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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1949)
THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1949 HERALD AND '41WV KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON mci sevmniN Three Bolls High Americans Going in Hock? Pawnbrokers Can't Decide V ....- . ' ' ' ) ri L M ft 4 i . I X R3. WIITN NII.VKR lor anything else) goes In hark Urn days, there's U per rrnl Iras rhanre of II brlnf re deemed again. (ThU picture u posed by a model.) TART TIIIKVritY ROCK INLAND, III.. 11 Borne. body la stealing Jasper Nicholson car, piece or two at lime. The auto waa paikrd in a street. A thief hrlied himself to paru of It lour nights Id a row. Miulnc, at lsst checkup, were: the rrar bumper. tall light, battery, liinltlon ayaiem, two Urn. one wheel, radiator cap, flashlight and aoma wrenches. President Coollritc'a Inaiituratlon In 134 waa lha tint to bit broad cast. Tht hookup comprised 34 stations. CHICAGO INEAI la America go. lug Into hock? Old-time pawnbrokers who hava weathered Iota of upe and dowru In the nation's economy admit Uieir business has Juiflned a lot In Ilia but year. But while they've always been among the Ilrst to feel the Impact ol a crash In the past, the old timers can't agree this time wheth er or not the current Hurry of pawntlrketa aprlla trouble. Kyes. l imb. Take Julius Ounthrr, who became a pawnbroker In Chicago In 1007, when the president had closed the banks and scrip waa being used In stead ol currency, In those days, even artificial eyes and limbs were being hocked. Todsy, he says, few pawnbrokers would consider such Items, and It's getting harder all the time to pawn anything for anywhere near Us value. The pawn business Is up 140 per cent In loans, compared to a year or two ago, ssys Qunther. "And redemptions are down 2ft per cent." He Intimated that the lliturea speak tor themselves. Lloyd J. Ilutler, a pswnbroker for 41 years, takes i aomewliat bright er view. More people are putting things In hock, "but there's absolutely no In dication we're In trouble," he ssys. Ills customers are mostly In the lower Income bracket, but In his safe there's a handsome silver tray, presented to one of the city's most eminent citizens by members of an exclusive club. The tray la long overdue for redemption a pswn broker becomes the legal owner of anything left In hock for 13 months but Butler is stretching a few points. ley Hearts "This should prove,' he asyi. "that all pawnbrokers dont hsve Ice cubes for hearts. How does a pawnbroker know how much to loan? He must be a careful man, slurs he suffered heavy losses during the last depres sion. When the 39 crash came, peo ple flocked to the pawnshops, which ere soon overstocked. The msrkel continued to drop away down. To day you can borrow lesa thsn for merly. The pawnbroker gela numerous I M a akaa i, I III , Lr Z Men's South Pole Fashion Note LONDON. Oct. 30 UFV-What doe the well dressed msn wear to the South pole country? Oay woolen plaids and stripes In bright, arm colon that' tht stuff ciioaen by an Anglo-Bwedlsb Norwegian expedition leaving for Antarctica next month on a three year expedition. "Pattern have been selected to relieve the monotony of the polar snows said number f th a pedlUon. To Buy, Bell or Trsos H pays I read th Want Ads I Hsna Ntrlaaa Aato (37 rine. V 6 , s. ,- ..,. ... sT M. ALTURAS LODGE, BPOE 1756 received its charter on its first anniversary meeting, Oc tober 15. Shown here ore, left to right, Marion Asher, secretary; George B. Chopmon, vice president of the California Stat Elks association; Robert Crane, president of the CSEA; A. D. Benz, exalted ruler of the Alturas lodge, and Joe L. Surmeier, leading knight. A din ner meet was held of the Niles followed by entertainment loter. Photo by Souther. cstslogues on all sorts of Items. On Jewelry, for example, there Is a markup from wholesale to retail of as high as 60 per cent. On an average, he may lend 35 per cent of an articles wholesale value, or an eighth of Its retail cash value. If the article waa bought on th Installment plan It might have cost twice as much, so he may be lending only a sixteenth of Its cost. Anwr to Previous Puzzle I SJ-I-L a I ' HORIZONTAL TIRTICAL ITlRrRg i g alH J Depicted I Listens to I5tf E 1 m.lrh animal I Assaults 2C1 l lAPIUD t SP"1 t These are 1 Lleulenanta ftfj , All AK f ftt of a well- (ab ) IT T glM U wul ' $ WSJC! known bresd 4 Senior (ab ) 13 5 5,6 . imim "'EMS! 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M.ikc It your umal way .. . rcgular-drip-Silex M.it'l ground 3 wnyi Us Vi I end not th richer flavor that save you up to 1(4 eel every poundl e "Wn I fasted Coldm West rising 13 less, I wu 'akeptical-tintil my first taste. That sold me! Only truly ricVir-r coffee can give richer flavor in the cnp. You make the change and get 20 extra cupj' per poiind-thnt'i gmnrt economy!" Robot Miners Up Production PHILADELPHIA. (IP) Llzzard like machines that cut and load soft cosl at a rata of more than a ton a minute, electric locomotives for subterranean chambers, and auto matic timber setters are among mechanical devices now aiding coal producers to Increase mine safety, cut costs and accelerate mining. "The next few years may see vlrtuslly all coal mined by machines Uisl eliminate such time-consuming operations aa drilling, blasting, and hand-loading," asys Richard H. DrMott, vice president of BKP In dustries, Inc. ' Recent mechanical Innovations Include msrhlnes that can load up to 10 tons of loose coal pertmlnute; package processing units that clean, wash and ait up to 100 tons an hour, "pin-up" roofing equipment which drives strengthening rods In to mine roofs. (7 MATRIMONIAL PLANS HINTED Mayor William O'Dwyer (right) encouraged speculation about whether he was plan ning to marry Sloan Simpson (left) when he said "I will dis cuss that after election," when questioned about possible matrimonial plans. Miss Simpson, a New York model, has been his guest frequently at public functions. O'Dwyer, 59, is a candidate for reelection in the November election. IJIMI I I I 4 Offer made to introduce our bright new packagt Get ihU $pteiat paeltagm wAUe dealer's tupply latttt Offtr cannot be extendedl ACT NOW. Yoar dealer ha only a limited number of tbesa epscial Paef Soap package that contain) money -saving coupon. Offer cannot be extended one they an sold ooU: HO LIMIT. Boy eemra package. 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