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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
February 9, 1048
G I T Y COUNCIL
EYES PROPOSED
STATE TAX BILL
City eouncllmen expressed
: concern again at last night's
meeting over state invasion of
city revenue fields in connec
tion with a measure now in the
legislature providing for the
taxing of pinball machines.
The bill In question is HB
147, introduced by Representa
tive Steelhammer of Marion
county, and it imposes a state
tax on all coin-operated mechan
ical games as well as "juke
boxes." The city of Klamath
Falls now taxes such devices,
and Councilman Cantrall asked
If the state law, should it be
passed, would jeopardize the
city's revenue from this source.
(The bill provides in section
IS that "the tax imposed by this
act shall be in addition to any
and all other taxes or fees im
posed upon the same property
by any municipality . . . orthe
United States government").
Cities Warned
Mayor Houston said he doubt'
ed if the city or the League of
Oregon Cities could get far in
opposing the state measure, but
that he would asK ine city at
torney to study the measure
and would write to the legisla
tive delegation about it. -
Mayor Houston said he had
been informed that the author
of the bill had warned the cities
that if they oppose the coin ma
chine bill he will fight all cities-
sponsored legislation.
Councilman Cantrall said he
fears the state will take over
this form of revenue and the
cities will have to fight to get
it back, as they are fighting to
get highway and liquor revenue
money.
' Bill to Be Discussed
Councilman A. H. Bussman
said he feels, the matter is one
for the judgment of the legisla
tors, and that he doesn t believe
the senators and representatives
will pass an unsound bill.
' Mayor Houston asked coun
eilmen to be present at a meet
ing of the directors of the cham
ber, of commerce Wednesday
when he will present the cities'
arguments for a share' of the
State highway fund.
. Barricade Ordered
The council voted to deny a
license to the KK cafe, 119
South Ninth street, on the
grounds that it falls far short
of meeting city sanitary specifi
cations. However, the manage
ment of the restaurant was
given 10 days to "clean up.'
Police Chief Earl Heuvel said
that a check made of the restau
rant by himself and the city
health officer showed it with
a grade of 37 per cent, on the
basis of 100 per cent for perfect
sanitary conditions.
. The council ordered a barri
cade at 2124 Reclamation street
where a hole has developed in
the street. . The street depart
ment will repair the break as
toon as possible, it was stated.
' The mayor was authorized to
wire Senator McNary asking
him to aid the Klamath Bus
company in getting replacement
for pieces of equipment in use
on the local runs.
Negligence Charge
Brought in On
Sanitarium Fire
SEATTLE, Feb. 9 VP)
Charges of negligence and in
competence were brought by a
coroner's jury which yesterday
conducted a one-day investiga
tion of the Lake Forest sani
tarium fire which took the lives
of 32 of 49 elderly patients. .
In charging the operator, Mar
jorie Westberg, with negligence,
the jury verdict read in part:
: "We find that the sanitarium
building was unsuitable for the
purpose for which it was used;
that it was of extremely inflam
mable construction, not provid
ed w 1 1 h suitable exits, over
crowded, poorly staffed and
equipped with an inadequate
and dangerous heating system."
THE NON-ABUNDANT LIFE
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, VP)
The rationing board is worrying
nd worrying ...
It seems there's a fellow who
doesn't want any coupons,
thanks.
J.. Howard Coon, Conkllng
park merchant, told the board of
a man there who lives so frugally
"it is hard to understand how he
exists." -
.Moreover, Coon couldn't con
vince the man he needed a ra
tion book. "I and neighbors have
been helping him out but with
further rationing that will be im
possible," he wrote. "What can
be done7"
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
CHICAGO, (IP) Protesting
against being inducted into the
army, a young .electee argued
that a fellow with a name like
his should be in the marines.
, He got his wish. The new re
cruit is George P. Marines, of
Chicago,
Knox at Hawaii
Back to Pearl Harbor alter a tour ot Allied South Pacific bases, where he
to under Jap air attacks twice. Secy, of Navy Prank Knox, center. Is
shown with Admiral Chester W. Nimits, right, in a landing boat. Capt.
Frank E. Beatty, Knox's aide, is at left. Official U. a Navy photo.
Trucks Eligible
Transport
Under fuel rationing pro
cedures for commercial motor
vehicles now in effect, no oper
ator need do without gasoline
while his application for a cer
tificate of war necessity or a
request for an adjustment of his
certificate is pending, Marshall
E. Nauman, district manager of
ODT's division of motor trans
port, pointed out today. ODT
procedures provide for the im
mediate transport ration needs
of commercial motor vehicle op
erators under three sets of cir
cumstances. These are:
1. That the applicant has ap
plied for but has not received
nor been denied a certificate of
war necessity. In this case the
applicant will merely have to
affirm this fact to his local War
Price and Rationing Board to re
ceive sufficient ration coupons
to operate for 30 days, or until
March 31, whichever is the short
er period.
