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Newspaper Page Textem fo) mem A 1 1 WEATHIR Mas, I A .t, I ni Hill. frvi'llilUtlun ImI It llama . . air. am yr ! d.l. l.ft.l rt 1.1ft Niirmal . rut,,,!! l'4illr rluutlr. li. II II. Ml "-nMr'iiilrf T f-r f T -' - .. . - I'HICK flVK li'NTH KLAMATH FAIXM, OHKOON, FICIDAV, APKIU IK, tV Telephone Sill a- No. 1311 III 1 Ins Ity I HANK JTNKINH Vt-SIKHIJAY newt was laincly JHIit new. There u koine CUN BTHUC'i IVK iinwn today. TN PiiiIm, KipicnflHiillvcji of 10 Kuril 1 prim imllnnii AND OI.KMANYH WKHTKUN ZONKM iiipoI, liimnl niinjnly adopt, mitl Aiun mi itK.'m'inniii bindiiiK tlifiiiM'lvrit intuit periimneiit tuiuptiui uriiutiiJiilun uf KCO NOMiO co-uprrtluu, r-J'iuik In cluiAfii ua permanent lerwlquiirtrrk. An Knn.l.inn.n U named president imtl a Kitiu himwi ) iIihmh kfrrruiy'ucntnil. On the xrcultvct commillce mr rcprrnenu tlvri (idiii Francr. liiiiuin, liuly, 1HWKIIKN, SW VI SA HI. AM), Turkey and Tin NiUlirrlamlr. Note pnrtuulurly the inrhiMnn of .Sweden mi id Muilcilitud. for gen eratloiik. thcae cuiititnr have Mood apart from the world, tux-el Llirir own row and kluyrd al prucr, Wc don I have Ui be told Ihry U like (o go on doing o. Jtrromililnn that itiik in a rlthiiKrd wurltl, in which men inuM I.up a rliohr between freedom mid klavrry, fuiim their hwmU. JJtry know Ihry havr to do wluil mujii be doneor lil-HK. WHAT U "economic co-opetallon," which Ik name (I iu the No. 1 objective of thU new European con federation? Jlrrr U a kiiuple definition: Work in.!, producing, trading mid consum ing. That rnttrk an interesting ques tion: It 10 riAtlmui In Wr-AUrn Kurop cn work, piodmc, trade nnd consume c o o p c r 1 1 1 v c I y, thu strengthening therunclves Against a tuiumon danger, what u 11 likely to lrnd up Ui? ThU u the logical answer; It l likely to lead up to a United HlAtra of Kuroc. n UNITKt) tTA'J'K8 ol turopr has brrn tAlkrd slitri the lime whrrc nf the mrmory of man runneth not to l he conli.iry, but nothing tnn bn duim wIhhii It. UNDKlt THE i'Ui;Ht;uE op nkckjsity, nomc- IhniK 1a bflntc clour nbotit It. Tlmt Ik the wny proir-s tuinrs about, 4 VOUAY, of cour:. has lu rttlioji of ...... Tk. .. ...III t. ..f rjim i urn. I itiu "III uv Hue ui n il rl.IV tir hjtttii lltfiia lit frtltift Flye Kuulan KISIIINU vriurl l prr uimniiouncrd at Crlntobul. at (lie Currlbrsn end o( Urn PtiiHinn caiml, Hnd rrqueat rrpmr work. Rc pntr work u nnrninlly dunr l docka. KipliMlun of (Ire uhlpt, cvrn If tliry rr imall, could do lot of clink diifimKP- Diiiiihrp al cuual dork. could be STKA TKOIC diimnxo. 80 o miiiouncp Itiiil wc will do the iip'p.ury rrpmr work OUTSIDE CriMobal hiirbor. ????7?? Well, we're luklliK no climicu on Another Pearl Harbor. TN Hla d Janeiro, an army arnenul explcxlcn, killing 33 icron, Ht j17.ll -Ian ederitl iwlluc any the exploalon wan Intended an the brelnnlnn of a cnmnHtulM plot for a uccond Houula. The Idea, the Ilrnr.lllan polite aui'rl, wan Ui kill Unml'i war inlnlster. Humrililnit sllpiied, and lie left the t',nilnttil an t. CalHmn tl Nations Taking Part In ERP Program Adopt New European Alliance Pact House Cleaning Big Attraction SPOKANE, April t Ml Two Kill clerk at the North DIvlMon ntrccl brnnch of the old niillonnl bank at tempted uprniR lioiine cleanluK yen. trrday. Immcdintcly Ihey hud iicv ernl cnrlonda of vnlunlrera: Police men with drawn mm. In movlnit a de.sk Ihry hud broken w irea lendiiiK to a buritlar alarm. roiiMru 2 Ity JOSI I'll P. DYNAV PAKIK, April 10 fl' Hlitern na tliiMH tt ltd tirritmny'k wmtrrn vunri tnmiihuoiitily udiiptrd today a can vr nt Inn hi inline Ihriiikrlvck Into a prrmaiiriil Kuroprati (irganlxatlun uf rrnniiinlr ronftrrtitlon. The tiHlhitik arr tlnmr taking part in tlir Kuriipran rrrovrry program (I ltl'l, or .Markliall plan. The or gmtlmtlon U to a ft urn efflrlriil up of the V3ttO. 0O0. (H0 thr t nltrd HtAtrk hna n I edged In thr program. The ZK-artlrle, .tooo-Miird run vrntliin wm adopted anil alined at a rnnferrnrr of foreign mlnlttert and othera In the Krrneh foreign mlnUtry. "A Klronit and prniMriua Euro pean rroimmy," knyn thr pmunblr. "will ronlrlbut to the maintenance nf HA(T." Nn Olijrctlimi Tlir rhiiirmiin, Jlrlihh Potelitn