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Juno 11, 1042 TIERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SEVEN SP HAN DLES LARGEST LOAD II ITS HISTORY Alrendy hundllnu Iho greatest amount nf traffic In Its lilnlnry, Southern I'nclflo litis on oven greater wartime loud in prospect, but with thu effective working rclntlouitlilp Willi thu nilllliiry and tho cooperation of shippers, It will curry tho extrnonllnnry loud with only such delay n wur condition muy mnko Inevit able. President A, T. Mcrclor, buck In 8b n Francisco from nn oxtmi llvo trip ovor Southern I'nclflc'i lines and across tho country, make this m'!iniHiK ceimncnt in nicjuiigu to tha railroad's employe in tho Juno issue of the compuny mnguitlne, Just off press. The loud Southern Pacific cur ried In 1U41, mcnaurod by ton hauled ona inllo, wns mora then 88 por cent greater thun the boom-tlmo record loud of 1021), und io fur tl i lit yrur l mora thun 88 por cent greater thun In the urns period of J 020, Mercler iuy. Income Not Proportionate "But whllo our volume hui greatly Increased," ha continues, "It should nol be assumed thut either revenue or nei Income hiiii Increased proportionately. Thu averneo revenue received In 1041 waa 28 per cent leu per ton mile and 40 per cent leu per passenger mile thun In 1020, Ex penses, on the other hund, In cludlnit wage and cost of ninny kinds, have Increased substnntl ally. Dl'ha revenue tha rullrond him received huve been uiied to In crenM) our ability to do tho war time Job throtmh expamlon of facilities and additions to equip ment, and also have been used to pay back soma of tho vast sums tho company had to bor row during tha depression years." Transportation Hews Freezing of Bus Routes Will Nor Affect Klamath Tuesday's office of defense transportation ruling ordering discontinuance of bus express routes, freezing of all present passenger routus and pooling of all competitive service, will have no effect on the Klamath basin, local bus officials snld Wednes day. a hey snld that there are no patltlvo lines In operation through this district and no spe cial express services. Route (reel ing will not have any bearing on the situation Inasmuch as It was believed that no new services were planned. The only lines which might be rogarded as competitive are tha Mount Hood stages and tha Greyhound lines, both of which operate Portlnnd-Klnmnth Falls schedules. Mount Hood, how ever, runs north through Bond, Mnupin and Madras, whilo Grey hound takes the. Willamette pass route through Eugene and other valley towns. LOST PANTS, SAVED FACE PORTLAND VP) Fireman Lawrence rolled out with 1 alarm, In his haste he kicked his punts and shoes under tha bed. Madly ha groped for thorn, but tha truck was roaring, ready to move. Thero was only one thing to do, and he did It. At tho flro It was not the heat that mndo his fnca red. SP Head (. 4 '. ' 'J " ' i iff"' JXUfA,: ..1- '. Prssldont A. T. Morclar, who his returned to Ban Francisco alter a tour ovor Bouthern Pa elite's lines and cross-country RAILROAD PERSONALITIES Seal Inspector Hera H. O Jnrksnn, Grent Northern scnle Inspector from Seattle and for mcr brldgo foreman on the Kliimnlh division, was In Klnm nth Falls on business Wodnesdny. Transferred Here Mrs. Flor ence Duly, employed by the Grout Northern at Great Falls, Mont,, hus been transferred to the superintendent's office of the GN here. In tha City R. A. MnRniison, ntullojiory storekeeper for the Great Northern, was In the city on business Wedncsdny. Abbott Back Sid Abbott of the superintendent's office of the Great Northern has returned to Klmnnth Falls after treatment at the Mayo Brothers' clinic In Rochester, Minn., and la expect ed to be hock at his desk Mon day morning. Merrill MERRILL Geraldlne Me- Kendree, who was 10 years old Jttna 9, was hostess at a picnic pnrty In the box elder grove on Iho McKendree ranch Tuesdny. Tha guests enjoyed a whirlwind of gnmcs and Geraldlne was presented with a number of pretty gifts In honor of the day. Present for the picnic were Do lores Stcelo, Laura Lou Hill, Mnry Louise Enman, Sylvia Kady, Lavao Griffith, Bess Lee Bunch, Shirley Shell, Dot Ann Fleming, Alice McKendree, Dale Fleming and Martin Snyder, IN THE MONEY NOW DENVER VP) In October, 1020, a Portland, Ore., resident wrote tho Denver and Rio Grande Wcslcrn railroad, said he once bent his wny on a freight from Grand Junction, Colo., to Denver, and asked what the passenger fare was. The railroad replied that H was $11.83. Ycstordny another letter from tho Portlnndcr arrived at D and R. G. W. offices. It con tolncd tho money for the fare. Read Classified Ads for Results sVsslGET