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HERALD AND NEWS." KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON 'AllBi'lnt 16, 194S PAGE EIGHT GEREMONYTO HONOR JAPS STOPPED ; PORTLAND, Aug. 16 (P) A scheduled observance to honor .Tananoan dead in a Portland cemetery was cancelled here yesterday after intervention Dy police. The Portland chapter ol the Fellowshop o t Reconciliation, which held religious and anti war meetings before Pearl Har bor, scheduled the observance of "Bon Matsuri," a Japanese holiday honoring the dead, as a goodwill gesture to former Port land Japanese-Americans now in relocation centers. Their attempt to enter the Portland Japanese cemetery was blocked, however, by mem bers of. the American Legion. Deputy sheriffs were called out, and Sheriff Martin Pratt ordered the crowd to disperse. Pratt said he feared a riot and warned fellowship members they would be arrested if they attempted to enter the cemetery, where nearly half of the ' 500 gravestones were tipped over re cently. ' pratt said his order held good ."now and forever," and Invited fellowship members to seek .xtinn if thev wanted to dispute his authority.- Members indicated they would. Howard Willits, YMCA secre tary and a fellowship member, protested, "These are not the same Japanese as we are fight ing. ... Many of them were American citizens." RALPH CLYDE DIES F( PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 16 VP) Ralph C. Clyde, 62, Port land city commissioner for 13 years, died here yesterday fol lowing a stroke. He came to Portland from New York and worked his way up from newsboy to publisher of 10 weekly newspapers on the Pacific coast. An advocate of public power projects, he 'served a term as Oregon state representative and . first became a city councilman in 1912. . Navy Announces U. S. S. Lafayette Partially Righted (SEA Tfltahetot Photographed within the last few days, the U. S. S. Lafayette is shown as she lay in New York harbor alter the Navy had announced that the vessel had been rlgh ted eight degrees in salvaging operations, which event ually will place the ship right side up again. The ui ayette, formerly the Noraiancue, Duruea ana rouea over at her pier on Feb. 10, 1943. GAS RATION GUI IN SOUTH 11 -Year Old Murder Solved by ex-Iowa Con's Confession MARSHfTELD, Aug. 16 VP) District Attorney Ben C. Flaxel said Saturday an J 1-year-old Iowa slaying had been solved by the confession of an ex-Iowa con vict who surrendered to police here.. Flaxel said the. man. Identify ing himself as Russell B,. Gams, walked into the police station with the announcement he had wavlaid a man named Jessen in. Murray, la., robbed him of 1250 and left his body lying. Miere it fell, across railroad tracks. A train passed before ihs bodv was discovered. Garris said he had served a term in Iowa for auto theft, then went to Medford, where he lived until June, when he came to Marshfield as a baker, Flaxel added. Iowa authorities reported the slaying was that of Chris Jes sen in 1932, Flaxel said. Few Workers Have Earnings Through Entire Year With approximately, half a million workers reported as covered by the state unemploy ment compensation commission last year, about 40 per cent had earnings in all four quarters, ac cording to a recent study made public today. Of those with principal earn ings in lumbering and shipbuild ing, nearly half worked through- 4 v.. ksu war hilt in food canning and construction the proportion fell to 12 and i per cent respectively. Transporta tion anil uHlttiM pmnlnve-c were steadiest of any group with 37 per cent having wage creaiis in all four quarters. Raymond Kolb In Dunsmuir Hospital DAIRY Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Schmoe have been notified that their grandson, Raymond Kolb .of Fondosa, Calif., is in a Duns muir hospital suffering from se vere arm injuries received in a sawmill accident at Pondosa. Raymond is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kolb, former Klamath Falls residents. MIDDLE 1ST WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 VP) Gasoline ration coupon values were cut to three gallons each: in the middlewest and southwest 1 today, scaling down toward thei sharply restricted eastern motor-! ing allotments, and a - govern-' ment spokesman let it be known that the west coast and Rocky, mountain areas are not being overlooked. I Chester Bowles, general man-i ager of the office of price admin istration (OPA) told the nation! in a broadcast last night that the j question of extending . reduced i rations throughout the country I is being studied by Interior Sec-i retary Ickes. "However, as matters stand: today," Bowles added, "it looks as though our reserve stocks on , the west coast, and in the Rock ies are sufficient to carry us'; along at the present rate, at least i for the time being." - Bowles, who held out the ' hope of a slight increase for east-! era motorists early in Septem ber, if they cooperate with the! no-pleasure driving rule, said he ! was satisfied "that folks living; in the remainder of the country i would not want to see people: living on the other side of the' Rockies put