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Newspaper Page TextHouse Committee Sets Mid-January Hearing On Merger Of Armed Forces; Randolph Raps Competitive Bidding "Welcome teTWHATHom? WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (P) The congressional controversy over merger of the armed forces will be resumed In mid-January before the house expenditures committee. Rep. Jennings- Randolph (D- W. Va.) reported today the group hai agreed to open hear ings after the holiday recess on his bill for unified command. The measure would set up a single department of national defense, with under-secretaries for war, navy and air, as urged recently by President Truman. The committee also will con sider bills by Chairman May (D Ky.) of the military committee and Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) of the naval committee for a separate air arm, under a secretary for air. Under the May-Vinson plan the separate secretaries for war and navy would be maintained. Extensive Hearings The senate military commit tee already has held extensive hearings on the merger proposal, and Senator Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo.) recently predicted the group would have ready for ac tion by February first a meas ure embracing Mr. Truman's re quest. Randolnh couDled his an nouncement of house committee ' hearings with release of corre spondence in which he asserted the government has lost millions of dollars because of competitive bidding between the army and navy for hard-to-get products. - Randolph's statement was made in a letter to H. Struve Hensel, assistant secretary of the navy. Hensel had written Kan dolDh that statements of the serv ices bidding against one another cannot be supported. Reolvinff to Hensel. Randolph listed these four cases he said proved his contention: Four Case 1. "The army and navy both - Til seed orders for 3000-gallon water tanks with the W. W. Mc- Farland Co.. Miami. Fla. The navy was paying 10 per cent more than the army for essen tially the same item, and there fore the manuiaciurer concen trated on meeting the navy schedules. 2. "During 1944 the . army and navy were engaged in sched uling engines and engine spare parts with manufacturers in the Detroit area. There was direct conflict between the services. Manufacturers could not meet both schedules and the war pro duction board had to step In to effect coordination. -- 3. "The Haslett Chute and Convevor Co.. Oakes. Fa., was making M-4 " pontoon bridge parts for the army and lighter aircraft wine tips for the navy in January-May, 1945. Strong competition existed lor facilities and for labor and as a result the production for both services fell behind schedule. 4. "Medical: and drug sup plies were purchased by the army and the navy with little or no coordination. Out of 266 con-' tracts checked, 72 had been placed with the same contractor Dy tne two services. Randolph Replies Randolph told Hensel that af ter the joint army-navy pro- - curement agency was formed in 1945 it saved f 25,000,000 in the first three months of operations. He added: "A survey of only a small por tion of the field reveals prob able savings under unification of some $8,065,317,000 over a three-year period." Hensel has commented In his letter that statements by others regarding - possible savings of "tens of billions of dollars" un der a unified command were "extravagant and (insupport able. vi. wi, aiiiar . Maurice Cline, CAMM, is visiting at the home of his brother-in-law and sister", Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Kusler i iriamath Piallc. Kuslpp in the Southern Pacific traveling freight ana passenger agciu iicie. Christmas in Sacramento Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stitt spent Christ mas in Sacramento. He is the Southern Pacific district passen ger agent in Klamath i ails. Operation Donald Gene Cole man, son of Mrs. Irene Coleman of Tulelake, underwent an oper ation for the removal of his ap pendix Thursday morning at Hillside hospital. Medical Care Billy Vaden, 11. son of Raluh Vaden of Fort Klamath, is receiving medical care at Hillside hospital. Hospital Space . Borrowed For 40,000 War Vets WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 UP) To meet the rapidly rising de mand for medical care of veter ans, the veterans' administration u borrowing space for approxi mately 40,000 patients. Maj. Gen. Paul R. Howley, acting surgeon