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Newspaper Page Text1.9UL JV hv . : Iii.Tiiv 1 jEstA . A .9 k jeaA r By FRANK JENKINS ClOVERNOH WARliEN la ' crowriliiK tho California ! Ultiture (ur nil puaalhla mired on lila prupunt'd ten-ycur $2,11(11),. O00.UU0 aupfr-hlilliwuy program. (Uld you cutcli tho figure? It li twn BILLION eight hundred million dollara.) And It kin't the Imblluolty recklesa-wlth-moncy federal gov ernment of tho United States wo are tulkhig ubout. It la llii) lime (even If large) Into of Cullfor nln. Thlit provide a rather in tereating example of tho hnugl nutivo capacity of the modern world when It comci to money mutters. TT la worth notlnu thill the gov crnor la c expenditure crnor la cnlllnil for thla large on grounds of mi- man anfety. II" points out thnt In 1948 In Cullfnrnlii truffle ac cidents brouuhl violent dentil to 3800 pcracna and Injury to BO, 000. Appearing Impenton beforo legislative joint aemlnii, ho culla fur diminution of "bottlenecks and dentil trnpa" and awwrts thut delay amonnta to "trlflluK with the Uvea of our people." TIE call la for "super-high-woy" system. Preaumnbly that meanx WIDER, slralghtcr nui in highwaya, with modern croaxlnga and entrancca. Aa re cently ua a dozen or 15 years auo, that would huve brouitht hiiwla of protest from the buck dlntrlcu), which wanted at leant ronda adequate to curry their truffle beforo going on to SU-PKR-proJecta, So far no auch proteota have been heard, at leuat in any con siderable volume which mint meun that evon the remoter dis trict (now parllully taken cure of) are becoming aware of the need for ufcr, faster main high wuya. (By faster, of course, is meant a better auntalncd AVERAGE flow of truffle, with fewer in terruptions and slowdowna. We don't need race course for aimed demons. We are begin ning to need, gravely, to get more traffic over our main rouda in a ifiven leniilh of time, with moro safety.) ETWEEN Southern Oregon and Uib linv reulun. there are two ahinlnu exumplea of what narrow, curving roada can do, in the wny-of-ahiwlnd UP traffic and Increasing hazard to life and limb. One Is tne bacra- mento canyon below Dunamuir and the othor la the congested area from about Dixon to the cncral neighborhood of Vallejo. In both of these sections of High way 90, you can oce, with one eyo and It half-shut, what Gov rrnor Warren means when he speaks ot "bottlenecks and death traps." HERE 1 how It works: A truck or maybe several trucks hits an upgrade on a turve. The truck slows down. Cars pile up behind It. Soon there Is a long line, running bumper to bumper. On a two lane pavement, with visibility limited to a hundred yards or ao, thero Is no SAr K way to get around tho slow vehicle. The time comes Inevitably when some Impatient driver takes a chance and pull out to pans, come hell or high water. Often enough, he gets away with It. But TOO OFTEN he doesn't. When ho doesn't. It Is just too bad. Much too often, it Is too bad for some Innocent pnrty ap. froachlng from tho other dlroc Ion. . . . ELOW Dunsmulr yesterday, a brewery truck got caught behind a couple of log trucks along with perhaps a hundred automobile-. Tho driver stood Vit as long as ho could and then went berserk and pulled out to Dass on a narrow, curving up. grade, with less than a block of visibility. He moy have figured that In a collision his heavy ve- - hide could tnko care of Itself. The guardian nngels were on tho job. Ho met a line of cars approaching around the curve but they were moving slowly. Everybody atonped. There was a lovely snarl-up. There was i , plenty of profanity. But nobody ' ilr died. No bones were broken. As V a matter of fact, no paint was even scratencd. mat was Be. cause the guardian angels were ' on the alert. Otherwise, the (ContlnHfS an Tat . Calumn SI Truman Moves $7,500,000 WASHINGTON, Jnn. 18 (P) A move by President Truman to return moro than $1,800,000,000 of unspent appropriations to "un obligated" status in the treasury drew a quick assist from con- gress today. Chairman Tabcr (R-N.Y.) of the house appropriations com mittee told reporters his group will act on Mr. Truman's rocom--mendation probably next week. Some of .tho appropriations will be cancelled, removing them from thp spending program for the 1047 fiscal year ending next ' June 30. Authority to spend another nortion $805,000,000 ot unneed 4 rd lend-lease funds expired with