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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1946)
Lr lLraLra U a Br MANIC JENKINS AFTER weeks of shadow box inili (lie sennta did the house of representatives, working Ihrouvli wlmt l known tlia conference committee, got down to brass tacks last night on OPA. The remit li bill neither as "mtl" as (ha fori of OI'A have professed to want nor as "pro" a the OPA crowd liua been de manding. Chalrmin Hixmce (Demucrut, from Kentucky), who linn fnvorod continued tenth for OI'A, soys thin morninii ha i thinks President Trumnii will llin tlx compromise, If It goes through substantially worked , out lint nlu lit. lis adds that In hi opinion , tho compromise bill l "work able." . IP we are to act anything like an unprejudiced picture, wo V mutt keep clear In our minds ' how our legislative system work). SEPARATE bills are Intro duced In each house. These bills are of course subject to amendment. Aa llnnlly panned by the sonata and the housu. they may vary widely. When finally pained by both houses, they lire lent to a "conference committee composed ol mem ben from both houses. Thta committee RECONCILES THE DIFFERENCES. The combined bill, a flnully OK d by tho conference com mlttee, then goes buck to each house, where It may be approved aa U, amended or defeated. If amended by either houae, the amendment must bo concurred In by the other house before the bill can Dccoino law. When tho two houses uro In final agreement, tho bill goes to the President, who may accept It or veto It. It he vctoea it, It mint be passed over hi veto by a Iwo-llilrds majority of both housci before It can become law. a A LL till), of course, la fuiula ' mental, and everybody oiiKlit to know It. i'robably every body does know it. Still, a lot of ui HEAD1 SKETCHILY and many of ua never get beyond the headlines, so, In order to uiv di-rstaiul this OPA bualnen ' which ha iteneratrd ao much heat and oratory, it la Juat as well to review the lundumcntul .WHAT has happened to far " with regard to OPA was described at tne beginning of this column as "shadow boxing." It has been Just that. Some two months ago, the house of representatives mangled OI'A almost beyond recognition. A great outcry went up, and much political thunder re verberated among the hills. Then the senalo got dawn to business. When It finished, OPA had taken another mangling. Again there waa anguished out cry. Now the conferees get to gether. Able to study the re actions from tho house and sen ate action, they put together bill that clips OPA'i wings con siderably but still, even in the opinion of friends of price con trol, will work. Our system of passing laws, you see, Is complicutcd, but after all It doesn't work nut too badly. TP the situation with regard to OPA Is to be fully understood, a little more explanation Is re quired. Unless something Is DONE ABOUT IT, OPA will expire by , limitation on July 1, which will v be one minute after midnight this coming Sunday, Not much time remains. That is why events are be ginning to move swiftly. TT would bo a woslo of time to I discuss the provisions of the conference bill today. It may be changed radically VET. The President mny veto It although ICanllaaat an Paaa a, l'ani St Marshall Gravely Worried Over Charge By Communist NANKING, Juno 25 (IP) Com munlst Leader Mno Tse-tung's accusation that the United States was menacing peace In China caused grave concern today at the official residence of General Marshall. The special U. S. envoy, who had been reported making some progress toward a government communist agreement, was non committal but other American sources termed Mao's statement "outright propaganda," Contrary to previous plans, China's peace committee hold no sessions today. It had been ex pected to exchange views on uni fying China's armies after re portedly agreeing on the only other two issues still before It ending hostilities and restoring communications. One American source who de clined to be quoted by name charged that Mno, who loosed his criticism of U. S. troops In China at his Ycnnn headquarters yestcrdny, was "trying to Influ- ence American public opinion In 'favor of the communists at a time when negotiations arc In ' the most crucial stage." ' American sources declared that the United States program of aiding China, which Mao at PRICE riVE CENTS Global Atom Race Feared By Congress WASHINGTON, June 23 ll1) The threat of a United Nutions deadlock over atomic energy control followed by a globul utomic arms race stirred congress today as tho result of Russia s blunt "do-lt-our-way" approach to the problem." Leudlng luwmukers declared emphutlciilly that this country Is not going to surrender Its A bomb secret until tested Inter national controls arc set up something which the Soviet plun does not appear to guarantee. A charge by the communist newspuper Pravdu that the Americun plnn for International control of the weapon "reflects evident striving for world rule" provoked sharp counter criticism from members of the senate's special atomic committee. Culling the charge "ridicu lous," Senator Russell DGu.), a committee member, told a re porter he thinks "the Russians should stop Judging all other na tion's motives by their own selfish attitudes." So Much for 80 Little "Nobody In the world