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PORTLAND. Feb. 13 (fit
Oregon's selective scrvlco direc
tor said today that practically
every physically fit man In the
state will bo In uniform within
90 days, even if ho is engaged
in essential work.
Col. Elmer V. Wooton said he
referred to men with defer
ments Hi Industry, and not those
cleaned in niiriculturc.
"We aro adhering to tho Tyd
inRS amendment, which pro
vides that workers In an essen
tial agricultural enterprise shall
not bo inducted until a replaco
m e n t can bo obtained," Col.
Wooton stated.
He said an estimated 3000 to
3500 Oregon men will go Into
scrvlco under tho new draft
program before tho pool of men
under 30 is exhausted. The
March quota is 1200 men.
"Some men over 30 will be
taken, but that depends on what
they are doing," Col. Wooton
declared. "More consideration Is
being shown those older men
engaged in essential activities.
Men aro not presently being
taken for limited service but
those who fail to contlnuo their
work In essential activities will
be inducted even If qualified
only for limited duty."
Three Planes Given
Army to Train Chinese
PORTLAND, Feb. 13 (Pi
Three advanced trainer planes
purchased with children's pen
nies and adults' dollars have
been turned over to tho army
for training young Chinese fliers
at LuKe Held, Ariz.
The planes were accepted for
tno army air torccs oy uoi. u. u.
Maughn, 317th air wing, in a
presentation at Portland army
air base yesterday. Lot. u. i,
Liu, acting director of the Wash'
ington office of the Chinese com'
mission of aeronau'.ical affairs,
and Lt. Col. Ko-Tsan Wang, as
sistant air attache of the Chinese
embassy, flew hero from Wash
ington to represent China. . .
The ceremony honored the
I'oriiana-Dorn umnese air hero,
Major Arthur Chin. His father,
Chin Fong, attended.
SAVE HALF!
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WEATHER
LOTION
1
REG. $2
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winds and drying indoor
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into spring! Timely reduc
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The War
At a Glance
By Th Auoclat.d Pmi
Th W.it.rn fronti Can
adians captured Klevo, drove
on toward Wesol, Ruhr road
center,' ueurcd Goch, captured
Genncp; Americans captured
Prucm, controlled highway
network; nails predicted new
offensive cast of Aachen was
Imminent. .
The Russian fronti Red
army drew up along Ruber
river ' on 15-mllc front, In.
creasing menace to Dresden;
Germans said Budapest wan
evacuated by nuzl troops,
after reporting suicide at
tempt to break through en
circlement; other Russians ad
vanced In Polish corridor,
speared ahead in . Czecho
slovakia toward Moravska
Ostrava.
Th Italian fronti German
artillery - supported counter
attacks repulsed in west coast
sector by American troops,
after initial gains.
Ths Paclilc ironti Jnpancso
cornered in southern Manila,
compressed Into pockot.i
which wcro being liquidated
methodically; Americans to
the north reached Pacific
coast, cutting Japanese de
fenses of Luzon In two; south
cm end of Datnan and Cor
regldor blasted heavily by
U. S. bombers.
DRUG STORE
Fifth and Main
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (fit
America's 11)44 war time Income
was nicked for $52,125,1)00.550
an increase of more than 10 oil-
lion dollars over 1043 or more
than, the total tax bill In peace
time. An internal revenue bureau
report shows that the 20 per
cent withholding tax on salaries
and wages of small taxpayers ac
counted for S0.842.340.3fll nor
mal, and surtaxes on individual
incomes brought in nn aacuuon-
Bl S7. 489. 220.304,
By states, tho grand totals of
taxes from all sources 1D44 and
1043, total corporation taxes
1044, total Individual Income
taxes 1044, then withholding
taxes 1U44 .in parcnincsis, include:
Oregon $204,685,34(1 and
$245,138,647; $80,166,469; $170,
058.000 (S91.705.710).
Washington $030,881,737
and $472,403,047; $lu.2:tU,48H;
$370,433,174 ($206,250,602).