the end of the 1046 fiscal PRICE FIVE CENTS 5 Senators BackUp Merger Plan WASHINGTON, Jun. 18 111 Five senutors who served In the armed forces during World War II lined up today behind Presi dent Trumun'a plun for unifica tion of the services under a single cabinet secretary of na tional defense. The veterans, all newly elect ed republicans, told a reporter they execled congress to puss at this session legislation need ed to carry out the merger. They are Senutors Coin of Wushington, Kuowlund of Cali fornia, Lodge of Massachusetts, Murtin of Pennsylvania, and McCarthy of Wisconsin. A dissent eiinin from Senator MngmiHim (D-Wush.), 41, who served in the Pucific as a nuvy lieulcnunt commander until 1043. Mugnuson, a backer of the navy in lis successful fight against merger legislation dur ing the last congress, suid he believes thut such functions as procurement, research and In telligence can he combined suc cessfully but that other army and navy operations should be sepurutcd. He declared also the nuvy department should have Independent representation in the cabinet. Most enthusiastic supporter for tho integration plan was Lodge, 44, who gave up his sen ate scut in 1842 to becomo a captain In tho tank corps and camo out a lieutenant colonel doing staff liuison In southern France. "It's a wonderful thing," Lodge auld. "Now wo are cer tain to make use In peacetime' of tho most Important lessons we learned during the war. This is a great day for our na tional defense." Air Scouts Get Charter the first Air Scout squadron In the Modoc Area Boy Scout council received It charter this week under tho sponsorship of the 20-30 club. Boys from 15 to 18 Interested In aeronautics, are invited to membership. Chuck Bonncy of the 20-30 club presented the charter to four Air Scouts present, Rolllo Allen, Harvey Rand, Gordon Scott and Jim Williams. Leader of the squadron is Bill Morrow, assisted by Bob Pcnrod. Chuck O'Connor Is chairman of the committee In charge of forming the troop, assisted by Dick Post and Howard Rcnner. The squadron meets each Monday at 7:30 p. m. In the courthouse. A definite meeting place will be decided later. 'Those Interested In becoming members arc asked to call 3811 for Information. Local Butter Price Corrected Tho phones at the Klamath Falls creamery started ringing without Interruption for most of the afternoon Friday, accord ing to Percy Murray, co-owner of the plant, after a story In The Herald and News reported the wholesale price of butter down to 62 cents. , It seems that the reporter on the story was off Just 10 cents Ficr pound on wholesale price. 1 should have read 72 cents per pound, which is the current price on tho local wholesale market. To Return Appropriation year last June 30. These funds the president Is withdrawing from tho hands of various agen cies and placing In tho treasury surplus fund. Tho action will not affect Mr. Truman's $37,500,000,000 budget estimates for 1048, said a White House statement announcing it lute yesterday, because tho can cellations "wore taken into con sideration" when these estimates were made. Tabcr said ot the president's recapture move: "That helps. But It Is not any where near enough. It would help more If ho would eliminate some undesirable functions, such as the crazy operations ot the commerce department." 1 - SECURITY POLICE TO GMD POLLS . . : - KLAMATH TALLB, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY It, 1947 Blaze m CLEVELAND, Jan. It Thla waa Knickerbocker Manor, 2 Cleveland, which waa wrecked by a fir early today. Firemen near death from burns and live Fire Kills One In Ohio Blaze CLEVELAND, Jan. 18 W) An explosion and flash fir to day.. .. demolished ' the ,.2ajooro Knickerbocker Manor, and one body was found in the rulna of the east side rooming house. Mrs. Lillian Somcrs, 63, waa reported missing as police sought to identify the body. At least 12 person were In jured as they escaped from the thrcc-story brick, stone and frame structure on Euclid ave nue near 83rd street, , So quickly did the flames roar up through the structure that Acting Fire Chief James E. Nim mo pronounced the building and all it contents a loss. Residents saved little but the clothe they wore. Ivory Again Heads Demos E. P. (Pat) Ivory,. 