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Newspaper Page TextflflllMPS ArsWW fPIF mm PRICE riVE CENTS 111 1 ! Day's fas By FRANK JENKINS r;olt weeks, Sweden lin been 1 stirred up ever "ghost km; rt" tluil huvu been riwrU-d v.igui-ly lo bu zooming over the country mure or less dully. Cell urhi bus kept inure than a hint of the new I ruin gelling out, Tudiiy the censorship loosens u little, uiul wo lern Irmn Stock holm tlml lin y i"-n to be mini ill object, shuped like a upoul. with lluniluil lull. Ihul .peed uver Hi ureiil height, luuklnit Mile souml. In three days buck III early July. Mil of them were reported to Ino authorities. Military expert guru Unit their inuxlmum runi(o I. ..limit uiiu mile. They seem lo come from across the Uiilllc eu pruouuiy n soiuo spot In Germany. SOMEBODY eem to bu using Sweden for un cxK-riinentul target range without, of coure, first consulting the Swcde. or asking their permission. What's a LITTLE nation In IhciMi duy? WHAT'S Illlle nation? Well, for une thing. II I olten a DECENT tuition. IVn murk, for exiiniple. And lloi lund. And Norwny and Sweden. And Chechoslovakia. And Swit zerland. All thiiie tittle countries hud hi nil standard of llvluit before the wur. If It hd been left TO THEM, there would have been no wur. They were all busy with Knit thluit f.ir more profitable to liumiiiiity an a wnuic " -'" . . . OHEGON In a little mate as atiitt-ji so In our llu country. t population I only slightly above a million. Its industrial output l trifling1. a compared with California, ltn area In In significant, a compared with Tcxa. . .. .. ...I I- tl.,lnrt nrn HUI ltn Slllllllurils ui my... high. It peoplo are few enough in number lo be able lo know each other. Became they know and respect each other, they GET ALONG with each other. Their civic standard are hlnh. Oregon hasn't had a nin-ty, Kraft-tainted political scan dul since anybody can remember Llfo In Orciion Is on the GOOD Ide. ' SUPPOSE all tho utiile of the United State were as gen erally admirablo a Oregon. Suppose, all tho countries of the world were a decent a Den mark and Holland and Norway and Sweden and Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. Do vou reckon we MIGHT have gone off on a wrong tangent in our more or lew universal struggle for I11GNESS? w1 7ILLIAM Z. FOSTER, head of ii.a n.inimiinlHt ruirtv 111 the United Sullen said In Portland Inst night: "Russia want peace, bill will not permit the United States and Britain to dominate the world. l'hls country," he added, "can not subjugate Ihe Soviet Union." Well, who (In decent Oregon, nt least) WANTS to subjugate Ihe Soviet Union? All we want is to get n long with her, and trade with her, thus raising tho stiincliircts of living of BOTH. Hut II seems to take TWO to make such a bargain. Wc can't seem to get along with the Rus sians unless the Russians are willing to get along with us. And if Russia Isn't willing to permit us and the British to dominate the world it seems equally reasoiiiiblo that wc and the British should object to RUS SIAN domination of the world. Too much bigness always nrouses fear. WOnniES, worries, worries! What is Russia going to do? Whnt Is China going to do? Who Is shooting rockets at whom In Sweden? And so on. ftAYMOND McATEE, a 32-yeor-old streetcar motnrman of VhiliKlelphla, isn't bothered at the moment by ANY such wor ries as these. He already hud girl triplets, aged 14 months, plus a son aged five. On So,tur day night, his wife presented him wllh girl twins. ' Before the advent of the new twins, the Mc A too family was using 200 diapers a week and you know what the laundry sit uation is in these days. And washing machines scarcer than hens' teeth. XJR. McATEE has no tlmo to AV1 bother his head with Russia and China and what have you. Tho knock down and drag outs at tho peace conference troublo him not at all. So, you see, ho Is a compar n lively hnppy man. