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IN Cuipua C'lilMI (Trxiul lo.il
nit lit. tirucrul liu Kukrr a for
mcr chlrf uf Hit- I), b. army air
irir. now rrllirtl unci in buMnru
told a uruiii cit people that wc may
be at war with Kunaia willnn Uirrr
to live yrara.
Hp ailffrii:
"Itu-iata will murk Uir Willed
HLlra an soon HUllll It crrUilll
audi action will rrault in quirk,
rlimp vlrlory."
MOTE lllr lilirc-tu-lllr-ymr llino
limit. Why diva General Kukcr
ul II Unl way?
lit didn't explain, but Una It
probably hla rraaoii:
ll la now rallirr generally ,j,uincd
Uial within live yrara at trie moat
and three ycara al Uio curllc.it Hua
aia will have Uie atom bomb. I're
aumably alio will not attack lu until
ahe gels lu If you are armed only
wlUi a club, you seldom attack a
man w ho la armed with a rule.
You prefer la wait unlit you can
lacklo him on at leiut EyUAL lerma.
THAT opctu up a question of lite
utmnat Importance to trie future
of Uie world:
WILL THE AIXJM IIOMB BE
USED IN rUTUHE WAH8?
T rT'S look at It realtatlcally.
" Ruaala and U United Slates
are both geographically huge. If
liter la anything like equality of
armament and preparation. It will
be extremely difficult fur eltlier to
put Uie other out of business com
pletely al -na audden stroke, Failure
to accomplish utter destruction In
one awilt blow will Invite the cer
tainty of RETALIATION.
One retaliation start.. In the
atomic atie. the mult can be the end
of the world. 11 aeema probable that
tuuia'a eommunlat ruler are no
i eager tor that than we art.
t ITS go back to poiton gaa, which
la POTENT weapon. I'olaon gaa
u militarily aimllar to the atom
bomb. It doea more than KILL al
Uie moment of attack. 11 polaona tlx
earth for a long time to come aa
does Uie atom bomb.
11 folio a Uie aame principle aa
Hit atom bomb. That la to aay, un-
iCanlliiaa an rata a. f'atamn 41
Hobo Basket To Hit The Rods From Klamath
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The Hobo Ha-el, which aUrtrd lst Drcrm brr 20 by yrd force of The Southern Railway In
Hlrminiham, Ala., arrived here the middle of the wek and early this morning had garnered more than 970
for the March of IHmea fund. The Hobo Banket has been along the east coast, has covered the northern
half of the I'srlflc coast and will hit the rods from Klamath en route to Bleber, Calif., where the Great
Northern will turn It over to the Western Pacific. Contributors here Included (IN and OCAE employes. Ap
proslmatHy 13000 have been collected by the basket since It started out. Inspecting the banket, left to right,
Frank X. Heston, CJN chief clerk; R. II. Trelrase. GN conductor; U I. Collins, ON yard clerk, and A. A.
Montgomery, GN chief yard clerk.
Scott Resigns
Coaching Job
Coach Wayne Hcolt of Uie Klam
ath Union hlutl Pelican baakelball
teum. la renlmiing from the high
Khool athletic alaff after thla
(vl.ool year.
tkxitt aald that he would look
round for another coaching Job
next week while he la In Eugene for
the stale baakelball tournament,
and that It la poaalble that he might
return to college for advanced work.
I See full story on Sixirta page.)
Senate Rushes Toward
Final Action On Aid Plan
WASHINGTON, March 13 Ml
Tlie senate raced lowurd final action
today on Uie European recovery
program aflrr defeating a major
drive to Ih.iIi IU flrnt-yrar f inula.
Ily a 68 to 31 vols lute last night
It blasted aside a determined effort
led by Senator Tafl ill-Ohio),
chairman of the Semite republican
policy committee, to shave 11.300.
000.000 off the IJJOO.000.000 Mnr
ahall plan figures.
