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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1947)
Britain Faces Full Scale War In Palestine Unless Jew-Arab Battle Solved LONDON, Jan. 3 (Pi A government source said today Brit- m was lacoo witu me necessity 01 mining nn immediate, final solution in Palestine or conducting a full-scale military operation to maintain her mandatory position In the Holy Land. "Civilly, the situation is out ol hand," the source said. "And if "Irgun Zvai Leumi carries out its threat (broadcast yesterday) to launch a new 'offensive' against Britain's armed forces, it may oecome necessary to proclaim martial law in certain parts oi the country." Martial law would suspend courts and civil administrations. As the informant outlined the situation, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bcvin and Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones were believed to be considering, two possible solutions to their Pal cstine problem First, and most favored, was formulation of a partition plan which would create independent Jewish and Arab states and al low Britain to exercise trustee ship control over certain sacred areas, The second was for ' Britain. falling partition, to seek, an in ternational solution through the United Nations. Strong support was said to exist for this course among some high Whitehall of ficials and it has been sug gested, too, by Winston Church ill. -- Explaining why a "small- scale war" might be necessary for Britain to maintuin herself in the Holy Land, the govern ment source said in the past Irgun threats of terrorism had always been carried out. He added that it was impos sible to exaggerate the extent to which feeling among troops in Palestine was aroused by Sunday's floggings of four Brit ons. In many areas men had to be confined to their barracks for fear they would carry out their own reprisals. "Another 'incident' may blow the lid off Palestine and any thing might happen," the source stated. B. K. Jenkins' Death Told BOSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 2 (P) Barton Kennedy Jenkins. 87, died Wednesday in Roscburg aft er a long illness. Born in Knox ville, Iowa, December 22. 1859. he moved to Oregon in 19U7 and until three years ago engaged in farming in the McKenzie valley, near Eugene. Following retire ment, he moved to Roscburg. Surviving are his widow, Re becca Jenkins, Roscburg, and two sons, Frank Jenkins, editor of the Klamath Falls Herald and News, and Paul Jenkins, em ployed with the Roseburg News Review. Burial services will be held at the Masonic cemetery in Rose burg at 3 p. m. Friday. Mr. Jenkins fell while visiting in Klamath Falls in lute 1945, and had been in ill health since that time. MEMBERSHIP UP PORTLAND, Jan. 2 (Pi An Oregon membership 10 times the total of 1936 was reported today by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in an announcement that 19,645 veterans of both world wars were enrolled. Education Association Urges Teacher Pay Hike WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (JP) The National Education associa tion called on teachers today to adopt a policy of "no contract no work" in future negotiations with school officials. The association outlined a long-range program which: 1. Urged a minimum of $2400 per year for teachers with regular increases lead ing to a "professional salary level for experienced teach ers ranging from $4000 to $6000." 2. Opposed strikes in instances where contracts or agreements already are in ex istence. 3. Called for more state and federal aid for education. In a policy statement made public by Executive Secretary Willard E. Givens, the NEA ex ecutive committee declared it does not condone recent teach Navy To Keep Up Strength WASHINGTON, Jen. 2 P The house naval committee to day formally declared against any sacrifice or security for economy, and mildly challenged the effectiveness or - the atom bomb as a weapon against fleets. The committee,, wrapping up the findings of ' several sub committees in the expiring con gress, said the policy on ship building and repairing should be one that would insure against falling below the levels justified bv "the international situation and this country's commitments." It asserted, that desire lor "minimum expense" must be tempered "by the . realization that the most expensive thing in the world is a cheap army and navy. , Survey Flight On Second Lap EDMONTON, Alta.. Jan. 2 (CP) On the second lap of the survey flight of a new air serv ice to the Orient, a commercial plane (Northwest Air Lines DC -4) took off from Edmonton today at approximately 8:30 a. m. PST. The hop from Edmonton to Anchorage, Alaska, is 1580 miles. longest on the route from Min neapolis to Manila. The plane carrying company officials left Minneapolis yesterday and ar rived nere last nignt. Purpose of the flight to Ma nila and return is to study land ing fields in preparation for regular service. The survey flight is expected to require about three weeks. Stick-Up Artist Robs Bus Depot PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan.. 2 (Pi A bandit walked up to a ticket window at the Central bus depot at 1 a. m. todav, threatened ticket seller C. H. McDonnell with a revolver and walked out with belwceneOO aod $700. Between i.iu and zuu persons in the depot were unaware of the holdup. Minutes after the bandit walked out police started to comb the streets but without re sults. Also early today a safe at the Hollywood theatre was forced open and approximately - $400 stolen. er walkouts which violated contracts. ., However, the committee con tended that "qualified teachers should be bold and forthright in their insistence upon ade quate salary schedules . . ." and remarked that the code also states "teachers should insist upon a salary "schedule com mensurate witli the social de mands laid upon them by so ciety." Givens said this portion of the code leaves the way open for teachers to refuse to report for work when a "satisfactory" contract cannot be obtained. Such action on the part of teachers, he said, "would not be a strike." However, he contended it Is "similar" to the line adopted by the United Mine Workers, who hold they are not striking when they refuse to work be cause they have no contract. Thousands S5i Queen Norma Christopher from the throne of the queen's march. Seated in front of her Lt. . n i 1 Y n't in. ii i ifliir m i T .77T- f.,J Defective Chief Shoots ' Fellow Worker, Kills Self LITTLE ROCK. Jan. 2 (P The motive which led 51-year- old Detective Chief O. N. Murtln to -kill his assistant. Detective Lt. O. P. (Jack) Deubler, and then himself still was officially undetermined today, but ac quaintances of Martin said he had been moody and apparently distraught for some time. btute Police Lt. Alan Temple- ton, a personal friend, said Trains Collide In Heavy Fog AUBURN. Wash.. Jan. 2 in Five trainmen were injured, one seriously, when two freight trains collided head-on in the fog a half mile south of the Auburn Milwaukee station at 7:43 a. m. today. The trains were an eastbound freight of the Milwaukee road and a Seattle-bound Union Pa cific freight. Witnesses said the trains were moving at a slow rate of speed when they crashed. Arthur M. Hcrzog. 