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Strike Set
In 7 Sugar
Refineries
By Tht AuoclaUd Prtu
A nti'lkn was set fur iiildiilKlil
tonlKht by 1100(1 AH. mill CIO
employes III seven east const
stliinr refineries which process
about two-thirds of the nation's
cunu suuiir.
Lust minute attempts were
beliiK mndo by federal labor cou
eillatora to avert the walkout In
pliinU of three miijor suuiir re
fineries In New York, Philadel
phia, Huston and Haltlmore Four
CIO anil three AKI. Inculs ure hi.
volved in a waiie dispute with
the American, National unci Kr
vere refmiiiK companies.
In New York, Federal Concili
ator trunk h. Walsh said he
planned to nrrmme a conference
of iiulou und company represen
tatives before the strike deud
llue. The unions hiked their de
mand for a wane Increase from
lr cents hourly extra to 18!
cents hourly while Ihe compan
ies have offered u 1 It-cent hour
ly raise at some plants uml a
lower boost lit others.
Strike Threat
Major development alonii the
labor front durlnii the last 24
hours was the threat of h strike
of Kl 00 Transcontinental mid
Western Air company pilots dur
liiK the week of April 21. An
Airline Pilots association spokes
man said wane demands would
increase the present maximum
annual pay from $13,200 to $10,
U00. The 00,000 residents of I.nns
Inn, Mich., were without public
transportation because of a
strike by members of the AKL
Hallway nml Motor Loach Oper
ators union. The operators quit
work upon expiration of a dead
line for company ncceptauce of a
(net flndlnu board's recommen
dation of $1.10 hourly wane fur
4H-hour week.
ContlnulnK labor disputes
throughout the country kept Idle
about 700,000 workers.
Indians Limit
Timber Sales
Clothing Lack
Will Be Eased
WASHINGTON, April 13 (AP)
Stabilization Director Chester
Bowles expressed confidence to
day thai the shorliiKC of Inex
pensive clollilni! will have eased
considerably In three months.
In n radio address (ABC) net
work), he nppenled to the public
to be patient "n little while
lonucr."
Stating thai production of
cloth and uppnrcl Is on the up
trend, Howies added:
"Ordinarily It lakes about 14
weeks for new fabrics to show
up ns finished uarmenls in your
stores. This whole troublesome
situation, I am confident, should
be a lot better by the middle of
July."
Bowles, In a review of the
clothlntl problem, said that to
date the record of K-'tlinK low
and moderately-priced garments
on the mnrket "Is no credit
cither to the industry or the gov
ernment." Discussing the shirt shortage,
Bowles said a principal reason
for it is "the absolutely stagger
ing demand." The government
estimates, he reported, that
Americans would snap up more
than 320,000,000 shirts this year.
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A new policy for Indian lim
ber sales under which sales con
tracts would be limited to about
10.000,0110 feet during the period
of postwar adjustment and OPA
ceilings was agreed upon by the
Klamath Indian council and
business committee ill meetings
held this week.
The decision to make sales In
small luls may affect the opera
tions of lumber companies In
this area purchasing limber on
the reservation. Arthur Itlock
I inner, head of the Chilo(uin
Lumber cumpauy, was at the
on the reservation, was ut the
agency during the sessions and
discussed Informally the adverse
effect of the policy on the plans
of bis company.
The Indians also agreed they
would not permit timber sales
prices to drop below bid prices,
this policy being aimed to pre
vent any downward adjustments
below bid prices.
Diiallow Expenses
A question of payment of ex
penses of Wade Crawford as
tribal delegate to Washington
came before the tribal business
committee, and the committee
voted to disallow expenses of
about $11110 until Crawford
proves he has followed certain
Instructions of the council.
Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs John Urophy had asked
the tribal business committee if
it wanted to authorize the Craw
ford expense voucher.
Crawford and Boyd Jackson,
the tribal delegates, were ul the
meeting, having flown out from
Washington.
Crawford appeared before the
general council to ask its sup
port in demanding the Indian
commissioner produce certain
records before a congressional
committee. The commissioner,
It is understood, had asked that
Crawford's request for the rec
ords be supported by the coun
cil before the commissioner
would comply. After a discus
sion, the council voted against
complying with Crawford's re
quest, according to a report of
the meeting by B. G. Court
right, Indian agency superinten
dent. It was announced that a $200
per capita payment will be
made to the Klamath Indians
in early May, totaling ubout
$400,000.
Venus Raymond
Taken By Death
Venus Kctchum Raymond, 57,
lor the post five years employed
os linotype operator at The Her
old and News, died Friday at
5;05 p. in. In Klamath Volley
hospital following on extended
Illness.
