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Br FRANK JENKINS
Virilnla today. Churchill
Lm hark to his Vinton of a
Ritual union or the Eng.
ipraKintt pcnpn-e. nu
ml icsjHin of Iho lcglsloturo
lichmond:
kbovctll, among the English
Iking peoples, there mut bu
K10N U' HtAiwo oativa wy
conviction ana common
il." 1
e rfrwloiis thin theme In one
Iil typlciil fu.tcinulliiu. pulse
kenlng speeches, the llko of
h ii not to bo found any
:e else in the world,
conclude dramatically:
In theso last year of my
mere ii a message of which
bcrlve myself to be a bearer.
tint we should stand w
HER. We should stand to
Irr in malice to none, in
ii for nothing, but In defense
Cioic catucs which wo noia
inot onlv for our own bene-
but because we bcllevo they
la Die honor and the hap
ki of loiiii generation! of
MEMBER
El It no weakling who speaks
it words. It was ClHirclilll-
BrlUIn thut STOOD ALONE
Dunkcrque, daring the
Invincible littler to do his
til. Franco wag gone. By
tlcrt that could then bo np
, Russia was more an enemy
I Iriend.
it know now, though wc did
fully realize it then, that
i this defiance was uttered
iln stood not only alone but
illMlly UNARMED. H c r
ury mnchlnc hnd been all
dntroyed in the disastrous
e that ended ot Dunkcrquo.
THOUGH wc wanted pos
libly more than we had
r wanted anything before
my out of war, wo enme to
-in'i aid, as we did In tho
wr.
ft ought to know by this
mat wc will uu n AUAin
e have to.
Nhy not do now, before It
fOO LATE, the thing that
Woke this nlrondv clenrlv-
N SPIRITUAL UNION of
'Miuh-spcaklng peoples In-
mif CIICCUVCY
.
FORMAL mllllury nlllnnco,
for offense nnH rlofeniin in
Of the nucsllon. Wn FEAR It.
p the British, who face dan
! we don't yet face, fear It.
I? uch thing is necessary.
PDCn We. wnnb- nnrl .mnnif
FAR OUT on tho Interna
" Hmb ond proclaimed our
"lunroo uoctrino, we didn't
It Slllnnrn ulth n-lnln
talked it nvnr with her
Rally thoy backed us
WORKPn"
N Churchill Is proposing
-ra moro impractical than
"IC Monrnn nnnMn . IKIln
than D ..n IPU.
! INFORMAL co-operation
r!?rKed.ln the case of the
r uoctnnc can work In
i"cni situation.
Ir .... .. . V
lLrcP s clear' In our
rrwrhS, world won,t -U8t
l,i.isLP Peacefully. If
EERFr,PCnce' tt must be
BffiSd0' hlstory shouta
Pen o ,,Vui " u
propos-
'L'h,al..c,lurchni Is
R IK T In, . m ...
Ennll i 1 ",Ln 01 ROOC1 Will
Ld?l.s,KSPck'8 peoples)
I'lEARTs u By a UNION
L ,nHni 5 based upon convlc-
ltat I . ,on -foals," shall
ffvM" ull'8ently (and in-
Foe nLi , Ule caso of e
ll"thn 1 "16) t0Wnrd the
1 nr i ana me nap-
l08 generations of
KSn"Jccr nt the Idea as
i. out nut ui i-
,7 moko ii; " 'Um
MU.r4'feareRo.ng)to
UNO Will Not
Be Allowed
To Collapse
WASHINGTON, Murch 8 0P)
President Truman vigorously
asserted at his news conference
today that the United Nutions
organization would not be al
lowed to collapse, ond expressed
confidence that Soviet Kussla
will go along with tho organiza
tion's work.
Tho president's comment was
prompted by questions about
what might happen if Russia
declines to comply with the
Unltod States request for the
immediate withdrawal of Soviet
troops from Iran.
That situation, Mr. Truman
said, will bo handled when it
comes up.
A reporter then suggested
that a Russian refusal might
mean a collapse of the world
peace agency.
