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.March 9. 1941 PAGE TWO. THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. ORE. F.D.R. GRANTED EXTRAORDINARY POWER IN BILL (Continued From Pge Onei : his Idea of the best nd most ef fective way of aiding Great Britain. Immediate house concurrence would permit the bill to be on Mr. Roosevelt'f desk Tuesday. H Rayburn faili to get consent on objector could block it he plant to get the rules com mittee to grant right of way. ' permitting house debate under strict limitation on Tuesday. . That would mean that Wednes- ' day would be the earliest it could reach the president Only Starter , .Making 1.3 00,000,000 worth " of U. S. army and navy equip ment on hand or on order avail able immediately, the measure authorized Mr. Roosevelt to sell, lend, lease or otherwise dispose of defense articles to any gov ernment whose defenses he ' deems vital to the defense of the United States. . Mr. Roosevelt's aides have prepared the organization to speed the war materials to the embattled democracies, and the administration was expected to , ask almost Immediately for at least another $1,000,000,000 in . appropriations and contract . authority for the war aid pro gram That would be only a starter, officials Indicated, and there have been many hints that ; . the British aid program, witn: ' Greece and China participating' : in the benefits, migh reach S10.-I : 000,000,000. Every restrictive amendment i offered by the aid blU foes, was , steamrollered by th administra- . test bad a 13-vote margin. j ( - . Points Set Forth ' As passed by the senate the , bill authorized the president ana . other government department . heads to: - 1. Manufacture In arsenals, factories and shipyards under . their Jurisdiction or otherwise ' procure any defense article for . the government of any country . whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States. 2. Sell, transfer title, exchange. ' lease, lend or otherwise dispose of defense articles to such na tions after consultation with the . army chief of staff and naval chief of operations, within the ' $1,300,000,000 limitation on ' equipment on hand or on order and to such an extent as future congressional appropriations or ' contractual authority permit. 3. To test. Inspect, repair, out lit, recondition, or otherwise place In good working order de fense articles transfered to foreign governments. This would permit, for example, the repair of British warships inU. S. navy yards. 4. To communicate to foreign governments confidential de fense Information concerning ' war equipment provided them. 5. To release for export de : fense articles. Powers granted under the bill automatically expire June 30, ; 1943. or sooner if congress by a concurrent resolution requir- ' ing only a majority vote and not subject to a presidential veto decides that the measure no ' longer is necessary to promote U. S. defenses. Contracts for war aid must be completed before ; July 1, 1946. To allay some fears that the bill might bring the country . closer to war, the administration ; wrote into the measure declara tions that nothing in the bill shall be construed to authorize U. S. naval convoying of mer chant ships, the entrance of . American ships into war combat zones, or to change existing laws relating to the movement of the . army and navy. More Pay Anked ' For Box Workers EUGENE, Ore., March 8 (U.R ' Kenneth Davis, Portland, secre ' tary of the Northwest District Council of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, AFL, ' today called for a program to bring box-workers' wages up to the level of other workers in the lumber Industry. He told 40 delegates from 17 union locals In Washington, Oregon and northern California that the box and shook In-1 dustry has been the "step-child" of the lumber Industry. They were gathered In the box work erg annual northwest conven tion. ' Peter E. Terzlck, Seattle edi- tor, said a new wage policy muBt be formulated on an industry wide haxla in eliminate In. equalities. Wages of box and! snook workers vary from a - 62i cent high to a low of 45 : cents an hour, Terzlck said. Slbbald's rorqual is the world's largest mammal. It is a whale whose, length may exceed 100 . feet Free French Ship fc mm i mtm m n iiw .11 fe - "-'i "I 'ft Wffi trv -. i 1 vim I I Th. lOO-foat Iradina schooner i thip to ,nttr th California port j wu zida Rnd (bottom extreme right) looking at th "Fr Sh. u . wriUr formiy Jrom R,no. Nov. First Steel Placed y . ... Construction ot the Army s new project northwest of Ozden rolled into high gear with bolting of the tint steel Into place by Captain Rulon J. Ballard, center, as construction of ficials watch. The warehouses wUl be used for storage of Army supplies (or use of units west of the Mississippi. Iff - l Z' Ypr MEDICAL A I D Seventh Day Advenllsts' college students training (or non-combatant service not forbidden by their religious beliefs, pick up a "casualty" at Takoma Park. D, C. ARMY DAY WASHINGTON. March 8 (AP) (AP) President Roosevelt to day proclaimed Monday April 7 as Army day and invited the governors of the 48 states to issue similar proclamations. DYNAMITER DIES SAN QUENTIN, Calif., March 8 OP) James B. McNamara, con victed of the 1910 dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in which 21 persons were killed, died in prison here today. For Henohes S. F. . i "'hIW v j' 'i.a A V Benicia (top) arrived In Saa flying the flag of "Free Franca." Among 13 Americana aboard for Utah Army Base nuee 1300.000 Ctah general depot the past five years he had been at Folsom prison after having served 25 years of his life sen tence at San Qucntin. LIQUOR BILL SALEM, March 8 (IP) A bill to prohibit delivery of liquor from state liquor stores by tele graph messenger boys was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. The Arctic fox Is used exten sively for food in its native coun- r - . . - I 7 'B ! IMl 1 1 ' 11 1 I I Francisco from Tahiti the first Frnch" Flag hld by crw mm WASHINGTON, March 8 VP) Th war department announced these contracts were awarded to Oregon companies: Ivory Pine company, Bly, lumber. $28,513. George E. Miller Lumber company, Redmond, lumber 136.000. The delivery date were not disclosed. The navy department an nounced a S5S52 contract for painting and for erection of a fence at the naval radio station. Astoria, was awarded to the Cy clone Fence company. Portland, which was given 120 days to complete the work. Klamath Canard Sergeant Dies Word has bet-n received here of the sudden death of Ira M. Coleman, staff sergeant of Klam ath's Battery C, at Fort Stevens, on Friday. Sergeant Coleman only recently visited in Klamath Falls on leave from Fort Stev ens. His wife, Louise, lives here. Coleman was a past president of the Central Labor council and was long active in the barbers' union. He was a barber for several years at Murphy's. He was active in the American Leg ion, and a member of the drum corps. He was a member of the Elks, Masons and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He went with Battery C to Fort Stevens last year when the national guard was called into the army. Funeral services for Sergeant Coleman will be held at the Elks lodge on Tuesday at 2 p. m., with officers of the lodge of ficiating and Ward's in charge. Interment will be at Corvallls. The Legion drum corps will take part in the services, and all senior drum corps members were asked to be at the Legion hall at 1 p. m. Tuesday. PLANE CRASHES SHAFTER, Calif., March 8 (U.R) A U. S. army training plane went into a spin during an exhibition flight before a Shat ter boys club meeting late today and crashed killing the pilot, Lt. Paul Bunch of McCelland Field, Sacramento. Oliver Kinney was taken to Portland last Sunday where he will receive medical attention. Nell and Leonard Kinney were with him and the trip was made by automobile. The Childs' Cup, highest award for rowing, is named for it donor. It is said that stammering has become more common among girls in recent years. During 1940, 1885 planes were exported from the U. S. to Brit ain and Canada. The "Pioneer Woman" statue at Ponca City, Okla., has been visited by more than 350,000 per sons since Its erection in 1930. TAX ON SALES (Continued From Pag One) alms giving, but they are an obligation to th old folks." Painless" Lvy -Lonergan said ther is need for property tax relief bcaut ot th larg number of property tax foreclosures In every county. "The