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'OUR HERALD AND NEWS Monday, March 26. 1945 frank jbnkin "' y'ttWiMbut mv Editor "'.or A iMKniri combination ol in. Evcnint Her.,d and tl. "iSpY.n.d. .nd Pin. ..r,,!. Kl.m.l rwl.-Or... . Htrlld Punllahmt Co nd New. lyil.Mns Conn 'SUBSCIIIPTIUN BATES' n, earn.! .. mow" ?4 . i5 ,'i 6 n-"'"" B carrier .1 ..'' ' " Ouulde Klamath. Lak Modoc Siityu coimttw -'' Kntcrad a aocood ctaa matter at the poto;c. ol Klamain rails Ore on Auaw K ! "ndot art or conre. Marcft 8 I87 Uember Aaaoctated Prcea - v Member Audit ;-'v Butau Circulation ' ! .. .) k i EPLEY Today's Roundup By MALCOLM EPLEY HEARINGS held by the WLB here in ite past few days indicate the ai.-icult situa tion which confronts employers in tnese tu,.."S. There have been crackdowns on empto as here for failing to Bay enough for help; now there are crack downs for paying too much. In a number of cases al ready settled, involving wages lations were made and the em-. ! ployers penalized by disallow ances for income tax purposes. In the cases heard last week end, the employers asked for hearings, and a three-man panel with public, labor and Industry represented came here to hear the eviaence. Where there are extenuating circumstances, such as contractual relations with a labor organization for the higher wages, or some other situation that lessens the blame, the WLB hearing procedure may result in reducing or eliminating the penalties. Employers who have acted in good faith have a right to seek such relief. An important lesson in the situation is that any employer forced by circumstances to raise wages, "or establishing a wage scale, should make certain that the proper steps are taken first through WLB in an effort to get official clearance. This phase of the national anti-inflation pol icy, worthy as it is in purpose, involves many serious problems for both employers and em ployes. ' Spud Advertising THERE ' is such demand in these times for potatoes down to the last knotty little cull that no one thinks much about advertising and publicity for our product. In Idaho, where they grow potatoes that are no better and maybe not so good, the potato advertising program is going right along under a tax set-up for that purpose. "Ned Parian, manager of the Boise chamber of commerce, has sent us a few samples of ad vertising postcards which are distributed free among men of the armed forces. They, feature cartoons, illustrating the tremendous powers and popularity of Idaho russets. Idaho will probably get post-war benefits out of this war time advertising. Are we smart in ignoring Klamath potato publicity at this time? It might be a good time, at least, to build up an advertising nest-egg for later use. John T.inman, whose death occurred here late last week, was loved and respected by all who knew him. Mr. Linman lived in the Klam ath country 35 years, and was identified with Upper Klamath lake transportation in the days when that was a major phase of local business and industrial activity. This column joins many others in extending sympathy to the bereaved family. ' News Behind the News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, March 2e-John R. Steel man, the government's labor mediator throughout the New Deal and before, quit his post some months back, and is now announcing that he will be a private labor consultant, de voting himself especially to the subject of "real wages" in short the purchasing power of the dollar you earn, its real value in bread and butter, and not just tho number of dollars paid. More and more people are getting interested in this overlooked subject. It seems to mo Mr. Stcclman is practically saving that after many years of fixing wage r. v.es. as a national arbiter and he fixed more ot them than any living person he has become convinced t':iat the aeuial rate does not mean as much as its economic ilue. A friend of mine has produced some striking evidence on this avoided matter. Paying out his money for food at his A & P store in New York citv, he was struck with wonder about haw much tha same food cost when Mr. Roose velt first came into office with tha New Deal. Da!!ar Deflated Undsr FDR I S went back into newspaper files and photostated the advertisements of the A & P markets for March 2. 