EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS
Tutiday, July 17. 194S
Army Nurse Internee
Cites Jap Treatment
In Island Prisons
'- By NADINE PALMEHTON
' One of tho army nurses who
escaped from Bataan the night
before It fell but who finally be
came a prisoner of the Japanese
at Corrcgidor was a visitor in
Klamath Kails Saturday and
Sunday.
Lt. Dorcas Eastcrling, army
nurse corps, was a prisoner at
the Santo Tomas prison camp
for three years and recently re
turned to the United States.
During her Internment she was
given camp detail at the hospital
dispensary.
"We were treated much bet
ter than the officers at the other
camps, but one thing that really
took down our ego was having
to bow down to the Japanese at
6:30 every evening," she. re
tailed. T rnetnolinit to ffrtm AhHntt
Tex.,' and enlisted in the army
nurse corps in 1940. She left
DWNERSQUERY
CUT COUNCIL
PAVING JOB
, Several property owners ap
peared before the city council
at its Monday night meeting to
inquire how soon paving could
begin on urcnara avenue, rtesi
dents of the 2300 block have al
ready posted their money at the
city nan, ana me council auui
orized Citv Eneineer E. A. Thom
as to Droceed with plans and ask
for bids so that the job in that
block can be completed this
month. '-
A representative of the 2200
block on Orchard also appeared
and asked for information on
how the work could be financed
in the 2100 and 2200 blocks. City
Engineer Thomas explained how
the work could be paid for under
a bond issue or by cash, and he
recommended the cash basis as
being the less expensive.
. Because of the absence of the
mayor, Ed Ostendorf, Council
man Rollin Cantrall was named
mayor pro-iem. iounciiman j. j.
Keller was also absent
A petition was read from the
residents of the lots adjacent to
the alley between 9th and the
end of Washington street asking
that the thoroughfare be closed.
It was pointed out that the
driveway was not wide enough
for garbage trucks or fire
trucks and was now only a nuis
ance. . The matter was referred
to the street committee and the
city engineer for investigation.
The names of Oscar Shive and
George Mclntyre were submitted
and approved for appointment
on the bond committee to take
care of the two vacancies.
A motion was made and car
ried which authorized the police
judge, Harold Franey, to ask for
bids and obtain the labor for
cleaning and painting the coun
cil room and the corridors in the
city hall.
: Councilman Paul Landry in
troduced a resolution arranging
the date of the hearing for the
condemnation of a house on Ful
ton and one on Oregon avenue.
Hearing was set for August 6 at
8 p. m., and the council will
decide what is to be done.
The first reading of an ordi
nance which will require all
tents or canvas-covered struc
tures to be made flame resistant
If they are for use for public as-
semDiy was neard.
, , The June report of the plumb
ing inspector was read with 18
calls reported.
City Engineer Thomas asked
permission from the council to
change plans for a storm sewer
wmch will serve the area on Jef
ferson, Washington and Lincoln
along 9th and 10th streets.
Ward's
Tractor
TIM
SALE
Do you need
Tractor Tires?
If to
SEE
Mr. Perry
of the
Basement Store
Tire Department
Waul
for overseas on October 4, 1941,
and arrived at Fort William Mc-
Kinlcy on October 23. She
serve there until December 7
and then moved to the hosmtal
unit on Bataan where she helped
iaKe care ot me wounded, in a
thrilling last-minute escape from
Bataan, she was taken to Cor
regidor where resistance held
until May 8, 1942. After the
Japanese captured Corregidor,
they stayed there as prisoners
until July 2, taking care of the
wounded under tho direction of
the army medical staff. The
food was poor, consisting mainly
of fish and rice.
- After being taken to Santo
Tomas, Lt. Easterling was
changed to civilian status but
was given camp detail at the dis
pensary hospital.
As described by the army
nurse, Santo Tomas was run
like a small city with an inter
nee committee consisting of
three Americans and three Brit
ish chosen to represent the camp,
and these in turn were all under
a commandant. This was done
so that everyone wouldn't be
running to the commandant with
minor grievances, she explained.
During her three years as a
prisoner, Lt. Easterling remem
bered that only one comfort kit
from the Red Cross apiece and
one medical supply kit, which
the Japanese rationed to the
Americans, were brought into
the camp.
