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iMi U rtn ji m 0 Telephone 9111 WEATHER NEWS February 6. 1946 Max. (Feb. 5) 34 Mln 28 Precipitation last 24 bourf 01 Stream year to data 9.23 normal 6.87 Last year s.sa Forecast) Snow. f PRICE FIVE CENT8 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1946 Number 10738 By FRANK JENKINS HAS these words uro wrllton early toiluy, something la throwing In Washington. II sperms to be a now wago-prlce SjKillcy ftlmud lit oikIIiik tlie steel ;trlko, an well ax oilier mujor In- suustriui dispute. (A new wnKo-nrlco policy would presumably Involve u suf- Iclcnt itllco in prices to make It osslblo lo Day higher wages .without squaozlug InduHtry illMUlroimly botwoen rising jloors and fixed ccljlngs.) rVS all"vcry secret. . A "high official, not quotable jiy nnme," tolls the reporter thin Fjnomlng that a White House an rjioiincoment of the "formula" f luay como today. Another hliili official, o1ik not quotable, addit i that lliero woro developments Into yoslereioy that "could fofco ,tnoiner aoiny. ;i Wliat thesu devclonmcnln may If. Ijo hug not been made clear an Withis is written, but It Is Buess. G-..l- ,1.-. .1 .. .. .I--- 1- :nuiD win Mii'y lire n iiuicuj) in AUs, llll. liftlfU llw.t lin. I....i iikIiik (under cover) belween ,Oi'A and the reconversion Hide of tho Washington government 'i Quito a few of tho recon version ofdclala have been re ported to bo In favor of a lift tin price a a meana of break' ;llta thn iiirhilrltil rimirllurb fk)PA Boss Bowles has been said Bto be flatly Insistent on holding the price lino. S It looks liko a typical New Deal ruckus among the top hired men. pVERY thinking person Is of course aware that If a REAL celling had boon established on EVERYTHING at the START Willi no hole for ANYBODY'S friends. It could have worked altliouuh In that event tho Im portant reward stimulus would have been eliminated, After all, our production rec ord during tho war WAS amu lug tho wonder of the world, lBrobably tho big factor that fii,Turnod the tide of victory AGAINST the Germans and the Jans. It Is becoming reasonably ap parent that since we've yielded en some points we'ro going to have to yield on others or be deadlocked in a situation thut will seriously delay our entrance Into the better times that every, body Is hungry fur. WE'RE primarily Interested I " In what happens in Amur lea. but since the U. S. is the only nation loll with an unim paired production plant the whole world Is acutely Interested especially those who are starv ing because of lacK ol production ol things.; IN Washington, tho house seems In linvn Its ni?fk hnwd on Hie Caso labor disputes bill, which provides: 1. A national mediation board with power to step into major labor disputes and lorbld strikes or lockouts for' 30 days. 2. Wide use of court In junctions against cither labor or management. 3. Outlawing boycotts and violence In picketing. 4. Civil suits (for damages) against cither sido breaking a contract. T ABOR Is violently opposed to practically all or these pro posals especially the use of in- junctions, which recalls the old and now discredited days of strike breaking by Injunction In the present state of tho world however, ALL these teeth arc somewhat more likely to be used against employers. At any rate, neither employers nor workers ore going to LIKE rigid government control of in dustrial relations. It would be fur better if the situation could bo handled by mutual agree ment, based on tolcranco and lair dealing. Thut, however, seems to be hard to get. REPRESENTATIVE PACE (a Democrat from Georgia) says today the "nation's farmers may go on strike if congress doesn't pass stiff legislation to regulate labor controversies." Ho adds: "There Is a terrible feeling of restlessness among tarmors, and I m afraid of it." Ho's talking tommyrot, of course, ' A farmer's strike Isn't going to bo called, and wouldn't worn II It were, Still the farmer IS caueht In tho bight of the lino in the pres ent situation, whoso ultimate re sult will bo to raise the price of practically everything he BUYS at the very time when he is leaving behind him the boom markets of wartime ana entering the inevitable postwar period of soiling ins products on. a wonu market for what he can get. 