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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1946)
City Receives Additional Tract Of Land From Reeds To Complete Moore Park The city received 40 acres of land adjoining Moore park as a Christmas present from Nelson and Margaret Reed, the city council was informed last night. Alfred D. Collier, member of the city planning commission and the park board, handed to Mayor Ed Ostendorf the deed to the plot of land which, he said, will complete Moore park. Col lier stated that - the land was meant as a Christmas gift to the city by the Reeds. The council accepted the deed and moved that the mayor and the park board extend a letter of thanks for the gift. The 40 acres lies at the south side of the park. Two warnings to citizens were voiced by the council last night. The first warning reminded tav ern owners, barber shop opera tors, used car dealers and others requiring citv license for the operation of business, that after 11 Little Nazis II Get Amnesty In U.S. Zone FRANKFURT. Germany. Dec. 24 W Approximately 800,000 "little nazis" in the American zone of occupation were grant ed amnesty today the day be for Christmas by proclamation of Gen. Joseph T. McNarncy, U. S. commander in Europe. By" the amnesty the number of Germans in the American zone liable to prosecution under denazification laws is reduced from approximately 3,000,000 to about 2,000,000. O. W. Wilson, chief of public safety in the American military government, estimated the amnesty and a speedup in Ger man court hearings would allow Hie denazification program in the U. S. zone to be completed in another 18 months. "At the present rate, it would have taken six years to get through the backlog of 3,000, 000 cases," said-Wilson, formerly a police executive of Berkeley, ' Calif... -.. -.. .s. ' - He ...said 40.000 German ci vilians', were interned in '. the American zone, awaiting "' de nazification trials. More than 400 German tribunals., are now hearing cases. Gearhart Named Convention City - R. C. "Bogue' Dale, vice presi dent of the Oregon Association of Real Estate Boards, reported to the Klamath Board of Realtors at its weekly luncheon" meet ing last week on the realtors board of directors meeting held recently in Portland. He stated that the directors voted to hold the 1947 September convention of the state associa tion at Gearhart, Ore., and the Portland realty board was select ed to be host. He also reported on various proposed amend ments to the Oregon real estate law as discussed at the Portland meeting. Russians Retain Firm DAIREN, Manchuria, Dec. 20 (Delayed) (P) Soviet Russia, I learned today, intends to retain full control of the city of Dairen gateway to Manchuria and will keep her military forces there until after the peace treaty is signed With Japan. This will be done under a technical definition of a clause in the Chinese-Russian pact concerning Dairen, which says "in peacetime Dairen is not included in the sphere of efficacy of naval base regulations de termined by agreement on Port Arthur of August 14, 1145, and shall be subject to military supervision or control in this zone only in the case of war against Japan." "In peacetime" is the catch. Technically, China and Russia still are at war with Japan until a peace treaty is signed. Despite the fact that two American correspondents who visited Dairen aboard a U. S. navy courier ship were refused permission to enter the city by the Russian commander, Maj. Gen. V, U. Korzhanoff, a comprehensive picture of conditions under the Soviet rule has been obtained from neutral and Chinese ' source. the lust of this month they will be operating illegally if they have not applied for their license. Police Judge Harold Fruney stated that such establishments found without the necessary license after that date will have to be taken care of by the police. Thc'second'warning was voiced by City Building Inspector Wal ter E. Salsbery, who stated that many of the balloon type oil tanks being installed recently have not been In conformity with the city building code. Ho added that he was going to begin to "cluiyp down" on violators. The city code calls for inside tanks to be at least 14 gauge and out Winks must be at least 16 gauge. Councilman Paul Londry, an insurance man, pointed out that persons installing such tanks were In danger of having their insurance rates increased also. A letter was received from the California Oregon Power company by the council asking permission to erect a sub-station at the corner of Adams and Or chard for the purpose of aiding facilities in the surrounding dis trict. The letter