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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1946)
Boy Scout Leaders To Meet Here Bov Scout leaders from seven counties in this district will at tend the annual meeting of-the Modoc council at 1 p. m., Sun day, at the Willard hotel. Scout headquarters announces that the time was originally set -for 9 a. m., and calls attention to the change. J - Following dinner, 'TttUsiness meeting which calls for- the election of council officers will be held under, the supervision of K. G. Klahn, council president. , For the first time, ten mow ers will participate In the meet' ine. . ' The program will ' feature numerous films from the coun cil's new visual aid library. They will be shown by Harold B. Ash ley and David Cavallin, leaders connected wan tne county schools. ' The program is being ar ranged by Just rnppeti. Kev. Robert H. Prentice, Charles Oberbay. Joe Slate of Bend, and Harold Talley. Reservations for the dinner may be made by calling the Boy Scout office, phone 6918. Be cause of the change of hour, reservations will be made until 5 p. m., Saturday. Vets To Hold Meet Tonight Klamath county war veterans who are interested in buying surplus government property may learn the details of appli cation and purchase of excess materials at a veterans' meet ing at 7:30 tonight in the Me morial building, 4th and Klam ath. George MOscrip, representing the smaller war plants corpora tion, will be on hand to ex plain how veterans may acquire surplus government goods. Lt. Col. George Sandy of the selective service office in Sa lem, will explain service insur ance and other rights and bene fits available to veterans under the GI bill of rights. Also on the program for to night will be talks by Charles L. Quinlan, Oregon department of veterans' affairs, and Thomas B. Snowhill, chief contact of , ficer of the TJ.-S. veterans', administration.'.- XX' : Marine Post -Set To Close .r; On March 1 (Continued from.. Page One) ing its facilities in connection with a regional, survey. First reports .of the veterans administration plan,- .however, indicated that it would probably locate on , another site in the Klamath vicinity and build from the ground up, with fireproof hospital buildings. A suggestion that the. fireproof -buildings could be built on the Marine Barracks site, making use of its swimming pool, gymnasium and other recreational facilities, as well as many other buildings and features there, has been advanced- locally and presum ably will be given consideration by the veterans administration. Possible other public use of the post has been suggested. At present, there are about 1000 enlisted personnel at the Marine Barracks, with a total complement of about 1200, - ; -. Col. Brooks said today he has not yet received direct instruc tions with respect to disbanding the post, and he will make an nouncements of interest locally as the closure details are worked -out. Although it is scheduled for disbandment as a marine corps installation, the local post is still undergoing construction. A contract for several additional facilities is just being completed. The post has facilities for 5000 men. Classified Ads Bring Results. KLAMATH BASIN Carload Potato Shipments (Figures from State-Federal Inspector Ross Aubrey) Day of Month January ! 19 S"on"ll-7 S..on um-4 . to ,s,,." Jan. to sraion P"y P' to Pal Daily Dal to Dal ' 1 S S 1U . ja ... ss o Tm , .. Y 187 sTljl " " ""P" n I (list 31 " ; "M 7 ,MS . - ."" so "nuii. 42 ' ' . ,i 1 7 T g" 3 . 581 8808 f!! """" : 73 637 ,7r' l 317 o tT; iaaT" ' 30 ' W "S 8 78 j5T 0 T MT 64 SMS 36 3,3 . Q 848 8WT ' , W33 30 3 T02 . go 877 808S 30 m 7aai n 1044 mm i 53 1087 MOS . 48 1148 KJ1 SS " M10 , 4 1108 9314 M 1J43 tM4 it 1387 9393 41 1339 9433 - SJ 1381 9487 33 1414 . 