The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, June 08, 1940, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. Juno 8, 1940 Xummaga Sale A rummage ! tale (or the benefit of the Art ' Center fund has been announc- " ad for Saturday, June IS, in the , former location of the Jack Frost ihoe (hop on South Sixth street, Mrs. ueorge rasper win be In charge of the saleiroom, Those having donations that they are unable to bring are request ed to call Mrs. Dwight Gilchrist, " 4841. Members of other organi rations in the city are asked to ' contribute to the sale. Anyone desiring further information may ' call on Mrs. Klernes, secretary ' at the Art Center headquarters in the building of the First Fed eral and Loan association. To Nebraska Mrs. James Wolfe left this week for her home In Clarks, Neb., after a . two month's visit here with Mr. f and Mrs. Carl W. Henry on Rec . lamation avenue. Mrs- Henry is . Mrs. Wolfe's daughter. She also , (pent some time with her son - and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matllck, on Menlo way. En ' route to her home she will visit for a couple of weeks in Los Angeles with friends and relatives. Receiving Degree May E. Phinney, Fremont teacher, ac companied by Arlet Edsall, sec retary to the city school super intendent, left Saturday for Eu gene Where Miss Phinney will receive her bachelor of science degree at the University of Ore gon graduation on Sunday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs, George Bur- ton and daughter, Elizabeth, planned to motor to the valley ' Sunday to attend the commence ment exercises, and the five will .return together on Monday. Blows Tire Gerald F. Dodge of Klamath Falls, reported to po lice that the right rear tire on his car blew out on Highway St early last Tuesday morning. The blow-out caused the car to roll over three times but Dodge was unhurt 'Queen Elizabeth' Leaves For East Miss Min nie Claussen, employe of the local Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, was to leave Friday morning for Grand Island, Neb., where she will spend a vacation of three weeks. To Spokane B. E. Hayden, superintendent of the U. S bureau of reclamation, Klamath project, left Friday morning for Spokane, wash., to attend an investigation of Columbia river projects scheduled this week end. Hayden will return early next week. Mother Dies C C. Morris has returned to his home at 2027 Applegate avenue from Puyallup, Wash., where he was called by the death of his moth er last week. The elderly Mrs. Morris fell and broke her hip. Return Home Mrs. Carl W, Henry and son, Kelly, have re turned to their home on Rec lamation avenue from Crescent lake where they visited with friends for several days. tewart-Lenex The Stewart Lenox club met at the home of ..Mrs. Warren Miller last Mon day afternoon. Election of of ficers was held with Gladys ! Condlt elected president, Viola r Mahrt, vice president; Margaret Loomis, secretary; Edna Hlny- . melwright, - treasurer. - Guests included Mrs. CondiL Mrs. .Loomis, Mrs. Mahrt, Mrs. Har-lof their son. Robert, from ris, Mrs. Himmelwright, Mrs. seines, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. WUklns, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Spind : ler and Mrs. Freer. : , Visits In South Mrs, Clay ; ten Morris of ,2027 Applegate avenue arrived om Thursday from Gerber, Calif., where she ias been visiting for several weeks with her mother, Mrs. . -Hattle smith and her sister. Mrs. : Barney Bell. She was accom panied horn by her sister-in-law and niece, Mrs. Olive Smith and daughter. Shirley., of Dunsmuir. They will visit here for several .cays. . rrem Portland Mr. and Mrs. Leland Morris of 3528 'Wait avenue entertained over T&a weekend for Portland visi tors including Morris' mother, . nose morns, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neuhauscr, Nevada Neu kauaer, and Emma Shultz. At the present time the visitors re in Lakeview with relatives and will return here before go ing horn to Portland. ; Returns