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PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Soptemhcr 29, 1043 CIA HI JENKINS ALCOUJ BfLEV Fitter MuiftDg Rdltor A lmporry eomblnaUoa of tht ttttnlng Hrcf4 tnfl thf Klttntth New. fuMUheJ wj Afternoon exctpl ttundij it BsplD4 and Pin ilrnU, KUnuth falU, Orrm. by th BoUrod wood tlui tnttur at tht pottofflr of Klamath Fall, On o Intuit Ml u-k t Tti Asteclat Presi Yttt A MM 14 Frafi It ticlutivcli tat it led to tht ott of rtpttbtieatk of aft atwt 4ltatch-M credited to U or not cthfrvtte credited Is thli ppr, and aleo Ih (oel HKMBBR AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Bepmentod Nationally by , Weat-BMIIdav Co- lac rrancrtara. Haw Terk, Detroit, 6ttle, Ctitcan, Portland, to Anrelet, St. tool. VuootjTtr, b. C. Ciipltt of Tht Hrrald cad Newt, toctthcr with eouplet to form at ton About tea Kiatnain rail vitr"-, m rer ir? mi bsj.gi urn d.icc. Oelhercd b Carrier la Cttr ?ne Month M hrt Mont ht t.O Dm Year ttirt Mori tht , tlx Month Oat Iar MA 1I RATES FA V ABU IX ADVANCE By UaU la Klamath, Lake, Modo and Etiktron Oooctlet Jail Consolidation Revived ALONG-TALKED-ABOUT project that may receive new impetus from the current tax coordination pro gram is city-county jail consolidation. Mayor John Houston told the city council Monday night that this will be one subject to be discussed at a . tax coordination meeting Wednesday, and suggested that the city hold up jail remodeling plans pending the out- come of the discussion. This enterprise Is an excellent example of what may f be accomplished by Klamath's new plan of bringing the various taxing bodies of the county together in mutual understanding. Here is a project that requires the close cooperation of city and county. It has been talked about In " the ' newspapers and In informal conversations for years. It can only be brought to the point of serious con sideration when, the representatives of the taxing units are actually brought together in formal meeting. That is what appears in prospect ' ' The jail situation is an illustration of duplication r, public functions that goes on forever in most county-seat communities. The taxpayers support two independent . establishments, the total cost of which could be reduced . considerably by bringing thent together, not to speak of ether advantages. . The city of Klamath Falls now has a continuing levy '(the former band levy) which may be used for jail im- provement purposes. The ballot title , on the measure which the people approved last May provided for use of tHe fund for, among other tilings,' "improvement in the sanitation, ventilation and renovation-of the city jail." ." There has been some question raised as to whether thiff -wording is broad enough to permit use -of the levy money for a jail consolidation program. ; Perhaps the legal lights will have to decide the question, but common sense says that removal of the city jail to an expanded ounty jail building, which would then also be a city jail, would be improvement in the "sanitation and ventilation of the city jail." .:. The ballot title was queerly worded, anyhow, in that ft mentions "improvement of the . . . renovation of the city jail." But even so, a removal to the county jail might even be construed to be an improvement of the renova tion of the city jail. It would, at least, be an improve ment over renovation of the city jail, which at best can be nly a makeshift job. : If a sensible jail consolidation program can be worked eut, we doubt if anybody will obiect to use of the iail Improvement money for that purpose. That is exactly what it. wuuiu ue jau improvement.. Stops at Railroads THE city council of Klamath Falls has before it a pro l ? posal from the railroads that main line grade crossings 'wim wic uj. TLinmaiu rails do aesignatea ior ve hicular stops. When an ordinance covering this matter was brought p Monday night, it included stops at a good many spur m me city, including several on soutn sixth street. We do not think the spurs should be designated for stops, but we do think that stops by all automobiles and jtucks snouia De required at grade crossings on main unes wunin ine city, or even tfte branch line Oregon, Call fornia and Eastern. Railroads are now moving tremendous quantities of aeiense materials ana war supplies, including powerful explosives. An