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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1947)
A SWUM Jl Iv'sil Br FRANK JKNKINM PROM 0 p. in. Thursday until 1 Sunday midnight, there war U48 reported dralli In automobile o rlileiita throughout tin iihIIoii. The National Safety Council had exprcl d '(76. Jf Die traffic dentil loll Uy UNUtll the espcclod (Inure It will bit Inlerentlng mi Indicating the pin iluln passing ul tlia wliul-the-hrll eltllud lliul aueina Ui follow lor evrrsl yrnr the end of great wer. The aldrr generation will recall (hut audi fruiiia of mind followed Dm last war mid caused us nil lot of worry while It Iwilcd. IN Oregon only two truffle death were reported for Hi holiday perKj. Thrr wer three drowning nd a fatal Kim accident. Thai, too, may bo algnlflcaul. Oregon I one of the mora acnalblo of Uie tlr, iui It uilKlil reasonably txi expected thai th whiit-llie-licll attitude would pea mora quickly here. CALIFORNIA led th nallon In 4th of July fatalltle with New York and Pennsylvania clone be hind. Thai lan't aiirprtalng. Call luriiln, New York and I'ennaylvanla are Ui nation1! moat populoui alatra. CALIFORNIA 8 Inclusion amon the lilO autea holda great alg nlflrance for lu out here. Alwaya In the paal the Writ haa been at III far end of a long haul to mar ket. Ho lot Iraa for what w had to aril and paid mure for what wa had to buy. r'Mllghlly higher in the far Writ hna long been a com mon atatement In naming prices. I With the growth of population In the Went, that unfavorable allua Hon la coming to au end. W already have big local markcta at our own door. THE ainaxlng growth of California la particularly Important to the future of Southern Oregon becauae It liuure a market lor everything can produce. In th paat, lack of market haa been our greatest handicap. TN Waalilngtou thla week, a uul- fled military establishment la one of th hot laaue. 11 haa been talked for a couple of yearn, but la Jual now coming to a head. Menalnr Clurney of Booth Dakota aaya on the aenate floor this morn ing that what people want to know la "how much In dollar and centa It'aallaaa aa I'M 1, '! 41 4wf mw;t: amfeil sdJ: nr .,.-,-. - , c , ww,...,.,w,. , , V - . 'X-T "r-''- -V r rr a ji 1 1 WEATHER Mil. ijMly ill .11 Mill. rrai'lallatalii lall 11 baurl ou Slraam taar la Sata lu.flS l.aal raar ., 114 Nnrmil lt.ul rmtuftaii fair ledar, elaaay Taaadar, I'KICF. FIVE CF.NTM One Killed, Many Hurt In Accidents On hlihway fatality and nu merous Injurlr In both highway and non-highway mUhapa coitstl luted Klamath'a contribution to the Independence week-end acrldrnt toll. Mr.. Mailne I llliill Alnamlrr. 34, a rralilrnl of Kirk, died at Klamath Muni i 7 Valley hoailtal nunday from Injuries reeelvrd III an autoniublle acci dent one mile north of Klamath Airnry at 1:30 p. m. Hatiirdav. (ilenii Itogrr Hmllli. 21). , . . Mowlrh. waa Injured In ' u, the asm rraah and la Fatality In the local hoapltal. MUU pal lee wld that Mr. Alra andrr waa driving the car, which turned orrr after paaalng a ear driven by Lewla Adania of Ilayvllle, Ore. Adama told the police that Mr. Aleaailder cut In rloarly on him, eaaalng him to drive off on the rtthl atiaulder of the road. The Aleiander ear awervrd from the rliht to left shoulders, and aa ahe loat eoeitrol, It overlurnrd and rolled down the middle of the highway. wervlng Over Road folic aald that Adam had passed the Alriandrr car only ahort time previously. Arthur L. LeOult, Port land, who waa following the ma chine driven by Mm. Alexander, aald It apiicared to be swerving er ratically on th highway prior to th accident. Mrs. Alexander, a recent arrival from California, had been slaying with relaUvea at Kirk. Police aald ahe waa tiling a car belonging to a relative, and that Hmltli had ap parently gotten In the car at Fort Klamath. Boy Injured Two boya wer painfully Injured and narrowly escaped death late Sunday afternoon when the car In which they were riding plunged down a 100-foot rmuniikiiii-nl on the ll'aallnva aa rasa 1, t'alwma 11 kZL f. 4 " '-Or- n L elO,... In Critical Condition Melvln Larson, 33-year-old em ploye of the Hunt ranch In the Hprlng lake dlalrlct, I In an ex tremely critical condition at Klam ath Valley honpltnl with a frac tured akull and brain dninnge which pollre any la the result of a fight early thla morning at 2305 Oregon avenue. Ilel din the city Jail on an open churn" In Wayne A. Ketlera, 33, of the Oregon avenue addreaa. Wit neanea to the fluht were taken be fore DIMrlrt Attorney Clarence A. Humble thla morning, but Humble anld that no charge had been placed UKHlnn Fetter yet. l,aron waa unconacloua when he waa broiiKht to the lionpltul by biii biilnnre about 1:30 today, and wna atlll unconacloua at noon. Aphyalclan at the hnnpltal aald Unit the man condition la ex tremely grave and that he planned to ii)erate thla afternoon to take out aome of th cruahrd akull nnd remove preaaure from the brain. According to the report of Invea tlgatlng city police officer". Iirroii waa hit In tile forehead Jual at the hairline by