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Newspaper Page TextCity Slickers Top Goal In C Of C Member Drive The City Slickers team has topped its goal in the Klamath County chamber of commerce membership drive with 54 new members signed. Maurice Miller is still in the lend with 12 mem bers to his credit and C. M. Gil more edging up with eight. Jack Henry and E. L. Putnam each liavo seven, Bill Kunz, five, Market Quotations NEW YORK, March 28 AP) Assorted slocks dug In for recovery today al though many market leaders continued to record moderate losses. While gains running to 2 points or. 10 were In evidence, declines of as much predominated near the fourth hour. Closing quotations: American Can .. Q7l Am Tel & Tal H7 Anaconda ...... - 4i Calif Packing . M "i Commonwealth & Sou .... 4U Curtis-Wright .... 8 General Electric General . Motors .. 72 tit Nor Ry pfd Int Harvester JW'ii Kennecott .. Mla Long-Bell "A" Mii Montgomery Ward 90 Nash-Kelv - N Y Central - 27, Northern Pacific .. 29 Pac Gas & El - - J C Penney - 5t4 Safeway Stores ;W Sears Roebuck 4JTs Southern Pacific .... 61 Standard Brands - Studebaker - - 3iai Sunshine Mining ... IS Union Oil Calif - 25ss Union Pacific . ....162H V S Steel . ...... -1 Warner Pictures , M'. Potatoes PORTLAND, Ore., March 28 (AP Potatoes: New Florida, S4.00-4.25, 50 lb. bag: local Burbank. $3.00-3.50 cental; Idaho, $3.50-4.00 cental; Deschutes, 100 '8. No. 1. $4.00 cental; 25's, $1.08; 15 s, 60 cents. LOS ANGELES. March 28 fAP-USDAI Potatoes; 2 broken. 20 unbroken cars on track; arrivals, Idaho 4. Utah 1, Florida 1; three cars arrived by truck; market dull. - SAN FRANCISCO. March 28 (AP USD At Potatoes: old stock, 4 broken, 10 unbroken cars on track ; arrivals, California 1, Idaho 2, Oregon 2; new stock, one car on track; market dull; Klamath Russets No. 1-A, $3.25; No. 2-A, $2.25. . CHICAGO. March 28 (AP-USDAt Potatoes arrivals 94; on track 190; total U. S. shipment 1956. Old stocks: supplies moderate; de mand alow; market dull. New stocks: supplies moderate: de mand rather slow, market slightly weak er; Idaho Russet Burbanks U. S. No. 1 $3.25-3.35; Minnesota and North Da kota Cobblers commercial $1.75; Pontiacs fair uallty S1.90; Bliss Triumphs fair quality $1.75; Florida 50 lb. sacks Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. 1 $2.50-2.65. WHEAT CHICAGO, March 28 fAP) Pro fessional traders had the grain futures business almost entirely to themselves today and. in a light trade, kept prices wen aneaa most oi ine ume. Commission house participation was scattered as most brokers stuck to their intentions of awaiting more specific developments from Washington on ceil- m d rices ana zeea eram usaae. Wheat and corn continued at ceilings inj of SI. 83 '4 and S1.21". oats closed un changed to lc advance, May 83c ceiling; rye uncnangea to zvc up, may 2.20; barley unchanged to lie higher, May $1.20li ceiling. Courthouse Records Complaints Filed 1 Paul Whitlatch vs. Betty Whitlatch suit for divorce. Charge, cruel and in human treatment. Couple married August 17, ism, at Kiamatn rails, ore. Plaintiff asks restoration of maiden name of Betty FaircJo to defendant, JE. E. Drlscoll, attorney for plaintiff. Idella Smith vs. Llovd Freeman Mc- Farland and Maude McFarland, suit to obtain payment. William Kuykendall, iiorney zor piaimiii. Herman L. Lofdahl vs. Agnes Lofdahl, suit for divorce. Charge, cruel and inhuman treatment. Couple married September 14. 