'THAT happens after all wars, and may bo expected to hap pen after this one. It will give rise to a whole scries ' of sub sidy schemes designed to pacify tin farmer and bold his vote. Anti-Strike Bill Foes Defeated Opponents Of Control Measure Concede House Passage By CLAIR JOHNSON WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 P) Most opponents of tho tough slriko control bill of Rep. Caso (H-S, D.) threw In the spongo to day, conceding that the house will approve It almost in its present form. They expressed this view free ly to newsmen after being de feated overwhelmingly in a ser ies of test votes on the far-reaching meusuro yesterday, Several declared, however, thut they would continue their last ditch efforts to modify tho legislation, unci Uicy showered tho speaker's desk with sug gested amendments. Approximately 20 such pro posals faced .voles this after noon. Acting Labor Committee Chairman Randolph (D-W. Va.) said he hoped for final action In tho houso Into today, but lead ers said they doubted this. Mediation Board The Case bill would set up a national mediation board with power to slop into mujor labor disputes and forbid strikes or lockouts for 30 days. It also would permit wldo use of court Injunctions against cither labor or management; outlaw violence In picketing; ban boycotts and provide for civil suits against cither side breaking contract. inoso Packing Case's propo sal were spurred yesterday By an assertion from Ren. Pace D- Ga.) that , the nation's farmers might go ton .strike if congress didn't pan ' stiff legislation1 to, regulate labor controversies. . "There Is a terrlblo feeling of restlessness among farmers and I'm afruld of It," he declared. Opponents of the measure said, however, that It would take away labor's rights and promote Industrial discord. They added that It was so stringent that neither tho senate nor President Truman would accept it. Steel Price Boost Talked By WILLIAM NEEDHAM WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 VP) Top-level administration advis ers strove today to Iron out last-mlnutc differences over de tails of a new government wage price policy aimed at ending the steel strike as well as other major Inbor disputes. One high official, not quot able by name, said that a White House announcement of the for mula might come today. How ever, another reported that dis agreements had developed late yesterday which could force further delay. Both agree, however, that the government's position on stool prlco increases key to setting the walkout of 750,000 CIO steel workers would bo stated either simultaneously with an nouncement of the wage-price policy revision, or Immediately afterwards. Storm Batters N'west 2 Remmnmg Cases Tossed Happy Birthday! J sVo-x) Jli With a huge birthday cak and all the trimmings, tha local USO celebrated the fifth anni Tersary of USO organizations throughout the nation and overseas. Celebrants pictured above are. left to right, Johnny Bello, Edna Richards, Blackie Arbeeny, Lola Whisenant, Ralph Yoakam and Buck Thurling. V Tugboat Men Will Stay Out lVNBW YORK. Fcb. (AV-The 100 tugboat workers, who tied up tho city's vast harbor when they walked off the job Mon day, voted to remain on strike despite the government's seiz ure of tugboat facilities. The result of the balloting, held at a special mass meeting, was announced by Capt, Wil liam A. Brudley, president of local 333, United Maritime Di vision, International Longshore men's association, AFL, of which the strikers are mem bers. Bradley declined to announce the vote. One unofficial report said the voto was nearly two to one to remain on strike. An other unofficial report placed the vote at 451 In favor of re maining out, 250 in favor of re turning, although the total of these figures would represent but a small portion of the esti mated 2000 to 3000 union mem bers who crowded into Manhat tan center for the meeting. Two Women Hurt In Bus Mishap EUGENE, Feb. 6 () Two women were treated at a hos pital here after a northbound Greyhound bus overturned nine miles south of here yesterday. None of the passengers was seriously injured. The hospital ized .women were Mrs. Ermar Palmer, Seattle, shock and con tusions, and Mrs. Hilda King, Stockton, Calif., chest injuries. Patients Urged To Return To Dentists Back From War Cooperation of the public with their dentists, and returning pa tients buck to the dentists who have returned from military service, was urged today by Dr. Leslie W, Pcate, local chairman of procurement and assignment during World War 11. Dr. Peuto observed that even under tho most favorable condi tions, the city of Klamath Falls will still be many dentists short of prewar conditions and with the Increase in population, pro fessional men face a serious situ ation, . An unofficial survoy of the city shows that Klamath Falls is one of tho most dental depleted communities in the nation. Dur ing the war there were approxi mately seven active men to han dle a situation which normally kept 20 men busy at the peak. "Right now it is tho health problem which we need to look Into," Dr. Pente stated. "The most scientific minds in the medi cal and dental science are study ing this problem. Millions of children havo gone for four years withoiit dental attention." Dr. Peato also observed the casualties among dentists in Klamath Falls who worked long hours , lo keep up with the de mand for their, services. These mon, the dentist announced, made an honest effort to meet the situation by doing the work that seemed urgently necessary to them. It was