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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1947)
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Ak.Uii It nitaaiK that too ninny i Fieiicliinrii Weill oil Worklnji At leal. uovernilirlll oMU'liil 111 I'ilMh uir iiuoted in toduy'n dbiatrhen nuTtliiit that llielr oflltrs mr I uut-ilniiiiiK "nortiiiilly " we ttie nol lo go M iiuU vy ti.ii.' In our ihinkiiiK, we inui kr cleaily In III Hid Wlial all lilt ntutot Iuk I abouL In Kiancr. The rtmi niuiil.ttJf there aru ullrmptliiif lo line Uhor an a pry with which to Umi thi' Koverillllt'lil ill id thtlr. K' t i'llO potter If thru- weir KNOlHill rufii-muiil-iA in I'ratKe. thry could CAlX AN KI.rXVI'loN and n In Unit way. Apparently they are nol nuineiou-t rnouuh lo make Itial pot-ible. So llu-v ure ti -IUK ti Ike-i u all INSI IilJMKN I' !' I-OIICI. TK they fnil. It will be be.atiM loo many Krem limen lxN T WANT COMMUNIHM and m Mand reitdy tu back up their Koveininrnt in tr w ot lon e TO MKKT KfiKCK. Alter all. Hint U how ifiivernim-nl tiime lulo beinu in the llf.t pl.ne, Iahw (-enturlcn ao, pt-oplr reullecl that the rriiNoiutblc majority must ai limes mr fonr in unh r to impoM It.s will upon the rNliKASuNAHUE muioriiy. Dthei wi-.r uuvei ninciit, v. h u r lm:.lc Jub in lo maintain law and iitder. can t be made to woik. 'THAT, . nearly at we can yather from nil wc ran hear, In the prin ciple thai la britiK lehtrd out 111 thr.'te disturbed and danKerotiK dayn in Knuice. It la a principle of the utmohl Importance to the future of mankind. Thai in why wlmi )? iuipprnlnu in frnnce 1a bo aIkh, f leant. y7K learn frttin a WaAlunitton di:s patch th in nioinlnn that Ihe tlnlted tituLrn, determliad "nol lo X. lack of an Hitreemeiii will) ltiu mft worsen mftahoniuy ireudi in Germany anil Korea, hat printed new currency for use In the Amer ican mra of both tho.se occupied countries." The dlApaU-h ndd: "In ihe case of Germany, a new currency for Ihe V. H. occupation rone would make It pueblo to uiil la'" laiKc (maiitllicft of money thai Hu.vsia pilnled from platen 8UP Pl.IKIJ HV THIS COUNTRY III THAI" Is to .say. back in MM 4 we knew we were pretty likely to lick Ihe oornutn and mi wo koI ready in prlnl our own money when wc K1 there. In an excels ol iten ennlly. we ntippllrd the Htmlann with the pin les m) (hey could do likewl.se. The HuxHhin.s. nol at all nver.se to uMiiK capltnll.stlc devices In audi a Munition, quit pay inn their troop on ill- tinman border until Mich a ume as they could pay them In In vasion nmrk.i printed from the.se plates. The result ln flood of marks wan stattKcrhiK. and did much tu iipsel the German economy. On our part tl seems lo have been another case ol umplacrd con fidence. 'TUIH much can be said for GOl.l) 1 AS MONKV. You can't create It by nmnliiK paper through a printing press. The only way to Ret Bold Is to GO OUT AND DIG IT. That taken toll and aw eat. Hut wo are .slowly learnlnit attain the fundamental Ipnsoii of economies, which la that ONLY that which Is ' rented by the sweat of Homebody's brow has real value. Arab Leaders Gather At Cairo To Discuss Action It.v The Associated Press Arab lenders eonveiueil on Cairo lodiiy lo ilei'itli' how they will oppose the pniilllou ol Piilesllne, iiltriitly stained Willi the blood ol IM) persons killed In nine dnys of ciiiiimiitial rlollng over the Unlt'Lil Nations de cision, At least, "J 1 fl had been killed III Ihe Middle F.nsl. Tho fiery but He of Tel Aviv wns renewed dining the morning and eight, more .lews mid nn Arab were killed, Seven Avails and n Jew were killed In nl hor niilons dining the nlulit. Hlnotllcr even Hum Piilesllne was the IMtle Anilllllll sen eolonv of AiHl where luillsli military tureen con trolled Ihe slliinllnn nflcr i:!4 per sons had been killed, 7(1 of llieni .lews. Four other persons died cur lier In Sviin. The liiillsh Informed Ihe IMilled Nations lliey would nliiinilnn Ihelr llliitliltlle over Piilesllne Mnv In. niMklni' vnv for the Jewish slide nnd Its Arab eoonlerpnii. Oienl, lliilnhi hns controlled the slrnleHcnllv placed land since Hie old Turkish empire crumbled In Ihe First World war .'10 yenrs nen. There me nenrlv Vwiee us mnnv Ar'bt as Jowh In T'iilesllne, bill. Hie Hiillili have te st licled hiiitiigrntlnii. "When Ihe sword speaks, everv Ihliig else ninsl he sllenl," an Id Ihe 1,- . . Dpamjte ap Blastiazes ffice French Call Off Strike In Subways I'AIIIS. Dir. Thr rom- ititinUt.iliiniliintril rnrral Cufifrd rrullim of I.ahor K'iTl nulfrrrd a harp arlhark Imlay hrli a too-day utrlkr- ol I'arta aulmay anil bin Horkrra, arllrillilrd lo brain lllla in. inline. ailarrlllly rollaird. Al Ihr mump llllir a llu-iliiy "u.iruliiK airikr" ol liiivirnini'iii wiukrra. ciillnl by llii- CCiT in n aiuinpt In pull upiinixiinulcly l.oo.IKH) rlvll wrviilitA oil thnr Jolw, vun lllrrtlllll with (ItlblnU hUccr. Tin- mrikr ainrtcd lor miiiip ruiiin u: iioviMiiiiipiit rmployr In.'