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Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We say it sincerely to all the
readers of this column and the good
friends ot rne Meraici
and News scattered
over the southern
Oregon-northern Cali
fornia region served
by this paper.
Our greetings go
also to those renders
who live at distant
points and keep in
touch with happen
ings in the Klamath
country through the
millions nf Thl Tlnr-
ald and News. EPLEY
We will try, in 1947, to do a better
job than ever in providing information,
entertainment, and editorial assistance
to worthy causes. Criticism, sug
gestions, and comment are always wel
come. PROGRESS
AS we see it, 1946 has been a year
of substantiiil community achieve
ment. Not all objectives have been
won. Community policy has not al
wavs been as clearly outlined as it
should have been, so that we could
work toward well-established goals.
But in general, progress has been
made, and leadership in the region
need apologize for little.
Let us take a quick look at various
departments o f community interest,
from the standpoint of the old year
and the new one now opening.
To get off on an optimistic foot, con
sider the extremely favorable situation
here with respect to public debt. The
county, the city, and the three school
districts are now in the best condi
tion, as far as debt is concerned, in
at least two decades. City, county
and KUHS district are virtually in the
clear, and the county unit and school
district No. 1 are in excellent shape.
In the field of taxation, the year
saw taxes on real property rise to a
new high here. This is not entirely
a local problem, however, and what
happens in the state legislature will
have a bearing on future tax trends.
Locally, we need to continue careful
budget-making and cautious considera
tion of new financing enterprises. The
local acceptance of pay-as-you-go
methods of public financing has been
most successful.
The year saw the start of major
airline operation into Klamath Falls.
There are still problems to be worked
out in connection with airport opera
tion and finance, but much that has
been hoped for in the way of post
war aviation activity here is in sight.
In the field of agriculture, we saw
the beginning of a new era of in
dustrial development in the processing
of agricultural products. Here is some
thing on which definite work can be
done in the future, as it was done this
year, especially by potato growers.
Consideration should be given to the
development of an expanding meat
packing industry here.
...
HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY development proceeded
steadily in this area in the past
year. There are signs now that all
heads will get together on the trouble
some cross-town problem, bringing as
surance of early construction of the
new north entrance. We need to make
new and more contacts in California
in order to coordinate the Klamath
region's highway system with that of
the neighboring state, and we need
better highway signs in California
pointing to this area.
Klamath's property owners and bus!
ness interests have done much in the
improvement of business property in
the city, and the downtown area has
become something of which the entire
community can be proud. Elimination
ot more old buildings, and dressing
up those worth saving, should go along
with new construction in the coming
year.
The coming year should see some
constructive steps in the field ot rec
reation and juvenile delinquency pre
vention, rne best minds of the com
munity may well be called upon to
muay tnese problems,
By and large, Klamath has continued
through many years a spirit of
harmony in its public affairs. There
have been flare-ups, but in general,
we get along pretty well together, and
ettle our differences without leaving
permanent wounds. Let's continue on
that line.
That flow of color you see on Main
street is the male citizenry sporting
flwee Christmas ties bought for x by
Kae female citizenry.
Motion's Column
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 You can
learn a lot from communist
meeting. This one was a public gath
ering fostered . by the District of Co
lumbia communist party on the oc
casion of the 28th anniversary of the
Russian revolution. Tho occasion was
staged in the auditorium of the Nation
al Press club here, a hall which can
be rented presumably by anyone who
can furnish the comparatively high
price. It Is one of the highest cost
oratory halls in town.
When you entered, you had to run
the gauntlet of pamphlet venders who
vocally advertised their wares like-
newsboys on a busy corner. The
pamphlets were about the world com
munist movement, the Soviet and how
good they both are. Incongruously
these could be obtained by payment
of a capitalistic American quarter or a
price which seemed high enough to
guarantee a repugnant profit to the
communists.
About 300 were in the audience.
just about evenly divided between
Negroes and whites. The whites ap
parently thought tolerance mount gen
iality, or race equality meant Indis
criminate social intercourse (which tol
erance does not), and made a rather
chummy show of their rather shallow
understanding. In fact, it was a little
too chummy to be convincing, and
suggested the communists have not for
gotten their basic strategem for revo
lution in the United States, which is to
arouse the American Negroes, to cap
italize all their ills, both Just or
fancied, by using the Negroes for their
purpose.
