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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
December 9, 1939
RAIN TORRENT
TOPS 30-YEAR
IE
MDISTUF
PEAK
(Continued From Pat One)
eantratlng on basements, many
of them filled by the driving
Storm, i
A bedraggled, wet-whiskered
Santa Claus greeted Saturday
hoppers along Main street as cus
tomers scurried from shop to shop.
Shoe atores reported a good
business In galoshes, rubbers and
umbrellas while raincoats were
selling Ilk hotcakes.
Hogback mountain, east of the
city, was covered with snow and
eight Inches of snow was reported
at chemult. At Fort Klamath be
tween four and five Inches of snow
was chalked up by residents of
the neighboring community.
At Tulelake resldenta reported
.38 Inches early Friday morning.
Considerable rain tell at Crater
lake before the snow.
A score of minor traffic acci
dents were reported to city police
and the sheriff's office. No per
sonal Injuries were reported.
Storma were general over all
of Oregon, with rains succeeding
high gales of Friday. Small
craft warnings continued to fly
from Newport to the Columbia
river and along the Washington
coast.
The Hobsonvllle sawmill, first
on Tillamook bay 54 years ago,
was swept Into the sea by -the
storm yesterday. Rain cheered
Inland sections. Temperatures
remained high throughout the
atate.
V ly The Associated Press
"Chameleon" weather atreaked
the United States today.
High winds blew automobiles
oft New England roads; gales
shifted houses oft their bases in
Oregon; the south baked In shirt
sleeve temperatures, and cherry
trees bloomed at Alma, Mo.
' A heavy fog shrouded parts of
Florida during the night, hinder
ing airline operations, and light
ra'ns broke a long drought in
northern California.
It was unseasonably warm
throughout the midwest, south
west and most ot the far west.
With the thermometer at 63
degrees. Salt Lake City enjoyed
the warmest December in weath
er bureau history and worried
because no moisture had fallen in
42 days.
The temperature was 71 at
Ardmore, Okla., 66 at Oklahoma
City. 57 at Kansas City, and be
tween 38 and 48 at Chicago.
The warmest reading 83
wo' recorded at Shreveport, La.,
a mark unprecedented there In
December.
Missing was Leslie- Zemllcka,
23, gillnet fisherman who was
lost In Grays harbor when his
rowboat was swamped before the
eyea of horrified and helpless
spectators ashore. Roy Shearer,
Everett, also was missing, having
been lost when a crab boat cap
sized in Puget sound. Two com
panions reached shore safely.
A mother fighting a grass fire
In Vineland, N. J., died in sight
of her three children when she
brushed against a storm-broken
power line carrying 2000 volts.
The 60-mile gale kept small
craft In port along the Atlantic,
stranded 25 persons In a ferry
boat for nine hours In the Hud
son river oft Tarrytown, N. J.,
and injured a doten or more per
sons In freak accidents.
It also uprooted trees through
out New England, tumbled tem
peratures In New Hampshire to
the low 20's, demolished an air
plane hangar at Lincoln Park,
N. J., and kicked up so much dust
from drought - stricken Jersey
acres that highway traffic was
stopped at times In Cumberland
county. .
Soiin Meet Orcgoulnn
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AIII CLASS HERE
Klamath Falls cannot become
one of the 70 centers in the coun
try for the training of non-college
citizens under the national
civilian pilot training act. It was
learned late Friday by the Klam
ath county chamber of commerce.
The following reply from Wash
ington to a query wired by the
chamber was received from Sen
ator Charles L. McNary:
"Wire received. Immediately
conferred with civil aeronautics
authority and was advised that
designation of cities for civilian
pilot training was announced to
day (Friday) naming Salem as
site for unit In Oregon. Because
of limitation of act, authority
was unable to designate but one
unit lor Oregon and this selec
tion was made upon recommenda
tion ot state aviation officials in
c-operatlon with representatives
In civil aeronautics authority.
Kindest regards,
CHAS. J. McNARY, U.S.8."
Bill n:...dall, manager of the
, Klamm.h nlrnnrt. Ulan mnt
east in an, effort to have Klam-
niu f hub uuusiuareu. ue aa
drossed wires to Orovcr Webster
of the private flying division of
the C. A. A., and to Willis Ma
honey. The act stipulates that 70 cities
In the country will become cen
ters for the training. The follow
Ing message was sent to Senator
McNary by the chamber:
"We are desirous of sponsor
In T such a school and have to
offer adequate field and hangar,
competent Instruction and above
all an Interest In aviation In the
community that would guarantee J
sn--?ss of tie project." j
These Southern Oregon College ot Education hoopsters were
billed for a playoff game Saturday night at the armory with the
Rubenstein Oregonians of Eugene. The boy at the top, dropping
the ball through the loop is Walt Sether, lanky center. In the
circle are Coach Jean Eberhart, in street clothes, Bassman, (No. 11),
Fisher, (No. 12). Patzke, Cady and .Sether.
