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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1945)
fo) JV PIUCE FIVE CENTS Gas Canned Goods, Kicked Off Ration In. The By FRANK JENKINS T ONDON. By tho I linn these words nro rend, llio Brltlult election will bo Xnr In the buck It round. Hut It In llknly Unit (or n Ioiik tlmo to come puzzled Americans will bo asking: . "WHY did It happen to Chur chill?" Well, In this' writer's humble nplnlon, It didn't huppen TO CHURCHILL; It hiipiHincd IN SPITE OK Churchill. What hup poncd hnd relatively little to do will) Winston Churchill, as an Individual. It origins are Inherent In the British system, HERE In shout what happened: The British people ore war weary to an extent that we In comparatively untouched Amer ica find it hard to understand. They have been at It over iilnce 1 030 It will oon bo nix years now. Klwt It was the blitz. Then came the long month of waiting (or an expected Invasion (they're still mystified an to why Invasion never came.) Then the mounting casualties. And after that tho buzz-bombs, with the rocket bombs coming as the cap sheaf. - And ALL THE WHILE there was the neccstrury but neverthe less exasperating regimentation of modern total war on tho home front. Their food habits were forcibly-changed. Their freedom was interfered with to an extent that we can't fully realize for at tho end of all tho persuading here In England lias been FORCE. If you didn't do It voluntarily you could be (and as a matter of fact often WERE) compelled to do it. If you sim ply wouldn't go into tho right kind of job, a policeman could (and sometimes did) lead you off and PUT you whero you should bo. If the farmer couldn't be honeyed into growing the crops that were needed, he could be (and In instances WAS) tossed off his farm and somebody was put thcro who would grow the right kind of crops. This war with Germany was or keeps, and every English man knew it. While the WAR WAS ON he stood fast and did hl Job with a grim determina tion that has seldom been (Continued on Page Four) Government Sets Goafs For Peacetime Industry As Nation Celebrates V-J WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (P) Tho government turned sharply toward peace today with the cau tioning word that getting back on a prosperous, normal basis won't bo easy, Reconversion . Director John W. Snydor, In a report . to tho president, said there "should be no mincing of words" on tho Job ahead. President Truman, himself, al ready had called this change ovor from war to p c a c o "the greatest task wo havo over boon laced with." Tho whole- government ma chinery all the agencies re sponsible for trying to make smooth tho switch-over to pros perous peacetime awaited this word from Snyder. His report was an over-all plan for tho Job facing tho gov ernment and tho people, The agencies will announce individ ually the Individual plans for tho parts they will havo to play, Snyder said bluntly ytho sud den termination of tho major portion of war contracts will causo an Immediate and lorgo dislocation of our economy." Ho said that "our nation will undergo tho shock of consider able hut temporary unemploy ment." I Tho gokls ahead, he said, were: Jobs for all willing to work, better living standards, EAST COAST ARRIVALS By The Associated Press Curtis R. Schoonthaler, PFC, 722 Donald, Arrives on tho Queen Mary, duo at Now York August 22. Stephen Cott, T4, Klam ath Falls, Arrives on SS El bridge Gerry, duo Charleston August 15. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (!) OPA today announced immedi ate termination of tho rationing of gasoline, canned fruits unci vegetables, fuel oil and oil stoves, Prlco Administrator Chester Bowles said that meats, fats and oils, butter, sugar, shoes and tires will stay on the ration list "until military cutbacks and In creased production brings civil ian supplies more nearly In bal ance with civilian demand, "Nobody Is any happier than wo In OPA," Bowles said, "that as far as gasollno is concerned, tho day Is finally here when wo can drive our cars wherover we please, when wo pteaso and as much as wo please," Tho OPA chief said "right now It's impossible" to estimate when other commodities can bo removed from rationing. Ho added: "It certainly con't come too soon as far as wo aro concerned. You can bo sure that tho other items will go off the list the min ute we hear that supplies are anywhero near big enough to go around." Gasoline rationing began In tho east May 15, 1042, and was extended throughout tho nation December 1, 1042 The canned fruits and vegeta bles program began in March, 1043, while fuel oil rationing came to the cast in October, 1042, and to the rest of the na tion In March, 1043. Bowles said that while imme diate removal of several major civilian commodities