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January 1, 1042
THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGES SEVEN
WYWQRKERS
EMPLOYED IN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun. 1
(UP) Tlio Htiitu dupurtmunl of
employment Wednesday report
ed total of 800,000 persons aro
enguged In dofensu work In
Culllornln, mid muny mora will
bo hired before tha muximum
production peak U reached.
Tho report sold 1SS.UUU aro
employed in Culllornln aircraft
plants and 79,000 In shipbuild
ing yards.
H. U. Wiigcnot, director ol
tlio department, cjilimnted 43,
000 mora men will bo employed
fk the aircraft Industry, and
Vl.OUO mora In shipbuilding.
Tho department suid there
were 40,901 Job placomenti In
California during November
20 per cent below October, bu.
higher than in any month In
1040.
Tho comparative decrease In
placements in November was
caused by senxonnl slumps In
employment In agriculture and
other industries.
James U. Bryant, regional
representative of tho U. H. em
ployment service, said Pacific
coast war plants are hitting
faster strlclo and making much
greater output per worker than
only a few months ago.
'The mun-huurs to build a
ship or u bomber are being
rapidly reduced us green crews
get broken In. This increased
Offlcioncy helps solve the seri
ns labor supply problem In
this area, although wo know
thut thousands more workers,
particularly hkllled workers,
will bo named on tho coast In
11H2," Bryant said.
War Industries, ho said, now
are finding new sources of labor
In plant heretofore encaged In
civilian production, which are
closing down or working on re
duced schedules because of pri
orities on essential raw mate
rials. Hrynnt said plants facing such
"priorities" shutdowns aro be
ing surveyed to determine If war
contracts can be found for them
so their equipment and labor
forco can bo kept Intact. Com
mittees for thut purposu have
been established In Los Angeles,
Snn Francisco, Portland and Bo-
cr-
Fender Dented by
187 Pounds of
Saint Bernard
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1 VP)
Judge Gcorgo Woodley of tho
small claims court okched a
compromiso Tuesday whereby
John labor pold for half the
damage, hii dog did to B,ert
wniteside a automobile.
Whiteside testified that Fab-
er a dng, chasing another dog
ran Into the side of tho cor doing
$0 worth of damage to a fonder
and running board. The dog
wasn t hurt.
'TU pay half.:' offered Fabcr.
"Okay," agreed Whiteside.
"Wolt a minute," said the
Judge. "How could a dog do all
that damage and not get hurt?
' Tho dog, it was explained, is a
n 87-pound Solnt Bernard, heav
ily furred against bruising.
Rockin' Chairs Got
Me; I Got Her
CROWN POINT, Ind., Jan. 1
fUP) Flfty-threo years ago John
Goldlng, then 22, proposed to
Mary Smith, 17.
Mary said sho couldn't become
bride while sho still had to
tnko enre of her widowed
mother.
"I'll wolt," snld John.
Mary's mother died recently nt
tho ago of 101.
Tho lost 1841 morrlaga license
Issued by the county clerk went
to John Ooldlng, 73, and Mory
Smith, 70, of Lake Village. Ind.
Tho coremony was performed
shortly afterward at tho Presby
terian church.
DEFENSE IRK
No More New Year's
OWith Toy Balloons
, IUVENNA, O., Jon. 1 (AP
Attention merrymakers: This Is
likely to be tho lost time In this
wnr thnt you'll hnvo celebrated
Now Year's cvo with rubber bal
loons. "Balloons are definitely out at
tho present time," Vice President
Paul Collotte of tho Oak Rubber
company, sold todoy. "None of
tho present rubber substitutes
fit Into the picture, cither."
ino cpnoorn is tho notion's
largest producer of balloons.
FEEL BETTER NOW?
SALT LAKE CITY, (P) The
piano hnsn't been mndo yet to
carry the bomb (which hasn't
been mado yet either) thnt might
Llnduco on earthquake.
J "Tho idea Is rather fnntostlc,"
anys Dr. Hyrum Schneider, Utah
university geologist. "It Is very
doubtful If bombing could dis
turb nn enrth fault."
Numerous persons' hnvo con
sulted the professor about tlio
matter lately, be said.
U. S. Defender
Col. Claire L. Cenniult, re
turned V. B. army flier, com
mands th international air
force of American volunteers
fighting Jipin to keep vital
Burma road open.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 VP)
Pearl Harbor created In Lieut.