South Jean Eschle left Wednesday evening for San Francisco after visiting for three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Eschle of 447 Mar tin street Jean Is taking a course In nursing in St Francis hospital. Back to Portland Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Matt of Portland left for their home after visit ing Matt's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Matt 1413 Wilford ave nue, for a few days. Leaves Hospital Bert Palm of the Claremont hotel was able to leave Klamath Valley hos pital Saturday morning after submitting to a major operation recently. Son Graduating Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson of this city will be weekend visitors in Eu gene to attend the graduation University of Oregon. the Graduates Orland Jones has returned to the home of hit parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Behnke on Homedale road from ugar city, Ida., where he has been attending high school. Or- jana was graduated last week. From Portland Mrs. R. Van Koomlssen returned to her home in the White Pine apartments raeantly after spending several weejes in Portland where she uomittea to an operation. Ta Alaska Shirley Eschle, daughter of Mr. and Mr. r. a. Eschle of 447 Martin street is leaving next week on a 10-day vacation trip to Alaska. Gayle wauoway is also making this wip wiw oniriey. Visits Parents Mrs. Agnes XHucher and daughter are visit ing at the home of her parents. fur. ana mrs. F. K. Matt from san rrancisco. Passes Exam Albert V. Mo ve? of Klamath Falls has passed examinations given by the state real estate department. Visiting Here Muriel Han sen, former resident of this city, is spending a few days here from Portland visiting with friends. Returns - - Home Mariano Cortes returned Wednesday to hit home at Algoma after re ceiving treatment for injuries at ruamatn Valley hospital. ' Nurses' Meeting Graduate nurses of district eieht Or.onn State Nurses' association, will meet 1'nursday, June 13, at trie Health department offices. cigntn ana fine streets. Returns Home Mr. and Un Burton Stout and small son. ie, have returned home to Mt. Shasta after visiting Mrs. Stouts mother, Mrs. Annie uray at 2035 Union street. Official "Queen Elisabeth" oi the sixth annual Shakespearean Festival here this summer Is Mary Elisabeth Shreve, 19-year-old Medford girl who succeeds Miss Lillian Davis of Klamath Falls. Miss Shreve will appear In Ellsabethan costume In a number of Oregon and northern California cities advertising the festival. August t to 17. She Is expected to formally Inter view Governor Charles A. Sprague In Salem during the Centennial celebrations there In late July and early August WAR FAILS TO GIVE TRADERS ANY INCENTIVE WHEAT BIDS DROP Returns Home Mrs. Thelma Baty and small son have re turned home from the Klamath Valley hospital. PROWLERS BREAK INTO GAS STATION S&Wa I Prowlers broke Into the Texaco service station at Pros pect avenue and Upham street, Thursday night but failed to re move articles from the building according to city police who in vestigates Friday morning. Andy Ortis. 906 Dolores street, reported to city police ine men ol a revolver from the glove department of his car some time Thursday night. Officers were asked to locate a large white, oval shaped cameo lost recently by Mrs. B. L. Hardenbrook, 1949 Esplan ade street. The cameo Is a keepsake, Mrs. Hardenbrook stated. Police court reports for Fri day morning included 10 traf fic tickets, two men charied with being drunk and disorder ly, and two drunks. CENT PER BUSHEL CHICAGO, June 8 W) Wheat prices fell slightly more than a cent a bushel today and then steadied. Selling was based on war news which traders said ap peared to be unfavorable to the allied situation, satisfactory weather over the domestic grain belt and reports of good to ex cellent crop conditions over most of the spring wheat area both sides of the Canadian bor- ber. On the basis of present prospects private crop experts forecast a large U. S. spring wheat