WO HERALD AND MEWS
HORSE RAGES
SLATED EACH
Horse races with substantial
purses offered, are scheduled for
each day of the July rodeo, com
mittee members announced.
These races to be held July
1,. 2, 3 and 4 at the Klamath
Buckaroo Days celebration, are
open to ranchers and riders in
the area.
A daily purse is offered for
the 58 mile race, of special in
terest to local horse owners. En
try fees will be added to . the
purse and offered in first, sec
ond and third prizes.
The quarter mile race will be
run by cowhorses unacr west
ern saddles. Three strings at
least' of three horses each will
participate in the relay race
wnicn win involve cnangui);
saddles at the end of the first
lap.
The best reined cowhorse con'
test attracts particular interest
among Klamath ranchers and
cowhorse owners. Horses in
this contest will respond to rein
directions of their riders in rop
ing cattle before the grandstand.
Winners of the first three days
in this event will compete on
the last day for the final purse
offered.
Klamath cowboys and buck
aroos are cordially invited to
-enter the above events at we
rodeo.
Tickets for the four-day cele
bration are on sale now at Buck
aroo headquarters, 604 S. 6th.
IE PICTURE GETS
BRIGHTER IN STATE
PORTLAND, June 26 (IP)
The tire picture here is growing
steadily brighter.
Frederic F. Janney, district
OPA rationing executive, today
announced a July quota of 27,
820 passenger car tires for the
Portland district 8227 more
than in June. This will help
cut down the backlog of un
filled applications, he said.
Other July allotments showed
these increases: - Truck tires
7.50 and smaller, 227 more than
June; 8.25 and . larger, 1.652
more; tractor tires larger than
7.50, 2 more.
Stoves oil heating, 125 more;
gas heating, 75 more; oil cooking,
29 more; gas cooking, 125 more.
The only drop was in tractor
tires, 7.50 and smaller, which
axe 58 fewer than in June.
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
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to new highs in the face of all
the problems of reconversion
. from war to peace, with the door
opening into a new world , in
which the old rules may not
work, a rising rather than a
sinking stock market is reassur
ing. . Whatever you do, don't get
sentimental about the stock mar
ket. Its rising tendency is in
fluenced by the probability of
Increasing inflation. But at
least its steady rise in the face
of the problems of peace is a
sign of hope rather than of
despair.
.
T ET'S not fool ourselves. The
" world is full of hate and fear
and envy and greed. The mil
lennium isn't here. But there
ARE signs of tolerance and
decency and hope which are
the ESSENTIALS in the build
ing of a new and better world
on the wreckage of the pld one.
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This One Laid
An Egg
NORTH BEND, June 26 VP)
The latest thing to be taken
for a Japanese balloon-bomb:
An egg.
A swan's egg on display tn
a downtown window rotted
and was abandoned in a yard.
The frightened yard owner
promptly notified officials
that he had found something
that might be a bomb.
Officials covered the steel
colored object to minimise
any explosion; roped off the
immediate area; summoned
more help.
A detonation squad hurried
out and detonated the egg.
IT
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Franklin Sames, 9 and Rich
ard Sames, 7, children of Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Bradford
Sames of Keno, who were se
riously injured Monday morn
ing when a dynamite cap with
which they were playing ex
ploded, are both in an improved
condition at Hillside hospital to
day, according to hospital offi
cials. In an Investigation of the
scene where the accident oc
curred. Sheriff Lloyd Low said
today that three dynamite caps
nnnnried flat and that
burnt matches- were strewn1
around the scene. Evidently the
two youngsters held a match
under the cap, causing it to ex
plode, he said.
The father told members of
the sheriffs office that the dy
namite caps were on the prem
ises when he purchased the
house. Not being familiar with
explosives or shells, he picked
them up and put them in the
garage where the children evi
dently found them.
The older boy had his thumb
and two fingers amputated from
his right hand but seems to be
resting comfortably today. The
younger boy suffered severe in
jury to his face and eyes and
it was not known by hosnital
authorities whether his sight
would be impaired.
