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Longshoremen Offered Raise SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 UP) CIO longshoremen, who have voted to strike if their de mand for a 35-cent-an-hour wage increase is not met by April 1, today had before them an offer of an 18-cent increase. The proposal was announced by the Waterfront Employers Association of the Pacific Coast, which is negotiating here with the International Longshore men's and Warehousemen's union. The raise would make the longshoremen's pay $1.33 an hour. The union has demanded $1,50. Harry Bridges, ILAVU presi dent, declined to comment on the employers' offer. Death Claims Hitler Disciple NUERNBERG, March 13 P Field Marshal Werner von Blom berg, minister of war in the first Hitler cabinet, died of heart fail ure today at the 116th General hospital where he was waiting to be summoned as a witness in the Nuernberg trials. Von Blomberg, 67, a member of an aristocratic Pommeranian family, started one of the major sensations of nazi Germany when on January 12, 1938 he defied social conventions of the German military and took as his second wife a stenographer, Erika Gruhn. As a result of the storm which developed among his fellow of ficers Von Blomberg handed his resignation as minister of war and generalissimo of Germany's land, sea and air forces to Hitler, who assumed control of the armed forces himself. OUR BOARDING HOUSE with MAJOR HOOPLI rlT WAS A REGULAR ClOT. ALVINi MISS, PUNKS TDL-D l ME TO MORK 60I-AE SCREWY FRACTIONS ON THE BLACK BOARD GO I LET TU& MOOSE LOOSE, AND OLD PEtEY CHARGED RIGHT AT HER SHE SET A NEM HlGr-3UMP RECORD.' 1 MEMER, ANY LUCK' MOTHlMG GOOD MAPPEMS IIOUR'DOMB ROOM.' 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Wives of chamber directors will prepare the feed, with Mrs. Ted DeMer ritt as chairman. W. C. Dalton has donated a beef for the ban quet. Emil Tofell is the new presi dent of the chamber. At last night's meeting Merle Loosley was named vice-chairman, and Earl Wilson secretary-treasurer.-Members of the board also in clude DeMerritt, Edward Stastny, Louie Kalina and Joe Halousek. Theatre Sued For Accident An equity suit filed today with the circuit court clerk names the Northwestern Theatre's company as aetenaant lor 51a, uuu sought by Ulark C Akin lor injuries allegedly sustained when he slipped and fell in the foyer of tne inquire tneatre. Akin says that he feu and broke his right arm below the elbow on r ebruary 2 and that me tau was due to snow and slush covering the corrugated rubber carpet leading from the theatre ticket office into the main door. He asserts that the theatre management was negligent in allowing the foyer and runway to become slippery, making it unsafe for theatre-goers. xne injuries received are per manent, the suit continues, and Akin has been unable to work since. He says that at the time of the accident he was earning $1.50 an hour as a caterpillar driver. U. S. Ballentine is Akin's attorney. Market Quotations NEW YORK. March 13 (API Ladln stocks dipped lit today's market al though selling pressure was not sus tained. Closing quotations: American Can . 90l Am Tel & Tel 191 Anaconda ....... 45 Calif Packing 41 'a Commonwealth & Sou .. . 3 Curtis-Wright i 9'a General Electric . General Motors . 7a Gt Nor Ry pfd 57 Int Harvester .... 8 Kennecott ". 31 Long-Bell "A" X!'. Montgomery Ward . . 81 Nash-Kelv 21'. Y Central ..... 2U Northern Pacific . Pac. Gas & El J C Penney Safeway Stores . Sears Roebuck Southern Pacific . Standard Brands . Studebaker Sunshine Mining 2!'i 43, ... 42 U ... 2. .. 41 . SSls ... 47 i, 29. . IB Union Oil Calif 24 Union Pacific 150iJ. U S Steel ; 81' Warner Picture 36!s Recreation Center Fund To Be Raised Members of the city recreation committee at a meeting yester day " voted to recommend the establishment of a reserve fund, to be used for construction of a recreation center. The action was taken on the advice of Mayor Ed Ostendorf ana (Jity Attorney Henry Per kins, who said that under the law money cannot be held over irom year to year unless specifi cally budgeted for sinking fund purposes. The recreation fund includes I about $17,000 in hold-over money which will be put into the re serve fund if the council acts in accordance with the committee' wishes. Potatoes PORTLAND, Ore.. March 13 AP Potatoes: local Burbank, 43.0O-3.S0 cental; Idaho. $3.30-4.00 cental: Deschutes. 