The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, August 07, 1940, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextfcPACE TWO II HELD AFTER ALLEGED E BATTLE i.'; One Mexican railroad laborer was In the Klamath Valley hos ' pital with serious stab wounds Wednesday and his alleged as sailant, a fellow worker, was in the county jail as the result of what sheriff's officers said was a brawl originating over a $1 loan and a bottle of wine. 1 Preciliano Padilla, section hand, was awaiting an operation Wednesday which may deter t mine whether or not he loses the sight of his left eye, badly mutilated by a knife wound. He , also received knife cuts in the .'; chest and abdomen. Cresencia D. Aguirre, another " Mexican railroad worker, was in jail on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. A third Mexican section hand, Felipe Guisar, was assessed a fine of ,l$lfl Wednesday morning on a litharge of disorderly conduct. , .According to sheriff's officers fjie trio were at the Southern Pacific section house near Mer .rill at the time of the fight, which occurred late Sunday af ijternoon. .jtV Officers said Guisar borrowed . '$1 from Aguirre, and a bottle of ",4Vine was purchased. During the course ox a siesia wrucn iuuuw ij . , .tji Sped between the two over the' tloan, A fight started, according I to officers, whereupon Padilla; attempted to intervene on .the fcide of Felipe. At this point ASuirre allegedly drew a knife and repaid Padilla for entering the dispute with several serious , flashes. A club was also said to nave Deen oranoisned. 1 Sheriff Lloyd Low, who ar rested Aguirre, said the latter admitted using the knife but claims that he did so in self de fense. BEDFORD LINEMAN FALLS AGAINST 1 1 .000 VOLT LINE GRANTS PASS,' Aug. 7 (VP) Herbert, Nekenson, California Ogoh Power company line man, Was severely burned Tues d"iy afternoon when he fell in ontsct with a line charged with rjfj.OOO volts of electricity at the jpark street substation near here, ejtenson, unmarried, is a mem- sper or a construction crew witn jjhj?adquarters at Medford work- ftrg on the substation changes rTeeessary to energiie a new '-fSttSO.OOO line from Medford to ;jJrantg Pass. "'W.'J. Moyer local manager, Sid Nekenson was working on f pole with another employe on ' th ground watching his moves as 'a safety measure. A hook iilnV Nekenson's climbing gear lauctdenly broke out of the pole ,nd swung him around into the lofctically cut off the electricity ftfs It surged through his body i-to a ground rod. He fell to a '3ight standard which held him suspended by his safety belt. '-Bfi After first aid treatment he was rushed to the county hos pital. .. Estimates show that one of every 10 jobs in the United States ifprovided by motor trucks. 'I1. . TOO LATE :' TO CLASSIFY I TOR : SALE Glass-tonned riis- :f-tJlay case, large electric fan. - -good condition. Cheap. Hous-pf-Aan't Beauty Shop, North 8th ry! fcSt.. 8-8 'VACANT 18TH Comfortable 3-room apartment. $35. Adults. "g 413 Alameda. Phone 3869. 8-9 Cicely FURNISHED 3-room fc ' apt., five blocks from Main. Adults only. Also 5-room mo I' dern house. Inquire Mrs. Short, clerk's office, or 625 ?' No. 8th after 6 p. m. 8-7 WANTED Non-union barber. 2325 So. 6th. 8-8 iSFJOR SALE Large pressure Scanner, price $7. Phone 4559 .7. ."iter 10 a. m. 8-7 ' 'jl' IE SAVES Summer garments can be shades . . . resulting in wear. Three day service DIAL few Method CLEAIVEIIS 1453 ESPLANADE One Will - - - . . . . v . WVi"- i i 7 31 M One of th. attractive young "ill b. picked to rule as Queen o-h"""' Madge nannoia ana eiarose opauiain mu kuin Virginia Bays, shown below. Thotoj by Getty's, Lakeview. (Continued from Page One) the flames threatened to engulf the town of Fort BidwelJ. Dan ger to the town was believed passed, according to reports re ceived, here from Alturas, Calif.. Ltut firefighters