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SCHOOLS TOP
BOND QUOTAS
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A combined report of the
bond purchases by students and
school employes of the Klamath
county ana. city scnoois lor in
6th war Loan drive is as 101
In the Klamath county school
district, the students quoia was
$12,000, and : they : purchased
$31,575 in bonds, or 263 per
cent of their quota. The em
ployes' quota for the county
echfols was set at $8100, and
the'f purchased $19,253.65, or
237 per cent of their quota.
The students' quota in the
Klamath Falls city schools and
Klamath Union high school was
$9000, and their purchases
amounted to $20,844.75, or 231
per cenl, while employes hought
$17,981.25 in bonds over their
$8500 quota, giving them 211
per cent.
Totals of the purchases of
students in the county and city
schools equalled $52,419.75,
which gave them 249 per cent
over their $21,000 quota, while
total purchases of employes
amounted to $37,234.90, as com
pared to their $16,000 quota,
resulting in 224 per cent.
The grand total of students
and employes at both county
and city schools came to $89,
654.65, according to Mrs. Isa
bel 1 e Brixner, schools-at-war
committee chairman.
FORT. LEWIS, Wash.VJan. 19
(IP) Three Oregon men TSgt.
Raymond C. White, Salem; Sgt.
Ennis Hestle, Vida, and Staff
Sgt. Frank Porter, Hermlston
were among northwest soldfers
who checked through here this
week en route home from Euro
pean combat areas. " - 1
White was awarded the Silver
Star for savine the lives of 132
men, whom he took to shore in
his amphibious "duck" after
their LST was bombed off Italy.
For clearing a Sicilian beach of
snipers, he also wears the. Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star,
He will visit his mother, Mrs,
Ruth Franusiszyn, of Salem. .
The Silver Star was given Sgt.
Hestle for removing ' wounded
from the field under fire when
two mine detector crews he di
rected were wiped out.- Like
White, he is a combat engineer.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Hestle.- , . .
Sgt. Porter, who formerly
lived at Salem, participated in
the St. Lo campaign in France
June 23 and fougnt under Lt.
Gens. George S. Pattbn and
Omar N. Bradley. Wearer of the
Purple Heart, he has an Oak
ljeat .uiuster lor a second wound,
His parents are.Mr.-ahd Mrs. L,
E. Porter, Hermiston.
The Road to
Berlin
By The Associated Press
1. Russian front: 256 miles
(from west of Czestochowa).
2. Western front: 301 miles
(from near Duren).
3. Hungarian front: 364 miles
(from Hron river).
4. Italian front: 544 miles
(from Reno river).
Market Opens
Klamath Trapper
Wins Sears Award
Fred H. Fick, Klamath Falls
trapper, is a winner of a daily
award in the 16th national-fur
show conducted by the raw fur
marketing service of Sears, Roe
buck and company.
Fick's carefully handled
muskrat pelt brought him one
of the $5 daily awards, as a re
sult o its being judged one of
the three best handled skins
among all pelts received; at
Sears raw furs marketing .sta
tion in Seattle, Wednesday, Jan
uary 10 and, in addition,' en
titles Fick to consideration for
one of the major awards, in
cluding $1000 first award, to be
selected at the final judging
which will be held in April.
PORTLAND, Jan. 19 (P)
Increased funds for research
was advanced here today as the
key to greater industrialization
of Oregon.
Marshall Dana, editorial page
editor of the Journal, told edu
cators and industrialists that ad
ditional research at Oregon col
leges would both aid students
and develop new manufacturing
methods and markets.
Dr. Georce Glceson, acting
dean of engineering at Oregon
State college, ureed more aid to
small industries "the ones who
need the benefit of research
most. We invite them to present
their problems to the college,
but our research facilities are
limited."
We must develop products
that can -be moved by water to
the-Orient," declared Dr. Or
lando J. Hollis, acting president
of the University of Oregon,
and educate students wno win
develop markets in the Far
East."
The meeting was sponsored
by . the Journal.
Former Oregon Man
May Match Violins
By Stradivari
LITTLE NECK. N. Y.. Jan. 19
(IP) Violins which may have the
matchless tones of those turned
but by Italian master craftsmen
have been made by a former
Forest Grove, Ore., resident and
will be tested here February 1-2.
iteuben Frost, who attended
Pacific university and now lives
here, believes he has found the
secret of Stradivari's work.
thought to be related to varnish
es and not wood. In 28 years of
experimentation he has made 45
violins, some of which will be ex
hibited at a community show
here.
