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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1941)
THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, 'KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON July 22. 1941 PAGE TWO KLAMATH GETS THANKS I AIY VIS TOR Klamath F a 1 1 1 residents should be proud of the manner In which troops were enter tained here during movements through this city both en route south to Hunter Liggett Military reservation, and returning - to Fort Lewis, according to letters which have been received from both grateful parents and the soldiers themselves. Mayor John Houston received the folowing letter from Mrs, H. A. Bowyer of Logansport, Ind., on Tuesday morning: "Dear air: This is to express my sincere thanks to you and the people of your town for the wonderful treatment you gave the soldier boys on their recent visit to your city. My son and grandson were among the boys who camped there. My son wrote me in glowing terms of the fine time they had, and of the spiial effort the people took . to show them a good time. My son belongs to a machine gun crew and the work is very hard, He is small and weighs only 130 pounds. Those machine guns are very heavy. I wonder sometimes how he carries the loads he is required. The boys had a tough time while in can- : fornia and are glad to get back : to camp. "We do not understand why - he was sent so far from home : for his training. I am too far , away to do much for him, so am so very thankful to anyone : who helps him in anyway. His . name is Cloyd A. Bowyer, Co O, Seventh infantry, Fort Lewis. , "Thanking you again for your kindness, he especially spoke of . you and your fine speech. Yours, Mrs. H. A. Bowyer.1 Negotiations were continued Monday night between CIO ' committee and representatives ' of the Chlloquin Lumber com- - pany in an effort to end the ' week-long - strike of over 200 - Chlloquin mill, yard, woods and box factory employes. - ' Parleys are proceeding arnica' bly, a company spokesman said - Tuesday. - ' Men of the mill,' yards and - factory voted to strike Monday ' sight, July 14, after logging crews had walked out. The en tire operation has been shut down since then. The CIO International Wood worker! of America several months ago won a national la- : bor relations board election but no collective bargaining agree- r ment has as yet been signed. It was understood the men are striking for higher pay. - Fort Klamath Nurse Called to Duty PORTLAND. July 22 VP) The Red Cross reported today that seven nurses had been trans-, f erred from the reserves to ao ' tive duty with the army. Included were Ethelva M. Loosley, Fort Klamath, to Barnes ' hospital, Vancouver barracks, and Elisabeth Abderhalden, . Sheridan, to Pendleton air base. . LONDON, July 22 (JP) A German bomber and an RAF . plane collided over Britain dur . ing the night and the crews of both planes were killed, an air ministry communique today said; Oregon wants smoother taste... Calvert's got it ! PINT ONLY Cslrerf'Speclsl-BlENDED VHISKBVt 90 Proof-72'2 Grain Neuirsl ' - Spina. Calvert DitlUers Corpot stlon, New York City . These pictures were taken of Recreation Officer David Bridge and Juvenile Officer Spec boys giving the flag salute. Below, a swimmin g scene in the Twenty-one hot cakes were con sumed by -one of the boys at tending the Lake o' the Woods camp conducted by the tyy and county recreation and Juvenile offices last week, according to City Rereation Officer Dave Bridge., Bridge said the boys at camp proved tremendous eaters.' Many of them would gobble more than a dozen pancakes, although only one managed to take in 21 at one sitting. ' Bridge reported to the city council Monday night on the suc cess of the camp, and council men warmly commended the en terprise. Junior policemen and other boys from town attended the outing. FINNS ADVANCE HELSINKI, July 22 (Fin nish troops were reported today to - have captured Pitkaeranta, on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga, seizing 10 locomotives and a hundred or more supply trucks. . - ' SUEZ RAIDED -CAIRO, Egypt, July 22 (P) The Suez canal was