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 12. Yugoslavs Force Down U.S. Plane BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Aug. 12 ()') Yugoslav fighter planes forced an American C-47 trans port to land Friday at Ljubl jana ami soon afterwards, the 'I ito government protested lo the United Slates embassy against ' ever Increasing" violations of Yugoslavia "state sovereignly." The note said of the lulcst al leged incident: "On August 0 at 1:10 p m , an American plane of type C-47 Ikw over the airfield In Ljubl jana at 3000 meters altitude and c-rcled twice. Despite a call from our fighter planes with In ternational signals and even hand waving for the plane to land, tho plane's crew did not heed these calls bill attempted lo withdraw In the direction of the frontier. "Only after determined steps were taken by our fighters was the American plance forced to laud. The plane contained eight military and two cillvion per sons. A deluded Inquiry has been ordered. This eii.se reveuls Hie Mil fact that certain erews not only wilfully violate Yugo slav sovereignty but Just as wilfully refuse to submit to law ful calls from Yugoslav planes." No U. S. Commtnt No comment has come from American sources. The nolo of protest, sent by the ministry of foreign affairs to tne embassy yesterday, said that "in the period from July 18 to August 8, 172 airplanes new unauthorized over Yugoslav terrilory, of which 87 were bombers. 70 fighters and 4S were transports. It said these flights were tak ing place despite a letter from the U. S. military attache on August 7 which slated: -..,. "The American government recently Issued a circular pro hibiting American planes from Hying over territory of friendly nations without special permis sion." The note added, further: 'The government of Yugoslavia most energetically protest against the ceaseless and systematic flights over Yugoslav territory and requests thai the United States government without de lay undertake energetic meas ures to prevent any further in fringement on Yugoslav state sovereignty on the part of the American military planes." Fire Destroys Fehlen Store Cans of food were still explod ing amid smouldering ruins late this morning after a 4 a. m. bluzo leveled the John Fehlen gincery and meat market at 4707 S. Sixth. The fire appeared to have started from faulty wiring in the rear of the building and quickly swept through the structure. County, marine and navy fire Uuckji lought the names but were unable, to bring them un der control. Seven members of the Fehlen family were asleep In their flvo toom house, attached to the rear of the store, when the fire oc cureed. They managed - to es caped uninjured after the fire awakened them but their home was destroyed. Fehlen estimated the loss at $:S,000. Also ruined by the fire were 310 lockers which, h said, are covered by Insurance. There is a partial Insurance coverage on the building and stock. A collection of modern guns valued at $3500 was also burned. Fcnhlen owned tho store for approximately 13 years but had been running the grocery and market for the past year only. Ke plans to rebuild. Sweden To Publish Report On Ghost Rocket' Barrage STOCKHOLM. Ana. 12 UPi Swedish military authorities plan to publish within tho next few days a communique on nn Investigation they have been making of the "ghost rockets" that have been streaking dally over Sweden since early July . . leaving little doubt that the country has become an experi mental target range. Official sources have declined to spcculato on the source of the mysterious spool shaped mis siles, but It Is generally be lieved that the rocket-propelled objects come from some place along tho Baltic coast of Gcr mnny. Only In n few cases Is It known that tho missiles ac tually landed In Sweden. Between July 9-12 author ities received 300 reports of the Klamath County Tax Rates Show Sharp Increase Tux rates tor Klamath county political subdivisions arc sharply higher for 1 1)4047, with school districts carrying the re sponsibility for most of the Increase. As announced today by County Assessor Newton Nelson, the Klamath Falls combined milliiga rate has Jumped to 113.4, which is 21.4 mills above lust year's This Is approximately a 23 per cent Increase, but the per cenliige gain In the city Is ex ceeded by that In the principal suburban area, where the rate Is up 28 R-r cent. The sub urbs, which pay tuxes to the county, Klamath Union high school and county elementary district, have a new rule of 54.8 mills, uguliisl 42.9 for lust year. No area escaied without a tax Increase. School Districts Up That purl of Ihe vurlous com bined levies represented by school districts Is substantially higher. The mlllagc for Klamath Falls elementary schools is up to 30.0 us against 16.9 lust year; for Klamath Union high school. 