OPA Orders Stamping
Of Wholesale Cuts
COLUMBUS. O, June 26 0P)
The office of price administra
tion, in a move to curtail black
market transactions in meat, has
ordered that wholesale cuts
from class 2 and 3 slaughterers
be stamped with their OPA per
mit number, the Columbus dis
trict OPA office announced to-'
dav. - ,
The new regulation is eff ec-fl
tive nation-wide July ID, the
UFA said.
Classes 2 and 3 cover slaugh
terers, including farmers, whose
meat is not required to bear the
federal inspection label.
Earl Fellows, district OPA
slaughter control specialist, said
the stamping regulation would
enable OPA inspectors more
easily to trace the source of
meat. .
County Budget Group
To Meet Wednesday
The budget committ"? of
Klamath county will met. Wed
nesday at 10 a. m., in the coun
ty judge's chambers. Any objec
tions to the county budget as
published will be heard at this
time by the committee.
Members of the committee In
clude Alfred D. Collier, E. M.
Hammond, R. P. Ellingson, and
the county court..
At least 150,000 variations In
existing manuscripts of the New
Testament of the Bible can be
found.
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WASHINGTON, June 26 (IP)
An official of the maritime com
mission has sold personally
n-.arly a million dollars worth
of war bonds in one month as a
memorial to his son, killed on
Iwo Jima.
The treasury's war finance di
vision told the story today as
the nation's total sales in the
7th war. loan reached S20.25T).-
000,080, and appeared headed for
a new record.
The bond-sellinff official Is
Howard L. Grimm, from Kansas
City and St. Joseph, Mo. A
marine in the first World War,
he fought in 26 engagements
against the Germans.
His son, Howard George
Grimm, enlisted in the marines
at 17, after telling his father in
a letter he wanted to enlist more
than anything he had ever want
ed in his life. -
Two years later, on February
24 of this year, young Grimm, a
private first class, fell in battle.
His father, an administrative
official in charge of certain crit
ical items for merchant ship con
struction, app'ied for permission
to reoresent the treasury In the
7th War Loan. He made all his
sale9 by personal letter, written
at home. Starting June 2, he
sent the letters to friends and
acquaintances all over the coun
try, telling them he was doing
it in memory of his son.
His sales, the treasury said,
had reached $991,525 by yester
dav and were still golne up. -
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau said yesterday it
apriears that 7th War Loan sales
will beat the record of $21,621,
000,000 in the 6th War Loan.
He also announced that indi
vidual sales have reached S6,
595.000,000, thus topping the
previous reec-d for indwidual
sales of 16.351,000,000 in the
5th Wpr Loan.
Of the individual sales figure,
series E bond sales are 035.
000.000. or 73 per cent of the
,00n.000,000 E-bond quota.
Th drive, wh'ch started Mav 14,
wi" end this Saturday, June 30,
with the accounting ner'd con
tinuing another week through
Julv 7.
Sales to corporations have
risen to SlS.flRS.nnn.nno. o'most
double the $7,000,000,000 cor
porate quota.
Biv
Johnnetta and Jack Miller of
Reedsport, are visitin at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Cecil
Wisecarver. , i
Joe Arterburv returned home
last week from Hope, Ark.,
where he was called by the ill
ness of his mother.
Mrs. Bud Pollock and daugh
ter Sandra of Redmond, spent
several days last week at the
Hadley home. Mrs. Hadley and
Mrs. Pollock are sisters.
Miriam Powell wat hostess to
the bridge club on Friday eve
ning, June 15. - High scores were
held by Jessie Gifford and Nisha
Hadley. traveling nrize, Jessie
Gifford and consolation, Ruth
Smith.
Lenore McMillan . returned
home lpst week from Euoene
where she has been attend'ng
school. She wa accompanied
home by Btllle Heoler of Co
qui'le. who visited here for sev
eral days.
Cpl. and Mrs. Jms Bern!" and
daughter Judv of Klamath Falls,
snent the weekend here with rel
atives. Ju"e and J. C. of
San Francl'co are visiting their
father, Jack Harrison.