to any inconveni ence which is not absolutely nec essary." . :. . WARTIME PRODUCTION WENTWORTH, Mo., VP) America is producing even Farmer Floyd Jones' sow has caught the spirit. In a patriotic gesture, what with meat shortages and ration ing, Mrs. Sow presented the na tion with 21 pigs. That makes S8 pigs in four litters. Oregon Entry Out of Legion ' Ball Tourney BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 16 VP) The regional American Legion Junior baseball tournament went into its second round today with the Oregon entry out of the running for the title. San Francisco's strong Rincon Hill post team turned back the Albinas of Portland, Ore., 4-0, in the tourney opener yesterday. Bob Condon, Rincon Hill hurl er, and Don Johnson, the no-hit no-run expert of the Portland Junior circuit, battled on even terms for six scoreless innings. But in the seventh the San Franciscans scored their first run, got another in the eighth and two more in the ninth. Condo allowed five hits and Johnson six. The Albinas erred three times to once for Rincon Hill. Norway's Chief Of Civil Police Killed By Nazis STOCKHOLM, Aug. 16 VP) A German announcement from Oslo declared today that. Gunnar Elifsen, chief of Norway's civil police, had been executed and threatened the execution of oth er Norwegian officers in a purge to compel the police to enforce nazi occupation orders. DAWN OR AIR RAID LOS ANGELES VP) City Councilman Harlod Harby drew plans for a device ,to silence crowing roosters. The . instrument kept the rooster from stretching his neck. No stretch, no crow. But the plans have been lost or stolen." Perhaps it's just as well. The inventor admitted that the gad get, if improperly applied, makes a rooster give a fire siren screech. BEAT , THE ' HEAT Soothe, relieve heat raah, and help prevent it with Mexsana, formerly Mexi can Heat Powder. Sprinkle this cooling, astringent medicated powder well over heat irritated akin. Coits little. Big savings in larger sixes. All the family will like Mexaana. Rationing Calendar War Price and Rationing Board, Main and Esplanade streets. Office hours daily, 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.; Satur day, 9:30 a. m. to 2 p. m. Phone 8161 for all Informa tion. - All applications must be MAILED IN to the war price and rationing board at Main and Esplanade, and not brought in in person. August 31 Expiration date for red stamps T. U, V, W. Stamp T valid July 25; U, August 1; V, August 8; W, August 15. . August 7 Blue stamps N, P and Q for processed foods expire. Stamps R. S and T be come valid August 1, expire September 7. SUGAR August 15 Stamp No. 13. good for five pounds, expires at midnight. October 31 Stamps num ber 15 and 16, good for 5 pounds of sugar each for home canning purposes only, ex pire. GASOLINE September 21 No. 7 stamps in A book, each good for four gallons, . valid through this date. SHOES - October 31 Stamp No. 18, war ration book 1, valid for purchase of one pair of shoes, expires at midnight Family stamps are interchangeable. FUEL OIL September 30 Fuel oil 5th period coupon expires. TIRES "C'.book holders must have tires inspected every three months with at least 45 days elapsing between inspections. "B" book holders must have tires inspected every four months with at least 60 days elapsing between inspections. "A" and "D" book holders must have tires inspected every six months with at least 90 days elapsing between in spections. September 30 Next In spection deadline for A book holders. SPRAGUE RIVER On Wed nesday evening a party was given in the Sprague River school gym for the following boys who will leave soon for service: Bob Nelson, Robert Car nini, Billie Van Slykc, Howard Roff, Bill Patrick and Elwyn Hall. Wilford Barklcy, who was home on furlough also attended, j The three Kenny boys were also j home but they were unable to ! attend. The group met in the gym at ! 8 o'clock and immediately re I freshments were served. After the informal opening a commun ity sing was led by Mrs. Grace I Reynolds. Rev. Cole of the Sprague River tabernacle acted as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Cole played the piano for the community sing. Before the program was dis missed, a vote was taken to con tinue the community sing to be held at least once a month. The party was sponsored by Mrs. Rollo Moore, Mrs. Bob Passolt Jr., Mrs. Russell Kernan, and Mrs. Roy McDonald. The cooperation of the entire com munity was appreciated. : The gym Was graciously donated for the evening by Mrs. Anna G Wolford. Wilson Browning, who is also leaving for the army was given a farewell party before he moved with his family to Susan villc, Calif. The young folks of this place did the honors. ' On Tuesday evening the girls of Sprague River gave a wiener roast and swim party for the in ductees. They were accompan ied by Mrs. Grace Reynolds. I; FASHIONABLE GLEN ELLYN, 111., (P) The man poweV shortage Is really getting tough around here. One enterprising gardener has installed two scarecrows neatly attired in print dresses. DORRIS A woman listed as Sally Bcdord, Klamath Falls, about 30, was fined $25 for be ing drunk and disorderly upon