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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1945)
TEN- HERALD AND MEWS KLAMATH IN ATTEND MEET Highway matters of mutual In terest to Klamath Falls and Reno were thoroughly discussed at a road conference held in Feno Thursday, from which four Klamath men are home today. In particular, the conferees talked development of trawl on the fast through route between Seattle-Portland and Los Angeles-San Diego by way of Klamath Falls and Reno. This is the shortest, fastest and most direct route between the metropolitan areas on either end of the Pacific coast, and travel was rapidly gaining there Just before the war. It was brought out in the dis cussion that the Klamath Falls Eugene section of the route pro posed for the inter-regional high way designation is a part of the north-south route of especial in terest to Reno. The Reno group went on record favoring the Eugene-Klamath inter-regional designation. Men who attended from here were President L. Orth Sise more. Manager Charles Stark, Roads Chairman T. B. Walters, and former President Malcolm Epley of the Klamath county chamber ot.. commerce. .- HIGH SCHOOL PLAY "You Can't Take It With You," annual Klamath Union high school student body play, was presented before an appre ciative audience last night under the capable direction of Mrs. B. B. Blomquist,. drama coach."." . - The hilarious comedy, chosen by Mrs. Blomquist to bring out the youthful .- effervescence of the performers,, was a happy se lection: The 'youngsters played their individual interpretations of the occupants of the Sycamore household with a great deal of spirit and delighted their audi ence with the manner In which they stepped into their parts. Corporation Formed To Drill For Oil J. H. Dawson," of the Dawson Electric company of Medford, said today that an Oregon cor poration had recently been formed for the purpose of drill ing for oil near Burns. . The name df the new company is the United Company of Ore gon, Inc. and its principal office is at Medford. Directors of the company are J. H. Dawson, Lew G. Gilman, J. E. Zuber and C. C. Garlick of Medford, W. J. Crank and Ralph Greenwood of Klamath Falls, L. P. Mathes of Central Point, and Glenn Bown of Eugene. - Farm Labor Meeting Set For Tuesday Directors of the Klamath Pota to Growers association have ar ranged a meeting with O. B. Hardy, area representative of the war food administration' and J. R. Beck, emergency farm labor supervisor, at the Henley Grange hall, Tuesday, May 8 at 2:30 p. m. This meeting is for the pur pose of discussing with these of ficials the labor situation and the securing of Mexican harvest labor for 1945. In addition to the board the directors would like to have as many interested growers as pos sible attend the meeting. . . 'Back' Grigsby Moved From Hospital B. S. "Back" Grigsby, 83-year-old Klamath county pioneer, has sufficiently improved following a lengthy illness to be moved from Klamath Valley hospital to the home of a daughter, Mrs. Henry Grimes, of Canby street. Grigsby is now able to be about and hopes to be downtown soon. He is foreman of the Klam ath county grand jury. Johnny West Awarded Junior Golf Trophy The trophy for the city junior golf championship was present ed to Johnny West by Dr. M. C. Cassel, president of the Shrine club here Wednesday. West was sponsored by the Shrine organization in the jun ior tournament which he won by defeating Bill Perrin in a play off. After the HIGHWAYS Your cor will need major repairs . . . Tune-up alone is not enough. DRIVE IN . '. for an analysis of your car's needs Saturday. Mar 18s Christian Scientists Set Thanksgiving - The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 10th and. Washington, will have- V-E day services of thanksgiving at 8 p. m. cm that day, it was announced Saturday. If the news should come on Wednesday or