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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 10,12
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PRISONER OF WAR Frank Noel, Associated Press staff
photographer, who has been a prisoner of war for more
than a year, with the consent of his Communist captors,
took this picture of Americans held as war prisoners at
camp No. 5 at Pyokdong, north Korea. The pictures were
taken to Panmunjom by a Communist courier and turned
over to the AP. Noel's caption says this picture shows (left
to right) Jerry Oakley, Albany, Ore., Clayton Rogers, Little
Rock, Ark., Charles Davis, Mount Vernon, 111., and Roland
Hamilton, Middleton, Ohio.
Californians Slug It Out
With Reds On Patrol Row
On Central Korean Front
By STAN CARTER
SEOUL, Korea Wi The newly
arxlved 40th division California's
old National Guard outfit was
identified Monday In action on the
Central Korean, front east of Kum
tong. ..... .. ......
The- Eighth Army reported the
40th tangled with the Chinese Reds
Sunday In a bitter, hour-long pa
trol action. It had been announced
earlier the division had been In
Korea? about two weeks, but Mon
day's report was the first of a
specific clash.
It was the day's biggest patrol
clash on the snow-covered front.
The mercury skidded to 15 de
crees below zero and Allied in
fantrymen elsewhere huddled in
their, bunkers.-
The bitter cold and strong winds
limited . ground acUon and air
strikes.
However, a flight of 19 Sabre
jets spotted about 50 MIGs high
over Northwest Korea and report
ed scoring hits on two of the Red
jets in a brief exchange of firing
passes. . . .
The dogfight ranged as high as
43,000 feet.
The , Fifth Air . Force Teported
fighters and bombers attacked 700
Communist vehicles Sunday night
and early Monday and destroyed 54
of them.
Eight B-29 Superforts bombed
the rail bypass bridge at Sunchon
in Northwest Korea Sunday night.
Two other superforts dropped drag
mentation bombs on Communist
front line positions.
U.S.- F-51 Mustangs fire-bombed
and strafed the big Communist sup
ply depot at Baeju Sunday and
destroyed "or damaged 40 build
ings. .. . .
The Air Force reported explo
sions rocked the area and fires'
billowed throughout the base.
Butte Valley
Well Water OK
A test well drilled on property
owned by Lloyd Low in Butte Val
ley pumped 70-decree water at a
rate of about 800 gallons a minute
in tests Saturday.
-The weU is located at the north
end of the valley. Other . wells
which have been drilled in Butte
Valley and are in use for irriga
tion have produced considerably
colder water, down to about 30 de
grees, according to reports.
ELECTED
- REDMOND I Sportsmen have
elected Al TUse to head the Red
mond Rod and Gun Club this year.
Gene Endiccott was re-elected
secretary-treasurer and Merle Ho
gan was named vice president. .
Kef auver Sure Of Victory
As HST Shadowboxes On
Issue; Ike Statement Due
By The Associated Press
Senator Kefauver, D-Tcnn., con
fidently predicted Sunday he could
win the Democratic presidential
nomination even if President Tru
man seeks re-election.
But he said he does not think
Mr. Truman "wants Ue Job"
again. r
Kefauver said on a rndlo pro
gram he is not running for second
place, and 1( Mr. Truman runs
again and offers his backing to Ke
tauver for the -vice presidential
nomination, he would not "be
Interested at all.
The President, who has not re
vealed his 1963 plans, figured in
two other developments:
Senator Aiken. R-Vt., said he
thinks the President withdrew from
the Democratic presidential pri
mary in New Hampshire "because
Senator Kefauver would have beat
en the tar out of him."
The President told his news con
ference Thursday such primaries
are eyewash, and he could have
the nomination if he decides he
wants it, without entering them. .
C.. .... V.iln ' GVunV i Iillt.v
Democratic national chairman.
said he would urge the President
to permit his name to remain on
the New Hampshire primary ballot.
And California Democrats, at a
"harmony" meqtlng over the week
end, agreed that Truman is their
man for 1952.
