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Jo) A Ml fill A M m mm X LIS UMUU In The By FRANK JENKINS fJENHY KOIID cllos, lit the ugo 11 of 83, aflcr long ami use (ul life. Ilia pusaiug in generally regretted. l)i'Killii tlio fuel tlinl hu win VERY IUC11 inun. nl'XilNNING around thr age o( u 40 Henry Ford mil ml 1DKA nut S'JH.OOO (lurgcly put up by Inn friends) Into (inu of the world' blggi-at fortune. Ho did It (itik'kly. Sumo three decudu .latter III original venture, he In mid to liuve refused a ciihIi uffer of a blllluii dollar for hla hold ing. ' It la worth notion thiit hla Idea Wiia a CHEAP automobile. Uu cuime It whs rlicup, mill Ions , t could buy It. Thul created mi immense iiKirkel. An immense murkct iniido poaalble huge mimi production, with nil Ita accom piinylnu ecoiioiulca. Ilei-uuac hla Idea lllllde It pi ilhle for nilllloua to own auto mobile, (he automobile revolu tionized America. If Ita owner (hip hud been confined to very few very rich people, the effect of the automobile on Am erican life would huve been very mall, IJENRY FORD'S Model T gave Amerlcnna more tlMin a new KiidKrt. It ituvo them a new IN TEH EST. Thua II relieved their bo-ednm, Tltla writer hna a no tion tluil at thla not too promia lim moment In hlatory we nro Buffering aa much from boredom an anything else. Something that would give ua ANOTHER NEW INTEREST aa faaclnnting aa the automobile would do wondcra for ua all. It la Jurt possible tlwt we have loo much lime on our hnnda In which to get the Jittcra over what MIGHT happen lo ua. T.N these early day of it, there " la an interesting anglo to the telephone alrlke. A lot of peo plo expreaa relief over the fact that they can't be reached by phone. They any It glvea them A LOT MOKE TIME. TWELL, at the moment, it does. " The trouble la that the aav- lug of time won't continue. Soon we'll be back to fiddling our ' tune away with a round of petty errands, running here and run ning there, to TELL poople by word of mouth ail the ihlnga we now tell them, at vaatly lesa ex penditure of time and effort, by phone. That will mean that we will be LESS PRODUCTIVE. HENRY FORD'S Model T auto mobile revolutionized Amer ican life BECAUSE IT SAVED AMERICANS' TIME. It en abled them to do In a few ni lu ll tea or a few houra ermnda and Job that formerly took houra or claya. In thla modern world, lime la both capital and raw materials'. Whatever aaves time makes ua more effective. Whatever wastca time mnkci ua lean effective. VyE'LL get along without tele " phones for a while without' conscious loss. But if the atrlke continues Indefinitely, we will be fur leas effective than we were before. Because we will be producing less, wo will HAVE LESS. ) pALMER HOYT, now publisher y of the Denver Post, formerly publisher of the Portlnnd Ore gonlan, advises Americana in an address In Salt Lake City to It'antinii an rat I, Celamn 4) Four Missing ; -After Boat Wreck " PORT TOWNSEND, April 10 (fl'l Four employes of tho Pugct , Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Scuttle, were missing after a dredgo capsized in a storm Inst night. The steam dredge, an oil bnrge, lumber scow and other equip ment left hero yesterday aflcr noon In tho low of tho tug "Jim," headed up Pugct sound. The ac cident happened about 10 p. m., the const guard was notified. If Nine o'clock is also parking ., mater time. Leo Hyde, 1552 '.Summers lane, is ahown here putting the first pennies of the . day in a meter on Eighth atreet I preparatory to an extended aes ' lion with hla atate income tax. Agreement Reached In Phone Strike WASHINGTON, April 10 P) Company and union officials met today to Initial a proposed settlement of long diatanre llnea phaaea of the nation-wide tele phono alrlke. They rechecked a draft of the proposed agreement before ita auhmlaaion to the long lines union's executive board and then to (lie policy committee of tho National Federation of Tele phone Workers. An understanding for settling the long distance end of the strike was reuched by negotia tors last night, but it had to be En I Into writing and initialed efixrc further action. Ono of those familiar with the proposed settlement said It calls for arbitration of four wiute issues on a nationwide level, with aix other major pointa involved to be settled on a local baaia. ile said the national issues involved are a general pay In crease, differential pay, progres aion to higher pay scales, and falsifications. Isaues which lie aald would be left to settlement by local units of the long distance work ' crs are vacations, leaves of ab sence for union officials, defini tion of duties of assistant to triifdc operator, pensions, union shop and check off, and Juris diction over work. Acceptance could lead lo a general break In the deadlock ed negotiations to end the com munications tleup. Super Chief Piles Up RATON. N. M.. April 10 (PI The Santa Fe railway Super Chief, luxury all-pullman train, piled up In northern New Mex ico late yrsicrtiay, injuring persons and blocking the Sar Fo'a northern main line. The accident was the seventh in aa many days on the nation's railroads. Among the Injured at Miners hospital here are Mrs. Roslka Nelchcr, one of the famous Dolly slaters of the theatre, and her