ACE SIX
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 1948
Bird Hints
He'll Solve
Ax Killings
WALLA WALLA, Wish., Jan. t
UPh-Convicted murderer Jake Bird
hinted In a New Year's Day death
cell Interview that he would clear
IP several unsolved slaying of the
lat to years before hii scheduled
hanging at the ilate penitentiary
here January 16.
The 46-year-old negro, sentenced
Lo death for the ax killing of Mrs.
Berth Kludt at Tscoma, Wash.,
admitted killing Mis. Marie Man
ners, 81, at Pueblo, Colo., last Oc
tober. Ho gave no details, but
promised to tell more later.
Bird was Interviewed by Jim
Schick of the Walla Walla Union
Bulletin, with Warden Tom Smith
of the penitentiary present during
(art of the talk.
. Bird said he had told Under
sheriff Joseph Karpach of Tacoma
a lot of things and I'm going to
tell him more when he comes
back" next week.
, "I want to talk," he added, "but
I want to talk to the right people.
A man can only die once, and I
ant to die with a clear conscience."
Karpach has not disclosed what
Bird told him. but it was under
stood it was information given the
Tacoma official that led Iowa Gov.
Robert 1). Blue to report that Bird
had admitted a 1928 slaying for
Which an Iowa man has served 19
years of a life sentence. Governor
Blue has ordered an inquiry,
t A few hours before he gave the
fnterview yesterday the Jurist whom
Bird had thanked for a fair trial
after he was convicted Superior
Judge Edward D. Hodge died at
Tacoma.
TOONERVILLE FOLKS
TW Z So THAT'S wr" j
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' 11 ' CVK POS&ONE MUFFLER F'R j
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Schuman
Presents
Price Bill
pasture and turf grasses, Prodtio.
Hon project leaders are Harry A.
Schnth, senior agronomist, and 11.
II. Rampton. associate agronomlM,
I both Willi the USDA. John It.
4 Himllson, federal plant pathologist,
I is leader of the disease studies.
! Seed projects are carried on un-
drr a coordinated central anil :
biiiuch station work program, with I
four branch stations and three ex- !
i iieiinienlal areas cooperating. I
PTA Notes
Plans For '48 AAA Program
Talked By Basin Farmers
Plans for the 1948 AAA program
on a reduced budget were discussed i subject
PAK1S. Jan. t (.-' rrcmler Kob
ert Schuman presented a new ami
inflation bill lu the French nation- I
al assembly today and threatened ,
lo resign if any changes were voted
in II.
The bill was designed to raise
about lit billion francs a billion
dollars.
bchuiiian decided to withdraw a
previous antl-lnllation bill approved
by the assembly. That measure
gave t-'renchmen a rhuice ol paying
ISO billion frtincs additional Incume
las or of investing the same amount
in government bonds. It was de
signed to help pay for a big re
construction program and to drain
off excess purchasing power.
Amendments m the chnmuer cut i
' the c.prcted income Iroin the bill !
by about a third. Deputies exempted
several classes ul French citieus
i from its provisions.
Compromise Bill
i The premier sutd ms new bill was
a compromise unci told the deputies
1 he would accept no changes, rue
! cabinet, at a meeting earlier, uu
i tl.orued Schuman to deniuiid a vole
of confidence Irom the assembly "as
i oilen as necessary."
After hearing the premiers stntc-
. . . , . uicnt, the assembly recessed until
Among practices to be retained. nud.,f
Move Made
To Improve
Dairy Herd
By JIM KI.INGS
Assistant County Aient
The Klumnlh Dairy Herd
luovement association has
Int-riitll-
Frempnt
. Mrs. Victor O Nelll has promised
to give a talk to the members of
Fremont PTA at their January
meeting. Thursday. January 8. at
1:30 p. m. on the mental health of
young people in relation to educa
tion. She will discuss the plight of
various types of non-adjusted young
people and what can be done to help
them. Mrs. O'Neill's deep under
standing of the adolescent and her
Interest in mental health for him
promises a valuable experience to
all mothers who hear her. The
meeting will be held in Fremont
Ichool auditorium, with the music
department assisting, and tea will
be served. The public is cordially
Jnvited to attend.
i Mrs. Henry C. Gerber, member
s'" tp chairman, announces a total of
5 1 PTA members obtained in the
December membership drive. Grade
8, Martha Berg, teacher, won first
prize among the lower grades with
138 per cent average, and grade 7,
May Phinney, teacher, took second
prize with 118 per cent average. In
Junior high, room 12. with Mrs.