'Veto' Answer Vetoes
Naturalization
PORTLAND, Jan. 18 (iP)
Mrs. Vincenza Maria Porcella
was still an Italian citizen today
because she replied, "veto" when
asked at a naturalization test
what the president's function is
regarding legislation.
Judge James Alger Fee. who
continued her application for
American citizenship, gave her
a flunk yesterday when she
missed the question and told her
to go Dack to scnooi. sue has a
i-year-old son in the navy.
More Snow Forecast
For Siskiyou Area
ASHLAND,. Jan. 19 (P) The
weather bureau forecast contin
ued snow last night for the Siski
you mountains, already covered
by a five-inch blanket, and driv
ers were warned not to travel
without chains.
- The Siskiyou weather station
recorded a mid-afternoon tem
perature of 29 yesterday, and
crews were sanding mountain
roads.
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C- L. fScottv) Lolcama is shown in his new store, the St.
Francis market, which was purchased from John D. Boito, and
was formerly Boito's Food market on 4534 S. 6th. Previous to
taking over his new position. Lolcama was the manager of Wad
ham's and company.
Wind Here Hits 7.35 M.P.H.
Average During Past Year
PILES
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
NO PAIN . NO HOSPITALIZATION
No Lota of Tlmo
Permanent Be.ttltsl
DR. E. M. MARSHA
Cblropractlo Pbr.lcl.ii
22 No. 7lb Ktqolre Ttaemtrt Blift.
Pbon IMS
The mean daily averaRC of
wind velocity here in 1944 was
7.35 miles per hour, it is shown
in statistics compiled from the
wind records kept by the Cali
fornia Oregon Power company.
July wind velocity was the
highest, reaching an average of
9.98 miles per hour. Lowest
average was in January, when
the figure was 3.9 m.p.h.
Highest wind of the year oc
curred on January 13 at 12:10
D. m.. when the velocity reach
ed 50 m.p.h. It was a south wind
that hit that high speed.
The following table shows the
monthly averages and highest
wind of each month:
January Total wind move
ment 2904; highest 50 m.p.h.,
January 13; average 3.9 m.p.h.
February Total 4887; highest
35 m.p.h., February 27; average
7.02 m.p.h.
March Total 634S; highest
37 m.p.h., March 12; average
8.53 m.p.h.
April Total 6880; highest 43
m.p.h., April 19; average 9.55
m.p.h.
May Total 7048; highest 35 i
m.p.h., May 14; average 9.47 !
m.p.h.
June Total 6631; highest 45'
m.p.h., June 24; average 9.21 1
m.p.h. !
July Total 7429; highest 37 ;
m.p.h., July 8; average 9.98
m.p.h.
August Total 5818; highest
28 m.p.m., August 6; average
7.82 m.p.h.
September Total 5089; high
est 34 m.p.h.,' September 13;
average 7.07 m.p.h.
October Total 4165; highest
42 m.p.h., October 30; average
5.6 m.p.h.
November Total 3859: high
est 39 m.p.h., November 8; aver
age 5.36 m.p.h.
December Total 3519; high
est 34 m.p.h., December 27;
average 4.73 m.p.h.
Superintendent Pay
Increases Requested
SALEM, Jan. 19 (fP) The
house education committee said
today it would sponsor a bill to
increase salaries of county school
superintendents to a maximum
of $4800 a year, or $800 more
than is paid to the state superin
tendent of public instruction.
The salaries would be $2800 a
year in counties with less than
1000 school children; $3300 be
tween 1000 and 5000; $3800 be
tween 5000 and 10,000: $4300
between 10,000 and 20,000, and
$4800 in counties with more
than 20,000 school children.
The annual loss from weeds to
agriculture ummints to the stag
gering sum of $3,000,000,000.
which exceeds tho combined
losses caused by animal and
plant diseases, insects and ro
dents, and predatory animals, ac
cording to J. K. McCambrUlgo,
assistant county agent,
This year, 1945, is the first
yeara weed control committee
will bo an active group at the
Oregon Seed league conference,
which will be held at Eugene
January 23-24, MeCnmuride
said, and all interested growers
are. Invited to ntlend.
The weed control committee
representing Klimuilh county,
which is to meet at tho Oregon
Seed league conference, met
Thursday in the county agent's
office and reviewed the county
weed control program.