25 aguinsl 17.7; for county unit ; high, 1 1.4 Instead of B lusi year, and for the county unit elemen tary, 8.3 this yeur as compared with 4.7 last yeur. All of the school district hod elections this year which per mitted iheiil to exceed the 6 per cent constitutional limita tion. Voting in these election was extremely light, but those who did vote gave a strong majority In favor of the in- crease, part ol willed was ior construction Items paid for by levy Instead of bond issues. Another factor in rale In creases was a drop in assessed values. The overall assessed value In the county for the new year I $31,419,693.34, as new year is $31,418,093.34. as last year. Tho Klamath Falls values dropped from $9,875. 336.31 lust yrer-to $9,686,242.18 this yeor. An analysis of the Klamath Falls combined tax levy, as given toduv by Nelson, shows iC'aiulnar rat S. I'al. ! Indian Nabbed In Auto Crash Grover Cleveland Eclcckcr, 28-year-old Indian, is held in Jail on a triple traffic count gowing out of an accident Saturday after noon In which two persons were slightly injured. Mrs. L. L. Shaw, 1975 Painter, and four-year-old son Tommy, re ceived cuts and bruises when Ihe Lincoln Zephyr driven by Edecker crashed into the side of their car at 6th and Pine, knock ing the Shaw vehicle over onto the sidewalk. Mrs. Shaw reported that Edccker's ear was traveling about 50 miles an hour when it ran past a stop sign and smashed Into her auto. Both vehicles were ex tensively damaged. City police arrested Edecker on a charge of rccKlcss driving, having no operator's license and running a stop sign, and turned him over lo Justice court where Judge J. A. Muhoney set bail at $535 cash. The owner of the car driven by Edecker, Ernie Decker, also an Indian, was fined $10 in police court this morning for allowing an unlicensed person lo drive his car, and $40 for possession of in toxicating liquor. At the Eber'lein and Division intersection Sunday morning a collision left two cars badly dam aged, sent Cleo Clifton Long, 48, of 235 E. Main, into traffic court where he paid a $15 fine for failure to yield the right of way. Long's 1D35 pickup truck was Involved in a crack-up with a 1941 Dodge sedan driven by C. S. Edison, 42, of 2417 Eberlcin, In which Long was slightly in jured. missiles and since then reports have poured in daily. Fragments examined by scientists give lit tle in tho. way of clues, except to indicate the presence of coke and other common materials. In general the rocket is de scribed as a small object with a flaming tail, which speeds nt great height, making little sound. The longest flight of any of the missiles, so fur ns mili tary experts could determine, was about 600 miles, as com pared with the range of 35 to 45 miles for the first German V-2 bombs. Swedish newspapers have been cautioned not to publish the nnmcs of places where the rockets appear, so that the send ers would not be provided with Important data, (Telephone 1111) rate and an all-time high, 1948 Combined Levies Mileage Rates '46-47 '4S-46 Klamath Falls ... 115.4 94 Bonansa 66.2 57.6 Chiloquin 65.3 54.6 Malin 86.9 93.6 Merrill 69.0 63.0 1-U2 75.9 55.1 CU-U2' 54.6 42.9 1-CUH 62.3 45.4 CU-CUH 41.0 33.2 MRFD 45.0 37.2 MPD 51.0 45.5 MRFD-MPD 55.0 49.5 '-Main auliurban area. 1 -Klamath Falla alrmantarr. CU-County Unit alemanlarr. V2 Klamath I'nlon hlsh arhooL CUII County Unit hlfh achool. MttrD Merrill rural fire district MPD Malln park dUlrlct. More Precinct Aspirants File With the deadline for filing. 5 o'clock this afternoon, draw ing near, several more candi - - dales for membership in the county democratic and republi can central committees have been received at the county clerk's office, and more are ex-1 pected just before the closing hour. Recent filings Include seven republicans and seven demo crat, bringing lh -total of re publicans to nine and the demo crats to 15 who are having their names placed on the fall ballot for committee posts. Latest republican candidates Include: Edward John Hanley, route 2. Pine Grove precinct; Mary Smith, 311 E. Main, pre cinct 20; Malcolm Epley, 604 N. 7th. precinct 6: William Lor enz, Chiloquin, West Chiloquin precinct, and William Bray, Chiloquin, East Chiloquin pre cinct. Recent democrat filings in clude: Agnes LaLonde. 