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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1943)
PAGE . TEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON . March' I, 194f PROTEST NET AT BOEING PLANT SEATTLE, March 1 Ph- A contemplated round the clock protest meeting of some 20,000 aircraft workers dwindled today into a continuous session of the oovcrnlng council for AFL work- ers at 3oeing s, muitc ui v 1 BA,,M,C1 The council went Into session at 10:30 p. m. last night with tkB annniinrHi intention of con tinuing to meet until the war . . 1 1L. rj JBDOr ooara acw uu uie ywiu of alrcran worKers ior suhiuuk nrnhla tn chinvnrfi wages. The board was consider- lng me case in waamuiswu. Originally the meeting was to i i Dl.lnitv encclnn nf nave dctjii n the entire union membership, wittl memDers auencung on m off-duty hours. The plan was dropped, spokesmen said, to avoid any possibility of work stoppage . Want BS Cant However, AFL Machinists union officials at San Diego said they had not altered their plans for a round the clock meeting of workers at Consolidated Air craft corooration who make America's other famed heavy hnmhsn the Liberators. The union, claiming- a membership of 35,000, scheduled the San Diego meeting to start at 12:30 M. ill. A ucnw; . Pacific coast aircraft workers get 62 i cents an nour as Begin ners. They want 95 cents, the - 1 b noiri (n ctnrt in SUU1C airUJV as " west coast shipyards and similar industries. Harold Gibson, president of the Aeronautical Industrial -: Airf.l thn 0nvnrnin0 lUUllll, . "w o o union group at Seattle said ap proximately 40 per cent of Boe ing a WW&CiB wciv uwn vim ui 62 i cent rate. The turnover he said, was 133 per cent. He as oAi4jri. 1 7 ner pent of new work ers hired failed to show up on the Job because tney xouna iney could make better wages else where. Construction in Washington State Gets $5 Million ' WASHINGTON, March 1. () Allotment of $9,521,220 by the navy for construction of facui- 4fea in WnjsViincrfnn h hppn nn. nbunced by Senator Wallgren and Representatives Jackson and jttoimes. Construction Includes! "Airfield construction at the &ennewlck air base, $3,976,000. 'General airfield construction at Arlington, snerton ana jut. Vemnn: IB nnrt ' Development of the naval air station at Pasco, $3420. Airfield runway construction at coupevllle, $360,000. ' At the Seattle naval air mia tion. bachelor officers' Quarters $290,000 and for barracks and a mess nan ana services,- $798 000. DWINDLES Oregon Farmers Take No Action on Foreign Farm Labor DALLAS, March 1 UP) Paul ine L. Johnson, retiring secre tary of the Oregon Farmers Union disclosed Saturday that the organization's third annual ;:,! convention took no action on ..Importation of foreign farm la i. '",fc8r to. Oregon. K 'Jtrt,eports from the convention TftTpday night said a recom mentation of the agricultural cpnm.jttee opposing importation of.'-fcieigners to help Oregon Farmers with their crops had been adopted. Mrs. Johnson said the minutes showed that while the committee had made this recommendation, . the convention voted it down . after lengthy debate. Thus the issue was dlSDosed nt aiithnut the convention going on record euner lor or against Importation. Press Circulation Reaches All-Time High in 1942 PHILADELPHIA, March 1 UP) Daily newsnaner Mrrnilntlnn l the United States reached an all- time record high of 44,492,836 in 1942, an increase of 2,107,029 over 1941. niihlloatinn nt ... 1943 N. W. Ayer & Son's news paper directory showed Satur day. "The wartime mJ - .buuw .uncase in all classifications," the Ayer company saia, "is evidence that the American press is an in creasinslv vital nnrt nt tv,., a- - 1 w w.v niucf lean way of life and that the general public consults it with confidence." ' A total of 1894 daily news papers were listed against 1974 in 1941. Periodicals of all kinds numbered 6354 against 6709 the previous year. .Some fissures opened by earthquakes remain open, while others close again quickly. Relax Point Is Easier Evarv hostau Wllcfimil ih NT Staff CdrrHDandtnt LONDON (Ttv Pnhlel Tn the American housewife, facing the complexities of point rationing her British sister, with three years' experience, advises: "Relax. It's easier than It sounds anH wnrlcs out hest " She says this after working on a weeWlv hasis T,er hnuseholrier as follows: Two ounces of but ter, four ounces of margarine; two ounces of cooking fats; eight of sugar, two of tea: four of bacon; six of cheese; four of preserves; three of sweets; one quart of milk; 25 cents worth of meat, plus the monthly 20 points OBITUARIES MARY JUSTINE BOTENS Marv Justine Totens for toe last 25 years a resident of Klam ath Falls. Ore., nasseri