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HERALD AND NEWS, KIAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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Midland tfuie
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r RATION PLAN
SET FOR LUKE
LAKEVIEW The new farm
machinery rationing proKram
will be In operation In Mill coun
ty within tow dnyi, Recording
to announcement Inat Thuratlay
by the Lnko County USDA wnr
;! board.
All farm machinery la now
, temporarily frozen In the handa
i of local dealers.
Roy Perry, chairman of the
county war board, dcacrlhort ra
tioning aa the only method of
Injuring fair attribution of
available equipment and iti
placement whero It will do the
moat good In wnrtlmo farming
' production.
"Farmers will not bo sur
prised at machinery rationing,"
Perry said. "The appeals they
have received to comb their
farma for scrap Iron have con
vinced most of tiiom that criti
cal metals are torrlbly short
and that every ounce of steel
that goes Into a new farm trac
tor miwt be taken from a now
tank or gun."
; Canary Grass
Fills Need In
Lake County
LAKEVIEW Heed s canary
grass, a crop long associated only
with coastal low lands, haa been
''found to fill a definite need in
t Lake county, according to Chet
Otla, acting county agriculture
v agent.
Irrigated and wet lands In
- this area will generally produce
; . a good stand of canary grass,
!- Otis said.
Word has been received here
that the grass seed Is again avail
able and Otis said that inquiries
Turner's Center
.'onion Satllcy returned to
work last Wednvsduy after a
touilectorny operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Letcher Hoi
bi-ook were dinner guests of
1' Mr. and Mrs. C. H. DcLap on
f buiiday, .
Word haa beon received that
Van Fowler, who recently Join
v ed the a. my, la studying antl-
aircraft In San Diego, Calif,
', O. L. Crimes and Foster Sen
; vor havo taken temporary work
: in the .woods due to a shortage
of .labor thoro.
; The Burton crew la threshing
lor Jin Ilanclall this week.
Lewis Hull went to Ashlnnd
Monday, where ho enrolled In
, the Sauthom Oregon College of
. Education. Lewis will tako Jun
ior college work.
Q Ralph E. Turner enrolled In
w the Southern Oregon Collcgo of
t Education on Wednesday. Ho
.will take work towards his do
; gree. Turner will continue part
time work at Pearson s Lumber
company.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ruascl of
; Portland wero callers at the T,
' r I l ni i
c. xciiisun iiumo un rriaay.
Miss Jannlce Lynn Wilson ac
companied the Russcls to tho
home of her parents at tho
Zucker.an ranch. Mrs. Russcl
- is Wilson's sister and Jnnnlco's
only aunt. Jnnnlco returned to
her grandparents' home for a
.short stay,
Mrs. Bornar Woods received
i word of tho suddon and serious
; illness of her son Jimmy In
, Cour d' Alone, Idaho. Slio went
"north Saturday to bo with him
Pete Piltchard, son of Mr.
!'and Mrs. J. F. Prltchnrd, is
"visiting at his parents' home
PkUiis weoK. Pritchard Is stat on.
d at Salinas, Calif., whero he
that recently earned his wings
Tn me air service.
Word hns been received from
A. W. Learning, son of Mr. and
,;Mra. O. L. Grimes, that he has
','been appointed to a captaincy.
'He has recently been sent to
Virginia. Tho Grimes havo also
received word thot their son,
' Staff Sergeant A. C. Learning,
' Will Boon he sent to Fort Don
ning, Ga. Scrgoant Learning's
'wife will return to tho west
'tonal and will visit at the
'Grimes' home en route.
T- Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown
.honored their daughter Betty's
10th . birthday on Wednesday
.venlng. Betty's grandparents,
,Mr. iand Mrs. O. L. Grimes,
, drove In In honor of tho occa
sion. Another Ssrvlcs
i far Our Customers
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DEPARTMENT
DAVE COX, Formerly
Dave's Radio Service,
, V In Charge
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Service .