Euena Stone teacher, won with an
average of 115 per cent and Mrs.
Ramsey's room, room 17. took sec
ond prise with 103 per cent average.
Mrs. Gerber was assisted in the
grtve by Mrs. Burge Mason Jr., Mrs.
John W. Merryman and Mrs. Mar
tin Ramsby, who made the hall
charts. Mrs. Gerber presented cash '
prizes to the winning rooms Irom :
the PTA at the Christmas assem- i
bly held in the afternoon of Decern- !
per 19. The PTA also contributed !
ice cream cups to all rooms as its i
share in the Christmas parties held
the same afternoon.
, Mrs. A. A. Montgomery, presi
dent, has announced her chairmen
for the year as follows: member
ship, Mrs. H. C. Gerber: hospitality,
Mrs. O. E. Powell: publicity, Mrs.
Ncal Stewart; room mother, Mrs
Gus Vlahos; summer roundup, Mrs.
Angelo Dover!; youth, including
juvenile protection, recreation and i
legislation, Mrs. J. w. . Plnniger; i
budget, Mrs. Martin Ramsby. Mrs. j
JV. Dexter Elliott is secretary and
Mrs. Lawrence Bertram serves as :
treasurer of the association.
, Mrs. Gus Vlahos, room mother
chairman, has the following mem
bers as her assistants: grade 1,
Krs. Stephen Walker: grade 2, Mrs.
B. K. Robinson; grade 3, Mrs. Bob
Henry and Mrs. Glen Inman: grade
4. Mrs. C. J. Eastburn: grade 5.!
jure. Marry Bolvin; grade 8. Mrs
Martin Ramsby; grade 7, Mrs. W.
Dexter Elliott; in Junior high, room
9. Mrs. C. K. Wells; room 11, Mrs.
Elmer Hamilton; room 12. Mrs. W.
C Preston: room 16. Mrs. Lela
byres; room 15, Mrs. Burge Mason
Jr and Mrs. J. V. Owens; room 17,
Mrs. John Larson Jr., and room
18, Mrs. R. O. Fisher.
at a meeting in the county agent's
office Monday.
County and community agricul
tural committeemen met with rep
resentatives from the state agricul
tural committee and the state col
lege. C W. Smith, member of the
state committee and assistant di
rector for county agents in the state,
and N. C. Donaldson, executive sec
retary of state for AAA were here
from Portland.
Smith left Monday night and
Donaldson stayed over Tuesday to
go further into matters with AAA
officials here.
Practices to be continued in the
1948 AAA program for Klamath
county with funds available for
practice payments reduced from
$205,000 to $65,000. were discussed.
The number of practices will
necessarily be reduced to fit the
smaller allotment but it was agreed
to keep those most advantageous to
Klamath county.
to final approval of the
state committee, are two new ones.
Schuman told the deputies the
new hill nlsn u-u rlpvtirnivt in
One. to encourage growers to add ..spongc up excMS purclul511
legume straw combined with sulphur ,,. ln Fnulcr Tlw prtImer dKl
for mulching on alkali spots: two. : not MV whether the taxpuvcrs could
mulching potato land with clover ! avoid taxes by buying the equivalent
straw in the fall after potatoes are amount of bonds,
out. planting to grain the follow- "The government will stake Its
inc. year and spuds again the next I existence on this new text." Schu
year. man declined.
Weed control, improved pastures. "The government recognizes its
residue application for soil improve- responsibilities and wants to asso
meut; range improvement using ' elate the assembly with them. We
wells, reservoirs and range re-seed- j will not accept a diminished posi
ing. were other practices that will ' tlon either from a financial or no
be followed in the 1948 Drogram if "'leal point of view.
approved. "The country must know the gov-
Irrigation. drainage and
Actress Asks For
Separation
HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 3 ol'.-Actress
Nancy Kolly has decided to scpai-Atc
from her cameraman husband. Kred
Jackman Jr., she announced last
night.
The actress said she planned to
confer with her attorney today but
that she wasn't sure whether there
would be a divorce action. "I hope
things will work out but I'm afraid
land emmem nas ocnind It a parliament they won't, she said.
Convict Found
In Haystack
CANON CITY. Colo.. Jim. 3 t,lv
James Sherboiuly. 28-yenr-uld mur
derer, was captured at a ranch
house three miles north of C'nnun
City today, last of the dozen In
corrigible convicts who smashed
their way out of the Colorado prison
Tuesday. j
The killer of a deputy sheriff gave i
up without a fight, lie was armed
only with a bogus gun similar to
several others made by the escaping
Drlsoners.