harvest as well as pos sibly another bumper Canadian yield. - The setback In prices of other grains put most rye and oats quotations back to the mini mums permitted by trading rules and caused virtual cessa tion of activity in these pits. The soy beans futures trade also was deadlocked, with No. 2 yellow beans selling at 81 cents, or 84c below the mini mum price for July futures. Wheat closed -lc lower than yesterday, July 80-80 Vic, September SO H-lie, cgrn H-Tic off. July 63 c; September 6194c; oats unchanged to He lower. S. F. LIVESTOCK BRITAIN PLANNING BREAD RATIONING LONDON, June 8 (IP) The de livery of bread in Great Britain soon will be restricted to alter nate days, an authoritative source said today. A suggestion that Great Brit ain have meatless and llquorless days was rejected in the house of commons by Robert Boothby, parliamentary secretary ' of the ministry of food.. VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS PIERCE Born at Klamath Valley hospital, Klamath Falls. Ore., June 7. 1940. to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fierce of Merrill. boy. Weight; 6 pounds 10 ounces. ' SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. June 8 (AP-USDA) HOGS: For five days: Salable 1725, for week; butchers 10-20c higher, closing top and bulk 185-225 lb. butchers $6.10; week's bulk $6.00 to $6.20. Packing sows fully steady, week's bulk $4.00-25; today: Salable IS, steady, pack age good butchers $6.10. CATTLE: For five days: Sal able 800; for week; upper grades steady, medium and below, weak to 25c lower, medium to good fed steers absent quoted $9.73- 10.00, week's bulk medium grass steers $8.25-8.75, common $7.25 to $7.75, three cars 910-970 lb. grass heifers $7.00-7.50. Monday, grass cows, $6 50-85; sparingly. Meaty medium weighty cows $5.75-6.25, canners and cutters $4.00-4-75, bulls weak to 25c lower, week's bulk $6.00-7.00; to day: none. CALVES: For five days 48, limited supply steady, mostly L,b Q rorj o. oir iu.ou. , w . SHEEP: For five days salable ....ufv-iV, 5140; for week, lambs steady to w.fi Bi.rni " 15c lower; week's bulk $9.00-35, 1 r.-vT medium and common $8.00-S0. n-.m n i-.. ' t"" """" i, on- u... w i :: ' ,uu - iu. , "u ri Dist NEW YORK. June 8 W War news provided scant bull ish stimulation for the stock market today and leading is sues shifted over a narrowly ir regular trail. It was one of the slowest ses sions since last July. Transfers for the two hours totalled 199, 270 shares, smallest turnover since July 8, 1939. Final price changes mostly were in minor fractions either way Domestic business develop ments were still the main sus taining market Influence, brok ers said, notwithstanding a lit tle more pessimism regarding proposed Imposition of heavy defense taxes on both individu als and corporations. "Free" sterling backed away, along with the French franc, following the ruling of the British that the official and higher rate for this currency would henceforth be used for all foreign commerce. Bonds were steady and commodities mixed. Motors managed to tack on modest plus signs now and then as talk was heard of a few of these companies going into arm aments lines in a big way. Willys-Overland common and preferred were up most of the day following announcement this concern, with a subsidiary. would enter the munitions field. General Motors and Chrysler were resistant. The former was understood to be in a position to take care of expected army orders without any large in crease in payrolls. Adams Express . S Air Reduction 38 Al Chem tt Dye Allied Stores . American Can Am For Power Am Power tc Light Am Rad Sta San Am Roll Mills Am Smelt tc Ref Am Tel tt Tel Am Tob "B" .... Am Water Worka . Am Zinc L it S Anaconda .. Armour III Atchison ..... Bait tc Ohio Barnsdall Bendix Avia Beth Steel Boeing Airp ... Borden Borge-Warner . Budd Mfg Calif Packing Callahan Z L Calumet Hec Canadian Pacific Cat Tractor Celanese Ches tc Ohio .... Chrysler Col Gas tc El .. Com'l Solvents Comm'nw'lth tc Sou ... Consol Aircraft Consol Edison Consol Oil Cont'l Can Corn Products Crown Zellerbach 131 Curtlss Wright 7i .Doug Aircraft 76 Dupont De N ... Eastman Kodak El Pow tc Lt ... General Electric ... General Foods General Motors ... Gillette Goodyear Tire Gt Nor Ry pfd ... Hecker Prod Hudson Motors ... Insp Copper .. Int Harvester Int Nick Can Int Pap tc P pfd Int Tel tc Tel Johns Manville Kennecott 26J 31! 