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T i .a ii r Is PAGE FOTJB HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Curt mntm . AlCOUU (PUT aianaciof Editor 4 IfpwuT aoaablaatloe erf th. Evening HaralS aad tha Klamath Kava. Pabltohad awy ftatBoee aieap Sunday at Eaptaaada aa4 Pma !ru, Klamatb FaUa, Oragoa. by tba jl crsM rvDlianiBf IO. ih UN aiuuu aii rumimin umpu; SstafaS M aacoed alaaa matter at tha poaWftea of Klamath Falla, Or, a Aruk tt. UOa nadar at oi eoacraaa. March a. lira. Manbar of Tba Aaaodatae haw tin AMMfatao' Pran h axdoatrala aatrUag- to Uia saa of rapaMleaUoo of all Mn 4Japateca eradltad to tl or set otharvUa eradttad tr till, oapar, aad alto tha IomI mm oubllabad thereto. All right of repobltoatteo of apodal dlepatobe ara aleo reeerred. CM Moot Thraa Maalfcj Ooa Tear DaUTarad bj Carrtar ta Cltr ID - r.u Hmo Martha lit Mootoa Oaa Year MAIL BATES FATABU IS ADVANCE Br Man la Klaiuth, tat, aJodoe asl tliktjce Coaattea -JJ acprceented Kataooelty by Wxt-bVlhdtj Co. toe. tat yraeelaea, Vaw Tort. Detroit, SeatUe. Chicago, Portland, loe Aafalta. Si, LooU. Vasoouaar. B. C. CopJee ot THa Bereld and Newt, topther lth eompl.t tatonnitkM stent the Klamath falli market, may ba obumed for tha aiifj at ad of theae offlta. MEMBER AUDIT BCBEAO OP CIRCULATION Weekend Roundup THE occurrence of a vacancy on the state supreme court was followed almost immediately by expressions here Jn behalf of the proposed appointment of Arthur D. Hay, Lake county's circuit judge. Judsre Hay is scholarly, able, and has a long and honorable record on the circuit bench. We know him well in Klamath county because of our close relationships with Lake county, because he at one time lived here, and be cause for many years has presided frequently on various cases in the Klamath court in which the local judge was disqualified. He is ideal material for the supreme court He was considered previously for an appointment to the high bench and it was understood here he narrowly missed the election. . It is possible that another vacancy in public office may occur that will be of special interest here. That is in one of the legislative seats filled by Klamath county. State Representative Harry D. Boivin, elected to the legislature this month, has taken a position as special attorney for the U. S. department of justice. At the time of accepting the federal post, Attorney Boivin said he hoped to obtain a leave of absence so that he could serve in the legislature when it meets in January. .If, however, he is unable to do this, he would probably resign, which would require an appointment by the county court. Mr. Boivin is a democrat and a democrat would have lobe appointed. Lowell Stockman, who swept the second district in the general balloting early this month and is now congressman elect, is doing something different. - ' "' Mr. Stockman is making a tour of the district AFTER his election and before he begins active service. We have never heard of it being done before in this district. His tpurpose is to get in closer touch to the people of the , district and to learn in what ways he can be of service to .them. He says he wants to learn more definitely their feelings about issues of importance. This is a good way to start a career as congressman. jar. stocKman will be here on Tuesday. , : An Interesting local news item of the week was the statement by the traffic safety council recommending against discontinuance of the traffic signal system in the business district. The council, taking note of suggestions ;tnat tne signals be turned off to save rubber and gasoline 'lost through stopping, states that what little savings might be effected are far offset by the danger to life and limb if tne signals were discontinued. We are inclined to agree with this view at this time oecause downtown tramc conditions win be well con gested for the Christmas shopping period. After that, if gasoline rationing is on in full swing, and traffic becomes extremely light, it might be advisable to forego the stop-and-go system for a while. There is no use in controlling j re' i . i , . i..,. . uaiiic comers wpere mere is very iirae tramc. November tl, 1042 EXPERT MPS LI MR PLAN OF ID BOARD Meanwhile, there are certain practices which could be adopted more generally by motorists in adapting their anving to tne trail ic control system. Too many motorists do not know that they should swing ttw utw W wic iignt, w next nicy piau w ixiBKe a ngtic turn at an intersection. They keep their cars out in the through lane of traffic, and in making the slow turn hold up the cars behind them, often causing other motorists to miss tne green light period needlessly. Unless heavy traffic moves along quickly