husbund, Irving, of New York and Chicago. Attending physicians aald none of the wreck Injured was In ee rioua condition. Equipment failure was Indi cated aa a possible cause of the wreck. Santa Fe officials early today announced finding of a loose piece of steel used to fasten raila to the tics. The piece was found where the first car Jump ed the rails a half mile from the crash. The wreck happened near Otero, aiding five miles south of here, as the fast dicacl-powcrod train rolled across' tablelands 240 miles out of Albuquerque on a run from Los Angeles to Chicago. The scene Is about 12 miles south of famed Raton pass. R. Van Meter Jr. Killed In Wreck A valiant two-year fight end ed Into Wednesday when Ray Van Meter Jr., Molln, war-handicapped marino corps corporal, was killed in a highway acci dent south of Bakcrsficld on the ridge route while en route to his home. Also killed in the crash was Eulalia Rose Hcllman, 26, a nurse at Birmingham hos pital at Van Nuya, Calif., Van Meter waa driving a specially equipped car, operated entirely by hand controls because both lega were paralyzed. The car crashed into the rear of a truck trailer driven by Albert Kurgh, Bukcrsflcld. Young Van Meier, 26, was killed outright, Mlns Hcllman died today. The marine was struck in the back by a Jap bul let In the closlnff dava of the Okinawa campaign which start ed Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. tie was paralyzed from the wound and spent months in Oak Knoll hospital, Oakland, and more recently was at Birming ham hospital. He waa en route home after his discharge several days ago. The ex-marine was a native of Malln, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Van Meter, prominent resi- dents of that community. They survive as does a son Jimmic, two sisters, Mrs. Miirie Vack nitz and Mrs. Rose Spolek, Ma lln, and one brother, John, of Trail, Ore. Final rites will be announced by Whltlocks. Members of the family said tho Mcrrlll-Malin chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moose lodge would assist. PHONE SERVICE TURNED DOWN ST. LOUIS, April 10 (VP) The Southwestern Bell Telephone company today rejected a union offer. to send striking operators and repair crews back to their Jobs in the Oklahoma-Texas tor nado area because of "conditions the union Inserted In the offer." A company spokesman said the union offer demanded that the company call off all supervisory employes now manning switch boards and performing maintenance and that the union be left to determine. what constitutes an emergency in the entire five state area in which tho company operates. "The company cannot agree to this. Due to the union's in sistence on this technicality, company supervisory people are carrying on as best they can," the spokesman said. ,(' l" I J(ji!aC S tSafc Sfl 1 ! I LaTjj3lSV5 pVio'lp'lUtl'ia l I hair's . YL I" M 11 I I I I III I Y I BT 1 kV jk II II If Nit Slt.aoi Mar ala '' ljjll dUJOD U I l I M II I fVfl II II I U.I r. ...II.U N.rm.l ..J... PRICE FIVE CENTS l-gfr- KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1947 (Telephone Bill) No. 10903 Tornado Wipes Texas Town Off Map fr-e t- fsP rffcr&i HIGGINS. Tax., April 10 (P) This picture, taken from the air, shows the town of Higgins, Ttx- after a record breaking tornado swept over It yesterday afternoon demolishing the business section completely. The tornado ripped and slashed across the Panhandle, creating havoc in one of the richest cattle and Indians Ask Citizenship WASHINGTON. ADril 10 Pl Oregon and California Indian representatives told a house committee yesterday that full citizenship should be granted In dians. Boyd Jackson. Klnrrnth '-ihril delegate, said Indians should not nave to go "Ihroumi me rooes as an alien" to get citizenship rignis. Me suggested that In dians who obtain citizenshiD. be given their share in tribal prop erly and thereafter be barred from participating In tribal as sets. Wade Crawford, also of the Klamath tribe, proposed that 6000 Indians on government payrolls be required to become full citizens and he argued that courts should have exclusive Jurisdiction In determining an Indian's competency. crnwtord declared that the In dlan office program has been "communistic." Both thhe democratic and re publican parties have promised tun citizenship rights for In dians, Adnm Castillo of the Cali fornia Indian mission federation said, adding "now is the time to do it. Tragedy Follows Tornado's Wake WOODWARD. Okla.. April 10 (P) A 17-y car-old youth enter ed a funeral home In this tornado-stricken city today. "Have you got my daddy?" he asked the attendant. They looked and found daddy -A. J. Warriner among the dead. The lad straightened his shoul ders. "Thanks," he said, "now all "I've got to do Is find my mother," Anxiety For Relatives In Storm Path Reflected Here Anxiety for friends and rela tives living in the path of the Oklahoma-Texas tornado which struck late yesterday, was re flected here today with The Her ald and News receiving a flood of telephone inquiries through out the morning. No casualty lists had been re ceived over the Associated Press wire but names of persons living in the struck communities were taken in order to aid those un able to obtain word otherwise from the tornado area should the list be available. . Despite the current telephone strike, more than a dozen long distance calls were attempted to Oklahoma and Texas, according to C. C. Scavey, telephone com pany manager, but only a few calls to Oklahoma City were completed due to the havoc in the south. French Win Saar Debate MOSCOW, April 10 (IP) The United States and Britain agreed tonight to French demands for detachment of the Saar from Germany and economic integra tion of the Saar area with France. , U. S. Secretary of State Marr shall proposed that initial steps to that end be taken by the council of foreign ministers immediately.