1945. at Med ford. Ore. Plaintiff asks restoration of maiden name of Agnes Slnnott to defendant. H. C. Merry man, attorney for plaintiff. Decree Granted Herman L. Lofdahl vs. Agnes Lofdahl. Justice Court John Edward Williams, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. Lou Emma Louderback, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. Ralph Klnyoun Hatfield, no operator's license. Fine. $5.50. Robert Thomas Hall, no operator's li cense. Fine, $5.50. Richard Irvon Hyde, ao operator's license. Fine, $5.50. Matthew Virgil Ziemens, no operator's license. Fine. $5.50. Harvey Keith Glasspoole, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. Ted Finney, no operator's license. Fine. $5.50. Kenneth Ted Hood, no operator's li cense. Fine, $5.50. Russell Amos Mallow, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. Del bert Max Lepley, no operator's license. Fine. $10. Benjamin McDonald, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. James Norman Growney, no operator's license. Fine, $5.50. William Henry Foltr Jr., no operator's -license. Fine, $5.50. dance Saturday March 30 RU Dancing JO till 2 Music by Pappy Gordon's "Oregon Hill Billies" Coming April 4th CARLOS MOLINA and hit "Americans" Everett Dennis and E. It. Bnlsi Bei', four each, J. Vern Owens unci Charles Hathaway, two each, and three members with one each. Earl F. Ager leads the Farm ers with Frank Hash, who have seven new members each, Frank Brown has two, and four, mem bers o this team have one each, Alice Vitus, drive chairman) has signed three now members and the office is credited with one. The drive closes April 3, and will continue until that date. A. present nine members are in line for nylons with four new members and Miller is top man for the electric mixer which will be awarded to the member sign ing the largest number before the deadline, j OPA To Consider Wood Pulp Boost WASHINGTON, March 28 W) A request by American wood pulp producers for substantial increases "in ceiling prices for wood pulp will be given consid eration, OPA officials said to day. Industry representatives said at a closed meeting with the OPA yesterday that such in creases were needed if paper and paperboard requirements are to be met this year. The civilian production administra tion has certified there is not enough wood pulp available in the country to meet require ments for 18,000,000 tons of paper and paperboard products in 1946. OPA officials declined to dis close the exact amount of in creases proposed. They said that price increase for wood pulp urum oweaen were not dis cussed at vesterdav's session The Swedish industry has asked increases ranging from $4 to is a ion, depending on quality Toast masters Hold Meeting At Willard Toastmasters gathered Wed nesday night at the Willard noiei at which time each mem ber gave a two-minute talk on a fellow Toastmaster. Acting president i s Harry otuier, loasimasier, joe beiKel topicmaster. A. H. Busman general critic, Dale Throckmor ton, recent arrival from the Columbia Empire club, Port land. Ten-minute speeches were given by Frank Weaver and Hugh Estes, and five-minute talks by Lyle Glenn, Ted Han sen and George Kunzman. LIVESTOCK none, market steady; medium good steers SJd "V016-2 few od heifers $16.25; good cows $13.00: bulk cutter 'Sm2n W-SO-lo.SO: canners scarce at in copmon good sausage bulls $10.00-11. 50; calves nominal: good-choice vealers quoted $15.00-16.00. Salable hogs 450;, good-choice 200-300 & rrows -nd ?15:S0; good sows 313.05. Salable hogs 450: good-choice 200-300 b- barrows and gUts $15.80; good sows 13. 95. 1 Salable sheep. 100: market steady; package No. I pelt good old crop 98 lb. lambs $13.00: northern California lambs offered; medium-good ewes quoted $4.50- New Rocket Soars 43 'i Miles Into Space Glenn Bassett. assistant project engineer at Douglas Aircraft company, examines a new Ion osphere rocket which has soared to a new American altitude rocord. 