March 15, 1D43
HERALD AND NiCWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE SEVER
MISTS
SEE SPLIT IN
FURV POLICY
WASHINGTON, March 15 (I')
Signs of n l!t within tho nl
ministration' ucoimmlu high
command over farm prleu poll
i'Ips bobbed up today lis tho of
fice of prlco iiilmliibtnitloi) or
dered mili purlty price ccllinitn
continued on the country's major
agricultural ('(Miui)ii(llly rorn.
The OI'A notion emtio uh mi
admitted surprise to farm lend
ers who curlier liml been Inform
ed by source close to Secretary
of Agriculture Wickurd that the
administration hud decided to
mnko II concession to the con
gressional farm bloc In tho form
of n purity corn eelllnii.
Contlmiitnco of the sub-piirily
celling was directed by Kcoiiomlc
tlKUlllBttllon Director Jiunes F.
Byrne. Under tho price con
trol law Wlckiird him power to
veto OI'A fiirm eoillitK except
when overruled by Hymen.
Bhortly lifter the OI'A order
was litxued, a spokesman for the
agriculture depnrtiitent Author
ized the statement that "the
mutter hits nol been nettled yet."
The spokesman mild Wlcknrd bo
I loved It wrs iieccvuiry Unit the
ccllinK be mined to the purity
level In order to prevent u pos
sible breukdown In the govern
ment' livestock, diilry iind poul
try production programs.
Buck of the whole ctiestlnn In
the Insistence of coiu:reslonnl
fnrm lender!) Hint the govern
ment refrnln from placing cell
lng on H((rlctilturl products nt
below purity levels. After n tem
porary celling wn.i plnced on
corn nt 02 per cent of purity, the
fnrm bloc, with votes of ndmln
Istratlon lenders, put through the
aenntt) a bill sponsored by Sena
tor Bnnkhcnd (U-Aln.) burring
ub-pnrlty ceilings. The mensure
now Is pending In the house.
FIEDUTOI
KILLED li CRASH
MONTREAL, Mnrch 15 P
Capt. Clarence (Duke) Schiller,
Internationally known veteran
viator who was 0 combat pilot
In World war t and an RAF ferry
command flier In the current
conflict, was killed yesterdny in
crash night binding nt Ber
muda, it was announced todny.
The first announcement con
tained few other details.
Some other members of his
crew were killed, nnd possibly
one man was Injured.
Schiller was widely known In
the United States. He win a for
mer pilot for Gnr Wood of De
troit and engaged In commercial'
flying projects In tho middle
weat and Florida et times after
World war I.
A Canadian-trained flier, he
aerved with the Conndlnn divi
sion of the Royal Air Force
then the Royal Flying Corps
In the last war.
Crippled Machinist
Makes Knives for
Use Against Japs
TACOMA, March 15 W) Un
cle Bob Riggs, 82-yeur-oId re
tired machinist who has been
crippled in l 'i legs slnco he was
15 years old, has discovered a
pastime which will lenve its
mark on tho wnr effort, literally
and figurnt'vely.
Ha spends eight hours a day,
and most of his state pension for
materials, making knives for
men In tho jtervlce to use against
tho Jnpa.iwic,
He enmniefes n lenlfn u,ln ,,,,
eight Inch bliirio and deer or elk
horn handle every other day and
turns them over to tho govern
ment without charge- for dis
tribution. State Health Board
Asks Registration
Of Tourist Camps
PORTLAND, March 15 M')
In atep toward control of
prostitution nenr army camps,
the state board of health yes
torday ordered compulsory reg
istration of all motor camp ten
ants. In addition, camp proprietors
will bo required to keep records
of automoblla licenses of ton
ants, tho board snltl,
Dr, Frederick D. Strieker was
re-elected secretary, a position
that confers automatic appoint
ment to state health officer.
Court Declares
School Travel Law
Unconstitutional
OLYMPIA, March 15 Iff)
The supreme court affirmed to
day a lower court decision de
claring unconstitutional a 11)41
law extending privileges of tho
common school transportation
system to private or parochial
schools.
Bismarck Sea Battle
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With Ioiim- Inflicted by V, H. iilr mills on ttje Jnps In the wist Bismarck naval-atr fenttie supplementing
previous blows, here Is a picture of tlic Nip lint today, thawing tile number of warships end transport
sunk to date.
