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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1942)
July 8, 1942 HERALD AMP NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, CUSSCS PAGE SEVES 4 DH ASSAILS TACTICS IN L AG DEAD 0 WASHINGTON, July S () President Roosevelt inni into in congressional icrap over the deadlocked agriculture impropri ation! bill tudny to agnail "pres urt group tactic" and dec-lure thtt the only real Issue Involved . wei "whothor the government hould be free to use Iti (nod reiourcei to produca food (or wartime effort, v He strongly supported the ad ministration's demand tlmt con gress authorize sale of 120,000, 000 bushels of wheat for fending purpose it prices under parity. Mr, Roosevelt gave his views In a letter to leaders of seven ' term, labor and rallulous orgunl - gallons, who hnd written to him .' June 30 In behalf of the wheat ; proposal and In support of larger ; funds for the (arm security ad ministration. The farm appropriation bill ;: ha been firmly deadlocked bo : cause of Inability of the senate ' and house to agree on selling Wheat for feeding livestock. , Essential "The authorization to sell some of the government's hold ings of grain for feeding pur poses at 88 per cent of the purity f-prlce for corn," the president ? Wote, "Is essontlol If the armed services and the civilian populn : tlon are to be assured adequate supplies of pork, beef, milk, ehlcken and eggs at prices that ' will neither break through the celling nor require excessive sub sidles, "The government will contin ' ue to assure fair prices to farm ers for their products. "The only real liuuo Invotvod ! here Is whether the government . should be fret to use Its feed re sources to produce food for the , wartime effort. When this fact becomes elear, I am certain that pressure group tactic will not prevail and that the action taken ' by the congress will reflect the nation's needs." fv As for the FSA, the president ive his backing to tlio sum sug gested by the senate, rsthur " than a lower figure voted by the ' house. He said the sanate fig- urss were a minimum and' em phasised that to meet the na tion's war food goals, all farm- ers, big and little, must hove full . time employment. Disruption Faced Meantime war food production porgrama faced a disruption to day as congress went Into a re- ee until Monday without acting ' on the agriculture's department's 1(80,000,000 appropriation bill. The department, which has instituted plana for record pro duction of food for the military and domestle needs of the Unit ed Nations, has been without i fund sinee Wednesday, when the new fiscal year started, Copper Is of more value to this nation at the present time than Jd and we can't spare copper v-u put up one single distillery , plant thai Isn't absolutely essen , tlsl. Donsld Nelson, chairman WPS. Read The Classified Page SPLIT A J. MARVIN HILTON, Distributor. Klamath Falls They'll Tangle With wet mmm IhthA Tchpholal Relaxing In their bunks on an oulward-bmind U. 8. trnnnport ship, tlinse Amrlcan troop don't look pr , Ucularly worried nlmui their dostlnatloa. 'l'liey're a par t ot Jmt one ot the latest outllts licnaVd for any one of the world's fighting fronts. ITie embarkation port was unidentified. U. 8, Army Signal Corps photo. TO J E Angus W. Newton, chalnrmn of the Clks national dofonse committee, announced today that all man who have been accepted for aviation cadet training In the US army air forces will pprtlcl polo In the July 4 Victory par ode. At the present tlmo, about 40 Klamath county young men are either on furlough or in the air fnrco enlisted reserve waiting for the call to actlvo duty. Ap proximately 29 other young men will take their examinations on Monday. July 8. All of these men have been invited to attend the celebration as guests of the Elk lodge, and ore requested to meet at the lodge at 0 a. m. Sat urday, July 4. These young men will com1 prise a Klamath Falls unit of the army air forces, and have been sponsored by individual mnm bars of the Klamath Falls Elks lodge. Those sponsors have pledged themselves to look