1919 Man zarjlta, was re-elected chairman of the Klamath county demo cratic central committee at that group's organizational meeting In the courthouse last night. Ivory is operator of the Ivory Pine lumber company and is an active worker in democratic party affairs. Josephine Zadina of Chiloquin was chosen chairwoman of the committee, replacing Dora God dard and Phyllis Mahoney, 737 N. 9th, was elected secretary to replace Mrs. Agnes LaLonde, who has held that post for many years. Paul Buck of Wocus was chosen committee treasurer. Named to the state democratic central committee were A. A. Montgomery, 435 Laguna, and inurlo Ijtnnarit 1400 Pnlifornin. Congressional committeemen are Frank Sexton, zaa a. nivcrsiac, and Agnes LaLonde, 623 Upham. .Turi0f .T A Mnhnnev will head the party's nominating committee for the next two years, and in his group Will De uora uoaaara, Mrs. Thomas Zinn, B. Z. Smith and Earl F, Sweet. Crater Lake Ski Conditions Good Seventy-eight inches of packed snow covers Crater Lake na tional pin-k where skiing la ex pected to be excellent this week end. Accommodations for over night guests were filled today, T. C. Parker, assistant park su perintendent, advised. Park offi cials look for a record attend ance Sunday. Minimum temperature the past 24 hours was 16 degrees, maximum, 46. It was 19 at 8 a. ni. today. Roada are in good shape and chains are not re quired but should be carried, Parker said. Gluts Cleveland Rooming House i ii other tenants are unaccounted Eleanor Davis Count ' Miss Eleanor Davis, at present chief of library extension for the Wisconsin free library commis sion,. h been named Klamath county- Hbrarialt to succeed, tije late Mary McComb. Announcement of Miss Davis II ( or ELEANOR DAVIS Marshall To Be Sworn In Monday WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (VP) Gen. George C. Marshall will be aworn in as secretary of state at 11 a. m. (EST) Monday in Presi dent Truman's office, the White House announced today. , Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson will administer the oath of the successor to Retiring Secretary James F. Byrnes. The White House said the ceremony will be witnessed by members of the cabinet and of congress in both parties. General Marshall went on terminal leave from the army yesterday and as soon as he takes the oath as a cabinet member he will return to civilian status as a retired army officer. 2 Planes Search Local Area Two planes from Klamath Agency field were active today In the search for Robert .Rubot tom, missing .McMinnviUe flier. Al Cummlngs, flying a Stinson, and B. G. Courtright, at the con trols of a Piper went out on the hunt. No word was received from them late today. Airport sources here were In clined to look hopelessly upon the effort to locate Rubottom or his plane until snow melts off the-mountainous country in the spring. No word was received from John Black of Ogden, Utah, who was reported yesterday as will ing to use his Russian shepherd dogs in the Rubottom search. Vt 0 - (Telephone .. ,. . .; . " 8 room rooming house in uptown aaid that at least one man was lor alter ui oiase. AP wirephoto, Named To Librarian Post selection and her acceptance was made today by Fred Fleet, chair man of the countv library board. who said, the board dernsjtscjt 'fortunate' in obtaining the serv ices of a widely experienced librarian for the Klamath job. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in 1914, Miss Davis took library training at the Uni versity of Illinois. Her previous experience includes librarian for the Minnesota state library, libra rian for Natrona county, Wyo.; county librarian for Malheur county, Oregon (1925-28); high school librarian for Portland Library association; assistant in branch library at. Minneapolis; assistant in charge of traveling library for Oregon State library. Chaiman Fleet exhibited a sheaf of letters from various library authorities warmly rec ommending Miss Davis for the position here. She was described as a "superb organizer and capable administrator" with much "vision and resourceful ness." These references included Eleanor Stephens, Oregon state librarian: Mrs. C. B. Lester, sec retary, Wisconsin Free Library association; Lee F. Zimmerman, state director of libraries, Minne sota. Chinese Truce Talks Stalled NANKING. Jan. 16 WV-Chinese communist headquarters to day rejected a government bid to reopen truce talks and author ized sources said that killed the possibility of further American mediation "at least for' a few months." The