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Funeral Servicss
Held in Paisley
For Mr. Currier
LAKEVIEW Funeral serv
Ices wero hold last week In
Pulsley for Manlcy S. Currier,
pioneer citizen of Luke county,
. He was born in Corvallis, Ore.,
July 0, 1UB0 and was married
to Kittle Belle Hnnnn on No
vember 11, 11)03 at Paisley. He
wus stricken with parulysis and
hud been 111 for acven ycura.
Ho is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Hollo Currier; two sisters,
Mrs. Ilonn liclnnp of Jlanford,
Cnllf., and Mrs. Evelyn Scott of
Corvullis unci one duughter, Mrs.
Evorctt Rlggs of Paisley,
LAKEVIEW Funeral serv
ices wero held last week In Lake
view for Mrs. S. B. Chandler,
pioneer resident of Lake coun
ty. She was born July 25, 1882 In
Jackson county, Oregon, the
iiriugiiicr of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Bcnoflel. She moved in early
childhood to the southern part
of California, where she lived
until coming to Lnko county In
1078. On March 20, 1882 she
was married to S. B. Chandler
and they established their home
In Crooked Creek valley, where
they lived until moving Into
Lakeview In 18D8. Mr. Chand
ler passed away five years ago.
She is survived by six chil
dren, Mrs. E. C. Ahlstrom, Mrs.
L. II. Slmms, Mrs. Kelty Gun
ther, Roy and Georgo Chandler,
all of Lakevlow, and Mrs. Harry
Nwton of Portland.
Crescent Lake
Mary M c C o m b , Klamath
county librarian, Is expected in
this part of tho county Friday
to establish school and other li
braries for the winter season.
Jack Parker, of near Laplne,
has finished haying and is look
ing forward to hunting season.
Parker often guides hunting
parties and is an excellent shot.
Georgo Howard, who hns been
on the William Foss ranch on
Crescent river, has moved to
the Foss ranch on The Daltcs
California highway, and will
take care of the Ayreshire herd
there this winter.
Harold Bice, of near Laplne,
who entered the army some
time ago, Is In the paratroops
and Is stationed at Fort Bon
nlng, Ga. His brother, Law
rence, Is In the shipyards In
California. Harold Is expected
home on leave soon.
Lawrence Bice Sr. Is making
some additions to the Violet
Poole house and cutting wood.
Mrs. Violet Poole has taken
the Job of driving the school
bus from Mowi'ch to Gilchrist,
and Is also in charge of the
school cafeteria. She has moved
to Mowich, where she will live
during the school year. '
Mrs. Harry Bovenklrk has the
cast off her ankle and has taken
a Job In the Southern Pacific
company roundhouse , here. . She
Is tho third woman to be em
ployed there so far.
Hllmar Gustafson was an
overnight visitor at the Collins
ranch Saturday. Gustafson, who
has tho packer station at Dia
mond lake, has leased a small
pluce near Medford and intends
to take his string of horses
down tlicro for the winter and
open for business. Ho has been
doing a guod deal of renting to
soldiers from Camp White this
fall, on loavo at Diamond lake,
and expects to continue with
his soldier trade in his new lo
cation. Harry ' Mooney, owner of
Crescent Leke resort, returned
Sunday after a four-day trip to
Portland. He has closed his
lodgo and Is keeping only
cabins open.
Roy Holvcrson was fishing
on Crescent creek Sunday.
Mrs. Anne Focgcdlng -Is ex
pected home from a long visit
with Mrs. Honry Page, at Fall
Creek, somo time this week,
TO ALASKA
DAIRY Sherwood Barnum
of Dnlry, left on Sunday, Sep
tember 20, for Kodlnk, Alaska
to work on construction there.
Mrs. Bnrijtim and two daugh
ters, Jean and Pnt, will' remain
on their ranch east of Dairy dur
ing hid absence. ' '
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LAKEVIEW Farmers and
others who have morning glory,
Canada thistle, Russian knap
weed and other noxious weeds
that should be treated this full
with weed killing chemicals are
urged to get tho Job done by
October 19, according to an an
nouncement by Chet Otis, acting
county agent.
