AVC Ends
Des Moines
Convention
', DKS MOINK8, Juno 17 (It
i Alter tlirro cloys and (our nights
c.f rolsv (kuato and rlrcllonwr
' lull, the Amrrlcuii vrterana com
; luitloe ended Id first nntlnnul
. rmivniill n, bit tliiTo Mill were
Items on the agenda today that
' wrro uiulono or undecided,
Hi'lorn adjourning Kundiiy tho
" orunii)r.utlon I amnii'rcd out
) loiinllliilliiii; complete, with poii
; slliln ixiil'ir i Jtcrptlnns, it pint
. Iiirm; re-clccird Charles O.
' Unite, New York City, an chair
J mini: c'nctPd Ciilhrrt Harrison.
!. Ai.gt-lea, vlco chulrmati, and
iiiiinrd eight regional vlco chair
j Iiii-ii.
' flection tellers worked until
' curly today counting the bullots
' cunt in the uicfllons of I A mem
bers of tho iiHtlonnl plunnlng
ctiniinlltco. wlwi with the rculoit-
ul vlco chulriniin, form the AVC
governing body.
The (juration of a new nnine
(or the organization, scheduled
(or decision ut the convention,
. ti n- ..... ,l....l,l..,l Miirl niHU l a..l.
lied ly mull bullota. Suggested
alleriuitlvea have been "Ainerl
cun Vi'ternn Citizens" and
"World Velerana."
An organization exclusively
tir li ti' . II..
Iiir it in ill m vitii-ihiiii, alio
AVC announced it la seeking a
membership of l.OUO.lWO, and
; Hollo suld lie believed AVC wna
"ready to furnish a Icuderahlp
which will give it numerical Im
portance alongside the older
veterana organizations."
Delegates voted down a pint
form proposal which would
; huvc pledged AVC to fight for a
: federal bonus for World War 2
veterans unless congress by
' Murch 1, 1047, punned Irglsla
' lion which would effectively
, control prices, guarantee every
' citizen a Job, and provide low
' cost housing for all.
The nrgititliillon also voted
clown a plntform pledge offering
! specific AVC support of CIO
, and AFL drives to unionlzo the
, south.
Platform planks adopted In
; eluded support for International
control of atomic energy, a
United Nulious Veterans league,
- unification of the armed forces,
: rreuiion or lllver valley authorl'
ties modeled after TVA, a guar
1 anteed annual wage, unemuloy
mrnt Insurance payments to
workers on strike, and govern
ment control or ownership of
inciuairica "wnere enforcement
of anti-trust laws does not In
lure adequate competition."
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Non-Housing Work
Dtloy Counselled
I'OltTLAND. Juno 17 l'i
Persona planning nmi-houalng
construction were advised to
duy to deter application to the
civilian production administra
tion beciiuae shortages a r
'more critical tliun during tho
wur."
Nelson English, Oregon CPA
director, announced B4.3 per
cent o applications wero reject
ed last week becuuso of a 43
duy freeze of permits to two-
tnircis of Muy it) opprovoia.
Army Selects
Baker Officer
FOHT UltAGU, N. C, June 17
First lileutenunt Thoinna 11.
Kblcn, linker, Ore., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Omar Hitler of Klam
ath Fulls, was chosen as urtil
lery officer of the artillery ex
hibit ol the army ground forces
Caravan No. 20. This caravon
which waa assembled and ecul'
ped bv General Courtney li.
ilodgca' First United Mutes
army la composed of a group
of 100 men chosen because of
ability and service record. The
caravan will tour the eastern
states during the summer
months, appearing In connec
tion with state fain and other
expositions.
'I'l.. ' 1 1. I. 41.1.
I IIU HI!,,, IIIUUll ..,(,-
van, will bring to tho public a
complete display of equipment,
weapons and materiel used by
its various branches, Including
tho infantry, armored, airborne,
field artillery and coast artil
lery corps. This displuy will re
veal the highly technical skill
required of membera of the
portunlliea offered by the new
service, and the educational op
portunities offered by the new
peacetime army.
Lt. Kblen baa 40 months of
service with the regular army.
Turkey Agrees
To Famine Aid
ANKARA, Juno 17 (II The
UNRKA mission iiere announced
today that Turkey bad agreed
to lower the price of products
to be supplied to nations suffer
ing from food ahortagea and to
mnke an outright donation of
20.000 tons of coal and 130,000
tons of salt.
Cornelius Van H. Engert, head
of the mission and former U. S.
minister to Afghanistan, said
"wo were very satisfied with
the outcome of the conference."
