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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1945)
HOSPITAL PLAN FOR VETERANS MADE PUBLIC WASHINGTON, Aim. 21 (I') Plans tor u SHOtl.OOO.OOO hnspl. till eiiiiHtnii.'iuiii program u muni nil uiiUclpaU'd veterans' rmilllrumuuU wvru Hindu publlu tuciuy by thu veleriins ihIiiiiiiih Iriilluii. Thu two-year pioKt inn Ih now ht'toro Uiu federal himi'd (if hos pitalization fur approval, II ciiIIh (or building 40 new hospl. tn In uiul (ur mlullions to inuiiy exuding Institutions will) un overall toliil bed ciijiiclty ol IIDO.OUll lit tint nd (if the 1 1)47 fiscal year. Tills new program will mid ii)ruxiiiiiiti'ly 211,000 beds tu Urn present capacity, BUCK tentatively selected for thu hospital projects, with lliu bod capacity of each Include: now hosplliils, to be constructed during tile I UIU flncul year: gen. oral medical mid surgical southern Oivkoii or. norllicrn (Jll Iforillll. 12!). Addition to hospitals, tn bo bulll (luring till) 1IMU fiscal yeiir: iicuropsycliliitrlc Hose Lurg, Ore., 104. Ni'W hospitals t be construct- cd during thu 1047 fiscal your: K'-ncTiil medical S p o k n n c, Wash., aso. Addition to hospitals tn bo built during the 11147 fiscal your: ncuroiuychliitrlc Amorl ciin Lake, Wash., 164. Northwest Wheat Production Drops SPOKANE, Aug. 21 UVt Whciil production In the Pacific north wi-at bun litllcn thin yenr to 13.000,000 bushels under the 1U44 harvest but farmers expect a crop 311.000,000 bushels great er thuii the 1U34-43 average, district directors of the farm credit administration office here were told. Dr. Orlu 13. Maughim, director ,of research for the Spokane FCA said the total wheat crop In the area, Including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana wan expected to be 178.U00.0u0 bush rln. Production by Mates will be Washington 60.030,000 bushels, Idnho 31,800,000, Oregon 21.. 300,000 and Montana 98,400,000. Police Hold Man When Firearms Found PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21 UP) Elmer Spencer, 30, was held to day on $3300 ball on charges of stealing government properly after pollco reported uncovering a small arsenal of firearms In his rooms. A navy storekeeper was held for naval authorities in connec tion with llio theft from a navy warehouse here. Police reported finding two pistols, a rifle, throe shotguns and two Thompson sub-machine funs In Spencer's homo Just be fore he started to leave town. LUZON, P. I. Major Goorgo W. mills, whose wife and chil dren, Sylviu and William, livo at 810 Eldorado, Klamath Fulls, has arrived In the Philippines to serve with Major General Fred erick Gllbreath's army service command. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Major llil lls is the owner of tho Oregon F.quiptncnt company, Klamath Falls. Prior to entering the army In February, 1041, he was active as a Rotarlan, a member of Klam ath Sheriff's Posse in id past po tcntal llllla Temple Shrine. MaJ. Hlllls, a rcscrvo officer with tho quartermaster corps since 1028, served 18 months In Camp Lee, Va. Ho began overseas duty in October, 1042. First Lt. Joe Hlllls, brother of the major, is u B-24 pilot with the army air corps In Italy. OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE Belated Award ... . . , - . : E. M. Prouty, World War I voteran, received the Purple Heart for wounds received 27 years ago. KF WORLD WAR I ACTION E. M. "Pete" Prouty, 126 S. Carroll, received the Purple Heart award last week 27 years after ho was wounded in combat overseas. Prouty, who came from Den ver, Colo., to Klamath Kalis with Ills parents in 1013, enlisted here when 16 years old and served In Franco for 18 months as a pri vate first class. He was wounded In the foot In the battle of the Argonno For est, World Wur 1. Twenty-seven years iBter he received the Pur plo Heart. After tile war tie entered tho theatre business In Klamath Fulls, and hus continued In this line for 25 years. For the past 12 years he has worked as pro jection operator at the Pulican theatre. PROMOTED Robert Butts Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butts Sr., of Portland, formerly of Klamath Falls, was recently promoted to staff sergeant. Ho has flown 30 missions and has been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters. He