Thursday, the cel ebration will be included in the regular services. If the announce ment comes after 5 p. m. the service will be held the follow ing evening. LEONARD E. YOUNG ARRIVES 111 CITY e T nnnnnl V. Ynimff of tllO 3rd division of the United States marine corps lias arrived numc in Klamath Falls to visit his par otic Mr. mid Mrs. James Young, of 2215 Wantland. Young has been overseas ior 27 months and took part in he ;..;;! lonHinoe on BouCaiUVllle. Guam and Iwo Jima. Fortunate ly, during tins lime, ne rereivni n..;n,ic .imttnric nnr did he IIU KUirua ,tv...., - - - - contract any tropical diseases. The marine s lamer w t"' poral in the last war with a ma chinegun regiment. His uncle, rBniqin P F. nownie. of the United States navy, was on the steamship "jarvis inai mj.-i-iouslv disappeared during the battle at Guadacanal. Sgt. Young, a graduate of Klamath Union high school, landed in this country on April q.f nn4 nr-iverl in Klamnth Falls on May 3 for a 30-day leave, aft er which he is to report to the naval repair station at San IJICgO, 18111. Quisling May Commit Suicide SAN FRANCISCO. May 5 (iP) Norwegians expressed belief to day tnai Major viaKun quisling, secluded behind the steel doors of his $300,000 "Berchtesgaden" retreat near Oslo, may never be taken alive and brought to trial as a war criminal . The odds were heavy, they said, that the 58-year-old puppet ruler of Norway would die by his own hand if he is not killed by patriots. 'There's an old Norwegian custom of marking trees that are to be cut down," one Norwegian official explained. "And Quisling has long been marked for the axe." Marine Charged With Drunk Driving Cpl. Clarence William Falin, USMC, was arrested by state police at 11:20 p. m. Friday near the Lakevlew junction and charged with driving while un der the influence of intoxicating liquor. - - - Falin appeared before Justice of the Peace J. A. Mahoney at 11 a. m. Saturday and fined $100 and costs and 30 days suspended. Budget Committee Holds Meeting The city budget committee met yesterday afternoon for the first time this year. The budget was discussed in general, but no recommendations were made by the committee. Members of the committee in clude Mitchell Tillotson, chair man, Merle West, L. L. Lombard, Horace Getz and C. S. Robertson. The next meeting will be held t naay, May 11. WEATHER rrld7, M7 4, lots . Max. . Mln. Preeip. Eugene ,...67 . 41 , .00 Klamath Flll 79 .M Sacramento .-.82 48 . . .DC North Bend sa . 50 .00 Portland 67 43 .00 Reno San Francisco . Seattle Medford 49 46 45 5S Trace .00 -.65 O Roofing O Modern Methods Equipment for flat roofs Fully Guaranteed GREMS ROOFING SERVICE 337 E, Main ' Phone 4838 OPEN V-E AY For Sarvices of Thanksgiving And Prayer for an Early End to th Pacific War First Baptist Church No. 8th and Washington Sts. Doors will open to the public immediately upon announcement of a 4th WINTER OF WAR POLE LEADERS HELD BY REDS: REASON ASKED (Continued from Page One) long delay of this disturbing de velopment which has a direct bearing on the working out of the Polish problem." Enai Discussion Calling an extraordinary con ference to which only American news agencies were invited, a British official announced that Foreign Minister Eden had taken the position that there would be no further discussions of the Polish question with Soviet Com missar Molotov until this situa tion was straightened out. The following statement was handed to newsmen: "The British and United States governments have been making persistent enquiries of the sov iet government about the group of prominent Polish democratic leaders who were reported to have met the soviet military au thorities in Poland for discus sions at the end of March. They I . knnn . nffininllv 111- iihvi: uvw uiv-v... -.