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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, lfliu FALLS. OREGON Potatoes IDAHO PALLS MV-(USDA) Zenker; Russets No. I-A, il In miii, SSf-30 per cent 10 01 and larger l.W potatoes: market dull to slightly 1.85; 30-40 "per cent 10 oz and larg er 1.75-1.90. . Sixteen cities, arrivals 309, on; but mostly steady: small lots track 1,138. choice' 1.320 lb fed steers 22.00, good 1 020 lb 20.25: one lot utility. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND Of) (OSDA) Cattle salable 150; market , rather slow CHICAGO (fl Potatoes: Ar rivals 95: on track 363: total U. 8. shipments 838; old stock market slightly weaker; Idaho Russets S3. 10; Minnesota North Dakota Pontiacs $1.75-2.00. Pay Government Raises To Congress WASHINGTON Wl President , Eisenhower's recommendations for ' pay raises and other benefits for government employes were to go to Congress Thursday. Tqere is something in the pro gram for most of the government's 2.350.000 civilian employes, pro vided Congress enacts it. Among the presidential ap proved proposals Philip Young, chairman of the Civil Service Com mission, takes to the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Commit tee are: 1. Reclassification of the half million post office jobs with pay adjustments totaling 80 million dol. Jars a year. 2. Numerous changes In the scales tor the approximately one million . civil service classified workers. These are designed to eliminate what the administration terms inequities and would cost about 150 million dollars, largely tor pay raises in the middle and top brackets. 3. Unemployment Insurance cov erage for federal employes and coordination of their retirement , system, with the social security system. 4. Voluntary programs of group life Insurance and of hospital and medical coverage, to which the government would contribute. These are estimated to cost the government, ' respectively, 25 mil lion and 60 million dollars a year, 5. Many detailed revisions In personnel regulations, some of which would provide more high paid jobs and more longevity and overtime pay. Provision for ap pointing officials to select from the top Jive persons on civil service lists of ellgibles. The choice now Is usually limited to the top three commercial Holstein steers 17.30 utility - commercial hellers 1 1 .60- 15.00: canner-culter cows mostly 9.00-10.50, few to 11.00, shells down' ward to 700, utility cows 12.00- 14.50; utility commercial bulls 14.00-16.00. Calves salable 25: market about 1.00 lower than Monday; good choice vealers 22.00 - 28.00: few commercial - good heavy calves 17.00-19.00. ... Hogs salable 200; market about steady; choice No. 1-2 butchers 180-235 lb 29.00-29.50: few choice No. 3 lots down to 28.50; choice 270-300 lb butchers 27.00 - 27.50, Choice 350-425 lb SOWS 24.50-25.50. Sheep salable SO: market quot able steady: choice -prime fed wooled lambs lacking, salable around 20.50-21.00: few good shorn leeders 15.00; good-choice 80 lb wooled feeders Wednesday 19.00 16.50: good-choice slaughter ewes nominally 6.50-8. 00, Weather Western Oregon Considerable ciouainers in north and partly cioimy in me soutn through Frl day. Occasional showers In north Chance of a few showers in south inursdav night. Cooler Friday bows Thursday night 35-45. Wind: off coast westerly-southwestorlv 12 25 miles an hour, shifting to norm westerly Thursday night. Eastern Oregon Partly cloudy and windy through Friday. Chance of a few showers Thursday night and Friday. Cooler Friday with highs 48-58. Lows Thursday night By THE ASSOCIATED PRKbS 24 hours to 4:30 a FCC Speeds Up TV Requests WASHINGON 11 Federal Com munications Commission (FCC) officials said Thursday the back log of work Involved in processing applications