ENLISTED IN
On Training Cruise
Wears Gold Stars
Friday, Oet. 18, 1948
HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN ;
, :t & v ,t . i
If 'h'fr i " '
sisted entry, Purcell was turt the ,
man he sought waa within, h
tald. - :"'."
Jones' widow said tha officer
failed to Identify thtsmselves, and
she and her husband thought
them robbers. .
CHARGE AHMY
WITH STA
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MANILA, Out. 10 W) U. S.
enlisted nion in the Philippine,
writlnv In tlio "letters column''
of the urmy newspaper Dally
Puolflcan, accuse army author.
Itlot aupervlslinf tlio homeward
shipment of velornnt n( stalling,
Inefficiency and promlse-breaK-infl.
Tho writors complained thut
tho army wu falling to make
lino of dozens of cargo vessels
lulling empty tor tho UnltoU
Stutos, Thoy suld they tullud In
thceo ahlpt Id various Pacific
landings, and described
"phoney" the urmy't toltcltudc
for their comfort now. ,
rrtlghttii Unsuitable
Recently army offlclalii mid
frelghtora were unaultuble for
1 deploying troop) home, but ono
tetter ald: "Give us a caie of
ten-ln-one ratloni and we will
be tickled to death to ride cargo
i hips homo,"
Thin morninii'i lasuo of the
Paclflcan quoted Col. C. M.
Davldaon, auperlntondcnt of the
water dlvltilon, Port of Manila,
at aaylnff lis could nut Liberty
hlp Id ahape to carry 78 troop
each, aomo wnn noura worn
by 00 men.
"Ha been dono before," an Id
Davldaon, "If the thlpt are al
located, I can have oach one
ready to curry 75 troopa back to
the United States In comparative
, ly good living conditions within
40 hours If I can have 50 men to
work on rnich of them."
Violated Promlats
Veteran in the Philippine al
to complained that the urmy wot
violating Ita promlsea to tend
home the highest point men
first. They auld the policy of
tending dlvlaiona homo by the
unit, Including some 60-polntera,
leavea 70- ana 80-polntera altting
on the dockt with no tranaporta
tion, ,
The army't "Red Apple" re
cruitment plan, they aaid, alao
haa Irked veteran, alnce thou
who re-enllat get top priorities
for the rlda home and for fur
lough. Many recent arrlvalf
have taken advantage of the re-
enlistment plan, they aald, at
they know they wouldn't
home for a year.
get
60-Year-Old Man
Jailed In Robbery
PORTLAND, Oct. 10 UP) A
80-year-old man was In Jail today
accused of driving the car In
which two robbers fled after
beating tip C. Earl Wntklns, drug
gist, In hit ttore here,
Detectives tald tho man waa a
drug addict with a long pen
itentiary record. He was held
(or the district attorney.
The other two men raced away
In a green coupe, leaving behind
the thousands of dollar worth of
norcotics for which .they had
come.
Hearing On Utility
District Slated
SALEM, Oct. 10 (A-) The
state hydroelectric commission
announced today It would hold
a hearing at Vale noxt Monday
night on the preliminary peti
tion for creation of tho Malheur
county peoples utility district.
The district would Include
flfill square miles, Including
Vale, Ontario and Nyaaa. The
proposed district has a popula
tion of 20,800 and an assessed
valuation of $10,800,000.
Governor Snell
OK's Extradition
SALEM, Oct. 10 (TP) Gov
ernor Earl Snell authorized to
day the extradition of ' Jack
Gorman, who it held In Port
land, to Valtcjo, Calif., where
he is wanted for larceny.
Governor Snell asked for the
extradition to Portland of Al
phonae Slaughter, who la under
arrest In Seattle. Slaughter Is
wanted on a burglary charge.
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Cotat Guard Cadet Stuart Tslmag. Scharfamteln, '48. ton of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Scharfentteln, formerly of 1888 Melrose,
Klamath Falls, on training cruise In the Atlantic aboard
iquare-rlggtd tailing veaael one of atveral large training
vtaatli attached to the U. S. eoatt guard academy, New London,
Conn. The cadet, who will receive hit bachelor of telenet degree
and rtgular cotst guard commission upon completion of hit
course at the academy, participates In training oruitet to acquire
practical experience in the manifold functions of the tervlc.
