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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1947)
m M urn ME (po)A5)(S PRICE riVE CENTS 15 llllWS Dill's lews v Br FRANK JENKINS rTV for the city. About mid " afternoon of clear nd sunny day. But sharp. The puvrmcnt over Cougar mountain (McUool summit, tha highway sign now cnlla 11) la dry, but the front it tlie ilde of the road Is white. TWHAT a saving the present " route Isl A good half hour over tho old and crooked route throuiih Bniy. Wo room over It with practically never a thouuht of the winding, alow road- we lined to travel. Likewise over the new. fant road necessitated by the bucking up of tho water behind Shanta dam. Thin easily la progress ab aorbod and forgotten! The wander of yesterday become! the commonplace of today. IMPERFECT human being that we are, we seldom count our blrsxlnga. In.tead, we Incline to nurse our gripes. For example: There was a time (only a couple of decades, or such a mat ter, ago) whan the miraculous, smooth, paved surface of the road drew oh and a lis of pleas ure and gratification from us. The width seemed ample then, and tho curves served only to break the monotony of the drive. And so It was with the gentle grades. They helped to slow one's speed lust enough to keep the scenery from slipping by too fast Tha curves compel us to drop down from cruising speed, and the araHrs well, the Jesa aald about the grades, five per cent maximum though they may be, the better In these hectic days, The nradea alow ud tht trucks, and when the trucks alow up the fat Is In the lire. And the air is thick and sulnhurou with cusa -words. Oldsters who In their youth went to town In style at 7 mph benum a spun of trotters, flashing haughtily In bursts of ten or a dozen mph around the loss fortunate who were riding In a farm wagon behind a team of mules, growl like an embittered bulldog when caught behind a slow truck on a two-lane high wav. Instead of being thankful for what the mechanical age has brought us, we fume and fret over what It hasn't got around to yet. WHEN the last war started, we were Just getting adjusted to cars tltat would (sometimes) get us from where we started from to where we were going without breaking down. That, was miracle enough, for the moment. Bv the time it ended, we were thinking in terms of paved highways wide enough to pass on If we happened to meet an other cur. (This was an example of growing extravagance, for It was rntner widely ncid at me tlmo that a one-lane pavement was aood enouah for anvuoov gj-tlmt If it should come to pass that one met a car It wouldn't hurt anybody to get off the hard sur face long enough to get Dy.j . TTHUS do wa raise the sights of ambition as achievements be gin to pile up. Already, with planes getting fairly competent at navigation or mo lower ana heavier air. we are looKing tor -ward to getting up Into the (Oinllns.S .tl rsit 4. O.l.mn 7) Residential Districts In Top Spot In i Now projects for the chamber of commerce cleanup commlttoe were discussed at the first meet ing.,of 1847, held Tuesday, and print accomplishments were rc ' viewed. Cleaning up the city's residen tial districts will be the main project of the committee for lByl, It was agreed. Details of how this will db done will be worked out at an early February mooting. The lnattcr of new refuse cans for- the downtown business dis trict was referred to tho 20-30 club whidh had first started the project, Bill Morrow, represent ing 20-30 lit the absence of Ben Burgess, regular representative, took the matwr up with the club at the Tuesdnly night meeting. Present faculties for holding street rubblslV at downtown 'points aro totally inadequate, it jwas pointed outlduring the clean Kip campaign last year. There are i jlf KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, THURSDAY, JA!" Die WILKES BARRE, Pa.. Jan. IS Thomas Miles Sr., (canter). taeaWaa eongratulatioiw from his wife, Rachel, and his children In their Plymouth. Pa., heme near thara todar altar Miles escaped uninjured in tha mine blast yesterday in tha Nottingham colliery ef the Qlen Aldan Coal company. In which IS miners died. ; AP wlrephoto. Bureau Of Prispns Takes . ( , Crack AifCounty Lockup Tha federal bureau of pri sons has taken another swing at Klamath county's Jallhouse, listing it as 49 per cent of what the FBI would like in a good Jail, but at that rating the local Institution ranked higher than did most of the county prison in tha state. Tha federal bureau recom mended to the