Mrs. Raymond, wife of Harold
C. Raymond of this city, was a I
native of Iowa but had lived in
Oregon for many years. She
was at one time employed on
Salem newspapers and was a
member of Klamath Fulls Typo
graphical Union No. 601. In
addition to her husband, one sis
ter, Mrs. Joe McFarlnnd of Day
ton, Ore., survives. Final rites
will be announced by the Enrl
Whitlock Funeral home.
Potato Farmer Exonerated '
In Tragic Death Of Child
Stale police yesterday exonerated Norman Martin Krlsvold,
.'II, Hatfield potato farmer, from blame In connection with the
death of l.lndu Gay Durunt, U-yeur-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon L. Diirant, who was killed instantly cnrly Friday
ufternoon In front of the family home on the Merrill highway.
The child's death occurred on her third birthday.
Officers Investigating the tragedy gave the following report
ufler checking Irlsvolds state
ment.
Frlsvold said he was driving
a llM!i Chevrolet flatbed truck
toward Klamath Falls with a
load of potatoes. As he neorcd
the driveway of lhc Durant
home he saw a car parked off
the highway in the driveway.
Frlsvold said he saw a woman
get out of the cur and walk
across the highway to the mail
box. The woman turned and
waited al the side of the high
way for Ihe traffic to clear. At
that point, slate police said, little
L,liHin i, ay apparently got out
of the parked vehieie on the
driver's side - and away from
Frisvold's vision.
The truck driver said the first
time he saw the child she was
running across the highway and
not more than 15 or 20 feel
away. Police said Frisvold was
driving the truck between 30
und 35 miles per hour.
Swerved
Mrs. Durant cried out to the
turn ond Irisvold made an at
tempt to avoid hitting the girl.
He swerved to the left of the
highway and thought he had
missed the child but Linda Gay
apparently ran into the rear tire
and the wheel passed over her
head.
The truck went on down the
highway, swerved again and
Frisvold turned into the Dean
Hall ranch driveway where the
truck, carrying 200 50-pound
sacks of potatoes, overturned.
frisvold was uninjured. The
tragedy occurred at obout 1:15
p. m jusl ofter Mrs. Durant
and the child had been shopping
In Klamath Falls.
Final rites for Linda Gay will
oe conducted by Ward's, time
announced later.
House Votes
induction
"Holiday"
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WASHINGTON, April 13 A')
The house tentatively voted a
five-month draft "holiday" today
after having voted earlier to bon
the induction of teen-agers.
Nearing final action on legis
lation extending the draft law
nine months beyond May 15, the
house adopted the amendment
to prohibit any inductions be
tween May 15 and October 15 of
this year by a standing vote of
149 to 127.
Under terms of the amend
ment, inductions could be re
sumed after October 15 only by
presidential decree and a find
ing that voluntary enlistments
were insufficient to meet the
manpower needs of the army
and the navy.
Teller Vote
The proposed ban on teen-age
inductions was proposed also on
.T V u, i,7 rii ii Seated in their home here, from which neighbor, are attempt-
' . . ' . . ' ing to oust them, Mrs. Ann Fong and her Chinese-American war
Krirl w.r Ihe pnflmhpr nnn rr. ! . . i i . , i ,n j :.
- , TBieran nuioana, noroce, nava xiiea an iniuncuun auu ai uw
iu.si-u iu iauc mc iimiuiiuiii nd. Calif., in an altemnt ta mannl the ouster, claimino Mrs.
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"ions of the nation to-
fliop proprietors in
c?". hehiics T'T
fior,for ""-'at by of-
usu'ly least popular
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worii""" '.' n."y time
" 01 the
op
ium
"is (D-Okla.),
commin " agn-
ves ' ",! 1 dieted in
3'bonnu i , "ral lerc
,n..i?.n.y lpR"llinolc menl
OpTi11'.1" 30 days.
0n ' " , , l"'aclicallv
3,.,0n ie "black lrkel
' P. Wli.
!,n nn,i ; ' "' enairmnn
hi J: '" Sllil cnttlo
were i "r1mtk(,rs
- ! lie lowest llil.
week thot ho could recall in
mi veurs. Fifteen packers, in
cluding Armour, Swift and Wil
son, he Huid, together bought
only 1)000 head or obout 25 per
cent of the slaughter collie sold
the first four days this week.
"Thero is no answer to the
situation short of complete re
moval of price controls on live
stock and meat," Wilson said.
The shortage brought a prom
ise from the agriculture depart
ment of action "within a few
days" to enable the big packers
Iq obtain more livestock. De
partment officials wouldn't Indi
cate what the action might be.
