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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Jnnunry B, 1041 WtGB TEN CITY COUNCIL SWEARS IN NEW tl 943 OFFICERS City councllmen opened a new year Monday night, with new of ficer being sworn In and Mayor Houston appointing council com mittees for the year. Sworn In were Police Judge Harold Franey, and Councllmen Martin, Cantrall and Keller. Keller was re-elected president of the council. , , , j Committees were appointed and confirmed as follows: Finance Wiesendanger, Can trail, Keller. Fire Cantrall, Martin, Buss jnan. , ' , ; Judiciary Wiesendanger, Keller, Bussman. Street Bussman, Martin, Wiesendanger. i Police KeUer, Martin, Wie sendanger. Utilities Martin, Bussman, Keller. Councllmen were appointed to serve on citizen's committees as follows: Cemetery Cantrall. ' Health Bussman. . Armory Wiesendanger. Bond Martin. Occupations tax Keller. After a long discussion, the elty dads held over until next Monday final action on the new Juke box ordinance, which raises the distributors' fee from $400 to . $1000 a year. . Objection The council received a letter from Attorney J. C. O'Neill, rep " resenting E. G. Lewis, a juke .box, owner, objecting that the ' new ordinance is discriminatory, . tends to create a monopoly and, because it is oppressive, would ; probably result in court action. Councilman Keller, head of ."the police committee, said the .fee is an amusement tax and the " ordinance should pass. It was 'learned that the Southern Ore "gon Amusement company had Tniade a $1000 license payment already in anticipation of the new ordinance's passage. But final action was delayed so the police committee could make -further studies, and could con fer with the license applicants. Bad Precedent - - John O, and Lucy L. DIven, -who are buying a piece of Hot Borings property from the city, asked that because of current conditions their purchase price be cut 10 per cent. The original price was $1950. - Councilman Wiesen d a n g e r asked if granting this request would bring in otner similar ones, and Mayor Houston said that on its face the proposal looked Uk "bad precedent." It was decided, however, to refer the matter to the appraisal com mittee. . 'There was a prolonged talk about the status of the property on the Cumberland xoad on which the Humane society and Kennel club operate the local pound. It was claimed that the city owns the real property, and the buildings there belonged to the city and were moved from city property to the Cumberland road site. . Further discussion With the Kennel club is planned. The purpose is to work out an ' understanding that will enhance smooth operations of the Ken nel club. The council Instructed City Attorney Carnahan to inform Mrs. A. O. Smith, who lives on Eldorado street, that any steps that may be taken to prevent drainage of surface water onto her property must be taken by private property owners. She had asked the city to remedy the situation. City Engineer E. A. Thomas said there are places all over town in a similar status, with the natural contour of the ground permitting water to drain toward private property. Street Repair . City Treasurer Ruth Bathlany aid that state law prevents the city from undertaking any Ban croft improvement projects. The law provides the city can issue Bancroft bonds only up to 5 per ... cent of Its assessed valuation. and the present outstanding is sues are well over that amount. 'The council agreed to pay for . the city's share of graveling of Kiln street, the city's share be ing based, on two city-owned lots on that street. Councilman Cantrall said a movement was underway to get the street gra veled, with owners joining .in on . the cost. Councilman Martin' an nounced he had a 100-name pe tition asking for improvement of the, west end of Wantland ave nue from Owens street to the Southern Pacific tracks. He 'was sked to obtain additional infor mation concerning this proposal. :. Buy it tnrough a want ad. I IS YOUR CHILD A I0SE PICKER? . It mar bm a lira af bawd worm, And thaaa roundworm! can causa real trouble I Otuar warnings arat uneasy atomaeh, ner vousneu, itching parts, if you even aiupect' rounawonna, sec jayne'a vermuuge today! JAYNE'S is Amarlca'e leadinv nronrletanr wnn medicine i uied by millions for over s micory. acts gently, yet drives out round roma, Demand JAYTiE'S VERMIFUGE. FoQtprinters