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By FRANK JENKINS
IN "morning utter" summary
today, tho Aamiclalcd I'reu
nya:
"The nation crli'lirulrd com
jHiriitlvrly aula and wine Fourth
ot July holiday yesterday. The
lull of violent dentin (Hilt at tho
Intent tuliulutlon) wiu fur below
Ilia estimate forceust by the Nu
tliiiml Safety council."
Up to nild-iiioriiliiii, NO vio
lent dciilhs hud been reported In
Ureuoli.
THAT li a hopeful aign. It may
Indicate the pnaalng of the
"whul the hell" uttlludo of mind
Hint' falluws ureut wum.
AT Seiittlo'i Lmigiieres track
yealcrdiiy, tho slzeuble aum
of 1325.1)1)3.00 was bet on tho
ponlca.
Under norniitl conditions, Hint
wouldn't be a bud duntor II
Incllculca plenty of money In
people' poekeU. When gootia are
abundant and people can buy
whnt they wnnt, nl competitive
prices, plenty of money la a do-
peiuinnie sign 01 prosperity.
In theao duya, people nuiy be
lietlliiK on the xmlea bernuw
there lan't much else (except In-1
dispensable neeeltlea, which
are never rxcillntf) to apend
money for.
AFTER all, money i worth
only whut It will BUY. When
It won't buy much, It lan't worth
much. When money lan't retard
ed aa being worth much, people
u ro Inclined to iiumblo reckless
iy.
(No one who luia een the fun
taallc poker Kuniea In depreciat
ed money countrlea will doubt
that (or a moment.)
TK we are to think straight on
economic multera. wo mint al
way remember that plenty of
money meana prosperity only
when accompanied by an
EQUAL. PLENTY OF THINGS.
When THINGS are aenrco (no
mutter how plentiful money mny
he I It meana a low standard of
llvlntf. Only an abundnnce of
thing", reaaonably well riistrlhut
ed among all kinda of people,
can bring high standards of liv
ing. Unfortunately, our standards
of living have been DKCLIN1NU
slnco the early dnya of the war.
They will cuntinue to decline at
long as production remains In
adeuate. -
Demagogue may rant about
voting ourselves rich until they
aro black in tho fuco, but all
their ranting won't change thla
fundamental fact ao much aa tho
width of a hulr.
WITH the Fourth over, we get
" back lo the big question of
the moment: "Will or won't OP A
bo restored?"
If OI'A Isn't restored, what
will happen?
What IS happening, without
OPA?
WELL, Dunn St Bradstrect,
" whose reports are Intended
for business men and not for pol
iticians, any thla morning that
In thla first OPA-less week trad
lins been about normal (aa com
pared, Hint la, with business
when OPA was functioning).
So fnr aa thla business-reporting
firm can ace, there have been
neither buyer strikes nor any
rush to "stockpile" goods. De
partment stores any they have
acen no evidence of hnnrding.
Many Industries report GAINS
IN OUTPUT.
THE market reports list gen-
orully rising prices. MEAT,
in Piirlicuhir.
Liut spokesmen fur the meat
Industry assert thut incut prices
in Lf.oiimiAit Business usuio
llshmcnls aro still BELOW black
mnrkct price levels and will be
gin to slip downward as more
incut gets Into LEGITIMATE
cuiinnuig,
II has been conservatively esti
mated thut over the country as a
wholo ns much as hull the avail
able mcut supply has been di
verted into black murkct chan
nels. That Is to say. black market
meat prices HAVE BEEN HIGH
IN THE PAST but haven't been
available for emulation and com'
piirlson because tho trade hps
been lllcgul.
.
SO, you sec, the rise In meat
prices on tho LEGITIMATE
market Isn't as grcut as it
SEEMS to bo. It Is merely catch'
lug up with tho price millions
01 people nnve been 1'AXIHU.