.t Krlduy mid wii.i due lo rxtciid to all dc portiiiriitn lhl mornlUK, but novmi mrlil oltlrluln drrlarrd lliflr otflici wrrr tunclloiiliiii mirniiilly. A poki'Miiiin lor tlif P.irK Ir.uis puit lfiii Mild thr nubwuy mid bun alrlke lind been railed oil by the union benuiM- It win "a fullurc." -Annulled" lleiiiliiliirterii ill the COT-alllllule which railed the strike confirmed that It had been "mimillFd." but declined lo kivc the rcu.son. The strike vote had been curried b ya utroiiB majority ol union mem bers al u closed Hireling Inst nlnlil alter a central strike cominltico composed ol COT members hud re jected Premier Robert Bchiimiin's oiler ol a cost-ol-llvlim money In demnity lor workeri. Public IriuiHportntlon workers holdlnii members In two other union groups Juid oiiosed the work sloppier, culled by the strike com mittee to enlorco demands lor n uanertil wait Increase. IJesiilte statements by liunsport aulhiirllles that subway service was i.ormal, subway riders noted .that there seemed to be lewer trains than usual and thai they did not serm to be ruiiiiliiK at their usual speed. I lineral Tlr-up However the management ol the lines attributed Ihe ililllcultles to luneral services for Cien. Phlllpiic I.eclerc. World War II hero, which drew thousands ol Pnris'.aus lo Notre Dame cathedral and coiiRested truf fle. Two ersons were Injured, one of them seriously. In attempts to hull ti'iinsMirt In the Paris area this mornum. At Ihree subway stations sinkers tried to close the itules, but were prevented by police, who made several arrests. Bio Three Ho d Confab LONDON. Dec. B 111 II. 8. Sec n Inry ol State Oenrge O. Marshall's olfue said todav that he had con leried Willi both Ihe Hiitlsh and Flinch foreign ministers last night on Ihe eve of today's showdown ses sion with Russia over German eco nomic unity, Marshall saw British Foreign Sec ret ary Ernest llevln and France's Ceorges Hi tin i il t In what apparently war an effort to consolidate the veslern position prior to meeting th!r Bfternonn with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molntov. Up to this point Mnrsliall aides nlHiiys have reported that he care, fully nvnldrd anv evidence of behind the scenes collaboration among the three western powers. exiled in ii f 1 1 of Palestine, Hnl Amln F.I lliisselnl. He made this comment at Cairo where he met with Arab lenders from Snudl Ariibln, Trnns J ore In n. Iraq, l.ebnnon, Syria, Egypt and Yemen. Premier Rind Essolh Hey of Leba non said Hie Arnb league's work would be "decisive, and Immediate," lidding: "The Lcbnticsc nrniy now on the PnleslliU! borders will play Itji pint with oilier Arnb armies In snv.ng Piilesllne when Ihe proper lime comes." King Abdullah of Tiiins-Jotdun wns reported to hnvc caused n seri ous crisis In his country by suggest ing lo his ministers that pniilllon might bo approved so Trnns-Joiriiin could niiiifx the Arnb sector ol I'lilesllnc. I'leinler Snnilr Rllnl Pas ha resigned In defiance; two other former premiers refused to succeed him, and only tho persiinslvo Inter vention of Hie visiting premier of Iraq, Saleh Hey Jnbr, resolved the Issuo nnd restored Snmlr HUnl l'nshii lo office. Snleh Hey wns en mute lo Ihe fuleful Cairo meeting nt whlrh the Arab stales clustered nbout Pales tine tuny fix the zero hour for n. general Arnb uprising In Ihe Mid dle Fnsl. Exploding Dynamite A cup of eollre aaved the llle of Dean Johnson, bookkeeper for the Klamath Concrete Pipe company at 803 .Market, Johnson drove away from the company ofllee Sunday morning Just a few minutes before more .than 100 exploding dynamite raps reduced the sturdy office building to the pile of rubble abore. The