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PACE TEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1947 Pine Workers' Pay Well Above National Average Followltif the Iuiuiicb Taesday of average Income nd hourly waje rate statistic by the Bureau of La bor blallstlcs, C'hrt Irrint at the pine Industrial relations committee mad a survey of the rate paid by lumber companies on the commit tee'! membership list. Ai a result of this study, it was determined that wages paid tn this particular section of the forest pro duct Industry are well above the national averaise lor production workers. The figures given by the bureau 01 labor statistics were uuten Truman Okays Paper Deal WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 iJV-Legislation under which a newsprint In dustry may be established in South east Alaska was signed today by President Truman. It permits sale of timber in the Tongas National forest to newsprint manufacturing companies. The forest service of the agricul ture departmentjs given authority to provide the paper companies with a steady source of wood, harvested In the Tongas preserve on a sus tained yield basis. Endorsing .the bill before con Kress, forest "service officials esti mated It would open the way for construction of five $$30,000,000 paper mills In Alaska. The forest service predicted each mill would create a town of 6000 or more popu lation. The bill stipulates that money from the sale pf Tongas timber will be held in the U. S. treasury until the claims of native Indians to parts of the land are settled. Indians of Southeast Alaska have opposed the legislation. ' Soil Conservation Convention Ends OORVALLIS. Ore., Aug. 8 P Extension service directors of 11 western states were on their way home today after urging long-range planning for soil conservation. Final committee reports to the western states extension conference advocated special conferences on range management and more re search on soil conservation. One report also asked that more training be given 4-H club mem bers in democratic procedures, prin cipally by allowing them to partici pate in planning their own activities. Classified Ads Bring Results. WHY WJE SAY To hiil one word tame 0 -J We Go Anywhere! "" Ralph's Mobile Refrigeration Service Commercial and Boniehold Bcfriftratlon IfulUiiK Machine and ,OD Heater Repair Dependable Service when yea seed Itl Ralph L. roller Phone MSI lM Grr Klamath Fall. Jul I I HI Iii I This man is going to add something to Klamath Falls Paid Advertisement for tile earnings of factory workers. However, as representative of the nation - wide lot of the ordinary working man, these statistics are useful when compared with prevail ing local wage levels regardless ol their origin. Big Difference For instance, the national average hourly wage, Including overtime, was given as 1 1.2a an hour. The cor responding hourly rate In the tym panies polled by Irving is 1,685. The tremendous difference here some what reflects the superior position of lumber workers in this area. The weekly earning! of the averace factory worker amounts to M&91. according to the bureau. The average In the pine companies ts $66.88, or nearly 37 per cent above the national figure. Iii Uie bureau's report, the average earnings of workers today were translated into terms of 1939 dol lars. On this basis the report con cluded that the buying power of the average man has not materially in creased since 1939. and that In many cases tlie worker finds himself able to buy less with his Increased earn ings than before the war. Auble Named To Road Board SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 8 Dr. E. P. Auble's reappointment as a member of the highway commit tee of the California state cham ber of commerce's Sacramento val ley council, was announced this week. Dr. Auble. Modoc county super visor, is widely recognized as an authority on county road prob lems. The council is giving special attention to efficient expenditure of revenues under the Collier Bums highway act. Reappointment was made by George G. Pollock, chairman of state chamber's Sacramento valley council, who also reappointed eight Siskiyou"' county leaders as com mittee members. They are W. T. Davidson, Fort Jones, as supervisor; C. J. Green, McCloud; Gordon M. Jacobs. Kornbrook. supervisor, on the highway committee. Norman J. Farrell. supervisor, Shasta national forest, Mt. Shas ta; Forest Supervisors George James and O. G. Steele. Yreka; Judge W. R. Lee, Dunsmulr. on the natural resources committee, and John M. Schuler, Mt. Shasta, travel and recreation committee. England's cat population has been estimated "at 10,000.000. fci SAM X COUMS 114 HAWSC adieu mean eood-by. This to us from the Latin a Dieu' AD1EU" Jjl - si meaning to God, as it was originally the custom to commend the departing friend "s safety to God. . IT'S A WELCOME SIGHT Superior Troy hot the same respect for your linens as you have. Vree rlckup an. Oellrerr SUPERIOR-TROY Laundry Dry Cleaners too So. eth S8S Klamath Ave. Phone 7513 Phone 0119 Hughes Uses Earphone y 1 fL 1 L' Howard llughrs, Los Angeles plane manufacturer, Industrialist