Maj. On. Claire ("hennai'lt,
head of the famous Flying Ti
mers, wa. rejected hv the air
force during World War I.
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' SAMMIS GETS MEDAL
- Sgt. Joseph V. Siimmls, Klam
ath Falls, has been awarded the
Bronte Star medal for assisting
in the capture of a vital bridge,
near Bago, March 19.
Sgt. Sammls was a member of
a reinforced infantry platoon
which landed before dawn of
D-day to capture and hold a
bridge over the Bago river.
' Destruction of the ' bridge
wouin nave aeiayea me rapitl
advance of the 40th division on
Bacolod, the ncgros capital, at
least two days.
The citation, published by the
command oi Ala, uen. riapp
Brush, commanding general of
the 40th division, reads in part:
"Sgt. Sammis was a member
of a reinforced infantry platoon
which landed prior to H-hour to
seize and hold a bridge over the
Bago river which was reported
and subsequently discovered to
be wired for demolition and
guarded by an enemy detach
ment.
"While Droceedlna across
country a distance of two and
one-half miles from the beach.
an Ptipmv nntrol nhrvrl
approaching the bridge and was
followed without detection to
within 50 yards of the abutment,
"At this point the enemy pa
trol was destroyed and by ravild
and determined action, the
guards were 'tilled and the
bridge secured.
BISHOP GETS HONORS
Word was received by Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Bishop of 429
N. 9th, that their son, Bill, was
one of 12 out of a class of 200
who attained the honor roll at
naval officers training corps
school at the University of
Washington at Seattle, He also
received notification from navy
personnel that he is to be
awarded the three-year Good
conduct Medal.
Bishop is majoring in electri
cal engineering at the Washing.
ton university. ' He served 10
months in the South Pacific as
an aviation radioman second
class before being accepted for
tne hkutl..
Prior to enlisting In the serv
ice, he was employed as a teller
at the First National Bank of
Portland. He is also a grad
uate of the Klamath Union high
school with the class of 1938,
AT A 12TH AAF BLACK
WIDOW BASE IN ITALY
TSgt. Joseph Paul Sabo, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sabo,
3840 South 6th. Klamath Falls.
is an airplane maintenance tech
nician in the veteran 414th
night flight squadron with the
lth air force s ZZnd, tactical
air command.
Sgt Sabo has been in the
army air corps since Julv 2
1942. and received his training
at Lincoln, Neb. Prior to his
arrival overseas in ADril. 1943,
he was stationed at Burbank,
cam.
His outfit has been awarded
the Distinguished Unit Citation
which honors the high quality
oi comoined eitorti of all
ground and flying personnel in
the preparation, planning and
execution ot tne many success,
ful missions In the Mediterran
ean theater of operations that
resulted in the defeat of Ger
many.
Sgt. Sabo was graduated from
Klamath Union high school. His
brother, Stephen Floyd Sabo, is
serving with the u. . army in
oermany.
HUTCHENS IN HOSPITAL
Pvt. Fred M. Hutchens of the
22nd division. United States ma
rine corps, son of Mrs. Alice
Moss, is In a hospital in the
South Pacific as a result of
wounds received in the battle of
Okinawa. In addition to a
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gatlon staff had entered a few
minutes earlier to prepare the
paint and test the brushes with
which Koo signed.
Shortly before. Warren Recti
nor of the state department car
ried in the lai'Ko blue leather.
bound charter.
Hollywood Influence
. Despite tho solemnity of the
occasion the sltinlng ceremony
had something of the ulr ot a
Hollywood premiere. K 1 1 c g
lights bathed the auditorium.
The flags of all tho United Na
tions flunked tho table. Dele
gates awaiting their turn sat in
glided chairs.
The whir of movio cameras
and the pop-pop of flashlight
bulbs was tho only sound.
More than 150 uewspapcrmcn,
photographers and newsreel
cameramen crowded into the au
ditorium, just oft tho circle
roped off In red, white and blue.