accident can wreak havoc with this effort. We remember an instance here where fin Aiir.nmnVtilp struck a freight train at Portland street, causing a derail ment tnai wrecKea many ireignt cars in the local Southern Pacific yards. . Accident experience has shown that where stops are requireu, me graae crossing nazara is tremendously re duced. Stops should be required at all grade crossings in AiamuLu r ana except spur tracKS. SIDE GLANCES IV.ivil inn Inn i!a!iiiiiii & T w. wgrwtnmcf. ict.m tf& g. B. rT. err. By ROBERT HUMPHREYS DUtribuUd by King Ftatur 5yndict, Inc. WASHINGTON, SepU 29 iivo woraj iaia ena to end aon t reach very far, but U resident Roosevelt hd omitted that many words from his La- Dor day message to congress, the price control problem n rob- ably never would have become burning issue. Yet oddly enough, those five words described exactly what is really behind the farm bloc fight in congress. In his message, Mr. Roosevelt had a sentence which seemed to say that in computing farm prices, such calculations should include all costs of production "including the cost of labor." Why did congress seize on those five words? You have to go clear back to the farm to get the answer, and you may be surprised to find out that higher prices for the food on your table was not what the farmer was really after. The truth of the matter is that there is not a farmer in this country who is not experi encing some difficulty in find- able descent from the ing enough farm hands to har- labor" bandwaxon. vest his crops, and thousands There was also an ironical upon thousands of them are ao- side to it all. It Is doubtful that tually face to face with critical the "farm labor" provision labor shortages. would have ever got into the iney see their sons being price control IcEislation. had drafted Into the armed services, not the question been raised in or leaving lor the big pay of- the president's message. icreu uv ueieuse industries: l Nnl TDni.l n ... . they try to find replacements Georcin. nnt siJ n'. and they discover there aren't Thomas, of Oklahoma, hi.t whn- .. attviA . 4l. I?ver wrote the phrase into Mr, -..jj n00scveK.s message was the V"" , . "IB BOOm real author of the provision. "ZVJ,,!1 Agricultural experts can't re- call a single Ume t h er can see that next year is go- proposition was ever advanced ing to be even worse. More Jn COngreSs-that is, until that rKSnlT0!!lenf.Ti: v-woh1 phn.se- appeared in to shouldTr them ' Pre"J' message. Supposing farm prices are up? What good are higher prices if a farmer can't harvest his www Pwimmm. t-f "It was more comfortable to sit In a car and look at the harvest moon but from the wnv people talk I suppose in a couple of years we'll tlu'nk this wju fun, too!" "farm i-onq, Tricky War Seep As Jap Powerhouse in Pacific Held Untouched crop? CAN YOU DO SOMETHING? How was this reflected in PTA Notes SHASTA A short business meet ine was held and a program enjoyed at the meeting of the Shasta PTA , Wednesday, September 23. The business session was con ducted by the president. Mrs, Schell. It was decided to have til ir.cctir.ss this 'af except one, in the afternoon. The following cnairmen were appointed: mem bership, Mrs. H. L. Landis and publicity, Mrs. L. Stewart. The program following the business meeting included piano numbers by Mrs. T. B. Powers, several selections presented by m giee ciud ana a talk oy Mrs, J. W. Caldwell on the "Well Child Conference." Refresh ments were served In the cafe teria. ' FAIR VIEW The first meeting of the Fair- view PTA was held Tuesday, September 22, in the music room e-f the Falrview school. Mrs. L. I. Juniper, the new president, presided, and opened the meet ing with a prayer for America. Jacqueline Hall led the group in the salute to the flag and Mrs. Webber directed community "King. Mrs. iNelson Damon, program chairman, announced the theme for the year, VAmerica Builds Toward a Better World." Three seventh grade pupils, Don na Rne Warden, Jacqueline Hall Hid Loyal Heath gave a discus sion on "Civic Responsibilities." Mrs. Juniper introduced the following officers and committee chairmen for the year: Vice pres ident, Mrs. Nelson Damon; secre tary, Mrs. R. C. Ward; treasur er, Mrs. J. B. Weaver: Droeram chairman, Mrs. Damon; member- snip, Mrs. Paul Hilton; publicity, Mrs. Walter Thompson; refresh ments, Mrs. Palmer