'OUR HERALD AND NEWS
Monday, March 26. 1945
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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. .
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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. ,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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POLSON. Mont., Murch 20 (P)
Eugene Hue. saying ha and his
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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."
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B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
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Boeing Representative Now
Interviewing in Klamath Falls
March 26, 27, 28
Free transportation to Seattle, Washington.
Men especially needed.
Physically qualified women also eligible. ,
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You will be paid while training.
Help build America's most needed big
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