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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1947)
Yeeoir as And Clubs Used To MtHAI.B a NEWS, HUa.aU rail., Ora. lATIiapAtf, May I, I'll, a(. Te Volunteer Firemen Man Hose At S. 6th Street Fire f i ; -,., - ( ' Iri It , FORT LEAVENWORTH, K.I., May I () Military prisoners In the army disciplinary barraeks stared a niihl Ions rlol which resulted In the death of one man and Injury to seven, but army authorities said shortly before noon thai they be lieved they had the situation In hand. Two hundred and fifty negro pris oners in cell block 7 surrendered tills morning after an ultimatum from Col. Graeme Parks, command ant, and were herded Into isolation cells. . ' Home Silent A group of 61 white prisoners In cell block 6 had not been heard from, but guards reported there was no sign of fighting late this morning in the tear gas-filled wing and said they were "waiting It out." The guards said they were ready to resume gas bombardment of this block if there was any further sign of disturbance, and that no further action would be taken until the men made the first move. Newsmen Visit Colonel Parks conducted news Union Merger Proposal Off : WASHINGTON. May Iff - The AFL and CIO, laying aside Indefi nitely any hope of becoming one big organization, went ahead today with plans to poll their opposition to snarp euros on unions penuuig in rnnirress. This was all they had to show for a two-day peace conference which resulted In unanimous agreement that "organic unity should be estab lished within the American labor movement' but rejection or each ether's plans for bringing It about. AFL President William Green and CIO President Philip Murray ex ' pressed the concurring view of their peace committees as the conference broke up late yesterday. They made It plain that the sub ject of merger will be kept alive whilf the tough labor legislation is In the works. Murray called a meeting of his nine vice presidents for May 15 and of his 51-man executive board for Mav 16 to hear reports on the unity sessions ana worK om aeiaus oi co operation with the AFL on the cam paign against a restrictive labor bill. U.OearT Aleman Talk NEW YORK, May 3 WV President Miguel Aleman of Mexico told the united Nations assemoiy in extraor dinary session today that interna tional cooperation was the only way to prevent mankind from falling into another conflict which would wipe out the present form of civilization. Taking the rostrum after Assem bly President Oswaldo Aranha wel comed him as one of the greatest contributors to peace in our genera tion, Aleman said: . "Only this: cooperation can suc ceed In overcoming the difficulties that have arisen at the close of the war and must, finally, convert into a state of peace true peace the uncertain period in which we have been laboring for several months." He was given a tremendous ova tion as he began to speak. Aleman drove to the assembly hall at Flushing Meadow over rainswept streets to appear before the 55 dele gates as one of the highlights of his New York visit Howard Case In Overtime A rare Saturday afternoon session Is forcing circuit court officials to work overtime today. Still being heard Is the lawsuit brought by Frank Z. Howard, county surveyor, against his employer, Klamath county,' Howird is suing for about $9000 asserttdly due him in back pay, covering the period from July 23. ' 1K42. io June 30. 1945. He is still on the witness stand his sixth day and is being cross-examined by William Ganong, attorney for the county. The questioning and testimony regards Howard's daily work during the period mentioned In his suit. Howard has also made a claim on the county for about S8200. pay he considers due him at 115 a day for office work from June 30. 