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'PACE TWO HI-RAID AND NEWS KLAMATH FALLS ORFCONI TUESDAY, MAY A, 1 948 RAINBOW THEATRE CJ HOLD THAT IlLOVUf Wand rMH)RXH rKONTIKK" flu 4S7-81S4 ESQUIRE TOWER NOW Matinee K squire t 1:30 p. m. Eve. Showe v 'x ' a.ll.O n m A " Ajmp t t At v Phone 457! HOW l Ere. Shosrs .'.rfc C tiiT 6:45-9:00 p. m. 4r Hidden Bomb Kills Briton WOLVERHAMPTON. England. May 4 (jTi A parcel bomb addressed to Capt. Kay Karran. acquitted of klllln a Jewish boy in Palestine, exploded Monday, killing hit brother. Rex Farran. 26. The bomb, enclosed In a copy of Shakesteare's plays. was delivered at the Farran home this morning. Young Farran was alone in the house. The explosion shattered windows. Police said the parcel was mailed in England. The inside of the book had been cut away to make room for the bomb. The Jewish youth. Alexander Rubowiu. 18. disappeared last May . The Stent (tang. Jewish under ground organlration in Palestine. claimed him as a member. The military court which acquitted Roy Farran ruled that Rubowiu had not been proved dead. He was abduct ed while posting signs for the Jew ish underground. The prosecution based its rase largely on a light gray hat which It said was found nearby and bore the name Farran. In February King George VI decorated Farran for valor tn the French and Italian campaigns. Phone 336 Contlnnous Show from 1:30 p.m. LAST TIMES TODAY Also Hopalong Cassidy in "CASSIDY OF BAR 20" TOMORROW vr v, -3.11 j mm k3 4s-z SHADOWS f. OF THE t STIRRED IN ..3 uic Hi nnni "!! 2nd Horror Hit 'Daughter of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff The craziest funnirst guys at Ihfl daffiest and crewlrsl beat on the stage PERSON FRIDAY May 7th PELICAN Theatre Esplanade Closed Today The Oregon state highway de partment Monday closed three streets leading into the Hot Springs area as work progressed on the big north entrance project. Esplanade was closed on both sides of the canal, at Spring and at Alameda, and Fremont and Man ia nita streets were closed on both sides of the railroad track. Left open for traffic movements to Hot Springs was the Portland street railroad crossing, and the Main street canal bridge which will route traffic past Hillside hospital. Fremont and Manranita crossings are closed permanently. The canal crossing at Esplanade will remain closed during the entire project. Crews were busy ripping up pave ment under the Esplanade railroad overhead. This stretch is to be deepened as well as widened. Grading Is progressing on sched ule to the north. Jack Wilson, drill ing for hot water near the Espla nade underpass, reported the drill ings down approximately 100 feet. Cousins Take Music Honors F-f 41 X ii: fc'im . ! h ,;..; t-t N"' ... : ' :-1 i-'. 1 j : .1 J..- l i " I Penney Show Wins Prize The J. C. Penney company of Klamath Falls took second prize in the annual Girl Scout win dow display contest, it was an nounced in New York city by Mrs. Albert Winger, chairman of the national Girl Scout equipment committee. Competing with entries from Girl Scout equipment agencies in every state, Hawaii. Panama and Puerto Rico, the J. C. Penney display won a $50 bond each for the firm's display manager, George Steele, and Girl Scout equipment buyer, Mrs. Gina Johnson. The contest, which was opened to the 698 retail stores that carry official Girl Scout equipment, was based on the theme "Girl Scouts Look to the Future." Judging was on the basis of originality and execution. Judges included Mrs. Geoffrey Hall, free lance display artist, and Samuel Smith, display manager for De Pinna, New York city. Catherine Blanas. George Vlahos and Athena Lampropuloa, Klamath Falls itudents. took first or superior ratings at the first annual Orefon sUte high school music contest held this put week-end In Eugene. Catherine and George are cousins and Athena and Catherine are cousins! The girls were given superior ratings in girls' high voice solos, Catherine In the senior division, Athena In the Junior dirlsion. George, student at Fremont Junior high school, walked off with a "1" In the Junior division darinet solo. Catherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Blanas. George Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. dus