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(ft 47 MM S mtoM W In The WW manAa'i aV Ui W"MiWiW awt My I HANK JI.NKINH Tin; limine uf ropirsrnlullvcs today, voting JHU to Ml, approves a 4 0 billion lux tin bill, On Monday, Uio Htiiiiila passed 11 by R voto ul IB In 11. The bill uuw goes lu President '1 1 li i j in 1 1 Him l rxiinliil. Una iiiiiiiilhg's Washington dispatches 1,'IxjU, lu veto II null kly. uerliuua Willi u mcwugc tiling iicccln lur mure billions lur military preparedness lu Hit dun loalup loiiiiuuniain. U71IA1 tluuild be dune? Well, II we huvc lu gel ready lur war On the huie llml by becoming loo lough lu be UiklrU auicly we limy bo able la rcinulll Hi pimcel We il brllrr Ivarll lu oi'ullullllM. Another war mi Hie high, wide ml liiiiiiiMjine arulo ul Hie lut une would bankrupt even America. lluw ure we lu Icuiu ecuiiuiny If we dun l start tuiiicwiicrc? VI7K niuke another bill dciinluii to liny. The AllMY In lo luy III inntinl milcllnllcly ul the Aineiuuli irimr ul Urlllliiliy. We hull (llmmcd lu no uvrr lu civilian control uu the luni ul July. The While House announces thai these plana have brrn uuuiidunrd. lu iulcinenl auya: "Folluwiii a irvirw ul ihe present situation, II hiu been decided that It wuulil ue liiudwmilile lu make any chuhgrs III uui piirnl adniiiilsiruinc uiiuimi llirllla lur Ciel mull)'." Ihe nuieiiirill adds tllul General t'luy will rrmalii as military gov ernor and aa cuiilinundcr-ln-cnlcl ul the Hulled biatea turret In Europe. TIIK dlspaU.il telling ul Una dc 1 :li. n adda Ihul "Uio inuve ! griiriully regarded Uu Wushiugiuni aa a alel lu atlenglllrll ulie ul the must imKrtuiil arctiuiia ul Uie line llm country wants lu huld agaiiul riuviei cipaualou In Euruie." (The "hue.'' ul course. t Uie so rallrd Hteltlii-Ailrlnllc line, whlth ' now. lur all practical purposca, Ulo wenteru buimilary ul llUMla.i WEATHER Ma a. (Manil Ml SI Mia l'rMliialln tail 44 haare l ISi a.m. I lrr..lt Mat 1 Sala l.aat M . a.lA Narmal... raiaiaall rarllr elaMtfr. rKlf'K 11 VK CKNTI4 A Cv - KLAMATH FAI.' - WKDNKHI1A V, .MA IK II 24, lull Telrphnne Mil No. 1298 S, - ---- ---. Tax-lashng if foes To Try man 3 lu tlir.se lories ul ours In Kurupe. are Iliey7 lluw UIO are n What thry? Tli. y amuuiil to abutil 100.000, all luld. bunding ecruu Ihe "line ' Iruui thrin are auppoaed la be ume luur million Hiwiljll soldiers, itsllmalcs ul Ituuiian armed tueugtll are pure gllt-iuM.! buiiirliu. one can't help leiiitm-tx-lllig mil pltllul halldlul ul truupi in the riilhpplnea and wlial hap pencd when Uie pinch came (quite unexpectedly.) Iiuiaan UuT a plric-.jnl memury. fl)NOHEa trememberlhj Bauan. Irrhau.ii U being coiniielled, amuuiil it well, by Uie aiern 1ml ic ul frtenu. lo Hunk acrluiuly of dratl law. T- membrri iwllh une eye tlxtd on Ihe vutera back hume whum the) II haie to lace In Nuvcinberl arak mil (Ilia mui iilug lur "keeping nianiiuwer demauda wlUlln narrow luiiiia." benalur Ouniey, ol South Uakuut (chairman ul the aeiiate armed aervlcea commllleel tella a reporter he expecla any plan lo re vue aelectlve aervlcc to leave oul all veteran ol the laxt w ar aa well aa all married men. lleprencnuilve Wadn worth. ol New York, Ihliika the age pan ihould be frum 18 to it or 37. HS to manpower dralls, liere'a a lact we d better luce: When PreMdcnl Truman Ihe other day propped Uie aelccllve drull. lo be lulluwed by unlveranl military ervlco, HE PRACTICALLY COMMITTED us lo audi action. Why? lie mi talking to tmpreiui R inula. If we full lo do whiit the Prenldent hua auld we muni do, liuiuiln will be impressed nil right, bill In the WKONO DIHKCTION. 