from ra tioning may mean local short ages for a while, "the supply agencies assure us that tho re turn to normal channels of dis tribution will take care of these trouble spots' promptly." Price Controls Lifted By OPA WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (T) Price controls went off today on scores of consumer Items, but tho OPA said controls would remain or major cost-of-living items. ; Controls were removed from Jewelry ltei..a, sports equipment, toys selling at retail for 25 cents or less, clgaret lighters, pipes, somo photographic apparatus, clothes pins and notions. The OPA also suspended, ef fective Immediately, price con trols on a number of luxury furs and fur garments. Included are Persian lamb, beaver silver and red fox. sable, ermine, . chin chilla, .kolinsky, Alaska seal, marten, ocelot and nutria.' economic stabilization, and in creased opportunities for farm ers and businessmen. , , But he said these goals could not be reached In a "week or a month," -. . ... Here are some things done In tho past 24 hours, or about to be done: Frtt batr for all hands was tha victory order at the Marina rattrani of tha Pacific lighting, are making tha most oi it. Telephone Mil KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, 7, TO BE RELEASED IN12J0ITHS Navy Plans Personnel Demobilization Soon WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (!') At least 7,000,000 men In tho aimed services will be returned to civilian life within the next 12 mouths, Reconversion Direc tor John W. Snyder said today. Snyder predicted that within the next several months the de mobilization rato will be stepped up to 600,000 men a month. The current rato Is 170,000 a month. Army And Nary His estimate of 7,000,000 men to be discharged during the next year apparently applied to both the army and navy, President Truman calculated last night that 5 to 5V4 million men could be released from the army dur ing tho next 12 to 18 months. Army demobilization, Snyder said In a report titled "From War To Peace A Challenge," will be on the same basis as for merly. This means men released first will bo those with longest (Continued on Poge Two) 2250 STILL IDLE IN LOCAL STIES With the coming of Interna llonal peace, the strike situation hero woa unchanged this morn ing with a major part of local industry still paralyzed. A meeting of the Ewauna crew was held . yesterday, but no agreement was reached and no negotiations were underway, ac- cordlns to CIO union officials Vernon Chase, president of tho Klamath basin district coun cil, IWA-CIO, left for Portland to attend a meeting of the Inter national Negotiating committee to be held on Auxust 17, and union officials indicated that the strike situation here might be discussed. A press committee was set up by the CIO to work in conjunc tion with tho strike committee. A press release will be forthcom ing every morning, but none was released today due to the early press hour of The Herald and News. Approximately 2250 men arc still idle In strikes involving . (Continued on Page Two).. The army cut Its procurement of munitions and supplies by 23 i billion dollars. '.- : In one stroke tho war man power commission ended all manpower controls. ; The president estimated at least 5,000,000 persons will be (Continued on Pago Two) 111 IN AUGUST IS, 1945 r''.tf,st We if ' ' , ' w ' ' '";'- 4 Y't ' ?A , i ; " 4 'if ' ) The tall whit column oh the lawn of th courthouse stands as tribute to the many Klamath basin man who gT their lives that allitd victory could b caUbratad hr today. Here b a new pic ture of Klamath's wartime memorial, on which tha names of war dead will soon be again placed after removal for painting. A list of names to appear on the column will be found on page 8. Klamathites Stage Greatest Jubilee In Town's History A spontaneous celebration' un precedented in the history of Klamath Falls' took place last night with tho announcement of the Japanese surrender. . Cheering throngs' lined the sidewalks and literally thousands of cars honked incessantly .up and down the main . stem. Firecrackers ' were shot off and the clatter of tin pans added to the uproarious din. Utter stranKers embraced each other and tears of sheer happiness were evident in many eyes. Reaction to the first news flash was spontaneous. A few women wept openly, while others went about their chores after reading the head lines of The Herjld 'and News extra or hearing the flash. over the radio. . Later the festivities became Hilarious Victory Spirit Rules Klamath Service Men Barracks, and thsia msrinei, all Number 10593 Forget more exuberant and roared into a whoopee celebration in ' the best tradition of the old wild west days. In one instance, a ' hastily thrown firecracker -lodged on a marine s blouse and went oit, No