PACE EICHT
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON
S195 MILLION
STATE BUDGET
M APPROVED
SALEM, Dec. 23 (ZP) Ore
gon's budset for the two years
beginning next July 1, which
Governor Earl Sncll will sub
mit to the legislature which
meets January 8, totals $195,
816,426, or $3,285,718 less than
was requested by departments,
the governor announced today.
Budget approval was given
for $26,777,500 in general fund
appropriations, while budgets of
self-supporting state activities
total $169,063,603. The legis
lature will appropriate only
from the general fund, and
might change the budget.
The general fund budget is
$3,400,000 greater than for the
current biennium, but is $3,300,
000 less than was requested by
departments. The budget esti
mate calls for collection of $26,
506,657 in income taxes in the
biennium.
As has been the case since
1940, a property tax for state
purposes is not planned.
The budget calls for the larg
est building construction pro
gram in the state's history, to
taling $4,793,665, but this will
not be inaugurated unless the
war ends. The program includes
$1,393,000 worth of new build
ings for the state hospital, $346,
000 at the Eastern Oregon state
hospital, $262,500 at the state
prison, $1,220,000 for state high
er institutions of learning, and
S300.000 for the state Fairview
home for feeble-minded.
The largest expenditure in
the budget is $39,845,000 for
the highway commission, dou
bled over the current biennium
to allow the postwar road pro
gram. Bit this also depends on
whether the war ends.
Public welfare appropriations
total S32.797.778, up $5,000,000
from this biennium. It will be
financed by $12,043,583 in fed
eral funds, $15,045,195 in state
funds, and $5,700,000 from the
counties.
Lake County Judge
Approves Protest
On Land Exchange
The Lake County Examiner
this week quoted Lake County
Judge J. R. Heckman as approv
ing the protest from the Klam
ath county court against a pro
posed land exchange between
the national forest service and
the Shevlin-Hixon company of
Bend.
"According to County Judge
Heckman, the Lake county court
is in full agreement with the
Klamath county court's action,"
said the Lakeview newspaper.
The Klamath court protest
was on file today, the final date
for objection to the proposed
deal, which would remove about
16,000 acres from Klamath tax
rolls by putting the land in
government ownership.
33,377 Service
Men's Ballots
Counted In State
SALEM, Dec. 26 OP) There
were 33,377 service men's ballots
counted in Oregon's general elec
tion, while 9783 other soldier
ballots either were not returned
or were returned too late to be
counted. Secretary of State Rob
ert S. Farrell Jr., said today.
He said service men applied
lor di),OB stale Ballots, and that
30,336 were returned and count
ed. There were 3041 federal war
ballots counted, and 661 of fhem
arrived too late to be counted.
Girl Saves Cousins
In Portland Fire
PORTLAND, Dec. 26 (&)
Eleven-year-old Carol Finley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Finley, Portland, orevented a
Christmas Day tragedy by res
cuing iwo smau cousins from
upstairs rooms when defective
Christmas tree lights set fire to
the Finley home.
Carol had been left to care
for Richard Graves, 6, and Donna
Graves, 4, cousins, while the
Finleys went to a show. The
girl had put the smaller children
to bed upstairs and was waiting
downstairs for her parents to
return when the fire broke out.
She quickly ran upstairs and
brought the children to safety.
The tload to
Berlin
By Th. Associated Press
i Western front: S01 miles
(from near Duren).
2 Russian front: 304 miles
(from north of Warsaw).
3 Hungarian front: 368 miles
(from Leva),
4 Italian front: 549 miles
(from north of Meziano).
Oil
osses
FOREST
FIRES EYED
1
Flashes of
Life
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26 W
The OPA issued processors' price
ceilings on a number ot irozen
fruits, vegetables and berries to
day but said the cost to consum
ers "will not be changed substantially."
The amendment, effective
January 2, provides dollars-and-
cents ceiling for large containers
of some frozen berries and pre
scribes pricing formulas to be
used by processors on frozen
fruits, vegetables and berries in
small containers.
Generally, the flat-prices for
most berries arc about one-half
cent a pound less than a year
ago. The flat ceiling on frozen
strawberries, however, is about
two cents a pound higher.
Increased raw material costs
were said to be reflected in the
frozen strawberries ceilings and
also in some of the other formula-priced
commodities, mainly
Maine blueberries and California
pears.
