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PACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SATURDAY, JAN. 17, l?4S EHHnn HURRY LAST TIMES Continuum Know From 12:30 p. m. Clark Gable Vivian Leigh 'Gone With The Wind' In Technicolor Now at Regular Trices Ends Today from 1!:30 p.m. Aim . FIGHTING VIGILANTES" MMSE EndsToday from 12:30 p.m. Doner Brother! in "Fabulous Dorseys" Also WILD BEASTS AT BAY" TOMORROW Also . ARIZONA STAGE COACH" BOTH THEATRES PELICAN & TOWER r Continaous Showi Sunday From 12:30 p. m. BOTH THEATRES LAST TIMES TODAY Continuous From 12:30 p. m. RHONDA FLEMING "ADVENTURE ISLAND" and HOPALOJiG CASSIDY in "THE MARAUDERS" Tomorrow M tkA eZ, uf DAVID O. SELZNICX'S JENNIFER JONES GREGORY PECK JOSEPH GOTTEN srff 0 liaiMllMTfil-ni- i-i Itl PIOOY ANN mMp GARNER VyTICHMItOtO, CMidnire. Preview j . Pelican Sat. Nite J olem drew I; ' i Continuous pmf' Shows t .., Tomorrow I: V From 12:30 P. M. f - " '- J ' Truman Asks Temperature Drop In Federal Buildings To Save Sinking Oil Supply WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 President Truman today ordered temperature cut back to 68 decrees in government buildings heated with fuel oil and clamped a 40-mtle speed limit on government cars to save gasoline. With widespread shortages report ed. Mr. Truman directed federal agencies to use "every means of conserving fuel oil. gasoline and gas." The building heating order ap plies to all government properties Four Year Sentence Out Ira Kenneth Redlfer. 3S. formerly of Roseburg, was sentenced to four years In the Oregon state peniten tiary this morning on a plea of guilty to passing bad checks. Sen tence was passed by Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg. Redlfer had been in the county Jail since December 12. The man will be going to the penitentiary at Salem lor his second stay. Several years ago he served a one-year sen tence for a like offense. Redlfer and Larry Sherman, who has a five-year sentence coming up for burglary, probably will be taken to Salem Monday. SF Defense Set-Up Eyed ! WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 W" Rep. Jones (R.-Wash.) announced today j that Secretary of the Army Royall ! has agreed to investigate the con ' centration in San Francisco of re ' pair and maintenance work of the : army transportation corps on the ! west coast. Jones complained to Royall that the concentration of the work in San Francisco "has been carried to unreasonable limits" and said this is detrimental to other west coast ' areas. Jones told Royall that the mari ' time commission followed the army i polio of having all repair and main I te nance work done In San Francisco I and that the practice was harming Seattle, Tacoma and other North j west cities. He said privately owned i and operated ship repair yards were ; an Important defense adjunct and are essential in times of war. Salmon Run Good ASTORIA. Ore., Jan. 17 OPi The Columbia river s best Chinook sal mon year since 1943 was reported today by the Washington director of fisheries and the Oregon state, fish commission. The 1947 catch was 6.084.089 pounds in Washington and 11,455, 375 In Oregon the total surpassing the recent five-year average by about two million pounds. The Oregon steelhead catch from April to September was 1,138,707 pounds, better than recent averages though below the pre-1941 level. Blueback salmon made a strong comeback, with a total catch of 731,397 pounds. The blueback catch previously had dwindled almost to nothing. The silverside catch of 743.718 pounds and Oregon's chum salmon total, however, was below par. Burglar Runs Out Of Patience VENICE, Calif., Jan, 17 VP) There are limits, police records showed to day, to even a robber's patience. A man forced his way Into Mrs. George Blackmer's home, bound her with her own stockings and tied up two women visitors. Kenneth Thompson, a neighbor who dropped in at that moment, was also bound. Then, the robber reversed his Held, untied one of the women and ordered her to quiet a crying baby. At last an insurance salesman, S. J. McClure, put in an appearance. The frustrated Intruder, alter bind ing McClure, shouted "the with it," snatched a bottle of milk and left Police arrested Austin Rose yes terday at a nearby bar and booked him on suspicion of robbery. USBR Building Okay To Be Asked WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 OP) Senator Magnuson (D-Wash.) said today he plans to ask the senate appropriations committee to give the reclamation bureau authority to spend unexpended balances of pre vious funds to build administration buildings. The senator told a reporter that the bureau want to construct ad ministration headquarters at Ephrata, Wash., for the entire Co lumbia basin reclamation project. "The building Is needed to house the permanent headquarters of the project at Ephrata." Magnuson said. "I hope the committee will agree to permit this use of the unused funds." Reds Blamed For Brazilian Fire RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 17 (IP) The war ministry blamed commu nist sabotage today for a fire which destroyed part of regional army headquarters In Northeastern Brazil Thursday. "Two Individuals accused of the crime were arrested. Both members of the extinct communist party," the ministry announced. using furl oil or gasoline, or which use 8 us In areas where natural gits "Is not In abundant supply." The only exceptions will be those build ings where "full and rigid observ ance would impair or endanger health or safety." The order provides: 1. Office buildings and other es tablishments shall not be heated above 68 during working hours and not above 60 afler work hours. 