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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1945)
TEN HERALD AND NEWS Frldir. Aug. 10. 1943 11 PLAN CL TO BEAUTIFY KLAMATH FALLS In accordance with the "Clean er Klamath" program launched rnnnnllv Iw th enunlbor Ol C01V1- mcrce, all city departments are cooperating in an euon 10 urau tify the ciiy by cleanliness. A Thnmna nitv strpRt SU peri'ntei'ident, said tnat hi de partment 1188 DCCIl WU1R1"K street pavement repairs in the mP;.niiiil HiclriM nnH ulnns are underway to continue re pairs in me uu&ilicaa uiaun.. The downtown work should get started the latter part of this montn, ne saia. The city flusher is being jsed daily to wash downtown streets. Usually the streets are swept every night, Thomas said, and washed once a week. The sweep er is being repaired now A. W. Downs, city sanitary in spector, who has been checking undue amounts o garbage in al leys, stenches rising from refuse piled behind buildings, stagnant water puddles, says that he has found deplorable conditions in the most unlikely places. Mer chants have been advised to clear up rubbish. The debris not only makes an unsightly appearance, but en courages the breeding of disease . germs, Downs said. George McCollum, owner of the sunken, swampy lot in the 1300 block on Main, has agreed to fill it in, preparatory to fu ture building, to assist in the Cleaner Klamath program. Steve Rose, chairman of the "C. K." committee, stated that a campaign is under way to make residents 'clean" conscious. 'Tourists find everything they desire in Oregon in the way of sports and scenery," Rose said, "but we can't expect to impress visitors favorably if our streets are cluttered with rubbish, and our sidewalks overgrown with weeds." The assistance of the commun is. : i u:n t lifting, Rose pointed out, and suggested "before and after" pictures of present unsightly spots about town. Modoc County Churches Picnic ALTURAS A picnic, which is expected to be the largest ever to be held in Modoc coun ty, .will take place Sunday, Au gust 12, in the Memorial park here. The membership of every de nomination in the county will participate in the event. Night Club Raid Nets 49 Maciines PORTLAND, Aug. 10 (A) Sheriff I deputies visited 13 Portland night clubs unan nounced last night, found 49 slot machines, and issued summons to the club owners. District Attorney Thomas H Handlcy. who planned the raid, said complaints would be issued today against operators. "And," he added, "I will ask ithe court to order confiscation of the ma chines." E PFC Roland J. Hicks of Chilo- quin has received the Bronze Star Medal for action in trance. Parts of the citation are as follows: s "The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to Roland J. Hicks, PFC, for heroic achievement in action on March 2, 1945, near Styring Wendel, France. During an attack, rt u hicks ano a com rade were servine as flank se curity for their company when they observed several ot tne en emy armed with automatic wea- pons and rifles. Without hesita tion, they crossed approximately 100 yards of partially open, hilly terrain and from a de filaded position called to the hostile troops to surrender, ine two men were immediately sub jected to an intensive concentra tion of lire, out, undaunted, they closed with the enemy. killing four and forcing the re mainder to withdraw to en trenchments behind a hill. Later, it was discovered that there were 70 enemy troops in the fortifications these two soldiers attacked. PFC Hicks' bold actions were instrumental in preventing hostile flanking, fire, thus securing his company from certain ambush. He enter ed military service from Chilo- quin, Ore." Hood River County Names Cherry Picker HOOD RIVER, Aug. 10 (JPl Hood River county thinks it has the state's top cherry picker. Mrs. Sadie Bennett, county farm labor- assistant, who said the picker was so modest that his name is being withheld, told about it. This picker turned in a ton of cherries in two days. That meant $70 in wages. About 1500 pickers were on the job in this county, Mrs. Ben nett said. They averaged from $12 to $25 a day. One family mother, father and three chil drenearned $527 in 10 days. "'I pCWMINAL'S CHOICE f "I "fa thtir efioice ef inHorrfdtofti erinaeri14 Be There, Snake Eyes! "1 " "'jj Weyerhaeuser employes, who stopped at a picket line at the company gate Thursday morning, passed the time away with a lively crap game on the side of the pavement. SOLDIER RETURNS E PFC Clifton Barrett is home on a 45-day luriougn irom Longview, Texas, where he has been hospitalized since his re tnrn from overseas duty. He served 33 months in New Guinea and Australia. Clifton is one of 11 brothers. seven of whom are in the armed forces. His brother Eugene is employed at