when the green light signal comes on, piling up and congestion soon develops. It is the courteous thing to get out of the way, u you pian a right turn. Well, the local football season has ended, and no doubt many people were disappointed in the showing of the local high school team in the extra-schedule srame with Van couver. There is satisfaction to be found, however, in the fact that in choosing an opponent, the Klamath school authorities lined up a team of such strength as that from Vancouver, wnen tney said they had found as fme com petition as could be had among northwest high schools, mey unquesiionaDiy spoKe tne truth. We do not believe the difference between the Klamath and Vancouver teams was as great as statistics of the game Indicate. Our boys simply were not playing the brand of ball they have played this season. They have out, previously jet aown. xneir reserve strength, which was Counted UDOn to nlav an important Tiar in t.h nntnnma of the extra-schedule game, was not called upon to any great, .exiem. The result of the final ffami shnnlrl tint, he -noi-mifTod to cast an unjustified shadow over memories of a great kccuu ana a great season. . Eugene Myers a Home on Leave from Bremerton -N"- Eugene Myers, pharmacist 3rd ' class, has been here on leave ior the past week from the Bremerton navy yard. He was ccompanled to this city by Captain E. Hyland, hi. Comm. W, H. Christiansen and Lt Comm. B. Tucker, also of Brem erton, U. S. navy. On Wednesday evening tha officers renewed acquaintances with former classmates includ ing Dr. J. Hardin Carter, Dr. Miller E. Cooper and Dr. Leslie W. Peate of this city, at a goose : dinner given by W. J. Kessler vat the Willard hotel. Myers is a on-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Kess J. 8027 LeBoy street. - Surgical Dressings Room to Open for Night Classes The surgical dressings room at Red Cross headquarters, 418 Main street, will open for eve ning work on Tuesday, Decem ber 1, according to Mrs. R. R. Macartney, Klamath county chairman. Classes will be held each Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 10 o'clock, and anv woman able to assist in this worthwhile government project is asKea to report for duty. Competent instructors will be on hand. Those attending are asked to bring all-over aprons to substitute for street clothes, and a piece of cheesecloth to wear over the hair. WASHINGTON, Nov. HI VP) ueuei tnat the lumber policy of the war production board was dictated by men interested in production of lumber substitu tes was expressed Friday at a sen ate education and labor subcom mittee hearing. Paul A. Rasmussen of St. Paul. former state director of budget ana personnel and now repr- renting independent retail lum ber dealers and small lumber mills, declared ha had been shocked by the attitude of Ben Alexander of the WPB lumber division. He also said Minnesota lumbermen believed "the west ern monopolized lumber industry have such good representatives in dollar-year men on the war production board" they have been successful in preventing creation of lumber stockpiles In Minnesota. Stock Piles The witness said he had con ferred with Alexander and was told by him that It would be necessary to 'liquidate" a large number of lumber yards through out the country. He quoted Alexander as say ing he hoped "they won't have lumber stock piles." . "After the conference," the witness said, "I found Alexander1 was closely associated with the Masonite corporation, which manufactures composition board." Substitutes' Advantage Rasmussen said WPB orders had been issued forbidding using sett lumber for flooring and subflooring In war construction. "It looks very much as if this is being done to the disadvant age of the lumber industry of Minnesota and to the advantage of lumber substitutes," Rasmus sen said. The MInnesotan said forestry agencies of the government had submitted to the WPB last July a program for increasing lumber production from small mills through creation of a revolving fund of 5100,000,000 to aid the small operators but it had not been acted upon by the WPB. He said the small producers needed financing, means of get ting lumber requirements in formation and a market He said there was a decided short age of lumber and forest pro ducts. SIDE GLANCES V i CO -aTiamatavKt. ,t t. m eta u. a. at. ear. H'tt "Don't pay any attention lo him he isn't even enough to be induded in the coffee ration!" old T WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 (&) The federal communications commission today ordered the American Telephone and Tele graph company to show cause why its long-distance telephone rates and other charges should not be substantially reduced. The commission