Solie; child study, Mrs. Don Harlan; hospi- mui-y, mrs. r. j. u iiara; parlia tr.cntoi'lau, IVIis. James Kaii; war time cnairman, Mrs. U. E. Car ter: music. Mrs. E. A. Fredrick. Mrs. Carter gave a report on the "War Time Pledge," and al so on fingerprinting and Identification. Mrs. Florence Ollmann. nrin- clpal, addressed the group and presented the teachers who re ceived corsages. The third grade won the room count. Mrs. Ollmann announced fho first sale of defense stamps for the year will be held Thursday, October 1, at 8:30 a. m.' Coffee was served by the third grade mothers. A membership drive i nmo underway and Mrs. Hilton urges vmc in iviemoersnip. FIRST LIVING RECIPIENT Lt. C. Frank Schilt of ths United States Marine man thn first living flyer to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. It was presented to him in 1928 by the late President Calvin Coolldge. DIDN'T LIKE IT in the house,, there were 13 men who could see the collision coming and who tried, desper- aieiy 10 prevent it. Organized by two youthful members of congress? About six weeks ago, i "n'V' .AT Z nJa0te 01 as the harvest season increased S'f Mike Monroncy the pinch, congressional mail auieUv onT 'nM ,grUP "Y" began to bulge with oleas from ".0ne... n ght . two weeks farmers- " wasnington home of "My son has-been drafts RcP- Charlcj Dewey, an Illinois I will be forced to sell my Hau lt ' u . farm." u Presen' were members of "Three hands quit for 81.50- ...?..? Dan. committee, an-hour jobs in the city What , WM conslaerln8 the leg am I going to dor Sn ""V" f dldn,t like the "I tried to get my hired man " drated- So thcy draftcd deferred, but the drait barS Lmlni wouldn't do it. Can't you do n '- mtcd the pruvision. something in Washington?1 Jittery congressmen up fork ,7 WOn Ulelr f,sht m thc relectmn thil yea?, Just "dldK "f,, Cmmi.t,tee'., bUt tl,Cy "e answers. XMor was hn. there any proposal pending in " "QJ 7""' M'T..,rev?n was lost it later on the floor of thc congress, any single vehicle to restored. which they could tie. to show y i. n 1 1"e!'',tcm lhe the farmer that Vv Zrl Z "de: why didn the president's inff ih,r h.,t . ter turn the trick? ing their best to solve his prob lem. Then came Mr. Roosevelt's message on price control The answer is that the ha. rassed agricultural members of inflation and farm labor are ",1. l ?" r-rd not verv ehvwlv -it . T wmeining Rnn.lf. least make Mr. Roosevelt's them together. that would at a talking Doint on the farm labor problem in their campaigns for re-election. Few First, the president said that Z ' , re'CCUo"- iew tho looai :,i """ members, exchaneinc vow n farm prices was too high "and k51T!',.. th"?ht i -.1ui5 duiv ciinur lruia- congress should reduce it. Telling The Editor Laltin prlnttd hM mat not bt kmc than tm MOfdt In iMtgth, rmjal t writ mi IwlMi an ONI tioi ol IM pip onlr, ina muil M ilmM. Contribution lollowlnf Umh niKt. art warmly PLUG FOR SCRAP KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To Jehovah Witnesses and all whom lt may concern) In the recent scrap drive many of you refused to donate your scrap metal with the excuse that you did not wont to be responsible fpr the taking of human life. Why. not give it for the purpose of saving lives? Have you not realized metal is needed for ambulances to care for the sick and wounded, ships to take food and medicine to the starving and helpless, airplanes to protect those ships, surgical instruments for doctors, fire fighting apparatus to save homes and propery from destruction, air raid shelters for the defense less. Why not dedicate this met al to the benefit of humanity and help relieve the suf ferine nnri famine and lessen the disease and death which are swecDins over tho earth. If you feel that you must save people why not iry io save incm in every way possible, In both, body and soul with metal and money as well as with pamphlets and preaching. Mrs. Gladys McAuley, 628 Paclflo Terrace. Vehicle License Examiner to Be In Sprague Wednesday William Bucknell.' motor ve hicle license examiner, said to day that he will be in Sprague River all day Wednesday to give drivers' exams. He cautioned Klamathlte not to seek license exams at his of fice in the basement of the court house that day Second, the president sought tion or the manPwer question. !.. I-," t .. . I ... wxu me biow Dy