stata legislature that the state supervise city Court Funds Protected Couny Clork Charlie DoLap today said that the state audi tor's remarks concerning the In adequacy of collaterals for cer tain county fund bank accounts did not take Into consideration a $10,000 surety bond on his Job which more than covers the amount of money generally on deposit In the bank. The auditor commented . In his recent report of the county's financial standing that the amount of the cash fund money taken in on fees, alimony pay ments, cash bonds from the cir cuit court and the like at times exceeded the $5000 maximum protection given accounts by the federal deposit Insurance com pany. DeLep said that the FDIC $5000 protection and his $10,000 bond, gave protection to $15,000, and that his account at the bank averages about $8000. On Jan uary t the clerk's fund in the bank amounted to slightly more than $6000. Cleanup Drive only six receptacles where ap proximately 48 are needed. Those six in use now are "beat up obsolete relics," almost im possible to keep clean. Due to the high cost of new cans, the 20-30 club decided to give the present cans the best cleaning possible and new paint Jobs until a means for obtaining tho funds for new ones can be worked out. In reviewing the work of the cleanup committee since its or ganization last spring, Nicholas Long, chairman, expressed ap preciation of the work done in cleaning up downtown alleys. This result was obtained by call ing the attention of city officials to existing conditions and their response with closer inspection. Fire Inspector Roy Rowe, ap pointed last July, was commend ed by Long and Fire Chief Keith Ambrose for his part in seeing that rubbish creating fire haz ards in tha alleys was removed. s 0 Survivor Of Mine Blast TV . p Ml .$): and county Jails, -either through a board of control or a new governmental department. Sheriff Lloyd Low said this morning that he considers his Jail one of the best In the state, and that it ia clean, well light ed and heated, roomy enough for the number of prisoners usually confined and well-managed. The building here Is 20 years old and theories in Jail con struction have changed consid erably since 1927, when it was built. The federal bureau's report characterized the Klamath lock up as poorly designed and its foatures obsolete and inade quate, and listed several other faults the federal inspector found with the building and its management last summer. ' The report also suggested that adequate and decent facili ties should be provided for Juveniles and "the use of com mon Jail quarters discontinued." Klamath county has a Juvenile cottage and docs not keep per sons under 18 In the county Jail except in rare instances. Sheriff Low said that as for tho management, not a single felon had escaped from the county jail in 20 years, but that an occasional trusty working outside the building takes French leave from the estab lishment. He said that, short of build ing a new jail, the operation and maintenance of the present lockup is as good as it can be made. The county and city have plans for a modern combined prison, but have been unable to get priorities for the build ing materials. The county' jail here. Sheriff Low said, la one of the few coun ty Jails in the state which main tains a 24-hour - jailer service. Many of the lockups close up after an eight-hour aay. In its recent report the Klam ath, county grand Jury gave the local institution a very good re port, saying that It should be a model . lor . otner jans in tne county. Relief Wheat Priorities Off WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (P) The Interstate commerce commlS' slon cancelled today its priority system for moving foreign relief wheat in the northwest. As of midnight last night, the order requiring the railroads to supply shippers with a specific number of- freight1 cars each week was cancelled. Wheat pro duced in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western Montana and destined for Pacific ports was in volved. ' The order became effective January 7 and was scheduled to expire March 10. The ICC said the priority sys tem no longer is needed, 1M7 (Telephone Crater Ski Winter sports fans who have been Invading Crater Lake na tional park by the, hundreds each week-end since- the snow season started, learned today that ski trails should be excel lent with a little preliminary sKiing to pacK tne runs. Assistant Park Superintend' ent Thomas C. Parker said to day that no new snow had fallen In the park, depth was now 85 Inches and the top snow Is light and powdery and not settling very fast. Roads are . in good shape, two-way travel through out with plenty of parking space, ine minimum tempera ture was 10 above, maximum. 