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I Will WEATHER alaa. Oalr tui II Mia. . .,,il(ILll latl II kii ail Nlraam yaar l Sala - l 'is l.ail aar 1 Nttimal l.i lararaall ralllr alaa, ai'aHara ahawafl. WICK FIVK C-KNTH Tax Slash Battle Gaining Heat As Solons Row Over Question Of Inflation ' WAHIIINtlTON. July II lA'i Hrnaliir Kulhrliht Ill-Ark. I argued today llil approval of M. OOO.OOO, OOO Income tax rut wAiihl "add furl to Inllallun," but lilt contention waa qulrkly ehsllrnird by Henslor .Mllllkln I It -Colo. I Mllllkln, manairr of Ihe lai rnlurllull bill uiiilrr llrlmlc III the arltalu fur the second day, told Fulhrighl: "I ahuulrt Ilka tu oppose moat heartily the theory thai In fcr of I Inflallun liav the rliht tu lake money out of the Uspayrr pocket on lh theory that ran aprnd It brtlrr than ha ran." Fulbrlghl retorted that hi waan't talking about spending any surplus luvrrnmcnl fundai he wanla llirm appllrd agslnal the national debt. Ha rrpratrd he thliika ronirrM would be "Jumping the un" If II reduced taira January 1, as pruvhlrd In Ihe bill. Amendments Anthracite Contract OK WAMIINC1TON. July II ! Juhn I- Lewla ilrefully lurked an other fat ronlraet In hla porket to day giving 1B.QOO hard coal mlneri the same HJO-a-dav pay booal he had aranglnl for 400,000 toft roal diners. Disclosure of Ihe agreement ramr with eurprlalng auildrnneaa laat night after only a frw houra of ne suiisllon belareen the I'nlled Mine Worker' ehlef and representatives of the anthracite Induatry. Lewis obtained a 44 4 -rent hourly wage Inrrraiie for soft coal miners and a n.l-cent raise for anUuaclle miner. Day Khortrnrd "Hie difference come Irom a re durtliin In the aoft coal miners working (lay from nine to right houra and ebaorptlun In hla bnatc hourly rate of dally work for which lie formerly received premium pny. Actually, belli Uie bituminous and antlUKCUa mlurra got an increase In IJm dully wage they will take home of II 30 a dny. On the aoft ninl eight-hour day I tl let flinirrn.mil to exactly It) cent an hour, or the nine aiiiount CIO union won In Irel and other Indualrlr. For Uie scven-hoiir day worked by Ihe hard con I miner the 1120 pay inrrr la 17. 1 ccnu an hour, Hut l la aiicceedrd also 111 boost lug hi union a liralth and wrllure fund "take" In both blluminmi and nntlirarltr from a nit krl a Ion of coal produced to a dune a ton. Fire Permits Required Here The. Klamath county fire depart- ment tiKlay urged all county resl drnu to contact Uie department before burning off gras or weed areas. Recently the firemen have had to make a grrat many need les mua when the Ilogihack look out reported flrra which turned out to be controlled grniui fires. Resident ahoulil gel permit frum the county ahop In ordrr to do Uie burning so Uint the de partment will know which fires are controlled and which are wild. Permission mny be secured by railing WH. the telephone of Fire Warden Frank Poulr. or 61118. the county shop. Flrrmeu will nlso be Bind to furnish Instructions on the safe way to bum off weeded sec tions. , . Merrill Slates Phone Hearing ProiMisnl to Incrcnsc telephone rntcs In the communities It servos hits boon nindo by the Columbia Utilities compnny, nnd Blntc l'UC George FIngg todiiy gnvo nntlro that a he' ring on the Issue will bo held at the city hnll at Merrill on July 33 lit 1:30 p. m. The-company proposes to revise Its schedules In furnlshliik commu nication service to Eaglo Point, Merrill, Mailt), Boiiiiiiji, Lorclln, OnkrldKf. In nddltlon to the Merrill hearing, others will be held nt Onkrldgo on July 23, nnd nt Emtio Point on July 24. The public utilities commissioner has suspended the proposed In creases until the henrlngs nrc held and an Investigation Is nmde. Armed Services Group Ends Military Training Hearing WASHINGTON. Julv 11 M'l The liouso nrmed services committee concludod Its hearing oif uulvcrsnl military training leulsjatlon, today utter hearing opponents of the plnn Msull It n a possible bnrrlcr to world pence. Chairman Andrew (R-N. Y.) nn nouncod Hint nil bill, on the sub ject will bo turned over to a sub committee headed by Rep. Towo (R-N. J.) "for such futuro action