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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1938)
March 14, 1938 PAGE SEX THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON KLAMATH CITY POLICE SPEND BUSYWEEKEND . Police officers were working overtime during the weekend rounding up drunks, Investigat ing reported prowlers end check ing on traffic vlolntors that seemed particularly plentiful over Saturday and Sunday. Nineteen drunks, three disor derly conduct cases, one charged with possession of liquor, three "vags" and several violators of the basic rule within the city limits appeared before Police Judge Otto M. Langslet Monday , morning. Clinton Eugene Nendel, IS, charged with violating the basic rule, was told to appear at 10 a. m. March 15. Ebert Ray, taced with a similar charge and also with having no operator's license, entered a plea of not guilty and was slated to appear at 4 p. m. Monday. : Ray. a resident of Midland, and Harvey McMurray, truck driver for the city lire depart ment, were involved in an acci dent at Fifth and Klamath at 8:30 o'clock,' March 12. i Ted: Ostrom, 410' Roosevelt, and Kenneth George Jones, 210 Upham street, were drivers of Cars which collided at Third and Jefferson streets, March 12. Os trom was charged with reckless driving, liquor involved, accord ing to city police records. Os trom's plea of not guilty was accepted and bond set at 150. Ostrom is in jail. Earl P. Mead faced a charge of reckless driving when he was arrested by city police at Sev enth and Main streets, March 14. He entered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of J10. A second tine ot 25 was also paid In po lice court when Mead failed to produce an operator's license. Norman E. ' Augustine, well driller who lives at 1118 Wal nut street, nd William E. Kaf ton. Route J, Box 190, salesman, were Involved In an accident which happened at the south end of the viaduct, March 12. A third car was also involved, op erated by Frank Curtis, 415 Wal nut street. Augustine told city police he was blinded by lights of an oncoming' car thrown on the wet pavement. Kafton's car was removed by a wrecker, ac cording to police records; as one front wheel of the machine was damaged. Perry Babcock, 1726 Oregon avenue, clerk at' Ewauna Box company, and Nil a Blomback. 1404 Klamath avenue, reported an accident to city police.-. No Injuries were reported. An accident in the city - bus zone at Ninth and Main street March 12. was reported by T. W. Hughes, Route t. Box 43, bus driver, and Mrs. T. P. Cra mer of Grants Pass. , Gradle W. Sanders, 721 North Ninth street, and R. H. Lilly Box 1164. Merrill, owner of the Rank drugstore in Klamath Falls, reported an accident to city police which took place at Ninth, and Pine streets March 12 There' were no injuries. A. G. Mock, 2122 Home ave nue, and Lee Gerrue, Route 1, Box 604, Klamath Falls, were involved in an automobile acci dent at Fifth and Main streets March 12. O. E. Schupp, 715 Roseway Drive, reported to city police that prowlers had broken into his restaurant on South Sixth street some time Sunday and took with them a quantity of candy, razor blades, tobacco, cigarettes, pipes and other sup plies. The thieves emptied an onion sack In which to cart away their loot. Prowlers tried to get .into the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Wat ers, 333 Alameda street, accord ing to a report filed with city police. The Waters were- away from home at the time and ap parently the person attempted to pry open windows, doors and screens without success. ': - Foot prints were found by nollce In their investigation of the at tempted break Monday morning. Jim Burdlck, Shasta Rooms, torn city police that three men drove in the driveway of the Melhase garage where he is at tendant, and one of the occu pants stepped from the machine and struck him.' Burdlck re taliated, according to the police report, and the men drove away. They were operating a black coupe. The alleged assault oc curred at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. CITY BRIEFS To rortland Mrs. Ernest D. Lamb, Mrs. Robert Odoll and Mrs. 11. K. Momyer loft at 11 o'clock Monday morning for Portland, where they will at tend the state conference of Ore gon Daughters of the American Revolution to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ot this week ! the Masonic temple there. Mrs. Lamb is regent ot Eulalona chapter, DAK, Klam ath Falls. Mrs. Odell serves as vice-regent and Mrs. Momyer will serve as a delegate from the local , chapter. Mrs. Lloyd Goble, secretary of the state or ganUntlon, will bo unable to at tend the conference. From Mwlford Among the visitors in Klamath Falls over the weekend to attend the open ing of the new United States Na tional bank was Eatln Humphrey, employed In the Medford branch of the bank. Return North Paul Dick, presi dent of the United States National bank, Walter Cook, vice presi dent and W. L. J. Davles, vice president, returned to Portland Sunday after attending the open ing of the Klamath Falls branch here Saturday. Return From South Mr. and Mrs. Rollo C. Groesbeck have re turned from an interesting motor trip which took them through the south. They visited their daughter, Grace, in San Fran cisco, and their son, Stewart, in Berkeley. On Business Dr. William C. Strom of Portland is spending several days in Klamath Falls on business with the Columbia Optical company. He Is a guest at the Elk hotel. Trip to Portland Mrs. Eldor Henschke of Damont street left Sunday for Portland, where she will spend a week visiting friends and relatives. Cook Returns Carl K. Cook, city recreational officer, returned Saturday night to Klamath Falls after two weeks' treatment at the Veterans' hospital in Portland. Accidents Reported Jack Egan reported to the sheriff Mon day that his car was in an ac cident near Shady Pine, when a tire blew out. Ralph LIUy re ported a crash near Mack's store. UNDER