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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1947)
r Coast Guard Men Stage Dramatic Rescue Of Crew ! From Wrecked Collier CRATICnrORD. Pu March 3 Ml' Five desperate convicts, t lip oldest onlv 22, boasted to , cliiy In the solitary confinement : of thflr eastern state punlten ; 1 1 my cells iihoiit un escape plot tluil ulmoiit worked. ' The five men, uhIiim two rlK- mi mini (Is a ttlitoltlM, threatened ! to cut ttii) throats of lliolr host- iiku Willi strutuht-udKo razors unless the uiiUm were thrown : oii'ii. Wurdeu Cornelius J. Burke, : deTlbliii the attempted prison break Huturduy niti'it as tin? ( most diirlni' In the yearn of hln pt-1 in I cxiicrlonee, mild the men remained unrepentant to- Solon Insults DC Weather WASHINGTON, Mnrch 3 ll-J If the urcutiT niitlniiiil capital . c-utniiilttfo of the ViihIiIjiIoii liinird of trucle nets hold of u I letter Hi i. Kllsworth (It-Ore.) ff mMit hln constituents the other ' day It In not uolnu to like It. I'lii' cummllU'i'. which trliw to uuilicr In conventiona and other mecliims to bo held here, will out h notli'o a few duya iiku auy inu Unit WiialiliiKtcjn weather la delluhlfiil hi the winter, cleur mill crisp. Then cumc mi clt!hl-lneh muiw thnl disrupted transportation mid which atlll covcra the uround. Thut la what canned Ells worth's warning to Ida consti tuents. "The city of Washington, D. C, has, for the lust ten dnya 'civ Joyed' the foulcM weather I hnvr ever seen." Ellsworth told hi constituent. "Klght Inchea of , anow fell ti'ut nioiit of It la atlll j here. The thermometer lin kept lieiierully below freezing. Slrcela are piled with dlrly henpa nf anow and lee, and a mliieriible rold wind blnwa cnntlnnally. If yon are pluunlnii a trip to Waah hiKlou. wait tinlil Muy." Princess Opens African Drydock EAST LONDON. South Africa. Murch 3 h Princess Kllrulicth opened toduy a new $1.0(10,000 dry dock bearing her nume. it was the first official act In South Africa of the helrcss-op-parent to the Drltlah throne, visiting thla youngeal dominion with her parents and alatcr. The dry dock marked an important development of a atrateillc blue In Eaat London, the unlon'i only river port. Canadians Will Ger Meat- Ration OTTAWA, March 3 ltl J. G. Gardiner, Canadian mlnlaler of agriculture, told the house of commons Inst night that Cunu dia:ia would net their present ment ration nf about two pounds a person a week even If It means a decline In deliveries to Britain. lie said agreements call for sending all surplus meat to Brit ain and added that "we've at tempted to nut Into figures what we think the quantity is we'll ho able to deliver and we do at tempt to reach that figure." CARD Or THANKS We wlili to extend to our friends and members of the Elks, our deepest appreciation and gratitude for the acts of kindness and tokens of friend ship during our recent bereave ment. Mrs. Matilda Elle and Jacqueline Mrs. Kosc Elle Mrs. Alice Burke and fumlly Mr. Clovls Elle and fam ily. TORMENTEO ITCHING SMARTING SKIN If discomfort la due to dry enema, charing. simple rash rely on aoflthing Koinol for ready relief. Ml rvji-fj hi 1 1 ii i. . , . . IT7 5 li mm t or ex years itasln i I com'!r' inpoi 1 I V t0 "kin mr-rla 1 LNaTtrlSw RESINM jn,inn i we rlftVt VNLY (JNt &Ut.tfcT IN THE ROOM AND THE RADIO CORD 16 A BIT SHORT." eti't everleet) yeur wiring system. When yew build er modernise provide ADIQVA1I WiftfNS. ELECTRICAL DEALERS OF KLAMATH FALLS Hmv. fie sulci they Imd told of phins to hold up a hnrdwure and grocery store, to obtain money, food and clothing to aid their flight to the 1'oconos or Mary land. The convicts, all serving tonus for burglary ii net rubbery, aro Clarence Mulllns, 120, Irwin, N. C; Alonzo Storm, 22, Cas lliiu, I'u.; Dorren Hoffman, lfl, Lewlston, I'u.; Arlun G. Schucd ler. 22, Hamburg, Pu., and Da vid Viillmont. 20, Clearfield, I'u. The guurd-hnstigfs were over powered as they guided other prisoners buck to cells from the mess hull. The five convicts inurclied them to the muln pris on gulus iimiI then shouted to the guards on t h e wutchtower wull: "Open up or we'll drop lliein (the liosluges) with theso ruzors while you wutchl" liwteud guards converged on the spot. "You'll burn If you do any thing," the guards yelled at the convicts, "One of the men with a razor threiitened to cut a guard's throul if the other guards cuiiic any closer," liurKij recounted, "Hut Iinuiiy tney un urniipcn me ruzors unci marched hack to their cells." Farmer Cuts Off Hand McCLUHE. 