aiscussing MANPOWER iqmr agricultural nmH, . toweb ISSUE production ii and added that they should "in clude the cost of labor." Congressmen took that to mean farm labor and rushed to The whole question of man power is the coming issue in Washington. Go to any member of congress, any official of the get on the bandwagon. Here govel'","cnt' an he will tell was the vehicle they had been yu,tnat,nt "'y is the labor looking fori shortage in the agricultural dis- Twenty-four hours later .n r"" 5?rious, put that It Is even anti-inflation bill wa Mrn. wo m tne Industrial centers, duced in the house, which car- Pnilade'Phla heeds 100,000 ried a provision requiring that ?CnADet,rolt , 6000 Baltimore farm labor costs be considered Twenty-four hours after thnt mi. itoosevelt wrote a letter to congress and said he hadn't meant the "cost of farm labor," but the cost of industrial labor. two WeeKS aeo and the repercussions haven't dierf down yet. THEIR "OUT" The best guess in Washine- ton is that Mr. Roosevelt did not have exact knowledge of every word that was in his la bor day message. If a war-time president is the actual author of half that goes into nis speeches and state papers, he has a high percent age. He is just too burdened to write them, and that is why more congressmen didn't charge that Mr. Roosevelt had "backed down." His "out" was admlllcdlv n thin one, but few members tried to take direct advantage of It. On the other hand, however, the letter produced no notice- 40,000, etc. labor shortages in 09 cities, in fact. Go to General Hershey, the national draft director, and he will tell you what a headache the draft is proving to him how difficult it ! to measure the needs of the armed forces, how cumbersome is the opera tion of deferment, how un wieldy Is the entire draft ma chinery. Add the complaints all ud. and you will find a good deal of undercover sentiment for a proposal that has been vaauc'.v advanced by Paul V. McNutt, the social security director, who doubles In brass as chairman of the war manpower commis sion. McNutt thinks that conercss Is going to have to pass n ' nv Sell it through the want-ads. COLDS' FIGHT MISERY (Jt where you feel lt-rup t II !? throat, chest enll IjlVrW buck with tUao-teated V VapoRus tlonal service" act Which is a neat way of saying1 "conscrip tion of labor." ' Not much is being said pub licly now, but the lid is due to come off this issue once . the elections are out of the way. Watch for it. Br WALTER B. CLAUSEN PEARL HAH DOR, T. H Sept. 20 iWldo World) Truk, the PhIihis and Saiptin a to throe names to remember In evaluating reports of American and allied victories in tho great war of the Pacific. Truk, Tho Pit lulls and Salpnn ore thc cornerstones of Jupuncsa strength and strutegy In tho southwest Pacific. They aro in tho islands which Jupun seized from Germany In World war one, and later took over by inundate from tho League of Nations, For years they havo been dovclopcd as major strongholds In tho Jap anese plan to curve an empire in tne southwest Pacific. Clutter of Islands iriiK is Iho central power house for Jupaneso action In tho southwest Pacific. It was de veloped by Japan as tho mulor detenstvo of f o n s I v o center against any movo by tho United States to attack Japan. It is to Japan what Pearl Harbor Is to tho United Slates. Its develop ment has been one of Japun's most guarded secrets. No vis Itors have been permitted (hero for ycors. Iruk is not one great Island, but a cluster of 2-15 islands, with a lagoon 40 miles in diameter, facilities to shelter the whole Japanese fleet, and basa facil ities for a vnst Invasion army. Vital Stopping Stone Pulaus, a group of 20 islands about 1200 miles west of Truk, Is a Japnnese baso of almost equal importance. It has deep water enough to harbor tho civ tiro Japaneso fleet plus all tho transports needed for Invasion or defense. Truk is 800 miles from Rabaul in tho Bismarck Archipelago and Pnlaus is about 2400 miles. Snlpun, in the Murlanas known also as tho Ladroncs, is 702 miles north by cast of Truk and Is a vital stepping stono to Japan proper. - These are but three points In tho 2550 islands of the Micron csian group which tho Japanese have controlled slnco the world war. Japan has perhaps a mil lion fighting men ready for quick movement from these stepping stones, and tho whole fighting resources