Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1948)
PACE TWO "MYSTERT of tnt 13th GUEST mi ANN nAiumu i E..1H.U O ROBIN HOOD! I KnmwJtm tm mm B neMaioo-nw, nirnn nf th rhamltfr of com ' vtH V'-nnirittV tr nut be : for the membership by-law change which would limit director ships to two consecutive terms. At rjresent. no memoer may aerv . more than three two-year terms without dropping out at least one year. niaivl mamharA u fl In Ule U.l cussion they feel that even shorter lannr .hnnlri h decreed, so that I new blood will be lorced Into the j board at regular intervals, new ! members, they said, put more rigor 1 Into the board, ana prevent coin 1 Dlalnts that the "same old gang is running the chamber of com Vfrtntllv til fhmhr action taken through the board ot directors. , who are elected irom tne memoer i ship at large. By-law changes take I Manager Charles Stan reporiea I tha l.lnnc rlllh ha taken the lead In the civic organisation s mem The chamber's highway program ; lor primary ana secunu&ry ivu, w kj, niwniMl ti the state highway i Inorim MmmttfM rominir heT6 1 inrii ii &'b aivan final annroval. i The board voted to pass on io uic ; next board, which takes onice May i 1, the matter of attempting to bring .hniit Mnsniiaaiion oi motv ui' Bourd members pian to nave uicir ii,n,.hnn nn Anril 14 at Fort Klam- i ath with members of the Oregon j Advertising club wno wiu oe on Plans for the tourist host school I to be held here in April were ap proved. Cats Work On Lake Road Tu'n hi- rAtx. one D-7 and the ' other a D-8. were working in the I t it. ' th wnnrts area this week j clearing the Klamath county road i of snow. The cats were sent Into i ha mnnniam section as roads In the valley are too soft to work at j this time of the year ana tne 1 situation is excellent for dealing in th lake sector. Ed Morse. Lake o' the woods I ,,ma,. hnm rnratn k ap drove to Klamath Falls today and said that 1 the weather had been warm since last Friday, the snow has seiuea at least one foot and all cabins In tta --aa aa nut ftf (1AnkTar. I Early last week, Morse sought aid In clearing the roofs of the five l w nark: which endangers build ings around the lake. Morse said it was possible to drive to nis cabin on the east side but discouraged car (mhI nu ha rnaii The county sent the two big eats ' mcaH I a irp n' tMP WnndX lflSL &UI1 ! day and drivers were able to make it to the top of the hill. It is un derstood that the east side road will ; be cleared to the end of tne Kiam ath line. (Continued from Page One) vlting a guest (especially a question able one i into soineoouy naco This morning senate and house members working on a compromise foreign aid bill agree to drop Spain froi.. the list of countries eligible for aid. WHAT is all the shooting about? It seems to this writer, who tries to be realistic, that a lot oi messy thinking Is Involved. It is true enough that Franco Is no shin ing knight of democracy. But neither is Stalin. Yet we weicomea mm in to the fold became we thought he could help us lick Hitler. If we swallowed Stalin, because we wanted his help, why should we gag at Franco? ripple Tells Of Slaying NOV jgfo tvuotu r. iuws h IfsMtvs EMM vSkfooHH r0RD FT mWu- wtta Oiorin Cnptwh &Wr", 1 Road Group Fights Thaw 11 It ln b SIIOW UlC Mia" win eires state highway employes a j headache, and right now oinciais i cav th arh u nliantv severe. Major JOD now is concentrating n the soring break-up of pave- i ment on highways leading out of ' thi arpa Fsnprtallv bad Is the sec tion between mlleposts 238 and 239, h Dhvao Q7 in tnp vininitv oi Bana : creek. There Is also a bad stretch 1 nf 11 mllM hatwaan mtlpnnstjt 217 I , and 230. which Is demanding much attention. Quartz mountain is in twit ihsTW fmm th Ktllinff ! laui; pwa " - " break-up, but Willamette pass was reported in lair conaition. Highway engineers expiainea mat watar Kppns un in ine aiLemoon auu goes down at night and creates a . damaging condition