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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1945)
Sunshine Mine fire Checked ' WALLACE, Ida., Deo. 81 P)-i-rhe condition of the three-day-Dld lire in the Sunshine mine of the Coeur d'Alenes today was termed "encouraging" by mine officials although they said that wuter being pumped on ine blaze was becoming a problem. Aa one reason for ontimism. '. Mine Superintendent R. F. Ma- honey pointed. out that "we are reasonably sure that the fire had hot spread any further." He added: , "We also are fairly certain that the fire has not spread to the east end of the mine." , The main production is now centered in. the east end. Dams Erected Mahoney said water poured on the fire was "buildina ud" in the mine, and he reported that dams had been erected at the 3700-foot level, 600 feet below the main lire on tne aiuu level. Indicating that the blaze had made no progress since yester day, Mahoney said it was con fined yet to the 3100 level and the stopes between the level and the 2700. Although making clear that the fire is not yet controlled, the superintendent said the fire pre sumably had not spread to points between the 2700 and 2600 i levels. Referring to re ports of crews who surveyed the situation, he said an inspection trip on the 2500 indicated the fire had not spread very far to the east Renegade Poet Declared Insane WASHINGTON,; Dec. 21 (ip) Ezra Pound, the poet , charged with treason,' today was pro nounced "insane and mentally unfit for' trial" by a board of four psychiatrists. The board submitted its re port to district court. Pound, for many years an ex patriate, was indicted for trea son in connection with alleged propaganda broadcasts for Italy after that nation went to war with the United States. He was arrested after the occupation of Italy was completed and flown back' here on November 18 to stand trial. f i : The psychiatrists reported to Justice Bolitha J. Laws that they found r. Pound "mentally unfit ' to advise properly with defense or to participate intelli gently and reasonably in his own defense." Patton Didn't Slap The Soldier WASHINGTON, Dec. Si (P) The house of representatives heard : todayr"that General George S. Patton Jr., neither slapped the soldier nor swam the river. It heard these things from Rep. Rankin (D-Miss.), 'who said Patton told him about both fa mous episodes during his recent visit to this country. The general, Rankin said, merely laid his hands on the shoulders of the G.I. who was supposed to have been slapped and told him to pull hWoif to gether. "I didn't slap him," Rankin quoted Patton as saying. And, the Mississippian added, Patton also told him: "I didn't swim that river: I waded it." HEART ATTACK FATAL MEDFORD, Dec. 21 (JP) A heart attack was fatal here yes Two brothers, C. Y. Teng ford attorney and World War II veteran. .Two brothers, C. Y. Tend wald of Medford and Albert F. Tengwald of Los Angeles, sur vive. - USE 666 Cold Preparations Liquid. Tablets. Salvo Hose Drops. Caution: Use only as directed. Flashes Of Life DUSTY WEDDING WITNESS NEW LONDON. Conn.. Dec, 21 (A') Alice Kripps Wiggins and Frank P. riollis inougiu it would be nice to have someone serve as witness at their mar riage even though none was required by Connecticut law. So they settled on Dusty, their black cocker spaniel, justice of the Peace Jacob Sherb pressed one of Dusty's paws on an ink pad and then on the marriage certificate. ENJOY "JERRY'S DANCE" WEST MINOT, Me., Dec. 21 (iP)When Jairus Huborn, a cheese factory worker and farmer, died 20 years ago he willed enough money lor zo annual parties, known here as "Jerry's Dance.'.' At the 20th party last night attended by 100 villagers the music stopped for a moment in Jairus' memory and for a reading of the will clause estab lishing the dance fund. His widow was hostess. BLASTS KISSING BUFFALO. N. Y.. Dec. 21 UP) The time-honored custom of kissing under the mistletoe does not have the sanction of Health Commissioner Francis E. Fronc- zak. Dr. Fronczak warned yester day that. In addition to the strain on the heart, the practice may also cause respiratory dis ease. . Commander Denies Rift With Russia : (Continued from Page One) I previously broadcast that the express desire of the commander of this area is that the Russian troops not be allowed to take over tne Japanese island ox note-kaido." (Tighe's reply, monitored in Ban t Tancisco Dy abu, aaaea: ("Further, the supreme com' mander's claim that if I made such statements I must have been full of Tokyo black market hooch is inaccurate in the first place but and this is more im portant hardly fitting in a dis cussion of a subject that con cerns the very life of the United Nations organization." Tighe said he received his information "from a reliable and honest source and I still consider it both reliable and honest. ) Reports Tishe. in the broadcast which drew the headquarters denial statement, . set forth, these reports: l. Kussia wanted to send in an army of occupation to japan; MacArthur' insisted on only a division, .j.;'.. ": ? . 2. Russia wanted to occupy the northern island of Hokkaido, which is nearest Siberia: Mac- Arthur suggested Kyushu, leav ing American forces on Honshu and Hokkaido in between the Russians and Siberia.' 