Some 80 per cent of the slates
76-man delegation attended the
meeting and decided to pledge their
support to the President.
The California meeting was call
ed at McKinney's request to
straighten out a rift among Demo
crats in the coast state.
Senator Taft. R-Ohio. first Re
publican to announce for the GOP
nomination, Sufiday would not com-
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ment on a resolution designed to
get his name entered In Oregon's
primary in May.
The Oregon State OOP Commit
tee passed a resolution Saturday
aimed at getting Taft to test his
strength In that state. Taft said
in Cinclnnal he would have noth
ing to say on Uie matter "for some
time." ,
In Washington, political sources
said Republicans backing Oen.
Dwlght D. Elsenhower for Presi
dent soon will make known his
recorded views on raxes, labor,
farm and many oUier domestlo Is
sues. They are combine through his
speeches, letters and memoranda
as background for the campaign
document.
Party confidence In eventual vic
tory In the still-distant election was
expressed by leaders of the two
parties:
Guy Gabrielson. chairman of the
Republican National - committee,
said on a television program he
believed any OOP candidate could
Uck any Democrat.
Frank E. McKlnney. Democratic
national chairman, said in Detroit:
"Our record and the sorry record
of the Republican party are the
surest guarantees of a Democratic
victory."
FISH SEASON
ASTORIA 11 The winter sal
mon season opened on the Ctolum
bia River last week, but fishermen
Monday reported poor catches.
Smelt were scarce, too, and fish
ermen blamed bad weather. One
packer here reported receiving
only 365 pounds of fish at its lower
Columbia stations.
Talent Show
Slated Here
' A home talent show with a
Variety of acts is to be given by
the Friendship Circle, Women of
Uie Moose in the Moose Hall, Feb.
13. Curtain time will be 7:30 p.m.
Co-chairmen are "Stormy" Hasf
Jord, Bernlcs Van and Beverly
Evans.
A sub-teen queen will be elected
and the program will Include
magic acts from Africa,, numbers
by Barbershop quartette, Crown
ing of the Queen and presentation
ol her court, musical and specialty
numbers.
All members of Women of the
Moose, the Loyal Order of Moose
and guests will be admitted with
out charge.
Thief Leaves
Trail Of Coins
NEW YORK M A. Brooklyn
patrolman, spotting a broken store
window Sunday, touowed a trail ot
coins until he came upon a nine
year old burglar.
The bov was carrying a bag full
of coins which were dropped out
one by one.
, Police said the boy, whose Iden-
lltv thev withheld, nad taken iiao.
mosUv In small change, from a
March ot Dimes "wishing well" In
the store window.
Police said he used a hammer to
break the window.
These Guys Had
Plenty Of Power
LIMA. O. (V) Thieves really
wanted to crack the safe at the
Williams Brothers grocery In Lima
Sunday.
They set two charges of nltro
glycerin that not only cracked the
safe but wrecked Uie grocery.
Ray Williams, one of the store's
owners, said the thieves got $4,117
from the safe. He estimated dam
age to the grocery at $8,000.
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Youth Center
Plan Pushed
Mm, Dale Baxter, president of
Uie Klamath County P'l'A Council,
today announced appointment of a
special committee to explore the
proposed formation of u Youth
Council hero.
Chairman of the PTA commit
tee is Mrs. lliiBon Moore: mem.
born are Mrs. Stuart Balslgrr, Mis.
Earl Sheridan and Mrs. lluxter.
A similar commlttoe, headed by
Mrs. Edward Geary, Is represent
ing the Intor-Agency Council. Mem
bers of this committee urv Mrs.
Phil Hitchcock, Mrs. Victor , O'Neill
and the Rev, D. L. Proott, Peace
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Geary is a member of the
Klamath Union High School Par
enlN and Patrons and that organ.
tMillon'a Executive Hoard had de
cided to puiilclpato In tlio Youth
Council plan,
Mm, Richard Klngdon, chairman
of the Parents and Patrona Board,
says tlmi several board members
will attend tonight's City Council
meeting in connection with tho
youth problem.
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pianos
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through muilc"
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