as they mny tnke." Towo'. group will decide Mondny, Andrew snld, whether to hold henhngs of It own. Foes of the training plan have protested thnt thoy hnvo not been given ample opportunity to testify. , Rognrcllriw of tho subcommittee's filttuo course, ropuhllcnn congres sional lenders hnvo snld there in no plnco on thl session' docket for n training bill. Among tho final witnesses before tho full ooinmlltce today were J. M. Dnwson, executive sccretnry of the Joint committee for American Bnp tlsts on public, rclntlons; Jesse p. rlcnsuir Morse (It-Orel Intro. ducod eight amendment to the measure, including a nroxal for a la cut which would tnke effect only after congress or the president determined Uiat employment and priMlurilun vrre declining. Morse also protHwrd a revision of Ute normal and surtax rules, for a total reduction of about 4, 100,000, 000. with low-bracket taxpayers given prKtlnally larger relief Uian Uioae Hi the high brackets. Other Morse amendments would redure bath rxrmptton and ratra an raUte and gift lasrs, and rnd lax raemptlon of certain atate and local securities, Morae told reporter he has no de alre to delay a vote In the bill, and hora the roll-call can be reached this evening. Freaidrut Truman haa given ad vance notice that he Intends to veto the bill and Henatar l.ueas of Illi nois, democratic whip, aald today the senate would sustain the presl denl'i acUon. Fetters Asks For Hearing . Wayne Addison Fetters, 33. waa arraigned In Justice court yesterday afternoon on a charge of second degree murder, and asked for a pre liminary hearing. He Is held In Uie county Jail without bull. Fetters Is accused of mortally wounding Melvln Ijirsnn. also aged 33, during a fight early Monday morning. Larson received a frac tured skull and was unconscious for 23 houra before he died. According to statements made by several pet sons who . were, at ,Umi Fetters' home at Uie time of the fight, Felteri waa seen to knock Larson down nnd kick him several times about Uie head and upper body. Fetter ha steadfastly de nied kicking Uie man. He told of ficer that he shipped Larson once and hit him with hi fist once. Fetters weighs about 140 pounds, and l-nrnon weighed about the same. Fetter was wearing hlgh-heelcd cowboy boot. Four person were at Uie house during the fight. In addition to Fellers. 1 .arson and Mr. Elolse Fet ter. The four, two men and two women, were questioned by police officers ngnln yesterday afternoon and have made alntement to the district attorney. No dute hn been set for a pre liminary hearing, but Justice of the Pence Mahoney said Uiat one prob ably would be held In his court rnrly next week. J. C. O'Neill Is the defending attorney. Gedney Faces Judge Today Harry Lylc Qcdney, Dorrls. Cnlif., cx-convlcl who wn found guilty of. nssnult, nrmed with dangerous weapon by a circuit court Jury Inst Wednesday, la scheduled to stand up for sentence till afternoon. Oednoy wns voted guilty of slug ging Hoy Caddcn, service station opcrntor during a hold-up attempt January 3, by n vntp of 11 to 1 on Uio Jury's first ballot. Circuit court Is nlso being held open this afternoon for nn nppear nnce of Willinm Henry Nngel, Port land preacher Indicted for con tributing to the delinquency of a minor. Nngel' attorney, John Mow ry of Portland, has Indicated thnt he will nrgue for n change of venue, probably to Grants Pnsa. The Judge hearing the case. Or vnl J. Millard. I from Grants Pass. Judgo' Millard nntd that the argu ments would be heard either this afternoon or Saturday morning. Hostile, executive sccretnry of the American Association of Junior Col leges, Rcu. Admn Cloyton Powell ID-N. Y.l, and Norman Thomas, former head of the socialist pnrty. Saying he spoke for most of the 14,000.000 Baptists, Dnwson told the committee the United States should put more fnlth In the United Nn tlons, nnd snld ndoptlon of UMT would be nn Indlcntlon Uint "we nrc distrustful" of other nations. Boguo urged Instead "fnlth In education ns nn essontlnl means of creating understanding between na tions nnd establishing the founda tions for n peaceful world." As n mllltnry nltornntive to UMT he recommended