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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1947)
Man Shot By Mother-ln-Law 1 SEATTLE, May 24 UP) ramlly " difficulties culminated last night, - polio laid, in the shooting- of Her man Burnt, 28, by his mother-in-law, Mrt. Lela Turnbow, 46. Burnt It In critical condition at Kini county hospital with a bullet wound In hit abdomen while Mrt. Turnbow It being held by police on ' an open cnarg. ! rutjvtlva Lieut. Austin Beth said i the woman admitted in a algned i statement that the thot her eon-ln- 1 law after he attempted to break into i.Jier home and threatened: "Open the door or I'll thoot the flock oft and thoot all of you." 1 Beth Quoted her at saying the i aim she had brought from an UP tuilrt room went off and Burns erled out: , , , "Oh, my Ood. Lela. I didnt think i you would shoot me." j Mrt. Turnbow said Burnt left her I home Wednesday after a family I ouarrel. He and his wife. Loretta, 26, and two children. Mlchele, 2, and Mark. 10 months, had been liv ing with Mrs. Turnbow for tome i time. i Police found the wounded man I slumped in the rear teat of an auto I mobile near the scene of the thoot- ,lng. No British i Kickback Due J WASHINGTON, May 24 (V-The I state department says Great Brit l ain will get tome American dollars t out of the $400,000,000 Oreek-Turk- Uh aid program, but only by sell ing the Greeks military equipment. Undersecretary of Stale Dean l Acheson denied at a news confer i ence late yesterday that there will ' be any "kickback" of funds to covfcr j British expenses In supporting the J Greek armed forces since March 31. ' The British may obtain several millions in badly needed dollar ex change, he added, by delivering mu nitions of a tvpe which could not be obtained elsewhere. This is be cause the Greek army now uses British equipment. Traffic Deaths Show Decrease SALEM, May 24 -tft A marked decrease In the number of Oregon traffic fatalities for April was noted by Robert 8. Farrell Jr., sec retary of state. Saturday. The drop. 2 deaths last month compared to 40 a year ago, marks a general improvement in traffic saf ety conditions In the state, Farrell revealed. During the first four months of 1B4T Oregon cars took a total of 129 lives, as compared with 144 for the tame period in 1946. "We cant tell much from one or two months," Farrell said, "but everyone Is keeping hit fingers crossed In the hope that this It the beginning of the pay-off of our vast safety efforts." Davis To Audit County's Books A Bernard O. Davit, former state av countant, hat been hired by the county court to audit Klamath county's books for the 1946-47 fiscal year. The audit will not begin until alter juty i. Davit hat audited the county's books for the past 10 years. He re cently left state employment and established a business office in Port land. Petition Battle On Reservation (Continued from Page One) Ilea ti on merely for your Informa tion." According to Mrs. Poitras, a recent difficulty in loan board affairs has had to do with the discharge and reemployment of Mrs. Bond and Franklin at loan board clerks. Mrs. Poitras hat claimed in a letter to Secretary Krug that the two clerks were re-employed without her con tent, whereas regulations require ac tion by all three members of the board in the transaction of busi ness. Members of the loan board are Jesse L. Kirk, Boyd Jackson and Mrs. Poitras. Mrs. Poitras aald today that she believes the petition against her results from her appearance on the congressional witness stand in Washington. She added that she had received Information to the ef fect that money had been offered certain members of the tribe by pe tition circulators to get them to sign the petition against her. I fed vi ?tfc:La, 1 ti f- 6 t- ! HSaew Mtia ml" i v hp in i T Girl Scouts working en their cyclist award badge left Mills school at 9 o'clock this morning and panted Jut before then- trip I let 9 o'clock Specialist Wet Guderian take their picture. Left to right. Marco Specht, Janet Ford. Karen Brolller. Jeanne Feoco, Barbara Stivers, Sharon McCumber. Margie Shreeve. Nancy Elliott, Sharon Fltsrerald and Thorene Anderson. Leaden of the troop are Mrs. A. R. Feoco and her assistant. Mrs. R. R. Ford. Truman ToStay With Mother GRAND VIEW. Mo.. May 24 UP President Truman's physician said today that he would not be war ranted in advising the chief execu tive to return to Washington at this time in view of the critical nature of his mother's Illness. Presidential Press Secretary Char les Q. Ross, alter lancing wiui Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham, told re porters the young medical officer feels that the