of thc Japaneso empire, land, sea and air forces, can bo moved quickly down this chain of communications.. Jap StraUgy Admiral Nomumasa Suctsugu, one of Japan's greatest naval leaders, said in January, 1041, that the only route open to the United States fleet to strike at Japan runs south from Hawaii, around these mandated islands to New Zealand, Australia, Ma nila and Singapore It was apparently with a feel ing of assurance that any move ment from Australia had been neutralized, that' Japan In the middle of May ordered her main fleet and a mighty invasion arm ada to carry out one of her major war plans, the conquest of Hawaii. The Japaneso strategic an alysis seemed to bo that, after the Coral sea battle, the defense of .the Hawaiian Islands had been weakened by a shifting of forces to thc south to save Aus tralia from invasion. Jupan al ready had carved out her in tended "co-prosperity sphere' with achievement of her south west Pacific plan. The next probable move was to knock thc United States out of the Pacific, No Opposition Expected Then came the battle of Mid way, and the move for conquest of Hawaii was crumpled. This was the first real setback, and a most costly ono thnt Japan had met, Evidence has been found tlui tho Jiimineso expected no rca opposition to moving into and taking over Pearl Harbor, The nest of lethal hornets the Jap Hiiesa armadu run Into west and north of Midway will rank us perhaps one of the grcatc.t mil nary surprises in history. Crippling Blow It was the first time an arnindn nud been crumpled by air now- er. Tho Japanese had no play IU llll'Cl II, While this was a crippling blow In one sense, tho effect wus more or a block on further liu mediuto plain of conquest on the part of tho Jiiihiiicso and it in no sense minimized tho nowrr ..f wiipuu to protect Her holdings in mo mandated Islands. Tough Job for U. S. It did, however, penult the American forces to put Into ex ecutlon plans for an offeimlvn againiit Jupun. Military leaders know wlmt a tougli job they face. The but. tie of the Solomons won liuek some six islands out of thousand and even these six had nut been Illlly developed bv Jaiumeiu ino geuerul fecliiiu I llmi the light litis lust bfiiuii ami it will reach its rcnl stages when the fighting reaches Juimn's own lerrnory. This warfare In tho Piiclflo 1 a guerrilla warfare. It Is a fight irom stepping stone to temilnu stono. Tho Jupnncso havo tho military advantage In that every thing had gone accordlnu to their plans, mado for many years, nna careiuuy carried out. 7000 Mile Front They can throw reserve Into tho defense of each position, wniio the American and allied forces have to move theirs along with them as they advance. Tho front is 7000 miles lone. from tho Aleutians down to the Bismarck Archipelago and Now Guinea, Whllo the American offcnulve has been started, lt does not necessarily mean thnt the Jap anese havo been entirely thrown on thc defensive. The possibil ity of Japansn thrusts against the Pacific northwest, or another mujor move against tho Hawaiian Islands, Is by no means com. pletely blocked. Japs Stilt Strong The Japanese slill hold a foot ing In the Aleutians. There is no indication of any exhaustion of supplies or equipment. Thcy aro stiH flying their fighting ploncs with American mado gas oline. Japanese losses In aircraft car riers hove been severe. But tho Japaneso still have aircraft car riers. American aircraft have proved superior In oprriilluii, anil Amor li'iin ulr losses have Iipcii much less In combiil than the Japanem, Dut the Jiipiilivsa still havo II lot of alipliiiifs. Many oilier example timid bo cited as to why It vxu.Apt'iates a military lender to hear of a pollyunuu interpretation of Iho uecee hi fiporullnu produce, Ho knows, a tin tlui inaiiucs down In Ilia Solomons, that tho Japs are tricky, anil iinlhlng would delight tho imperial head quartern In Tokyo morn than to havo tho American feel that llio war i prat'tii'itlly won and so they run relax a till, I Mil-.o Shcrlrk, an nllon. Mon day wus In tho Kliiniiilli county culuhoose charged with threaten ing the CDinmUsiiin of a felony following un alleged voiced threat on tho life of one Gust P. Vnurchl Friday dIkIiI In n log-' glug camp near Keno Deputy nintrlet Attorney Clarence Humble mild that Vnnr Chi charged thnt Sherlrk drew a gun on him and said. "I'll