BODIES POLLER
FROM BURNING
COTTAGE HOME
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eron's body was found In the ga
rage bark ot his cotlnge,
llrenden, ubout 40, ocratfl
a filling station at Kau Claire.
A relative said that llrenden
checked his receipts about tt:tH)
p. m. yesterday and started
home with about 100 In two
canvas sacks. Police who found
the body aald the money was
missing.
Holts said Cameron had been
Identified as the man who held
up a filling station here at 13:45
a. m., ahot and wounded three
men, and fled with 120 a few
minutes before tire was discov
ered in his cottage.
Neighbors reported hearing the
sound ot gunfire near the cottage
shortly before the fire. Cameron
was seen running from the house
to the garage. Holts said be be
lieved the cottage had been fired
with gasoline.
Karl Rrdard, filling station
attendant, told Holla that Cain
rran held up and slugged him.
Itrdard staggered from the
station and flagged down two
motorists, (Yank llabbltt and
Ram Holeen of Bloomer, As
the trio convened, Redard told
the police, Cameron leaped In
to his automobile, drew along
side the other car and fired
two charges from a shotgun.
The pellets struck Redard in
the abdomen, inflicting a serious
wound. Holeen was wounded in
one eye, and Babbitt in the
shoulder.
Cameron then fled.
The cottage fire was reported
a half hour later. Police found
the charred bodies ot the four
victims and Cameron.
11ISHOI' XAMKD
CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (A Bishop
Hames Straughn of Baltimore,
Md today was reported tempor
ary successor to tho lata Bishop
Wallace Brown, supervisor of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon,
by the council of bishops of the
Methodist church.
REGIONAL SCOUT
EXECUTIVE COMING
R. L. Curtis ot Portland, reg
ional Hoy Scout executive, will
visit Klamath Falls Monday and
Tuesday to view plain ot the local
council.
Curtis, who heads scouting In
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
part ot Montana, will meet with
the district committee at the Wll
lard hotel Monday noon and with
the commissioner staff s,t the Pel
ican grill Monday evening,
1 (Continued From Pag One)
causing waves which swamped
the liueatan boata.
Many survivors were reported
captured. . -
Kast ot Petaamo, the reports
said, tho Ituiuiiaiia lost tanks when
tho tanks fell throtmh holes rut
In the ice of cross lakes by the
Finns. The crews were said to
have perished.
LONDON, Dec. i (jip) A Reu
ters (British news agency) from
Helsinki today said hlte clad
Finns on akila had attacked Hue
siana on a two-mile front In the
extreme north, taking their foes
by surprise and inflicting heavy
losses.
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 0 (VD
Press dlspatchoa received today
said Hanko, strongly fortified port
on Finland's southwestern roast,
had been heavily bombed by Rus
sian warplanes. Casualties and
damago were not Immediately determined.
WITH THE FINNISH ARMY
ON THE KARELIAN FRONT.
Dec. 9 itV) Russian artillery
blasted Finnish lines intermittent
ly on tho Karelian Isthmus today
but when darkness fell the In
vaders had not been able to ad
vance a foot.
Finnish cannon replied as Finns
dug trenches in the snowy forests.
A maie ot barbed wire, tank
traps and machine-gun nesta form
ed a no-man's-land between the
opposing troops.
In 1927. Berlin erected a mon
umcnt to a book as a tribute) to
the bookbinding Industry of that
city.
(Continued from page One)
Friday, Irwin related, ho man
aged to break Ida gng nnd
Iiunils, Ills rrlea attracted
neighbors, who took lilm to his
parents.
A doien agents of tha federal
bureau ot Investigation Joined In
the search with statu and local
police.
As the kidnaper loft tha house
with the boy, he threatened the
parents: "Don't tell the police
or I kill your son."
Tho elder Mingle onlcklv loos
ened Ills bonds and auught help.
Tho kidnaper had asked Mingle
to leave 116,000 In small denom
ination, unmarked bills In a gar
age nearby. Before his son re
turned, Mlnglo had mado arrunge
menta with a bunk lo gel iho
money. Officers watching (ho
garage saw no tract ot tho sus
pect.
The boy said he attempted to
talk with his captor several times,
but waa answered with only vague
references to an undo "who will
take rare of that."
Tho small vacant house to
which the boy waa taken Is out
side the city limits, only about
two miles from tho Mingle house.
Tho boy waa forced to He, tied
and gagged with a strip of tape,
on burlap bags In tho attic, but
said be suffered mostly from
thirst.