patient's condition is such that he would not be war ranted in advising her son to re turn at this stage. The disclosure of General Ora ham's view came after It was gen erally known here that the pres ident has abandoned all thought of returning to the White House in the absence of any decided change for the better. Power Off On Main Business houses for a solid block down town were without electric power this morning wnen a large transformer burned out. The cause was estimated by the California Oregon Power company, as an over load on the transformer, and a larger one is being installed, a Job that requires at least three hours. The power, went off about 10 a. m. and stores, shops and apart ment from 8th and 9th on Main and Pine were affected by the burnout, which cut off lights and made electric cash registers, safes and other equipment dead until power was restored. In the early afternoon. Snake River Run To Be Tried PORTLAND, Ore., May 24 UP) A party headed by Portland river men will attempt to run the Snake river from Lewis ton south to Granite falls, a distance of 105 miles, this week-end. The party left here to board the SO-foot steel-hulled towboat Chief Joseph at Lewis ton. The group was headed by Lew S. Russell, manager of a barge line. Some of the party took the same ooat u Driver witnin 10 miles of Granite falls two years ago. Loyalists Sink Two Rebel Ships ASUNCION, Paraguay. May 24 UP) The government announced to day that loyalist bombers had sunk two ships carrying rebel troops and material. The laconic communlaue did not announce the names or sizes of the ships, but said they were sunk in the Paraguay river near Ybapobo port. 21 miles south of Concepclon, the rebel headquarters. No estimate was maae oi casualties. Saturday Night 9 to 1 "Music As You Like It" by the DANCEMASTERS Admission, 74c, Including Tax Sponsored by Pott 1383, V.F.W. COMING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 BOB SUMMERS AND HIS 'Musical Fun For Everyone" Dancing and Entertainment Round Trip To Shasta Dam Makes Good 1-Day Jaunt (Continued from Page One) near the dam. 2t miles over the lake and up the McCloud river arm to Dekkas creek, and return. When Shasta lake was formed it was necessary to build an entirely new highway several hundred feet higher up the mountain sides than the old one in order to clear the water line. As an example of this. Capt. Norman Robotliam. the boat's operator, pointed out that the old bridge which spanned the Pit river It now 200 feet below the surface of the lake. Ha mentioned also that the site of the once prosperous min ing town of Kennet is also hundreds of feet down in the water. Visitors to the lake should also attempt to get a tour through the powerhouse and dam. Through the courtesy of Bob Mlddsun of tha bu reau of reclamation we were shown the huge workings of the generators and taken deep Inside the dam. Mlddsun pointed out that the face of the dam equals 31 acres In area. tne size ox a small ranch. It con tains enough sand and gravel to fill a trainload from here to Chicago. Only two of the huge generators are in piace at present, but two more : are being prepared and a fifth Is ex-1 pected. The Trip Here are the high points of the Journey: it miles Dorrls. ' M.1 mllesMacdoel, i Calif. S The,' start of the timber territory on the uip. 42.6 miles The summit of Cougar pass. 5202 elevation, the easiest pass between the north and the south. 50.5 miles Grass Lake. Used to be the railhead for Klamath Full. Freight and passengers were por taged from here to Klamath river and by boat to the city. 3J milt Whitney creek. A shallow, glacleral stream that tome times goes on a rampage, flooding the highway and railroad. 7zJ miles Weed. The dividing point on the trip between the coastal and Inland forests. Spruce, cedar and fir are beginning to show. Long Bell has big mill here. 64.4 miles Mt. Shasta City. Right under the mountain. A pleasant urusueroua nixie citv in tne Nazis Ousted In Argentina BUKNOS AIRES. May 24 lPt The next step in the long series of efforts to restore harmony between the United States and Argentina appeared today to be up to the state department in Washington. Foreign Minister Juan Bramuglla informed a news conference last night that eight more nasi agents were deported two days ago, bring ing the total number of agents thus far expelled to 60, and that Argen tina "now considers she has satisfied all her hemisphere obligations. ". The V. S. state department has been insistent that Argentina clean out nasi Influences to complete ful fillment of her pledges of continental solidarity and Bramuglia's statement was an Indication that Argentina now Is ready to stand on her record of compliance with the Chapultepec agreement. Millard On Nagel Case Circuit Judge Orval J. Millard of Grants Pass has been ordered to Klamath Falls to sit on the bench for the criminal case against Wil liam Henry Nagel,. 