nwav in this city on Saturday, February 27, 1943, at 9:15 p. m. following an illness of two months. She was a native of Coit, W. Va., and at the time' of her death was aged 49 years 7 months and 21 days. Surviving are her hus band Lewis of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Marianna Kerr or Heriong, Calif., and Mar j one and Effie Botens of this ritv three sons, Lewis Jr., John Frank lin and Richard Edwin Botens, all of this city; her mother, Mrs. Effie Aleshire of Klamath Falls Ore., and four grandchildren. ine remains rest in the Earl Whitlock Funeral homo Pine street at Sixth, where friends may call, notice of funeral to De announced Tuesday. VALENTINE LEO COBRET.T. Valentine Leo Cornell life. long resident of Klamath county, passed away at Klamath Agency early Friday mornine. Feh. an ine deceased was born at Klam ath Falls, Oregon and was aged 51 years and 12 riavs when called. Besides his wife. Ida Belle of Chiloquin, he is survived by his mother, Minnie Corbell Of Klamath Falls- a sister T ens Lewis of the Klamath Agency; a nepnew, John Vaughn of Chilo quin; and 2 nieces, Edna Dill Strom and Jane Hatfield both of Orilioquin. The deceased was a deputy officer on the. Klamath reservation. The funeral took place Monday morning and aiiernoon witn final rites in the WllSOn Cemeterv. Wards Funeral nome is in charge of the ar. rangements. RONALD LEE ANGUS Ronald Lee Anpns infant nn oi rar. and Mrs. Ronald E. Angus, passed awav In this p tv Feh on 1943. Little RnnalH urn hnra In' Klamath Falls, Ore. and was aged 2 months and 14 days when caiiea. Besides his parents, he Is Survived bV his rranHnaronfo Mr. and Mrs. ft. M . Powell nt R.eno, ore. The remains will be taken to Ashland, Ore. Tuesday mornins. March 2 where 0rae side services will be conducted at tne Mt. View cemetery at 2 p. m. Wards Klamath Funeral nome Is In charge. FUNERAL ELEANOR LYDIA LEE Funeral services for the late Eleanor Lydia Lee, who passed away in Pomona, Calif., on Wed nesday, February 24, 1943, fol lowing an illness of three weeks were held . in Linkville ceme tery on Monday, March 1, 1943, at 3 n. m. with the Pa,, -n t Anderson of the Klamath Tem ple oi this city officiating. Com mitment services and interment followed. Arranoem ante iraA under the direction of the Earl Whitlock Funeral home of this city. . INCOME TAX RETURNS Prepared at M. L. Johnson Insurance Office 412 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon Will Be Open Daily, Sundays & Holidays Rationing Than It Sounds BUH( vha run hrtntr tier tnma for canned goods, breakfast foods, rice, tapioca, oatmeal, dried fruits and cookies HER FIRST RULE: Never reach for a can if fresh fruit or vegetables are buyable, SECOND: Plan points at the beginning of the rationing pe riod. i-.isi essential foocis ana buy sufficient to cover the whole period. THIRD: Do not SDend all the remaining points at the period's start. Women here learned that irregular deliveries mean groc ers do not hnve some pommod- i'.ies early in the period although thev nften Ho towards the end Unspent . points may then buy these. FOURTH: Carry your ration book wherever you go Often a commodity unobtainable at your own grocer's turns up else where, but mav he nought nn before you can go home for your ration book. FIFTH: Inspect home stocks regularly. Food in damaged cans and boxes is often edible im mediately, but may spoil It leit unusea. SIXTH: Don't live alone It's far easier to manipulate points tor two than singly. In addition learn food-savine tricks. For n ample, baked potatoes served in SKins were recently introduced here to replace rolls. Thick souds are nourishintr. eronomi cal and make fullest use of left overs, if any It is important to learn to be a good cook. The British have learned that potatoes can be made into unbelievable variety of tasty dishes. Britons do not use -all their meat ration nn steaks and chops, getting two meais irom a small amount of beef, half in roast and half for .stew. When lunchine in a restau rant, emphasize foods the hnme supply lacks. Plan entertaining- ahead r,n- iuuy managing always provides enougn lor occasional one-meal gUeStS. but weekend should pack sugar, coffee, etc., witn the customary toothbrush and niehteown. strino-ant m;u . luun. rationing here mnlr,, a - u .a,i ui powaerea or condensed milk a weekender's "must-bring.'