- - rnn.nl AT Mnlntnv. nn behalf of his government, that these leaders have been arresiea on hik charge of 'divisionary activities against the red army.' Grave Concern "Mr. Eden and Mr. Stettinius inn .ediately expressed i n e i r in TIT Mnlnlnv nt r- reiving this most disquieting information auer so iuuk . " lav, and asked him to obtain a full explanation concerning the ... tl.aen TJolich IpflrifTS. a I complete list of their names and news OI tneir present wmii. abouts. "The foreign secretary has re r irted this most serious develop ment to HMG and has informed rnlnln tHot moanwhilp he 1.4, 1I1U1UIUY II"" ........... cannot continue discussions on ine .ronsn issue. Matin PFC Edwin Petrasek, son of Antone Petrasek, was a member of the U.- S. army honor guard during funeral services for the late President Roosevelt, accord ing to word received by relatives here this week. PFC Petrasek, a i rlin mpphanie. is serving at Boiling field. Washington, D. C, where his wife, the former Nor ma Storli, is also employed by the government as a supply base assistant. , .. PFC Petrasek has been in the service nearly three years, en listing in Klamath Falls for ser vice in the air corps. He was later transferred to his present unit. Prior to enlisting he was employed by the Malm cheese factory for 13 years. His wife taught in schools of Merrill and Henley for three years. She is a sister 01 Mrs. Frank Paygr, Malin. Antone Petrasek has a second son. Lou. in the service, a radio man at headquarters of the west ern defense command, serving under General Burnett. Both brothers are graduates of the Malin high school and both were students at Oregon State. Lt. William K. Wilson, son ot K. C. Wilson, who has served with the Seabees in the Western Pacific for two years, is spend ing a 30-day leave with his father and Mrs. Wilson. He ar rived May 2 and will report back to Rhode Island for further in structions. He is a graduate of Oreeon State. Mrs. Wilson's daughter. Ruby Rice, also a student at Oregon State, spent the weekend here with the family. She returned to tier classes Sunday. Mrs. Hally Burton. Klickitat Wash., is a guest of her daughter. Mrs. George Fabianek and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Kent, ATTENTION FARMERS We, pay highest cash prices for LIVE or DRESSED POUL TRY. Phone 5175, or tee your nearest Safeway market operator. . SAFEWAY European victory. EDITORIALS ON NEWS , (Continued From Pass One) arrested and INTERNED by the Danes. . . ' THERE is still talk of "V-E llav." As a matter of fact. there is no such animal. The best we could do In mat line wouiu be a V-E season. It is Just as well. A V-E Day celebration would bo a lot of whooptcdoo that would get us nothing but a bad headache the next morning. We've still got work to do licking the Japs. . -rHE little yellow men get a jolt in tnis mornings news. It is announced in Washington (unofficially) that the army will Hi.;rhnr:r two million men and send SIX MILLION of the picked remainder against Japan, The speed with which the dis charging will proceed win oe pend on the rate at which we can send the dischargees home. The army transport command says that in two monins u win be in shape to begin transporting 50.000 men a month by air. The ' discharging progress will follow, the formula of depen dency, length of service since en listment, lorcign seivmu, utv., first announced last fall. . npHERE was the usual effort to keep me plans ior cuscnHrg ing these 2.000,000 men a secret, but it leaked out of the "closed" meeting of the house military af fairs committee. It is just as well it did. We've had too many of these secrets al ready. Too much secretiveness shakes confidence in govern ment, which is BAD. . . THERE has been an extremely interesting note in the news of the past week or more. The stock market, in the face of VICTORY news that signals the beginning of the turn from a war economv to a peace econ omy, RISES HOPEFULLY and goes on rising indicating that our people look forward hopeful ly