- ' . Both Marshall and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bcvin opposed, however, a French pro- Iposal that the industrial Ruhr De crexacnea irom uermany. They also rejected the idea of creating special regimes, inter national ownership or interna tional management of basic Ger man resources in the area. French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault also asked lor the political and economic sep aration of the Rhincland from Germany. He said "adequate military forces should be sta tioned there permanently," add ing that the Rhineland might be organized politically as one or several states enjoying complete autonomy." i Mrs. Catherine Campbell, Pel ican cafe employe, left early this morning by car for Woodward to be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boltres. She had no word prior to her departure, as to the fate of her family. Mrs. Camp bell said she had nurse's train ing and felt she could be of help where nurses and doctors were sorely needed. She expected to arrive in Woodward early Fri day: . Mrs. Virgil Peebler, 3317 Bis bee, was another Klamath resi dent who tried to get through to relatives in Woodward to no avail. Mrs. Peebler has a mother, Mrs. A. E. Simmons, her brother, Earl Simmons, and his family, and other relatives, living in the town. Bob Oliver, well known Kla math businessman, also called The Herald and News, seeking late word from Woodward. Oli ver's brother, Charles, is a resi dent of the community located in the panhandle of Oklahoma. Only telephone numbers of a score of others were kept by the news department and many per sons made Inquiry through the switchboard, concern evident in their voices. ' Buford Self, 125 N. 7th, was another Klamath Falls resident who sought word from several relatives, all by the name of Fort,, living in Canadia, Tex. Observance Of Arbor Day Urged WASHINGTON, April 10 lP) President Truman today urged that America, on the 75th anni versary of Arbor Day, resolve to "stop destructive cutting and un wise depletion, and build up tim ber growth. . j "We have today, without ques tion, a very real forest problem," Mr. Truman said in an. Arbor Day, statement. ' "The forests of the future will consist of trees we purposefully grow, rather than the trees we found here." Arbor Day was established by Julius Sterling Morton, one-time secretary of agriculture. Nebras ka settlers were the first to ob serve it in 1872. wheat lands in the nation. This picture was rushed to The Herald and News by AP wirephoto with the aid oi local telephone officials despite the crippling telephone strike- - AP wirephoto. Phone Strike Issues Told Manager Charles Seavey of the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company here said today that there appears to be some public misunderstanding of all the issues involved in the cur rent telephone strike, and em phasized that wages are not alone the question that is keep ing workers off the telephone company jobs. Seavey said that other issues are union shop; a check-off of all dues; fines and assessments, increase of vacations to two. three and four weeks instead of one; triple time for holidays, and $100 minimum pensions. The company official said that the telephone companv has a fair wage policy, but has been willing to submit the wage question to arbitration through out the current dispute. The company wants to settle the dif ferences on the west coast by arbitrators selected from a panel named by the U. S. department oi laDor. Lumber Price Drop Coming PORTLAND. Ore.. Anril in IW, Lumber industry spokesmen here said prices of low grade lumber items probably will be gin falling soon but that quality boards and building sizes will remain unchanged for some months. Jack Huddleston, president of me western neiau Lumbermen's association, said, "I think the peak has been reached. Prices can't go any higher. In fact, some common lumber items are beginning to drop now." He cited the recent announce ment of 10 per cent price cuts by the lumber division of Ore gon Pulp and Paper company, and the E. K. Wood Lumber company and predicted retail prices would drop to about the level existing at the end of the OP A. J. W. Copeland, operator of 38 northwest lumber yards, said "Lumber prices have reached the top and are going down, mostly in common grades. I Greek Move Seen As Step Toward Third World War MORGAN TOWN, W. Va., April 10 (P) Senator Revere comb (R-W.Va.) said today the United States will be taking "a definite step toward a third world war" if it approves the proposed $400,000,000 aid pro gram for Greece and Turkey. In