Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, February 23, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm mm w mm mzim ii" ook Over arracks with ",ew w T College nere nnr Eiul Snell headed a Ko o' u"ld"1",' ' i.".i, emergency board bo ml of higher odiicu I"11 i.,i,.Mi'ii Inxuecl on M"t blK KIl.Mllltfl fulls rJm rucks plimt. proponed r.Saiu' education ecu- Ewitlhroiwh "I I i,,;. ln.ni'l "to of s and Im"'' f:n the visltorn conferred with oSj USMC. eommiiiullnu loouoio iiuiMiiM Ijinwchiim ( ' ' ; ;' ' I rna Party lMheportyl..mWdl.m to the '"." it,i. Iim.nl or hliihcr iniurn ;.., - -, . ...t.",i ballon: wiiiarn .. . ' t Klflnioriic, Sllverlon, and i iM.rhan. Portland; una Ceintmbfrii of the Mute enirr- IZ. hniirrir Kl'lllllor Dean Sfmon, Miminui ruin; ij:u EmfJt Kntlnii'l. Condon; Sen. nrd UrKoii. Iniioy: Hep. r.u- p. Burt K. Snyder, Lukcvlew. When In me nincim puny M Dr. C. D. Hyme. rxecu- It Kcretnry, Male board or kit Mucnlion, ana vjcorijc Cm. talo budget director. jtor Murnhnll Conett und igr Ed Oatondorf aecompun- at vullors on a pari oi me Nownnuncriiieii from om it wore Herman Edwards, thu tionln, mid A. Li. i-iihidcck Drtcoti Jul n ill. jnnn uiin Orcson State college public Citlonj nmn, wn also on hand, mil o. the Incnl press Koen Interest Tbe visitors Indicated keen In. tut In every feature of the It plant on the hill, mid r.t ally asked about uvulliiblo tfiiei, mntorini tor reconvert a and utilities operations, m appeared I'spccliilly Inter. iti In the gymnasium. wim pool (inn oiner pnysicm .tilion features which di.Htln. tih the Klnninth inntiillntion in others and mnko ll convcr. to to a "campus" u IokIciiI do- ijpmcnt. Dimiulon Indicated that If i dint Is taken over, many ricks will bo miickly cut up p quarters or ninrrlcd Mies, In order to meet ono of pmijor problems dealing with wins euucntlon. beverm WW married veterans, (in flu a largo number of aliiKlc fcnns, would bo nccomino- tM on the barracks Krounds If r raucauon procrum goes Final Dsrlilon U(r tho visit hero th of. will get together for a u decision on tho proponed project, which hns been IIMted by Governor Sncll, Cojgcshnll nnd Scnntor r kwaon, and has been hold we from nn ivliirntlonnl 'jpolnt as well nx physical '"toy the stale lilhcr educa- n board. ifinanclng tho nrolecl outntdn regular funds of tho atnto of higher cducntlon Is tho ' major problem yet to be wcd, It ia understood, nnd emergency board will look "that. If the statu decides 10 ahenrl. ti n.in tt.n .,t,.t l'Ii?,'"'0Posnl "o bureau "cinc nnd surery and bureau nf v..i .i i... I Si. .I lnt"CI,lctl wlllliiKncss Ked ln KP"rt which would prob f he rcto neri l ii.. rn;ii fermncnt would bo tho dls- r-'fi wnicn mny bo tnken F temnnrnrlN. I ii-i K. Somo ot lho officials J today expressed the hope r. coonernl K,n r,.....nu.J.. P bo WOrlnnf" K "X" l!lLW.0Uid b? llc,l,tul to both me and veterans orgnnlzu- k Buildings m By Fire ,' this city's business dls- liy ' ,,"""BC mass of ruin Herald ami lto PHICE FIVE CENTS Telephone SUM WEATHER NEWS . February 23, 1946 Max. (Fab. 22) SO Min 27 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Stream year to data 9.70 Normal 8.19 Last year 6.8S Forecast! Cooler with light rain. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 194S Number 10753 Outlook For GM Strike Truce Dark Discussions Recessed With No Definite Progress Made By The Associated Press l'rosneclrt for Imminent settle nicnl of tho crlppllnti General Motors ulrlko received a setback today when iu-noiiiitliii) were recessed over the weekend with "no particular progress" made lit today's meeting. Thu recess marked the first break in the nine consecutlvu days o( stepped up negotiations, but Speciul Fed eral Mediator James K. Dowry said ho attached no particular significance to It, Dewey said negotiations would bo resumed at 10 a. m. (EST) Monday between mnnagemcnt and union representatives and that he probably would consult with Labor Secretary bchwclien bach in Washington In tho mean time. Tho International executive board of tho CIO United Auto Workers had advised the union's locals earlier that Immediate settlement of the 1)5 day old strike of 1.775.000 production workers wos not In prospect. "Several basic Issues, plus local demands and the wngo is sue, are still not settled," (Imi board said in a telegram ad dressed to all UAW locals. Wage Issue It was disclosed after Federal Mediator James F. Dewey snld that an agreement on mainten ance of membership and the checkoff Issues hod been reached, but tho UAW demand for a IDs-cent hourly wngo increase remained unsettled. Subjects up for