Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, April 10, 1946, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextCanal Bids Date Changed Sealed bids for construction work on "N" canal system Mo doc unit, Tulelake division. Klamath project will be opened April 25 instead of April 10 as previously stated. The announcement was made today by the U. S. bureau of re clamation office, Klamath Falls, where bids will be received un til April 25, for furnishing all work for construction of earth work and structures, canals and drains situated near Tulelake on the project. This invitation for bids does not cover the purchase of ma ' terials which are to be furnished by the government, it was an nounced. The work shall be commenced within 30 calendar days after date of receipt of no tice to proceed and shall be com pleted within 250 calendar days from the date of receipt of no tice. Bids must De made on stand ard government forms which are available at the office of USBR, post office building. Peter Stuyvesant determined the size of Albany, N. Y in 1652 by firing one cannon ball north, another south, and declaring all land between the shots within city limits. Existing Homes Free Of Ceiling WASHINGTON, April lu (API The senate by a vote of 41 to 33 today struck from the veterans emergency housing bill a pro vision to fix ceiling prices on existing homes at the first re sale level. Senator Rcvercomb (R-W.Vu.) offered the removal amendment to the measure, which is de signed to provide 2.700,000 new homes in the next two years. The senate agreed to restrict price fixing to rentals and any new construction. This was identical with the price controls approved by the house. Movie Set Death Said Accidental LOS ANGELES, April 10 (AP) A coroner"s jury found today that Edward Gray, 31, i studio employe found dying after a parly on a movie set last AVednesday night, was killed by an accidental fall while intoxicated. Police had first thought he might have been the victim of a slaying. Gray was found in a pool of blood on the General Service studio lot after a party celebrating completion of a picture, " Angel On My Shoul der," a story of murder and phantasy. He Juy near a 65-foot back drop depicting the gateway to hell. I Death Claims Olene Man Louis Curtis Gebhardt. 50, for the past 16 years a resident of Klamath Falls and Olene, and an employe of the United States bureau of reclamation since March, 1932. died at Hillside hos pital early this morning follow ing a lengthy illness. Mr. Gebhardt worked as ditch rider in the Olene area for the bureau until five montns agoi when illness took him to Port-1 land where he had extensive sur- j gery. He returned here several weeks ago. He was a member , of Pomona grange and also Lost River grange. Mrs. Maty Ann Gebhardt, the widow, survives. ' Final rites will be announced ; later by Whitlock's. ' Four-H News ARMORY TONIGHT Km? if i'" V j America's Most Copied Piano Stylisi IN PERSON EARL "Fatha His Piano and His Orchestra AND FEATURING Dolores Parker - Essix Scott Arthur Walker - "Scoops" Carry Dancing 9 'fil 1 . Doors Open 8:30 $1.20 per Person, including fax AAA Farm Sign-Up Dates Announced For the convenience of farm ers in outlying districts, AAA farm sign-ups may be made at Bly Thursday at the Keffler place from 1 to 9 p. m. At Langell valley CCC camp on Tuesday, April 16, from 1 to 0 p. m. and in the agricultural building of the high school in Malin on April 17 from 1 to 9 p. in. Oregon City Boy Dies After Crash OREGON CITY. April 10 () Jack C. Dowler, 19, injured in a motorcycle accident ounnay, died in a hospital here yester day. The Portland youth was riding with other members of a cycle club near here. He swervea to avoid a minor collision of tw o other cycles and ran into a ditch. The dates for the county 4-11 spring lair has been set for Fri day ami aaturoay, April in-zu at the fairgrounds. For the past several years the community shows have taken the place of the county . spring lair, i ne spring fair is the climax to the completion of winter projects of 4-H club members. Included in the exhibits will be cooking, clothing, knitting, homo-making, fnrestrv. woodworking and cam era projects. Special features of the lair win ue a siyie revuo with 4-H Eirls modeling the clothing which they have made, patching and darning contests and clothing, cooking and mis cellaneous demonstration con tests. Mrs. Earl Mack of Henley has been appointed general chair man for the fair. She is work ing with the various committees for receiving, arranging and checking out exhibits. Truman Vetoes Idea Of Easter Egg Roll WASHINGTON, April 10 tP) President Truman today vetoed the idea of an Easter egg rolling on the White House grounds this year in view of the world food crisis. The Easter Sunday egg rolling .ac a fnmilinr tin I't (if White I House routine in the years prior I to the war. In a statement, the wnite House said that the nation's cap ital "should set the rest of the country a good example in food conservation." It added that the waste of eggs "would not be con sistent with the effort to feed starving millions." 