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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1946)
w HI PRICE FIVE CENTS PLANE In Thw Br FRANK JENKINS STATE SECRETARY BYRNES glVCS HH UCCDlllltlllU tO tllO nation of tho four-power (Britain, Himsia, France, U. S.) meeting of foreign ministers In Paris that tried to make peace In Europe hut fulled, for the present, at least. lie haa nothing very encouraging- to report. About the beat thiil cum be wild of the Purls con ference l that It broke up with out an open fight anil will tackle the Job again on Juno 13. EJVF.RY effort to write a peace ' treaty of any fort at I'arla waa wrecked on the rock of Rua amn oppoaltlon. At thia dls lauce, It didn't look aa If Kuaala'a grounda for oppoalng the making of peace now were very good, llrr policy seemed to be to op po every auggcatlon Uiat wai made. Muklng aome kind of peace settlement and getting the world back to work la ao obviously desirable ao NECESSARY, In fact, If we are to have a peace ful world that Russia tnuat iiave aome r canon of her own, aa yet diacloacd, for blocking what Mr. Byrnes terma "every effort toward peace" by treaty. IK we knew what Runala really want", It might be possible to get somewhere. Unfortunately, we don't know. She Inalala that ahe li merely making herself secure for the future. But her moves, aa ao fnr mudt on the board, suggest thit possibility of aggression as strongly as they suggest mere defense. nnialn lias been a mystery ,f mm (be hour when she first entered tho war. She Is no loss mystery nojiv. IT would be cany f6r ' us to Imagine that Mr. Byrnes knows what Russia haa up her .I...,, hut Can't tolling. His actions, however, suggest other wise. In his speech last night, he gave Moscow what amount al most to an ultimatum asserting that the Soviet Union can either STOP blocking a European peace conference this summer or the United States will carry tho whole matter to the United Nations. That looks like he Is trying to force Moscow out Into the open trying to KIND OUT what Russia is up to . TF he knew, he would probably - have taken some other tack for after all the threat to carry the problem of peace In Europe to the United Nations is a rather idlo one. If Russia refuses to co-ooerate. it is obvious that the United Nutlons will be DEAD as dead as the Lcaguo of Nations was when WE refused to co- nncratc. It would then become merely a BLOC of nations OPPOSED to Russia. i TN tho news today, there is a development that can be tn tcrpreted in either of two ways. Senator vandenuerg, a nepuo lienn, who with Senator Con niilly, Democrat, accompanied Secretary Bvrncs to Paris, re frains from criticism. Instead, he SUPPORTS Mr. Byrnes, con ceding that the Paris meeting failed to produce ogroement on many vital matters, but asserting flatly that It solidified American policy to wrlto a "peace ior keeps," bused on Justice and not vengeance. Ho adds that for the time being he is willing to "let the record stand where Sec retary of Stale Byrnes left it in his radio report to tho nation last night." That can be taken as reasaur lug, In that It indicates that at last we may bo developing a sound bi-partisan American for- ICanllnMaa an raia a, twaaia at ; Navy Makes Cut In Air Stations WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP) Tho navy expecta to reduce the number of Its continental air Inalollat ons to 80 by Sept. 1. and of this total only 32 will be at full operating capacity. Tho peak number of landing fields and similar facilities oper ated during tho war was 177, of which 97 have been or will be declared surplus by Sept. 1. . Navy stations to be disposed of, with the total investment in each, Include: Oregon: Astoria, $14,482,000; Corvallls. $115,000; Klamath Fulls, $9,110.1,000; Lakcvlcw, $.'100,000; North Bend, $2,020,-000. Day's Jews KLAMATH i- 'HUSHES W.Y. Manioai Charl.a Stark of the Klamath scants to a group of Portlandara, members of a party of 35 here today on a good will tour. Left to rlghti Manager Starki Lloyd Stilt, local BP district agenti George E. Hatch, United Airlines, Portlandi E. F. Ghormley. SP, Portlandi E. N. Weinbeum, manager, trade and com merce. Portland chamber) Laurence Mann, Portland businessman! L. O. Sisemore. Klamath at torney! A. B. Wallace. Oregon Journal advertising