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MAM era Ul . 111 Tli Day's lews Ity FRANK JKNKINK TU"HIA, Id a "surprise" announce t mailt from Moscow, declares her (itiiKinH mi tu any "all-embracing ounninla program for Europe. 'II 10 annuuiireineul. broadcual (rum Miw row, turns down tho Idea ol West n il ruriipo gelling UHintlier to IIIJ1.I' 1THKLK. with financial assistance from America, Much asslatiiut'o. Moscow, a a y . would be "unwarranted Interference: III the affairs o European eUltoa.' VOU know how these "conferences' are. They art poker guinea on an astruuniuicui acme. Wnlili thli one. It uroinlaea ah iwtlown on wlmt Russia really v. mils, If Moscow rejects dully thla propoaul to Ret Kuropo buck to work. It will be pretty pood evidence thnt Russia's ('01111111111111 purpoae In CHAOS IN EUIIOI'E. Communism grows lualily III tin aoll of chaos, y ECONOMICALLY, RuaaU hat everything to gain (rom tile re .biilldlng o( Kuroiie, because ahe la IdLOHK. Hhe would brnrlll greatly Itv the trado that would follow If the peoples of Europe mil be alart ed to MAKING THINOS again. H ahe refuses to Join in audi a program, uiual be forced to be lieve that her purpose are pollllcul lather than economic. That In to any, Rusala'e political nuruoae would be disclosed a the communication of Uie world. FltOM Nanking Uils morning conies word that Chiang Kal-Hhek and (he lendera of Ilia Kuoinlntuna party have agreed on complete mobiliza tion of NaUnnaliat China's man Kiwer and reaourcoa to tight the Chlneae communist to a tlnuh. Ona Nationally leader la aald by the correanondctil to have put II thla way: Tho action Jual taken meaiia almply thai we are taking off our if InvM Miid really fmhllns: the com- inuniaia hereafter with no hold barred." a CHINA probably neede peace and rehabilitation aa badly aa any nation on earth. Her industry is practically ruined. She Ui awrpt by an Inflation aa fantaatlo aa that hlch wrecked Clernany after World , War I. Her peoile are dying by the hundred of Ihouaanda of lUr vatlon. Yet alie la bracing heraelf tor a laal, all-out civil war. Thnt aliowa about aa clearly aa anything can the Incompatibility i iMitweim communism and NON-com- inuniMii. Apparently, they JUST WONT MIX. AT Ht. Loula. the Mississippi river iirhM tha hlehioiL nolnt In 103 nrs, With the flood altuiitlan tiw, wtin uie waier tapping ai ion of tho leveea. there la an KAIUHUUAKK III Uie HI. Lnul n. if aiivthliir could be ralcu la ted to crack Uie atraimng dlkea, ll would be an earthquake. But, oddly enough, they aeem to have HELD at leaal to far. FOR week! we have been reading of flooda In the Mississippi val ley. The flooda have held back the planting of com In the river bot tonia, The natural expectation hoa been thnt the corn crop would be henvlly reduced. Corn la the big FKKD grain. If there la too little corn, there will be a corresponding shortage of flnlahed meat. Yet the other dny the Chicago COUN MARKET BROKE rather sharply. The break In the market Indicated belief on the part of buy era thai the corn crop will be big ger thnn hna been expected. Flooda . or no flooda. You never can tell. pUTTING back momentarily to Uie troubtca of Europe, a plot to overthrow Uie French republic and ael up a military dlctmorahlp la mild to have been nipped In the bud. Aboul Uie Inat thing France needs la another revolution, but with con dltlnua aa dlaturbed aa they are In Euroiie, you never can tell what will happen. B CLOBING word on niun'a In- tolerance to man. At Albany, up III the Willamette valley, n thief held up a theatre and forced the Janitor to open the anfe. The ante contained only $200. c I. In cxnaperallon, the thief tied and v gagged the Janitor, Kicked mm in the rlba, bent him over the head with a pistol and left, cursing In 1 bitter disappointment. That Is tho general spirit of the world todny. II explains why the news la uniformly depressing. Rood Problem For Tue Homesteaders Unsolved The problem of roads for tho new homesteads In tho Tulclake area remained unsolved today, with the vctoran nomcsteatieri. urging Modoc county to devejop the road ayatem and tho Modoc supervisors propos ing thn t 1 Inderal funds, by direct appropriation or from tho bureau of reclamation, be used for the pur pose. Tho new homestead development, h was the caso with previous open ings, provides rlght-of-waya for