and movie matnate, uses an earphone to hear questions of subcommittee members as he sits In the witness chair at a senate subcommittee's in quiry in Washington into his government plane contracts. AP, wirrphoto. Cook Funeral Service Held YREKA, Aug. 8 Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p. m. from Noble's Funeral chapel in Mount Shasta tor Robert K. Cook, 11 -year-old Mount Shasta boy who drowned in Abram's lake near Mt. Shasta, on Monday afternoon. Coroner Lloyd B. Nobel stated that the boy, who had been swim ming, apparently fell from a diving board. His body was recovered from the water about eight minutes later. Efforts to revive him with a resus citator failed. The child is survived' by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Cook of Mount Shasta, and two brothers. His father is a former member of the police department in both Mount Shasta and Weed. Robert was a native of Washing ton, and came to 'Siskiyou county at the age of six months, living in Weed and Mount Shasta until his death. Forest Fire Helps Moose ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Aug. 4 Pi Last month's fierce Kenai peninsula forest fire, which ravaged some 250, 000 acres of spruce and other forest lands, was described by two D. S. fish and wildlife service refuge work ers today as "definitely beneficial to the area's game particularly moose." The two men, Richard Griffith and John Ball, both of Chicago, said that an all-day Inspection of the region from the air and on land showed little evidence of wildlife ELECTIMC MOTORS Delco-Sunlite Distributor We are NOT jack of all trades we SPECIALIZE in Electric Motor repair sale and service?' 1 1 A ll Electric Co. 735 Commercial , Phone 3268 MALLORY'S Merrill-Lakeview Jet. SPECIALS FOR SAT. Y Fancy Colored Hens . . . lb. 39c Pure Pork Sausage . . . lb. 35c Beef Pot Roast, Grade "A" lb. 42c Pork Roasts and Steaks . lb. 55c Fresh Ground Beef . . . . lb. 35c WHOLESALE PRICES ON , BEEF CUT AND WRAPPED FOR YOUR LOCKER. TOP PRICES FOR -. .v .-. w t sk . . a destruction and no apparent injury to the soil. Principal damage was to spruce and other vegetation of no value as moose food. Aspen, birch and other small shrubs are expected to sprout in the area shortly. The inspectors said they saw ducks, swans and geese In the region as well as fresh bear and moos tracks. Cities Hang Onto Housing Projects PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 8 ( Housing authorities of the Portland, Ore.-Vancouver, Wash., area laid plans today to hold on to existing projects as long as the housing shortage continues. The aim, announced at a meeting here last night. Is to forestull such legislation as the Cain-Russell bill in the last congress. It would have compelled sale of war housing by 1949. Officials of the tri-county housing authority association authorized ap pointment of committees to prepare a long-range program (or disposition of the war housing. They hoped to have it ready in time lor a con gressional committee hearing sched uled here September 14-15. There are usually about 3000 vol umes In the library of a battleship. Expert Service! Wheel .Repacking k Lubrication, ic Simonlsing ir Waxing , Protect Your Car! ic Vacuuming Our new equipment really cleans the Interior of your car. Associated Oil Products Use Your Associated Credit Card BALSIGER MOTOR CO. Halo at Esplanade Phone 3121 MARKET Telephone 4620 SUN. & MON. LIVE POULTRY Policemen Held For Larceny TAl'OMA. Aug." 8 iil'i Two cltv police of fir era, wlio said Oiev would have turned In S46.A00 which they found in the rear uf a wrecked autuniublle had they dcen "sure II wasn't counterfeit," were held today under SlO.OOo hull urir h..i. mully charged with grand Inrrrny, Prosecutor Patrick Steele and other orririals said bmli men, Krncat Hyatt, 29. and Itlehard Mnberg, id. u cuiursira to Uklug the money from thft trunk rni,,.Ft....i ear brlonslitf to .Mike .Kostelac. a ms iinroer ranener. Two uromlncnr iWm ..,.i.i....i lawyers, drover o. Nolle and Bertll Johnson, were named bv Superior Judge E. D. Hodge to defend the men when they suld at arraignment yesterday they were without funds w vuwilll CUU1IKCI. In Paper Saek Steele and Police Chlut William rarrur suld tlm nffi,-.w ..f . sold tlie money was found In a ri- mick. Divined in 47 packets of bills ranuliiflr fmm sMn t tnui i.. denomination, during the courso of iuuuuc investigation of the car after Koxtelim hnH rirll.n - guard rail at a Tacoma Intersection early Tuesday morning. Chief Parmr ajilri t')A nnn u-. re covered in tlie bedroom of one of uie ouicers and S22.500 In the bed room of tlie other. "If we had It to do over again, I a-n sure we would turn the money in." Hyatt told a reporter. "I don't know why we kept it, except we weren't sure It wasn't counterfeit. If we had been certain It was real money we would have investigated why Kostelac was currying it around In his automobile." Kostelac said he carried the money for use In "business deals." DIKS CHICAGO, Aug. 8 iPi Mrs. Mary Marsh Beaupre, 83. widow of Arthur M. Beaupre. long a mem ber of the U. S. diplomatic corps, died last