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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1948)
MV IUUI MIT Mil i weather I TO'-4 4V rfTS rv ,v 1 Umatilla Nl jJMtMyJJ 1WJMS Indian Held (T 'tit K FIVK cknth i klamath rAi.i.n, uhkuun, i iciipo mn III kJ Iljlj II I 111 I lit TlMN Jly FRANK JI'.NKINN THIS Is Lincoln biilluluy. Lincoln wu one of our grriitnil I'rvsldimu perhaps our UHHAT KHT, because lie chiiio Into office at the moment of our gravest crlsl mid llvril up fully to III rospuiislbll llh'n of li'iidr-l'shlp. lie wim HINC'KUK-mi Ills leader ship counted. , , I INCOLN wus the founder of the Republican parly. The Repub lican putty, hi 1 MHO, iu sincere, ;i believed fiercely thitt huiimii 'slavery wn wrong. It believed with rquul conviction tlinl the union must be preserved. 8o It wnded III win, lose or draw. yOU knuw we ALL know what followed. It win a time to try men's suuln. Hill, huiiion slavery wus abolished. I'lie union wu preserved. It wa done lhe hard way but It wit done. That's what count. ROAIN, lis III 1H0O, the Republican " parly U blddmii for power to run the country a It think the country oimhl to be run. Atiuln we lace problrim lltfnrlnii from IBUO's, but in Ihnr way a grave and a tar rrucliliig. If. till year, It leadership I sincere and iirnulne and pairlutlc, the Republic!! party can't liwe. If all II can do 1 to piddle around with peanut politic. II can t will. THE Soviet lUuiwlani weekly, the New Time y today: "The drop hi commodity price 111 Die United Slate I one of the symptoms of growing economic CRISIS." All Hoviel newpucr are playing heav ily Ihe now of our market break. That u wlnlilul thinking. Ruwia la auking her hope of a common m t world on a crack-up In the fr economy of the United Stale. Her leaden are tmart enough to know they can't compete witli an America Uial tay Uong and healthy. no w fact a crack-up? . u Senator Tafl twho. whether you like him or not, 1 one of our clear est thinker) ay In St. Paul lat night: Tdo not believe faltering com modlt'.e price point toward any general drpreaslon ... We muy now look forward to STRAIOllTJCN INO OUT of the curve of Inflation , . . I see no reason to think thl drop will bring a depression or In terfere wltli full employment unless It become much more erlou than it now appear." UKRE I What ha happened o " fur: The upward march of price ha been checked. Price inarching steadily upward prll Inflation In Idler a fool high. Unchecked, un conlrolM, unfettered InflAllou can end only III sickening crash. If we take the right road from here, we can AVOID calamity and go on to new height of achieve ment. UMIAT u the right road? The map I plain. We can arrive al our hoped-for destination, louud, whole and happy, If wo turn In and produce at our full capacity at price that people ran afford to pay. Slublllzcd price. Price and cost that make It possible for us lo look forward Into the future and make plan. OVS Graduates Ijli G v. ranm On Pomes ititrV'ki'Vtirr ir r tok4& ' . ..' 7 7 - HMii..ai.n First graduate of Oregon Vocational school t Bob Carstrnien, right, who received hi crrllfleate of aeronipllshment from Director Winston D, Pnrvlne this week. Carsti-nsen la a graduate In the school or drafting and li lined up for a position with an Oakland, Calif., con tracting firm. Ha hi a Klamath Fall resident, Hying on Lakeahnr drhra, i -rrh ir&y . V: IS . T When Ihl picture wa taken at the U'lllard hotel dining room this f url Klamath ranrher Iwlth Ihe elgari, wa engaging (ior. John Hall In hi first official visit to Klamath Fall today, talking to Klwanlan at speaker at a republican Lincoln Day banquet. New Housing Bill Looms WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -Senator McCarthy lR-WI.l predicted today that conn i cm will pas a lung range housing bill till year. Tlie Wlscomln lawmaker, vice chairman of the house-senate hous ing commute, made thl forecast after talking with OOP leader In congress. At the same time McCarthy rec ommended In a report to the Joint committee that Uiere be no pro vision In the program for govern ment operated or owned public hous ing project. He suld any public housing leg islation ahould be handled separate ly In order to avoid the "emotional contmversle" which surround this hoi Issuer , "Private enterprise must be our chief reliance." McCarthy declared. He said the goal should be l.JOO.