appearance in court here. Police Judge L. M. Chase said the woman, naked from the waist up, ran down the sidewalk on Main street. She allegedly resisted arrest when Police Com missioner Jenny May Rudy tried to stop here. She kicked Mrs. Rudy twice and tore her dress. The woman earlier is alleged to have thrown a part of a glass of water into the face of another woman customer at a local tav ern. Classified Ads Bring Results. GIRLS HAVE BUS THAT SCI T GAMP During the. second week of Girl .Scout .camp, ' July 25 1 to August 1, 45 girls nt Camp Es ther Applcgnte,N Lake of the Woods, enjoyed a busy and hap py time. Sunday evening, July 23, an impressive Scout's Own, a non denominational service, was held at the Woodland theater, supervised by the counselors In charge of dramatics. . During the week the older group of girls, known as the Pelicans, arranged a scrupbook of camp life, under the direc tion of the handicraft depart ment. Swimming was a highlight each day for everyone. During the morning three half-hour classes were held, with Instruc tion by the waterfront director. An hour's frco swim for every one took place each afternoon following an hour's siesta, after lunch. The climax for the week for the older girls of camp was the party for the Boy Scouts from Camp McLoughlin. . "Other activities included eve ning campfircs, folk dancing, dramatic productions, and carni val night at which time every one came to dinner in an assort ment of clever costumes. Carni val night Dr. C. V. Rugh and his dog, Sally, entertained the girls. Staff members for the camp were Mrs. Dent Savage, direc tor; Mrs. Darrcll Stolbcrg, waterfront director: Mrs. R. L. Wicr, Jr., Mrs. R. E. Lieuallcn, Miss Charlotte Wales. Mrs. L. A. Murphy, and Mrs. Dorothy Uhlig, counselors. Yeoman Tells Of Hospital Corps Posts ' Opportunities In the U. S. navy's fnmefl hospital corps tor women with experience, train ing, or aptitude In nursing or hospital work through service In tho WAVES, will be describ ed by Yeoman Dorothy England of the WAVES to Interested ap plicants at tho Klamath Falls U, S. nnvy recruiting substation in tho U. S. poslofflce building hero In tho next six days, it was announced hero today by Ho crulting Specialist D. T. Sehrlcb or, in churgo of the substation which handles WAVES applica tions in this area. These new billots In the hos pital corps, newest phaso of navy activity opened to the WAVES, will bo only a few of long list of nnvy Jobs avallublo for tho WAVES, to be outlined by Yeo inn England on her visit hore. She is from tho Portland branch, office of naval officer procure ment. Women with any training, ex perience, or aptitudo for nursing or hospital work are eligible for enlistment and training under tho new program. If a young woman has training or experi ence in any phaso of nursing or has taken a Red Cross or clvillun defense course In home nursing, or If she has worked In a physi cian's or dentist's offico, or In a hospital, or institution, or If The Klamath Falls Truffle Safety council reports that tho traffic accident summary for tho month of July shows total of 37 accidents reported In the city for that month as against 00 re ported for the sumo month lust she has nursed nt homo, or had experience In handling drugs or medicine, she has tho qualifica tions for tho hospital corps work. year. Total number of accident! this yciir to (Into number 200 compared with 403 for the lame period lust your. Tho Safety Council wolcomrs this decrease In the number of. accidents but feoli that with tltjj smaller amount of trufflo this year, the percentage of docreise should bo coimidorubly more, as other cities of comparable site throuuluHit tlio stulo are show ing n greater raductlnn In acci dents thun Klamalli Fulls, No ono knew the native land of tlio common lilac until 1820, when It was reported In westorit Rumuulu. o FUR ALTERATIONS FUR REMODELING . . , W Have Secured Tho Expert Services of Mn, Gregory Specialist Furrier Downtown 602 Main PENNY CLEANERS "Cash and Carry E7 Got a Penny" NEW OPA DEPUTY WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 VP) James Brownlce, now an official of the war food administration (WFA), has been chosen for the post of deputy administrator ii: the' office of price administra tion (OPA). When he will take over was not announced. The appointment of Brownlcc. former president of Frankfort Distilleries, Inc., follows a con gressional mandate that OPA re place its professors with busi nessmen. Assigned to control of prices. Brownlce will succeed Donald H. Wallace, former Williams col lege professor, who has been act ing price administrator. Three Die From Eating Off-Season Seashore Mussels . EUREKA, Calif., Aug. 16 (IP) Two men and a five-year-old boy , died in a hospital here last night from eating off-season. mussels,. Coroner Lloyd Wallace reported. Three other persons were be lieved recovering from the pois oning. ; Joseph and Jacques Montgol- fier made the first passenger ; balloon ascension on May 18, j 1783 FOR SCHOOL Sport Shirts Washable Cotton Gabardines, $2.75 Spun-rays, $3.50 Rogue's, $3.50 . 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