"In the past It haa been the
practice of those In charge of
the county weed control pro
gram to assist farmers In apply
ing sodium chlorato and other
weed killers." Otla aald, "but
due to a sudden decrease In per
sonnel, It will no longer be pos
sible to follow this plan."
In place of the usual program
this year farmers are being urged
to apply tho chemicals them
solves. Tho material may bo
secured at tho extension service
office for the usual half-cost
price, Otis pointed out. When
over any weed killed Is sold, the
necessary Instructions for apply
ing ihe material will be given.
Noxious weeds are a serious
problem Jn many parts of tho
county, Otis said.
KLAMATH AGENCY Two
new appointments have been
made recently to tho staff at
Klamath Agency. Dr. M. H. R.
Lukens succeeds Dr. Harry F.
Smith as agency physlcinn and
Harold R. Wing took over the
new position of Junior forester.
Lukens comes from Belle
flower, Calif., and Is stationed
at tho agency where tho gov
ernment hospital Is located.
Smith, tho former physician, has
returned to Hollywood where he
lives at 1142 Beechwood drive.
Wing has been connected with
the Northern Idaho agency, La
plwa, Ida., since 1933 In the
capacity of project manager.
Prior to that he was forester at
the Coivlllo and Spokane reser
vations In Washington. He has
had 11 years experience in for
estry work, having graduated
from Oregon State college with
a bachelor of science degree In
engineering In 1932. He Is a na
tive of Portland, Ore.
Fire Destroys
Pickup, Grain
TULELAKE Fire, believed
to have originated from the
combine engine used In harvest
ing a 85-acre field of barley on
the William Tripp ranch 51 miles
northwest of Tulclakc, com
pletely destroyed a pickup truck
owned by Tripp, burned a smoll
corner of the field of standing
grain and a small quantity of
sacked grain shortly after noon
September 23. The threshing
crew had the fire under control
before the arrival of the Tule
lake fire department.
Service Men's
Center Planned
LAKEVIEW The Elks' aux
iliary rooms have been accepted
as the temporary headquarters
of the recently organized Lake
view service men's center for
the benefit of men In tho armed
forces, according to Jack Dalcn,
president of tho organization.
Permanent quarters are being
arranged for and organization
plans are being rapidly com
pleted, Dalen sold.
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Favorite of the armed forces,
film actress Marlon Martin s pic
ture lends those of all Holly
wood beaullra in adorning wnlll
of aoldicra' quarters.
"Lex" Survivor
Speaks at Club
LAKEVIEW Glenn Plato,
aviation machinists mate, who
was aboard the ill-fated U. S.
Carrier Lexington when it was
sunk in tho Coral sea battle, was
the guest of honor at the week
ly Hotnry club luncheon last
Wednesday, He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Plato of
Lakeview and Is home on a 30
day furlough.
He gave a vivid description of
tho action, which sank 22 Jap
anese ships, including three car
riers. After the torpedoing by
Japanese torpedo planes and
bomb hits from dive bombers,
the Lexington, in a helpless con
dition, was sunk by torpedoes
from n United States destroyer,
ho said.
Roy Perry Named '
To Defense Post
LAKEVIEW Appointment
of Roy Perry, chairman of the
Lake county USDA war board,
as a member of the Lake county
defense council was announced
last week by Governor Charles
Sprague.
The rppolntment was made to
coordinato activities and avoid
any ovcr-lapplng of effort, ac
cording to tho state defense
council.
Midland Grange
Plans Program
MIDLAND The Midland
grange will hold Its Booster
night program on September 30
at 7:30 o'clock when a potluck
supper will be served.
Each member Is asked to bring
an exhibit of vegetables or
grain, and flower bulbs or seeds
for exchange. All prospective
members will be made especial
ly welcome.