blast, occurring at 7:13 a.m., shook that part of the town's industrial district. Johnson had arrhrd for work hut decided on a cup of hot coffee before settling down to his books. Firemen said Johnson would undoubtedly have lost his life In the blast had he bren In the structure. Today that corner gave the ap pearance ol a wartime bombing. i Egg Price Upped Here Housewives lind tu put i another rubber Rilssel In their budget this liiornlnn with ruiis Inking another I sieji toward the record peak, i Lmge A A eggs went up 2 crllls to ( reach the wholesale irlce of 79' j ccii(.s; inrdlum AA. up '.' cents to I 7.1 ' cents. Large A"s. storage stuff j whs jirnctlcally gone from the mur I k but If iivuilublc lliey tire selling al 70':- cents, wholesale, i Reiull price on above quotuiioiis I run between 5 to 6 cents higher. ! Although eggs were high, thev sllll were not up to February. 1047 j prices. A year ngo today the whole sale market, wus 75 cents on large J AA: OH on mediums. ' There wns no lncreiise in milk I or butler, both remaining firm. 1 Rt'tler was 86 cents wholcsnlc, sell-III!.- lor nrouiid (II lo 93 cents. This 1 I; below the nll-llme jieuk ol $1. renched shortly alter OPA went out of existence. Newbry To Run In 1948 1 SALEM. Dec. 8 Secretary of Slate Eini T. Newbry. Ashland re publican, announced today he would run for reelection next year. Newbry, who was appointed by Qovernor John H. Hall five weeks ago, said he would flic his candidacy after January 1. "I have seriously considered the obligations I owe to my state, my friends, nnd to myself. I feci there could be no other decision." Newbry said. At the time he was appointed to the job, Newbry said he did not know if he would seek reelection because he first would have to find out If he liked the Job. He succeeded Robert 8. Fnirell Jr., who wns killed In the Lake county plane crash which also took the lives of Gover nor Karl Knoll and Senate President Mnrsliall 13. Cornell. Yule Mail Volume Up Poslmnster Unit K Hawkins said today Christ inns mulling Is Increas ing dully nnd slniiiug curlier eitch dn n the Kliimnlh Falls post office. During norma! periods, Hawkins said, caiicellalloiis nl the prat office average 14.500 let let's nnd cards per day. They arc now averaging 2:1,000, and dining Ihe peak of Cluislmns mailing I hey will likely reach 58,000 daily. 1 Normal number of outgoing par cels lotnls 470 per day. At present parcels nro going out nt tho rate of 1100 per day nnd the Chiistmns estl mnlc is 4800. For lnsl-mlnulo sending, the post master suggests nlr mall. For five cents n letter cnu be sent to Hnwnll, Alaska, Cnndan, Mexico or anywhere In Ihe United Stnles. One pound packages can go by nlr for only mi cenls. Reduces Klamath Structure to Rubble .; Grocer Arraigned Here For Taking Shot At Customer William J. Easier. 5(i-ycar-old California avenue grocer, was ar raigned In justice court this morning on a charnc of assault with a dangerous veapon in connection with the .shootintr of a customer of the neighborhood .store Saturday nlghi. The customer. Richard Gasklns. 58. of 1 1 14 California, w as only -sJlKhtly wounded in the left side by a 311-20 calibre bullet allegedly fired by Easter in a dispute over some lemons. The affair occurred at 6:20 p. m. Saturday at the California Cash grocery, and city police investigated. Icy Streets Cause Falls Slick sidewalks and highways re ' suited In scvernl injuries, w h 1 1 e 1 numerous dented fenders and hooked bumpers were reported to city and i slate police alike as snow fell on an I Icy covering over the week-end. Two patients in Klnmnth Valley I hospital attributed their broken i bones to falls on Icy sidewalks. They ; were Mattle Rosecrans, 73. 419 N. ; loth, who fell Sunday morning near the Klnmath Temple. She was ad ' milled to the hospital where X-ray 1 showed a broken leg between the Ernest Stephens. 59. 