necessary for the dentists remaining on the home front to ration their time. Several Klamath dentists have just returned from duty with the army or navy. They are Dr. George Goehrlng, Dr. David Goelirlng, and Dr. Albert O. Roe nicke. Dr. Francis W. Peak is expecting early separation from the army air forces. Several other dentists, who were in serv ice, have located elsewhere in cluding Dr. D. J. Recs, now In Portland, and Dr. O. G. Guern sey, who is practicing in Salem. Others who left about, or soon after Pearl Harbor, foi practice In other cities, include Dr. O. J. Johnson, Dr. Paul M. Noel, Dr. Karl B. Dyrud, Dr. Soderman, Dr. Burke, and Dr. Gordon Led ingham. - - Dr. Peato said today that it was tho wish of nil dentists who remained here and who cared for patients ' of other dentists, to re turn them to the men who were called into service. USO's Throughout World Celebrate 5th Anniversary 'The- dooni'1 oH2000 USO's throughout the nation and over seas swung wide Monday in a celebration of the United Service organization's fifth anniversary. During the USO's 15-month existence in Klamath Falls, 274, 134 service men, women, and service wives have found their "home away from home" in its clubrooms. Local junior hostesses have given 81,540 hours of service and senior hosts and hostesses have served 27,604 volunteer hours. A red, white and blue three tlcrcd decorated birthday cake, decorated by Bob Burgess of the marine corps, Lola Whisenant and Edna Richards, was cut and served Monday night. A display of the USO club room set-up is being shown this week in the window of the Unit ed States National bank on 8th and Main. Tho display was ar ranged by Mrs. George Knoll. The future of USO clubs throughout the country is uncer tain, but from national head quarters comes word that the USO will cease to function in De cember, 1947. In various sections of tho country, where the need for the organization is decreas ing such as is in Klamath Falls, the USO will close its doors when it feels that it is no longer needed. Actor Dies . George Arliss, 77-year-old British screen and stage star, died in London last night. He had been suffering from a bron chial . ailment. Arliss portrayed such memorable roles as Dis raeli and Rothschild, and scored one of his greatest hits in "The Green Goddess." Two Killed In Picket Fray - BLOOMINGTON, 111., Feb.' VP) Two men were killed and three others shot and wounded today in a fracas on the strike bound Toledo, Peoria and West ern railroad at nearby Gridley. Sheriff Earl Richards said he was informed the men killed were strikers or strike sympath izers, and that he had been told the shooting followed throwing of rocks at trainmen of a ATP&W freight train, which had stopped at Gridley. However, G. F. Brown, of Peoria, who identified himself as a leader of the pickets, told newsmen the pickets were stand ing at a crossing and shouting at the train crew when men he said were train guards opened fire. The dead were identified as Irwin Paschon of Peoria and Ar thur Brown of Spring Bay, a Peoria suburb. Wounded were Amos Vinson, 34, Washington, 111., and Robert Williamson, 33, of Peoria, and Russell Esslinger, 30, of Wash ington, 111. The injured were taken to hospitals at Peoria and Washing ton, where it was reported that two were in serious condition. Dairymen Ask Price Raise Members of the Klamath County Dairymen's association today presented a resolution re questing that ceilings on dairy products be either completely removed or adjusted to a point where dairymen could compete with other agricultural in dustries.' ' The resolution was drawn at a recent meeting of the associa tion. At the time it was brought out that butter output, locally, is 10 per cent that of 1940. Other dairy products are also far short of that year's produc tion. Following Is the resolu tion signed by Wilbur Reiling of Olene, president WHEREAS; The dairy in dustry of Klamath county has decreased rapidly since the establishment of price ceilings by the government and said in dustry has now reached a point where it ,is unable to supply more thari 50 per cent of the local dairy product needs and WHEREAS; the prices of dairy feeds, equipment, labor and land have not been regulated by com parable ceilings thereby placing local dairymen in a disastrous position resulting in- major de creases in production and furth er decreases to occur until such time as this condition is rem edied. THEREFORE BE IT RE SOLVED: that we, the members of the Klamath County Dairy men's association.. hereby re quest that ceilings on dairy pro ducts, either be completely re moved or adjusted to a point where dairymen can compete with other agricultural indus tries, which they are unable to do at the present time. Gales Lash Coast Line; Snow Heavy Klamath Sector Feels Biting Sting Of High Winds The entire northwest was held in the grip of a winter storm as gales lashed the coast