also has five major battle stars. SSgt. Units has Just returned to active duty in the Pacific aft er a rest leave In Manila. He now has 80 discharge points. His wife, tho former Hazel Glllctto, and daughter,- Diana, aro now living In Portland. HOSPITALIZED, MADIGEN HOSPITAL CENT ER, Fort Lewis, Wash. Includ ed among Oregon men recently returned from overseas service in both the European and Asiatic Pacific theaters of war, PFC James L. Sexton, 1814 Johnson, Klamath Falls, has been ad mitted as a patient at the Mdd lgan hospital center, TO BE REDEPLOYED Among men in Europe waiting for redeployment to the United States are a number of Oregon men. ' Included are Pvt. Leonard T. Wallhcrs, 3055 Altamont, SSgt. George C. May, 223 N. 6th, and PFC Harold L. Robertson. 535 Lincoln, all of Klamath Falls. COMPANY CLERK PFC Joseph C. Voight, son of Mr. and Mrs. J..C. Volghl, 1030 13 o r d c n, is now stationed In Lohr, Germany. company n1 a as u clerk, PFC Voight enlisted In the army from Eu gene while he was a student at the Univer sity of Oregon. He was study ing a r c h 1 1 c c ture. Upon en tering tho army he first took training at Fort Lewis, Camp Walters, Tex., Camp Mussey, Tex., and then he was sent to New York. He left for overseas from Boston In September, 1044 He has seen action in Europe with tho 303rd infantry and in June he received the P u r p 1 o Heart. PROMOTED AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE FIGHTER STATION, Englund Promotion of Holgcr F. Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Nel son. Route 1. Klamath Falls, from sergeant to staff sergeant has been announced by Brig Gen. Jesse Anton, commanding general of the 65th fighter wing. SSgt. Nelson is in the secur ity section of the wing. He cn lered the ormy in January, 1942, and came overseas more than two years ago to serve with the 8th air force. SERVES ON CARRIER ABOARD THE USS RUD YERD BAY Dovld King Bry. ant. seaman, 1c USNR. 422 N 4th. Klamath Falls, and Carl Douglas Young, seaman, 1c, of route 2, LaKeview. served aboard this escort carrier as she topped off three major Pacific operations with her campaign at Okinawa. The "Rugged Rudy, as she is cajled by her crew, no i pro smosn jap snore insiaua tlons at Okinawa and her squad ron pilots shot down six enemy planes. RETURNS HOME PFC Thomas H. Patterson formerly of Klamath Falls, has returned to his home after 36 months In active servlco over seas. Ho was In the 401st engi neers combat battalion. He en listed in the army in 1940. His parents, former residents of Klamath Falls, now livo tn Port land. You'll never be a hermit if you servo , OLD HERMITAGE V r-cftt v 'WW' . r. - IR AND "for GeneroMons A Great Kentucky Whiilcey' A Us US NATIONAL DI9TIUEAS PRODUCTS CORP., N.Y. e BOURBON WHISKEY A BLEND 86.8 PROOF e 49 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS T Ri LEND LEASE OPERATIONS WASHINGTON, Aug, 21 M'j Termination of lend-lease opera. tlons was announced officially at tho White House today. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said letters have gone out from the foreign economic ad ministration to most of the gov ernments that participated in the program. J he formal notices were transmitted through the various missions hero. Ross said discontinuance of the program Is effective as ol the time of receipt of the notification by th- missions. The White House statement mild President Trurnan ordered that all outstanding lend-lease contracts be cancelled "except whero allied governments are willing to aiiree to take thorn over or where it Is In tho interest of the United Slates to complete them. Thu statement estimated un completed contracts for non munitions and finished goods in this country not yet transferred to lend-lease beneficiaries total about $2,000,000,000. Another SI, 000, 000, 000 to S1.500,0IJ0.UU0 is tied up in lend-lease supplies In stockpiles abroad. RESIGN FROM OPA PORTLAND. Aug. 21 (Hi Two of Portland dLstrict OPA executives hove resigned to re turn to privote business. George I. Curry will return to the Elec trical Distribution company, and Ed H. Shea returns to the Royal Spring Canyon Standard Utah Mines sales oflices ncrc. COMMENDED ABOARD THE USS SAN DI EGO IN THE PACIFIC Harold O. Lacy, 20, Flc, USNR, 320 