111., Murch 3 lVl George E. Kirk, a 30-ycar-ofd farmer who wos alone In a corn field when his right hand became cnuulit In a corn picking ma chine, cut off his hand at the wrist with his pocket knife to prevent being pulled Into the machine and futility injured, his wife has disclosed. Mrs. Kirk related that her hua buiul told her that after his hand became caught In the picker tho machine grudually was pulling his body toward it. She said he knew If he collapsed from pain he would be killed, and with his pocket knife he performed the amputation. Later Kirk unhooked his trac tor from the picker and drove to his home, a mile and a half away. Then his wife drove him to a hospital at Cape Girardeau, Mo., six miles away. Almost within sight of the hospital Kirk collapsed, but physicluns dressed his wound and toduy his condition was re ported as satisfactory. Asiatic species of chestnut trees hove been Introduced Into the United Slates In an effort to., replace . American varletlea destroyed by blight. Self Service Laundry Wash Your Clothes at Bob's Laundryette Phone 9234 . . . .. . II 7l9aln Ts '1 31 AND SOAP l SJ Lakeview Airport Release Asked LAKEVIEW, March 8 An uppllcutlon to war assets admin istration fur termination of the federal leuso on the Lukeview ulrport, and a claim to civil aero nautics authority for rehabilita tion or the field lighting system were In the mull Wednesday, It wus announced by Mayor Lylo North. Forwarding of the application and the claim were the out growth of a special city council meeting, where action followed tlie recommendation of the I.ukc County chamber of commerce's avlutiou committee. Car Crash Kills 7oman ALBANY, Mnrch 3 (I') J. L. Muyberry, suwmlll operator here, Is In critical condition at the Corvallls hospital as the re sult of a two uulomoblle crush on hlgliwuy 011-eust that fatally Injured Mrs. John Stark Evans, 54, Portland, Salurduy night. Stale Polico But. Eorl Hous ton reported Maylx;rry was driving from his suwmlll and entered the highway Just nouth of the city when his cor struck the Evans' automobile broadside. Evans, music Instructor at Lew is and Clark college and for mer director of the Eugene Glecmen, was not seriously hurt. The couple was driving home from visiting In Eugene. Muy berry was alone In his cur, po lice suld, Raymond Death Reported Here Word has been received here of the deuth of J. O. (Frcnchy) Ruymond, who died in a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, February 27. Raymond was well known to old timers In the logging in dustry and since 1925 worked In lumber camps throughout this section of the country. He last worked at the Pelican Bay Lumber company camp. Davis and Dalgalish Lawnmowers Foldcraft and Hughes Boats Outboards Power and Hand Lawnmowers Sharpened and Repaired Titan Timber Saws '4 194S S. 6th. Phone 43SI 43M Fabulous pure silk forms o supple suit dress with on abbreviated cutaway torso front. Full lantern sleeves and skirt front fall in rich folds . , , exploiting the breathtaking beauty of Onondaga's print. Exotic poppied crystal straw sailor. Daring Break Foiled By CAPE ELIZABETH, Me.. Murch 3 (I'l Coast guards, manning a breeches buoy rig ging, toduy drumutlcally res cued crewmen of the collier Okcy L. Alexander, wrecked on the rocks off Hlg Head here in a fierce coastal storm. The first two brought ashore from the 10,000-ton craft were David Rogers, 10. of Norfolk, Va., messrnun, and Lorenz Con nelly, 40, of Boston. "All hands arc safe." gusped Rogers as he struck the ground after his trip across 150 yard of turbulent ahoul water. The collier, a veteran In Nor folk to Porthind coal transporta tion, broke in two about 4:30 a. in, (EST; aa she neured Port land, her port of destination. A crew of 37 wus ahourd. The coast guards, from four slutions In the Portland urea, operated the breeches buoy from a Jeep. Unable to drive it in a ntrulght-away to haul the lines, a dozen of the rugged coast guards hauled the line by hand while a throng of spectutors cheered lustily. Lushed by the storm, the 250 foot craft lost lis bow end a mile offshore. The rest of the crufl struck the rocks broadside. There on deck and In the rig ging, the crew, which had sent un SOS for coant guard aid, awaited rescue. The surf roared madly and the wind whistled oh the breeches buoy line as Rogers and Connelly came shoreward. Once when the line slackened. Connelly dropped into t h e whlte-IucVd water out of sight. A woman In the shore crowd screamed but quickly he bobbed in sight ngain. Connelly, who sent the dls IreM call, grinned as eager hands pulled his drenched form from the breeches buoy and as HOTELS OSBORN HOLLAND tvnr.Mt ore. MEoroao Thoroughly Modern Mr. a Mn. i. E. I.tl.r aaS Jaa Farlty r-raprlaUra u Sales & Service MOTSIE'S For Freedom Prison Guards sisted him to the lee of a sum mer residence, "I don't know what's the mat ter, I cun't seem to walk right," sold Connelly, but munaged a grin. Rogers said the vessel "rose up a id broke in two" but "no one was on tho bow at the time and all hands hud plenty of time to get into life jackets." As quickly as they were shipped ashore on the slender lifeline, the crewmen were rushed to the Cape Elizabeth coast guard station at Two Lights, one-half mile