Several pertinent waed con
trol problems were discussed by
the committee, stated McCain
bridge, such ris the countywiile
weed control situation, status of
public works programs uflcr tin
war, mid the use ot new weed
control chemicals,
McCambridgo declared that
perennial noxious weeds are a
serious problem and are diffi
cult to control as they arc per
sistent in their growth habits
and usually arc prolific seed pro
ducers. He added; however, that
the greater loss to agriculture Is
caused by annual weeds, which
may be controlled by good farm
ing methods.
FII
The War
At a Glance
By The Associated Preei
The Weilern Frontt lli'll
Isli troops captured lloiitten,
three miles Inside Germany:
U. S. third army soldiers
thrust across tho Suro rlvor
In Luxembourg and up to tho
German border; Americans
driven out of llorrllshelni and
Sessonheim, north of Stras
bourg, but seized two towns
below Ilattcu,
The Russian Frontt Rod
army offensive clumps pincers
on Lodz, "Poland's Pitts
burgh," Russians reported
fighting nt frontier of bileslu;
in the north, the red army
drove to within 13 miles of
the southern East Prussia
frontier.
The Italian Front! Small
German bridgehead across the
Scnlo northeast of Faeiua
smashed back across the river
uv eighth army countoraltaek.
The Pacilic Frontt Amer
icans captured Urdnneta, high
way town, in 24-hour tank
and artillery buttle, the first
heavy engagement of the Lu
zon invasion; opened northern
section of main Mtinlla-Ungiiln
-highway. Other Americans 20
miles south on same road cap
tured the Junction of l'anlqul
in a five-mile gain. Super
fortresses bombed Japan's
Honshu island.. . ..
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Thomiia J. Towcy, 1JJ S. Riv
erside, since 11)29 a rosli enl of
kimuath Fulls, died at Khinu.th
Valley hospital at 11:15 Qi. in.
Thursday following- an lllnosa of
several (lays.
Mr Tnwev was roundhouse
foreman for ih Great Northern
nt the time of his passing, llo
"me i lo tills city I" 12I' J""1
ono vear after tho Great North
ern lines were extended hero.
Mr. Towcy served us machinist
with the railroad until lt'43
when ho was mimed roundhouse
foreman. Ho I""1 c","lllVl1'''.
railroad apprenticeship In 10U.
ami since Hint tlmo hud linen
Willi the Northern Pacific, Union
Pacific and Great Northern.
In good health until Monday.
January 19, Mr. Towey suffered
u stroke that morning as ho was
preparing to leave for work, lie
was moved by ninbulnnco to tho
hospital and fulled t rally from
tho illness. Mr. Towey was ac
tive In spoilsmen activities,
helped organize the Knight of
Columbui eoKbell I
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Growers ,.Ji"',,ft.i
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Phone 7701 '
Returning Vets Add
To Housing Problem
PORTLAND, Jan. 19 (A')
Returning servicemen arc mak
ing the housing shortage tighter
than ever in this area, a nation
al housing administration offi
cial said today.
Arthur E. Victor reported ai
plications zooming to 11100 a
rtny with wnr housing already
95.1 per cent filled.
PRINF.VILLE, Ore., Jan. 19
(VP) Oregon wool growers
agreed today to pay a fifth of a
cent a pound on each wool sale
into a promotion fund for the
woolen industry.
The voluntary plan was adopt
ed by the Oregon Wool Growers
convention after Edwin E.
Marsh, assistant secretary of the
national association, declared
that sheepmen were spending
only half as much as the rayon
industry for promotional work.
A similar plan has been ap
proved in western states,
J. M. Jones, secretary of the
national association, recommend
ed a quota system after tho war
to regulate foreign wool imports.
Doubt regarding the quota plan
had been expressed earlier by
Mac Hoke, Pendleton, state wool
growers' president.
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Help Build the
B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
(THE BIG NEW BOEING BOMBER)
Boeing Representative Will
Interview in Klamath Falls
January 22 Thru 27
Free transportation to Seattle, Washington.
Men especially needed.
Physically qualified women also eligible.
Good pay- Excellent working conditions.
You will be paid while training. . .
Help build America's most needed big bomtKf
DON'T DELAY! APPLY AT THE UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE OFFICE OF THE WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION,
242 MAIN STREET
Those engaged In essential war work need no! apply.
HHP llUD fO VICTOR