a pair of cowboy boot during a fight, allegedly with Fet ter. The fight, wltneaae aald, atarted In the houae and continued out on the porch. When police arrived on th acen Laraon waa uncoiucloua. lying In the roadway In front of the houae. Fetter wa arrested on th acene and taken to the city Jail. Pollre aald that the wllncxvi to the ul fair were Elbert Bandcn, 320 Mc-I-ean: Jack Ward. 634 Torrey. and Mra. Fetter. Medford Youth Killed By Shot MEDFORD. Ore., July 7 WV Claude Warren Tyaver, 14. wa killed yesterday In the family barn where he and hi brother had been target ahootlng. Deputy Coroner Carlo Morrla aald the gun apparently went off aa Claude laid II on a box. He waa alone at th time. Hard Riding V ' -A - J ... ' rvip a'lllil.n in 1 11 null I I U 11 Ml I II I mill 11 1111111 11 111m nils n 1.1 111 n II 11 1 rf E&at aiW.Bss4 W!laI,ii.isXiJ feilJUi Si vi .;."., : ; it mmm mmmmwrnma wmmmmmm mrmmmmsmmm mmmmmmomas m ...H, ORMION, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1B47 Lakeview Rider Takes Bronc Honor lly JOY HKKiH Top handa In the money were Itoaa Dollarhlde and f'aaey !av!e In the three-day lilt 7 Klamath llaaln rodeo celebration which went over with few hltchea, no aerloua accl denta and a lot of lively entertain ment. Other rodeo hand adding to their fame were Dick ilematead, Itob Wnolery, Fred liarry, la llurdea. Aahbury Hchrll and llolloway (jrace, who were outstanding among many who made a better than average ahowlng. Tough breaka on the firat day of the ahow aent aix men to the hoapltal to be treated for fractures, brulaea and contuaiona, eliminating them from further event. Ntlff Competition Stiff competition among experi enced rodeo hand for the purse waa apparent, aome of the cowboy entering aeveral event to make their trip here pay off. Bright blue akles and a fresh breeze made for perfect rodeo weather and coupled with a well worked out program that clicked on achedule and the full cooperation of the community, thla year western show was a pronounced success. Yoking Roaa Dollarhlde of Lake view took a good chunk of the II 000 purse, the largeat offered, winning the finala for the saddle brone ride and taking firat dav money two days, the 4th on Black Widow with tat points and on the 8th on Golden Rule with ZR5 point. He split second with Fred Barry on the tth. F.aeh had tig points on tills day. Ilrmslead Fifth Dick Hcmstead took first for the 5Ui. making 220 point on Dark Hour. Entry fee added to the re maining $100 of the purse wa paid in the final, with Barry scoring second and Henutead third. Vic Mntney who qualified for the final ride wag unable to contest due to Injuries received in the previous bull ride. The entrance fee was $25. Casey Dnvis of Cheyenne. Wyo., IC'anllnaa jh tat 1, C'alama Si Cowboys Tackle Horses And Steers At Annual Roundup Leave Pay Bill Passed By House WA8HINOTON, July 7 W Legla latlon permitting an estimated fc 000.000 ex-OI to cash their ter minal pay bonds after next Sep tember 1 wa passed today by the house. It now goes to the aenate. The house action followed asser tion by republican and democrat alike that congress should have per mitted cash payment In th first place, when It enacted the terminal pay law last year. Officer have been paid In cash for the leave time they were unable to obtain while In ser vice. The 1048 law require recipient of the bonds to hold them for five years and make them non negotlable. Treasury official have estimated there are 11.800.000,000 In bond out standing and told the house armed service committee the effect of cashing them now might be Infla tionary. The new legislation would make It optional, not mandatory, for holders of the bond to cash them through local bank after Septem ber 1. Those who elected to retain them would continue to draw two and one-half per cent Interest. Ford Foremen End Strike DETROIT. July 7 (PI Some 3000 Ford Motor company foremen returned to their Jobs today after voting to end a 47-day strike that saw loss of their union bargaining right. Nearly 3800 member of the Fore men's Association of America (Ind.) In Ford Detroit area. Rogue. Lin coln and Highland Park plants walked out May 21 in a dispute over a new contract, demanding exclu sive bargaining right for company foremen. In recent weeks, however, many of them left their posts in picket lines to return to work. Company and union officials an reed the num ber reached about BOO. (Telephon IUI) No. 1(1976 Fire Trucks Kept Busy Several calls of unusual nature kept the Klamath Fall fire de partment busy over the three-day 4th of July holiday. Sunday, July 5, the fir department received a call from resident to remove a white pelican from the telephone wires at Prospect and Upham. The pelican, flying too low, had be come entangled In the wire and had hanged Itself. Also on Sunday, the department sent truck to the Baldwin hotel when someone re ported that the hotel roof was aflame. The call, apparently placed by a practical joker, wa a false alarm. A grass fir on Pacific Terrace wa reported Saturday but was soon