It was apparent these Negroes were
being used, for after a grim rendition
of the "Star-Spangled Banner" (instead
of the Third Internationale) the meet
ing heard the first speaker, the local
Negro leader of the communist party,
cite his conception of race grievances
in a strong manner. He was a force
ful and strong speaker. As a matter
of fact, the Negroes in the audience
were somewhat better dressed and
looked more intelligent than the chum
my whites. His grievances were that
Negro Christmas shoppers were per
mitted to spend their money at down
town stores, but not to sit down and
eat there. He wanted that corrected.
. .
HITS TRANSIT FIRM
HE also struck out at the local
transit company for refusing to
hire Negro platform men, the local
telephone company for not ' hiring
Negro operators and the local power
company for refusing to hire' Negroes
for jobs for which, he said, incy were
suited. He was equally strong against
the police, J. Edgar Hoover and lynch
ings, but he was a little too short on
campaign promises to be elected to
anything.
A Negro girl then sang a torch song
and some sad ballads including one
called "Strange Fruit" about lynch-
ings and horrible aftermaths although
it proposed no remedy and neglected
to note they practically died out them
selves before the recent race political
troubles were forcefully stirred.
This tuned up the meeting for the
main speaker, a CP national committee
white woman from New York who
had volume and personality. She made
it all sound easy. That was her line.
There was a difference between Russia
and the Soviet Union, she said, Rus
sia was a state like Ohio or Kentucky
(she did not mention Georgia). The
Soviet Union was a number of states
in a socialist economic sphere. She
was for socialism wherever it started.
She predicted socialism In the United
States in our generation. People were
turning away from capitalism because
the capitalists betrayed the people dur
ing the war, etc., etc., etc. It was
not too thick for the audience.
COLLECTION
SHE did not mention dictatorship.
Hers sounded like a socialist speech
as h she was advocating something
like the British Labor party socialism
instead of Iron rule by Moscow. She
did not mention that the capitalists
won the war, even for Russia; that
communism used the great machinery
production of capitalism even on her
own front because she could not pro
duce enough herself to win.
The white girl chairman took up a
collection which brought the audience
totally back to capitalism and was
conducted as if everyone present had
plenty of money due no doubt to the
high wages, point never mentioned.
The chairman first actually called for
$100 bills and got two or three which
may or may not have been handed
back later; then skipped all the way
down to $10 bills, finally taking $1
bills. She may have gotten $500 out
of the crowd of 300 which is high
capitalistic finance for political meet
ings even in the National Press club.
SIDE GLANCES
WtSMB U IIW(f K T 111 1 M. '
"Caergt Is making a Nw Year' resolution to drink only
for business purpose tha trouble hi ha's always trying
to tall somebody Insurance!"
Boyle's Column
Suggestions For Enduring
The Day After New Year s
Br HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK. Dec. 31 VP)
Everybody, of course, Is a lot
smarter this year than lust yenr,
und certainly nobody intends to
make a fool of himself like he
did the night they guve the wukc
lor iui3.
But just in case thoso good
resolutions suffer amnesia tills
New Year's eve und you do come
whooping home atop a tuxicuh
rudiutor instead of the water
wagon, here arc a few sugges
tions on how to face the morrow:
Arrange in udvnnco to send
your dog to a vcterinnry and
your children to a neighbor.
Pull down the blinds, turn off
the alarm clock, disconnect tiic
telephone.
Put two match slicks in your
piijuma pocket. Drive a nail in
the ceiling and suspend from it
by a small thread a heavy Japan
ese war sword with the point
directly over your pillow. Go to
sleep.
Horrible Awakening
When you wake up don't
movel This Is important.
Don i even turn your eves
sideways to look at your watch.
You are beyond the meaning of
lime.
Slowly you become aware of
a huge form kns bulk at the up
per end of your neck. Don I be
come alarmed. This is your heud
the same silly old head you vc
always made your mistakes with.
And that tremendous throb
bing as of a million planes is
something you've known before,
too. That's your oldest friend-pain.
1 hat thing in your mouth
isn't a bathinat. Don't get ex
cited. Nobody's trying to gag
you. It's only your tongue. And
mac isn t sand In your throat.