Senulor Connally iD-Tcx.i, one ol
Ihe program'a chief sponsors In con
gress, predicted lla overwhelming
passage by tonight. The bill Is de
signed to siecd funds lo 10 Western
European nallous to bolster them
agnlnst communism.
The senate wits ciillrd lo meet at
noon iKHTi to resume debute on the
alack of amendment which still were
awaiting action when 11 recessed al
rl :30 last night.
Elated backers sulci ihe resounding
defeat suffered by Tnfl'a fund cul
ling proposal Insured senate ap
proval of Ihe bill without mnjur
changra.
"Well pum It by a bigger vole
than we lind against the Tail
amendment," Cnnnnlly lold report-era.
That would be a victory for Sena
tor Vautlenberg tR-Mleht, chairman
of Uie senate foreign relations com
mittee and chief Capitol Hill ex
ponent of the bl-purllsan foreign
policy.
Vandenberg stood his ground firm
ly aa Tuft led 22 other republicans
and eight democrats In a roll call
assault lo butler Uie luud down lo
4. 000,000 .1)00. The Michigan senator
carried 33 other republicans and 33
democrat with him.
Til It sulci Ihe plan was Justified
"by Uie world battle against com
munism." all right. Mul he said II
was "completely without economic
Justification."
"We iiiny lose every rent we put
up, bill II seems to me there Is a
chance It will aid the bailie against
communism." he said. "The slakes
are so large Ulat I believe we should
take Uial chance."
Hut he said emphatically Hint
"this is no war measure." He said
he did lint understand President
Truman's statement Wednesday Ulat
his faith In peace was somewhat
shaken. Toft said he does lint believe
there Is dungcr of war.
North Highway Entrance
Construction Bid Accepted
Klamath s new north entrance
was assured of Immediate construc
tion today when the state highway
commission accepted a $361,108 bid
on the project offered by the Rogers
ConstrucUon company of Portland.
The contractor aald after the
award Uial he would begin Imme
dlKtely to collect materials and pre
pare for the 1.8 miles of grading
and surfacing work, as well as the
building of twd concrete bridges.
The new entranceway will leave
the present US highway 97 route
just beyond the overpass near Pell
can city, and will come Into Klam
ath Falls by way of Alameda street,
pnrullcl to the Southern Pacific
railroad lines. The present Job will
gc as far as Esplanade street, from
Buying Boosts
Grain Prices
CHICAOO. March 13 iA Grain
prices aovauccd today as the gov
ernment started buying wheat for
export. Cotton was higher with
grains while slock made small advances.
Wheat futures closed ' lo 6S
cents a bushel higher on the Chicago
board of trade. Corn J;ini)ed 5 to
7 rents and outs were up l'j to 3
cents a bushel. Cotton futures nt
New York closed $2 00 to $3.35 a
bale higher.
The agriculture department an
nounced late yesterday II planned
to buy about 1. 000.000 bushels a day.
May wheat closed at Chicago at
(3.40 to $3.40' bushel, May corn
at $3.18 to $3.18 'a and May oals at
$1.13'a-' Prices arc far below their
February highs.
where traffic will turn right Into
Um city center and across town to
the Link river bridge and the high
way south.
The Job awarded today la a sec
tion of what will eventually be a
new by-pass route running on south
along Alameda street and the canal
to connect with Oregon highway 39
a. Henley.
Bridges Included in Rogers' con
tiacl Include the Esplanade bridge
over the canal, which Is to be re
constructed, and a half-viaduct a
short distance north of Esphuiad?
w here the main canal bends out in
to the highway right-of-way.
The highway commission has
also awarded a $49,875 contract to
N A. Tolls of Ontario for rock pro
duction on the Willamette highway.
and referred to Its engineer a bid
o' $72,110 by Uie R and M Con
struction company. Central Point.
foe an overerosslng on the Willa
mette highway at Pleasant hill in
lane county.
Virginia Ham
Brings Top Bid
PARKERSBURQ. W. Va.. March
13 lll Ham sold for $33 a pound
here yesterday.