ANOTHER point:
" An Associated Press mar
ket dispatch tills morning says:
"Many price boosts (since OPA
died) arc ntlrlhuled to loss of
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES,
(Portland bakers predict this
morning that bread prices may
ciimn two cents per loai to corn'
pensnte or tho vanished whent
subsidy. Remember tout a sub
H-'onlliiued on l'f S, Column Si
Hannover Gauleiter
Acquitted By Court
HANNOVER. Germany, July
8 (!) A British military court
today acquitted Hnrtmann Lau
terbnehnr, former gaulclter (dis
trict chief) of Hnnnovcr accused
of ordering the killing of in
mates at the Hnmclln prison,
Tho court held evidence against
lilin was insunicicnt,
mtim ifi r
PRICE FIVE CENTS l-t . .jPAv'
Few-lav
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Another IfllfPS
in car crash ' iMmU wkjmmm
Word received here late to
day advised that George T. John
aon of Los Angeles, brother-in-law
of Clemens A. Lundy, 303
Pine, died at 4 a. m. Thursday
in the Weed hospital of Injuries
received In the same , accident
which caused the death of Mrs.
Anna Lundy, 70, his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Alclha Johnson, about
40, remains in the Weed hospital
as does Elwaln Germain, Eugene
contractor, whose car collided
with the Johnson machine at
Grass lake south of here Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Lundy were en route hero
to visit over the Fourth of July
holidays and Mrs. Lundy was to
remain with her son while tho
others continued to Seattle. Ger
main was southbound on his way
to Long Beach, Calif. The John
son car hit a soft shoulder and
in bringing tho car back on the
pavement, Johnson drove Into
the path of tho Germain car.
Gormain has head and chest In
juries but will bo able to leave
the Weed hospital in a week, at
tendants said. Mrs. Johnson has
head injuries and eight fractured
ribs. Her husband's fatal injur
ies Included a skull fracture and
internal hurts. Ho did not regain
consciousness. He was 43 years
of age. Remains will be moved
to Seattle for burial.
The crash occurred at 2 p. m.
Tuesday and Mrs. Lundy died
at 5:45 p. m. that day. Her son
took her body south for inter
ment. PUD Attorney Dies
In Salem Hospital
SALEM. Ore.. July 5 P)
Herman E. Lufky, 41), attorney
who helped organize several
Washington and Oregon peoples
utility districts, died in a Salem
hospital today after a long ill
ness. He also was prominent
in veterans' activities, having
served as commander of the Ore
gon department of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Lafky, who ran for Marlon
county circuit judge a few years
ago, also was counsel for the
Oregon Farmors Union.
Auto Kills Bear
Loo F. McKocn, 23-year-old
Merrill farmer,' acquired the
makings of a bearskin rug
over the Fourth.
Ho was driving south on
highway 07 about 44 miles
north of town early last night
when a black bear lumbered
from the woods, ran Into tho
road and was struck broad
side by McKocn's car, which
was traveling about 00 miles
an hour.
Ho reported no damage to
the car, but Bruin failed to
survive the crash.
ATH
Rodeo
Record Crowd Attends Klamath Parade And Rodeo
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who dodood and ducked all ovar tho arena. Th box pictured
take his turns boforo tying.
Colorful Parade Called Klamath's "Best"
The length of Main street was
lined six to eight deep Thursday
morning as crowds cheered what
they termed tho "best Fourth of
July parade" in the history of
the town.
As tho decorated floats, rodeo
riders and mounted groups pass
ed by tho annual Fourth of July
rodeo was officially opened. A
record crowd, witnessing the
fairgrounds arena show, was ex
pected to be repeated before tho
closing gun.
Judges of tho big parade, the
FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1946
oarad was tna largest tourtn
thousands of K lamathltes and
vMavo nmi. ihava. call Toners
only one slated for this show,
were NH. D. Mortenson, DuVal
Moore and Ed Ostendorf. Parade
chairman was Pat Ivory.
Here are the results and win
ners, who are asked to call at
rodeo headquarters for prizes
and ribbons: .