communists charged the government with "pure decep tion in offering to send an emis sary to party headquarters at Yenan without first meeting two conditions the communists long have said were prerequisite to a resumption of negotiations. The government did not an nounce the basis of its offer but it undoubtedly was prepared to make some concessions. How ever, informed sources said there was no possibility of its accept ing the communists' two condi tions, which were described as "half real; half for bargaining." Klamath Shivers In Cold Weather Marrow chilling cold was re ported throughout the Klamath basin again today as the mer cury slid to 1 degree above zero between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning in Klamath Falls. Other sections of Oregon re ported warmer temperatures than earlier in the week but Baker residents still suffered with a minus 6 reading early Saturday. Roads in the mountain areas remained covered with ice and snow and week-end motorists were advised to travel with cau tion. . - i I WEATHER Ma. fJn. 17) 37 Mia 1 rrtrlpitsllan 11 U fcnr w Mr tarn rsr ta 4st .I.m La at year. MM Nrnial..a'.0t rraitl Clear (soar, lanlfM aa Malar day. LJltla aang la Urn para tar a. (111) Number 10835 Election Day Preceded By Gun Fights WARSAW, Jan. 18 WV-The government mobilized 500,000 security police and regular and volunteer militiamen today to guard the polls in tomorrow's parliamentary election, first since the Germans marched in September 1. 1939, and started World War II. Col. Roman Romchowski of the ministry of public security said slayings of election com mission members and militia men had passed the 100 mark. He reported that 38 chairmen, vice chairmen and members of local district election commis sions were killed in pre-elec tion terrorist attacks by tne underground organization "win and bands allied with it. In addition, he said, 51 mili tiamen, security police and sol diers were killed in gunfights with bands attacking polling places. Another 25 were kid naped and presumed killed, he said, adding that the attacks were continuing in widely scat tered sectors of the country. The opposition has charged that a victory for the communist-dominated government bloc in tomorrow's voting is pre-de-termined. Tax Warrants To Be Issued The sheriff's office, taking ac tion recommended by the state auditor, ' has ' decided" to issue warrants to enforce payment of delinquent personal taxes. All personal property owners who have not paid taxes which were delinquent June 14, 1941, or that have become delinquent since (hat date, can be brought to account in that manner. These warrants may be served in the same way as a summons in an action at law, or may be served by publication in one general order. . Law requires that a published notice exhibit the names of the respective property owners, statement of effects, the amount of taxes for each year and its accrued interest. The amount of the warrant will become a lien upon the title to any interest in real pro perty owned by the person named in the warrant, Sheriff Lloyd L. Low said. Tax notices, required by law, have been sent to delinquent personal property owners in the past and a special notice was sent early in 1945, and a third notice will be in the mail soon. Low said that his office and tax collector will give all pos sible assistance in working out payment of these delinquent taxes. March 31, 1947, has been set as the final date to receive payment, and after that date warrants will be issued. China Fishing Plan Rapped LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18 m Mike Zafranovich, San Pedro, Calif., fisherman, says that be cause conditions were "intoler able" only 80 American fisher men have remained in China of 238 who went last fall on a project to deliver 34 Pacific coast purse seiners and drag boats, purchased by the UNRRA,' and teach Chinese modern fishing methods. "We were housed on an is land in a vermin-infested hotel without heat or transportation," Zafranovich, who returned by plane yesterday, told reporters. "Suggestions that the fleet be distributed among many ports were sabotaged. The result was the Americans were disgusted and came home. The boats are there, unmanned, and yet UNRRA plans to send 16 more from Seattle soon." Boiling Water Burns Small Child Barbara Ann Ross, 22-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ross, 2654 Eberletn, is recovering from second degree burns on the shoulders and back received Friday when she pulled a kettle of boiling water off a hot plate onto her body. The little girl was reported improved at Klamath Valley hospital this morning. Barbara Ann's father is an employe of Metier brothers. 