Disagrees
The president disagreed
strongly, asserting that the UNO
would not be allowed to.. coU'
lapno,.
"Even If Russia went down
a one-way street?'' a reporter
asked.
The president replied he did
not believe Russia was going
down a one-way street.
Official Washington awaited
Moscow's reply to this country's
request for immediate with
drawal of Russian troops from
Iran.
White Collar
Men Get Raise
WASHINGTON, March 8 (P)
The national wage stabilization
board today approved wage In
creases of 18', 4 cents an hour
for certain "while collar" work
ers in the steel industry.
At the same time the board
authorized a further wage in
crease of 2 cents an hour in
addition to the 18 cents an hour
previously approved for ship
yard workers for ship repair
workers on tho west coast.
The board said its approval
of the pay increase for salaried
workers In the steel industry
was intended to eliminate . in
equities which might result
from tho 18 V4 cents hourly
ralso recently granted the CIO
steel workers union.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1946
Number 10763
Pauley Men Renege;
4, .
3 70 Killed By Reds
400 Persons
Arrested
In China
CHUNGKING, March 8 MV
The Chinese central news
agency today charged that com
munists arrested 400 national
civil servants at Siuwu In north
ern Honan province and execut
ed 370 of them on February 22.
Siuwu is a branch railroad
town.
The anti-communist Catholic
newspaper, Social Welfare,
charged meantime that Chinese
communist forces, in partnership
with "certain troops," were
making "ferocious attacks" on
Chinese government forces in
Manchuria. There were no de
tails and no confirmation. The
Chinese press often uses "certain
troops" to denote Russians.
A communist dispatch said a
truce field team had negotiated
an agreement at Linfen in
southwestern ShansI province
whereby both government and
communist troops In four areas
nearby would withdraw to posi
tions held at midnight January
13, deadline for cessation of the
recently ended civil strife.
Social Wclfaro also reported
that Wcl Tao-MIng, ambassador
to the United States, would re
turn soon on an important mis
sion. It said that on his recent
visit, he brought "an Important
plan of national defense." It did
not elaborate. -
Two Primary
Races Seen
No new endidates for political
office had showed up to file with
the county clerk by noon today
and the filing deadline comes at
5 o'clock this afternoon.
After today the only way a
candidate can get his name on
the May 17 primary ballot Is by
write-ins.
Apparently the only races in
the primary will be for the non
partisan circuit judgeship and
for the office of county surveyor
where two republicans are vying
for the nomination.
For all other elective Jobs
there has been only one party'
candidate announced for each
nomination,
David R. Vandenberg. present
circuit judge, and District Attor
ney (Jlnrence A. Humble are
both seeking the judgeship and
Frank Z. Howard and Wally
Hector have announced for the
republican nomination to the
surveyor post.
Registration or voters will con
tinue in the county clerk's of
fice until April 17.
Situation In Spain Reviewed
FRANCE
Mitts m
i 0 50 100 i Slordtous
'$$$S$$$$$'J Spaniard! from Franc
"jmxUii:iiiri:ii3 I croti border to battle I
V?vi$ I government troopt.
f.mpleni ' ihJuiA ( Cert
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Zeree.ee t-j Two bomb, .iplod.
l PWie squaw
JjtzM&:g;:: without cotualtiH.
'!L ; ' ' 'Medronee'(i Se .
U.S.eseectee'tedif
trtfcut. riwuieaas of
copies of tri-power
eecleretioe to Spe
hi. ciriieM.
QMae'ria'
Mip shows latest developments in Spain following tri-power
note urging country to end Franco regime. Suggested proposal to
bring Issue before UNO was under consideration, according to
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. NEA telephoto.
Numerous Tips Pour In To
Police On Tavern Slaying
Police work on the El Rancho
Tule robbery and brutal killing
of Charles Twigg, tavern janitor,
last Sunday night has devolved
to a checking of myriads of tips.
possible, clues and random sug
gestions by the sheriff's office
here and the same is true for
Siskiyou county officials.