for new television sta tions has been broken. Consequently the FCC Is dlscon. tinulng- the issuance of the priority list of cities which has governed the order In which applications for television stations are set for hear ing. The FCC said new-applications now are being processed as re ceived and hearings can be set as fast as applicants can qualify, un der FCC procedure, to appear. The present priority list Is being re tained, but won't be republished. The priority system was set up In July 1953. when the. FCC had a heavy backlog of applications be tausc of the three-year ban on con. truction of stations, lifted In 1952. The processing of non-competi. Jive applications, without public hearings, has been on a current basis since March 1953. The commission now has 298 ap plications pending of . which 185 have been processed for hearing or have been heard and are await ing final decision. S'hce U ban on stations was lilted in April 1952 the FCC has granted permits for 548 television stations. Only two cases . have gone through all the legal steps that pos sibly may be required, because of protests from competitors or for other reasons. The two are In Den- ia roruano, Ore.-Vancouvcr, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO W Hog prices gen. erally were steady Thursday al though the market closed slow with a slightly weaker tendency noticeable. Most choice 180-240 pound butch ers sold at $25.50 to $26.00 with one load at $20.25, the top. Sows sold at $20.50 to $23.00. A part load of prime steers brought $28.00, the lop. Good and choice steers went at $19.50 to $25.50. A short deck of mostly prime 110 pound lambs sold at $24.00 with most choice and prime $22.75 to $23.75. Salable receipts were estimated at 7,500 hogs. 3,500 cattle, 300 caivcs ana ?,duo sneep. Mar May Jly Sep Deo PORTLAND GRAIN PORTLAND (it) No bids nr offers on coarse grains. wneat Did) to arrive market, 1 basis No. l bulk, delivered coast: Soft While 2.34: Soft White ex.! eluding Rex) 2 35: White Club S.35. iara nea winter: Ordinary 2.34. Thursday's car recelnts: wheat i 4; bRrley 12; flour 6; corn 3; oats i mm ieea 6. Fire Breaks Out In Ships Hold ANCHORAGE. Alaska t.n -Ki-e in the No. J hold has forced th.. Liberty Ship James Lick to turn back toward Dundas B.iv from a Point so mile, west 'of cape bpencer In the Oull of Alaska nie ahfp, operated by coasl. The Lick left Seattle Feb In ",,u.w3 "ut 450 miles south ' lis destination at Seward when the lire was discovered. It " d , general caieo. i.re uuaid said It not sending aid as none asked, ' was was ' CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO I) Most grains eased on the board of trade Thurs day although wheat sold at higher prices throughout much of the ses sion. The trading pace was con siderably slower than on other days this week. Reports of dust In the air In several places in Kansas stirred up a JltUe demand tor new crop wneat futures wniie the old crou contracts were helped by. pros pects of exports to West Germany, Yugoslavia and Korea. Enough profit taking entered soybeans to prevent tnem lrom making any sharp gains. Cash soy bean meal rose to a new 1954 high at is.i.w to $84.oo a ton. Wheat closed a. to 1 cent higher. March 2.17-2.171,4, corn unchanged to ' lower. March 1.503i. oats 1 cent lower to , higher, March 74 74'i,, rye i to 1 cent lower, March 1.17-1.16-H, soybeans 2',i lower to 1 cent higher, March 3.34-3.333,, and lard 5 to 17 cents a hundred pounds higher, March 17.00. Wheat Open High Low Close- 2.16 !i 3.17 (4 2.16 i.i 2.17 2.18 2 2.19 !. 