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Ring
Smashed
DETROIT. April 19 (IF) A
federal grand Jury today re
lumed Indictment charging 31
residents of four midwestern
itatcs with conspiracy to violate
OPA regulations in a $3,000,000
series of transactions in used
automobiles.
U. S. Attorney John C. Lehr
aid the transactions reached
into eight states and involved
"hundreds of people." The 31
defendants live in Illinois, Ken
tucky, Missouri and Michigan.
The OPA. on wiiose allega
tions the indictments were based
announced that the towns of
Cairo, Ind., and Murray, Ky.,
were the local points of what it
termed the largest "black mar
ket" aula ring in OPA History.
All the cars bought in Detroit
were funneled through these two
towns generally to six southern
and southeastern states," the
OPA said.
Residents living in these two
towns and in Paducah and Ben
ton, Ky., and Detroit, the OPA
said, formed used car companies
or operated as individuals. Only
one was a warranty dealer, the
agency said. They came to De
troit, according to tne UfA. pur
chased cars from private citizens.
took them back to Cairo or
Murray, and sold them there to
warranty dealers from seven
states.
These states were listed as
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Tennesee, Louisiana, Kentucky
and Ilinois.
Flames Fatal
To Texas Co-Ed
AUSTIN, Tex., April 19 VP)
Miss Ueorgia Stevens, Houston
student at the University of Tex
as, died early today of burns re
ceived Wednesday night during
a formal initiation ceremony at
tne ueita JJena Delta sorority
house.
Miss Stevens was wearing a
net dress which caught fire from
a candle during the ceremonial.
and suffered burns about the
arms, legs and body.
She was taken to Seton in
firmary, where she died shortly
after 5 a. m. today.
Miss Mary Alice Anthony of
Austin was badly burned about
the hands in attempting to ex
tinguish tne flames. Her condi
tion was not considered critical.
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Pauley Yill
Go To Orient
WASHINGTON, April 19 M)
Secretary of State Byrnes an
nounced today that Edwin W.
Pauley. President Truman's rep
arations expert, will go to the
Orient to find out what Japanese
assets the Russians have re
moved from Manchuria and from
Korea.
Asked whether Pauley would
be able to get into the Russian
controlled area of Korea, Byrnes
told a news conference that, at
least, was Pauley's mission.
Pauley, he related, had been
denied entrance to Russian con
trolled Manchuria during his
previous visit to the rar tasi
but Byrnes expects that with the
Russians evacuating the territory
he will have no difficulty getting
in now.
MEN WANT 'EM, TOO
SANTA MONICA. Calif., April
19 (jp) A department store ad
vertised that it had 1000 pairs
of women's nylons to sell to
men only.
By daybreak the line was
nearly a block long.
Hans Norland Fire Insurance
123 N. 6th St.
Prefer To Be Left At
sounded some time ago. soma of the hard-shsllad contestants
show an aversion to getting under way. The reptile gallop
Winner has not yet been announced.
Slide Wrecks
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Leading units of a Western Pacific diesel locomotive ware
derailed, the lead unit plunging 50 feet to the Feather river
near Virgilia, Calif., when a rock slide blocked the track. No
one was injured. The locomotive was pulling a 65-car freight
train at the time.
Extension
Unit News
"Kpenine Fit with Vitamin C."
was the project demonstrated by
Mrs. Winnitrea R.. uiuen ai me
Klamath Falls home extension
unit meeting last Wednesday
when 29 persons were present.
Mrs. Gillen prepared baked
potatoes, raw relish plate, pars
ley omelet, tomato juice cock
tail, orange ice and lemon ice
cream, which were served, at
noon, rne taDie was siiracuvc
ly decorated by the hostesses,
Mrs. J. K. Calder, Mrs. E. L.
Barkee, Mrs. Ben Gibson, Mrs.
R. E. Teater and Mrs. R. G. Fish
er. Mrs. Ray Garrison, chairman,
was presented with a gift from
the group for her leadership dur
ing the year.
The present officers were re
elected for next year. They are
Mrs. Garrison, chairman, Mrs.
A. E. Gross, vice chairman, Mrs.
Mark Taylor, secretary-treasurer.
Plans for the May 1 Home
makers Festival were discussed
and anyone wanting reserva
tions for the luncheon is asked
to call Mrs. Garrison at 5330.
Elderly Woman
Dies In Blaze
PENDLETON, April 19 JP)
An aged woman was fatally
burned and her grandson in
jured in a home fire here early
this morning.
Police Chief C. E. Lemons said
neighbors told him Mrs. Anna
Belle Engleman, 75, had been
taken from the burning building
but dashed back inside suddenly
when she remembered something
she wanted to rescue.
Flames had so thoroughly en
gulfed the home by that time
that it was impossible to rescue
her, he said, and her body was
found later near the bottom of
the stairway.
KF Canines Face
Unhappy Prospect
Klamath Falls canines are
again faced with the unhappy
prospect of being penned up on
May 1.