to Hear Newell School Superintendent . Eugene Harkness, superinten dent of schools at Newell, will be the principal speaker at a meeting of Footprlnters to be held Wednesday at 7 p. m. in the Pelican party room. All members of the organization are asked to attend as this is the first meeting of the year. This year's president of Foot printers is Les Finley, Sgt. E. W. Tichenor of the state police serv ina as vice president, and Larry Bergmann, secretary and treas urer. BEND, Jan. 5 (Special) Mt. Hood Stages, Inc., operating a fleet of motor coaches between Portland, The Dalles, Bend, Klamath Falls, Prairie City and Ontario, Ore., and between Boise and Weiser, Ida., have af filiated with the National Trail- ways Bus system, comprising 41 connecting bus lines throughout the United States. The company will operate under the name of the Pacific Trail ways and will retain head quarters in Bend, where the firm was organized in 1931 by the consolidation of bus lines oper ated by Pickwick Greyhound system and the Hoover stages. First officers were Myrl P. Hoo ver, president and general man ager; Gene Allen, vice president and Delbert Mattson, secretary treasurer. While Allen was with the com pany, it acquired the holdings of the Northland Greyhound Lines between Bend and Klam ath Falls and the Pacific Grey hound Lines between Bend and Eugene. In 1934, Mattson's in terest was acquired by William Niskanen, now secretary-treasurer. Other lines have been ac quired in Oregon and Idaho, and through service established from western and central Oregon to Boise. - The management personnel of the Pacific Trail ways will be Myrl P. Hoover, president and general manager; Maurice Hoo ver, vice president; William Niskenen, secretary - treasurer; W. K. Euston, superintendent of transportation, and Ed Parsons, superintendent of maintenance. G. F. Chester, former northwest passenger agent for the Union Pacific states, became associated with the firm on January 5, as traffic manager. Now It's Clean Clothes That Are Short in Portland . PORTLAND, Jan. S (JP) Just as the meat and housing situ ations improve in Portland, along comes another shortage,, a shortage of clean clothes. At least that's what the laun dry owners, appealing for more help, told L. C. Stoll, regional manpower inspector. They said their situation Is "desperate" with business up 50 per cent and the number of employes down 33 per cent and patrons hardly able to keep in a change of clothes. Stoll launched a recruiting campaign today for laundry and dry cleaning firms, which have been classified as essential in dustries, and told present em ployes to consider themselves as key workers. . A BIT STRENUOUS ALTA LOMA, Calif., (JP) Lee Statom, 17, may practice his strong-man act on pillows here after. ' ; Statom managed to lift two 100-pound dumbbells over his head but the weights pulled him over backward, and he landed on his elbows with such force that, both wrists were fractured. Louis XV of France presented his eldest daughter with an Eas ter egg which enclosed a clock work bird capable of singing. MT. HOOD STAGES Announces Affiliation With The Notional TRAIL WAYS Bus System and will operate under the name of PACIFIC TRAILWAYS National T railways it an organization of forty-one but ' lines operating from coast to coast. There will be no changes in schedules or connections at this time. ' Pacific Trailwayt will furnish the same courteous service that you have been accustomed to for many years with Mt. Hood Stages. . . PACIFIC TRAILWAYS Operated by Mt. Hood Stages CALIFORNIA TACKLES NEW IRIII BILLS SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5 (JP) Most of the opening formalities finished, California's new gov ernor, Earl Warren, administra tion and legislature settled down today to the business of putting the state's laws square with war time needs. Certain to be Introduced im mediately are urgency measures reducing the state's speed limit to 35 miles per hour, easing the means of obtaining birth certi ficates and legalizing the opera tion of nurseries by public school districts. Tax BlUs . Warren's program for revital ization of the civil defenses and possible reorganization of the state guard is not yet ready for introduction but the new gov ernor plans to prepare a special message to the legislature on the matters immediately. In all probability, the program will be nandled on an