100. No. 1, S4.00 cental; 25, S1.08; 13s 69 cents. LOS ANGELES. March 13 AP-USOA Potatoes: 18 broken. 63 unbroken cars on track: arrivals, Idaho 24. Utah 5. California 2. Oregon l; one car arrived by truck; market slightly weaker. here, all steady: practical top vealert $16.30 only odd head at 917.00; stock ciiue in negiiB.oie auppiy. C.Unl. -1, J UV . ...... I JsUUt. .U, enrly sales slaughter lambs around steady: no sheep slod: one load good and choice fed wooled western lambs carrying muddy fleeces $13.1. two loads iiood to low choice woolskins Sl.VOO; load lots best wooliktns held upward to SOUTH SAN KKANC1SCO. March 13 (AF-usuAi salable cattle so: steady load lots steers, heifers and range cows absent: good clearance: few heavy cows $11.00-50: most cutter-common W 00 10.30: common-food sausage bulls $10.00 1X00: salable calves 10; steady; few good 260 lb. vealcrs $13 00. Salable -hogs 100 Including 30 feeder Jigs: steady : good barrows and gilts 13 80: odd good sows $13.03 Salable sheep 330: steady; around two oecKa wet ueecea ismcx oiierea; mree decks wooled ewes at $7.u-ao. PORTLAND. Ore.. March 13 (AP USDA Salable and total cattle 100: sal able and total calves 23: market active, steady; small lot choice 966 lb. steers S17.30; odd lot good heifers $17.00; all offerings on trucx-m maraei. jargeiy canner-common dairy cows at $7.50- 11.30: bulls mostly $10.30-12.30; vealtrs straay. top sio.ou. Salable hogs 30; total 1000: market thuriv tnn SIS SO- tfnAd iowi $13.03. Salable and total sheep none: market nominally steady: choice wooled lambs quoiaoie up io ia.uu. - WHEAT CHICAGO. March 13 (AP) Sustained support from interests wun snort com niltinnnt hlrf mln futures nrtcei hlh er most of the time today, although they reacted fairly broadly at on time to weakness In securities and cotton. Some buying by locals and Increased demand by commission houses for new crop wheat boosted the September and December deliveries as much as a cent a bushel or more at tunes, while oats and May rye which slid off arouna mm session from earlier gains rallied after stop loss selling was aDsoroea. finished unchanged to Uc SAN FRANCISCO. March 13 (AP 17SDA) Potatoes: old stock, 3 broken. IB unbroken cars on track: arrivals, Nevada 3. California 4. Oregon 7. Idaho 4; new stock. 1 car on track; market steady; Klamath and Idaho Russets 1-A. $3.60; Oregon Deschutes district bakers $4.73. CHICAGO. March 13 fAP-USDA) Potatoes: arrivals 116. on track 217, total V. S. shipments 1263. Old Stocks: sunolles modrat rim man rt Slow. New stocks: supplies moderate, de mand slow, market steady Idaho Russet Bur banks U. S. No. 1, $3.23-3.33; Col orado Red Mc Chi res U. S. No. 1. $3.40 3.30; Nebraska Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. 1. $3.40; Minnesota and North Da kota Cobblers commercial $2.25; Long White U. S. No. 1. $3.52',i: Florida 30 lb. sacks Bliss Triumphs V. S. No. 1, $2.13-2.23. LIVESTOCK DENVER. March 13 (AP-USD A) Sal able and total sheep 5400; slaughter classes opened fully steady: good-choice truck-In wooled Iambs $14.50-73; few medium-good $13.73-14.23; small lots ewes $7.23 down. CHICAGO. March 13 f AP-USDAi Salable hogs 6500, total 13.500: active, steady: good and choice barrows and gilts. $14.85 celling: sows. $14.10 ceiling; complete early clearance. aiaDie cattle li.oou, total ii.ooo: sal able calves 500. total 500; fed steers and yearlings steady to weak; general steer market weak to 25 cents lower than Monday: bulk steers $15.00-17.23: top $18.00; little above $17.50: heifers about steady, best $16.90; bulk $14.00-16.25; very small run cows, bulls, and vealers moderate sti Wfcavat fli higher than yesterday's close. May 1.83'j celling; corn unchanged at $1.21' j ceilings; oats V to le up, May 83c ceiling: rye unchanged to l?c high, er, Mav $X18'i-i: barley unchanged to ,c higher. May $1.26 celling. OBITUARIES MART ADELINE 7.UMWAI.T Mary Adeline Zumwalt, a resident of Myrtle Point, Ore., passed away in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday.' March 12. following an Illness of two months. She was a native of Dexter county, Mis- sourt, and at the time of her death was aged 74 years-and 19 days. Surviving arc her husband. Frank Zumwalt of Myrtle Point, Ore.: three daughters, Mrs. Clifton Soloman of Roseburg, Ore., Mrs. Lewis C. Martin of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Ralph Savers of Klamath Falls, Ore.: fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. The