retention of a strong nrmy, nnvy nnd nlr force, strengthening of the national gunrd nnd reservo unit nnd higher pny for national gunrdsmon nnd enlist ed men In tho nrmy. Powell told the committee he I, "unnltornbly opposed to UMT." nnd snld ho spoke ns n citizen, a minis ter nnd a member of the negro rnce. , KLAMATH KAI.LH, OIIKC V 0?' or ojgistration Active For Moose Convention Krglalrallon continued today for th'e three-day Moose convention being held an Klamath Falls this Friday, Saturday and Hunday. Left hi right: Sadie Mae Hand, Art Purser, governor of the Eugene lodge. Helm Abrahamson, Eugene senior regent, and Koy Fom crook, secretary at Eugene. ! Moose Confab Opens Here A kick-off bnnquet held at the Wlncma hotel Thursday night start ed activities for Uie lBm annual Oregon stale Moose convention. A regular meeting nnd ceremony at, Uie hall followed the bunquct nnd a floor show provided entertain ment. Hlialent from Smith's dancing school purtlclpaU'd ill the show Willi Olaf Anderson and Beatrice Mahnn, entertainers of Olaf country store. A clown act was put on by Delbert Eccle of Hood River. Registration started Thursday for the Ulrec-day convention and con Untml on hraush-Prtday. Hints of ficers convened Friday morning In Uie Klamath Fall armory. The opening session was well at tended. Invocation was read by Rev. D. B. Anderson, and Paul Landry gave Uie welcoming address in Uie absence of Mayor Ed Ostendorf. Brick Ieach, local governor, pre sided with Agnes Vasnk, senior re gent of the Women of the Moose. Charles R. Poole of Eugene, Earl Woods, deputy supreme governor, and others . took part In Uie pro gram. Addresses were given by Al J. Ssrtorl. Ray Van Meter. E. E. Bcn ner. Al Swennc.1 and Hedlne. pres ident Initiation ceremonies will be held at 8 o'clock tonight, Friday, conducted by Uie degree team of Merrill. A fellowship breakfast will start Saturday's program at 9 a. m. fol lowed by business meetings in Uie morning and sports events In the afternoon. A banquet and floor show In the armory will conclude Saturday's program. Men's Garden Club Makes Big Geographic Boner PORTLAND. July 11 (!) This city was pretty mnd nt Uie men's garden clubs of America today. The garden clubs held Uielr na tional convention hero Inst May. Their opening dny luncheon took plncc nt Tlmbcrllno lodge, on ML Hood. Today n copy of the men's gnrden clubs 1047 yenrbook arrived here. It ennied a photograph ot Mt. Hood, which, snld the yearbook, Is "near Scnttlc. Wnsh." Moore Park Spray Job Effective DDT spraying nt Moore park yestcrdny proved highly effective, nccording to B. F. Stott, park enre tnker. Stott ' snld Uint the mosquito nuisance wns- virtually eliminated Inst evening. Todny. when going for a wnlk over Uie big pnrk lawn, he scared up only one mosquito In an nron where they hnvo been numerous In the pnst. The enretnker will keep close watch to determine how long the sprny proves effective. The spraying wns done by a plnne provided without chnrge by Murcl Long nnd flown by Cliff Hogue. Long snld todny thnt It wns his Intention to provide the spray material free, also. Prospect Homes Razed By Flames PROSPECT, July 11 (PL Fire destroyed (our houses here Inst night nnd threntened to spread to the entire community BO miles northeast of Medford. A shifting wind thnt swept the flnme toward the highwny, nwny from tho forest where tho houses are loented, wns credited with snv lng the town, The blaze broke out in the Olonn Morgnn house, nnd Jumped through dry trees to threo other residences. Fire fighters enme Irom Union Creek ranger station nnd Crnter Lake national pnrk, 1941 Local Residents Still Spotting "Flying Saucers" More flying discs, saucers, and what-have-vou are cutting in fleet ing appearance In Klamath skies. according to reports Irom rrank Wilson. Mrs. J. C. Marin, and Mrs. Dallas Bourn. Wilson. 