Vlahos and Athena Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lampropulos, The girls attend Kl'HS. Highway Crash Hospital; Cycle Several persons were hospitalised over Hie week-end as the result ol tralllc accidents. Including one mo torcycle uiuet. A two-car crash between Crescent and Chemult on highway V7 at 11:30 a. m. Sunday, sent llnve poisons to Hillside luptlal. Mr. ai)1 Mis. Les ter Ingrain of Crescent were occu pants ol one car ami riding in ilia Tisdale, Cox, Maguire Join Budget Unit Ralph It. Tisdale, Dr. C. J. Cox and Dick Mmtuire were named to the city budget committee by city councllmen Monday. Meetings of the committee will begin at ome, according to Mayor Ed Ostendorf. Other members, whose terms carry over, are George Mclntyre. Merle West and Elton Thompson. The budgrt will probably be completed in early June In time for It to be filed and In effect by July t. be ginning of the 1M8-49 fiscal year. Mugutre is the only new full-term appointment. Tudsle will fill out the unexpired term of L. L. Lom bard, who has moved outside the city limits, and Cox will fill out the remainder of the term of Mitchell T.llotson. who has moved to Portland. KUHS Music Students, Band Win Top State Contest Honors Approximately 140 students from ltory. In addition to Andrew Loney. Klamath Union high school music j director of music education in the department organixations returned j local schools, the groups were ac Saturdar night from the state con- j companied by Patricia Hunt. John test held In Eugene on Friday and i McManus and Freeman Yount of Saturday. Over 3000 students participated in the two-day event. Highlight of Klamath's participation was the winning of a Division I or superior rating by the Klamath Union high school band in Class A. Klamath s band was the only other Class A band In the state to receive a "I" award outside of Portland. the music faculty. Students were transported by school fcuses and ac companied by members of the music faculty. Oustide of one bus de veloping a slopped gas line which delayed them for about one hour on the return trip, the entire trip was j made without incident. ' Andrew Loney reports that al- ! thmich tha tnHirinir wa fh ttrhtf Trout Catch Held Good Cold weather and high water not withstanding, some good catches c4 trout were made In Uils area over the week-end. The season opened Saturday and both Saturday and Sunday saw a heavy movement ot the faithful to fivonte angling spots. Bert Rohu got his limit of Ger man Browns on the Little De schutes. Wood river. Seven Mile creek and Annie creek were all re ported as fair for fishing both days. Trolling was good at Rocky Point Saturday, according to one angler who got his limit there. Sends Trio To Rider Injured second machine w ere Dick Hose and Paul IMiusky, both of Everett, Wash. I tin rum was driving north wlirn lie said something went wrong with the steering apt .mlus. The two rare crashed. Mrs. lnui'inn sulfrred multiple hurls Including a friii'turrd ankle and a Jaw Injury. Hho re mains in Hillside but her husband was treated for a liuiul Injury and dismissed. It Is unilrrsttKid two children weie III the car but were uninjured. Knlrrs ambulance brought Mr. ami Mrs. Ingram and Pctrusky to the hospital. Helrusky was limited for head Injuries and dismissed. Kue remained at Che' ull to take charge of the wrecked car. Crosby Lumont, 33-yeur-old ninrll er living at route 3 box Klum- ; hi.. Falls, is being irertrd at Klam- ath Valley hospital for hurts re eelved at 7:30 p. m. Saturday when ! he lost control ot his motorcycle on j a curve on the Keno roari near Weyerhaeuser mill. He was moved to the hospital by Professional Am- bulance service. His condition was : reported good tt lay. ! A reiKirt of an accioent. In which j I there were no personal injuries, was j filed with state police Sunday bv , Kclsey Coplln. roule 3 box 169. Klamath Falls. Coplln snld that at ! 