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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1945)
MrmFUin C' Mfo) mm R-2Qq RavahI Him PA PRICE FIVE CENT3 InTtie By FRANK JENKINS BOTWOOD, Ni-wfoiitulliiiid Wolllng on the weather which looks like worse unci more of II. Flvo hours drug by. Then the loud speaker barks. It serins that n 1 I'm clcnr to the cast. A bus pulls up t tho elixir iind ii fw minutes later we're oi bmird. Business of taxiing into the wind, llio waves smack the hull H ml wo'ro iiirlxirnc, boriiiK up into Iho fog celling nnl lit iihout (10(10 (ret coming out on top into tho bright sunshine. Below l tho familiar, empty, snowy plnln, reaching to the liorr.oii. YITI1 one brief Interval, tills " eiirpct of cloud covers the entire north Allnntlc. For may be five mlnules It tears open nnd (here In n view of blue water In llm rln. In the center in an Ice- burn, nnd from n mile nnd n hnlf up it looks like ll small island. Tho steward reminds us llial only oneninth of It shows above (lie surface. It's quite a lump of Ice. Thinking of the Titanic dis aster Hint once rocked the world, one reflects that this is n menace of the sea that the planes don't liavo to face. T 1FE routlno that differs from a train, differs from a ship. Con versation Is difficult, for llio roar if tho four eniiinca is dominant Gazing from the windows palls on ono quickly, lor mere is only that limitless plum of whito fog to sec. People read endlessly, for there is no Jarring Jolt of the roadbed to blur the paiic. When you get still from silting, you walk in tho aisle. It isn't a ffrcnt distance, but It helps. About 3 In tho nlternoon (guessed at by tho Greenwich clock, plus o computation based on the clock and tho churl) the steward comes in with a truy comfortably loaded with the . bottles. Liquor is all you can spend money for on these planes; everything else is covered by your ticket. Sales uro facilitated by two factors boredom and tho fact that U. S. money Is still usable For soma reason that no one has yet fully explained, the money of a country you re leaving oe hind, becomes dirt under the feet. What small sums of it you liavo left by Inndvertcncc, you sculler liko ciuirr. THE cocktail hour ends, and the tea hour begins. After ten, there is maybe an hour to kill. Then dinner, which is a pleasant and excellent menl of half a dozen courses, strung out slowly to pass tho time. Then another period of reading, broken by sessions with the elm rt. The chart is divided into 100-mllc sections and from time to time position is Indicated by moving a plu. Cruising time Is about 170 miles an hour. Outside tern peraturo is 4U degrees, but In side all is warm and comfortable- At bedtime we'ro in mid Atlantic. IJOURS Inter. The plane swoons sharply. You nwaken. wondering if you've hit an air pocket, or what. You pull linck tho curtain nnd look out of the window. There's water below and Innd In llio background, The pliinc settles' to tho sur face, taxis for n moment, then the motors roar and up wc go. You learn Inter Hint It's Foyncs, on tho west coast of Ireland, nnd although there aro no passengers to discharge nnd no petrol (we left gas behind long ago) to tnkc on soma quirk of officialdom re quires a landing. Tho weather is friendly, and tho fog break. Under us Is Ireland. (When you speak. to tho Irish, of whom you meet many, (Continued on Page Six) Bond, Youngsters, Trucks Highlight Salvage Parade The Murine Bnrrncks band and 20 children representing the Shrine hospital for crippled children in Portland were the features of a parade along Main street nt noon Friday publicizing mo snivngo auva to bo noia sun day, Also Included In Iho parade were irucKs wnicn will Do used for tho pickup and a loudspeak er truck announcing tho drive. Walt Wloscndnngcr, local chairman of the campaign spon sored by the Klnmnth Falls Shrine club, nnd Fire Chief Keith Ambrose have. also sent out nn npponl for business houses nnd npnrtmenls to tic their pnper together nnd put flattened tin cans in containers on tho curbs, Ambrose snld today that the drive is a wonderful opportun T Tillamook Blaze Now Roars Out Of Control PORTLAND, Ore., July 27 (I') The huge Tillamook forest fire, ngain on tho ritmpugc, threat ened today to race down the north fork of tho Trusk river into the Sluslaw national forest. Forest service officials said n crew was quickly dispatched into the Slusliiw to clear moun tain trails and bulldoze roads in preparation for a