said figures reported to it by the long lines department of the company indi cated earnings on net book in vestment at a rate of 24.37 per cent annually before making provision for federal income tax es, and a rate of 14.92 per cent after providing for the new fed eral normal and surtaxes. A. T. & T. was ordered to an swer the commission's order by December 1 and to appear at a hearing on December 16. The investigation, the FCC said, "will cover not ,only rates but all charges, classifications, practices and regulations in con nection with the communication service rendered by the long lines department." i The company's figures for the first nine months of this year In- aicated excess earnings ranxina from $47,000,000 to $62,000,000 for the full year, depending on how federal Income taxes are figured, the commission said. These excess earninas bear heavily at this time both on the cost of the war and on the cost of living," FCC Chairman Jamei Lawrence Fly said in a statement. LITERATE TERMITES BERKELEY, Calif.. UPiZ. 3. Richardson, mailing superinten dent of the University of Call. fornia Press .wonders if termites can read. Richardson had his mailing room remodeled and painted to get rid of the wood chewers. But new crew of termites moved In. They passed up the newly painted wood and consumed part oi a oooKlet. The booklet's title: "The Con trol of Termites' by the Colleee of Agriculture." How Censorship Works 11. RUMORS (Eleventh of a Series) "The spread of rumors in such a wav that thaw will ha .i-. cepted as facts," says the voluntary censorshfn PnH. "wrlll r.n. der aid and comfort to the enemy. The same is true of enemy propaganda or material calculated by the enemy to bring about division among the United Nations." Any nation which prides itself on freedom of sneech will h a target for divisionist propaganda. It is well established that axis propaganda is seeking not only to deceive us, but to divide the United Nations socially, politically, and racially. Many false reports are originated without vicious intent. Many others are circulated deliberately by the enemy. All such reports must be carefully sorted over on news desks. Editors have been advised to exercise discretion in the nuhll. cauon oi enemy propaganda irom the short-wave radio and Morse cooe transmissions. Tha enemy deliberately puts out certain "reports" in the hope that they will gain circulation through our news channels. The Teports" are often aimed at provoking official replies which will give tha enemy exact information, at diverting attention from a vital area, at confusing American opinion, or at directing American opinion upon specific issues. For example, the enemy may "report" the alleged sinking of American troop transports at a ume pudiic opinion is focused on an allied offensive, or tha alleged sinking of merchant ships en route to Russia at a time when aid to the soviet union is the subject of widespread dis cussion. For security reasons it may be inadvisable for the gov ernment to deny these propaganda claims until the ships have safely returned to their home ports some weeks later. When news actually comes from an enemy source the source Is always conspicuously identified before the information is placed before tha public. , . The American people are entitled to know the source of wartime Information, particularly of a social or political char acter. They also have the right to know about the progress of the war, and they are being told about it daily to an extent never equalled In any previous war. 'STOP' ORDER RECLAMATION DAM REVISED Penitentiary Inmate Dies of -Poisoning SALEM, Nov. 21 JP) Thomas O'Connor, 35, an inmate from" Deschutes county, died of poi soning at the Oregon state pen! tentiary Wednesday, Warren George Alexander disclosed to day. The warden said the case had no relation to the mass roach powder poisonings at the state hospital the same day. He ex pressed the belief O'Connor, in search of alcohol, had drunk an antl-freeze or cleaning fluid. UII ADVOCATES II MICE TOUGH LUCK CHICAGO. (iTheodore L. Tollefson, fireman and locomo tive engineer for the Illinois Central railroad since 1903. had but one wish when he was re tired and that was to travel. His retirement came a few days ago and with It the war time curtailment of railroaders' passes. VICHY (From French Broad casts), Nov. 21 UP) Pierre La val advocated an alliance with Germans as Europe's sole hope for peace In a broadcast to the people of nari-occupied France last night and declared new vol unteer, legions would be raised to answer "the fresh insults which France has had to suffer from the allied campaign in North Africa. He accused the United States and Britain of "tearing away bit by