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Newspaper Page Text; PAGE TWO 00 HTES AS m ttu. Mtm. mm rrauiib (Continued from Page One) that the eggs, obtained from the federal surplus commodities cor poration, contained some poison, or were toxic because of some chemical reaction. L. E. Barrick, Marlon county coroner, called for an Immediate investigation. In Cold Storage The superintendent said that a third of the two-ton shipment of eggs had been served pre viously without 111 effects. They were received two or three months ago from the govern ment agency, packed in two- gallon tin containers, ana were frozen en route Irom romana in a refrigerator truck. Upon arrival in Salem, they were placed in the hospital's cold storage room, where a temperature of zero fahrenheit Is maintained. ; Eggs similarly prepared had been delivered to other state in stitutions, Dr. Evans said, and were eaten without ill effect, Labor Shortage ' Dr. Evans said the loss of the stricken patients would make it extremely dolicult to run nis insuiuuoa. . "We've been operating on a shoestring," Dr. Evans said. "The Jabor shortage has been critical. And to lose many of our best patient-workers makes it that much worse. For instance, I can't see now. how we can oper ate our laundry at all." '. Governor Charles A. Sprague Inspected the institution for more than an hour this morn ing, indicating that the state board of control also might in vestigate. . Future Attempts Governor Sprague, at a special meeting of the board of control today, said he had ordered all fate institutions to stop serving any of the frozen eggs. - Dr. Evans told the board that he was much worried' that, If some patient had poisoned the food, that there might be future attempts at poisoning.. :' "On, the , other hand, since many such eggs are shipped to the army, there is the possibil TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY HIGH SCHOOL GIRL mother's helper, two nights after school and Saturdays.. 2418 - Hope St " 11-21 ROOFING AND REPAIRS . Built-up roofs or repairs of any kind. Kem-tone for in , terior decorating. Our easy ... payment -plan : with nothing down will-help you keep -up your home and our prices will . please you. Suburban Lum ber Co. Phone 3301. 11-25 , INSULATION . Loose 'wool, blown in with our . special equipment, the only satisfactory method of house . insulation, will save you many i. dollars on your fuel bill. Noth ing down payments as low as $5 monthly. Suburban Lumber Co. Phone 3301. 11-25 COMPLETION o f Interstate Business College shorter courses means a good position for you in the near future Day ' and night classes, 432 Main. - - - - 11-19 FOR SALE '33 Plymouth, good shape. 1833 Derby. 11-19 DRIVING Hood River by The Dalies, take two passengers. Phone Hall Hotel, room No. 218,:Thursday evening. 11-19 VACANCY Evervthinff ftirn, Ished, $3.50 week up. 1404 Klamath. 11-25 LOST Rlaclr hill fnM onnteln. ing about $40.00. Reward. Re turn itinera v-onee snop, 123 So. 7th. 11-21 1:3 nd "l4 III ACT LIBt - the Stewarts" ft "M"1 TOMORROW! The Best Double Bil! of the Year! STRICKEN I I - 2nd Smashing Hit! I ity that some saboteur poisoned a can. Bacterial Poisoning , "Two employes who tasted the eggs said they tasted salty, and that tends to confirm the theory that poison was placed in the food. But another employe said Uiey tasted soapy, so 1 don't know what to think. "The theory of bacterial pois oning, caused by spoilage or chemical reactions within the eggs, also cannot be discounted." SALEM. Nov. 19 () Here is a complete list of the 44 Oregon state hospital patients who were killed last night by food poison ing: Pinkus Zollman, 62, Portland; John O'Leary, 66, Portland; Ste fan Dosek, age unknown, Port land; Carl Wise, 74, Bridal Veil; James H. Pool, 57, Salem; Mar jorie Donovan, 18, Junction City; Madeline Smith, 21, Portland. Anthony G. Juba, 39, Kelso, Wash.; Anton Pederson, 54, St, Johns; Rodney Garrett, 37, Dal las; Sczepan Mielczarek, 51, Portland; George Uber, 52, Hal- sey; Walter P. Feldman, 54, Portland; Joe Berg, 55, Portland; Frank Pointer. 55, address un known; Mrs. Anna LaMascus, 44, Portland; Estella L. Sellwood, 50, Portland. Selma Carlson, 56, address un known; Beatrice Shipley, 67, Sit- verton; James Beasley, 71, Rose burg; Marion O. Bates, 43, Quin- cy, 111.; Harold Brunette. 