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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1946)
Bureau Of Reclamation Sees More Farms For Vets WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 VP) The bureau of reclamation, ad vocate of small farms, estimated today that 3,7 per cent of reclamation-project irrigated land is held in large tracts. "The 544,000 excess acres on reclamation projects represent potential settlement opportun ities for 5440 veterans on farms of 100 acres each, ' said Recla mation Commissioner Michael W. Straus. Furthermore, Straus said, one fourth of the area of projects authorized for construction, or under construction but not yet served with water, is acreage in excess of that which - may be served under present laws. Straus announced that a fact finding survey covering a $6,-500,000-acre cross section of pro jects in 16 of the 17 western reclamation states disclosed: 1. O n reclamation projects now receiving water, the hold ings for the most part are fam- Blast Rips Huge Elevator MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30 (JP) An explosion ripped the Brooks Elevator company grain elevator at Ninth avenue and Third street south this afternoon. Fire broke out immediately and a few min utes later was sweeping the huge structure. First reports to the police and fire department said it was not known whether anyone was in jured. The building lies along the Milwaukee railroad tracks, in the heart of the city's milling indus try area. It is about nine blocks northeast of the city's retail busi ness district. Within minutes after the blast, flames were shooting far above the roof and the whole building seemed to be aflame. Gas Explodes On River Barge THE DALLES, Dec. 30 JP Two gasoline explosions on an Inland Navigation company petroleum barge rocked The Dalles yesterday, but firemen quelled the ensuing blaze within 15 minutes. Damage to the barge, whose decks, tank, and compartments were ripped, was expected to reach several thousand dollars. Only a small quantity of gaso line was in the barge, which had delivered its 265,000-gallon cargo further up the river. Well Digger Wfmm mf 111 Donald Morris, 32, a well digger, was rescued at Norwell, Mass., after being trapped 23 feet below the surface of the ground by a cave-in for more than eight hours. An hour before rescuers reached him, they received the first assurance that he had sur vived as he shouted: "Keep digging. I'm alive; Don't atop now." AP wirephoto. ily-size. By ownership, only eight-tenths of one per cent is in excess holdings, although by area the amount is 3.7 per cent. 2. On projects authorized or merely under construction, 4.6 per cent of the ownership hold acreage in excess, und 25.7 per cent of the area served is in volved. Some of the land held in vio lation of reclamation statutes has been offered to the secretary of interior for appraisal and sale. Other portions have been excess in such slight degree as to make little difference. Craft Union Negotiation Starts Here Negotiations were under way here this week-end between tho various crafts in the building trades and ABC and E, Associa tion of Building Contractors and Employers, to stave off any in terruption in construction as the AFL union members made de mands for higher wages. As sheet metal workers, members of local 320, remained out, a new angle was injected when it was learned that a pos sible settlement had been made by electrical contractors and workers, and that ABC and E announced wage adjustments were in the progress of negotia tion "toward a reasonable settle ment." Contracts are expiring Janu ary 1, 1947, between the trades and contractors. Local 109, which is the car penters' union and embraces a membership of between 400 and 500 men, has made requests which cover a wide range, some up to as much as $2 per hour, others at $1,874 per hour. The present cerpenters' wage scale is $1,621. Larry Watkins of the firm of Pinninger and Watkins, presi dent of ABC and E, advised The Herald and News today that the last general meeting of his group was December 13, but that com mittees have met with various crafts in an effort to arrive at a reasonable settlement. It is hoped, Watkins observed, that settlement can be made to the satisfaction of both sides to avoid holding up the building program here. Unofficial settlement was re- Is Rescued Police ponder the best way of removing the body of Fire Captain Harold Lawrence. 34, from his wrecked automobile after it crashed head-on Into a streetcar on slippery Los Angeles streets. His death brought to 38 the number of persons killed in Loe Angeles during Christmas week la an unprecedented wave of traffic accidents. AP wirephoto. ported today when electrical con tractors said they had met de mands of electrical workers on expiration of the existing con tract January 1, 1947, and the hourly wage will be $1,871. This was the demand of the local and is said to be settled amicably. No contract has as yet been signed, It is understood. Electrical workers, AFL. are now working at a going wage of $1.70 per hour. In the meantime, sheet metal workers remained away from their Jobs, having refused the contractors' offer of $1.87 per hour. The going wage is now $1,621 per hour, the members of local 320 asking a straight 50 cent an hour Increase which would bring the hourly wage to $2,121. Whes contractors offered $1.87 per hour, the local then counteracted with a straight $2 per hour which was refused by the contractors. The local has been out since December 16, and negotiations today were at a standstill. Painters, members of local 1279, were negotiating with Master Painters and Decorators of America association, and all negotiations have been on a mu tual basis, it is understood. The painters' demands made so far have been "informal ones," The Herald and News was advised and the local is apparently wait ing until the arrival of the state scale which is expected out of Portland. - 13-Year-Old Boy Stabs