Cost Of Living Figures
Show Terrific Spiral As
Meat, Clothing Price lips
CHICAGO, June 1 VP On this
lint anniversary of Uie end of Ira
eral Dries controls, pork on the din'
ner labia null 78 per cent more
than it did year ago, peer ana
veal AS ner cent more.
Other food, clothing, and living
costs in general aim ban under
cone aharp rises, trade and govern
ment figure ahow. Within the year
many prieea loomed to record peaks,
topping the highs of the 1919-1U20
poalirar period.
Market and retail auppllea are
Local Men
Attend Spud
Field Day
Six Klamath county potato grow
era attended the Potato Field Day
at Corvnllls, June 26. The six were
Henry Semon, Scott Warren, Cliff
Dunn, Karl Dehltnger, Louie Lyon
and Ed Stastny. About 100 grow
ers from different Oregon potaVo
growing sections were present.
Progress reports covering Investi
gations being carried on potato dis
eases and control of disease spread
by control of insect carriers were
given at a morning meeting.
It was apparent that many seed
growers are using insecticides as an
additional practice to Improve qual
ity of seed produced. The Portland
area seems to be on a dust sched
ule at eight to 10 day intervals.
Records shown at the meeting in
dicate that Inadequate dusting can
be as detrimental as adequate dust
ing can be effective. Apparently
three to six dustings may be nec
essary in the Klamath area.
Net Whole Answer
It was pointed out that dusting
in itself is not the answer. Thor
ough roguing to remove diseased
plants as early as possible is still
necessary. Dusting is thought of as
merely another valuable aid.
A newly recognized potato disease
temporarily named "late breaking
virus" was discussed. Symptoms in
clude late emerging weak plants in
some cases. Another manifestation
Is a late season rolling of top leaves
in well developed plants, accom-
J ranted by serial tubers in axils of
eaves. The disease causes affected
plant to produce very small pota
toes. LeafroU is still the main
worry of Russet growers. Best con
trol is afforded by selection of good
seed as free as possible of leafroll
Infection. It was stated that leaf
roll has become a major concern In
Idaho production areas also.
Because leafroll spreads rapidly
and can be carried In quantity from
one bad field to several adjacent
clean fields, tome growers are con
sidering advisability of regulations
requiring that all planting stock be
tested and required to meet maxi
mum tolerances for leafroll.
Negro Slayer To
Hang Tuesday '
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 30 JPt
Barring unforeseen legal action,
Austin Nelson, 37-year-old convict
ed negro slayer, will be hanged at
the federal jail here early Tuesday
morning. United States Marshal
William Mahoney said today.
He was convicted in April of the
murder of Jim Ellen, grocery store
proprietor, last December 22. A
plea for executive clemency was re
fused by President Truman June 8.
Theatre Holdup
Nets Gunman $260
ALBANY, June 30 UP) A theatre
holdup here early yesterday netted
an armed man $260 in small change.
Manager Raymond Porter of the
Venetian theatre said the man
forced him to open a safe, then be
came angry that there was not more
money. He tied and gagged him,
then kicked him in the ribs and hit
him over the head with a pistol be
fore fleeing, Porter told police.
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Regulate ventilation . . . control
sunlight . . . insure privacy.
Best quality, trouble proof con
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lata. Free estimates and Instal
lation. CLAUDE H. DAVIS
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Phone 4684
higher In many lines, but farm sup
plies or livestock are lower Man
year ago and cold storage stocks
of many foods are lower, buch com'
modllirs a steel, oil and lumber.
still lag far behind demand requirements.
Referring to meat prices, the
American Meat Institute said In
statement:
Big Demand
"Ordinarily the present supply of
meat would be reasonably adeouate.
However, an unprecedented demand
has made the average supply level
inadequate.
With 1926 prices as a hose aver
age of 100, the Associated Press
wholesale prices index Friday was
176.64. A year ago the figure was
122.28. This represents an increase
of 43 6 per cent In the year. The
highest was reached in March at
184.32.