723 Up- ham, precinct 30; James Tisscn back, route 3, Algoma precinct; Mrs. James Wissenback, route 3, Algoma precinct; Chct L. Langs let, Lukeshore drive. Pelican Ray precinct: Ethel King. 1750 Gurv. South Shasta precinct; M. G. King. 1750 Gary, South Shasta precinct, and M. D. Kious, 1540 Martin, precinct 15. Truman Decides Not To Seize Case Plant WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 l,Y) The White House said today President Truman has decided against seizure of the struck J. I. Case plants at Racine, Wis. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said that "after much deliberation" the president bed decided that seizure of the plants would "not be in the pub lic interest." i "A i ifyiSL I is ,,i '. i i t I 7 v ' Lawrence Clark, better known as State Line Shorty, was prosecuting attorney at the Merrill wniskerino court Saturday atternoon, and it shown her pointing an accusing finger at Ed Craw. ford, Merrill business man, who in the picturei Fred Belden, Merrill old-timer; Crawford) Bob ana 1. w, Jones, aeiens attorney. Merrill volunteer liremen tims in in Dolan's paddy wagon, shown in the picture. Merrill Jim Caughron acting as magistrate. Fines, totaling more than into me centennial paraa August n WEATHER NEWS Aafaat I, IMS Hn. IAi,l II) . H Ml. tl PrarlallalUa laal kaaia M Slraam yaar la ala -..l4. ( Marmal ll.lt Vt't f" -.-li.tI ! faracaaft Claar lamarraw. Number 10885 Byrnes Said 'Insulting' To Soviets PARIS, Aug. 12 A't Soviet Delegate A. Y. Vishinsky de clared today that a ruling of Secretary of State Byrnes at the peace conference was "an infrac tion of all rules and an insult to the Soviet Union." Byrne hHd taken over chair manship of the conference under tho rotation plan and Vishinsky took exception to the chairman's ruling that he would recognize only Yugoslavia at today' ses sion to answer Italy's plea for a softened peace. The Soviet delegate took the floor after the Yugoslav Delegate ' Edvard KardclJ had delivered a 5000-word speech charging that Italy still harbors an aggressor's spirit. "There must be no infringe- , mcnt of the right of freedom of Bpeecn. said visninsKy in in sisting that the conference be opened to a general debate on Italy's plea. "I consider this In fringement as an insult to the Soviet Union." Full Debate Wanted "I insist that this insult not be maintained and that full de bate be opened," he continued. Byrnes said he would rec ognize Yugoslavia today to answer the Italian pica for soft ened treaty terms and only Yugoslavia in view of a previous conference decision that general debate on the cases of the former enemy countries would be re served to a later date. The right to speak had been iKiaiueQ lu xugusiavia oaiuraay. during the chairmanship of France's Georges Bidault. Byrnes' ruling immediately drew fire from Soviet Delegate A. Y. Vishinsky. He said the Soviet wanted debate to open immediately on the Italian declaration, and that each dele gation had the right to speak. - a - 'Russian Poker' Fatal To Seaman ST. PETERS, Pa., Aug. 12 P) A 19-year-old. merchant marine staked his life in a game of "Russian poker" yesterday and drew a losing hand. The victim was John D. Bald win of Potutown, Pa. In "Russian poker" a single bullet is, placed in the chamber of a pistol. The "player spins the chamber, points the gun at nis head and pulls the trigger, The weight of the bullet is sup posed to carry it past the ham. mer of the gun as the chamber revolves, Chester County Deputy Cor oner Jack Manship issued a cer tificate of accidental death. He said the youth was sitting on the porch of his grandmother's home here showing friends how the game was played Pageant Calendar All pageant dancers re hearsing with Mrs. Eve Ben son, Tuesday and Friday, are asked to meet at Roosevelt school 9:45 a. m. for trans portation to the fairgrounds. Dancers living outside of Klamath Falls should go di rectly to the fairgrounds for the 10 a. m. rehearsal. Them Whiskers Is False! showed ud with a set of demountable sideburns. Left to riaht This Guide Knows al I IJU. ' "yl Representative Lowell Stockman (R.