621 Washing- i ton, fell Sunday while on his way to work and he also has a fractured leg between the hip nnd knee. 1 1 represent him. and at the nr No serious trnfflc accidents were : raignment this morning requested reported to police but damage to enrs "me to prepare for a preliminary was frequent as tires fnlled to hold hearing. on the pavement. Minimum tem peiattire for the past 24 hours was reported nt 24 degrees with precipi tation chalked up to .05 of an inch. Drafty Garrets Thing Of Past TACOMA, Drc. 8 lA't The tlmc honnrcd I ! (lit ton of artists living III drafty- garrets Isn't so hot, the Tiicomn Ails and Science club hns concluded. The club, sponsors of n free crea tive nrt school for Tnooninns, to day nppcnled for n "medium sized oil healer" to warm up lis stove less class room. Sea Serpent Legend Dies When Remains of 'Caddy' Found On Rocks VANCOUVER. B C Dec. 8 (CP1 A legend of Cnnndn's West Coast seems to hnvc died yesterday when news seeped out of Port Albernl, B. C Hint Ciulborosaurtis better known as "Caddy" the famous sea serpent was dead. Ills iciuuius had been discovered wedged between rocks at the water's edge between Efflngton and Useless Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island by four fishermen. Tho body mure than 45 feet In length with n skull menstirlng 12 Inches across nnd 145 vertebrae, the largest almost six Inches In diam eter nnd held together by n rubber-like substnnce hns been taken lo Port Albernl where already It Is the subject of controversy. And now dead, he enn't even rest In pence. R. E. Foerstcr, director of the Pacific biological station nt Nnnnlmo, nnd Dr. A. L. Pester, blnlogest, nrc Investigating him. 80 far, they report, they nrc ' completely stumped." "It's Ihe oddest specimen I ever came across," snld Mr. Foerstcr. Theories ndvnuccd by Hie scientists so far range from a shark, through a ribbon fish lo nn onr fish. A-vlstam District Attorney X H. wapier. in charge oi the cae, said that there really wasn't much cause for the shooting except a probable flare of tempers and that Ga.skins did not wish to press a charge against Easter. Napier filed the charge, and bail for Easter was set at S1000 cash or $2000 property. He posted $2000 property bond. Napier said that apparently the men argued over some lemons Gas kins was purchasing and did not quite have enough money to pay for. Easter told officers Gaskins shoved him to the floor and that I he grabbed his revolver out of a desk drawer and fired. Gaskins said ! he did not shove or attack the grocer. When Police Officer Carl Kelly, first Doliceman on the scene, ar rived. Gaskins was outside the store and told the officer that Easter had taken a shot at him and missed. Kelly located Easter in the store, still holding the revolver, he re ported. Kelly said he asked the grocer to hand over the revolver and Easter refused, pointing the gun at the of ficer. Kelly pushed the gun barrel upward and Easter then turned the gun loose. Gaskins did not realize the bullet had struck him until an officer spotted blood on his shirt. The pel let had grazed his side just above the belt, breaking the skin. The bullet was found Imbedded in a wall "k ulc MO,c' i Easter has retained Attorneys U. S. Bnlcntlnc and R. F. McLaren Bicycle Rider Fatally Injured ONTARIO, Dec. 8 ) Jumes Franklin Slnley, 15. wns fntnlly In jured by a car as he and a com panion rode their bicycles down the 1 old highway here Saturday night. Henry Toothaker, Ontario, driver of the car, said he tried to swerve to avoid the youth, but could not turn out too sharply for fear of hit ting the oilier young bicyclist at the other side of the road. Stnley, who tiled shortly after Toothaker hurried him to a hospi tal, was the son of Mrs. Ruth E!vn Slaley, nn Ontario widow. Building Demolished On Sunday Dynamite caps were definitely blamed today by investigating offi cers for an explosion that wrecked a concrete tile ofrice building Sun daj morning at Ihe plant of the Klamath Concrete Pipe company at Mi.'. Market street. City Fire Marshall Roy Rowe said that more than 900 caps were stored in the vault In the building, and .t was explosion of these caps that rayed the structure at 7 a. m. Sun day He said that a hole in the concrete floor of the vault was found at the spot where the caps bad been stored. Rowe said that the caps may have bfpn detonated when an iron rod fell from a shelf above them In the vault. Company officials and em ployes recalled that the rod was on the shelf, and It Is possible vibration from a passing train earned it to drop on the caps. Building Razed The building was completely j razed, causing a loss of many thou- j sands of dollars to the company. In addition to reducing the structure to rubble, the explosion destroyed office equipment and records. j There were no casualties, but 1 Dean Johnson. 