Prise Winners
Stunt section: 1st, dog and
wagon, miner's outfit; second,
children, Donna Rae Hubbard
and Eddie Jacobs.
Civic section: 1st, centennial
(Telephone
Under Way
ot July paraaa ever neia in
visitors who lined tha streets
had a touah day. with fast caWts
h,ai his calt down and ready to
entry, Aloha Past Matrons club;
2nd, Red Cross.
Community section: 1st, Lake
view; 2nd, Henley.
Fraternal section: 1st, Knights
of Columbus; 2nd Mooschavcn
by Moose.
Commercial section: 1st, La
Polnte's, Janice and Deneice
Kenyon driving Chet Barton's
leopard spotted ponies; second,
Lost River Dairy.
Industrial section: 1st, Log
gers and Contractors Machinery
(CMtlnaaf Fat s Cilimi 4)
WEATHER NEWS
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Crowds Jam
Fairgrounds
For Opening
A record crowd estimated at
close to 7000 persons turned out
for the opening day of the
Klamath rodeo Thursday jam
ming stands and overflowing
on to fences around the fair
ground arena as the four-day
show got under way.
The show started at 1:15
when the centennial association
nut on a 15-minute skit and
speecn in Denan oi me ceieora
tion this fall. Taking part in the
affair were some 15 pioneers
and relatives of pioneers of ine
Klamath basin, who rode into
the arena in costume. The cen
tennial was followed by a grand
entry, including color bearers.
the queen ana ner court, xne
Klamath Sheriffs Posse and the
Lakeview Sheriffs Posse led
by Sheriff "Hank" Cassidy, the
Klamath Saddle club and the
Chico quadrille team. The
mounted organizations were
called back after the colors had
been ridden and each one drilled
tor the audience.
Highlight of the show, the
bronc riding, was taken by Jack
Sherman, a Klamath boy, who
put up a spectacular ride on I
Thought So. Second in bronc
riding went to rank Schneider.
third to Ross Meeks and fourth
to "Wart Baughman.
The bareback riding was tak
en by Carl Mendes with Joe
Bessler and Bill Jones splitting
for second. Earl Hoppe was in
fourth place for the event. The
Mendes brqthers showed up
again in the bulldogging, with
three of them placing for day
monies, f irst went to Joe Men
des, with a time of 10.1. Carl
Mendes walked off with second
place, tossing his steer in 38.4;
Vic Matney took third place
with 40.1 and Frank Mendes
followed the day for fourth
money with a time of 41.9.
Connolly Wins '
The calf roDine event went to
Les Connolly for first place with
a time of 19.2. Allen Jesspersen
followed close on his heels for
second with a three fifths dif
ference for 19.5. Third place
went to Pat Fiske with his time
standing at 20.3. Vic Castro
placed fourth with 21.9.
Team steer roping, against
seme of the toughest stock ever
snown here, gave top honors and
first place to Ike Walker and
Ray Boss with a time of 25.4.
Pat Fiske and Roland Gridley
placed second with a time of
(loBiiaatf on roso X. Colsmn S)
3 Youths Held
After Assault
Willie Glen Pigg. 20. of 4318
Freida, is in the county jail on
a charge of assault and battery
ana two otner young men are
held for trespassing after a fight
at the home of Robert W. Mit
chell, 3136 Cannon, last Satur
day night.
Elmer R. Albertson, 20, of 445
Market, and Freeland McLeod.
18, of 253 Martin, are charged
with trespassing. All were ar
rested by city police Wednesday
nignt on warrants from the dis
trict attorney's office.
The three youths are said to
have gone to the Cannon street
residence Saturday night to beat
up on Mitchell's son, Charlie,
and when the older man tried
to stop them they entered the
house and Pigg beat and kicked
him. Albertson also is said to
have threatened Mrs. Mitchell.
Mitchell had to be treated by
a doctor after the fight, and
swore out a warrant asainst the
three youths, all of whom have
previous juvenile and police rec
ords.