raided early today, but an official announce ment said only slight-damage was done and there were no casualties. - - Some people want skirts back to old-fashioned lengths. Others still have their eyesight. Scenes at Boys' Camp ST. I at Lake o' the Woods boys' camp Big Fan Stolen From Store Room Somebody's . determined to keep cool if he has to swipe a fan to do it. Charles Schuss reported to city police Tuesday morning the theft of a heavy duty four-blade quarter horse power motor from storage sometime Monday. The fan was valued at $30. House Committee Rejects Revision' Qf Profits Tax " WASHINGTON, July 22 OP) The house ways and means com mittee today rejected President Roosevelt's reported request for revision of the committee's pro posed excess profits tax plan and formally agreed to recommend that corporations be permitted to compute their excess profits by either the invested capital or average earnings methods. The chief executive was said authoritatively. to have request ed that the average earnings methods be eliminated. Representative Cooper (D Tenn.), as spokesman for the group, said the committee also ratified its previously tentative decision in favor of drastically increased individual income sur taxes, starting at 5 per cent on the first dollar of . taxable in come. It also adopted formally the proposed corporation surtax rates ranging from 9 per cent on incomes up to $23,000 to 6 per cent on any excess. Transportation News RAILROAD BRIEFS On Vacation E. S. Hedman, chief clerk for the Great North ern railroad, left Saturday for Seattle on a week's vacation. On Coast Frank Sexton, Great Northern superintendent, and family are spending a week's vacation on the Oregon coast. To Nebraska Clyde Foster, GN dispatcher, is spending his vacation in Nebraska. He and Mrs. Foster left the past week end by car. At Eugene Sid Abbott, GN road clerk, is attending the State American Legion conven tion in Eugene. Visiting in East Mrs. L. F. Corrigan and daughter are visit ing in St. Paul, Minn. They ex pect to be gone several weeks. FIFTY ARRESTED BUENOS AIRES, July 22 (tPj Fifty persons were arrested dur ing the night as a result of a fight during a meeting sponsor ed by the Aflrmaclon Argentina, a pro-neutrality organization, and street brawls later. About 850 air pilots will be trained In Argentina during the next eighteen months, according to the department of commerce. 7 IMP DA . V Sift, jiti held last week under direction Murray. Upper picture shows the lake. 1 E AT CRATER LAKE Filming over, 12 movie men of the Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio entrained Tuesday morn' ing via the i Southern Pacific from Chlloquin for Hollywood The group has been at work at Crater lake for the past week shooting background scenes for the forthcoming picture "Sun. down"' starring Bruce Cabot. It was understood the story action is centered in India but where Crater lake will fit in with a Hindu setting was not disclosed. The picture is scheduled for an October release date. Approximately 30 Klamath Indians were hired during the week s filming. f According to a Southern Pa cific spokesman, - the greater part of the week was spent In scaling the precipitous cliffs on the lake side of Watchman moun tain. An amphibian plane was used in the shooting. RAF Roars Across Channel to Raid Calais, Boulogne LONDON, July 22 (IP) Strong RAF units roared across the channel this afternoon in con tinuation of widespread raids of last night and this morning on German-held territory. Objectives in western Ger many, Denmark, the Nether lands, Belgium and northern France were attacked overnight, the British said. This afternoon's raid seemed concentrated on the coast be tween Calais and Boulogne, where anti-aircraft guns blazed Into action from the French cliffs, dimly outlined through the haze. The rumble of explosions rattled doors and windows on the English coast, where watch ers could see the bursting of anti-aircraft shells. From the earlier raids only one British bomber failed to re turn, the air ministry said. CITY BRIEFS At Rudy's Ray Sorcnson, of North Seventh street, formerly an employe of