number 28, 1944
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
, PACE THREE
Dot the Eyeful
62B.441
TO USE U.S.
CASUALTIES
LISTED IN U.S.
L
UNRHA PLANS
11
GROWN 10
' Rv WILLIAM E. LOWELL
'WASHINGTON, Dec. 2H
i;.,iiicl Nullona rolhif and
ihibllMiillmi a d in I n I Hlrntloti
il)Nlll(A) plitiiH t umo $21 ,000,
,n ..i.rmnrkcrt for clouu'Mtic
wool pnichiisi-H 1,1 Ply Inlirl
"L.iiiU nliinls In liberated coun
tries H I'- DrroH (U-Wyo.) u.
cried loly-
Tho $11,000,000 tho liKency
pccl l apoiid for clothhiK
,V consume lllllo domestic
L iho niitlii'a bin wool stock-
He, he utiaen.
Wool I'll" conitressmen, In
wrlllKK I"'1' l,,1 UNUKA iipprop
finlloii lIH tho rc(iilrcini'iit Unit
121,000.000 ho spent for domes
"c wol, expressed Hint It
would bo iitiiiiiifiictnrcd Into
MolhlnK In tll country to sell
furopemu on the quidlty of
American clothes.
' Unfei'liiniilely, Unrrclt Mild,
tlNltHA a iinablv to imike miy
purchusca of wool ut thin tunc
bKoime of unsettled condition!.
In Europe, Inck of shipping mid
pd for rehnblllliitlon of the for
eign factories.
1 "It look im If we me koIiik
o have to depend on the services
ind 8 few domestic mills to util
lit our own product. It seems
ibsurd tliut, with u nittlnriul con
jumptlon of 000,000,000 to I.
(00,000,000 )Oiinds of wool u
rear It snouici on imru 10 gci no
if our own wool crop ot only
100,000,000 pounds n your,"
Barrett explulned Hint mills
Ire using Iho chenper foreign
mi clothing was bused nn the
Cheapest niw mntcrliils. Foreign
Stool, he said, costs less tluiii do
mestic , ,
! Tho wool stockpile In this
roimtry now totals about 1,2.10,
000,000 pounds, he xnld. He in
clurirri iihout 1 40,000,000 pounds
pi British wool bought by tin- de
fense supplies corporation, about
800,000,00 0 pounds of domestic
jvool In the hands of the com
modity credit corporation, 200,
000,000 pounds of nil kinds in
fnlll stocks and .100.000,000
rounds of British-owned wool.
i Reps. Fisher and Pongn, Texas
Itcmocrnls, also said tney were
concerned about UNRHA cloth
ing pinna and would Investigate.
, Howard Spriigg, Sp. 1c, re
ported for active duty luday,
Thursday, at tho Klamath navy
fccrulllng station. Sprngg will
pislst Mel Kennedy, recruiter In
thargo of the station,
i Due to the unusually henvv de
mand for men In radar, aircrew-
men mid tho reopening of sen
ece enlistments, two recruiters
will now be osslKncd to each sub
Nation In tho state of Oregon.
The Senbeo and radar programs
are now open to men of draft ngo
Ja well as 17-year-old boys and
pen between 38 and 501 years
l age.
Mt.Lc.ki
Xfr Trrt -i in.
ivea hriclny night to flnnnd tho
holidays with Mm. Jcffcont'ii
arpnt Mr nnrl Mr. Init Ciilt-.
clo. -
, fctlicl Dixon, who tenches at
ine NmnHn l..n-Bll -.--I ....,1
Jhome Friday 'to spend a two
peeks' vacation with her par-
'Cnts. Mr. nnrl Mr Pnmv nlvnn
' G. S. Thompson had the mis
.fortune of cutting his leg while
.taking out n trco slump. It was
necessary for the doctor to take
.several stitches In the wound.