night. Ninth at Pine Lassies! get set for a highland fling . . . the tartans are here 100 wool plaid? !o take you or office in bonnie fashion 1098 It's I gathering of the clans thin fall ... in a bru"w parade of authentic pluiil patterns. Colors lilting as a Scotch brogue . . . wool soft as thistle-down . . . quality tailoring befitting a chief tain-' Choobe from one or two piece t styles you'll wear the .skirts, and jackets of .the 2-picccrs as separates. They're grapd buys at (hese wco prices! In Junid? and Miss sizes. Choose from those clan plaidsi Royal Stuart Hunting MacKenon Dress Stuart MacPherson Hunting Brodjc Erskino MacDonald . Dress lacLeod MocDonold of Clonronald Add each purchase to V Tune Folder To Be Put Out On OVS An elght-pago folder' will be rum piled by Uie vocational school pro motional committee of tlio chamber ot commerce to advertlbo the Ore gon Vocational school. The pam phlet will be four by nine Inches ami will fit Into n regular biudnrx cuveloe. In charge of gathering Information (or the (older will be Churles think, head uf the cham ber of commerce, ntid Malcolm Kp ley. The Herald nnri News manag ing editor.' Stark Indicated that some 10,000 booklets will bo printed. They will not be subject to approval by the stain board of higher education, but will be simply n publication of the chamber aimed at Including ma terial concerning tho school which will Interest prospective students. Power Company To Reorganize PORTLAND, Aug. 8 (( The re nrganlrutlon of the Portland Klectrlc Power company, pending eight years, appauiilly neared final sUiges today. Kstes 8uedecor. handling the vote count tor the federal court, suld bonds of tH.IH5.500 were voted fur the plan and 83.518.700 against. He added that prior preference and first preferred stockholders also approved the plan. In the plan the PK.PCO holding company would reuse to exist and Us only oeratlng asset. Portland Gen eral Klectrlc company, would con tinue under an enlarged board uf directors. Snedecor's report next will go to Federal Judge Jomea A. Fee for approval. Just beyond the Flrel National Bank building, at HZ S. 6th St.. you will find the office of liana Nor land Insurance Agency. Phane GO60. SH1UUS CATARRH SUFFERERS FIND CURI FOR MISIRV QUI TO NASAL CONCtVTiON. lUPPiT UJHIO HIM) Itvlidl at Itut frum twrtur of suntu, ralavf-rb. tnd hy (ovvr tlu to ntuMtl oin. lk)B it rn ttMltt)r In rrp-TU of iiwtm with ft form ul wttirh feu tho puwvr tWw It a a I runsttkin. Msm twul worn! wile) Muniilng at dust hsl(u'bM, tloffttnl tvwlrtl. MrarrM, hawklnsT nil navilrta; mkattrr I'll ol trim! rIW flr ulntf It. KMlKllNOU mmU U Wit but vuiieitlvrlng mulu, ihM U nut xprnii-, Bmaiunls In unljriMiinl pr do. KI.OUttNOL (ftsulioa, ttm only tva dlrvcUtlj void wlUi moa7-t8wk uruU by V4iifffn v rAbdr rar t Urt HUni-Mall Orotrt rill4 Store Hours B OO to school 16 your Monthly Payment Account, in Art Baker 8:45 9:00 a. llw 14,98 98 'W'IV. ' Dust Devil Cause Of Freak Wreck A midget twister caused a freak highway accident yeslerduy near Madras which took the life of Mrs. lllrdle Clymi, mother of Mrs. Cleorgc Klllott of Merrill, and Injured George iclllotl mid his U-yeiir-oUl daughter, Jean, I'.'lliotl and his duugliler were lakcn to a hospital hi ltedmond. The whirlwind known In the Madras country us u "dunt devil" dnuced unto the highway mid shitt ed a loud of wooden construction forma on a truck. The limbers Jutted over the edge of the truck and rammed Into the windshield of iho Klllott car, which was passing. One timber struck Mrs. Oynn full In the face, almost severing her head. Klllott. his daughter and Mrs, Oynn were en roulo lo Puyallup, Wusli., Mrs. Ciynn's home, lo attend fuiierul services for J. It. Oynn, who died In Merrill Wednesday, Mr. nud Mrs. Oynn hud come lo visit tho Klllotts In Merrill several weeks ugo, uifd while there Mr. Oynn suffered a struka and had been III (or some lime before ho died. The body was sent buck lo Puyullup (or burial and Klllutl was driving AfVs. Clynii back (or Uie funeral. Klllott has been principal at Mer rill high school and only recently was named principal of the Henley schools. Klamath Business College 733 Pine Sr. Enroll now for for a Com plete a. m. to 3.30 p. m m Monday through Friday, Assailant Held For Assault BAI.tiM, Aug. 8 l'i 'Held on dun go of uiwaull with a deadly weapon, Fremont it. Hlavenson, Hiilcin, Is In the city J M hero awuli lug wurd from tho Good Kumarltan hoapltul, -I'm tlunil, as lo Uie success or failure of brnln surgery on John Mnyder, whom he allegedly sho In an ultercntlou Thursduy night In the dotilown biislness apartment block whero they are fellow real-deula. PRUDENT . PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Properly affects more people Uian any other roinniodliy and yet today It Is bring, traded with Iras ihuuiht than It de servea. N There are those tuday that are thinking of sell ing but should not there an thou who should sell but do not rrallie It. If you think yuu should sell, come In and talk II over with us. WE WILL ADVISE YOU IMPARTIALLY 9T Phone 4760 Special Summer Study or Business Course. Phone 31B KFJI