210 Broad, said thai he was looking out his window and happened to glnnce at the sky in time to see a roundish object speed ing high overhead, traveling south easterly In the direction of the Lnkevlcv JuncUon. He ran out of the house for a better look and attracted Uie atten- Body Not ' Located Ye. The body of Archibald McDer mld. Lake o' the Woods summer home owner who Is believed to have drowned at Uie lake Wednes day night, had not been recovered today, and a Republic Sea bee plnne piloted by Penny Pnyne, lo cal pilot, was taking part In the search. McDermld was S3 years old and a resident of San Francisco. He wns retired and he and his wife had spent the summers at Lake o' the Woods for Uie past several years. His cottage Is on Uie east side shore. Wednesday afternoon McDermld was seen on the lake not far from the east shore, fishing. About an hour and a half later his over turned boat floated In to shore. Deputy Sheriff Jack Prnney went to the lnke yesterday and took along dragging equipment, but nfter a consultation with Mrs. Mc Dermld decided agninst dragging on the chnnce Uiat such work might result only In covering the body over with debris from the bottom of the lnke. Pnyne, Franey and Larry Berg mnn flew to the lnke this morn ing tu the Senbee and spent nn hour covering the lnke before the water began to get rough nnd choppy. They spotted one light colored object on the bottom nnd Tom Necley mnrked the spot with n buoy for further search from a boat. Phone Books Not Ready As Yet Klnmnth basin residents will Just hnve to struggle along with their battered 1D46 telephone directories a while longer. The Pnclflc Telephone nnd Telegraph company office here announced todny thnt the new books are still not completed. The lists of customers' nnmes and numbers were turned over to a Klamath Falls printing concern some time ngo. but the Initial work of preparing them wns held bnck considerably by the telephone strike. Directories are usually 111 the mail to customers in June. Charles Sea vey. company manager In Klamnth Falls, estimated several days ngo thnt the books will probably be ready lnte In July. Finland Joins Other Nations In Red Orbit And PARIS, July 11 (P) Finland Joined all the other states tn the Russian orbit tonight in rejecting . invitations to the Paris economic conference, completing a clcnvage between Enstern and Western Europe. A Helsinki broadcast announced the Finnish cnblnet's 11th hour decision and snld a communique was forthcoming later. The Moscow rndlo snld this morning the Finnish cabinet had rejected the bid, and thnt the decision wns unanimous. , . The talks on the Mnrshall proposal for American-backed aid in European reconstruction will open wiui Britain ann trance ns the sponsoring nntions. Fourteen nations have accepted Uie Invitation to the conference, Seven others Yugoslavia, Poland, Romnnln, Hungnry, Bulgaria, Albania and Czechoslovakia have rejected It. French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault will press for full publicity for the conference sessions, the foreign ministry announced. Tho ministry said that In his welcoming speech to the delegates to morrow tne loreign minister would grapners attend an sessions. (Telephone (111) No. 10980 tlon of J. L. Strode, who also saw the object, as did several other peo ple In Uie neighborhood. The men snld the object appeared to be a bright red. was very high and traveling very fast. Mrs. Marin. 2242 Home, isn't sure thnt what she saw were discs, but whntcver they were, she spotted them at around 8:50 p. m., Satur day, and detiorts Uiat they were "bright, flashy objects." They went overhead so rapidly Uiat she couldn't distinguish a definite shape. Saturday was Uie same night that other residents reported seeing ob jects In the sky which are believed to nave been suotitgnur irom a car nival hi town. ' " Mrs. Bourn, 729 Willow, said she wns hanging out Uie family washing around 2 p. m., Thursday, when she saw an object zoom across Uie sky. She is quite certain it was a balloon and Uie strong wind a counted for its speed. It was colored with splnshes of red and yellow and she- could see a string hanging from It, She has heard other people com ment on Uie object as a disc, but sne s quite sure uiat it wasn t- BOISE, Ida.. July 11 UP Army intelligence authorities have ordered the Twin Falls police department "not to talk" about a disc-like ob ject found there early today. E. Mc Cracken. assistant