Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, October 18, 1944, Page 10, Image 10

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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Octobi
EMPLOYEHS. .
AFL TO OPEN
HEGDU
ATIDMS
A Joint nicotine between rep
resentatives of labor and em
ployers in companies where bar
gaining rights arc held by locals
affiliated with the Klamath basin
district council of Lumber and
Sawmill Workers, AFL, will be
held in the basement of the city
library, Tuesday, October 24, at
10 a. m.
Purpose of the meeting is mc
opening of negotiations on the
following demands:
1. Two weeks' vacation with
pay to workers who have been
employed 24 montlis or more,
with prorated vacations for
those who have worked a lesser
period of time.
2. One day's sick leave for
each month of employment, with
compensation at regular rate of
pay.
3. Complete job analysis and
evaluation of job content toward
the standardization of wage rates
and the elimination of discrepant
eies which ma exist in job rates
within a plant and between the
various1 plants in an industry.
4. An adjustment in the cur
rent night shift differential rates
to five cents per hour for the
second shift and 10 cents per
hour for the third shift.
Appointed
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FIRE LOSS HELD
BEND, Oct. 18 (P! Improved
fire-fighting in the Deschutes Na
tional forest held losses from 119
fires this summer to an all-time
low of 201 acres, forest officials
said today.
They estimated 17 of the fires
were caused by carelessness.
Moit popular"yeaf 'round" dcutrt
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a pint
Alwoy pur and delicious. YOU maktony
flavor in 2 minulti. 20 fomogi rectpai in
och pockog. Pleow oik your groctr for
1, oja nowora sfreti,5on Frencltcoa, Collf. 1
Dr. Wilson Compton. above,
was appointed this week to the
presidency of Washington State
college.
Wallgren Attacks
New WSC President
SEATTLE, Oct. 16 (PI U. S.
Sen. Mon C. Wallgren. democra
tic candidate for governor, at
tacked aDDointment of Dr. u
son M. Compton as president of
Washington State college last
night as "lack(ing) an agricul
tural background and a repre
sentative of the lumber monopo
list at the nation's capitol."
Wallgren declared "the ap
pointment of a lumber company
lobbyist from the national capi
tol as president of Washington
State college is disheartening to
all who hoped any new appoint
ment would mean real educa
tional progress in the interest of
the farmer, the engineer and the
small businessman."
"Wilson Compton to my
knowledge, has been the repre
sentative of the lumber monopo
list at the nation's capitol."
Compton is manager of the
National Lumber Manufactur
ers' association.
Freight Train, Car
Collide, Take Life
JUNCTION CITY. Oct. 18 (IP)
A freight train-car collision dur
ing heavy fog near here cost the
life of Carl Thomas Furr, 45,
Eugene, yesterday.
Three passengers in the car
leaped to safety when they
caught sight of the approaching
train s headlights, but Furr, be
hind the driver's wheel, appar
ently was unable to escape.
F
DR FED UP
WTH
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OVER DETAILS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18 (fP)
President Roosevelt believes the
nation should focus its sights
on the grand objective of the
proposed world security organi
zation ana snoiun noi uccuiuv
involved in a discussion of its
minor details.
Asserting a lot of people are
Irvine to foster dissension over
relatively minor aspects of the
ucace orouosals, Mr. Roosevelt
at his news conierence ycsicr
day said he was getting awfully
fed no with such tactics.
The people, he said, would be
fed no. too. when he begins to
discuss the subject, indicating
this might be m his speech De
fore the foreign policy associa
tion in New York Saturday
night.
Of the Dumbarton Oaks con
ferences he said the security
agreements might not necessar
ily guarantee peace forever but
they could guarantee peace for
our lives.
Answering a question, Mr.
Roosevelt said he is in pretty
good health.
With scale models . and a big
relief map, he let reporters in
on the long-secret story of how
the allies stormed the German
held beaches of France.