great backfire. An operation of that typo was tho major factor which halted tho original Tillamook fire in iu:i:i. Through western Oregon fed eral crews were alerted for emergency call to the orea, near Jordan creek. Armies of firefighters tried feverishly today to check flames angered by a stiff cast winn and falling humidity. Ono of the worst outbreaks was neor tho Zlg Zog fire station, where 31)00 moro acres hnvc been blackened since yesterday. The blaze wos heading Into tho 26.000-acre Forest Grove watershed, and the city of Forest Grove was about 10 miles southeast of today a forward lines. Timber does not extend to the town, however, and it appeared In no danger. Flames swept out of control within-., three miles of Gales creek community ana boou Springs. Death Toll Death toll from the blaze rose to three ofter two soldiers were killed last night when an army truck cn route to new fire lines rolled over on n highway near Clatsknnie. The dead, members of a negro engineer unit from Fort Lewis. Wash., were pvt. James L. Thomas, 22, Phila delphia. Pa., and Pvt. Lester J. Ware, 10, Columbus, Ohio. A civilian fire fighter was killed earlier. Other Oregon fires were under control. FORT LEWIS, July 27 0D Two Fort Lewis fire fighters of (lie 2B22 G. S. regiment on this post were killed and four In jured when a 21 ton troop car rier truck, port of an escorted convoy, overturned while round ing a curve OS miles west of Clolskanio, Ore., last night. Killed wore Pvt. Lester J. Ware, 10, Columbus, Ohio, and Pvt. James L. Thomns, 22, Phila delphia, Pa. Injured were Pvt. Ernest Mc Neil, 21. Rocc Hill, S. C: frac tured leg: Pvt. L. C. While, 19, Wllmot, Ark., fractured leg; Pvt. James B. Mumford, 25, (1711 Frount St.), Georgetown. S. C, (Continued on Page Six) Police Find Slot Machines Scarce Slot mnchlnos In Klnmnth county were reportedly scarcer than hen's teeth todny after re cent raids by slntc nnd city po lice. A" total of 12 machines hnvc been confiscated .and no other machines were in evidence todny in cither private clubs or public plnecs. rue maximum penalty for pos session of slot machines Is not more than a $250 fine or 00 days' imprisonment In jnll nnd confiscnlion of tho mnchlncs. ity to eliminate a fire hazard In basements, attics, and garages by getting rid of waste paper nnd old enrdbonrd cartons. Mnny of tho fires in homes arc caused by nccumiiliitlons of wnsto paper. According to reports from earlier salvage drives, no paper or tin cans havo been put out along Main street or In the busi ness areas and the salvage com mittee urges that businessmen tnko time to do this before Sun day morning. A call has been sent out for 100 Shrine nobles to appear nt tho snivngo depot Sunday morn ing at 0 o'clock to assist with the drive. The current cnmpalgn Is part of n stntowldo drive by tho Mys tic Order of tho Shrlno for wnsto pnper and tin. All benefits will go to the Shrlno hospllnl for crippled children in Portland. DEATHS IUN AS COAST FIRES HURDLE TRAILS Telephone Slit .V KLAMATH FALLS. ORF c v V 4 if. The light cruiser Santa 30 (at right) takes on wounded men from a destroyer somewhere on the high ion in the Pacific, lecently the Santa Fe came to the aid of the carrier Franklin when the flattop was hit by a Jap -uicide plane. (tP) Wirephoto from U. S. Navy). Harrassed Housewives See Blue (Point) Monday WASHINGTON, July 27 W) Housewives, whose point wor ries have been chiefly red, got blue news today about the blues. Beginning Sunday, six canned and bottled foods take vn sharply increased ration values. The increases, effective through the five-week period ending September 1, apply to canned spinach, asparagus, applesauce, apples, apricots and grope juice. However, grapefruit juice, orange and grapefruit blends, FOfi PJCT APPROVAL WASHINGTON, July 27 OPi Senator borkley (D-Ky.) urged the senate today to prepare for a final vote ratifying the United Notions charter ut 2 p. m. IPWT) tomorrow. The democratic leader told his colleagues he wants them to stay on the Job till 4 p. m., (PWT) tonight. He asked lor a meeting at 7 a. m (PWT) tomorrow, two hours earlier than usual. Berkley's move to wind up consideration of the 50-nation peuce-kceping agreement this week won the support of Sen (Conlinucd on fagc Six) Klamath Marine Kills Four Japs BY STAFF SERGEANT A. D. HAWKINS OF ELLSWORTH, ME., MARINE CORPS COM BAT CORRESPONDENT, OKI NAWA, (Delayed) (A) Light ning struck twice in the same spot here in tho form of Marine 