8he ll Jump to the eoncluaton Ihul were loo weuk-bneked and too apht up among oiirnelvea lo do anything. That WOULD alnrl aumetlilng. Slavs Take Back Offer On Trieste IIO.Ml:. Marrh 54 lVYum aluvla barard out today from an uf frr lo Iradr Trleale for Ihe Italian rllv of (inrlyla. The Vugnalar foreign nilulntry veirrd regret over lite "apparent aa auntpllon abroad" thai Yugoslavia wi.ullt lnal( on obtaining Gorilla In eirhanie for Trleale. At the tame lime, a ntlnlalrv apuhraman hinted that Yugoalavla nilght ronvldrr aonte other awap fur the grrat Ailrlattr port now In free Irrrllory partially orcupleil bv ) utoalavta. All Italian HiKikeninun aald yeH leidav Italy would reject any Yugu aiuv renewal of her offer to barter In r elalniK to Trleale fur Oorlnla. Yuguilavla flrat "tiggeited the awap lu November. lfMfl. No rropoaal The YiiRoaluv aHikeman aald Ir-al night foreign Mlnlater Htanule S'mle did not Intend lo advance any aiierlfle propmul when lie told newa. men Monday that Yugoalavla ia redy to aeek a compromise on Ti'.este through mutual efforta. The apokeaman aald the fact that Runic mentioned the talks of 1040 and declared Yugoalavla li prepared ai.ain to go o far In tlirme talka waa nunnderntood. The aijokeaman contended Rimlc "aald 'In the aplrltft of thme talka but did not mean to Imply the le-ma nere.viarlly would be the same, or that Yugoslavia haa anv 1 eclflc propoaal In mind at present." Late Spud Bulletin l.OS ANCIKLES. March 54 lAP tlHOAi Puutoea: 31 broken, 3S uiibruken enrn on truck; arrivals nirgun 6. Cnllf., 3. ldnho Utah k. cars nrrlved by truck: market fiiindy: lduho $.i.'Jo-60. Russet No. 1-A BAN FRANCISCO. March it (AP-UHDAi Potatoca: 10 broken. 1 unbroken cura on track: arrivals Cnllf. 1, Oregon 1, Iduhn 1: mnrket nleiidy: Kluiiiiilh Russela No, 1-A Paponck Assails Russia Before U. N. -Tfi :i G u Q Jan Papanrk laeated. rlghtl addreaara Ihe t'nlted Nations aeeurlly council at Lake Sueeeaa, N. Y, derlarinr thai Russia engineered the communist grab In hla native Czechoslovakia. "God help me, I ahull prove Una lo you," aasertrd Ihe man unseated by the t'lech government from the security council. Seated left, la Andrei A. Ciromyko (dark glaasesl, Soviet delegate. Papanek waa voted a seat at the table by I lo I vole despite bitter objections from Russian and the Soviet I kralne. Yet Groups Back RC Solid aupport fur the Red Cross campaign waa voiced at a meeting of representatives of veterans grouiu with Red Cross workers last night. Legion. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corps league and Disabled American Veterans were represent ed, and the veterans agreed to pro vide at least three men each lo help push solicitation for the an nual Red Cross quota. It waa reported that much of the city haa not yet been covered In the solicitation. Women of the auxiliaries of the veterans groups will help in Ihe residential areas. People who have not been con tacted and wish to give lo the Red Cross may take or aend their money lo either of the following: Chapter headquarters, 51S Main. Campaign headquarters, Balslger building. Red Question Unanswered WA8HINOTON. March 34 i,P A supixirter of Henry A. Wallace I for president todny refused direct I answer to senators' questions as i to whether he is a present or tor I mrr member of the Young Com - munlat league. i The witness. Seymour Linfleld of New York City, luter was al i lowed to read hla prepared atate , ment opposing both a draft and I universal military training. He appeared before the senate armed services committee as "vet erans director of the national Wal- lace-for-presldeul committee repre senting ihe progressive aureus of America." Chairman Ourney R-8D.i and Senators Baldwin 'R-Conn.i and Salmnstull iR-Mass.i tried lor more than a half hour to obtain a "yes or no" answer from Linfleld to this question: "Were you or are you a member of the Young Communists league?" lanead of answering directly, Linfleld quoted what he said was a plrdge by Wallace. Uurd party candidate fur president. This statement said Wallace would not accept support of any group seeking to restrict civil liberties. War Planes Sold For Red Export WA8HINOTON, March 34 m A congressional witness testified to Gay he bought 48 war-type airplane engines from the war assets admin istration last year and sold them for export to Russia and Poland. The witness, lroy 11. Lucky, of Dallas, Tex., said the engines were suitable for bombers or troop-carry-It'll planes. Testifying under oath, Lucky told a house subcommittee (hat the en (tinea were shipped to Russia by the Moore McCormack Steamship Lines. He said they were new engines built for H-34 And he said he sold them to Richard F. Flnckle. pnslrtent of the Alpine corporation, Washington, D. C. Klamath County Struggles ' Out From Under Heavy Fall Of Snow As Storm Nears End Veto Looked For By GOP, Demos Alike WASHINGTON. March 24 iP. The houte passed today the M00. 