The proprietor of a Ripley res
taurnnt paid $404.25 for a 13'.
pound ham Judged the grand cham
pion in the Little Kanawha regional
ham and bacon show. The winner
was entrrrd by John Hoff of Spencer.
Gene Penos, the restaurant opera
tor, said he planned to serve the
meat as ham and eggs on Easter
morning in his establishment.
Ed Knight, president of the West
Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders
nssoclallon, said the price paid for
the winner was the highest ever
paid In ttic state, and. as far as he
know, In the nation.
Six Seeking Governorship Of Oregon As Filings Close
Truman, Stassen and Dewey On Primary List For Vote
SALEM, March 13 (T Oregon
today had a flve-nutn nice nt hand
for the republican nomination for
governor.
Stale Treasurer Leslie M. Scot I
placed his numo In the, field Just
before filings closed at 6 p. nt. yes
terday for the May 31 primary elec
tion. Previously filed for the putty
noinluntlon wore Cluv. John Hull of
Portland, Slato Sen. Douglas Mc
Kan, Salem; Glenn C. Ackcimau,
Portland, and John Peyton, Junc
tion City,
In contrast the lone ilciniKi'iil
candidal for governor Is Slnto Sen.
Low Wallace, Portland.
Anothor Into Illlng put President
Truman's mime on tho democratic,
primary ballot, unopposed. Ills name
waa filed by petitions beating 1800
names.
Two republicans nro after tlio
Ute'a 13 votes at the pnrty'i na
tional nominating' convention. They
are Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York and Harold E. Slasscu, ex
governor of Mlnni'Hola,
U, S. Senator Guy Cordon, Rose
burg republican, also la unopposed
for nomination, but there arc con
tests for all other congressional posi
tions, Two democriils nro utter the nomi
nal Ion for senator Sluto Rep, Mau
ley J. Wilson, Warren, nud Dr. Louis
A. Wood, University of Oregon
economics professor,
John T. llenslcy, St. Helens, op
poses Hep, Walter Nnrblad, Astoria,
on Ihe rcpubllcnii ballot, Edward IS.
Gideon, Siilcin, Is the only demo
c.nillo candidate for Norblad's Job
In Ihe first congressional district,
Rep. Lowell Htnckmnn, Pendle
ton, In the second district, Is op
posed by William H. Wcathcrspoon,
Elgin, on the republican ballot, C. J.
Short), Ln Grande, seeks tho demo
crat Ir nomination, unopposed.
In the third district Hep. Homer
D. Angell and W. A. Rushlight, both
Portland, nrc after the republican
nomination. Roland C. Bartlctt and
Clifford T. Howlett, both Portland,
arc the democrat candldntos.
Rep. Harris Ellsworth, Roseburg,
unci Robert L. Parsons, Grants Puss,
are the republican candidates in the
fourth district. The democrats aro
William F. Tanlon, Jasper, nnd El
bcr B, Sahlsl.rom, Eugene.
Supreme Court Justices Percy R.
Kelly, James T. Hiand nnd Hurry H,
Melt, tho only Justices whoso terms
expire this year, all are unopposed
for reelection.
Candidates for oilier stale offices;
Secretary of stale Earl T. New
bry, Ashland, nnd Gcorgo II. r'lagg,
Salem, both republicans; A, M Sil
verman, Portland, and Byron a,
Carney, Mllwnuklo, both democrats.
Stato treasurer Ormond R. Bean,
Portland; Sen. Howard C. Helton,
Canby; and Slgfrld B. Unnndcr,
Portland, all republicans; Sen. Wnl
tor Pearson, Portland, democrat.
Attorney general Atty. Gen.
George Neuncr, McMiunville. and
Stanley Jones, Portland, both re
publicans; Sen. Walter Pearson,
Portland, democrat.
Attorney general Atty. Gen,
George Neuncr, McMlniivlllc, nnd
Stanley Jones, Portland, both re
publlcnns; Wllllnm B. Murray, Port
land, democrat.