rondn, nut no provision wn made for financing construction on this right-of-way. Vol oralis appealed to I ho super vlsors of Modoc county, within which Ilia units lie, pointing out they need road to got supplies to their homesteads, transport crops to mnrkot, got children to school, got niodlcal nld whon necessary, secure mull and proper (Ire, protection, While there are trails along the right-of-way which aro usnble In summer time, the Tulelnke country got very wet In winter and con cern over tho transport situation next winter has brought Increasing attention to tho problem. A reclamation official said today Hint 11 has never been the custom nf Iho reclamation buerau to pro vide for construction of ronds from tho reimbursable reclamation funds, Inasmuch as this would be added 9i the general cost of the project and. would have to bo repaid by tho people on tho lnnd, No such pro vision wns made In connection with pant openings. The homesteaders i fltlCK KIVK ( KNTM Iafi9 KLAMA" &o,! ' OHKUUN, MONDAY, JUNK JO, 1 047 Mississippi On Rampage As New Crests Boost River To Record High hi. I.III IH, June 30 lIV-The iMIaalaalppl river climbed io a new loi-year record here today and V. M. army englnerra warned that the battle for two remalnlnx "erllleal1 levees In this area was "far from over" with another ereat pouring down from the mouth of the Alls our! river. A brlrf earthquake at 11:25:14 p. m. iKHTi yesterday brought the Uireal of breaka to wateraoaked barrlora holding back the river Police Probe Kidnap Theory OHKUON CITY, June 3U ol Tho mysterious trip ol a buby from a davenport to tall grasa ou'.alde a Weal Linn homo caused police to investigate a possible kidnaping at tempt loony. Marie Ulunlln. 13-year-old baby sitter, returned to the living room of the Oarrell Corn ell house Satur day night to discover Uie Corn well e cight-monUi-old son vntilshed from the davenport where he had been sleeping. Hhe acrenmed, then told police. Oil Iters found Uie baby face down but unhurt In tail grass aboul 40 feel from the house. Hgl. E. L. Uncoil of the sheriff's office and other olflcera searched vainly for prowlers In the area, conjectured Hint the girls screams hnd frightened the Intruder into dropping the bnby. Economic Meet Slow ' PARIH. June 30 iP( The foreign ministers of France, Britain and Russia met late today In a critical third session which may decide wheUicr Europe can orgunlte eco nomic cooperation transcending po litical and Ideological differences. Informed sources siild there was no aureemeiil between Soviet For eign Minister V. M. Molotov on one aide and Britain's Ernest Brvln and Frnncc'a George Bldniilt on Uie oth er concerning the Marshall ald-Du-roiie plan. These Informants predicted a hnwcinwii. anvinir the French and the British planned to restate their proposals for Kiiroiicon economic re covery after week-end disclosure of the Russian view that the task of the conference was merely to decide the amount of financial aid needed from the United 8lntes and wheth er such aid could be obtained under the proposal advanced by secretary of State Marsnail. Medford Survey Crew Man Killed ARCATA. Calif.. June 30 tVy-The chain line of a survey crew touched an electric wlro at Maple creek, 10 miles ensl of Eureka, Saturday, and killed Charles Lehmnnnn, Medford crew member. He wan on a aurvcy Job lor the Pacific una and Electric company. Bulletin All rodeo tickets being held at rodeo headquarters must be picked up by noon, July 3. Ituth Nelson, Klamath Bnaln Itodeo aasociatlon aecretary, announced today. "toughed It out" until Siskiyou and Modoe counties developed road sys tems to meet tho need. The Modoc board of supervisors has adopted a resolution which states that Modoc has an assessed valutlon of leas than $ln,000.000 and that over (19 per cent of the county Is contained within the Modoc na tional forest. "If Modoc county were financial ly ablo to construct the necessary highway svstcm. It could not lcRnlly do so ns the attorney general has ruled thai, spending county money within federal reclamation protects Is Illegal, i.nd It will be five years before Uie veterans will acquire title to their property and bo sublect to taxation and In a position to deed to Modoo county the necessary rights-of-way," the resolution reads. It adds that the Modoo supervisors consider It a federal, rather