In the few days since the mur
der and robbery officials have
been flooded with telephone
calls from persons reporting sus
picious characters, sudden disap
pearances, missing vehicles, un
due displays of wealth and the
like, Deputy Sheriff Jack Francy
said today. v
, Every tip, no matter how re
mote, has to be checked, on the
off chance that somewhere in
the. bunch is a live one.
Officials are agreed that the
El Rancho Tule job was a well
planned, professional crime, con
sidering that the bandits had
two heavy safes to deal with,
brought equipment to force
entry into the building, truss up
Hewitt WW Not
Run For Office
SALEM, March 8 (JP) De
spite pleas of a group, of party
members, Roy Hewitt, attorney
here, has announced he will not
be a democratic candidate for
governor in the May primary.
"I cannot afford the? sacrifices
involved in a political contest at
this time," he declared.. His an
nouncement followed a statement
of candidacy by Carl C. Don
augh, Portland, who will run for
the post.
'Lost Weekend' Ray Ml land, 'Mildred
Pierce Joan Crawford Awarded Oscars
For Outstanding 1945 Film Portrayals
By FRANKLIN J. ARTHUR
; HOLLYWOOD, Mnrch 8 (P)
Hay Mlllond lost a week-end.
And . Joan Crawford lost the
biggest evening of her life.
But both won Oscars In the
process. ...
They were the recipients
last night of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sci
ences' awards for the best per
formances of an actor and ac
trees In 1945. The scone was
Grnuman's Chinese theatre,
tho audience 2100 high stiff
shirts and low evening gowns,
garbing Hollywood's elite.
Thousonds of others, jammed
the boulevard outside.
But the real drama took
place eight miles away, In a
Brentwood bedroom. There
Miss Crawford, whose unsung
aid to the forgotten and needy
of filmdom has made her a
solidly popular character In a
make-believe world, danced
around a sickbed. ' ,
For her, an attnek of Influ
enza hnd robbed hor of the
moment of glory of which
every actress dreams stcp-
lng up to receive her Oscnr.
ut friends, headed by Direc
tor Mike Curtiz who accepted
the award in her behalf at the
theatre, decided that -even a
temperature : of . 102 shouldn t
cost her all of the thrill that
goes with winning the highest
honor Hollywood thousands
of workers from grips to ex
ecutive producers can be
stow. So they went to her ram
bling Brentwood home and
there, while Joan sniffled and
cried, handed her the statu
ette. "Usually." she choked, a
little ruefully, "I'm ready with
the wisecracks. But I can't say
anything. My tears speak for
me-" t
She won the award for her
dramatic portrayal of the
spurned mother in "Mildred
Pierce." It was the best part
the former Kansas City depart
ment store clerk had been
given in her 20 years on the
screen.
The 18lh announcement
party was a night for veterans.
Milland, Welsh-born,, has been
in Hollywood 1.3 years. And
his performance as the pitiful
drunk of "The Lost Week
End," sparked that picture to
one "of, the greatest sweeps
since "It Happened One Night"
hit the screen in 1934. ;
For Paramount, . "Week
End" won the selection as the
best picture. For Billy Wilder
it won-the directorial award
and a share of the palm for
the best written screen play
With Charles Brackett.
Thus was vindicated the
judgement of Milland, Wilder
and Brackett, who doubled . as
the film's producer, that it not
only would be a powerful
message, but would make
money. Its success at the box
office has surprised all but the
confident few.
Other major awards went to
James Dunn for his superb job
as the father in "A Tree Grows
In Brooklyn" also a drunken
role and to the one compara
tive newcomer to films, Anne
Revere who also played a
mother In "National Velvet."
They were chosen for the best
supporting performances of
the year. ,
To Peggy Ann Garner went
a special award as the most
promising child actress. The
song-writing fame of Richard
Rodgcrs and Oscar Hammer
stein II was enhanced by se
lection of their "It Might As
Well Be Spring" as the best
original song. For black and
white photography, Harry
Stradling was named for "The
Picture of Dorian Gray " Color
honors in the same category
went to Leon- Shttmroy ior
"Leave Her to Heaven."
the janitor, load the safes and
then blast them open later.