84 4 Proctor & Gamble (IS Pressed Steel Cur 81 Pub Svc N J 321 Pullman 19 Radio 4i Rayonler li Rem Rand fli Republic Steel 151 Reynolds Tob "B" 331 Richfield Oil 6i Sears Roebuck 64 1 Shell Union 8 Socony Vacuum 71 Sou Cal Edison 241 Standard Brands 61 Standard Gas & El 1 Stand Oil Cnllf 181 Standard Oil Ind 2U Stand Oil N J 33 Stone & Webster Si Studebaker 61 Sunshino Mining 7i Texas Corp 35 Texas Gulf Sulphur 27 i Tlmken Roll Bearing 37 Trans-Amor lea 4i Union Carbide 62i Union Oil Calif .. J2 United Aircraft 42 4 United Airlines 14 i United Corporation II United Fruit 62 i United Gas Imp 10 U S Indust Alcohol 151 U S Rubber 16 U S Rubber pfd 711 U S Steel 461 Vanadium 29 Warner Pictures 2t Westinghouse 84 White Motor 81 Woolworth 301 Sealing "wax" Is made of shellac and contains no wax. 221 JUVENILE CASES LISTED NI "May was a busy month for the juvenile office, with totul cases reaching 221," according to Phyllis Corbrtt, county Juve nile officer. "There were twuiv-ty-slx new and re-opened cu.w.i, or an average of one a day, which coupled wilh those requir ing constant supervision Is too many to penult effective case work. "Of the seven court hen rings, three were delinquent Indian boys, ono of whom was returned to the reform school, one placed on probutlon. and ono sent away to an Indian school. The rest wcro dependency hearlnc. One little girl was removed tempor arily from her motner's custody, one baby showing chatncterlstics of feeblemindedness was placed In a nursery home in Portland, and two orphan sisters were taken to a girls' boarding school near Portland. One family of small children was cited into court for constant stealing. "Juvcnilo detention showed In the county Jail, they averaged only 31 days apiece. However there were eases in which chil dren should huvo been held In custody but could not be because the only place evuilaole was the county Jail. One ooy was held four days on a chnrue of assault of women but was released when found to bo tho wrong indiv idual. "One California boy was placed there on May 19 and still remains there awatlng removal to the state training school. Ho had been in Jail since April 14 in California awaiting action them and was finally returned here hocuuse he had stolen a car from here. This court dolayed action In an attompt to learn snmethlnK of the boy's back ground. Tho uttenipt proved fu tllu and he wns committed." WOOL MARKET BOSTON. Juno 8 (AP-USDA) Interest in wool on the Boston market was vigorously stimulat ed In the past week by the an nouncement of the quartermast er's department needs for wool goods in the next few months. A strong buying movement In country-packed three elxhths nnd quarter blood bright fleece wools advanced prices during the week from around 3S cents to 38 to 39 cents. In the grease, de livered to mills. Demand In creased moderately for territory and Texas wools. FOR SCHOOL BOARD At the regular mooting of the school board of district 1, held Wednesday evening In Fremont school, with members of the bud get committee, a tentative budget was made out for the school year of 1U40-41. Further meetings will he held beforo the budget Is completed, It was announced. Acting on the budget commit tee are G. C. Ulohm. chairman, E. M. Chllcote, Fred Fleet, C. A. Dunn and Mrs. lt. W. Strums. Mr. Dunn and Mrs. Steams who were out of the city did not at tend this first meeting. Mr. Fleet was asked to servo as al- ' termite for Glenn Kent. An agreement to appraise school property was entered Into with the Acme Appraisal com pany by the school board. A leave of absence to attend school was granted to Dorothy Maria Price and the resignation of Etta Mathers, as art Instructor at Kooacvcll school the past sev ernl years, wns read and accepted. A way could be found to utilize some of our stored gold for the development of vast and rich vltlin regions In South and Tn thn AAA rflnnn nn Urltl.l, r'...trnl A 1 ... a some Improvement in May Al-1 railways, more than 8.000.000 Carson, American and Foreign though seven boys were placed meals are served annually. ! Power Co. 51 1 . : ' .. ' III . -'t. . ""fAJ" "ur-r Jo I lll IMIIIMII III III,IJ I dcl;'"ce, .