9320 , 40 14S4 9360 3 1437 9383 ' 17 1474 9380 20 1494 8600 Q 33 1337 8833 Youth Sentenced To Prison Term MEDFORD, Jan. 18 VP) Paul Eldon Moors, one of the two youths whose whipping at the state training school gave rise to several investigations, was un der sentence to the state peni tentiary today. Moors, nearly 17, was remand ed to circuit court here as too incorrigible for handling in the Woodburn reformatory. He told the court here that "a prison term might do some good" in reforming him. District Attorney George Nicl son said he was recommending a prison term as a last resort. ,The youth, who said he started out stealing money from milk bottles, has been arrested on six occasions, paroled twice, and is now serving on a car theft charge. Two Mailmen Form Kangaroo Express CHEBOYGAN, Mich., Jan. 18 (P) Eugene Babcock and Ray mond Plaunt had to jump be tween ice cakes for three miles yesterday when the ice on the Straits of Mackinac broke- up while they were delivering mail from Cheboygan to Bois Blanc island. They saved the mail, too. Aided by . Dimes 1 '--'.Ti.--:.'-.:.-:; 3 1 1 JS2? "II w Five-year-old Henry Holland of Memphis, Tennessee, has re covered from the attack of In fantile paralysis that crippled his legs. He was aided by your con tributions to a previous March of Dimes, and is now doing fine. How about the thousands of other youngsters who were strick en with the disease last summer? For their sakes, will yon TT Doors Open 6:4)S Ends Tonite! V lUfatUWY . USUI . HVH( t UllllUlllfl g Andl Terror Hit I "The Body Snotcher" ic Saturday Only! Mystery! Suspnsl "Shadows -v. Over . Shanghai' vi fr with st JV1 JAMES I gr-y DUNN -2nd Hit! DOROTHY PRICE The Singing Cowgirl! Police Arrest 26 Motorists A traffic chock in Hie city yes terday brought about the nrrest of 26 motorists by police, most of them for failure to procure operator's licenses. The drivers paid $5.50 fines. Nick Long, operator of Long's store at 719 Main, has reported to police that a rolled rug, sonic 10 or 11 feet in length, was taken from the rear of his store yesterday, He stated that the rug was heavy and probably two men were needed to carry it away. A set of 12-inch saws, an elec trical drill and electrical blower, and a quantity of cut, finished lumber -has been reported stolen from the Big Basin Lumber com pany recently. In municipal court this morn ing two drunks were sent to jail and three others bailed out. Eleven parking tickets were paid. Dairymen Will Talk Problems Matters of extreme importance to dairymen will be discussed at a meeting of the Klamath Dairy association Monday, January 21, 1:30 p. m. at the chamber of commerce, Earl Mack, president, announced. "Efforts will be made," Mack said, "to secure some improve ment in unsatisfactory condi tions now facing dairymen. "High cost of feed and labor, combined with unfair price reg ulations, have made it extremely difficult and in many cases im possible to stay in business," he said. "As a result it is now necessary to bring in dairy pro ducts for local consumption from outside sources." Mack stated that before the establishment of low price reg ulations on dairy products, Klam ath county was selr-sustainmg besides exporting considerable cheese. A total of 13,319,248 square miles are under British : con trol. . .. . .... Wins Contract t ) Awl r mm 1 1 iH u 1 11 Sskftrnx. Lillian Weill, daughter of Judge Alexander Wolf ol Nw York, has ben signed to an acting contract by Columbia Pictures in Hollywood. A for mtr model, she was discovered on the New York stag whin ih appeared in vral musi cals. (AP wirephoto). SEATTLE, Jan. 18 (P) The YWCA reported last night 100 delegates from Washington, Ore gon and British Columbia were expected to attend a business and industrial girls' weekend conference today through Sun day. The organization said it has