Copco, has re cently become affiliated with Rudy's Men's store replacing Lieut. Zed Barnes. Barnes was recently called into active ser vice with an air corps infantry group. Eagles Auxiliary The Eagles auxiliary will hold a regular meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the Eagles hall. The drill team will practice at 7:30. Winema Club The Wlnema club Pythian Sisters will meet at the home of Mrs. Carl Pormln, 2018 Manzanlta street, Friday night at 8 o'clock. Looking for Bargains? Turn to the. Classified page. . : FISHER GIVEN 20-YEAR TERM jorauLT (Continued from Page One) he got a rifle and sat down, waiting for the officer to come. When Wilson camo In the door, he said, he shot. Wilson turned and .went outside. Fisher said he later went around the house, saw Wilson by a woodpile, and shot again at the officer. Slsemore read this and a state ment of a witness of the shoot ing and said this was evidence of cold-blooded intention to kill. Judge Vandenbcrg asked about Fisher's condition at the time of the shooting, as regards drinking or intoxication. Site more said a blood test showed Fisher had been "drinking." Sheriff Low related details of the night of the shooting, stat ing he called at least 20 or 23 times for Fisher to give himself up and finally had to shoot at him and chase him, finding Fish er lying armed in a field. He said Fisher evidently had been drinking but was "not stagger ing." The judge then picked up a law book, opened it, and unhesi tatingly sentenced Fisher to a term "not to exceed 20 years." Fisher left the courtroom in charge of officers. Navy May Double Reenlistment Bonus WASHINGTON. Julv M tip,. The house naval committee vot ed today to give double reenlist ment bounties, ranging from szoo to $600. to regular enlist ed men of the new who ren list voluntarily within 24 hmin aiter expiration of present en usimenis. The provision was made Dart of a senate-approved measure pro viding that all men enlisting hereafter for naval service m.v be retained after expiration of me enlistment period for such period as the secretary of the navy may deem necessary In lime or war or national mtr. gency declared by the president. first folio of Audubon's "Birds of America" was sold for $11,700 at an American book auction In 1939. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WAITRESS wishes work. Phone 9196. 7-24 LOST black billfold containing check and some silver. 11.00 reward for return of complete contents. Return Herald office. 726 3ROOM furnished apartment. 2043 White. 4397tf LOST Yellow and blue model airplane vicinity of Dorris, Calif. Reward. Poole's Bicycle Shop. 7-23 WANTED ranch hand, single, with some experience hand ling power tools. Santford Jones, Bonanza. 419Stf FURNISHED 2-room cabin $4 week. 2238 Homedale and So. 6th. 7-24 FURNISHED 2-room downstairs apartment $16. Utilities furn ished. 2143 Vine. 7-23 BOY past IS wishes work, odd jobs, care of lawn during vaca tion. Call or write 1S30 Look out ave. 7-24 ' Warehouse Clearance "Trade-in" Home Furnishings Buy NOW at these sensational prices. 3-Plece Walnut $35 $25 $15 '$8 $49 Bed.oom Davenport and Chair, mohair Davenport and Chair, tapestry Studio Couch Daveno and Chair, velour , Kitchen 0 Table Bow Back & I Chairs, 4 only ea.r' Bed Springs, &L full size P Poster Bed, . Mahogany .$6 Steel Bed, t4 twin size See these values In good used furnishings at Wards Warehouse in back of Wards service station on Fine street between 8th and 9th streets, Montgomery Ward . T-28. Editorials On News (Continued from Page One) . Orient. Indo-Chlna would be grand trading stock If it later seemed advisable to make a deal with us and Britain. I I . - rNB (German propaganda) ad mits today that tlio Russians are carrying out Stalin's "scorch ed earth" order. It snys: "German troops, marching with heavy packs, tramped through the choking ush dust of BURNED forests." . THE British continue DAY a(r A raiding of the Gcrmun-held invasion roasts, Gorman air at tacks on England, London says, are light. The implication Is that Ger many's air force is too busy In Russia to spare many planes for fighting in the