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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1945)
TEN HERALD AND NEWS Thuriday. Aug. 16. 1945 I PEACE RAISES JOBLESS TOLL TO 400,000 By The Associated Press Peace abruptly ended the well paying war plant jobs of hun dreds of thousands of Ameri- pnnv. Many more will bo out of work in the next few weeks. ' How many could be restored into peacetime industry and how soon were largely mntters of speculation although some plant executives were hopeful of quick reconversion. An Associated Press survey of the larger war plant areas today showed that at least 400,000 workers were laid off immedi ately after the Japs surrendered and that another 1,878,000 would be affected soon. Contract cancellations run ning into the billions by the army and navy resulted imme diately in closing of many war plants big and little from coast to coast. More shutdowns were imminent. Affected were all mariner of plants, airplane, engine, tank, propellor, electrical, shipyards i and others which have kept the materiel of war flowing endless ly to the armed forces for more than three years. Some of the closings were temporary while management could reconvert to peacetime commodities: some plants will reopen shortly with greatly re duced staffs; some will remain closed. In some cases manage ment still was canvassing the field to see what might be done. This was the picture in west ern cities: . Portland Kaiser yard offi cials said payroll of 60,000 em ployes to be dropped gradually. Denver Kaiser industries laid off. 3500; Rocky Mountain arsenal to dismiss 1000 em ployes. Seattle Chamber of com merce estimated 20,000 workers will be out of jobs temporarily but quickly reabsorbed. Todd Pacific shipyards at Tacoma plans to discharge about 2000 monthly until 20,000 out. Navy's Puget sound navy yard jammed with ship repair work which will keep employment at a peak for a year. Phoenix Goodyear laying off 2000 within next 10 days. ; San Francisco Army ord nance district cancelled $100, 000,000 of unfilled contracts. Los Angeles California Ship building corporation, to lay off 3500 of 13,800 workers today. Plane plants anticipating cancel lations and some ordered holi day until Monday when will re turn to five-day week. Flashes of life Police and S.Ps End San Francisco's V-J Holidays PEACE IS WONDERFULI DAVIS MONTHAN AIR FIELD, Ariz., Aug. 18 (A The fruits of peace were really sweet for a young GI at this army air base. Shortly after President Tru man announced the Japanese surrender, the soldier stuck his head into the camp library and whistled at pretty Wac Private Connie Hall. Then he said: "Excuse me, but I wanted to see how it would feel to whistle at a girl in peace time. Before the war I was too young to do it.' ( FINAL RETORT TUCSON. Ariz., Aug. 16 (A) ?gt." Nelson Loveland kept a wisecracx under wraps lor u-ia days, and when he finally used it yesterday, a waitress at a nearby airfield's service club couldn't think of a come-oacK The sarge ordered a hanv burner and when the waitress told him it was meatless lues- dav. he cracked: "Migosn. you a mum mere was a war going on! NOISY END BOISE. Ida.. Aug. 16 P1 It was "Hip, hip" and 10,000 bang- bangs when the Hip bong tong of Boise celebrated the jap sur render yesterday. The Chinese organization, led by 74-year-old Loute Sing You applied the torch to 10,000 fire crackers the members had saved since their native country went to war with the Nips in 1937. Gov. Charles C. Gossett lent the celebrationists the steps of the State Capital building for the occasion. Local Board Pays $22,000 In Benefits A monthly amount of over $22,000 has been paid in the area serviced by the Klamath Falls office of Social Security board, according to the local office. This monthly amount was paid to 1145 beneficiaries. , This report was made on the tenth, anniversary of the Social Security act. On August 14, 1935, the presidents signature made the bill a law. Today the Social Security act is providing insurance benefits or public assistance payments to more than four million people in all parts of America, and the total payments have passed the eight billion dollar mark. 155GerX-Rays At Sprague River SPRAGUE RIVER Very good response was given to the tuberculosis chest unit w h i c n visited Sprague River on Satur day, July 28. The committee in charge included Mrs. L. Z. Car ter, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ted Montgomery, Mrs. Rollow Moore, Mrs. Jack Steritt, Mrs. Myron Ray and Mrs. Ivan Pankey. Over 155 received the benefit of a chest X-ray which is fi nanced through the purchase of L-nrisimas seals ai unrisimas time. , $100 a Month for mab Life SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 tT) A wild night of uncon trolled rioting, looting and as saults subsided hero early this morning after 1000 police and navy snore patrolmen dispersed mobs jamming downtown San Francisco streets. The city's third night of cele brating found crowds in a de structive mood, Nearly 'cv e r y plain glass window on Lower Market street was shattered, dis play shelves wore cleaned out, the few automobiles parked lit the curbs were badly battered, women were seized and roughly handled in many cases. Properly damage mounted into many thousands of dollars. Sailors, who comprised the bulk of the mob, were ordered back to their stations around midnight as city and navy police got the situation under control. Rear Admiral C a r 1 e t o n H. Wright, commandant of the 12th naval district, threatened to can cel all overnight liberty for navy I personnel If "wholosulo bronchos of the pence" continue. Civilians were ordered off the streets and hundreds of 'teen agers who took mi active purt in the looting were tluentened with nrrcsi. Seven persons met death In e cldenls and 624 were injured during the three nights of eclo- orniing. Nenrly all of yesterday's trou ble whs centered nlonii Murket street, famed thoroughfare thnt cuts straight t hrmiuh the e Iv from the Embnrrndero docks to the Twin Peaks four miles away. San Francisco's downtown area had an orderly summer hol iday appearance during yestor- dny's daylight hours but crowds begun to gather about U p, m., vandalism nnd rowdyism quick ly developed, Chinatown was crowded dur ing the dny with visitors, Fire crackers continued to cruck and sputter. But the section escaped thu nfler-diuk outbreak nt window-smashing, brawling und looting. 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