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X News PICTURES! Associated Pim TiUmiU. MEA Telephe let and live local newspleture and en graving atall provlda News and Harald taadara with comprehensive photograph ic service. WEATHER NEWS Cloudy High 0i Low 33) Midnight it 24 hour to I p. m. .44 Saaaoa to data 10.M Normal proclpitation Laat you to data 18. M IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Vol. 18, No. 118 I'rice Five CenU KLAMATH FALLS, OKEGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941 (Every Morning Except Monday) I In The Days Br FRANK JENKINS BRITAIN thla week (wllh ' niur war front) calla uoon , her people, rich and poor, to pay a SO per cent Income tax toward financing the war under a record budget estlmato of 4.207.000,000 pounds. (About 17 BILLION dol lar!.) Exemption llmlU are to be lowered to bring In aoma two V-nlHIon low-wage camera. "THIS, remember, concerna only BrlUln'a ahare In tne war. The hrni-nu to be received from lit under tha Icaae-lrnd bill are not taken Into consideration. What Britain la planning to rati under thla aomewhat stag- gerlng program of taxation will be spent by Britain atone, wnav ever la received from tha United Statea through leasing and lend ing will be EXTRA. TOTAL wara. you ace. which 1 call for TOTAL EFFORT on 5 the part of ALL THE PEOPLE, are costly affairs. They call for all the energlea of a nation. If anyone haa an Idea that we can fight a modern war and Hill carry on business aa uiual. he will do well to forget It now. Otherwise he la headed for dis illusionment. Fighting wara and carrying on the business of living more or leas undisturbed behind the lines may have been possible In earlier and simpler centuries. But no longer. CIR KINGSLEY WOOD, chan- cellor of the exchequer (sec retary of the treasury) tells the house of commons: 'The burden I am compelled to Impose Is vitally necessary not only to meet our financial position but to SECURB A RK- DUCTION IN COrWBUMlTUJr- and to - AVERT 6PIRAL1NC PRICES AND WAGES. TVHAT does he mean? He means this: Not only must Britain pay her bills. She must reduce the standard of liv ing of her people so that the largest possible share of her pro ductive effort may go Into the fighting of the war. So vast have become the needs of the army and the navy that a maximum of the output of Britain's factories must go into war production and MINI MUM Into supplying tho ordin ary, everyday needs of her peo ple. The people must DO WITH OUT so that the army and the navy MAY HAVE WHAT THEY m, NEED. w THAT, put almply, is what he means when he says .that taxes must be made so heavy as to secure a reduction in con sumption. A WORD now as to what he means by taxation heavy enough to avert spiraling prices and wages. Great Britain Is scared of In flation. Inflation la brought about by soaring prices of the things peo ple need In their everyday life, As these things become scarce, due to concentration of produc- - live effort on war needs, people who have money In their pockets will bid up the price In order to get what they want, t Britain's secretary of the treasury is proposing to tax the British pcoplo so heavily they will have no money in their poc kets with which to bid up prices. That Is the long and the short of it. $80,000 Property Deal Filed Here - A deed on file In the county clerk's office shows a large real estate transaction involving 1497. S acres of land in the Wood river valley. The land was deeded by the Fort Klamath Meadows company to Helen Pearl Schulze, Thomas B. and Charles J. Hawkins. Reve nue stamps on the deed indl , cated a consideration of about $80,000. The Hawkins have been extcn Vsively interested In cattle oper atlona in tho Fort Klamath coun try and in the Pachecho district near Holllstcr, Calif. Fort Klamath Meadows com pany Is a California corporation. vv n-wm ga ti-'f !? flaBfe A machine oparatad by Mrs. Ernestine Alice Ortls. Pelican Eleventh street telephone pole Wednesday morning when Mrs. avoid hitting Ralph Dee Fox. IS. bicyclist. Injured were Mrs. and Mrs. Mary Owens. Pelican Bay camp. DEFENSE PLANT Knudsen Against An ti Strike Law; Says U. S. Operation OK WASHINGTON. April m William S. Knudsen expressed opposition today to legislation to curb defense strikes and then de clared It would be "all right" for congress to pass a law permit ting the army or the navy to take over a struck defense plant if mediation had failed. Knudsen expressed these views during the h 2 a military committee's investifcon of the rtteareas of .the national defense program. Knudsen expressed opposition to legislation against strikes, say ing he believed the new defense mediation board would do "a great deal" toward eliminating hurtful work stoppages. Secretary of Labor Perkins expressed the opinion today that Jurisdictional strikes were "most unfortunate at any time" and In defense Industry were "not justi fied." She made this assertion In re sponse to questions by members of the house military committee (Continued on Page Two) Truck Driver Dies In Freak Accident WILLOWS. Calif., April 9 (UP) Ernie Bcrglund. 