than a eountv obllerntlon. Tho resolution concludes: "Resolved, that the bord of su pervisors of Modoo urge the bureau of reclamation to make available suffieletit funds from Its budget or anv othor nvallnble source or that congress through n direct nnpro hrlntlnn sunplv the neoessarv funds to construct an ndeounto highway system for this nrolect." Reclamation sources here said thorn had been a suggestion that the county loan some eoulpmcnt for veterans who wonted to do some road building on their own. but. Hint nnthlnir definite hns come of this plan as yet. from Uiouauiids of acres of rich lariiilaiul on Uie Illinois aide but me enguiocia aald no levees were rcporleu aumnged by Uie tremors which lasted auoul live seconds. Levee Breaks The Chouteau Island levee, guarding gow acres across from north bl. Loula, broke at two points lousy out engineera aald other ear riera would keep water out of the nearby Venice and CiranlU City In dua trial areas. Freah appeals for volunteers were made by Uie engineers In Uielr efforts to auve dlkea south of East St. Louis and 100 utiles south at Chester, III., while hundreds ol per sona were evacuated from Uielr homes ahead of Uie flood. The river reached 311 .3 feet here and Hurry F. Wahlgren, chief mcteorologiat, predicted Uie stage would be 3t.t water today. A brief fall was reported by a spokesman for the engineera earlier but the weather bureau gage ahowed the rise waa continuing. All-time high her waa 41.1 In IS44. loo Homeless At least 1000 persona were home less In Si. Louis and St. Louis coun ty with the Red Cross setting up four temporary shelters to house Uie victims. The earthquake added to the tenseness of the situation although It apparenUy had no ronneeUon with Iho flood. No serious damage was reported. Police said they had one report of a chimney collapsing from the ahork. Downtown build- Inia. hotels and hoapitala were shaken by the quake as well amallrr homes. Railroad yarda. warehouses, small factories and homes along the North and South St. Louis water front were under wau-r or threat ened by the rising river but the main business. Industrial and resl- denwol -! wars .on, bluff, way iroia any eiiecia oi.nurn wswr, House Okays Bond Cashing WASHINGTON. June 30 iPi -A house armed services stibcommlt tee todav anoroved legislation to permit holders of Ol terminal leave bonds to cash them immediately. The legislation will come before the full committee tomorrow and Its approval Is expected In time to permit house action early next week. Republican leaders have tag sed the bill for passage. There are approximately 9,000.000 bonds outstanding, with a ace value estimated at (1.800,000.000. The treasury has opposed the leg- Islstlon on the ground ll would add to Inflationary pressures. The legislation Is not mandatory. It merely allows holders of the bonds to cosh them without waiting for tho five-year redemption period originally provided. Meter Take Hits $21,000 Parking meter receipts over a five .months' period total $31,483, ac cording to figures obtained from the city hall- Monday morning. Paul Ottcrbeln Indicated that collections from the meters installed January 23 have been Increasing slowly. Residents are also using meters more during the week as tho mid-week collections have been increasing fnster than end-of-the-week re ceipts. The number of dimes found In the penny and nickle meters Is slow ly dwindling and Ottcrbeln bclievos that most af these come from out-of-town people. Dimes do not work In the machine, but serve only as donations to the city. Couple Held For Nevada Police A couplo from Reno, Howard Gor don Sisk, 30, and Elsie Johnson Sisk, 33, are held In Uie county Jail today for roturn to Nevada where Uiey are wanted on charges of ob taining money by false pretenses. Thoy were arrested at Uie Wl ncma hotel vestordav bv Sheriff Lloyd L. Low, on request of Reno loucc. tiio Keno authorities sam hey wanted tho Sisk's for operat ing a "con" game, and would ex tradite. Local Liquor Store To Close Thursday night. July 3. will be the last chance to do business with the Oregon state liquor store until after Uie 4th of July holidays. The store will be closed July 4, 6 and 6 ior me nonony oeicbration. Mail This Paper Tcday's naner. Including the spe- elal pictorial supplement on tne rodeo and the eattle country, will be mailed by