Navy Releases Four
From Klamath Falls
Four more Klamath Falls
servicemen havo been released
from service at the personnel
separation center, United States
naval base, Bremerton, Wash.,
navy bulletins said today. Also,
one Kcno serviceman, .Richard
K. Rowland, MM 2c, has been
discharged.
The Klamath men who have
received discharges are Pren
tiss K. Puckett. SK 3c. 113 N.
10th; Bruce T. Davis, S 1c, 303
S. 8th; Meltonk E. Edmunson,
S 1c, 3203 Crescent Ave.; and
Walter E. Nuckolls, S 2c, 1342
Dayton St.
These men were discharged
June 7 ttirougn 13 at the naval
base.
Prehistoric Bone
Found In Oregon
LA GANDE, June 17 (P)
An ancient bone, apparently
the tibia of an elephant which
roamed over Union county In
the Pleistocene ge 100,000 years
ago, has been added to Eastern
Oregon College of Education's
tonsil collection.
Dr. Charles Qualntance of
tho geology department said the
bone, found by Lester Van
Blokland while digging post
holes on his ranch near Moss
chapel, was the first definite
evidence that the earlv-dny cle
phants were in Union county,
although remains havo been
found in Baker and Umatilla
counties.
During a hard, prolonged rain
a cultivated field may lose two
incites or topsoii.
Jtv
U. S. Said Flop
In Argentina
PORTLAND, June 17 (I'l
Tho United Stutea hua failed to
Influence Argentina's intcrnul
polltlcul affulra and must now
"eut crow." Dr. Graham H.
Stuurt, polltlcul aclenee professor
ut Stanford university, told the
Northwest Institute, of Interna
tlonul Relations.
In un add reus last night, he
aald the Argentine people have
become "self sufficient" and
know they don't need anything
from ua.
"If the United Stutea will keep
Its fingers out of Argentina's in
ternal affairs, the democrats
who polled only 10 per cent of
tho votes in the last election
muy cventuully get control," he
asserted.
In Saturday night's address,
Dr. Frunk Oppenhclincr. Uni
versity of California nuclear
physicist, reported atomic en
ergy research could bo stimu
lated by a world control author
ity. lie classified activity as "safe '
and "dangerous" und suld mining
and refining of urunlum and
thorium used In bombs would be
"cliuigeroua activity.
"There can bo no possible
motive for a nation to embark
on a dungeroiu activity except
In preparation for war," ho
usserted.
Homemakers
To Get Rest
It will be a real vacation for
Klamath homemukers who at
tend the Jiickson-Klamath coun
ty homemakers' vacation cump
at Luke o' the Woods in July.
This camp, which Is held at
the Sulvotinn army camp site, Is
to give mothers a real vacation.
No children arc permitted in the
camp und even dishwashing and
cooking will be taken care of
by regulnr help.
Activities offered are singing,
nature lore, handcrafts, swim
ming, hiking, dramatics, story
telling and rending.
Any homemnkcr of Klamath
county who la 1R years of age or
older may register with Mrs.
Wlnnifred K. Gillen in the Fed
eral building. Camp dates are
from July 17 to 21.
Vanport Housing
Transfer Delayed '
PORTLAND, June 17 (TI
Final allocation of East Van-
port's 484 housing units to other
northwest cities has been de-
Inycd a week. Jesse Epstein, re
gional federal public housing dl
r.psicin advised officials here
that prospect of halting the
transfer was dim, however, be
cause the project was terml
tinted several months ago. City
housing authorities have asked
rerctlvntion of the sector to
house veterans and families
from the Guild s lake protect.
wanted for industrial sites.
I 'IV III II I
Oivera Street, atithenlic miniature of OM A fexico, nes
tles in the heart of Los Angeles. Tin's tin)' street is one
of Southern CalioMiiYs many tourist attractions. See
it tin's summer.
GOOD NIIOHBORS
Good Stuff,
Donald Baldwin, (, who atrayad away from family Memorial
Day picnic near Flagstaff. Aria., Is givan drink by his mother
after his rescue. Ha is fed frequent small amounts oi water to
combat dehydration, having spant two days in cold pine forest
without food or drink. The boy waa found a few houra before
rescue party found hla aiater, Claudia, 4 NEA telephoto.
79 Get Honors
At University
EUCENE, June 17 (VP) The
University of Oregon conferred
79 degrees at commencement ex
ercises la.it night, including three
honorary degrees for meritorious
public service to the state.