21, oil truck driver, was strangled to death In the cab of his truck to day when a gate became en tangled with the truck door. Berglund -was backing his truck out of the oil depot and put his head out of the window. The gate swung shut, catching on the door handle and pinning his neck against the window frame. For more than an hour, ac quaintances passed the spot wav ing greetings at Bcrglund, una ware that he was dead. Klamath Flier With British Has Busy Los Angeles Visit A breathless schedule of news paper interviews, radio broad casts, speech-making and even moving picture work Is the dally experience of Byron Kcnnerly, Klamath man now In Los An geles after several months with the American Eagle squadron In Britain, his parents found when they visited him at Los Angeles last weekend. His father, Al Kennerly of this city, said he had to keep on the run even to visit with his son. Mr. and Mrs. Kennerly and Junior, brother of Byron, made the trip south with City Police man Frank Blackmer, who went to Los Angeles on vacation. Byron Kennerly Is home on furlough to recuperate from ear injuries caused by a 800 m.p.h. spiral dive when his squadron mixed with German fighters over England. But furlough doesn t mean rest to him. No sooner had he arrived In Los Angeles than he was booked for a heavy schedule designed to relate his war experlencea to the public. He has appeared on sev eral broadcasts, both local and network, and California papers Telephone Pole Stops Cor . f- s Three Hurt As Car Crashes Against Pole Three persons were Injured Wednesday morning when a car driven by Mrs. Ernestine Alice Ortls, about 23. Pelican Bay camp, crashed bead-on Into a telephone pole on Eleventh street near Pine, in order to avoid hitting a bicycle operated by Ralph Dee Fox, 1028 Arthur street, Altamont district. Mrs. Ortis suffered from shock and bruises, and was released af ter first-aid treatment at Klam ath Valley hospital. Her son, Andrew, two and one-half years old, suffered possible internal injuries. A passenger, Mrs Mary Owens, SB, Pelican Bay camp, riding in thj. front seat, has severe bruises to the head and face, skinned knees' and shins and chest hurts. Andrew and Mrs. Owens remained in the hospital. - - . According to investigating po lice officers, young Fox was riding his bicycle north on North Eleventh street when he sig naled to make a left hand turn into the Oregon Journal station A car had just passed him, he told police, and no failed to see Mrs. Ortis car - approaching when he swerved to the right The machine pulled sharply to the right in order to avoid hit ting the youth, and as Mrs. Ortis steered the car over the curbing and onto the parking, her foot (Continued on Page Two) BB Guns Used in Escape By Boys PORTLAND, April 9 (UP) Armed with BB guns, two small boys led Portland firemen of engine company No. 7 a merry chase today. First the pair tried their marksmanship on a fire alarm box, shattered the glass and brought fire trucks out with sirens wailing. Firemen sighted the pair and gave chose. The two then turned the BB rifles on their pursuers and escaped. Byron "Jack" Kennerly have carried Interviews and pic tures. One of the moving picture (Continued on Page Two) VI''' ih. v:Jt f Bay camp, crashed Into a North Ortls swerved to one side to Ortls. her son, Andrew, 2H. F DULLS AGAIN 24-Hour Extension of Grace Fails To Find Labor Dispute Ended B7 UNITED PRESS -The "on-sgsln, off-again" set tlement negotiations in tha $134,000,000 Ford strike at De troit fell "off Wednesday night after a 24-hour extension of grace by the U. S. labor depart ment proved unavailing. ' There wvre strong indications that the dispute would be certi fied to the new defense media tion boardv " ', Emerging from day-long conference with officials of the company and the striking United Automobile orkera (CIO), Gov. Murray D. Van Wagoner of Michigan and Federal Concilia tor James Dewey revealed that no positive terms of settlement had been discussed. , Surprise " The announcement was a sur- , (Continued on Page Two) Lemon Extract Linked in San Quentin Case SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 9 (UP) Two San Quentin convicts charged with the slaying -of Nathan Rcicin, 27, a trusty at the prison, in a drunken orgy on lemon extract, today were ordered to answer to the super ior court. Superior Judge Herbert de la Montanya held preliminary hearing for Neal W. Parker, 21, and Junius W. Cox, p4. Informa tion against the men will be filed by District Attorney A. E. Bag- shaw and date will be set for trial. This procedure normally would come next Friday, but it may be postponed a week be cause of Good Friday. Warden Clinton Duffy said Parker and Cox had confessed killing Reicin with a hammer and knife during a party in Rei cin a quarters adjoining the pri son mess hall Sunday morning. They said they had