The Herald and News to any place In the United States fur ten cents. Leave your orders at The Herald and News office, Tine an Esplanade, Tate m Ahhh, Sweet Liberty! It July 1 marks the end of the dog Ue-up period In Klamath Kails, and Sherry, a local irrat Dane, here demonstrates the exuberance of all Klamath dogs over the prospect of freedom from the leasb and the blgh fence. Two Pendleton Residents A Tell Of Mystery Discs PENULKTON, Ore.. June 30 ttfi Mysterious objects, flying high and fast, were reported today by two Pendleton area residents. Mrs. Morion Elder, McKay Creek farm wife, reported seeing seven "perfectly round, umbrella-like" ob jects flying In a liorthwesterlv dj rectlori about 11 ..m 'SiMdky. "r She said Uie "planes" made a hum ming noise that resembled Uie sound of a musical top. She said they were flying In a perfect wedge-shaped formation at Congress In Fiscal Huddle WASHINGTON. June 30 (AV Congressional fiscal experts went Into a huddle today over ways of financing federal agencies' as Uie fiscal year neared an end with only one of 13 regular approprlnUon bills cleared by both the senate and the house. Only two of the departments will have cosh wiUi which to oerate past midnight unless something is done quickly. Hie two "are Uie treasury and post Office depart ments, whose appropriation bill for the year beginning tomorrow is on President Truman's desk. Both senate and house have passed a stop-vno measure allowing unflnanced agencies to Incur ex enses In anticipation of Uielr pending appropriations. But there is u question wheUier they can ac tuary meet their payrolls. - A senate resolution permitting them to make actual expenditures is before the house appropriations committee. Some members of that committee arc reluctant to accept it because It permits expenditures at the rate contemplated In Uie presi dent's budget estimates, which Uie committee hopes to reduce. The 11 snagged appropriation bills are Uie main business before congress as 1 goes into the mst scheduled month of Its session. French Coal Miners In Pits PARIS. Juno 30 (PV-About 90 per cent of France'!, striking coal miners went back to work today, ending a strike of one week. The Bovernmcnt accepted a com- firomlse proposal on demands for ncreased pay Saturday. Most of the men who did not re port at the pits this morning were mine railwaymen and administra tive employes who receive no bene fit under the compromise strike set tlement. La Grande Pastor Discs Are Signs LA GRANDE. June 30 (VrV-The declared Rev. Lester Carlson, pastor La Grande, today after "flying saucers' were reported by several porsons here. The strange zooming objects, first reported sipping across South western Washington, are the signs of the second coming of Christ, Rev. Carlson Insisted. . ... Ho said Uie millennium would Tho discs were reported here school student, who said his attention was called to them by two Catholic nuns. . There were nine, Jones said, and Uiey kept weaving In and out of formation. Ho estimated their speed to be around 300 miles an hour. "They looked bright and round, said. A vapor trail was reported at a Grande by City Patrolman George viewed the column through binoculars, said the trail was visible lor nearly hull an hour. It was unlike any vapor trail he had ever seen, Webb aald, - . ' . ,- - - (Telephone 1111) "4VW '2 X r- -if: a "very fast" speed. She described them as "white as snow" and "round like a mushroom or an umbrella." She said there was no sign of a tall on the objects. They were flying "very high." . - 'ATttoc same tline. B"J Schuening, foreman of Uie Lester King ranch about 15 miles north of Pendleton, reported he saw objects similar to those reported near Mt. ttaimer Wednesday by Kenneth Arnold, Boise, Ida., flying businessman. Schuening said he saw "planes" Uie same day. Mr. Arnold reported seeing the so-called "flying discs" whizzing along Uie Cascade moun tains at an estimated 1200 miles an hour. The objects were so high, Schuen ing related, that he was unable to determine Uielr shape but he said they were "weaving in and out of formaUon." He said they were trav eling at "an unusual rata ot speed." Arnold reported Uie objects he saw also were weaving "like Uie tall of a Chinese kite." Second Frost Hits Basin A third biting frost within Ihe past few days hit Klamath basin crops Saturday