Cattle slaughtering was al
most tololly discontinued In
Columbus, 6. Meat retailers in
Cincinnati, O., decided to close
shop unless OPA regulations
ore lifted. Meal market count
ers had slim stocks in Min
neapolis, Minn., in Omaha, Neb.,
and Philadelphia the retail sit
uation was "critical" or "acute."
New York and Washington how
ever, hud adeuualc retail sup
plies.
6 Die When Plane
Rams Into Building
CHICAGO, April 13 (AP)
A plane crashed into a three-!
story brick building on Ihe north- j
west side of Chlcogo today and
police sold they had received
reports that six persons were
killed ond 20 persons Injured.
The casually reports were not
Immediately confirmed.
Man Hurt In Effort
To Halt Wild Auto
Art Bndorek, 34, mechanic for
Link River Motor company, was
slightly injured when he tried
to stop n runaway cor on Payne
street yesterday afternoon.
The car, a 1040 Ford, property
of the motor company, slipped
its brakes, ran downhill on
Payne, crossed Main street ond
struck a building ot 115 Payne
on the other side of Main.
Bndorek tried to stop the car
ond was dragged 30 feet before
dropping off.
U. S. To Help
Feed Enemies
WASHINGTON. A,-,ril 1-j ian
The United States today was re-
poricn planning monthly ex
penditures of almost $60,000,000
to help feed occupied Germany
and Japan until mid-1947.
A total of $700,000,000 has
been earmarked for this purpose
in the war department's budget
estimates for the 12 months be
ginning July 1, according to an
official who withheld his name.
To moke tin current deficien
cies food already is being shipped
into me u. s.-occupied zone of
Germany at the rote of more
than 50,000 tons a month. About
25,000 tons of rice and rice sub
stitutes have been delivered to
Japan thus far.
This food is paid for from war
department funds to "prevent
disease and unrest," Lt. Gen.
Lucius D. Clay, deputy military
governor, explained in first an
nouncing to the Germans the ex
tent of American aid.
Dunsmuir Man Gets
1 to 10-Year Jolt
YREKA. April 13 Oliver
Potter, 42-year-old Dunsmuir
man, was sentenced to serve
one to ten years in San Quentin
in superior court here yesterday
ofter being convicted on a man
slaughter charge April 4.
He was accused of striking
the blow in a street altercation
at Dunsmuir which resulted in
the death of Eorl James Woods
on December 28. Woods struck
his head on the pavement as he
fell and cause of his death was
listed as a fractured skull.
Potter was tried twice in
three weeks on the man
slaughter charge. The first trial
resulted in a hung Jury.
draft age to 21.
The draft "holiday," pro
posed by Chairman Vinson (D
Ga.) of the naval committee,
would give the president power
to order inductions resumed
after October 15 if voluntary en
listments in the meantime failed
to produce enough manpower to
meet army and navy needs.
The teen-age amendment was
introduced by Chairman May (D
Ky.) of the military committee,
who told the house "it's wrong to
put children in the army."
Wise Move
May said he also thought it
would be a "wise move'' to have
a "holiday" on inductions.
An attempt to write service
pay raises into the draft exten
sion legislation was blocked by
a technicality. An amendment
uronosed by Rep. Harness (R-
Ind.) would have raised the pay
of buck privates 50 per cent. A
lower scale, down to 10 per cent
for colonels, was proposed for
others.
Because it did not deal with
the draft itself, however, it was
ruled out of order.
Fong is "an American citizen of white complexion and blonde
hair." The suit also claimed that Fong. by virtue of a 92-year-old
California supreme court decision, was an American Indian and
that effort to oust him "will violate the 1776 Iroquois Nations
treaty and may start another war with the Indians."
Murder Of Old Sourdough
Investigated By Mounties
DAWSON, Y. T., April 13 (F)
The fatal shooting of an old
sourdough in a dispute over
claims where gold had been dis
covered was being investigated
today by Royal Canadian mount
ed police.
George Potter, a veteran sour
dough of the Dawson and Mayo
districts, was shot and killed
Spain Invites
U.N. Look-See
MADRID, April 13 (AP) The
Franco cabinet, describing the
latest accusations against Spain
as part of a world communist
campaign, today invited the
United Nations to send a com
mission to this country to "prove
the absolute falsity" of charges
that German scientists are work
ing on the atomic bomb in Spain.
In a brief communique issued
after its meeting, the cabinet
also termed "false" and "ab
surd" charges brought by Poland
at the United Nations security
council in New York that Spain
was endangering world peace.
Poland also had asserted that
the Franco government was
harboring German scientists,
and reports from Paris said that
a German, scientist was operat
ing an atomic research labora
tory near Toledo.