-Ore.) who tars ha has very little to do now that congress has adjourned, has assumed new role that of guiding sightseers through the capitol. He is holding down the job for a constituent who is out of town. Shown here on the steps of the capitol, he is conducting ona of his tours. Body Snatchers Lose Out Again SUTTON. England. Aug. 1 UP) When they buried James Gib son, a London merchant, 200 years ago, body snatchers were numerous and active in England and his daughter feared her father' remains would be taken. To prevent this she set up a fund for an annual inspection of the tomb to determine that the bones remained unmolested, with a robed choir boy carrying the key to the tomb on a velvet cushion while church officials peered and prayed. They looked in Gibson's tomb again today. He was still there. Phone Cables Broken Again The telephone eables for the southern suburban area are out again, Medford repair crews are in Klamath Falls again and the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company is unhappy again. Telephone service was disrupt ed early this morning for the second time within a month when a fire at Fehlen's gocery, 4707 S. 6th, destroyed 120 feet of the two S. 6th street cables. About 800 telephones in that area were cut off for approxi mately six hours, but service was restored to all but 135 telephones by 10 a. m. Charles Seavy, manager of the ; Klamath Falls branch of the tele-1 phone company, indicated that service to the 135 lines east of Homedale and along the Merrill road would not be restored until late Friday evening. Long distance lines also affect ed included Lakevicw, Bonanza, Bly, Merrill and Tulelake. These lines were functioning again by 10 a. m. A three-man repair crew from Medford, complete with cable, arrived in Klamath Falls this morning to begin work. Previously, on July 17, the S. 6th cable was accidentally cut by a construction employe laying a sewer pipe. Approximately 1000 phones were put out of commis sion at that time and repair crews were called in from Medford. Barry, Judgei Clark, the prosecutor. acted as vigilantes, bringing vie. Moose later conducted court, with $200, will finance Merrill's entry His Washington Strike Blocks Foreign News NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (?) An embargo on all international press messages, voted by the American Communications as sociation (CIO. became effective at 2 p. m. (EDTJ today. Offic ials of Western Union, Mackay radio and RCA communications, etc., said their wires had moved no press dispatches since that hour. Movement of foreign press messages, both incoming and out going, was halted as 2000 mem bers of the ACA Joined in a sympathy move with 300 striking employes oi frcss wireless, inc. RCA said hundreds of oper ators stopped sending and receiving-messages as the deadline fo the embargo arrived. Government business, personal messages and ordinary commer cial traffic were not to be ef fected, Lawrence Kelly, inter national vice president of ACA's radio and cable, said earlier to day. In New York, the Associated Press reported its normal f low of incoming news over regular channels was continuing. Out going AP dispatches to South America also were uninterrupt ed but dispatches from New York to London, routed via Western Union, were stopped. U. S. Japs Urged To Aid Homeland PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12 (JF) U. S. citizens of Japanese an cestry can help Japan remodel its nation by exerting pressure to establish democracy. Col. El liott Thorpe, commander of the Monterey, Calif., intelligence school, said at a banquet honor ing 70 nisei veterans and six Gold Star mothers. "The Japanese DeoDle are realists," the officer told the 300 guests. "They don't apolo gize for the past, but they are turning to America now and saying 'If you have something better, we'll take it.' If we don't gjye-lhem something better they wui iaKe someining else. Portland Livestock Marks Broken Aqain PORTLAND. Aug. 12 (P) All-time north Portland livestock market records were broken to day when a load of choice 1157- pound fed steers sold for $22.00 per hundredweight. The previous high, $21.50, was paid last Thursday. 