was referred to the public utilities committee and the building appeal commit tee for study. A letter was also received from Leo N. Huls asking permis sion to enclose the sidewalk on Pine street adjoining the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany building for use as a store room and workroom during con struction on the building. In doing so. Huls will block out four parking meters, it was ob served, but the council granted the permission. A letter was received from Chester W. Newton, 1804 Lexing ton, requesting permission to do limited commercial work at his home. The home is located in a class 2 residential district in which the zoning ordinance for bids commercial establishments. Th matter was referred to the apneal board. The council authorized the mayor and police judge to sign an agreement with the federal housing authority and the burcaii of reclamation fot jro-rata di vision of expcnsesjoii the sewer system at the ' airport among the "three jageneies'1'-Approximately 25flLprsons.re Using ,the facility afsprcseirf at an expense of $375 per month-; : i ' . I -. One. liquor license investiga tion was passed by the" council, three card room and pool hall licenses issued, four second-hand dealer licenses, one airtb'wrecker and one pawn broker license, three plumbers and 16 beauty and barber shop licenses all were granted. A letter was read by Police Judge Harold Franey.,to the council from himself tendering Christmas greetings to all the. council and his thanks and ap preciation to the retiring council-men.- As the meeting ended Councilman Paul Landry .moved that the council as a body thank retiring Councilmen Rollin Can trail and Harvey Martin for their "faithfulness, diligence and good hard work" that they had put in on the council for the years past. The council is adjourning for two weeks and will not meet again until January 6. At that time the new councilmen will be officially seated in office. This U the Christmas lighting display arranged br L. E. Reavas. 437 North Third, oa iwHptttkH honors in the Junior chamber of commarc contest. 1 ' Light Contest Winners Told Scores of homes were decked with colored lights as household ers participated in the first out door Illumination content since 1941. Sweepstakes winner was L. E, Reeves, 437 N. 3rd, whose home boasted a Christmas scene on the rooftop coupled with a miniature forest and holiday scene on the lawn. Judges named to the various sections gave the sectional award to Reeves and others elected were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin, 1111 Pacific Terrace; Malcolm Epley. 604 N. 7th: Carl Long. 2468 Oregon; J. K. Standtsh, 4681 Thompson; Mrs. Anna Ziemlcnczuk,. btewart addition; Percv Evans. 2331 Garden: Mrs. Hazel Muudlin, 3125 Boardman. The sweepstakes winner re ceived a $25 prize from the Cali fornia Oregon Power company and the sectional winners were given $5 awards from the Junior chamber of commerce which sponsored the contest. Breathing Pollen Causes Hand Rash BERKELEY. Calif,, Dec. 24 P) Pollons inhaled during breathing sometimes can cause eczema of the hands, says Dr. Albert H. Rowc, University of California allergist. In some Inslunces, tie reported in the' Archives' of Dermatology and Syphilology, a medical pub lication, this scaly Irritation of the hands is the only outward evidence tluit tho person in qucs- slon is allergic to the pollens.. If lhe. irritation persists it can spread to the arms, neck, shoul ders and face, and in extreme cases can spread to other areas of the skin, he said. Dr. Howe previously had re ported that inhaled pollens could affect the skin of allergic indi viduals. That the hands alone can be affected is a more recent finding. Dairen is a cold, depressed, dismal city. Life Is almost as closely regulated as behind the iron curtain. The only currency is Soviet military script. In dustry is paralyzed. Hunger and unemployment is widespread. Only three buildings in the city are heated against the freezing cold. Prices arc wildly inflated. Russian and Chinese civilians who lived there before and during the war eke out an existence of privation and fear. None dares to be intimate with the Americans, who are under almost constant sur veilance. Summary arrests and punishment are the rule rather than the exception. 