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'-pHlS parugroph occurs In the
A news dlsputchr today:
"Hlslng livestock prices and
the LOSS OK CiOVEHNMKNT
K U R S I I) I B 8 brought higher
prices In (ho meat, milk mid but
Irr liiivlnu nubile today 0s the
nation's wholesale market
steadied unilpr n growing ennvlc
tlnn Hint OI'A will bo restored
Willi t roll-back to Juno 30 cell
lnii." I ET'S slay clear-eyed uu thii
DOllll
WHATEVER Wlilniltoii does
limit OI'A will be dictated by
political considerations. Thin Is
an eldctlon year, with control uf
congress at stoke, In Washing'
ton, "How enn I nluy In the sud
die" la bigger Issue than "What
I really brut for the country
That sound like a cynlrul
wisecrack, and to a certain ex
tent It In. But In these duys It Is
tragically clone to the truth
I ET'S keep Home other points
" In mind. SUBSIDIES, lor ex
aimilt.
One of our dcvlcei for keep.
lnu urlre down has bevil pay
mcnt of subsidies out of the
treasury. Under our delicti II
nonce system, theso subsidies
have been added to t ho national
debt and will tiave to bo puld
Inter (both prlncliwl and inter'
rut) In the form of taxes.
These subsidies ended with
OI'A. Presumably, they will be
restored If OI'A la restored.
r) cite only one Instance, tho
hultnr auhaldv wbi IS CKNTS
I'EK I'OUND. When you bought
a pound of butter, you paid the
OPA celling and tho treasury of
the United Stole paid tho pro
ducer 13 cents NUiit.
ANOTHER thing to rcmcm
her:
Prices were rising under OPA
There was every Indication that
they would rise still more. (The
accepted Washington estimate
was that bv tho end of the year
rnst of living would have risen
13 under OPA.)
OOONER or later, we'll have
13 to end price controls If we
are to retain the American sys
tem. Since we've already been
nt.attatrt nit t )l Afttsrt itiwl t Mm
I might oe as gooa w nun as any
to find out If we can twlm.
r
ANOTHER thought for today
Nearly 130 year ago
Thomas Jefferson, the great
friend of the common man, said
"Were wo directed from Wash
Ington when to sow and when
to reap, wo would SOON WANT
BREAD."
Well, Washington now tells
when (and what) to sow and
when to reap und DREAD IS
I1UT enough of OPA for today
" at least. Its sour subject,
and always leaves t bad taste
In the mouth.
There Is otner significant news
afoot.
KJIKOLAI NOVIKOr'F, NEW
1 Russian ambassador to the
United Slates, says In an inter
view In Washington today
"There is no basis whatever
for war between the Soviet un
Ion and the United States,
' He adds:
"I know this that tho people
of tho United States da not want
to wage a war against the Sovle
Union or any other country. I
know tho Soviet Union WILL
NEVER start a war agulnst tho
United States or anyone else,
Ho concludes:
"Thus the differences between
"7 us MUST bo ironed out. I be
lleve they WILL be ironed out.'
'T'lIAT conciliatory, reason
statement Is in SHARP
onablo
con
trsst to the criticism of tho Unl
ted States and tho American
people that has been coming
lrom Moscow recently.
There must bo a reason for tho
change.
We can at least be very. VERY
sure that Mr. Novlkoff Isn't Just
talking on his own hook. Llka
other Russians In an officio!
capacity, he says what Moscow
tells him to say (as do diplomats
generally).
If Moscow is adopting a con
dilatory attitude toward us, It
is BIG NEWS. Bigger, even, than
OPA. NO calamity could equal
that of stumbling into war with
Jtussia
Special Cachets
To Mark Air Mail
Local stamp collectors will bo
rewarded with special cachets
and envelopes to commemorate
me innuguarni regular air mall
flight from Klamath tails Aug'
ust I.
Tho post office Is designing
cachet stamp to bo used on sue.
clal pictorial envelopes supplied
by tho chamber of commerce,
Tho aviation committee of the
chamber met yesterday to make
nlnna fnt an "Ail Hnu" fnlnhrn.
tlon for August 1. the day Unl'
ted Air Lines Is slated to start
air passenger scrvlco stops in
Klamath.
Estnn Bolslgor Is making an
effort to get several military air
pi ncs In town for the day, and
also civilian planes and pilots
irom ncarny points are to bo in'
vi lea to come in that day.