after the Interests of the flyers during their period of service. New Books Arrive At Klamath County Library Summer reader will be Inter ested to learn that a number of new books have been added to the shelves of the county library and are now available for olrcu lation. Following are the title "Moon Is Down," Steinbeck; "Victory Through Air Power," Seversky; "Cross Creek," Rawi Ings; "Past Imperfoot," Chaso; "Dragon Seed," Buck; "Tools of War," Newman: "The Samga mon," Masters; "Lover of Life," Harsanyli "Temara," Skarlatlna; "Death on the Aisle," Lock' ridge; "Castle on the Hill," OUtlRS. Recent technical material has also baen obtained on sheet met al work, electro-plating and plas tics, according to Phillip R. Blod gett, assistant librarian, QUART! Sava Copt to Uck Jopi -JdllH III M3 I ? Enemy Soon, but Do ry-vr- Y trtkntlti-jm She'll Get r ( !. . a ':T 1 .- J" per .':.." , .1, -, m. jr.: w, :;:.w , 1 When Maria McDonald, film hopeful, Is an old hag a couple of years from now and still putlmps unsble to buy thus, she will climb aboard this benst and gallop around Hollywood, it says here. "Jnmmlma'' is the 4-dny-old colt of Merle's saddle mare. Most Large Mills in City Area to Close Over Fourth The averaRe Klamath area lumber worker will get about a 2.2-duy vacation over the Fourth of July, a survey revealed today. Most large mills In the Im mediate city area are suspend ing operations Saturday and Sun day, with a fow of them addi tionally stopping production on clthor Friday or Monday. The stoppage In most Instances will be a welcome one for over worked machinery repairmen, who hnvo been kept continually busy overhauling the wheels of production without holding up Radio Day by Day (Psolflo War Tima) NSW YORK, July 8 (Wide World) Uncle Sam's lBBth birthday tomorrow: The Fourth of July schedule s announced: , NBC 10:45 a, m. Salute from Uruguay; 12:30 p. m, Salute from Argentina; 1:48, Equator sends a salute; 5, concert In hom age to George Gershwin, Paul Whlleman band and others, CDS 8:01) a. m. Ma, Gen, R, L. Maxwell and Richard Ca sey scheduled to speak from Cairo; 11:30 a. m Canada's trib ute to U. S.( 4, American service men throughout the world nend greetings to home folks; 7:30, Stephen Foster Memorial con cert. BLU 11 a, m. Mexico salute to U. S, MBS 7:30 n, m. Alfred Lunl reading Patrick Henry's oration; 8:30 a. m., Bridgeport, ' Conn., war offort, Leon Henderson and others; 10:30 a, m. Labor cele bration at Detroit; '12, Tribute tn Stephen Foster, Sen. A. B. Chandler and others; 7:1S, Drama by Camp Upton soldiers. "What So Proudly We Hall." Listening tonight: NBC 8:18, Heol Repairing a Specialty Highest Quality Fast Servtea CONNERS SHOI SHOP 121 N. 8th Bt. They Look Worried? 1 m J'- Around If i r- t v 4 1 " N i 1j i 4 vital war order shipments. The Inyoff was expected to be used for more complete repairs by many mills. Woods operations will also be stopped for from two to three days. Among those taking a three. day holiday are Pelican Bay Lumber company ' and Ewauna Box company. Kalplne Plywood company has been closed down since June 37 and will re-open Juiy 0. Other mills planned to lay off Saturday ana Sunday only. Rep. G. H. Bender on "Victory in 1B43." MBS 8:18, Fight Against In f lation, Paul' V. McNutt. Programs , Saturday: Horse racing CBS and MBS, 1:30 p. m. Empire City track; NBC, 3, Arlington track; MBS, 3:30, Del aware park. 1 : v NBC 11:30 and 2, pro tennis iinais; 1, fan-American holiday 9:03. Sammy Kaye presents song inspired by Joe Louis. : BLU 0.30 a, m. Four-H club Sunday brings: Talks MBS, 8 a. m. Reviewing stand, "War and the Arts," NBC, 11:30 a. m. Roundtable "Congress Investi gates." Premieres NBC, 4 p. m. Edna May Olivar In "Private Life of Joseyhlne Tuttle." BACK TO FIGHTING CHICAGO, W) Three prison ers from "Alimony Row" the Jail section reserved for men who failed to contribute to the support of their estranged wive were freed when they prom. Ised to enlist In the armed forces, and their former mates waived dependency rights. A fourth In mate Who expressed his dislike for war was hustled back to his cell. , GET THE