230,000 feet or 43 H miles, in quest of weather secrets. The rocket which h as a parachute attachment to bring It back to earth, was developed by the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena with Douglas as sisting in its construction. AP wlrephoto. DENVER. March 28 l AP-US DA) Sal able sheep 11.500. total 11,800: fairly active market late; mostly steady; num erous loads and string choice fat wooled lambs $15.75: others $15.60: several loads good-choice 915.00 all sales flat or memo; few good-choice slaughter ewes $7.45 8.00; sizable lot good-choice 83 lb. feed ing lambs $15.50. PORTLAND. Ore.. March 28 (AP USDAi Salable and total cattle 100, calves 25; fresh supply largely cows; market active, fully steady; odd medium good light steers $15.50-16.50: week's top $17.50; common-medium heifers $12.00 15.00; cutters down to $10.00; odd good heifers $18.00; canner-cutter cows largely $7.50-9.50; light shells down to $6.00: fat dairy cows mostly $10.00-11.00; few at $11.50-12.00: one 1705 lb. Holstein cow $12.50; sausage bulls salable $10.00-12.00; good beef bulls quotable to $13.50; medium-rood veal era S14.Vt.lft OO- rhnir-A salable to $17.00; common calves $11.00. &ai a Die ana total nogs loo; market active, steady; barrows and gilts largely $15.80: sows SIS 03; fw - lh slaughter pigs $15.25; good-choice feeder pigs li.au-iD.o. Salable and total sheep 100; market active, stead v: one lot mnstlv enod 98 Jb. wooled lambs $14.75; strictly good-choice grades quotable to 515.00; few lots common-medium lambs $10.00 13.00: good yearlings $12.00; good ewes salable $6.50-7.00. CHICAGO. March 28 (AF-USDA) Sal able hoffs 500 tnLal 13.0T4): artivp steady: good and choice barrows and Kilts. $14.85 ceiling: sows, $14.10 ceiling; complete early clearance. Salable cattle 5000. total 5000: salable calves 800. total 800; general trade active. iuuy sieaay; instances iu to la cents hisher on steers and heifers, lees de- siranie Kimng quality considered; clear ance broad, including odd lots and individual heads: toD steers $17.75: bulk $15.25-17.25: best hftfrx S17.O0: hitllr $16.0'J-16.25; cows, bulls, and vealers continue very scarce; most Beer cows $10.50-12.75; heavy sausage bulls $13.50 down; weighty fed bulls to $14.50; vealers mostly $16.50 down. Salable sheen 4000. total 6000: slow. scattered early sales wooled slaughter tamos sieaay; omer classes again very scarce, nominally steady; good and choice: mostly good, grades 100 lb. Illinois fed lambs $15.75; several loads held at $16.00 and slightly above. Deck good 91 lb. lambs with muddy pelts $15.25; medium to good lambs again relatively numerous; no action on these with some bids a little lower; scattered slaughter ewes $8.25 down, small lots choice $8.50. - No Freeze On Lumber SEATTLE, March 28 (.-?) Managing Director W. C. Bell of the Western Retail Lumbermen's association said today he had re ceived clarification of this week's OPA order No. 33. regu lating materials for priorities, and that "definitely and positive ly there is no freeze on lumber." Rumors had circulated here that lumber was frozen at mills except for that specifically set aside for priority bunding. "The construction order mere ly limits construction and docs not alfect lumoer in any way, D. W. Carswoll, district office manager for the civilian produc tion administration, commented. "However, rated orders may have piled up to such a point at the mills that they are calling a voluntary freeze in order to fill them," he added. "As to that, I don't know." Stiff Wind Reaches 24 Miles Per Hour Winter is making a reluctant exit with a strong wind which started . Tuesday, scattering Monday's springtime before it and reaching a velocity of 24 miles an hour by 11:10 a. m., Thursday. , The mercury dropped irom a seasonal high of 65 degrees recorded Monday to 43 degrees today, the minimum recorded at 9:30 a. m., and reported rap idly dropping. At 12:30 p. m. it had dropped to 41 degrees with rain predicted for tonight and Friday with snow in the mountains. Arrived