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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1947)
HAT EDE ATS SECT ml lil PRICE FIVE CENTS i-flp- McComb Yancey Gets Life Term For Murder Dun Yancey, 35 year-old kl ropnlrnuui und ex-soUller, win sentenced to Ufa Imprisonment this morning after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of Mury L. McC'oinb, Klumuth county It brnriun, 20 days otto. Yancey went before Circuit Judge Dnvld R. Vundenberg with un offer to plead guilty If the charge wu rcmiced to second degree murder, and tho plea wai allowed. Ha had born Indicted for first degree murder. J. H. Nnpier, representing tho district atlorney'a office, agreed to the leaser charge. Yancey, dreiwed in a green aweater and army khaki panU, Blood before the bench with his attorney. J. C. O'Neill, and answered the few questions put to him very quietly. He aald nothing when aentence won passed. In aaking that he be al- (.'llNa rf t. Vutwmn I) Co-Ed Missing, Parents Argue COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 3 (A-) The parent of a 20-year-old co ed and a 42-year-old ex-convict who disappeared toguther New Ycar'a Day disagreed aharply over the couple'a Intentions to day aa police searched for them. Said Robert N. Hemming, father of Robert H. Hemming:. "I'm convinced It jvss not an abduction, but that she went of her own free will. I'm sure Rob ert will marry her as soon aa he can. He Is free to do so, as he is divorced." Said Prof. E. E. Kimberly of Ohio State university, after re ceiving report that his daugh ter Mary Virginia had declined to port company with Hemming: "If that is true, I am convinced that my daughter has been doped." He strongly challenged any hint that the pair might have eloped. The couple was taut seen when they appeared at the home of Hemming's cousin in Lakcwood, a suburb of Cleveland, late yes- terday. Weather Man Continues To Bombard Basin With Cold Below freezing temperatures prevailed throughout the Klam ath basin during early Friday morning hours, and although CAA reported 8 degrees above zero at Klamath Falls, tho Sou thern Pacific gave an unofficial reading of zero. Other SP temperature read ings included 8 below at Mowich, 4 below at Modoc Point, 8 below at Lenz and Chcmult, and 2 below at Kirk.' It was 1 below at Gerber dam, according to the U. S. bureau of reclamation, and an unofficial source advised it was 4 below at Tulolake. The weatherman promised con tinued "clear and cold" for the Klamath basin as well as the rest of tho nation. Throughout the country bitter cold struck both north and south. The mercury dropped to more than 80 below zero at Bcmldjl, Minn., near the 30 below mark at Pembina, N.D., and from 15 to 20 below in parts of South Dakota, Tha coldest Klimilh Fall. Oregon. Friday. Slayer Pleads Guilty Sentenced DONALD r. YANCEY Antarctic Plane Lost WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (AV A PBM Mariner seaplane with eight persona aboard Is overdue on an exploratory flight from the navy's Antarctic expedition, Hie navy reported today. The plane took off from the seaplane tender USS Pine Island at 5:45 a.m. (EST) December 30. It was scheduled to return at 3:45 p.m. the same day. but had sufficient fuel for It additional hours of flight. " Tho last report from the plane was received at 7:25 a.m. (EST) on December 30 at which time It was about 250 miles south of the Pine Island. Prevlousircconnalssance flights had reported open water In that area and tho navy expressed hope tho plane had made a safe landing. Search and rescue op erations have been hampered by brfd weather. One of those reported aboard the plane is Cupt. Henry Howard Caldwell of Loomis, Calif. He commands the USS Pine Island. He Is an Annapolis grad uate and a war veteran. His wife, Dorothea, resides in Norfolk, Va. (The only other westerners aboard were from California also: James Haskin Robbins, San Diego, and Owen McCarty, So noma.) temporuture reported was 34 bo low in West Yellowstone, Mont. In Oregon, motorists using the Columbia River highway were warned by the state highway commission today to expect winds up to 80 miles an hour In the gorge Highways were slip pery over most of the state today, with packed snow on mountain roaas, ice on eastern urogon highways, and frost on western Oregon roads. Here are some of the Oregon temperature records: Odcll lake, Willamette high way. 5 degrees, clear, packed snow and Ice for 10 miles across the summit, but It has been sanded, Sun mountain, The Dalles-California highway, frosty but sand ed, with roadside snow 23 Inches and temperature zero. Green Springs highway, road sanded, 4 inches roadside snow. Eugene.' 18: Roseburg, 24: Med- ford, 20; Pendleton, 6; LaGrande, 2; Bend, 2; Burns, 1; John Day, 2. Jan. 3, 1947 Mumbw 10S24 Joe Martin Elected To Speaker Job WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 Ml Triumphant republicans quickly elected Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts speaker of the new house todav but senate or ganization for the 80th congress slulled in debate, over seating Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi. Martin, first republican to take over the house gavel In 15 years. was eiecica m 10 mz. in a Key note speech he called upon dem ocrats to cooperate with his rjar- ty In handling such Dostwar problems as labor laws, taxation and government economy. The house then was ready for business with two major bills a tax reduction measure and a comprehensive labor bill which would outlaw the closed shoo and force arbitration of disputes in essential Industries already in the legislative hopper. But at the other end of the capitol, an exceptional and wordy wrangle over permitting Bilbo to serve a third term de layed organization of the senate after only one new member Baldwin of Connecticut had taken the oath. Bilbo. In brown suit and red tic, walked up to the bar with a democratic colleague, Overton of Louisiana, to take his oath. Promptly, Senator Toylor (D Ida.) objected and offered a reso lution to block