Republican national committee
m,n Ralph H. Cake, Portland, in
oumbent,
Democratic national committee
man Monroe Swcctland, Newport;
Mlko do Clcco, Portland; W. E. Wil
klns, La Grande; and Henry C.
Aiken, Heppncr.
Republican national committee-
woman Mrs. Marshall E. Cornett,
Klamath Fai,-:
Democratic national committee'
woman Nancy Honeyman Robin,
son, Incumbent, Portland.
Twenty-two of the 60 members of
Uie lust legislature failed to seek
reolectlon. Nine of the 30 senators
also didn't file.
Welfare Pay
Background
Of Flareuo
WASHINGTON, Marvh 13 (A'f
Juhn L. Lewi hurled an implied
threat of a mu coal itrtke at the
government and mine-owner to-
day. then waited for tuimethins to
happen.
'I lie L'niled Mine Worker rhief
declared in a letter to the union
400.000 mrmlM-ri that their em-,
plover in the paM eight months
"have dishonored the 1117 wage
agreement and defaulted under It
proviklon affecting the welfare
fund."
That com met. signed la-st July 8.
pledged the miners to stay on the
Job an long as tney are "able and
willing.' Lewis told a news conler-
ence yesterday he did not know how
much longer they'll be "willing."
The agreement which runs until
June 30 can be ended by either
miners or operators on 30 days
notice.
No Order
The fiery mine leader did not t.ay
flatly that his miners will stop worlc
Instead, he asked the public to per
suade the "millionaire coal opera
tors" to break a deadlock over how
the 130.000.000 welfare fund is to be
used.
Money for the fund la raised by a
10 cent royalty on each ton of coal
produced.
Operators ay Lewi wants a SI 00
monthly pension for every miner
over 60 who has been in the pits at
least 20 years. That, they argue,
would raise coal prices 40 cents a
ton.
"Fantastic," snapped Lewis. The
fund alone is big enough to pay for
it, he said.
The mine owners, said Lewis.
"Continue gleefully to violate the
i, contract, ajid count each day ft sue
cess when they can prevent expen
diture of this money designed to
alleviate human misery In the coal
industry."
But George F, Campbell, president
of the Illinois Coal Operators asso
ciation, retorted in Chicago:
MWe don't think we've violated
any obligations. The fund I there.
It Is simply a matter that should
be worked out by the trustees.'
Homestead
Drawing Set
For Monday
(Hre List on Page 9.)
A total of 572 resident of Kla
math, HUklyou, Modoc and Lake
counties will participate In the
drawing for 44 Coppock bay home
steads that will attract nationwide
attention to ceremonies In the Kla
math Falls armory Monday,
These regional veterans will com
pete In the drawing with nearly 2200
others from points throughout the
United States and its passslons. A
segregation of the four-county ap
plicants was made from the official
li.il by The Herald and News, and
.shows that 152 of the applicants give
their address as Klamath Falls, 146
Tulelake. 65 Malin. 60 Merrill, and 27
Bonanza.
275 Apply
A total of 2156 numbers will be In
the converted pickle jar when the
ceremonies start at the armory at
10 a. m. Monday. Representatives of
veteran organizations will do the
drawing, under direction of Olney
Itudd, Tulelake homesteader.
After months of work, the recla
mation bureau staff has completed
plans for the drawing down to the
i """'1?'" ' jP""). '
C. E. (Red) Milhorn, 34, has filed
as a democratic candidate for
Klamath county sheriff. Milhorn
Is a former city policeman and did
investigation work for the Internal
security department before going
Into the army for World War IL
Milhorn Is married and has two
children.
Grange Host
To Candidates
Candidates for state and county
offices, many of them entering poli
tics for the first time, had their
first taste of a candidates' meeting
Thursday night when the Langell
Valley grange invited office seekers
to a potluclc dinner In the grange
hall.
