City 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.
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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.
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