3. The same restriction applies to official residences and residential quarters, such as the White House. 3. No unused space shall be heated above the minimum temperature re quired to prevent damage. 4. No equipment shall be installed for burning fuel oil or gas or liqui fied petroleum gns, and no perma nent building shall be converted to these fuels, without the prior ap proval of the bureau of mines, ex cept where "firm commitments" for such installations or conversions have already been made. 5. If available funds permit, all buildings should be insulated, weatherstripped and provided with storm sashes to the maximum prac ticable extent. 6. Lighting and other uses of elec tricity shall be kept at the min imum consistent with safety and working efficiency and no hot water shall be wasted. 7. No vehicle shall be driven far ther or more than necessary, or be driven at a speed of more than 40 miles an hour except in emergency. 8. No vehicle shall use premium grade motor fuel unless specifically designed for and requiring a higher octane fuel than the regular grade. 9. Every means of conserving fuel oil, gasoline, and gas, including proper maintenance of heating equipment and motor vehicles, shall be adopted and observed. Freighter Hits Light Ship ASTORIA. Ore.. Jan. 17 tPt The William . Charming, a 7176-ton freighter of the American Hawaiian company, collided with the Colum bia river lightship late last night, slightly damaging both vessels. The collision occurred afler the bar pilot had left the Channtng. The lightship was damaged above the waterllne, and Its forestays were carried away, but was able to re main at its station seven miles olf the Columbia river mouth. The Charming, bound for Yoko hama with a cargo of wheat, re turned here and a preliminary check showed a 12-foot scratch on her port bow. Cause of the collision was not officially stated, although some crew members told reporters that the ship's compass was being tested about that time . Mob Threatens Consulate SHANGHAI, Jan. 17 iTV-A mob estimated at 10.000 milling Chinese menaced the British consulate to day as an aftermath t the burning of that nation's consulate yesterday at Canton. It finally was dispersed by club-swinging police without causing damage. The mob failed to penetrate the fenced and heavily-guarded consu late compound, although once at tempting to inch a big truck against the gate. Four Chinese climbed over the gate and demanded that the British flag be hauled down, but were flatly refused. Speakers stridently but unsuc cessfully urged the mob to rush the gate. British consulate employes con tinued stolidly at work. Buildings were plastered with posters condemning the British, the Americans and the Chinese govern ment. Some said: "British get out of Kowloon" "Americans get out, too" "Chinese government worst we ever had." The Incident began as a demon stration by some 3000 students pro testing against British eviction of Chinese squatters from Kowloon. on the mainland of the crown col ony of Hong Kong. A similar dem onstration in Canton yesterday snowballed Into a riot, during which the British consulate and other buildings were burned and some Britons Injured. More than 7000 miles of mine tun nels have been cut in extracting copper ore at Butte, Montana. OSH KOSH B'Gosh Bib Overalls 98 Sizes 30 to 50 deeded STORE for "M Cmtr Sth en si Malrw Pair Held For Public Brawling Richard Frnukltn Munson, 'ii-.war-old laborer, and Vincent Sehl ro, 38, a shop foreman, were arrested by state police at 13:35 a. in. tills morning and officers charged the pair with disorderly conduct after they broke up a slugging mutch witnessed by quite a collection of onlookers. Police said the two admitted drinking during the evening and then starting a fight afler an ex change of vile names. The fight took place on the sidewalk near the Spot tavern on S. Blh und extruded on into the street, Mummi balled out of the county Jail by posting fib this morning but Schiro remained in at noon. Snake River Dams Slated PORTLAND. Jan. 17 il'i Con .st rue turn will start next year on the first of four dams projected for the lower Snake river. Army engineers here disclosed this In calling for bids on test drill ing at the site of the first dam Ice Harbor dam to be built 10 miles upstream from the point the Snake empties Into tile Columbia. Col. O. E. Walsh, district