Weyerhaeuser Lumber company, and three minor boys are at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Barrett, of Round lake, where they are helping in the war effort by working on the farm. When his furlough is over, he will report to Santa Barbara, Calif., for two weeks, and from there will probably go to tort Lewis, Wash. C. B. Dorris Fills Alturas Vacancy ALTURAS Upon recommen dation of the Alturas school board, Mrs. H a 1 1 i e Tierney, county superintendent of schools, appointed G. B. Dorris to fill the vacancy caused Dy tne deatn of Dr. John Stile. Dorris is one of the largest taxpayers in Modoc county and is well known, having lived here all his life. Potato Storage Facilities Added PRINEVTLLE, Aug. 10 VP) Completion of additional potato storage facilities is being rushed here with prospects for an ex cellent crop in sight. County Agent E. L. Woods said. Crook county has 3600 acres of potatoes under cultivation this year, he said. Three warehouses are being constructed, the largest, 320 by 56 feet, will have a capacity of 80 carloads. Classified Ads Bring Results o m otf etf (?o SO OTPS Yanks Celebrate As News Of Jap Peace Feelers Heard By BOBBIN COONS OKINAWA, Aug. 10 (P) This American-held island, only 325 miles from the Japanese homeland, kicked over the traces of war in a wild fireworks celebration as first unofficial word spread that the Japanese are ready to quit . Soldiers who only three nights ago shot flak airward against enemy raiders, let loose their guns in celebration. The island and naval anchorage rocked with gunfire, cheers and the roar of rockets. The air raid sirens wailed a prolonged "all clear" signal. One outdoor movie, showing "Captain Eddie," the story of the life of Eddie Rickenbacker, had reached a sequence where the hero, just back from the first World war, tells his bride he bets millions of other former soldiers are going fishing. At that moment distant cries and cheers echoed above the sound track and the GLs, on edge since the first atomic bomb dropped and Russia entered the war, yelled for word. It came. The operator announced: "Japan has asked for terms of surrender! The film was forgotten In the roaring celebration which fol lowed. Only today supply depots received calls for gas masks as conjecture spread Japan might try a last desperate effort to at tack this island. Lumber Company Sale Announced ALBANY, Aug. 10 (JF Price was reported today to be more than $100,000 in purchase of the Cameron Lumber company by H. L. Maloney, Coos Bay, and J. L. Chambers, Astoria. Owner C. C. Cameron, who announced the sale, said he would retire August 15. The transaction included logging equipment and part of the tim ber holdings. Heavy Leather - Faced and Canvas GLOYES and All-leather work gloves for men and women. L lace 1111. J DREW'S MANST0RE 7JS Main St s OF SEN REMOVAL HIROHITO By The Associated Press To tho louder ot Jupiin the removal of tho emperor iipnar ently would bo tho ultlimitu dis aster which they are not yet ready to accept, despite the hopelessness of the empire's sit uation, Tho Domel broadcast, making retention of tho emperor's sov ereign rights u condition ot otherwise total surrender, em phasizes tho unique position lllrohlto holds among tho world's rulers. Tho Japanese, cull him tho Tenno Son of Heaven and tho masses believe him to bo a liv ing god. They suy ho Is the 124th ruler of it dynasty "un broken for ages ternnl" descend ed from tho Sun Goddess Amu terusu, 'principal deity ot their nutlonul faith, Shinto. Tho reigning emperor not only is tho temporal head of tho state but also the religious head of the nation, tho repre sentative of all tho Shinto, del ties, which include his own an cestors The orthodox Japanese belief Is that the dynasty wus founded in 600 B. C. by Jlmmu Tenno, a great-great grandson of the sun goddess. This ditto is not sup ported by actual historical rec ords, since the oldest Japanese writing! came torn 1000 yean Inter, The grout majority of Japa nese, Indoctrinated In emperor worship by Intenslvo propagan da, probably would be unable to conceive of a world without the Tenno. The shock of his removal probably would comu to the de vout us a more Nluggerlng blow lo the Imagination t h u n the atomic bomb, Despite the worship accorded him, Urn empeior as an Individu al usually wields little actual power, lllrohlto lias boon de scribed us a mure or less unwill ing party to the nieUHlonuinliie schemes of tho militarists who gullied control of tho throne In the thirties and used Its power to lend tho Japanese people to disaster, in main HintrT Careful checking of all can. nlng equipment before tialntf may prevent death or Injury, LlVI'll IIMIIIMIK II"1 " " vlllnu mi accident lo liuppoii, -fv. 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