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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1945)
Notlot to Cempers All Olrl tcouls who are planning to at end Camp Either Applegato ill uko o' the Wood aro reminded o bring Iholr ration book, icnllli cprtlf lento and camp bal iiica fun no Inter limn Juno 28 Aid 21), between the hour of 1 o S p. ni or June 30 between lie hours vl 10 a. in. and 1 p. in. t lit nuked that all girls complete rglslratlon at thla time at 412 tliim, as no money will bo taken it tho bua depot, Duck Stamps Wanted Mem lera of the Klamath Sportsmen' issociatlun are urged to bring heir last seasons migratory vuterfowl stamps to the meeting ftVedneitdiiy nluht at B p. ni., at lie Wlllnrd. The stamps will be 'limed over lo Duck Unlimited, which will line the proceed for testing ground restoration work. Boys Leave David O. Hen .home and Ernest F, Goto of iClumiilh Falls, Virgil D, Bnrg !hti, Tuleluke, unii Thomas F. Season, Lakovlew, will I r live for mvy examinations In Portland Wednesday. Kellli Cook will leave Portland for Sen Diego hVednuaduy for navy "boot" training, JL': Mtstlno A meetlns of the lumntli tinortmen'a association will be held Wednesday, June !7, at 8 p. m., at the Wlllnrd. frizes and a dutch lunch are feature of the program. There vl II be a discussion concerning tho statu guino commission meet ing. , Returns to Base William M. Melliase, SM 3c, United Stales nuvy, returned lo his buso on Sunday, Juno 24, niter spending 20.duy leave with his pnrents, Mr. mid Mrs. William Mclhase Sr. Much of his leave wns spent t the Melhnse summer homo at Lake o' the Woods. Health Director Hera Mnry Juno Greene, health education director of Portland, for the Oregon Tuberculosis association, Is in Klnmnth Fnlls for a few days to help plan the coming X-ray survey to be held In the county July 30 to August 8. Bilnperettes The monthly politick luncheon and meeting will be held Thursday at 12:30 p. m. In the KC hall. Co-hostesses will be Mr. N, B. Gale and Mrs. M. D. Klous. All mem bers are asked to bring one cup of sugar. Meeting Place Changed The Rebeknh Social club will meet In the IOOF hall Wednesday, June 27, for a pntluck luncheon at 1 p. m., Instead of at the home of Mrs. Fred Cofer, 1017 High, as previously planned. Church O sou pa Council groups of the First Christian church will meet Thursday, June 28, at 2 p, m. as follows: Group 1, Mrs, George Wlrlz, 420 Jefferson; group 2, Mrs. John Holby, 1040 Miuuiinlla; group 3, Mrs. llnrvey lluydcn, 3200 Shasta way. On Furlough James B. Con roy, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. It. Conroy of 2237 Wantluud, la home on a short furlough. Con roy, who bus been itiillnnod nt Princeton college in Princeton, New York, reports to Salem July 1. Sojourners to Meet A regu lar meeting of the Sojourners will bo hold Wednesday, Juno 27, nt 1:40 p. in., at tho Wlllnrd hotel. All newcomers to Klnm nth Fnlls are cordially Invited lo attend. On Furlough Pvt Jack Tay lor, paratrooper, is homo on a 10-day furlough from Fort Bon nlng, Gn visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Taylor of Spring Lake. In California Mrs. Paul Lan dry and her two daughters, Mury and Ruth, are visiting Mrs. Landry's relntlves in Snnta Bar bara, Monterey and Los Ango les. Returns Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kramer havo returned from Los Angeles where they have spent some time since their morringe on May 13. Mrs. Kramor Is tho former Esther Dunlvan. Daughter Born A daughter v as born to Mr. and Mrs, Lc land Hunter Jr., on June 20. She Is tho Hunters' first child and will be limited Starla Leo. Visitors Visiting In Klamath Fulls havo been Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Garrett and son. The Gnrretts aro from Wcnutchcc, Wash, . Best to Washington Project Director RVR. Best of the Tulo lake WRA center has left on a business trip to Washington D. C. Council to Meet The Modoc county defense council will meet nt Cnnby Wedneaday evening. Several