been drink ing lemon extract. The body was wrapped in a blanket and placed in the refrigeration room. Duffy said the lemon extract now used by the prison la non alcoholic, but.that the men must have obtained some of the old supply. Reicin was serving a life term for murder and attempted rob- oery in Los Angeles. Parker, serving a term for at tempted robbery and grand theft, would have been eligible for parole In 1943. Cox, convict ed of automobile theft, was due for parole July 9. Looking Backward By The Associated Press ' ONE YEAR AGO April 9, 1940 Germans In vade Denmark, Norway, In light ning double stroke. Danes sub mit quietly, but Norwegians re sist. Germans . blame invasion on allies. German Pincers Tighten On British Balkan Army U.S.ADDSI0 CUTTERS FOR BRITAIN AID Unnamed Coast Guard Vessels Available to Fight Nazi U-Boats By ERNEST BARCELLA WASHINGTON, April 9 (UP) The United States, moving swift ly to help Britain "put out the fire" of the German U-boat men ace In the Atlantic, today made available to the royal navy 10 coast guard cutters capable of combatting submarines, for Brit ish convoy work. President Roosevelt ordered transfer of the craft as British Prime Minister Winston Church ill warned in London that unless the U-boat menace is met and defeated 'the life of Britain" will be threatened and the pur poses of American aid to Britain "frustrated." Short of Convoys Release of the cutters was seen as the first move to keep Brit ain's vital Atlantic supply line open by methods short of actual U. S. convoys. It likewise was this nation's first concrete step in carrying out Mr. Roosevelt's pledge to "deliver the goods" to the beleaguered democracies abroad. Mr. Roosevelt prepared to translate into action still another pledge to "build a bridge of ships'' across the Atlantic WASHINGTON, April 9 OP) The release of 10 coast guard cutters to the British was an nounced today at the ..White House. T ' Stephen Early, presidential press secretary, told reporters the coast guard vessels had not yet been delivered to the English but were being prepared for the transfer under terms of the lease lend bill. He said he preferred not to disclose ttie names of the cutters but said they were built from 1928 to 1932. Light Armament No commercial ships or naval craft are involved in the deal. Early said. Presumably, he added, the cutters will be turned , over to British crews on this side of the Atlantic, as was done in the case of SO destroyers released to Britain In exchange for de fense base sites. The vessels will help replen (Continuea on rage Two) Draft Cases of Jehovahs Start PORTLAND, April 9 (UP) The United States department of justice today began investigating the case of a member of a re ligious sect who refused service under the draft. The man, whose name was withheld, is a member of Je hovah's Witnesses and appealed for exemption of service, even "work of national importance under civilian direction." Two other such cases are under In vestigation by the department here. Work recently started on straightening plan for The Dalles-California highway was being spite unfavorable weather conditions. The new route, which wUl eliminate the present stretch through Woe us, wUl be approximately four miles In length. Britons Hear Churchill in Talk on War LOKDON, April 9 m Prime Minister Churchill told Britain today the grave extent of Ger many's smashing advance through Greece and warned so viet Russia the nazi drive was heading her way. In a war report to the house of commons Churchill announc ed the nazi troops had entered Salonika at 4 a. m. Warns Russia - "Up to the present the British and imperial troops have not been engaged" in fighting in Greece, he said. lie refused to give any Indi cation of what would be done with these troops in the "wide spread battle." The prime minister declared there were increasing signs that Germany would pounce on the wheatlands of Russia's Ukraine. He also announced the British capture of the Red Sea port of Massaua, Eritrea, and the virtual completion of the conquest of Italian East Africa. Asks Irish Aid At the same time be disclosed (Continued on Page Two) War Bulletins MOSCOW, April t (UP) Russia paid high tribute to Jugoslavia and her alliea in tha Balkan war today and said that any chance of a German Invasion of the British Isles had been removed for tha time being. LONDON. April S (UP) Germany lost its priority oa the Moscow . radio tonight when, far the first-time, the broadcasting of tha nasi com munique waa relegated from first place to third behind those of Greece and Jugo slavia. LONDON, Thursday. AprU 10 (UP) A "bag" of 23 Ger man planes for the last three nights during the "second bat tle of tha moon" waa claimed this morning for the British defense forces. BERLIN. Thursday, April 10 (UP) Royal air force bombers raided Berlin last night. A communique said that several persons were killed and wounded as the British planes dropped explosive and incendiary bombs on the