0O0.0O4 lax-tlaihfng bill, sending It to Preside nt Truman. The measure rule taxes for all the 52,004.000 income tax payers and drops 7,400.000 low Income persons from the tax rolls. The 'ote was 289 to 66. Tills Is 52 votes more than the two-thirds which would be needed to override a veto. Veto Expected Mr. Tiumun u expected to veto the bill cuickly. perhaps with a message clung needs for more bil Safe . , i W - MAJOR JOHN B. HARDING Rains Soak Dry Land In California Harding Has Broken Leg, Frostbite WOODLAND, Wash., March 14 tfrK traglo atory of how death slowly extended an Icy hand against most of the eight men who perished In a C-47 plane craah Sunday cam today from the Isolated mountain crash scene. Two men one with a broken lef aurvived miraculously to brtnf from the Southwest Washington mountain area yeaterday afternoon the first word of their fate. Leg Broken VANCOUVER, Wash., March 24 (IP) The condition of MaJ. John B. Harding. Portland, and Pfc. John M. Brlmonte. East Boston, Mass.. only survivors of 10 aboard a C-47 which crashed Sunday near Woodland, Wash, waa "Improved" today. Barnes hospital reported that their principal need la rest and nourishment. Harding suffered a broken leg and frozen hands and feet. Bel monte'a hands and feet were froaen and one hand waa burned. SAN FRANCISCO. March 24 (P) I Drought - plagued California waa 1 soaked today. Rains, reaching downpour propor tions for military preparedness in Hons In the north, spread southward the drive to stop communism. j through the ram-hungry Sacra -The oueMiun then will be whether ! men:o 8nd San Joaquin valleys, the bill's barken In congress can 1 rich sources of the state's produc put It into h. over his veto. It Ukes ' tlon- sPread over tne Teha" a two-thirds vote in both senate and ' apls into Southern California. Despite continuance of intermit tent snowfall, the Klamath country today had ' largely shed the trans portation and power difficulties re sulting from the big spring storm that deposited a deep, wet snow blunkel over the region yesterday. - - Only two school renters Merrill and Illy were duae'd down iftday. Classes resumed at all other place after full suspension yesterday. Skier Forced Back By Snow CASCADE SUMMIT. March 24 Jack Melssncr. who started on the final lap on his 300-mile ski trek to Crater lake, relumed to Cascade Summit from Indigo lake, a point 14 miles oul of Orescent lake. His two companions. Don Temple . of Oakrldge and Oordon Blssell of Eu gene, returned with him and went to their respective homes not expecting at,ie. County equipment was engaged Merrill had the deepest snowfall of I any valley area, apparently, with depths up to 18 inches reported in that district. Buses could not operate over some of the roads there, and classes were not called- At Bly, dan ger of operating buses over moun tain roads made it advisable to suspend school. ' 4 California Oregon Power com pany, which had widespread trans mission and distribution line trouble yesterday, reported all was clear this morning. Some telephone lines were out In local areas, but telephone communi cation was generally good today. Untied Air Lines planes, which went over without stopping yester day, put in today at the municipal airport, where the long runway had been cleared of 6now. Lake o' the Woods homeowners, worried about heavy snow on their cabin roofs, were unable to get to the mountain resort. A request was made to the county road department to open the road, but the department reported It had no equipment avaU' house to do thai. That test may come some time next Wiek. With large numbers of democrats deserting the president on the Issue, Speaker Martin IR-Masa.1 and Sen ator Taft iR-Ohiol confidently pre dicted a veto will be overridden with votes to spa re. In Uio house debate. Rep. Dough ton (D-N.C.i expressed hope