Everybody gels thirsty some
times. And don't let yourself think
you've swallowed a live cat and
its trying to crawl ud out of
your stomach. No, your stomach
Adventures
Of Junior
The World
Today
Br dwitt Mackenzie
AP rorl0o Affairs Analyst
may be upside down, but it's
there and empty.
Lie still for a while and Imag
ine you ure stretched under a
cool waterfall with a milkwhitc
nymph stroking your temples
with soft hands un:iointe with
buby rum und myrrh. (Myrrh la
a pleasant gum resin used in
making incense und perfume).
Now take the mi tchstirks from
your ptijiimu pockvt and prop
each eye open slowly, slowly.
Look up. through what seems
to be a red fog a little New
Year's prank of tho eyeballs
which you can disregard you
see the sword hanging over you.
Well, after all. you aren't like
Damocles. You don't have to
stay there. The Instinct of self-
preservation will get you out of
mat bed beiore uio string snaps
Breakfast Suggestion
Later you're ready for break'
fast. Avoid cold pork gravy and
cornflakes. Tea is better.
Don t let your mind dwell on
the ear-massage your wife will
be dishing out with the toast
on what a fool you mado of
yourself. You're too weak yet for
remorse. Anyway maybe that
strange lady at the next table
lout night thought it was funny,
too, when you put suit and pep
per on her corsage and ate the
flowers. I tint ten bucks you dish
ed out to the milkman at your
door may not be lost. Tell him
tomorrow that you were really
Just ordering an extra quart of
milk and you want $9.80 change.
But do something to show
you're a man again. Get out
your checkbook and start sign
ing f o r those Christmas bills.
That'll give you something to
worry about besides your physi
cal bankruptcy.
Finally, as the first sun of
1947 passes midday, sit down
and repeat those little proverbs
to yourself over and over:
"Lo que no so puede remedlar
se ha de aguantar what cannot
be cured must be endured."
"Eine schwalbe macht koinen
sommer one awallow docs not
make a summer (or a hangover.")
"Dl buona volonta sta pi'eno
l'inferno hell is full of good
Intentions."
Then if 'you behave you'll
still have 304 days to enjoy a
happy new year.
The United Slates government
is watching the operation ot its
present commercial air agree
ment with lit) countries for clue
to the prospects of an early
world wide puct.
If experience with agreements
now in effect is satisfactory, it
is fair to assume thai thu bask
principles will be offered for
world adoption when the 40
member states of the Provisional
International Civil Aviation or
ganization (P1CAO) meet next
Muy.
Tito goal of a free sky fur
peaceful flight was set ut a world
conference, ut Chicago In 1 044.
The Chicago conference fell short
of the mark, and both the United
State and the Uritlsh begun
making bilateral or two-nation
agreements for air trunsport
rights. Eventually, of course,
Uiey had to consider making one
with each other.
Complete Freedom
Tills brought together head-on
the two opposing principles: the
United State belief in complete
freedom to carry International
traffic through the air (but not
a nation' Internal traffic); and
the British belief in strict eco
nomic control, with a division of
the business.
The two concept were brewed
Into a pact that satisfied both.
It was reached at Bermuda,
which gave this type agreement
it name Both great nations
agreed to sign no aviation pact
line liberal than Die Bermuda
document.
The United State' 28 agree
ment meet the Bermuda terms
as a minimum. A duten more
agreement arc on the fire. The
united kingdom hus at least a
score of such pacts.
Open Skies
, It would upm-ur relatively
simple, then, to open the skies
around the globo to the extent of
tho Bermuda plan. However,
there are two important consid
erations: 1. The Bermuda plan can
not be said lo have had a com
plete trial. Some of the safelr
valve had not had a chance
to show Iher will work.
2. The Bermuda plan applies
to two specific countries. 11 may
be quite a trick to write it so
that it will apply with equal
satisfaction to a largo group of
nations
Tho United States is attempt
ing to find both answers aa
quickly as possible. The state,
war, navy, post office and com
merce departments, the civil
aeronautics board and the budget
bureau are participating actively,
and congress is being kept ad
vised of their work. A tentative
draft has been distributed prl.
valvly for study and comment.
