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Newspaper Page TextI i(inyjiyju I f ft 0 "' us r 5 MSA rm etal& am& It 2 Telephone Mil KLAMATH FALLS, OBEOOW. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1946" Numbtr 10756 iuif JENKINS ll.l....l nllni IniVS DOIIlin" Wtwrlto Tninmn off Kc man rattling uroui K blK for lilm mid '$85. wy 01 YET ind in AL- r m JlKll int or Lq j i good num. That Ut I IP U'K - I" ' J...H.,,, Ilniiri 1 imm who wanted thing ..j nninr inn nutnn ui Euctlon, to lilyu them. It Wl . Y.YM.Vli NATIONS nu-rnn decisions. lllMAN hasn't been showing F, ucrv well In recent WPB .even he wnr put Irat t l of fc'JU, DUl IH HM.I...V... ... li Indicates Hint ho tin moro Lhe ball than his duirnc liven him crwm iur. li luit well to remember Ltfincers who would like to r- ,, . . ...li.i...,,..,.-.. j US Oil HHO Uiu wmui'iiivm for Ho bo don't go ALL OUT li inn amm. (milium n I. . In ..f in .Inbni I we have to know before Unf iinii (uuH.i.c.1. rthcr he Is blu enough UtN from hl mistakes, hit Is whot counts. HS li the choice we shall uiuliy have to make: fnimin. OR nn orthodox b Dealer probably waiincc the cards nro now shuffled a far I h in Ilrr.l.l,lrill. F". . mi mown mucn. ' ' ' 6R exomolc: Joe Martin, tho cautious Utile Enilnndcr who Is Jlepub- b leader In the houso of fcnenlotlvcs. calls on the 'it Slates today to TAKE ULEAD In disarmament and (Ming of draft armies. Thut s he can think of as a bid for imhlo. fjthe world stands today, do ran to tru.it your own and children s liiture to a uis MED AMERICA? Ill writer doesn't, li too dangerous. l this grave moment In his tory, It makes no difference u little neon o. who after nil II AMERICA, who runs our rcrnment It' IT 13 nun JOT. HUMAN takes another cou ijcouj step today. Ifi I3V Amnrlpnii trtA nnn 'Ptton must bo IlEDUCED to acute needs abroad and i Former President HER RI HOOVER to confer on the Went' Friday. Tho Friday rcnco, no says, will be to work out "an aggressive LUNTAnV nrnornm m Ihn of private citizens to reduce consumption m this coun j doesn't, plenso note, call 'iw application of rotion 'iw price controls. He calls for the VOLUNTARY Peratlon of the American "e to moot a great human lilt ts fl f.nM..ii. 1 Vlndicnto that Truman has .mil L caI)acity to lcnm uwi:a. . IS is flatly true: IS tmo nB I- thnr. ;V; "-l"u ore Biarv ffowlll be trouble In tho ... . "unger, after it inn Ci,ert5ln noint- knows no - ..tras no law. "Wl of starving people. 'J America now dominated lo LTrit,of 1 wnnt mlno, Il0 -" iiuii.un cans us to sacrifice volunturlly ' slarving people may bc l?m llmes when volun- S00 ' ,800d for tho Som nnd 11 ls possession I frnU.',nt mnkes man dl '"om the anlmnlp a im,'01! thla '"ow Tru . Httie longer before con- "'"i utterly. tiorini Leads ftntina Vote AIRES,' Fob. 27 m Wntlldato, ran ahead in i todnlUrns thre Pro" PonGyfB7, ballot boxes y's 0,r,tho co"nt of last Jan RrcdontlBl election. S in'., ''P'1- accused by of' n.., department bluo 'utCUcTlhlcs' lcd UO VETS OPPOSE BARRACKS PLAN; US FOOD CONSUMPTION MAY BE CUT Snell Says Students Uninformed Hoover Will Talk Issue VithTruman WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 Ml President Truman said today niiii:i ici.il iooci consumption must bu reduced to meet acute needs abroad and called former President Herbert Hoover and others to confer on the problem Friday, The conference, Mr. Truman said, will be asked to work out "un aggressive voluntary pro. grain on the part of urlvute clti. zens to reduce food consumption in this country." Ho expressed Ills views In tele. trims to tliose Invited to tho Fri day meeting at 3 p. in. (EST). The telegrams said: "1 am sure you arc familiar with the acute need for food stuffs in tho war-torn countries of Europe and Asia. Our nation al self-respect and our duties as human beings demand that we do all posslblo to stop the spread of famine. "I have directed the agencies of government to do everything possiuio to tins enci, nut govern, mcnt alone Is not enough. Voluntary Program "We con not meet this situa tion without an aggressive vol untary program on the port of privato citizens to reduce looa consumption in this country. "I am asking you and a very few other public-spirited citizens to meet In the cast wing of the White House at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, March 1, to work out means for supporting such a vol untary program. Ex -President Hoover has nccented my Invita tion and will bc there. I count on your support. The president's action was dis closed shortly after Owen J. Rob erts, retired associate Justice of the supreme court, called at the White House to pladge his coop eration in the administration's effort to supply food for war-torn countries. Krug Choice Breaks Trend WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (P) President Truman showed con gress a fast political change ot nace today by his choice of J. A. Krug as secretary of the Interior a nomination conceded speedy approval. Hn nlsn nrnvlrind the lawmak ers with something of a surprise for Krug, tne aa-ycar-oia lormcr chief of tho war production Knnrrl urn (hn HnrlcnKt nf dark horses for the post. His mime didn't enter Into Capitol Hill cal- dilations until me ia niinuic. The choice of a successor to Ifni-nlH T. Trikno hnH Mr. Truman on o political spot, especially in view of tho explosive nature of Ickes' departure from the cabl- nt ITn,i,n,mr Inlllnl Pnnltnl Hill reaction indicated a feeling that tho Krug selection might do much to retrieve the situation. A mnnti Whttn T-Imico intimntes tho nomination of Krug for the hot cabinet post which Ickcs filled for 13 years was interpret ed as Mr. Truman's way of serv tniv nnflnn i.nnn qnmfl nrivisors that henceforth ho is taking per sonal command In filling top administration Jobs. ' Hitchhikers Steal Auto From KF Man Two unidentified men arc being sought by southern Ore gon police officers as a pair who forced William P. Young, Klumath Falls mlllworkcr, from his car and made off with the machine lute last night. Young, who resides at route 1, box 1007-A, Just off the Kcno highway, advised slate police at 10 o'clock last night, that he hud picked up two men hitch hikers on the Link river bridge in response to their appcui for a ride to the Junction of high ways 0(1 and 07. Young said he started to turn toward his homo at the Frei store when tho two men said they didn't want to go that way and demanded ho continuo towurd the Junction. When Young protested, the two men threatened him, ono picking up a Jack on the floor. Young stepped from the car, one man slipped under the wheel and the two drove off in Young's 1930 Buick sedan. Young was unablo to give an accurate description of tho men to state police other than one wore a cop, the other was bare headed. Officers drove to Dorris to check the quarantine station there, but the two had not driven south. They then radioed Mcdford and other points. Waterfront Still Active " PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27 (VP) P o r 1 1 a n d's tie-up-threatened waterfront was still active today, while CIO suocrcarcocs and checkers, off the Job since Mon day, planned to vote tonight on an employer proposal. Longshoremen, wno DOtn em ployer and union groups say can not continue working forever without checkers to supervise them, were still loading snips to. duv. Tho checkers, whose contract was cancelled Monday, vote to. night on a proposal already re Ineted bv union heads: to re. turn to worn, penaing aroura- tlon, with ship operators aecia ins In the meantime how many checkers shall be employed. The union wants a chocicer lor eacn Innt'shore cans employed until arbitrators make a permanent decision. . Best Wishes Go With Contract T.nc AMriPT.VR. Peh. 27 (P) 1VIIK 4ha line! wishes of the lurlrrn ufhn nnnrnvpri hln con tract, Lanny Rees, 12, of Spo- Kane, wasn., was enioameu un a .motion picture career today. "I'll be watching for you in tho movies," said Judge Henry njr Ulllle di ha n nnrnupH the .11 . ' ...... uu .... boy's $250 per week contract with KK.U. , , His mother, Mrs. Mildred nnnn nU ehn hnH rnnllzorl .& longtime ambition when Lanny inked his contract, one nas eight children, and she said she nliitav. hnrwirl finfl nf fhpm WOUld enter the movies. She declared that Lanny, the youngest, DOgan showing acting talent while five of her boys were In the service. 2 Dunsmuir Women Killed In Weekend Auto Mishaps TITTMC1VTTTTP Prillf 27 uuiiumuiui . - Two Dunsmuir women met death weekend, ono just south of Weed, tho other norm 01 wkkwik. Mrs. Hnzel Alice Pierce, 55, Dunsmuir chiropodist, was k lied Instantly when the car which her husband was driving struck a nnntinn nf nnvi.ltf 36 milCS north of Redding near Vollmcrs, and plunged over a ouu-iooi em bankment into Dog creek. Mrs. nU..n .una Mirnuin nlnnl an the car plunged down the steep cliff, but tne car ovenurneu biiu s.kj was pinned beneath the ma- Ahluc uhlnh lnnried in about three feet of water. Dr.