OSG DRAFT EASED
FOR SPECIALISTS
CORVAU-jS, March 15 ()')
Oregon Stale college officials
an id todny the military draft is
being liberalized for student in
specialized fields.
Selective service officials In
formed them students In engin
eering, bacteriology, chemistry,
mathematics and physics tire to
be considered for deferment if
competent and eligible to gradu
ate by July I, 1045.
Students in agriculture, for
estry, pharmacy and optometry
are to be considered for occupa
tional deferment.
VACATION STARTS
FDR CITY SCHOOLS
A week's spring vacation be
gan for city elementary as well
as junior and senior high school
students Monday, March 15.
Schools will resume again Mon
day, March 22, it was announced
by Arnold Gralnpp, city school
superintendent.
Commencement has been set
this year for May 21.
Altamont school will hove no
vacation, but their graduation
exercises will be on May 14, a
week earlier than city schools.
Episcopal Church
Eyes Marriage Law
BUFFALO, N. Y March 15
UP) Tho Joint commission on
holy matrimony of the Episco
pal church todny proposed two
tentative canons, one of which
would eliminate the present
provision that only the innocent
party in a divorce for adultery
may bo given permission to re
marry. ' The commission, appointed by
the Episcopal church general
convention in 11)40, said In a
memorandum it believed a
"marriage ceremony does not
necessarily make a marriage,
and thnt whero there lias been
no marriage in the sacramental
sense, because of insurmount
able defects of personality, tho
parties to tho failure, under cer
tain conditions, may bo married
to others by tho church,"
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istspurea election r
Of AFL Boilermakers
Referred to Union
PORTLAND, March 15 (VP)
The disputed December election
of tho AFL boilermakers was
back In tho union's hands to
day. Circuit Judge Walter L. Toozo
refused to oust Incumbent offi
cers, upholding their claim tho
election was Illegally conducted,
since a required presentation of
a card book as a condition of
voting violated tho union's 'con
stitution. ,
FUNERAL
GEOHGE CARTER
The funeral service for the
late Genrgo Carter who passed
away in this city on Friday,
March 12, 1043, will take place
from tho chapel of Ward's Klam
ath Funeral home, 025 High
street, Tuesday, March 18, 1043,
at 10 n. m. Tho liev. Victor Phil
lips of tho First Methodist church
will officiate. Tho commitment
service and Interment will fol
low in tho Llnkvlilo cemetery.
Friends are invited to Bttcntl,
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SUNK IN
SOLOMONS
German Attack in Tunisia
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Nnils In a surprise offensive ognlnst our forces In Tunisia provided
photographers with this series of action pictures. At top, British
tanks move serosa a field toward a German position in the Bou
Arnda area. Then down out of the sky comes a twin-motored fiaii
dive bomber, dropping its bombs in a great explosion, boltom. Oos
British tank was damaged, one enemy bomber was shot dowa.
Oregon News Notes
By Th Asssciatad Press
Tho coastal resorts of Seaside,
Gearhnrt, Ocean Visla and The
Palisades are considering con
solidation. . , , The Coquillo hos
pital closed today because of a
lack of muses. . , The Mihvau
kie school system hired eight
new teachers to handle an in
crease of 500 students, credited
to a war housing project.
Funeral services were held in
Portland for Charles P. Mercer,
80, Spanish-American war vet
eran. , . , Oregon Shipbuilding
corporation launched its 149th
Liberty freighter in Portland. , ,
Washington CIO
Convention Asks
Brundage Dismissal
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 15
(P) Tho Washington state CIO
convention at its closing session
yesterday demanded the dis
missal of F. H, Brundage, the
war production board's west
coast lumber commission chair
man, on grounds ho was incom
petent. This action, plus a condemna
tion of Capt. Eddie Rickenback
er for his labor utterances and
a resolution appealing to Presi
dent Roosevelt to intervene in
tho deportation case of Harry.
Bridges, west coast longshore
men's leader, were high points
of the session.