general of the administration, said yesterday Deas for zu.UUU disabled veter ans had been obtained in civil ian hospitals, 9375 in navy, and xu.uuu in army hospitals. A navy hospital at Astoria. Ore., is listed for 100 beds and two in the Seattle area for 300 each. Appreciation Dinner Planned By C of C An appreciation dinner honor ing key workers in the eight war bond campaigns is being planned by the Klamath County chamber of commerce. Manager C. R. Stark said the dinner will be held about the middle of January. The menu will include rnntrihntnna trnm Walla Walla, Wenatchee and As toria cnamoers 01 commerce, which lost a war bond contest with the Klamath chamber re cently. Further details on the dinner will be announced later. COUNT TEACHING YEARS SALEM, Dec. 27 VP) Em ployes of state departments who had taught school before as suming their present jobs may count the years they- spent teaching in applying for bene fits under. the state's, new' re tirement pension system, ' Attor ney General George Neuner ruled today, . Installation DeMolay Installa tion will take place tonight. Thursday, at 8 o'clock in the Ma sonic temple. Kiwanis Club Honors Hicks Kiwanis club members paid tribute today to their outgoing president, Joe Hicks. Phil Hitchcock acted as chairman of the day at the Willard hotel luncheon,1 and reviewed Hicks' year at the head of the service club. Hicks made a short talk in humorous Vein, mentioning numerous members of the club who were promptly fined on the president's suggestion. Orth Sisemore will be in stalled as president of the Ki wanis club at an installation party Friday, January 11. A feature of the club's meet ing last week was the presenta tion of a $12 check to Charles Cheyne of Henley, who won a Future Farmers of America award, sponsored by Oregon Kiwanis clubs. Holiday Travel Remains Heavy - Railroad - officials here ex pressed the hope today that the decrease in hnliHnv 4raul wrlll make room for the tremendous numDers 01 servicemen returning from overseas. At present, the travel Jtittmtinn ia "n, Kn n- ever" and there are still more men coming by ship than there is available rail travel space. Holiday travel is at its heav iest now and will continue into January. Christmas Day and the following day were comparative ly light because most of the trav elers had reached their destina tions, j 7 Bombs Explode In Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 VP) Seven bombs . exploded in the center of Jerusalem tonight and two heavy explosions were re ported from Tel Aviv. The building housing the crim inal investigation department in Jerusalem was damaged when the blasts rang out at 7:23 p. m. and first reports said a number of persons were trapped inside. Part of the structure collapsed. AH traffic in Jerusalem was halted. Troops rushed to emergency stations. Armored cars patrolled the city. Sounds of heavy gunfire were heard in the city. Love joy Returns To Med ford Home Lt. Col. O. C. Lovejoy, owner of the Mode o' Day shop in Klam ath Falls and similar shops in other Oregon cities, has return ed to his Medford home after more than four years in the army. At the time of the Normandy Invasion, he commanded the 577th quartermaster battalion, one of two quartermaster battal ions to land on D-Day on Utah beach. Col. Lovejoy wears two battle campaign stars and the Bronze Star medal. His son, S 1c, is in navy training at,Del Monte, Calif., and his daughter, Jerrilee, is a Wave stationed at Balboa "park, San Francisco. Hearing Waived In Kidnaping Case BOISE, Dec. 27 VP) Three men, charged with kidnaping two Washington men last Sat urday, waived preliminary hear ing before Judge J. M. Lam- pert In Justice court Wednes day and were bound over to dis trict court. The trio, William Kelenkin sop, William K. Graves and Ray R. Van Valkenburg. all of Boise, are charged by County Prosecutor James Blaine with forcing Joe Hensley of Seattle and Thomas W. Hume of Taco ma into a taxicab and driving them toward the railroad dis trict. Expected Home Capt, James Rogers, u. s. marine corps, ad vised his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rogers of Pacific Terrace, that he would arrive tonight. Thursday, at 10:55 o'clock from the south to spend the remainder of the holidays. Capt. Rogers served 26 months in the South Pacific and last December re ceived a 30-day leave. He return ed to Quantico, Va., for artillery training and joined the 