a veto, if there is one. will be overridden. Doughton was for many years iwhen democrcls controlled congress head of the tax-writing ways and means committee. The present bill was written by his svecessor in that Job, Rep. tf.njt.son iR-Mlnn.) The senate TOte on the bill Mon day waa 78 to 11 But some demo crats In bo-ji huuse and senate who voted for the bill might switch and vote to uphold a veto. The house originally voted last Coal Inquiry Board Named WASHINOTON, March 24 (Pi President Truman today named a three-man board of Inquiry Into the coal strike. The members are: Sherman Million, former demo cratic senator from Indiana and now a member of the seventh U. 8. circuit court of appeals. George W. Taylor, former war labor board chairman and profes sor of labor relations at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Murk K. Elhrldge, publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal, The three are to Investigate the dispute mid report to Mr. Truman by April 6. Coal operators called for a speedy Inquiry. lo continue on the Journey. Meissncr said the snowstorms were too bad for traveling and not enough food was left to hold out until they reached Crater lake but after the storms let up and he has replenished his supplies he will set out alone. Upon his return. Jack found out that a camera had been left at the last campsite so he set out at 4 o'clock in the morning from Cascade Sum mit, went back up to the spot above Crescent lake and was buck by 11 o'clock In the morning. On the last trip he was accompanied by his dog, Laddie, who was such a good traveler he might be drafted for Uie last lap to Crater lake. International Woodworkers Of America (CIO) Taking Strike Vote Through Area A strike vote la now being taken among International Woodworkers of America (CIO) lumber and saw mill workers lioro nnri over the Northwest pine and fir territory and the results will bo tubulated March :l) In Portland. Just one clny before Ihe next scheduled wage negotiation srxslnu will) operators, March 30. 1WA-CIO officers here said that Ihe vnle 111 Itself would not call a sirlkc bill could authorize Ihe un ion's Nnrlhnr.it regional negotiating i niuiiilliee to call n strike lo buck up the union's demands (or a wage nil lenient. Ni'gntliillons hero ycslorday broko nil In disagreement utter Uio union knili'd iluwn lis piiy-bnost sights. Previously 1WA-CIO workers had n.skcd n 32a-cent hourly wage. In crease In tho lumbering Industry, plus pay for six hnlldnys a year and Ihe rMiibllslimenl of a 7'j-cent un hour (und (or a health and wclfuro program, i Yesterday, the demand was re duced to a as-cenl hourly, across-the-board pay Increase, six paid holidays and formation of a bi-partisan commlltco to study welfare funds In oilier Industries. The Pine Industrial Relations committee, representing employers In this area, rejected the proposal. PIRC has offered to selle (or a Tv-ernl hourly Increase, the snmc settlement that was made lo AFL lumber workers scvorul w eeks ago. The strike vole, lo authurl.c cull ing a wurk sloppage, must show a majority vote of all workers affected In (uvor of the strike. Al present a strike is only a possibility, not a probability. There huu not been a strlko lu the lumbering Industry hero since 1045, right alter the closo o( tho war. IWA-CIO contracts with local mills, Including Weyerhaeuser Tim ber company, Ewuuna Box com pany and other largo ocratlons, arc due for renewal April 1, but carry a sclf-rcnowal clause which might (orcstall a work stoppage. Recent union shop elections lu this area showed all IWA-CIO mills and ramps with the exception of the Weycrhaousor Timber company plant voting to retain union shop provisions in their contracts. Several operations kept the union security clause by tight margins because inniiy workers did not voto and law requires that a majority must be shown by all workers eligible lo vole. The Weyerhaeuser plant election lost by six votes and Tim Sullivan, IWA nfllclul, snld todny the Weyer haeuser voto had been protested on grounds that several workers were out on a company train and re turned to the