- 000 new dwellings a year. But he added thai about 700.000 of these probably "will continue to be priced out of the market" each year unless (Al "we are able to bring about a substantial reduction In prices" or 1 II i arrange tor the government lo stand part of the cost. McCarthy's report Is based on hearings he held last fall In a num ber of major cltlrs, Except for pub lic housing, It largely parallels many feature of Ihe Taft-Ellendcr-Wng-ncr iT-E-Wi bill approved by the senate banking committee lost April. First Student Cattleman Tells The Governor a an , i iwmnniwmiiin hwiii i of x? ; Labor's Fight Law Runs Into Hot Water WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 lPt Or ganised labor drive to swing Ihe 1D4S election ran Into double trouble today. The two big complications seemed to be: I. The possible chilling effect of Rockefeller Kin To Wed OKEECHOBEE. Fla.. Feb. 12 oPi Wlnthrop Rockefeller. 38-year-old bachelor grandson of the late John D. Rockefeller, and Mrs. Barbara Sears, 31, both of New York, hare applied here tor a license to marry. The application was filed Tuesday. Rockefeller declined to disclose plans for the wedding, but Florida law requires a thrcc-day waiting period. Known as one of the country's "most eligible" bachelors. Rocke feller Is one of five sons of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockofcllcr Jr. He Is an official of the 8ocony-Vacuum Oil company. Entering the army as a private in 1041, he was discharged a a lieutenant colonel In 1046. Mrs. Sears, daughter of Mrs. Peter Nevccka.i of Chicago, made her debut In 1933. Her marriage to Richard Scars of New York ended In divorce. Householders Win Battle To Death GEARHART, Feb. 13 (r-Ma.v-onnnlsc Jars, a clam shovel, milk bottles, flower pots and a bow and arrow were used here In the noc turnal slaying of a belligerent skunk. "We did It in self defense," said Robert Wiley after he and Harrison Oreenough, a neighbor, retired tri umphantly from the battle. Wiley's dog lost a backyard skir mish with (he skunk and wns being pursued toward the house when his master appeared on the porch. V'lley flung the wenpon nearest at hand, a clam shovel, and scored a direct hit at long range. Angered, the skunk cornered dog and master while Wiley pitched tars, bottles, pols and his pocket knife 'with frantln and faulty aim. Oreenough responded lo calls for help with his bow and arrows. One broad-tipped shaft ended the selge. Snowslide Wrecks MountainTrain ALAMOSA, Colo., Feb. 12 M'l A thundering inowsllde swept three tiny ear on a mountain railway Into a precipitous gorge Inst night but all 11 orcupnnls miraculously escaped death. Two of lhe persons csenped with out any Injury. Tw o men and thrro women were hospitalized. The oth ers were treated for minor Injuries and released. The narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western train makes a dally round trip from Alamosa to Durango and return, It waa 50 mllea , A, lKaaaaKBMHiaiaiaiai morning. 8eth Dixon, prominent conreriatlon. The governor made the hotel at noon. Tonight he I Against T-H a grand Jury Indictment on union political spending. J. Divided political ioyUtj' with- . . ......... ..I 1. ,,.1. 1L I S-T In the ranks of both AFL and CIO. The Indictment was returned by i a federal grand Jury here yestcr- di.y. It. cited the CIO and Its presi dent, Philip Murray, under the sec tion of the Taft-Hartley act which bans use of union money for politi cal purposes. A CIO strategist said privately the Indictment Is bound to discour se unions from campaign spend ing. Even If Ihe unions doubt the gov ernment can make the Indictment stick, he said, "as a practical matter a will deter them." The CIO contends the section of Ihe law involved is unconstitution al, lis lawyers hope to get a su preme court ruling before the high tribunal takes Its summer recess In June. Both the AIL and CIO have as their aim the defeat of congress men who voted for the Taft-Hartley act. But both are finding it hard to make their members stay hitched to a single line of political action. Diamond Lake 26 Below Temperatures which plummeted as low as 36 below rcro at the Dia mond lake siding on the Southern Pacific route north, were reported In Klamath Falls todny as its citi zens agreed the minimum reading ol 6 above this morning was enough for awhile. The SP readings were called In to the trainmaster's office tills morning and Included such sharp drops as 30 below at Crescent, 18 below at Chemult, 15 below at Lena and 12 below at Kirk. It was a minus 10 at Grass Lake In North ern California. Official records showed a minus 15 at Sand Creek station on The Dalles-California highway, 3 above at Krnn, 9 above at Odcll lake on the Wlllnmette highway. Roads were clear of packed snow and Ice today and highways were well sn tided. There wns no now snow lo the district. The bnsln Is In for another "A hours of "clear and cold," according to the weatherman. from here at Tollce gorge In the Cuinhre mountains when the tilde struck without warning. The two engines needed to pull It up Iho winding rondbed, a bag gnge car nnd nil express car were safely pnst tho danger point when the avalanche 