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Buildings
Named ror
Officials
The slate board of education,
meeting Friday in Salem, named
buildings at Uie Oregon Vocational
school in mcmoriam to late Oregon
officials who played Important roles
In the establishment of the school.
Three buildings are named for the
three top state officials killed In u
plane crash October 28. The ad
ministration building Is Earl Snell
Memorial hall. In honor of the late
governor, the main shop is the Mar
shall Comctt Memorial hall, for the
late state senate president from
Klamath Falls, the former medical
ward building now containing three
wings of apartments arid two tech
nical class laboratories is Robert S
Farrell Jr., Memorial hall, named
for the late secretary of state.
Osborne hall is the new name for
apartment building B-15. named for
Ben T. Osborne, a one-time execu
tive secretary of the state federa
tion of labor: the mess hall shop is
Nlckerson hall, honoring Del Nick
erson. also a former executive sec
retary of the state federation of la
bor, and the men's dormitory, T-3.
is now Simeral hall in memory of
i Ray Simeral, a former member of
the state board of education and
mayor of St. Helens.
New rents were also set by the
board, with Simeral hall reduced
from $11 to $9 per month, the guest
: house from $13 to $11, and the small
apartments being constructed by
i labor hired by the school will rent
i foi $24 per month.
Instructors approved for OVS In
clude Don Sheldon. Ashland, clock
and watch making and repairs
'course scheduled to begin January
S. with the cope ration of the state
board of clock and watch exami
ners) ; Walter Phillips. Klamath
' Falls, gunsmithing: L. D. Jones,
Klamath Falls, diesel mechanics: L.
Clare Shook. Klamath Falls, weld
ing; Ranzaw Petersen, Goshen, die
sel mechanics: V. L. Palmer. Spo
kane, auto mechanics; Ben L.
Thomas, Klamath Falls, refrigera
tion; Del B. Jones, Oregon City,
office machine repairs: Ben H.
Hawkins. Salem, gunsmithing; Art
B Chase, The Dalles, school agri
culture instructor; Newell C. Wood,
Klamath Falls, field agriculture In
structor, and Charles E. Martin,
medical technology instructor
(course also scheduled for January
5)
Governor To
Visit Klamath
Governor John Hall is slated for
two visits to Klamath Falls in Feb
ruary, one. of them political and
the other supposedly not. . . .
The governor is expected to be
guest of honor at a meeting of
Klamath county republicans Feb
ruary 12, and on February 24 he
and Secretary of State Earl T. New
bry are due here for a dinner meet
ing with the Lions and chamber
of commerce.
The latter meeting will be held at
the Willard. Governor Hall and
Newbry will be in Medf ord and Ash
land just before coming here for
tlie February 24 date.
!Two Big Tracts
Of Fort Klamath
Grasslands Sold
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: land in the area two years ago. This
: group has not yet undertaken agri
cultural operations on t e land, but
is making plans for extensive recla
i matlon work.
Colder Climate
The grain growing operations pro
' jected for the Wood river coun
try may be considered as somewhat
of a gamble because of lower tem
peratures there than in the south
end of the valley. However, there
have been some successful grain op
erations there, including' 1000 acres
of oats grown in the last season on
the McQuiston and Dixon holdings.
The land is not in the reclama
tion project, and reclamation and
other development work is handled
privately by the operators. Winema
Farms is planning overhead irriga
tion for potatoes to help protect
them from frost
Child-Care Plan
Action Deferred
PORTLAND, Dec. 20 (Pi ' The
state welfare commission yesterday
deferred action on a proposal by
Oregon Baptists to start a child
care home near Eugene. p
The Oregon Baptist state conven
tion has asked the commission to
approve the project.
The commission said this was. the
first such request to come before it,
and added that Its investigating
staff had recommended against ap-
provai.
The commission suggested the
! Baptists look Into the possibility of
undertaking not a home for general
care of children, but a specialized
children's project lor which there is
more "urgent need."
Gilchrist Students
Receive Photos
GILCHRIST, Ore., Dec. 20 The
students of the Gilchrist grade and
high schools received from the
School Photo Service, Inc., of Kan
sas city. Mo., the pictures taken
by that company some weeks prevl-.
ously. Most students were well-satisfied
with the pictures and com
plained only that the photos looked
too much like them.
