Purchase Of
Jail Site
Authorized
Purchase by the city and coun
ty of the remainder of the site
for the proposed city-county jail
has been authorized and terms
agreed upon but the land has not
yet been acquired.
The city now owns lots 1, I,
9 and 10, block 73, original town,
the vacated alley in that parcel
and the north 35 feet of vacated
Walnut street adjacent to the
lots. ,
That land was purchased from
The California Oregon Power
company over a year ago.
The remainder of the block,
lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. the rest
of the vacated alley and the rest
of the 35-foot strip of Walnut, is
still to be purchased.
Modoc Lumber company is the
owner of the property and the
company has lumber piled on
the lots. The city is giving the
company a five-year lease on
lots 1, 2, and 3, block 72. origi
nal town, for a lumber yard.
Acquisition of the property
Railroad Workers Hear New Approach To On-The-Job Safety
WW- H Wnx , 4
At A
muimn nf Southern Pacific cmolovet and families- here this week, C,
will give the
nwncrshiD of the entire block be
tween 2nd and 3rd and Klam
ath and Walnut, tabbed as the
location of the proposed city
county jail, police station and
sheriff's office.
Cost of the jail has been esti
mated at $150,000, of which the
county is to put up two-thirds
and tne city one-third.
Thompson Speaks
At Rotary Meeting
Bob Thompson of Pioneer To
bacco company, former major
with the army weather service,
spoke to Rotarians Friday noon
on the organization and activi
ties of his branch of the service
in the war. . , . .
Thompson, who served as an
administrative officer in the
United States and the European
and Pacific theaters, related in
cidents in the weather service's
work with the air force.
Lawrence Bertram, with the
classification of jeweler, . and
Walt Jendrzejewski, with the
classification of seed production
specialist, were introduced as
new members of Rotary club.
F. Woodworth, safety supervisor for SP, under-
and entertaining light. Instead of dry statistical
it., WnnHworih. ihown standina. tackles the oroblem ot impressing tne neea lor ieiy oj .uui.uu rn.iiu, .UK......
pation discussions and by making safety meetings informal community affairs.
city and county , took to present the need for safety on the job lor railroad workers in a new
Northern Lights Are Again
increasing In ilriUianeij
Combs Assigned To
Divorce Cases Here
Chief Justice Harry H. Belt I
today announced the appoint
ment of Judge Charles H. Combs
of Lakeview .to come to Klamath
Falls to preside in the cases of
Cash in vs. Cashin and Biehler
vs. Bishop.
Dark Green Pickup
Reported Stolen .
A dark green 1941 Ford pick
up, property of H. C. Arnold,
713 Roseway, was reported to
city police as stolen from where
it was parked in front of the
high school building last night.
Arnold said the car was taken
some time between 7 and 10
p. m. It was equipped with a
steering wheel switch and the
gas tank was full, he reported.
Baker Man Elected
President Of FFA
SALEM, April 12 UP) Lewis
Wirth, Baker, was elected state
president today of the Future
Farmers of America at the clos
ing session of the four-day state
wide convention. . '
By J. HUGH PRUETT
Astronomer. Extension Division,
Oregon Higher Educational
System
With increasing frequency
there recently have come reports
of splendid displays of the aurora
borealis, or northern lights. Dur
ing the final week of March this
delicate luminosity across the
dark skies was observed on sev
eral nights and from many parts
of the country. Simultaneously,
telegraphic systems, and other
means of communication suf
fered their most serious disturb
ances in many years.
Auroras, telegraphic confusion
and sunspots have long been
known to be closely associated.
The "spots" are usually blamed
for the other two; but it may be '
that some unknown cause is re
sponsible for all of them. These
blots on the face of old Sol ap
pear in greatest numbers at
average intervals of about 11
years. Midway between these
times of maximum spottedness,
the solar surface is usually quite
free from disfiguration. Since
the last minimum occurred a lit
tle over two years ago, condi
tions are now building up to
ward another maximum.- In
creasingly spectacular displays
of northern lights may confi
dently be expected during the
next few years.
Although the aurora borealis
is most frequent and at its best
in the far northern countries, yet I
at times it is seen as lar soutn as
Mexico. On record are splendid
displays around Los Angeles and
across the country to Florida.
An observation of the northern
lights is most fascinating. In its
simplest form, this phenomenon
amounts only to a faint glow in
a semi-circular band, which
fringes the upper edge of an un
usually dark segment of the sky
directly above the northern hori
zon. Then for greater showiness,
long fingers of light may extend
upward toward the zenith. These
are usually a delicate white, but
at times green and pink and yel
low are seen. In greater gran
deur, immense luminous draper
ies at times seem to hang from
the heavens, sometimes cover
ing the entire sky.