The processors' ceiling for
frozen strawberries (other than
the Ettersburg variety) will re
flect a raw material cost of 15
cents a pound instead of 12
cents; Maine blueberries, 18
cents instead of-12 cents; and
California Pears. $80 a ton in
stead of $65 a ton.
a resident on the Keno highway,
died suddenly at 11 a. m. Friday
at his home in Ashland, friends
were aavisea today. JJeath was
attributed to a heart attack.
Mr. Hardin, who was in his
late 60's at the time of his pass
ing, moved from Klamath coun
ty some seven years ago after
disposing of extensive property
holriines hpro Ho a ...nii.
known building contractor. Sur
viving la Ills wuc.
Santa Claus Comes
To Bering Sea
HEADQUARTERS. A I a cb a
Department, Dec. 26 (ip)
i-nrisunas arrived on schedule
yesterday at four tiny dots in
the Bering sea and were the
soldiers waiting? Well
Lt. J. J. Trevisani of San
Francisco reported he had to
circle Ninivak, one of the four
islands, tnree times before drop
ping the cargo. "The SDOt desie-
nated as the target was over
flowing with a shouting mob. all
with their, hands upstretched,
waiting for mail from the sky."
Other islands reached in the
special flight were St. Paul. St,
George and St. Matthew. None
of the points expected Christ
mas mail before May or June, a
ncaaquariers report said.
GOLDEN RULE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 26
(fp) Western Union told Jane
Schneider she had a money or
der waiting for her.
Instead of the fortune she had
hoped for, the order turned out
to be for 1 cent.
But she evened the score
with the penny-sender. She
wired an indignant thanks col
lect.
Building Materials
Composition and Cedar
SHINGLES
Insulating Wall Panels
by
Armstrong Cork Company
CERTAINTEED ROOFING
ACME PAINTS, LIN-X
Suburban
l.iimhw f it.
Phnn. 7709 I
for Portland - The Dalles
Buses leave at 8:00 a. m. and 1:20
p. m. You'll agree that these are es
pecially convenient schedules for day
time travel. Go Trailways for comfort
and economy as well.
Phone 5521
J. Ralston, Agt.
A low loss from fires In the
Fremont national forest In 1944
was reported-in a summary ot
the fire season just completed !
by Fremont forest officials. The
96 fires in the forest during the
past year totals 16 more than
the five-year average ot 80, and
four more than occurred in
1943. . However, these 96 fires
burned only 66 acres and be
cause of the small size of nearly
alt the fires there was but little
damage to mature timber. The
greatest damage' was in the
small trees which will be diffi
cult to replace. One fire cov
ered 35 acres bit this was the
only one that burned more than
10 acres.
About 72 per cent of the 1944
fires were caused by lightning,
which hit the-forest particularly
hard in July. During one 14
day period in that month there
was a lightning storm some
place on the forest every day.
The 27 man-caused fires on
the forest were started chiefly
by smokers, who were responsi
ble for 12, and abandoned camp
fires, which caused 10. Most of
the campfires which were not
put out were left by hunters
during, the hunting season in
October. .
While this man-cnused record
of 27 fires is not good, it shows
a slight improvement over last
year's 32 fires and the previous
five years average of 29. The
record June rains greatly les
sened the fire danger early in
the 1944 fire season but the lat
ter part particularly in Sep
tember and October was espe
cially dry.
The manpower outlook is not
especially good for next year,
according to Forest Supervisor
L. K. Mays. The local forest
service is still short of experi
enced help to rran lookouts and
fireman stations, and there will
be a large carryover of logging
slash because of the poor burn
ing season this fall.
By Tho Associated Prtis
, COULDN'T UN-YAWN
NEWARK, N. J , Dec. 211 (,P)
Waiting up for Santa dims
Hindu Donna Smith yuwn. She
yawned so wide she couldn't
close her mouth.
An ambulance was called and
an lute r n c snapped her Jaw
back Into place. iy the time
Christmas dinner whs served,
even the soreness was gone.
WARM WELCOME
POINT UAKttOW, Alaska,
Dee. 26 (.!') War Correspond
ents Olen Clements of tho As
sociated Press and Russell An
nabel of the' United Press
caused lots ot excitement among
the natives on this first visit to
the far north.