13-YEAR-OLD BOYS
I
The navy todoy opened flight
training to 10-year-old civilian
boys for the first time alnce the
war ended. The age limit pre
viously was 18.
Announcing a new enlistment
program with an active duty
date of March 1, 1048, the naval
aviation cadet selection board
in Seattle aald that civilian boys
between the aget of 17 and 20
could Join class V-8 of the naval
reserve Immediately If they were
high school graduates or would
be graduated on or before Feb
ruary 28, 1046, They will be on
inactive duty until March 1.
EnliiHceg, who will be tent to
collega for a year by the navy
on March I, must not have
reached their 20th birthday by
that date. Applicants who are
10 before March 1 mutt have
had at least one term of college
by that time.
The minimum height limit was
raised to 5 feet 6 Inches.
Written and physical examin
ations are given dully by the
board at 1311 Exchange Build
ing, Seattle. Transportation will
be furnished upon request to
applicants residing outsido Scat
tie, the navy said.
Pleasure Cruiser
Under Construction
ASTORIA, Oct. 10 ttP) The
first pleasure cruiser since 1040
Is being built here a 42-foot,
twin-engined craft of Port Or
ford cedar.
Owner Jerry Dlnilck, Astoria,
said he, plans to sail the luxuri
ous vessel complete to washing
machine, refrigerator and auto
matic dish-washer to Alaska
and Mexico,
Algoma Man Arrives
In San Francisco
Col. Polnh A. Llovd of Al
goma, liberated from a Japanese
prisoner of war camp soon after
V-J day, arrived In San Fran
cisco on the Storm King which
aocKea uctooer 18.
The Storm King also carried
other liberated prisoners accord
ing to an Associated Press dis
patch. Lloyd was taken prisoner
ai me iau or Hainan.
Taste trutt, too...
OPA Lowers Ceilings
On Some Douglas Fir
PORTLAND, Oct. 10 (IP)
Ceilings on Douglas fir sold by
off-rail mills when shipments are
not made by the mills' custo
mary loading points will drop
$1.25 a thousand board feet
stortln October 23, the OPA
aald today.
A second OPA price change
will add 60 cents a thousand on
Douglas fir to cover handling
costs for lumber loaded on barg
es at the dock of a deep-water
mill that usually delivers along'
tide ahlD.
Another change allows sales
to government agencies on the
basis of export grades only if
OPA't Washington office haa ap
proved.
The Tropic of Capricorn is
south of the equator.
WITH SHIP'S SERVICE
Roy Albers, United States
navy, was home on leave recent
ly visiting with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Albers, 2323 Or
chard. Tha 10-year-old navy
man has returned to Washington
D. C, where he is with ship's
service personnel at the Ana
costs air station.
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ON THE UBS CHENANGO
Robert W. Harrell, Acr. M 1cH
UbNH, 087 U a s 1 1 e Ave., Duns
muir, Calif., served on this es
cort carrier when she carried
1337 released prisoners of war
from Nagasaki. Japan, to a re
distribution point at Okinawa,
Somo of the cvacuateca -
Americans, English, Australians,
Dutch and Javanese are surviv
ors of Wake . Island, the Batuan
"Death March" ana the sunken
USS Houston.
PROMOTED
ROSWELL - AHMY AIR
FIELD, ROSWELL, N. M In
cluded on a recent promotion list
at this army air force training
command station is Robert H.
Fredrlckaon, who advanced to
the grade of sergeant. Ho Is the
son of Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Fred
rlckson of 2028 Reclamation,
Klamath Falls, Ore.
He Joined tho army In Febru
ary. 1843. and was formerly sta
tioned in Sioux Falls, S. D. At
tne present time, sgt. redrlcK
son Is stationed at B-28 Trans!
tlon school, Roswell army air
neia.
ON MINNEAPOLIS
ON THE USS MINNEAPOLIS
IN THE PACIFIC Jamea Verl
Mallory, 20, E.M. 2c, USNR,
Weed, Calif,, served on this
cruiser when, as part of a task
force of more than SO ships, she
steamed into Jlnsen, Korea, Sep
tember B, to help occupy and lib
erate the country from the Japa
nese. About 18,000 American sail
ors and soldiers streamed ashore
to occupy the capital city of Kei
lo. 23 miles away, to the cheers
of the natives. A crowd estimat
ed at 100,000 gathered in the vi
cinity of the capitol to watch the
lowering of the Jap flag and the
raising of the Stars and Stripes.