extinguished by the depart ment. Fire truck were called to 125 N. 5th Friday. A small fire had ap parently been atarted by a ciga rette discarded near the wall of the building. There wa minor damage before the fire was put out. A small fire wa caused by an overheated gas plat at 121 S. 6th Friday. Minor damage wa report ed. 2-Hour Meters Go In Today Two - hour parking meters on Pine and Klamath atrees went Into effect today, the clockwork in several of the meters being (lowed down to It takes two hour for the red plate to cover the white dial and signify overtime parking. To park for to hours in the designated areas will coat 10 cent. The meter are on Pine and Klamath between 4th and 5th, on Klamath between 9th and 11th, and on Pine between 10th and 11th. Polio Chief Orville Hamilton said that the gadgets were rigged so that they would take two nick el, or five pennies and one nickel, provided the pennies are put in first. The meters will not register the pennies after a nickel has been deposited. Neither will they take dime. l C!Nkl 1. Close race near finish line in front of grandstand. 2. Klamath Sheriff's Posse pays respects to colors, facing grandstand. 3. Fun on th bleachers at 4th of July rodeo as excitement in the arena mounts. 4. B. Mowdy, Klamath Falls cowboy rides e dangerous curve on a Brahma bull. 5. Brahmas being routed into chutes for the show. 6. Team-roping to dream about was performed as in this picture. 7. Ross Dollarhlde, 25, born on old P ranch in Klamath basin, was top man in th three-day rodeo. 8. Steer-team roping, one of th ruggedest events, takes an expert, lilt Ashbury Schell. ' Last-Minute Legal Tangle Slows Peace WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP) A ttrik of at loo.t 60 par cent ot tho notion' 400,000 toft cool mlnori oppoon inevitable tomorrow o tho wage pact which wag to lead th way to peace in the bituminoug fields bogged down in loiN minute legal tangles. The other 40 percent ot? the industry may alio be strike bound Tuesday, when the miners' ten-day vacation Is duo to end, if the race to complete contract for th Northern and steel company "captive" mines is lost. A tentative agreement on general terms was reached last Wednesday but this contract must be completed before! (a) coal mine owners of tho South, Midwest and Far West can determine whether they Want to or can buy peace t the same price; (b) Lewis will oven talk about an agreement with anyone else. The legal snarl therefore wa not only delaying the Northern steel company settlement perilous ly near the strike deadline, but It had all but wiped out any hope of getting agreements for the re mainder of the industry In time to bring the miners from other areas back Into the pits by the first shift at midnight tonight The "captive" mines produce coal only for steel making. Legal Protection Some operators said Lewt wa demanding legal protection against any future strikes under the Taft Hartley labor law. and that the Industry representative working on the Northern-steel pact had balked. Becauae the new act would per mit the coal companies to sue the United Mine Worker for any breach of contract. Lewi Is laid to have Insisted on a provision stating the miners need work only when they are "wilUus and able. Otherwise the tentative agree ment negotiated by Benjamin F. Fairies, president of the O. S. Steel corporation, and George M. Humphrey, chairman of the Pltt burgh Consolidation Coal com pany. Is reported to contain these general terms:. 1. The daily pay for an Inside day miner I set at $13.05 for eight hours underground, with no pre mium pay for portal-to-portal travel but with the basic hourly rata hiked from 11.18', to 81.63. The miner actually would work only six and one-half hours. Thir ty minutes would be allowed for lunch and one hour to get to and from the mine opening under ground. This worker got 811.85 for a nine-hour day under the govern- Cantlaaed aa Pag-a I. Calama 1 OV i f .AVAs. Tax Cut Vote Due Tuesday WASHINGTON, July 1 OP) The house role committee kept th aw Income tax reduction bill on It fast timetable today, sending it to th house floor for two hours of debate and expected passage tomorrow. Th bill, proposing Income tax cut ranging from 10 5 to M per cent starting next January 1, to Identical, except for effective date, to the one vetoed last month by President Truman. The effective data of th vetoed bill would nave been July 1, 1M7. No Amendment The rule committee ordered thai no amendment except those spon sored by the way and means com mittee, which drafted the blU, shall be considered. The way and mean group has some clarifying and cor rective changes to propose. The house republican leadership, confident It can override another veto, ha scheduled th bill for pas sage tomorrow. Th senau also plan early action, possibly by the week-end. , BODT FOUND ' PORTLAND. July 7 (IF) The body of Thomas J. William, ' Portland, who drowned June 21 while a ur Awarding, was recovand from the Columbia river slough. yesterday. hie . .- I- J if. i .. 7,1 V' , V V.lKrA Va Sr