1945, until the present time. The county court has disallowed that claim. More than 1000 enlisted men sta tioned at the bureau of naval per sonnel in Washington have voted In favor of a new uniform which was on display, however no official re port has been made. Saturday, May 3 Music by Pappy Gordon Dancing 10 Till 2 Admission tl.00 n 1 1 fu UMLtt llilUll ireak Up liotf papermen through the strife-ridden prison where one prisoner died, and six other prisoners and a guard were Injured in the fighting. All were reported to be white. The gas still was evident, but did not Interfere with the tour. Lt, Qcn. Oerow, commandant of r"ort Leavenworth, of which the barracks is a part, said the riot grew out of racial trouble. The trouble started late Thursday when the white prisoners objected to eating in the same mess hall with the negroes. The men were detained In their cells yesterday until noon when they agreed to come out peacefully and eat. They returned to their Jobs In the afternoon, but the smoldering trouble broke out Into a night-long riot last night. The first news of the difficulty reached the outside when the army sent a request to the Kansas City police department at 4 o'clock this morning for tear gas. A second call followed two hours later. The ISO negro Inmates surrender ed after Colonel Parks who as sumed his post only last Thursday- ': ," i '.: ' ' '. mm Looking for is chunk of Ice which I 1 PJ j J jj It ;!' J : son (left) and Verne Vt'ertman, caught the eye of the roving 9 o'clock Special photographer this morning as he wandered down Alain street seeking likely shots. - r v. Politico! Activity By State Officer Probed in Siskiyou Charges that California state liq uor officers have been working against the proposed Siskiyou coun ty charter have created a sensation in Siskiyou county, but as yet no formal affidavits against the officers have been filed, it was understood today. Earl Aser of Tulelake. one of the leaders in the campaign for the new charter, said today that contrary to California reports, he had not "filed" the charges that liquor officers had been engaged in imDrODer Dolitical activity in the county. Jerrold L. Seawell. member of the California board of equalization, dis closed this week that he had re ceived complaints that certain liquor officers were taking sides In the charter election issue. Seawell iden tified Dewey D. Eagan. Reddine. liquor control, administrator, as one of those against who complaints had oeen maae. Ager said that Seawell called him by telephone to ask him about the matter, but that Ager had not orig inated the complaints. The Tulelake NEXT WEDNESDAY ARMORY i5 DIRECT FROM THE HOLLYWOOD Issued an ultimatum over the loud speaker system telling the men the army was In full control and unless they gave up all air would be shut rt and the cell blocks would bo flooded with tear gas. The guards received no word from the white men in the other cell block, and were, ready to wait out the prisoners. The commanding officer told the men over the address system that white and negro inmates had been segregated at breakfast this morn ing and that tills practice would be continued. It was not clear how Colonel Parks Intended to carry out his threat to shut out the air from the cell blocks as many of the windows had been broken out. Tear Gas I'sed However, the guards continued to drop tear gas through the trap doors above the cells, while other gas shells were lobbed through the win dows. This cros fire apparently piled the gas in faster than the meager ventilation could clear it out. More than iOO tear gas shells and 11 r r f.'"' ,..... i i will cool them off bit, Dick Peter man said he had heard many stories to the effect that Eagan and others had been in the area, and were working against the charter, but that he had not obtained affidavits in support of such stories. The Siskiyou county charter vote will be held on May 37. FALL FATAL . BERKELEY, Calif., May 3 iJP) A sliver of glass killed George Isaeff, 40, last night as he slipped on a bathroom rug and crashed Into the glass door of a stall shower. The door shattered. A jagged section almost severed Isaeff's left arm and a stlUetto-llke piece pierced his heart. GIRLS FOUND Two teen-age girls, runaways from Portland, were located here by state police last night and turned over to the Juvenile officials. The girls were located at 3761 Blsbee on information from Port land police. LET'S TAKE A "Sentimental Journey WITH "The Band of Renown" LES BROWN AND HIS ORCHESTRA 18 PEOPLE 18, WORLD FAMOUS PALLADIUM Dn Army irig grenades had been lobbed Into the cell blocks before rarka issued the ultimatum. After Parks' broadcast on the speaker system, the men In cell block ( sent a spokesman to tell a guard at the doorway that they were ready to surrender. The men were ordered to come out In groups of five. They were brought Into the rotunda, stripped and searched. They then were herd ed into another eell block which had been emptied and prepared for isolation of the rioting prisoners. Kulunda Guarded The rotunda was guarded by 100 troops