west. LAKE 0' WOODS S A wooden building housing a public rest room and the resort's heating plant at Lake o' the Woods was destroyed by fire early Monday morning accord ing to word received here. Rogue IJivcr national forest rangers from the lake head quarters said the "building seemed to burst out In flames all at once." The building stood in the middle of the resort area but a crew from the forest ranger station kept the flro from spreading. Four additional small forest fires were caused by lightning last week, according to Rogue River officials. The forest patrol reported one small blaze over the weelyend,' presumably the result of a cigarette dropped along the bank of Butte creek above Eagle point Sunday. Complaints on British Moves In South Made (Continued from Page One) Moscow and Chungking against Japan also were charged. Mobilisation Reported (A British radio broadcast heard in New York by CBS said reports of largo scale mobilize tlon throughout Japan and re quisitioning of horses and lor ries indicate "big developments are Imminent. (In Shanghai, a Japanese army spokesman admitted that Jap anese reservists living In tlio oc cupied areas of China had been called, but said this was merely for training. Further restrictions on travel throughout north China and Manchoukuo, which borders Siberia, also were reported. Malin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fountain of Los Angeles have been re cent house guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Perry Haley. Mrs. Foun tain Is Mrs. Haley's niece. Foun tain is employed In the Lock heed aircraft plant. Mrs. Clarence Hundley has had as her guest a sister, Mrs. H. G. King, her husband and son David, San Francisco, and Mrs. Margaret Stewart, Berkeley. The annual Homemakers camp held this year at Lake o' Woods is being attended this week by several women from Malln. In cluded In the party are Mrs. J. Perry Haley, Mrs. Clarence Hundley, Mrs. Dan Gcaney, Mrs, V. A. Rajnus, Mrs. James Otto man, Mrs. Everett Jones, Mrs. R. S. Thompson, Mrs. Leonard Petrik. The group left Sunday and will be away four days. King's college, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the oldest college In the Dominion of Canada. Originally, the term "antler" applied only to tho first branch of a deer's horn. (any lul ) Anr TlmV!V rie aaae7 eius T M Todoy Wed. Thur, i Mm BELI ntuf. HENRY FONDA 7111 I mvadiv Bnmm 10144 '' ' I uiBnvac flnuu Margaret Lindsay Shows 7t00 r" Kansas Picnic Set at Ashland The annual picnic of the Kan sas Association of Southwest Oregon will bo held In Mill ie park at Ashland on August 3, according to word from Will Mapea, president of the ussocla tlon. All those attending are asked to bring a plcnle lunch and table service. Coffee and lemon ade will be furnished. HEAVY BATTLE REPORTED THREE FRONTS (Continued from Page Onei threw It Into the courtyard where It burned out. Many buildings were hit, but they all appeared to be prlvato dwellings. The Kremlin and other public centers were untouched. The air raid on Moscow last ed from soon after dusk until nearly dawn, but found Moscow blacked out and camouflaged. Muscovites, drilled by six pre vious alarms which had brought no bombing, were said by the Russians to have been steeled for the attack and to have acted calmly. BERLIN, July 22 (Ger man air raiders struck hoavtly at Moscow overnight In an at tack officially described as re taliatory, while Adolf Hitler's ground forces were declared to have "torn the soviet frontier defense Into a number of dis connected groups." The first aerial thrust of the war against the soviet capital, the German high command said, was "In retaliation for bolsho vist air raids on open capitals of the allies, Bucharest (Ruman ia) and Helsinki (Finland)," Bomb hits In the Kremlin dis trict, the heart of Moscow; fires cast of the Kremlin and flames that spread throughout the re gion of the Muskva river bend, the site of power plants and communist party administrations, were reported In Berlin. "Buildings of high soviet exe cutive and administrative Im portance as well as supply In dustries of the city, were de stroyed or