1st Ll. Norman R. Peters of 1735 Crescent Ave., Klamath Falls, Ore., formerly of Ven tura, Calif. While "delouslng" a southern Okinawa minefield, tho former Oregon. State college football stnr killed four Jnp soldiers hid ing Inside n rood culvert. Walking along the same road the next morning. Peters decid ed lo tnkc another peck inside the culvert. He shot two more Japs. Lt. Peters' wile, the former Deslic Kleineger, nnd son, Francis Joseph, live in Klamath Falls with her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Kleineger. Lt. Pe ters had written to his fnmily nliout the above incident nnd ex- Clnined thnt the Japanese hnd eon throwing; hand grenades nl him when ho discovered them. He is sending a Snmuri sword nnd Jnpnneso uniforms homo as souvenirs. Stork Still Busy The old idea that more boys llinn girls are born during a wnr doesn't seem to held true In Klnmnth county. In 11)44, Old Man Stork nindo 882 trips to Klnmnth Fnlls nnd sur rounding vicinity with boys lending. over girls only by a smnll majority, 453 to 420. Since January 1, 1945, the arrival of girls and boys has been almost equal. There havo been 250 boys born com pared with 257 girls, . Tho "men" still hold their own, though, when It comes to twins. Since the first of tho yenr, five pairs of male twins have been born in Klnmnth county while femnle twlhs "just aren't." Mixed sets of ono boy and one girl number four. A. A .0 .1DAY, JULY 27. 1945 ianta Fe Takes On Wounded , tomato catsup and chill sauce will require fewer points.; These are the only changes for the period except that a No. 10 can of corn (6 pounds, 10 ounces) will require 130 instead of 100 points. These big cans arc sold chiefly to hotels and restaurants. Here arc the increases: Spin ach, No. 2 can, 30 points, up 10; 21 can, 50 points, up 20; aspar agus, No. 2 can, 30 points, up 10; applesauce, No. 2 can, 20 points, up 10; apples, No. 2 can, 20 points, up 10; apricots, No. 2i can, 50 points, up 20; grape juice, pint, 40 points, up 10; grape juice, quart, 70 points, up 20. The decreases: Orange and grapefruit juice blends, 46-ouncc can, 10 points, down 10; No. 2 can, 10 points for two cans, down 10; grapefruit juice, 46 ounce can, 10 points, down 10; No. 2 can, 10 points for two cans, down 10; tomato catsup and chill sauce, 14-ouncc size, 10 points, down 10. The OPA said in announcing the point changes that new sup plies of both asparagus and spinach for civilians will be only about half as large as from the last pack. Smaller amounts of both can ned apples and applesauce also have been allocated from the 1045-46 pack. The prospective civilian supply of apricots is about one-third less than last year. . . Group Plans Program To Frighten Birds From Fields Farmers and government of ficials, meeting at Tulclakc last night, mapped strategy against the geese and ducks which attack grain crops of the Klamath basin each fall. Scaring the birds off grain fields with guns, planes and pos sibly fire bombs was proposed for meeting the problem this fall, while the suggested long- range program was to nttempt block-plnnting of grain to attract birds from the farmers' fields to special grain plantings in the wild-life refuges. Tho group, which formed the Klamath Basin Crop Protection committee nt the meeting, rec ommended that all interested or ganizations write the Mddoc and Siskiyou county war boards ask ing for release at once of 120, 000 rounds of shotgun shells, 150,000 rounds of .22 calibre shells, and 00,000 rounds of rifle cartridges. It also recommended an earlier regular opening of the migratory bird season to help save the crops and give the hunters a brenk before the fnll freeze-up. E. E. Horn, who Is with the fish nnd wildlife service nt - Sncra- mcnto, said he would forward tills request to his superiors. There was some discussion of special hunting permits for hunt ers to go into fields nftcr birds, but It wns reported thnt in some California areas this plan had not proved successful last year. Hunters did more damage than the birds. Certain growers, how (July 27) Mix. (July 26) ... 