and confidently to the change from war (with its industrial war babies) to the far-from-easy days of reconversion and return to peace-time pursuits. Mt Laki Edmer Crumrine had the mis fortune to have a finger caught in a turnout on the Lost River diversion canal one day last week. It was necessary to ampu tate the finger. The community extends deep est sympathy to the Semon fam ily and Mrs. A. C. Nieman in their bereavement. Mr. Nieman was a well-known carpenter and contractor and did much work in this community. Howard Manning, who re ceived his boot training at a base in Tennessee, visited four days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Manning, and mends before reporting at Camp Norman, Okla., for further 'train ing. Work started Tuesday morning on the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Emman. It Is to be a two story brick structure. R. L. Flem ing is tne builder.. The farmers are very busy preparing the ground for their potato crop, while some of the womtn are helping by cutting the potatoes for seed. Mrs. Flora Byers. Mrs. Thclma Willhite and Mrs. Myrtle Fleming are cutting seed for Harold Dixon. The throe-room cottage of Mrs. Estella Hill on the Ralph Hill farm Is near completion. Mrs. Clyde Griffith returned tj her home at Roscville. Calif.. last week after a visit with rela tives and friends here. She ac companied the Rev. and Mrs. Tiz Griffith of Roseville. who also were visiting in Klamath county San Francisco, called here by the illness and death of the late Car rie Plckeet, Mrs. Kent's mother, win return home this week. LAKESHORE INN Will Be Closed For Remodeling Watch For Opening Date HI II 'll'i i II u.MiHH H'i''IMi Ed Burk holder Mir. wardi Banding MHierui .Wards expanded mineral fill per bag $1,30 Shower stalls complete with trim $44.95 Double laundry trays less trim .....$10.95 Standard He shingles per square ..........$5.15 Shop Wards for Remodeling and Repairing Needs IVIontgomery Ward Hitler's Drill Sergeant Seized PARIS. May 8 W SS Obcr eruppenfuehrer Max Amann, who drilled Adolf Hitler as a sergeant In the first World War. u- i.-., hv II. A. seventh army troops near Gestupo Chief Hcinrich Illinmlcr's summer homo at St. Quirin northeast of Berchtesgaden. Amann, who holds nar.l party membership earn no. o. w n.:i.t ..a Vllmmlni-'tt rlnimtv. Ho was president of the rolch's press cnainocr, ouu ui uiu im portant sub-sections of the cul ture chamber which Propaganda ivfi..iotn. Puni .Instmh Gaebbels headed. As manager of the Eher Verlag, ine oinciai puunsii ing house of the naii . party, Amann brought out Mein Kampf and all the other stand ard works by Hitler and the lop parly leaders. . DENMARK F (Continued from Page One) ne viiml n tllPI'f WnS A fl'CC Danish government to ask for it. n,.i,ra frtvftmmiMit was ex pected to take office sometime today. Throng streoit nunnirhps troni Couonhnaen told of shouting, singing, cry iir nnrl fiL'htinir as the ordin arily tcmperiite Danes thronged strpots on rcceiots of tho news of the German surrender. King Christian was reported to have ordered mobilization of the whole rcsislnnco movement, putting an estimated 300,000 men under arms in the capital alone. They appeared cvery- whnrn rnrrvlnff tommv UllllS and other arms, mostly of Brit ish and American manufacture. Death Of Soldier Investigated ntrMTirnirv Pnlif Mnv iyi'i Army officers today puzzled over the death of PVt. Roland G. Slid lidy, 22, Portland, Ore., whose rn..11u hnrnnn hnrlv WB4 foillld yesterday by a searching party from his Camp Roberts outfit. Investigation showed Shellidy, who was on maneuvers, had run and crawled along the highway nnn thA nltf fiiir llvlntf tn rtlh out tho blaze. The army report ed no evidence oi ioui piay. Boy Crushed Fatally , As Tractor Overturns EUGENE. May B (P) Funeral services were planned today for 11- vcar - old Lee A 1 1 o n d c r, crushed to death yesterday when the tractor he had driven to school as a stunt overturned. Two other boys riding with him jumped to safety. Tho acci dent occurred when the young ster rolled into a lane on his re turn triD. His father away, he had seized the chance to drive the tractor.