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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1947)
Boyfe's Column "Merchant Prince" Sticks ft Out In Littered Store By HAL BOYLE IVANHOE, N. C, (I'l Tim "Mcrclmiil I'rlnrn uf IvuiiIhic" runt Ilia oddest iti'iiernl tloru III the miutli It In o ct'uwdud with good tha ctiftloiiM-i-B cunt cuttir. Thrre no lonifcr oven I room Innlils lor tln owner, 77-voitr-oUl Chiirlry Corbolt. Ilu wIIk from Hit1 (lonl pnrch of III croMiroiicU riiiirliiii) In till imiiiiII (ui'iiilnil i-oinimnirty of UIIU ihtkimik. Hp rnnUlerliig opcnlnu wiutliiT tori). Tluil won't be iinythlnii new for Corbutl. An noon im one tore overflown with uimoltl wro ha c I u 1 1 1 1 it on piidlock mirl tlurt mii-w In the ncuimt viilliibln bulUllnu. ' In forty yriirn lir hu filled ii) Hirer wrallicrhi-ulcn undent wnodcii ntoreii with till iiiiuhiiiiI tiirrflmndlnlnu pulley wlileli i'mitl or liuylim noincthlMK from every mileinun who comv down the plko mid plllnn It hcltnr keltur In a Juinbla on the floor. "Old Churloy Jiml cun't reiUI buying," Mild nil old eunliinicr. the prrtent tor In puckrd from front to reur door, from floor to mflera, with cunned fond, nUilr brend, plowpolnln, . grlln, nlorkliiK. eurntliiket, Milt odu pop mid bnlU of cloth. The locked tlnrr of other year nlio re nioldcrlnii wildcrnciwi'it of iinaold good. N.r Held Salt Corbrlt, a gniillv-ryrd man with 'long white mouirtuchi', won't dtariiM the reiiaon .why he hut gone llirmigli life ucciiniuhit Inv unmiirkrlrd inerclinndlNe. tie lius never held 11 ile. Anked If monl of hla Mock wouldn't apoll, he mid dreumlly: "I aell tomu of It. Mo.it any body who cornea nlong want to buy lometlilng. Yen. mr, tl'a a fact. I keep on wiling aome Ihinn every once In a while In the cnpitnlliil wy. It a good In vestment." Old (.'hurley peered Into the clutlrred interior. "There a couibliiution In there of pretty near everything; you'd want." he utiirt. Hut only old Charley could tell where It waa. Once four women interest ed In antique traveled moro than 100 unlet from Mali-lull to we If ha had any old-faahloned ladlea' hatpins for mile. Ha did. Women who couldn't find tnrkutga In the city department torea during the war ycara ahould have come to Charley Corbel!. He had boxen full of them. He atill ha the tame ..boxen, the name (toi-klngi. ; Whether ha operate at pro fit or a loaa U hla arc ret. Un rmarried, he Uvea alone in a ; Tented room a few yarda from "hit atora. Hn uaed to farm him lf but now rent! out hit to bacco lands to tenant. Llkad to riih , "The fellow who ued to run the grocery ttore here liked to go (Klilng, h aaid. explaining hla atari In the bualueu world "He'd (i-nd a boy over with the key to hla atoro and uk me to run It for him. Ciot to 1 wua upending mure time In hla atoro tluin I wua on the farm, So I untight aomn urocerlea one day and atarted telling fur mywilf. ' Hla office It III hla aldo coat pocket. Each new letter govt on the liialde of tho bundle there, and when bualnuaa la alack Charley uiitwert the letter, peeling them off from the out side of the bundle. "Yea, I give credit," he raid, ."you'd be aurprltud at the people that don't pay up and I how thai do aren't in any hurry." Charley It a quiet tuippy man unworrled by the puaauuo of lime. He won't tell hla uge 77. "I don't comment on that much, one way or the other," he aaid. I unked him for a cold bottle of aodu pop. He fiolicd r warm bottle off the floor. "Ciot an Icebox there aome place," ho aald, "but 1 haven't been fooling much with Ice late ly." An cnturpritlng auli-mmiii once climbed on a barrel of niolanaea to peer around the darkened In terior. The rotted lop gave way plunging the anleaman hip deep in atlcky molaatca. "Sorry. Kcd," tympathlzed old Charley. "You can waxh yourself off at the pump out there." Eight Escape Dynamite Blast THE DALLES. April 8 Ti Sheriff Harold Sexton reported today that Lonnle Edwurda Daw kins, 44, was held In Jail alter a dynamite explosion rocked the cabin where hla divorced wife and seven children were alrep ins The sheriff said a aon of Daw kins told of running out of (he cabin and catching hla father and holding him until officers ar rived. Five abort fuses and dynamite caps were found on Dawkins, the sheriff said. None was Injured In the blast although Mrs. Dawkins and an infant son, sleeping within two feet of the point where the dyna mite oxploded, were ahowercd with splinters. Girl Scout News TRANSPORTATION NEWS Mrs. ft. J. Sunnier, parent neighborhood chairman for the Shiistu neighborhood, culled a meeting of Cilrl Scout leaders at her home last Thursday, April 3 at 2:11(1 p. m, Tliu ultenduncn was excellent with representa tive present from all of the three troops now organized and tho two truops being processed. Mrs. Thomas (.'