an address prepared for a meeting sponsored by civic clubs, Revercomb declared: "If such action were directed at us, I know that war would be inevitable and immediate. Can you expect anything other than that from Russia?" No Casualties In Loop Hotel Fire CHICAGO, April 10 An early morning fire in the 23 story Sherman hotel in Chicago's loop caused little disturbance among guests as firemen strug gled an hour and a half to put it out. Michael Cody, ' deputy fire marshal, who estimated smoke and water damage at $10,000, said the blaze apparently orig inated in a 15th floor storeroom. Quake Rocks California, But Little Damage Evident LOS ANGELES, April 10 (JP) A deep-seated earthquake, sharp in some sections but causing no serious damage in heavily-populated areas, rocked more than 60,000 square miles of Califor nia, Arizona and Nevada at 7:50 a. m. (PST) today. A few broken windows and dishes were reported, but no injuries. The tremor was felt here . with some sharpness,, but subsided' quickly into a long, rolling motion lasting nearly a minute. A shattered bank window in Glendale apparently was the most severe loss, although there were indications that some dam age might have occurred in re mote communities in the Mojave desert, which seemed in initial checks to have been the center of the shock. At Barstow, a Santa Fe rail Woodward Hardest Hit By Big Wind WOODWARD, Okla.. April 10 fPl The worst tornado in Dan- handle history cut a 100-mile path of death and destruction through the world'a richest try. Bi 1 ing an estimated 152 and injur ing more than 1000. .property damage soared Into the millions. The Texaa atate highway pa trol, quoting a Red Cross esti mate, aaid at least 152 were be lieved dead. More bodies were said to be buried under twisted buildings, rubble and debris. Hardest hit was Woodward. Okla., where 100 were estimated to be dead and between 800 and 1000 Injured. Approximately 100 blocks of buildings were de stroyed in this city of 5500 popu lation. Death Toll Other Red Cross eatibatea in cluded Shattuck, Okla., 20 deadi Higgina, Tex., 24. and Glaaier. Tex., S. - Earlier, two were re ported dead at Cage, Okla.. which would bring the total te 154. The storm did not strike Shat tuck, but the dead there are be lieved to be from nearby stricken areas. The storm first struck late yesterday afternoon near White Deer, - Tex., 50 miles from Amarillo, then slashed north eastward through Glazier, popu lation 200, Woodward, and Gage, population 800. Disaster crews were rushed to the stricken areas, and peace of ficers and hastily formed vig ilante crews guarded against looting after early reports of vandalism. . Roads Blocked Highways in some areas were blocked and traffic detoured through wheat fields. Highway construction crews were clear ing knotted barbed wire, crushed automobiles and shattered build ings from roads and highway today. . Clearing skies aided rescue and repair efforts. Governor Beauford H. Jester of Texas said all state facilities were being put at the disposal of the damaged cities. . These included the state department of public safety, the state do oartment of health and others.: Precautions were being taken to nrevent a possible outbreak of disease following the break down of water and sewage systems. Communication witn to storm-ravaged areas was poor both because of damaged equip ment and the telephone strike. The state police at Austin, Tex., said communications were "very bad." ; storm worst J. L. Swinele. editor of the Pampa (Tex.) Daily News said the storm was tne worst in pan- (CnttiHl a raaa J. Calua 1) Nine Killed In Mine Blast EXETER, Pa., April 10 JPf Nine men were killed and nine others injured today in an an thracite mine explosion 350 feet underground. Only two victims were found soon after the early morning blast ripped through the Knox Coal company operation. Rescue workers digging through the debris several hours later found additional bodies. Assistant Police Chief Ed Pe trillo said the explosion, which rocked the workers soon after the men went on the job, waa caused by gas. There was no comment from the company. - WASHINGTON, April 10 (ff) Secretary of Interior J- A. Krug declared today that the record of John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers on safety in the coal pits is one of "almost unbroken -neglect." He told a senate puonc tanas subcommittee the union had failed to take advantage of the creation of mine safety commit tees under the Krug-Lewia coal contract. road shoos noint north of San Bernardino, telegraph poles shook noticeably. Two jerking temblors were felt at the desert town of Boron, about three min utes apart. In Los Angeles, tall buildings rocked and a few persons ran into streets. Reports of tremore ranging from light to moderate ly severe came from Santa Bar bara, on the north; San Diego, on the south; San Bernardino, Phoenix, Ariz., and Las Vegas, Nev., to the east. It was the first quake of any severity in southern California since March 15, 1946, when Los Angeles' water supply was dis rupted briefly by a heavy quake in the Owens valley, east of the towering Sierra Nevada moun tains. There were no injuries in that sparsely settled area, and today's shock was not felt there.
