed of ni.y ques
tion os (o the Immediate fiuurc
of tho Marine Barracks as a
marine Installation. C01 Van
Ordon has been In frequent
communication with marine
corps headquarters In Washlng
(Continucd on Page Three)
German Prisoners Hanged
is For Murdering Internee
By ROBERT OTEY (
FT. LEAVENWORTH, Kas.j
July 10 OK) Five German pris
oners of war, sentenced to death
for tho murder of a fellow pris
oner, were banned carlv this
morning at tho U. S. disciplinary
barracks In a move unurcccdenU
ed In tho annals of United StiiU
military history. 1
Tho-prisoners, termed "Zona
Ileal nazls"-by army authorities,
wcro. convicted January 25,
1944, at' Camp Gruber, Okla.,
for the , murder ,' of , Johannes
Kunzo at- tho Tonknwn, Okla.,
branch compound.. They were
the' first, foroign war prisoners
ever to be executed in tho Unit
ed States. . j
Tho ' executed Germans, all
members of Rommel's Afrika
Korns, . were: '- ;
Walter Beyer, 32, whoso rank
was equivalent to that of n first
sergeant In the II. S. army; Ber
thold 1 Scldcl, 30, a staff ' ser
geant; Hans Demme, 23, ser
geant; Hans Schomcr, 27, ser
geant, and Willi Scholz, 22, cor
poral. 1
All went to their deaths clad
In their Gorman uniforms, their
only request. Their last meal
consisted only of tho regular Is
sued rations, Beyer, tho rank
ing member of, the group, was
tho first to do to tho sallows.
Eight guards marched tho Ger
man, who wore Diue leggings
and blue pants, a simtnn uniform
coat and open-necked shirt, into
a utility warehouse where army
engineers had constructed a trap
door sallows in nn elevator
shaft. Col. William S. Eley,
commandant of the disciplinary
bnrraeks, read the execution
order, relayed to tho prisoner
tnrougn nn interpreter, askco
if he had a last statement.
Beyer replied: 1 " !
' "I can't soo why this Is being
done to -me." r ,
Kunze was killed on Novem
Peace Feelers
To Sfir U p
WASHINGTON, July 10 OP) Acting Secretary of
Stat Grew declared today that the Japanese art
using "purported peaca ieelere" In an attempt to
stir up dlaaanslon In the Unlttd States and among
th allias.
Their objactlva, ha said, is to obtain a peace short
of unconditional surrender even though they know
beyond question already that their dafaat la certain.
Grew related savtral instances of what ha callad
thtaa "allagad peace feelers" and than wound up a
statement on the subject by declaring!
. "The policy of this government has batn, is, and
will continue to be, unconditional surrender- . .
that Is the bast comment I can make upon peace
leelars and rumors of paaee feelers of whattyar
origin."
NONE FROM GOVERNMENT
The United States, the acting secretary emphatical
ly assarted has "received no peace offer from the
Japanese government, either through official or un
official channels." v
"Conversations relating to peaca," he continued,
"have been reported to the department from various
IE
DEBATE OVER
WASHINGTON. July 10 (Pi
Senator Vandonberg (R-Mlch.)
Kounced hotly today on the first
inl of a move lo write troop
use rcscrvatlona Into tho United
Nations charter. v
Vigorously, Vondonbcrg do
plarnrl that consress should have.
nothing to say about the employ--;
mom or. troops orotrco 0 uiv
security council. ; k
Inquisitor
The question was raised by
Senator Mlllikln (R-Col.), . the
most searching inquisitor thus
far of tho foreign relations com
mittee hearings which went in
to their second day.
Millikln asked repeatedly If
it would violate the charter for
the United States, say the presi
dent or congress, to reserve Its
Judgment In each instance rather
than vote full permission for the
security council to order troops
Into action when on act of ag
gression threatens tho peace.
Violate Constitution
"If we require the consent of
congress for the use of troops, it
Would violate not only tho spirit
of tho charter but the constitu
tion of tho United States," Van
denberg asserted.