400 Missing As Chinese Ship Sinks SHANGHAI, Jan. 18 (AO Four hundred Chinese were re ported drowned today when a small passenger steamer, the Chckiang, collided with a tug and sank In the Yangtze river off Woosung, near Shanghai. The Chckiang carried 1000 passengers. Relatives of victims immediately began demanding compensation from the Chinese shipowner, charging that the vessel had been dangerously overloaded. The disaster occurred as the crowded Chekiang, bound from Shanghai for the lower Yangtze port of Nantung, collided with one of two steel lighters being towed by a tug. Witnesses alleged that the tug ignored signals to change course. The passenger vessel was crowded with Chinese intending to spend the Chinese New Year holidays, starting January 22, in their home towns. The Chekiang sank almost immediately. Reports on the number of deaths varied, but the lowest es timate was that at least 100 per sons were drowned. A police launch from Woo sung rescued many persons from the water. ' Numbers of survivors then were brought to Shanghai where they besieged the offices of the Chekiang'a owners, the Tung Chi Steamship company, demanding compensation for loss of belongings or deaths of relatives. The survivors were In such an ugly mood that police were caned out to protect tne offices, which thev threatened to wreck. Death Takes Basin Pioneer Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson, beloved Merrill matron and western pioneer, died at 5:15 p. m. Friday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. H. Bogue of Malone station near Merrill. Mrs. Robinson had passed her 90th birthday and had been ill only 10 days. Death was at tributed to ailments ot her age. Mrs. Robinson waa born Mary Ann Zammitt in Brooklyn, N. Y. June.,3 1856. . Her :fa(her, John Zammitt, a native of Eng land, came around the Horn in a sailing vessel in 1864 and took the post of interpreter for the port of San Francisco. A year later his wife and five young children joined him, also coming around the Horn. Mary Ann was 8 years old at the time. She married Richard George Robinson in San Francisco where he was affiliated with the old San Francisco mint, and for many years they lived in that city where four of their 11 children were born. Some 50 years ago they purchased a 1500-acre ranch near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and lived there until 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson then moved to San Francisco but spent their sum mers in Klamath county, their winters in the south. He died January 1, 1935. Mrs. Robinson was a member fot St. Augustine's church, Mer rill. In addition to Mrs. Bogue, Mrs. Robinson is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. C. N. Wylie, San Francisco; Mrs. Mary Pierson, Merrill, and Mrs. Douglas Van Wart, Toronto, Can.; two sons, Joseph, "of Cal gary, and John T., of Hazelton, B. C; seven grandchildren, in cluding Mrs. George Clark of 2021 Lavey, Klamath Falls, and seven great-grandchildren. Final rites will be held at St. Augustine's church, Merrill, at 10 a. m., Tuesday, with the Rev. J. M. O'Conner officiating. In terment will be at Holy Cross cemetery, San Mateo county, Calif. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be conducted at 8 p. m. from the chapel of Whit lock's funeral home. Hard Pressed Males Cheer Advent Of Two Pants Suit By KELLY ROBERTS The day of the two-pants suit is returning. A survey of the major clothing stores in Klam ath Falls reveals that no more will the male gentry of the basin area have to spread his trousers under the mattress to keep the press in longer. With two pair he can just say "Ah, heck!" when he retires for the night, putting the other pressed pair on in the morning. By the time he returns home, presumably, mistress of the household will have the first pair pressed again. Most of the stores reported ordering twin-britches suits for delivery within the aext month or so. The majority of the suits will be in the lower priced field, however, and citizens who desire suits costing more than $60 will have to be content