night, causing some damage. Leaves on Uie larger potato plants were pretty well blackened In some fields but stems do not seem to be effected, Walter Jend rzejewskl, assistant county agent, said today, from reports coming In from farmers. Some of the later plantings' smaller plants were nipped more heavily, and Uie frost was pretty general but crops are expected to recover. A number of fields located In val leys along the edge of the hills where air dralnane Is good were passed over by the frost and hill side crops nsa irost protection, ine most heavily hit fields were in Uie open flat country and here even Irrigation was not sufficient pro tection to ward off frost in some cases. Clover and grain frost damage has not been determined the coun ty agent said, but crops in bloom were probably effected to some ex tent. Haying activity throughout the basin is In progress now with cut ting still going on and some hay already cut, some in windrows and some baled. The beet acreage in the county looks good, Jendrzejewski said, and does not seem to have been hurt by the frost Saturday night Declares Mystery Of Coming Doom end of Uie world Is Imminent, of the Gospel Tabernacle church In come at any minute. by Leland Jones, La Grande high and seemed to have fins," Jones very high altitude northwest of La Webb yesterday. The patrolman, who WEATHER H. Uan Ml 71 Ml...,. l rnelpiuiua lail M tun a Slraam rar la 4ata.,.. ..19.SS l.aal ytar ll.fl Narmsl ...II.H rarsasall Clear taiar, Unarraw No. ueni Mm No Contract Drawn For Operations WAHHI.VGTOX. June 3t MV-The government lowered the American flag over more than 25Af soft coal mines today and formally restored the pits to the private owners after 13 months of federal operation. The contract dispute which prompted federal seizure ' of the mines May ll, 194, still was un settled, however, and another strike at conclusion of the current 10-day vacation July g is a definite prospect. With Uie government stepping aside as operator. It will be up to the owners themselves to make terms with the miners. If Uiey don't succeed by July 8, Uie miners are expected to stay home. No Workers The government gives back the mines In the same condition it found them 13 months ago empty of workers. Forced to step out of the pits at noon with final expiration of the Kmlth-Connally war labor disputes act. one federal agency thus gets rid of the coal headache but another Is ready to tackle the still unsetUed contract war between John L. Lewis and the operators. The coal mines administration folds up with Uie end of govern ment operation, leaving Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach and his con ciliation service the only official connection with the dispute. Schwellenbach will try to mediate a new contract to avert the threat of a full-blown strike eight days hence. French Plot PlanFpiind 'PARlSTJune 30 OPy-Interior Min ister Edouard Depreux announced today the discovery of a "very wide spread" plot by an organization known as the Black Maquis to over throw Uie French republic and set up a military dictatorship. Depreux said Gen. Guillaudot, in spector general of Uie French gen darmerie; MaJ. Jean Loustauneau Lacau, a rightist resistance leader who before Uie war acknowledged that he was a member of the anti republican cagoulards (hooded ones), and other officers and civilians had been arrested. A usually reliable semi-official source said earlier that four French generals and several civilians had been implicated. Depreux told a news conference that whole units of the French army might have been Involved. He said first details of the clan destine organization ot former right wing resistance leaders, monarchists and Vichy collaborationists became known to French police forces late in 1946 from police Informers. Lone Pine Loses Lone Pine Today MEDFORD, June 30 (Pi Lone Pine school district isn't going to have any lone pine any more. The 100-year-old tree died of. too much to drink. School officials said it would have to be cut down before it endangers lives of the pupils re turning to classes next fall. The tree which gave Uie com munity its name has been flooded by Irrigation water. The last green needle vanished this summer. Youthful Hopefuls Turn Out For Baseball School Approximately 25 young hopefuls turned out to Recreation field at 10 o'clock this