3. MacArthur reportedly told the U. S. state department he would resign rather than allow Russia any further participation on occupation affairs. Hospitals Jammed With War Veterans WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (iP) More veterans will spend this Christmas in hospital beds than ever before in American history and the capacity for caring for them has reached a near crisis. Ma. Gen. Paul R. Mawley, acting surgeon general of the veterans administration, told a reporter today there are approxi mately su.uud veterans, ol all wars, under treatment in hospi tals or at homes. The peak of World War I vet erans is expected within a year or two. The peak of World War II will not be reached until 1975, experts have predicted. They say as many as 250,000 veterans may become patients. Cotton was known to the Babylonians as sindhu and to the Greeks as sindon. Men's HOUSE IWKU PRICE Odds and ends . . several styles . . . broken sizes . . . Your choice at half of the regular price. ' . ; .,: , .Corner 5th and Main STORE for MEN Rotary Club Donates Toys Each member of the Rotary, club contributed a Christmus toy to the Doernbecher children's hospital at the meeting Friday noon at the Willnrd, and heard Mrs. Donald F. McKay explain operation of the hospital. Mrs. McKay, president of the Klamath League of Women Voters, told that the Doernbech er hospital was donated to the state by the Doernbecher estate and is operated by the Univer sity of Oregon medical school. Children whose parents are un able to pay for hospital treat ment are admitted free. Eleven Klamath county children re ceived treatment at the Portland hospital last year, Mrs. McKay said. Lt. Col. Harlan Bosworth Jr., a past president of the Klamath Falls Rotary club, who has just returned from service in Europe, was welcomed back to the club. Idaho Hoopster, Manager Killed GOODING, Ida. Dec. 21 .(VP) A University of Idaho basket ball player and the team's stu dent manager were killed and three others injured today here in a head-on crash of the team's station wagon and a truck load ed with concrete pipe. The dead, Sheriff Fred C. Craig said, arc Walter C. Thomas, manager, Idaho Falls, and Ronnie White, Lewiston, player. Injured were George Weitz, Caldwell, Bob Fuller, Nampa, and Warren Shepherd, St. Maries'. The three were treated at a . local hospital, but Shep herd was later released. The condition, of the other two was not immediately determined but first reports said they were in serious condition. . The boys were eh route to Boise on a barnstorming tour. Peace Offer To Be In Writing CHUNGKING, Dec. 21 (If) A Chinese communist spokesman at Chungking today asserted his party would put officially into writing its proposal for an imme diate, unconditional armistice in China's internal war, with both Hides "frozen" in their present positions. His assertion followed govern ment comments that the proposal was merely "propaganda" be cause it had been made verbally at a social function. The red spokesman, voicing surprise at this, declared that Gen. Chou En-lai of the Chinese red delegation had formally re quested mat toe truce proposal be forwarded to Generalissmo Chiang Kai-shek. Chou made the proposal to Shao Li-tzu. member of the government dele gation to the forthcoming unity conference. - Eleanor To Draw $12,000 Salary WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (VP) Rep. Bennett (R-Mo.), emphasiz ing mat ne was not speaxing sarcastically, remarked today that Mrs. Eleanor. Roosevelt ap parently will be well taken, care of by the government. S Commenting on her selection to the United States delegation to the United Nations organiza tion, Bennett told a reporter that like other wives of presidents in the last 50 years, Mrs. Roosevelt has been provided for. Bennett said that on the whole, he thought the UNO dele gates were good appointments. She will draw a $12,000 a year salary and receive expenses and allowances. He said that - congress has given her the right to frank mail, postage free, and in addi tion predicted , that congress would approve a $5000 a year pension for her as it had for widows' of other presidents in me last u years. Huge Plate Glass Window Broken Here Employes of the California- Pacific Utilities company came to wont wis morning to find one of the huge plate glass win dows of the office broken. Glass had fallen inside and outside and left a huge hole about four feet square. Inquir ies at the police station revealed that no report of. the broken window had been made there during the night, but it was thought unlikely that the break was a result of the change in temperature. Nothing was found to be miss ing in the. building, although valuable office machines were standing on the desks. , Classified Ads Bring Results. Window Broken In Jap's Store FRESNO, Dec. 21 (A') Two soft drink bottles were thrown through a plateglass window in the front of the West Side drug store operated by Michio Toshl yekl sonic time last night, caus ing about $40 damage. it was the' first incident in volving damage to the property of a Japanese American to be re ported in several months. Toshl yeki was born in the .United States. Conger Pupils Buy Bonds Victory, stamps and bonds pur chased by pupils of Joseph Con ger school between tho Inst of September, 1B45, and December 18, 1945, amounted to $582.05. Augusta Parker, school prin cipal, commended the pupils on their cooperation in this drive and in the bangle tuberculosis pin sale in which