INSPECTION The annual federal Inspection ot Battery D, 249th Coast Artil lery of the Oregon national guard, Klamath Falls, was scheduled for Monday night at 8 o'clock in the nrmory. This is an annual In spection required by the war de partment to ascertain it this unit Is complying with all require ments and If the required train ing Is being given the men. After a rigid personal inspec tion of the men, their personal equipment, clothing and rifles, members of Battery D were to demonstrate tho different phases of training they have received during tho year which Includes pitching ot touts, bayonet drill, Infantry drill, first aid work, cal isthenics, military courtesy, riot duty and a detailed demonstration of coast artillery drill. The artillery drill was to Include all phases of work such as observa tion, plotting a ship's course, spot ting simulated splashes of pro jectiles and a gun crow working with a largo dummy gun of the caliber ot a lu Inch disappearing rifle. During tho day, the armory was thoroughly Inspected as to Its cleanliness, lis facilities tor amply taking care of the unit, its safety factors for preserving army prop erty as well as the properly of the government, books and records. Inspection was to be made by Cunt. Crltchlow of tho U, S. nrmy. Included in his party wore Llout Colonel Clifton M, Irwin, com manding ottlcor ot tho 3 4 U t U Coast Artillery regiment station ed at Salem; Major K. Itowntreo, U. S. army, instructor of tho 2 -t 9 1 li Coast Artillery regiment stutlon ed at Salem, nud Major Clyde Young, commanding officer of tho second llattalWin. 2 4 t U CA., stationed ttt Ashland, Records Indlrnto that there are 166 nulls ot roast artillery simi lar to Battery U In the United Stnl-a. Last year 33 such units were rated as "cxcellont" by the war department. Klnmath Fulls' unit (battery D) was Included among tho 32. The public was Invited to wit. ness this demonstration Monday night. ADVERTISER FILLS NEED FOR POST HOLES Homo Pruilhoutmc, Iloitild-Nows pressman, doi'sn't need any inure post holes. Ho la hopeful that ho will rocelve no mure calls on an advertisement which his friends Inserted In Tho Herald and News clnssiried page as a practical joke, Tho ntlrurllaemvnt usked for 45 post holes nnil gavo the specifica tions. It also listed Reno's tele phone number, and Just about every one of the thousands ot subscribers ot Tho llernld and News called the number to do a littln kidding ftltli tho ndvor User. Some called In tho wee hours ot tho morning. Out at Dairy Sunday, Prud- honuue ran on to a limn who sup plied him Willi all the post holes ho needs. Tlioro was an aban doned well out there. They dug It up and cut It Into post holes Just tho right alio. i , Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO, March 14 (Al'-UHDA) -Potatoes: 5 Califor nia curs arrived, 1 Idaho, 1 Oro gon; 19 unbroken, 9 broken on trunk; market steady; Klamath and Deschutes No. 1 .90-1.06, few well-colored 11.16-1.20; Tulolake No. 1, dark color, 86-90o. 1.08 ANOBI.Kfl, March 14 (AP UHDA ) Potatoes: 16 California cars, 15 Idaho, 1 Nevada, 2 Ore gon; 43 unbroken, 36 broken on track; by truck 4 California, 1 Idaho, 1 Oregon; supplies moder ate, demand fair, market steadyi) Idaho Itussnts, No. 1, 1 . !H)-1 . ;6 , mostly 61.30, No. II. "0; Klaiif nth Ilussnts, No. 1, $1 10-1.16, llurbank, 1 carload, 11.16. , JAI'H HTA1.M0I) J HUANUIIAI. March 14 (P) The Japanese Invaders wore stalled on nil nf China's (ar-flung war trout today, ' Hnrly Writ Tho oily fire do. parlmeut was called lo 227 West Oregon avenue at 7 o'olock Mon day morning In answer to an alarm. Firemen extinguished a flue fire. There was no dam age. ' Motor Trip Donald Holding drove to Kugene over the Koekond to visit friends. In 1935, the passenger fare rate on American Class 1 railroads was 1.935 cents per passenger mile, as compared to 3.086 cents per passenger-mile in 1922,' the peak year. ' Only 10 Weeks ssazaJL ' Memorial - " Day Place jronr order now. It takes time to take the rough atone from the quarry and make it Into beautiful memorial.. Klamath .Falls Marble i and Granite Worki A family which waa hit twice by California's weather disasters stopped off in Klamath Falls to seek aid Monday, according to County Judge George Grizzle. Judge Grizzle said that the man of the family visited his office to seek gas with which to continue on to the home of relatives in the Milton-Freewater country. He told the judge that he moved some time ago to the Los Angeles district and began purchase ot a home. Two weeks ago he had fin ished buying the house and had just made final payments on household furnishings, when the flood rose and swept all hla be longings Into the ocean. The family managed to get to high ground but saw neighbors disappear down stream in the raging waters. With everything gone, the refugees decided to go to the man's parents at Milton and got together a little cash tor the trip. Moving Into central California, their car became trapped In an other flood and was so badly dam aged it took all of their remaining cash to repair it. At Dunsmulr, they were given a tank of gas by the police chief and came on to Klamath Falls. Judge Grizzle arranged to supply the refugees with more gas, and they set out again, hopeful they would encounter no more bad weather between Klamath Falls and Milton. FIRST EPISODE RADIO and AIR MYSTERY on KFJI Today at 6:30 P. M. Sponsored by FLUHRER'S BAKERY a!IJir.U!PJ 1 III Natiooiial Used Car Exchange Week Broke the Used Car Log Jamni! Members of the KLAMATH AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIA TION SOLD 176 CARS A TURNOVER OF 25.8 FOR THIS SHORT PERIOD SALES ARE STILL CONTINUING! Dti EW to NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACT URERS SPENT 80 OF THEIR 1,250,000 ADVERTISING DOLLARS IN DAILY NEWSPAPERS Automobile .Dealers PiJuT i Of Their ADVERTISING DOLLARS in The NEWS-HEIMQJB) vsm. e- Pay ll S. llth Sr. Phone 1118J