Hetretary Kinest Hi'Vlu, put the t htirtrr to thr drleuitteM at 12: 2b p. in. Therr were no objection; ko he ik-ilurrd It adopted ofllclully. Accident Victim Dies Klamalh county' kreond truffle ftitnlity for the year w-nu recorded here at 3:30 p. in. Thumduy Willi the denth of Hurry Prnnklin Tot ten, 43-yrur-old Woctui coiiAtruc- tlon worker, who wan Injured earlier in the day In a car criuh near Chemult. Totten'a wlfp. Vera. 43. rrmnined In neriouii condition al KlnrtmUi II"1 Valley honpltnl. Hhe Fatality had not been nclvLed at noon that her hunbnnd. father of nine chil dren, had died In the hmpltnl from hi luJtirli-M. Mth. Totten la kufterlnit from fractures at both lrii and oilier liurta. Injuries which canned Totten's deuiii Included a skull fracture, broken bmes and Internal -hurl. The youngest child In the fnmily. S-year-ald 1-Koy, wal with Ills parents at the lime of the crash. He la suffering from a fractured left leg but his general condition Is reported good by Klamath Valley hospital. Totten was driver of a north bound car which left the roadbed one-half mile south of Chemult early Thursday morning, went down an embankment and craslied agnlnst tree. . Fourth pnasenker In (he Totten car wa Raymond Ness of , Red mond, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Totten and husband of their eldest child. Dorothy. Totien had recently obtained employment with a construction outfit at Redmond and was en route north with his wife and son. In addition to his wife, Totten is survived by the following chil dren, Mrs. Dorolhy Ness of Red mond. Jessie, Klchnrd, Harold, KuKCiie. Jimmy. Robert, Clifford and Lelloy. Neighbors In the Wocus district were aiding In curing lor the young children todny as Jessie re mained at her mother's bedside. Totten's mother. Mrs. Haldle Chris tie, and Mrs. Totten's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fields, all of Dolse. Ida., were expected here late Fri day. Final rues for Tollen will be announced by Ward's. Annexes and protocols also were adopted. The delegates then attached their Rlsnaturea. The first signer wa Austrian Foreign Minister Karl timber. The last was (ien. Hlr llrliin Kulicrtsou, llrlllsh military governor for (iermanv and repre sentative uf the llrlllsh and Ameri can sours. The plenary Hireling opened In i (he dork room and moved to the iidliilulug Hull of Peace for the i signing. In closing II. Devln declared, "the structure of the new organization ts one which leaves room for develop ment and for expanMon to Include all Euroeitn countries who will genuinely subscribe to the aim of the organization. " llcfore the morning meeting ad journed, the conference unanimous ly udopled a resolution to send thanks to the U. 8. for Its "generous response In assist lug Etirne III lu pre.nent critical state," This was proposed by Irish Foreign Minis ter Henn Mttcllrlde. The delegate approved Hevln't suggestion that they reassemble In a rinsed meeting this afternoon. The agenda then will Include choosing a secretary general, two assistants and other officers and selecting a permanent headquartees for the organisation, Tlie document names these con tracting powers: Austria. Belgium. Ilrltaln. Denmark. France. Greece, Fire, Iceland. Italy. Luxembourg. Norway. The Netherlands, Portugal. Sweden. Switzerland, Turkey and the Frrnrh. British and American rones of Oermany. They agree to try to get back on their economic feet ss quickly a possible in order to be able eventu ally to dispense "with any foreign aid of an exceptional character." They promise la "augment their productlnn, rierelup and modernise their Industrial and agricultural equipment. Increase their exchanges, rrdure progressively barriers to mutual trade, encourage full em ployment of their manpower." They recognise "the generous In tention of the American people" In supplying the dollar with which they hoe to meet their goals. Curb Exchange Strike Ended NEW YORK. April 18 tF) A strike against the New York curb exchange was settled today with 10 iter cent pay Increase and bonus agreement. , There was no provision for the union shop demanded by the AFL United Financial Employes when the walkout began March 20. The settlement did