20, 27 and 30, 153, around the time Mr. R first took tho oath of office, and compared the prices with the verv same tjualitv in the very same A & P markets this past March 15. He found out exactly how much his food dollar had been de flated. Butter had more than doubled in price, from 21 cents to -18 esnts a pound. Frying chickens vre up from 2! cents to 47 cents a pound; slii?a bscon from 19 cents to 41 cents. Potatoes had more than tripled from 13 pounds for 19 cents to 5 pounds for 24 cents. Quaker oats cost 12 ce: ts instead of 5 cents (20 ouncss in each case.) Canned salmon was up from 9 cents to 22 cents for a tall pink can, from 15 cents to 39 cents for red. Rye bread cost 11 cents instead of 5 cents (a sr.le price.) Evaporated milk likewise hnd doubled from two cr.ns for 9 cents to a single csn for the same price. Roast loin of pork had more than tripled from 10 cents to 33 cents a pound. Sirloin steak sold or rather was priced at 40 cents, up 11; porterhouse at 47 cents, up 14; top round 40 cents, tfp 13: chuck at 27 cents, up 10; lamb chops 55 cents, up 26; bi-neless chuck pot roast 35 cents, up 16. Cisorettes Onlv 10c CIGARETTES incidentally sold at 10 cents a pack in those bad old ovs, $1 for a carton which now costs 51.44 (on the price list anyway.) My friend's grocery bill has consequently just about doubled in the Roosevelt administra tions, government statistics to the contrary notwithstanding. I do not believe my friend's salary has increased: it anav have gone down some, at least his income after taxes has drop ped a great deal. Most people have been more fortunate. Their incomes may have increased 10, 20 or even 50 per cent, but there are very few people In the country, whose income has kept up with a 100 per cent orice increase. The official figures show average weekly earnings for New York state had risen from S24.35 to $42.01 from 1932 to 1944. but this includes, I believe, only factory workers. - At any rate I - have good reasons to doubt such economic statistics, which can be pushed any way the economists desire by including some factors and excluding others. Cost of Food Doubled FOR example the official government figures . on food claims a price increase of only 44 per cent between 1932 and 1945 and we have seen by my friend's proof that this simply is not true, but that the cost of food has just about doubled. What profiteth a New Deal which Increases wages even say 50 per cent and prices 100 per cent? What profiteth even a union factory worker whose increases in wages can never keep up with the rising price era we have been in and which is to continue (the administration promises) for the post-war period? But he is the most favored of all, while the average man of the country in the office, store, school, even government itself must get along on what is relatively his old established salary. It has long seemed to me that Mr. Roose velt's figurers had better drop their pencils and their political statistizing and go into the A & P for a better judge of what, has happened. If they did government policy might, soon be re adjusted for the greater good' of the greater number of people. . 4-HCLMMY mm LAKEVIEW (Special) A 4-H club advisory council was or ganized on Friday evening, March 16, when a group of serv ice club representatives " and businessmen and women met at Hotel Lakeview as dinner guests of the Lake County 4-H Leaders association. The purpose of this newly formed council is to coordinate the efforts of local businessmen in furthering tiie 4-H club pro gram throughout Lake county; to work with the Leaders asso ciation on its year's program and to advise and aid on problems that arise from time to time. There are only two other sucn councils in the state, one at Portland and one at Grants Pass. Lloyd Baron, emergency as sistant for Josephine county and Don McGregor, president of the Josephine County 4-H club ad visory council, and newly-elected president of. the Josephine chamber of commerce, were both present and told of the organ ization of their council, its func tions, and how- the numoer of young people enrolled in 4-H projects has increased.: in tljat county, since the council's in ception. - farold Talley, Lake county 4-H club agent, said that thougn the Lakeview Rotary club is do ing a wonderful job with' the annual 4-H and FFA auction,) which has been an excellent in centive for boys, and girls car-1 rying the livestock and poultry f projects, it is conceited that year; 'round cooperation' and' assis-'' I tance should be made available to the 4-H youths of our county. Newly-elected officers of the council are Eugene Favell, pres ident; Mrs. Walt Sandquist, vice president, and Harold Talley, secretary-treasurer; besides the officers the other members of the council are Jack Dalen, W. H. Buell, Rod Waters, C. A. Thomas, Mrs. Forrest Cooper, Mrs. Emery Cook, E. A. Fetsch, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith, Hev. Eugene Nelson, Larry Fitz gerald and Lloyd Ogle. Members of the 4-H Leaders association present at the meet ing