- Pierce and a passenger, Richard Burt Denton. 17-year-old marine who was hitchhiking to Camp Shoemaker, Calif., were miraculously unscathed ana suf fered only minor bruises al though thoy remained In the car It careened oft tne nignway. ri. oH lvTra Pinreft were en route to a chiropodists' meeting at Red Bluff, Calif. Mrs. Pierce is survived by her husband, a 16-year-old son in Dunsmuir and a daughter in Stockton. Mrs. Virginia Wallace Smith, 33, Dunsmuir waitress, was fa tally injured at 1:30 a. m. Mon day and died at 10 a. in. that day in a Weed hospital from in juries received when a car driv en by her husband, Dolble O. Smith sheared a tree as it left the highway one mile south of Weed on Highway 09. Tho car, according to Smith's story told at a coroner's inquest held at Weed Monday, appeared to jerk suddenly as ho drove north toward Weed and It left tho highway, struck one large tree and went on to tear out a second. The two were en route to Ashland to visit Mrs, Smith's four children and hec mother, Mrs. L. E. Standiferd. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had lived ln Duns muir for one month. He Is em ployed as a cook in a local res taurant. Mrs. Smith was a native of Hornbook, palif . EUGENE, Feb. 27 (P) War veterans enrolled at the Uni versity of Oregon were circulat ing a petition today opposing use of the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks as a junior college for ex-servicemen. A mass meeting of veterans yesterday drew 150 to 200 stu dents at Gerllnger hall where they approved a petition to be signed and presented Governor Earl Snell. Student leaders ex pect to have 1000 or more sig natures of veterans. At Salem, Governor Snell said the veterans "are not in full possession of all Informa tion" on the Klamath Falls pro posal. He denied that existing Institutions would be impaired, asserting no money would be diverted from state colleges or tho university. They declared money to op erate the Klamath Falls project could bo better used for perm anent buildings at the present educational institutions and as serted veterans did not relish the idea of barracks life or a non-coeducational school. Money Issue The petitioners also nosed the question of where tho state ex pects to get the money ffor the Klamath Falls project, saying it now cannot obtain sufficient in structors or buildings. at the ex. isting five schools. Tho petition urged Immediate "hiring of a new faculty of a higher recognized calibe'r :at salaries comparable to those of state systems in other states." It suggested that housing bo ap- proacnea swuiiy ana intelligent ly, proposing new dormitories, a student union biulding and class rooms. "Only in this way can the state of Oregon fulfill its de clared duty to properly provide tor tne education of its vet erans," the petition declared, ; Humble Seeks Bench Place District Attorney Clarence Humble said today that he will run for circuit Judge in this year's elections. Humble has written to the secretary of state for filing papers, and indicated his defi nite decision to seek the job. for which Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg, the incumbent, has filed, -i To date, there are no other filings for this office, which is non-partisan. If only two run, one will be eliminated in the primary election and only one name will appear on the No vember general election ballot. Thus, in a two-way situation, the contest will be in the May primary. Humble has been district at torney two years, and before that was deputy district attor ney four years. He has been lo cal and state president of the Eagles lodge, is head of the op erating committee of the USO, headed the Klamath military service committee, and is ad visory board chairman for the Teen-age club. He has prac ticed law here 15 years. Hilldring Named To Federal Post WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (&) President Truman today named Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring an assistant secretary of state. Hilldring is director of tne war department's civil affairs di vision. . White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross, who told re porters Hilldrlng's nomination is going to the senate, did not disclose