"The president has the right
to employ troops. It has boon
used 72 times in 150 years. Wc
arc merely writing into the char-
(Contlnucd on Pago Three)
ber 4, 1843, after another prison
er had found a memorandum,
allegedly written by the slain
man, which 1 was considered
"traitorous" by Beyer, a com
pany leader among the prisoners
in the compound,.
Army authorities said Beyer
suspected Kunro of being the
author of the so-called traitorous
nolo and ordered all prisoners
of company four to meet in the
moss hall. .
There he denounced Kunze,
who, army authorities sold,
shouted his Innocence, but, they
said, tho prisoners attacked him
with their fists and in the ensu
ing disorder struck the victim
with a milk bottle and heavy
clubs. Kunze managed to es
cape through a side door but he
was only able to stumble a short
distance beforo falling dead.-
NATE OPENS
USEOFTROOPS
New 3-Way Crackdowns
Loom For Black Markets
WASHINGTON, July 10 (P)
New government crackdowns on
food black marketeers Impended
fronvhjee directions today.
Clinton P. Anderson, new sec
retary of agriculture,' let it be
known that he is "joining farces
with OPA" for that purpose., At
the same time the house food in
vestigating committee promised
to "investigate and expose" il
licit operations that menace the
nation's diet.
A ranking official In Ander
son's department said the new
cabinet officer already has had
several . conferences wlth Price
Administrator Chester Bowles
and his OPA lieutenants.
The objective, said the official
Allied Powers Settle Puzzle
Of Feeding Berlin Civilians
BERLIN, July 10 (AP) The three allied powers hey amicably tolvad tho problem of
feeding the nearly 3,000,000 German civilians in Berlin, it wot officially announced to
night. '" .:...'.;. , . . ,-. ' ,1. :
. An official statement said Soviet Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, American Lt. Gen.
Lucius D. Clay and British Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks had decided that Berlin's food
would be supplied by "contributions from all the allied occupation sones in Germany."
Clay and Weeks are deputies , of Gen. Eisenhower and- Field Marshal Montgomery on
the interallied control commission . for . Germany.
The return of Clay and Weeks from western' Germany indicated the importance at
tached by the allies to . getting the Joint government in Berlin , functioning before, the ar
rival of the Big Three in the German capital, probably before Saturday.
' 1 ,. ' ' , -. Clay, Weeks and Zhukov al- n ' 1 .
nr jttitti I riiriT rn '
utbmitnui IU
RUN FOR ASSEMBLY
PARIS, July 10 (P) Two
government officials, who claim
to know Gen. Oe Gaulle's' Inten
tions, said today that , he would
not be a candidate for tho new
national assembly which the
French will select at a general
election October 14 and ex
pressed doubt whether he would
alipn himself with any party. I
Political circles considered, it
likely, however, that tho new
assembly would exercise Its
power to "draft" De Gaulle, the
president of the present provi
sional government, for office.
Tho fate of the bi-cameral
system of government is expect
ed to bo at stake in the general
election, tho-flrst in France since
before the war, when the voters,
decide whether they wish to dis
card the constitution of 1875,
under which the third repuolic
was established.
Tho voters will name 800 rep
resentatives who will comprise
the new assembly. This body
then will name a "president of
government" who in turn will
select his cabinet ministers. The
president, need not come from
the assembly itself since the sys
tem provides for complete free
dom of selection.
Consequently De Gaulle might
be chosen to head the next gov
ernment even if he does not have
an official position following the
election., ( , t
Woman Admits
Taking Child
MARION, O., July 10 ()
Missing six-day-old Jean Eileen
Crevis'on was restored un
harmed to her parents late to
day after police said a 28-year-old
married woman admitted
taking the child from her hos
pital crib.
who asked that his name not be
used, "is an attempt to plug up
the holes and gaps that give rise
to the black market."