discussion today Included wages, union seniority and va cations pay. In tho telegram to tho UAW locals, tho board charged Gen eral Motors negotiations with "delnvlnir a settlement of the strlko for reasons and motives which tho corporation represent atives nro not discussing In negotiations." There was no Im medlala reply from GM officials. The board urged the locals to "redouble efforts. In raising funds to support the strikers "so that they may carry their fight to a successful conclusion . . Our International union Is de termined to mobilize Its full strength to closo this fight to victory." Oregon Air Group Formed PORTLAND, Feb. 23 (P) Development of airport facili ties such as nlr parks, landing strips, fixed-base operators and feeder lines will be the object of tho newly formed Oregon Stnto Aviation council. Ben Ruffner, Corvnllis, was named president at tho organ ization meeting here yesterday. Fronk Tinners. Mcdford. was chosen vlco president nnd Ken neth Jordan, ortiana, sccrc-tnry-lrensurcr. The mnsler of ceremonies, Phil Hitchcock of Klamath Falls, snld tho council would represent all phases of the avia tion business and nil flying or- gnnlzntlons In Oregon. It also will try to correlnto the inter ests of various communities, he stated, Twenty directors were nnmca, Including Mnhlon Sweet, Eu gene; E. U, WOWDlll, jviumum Falls; W. C. Holmes, Roscburg; R, S. Lnngmnck, Sweet Home; K. M. Bloom, Albany; Jack' Al len, Pendleton, and Bessio Hal lady, Josept. State Officials Inspect Marine Barracks With View To Making It Vet Education Center P?"SS5J gm I ?! . ; , , " J "'in mHAjL Upper picture shows the official group on an inspection tour this morning. Left to right: Senator Dean Walker, Rep. Henry Somon. Rep. Eugene Marsh. Rep. Burt K. Snyder, Senate President Howard Belton. H. M. Bull. Phil Metschan, Sen. Ernest Fatland, Gov. Earl Snell, Willard Marks. Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, Budget Director George Aiken. Dr. C. B. Byrne, and Capt. Lowell Coggeshall. Below, loft, Capt. Coggeshall (with cap) and Gov. Snell talk thingi over. Below, right. Sen. Belton, pointing, and Edgar Smith look at a blueprint of the swimming pool. . . : Red Army Told To Add Might MOSCOW. Feb. 23 iP) Gen eralissimo Stalin and Marshal Gcorgl Zhukov told the red army on its 28th birthday today that It must not rest on its laurels, but must strengthen its military might. Stnlin, in an order of the day, snld that tho army should guard the peaceful creative labor of the Soviet people . . . and make the boundaries of our country unat tainable for enemies." The army newspaper Red Star devoted two thirds of a pngc to an article by Zhukov in which he said red army "experience is so rich nnd diverse that for years it will have an enormous effect on the development of contempor ary military science." Both statements were issued a moment after midnight. Argentine Voters To Swamp Polls BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23 (W) Argentina's turbulent nresiden- tlal campaign entered a compul sory 24-hour "cooling off" pe riod today, os n record total of more thnn 3,000,000 voters pre pared to go to tho polls tomor row In the nation's first general election slnco-1037. Both candidates for president Col. Juan D. Pcron, former vice president who is supported by tho labor party, and Jose P. Tnmborini, who hns tho backing of a four-pqrty coalition known as tho democratic union ex pressed confidence in victory. Rescue Ship Fighis Gales With Broken Tanker In Tow ive hiVlj 01 1.500,000. rh ; 254 rn? V"dlngs, rmaln bntlCCt .nlon8 tho W out ii noss street, wore C'bo bln , was injured. W K " tllrng of 30,000 on two and fcwthcS8 occuPanOj, but K &.alo.clts wore do. hmM&.,ot the stores ' oldest Li'J? c"y s largest I'xiinionl storo. KODIAK. Alnskn, Feb. 23 ffl Tho SS. Puento Hills, towing lho aft end of tho broKcn nus- sinn tnnkor Donbass Wim us human cargo ot 23 persons who refused to be tnken off, fought Increasing gules south of the Aleutians today attempting to ride out tho storm, tho navy s Alaska sea frontier reported. Twenty-three hnd been taken off and were aboard the Puente Hills, an American tanker out of Los Angeles, the navy said. The bow end of the ship, be lieved to carry the master and 18 officers and men, was not deflntely located but tho navy fleet tug Snrsl, dispatched from Adak yesterday, radioed it was proceeding at full speed to in vesligalo a radar contact B0 miles distant. Tho contact might bo tho forepnrt of the Donbass, the" Snrsi messaged. If still adrift, those 18 sur- vlvors havo probably been with out food six