the exact nature of his assignment. - However, since Hilldring has been active in the operations of the military control government in Germany, his transfer to the state department was viewed as a move looking to civilian con trol. - WEATHER February 27 Max. (Feb. 26) 46. Mln 38 Precipitation last 24 hours ... .OS Stream year to date ...10.01 Normal ....8.48. Last year ....6.88 Forecast! Probable showers. Thort Cat, All Right! V mm w Cat, a beautiful bit of feline femininity, is back in the arms of her master, 7-year-old Michael Jenkins, who mourned Cat's departure from home when he got back from the hospital this week. A story in The Herald and News, appealing for Cat's return, was seen by a young couple on Upham street who re stored Cat to her master. According to the couple, whose name was not learned in the excitement of getting Cat back, the errant kitten was found strolling by tho armory. Michael is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Jenkins, 215 E. Main. J Trains From East Delayed Slide, Truck Accident By PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 27 (IP) Trains from the east into Port land were delayed four to five hours today by a slide which blocked a mainline and a ser ious truck accident on the rail route to which trains were switched. The tremendous slide' which blocked the Columbia river high, way and Union Pacific's main line for 10 days earlier this month slipped under heavy rains early today and closed both routes again. Union Pacific trains were re routed over Spokane, Portland & Seattle lines on the other side of the Columbia river. Several hours later a United Truck Lines tt Trailer skidded from the high- way onto that railroad line near Wishram. Wash. The driver, identified by the truck line company as Howard Bray, Portland, was seriously Injured and taken to a Hood River hospital. He died several hours later. Wreckers were sent from Wishram to clear the line, Tho earth slide, occuring near Multnomah falls in the precipit ous Columbia river gorge east of here, covered the temporary Bowles Guilty Of Rape Count The first jury conviction in a criminal case for the circuit court since last June came yes terday when a jury deliberated less than 30 .minutes before finding 20 -year -old Maurice "Buddy" Bowles guilty of statutory rape. Merl Crawford was convicted of rape last June 27, and since then criminal cases tried here before a jury have resulted in acquittals, hung juries and dis missed charges. Bowles' was tried for raping a 14-year-old Klamath Falls girl in a car parked near the armory the night of August 8, last year. He was indicted secretly in December and arrested late in January. Bowles was defended by U. S. Balentine, who said today that the case was fairly tried and he had no cause to ask for an appeal. Judge. David R. Vandenberg has delayed passing sentence until later. . The penalty for statutory rape in Oregon is from 3 to 20 years in the peniten tiary. ' The jury's votes yesterday was 11 to 1 for conviction. Bal entine requested that the jury be polled and Fred R. Robinson. cast the only : dissenting vote; R. J. O'Sullivan was foreman of the jury. - Martin Asks End Of Draft Armies WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (A0) House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., called on the United States today to take the lead in a world campaign to wipe out compulsory military service and to cut down on weapons of war. The Massachusetts lawmaker urged that United Nations ma chinery be used to attain the objective. bridge erected two weeks ago over the gash cut in the highway by the. original slide. . The highway engineer's, off ice here said two or three days might be needed to reopen- the highway. Railroad officials, how ever, expected to clear- their mainline later today. 