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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1941)
May 21. 1041 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SEVEN TRAFFIC LIGHT CONSTRUCTION TOST T OO Material and equipment to be used In tlio construction of truf fle lights Jn tlio city of Klum 111 Kill Is will soon bo luld down here, und actual work started within u period of (1ft days, ac cording to Information given Tueiidny by City Engineer t, A. Thdliuis following n talk will) the representatives of the Mud ford firm of Trowbridge and Flynn, low bidders. Jt is thought that work will bo completed within a period of SO to 43 days. l'odostrlun standard, 24 fuel high with tlio "walk und wait" signals placed lit eight feet, will bo located on each of the four corners along Main streut lit Kloventh, Tenth, Ninth, Eighth, So ven Ui and Sixth, and at Pino and Ninth streets. Traffic Unhid will he sus pended at the center of on eh cross walk for motorists, cables holding tho lights from the cor ner signals, They allow a 13-foot clearance according to plans In tho oily engineer's office pre pared by state highway engin eers. At East Main and South Sixth streets a trafflo signal will be placed to allow curs entering Sixth from Ea.it Main. The sys tem Is designated by engineers as seml-trnfflo actuated signal system and when traffic passes over tho East Main area at the enlrunco of South Sixth, u red lights Is thrown on directing South Sixth street truffle to al low movomcnt from East Main. SERVICE cms OP AAA MEASE Increased ownership and use of automobiles in tho United States Is evidenced by a substan tial rlss in tho number of emergency road service culls handled throughout tho country last year, reports tho Oregon State Motor association. Nationwide statistics gathered by AAA headquarters in Wash ington, D. C. indicate that tho .7,300,000 passenger automo biles registered In tho United States marked up a total of 3ft, 000.000 times when tho first aid mechanic or tow car hud come to their rescue, an Incrcusa of 13; per cent over tho preceding year. Tho figures wcro com puted from tho number of calls handle! by some 12,000 garages throughout tlio United States Onco again tiro failure was sorving members of AAA clubs, responsible for tlio largest num ber of calls for emergency road servlco. although in percentages this troublo was relatively less frequent than in previous years. In 1040 tiro troublo calls amounted to 27.0S per cent of tho total, compared to 32.49 per cent in 1030. Applying this percentage to total passenger cor registration, tho report arrives at n total of 0,607,823 "flats" requiring rood service. Assuming that each sub sequent tiro repair required tho minimum 80-ccnt patch, tho to tal expenditure for repairs was $4,033,011, in addition to tho considerable cost of tiro chango service. Battery troublo remained No. 2 causo for emergency calls, moving up slightly in percentage from 13.33 to 14.40 and account ing for B.034,000 calls In 1040. Calls by motorists who hod run out of gasoline decreased slight ly, possibly becauso drivers moro habitually referred to their dashboard gas gauges, tho roport commented. I havo absoluto faith In the ultlmato triumph of tho prin ciples of humanity, translated into low and order, by which freedom and justice and secur ity will agnln provall. Secre tary of State Cordcll Hull. Only two classes of people fall for flatlory men and wo men, . It's a sign of American hospitality to serve hearty Old Log Cabin! 000 Copyright 1941, National Distillers Products Corporsllnn, N. Y. Elsewhere In Oregon BANDON, May 21 (!-) Property taxes In thu Bundon school district probubly will In crease 3 mills next year because of a school fund deficit. LA GRANDE, May 21 (!') The Grande Hondo valley went hack to spring weather yester day, but the sun first hud to melt snow which fell on nearby mountains during tho weekend MARS1IF1KLD, May 21 lP) Ma linger Fred G. Seherer of the state employment office here said yesterdny there was a short age of skilled sawmill workers in southwestern Oregon, especi ally trimmer-men and turbine operators. BEND, May 21 (VP) CIO sow mill workers havo voted author ity to strike If pay Increase ne gotiations fall at the lirooks Scnnlon lumber mill. PORT ORFORD, May 21 M") Mayor Gilbert E, Gablo has pur chased tha Port Orford Post newspaper from Reeves Taylor. Francis W, Hilton, formerly of the Santa Barbara, Calif., News Press, will bo editor. E In an effort to rcduco the number of inaccurate claims, tho State Unemployment Com pensation commission soon will request employer cooperation In confirming reports of workers' partial earnings, Administrator Silas Gulser announced today. Wages of regular earnings less than $13 or their weekly ocnelil amount, or those work ing less than full-timo for a covered employer will bo In cluded In tho new reports. Under tho procedure, which is expected to bo ready for in troduction next month, the em ploye will be notified weekly of possible benefit rights. Existing payroll practices will bo used wherever possible to verify workers' earnings. The procedure will conform to the requirements of the social secur ity board. "These earnings reports will bo asked only for those work ing regularly with some one employer," Mr, Gulser explain ed. "Whero a worker docs odd Jobs with scvoral concerns, he is not considered a regular em ploye. "By employer verification of earnings and employer partici pation in actual filing of claims, the commission hopes to reduce adjustments to a minimum." Preliminary to the new pro cedure, training und informa tional meetings aro being held over tho state with employment servlco personnel, employers and workers. Dotes for tho im mediate future Include: May 20, Pendleton and La Grande; May 22, Baker; May 26, Ncwberg May 27, Astoria; May 20, Cor- vallls. Rtad tha Classified Paga. Taod? pOW 86 Proof . Sl I IAHS,1 Marriage in Reno Occurs Saturday FORT KLAMATH Of In terest to tholr friends In the younger set Is tha announce ment of tho marrlago of Betty Branham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Bronhom of Sprugue ftlvor, and James Van Wormer, son of Mrs. Harold Wlmcr of Fort Klamath. Tho young couple, graduates of the 1040 class of Chlloquln high school, wore married in Reno, Nev., at - ,t PAY ONU T. More Quality a i Get More Economy i I Get More Features Save s. X GIVEN! . A $5 GROCERY ORDER With the Purchase of a GOLD SEAL or Da LUXE COLD SPOT or OUR FULLY EQUIPPED SPECIAL at $124 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, May 17. For her wedding the brldo was attired in a navy blue frock with white acces sories. Included in tho wedding party in addition to the bride and groom were the bride's mother and sister, Mrs. Van HURRY! SALE 14 i 133 So. 8th Branham and Phyllis Branham, and the bridegroom'a mother and brother, Mrs. Harold and Donald Wlmer. The group re turned to Fort Klamath on Saturday evening. The couple will live In Fort I Looking tor Bargains? Turn Klamath where the groom is to tho Classified page . ENDS SOON! FIRST THIS LOW PRICE! COMPARES SELLING UP TO Sf 20! All Steel Cabinet 3-Inch Coldex Insula tion. Seamless Porcelain Interior 96 Ice Cubes 9-Point Cold Control Finger-Tip Ice Tray Release Tip-proof Rustless Wire Shelves Rotorite Current Cutter Auto matic Electric Light. Hurry! Quantities Limited! Sensationally low priced . yet big and dependable. Fully equipped to bring you complete food, protection . In any weather , , , an abundance of Ice for your needs and plenty of storage space, i Approved by Underwriters and ' backed by Sears' 5-Year Protection Plan.; . -.' .. ; i i ; employed on the local patrol of the state highway. Has th flavor that maata with favor Wlaland's Al.l TIME AT WITH OTHERS Dial 5188 Unfortunately, our praatnt knowledge of human genetlci kt altogether inadequate . . , to unerringly enable us to take surgical measures against th birth of a Hitler or c Mussol ini. Prof. Ernest A. Hooten, Harvard anthropologist. '