has ever offered to give away so much foe so little," the Georgia senator declared. "The Baruch plan is a generous proposal in which we offer to give away a develop ment bought without genlti and our money. All we ask in return Is protection for the world and our wives against Its use for destructive purposes. "I am bitterly opposed to re vealing one Iota of Information until we have somo irrevocable plan of Inspection and I think the majority of congress is In the samo frame of mind. There can be no veto in the operation of such International control." - The Georgia senator said he fears Russian insistence on the veto, renewed In tho Pruvda out burst, may deadlock A. N. ntomle hcfbTtntlnn!l. view shared by Senator Edwin C Johnson (D-Colo.), another com mittee member. Both said the result of ultimate failure to agree on international controls is liable to be new armaments context. "If the Russians continue to maintain tho position that they must have a veto over the opera tion of the control machinery," Johnson said, "an atomic bomb armament raco becomes inevit able." House Passes Bill On Draft WASHINGTON, June 25 (IP) Compromise legislation extend ing the draft law until next March 31 but prohibiting the Induction of lB-ycnr olds was passed tndny by the house and sent to tho senate. The roll call vote was 239 to 110. It came after a war depart ment announcement that the army plans to draft no one In July and August. The bill permits the Induction of non-fathers between the nges of 10 and 44, both inclusive limits the length of service of drafted men to 18 months; puts ceilings on the size of tho armed forces, prohibits the Induction of fathers, and allows fathers now In service to obtain their discharge upon request after Au gust 1, 1046. The senate had voted to draft 18 and 10-ycar olds. tacked, largely was drafted after Marshall had engineered agree ments corly this year that ap parently had started the govern ment and the communists on the rond to national unity. The military aid bill, a par ticular target for the Chinese communist leader, was drafted with a view of helping both sides, one informant said. As a mnttcr of fact, he added, nearly 100 United States officers havo been here for two months waiting a cessation of hostilities so they could open a communist military training school at Kal gan, "Then (ho commitment was mado to China, largely through Marshall's interest, for helping China recover from eight years of war," the source added, "there was nothing to Indicate, the com munists as well as .tho govern ment intended to abrogate signed agreements and violate, the cease fire pacts." Mno declared that tho United States should cut off all aid to the government, since such help "in fact only Interferes with Chincso Intcrnnl nffnirs" and anld that the depnrturo of U. S. forces from China was "long overdue." 0ov v .,O.JvV KT Action at Madison Square Garden Is reproduced by a local artist. The picture is drawn by Nswt Nelson, Klamath county aateator, and it copied from a Hypeskln photo taken at the garden during the 1945 show. Tho picture, a pencil sketch, was done as a graduation gift for Mary Mthonsy by Nelson. Nalaon, a salf-taugnt artist, became interested in drawing and sketching at an early aga, and took first prist at a Denver art thow at the age of 14 with political cartoon depicting Taft. Wilton, and Debbt. The sketch was dona on a blackboard. Since that time hit spare time has been devoted to making pencil copies of photographs, mostly of bucking horses. Born In Clark county. Missouri, Nelton moved to Cheyenne county, Colorado, at the age of four, where he worked on his lather's cattle ranch. He left the ranch at 18 and for tho next several years worked, at various Jobt, playing with the band in Tex Auttin's Wild West Show, touring the country with various bands and finally coming to Klamath Falls in 1927, where he taught music and played in bands for several yeart. He was elected county assessor in 1943. which position he still holds. A rodeo fan for many years. Nelson hat given several of hit sketches to Tho Herald for use in publicity concerning the local rodeo here July fourth through July seventh. Suicide Takes J. W. Foubert Joseph W. Foubert, 55. 1210 Crescent, was found dead at his home at 8:30 p. m. Monday with -a bullet wound in the heart which Klamath County Coroner George H. Adlcr laid was self inflicted. Foubert, a carman employed by tho Great Northern railway, had been in ill health and hod not been well since the death of his only son, Cpl. Rene S. Foubert, 23, USMC, killed March 28, 1945, on Iwo Jlma. Death occurred probably around 7 a. m. yesterday. Dr. Adlcr said. Two notes were left to the family. Mr. Foubert used a '.38 Colt automatic to take his life, the pistol found about five feet from his left foot. The body was found by Henry Dillstrorh, 227 N. 9th, a rtend of the family. Mrs. Fou bert has been ill in a Klamath Falls hospital and had recently been moved to the home of relatives. Navy Authorized To Give Up Field The Klamath Falls naval air station, huge sprawling war time plant south of the city, was today cleared for disposal when the senate naval committco voted a blanket authorization to the navy department to turn tho local station and 63 others, over to the war assets administration for