Mrs. C. S. Jackson, active in
promoting the George White
servicemen's center in Portland
preserving myrtlewood forests,
and William Simon U'Hen, lead
ins in advocating the Oregon
system of government, received
master of arts degrees in public
service. Robert H. Bnldock,
Salem, received a doctor of
science degree for his work in
the state highway system, estab
lishing roadside parks and pres
ervation of archaeological dis
coveries unearthed by highway
construction gangs.
Skyrocket Causes
$3000 Fire Damage
PORTLAND. June 17 (IP) A
skyrocket set off by three young
sters playing with fireworks In
the second floor of the M. L.
Sines home caused $3000 fire
FAST ACTION RELIEF
TORMENTING GAS PAINS
BURNING EXCESS ACID
Tehaln lM,u ill hrinf relief fntr rl)
mor etlrctlvely I3i cnnuliu no baklna
mkU i4 no laxatives 1S1 not hablt-form-Ina.
Why lot aleep. lot food enjoyment,
Iom work when handy 40c trial aire will
firove TelMlii'B aafe, quick, f(tcllv re
let. Uuy Toliatn at
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KF Students Graded
At Southern Oregon
The following Klamath stu
dents of the Southern Oregon
college in Ashland have made
1 'I avArniiB nr hotter fnr unrlr
, dne during the spring quarter.
according to M. E. Woodell
registrar: Bennett Loftspaard
Rodney Bortis, Darwin Wissen
back, Erwin Wissenback and
Philin Schwab of Klamah Falls
ond Warren Foster of Keno.
Those making a 3 to a 3.5 aver
age are Gien Bortis, Virginia
Crawford and Nanete Cuddle.
damage, Fire Investigator Nor
man Howard estimated today.
The investigator said Sines'
13-year-old son was entertaining
two friends, ages 8 and 11.
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General Killed
In Plane Crash
FOHT KNOX, Ky., June 17
fP,Ma). Gen. Hugh J. Gnffey
and two other army officers
were killed and four servicemen
were injured last night when
their plnnc crashed as it came
in for a landing at Godman field
here.
General Gaffey, 51-year-old
commander of the second and
fourth armored divisions in Eu
rope during World War II, has
been commanding officer of the
armored school at Fort Knox
alnce the war's end. He was j
named post commander at Fort j
Knox only last Tuesday.
The plane was returning to
Fort Knox from Ft. Benning,
Ga., where General Gaffey had
attended an infantry conference.
The plane landed at Bowling
Green, Ky., to check its position
since its radio had failed. Then
it took off again but developed
engine trouble as it came in
here for a landing.
General Gaffey commanded
the "hell on wheels" second ar
mored division in Sicily and
Italy and the fourth armored di
vision under General George S.
Patton in France and Germany.
He served Patton as chief of
staff on two occasions. He won
several military decorations.
He is survived by his widow
and one daughter, a student at
lexas university.
YOUNG VETS WIN
LA GANDE. June 17 VP)
La Grande's American Legion
post No. 43 is officered almost
exclusively by World War II
veterans.
J. L. Ingle, historian, was the
only veteran of the earlier war
elected to a major office at the
annual election.
In
i ancient days nortn siirica
called the granary of Rome.
was
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Because in Phiup Morris there is no
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In addition Phiup Morris are proved
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Hughes' Big Plane
Moved In 3 Parts
LONG BEACH, Calif., June
17 Wi The three sections of
Howard Hughes' mammoth air
plane, the 1IK-1. rests safely in
a graving dock on Terminal is
land toduy after a hazardous,
spectacular 24 -miles journey
from the Hughes factory in Cul
ver City.
More than 100,000 persons
watched the world's largest
plane being moved In three sec
tions while power company em
ployes clipped wirea and moved
poles to provide clearance.
Hughes said the S20.000.000
plane, built almost entirely of
wood, "cost less per pound than
any other large experimental
plane ever built In thi coun
try."
It will be about two months
before the giant ship makes its
first test flight.
GOODWILL TOUR
PORTLAND. June 17 IIP)
The fifth in a series of Portland
chamber of commerce good
will tours will take businessmen
to McMlnnville and Newberg
June 27 to tour walnut and
berry Industries.
"i lost 52 Lbs.!
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Showers Fall
Over KF Area
After threatening for several
days, Klamath skies droppad a
little real rain on the area over
the weekend.
A total of .44 of an Inch of
moisture was recorded on the
official rain gauge, with most
of the rainfall occurring Satur
day night.
Skies cleared over Sunday
night and bright and warmer
weather appeared In prospect
today.
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