40, Portland i- Nagel was lnmcted tnVwctk for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and is at present free on 62500 ball. Judge David R. Vendenberg ordered himself disqualified from the case as soon as the indictment was returned against Nagel. The Judge had a personal hand in taking Nagel Into custody. No date has been tet for the Port lander's arraignment. He has re tained Attorney John Mowry of Portland for his defense. heart of northern California lumber Industry. 91 miles Dunsmulr. The railroad city. Headquarters of the Shasta division of Southern Pacific. 96 miles Castle Crags. High tow ering pillars of stone. State park. 113.7 miles Slate creek. The be ginning of the red. oxidous esrth. I17JI miles Dog creek bridge. 122.4 miles Sacramento river HOTELS OSBORN HOLLAND IUne.NI OIL MKDPOBD Thoroughly Modern Mr. ax tin. J. f. Esrltr at J. Etrlcy Pr.trl.Ur bridge. The first lite of Shasta lake backwaters. 132.6 mile Pit river bridge. High est bridge in the world when built. Spans deep canyon, now filled by Shasta dam lake. 139.6 miles Project City Junc tion. Turn right for Shasta dam. 149 miles Shasta dam, largest unit of the Central valley project. Summit Ready For Tourists CA8CADK SUMMIT. Way 24 The thriving cities which mush roomed from wide spares In the road to first-class cities during the war due to defense work have noth ing on Cascade Summit. Each slim mer this remote mountain hamlet tucked away between the large flit increases In population about four fold. It la not work but the desire for relaxation that brings people her during the summer, and un like the cities that during the war had Influx of workers, the housing situation does not bother Cascade Summit as the summer vacationers nearly all have summer homes, many or them larger and more at tractive than the homes people In the city live In the year around. Neither divs PHxradn Ruiimttt have the problem to many cities which during the wur had defense plants now have, that of finding employment for the workers strand ed there and who now that the plants have closed are out of work. When tha summer months are over the Cascade Summit summer residents leave for their homes In different parts of the country and to their various duties. Only a few people remain here during tne win ter months. Most of them are em ployed by the Southern Pacific com oanv, and a few have businesses of their own or trap. The residents here are looking forward with anticipation to the be ginning of the fishing season In Odell lake. The resorts at either end have been -improved greatly. A new electric light plant and a new healing plant have been Installed In Odell Summit lodge at this end, and new and larger cabins have been added at the resort at the other end. The state gam commission nas stocked both ends of the lake with rainbow trout. Fifteen thousand were planted at this end, all nearly eight inches long. Slat Ichthyolo gist Smith staled the reason tne larger fish were planted was to pro tect the newly planted fish from predatory fish, such at Dolly Var dens. If smaller fish are planted they are often devoured before they become large enough to be caught. Smith will remain at Odell lake this summer to study the full life In Odell. He and Mrs. Smith are camping at the headquarters of the state highway commission. Mrs. Arlene Barber of Portland spent Saturday evening and Sun day at the R. L. Porter home. Mrs. Barber Is clerk in the signal super visor's office In Portland. R. L. Porter was In Portland on business Ftldav and Saturday of last week. While there he purchased an Oldsmoblle. Mrt. Mauric Lee and two chil dren. Prances and Vernle, will go to Oakland Sunday. The children will visit Mr. Lee's uncle and aunt In the bav citv and Mrs. Lee will enter the Southern Pacific hospital for a check-up after her recent goitre operation. John Melkowsky went to North Dakota to visit his parent and relatives on his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. James Poag and children returned after soendlmi a week In Washington visiting Mrs. Poag't parents and slaters. They also visited Pong's relatives In Salem. The trip was made bv auto Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Nlswonger of Bend spent Saturday at Odell lake In their summer home cabin. Nls wonger Is Deschutes county coroner. With them was their young grand son. . , : Mr. and -Mrs. Hugunln arrived Wednesday evening from Pendleton. The