line and Klamath felt the sting with high winds and a continuous snow here and in the mountain coun try. Starting at about 7:30 this morning, a strong southwest wind carried snow in its wake and at 3 p. m. today around four inches of snow covered the busi ness district. The depth increased in higher elevations and sur rounding hills were glistening white. Train service followed sched ule but Southern Pacific officials said workers in the northern sec tion of the county were hard pressed to keep the road open. Snow was deepest at Crescent Lake, a total of 65 inches report ed this morning, and the greatest trouble on the line was being ex perienced between Chemult and Crescent Lake. A flat area in that sector is being whipped by a strong wind which is out of pro portion to the efforts which op erating crews can make in the face of the storm. The SP officers here were ad vised that roads were keeping open but if the storm continued in the Crescent Lake area U would be necessary to call in the rotary plow, a steam operated piece of equipment which runs ahead of an engine to clear the road. The rotary is to the rail roads what the giant sno-go's are to the highway department. Flangers Used In the meantime flangers were being used up north to clear the rails. ' An unofficial report from Dunsmuir advised a total snow depth of 18 inches. There are no slides on the Southern Pacific in this section although some slides were re ported in the northern part of the state. Lakeview called in to the Oregon State highway depart ment this morning and the re port was similar to that of other sections in southern Oregon. It was blowing hard and the snow was falling heavily. All available equipment was In operation on major highways leading out of Klamath Falls, the sno-go's were whipping through the mass of snow on Sun moun tain this morning as snow stakes showed 114 inches, and on War ner secondary highway where high winds hampered uattic movements. Roads Good Roads were reported "in eood shape," taking the storm into consideration, and although it was impossible to sand due to the heavy fall, everything pos sible was being done by crews to keep the highways clear. Drifts were the big bugaboo to (Continued en Face 8, Column 8) Bulletin SALEM, Ore., Feb. 6 (f) The Willamette highway, trans Cascade route from Eugene to Klamath Falls, was closed this afternoon by heavy wet snow near the summit, State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock said. Earl Heurel'i 14-month-long court ordeal was at an and. today as a circuit court Jury for a second time cleared him of charges of sodomy. ;-- Judge Arlie G. Walker this morning dismissed the two remaining morale counts against him. The jury deliberated the case for over nine hours, re porting a deadlock about midnight, but filed back into the courtroom at 2:30 this morning to announce a verdict of not guilty. Judge Walker did not poll the jury. When the verdict was read Heurel smiled slowly and em braced his wife, Virginia, who has been with him in court throughout the three-day trial. He than stepped over and shook hands with his attorneys. Earl Bernard of Portland and Herbert P. Welch of Lakeview. . Heuvel appeared thin and worn by 'hi continuoui vigil in court for the past 10 days. While the jury wot out last night ha remained in the building, worriedly pacing the floor. This morning Prosecutor Rex Kimmel submitted to Judge Walker a motion for dismissal of charges of, rape and con tributing to the delinquency of a minor against the ex-Klam-ath Falls police chief, stating that in his opinion the evidence in these two cases was not as substantial as in t.'t one tried. Walker ordered them dismissed. Heuvel hat been tried three times in the past three months. In November he was Presides Judge, Artie G. Walker Genial Jiinlsf To Leave KF Judge Arlie G. Walker, genial McMinnville jurist sent here -to conduct the Earl Heuvel trials, cannot call his 10-day stay in Klamath Falls a pleasant expe rience. In the first place, he said this' morning, trying . cases of the nature of the ones just disposed of is a distasteful business. He has worked long nours expedit ing the trials, heard the same testimony almost word- for word repeatedly, waited until far in to the night for a jury to come in twice and has generally been through a harassing time in the Klamath county court. However, in dismissing two remaining charges against Heu vel this morning, he compli mented all persons connected with the court for their conduct of the cases, which he termed fairly and ably, tried. Judge Walker has occupied the Wasco county circuit bench for 20 vears. and .is the. third oldest judge from point of ex; perience, in Oregon. He was graduated from Willamette uni versity in 1918-, served a time in the army, studied at Harvard one year and was admitted to the Oregon state bar in 1922. - He was assigned to Klamath Falls to conduct the Heuvel