Models of the "Mulberry B"
code name for one of two huge
floating harbors which the in
vasion armies mushroomed onto
the sands of Normandy came
to the president from Prime
Minister Churchill. Because of
secret details they will not be
placed on display.
Mr. Roosevelt used a pointer
to demonstrate on the map how
the two floating harbors were
set up almost as soon as the
first troops went ashore on June
6.
Outmoded Liberty ships and
freighters were sunk off the in
vasion beaches, forming a break
water to calm the rough channel
seas. Through the breakwaters
came floating pier heads which
were anchored in the sand off
shore. From them allied engi
neers ran floating causeways on
to the beaches' and in a matter
of days heavy military equip
ment was moving through the
artificial ports. They reached
Flashes of
Life
By The Associated Press
SWEET MYSTERY
' PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 (P)
A 14-hour police search for miss
ing Shirley Schwanbcck, 10, and
her sister, Joan, 11, ended in
their home Papa Schwanbcck
found them under a bed where
they hid alter spending an uiv
authorized dollar lor candy,
.
SCAT
WAYNESBORO. Pa.. Oct. 18
im Volunteers shied away from
helping a pussy in distress, ilio
uussv s head was cauKiu in ii
glass jar but (here was a white
stripe down us oiick.
PUZZLER
SEMINOLE. Oklu., Oct. 18 W)
An 80-year-old man, applying for
a marriage license, was slumped
when asked the given name of
the 77-vcar-old bride-to-be.
He said he reckoned he'd bet
tcr go and check up, adding
thoughtfully:
Most of my wives nave been
named Mary.'
DISCORD
SEATTLE, Oct. 18 IP) Two
years of married life ended for
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoc I. Miller
divorce court after Miller
had testified that his wife had
purchased a saxophone.
He told the court:
"The sour notes she blew
drove mc from the house.
FLUSHED1I
NYSSA. Ore.. Oct. 18 (Pi-
Department store manager. Car
los Butler was puzzled when his
dog, on a pheasant hunt, mdicat
ed game in a small bush but re
fused to flush it.
Butler kicked the bush, but
wisnca ne iiaau t.
Out strolled a skunk.
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 18 VP)
Ed Kane, who turned in a wallet
containing S19, received a S25
reward, and declared gleefully
that honesty does pay with
dividends.
A few minutes later he wasn'l
so sure. The owner reached in
to a half-hidden compartment
of the wallet and extracted
S700.
the point where they were
handling 20,000 tons of supplies
a day a tremendous amount ot
equipment, Mr. Roosevelt point
ed out, even for a big natural
port in peace time.
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ALL UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYEES ARE IN
THI "SfSVlCf Of SUPPLY" ... DAY AND
NIGHT THEY ARE CARRYING OUT THEIR
"MISSIONS" fOR VICTORY . . . ABROAD
AND AT HOME . . . TRANSPORTING TRAIN
LOADS 0 TROOPS, ARMAMENT, FOOD,
CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIALS FOR
All FRONTS.
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keep .'e m b s ui e"
WE MiLfWADS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OFFENSE
IISTEN TO "YOUR AMERICA" RADIO PROGRAM ON COAST-TO-COAST NITWORk"
AT CRATEH LAKE
The fire season nt Crater lake
month later than usual. The
thunder and lightning storms
that have been noticeable in the
valley region also wero experi
enced In Crater Lako national
park. However,, thero wero no
lightning strikes or fires started
from the recent storms.
During tho season, thero were
a total of 13 fires in the park,
which wero handled by the
small staff of seasonal rangers
and firo guards. This compares
with seven the previous year,
although from 12 to 13 is about
the averago number of fires that
Crater lako experiences each
season.
None of the 13 fires of the
past season wro man caused
all were from lightning. They
were promptly extinguished and
the damage done was nominal.
One heavy electric storm In July
brought such a deluge of rain
that the rim road and the north
entrance road were severely
damaged by erosion. The cost
ot repair is estimated to ue ap
proximately $5000.