A feature of the evening was the
awarding of 30 dozen eggs whih
12 Langell Valley home economics
club members had saved up during
the past month, the proceeds of the
eggs to go toward the club's foreign
children's relief project. Twenty
dozen eggs were given to Earl Brown
of Bonanza, who offered his loot
at auction, and Phil Hitchcock of
Klamath Falls was the high bidder.
Ten dozen eggs went to Olive Ott
of 1626 Crescent.
Candidates were introduced by
Edward Gralinn of the U. S. soil
conservation office. Guests Included
George Kunzman and Mrs. Mathews
from the Shasta View grange and
Carl Hagel of Klamath Falls. Can
didates present were Sid Herbert,
Mike Williams, Phil Hitchcock, D.
E. Van Vector, Jack Franey, George
Uerllngs. Chet Langslet, Guy Bar
ton, Fenton Mahrt. Otis M. Metsker,
Karl Dchllnger. Ed Oowen, Col.
Swlgart and Carl Stelnselfer.
Craah Victim On List
The name of Richard Lloyd
Stevenson of ML Hebron, who
was killed In an airplane acci
dent near Ml. Hebron, Febru
ary 28. rs In the list or eligible
applicants for the Coppock bay
homestead drawing. He estab
lished eligibility before his
death, and homestead officials
said that the name was left in
with the understanding that If
it should be drawn, a legal de
termination of the rights of rel
atives will be sought,
Stevenson was divorced some
time ago, and hla wife has re
married. He is survived by a
2-year-old son. William Rich
ard, who lives with his mother,
Mrs. Lee Sammis of Dorria.
Sammis is also on the list
Officials pointed out that
there may be other eligiblea in
the list who have passed away
since applying.
last detail. Forty-four names will be
drawn for the homesteads, and 44
alternates will be drawn ln case
there are any post-drawing disquali
fications. The drawing procedure is
expected to be finished by noon,
and the homestead examining board
will. Immediately go Into session to.
re-check applications of the first
44. The chances of rejections are
believed slight.
On Tuesday afternoon or Wednes
day morning, any applicants whose
names were drawn, and who desire
to know their standing, may call In
person at the bureau office at the
airport If they are approved, they
can file immediately. Notifications
will be sent by mail Wednesday.
Radio stations KFLW'and KFJ1
will broadcast the drawing cere
monies in alternate half-hours, be
ginning with KFJI at 10:30 a. m.
The ceremonies are open to Uie
public.
Warner Road
Bid Accepted
The Oregon state highway com
mission, in session at Portland yes
terday, heard an appeal lor Improve
ment of U. S. highway 97 between
Bend and Chemult which was de
scribed as a section tourists avoid
because it is narrow and has soft
shoulders.
To this appeal the commission
replied it does not have enough
money to constmct all desired routes.
The commission announced, how
ever, that it is Increasing salaries of
engineers' aides ln an attempt to
keep its skilled employes. Commis
sioners said neighboring states were
getting Oregon's skilled personnel by
paying more money.
Among projects awarded at the
Friday session was the grading of
4.92 miles and surfacing of 12.T miles
in Lake county of the Fremont Junction-Mud
Creek section of Warner
secondary highway, and grading and
surfacing 8.46 miles of Mud Creek
Drake Creek section of Warner sec
ondary highway, to the Inter City
Sand and Gravel company, Eugene,
whose bid ol 1298,254 was accepted.
Civil Rights
Stall Slated
WASHINGTON. March 13 tiPi
Aomlnlstratlon officials were re
ported seeking today to stave off a
civil rights showdown until the
democratic convention In July.
At that time, a party official
said, the resolutions committee will
be asked to work President Tru
man's hotly-debated proposals into
a compromise plank in the 1948
platform.
These proposals come before a
committee of southern governors
here today. Indications were they
wculd be roundly condemned. And
the governors' report might throw
new fuel on the fire of a Dixie
democratic revolt.
With this in mind. Mr. Truman's
supporters are said to have agreed
tii leave it strictly up to the reso
lutions group to decide how strong
a pledge the party wants to make
toward bringing about race equal
ity The convention group will be
made up of members from each
state and territory and the District
of Columbia.