Capt. Eddy Tells of
Need For Radar Men
Mel Kennedy, rccrultcr-in
charge of tho Klamath Falls
navy recruiting station, returned
recently from Portland where ho
attended a comorencc prcsiuca
ovor by Cant. Eddy, usn, net.
who developed and now directs
the navy's all-Important radar
training program.
There is a real and urgent
need for thousands more quail-
lied men between tno ages of 17
and 504 to enter radar training,
Capt. Eddy stated, and such
men are not now being received
in sufficient numbers to operate
the schools to capacity. Unless
this situation is corrected soon
in a few months time an insuffi
cient number of radar tcchni
cians will be available to man
this complex equipment that is
vital to success in tno racuic.
If you want tho bait In insur
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BELL STUDIO
Now In
New Location
712 Main St.
Next door to
Pine - Tree Theatre
GOO
BOARDS
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STUD! SUIT
SCALE POLICY
Members of both school
boards embarked upon th study
of salary adjustment in tho city
schools at Hip rouular session
Monday night In the KUI1S
building. The buards will deter
mine the policy of a salary scale
which, if approved, will go Into
effect noxt September.
Two more sessions aro neces
sary before a decision Is reached,
according to Superintendent Ar
nold L, Gralapp, Other boards
throughout thu state tiro making
a study of thu salary scale, unci
much of tho action In Oregon
will depend strongly on the ac
tion taken by tho legislature at
tho current session, Gralapp
said.
Members of tho boards voted
to close thu schools on Oood Fri
day, March 30. This precadout
was prevalent prior to the In
stallation of spring vacation.
This year, however, ns a war
timo mousuro the spring vaca
tion was cancelled but board
members voice opinion that the
holiday should be resumed with
the cessation of tho war.
Both boards voted to-affillatc
with tho newly-organized Ore
gon Statu Association of School
Boards. Tho association was
formed at u meeting of represen
tatives of first class cities, held
In Salem January 26. Purpose of
tho organization was for tho In-tcr-chango
of ideas among tin
school boards and the urgent
need of assistance in school fi
nance, Gralapp explained.
Paul O. Lunclry and Rk C.
Dale, who wcro asked to assist
the board In setting up a pro
gram by which insurance cover
age of school property could be
equally distributed among the
several Insurance companies In
tho city,, mtido their report
which was accepted.
It was decided by both boards,
in discussing the policy to be
followed on "V" Day, to accept
tho plan set up' by the retail
merchants committee of the
Klamath county chamber of
commerce.
Superintendent Gralapp an
nounced that Klamath Falls was
tentatively dated for a vocation
al survey on March 26. Tho stalo
vocational department Is assist
ing local boards of education in
clarifying tho types of courses
needed for each area In tho state.
Tho boards requested some lime
ago Hint such a survey be made.
Navy Man Appointed
Head of Draff
OLYMPIA, Feb. 13 (fit Ap
pointment of Commander Pal
rick Henry Winston,- USN, as
state director of selective scrvlco
was announced today by Gov
ernor Mon C. Wallgrcn. The
governor said his recommenda
tion had been approved by MaJ.
Gen. Lewis B. llershcy, national
director of selective service, and
that Cmdr. Winston would as
sume his new post April 1, 1045.
Ho will succeed Col. Waller
J. Dclong, who has been director
of selective service throughout
the war.
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SERVICE
NASON GRADUATED
AC Richard G. Nason, son of
Mr, and Mrs, Robert 11. Nuson,
Chcmult, was a member of avia
tion vadots and student officers
to bo graduated as military pil
ots from tho army air forces
training command at IHacklund
army ulr field, Wuen, Tex,
. .
HILLIS IN FRANCE
Cpl. Ilorton W. J t i I Ilis of Klam
ath Falls Is u member of thu
7SI)th railway operating battal
ion stationed with the 6th army
group In France, playing an Im
portant part In tho operation of
railways In eastern Franco, mi
lls' outfit is crashing In on valu
able experience gathered In
North Africa and Italy,
PATTY AT SANTA ANA
TSgt. Thomas 12. Patty, son
of Floyd B. Patty, of 741 Ala
meda, Is currently assigned to
tho AAF redistribution station
at Sunt;. Ana army air baso. Sgt.