. Talker, acting executive director, wua present. The training meeting was very inforiuul mid centered ubuut the problem and discussion method. The Cilrl Scout neighborhood It holding a tea for mothers, ut the Sliustu school this week ut 2:30 The public relations committee with lira. Hurry Todd, chairman, will arrango for a speuker. The nomination membership committee with Hazel Morrison us chairman, and Mrs. II. S Stone mid Mrs. L. A. Murphy, members, met at the Girl Scout office, Monday, April 7, ut 1 p. in. to plan committee work. Mrs. T. C. Parker, executive di rector, attended the meeting. A meeting of the training com mittee with Mrs. Cieorgu Con drey, chairman, is planned for Friday, April 11 at 1:30 ut the Girl Scout office. The Greut Northern announc ed lasl week that the GN, along with 44 other leading railroads, is offering travelers a new service fur the purchase of rail, parlor mid sleeping car tickets on a charge-it plan. Truvclers using this service will curry Just one credit curd which will be honored by nil participating rail roads for any travel originating on their respective lines. Any company or Individual, with proper credit rating, can use tliis service, for a minimum churge-lt of $1. There will be no deposit requirement nor serv ice charge It was announced. The Great Northern added that It will olso honor credit curds for o minimum of $1 In iti dining cart. r Aimed ut reducing heavy eco nomic waste caused by damage or loss to freight in transit, which In the United Stales total ed about SOS, 000.000 during 1040. shippers and receivers of freight throughout Oregon will Join the regional shippers ad visory board of the nation In staging the eleventh annual finished its work for nutrition budges and shull soon begin working for first aid badges. A meeting of the representa tive of the established camp committee with members of the Camp Fire camp committee will be held at the chamber of com merce, April 8 at 7:30 p. ni. The Council wlsnes to public ly thank the several Interested citizens who have already of fered to assist in some capacity in our organization. And to other citizens who would like to express a similar interest we shall welcome a telephone call, number 4S4I, or an office call at 412 Main street after making an appointment. Troop 1, of the Pelican neigh borhood, with Mrs. Lois B. Lind. Mrs. M. L. Wilson and Mrs. Eurle Potter, leaders, hut Just Many of the troops planned hikes or picnics for their meet ing during spring vacation. Brownie Scout Troop 2, of Malin held a regular business meeting at the grade school with 12 girls present. The girls fin ished working on their Easter cards and then played garnet. Re freshments were also served. The leaders of this troops are Mr. Irene Frcitag and Mrs, Teddy Stevens. AMVETS 8 o'clock KC Hall. . HOTELS OSBORN HOLLAND runts ore. MtorosD Thoroughly Modern Ml. ant Mm. J T Eilltr ad Jit Carlty lrrlUr Good Materials and Servic Ready for All Painting and Decorating. ROPER and ROPER TAlNTlNa CONTRACTOR! MM Klsmalh Av. rb.p ttlB "Perfect Shipping" campuign during April. The nutionul cumpoign is also sponsored by the Association of American Railroad and accord ing to F. C. Nelson, freight truf fle manager for Southern Pa cific, Portland, all carriers, ship pers and receivers will intensify their -fforts to Improve the lacking, marking, loading and handling of all classes uf freight. The April Issue of "The Freighter," muguzlne for Con solidated Frelghtway employes, devotes 12 pages to the annual safety and service award din ners, and featured prominently in the list and pictures of award winners Is Leonard A. Denny of Klamath Falls. Denny was awarded a gold watch at the din ner In Eugene for 10 years of service, over 637.925 