bit at the French empire because of their losses in the Pacific; said he was certain of a German victory. "From what has happened in North Africa we have discov ered the fate that waits us to morrow if Roosevelt gets away with it," Laval said. "We would have to submit to a domination by communists and Jews." (The dark little collaboration ist's talk of volunteer legions such as the detachments which have fought alongside the Ger mans on the Russian front sug gested that Laval was not pre pared at this time to thrust the nation into a formal state of war against the allies. He did not mention the existing French army regiments and the Toulon based fleet which still take or ders from Vichy.) Dealer snonages put new value on used merchandise. Cash in on your "junk" through a classified ad. Phone 3124. PROTESTS FILED ON E PENDLETON. Nov. 21 (AP) Dozens of protests have been filed at the Pendleton AAA of fice by Umatilla county farmers who claim mileage allowances received with their ODT certif icates of necessity are not suf ficient to permit them to op erate, Walter Holt, county agent, said today. Holt said he will report the situation to the state war board. Only recourse open to tha farmers is an appeal to the Port land district ODT office after the certificate has been In ef fect 30 days, the county agent said. The certificates become effective December 1. Many of the complaining ranchers report their mileage al lowances have been cut from 40 to 80 per cent, while others have received satisfactory quotas. In reply to a letter explaining the problem,' Herman Sites of Portland, field manager of the ODT, said, "Director Eastman previously has stated there would have to be some read justments . , . certainly this pro gram does not contemplate put ting the farmers 'out ot bus iness. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 Ml Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes said today that "stop construction orders" on bureau of reclamation dams have been revised by tho war production ooara. Ickes explained that a suspen sion order on five big dams, in cluding Grand Coulee, Parker and Shasta, had been reviewed by WPB Vicc-Chalrman E. Eb erstadt and a new. mors nrrrlin list of work to be stopped or con tinued nad been issued. Of 41 projects, limited con. struction may be continued on 18. all work must halt on 14 ana further consideration will oe given to 8. Deschutes-to Continue Work which will be conthmnH includes: Central Valley orolect. Cnlt. fornia Facilities for Drtwrvn tion of fish in Sacramento rlvor. and Shastn-Orovllle transmission line. (Shasta-Antioch transmls. sion line halted except for some minor worn.) Owhyee project. Orceon Drainage. Deschutes, project. Orceon Limited work may be continued to give work to men in conscien. tious objector camps. Klamath Undecldtd Work which must cease im mediately except for minor wprk kj prcveni acierioratlon includes: Central Valley Droicct. Call. fornia Shasta dam power unit number 8 (two other power units proceeding). Also steamed elec tric power plant. Central Valley project. Cali fornia Friant dam. Madera ca nal and Frlant-Kern canal. Projects on which no final de cision has been made yet in clude: Klamath project, Oregon. Cal ifornia. - NEWS OF THE THEATRES .n Try?ffM iy m i wii C A L jj. '-'iT ,.., ,i. ,, drr-' ? Oinoland's Most Notorious Lady as playtd by Fay Emstv son, tells the startling story of a girl who turns criminal In "Lidy GangiUr" which hsads th program at tha Towsr thiatra Sun day. ,. LEGION TO TAKE m y6 i r T '?' - I Mlckay Rooney imi to b objecting te all tha attention Freddie Bartholomew mmi to b getting from lovtly Tina Thay er in this scene from M-Q-M's lateet hit, "A Yenk at Eton," start ing tonight at mldnlte at the Pelican theatre. Tina appears as Mickey's latest heartthrob la tha film and Freddie plays his Engliih stepbrother. One Zero Attacked, Two Passes One Zero Shot Down SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUIN EA, Nov. 20 Oelayed) CP) rrom a morning reconnaissance flight over northern New Guinea waters, Capt. "Rabbit" Long. acre of Stockton, Calif., brought back this report today "One Zero attacked two passes one Zero shot down." His gunner, Sgt. Leslie Stew art, East Chicago, poured lead in to the enemy plane and saw it explode barely 20 feet off the water for his first individual kill. Ten per cent ... 10 per cent . 10 per cent ... 