1818 Birch street. ' the company bookkeeper, probablv owes his life to a desire for a cup i of coffee. i Johnson left his home about 6:30 ) n. m. Sunday to eo to the office to j work. He drove up to the place, but rl.eirlort it n'Oi in nylT. Via u-nnlri nn ' j ,tr a cuu of coffee first Johnson j drove Into the yard, but pulled out nnd drove to the Diner near the Southern Pacilic depot for coffee. ITr w as on his wav back to the of- flcr when he saw black smoke shoot up from the building. His first thought was that the building was on fire from an oil stove and he turned around imme- d'ately and drove to the fire depart- mi nt to give an alarm. sj0 Fjrt ... ,. . . .m m . ill".0 , no"ev'r' ind soot from the chimney and smoke fmm the concussion. Johnson could not possiblv have survived lad he been in the building when the blast occurred, officers said. F L. Somers. head of the con crete pipe company, was called im mediately. He said he could not im mediately estimate the damage, but that it was substantial. The scene of the blast was rem iniscent of bombing pictures during the war. The L-shaped building was a pile of broken concrete and splintered wood. A wooden roof lay on top of the pile. Bits of wood, concrete, and other objects were found across Market street. A win dow in n house across the street at 801 Market was broken. The Incident brought another warning from fire department offi cials about the storage of dynamite or dynamite caps In the city. Last year, the fire department discovered a quantity of dvnamitc stored in the same area, and ordered Its removal. A Clarence Adams, speedy Henley Hornet halfback, was floored In no uncertain terms by three Amity Warriors Saturday afternoon when he was heading for the goal line during the 12-12 game In which Amity won the state R school football championship on statistics. Shown putting the stopper on Adams arc John Naum.-.n (30), Marv UaRaeve (3i) and an unidentified Warrior. Farley To Back Truman For 1948 NEW YORK, Dec. 8 lP If ho Is a candidate In next year's presiden tial campaign, President Truman will have the support of James A. Farley, who guided the late Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt through two successful campaigns for the piesldency and then broke with him over the third term Issue. The former democratic national chairman gave his approval last night to the chief executive's pos sible candidacy with the statement "I want to see President Truman re elected." Farley added that "like everyone else In the democratic party, I'll take an active part in the 1948 campaign." Military Ups Security Rule I WASHINGTON. Dec. 8 IPi The I military services have barred as j "bad security risks" during the past I year some 90 civilians trom working I on secret projects let to private con ; tractors. I These cases are in addition to : previously reported instances of fed I eral worker dismissals for disloyalty ! or reasons of doubtful loyalty. Since j 1942, when congress made provision : for such action, about 55 persons ; have been fired from army or air ; force civilian jobs, i Both programs are designed to guard leaks of military information ' or other intelligence to foreign pow ers either intentionally or carelessly. Military men explain that a "bad ' security risk" is not necessarily dis loyalhe may be given to talking ' too much or otherwise have habits ' likely to make secret-keeping dlf fi ' cult. Although no specific projects were mentioned by authorities who dis . closed the banning of some con tract workers from Jobs, the policy is understood to embrace all "classi fied contracts." I Presumably contracts of this kind : would Include construction work j for experimental or development projects Including such items as j atomic energy and weapons, rockets, j new bases and the recently an , nounced plan to build an atomic I weapons proving ground at Eniwe ! tok atoll in the Pacific. Truman Back In Washington KEY WEST, Fla., Dec. 8 VP) - President Truman ended a five-day Florida vacation today and departed at 10:30 a. m. 1EST1 for Washing ton aboard his official plane to corn- . plete a message to congress on plans ; for long-range European recovery, ! Refreshed and suntanned