Pvt. and Mrs. Pavltt E. Newn
;jam and son F.ugonc of Colum
,?" O., arrived Saturday morn
,n? 'pr a two weeks' visit with
''eliillvcs and friends here.
' Mario Dixon left Monday
.night for Portland, Ore., to re
ijumc her duties n field secrc
wy oftho Girl Scouts.
vTo Oregon Statt Hnrold
""ync, son of Mr. and Mrs.
vl"rry Wayne, 1001 Auburn, Is
burning to Corvallls Sunday
J'BIU, where ho Is a student at
Wgon Slnto college. Ho has
E i'I,,cncllnB tho holldnys rc
parents.
m P
A war worker In a Los Angeles
aviation plnnt, Dorothy Poynlon
Teubi-r. whose competitive diving
record has never been equaled, is
piuiiripntlng in exhibitions for
tho first time since Pearl Harbor
Soldier Booked on
Open Charge in
Shooting of Wife
01.YMP1A, Dec. 28 (I) Cor
poral Robert Wclborn, 37, of
Fort Lewis, who yesterday con
fessed shoot iiiK his wife, Vivian,
31, during a (piarrcl at their
home here Tuesday night will be
held on mi open charge in the
county Jail here today pending a
possible change in Ins wile's
condition, Acting Prosecutor
Levy Johnson snid this morning.
Ihd. Note: Wclborn was inac
curately booked as a PFC at the
time of his arrest yesterday
morning.)
Mrs. Wclborn Is still in a criti
cal condition at Madlgan hospi
tal, Fort Lewis, with a shotgun
wound In her abdomen, Johnson
said.
LILY TREES
Joshua trees ot the southwest
desert country are not trees at
all, but lilies. One of them,
with a trunk, or stem, three feel
In diameter, was cut down and
botanists estimated its ago as
700 years.
Today On The
Western Front
By Tho Associated Press
Canadian 1st Army: No
change In front.
British 2nd' Army: No
change reported officially.
Germans said divisions were
being shifted to hold Dth army
front and to aid in 1st army
sector to south.
U. S. 9th Army: No im
portant change reported on
Hoer river line in Germany.
Berlin reported Americans
here being hurried to Bel
gium battle.
U. S. 1st Army Sector:
Americans attacked heavily
both on north and south
flanks of German salient in
Belgium nnd Luxembourg.
Baslogne saved, neck of Ger
man bulge at that point re
ported narrowed to 20 miles;
German units thrown back
from westernmost lip of pene
tration. Southern flank re
ported sagging under heavy
blows; weather bad.
U. S. 3rd Army: The Ger
mans reported virtually all
3rd army thrown into battle
on southern flank of Belgian
Luxembourg bulge, and eat
ing into German sector south
of Bastogne. The Germans
acknowledged withdrawals in
Luxembourg near tho fron
tier. No change reported on
Sanr fronts.
U. S. 7th, Franch 1st Arm
laai No major changes reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 21) (!)
War casualties of the armed ser
vices reached 020,441 December
14 two days prior to the big
German offensive in western
Europe.
Secretary of War Slimson
said today the latest army total
today is 547,823. This reports
casualties through December 14
and represents a 03,800 increase
since his latest report two weeks
ago.
The navy rcoorls total casual
ties at 00,018, an increase of
2207.
Stiinson said the army figures
reflected the allied offensive
against Germany in November,
nut Old not include losses in the
current nazl counter-offensive.
Those, he told a news confer
ence, havo been "severe."
For the two-week period, the
army reported 102,061 killed, an
increase of 10,820; 319,935
wounded, an increase of 47,584;
(IS.702 missing, an Increase of
2H70; and 211,100 prisoners, an
increase of 2480.
Comparable navy figures were
31,189 killed, an increase of
1153; 35,042 wounded, an in
crease of 1439; 9403 missing, an
increase of 483; and 4486 prison
ers, an increase of two.