The safety valves In the Ber
muda agreement relate to the
allocation of routes, a system for
monitoring fares and cargo rates
and a general formula for pre
venting uneconomic or unfair
competitive practices.
Surgeon in the English army
in the loth century received
$200 a year and 12 cents day
for expenses.
Juiiuury 1 potato stocks will
bo reported by Do A In uhout u
month, In the meantime tho
crop estimate which shows
about 3.3 million bushel below
the November estimate takes
care of somo of the surplus. It
ia also known Unit some stock,
a yet only vaguely estimated
was frozen In Colorado, Wyo
ming, Nebraska, Idaho, und the
Red River Vulley mostly in
Colorado and Idaho. Oregon is
having some trouble with net
necrosis, und Washington ap
parently Is showing some stor
age Iom from decay. Tho shrink
from these cuune. together with
norma I ly expected shrink from
many muses in all ureas, will be
considered in estimating market.
able stocks. In addition, definite
figures on the tonnage moved to
Belgium, and DnA has good fig-
urcs on stock feed, distillation,
mil Other dlsxnl outlets. Ho
noris of commercial marketings
also ure accurate. In addition,
consideration must be given lo
stiK-k wiied out by zero weather
In Maine plus withholdings for
farm family use and use for seed
other than for sale. There is
little point In trying to set up
Jan de Printers of Antwerp
printed on paper with hand-
carved wood blocks m 1417,
OBITUARY
mnNKV art rum fat a mm
Rodney Arthur Franks, aire 3 month
una any), imam eon nr. Mr. arm Mrs,
William O. K rank i. 242tt Pershing wnv
passed away In thla city Monday, De
cember ;w, at 8:4ft p. m, after a very
brief Illness. In addition to hie pnrrnls
uauy rranaa ia survived uy two nrrxn'
era. Paul and Gordon Franks. The re
mains are in the cure of the Karl Whit
look Funeral Home. Plrto at Mxth. Fit
rternl orrannmtnti will k WMncd
e YiuriKiar,
Weekly Potato Letter
Potato Crop Will Be Above
Average Tonnage This Year
Yancey Faces
Court Today
Donald Fred Yancey came in
to circuit court for arruluninent
on a first degree murder indict
ment this morning, still without
an attorney, and the court ap
pointed Fred O. Small lo reprc.
sent him through the arraign
ment. Last Saturday Yancey hod
been in court und retried thai
he had some money and prop
erty, and was given until today
to hire an attorney. He wus
indicted In the fatal shooting of
Miss Marv Mi'C'oinb, county
librarian, Oeeembrr 14.
Judge David It. Vandenberg
id that because the man did
have some funds, he couldn't ap
point a trial' lawyer, but could
name an attorney for the ar
raignment, lie at first ap
pointed Henry Perkins, who was
In court, but Perkins was ex
cused because he Is representing
the heirs of Miss Metomli.
After Small was railed In,
Yancey was given until Friday
morning lo enter a plea to the
charge.
Mercury Skids
To New Low
The mercury sank to a new
season low of 5 degrees Monday
night with the weatherman's
prediction of continued cold of
fering Utile comfort to shivery
Klamuth residents.
From early morning to lalo
evening, sled dotted the Ice
crusted, snow-packed streets, as
youngsters and a few brave
oldsters took advantage of the
fine sledding weather.
"Funeral-"
jamks i.avtos jr.
Funrul srvtre for tha late James
.avion Jr., who posted away In Uentiy.
Ore., on Sunday. Iarn.ieT 3. 1M6
will be hold at the gravrold at Chief
MneMiBkvt cemetery on Thursday, Jan
uary t, H4T at a p. m. with hv. Hurley
Keller officiating. Friends ara respecl
rully Invited lo attend Ward Klamath
Funeral lloen in charge,
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. WILLIAMS
WHAT'S WROMO
WITH YOU GUVS t
I WHY DOW 7 YOU I
vv S SHUT THIS y.
AV 6ATB rj'Wt,
TH6 MAM ACTION
U-SI JUWIlUtNl
figures for ull of these factors,
becuusc many guesses would bo
wrong. Plus errors generully
will bo offset by minor ones und
wo feel fairly safe in predicting
that storks will be between 25
and ,'IS million ubova average.