urgency basis and some legislation on civilian defense may be enacted before the end of the month. Certain to be introduced Im mediately are tax reduction bills, ranging from slight changes in the present tax structure to wholesale elimina tion of certain levies. LICENSE OFFICE Those who haven't applied for their 1943 automobile license yet will probably have an un comfortably long wait in a line that, Tuesday morning, nearly filled the courthouse basement. . In an especially heavy rush on the local bureau, 3ii appli cations have been made since temporary stickers went on sale three weeks ago. Monday's rush proved to be the heaviest so far, with a rec ord of 623 permits issued. According to license bureau offirinlc., you'll save time and trouble by remembering to bring your registration slip, and to have it signed. Carole Landis, Airforce Pilot, Marry in London LONDON, Jan. 5 (ff) Carole Landis, blonde film star from the United States, and Capt. Thomas C. Wallace of Pasadena, Calif- a U. S. army airforce Dilot. were married today. Miss Landis came to Britain to entertain troops. Captain Wal lace has been here two and a half years and was one of the original members of the Royal Air Force's American Eagle squadron. The wedding ceremony was performed in the Church of the Assumption. ' The couple, had planned to be married New Year's day, but Miss Landis had not recovered fully from an ap pendicitis operation. WHOA, NOW ALBUQUERQUE, (VP) George Benavides reported to, work for the first time as motorcycle mes senger for a department store. He took off on his first deliv ery. He roared right across the street through the plate glass window of another store, and was delivered at the hospital with a badly cut face. . 11 BURN TO DEATH JOJUTLA, Mexico, Jan. S (JP) Eleven persons were burned to death and 23 others seriously in jured last night when a match ignited the gasolene tank of a bus In which a crowd of merry makers was en route to a dance. jliilll:ill!Hii;lii!ii!ii AMniviliMi wst .11 By ANITA GWYN From a week and a half of Just taking it easy, we jump into a week of extreme mental a-ttvlty, supposedly, for these are the fi nal days of the first semester, ending glorious ly in a rush of exams. Besides the test ques tions, the most popular one was "What did you get for Christ- m a s?" New sweaters and jewelry adorned the girls, with rings also coming into the pic ture. The boys also sported new sweaters and new "cords" were noticed especially, because they were clean. This also seems to be moving week, for the counselers have ex changed rooms with the voca tional education headquarters. They are situated in rooms 202 and 216, respectively. . m One of the main topics of con versation is about the resigna tion of Charles Stanfield, music director. "Chuck" has done good work in that department and will be missed by KUHS. Work is going on now to find an in structor and it is hoped that one will be here to step right into the job. It probably won't be too long before "Chuck" will be back to take a crack at. some more ducks. We understand that the Christ mas play was quite a success. What Men Live By, under the direction of Mrs. B. B. Blom quist, will be presented again next week, so as to avoid the exams. Here's a chance for the students who missed, it previous ly. Thanks to my filler-Inner, Fat Morgan, who wrote this col umn during my absence. New Ceiling Price For Flour Should Move Wheat Out CORVALLIS, Jan. 5 (IP) The new ceiling prices for flour are expected to enable Oregon wheat growers to move a consid erable amount of wheat from storage to make room for next year's crop, N. C. Donaldson, ex ecutive assistant of the state AAA office here, said today, The 10 per cent increase in ceiling price will enable millers to pay from 7 to 12 cents above loan value for wheat. After pay ing off loan and handling and storage charges, growers may only realize a cent or two per bushel above the loan level, but it is not believed here that it will pay to hold wheat for a pos sible few cents rise and run risks. of serious storage troubles again. Leatherneck Tyrone Power Starts Training SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 5 (JP) Marine Pvt. Tyrone Power be gan his seven week boot camp framing course yesterday. Power enlisted last August but received an immediate fur lough to complete a picture dealing with the navy. The actor holds