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep, struck. The Impact cut loose the Inst three ears two ehalr ears and a combination parlor dinette car, Hnow engulfed them, then went un der and ahead of them, providing a cushion that somehow held the cars upright. Borne 400 feet down the 40-degree slope, the first chair ear smashed Governor Dwells On State Plans Governor John Hall shied away 1 matle public much Information from politics in his address before ; flDout lhe affalr but there are lndl the Klwanl club noon luncheon at I cati0ns tha. the crime may be the Wlllard, preferring to talk in j tUmed over to local authorities for generalities about the growth and prosecution. future of the state of Oregon. Sheriff Lloyd Low said that since But the governor may get a little i both Blddle and Lahr are outside closer to brass tack tonight when he appears before a republican gathering at the Wlllard, a gather ing sponsored by the republican central committee. He and Mrs. Hall arrived here this morning. Population Lp In his talk before a full hou.se of Klwanlan. Hall pointed to a 32 per cent war-born growth of population In Oregon, growth coming from war Industrie, tourist trade and war veterans. He declared that the in crease is permanent and that the state can take care of It new popu lation. Hall did not dwell on his precipi tate jump to the state executive mansion nor reveal any further political aspiration except to say "a long as I occupy the high office of governor I will do all In my power to further the Interest and promote the welfare of the state of Oregon." Governor Hall was speaker of the house of representatives until less Ulan three months ago when he was tossed Into the state house by the tragic airplane crash In Lake county which killed Governor Earl Snell, Senate President Marshall Cornett, Secretary of State Robert Farrell, j along with their pilot. Cliff Hcsue. Hall was sworn in as governor on rv..K, in .h .v,i. . v. 1 been considered one of the two lead ing republican candidates for elec ; Uon as governor thl year. The other I , . 1 , is Lougias nicna oi oaicrn. wno nas already announced. No Statement Even though he Is a logical candi date. Hall has not come out with a statement that he is a candidate, and did not make any move In that direction before the Klwanians to day. His talk was devoted to the growth of Oregon, particularly during and since the war years, and the state's pournttalitics for attracting more and new Industries. He also touched on the fact that the state Is preparing quite an elab orate centennial celebration this year. Oregon was admitted to the union as a territory 100 years ago, August 14, 1848, The governor was introduced to Klwanians by Arthur Schaupp. mem ber of the highway commission, and his talk received fine applause from the 150 persons present. Governor Hall Is making his first visit to Klamath Falls since taking office and will be back later Febru ary 24 for appearances before the chamber of commerce and Lions club. He said at that time he wanted to go more into detail on local prob lems and also to spend some time at Oregon Vocational school. The governor is due to go to Lake view tomorrow, accompanied by Harry Bolvln, Klamath Fails attor ney whom Hall appointed chairman of the state liquor control commis sion. Livestock Prices Mixed CHICAGO Feb. 12 (APVUvestock prices were mixed today. They ranged from 75 cents a hundred pounds higher on lambs and some heavier hogs to 50 cents lower on some lightweight hogs and some cattle. Fresh supplies of livestock from the country enme nearer meeting the expectations of traders than for any day this week. Vealers were exceptionally weak, registering declines of $1.00 to $2.00 a hundred pounds. The top price for the day of $27.00 a hundred weight was the lowest on vealers since the first week of December and compared with the $34.00 rec ord made January 7. against a tree, come to a halt only a few yards before the Hp of the gorge breaks Into a cliff dropping another 500 feet. The second coach stopped after 300 feet and the parlor car came to a halt 30 feet from the track. Most seriously injured was Brake man Grorge Attowny of Alamosa, who w.is taken to the Rio (irande hospital at Sallda, Colo., with chest Injuries. Also taken to Snllda was Railway Express Messenger Victor Engle of Alamosa. Both were reported in good condition. Hospitalised In Alamosa was Mary Martinet, ID of Park View, N, Joseph James Blddle, 24-year-old t'malilla Indian from Pendleton, wa brought Into the county Jail late last night by state police on a hold order for the federal bureau of In vestigation in connection with the hooting of Eugene Lahr, 30, early Wednesday 3iornlng on the bank of Williamson river Just outside Chllo quin. Lahr, a Blackfoot