William Nolan of Sun Diego,
Calif., "a love for my fellow man
that I never had before. Raco,
color or creed makes no differ
ence to these men. (Soldiers) they
work side by side."
In a letter pussed by army
censors, Lieut. Nolan told a
cousin, France McCalllck of
Los Angeles:
"I could write pages on the
actual caso of heroic deeds that
I watched X x x.
"I saw an Itallun boy give his
life to savo a blond Swede, a
Mexican fire away at Jap planes.
After it wos all over we all
drank from the same cup from
the same can of wnter.
'There wasn't one man who
felt that ho was any better than
tho other. All of us were Amer
icans and proud of It."
Lieut. Nolan. 27, added "I was
missed by bombs on several oc
casions by a few feet and men
were blown to bits less than 100
feet away."
STATE READY FOR
SALEM, Jan. 1 UP) The
state tax commission said to
day it would set up machinery
for collection of tho stato two
cent per package cigarette tax
unless suit ki filed against the
commission to restrain It from
collecting the tax.
The Oregon retail grocers as
sociation was expected to go
into supremo court to obtain an
order forcing a referendum on
the law.
Tho commission also an
nounced It would send out 200.
000 Income tax returns this
week, covering the tox duo next
April 1. Income tax payment!
next year, based on incomes
earned in 1041. will total ol'
most $9,000,000, compared with
so.uuu.uuu this year.
Private Groups of
Combaters Must
Cease Operations
SALEM, Jon. 1 W) Indi
vidual privato groups which
have set up their own Intelli
gence organizations to combat
espionage, sabotage and subver
sive activities were warned by
Stato Defense Coordinator Jor
rold Owen today thnt they must
cease operations, since such ac
tivities are the responsibility of
ine iccierai Dureau of lnvcstiga
tlon.
All Information regarding
sucn activities should be report
ed to tho FBI office in Port
land.
Owen also warned all Ore
gon citizens to koep silent about
the movements of ships or
troops, or of any other military
or naval information, since the
spreading of such reports might
oa of value to the enemy.
County defense councils were
advised that they must use FBI
print cards In fingerprinting
civilian defense workers, and
that they should provide trans
portation to and from work for
tho women volunteers who op
crate the filter centers at Port
land, Eugcno nnd Roseburg.
Use of Tin for
29 Products Banned
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 VP)
The government today prohibit
ed the use nftor March 31 of tin
In 29 different products Includ
ing musical Instruments, tinfoil,
toys, household furnishings, Jew
elry, buckles nnd vnrlous novel
ties nnd ordered an Immediate
SO per cent reduction In tin used
for such purposes.
No new restrictions were
placed on tin used In cans and
other containers but the OPM
priorities division snld a conser
vation order would be Issued
shortly limiting production and
use of those items.
Novcr apply grease to a fan
bolt to stop a squeak. Adjustment
of the belt la the remedy.
ITZT
COMMAND OF
PACIFIC FLEET
HONOLULU. Jan. 1 (UP)Ad
mlrul Chester William Nlmltz, a
tanned, white-haired, BO-year-old
Texan, assumed command of the
United States fleet Wednesday In
a simple war-time ceremony at
Pearl harbor where the Japanese
'delivered their "sneak punch" on
December 7.
"I have Just assumed a great
responsibility and obligation
which I shall do my utmost to
discharge," he said.
Admiral Nlmltz, who started
development of the Peorl harbor
submarine base when he com
manded "submarine division 14"
some years ago, took over tha
command from Vice Admiral
William S. Pye, commander of
the battlo forco. Admiral Pye
temporarily had relieved Ad
miral Husband E. Kimmel, re
lieved as head of the fleet follow
ing the Japanese attack which
brought war to the Pacific.
It was a somber ceremony, a
grim reminder of the war that
now flames to tho west of this
novol base. The officers who at
tended wore servlco dress white
uniforms instead of the usual
gold-bedecked full dress uni
forms. There were no blaring bands
or big-gun salutes. Only the
necessary orders were read with
only flag officers of the Ha
waiian area and tho personal
staffs of both admirals present.
When he occepted the com
mand. Admiral Nimltz returned
to the sea after a 2 J year
absence. He was chief of t h e
naval bureau of navigation since
June, 1939.
Experts snld that Admiral
Nimltz' appointment was signifi
cant because he Is a submarine
expert. They coupled that obser
vation with tho fact that the new
army commander, Lieut. Gen.