sales tax," Lonergan id. "is th most painless tax that has ever been devised by man. We can't tax Incomes or business any mora without do ing great damage to th tax structure. Th defeat ot th bill indi cate ther will b no new tax legislation approved this session. Rep. Richard L. Neuberger (O Multnomah), opening th demo cratic attack, said "W all want to help the old people, but let's do It now. This bill, even It th people approved lt, wouldn't be come law until 1943. But th people flv years ago voted 6 to 1 against It." Neuberger advocated a tax on business that would take effect immediately. The house acted late yesterday on measures, ranging from di version of th gaeolln tax to stat control of so-called "mixer clubs." It also adopted a resolution to end the session by 11 p. m., next Tuesday. Rep. Frank Lon ergan (R-Multnomah), hous floor leader, explained the reso lution waa only a "gesture," and predicted adjournment by Thurs day (80th day). The League ot Oregon Cities sponsored bill to distribute flv per cent of highway revenues tor street maintenance was passed, 35 to 22, and sent to th senate. By 47 to 9 vote, th hous approved a measur to give the state liquor control commission authority to regulate club In which drinks are mixed. Rep. Harry D. Bolvin (D-Klam- ath) asserted that prohibition with Its resultant bootlegging would b back unless the bill was passed. A senate bill to give the state game commission power to fix seasons and bag limits was passed by the house with only six negative votes. The pow ers have been reserved to the legislature. A house-approved bill to re quire motorists to prove their financial. responsibility after ac cidents was killed in the senate, 23 to 4. after Sen. W. H. Strayer (D-Baker) charged the measure was "drawn and intended for the benefit ot the Insurance busi ness." Norway has two-thirds as much coastline as Africa, yet is only one-ninetieth the size of that continent. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY CORRECTION! Our Open House Will Continue Saturday Night But We Will Be CLOSED All Day SUNDAY As Usual Marsha Cornett Co. FOR SALE OR TRADE (or house; about 38 acres unim proved highway frontage, about 8 miles from Klamath Falls. Irrigation available. Ac cessable to mills west of town. Write to Dleckman, 388 "B" St., Ashland. 3-11 TRADE Acre of fin soil and beautiful new modern horn in Medford for Klamath Falls ranch or Income property. Write P. O. Box 743. Medford. 3-14 ELDERLY woman wishes work motherless home, wishes home more than wages, furnish ref erences. Box 3438 News-Herald. 311 FOR SALE Dry fir body wood. Phone 7832. 341 LUMBER GRADER Age 88, thoroughly experienced. Best references. Box 3732 News Herald. 311 Papa's 81, Mama's L- ' ;4 1 - -ill f x Mil I f . vcaf ; uum. maul nMi are Ur and Ore, aa they hold their ton. John Huston KUiaon. aged 3 months. Kill, son. a tftroarjar and former logger who attributes his health to hard work. Is II. HI wife I 27. STEEL EMPLOYES ' VOTE LOUIE 1EK (Continued From Pag On) stead of 48. on th completion of a 832,000,000 order for anti aircraft guns and other defense equipment for th U. S. army and navy. Th company is a subsidiary of th Baldwin Lo comotive Works. Progress was also reported today toward heading off threat ened shutdowns in two large New Jersey industries, and an agreement between a power company and its union em ployes virtually had dissipated th menace of an electrical blackout In southern Michigan. Spokesman for the Edison company and the CIO Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers re ported "progress" last night after a conference on the union's demands for a closed shop, wage increases, and over time pay for Saturday and Sun day work. One of the first parachute Jumpers was Andrew Garnerin, who descended in a parachute from a balloon in 1798. FOR SALE Good work team. A. G. Rutter, Rt 2 Box 571. Merrill highway. 3-14 GOOD 2 wheel trailer with re movable water proof cover reasonable. St. Francis Apts, No. 8. '3-11 AUCTION Thursday, March 13 1 P. M. At The Harry L. Jones Ranch Located: 8 miles west Mao's store or 1 mile west ot Spring Lake school. To quit ranching am selling the following livestock and machinery: 38 Head Dairy and Stock Cattle 9 Holsteln, 2 Durham cows. 3 Yearling Holsteln heifers. 