en gineer, said it would be an I87.00U. 000 structure. He listed 8463.000 al ready spent on design and $500,000 more available for planning work. The actual construction will start In July, 1949. with completion scheduled In 1953, when tho dam. Is expected to be producing l'JO.OOO kilowatts of power. Eventually it will have four 60.000 kilowatt gen erators with room for another unit. Bids on the 30 core drill holes to be made at the dam site will be opened February 3. Father Shoots Mother Down AIXENTOWN. Pa., Jan. 17 (P A young father was charged today with murdering his 19-year-old wife during a violent quarrel over his re fusal to prepare a feeding formula for his infant daughter. Blasted with a shotgun. Mrs. Mar ian Hillegass. mother of two, died In an ambulance en route to a hos pital yesterday. The charge ripped away the left side of her chest. Detective Captain Forrest Kramer said her husband Thomas, a roofer's helper, was cleaning the shotgun in the kitchen of their apartment when hir wife told him to boll some milk for their two-month-old daughter Joanne May. Hillegass replied sharply that It was "a woman's Job." said Kramer. whereupon his wife denounced him in a name-calling exchange. The detective quoted Hillegass as saying ne lost nis temper and fired the shotgun at close range. Gas Blast Rips Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 17 (PI An explosion rocked an entire resi dential block In the Manayunk sec tion today, sending great Jagged streaks of flames shooting 30 to 30 feet from shattered gas pipes. A father and son were burned critically as the fire mushroomed through four houses. Men, women and children were blown out of bed. Several women fainted In the wild confusion. Chief Fire Engineer John C. Cost attributed the blast to accidental detonation of Illuminating gas that had leaked from a pipe in the home of Frank Kullk. The injured were Kulik. 50. and his 20-year-old son, Frank Jr. HOME BASE for MOTOR O .CORNER FOURTH AND KLAMATH. Tax Expert Sees Chance For Slash WASIIlNfiTON, j. IT id') Hep. Ilauilitou (U-N.t'.l prrdletrd today rongrru would iunlaln a veto of the present Knutsim bill to slash Income taxes S.Vtt0t).l)iH.000 a year. Nevertheless, the North Carolinian told a reporter, he thinks President Truman wrong In his land that there should he no overall rrdurlion In fedrral revenues. And If (he senate "moderates" the (iOr tax measure after It Iravrs the house II mix lit muster the nee. essary twotlilrcls majority lo over ride a presidential turndown, the veteran congressional tax riper! said. As matters now stand. IXiuiihton declared, the bill Introduced by Hep. Knutson iK-MInn ) and the president's own plan for a "cost of living" Income tax cut offset by a new levy on roriKirailous present "a choice of two evils." No Justification "Thus far I have seen no Justifi cation for restoration of an excess profits tax." he said. "There should be a reasonable tax cut. but not as much as in the Kimtsnn bill." Treasury experts say the OOP pro posal actually would reduce federal revenue by $6 300.000.000. Doughton, who managed tax leg islation when his party continued rongrrss. said that in his opinion "there are too many federal em ployes." He added: "We are spending too much and taxing too high." Doughton said he is not yet ready to say whether he will vote for the Knutson bill In spite of his objec tions to It The stand he ulllmaie ly takes will have a strong bearing on whether republicans can attract enough democratic support to over ride a veio. That there Is virtually certain to be a veto of the OOP measure was made clear yesterday by Secretary of the Treasury Snyder, as the elec tion year tax battle opened before the house ways and means committee. Rain Making Troubles Seen SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Jan. 17 Rain-making by sprinkling clouds with dry Ice Is i "past the Joking stage." says Phil Swing, member of California's water resources board, and the whole matter will be seri ously studied at the next board meeting March 5. Swing said he hoped fur "de velopment of regulations under state control." Even without such a code, he added, rainmakers are exposing themselves to legal trouble, since experiments In one area may de prive neighboring sectors of natural rainfall. FOOLED THEM For years, Europeans believed the bird of paradise to be legless, be cause all the skins Imported from the birds' native islands had no legs. The dealers cut off the legs before shipping. Unlike snakes, legless lizards have eyelids and external openings for their ears. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SeW lMor ky I J. W. KERNS I KLAMATH BASIN TRANSPORTATION Hermisron Paper Sale Reported HKHMIBTON, Ore.. Jan. 17 ill Sale of the Weekly lleruilstoii Her ald here to Clayton Dai rah. pub lisher of the weekly Columbia Umpire at Unutlllla, was announced here Unlay by Dun Harilrtt. who bought the Herinlston pacr In 1943. The Chung of ownership was lo be effective February 1. Darrah, formerly Idaho Dally Statesman managing editor at tlolae, and staff writer for Hearst uewsiMper III Seattle and Sun Francisco, came to Umatilla In 1946. He recently was named na tional councilor of the U. S. cham ber of commerce. llurtletl announced no plans for (he ful ure. Battle Rages Over Estate VENTURA. Calif . Jan. 17 c.Vk-A battle over the estimated f36.0O0. 