Ger man capital. ATHENS, Thursday. AprU 10 (UP) Greek troops cut off by the sweep oi Germany's mechanised juggernaut which sliced Greece in half and seized Salonika still are hold ing "impregnable lines" deep in eastern Macedonia, the high command announced early to day. LONDON, AprU 9 (UP) Jugoslavia's main army is threatened with encirclement as result oi the lightning Ger man drive which has cut the nation in two parts. "The im mediate outlook Is very seri ous," well informed British quarters said tonight. Newest Dalles-California Cutoff the newest cutotf under the state highway departments road Appointed ' Rex High. Poe VaUey ranch er and active leader in Klamath county 4-H clnb and grange work, received appointment to the county school board Wednesday succeeding- C. B. Brown of Bonanza, deceased. The appointment wUl hold un til the end of the present school year. APPOINTS HIGH Poe - Valley Man To Fill Vacancy; Legal Job Goes to Humble Bex High, prominent Poe Val ley rancher and leader in 4-H club and grange work, was ap pointed Wednesday to succeed the late C B. Brown of Bonanza as a member of the, Klamath county school board. ' . Fred Peterson, county school superintendent, announced mgn s appointment louowing a board meeting at the courthouse. (Continued on Page Two) Mexico, Axis May Fall Out On Ship Grab MEXICO CITY, April 9 (P) Official sources said today Ber lin and Rome probably would sever diplomatic relations as a result 01 Mexico s expropriation of 12 axis ships harbored in Tampico and Vera Cruz. These sources said President Manuel Avila Camacho was fully aware his expropriation decree probably would bring on a severance of relations of the axis nations with the Mexi can republic when he diverted the seized vessels for use by the Mexican merchant marine in coastal and international trade. "Death Blow" Such a development would be accepted "calmly" because it would deal a "death blow" to nazi and fascist propaganda activities and political influence in Mexico and possibly in other (Continued on Page Two) pushed forward this week de F JUGOSLAVS IN English Forces Take Massawa in Eritrea But Retreat in Libya By UNITED PRESS Four days of German "blitz" terror haa come close to knock ing Jugoslavia out of the battle) of the Balkans, and left Britain's huge army in Greece in a peri lous position Thursday between the groping claws of a huge nazi pincers. The next 24 hours may weU bring the knockout of Jugo. slavia's main army In the north, already facing entrapment, and ATHENS, Thursday, April 10 (UP) With the Germans In possession of Salonika, It can be revealed now that, strategi cally speaking, this important port of eastern Greece at the top of the Aegean sea wai written off the books more than a month ago by the Greek general staff. At best, only a token re sistance waa planned for west ern Thrace and Macedonia since it was realized that the Germans would hurl every, thing they had at Salonika. '. bring Germany's and Britain'! land forces to grips with all of northern Greece at stake. Not only in the Balkans but In north' Africa was the German mechanized war- machine in sweB-finuan "panzer" forces" aided by the Italians pushed across eastern Libya in a major threat to Egypt and the Suez canal Britain's empire lifeline. "The British, however, sealed the doom of Eritrea Italy's old est east African colony by cap turing the Red sea port of Mass awa as Benito Mussolini's east African empire, which is beyond (Continued on Page Two) Twelve Klamath Selectees Leave , Twelve Klamath county meri- left Wednesday night via the Southern Pacific for Portland, filling the fifth selective service call from here. A delegation of draft board members, friends and relatives bid the lads farewell at the de pot Those leaving were: Board 1 Joseph Frazier Baughman, Klamath Annex; Arris Bill Tut tle, 129 North Second street; Anthony Henry Woltkamp, 734 Fulton street; Clarence Herman Leiker, 1703 Wall street; John Henry Sheridan, 501 Market street. Board 2 WUbur C. Haskins. Merrill; John Perry Scott, 2618 Summers lane; Rex Alonzo Lyons, Tule lake; Harold Russell Webster, Chiloquin; Walter Wilson Weaver, Merrill; Robert James Carry, Crescent; Clyde Swell Duke. Merrill. U. S. Marine Corps Recruiter Here ' Sgt. Kenneth L. Derr, recruit. Ing officer from Portland for the U. S. marine corps, will be in Klamath Falls until Saturday noon. Sgt. Derr will be available at the postoffice from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m. each day to interview prospective recruits. Candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years, must be unmarried and have good character records. A complete medical examination will be given here for any re cruits accepted, Derr stated. News Index City Briefs ... . Page fl Comics and Story -...Page 3 Courthouse Records Page 2 Editorials Page 4 Information .....Page S Market, Financial Page 10 Midland Empire Newi .. Page 11 Pattern Page 7 PTA Notes Page S Sports Pages 12, 13 W)ltT'.