were fearful that aj wind would spring up to reneW thei danger. Many deer and &Kttle were said to liave been destrtyed. . YMn, at lha Mcan-atinn firp ' on. the east side of the ridge near i Barclay springs, crossed the res- ervation boundary Tuesday umi-ii s . in ; Range feed good, night and covered about 500 j ataniiskll Fields j Lanc oounty (Eugene) Har acres of land logged by the Al- pALMER. Alaska, Aug. 7 P) j vesting of beans and beets at goma Lumber company. Within The worid's newest pioneer jpeak. Picking of peas will be the reservation about 700 acres iwomcn wjves Df the Matan- i completed this week Crab ap- were blackened. Some valuable k vallev farmers worked ! Ples and Gravenstein apples on timber was destroyed in the Kes terson Lumber company's Ante lope valley unit. Agency officials were fearful that if the wind switched to the southwest the flames would be fanned into new stands of good timber. Wednesday's humidity stood at 20, with the tempera ture at 88. Started from Slash Fire Dispatcher Victor Sisson ! reported by telephone from the ; Agency that the blaze started i from a slash fire about 1 p. m. Tuesday. The smoke was first; spotted by Rufus Hicks of thei Modoc Point lookout. i Men and equipment were: rushed to the fire from Kester- son, Algoma and Chiloquin lum ber company crews. Harry Kal ander, Agency fire chief, and George Kephart, forest super visor, were in charge. Sisson said the fire traveled in a southeasterly direction along the east side of the ridge two or three miles from Barclay springs. The flames cut a swath across the corner of the reser vation, through land logged by Kesterson and into Algoma Lum ber company holdings. Most of the area burned was cutover land but late last night the flames passed the reserva tion boundary and were eating into the virgin timber beyond. Lines Burned Out Telephone lines were burned ! out but firefighters were having success with portable radios. I Klamath Forest Protective as-! sociation officials said Tuesdav night that the Long lake blaze I had been brought under con-l dyed in the new FALL many more months of if desired. 4471 i THE lie Chosen Lake county girls shown aboT. of the Lakeview Roundup to ' trol after covering 100 acres of cutover land. A barn and other buildings, one of them housing an auto mobile, were destroyed by the th! jumped in o:mary croP mons showed A noantUv of ,rr,Ra,('d corn mak",! '':- . A quantity ot , . rowtn w.ith the situation flames before tl nearby timber. hay in the barn was burned i and ine Bum was ieii t t-.rv ui charred metal. About 30 KFPA men were placed on this fire. Agency officials also reported a one-acre lightning fire on Fu ego mountain, northeast of Ca lamus butte, but this blaze was quickly brought under control. The fire haard reached an acute stage following a violent but short-lived lightning storm which hit the basin at 4 a. m. Tuesday. . in tha finlrie IaHdv lilro ninnaar. of another generation. i The women took to the fields i and to driving trucks and working in the valley cannery when the first pea harvest in the government sponsored Matanuska colony ripened while many of the men were busy on outside jobs. The women pitch ed in to garner peas from 25 acres, so that the working men m'gnl retain the J 0 b s mtt which they hope to earn enough casn to meet fal1 payments on their farms. Wire Tapping (Iknvofi tts Catch Columnists WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UP) Action to spike any "fifth col umn" activity affecting the na tional defense emerged on co ordinated fronts yesterday, The house led the wav bv nass- ing a bill authorizing G-men to' tap wires In tracking down spies saboteurs, traitors and violators of the neutrality laws. The mea sure, approved by voice vote, now goes to the senate where ' early approval is expected. Shortly afterwards, represent atives of 45 states unanimously adopted a program proposed by President Roosevelt to block for eign tampering with national de-1 fense and were told to "go home and sweat blood" to get It ln operation, RENO LICENSE RENO, Ncv Aug. 7 (UP) Marriage licenses issued here 'nciuaco jess r. noiBn, n, ana June McGroth, 40, both of Klam- atn rails, ure. EOfl SALE 1330 MAIN NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. T T Two drunken driving eases, a reckless driving charge. 