a pilot's license and hopes to ,take glider training in the marines. NE'- AIR BASE WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (IP) The war. department announced today authorization of an en forces installation in Fresno county, Calif., to cost in excess of $2,000,000. ; . Your pharmacist Is a specialist whose func tion is to , prepare and standardise drugs, and ' to compound your doctor's prescrip tions. He Is not qualified to diagnose your ailments or to prescribe treatment. Your doctor is thoroughly competent to examine you and to decide on the treatment indi cated. He has not been trained to prepare and compound medicines.. In this store we fully recognize the functions and the litrlta. tlons of both the physician and the pharr.ia. cist. Our business is compounding prescrip ' tlons according to the doctor's orders. CURRIN'S FOR DRUGS "The Friendly Drug Store" 8th and Main Phone 4814 NT! ASKED AS Br WILLIAM T. ARBOQA8T , WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (JP) A group of Influential legisla tors was reported today to have decided on a last-minute plea to President Roosevelt to omit so cial security revision from his legislative program. Their - decision, - made known by high-ranking democrats, came amid pleas for harmony and final arrangements for organ ization of the 78th congress which convenes tomorrow at noon. Broadcast Presidential Secretary Steph en Early said he though Mr, Roosevelt would "talk to a good many" congressional leaders be fore personally delivering his annual message to the legis lators. He did not discuss the con tents of the speech in Its present draft, but said Mr. Roosevelt was trying to hold it down to 4000 or 4500 words. The address will be broad cast. War Legislation Authoritative spokesmen said earlier suggestions to tho presi dent that tho controversial so cial security subject be side tracked for the duration had been rejected and that the pre liminary draft of the message the executive will deliver Thurs day discussed the subject at length. Others expressed a conviction the new congress would deal only with essential war legisla tion and would refuse to handle domestic measures. "I'm afraid social security a major part of the presidents message, but I hope it isn t, commented one member. "It is going to be a difficult enough task as it is to retain control in the house with the reduced democratic majority without wading into a fight that ap parently will be lost." LINE FORMS AT THE RIGHT TOPEKA, Kas. JP)lt the right grandma can be found, there's $5 waiting for her at the Topeka postoffice. An envelope containing the money was found in the mails addressed simply "To Grandma.' Foul O. Landry this question "We are In the manu facturing builnin and damage to our machinery by fire, explosion or other hazard might cause a loss of profit far greater than the actual damage to our plant. Can we prevent this loss with Use and Oc cupancy Insurance? For Information on any insurance problem, consult the Landry Co., 313 Main St. Phone 8612. 'The courthouse Is Just across Main street from our office." - CONGRESS ITS SESSION Si Heavy Cut Takes 25 Million Feet From Rogue Forest MEDFORD, Jan. B (JP) The heaviest timber cut In 18 years took 25,238,000 board, feet from the Rogue River national forest I " ' af HmiKt lmm mm UU IHUUlJt WlllllU. IW 11 1 warm winter coals c An event that demands Imme-. rrjif f dlate attention! Stunning nvw M4i4;lt Berts coats In aood warmJ fabrics you'll years to com. Just lootc it tho pricei,' then tomo In and 'Sports coats you'd exclaim ever at regular price r. . . doubly exciting now at this great savlngl Are! you looking for a durable tweed you can wearj for years? They're herel Would you like a gay ;plald 16 brighten upyourwlnterwardrobe?We've jo good selection! Broken sliei, 'of course, but plenty to choose from. Come early to lee themt Imagine finding tueh fine cools reduced at the very time you need them! And If you come early,' you'll be extra lucky, for we've even Included tome'all wool fabrics In this group. Classic and( novelty styles In bright or muted plaids, goodj sturdy tweedsl Not every size In every style but still a good selection for misses and women.' In 1042, Supervisor Karl L, Jmi ouch said today. Sold for future cutting was an additional 74,200,000 board feet, Janouch said. Capt. 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