Yesterday Terry McCluer, Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCluer, 11301 Adams, docked in San Francisco Wednesday from Okinawa after 21 months service in the -Pacific. His parents expect him to arrive in Klamath Falls Saturday morning. ASK LYNN ROYCROFT about Standard Insurance GOLDEN YEARS' PLAN He will give you full details on the insur ance plan thai I enables you to ! retire with a ! life income. Stand Aim Insurance Company LYNN ROYCROFT 412 Main St. Klamath Falls, Oregon VITAL STATISTICS KING Born at Hillside hospital. Klam ath Falls, Ore.. March 25, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter King, 1646 Nimitz, a ooy. weigni: pounas ounces. GILDER Born at Klamath Valley hos pital, Klamath Falls. Ore.. March 27, 1946. to Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Gilder. Modoc Point, Ore., a boy. Weight: 8 pounds 8 ounces. OBITUARY GUS MKI.I1ASE Gun Melhase. for the last 60 years a resident of Klamath county. Ore, passed away In this city on Thursday, March 28, 1046 at 1:10 a. m. following an illness of one week. He was a native of Berlin, Germany and at the time of his death was aged 82 years 5 months and 11 days. Surviving are the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. E. A. Dunham. Mrs. Paul Robertson. William H. and Dan W. Mcl hase of Klamath Falls. Ore.. Fred Mel hase of Newark. Calif.. Mrs. J. H. Hessig of Weed, Calif.. Mrs. A. A. Soule, George, Edgar and Henry Ketsdever, all of this city. Several other nieces and nephews. also great nieces ana nepnews an in me east. Mr. Melhasc was a charter mem ber of Klamath Falls lodge No. 1247 BPOE. - The remains rest in the Earl Whillock Funeral Home, Pine at Sixth where friends may call after 12 noon Friday. Notice of funeral to be an nounced at a later date. Death Claims Gus Melhase (Continued from Page One) years later selling to the Abner Weed interests. The old Melhase ranch was a part of the Fort Klamath Meadows company. Sometime after the three Mel hase men came west they were joined by their parents and later by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Melhase and Emma, a sister, who was Mrs. rietsdever. irodertcK Mel hase, the' father, died some years after coming west, his wife in 1914. Fred Melhase died in 1915. Ho and Gus had moved some time before to Klamath Falls where they became vitally interested in property holdings here. Follow ing Fred's death. Gus made his home with Mrs. Ketsdever who died in December, 1945. The Ketsdever home is still standing at 7th and Walnut. Built Buildings Two business buildines in Klamath Falls were constructed by Gus Melhase. One is the With-row-Melhase building at 4th and Main, now known as Hotel Hall. Melhase was interested in this structure with Charles Withrow, now deceased. The other build ing is known as the Melhase block, corner of 5th and Main and now occupied by The Town Shop. Following the death of his sis ter, Mrs. Ketsdever. Gus Mel hase spent some time on Rogue river with a nephew. Georee Ketsdever. His hobby was hunt ing and fishing. Mr. Melhase had one of the first cars in Klam ath county, a Reo. He spent sev eral summers at the old Harri man lodge, serving as guide to the Harriman boys. He was also a charter member of Klamath Falls lodge, No. 1247, BPOE. wnen tne meinase family first settled at Fort Klamath, soldiers were occupying the fort. iinal rites will be announced by the Earl Whitlock Funeral home. Mr. Melhase is survived bv the following nieces and nephews of mis cay, Mrs. d A. Dunham, Mrs. Paul Robertson, William H., and Dan W. Melhase. Also, Fred Melhase of Newark, Calif., Mrs. J. H. Hessig of Weed, Calif., Mrs. A. A. Soulo. finnriP Kri. gar and Henry Ketsdever, Klam ath Falls. WEATHER ' Max. Eugene .....no Klamath Falls 59 Sacramento 7.') Portland 52 Reno 67 San Francisco 62 Seattle .....40 Medford 59 Red. Bluff .'