Pierce to Speak
In Lakeview
LAKEVIEW Congressman
Walter M. Pierce will be a Lake
view visitor on October 20, ac
cording to Information received
by the Lnko county democratic
central committee,
Ho will speak In Klamath
Falls on October 19, and plans
to fly from Washington to visit
his-district.
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IN SERVICE
IN ACTIVE SERVICE Tobe C.
Carter has been assigned to ac
tive duty with the fleet, after
having spent
short tlmo hcre?" -eQl
on leave recent- 'ff eWK. 'II
ly visiting with : f'
his parents, Mr., f , ' .
Carter of 2S24
Crest street.
Prior to his fur
lough, he had
completed h 1 s
prel I m 1 n a r y
training at the
na v a 1 training
station at San Diego.
. . .
COAST GUARDER Robert E.
Hitson holds down the Job of
ships' cook scc-
L.rH" 1 ond class with
''-'the United
?-'-;-.gfr"""''!- States , coast
tl guard, and is
stationed at Al
far cry from his
former job with
J
the J
l n e cyernau
scr Timber com-
pany here.
While in Klam
ath Falls he
lived at
station.
Junction Service
ASSIGNED FliBhtScrgfiant
(pilot) Wendell Currier, of the
U. S. army air corps, has been
assigned to overseas duly, ac
cording to word received here
by his mother, Mrs. Nina Cur
rier of Hotels
Holly. Flight
Sergeant Cur
rier, 20 years
old, has been
stationed at Ft.
Ben n I n g. Ga.,
since his gradu
ation from Ma
th e r Field,
Calif., in June.
A graduate of
KUHS with the
class of '40, he
entered the ser
vice on July 4 and was mar
ried on August 28. He has a
brother, whose picture appears
elsewhero in this column, in the
navy. ' '. " .
ALREADY A VETERAN
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan E.
Currier spent a short leave here
last week with
his mother, Mrs.
Nina Currier of
Hotel Holly.
Now stationed
at B r e merton,
Wash., Currier
is a first class
seaman and vetr
cran of active
service in the
Battle of Mid
way. He was a
student at
KUHS when he
enlisted In the United States
navy on December 11. His
brother, Wendell Currier, Is
now on overseas duty with the
U. S. army air corps.
..
Pvt. Robert Duain Monroe, a
former Klamath Falls resident,
has "been around" since leav
ing Medford, where he was
making his home, to enlist with
the army air corps on March
8 of this year. He was first
sent to Fort Ord, Monterey,
California, then to Shep
pard Field, Tex. On complet
ing a course of training there,
he was stationed at Lowry
Field, near Denver, Colo. From
there he was sent to St. Louis,
Mo., for special training which
he completed on September 5,
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Squadron Insignia FREE
when you buy War Stamps from
Shell Service Stations
This Week
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He is now stationed at the re
placement center army air base
in Salt Lake City, Utah, ac
cording to his motlie, Mrs. Elaie
ftumsdell, formerly of Klamath
Falls and now of Medford. Mon-
oc is the grandson of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Stout
of Klamath county.
ON CONVOY DUTY Earl Dex
ter Emery, seaman first class,
reports that he has been on
convoy duty between the west
coast and Honolulu on a de
stroyer since July of this year.
He was a former KUHS stu
dent before enlisting on Aug
ust 28, 1941, al-" - ' ,
tcr which he'' ,
was sent to the
navy school for
ship fitters at
Dearborn, Mich.
He was in
Klamath Falls
on a short leave
last week, dur-'
ing which he t
enjoyed a visit
with his moth
er, Mrs. Mae
Emery, who
made the trip
here to see him from Astoria,
where she has made her home
since leaving this city last year.