Office Wags, Abetted By Canny
Reporter, Gang Up To Give Chet
Langslet Bad Time Over Friday
By HALE SCARBROl'GH
Consider Uie anguish of little Chet Langslet.
Chet Is a democrat and has been county treasurer for eight years.
He's up for re-election, and is unopposed.
But as tho filing deadline (6 p. m. yesterday) approached, he was
worried. He didn't want any opposition and was squirming ln his chair
for fear someone would file for the office against him. 1
Some wags In the county clerk's office made out a phony filing
petition, listing a well-known accountant here In town as a republican
Candidate for county treasurer. Clerk Charlie DeLap put his filing
stamp on Uie petition and slipped It Into the folder containing, among
other things, tho declarations of 19 candidates for shorlff.
A newspaper reporter noted for being able to keep a poker face
while prevaricating, went to Lnngslet's office and broke the news.
"Well, Clict, your luck ran out."
Langslet wilted. His more printable words Included "there goes my
fishing trip and $500 down the drain."
If he was unopposed for election, Langslet had planned to take a
fishing trio this summer while other office candidates were out working
for votes, and he figured any kind of a campaign at all If he was
opposed would cost )5C0.
Chet was allowed to stew for a while, Uien the Joke was told Just
as he waa groping for the phone to call someone probably his wife.
There was almost no Joy In the Langslet house last night
Yost Up For
Supervisor
George G. Yost, Tulelake rancher
and warehouse operator, today an
nounced his candidacy for county
supervisor for Uie first district
Yost has lived in Uie Tulelake area
for Uie past 17 years and in a
statement made today said he felt
he was "well acquainted with the
people in all sections of Uie district
and with their problems.
The candidate said he was enter
ing Uie race for supervisor as he felt
the board "should have new blood
occasionally."
"Mounting tax costs would seem
to indicate a need for more vigorous
handling of Uie affairs of Uie coun
ty," Yost declared, and said he
would make a full statement of his
aims and ideas at a later date.
Plane May
Be Down In
Alaska Area
EDMONTON, Alta., March 13 (CP)
The public relations offlee of the
Royal Canadian air foree here aald
they have received an unofficial re
port lint a Northwest Airlines plane
with 24 passengers aboard crashed
in Alaska.
The plane was due In Edmonton
at 7 a.m. K'KT) on a flight from
Shanghai. The passengers were oil
company employe from Texas and
California en route to New York.
The aircraft carried a crew of six.
Coast guar, and RCAF unite have
been alerted.
24 Passengers
The plane was carrying 24 passen
gers and a crew ot six over the Great
Circle route from the Orient.
The last radio contact with the
big craft was at 11:03 p.m. (PST)
when it passed over the Oulkana
range station, approximately 190
miles northeast of Anchorage. The
station reported it waa flying at
11,000 feet
Airlines officials said the four-
engined plane left Anchorage at
19:05 p.m. (PST) and was scheduled
to make Its first stop at Edmonton,
Altaw at 5:04 a-m. (PST) today.
Oulkana reported early this morn
ing that a fire was seen on Mt San
ford, which towers high in Uie
Wrangell range to Uie right of Uie
plane's normU course through Na-
besna pass.
Weather conditions were reported
good this morning and also at the
Ume of Uie airliner's last report to
Uie Oulkana station last night Vis
ibility waa reported at close to SO
miles today.
The airline reported members of
the plane's crew included: Capt.
Robert Petry, pilot; John Stlckel,
co-ptlot, and a navigator named
Worsley, all of St Paul, Minn., and
Robert Hazlet, Seattle, Wash, purser.
No Contact
The plane was due to pass over
Northway, near the border of Can
ada's Yukon Territory, at 11:36 p.m.
No contact could be made with the
plane from any of the stations.
The airline reported Uie plane left
Shanghai on a ncn-scheduled char
ter flight at 8:10 p.m. (PST) Thursday.