0 : INVESTORS MUTUU. INC. WKSTOB SELECTIVE FOND, IXC INVESTORS STOCK FUND, INC. INVESTORS SYNDICATE MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA Martin A. Putnam Phone 6216 Klamath Falls, .Ore. Portland Sees Profit In Ships PORTLAND. Ore., April 10 (JP) The chairman of the port development committee said to day that the dispute over laying up merchant ships here may end in a temporary program which would bring the city a 55,000, 000 annual payroll. Hiliman Lueddeman told a businessmen's club that the mar itime commission may use tem porary moorages here for 300 ships before they are scrapped. sold, or assigned to permanent moorage. Sites intended as permanent moorages nere were abandoned after objections from the army engineers and various Portland and Vancouver groups. Antique Music ilox Donated To Klamath County 3luseunt Many memories of early pio-i were married, 57 years ago ni-m , 111 nil" mi County Judge Moore. They were neer nays in iiiikviuc, now Klamath Falls, are associated with the old music box being do nated tb the Klamath museum commission by Mr. and Mrs, Emil Egert, 331 S. 4th. The music box, called a Con cert Roller Organ, which was patented in 1887, has been in the Egert family for over half a ceii turv. Together with 19 wooden cylindrical records it lias been tl, firi rmiiite the Judge mill' ried and he snid he wauled "It to work." It did. Egert is 87 years old and Ills wife is 75. He came to Llnkville from California in 1887 und two years Inter wed his sweetheart who had arrived from Germany Just four years previously. Egert Intel a harness shop on Main street nt presented to the Klaiiiuth mu-1 the time. Later they homestead. n,i.mii I kH lust bi'vond HiUlebrnud, es tablisliing a goon Mien mum which they sold three years ago to C. C. Crawford when they moved hack to Kliinuilh Fulls. The Guv Nineties music box will be oii'displiiy in Hie window of the U. s. National mum lor ii Haying a few of the records which include German pieces, old hymns and songs popular with early settlers, recalled to the Egerls, historical events which they participated in when Klamath Falls was still Link ville. They remembered when the railroad came into Klamath Falls in 1901), and the day they week, the liiiiuuo ill me leu must be wound continuously to keep tho music playing. Vacation Time Is Near . . Have Your Car Ready1. We have the Parts we have the Equipment and the Men that r know how. : I " - - Carburetor Specialists Ignition Specialists Body and Fender Work Motor Rebuilding Lubrication Washing-Polishing Wheel Aligning Bring your car to us for ALL repairs! DIMBAT MOTOR CO. YOUR CHRYSLER DEALER 239 Main Phone 7011 jJlilrn.dJ Continuous Daily 12:30 Sill Borry Don FITZGERALD DtFORE AHor i insula Terrific J Hit! W k I I All INS IOSIMAHY U PUNCHI ' Young Marine Who Felt His By EDNA KILLMEYER Doctors who said there was j little hope when the severely; wounded and paralyzed young marine was brought to them,' have been made to eat their . words. The marine, Cpl. Alfred i L. Linzi, was born at Meadow Lake and attended school in Bo nanza and Sprogue River. He is the son of Mrs. lone Linzi of the Klu nath Falls auto court. I Serving in the 9th regimental 1 weapons company of the 3rd ma-1 l ine division on Iwo J mm, Linzi was wounded in tho back, March 10, 194S, when he at tempted to pull a woundod gun ner away from a gun emplace ment. Two bullets went through his Navy Officers Held On Fraud Charges HONOLULU, April 10 () Two naval officers and 10 ci vilians were under federal grand jury indictment today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment of tens of thousands of dollars during the war through irregular business transactions. The indictments charged that the defendants siphoned heavy profits from the naval canton ment area there and the sub marine base ship s service store at Pearl Harbor. House To Debate On British Loan WASHINGTON, April 10 OP) The senate banking committee