Realty Men
To Organize
Rent Board
A voluntary fair rent control
board is to bu set up in Klumuth
Kails by tho realty board In an
effort to prevent rents hero from
skyrocketing hi the ubsence of
the UI'A and evcrv owner 01
rental properly will soon bo
asked to submit to an etiulluble
control based on apprulsal of
the nrooerty rented.
The decision wus mada to set
up such uu organUullon at a
meeting of Klamath realtors at
noon today.
Tho real estate men are vlr
tuully unanimous In not wanting
the return or UI'A, but also
agree Ihut mushrooming rents
will be a strong factor In bring
ing the federal ugency back to
lllit If It Is revived,
For the local voluntary con
trol bourd's purposes, the locul
OI'A office will be asked to pro
vide tho realtor with a list of
property owners with rentals,
una the amounts ol rents paid
under OPA. Then the owners
will be asked to agree to con
trols by tho fair rents board and
charge rents based on realty ap
prulsal. Malntonanco Considered
The board woidd also, in ad
justing rents, take Into consider
ation higher maintenance costs
and attempt to work out Individ
ual rents lulr to both owners
and tenants.
The realtors are pledged to
hold the price line as far as pos
sible, but Intend to make adjust
ments where needed to bo fair
to both owner and renter.
Thla plan was put before the
realty board by Tom Wallers,
who said ho believed the volun
tary control idea was workable
If flu per cent of tho landlords
in Klamath would agree to co
operate, iinguo Dale, president
of tho board of realtors, said
that he thought 80 per cent
would agree to a fulr plan.
Some landlords, almost with
out doubt, are going to take ad
vantage of haying their tenants
ovcr a barrel to s(uecie for the
nisi ooiiar, out the great major
ity will not chisel, the real cstote
men believe.
But landlords who do boost
rents sky high there have been
U'anlint aa rata S, C'alama I)
Warning Given
On Lost Fawns
Tender hearted motorists, who
pick up fawns along the high
way and bring them In to Klam
ath Falls, will run Into a little
difficulty with tho law If they
do not cease this practice, ac
cording to Sgt. E. W. Tlchenor
of the state police.
Wllhln the past several days,
six or seven young fawns have
been picked up ond then state
police are called for advice on
what to do with the animals. In
some cases, police have ordered
the motorists to return the fawns
to the point where they were
found, and several have been
turned over to the Mooro park
caretaker. The park does not
want or need any more deer ond
in the future persons bringing
the fawns to town will be
charged with Illegal possession
of deer, Tlchenor advised.
"These folks arc soft hearted
and sentimental, but it is a mis
placed sympathy," Tlchenor
said.1 "I n all coses tho docs are
nearby, probably hiding in the
brush, as the fawn lingers on
the highway."
Tlchenor said sportsmen and
woodsrin know better than to
pick up the animals but travel
ers are moved at the sight of
the fawns to all appearances
lost In the woods.
ACCIDENT FATAL
SALEM, July 3 (!') Nancy
Temple, Eugene, died In a hospi
tal hero yesterday of Injuries
suffered In a May 25 automobile
accident at Independence.
Eight other Oregon College
of Education students were In
jured In tho crash, two of them
seriously.
Former Chauffeur Avers
He Saw Hitler In Deaih
NUERNBERG, Germany, July
3 (!') Hitler's former chauf
feur, Erich Kcmpka, testified to
day that he saw the German
leader lying dead In the relchs
choncellcry the night of April
30, 1945, and also helped carry
Eva Bruun's body outsido for
cremation,
Kcmpka also told the Inter
national military tribunal he
sow Martin Bormann, missing
aide of tho fuehrer who is on
trial In absentia, blasted by a
bazooka shell with such force
that it was Impossible for him
to be alive either.
Tho chauffeur referred to Eva
Braun, the bride of a few hours,
us "Adolf Hitler's wife."
When ho told how he saw the
body of the fuehrer rolled In a
blanket, with only tho booted
legs hanging out, he said: "It
wasn't tho some Adolf Hitler."
He was impressed that tho blan
ket used was too short.
The courtroom was quiet as
Kcmpka continued:
"I can say he died tho 30th of
April between 2 and 3 o'clock
in tho afternoon. I didn't sec
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PRICE FIVl. .tJB
Rodeo Starts Tomorrow
59 Yessels
Feel Bikini
Bomb Blast
ABOARD USS APPALA
CHIAN, July 3 (Pi Fifty-nine
of Bikini's 73 target warships
felt Monday's white-hot atomic
biust, the navy reported todny,
with damage running from total
to negligible.
