Government Pledges All-
Out Support To Housing
; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (St
An sppeal for 40-year, low-Inter.
at homing loans to veterans
popped up toaay as me govern
ment pledged an all-out drive to
encourage the construction of
homes for rent.
: The appeal for long-term loans
...... mAAAttKA in th fiwforal
housing administration by Com
mander Louis . Btarr 01 me
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
But an FHA official told a re
porter Starr should have direct
ed his request to congress. He
said the law now limits loans to
25 years In the case of one to
four-family homes.
Starr said in a statement he
had told FHA Chief Raymond
M. Foley and Housing Expediter
Frank R. Creedon that elimina
tion of most construction con
trols had ended the veterans'
emergency program.
Leo Huls Gets
Phone Job
Leo N. Huls. Klamath Falls
building contractor, was award
ed the contract for construction
of the $150,000 addition to the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company building, 8th and Pine,
it was announced Thursday
morning by Charles K. Seavey,
manager.
Under existing circumstances
the company decided to select a
local contractor, Seavey said,
and named Huls this week. Work
will start as soon as possible
after the first of the year and
occupancy of the addition should
be available in 1847. Structural
ateel has been ordered and is ex
ceeded here within 60 days. All
equipment necessary for install
ation of additional telephone
facilities has been on order since
plans for the addition were
drawn by Pedro Bellusckl, Port
land architect, who also is the
original designer of the building.
Western Electric company will
.install the telephone facilities
and a special crew will be on
;hand to do this technical job.
Plans call for an 18 by 70-foot
'addition at the rear of the build
ing on Pine street, and an addi
tional story on the Pine street
side which will make the entire
, building a two-story structure.
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Veterans the majority of
whom are on the lower rung of
the economic ladder must now
depend on the 'trickle-down'
process for housing," Starr said.
Creedon and Foley Joined
with MaJ. Gen. Philip B. Flem
ing, chief of the office of tem
porary controls, in telling a
senate small business subcom
mittee yesterday of their plans
for carrying out a housing pro
gram minus most controls.
"Our big push for 1947 will be
rental housing," Creedon de
clared. Foley testified that the
additional $1,000,000,000 which
President Truman made avail
able for mortgage insurance
authorization "will be used pri
marily" to finance rental hous-
'lo. he added, will the "largest
possible share" of a like amount
voted by congress last May.
Foley told the committee that
many of the chief factors which
had been deterring builders from
starting rental housing have
been removed.
"The material situation today
is much Improved," he said. "The
rising cost line promises to level
off, and in some areas appears
already to have done so."
Fleming said that on the basis
of present information there will
be enough materials to construct
1,000,000 homes in 1947, as
against an estimated 700,000 this
year,
Yet School
Money Cut
Federal subsistence for 84 per
cent of Oregon's 6500 veterans
in job training under the GI bill
has been trimmed to comply
with $175 and $200 income ceil
ings fixed by congress, includ
ing 30 per cent cut off entirely,
Zeno Dent, veterans administra
tion training officer for this area,
revealed today.
Adjustments have been based
oil earnings reports from the
trainees and 800 veterans are
continuing this month on the
suspended list for subsistence,
because of failure to report
earnings to the VA, now five
weeks overdue. Dent stated.
Three weeks ago suspensions
for lack of earnings reports
amounted to 2750 but nearly
2000 of these have since turned
in the required data, and those
eligible will receive their
checks. In most cases reduced
because of the legal ceilings.
Ship Spteds To
Port For Aid
MANILA. Dec. 19 (IP) The
American line cargo ship Pana
man, fearing an outbreak of
poliomyelitis aboard, sped to
ward Manila today for medical
aid.
The captain .radioed that one
deati, attributed to polio, oc
curred at Saigon two months ago
and two crewmen have symp
toms. The vessel, due tomorrow
night, was loading copra at
Romblon island, 156 miles south
of Manila. The captain reported
the ship's doctor could not han
dle the situation.
' Among some primitive peoples,
it was the custom to bury sick
people to cure them.
' Pearl Buck is the daughter of
American missionaries, and was
taken to China at an early age.
