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PACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1948 RAINBOW THEATRE kl v. Miawi IS-I St p. m. q "Hold That Blonda" W "Colifornig Frontier" TODAY TOMORROW tm umioff-aiu Mituco kusuu iomw: PLUS Henry Wilcoxon in "DRAGNET" Four Nabbed For Allowing Dogs To Run Four persons were arrested on wurrnnl Monday und Tuesday tor allowing dogs to run at large. In violation ot the city's May and June closed season ordinance, and each posted $5 ball for the offense. The warrants were Issued for Leo Bretinen. 1453 Wilford; Joe Green, 2635 Radclllfe: E. C. Dale. 2504 Shasta way. and BUI Badorek, 123 Pershing way. Other arrests by city police In the past 34 hours Included that of J. C. Harrell. 41. Pelican rooms, who pleaded not guilty in city court to a charge of selling liquor to In dians. He is in the city Jail in lieu of $100 bail. . Harrell is accused of selling a quart ot wine to an Indian woman, Letha Weeks, S3, of Beatty. The j young w oman was arrested last night on charges of drunk and pos- session, and posted fib bail. Two Indian boys from Chiloquln. Albert R. Summers, 18. and Leroy i A. Hicks. 21. were booked for pos ! session of beer and probably will go to city court Wednesday. They were arrested at Riverside and Main Tuesday morning. Summers, the driver, was also charged with hav ing inadequate brakes, i Traffic bookings Included: ! Jesse Lawrence Shepard, 1609 Etna, cited for running red light. Gladys R. Pope. 40. Klamath Falls, cited for running stop sign. Henry Aldon Shelley. Beatty. 5 bail for running a red light. 1 Philip H. Wessel. 40 Pine, cited for having Inadequate brakes. Body Dents Klamath Car TODAY SUTT- B-Tilt,-ii ,, If x r j Ere. Shows llMlf 6:45-9:00 p. m. NOW TODAY Dr".Tn, Hi KF Quartet Wins Honors Klamath Falls' quartet, The Eagle Four, won honors at the second an nual far western district regional preliminary barber shop quartet contest, held in San Francisco this past week-end at the War Memorial opera house. The contest was spon sored by San Francisco chapter SPEBSQSA. The Eagle Four, made up of Rich ard D. Hannon. tenor; B. J. Lofts gaard, lead: C. K. Perkins, bari tone, and M. L. Shepherd, bass, placed as second alternate in the Northwest division. Twenty quartets competed from all over the west. In the Far West division. The Wranglers of Tucson. Ariz., and The Four Staters from Sap Diego, were chosen the leading quartets with The Bonanza Four of Reno, which sang here at the recent barber shop contest, named alternate. The Mountain-Airs of Enumclaw. Wash., were first In the Northwest section with Harmony Vendors of Tacoma. Wash, first alternate and The Eagle Four, second alternate. The Eagle Four sang an original old-song medley and The Whlffin poof Song as. their contribution to the program which was presented to a packed house. House brother" of Langell valley accompanied the local trio south. Although only 20 quartets appeared, there were at least 40 who gathered In San Fran cisco for the affair. A number from Klamath Falls were In the audience, participant said. A successful "after-slow" ws held at The California House fol lowing the program. When the body of Alfred A. Keaton, 40-year-old Altamont Auto camp resident, struck the nose of this machine, operated by Charles A. Clark of Klamath Falls early Monday night. It left deep rreasei In both the grille and hood. Keaton was crossing S. 6th at the time of the crash. He died at Klamath Valley hoapital late yesterday from Injuries, chalking up Klamath county's third traffic fatality of the year. Owl Takes It All In Stride SEATTLE. May 5 (,P The owls calm acceptance of the future con tinues to amaze C. F. Bradbury, head keeper of Seattle's Woodland park zoo. Bradbury was called to the Pa cific Car and Foundry company at nearby Renton yesterday to pick up a barn owl caught by two employes. Also included in the catch was a nest of two eggs. "A funny thing happened." the zoo keeper said today. "When we got back there were three eggs In the nest. She'd laid another on the way." GRIM SHADOWS J.rTWL - OF THE ' (Ui .' PAS'." STIRRED IN .HIS BLOOD! j BE LA uuuv-. Bus Schedule Stays Same Closure of the Esplanade section from Spring to Alameda and across the government canal to automotive traffic, has made several changes necessary in traffic movement, it was observed here today. Foot traffic across the bridge Is still permitted and will be for an Indefinite period, the state highway denartment said Tuesday morning. The Klamath Bus company ad vised The Herald and News that there would be no