armed with "billy clubs" and tear gas. Firemen had two firehoses set up ready to turn high pressure streams on the men If they showed signs of giving further trou ble. There was no Information on whether Uiere may have been more than the eight casualties originally reported. Col. Parks Identified the dead in mate as Dewey Osborne,, a white man, 30, Mountain City, Tenn., and Crowd Jams Homemakers Festival Here More than 350 eager homemakers attended the Klamath county Home makers Festival May 1 at the First Methodist church, to learn new methods of cleaning fabrics, uphol stering furniture, arranging flowers and making bread to mention a tew of the many Interesting exhibits and demonstrations. The morning was devoted to ex amining exhibits and an audience participation broadcast over KFLW, when valuable merchandise was given away by Klamath merchants. Luncheon was a big event of the day. attended by 300 women. Charles A. Henderson, Klamath county agri cultural agent, spoke to the group. Other speakers at the luncheon were Mrs. E. E. Kllpatrlck of Merrill, sec ond vice president of the state home extension council who presided: Mrs. Wlnnlfred K. Olllen. Klamath county home demonstration agent, who la being transferred to Corvallls as assistant state 4-H club leader and said a few words of farewell to the group: Helen Stlne, new home demonstration agent, who spoke a greeting to the group; Mrs. Earl Mack, president of the 4-H Leaders association, and Clarice Cooklngham, nome Demonstration agent for Sis kiyou county, Calif. Mrs. Olllen was presented with a number of gifts from the county committee and several ot the units in token of their appreciation of the work she has done with them. Certificates of achievement were awarded to 13 of the 15 county units and the luncheon was concluded with a style review of dresses fash ioned from feed sacks. An afternoon meeting brought the third annual Homemakers Festival to a successful close about 4 p.m. Drunk Driving ' Brings Arrest Wlllard Carl Kresar. 1211 Main. was lodged In the county jail late Thursday charged with driving while under the Influence of Intoxi cating liquor and no operator's li cense, lireger Daned out at 10:15 ajn. today when he posted $150 to appear in; justice court, at a later date. . i Kreger was arrested by state po lice at the scene of an accident on S. 6th street at 9:20 p.m., when Kreger was observed approaching on tile highway, weaving from one side to the other. The officer made an attempt to stop Kreger before he crashed into one of the two mn. chines and Kreger threw on his brakes in time to avoid a second wreck. Cars operated bv Robert Mnzlno-n. route 3 box 616. and Roland Nakela, 430 Adams, were said to have been Involved in the original accident There were no injuries. 0f IIBCO GOB li'il'I'Hili'ltfj Conversion OIL BURNER wUl bring your beating system op to new itandard of com fort, ..end furnace drudgery... give you clean, silent oil heat and cut dollars off your fuel bills every month. Over ioo,ooo in Sucttisul Operation 113,000 B.T.U. Size 200-Gal. Tank Included 175 00 INSTALLED PEYTON & CO. "Healing Is Our Business We Like It" 915 Market said he had been stomped to death. injured Injured were a prisoner named Woodlirrry, stabbed In the lung with an lee-pick (first name and home town unavailable) I Robert l,ee lree man, 31, Chattanooga, Tenn.. head Injury and brulsesi K. ('. Smith. M, Italtimore, Mil,, (Injuries unavail able) i Henry Turner, 11, Columbus, ;., fractured arm and numerous cuts; Paul H. Nelson, It,. Kansas City, Kea., outs and abrasions on head; Peter '. Valentl. 25. Ingle wood, N, J abrasions en head and other Injury the eilenl unknown, and 8U. Sit. Robert U User, U, New Orleans. Major Henry 0. Trlealer Jr., pub lic Information officer said the be leaguered men had fashioned clubs from a wooden stairway which Join ed the upper and lower tier. He said water and light to the block had been shut off. The barracks are located In the heart of the Port Leavenworth mili tary reservation and contain men convicted by military court of se rious crimes. Pioneer Community Mr. and Mit. Walker Harmon were In tills area Monday en route to Yreka, Calif. The new machine shop being built by Rueben Talbot Is very near com pletion. Mrs. Nellie Anderson visited In Ashland Friday. Renle and Beverly Hurlbut were two of the lucky award winners In the 4-H sewing club work at the spring county fair. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fraln and Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Clemmens made a trip around Upper Klamath lake on Sunday and they report the road In good shape and from all In dications the fishing was too, as the streams were aH lined with fisher men who seemed to be carrying good catches with them. Mrs. R. Angus and Mrs. Roy Powell have received word from their husbands who have arrived In Alaska. The men report a good trip and say things look prosperous there. They were at Juneau and were going on to Haynes where they ex pect to engage In logging opera tions. Swede Imports Pact Reached WA8HINOTON. May 3 The state department announced today me united states and Sweden nave reached an understanding on appli cation of Swedish Import restrictions to American goods that were on or der or en route when the trade ban was Issued. The Swedish government Imposed Import restrictions March 15 on a long list of Items, many of which come from this country. The United States strongly protested this move saying it violated the U. 8.-8wedlsh reciprocal trade agreement. An understanding on the matter was reached In conference here be tween state department officials and a Swedish trade delegation. VITAL STATISTICS THROCKMORTON Bora it Klamath Valley hoapltal, Klamath ralli. On.. Mar 1, HHT, to Mr. and Mn. Dais Throckmorton. 47TB1, 8. 6th, a buy. Welshl: 7 pounds 3'., ounce. MYrRS Born at Klamath Valler hoa pltal, Klamath Falll, Ora., May 1, 1M7. to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myara. salt Baatly, a boy. Weight: 7 pound 15 ouncei. JOHNSON Born at Klamath Valley hoapltal. Klamath falla. Ore., May 1, 1047. to Mr. and Mra. Dean Johneon, 1813 Summer lam), a girl. Weight: t pounda 14 ouncea. ABARR Born at Klamath Valley hoa pltal. Klamath ralli. Ore.. May 1. 1B47, io Mr. and Mr, tart Abarr, Merrill. Ore.. girl. 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Property la owned by Hwan Lake Moulding company, Jet Propelled Ships Eyed LONDON. May J W The ad miralty hinted today that It may try to develop an atom-propelled battleship. in a statement saying it planned a very large amount" of research to maintain the navy's efficiency, It said: "Many lines of Inquiry present themselves ... on the defensive side, the navy has to apply the lesions learned by Its obaervert of the Bikini teats of the atomlo bomb, but the. Implications of atomlo en ergy are. In the long view of the naval situation, by no meant limited to defensive aspects-and may, con trary to Initial reactions, lead to enhancement of naval power In a highly modified form and with wide offensive and defensive commit ments. 'The alomlcally propelled battle ship, for Instance, would have no Immediate refueling problems, and the period for which It could atav at sea would be limited only by other ana generally leas urgent supply problems, a vital factor If the ship K roved less vulnerable than the arbor," The statement tald six million pounds iia4.000.000i would be im In all forms of navy research this year. . April Proves Wet Month With the. ID41 an-u,Bil.. J. enough to cause concern among for. est fire prevention authorities and DIRT Sandy Loam Lawn and Fill Delivered or loaded en truck at 1248 Madison Ph. 4050 ON ALL CANNED O Fruits O Vegetables O Juices O Jellies O Preserves We Especially Invite the People of Our Community to Inspect Our New, Modern, Cottage-Type Store. AM ' .I',,-:-a".'-it farmert, It might be expected that April was an unusually dry month. According to the CAA weather report however, April had 0 M of an Inch of precipitation which, while below the estimated normal, 0 00 uf an Inch tor the month, It Is still the most moisture for April since 1944 when the precipitation was 1.33, or way above normal, Willi Uit precipitation below nor mal and the mean monthly temier alure above normal at s.9 degrees, the combination made It a dry month. Normal for April Is 4t 5 de grees. The hottest day for the month was the 14th when the mer cury rose to M degrees. Minimum Integrity Society Is built upon itilepri-itr. It is the spirit which sustains nnrl enriches the relations of nations and men. Responsibility is a trust. With out the moral element of Kl faith, without the vital quality of dependability, relations of states, of communities, or business, must become the prey of suspicion. L ) DEL mm. I. 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