-ot,,n"-if.c, . -'. aw il u Ms ii . BIB ' a r w i ir j -' vrcrf . - wo - oi l -'O ff l 41 ;VMU M WW iH UMUCaf;,y-. faftf o. w. 7?" I '-'"''W 8t i .;.,..,,' .. ... - - I ; r-l . o In.,, -"g-ln lot J t.-ri-.-A .a t,.r v.-. " ;"X i l w v,0 . woo?" to l v. .., 261 r'V i ' grc-"' are '"""W. uu l&rfrrA.? 8 m&m aiA -sj . 31 81 40i 221 441 21 45s shorn lambs $8.00-40. Choice quoted $8.50, shorn yearlings $6.50-7.00, shorn ewes steady, week's bulk $1.00 3. CO; today, none. 17J 101 121 171 8 10 TUITION FREE CORVALLIS, June 8 UPi Students in civilian pilot train-1 p " p ing courses will receive Instruc- Ph ' " " " " tion without cost instead of pay-lp'P' D' ' ing $40 each. Ben F. Ruffner. Phm,P Pt Oregon State college professor of aeronautical engineering, was advised. The college will be assigned a minimum of SO and possibly 60 students'- for training be tween June 15 and September 15. Nat'l Pow tc Lt N Y Central North Amer Co . 15) Northern Pacific Si utis steel Pac Gas tc El . Packard Motor Penney (J C) When FORD says they're ready they are! 7J 26 31 73 161 261 30 Wa find ourselves with our front lines of commerce nierced and outflanked by war. Jimai A. Farrell Sr., chairman Nation. al Foreign Trade Council. PRISON TERM HILLSBORO, June 8 (PI A lS-year prison term was meted Espirirlon M. Ortiz, 18, Thurs day after he pleaded guilty to manslaugher In the death of Bodford E. Story of Portland. Story was stabbed in a hobo iunale flsht at Bunlra lo.f e,,n. day, Marshall 1. J. Griffith said. FOR GASTRIC ULCER PAINS COAT THE STOMACH LINING Mtnr dial llnl m um Mimutb fw Wd itimtrh lilw pum. Bltmutb (Mil III, lltnirb llnlni m IIm hmIIIii pirtl. Otvt sn itnllnt tlx imtillni Ktlm of ( um Um ind roods. Wit TtbliM enuis Miaoili u eilur nlutbli Inptdlnu in s bourn for. null. 71m; hn, bom pnliid tit UiouMndi. TV; JM boi of Udn for nlttf of ulotr tnd turn oes wtni. Indldotlog, su P'lm, boutburg, twnlnj Hnollon, Moot ind mbir nndllloiii Miwd bf neni trld. Udn fobltu on nit to uoo ond sign btlp or tour isowr namdtd. AT WAtSONI DRUtt CO. Aid Sood Dnit Slim Innnravo Yon don't have to HaEy your new Ford y.8 for 500 miles or so. Tlie great engine in this car reports to you ready and rarin' to GO! You can "give it the gun" th'J minute it arrives . . . head for the open road . . . feel the smooth sweep of power from those eight cylinders. No other car in the low-price field promises you such instant action I No other car in the low-price field gives you eigla-cyUnder action! And every inch of the big Ford V- 8 car matches tho extra value and brilliant performance of its engine. Beauty, style, safety, comfort, economy every and any way you want to look at it here in tho quality car in the lotvprice field! It Pays to Deal with the Ford Dealer IIo It ready, willing and anxious to trade any male. Before you boy any car, let him how you how enoy It It to own a new Ford V-8. Prices are low anil Include (wrnlpmcnt for which you often mutt pay extra. BOYS-JOIN THE FORD GOOD DRIVERS LEAGUE so ft PHII ttpy tt ih saw ed-poge seek CHOW TO BECOME X (KILLED DRIVER" xtso, civrfff !U,(I0II NATION WIDE DRIVIHO CONTEST Prizes Include 48 anlvenlty tcholar hipt, 96 free trlpt to New York World's Fair and trophies to state and national winners. The Ford, Mercury or Lincoln dealer Is local League Hesdiraarten. 8m him for Information and Enrollment Ulankt. mm m STEP UP TO THE V-8 CLASS 77to Typical American Car Jor the Typical American Family ISalsigeir RUotoir ComnipaDDV uiih awn roci imnv saw PHONE aioo