to tne roaoDea. Tn anma niflrpH It has been found neessary to blast, replace with solid rock and re-oil the sunace. t7n. rMBlHrto- annvi with frnut Rlill in the ground Is the reason lor tne breakup at this time oi tne year. Air Show Plan Talked Suggestion for a Klamath Falls air show and fair came today from riiv Aliroii-t Mongfrar W R Whlt- fnmv ann Mavnr vjn inrpnnnn. Whether or not the show Is held depends on public support, tne mayor said. If businessmen and tne general public show interest In the plan, the city will go ahead with arrange- mpnlA. Tentative plans are that the I auair win oe neiu ui uic iiiuiinijai farms and business firms would be displayed in tne hangars as wen as outdoors. i whitrnmn sa tnat DicntT oi I space Is avaiiaoie at tne Dig iieia a Inena mimhac nf avnin Tl Mavnr Dstindnrf exnlained that the plan will be a sort of open knnaa tn Kot tttV BimiD fit. nAnnlP with the city airfield, formerly the naval air station, wnicn tne city re aantlv tnnlr nvar All Interested groups should call Whltcomb at 3272, or tne mayor 5211 orimr Aril 1 rji A 38-vear- old cripple confessed last night, de tectives said, that he robbed and killed his former employer, Ray Arnold, 3, a service station operator. Detective Sgt. Foster A. riesiop and Detective Don Sprinkle said the oral statement was made by Ralph Shelton shortly after he talk wlth a minister tn his cell. Shelton had been discharged from his job. the officers reporiea. Thev said Shelton had been tn custody since the day after the lAvintT March 22. in his statement Shelton was Km Daclnn O Stl VI he dUD ed Arnold Into driving him to a hill above Boeing plant No. 1 by saying his car was there. I was riding in the bacR seat. ,v. atatamant saIH. "and after t told him to stop. I struck him on the head with a hammer. "I didn"t want to hit him hard enough to kill him. After I struck km, h .hm-art orjen the driver's door and started to get out. "He told me. 'Watt till I get my kevs and I'll kill youl" "Then I pulled open the tipper on mv coat pocket and drew out my gun ana snot mm. Plane Crash Kills Pilot ROCKAWAY. Ore., April 1 MV- A navy HeUdiver plummeted to earth on a coast mountain east of here yesterday, killing the pilot soon after tne plane leu me iuiuu naval air base. Loggers witnessed the planes troubled flight, saw It fall and were at, fi-cr tn ranch th Scene. ThCV said it appeared to have struck In a dive. i Navy officials af 13th district headquarters in Seattle withheld the name of the pilot pending notifica tion oi next oi Kin. Thav rannrtMi the nlane was one nf two that left the Tillamook base at 1:30 p. m. (PSTi yesterday. The second plane, puoiea oy i. o. hu nger, San Diego. Calif., had turned back because of bad weather. HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Soviets Free1 US Marines ! In China j SHANdllVI. April I (TV Four V. S. marines raptured by the Chi- , nene communists while on a Christ mas day hunting trip In North China were released today. V. 8. navy authorities reported the leathernecks were released at Ilalyang. a coastal city 60 miles northeast of l 8. Western Pacific Fleet headquarters at Talngtaa. Officials said they presumed the four are In good condition. Efforts are being made to recover the body ot a fifth. Pfc. Charles J Bravton Jr.. Fort Jay. Governor's Island. N. Y., who died of wounds received in the Incident. The four were Cpl. William L. Pollard. Fort Worth. Tex., Pfc. Car rol W. Dlckerson. Olathe, Kas.; Pvt Robert Hart, Pittsburgh, Pa.: and Pfc. Thomas Kapodlstrla, uuuaio. N. Y. Account Muddled Thata has han nn ClCST aCCOUht of what happened Christmas morn ing near the village of Wangtan Yuen, where the five were captured. Marine authorities reporiea mru.c entered communist territory over the protest of Chinese national guards at Llngohan. The communists reporiea reorii ary 13 In one of their dally propa- ga'nda broadcasts that the marines ; were participating In China's elvll war on the national side. They said Rravtnn waa wounded fatally In a skirmish. The communists later were re ported demanding $120,000 ransom for the four, but the U. S. embas sy In Nanking said It had no in formation on that. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, W Trailer Death Said Suicide PORTLAND, April I iPt The f.,l Knrnlna nf A S3-Vear-Old woman in her trailer home was list ed by officials as a suicide today. after a newspaper receivea a kiwi from the victim. The Oregonlan published the let ter, written to a staff feature writer ami mailed nver the week-end. In which Mrs. Mae Barton wrote she was "on a merry-go-round getting nowhere." She explained that she no longer was attractive 'hunger can no strange things to a person" and was lonely and feared. Illness. "I can not find a way out." she added. The letter Indicated sne piannea to oour gasoline over her house and set it afire. Fire gutted her dingy trailer nouse early Sunday. Neighbors awakened by her screams, took her from the flaming ' trailer. She., died seven hours later. SAIGON Claim To Moon Brought- Too Soon : WAKHTNOTON. Anrll 1 liPl The government today turned down two j Pennsylvanlans wno lain claim to the moon. Baaratam nf th Interior Krug. saying the moon belongs to every- I one. deniea tneir request uiav uic government approve the claim. In a formal reply to Robert D. Eaton and Charles W. Honhold of Sewickley, Pa., Krug explained with tongue - in - cheek seriousness that federal homestead laws require ap plicants to Inspect In person the areas sought. Further, he said the sovereignty of the United States has never been established over the moon. Bids Called On Four Big Turbines PORTLAND, April 1 (IP) Bids fot designing, manufacture and de livery of four 110,000 horsepower electric turbines for McNary aam on the Columbia river were called today by the army engineers. The units are to be the first of 14 to be Installed In the dam, third laraest on the river. Bids will be opened May 14. Design and manuiacture oi tne generators will require four and five years. The engineers said ths next four units will be ordered In the fall of 1052. $50 Fine Given For Disorderly Rufus Jenkins, negro porter em ployed by the Southern Pacific, was fined $50 and given a five-month suspended sentence after he en tered a plea of guilty in justice j. n. Uahnnpv'i pnitrt Wprinpsrlnv nn a charge of disorderly conduct. Jenkins, now on probation under court orders, Is said to have threat ened the SP station master at Cres cent Lake. Also James Stewart In THUNDKKBOLT District Ranger Due Here Monday T3nhaf PnMia, BlataH tn talra nver duties as district ranger for Klamath district of tne Rogue Kiver national forest Is expected to arrive Monday. Cooper comes to this district from Skykomlsh, Wash., and replaces Ranger John Sarglnson Who left Monday for Skykomlsh. xs7Srf ! -S,nRe' m.P hart.. no. R0."" in Estimate iurms I dvance. .ur.fR Isiwrnoaww 41S Main tUU. WA C--A "Jus ! Mac" Two Things Are Coming! k Graduation Vacation Time Are You Ready for these events? A visit to our shop would solve both problem! for you. Buy what you need now ... we can match the piece at a later date ... so buy with confidence! SUGGESTIONS: w Billfold ir flrlflf Cue! Hind. I' nf (aft it Portfolio! if Kfjr Vmtt if CiKirrtU nA Tobacco L'aitl ir l.tdl!1 bags it I.ralher Htlli WE DO RKPAlRIMi, OF COI7KHE The LUGGAGE SHOP 1015 Main Street Phone 9313 Klamath Falli, Ore. You'll "See Mac and Ba Back' mmmm mm mm m T AFTEEI-EASIER 11 (M) SHOE SEE . y Drastic Reductions! Men's Dress Oxfords .Ns. Reaular 7 88 wv795 (d) ( v TW Re9u,or 788 JJo 9.85 JJ (( Women's Shoes C ! Assorted Arch Supports lfv Children's Shoes vv Sixes 812 10 1 2; 1 2Vl t0 3 Ml TOv Ji Regular 88 Ch'ldrei1,S Sk0eS 1 V; : - Re9,or 3) 88 1 tisy . to 4.95 1 V? i II Men's Boots J I Re9ular "5788 r 6(y 990 U KM ( ML ZT I 6-Inch Loggers V Regular (8)88 y 12.00 ( frnnc L Stor Houn: 9 to 5:30 133 So. 8th Phon 5188