mile of driving, without an accident. The April 1 1 1 u e of "The Freighter," by the way, is the first since the end of the war. Mrs. G. E. Bellant, wife of a GN conductor, was in town over the week-end visiting. The Bel lantt are now living in the val ley. WASHINGTON, April 8 UP) The transcontinental freight bureau filed with the Interstate commerce commission today a proposed schedule revising coast-to-coast railroad freight rates up wa rd. The schedule will be used in working out a solution of com petitive rate issues between rail and water carriers. The Inter coastal Steamship Freight as sociation filed similar proposed revisions in water transporta tion rates between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts yesterday. The railroads proposed rate Increases of 4 to IS cents per 100 pound on some 100 classi fications of freight Included can ned goods, aluminum, coffee, drugs and chemicals. The shipllncs suggested their rates be boosted 3 to 70 cents a hundred, to maintain the water rail competitive relationship. Neither ships nor rail pro posed any changes In current schedules on such heavy cargoes at Iron, steel and lumber. SP Trainmaster W. C. Hughes state that cattle shipments to the basin are increasing at the spring and summer feeding ground open up. 300 to 400 car loads of livestock are expected in the next few weeks he said. Lorgest shippers are the ZX ranch and Kittrcdge Interests. HF.RAI.D A NICW1, KUmlh ralli, Or. TUESDAY, April I, 1017, F Inn Three out of four American! K"1 marine palntt. Btktllt farms grow corn. I Spar varnish. Schubtrt't. BE SURE TO READ "When Will You Be Sued?" April 5 Issue Saturday Eva. Pott THEN Call Lawrence Slater FOR THIS PROTECTION! $10,000 Perional Liability and Property Damoge Policy $10 Per Year TtUphon 5678 U. S. Nat'l Bank Bldg. ---- Cream in every drop! Phone 3181 "Tw Health It Our latin!!" BUCKH0RN MINERAL SPRINCS SANITARIUM Hot Mineral and . Mud Bathi I fc m 1 1 m ArihrllU Nxtifltlt Carbon Dloxldo Vapor Bat hi r ftW) rMnmaa.tjj fr Ailkfnt. Kelt)! CU r.rfclt4 Blh Ml Lw 0) RarhtiftTW Mint rat airUft It ftt4 II mIIci f AtkUat, Om., m Bm(t?al Creak. J T Ml riitrmifU .faMlM- Cm alt t. raraU-Ta.riBr a lata. ) paaiat Kara ara aa aaaa. 0 ImhhII Mala AMarttBf aa Iraalfjiaala raalral. CaaaaUUIr faratafci attaataf a kaaiakaaalaa aaatsa a3 faaiTlliaa. rap raaarvailana ar Oiallai lafap. aatlH a1dJrM narkhara Hla ral aflnta altarlm. l. 1. Aaalaai, Ora a aaaaa taaf aaaaa. Dr. Nmi Wonloff. tOkMtoff j icture of tna only man in historVujho didrii need fire insur ance on his house rul O. I.antrr THP.iV 1. M. Mionaih .riANI 4I9MAINSTPH0NE56I2 Tht CnnrlhAHit Is Nap One ninrk Dawn lh Mtraet From Our Offliia. ie Telerotone Shi This telephone strike seriously affects public welfare and se curity. In our opinion, it's unnecessary and just doesn't make sense. We believe that. the public interest comes first We do not believe that it is in the public interest to grant union demands which would add an average of $45 a year to your telephone bill. Telephone employees are well paid. That's the way we want it. It is to the advantage of our customers and our employees that wage rates be all that can be reasonably justified. We could not, however, justify to our customers, agreement to union de mands which would add $100,000,000 each year to the cost of service. Since collective bargaining discussions began in February we did all we could to avert a work stoppage. We offered to renew the liberal contracts under which employees were working. The unions refused. Then, in recognition that the public interest comes first and to attempt to prevent a disastrous work stoppage, we of fered to arbitrate the basic issue of wages. But the unions again refused and a strike is the result. We are keeping our arbitration offer open. We recognize the seriousness of a strike, but, feel it is better in the long run to bear the burden of a work stoppage until agreement can be reached that fully reflects the interests of telephone users as well as those of employees. A settlement on any other . basis would be unfair to those who pay the bill. The Public Interest Must Come First The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company OUR SPECIALTY . . . FLEET M ITEMIE Let us take over the