future disposition. The house naval committee had approved the surplus dec laration of the same installa tions on June 10. Navy officers said the disposals will be con ditioned by a clause enabling tho government to regain con trol in the event of an emer gency. All the fields named arc excess to the navy's peacetime needs. Also named In Oregon was the North Bend airfield. Baseball Scores AMERICAN DETROIT, Juno 25 (IP) Freddie Hutchinson spoiled brilliant pitchers' duel here to day by walking four straight Boston batters In tho eighth In ning to force across the only run of the game as the Red Sox blanked the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0. Both Hutchinson and Cecil (Tex) Hughson gave only two hits. R. II. E. Boston 12 0 Detroit 0 2 1 Hughson and H. Wagner; Hutchinson and Tebbctts. Washington 4 10 1 Chicago 6 10 1 Newsom, Kennedy (6) and Early; Dietrich, Hamner (5), Caldwell (6) and Trosh, NATIONAL Cincinnati 15 16 0 Brooklyn 3 12 0 Hotkl and Mueller; Webber, Gregg (6), Branca (6), Higbo (7), Lombardl (8) and Edwards. I .i-LB. OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 194 Local Artist' Pictures Rodeo Thrills Indian Wounded 1 In Knife Fight Nathan Wright. 28-year-old Klamath Indian, is in Hillside hospital receiving treatment for knifo wounds to the arm and head which Special Indian Of ficer JohnArkcll said had been Inflicted at Chiloquin by an irate cook. The man was not held and has left the community, Ar kell said, after having been fired from his Job as cook for Johnny Copcland's field kitchen. According to Arkell, Wright had a knife which the cook took from him. In attempting to get the knife back, the slashing oc curred. The attending physician said Wright had a bad cut on the back of the head, on the left hand and the tendons of both the left arm and hand were severed. Wright Is understood to have lost the fingers of his right hand prior to the recent entanglement. Poland Favors' Red Bomb Plan NEW YORK, June 25 (ff) Poland today endorsed the Soviet Russian plan for outlaw ing atomic warfare. Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish dele gate to the United Nations atomic energy commission, said his government gave full sup port to the proposal made last week by Andrei A. Gromyko, of Russia. Lange said the Russian plan "contains all the basic ideas" brought forward by Poland at the January meeting of the U. N. general assembly in London. Poland's position was made known after Alexandre Parodi of France told the commission his Bovcrnment approved "in Drlnciple" the United States plan for atomic control and for outlawing the atom bomb. Parodi said he considered the plan advanced by Bernard M. Baruch "a generous contribu tion" toward a solution of the problem. Turning to the Soviet plnn, Parodi said that a proposal for outlawing the atomic bomb was essential to the program. j Pageant Slogan Prize Announced It will be a $10 prize for the person submitting the Dost slogan to bo used in the Klamath Cen tennial celebration. The Centen nial association is offering the prize for a slogan to be used on a permanent centennial seal and on all banners, stickers and ad vertising. As this Is a community project anyone can send in slogans com memorating the 15 pioneers who opened the South Emigrant road In 1846. Slogans should be phoned in to tho chamber of commerce or mailed to them by Thursday, June 27. (Telephone Mews Protest WASHINGTON. June 25 (IP) Acting Secretary of State Ache son said today Russia has flatly rejected a strong United States protest against suppression of news freedom in Romania, and has forced Reuben Markham of the Christian Science Monitor to leave that country. Acheson told a news confer ence the United States had regis tered its objections to the treat ment of Markham In both Moscow and Bucharest a month ago and that it had been turned down in both places. Word had just been received from the Soviet ministry oi foreign affairs, he said, contend ing that the American argument furnished no foundation for re scinding the Soviet action against the American pressman. - The Kremlin takes) this view, Acheson said, despite the fact that the American government considers suppression of news freedom in Romania a violation of the Potsdam agreement made a year ago by Premier Stalin, President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee. Acheson said the Christian Science Monitor has advised the state department that Markham left Romania June 22 and is now in Athens. Col. General Susai kov, ranking Soviet military authority In Bucharest, had or dered him out at the latest by today. , Complex ABOARD U. S. S. APPALA CHIAN, June 24 (Delayed) (IP) The joint army-navy task force disclosed today for the first time the full complexity of its time chart for the suspense-packed atom bomb day at Bikini July 1. Despite careful calculation on all risKs and infinite precautions to protect the 40,000 personnel involved, the imponderables of atomic energy will make it a day of breathless suspense and drama. The complex machinery will begin to roll at Vice Adm. W. H. Blandy's signal the morning be fore test day If weather fore casts are favorable. At that time (10 a. m. June 30 at Bikini; 3 p. m. June 20, PST.), 34,000 army and navy personnel will begin moving out of the lagoon and 140 ships