Hugunins own a summer home on the lake. They are tne ursi to arrive of the summer home colon ists. Can you ton this? The U. 8. army offer vou 30 daya vacation each year with full pay and extra al lowances for food while on vaca tion. See the U. 8. army recruiting officer today and learn about how this can be done. Stockmen Gather For Breakfast mm m?vi St!! B NW1. Umtl fattl, Of. TrmlT, Mf 14. Its?, Tw I'll f. vLi' A This picture, taken' Saturday morning In Lakevlew by The Herald and Newt flying reporter, tlioot a portion of the crowd of several hundred wh gathered tor a buekaroo breakfast on III final day of Hit Oregon Caltl and Horn Raisers association confab In tht (astern dir. Main course! steak. Timet 6 a.m. Canada To Maintain Road WASHINGTON. Miv 14 (v Th. Canadian army will maintain Can nda's part of the Haines cutoff of the Alaska highway this summer, Delegate Bartlett of Alaska uiri t... dav. He said the stale department Informed him of the decision. The cutoff runs from Haines, Alask through a section of Canada to the Interior of Alaska. It is th main artery of highway transports tion between the two sections of Uie terrllury, Canada a few months ago was reported to be planning to abandon maintenance of the part of Uie cut off running through th dominion. Bartlett and Senator Magnusun il) Wash.i protested to the slate de partment. The department worked out the plan In negotiations with Canada. Bartlett said. TRUCKS AND PICKUPS FOR RENT You Driv-Lono. 8hort Trips Mot YouxmU Sav M STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phon 1304 1201 Cut Main Klamath Business College 733 Pint St. Phon 4760 Enroll now for Special Summer Study or for a Complete Business Course WEARA 8 Woman Burned In Home Fire PORTLAND, May 24 U'i Mrs. A. 8. Prohman was seriously burned today In a fire that caused 660 000 loss In destroying her horn In the exclusive Rlverwood Road district near Oswego. Neighboring houses were threat ened and the nearby Lyle L. Jam horn suffered an estimated 61000 damage. Multnomah, Oswego and Portland fire departments fought the blare In th rambling two-story English style residence. A fire boat was dispatched but arrived too lata to aid. Firemen said cause of th blase was undetermined. Mrs. Prohman suffered third de gree burns and Uie hospital said her condition was serious. , Stockmen Eat Big Breakfast (Continued from Page One) mere, circulated through the crowd and kept tilings popping. Til plcnlo breakfast was held in th canyon, where a board fence hat been built around Uie proposed park tit. A cattle spraying chut, complete with spray It turnsd out, was tet up at th gate, and tablet ware scattered over th area. Bright sunny weather greeted l it early risers, the. feed tuning at 6 a. m. j The three-day session will wind up today after ih election of offi-, rem It held following th break- I fast. Por buying, telling, trading, use The Herald and Newt Wtnt Adt : for quick results. I Master Printer's Death Reported Br.RKEl.RY. Calif., May 24 ( John Henry Nash, 16, on of Hi world's master printers, died Uxlay. Nash's famous and exceedingly Valuable rnllrcllnn of fine book was given to the library of the Uni-o varsity of California when he re. tired four years ago. 1 Por many years Nash was leo turer and prufeatur of typography at University of Oregon. OUTSIDE PAINTING Guaranteed r RE-WAR QUALITY! Par Lead and OIL r L.T.Z. Used rulnalvalyl Phen Today far atlmatat and listing far th ROPER and ROPER fAIMTINO rONTAf'TOa lilt RISMIk 1 HI" sOMCo ALUMINUM WINDOWS And Glass All Sizes Dcllvtrobl within a SAMPLE ".N STOCK Price Comporobl to Wood Sath You Get MORE For Your Montyt Southern Oregon Manufacturing o. Ill Poyn Ph. 7381 Cancer Fund Money Given Nine Klamath Falls women have made up a 616 lift to th county . cancer fund In memory of Mae Rlggs Baltlger, whose death occurred last week at the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn. The women were associated with Mrs. Balslger In church and club work her. ; The cancer fund It now well over 63100, and while the drive hat been completed, contributions are still ac ceptable at the county quota of 62860 hat not been made. Contribu tions may be sent to Cancer Fund, Herald and News, care of Malcolm Epley. BOY DROWNS . 8ALEM. May 34 iP) Clifford Henry Schroeder. 14. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Wood burn, drowned Friday while swimming In Butte creek near the Clackamas county line, the Clackamas county sheriff reported Saturday. The boy was said to be a good j swimmer. Cause of the accident i was not known. YOUR CAR YOU IT Nd It For Ettcnrial Driving. 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