trials by Chief Justice Harry H. Belt after Judge David R. Vandenberg had withdrawn himself from the case and an af fidavit of prejudice had been filed against Judge Charles H. Combs of Lakeview. Judge Walker leaves ' for home tonight. . ' - :' acauitted of sodomy against Bernice Evelyn Huff, last week a jury failed to reach a verdict in a trial on similar accusation brought by Virginia Rose Gib son, and the present case was retrial 01 mat aeamocn. Also this morning the circuit clerk made out a check for $16, 000 to Joseph Van Hoomissen, Portland attorney, for the re mainder of the 2I,000 bail put up for Heuvel last August. Bail of $5000 was returned when he was acquitted of the first charge. j . . Ends Episode So ends one of the most sen sational courtroom episodes in the history of Klamath county. The ordeal for Heuvel had its beginnings when he was first charged with contributing to the delinquency . of a minor, Willie Mae Collins, in Decem ber, a944. ' Since that time he has been, Indicted on four counts, disap peared from Klamath Falls, was irutfiT rv Tito ni in . rKHnsii. -Ta8 and"was brought BffcK hereTfor trial. - 1 The last case went Into the hands of the jury at 0:11 yester day afternoon. The alternate, George A. Tufts, who has been in the box throughout the trial, was dismissed. In his closing argument to the jury, Herbert P. Welch, attorney for Heuvel,' charged the jury that a conviction on testimony from the "type of witnesses heard in this case , would ham string law enforcement in Klam ath county" and called for a quick acquittal to "end these prosecutions. 700 Yukon Survivors Await Transfer To Rescue Ships KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 6 (P) About 100 survivors of the steamship Yukon wreck huddled on the bleak Cape Fairfield beach, southeast of Seward, to day awaiting transfer by breeches buoy to rescue ships, the coast guard said. It an nounced all the rest of the 496 persons aboard the Yukon when it went aground Sunday night, had been removed by rescue ships and were at or en route back to Seward. Army planes hovered over the wreck area today and dropped food and warm, dry clothing to the men waiting around bonfires on the beach. These, taken ashore from the wreck by breeches buoy, will be similarly transferred to rescue ships when the lighthouse tender Cedar re turns from carrying 116 sur vivors to Seward today. Again and again the rescue craft messaged there was no known loss of life. The Alaska Steamship com pany, operating the Yukon for the war shipping administration, said the steamship Alaska would leave Women s bay. tioaian is land, today and would arrive at Seward at 2 a. m. rnursaay ana remain there "until all persons from the Yukon have arrived there for food, clothing and emergency treatment. . The company announced that all official sources were highly ODtimistic that everyone would be taken to Seward safely and that "the army, the navy and the Red Cross have full facilities working in Seward and the townspeople are responding won derfully. It said the SS Alaska's- de parture time for Seattle with the survivors was indefinite. V' Charaes Revenae He termed Virginia Rose Gib son and Bernice Huff "outlaws" who had come to Klamath Falls to prey on servicemen and were chased out, then brought their accusations against. Heuvel out of revenge. - The complaining witness, Miss Gibson, he described as "an ex perienced woman of the world in the worst sense of the word," and asked the Jurors if they could convict on the testimony presented. Earl Bernard, Heuvel's other attorney, took the floor to point out four discrepancies in Virgin ia Gibson's testimony, remark ing that if the testimony of a witness is proved false in one part, the rest is to be viewed with mistrust. He accused the girl of "cold blooded perjury," declared he believed the sodomy charge was a frame-up and ended his re marks with the admonition to the jury, "don't hand Mr. Heuvel something which under similar circumstances you wouldn't want handed to you." Arguing for the prosecution. Rex Kimmel asked the 12 men to decide the case on evidence . (ContlDBti Ff S. Calnma S . Arriving In United States : Anthony E. Colombero, 1st Lt.. . McCloud, arrived . on Rock Hill Victory due In New York February 2. Mearl Manfull, Sgt., Klam ath Falls, arrived on SS Ty phoon due in Seattle Febru- Donald P. Hancock, Cpl., Klamath Falls, arrived on Rock Hill Victory . d u e In New. York February 2. Donald E. Yale. Sgt.. Klam ath Falls, arrived on SS Ty phoon due in Seattle February- 3, ' Jamil F. Derrah, TS. Klamath Falls, arrived on Webster Victory due in New York February 1. Robert E. - Ewlng, Cpl., Klamath Falls, arrived on Jean La Fitte due in San Francisco February 3. Joseph J. Arterbury, PFC, Blyi arrived on Jean La Fitte due in San Francisco Febru ary 3. ' ' . Marvin Draper, PFC Beatty, 1 arrived on Mit Vic tory duo In New York Feb ruary 1.' s i