2.18 2.18 i 2.15 2.15 2.14 2.15 2.17 , 2.17 V, 2.1 r, 2.17 y ; 2.21 t 2.21 , 2.20 , 2.21 t Baker Eugene Klamath Falls Lakeview Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pendleton Portland Airport Hoseburg Salem Boise Chicago Denver Eureka Los Angeles New York Red Bluff San Francisco Seattle Spokane Thursday Max. Mln, Prep. 56 28 35 31 31 56 68 57 64 53 56 64 58 55 57 56 87 60 05 56 36 41 31 39 39 37 34 .02 ' 50 .79 71 48 49 33 29 49 61 40 51 44 40 35 .03 T Cub Scouts Give Dinner, Awards Pack 2 Cub Scouts held their annual Blue and Gold dinner. February 16 at the Altamont caf eteria. There were 103 cubs, par ents and friends present. Cubs made the attractive blue and gold table decorations at den meetings, un eacn table, a sne. ciai cane was cut ana served alter the meal. The following awards were is- sued: Bobcat pins; Pat Scott, James Sheridan, Clayton Smith, Donald Bennet, Ricky Murray, Ml chael Collins, Bruce Campbeil, Mi chael St. John and Clyde St. John. Wolf pins went to Merle Sine, Buddy Thompson and Bobby Sor- en. Denner stripes went to Dnmr. las Floyd; assistant Denner stripe, Robert Hamilton; second year service pin, Lamont Inman; three year service pin, Mrs. Dorothy Sine; five years service pin, Mrs': Thompson and the one year serv ice pin to Frank Steele, cubmaster. Dun W. SUrltey. Improper reverse turn. S3 ball forfeited. .m."',k?conyr'."' dru"'1' Weadcd not guilty, hearing; 4 p.m. forfeits Hu,chlnon' "trunk. SIS bell loffJued" Hutchin"1"1' drunk, 111 ball forfaited' Hu,cn'n"n' drunk, IS ball Joieph'ine Foater, permlttlnt unll eenied operator lo operate vehicle, S10 ball forfeited. "obert Lee Hultt. no operatora II cenae, $3 ball forfeited. if. 44 m ,.. -t t MERRILL GRANGE 717 celebrated its 25h anniversary Monday evening,. February 22, with representatives ot all Klamath County Granges as guests. Honored guests included, front row, left to right, Mrs. Pat Kirby, Tulelake, 25 year member; Mrs. August Andrieu, Midland; 25 year member; Mrs. Lillian Turnbaugh, Tulelake, 25 year member; Mrs. Mamie Giacomini, charter member; Mrs. Effie Tolle, charter member. Back row, left to right, Pat Kirbv. 25 vear 1 I.I . I . I J te i '...."' nicmuor; uonn Giacomini, cnarter memoer ana year memoerj August Andrieu, 25 year member; John Zbinden, charter member. OBITUARY FISHER Don Clint!- FfKher. 65. a natlv tit nous Fork. Idaho, and a resident of thii community for 28 years, died in this city. February 24. He wai a member of the Rotary Club: Klamath Fall Lodge No. 124,7 BPOF: and Klam ath Lodge No. 77 AF&AM. Survivors include the widow Anna B. Fisher of Klamath Falls; two sister Mrs. Nellie M. White ot KuntinBton Park. Califor nia and Mrs. Minnie Moore of Grange- ille, Idaho. Funeral services will be held from St. Paul's Episcopal Church at II a.m. SnturHnv Vchnmi-v In. terment will be in Klamath Memorial Park. O'Halr'R Memorial Chapel Is ill cm age of arrangements. DAVIS DAn Cffll Ti.-vi 1 m nail... r.f Howe. Texas, and a resident of this community since 1944, aied here Feb ruary 24. He was a member of the First Christian Church and the VFW Nampa. Idaho Post No. 3465, Surviv ors include the widow lnrin DavU- four children Sharon Havla; Dean Ce cil Davis Jr., all of Klamath Falls; Spencer Davis of Nampa, Idaho: Mrs. rtinoiu neie-weie oi iyvm rails, laano; hia mother. Mrs. Mary Dnvls of Ux Anaelea: two iltifn. Mr nanrs Paul, of Corvallis. Oregon, Mrs. Chnrle Pmrnrl nf I.na A nanla- tun brothers Roy Davis of Giuquet, Cali fornia, and S. O. Davie of White River, Aritona. Funeral services will oe Mon day aftenioon at the First Christian Church. Interment will be in Klamatb Memorial Park. O'Hair's Memorial Chapel is In charge of arrangements. , BLAME PLACED ROME JFi Former Premier Alcide de Qasperi said Wednesday night Italy is not entirely to blame lor failure to uproot com munism bepaise "the evil plant. . . . lwas botft ana prospered in the Rooeevelt" climate." The , 72-year-old leader of the Christian Dem ocrats did not