38, Medford; Thomas H. Brown, 60, Klamath Falls; William Budd Moore, 65, Ashland. Joe Stasek, 56, Scio; Thomas P. Thompson, 55, Portland; Clif ton Phelps, 34, Portland; Otto Bergstrom, 61, Portland; Charles Stone, 56, Portland; Edward L. Moses, 66, Portland; Roy Jorgen son, 50, Portland. John Goodin, 48. Cornelius: Wyke Dixon, 79, Corvallis; John F. Buckland, 71, HUlsboro; Les ter Updegraff, 39, Portland; Hen ry Becker, 84, Portland; D. F. Hanel, 42, Klamath Falls; John Dean, 41, address unknown. John Hantok, 58, Portland; Otis Gillette, 51, Portland; Frank Freer, 52, Klamath Falls; Cecil Barkell, 42, Sheridan: Adolph Hassel, 58, Oregon City; Willard Curtis, 33, Marshfield. Albert BeaL 42, of Portland. Joe Faganello, 55, Klamath Falls. Anna Maki, 53, Portland. Petain Calls for Resistance to Allied Aggression ; VICHY. (From French Broad casts), Nov. 19 () Marshal Pe tain called on French officers in North 'Africa' tonight to "resist the Anglo-Saxon aggression." In a radio address to the French nation , and empire, the aged chief of state declared "it is necessary that you submit to the discipline that I exact from each of you." 'Frenchmen:. 'General officers in the serv ice of a foreign powr refused to obey my orders. General offi cers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers of the African army, do not obey these unworthy leaders. I reiterate to you the order to resist the Anglo-Saxon aggres sion." Pun Stolen Velma Jassman, 317 Pine street, reported to police the theft of her black leather purse from her car sometime "Wednesday night while the ma chine was left locked in a park ing lot. There was $1.25 in the purse, she said. Doors Open at 1:30 and 6:45 lxd Axis film never hitherto hewn... and 10OO ether thrillal I m mm m mm i mm m m m TUSK FORCE TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF ENEMY (Continued From Page One) announced the destruction of 11 Japanese warships, including a battleship and three heavy cruisers, the sinking or destruc tion of 12 other vessels and the damaging of seven, including one battleship. Fragmentary Provided there are no dupli cations, therefore, the Japanese battleship losses in two or three days of Solomons fighting which ended with the enemy in full re treat to the north, would stand at two battleships sunk and two damaged. The navy emphasized In issu ing today s communique that in formation on the second battle was fragmentary and that it might be several days before full reports were in and the ac tions carefully plotted so that a full evaluation of the devasta tion wrought on the foe could be made. Ships Listed The fact that American bat tleships took part in the action was stated in the navy's com munique which said that the task force was under command of Rear Admiral W. A. Lee Jr., of Owenton, Ky. Lee's force "engaged a Japa nese surface force in the Gua dalcanal area during the night of November 14-15 and inflict ed the following damage on the enemy, the communique said, listing the ships sunk as one bat tleship (or heavy cruiser), three large cruisers, and one destroy er; damaged, one battleship, one cruiser and one destroyer. Mileage Ration Registration Off To Slow Start (Continued frotn Page One) cation for A ration books, it was learned. ' . ' Each applicant should have this information ready: 1. His automobile registra tion certificate. ; 2. Serial numbers - of the five tires he- intends to keep and the numbers of excess tire's. '.;3. The serial number of his federal auto us tax stamp; - All persons who registered Wednesday received A r ration books, good for 240 miles of driving per month at 15 miles to the gallon. Those who want ed more gasoline than that for essential driving obtained - sup plemental application at the registration places. They are to be taken home, filled out and mailed to the war price and ration board. Unchanged The condition of Mrs. Carl Schubert, Spring Lake pioneer resident, remains un changed at Klamath. Valley hos pital where she has received treatment for some time. Police Court It was too cold for much activity along Main street Wednesday and only two drunks were arrested by city police. The two appeared in po lice court Thursday morning.