not Include employes of the New York stock ex change, whose strike continued In full force. Picket lines before Uie curb ex change building. Just two blocks from Wall street, faded after an nouncement the curbs governors had ratified an agreement. The union had aoproved It yesterday. Curb workers affected by today's settlement are said by the union to have been getting from 27 to 110 weekly. The wage demand made at the start of the strike was for a a increase for those receiving up to tsO weekly, and SIS for the others. The curb said this was equivalent to a 17 per cent wage increase. Firemen Make Quick Put-Out Plane Overshoots Runway, Hits House I.t.. . at iimii mmmmtmm'imtMyij 'in iMaossassssmsswsasisaaiwssiasei r-J- r3 T" rnx"' ; II - V- fciiWiA 1 sLaa.,! :amJ Jwtn .1 This wlctare shows Klamath firemen, poorlng, water Into, the smoke- filled attic of the Hlory avpartsnent boose MIS Oregon avenue, which was partially burned last night. Tbe man at the top la Ray Howard; In the middle, Bill Arkerman; at the bottom. Ed Dlngman. Blaze Threaiens,Apartment House, But Tenants Safe Fire that broke out In the seven unit frame Story apartment house on Oregon avenue last night was stopped by the Klamath Falls fire department in time to save most of the structure. Residents of the apartments were routed from their homes by the flames and smoke, which were dis covered at 9:55 p. m. No one was Injured, but the blaze inflicted damage of several thousand dol lars. Dick Major, who lives In one of tlie apartments at 3015 Oregon j This Is all that remained of a navy carrier-type plane after It overshot the Douglas Aircraft field at Mania Monica, Calif., In an emergency landing and roared off a 60-foot embankment and Into house. Jsrk Armstrong, Douglas lest pilot, alone In the plane, was seriously injured. Robeson Mum On Beliefs COLUMBUS, O., April 16 Fsul Robeson, negro operatic sing er, told a negro editor here yester day It was none of his "damn busi ness" whether he was a communist In a news conference preceding his speech to a rally for Henry Wallace, third party candidate for president, Robeson gave the reply to a question by George Lawrence, managing editor of the Ohio State News, negro weekly here. "The last person In the world I would expect to ask that question," Robeson added, "would be a negro and a representative of the negro press. This Is no longer a matter of communism. It's a matter of civil rights. Draw your own con clusions." He accused "big money men" of "fascist activities" and naked. "Who could blame a negro for being a communist or anything?" After the conference Lawrence, whose paper opposes a third party, aid: "We feel that Mr. Robeson and what he believes do not represent what the majority of the negro peo ple believe." Search For Plane May End Today PORTLAND, April 18 (Pi Tlie search for a missing Oregon na tional guard airplane may end to day, Lt. Col. Al Dutton, commander of the 133d fighter squadron of the national guard, said the search probably would be abandoned if the plane is not found In a 40-mile strip of rugged country between Ariel and Stevenson, Wash. The plane, an A2fl attack bomber with three Portlandera aboard, has been missing since last- Friday, when it was on routine night flight from McChord Field, Wash., to Portland. avenue, turned in the alarm. Major smelled smoke, and put his hand on the wall of a clothes closet in his apartment. The wall was hot and he immediately notified the department. He and another man tried to stop the blaze in a ground floor storeroom with m water hose, but lt had gained too much headway for them. The alarm spread through the building and immediately residents began moving their personal be longings and apartment furniture from the structure. The blaze roared upward to the roof, and flames burst from the top of the building. By that time. however, the fire department crews had arrived, and with the aid of hook and ladder equipment. began dousing the flames with water. The fire was completely out .by 11:50 p. m. One family was able to move back into an apartment on the ground floor of the building, but others spent the night with friends. There were five babies among the tenants