amplify what he meant by. Roosevelt climate. Dad's Day To Be Held At SOC ASHLAND Reminder of an open invitation for all fathers and moth ers of Southern Oregon College stu dents to attend Dad's Day events at the college on Saturday, Feb ruary 27, was issued today by student chairman Don Colemsfn. The full day of events is to get underway at 10:00 a.m. Coleman said and is to end up with a per formance of the play "Master Pierre Patelin" by the college play ers at 9:00 p.m. Dr. Donald MacDougall, SOC assistant professor of Social Science, was named principal speaker for the annual Dad's Day banquet in the evening. Master of ceremonies is to be student Jim Kennett. The day will Include a business meeting conducted bv Dad's Club president C. A. Stothers of Med ford: a campus tour: the banquet: an opportunity to attend an SOC- OTI basketball game; and the' play. BIBTHS BOBBINS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Bobbins, February 24 at Klamath Valley Hoanital. a iri weighing 7 Ibe. 8'i oz. . HUIl A Nanryann Ludlow va Jamea A. Lud low, suit for divorr-e. L. Orlh Sisemora attorney for plaintiff. Photo by Charles Van Grange Holds Anniversary Merrill Grange 717 celebrated its 26th anniversary Monday evening, February 22, with representatives of all Klamath County Granges as guests. The Merrill Grange was first or ganized November 24, 1909, with 31 charter members. (Mrs. Effie Tolle and John Zbinden were the only charter members present at me suver anniversary celebration however. After several years Interest waned and It was not until Feb ruary 12, 1929, that 717 was started again, with John Zbinden as mas ter and 14 charter members. The 1929 charter members honored and present Monday evening were John Giacomini, Mamie Giacomini, Mrs. tine Tone ana jonn zoinden. Those receiving 25 year pins for continuous membership in the' Grange were John Giacomini, Ala meda Giacomini, and W. F. Jin nette. ' A program of music, songs and skits, was presented by each Grange. Potluck dessert was served following the program to the 135 guests present. j REDS LEAVE" y ! ' TOKYO Wl Eleven, members of the unrecognized Russian mis sion here will sail for home late this month. Kyodo News Service said Thursday. Liquor Charge Faces Woman A 40-year-old Klamath Falls housewife accused of operating a "teenage party bouse vas ar- rested Thursday by state liquor inspectors and police on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. The accused is Agnes Boatman She was taken into custody after an 18-year-old . boy told District Klamath Soldier Arrives In S. F. SAN FRANCISCO lB The Army announced Thursday the transport Marine' Lynx was due with 709 Army troops returning from Korea, including these from Oregon: Duyck; James L., Sgt. 2455 N. W. Overton, Portland. Gobler. Hugh W., Cpl. 6417 S. E. 15th Ave., Portland. Hartley, Lloyd L., Sgt. 310 So. 5lh, Klamath Falls. Jackson, Decovan W., Cpl, 427 N. E. Fargo, Portland. Jackson. Robert F. Jr., Cpl, Rt. 1, Wttimilon. Meyer, Lenus E., Pfc. 834 N, E. Everett, Portland, Noeske, Edward A., Sgt. Rt. 6, Salem.' Schlicbtlng, Ernest F., Cpl. 1119 Comb Flat Rd., Prlneville. Therrien, Edmond D.. Pfc. Portland. Bandit Bluffed By Store Clerk BALTIMORE Ml Alma Buzby, a fast-talking dry cleaning store clerk, successfully bluffed a bandit out of a holdup here yesterday. At first she 'tried to ' convince the bandit It was all a Joke. After that failed, she told him there was a man Jn a back room of the store. There wasn't any man and there wasn't any back room, but the bluff worked. The holduD man backed out of the door and fled. Judge D. E. Van Vactor h.. woman purchased a case 0f lor him and two other minor. The boy, Arnold Earvis 'ha pleaded guilty to a charge of SS. session of liquor. Under ouestimL