Companion (Continued from Page One) a lunge at his companion as one of the boy s yelled "Look out. The boy dodged but apparently not far enough as the knile caught him Just below the shoulder blade and slashed through a leather sheep lined jacket and two shirts to cause a wound an Inch and a half deep and as wide. The boys, police said, pro ceeded to a small store at 2935 S. 6th, where they asked help from a woman and she called state police. The woman said she did not have anything to treat the wound but had applied a clean cloth and officers arrived with a first aid kit but seeing the severity of the injury took the youngster to Klamath Val ley hospital where a physician took three stitches to close the wound. The attending physician told state police that an inch either way would probably have meant a fatal injury. In the meantime, the alleged assailant was turned over to juvcnfle authorities and placed in custody at the detention home. Faye Blackmer, deputy Juvenile officer, said Monday morning that some charge would be made against the boy said to have used the knife. Mrs. Blackmer said neither of the two had previous Juvenile records. Basin Potato Shipments In Carloads 1946 1945 Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29.. 112 165 Dec. to Date 844 891 Season to Date ....5396 6301 ALU miwi, miu rUf, . Crash Takes Another Life In Lot Angeles Sledding Areas Named For City Now that a coat of ice and snow is covering Klamath Falls streets, three slopes have been designated as sled ding areas and will bo watched by city police, ac cording to E. E. Hambrlck, recreation officer. The areas are on Worden from the top of the hill to Upham; on Portland from Pacific Terrace to the Sl railroad tracks, and on 2nd from Lincoln to McKinley. The designated areas are not yet posted by signs, but the areas will be supervised. Children using other slopes will do so at their own risk, Hambrick said. He cautioned motorists to be careful In crossing the sledding areas. Gunman Sticks Up Bus Drivers PORTLAND. Dec. 30 (P) Two similar "end of the line" holdups were reported by city bus drivers today, and in both cases the assailant was described as "nervous. About 11 last night James J. Turner handed $32 to a gunman who boarded the bus at the end of the line and held a handker chief over his face. An hour later Lynn Chamberlain was robbed of $80 as he was changing the trolley for a return trip to town. This time the accostcr's face was uncovered. In both instances the bus was empty of passengers, and the gunman declined to return Iden tification papers in the wallets. Couple Held On Larceny Charge PORTLAND, Dec. 30 (P) A couple was held today on charges of larceny from a store, the wife accused of giving her husband a stolen dress to return for a smaller size. Detective Collie Stoops said Larvcrne M. Karn, 0, Cresham, attempted to exchange the gar ment and while Dcing questioned at police headquarters his wife, Opal, 29, was attempting to turn over her three children to police women's protective authorities because she had no means of sup porting them. The detective said the couple had $1000 In travelers checks, and $284 In cash. Baby Battles For . Life After Injury READING. Pa.. Dec 30 (JP) A new-born baby boy battled for life today after the Infant his skull fractured was louna jammed Into a rain soaked shop pine bag in an alley. At Community Gencrul hos- pltal, Dr. Milan Chnpko said the baby's skull was fractured and its body cut and bruised either from a beating or when thrown from an automobile. However, he said the baby has a "fair chance" of surviving. mht, an. t. test, rt Tve Schools Open After Strike on mm rA.. in tan n..k- lie schools of St. Puul reopened todayy, marking the end of the five-week shutdown brought on by a walkout of teachers to en force wage demands. The strike was called off Fri day by yUie teachers, members of the American Federations of Teachers (AFL), after the city charter commission accepted a proposed charter amendment de signed to take care of teacher wage adjustments and school im provements. The adjusted wage scale had been approved previously by both the teachers and the city council which acts as a school board There were general expres sions of satisfaction from the pupils as they trooped through snow and sub-zero cold to school, even though fellow students in neighboring Minneapolis were enjoying another week of Christ mas vacation. AP Official Discusses Atom DETROIT. Doc. 30 () Kent Cooper, executive director of The Associated Press, expressed tho belief in a radio Interview yesterduy that "no real advance cun be made, no real security can be achieved unless tlte atomic issuo Is settled on an in ternational basis." "I am an optimistic realist. I believe an agreement will be reached because it has to be readied," he said. The interview with cooper from his home at Irvlngton-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., was broadcast over station WJR here. Cooper declared that the atomic question loom larger in the forthcoming year than ques tion of employer-labor relations which he said "appears formid able" but actually is "only oa the surface." Walker Takes Editorial Post Clyde M. Walker, who served as forest guard at Lake o' the Woods for Rogue River nation al forest from 1D38 to 1040, has been assigned to tho edi torial office of the division of information and education where he Is undergoing orientation and training for his new position as editor of the California Forest Experiment station. Walker Is a graduate of Oregon State col lege, school of forestry. For the past six months he hns been news editor of the East Orcgonlan at Pendleton, which position ho held for over a year before entering military service. From May, 1943, to Jnnuary of this year he was forecaster and Instructor In meteorology In the army air forces. While at Oregon State he edited' tho college's monthly magazine nnd dally newspaper and was radio script writer for the school of forestry.