Microphones on cither side of
the charter picked up the
scratch of pens. They couldn't
pick up the smooth strokes of
the brush which Koo used to
paint his signature. Seven other
Chinese delegates signed after
him.
Woman Signs
Fourth to sign was Miss Wu
Yi-Fang, wearing a plain red
robe of silk, relieved only by a
simple white flower at her
throat. Her hair was bobbed
short.
The Chinese delegation filed
out of the room, mid at 12:12
p. m., the eight-member soviet
delegation entered.
As chairman, Andrei A. Grom.
yko, ambassador to the United
States, affixed his signature to
the charter at 12:13 p. m.
After signing. Gromyko spoke
briefly in Russian. It was not
translated. The soviet ambassa
dor was dressed In formal morn
ing clothes.
Soviets Ink Names
One by one the soviet dele
gales sat down at the tablo and
penned in their names, complet
ing the ceremony at 12:16 p. m.
Next of the big powers to
sign the charter was Great Brit
ain. The Earl of Halifax penned In
his name at 12:20 p. m. He was
followed by Lord Cranbornc, the
only other British delegate to
sign, since the others had re
turned to England for the clec-,
tion campaign.
Halifax, referring to the
Magne Carta and the Declaration
of Independence, suld he was
proud to sign.
With hardly a break In rhythm.
Argentina last of the United
Nations to declare war on tho
axis signed. Trim in formal
morning clothes, the Argentine
ambassador to Great Britain,
Miguel Angel Carcano. slipped
into the chair and added his
name to the charter at 12:26 p. m.
shoulder wound, he has a piece
of shrapnel in his left arm.
Hutchens was also hospitalized
for a foot wound which he re
ceived in the battle of Sugar
Loaf Hill.
MITCHELL SAVES
Gene Mitchell, EM 3c, USNR,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wal
drip, Tulelakc, Calif., is among
498 men aboard a cruiser in tho
Western Pacific, who are simul
taneously waging war against
(he Japs and providing for their
own peacetime security by put
ting their navy pay in war
bonds.
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Life
RETREAT
KANSAS CITY, June 86 (A)
Tho G. O. Hoover family is tak
ing its meals out bucauso a
swurm of 15,000 bovs hug In
vaded their kitchen hero. The
Insects found a break in the
outside wall and made their own
entry through the wullboard.
Thcy'ro hunting a boo man,
COLLECTS
VANCOUVER Wash., Juno
26 (') An army air corps vet
eran at tho launching of the
troopship Ernie Pyle didn't know
why two bottles ot champagne
are always used.
Shipbuilder Edgar Kulser ex
plained one Is for tho sponsor
and ono In caso sho misses.
"But tho sponsor didn't miss,"
the veteran said hopefully.
Kaiser caught on und thu alrmun
got the bottle.
FATE OF YANK
By ROBERT GEIQER
Wli'H THE SEVENTH DI
VISION, Okinawa, Juno 26 (fl)
Tho fate of American prisoners
taken by tho Japanese on Oki
nawa remained a mystery today
after a search disclosed no trace
of them or their bodies.
Col. J. M. (Mickey) Finn, As
toria, Ore., commander of the
32nd regiment which took hill
81 whero one ot the enemy gen
eral headquarters was located,
said he has had scores of bodies
examined In caves but the search
has brought no sign of tho miss
ing Americans.
Tho exact number of Amer
icans taken prisoner is not known
but of those missing In action,
undoubtedly several hundred
were crptured, military authori
ties said.
Some navy filers were shot
down behind Jooanese lines and
at least sovoral of them were
known to have been alive when
they landed. Ono flier In the
closing dnys of organized re
sistance parachuted near the
west coast and was seen running
toward tho beach. An Amer
ican shlo went to his rescue
but he failed to appear on tho
beach.
Finn said he had found
stockades or caves with evidence
they were used to confino pris
oners. Other regimental com
manders mado similar reports.
But there is no ign of tho miss
ing men. v . .
