Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 23, 1946, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texti Gunshot Fatal To Indian (Continued From Page One) put Barkley's feet on the bed and half covered him. Edna Barkley, to whom the dead man had been married only a short time, told officers that she had bought three bottles of whiskey Saturday, and that there had been a drinking party at the Burklcy house. Two enmtv bottles were found on the prem ises. She also told of a talk with her husband concerning a sui cide pact. This was the fifth marriage for Edna, and it is be lieved that she has one or more undivorced husbands. She was brought in to the county jail yesterday, and Bark- ley s body was taken to Ward s Funeral home. Police Have Busy Week A heavy run of liquor and traffic arrests over the week-end brought the number of city po lice bookings to 4173 lor the year. This morning 18 drunks and two vagrants appeared in municipal court, five drunks and two persons charged with disor derly conduct bailed, and 30 traf fic tickets were paid. William Felix Peace. 2126 Dar- raw, was cited to appear in court for a violation of the basic rule on S. 6th. Noel Elmer Kooken, 2301 Hope, was cited for running a red light at 11th and Klamath, and Albert S. Bcrgstrom, 919 High, was cited for a violation of the basic rule. Cullis Fields, 616 Commercial, posted $10 for running a red light and for having no operator's li cense; James Ward Philpot, Bo nanza, put -up $5 for running a red light, and James Benjamin Parker, was cited into court for failure to yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle. Minor Thefts Keep Police Busy Sneak thieves made merry with other persons' Christmas decorations over the week-end. Mrs. Warren Hunt, 647 Pacific Terrace, reported to police that her outdoor tree was stripped of the electric cord, an extension cord and 25 to 30 lights, and E. M. (Taxi) Thomas, 1445 Pa- of a string of lights from his tree. Frank Eberlein of Specialized Service, 1434 Main, told police that several old automobile gen erators and fuel pumps were taken from a box at the side of that building over the week-end. Mrs. W. K. Adams, 2150 Rec lamation, reported the theft of a box of groceries and a new pair of ladies ice skates and shoes were taken from her car parked at 8th and Pine, Saturday eve Ding. Guerrillas Attack Chinese Mines PEIPING, Dec. 23 (P) Com munist guerrillas were reported in the official government news paper Chih Shih Jih Pao today to be attacking the Mentoukou coal mines, 15 miles west of Pei plng, a main source of coal for this ancient capital. Government troops succeeded at the same time in halting a communist offensive against the important Peiping-Tientsin rail road, but the threat of guerrilla attacks remained. Communists were reported en trenched only 12 miles southeast of Peiping, with some massed about 15 miles to the southwest. Government reports said 7000 communists from central Hopei province had been brought up to bolster units southeast of thw great walled city. Fires Follow Japanese Quake WAKAYAMA, Dec. 23 W Lt. P. M. Baumgartner of Ta coma, Wash., reported from Owaski in Mie prefecture today that nearby Shingu is 60 per cent destroyed- by fires which fol lowed in the wake of Saturday's quake. Lt. Baumgartner, who Is com manding a U. S. 25th division ar tillery relief team, confirmed safety of all American and allied personnel in the area, but said fleeing Shingu residents report ed more than 250 Japanese dead in their city. ( li III IIIIH I (.til Klamath Receives Iron Lung From This Iron lung, a derice for presented to the Klamath county club. Presentation was mad by Tom Patty to Dr. Martin Adams between game at the club's basketball jamboree at KUHS Friday night. Tom MUne. 20-30 president Is shown on the left, with Patty and Dr. Adams. Tommie Thompson, a member of the club. Is shown at the right. Danish Training Ship Arrives Here SEATTLE. Dec. 23 W) The Danish training ship Danmark, three-masted sailing vessel, rocked gently at her Seattle berth today after completing a 101-day voyage from Copen hagen yesterday afternoon. A large crowd, headed by Mayor William F. Dcvin's welcoming party, greeted the stout craft and her 116 cadets. The voyage was the ship's first since the end of the war. Capt. Knud Hansen was met here by his wife and daughter, who crossed the Atlantic in another vessel. Aged Miner Leaves $25,000 Fortune CANYON CITY. Dec. 23 (ZD- John Person, an 84-year-old ex miner, was found lying in a snowdrift outside the isolated cabin where he lived frugally on meals of chiefly rice and