A compilation by the federal bu
reau of labor statistics, shows that
for May, the most recent calculation
available, this index was at 155.8
on a 1935-38 base average of 100.
Throughout the war period up to a
year ago the Index had advanced
55. S points. In the ensuing year it
went up ti.S points.
General Average
All cost of living items included
In the index averaged 164 per cent
above last June, with major items
like food 28.8 per cent higher, cloth
ing 17 3, an household furnishings
16.3
Specifically, meats In general are
52.2 per cent more, fish 16.1, chick
en ICS. dairy products 16, eggs 21.6.
fruits and vegetables 12.8, beverages
50.6, fata and oils 58.6, and sugar
and sweets 31.6 higher.
Trade groups assert the various
indices are unrealistic because, they
say, these compute prices during the
OPA period on the basis of ceilings
when prices In "black markets"
were above ceiling.
-Spring wheat at Minneapolis
closed up to $3.82 S a bushel last
Thursday: a vear ago it was $' 8H.
Dark hard wheat Saturday at Kan
sas Citv was up to $2.404 com on red
with $2.01i a bushel under ceiKrw.
Within the last week No. 3 yellow
corn at Chicago was $3 35' a bush
el on the cash market, comnared
with 81.46U under the eeline.
J. O. M"Cllntock. president o' the
Chicago board of trade. sn'H "tre
mendous buying operations" by the
government was a factor in the
price action of grains.
Sally Smalley and Opal Baty
were the two Klamath girls who
participated in the style revue,
Monday, June 23. This event shows
the 4-H girls and their sewing proj
ects on parade.
The ping-pong tournament was
In progress for about two days.
Wayne Bergloff Is the champion
from Delta Tau Delta and Jerry
Smalley took the honors at Sigma
NU.
Near the end of the summer
school session almost every house
has exchange dinner. The boys
have two and the girls only one.
These affairs enable better ac
quaintances among the boys and
girls.
The Oregon Bankers association
sponsored a show with professional
actors Tuesday, June 24, In the
men's gym. This is the second show
of its kind. Last year it was an ex
periment to see if it was worth the
trouble and expense. It was re
ceived so enthusiastically that more
actors and a better sow were given
this year.
At almost all or uie girls nouses.
a backward dinner was scheduled.
The dinner began with the dessert
and ended with the salad. Every
one wore her clothes backwards.
The radio revue was a program
put on by the 4-Hrs. Wednesday.
June 25, for 4-H members and the
radio audience. The broadcast was
half hour, after which per
formances that are not suitable for
radio were continued.
The 2nd annual 4-H summer
school came to a close Thursday
night, June 26, with parties, a movie
and a dance.
Truman Ends Duty
Free Lumber Bill
WASHINGTON. June 30 W -President
Truman todp.7 signed a
proclamation terminating on Au
rust 15 regulations permitting duty
free importation of lumber or lum
ber products certified by the hous
ing exDeditor as suitable for hous
ing construction.
The proclamation supercedes one
of October 25. 1946 which author
ized the secretary of the treasury
to set up the regulation. Today's
order said "it now anpears that it
would be In the public interest" to
terminate the regulations.
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These aerial acrobats are an added attraction this year of the
West Coast shows, which will play here July t to a.
West Coast shows will be here
with carnival and circus, July 3-6,
inclusive. The big top will be lo
cated at the 8. 6th street grounds.
Added to the show this year are
Uie "Four Stiver Condors." a fam
ily of four aerial acrobats who have
played In Europe and in the movies.
Besides this added attraction
there will be the usual concessions,
side shows and mechanical rides,
pink lemonade and popcorn.
Traffic Sign
Going At Weed
To aid in routing northbound
traffic through Klamath Falls,
plans are being made to erect a re
flectortzed sign at Weed, Calif. The
Klamath County chamber of com
merce is cooperating with the Shas
ta Cascade Wonderland association
of California to direct cars traveling
from San Francisco to Portland by
way of the Willamette pass.