7 a. ni. that day he was driving on i nignway 97 one mile north of the ! Oregon-California line w nen he at- lempted to pass two cam. The car Just ahead also started to pass at the same time and Coplln was forced to take to the left shoulder. Ills car then shot across the high way and overturned. Driver of the second car was Ed ward M. Wilkinson, Bonanta. Four Found In Cabin Of Burned Plane EU.KNHIIl'lUI. May i II V- A imir and a hall months search for four missing rlvlllan filers was endril Monilny Willi Hie removal of Ihelr bodies from the wreckage of Ihelr plane 15 miles southwest ot Ellfin burg. The shattered, partly burned plane was found yesterday by tence rider fur ull Elleitsbtirn stock limn. Klltllas county Sheriff Oil" Llndrman rrporled. The four men. who disappeared In a snowstorm December 31 while on a training flight fiom here to I Kliiimiih fulls, tire, were' lawrrnre E. Hhort. Ellrnsburg. the plloi: K O. Voung. Ellensburg; Thomas-Hot-tel. Thorp, and Dan Ingalls. Yak Ima. Liiideman said the plane crashed on the Wenaa side of Hhusliuskln pas and struck a felled tree. 'Hie wreckage indicated the pilot hod turned back and attempted to rrach his home port In the storm. Jefferson and Washington high : he has seen In years Klamath Falls school bands of Portland having al- I not oniy came oui sun mure u su so received a rating of superior. 1 1" share of top ratings but that mtan. i ratinn were I the students from here conducted I those from Medford, Eugene and i them.se Ives in a highly creditable I Salem in the Class A division. I manner as to sportsmanship and The. cappella choir from Klam-ronduct' , ..v. i.,n. LtZ. i.nH.r .h. direction i I can say without qualllicatlon- lof Loney received a rating of S. ; Loney -that this was one of 1 Only Hillsboro high school cnoir re- ! ihf groups of boys and girls i ceived a I rating in the Class A : schools of Oregon. Class A choirs : receiving a 2 rating were those of Eugene and Medford. j In other events entered by Klam ath Uruon high school a considerable , number of superior 1 1 ratings were i won. The very popular drum en isemble received a "I." This group It has ever been my privilege to take away from their home community." Sacred Heart academy students reaped honors as well and Sister Faustina reported that a "2" or ex cellent went to Judith Vandenberg. piano, and Patsy Clark and Shirley Lee Heidenrech. piano, both received "3" or very good ratings. The beginners' string ensemble Driver Faces Hit-Run Charge A charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident, growing out of damage done to a gas pump at Chemult, was lodged against Ben Balchanus, 44, Tacoma, Wash., motorist, who was picked up by sute police on Sunday morning near the north city limits. The complaint was filed by Or vllle E. Farris. owner of the service station at Chemult. Balchanus. who was en route here with his aged mother for a visit with his sister at Pelican City, posted 150 bail to appear late today in Justice court. Balchanus Is reported to have said he backed Into the pump at about 6 a.m. and as no one was around intended to stop on his way back home and report his part in the incident. is composed of David Coski. Leonard lfrom Sacr HeJrt academJr wis asn aim iiaiic i glven a "3" rating and special men- I drum. Ed McCracken bass drum and , t)on aJ m4(le on exctuence of Wallace Leicnty. cymoais. iney .ere (he , jeanette Kiplinger. the only drum ensemble to receive a j,, group was g,n enc0UJal!tinen, I rating. ' e judges as they have but re- Catherine Blanas, and Athena . cently embarked on the ensemole. Lampropulos received a superior rating In voice. Ronnie Tarr a su- . , perior rating In piano, David Coski , KOCK (.TUSher in drum solo. Soloists and ensembles ! receiving a 2 rating from Klamath were Wilber Elliott, boys high voice; I Joanne Roblnette, piano: James : Griggs. French horn: Lois Larson Tools Stolen Theft of about 1210 worth of sup plies from the W. D. Miller Con struction company rock crusher west Boy Brings Home Trouble, Yet! DETROIT. May 4 '4 Auto worker Roy Barlh loves his son Dick. 14. but the boy does bring home problems. Dick set out to fly a model air plane Sunday and came home the owner of a $20,000 property. The boy had stopped at a build ers show" and bought a 60 cent ad mission ticket, which gave him a chance on an "ideal home." Dick won the raffle. Barth was pleased and contused. He said