Anderson, he said, also is tak
ing steps to equalize distribu
tion of such scarce commodities
as meat on the assumption that
unequal supplies spurs' black
market trado. As a result, he
added, plans are being prepared
to spread the poultry procure
ment program now concentrated
firlnclpally In Delaware, Mary
and and Virginia. v
Under this arrangement, the
areas in which poultry is Jet
aside for government (primarily
army) uso would be exterded
westward to ease the burden
on eastern stales. "
Used LEy Japanese
Hied Dissensions
parts of the world but, in no case, has an approach
been made to this government, directly or indirectly,
by a person who could establish his authority to
speak for the Japanese government, and in no case
has an offer of surrender been mad'i.
"In no casa has this government been presented
with a statement purporting to define the basis upon,
which the Japanesa government would be prepared
to conclude peace,"
; SEEK TO FIND POLICY
What the Japanese always seek with their peace
feelers. Grew said, is to find out tho American
position and to use the whole idea of an end to the
war aa a meana of stirring up argument over peace
terms in order to create dissension. . . .
. Grew listed these specific incidents of what he
termed peace feelers!
1. Persons identified aa "leading Japanesa In-
dustrlallsta" were reported to the state department as
dealring to know the best possible conditions the
allies would advance for a compromise peace.
2. A neutral diplomat in Tokyo reported. Grew relate-:.
"that1 he had been told by private Japanesa
so . took steps to.. solve-Uic coal
problem of the city along the
same lines as mat 01 tne 100a
firoblem. Together, these- prob
ems had'-served as stumbling
blocks to the sharlng of the city
government by the Americans,
British and Russians.
- French To Participate
The three- high officers also
arranged for . a French . repre
sentative to participate . tomor
row in the first meeting of Ber
lin's "Interallied ' kommanda-
tura." - .
Presumably American ; and
British, transport systems will
bring considerable- stocks of
both food and fuel into the
American and British sectors of
Berlin from - the occupation
zones in western. Germany. The
British-American demand had
been for all of Berlin to be
supplied from - its soviet-held
hinterland. There are 1,650,000
Germans in the American and
British zones in Berlin. -
, American military govern
ment detachments, waiting 1 in
six ' boroughs since July ; 5 for
Russian commanders ' to leave,
were expected to start exercis
ing control- within 24 hours.
British ., detachments were
alerted to bp ready to go into
their six' boroughs tomorrow.
Chin Hop Buys
Bonds For Fourth
" Perhaps the best way to cele
brate Independence Day was
shown by Chin Hop, Chinese
cook who has been at the H. D.
Mortenson home in Pelican City
for many years. His celebration
consisted of buying $1000 worth
of E bonds from his savings.
Chin says that he wants to help
the United States in every way
and China, too. Besides, he
thinks that it is a fine invest
ment. - . 1 -
Johnson Killed
On Okinawa
' Word has been received by
Mr. and Mrs. Clint . Johnson,
3320 Bristol, that their son, PFC
--s vvw a Meryl G. . John-
jtimfA v3 son, was killed
in action on
m,!n....n hit '
5 vnumwa - nj
20. itf0.
Born in North
Dakota in 1826,
Johnson attend
ed s c h o o 1 in
Prineville, Long
Creek, and Tule
lake. finishing
at the Merrill
high school. At the time of his
induction on August 14, 1844
into the army he was employed
at Big Lakes Lumber company.
He was transferred from the air
force to the. infantry and was
sent ' overseas in January, 1845.
tin is survived Dy a -wire, ins
former Ileen Martin, and one
child, two brothers, Harley and
Jerold. and two sisters. Ruth
and - Hazel. ' 'His mother, Nina
Johnson, is employed : at ' the
naval air station.
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Individual that the Japanese could not accept uncon
ditional surrender because it would mean loss of
face.",.. ... ,. ::,y,'-:
3. A Japanese representative In a neutral country
"intimated to an American citixen through a German
newspaperman that real American interests in the
Far East should lead the United States to abandon
unconditional surrender and propose terms for a
negotiated peace."
.:. CONTACTS MISSION ;
' 4. A person whom Grew described as unidentified
contacted an American diplomatic mission in a neu
tral country and claimed "that he had been author
ised (by whom was not indicated) to approach the
government of the neutral country with view to
persuading the allies to drop unconditional surrender
and to propose terms."