voted 14 to 5 today to send the proposed $3,750,000,000 British loan to the floor for debate. The action was announced by Senator Barkley (D-Ky.) after a closed meeting. Barkley pre dicted the senate would pass the proposed credit "by a substantial majorty." He said that the bill would be called up for action the first of next week. Billion Paid For Black Market Meat WASHINGTON, April 10 IJf) The senate agriculture commit tee was told today that meat black markets are levying tribute at a rate of over a billion dollars a year on housewives. R, J. Eggert, associate market ing director of the American Meat Institute, said a checkup in Washington during the last week in March showed 90 per cent of the markets here selling one or more cuts at over-ciling prices. i fools Doctors Case Hopeless body, striking his spine. He was left completely frozen, unable to move, and unable to let go of the wounded gunner whom he had grasped by the belt. An am bulance took Linzi ami three other wounded to regimental sick-bay. Blood plasma was ad ministered lo the men while en route to the hospital. Navy doctors held little hope for Limns recovery as they placed him aboard the USS Solace and rushed him to sur gery. He was moved to Guam soon after where his condition improved to the point where he regained partial use of his left leg, although the right remained completely paralyzed. After further surgery he was placed on the evacuation list for his re turn to the United States. On August 28 he was trans ferred to San Diego to become a patient at the United States naval hospital there. Now. with the aid of braces, Linzi can stand on his feet, and with physical therapy, is gradually regaining partial use of his legs. His mother and the rest of his family, all residing in this area, visited him recently in San Diego. Linzi has been In the marine corps for nearly five years and served 30 months of that time overseas, with duty in New Zealand, Guadalcanal, Bougain ville, the New Hebrides, Guam, and finally, Iwo Jima. hhai.ii Nt. " " 0, """"', .ii ltl Tho Pearl lrt.n. ' and missing wttJ Truck-Auto Mishap Reported To Police The only traffic accident re ported lo clly police today was ne occurring Tuesday wlicn Chevrolet truck driven by Fred A Thorp, 1 005 Summer lane, 1;, a 1941 Chrysler coupe, driven bv H. S. Vailen, iU Hugo, collided as the "uk backed into uu alley at Spring and Main. Onlv minor damage was ir ported on the coupe, with no utiiniige to the truck. In municipal court this morn lug Idro llonatlo posted $13 baii for violation of the basic rule, and Jack McCoy posted I I. ..11 f.tr liiV.Wlllkllllf Six drunks, one drunk and ., . . ..... i , .11 l,.Hv Uisoroeriy. hiiu ' conduct charges appeared in court. Fishermen Warned Against Ticks PORTLAND. April 10 (Al'l--Dr. Harold M. Erlckson, statu health officer, sent out a warn ing lodnv to fishermen nlmnilng to trek into eastern anil central Oregon for speckled trout. A case of rocky imiiiiiliiln fever In the region prompted him lo advise precautions against the disease, snreiid by Infected ticks. Immunization is possible. Ten new cases of diphtheria were reported during the past week. There was still no indi cation of any siiiiiIIhix in the state. mi RADIO CONFAB PORTLAND. April 10 (API- Radio executives of Oregon and i southwest Washington will ox-n ! a two-day conference here IO' morrow. You'll In... .1 .v., logolhtrl vn in:i:itY oimiEj UQD MAJOl MK 4. CA1IOI NAI1H 1 UrDC Cllkim, wy nun. ounw "mm 1 : 1 ; 1 1 ! I : -1 0 1 H Doors Open 6:45 Ends Today! Jack Btnny Mytttryl in N "Pillow Kp 'Em p of Laughing" DDath" Tomorrow The Netherlands lost 87.000 homes through bombings during the war. PAT O'BRIEN EVELYN BRENT In "WORLD GONE MAD' "Unwritten Law" with MISCHA AUER fOI mrOMUTION diai mm oi uj b DOORS OPEN Au 2 HITS! O liff-j 1 I ii 4 hM fr vi YITlTrifJ BtaBlSlSlSlSlSBlSlSB "naOMaMfsW H - - n COMPANION FEATURE! 7t Happened in New Orleans" with BOBBY BREEN HATTIE M'DANIELS Lilt Timti Todtyl L!f -- LTilitiiil Box C-j Om j 1 1 -1 II f rf 1 1 1 1 I i h n v h 1 1 i p. i m m mi mi - raw ON THE STAGE! Sacred Heari School of Musi presents "A TOAST TO AMERICA" FEATURING "Ballad For Americans" with VIVIAN KIERNES and CHORUS of 14t Grand Finale: Ail Girl Chorus of PAT O'LEARY, Soprano Soloist NOVELTY SPECIALTIES AND ON THE SCREEN . . . The Hilarious $ Comedy Riot! REGULAR ADMISSION I iWi at full iuuHf lodaj 1.,. I r M iUa .. 1 4 u ' v 1 Oram, fUI,i KVnta t JT "'r,"" '1 I Jlf Latest Paramount Nswi Added Laff Blotl 3 Stooges "Bonr Rnrrol Pnlecats" - ..v.