morning for the first day of Uie four-day baseball school being conducted here by Uie New York Yankees. Boys from as far away as Lakevtew and Dunsmuir were working along with the local lads. Instruction In throwing and bat ting was first on - Uie docket this morning, handled by John Cantrell, baseball coach of the Santa Clara college, who also coaches Uie in flelders. The boys were then sent out to receive Instruction in the fundamentals of playing in Uie dif ferent positions. Sylvester Johnson, former big league pitcher and present Wosh-ington-Oregon scout for the Yank cos, handles aspiring pitchers while Bob Fatjo, baseball mentor at Bel lermlne prep school. San Jose, in structs outfielders. BatUng and Infield practice wound up the day for the boys, and after today, pracUce will be topped off with a game, to see how the boys react under pressure and real ly give Uie scouts an idea of what they can do. The three coaches expressed sat isfaction at Uie turnout this morn ing, and said that the initial at tendance compared very favorably with that of some of the other towns in which the schools have been conducted. More are expected to sign as the school progresses. Several boys from last year's Pel ican baseball squad are working out, among them Ed Whitney, promis ing young first baseman and Wilbur Elliott and Fat Williams, both Threat To Vet Mousing Seen By President WASHINGTON, June 30 UV President Truman signed an exten sion of rent controls today but told congress the new law is "plainly inadequate" and added: "it is this bill or no rent control t all. I have cboaen the lesser of two evila." In a special message to the house and senate announcing his action, Mr. Truman also: 1. Asked action on a six-point long range program for encouraging home building, low rent housing and alum clearance. 2. Appealed to state governors "to exert every effort to protect tenants .rom hardship, eviction or explolta ..on." Asks Investigation X tried a congressional invea li gation of "the real estate lobby," saying "this group has sought to achieve financial galna without re gard to the damage done to others. It k.. li.nlH - mihlMj rrf , ,h. ...Mi, ..it.,, i. k, i, ,nu,leTable that this lobby should block programs so essential to the needs of our citizens." 4. SaiaV "rent Increases could re vive Uie Inflationary dangers which we have greatly reduced." 5. Said "this most unsaUafaetory law" repeals parts of the veterans Police Do Big Business City police did a booming busi ness of arrests over Uie week-end, 34 ot them, all involving autos or liquor. Out on 8. 6th there were six ar rests made for speeding, with the following results: Rowland F. Coff, 5634 Cottage, posted $10 bail; Francis M. Loo tens, 313 Lowell, posted S20; W. B. Gallo way Jr., 3440 Board man, posted to; Pete M. Stride, 1019 McKlnley, put up $10; Lloyd E. Samson, 5201 Mil ler, posted 5, and Joe E. Greene, 1618 Nlmitz, put up $25 for speed ing and for having no operator's license. Ralph Melvin Duell, 527 Upham, posted 15 for a violation of Uie basic rule on Main, and Robert Blair, Dorris. put up $10 for a like offense on East Main. John D. Champlin, 101 California, posted $5 ball on a charge of fail ing to yield Uie right of way. He was involved in a minor accident with a car driven by A. H. Sinclair, 219 Pine, at Walnut and 8th, Sat urday. Robert Harrington, 21, 1778 Etna, was fined $100 or the alternative ot oO-days-tn-jaa- for drunk driving after he was arrested at 6th and Walnut early this morning. Wil liam Harrington, 48. was fined $10 on a drunk count and DarreU Har rington, 19, was fined $10 for being drunk and another $50 for disorder ly conduct. The latter fine was suspended. James Bennington, 21, 5059 Bry ant, was arrested this morning on a warrant charging reckless driv ing. Sheriff's Raid Nets $1026 OREGON CITY, June 30 oP) A sheriff's raid on a tavern south ot Milwaukie netted $1026 yesterday, taken from what Sheriff Fred Reas secker said were gaming tables. A raid on another alleged gam bling establishment yielded $1025.25 Friday night Firemen Raise Blue-Baby Fund PORTLAND, June 30 (P) Funds raised by city firemen here will enable Dolores Riehl, 3-year-old "blue baby." to leave July 14 for an operation at Johns Hopkins hos pital. Baltimore, that may cure her condition. She is Uie daughter1 of City Fire man and Mrs. Cecil Riehl. COURT