Dclos Emmons, Is an aerial ex
pert. Admiral Nimltz, born Febru
ary 24, 1883 In Fredericksburg,
Texas, was graduated from the
U. S. Naval academy at Annapo
lis In 1901 and during his career
commanded submarine, cruiser
and battleship units. He became
a roar admiral on June 23, 1938.
East Oregon May
Be Out of Luck
For '41 Plates
SALEM, Jan. 1 (APV Eastern
Oregonlans, who succeeded in
persuading the 1941 legislature
to commemorate the old Oregon
Trail centennial next year by a
special automobile license plate,
probably will be out of luck, Sec
retary of State Earl Snell said to
day. Defense requirements prob
ably will prohibit the u s o of
steel in 1943 license plates, so it
Is likely that the 1942 plates will
be used for at least an extra
year.
The 1943 plates, according to
the 1041 law, would bear the
words "Old Oregon Trail, 1843
1943." If the 1942 plates are used In
1943, Snell said, some type of at
tachment would be issued to be
used with the 1042 plates. He
said no uniformly satisfactory
substitute for steel in license
plates haa been discovered.
The government haa asked
states to adopt permanent plates,
but legislative action would be
required in each state, and most
legislatures, Including Oregon's,
don't meet until 1943.
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DEFENSE
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Humane Society Notes
Interesting Stories About Klamath Animals
and Efforts in Their Behalf
-Py Ida Momyer O dell-
One of the things which has
revolutionized the science of
modern crime detection la the
art of finger printing, and the
reading of the intricate scrolls
and whorls recorded thereby.
Whilo wo do not prophesy that
the time will ever come when
pet owners will have the paw
prints of their little friends of
the animal world registered, we
do have today a story of the de
tection of a lost dog by descrip
tion of his toe-nails. We give the
story as written to us by Harry
E. Momyer of Philadelphia, a
faithful reader of this column:
"A few years ago the atten
tion of R. F. Baldwin of Phila
delphia was attracted by a wire
haired terrier, sitting on the seat
of a large truck, which at the
moment was unloading motor
carl at the door of an automo
bile dealer.
"Mr. Baldwin, a dog lover
with a special leaning towards
wire-hairs, made friends with the
little fellow, and negotiations
with the driver of the truck re
sulted in Mr. Baldwin taking
the dog home with him, to fill
the vacancy recently left by an
other wire-haired terrier which
had started along the long trail
which all good little dogs must
ultimately travel. The little fel
low was promptly named Sklppy
in memory of his predecessor.
But in spite of the kindness
and affection lavished upon him
In his new home Skippy was
apparently homesick and lonely.
His evident longing for missing
faces and surroundings touched
the hearts of his new family
Having noted that the truck In
which Sklppy had arrived in
Philadelphia carried a Buffalo
identification tag, Mr. Baldwin
was inspired to write to a news
paper in that city asking aid In
locating the family for which the
little dog was grieving. The out
come of this effort was a letter
from a Mrs. Prltchard, of Buf
falo, enclosing a photograph, un
doubtedly of Sklppy (which
proved to be the little terrier's
rightful name), and directing
special attention to the dog's
toe-nails. Skippy's nails, said
Mrs. Prltchard. would be worn
almost to the quick, because of
his delight In coasting down the
school slide with the small chil
dren who played on the neigh
boring school playground. Ex
amination of the wire-haired's
nails clinched the identification
as they plainly showed the effect
of this pleasurable pastime.
Through an exchange of letters
It was arranged that the Bald
wins and the Prltchards should
meet at a city approximately
half way between Buffalo and
Philadelphia.
"The meeting took place, and
Sklppy was restored to the
bosom of his rightful family. It
was noticeable, however, that at
the meeting the little dog was
apparently bewildered; there
was evidently a doubt in his
mind now as to which of the two
families was rightfully entitled
to his loyalty. Nevertheless he
was taken back to his Buffalo
home where he again proceeded
to wear his little nails off slid
ing down the coaster with his
boy and girl friends.
"From the meeting of the two
families a friendship developed
and on tour different occasions,
twice at Philadelphia and twice
at Buffalo, cities separated by
approximately four hundred
miles, they have met, always to
Skippy's great delight, because
It was unmistakably apparent
that the little chap remembered
the Baldwin family and his tem
porary home with them.
"Sklppy recently joined the
other Sklppy In the Great Be
yond, but It is pleasant to know
that one man, with a genuine
love for and understanding of
dogs contributed to his happiness
by restoring him to his rightful
owners, and relieved them of the
grief which would have followed
a continuing uncertainty as to
his fate."