Mai MOST HBAT Out pf Your Oil! lot Us lirvlu Your Burnir Nowt eill tor Niwl si Klamath Oil Co ' Wits ' f& J f 1 I 'vy ' " '-'' ',' f' 1ST PRICES KEEP ADVANCE IN MARKET NEW YORK, July 3 MP) The stocK marxct lost some 01 its war-buying enthusiasm today but there still wore enough bid ders in the orca to keep prices generally In the advancing di vision. The list extended Thursday's bulge at the opening by frac tions, with rails In the lead. In the closing hour there were scat tred gainers of 2 or more point. Most plus marks were relative ly small and there was a smat tering of minor declines at the last. Transfers approximated 300, 000 shares. Among stock favorites U. S. Rubber preferred bounced up several points to a new 1842 top. Santa Fe touched its best leivel since 1038. American Tele phone was a wide mover. Ahead the greater part of the time were Sears Roebuck, Southern Pa cific, U, S. Steel, Chrysler, Gen eral Motors, Anaconda, Du Pont, and Texas company. In the minus column now and then were International Harvest er, Western Union, Consolidated Edison and Johns-Manvllle, Bonds were steady, with rails again in demand, ' Closing quotations; American Can Am Car & Fdy Am Tel & Tel .. Anaconda Calif Packing Cat Tractor ..... ... 651 ... 24 ...1131 ... 251 161 331 Comm'nw'lth & Sou .;........,.732 General Electrlo 261 General Motors ................... 38 Gt Nor Ry pfd 2U Illinois Contral ....... ...... 81 Int Harvester 46 Konnecott 291 Lockheed 161 Montgomery Ward .. 281 Nash-Kelv - 8 N Y Central . ,. 8 Northern Pacifle ... ... SI Pac Gas & El , 101 Packard Motor , 21 Penna R R 191 Republic Steel ... Richfield Oil Safeway Stores .. Sears Roebuck .., Southern Paclfio Standard Brands Sunshine Mining Trans-America .... Union Oil Calif ,. 24 71 331 551 121 31 4 4 11 Union Paclfie 68 U S Steel 47 Warner Pictures 5$ 1 t't CRUSADERS CRUSHED '. HUTCHINSON. Kas., W) In spired by tales of hatchet-swing' ing, saloon-smashing Carry Na tlon, two Hutchinson boys. U and 13, began the spirited de struction ot beer signs. Instead of fame they found trouble and a police reprimand, One ot the stones the young evangelists hurjad at a beverage sign crashed through a cafe win dow. Shattered glass Injured two women. I don't know of any way to win this war without putting everything we have got into IV Arthur B. Newhall, rubber co ordinator. JULY FOURTH ' By EARL WHITLOCK A little mora than a eentury and a half ago, a group ef patri ots signed a paper which creat ed anew na tion, dedicated to man'i free. dom. In t h fol I lowed, tho'c op pressed of all lands came ta Its shores, found haven there and became firmly welded into the great structure of our American life. Today, our natton Is fighting for its very existence, On two side ro powerful, well pre' pared enemies who hv q dared their Intentions to eon' quer and rule us, and whose resources and fighting abilities It will require every last ounce, of our own energy and aptrit to overthrow It l good, on this Indepeiv dance Day, to re-dedlcate "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" to America and to that freedom without which our lives will certainly not be worth living, our fortunes will be non-exlstant, and our honor will be under the heel of a cruel and ruthless enemy, Next week Mr, Whltjook ot the Earl Whltlook Funeral Horn will comment on "Volunteer! for Our 8afoty," f g :--sapgaai POTATOES CHICAGO, July 3 (AP-USDA) Potatoes: Arrivals 181; on track 432; total U, 8. shipmenis 813; supplies hesvy, demand moder ate; for California Long White market firm on best quality, for offerings other sections steady on best quality; California Long White, U. S. No. 1, (3.45-80; Arkansas Bliss Triumphs, U, 8. No, 1, $3.00; North Carolina Cobblers, U, S. No. 1, 12.50; Vir ginia Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, $2.76- 3.80; Tennessee Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, 82.80; Missouri Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, $2.00-10. CHICAGO WHEAT CHICAGO, July 3 (p) Flour business and demand for wheat from milling Interests gava the futures market an upward thrust