62-Y ear-Old Denies Murders By Poison MADISON. Ind.. Aug. 12 UP) Saying again and again "as God is my judge, I am innocent," 62-year-old Lottie (Tot) Lockman called her lawyer today to the Jefferson county jail cell where she is held on charges of murder and attempted murder and gave him permission to order exhuma tion of the body of her husband, Frank Lockman. Authorities previously had an nounced further exhumations were planned after State Toxl cologist Dr. R. N. Harger report ed last night he found mercury in the remains of Mrs. Minnie McConnell, who employed Mrs. Lockman as housekeeper. Mrs. Lockman was arrested on a murder warrant, attcr Dr. Harger reported finding the mer cury in aMrs. McConnell's re mains. The woman had already been charged with attempting to murder a daughter-in-law of Mrs. McConnell, and had been free on bond. Coroner Sidney E. Heigh said that he planned to exhume the Dealers To Profit From Ceiling Hike WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (VP) OPA today raised retail pric ceilings on new automobile an average of 7.3 per cent first part of the Increase re. quired by the new price control law. The increase, effective tmma. diately on all models, meet a requirement that OPA restore the peacetime profit margin of auto dealers. On four-door sedans th only examples cited by OPA today's increases range from 0J on a Chevrolet rleetmas ter to $293 on a Cadillac. On a Plymouth deluxe and -Ford deluxe the increase is $73, while on a Buick series 40 the price hike is $96 and on Chrysler Royal $99. Practice Outlawed Dealers' profit margins had" been cut by OPA to prevent the full amount on increase previously granted manufac turers from behind passed on to the public. Congress out lawed this cost absorption prac tice. Still another increase under the new law will be put into effect soon. Opa officials e iimaiea to reporters this may amount to about 5 per cent to offset restoration of dealers' pre-war handling charges, which also have been trimmed by OPA. Today's increase was the fourth general price hike above 1942 auto ceilings granted since last November. The first covered production cost in creases up to last fall, the sec ond wage increases early this year, and the third higher parts and materials costs resulting . from the steel price boost last February. OPA made no official esti mate of the total average in crease to date over 1942 ceil ings, but an official said it probably is in excess of 15 per cent. Militia Quota Uj) For Qty. t ': Reorganization of Oregon's na tional guard was announced by Brigadier General Thomas E. Rilca, state adjutant general, last week, with five new unit being allocated to Klamath Falls. Allocated to Klamath are the Hq. & Hq. Battery, 965th Field Artillery battalion with a MwantitU f 11ft MUj..l J . ( tachment of the 965th with 10 men; service battery of the 965th with 60 men and "B" battery , of the same unit with a strength of 82 men. Fifth outfit for the roster is "C" battery of the 675th AAA battalion with a strength or 115 men. This marks an increase of 277 men over the peace time level of the national guard for Klamath Falls. Prior to the reorganiza tion there were two coast artil lery batteries here with a strength of 60 men in each. State figures show an increase from 6092 men to 12,049 men now allocated. Baseball Scores BROOKLYN, Aug. 12 Ifl The Brooklyn Dodgers came up with three runs in the seventh inning today to overcome a 2-0 New York lead and nose out the Giants, 3-2. The victory enabled the Dodgers to retain their ona point National league margin over the runner-up St. Louis Cardinals who defeated the Chi cago Cubs. R H E New York 2 8 1 Brooklyn 3 9 0 Trinkle, Koslo (7) and Cooper; wards, Anderson (8). m St. Louis 5 B a Chicago 0 3 2 Brazle and Garagiola; Passeau, Kush (3) and Livingston. Cincinnati 2 7 1 Pittsburgh 3 11 0 Heusser, Blackwell (7) and Mueller; Bahr and Lopez. Housekeeper bodies of the following persons, all of whom had been under the care of Mrs. Lockman in the last years of their lives: "Uncle Fred" Giddings, a retired farmer who died at the age of 90; Mrs. Hattie Calhoun, a recluse; Frank Lock man, blacksmith husband of the housekeeper, and his brother. Wallace Lockman, Dr. Hargcr's report said that "nearly a grain of mercury was found in Ihe liver and kidneys" of Mrs. Minnie McConnell, "The figures are typical of mercury poisoning. While they are typical I am delaying final decision until the pathologist completes his report. Coroner Haigh said the mer cury found "was sufficient to warrant Mrs. Lockman' arrest." Mrs. Lockman was re-arrested by State Detective Graham Tevis, "What Is it this time?" the asked. "Murder," Tevis replied, "That's an awful tiling," Mr. Lockman said.