days since the ship broke in two February 17, of ficials here said after studying rcporisr. Tho skipper of the Puente Hills asked the first mate on the broken aft end of tho Donbass to pump out the No. 9 tank, still full ot oil cargo, and to fill tho No. 6 lank, ..in an effort to elevate the stern. The Puente Hills had to tow on a heavy "Insurance" wire with a 15-fnthom anchor nnd nine shackles of anchor chain as a shock drag, messages said the navy fleet tug gear was also headed for the two ships, to take over tho tow. , The Donbass, with an esti mated 65 aboard, left Long Beach, Calif.,- February 7 for Vladivostok with a gasoline cargo. A Capt. Coglnov was in command. Extensive Remodeling Of Moe's Store Now Underway Remodeling of Moe's, The Woman's Store, pioneer depart ment store in the city, is- now underway and the job estimated at $00,000 should be completed by late spring. Walt Kcnnett, manager of Moe's, announced the store's plans this week. Leo N. Huls has the contract which calls for complete re- Capt.McVay Found Guilty WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (IP) The navy announced today Capt. Charles B. McVay 3rd, was guil ty of negligence when the cruiser Indianapolis went down with the loss of 880 lives, but that his sen tence was remitted "in view of his previous outstanding record." Although a court-martial re turned a conviction on a negli gence charge, the sentence a reduction of 100 number in Mc Vay's temporary grade of cap tain and of 100 numbers in his permanent grade of commander was canceled by topside re view officers. ' McVay has been restored to ac tive duty. Vice Admiral Louis E. Denfcld, chief of navy personnel, told a news conference, however, that "I question that he (McVay) will ever get a command of great responsibility." , Loan Foes Get New Ammunition WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (VP) Senate foes of the proposed Brit ish loan found fresh ammuni tion for their fight today in the disclosure that American sur plus and lend-lease goods have been turned over to Britain, in a war-end settlement bringing only 11 cents on the dollar. Senator Johnson (D-Colo.)p who doesn't like the $3,750,000, 000 credit proposal in its present form, said he thought disclosure of the settlement terms' would react against the administration's drive for congressional approval of the loan. Japanese Export Program Slated TOKYO, Sunday, Feb. 24 (P) Acting to ease. Japan's immedi ate, critical need for food and industrial imports, General Mac Arthur today announced a Jopa nese export program about 25 per cent oi that t in prewar years. ... ... modeling and modernization of the store. An elevator, costing in the neighborhood of $10,000, will serve the - basement, Main street and second floor. Several new departments will" be add ed, Kennett announced. The basement will house domestics, small electrical appliances, household furnishings and drap eries. The Main street floor will include the cosmetic bar, jew elry, women's and children's shoe department and a men's clothing department. The third floor, which has previously housed offices and apartments, will be utilized by a complete ladies' ready-to-wear, sports de partment, children's and in fants' wear sections, furs and millinery. The front of the building will also be completely changed with a central entrance through four large . glass doors. Offices will be placed on the mezzanine where the millinery department is now located and included in plans is a coffee shop for the employes. Rest rooms for the public will be in the basement. Sheldon Brumbaugh of Klam ath Falls is the architect. When work is completed the name of Moe's will be changed to Mil ler's, it was announced by Roy and Floyd Miller, operators of the'' Miller Mercantile company. Pepper Favors Pauley Ouster CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (P) Senator Claude Pepper (D-Fla.) today told a press conference that in his opinion, Edwin W. Pauley, nominated for under secretary of navy, should ask President Truman for permis sion to withdraw his name. "If Mr. Pauley is so misguided by his friends that he declines to follow this course, then the decision will be for the presi dent to make, as to whether he does .not consider it in the pub lic interest and distinctly to wards the harmony of the nation to withdraw Mr. Pauleys name," Pepper said. Truman Visits Quantico Base WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (P) President Truman was an un announced visitor today at the marine base at Quantico, Va. He went ashore with his mili tary