Chief reason for the excite
ment: the correspondents' boots
and parkn-style coats. None of
the Eskimos could figure out
what all the heavy clothing was
far.
DRAPED HINT
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Dec.
26 (.-') Filling Station Opera
tor J. F. Gish saves unnecessary
words when out of high grade
gasoline.
He drapes the pump in black.
BOOKWORM
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 26 (!')
Thieves smashed a $100 plate
glass window at a bookstore to
day to steal a 50-cent pamphlet.
Its title: "Denver's. First
Christmas."
MEDICINE
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 26 (V)
A thief stole $120 from a Den
ver hotel and flung over his
shoulders at the clerk as he de
parted: "Give me a break I have a
sick mother."
The Constitution of the United
States contains nothing which
prohibits a woman from becom
ing president of the union.
LASTING MARRIAGE
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 (,V Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan W. Sanford
had a special reason to celebrate
Christmas yesterday it was
their 71st wedding anniversary.
Sanford is 97 and his wife,
whom he married on Christmas
Day, 1873, in Elkhart, Ind., is
91.
Among messages of congratu
lations received by the couple
was one from Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Barsc of Minneapolis, their
friends who were married on
the same day 71 years ago.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (,VI
Former U. S. Senator Blair Lee
of Maryland died last night at
the age of 87.
Leo served in tho senate from
1913 to 1917.
As n senate member, he active
ly supported the lliiy-Wmlsworlh
bill reorganizing t h e unity
prior lo the first World War.
Leo was u delegate to eight
democratic national conventions
and at the Baltimore convention
of 1912 ho was a leader In Ihe
movement resulting in tho nomi
nation of Wooilrow Wilson, a
friend ot his college days.
.G. C
Dr. G. C. Ncwsom, former
Klamath county health officer,
and director of tho first health
unit here, died Friday in Corval
lis. according to word received
by Sheriff Lloyd Low.
Dr. Newsom came here from
Milton-Freewater lo take over
the public health work. He had
charge of this activity until 1:I5,
when he was succeeded by Dr.
Nell F. Black.
Recently, he hnd been practic
ing medicine at llalsey. Ore.
He is survived by Mrs, New
som and one son, Gall.
Tires For Civilians .
Slashed For Month
WASHINGTON, Dec.' 20 (ZD
Tires availnblo for civilians in
January will bo pared sharply
below tho December figure.
OPA says military demands
for rubber hove slashed Januury
allocation of passenger tires to
1.800.000 from 2.000.000 In De
cember, small truck and bus
tires to 216.000 from 280,000
heavy truck and bus tires to
110.000 from 120,000.
WOOD
U Nol Kfttl.ntd
at DorrL, California
for Hale
FIR and PINE SLABS
Itt' KUhl SI.30 Vet Card
llrr ar firrn
- St, Drllv.rlr.
Burt Potorson
DorrU. Cslli.
The most beautiful woman
he ever saw
i j wMirmmmif' .., tflia.mmmu iiii mis. i , i..-agcys
if 1 J?,,. lZ TV rS 1 '
He find been wounded fn Italy. For wek ha
hnd been afraid he mi p. lit bo blind forever.
Now the operation, ond the long dark days of
waiting, were over. lie bcld bis brcalh aa tlie
doctor ilfnped off hi bandaRei. Then he imilerl
at Ihe wac medfral technician In radiant
relief: "Gee, KidI I ran icel And van ttra
look beautiful to met"
U. $. ARMY HOSPITALS NEED 22,000
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS IN THE WAC
Hundreds of Waci ore new at work in huge U. S. Army hoipitolf.
Enthusiastically, tirelessly, iheia gallant Waes ore glring inraluable oiilttanee te Army doctor end nunet.
Helping wounded men bock to lite ond itrength and hope.
YOUR help it needed in thit trcmendoui talk. YOU con share fn the deep satisfaction' of service thot
truly counti.
You, too, con bo a "good tolditr" . . . ai a Wac aitigned te medical duty In the Army of the United Stoles.
If you are fully qualified to do any of the jobs lilted below, you ere assured immediate
assignment to an Army hospital, after completing basic training.
If you are inexperienced, and can pas required tests, you will be given free technical
training in certain selected jobs.