'There is no freedom of speech or the press. One Chinese language newspaper is published Infre quently, whenever its communist publishers "can think of something to say against the United States," according to reliable sources. Petty cruelties to the Chinese and White Russians are an almost daily occurrence, Many young Chinese students have been arrested for expressing beliefs that full Chinese sovereignty should be restored. Soviet propaganda posters featuring portraits of smaAi. a nsws, au.ik r.iu. or. Sweepstakes Winner In Lighting STRATOFREIGHTER COMES OFF LINE SEATTLE, Dec. 24 !) Tlie Boeing Aircraft company's first postwar transport rolled out of plant 2 here yesterday following a pre Christmas employe rally during which company and un ion officers called for greater co operation to speed future deliv eries. The plune. a YC-97 strato frelghtcr, is the first of an army air force contract for 10 of the double-decked troop carrier and cargo transports. It mi the first production-line model of the stratofreighter-slratocruiser se ries. Accident Victim Returns To Basin Velmond Cary, employe of the Ivory Pine company at Bly who was injured in an automobile accident at Dickinson, N. D., De cember 4, in which his wife, Betty Jane, suffered futal in juries returned to Klamath Falls on the 8:30 train today and wus moved to Hillside hospital for further treatment, Cury has leg injuries. The body of Mrs. Cary was returned to this city also and final rites will bo announced for the 19-year-old victim by Ward's. Mr. and Mrs. Cary and their young son, Velmond Jr., were en route to Dickinson to spend the holidays with his family. Mrs. Cary died December 7. Her young son suffered slight in juries. Mrs. Cary is the former Betty June Jones and Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Louis DcGuisc of this city. Portland Man Aboard Navy Ship PORTLAND, Dec. 24 P) Com. Edgar L. Yates, senior, na val officer aboard the craft or dered by Soviet authorities to leave the Manchurian port of Duiren, is a son of Mrs. Mury E. Yates of Portland. He was born in Liverpool, England, and educated there and in New York. He sailed oh an officer of the United Steamship company before entering active naval service. Grip On Stalin and other Soviet dlgnalarics arc everywhere. Other posters advise the hungry and Jobless Chinese people in the Soviet controlled city that if America would get out of China thorc would be peace and prosperity. At the same time the Soviets are making full use of American lend-lease equipment, including liberty ships, planes and motor vehicles of all sorts. Tho only observable transport the Soviet army has in Dairen is American. There are Indications that the fear which rules the dally lives of the Chinese people, through somo sort of poetic justice also haunts the lives of the Soviet masters. For cycry act of local Soviet officials Is reviewed by Moscow and Soviet military and diplo matic representatives seemingly live In terror of tuk lng any step unless cleared first with the Kremlin. Observers believe it was these fears of making; decisions which prompted General Korzhanoff to Issue his ultimatum to, the U. S. navy courier to ' "leave port within 20 minutes or w will not bo . responsible for the consequences. " ruiiDtr, . u. im. rn siiti Contest lca Killer Search Draws Blank SEATTLE, Dec. 24 W) Con fronted with doubts by techni cians that light bulb believed unscrewed by the slayer of Mrs. Edna Vaughan would reveal any Identifiable prints, Seattle police today faced a virtual blank wall in their search for the unknown party who strangled the 48 year old widow and criminally at tacked her 73-year-oM mother early Sunday. A 26-year-old negro porter, arrested yesterday after police mid he was acting strangely in the neighborhood of the slaying, wan released after questioning. It had been the only arrest thus far but orders were Issued by Del. Capt. I. A. O Mera for the pickup of several men with sex crime records. The eldnrly mother, Mrs, Marie Wlndt, remained today in King County hospital. - Still duzed by her experience, sho re told her story to police yester day and repeated her amcrtintw that the attacker had been a iipgro. She could not, however, provide a description. Auto Sales Down More Than Third DETROIT. Dec. 24 Ml Th Automobile Munufuclurers asso ciation reported today that fac tory sales of passenger automo biles during the first 11 months of Uiis year numbered 1,862,012, compared with 3.560,338 in 1041. Truck and bus sales for the same period were 831,400 com pared with 987,018 in 1041. The over-all total of car and truck shipments from the factory for the 11-month period was 60 per cent of the total for the same period of 1041. The association's figures show that of the total passenger cur shipments from January through November this year 122,327 units went into the export market. In tho same period the factories shipped 161,244 truck's and 715 couches to the foreign markets, Darren