THGBVsm f MOST HEAT 1 I Out of Your OIK I I let Us tervtee Your lunur Howl I I 0ll lor Newt il I 1 Klamath Oil Co. J l. Phona 6404 ggsf THE First SIGN OF Thirst! MM X , AMERICA'S (J P WsrSl Winning new Mends every minute. Try a botlla and you'll discover whyl IN Beer IT'S Columbia, TOO Brewed hy Columbia Breweries, Inc., Tacoma, Wash. J. MARVIN HILTON, Distributor, Klamath Falls DISPATCH OF CROP SEED SPEEDED UP CORVALLIS, June 11 VP) Dispatch of Oregon winter cover crop seed to the southern 'states will bo speeded up this year through a plan for shipping tho seed on a purity lest alono with out wailing for iho germination tost formerly required. Tha sluto AAA snld tho cus tomary two-wcoks wait could bo cut to two or three days. Tho commodity credit corporation will pay 80 per cent of tha top prlco possible on tho purity test, with tho remainder to bo puld as soon as garmlnutlon Is deter mined. Another stop to spaed tho handling of the huge Oregon crop was taken this week with tha shipment nf mora than a mil lion pounds of lust year's seed from Oregon warehouses whore It had remained since being har vested too Into for use last fall. The AAA hus agreements to purchase at least half of the crop of soma 350,000 acres of clover crop seed this season to be ship ped south for growing cover crops on cotton land. John Rogers, 79, Found Dead in Bed John Rogers, 70, a county aid client of Pershing and Washburn ways, was found dead In his bed this morning, Sheriff Lloyd Low reported. Tho body was discovered by Jim Lohey, 73, who lived with Rogers In a shack in the cast su burbnn district near the Tower theatre, Low said Lahcy told officers that Rogers complained of being 111 last night. Ha snld tho elderly man apparently died during tho night. Low said thut Rogers Is sur vived by a brother In Canada whoso exact whereabouts Is un known The body is at the Earl Whltlock funeral home. Olene Mrs. O. L. Brown, accompan led by Mrs. Henry Grimes, drove to Ashland Tuesday evening Mrs. Brown will remain there for several days to be with their aunt, Mrs. Ed Bond. Mrs. Fred Rolling Is 111 at the Rolling home ln-Poe valley. Mrs. Holen Sturman has been visiting at the home of Mrs. Nona Corpenlng at Tulelake slnco Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Barnes returned from Eugene Friday evening, where they, were called by the passing ' of Mrs. Zed Barnes, Barnes' sister-in-law. A family dinner is being held at the Rowe Kinney home on FUNNY BUSINESS ii S7 "My neighbor was Idling fish stories to the painters while liis gnrage was being painted l' Wcdnesdoy evening. The guest of honor is Lieut. Oliver Kin ncy, who is leaving soon for San Francisco. Little Sue Ann Grimes Is still In a local hospital, but the fam ily report sho is Improving and they expect soon to bring her home. Mrs. Curtis Gcbhari and Mrs, Marlon Barnes visited Sunday with tho Boyd Bruners &t Hen ley, and also at the home of Webb Kcnnetts at Hager. Members of Lost River grange home economics club spent an enjoyable afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rose Laux in Klamath Falls on Friday. The afternoon was spent In Red Cross work and visiting. Mrs. Sarah Stocum was co-hostess with Mrs. Laux. OVERSIGHT SALT LAKE CITY VP) A now fire station under construc tion will be ready to go into operation in a few weeks, but There's no money to hire and train a crew, says Commission er Oscar McConkle. All avail able funds already have been appropriated. 50c- 50e" PRIYATE MUSIC LESSONS Experienced Taachars in PIANO, TRUMPET TROMBONE, XYLOPHONE Phona 4520 I62S Mitchell Start Now! 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Anyone Interested should call at the reclamation bureau office In the federal building, he said. FBI CONFAB HERE PORTLAND, June 11 VP) Es pionage and sabotage prevention will be discussed In a series of FBI conferences for Oregon peace officers at Pendleton, June 18; Ontario, June 19; Bend, Juno 20; Klamath Falls, June 22; Marshfield, June 23; Corvallis, June 24; Astoria, June 23; Port land, June 26. White House Deaths Only two presidents of the United States have died In tho White House, although six have died in office. The two were William Henry Harrison and Zaehary Taylor. Tp Relieve distress from M0NTHLY FEMALE WEAKNESS Trr iVrHla . PlnkHam's Vegetable Compound to help rellew monthly pain with IU ww. nervous Jeellnipi due to monthly functional dis turbances. It helps build up reeUi tanca acalnst such dutreea of "dlffl . cSt daja." Follow label directions. JAP PRISONERS TOKYO (From Japanese Broadcast), June 11 VP) One hundred and fifty-one U. 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