Laboratory Technicians
Dental Technicians
X-ray Techniciani
Medical and Surgical Technician!
Psychiatric Social Worker! and
Psychiatric Assistants
Educational Reconditioning Personnel
(Teachers)
Medical Stenographers
Occupational Therapists
GOOD SOLDIERS..
For full Information, about Joining the)
Women's Army Corps' as a Medlcel Tech
nician, go to your nearest U. S. Army
Recruiting Stotlon. Or mail Ihe coupon below.
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VS. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION .
Pontofflco nirifr.,
Klamath Kalli, Ore.
Pla iffid m. without any orSttaatfoti on my part, full information about
vrvinir i a MHir.il Technician in. the WAC , . , IrtlirtK nhout thn job
ihry do, flii! r.Maliricationi necciiary, Ilia technical training llicy receive,
opporlunitiei, etc
TUxne answer "vim"
or "nfi" to f acn nl tlie
namr. ., ,. following qucitionif
Address.
Gl,
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS
L
TMione
-No
Are you lietween 20 I
ami SOt I
Have you an? chll- I
i dren under ., '
Areyoit nhiKh.chnot
gr.rlnml? .
Service Men
and Women
Home on Leave
William L. Bishop, niivy V-12
student, University of WhmIiIiiij
ton, lluro until Um-iulim' HO.
Sgt. Murrny Plnnoy . (rum
Asiatic Uh'uUm', lloru until Jiimi
my II.
Cpl, Juno Downo from Ft.
lli'iijiinilii lluiTi.Hiiii, lnd. Here
over the liulliliiys.
QM 3c Howard Boxton frnin
South 1'nclfie, Here over the
liolidiiy.s.
The iibovo nt'.'vico people, arc
entitled to free pusses lo tho lo
eiil theiitres mid (lea fouiitnlll
service ill Ln-t stiver diiiry by
courtesy of Lloyd l.iunu of the
theatres nnd IX C Woodruff ol
tho dairy, i'leuso rail ut The
Herald and News office task (in
I'aul Haines) lor your courtesy
tickets
BOOKS
SEATTLE. Dec. 20 (1Ti Kliil!
county Jail inmates, who know
well the ineaiiliiR of "Ki'ttliiK the
book thrown at you" ill court,
have learned a different version.
The Seattle C o u n c 1 1 of
Churches presented the Jail with
n $G0U0, ;t.tilll-volume library for
use of the Inmates.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 2(1 UV)
A Juvenile check ' forlui Unn
licensed of passing $190(1 In
bonus checits tliii'liiu the past two
months was brokei' up today
with tho arrest of thieo boys
with previous records.
Tho three were chiutietl wllh
bui'Klary not in a dwellliiK, oh-
I'lllllllH money .y fi,7
mil furuerv f..,.",,u Pri.1.,,..
IHowas .i.'iVstcdUSW
" i cash t.,...i,, - ""imw.
Dl'tlTllveS fuuiirl ,,
'''"'ir a,i 8 i ,rnr,cl'm
''"ipimy's stolen blBhlr h!n
III a downtown I, cl'eck,
HlMti-leader of I,! 'ir'''0"1'
' Kl yenr-old ,v vSr0"" WH
served siMilen,,;" h.'iIV11"
limning sdin.,1 ,"
uui ii, police said. ' ."
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" .0 P'oblem
Drinfes even
Sound Better
Dminks ml til with
Ceneile Dry Weter
' operkle out loud,
Tin-Point Cap
ponation" Iniurei
liveliness end sip
, . . to tlie lest sip.
CANAD
010 B0"u
nmu
RY WATER
Open Til 8:00 Saturday!
A Real Opportunity!
Smart Kaifolj . . Winter White . . Black
Lovely Creptj or Twill Oroiiei
Priced lo ica(!
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AIIAVooi Meltoni . . Uuv-Bloom Fabrics
Chesterfields and Boy Coatt
xccpliona$ $uijA !
4 ,
Mink-Dyed or bable-Uyea uoney
Tuxedo Fronts . . Full-Flowing Sleeves
$emarlmb(e Uaduci!
"W
2.99 to 4.99
Frilly or Tailored
Styles
2.99 to 5.99
All-Wool Slipovers
or Cardigans
2.99 to 5.99
Floated Shetland!..
Plaids . . Checks
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