executive. Hatch will be apeaker at the an nual meeting of the Klamath chamber of commerce In tho high achool tonight. C. of C. To Hear Hatch Tonight George W. Hatch, district traf fic and sales manager of United Airlines for Portland, will speak on his favorite subject, "Avia tion," tonight at tho Klamath County chamber of commerce annual meeting. Hatch, besides having served 11 years with the airlines com pany, has had three years of service with the U. S. navy in World War II, as a lieutenant commander. He was stationed for a year in Alaska and the Aleutians. Just before V-J Day he was transportation officer for squadron V-R3, carrying high priority personnel and mail. Arriving with Hatch today were 34 other members of the Portland chamber of commerce who will be special guests at tho meeting, set for 8 p. m. in the KUHS auditorium. Who's who In the party fol lows: Leo N. Baruh, secretary-treasurer, Wadhams company; Albert K. Bcrnl, Bornl Brothers; Charles L. Burrow, assistant publisher, Oregon Voter; D. L. Callicratc, plant cnginacr, Foster and Klein er; C. C. Calhey, sales director. Associated Commercial company; S. Mason Ehrman, president, (CanllnaaS rata S. Calarnn 4) Naval Air Hero Dies At Corona CORONA, Calif., May 21 (IV) Capt. Norman II. (Bus) Miller, bomber pilot hero of the Cen tral and Southwest Pacific cam paigns, died at naval hospital hero today after several months' illness. During the Pacific campaigns ho becamo known as tho navy's one-man aerial task force. He and his B-24 crew were credit ed with sinking or damaging 68 Japanese vessels as well as fly ing many, low level bombing and photographic missions. A commander during most of his fighting career, he won the Navy Cross, four Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Purple Heart. Soviets Pick Election Time To Cross Czechoslovakia PRAGUE, May 21 (AP) An official announcement today said that Russian troops bound for Germany had begun moving across Czechoslovakia from the south in connection with "the reorganization of Russian occu pation forces in Germany." The announcement indicated that the movement would con tinue through May 26, date of the Czcchoslovaklan gen oral elections. The main body of Russian forces was withdrawn from Czechoslovakia early this year. A statement from the office of Prime Minister Zdcnko Fler lingcr said the movement was planned in consultntion with the Czechoslovak general staff, which had approved tho plan. Thero waa widespread specu lation whether tho presence of Russian troops, even in transit would have any effect on the FAL .OH. TUESDAY. MAY 21. U4 v Portlanders Here On Good Wi. - If "X ' : :. Vs. 1 WLj ITT 'LTfofr " Vh NJ' Klamath chamber of commarc KUHS Graduation Wednesday Night Senior students at Klamath Union high school, wearing caps and gowns, will file into Pelican court at 8 o'clock tomorrow night,-'-Wednesday, to- receive their diplomas. The . public is invited to attend the affair. There will be no formal speak er but the valedictorian, Mary Elaine Griffiths, and the saluta torlan, Scott Reed, will deliver their addresses to the class and audience. Czechs Convict Lidice Butcher PRAGUE. May '21 OP) Czechoslovakia's people's court today found Karl Hermann Frank, former nazl protector of Bohemia and Moravia, guilty of responsibility for the massacre of Lidice and sentenced him to be executed publicly.. ' The court also found that Frank was the person chiefly responsible for the massacre and destruction of the village of Zubrl. Frank slumped into his chair listlessly while the court presi dent started reading the legal basis for the decision. Ho ob viously was resigned to his fate. He will be the first person of German cabinet rank to be sentenced . to death in war crimes trials The reading of the court's finding is expected to requlro two days. Under the practice of the people's court, the execution might take place tomorrow. ' ' The court observed that Frank was not wanted for testi mony at the Nuernberg or other war crimes trials. Lidice, a village of about 520 population 18 miles from Prague, was obliterated by the nazis in June, 1942, in revenge for the death of Relnhard Hcyd rich, nazl "protector" 'of Bo hemia and Moravia. forthcoming parliamentary elec tions. Political More Denied The statement from Flerllng er's