Six remained dungerously ra
dioactive toduy.
Five, Including one modern
cruiser, were sunk; nine others,
Including two battleships, two
cruisers ond a carrier, were
"heavily damaged." Damage to
small craft was not tallied.
The army's official ground
forces observer. MaJ. Gen An
thony McAuliffc, concluded the
new weapon could force any na
tion, even the United Stotcs, to
null a war although he be
lieved It would be more effec
tive agulnst cities and industries
than military turgcts.
Animals Still Lira
Test animals left aboard the
fleet survived the first blast,
however; even those aboard the
centrally-anchored Nevada still
lived. But whether their ex
posure to atomic rays would
prove fatal within the next few
days was to be determined.
Sailors sold one goot on the Ne-
vada's quarterdeck was "mighty
sick.
Similarly, eight white rats
survived a ride directly through
the atomic cloud Itself, bin they
may die within three or four
days, Col. R. E. Jnrmon, chief
of the army's Wright field evalti'
atlon board, reported. The rats
wero the sole .passengers. In a
B-17 drono.
Centrally-anchored target
ships still were emitting deadly
rays today, said reports from
Vice Adm. W. H. P. Blandys
nogsnip. me nit. McKinicy.
All vessels are expected to be
ruled "safe" by tomorrow. The
waters of the lagoon Itself were
termed safe today, except In the
immediate vicinity of the radial
Ing ships.
Russian Wants More
Among scientists commenting
today on Mondoy's test was Pro
fessor Slmyon Alexandrov of the
Soviet Union, who suggested an
other experiment in the air be
conducted before the underwa
ter test is held.
"The test wag conducted bril
nanny and ttie explosion was
obviously terrific," he said, "but
the air blast was rather weak
Aicxundrov said engineers
"should be put to work to get a
higher degree of efficiency from
the bomb."
Safety Council
Issues Warning
CHICAGO, July 3 M') The
national safety council today
passed along this advice to July
Fourth celebralors who are In
terested in being around on the
nun:
unve carciully. start your
trip on time so you won t be
tempted to take chances speed
ing or passing other automo
biles. Don't overdo In exercise, eat
ing or exposure to the sun.
Don't swim alone or when
overheated. Wall an hour after
eating, know the depth of the
water and don t show off.
Don't use fireworks. Attend
supervised public displays in
stead. him die. But I carried his body
out of the bunker and set It on
fire. I carried Adolf Hitler's
wife out."
Kcmpka reported he said fare
well to Bormann In the chancel
lery and struck out across Ber
lin to the Fricdrichstrasse sta
tion, He said the city was in
chaos. About 2 a. m. May 1 ho
saw Bormann and tho chancel
lory secretary of state, Dr. Nau
mann, near tho station and they
discussed now to get away from
tho Russians. 1
Others joined Ihom behind a
largo uermon tank and some
armored vehicles. The column,
preceded by men on foot through
a tank trap and had gotten 50
yards or so past It when the
tank was struck by a bozooka
shell, Keninka said.
Kcmpka sold he was three or
four yards behind tho tank and
uormann was directly beside it,
Ho said ho saw Bormann ond
Noumann collapse and that
their bodies were hurled awav.
"Martin Bormann must have
died in thot explosion," ho said.
r i
Th waddles and cow band were drifting into rodeo headquarters on S. 6th today to sign up
for the rarlous events in the big show which will get under way tomorrow with the opening
gun at 1:13 in the fairgrounds arena. Left to right. "Buck" Jones of Chowchilla, Calif., paving
his entry feet in steer team and calf roping: Al Coelho, Fresno, Calif., and Bob Jones "Buck's"
brother, also entering in the roping events: Jimmy Dixon, rodeo clown, and "Wart" Baugh
man of Anchor City. Tex., bronc and Brahma bull rider, bulldogger and all-around participant.
The girl is Mrs. Lillian Jeeperson of Paso Robles, Calif., who signs up the hoys.
Highways Draw
Holiday Throng
Highways leading out of Klam
ath Falls to the mountain and
lake areas are seeing the heav
iest traffic In many years as
hundreds piled into cars for the
first post-war Fourth of July
weekend. Despite the fact the
Fourth falls on Thursday, folks
were determined to make it a
long holiday.
Many business houses and
firms closed for the remainder
of the week this afternoon and
gave owners and employes alike,
a vacation.