USES, WMC Begin
Confab On Vets
PORTLAND, Oct. 18 (P)
U. S. employment service of-
fic als and representatives of
the war manpower commission
opened a 3-day conference here
today on problems of returning
veterans.
Sneakers Include L. C. Stoll.
state war manDowcr commis
sioner. Col. E. V, Wooton, state
selective service director, and
representatives of the veterans
administration, Hert cross, and
American Legion.
Naval Hospital
Opened Near Astoria
ASTORIA. Oct. 18 (P) A 500-
bed hospital built on tidulands
three miles southeast of here was
officially established as Oregon's
iirst u. b. naval hospital today.
uapt. J. (J. Jewell, representa
tive of the commandant of the
13th naval district, read commis
sioning orders at ceremonies at
tended by a large group of naval
officers here yesterday. Tho hos
pital will be commanded by
Capt. H. E. Ragle.
imnu mi l '
Coffeo iubtlUiU' In niul
controlled cminlrie eon I a In
"chicory root, dried nugur
beets, peas and husks,
Men with
faulty vlnlon ocli
In ZZS
job, of "nam nS a
Bv JUANITA SHINN
Looking very nnich like j
Caesar's ghost, tho Latin club j
initiates wore white sheets for
clothing to school Tuesday.
Whenever they encountered an !
old member, they had to lie
down with their head propped;
up with one hand and cut a
grape.
All bovs who drive earn to
school met Tuesday with Paul
Duller, representing the Junior
chamber of commerce "Oct Out
(he Vote" Campaign. Thry wc,'c
I., l.ttrn III., If ,lll' 111 till'
Gllmoro Sign company to havo
signs placed on tneir cars min
ing: "Voto As You Wish But
Vote."
Tlin Ummi- ttiti'lntv lUll'IV WHS
again postponed, biit il will be
held at Pat Hcnolsrs nomc on
Wednesday, October 24.
Junior and senior class offi
cers met Tuesday for a discus
sion of class rings for the
classes of 1044 and 1D4S, ami
to make a selection.
Tim nu-K.' I.nil.,1. tit hnv.
Ing a custard puff and maple
bar sale In the main hall Wed
nesday and Thursday.
As has become traditional for
Him Mnrnprl nnmn lln nCKPMlhlV.
Mayor John Houston will be
the featured guest, mc pro
gram is to be kept secret until
tflvntv hut tlinrn In tn he a Vol!
contest held between tho four
classes.
If It's a "frozen" article you
need, advcrtlso for a used one
in the classified..
Stetson
Hals
Lattst Fall dress hits
now being shown In
all colors and sites.
From $7.50
DREW'S MANSTORE
733 Main
RADIO REPAIR
By L'xperi Technician
GOOD STOCK OF AVAILABLE
TUBES-BATTERIES-AERIALS
For All Makes of Radios
ZEMAN'S
Quick, Guarantood Service
mm It A.I. m..
I io m. rn Phone Tn
trinn From Montnomerv ward on n..l ... "H
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El JPto&ri
Will 3e
Open
Thursday
October 19
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Completely Redecorated
With Better Service
CHICKEN and STEAK DINNERS
DANCING and BAR SERVICE
Open From 8 P. M. Till 2 A. M.
NO DRINKS lo service personnel after 11 mldiM
inn neiv ana military- feyuieuons.
Hedge lependabiDiiy
COMES BACK TO
KLAMATH
l- " i Hi' aa i'1
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This Ii one of the first of 300,000 Dodqe-bullt armf "
wnicn having dona lit duly, hoi been brouahl back lo IM
need on the home front. This reconnaissance car has b W
chased by S.th Wateri of Waters Plumbing and HmHM'J
to be made Into a cnmnn.i.i ... ur.i.i. . u nn the I""!
Of Klnmiilli r.u.
f o Klamath Falls.
New Dodge Jrucks, of this same dependability, are now be
ing manufactured and are for sale at Lombard Motors. And
for information on purchase of similar Dodge army trucks
See U rt Onoal
LOMBARD MOTORS
424 S. 6th St. rvrvr im i . . oil
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