chief of police in Twin Fans, told the Idaho states man today by telephone. McCracken said, "The object was taken into a back room at the police station and put under lock and key. We were told to keep our mouths shut, and not describe Uie object to anyone." . Informed that Uie FBI in Butte. Mont., had released a partial de scription of the object. McCracken said, "I haven't seen Uie thing my- seti. we can t release any lnlorma Uon unless Uie FBI snvs we can.' The object wns found by Mrs. Fred JJssterbrook of Twin Falls enriy todny nfter she "heard a crash" near her home. Withdrawal Of Troops Asked . LAKE SUCCESS. July U PV Egypt demanded formally todny thnt the United Nations security council order "immediate and total" withdrawal of nil British troops from Egypt and the Sudan. At Uio snme time the council was asked '.to terminate Uie present British "regime" In Uie Sudan, which long has been a source of friction between Egypt and Britain. The Egyptian complaint was signed by Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha and dated July 8. Nokrashy Pasha was expected to arrive here over the week-end or early next week to present Egypt's argument personally before, the council. United Nations officials said the council could not take up the case oeiore taiesciny at tne earliest he' cause of council rules. The British were understood to oe ready to begin the discussion in mediately. Quits Conference tomorrow at 11 n. m. 16 a. m., EST) propose that reporters and photo- Child Beaters Admit Intent To Kill "Miss X" BULLETIN ORANTS PAHS, Julv 11 Mrs. Lucille Medlln and Hugh Gil reath today admitted they In tended to kill Ihe woman' 2-year-old daughter, Mary Jane the lit tle "Mlaa X" who was found brat en and abandoned back of a . Weed dance hall June IS. Mrs. Medlln, 23, and her common-law husband, Gilreath, plead ed guilty In circuit court to charges of assault with Intent to kill. The specific accusation fa that they brutally beat the child at their home In Helms June 14. That night Gilreath took Mary Jane on a bua to Weed, Calif., and abandonrd her there. The flaxen haired child was not Identified for 10 days, until the mother and Gilreath were arrested at-Kelma and taken to Vreka, where Mary Jane was conflnrd to a hospital. Arraigned separately, both Oll renth and Mrs. Medlln waived grand jury action. Circuit Judge Orval J. Millard set Monday. July 14, at 10 a. m. as time for sentence. Court Drops Morals Charge Morals charges against two ex soldlers. originally filed on the com plaint of two married women, were dropped today and the two young men pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and were fined $65 each. Clydle Blaylock. 19, had been charged with rape, and .his com panion, Arthur Bowles, 28, with as sault with intent to commit rape. After a preliminary hearing Tues day, Justice of Uie Peace J. A. Ma- hone v took the case under advise ment for 72 hours, and shortly before noon today decided to reduce the charges against the two men. They were advised by their attorney, J. C. O'Neill, to plead guilty to Uie disorderly conduct count and were released from the county Jail after arranging to pay their fines. The women Involved In the case were not present In court this morn tng. Ground Force Still Needed WASHINGTON. Julv 11 Wl - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. chief of nnval operations, said today he does not believe the next war will be fought primarily 'as a sea and air war. "It is my conviction Uiat the ground soldier must go in to hold the ground. We can t get away from it," Nlmltx said. The navy chief said he believes the next war will see "ground, sea and air action" with coordination a rrui rutting from the Joint chief of staff and implemented by the heads of the three fighting groups. Nimitz tesunea oeiore a senate armed services subcommittee in support of a bill to extend the duties of the cruet ot naval opera tions and establish posts of. naval Inspector and chief of naval ma terial. t The senate already has passed legislation calling for unification of the army, navy and air force. Each would have Its own secretary but all three