EXTRA POSTOFFIGE
The majority of the extra help
employed by the Klamath Falls
postoflice during the Christmas
rush has been released as the
need for additional carriers and
clerks is now over, according to
Burt F,. Hawkins, Klamath post
master. A few have been retained to
assist the regular postal person
nel in delivering the late Christ
mas mall but .these will also be
released on or before December
30, Hawkins declared.
The entire personnel of the
Klamnth posloffice has done a
remarkable job over the holi
days and lias handled efficiently
the enormous volume of Christ
mas mail this year, ho conclud
ed. Hirabayashi Taken
To McNeil Island -
SPOKANE Dee. 28 (VP) Gor
don K. Hirabayashi, Japanese
American who recently married
a white girl in Spokane, was
taken to McNeil island peni
tentiary road camp yesterday to
begin serving a one year sentence
on his conviction to a charge of
failure to report for work at a
conscientious objectors camp.
Hirabayashi previously had
lost n legal battle against evacua
tion from the Pacific coast.
Applications Lag
For Auto Stickers
SALEM, Dec. 28 (P) Only
165,376 persons have applied
for their 1045 automobile reg
istration stickers, while about
250,000 others have not yet ap
plied, Secretary of State Robert
S. Farrell, Jr., said today.
Applications must be filed this
week, Farrell said, or automo
bile owners failing to do so will
be violating the law.
EAGLES ATTENTION!
2 More Big Parties!
-SPECIAL MEETING
Friday, Dec. 29, 1944
James W. Bryan, Jr., Grand Trustee,
will make his official visit. Big class
refreshments! -Annual New Year's Dance
Dec. 30, 1944 At the Armory
WANT REAL VALUES ? look
AT THIS LIST OF BARGAINS FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT
PRICED FOR QUICK
for MEN
CLEARANCE
for THE HOME .
U MEET
WVU HI M
SEARS!"
25 WOOL
UNDERSHIRTS
Sizes 40 to 46. Were 1.79
Heavy Cotton
Shirts & Drawers
Sizos 42 to 46. Reg. 79c
ZELAN JACKETS 098
Wind and Water Resistant.
Regular $5.49. Now
RAIN COATS
Regular $7.98. Medium Size
Only.
97c
59c
3
5
TEE SHIRTS
Regularly priced $1.00.'
Soft colored Terry Cloth
SUSPENDERS
They were 69c. Now
Colored Dress Styles.
UNION SUITS
10 Wool. Were 1.35
Sizes 44 and 46 only.
SPORT JACKETS
Tan Color. Were $3.98.
Wind and Water Repellent.
Leather JACKET
Regular Price $16.95.
Three' only liie 44 left.
49c
39c
98c
r
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ALL WOOL BATTS 2Pound5
Ready for Use Regular $1.98
TUFTED RUGS 2Qx36lneh.
Bright or Pastel Colon Regular $3.99
TUFTED RUGS
24 x 48 Inches
Washable Colors Were $4.99
0V4L RAG RUGS
Only 3 of These Loft
OVAL RAG RUGS
Regular Price $4.95
REVERSIBLE
PLAID JACKET
Were $7.95. Sizes S to 16
CORDUROY
CAPS
Regular SI. 19. Dark
Colors.
3 Ft. x 5 Ft.
Regular Price $10.95 I
3 Ft. x 5 Ft.
While They Last
CLEARANCE Boys' Trousers
VALUES TO 5.49
98
A bargain thatyou must see
to appreciate. Wools, part
wools, rayons, tweeds, ' and
plain weaves in a huge clear
ance group at one price. A
large range of sizes- from' 4
to 18. '
LEATHER JACKET A95
Regular Price $10.95.
One 44 and One 46 Left
LOAFER COATS
Regular Price $10.95.
Medium Size Only in Stock.
85
SAVE NOW At Sears
SHOE CLEARANCE
MAKE YOUR RATION STAMP BE THRIFTY
WOMEN'S DRESS OXFORDS
White or black dress and nurses styles.