- NEW Today! ..Firtliisistlii tnitti ntliiBtic nctri of thiirtflli flamiiif dtcrii tJiatdi fnevitabiy ti tti rtai In tba back on December 7Ui! J . I . I -IL J .1 J JV HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Memo 1 Vvvjfl '1, M Russian battlefront stenographer keeps Tommy gun handy for use on enemies, not because omcer-bosf might get fresh. E (Continued From Page One) Caucasus, today's battle reports showed. The midday communique re ported no major changes any where but said that during the night "our troops launched ac tive operations and captured sev eral enemy fortifications" in southern Stalingrad. A red army unit also was credited with a fighting recon naissance northwest of the city in which enemy trenches were broken into, 60 Germans killed and others captured. In a factory area of the staunch Volga stronghold, wrap ped for two days in fog, the Ger mans returned tutthc attack dur ing the night but were driven back with 200 killed, the latest reports said. 600 Die Soviet troops also were re ported in active operations which scored some advance of Tuapse along the Black sea const in the western Caucasus while 300 of the enemy were said to have been kllltd in an artillery supported infantry attack south east of Nalchik in the mid-Cau- ' castu. ' i The defenders also struck out in the factory area at Stalingrad i yesterday, occupied several in- K vader strongpoints and killed 600, the soviet midnight com munique said. - For the past week the Ger mans had been attacking again and again on a narrow front in ENDS TON1TE! RED SKELTON IN "SHIP AHOY" PLUS 'POISON PEN" Danger lurks . .Jfett.ii I -I a l A - L '; Mt SABU JOStPH CHUIA. J0HH QUAUH.FHAKK PU0UA.R0S1KABY 2ND ACTION , HIT j - rtl ' - - aMaaeasunesinailtMM ihi , , , Tomorrow I. . In this my'" -jSdSjyH. tery of the j)7j Jungle. 'p to Nazis: this area, trying to break through to the Volga and secure winter quarters but although they had pnid with thousands of lives they had gained only a few yard?. Jap Drive Into Southwest China Seen in Offing (Continued From Page One) ments very carefully," the spokesman said. He added that the Japanese had assembled landing craft. In cluding collapsible rubber boats, for crossing the turbulent water of the Salween river as the first sten of the drive, tho 'nh. jeetives of which would be the capture of Kunming and the pos sible disruption of air services between India and China. HORSESHOES "UNFROZEN" Horseshoes, milk cans IJand fencing materials are not inoluri. cd in the machinery freeze- or der, rcd Rueck, head of the county farm machinery ration ing committee. reDorts. He aim cautioned farmers against ap pealing for release of frozen farm machinery and equipment Machinery released through ap peals will be charged against -the county's 1943 -quota. Shows Week Days 2-7-9:15 fThs&SS&ki soon i kip -A 1 ! SATURDAY fe,f M I MIDHITEI M$K-hfWLt I h.n this WmJs rflll A "Bungle For Brit- r f5Stf?l'La I l ,ln" Introduces 1 1 &tt2mV I 1 Those British II I 1 '$lVEMrSl I B,b" 0 Homanc. W&f Zffr 1 - the Van k. a lllisP I l 'w" Btrui i NEXT II v r& - You'll Agree i -r-C 1 You've- Never 1 fttjJ Laughed So . & If. Mrd In Your VT I ' AHOY, ENGLAND! jkg?',3f isiVBrl Here't Another I "Destroyer" From ifp I UBe' SmI JS8LWW A MICKEY I RUSSEiifM I ROOMEYf AHERIIE BLAIR -fKfti jtfZTTrrTT AT ETON j f 6WENN HUNTER (Continued From Page One) public officials and pence of fleers. Mayor John H. Houston said: "Frank Hainm s passing Is a tragic shock. He was a splcn did officer and worthwhile citi zen. His loss will bo keenly felt," Sheriff Lloyd L. Low, Ser geant E. W. Tiehenor of state police, Chief of Police Earl Heuvel, fellow police officers, many of whom had served with llamm during his entire term of office, and Sergeant Paul Robertson, president of tho Police Beneficiary association expressed sincere regret at the untimely passing of the former police chief. Long Term Sheriff Low said he was shocked by the passing of a man of whom "only tho kindest things can be said." Sergeant Tiehenor spoko in high tribute of Mr. Hamm with whom he had worked for several years. "He was a fine officer and a man whom all persons held in great respect, sold Tiehenor, Mr. Hamm was appointed police chief in Klamath Falls on March 26, 1034, by former Mayor Willis Mahoney. He serv ed through Mahoncy's adminis tration, two terms under Mayor Clifton Richmond, and a part of a term under Mayor Houston. He completed his work August 1, 1942, and on October 1. took over his duties as United States marshal. Prior to his service with the local department, Mr. Hamm was with the Los Angeles and Pendleton police depart ments. Mr. Hamm was a prominent and