worries of seeing that the trucks in your fleet are ready to work every day. COMPLETE SERVICE... Lubrication, Worthing and Steam Cleaning ta Motor Work, Brakes, Mtodg Work, Frame W ork and Welding DC B. MILLER INTERNATIONAL TRUCK DIVISION llth and Klamath Phone 7755 Open Letter ?o the Bus Eliding Public OF KLAMATH FALLS Most people are in sympathy with the working man and would like to see them have the best wage and working conditions possible, and most people are sympathetic with the Labor Unions that are required to strike in order to obtain these conditions. The Klamath Falls Central Labor Union has placed the Klamath Bus Company on the Official Unfair List, upon the request of Motor Coach Employees Local Union No. 1055 after due investigation of the complaints of the Local Union. , , . Perhaps an explanation of the causes which have led up to this action would acquaint the Public more on the subject. In May 1945, Local 1055 and the Klamath Bus Company signed agreements covering the hours, wages and working conditions of the Drivers on the com pany's busses; among these were a 51-hour work week, and because of War conditions generally,, the local union granted the Company the option of working more than 8 hours per day without overtime rates. Also contained in this agreement was a "Maintenance of Membership" clause which provided that the Company deduct the dues and forward to the Union. This clause was violated very shortly after the signing of the Agreement but because of the large number of workers employed on our War Projects, who depended on the Bus Company for transpor tation, no action was taken by the Union. The Company coerced the men into dropping their membership by threatening to cut back to a 40-hour week, this making it unusually hard for them to get by on the hourly rate as agreed upon. The men ' naturally preferred to work long hours because from their point of view it was necessary to earn every dollar possible in spite of the fact that it was ruining general conditions throughout the area. The Government and all its political subdivisions have declared that 40 hours per week should be long enough for any worker and has "provided that overtime for all time worked in excess of 40 hours be paid. The Klamath-Bus Company insisted upon 51 ho ure before any overtime should be paid. When the Union Representative requested the Company to pay the same rate and work the same hours as prevailed in other cities and towns of a comparable size, the request was rejected. When pressed for action the Company stated that if an Agreement was reached it must be by the workmen who were all suspended from the Union for non payment of dues and subject to penalties. The Company again refused : to acknowledge its responsibility under the Agreement to maintain j membership for its workers, but fired the only remaining member In , good standing of the Union. Today the entire crew are being recognized as "Strikebreakers" and are going through picket lines, the Union hav ing placed special fines against these men. Pickets have been placed at various loading stations throughout the city and all members and friends of Labor have been requested to stay off the busses until suclT time as the Company is willing to comply with the same general condi tions as prevail in other cities. ' Local Union 1055, Motor Coach Employees, have filed Unfair j Labor practices against the Company on two separate accounts and i these cases are now pending before the National Labor Relations Board. Accordingly the. Klamath Falls Central Labor Union In its investi- gation has determined that the Klamath Bus Company, through its vio- '. lations of their Agreement with the Motor Coach Employees Union 1055 did become unfair to the Labor Movement and we again urge our members and sympathizers to remain off the Klamath Bus Company s properties until such time as the Company will live up to their Agree ment. . ' ' ' Arrangements can be made by those having no personal transpor tation, with any one of the Taxi Cab Companies for regular pick-up ? mornings and evenings wherein the fare can be divided between several riders, five for the price of one. All Taxi Drivers are members of the ! A. F. of L. Teamsters Union. - ' Klamath Falls Central Labor Union