Shevlin Schools
Present Play
SHEVLIN, Dec. 20 A Christ mas
play was given by the students of
tho Shevlin grade school In ' the
community hall, December 17.
The play was directed by Mrs.
Chemberlen and Mrs. Brandson,
teachers of the Shevlin grade school.
The Wadltacka Wetomachlck
group of Camp Fire Olrls closed the
program with the singing of carols.
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on display for scientists attending
a conference on the use of radio
active atoms In agricultural research.
The ray, emanating from about
two teaspoonsful of watery liquid In
a tiny glass bottle, can kill small
Insects and germs ten feet away,
CCREWBALL?
Of course it's screwball. But so
was the atom bomb up to Hiroshima.
It DOES help to point our atten
tion to the fact that in a world In
which technological progress Is pro
ceeding at Jet-propulsion speed we
need to learn new techniques of
GETTING ALONG WITH EACH
OTHER.
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JJERE'S a more hopeful note in the
news:
At Treharris, in Wales. "Slogger"
Williams, a 27-year-old Welsh coal
miner, sets a new world record by
digging 138 long tons la long ton is
2260 pounds) of coal in five shifts
of 7' hours this week.
His fellow workers cheer him as
he comes to the surface. He says:
"I am TIRED, but I'll be back at
work Monday."
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UE is a PRODUCER. Producers are
the world's NO. 1 cltisens today.
today.
Satira Due
For Sentence
HAVANA. Dec 20 (. The three
judge audiencia court reached a de
cision today in the manslaughter
case against Patricia (Satira)
Schmidt for the killing of her ;
lover. John Lester Mee, and court j
officers said the judges' procedure ;
indicated a conviction.
While the ollve-sklnned Toledo
dr.ncer waited apprehensively in a
prison cell, the judges conferred
and gave their decision to a court
clerk for typing. Court officers said
that if the decision had been an ac
quittal, it would have been an
nounced within 24 hours after the
end of the trial, but that period ex
pired at l a. m. today.
The presiding judge. Cristobal
More, said the decision would be an
nounced "probably Monday."
Carmelina Guanche, an officer in
the women's prison at Guanabocoa,
said acsquittals are announced to
prisoners by telegram within the
24-hour period under Cuban pro
cedure, and that none had arrived.
Grant Named To
Education Post
PORTLAND. Dec. 20 iP Gov
ernor Hall today appointed Al S.
Grant. Baker, to the state board ol
higher education for the unexpired
term of the late Willard L. Marks.
The term ends March 2. 1956.
Grant, 48. a native of Baker, will
be the second Eastern Oregon resi
dent on the nine-member board.
The other is Herman Oliver. John
Day.
A graduate of Gonzaga univer
sity. Grant has practiced law in
Baker since 1925. He is a veteran of
World War I and served in the state
house of representatives In 1935.
1937 and 1939.
New Pet Moves
Into White House
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 (JV-A
five-weeks-old puppy was due to be
come the nation's top dog today.
Feller, a silver buff cocker span
iel, was scheduled to move into the
White House tool shed formerly oc
cupied by Fala. the late President
Roosevelt's scotty.
The new presidential pet was en
route to the capital by air freight as
a gift from Mrs. Peter J. Marsden of
Galena, 111. Mrs. Marsden once
was a nurse for President Truman's
mother, the late Mrs. Martha E.
Truman.
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham
Mr. Truman's physician, got the Job
ot raising the pup.
Tax Rule To Hit
50,000 Businesses
SALEM, Dec. 20 fP The state
tax commission estimated today
that when the withholding provision
of the state Income tax goes into
effect ' January 1, 40,000 to 50,000
employers will be affected.
They will be required to file quar
terly reports on wages paid.
The withholding tax, provided by
the legislature, will be a credit
against taxes paid by the Individuals
o:i 1948 income.
