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WEATHER NEWS
February 6. 1946
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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
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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
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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