The invitation for a committee
to tour Spain was limited to
"those nations represented in the
United Nations with which Spain
niaitoins friendly relotions. Mem
bers of the security council
which do not maintain diplomat
ic relations with the Franco gov
ernment are Poland, Russia,
Mexico, France and China.
Street Fund On May Ballot
A proposal to roisc funds for improvement of streets in
front of city-owned lots will be put before voters of Klamath
Falls on the city ballot May 17. This is the second of three
measures to be submitted to local voters during the primary
balloting.
The measure provides for a half-mill levy on property to
raise money for the paving and would create a revolving fund
to handle the money brought in. The levy would run only
for one year.
Title of this measure is "Shall Klamath Falls, Ore., con
struct street improvements In front of city-owned lots, in co
operation with adjacent property owners to improve such
streets," and calls for a yes or no vote.
In locations where private property owners wish to have
streets In front ot their property improved, and where the
city also owns lots, the city's part ot the paving would bo
paid for by this' levy and out of the special "lot revolving
fund" created.
Cost of the improvement would be added to the price of
the lots when sold and the money recovered placed back in
the fund.
The ordinance to this effect was passed by .the city council
on March 11. A simple majority is necessary for passage of
this measure.
Parking Meter
Question Eyed
The parking meter question
came to the front again last night
when the city traffic safety coun
cil discussed meter possibilities
for KlamMh Falls and heard a
report on Medford's experience
with the curbstone gadgets.
Herb Grey of Medford told
the group that the meters re
cently installed there are now
being favorably received by the
public, and are working effec
tively both as to parking regu
lation and in financing traffic
work in that city. The 500 Med
ford meters are returning about
$110 a day.
Grey said the Medford public
was somewhat critical at first
but the meters have since grown
in public favor.
Frank Van Dyke, Ashland at
torney and legislator, was pres
ent as representative of a park
ing meter company, and the
coast representative of this com
pany, Rey Bowles, demonstrated
the meter called "Park-o-Meter."
This company, he said, would
be willing to install 900 or 1000
meters here for a trial period.
In that period, the company
would take 75 per cent of the re
turns and the city 25 per cent. If
at any time, the city decided to
accept a permanent purchase
contract, the amount taken in by
the company in the trial period
would be applied on the pur
chase price. After a permanent
contract is established, the city
would take 50 per cent of the
returns and the company 50 per
cent for purchase price until the
meters are paid for..
This particular meter is set to
give 12 minutes parking for one
cent, and on up to an hour for 5
cents.
Traffic safety committeemen
and members of the city council
discussed the parking meter idea
at length. Merchants nad been
invited to the meeting and two
were present. There was talk of
using the profits from parking
meters in developing permanent
parking lots in the city. No ac
tion of any kind was taken.
Dan Faris, chairman, presided
at the council meeting. Council
men Paul Landry, Angus New
ton and C. P. Van Doren were
present.
while he lay in his' bed in his
hotel room at Mayo. Police took
Peter Nord into custody for ques
tioning in connection with the
shooting.
Inspector H. H. Cronkhite of
the Whitehorse detachment of
the R.C.M.P. was flown to Mayo
to probe the case which has all
the bizarre details of a dime
magazine story -of -the colorful
northland.
Mayo is near the geographical
center of the Yukon territory,
east of Dawson and north of
Whitehorse, and is about 1100
air miles northwest of Vancou
ver. Police said Nord attempted to
take his own life before he was
taken into custody.
Only meagre details about the
shooting were available in Daw
son.
Nazis Bagged
In Roundup
SHANGHAI, April 13 (AP)
roundup of prominent nazis
hiding out in China was an
nounced today by American
military authorities as plans
were laid for mass deportation
in American ships of all
Germans known to have been
connected with the Hitler re
gime.
"We are going to get them
all even those who have been
able to evade . the Chinese so
far," said Col. Richard C. Witt-
mann of Lincoln, Neb., repatna-
lon chief in the China theater.
Wittmann said the nazis prob
ably would be tried in war
crimes courts in Germany, and
added that negotiations were
under way with Soviet, British
and French authorities for the
return of these repatriates to
their respective sections of the
fatherland.
Chinese authorities already
have rounded up many Germans
in China. Most of these now
are in the Shanghai area.
Wittmann said the first de
portation ship probably would
sail next June with about 1500
Germans, including the wives
and children of alleged nazis.
This by no means will com
plete the repatriation of Ger
mans from China, ne empna
sized. "The list will continue to
grow, as evidence is still com
ing in.