pliint too lato to vote. Still another typo of election will be held at tho Modoc Lumber com pany here April 1, when somo 05 employes decide on union represen tation. They will choose between the AFL, CIO or decide to accept no union. Snow Buries Summit Homes CASCADE SUMMIT, March 24 Summit residents are beginning to complain about the steady snow which has (alien without . lel-up since Friday. Mnrch 12. and has now piled up to the roof-tops. Many houses now have Just a peep-hole near the top ol the windows to sec out and others are Just plain burled. An outdoor stairway leading down lo the E. V. Adkisons from the railroad track Is completely out o( sight and snowshocs and skis are necessary to negotiate the steep incline now. This stairway has 40 odd steps and a high railing. One lost soul wandered around looking (or a directional sign that should have been at a certain spot and finally found it by digging (or it. In summertime that same sign Is looked up to by the average-size person. However the snow bunnies and sports enthusiasts are enjoying It Immensely. In the Siskiyous and Northern and Central Sierra, the heaviest snowfall of the year deposited up to two and a half feet of new snow. It was snowing this morning at all mountain points. The snow pack is vital to hydro electric reservoirs. Over a 24-hour period three inches of rain fell at Santa Rosa, two i inches at Berkeley, an Inch at San Francisco. Water storage behind Shasta dam passed 3.000.000 acre feet. James K. Carr. district manager for the U. S. bureau of reclamation, said storage increased 64.400 acre feet in the past 36 hours. It Is now nearly a quarter million acre teet greater than stor age this time a year ago. - But welcome as was the belated rainfall, it did not solve the long range power and water crisis plaguing the state. In fact, in four of the seven major February for a t6.5OO.0O0.0O0 tax cut. j drainage basins in California, the pit Two others, alive when the pair left the scene, had lost the battle for survival In the snow-covered wilds before rescuers arrived last night. The survivors said only two of the 10 aboard were killed out right. Bodies Brought Out Bodies of the eight were to be brought today from the area where the Callfornia-to-Portland trans port plane crashed. Survivors were Major John B. Harding, Portland, the pilot, and Pfc John M. Belmonte, East Boston, Mass. They are in the Barnes Gen eral hospital, Vancouver, Wash. All aboard but two have been Identified. The two survivors had crawled through several miles of deep snow in the Umbered wilderness the pilot with a broken leg to reach a cabin Monday night. The next morning they called to logger working nearby. ,Their rescue was the first clue to the whereabouts of the military plane that had vanished Sunday afternoon during a torrental rain storm. The transport waa approach ing Portland air base for a landing after a flight from Fairfield-Suisun base, California. Bodies of the others were found last night by Marchers. Four were huddled together under one wing of the plane.. Another his leg severed, below the knee waa fonnd leaned against a tree several hundred yards down the mountain from the shattered transport. A sixth was seated In the burned out radio cock- The senate trimmed that down. One purpose was tc try to win enough votes to beat a veto. As finally sent to the White House, the bill cuts taxes 12.6 per cent for those with the smallest incomes on which taxes must be paid. The cut ranges down to 5 per cent on the biggest Incomes. Under the bil' all tax withhold ings from wages and salaries would be reduced on May 1. But the tax cut would be figured from January 1. Taxpayers would get refunds next year on overpayments between Jan uary 1 and May L annual water requirements exceeded annual yield in normal periods when there is no drought such as the cur rent one. I This was revealed by Perry A. Thompson, regional forester of the U. S. forest service. In snow clearing in the Langell val Icy. Bonanza. Swan Lake. Merrill, Malin and Fort Klamath areas. All main county roads were reported passable. Slate highway department