they collected $8.50 to contribute to the Klam ath County Public Health asso ciation. Results of these programs are especially appreciated. Miss Parker said, in view of the fact that so many students have been absent because of illness. Today 37 children are at home ill and some days as many as 42 have been absent, she said. The en rollment at Conger is 141. Man Posts Bail For Traffic Violations Lewis Dugas, 863 California, has posted $12 bail with the city police for an appearance in court tomorrow for failure to procure an operator's license, making an improper left turn and running a red light, and Giles C. Steward of Klamath Falls posted $2 bail for making an improper left turn at Main and 8th. Three drunks and one dis orderly conduct case appeared in court this morning and three other drunks and one disorderly case bailed out. Six parking tickets were paid. HEAVY. SNOWFALL SPOKANE. Dec. 21 UP) Spokane people got out snow shovels this morning to clear off the heaviest snowfall ot this season. Three inches fell during the night to make a total of four on the ground. The fall was con tinuing this morning. From Portland A. M. Collier was home today after a business trip to Portland. Entertainment Slated At USO The USO will offer service men an entertulnment-fllled hol iday season, starting tonight with a dunco featuring music by the Chtcagoans, Saturdny evening's feature will be the blind date contest which gives lucky servicemen a date with a lovely junior hostess, dinner at Sari s, and a dance at the armory, with all bills paid. . Sunday brings a waffle break fast from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, and a buffet supper at 4 p. m., which will feature three pigs roasted whole, and complete with an apple in their mouths, The Eagles lodge is donating the food for the dinner, and junior hostesses will cook and serve. Junior hostesses are also invited to the Marine Barracks for skiing Sunday at 1 p. m., if there is still snow, and Marines will sign up at the recreation office for dates. The regular Monday night Doors Open 6i45 Ends Tonight! "RISE and SHINE" "I LOVE A MYSTERY" iKljr fLUS! dance has been .canceled in fa vor of more Informal activity for Christinas ove. A buffet sup par will be served, and trans portation will bo provided to midnight church services, and back to the USO for buffet breakfast at 1 a. m. Christmas Day the Elks will bo hosts for an nil-day open house. Dinner will be served at 4 p. m and all food and fountain services will bo free. Guests of servicemen are wel comed Christmas Day, and a dance at B p. m. will feature the evening entertainment. GERMANS HANGED MOSCOW, Dec. 21 HP) Sovcn German S. S. (Elite Guard) members were hanged yesterday at Smolensk following their con viction as war criminals. Three others received prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years for atrocities committed against residents ot Smolensk. Doors Open Today l30-6i43 k Now Playing! Mcaiiaaious aaTTKH j or thi "T'"5 NroTfi1'' ' J AND! THE REALUOW-DOWH'!! (A mix c mis Si.'-, S . 1 Friday, Dec, 11, 1945 HERALD AND NEWS T as Frisco Boomed For UNO Site LONDON, Dec. 21 (IP) China, Austrullu and Ecuador begun a campaign today to mnko Han Francisco tho homo of the Unit ed Nnlions, citing cllniute and wine as points In Its fnvor, after a British dvlognto hud opposed tho Golden Gate city. C. K. Webster, tho Briton, in general preparatory commis sion ttobutu Intended to give Kiiidnnco to a special 12-inun committee which will narrow tho selection down to six cities, declared ho would think "that sound judgmout and chivalry are dead in the world If the organi zation Is moved 3000 miles further from Europa," especially as Europa lost out In selection of the site "by such a narrow margin," All Offices In Post Office Building Tov Close Over Holidays , All offices in the pot offlc building will remain closed from Suturduy afternoon until Wednesday morning, it wit an nounced today. Most of the offlcos, which are fedurul, will be clonud from FrW day night until after Christmas. Tho county agent's office and tho AAA will bo open Saturday morning as usual. EXTRADITION ASKED nOISK, Idaho, Deo. 21 P) Extrndltlon of Wlllium Clarence Goodwin und Leah Odessa Good win, both charged with forgery In UaiuK-k county Idaho, and now held In Pnrllund, Ore., has been uskod of Gov. Snoll of Ore gon by Gov. Arnold Williams of Idaho. Doors Open Today 6:45 ' Ji 'i, ns araMAMM MM MM 4M1 jaaS Continuous Shows Saturday 12.45 TODir and SATURDAY! "DOttWM 7 :lnon II (pA$WM r..or( SATURDAY - 8:30 P. M. ! Klamath Falls' Own Radio Show.' Presented by Northwestern Theatres Broadcast Direct From The Stage KFJI You May Participate! You May Win; Show of Su-Prizes! iAr THE WIZARD Your Ma,Nr of Ceremnes ZJjiS CHIll WILIS HUG0HAAS? WM'Bill" PHILLIPS f Story mt Scmn May by Horry KumHx lowd upon Hi Oiorodm Cr.al.d by Morion Hart rove Wntlti by HICHAM) THORP! raaveorf by GCODOI HAIOHT ; . rMovsMiaiBlliailllll Sorts Sunday! At Both Theatres J Ql '.Li'l.jV) Now Playing! Ends Saturday! ... The Pulitzer Prize Play! "Worn Can't Take Jit With You" with James Stewart and Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore and Mitha Auer Starts Saturday Midnight! AV WAlTsTB inuti 'aw riT-inrniin finrrmii imniiinn riiMKALU-nuiiun-nAiHfliiu vffr- i Roland Young June Duptez Sir C. 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