services will operate under an over-all civilian secre tary of national security. The unification bill now Is being considered by a house expendi tures subcommittee, along with a similar house bill. Chairman Hoff man (R-Michj said the subcom mittee is in "substantial agree ment", on such legislation. It is expected to be approved and reach the house next week. Lumber Town Vater Back MAPLETON, July U IIP) This lumber and logging community along .the Siuslaw river had water 'today for the first time since earlier tn Uie week when three restaurants, one hotel and a beer tavern were closed down by the order of Dr. Anthony Triolo, Lane county health officer. ' Dr. Triolo said Uiat the only water system in the community is privately owned, and despite con tinual warning nothing had been done to improve conditions. He said that Mapleton's water supply has been below standard for the pnst two years. Householders were warned to boll water for drinking purposes, but now the county health department has installed a portable chlorinator on a temporary basis. Local merchnnts are expected to band together and purchase a chlorinating system for permanent use in the near future and the county unit may be left here until a new unit can be delivered. Kenai Fire Held "Unstoppable" ANCHORAGE, Alaska. July 11 (IP) From the airman who has been Da- trolling the Kenai peninsula fire todny enme Uie prediction that "nothing but the waters of Cook, In let or winter" can stop the fire wnicn aireany nas oiacKened 200,. 000 acres. Pilot Dick Miller said the flames have Jumped the Kenai river and are advancing slowly toward the town of Kenai, now but 10 miles from the fireline. Lumber Shipments Show Slow Gain PORTLAND, July il IP Lumber shipments irom tne Northwest ,to the United Kingdom have averaged 40 to 50 million bonrd feet a month and will reach 80 million feet in August, the British government freighting agent said today. W. D. Hazen said the export pro gram probably will continue for eight months to a year. Fifty-five per cent of Uie lumber Is shipped from Coos Bay. y Worst Duster In Years Hits Ripening Crops By Tht Associated Pre The worst "duster" in a dozen years in Northwestern Oregon and Eastern Washington left a mantle of dust over Spokane today, shattered hundreds of acres of ripened wheat with an estimated half million dollar loss, leveled trees and utility poles and unroofed numerous buildings. Lightning storms over the Blue mountains started a dozen or more small spot fires, which were quickly controlled. Six blazed up in the Pomeroy district of Washington and four in the Walla Walla district. The wind reached 65 miles an hour at certain spots. Brief but overwhelming in its intensity, the storm late yester day afternoon extended from Pendleton, Ore., to Spokano and west over Central Washington, far to the north, at Calgary, Alta. Heavy rain and gale winds toppled trees, dis rupted communication lines and ripped booths apart during a stampede at the fair grounds. Pete Stallcop, manager of the pa-r cillc Northwest Oram Dealer as sociation, said at Spokane uie storm probably damaged 10 per cent of the area's wheat, with a probable $500,000 loss. The wheat damaged was ripe enough to "hatter' Boat Beached Several small boats were caught by the storm on lakes near Spo kane. Most were beached to wait out Uie storm, causing concern for safety of their occupants. rortiana weatner oureau saia the storm was caused by "extreme turbulence" associated with wide spread thunderstorms. Northwestern Oregon point called It the 'worst "duster" In 10 years. Within half an hour. Pendleton had a 50-mile wind and visibility of a tenth of a mile, a thunder storm and a tenth of an Inch of rain. A fallen tree broke a west side power line more than an hour ana several mousana acres os wheat were lodged badly. The dust seeped Into booses and covered porches at Spokane. Twen ty telephone poles were blown down and at least two-thirds of the street lights put out A main trunk telephone line was broken at Pasco when the top of a water tank was Mown down. Wind re cording instruments broke at Spo kane after hitUng 42 miles an hour. At