This is a largo tonnugo but bet
ter by considerable, than a lute
crop surplus of 40 to 45 million
bushels us wus indicated only a
few weeks ago.
Movement .
Shipments lust week were
'174(1 curs compared with 403:1
curs the preceding week. Gov
ernment took 45, leaving 3701
cors for commercial markets.
Wo think now that the heavy
movement of government curs,
thought to bo for the army, did
not materialize. Maine hus been
furnishing u lot of ruts for slock
feed III tin) New Knglund area,
and this movement accounts for
the heavy surplus volume ship
mhI in recent weeks. Mulne re
ported 1112 cars and Idaho 1010.
Colorado and Nehrunka hud 211
und :i8. Heel Itlver Vulley 170
and Oregon 100.
Hope and Wishes for 1947
Tho New Yenr will be tho
first since V-J Day without the
excitement end pressure of the
war and its aftermath. We hope
it will sec renewed efforts
toward crop and marketing im-
firovement. Everywhere there
as been Improvement in cul
ture, use of certified seed, dis
ease and pest control. Moy the
good seen get better, and the
areas lax In attention to seed
sources get busy before It Is loo
late. May there be continued
Improvement In containers, re
frlgerutor cars, protective serv
ices, loading, und handling. M'iy
wholesalers und retailers some
how leorn lo treol potujoes with
respect, store them properly,
display them attractively, and
nrice them sensibly. May all
these tilings combine to reverse
the downwurd trend of potato
consumption, to the end Unit we
nival 1 have fewer and smaller
surpluseiL und never again have
need of price support. Moy
potato growers, shippers and re
ceivers, everywhere, enjoy a
happy and a prosperous New
cur.
Courthouse Records
Marriage I. Irenes
VHOMAN HONK. liar ley Kutfrne V ro
ta n, 34, tmltler. Native of Koulh Ij
ola. Hcalitvnl of Klamath ralla. Or.
Nina Pauline Hum, IS. record rlerk.
Native of Idaho. Keeldent of Klanuith
rail. Or.
MYlf ANUi.nicnl. rnomaa jei(cron
Myhan. 51, nwhlnltt hrlorr. Native of
Oklahoma. Itvalcltmt of Klamath Kalli.
Ore. And la Hrna Olberg, clerk.
Native of Waahtugton. , Healdent of
Klenwtth rallx, Ure.
empiiinu w lira
Hrltv Jan Anderson v. Alfred Alvln
A nil rum. aiilt fur divorce. Charge,
cruel and Inhuman treatment. Couple
married, Klamath Falli. Ore . Jun aa.
1D44 William (Janong. attorney fur
plaintiff.
Edward It. Crawford v. Janet M.
Crawford. "It for dlvorc. Charg.
fraud Coupl mar Had, Hrno, Nav., June
33. lPtl. Thomaa W. Chalburn, attorney
for plaintiff.
Mary Catherine Wright ve. CJeorge
Arvll Wright, till fur divorce. Charge,
cruel and Inhuman treatment. Couple
nwrrlrd, Klamath ralli. Ore . January
iw2. Utw John 11. Kulnater. attorney fur
plaintiff.
Bflty O. Perrln va. William LewU
Perrln.
Velva Juanlta TrippeU va, Dennet H.
Tripp tt.
Michael John Malnnev. Iradaute
mrrgrnry brake. Klnf, tS 50.
William Aima nawr. irwavqiuni'
emergency hrakea. Tine, (AM.
Lloyd Itmery MrFarland, Inadequate
brake. Fine, W HO.
Joe Thomaa lllrdwoll, inadequate
brake, Klne, W 30.
Holtert Kdw;ird Revea, Inadequate
brake. Fine, (5 90.
David Allen 1 Crawford, Inadequate
brake, rine. W 90
(org Hartxcl Baldwin, Inadequate
brake. Fine, e.1 !K.
Mike Jack Zupan, Inadequate brake.
Fine, M M),
William Le Henley, Inadequate
brake. Fine. MM,
Chelr Jnmca Stuart, Inadequate
brake. Fine. (A AO.
Orr Max Hooper, Inadequate brak.
Fine, A M.
Jame Waller Stafford, inadequate
brake. Fine, M.M.