Warden Rov Best said Slier- I H,u," ' " nils was to. .
bondys legs appeared to be badly I "vc" t l,"rl' bv tw e'' '
frozen from the knees down. 1 "" ''"' e of which pro-
nurru m.j pouiuis ano me oilier
763 pounds of btitlerfnt.
Tile work of Clarence Waldo, the
DHIA supervisor, makes It possible
for the association members to know
the milk and butterfat production
of each cow. They are able to feed
according to production and with
the help uf Waldo und the rrcords
of production and feeding, the
dairyman ran compute the Income
over cost of feed (or each cow. On
this basis they can cull their herds,
getting rid of low producers and
pleted Its first month with 19 herds
on test. Cow enrollment totaled
693, of which 142 are dry.
Total milk prodiicllnn wus '.Til lilt
pounds and butterfat production
came to 12.317.3 pounds for the ID
herds. The average production for
the association was 433.7 pounds of
milk and '.'06 pounds of fat per cow
for the month. This average In
ch'detl dry rows.
Results show that 27 cows out of
S"3 produced SO pounds or more of
butterfat for the mouth. The
highest producing cow was u Tears
and Ramsey cow that produced 78 6
keeping the cows that bring high
l et urns.
Other records available lu the
DHIA members lu addition to In
dividual cow, feed and produvtlun
records, air aos-dny pruduatlon
records for each cow, monthly herd
production records Including Income
record, records for proving herd
sires, calving and breeding mounts,
and others.
The Duiry Herd Improvement as
sociation will go far lu increasing
the quantity and quality of dairy
liiodui tlon In Klaimith county.
Fainting Woman
Foils Kidnap Try
PORTLAND. Jan. 2 cl'i A
woman who fainted nt the right
moment tolled a kidnap attempt
here yesterday.
A gunman robbed a service sta
tion of 310 In rush, then walked
up lo Mrs. Jill Manning, who was
leaving a cafe, nod said, "The cops
are nfler me. and I can use you "
Nhe fainted In fright and Ilia
holdup man fled.
Classified Ada Hi lug Itrsiilts
Best reported mat Sherboiuly
took refuge lu a hay barn on the
ranch of George Smith and had
stayed there ever since making his
getaway.
Two of the dozen convicts were
killed and four others were shot and
wounded, one critically. Another
was beaten on the head by a ranch
wife nirldlng a claw hammer. Eight
guards and civilians were shot and
beaten.
leveling practices at small cost may
be maintained it is hoped along
with lining ditches.
There will be a meeting of state,
county and community committee
men on January 12. in the office of
the county agent to definitely out
line practices to be included in the
1948 AAA handbook.
with confidence in it." he said.
Seed Growing
Study Made
Miss Kelly. 26. and Jackmim were
married February 14. 1946. She and
I Actor Edmond O'Brien were dl
! vorced In 1942.
Friendly
Helpfulness
To fiver?
Creed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
Marguerite M. Ward
and Sons
9:S High Phone 33.14
Gasoline Prices Up!
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For real economy, it's
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The agricultural experiment sta
tion utilizes approximately $92,000 '
a year in state funds in conducting
research on problems of seed pro
duction in Oregon and in operat
ing the seed testing laboratory, ac-
' cording to an official summary re-
By .MATT K. KKAMtR 1 awav. There he connects it to an P" n!aa? l ne conven-
NEWfORT, Ore.. Jan. 2 i-The r electric striker and blows the works. ' .Uon of , ,h' rW Seed Growers
night-and-day gamble with death j Winslow has destroyed about 15 ; lfaKue Portland,
goes on lor Navy LU D. F. Winslow ! Japanese mines, but the busy season I J" "dltton. federal funds are
just as it did in the war. i is just coming on winter currents i """fd r a ork s 'ante
Lt. Winslow is mine disoosal e.x- i carry more mines ashore. ...umuer oi we snura projecw are
Mine Disposal Expert Has
Risky Job All The Time
TUMBL-
TOGS
nf f.l,,. ant ...