2. That the applicant has re
ceived a valid certificate of war
necessity. Presentation of such
a certificate to the operator's
local rationing board will enable
the operator to obtain sufficient
coupons for the amount of gaso
line allowed him by his certif
icate. At the time he applies for
his first-quarter ration, he will
also be given the coupons for
his second three-month period,
so that an additional trip to his
ration board will not be neces
sary. 3. That a request for more gal-
Oregon News Notes
By The Associated Press
Oregon State college, sched
uled to begin training of engi
neers for the army, soon, an
nounced the program would not
start until after close of the
school year in May and that it
would not interfere with other
courses . . . The University of
Oregon medical school an
nounced it had cut the training
of nurses from 12 to 11 school
quarters.
The Portland housing authori
ty said it would evict from
Kaiser Starts
Recruiting Program
Again in East
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 UP) The
Henry J. Kaiser company has
requested the U. S. employment
service here to recruit 2000
electricians, electrician trainees
and electrician helpers for the
companys shipyards in Port
land, Ore., says Mrs. Anna Ros
enberg, regional director of the
war manpower commission.
Company representatives said
that men in 1-A, 2-A or 2-B
draft classifications were not
wanted, but that friendly aliens
with first papers would be ac
ceptable.
"We do not want 'any. shop
pers to apply," the Kaiser rep
resentatives said. "We want
men who definitely want to take
these jobs and are ready to
leave immediately."
WARTIME CASUALTY
LEBANDON. Knn (JpLlKri
Alien Millpr wnnHnrc If cha'a thn
first casualty of the OPA's slice-it-yourself
bread ruling.
She was trenteri nt a Vtncnflnl
for lacerations of the thumb and
index finger suffered while
slicing bread.
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
Creed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ward,
Owners
Willard Ward, Mgr.
925 High Phona 3334
After Pacific Tour
Now for
Ration Needs
lonage than the ODT certificate
allowed has been submitted to
the ODT and is still under con
sideration. The operator must
prove this to his ration board
by presenting a postcard notifi
cation from the ODT which
acknowledges the appeal to be
under consideration. This ac
knowledgement will be furn
ished the operator by the ODT
or, if the operator is a farmer,
by his county farm transporta
tion committee of the USDA
county war boards at the time
the appeal is filled. Such ac
knowledgement will be the ra
tion board's authority to issue
sufficient ration coupons to op
erate for 30 days, or until
March 31, whichever is the short
er period.
Except as noted above, no pro
vision is made for operators who
have failed to file applications
for certificates of war necessity.
Nor. is any provision made to
issue additional temporary allot
ments to operators who believe
that the gasoline allotment on
their certificates is insufficient,
but who have not filed a request
for adjustment.
Such operators should apply
for their certificates or for ad
justment of their certificates
without delay, he advised. As
soon as this is done, the applicant
becomes eligible for temporary
transport rations, if the ODT is
unable to immediately process
his application or appeal. .
housing projects shipyard work
ers found guilty of unwarranted
work absenteeism . . . Oregon
police searched for Virgil D.
Meyers, 42, booked as a burg
lary suspect at Oregon City,
who obtained a gun while in
jail, forced a deputy sheriff to
let him out and vanished . . .
Portland stores reported a
feminine run on bedroom slip
pers, the buyers apparently
fearful that- the shoe rationing
order would be extended to
slippers.
PRICE INCREASE
SPOKANE, Feb. 9 (ff) Dr.
James K. Hall, state OPA price
officer, announced here Saturday
the granting of a 50-cent per ton
increase at the mine to aid bi
tuminous mines of Oregon and
Washington to expand to a six-
day week. Producers already!
having had prices adjusted are
not affected by the change,
which was made to produce more
stove-size coal.
Buy. it. througn the want-ads.
CONSERVE fat&t?
Keep Tires Properly
Inflated
Gasoline ration., books
carry . you : further when
your tires are properly in
flated. Let our tire experts
check yours today they
can save your engine a lot
of hard work and keep
your gasoline supply up.
Under-inflated tires slow
down your car's perfor
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fuel and money. Douglas
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inquire today we con
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CHAMBER STAND
ON HB 218 TO
BE DISCUSSED
Klamath chamber of com
merce attitude toward HB 218,
tho cities' highway revenue bill
is scheduled for determination at
a meeting of the board of direc
tors Wednesday noon, -,-y
Mayor John Houston has
asked for permission to present
the arguments of the cities in
behalf of the measure, which
would give the cities 13 per cent
of state highway funds provided
$10,000,000 shall first be credit
ed to highway funds.