Putty, chief clerk .with tho Uth
air force In tho Kuropcun thea
ter, entered thu service on Au
gust 1), 1040, and wont overseas
In December, 1042. He Is en
titled to wear thu European the
ater ribbon with four battle
stars,
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STASTNY AWARDED
MAL1N, Ore. Word has been
rcculved by Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Stastuy of Miilln that their son
Lt. Walter II. Stastny, serving
In thu army medical administra
tive corps, now in Belgium, bus
been awarded tho Bronze Star
medal.
Tho citation, "for meritorious
service In .connection with mili
tary operations against an en
emy of tho United States in
France during the purled July
28, 1044, to December 15, 1044.
As an ambulunce platoon lender
and control officer, he, through
his untiring efforts and devotion
to duty, maintained constant and
continuous medical evacuation
support. His efforts resulted In
tho early evacuation of the
wounded, thus saving tho lives
of innumerable men."
CRESS OVERSEAS
Fifteenth AAF in Italy. Pvt.
Harmon B. Cress, 20, son of Mrs.
Gladys C. Cress, 2040 Blsbee,
Klamath Falls, recently ob
served his first anniversary
overseas. Cress Is an aerial gun
ner with a veteran B-24 heavy
bombardment group of the 15th
air force In Italy which is the
holder of a war department Dis
tinguished Unit citation for Its
part in the bombing of an Impor
tant nazl airpluno factory, nenr
Vienna, last July.
Ho has been in the service for
tho past two years, having been
Inducted March 20, 1043, at
Portland.
LaFOUNTAlNE IN FRANCE
Capt. Lloyd L. LaFountalnc,
Linda Vista court, Klamath
Falls, Is a member of the 704th
railway grand division which
supervised operation of rail
roads across great stretches of
North African terrain, and later
did a similar Job in Ituly ond
now in France.
MSgt. Sylvcslor Sobkowskl
has been placed In charge of tho
Klamath Falls women a urmy
corps recruiting slutlon in tho
postofflco building, it was an
nounced today by Cant. H. L.
Uanlenboln, commanding officer
of tho Oregon district WAC re
cruiting heudquarters in Port
laud, Sgt. Sobkowskl replaces Lt.
John Walker, . who has been
called buck to the ulr force unci
will be stationed ut Williams
field, Chandler, Ariz. Sgt. Sob
kowskl will be assisted by Wac
Sgt. Iilllyo Suegaard, who has
been stationed in tho Klumalh
Falls office for tho past three
weeks. '
The two recruiters aro now In
terviewing candidates for tho
urmy medical department us
medical and surgical technicians
with tho women's army corps.
Women between tho ages of 20
and 40 (Inclusive) who aro not
engaged In essential war work
may now select one of nine gen
eral hospitals In seven western
stales for assignment after their
basic training at Ft. Oglethorpe,
Gil.
PTA FOUNDER'S DAY
Mills school, largest grado
school In the county and tho
first In Klamath Fulls to organize
u Parent-Teaclicr association,
will observe Founder's Day Wed
nesday, February 14, with a pro
gram to which all parents of
Mills students are invited.
Mrs. Burt E. Hawkins, first
Mills PTA president, and Mrs.
Charlori W, Thomas, first vice
president when the association
was formed in 1020, assisted by
Mrs. L. C. Saner, this year's
hospitality chairman, will pre
side at a Valentino tea following
the program. Room mothers
will assist.
The Founder's Day program
will bo given In tho auditorium
at 2:15 p, m., conducted by Mrs.
Hawkins. The business meeting
under tho direction of Mrs.
Frank Lambo, president, will
follow with ten later in tho
cafeteria.
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HE'S RELUCTANT
NEW YORK, Fob. 13 Wl
Tho manpower shortage, not St,
Goorgo, lias killed off China
town's dragon,
Ordinarily there would bo a
parade today first day of tho
Chinese lunar calendar year uf
4042 with a weaving 100-foot
ceremonial drugon manned by
a crow of 25.
Lust year tho dragon had
shrunk to IS feet and three
men, This year; no drugon, no
purude,
REWARD
DENVER, Feb, 13 (fit A
Denver woman osked a drug
store proprietor If ho hud any
cigarettes.