not part of the anchored target llect will steam to rendezvous points outside the danger area. Late that night, only 296 men will be left in tho lagoon, mak ing last-minute adjustments to instruments, cameras and record ing equipment. Patrol vessels will police the anchorage and shores to make sure that all of these men are removed. All ships except the target , till) Number 10S5S No One Injured 1 In Plane Crash MEXICO CITY, June 25 (IP) A four-motored plane D-C4) oi the Mexican Aviation company (CMA) crashed today a mile from the end of the runway but none of the 42 passengers or four crew members had more than minor injuries. - The plane bound for Los An geles failed to gain much alti tude but the exact cause of the accident has not been deter mined. Fire broke out in the plane while passengers were getting out but the airport fire depart ment prevented serious e fleets The ship was one of three used in a new daily fast service between Mexico City and Los Angeles. Among the passengers were 25 U. S. citizens. Some of them continued to Los Angeles aboard another (American Air Lines) plane. Warren And Lamott Take School Posts " Scott Warren was re-elected to his position as director on school board No. 2 yester day by returns "from ' voting on school board candidates up for annual election. R. E. La mott, candidate for the only other vacancy, was also elect ed. Each candidate received 22 votes. Warren and Lamott will take up their new duties beginning July 1. WEATHER NEWS Jaaa St, ISIS Mas. (Jaaa ! M Mia. St Praalajlatlaa laat ! kalis M Slraam taar la iala ...!. N-rm.l 111 Uil M " Saraeaali Claar laiav aat Wainaa. Sar. Time Chart Set For Bikini fleet must be clear of the lagoon by two hours before the hour of the bomb blast now set tentatively at 9:30 a. m. Bikini time (2:30 p. m. June 30, PST). No human being will be left in Bikini atoll only test animals on target snips in the lagoon, a few birds ashore, and the fish in the sea. The senior member of each last-minute crew is charged with the safety of his companions. As all leave the target ship on which they have been at work, he will hoist a red and yellow striped pennant the all-clear signal. If any man is missing, the all clear will be hauled down and every flag aboard the ship run up simultaneouslya veritable Christmas tree of bunting to halt the test until he is found. Thoj working fleet will steam upwind from Bikini, to positions beyond the reach of radio activated waters and cloud. Nearest to the blast will be Admiral Blandy's flagship, the Mount McKinley, and an escort ing destroyer, approximately 81 miles from the lagoon. The Appalachian, press ship for the test, will be about 18 miles east of the lagoon. . As the ships steam toward Sfafen Island Flames Kill 3 V And Injure 32 NEW YORK. June 25 (IP) Three nerinna wor. Vlllarf 11 others felled by a nine-alarm fire which consumed Staten Island' St. George ferry houae today, shortly after the rambling two story structure had been emptied of 500 passengers. Flames which flared over the lower Manhattan horizon short ly after 2 p. m. (EDT) and brought a rapid succession of alarm to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Richmond borough fire companica wwe uwiatca unuer control Hi" 4:07 p. m. A spokesman at the city de partment of marine and avia tion said it was reported to him the fire started from a locomo tive which had pulled into the railroad station adiacent to the ferry house. Five alarms in Staten Island and four in Brooklyn sent fire fighting equipment racing to the blaze which halted ferry service between lower Manhat tan and Staten Island. Ten fire engine companies from Manhattan were routed through the Holland tunnel un der the Hudson river to New Jersey, thence to Staten Island over the outerbridge. Huge columns of smoke and tongues of flame were visible over a great area of the city as the flames spread to all four slips at the ferry. Four lifeboat and three po lice emergency squads also an swered the alarms. KFLW To Air Rodeo Events Arrangements have been com pleted to broadcast the huge Fourth of July rodeo here, and KFLW will carry an hour and a half daily on the show. The broadcast will be handled by Don Neal, assisted by Bob Mc Carl and Chuck Cecil on the announcing side and by Gilbert Walters, Bruce Hulse, Clarence Bauer and Paul Alexander on the technical end. The broad cast will start at 3:30 daily and continue through 5:30. Both the city and county have planned a float to be en tered in he parade on the Fourth, according to J o h n Houston, chairman of the civic section. The fair board is lay ing plans for entering a float and it is expected that the chamber of commerce will ' en ter a float symbolic of the tour ist activities in this area. The junior chamber of com merce is planning a float in ad dition to its Job of handling the ticket sales. The Centennial committee has promised a float, as have the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. The Lions club will built its float around a cage of lions fur nished it by the West Coast Shows. The 20-30 club, the So roptimist and the Business and Professional Women's clubs are also considering participation. Judges for the parade will be Harold D. Mortenson, Ed Osten dorf and Duval Moore of San Francisco. Chief of Police Orville Ham