....73 Min. Precip. .17 41 46 51 7 00 Trace .01 .00 .01 .00 .01 Trace Moitl; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA cloud v tndav tnnitht and Fridav wit occasional ugni snowers louay ana wnn rain beginning north portion at night ana reacnins soutn Don on rriaav, Cooler today. Moderate to fresh south- erlv wind; off en a nr. OREGON Cloudy with Intermittent rain today, tonight and Friday. Snow in mountains. Cooler In extreme east portion today and slightly warmer In north and east portions tonight. Fresh to strong southerly winds off coast. MANY NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE OF BACKACHES This Old Treatment Often Brings Happy Relief Many sufferers relieve nagging bacletcht quickly, once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be tired kidneys. The kidneys are Nature's chief way of talr Ing the excess acids and was te out of the blood, U'hcyhclpmostpeopIepassabout3 pints aday. When disorder of kidney function permits poisonous matter to remain In your blood, It may cause nagging backache, rheumatic pains, leg palnr, loss of pep and energy, get ting up nights, swelling, pufllnens under the yes, headaches and dizziness, Frequent of scanty passages with smarting and burning sometimes shows there Is something wrong With your kidneys or bladder. Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used iuccesifully by millions for over 40 years, Doan's give happy relief and will help the 15 miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from your blood, Get Doan's Pills. 23 C Of C Members From KF At Meeting Klamath County chamber of commerce members attended the dinner meeting of the Modoc county defense council in Al turas Wednesday night, 23 strong. Total attendance was about 70. Bailey Dorris, president of the MCDC, conducted the meeting which followed a hearty dinner at Mary Arena's restaurant, and Russell Bacon, secretary, kept things moving. State foresters of Oregon and California, Nelson Rogers and DeWitt Nelson, spoke on for estry practices in both states, giving a detailed report on lum ber activities. Former KF Man Suffers Burns Howard Torgler, 47, long time resident of Klamath Falls and now residing in Portland, suffered first and second degree burns on the body Tuesday when he was trapped in his one door trailer house at the Port land Auto park, 9000, N. E. union avenue. Torgler was burned about the hands and arms, back, chest and legs, when fuel oil used in the trailer exploded while he was attempting to start a fire in the coal stove. Neighbors heard the explo sion and rescued hjm from the' flames. Mrs. Torgler, suffering from a broken arm at the time,- escaped with slight burns when she left through a window in the trailer. Camp attendants ex tinguished the blaze, Torgler is in Vanport hospital where his condition is reported as fair. Classified 'Ads Bring Results. No Need For Ration Seen WASHINGTON, March 28 W) President Trunum snid today he saw no reason for a resumption of rationing in this country as a result of world food shortages. Ho told a news conforcjice that he thought the current emergency would bo ovor before steps could be taken to rc-lmpose necessary controls. Mr. Truman was asked about a recommendation of UNRRA's lood sub-committee that nil the United Nations ration food. He replied he still felt thul controls should be rc-lmpascd wherever necessary. However, he said, this is an emergency which should be over late in the spring. The reinstitution of food ra tioning probably would take longer than the Immediate emer gency will lust, he added. Run-Away Auto Rams Into Tree . . - 'ft . . A run-away car, a 1940 Mer cury, belonging to Ralph Di Battistu, 24, box 541, crashed into a tree on Fremont yesterday resulting in damages to the