aide, Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan, from the yacht Wil liamsburg, and took a brisk pre breakfast walk, around the post. Gallows Claim Jap War Lord 1 MANILA. Feb. 23 (JP) Lt, Gen. Tomoyukl Yamashita, one time bemedalled conqueror of Singapore, was hanged on a flood-lighted gallows before dawn today as a Japanese war criminal, wearing - patched and slouchy American khaki fa tigues. His last words a prayer "for the emperor's long life," the despoiler of Manila died in dis grace at 3:02 a. m. in a cane field along with two subordinates. The body was sewed in can vas and carted away to a grave marked only by a white post and Yamashita's army identifi cation tag, as were those of the Japanese soldiers buried on either side whose misdeeds sealed his doom. 73 Detained In Spy Ring Quiz OTTAWA, Feb. 23 (iP) Council for the royal commis sion investigating espionage ac tivities said today that 11 men and two women had been de tained in the inquiry, and "it is apparent that it may be neces sary to request mat additional persons mav be interrogated." A statement said the evidence so far obtained confirms "the serious nature" of the disclos ures made. It added that prob ably two or three weeks would elapse before some of the find ings of the commission could be made public. "A great deal of evidence is still to be placed before the commissioners," the counsel declared. Gov. Snell Will Seek Re-Election State Head Now In KF Visiting Marine Barracks Governor Earl Snell an nounced his candidacy for re election as governor of the state of Oregon Saturday. A republi can, Snell was first elected gov ernor in ' 1941 after having served two terms as secretary of state. Governor Snell is in Klamath Falls for the weekend, arriving this morning. He visited the Marine Barracks with represen tatives oi me staie emergency board and the state board of higher education as members of those two bodies view the plant with the idea of usine it as a vet erans education center. ; Statement In the written statement de claring his candidacy, Snell pledged to the people, "a contin ued efficient, friendly, and effec tive administration of state af fairs." He added that even dur ing the war years, "Oregon has enjoyed a progressive business like administration," and that de spite other attractive financial offers he preferred to continue important work now well under way. . He emphasized the need for a solution in the housing problem, in which the state must play a major role. Declaring that Ore gon .was among the first states of the union to enact legislation providing . beneftis for veterans oi worm war 11, Snell- stated that certain additional amend ments should now be made. Confident Expressing his confidence in a rapidly expanding Oresnn. Rnv. ernor Snell concluded his state ment Dy saying, "I have been too close to the Deonle of thie ctnta during their all-out war effort noi 10 nave complete, faith and confidence in the future of Ore gon." . - ... Students Hold Class Boycott CAIRO, Feb. 23 W Stu dents at Fuad and Azhar uni versities, estimated to number 25,000, -began a three-day boy cott of their classes today in what, their leaders termed an expression of mourning for Egyptians killed in anti-British riots Thursday. '' The walkout at Azhar univer sity, an ancient Moslem religi ous institution, followed the same action by Fuad university students, who called upon- Pre mier Ismail S i d k y Pasha to close all Egyptian schools and universities for a three-day mourning period. ...... Chickery Chick Cha-La, Cha-La WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (P) The White House, on direct orders from President Truman, today refused to accept 1000 baby chicks sent to the presi dent COD, $70, by a Rich mond, Ind., chicken raiser. - They were sent by William Lathrop, an unhappy hatchery man in Richmond, Ind. Lathrop declared govern ment requests to reduce poul try production had confused chicken owners causing many dealers to cancel orders, and that he sent the infant fowl : to Mr. Truman and Anderson "just to see what they would do with them." Biff Would Haft Draft By Creating Volunteer Army .WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 () A bill designed to halt the draft by creating a special oc cupation army, of volunteers has been prepared by Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) of the house naval committee. Vinson told newsmen today that he will introduce the meas ure next week. It would au thorize a volunteer corps of 600,000 men to handle occupa tion duties in foreign countries, and would seek to encourage enlistment by special