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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1946)
Man Shot In Attempted Get-Away WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 1 (P) A 21-vear-old man who confessed that ha stabbed to death John C. Farris, 64, Wallace night policeman, when the officer found him breaking into a gro cery store, was shot four times a$ he tried to drive through a police road block in a stolen truck last night. Police Chief Frank Hunt of ', Kellog said the man was shot through the thighs four times - when he laneci to stop tor a just an hour and ten minutes rftcr the body of Farris was found in nearby Wallace. The man is in good condition, Hunt said.- The chief said the man told officers he was attempting to rob ' a grocery store when Farris stop- ried there to inspect tne place. ' The man said he grabbed Farris' , gun, struck him over the head with it and then stabbed him, Hunt said. He added that the policeman's gun was found on we suspect. Eleven Wounds Eleven knife wounds were found on the dead policeman's body, one through the heart, Shoshone County Coroner Dr. H. Mowery reported. Chief Hunt said the appre hended man told him he had left ' Montana 10 days ago while on parole from the state peni tentiary, at Deer Lodge Avhere he had served two years of a ten-year sentence on larceny charges. Wallace Chief of Police Char les Foust said Farris probably was slain between 7 and 7:15 p. m., about one and one-half hours before the suspect was captured. A coroner's report said the dead of ficer - probably . had been stabbed with a long knife, possibly a hunting knife. POTATOES LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 P) (USDA) Potatoes: 9 broken, 39 unbroken cars on track; Idaho 14, Utah 7, California 1 arrived; 2 cars arrived by truck. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 fP) (USDA) Potatoes: 6 broken, 12 unbroken cars on track; Oregon 8, California 3, Idaho 1 arrived; new stock,, one car on track, Florida 1 arrived; Klamath Rus sets No. 1-A, a few sales-at $3.15. Four-H News Two More 4-H Clubs Formed Francis Skinner, 4-H club agent, visited two communities this week and organized two additional clubs. A new club in cooking 2, was started in Keno January 28, with Mrs. Bessie Cryderman as leader. Officers elected at this first meeting were Katherine John son, president; Beverly Slick, vice president; June House, sec retary. A new cooking club includ ing divisions one, two and three was started in Malin with 19 members at the first meeting. Mary Eisner was chosen as junior leader; Rudy Schmidt, president; Kenneth. Green, vice president; Gloria McDonald, secretary. This is Rudy's third year in cooking activity. Board Of Realtors To Meet Wednesday The Klamath Falls board of realtors will meet Wednesday, February 6, to discuss federal housing at luncheon at the Wil lard. All retail lumbermen, con tractors and builders are invited to attend the meeting at which Folger . Johnson, state director of the federal housing admin istration in Portland and L. C. Sims of Portland, will speak. A large attendance is expected and reservations should be made with Orva E. Beard, secretary, by calling 6523. Man Admits Robbing Mercantile Store ' OLYMPIA, Feb. 1 W) Po lice Chief Roy L. Kelly said to day that Sgt. Rex B. Schneider, whose car overturned on the highway near Vancouver while being chased by the state patrol, confessed to robbing Mottman's mercantile store here and has been charged with second degree burglary. Passing motorists helped themselves to silver scattered along the road as the machine overturned. Store officials earl ier reported about $2000 in sil ver had been stolen. Morals Trial Jurors Drawn In case the contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge against Earl Heuvel goes on trial, additional jurors have been drawn. The jurors reported to the circuit court at 1 p ,m. today but were dis missed until 9:30 a. m. Saturday.- The special panel is in addi tion to approximately 40 venire men who were held over from the special panel called in the previous Heuvel case. Called to report for possible jury duty: Ivan Petraske, Ivan Brown, Robert S. Olson, William A. Van Buskirk, Russell P. Akers, Dwight Kircher, Preston Fid ler, Ed T. Crawford. Noah Ny hart, John Carstensen, Alfred Keller, Merle J. Loosley, Fred G. Markwardt. Walter M. Pohcl, Joe Micka. Homer Fields, O. E. Andrews, Mark Evans, Kenneth Smith, David Bliss. Edis Olson, James Ottoman, Robert B. Elliott, Waldo Jones, Ona Bagley, Peter N. Gray, John S. Horn, John W. Sarginson, Frank Sullivan, Ira W. Foster, Cecil Haley, Rollo F. England. James E. Brothanek, Fred C. Naser, Hans Frei, Morgan John son, Byron Johnson, Joseph Drazil, George A. Tufts, Ru dolph Jelinek, Ivan Icenbice, R. V. Morgan, Earl M. Irvine, Louis, Kalina, James C. Free man. Carl D. Matthews and A. Ronfeld. Homma Weeps At War Crimes Trial MANILA. Feb.-l (tP) Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma cried to day at his war crimes trial as character witnesses testified that he was kindhearted and that Filipinos "were very sorry when he left." Tears welled to the eyes of the immaculately-dressed former Philippines commander when Hi demi Kon told the U. S. military tribunal of Homma's "kindheart edness toward the Filipino peo ple." Kon. civilian formerly attach ed to the Japanese army infor mation section, said Homma was removed because of opposition ; by militarists to his administra tion of the Philippines "along ; cultural lines." I Group Struggles Throughout Night Without Success (Continued from Page One) bent on the jury to decide the truth of those contentions: 1. That the alleged net oc curred in Klamath county. 