he didn't know whether to keep the house. It will be an ex pease to maintain. Pun her. the collector of internal revenue is expected to call on Barth for about 14000 In taxes on son Dick's luck. Tornado Rips llexas Towns McKINNEY. Tex . May 4 .4-v-Mr. i Kinney and nearby Princeton began i i to snap back to life today after the tv o North Tex:is towns were floored j yrsterday by a violent tornado that killed three. Injured &3 and caused widespread damage. ' I The storm, lashing out of a dark- j i ened hall-swept sky. lengthened the us' oi lornano cosualtlse in six strtes within a 411-hour period to 33 j dead and more thsn 1M Injured Storms h't Texas Oklahoma. Mis- i souri. Kansas. Kentucky and West ! Virginia. I In Princeton Earl Walker, chair man of the Cnllln emintv Red Cros ! chanter, said "evervbndv pitched in ! ! and helped us to get back on our I fee. " j j The tornado battered the south : Inert of VrKlnnev and trave'led on . to Princeton, where heavy damage was suffered. Tax Problem Is Really Problem PHILADELPHIA. May 4 lAI Filling out Income lax forms for an lllnerant day laborer was more than Just a heodache--lt was practically a steady Job Francis R. Smith, collector of In let rial revenue for the Philadelphia district, said yesterday that a man who listed his occupation as "freight iinloader" turned In 104 W-J short forms to complete his lax return for 1947. Smith said ihe man. father ol three small rhlldren. was employed bv 51 dlf'erent firms In seven states being rehired bv some employers Murine the last veor to account for the difference between Ihe number of 'orms and lob total The government. 8mith added, re. funded the new record holder 1100 In tax overpayment on hla IHO-a-week average pay. Robber Gives Up After Bonk Theft IIUN'I'HVIl.t.K. Tex, May 4 Ml Sheriff Mind Karris said charges would be filed today against a at. yeur-olil limn who gave linnsell up Ull re hums uller the new Watrily Hiale bunk, 12 miles smith of line, was robbed yrstmluy. Farris said he hud recovered I Hut before Hie man gave hlmsrlt up. A check Willi the bank Indicated ihn was about II2U short of the amount stolen, he said. Karris said the man, whom h( Identified as William Carl Niilllmn ol Riverside. Tex signed n written, statement ailinlHIng Ihe robbery. j NUNN-BUSH SHOES 1 NEW SHIPMENTS OF LIGHTWEIGHT MARSHFIELD LOGGER BOOTS 8 inch heights Single soles Oil tanned leather Single vampi Italian Cabby Very Confident NEW YORK. Mar 4 i-V-A Thlro. Tex., woman returned from Italy to. day with this personal mge from a Naples taxi driver to President Trumarr "Tell him In Italy we re going to get rid ot our communists before you do In America." Mrs Henry C. Olllledse. wife ot an official of the Standard Oil Co.. of F.itrpt. who arrived with her hus band aboard the Liner Sobirskl. ssid the driver thought she d have no dlf flcultv delivering his message per sonally to the president. $18.95 Also collted solo styles carried 10" White Mcdiumwcight Loggers $28.50 Sine If U , Mn. JJWi MANSTORl 1U Mala FASHION PARK. I pays to use the Want-Ads! clarinet; the clarinet solo quartet , . t0,n Pnei to the sher composed of Geraldine Lewis, Don "". "i - Roquemore, Lois Larson ana Kutn Peyton; Rosalie Swedin In the girl s low voice division received a 3 or rat ing of "good." In the junior division contest 1 9th grade and below i George Vlahos of Fremont school walked off with the honors In the clarinet con test, receiving a "I" and Wayne Angel of Mills school received a "I" tn the violin solo event. Girls In groups from Klamath Falls were housed in the Alpha Delta Phi sorority house and Susan Camp bell Hall while the boys were housed comfortably In the Veteran's dorm- tract rock driller. Deputy Sheriff Marion Bames said that over the week-end some one with a truck appan 'y hauled off a SO-gallon drum of gasoline. 75 feet of extension cord and a dozen slip bits, valued at 113 50 each. KLAMATH ANIMAL HOSPITAL nppMlte Tswrr Thritra J. E. HARDEST?. D. V. M. Laaor nd swail ammai. rhn 44e as iw 75Ca fr KARL '(D0UARS LOOK BIG 42 CLfUtf BE INURED JEW 'THOMAS r a rue un,. :.. 1TIM I ( " nnu rAmllT SATS f. ;? f$ BE INSURED r. 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