ALASKA LIFE
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FUNNY BUSINESS
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Coreroom Operator Faces
Income Tax Evasion Charge
SEATTLE. Dec. 19 (IP) A Se
attle cardroom operator, Myer
Rothsteln, was free today under
$5000 bail after his arrest on a
secret federal grand jury indict
ment which charged him with
"wilfully attempting to defeat
and evade" payment of $106.
420 In income taxes for tCie
years 1940. 1941 and 1942.
The indictment, made public
in Tacoma yesterday by Federal
Judge Charles H. Leavy, con
tains three counts, each charging
Rothsteln with "concealing and
attempting to conceal his true
and correct gross and net income."
Rothsteln. Interviewed by the
Post-Intelligencer, blamed iiis
troubles with the government on
GP Company
Holds Opening
GRANTS PASS, Dec. 19 UP)
Chester Mores, selected last
week as Portland's first citizen.
was the principal speaker at. a
banquet here last night introduc
ing tile newly-formed Rogue
River Title .company, an affili
ate of Commonwealth, Inc., of
Portland, of which he is vice
president. More than a hundred
local realtors, attorneys and
county officials were guests.
The Portland business man
voiced the belief that the Pacific
northwest i on the verge of
rapid development with DrosDer-
ous years ahead. He quoted
statistics to s-iow Oregon s pay-
roil is dui iu per cent oeiow war
peak, that most war workers
have been absorbed by peace
time industries and that both
business and bank deDosits are
far above the 1941 level.
failure to keep track of personal
gambling losses.
"When I gamble for business,
I keep track of everything and
pay my taxes," the paper quoted
him, "but when I gamble for my
own recreation, I don't keep
track of it at all. Who does? It
you win a couple of thousand in
a crap game, do you put it in
your income tax return?"
Rothatein blamed many of his
losses on the "horses."
"I couldn't just bet on a few,"
he said. "I had to bet on all of
them. Well, you never win that
i way.
In the Indictment, Rothsteln s
Income is attributed to gross
"business income" in amounts of
$67,033.43. $173,793.41 and
$293,178.80 for the three years:
to rents and royalties in sums
not exceeding $600 for any one
year and to dividends of $2100
and $5000.
The indictment against Roth
stein was the first of five secret
indictments to be opened.
Blut Rivtr Timbtr
Site Opened
EUGENE, Dec. 19 (IP) A sur
vey crew has started initial work
which will open 12,000 acres
with 500,000,000 board feet of
merchantable timber.
A public roads administration
crew is surveying a nine-mile
road starting three miles above
Blue river and going above the
proposed Site of the Simmons
creek dam in the Willamette val
ley flood control project.
The forest service will build
the main road and private opera
tors who will log the timber on
a sustained-yield basis will ex
tend branches.
CLOSED AT SUNDOWN
The Colonial wing of the
Metropolitan Museum of New
York is closed at sundown dally,
regardless of the regular clos
ing time of the museum proper.
This wing, with reconstructions
of colonial and revolutionary
rooms, Has no electric lignts.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
RICHEST COMMUNITY
The United States contains
the richest community in the
world. It is the Klamath Indian,
tribe, with a potential per capita
wealth of $28,000, located on a
1,000,000 -acre reservation in
southern Oregon.
SA Christmas
Party Held
About 100 children gathered
at Salvation Armv headquarters,
4th and Klamath. Wednesday
night, when the Salvation Army
held Its annual Christmas party
sponsored by the Rotary club
for the youngsters. There were
treats, a Christmas tree, carols
and even Santa Cains, who dis
tributed goodies.
No time of year finds the Sal
vation Army busier than the
holiday season. MaJ. W. Ros
wall, in charge of the Salvation
Armv here, said toduy that con
tributions in the little kettles
which workers set up on down
town streets each year, have
fallen off sharply. Contributions
were heavy the first two weeks
of December, but this week they
have slowed down, contrary to
other years when funds came in
faster with the approach of
Christmas,
Money collected will go to
ward Christmas boxes for fami
lies in need during the holi
days. A few toys have been received
at headquartera but more are
needed, MaJ. Roswall said. New
toys, used toys, or those which
can be repaired are needed.
