Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, February 26, 1943, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Textrobrunry 26, 1043 i i HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE TIIRETS c ATT TUDE AT KAISER YARD -fo 1 tek to & OUR MEN IN SERVICE PORTLAND, Ore,, Fob. 20 W) riio uttlttido of worker occupy ing dormitory which burned lust night Hi llunry J. Kulsor's K Willi IhIiiiicI shipyard win de scribed pa "disgusting" today by U. (Jk) J. C. V. Morrlflcld, ct liill U. S. const guard captuln of tho port of Portland. "Upon arriving lit Ilia flro wo found iniiny men wnvjng bottles ud yelling, 'hit her burn, let ber burn,' " mild n prnpurcd slulo otonl Issued by Morrlflcld. Dormitory Destroyed ! "It wm disgusting, and think ing of operation! on tho wur fronts, wo turned sick thnt my Amnricnn ciin adopt such an at titude but there it win." : Tho Jlro riostroyod ono of 20 dormitories ut tho yurd und dum mied two others with a loss ostl muted ut l!i,000 by City Fire Inspector Arthur M. Bell, who said tho bliiEo wos started by a cureless smoker, A Junitor dis covered a bed in flumes. Quick Action Nono of tho occupimU woro Injured, but hnd not tho three units been used by gruvoyord mid swing Hliitt workers loss of life inliiht liuvo been heavy as at tho Kaiser Vancouver, Wuiih., yard Inst November when saven perished in a dormitory fire. City, shipyard and const guard fire-fighting unit and a flrebout swung into action quickly to pre vent the bin 10 from spreading to other buildings. Lubersky Sett Up Northwest "Little . WLB" at Seattle SEATTLE, Fob. 28 UT) Wil liam Xubentky, formerly assist ant to Dcun Wayne Morse of the University of Oregon law school on tho wnr labor board, has ar rived hers to set up tho Pacific northwest's regional "littlo war labor board." Ho said ho ex pected to bo assigned hero perm anently. An Oregon law school grad uate, ho also has been a media tion officer and assistant to tho WLB's public members. Tests over a period of years show that ordinary stool grating packed with find or dirt and sprinkled ' with oil provides a smooth roadway even mora dur nblo than any of our present ac cepted surfacing methods. Pvt. Lconurd W, Krucgcr, who was rcportod wounded in action on tho North Afrlcun front, Is "milking normal im provement," according to a let ter received by his father from Major aonoral J. A. Ulio of tho adjutant general's office, war do purtmorit. Pvt. Krucgcr is tho son of Gcorgo II. Krucgnr, em ployed at tho Ewuuna Box coin puny. TULKLAKE Mr. and Mrs. Albert Van Pulling, recent ar rivals Jn Tulolako, hud an Inter esting experience last week whllo attending the theatre In Klamath Falls. , ' In a nows reel which record ed tho presentation of an award to Lt.-Col, Elliott Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, Mr. und Mrs. Pulling rocognlzcd their ton, Cuptaln Burton S. Pulling of the 12th air force. Copt. Pul ling sorves under General Jim my Doollttlo. Captain Pulling, who complet ed his ROTC training at tho Unlvorslty of Minnesota, June 1, 1041, finished his training at Hill field, Ogdcn, U., and has been In England for soma time, Ho went to Africa in November and his parents have had ono letter from him since his arrival They last saw him in June, 1042, when he had a week's leave to yisit them In Las Vegas. Ho Is 23 years old and an only child. His father Is affiliated with tho local offlco of the California Fish and Wildlife department as a biologist. HEADQUARTERS, Panama Conol Department John Pad dock, stationed with the armed forces here, was promoted from technician fifth grade to the rank of technician fourth grade, ac cording to an official army an nouncement. Technician Paddock enlisted In tho army In November, 1030. After serving a tour of duty at Kort Winnflcld Scott. Calif., he was assigned to this department, arriving on the Isthmus in Oc tober, 1040. His