A city ordinance provides
that the dogs be shut up for
60 days because of their innate
practice of burying bones in
new spring gardens.
No dogs will be permitted
to run at large according to
city police who will enforce
the ruling.
On July 1, dog lovers may
release their pets, who will be
free to run for another year.
Youngster Fen red
Drowned In Creek
JOHN DAY. April 19 P) '
Ann Hinely, 4'4, was'still miss
ing today and her anxious par
ents exnresscd fear she may
have fallen into swift Canyon
creek, which flows Into the
John Day river.
The youngster strayed irway
yesterday, and her plavthinps
were found on the stream hank
near here. After searching
parties and an airplane fxiled
to find he' in nearby hills, a
wire netting was strptched
across the creek mnuth In an
attempt to recover the body.
Classified, Ads Bring Results.
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Winehell Cleared
Of Libel Charge
PHILADELPHIA". April 19 JP)
Walter Winehell, newspaper col
umnist and radio commentator,
was acquitted of libel and de
famation of character yesterday
Dy a lederal court jury.
Winehell and Triangle Publi
cations, Inc., publishers of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, were sued
for $500,000 damages by Dr.
George W. Hartmann, professor
of education psychology at Co
lumbia university.
Hartmann, once chairman of
the defunct "Peace Now" move
ment and former teacher at Har
vard university and Pennsyl
vania State college, charged Win
ehell libelled him in a column
published in the Inquirer in
1944.
TIMES AND SIGNS
SAUSALITO, Calit, April 19
(JP) Reconversion signs:
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chew
named their two war-born sons
Winston Franklin Chew and
Josef Chew.
Their third was born recent
ly and neighbors eagerly asked
his name.
"Tyrone," said Mr. Chew.
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KF Youth Held
On Suspicion
Arthur Corucii Robsun, 20-year-old
Klumutli youth on pro
button fur grand larceny, was
picked up hero lust night by
stuto police in posst'ssiuu nf a
cur believed to bo stolen from
Washington,
Ho is confined In the county
jail.
Kobson was Indicted for
grand lurceiiy in Juno of lust
yeur, plciulvd guilty and was
given three years probation in
circuit court, with the provision
that he got into the army.
He whs supposed to be draft
ed a few days Inter. Just be
fore he wus to report for In
duction, Hobson went to Van
couver, ltritish Columbia, and
did not return until last Feb
ruary uiui did not report to the
district attorney as a part of
the probationary provision.
When he came buck to Klam
ath Falls ho was again arrested
and the district attorney's of
fice asked that his pinole be
revoked. Juduo David R. Van-
denberg decided to give the
boy still another chance nun
continued his probation, telling
him to get Into the army.
It is believed that Robson
was drafted and when arrested
last night was AWOL from the
army.
U. S. Suggests
Russian Loan
WASHINGTON, April 19 PI
The United States has suggested
that Russia begin negotiations
within two months for a $1,0011,
000.000 loan from the Export
Imnort bank.
An official who preferred not
to have his name printed said
the discussions also would con
cern Soviet-Balkan trndc pacts
to which the United States has
objected, and the question
whether Russia will Join the
United Nations international
trade organization.
Bill Gives Vets
Higher Priority
WASHINGTON, April 19 lP)
Congress completed action today
on a bill giving veterans higher
priority rights in the purchase of
surplus government property.
Senate acceptance of house
amendments sent the measure to
President Truman.
The measure would advance
veterans to a rank just behind
federal agencies in the lineup of
those who have preferred oppor
tunity to buy surplus. At pres
ent, state and local governments
and the small business corpora
tion rank ahead of ex-GI's.
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Famine Survey
To Be Completed
WASHINGTON, April 10 (')
President Truiium agreed toclnv
that Herbert Hoover should com-
pleto his famine survey in for
eign countries before returning
to the United States.
The While House announced
that tho president readied tills
decision In a telephone conver
sation with tlin former president,
who Kimktt from Cairo, from
where he will Join the president
in a worm-wide radio broadcast
tonight.
Agriculture Secretary Ander
son said Hint the president ugi'ced
to the postiHinemcnt after
Hoover gave ''very good reasons
why ho doesn't want to return
now."
In Cairo, Hoover told a news
conference that he would prefer
to continue on to India as orig
inally planned, complete his
work there, and return to Amer
ica two weeks hence.
2 Coastguardsmen
Die In Auto Wreck
CLATSKAN1E. Ore.. April 19
UYi Two eoiistuiiurdsmon were
killed and unntlier injured us
their car skidded off the hlgli
wuy and overturned near Goble,
eust of here last night.
Their names were withheld
pending notification of next of
kin, but coust guard headquar
ters here suld they were enlisted
men on n chaime of station trip
from Paine fiuld, Everett. Wash.,
to the Beaver ammunition depot
here.
The Injured man wus the
driver. He was expected to re
cover. Automobile insurance. Hans
Norland, 123 N. 6th St.. phone
6060.
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