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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGS SB TOM
Seattle Nuns Plant Their Victory Garden
Nil
CROWS FIRS!
TIME IT SALE
What , No Shoes?
SITUATION
WASTE FATS
CONGRESS 10
USED All
PROBE
POWER
GLYCERINE
Unless every rrnnililn drop of
wnMc kltrhim (iiIn In salvaged,
the Hulled Niillfiii'n glyrcrlno
Mnckplln sunn will bo exhaust
ed, Wlnnlfred K, (.llllen, county
chairwoman of flit a a 1 v n R o,
warned today,
"Germany knows whnl run
happen to a niitlnn ahrirt nn fit In
lind ifirmitvi. Kngliind In tho lust
war luid succeeded In cutting off
Cinrmnny's supply of Imported
nil unci fats and the resulting
ahnrtnilit plnycd n innjnr role In
1 the final defeat of Germany.
"Now the larger part of tho
, fain and nil nupply of the Unit
ed Nation has been cut off. As
a remit, they are faced with a
nhortaiio of (ilyrerlne, byproduct
of fat. Glycorlne la an essential
ingredient of many war wrap-
' fin. It Is used In cordlle. Brit
ain's propellant powder; In dy-
i namltfl and In nitroglycerine. It
! I lined In Eyro'stablllzer.i. In
ships' compasses, In tho mechan
isms which release depth chant-
' es. It In necessary In resin form
; as protective! coatings for ships,
tanks and (tuns, It Is a vital In
gredient In many of the medica
tions which heal soldiers'
wounds.
"One tablespoonful of fat Is
all that's requested from the
women of Oregon, Mrs. Glllcn
concluded. That small amount,
multiplied by millions of homes,
will be sufficient to supply our
part In keening the glycerine
stockpile at n safe figure."
Klamath county's monthly
nuo'ii of fats Is 7312 pounds, sal
vaged In Klamath county since
January 1 totals ID.nil pounds.
Cup of Coffee
: Sells for $1000
In War Bond Drive
, BEND, Ore., April 19 (IT)
Restaurant dinners are expen
; slve In this town up to S1000
for a cup of coffee.
I Restaurant owners are push-
lug tho second war loan cam
I pnlgn with success. They've
. Induced patrons to buy bonds
', with dinners, and $100 steaks
. now. are commonplace.
Top salesman Is Walter How
. aid, who sold the $1000 cup of
coffeo to N. R. Gilbert.
VvV -' AX'V VA "We're making OUR dollars FIGHT-How about YOU?"
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Hitler's LAST Birthday!
Buy More War Loan Bonds NOW
Willi horw and harrow, nuns o tho
Repair That Leaky Faucet
Yourself, Says Home Agent
"Do It yourself," is tho home
maker's motto these days. And
that leaky faucet- In the kitchen
Is a good place lo bcKln. Usually
when a faucet drips the causo is
a worn washer, reports Wlnnl
frcd K. Glllcn, homo demonstra
tion aitent of Klamath county.
Hot water faucets need new
washers more often than cold
for the hot wafer Rradually soft
ens up the washer.
Mrs. Glllcn continues that the
hoinemaker can easily put n new
washer In the common typo of
compression faucet.
Kirst, shut off the water to the
faucet. Use a wrench to unscrew
tho cap nut that holds the bun
dle! In place, But be sure to put
some heavy cloth or thick paper
over this nut to prevent scratch
Iiir It. Take hold of the faucet
handle and unscrew the stem
from tho body of the faucet. At
tho base of the stem Is a screw
which holds tho old washer In
place. Remove the washer screw
with a screw driver, and replace
the old washer with a new one.
Put back the washer screw,
screw the stem Into tho faucet,
and scrow down tho cap nut that
holds tho whole fixture together.
Tho family should always
keep a few washers around the
houso In a convenient place, con
tinues Mrs. Gillcu. Washers cost
only 10 or 15 cents n rio7.cn, but
Help CCIcamcath
in. '
Haired Henri Orphanage Seattle, Wiuh., till the toll ol their large victory
guruon, Irom which they win Help (tea tfo children at
they save high water bills and
expense for plumbers. While
most people use composition
washers on both hot and cold
water faucets, hard rubber
washers will last longer on hot
water faucets,
Extension
Unit News
The Fairhaven Extension unit
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Lee Ilolllday at 10 a. m. Wed
nesday, April 21.
Mrs. Wimiifrcd Gillen will
demonslralo the "Caro and Re
pair of Electrical Equipment."
Potluck luncheon at noon.
Evcryono welcome.
ARMY-NAVY GAME
CHICAGO, m It was the
army pitted against the navy
and the army won.
A soldier and his date from
one direction and a sailor and
hLs date from the other direction
approached tho only two vacant
seats in the crowded balcony of
a loop theatre. Both couples
made a dive for the seals and
both arrived at the same time.
A tossed coin settled it and
gave the army squatter's rights.
Make YOUR Dollars
Uie orphanage.
ASTORIA, April 19 (P)
Merle R. .Chessman, Astoria pub
lisher, Intends to continue for
the time being as state senator
for Clatsop county and state
highway commissioner.
He announced here, in reply to
Attorney General Van Winkle's
announcement that he could not
bold both offices:
"I have no desire to hold both
offices, since I was not a willing
candidate for cither. However,
in view of the fact that I was ap
pointed a member of the senate
fisheries interim committee to
act with similar committees from
the Washington and Idaho legis
latures on matters pertaining to
tho Columbia river fisheries. I
think I should serve as a mat
ter of duty, if it is permissible,
and 1 am advised by competent
attorneys that it Is."