diaitant. Police Find Missing Boys Chester Morcland, 16, and Walter M. Perdue, 14, who es caped from the boys training school at Woodburn Thursday night, were picked up yesterday In Boise, Ida., according to word received by police here. Morcland is from Klamath Falls and the other boy a from Euglc Creek. They are said to have told Boise officers thut they stole a car In Woodburn and abandoned it In Portlond, then stolp anoth er vehicle in Portlond and drove it to Spokane, took another car at Spokane and drove it to Lew iston, and took still another at Lc-wiston and drove to Boise. The boys also told of commit ting two burglaries at Eagle Creek. Classified Ads Bring Results, BIOCKVM FOR Merrill Malin Tulelake These ore extra large blocks. Delivered any where in the Basin, or you may haul them from our yard. PHONE YOUR ORDER TODAY! HEILBRONNER FUEL CO. Phone 50 Merrill r'Va t- ri ' s if ?7i& iXT. Lakeview Site Of Stock Show LAKEVIEW, Morch 3 The state convention of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers asso ciation will be held at Lakeview May 22, 23 and 24. Plans were discussed and outlined Friday night when C. L. Jamieson, secretary of the state group, met at a dinner meeting with the general committee under the chairmanship of W. P. Vernon. The convention will be Jointly financed and sponsored by the Luke County Mock men a asso ciation and the Lake County chamber of commerce. Vernon Is general chairman of the event, and his executive committee is composed of . the heads of the acveral sub-committees, as follows: housing, Robert Weir Sr.; banquet, Merle Lowdcn; entertainment, Alvin Templar; registration, Fred Fisher; dance, Donald Hotchkigs; cowboy breakfast, C. W. Ogle.. The 20-40 Farmers, in addi tion to assisting with the cow D0V oreaKiasi ana nance, win fonaldcr plons for a horse show boy breakfast and dance, will US Navy Takes . Over British Job WASHINGTON, March 3 lP) Secretary of the Navy Forrestal says the United States navy now has the Job of keeping the world's sea lanes open. For a century, he told an in formal news conference yester day, this country didn't have to worry about keeping the sea lanes open "because Britain did I it." We are now doing it, he 'commented. Hips ore for sashes! Fred A. Block places a strategic bow on your supple , silhouette wrapped with a peplum and surplus skirt . . . does an oriental high- .(' throated treatment, in exhilarating pure silk print! Magnificent tulle and leaf adorned straw. IIFKAI.D NEWS, Klamath r.llf. Or. Cupid Beats Divorce Court Dan Cupid crept .'way ahead of the divorce court again last month as the circuit court Judge was out of town much of the time during February. Altogether, 10 marriage licenses were issued at the coun ty clerk's office on the ground floor of the courthouse, while a total of 10 divorce decrees were granted in the courtroom over head. Eight of the decrees were granted to women, only two to men. A trend of future divorce de crees was apparent, however, in the 27 divorce complaints filed with the county clerk's office. Three of the complaints charged desertion as the reason for the divorce, while 24 used the usual "cruel and inhuman treatment," covering a multitude of causes, as the principal charge. Two annulment complaints were also filed, both charging the presence of another spouse as reason for the actiqn. Courtesy Cards Given Motorists LA GRANDE, March 3 (P) Courtesy cards Instead of traf fic violation tickets will be given out by city police to out of-town motorists tagged for overparking In La Grande, Ed Ford, city manager, announced today. The courtesy cards permit vis itors to park for unlimited pe riods in the one-hour parking areas. They're Here NOW LOAFERS from 7.50 A compltte sise range Is now available in these comfortable knock around loafer shoes. stabilises ItlS 733 Main MONDAY, Hank (, lilt, fas Satae Man Trapped In Rocking Chair , . SAUGUS, Mass., March 3 (fPt Seventy-thrce-year-old Edward !rrigan was under treatment at Lynn hospital today fo shock and exposure after being trapped 54 hours in the rung of a rocking chair. The aged man told author!, ties that he fell yeaterday, en. tangling his feet In the rocker, and didn't have the strength to disengage himself. His plight was discovered yesterday by a neighbor who observed lights burning In tho house during the day. Andrew Jackson was the first American president to ride on a steam railroad. HARTFORD Aeclclcat saa) l.d.aa.Uy Oapaar INSURANCE T.B. MATTERS FIRE . . . AUTOMOBILE Central Insurance Agency 107 S. 7th St. Phone 4193 From First Kicks . . . to First Steps There ore TRiMFOOT Boby Deer SHOES for your Child Trimfoot's patented "Cuddle Back" construction lets little feet cuddle back in the heel nat urally and keeps shoes on with out tight, injurious lacing. In white glove leather, sites 0 to 4 From $1.65 to $2.79 Fine Linens Tors' Apparel 619 Main