One week.enri he nt . hnrrv.iin i . "" w'",u"-'-
; the Paciiic shore. For him the war I call Irom Gearhart Ore where a ; f? P110" wltn tne unlrt
,. i ca" Irom wearnan, ure.. wnere a s,.. d.nrtment nf nr riiiinr.
pert for the navy on this stretch of J
the Paciiic shore. For him the war j
may go on for years or 350 pounds ; mine
Oregon's 1946 seed crop was val-
was beached near a small . .
of Jaoanese exDlosive mav end it ! , m... u.j j.. i "lr report, snowea.
r - wuiutuiiikj. .tuib UllC HU lJ UC U1S- J
Kiiriripnlv i i j i... i
I oiutty BI1U UJUKKCO ov jeeo two ...J .c nyw.
Along some iOO mite o, Oregon ffijles down the tch to . deserted I stunting . major industry' that i'
and Washington beach he protects ; spot. u was nearlv midnignt Wore . S"rfot ha teen bum without .
Americans Irom themselves. he could set it off coma not nave oeen ouut witnout .
Hundred nerhans thnutanri of ' tne Introduction and testing of new 1
JaesfmintS tebut in ' d J",eTdhe eel ? h T i "T, v of old strains, i ;.
, j .i.-. drove 40 miles down the coast high-1 and lnrestisatlon of weed, inseet . ',
way to take care of another one i and disease problems which have I .
drifting in there. He exploded it at ! all been a part of the experiment i
3 a. m. Before he could return to i station's seed production program. ! ;
Seattle, two more were reported on : R. S. Besse. assistant director, and ; '
beaches near here. . other members of the station staff I .
Winslow. who has been in the presented the report, outlining the ' v
navy 18 years, got his start in this : stations past accomplishments. ''
job in England during the blitz. He . current experiments and future
was there as an observer and went plans for research In this field. i
through a British bomb disposal , Major projects In forage and
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TUMBLE-TOGS FREEDOM IS TOPS..
AND FABRIC, QUALITY, AND WASHABIUTY
ARE UNEQUALLED
Toddler Tumbl-Alls $1.49
Toddler Tumbl-Alls, with
Pair Pants $1.98
Medium and large.
Boys' Tumbl-Alls .... $1.98
Girls' Tumbl-Alls $1.98
the Pacific or are anchored so that
storms can tear them loose. Many
drift into the coastal shipping
lanes, pushed across 5000 miles of
ocean by the Japanese current.
Coast guard cutters are kept busy
blowing them up.
Occasionally one gets through the
coast guard screen, and then the
ever-curious beach visitor finds a
mysterious horned Iron ball three or ,he othm ,he
feet high and filled with sudden
death.
Winslow's problem is to get to the
mine before the curious blast them
selves to limbo. So far, he has been
in time.
As soon as a mine is reported, a
guard is sent to the scene and Wins
low is notified at the 13th naval
district headquarters in Seattle.
When he arrives, he waves the
school, he estimates 50 survive.
Kenny Backs Up
Third Party Move
seed production and in disease in
vestigations are being conducted
with alfalfa, clover, soybeans, mis- 1
cellaneous legumes and hay plants.
NEW YORK. Jan. I (P, Robert
W. Kenny, former California attor
ney general and now national co
chairman of the Progressive Clti-
7rns nf ImnrlM i.y ), ni.h,
guard back and gingerly begins his H Wallace's third-party presi
inspection. Despite their long time dentiaI n ..
n the water most mines are ready what rve m h w
to explode when one of the horns is , done aj along."
bcnt. ... , , . , : Kenny added, however, that the
Inside the horn is a glass vial. It third-party announcement made by
breaks when the horn is bent and the lormer vjce presldent , a radi0
its liquid runs into a battery, which talk Monday would , ,
Sff Jnl ""-.'Ha"" 'hH CUrent 01 - Democrats for Wallace." a West
that sets off the 350 pounds of ex- ; coast grou nlch Ken, n d
j . hp pvn n norl tUat In tti
Sometimes Winslow must roll the
states voters cast ballots for specific
the base plate. He unbolts the plate. , convention delegates committed to
a foot In diameter, nervously listen- ; th05e candidates, whereas "in most
tan il. T' HC nerr, other 5tate choseny
S nf never fails to machlne-controlled convention ays-
listen a habit that stems from the ; terns "
days when he helped the British 1 !
disarm mines and bombs. I
With the plate loosened, he reaches !
inside with pliers to snip the wires
Turn those no-longer-used ar
ticles into cash now I Herald and
News Want Ads are Inexpensive and
bring quick results.
to the detonator. After that, it is
simple.
A stick of dynamite goes Inside,
connected to a wire that he unreels
to a point several hundred yards
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