1st divi sion of the marines who left Camp Pendleton in May, Capt. Rogers was on Okinawa until August when he was sent to Tientsin, China. That was his last1 post until leaving for the United States several weeks ago. Added To Staff Mrs. F. W. (Dorothy) McReynolds has tak en a position with Klamath Pro duction Credit association, re placing Viola Hicks, who left to be married. Mrs. McReynolds has been living in California with her husband who was in the Seabees until recently. She has been away from this city three years and he has been away four years. Before enter ing the service McReynolds was associated with the state high way department. He is now em ployed by Standard stations. 1 :J Family Gathering Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyers of San Fran cisco arrived Saturday to spend the holidays with his relatives, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Tilton and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Til ton and family and Mrs. M. E. Knauss of this city. They plan to return to San Francisco the latter part of this week. Royal Neighbors The regu lar meeting of the Royal Neigh bors of America will be held Friday at 2 p. m. in the KC hall. At 6:30 p. m. a potluck dinner will be held for Royal Neighbors and husbands. Those having birthdays in October, November and December will be honored at this meeting. New Map The local office of the US forest service is working on bringing the map of Rogue River national forest up to date. The new map will be off the press in 1946. The last print was made in 1937. Christmas in South The Rev. David Barnett Jr., left immedi ately after church on Sunday with his family, to spend the holidays in Los Angeles. They will return after New Year's Day. To Portland vn n,, tu-m son, FO Andrew Silani, Cy Wallen, Kenneth Wallen, and Wes Clark made up a group of Klamath men who left Thursday morning on a business trip to Portland. They are expected to return Saturday night. In Hospital Among the influ enza patients receiving treat ment at Hillside are Mrs. Cor nelia Frailey of Tulelake, Mrs. Elwin Swinney of route 1, box 1051, and Mrs. Eugene Hicks of box 922, city. "miignj me pa tients at Hillside hospital is - ...U H,lrulu juuruyn uarxiey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barkley of Klamath Agency who is being treated for a se vere cold. On LeaTA Wait cu.. Sol', b'other of Fred Horn of ?,?.,?, rard. and a shipmate, William Eckhardt, are spending a 10-day leave with Mr. and Mrs. Horn and family. They are wr uu lne u&b uasa Diane- at ban yrancisco. Back In SIiIm iuv ' i, Glenn Stivers of 2301 Orchard have received word that their on Irene, gunners mate 2c, ar riven in Snaffle 71 u n . a expects to be home on leave tvjuiui xv aays. On Furlouah Uom-.. nr Ling, who has been serving in the Pacific with the army, is in Klamath Falls on furlough. He was graduated in 1941 from To San Francisco Darlene McDaniels left Wednesday for San Francisco after spending Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William McDaniels of Shasta Way. From Harbor Mrs. L. H. Harvey and son Leonard of Har bor were visitors in Klamath Falls over the holidays. They are former residents of this city. Visit Parents Mr. and Mrs Charles Patchett of Roseburg spent Christmas with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Brink of ZZ41 orchard. In San Francisco The E. P. Ivory family of 1919 Manzanita is spending a few days in San Francisco. They expect to return the first of the year. Card Party Women of the Moose will hold a card party in the Moose hall Friday at 2 0. m. This will be the fifth of the ser ies and is open to the public. In Hospital Dale McNalr, 15- year-old son of Mrs. Pearl Mc- wair 01 fcseatly spent Christmas in Hillside hospital recovering from an appendectomy. VETERAN WMM Mie etc mi . NO MOME NQJOI ""'11 nil. mi 1 i llW BY "' ! 6) MU OF RKKTS A shrewd fellow is Jack Maurer. 