29. Tacoma. one of the injured, was taken to the Marine hospital here. He suf fered chest and leg Injuries. which the hospital said were not serious. The names of the oilier In jured were not immediately available. Guy Dougherty, Auburn pas senger and freight agent for both roads, said other trains would not be delayed, Farley May Be VP Candidate NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (II The New York Daily News said to day that a movement to boom James A. Farley, former post master general, as President Truman's vice presidential run ning mate in 1948 "will be open ly launched at the Jefferson Day dinner here, sometime in April." "At the same time, a group of prominent, progressive busi ness men wiil get behind Fur ley," the News said, adding: "Among them, it is expected, will be Bernard Baruch and Charles H. Silver, woolen execu. tlve ond vice president of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundullon." (Commenting on the story. Baruch told The Asoociatcd Press: "I don't know a thing about it and I am not having anything to do with politics." Farley declined comment.) SENATOR RETURNS PORTLAND, Jan. 2 (P) Sen. Guy Cordon, who returned to Oregon last week for the funeral of his daughter at Roscburg, en trained today for Washington, D, C. nmAi o a nsws, m.w.iii r.u., or. See Queen's Float In Rose Parade presides ever the Tournament of float as It passes by thousands are the six princesses. Martin had worried over his professional relations with some fellow officers and had threat ened suicide. Tcmpleton said he had planned yesterday to consult a physiciun about Martin. Before he was able to carry out this plun, the bodies of Mur tin und Deubler were found In a sparsely settled suburban sec tion beside a police squad car. Both men had been shot to death. As Coroner Howard A. Dishongh and other investigators reconstructed the slayings, Mur tin shot Deubler four times with a police riot gun and then fired his own .43-culiber pistol into his temple. Dishongh officially described the slayings M "murder and sui cide." Neither he nor acting Police Chief J. I. Steed would officially suggest a motive, Tule Winners Interviewed A number of the successful applicants in the December 18 homestead drawing will be called in for personul Interviews by the examining board, it was learned at the reclamation bureau offices today. The board Is now checking up on the winning upplicunts and has. decided to tulk porsonally to certain applicants about whom questions have been raised. Prior to the drawing, the redo nation bureau made it clear that it would be possible to eliminate persons whose names were drawn If they were found to bo disqualified in a final screening. In case of elimination of any applicants, alternates will move up for the final screening In tlx order of numbers drawn. Eighty six homcstcadti are to be awarded. Reclamation bureau finished today, the mailing of notices to the 1303 participants in the drawing, telling them of their status as a result of the drawing. Father Of Quads Ponders Various Housing Offers BALTIMORE, Jan. 2 (P) Charles Hcnn Jr., father ot Balti more's . quadruplets, faced the new year today in a pleasant state of indecision brought on by a developing contest to keep the quads in the city of their birth. The 28-ycar-old veteran said ho had nbout made up his mind to reject Building Contractor C. W. Matthew's offer of a rent free house and a $4000-a-yoar lob in Newark, Ohio. But still before him was a choice between several housing offer in Balti more. The latest of these, rent-free occupancy ot "a new $10,000 tm wi n . r" mk,mm Roses parade In Pasadena, Calif of spectators on the line ol AP wlrephoto. Jews Promise Holy Land War JERUSALEM, Jun. 2 (II The threat of new vluli-nce hung over the Holy Land today as Irgun Zvat Leunii, rejecting an Ameri can congressman's plea for a truce, promised unremitting "wurdirv" to achieve lla goal of a five Palestine. Irgu.Ys action coincided with tho verdict of a military court condemning a member o f t h a Jew tli underground organ! tion to death for participating m an armed attack on a poller sta tion In which two police officers wero killed last April 23, The prom bo of continued strife was contained In a note transmitted to ncwspuperi by Irgun leaders in reply to a mes sage from' U. S. Hen, Joseph Clark liuldwin lit N. V.), which was published lost Suturduy In the Palestine Post. Baldwin, ad ministrative chairman of the po litical action committee for Pal esline, asked Irgun to "halt op erations In the Holy Land until I have acquainted the American government and people with your fight and the fight of Jewry at lorge." Army Develops 10 New Planes WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 (II T.e army air forces developed ten new planes last year, rang ing from a tiny liaison craft to tin 130-ton B-36 and Including a rocket-powered strong-box built to fly at tho speed of sound. Summarizing 1040 in a state ment, the AAF said today it was "outstanding so fur as new re search and new developments in ine iicid oi military aviation were concerned." "It was a year which saw the transition of the jet airplane from the novelty stage to the category of accepted and proven aircraft," the AAF mild: "a yco, which saw the birth ot the low 000-milo suier-bombcr: a year which launched America's first rocket-powered airplane." house," had' tho war-disabled bookbinder "overwhelmed." The offer was made yesterday by the building firm of Edward Meyer berg and Ills three brothers, who told Hcnn he could have the first seven-room brick cottago to bo completed In their new housing development. Other Baltimore offers Include a Cape Cod cottage at cost price and a Colonial cottage, rent-free for a year. All tho local proposi tions followed a storm of letters to the editor of a local news paper complaining of the clty'a short-sightedness in allowing its most famous family to b lured Ut Oliio.