2500 Indians Stage Revolt ' BOMBAY, Feb. 27 (A) A trunk telephone message to Nagpur said that 2500 Indian soldiers revolted today and marched out of their barracks at Jubbulpore, a military cen ter in the central provinces. The sepoys, members "of ' the Indian signal corps and the In dian electrical and mechanical engineering corps, carried con gress party and Moslem league flags in a parade through the streets of Jubbulpore. The mess age said lathis (bamboo sticks), bayonets and revolvers were brought into play to stop them. In Bombay, Pandit Jawaharl al Nehru told a news confer ence that "India would prefer a peaceful solution of her prob lems to one entailing loss and suffering which might delay her progress in the economic field later on." Neuberger Eyes Governorship PORTLAND, Feb. 27 (fP) The Oregonian said today that demo cratic leaders had selected Rich ard L. Neuberger, writer and former state representative, as a possible democratic candidate for governor. Neuberger, 34, a magazine writer and author of several books,' has spoken before many groups since his return from the army, criticizing the administra-, tion of Governor Snell and urg ing stronger action by the demo cratic party in Oregon. The newspaper said the young Portlander was to tell democrat ic leaders today whether he would enter the gubernatorial race. U nioin.isB's coetred; Clubs Used PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 (AP) Mounted policemen charged into the rank of 800 marching CIO pickets at General Electric company plant today and scattered them with twinging clubs. The pickets, acting in defiance of a county court-imposed injunction against mass picketing, were split into two sections end herded away from the gates with foot policemen follow ing closely behind. Some marchers were dragged from porches of homes where they sought refuge. Four of those yanked away clung to an American flag. ., The melee began shortly after 8 a. m., several hours after 1000 policemen were' massed around the strikebound plant to enforce the injunction. By 0:30 a. m., only two pickets remained. About 1000 pickets assembled at a nearby police station where six strikers were held for. questioning. Spokesmen for the electrical workers union demanded the six be granted an immediate hearing, but- Sgt. John J. Ken nedy, in charge of the police station, said there would be no hearing until he had completed an investigation. Leaders Order Union leaders then told the pickets to march on city . hall in protest of Kennedy's action. The 55-block march got un der way immediately. J. J. Dougherty, director of the veterans committee of the CIO's Transport Workers union, local 234, told the strikers "You can count on our support. This is not a fight of GE alone. This is a fight of all labor unions . . . this police brutality must be stopped." He did not clarify what he meant by "support." Acting Sheriff William J. Morrow - said police action re sulted because union officials did not keep their word. "We had agreed,'? Morrow said, "to. permit the pickets to parade past the plant-once. When they tried to retrace their path and pass the . plant again, they broke the disagreement and double-crossed me." At daybreak; only 'three lines of -10 pickets spaced -10 feet apart as ordered by the injunc tionmarched in front., of the plant's three gates. " V- - Wave Flags ' But by . 7:30 a. m., the 800 gathered and paraded once past the ' plant. Police ordered them to disperse and they reassem bled into a parade and marched away from the plant, waving flags. Someone yelled "about face," and. the -flag-bearer and a picket in the uniform of an army of ficer wheeled and attempted to lead the pickets toward the plant gates. ' 1 ' ' Then the policemen, riding on horseback, rode into the pa rading group and forced them against fences and sidewalks. Hike OK'd For Ship Workers WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (A) The national wage stabilization board yesterday approved an 18 cent hourly wage - increase for 650,000 workers in the ship building industry. Officials acknowledged, how ever, that the ruling did not nec essarily mean the wage increase would be granted, The action was taken over the opposition of industry members of the board. It represented an approval of the wage adjust ment adopted by the National Shipbuilding conference on Feb-' ruary 18, also over industry op position. Sylvester Garrett, vice chair man of the wage stabilization board, told reporters that to day's ruling said in effect that "if and when" shipbuilding com panies grant the 18-cent in crease, the wage boost could be used as a basis for seeking in creased prices. . Tense Quietness Prevails At Scene Of Racial Riots COLUMBIA. Tenn.. Feb. 27 A tense quietness' prevailed here today as state guardsmen and highway patrolmen patrol led the city to prevent a recur rence of snootmgs toucned ou by -racial friction in which 10 persons were wounded. All automobiles, buses and trains entering