Regularly priced at $3.50.
WOMEN'S WHITE DRESS STYLES
for BOYS . .
588
79c
498
I
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6"
3?
39c
POPLIN
JACKETS
Water repellent. Were
$2.98.
LOAFEF
COATS
Sizes 14, 16. 18. Were
$6.95.
SPORT
COATS'
Sizes 12, 13, 14, 15.
' Were $10.95.
SPORT
COATS
( Sizes 15, 16. Were $7.95
GARRISON
TYPE CAPS
Tan Color. Reg. 89c.
LOAFE
COATS
Sizes 12 and 16. Were
$8.95.
95
CLEARANCE
Ladies'
ova id i im;
673 il White or black dress and nurses styles. Sizes 4M to 9. M rtf iftflfVJ! I I'-'i
II Regularly priced at $3.50. Rationed Sm 11.' iWfcRWCWr I- p
11 WnMFKI't WHITE ORKS STYLES 40 H : I I !'
i; 'V " " " . i Regular 98c , .. ., i
Sizes 4 to 9. Regularly priced at $4.45. Rationed I ; -1
SUSPENDERS I f 3 Collara and collar IffC f ;
..loo ftVC WOMEN'S WHITE OXFORDS 198 I jVyieVte i
Clip and Dress Styles. W s gSiei 4 tQ g Severai ,tyie5i Reguiat prie0 to $3.19. Rationed I .1 slightly soiled but B " V ,
1 washable. ' B:
rn Tr1 SPORT JACKETS r98 MEN'S WORK SHOES 98 ; Reg:iar 198 f
I 'flTTTFTHCTjOTTllI i Several styles in aizes 8M to 11. Were to $4.98. Rationed I I A. , f i;
I T 1 1 '.' ' I PI Tl ?l M 11 Regular Price $7.98. "J sW B: A bargain in style. -FlgC !h
riWm,mr8m H" w"9ht -d Uned' : MEN'S DRESS OXFORDS 1)98 SSS -Eft . 8 -k
lasa" jfi Sizes 7H to 10M. Not all sizes in each. style. Were $4.45; M Sr. bargain value. 3T l
really soothing because s Rationed 'dm 11 n '"
SZfcJE i srr-rU MEN'S CAULK LOGGERS )98 Sl ' I?
Jtbk i ,3v Regular price $14.98 10 inch. In sizes 9H . and 10 only. M tifSSi ' l It'
IW ifflPX Rationed 7 " " ' " Hf " l
Vt&A ' 1 .KftN MEN'S WORK OXFORDS IN PosVx Y Jf
I jCr-' COUGH i I Ct . 0etv i4.98 - Several styles in aizea 8 H to 10)4. Were to $3.69. Rationed Ph Ct6 0o ' 1"
SOOZENGIS i e, fiU ; T ' I " 1 ' 1 B
MiDioM uae P 4t F Leieagea to i tf WW J g "' . a M' , "f,. 7.1''
give tbclr throat a 10 minuio sooih- : II " ve d v 1 ... j I . Dress Rubbers Shower Sandals . 51 -ott 1 . ,
ig, comforting troatmmt that ! O --fi Rubber Sandal , , neoui 1 69 i ' V QC 1 H
relchea all A? y deufl . For 1 Co 4--6 el- tS Regular Price EOe LO- Regular 1.69 S 5" aV K H
coughs,throatlrritolionsorhonH!- 11 t Regular 7Q 89o .. i Re9u H. i.f
ncas resulting from coldsorsmoking, 11 aaaaaTft Price 1.29 ...... ' a 50 l ot V' -
KHUhwithF&F.Uox-onlylO?. I 'ToiCt T . , 1 . " " ' IVi I f,,CC L000 H
Xe 133 So. Eighth St. Phonal" 4 L ' K
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