The killing of Twigg was not
planned, however. Officers be
lieve he was slugged and bound
with adhesive tape, but was
killed because he recognized: his
assailants- or died, of ..the blow
which was intended only to
knock him out.
The thieves apparently, used
a covered truck or panel truck,
because the safes were too large
to be put in a passenger car and
would be conspicuous in a pick
up. Sheriff Ben Richardson of
Siskiyou county, Calif., and two
criminologists were in town last
night checking a lead picked up
down there.
Winnie Urges
United Stand
RICHMOND, Va March 8
(P) Winston Churchill, cau
tioning that peace cannot be
preserved by casting aside "the
panoply of wartime strength,"
called upon Britons and-Ameri-cans
today to stand together "in
defense of those causes 'which
we hold dear."
In an applause-punctuated ad
dress to a joint session of Vir
ginia's legislature, Britain's war
time premier departed from -his
prepared address to pay special
tribute to Gen. Dwight Eisen
hower for his work in welding
the allied troops into a force
which fought "as soldiers of a
single nation." .
He did not mention directly
his recent appeal for an Anglo
American military alliance.
But he drew a sustained burst
of applause when he cried out:
"We should stand together.
"We should stand together in
malice to none, in greed for
nothing but in defense bf those
causes we hold dear."
Men's Clothing
Stores Closed
SEATTLE, March 8 (VP)
Twenty-five men's clothing
stores in Seattle were closed to
day by a retail clerks' union
(AFL) strike.
A spokesman for the 600
union members said the strike
action was decided upon when
negotiations for a contract be
came deadlocked on the wage
Issue and working conditions.
Neither the union nor the
Seattle Clothiers and Furnish
ers, the employer organization,
would disclose the nature of the
demands of the current wage
scale.
Arriving In
United States
By The Associate! Press
Scott E. Leonard, SSgt,,
Klamath Falls, arrived on
Pomona Victory due in New
York March 10. .
Frederick W. Knlellng, T5,
Klamath . Falls, arrived on
General Hershey due in San
Francisco March 3.
Tobey Irked
Over Turn
Of Events
WASHINGTON, March 8 (VP)
Senator Tobey (R-N.H.) charged
today that supporters of Edwin
W. Pauley had "reneged" on an
informal agreement for with
drawal of his nomination as un
der secretary of the navy,
Tobey, obviously irked at the
turn of events, told reporters
that "Never in my experience
has such a definite promise been
made and reneged upon as was
made to me in the last 48 hours."
Asked if this was a promise
that Pauley would request with
drawal of the nomination, he re
plied that "Some things are so
obvious that they -don't need
comment.
Tobey said he, Senator Tyd
ings (D-M.D.), who has been
Pauley's chief champion in the
month-long hearings, and Chair
man Walsh (D-Mass.) would re
view ' the.-' situation before the
committee meets again this after
noon. '
Pauley told reporters when
the committee recessed its hear
ings at noon that he had not re
ceived or sent any letter to Pres
ident Truman' concerning pos
sible withdrawal of his name.
Asked if any of his Supporters
had' participated in such an ex
change of correspondence, -he re
plied that he did not know.
. Two senators . who declined
use of their names said there
had been an exchange of letters
between the president - and
Pauley. They said this upset an
agreement, for the California oil
man to quit tomorrow bis fight
for confirmation.
Pauley himself, however, told
the committee he intended to
stay in the fight, asserting "no
real man quits under fire no
honest man withdraws when he
knows he is-right." At the same
time, Pauley lashed out at' Har
old L. Ickes, former secretary
of interior, and other-critics.
In the letter Mr. Truman was
reported to have sent Pauley, the
president -was represented as
having asked for a delay in any
move to withdraw. Senators
who said they were informed
about the matter added they
were told that Mr. Truman de
sired additional time to prepare
a statement. -5
Pact Sought In
Plumbers' Strike
An. agreement in the plumb
ers' strike is expected to be
reached today, it was stated this
morning.