10 oer cent . . New Year's is the deadline for everybody who hasn't already aereed ta Invoaf m n nt r his pay in war bondsl Tha Klamath county court has turned over operation and preparation of the now museum in the Legion hall to the Amer ican Legion, it was learned here Friday. Commander Fred LaForse oi the Legion has ODOolnted the following committee to take over. O. D. Matthews, chair man; A. D. Collier, C. A. Hen derson, Mrs. Lydia Fricke How ard and Mrs. Earl Templar. tne committee will start im mediately gathering material for the museum room and large nauway and all Klamath resi dents having relics they wish to donate or loan to the museum are asked to contact one of the group in charge. These gifts or donations may also be brought directly to tha Legion hall where they will be catalogued. Thousands of Detroiters Pass Up Rationing DETROIT, Nov. 21 (JPi Many thousands of Detroit mo torists still were unregistered for gasoline rationing today aft er the close of the three-day reg Istratlon period for the basic "A" ration books. Officials of the office of Dries administration here estimated that more than 160,000 had failed to register. Registration had fallen off after the opening day Wednesday. E. T. Broadwell, head of gaso line rationing in Michigan, said many Detroiters might hove dc cided to quit driving but that that still would leave "many thousands" still unaccounted for. Broadwell said he believed that many persons apparently nad hoped for "a last-minute re prieve" from Washington. Lowell Stockman Coming Tuesday; Luncheon Planned Lowell Stockman of Pendle ton, congressman-elect from this district, will be in Klamath Falls Tuesday and will meet with any interested persons, it was an nounced Saturday. , - A luncheon is being planned for those who wish to talk over matters with Stockman, and per sons may contact Marshell E. Cornett. r 4 rvr' ITALIANS CRY "PEACE" NEW YORK, Nov. 21 Mi Cries of "peace" greeted King Vlttorio Emanuele of Italy when he went to see bombed ruins In Genoa and Milan recently and the demonstrations led to the dismissal of the city's governor, the British radio reported today In, a broadcast heard by CBS. The broadcast did not indicate (low its Information was re ceived. ' Roiallnd Russell, Brian Ahem and Janet Blair are starred at the Esquire theatra In Columbia's "My Sister Eileen Cotum bia's hilarious screen version of tha famous Broadway stage sue- COBS. Lost Leiter From Rear Admiral Praises Wounded (0 WASHINGTON, Nov. Jl VP) One of the .last lettors written by Rear Admiral Norman Scott, before he was killed lh the naval battle in the Solomon islands on November 13, released by the navy Friday, was a message of praise of men wounded in Pa cific fighting. Theletter was sent to his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Guild Scott of Washington, with the request (hat it be turned over to the navy relief society. Rear Admiral Scott described a visit he had made to a hospital ship soon after action in the early days of the current cam paign in tho southwest Pacific and he declared that "not once during the entire visit was I an swered with a grumble or a bel lyache or a whino. But Invari ably with a grin or at least with an attempt at one." ' Sometimes the answer would be low and I would lean well over to make the conversation easier going," Scott added. ."It might take a few seconds and then I would hear, 'I'm doing Mercury Hits Bottom Friday Klamath folks shivered in their longies Friday morning at the mercury fell to a seasonal low of 13 degrees, coldest since Inst February 22 when the same temperature was recorded. Maximum Friday was 38 de grees. Road Classified Ads for Results pretty well, thank you sir.' One like that and your heart goes right out to him. It Is the custom In the navy to remove one's cap In the sick bay. Mine will always be off to those men." ' Scott said he realised that many of the men In action wera considered by their parents to be mere boys "but all' those I saw were carrying on like men." He spoke in terms of highest praise for all those serving the wounded on the hospital ship and said, "I did not see a single person doctor, officer, nurse, corpsman, petty officer or blue jacket who was not on the job. Paitiaaua f fa,. a aaaxaaj wruinmsn . Banauat Slated far O Tuesday, Nov. 24 The annual emnloye-emnlover banquet of the Future Crafts man's organization will be held at 7:30 p. m. November 24 at the Pelican cafe. This organiza tion Is composed of boys who are attending school one-halt day and working on a job to loam a trado for one-half day. In addi tion to tholr rogulnr subjects, they are enrolled In a trades and Industry class, wherein Infor mation it studied nertalnina: to their occupation. one of the highlight of the meeting will be the address of Walter W. Morse, assistant stata director of vocational education. Morse was aotlvo In getting the iraoes and industry program underway In Klnmath Falls. .ttv The present enrollment in tha w trades and Industry, classes Is 80. o