borrowed 50 beds and turned its gymnasium into a dor mitory to help house the confer ence guests. A n 1 At Both Theatres iGHSOffiSfe J-J1 H RffOUUinON IIU IU Ol 4567 ' Doors Open Today 6:45 Continuous Saturday 6:45 Hp J"' Thrills and Romance! SMASH i "SMOKEY WESTERN fa TRAILS" it ON THE STAGE! SATURDAY at 8:30 p. m.! The Radio Show of Su-Prizes! ""SHOOT the womiics . Broadcast From the Stage KFJI . jV YOU MAY PARTICIPATE! YOU MAY WIN! ,"K .. .. r Presented by Northwestern Theatres . . .; THE WIZARD YOUH MASTER OF CEREMONIES Rangers Talk Fire Control Rangers' atlontlon was focused on "lightning busts" t a three day meeting hold In the forest supervisor's office in Mudford this week. Eleven men representing the entire fire control stuff In the four 'districts of the lioguo Klvcr nuliumil forest altoiulori the session at which flro control niothods used in 11)45 were care fully -reviewed. Particular emphasis was con centrated on the severe "light ning' bust" which occurred the first week In August. All of the 60 fires caused In the area bv lightning during that period wcrcv discussed with both the good nnd bad points of control methods brought out. Preliminary plans for organ ised control, should a similar flare-up occur In 1040. grew out of the discussion, with methods roughly outlined for using the regular firc-flghting crews, local cooperation and Industrial crews. Friday. Jan. II, 114 HERALD AND NEWS TWO Reds Demand Troops Leave Chungking:, Jim, is (n Thu CI1l11u.se coimiiimlHt party Is sued 11 fur mill stiilomcmt today demanding withdrawal of gov ernmttnt forces from all places It charges they occupied after tint Sunday inldiilitlii dead line for cessation of China's civil strife. 11 ohurged that the govern ment usud "excellent wireless fa cilities" to order "swift selmro of strategic points." Commun ists have in depend upon govern ment radio-for communications, but are preparing to establish n station of their own at Poiplng. The communists asserted that since the truce agreement was reached on January 10 govern ment forces seUed 14 towns throe In Jehnl, three In Siilyuan, two in Hunch, four in Shuns! and one each In lluiiun and Ktungsu provinces. The British took possession Ireland as a whole was unit- or Newfoundland in 1.18:1. 1 ed with (rent Britain hi 11101, mm 31 Doors Opn Today, 6i4S Continuous Saturday 12:44 TODAY and SATURDAY FTBaBTnaTlVnr,laHBVHlIHT,TV'nP,H,aM LmJ' Keefe Gus - John Sheldon fJ" BRASSELLE SCHILLING QUALEN LEONARD Highway Named . After Sunset Division PORTLAND, Jan. IB W) Oregon's fighting 41st, or Sunset division, today hud the honor of lending Its noma lo the for mer Wolf Creek hlghwuy from l'ortlund to thu count, now the "Sunset highway." Statu highway voinmlNslonei'S voted tho chungo yesterday, u trlbutu lo tho 41st and ''ho cuuso It leuds to the sunset anyway.',' Tho old nuniu lung hud been confusing because oi another Wolf Crock highway In southern Oregon. Vlaltor Mrs. Hurry Landram, 5:i:i N. tlth, has hud iin her house guest for several days, MM Hal ley Wilson and young dnughler, Putty, of Crescent Clly. Tho first money mint prob ably was established by Gygi'i in Lydlu toward the cud of th oighth century, 11. C, 1 Continuous uLM : D,llr BSjl Opn 12:30 PHONE 3262 ic TODAY and SATURDAY! A 1 lfi ri 1 vi- rrrrr I nRAMA.PAr.KPn "Behind City Lights" Starring LYNNE ROBERTS PETER COOKSON WILLIAM TERRY Doors Opn Continuous Today - 6:45 Sat., 12:30 MOWI ENDS THAT EVER 10VIN' UDY OF tSfcW' I"' -. Py YVONNE Vj OE CARLO ANOTDEVnC FUZZY RIGHT SKOIXIN LEONAfD ANDREWTDK8Q SATURDAY MIDNITE! Strinnp.it nf 9 witwi w f . everyining but HATE! ...she took his love -to twist it into torment I 40m flatting MERLE OBERON CLAUDE RAINS CHARLES KORVIN Hli (Ml ESMOND SUE EKCUNO J JESSIAIKH RALPH MOKGAH At. ntrrzuitn HAity davenpmt Doom Opn 11:30 .u w ,1