Canal 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. '
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$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."
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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.
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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
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Six drunks, one drunk and
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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.
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RADIO CONFAB
PORTLAND. April 10 (API-
Radio executives of Oregon and i
southwest Washington will ox-n !
a two-day conference here IO'
morrow.
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