Malnutrition and starvation
were the serious problems, and
only two meals a day were to be
obtained. Breakfast consisted of
mush and there was usually rice
for dinner.
After the prisoners were lib
erated on February 3, 1945, the
army nurses continued to work
there with the wounded soldiers
brought in. The day after they
were liberated, the camn was
shelled by Japanese guns and
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Army Nurse Visits Here
Lt. Dorcu Easterling (above), of Abbott, Texas, who recently
visited Klamath Falls on tour with RKO studios, spent three
years as a prisoner of the Japanese at the infamous Santo Tomai
camp.
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WORK SHIRTS
WORK PANTS
OREGON WOOLEN
Main and 8th
there were 35 deaths and a num.
oer of casualties.
After leaving Santo Tomas,
Lt. Easterling went to Manila,
Leyte, and then to San Fran
cisco. Worn on the lieutenant's
blouse are the Presidential Unit
citation with two Oak Leaf clus
ters, the Bronze Star for distinc
tive distinguished service, the
American defense ribbon with
one star, the Asiatic-Pacific rib
bon with two stars, the Philip
pine defense ribbon with, three
stars, and the Philippine libera
tion ribbon with one star.
Lt. Easterling was in Klamath
Falls on tour with RKO studios
in connection with the movie,
"Back to Bataan," made under
army supervision. This movie.
which will open Saturday night
in Klamath Falls, includes a re
production of the death march
and the liberation of the prison
ers at Cabanatunn.
A fool and his money are
soon parted. The forests of Ore
gon represent many millions of
dollars to the Oregon taxpayer.
Don't be foolish. Use extreme
caution with fire. Keep Ore
gon Green.
Mske Tnr RENO H.adqaarteri
Louie Polin's Famous
Sleepy Hollow Motel
1 H miles east of Reno.
Look for the Burro.
Phone Sparks 2674
Closed
Wed.-Thurs.
July 18 and 19
for employees'
vacation
RUDY'S
600 Main
Buy War Bonds
for Victory
They're all big days for Long
Distance these days. Our job is to
take them in stride and get your
calls through without waiting.
Most of the time it works out
that way, but sometimes there's an
extra big crowd on some circuits.
Then Long Distance will say
"Please limit your call to 5 minutes.','
THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
126 North 8th Street Telephone 3101
Klamath county' copped sec
ond place In tho "big ten" rnca
as it completed thu 7th War
Loan drive by over-subscribing
its E bond quota by 11.7 per
cent. Preceded only by Wash
ington county, Klamath county
bought $1,718,51)8 worth of E
bonds between April 0 and July
7.
Results of other "big ten"
counties with a quota ovor a mil
lion dulliu's, place Multnomah
third with total of 1011.7 per
cent of tho quota subscribed,
Clatsop was fourth with 104,1;
Mill was Clnckttmus with iOH.2;
sixth was Marlon with 100.4.
The remaining "big ton" coun
ties not milking their quoin are
Linn witli 02.2; Lane, 1)1.2; Uma
tilla, 87.7; Jackson, US.l.
Total E bond sales for tho en
tire stale amounted to JMUKUI,
0(i0, which Is S.9 per cent above
its 05 million dollar quota, Tolnl
sales on all bonds for the slate
was $1104.403,44'.!.
Although Kluiuiith county
went over its quota only 11.7
nor cent this t lino us compared
to the 35. 5 per cent standing of
the IIIU wnr Loan, mill's llirouitli
out (lie Ntalo wore not as high
this tlmo with only 17 of Ihe UU
counties making their iiuotns as
compared (o 80 counllim who
filled their quoins for the sixth.
Davis Appointed
Liquor Supervisor
PORTLAND, July 17 (I')
R. L. Uiis'ls, who resigned from
the western defense conininiul
In 11)44, has been appointed n
supervisor of the hard liquor en
forcement division of tho stale
liquor control commission, Ad
ministrator Ray Cimwuy nil
nounml today.
Linn In I'nfoi coini'nt work,
Davis was Ni'igennl In Ihe Khun,
nth district when tin; stale pnlli'U
department was uiumilrd In
lU.'ll. lie resigned In IICIIV to
become chief criminal di'puly
under Sheriff Lloyd Low of
Kliinialh county, serving until
l;i7,
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strong then liquid-dipped ("welded" together)
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5.255.50-18.... 11.65 5.255.50-17.... 12.80
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