If.irry Kinney. Inadequate brak.
Fin. M 30
Iwle Lombard Slmpaon, inadequate
brake. Fine. (AM.
Blden Jame Mull, inadequate brak.
Fine. (A M.
Donald Morrow Schooler, Inadequate
hrakea. Fin. tA AO.
Itodney Nelaon Murray,
hrakea. Fine, M AO.
Andrew Henrv Ronftetd,
brnkra. Fine, tA.AO.
1 .eater Ilryanl Moblnaon,
brake. Fine, tfl.AO.
llnrenlc Klnliic Nebtker,
brake. rin. A AO.
Julius Reynold, Inadequate brake.
Fine. MM.
Aamuel Gardner Clark, Inadequate
broke. Fine, M M.
Clyde Lincoln Dehllnger, Inadequate
brake. Fine, M M.
Dou glad Wayne Clement, Inadequate
brake. , Fine, M.M.
Marr Anthonv Fogelqulat, Inadequate
brnkea. Fine, M.M,
Wilbur Rphrliim Hnriikbergei, Inade
qiifttn hnikee. Fine, M AO.
Theodore Dnvld Hnrt, Inadequate
bmkex. Fine. M M,
Bernard Thomna Heffer, Inadeduata
brake. Fine, M M,
(inle Jnck Bradley, Inadequate brake.
Fine, M.M.
Arrol Floyd Waehburn, Inadequate
brakee. Fine, M.M. ,
How Karl Cjodard, Inadequate brakee.
Fine, $3 50.
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
MAJOR H00PL.E
DOUGHFEET SWELL
NKW YORK, Dec. 31 (A)
Tho giiupJclona of muny 41 wcury
infaiitrynmn thiit hln foot nizv
hud iucrcfUHcd from "picking 'em
up und liiylng 'em down" were
confirmed yvhterriuy by a survey
of reUiilem and muiiujucturem.
A. C. rellinun. wurlunc con
u Hunt to thu nuvy In purchtiric
and del(n of mIioc, wild ex
DcrvIceincn'B feet or ut Ictirft
thu hoc they wear Imd in
creuhuU from u hulf to a lull size
over prewar clays.
e
UNSUITABLE
ST. JOSKPli. Mo.. Dec. 3l (!)
Alton llurncft complained in
court thut he bought u null with
two pnlnt of puuU, then discov
ered thut one jmir of punU didn't
mutch the cout.
"Who expectH puntN to mutch
a cout these duyn?" waked Ihh
tullor, the defendunt.
"1 do," wild Justice of the
Peuce Tom 13 nice, und uwurded
llurneaft a Judgment for $14.32.
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BREEZY RIDE
DANVILLE, II!., Dec. 31 (A')
Drenxed in a wind-proof cout,
boots und a warm hcudpiccc, 71-veur-old
Mr. Mary K. Spoor
Ignore the wintry weather as
tthe noes ahopping and visiting
friends In an open ulr motor
scooter.
Sometimes her husband, Wil
liam, 74, a retired ruilroud en
gineer, rides in the buck seut.
The Spoors purchased the
scooter ufter a "fool notion"
made them sell their car. Now
Mrs. Spoor said the mure nhe
driven her scooter and di overs
its purking advantages, the less
certain she is the sale of the
car was "a fool notion."
State Patrol
Issues Plates
TULELAKE. Dec. SI Motor
ists of the Dorris and Tulclnke
districts were advised today that
all 1047 California license per
mits are to be Issued at the Tulc
lnke state hiiihwny txitrol office
between January 2 and February
4. As no plutes arc yet available
In the stute. a numeral will be
issued and Sacramento will dup
licate the numeral and when
license plutes are available, these
will be mailed out to car owners.
No operators licenses will be is
sued at Tulclnke between the
above dates.
All persoiu who have not
been Issued a previous license in
California arc required to take
a driver's examination, highway
officials advised.
Inasmuch as there is no of
ficer in the Dorris area, resi
dents of that section will have
to report to Tulclnke but may
bring as many applications as
they wish, all to be accompanied
by the 1946 registration slip.