by five i days of relaxation at his "Little ! White House" here. Mr. Truman appeared In excellent physical con. dition. He had shaken off the ; weariness displayed upon his arrival I last Wednesday. ' He swam In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, sunbathed on , the beach, and even drove an auto- mobile at a rapid clip from Ever glades City to Naples. Fla., after speech dedicating the Everglades national park. Anti-Saloon Men Fight Gl Ruling BALTIMORE, Dec. 8 tP) The Anti-Saloon League of America has launched a campaign against the use of G. I. educational benefits to teach the bartending trade. Super intendent George W. Crabbe said at a Sunday service here. Crabbe told the congregation of the Harlem Park Methodist church that "the liquor forces have read Into the G. I. Bill of Rights their right to tram bartenders at the fed eral government's expense." He said schools for that purpose wpre among the forms of education open to vet erans, and asserted that "one of them is operating right here in Baltimore." Hornet Is Brought to . : Qijtff rr, ' 4 Wage Issue Discussed At Oak Ridge OAK RIDGE, Trim.. Dec, 8 (TV With the strike deadline for 3000 CIO workers In one of the atomle bomb plants here little more than 24 hours distant, company and union negotiators took up today the top issue the union's 25-cent an hour blanket wage demand. "As yet, we're as far apart as the poles on that," said Clyde L. Terry, president of union local 248, as th negotiations between the Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers' union and Carbide and Carbon Chemicals cor poratlon were resumed. "The wage Increase matter will be one of the first things taken up at today's meeting," Terry said, adding; that the corporation, which operates the huge gaseous diffusion plant for the government, had "offered us a little in the way of an Increase, but nothing that we would consider ac cepting." Job Ratings "Inequities in Job ratings la an other major Issue still to be dis cussed," the union leader declared. Clark Center, general manager ol the plant, declined to say what, if any, wage increase had been offered the union. "1 can't go into that except to say that it is the top Issue dn our agenda today," he said. "I'vefelt all along we will reach agreement and I stlli feel that way." 1 Center said "We made a lot of pro gress" in yesterday's negotiations. The union, Terry reported, baa voted to walk out of the huge uran-ium-235 producing plant at midnight Tuesday unless an agreement has been reached by that time. Meanwhile, atomic energy commis sion officials made no effort to hide their concern over the situation. One official, who withheld use of his name, said a strike would have a crippling effect on the plant largest of three atomic energy plants at Oak Ridge. In Washington, a three-man labor subcommittee headed by Rep, Hoff man IR-Mich.l was appointed to study what effect a strike would have on national security. Rep. Hartley (R-N. J.). chairman of the full labor committee, said in a statement that the subcommittee will not "interfere in any way with efforts of the conciliation service to settle the labor controversy at Oak Ridge." Flames Raze Old Sawmill PORTLAND, Dec. 8 m Three firemen were Injured and a lira truck almost trapped by flames in a spectacular blaze that destroyed part of the abandoned Clark & Wilson company sawmill at Llnnton yesterday. Destroyed were two storage sheds, the boiler room, and the turbine room. All the buildings were about to be dismantled, the 40-year-old mill having ceased operations some time ago. Rotting timbers gave way beneath one fire truck, but firemen managed to keep the flames from advancing over the stalled vehicle. S. M. Cong don. W. E. Bloomquist, and K. E. Parks suffered minor injuries. The cause of the fire, which caused little financial loss, was nob definitely determined, but a watch man reported that transients some times built bonfires in the old mill. BULLETIN It was "Klamath County Day" at the Monday noon Community Chest report luncheon at the Wineuia with $53,372 of the $66,000 quota chalked up today. . County workers were given a tip of the hat tor their efforts which bad gone over the top to the tuna of 510.764. The quota for the county is 59000 and funds were still coming in. Earth I7u i