Indian from Montana, remain unconsciou and In an extremely critical condition at Klamath Valley hospital. The at tending physician, who removed a bullet from the center of Lahr brain yesterday afternoon, said Uiere as some chance of recovery bul that the brain wa badly dam aged. TBI Mum FBI and Indian service officer, i msklne the InvestiKation. have not Indians, not actual resident of the reservation. It might be handed to the county. The shooting took place sometime Tuesday night after 11 p. m. or Wednesday. Lahr, husband of the former Barbara Barkley of Chllo quln, left his home about 11 o'clock and told his wife he would be gone only a short time. He wa cober, officers said. He was accompanied by Avery Charles, member of the Klamath tribe. Found Near River Early Wednesday Lahr wa found on the bank of the river at the Ben Jones ranch, shot through the head and unconscious. He was brought to Chiloquin and then taken to the hospital by Professional Am bulance service. Indian Service Officer John Ar kell and other federal and state of ficers took up the investigation and yesterday at least eight persons were questioned about the affair. Only Joe Blddle was brought to the county jail. At the scene of the shooting some empty .it caliber cartridge were found v-hieh may have come from a .32 automatic pistol owned by j ! . ' ... . ,, .., . bn officially advanced. Blddle. No cause for the shooting A borrowed automobile, owned by Harold Hatcher of Chlloqsin, also figured in the shooting and lacera tions 'on Lahr chest Indicated he might have been shot through the windshield of the car. The bullet struck Lahr above the left eye and penetrated his skull, lodging in the brain. It was lo cated by X-ray pictures and re moved soon after the unconscious youth reached the hospital. Lahr was employed by the Ortis Logging operation. He attended Chemwa Indian school and came to the Klamath reservation about seven months ago. diddle has been on the reservation only a short time and listed his occupation as farmer. PUD Meeting Slated Here A meeting of persons interested lr. forming a public utilities district here to bring in Bonneville electric power is called for Friday at 8 p m., in the circuit courtrooms of the courthouse. An attempt will be made to re vive petitions for circulation to get sufficient names for presentation to the state hydro-electric commission. If enough interest is shown In the move, the state commission may authorize a survey here to deter mine the need for additional elec tric power and then grant permis sion for the proposal of establish ment of a public utilities district to be put up for public vote. Backers of the plan to bring Bon neville power Into this region would like to work quickly enough to have the proposal put on the November general election ballot. Over a year ago some petitions vere circulated regarding the for mation of a public utilities district here. Late Spud Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12 (AP USDAl Potatoes: 9 broken, 14 un broken cars on track; arrivals, California 1, Oregon 6. Nevada 1, Idaho 6, Maine 1, Colorado 1: mar ket steady; Idaho Russets No. 1-A, $5.50. ' LOS ANGELES. Feb. 12 (AP USDAI Potatoes: 26 broken, 19 unbroken cars on track; arrivals, Idaho 17, 3outll Dakota 1, Califor nia 8, Oregon 1. Utah 2, by truck 12; Idaho Russets No. 1 mediums, $5.40. Mex., who suffered frostbitten feet; Mrs. Pat Kelly of Durnngo. Colo., shock; and Mrs. A. C. McLane of Durango, sprained back. Mrs. Mo Lane was to be released today. The youngest passenger 15-month-old Phillip Schcnscld, grand son of M, H. Stock, Chama, N. Mex., and his grandfather, escaped Injury, The shaken passengers were brought to Alamosa, fifty miles northeast of the scene of the snow slide early today by a rescue train that took four hour to negotiate the 100 mile round trip. Temperatures in the mountain area around Alamosa dropped to 30 below during rescue operations, y j John Willianuon (above), labor secretary of the LT. 8. communist party, was arrested by FBI agent at his home in Ipper Manhattan, New York, on a deportation war rant No Depression Seen ByTaft ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 12 (F Senator Talt (R-Ohio) said today that a recent dip In the commodity markets may have solved the prob lems of price-wage spiral. Here for a major foreign policy speech tonight. Taft told a news conference he does not believe falt ering commodities prices point toward any general depression. But the Ohio senator said he hopes that "we may now look toward a straightening out of the curve of Inflation." "If that takes place," he said, "then we will have the problem of adjusting those things which are out of line." "In this connection It may become necessary for the government to support