were Steve Hodge, Mrs. Lois Small, Mrs. Marshall Dunham, Mrs. Anne Sprague, Vic John son and Harold Talley. Clork.Gable Hurt in Accident , Rni.T.vwnnn m.,-i, ia im. Clark Gable, slightly hurt in a iranic accident, required Hos pital treatment of a laceration on the right. Ipp arri phpst. intttrips his studio reported. The studio said the movie actor drove his automobile over a curb and into a tree to avoid striking another machine going in the wrong direction. Gable was jammed against the steering wheel. . i ' He was resting easily today. , I miin 01 PROGRAM STOPPED WASHINGTON March 26 (fl The maritime commission said it probably would cancel a $1,100, 000 authorization for on the job eating facilities for the three Kaiser shipyards in the Port land, Ore., area. The commission recently auth orized the project oh the recom mendation of several other gov ernment agencies, including the war production board and the war manpower commission. Today, the commission said the decision is being reconsid ered and "in all nrobability" will be cancelled. The explanation for the reconsideration was that the emergency shipbuilding pro gram will be substantially com pleted by the end of this year, and that it is not felt the ex penditure would be justified. Lined WORK JACKETS Blue or Grey OREGON WOOLEN 800 Main SIDE GLANCES AlACXINAWS'." vcai JA;:Y5 WOOLEN k. 800 Main . ll'.imiR KOW ! A SPMKGi&ft- clcaning mm dm 5889 jVlislPik! ' Paris in Stock ; For All Makes ot hmm Cleaners - ' WE HAVE A SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENT ON: Hand Irons Toasters Mangled Mixers - and all small appliances. k AM eon. in iy ha atavtct. inc. T. m. arA o. r-aT Qr. J-4 , "Twelve years old mul I cun'l no to boy-fiirl purly I m I ghid they tire lltjliting this war lo free Hie world of tyrants I" GOOSE LAKE VALLEY PROJECT ASSURED LAKEVIEW (Special) The Goose Lake valley survey for preparing plans and estimates of cost of storage of water on tributaries of Goose Lake val ley is practically an assured postwar project for Lake coun ty, after the passage of House Bill No. 454 Inst week. The bill provides a $5000 appropriation which will be matched in equal amount by Lake county. This bill also authorizes the state engineer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the U. S. government rotating to these investigations and esti mates, If and when the govern ment makes available therefor an amount of money equal to that jointly made available by the county and state. If the surveys and estimates show the need and practicality of water storage facilities on the tributaries of Goose lake, it will be of great benefit to the valley; inasmuch as under exist ing conditions there is a big run off early in the spring when the water and moisture are not needed as badly as later in the year, and this water could be stored for irrigation purpose. Also by controlling the flood waters of the streams supplying the valley and lake, more mar ginal land around the lake could be reclaimed and put to pasture. Medford Resident Passes Away Chester Allen Arthurs, 62, em ployed for the past seven years as tractor operator with the Great Northern railway, died Friday in Medford where he has been for the past year In the hope of benefiting his health. Prior to his affiliation with the Great Northern, Mr. Arthurs worked for various contractors in this area. Mr. Arthurs was a native of Waitsburg, Wash., born in Jan uary, 1883. He Is survived by his wife, Malda, 30 Kenwood avenue, Medford, and a step-son, Vernon DuBois, now in the serv ice. .' . Final rites were held at 1 p. m. Monday from the Conger Funeral Home In Medford. Among those attending services were A. C. Manduchi, H. R. Hud dart, H. H. Kerfoot and Frank X. Sexton. Classified Aas Bring Results. MW, i 'x !',!!!!i:iiif,r'!:!:!'iTin'T!"'!!I)!iXi it'.'ii'tili From the Jilcs 7- 40 yco From the Klamath Republican March 23. 190S STRAYED Cnmo to my place about December 12, a two-year-old Durham bull. Drancled DV on left hip, smooth crop off left car, and split and upper bit in right. Owner may hnve same by proving property and paying charges. Thomcs Patterson, Swan Lake. From tha Klamath Herald March 26. 