- . . 900 Million Words Cabled From London LONDON. May 5 (IP) More than 900.000,000 words have been sent by caoie irom London to all parts of the world since tne start of the war, a review of British censorship activities said today. In addition, British news papers submitted approximately 1,000,000 news stories for scrut iny by censors. There was no record available of the millions of words passed for radio trans missions. If It's a "frozen" article you need, advertise for a used one in the classified. Ed says . . . .... . I reminded you folks a few weeks ago about insulat ing for summer... This insulation may be purchased on credit with no payments until November 1. We have a good supply of Kimiul on hand. The bats are just the right size to fit between studs, will not pack, it't .vermm proof, and ii composed of lami nated asphalt-impregnated wood fibers. Unlike other types of insulation It is made up of separate and self-supporting layers of material which are bound together, reinforced by rows of strong stitch ing. Kimsul sells for $4.85 a roll; it is 2" thick, 16" wide. One roll covers 100 square feet. Other Good Buys This Week: Dept. CHURCH UN RE TOWN' AT MEET Klnmntir past, present and fu turo wero reviewed by (ho tluco speakers at tho May fellowship day of the United Council of Church Women of KlwnnUi Falls Friday, May 4. . Mrs. Ida Mom.vcr Odell re viewed Klamath Falls from the early Indian days, bringing In many Inlri osllni! details, sui'li tho signal fires on Riverside hill to call the Indians to trade. t,, "li'tittirc nf Our Town," Vein Owens Indi cated Unit arier mo war mum Hlh may become an iilrlino cen ter as it Is now a railroad center, i r n Vnn Ordrn. commanding officer of the Mil- .t. cnlrr rnlhlisllistl cally on benefits of tho commun ity to returned servicemen tloned here. The military facility i. .m,.nri iw.irvifiil. the col or'.! stated, that men who havo been wounded overseas win uu admit I to the unit soon, t-i. Mimf tun hold In the Methodist church, and ladles of tho church served dessert iinu ii con to -12. There wero 60 pres ent for the afternoon meeting. Local President Hazel Morri son, Episcopal church, of the tt..!i...l r-n.,.,11 nt rMwirt'li Wulll. en, gavo tho president s mess age. Three musical numbers were enjoved by t h c congregation mode up from all tho Protest ant churches In the community. The violin trio by Mrs. Louis Harnbv, and Mr. and Mrs. John Best, was followed by a violin duct by Sharon Leo Larson and Florence Lampropolus. Mrs. EHwIn Krhiipehcek obliged with a vocal number. The opening prayer was givru by Godfrey Mathews, Commun- !(., r'rtrt .nirnMnmil plnnlnL' nlaV er by Chaplain Graham Gilmer of tho Marine Barracks. Committee for the day Includ or Mrs. II. II. Ogle. presbyter- Ian cnurcii, mrs. uaie numoun. L-l r'Ucl.tlnn plmrph Mr F. r Vnn nnnmr P(l M ' r I' II t i A H fl 1 church and Mrs". Victor Phillips, meinonisi cmncii. Tho council has three special .)..... nA- uAnr WnrM Hi, - nf Prayer In January, May fellow ship day, and community ony In November, besides meetings the fourth Monday of each month. T p.J.nln.Inn ithllNlh mill h. host for the next meeting to be ; Mnr 9R nf thn pvprntl vr 1 committee. The program will i -1 . 