auto mobile estimated at $40. No one was injured. Eddie Heron, 725 Commercial, reported to police that a tire and wheel were stolen from his car, a 1937 Buick, , Tuesday niftht. The tire was a 650-18, newly painted black. One traffic arrest appeared on the municipal court docket this morning with Edra Irene McKay posting $5 bail for having no operator's license. Three drunks appeared in court. One drunk and disorder ly and one disorderly bailed out of jail. Grandfather Of KF Woman Succumbs Mrs. Lane Warren, 746 Cali fornia avenue, was called north at noon today by the death of her grandfatner, John Nickel bey, 74, who died Wednesday at Wallace, Ida. Mr. Nickelbey was a retired mine operator and Is survived by his wife and 11 children. Mrs. Warren will join her mother, Mrs. Ludvig Peterson of Prineville, and also her daughter Nancy who has been visiting there, and they will continue to Wallace by way of Spokane, Wash. They expect to return early next week. Charges Of Contempt To Be Pressed WASHINGTON, March 21) UV) Tito house votud H!1U to 4 today to pru&s contempt churgus minima Chairman Edward K. lliuslty of the Joint iintl-fimcist rofuiji'O com mittee of New York. The action was taken nt the request of tho hoiiso committee on uiiAmerlcuii activities, which contended that Uiirsky had re fused to supply subpounaed rec ords. ' Simultaneously, Rep. J. Par null Thomas (H-N.J.), said he was informed that Gustavo Uuran, special assistant to Assistant Sec retary of Statu Spruillo Uraden, was tho "directing genius" be hind tho nnti-fasulNt group and was once a Russian agent. Thomas, ranking republican on the house committee, added In a statement placed in tho con gressional record that Diiinii had served as major In the Spanish Loyalist army and was known in Spuln as a communist and agent oi the Russian secret police (NKVD). , Tho house refused to approve a blanket citation ugalnst Barsky and 15 members of his organiza tion's executive board as original. ly proposed by the unAmerlcan activities committee. House members protested that Barsky was the only one who actually had been subpoenaed. Rep. Marcantonlo (AL-N.Y) und three democrats, voted against the Uarsky contempt citation. Tho three were repre sentatives I 'no of California, Neelv of West Virginia, and Powell of New York. IIKKAI.O NltWH, Klsmath mil,, Ors. Battery Separator Plant To Be Built PORTLAND, March 211 (nt Tho Cascades Plywood corpora tion president announced today that ground U being broken for a $200,000 battery separutor plant to bo located near Leban on, . M. D. Tucker mild the plant was to Ins built ut Sulvm, but met with uniting regulation dir. rieulllos, Tim site adjacent to tho firm's plywood plant near Lebanon wan then chosen Instead. ' unni I -Doom Opon 8:45 Icndi Todaytf Students Win Round With Theatre Firm MEDFORD, March 28 !') Student pickets won a round with a theatre company today. Lcverette Interstate Theatres, operating Medford show houses, announced today they would cut student entrance rules to 45 cents as soon as new tickets can be printed. A group of youngsters picket ed one theatre Saturday in de mand for lower prices. Manager Elno Hommllu announced ine new rate toduy following sev eral conferences with students. mmm Continuous Daily-Opn 12:30 Ends Tonitel Aliol Starts FRIDAY! At I-LAMINO A1X-CUMSI FLASHING risTsi mitt fUM-SIT" CARSON rcmSfiwAiti Fran. JAQOIT HMD RICHMOND Adtl) MARA Km I ANDI I Starts FRIDAYT Klamath Fa Se It Now ,0 V F WAHNER MXTM MS COLD PREPARATIONS Liquid Tabled Salv NoM Drops) Has atifid million lor yoan. i Caution Uw only 01 4il4. STARTS M:UU i Mil .V rill tTh A - THRILL jflffifflllsfo 1 annual Doort Opon 1:30-8:4$- nATi II BUM! Today! Tho Some rogfom ANN SHERIDAN AND HUMPHREY BOGART Color Cartoon , yP IJ i . J I Latest News - Xssmssttt sm'"i''3 I f