193S Klamath county has 273 more farms today than it hnd In 19110. according to the farm census now underway. Russell Andrews, dean of boys at Klamath Union high school, has been named ranger for the Stntue of Liberty national monu ment. ' ' : Thugs Fatally Stab Seattle Man SEATTLE, March 28 (VP) The second killing by thugs within a week resulted enrly Saturday when David S. Martin, 69, was fatally stabbed whllo resisting a would-be robber in tho same part of South Seattle where Lloyd K. Herring was fatally beaten last Monday. Three other assaults also were reported to police Saturday. One of these victims also was knifed In the back. Martin was stabbed four times in the back after refusing to comply with a demand to "Give me what you've got." One of the thrusts penetrated his lung, coroner's deputies re Day and Evening Claiioi COMPLETE BUSINESS COURSE Including That Speedy Thomai Natural Shorthand Klamath Business College 733 Pin Phone 4780 Merrill Invites You 76 EASTER WEEK SERVICES "THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS" Services Monday through Friday, 8:00 p. m. Special Musie Monday, March 26 "Shadow of tho Cross" . Tuesday, March 27 "Watch the Cross" Wednesday, March 28 "Pilate's Quest" Thursday, March 29 "What Is the Truth?" Friday, March 30 "Whence Art Thou?" Easter Sunday--"Life Everlasting" Dr. D. J. Ferguson, Pastor Merr.!ll Presbyterian Church Merrill, Ore. THREE OF By OLEN CLEMENTS COL.D DAY, Alnsku, Miuoh 2:1 (Duluyod) tit') Three Injured survivors ot u troop ti'iinriport C--I7 that crashed near Cathedral valley 20 miles front hero March 18, woro flown horo today by Alaskan Bush Pilot Eric Schutt In a ski piano that landed noiir tho scene of the wreckage Three other men aboard tho Eluiio were killed. They were t. Col. Stephen G. Davison, Berkeley, Cnllf,, attached to headquarters of tho 11th ulr foice; 2nd Lt. Ernest T. Johnson, Dunkirk. N. V., both passengers, and liiutlo Operator Sgt. Hubert E. Davidson, Kidgownod, Long Island, N, V., of the plane's crow. Those rescued nil Injured but none critically were 1st Lt. Joseph It. Alexander, Merchant vlllo, N. J., pilot; 2nd Lt. Rich nrd L. Cocouour, Snollliig, Calif., copilot, and Sitt. l'nui Surdermlor, Delunco, N. J., the acini engineer. Tho crash occurred In mid morning as the plane was letting down through tho overcast for n landing at Kort Randall. The ship hit part of precipice and wreckage was strewn over the snow-covered ground. Howard Arrives Here on Furlough Sgt. Ray Howard, veteran of tho Guadalcanal cumpalgn and others in the South 1'aciflc, ar rived hero curly Saturday morning on un emergency fur lough duo to thu Illness of his mother, Mrs. Clay 11 o w a r d. 2022 Gary. Mrs. Howard is In Hillside hospital. Sgt. Howard, US murine corps, returned lust May from the Pacific. He has been at Jacksonville, Ala., and from here will report to El Ceittro, Calif., marine base on April 0. Howard wns a member of the first division oversells. . Mistier Awarded Bronze Star MIDLAND Mr. and Mrs. John Mistier Just received word from their son, Lt. John V. Mistier, with tha news that he had rocelved the Bronze Star for meritorious action, Lt. Mistier helped release 470 trapped men of the 10th Infant ry from tho pocket in the Bel gium bulge, lie had to drive eighty miles In the dark at 10 below zero on strange roads. Only volunteers went on the mission. Lt. Mistier is with the ninth army. Classified Ads Bring Results. ' Zipper WOOL JACKETS Blue or Plaids OREGON WOOLEN Main at Bth Flashes of Life BIO DAY SPOKANE March 20 (P) Stale Patrolmnn Wurran Green berg set out after a speeder, a routine chore. tint while he was catching up with tha rushing auto, the police flushed Its description as stolen cur, Tho driver faces charges of speeding, car theft and being At'OL from the army. 110,000 MISTAKE TULSA, Okla., Muroh 20 UP) Maybe this elguretto shortage Is even worse than publicised Anyway, thieves who ran sacked a drawer In tho apart nu'iit of Mrs. Mario Tldweli re moved a curton of a popular brand of smokes but passed tip u $10,000 necklace which they moved In getting the curton, EARLY START POLSON. Mont., Murch 20 (P) Eugene Hue. saying ha and his two slstprs wirrt muffin a, l MM ... .......... - - - ..n..Bw,. .,, v,l- glnevrlng research, rocontly wroin n v.uiiiornia airplane fac tory requesting plans of the new Douglas Jat-propollcd wiirplane. could not furnish complete pians, out returned a set of colored pictures, hoping that they would be of benefU to the engineers. Master Euitcno, eldest of the researching line-, Is 10. PAYMENT DEFERRED OMAHA, Neb., March 26 (IV) Don B. Woodyard, manager of a department store, received an unsigned letter containing two J I bills. The note read: "The enclosed cash Is for pluysuit, Tho clerks were busy." If it s a 'troen' article rou need, advertise for a used one 'n the clnaslfled PATROLS CLteHK1 FIFTH ABMVFB? "n PHlrolll,'' f""t III Italy" ,7 ll J w" number of If U Purtlcularly In ,ltli Wt of Uologn Iff mvvwr. T in "-"iff L to umm,.i .. rom.!iZ he ruse and kiSV2 enemy without "Z The rii-.i .,, .H' ''" lawn actlvo'r V day. 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