of the building. Fire Chief Keith Ambrose said that It was fortunate the fire was discovered quickly, and that a lat er blaze, when all occupants were in bed, might have proved a tra gedy. The fire created a huge volume of smoke In the building. The building was being pw chased on contract by Henry Story from Roy Orant Story was living in one of the apartments. Red Revolt Threat To U.S. Hinted WAKHINGTOV. April It UP) An open warning and a guarded hint that Colombfcs'a blood-spattered revolt pattern may be used In the United states sparred a congressional committee today to dig deeper for facts. For one thing, the lawmakers want a complete explanation of why the state department went ahead with the Pan-American conference at Bogota, despite defi nite word that the communists were plotting trouble there. Scornful The department Itself said Secretary Marshall scornfully re jected any notion that "a handful of communists" could intimidate the American republics. But Rep. Clarence J. Brown (R-Ohlot saw the situation In a different light. "Why." he asked, "did they (de partment officials! go blindly into this conference knowing there might be trouble? Why did they permit themselves and the country to be pat In a ticklish position?" Brown said he wants the answers to those questions and will try to get them at hearings to be set later. Yesterday's hearings brought evidence of a number of such warnings. Afterwards the state de partment volunteered that it hod been fully aware of the situation Itself and that Marshall had com mented "saltlly" the American re publics were not going to be In timidated by communists or any body else. But the thing that stood out in sharpest focus was the double ad monition In congress that trouble may be ahead in this country. First Hear Adm. R. H. Hillen koetter. head of the CIA, told Brown's committee that "condi tions In Colombia are similar to those in the United States except 4C,alnst Pbc t. Clama Z Yhite House "Firetrap" WASHINGTON. April 18 (.) President Truman knows he's liv ing in a "firetrap." His press secretary, Charles G. Ross, said today Mr. Truman agrees completely with W. PI Rey nolds, public buildings commis sioner, on that score. Reynold told a senate appro priation subcommittee yesterday that the residential part of the White House Is one of the worst fire traps In the nation. Some of the second floor. Reynolds said, I holding up "purely from habit." Be asked for $50,000 to moke lt safe. Ross told a news conference to day that what Reynolds said "Is quite accurate." Ross said the president knew it was in "bad shape" and that he had known lt "for a long time." The constant patrol of secret service and White House police is the principal safeguard of the first family when they retire to then second floor quarters each night. Slain Dr. Halm Yaaaky above) Pales tine director of the Jewish Hadaa aah organization, waa among those killed in a convoy battle between Jewa and Arabs on tbe Biblical slopes of Mount Bcopus In Pales tine. This picture waa made a year ago when ground waa broken on Mi, Scopus for construction of a building of the Hebrew anfrersity medical school. Jews Capture Road Point JERUSALEM, April 18 i7P Jew ish forces today claimed capture of another strong point on the strate gic convoy road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Jewish sources said a Haganah Jewish militia) unit had pounded into the village of Saris between the hilltop community of Kostel and Katrun In the Judean hills. The Jews said Arab forces have used Saris as a rallying point for smashes at food convoys bound for Holy City Jews. Informant said mortars and small arms were used to rout the Arabs. The Jews claimed a decisive vic tory over Arab forces under Fawzi Bey Al Kaukjl yesterday at Mish mar Haemak, 15 miles southeast of Haifa. They said 2000 Jewish fighters inflicted 200 Arab casualties and captured seven field guns. GM Shuts Down Three Units DETROIT. April 16 WP General Motors corporation announced to day the foundries, machine shops and pressrooms of its automotive divisions will be closed by April 33 because of the coal mining stop-page. The coal stoppage, a GM state ment said, has depleted it