Thousands of American pris
oners of war, many listed miss
ing, were assembled, Identified
and headed for home.
ABOARD THE USS PICK
AWAY Elvin E. Houdashclt,
S 1c, USNR, 415 Shasta, Duns
muir, and Paul E. Gloster, C.
USN., 1521 E. D St., Alturas,
Calif., serving on this attack
transport, are still technically at
war with Germany and Japan.
They had no V-E Day and no V-J
Day.
Last May when Germany sur
rendered, the Pickaway was
westbound in mid-Pacific. On
May 8 sho was crossing the In
ternational dateline, and V-E
Day was skipped. That seemed
noteworthy to the men of the
transport. But on the day the
Japs signed in Tokyo bay. the
Pickaway again was crossing the
international dateline ana v-J
Dav was missed..
fl'his ttory of scrambled holi
days is en old one for these men.
In the course of 50,000 miles of
Pacific travel this year, they
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Charles Morris Redman, aviation radio technician, 1c, USNR,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Redman, 803 Front, now wears two
Gold Stars In lieu of second and third Air Medals for distin
guished service. Redman, now stationed with 'a carrier aircraft
service unit at the naval air station, Seattle, participated in ac
tions at Borneo, the Philippines and Morotai. He was engaged in
radar maintenance. The award was presented by Lt. Cmdr. A.' A.
McCurdy, commanding officer of the carrier aircraft service unit.
Last month Redman was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
The Gold Stars In lieu of second and third Air Medals were
awarded Redman for "distinguishing himself by meritorious acts
while participating in aerial flights" during the period from
March 24, 1945, to April 8, 1045, and from April 8, 1045, to May
31, 1045, The citation concluded, "His conduct throughout has
distinguished him among those performing duties of the tame
character."
The US forest service crew of
five men under direction of Dick
Steppe, started burning slash in
tbe Scott creek area Wednesday.
This work will continue, John
Sarginson, district ranger, stat
ed, as long as weather conditions
permit. If dry weather persists
it may be necessary to discontin
ue work because of the danger of
forest fires, spreading through
the rirv brusn.
With the exception of the for-J
est service road crew stationed
at Lake o the Woods, the tor
estry office there will be closed
for the season, Sarginson said.
All business will be carried on
through the office of the Klam
ath Falls post office building aft
er that.
A crew of five men, under the
direction of Joe White, is work
missed not only V-E and V-J
Day, but the Fourth of July as
well, and enjoyed two Easters.
They are dubiously looking
toward Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. 1 1 Of Co u
A
.Gift
He
Will
Never,
Forget
v
1
ing on the roads in the immedi
ate vicinity of Lake o' the
Woods, grading and putting in
drainage facilities.
EXPLOSION KILLS 24 .
LA PALLICE, France, Oct.
10 (JP) At least 24 persons
were killed and 120 were
wounded yesterday when large
supplies of German hand gre
nades being loaded on trucks
exploded. '
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PORTLAND, Ore;, Oet. 10 MT
Fatal shooting of Ervln Jones,
negro, by Detective Bard Purcell
has been upheld at "self defense"
by the Multnomah county grand
jury.
The jury ruled yesterday the
Aug. 21 shooting came within
the officer's line of duty, there
by closing an investigation or
dered by Governor Snell at the
insistence ot several Portland
? roups. A coroner's Jury had re
urned a similar verdict earlier.
Purcell testified he went to
Jones' housing project home
seeKing anotner man warned on
murder charge. After Jones re
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Dr. It. P. Alexander trve
the people of tha North
watt area. . Like tho other
nambora of Columbian's
itaif of optometrists. Dr.
AUxandtr realists tho
ntd for guarding precious
ytt and keeping them fit.
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Grutn Precision movtment $119.50
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' Other model from $39.73 up
War Housing Project
Deserted Ghost Town
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 10
() What was onco a 1800-unlt
war housing project Burton
homes was only a deserted
ghost town today.
The last three tenant left
pancy peak of 1000, mostly 1
shipyard workers, waa reached.
Many of them left to return to
former homes, whlla other
moved to other projects.
Only 844 units now remain
in Via HamnnrlaiI
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