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rOtTH MIDfOHD MAIL TItlBUIfS Thursday Hot. t, ItU THREE COUNTIES Salem, Ore., Nov. 2 U.R) The largest gains In Oregon war time payrolls were recorded in Jefferson, Tillamook and Curry counties, the state unemploy ment compensation commission reported today. This record gain w a s in spite of Multnomah's gain of nearly four times its pre war figure in 1943, which was more than twice the amount of covered payrolls for the entire state in 1940. Jefferson county was reported as having a payroll of $1,243, 661, for 1943, or 677 per cent above 1940. Tillamook's covered payrolls jumped 384 per cent between 1940 and 1943, from $1,934,069 to $8,772,426 last year, whilo Curry county's jump was more than 100 par cent in the one year 1942-43 alone, going to $1,059,798. A 49.2 per cent gain was made in covered payrolls in Multnomah county b et w e e n 1942 and 1943, or 299.7 per cent over the 1940 figure. FIVE MEN KILLED" AS ' ENGINE STRIKES CAR Gooding, Idaho, Nov. 2 U.R) Five men, including the son-in-law of the Gooding chief of po lice, were killed today when a Union Pacific engine struck their sedan at a crossing west of the Gooding depot. Killed were Oscar Mai, 32, son-in-law of G. A. Nettleshlp, Gooding police chief; Tom Trees, 88, Gooding; Patrick Johnson, 18, Salmon; Everet West, 20, Gooding, and Harold Bur, 17, Gooding, CITY SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR SOCE INSTITUTE City school children have holiday today and Friday in or der that all teachers may attend the annual Southern Oregon Educational Conference and Teachers institute at Ashland. Approximately 800 teachers of this area will attend. The meet ing is sponsored by the Southern Oregon College of Education, BIRTHS HATCH To Mr. and THrs. t. K., Rogue River, Nov. 2, 1944, girl, 9 lbs,, at Sacred Heart hos pital. . 7 IRKS BANDITS ' Los Angels U.R) B a n d 1 1 s held up a meat market,, fourld only $7 in cash, so they filled the cash register with sawdust and took $71 in rabbits and bacon from the' refrigerator. TEXAS PRESIDENT FIRED AFTER STORMY SESSION Houston, Tex., Nov. 2 (U.PJ The University of Texas was In the market today for a presi dent less given to speech making after the board of regents in a stormy session last night fired Dr. Homer P. Ralney. Three members of the board resigned In protest. The regents, angered ' by Rainey's recent statement charg ing them with 16 acts which he said were "repressive meas ures," hampering his adminis tration at the university, in Austin, Tex., discharged him as unco-operative. The dispute was touched off when one regent ac cused Ralney of making too many speeches before religious organizations. GOP HEADQUARTERS TO REMAIN OPEN EVENINGS Starting tonight Republican headquarters, 134 West Main street, will remain open eve nings it was announced today. It is thought this will be a con venience for voters employed rinrlnff the davtlme. The head. quarters will be open from 7:30 to s p. m., it was saia. There will be sample ballots on hand and someone will be at the headquarters each evening to give Impartial explanations of the various measures on the bal lot, Republican party members stated. ANTI-KNOCK GASOLINE- INVENTOR STRANGLES Worthlngton, O., Nov. 2 ,R i Thomas M i d g 1 e y, Jr., 65, world-renowned chemist and in. ventor of anti-knock tetraethyl gasoline, died in his bed at his home today, apparently the vic tim of a strangulation accident. His body was found with his head entangled in a rope which had been part of a device he had erected over his bed when he became partially paralyzed four years ago. ' Camp White Dance Schedule, Thursday Regular dance at Service Club No. 2. TO HELP CHINESE Washington, Nov. 2 U.R) Former War Production Admin istrator Donald M.-Nelson will return to China at President Roosevelt's request to hlp re organize the Chinese war effort and to set up a Chinese "war production board," the White House announced today. - ! Nelson's return was requested by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, the White House said in a statement Issued shortly after Nelson conferred . with Mr. Roosevelt. " Nelson will .taka with him, as a deputy, Howard Coonley, WPB executive and chairman of the Walworth Co., valve manu facturers, I Also accompanying th for mer WPB chief will be Eugene M. Stallings, an alcohol produc tion expert, and- a mission of five steel experts headed by Herbert W. Graham, chief metallurgist of Jones and Laugh lin Steel Corp. Ow Mall Trlbuna Want Ada. STREET CLEANING HITCH Boston U.R) Boston's spring street cleaning campaign struck a temporary snag when an au tomatic broom became ignited as it picked up a lighted cig aret. The mishap cost the city $25. GIVE THERMOMETER 3 MIN. Chicago (U.FD The Journal of the American Medical asso ciation advises that a thermome ter should be left in the mouth a minimum of three minutes to1 obtain the accurate temperature! of the body. - i Approximately 800,000 letter from servicemen were included in a record-breaking mail load flown from fha Pacific war aresX to the U. S. by the new flying boat Mars. PARTS and SERVICE for aU Makes et WASHERS and REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 81 N. Bartlett Phone 2419 WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED PARTS and SERVICE on All Makes B & B Washer Shop 406 E. MAIN PHONE S302 NEW LADIES' HOSIERY $1.50 DOZEN PAIR Yes. It's true) 43-31 gauga full-fashioned fine rayon stock ings at only $1.30 for a full dosen pair that's Just a trifle more than '6c a stocking) .' These are irregulars and mill seconds, untorted unmatch ed as to color and sis and need mending. 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