office, however, said the troop movement was "due to the dislocation of Soviet occupation forces" and added that the "step has no political background. This is said with the purpose of an ticipating all combinations of un true speculations." The statement said it would take the troops nine days .to reach their destinations in tliej There was no indication of the number of troops involved, but mechanized forces were men tioned and the statement said main highways and railway lines would be used. Sources here said they pre sumed tho troops entered the country along the Austrian and Hungarian frontiers. (Telephone SEtYSCKflPER Junket ' Is hero showing pictures o! Rainfall Ends Long Dry Spell Klamath's long dry spell came to a close last night when a 10-hour rain brought a total ireeipitatlon of .92 of an inch o the area. Heavy rainfall" Was reported at Merrill, Malin, Hen ley and in Langell valley and Swan lake districts. Lowest temperature recorded was 35 degrees, but Hogsback and Stukel mountains were cov ered with a light coat of snow this morning, and the Marine Barracks reported scattered snow flurries there last night. The rain marked the first since April 9, when .01 of an inch was reported. The last real rainfall occurred on March 30, when .08 of an inch was re corded by the reclamation bu reau. The long dry spell did some crop damage and it is feared that certain eorly grain crops may have been permanently damaged. Charles A. Henderson, county agricultural agent, spoke of the downpour as "a million dollar rainfall," and said that if it were to continue to fall for two or three days it would do no damage to crops or soil in the" area. The ground is so dry that It would readily absorb the moisture, he observed. City dwellers saw and' felt the ' effects of the rain, when several corners along Main street were flooded .during the height of the storm, the water topping the curb level and cov ering the sidewalks. City crews cleaning out the Main street un derpass this morning, reported some mud flowing into the roadway, but said that the drains handled the overflow adequately. A power failure, lasting about 30 minutes, was reported for the Conger district last night, due to a transformer fuse blow ing out in the 600 block. Governor On Way To Oklahoma City SALEM, May 21 (VP) Gover nor Enrl Snell will leave by plane late today for the Nation al Governors' conference, which will be held next weekend in Oklahoma City. President of the Senate How ard C. Bclton is expected to come to Salem while he is acting as governor. Baseball Scores NATIONAL R H E Stl Louis 3 9 0 Philadelphia , 4 12 1 '. Wllks. Martin (6) and O'Dea; Jurlslch, Karl (7), Raffcnsbcrgcr (0) and Seminick. Cincinnati at Brooklyn, post poned, rain (called at end of first Inning.) Pittsburgh at New York, post poned, wet grounds. AMERICAN New York 2 5 2 Cleveland 7 8 1 Bevens, Wight (4), Stanceu (8) and Dickey; Feller and Hayca. WEATHER NEWS j YV M. (Mar Ml .... . Ml. 1( V raclallaUaa Ual 14 kaara . .! Slraaia yaar la Sala 1 '.17 a' Haaaaal I M Laal aaar It.tl CW faraeaall Ihawara WaJaaaJajr. 1111) Number 10828 Five Die As Fog Blinds Army Pilot NEW YORK, May 21 (IP) An army transport plane, lost In dense fog as it groped for New ark air base, smashed into the world's fourth tallest building amid the towers of the New York financial district last night and hurled four army officers and a Wac lieutenant to in stantaneous death. The plane, a twin-engined Beechcraft C-45, sped out of a 400-foot overcast and struck the 58th floor of the 71-story, 937-foot-high Bank of Manhattan company on Wall street. The plane disintegrated in a blind ing flash and showers of flam ing debris fell to the pavement. Occupants of the building, es timated at the time by police as between 500 and 2000, were not injured. Five persons were struck by flaming particles in the street below. Investigation Begins A five-man army investigat ing board, ordered formed an hour after the crash, began an examination of the tragedy to day. The board visited the scene, made technical inspec tions and interviewed witnesses. The pilot and another officer were thrown clear of the plane by the impact. Their bodies were found on the rug in offices of the Atlas corporation. The corporation Is headed by Floyd Odium, whose wife, the