? Every hostess welcomes with open arms the euest who pan v; - i ---. ' nei joins, numemade cookies or a tew fresh eggs. Death of Three Shipyard Worke rs Told Over Weekend PORTLAND. March 1 (mi Deaths of three sh ers, two accidental, over the weenena were reported today by the coroner's office. - Harold rireavaalA QO n-i - "-""-i 00, L Ul L- land, died of a head injury suf fered In a fall from a scaffold at Oregon Shipbuilding corpor ation Sunday. The bodV of .Tapir T? c, 10 11, ji. ciiae, Id. WOOdhtirn warn n , - icwvurea from the Willamette river Sat urday by the police harbor pa trol shortly after a scaffold ac cident at Commercial T r n n Works. An autnnsv was 4n u 1 ed on the body of William Dit Ievson, 54, Swan Island bar racks. Who died S,(.J... . Portland hospital after collaps- 's ai me owan island shipyard. THOSE SOUPFINS ASTORIA, rire Mo.l. ir.. Shark fishermen, whose catches have been - nnor this ,.,in. heartened today after O. J. Wirk kala, skipper of the boat Re public, brought in 2500 pounds of soupfin livers, worth $11,000. PDLICEARREST MOTORISTS TNT State police conducted a traf fic check Saturday afternoon and evening at the Lakcvtcw and Lenox junctions and arrested 26 motorists. Sergeant E. W. Tlch cnor of state police observed that the check brought in the average number of arrests and that the war had failed to make a great many drivers conscious of traffic rules. All will appear Monday in Justice Joe Mahoncy s court. Eighteen were charged with no operator's licenses, two with driving during a revoked period one with failure to post proof of financial responsibility follow ing a revocation of license, one permitting an unlicensed minor to operate a vehicle, one for hav ing but one headlight, one for using void license plate, one with inadequate brakes and one with no motor vehicle license. CAPITAL EYES WASHINGTON. Marrh 1 ia Plans for Dost-war hichwav ron. struction to cost $500,000,000 are develomne ranidlv Commit sioner Thomas H. MacDonald of the public roads administration said yesterday. The Duroose of this advance engineering is to nrovlrie fniiv planned, road building nroiepts ready for immediate construc tion after the war," he said in a statement. "A considerable number of these DroiecLs will he located in and around cities to provide employment for men demobilized from the armed forces and the war industries, and to relieve America's No. 1 traffic problem, which is in the cities. No Detalli The construction would be fi nanced jointly by the federal government and the state, with the latter matching the federal contribution. The half-billion dollar Droeram would he eoniv. alent to about two years nf fed. eral aid highway work in nor mal peacetimes, said MacDonald. Without giving any details, the DUblic roads administration said that planning projects have Deen approved in and around the following cities: Idaho Boise. Coeur H'Alene Lewiston, Pocatello, Sandpoint. Oregon Portland. Washington Mount Vernon, Olympla, Seat tle. Girl, On Way to Visit Sweetheart, Taken From Bus Here A 14-year-old Hillsboro girl, en route to Los Angeles to vis it her soldier , sweetheart, was taken from a southbound bus shortly after midnight Sunday when state police were asked to intervene. The girl, appearing about 17 years old, was indignant with officers and told them her fa ther knew where she was go ing. The father notified officers here that he would arrive Mon day to take his lovesick child home. In the meantime the girl is a guest at the county hospital. Sanitariums are places where people who let themselves get run down wind up. GREEN SLABVOOD YOU HAUL IT! PER f CORDf CIILIHO PRICI 11.71 Buy Direct From Driver at Bin at the Ackley Saw Mill, 61 Klamath Avenue IB" green slabs, dumpad In your truck. Buy now for this Spring and Summer . . , the price will be higher later. This wood Is composed of mixed slab and edgings. A univerial fuel that can ba used in cook stoves, heaters. Incinerators or furnaces. PEYTON AND CO. BIG POST WAR ROAD PROGRAM Winter Wear f .... - tV, If. .'i.'.'d r Teddy bear suits with wide collnr-hoods keep these members of an A. T. S. anti-aircraft gun crew plenty warm when winter winds blow in Britnln. y GETS T Employees of the Klnmnth Falls branch office of the Amer ican Optical company are now proudly wearing "E" lapel in- signias as symbols of the army- navy award for excellence in production made to the men and women of the company for their part in the war effort. A. E. McDonald, branch manager, announced today. ' An E nennant. he said, has also been placed in the local office of the company. Tho in- slgmas and pennant were re cently presented to the person nel of the local orEanizntlon in an informal ceremony. McDonald stated that the American Optical company, which is celebrating this year r OTMKi . ' ' .--'i-i-t ' ' i i f ' fj I i A Deluxa lc Refrloer- ,. .... 