60 Mln 67 Precipitation last 24 hour 00 Stream year to data 13.28 Normal 12.12 Last ytar ....10.42 Forecait: Cooler Saturday. H ACCOMPANIES AHLEE TO POTSDAM By W. W. HERCHER LONDON, July 27, (P) Prime Minister Attlec was reported to night to have chosen the senior members of his new labor gov ernment and political writers said he would return to Pots dam at the weekend with Ernest Bevin at his side as foreign secretary-, - Attlee has pledged top priority to beating Japan. His defeated foe, Winston Churchill, conferred with his fallen cabinet for an hour on problems attendant upon leaving the government. Mrs. Churchill spent the day hunting for a house or apartment in London. The Churchills may live at. a hotel temporarily, spending weekends at their coun try home in Kent. Attlee conferred for five hours with Bevin, Herbert Morrison, Arthur Greenwood, Hugh Dalton and Sir Stafford Cripps, all former coalition cabinet min isters and all sure of high places in the labor government, strong and secure with 390 seats in (Continued on Page Six) Jap Killing Told By French Press NEW YORK, July 27 UP) A French Press agency dispatch from Ankara said today the Jap anese ambassador to Turkey. Tadashi Kuriharfi, who had been interned at the embassy in Ankara since Titrkey broke off relations with Japan last win ter, had killed his wife and shot himself to death yesterday on the embassy premises. The hrnndpat Hicnntr-h wrg rpenrdpH by the FCC. ever, believed that such a plan would work here. Opinion also was unfavorable to the strip planting of grain that was done last year. Birds moved out of the strips and worked on the farmers' grain. It was decided to undertake a block system-of planting next year. It was suggested thnt farmers furnish the grain for seed, the reclamation service put in dikes and ditches, and the fish and wildlife service provide planting areas in the center of refuges. These areas would then be progressively, flooded to help keep the birds there instead of in the farmers' fields. Many thousands of dollars in damage to grain crops was re ported in this area last year as a result of duck and geese depredations, nnd some farmers last spring reported that birds made unscasonnl attacks on young green growth. ; Committeemen named at the meeting were Clark Fenslcr, chairman; Howard J. Sargeant. secretary; E. E. Horn, fish and wildlife; Dick Hcnzel, B. C. Schultz, L. S. Kandra, George H. Frey, G. E. Wardwell, John Llskey, Vti B. Williams, Alturas sportsman; W. J. Kessler, Klam ath sportsmen's groups, L. E. Stephens, reclamation service, C. A, Henderson, Klamath coun ty agent;. John B. Eblngor, Klnm ath attorney. The session wns held at Winema fnrms headquarters. Number 10577 T PETAIN TRIAL Roux Sheds New Light On Indo-China Question By RELMAN MORIN PARIS, July 27 UP) A state witness tcstitied under cross examination today that Marshal Petain made an eleventh hour attempt to save French Indo China from Japanese aggression by changing governor generals. The witness, Charles Roux, who was secretary general in the foreign ministry, had testi fied earlier that while France was falling, Premier Paul Rey naud asked President Roosevelt to send the U. S. fleet into action against Germany, but not American troops. Roux was called after form er Premier Leon Blum accused Petain of treason and said with emotion that the 89-year-old de fendant gave himself "powers which may be compared to those of a jungle sovereign." States Effort The diplomat's testimony was the most favorable for Petain in the five-day trial. He said Pctain's effort to save the rich Oriental colony consisted of re moving Gen. Georges Catroux as governor general, because he was favorable to Japanese de mands, in favor of Rear Adm. Jean Decoux. His statements, shedding new light on the yielding of Indo China to Japan, startled' the courtroom and brougnt a smile to the usually impassive face of Petain. When he had fin ished the marshal again broke his silence and said he agreed with everything said. Roux shook hands with Petain as he left the stand after the presid ing judge had cut short his testimony, saying the jurors had complained that it was too long. Petain Is on trial for his life, charged with intelligence with the. enemy and plotting against the security of France. Charles Roux, a diplomat who followed Blum to the stand, said that when France was fall ing in June of 1940. Petain's predecessor, Paul Reynaud, ap pealed to President Roosevelt and "suggested that the Ameri can fleet come into action." Blum Testifies Blum, released only a few weeks ago from German deten tion, told the high court of justice on this fifth day of the trial: "The peode of France, with the foundations of the nation gone, terrorized and over whelmed, looked for reassur ance. Petain told them with all the authority of his past that the armistice was not dishon