Odessa, a 110-foot tower at a wheat elevator collapsed, block ing a main railroad line.' The dam age was several thousand dollars. LaCrosse farmers estimated they had lost an average of a bushel of wheat an acre over a 15.000-acre area. In the Oregon Blue mountains, Meacham. southwest of Pendleton, and Llndley, southeast oi La Grande, both had dust storms. OVS To Get 7 Buildings Seven buildings at the Klamath naval air station today were allotted to the new Oregon Vocational school at Uie former Marine Barracks and will be moved Immediately to the campus on the hill, according to announcement by Winston Purvine, OVS director. Purvine was notified of the trans. fer by L. R. Durkee, divisional en gineer of the federal works agency. The buildings, all pre-fabricated, will be moved by truck and trailer. and will be used in enlarging snop space. "It may seem a bit odd we can use more buildings up here," said Purvine, "but we are not permitted to tear down or move some ox the Barracks buildings on our campus, and we need to add to the shop space where heavy equipment is to be located. We can put up these navy buildings on concrete slabs for that purpose." He said, that the huge mess hall at the campus is to be used In part for shop, but this building has a wooden floor and will be utilized for work that does not require heavy machinery. The main shoos are located tn the garage area of the former Marine Barracks, behind the mess hall. It is here that extensions will be made. aUj.V!&Tiu telY 1 - . V ; , ( Sfuciai tz v3P ci t :; 'Lfj c An early morning nolsemaker caught by the nine o'clock photof Is R. A. Meredith with hi pneumatic hammer aa he breaks cut hunk of paving preparatory to patching ea the ernw ef Maia Broad. Nation Faces Cut In Meat WASHINGTON, July 11 P)Th nation faces the prospect today of possibly It per cent lea meat by early 1948. Such a redaction would b ae eompanled by higher prices If con sumer demand continues strong. These possibilities are based oat an agriculture department crop re port yesieraay loreeaaung at warp drop In the corn crop as result of one of the worst planting season on record. The corn cropwhich 1 the baste raw material for meat, dairy and poultry products was forecast at 2,61209.000 bushels. This compares with last year's record of 38727, 000. the government's goal of 3,000, 000.000 bushels and a 10-year av erage of 2,638.927,000. (Jiuciais said a crop of around 2.850,000.000 bushels of good quality corn would be needed to maintain meat production at the present level ot 153 pounds a year for each con sumer. A crop of the size Indicated, offi cials said, would require a cut In meat production of about 10 per cent, or aDout is pounds per con sumer. This still, however, would leave supplies at about 138 pounds per person compared with the pre war average of 126 pounds. Officials are not ready, however, to accept the corn forecast as final. Still holding hopes for a harvest of at least 2,850,000.000 bushels, they noted that acreage planted to corn is only 44 per cent below last year when the record crop was produced, despite) adverse planUng season weataej ; . i.. ,,; House Extends Export Control WASHINGTON. July 11 fP) The house passed and returned to the senate today legisIaUon extending export and Import controls over scarce commodities until next Feb ruary 29. Both chambers had passed the bill previously In different form, the senate having voted to extend Uie controls until next June 30 and the house until next January 31. The controls originally expired last June 30 but were extended for 15 days by a stop-gap resolu tion. The legislation vests authority for handling the program general ly In the hands of the secretary of commerce. It ends present con trols on manila and other types of fiber and cordage but retains import controls on rice and, rice products. ' Other materials on which emer gency wartime controls are con tinued Include tin and tin pro ducts, except for imports of tin ores and concentrates; materials required for export to aid foreign production of products needed in the United States; antimony fats and oils; petroleum and petroleum products. I