If a transfer is involved, they
arc advised, the signed pink
certificate of title must be pre
sented. Solvation Army
Building Looted
The Salvation Army building,
4th and Klamath, was burglar-,
ized Inst night and approximate
ly $100 taken from the office.
The sheriff's office is investigat
ing. A report of the burglary said
that the office door was broken
open.
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The While Pelican hotel burn
ed October 18, 1926. I bow my
head In shame. Mrs. George W.
Black called Bruce Hulse,
KKLW technician, last night on
my statement in yesterday's col
umn that the Hotel burned in
1927. 1 had gained the impression
from the History of Klamath
County, usually a very good ref
erence for events around the
basin. After Mrs. Black s call I
rolled up my sleeves and went
to work looking over the Herald
and News' back issues and sure
enough in The Klamath News
for October 17. 1D26, a morning
paper, was the headline
GHEAiT HOTEL MASS OF
RUINS." The fire started at 9
a. in. on Saturday the 16th and
burned throughout the day.
There were 200 people in the
hotel at the time, but no one was
reported killed.
...
That was just a little over 20
years ago and on the same page
as the story of the fire is a story
stating "Potato shipments out of
Klamath Falls eclipsed all previ
ous records in the history of the
county ; . . total for the season
so fur is 57 cars." Total potato
shipments for the season this
year by October 17 were 2024
carloads. Tcmpus fugit. Just for
the dickens of it let's look on
through the files for the rest of
the year. October 19th the head
lines read "Queen Marie Visitor
to U. S." November 3 was elec
tion day of that year. Tom Wat
ters was elected mayor of Klam
ath Falls, and Fred Stiewer of
La Grande was in as U. S. sena
tor. One story mentions that the
radio was a popular device that
day when -"a large group gath
ered at Henley hall to listen to
R. E. Bradley's super-hot, oper
ated by Bradley, Percy Dixon
and Henry Semon alternatively,
gave returns hot out of the ballot
boxes." O.n the 6th the headlines
announced that the Great North
ern wos coming intft Klamath
and that Aimce Scmple Mac
Pherson was again in trouble. A
small item on November 9th
stales that a girl, who had
broken her neck from excessive
dancing of the Charleston, was
recovering satisfactorily. The
prohib officers seemed to be
quite busy in the county during
the fall of 1926 and the Klamath
News went into the insurance
business that season with a big
offer of an accident insurance
policy for $1.25 per year. On
November 26 Tommy Manville
lost hiti first wife. Pictures of
women in those bygone days
show thut they cither had no
hips or were at great pains to
conceal the fact, and women's
hats were HATS. Rudy Nebb in
the comic sections 20 years ago
looked just like the one we see
today, but Junior is now a little
older. A headline states (a little
prematurely) that Klamath Falls
is to be an air mail base. Klam
ath Falls had a white Christmas
in 1926 and Hlrohito ascended
the throne of the Japanese em
pire. The year ends with the
prophecy of large and prosper
ous growth for Klamath Falls In
the years lo come and wishes
everyone a Happy New Year.
Well, at least in that respect
times haven't changed much, for
we still wish everyone a "Happy
New Year."
...
P. S. Both KFLW and KFJI
are planning to bring in the
New Year with lots of music
and fun. KFJI will stay on the
airlanes until just a little past
midnight and KFLW will stay
on 'til one in the morning.
Auto Wreck
Jams Traffic
A head-on collision one mile
south of Dorris at 10:15 a. m.
Sunday, jammed two cars to
gether in such manner that traf
fic both north and south bound
was held up for three hours,
according to California State
Highway Patrolman. Gerald
Wilson.
Driver of one car was Arthur
R. Cooper of Klamath Falls,
Wilson said, who attempted to
pass another machine and
struck Frank B. Arrand, Spo
kane, Wash., northbound driv
er. Occupants of the Arrand
car, including Mrs. Arrand and
daughter Marilyn and his moth
er, Mrs. Blanche Arrand of
Electric City, Wash.,' were bad
ly shaken and bruised and giv
en first aid in Dorris private
homes. Cooper was cited to
court on January 10 before Jus
tice Clarence Motschenbacher.
Dorris, on a charge of driving
on the wrong side of the road.
Officer Wilson was en route to
his home at Tulelake from a
Christmas visit in the south
when he observed the accident
and remained to direct traffic.
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