The weatherman smiled on
holiday makers and at 10:30 this
morning tho thermometer stood
at 65 and going strong. The
weekend promise was for fair
weather. '
Sporting goods stores had runs
on fishing and camping equip
ment earlier In the week but.it
was fairly dead Wednesday as
most of the vacationists had com
pleted plans and were leaving
town last night or early this
morning. Many out-of-state Cali
fornia licenses were issued and
within a two-day period, one
store reported more than 150
non-resident licenses were is
sued. These people were headed
for the Alturus, Redding districts
and some were going as far as
Lake Tahoe, Nevada. In the
nearby areas, Lake o' the Woods,
Diamond, Odell and Crescent
lakes were to see a heavy week
end influx, and Campbell and
East lokcs to the north, as well
as Paulina, were generously
populated. The Chewaucon
streams to the east were the
goals of n lot of folks and the
Bend and Eugene areas were
the choice of others.
Best fishing reports were com
ing in here from the Lakeviow
and Adel sectors but most folks
didn't care where they went as
long as they got away from town
with their families and enjoyed
a long outing.
State police as well as city of-
(Contlnuad en rasa 3, Column 1)
Parking Banned
All cars will be kept off
Main street between 2nd and
Spring Thursday morning un
til after the parade, either by
drivers parking somewhere
else voluntarily or the cars
being towed away by the
police department, Police
Chief Orville Hamilton said
today.
Ho and tho police depart
ment have been authorized to
keep the main stem free of
cars for the parade, ond mo
torists who park in that area
Thursday morning will have
to come to the police station
and pay o towing charge to
recover their cars.
Hamilton has also warned
hotels to tell their guests to
park their cars somewhere
else that morning, because
they'll be hauled in just tho
same as a resident. Cars
parked on Main overnight
must be moved early Thurs
day morning,
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
Cow Pokes Sign Up For Four-Day Show
Russia
Make
Will
WarOn
Says
WASHINGTON, July 3 IIP)
Nikolai V. Novikov, new Russian
ambassador to this country,
promised today that the Soviet
union "will never start a war
against the United States or any
one else."
And by the same token. ' he
said he knew that the people of
Profits Probe
Involves Solon
WASHINGTON, July 3 (IP)
Maj. Gen. William N. Porter, test
tified today Rep. May (D-Ky)
chairman of the house military
committee, thrice intervened
with the army on Denau oi
an Illinois munitions combine
whose war profits are under
congressional investigation.
Porter, retired chief of the
chemical warfare service, told
the senate war investigating
committee that May phoned him
late in 1944 to protest cancella
tion of a Powder Drum war con
tract held by the Batavia Metal
Products, Inc., of Batavia, 111.,
one of the closely linked 19 cor
porations which Chairman Mead
(D-NY) has criticized for "war
profiteering."
Committee Counsel George
Moadcr promptly produced a
partial transcript of that tele
phone conversation which Por
ter then read into the record.
In it, May began by reading
a letter from Col. R. A. Telow,
chief of the facilities and inspec
tion group in chemical warfare
service, which referred to can
cellation of the Batavia contract
and transfer of Its work to "new
producers."
"I think that's crazy stuff,"
May was quoted as saying.
Porter did not immediately
specify the other occasions on
which he said May intervened.
However it previously had been
disclosed by the transcript of
telephone conversation on May
1, 1943, that May had interced
ed to get army business for his
"good friends in the combine.
Empty House Waiting
For Science Teacher
MADRAS, July 3 (Pi
There Is an empty house
' waiting here If you can qual
ify as a science teacher at the
Union High school.
School officials acquired the
homo for W. H. Bunch, who
was to take the teaching job.
Bunch hunted for two weeks
for a house for his family,
then looked for a job where
he could also get a house. The
Madras school board was too
late then, but members are
hanging onto the vacant house
lor tho next man.
JULY 3. 1948
(Telaphona
Never
mbassador
this country do not want to
fight anyone.
But while he insisted that all
differences between the two ma
jor powers can be "ironed out,"
Novikov cautioned that solu
tions for many world problems
will require time and patience.
The diplomat's views were
made known in his first inter
view with an American report
er since he presented his am
bassadorial letters to President
Truman June 3,
"There is no basis whatever
for war between the Soviet
Union and the United States,"
declared the stocky, 43-year-old
Russian.
None Want War
"I know this that the people
of the United States do not want
to wage a war against the So
viet Union or any other coun
try. I know the Soviet Union
will never start a war against
the United States or anyone
else.