remains will rest In the Earl Whltlock Funeral home. Pine at 6th. upon arrival from Portland. Notice of funeral will be announced In this Issue of the paper. CHARLES B. ADAMS Charles B. Adams, a resident of Bly, Ore., for the last 30 years, passed away In this city on Monday. March 11, at 2:10 a. m., following an Illness of nine days. He was a native of Nebraska and at the time of his death was aged 82 years. The remains rest In the Earl Whltlock Funeral home, Pine at 6th. No tice of funeral to be announced at a later date. FUNERAL MARY 'ADELINE ZUMWALT Funeral services for the late Mary Adeline Zumwalt of Myrtle Point, Ore., who passed away In Portland. Ore., on Tuesday, March 12, following an Ill ness of two months, will be held In the chapel of the Earl Whltlock Funeral home, Pine at 6th, Thursday. March 14, Canned Milk Supply Drops Mothers of bottle-fed infants and young children to whom the milk supply is a precious item of diet, were tnklmt no chances today that bottled milk would reach their back porches after Saturday. Canned milk wns being tnkun up rapidly throughout the city and although supplies have not boon limited the buying has been brisk and from three cans to a case were going over the counters at a fast pace. One largo retail grocer said his supply was "almost out," another reported a few oases on hand but that ho had no Inten tion of rationing the stuff, first come, first served. A wholesale operator said his supply was almost cxiuuisteci but a shipment of 800 cases was ready to be unloaded. This amount would not go far If the bottled milk sunolv was entire ly cut off. he observed, with thousands of infants on the bot tie and cauallv as many school children who consume upwards to a quart of milk per day. Canned milk is on allotment supply to dealers Just as It was m war years, mere is a nonnn of can material as well as milk, one wholesaler opined. Fight Breaks Out In Mukden CHUNGKING, March 13 !') The Chinese Central news agen cv renorted toniilllt from Muk den that a "ferocious" fight de veloped In the southern sub' urbs of Mukden when unldeiv tified forces attacked two points manned by government troops and police. The dispatch said the clash started at 1:30 a. m. and lasted for thrco hours. The attackers were repulsed. The government is sending trooDS into the Manchurian me tropolis as the Russians move out and communist forces re imrtori within one to three miles of the city. Earlier reports of street clashes Inside Mukden were not substantiated. Russia has not yet informed China when the withdrawal of Soviet forces from. Manchuria will be completed, Vice Minis ter of Foreign Affairs Liu Chleh said today. He told a press conference the Chinese government had re ceived no information that the Soviet evacuation of Mukden denoted the start of a general withdrawal from Manchuria. Kiwanis Dinner To Be Held Tonight The annual Kiwanis, farmers' night dinner will be held at 7 o'clock tonight, Wednesday, at thn Wlllnrrl and there will be no Thursday luncheon meeting this week. One hundred and 50 farmers In the county have been invited to attend the dinner as guests of the members to hear Henry G. Hagg of Recdvillc who will speak on agriculture in general and its relation to the economic life of the nation. The title of his talk is, "The Last Frontier." The University of Paris was the model for Oxford and Cambridge. IMS. at 3 p. m. with the Bey. Victor PhllllDs. castor of Ihe first Methodist church of this city officiating. Commit ment services and interment family olot In Llnkvllle cemetery, mends are Invited. . NEED ' BODY FENDER WORK? WE CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW! Right now we can prom ise you immediate serv ice! We have the finest equipment available and the best staff of exper ienced body and fender men we've ever had. We'll do your job better, and we'll do it right nowj Glen Inman head of our body and fender shop. One of the best men in his field on the Coast! MOTOR CO. Main at Esplanade Phone 3121 in KFOUUTIOK DUl 4572 M 43U : It's Here! Tomorrow Night! ON THE STAGE - 8:00 P. M. The Grand Finals of "Klamath Co. Kapers" See and Hear These Talented Semi-Finals Winners CHARLES (BUD) SELBY PHYLLIS DEAN MICKA SUSAN GANS ALYCE WELLS 0RA LEE and MADELINE WIMAN THE GRAND PRIZE All expense paid trip to Hollywood with Mutual Broadcasting Co, Audition! Paramount Studio Screen Test! (2nd Prize, $25.00 Victory