30. At 8:30 a. m. today it was 15. The two giant Sno-Go's and a number of push plows are pre paring tne roads for an expected neavy travel, tnis week-end. Budget Action Held Off WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 VP) Congressional democrats and re publicans disagreed today on the need for speedy action on Presi dent Truman's economic report. but put off a showdown until next Wednesday.. The question arose at a meet ing of the senate-house commit tee charged with translating Mr. Truman's economic recom mendations into, legislation. Chairman O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) said afterwards the group will meet again Wednesday to receive his resignation. Presumably, the members will elect Senator Taft (R-Ohio) as new chairman, re flecting GOP control of congress. Taft told reporters he sees no need for a report to congress by the group before May 1. The law colls for such a report by Febru ary 1 but this deadline could be extended by agreement of both houses. O'Mahoney told newsmen, however, he will push for quick action, particularly on Mr, Tru man's recommendations for legis lation to "equalize" the farm and industrial prices.. US Newsmen Barred From Soviet Ports WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 P) The navy has barred American reporters and business men from naval vessels calling at Russian controlled ports. It was disclosed today at the state department. Michael J. McDermott, press officer, told a news conference In response to questions that the state ' department knew of such an order. He added that the department had not request ed it and declined to make any comment for publication. .' II. WEATHER Hx. . Ill ...'. J! Mia. 04 rralIUII tl kri .... fflrM rur U Sat JiJt Latft ywr Mrnl .....4.M rrfll fair Uiar, ftsmarraw. Mill efcaff,bf 4nMratrs, 1111) Humbtr 10B33 7 Men Pulled From Shaft PLYMOUTH. Pa.. Jan. 16 JP) Fifteen miners were killed and three others Injured in an ex plosion last night that wrecked the anthracite collier operated by the Olen Alden Coal com pany here, trapping some 22 workers 850 feet below the' surface. Edward Griffith, president and general manager of the coal firm which operates the Not tingham collier, said the blast was discovered by an unidenti fied foot tender at the bottom of a mine shaft. The man, noting heavy clouds of dust and smell ing ga fumes, sounded an alarm, Griffith reported. Sevan Rescued Rescue crews, in constant danger of cave-ins because of weakened shorings, rescued seven men after more than three hours of frantic digging. A short while later, Griffith said, the bodies of the 15 dead men found grouped in a gang way leading from the shaft were brought to the surface. Griffith said the company was unable to Ascertain the exact number of night shift men work ing in the blasted section lo cated under the Susquehanna river but reports from the scene said only 22 men were in the shaft. The dead, all from Plymouth or nearby - communities, were Louis Kuplnski. Chester Os- trowski, Carl Zlotek, John Zie linski, Felix Konobroskl, Daniel Lewis, Edward Parker, John Wllrl. Luka ' Usefereu Joseph. Krajnik, Pelf r Minkiewicz. Charles Cylwik, James Smith, Stanley ,-Nytych and William Bockus. Ages : of the victims were not available. The dead were all from Ply. mouth or nearby communities. Thomas Miles, of Plymouth. who was unhurt, recalled he had been at work for about two hours when he asked his laborer, Charles Krawlec of Plymouth (also uninjured) for the time. "It's 8:45," Miles quoted Kra wlec. "He shoved his watch back into his pocket and then it came. Terrific Blast 'There was a terrific explo sion. Everything seemed to go topsy-turvy. My place is the second one in from the foot of the shaft. The others who real ly were caught in the blast were a lot farmer in man i was. "My laborer and I went into the gangway where we saw a couple of men sprawled around They didn't appear to be injured too badly, so we assisted them to the foot of the shaft." It was here that the rescue workers found them. . 