Klnmnth men' are going to tho meeting. In Portland J. K. Sayre, Greyhound bus depot agent, is on business for his company In Portland today. Navy Leave Wlllinm Hnyes, USN, Is nt home on leave from Montana. Shopping Mrs. W. C. Dnlton was In town shopping recently. WITNESSES IN CRAWFORD CASE QUERIED HERE Questioning of witnesses be. gnn this morning In the. case of the state of Oregon vs. Merle M. Crawford,, Klamath Indian charged with raping Elizabeth Petersen, 60-ycar-old Mills ad dltlon white womnn. An all-male Jury was selected shortly after court convened tins morning, Tho case la being tried in clr. cult court with Judge David R. Vandenberg presiding. First witness called by the suite wns L,oui I), lined, zuzm Wnntland, whose back yard abuts that of the prosecuting witness, Mrs. Petersen. Reed testified that Crawford came to Ills home about 8 p. m. on Feb ruary 20, and stated that his wife was in tho hospital and Hint no wus lonoaomo and want cd company. Crawford bad a bottle of whiskey with him Reed testified, and they had a couple of drinks, Crawford also mentioned wanting a taxicab, Hoed suited. At about 8:30 p, m Alfred Buokcn, a neighbor, came over to tho Reed homo to borrow a camp cot, Rocd declared. He and B a a k e n had two more drinks but Crawford had none at this time, Reed said. Bnnkcn left nt 0:45 p.m., and at 7 p. m Mrs.. Petersen arrived with somo eggs for tho Reeds. "Small Drink" Reed said that ho poured Mrs. Petersen a small drink, an even tiibtcHpoon," at that time and inal sue drank it. At 7:10 p. m. they all three loft as Reed had to meet his wlfo at 7:20 at the railroad depot. Reed testified that Crawford said ho wanted some cigarettes and Hint Mrs. Petersen said sue thought she had a cigar or some cigarettes at her house. 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The Oregon Woolen Store. iwEOmtUdi men's store ward her house with Crawford a short distance behind. He met his wlfo at 7:20 p. m. at the depot, and they decided to go home, Reed said. They ar rived home about 8 p. m,, Reed stated, and about 0 p. in. decid ed to go over to Mrs. Petersen's home and thank her for the eggs. They walked across the alley and were walking around Mrs. Petersen's home when they heard someone say,- "Oh, my God, please don't, my husband wlll be horn e." followed by three loud bumps, Reed. said. Door Locked After finding the front door locked they went around the house again to the kitchen door which was ajar. Both Reed and his wife walked Into the kitch en and on Into the living room, Reed testified. They saw Crawford and Mrs. Petersen on the floor of the liv ing room, Reed stated. When Reed and hla wife entered the room, Crawford leaped up and swung at Reed,- according to Reed's testimony. The two men then fought, he said. "Crawford Sober" Reed further stated that Crawford was not drunk. Mrs. Reed left and returned with two neighbors. Police were then no tified and Crawford was arrest ed. Reed testified that Mrs. Petersen's Jaw was swollen and that her chest and throat were inflamed. Chief Defense Attorney George Roberts of Medford questioned Reed as to tho con tents of the whiskey bottle. Reed said that there were three Inches out of the bottle when Crawford arrived at his home at S p. m., and that there was about three inches left, or "less than half-full" when they all left tho Reed home. Upon further interrogation by Roberts, Reed said that a whiskey bottle and a brandy bottle, along with several dif ferent types of glasses were on the drainboard when he and Mrs. Reed arrived at the Peter sen home. The contents of the whiskey bottle had been taken down "about three inches" and one drink was gone from the brandy bottle, Reed said. Reed also said upon question ing thot a stove In the living room end a table and lamp were knocked over during his fight with Crawford. Reed de nied upon interrogation by Rob erts that he had told Mrs. Craw ford and Liddie Wilson that he and Mrs. Reed had already talked too much when the two women visited the