Bond) ' ) ' mmm Continuous Daily-Open 12:30 Nowr Mae Geo. West Rqft Army Volunteer Force 600,017 WASHINGTON, March 13 01') Tho army reported today It has raised In flvo months a volun teer forcti of (100,017 largest of its kind in tho nation's history. This force Is the nucleus of a projected uoncetlmu re g u I a r army of 1,500,000 a goal sot lor Jiuy l, November was the peak month for enlistments with 1113, 000 men volunteering. Since, monthly totals have declined gradually, to 03,074 In Feb ruary. MnJ. Gen. Kdward F. Wilsell, adjutant general, described the enlistment record as "unparal leled" and "ono of which the American people can well bo proud." Large Crowd Views KFJI A largo crowd was on hand lust night at KFJI to view the newly-remodeled radio station when its staff held open house, Tho visitors watched local ?rogram.s being broadcast from ;1S to 8 p. in. and were con ducted through tho building to see tho station's new equipment and the Inner workings of broadcasting. Guest speakers over the air were Representative Rose M. I'oolo. Senator Marshall Cor nell, Mayor Ed Ostendorf, Kev, Howard Hutchins of the First Christian church. Circuit Judge David R. Vandcnberg, ami Charles Stark, manager of the Klamath County chamber of commerce. Baldy Evans' orchestra fur nished music for dancing in the Willurd hotel bamuiul room where a buffet supper was served later in the evening. Building Burns In Pendleton PENDLETON, March 13 I At Fire of unknown origin gutted a business buildlnif in downtown Pendleton Tuesday, causing ncavy loss to several businesses and damage to the structure va riously estimated at from $13.- 000 to $25,000. Additional dam age to contents will bo consid erable but no estimates were possible until insurance adjust ers make their report. 'Ihe building, erected in 1886. was owned by Mrs. W. E. Brock and Gladys Taylor. Businesses! suffering losses were Boone Beauty shop. Dalo Phllllos bar- ocr snop, layior Hardware com pany, the Salvation Army office. J. B. Perry attorney office and Dr. F. Y. Lew Chinese Herb company. Firewalls protected adjacent buildings but somo damage resulted. Church Group Will Hold Meet Thursday The rcnular mcetlnc of the Women's Council of the First Christian church will be held at the church Thursday, starting with a potluck luncheon at noon. The business meeting and pro gram will be at 1 p. m. The executive committee meets at 1 1 a. m. All ladies and friends of the church are urged to attend as Important matters are to be brought up at tho meeting. Europeans introduced the avo cado, mango, pineapple, papaya, guavn, cofco and citrus fruits to the Hawaiian islands. Wednesday, March 13, 1141 Spud Growers To Hold Meet An Important meeting of di rectors of tho Kliumith Potato Growers association will be held at the Klamath County chamber of commerce office Thursday at 1:30 p. in. Representatives of granges In potato growing communities, members of tho activity com mittee of KI'GA and representa. 1 1 v e a of tho Junior farmers will be present to hear the re port of II to growers committee on potato starch and glucoso plants. Mark Evans, Harry Juckman, mill Troy Cook with other Klamath potato growers served Hwi tuNnm'tlim rnmii,III.M which visited plants operated by tne Norinwcsi .:iiemerglc Co-op at Ellcnsburg, Wcnatchec and Linden, Wash. The Inspection was made In connection with tho $150,000 ,.,tliili aliirfh null ifltienan ttlititl L- 1 ..m sl..m..ll. .... pi UJJUBUU till IVIHI in ll Ml VII, 3-Yeor-Old Boy Breaks Leg In Fall Tliren.veiir.oltl Charleltm Cur. rtn, sou of Dr. unci Mrs. Richard ! Currln, Initiated llio new family home at 3043 Shasta way yester ., when hn Nllnneil on thn mil. flfttii-d miH frnpliip1 hi. light leg above the knee. With his mother, Charleton had gone over to Inspect the new home Just before the family was lo movo in. lie Is at Hillside l,.uii(i,il mwl will he confined tn his bed in cast for eight or I nine weeks. Classified Ads Bring Results. - Box Olllc Opnn 0i4S . HURRY! ENDS T0NITEI I .MS m ma Alto! "Wett of the Ptcot" Starts Tomorrow! lag Pluil Exciting 2nd Hill RHYTHM and ACTIONI JIMMY ISWAKHIY "Night After ARAMOUNT M -4 PICTURE Jjm Ml -71 m I WHO WILL WIN? Broadcast- over KFJI iCROSB.Y Carole Lombard i 11 "We're Not 1 Dressing" , I . slums and Allen Last Day!. VrVUM MMI Mill CABMtM BLAINE O'KUfE CCMO MIRANDA. U l (iinmEAk Starts rsday! Doors Open 1:30 6:45 I . J H-av sk 5 m mw mm mis HOUR 1$' I W ) '