beans. When they tried to take him to a hospital from the now aban doned Galena mining camp area where he has lived alone for 70 years, he Insisted on bringing an old wooaen dox along. At the Prairie City hospital. where Person in now recuperat ing from exposure, they opened the box. It contained $25,000 in stocks and bonds. CARNIVAL "The difference between the .three.dollardinner? I don't corn, iw tv utA smite wo. T. m. mo. v. . pat. Off. . V i t combatting numerous types of public health departmeat for u Postcard, Letter Present Puzzle PORTLAND, Dec. 23 P) James A. Short received a Christmas card from a friend. Inside the envelope also was a postcard from a business firm. He read both, and laid them down. Then he came back for another look. Yep. bo Hi had gone through a cancelling ma chine. But how could the postcard go through a cancelling machine and then get In the sealed en velope? He's still puzzling, although the theory has been advanced the envelope was mailed un sealed, the postcard slipped in side, and then the envelope stuck Itself together. MAN HURT IN WINDOW CRASH Gunnar Berg. 28. of 113 N. 10th, received a deep gash on his left cheek early last night when he stumbled and fell through a plate glass window at the Art and Gift shop on Main. He was taken to Klamath Val ley hospital in a taxi for treat ment. Investigating police said that Mr. and Mrs. Berg were window-shopping at the Art and Gift shop, and that he stumbled over a raised place in the con CTete and fell Into the glass. B Dick Turner two-dollar dinner and the eneer, sir, with the three. i I I 20-30 Club paralysis and other dbeases. was any tint needed, by the 20-JO Seed League Names Geary PORTLAND, Dec. 23 Of) R. E. Engbrctsun. Columbia county former, is the new presi dent of the Oregon Seed Grow ers league. E. A. Geary, Klamath Fulls, was named vice president, and E. R. Jackman, Oregon State college, secretary treasurer, at the close of the sixth annual convention Friday. Tho league recommended em ployment of a full-tlmo weed control expert at Oregon State college, and proposed that coun ty courts be required by law to provide funds for a weed control program when voted by districts. The league also asked thut all Income-production property, public as well as private, be taxed and that the federal gov ernment pay states 2 er cent of the assessed vuluation of na tional forest land. Santa Takes Good Care Of Mundays Santa Claus was around again today for the "Pete" Munday family. "Pete" Is the fellow In Klam ath Valley hospital who received severe body burns wek ago Sunday when ho rescued his fam ily from their Crosby street home when an explosion of oil turned the four-room residence Into a mass of flame. Early Monday morning this Santa Claus who remained anony mous, paid the Munday family grocery bill which was close to $100, and tho fellows at tho mar ket tucked In a turkey to be pre sented the Mundays along with the "paid In full." Hopes Dwindle For White Christmas The Klamath basin was bank ing in springlike weather today and all hopes for a white Christ mas were banished by tho weath. crmon who forecast "little change in temperature." Thermometers rose to no ae- f frees Sunday but fell to 25 dur ne the nUiht. leaving a heavy frost on tho ground. , Nearest thing to ccicDrniing a white Christmas will be by the families of Crater Lake park Of ficials who are surrounded by a deep blanket of snow which al so covers tho trees and shrub bery in the park with a glisten ing coat. NAVY URGES VETS TO APPLY FOR PAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (P) The navy today urged veterans entitled to terminal leave pay to make their claims Immedi ately instead of waiting until the deadline next (September. An announcement said that less than half of the estimated 3,500,000 claims have been re ceived at Great Lakes, 111., dis bursing office. Claims arc now being paid at the rate of about 20,000 daily. 1 II woniiat, m, !, r., Tm Stores Will Have Holiday Most employes of slores and offlci in Klamath Falls will be given a one-day holiday for Christmas. To close on ChrisV mas Day are banks, courthouse, post office, retail stores, the liq uor store, city and county fcv brnrira ami the city hall. The Herald and News will not publish on Christmas Duy. Re tail store will not stay oprn lute on Christmas Eve. l-tailera be lieve the bulk of holiday shop ping is over, and there Is no need tor lnl hours. Youngster Struck By Automobile Carol Botisman, young ilaugh. ' Irr of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. UiHismau of 2251 Simula wuy, was struck by a car and knocked down about 1 1:30 this morning at Ulh ii i Hi Main. Sho wus taken by a lltUn sinter to a physiriun' offk'o at the Mmllrul D. ntul building, and police said thut her hurts wrro minor, The cur wus driven by Milton L. Stair. 