badly damaged," the high command said. Informed sources said the thrust was "ono of the heaviest carried out by the German air force," comparable only to the most severe attacks on England. The high command described Moscow as "the bolshevlst traf fic and armament center." Carpenter Agent To Attend State Building Meeting N. E. Long, business agent for the AFL Carpenters' union local here, will attend a meet ing of the state executive board of the Building Trades council In Portland Wednesday, he an nounced Tuesday. The conclave Is regarded as an Important one for the coun cil, he indicated. One of the more Important matters which will come up. Long said, will be the question of the Allied Heavy Construc tion union group which has thus far not affiliated with the state BTC. A union personnel man for the giant J. A. Tertellng de fense contract on the Hermis ton, Ore., air ammunition dump will also be appointed, accord ing to the unionist. Japan is seeking to expand Iron and steel production In (Manchukuo), says the depart ment of commerce. PBS and 9:00 f Cool aMiibtot gfnV 1 T iiluri it II it fl 1 ties only. Erf T f I S1 AT LAKE Klamath county homemakers are putting away the cares of canning, letting down hems, feeding the chickens, and worry ing about tonsils for at least one week. The annual homemakers' csnJ for Klamath and Jackson coun ty women opened at Lake o' the Woods Sunday and will continue until Saturday afternoon. The Klamath county enroll ment was said to bo 100 par cent over that of last year, ac cording to Mrs. Wlnnlfred K. Glllen, camp director and Klanv -ath county home demonstration agent. Mrs. Lydla Frlrka How ard Is camp nurse; Mrs. J. L. Rlchey, camp cook, Mrs. Henry Campbell, cook's helper, and Steve Stewart serves as life guard. Members of the camp commit tee are Mrs. Earl Muck, chair man; Mrs. Bert Schultz, Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. Perry Ha ley. Librarian is Sylvia Hop kins, painting directed by Mary Brllo Oeswii'k, flower arrange ment lecture by Mrs. E. D. Lamb, garden pottery Instruction by Mrs. Dan Geaney, felt picture In struction, Mrs. Earl Mack. Following Is a list of thort attending camp this week: MrsT Earl Mack, Henley; Mrs. Robert Allen. Chlloquin; Mrs. Helena Mesncr, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Templo Akin, Grants Pass; Mrs. Lee Holliduy, Falrhaven; Mrs. Ore Burkes, Merrill; Mrs. Julia Elliott, Medfurd, Mrs. V. A. Rajnus, Malln; Mrs. Sylvia Jones, Malln; Mrs. James Otto man. Malln; Mrs. C. W. Hunt ley, Tulelake: Mrs. Olga Thomp son. Malln; Mrs. J. Perry Haley, Malln; Mrs. O. K. Purkett, Klam ath Falls; Mrs. Ruth Storks, Hert ford; Mrs. Leonard Prtrlck, Ma lln; Mrs. Clifford Kelley, Hen ley; Mrs. Irving Dixon, Henley; Mrs. A. R. Dlrkson, Hager; Mrs. C. E. McCleilan, Shasta; Mrs. Nora Straus, Central Point; Mrs, Alva McDowell, Gold Hill; Mrs. Iday Mae Roberts, Medford. and members of the directing staff. 1111.11 UIIIIIIIV fA CASES IN CUf Two drunken driving eases and numerous other traffic of- imnmstm kanl Jlictlre nf the Peace Joseph A. Mahoney's court busy on Monaay ana itiesaay. Glenn Arthur Thomas was ar rested on a drunken driving charge by a state police officer, who said Thomas' car almost hit the state officer's car as they were crossing the South Sixth street viaduct. The officer said he re-crossed the vloduct and (nMnwrcl Thomas, who allegedly was swerving on the street. Thomas was reieasea on nis own recognizance on a not guilty ,inri will enneer In court again this week for disposition of the case. f Monroe Faithful, an IndlaSV errrated hv a state officer on highway No. 97. The officer charged Faithful was drunk and Disced a drunken driving charge against him. He also Is accused oi naving no operator's license. Tpaffli. rtmnlfllntl In JtldKC Mahoney's court totalled 14 on Monday and 10 on 'luesaay. Now Playing Ends Friday Night THI MILITARY LAUGH RIOT! Band Act Color Cartoon Stranger Than Fiction News f l rim - iiM W hswti Stilural H4I TKl 1 14 On The Stage Friday I p. in, Cummlngs Fur Shop Presents Tashiens In Fait Furs II CAMP UNDER WAY r " " rriirn-irifiri fmia.nAAjVXTLrtryi!fifVij