Throat-Cutting Wife
Jailed For 9 Months
WARWICK. Eng.. July 5 (Pi
Mrs. Monica Appleby, 26, to
day admitted cutting her hus
band's throat while kissing
him. She was sentenced to
nine months imprisonment.
Justice Croom Johnson told
her:
"Without any motive, after
you had asked him in a most
affectionate way to shut his
eyes so that he might receive
a surprise from you, you cut
his throat with a razor."
Mrs. Appleby, pleading guil
ty to a charge of malicious
wounding, said she could not
explain her action. Her con
valescent husband, a former
Congregational minister, said
he had forgiven her.
New Obstacles .
Placed In Way
Of Big 4 Move
PARIS, July S UP) The foreign ministers council ended
nearly four-hour scuion in a deadlock tonight after Russia pro
posed obstacles in the formal calling of a peace conference July
29, Sen. Arthur Vandcnbcrg reported.
The Michigan senator said Foreign Minister V. M. MolotoV
argued that China should not be one of the powers Issuing tht
invitations to the 21-nation peace conference, and insisted that
rules of procedure for the meeting should be drafted and ao-
proved by the ministers before
todays session lasted three hours and 45 minutes.
The ministers had set the date for the oeace parley yester
day. It is intended to end
woria war II for Italy and the
axis satellites
Agree On Rtparations I
In a 7 hour and 40 minute
session which lasted into the
early hours this morning, the
diplomatic representative of
Great Britain, France, Soviet
Russia and the United States
reached agreement on ' Italian
reparations the final major
point blocking reparation of
treaty drafts and fixed the
date for the peace conference.
The deputy foreign ministers
assembled to draw up a sug
gested invitation for submission
to their chiefs.
An American source said
that, after approving the word
ing and before tackling the Ger
man treaty, the ministers prob
ably would clean up odds and
ends in the five treaty drafts
for Italy, Finland, Romania,
Hungary and Bulgaria they
will submit to the conference.
Russia has insisted on strict
adherence to the terms ot the
Moscow agreement of last De
cember,, under which the Big
Four are to draw up the final
treaties after studying the ad
vice of the peace conference.
Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes, British Foreign Secre
tary Ernest Bevin and Trench
Foreign Minister Georges Bi-
dault all have indicated "that
they intend to press for serious
consideration of the advice of
the conferees when the council
meets again after the peace con
ference to complete trie imal
treaties.
The only item now on the
agenda which still might cause
trouble was the issue of free
dom of navigation on the Dan
ube. . . " ' .
Beatty
Landing Strip
An estimated 2500 people at
tended the dedication of a land
ing strip at the Beatty airport
on the Fourth of July, honoring
one of the Klamath Indian tribe's
two war dead, Irwin Smith.
Smith, an army man, was
wounded in Germany and died
in a hospital in France in March,
1945.
At the dedication ceremony.
flowers were dropped from
planes flying overhead, and a
floral wreath placed on the land
ing strip. The Rev. H. w. zel
ler of the Beatty and William
son River Methodist churches,
gave the dedication. B. G. Court
right, Agency superintendent,
also spoke.
The airport at the Klamath
Agency was named after the
first Klamath Indian who lost
his life in the war, Raymond
Enouf. He was killed on Iwo
Jima while serving in the ma
rine corps.
Immediately following the
dedication, an air show was pre
sented by Al Cummings, govern
ment agency pilot. Vincent Bod
ner was master of ceremonies
at the dedication and , at the
Beatty rodeo.
Heading the committee for
the Beatty Fourth of July pro
gram was Jesse Lee Kirk.
Police Still Search
For Escaped Soldier
State police are looking for
Pvt. James Silveria again after
the young soldier who eluded
his guard at Crescent last Sat
urday, escaped the second time.
Silveria left the guard on the
Southern Pacific train but was
picked up Sunday in northern
California. Officers returned
him to Crescent where he had
transportation orders and he
made off again.