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Geary Named
To Seed Post
E. A. Oeury, Klamath rancher,
was named president of the Ore
gon Seed Growers league meeting
today In Portland. The league
named Wallace Rice of Grants Pass
as vice president, and E. R. Jack
man of Corvallls re-elected as sec
retary and treasurer.
The league was looking toward
possibly expanding markets and
permanent organliuitlon to keep the
state In the lead In seed produc
tion. At the annual meeting of the
group yesterday, the league set up a
committee to determine whether it
would be worthwhile to form a per
manent agency to handle such mat
ters as market development, re
search, education and freight rates.
The more thBn 400 seed growers
also asked each district director 'o
determine the advisability of divid
ing the state into county or district
seed groups.
Rotary Host
To Youngsters
The Rotary club played host to
over 100 boys and girls last night In
the Salvation Army chapel.
Major V. Roswall led the entire
group tn a brief. Informal carol
songfest. after which Gene Bnllle
presented movies of "The ""'ght Be
fore Christmas." "The Three Bears'
and "Melody Lane."
A group of youthful choristers
from Mills school, under the direc
tion of Freda Erfle. presented a
lovely message In song.
A playlet, "The Sad Dwarf." by
the Salvation Army juniors was re
ceived with applause, after which
Santa Claus made his appearance in
the person of Jovial Wally Larkln.
Scouts from troop S assisted him
in giving a huge sack of fruit, nuts
and candy to all the youngsters. I
Rotarlans who were responsible
for this gnla affair were A. H. Bus
man, Lloyd Prock, Dr. John Merry
man. Gene Bailie. Wally Larkln and
Major Roswall. 1
Army To Probe
Black Market
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 P The
army was preparing a full Investiga
tion today into charges that Ameri
can personnel In Germany have en
gaged in black market activities and
other violations.
In response to a query, department
of the army officials said the
charges, which were received rocent,
ly. had been passed on to Gen.
Lucius D. Clay, the American mili
tary governor.
Clay Indicated that he plans to
start a full investigation, the offi
cials said, adding that a special
assistant had been offered to Clay
to help in the investigation.
Officials said there have been
charges of customs violations by
Americans in the former enemy
country, as well as allegations of
black market dealings. These last
were described as being similar to
charges which have been made in
the past.
SAFETY HINT
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lision should not be driven until t
has been carefully checked for dam
age which may not be readily ap
parent to the eye. If this precau
tion is not taken, additional dam
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Racing Commission
Ruling Challenged
SALEM. Den. 20 (VI The stale
racing commission conferred with
Attorney Ucncnil George Ncuner
today concerning the recent chal
lenge of the racing commission's
authority to fix dates for horse and
dog racing meets.
The challenge was made by
Pormer Governor Jay Uowerinun,
Portland, acting in behalf of Port
land racing Interests.
Kiss Of Death
Trial Slated
NEVADA CITY. Calif.. Dec. 20 i.l'i
Lois Hunt Hardy, adjudged a mur
derer for helping a man Into a
niountalit meadow tryst where her
male accomplice shot him to death,
looked today to a second trial, on
an Insanity plea, to save her from
polbIc death hi San Queniln'.i gus
chamber.
A Jury lute yesterday found the
22-year-old New London. Conn,
woman guilty of first degree milliter
for her part 111 the "kiss of death
slaying of James W. McCluln. 48, a
motorist who had offered a ride to
her and her hitchhiking husband.
The prosecutor did not ask lor
the death penalty, but the verdict
carried a mandatory death sentence
because the jury inndc no recom
mendation for mercy.
Tho woman testified inut she re
membered "being embraced by Mc
clain." a Burbuuk. Calif., veterans
administration employe, but had no
recollection of holding his head In
position, as the state charged, so
that her common law husband.
Joseph L. Hardy, could shoot him.
Hardy, recently recaptured in
Sanderson. Tex., after escaping Jail
In Nevada City. Is awaiting trial on
a murder charge. He was returned
here last night while the Jury was
deliberating.
Tule Man Facing
Bad Check Charge
J. Ernest Jones of Tulelake was
arraigned In Justice court Friday
morning on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and
his bail was set at $1000 cash. He
Is accused of giving a bad check to
Long's. Inc.. in Klumath Falls for
$50 a year ago..