induce ments. These would: 1. Offer enlistees free trans portation to and from home for a yearly 30-day furlough, 2. Provide free transportation to and from home for the en listees family, .with a . limit of one round trip.. 3. Double the base pay of enlisted men and warrant of ficers in the group. ' Those eligible would be men between 18 and 36 years of age. Terms of service would be from two to six years. - "If my plan is adopted there win be no necessity tor con. tinuing the draft beyond May 15, Vinson declared in an interview. He said, however, that if necessary the draft might be extended for 30-day periods be yond that date until the plan got fully under way. , . : "As jobs get more difficult to find, men will be giaa to have the opportunity .to see the world at double the pay an army man regularly gets," he added., .... Gandhi Asks Countrymen To End Orgy Casualties Estimated At 250 Killed; 1300 Hurt V.- bombay,.-. Sunday, Feb. .24 UP) Troops opened fir on Indian civilians again late last night. Late unofficial re port placed the death toll at -250 and the total of injured at "well over 1300" in the three-day clashes. The new . fixing occurred in the Dadar "area... eight miles north of central Bombay. By G. MILTON KELLY BOMBAY. Feb. 23 UPlTh British announced1 breaking of ' the- royal Indian navy mutiny both ashore and afloat at Bom bay today amid continuing civil disorders. .... . As strikes developed here and fa- Calcutta, Mohandas K. Gandhi appealed to his coun trymen to end "this thoughtless orgy of violence." . Battle Mobs British troons anri Tnrtinn nn. lice battled street mobs. "On the whole," said a Brit ish communique issued in Bom bay, - "the situation shows im provement. Today riotine oc curred in some areas of the city and there has been serious riot ing in the mill area." General headquarters fa New Delhi announced that the strik ing Indian seamen, numbering almost 12,000, both in barricad ed barracks in Bombay and aboard scores of small war ves sels in the harbor had yielded unconditionally at 9 a. m. A communique issued - later by Lt. Gen. R. M. Lockhart'a advanced headquarters here said the mutineer-held vessels nad signified their "desire to surrender unconditionally." The seamen were assured by a high naval officer that there would be no vindictive treatment of individuals involved, it said. The bulletin added that 1200 royal Indian air force men were still refusing to work, but that there nad been no incidents in volving them. ... , Czech Scores Yank 'Gang' PRAGUE. Feb. 23 JP For eign Minister Jan Masaryk sail today he was distressed by re ports that 13 armed U., S. offi cers and men had entered this country two weeks ago and ob tained German documents from a hillside hiding place south of Prague . "Some folks don't seem to know that we are an allied coun try and that the war is over," he said in an interview. The Czechoslovak ' official news agency said the American "gang" chased civilians out of the neighborhood and that a U. S. soldier serving as a sentry while the excavation took place shot at a Czech official who ap proached to investigate. Brokerage Men Top-Priced Help WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (IP) For - the labor department's money, the boys who peddle stocks and bonds are the high priced help in fact, the highest-priced help the government keeps score on. And right next in line, be lieve it or not, are the boys who build locomotives. The bureau of labor statistics pegs it on average weekly earn ings, which takes in a lot of angles like the number of hours worked a week and average hourly pay. The latest figures turn up things like this: . Brokerage employes are tops in all fields the government stud ies, averaging more than $71 a week in December. The men who build the locomotives made first in the manufacturing in dustries with nearly $61. Boettigers Buy Phoenix Paper PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 23 ffl John Boettiger and his wife, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, an nounced today they had pur chased the Phoenix Shopping News as "the first step in the establishment of a new daily newspaper" in Phoenix. They have been , in Phoenix for six weeks surveying market potentialities of the state and city. 1 . ' --- Boettiger formerly was pub-. lisher of the Seattle Post-Intel-, ligencer. ....... , y ; . CARDINALS HONORED VATICAN CITY, Feb. 23 (JP) New cardinals of the Roman Catholic church embarked today on a round of functions and re ceptions honoring them for their elevation during this historic week of religious pomp and pageantry.