10 drunks and two vags occupied the time of Police Judge l-eign jAckerman Wednesday Thclms Hood. Chiloquln In - dian. entered a plea of not guiltv to a charge of drunken I driving, and asked for counsel Time for her hearing has not been set. Another charge, op erating a motor vehicle with li cense suspended, was filed against her. Ernest Barney. Beatty Indian, was assessed a fine of $100 and a jail sentence of 30 days was suspended on payment of the fine. He was arrested on drunken driving charge Augi 5 after running into a ditch a road near Klamath Falls When first arraigned he took time to plead, then entered a plea of not guilty, and finally, on the advice of his counsel, changed his plea to guilty Jess Lee, Shasta way, was i fined S25, the fine being sus pended, on a charge of reckless He was assessed a fine driving of $5 for no operator's license. T PORTLAND, Aug. 7 Harvest and threshing pro - gressed more rapidly with the return of dry weather in Ore- gon this week. The weather bureau s sum- j no,- unfavorabIe ln the unirrigat. ed fields. Bartlett pear picking began in Jackson county with satisfac tory yields. Peaches were re- por(cd plen(iful and many early apples gathered. Nuts are thrlv ing and late fruit, with the ex- ception of Willamette valley prunes, are developing well. Range feed js ample ln most areas and cattle and lambs are going to market In good condi tions. Reports by counties included: Marion county (Detroit) , marKd Josephine county (Wolf Creek) tveryimng is very nry. Jackson county (Medford) GOUR EARS I DRUNKEN DRIVER GASES Picking of Bartlett pears start- WOrk here Wednesday on the ed. Corn making excellent t frst field Inspection for small growth; shortage of irrigation SCcds and potatoes. It was made water causing some concern. I known at the county agent's of Umatilla county (Pilot Rock) , fice. The survey was started Most farmers report wheat yield better than expected. Some seeding being done of fal low land. Union county (Starkey) High ranges still in excellent condi tion; livestock good. Baker county (Baxer - VanClcavei Bly, 0re., a boy. Harvest progressing satisfactory Welght: 7 pound,, i ounce. iiy- Klamath county (Klamath , VEATCH Bom at the Klam Falls) High mountain ranges lath fvBu.v hosnital. Klamath 8ci' Irrigated pastures excel lent. Potatoes doing well; some early potatoes shipped. Lake county (Lakeview) Sec ond cutting of alfalfa underway. nd"l ul P "IS' " There is enough material (oil shales, coal and petroleum) to provide enough gasoline at the present rate of consumption for 2000 years. Model Airplane Contest! 6 Foot Gasoline Engine Powered Models Will Fly In Inter-Clty Meet With Medford at Dry Lake Similar. 9 a. in. 3 Miles North of Dorris on Highway 97 Thrilling to Watch Poole's Bicycle Store 222 S. 7th 1!KI STUDEKAKEIl PnESIDENT CRUISING SEDAN Finished In beautiful dove grey, Interior rich broadcloth like new, equipped with over-drive, hill holder, new puncture-proof tires, radio and heater. Driven very little, therefore motor and general mechanical condition beyond question. Terms and trade to suit your convenience. Showing and demonstration without obligation, and attractively priced, at M A HJ -AMATH'S OLDEST AUTOMOBILE OPEN EVENINQ8 CITY BRIEFS Food Sale Daughters of Job will hold a cooked food sale Saturday, August 10, at Chet Smith's Shoe and Sportswear store All tho girls are requested by Marlyce