put out i the following information on major i roads in and out of this area: Odell lokc. Willamette highway 30 degrees, snowing lightly, packed snow and slush on road from Salt creek tunnel to east end of Odell lake. 108 Inches roadside snow. Sun mountain. The Dalles-California highway 26 degrees, snowing hard, 2 inches new snow, 68 Inches roadside snow, Hayden mountain. Greensprlngs highway 28 degrees, snowing, l'a inches new snow, chains advised. At noon today. Uie sun broke through the clouds, and it appeared ihe storm may be over. The forecast Is "partly cloudy," which was the official forecast for today given yesterday. The snowfall was valued at tens of thousands of dollars for agricul ture in this region. Seaside Whale Buried On Beach SEASIDE. Ore, March 24 iVi - Coiistul residents hero were enjoy- lug the sea brccr.c again today. ! The dead whalo washed ashore j sometime eurlv Monday to nlumie I hurried city officials va burled under tho beach sand where tho whole town hopes It will stny. A bulldosrr went to work on the disposal problem after high tide yesterday heaved the mammal In side Ihe city limits. Prior to that the officials hud tried unsuccess fully to ignore the derelict. Anderson Asks Food Price Probe WASHINGTON, March 24 (1 Ren. Jack Z. Anderson iR.-Callf.) wants to know who's getting all the money that the housewife has to pay (or fresh frutt-s and vegetables, It Isn't the farmer, he told re porters today. So ho Introduced a resolution in Uie house asking the agriculture de partment to find out and let con gress know. Oranges, Anderson said, were sell ing at retail for an average of 36.2 cents a dozen last month. The farmer, at tho same time, was get ting only 12.3 cents a dozen. Producers of pears are selling to New York wholesale markets at $2 a box of 150. while retailers arc get ting 10 cents each, or $15 a box, he said. Anderson lias a pear ranch California. Draft List Narrows Down WASHINGTON, March 24 Wi Plans to exempt husbands, veter ans and men over 27 from any peacetime draft gained fresh back ing In congress today. While Capitol Hill waited for military chiefs to blueprint the nation's defense machinery, two lawmakers spoke out for keeping manpower demands within narrow limits. Chairman Gurney (R-S.D.i of the senate armed services commit tee, told a reporter he expects any plan to revive selective service to leave out "all real veterans of the last war as well as all married men." And Rep. Wadsworth (R-N.Y., who wrote the World War 2 draft law, said he thinks the age span should be 19 to 26 or 27. He also suggested exempting veterans. Wadsworth said Chairman An drews (R-N.Y.) of the house and armed services committee has ask ed him to help draw up new draft legislation. Meanwhile it was learned that the senate committee turned down a proposal calling for registration of men up to 45 years old. House Fight On ERP Fades W'.SHINGTON. March 24 tif) Prospects of a house fight to cut the S6J05.000.000 foreign aid bill faded today. As the measure to pit American billions and military help against communism in China and part of Europe rolled into second day's de bate. Rep. Jonkman (R-Mlch.i told a reporter he is for the full amount. In the past, Jonkman has led bat tles to slash foreign aid programs. He opposed them, he said, because he was against letting the state de partment handle business matters. But the new program, he said. provides for an administrator free of state department control. Rep. Lawrence H. Smith (R-Wis.) who teamed up with Jonkman for cuts in other bills, said he hasn't made up his mind on this one. in Fire Sweeps US Mail Train BERLIN. March 24 (jTI Fire of undetermined origin swept through a U. S. railway mall car on the Biemcrhaven-Bcrlin train today as It was traversing the Russian occu pution zone. Approximately four tons of American mail were destroyed. Diamond Road Still Closed The Diamond lake road opening was still behind schedule today despite the fact that one Sno-Go was sent back on the job this morn ing and Uie second Sno-Go was to go into action tonight. Both big machines were broken down this week as