1 Yearling Herford heifer. 19 Yearling steers, Holsteln and Herford. 4 Long yearling Holsteln steers. I Yearling Herford bull, 9 calves. All dairy cattle double tested. 1 Team Brown Geldings, wt. 1830. Set of good harness. 3 Dozen chickens. IMPLEMENTS Molin disc plow, Mollne sulky plow. McDeerlng mower and hay rake. 2 sec spike-tooth harrow. Fresno, low-wheel wagon and rack. Stone sled, wagon box with spring seat. Land float hay derrick com plete. Wheelbarrow, cattle feed racks and bunks. 180 new post. 280 egg Incubator. 120 ft. 4-ln. gal. surface pipe. Vise anvil and a large assort ment of hand tools. FEED . 25 tons alfalfa hay, 15 tons chopped hay. Several sacks of ground reye. CHEVROLET COUPE 1931 model In nice condition. TERMS COME PREPARED CASH TO BUY Mary L. Bowman, Owner Chas. K. Wlese, Auctioneer Phone 22 Tulelake 27 Here's Baby Mrs. Janue BlUaon of Kprlniflald, Women llepurt Blackout Tef4( Seout Meeting A very successful meeting was reported by Mrs. J. P. Wells and Miss Hazel Morrison Saturday following their return from a four-day training course for Girl Scout counsel members at Hood River, Ore., on February 23 28 A regional committee meeting was held in connection with the training course, Miss Morrison said, at which 13 out of 18 mem bers from Oregon and Washing ton were present. Twenty-five women attended the instruction from 13 local councils. The Davis cup Is the highest trophy awarded tennis players, and si named after its donor. The loser of a fight among some species of Iguana drops his tall, and the winner eats it. NOW PLAYING 9 Ends Wednesday Night A Jivin' Jamboree of Boogie Woogie Boys and Beauties Steppin' to the Rhythm of a Military Bandl THE SCREEN GOES l...h. first army cmp comedy . . . with your f f favorite) radio (unslert fT"" and melody maids! -J The screen's oew :i BUD 4 ABBOTT mm BOWMAN t&Vj U.. CD17CC U Isfflffi " sru,i nui rtnuuiun lvjj sono-eolionol creators WJj wwifiw ruuyt, mnyinm THI ANDREWS SISTERS iA H and a lumpin' .K-j guy and gold lamlaUMnUal.l ... nJ wmn uicay renew, Kv. Smith IH U With Yog When Ifi AppleMoeton Tim' 'Bounce Me Brother With A Solid fow' When Private rown Becomes a Coptoln' ! Wlih You Were Here HONS llll CONTINUOUS SUNDAY FROM 12 NOON ----- " 7 - qui w.tw Shows Monday Through Wednesday 2:00 . 7:00 . 8:11 YEARS HITS EAST ' (Continued From Pag On) in sight for mor than 24 hours. The weather bureau forecast light snow In th new area con tinuing tomorrow. At least lour traffic accident deaths were attributed to th storm up to 11 a. m. Saturday. In New York City on man was fatally Injured and his wife was hurt when, blinded by the storm, t h y walked Into the path of an automobile. By mtd-mornlng. th central coastal area saw sleet and rain lake th place of snow at In tervals. Icing condition made travel hazardous. Three Missing Air flights. Including th At lantic clipper's takeoff to Lis bon, were cancelled. The United States line America was delay ed eight hours before visibility conditions permitted her to gall for California at dawn. At La Guardla field. New York, a record 18-Inch fall paralyzed all air traffic to andf from the city. Three boys were missing In two small boats In th Severn river in Maryland. The nation's capital by dawn was covered with 10 Inch of snow, a record tor the season Boston expected 12 Inches or more snow and a forecast nf strong winds caused Connecti cut, Rhode Island and Massa. chuetts to pre par for a bliz zard. iSkllntf Good j Saturday At Crater Lake I Skiing In Crater Lake nation lei park Saturday was good on 'sunny slopes but poor In th shad where snow sUII wore an icy crust. Weather was dear ;and warm with visibility unlim ited. The mercury stood at about 50. All slopes ar Icy in th early morning and late afternoon. Hanger Jack Frost said Satur day afternoon, but the Ice dis appears shortly after the sun hits. Snow hsa not yet reached spring, or com condition. Frost stated, but Is fsst approaching It. Boulder dam Is the highest In , th world, rising 728.4 feet above hed rock. Hkch H KHAKI J3 jfjS-. . comedy leesoliooif LOU COSTELLO AL.fllPTK - 4 MimifTAU ilvln' nana of v a , . - s "HON 4111 fed with fe vjt'Tr ;1 i i