Mrs. Emery is a three-star
mother, with two other sons In
1he service. " They are Sgt. Mat
thew Emery, who enlisted two
and a half years ago as an avia
tion mechanic but is now av
tending the cooks and bakers
school at Camp Stoneman, Pitts
burgh, Calif.; and Cpl. Carl
Emery, stationed at Santa Mon.
ica with the coast artillery-
EYE WITNESS Another eye
witness account of the marine's
attack on the Solomons, this
one from vantage-point on
board ship, comes in a letter
from Second Lieut. Woodrow
W. Holland to his brother, T.
L. Hollard, mail carried for
route 1 who lives at 811 Doty
street.
Lt. Holland
writes, "I sup
pose that you U j-tf
heard of
the
marines'
attack .JLi
on the Solo- f
mons on August
'1
7 and 8. I hap
nen to know a i
great deal about
that landing or
attack so I will
tell you a very
little. This is
true because I"
WAS THERE. I
didn't get off the ship during
the whole operation, but . was
in a position to see most of it,
"At daybreak on August 7,
the battle broke loose, witn na
val gunfire on the beaches and
our planes bombing important
installations. - A little later tne
marines started landing and
really gave the Japs hell.
Around noon, Jap bombers
came over our ships, but be
tween our anti-aircraft fire and
our fighters, they lost a great
many planes. They attacked
us twice on the first day, los
ing many planes on each attack,
The land fighting went very
well.
"On the second day we also
saw a lot of action. In the first
place, our land troops ran into
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insignia are great for sewing
on youngsters' sweaters, shirts
or jackets. Start a collection.
While they last, you get one of
these regulation Air Corps
Squadron Insignia the kind
actually on fighters and bomb
ers FREE every time you buy
a War Stamp from your Shell
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A new insigne out each week.
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The axis turned on Hitler when oil moles but a lsd of 17 Ih fte
town of Axis, Ala. (Pop. 125), entered the armed forces. PerohM
atop the town' identification sign is a black cat named tht
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COMPLETED SECTION Here Is a completed section
of the BruUlan Strategic Hlfhway, a 4, 113-mile project, ,
some resistance, : but that was
overcome soon. Then around
28 twin motor bombers came
in very low and attacked cur
ships. Anti-aircraft fire broke
loose in full force and -the
planes fell like dead ducks. Our
planes got a few and after. we
got through with, them, I saw
only two planes get away. That
was a real fight and everybody
was excited. All T the men
cheered every time a plane was
shot down.
"During the air raids on the
second day, I was on watch on.
the flying bridge, and saw
aboue everything. Some furil".
Lt. Holland was graduated
from OSC in '41. He took his
officers' training at Quantico,
Va.,' and finished off with train
ing at the San Diego marine
base before being sent into ac
tive duty overseas. His home
is in Eugene.
Flying Cadet Hugh Campbell,
Jr., who recently completed his
primary training at Santa Ana,
Calif., has been transferred to
Mather Field for his basic
training. Campbell, who left
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Ihe Busiest In History
Ton Can Help Us to Help You
VTe want you to know that we are meeting the war
emergency with everything we have, but in these '
critical times delays are bound to occur. -
In speeding Victory, the telephone lines are
buster far busier titan ever before. We cannot
plan and build new lines and new switchboards
as wo normally would, because copper and other
strategic materials have gone to war in planes,
tanks, and guns.
Unnecessary and needlessly long telephonn -
calls should be out for "the duration." War calls
puwt be given the green light
Your considerate thoughtfulness It! making
- only the most urgent calls is inspiring to all of us
' who are earnestly endeavoring to uphold thdfincst
traditions of telephone service. May we also ask
you to help us further to help you by being
brief on all calls, by calling by number when mak
ing long distance calls, and b; answering calls
promptly. i ' " ;
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here In mid-summer to Join the
U. S. army air corps, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs: Hugh Campbell
of 1245" Pacific "Terrace.
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directors needed some
thing to flatten out their scrap
heaps.- ' ' '
'.- A. W.; Wltherspoon. came up
with a heavy tractor, which did
the Job nicely.- - - - -
''And when you're done, Just
scrap the tractor, too," said
Witherspoon.
. If you save a dime a day from
how till Christmas,, you still will
be broke on Dec.26..
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