sister, Mrs. Dena McEachon, lives at 1337 Wiard street, Klamath Falls. Cpl. Lester Thayer, who was employed by United Air Linos as an auditor In civilian life, has been- assigned to tho Shcmingo personnel replacement depot, newest army camp In Pennsyl vania at Transfer, Penn. Cpl. Thayer, son of Mrs. Edna Hustings of Klamnth Fulls, was previously stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash,, Camp Roberts, Culif. and Fort Bonning, Go. Aviation Cadet Stephen C. Nuson, or "Red" Nuson to his friends in Klnmoth Falls and Chemult, arrived hero recently for bnsic flying training. Al though Cudet Nuson faces a rigid dally training schedule, his thoughts frequently turn to home and close friends, among whom ore Paul Bodcnhumor, now with the army air forces in Cullfor niu, Lloyd C. Coffcnbcrry, now in Alaska with the U. S. army, and Chester Ellis of Chemult. Cadet Nason is 24 and the son of R. B. Nason of Chemult. Nason's younger brother, Rich ard G. Nason, 23, soon will tol low tils brother into the air forces as an aviation cadet. Re ccntly employed as a civilian worker In Alaska, Richard hus passed all tests and is now wait ing to be called into flight train ing. It's Cuptuln Zed Barnes now, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barnes of South Fifth street. Barnes, well known Klamath Falls youth, received his promo tion with the U. S. army air corps early In Februury. He writes his family that he is still somewhere in India, and that re cently ho und several other off. cors wcro invited to dinner by an American family. The thrill of eating American food, which included ice box cookies and lots of fresh vegetables from ' the family garden, was a pleasant one for the Amcricon men. Roost guinea hen was the main dish Zed writes, and they all enjoyed me day. UNSUNG-HEROISM DEPT. SEATTLE, (P) Mrs. Eugene Crhicst wont to a shoe repair snop lor a pair of heels. "Aren't they ready yet?" she asxcd, tiring of waiting In stock' ing feet. Alas, the cobbler hod given the shoes to another customer by mistake. lie rushed across the street to buy her a new pair. No rationing book. ' Mrs. Crhicst dug into her purse. - '. . "''... , No rationing book. ' She walked homo in unclaimed shoes from tho cobbler's shelf "and they hurtl" E Oregon Industry Reports 1132 Accidents for Week SALEM, Feb, 20 l'l Oregon industries reported a total of I 1132 accidents to their employes during the week ended yester day, including three fatalities, the state industrial accident com mission said today. Fatalities were: Ralph E. Garner, Tacoma, Wash., log buckcr, injured Feb ruary 18 at Booth; James Lent, Reedsport logging rigger, In jured February 17; Clifford An soma, Reedsport logging cat driver, injured February 22. BLOSSER NAMED SALEM. Fob., 28 (P) Gover nor Earl Snell today appointed Dr. H. L. Blosscr, Portland, to the state board of medfeal examiners. DALLAS, Feb. 20 W) The Oregon Farmers Union opposes tho Importation of Mexican farm hands to help labor-short Oregon farmers with their crops.' A resolution adopted at the close of the organization's 33rd stuto convention last night cov ered Importation of all foreign labor but it was aimed primarily ut Mexicans who huvo been men tioned by federal agencies as possibilities to alleviate the labor shortage. i Ammon Grice, Salem, was re elected stato president and Hur ley Libby, Jefferson, wus return ed as vlco president. Mrs, Frank Woy, Sulcm, became secretary treasurer und editor of the Farm ers Union News after Pauline L. Johnson, Silvcrton, declined to accept renomlnation. Henry Johnson, Bcavcrton; John Shcpard, Albany, und Joe Owens, Yamhill, were elected to tho executive board replacing Peter Zimmerman, Yamhill; C. S. Emerson, Tho Dulles, and John Pluss, Hlllsboro, who were ineli gible for rc-clectlon under a new rule limiting service to two years. 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