Those who wish to give toys may
drop them off at headquarters
or telephone 6961, and Salva
tion Army workers will pick
them up.
On Sunday at 7:30 p. m. young
sters of the Sunday school will
present their annual Christmas
program at headquarters. There
will be a party after the pro
gam. The public is invited.
Molly Finds A
Home At Last
After five long days of wait
ing in bitter weather, Molly, a
shepherd dog, has a home. In
response to a Herald and News
story many people went out on
the Old Fort road to get the lit
tle dog who had been abandon
ed bv her owner.
Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hosklns of 705 Victory
drive, caught Molly and today
she's in her new home.
Mrs. Lloyd Dunlap of the Old
Fort road who took care of Mol
ly, although she couldn't get the
dog to leave the place where her
master told her to wait, wishes
to thank the many people who
wanted Molly and who have
called about her welfare.
Under Burmese law, a wife
may become head of the house
hold If the husband drinks too
freely.
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Medford Winners In Homestead Draw
' m( far
Paul L. Rogers, 26, Medford veteran whose name was 64th
drawn In the government allocation of Tula 'lake farm lands
yesterday, saw 44 months of service with the army during World
War II. As personnel ssrgsant-major, he was In France, Belgium
and Germany and In two major campaigns, Rogers comes from
Baker county and attended Oregon State college at the time ol
induction. He was one of the first 14 soldiers to be sent to Camp
White when that cantonment optned and la now a Medlord In
surance man. Jack C. Mace, (right), 26, discharged from the navy
as lieutenant, junior grade, was Medford's other lucky winner
in the homestead drawing. His number was 68. Mace is now em
ployed by the Oregon state forest patrol at Mtdlord and was
recently married. He Is a graduate of Oregon State college and
was present at the drawing here.
Local GOP
Head Named
Wyatt Padgett, Insurance man
and former principal at Alia
mont oloincnlary school, was
oluctud chairman of the Klam
ath county republican central
committee at a meeting In the
circuit court room last night.
Ho will serve for four years.
Padgett has long been a mem
ber of the central committee and
an active republican party work
er here.
Mrs, Tlilrza DeCcw was elect
ed vice chairman, Mrs. I'aul
Kurroni, secretary, and T. U.
Walters, treasurer.
Clmson to represent Klamath
county on the slate republican
committee were A. W, Kchnupp
and Mrs, B. C. Johnston, and on
the congressional committee, C.
A. Dunn and Mrs, William
llackler.
MILLIONS Or TOMBS
The catacombs of Koine con
tain a total of 6.0(10,000 tnmhs.
In pliicrs, they are seven levels
deep and cover a distance of 900
miles In area.
Salem Reporter's
Death Reported
SALEM. Dec. 19 lM David
H. Talmadge, about 80, retired
Salem newspaper writer, died in
a Salem hospital yesterday.
He wrote newspaper columns
for the Oregon Statesman and
the Portland Oregon lan. His
wife died several years ago. He
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Talmadge Headrlck, Los Angeles.
HEAVY PAYMENTS
Approximately $3,500,000,000
was puld to policy holders and
beneficiaries in the United
States and Canada by insurance
companies in a recent year.
New
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There Is No Xmas
Parking Problem Here!
.APARTMENT OR
HOUSE WANTED!
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unfurnished.
Permanent Couple
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STORAGE
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Hove those light summer articles stored for the winter
in our modern, fireproof and mothproof storage vault.
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Christmas Party
Klamath Lank Lodge V.O.A.
will hold Us annual Christ
mas Parly Saturday. Decern,
ber 21, at I.O.O.F. West Hall.
Program starts at 7i00 p. m..
lollowed by refreshments and
dance. Members and (rlendt
are welcome.
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Dec. 21st
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who have offices in Portland,
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Taft and Associates have
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highly recognized In this
work. Mr. Mitchell's wide
experience In the fitting of
hearing aids, plus the many
advantages offered In the
new Beltone bids fair to
bring new henring hope to
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