000 properly of Norton Clapp, wealthy Medina. Wash., capitalist, may shift to the Washington state courts. Superlur Judge Charles F. Black slock yrnerday granted a defense motion for dUiutssal in Joyce's suit against Clupp for a proiierty re settlement, llluckstock said the case con be tried more conveniently In Washington where most of the wit nesses reside. Joyce churned in his suit that Clapp used fraud in obtaining a divorce and advantageous property settlement from Mary David Clapp Joyce, later killed with her son. Ralph, In an .automobile accident near Oxnord. Calif., In July, 1IH5. The divorce was granted in Wash ington state. Joyce was the former Mrs. Clapp's second husband. Clupp Is the son of the late Dr. E- P. Clapp, official of the J. W. Wryerhacuser Lumber company. Willi headquarters 111 Tacoma. Dr. Clupp died last May 8 at Pasadena, Calif. Work Due On Jerusalem Charter LAKE 8UCCEHS. Jan. 17 (.D-Iu. formed quarters said today a com mittee of United Nations experts will finish work next werk on a draft statute which will serve as a constitution for Jerusalem under the Palestine partition plan. The general assembly's scheme for carving up the Holy Land pro vides that Jerusalem will be ruled as an International territory under direct supervision of the trusteeship council. The six-nation committee of ex perts, created by the trusteeship council, has been working secretly since early December. A member o' the group said he la sure the draft statute will be completed by January 33, the date the experts had set as their deadline. Keep the automobile hood latch tight to prevent noise and spare the latch Itself. If permitted to vibrate the screws attaching It to the frame i may crystallize and break. i WATCH REPAIRING WE ARE NOW IN A POSITION TO GIVE YOU ONE WEEK SERVICE ON YOUR WATCH WORK. F. W. BERTRAM 629 Main Street ROSE Railroad Pay Talks Tumble CI1ICAOO, Jan. 17 T- Efforts In mediate a wage dispute between the nation's railroads and three unions leprcseiillug uboiit l'Jfl.ooo openilliig workers collapsed Friday. Chairman Frank I Douglass of the national (railway! media! Ion board, which was unsuccessful in settling the dispute, said he would advise President Truman an emer gency existed. Under provisions of the railway labor act tho president is empowered to appoint a fact finding committee, which has 30 days to hold hearings on Hie dispute and make a report to Hie president, A 30-day "cooling off period" must elapse before a strike can be culled. The unions the Locomotive Fire men and Eugliieinen, the Brother hood of Iwoinntlve Engineers and the Switchmen's Union of North America already have lalten a strike vole. Fair Date Change Eyed PORTLAND. Jan. 17 i(P The dale for the annual stale fair went Into controversy Friday us officials of some county fairs started a move lo set tho annual show at Salem back to mld-Heptruiber. The argument wus that the usual Labor Day opening made It difficult, and In some rases lniHisslble, for counties lo complete their events In time lo send winners to the state fair. Tlioic favoring tho earlier date said Ihe Labor Day opening en abled Ihe fair to make more money. Opponents pointed to a statement by Alfred P. Kelly, attorney for the slate racing commission, that the mid-September date would mean more raring revenue lo go lo stale fair funds. He explained that the later dale would permit a longer raring season In Portland and hence result In more money Mr addrd. however, that neither he nor Ihe commission was taking sides in the controversy Kelly also reported the 1947 slate take from raring at IT's.OOO. 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REPAIR TODAY ON TOMORROW'S PAYI Medford Child , Los From LA. 1 LOS ANOKLKH, Jan. 17 tl'i -Mis. fruiters Cramer if Mrdlnid, Ore, Friday asked police to search for her three-year-old daughter nud the child's grandinollirr who, she mild, hud been missing since Huntluy. Mrs, ('ranter lold olllcers the came here In lake Ihe child, Pamela Jane Ct inner, und Mrs. Cramers mother, Mrs. Marie O'Mullle, buck to Ihe Orecoii city to live Willi her. When she arrived Sunday, she said, the house was vacant iillliouuli liirnlliiio ami other equipment re mained Intact, Police said neighbors reported Mr. O'Mullle and the child apparently left home Hunday but did not In dicate where I hey were going. IVA Sticks To Pay Demand I'OUTl.ANI), Ore, Jmi. 17 MY Thf CIO lutrrimtloniil Wimu, win It er (if Ainrrtrn union tutld twlny Hint 10 per i-riit liunlwr price re ductions would nut dctrr tU nllrliipt tt hi I ii 4(lcritl hourly wnur ln- I'rtfMdrnl Juinrn K. 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