orable. I call that treason." Questioned whether Petain was treasonable in giving him self dictatorial powers, Blum said. "He gave himself powers which may be compared to those of a jungle sovereign. He (Continued on Page Six) Check-Up Slated For Auto Stamp A checkup on automobiles to make sure the new 5 federal use stamp has been purchased, is now being conducted on all downtown streets. Tags are being placed on the cars lacking the stamps, notify ing owners to nppenr at the local collector's office, it was an nounced today by Paul H. Wright, deputy collector of in ternal revenue. Owners of the vehicles which are tagged are required to ap pear within five days at the dep uty's office, buy a stamp and pay such penalty as may be assessed. A penalty of $25 for failure to properly display the stamp is provided by law, but may be compromised for $5 before suit is instituted. Any person re quired to appear who ignores the summons will be assessed with the full $25 penalty If it should become necessary to trace ownership through license reg istrations. The drive on vlolntors will continue in the Klamath Falls area for several weeks, states Wright. . SCORCHER Friday promised to be a scorcher for Klamath Falls when 91 was recorded by thermometers at the Klamath naval air station at 2 o'clock this afternoon. TEST MONY SHDCKSCDURT Air Strikes On ' Nips Imminent Associated Press War Editor The citizens of 11 Japanese cities were bluntly told today: (Saturday, Japan time) In pamphlets dropped by B-2!)s that their communities will be fire-bombed to tho ground, with tho first four or more to be ignited within the next few days. The unprecedented warning of coming air strikes put addi tional punch in the allied Potsdam statement calling upon tlit Japanese to surrender or be utterly destroyed. Directed at 890,000 enemy civilians, the warning was issued by Maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay, commander of the 20th air force who sent six B-29s to spread the pamphlets over the 11 cities' It was eloquent testimony to the American airmen's scorn of Japan s aerial defenses. The allies stepped up their "military time table for the defeat of Japan today as Nipponese, choosing between the alternatives of utter destruction or unconditional surrender offered in th9 Potsdam ultimatum, said they would fight "to the bitter end " Rejection of the allied ultimatum , ,.c:i c both allied and Japanese, indicated it might be mere whistling in, the dark. B Implementing the Potsdam warning that Japan would be promptly crushed, the allies arc shifting more soldiers directly from Europe to the Pacific than originally anticipated, Maj. Gen. John M. Franklin told a senate committee. Chinese Force Chinese armies added their force to the threat. In southeast China they recaptured the wall ed city of Yangsa, eighth for mer u. s. airbase to be retaken, and broke into the suburbs of Kweilin, another airdrome city. Other forces drawing the net on Kweilin drove a wedge across the Japanese escape route seven and a half miles north of the city and captured the highway town of Ining for the second time in about a week. Bitter street fighting was re ported in Kweilin's suburbs. Other columns closed in on all sides. In northern China, Japanese were reported contracting their lines and pulling up railroad tracks as they moved toward the coast. American bombers kept up the pounding of the mikado's sacred homeland during the tern porary silence of the U. S. third fleet. A delayed dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent James Lindsley with the fleet disclosed that nine American de stroyers knifed into Tokyo bay itself last Sunday night and sank two or three enemy merchant ships from a .convoy trying to escape raiding Yank planes. Cabinet Meets The Japanese cabinet, meet ing in special session at the residence ol Premier Suzuki, heard Foreign Minster Shigenbri Togo on the eight point defini tion of unconditional surrender issued yesterday by President Truman, Churchill and Gener alissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Shortly thereafter the government-controlled Domei news agency said Japan wouldn't ca pitulate. "Japan will prosecute the war of greater Asai to the bittir end," Domei said, "in accordance with her fixed policy." Japs in Reverse This was a complete reversal of yesterday's unprecedented ap peal by Tokyo radio for len iency. It ignored a recommenda tion that Japan surrender which was reportedly made by Gen. Hiroshi Oshima, one of Nippon's foremost military diplomats. As ambassador to Germany he saw Tokyo's axis partner beaten into (Continued on Page Six) BASEBALL - NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Cincinnati 1 5 2 Chicago 2 12 0 Walters and Lakeman; Pas- seau and Livingston, D. Williams (9). R. H. E. Boston 2 6 1 Brooklyn 3 5 1 Lee. Cooper (o; ana rioettert; Branca, King (9) and Sandlock. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. Chicago 0 9 2 Detroit 13 2 Humphries and Tresh: New- houscr and Swift. R. H. E. Washington 3 9 0 Boston 19 1 Wolff, Haefncr (8) and Guer- ra: Werris and Holm. R. H. E. Philadelphia 0 5 3 New York 2 4 0 Christopher and Rosar; Bev- ens and Robinson, 7 Fires Along Tracks Keep The firo department was kept hopping Thursday afternoon when seven small fires were dis covered at about the same time along tho Southern Pacific rail road tracks north of town. The small fires were believed set from a troop train which passed through Klamath Falls Thursday afternoon, according to Fire Chief Keith Ambrose. Approximately 100 acres of grass was burned off In the area along the tracks and near the end of the Pacific Terrace and Eldorado street, according to the countv shops. Trucks and equipment from the city fire station and also from the county shops were sent out, to put out the blazes. Klamath Forest Protective as- 29 MAKERS BACK ON JOB TODAY By The Associated Press More than SO.OUU worln In six B-29 airplane engine plants jii Illinois ana new jersey called off strikes today in the wake of a warning by Acting Secretary of War Patterson that Super fortress raids on Japan might have to be halted unless produc tion of engines was resumed im. mediately. ine back-to-work moves in volved 30,000 at five plants of the Wright Aeronautical corpor r.tion in Paterson, N. J., and 20,. 000 at the Chrysler corpora tion's Dodge plant in Chicago. Both produce B-29 engines and parts. T" womers yielded to pleas of' union officers to end the unauth orized walkout which started a wtcn dKU. incv mnnnprf in r.. turn to the plants this afternoon.- iwai executive rjoara ox- Workers called off the Chicago- Strike, fnllnwinn n hsntr.in.umHl., order frnm tho war lal.H unnMi ..... ' i . kiui uvaiu operations from their interna tional officers and Acting Secre tary of War Patterson. Warning Given Patterson's warning that the B-29 attacks against Japan would be affected "within a mattpr nt days" by the virtual shutdown of operations was directed to the Chicago strikers and 30,000 oth ers involved in work stoppages in five plants of the -Wright Aer onautical corporation in New Jersey. r. .Patterson said: "These two Dlants manufae. ture four-fifths of all B-29 enl- Uwonunuea on rage sixj. Moss Found Not k Guilty On Animal Cruelty Charge Wally . Moss was found not guilty of cruelty to animals by a six-man Jury in justice court yes terday afternoon. Moss was charged with abusing and kill ing a horse in his possession by strangling it to death with ropes in a complaint signed by Mrs. O. R. Moeller. Moss stated in his own defense that the incident was an acci dent and that there was no in tention on his part to kill the animal. Defense witnesses tes tified that the horse was wild an1 mninna anrt thnt It .....a a....- tomary and necessary to use ropes in breaking a horse. Defense witnesses included Moss, E. M. French, Clayton Howard, L. J. McKinnon and Guy Barton. Films of the dead horse and the scene where the incident oc curred were presented by the state as evidence. Witnesses for the state were W. D. Camp bell, employe of the humane so ciety, Mr. and Mrs. Moeller, and Harry Clawson. HTncu man ranrADnnlnd hv TT (3. Balentine, and J. H. Napier, dep uty district attorney, acted for the state. Justice J. A. Manoncy presided. Railroad Firemen Busy snniafinn i.-nrfnr1 tlliit a Small camp fire had been started In tho middle of a Dricigc crossnn Spring creek In southenstcrn Jackson county in a closed area Friday morning. Fire crews put out the blaze which was be lieved started by campers. Marines were still out Friday on the Bryant mountain fire near Malln. Mopping up oper ations were underway on the blazo which had coverea aouur seven and a half acres. ,r The fire situation wns still good in the Modoc forest area and on the Klamath Indian res ervation Friday afternoon, but forest officials were keeping especially sharp lookouts be causo of tho extremely dry con ditions in the forest at this time V