Erlaiulson, the hon ored queen of the bethel, to b,rlng their food to the store by 10 o'clock Saturday morning. study Club The Independent i 'c..... nii, ...ill m-i t Mooru k Thurdav with Mrs. Kath - niiiin, hostess. Members !,,, mpot ,.3 m, v tt,0 1 home of Nonl) Hall. 015 East Main street, for transportation. Tn.u.j in Plrnt- Clerks and carriers of the Klamath Fulls postoffice have been Invited to ottend a picnic at Union Creek Sunday, August 25, sponsored bv the Clerks and Carriers or- ganization at Medford. Office to Close The office of the state tax commission will: commission Is asked to call at the courthouse before Friday noon Business Visitor James P. Cooley, manager of tho eleventh civil service district, with head minrtcrs at Seattle, Wash., was a business visitor In luaniaiu " Wednesday. Two Bikes Stolen Bicycles! belonging to John Foster, 321 1 North Sixth street, and Ray Cooper, 1801 Last street, havei been stolen, it was reported by city police. Complaint Made Stella Bowne, 313 High street, filed a complaint with city police that a wood sawing outfit has been creating undue noise late Into , ,ho ni,,,i in her neinhborhood. Ladles Aid The Ladies Aid 0( ,,e First Covenant church will hold an all-hostess meeting Fri- jday 7:4S p. m. t bring somethi j m.n.. All are asked ng for refresh- Ewauna Lodge Ewauna lodge ! Nn 002 will meet Thursday at 8 p. m. in the KC hall. Offi cers and drill team ate asked to wear formals. Flying Club Meeting Flying club No. 3 will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 at the Snyder Motor company. Soroptimlsts A meeting for transaction of monthly business will be held by the Soroptimist club at the Willard hotel Thurs day noon. On Vacation Russell Griffith, assistant postmaster, is spending the week on vacation. SURVEY FINISHED G. R. Hyslop, head of the farm croDS department at .Ore- gon state college, completed his last week. VITAL STATISTICS VANCLEAVE Born at the Klamath Valley hospital, Klam ath Falls, Ore., Sunday, July 91 mjn in Mp anri Mn Rill Falls, Ore., Saturday, August 3, 1940, to Mr, and Mrs. Don Vcatch, Pelican Bay camp, Chiloquln, a boy. Weight: 5 pounds, 10 ounces. CODER Born at the Klam ath Valley hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore., Tuesday, August fl, to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Coder. 4729 Freda street, Klamath Falls, a boy. Weight: 7 pounds. Dial 5520 G IE M DEALER PHONE 5151 " close for the year here soon. It , was announced Wednesday. Any - ,?"ione having business with tho ORE. BRITISH DENY ITALIANS YET (Continued from Pugo Ono) n,- nriiii, i,- ni iMersa Malri.h. on the Mediter. ,- coast. Temperatures of 113 and 120 degrees are usual In the day time. Marshal Rodolfo Cirar.laui, 1 Mussolini's commander in Lili - ACROSS i yn. will have to transport alllJO DEMONSTRATE j his water over dusty Hulls til-, . . . most devoid of cover and suli-; A I LUUAL olUKL Jcct to the attacks of the Hoy. 1 1 ir force and motorized Hrilish E'ry lleotliam. eher and lai- land units. The British forces (are composed of hardy fighting ;,, ,omc of t,e cn,pirc most famous regiments, who have been trained (or years in the 1 desert warfare. I The British would have a line of oases to fall back upon. The naval blockade ol the Libyan coast Is asserted by the British already to have prevent ed much needed supply ships from getting through I rum Italy, while the Koyal air force has . been subjecting linui.mis bases Bl Tl,brueh. Hardia and Dcrr.a lo aimosi utiiiy amicus. SftlliO Itllllflillg ..... AlndklHI JUNEAU, Alaska. Aug. 7 M' The Alaska home Paul Satko en visioned three years ago when he began construction of his strange ark in Richmond, V.i . was m the process of construc tion today. Satko filed application for a homestead of 122 acres of river bottom 27 miles north of here. He purchased a $30 automobile and plans dally