MIGHTY HUNTER
DALLAS, Tex. (P) F. T.
Aunspaugh searched for weeks,
then advertised in the Dallas
Morning News for:
A piece of hot roast beef, area
24 square Inches, not less than
I inch thick.
Tho ad was addressed to
"Hotels, restaurants, pig stands,
the eighth service command, the
WPB. the OPA, etc."
Celebrate
FIGHT!
You
any
WASHINGTON, April 19 fP)
The Inquisitive 78th congress,
demonstrating by more than a
score of Investigations its de
termination to keep a finger
on the pulse of the nation's war
program, may probe the gov
ernment's part in developing
huge electric power - projects
both at home and beyond U. S.
borders.
Creation of a special ten
mem b e r joint committee is
sought by Rep. Coffee (D
Wash.) to study the subject and,
it was learned today, his pro
posal has drawn strong support
among members of the power
ful house rules committee.
Under his plan, the commit
tee would focus its attention on
the government agencies "con
cerned with scheduling, produc
tion and disposition" of equip
ment and facilities "for fur
nishing electric power and en
ergy for war or defense pur
poses." Graduation Time
Cut at Willamette
In Speed Program
PORTLAND, April 19 (P)
Graduation time at Willamette
university will be cut from four
to two apd two-thirds years un
der a war-speed program voted
here by the board of trustees.
The trustees, adopting recom
mendations of Dr. G. Herbert
Smith, school president, voted
Saturday for a school year of
three 16-weck semesters with
classes six days a week in place
of five. Week vacations at Christ
mas and between semesters will
be the only interruptions.
SHE WAS IN A HURRY
KANSAS CITY, OP) The
yolk was on him.
Eating his lunch, Elmer M.
Cummins, police elevator oper
ator, explained that Mrs. Cum
mins fixed it hurriedly before
departing for a visit in Los An
geles. Drawing a hard-boiled egg
from his kit, he cracked the
shell on his head.
Only Mrs. Cummins forgot to
boil it.
can buy U. S. Government Bonds
banker, broker, securities dealer
at booths In starts ani thrnlnt.
Mix- mM
The lady known os Burma, center, has a ration problem Indeed.
The Mills Bros. Circus elephant Is in sore need of shoes pachy
derms must wear them to keep healthy but it would take a whole
ration book of tickets to fix her up. Burma, who needs four sets
(eight pair) a year of the big custom-made leather shoes is about
to take the whole thing np with OPA.
Tom Harmon
Days in Southern Jungle
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 19 j
(IP) Lieut. Tom Harmon wan
dered alone in the jungles of
Dutch Guiana for four days af
ter the crash of his army plane
before being rescued by a party
of natives and taken to a Dutch
Guiana base hospital, his former
football coach at the University
of Michigan learned today.
The former Michigan all-Amer-ican
halfback is now receiving
treatment for exposure in the
base hospital and other members
of the crew of his twin-engined
bomber are still missing, Coach
Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler said
he was told by the war depart
ment at Washington.
Crisler said he had received
a description of the mishap from
war department officials.
I - "They spoke uf Tom's plane
I having faltered," Crisler said,
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from
or
Wanders Four
"and all the crew balled out
somewhere over Dutch Guiana.
Somehow Tom beccme separated
from his crew members.
"For four days he beat his
way about the jungle, and was
finally picked up by some na
tives. They took him to their
village, over Tom's protests that
he ought to go back to look for
the other men in the crew. They
refused to allow him to do this,
of course.
"After nursing Tom for a
short time, the natives took him
to a base hospital. He still want
ed to go back, but-again army
officials refused. An army expe
dition was sent out to search
for the crew, but they apparent
ly haven't reported anything
yet.
"From my Information, Tom
was not injured, except from
STATES TREASURY
WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE
12th Federal Reserve District
WAR SAVINGS STAFF VICTORY FUND COMMUTES .
Captain Jack actually erowtd
at an auction at a Safeway em
ployes dinner Sunday it tin
moment when I bid brought the
total war bond sales at th
rooster's auction to $3000,
It was the first time the bond
selling rooster has crowed. He
frequently flaps his wings, but
never before has . he sung out
with an honest-to-goodness crow,
according to Verne Owen, assist
ant chairman of county war sav
ings. The incident occurred ai Ted
Medford, Safeway manager, was
concluding the auction. The
bidding stood at $2800, and a
final appeal for $3000 was mads.
After the auction, another
$100 bid was given, the total
for the auction being $3100.
That made Captain Jack worth
$362,800 In war bond sales.
Safeway employes are 100 per
cent participants in the 10 per
cent war savings program, and
Sunday's bidding was in addition
to the regular buying.
Captain Jack's next appear
ance will be on the Hitler birth
day radio program over KFJI
on Tuesday evening, under spon
sorship of the junior chamber of
commerce.
City Schools To
Start Compulsory -Classes
in Farming
PORTLAND, April 19 (IP).
Portland schools will start com
pulsory classes in' farm work in
the next two weeks in an attempt
to turn 15,000 city youngsters in
to harvest hands.
The classes, to be handled by
teachers with harvesting exper
ience and growers' representa
tives, will be held in all publis
schools for students in the sixth
grade and over.
the beating and Mfpomm M
took in the jungles."
611 S. 6th
Phon. 866$
Refrigeration
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