"I was scared," he said, "but
I believe tho man waa scared
worso. Onro he lapped mo on
the shoulder when I nuked for
water and said 'bo quiet' but ho
didn't hurt me."
When he first took Irwin Into
the house, the boy related, the
kidnaper covered the lad with a
Jacket which the mother hnd
begged him to take along.
Police here described tho Job
as the work ot "a bungling ama
teur." MAX MISS1NO
tin ANTS PASS, Dec. 9 M)
Alarmed Grave creek residents re
ported today that Frank Taylor,
carpentor on a hotel being con
structed there, had been missing ;
for four weeks. They said he
had not called for laundry, his
tools, or psy check.
I.nno Cohiii'.v Yolo
Ih'flMllN PI H by
Narrow Mnrtflu
KIKIKNH, Dee. 0 .!) Klnitl un
official tulniliitlniis lodny spoiled
dofoat tor tho proposal lo oioute
a pooplo's public utility power
district In 43 precincts and five
municipalities In I.nno county,
Opponents wero surprised, how.
over, by the strong showing of
tlio advocates ot tho set-up. Al
though all the voting municipali
ties turned the bill down by de
cisive margins, the vole was much
closer In many of tha rural pro
duels, expoclnlly those without
electricity. Elghtven precincts
favored Iho district and ties wero
registered In sovornl. Only somo
SOU votes kept the bill front S
sage. All five municipalities partici
pating In tho vote Cottage
lirovo, Creawoll. Springfield, Co
burg and Junction City voted
against the district by large mar
gins. Under Oregon lawa municipali
ties opposing a district are ex
cluded from It If Iho district Is
approved but all rural precincts
are Included, whether they ap
proved It or not.
News and Herald Want-Adi gel
results.
POTATOES '
BAN FUANCIHCO, Deo. (AP
UflllA) Potatoes; 4 California,
A Oregon arrived, 11 unbroken, in
broken rum on truck; innrkat
dull; tau few sales lo quote,
I.OH ANGWI.K8, Deo., 9 (AP
UHI)A Potatoes: t California,
,1 Idaho arrived, 41 unbroken, t7
broken on track; by truck, 1 Cali
fornia. 1 Nevada. 1 Ulalu market
dull, No Oregon quotations.
GRANTS PASS, Deo. ID
Ellis Uoulb ot Placer found a
cougar In his pigpen Tuesday
night. Ho sclind his rifle, aimed
at tho cougar, and killed a pig.
Tho marauder escaped.
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TUES., DEC. I9TH, 8 P. M.
Sponsored by St. Mary' Altar Society
Proceeds to Be Uted for Local Charity
Adultt 55 Inc. Tax Children 25
Tickets may be purchased at 8lin Furniture Co., or from
Mrt. Sam Miller, ticket chairman, phono 1481.
French Say Nazi
Attack Itepulsed
PARIS, Dec. 9 (P) The French
high command asserted today
that renewed attacks by German
patrol units along the northern
flank of the western front bad
been repulsed.
Fighting was particularly heavy
yesterday e a a t ot the Moselle
river, northeastern limit of the
front. . -
The French reported a German
plane flew along the French side
of the Rhine river twice and machine-gunned
French defense posts
without inflicting any losses.
There has been a revival ot
activity lately along the Rhine,
or southern section of the front,
which was quiet throughout most
of the first weeks of the war.
The command's formal com
munique indicated the intensifica
tion ot hostilities with its brief
announcement:
Bereaved Father
I'leads for Men
SPRINGFIELD, III., Dec. 9 OP) !
The father of a 14-year-old glrl
killed during the Illinois miners'
inter-union strife in 1933. made
a personal plea today for the
freedom of five men sent to
prison for her death.
Vernon Miller, 48, father of
Laverne Miller, the slain girl,
told Governor Heury Horner be
believed Otis Battaglia, Robert
Shingleton. Barney Bozetto and
Sam Kerro, sentenced to life Im
prisonment, and Emery Albers,
serving a 40-year term, had
"served long enough."
"If they are freed now," Mil
ler said, "it may have a good
effect in bringing about perman
ent peace in the miners' union."
Two million ot the ' 6.000,000
slaves In the world today are
Chinese girls between the ages ot
4 and 18.
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tho only one of its type In -southern Oregon, will lie nscd
during the clinic.
The HEMOV1TA.METKR scientifically diagnoses your con.
dltlon, finding WHAT, WHERE and HOW SERIOUS your ail
ments. No clothing removed. jAo questions asked.
Tho HEMOVITAMETER reveals the foods you should eat.
It tells tho cjuict food element you lack to help maintain the
normal mineral Imlnnre of your body. This one feature alone
is worth more than the price of the examination.
During This Clinic You Will Be Given the Regular
$5.00 Examination for $2.00
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Honrs f a. m. to H p. m., 7-0 p. m.
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