trips to the land to cut down trees and build a home. His family of eight continue to live aboard the crudely-built ark which brought them here from Tacoma, Wash., after a colorful voyage. Titled Woinnii Cnpturos IN'nzi LONDON, Aug. 7 (V) A titled English woman, Lady Buckland, widow of Lord Buckland, and sister-in-law of Lord Camrose, publisher of the London Daily Telegraph, today captured a nazi aviator who had been roaming) England for nine days. Lady Buckland came upon the airman as she motored along a country road near Bristol. Noting his unusual appear ance, she questioned him and then marched him off to the au thorities. The German flier had been ot large since he bailed out of his disabled plane. The mili tary ond the police had sought him continuously after his plane fell. I can't live without liberty. Mme. Genevieve Tabouis, French journalist and refugee. P IN PRICE! - ''THT bsssTV (IN orioon) Same price as always for America's T "t":' ? ' '"A finest cigarette proved belter for u T&:4sWEf Qi yur nme and lhroatt J5)r yJi' ' National Defense T. InelarfrJ i p. f1fX J""0" .... i iirine-in ! e J I MODEL AIRPLANE FANS TO ENTER DRY LAKE TEST Kluniath model airplane fans will pailliipate In ami Intercity model airplane flying content next Sunday inmiiinii ut 0 ; o'clock at Dry Lake, three miles north of Unrris on highway t7. i Alioul 15 entrants from Klam 'alh Kall.i are expected to lake I part. Some of the planes will lie ' noweled with quarter horse- power gasoline engines, pruviii- 1 n( spcelalors with n contest that ls thi iiilng in waien. 0,l', r contestants will be en tered from Medford. .,ri. uni Lirr .tNEW I VwTxrx ntr ioi repies.-nu.m.- ...., .... ... N-.- '"r "rvP": l'7,,l"'r1 ", stainless teelwae. will be at 1 " l-,'l"n s ""v """"' , demonstrating actual waterless cooking. neetham will cook the food right in the store, using only Revere ware, and will give a.l ; missing out of Morgan I Ity. t. vice and Instruction to all worn-j en Interested In learning this , HAMILTON SPEAKS revolutionary money saving and pii,.t, officer Orvllle healthful method of c.ioklng. ac-, n)m wm (,e the principal cording to Mrs. C'hanes tiaico , pl.llk,,r tonight Jt a meeting of lou- in,,, international Footprint? 'association. Subject of his talk HEAT RECORD !w,il be "Subvert ivo Activities." ,. ,, The meeting will be held t 7 Temperature ot Klamath 1-alls m he Kk ,,,,,, continued well up In the HO s Wednesdoy. after an official, LAMB CROP high point was reached Tues- j . . . . dav afternoon for the highest! PORTLAND. Aug : 7 mark for the month of July ond agricultural marketing service f.,r in Ai.lmisI Tuesdav's i,ii, u ,lrir,.r, suri.ass- ing urn thing since June 24. when the mark was II liotics! temperature of the year. The forecast was for rooluuied hot weather. Jilt TODAY SenRrnm'a Kind Arthur Q'ttl Gin holda Its rich flavor fflMr-Pffa to the lal delectable sip I liik fW lA il niooth, you can enjoy II I i's m lt "tral,lht- II 8eliram'i Kinj Arthur Diitilled London Dry Oln. 90 Proof. Distilled from 100 Oram Neutral Spirits. Scugrun-DiMillori Corp., Executive Ofltcca: New Yctk August 7, 1940 THREE KILLED (Continued from Page One) ,.rVer placed the wmn esu- ,,,ntB ,t only five miles short of f hurricane velocity of 7S ,rs The two clay-old storm pushed HIGH WD GROSSES GULF gulf waters to near record heights In the many lakes and hays that dot the const and sent Uiippeis and fishermen scamper ing for refuge to courthouses, schools and other public build- . lugs located Inland. r" A 12:30 a. m. (PST) weather b BU ,t(vllK1.y ud the storm's :,-..ter would move Inland with- ,,or .. .n-rt.H hv winds A' j() to 00 miles per hour near I lie in persons wnc .. ..... .... estimated ine wreKon im at 1.453.000 head today the lightest since i)M and the sco ond smallest In 10 years. , l-ooklng tor ll.ngailiir Turn 1 the Classified paeo.