11-Day London Strike Ends LONDON, Jan. 16 (P) Heads of the Transport and General Workers union announced today that the 11-day-old London truck strike, involving at least 50,000 men in work stoppages which immobilized the port of London, had ended and the strikers would return to work Satur day. Unofficially, it was under stood that the strikers' demands for a 44-hour week, eight-hour day and the payment of over time for shifts exceeding eight hours had been granted by the Road Haulage association, rep resenting the employers. - The vote to return to work was almost unanimous, informed sources reported.. The decision was announced after a closed meeting of delegates of the strik ers and union officials, marked from time to time by bursts of applause. Chamber To Talk . Sales Tax Issue The stute sales tax, a matter of current importance, will be taken up at a general meeting of the hamber of commerce on January 29. This meeting will be held at noon at the Willard, instead of the regular Wednesday lunch ean meeting of the chamber board of directors and will be open to all interested members. No ation on the matter to be discussed will be taken at the meeting but a referendum will be sent to members afterward to be passed upon, it was stated. Trapped National Guard On Watch At Doors, Arnall Denied Entry ATLANTA. Jan.. 16 (AP) Herman Talmada. In a pre-dawn coup backed bv national guard officers and state highway patrolmen, seized Georgia' and denied Ellis Arnall admission to either tho governor's Arnall arrived at the executive offices thu morning to find Talmadge In the chambers Arnall had occupied all day yesterday. Later whan Arnall went to the executive mansion for lunch, he was met by four state patrolmen, who blocked hit entry. "This completes, it seemt to me, the capture of the state government a far as physi cal properties are concerned' Arnall told newsmen who accompanied him to the mansion. "It has been done by gradual military infiltration, to that at tha moment storm trooc- era ore in control . . . you have teen a military coup d'etat private office and automobile. Shortly after Arnall made hit statement to newtmen and admitted Mrs. Herman Talmadge and her two children to Arnall set up a personal Basin Sees Break In Cold Wave Despite the weatherman's Wednesday forecast that the mercury would sink two or three degrees lower than the previous night, Klamath - folks learned with satisfaction this morning that it was compara tively warm with a tempera ture reading of 4 above at 4:30 a. m. It was 1 below yesterday morning. The only sub-zero report re ceived here today came from the state highway foreman on the Greensprings highway where a minus 4 was chalked up early this morning. It was 12 above at Odell lake on the Wil liamette highway and all other temperatures In the state were higher than Wednesday's mar row chilling cold. All roads in the mountain areas surrounding the Klamath basin were icy or covered with packed snow and motorists were urged to carry chains. No ma jor accidents had been reported to state ponce here today which could be attributed to .the recent snow. All roads have been sanded by highway crews and no new snow had fallen in the district County Judge U. E. Reeder said today that fewer complaints had been received by his office (CaUavt4 rs 4. C.lnmm S -i Car Roars W Ferry, Kills 2 COOS BAY, Ore., Jan. 16 OP) An Automobile roared off the end of a Coos river ferry east of here late yesterday, carrying a woman and her 4-year-old daughter to their deaths. Another daughter was rescued by two young men who dived in to the frigid water. A heavy post holding the safe ty barricade was torn loose as the car slammed into it with the engine running at what witnesses said sounded like a wide-open throttle, presumably caused by the woman's foot slipping from the brake to the accelerator. Mrs. Henry C. Smith, 41, of Allegany, small community northeast of here, and her daugh ter Janis Illeen, were the vic tims. They came to this area last March from Fort Wayne, ina. Eleanor Smith. 17. another daughter, came to the surface and Sherman Cutlip, 20, plunged in and started swimming to shore .with her. He suffered a cramp and Lyle McGuire, 21, dived in and completed the res cue. She said she did not know how she got out of the car. Talmadge ATLANTA. Ga., Jan. 18 Herman Talmadge. son of the late Gene Talmadge of Georgia, fits In the governor's office at Athens, Ga., after he moved in this morning. He announced "as governor of Georgia I have taken complete charge of the executive offices at the state capitol." The other claimant to the Georgia throne. Ellis Arnall. is also still in the executive buildinf pending court decision as to which man will governor. AP - wlrephoto. office in the rotunda of