this agricultural center of 12,000 population were checked by patrolmen, who, with the militiamen, were vir tually .the only persons remain ins on the streets during the night after Mayor Eldridge Den- ham proclaimed an overnignt curfew. - - About 300 - weapons, includ ing various types of firearms. knives and razors, had been con fiscated by the guardsmen and patrolmen in a house-to-house search of sections of tho city in another move to prevent repeti tion of trouble. Meanwhile, U. S. District At torney Horace Frierson said he was investigating for the justice department the disorders which Sheriff J. J. Underwood said arose Monday after a negro wom an and her son were arrested on a charge of pushing a white. man through a plate glass window on the public square. The sheriff said a recheck showed 75 negroes, including three women, had been jailed on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault with intent to commit murder. The negroes were held in jail overnight - without, bond and Dist. Atty. Gen. Paul F, Bumpus said the cases would be present ed to the grand jury immedi IUIIQIBUII Told Of In Pauley Case WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 WV William A. Patterson, president of United Airlines, testified to day he told Edwin W. Pauley Oct. 30, 1944, that he could not make a requested $35,000 dona tion to the democratic campaign fund because he felt it involved a violation of the law. The airlines executive told the senate naval committee the for mer democratic national treas urer had told him by telephone that the party had put on a "show" in Chicago that "cost us $50,000 and we were counting on you to contribute a substantial part of that." FDR Spoke The "show" was not further described.- President Roosevelt' spoke , in Chicago Oct. 28, 1944 during the course of the fourth term campaign. - . : 'Patterson appeared as a wit- u : t licso a. bile vuiuiiiuicc 9 ucaiui. ti . . i n . . n un rauic; uuuiiuabivii as un dersecretary of navy. A . short., time earlier, : a 'Committee mem ber reported a move was afoot to have the committee clear Pau ley of some charges made against him at the hearings pro- i i i :.i i i ,u V1UCU W1U1U1.WM VI. U1C nomination. , . - ; . . . 1 The airlines chief began his testimony after Pauley attempt ed " unsuccessfully to present a statement which - he ; indicated would say no to a suggestion by senator aauonsiau uwwass. that he withdraw his name if the committee clears him of charges. Senator Tobey (R-N. H.) ob jected to hearing Pauley, saying that. Patterson had been waiting' some, time to testily.- - Pauley told a reporter that he had no knowledge of the resolu tion yesterday being drawn lip by committee members. - - raiierson said m a Dreoarea statement that George Killion, then Pauley's assistant and now -democratic treasurer, had - sug gested that the democratic party would "send someone from our New York headquarters to show you how to handle this." . " Asked $35,000 This suggestion was made, Patterson said, after Killion had asked a $35,000 donation from, him and his associates and Pat terson naa reDiiea ne tnouenc such contributions would violate the law. Patterson said he added that. United Airlines did not "expect tu gci. aumeiuii.g uui luiiuui;.. didn't IllsHfv nr mprit and hnt we never wanted anything that ' resulted from influence." . "I went on further to state," Patterson related ''that at this late date I didn't intend to. ruin my personal reputation or. that, of the company by doing some-' thing that is illegal that no one from New York or any other place was necessary to show me' the difference between right and Man Killed When Struck By Auto unsTrmmrj i?nK it isn . William Harrison McCoy, 36, employe of the Signal Oil com pany of Portland, was instantly killed early this morning on the Pacific highway two miles north of Roseburg, when struck by an oncoming car. McCoy was a passenger in a car driven by Walter Cunning ham, also of Portland. Their automobile became mired on a soft shoulder after leaving the highway, and McCoy had alight ed to seek help. He is survived by his wife and 5-year-old son of Portland. ..- ..: Arriving In United States ' By The Associated Press Mix A. Saunders, T3. Klamath Falls, arriving on General Squier due in New York February 28. ' Bertrand F. Lehmann, S Sgt., Klamath Falls, arriv ing on General Squier due in New York February 28. -: