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GOP Says He
Used Office
For Gain
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ing with the democrats on this
point before tomorrow.
A report signed by bi-partisan
majority of the senate war in
vestigating committee declared
the evidence of its investigation
"clearly indicates that Senator
Bilbo improperly used his high
office as United States senator
for his personal gain in his deal
ings with war contractors."
Attorney Gets Cat
Committee Chairman Kilgore
. (D-W. Va.) asserted that "in view
of the scope of the findings" the
whole record is being laid before
the attorney general, whose
agents were previously disclosed
to be studying the Bilbo transac
tions. The little southerner, plainly
anticipating that the committee
report might furnish ammunition
for an ouster attack, called on his
colleagues in a letter to keep
open minds and read all the evi
dence. A voluminous response to the
- report, prepared on Bilbo's be
half by his attorney, Forrest B.
Jackson, said:
"The true evidence presented
to the committee clearly indi
cates that Senator Bilbo was
guilty of no impropriety as a
United States senator and that
he did not in any instance use
his high office for his personal
gain in his dealings with war
contractors or any other per
sons." Taft predicted that if the re
publicans decide to act at to
morrow's opening, they will
draw enough democratic votes
for the majority, which he said
could bar Bilbo from starting
his third term.
The policy committee called
a morning meeting to decide its
recommendation on procedure.
The recommendation goes be
fore the republican senate mem
bership meeting later in the day
for final approval.
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the cost of the sale may actually
amount to more than the value
of the goods sold.)
This business of disposal of
war surpluses has been a tragedy
of bungling from beginning to
end. This surplus stuff would
have filled people's needs at a
time when they wanted and
needed goods worse than ever
before. Its prompt sale for im
mediate use would have aided
production at-a time when pro
duction has been terribly needed.
Instead, the bulk of it has been
kept piled up to rust ' and rot
What is sold will probably come
pouring onto the markets LONG
AFTER it is needed, just about
in time to accentuate and speed
up the process of deflation.
nrWS halting, fiddling, bumb-
ling, purposeless process of
disposal of war surplus goods is
a shining and splendid example
of something NEVER TO DO
AGAIN.
Legal Filings Set
New Recoid In '46
A total of $37,060.59 was
taken in on fees by the county
clerk during 1946, setting a new
record in that department and
also representing a new high in
all types of legal filings and re
cordings. - County Clerk Charlie DeLap
said that in 1943 fee collections
amounted to $19,851.88, the fig
ure was t26.955.23 in 1944 and
$31,702.55 in 1945.
Tulelake Ranch
Repc
jorts Blaze
TULELAKE. Jan. 2 Fire
broke out at the Robert Ncbiker
ranch on the west side early this
morning and was under control
before doing much damage. The
flames started in the flue of a
stove in the house occupied by
the ranch foreman, Robert Mor
gan. The Tulelake fire department
answered the call.
MSB
Attend ServicesMrs. Georgo
Alfred Dellingcr of Dayton
street, patient at Hillside hos
pital where she is recovering
from a fractured ankle and
other Injuries received in an ac
cident Christmas eve which was
fatal to her husband, was moved
by ambulance to Ward's chapel
where she attended final rites
for Mr. Dellingcr held December
31. Mrs. Dellingcr was returned
to the hospital for final treat
ment. Return North Mr. and Mrs.
Porter Yctt Jr., and young son
David flew here from Portland
Monday en route to San Fran
cisco and spent the night with
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Barnes of
Olene. Shortly after their ar
rival they were advised of the
death of Yett's uncle. David Bal
four Segcr, prominent Portland
resident, who died suddenly.
The Yetts returned to Portland
by plane Tuesday morning.
Leaving Soon Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Spadoni will leave Satur
day for Bremerton, Wash.,
where they will make their
home. Mrs. Spadoni was Gloria
Smith before her marriage on
Monday this week. She has been
employed for some time as sec
retary at the Klamath Falls Girl
Scout office. Spadoni, a resident
of Bremerton, was discharged
recently from the army.
Enlisted Kenneth Lee Ander
son, age 17, son of Lewis D.
Anderson, 1029 Wiard, and Ralph
Walter Ince of Chiloquin were
sent to Portland from the local
navy recruiting office Decem
ber 26 and accepted by the navy
on December 28. Kenneth was
enlisted as apprentice seaman
USN and sent to San Diego
naval training center for recruit
training.
Return North Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford N. Colton returned to
Portland Thursday after spend
ing the holidays here at the Joe
Cox home, 2138 Wiard. Visitors
here last week from Oakland at
the Cox home included Winston
Tacger and sister, Elizabeth.
New Homes Two new homes
in the Landis tracts will be
ready for occupancy by owners
next week. Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Severson will move into their
new home at 4331 Clinton and
A. T. Severson and family will
move into their new home at
4431 Clinton. Both Mr. and Mrs.
O. W. Severson, and A. T. Sever
son are veterans of World War 2.