Plumbers are still negotiat
ing with the union to try and
make a settlement in the local
strike situation.' L. Zieman, fed
eral conciliator, arrived from
San Francisco Thursday and
held a meeting with master
plumbers and members of the
executive committee of the
plumbers local.,
Another meeting was held
Friday afternoon which was ex
pected to complete negotiations
and bring about a settlement.
Fct Parcel
Appointed
IBy Trumdini
By The Associated Press
Threat of a nationwide railroad strike today wot pott-
poned for at least from 30 to 60 days when President Truman
appointed a three-man fact-finding board to investigate the
dispute. v ' . .. ; "
Appointment of the board automatically delays a sched
uled strike under the railway labor act and heads of the tw
brotherhoods the trainmen and engineers who had direct
ed their 300,000 members to quit work Monday had promisee!
in advance to abide by the law.
Named to the emergency panel were Justice Leif Erick
son of the Montana supreme court; Frank M. Swacker, New
York lawyer and Gordon S. Watkins of the economics depart
ment of the University of California.
Answering a question ot his news conference, the presi-
ueui sciiu iiauy ne wouia noi.T-
mtervene in tne stubborn 108-
day-old General Motors strike.
as suggested by the Detroit city
council.
He added, in response to an
other query that he always had
been of tne opinion a settle
ment of that dispute should be
reached on the basis of the
cents recommendation of a fact
finding board.-
The union has agreed to this
figure but General Motors has
declined to increase its 18 Vi
cents offer. '
' The president said the 18
cents hourly wage boost he rec
ommended and which brought
settlement of the steel strike ap
plied only to basic steel. He
added that he assumed other
settlements could be worked out
through negotiations.
Follow Steel ' '
Several, fabricators always
have followed basic steel, he
said. Others have not, he added,
and there was no reason why
they should not follow their
own course. .
. Although the president decid
ed on a hands-off policy in the
General Motors strike, both la
bor -and management looked to
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach
for some possible, new plan for
BreaKing tne stalemate, bcnwei
lenbach received a transcript of
recent negotiations from Special
Mediator James . F.. Dewey yes
terday and said he might decide
today-.what ought, to be done.
At the same time, -proposals
for a full senate investigation
into cases of labor disputes, in
cluding the GM walkout of 175,
000 CIO production workers,
appeared - headed for . a senate
vote. . . - -- - -'
Officers Nab
Cave Hermit
MERRILL ' George Harvey,
who has-been the object of
search since he rode a horse into
Merrill and tried to stick up a
filling station last Monday after
noon, surrendered calmly to of
ficers about 10:30 last night and
is now in the county jail.
Harvey , gave his age as 65
when he was booked last night.
A complaint, charging assault,
armed with a dangerous weapon,
is on file against him in justice
court.
The complaint, is signed by
Warren Walker, one of the op
erators ' of the service station
figuring in the , attempted rob
bery. .
Yesterday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Dale Mattoon, Merrill
Constable Ed Davis and a state
patrolman went . into the hills
some six miles northeast of Mer
rill where Harvey is known to
have been making his home in
an old mine tunnel. . "
Take Food
The searchers carried with
them coffee and sandwiches to
give the old man, figuring that
he would be hungry after his
four days in the brush.
They waited at the cave for
him to come and after, dark he
rode up, surrendered and made
a meal off the food the search
ers had brought.- He had been
(Continued on Pmge 3, Column
Cutter With Doctor Aboard
Loses Race With Stork But
There's Good News Tonight
SEATTLE, March 8 (P) It's
a girl," a message from the tank
er Puente Hills told the coast
guard today, while a cutter with
a doctor aboard was searching
the pre-dawn blackness of the
North Pacific for an engagement
with the stork.
' Pharmacist's Mate Jerry C.