Always read tlie classified ads.i
in Jap Sea Power
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jOF BISMARCK SEA
The navy recruiting office In
Portland enlisted Reed R, In
galts, Gladstone, and Dean E,
Wilson, Independence,
The Clackamas county Red
Cross motor corps put Into serv
ice an emergency car, purchased
by e $3000 subscription. , , , The
Northwest Institute of Interna
tional Relations named Dr, Vic
tor P, Morris of tha University
of Oregon faculty as co-director.
. , A Camp Adair soldier. Pvt.
Michael Joseph Smith, 31, Brook
lyn, N. Y., stepped in front of
a freight truck in Albany and
vas killed.
System to identify
Emergency Vehicle
Recommended by CD
SALEM, March 13 VP) Rec
ommendations for a uniform ays
tern of identification for all
emergency vehicles under black
out conditions and during air
raids, proposed at Isst veek
end's meeting in San Francisco
of western states civilian de
fense officials, will probably be
announced within the next 10
days, State CD Coordinator Jer
rold Owen said todBy following
his return from the conference.
Liberal education will hBve
to survive and bo strengthened
if we are to meet the demands
which victory will Impose up
on vts. President Everett Case
of Colgate U,
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Rationing
Calendar
RATIOS BOOK HO 2
March Mi Boards will
mail books to persons who
registered February 25, but
did not receive books. New
applications accepted March
15.
March I Rationing of
canned, frozen and dried
fruits, canned and frozen veg
etables, dried soups, beans,
lentils and pea, began.
RATION BOOK NO I
March 1-15 Boards will
not accept application! for
book No. 1 during this period.
SUGAR
March IS Stamp No. II,
war ration book No, I, good
for three pounds, expires at
midnight. Stamp No. 12 good
for five pounds, March 19
May SI inclusive,
COFFEE
March 21 Stamp No. 25,
war ration book No, 1 of book
holders 14 years of age or
over, good for 1 pound of cof
fee, expires at midnight.
GASOLINE
March 21 No. 4 stamps,
each good for four gallons, ex
pire at midnight,
TIRES
March 31 Care with "A"
books must have tires inspect
ed before this date. Same
basic rules as tor passenger
cars apply to motorcycle "D"
books.
SHOES
June IS Stamp No. 17,
war ration book 1, valid for
purchase of one pair of shoes,
expires at midnight. Family
stamps are interchangeable.
CANNED MEATS, FISH
Retail, wholesale sales sus
pended unlit further notice.
COMMERCIAL
REGISTRATION
March I to 10 Restaurants
and boarding houses must sign
up for point stamps.
AH institutional users are
requested to phone the ration
board for an appointment to
register, to save time.
Institutional users must
provide the rationing board
with food inventories as of
February 28.
FIRMS LISTED III
- WiB FUND D1IVE
Firms who have contributed
100 per cent to the Red Cross
war fund drive now Include:
Employment office,
Murphey's Seed store.
Dick B. Miller company.
Landry company.
Mason Ehrman,
Mitchell, Lewis and Staver.
Conner Service company.
Klamath Tire company.
Mode O Day.
George Metz.
Waggoner Drugs.
Pearcc Beauty shop,
Balsiger Motoi company.
Specialized Service.
Emil's Food store. South Sixth
street.
Ida Tailor shop,
Katherine's Beauty shop
KUHS teachers.
Klamaih Maehtn and Loco
motive Works.
Standard Oil company, office
and yard.
Big Lakes office.
Fred H. Heilbronner, office
and yard.
Fire Department.
First Federal Savings and Loan
company.
Grade school teachers.
Ivory Pine office employes.
Herald and News.
Palmer's Bargain house.
Joe's Market.
Copcland yards.
Goelter's Paint store,
Ed Lawrence,
Klamath Falls Transfer and
Storage.
Klamath Falls Creamery.
Fairhaven schools.
Mason Ehrman company,
Klamath Cabinet shop.
Portland Cabbie
Slugged Again
PORTLAND, March 15 (JP)
George Perry, Portland cab
driver who was robbed of $45
by a fare last week, was slugged
by two roughly dressed passen
gers yesterday.
But this time, he told police,
he lost no money. The pair fled
when he jumped from his cab
and ran. He was given emer
gency hospital treatment for a
head Injury.
American planes have assert
ed themselves and there Is little
doubt in my mind about victory
In Tunisia, Lieut-Col. Louis
C. Plain, back from North
Africa.
PILE S
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Midland Ctttfute
Merrill Families Gather
For St Patrick's Dance
MERRILL The years since
1888 when the pioneer families
of this part of Klamath county
first gathered around St. Pat
rick's day for dancin' and a Wt
of fun have brought many
changes to the Klamath basin.
But when March winds blow
thoughts of those who helped
prepare for those long first eve
nings of stepping around to the
music of a couple of violins,
turn again to that annual time
of gel-together to greet old
friends and new.
While many of those who
danced across 8-inch board floors
in the .home of neighbors are
gone a few stilt live in the Mer
rill community, who will attend
the 163 St. Patrick's dance.
Among them are John Colwell
and his sister, Mrs. Mary Ham
mond, wife of E. M. Hammond,
children of the late Dan Colwell,
Mary Hammond, then in her
early teens and eager for the
good times that all young folks
are entitled to, helped her
father plan for those early
dances, The family then lived
on the land now occupied by
the family of the late E. K.
Eagle,
Somehow the word got 'round
among the families scattered
over the entire south end of the
Klamath basin, and when the
night of St. Patrick's day came
they arrived in all sorst of horse
drawn conveyances, braving the
biting spring wind to dance un
til dawn.
Later dances were held in a
small sehooihouse built a miie
north of the Giacomini corner
and over a small general store
built and operated by Jim Far
reli. Finally the town of Merrill
was built about the flour mill
put up by Thomas.Martin, father
of Mrs, Mae Anderson, Mrs.
Rantsby, Ed, Charles and Jack
Martin. Jim Parrel! moved his
store to Merrill and continued
to loan out a room for the an
nual Irish dance.
Now folks gather again this
year In the community hail sn
March I? to renew friendships
and to talk about the crops. The
shortage of labor on the farms,
the lack of fertilizer, and the
war will be forgotten for a few
short hours.
Many of those who have at
tended in other years are in com
bat zones over the world, but
WPBHITIES
EXPEBT TO VISIT
Gene Hooker, chairman of the
Industrial committee of the
Klamath county chamber of
commerce, announced today that
R. H, McCormick, priorities sna
lyst of the War Production
board, Portland office, would be
in Klamath Falls on Thursday,
March 18, to interview aii per
sons interestci in straightening
out any priority difficulties.
Through the efforts o the In
dustrial committee it will be
possible to have someone from
the War Production board in this
city on the third Thursday of
every month Hereafter. Calling
this to the attention of the indus
trial people of Klamath county.
Hooker pointed out that this
would solve a great many of the
problems and that special inter
views can bj given to those de
siring them by calling the cham
ber of commerce at 5IS3.
Of special interest at this time
wut ne a meeting arranged with
McCormick and the various mu
nicipal officials in Klamath
county in order that they
advised of the governmental re
quirements plan that must be
filed prior to March 31. McCor
mick will point out the various
features of the plan for the pur
chase of equipment and renair
maintenance and operating sup
plies ior ins- vari is municipal
units.
OPA To Set Point
Values for Meat
WASHINGTON. March Is tm
OPA will announce next week
tne point values of meats, fats
and oils, butter, cheese and can
ned fish, officials said today.
They emphasized that all these
products will be rationed on the
same coupons, beginning March
29. They will be obtainable with
use of the red stamcs from wrt
ration book 2, already used for
processed ana canned fruits and
vegetables.
Uncle Sam always wants
promising young men and by
March 15, paying ones, tool
FALSE TEETH
8oek, Slide or SKp?
(Ktnktat on epper or totr
mm iffih meift firmly is rlff. Us? mr
llifr, s!lr or rock. ' (pHHRir, wier,
fst? t&ste or Uetint. FASTEEf R t it-
tfs?" f!eiFe blr-alli), art FAS
TSKTH rt rtr imt Mftrs.
the committee promises that
when the war ta over there will
still be a St Patrick's dance to
come home to.
Bonanza
Mr. and Mrs. FhHip Hunt of
Eugene are spending spring va
cation with Mrs. Hunt's parents,
Mr. and Mrs, William Bechdoidt.
The young couple are both stu
dents at the University of Ore
gon. Mrs. F. W. Brown returned
from Med ford where she spent
several dajat visiting her daugh
ter, June Marie Brown.
Mr; and Mrs. Everett Sparks
of Klamath Falls visited last
week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Sparks, at their
ranch.
Miss Lottie Bell McDonald, a
student of regon State college,
is home for the spring holidays.
She is the daughter of Mrs.
Dewey Horn.
A group of local Odd Fellows
took two candidates to Klamath
Falls Friday for the initiatory
degree. The degree was given to
the Merrill, Matin and Bonanza
candidates.
The Bonanza high school spon
sored a dance Friday night, the
proceeds to be used by the debate
team. A good sized crowd at
tended. Auxiliary Honors '
Legion at Dinner
In honor of the 24th anniver
sary of the American Legion, the
auxiliary will entertain all Le
gionnaires Witt a dinner and
special program at Memorial
hall. Fifth and Klamath avenue,
on Tuesday evening, March 18,
at 8:30 p. m.
Sirs. Fred Heilbronner is in
charge of the dinner, and Sirs.
Fred LaForge is planning the
program.
Special star cards, represent
ing 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 years of
membership, will be presented
at this time. All Legionnaires
and auxiliary members are cor
dially invited.
133 Oregon Drivers
Lose Licenses in
February Suspension
SALEM, March 15 Wh-One
hundred thirty-three Oregon mo
torists lost operators' licenses
through suspension, revocation
and cancellation during Febru
ary, figures released today from
the office of Secretary of State
Robert S. Farrett Jr reveal.
Fifty-nine revocations included
49 following convictions for driv
ing while intoxicated. Forty
seven per cent of the li suspen
sions followed reckless driving
convictions, whlie two cancel
lations were for misrepresenta
tion of facts In connection with
new license applications,
THE LIFTER
PORTLAND, Ore. ifP) Po
lice saw a man, leaving a hard
ware store, his overcoat bulging.
They charged him with shop lift
ing. The bulge turned out to be an
anvil.
You'll Be Frankly Told if
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OREGON WASHINGTON UTAH IDAHO
71S Main St, Klamath Falls
Sr. Wm. B, Siddaiu HgiaJrd Optometrist in
Afeivd
EX-SEWAT!
LIS!
BIBBER, Calif. D. Jack
Melzger, former state senator
from the Red Bluff district, s;s
nounced here that he has bought
from Richard L. Nichols the Tay
lor Creek ranch of 840 acres Bd
joining the Mctzger Big Valley
ranch west of Lookout, including
the Nichols livestock and brand,
Metzger, an experienced Hvs
stock reiser feeder and market
er, has been buying cattle expen
sively this past winter from
ranchers in Lassen and Modoe
counties for beef production, H
has been making Biebcr his
headquarters for this activily
Lake view Dentisf
Now Jap Prisoner
Word has been received hero
that Major Michael C. Suit, for
mer Lakeview dentist and wefi
known te Klamath Falls, is a pri
soner of the Japanese govern
ment to the Philippine Islandst
Major Suit, member ot th
Dental corps, was on Ea'.aan,
Extension
Unit News
The Henley Midland Exten
sion unit will meet at the fcom
of Mrs. Fred Peterson, 5159
Summers Lane, on Thursday,
March 18, at It a. m. There will
be a short business meeting, fot
lowed by a pot-iuck luncheon.
In the afternoon there is to be
a demonstration on the care of
non-electrical equipment to the
home. This will be given by tee
project leaders. Sirs. Fred Crap
and Mrs. Myron Taylor. Every
one ts requested to bring a par
ing knife for sharpening.
All members are urged to at
tend and bring a friend. Abo
bring own table service for the
luncheon,
"Preparation of box lunches"
wilt be presented at Weyerhaeus
er Camp No, 4 home extensww
unit on Thursday, March IE. at
10:30 a. sr.. Mrs. Winnifred GU
len will conduct the demonstea
tkm, and it will be held et the
home st Mrs. Wayne Knapp. AH
women in the community nt
urged to attend, especially those
whose husbands carry lunches
te work. Each is asked ta bring
a salad or hot dish.
BOTTLE FED BABY
TOLEDO, March 15 m Thm
Robert Schaffer family sear
Logsden is feeding front a bot
tle a calf so tiny at birth a week
ago that they samed.it "Spook."
It was only 13 inches tall and
22 inches long,
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