the Capitol building and announced mat nis secretarial stair would a be quartered in a downtown of fice building. I He has been governor fori the past four years and con tends he is still the executive because of what, he describes as illegality of legislative action in naming Talmadge to the ! term his father, Eugene Tal- BULLETIN ATLANTA. Jan. 16 UP) An explosion of undetermined origin rang through the corri dors of the state capitol at 4:30 p. m. today Just a few minutes after Gov. Ellis Ar nall had left bis temporary desk in the rotunda to return home. There was no immediate ex planation what the explosion was, nor was there any indica tion of any damage to the building itself or to any in juries to any persons in the corridors or rotunda. . madge, waa prevented by death from accepting. Had Eugene lived he would have been in ducted yesterday. Amall charged that Talmadge was attempting to rule the state under a "military dicta- lorsnip." Talmadge attaches took over the executive chambers today after locks had been removed from the doors. Arnall had sat in the chambers - yesterday while Talmadge occupied an other office in the executive suite less than 20 yards away. national guard officers were stationed outside the chambers after Talmadge took) over. ne Freienser" Asked bv newsmen, who in- liervjewed iim t bis. new deck. who iiad Control of the state s military forces,. Arnall pointed toward me executive chambers and said "the military forces there are under the command of Herman -the pretender." . "I have no military forces on duty, l need none. I need no bruisers or- thugs or body guards." i, . Both Arnall and Talmadge have appointed adjutants gen eral. Arnall has ft. w. Collins. former commander of the state guard, .and Talmadge has Mar vin Griffin, who resigned his commission under Arnall to ac cent Talmadge appointment. Talmadge had not publicly called on his forces for aid. While the scramble over the governorship was going on down stairs, the legislature on the floor above in the state cap itol received a proposal from three anti - Talmadge members that it recess until the courts decide who is' the legal gover nor. .. OREGON LUMBER ON WAY PORTLAND, Jan. 16 VP) A Portland-owned tug and two barges loaded with lumber were en repute to Hawaii today in the start of barge service between Columbia river ports and the islands. Takes Over Governor's Putf executive department todav office or the official residence. teixe the governor't mansion. left the mansion, tha troopers the residence. Ford Gets Praise For Price Cut By STERLING F. GREEN WASHINGTON. Jan 18 fPI Government officials today hailed the cut in Ford car prices ag an "encouraging" start toward the - general price reductions which President Truman has asked of all industry. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the president's council of eco nomic advisers, termed the Ford action a "crucial" contribution to sustained high production and employment. Nourse added to a reporter that "a number of business peo ple" have notified him of their agreement in principle" with the president's plea for lower prices as a means of keeping pub lic power high. Nourse's coun cil wrote the frame work of Mr. Truman's economic message to congress last week. " Mr. Fords statement was made in most careful and reasoned terms it should ap peal to a large business follow. Ing," said the economist, with reference to yesterday's price cutting announcement in Detroit by Henry Ford II, president of the tord oMtor company. , "If other manufacturers fol low suit, they will make a real contribution, to stabilizing buav Ford'anhdunced immediate r C;lltlaBtS Fas 4. Column 4 Highvay Bills Introduced ; SALEM, Jan'. 16 (JP) The sen ate roads and highways commit tee voted today to introduce five highway commission bills, and a bill of its own. The highway commission bills would: Permit the commission and its contractors to remove gravel and sand from navigable streams without nayment, establish a semi-autonomous state parks de partment within the commis sion, prohibit livestock from run ning at large on state highways, empower the commission to ap point the assistant state highway engineer (who now is appointed by the chief engineer), and in crease the highway revolving fund from $350,000 to $700,000. The committee's bill would authorize the commission to maintain sidewalks, trails and paths along highways in order to remove hazards faced by school children, horsemen, stock tenders and bicycle riders. Office 'T,iagr