popular state democrat for several years. Ho took tho oath of office as marshal less than two months ago from Fed eral District Judgo James A. Fee. He "was born In Mullen, Neb., October 15, 1889. His wife, a son, Lowell, and a daughter, Velma, reside In Port land, and another daughter, Mrs. Russell Brackmarr, (Vesta Hamm), lives In this city, Mr. and Mrs. Brackman left early Thursday morning for Portland upon word of her father's pass ing. Although Marshal Hamm's death was a shock to this com munity he was known to have suffered from a bad hcort for qiite some time. He was con fined to his bed for a number of weeks last year when com- j plete, rest was ordered for the chief by his physician, If you want to sell it phone The Herald and News "want ads," S124 1 I 1 I Ticket Sales Build Up for , ' Friday's Tilt (Continued From Pnae One) Trappers from Vancouver wore expected to arrive by cur Thurs day evening. They had niurto reservations for tho night l local hotel, A final assembly, honoring the Klamath Pelicans as state cham pions, will lie held at the high school auditorium at 2:45 p. in. Friday, with Mayor John Hous ton presiding and Quarterback club members especially Invited. Snowballs were rolled up on Modoc field earlier In the week, fnMttwMrl hv n uenpriil sweenlna With drugs and big brooms, More sweeping occurred Thurs day. ' TEEN DRIFT SET 1 MOTION HERE (Continued From Page One) ferment will still be up to the draft board. Deferred farm workers are to be placed In two new classes, 11C and 111-C. Those without dependent wives, children or other grounds for dependency deferment will go In 1 l-C, the others in lll-C, Not Eligible Farm workers deferred do not lose deferment by changing from one necessary Job to an other, but must obtain permis sion from draft boards to trans fer to non-farm lobs, Snlcetlve service officials have advised all farm workers to consult their local boards before trans ferring to any" Job outside of agriculture. Farm-deferred men cannot be released by local draft boards for voluntary enlistment In cither land or naval forces. Those seasonally or temporar ily engaged or who are engaged on a part-time basis on war cssentlal farms and farm Jobs will not be vllglbln for defer ment, thn order continued, tf your dealer Is out for the duration., advertise for a used one In the want-ads. Insure your Jewelry with Hans Norland. 118 North 7th. I ION OUR TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY . , ha Dora Moldovan'i DANCE REVUE "" 'Featuring - . Klamath Falls' Own Klddiot In a Spoctaeulor and NEW TODAY - On Our Screen! Hero's 2 Entertainment Loodod Hits! mm mam Kt" i i si iiii EDWARO SMAU ffllllU 1 r-r" y-.'M 1 EiVEAIfES featuring CM AH II CHAItll WIHUINGER RUGGLES CRAIG w;h KELLY ILKA GRUniNfi . OTTO KRIQEI November Iff. 1943 T ARMIES SWEEP TOWARD TUNIS (Continued From Page One) against pro alllod French resist- ancu. Leaping ahead of Anderson's ground forces, American and HrltWi parachutists were salting vital airfields for use by follow, up units of the United Rtates army air forces and the RAr which already were gunning their way through the axis aerial screen, Rommel Overtaken Tho RAF Maid down a borakv barrage for Anderson's (vnSJ while veteran -Bnttle-of-Brllaln squadrons engaged axis bomber flights, and United States Flying Fortresses turned their bomb, sights upon the axis-held Blzert airfield. From the east, the British eighth army overtook the rear guard of Field Marshal Rommel' broken African corps south of Bengasi well within 180 mllea of the Kl Agheila line where the nar.l commander Is expected to try a new stand. Turin Bombed Routers said tho Morocco radio reported that allied supply ships, meanwhile, had arrived at re. captured Tobruk to feed new force Into the eight army's Lib yan drive. The broadcast did not specify whether the sttpplle were shipped from west to eaxt through the contested Mcdlter ranran. or came the long way around Africa and through the Suez cunul. Long-range British bombvJ soared across the Alps overnight for their fifth attack this month on Italy's ports and war Indus tries. This time the target was Turin, home of the royal arsenal nnd tho big Flat airplane works, Not a bomber was lost. The Ital ians acknowledged once more that damage was heavy. Successful people ' have the most lll-bchavrd children, says un author. 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