At present there is no reflector
ized sign nt the Junction of U. 8.
highways No. 97 and 99 at Weed,
with only a small porcelain sign
marking the route through Klam
ath Falls. According to the Cali
fornia highway department, there
is no spot at the intersection to
place a sign, .but Charles Stark.
chamber head, indicated that other
arrangements were being made.
The sign will be similar to the
one placed a year ago at Goshen
Junction, lust outside of Eugene.
This large marker designates the
Willamette pass as one route lor
southbound motorists.
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Eagles Convention
Ends Saturday
SALEM, June 30 At The Ore
gon Fraternal Order of Eagles
closed Its annual state convention
here Saturday night with election
of A. C. Lucas. Medford, as presi
dent Alice Banks. McMlnnville. was
named state wings president.
Others elected Included: Hurry
James, Pendleton. Eagles, trustee:
Irene Waas, Pendleton, wings chaplain.
Big Basin Lumber Heads
Switched At Main Outlet
liKKAI.D NVIS, Kliallt Falls, Pro.
MONDAY, J T"
Promotion of E. K. Smith, man
ager of the Malln retail outlet of
the Big Basin Lumber company, to
a supervisory sales position In the
retail lumber company was an
nounced today by O. B, Sweet, west
ern retail department manager for
the Long-Bell Lumber company,
owners of Uie Big Basin properties.
Sweet, who formerly managed the
Klamath Falls Big Basin yard, said
that Smith will become sales suier
vlsor for the Malln yard and the
new Bin Basin outlet now under
construction at Tulelake. The Tula
lake retail outlet which was opened
two months ago Is under Ute man
agement of C. E. Nelson. A modern
retail lumber yard at Tulelake will
be complete In Uie near future.
Smith, who has managed the
Malln yard for Ute past five years,
turns the management over to Paul
R, Kruger, who has been trans
ferred to Malln from the Longvlew,
Wash., retail yard of Long-Bell.
Smith has been connected with Uie
Long-Bell Lumber company for 33
years and was a member of the
retail department furnishing Uie
materials for the construction nf
the model city nf Longvlew. He was
at the Klamath Fulls yard of Dig
Basin several years before taking
over Uie management of Uie Malm
retail yard.
Kruger has several years of retail
lumber experience gained In Ne
braska where he was employed by
a large retail lumber company. He
has managed several small yards In
Uie Midwest, the last being at
Winslde, Neb.
Smith will continue to make his
home in Malln and Kruger wtU move
his wife and two children to Malln
when housing la located.
CLARK IIONORED
SALEM, June 30 W1 Oen. Mark
W. Clark, new commanding officer
of Uie sixth army on Uie West coast
and wartime commander In Italy.
Will be honored at a lunrhenn In
Salem Tuesday by Brig. OeiL Ray
mond Olson. Oregon naUoual guard
commander.
JU. ,yn .:. ..,.... . t4
E. E. Smith
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Klamathites
In Office
Members of Klamath Falls Amer
ican Legion grotiw placed immil
nenlly in elective utile at the Le
gion sluto convent Inn held June
26-211 In Portland. Dr. M. K. OiHiiwr
of this city was elected grand olirl
du Iran of Ui. state Ley ton forty
et Eight.
Mrs Paul OUerMn o( Uie Klam
ath Eight et Forty, women's group,
was clKK.cn la denil oiniieu uieux
lento of the stale, and Mrs. Fred
llollbronner was elected auxiliary
dlxtrlct president of district lour,
The local Legion auxiliary also
carried top honors in Uie poppy
window content, winning (list plate.
The poppy "' display appeared
III III J. 0, Penney company here.
Designer was Mrs. Jark Otlerbeln,
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sugar ration will oe inereasrii noiii
eight lo 10 ounce weekly Wtoctlm
July 'JO and extra sugar also will
be allowed uukoin ami conlcoUuii-
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