injury to person was incur red, however. . The. tumultuous celebration proceeded at an unabated pace, reaching its peak between 8 and 8 p. m. Taverns and the state liquor store closed their doors immedi ately upon receipt of the news and there were few indications of excessive drinking. .Four minutes after the flash was re leased, thirsty celebrants con verged . on the liquor store and pounded-on the-door lor -libation. Churches were almost the only (Continued on Page Two) Scanas like this wars common made whoopte riding in the. back Peace Problem As l; Great As War, President Says By The Associated Press .1 An attack on American forces by Japanese suicide planes -12 hours after President Tru man had announced Nippon's nawa loaoy. Meanwhile about 16 Japanese planes -were shot' down as they approached the American fleet off the coast of Nippon's main Honshu island. These planes winged toward the fleet hours after Emperor Hirohito had announced his surrender decision, The Japanese Domei agency said imperial headquarters was endeavoring to reach every branch of the military services with the imperial surrender order but added that some Japanese planes were "reported to have made an attack on the .allied bases and fleet in the south. Meanwhile, along the enormous battlefronts of the Pacific and Asia the mightiest forces of destruction ever assembled rolled to a victorious halt around the prostrate', vanquished empire of Japan. - Throughout the allied world, wracked by war or threat of war since Germany struck Poland on September 1, 1930, it was a time for rejoicing and celebration. But already the problems of peace vere beginning to pile up. "We are faced with the greatest task' we ever have been faced with," said President Truman, "The emergency is as great as it was on December 7, 1941." ' Truman Tells Jap Capitulation Mr. Truman announced Japan's capitulation at 7 o'clock, east ern war time, last night. The act marked the beginning of a truce that will last a few days until General of tho Army Douglas Mac Arthur, as supreme allied commander, can accept formal Japanese surrender on the basis of the Potsdam declaration. While promising the Japanese KF GROCERY STORES TO OPEN THURSDAY Operators of food and grocery stores have nearly all made plans to open their stores on Thursday after taking a one-day holiday in celebration of the vic tory over the Japanese. Most of the larger grocery stores are expected to open to morrow, although it is thought that some of the smaller stores will remain closed for the two days. Drug stores in - general will also be open for business Thurs day morning as will most res taurants. A few of the eating places remained open on Wed nesday. Most lumber mills in Klamath Falls will be down Thursday as (Continued on Page . Two) Suicide Planes Raid ffiya Isle OKINAWA,. Aug. 15 (fP) A pair of bomb carrying Japanese Kamikaze suicide planes crash ed -into Ihya island, 30 miles north of Okinawa, tonight, in juring at least two American garrison troops in a futile raid which left Okinawa fuming with fury. The raid came 12 hours after President Truman's announce ment of Japan's surrender was made known. It caused, a two hour blackout alert . over Oki nawa and nearby islands. The alert, following by hours General MacArthur's communi que declaring "offensive action in all sectors has-been halted," stunned Okinawa troops. They thought that at last-they: would be able to see a movie or play cards uninterrupted by enemy air action. , - Jap Balloon Attack Lands 200 Bombs On West Coast With Little Damage' ' By VINCENT HOYMAN SEATTLE, Aug. 15 (Ja pan landed more than 200 bomb carrying, unmanned paper bal loons in western North America, out of perhaps thousands launch ed, but the bizarre attack fell flatter than a pancake as a mili tary weapon. Details of -the strange balloon attacks, hitherto secret to keep the-enemy from- learning, the re as Klamathltas calibrated victory.. Thai sailors and their girl of a truck, - decision to surrender unconditionally was reported from Oki . people free and decent lives, this declaration lays down a hard future for them. It is much like that imposed on Germany, ex cept that the Japanese will have their own national government, including an emperor, under rigid allied control. , . ' ' All means ever to make a' war again are to be stripped from them. At advance Pacific bases military government officers stood ready .to move in with oc cupation forces and carry out these terms. . Tokyo Waits Radio Tokyo, however, wait ed another hour, until 1 p. m., Japanese time, to tell its troops of the surrender. . .. . V' "We have come to a point where it is useless to resist, the enemy any longer," the broad cast said. "We have lost, but this is temporary," it added. - Domei news agency reported that Emperor' Hirohito, address- ling his nation, for the first time by radio, blamed surrender, on two main facts: . .. 