kill you." Sherlck was arraigned beftira Jti.it Ico of tho Peace J, A. Ma honey Monthly and nsked a pre liminary hearing. He was com mitted to tho county lull In lieu of a $2500 cash or $3000 prop erty bund. Preliminary hearing was for October I. 9 Government Debt Up to $90 Billion WASHINGTON, Sept. 2!) (!) The government debt Montlav reached $1)0.01)0.000,5(10 more than double what it was before lhe United State began prepar ing in 1040 for the present wnr. The treasury s debt entries on September 25 were $III),l)l).7:i5, 594. and officials said that war bond sales slnco then put the total over $00,000,000,000. At present the debt Is going up at the rate of $1,000,000,000 per month. CAPTURE BEA ELEPHANTS t n 1020 a group of U. S, Murine-' was detailed to go oshoro at Guiiclalupo Island, off tho lower California coast. They captured tnrco sea elephant for tho San Diego, Cullf, zoo. Knell weighed over a thousand pounds. It's okay to put your trust In ' riches, but don't put your riches In trust, Iluy bondsl To Relieve Distress of MONTHLY FEMALE WEAKNESS duo to functional periodic dlsttirb- nncrs-uy i.yoia k. niiKntwii ooin ponntl TAiu.trrH Iwllh added Iron). Also flno slomarhlti tonic I Follow label directions. Well wortli trylngl From where I sit... Jy Joe Marsh Friendly Helpfulness To Evsry Cfd and Pun Ward's Klamath Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ward, Owners Wlllard Ward, Mgr. 929 High Phona 3234 I Miasm getting my Iislr eat tht moraing on account of the scrap collection. When I climbed Into the barber ehair, Ray says to ms: "Sorry, Joe. iln't got tlms for you today. Wo're closing up this morning at ten." And then I rememberer!. This was the day the town had agreed to drop everything and I mean tDtrythlng and collect scrap for Uncle Sam. Ves sir, the drugstore, ths cor ner garage, Sam Abernethy's gen eral store every place in town except the post office closed up tight today from 10 to 5. And yon ought to see the result piled np In front of the fire house. One hundred and fifty ton of metal that had been lying around in attics, cellars and hack yard of our town since Charlie Jenkins' great-grandfather Joined up with the Texas Rangers. - That's almost 200 lbs. of metal for every man, woman and child in our town, Just shows you when American citizens go out to do a job for Uncle Sam they do it right. Judge Cunningham and T wer talking ahnnl It thU evening, Mu ting on the front porch and having a sociablo beer together. Wo agreed that the way this town went all out to collect scrap was a pretty good illustration of . how Democracy work. No need to crack a whip ... no need to pass a law . . . just self-determined folks working hand In hand to get a job ' don for their own people. Because from where I sit, that's what wo'ro fighting for the right to work togothor of our own ac cord. To do the Job because we. want to, not because somebody tells us to. And when the job's , dune, to relax as we sea fit. And the Judge agreed. He point ed out that one of the thlugs that helps folk get together Is Just what we were doln' now. ' It's SMSt, iftsr a good day's ' work, to b able to have a chat and a glass of beer if you want to. No. 48 of a Strict Copyright, 1942, Brewing tmtuitry Foundation ' A Message from Stewart Smith Shoe Store .' 1 , T -Km,.. .' '.-J. v . 't il'iiHin Hi mil Stov Brodlt, Mgr. rURINC laf Iral I. Stewart the 'post three. weeks we hove boon selling good shoes at very low prices. This week, our lost in Klamoth Foils, we ore offering you tho oppor tunity of buying women's high grade shoes at prices far below actual wholesale cost. , ' Since 1936 we have stocked SELBY and other high grade BRANDED shoes In our Klamath Falls store and now, duo to shortage of capablo shoe salesmen, It Is necessary to close this store. Rogardlon of lots, we havo re-priced our entire stock for tho FINAL FOUR DAYS. Nearly all shoes In fwo groups at $1.99 and $2.99. Formats Gold, Silver all types $1.39. Also special prices on Dross Cantilevers. If you need shoes now or will need shoos during the next six months or year, buy now, All shoes made prior to Covernmont regulations on Inntlier arid construction. I wish fo take this opportunity to thank tho people of Klamath Falls and vicinity for tlioir patronage during tho past six years. IRAL I. STEWART. STEWART & SMITH 627 Main St.