Reed home on May 3, 1945. Reed did say that Mrs. Crawford wanted to talk things over w,ith Mrs. Reed in private and that he objected. Wife Testifies Mrs. Louis B. Reed was then called by District Attorney Clarence A. Humble, and gave similar testimony. She said that Mrs. Petersen became hysteri cal and called Crawford a fiend and a beast. She also said that she assisted in examining Mrs. Petersen and that Mrs. Peter sen's underclothes were torn. Upon cross-examination by Roberts, Mrs. Reed said that only the dregs were left in the whis- key bottle on the drain board in tne Petersen home and that the brandy bottle was taken down about one-and-a-half Inches, There were three little glasses on the drain board, she stated, Wont Something Cool? Try a BVD "Rogue" -Sport Shirt- $3.50 .Since 118- DREW'S MANST0RE 73 Main St J and she smelled one (lass that she said had' had intoxicating li quor in it. She also stated that there was no sign of a struggle In the living room, when she and Reed entered, but that a perco lator In the kitchen was broken. Declares Recess Judge Vandenberg then de clared a recess until 2 p. m. The next witness to be called by Humble will be the complaining witness, Mrs. Petersen. The all-male Jury hearing the case includes Barton Waits, John R. Hamlin, Melvln Newby, H. R. Jackmnn, H. H. Anderson, R. E. Wattenburg, Glen L. Evans, Dick B. Miller, H. A. Nilschelm, A. P, Terwllllger, Ray Ledbet tcr and L. C. Offield. Prom Texas SSgt. George Demctrakos Is home on a two weeks' furlough from Bryan field, Tex. Cuba's present constitution was adopted in 1940. TRikshoRT Holds Hs line for oil your ploy. Replead ihelf when put away. Sizes 12-18 v. yr Mt. l yifri i n r miLr $4.98 Town Shop Main at Filth Tuesday. June 28. 184S HERALD AMD Physicians To Get Refresher Course PORTLAND, June ' 28 VP) Physicians returning from mili tary service may enroll for re fresher courses without tuition under a 8100,000 Kellogg Foun- dation fund awarded the Unlve sity of Oregon medical school. Dr. D. W. E. Balrd said till fund will be spread over foul years, the period when most phy slclans will be returning to civi Ulan practice. Classified Ads Bring Results Kennell-Ellis Studios U. S. National Bank Bldg. WILL BE CLOSED Klamath Tails DURING JULY For Necessary Renovation and Repairs LAST DAY for sittings June 27 Orders will be token in July by mail only for August delivery WE WILL RE-OPEN AUGUST 1 better able to serve you than ever before KENNELL-ELLIS STUDIOS Established 1830 We keep all negatives on iil Tins true short-story was adapted from ' "Priority Special," by-Harry Bedwell, S. P. operator and noted writer of rail road stories for national magazines. It was dramatized recently on "The Main Line," oar weekly radio show. 8GT. ERNIE WALL hospital train . 1( patient and eS.P. railroader eyed tne tnres silent patients in we dutucs opposite, and the Medical Corps Major. Hm thiee wounded men had been carried aboard in Los Angoloa in heavy body casts. Every slight jar and jolt caused them waves of pain. Buddies from the same Arizona range land, they'd been seriously wounded by the same Jap mortar hell. They hadn't rallied in the hospital, and now .they were being returned to a hospital near their home a final, desperate attempt to save thsir lives. But, as the train left the station, there'd been sudden application of the air brakes for an auto trying to beat the train to the crossing. TUsa jolt had brought them unbearable agony: More such jolts might come ariB even the mall vibrations of starting and stopping were ; ' ' :' " I .