RECESSES SALEM, June 30 WP The state supreme court hopes to wind up its work by Thursday and then take a recess until Labor Day. The court has a dozen coses pend ing, but some of them will be held over until next foil. pitchers. Jay Qulgley, Dick Vallen cour and Dale Perry of the Junior Sons were present and Milbert Krohn of Uie Sons was also work ing out. The school is a real opportunity to young fellows with baseball hopes, and, as one spectator was heard to comment, this morning, "even If the boys don t get signed up, they'll learn a lot of baseball." .iiS-4 (' a, .tc V y" 5 The Job of putting up a new plate glass window at Klamath Bil liards was the main concern of George Allensworth aa the 'eleek special shutter , clicked this morning. emergency housing act "which hava been most helpful In m sating tha) housing needs of veterans.'' Adoed that "delay- In the completion tt veterans hospitals'' will result. 6. Urged tnut his program for re organizing federal housing junctions into a single establishment not bo rejected by congress and that hous ing appropriations not ba cut to drastically. The new law extend federal oon trols eight months and permits landlords to negotiate rent increases up to 16 per cent in exchange for leases running through December 1948. . England To tut Imports LONDON, June 30 MV-The chan cellor of the exchequer, Hugh Dai ton, announced today that Britain would cut imports of tobacco, gaso line and newsprint during Uie year beginning tomorrow to conserve her shrinking dollar supply. In addition, Dalian told Uie houso of commons, he would ask parlia ment for authority to put an im port duty on motion pictures, if necessary, to economize in foreign exchange. Dal ton said a severe shortage of dollars waa developing "In almost all parts of the world." "In particular, he added, "our own line of credit under the Anglo American loan agreement Is being drawn upon much mora rapidly than we expected. It Is our clear duty to take further steps to close the gap between our necessary Imports and our exports. , . , Petitions To Ds rSl4alllktAt4 niz tun Luinicij When the state bill regarding ilgnung oisincts Becomes eiiccwvw July 5, the Initial step in determin ing the extent of Interest In lighting S. 6th street will be taken. Petitions will be circulated in order to find out what areas of the street will join Uie proposed district. The section from the viaduct to Altamont drive has Indicated a strong desire to Join, and the area from Altamont to Uie canal Is ex pected to favor the plan. No lndl- ' cation has been made known from, property owners In Uie sector ba-' yond the viaduct to Main street. Tb light which have been set up j for some time on the south side ot tha street from Altfimont to Wash burn way, are not yet operating be cause Uie necessary transformers, ordered a year ago, have not been delivered. Mexican Held s - u aav . Im UsaiHHrMnf ' iii nuuucij , Maximillno Garcia Mlreles, 41-venr-ald Mexican national, is held In the county Jail today for the theft of baggage from a Southern Paclfla passenger train, and an SP special, officer said that larceny chargei' would be filed against Uie man. Mireles Is accused of taking three extra suitcases with him when ha got off No. 16 last Saturday night at Chinchalo. He was arrested com-. big Into town last night on a freight! still in possession of the suitcases. The Mexican was placed In the city Jail last night and taken to the county lockup this morning. Merrill Woman Injured In Wreck Mrs. Beth Johnson, 36, of Mer rill, was slightly injured early Sat urday night in an auto accident on S. 6th. when a car driven by Walter E. Johnson of Merrill was struck , by a vehicle operated by Albert Me Cabe of Medford. Johnson reported to city police that he was turning to drive Into a filling station when hit by the ap proaching car. Mrs. Johnson waa taken to a doctor's office for treat ment. - - City Dads To Skip Meeting The city fathers will spend thie evening at their respective home Instead of the council chamber of the city hall. The council usually meets each Monday evening, four times a month, to consider city business but when an occasional fifth Mondav, such as tonight, la included In tho calendar, the coun cil takes the night off. The city council will convene aa ustic' In the city hall, July 7, at 7:30 p. ra. vV i ' 5