former Jacqueline Cochran, is wiaeiy known a a filer. The crash was the second such .accident in New York in Ira . than a vear. On July 28 fan army B-25 bomber smashed into the 7Bth floor oi ine iu- story Empire State Dullding, killing tnree liters ana ij. ui flee workers in the building. Chinese Push Drive On Reds . By The Associated Press Chinese government forces pushed on to new attacks in the Mancnurian civil war toaay while a Nanking spokesman called for peace and asked for svmnathv and understanding for the Chinese from Russia and the United States. The government's Central News aeencv said the new first army, victorious at Szepingkai after being stalled for 32 days by communist forces, drove northward with five spearheads. Its new objective was a red troops concentration at rvungenu line. 40 mis lenorth of Szeping kai on the Mukden-Changchun railway. . . Other new first army troops, meanwhile, attacked communist forces in the mountainous area northwest of Szepingkai. In Nanking, Dr. Sun Fo, choir man of the government legisla tive council, asserted that China "will have to build herself up economically and politically" with the ending of civil strife as the vital step. Sun. in an interview, pictured China as the possible bridge of understanding between the United States and Russia and by indirection sought 1 cooperation in Chinese rehabilitation from both powers. Correspondents of the govern ment controlled Chinese press hailed the occupation of Szeping kai yesterday as a "great vic tory." The field correspondent for Ta Kung Pao described the 32-day stalemate which preceded the victory as the "greatest bat tle" of the civil war involving 150,000 men on each side. The government troops were expected to meet with consider ably more determined communist troops at Kungchuling. Half Price Paid For Empty Grave The city council, requested to take unprecedented action on the refunding of money for a grave from which the remains had been disinterred, came to a decision last night and agreH to return one-half of the orig inal purchase price of the lot. Some time ago a Klamath resi dent paid $22.50 for the ceme tery lot, and an additional fee of $12.50 for opening and clos ing. Recently the remains were moved and the owner asked a refund of $35. I In view of extenuating cir cumstances, the owner will re ceive SI 1.25, or one-halt of the original purchase price. - Two-Gun Rider Is 1 i ii riHlrirai11rnn--t.1rnfifi I i- 1 1 i i VMri-r fff 'rf jm -Tr- r - r'-i T"rthi "J( ' i?1 This fierce-looking two-gun man Is G. W. Wllcher, 372 Shasta way, who spends his time plowing and pottering in sis garden when ha la not riding his half-Arabian horse "Rockry." US Troops Raid Danubian Fleet VILSHOFEN. Germany. May 21 (AP) Four thousand Ameri can troops, striking by surprise at dawn today, raided a Hungar ian river fleet suspected of smug gling SS fugitives, ammunition and black market supplies along the Danube river in southeastern Germany, Nearly 400 boats, including many former units of the Hun garian navy, were boarded and searched by heavily armed U. S. constabulary troops. Hundreds of the boats' occu pants mere removed for investi gation by U. S. army counter-intelligence agents. The report said that many machineguns and oth er weapons, radio transmitters and receivers, quantities of U. S. army food, clothing and other contraband were found. No armed resistance was en countered. The only shots fired were by American troopers at three German river patrol boats cooperating in. the raid; which were ''improperly 'marked and slow in heeding commands to halt. One German patrolman was wounded. Aboard the ships were believed to be several ex-enemy sailors and high ranking officers of the Hungarian navy who fled from tne BlacK sea up the Danube ahead of Soviet forces near the end of the war and found sanctu ary in the American occupation zone. There they remained com paratively unmolested for a year. At midday there was no indi cation as to whether any hunted s troopers actually had been discovered or whether the raid ers had found Adm. Trunkwal ter, whom U. S. agents described as the present commander of the remnants oi Hungary s navy. Martial Law Off In Azerbaijan TABRIZ, May -21 (yP) The government of self-proclaimed autonomous Azerbaijan lifted martial law after one day today with the announcement . that "conditions no longer justify the measure as peaceful meth ods prevail." (Dispatches from Tehran, cap ital of the central Iranian gov ernment, quoted Prince Firouz, director of propaganda, also as declaring that "all outstanding questions between Tehran and Azerbaijan will be settled peacefully, compatible with Iranian unity and . indepen dence"). The Azerbaijan press and radio made no further mention of fighting in Kurdistan. 