16. an Army Air Farwa veteran of Guadalcanal. Homeless; unemployed, denied a GI Bill. of Rights loan, he chose this spot on Roosevelt Plaza facing Camden, N. J., City Hall to stage a campaign to find a home for his wife and one-year-old child and himself. He has been living with friends, but says he will stay in the tent until he gets a home and Loans Granted Oregon Vets The State Department of Vet erans' Affairs has approved loans to Oregon' veterans of World War II amounting to $93, 150 for the acquisition of farms and homes. Hugh E. Rosson, di rector, announced today, lne average loan was for $2388. Ud to December 19, a total of 127 veterans have applied for loans, with Multnomah county leading and Marion, Clackamas and Lane counties following in that order. The first loan was approved on October 15. A maximum of $3000 but not to exceed 75 per cent of the ap praised value 01 the property may be loaned veterans of Ore gon under the act, approved by the 1945 session of the state leg islature. The act is administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. '. Mr. Rosson pointed out that application may be made by any eligible veteran, in writing, at the department's offices in the State Library building, Salem, or at the Portland branch office in the Oregon building at Fifth and Oak streets. The veteran will be sent an application form along with instructions, or these may be obtained irom any coun ty or veterans' organization serv ice officer. The application form, along with a certified or photostatic copy of the veteran's discharge, is then mailed to the Salem or Portland office. If the loan Is approved, an appointed attorney in the vet eran's home county can help him complete the legal details, thus eliminating the need of a trip to Salem or Portland. - The applicant should clearly state whether he is acquiring a farm, or a city or suburban home, it was advised. NO MORE ROOM CORVALLIS, Dec. 27 (TV- Oregon State college announced today no more men or married students could be enrolled for winter term unless they could find their own living quarters. College officials said they had- already filled every room and apartment suitable for men or couples. A few more women students can still be accommo dated for the term, beginning January z. Man Faces Grand Larceny Charge A complaint charging grand larceny was filed last night against Kenneth W. Walker, em ploye of the K cafe on Klamath avenue, who is alleged to have stolen $300 from the cafe short ly after midnight last night. The complaint was signed by Mrs. William Peck, owner of the eating place. Walker is now be ing held in jail at Alturas. The man hired a taxicab to take him to Reno last night and after the money was missed state police notified the sheriff at Al turas to be on the lookout for him. He was intercepted and ar rested about 4 o'clock this morn ing. Walker has already signed a waiver for extradition. He has denied any knowledge of the theft, Sheriff Lloyd Low said to day. Embassy Workers Protest Wages LONDON, Dec. 27 (IP) The resignation of 12 U. S. embassy employes who said they could not live in London on the sal aries paid them was announced by American officials today. Among those who resigned were two vice consuls and seven code-room clerks, who must be replaced from the United States. The others were British tele phone operators. Their salaries were about $2400 a year. Embassy officials said high living costs made it difficult to maintain a full staff of about 900 persons on prevailing wages. Dr. Currin To Take Work In Urology Dr. Hugh Currin, who has served three years with the army, is leaving immediately for San Francisco where he w'll take a year's post-graduate work in urology at the Univer sity of California hospital. Visiting Dr. Currin here at this time is Dr. A. O. Heldobler of Portland, who served with him throughout his term in the service. The two men were to gether at Fort Riley, Kas., North Africa and France. Dr. Currin was a major at the time of his discharge. Police Chief Goes to Jail nr n 1 limit! mn ft 3 c CM " mm mi Ernest Giles1, 210-pound Vernon, Calif., chief of police, made serious mistake when he beat up a prisoner suspected of a mere ' traffic violation and so here he is, right, about to start a GO-day sentence in county jail for assault. Deputy Sheriff Jim Watlclns .hold cell door open for Giles, who, after conviction, chose the , SJaUaitoBi in Ilea of isJninf '" " i v Waldo Draws 20-Year Jolt Albert M. Waldo, wlio has been in the county jail since late In October on a charge of statu tory rape, was sentenced to serve 2(1 venrs In the state penitentiary by Circuit Judge David R. Vim denberg today. Waldo, a probation violator, was given the maximum sen tence. He was on probation from the court here for foraory of an endorsement last summer. The probation was revoked and ne was given the prison term. The 32-vcar-old man. married and father of four children, was