Grew described the peace feelers as ' "the usual
moves in the conduct of psychological warfare by a
defeated' enemy. .... . -'...''.''-, '
"No thinking American, .recalling Pearl Harbor,
Wake, Manila and Japanese ruthless aggression else
where, will give them credence."
Afternoon lightning storms
and light rains in some areas
broke, for a time the heat -wave
under which Klamath residents
have been- sweltering in 'above
80 degree temperatures, for the
past six ' days. Temperatures
Monday failed to climb above
the 81 degree mark registered
at 2:30. Temperatures Tuesday
were considerably lower with
the naval' air station, reporting
a high of 80 at 1:30. v
Although slight relief from
the heat' was felt., lightning
storms provided new headaches
for forest officials and lookouts.
Fire Controlled
The fire on Black mountain
nine miles southwest of Tionesta
In' the. Modoc national forest
area was under-control Monday
night after having burned over
ouu acres 01 nrusn land. Very
little timber was Involved in
the blaze. Long-Bell - Lumber
company crews and two bull
dozers were used Monday to
control the fire and two crews
of soldiers and a bulldozer from
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PW-SlapplngGI
Again Sentenced
;' FORT DEVENS, Mass., July
10 () Rvt. Joe McGee, 25, re
leased once from an army sent
ence for, slapping German pris
oners of war, in a case that at
tracted national attention, was
sentenced -today b y - a court
martial to serve six months at,
hard labor for absence without
leave, drunkenness in uniform
and false swearing to an affi
davit. .
Three military police testified
that they picked the Worcester,
Mass.,' soldier up on the morn
ing., of June 30 in . that , city.
They said he was obviously
drunk and that he resisted ar
rest.' ."'.-.
Slot Machines Confiscated
State police confiscated eight slot machines early last night
in raids on the' Buffalo lunch, 2441 S. 6th, Lucca cafe, 2314 S.
8th, and Tlk-Tok drive-in, 2220 S. 6th. . -'- !w
Proprietors of the establishments were cited to appear in jus
tice' court at 2 p. m. today charged with possession of games of
chance. Those charged were Mary Wells, Lillle Pretari and Gino
Carnini. . '. . -, , ' ,
Each took time to plead in justice court today and posted $100
ball. . ' -! . v '';-' ;-.;;.'.
Carnini commented in court that there are , many slot ma
chines operating here but that "three of us little fellows" were
accused..-,;-': "
As a possible aftermath of theN slot machine raids, Circuit
Court Judge David R. Vandenberg indicated today that he would
order the grand jury of Klamath county Into session to investi
gate all crime within the boundaries of Klamath county.
Judge Vandenberg said this morning that he would instruct
the grand jury in regard to several different' types of law com
monly and openly violated in this county. ; ,
New Director
m y ,n r :" :::'!' - "v.'f-:'?
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Oliver Franklin (above) today
took - over duties aa the new
head of ihe. USO hx luccifd-ing-
Gregory Foley, who re
signed the position , Monday
night. , ' ;' ",:'-.!
J
5 The Klamath Falls USO had
a new director- today. V
He is Oliver Franklin, who
succeeds Gregory Foley. director
of the USO : from its inception
here last year. Foley announced
to the operations committee last
night that he had asked to be
relieved of the duty here.
Franklin, a resident of Salinas,
Calif.,- was present ot the meet
ing end took over his work as
director. He comes here from
the USO at Inyokern,-Calif.,
where there is a naval ordnance
test station. Franklin got Into
USO work as : a volunteer- In
1841, -when the work was first
organized, and served at Salinas,
King City, Marysvllle and Inyo
kern as a USO paid worker. '.?
Welfare Worker
1 Franklin - was a Salvation
Army social welfore " worker
from 1831 until he Joined. USO.
Salvation Army is the sponsor
ing organization of USO here. 1
Foley said briefly that he was
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IV
,
Destruct i on, Fire
. Rained On Nip
, Cities
By LEONARD M1LLIMAN -.