Michigan. Klamath Falls, and the other members of the engi neering deportment of this ship hove been commended by their commanding officer lor effi cicney and devotion to duly. The commendation was made for participation in emergency repairs at sea. The engineering personnel worked around the clock in temperatures as high as 135 degrees to make repairs en abling the ship to enter opera tions in enemy waters. Nisei Troops died For. Bravery In European War SEATTLE, Aug. 21 IP) A plea to the American people to "keep faith" with loyal Japanese-American soldiers who fought on the battlefields of Italy and France has been voiced by Capt. Thomas E. Crowley, commander of a com pany of Nisei soldiers which be came one of the most decorated units in the history of the Unit ed States army. Habit Of Heroism "Their heroism became a habit," said Captain Crowley of the men of his 442nd battalion, "but they arc quite disheartened because their families arc some times not received well at home." "They thought they were fightit'g for the principles of equality and Justice at home as wcil as abroad," he said. "I did not sec- any difference- in the co'or of the blood of those Jap-aiiLsc-Amcrican soldiers and the other soldiers as it flowed and mixed on the battlefields. And the blood flowed, too, because out of a combat team of 5000, there were 3000 casualties. "Their hardest fight of the entire war," he continued, "came In France. They rescued Die lost Texas battalion in the Vosges mountains. The 141st in fantry was completely cut off and surrounded, and the Nisei men were assigned to get them out. "They did get them out. They fought magnificently. And when the figures were added up, there were three casualties among these Japanese-American boys for every soldier rescued. "I want everyone to know that the Japanese-Americans formed the finest combat unit in tho army," he declared, "I hope the American people will keep faith with them." Tuesday, Aug, 21, 194S HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN Egg Demand Falls As Meat Increases CHICAGO, Aug. 21 IP) Egg futures broke from 1.55 to 1.65 cents on tho mercantile ex change today, influenced by In ternational developments, . the government cold storage report, and suspension of army set-aside orders for them. Suspension of the army meat set-aside orders indicated greater supplies for domestic and foreign use, trade sources said. If meat suppllos Increase, demand fot eggs will fall considerably, trad crs believe. ' j PAINTING CEILING PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 21 P) OPA today clnmped celling prices on hourly charges for painting, papering and plumb ing in Portland and Vancouver, Wash., and outside areas. Por hour painting and papcrhanglng ceilings for outside points will ne $z.zo; p i u m n g, 92. no n Plumbers' " nelocrji mnv ehnrue $2 per hour. AUTO REGISTRATION SALEM, Aug. 21 OP) There were 408,406 motor vehicles registered in Oregon on August 1, a gain of 3400 over the regis tration of a year ago, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrcll Jr., said today. Registration fees this year up to August 1 totaled $3,454,443, compared with $3. 345,292 in the similar period of last year. 3-Day Service All Clock Repair F. ROBERT SIMONSEN Watchmaker and Jeweler 710 Main Phone 5623 o Ralph R. Macartney Jr. INVESTMENTS STOCKS and BONDS Affiliated with John Galbraith & Co. Portland, Oregon Due to increased activity of listed and un listed stocks and bonds, our office will open at 7:00 a. m. and close at 5:00 p. m. We will be closed on Saturdays until the second Saturday in September in accord ance with the New York Stock Exchange ruling. 604 Medical-Dental Building Telephone 6261 o o Want ffo send flowers to Alaska? It's easy! Flowers, babv chicks, apple trees, blood plasma even yeast for a sourdough's bread have flown to Alaska on Pan-American World Airways Alaska Clippers powered by Chevron Aviation Gasoline. Flying the Alaska run is an exacting job, men and materials must be the best and that's why Chevron Aviation Gasoline gets the call. Someday, when there's a high way version of this great flying fuel, you'll call for Chevron to bring out the best in your car. STANDARD OF CALIFORNIA PAN-AMERICAN flies to Alaska on AVIATION GASOLINE