Reluciant Courier Couried
Geisha Girls As War Began
TOKYO, July 5 (P) A prose
cution witness at Tokyo's war
crimes trial testified today that
a Japanese general was dispatch
ed to Mukden on September 18,
1931, to call off the Kwangtung
army's Manchurian plot but
failed to deliver the explicit
orders of the war minister.
Spectators laughed as Ryukl
chi Tanaka, a former major gen
eral related that the messenger,
Lt. Gen. Yoshusugu Tatekawa
was locked in a restaurant by
the plotters, who thought he
wanted to stop the attack.
Tatekawa, who wanted the
army to go ahead with its plans
for the attack anyway, whiled
away the hours with geisha
girls, Tanaka went on. At mid
night the army guns roared at
tack on Chinese barracks. ,
the formal invitations were lent.
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Man Drowns
In Fall Off i
River Span
One man was drowned, several
persons were injured in auto
mobile accidents and minor hurts
sent others to Klamath Falls
hospitals over the Fourth of July
holidays. '
Dead is Lloyd David, 43-year-old
Klamath Indian, who appar
ently lost his life in Williamson
river early Thursday night, July
4, when he stumbled from a 12-
inch wide footbridge which
spans the river near Chlloquln.
David's body was recovered at
10 a. m. today just below the
junction of the Sprague and Wil
liamson rivers. John ArKeii,
special Indian officer, said theraj
was no evidence of foul play. 1
David had put his wife on tha
southbound train at 6:30 last
night and told her he was going;
to the Full Gospel church on tha .
east side of Chiloquin. Instead!
of taking the main bridge across
the river, David started across
the footbridge which is some 40
feet long and very narrow, r
Three fishermen, Joseph DuV
more and Robert Summers, Iik
dians, and Joe MacAllister, white,
man, saw a blue shirt in tha
river and when they investigated
found David's body. They noji
tified officers immediately. The
body was brought to Klamath
Falls by Ward's. 'l
John Waldrip, 17, son of Mrs.
Minola Waldrip ot Tulelake, was
recovering from burns, cuts and
bruises in Hillside hospital today
as the result of injuries received
first at Lake o' the Woods and
later in an automobile accident
as he was being brought to Klam
ath Falls.
Young Waldrip, with a party
of seven, had camped at White
Pine camp near the lake resort.
Waldrip said a five-gallon can
(Ctlaaed a JFai S, Colaana.
Fred Peterson.
Resigns Post .
Fred Peterson, who has been
superintendent of Klamath coun
ty schools for.28 years, has hand
ed the school board his resig
nation, effective August 1, and
Harold B. Ashley has been ap
pointed to take his place. '
Ashley has been district school
clerk for six years, and before
taking that job he taught in
Klamath county schools for 13
years. He was given a one-year
contract as superintendent by
the school board. . '
Peterson first became super
intendent of schools in 1912 and
served until 1916. Then ha
taught at Keno, Henley and Mer
rill until 1922 and was reap
pointed superintendent t h at
year. He has held that post con
tinuously since 1922.
He said today that he was re
signing because he felt a young
er man should take over, but
would continue operating his
farm on Summers lane. He will
also continue to look over con;
struction work now underway
at Bonanza, Altamont and Ma
lin. Almost every unit of the pres
ent county school system was
built during Peterson's admini
stration, and enrollment has dou
bled several times.
The county school board Wed
nesday voted Ora Bray of Cres
cent in as its chairman, and E.
A. Gowen ot Bonanza as vice
chairman.
'The gunfire so frightened tha
geishas that they trembled, but
Tatekawa told them not to wor
ry while they were with him,'
Tanaka testified. '
"He slept soundly until morn
ing, and then it was too late to
stop the incident." "
The orders to call off the plbf,
Tanaka said, were from the then
war minister, Jiro Minami, one
of the defendants. -
Tanaka, in a tour and one
half hour testimony on the Man
churian episode, said' the inter
nal situation in Japan caused
the expansionists to decide to
develop Manchuria as a new
state of high economic level. A
powerful army clique, he said,
forced the government to accept
its program by threatening to
assassinate dissenters.