-. ..' I ' 'V ''S 1 ' ' 1 1 told you that was a good hogbead! Sr, the station's there on the left Go in, and yoii'll see a guy harnessed to a headphone. He's thebrasa pounder: the op. Give him the picture! Just ask him to tell the DS to give us a good run, and to slip it to the hogger to take it extra easy on how he puts the air under this tram." Somehow, Ernie hypnotized the Major with his sincerity and strange language. Major obeyed Sergeant and Ernie settled back. He knew S. P. people like Harva White, the en gineer ahead; Si Youngblood, the station's veteran operator; Ed Farwell, Los Angeles dis patcher, the "DS." Sure, they'd give 'em a good run . . : In a few moments the Major returned, an un decided look on his face. Quickly, before he could speak, Ernie began, "Did the brass pounder get word to the DS the dispatcher, sir?" On went the train III on through the night. In the cab, Harva and his fireman . . . in the D3 office, Ed... along the way, other dispatchers and operators, the yardmasters, and all the others . . J all making split-second decisions to give tlie Prior' ity Special a "good run" . . . letting it go through unchecked while other trains paused momentarily at meeting points . . : The miles clicked by'.:: telephone and telegraph wires hummed . . . schedules were re-worked, tuned to the second. On went the train . ; . Alhambra, Colton ... up Son Gorgonio Pass .. .India. Not a single stop, despite the many other war trains crowding the division .: i Then Ernie became aware of a stir In the op posite bunks. The current of life suddenly quick ened. The eyes of the three burned with an expectant glow. The desert!" one of them whispered. "Mister; . don't that smell good!'.' Through the odors of drugs and medicines and germ-proof cleanliness, they had caught the first faint fra grance of their homeland. And at last, they were at peace. . . wearing. Aa Ernie watched, the Major made a decision. He told bis orderly, "Tell the conduc tor well have to remove throe stretcher patients at the next station." Ernie could feel the hope draining from the three boys. He could sense' how vital it was they get home and he moved in.. "That jolt, sir," he said, "don't have to happen again, now that ' we're away from city traffic, and if the DS can keep bis hands off us from here on. We're com ing into Alhambra now, and we're going to stop; Let's see how the eagle-eye does it when he's . not forced." ; ' .. They bad lost Momentum; but she Major couldn't tell by how much. The train drifted smietly; then, all motion was gone. Quickly; Ernie pushed his advantage; "Yes, he told the dispatcher," the Major answered vaguely. . "And did the dispatcher get word to the eagle eye the engineer?" "Yes," the Major nodded absently, "he called the engineer to the phone. Said something to him about a Priority Special." "He did? Well, sir, you've got not a thing to worry about from here out. Why. Priority Special's the kind of train the President of the , United States gets!" i , . Ernie leaned over the edge of the bunk anil grinned. The three hurt men relaxed, grinned back and the Major was aware then that there are elements of the spirit that medical science couldn't roach.' '- ' " V-' Ernie listened to far, familiar sounds, gave a complacent nod, and made a remark which jolted the Major. "Had you noticed we're on the way again?" The Major glanced quickly out of the window: The town lights were streaming by, thinning . rapidly as the Priority Special swung into the open country at a growing speed.. Yet Ernie alone had felt it when Harva White put his train into gliding motion .; ; Again, the Major was conscious of elements far beyond our horizons. And then, 88 he turned away, he saw Ernie. "How did you know we could have a W like this? With all the people involved . . . all those other trains on the track ... "Why," said Ernie, "that's just how it had to be done. It's men and women with the know how, hitting it off together. They'd just naturally handle a job like this without a stumble." He said it with candid conviction. The Major considered this a moment, "I think you're right, Sergeant," he said, and went grate fully to bed. The complete story, "Priority Special," by Harry Bedwell, is now in booklet form (32 pages, illus trated), and you may have a copy free by writing Claude E. Peterson, Vice President Southern Pacific, . Room 735, 65 Market Street, San Francisco 5, California Tht friendly Southern Pacific