The splendid aurora of
several more
This topic will be further dis
cussed in this column two weeks
hence.
morning of July 5, 1941. was
described thus by Mrs. Marie
McLean of Glengary, Idaho. by the load of
"At first it seemed that bril-1 "re es ui uKm.
liantly-tipped shafts of light
were spinging to the zenith with
incredible speed. As the moon
set, these short shafts were seen
to be more brilliant segments
of complete concentric circles
which were pulsating from
every point on the horizon to
that magnetic zenith. I faced
the south for a long time. It
gave one the feeling of standing
inside a cool crystal globe en
tirely surrounded by flumes. To
me it seemed as though the
luminous circles as they rushed
toward the zenith repulsed e,ach
nthpr nressine back the liKht
'ne into a more solid band which
I stayed in that fantastic pattern
until distorted into new forms
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cloudy today tonight and Saturday, with
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night or Saturday morning. Slightly
cooler today and cooler on Saturday.
OREGON Mostly cloudy today, to
night and Saturday. Scattered light
showers west portion tonight and Sat
urday. Cooler Saturday. Gentle west
winds off coast today becoming moderate
southwesterly tonight and Saturday.
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Methods Sought
To Stretch Food
WASHINGTON, April 12 (AP)
Government officials enst about
today for ways to stretch food
supplies over the next 90 days,
described by President Truman
as the critical period in the
world shortage.
.The agriculture department
held in abeyance an order which
would reduce domestic use of
flour one-fourth by rationing
stocks to bakers and retailers,
but notified distillers they may
hold no more than a seven and
one half-day supply of grains.
If any are found to have a
greater nmount after Monday,
the department ruled, they will
be denied the right to use any
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TRUCK DRIVER SNARED
ROSEBURG. Ore., April 12
(AP) Frank B. Flood, 37,
truck driver, was arrested here
today at the request of Pendle
ton authorities, to face charges
of embezzlement. Sheriff O. T.
Carter reported.
No Truce Seen
In Bus Strike
PORTLAND, April 12 tfl'
The Oregon Motor Stages strike
went into its second week t''y.
with no indications ot u settle
ment in sight. , ,
Until company ami union orti
dills said today that no plans had
been made for negotiating
nu'i'ling, and none had been held
since tin' strike begun.
In Salem and Kugene, where
the company operates the loin
bus service, residents continued
walking or begging ndo to
work. At Forest Grove, mail de
liveries pnrtly curried by the
stages were cut from six to
two a day.
5 Traffic Arrests
Made By City Police
Five traffic arrests, including
four for speeding, were made
by city police in the past 24
hours.
John Y. Tripp, Klamath lulls,
posted $20 bail for a violation
ot the basic rule on S. Uth,
Spring and Ouk. He was clocked
at 4li miles per hour in a 25
mile zone.
James Edward Ervin, 9411
Prospect, was cited to appear in
municipal court this afternoon
for a violation of the basic rule
in a school zone. Richard T.
Babcock, route 3. posted $5 bail
for exceeding the speed limit on
Oregon avenue, and Harry I-.
Kellis, 2050 Wantland, put up
$5 for a like offense on S. 6th.
Albert Emerson. 2203 Oak,
posted $5 bail for having no
! operator's license. Two drunks,
two vagrants, one uimjiu.ii.
and one drunk unit disorderly
nnneared in court today, and
two parking tickets were paid.
Klamath Man Now
Stationed In Korea
T4 Roland M. Roberts, for
mer employe of Weyerhaeuser
camp 4, is now stationed with
the army engineers at Fusan,
Korea, and writes his mother,
Mrs. W. T. Roberts of Ashland,
that the climate there is very
much like that in Oregon.
He has been in the service 17
months, took basic training at
Camp Roberts and Fort Benning,
and was stationed In the Philip
pines for six months before going
to Korea.
William Roberts, brother of
Roland, has enlisted in the army,
choosing the air force as his
branch of service and the Euro
pean theater of operations for
duty. He is receiving basic train
ing in San Antonio, Tex., and
will study aerial photography.
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May Touches Off
Induction Scrap
WASHINGTON. April i2 ll't
Chairman May (D-Ky.) '. '"-
house military, commiue.
touched off n f'Khl ' ,lllc, "
her todav over continuing In
ductions of H) mill lUyearold
J "opening dehale on u commit
(re reeoiiimeiidiillon for n nine
months extension of t'"'
law Mav said he would offer an
aincmlinVnl to prohibit the Induc
tion of anyone under 20.
He said he would submit later
arniv figures indicating Unit
there is no need to keep on draft
ing teen agei s mid would cite tes
Union v by General Dwighl l.
Eisenhower that youths under
20 are "not suitable us occupa
tion forces."
The Ken'.uikiiin urgiieil that
the iirmv's manpower require
ments could be met without
drafting teenagers, asserting
that dining the month of March
there were 73.000 voluntary en
listments anil us many mom un
expected in April.
Salem Pilot Dies
After Plane Crash
ALBANY, April 12 l.l'l
Francis U. Protean. Salem pilot
injured in the crash of his low
flying plane south of here yes
terday, died today.
NAMED EXECOrriCER
ANNAPOLIS, Mil.. April 12
(Al) Commander Oscar K.
llagberg, coach of the 104S navy
football team, has been nmnrd
executive officer of the heavy
cruiser Columbus, the navy said
today.
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