Coal Jobs, Report
Miners To Return To
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June
26 (JPyCol. O. F. Ohlson, Alos
ka railroad manager who has
been conferring with miners on
strike at the railroad-owned
Eska coal mine, sold yesterday
tho miners said they would re
turn' to work soon.
Only three maintenance men
have been working slnco Thurs
day, while tho rest of them re
mained idle. Ohlson said the
miners had Joined tho United
Mine Workers of America (CIO)
local of the adjacent mine at
Jonesvlllc. They had presented
a contract with clauses which
were unacceptable because of ,
government regulations, he said.
A representative of the de
oartment of labor was due here I
Wednesday, he .said. I
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ferre'd at Moscow prepared to
leave the soviet capital for War
saw whero the personnel of the
new government will be an
nounced. Tho London regime was re
ported to have tiikun the position
that It would refuse to recognize
the legality of tho proposed now
government which ono spokes
man usserted would bn "a noor
specimen of a puppet govern
ment and nothing else,"
Tho London government I
faced with the prospect of being
shorn of diplomatic recognition
by Britain and tho United
States.
Abdication Decision
A prediction that King Leo
pold of the Belgians would mako
a final decision on the question
of his abdication within 48 hours
was made In Brussolt bv Lt. Gel),
Walter Gunshot Van Der
Mccr.tch, a trusted adviser lo
the throne.
Declaring that ho was not at
tempting to form n new govern
ment at the king's request. Van
Der Meersch suld Leopold had
summoned ennroxlmatoly 30
hlvh political fWurrs from Brus
sels to his hoatlmiurters In
Austria In nn effort tn I earn the
extent nf the opposition to his
return to Tlelglum.
In Britain Prime Minister
ChurrhlM continued his Intensive
campaign on behalf of tho con
servative parly. In numerous
brief speeches yesterday Chur
chill praised the United States,
Instated unon friendly relations
with Ruvsla and flung taunts at
his political enemies.
French representatives at Lon
don. Washington and the United
Nation conference at San Prim
rluro linvo been Instructed bv
their government to "sound out"
o"lcM onl'on on the mtti.--t
of pranes controversy with
Syria and Lebanon.
.1opone8 Of
Impending Invasion
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landed on the small Island of
Ternate, about 350 miles south
east of the southern tip of the
Philippines.
If true, this would clamp a
pincers on the nearby enemy
held Island of Holiandia since
American forces already have
occupied Morotal bland to the
northeast In the drlvo north, to
tho Philippines. . '; ,, ;;.
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Rainfall of .01 Inches Sundav
In this urea was lidded to by .07
wlilvh fell In a brief period
Monday afternoon.
The precipitation brought
with It cooler lemperatiiro, with
tho mercury dropping to 74 de
grees Juno 25. l'roclpltntlon for
tho mouth to ditto Is .47.
Thunderstorms lire forecast In
the high mountains tonight,
with below normal temper,
tures, clearing Wednesday wltlf
rising temperatures In valleys.
STALIN PROPOSES
TOAST TO PEOPLE
LONDON, June 20 (P) Tin
Moscow radio suld today thai
Promler Marshal Stalin had
proposed the following tonal tu
''the little people" of Xiuslu nl
a victory bunuuet in the Hu
Ian capital:
"I should like to drink tc
the honlth nf people of whom
few hold rank and whose tltlei
are not envied, the people whe
are considered to tie cogs In tin
wheels nf great state nppiiratui
but without whom all of us .
murshuls und army command
ers are, to put It crudely, Ito'
worth a tinker's damn, becuust
If one nf the cogs goes out of' ,
commission tho whole thing li y
done for. C
"I propone a toust for the slm
pie, ordinary, modest people
for those cogs who keep otii
great state mnclilnu going In alj
branches of science, niitlonui
economy and military nffiilin,
"There aro very iminy oi
them. Their name Is legion
They are tons of millions a
people They are modest peo
pie. Nobody writes anytliln)
abojit them. They have no tllUi
and few of them hold ranks.
"But they are the people wh
support us us the base support!
the summit."
"1 drink to tho health of thraii
people, our respected com
rades."
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