the Mississippian pending a further Inquiry. Senator Ferguson (R-Mlch.) was ready with a similar reso lution from the republican ma jority already committed against Bilbo. But many of those repub licans had not yet taken the oath and consequently lacked a vote. And in opposition to the re- CNllaB4 m Pag S, Cfttama I) Warehouse Completed The huge homoja-llkc building that loomed Into being last month on Spring street is the new storage warehouse of the O.K. Transfer company. The 1 pre-fabricated, all-steel building was purchased in De cember from the army supply division at Nlles, Calif., by Al Vinczc, owner-manager of the transfer company, and erected in three weeks. Vinczc originally purchased one of the government Butler buildings for a warehouse but was so long in getting the release and delivery that he made the deal through Niles for tho build ing which resembles an airplane hangar or large homoja hut. Such buildings are available for civil ian purchase, Vinczc stated, and advised there is no trouble in acquiring them. The warehouse Is concrete and steel constructed and absolutely fireproof, according to Vincze. It la 40 feet wide by 240 feet long and has a floor space of 9000 square feet. The building Is in use now and visitors are wel come to Inspect it. WEATHER Max. (Jan. 2) .... 34 Min 6 Precipitation last 24 hours .. .00 Stream year to date 3.74 Last year .. 7.37 Normal ...4.72 Forecast! Clear today, tonight and Saturday! slightly higher daytime temperature, little clang at night. Mississippian's Ctafth Blocked WASHINGTc y the seating of Sen O yt, vmIss.) This left the way open for newly-elected repubi. f?0 ' the oath, giving their party control of the senate. "Xo , The vote was 38 to 2l. 4- The vote came on a motu ti by Senator Taf t (R-Ohio) to with hold action indefinitely on two proposals one by Senator Taylor (D-Idaho) to deny Bilbo a seat while the rules committee looks into his qualifications and the other by Senator Overton (D-La.) . to seat Bilbo while charges against him are heard. "' Secretary Leslie L. Biffle, presiding over a senate still tech nically under democratic control, ruled that the effect of Tait's 'motion was to clear the senate's Ousted? SENATOR BILBO Navy Surplus Sale Slated . The war assets administration said today that navy surplus property to be disposed of at the Klamath airport Is now being in ventoried, and a sale date will be set later. WAA officials said from 1000 to 2000 items probably will be included in the sale, with a value of perhaps several hundred thousand dollars. The sale date will be advertised 10 days in ad vance. The WAA said no purchases can be made, according to law, until the sale is advertised. Rep resentatives of federal agencies, which will have first priority, are allowed, however, to look over the goods. Loosely Death Reported Here Mrs. Mary Isa belle Looslcy, 82, widow of 'John Frederick Loos ley, Fort Klamath pioneer, died in a Medford hospital at 9:30 p. m. Thursday according to word received here today. Mrs. Looslcy left for Central Point three weeks ago to spend the holidays with her brother, James Culbertson. Ward's will announce final rites Saturday, when a full obituary will appear in this issue ot The Herald and News. 0 :zl I Junior Herald And News Sings Swan Song Saturday Junior H-N will sing his swan song Saturday, and the Herald and News will reappear in full sise pages, with ad vertising, Monday afternoon. The paper's advertising department is back at work to day, preparing ads for publication Monday. Classified ad users are invited to phone in their ads now. for publication the first of the week. Advertising will be on a restricted basis, through Janu ary at least aa dictated by a scanty newsprint inventory. Regular display advertisers have been given quotas for the month, and classified ads will be printed in small. 6 point type. Aside from the type sise. there will be no restrictions on "want-ads." -faho Demo The senate voted today to delay docket for other business. This happened in quick suc cession: Under alphabetical proced ure, Senator Baldwin (R-Conn.) was sworn, the first of those elected November 5. Bilbo's name came up next, and he walked to the rostrum, with Senator Overton (D-La.) Senator Taylor (D-Idaho) promptly objected to Bilbo tak ing the oath. He offered a reso lution to bar Bilbo from mem bership pending further inquiry into his qualifications by the senate rules committee. Taylor then swung into an hour's speech denouncing the southerner, whose relations with war contractors have recently been under investigation. He contended among other things, -that Bilbo "conspired" to pre vent negroes from voting. Bilbo Listens As Taylor talked Bilbo sat down next to him to listen. Packed galleries watched the tense scene on the floor. When Taylor concluded, Overton offered a substitute res olution to seat Bilbo "without prejudice" as to the senate's future action on any ouster case against the Mississippian. Senator Elmer Thomas (D Okla.), a Bilbo , supporter, im mediately demanded a roll call to determine whether a quo rum, or majority, of the mem bers was present. This was re garded as a time-consuming de vice. The call showed 52 senators present. Several republicans, includ ing Taft of Ohio, sought a chance to speak, but retiring Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle, . who presided, recognized Over ton, who began a . formal ad dress in support of his resolu tion. Train-Truck Wreck-Fatal ALTURAS, Calif., Jan. 3 Robert Vermillion was killed about 4 o'clock Thursday after noon when the logging truck he was driving was struck by a Southern Pacific engine. The fatality occurred on a crossing about six miles north of Canby, Modoc county, on the line between Klamath Falls and Alturas. Roy Jerome, engineer, and Albert Coffman, fireman, es caped injury. Vermillion's truck was carried about 150 feet and he was pinned under the burn ing gas tank which exploded, burning him to death. Mr. Vermillion served in the navy during the war. He leaves a wife and two children.