'Thus, the differences be
tween us must be ironed out. I
believe they will be ironed out.'
In emphasizing that solutions
to all world problems cannot be
expected overnight, Novikov
said:
"Europe is now in its most
difficult period the transition
irom war to peace. rroblemsin
evitably will be difficult."
Novikov emphatically reject
ed any idea that serious clashes
of interest between Russia and
the United States are "inevi
table, or "necessary." The re
porter had used those words in
framing one of six written ques
tions submitted In advance of
yesterday's interview.
The ambassador said good
faith by both nations, built by
"practical actions and deeds" in
carrying out mutual obligations,
win prevent sucn clashes.
'Canyon Passage1
Due Here July 21
The Oregon-written, Oregon
produced technicolor movie,
"Canyon Passage," which wlli
have its world premiere showing
In Portland July 13, has been
booked for release here July 21,
it was announced by Lloyd
Lamb, manager of the Klamath
rails theatres.
"Canyon Passage" is based on
the best-seller story of the same
name written by Ernest Haycox,
Portland author. The drama
shows Jacksonville as it appeared
In 1852, and scenes shot in the
Rogue river, Diamond lake and
Mt. Bailey country.
Susan Hayward, Dana An
drews, Brian Donlevy and Andy
Devlne are featured players. The
film will be shown at both the
Esquire and Tower theatres,
L.amo said.
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Number 1088J
Many Riders
Sign Up For
Big Program
Rodeo headquarters was crowd
ed with riders signing up for
tomorrow's four-day show, and
more were reported on the way
and expected to sign in by the
8 o'clock deadline this evening.
Officials at headauarters say that
seats are sold out for the Fourth
and have been for two days.
Nearly all the other days are
sold with the exception of small
RODEO PROGRAM
Wednesday. July 3
Annual Rodeo Dance
Armory, 9 p. m.
Thursday. July 4
Parade, Main Street, 10 a.m.
Centennial Presentation
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:15 p. m.
Grand Entry
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:30 p. m.
Friday, July S
Grand Entry
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:30 p.m.
Cowboy Dance, Armory, 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 6
Grand Entry
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:30 p. m.
Cowboy Dance, Armory, 9 p.m.
Sunday, July 7
Centennial Presentation
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:15 p.m.
Grand Entry
Fairgrounds Arena, 1:30 p. m.
blocks of scats, mostly in the
bleacher section.
Shooting for- the $1000 purse
in the Drone riding event will oe
Larry Baxter of Bend, Buddy
Hicks of Beatty, Frank Schneider
of Caliente, Calif.; Boyd Hicks or
Patterson, Calif., and Jack Sher
man oi luamain, wno nave
signed up to date.
Bullnders already signed up
include Hugo Jones of Tulsa,
Okla.: Buddy Hicks. Frank
Schneider and Bill Church. Bare
back riders are Larry Baxter,
Hugo Jones, B. H. Rentle, Frank
Schneider, Boyd Hicks, Roy
Fairchild of Ravensdale, and BUI
unurcn.
Calf ropers include Bud Owens
of Klamath Falls, Al Skelton of
Ravensdale, Calif.; Cap Ragle of
woodiaKe. (Jain., and Ben Meyer,
The greatest number of entries
is expected to be signed up
later in the afternoon and early
evening.
Entries Close Tonight
Rodeo headquarters will close
at 8 o'clock tonight, and no entry
may be made after that hour.
The fairgrounds has been put in
shape for the coming four-day
show, with new bronc chutes
and gates, new gates on the calf
chute and considerable work
done on the bleachers by the
county bridge gang.
Final plans for what promises
to be Klamath's largest and
longest parade have been com
pleted, with 74 entries slated to
take part in the mile-and-a-half
train of riders and floats. That
number excludes a great many
(CanUoacd a& Fata- S, Calama I)
Woman Killed
In Accident
Mr. and Mrs. -Clemens A.
Lundy, 303 Pine, received word
today that Lundy's mother, Mrs.
Anna Lundy, 70, was killed in
stantly in an automobile acci
dent early today -neai Weed,
Calif.
Injured in the accident were
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson,
who are in a Weed hospital in
a serious condition.
Mrs. Lundy and Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson were en route to Klam
ath Falls from Los Angeles to
spend the Fourth of July holi
days here. Mrs. Lundy planned
to join her son and daughter-in-law
and the Johnsons intended to
continue north from here to
Seattle to visit relatives.