1 " irtor of unusual beauty Sl I i . ' ; v 'I ' and design. O 1 LATER...". V frSTI 1 1 When the war li "STlRfCl L ' - to an ElECTRICI I, Wards offer a revolutionary Idea In refrigeration I A Deluxe Ice Refrigerator of unusual beauty, with many features unobtainable In ordinary ice boxes and at a sensational savings to youl I; I Wards Bond Assures iOC - . ' ft Z&Z& 11 for Girl Gunners its 110th anniversary of con tinuous service In the causo of better vision, Is devoting Its craftsmanship to supplying op tical needs of tho army and navy. PRIORITY GIVEN POIM LUMBER PORTLAND, Ore., March 1 (IP) Ponton lumber, needed by the armed forces in bridge build ing, wont under priority orders Saturday. F. H. Brundagc, western lum ber administrator, said tho order provided for diversion of high grade Douglas fir logs from ply wood plants to mills producing ponton stock. Another order provided for diversion of long logs to mills producing boat timbers. Klamath Red Cross Drive To Get Underway March 8 KLAMATH RED 3234 Dack P Klamnth county's Rod Cross campaign, with a goal of $ao, 0UU, will got undorway on March 8, It was announced by L. Ortii Slscmore, who Is In charge of the drive. Slscmore said that key per sons In the campnign Include George P, Davis, spoclul gifts; Industrial and labor, T. U, Wat tors; Rolland Wright, special groups; Los OffluUI, business dis trict; Otto Smith, residential district; publicity, Rose Puolo; Gladys Toycon, supplies, WASHINGTON, March 1 (VP) "The American Red Cross bo- Usual Volume of Department Store Advertising Seen WASHINGTON, March 1 (P) Tho dennrtmnnt nf pnminnfen says newspapers are expoctod to carry tnoir usual large volume of department store advertising this year. The denartment rnnnrtnri "a keen appreciation on tho part of the store ownors and man agers of tho Importance and vaiuo or newspaper advertising, oxpcciully in tho war emergency, not only to the store but to Its patrons. "Some large stores expect to continue newspaper advertising nt the 1042 level. Eight, Includ ing ono chain, report nn increase In their advertising. Others find it necessary to retrench some what." These finHlllff unrn hainri nn a sampling survey by field offi cers in principal cities. NO EAR FOR COLORS NEW BERN. N. C. OP) Civil Ian defense officials were floored by this ono from a woman who, confused by tho eastern defense command's new blackout signals, Inquired sweetly: "How In the world can we ever tell In the dark during night blackout whether tho warning signal it blue or red?" When the war is over ... for an additional charge Wards will convert this refrigerator to an ELEC TRICI A PROVED scaled unit, guaranteed for S years, will be Installed giving" you an up-to-date electric refrigerator! DIG DELUXE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR CABINET AifcAbouf WorA Monthly Payment Plan 75 Lb. Capacity 3 In. Insulation - All Steel Construction Monthly Payment Plan f Here's the answer to your problem of food protec tion during the warl And you're money ahead . . . because you use this cabinet NOW as an ice refri gerator and LATER (when the war is over) convert it to a modern ELECTRIC refrigerator I Cet the features listed above plus sliding shelves, 2 way drain and many othcrsl See it at Words! gins today tho grcatost single crusade of mercy In all history," Thus spoke Prenidont Roose. volt yesterday In proclaiming tho month of Match Red Cross month unci asking Americans to contribute at least $120,000,000 "to muko sura that overy Amer ican boy on every fighting front has everything ho noeds which the Rod Cross can supply." In a message rend to tho nation by Chairman Norman II. Davis of tho Red Cross, Mr, Ronse vvll said the organization wss "undertaking a tusk unpre cedented bocuuso this war is unprecedented." "Wo undertake this greatest of all Red Cross crusudes In the nume of mercy," he said, "now that we are engaged In war to decldo whothor all our con cepts of mercy and human de-s emicy a ro strong onotigh to sur-' vivo." Spring Fever Hits Klamath Over Weekend " - i . 'ts-'ij t. yi 'ifuitnl : Bicyclists wer .eutiJlj v highways, fishermen were dsns -ling hooks In the Vyaters of Up 5 per Klamath. lake and hot few gardeners were out Inspecting winter damage AS Klnmnth coun ty came close to having a roil spring day Sunday, Maximum temperature was re corded at SI degrees, minimum, 23. rrecipitntlon still hangs on a high peg with 1.1.22 inches for the stream yeur compared to normal figure of 7.83 Inches, COLDS- EVERYWHERE If this upreiulinK wnvo of mills iWMf your wny and griM you with miuouUr arlira, coilKlilnK. niual cniiKMtioa , . . try IWtro, Uio nalvo with the base of old fashioned mutton suet same kind (irnmlmn, put urli faith la. Penetro wnrlcs two wnys ( I ) outaiile hy cOuntar irritation (2) iiuitlo by vnporif log. 25e. DouUlo supply 35fl, Demand Peotfro. . Interior Light Porcelain Interior Dulux Exterior