stock of pig iron and steel. Employment of approximately 300.000 workers will be affected by the shutdowns. GM said. A Soldier's Dream Come True WALLA WALLA, April 18 (PI Retributation? Paul Deccio. a sergeant in the 161st infantry during World War II, has been elected commander of the Orant Farmer Veterans of Foreign Wars post. His wartime commonder. Col. Fred Roecker, wa named post quartermaster. Manpower Situation Scrutinized WASHINGTON, April 18 m Purse-string holders In the senate pat the brakes on the 70-jroup air force bill today. Senators Bridges IR-N.ll.l and Gurney (K-S.D.) aald the :Ut8.. lOO.OOO measure which whopped through 'the house bv a 33 lo S vote will get a close going over In the senate appropriations commit tee. Bridges, the committee chairman, noted that the 70-group air force proposal added to the bill on the house floor is "highly controversial." He said he has not decided whether he will support lt. No Hurry Gurney, No. 2 OOP member of Bridges' group and chairman of the armed services committee, declared that he sees no reason for rushing; the 70-group aproprlatlon through the senate. "The air force will need men a well as planes," he told a reporter. "We want to wait until we can get all the facts, and that will be some time next week." Gurney estimated that expansion of the air force to 70 groups would cost 86,000.000,000 a year from now on. Various estimates have placed the total number of active planes In an airforce that size at about 12,000 as compared with some 5500 now. Neither figure Includes the several thousand aircraft held In reserve for future emergencies. Gurney usually has aupported the administration's defense program He already has declared himself In favor of both a temporary draft re vival and Inauguration of universal military traininr. Most other republican leaders In congress, however, a well a a num ber of democrats, have shied away from a training bill. Their Idea la to boost the air force from it pres ent 65 group blueprint to 70 group and to rely on selective service alone to provide any extra man power needed. The military establishment itself is split over the Issue. Tokotee Falls Road Snowy It takes a four-wheel drive vehicle to travel the forest road from the end of the pavement at Diamond lake to The California Oregon Power company operation at Toko tee Falls as winter stUl clings to that portion of the mountain coun try. Although the road was opened by the combined efforts of the Oregon state highway department and Copco on April 2, there is still lots of loose snow on the highway and considerable mud and deep rut on the forest road. Supplies are hauled into the crew of approximately 100 men, from both Medford and Klamath Falls, using the Diamond lake route as well as the road along the North Umpqua river which is muddy and "bad" for about 10 miles. Copco officials said it was hoped to have the hydro-electric develop ment at Tokotee Falls in operation and on the line In the tall of 1949. Texas Flag On Way To Italy AMARILLO. Tex., April 16 VPt The first lap of a race to get the little Italian town of Mandurla an American flag is to start today. If the air-ground race 1 success-?-1. fuL the flag from the Texas Pan handle will be displayed Sunday, national election day. An airliner is to leave New York- City today for Rome and two air line representatives tomorrow will carry the flag the remainder of the way by automobile. The story behind this gesture la Mrs. Carmela Pitt's one-woman, long distance campaign against communism. TV, imorlllA Ttalian war hrlrie began a letter-writing campaign among her family and friends In her native Ponza and elsewhere in Italy about six months ago. A friend of Mandurla, Nena Jul iano Gregori, who was matron of honor when Carmela married Corp. Eugene Pitts two years ago at Na ples, wrote recently for an Amer ican flag to display on election day. In asking for the flag, Nena Gre gori wrote: "We want one to hang in front of our house on election day. This will anger the communists, but that is what we want." New Gadget Is Crowd-Getter BALTIMORE. April 16 (IPt Boosters of Democrat Paul Burke for congress used a new technique to draw a crowd at a political