'Skunk Charge Flies in Senate WASHINGTON, May 21 (JP) The word "skunk" was tossed around In the senate today as two members clashed over pend ing labor control legislation. An angry exchange between Senator Byrd (D-Va.) and Sena tor Pepper (D-Fla.) followed an assertion by Pepper that - soft coal mine operators might be hoping to block settlement of the coal strike until the senate acts on labor control bill. In a bitter protest against what he termed "false inuen- does," Byrd cried out: "I am reminded of what Sena tor Glass once advised me it never pays to get into a contest with a skunk." Sailors May Retain Old Style Uniforms WASHINGTON, May 21 (P) Uncle Sam's sailors have dem onstrated such affection for their bell-bottomed trousers and their familiar blues and whites that the navy may reconsider plans to change uniforms. Vice Admiral L. E. Denfeld, chief of naval personnel, said it will be at least 18 to 24 months before the Tars' garb is altered if at all. Harmless Gardener Main St. Cowboy Reveals Identity "Who is that man?" A picturesque character ar rayed in plaid shirt, slouch hat. chaps and a brace of guns, rides a milk-white steed with black splotches down the Main street of Klamath Falls drawing the on s and an s oi visitors. So many tourists have asked about the rider, inquiring if he is a typical cowboy, one of the famous potato ranchers in the basin or a professional showman advertising something, that The Herald and News photographer took his picture and a reporter interviewed him. The 66-year-old rider Is G. W. Wilcher of 3728 Shasta way who has lived in this community for 23 years. His steed is half Ara bian with a mixture of pinto and is named "Rockry." Wilcher,. originally from Mis souri, came here from California in 1923, and stayed because he thought Klamath Falls was "just a good place." He has had four-year-old Rockry for two years and may be seen, pipe cocked at an angle in 'his mouth, a sprinkle of silver stubble on his chin, riding in parades and rodeo or just ambling down Main street He does plowing and garden ing when he is not riding and has a garden of which he is very proud, with "rhubarb three feet high." . Blaze Destroys Bend Hangar BEND. May 21 UP) A spectac ular blaze destroyed the Bend airport hangar eight miles east of here and seven privately owned planes today. The flames, roaring through hangar and shops before they were discovered, illuminated low-hanging clouds to provide a red glare visible from Bend. The cause of the fire was not imme diately determined. ' Damage was estimated at $30, 0n0. C. G. Reiter, city manager, said the hangar was insured for $11,000. The planes were also insured. An administration building near the hangar was saved from damage by a northwest wind carrying the flames away. The field, whose hangar was erected shortly after the outbreak of war, was operated by A. J. Tilse-Ollie Bowman Flight Training Service. House Committee Approves Funds For Navy Of 558,000 WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP) The house appropriations com mittee today recommended $4,639,659,000 for the navy next year in response to Secretary Forrestal's plea for a "truly ef fective sea and naval air power" to help keep the peace. Under the committee's plan, the navy would have an average force of 500.000 enlisted men and 58,000 officers during the' 1947 year. The navy would have 950,000 men and 105,000 officers at the outset, gradually tapering its strength to 437,000 men and 57,800 officers at years end. This force would man 291 major fighting ships listed for active service and fly. 3000 fleet planes and 3000 other planes. Forty-two ships would be kept in reserve and 632 on inactive categories. In addition, there would be 2400 spare planes. ' Atomic Problems Sizing up the problem before it, the committee took cogni zance of