with just one pair of pantaloons. And don't think that even in ihe lower priced field you're going to get the pants cheap. Most estimates indicate that the extra trousers will add from $15 to $25 more to the cost of the suit. One store owner said that he'ri have extra Lieutenant Governor Fnf Arc Rnvi tiiunnm, Jan. 10 (-) M. E. Thompson said today he would ask Herman Talmadge to vacate uib Kuvernor a oriice and execu tive mansion at "the earliest pos sible moment" and then added "I hope to do it tomorrow." "I fkrtainlv An " - T I Thompson when asked by the nuciaiea rress a ne considered himself the iufwhiu. in rill, a m nail, who resigned this morning. ... "m ne wa" confident th law is on mv alHo" j nounced that he would ask th attorney general to prosecute in his name a suit filed earlier to oust Herman Talmadge. uiumpaon is 1,1. uovernor, Arnall'a annmtni-Amant Um hp haH nlaH Kl . t.ntti ...i .1- . . ... uattia mill Talmadge over the governorship was made to newsmen at a con ference shortly after Thompson uib oiuce 01 lieutenant ov. ernor. Last Saturday Arnall handed his resienatinn In h of state "effective immediately after qualification of the lieute- Buvcruur. In his statement to newsmen, Arnall said "the procedures clearly enables tho 1 governor to become acting gov ernor, vested with the full, ab solute powers of government un- "e people of Ueorgia can elect a governor to fill the un expired term." Arnall sairf hi mln,nn. was nrnm ntoH k ,1 , ' " J U L. . V- lVf, to reflect disgrace upon the of- iitc ui governor, ine people of Georgia, and to insure the con stitutional, lawful operation of the will of the people." He added that he intended to resume the practice of law in Atlanta and at his home town of Newman. Talmadge at first declined com. ment on the developments, but later said "if Mr. Thompson will support the democratic party platform adopted in Macon last October, he and I should be able 10 co-operate in complete har mony." Associates said his statement was predicated on assumption that ThnmiwM urmtlrl nmahIm ITalmadge's election as in com Views narmony. . "Brush Pilot" Search On w-m uuf iiiaona. v ail 18 JP) Braving the hazards of fog and icing conditions under 50 to 60 degrees below zero Weather, fivfk ni-mv nlanaa .-.-I , - - numerous civilian pilots hunted fcuctuay lor jacK tarr, widely known veteran "bush pilot" and I O -a.uvaaua KU Vll flight to Ruby. Identity of th passengers was noi announced. Carr's plane, unable to land at Ruby, headed for Galena, 90 miles to the west. His Stinson voyager plane was equipped with sleeping bags, emergency rations, an ax, snowshoes, a f ira Dot nnH mntnp rnnoi" onai V. cause he has been forced down many times m his 11 years of Alaska flying, it was believed he would be well able to care for himself and his passengers if the plane got down safely. Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Atkln. sen headed the aerial search yesterday. Weather permitting, .ne aeduu was 10 conunue to day. Car Plunges Into River GRANTS PASS, Jan. 18 (P) Hurtling over a 30-foot bank at the Savage Rapids dam, six miles south of here on the Pa cific highway, Sincoe Chapman, 40, of 2625 Gerald street. Port land, was saved from possible drowning In the waters of the Rogue river when his car caught on a small clump of bushes at the water's edge last night. ' The automobile was practical ly demolished, state police said, although the driver suffered only minor injuries. trousers available even in the higher prices, but they would cost about half-as-much as tha suit itself. With the lifting of the war time order banning extra pants, vests are expected to appear with double-breasted suits ones again. Dealers don't expect this to make much difference, how ever, as double-breasted wearer usually don't want the vest. During the war the menfolk of the nation faced the acuta problem of keeping the. crease in their tweeds, worsteds, gabar dines or serges. Some adopted the under -the- mattress tech. nique, others favored James Abbe, the radio commentator'! system, of hanging the pants by their cuffs along the edge of a dresser drawer, which is then' closed to hold them in place. Some brave persons even ven tured audaciously forth in mis mated pants and suit coats, cre ating a wild-pied effect. It looks like the jittery ara goin to be able to have ants in two pair of pants now, instead of just one, . . .