Aasociated Praia War Editor
Record waves of close to 2000
American planes swept , Japan
with destruction and fire today
in the Pacific war's heaviest
blow which Tokyo radio de
scribed as "the first step of ag
gression." ' - :
Tokyo commented the ab
sence of invasion troops didn'i
lessen the significance of the Si-
CHALLENGE CONTINUES'
GUAM. Wednesday, Julf
11 (IP) The "greatest mobile
striking force" of history, car
rying a 1000-plane carrier,
force sting, roamed Japaneae?
home waters for the second
day today in a daring and dtM
structure battle, challenge. !
The challenge was going un
accepted, lateat repozta fremi
the raiding U. 8. third fleet -indicated.
" "'' , f
most unopposed attack from can
rier planes, Superforts and land
based fighters and bombers.
As the multiple air strike was
getting under jvay the-world's
most experienced amphibious
officer declared U; S. assault
waves could land on Japan any
time they wanted.
Tokyo Blasted . -
The attack centered on Tokyo.
More than 1000 aircraft from a
powerful third fleet task force
lying southeast of the capital
bombed and strafed nearly Kg
airdromes' around Tokyo In 1
day-long attack probably jusl
the beginning of a two or three
day assault. ,
Approximately 500 Superforts
dumped 3500 tons of fire bombs
and high explosives on at least
five industrial cities.. Tokyo said
tney-'hit.' seven wnne n ouier
B-28s mbwd 'coastal waters.
Oaaka Raided
Japjmese- broadcasts, reported
100 Mustang fighters, from Iwo
Jims raided Osaka ' arid Kobe
while 130 bombers and fightera
from Okinawa. raided Kyushu..'
The coordinated attack stem
ming from the most powerful
carrier force ever to enter Japa
nese waters, and from bases. in
three island groups carved out
of the ' Nipponese empire, con
centrated on knocking out what's
left of the Mikado's- air force
and the airdrome: from which
they could defend Tokyo. -Near
Jap-Shore . -
Vice Adm. John S. McCain's
fast carrier task force moved
in so close to the Japanese shore
that its 1000 odd. planes could
well have flown close to 2060
sorties during the' day. J"
They combed a 40 by 60 mue
area around Tokyo, pinpointing;
air 'ports sand little- factories
missed by-B-2Ss with their 50
pound bombs. , They followed up
with rockets' and machinegan :
bullets. : -
.Reports for the. first half day
of the attack, which opened at
dawn, carried no word of inter
ception or enemy counterattacks;
bn the fleet. For the first time,
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz named
some 26 of the ships and ad
mirals participating. It was the
first" carrier raid on Tokyo in
five months. .- .'
' The Tokyo-reported strikes at
the " Nagoya-Osaka area and
Kyushu were similar to Amc-
(Continued on Page Three..
Franco-Churchill
Meeting Rumored
ST. JEAN DE LUZ.' France.
July 10 iff) Prime Minister
Churchill's vacation at nearby
Hendaye took on a possible dip
lomatic significance today as re
ports circulated here that Gen
eral Franco had crossed the
frontier from Spain and - con
ferred with British officials af
Boardberry chateau. ; , ri
(In London a No. 10 DowniriK
street spokesman said "there is
no truth whatsoever" to reports
that Prime Minister -Churchill
had held a conference or . was
planning a ' conference- with
Franco.) -- -.'
Attaches of the British embas
sy in Madrid were among those
reported participating in the conferences.-.
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Klamath Bonds
Now $7,577,523 I
State bond headauarters 1m
formed The -Herald and News to
day that Klamath's E bond sales
had reached $1,571,523, and that
final returns are, not yet it. The
county's quota of $1,030,000 was
reached Saturday, but lt akes a
few days for, all sales to r'car
through the federal -reserve bid
reach state; headquarters. "I
Klamath' was fourth In th
"Big Ten" shipMaunching con
test among counties having more
than $1,000,000 E bond quota:,
Washington was first. .Multno- -mah
second, Clackamas third
and Klamath fourth, in reaching
the quota.".-: '.;"v:;-:- '