they attempted to clear a 9-foot pack on the remaining half mile Into the lake area. State highway men said all that one big plow would get done today was clearing the snow which has fallen this week. Reports from Dia mond lake advised thut there has not been as heavy a full In that section as there has been In Kla math Falls. Long Wait But OK Now CHENEY, Wash., March 24 MP) Three - year - old Charlene Shoe maker got her "picture with daddy" today after a seven-week, wait. Spokane "March of Dimes" cam paign officials asked tor a picture of Charles Shoemaker, Junior class president al Eastern Washington college, and his daughter, Charlene, who was stricken by Infantile paral ysis in 1946. The college sent the picture Feb ruary 5, and every day since then Charlene has been scanning the newspapers looking for It. Yesterday the photograph came back to the campus. Stamped on It were the words: "Found In sup posedly empty mail sacks at mail equipment shops, 5th and W streets N. E Washington. D. C." It was given to Charlene today. Removed From Wreckage Two bodies were located about a mile from the wreckage when searchers persisted on the possibil ity that there were more than the officially listed eight men aboard. Lt. P. A. Toomey, casualty officer of the Fairfield-Suisun air base, said the identification of the two hitch hikers on Uie plane was not im mediately known. They had board ed the plane Just before lt departed. in addition to Uie survivors, tne otners known to be aboard were: CapL Frederic J. Ziegler Jr, Port land; Capt. W illiam H. Tillery, Fair field, Caul.; Capt. WUey A. (iarber. Oakland, Calif.; 1st Lt. David H. (ireiss, Vallejo, Calif.; Sit. Stephen J. Pressey, Oakland, Calif, and Pvt. Olm Ralph Horn, Longview, Wash. Cowlitz. County Coroner Gordon Quarnstrom reported he was ad vised Uie transport altimeter was jammed at 2700 teet. This was about 100 feet below Uie crest of the mountain. Fuselage Burned The plane fuselage had burned. The twin engines were ripped from Uie aircraft and scattered. Both wings were sheared loose as the plane plowed into a fir grove. Major Harding was quoted as say ing Uie plane flew Into a "thunder head" at about 3000 feet altitude. He said Uie plane flipped over, but by Uie time lt was righted again, they had lost altitude and crashed. Two were killed In Uie crash, he said. Three others died Sunday nigiit. Major Harding told one res cuer two were living when he and Belmonte left Uie wreckage for aid. The circumstances of the eighth death were not made clear. The scene was about 16 miles east of here and about two miles off Uie nearest roadway. Search parties drove trucks and Jeeps behind a tractor snowplow to reach the area. Extra Passengers Search was pressed for the extra two men after Major Harding was quoted by one rescuer as saying he had taken aboard two passengers just before the plane left California. Their names did not show on the plane personnel list at the base. Later, Quarnstrom reported papers on one of the victims Indicated he was not among those on the official list. The tentative Identification of the first six bodies found also did not Include Pvt. Horn of Longview. Fresh searching parties were be- ICautlnue aa rasa S. Calama SI No Host Dinner Planned In Honor Of Tillotson WHALERS MOSCOW. March 24 Wv-Iz-vtstia said today a Soviet whaling expedition is within 25 miles of Ciown Princess Maiiha land in the i Antarctic, A no-host stag dinner honoring Mitchell Tillotson, who Is leaving here to become vice president of the First National bank of Portland, will be held Tuesday night of next week at the Pelican party room. Friends of Tillotson are welcome to attend, according to the sponsor, the Klamath County chamber of commerce. Space limitation, however, will hold the attendance down to 60, and the first 50 who make reserva tions at the chamber of commerce will be accommodated. Advance reservations are absolutely neces sary from all who attend. Andrew M. Collier will be master of ceremonies.. Tillotson has been manager of th First National here for several years, and has been acUvo In many civic enterprises. V