From the same source comes
an Interesting tale of the horse
who draws the parcel post wagon
in a certain down-town Phila
delphia district. While Uncle
Sam's messenger takes his pack
ages from building to building In
that busy part of the city, the
horse, Tom, with his negro
driver pas the time as best
they can till deliveries are made
Tho driver, always with an eye
on the wagon, lounges up and
down the sidewalk, but Tom
putt In the time occupying first
one parking space then another.
As nearly as one can determine
he has a prejudice against having
anyone park in front of him, so
he may start the delivery at one
end of the block and be at the
opposite end before the work is
completed, this entirely of his
own volition and through no
orders from his driver who gives
him freedom to go as he pleases
COATS
Values To Values To
$19.95
'8
MATS
350 for Clearance including
Knox and Brewster
$3.95
$
1
Fnoir Coatts
Our Entire Stock of Beautiful
GORDON and DAYLORD
Fur Coats at
Tremendous Reductions!
knowing that at a certain point
It always pleases Tom to end hit
wandering. As soon as the car in
front of Tom pulls out the horse
pulls up. When the next ear
leaves, Tom occupiei that space.
and so on until he comes to the
sign which stands on all down
town street corners "No Parking
From Here to Corner." At this
sign Tom stops and waits until
his white man and his colored
man are ready to go. Inasmuch
as Tom, with all of his Intelli
gence, doesn't know Just what
the sign says the only explana
tion is that he does know that
no car is going to get in front
of him at this point so he is
happy to remain here.
Many a disappointed motorist
preparing to occupy a parking
space from which another car is
drawing out has found Tom
gently but firmly drawing in the
parcel post wagon before the out
raged driver can beat him to it.
It is odd to think of horse
drawn vehicles in a city as large
as Philadelphia and we firmly
believe that Tom meets many
an affectionate glance from men
who have been raised with
horses and miss them from then
daily lives.
GOOD RATIONS
Napoleon fed all captured sol
diers such excellent food that
many of them preferred to re
main with him after war rather
than return to their own coun
try's meager rations. Many of
them willingly surrendered to
get the good food offered.
All Winter Apparel Must Go
Prices Slashed As Never Before!
Values To
$29.95
$24.50
to $14.95
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It Was a Dull Year for the
Politicians;
Nineteen forty-one was an off-
year in politics, and there was
even leu political activity than
Is usual in off-years.
Klamath basin people evinced
little interest in the political
stirrings at the state capitals of
Oregon and California, being ap
parently too busy to give such
things any attention at a period
far in advance of next year'i elec
tions.
There are a few local evi
dences of budding political am
bitions, but none has reached the
announcement stage or even the
point where candidacies can be
predicted.
A feature of the political year
was the development of an effort
to make Police Chief Frank
Hamm of Klamath Falls the
United States marshal for Ore
gon. Chief Hamm is definitely a
candidate for the appointment,
to be made after the first part
of the year. He is the only
outright candidate from the sec
ond congressional district.
One candidate who did some
actual campaigning in Klamath
county in this off-year was
Lowell Stockman, Pendleton,
who is an aspirant for the repub
lican nomination for congress
man. Stockman visited this city
a number of times and one oc
casion spent several days here
Dresses
Values To
$12.95
Values To
$16.95
7
SIHIO
Life
Stride
$5.50 Values
Red
Cross
$8.85 Values
2
BLOUSES
SKI WEAL
SKIRTS
CORSETS
Great Reduced
Nobody Cared!
getting acquainted both In the
city and country districts.
Congressman Walter M. Pierce
made a brief visit and was greet
ed at breakfast by a number of
local democrats.
As for the future, It appears
probable that the war will take
much of the oomph out of tha
1942 political campaigns. There
will be contests and elections,
but they will be overshadowed
by the Momentous events coni
nected with the international
conflict.
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CLEARINGS SOAR '
PORTLAND, Jan. 1 (P)-i
Portland bank clearings soared
33 per cent above the 1940 figure
this year, the Federal Reserve
bank reported today. Building
Increased correspondingly.
Bank clearings came to $2,
308,723,490 compared with $1.
889,940,043 last year. A total of
8743 building permits authorized
$14,002,995 in construction dur
ing the year compared with $10
348,000 last year. :'.",.
SUIT SALE
On Group Reduced t
$18.75
DREW'S MANST0RE
Values To
$24.95
Foot
Delight
$8.95 Values
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