Boxing Instructor
Nabbed For Larceny
ROSEBURG, Ore., April 13
(AP) Jimmie Garrison, who
has been conducting boxing
classes in Roseburg the last
month, was arrested here yes
terday for Marion county au
thorities on a charge of larceny
Douglas county Sheriff O. T,
Carter reported. Details of the
charge were not learned.
Police Drag
Willamette
For Limbs
Officers Arrest Man
In Phone Booth;
Clues Slight
MILWAUKIE, Ore., April 13
(VP) Police began dragging the
Willamette river today for the
missing head, arms and legs of
a young woman after the first
thin lead to the mutilation blew
up.
Seate police said a man who
telephoned that he "knew every
thing" about the chopped-off
torso of a girl found in the Wil
lamette river last night was ap
parently just a crank.
While an intensive hunt went
on for the missing limbs, police
wiin no good clues were at
tempting to identify the slender,
girlish torso.
The description of several
girls on the missing person file
seemed to correspond with the
torso, state police reported. They
were checking with relatives
who might be able to identify
either the nude torso or the dark
blue sweater and brown slacks
in which it was wrapped.
Will Be Released
Police said the man taken into
custody while telephoning this
mprning probably would be re
leased. The man called state police
from a telephone booth in a
Portland auto parking station to
say he knew the identity of the
girl whose nude torso head,
arms, and legs hacked off was
hauled from the river wrapped
in old clothes and burlap sack
ing.
While he was talking on the
phone, state police notified city
officers, who raced to the Port
land parking station and arrested
the man.
"I can tell you everything
about this murder," he tele
phoned. He said he could take
officers to the spot where the
body was cut up, and could
identify the girl. He last saw
her, he said, the night of April 4.
Questioned
State police who took him to
headquarters here for question
ing, said later they were not
sure he actually knew anything
about the torso recovered at
Wisdom island moorage here.
H. C. Foster, Portland, and
James and Mary Rader, Mil
waukie, pulled what they
thought was a "bagful of
drowned cats" from the water.
It turned out to be a mutilated
body, wrapped in slacks, long
underwear, and a dark sweater
and topcoat. Sacking was tied
around the bundle with rope
and wire.
"Neat Job"
Rav Rilance. Clackamas coun-
tj coroner, said the girl appeared
to be in her teens or eariy
twenties and weighed about 110
to 115 pounds. He said the
knife-wielder did "rather a neat
job at least knew where the
joints were. The head, arms and
legs were missing.
The coroner estimated the
body had been in the water 24
to 36 hours.
Bid Awarded For
Fremont Addition
Pinniger and Watkins, Klam
ath Falls construction firm, was
awarded the basic bid of $47,800,
for construction of an addition
lo Fremont school at a meeting
of School Board No. 1, held Fri
day night in KUHS.
There was only one bid sub
mitted for the job which will in
clude a building similar in style
to the present structure and
work will start immediately,
contractors were advised. Plans
were drawn by Howard R. Per
rin, local architect.
The board decided last night
to call for bids on a heating
plant at the school.
A budget committee was
named for District No. 1, to in
clude R. E. Hooker, George Mc
Intyre, both to serve for a three
year term; Percy Murray and
Victor O'Neill, two-year term;
C. S. Elliot, one-yoar term.
Arriving In U. S.
Bv The Asjoclatr-d PreM
John n. nanlel. TSal.. Klamath
Fnlla, arrived on S. S. Marshall Vic
tory due in Seattle April 12.
Francis Morgan, rvl., Klamath
Falls, arrived on S. S. Marshall Vic
tory due In Seattle April 12.
Two Stick-Up Men Killed
In Gun Fray With Police
NEW YORK. April 13 (A)
Two holdup men, both war vet
erans were snot to aeain eariy
today in a gun battle with police
who said they surprised the pair
as they were looting an upper
west side hotel.
One of the men, who attempt
ed to shoot his way out with a
.38 calibre German lugcr pistol,
fell fatally wounded in the hotel
lobby.
The second, unarmed, fled but
was dropped on the sidewalk a
short distance from the hotel,
The shootings climaxed a
week-long series of fatal shoot-
lesday, April 16, At 5 p.m. Deadline For Registration For May Primary
ings in the city which have
brought death to eight persons.
Police said the two men, iden
tified from papers in their pock
ets as John J. Farragher, 32, and
Albei t J. Ray, former tank corps
men, entered the Hotel Berkley
bound and gagged the night man
ager then took $31 from him and
$35 from a safe.
Two patrolmen, who had seen
the men enter the hotel, 'fol
lowed them into the lobby.
The patrolmen said that when
they ordered the pair to put up
their hands, Ray opened fire.
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