"I'll havo some later," ho re
plied, Tho woman sat down,
Snmo throo hours Inter she was
still waiting when her husbund
entered the store.
Sho explained tho situation to
him, told him to havo a chair
In her place ond she'd go homo
to cook lunch,
. An hour later sho returned,
took tho chair, and hubby went
home to cut.
At 4 p. m. sho got her cigarettes.
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ASKS FOR MONEY
SALEM, Feb, 13 (fit Repre
sentatives of tho Willamette
rlvor basin commission asked tho
joint ways and means commit
tee of tho legislature today to
appropriate $50,000 for tho com
mission's use in tho next two
years,
Tho commission originally
asked for $15,600, but Governor
Earl Sncll eliminated It.
Claude Buehunan, Corvallls,
commission president, said the
money would be needed for edu
cational work. The projects pro
posed Include flood control, Irri
gation, power sites, elimination
of stream pollution and other de
velopment. "Tho work of this commission
mo leacrul unu,,. ""Hi,
K'rgest floo(ign,,t fc
tho history 'of 0?cP'i;
form, of hnri'S'"!!!
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NO CARD, NO FAGS
PORTLAND, Feb. 13 (P) To
eliminate hoarding, a Portland
newsstand operator gives rcgu
lar customers a card numbered
from 1 to 31 for one pack of
cigarettes a day.
He started tho plan after a
woman spilled 23 packages from
her shopping bag, then asked:
"Do you blame me? I can. sell
them for 25 or 50 cents a pack
whero I work."
Rationing, WFA Rule
Eyed by Meat Dealers
PORTLAND, Feb. 13 (fit
Problems of rationing and the
WFA scl-asldc order of more
meat for the military will be dis
cussed by meal dealers hero to
night. Milton II. Wolf, president of
tho Oregon Independent Meat
Dealers' association, said a de
cline in soles, brought ubout by
Increased ration stamp costs,
have made It difficult for deal
ers to avoid layoffs. Lock of red
points bus brought a decllno of
from 25 to 35 per cent in sales
volume, Wolf said.
NOW OP EH!
Wards
Service Statioi
Across Ninth and Pine Streets
from the main Montgomery Ward Store.
DRIVE IN FOR
fa Oil Changes
fa Batteries Installed
fa Tire Mounting
fa Minor Tire Repairs
fa Spark Plugs Installed
IVIontgomery Ward
ITS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FEELING
WHEN YOU FEEL YOU'VE PUT ALL YOU
CAN AFFORD INTO WAR BONDS -AND
THEN REMEMBER WHAT OUR MEN ARE
SACRIFICING -AND YOU GRIN AND DECIDE,
OH, WELL', I GUESS I CAN AFFORD AN
OTHER BOND, AFTER, ALL IT'S A
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FEELINS
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'ooy smooth f .
WHEN A NEIGHBOR INVITES YOU
OVER FOR As MARTINI -AND YOU
ACCEPT WITH THATOH-WELL-I-'
SUPPOSE -I-HAVE-TOATTITUDE-AND
THE MARTINIS ARE MADE WITH KINSEY,
THE GENIAL GIN-SO GRAND AND
SMOOTH AND DELIGHTFUL
-ITS A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL FEELING
KINSEY
ni
the Genial GIN
MR. WEBSTER (THE BIS DICTION- ,
' ARY MAN) JAYSr8SNIALt CON- '
TRIBUTIN6 TO CHEERFULNESS AND
LIFE; AGREEABLY WARrW ANf -CHEERFUL.
Kinsey Ditlitllng Corp., LtnfeU, Pa. DitUUcdfrom 100 Grain Neutral Spttitt.,
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IF YOU DON'T NEED
A HAT . . . DON'T WANT A HAT . . .
DON'T LIKE HATS . . . STAY AWAY
FROM WARDS HAT BAR!
IT'S ABSOLUTELY
FATAL TO ANY WOMAN
UNDER SIXTY .WHO CAN'T
RESIST FLATTERY. AND
GAY COLOR...
i it
ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY COME SO
EASY I A MERE 98
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