1. That the trend of the world was against Japan. 2. On. .the - atomic; bomb which went into- action only nine days ago- and .was - used against only two cities; is;.- . - Hirohito- told. aiS subjectSr jc- - oraing to juomei, not ;o mane trouble, to avoid fighting among themselves and to unite their strength "to be devoted to the construction of the future." Al lied plans call for the victorious powers to control that future for a long time to come. - Expect Hara Kirl Many - Japanese who - - played leading roles in the war were expected by officials here to com mit hara kin as a result 01 tne defeat. ' Domei reported from (Continued on Page. Two) - WEATHER August 15,' 1945 Max. (Aug. 15) ....84 Min....50 Precipitation last 24 hours ...:.0Q Stream year to date' ............13.28 Normal 12.27 ' Last' yeaf, 10.62 Forecast: Cooler Thursday. , . sults, were disclosed today with relaxation of censorship. At the end of July nearly '230 of the lethal balloons, or their exploded remnants, had been recovered. ' They fell from Alas ka to Mexico and as' far east as Michigan,' but most . frequently in British. Columbia, .Washing ton, ' Oregon, ", California ..and Montana. . - - .-!.-- Many more were; sighted: and . ' . .'..- INDIANAPOLIS SINKS AFTER JAP SUB HIT GUAM, Aug. 19 W Two great explosions flashed out- of her slim bow at 12 minutes past midnight. Flames streaked through her shock-darkened pas sageways, searing the piled bod ies of her crew into . shapeless masses. Within 15 -minutes she plunged headfirst into the sea. - That was the end of the proud cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed 450 miles off Leyte July 30 with 883 dead and missing, after she, had finished a record speed run from San Francisco to Guam to deliver the first atom bomb to, the B-29s. She apparently fell, prey to a Japanese submarine. 7 Liring Hightmaie For the' 500 crewmen and the handful of officers hurled alive into the midnight sea. it was the beginning of a living nightmare. It ended, for some, more 'than lis hours later after some of the crazed seamen had killed each other, and others had dived suicidally into the cooling blue aepuis, heading lor some "magic island".- they saw in their fever ish dreams. , , No one- beyond the oil-streak-: ed circle of men and debris in' the sea hastened to the unescort ed, cruiser r- until a Peleliu" search plane led the way to the rescue of -the 315 survivors five days -later.- - - . Survivors' said nearly -700 mere had -gone down with the ship, -' (Continued on Page Two) Herald-News Boys Have Big V-J Day , ' . Herald and News carriers and street 'salesmen had their hey day Tuesday when extras came onto the street with aetails or the Japanese surrender. - - - Jim Wright, carrier on routes 13 in Mills addition, made $23' selling extras-in addition to de-, Uvering papers to the largest route in town. Jim lives at 2122 Reclamation. Other carrier boys' and salesmen, did. a land office business. . - still are being recovered in iso lated areas, where unexploded bombs remain a menace. Possible- duplications in reports of balloons, sighted and the fact many may have come down un seen in mountainous areas, make uncertain the exact number that actually. reached this continent. - Unknown- too,' unless. Japan tells.i is the. number launched. But official guesses that it may be in the thousands are based partly on -a navy task force re port that hundreds were sighted' fn-a single day off the Aleutians, headed for. California. It was at time of the San Francisco secur ity, conference,' and the report caused, .apprehension and a re-v doubled watch. But not one of these was sighted ashore, all api parently falling. into the sea. Except for killing six persons who tampered with a bomb neat' Lakeview, Ore., perhaps causing two; small fires,- and diverting manpower ' for their investlga-, tion- and control, the, balloons flopped badly as a war weapon. Not one ever dropped in a citjr or war plant, although several came down near the Hanford atomic bomb , factory in South. Central Washington state, and one dropped on the Bonneville dam power line, . momentarily stopping power to the Hanford project. ; " ' 1 The two fires possibly started :by balloon bombs were a small ;brush- blaze in Shasta county Calif,, and one on a turkey farm in-Oregon, but neither was defl -nitely-' established as balloom caused,'-'.... ;-' - - -1 .Tha Japanese radio threat tt send , 'balloons ..carrying suicide pilots never materialized. There was -no : indication any balloon; was manned. , f 'i Flrsti warning of the balloon attacks came November 4, 1944, when a radio-equipped gasbag was recovered 60 miles off San , (Continued on Pagt Two)