Christmas Party A Christ
mas party was given bv Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Otterbein for friends
and relatives in their new home
at 3926 Clinton in Landis tracts.
The Jack Otterbeins have been
staying with his mother, Mrs. P.
D. Otterbein, 524 N. 10th, until
their house was ready.
Back To CIiiui Ame Ster
ling, son of Mrs. Chris Sterling
of this city will be back in his
classes at KUHS Monday. He
spent the holidays in Portland
where he underwent an oper
ation on his knee. Mrs. Sterling
accompanied her son to Portr
land.
Weak-End Trip A week-end
trip to Susanville, Calif., is
planned by Mrs. Clara Shaw,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Adams,
and Mrs. John Ray where they
will visit with Dr. and Mrs. Al
lan Priest and children. The
group will return to Klamath
Falls Sunday night. ,
Sons Visiting Jack L. Long
of Anchorage, Alaska, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Long,
of 615 N. 8th. Another son,
George M. Long, returned Thurs
day morning after a holiday visit
at home to Oregon State college
at Corvallis.
Returns Janet Kitchens of
4668 Denver returned Wednes
day from a brief visit at Amity.
Her mother, Mrs. S. A. Kitchens,
will remain there until Sunday.
Miss Kitchens if a secretary at
the city hall.
PTA Meeting The Klamath
county council of PTA will meet
at 1:30 p. m. Monday, January
6, in room 204 of Klamath Un
ion high school. The public is
cordially invited.
California Visit Dave Shel
don, KUHS senior has returned
home after a 4-day visit with
his parents in Sacramento, Calif.
To Flv Home Mrs. J. 11. Mil
ler of Helena, Mont., who has
been visiting her parents with
her 5-wcckold baby daughter
Jacqueline Ann, since December
10, will return home by plane
January 6. Mrs. Miller Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Halverson, 2530 Gcttle.
Home 111 Mrs. Thirza Do
Ccw, executive secretary of tho
Klamath County Public Health
association, has been confined
at home since Monday with
bad cold.
Practice Meeting Degree of
Honor members will meet at KC
hall at 8 p. m. Friday to practice
for installation.
Guests From California Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Foster of Bakers
field. Calif, were gucMta of Mrs.
Clara Shaw on Homedale over
the past week-end.
No Highway
Deaths Here
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peny, has head and facial
lacerations and L. W. Hicks. 10.
214 Martin, had body hurts re
ceived when their car overturned
three times on the highway one
mile north of town Tuesday
night Hughes, driver of the
rar, said he was traveling about
50 miles per hour when the left
front wheel of the car came off
and he was thrown through the
top of the car. Hicks was dis
missed Wednesday afternoon.
A Greyhound bus brought
Hughes and Hicks nd two other
occupants of the car. E. M. Mc
Millan Jr., and J. E. Hicks, into
Klamath Falls and the injured
were moved to Hillside by am
bulance. Hicks is employed by
Johnny Westin of near Henley.
City police reported a quiet
week-end and all nlaces of
amusement including dunce halls
and taverns, did an excellent
business and Kiamatn ccieDranis
welcomed tho New Year.
Murray Takes
Concession
Gerald L. (Spec) Murray,
whose resignation as county
juvenile officer became effective
January 1, has taken over the
Elks club stewardship, succeed
ing Ernest (Jiggers) Koschnick,
who has been steward for many
years.
Murray served as juvenile of
ficer slightly less than a year
after his return from the army
early in 1946. Deputy Juvenile
Officer Fave Blackmer is con
ducting that office at present and
Circuit Judge David R. Vandcn-
berg has appointed no one to re
place Murray.
Koschnick, co-owner with Dale
Mattoon of the Red Ball Stage
line, has said that he will con
fine his work to the bus com
pany. Births In Basin
Total 1209
The Klamath county popula
tion showed a large increase dur
ing 1946, according to figures
from the county health office. A
total of 1209 babies were born
during the year, while only 314
persons died.
October was the biggest month
for births with 168 recorded, and
the heaviest month for deaths
was September with 40. The
least deaths occurred in Febru
ary and the least births in June.
Both births and deaths showed a
tendency to decrease in the
spring and increase in the fall.
Ninety-one of the deaths were
listed as Investigated by the cor
oner. VITAL STATISTICS
CHAMBERS Born at Klamath Valley
hospital, Klamath rails. Ore,, January
1,-1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Cham
bers, 2120 Arthur, boy. Weight: 4
pound 14 ounces,
BARNETT Born at Klamath Valley
hospital, Klamath rails. Ore., January
1 1U7 tn Mr. and Mrs. Hrnlan Har
nett, Klamath rails, a girl. Weight: 10
pounds 4' ounces,
GRAHAM Born at Klamath Valley
hospital. Klamath rails. Ore,, December
ill, ivw, co Mr, ana ran. j si mem
Graham, Merrill, a . girl. Welf.hU 7
pounds in ounces.