rally last night. They placed a television set in the middle of a roped off street. The set was tuned in to a professional bas ketball game. During half-time, Burke, who seeks his party's nomination to Maryland's third congressional dls trtct seat, addressed the crowd. He had an audience of 3000, Bootleggers Lead An Exciting Life OKLAHOMA CITY, April 18 (Pr Bootleggers in this prohibition state of Oklahoma have their little tiffs with the law but for real thrills you must study their home life. Wednesday deputy sheriffs said one was shot in the midriff by his wife who explained she was aiming at a blonde who had her arms around him. Last night police reported another bootlegger was winged In the leg by his sister. She told officers she fired for effect when brother raised a fuss at home. Both women used .22's for the work, and doctors said the menfolk will be on their feet again soon, as the wounds were slight. Army Borrows From Mobile Reserve To Build Up Garrisons In Alaska-Brass Denies Story Of Red Planes Over Area By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON, April 16 IPi The army, without a single combat foot soldier in Alaska today, la borrow ing from mobile reserve to build up the garrison in that northern out post next door to Russia. Antl - aircraft and other ground eombat unit from the west coast and Hawaii will leave for Alaska shortly "to undergo summer train ing In conjunction with air units," the army said. -v. Tlie effect of this "summer train ing" will be to bolster the present 7000-man force now there pending action in congress on the proposal of Gen. Omar Bradley, army chief of staff, to expand the permanent garrison to 16.000. The number of troops to be bor rowed from the Hawaiian com mand and from the 2nd division at Ft. . Lewis, Wash., was not dis closed. The army announcement last night said only that they would establish a "balance" between air and ground forces in Alaska. Mobile Reserve The 2nd division Is part of 'the small mobile reserve of some 54.000 troops upon whom the United State count to bolster overseas forces In event of a sudden emer gency. The Hawaiian command Is not considered part of the mobile re serve, but defense for the Islands. Troops sent from there for train ing In Alaska are expected to be antl-alrcraft personnel. The army's admission that lt has no combat troops in tlie Alaskan command was by Indirection. In announcing the training as signment, the army statement com mented that "at present about 80 per cent of the garrison I air and the remainder army service troops." Service troops are personnel whose Job Is to maintain Installations. handle supplies, load and unload cargo at ports but not to fight. Meanwhile, both the air force and the Alaskan army command de nied reporta of strange doings in the territory. These reports Includ ed an assertion by Rep. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me.), that Russian planes had "violated" Alaska by flying across the borders and a Ketchikan newspaper story that a B-29 which crashed near Nome last December, had been hit by a Rus sian shell before It crashed. The air force said: x None of Its planes has crossed the border of Russia "nor have there been any confirmed reports of Russian aircraft crossing the border of Alaska." The B-29 which crashed on De cember 24 did so because of pilot error, mistaking a snowy hill for a cloud. There was no Indication of any damage to the plane before the crash. The military picture also had highlight elsewhere. Oen. Lucius D. Clay, American commander in Europe, denied a report that he had ordered a sortie over Berlin by B-29s drawn from a 26-plane group which arrived In the western occupation zone yes terday. In Washington, the navy allowed another glimpse at It planning. II disclosed the names of three sub marines to be converted to unusual uses. One will be converted to carry cargo, presumably weapons for u4 by commando troops. Another will become an undersea troop trana port. And the third will be a radoi "picket" submarine. The Job of such a eraft I to prowl far out surface and see what It can piel up on Its radar scope In the waj of activity telling of ship and air craft movements. J