2. That the alleged act oc curred during a three-year pe riod previous to the return of the indictment, 3. That- the defendant com mitted the not in the manner stated in the indictment. Judge Walker also mentioned that under Oregon law evi dence of force or compulsion was not necessary In determin ing guilt and nlso instructed the jury as to accepting evi dence given by an accomplice. Jury Rstirts The jury retired at 3:10 p. m. yesterday. Earl Bernard, defense ni sei, took exceptions to le judge's instructions that .he date of commission of the uct was not material, that the ques tion of whether Virginia Rose Gibson was an accomplice in committing the act was submit ted to the jury to decide, fail ure to instruct the jury that Miss Gibson was an accomplice, and the instruction of the jury to decide whether Virginia Gib son and the dcefndant were of "common intent" in participat ing in the alleged act of sod omy. About 10 p. m. the jury asked for a dictionary to look up the meaning of the word "accomplice." Walker denied the request. At 9:30 this morning the Jury filed back into the box and four members asked the judge questions concerning his in structions about the testimony of an accomplice, the evidence of flight, and corroboration. He repeated these portions of the instructions and the jury men returned to their delibera tions. A battleship contains about 76 tons of tin. waOwV Willi I II 1 1 WW WW WW nHBB7 Doors Open Today 6:43 Continuous Saturday 12:30 Today and Saturday! hM4 SUtlSET'lU ElSODQiDO 2nd Hit! ROY ROGERS "CANY" HAYES DAU EVANS SMS TBI JAW FRAZH JIMMY UOYO I PUKES s -R? a m m mm Saturday Only! On tht Stage 8:30 P. M. Gvutull demand We Stay! O Wi ll I I I I 1 N m N A vT II a x " 1 1 J 1 1 1 n A I " Xff? Doors Opn ,KK I. - I - 1:30-61 4: sm SSI " rv v f$ leave HerJ pi Heaven)P GENE TIERNEYsaL I IV C0RMEI WIIDE TW 1 JEANNE CRAIN 0 I fyvt'' wit. VINCENT met T n f , " h moTootAnus m If 1 II "SHOOT THE WORKS" ' B MMI ' aJK I Your Own Radio Show! 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The score of the recent basket ball gnme between Keno Junior high and Dorris high "B" team was Keno 17, Dorris 18. C. A. Wnterhouse attended the funeral service of his son-in-law. Jack Cridlcr, at Medford last week. Mr. Cridler passed away at the military hospital nt Camp White. PFC Richnrd Kelley has ar rived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kelley, after receiving his honornble dls chnrge at Fort Lewis a fow dnys ago. PFC Kelley went into the service at the age of 18, throe years ago. Mrs. W. F.- Monroe who lives on the Ashland highway nenr "Uncle Tom's Cabin" camp, has been visiting for several days at the Ray Hinshaw home. WATER PRESERVES BUTTER Much relished by the Chinese, soybean butter is now marketed in the United States. It is packed in tins filled with water. The butter docs not keep long after opening, but is preserved by keeping it in water. Gf Brides From Britain Seasick ABOARD THE S, S. ARGEN TINA. Feb. 1 UV) Tho S. S Argentina, bearing GI brides from .tirituin, run into another storm of almost gale proportions toiiny ana mo cnptnin expressed tho belief sho would not rcuch Now York before Sunday night or Monday morning. Tho ship was approximately 1000 miles out In the Atlantic from New York. Tho rough weather brought n rocurrauce of scnslckncss nnd somo mental discomfort among tho brides, but tho ship's doctor said the great majority of them, including those pregnant, were "remarkably well," Pastor Awaits Trial For Murder GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 1 (V The Rev. Frnnk W. Slple. pastor of a suburban church, to day awaited circuit court trial on a murder charge In seven-year-old slaying tho poisoning of his 18-ycur-old daughter Dor othy Ann. The 53-year-old pastor was ar raigned yesterday In both Justice and circuit courts, and pleaded i guilty to the slaying on both ap pearances. Circuit Judge Leon ard D. Vordlcr directed a sanity commission examination for the defendunt before remanding him to Jail. Friday, Feb. 1, 1948 HERALD AND NEWS TWQ A-Bomb Destruction Of Ships Opposed WASHINGTON, Feb. t (!) Sonutor Lucus (D-III.) told the senate yestorduy t h e nnvy should keep for possible future use tho 0(1 wurshlpH It plans to expose to Ihu atomic bomb. But Senator Johnson (D Colo.) commented to a reporter thnt ha favors tho experiment in order to "find out liow obsolete our navy is." "If wo are io" outlaw tho uso of atomic energy for wur pur poses," Lucas askod, "why should wo have such a display of destruction now?" Lucas said he wondered what would happen If the atomic bomb proved "n fizzle" in tho tests. The first sanctioned air mall was flown in tho United States from a temporary field post of fice In Long Island in 1011. VALUABLE ANTLERS i In China, millers of thospolUoT deer uro worth several hiimlitij dollars oneli. They are cut oil und boiled for medicinal pur puses, TONITE! 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