ilton has undertaken the job of keeping Main street clear of cars for the morning of the Fourth, and promises action in keeping the street clear. Larg er tmuhle will come, says Ham ilton, from visiting motorists parking their cars on Main the meht before. Precautions will be taken to prevent any cars from obstructing tne view, now ever.. Chamber To B Represented The Klamath County chamber nf commerce will be represent ed in the big July '4 pre-rodeo narnrie bv a float which will probably depict the hunting and fishinz opportunities in the countv A sDecial committee of the chamber met yesterday to de cide on the float and the out- door theme was tentatively se lected. safety, army and navy air units will swing into action from Kwajalein. Eniwetok and Roi, in a great aerial show. Crews will have warmed up designated planes for photo graphic and instrument mis sio s, and patrol planes and the bomb-carrying Super - Fortress wil be getting last-minute checks at Kwajalein. At Eniwetok, the army's B-17 drones (pilotless) will be ready; and on the carrier Shangri-La, the navy's drones will be standing by to take off. Shortly after daylight on July 1 the atomic-bombing B-29 of Maj. Woodrow P. Swancutt will lead the sky-train from Kwaja lein to Bikini, 215 miles to the northeast, and there the various groups of planes will rendezvous at their assigned points. As the bomber, Blandy's ob servation plane, the press-radio observation plane and a photo graphic plane swing into posi tion, an- army photographic formation will assemble south west of the atoll at 26,000 feet. Air-sea rescue units will be alerted meanwhile to aid any aircraft in distress. The radio-controlled drones will hover outside the lagoon, awaiting the blast .their instru ments will help to record. MB Auction Opposed By City Council' Word was received here yes terday that the $6,500,000 Ma rine Barracks just outside town Is for sale to anyone wanting to buy all or any part of the instal lation's equipment or facilities, and immediately the city council and local organizations began, pressing the war assets admini stration to hold onto the bar racks for a while longer in the event that it may still be used as an educational institution, The navy department, accord ing to reports from Portland, has notified the WAA office there that the barracks and gov ernment property is for sale but the WAA is reported interceding; for local interests to try to keep the military post intact. Mayor Ed Ostendorf yesterday afternoon received a call from the WAA in Portland informing; him that the navy considers the barracks on the block and last night the city council authorized Ostendorf to contact the WAA offices in Portland and Washing ton urging that the post not be broken up or anything sold until an possible uses 01 the entire facility were exhausted. Osten dorf is also to write a personal letter to Governor Snell urging; him to take action to persuade) the navy not to sell yet. Jayceet Opposed m Last night the junior chamber of commerce passed a resolution asking that the barracks sale bo postponed " until educational bodies in the state can deter (CaaUaa aa Pa S, Calamat . Indian Party Accepts Union NEW DELHI, June 25 (IP) The all-India congress party ac cepted today a long-range British plan for an independent feder ated union of India, but rejected proposals for the establishment of an interim government. The decision was reached after a final two-hour meeting; of the congress working com mittee and was announced by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the party's president, who commune, cated the information to Viceroy Lord Wavell by telephone. There was some speculation that the British proposals for an interim government might be scrapped and that new sugges tions would be submitted to leaders of all Indian political groups. The original proposals called for a 14-man cabinet, on which the congress party and the Mos lem league each would have had five representatives, with tho remaining four seats going to minority groups. The Moslem league announced its acceptance of the British cab inet mission's long-range pro posals for Indian independence on June 6, and its spokesman had indicated approval of the interim government plan al though the league had taken no formal action on that question." There will be 73 planes in the air simultaneously, keeping an intricate schedule of time and place. Traffic will reach a peak 30 minutes before the bomb drop, when a radio voice will warn: "Thirty minutes before bomb detonation; thirty minutes be fore bomb detonation: Stand by. Mark!" Drones will maneuver up to 30,000 feet; reconnaissance-plane crews will prepare to take up their pursuit of the vast radio active cloud; and the bomber will make three test runs before the actual drop. If for any reason the bomb cannot be dropped on the fourth run there will be one more trip across the target zone. If the bomb is not dropped on the fifth run, officers expect the operation will be postponed until a later day. No more than five run are scheduled. Once the bomb leaves the six-miles-high plane, a mother ship will direct the army's drone through and around the cloud mass of the burst at heights of 13,000, 18,000, 24,000 and 30,000 feet, and then return them to Eniwetok if .they're still fly-able.