Road Committee Against It
The legislative committee of
the chamber at last week s meet
ing reported it favors endorse
ment of the bill by the chamber,
but asked that it be given to the
highway committee for its rec
ommendation. . .
Subsequently, the highway
committee met and voted to rec
ommend against the chamber's
endorsement of the measure.
Final decision rests with the
directors.
BUI Outlined ' ;
The Klamath chamber , for
many years has opposed passage
of similar measures favored by
the League of Oregon Cities.
HB 216 was introduced into
the lower house by the commit
tee on counties and cities.
It provides that, beginning
with the year 1943, there shall
be appropriated annually out of
state highway funds such sums
of money as will equal 15 per
cent of all money credited to the
fund by the state treasurer be
tween January 1 and December
31 of each year, and such other
funds as may have accrued to
the state highway fund.
The bill reads:
"But in no event shall pay
ment under this act be made to
cities for any year unless more
than $10,000,000 is credited to
such fund, and allocations here
under shall be made to cities
only from any excess over $10,
000,000 credited to such fund in
any year."
Cities shall receive their share
of the fund as their population
bears to the total population of
the cities. '
Money paid to the cities under
the act shall be used, for con
structing, maintaining, etc., of
city streets. A city shall estab
lish a state tax street fund, and
money will not be permitted to
accumulate more than two years
under the act unless the city per-
tects plans for a definite con
struction program requiring
more than two years estimated
allocations. Such, a program
must have the approval of the
state highway engineer.
The bill was read the first
time in the house at Salem on
January 28, and on January 29
was referred to the committee
on highways and highway rev
enues.
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FOR VICTORY
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BUY BONDS
Idle Tires May
Still Be Turned In
Motorists possessing Idle tires,
(excess tires over 8) mny still
turn these In, the state OPA
stated today. The tires may be
turned in at the Defense Supply
corporation warehouse at 034
S. W. Salmon street, Portland.
There they will be appraised
and checks will be sent to the
motorists accordingly. Tires of
no value will be sold for scrap,
said the OPA.
BOYS ENROLL IN
HENLEY Eighteen boys have
enrolled In the forestry classes
offered by Don Norltn at the
Henley high school.
The classes, sponsored by the
National Forestry scrvico and
the Klamath Fire Protective as
sociation, will run for two hours
each week until 20 hours of in
struction have been completed.
Norlin states that instruction
will be given In map reading,
compass and pacing, flro be
haviour, .care and uso (of tools,
and fire suppression.
In addition to the classes of
fered in Henley, Klamtith Union
and Bonanza high schools, special
training is given for crew chiefs
each Thursday evening at the
KFPA office on Conger avenue.
Enlisted Men Have
Another New Idea
LUBBOCK, Tex., Feb. 9 (Pi
Enlisted men at South Plains
army flying school wear strips of
soft cloth sewed inside their
trouscr cuffs.
When they walk, the cloth
keeps their shoes shlned.
DELAYED
TOPEKA. Kun.. (P) The cat
got to see the mayor eventual
ly. Mayor Frank J. Warren stop
ped his car to rescue a cat with
its head stuck In a tin can.
He couldn't until a neighbor
came to help. One held the
animal, the other wielded tin
shears and finally they freed it.
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WELFARE COSTS
SHOW FUSE OVER
1942 FIGURES
Comparative figures from the
Klamath, county public welfare
commission show a slight rliio
in expenditures for 1042 over
the previous your, although ac
tual also loud has declined,
Principle reason for tho In
crease Is attributed to sharp In
cline In the cost of food, cloth
ing and medical service, accord
ing to Mrs. Karl Urquhnrt,
county welfare hcud.
General assistance In 1041
amounted to $43,001.01. In 1043
$;I5. 843,113; old ago assistance in
1041, $03,070, In 1043, $70,401;
aid to tho blind dropped from
$534 In 1041 to $304; aid to
dependent children In 1041 was
$14,873, In 1042, $16,441.
The goncrul asslstunce group
is financed equally by tho state
and county; old ago assistance
aid to the blind, and aid to de
pendent children funds are fi
nanced three ways, with tho
county paying 20 per cent, tho
stato and federal government
assuming the rest.
Wider Basis in
War Contract
Awards Foreseen
SALEM, Feb. 0 (&) War con
tracts soon will be distributed
on a wider basis, rather than
to a few largo Industries, Lee
E. Stoll, head of the manpowor
commission for Oregon, told tho
Salem chamber ot commerce
yesterday.
Ho said 1000 mon living be
tween Salem and Conby are
now commuting to Portland
dally to work in war Industries.
Stoll added it would bo more
economical to employ these men
In their home communities.
If It's a "frozen" article you
need, advertise for a used one
In the classified.
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