Jones was brought fion Tulelake
yesterday by Sheriff Lloyd Low and
Deputy Marion Barnes. The man
is held in the county Jail.
America annually produces
enough milk to fill a river 3000 miles
long. 40 feet wide and three feet
deep.
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Temperature
Climbs Today
lly The Associated Press
Parts of Northern New York state
and the Interior regions of New
England shivered In temperatures
below and near tho soro mark to
day but the mercury was climbing
In most all other sections of Ilia
country.
Lowest readings on the federal
weather bureau's map this morulnti
were lit Ultra, N. Y and Lebanon,
N II.. where the mercury dipped to
five below. Albany, N. Y., reported
S above. New York City's low whs
ID. one degree above the minimum
reported at Boston.
There were no sub-zero tempera
tures In sections ot Ninth Dakota
and Northern Mlunesolu for the
first time In several days. Cudllhie,
Mich., yesterday's coldest city with
a low ot III below, reported 12 above
this morning.
Federal furecusiors said tempera
tures generally across the country
would be near or abovo scasiuuil
uormulx over tho week-end. The
oi ly preclpltutlon wus light snow
In Minnesota and Northern Wiscon
sin and rain In Washington and
Oregon.
Lake O' Woods
Roads Still Open
Lake o' the Woods summer home
owners who might decide to spend
the Christmas holidays til tho lake,
were advised by caretaker Ed Morse
this morning that they could get In
to their cabins. The east side ruud
is passable and the west side may
be approached by the south en
trance. Morse asked, however, that west
side residents contact him before
they go around the lake as condi
tions might change during tho nrxt
day or so. There Is between eight
and 10 Inches of snow at tho lake
and chains should be carried at nil
times. Temperature this morning
was 2tt degrees.
Police Urge
Driving Safely
This week-end win see the start
of heavy holiday travel and a cau
tion to drive slowly was Issued by
state iwllce today In the hope that
ror Kent
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Just say "charge it"
, at Anita's
t ruffle nccidenls will be out down
dining the Cluistmas-New Year pe
ncil. Officers also uilvlsed that evidence
ol new license must be on display
by January 1. Tho licenses wore
legally carried on December 1ft.
Ben Day To
Quit SP Post
lien C. Dev. a former Oregon boy
who rose to the top legal position
with one of I lie nation's largest
railroads, will retire December :il
as general counsel of Southern Pa
cific, It was announced today.
Dey Is well-known In tho Klam
ath men. He Is ,t member of Dey,
ltampson mid Nelson, Portland law
film. Dey hits a summer homo ut
Odell lake. Ho has been asstxiated
with the rallroud's law department
riintlniiously for 4'i years, since he
was graduated from Stanford uni
versity uud begun luw practice in
Portland on January 1, lliOl). Ho
has been 111 charge of the rail
road's legal stuff for 10 vcarn,
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Furniture Buys
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Bleached1 Mahogony Bedroom Set $175.00
Dark Walnut ft-l'lcce
Dining Room Sof $83.00
Maple Finished
Breakfast Sot $25.00
White l-alnled
Breakfast Set $18.00
$100 Coolcrofor $35.00
Montgomery Ward, 3 months old
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Two-Tub
l4-xl-r Washing MiM-liim 9I50
Rust Vclour Daveno $95.00
Itust Vrlour
Davcnoort and Chair Sot $135.00
Dark Wine Velour
Davenport and Choir Sot $85.00
All In excellent ramlltlnn and freshly cleaned.
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Dark Walnut Dining Set
of 10 pieces. Including rhlna
closet, buffet and serving table
... In beautiful condition.
DARK WALNUT BEDROOM SET
SU-plcre. in fine slmpr.
Complete Photoitotic Equipment $75.00
Practically new, with instruction booki,
Philco Radio $25.00
Cabinet Stylo, in good condition,
End Tablet , . . Coffee Toble . . . Small
Chintx Chair for Bedroom . . . Porcolain-top
Kitchen Table.
Oil Hooter $40.00
Dandy Kitchen Cabinet $35.00
Cook Stoves from $22.50 to $60.00
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