ing by Judge Van Vactor he mm he had attended drinkings Darui. staged for teenagers in Mrs Boii man's home. He also said Un Boatman bought a case of bear for him on another occasion After her arrest Mrs. Bo.tm,'n was taken to the office of Distri.7 Attorney Frank Alderson whar. she was being questioned bv th. district attorney and State UmZ inspector Carl stone. They ,J2 she would be arraigned later bl fore Judge Van Vactor. The court deferred sentencing Sarvis pending further invests? Hon of bis case. He was arrested by state police In a parked auto, mobile with a 16-year-old irl The officers said they found ran of a case of beer In the car. Health Group To Hold Meeting The annual meeting of the N. tional Foundation lor Infantile Paralysis. Klamath-County chit), ter, will be. held Friday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Klamath County Public Health Unit, lui Main Street. , On the agenda will be a report of the 1954 March of Dimei cam. palgn by W. A. Huggins, count campaign chairman; a review of the local chapter's activities ani election of officers. Anyone Interested Is Invited h attend. Missing Man Sought1 Anyone knowing the wheraahmit. of William Erlandson is asked to get In touch with the local dm Cross, phone 4125. His family is requesting this Information. , CBEG0 TTTST jssl 1, pumTiui h Mrsy-ffrivtcf tmkti in. fmt...otuviuD mt ro you ton 100K AT THESE U0SE-0UT CASH KKfSI 23x24 "I'fteaVMm Utm ........... .$aff a-BVMm Horn ,. 7M 45m24 1-laaV.aw ppl .$1121 Can k meal aa 3-aVaai Hama 3J4 2-laaV.aw Dvptex $13fl WW Weyerhaeuser Plans New Mill NORTH BEND, Oregon First plant In Die Pacific Northwest to i manufacture wood panels from ! sawmill shavings will be built in i North Bend bv Weyerhaeuser Tim. i ber Company, it was announced ; today. A. O. Karlrn, manager of Wevpr- haeuser'a Coos Bay branch, re-, ported aDproval of plans to con struct facilities for the production of particle board, a wood panel made up of planer-mill shavings and synthetic resins. "Tills new plant," Kartell said, "will be built on our present branch mlllsite. adjacent to the planing mill. When completed In , early 1955, we expect it to employ i about 40 men on a thrcc-shllt ' basis. i "Addition of this unit will al low us to achieve a more com plete utilization of the timber we harvest from the Milllcoma Trte Farm. Our annual particle board production target about nij mil-; lion square feel on a 'l-lnch ba sis can be realized without cutting j a single, exlra tree. The wood raw ! material will be that left over from our present operations." ! AIR CRASH RADLETT, England i.fl a British Canberra jet bomber fait ered on take olf and crashed long a busy railway line nor heu Thursday, killing the two air. men aboard. Purebred Hereford Built for Sale Some con be used thii v Summor Drewt Hereford Ranch Phone 3924 BONUS NITE P'idov, February 26h, 7 to 9 p.m. 10 OFF On oil Merchandise except tale Item, and Fair Trade Merchandise Western Auto ' H'h and Main St. TWO PAIRS are better OF GLASSES than one! Fashion problem: Fashion solution: Added Attraction: No one pair of eyeglanes is appropriate with all the costumes in your wardrobe. Get a second pair. Your eyeglasses ere your most im portant fashion accessory because they cover one-third of your face. Owning both casual and a dress frame will keep you well-dressed and give you the security of a spare pair to use in case of loss or breakage. Dr. Custer has a complete collection of fashion-ap proved frames that are available to you en convenient credit terms. HDiTo Aflvsa Cunsttoi REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST WITH OFFICES AT Standard Optical Company - 71S Main in Klamath Falls Th "lolsW a I front In atvray a eacrrlna Co tar i. atraiai SepbiittaafW "lalrlm