Bradbury of Cleburnem, Tex.,
fortified by radio instructions
from a coast guard medical offi
cer, delivered the baby, weigh
ing 7 pounds 4 ounces, to a wom
an rescued from a distressed
Russian tanker the message said.
The coast guard picked up the
report of the stork's arrival in a
two-way radio conversation, the
birth.. was unconfirmed other
wise.' ' v -' ,
"Mother and baby doing fine,
the report said.
' The coast guard announced
the cutter would likely reach
the Puente Hills about 6 a. m.
today (PST).
The Puente Hills filled the ra
dio air on distress frequency
with a cry for aid last night, say
ing a woman aboard was going
to have a baby and please, some
body, do something.
The ship was wallowing along
toward Seattle, towing the stern
section of the Russian tanker
Donbass, which broke in two
during a storm off Alaska Feb
ruary 17. 'It had rescued 47 per
sons from the Donbass, including
some women. The identity of the
expectant mother was unknown
here. . .
The coast guard, after receiv
ing the cry for help, ordered one
of its patrol vessels in the area to
rush its doctor to the Puente
Hills, which was about 1200
miles west of Seattle. The patrol
craft reported it could reach the
tanker easily this morning' and
got into radio touch immediately
with the worried ship.
Russ Wants
Spain Issue
UNO
Before
PARIS, March 8 (VP) The
foreign office said today Russia
has replied favorably to a French :
proposal to take the Spanish
question before the United Na
tions security council.
Diplomatic officials in Wash
ington said it was virtually cer
tain the United States would
oppose the French plan, contend
ing that the Franco regime,
whatever else it might be, is not
a threat to international peace
and security and hence not a
proper subject for the security
council.
The French foreign office said
Great Britain had sent a nega
tive response to the French pro
posal and that France is currently-
carrying on. talks with the
British. -
. Reply Awaited : , -i
A spokesman said also that
France is awaiting a reply from
the-United States.
- The French -foreign office gave
no further details of the Russian
attitude. . - - . : ; ,: -
Commenting on one of the
sources of . irritation against
Spain by allied powers, the
Madrid newspaper ABC denied
in an apparently inspired edi
torial ' that three women repub
lican leaders had been sentenced
to death for - clandestine activ
ities,, as charged by newspaper
and radios outside Spain.
Valley
Road Talked
County court members said to
day they plan to re-build the
Langell valley road,, subject of a
spirited meeting held at the
chamber of commerce yesterday,
with more than 50 Langell resi
dents in attendance.
After hearing graphic descrip
tions on both the west and east
side roads, the chamber, of com
merce highway committeemen
agreed to go with a Langell del
egation today to discuss the mat
ter with the court. The meeting
'with the court was to be held
this afternoon. ;;' i - i
Meanwhile, County Commis
sioner John Reber said that the
court has- plans to re-build the
Langell roads as rapidly as possi
ble, and that this program will
be explained to the joint delega
tion when it visits -the court-'
house today. " ; i
, " Serious Condition '
; ,rWe are well aware of the ser
ious condition on this road and
its importance to the agricul
tural :area," said Reber. ; "We
have a . big road problem
throughout the county, and . we
are getting at it as rapidly as
possible. - Our intention is i to
make a well-drained, modern
road through Langell valley, on
both the west and east sides." ' .
Langell residents; at yester
day's conference said that the
Langell roads are virtually Im
passable at present, arid that
even county road officials had
been stuck there. They declared
their area is advancing rapidly
(Continued on Pa.e 3, -Column S) -
Mayor Of Burns)
Taken By Death j
. BURNS, March 8 (P) Mayor
William F. Oltman, 50, died here
today following a heart attack
suffered February 25.
A resident here for about 25
years and a veteran of the first
World War, he was serving his .
second term as mayor.
Survivors include the widow,
five brothers and two sisters.
WEATHER
March 8, 1946
Max. (March 7)....S6 Min.......28
Precipitation last 24 hours.. .00
Stream year to date ...... ....10.28
Normal ...t. 38 Last yer....7.25
, Forecast! Clear Saturday.
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