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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1945)
THOUSANDS OF Bonanza Girl Wears Wings Of Air Lines Stewardess Wednesday. Oct. 24. 194$ HERALD AND NEWS THREE , TO HAVE NAVY DAY NAZI T S DIE IN CAMPS By RICHARD KASIBCHKE llBHLIN, Oct, 24 (!) British nuthorltlna toduy minted Gor man wur prisoners Ilbcrutod ly Ilia Uunslans us saying that of approximately luu.UUU n a as I Iroupa ciipturud nt Stalingrad barely (101)0 uro atlll ulivo. Tho othora huvo died In nuvlut prison work cumpa or In transit homo on trains which huvo 200 to 300 corpses ibotrd when they arrive ut Frankfurt-On-Odor, tho prisoners wore quot ed ua anyhiii. dipt, J, CI. Johnson of Ox ford, Eng., commandant of the InviiJIdon Strasiio trunslt camp whore tho bulk of those dla churned wur prlsonora from tho mint ure rucolvcd, aiild ho be lieved their reports uro "not ox OKuorntocl." Miserable Wrecks "One cun woll bollovo that dentil rate when one acca the iiilaorable wrecka coming A throuuh hero ut tho ruto of 2000 per dny," Johnson anld. "Tho Kusslana uro not releas ing able-bodied men, They ore all alck or Incapable of further work. Itclcuaud women of tho Wohrmncht auxiliaries uro eith er pregnant or vencrcally dla eaiicd." Johnson a a I d some of the prisoners reported they walked all the way buck from Ruaslu after escaping from work camps. Many limp Into tho lnvalldcn cump dully without shoos, their feet bound In runs, Four Stallngrud veterana In terviewed toduy hud come In pairs on two (ruins us for oa Frankfurt. They estimated thut 200 out of 2000 prisoners aboard one train had died, and 280 out of 8000 had. died on tho other. Aa they pulled Into Frank furt, the prlsonora aold, thoy saw another train storting out for tho cast on which they wero told there wore 2000 Gormans being transported to Russia. 'They wore replacements for us," one nrlsonor said. Work In Dark Two of the four aaid thoy had boon discharged from a camp on tho Berezina river where thoy worked In peat bogs. They auld their food con aiNtcd of watery fih soup and 400 grama of broad dully which wns rnlsod to 600 if they fulfilled their work quota, They started work dolly at 4 a. m., and finished In the dark when ever tholr three-miin squad had finished cutting and loading 3(100 squares of peat, Nono of tho prisoners know What had become of Hungarian or Italian prisoners or members Silver wings and chlo grey uniform of a United Air Lines stewardess now adorn Lottie Hollo McDonald, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Dewey D, Horn of Bon anza, Miss McDonald was recently graduated from United Air Lines' four week stewardess training session ut Chlcugo, and Is now lending her aid una usslstanca to the thousands of ulr travelers who huvo returned to tho sky ways after tho war. She has boon assigned to tho San Fran-cIsco-Choyenne-Donvor section of Unltod's coast-to-coast route, with headquarters at San Fran cisco, Prior to joining United Miss McDonald, a graduato of Oregon Stuto college, was associated with tho Lipman Wolfo corn puny, Portland, Several new optlona are now avallnbla to men desiring to en list In the pcacetimo navy,, ac cording to word received by Ch, A. C. Frlcscn, recruiter In chorgo at the Klamath . Falls U. S. navy recruiting sub station. Under new regulations, appli cants 17 years of ugo may now bo enlisted for two or throe yours, or until they reach their majority. In tho latter case thoy would be dlschnrgcd on tho duy before their 21st birthday, For men In tho ago group of 18 to 30, applicants may be en listed for either two, three, four or six years at tho option of the applicant. Men in this ago group may bo enlisted without regard to their selective service status provided they have not already received notice to report for ac tual induction Into the armed forces. In the case of men without previous naval service, the new regulations provide for the en listing of qualified men as hos pital apprentice second class, stewards mates third class and seaman first class (RT). The lat ter rating Is given only after suc cessful completion of tho Eddy test for radio technicians. Consent of parents is neccs ary for all men between 17 and 21 and under no circumstances may anyone be enlisted If not yet 17 years of age. of the Spanish Bluo division and other satellite troops cap tured by the Russians at Stalin grad. About 2 por cent of the 2000 to 3000 who paaa through In valldcn dally are women. Hans Norland Fir Insurane. Phone 8060. - ;V1 f" "'i'J: I V V0 r if',f r f- A LOTTIE BELLE McDONALD Union Heads Oppose House Dismantling . . PORTLAND, Oct, 24 P) Union leaders were on record to day opposing dismantling of war housing units here in tho face of a shortuge of houses for wor vet erans and their families. Officers of railway brother hoods, CIO and AFL affiliated loculs approved a resolution pre pared at an OPA labor advisory board meeting asking congress. Mayor Riley, city council and housing officials to act Immedi ately because of the "alarming situation." Rilea Doe Speech Set Friday Noon Rilea Doe. Safeway stores ex ecutive from Oakland, Calif-, will speak at a Joint meeting of the Klwanla and Rotary clubs Friday noon at the Willard hotel. The event will not be held In the evening aa waa stated in ycatcr day'a paper. . Klwanls club will not meet at noon Thursday, its regular meet ing ante. WANTED Usherettes CASHIERS Full or Part Time Employment Apply Esquire Theatre Office CORVALLIS, Oct. 24 (P) In land Corvallls will also have a Nuvy Day celobrutlon this year, sponsored by tho new navy ROTC unit at Oregon State col lege, . Announcement of Navy Day plans was made by Copt, J, J. Carey, commanding officer, who suid the unit will do its best to entertain tho public despite no snips una no equipment. Tho 189 student sailors housed In Sn ell hall will hold open house on Navy Duy from 1 to 3 ..I 1. I . Lw lnanAntnn t the entire building. Ship modela and postors will be displayed in tno general omces, ana navy training films shown In the study hall. From 3 to 8 o'clock the navy boVs will bo hosts to students of the campus at a tea dance in the tsncil hall lounge. "When wo get our new armory and our promised new equip mont we will be able to put on a much moro complete Navy Doy ahow," Captain Corey observed. General Wainwright To Talk At Portland PORTLAND, Oct. 24 P) Maj. Gen. 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