1 1. commence ai i p. in. mm uc louowcd oy ica. Snake Pit Attracts Visitors At Zoo PORTLAND. May 5 (VP) A new snake pit at Washington Park zoo was a favorite attrac tion for visitors today, who shuddered when Zoo Director Arthur M. Greenhall said his wife caught some of the snakes near their back yard clothes line. All of the snakes, which num ber more thon 100, are native to Oregon. Greenhall caught most of them in and near the park. Don't you wish you had In surance . . . after that aeddant? Call Hans Norland now. 6060. Listen to Cedric Foster ' Newt Commentator Sunday Night 6:30 p. m. - KFJI "The Man With the Plan" Sheldon & Lee Insurance Counselors 111 N. 8th St. Phone 7777 Affiliated With CHILCOTE & SMITH VIEW WWW Canby SSgt. Wondel McOeo, who has been convalescing III Sioux City, la., ortor a minor opera tion and piH'iimonlu. writes thn hn Is improving ami getting Ills strength back again. Mrs. Cieoigu W. Ward and diiughtor, I.liulii llctli, liavo ur rlvod In Alabama, where Mrs. Ward's husband is taking 1M0 training. Mrs. Ed Nelson, who was confined to the hosnllal In Al turns with pneumonia. Is at her homo In Canby ngiiiii, much im proved In health. , Llllle Gary Loin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loin, hud the misfortune to break his leg Inst week mid will be lit tho hospital for several weeks waiting for it lo heal. Members of the Mother ri club entertained tho Arlington school teachers, Ruth . Slrlckler, Rachel MeCrury and Floieuvu Cunflcld. nt a surprise parly re cently at the school house. A good crowd of parents and chil dren wero present to enjoy curds, nnngrnins and Chinese checkers, and purluko of tho refreshments. It is understood thut these teachers are to come buck again for next yeur, and tho whole community welcomes this iluws wholeheartedly. Horn To Mr. iind'Mrs. Ethen Wheeler on April 24, a buby daughter, Landlords Return $23,000 In Deposits PORTLAND. May 9 M'l This city's luiidlnrds liuve refunded tn tenant $2:1,000 held as secur ity deposits to cover costs of keys and possible damage, the OPA said tuduy, One apartment house owner gave Duck $i:i,AU7. The OPA re ported suits are pending against three reality firms who refuse refunds. Prisoners Confined For Medical Study PORTLAND. May 5 (if) About. ;io city Jail prisoners were confined to u cell block today for medical observation, because another prisoner, Prlmery Grave ly. 48, was found to have spinal meningitis. Police reported Gravely is in an Isolation ward, having been moved to a hospltnl yoslcrdny. SUITS Btyltd Tor Tit and Comfort 9 For Tall Men Tor Short Men . For Stout Men For Athletic Man oi oaass nnr aktmkkt -Since 1818. LiihewsJ MANST0RE 733 Main St. LOOK ' M " RO DIFFERENT You con't pick REALTORS out in a crowd bece ef any difference in eppeoroece. They look Ik M . ii. . i . i il. .am.' kied r lain in same language ona wear imv clothes. , But thev nr. Different' - To uie the proleuionol title ol "REALTOR l must have experienceability, integrity ond obidtr' well enforced golden rule code ot business efks, ecAITne a - .i.i.v. i . u m:um l,eetv. Ot nbnbiwn i nor a iitiv inai ui,.. . lightly. In the ' oreo, only I" memoir rirml er ine " . ..J L 111:. J .L. k.nh tionda'M r scribed ore permitted to use this title your ( ef the best real estate service. Look lor "Realtor" in classified eds, is tH I book ond on business stationery. Orre E. Baard Melvin Bowmen (Merrill) E. M. Chilcote R. B. Chilcote Bogue Dele E. R, Dennis R. H. Dunbar A. B. Epperson Fred E. Fleet E. Gray Gomar Jonas John McFee CZECHS IPPEf; FOB BATHE (Continue,, lrm Iwo day, lll0 . . Prague a T.... . ii,1 et Germ,,,, ltt i Willi I.I ... 1 'neltMy in.:. "font. wiiiuiruwiil of Irom (ho area. rickets Ayli,i, 71 r the Hublnoff CLH has been sclioduOT day, May lo. ,.a., H Sunset Grocery thnulre, indues "Believe You I itJL olll. J Kindn tough thn J to keep the oldcvW But It s not so bad itto J let our trained mtij servico your cuttfJ They'll keep your orl truck "on the job' nil port "know how," odd reasonable cort Mis appointment NOff-s we'll do our level h servo you) ! LOMBARD ! MOTORS ! U So. 6th RmI.uW. -t 1 ACTIVE MEMBERS OF KLAMATH BOAW ' ' wibVilflfl Honry N. " R. P. 01"" J. H. P"f . C 8. Hobtr j. W. Bind"1 T. B. w.m T.U West" Dick B. Miller Co. Olds Tower 7th & Klamath 1 t h