Northwest's St. Paul headquarters
reported the passengers were seamen
employed by California and Texas
oil companies. They had taken an
oil tanker from New York to Shang
hai and were being flown back to
New York.
An unofficial report that the plane
bad turned northward and landed
at Fairbanks proved unfounded on
a check with Uie Fairbanks CAA
station.
Uranium? Heck,
That's Old Stuff
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 13 m
Everybody but one old-timer in the
Red Desert country seems to be ex.
cited about a uranium ore discovery
there.
A story told by a reliable source
here said the old-timer has been
using a poultice of water and the
yellowish pellets of "ore" to take the
"misry" out of his arm and shoulder
for years.
The treatment has been quite sue
cessful, according to the story.
Anderson Up
For Senator
WASHINGTON, March 13 (JP)
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
announced today he will run for the
democratic nomination for U. S. sen
ator from New Mexico.
Anderson said he will remain ln
President Truman's cabinet until
congress adjourns, probably in July.
Anderson will be a candidate for
Uie office now held by Senator
Hatch. Hatch said last week that
he will not be a candidate again ln
order to accept appointment to the
federal district court ln New Mexico
if it !s offered.
Anderson did not speculate on
who might succeed him as secretary
ot agriculture. . .
Kitchen Fire
Damages Walls
The combination of children and
mLtches brought out Uie county fire
department at 10:45 a. m. today to
the George Burnett residence at
2811 Kane, firemen reported lata
this morning.
The kitchen wall waa scorched
but otherwise little damage was
done.
Four Candidates For Office
Unopposed For Coming Vote
Four candidates for Klamath
county public office apparently are
elected without a vote being cast.
When the filing deadline passed
yesterday afternoon these four were
unopposed Dayton E. Van Vactor
for district attorney. Charlie DeLap
fot county clerk; Chet Langslet for
treasurer nnd Dr. George H. Adler
for coroner.
The only possibilities for an upset
faced by any of the quartet now
wculd be the entrance of an inde
pendent opposition for the general
election in November or for a high
ly Improbable write-in campaign.
For about. 30 other candidates
the work is Just beginning and be
tween now and the primary date,
May 21, they'll be around pumping
for votes.
Main item of local Interest, nat
urally, will be the run for nomina
tions to the sheriff's office. There
are 19 candidates. The republican
legislative race might develop some
heat, too, since there are Uiree GOP
candidates for two Jobs. Another
contest Is in the making for Uie re
publican nomination for county
commissioner.
Here Is a complete list of candi
dates for local office:
State senator Phil Hitchcock (R)
and Marius Petersen (D, both un
opposed for nomination.
State legislature Carl Stelnself
er, Ed Geary and Ed Ostendorf, all
republicans, and two to be nomi
nated; Hank Semon and Tom
Bustin, democrats, no contest for
that party, nomination.
District attorney Dayton E. Van
Vactor (R), no contest. Van Vac
toi, ln effect la elected.
Sheriff Almost too numerous to
mention. On the republican ticket
there are Jack Franey, Dale Mat
toon, George Uerllngs, W. F. Swl
gart, Dean Hall, Karl Dehltnger,
Fenton Mahrt, Jnck Linkenbach,
Joe Greene, Guy Barton and Mrs.
Opal Monnlng. The democratio
list Includes Mike Williams, Wall?
Moss, Frank Steele. Willis Pankey,
Sid Herbert, C. E. (Red) Milhorn,
P. A. (Smiley) LaLonde and Larry
McClnne.
County clerk Charlie DeLap (R),
unopposed, probably re-elected.
County treasurer Chet Langslet
(D), unopposed, probably re-elected
Commissioner John Re bcr and
Ed Gowen, republicans, a contest
fot Uiat party's nomination! Guy
Bellant, democrat, unopposed for
nomination.
County assessor Glen TerrtU
(R, unopposed for nomination;
Otis Metsker (D), unopposed for
nomination.
Coroner Dr. George H. Adler
(D), unopposed, probably re-elected.
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