30. of 230 Fulton. Stair reported that ho was at the In tersection on 0th when the girl stcpiM-d In front of his car aguinst the traffic light. SEARCH" STARTS" FOR ALASKA PILOT ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Dee. 23 A1 A land rescue team and army and civiliun planrn were searching today for Walter Needs, 21. Anchorage pilot miss ing on a flight here from Lake Lucille. Needs radioed the control tower hen that he was taking off from the lake in his own plane on the 25-minute flight te Anchorage. Inrlrmrnt weather slowed the search. OBITUARIES UAMt Mot'OBM Mary MrComb, realrteint of Klamath rails 1W the put 47 year, naat away in this city on Mat unlay, Dervnttwr 34. llMd it 4U p. m. Nhe was a n-Uvt mt l.lvermore. la , and was gd so hh a months and I daya at th tlma nl tw dath. Kite waa a ItOlnng member mt lha Preaby tartan church. Ithe U aur vivrd by two brother. Allan W. Mr. Comb of Mary villa, Tann , and David N, MrComb of Klanuilh Falls. Ufa Tha body la at Ward a Klamath runr4 llonte, lilfl High, funeral aimotinrattvana , appears elsewhere In today pa par. oz.ir dTWitt kali., Oiitle DrWllt Halph. a reaident of Klamaih ralla for lha paal SO yaara, Cjaard away In thu city on rkmday, camber 33. IMS at 8 45 a m Ha waa a natlva of PUtaburg, Kansas aad waa aged ou years ft months and JT7 daya at lha lima of hie death. Ha la sur vived by his wlf., Mra. Mauda Malph, Klamath ralla; two aorta, ft. J. Malph. Han rrancUro. Calif . and Howard Halph of Rekaraflejld. Calif.: daughter, Mra. Mary Inland. Creeranl City, Calif ; and two .grandsons. Nad and Dirk LSLaad of rrvarrnt City. Calif. The body la at Ward' Klamaih runaral Homa, U Hiffh, funeral announcement appears efcaa wharv tet today a paper. HAMPLAWftliTTWINI The twin daughter, of Mr. and Mra. Adolph HamtXawvhl, Klamath rUa, psaaad away In Lhu city on ttunday. De cember 22. 11M6 at 10 15 . m Thy were eurvlvad by the paranU: a brother, Eugana; thraa iliUn. buna Maa. Hhiriav Ann and liana Agnaa Hamplawakf; g rand pa ran ta. Mr. and Mra. J Wald and Mrs. Klhert Samplawthl. Klamath falli. Gravcaltla aarvtraa war a hald Monday. Dorambar 33, !fta at I 4a p m. at Ml. Calvary Memorial park. Ward'i Klamaih runaral Homa In chars). LILLIAN TlKl. I, CUMMINS Lillian Del I Cummlni, a ptnnrar raal dent of lha Klamaih bailn and Tulalaha dlatrlct paaaed away at lha horn g of har arm, Avon U. Cummlni. 9004 Otfdon, Klamath ralla. Ora . on Sunday. Daam. br 23, 1B40 at 1119 p, m. followlnd an illnai of two yaara. flha waa a natlva of Woodland. Calif., and at Uta Urns of har oVftth ws a gad S4 yaara months and 10 dayg, Hurvlvln ars two dauatt trra, Mra. Kvaratt Loffan of Portland, Ora., and Mra. Myrla Klnalf-r of trtU oily; two irrni, Hfrmar C. Cummlni of Alluraa, Calif,, and Avon n. Cummins of this city: 13 Mrsnrirhlldran snd 14 Aroat-Krsndchlldrwn. Tha ranutlna raal In tha Karl WhltJork runaral Homa, Pine- at HUth. Notlcs of iunsral to s annourtcad Tuaaday. HAROLD DI'AnVT" DKHRRLKC flarold Duana HelarlM, a raaldant mt Klamath ralla. Ora., for tha laat threa months paaaed away In ' thla city eat Sunday, Deretnher 33. 1040 at 10:40 p. as. following an extended lllnitea. He was a nnllve of Iowa and at tha tlma of Ma death was aged 3d years 10 months and 13 daya. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mra. Halph Hoberlee of Dec Moines. Is. Tha remains real In the) Rnrl Whltlrwk runaral Home, Pine e4 81 x Ih. Not Irs of f u neral to b aaa n cm need at a later date. FUNERALS ' LLOYD A UK INS runaral services for the lata Lloyd Asklna who passed away In The Dallaa, Ore., on Wednesday, December HI, IMA following an extended Illness will be held In the chapel of the Earl W hillock runaral Home, Pins at Sixth, on Tues day, December 34, 1944 at 1:.10 p. m. under tha ausplrea of Klamath tVM Arris Mo. SotH) rOE. Commitment sarv lcee and Interment family plot In Mt, Lakl cemetery, rrienda arc Invited. OEZIR IRWITT NALFH Funeral services for the late Ottte) DnWItt Ttalph who passed away In this oily on Sunday, December 23, 194(1, will be held In the chapel of Ward's Klam ath Funeral Home, 0211 High, on Turn day. December 34, 1II4A at 1:ri0 p. m. with Hav. Howard F. Hulrhlns of th rirat Christian church officiating. Th remains will be forwarded to the Chnpel hi iiva bini, r raano, v-aiir., wnara rinoi rites will be held. Friends are reepeofc fully lnvits4 to atUnd asrvloas.