today but early gains ot a cent g bushel were wiped out In a subsequent retreat. Lata selling, which carried prices below yesterday's close, was blamed on hedging sales in connection with the new crop movement, prospects of large re ceipts In th southwest the first of next week, conflicting claims from the battlefropt In, Egypt and estimates of private crop ex- pens suggesting total wneat nar- vest may exceed 800,000,000 bushels again this year. - Wheat closed 1-1 cent lower than yesterday, July $1,171, Sep tember $1,201-1; corn unchanged to ic off, July 861c, September 8B)-lc; oats lo off to le up; soy beans Ic lower to e higher; rye 1-ie lower. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Or., July 3 (AP. USDA) CATTLE: Salable and total 80; calves: salable none, to tal 50; supply Includes two loads mostly medium. bulls and few dairy type cows; pre-hollday demand narrow; no early sales; week'a supply good fed steers, $13.00-85; top $14.15; grassers $12.50 down; best fed belters, $12.50; grass heifers $12.00 down; canner and cutter cows largely $8.00-6.50; heavy beef cows $7.80-8.23; good light cows, $8.75-8.80; medium to good bulls, $8.79-11.00; few $11.25; good to choice vealers, $13.00-14.00; few 814.50. - HOGS: Salable 80, total 200; few lot good trucklns, 172.181 lbs., fully steady at $14-80; choice grades quotable to $14.60; few light light $13.78; other weights and classes lacking; good sows salable around $11.00- Newspaper Advertisements Told Him 78; good to eholce feeder pigs quotable, $13.50-14.80. , SHEEP; Salable none, total 680; market nominal; lata de mand slightly Improved; good to choice spring lambs quotable, $11.80-75; feeders salable around $10.00; good ewes quotable $3.00 to $3.50. Market closed July 4. HAPPY BOYS LOS ANGELES, W) An OPA inspector eanvassed 200 mer chants on their reaction In pr'''t control regulations. The results: very bitter, 1; grumbling and un happy, 11; cooperative, 23; strong for regulations, 165. We can't be complacent about future production figures be cause there are some things, like eombat planes, you just cannot get enough of. Harry Hopkins, chairman Anglo-American muni tions assignments board. Bliss Comes ;i 4 :'f mi : ; - ' a w I V v r . Everything comes to him who waits and Bob Hop walt4 long enough for Paramount to co-star him In a pletui with hi favorite aotr. Msdeittne Carroll, Tha film, "My Favatft Blonde," as swift and funny a eomedy ehase as was ever wrap ped up ta celluloid, will open Midnight Saturday at the Esquire theatre. A. This is Seaman John Doe of the United States Navy How did he happen to join the Navy? How did h9 know the Navy wanted men? How did he know where to enlist? . The United States Navy told its story, re quested enlistments, in the advertising col umns of newspapers throughout the United States. Thousands of young men read these advertisements and responded. John Doe is one of them. Newspaper advertising is the quickest and most economical way to transmit information to the families of this nation. In doing this job for the Navy, in saving, precious time, in sav ing money that can go into Victory Bonds, newspapers perform a great public service during the war, HERALD -NEWS MBfcfflBH, TUB NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS COMMUTES Pvt. Turner Chosen To Attend Officer Candidates' School CAMP WALLACE, Tx Jul 3 Pvt. Donald F. Turner ol Klamath Falls, Ore., who Is now stationed at Camp Wallace, Tex. has been selected to attend as officer candidate school, post of ficials havo announced. Upon successful completion of a course of study at the school, Pvt. Turner will be commission ed a second lieutenant In the United States army. The selec tion also means a promotion to the runk of corporal while ha Is attending the school, Pvt. Turner resided at 1026 Homedale Road In Klamath Falls. The blgxest fish may get away, but the fisherman doesn't get away with It. to Bob Hops " lp St I vi raj - .v- 'i' i 4 s ; ---',v 'it Br He gave up bis job as a salesman to join the Navy because he felt that was the best thing he could do to help win the war- 1 Phone 8404 n t