Mrs. Lundy lived here with
her son and daughter-in-law
when they were managers of
the Pelican hotel some three
years ago, and since that time
has visited them frequently from
Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Lundy and their
son, victor, left early this after
noon for Weed.
Bulletin
WASHINGTON, July 3 P)
President Truman today signed
into law tha Hobbs' bill making
unions subject to tha national
anti-racketeering law.
Control Bills
Considered ;
By Senators
Rising livestock prices and tho
loss of government subsidies -brought
higher prices to tha
meat, milk and butter buying
public today as the nation'
wholesale markets steadied un
der a growing conviction thot
OPA will be restored with roll
back to June 30 ceilings. .,
Two measures to revive pric
controls temporarily reached .
the senate banking committee in
Washington after U. S. Sen. W.
Lee O'Daniel (D-Tex.) abandon
ed his stalling tactics. The housa
already has approved a 20-day
extension of the OPA.
The first shipments of buttelf
to reach New York City and
Boston markets since OPA's end
were released today to retail 13
to 15 cents above the OPA ceiU
lng. The government subsidy
on butter was 15 cents a pound.
Meat prices were up in many
areas as much as 20 cents a
pound. Milk was boosted three
cents a quart in New Hamp
shire and a milk shortage waa
threatened in the metropolitan
New York area unless the price
is raised there. , j
Markets Loaded "
Abnormally large shipment
of cattle and hogs again were
attracted to livestock markets
but prices seemed to have found
their own ceiling, at least tern
porarily.
The $22 high for cattle at St.
Louis was a new top for that
market although it was 50 cents
under the $22.50 maximum paid
yesterday at Chicago.
Hogs were moving at slightly
higher prices though they still
were under the $18.50 top reach
ed Monday at Chicago, highest
since 1919. .
Large packers continued to
steer clear of the trade, observ
ers said, waiting to see if OPA
will be revived.
The same caution was reflect?
ed in grain markets with oat fu
tures dipping more than a cent
a bushel at times in Chicago,
under a wave of selling. . -i
From around the nation came
a crescendo of complaints from,
tenants who told of extra-high,
rents imposed by landlords, but
there were indications that most
renters had received, no notice
of 'increases. Several states and
cities acted to put ceilings on
rentals, while others studied the
matter.
Bilbo Clings
To Slim Lead
By Tha Associated Press
. Senator - Theodore G. Bilbo
clung to a slim majority today of .
all votes so far counted in his
race for a third term, after a
stormy Mississippi primary in
which some negroes participated
despite his vigorous protests.
Missing precincts in 58 coun
ties would determine whether "
Bilbo obtained more votes than
his four opponents combined
yesterday and won renomination
on the democratic ticket in one
party Mississippi.
Lack of a majority would re
quire Bilbo to face a run-off with
the No. 2 man in the field, Tom
Q. Ellis, state supreme court clerk.
Ellis had not conceded defeat.
Several thousand negroes
sought to qualify as voters, rely
ing on a supreme court decision
that members of their race could
do so in primary elections and
a pledge by Attorney General
Clark to protect their rights. ;
Many tailed because election
officials held they did not meet
the poll tax requirement or
prove they were democrats.
There were estimates that per
haps 1000 actually cast ballots
despite Bilbos call for every
red blooded Anglo-Saxon in Mis
sissippi to use whatever means
are necessary" to keep negroes
trom the polls. . 1
No violence against negroes
was reported.
Fat Man's Race ;
Features Beatty
Klamath Falls is not the only
Klamath county rodeo, with
nearby Beatty celebrating again
on July 4 and 5. One of the fea
tures of the show is the fat man's
race in which Toy Brown, full
blood Klamath, has challenged
all bonafide residents of Klam
ath, Lake and Modoc counties.
The 60-yard race will be run
off in this manner, according to
Jesse Kirk, Toy's manager: tha
contestants will run 30 yards,
pick up chaps and spurs, put
them on, and return to the start
ing place. This race is to be run
on the Fourth only. Toy weighs
in at 220 pounds. There is a $5
entrance fee with a purse added
by the Beatty rodeo committee,
winner take all.
Toy, during a recent visit to
Klamath Falls, said the only man
he was afraid of was Howell
Tucker of Lake county.
Holiday
Tha Herald and New em
ployes will have a Fourth of
July holiday and there will
ba no issue oi this paper on
Thursday,
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