the development of the atomic bomb, saying: "If it were possible to know at this moment what effect . . . the atomic bomb may have on future modes and methods of warfare, a line of approach could be devised that would provide the necessary men and facilities to serve the pattern of the new era. Unfortunately no standards Truman Acts When Talks Stalemate President Truman today ordered government seizure of strike threatened toft coal mines, ef fective Inmnnmii rfMiln-lm, m.I production is "Indispensable" to wie nauon a economy. The Whit Hnm. nrm.. - tary, Charles G. Ross, said "both sides were sounded out" in ad vance. He would not say flotly that Mr. Truman expected the miners to work under govern ment operation, but did say that jiio cnoice oi a lederal mine boss. Interior Swratfli-v Vnm was pronounced acceptable to mm me coai miners and oper ators. The chief executive acted aft. er contract nenotlatinna v. tween John L. Lewis, president vi me unuea Mine worKers, and the Soft coal nnpnilnn vttanA down. Truce Up Saturday A tW(VWPpk atrllrA Inta ,n. der which the mines have been operating, expires Saturday. Lewis' located in a barber shop, told reporters: l have no comment of any character." Lewis would not disclose whether he has summoned the 250-man UMW policy committee to pass upon the question ol working for the government. Lewis told President Truman last Sunday, it was learned, that the question of whether the miners would work after the truce expires Saturday even un der government seizure, rested with the policy committee. The seizure move followed a riflv nf miiat A l, n t mhlnk neither side would discuss their dispute. Rails Also Under TJ. S. A. Thus the, fflWAmmant urill ta1rt over operation of two of the na tion's largest industries. Rail roads warp. KpizpH laftt FHHnv in an attempt to avert a strike, now pusipuneu umu p. m. lnura day. Tha pnntvaf POrfnlfntlnn. broke down when the operators rejected Lwis wo. l demand for a 7 per cent payroll levy against operators to finance a weuare iuna 10 oe nanaied Dy the union. Officer Picks Nazi Murderer DACHAU, Germany, May 21 MP) A grim Kentucky soldier pointed today at a nazi SS troop er and accused him of starting the Malmedy massacre of 71 un armed American prisoners of war by wantonly firing at them with his pistol. Lt. Virgil P. Lary Jr., of Win Chester, testifying in the trial of 74 SS veterans in the Dachau war crimes court, was one of six Americans who survived the butchery at the Belgian town of Malmedy during the winter bat tle of the Ardennes Bulge 17 months ago. That was Ger many's last offensive. "We were standing in the field at Malmedy crossroads, 150 to 17S of us, unarmed with our ' hands clasped over our heads," Lary testified. "I saw no wound ed men. They were all Ameri cans. "Two vehicles drove up and parked on our flank and I saw a German place a machlnegun over the side of one. Then an other vehicle drove up and slopped between the other two. I saw a man take his pistol and aim in the direction of our group. He fired two shots from a distance of 15 yards. "At the first, I saw an Ameri can with his hands clasped over his head go down. I did not see the effect of the second shot." exist for deriving this future picture." The committee said lt believer the new funds would be ample to maintain the world's largest and most modern navy. The pro posed fund Is $8,118,028,879 be low currentyear appropriations. Reserve Training Provided To provide for a comprehen sive navy and marine reserve1 training program, the committee recommended an increase to $133,800,000 in the budget bur eau's estimate of $78,811,000 for training. Paying tribute to the work of the marines, the committee ex pressed the conviction "Tha American people would ' never look with favor upon any move designed to bring about any lose or impairment of identity" of the corps. This was the only ref erence to proposals for a mer ger of the armed forces. The bill supplies approximate ly $250,000,000 for naval re search and development, an in crease of $40,000,000 over bud get estimates. The research fund was voted after the committee heard naval experts tell of studies of powering ships with atomic energy instead of by or dinary marine engines, and of plans for installation of huge rocket-shooting guns on battle ii