lndlclcd by tho grand Jury two weeks ago for statutory rape. He was arrested uctooor zo aim placed in jail lit llou of $5000 cu&ll bond. According to the Information against him, Waldo was occu pying a cabin on S. 6th with the 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. Nettie Belle Lusk and with the consent of Mrs. Lusk, who is under indictment for contribut ing to the delinquency of a minor. Mrs. Lusk allegedly rented two cabins, lived In one herself and allowed Waldo and her daughter to occupy the other. The girl is in custody 01 trie ju venlle office. Michael Foley, charged with negligent homicide in the traf fic death of Johnny Splcher, pleaded innocence this, morning and his trial was set for Febru ary 13. February 19 was set as the date lor the trial or A. W Downs, former city bulldtm In spector, indicted for arson. Hi pleaded innocence this morning. Warner Jay Dickenson, indicted tor obtaining money and prop erty under false pretenses, also pleaded Innocence but his trial has not been set. Lee Arlet Hixon. charred with receiving and concealing stolen property, was arraigned yesterday and given until De cember 31 to enter a plea. PH Probers Seek Counsel WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 UP) The return of Chairman Bark ley (D-Ky.) to the capital brought renewed efforts by the Pearl Harbor committee today to find a successor to William D. Mitchell as Its counsel. Barkley is head of a subcom mittce appointed to canvass the field of possibilities. He was called to Kentucky by the death of his mother. Rep. Gearhart (R-Callf.), also a committee member, has two nominees. They are Warren Atherton of Stockton, Calif., and Harry Colmery of Topeka, Kan., Doth lormer national command ers of the American Legion. Lucas told reporters he also has a proposal which he believes would expedite the hearings. This is that the members divide up prospective witnesses with each to be questioned by only one or two members. Lucas expressed the view that by advance preparation the mcmocrs could make tneir ex aminations more direct. A divi sion of the witnesses would af ford opportunity, he contended. for the members to get more in formation in advance of the questioning as to just what the witness can relate of import ance. Elderly Woman Hurt In Crash ...... .. uiB.a,, . suffered severe body bruises and head gashes in an automobile accident which occurred early Wednesday evening on The Dalles-California highway near Klamath Agency. Mrs. English and ner son, Henry A. English, 2812 S. Victoria. Los Anaeles. were en route home from Port land where they had spent the Christmas holidays. Details of the accident were not available. Mrs; English is reported improving at Klamath v auey nospuai. . Also at the hosnllnl rernvor. ing from injuries received in automobile accidents Christmas Eve were Mrs. Florence Oppelt, 211 Wendllng, and Wesley Har- ris, xuieiBJie. 7 Dead, 8 Hurt In 3-Alarm Fire VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 27 (CP) One person died and eight were serlouslv burned nr injured today when a three- alarm fire raced through an apartment-type bulldlna in Van. couver's cast end at the Inter section of Salisbury and Cordova streets. Archibald Mitchell A3, a rent dent of the wooden bulldlne. died from burns and Injuries uiierca wnue trying to escape Cause of the fire was not de termined immediately. Turks Threaten To Fight Russia i lwrisrnW n.n in in ReH fitnr MmmAnlalni. nU day that some Turkish editors nu nepuues in me uurKisn par liament were maxing outspox threats against Runsia. Tho at-tllA n,i tl...n Yalchln, editor of the Turkish newspaper xanin tne aged pan dit of journalism" and quoted him as saying Russia had been iurney s traditional enemy centuries, i Tkuradar. Dm. 17, 1141 ft OBI S'i'l I l1" Hurry! Ends Today! I I A 'Th! to for Classified Ads Bring Results, HERALD AITO NKWS T r uTjixinrLnfiririr mrr nnr ra"r r Continuous Shews Xmai WmM t Etaulr Pelican Plna TrM Klamath Theatrai-the Place to del jTJ HELD OVER TOMKI Cont. Doori 12 Open 12:30! It 1 SterM Tomorrow! Join a MURDER HUNT! llHOOICIT f OwmZUKO Plus! Thoio Bumiteadi! ' in Pop. Science I Uor "j News If 1F II Door Open 6:45! " AND rioUl AairlMM" DUft Orr" FRIDAY & SATURDAY UMOKUI UI MCIJKMII DIVIJI OCKNWEU CLAIRE MVOII MMESrWOET PLUS! Outdoor Actlonl "WILDCAT TROOPER" SATURDAY, 8:30 P. M. "SHOOT THE WORKS"! 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