the price of wheat and other commodities at the parity level re turn for farmers which, he said, congress has promised to maintain throughout 1948. Asked If the drop in commodities prices would halt attempts to reduce federal taxes, Taft said he foresaw no such result. He said only a gen eral depression would be likely to reduce revenues so sharply as to make it impossible to cut taxes. Latest Fashion Collection Is Little Changed PARIS, Feb. 12 r-Worth has based his spring fashion collection on a half-open tulip silhouette. Ke achieves this by minimizing the waist and padding the hips. The silhouette, however, is not exaggerated, . and clothes are simple and easy to wear. Excellent color combinations and lavish use of flowers and fruit as trimmings, inject a real touch of spring Into the whole collection. Skirts, which are a moderate 12 or 13 inches from the ground, are very full, seldom pencil-lined. Suits, both strictly tailored and dressy, come with youthful blouses of Swiss dotted cotton, organdie linen and lace, often with gloves to match. He brightens navy blue dresses with lace trimmings. Aprons are used extensively, A white linen full-skirted num ber had a short rounded apron in front underlaid with realistic look ing cherries, a huge bunch of them adorned the waist. An evening gown of the white organdie had three overlapping aprons. Lincoln's Death 1- "' -.1 t ,w" or s"v a" VfTT -r - ' "I ' ' The death of Abraham Lincoln a told In an original lewqwper account la read by R, A. St. John of 2303 Hope. The paper, The New York Herald, was given to St. John a number of yean '40 ky hi grandmother. It la believed to be one of the few original accetmla la this aectlon of the country. (See atory m page la). Basic Food Items Show Price Drop ; NEW YORK, Feb. 12 M' Plung ing market prlcea took an nforeed "breather" today after a week-long rampage. United ntatea commodity and securities markets were closed in observance of Lincoln birthday. The first decisive break In tha rising price level came on February 4. since then price have nose dived on the commodity and security exchanges, and to lesser extent In wholesale food and raw material market. Grain and cotton led the slide. It still was on yesterday, but appeared to be losing tome oil IU violence. Felt Friday Last Friday the consumer felt the first effects of the widening breaks. New retail food price cut were on the fire last night. Reaction spread yesterday ta securities markets around the world, stock tumbled in Manila, Copen hagen, Sydney and Toronto. There wa a slump on the London mar ket, but price there recovered be fore the British exchange closed for the day. There were temporary rallies In the prices of grain during the week, but they were short-lived. "The back of Inflation has been broken," said A. W. Zelomek of New York, economic counsellor and pres- idem of the International statistical bureau, a private organization. Many economists agreed. Zelomek predicted that commodity prices would fall 20 to 25 per cent within nine month. Most eeotv omlsta were chary, however, wit any prediction for the future. CHICAGO, Feb. 12 WV-The na tional association of retail grocers reported today a survey of Inde pendent retail food stores showed prices of several Important bails food Items have dropped substant ially. These Items are flour, bacon, ham, lard, vegetable shortening, egga. butter, pork, and In some case, beef. The association laid it surveyed tores In key atatea in every geo graphical area, and that reduction) reflect lowered price in commodity markets. The cuts, the association added, are not "leaders," a business term for goods sold at reduced price to attract customers to stores. ; The survey was made after laM week-end's price flurry bo that only genuine reductions were considered, the association reported. Some of the reductions were Flour down t to 16 cents on ten-pound bag. - . . . Lard 3 to 8 cents a pound. -Vegetable Shortening 2 . to 4 cent a pound. . Butter 6 to 6 cents a pound. : Whole Hams 3 to 6 cents a pound Ready to Serve Hams 6 to 19 cents a pound. Bacon 5 to 10 cents a pound, i Pork Loins 2 to 12 cents a pound. Pork Chops 10 cents a pound. : Eggs 10 cents a dozen In aomo areas. Beef Cuts 3 to 8 cents a pound. ; Hamburger 4 cents a pound. Prunes Are Big Staple At School BALTIMORE, Feb. 12 (A?) Know any good recipes for prune dishes? The Maryland department of edu cation has to serve 21,000 pounds ol the dried fruit to school kids in tha next few weeks, whether the young sters like it or not One of the department's officials, Charles W. Sylvester, explained tha prunes were sent here under terms of the federal lunch-money pro gram. ' "Federal officials buy them . to keep them off the market," he said, " and we dish 'em out." i Told In Paper