CASE Born at Klamath Valley hos-
pitii, ntmiltm ill raiia, vie,, inbiiuuir as,
IIHO, to Mr. and Mra. E. L. Cm. Chilo
quin, a fin. weight: s pountu 14 ounces.
CARNIVAL
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1 ill
"I said h' not th up and
Well. Thieves
Have Stolen Less
Homer J. Knox of Klamath
Falls would have been a lot hnp-
Ricr had he stayed home whera
ew Year's was celebrated in
quiet and orderly fashion.
Homer went to Pasadena, at
tracted by the holiduy fanfare
and the Rose Bowl game, out ha
didn't get in on the fun. Instead,
he told Pasadena police, he was
strolling down town on New
Year a eve when three men held
him up. robbing him of $300 and
his Rose Bowl ticket.
Robbery Loot
Returned To Police .
A gunny sack full of loot
which two boys, ono 12 and the
other 10, said they took from tho
Carl Lane residence at 1U7 uis-
bee sometime Wednesday, was
In the hands of state police alter
the father of one of tins children
called officers.
Police said the boys entered
the Lane home by way of the
bathroom window from which
they removed the screen, broke
the pane of glass and released
the lalcn. incir tool constsico
of a piggy bank full of coins,
Jewelry, a hunting knife, pencils,
a fever thermometer, three boxes
of .22 shells, keys and other ar
ticles. The boys arc in custody
of their parents and no action
will be taken by juvenile author
ities. James A. Brown's
Death Reported
James Arthur Brown, 77, who
came to Klamath Falls in 1906
and later moved to Merrill and
then to Tulelake. died December
31 at the family home following
an illness of two months. Mr.
Brown, a native of Millford,
Neb., was well 'known In the
basin district and in addition to
his wife, Mablc, is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Will Ander
son and Mrs. Earl Brooks, both
of Tulelake; two sons, Lee
Brown of Tulelake and Charles
Brown of Klamath Falls.
Final rites will be conducted
from tho Merrill Presbyterian
church Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
with tne rtev. Hugn uronson of
ficiating. Interment will follow
in tho Merrill IOOF cemetery.
Whitlock' is in charge.
Ankeny Extradition
Papers Not Here
The sheriffs office has applied
for extradition papers for Lewis
Ankeny, former Klamath stock
broker neid in new xotk city,
but the papers had not arrived
from Salem today. Deputy Mar
ion Barnes Is scheduled to make
the trip east to take custody of
AnKeny.
The broker Is under two In
dictments here, for embezzle
ment and larceny oy nance, with
ball set at $5000 on each charge.
Ho was arrested in New York
shortly before Christmas.
Classified Ad Bring Results.
B) Dick Turner
down I mind It' th Jerks'."
Police Have
Quiet Holiday
William Meekor, 20, of rout
city police for 1S47. He was ar
rested yesterday afternoon l
6lh and Main for reckless driv
ing and this morning pleaded
guilty and paid a $25 fine.
During 1046 the police mod
4260 arrests, but experienced
very quiet year-end holiduy with
only a handful of drunks being
Drought into tne station.
Clair L. Linton, SB, of Rex
Arms apartments, posted $3 bail
for a violation of the basic nil
yesterday, as did Billy Eugene
uiiinaiKi, OJ0 jcricrson.
T. L. McC'lenny, Weyerhaeuser
hotel, reported to the sheriff s
office yesterday that someone
had stripped his car New Year's
Eve, taking the radio, spot lights
and windshield wiper. The car
was parked at the hotel.
William Lanhs. 2687 Radcllffe.
reported that his auto was
prowled the same night, and a
pair of gloves. Indian blanket
and two cameras taken.
Stairway Falls
Hospi
italize Two
Two women were hospitalized
over the holidays as the result of
falls on stairways.
Mrs. Norman Smith, Mnrton
apartments, 223 N. 6lh, is in
Klamath Valley hospital with
head injuries received when she
fell down the stairs New Year'
eve. She was moved by ambu
lance to the hospital.
Mrs. Theobold Marlow, rest
deat of the St. Francis apart
ments on Walnut street, suffered
hurts when she fell Wednesday
but after emergency treatment
at Klamath Valley hospital was
dismissed to return home.
Late Buyers Line
Up For '47 Plates
Although 1047 license plates or
temporary stickers should have
been purchased and nut Into una
by midnight, December 31, the
license bureau in the courthouse
Is swarmed with late buyers to
day. Enforcement of the void li
cense regulation was supposed
to commence yesterday, but'
some leeway will nroboblv ba
granted by traffic officers.
Help Asked In
Clearing Ice
The city recreation commltte
Is requesting volunteer help
from Klamath Falls people In
clearing snow and debris from
the skating area at the moorage
adjacent to Klamath lake near
Moore park. The commltte
plana to flood the pond for skat
ing. Anyone wishing to help I
asked to meet with Durwood
Foster, who will be In chorgo, at
7 tonight, Thursday, at the pond,
and to bring a shovel.