change In sched ule to the Hot Springs area but the bus, instead of crossing the Esplan ade bridge, would swing around Main to Alameda, by way of the Main street bridge, past Hillside hospital, proceed down Alameda to Eldorado and continue on the usual run from that point. A new gas line will be Installed by California Pacific Utilities (the gas company), to serve the Ho Springs area as It will be necessarv to lower the existing line across the canal and under the railroad cross ing. E. Mullis. gas company man ager. said today. In the meantime some customers have been put on a temporary line until permanent facilities are Installed. Mullis said his company did not antlcinnte any Interruption In serv ice. Thus far. no customers hav been Inconvenienced by the north entrance construction work on Es planade, the manager observed. Oleo Bill Row Grows WASHINGTON. May 5 (.-T Sen ator Vandenberg R-Mich. Tuesday ruled that the oleomargarine tax re peal bill should go to the senate agri culture committee and at the same time invited a test of his decision. Senator Fulbright ID-Ark.), one of a large group of senators who want the bill sent to the senate finance committee, immediately took the floor for an expected appeal. This would require a rollcall vote or the Vandenberg ruling. The Vandenberg ruling came after hours of angry debate today and yesterday as to senate rules. Some supporters of the margarine tax repealer fear that the senate agriculture committee may delay action and prevent a senate test on the Issue, although members of that committee have promised they will not pigeonhole the bill. "It seems clear the pending bill Is not a revenue measure but the subject matter lies predominantly within the committee on agriculture and forestry." Vandenberg told the senate. Townsend Council Holds Meet The fourth dls let council of Townsend clubs met Sumiuy in the KC hall with District Chairman Glen Wright of Hauser, Ore., offi ciating. A resolution was adopted calling for support of all Townsend clubs of the Oregon old age pension bill. Petitions are now being circu lated. The district council will meet each montn uistead ol every two montns, until after the general election, in july tile council will meet on tne coa&t, the place to be amiouueta later. A meeting is called lor Cot tage Grove in August and in Albany in September. Ei..i McDonald oi Cheney, Wash., state organizer, was a guest at this meeting. His offices are now in Portland. Attending the council meeting were Glen Wright, chairman, Hauser: Ed Cofer, first vice presi dent, North Bend: Fred Adams, sec ond vice president, Medford: J. F. Olson, secretary-treasurer, Eugene; Harlln Talbert, Albany: Oscar In gram. Lebanon: Elmer Kent. Cot tage Grove; F. W. Barker. Medford: Bernlce McCracken. Klamath Falls. Stassen May Win Only 8 Of 23 Races (Continued from Page One) men led In one rare In the ninth and on In the twentieth I Cleveland I. Although Htaasen's rhance to rap. ture a majorltv of the delegation had almoat tadrd out of the pic ture, he allll had a rhanre to reach the 10 which moat pollllrlanii Mid he would have to gel to call his Ohio Invasion a Mirer. Wide Strength Taft. fighting to keep alive Ills hopes to corral the republican presl. drntlal nomination, demonstrated widespread strength in Ills home state. Although lie got the small end ot the ballot In ninny of the Indus trial centers where Stn.tsen hud picked his field, he ban well In some of Miese sections. The Ohio senator already had aald he would not quit (he presi dential race, even If he took a po litical lacing from Sluwrn here. If he holds Stamen to less than 10 drlrtates. his frlrnda aald the Taft campaign will get a new Impetus. Infirmary Job To Be Open Hero A county Job, tlmt of supcrln triulcut of the liidniuiry, will be opening up July 1 und applications for the pout will bo taken by County Clerk Chin IIP Del up tiulll May' 20. The Job pays n niliiry plus an apartment on tlio pioiiiIm'm. The present auprilulruilrul has sub milted Ills resignation, effective July 1. Applicants must be able to fur nish refi'iencea. Rail Strike Talks Held WASHINGTON. May S cv The White House said today that Presi dent Truman still hopes for a settle ment to avert the threatened rail road strike. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said the president holds to that hope despite the col lapse of efforts to mediate the wage dispute. Government attorneys say the president has power to se!e the railroads. That would be a step ot last resort. David B. Robertson, head of the Brotherhood of Firemen and En glnemen. said the White House seizure "will not settle the wage dis pute I', will only Irritate It." Ross talked with reporters Just before Frank Douglass, head of the national (rallwavi mediation bosrd. began a conference with Pres'den tlal Assistant John R. Steelman. Power Case Suit Filed SAN FIlANC'tHCO, May ft il') The federal government filed a complaint against Pacific this .1: Klectrlc Co. Tuesday, dciiiiiuillng that the company furnish govern ment agencies with power on nil rxclinngn basis. The niovo was the latest chapter In a ront Inning feud centering on the power at HlmMii dam. a U. 8. reclamation project. PC),t;K has the only triuiMuKslon lines to KhuMu. The romplalnl was filed with the California public utilities romml.i Nlou by Wallace Howlaud, chief of the San Francisco office of the U. S. antitrust division. It asked the PUC to rule that POX-IT l reniilrtul In fiiriilah u,.i 'eminent departments and agencies with electricity on a "wheeling" or exchange basis, for i)wer preslucrd bv government power plants at .Shasta dam, Mare Island and Yn Semite park. This government-produced power Is delivered to PCl.VE for transmission. lltiwlnnd declared "III effect, the government buys back Its own power from the company at rates far In excess of those the company pays the government for the same Kwer." Men In the United States navy are paid twice a mouth, usuully on the 6th and 20th. Two Trials Postponed Two Jury trials alalrd Mils week op charges of driving while Intox icated liavo been poat poucd, Justice of the Peace J. A. Mahouey aald Tuesday, both at the request of the deleiihe attorneys and with the np provnl of the district attorneys of lice. A third. Unit ol George Oeuiiner, will be held Thursday altciuooil at 2:110 p m. Attorney U, S. Ualciitlne represents Urutitier. Trial of Glenn 1,. Terrlll. county tux assessor, was alated for Tura dny but J. C. O'Neill, attorney for Terrlll, asked that the case be posi tioned becausn the defemlunt waa not ready for trial. J. II. Napier, assistant district attorney, approved the ciintliiunuce. The other postponement was In the trial of Bcolt W. McKrmlirc, local fanner, which was scheduled for court Friday, llnlonlluc, repre sent lug MrKctuii'co, said that his rllent would be nut of town ami unable to appear on that date. No new dales were act for either trial. Elderly Man Hurt In Fall Tuesday H. O. Finch. 85. former employe in the office of Taxi Thomas, city engineer, fell off the curb at 8th and Main on the First National bank corner at noon Tuesday and fractured his right leg. Mr. Finch was moved by Kaler's ambulance to Klamath Valley hos pital. The elderly man has been living at the Clark residence, 310 S. 5th. since the death of his wife a short time ago. Egyptians To Be Evacuated JERUSALEM. May 5 IP A Jew ish aeencv snokesman said Tuesday the Egyptian government Is send ing six busses Into Jerusalem under Red Cross sponsorship to evacuate Ervptlans. The spokesman said Haganah. the Jewish militia, has given the busses sr,fe conduct. Egypt had applied to the agency for a guarantee of Im munity for the busses from the fiontler to Jerusalem and back, and the agency agreed If the operation would be under the Red Croaa, the spokesman added. Blcolor lespedexa la a perennial shrub growing 8 to 10 feet hlh. It Is now recognized as one of the best foods for bob-white quail. Sports Afield. YOUR JOB A Course to fit your NEEDS r CalaUr. ttrlu ' International Correspondence Schools trsntan. Pa. RUSSEL A. MITCHELL Jarkianvlllt. Or. 2nd Horror Hit 'Daughter of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff LDS Slates Public Meets : Aimed at creating a greater in terest In the teachings of Christ, anj at bringing greater unity and j understanding to Christian peoples, I the ChU'ch of Jesus Christ of Lat ter Day SainU will start a series of weekly public meetings Wed- i ncsdny at 7:30 p. m. I Elder Theodore Smith and 8ister i Barbara Rex will be the speakers at the first meeting. 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DRESSES Sophisticated simplicity in every well cut line of these cleverly designed dresses . . expressly fashioned for street, for afternoon, for shopping. $8" SHOP AIWA 707 MAIN Divorces Top Weddings Here Divorces outnumbered marriages In Klamath county during the month of April, 33 decrees to ill wedding licenses coming out of the county courthouse. Of the 23 divorce decrees, a doien went to wives, 11 to hus bands. DuiiUK the mouth there were Xi new suits for divorce Instituted ami In 20 of them the allegation was cruel and Inhuman treatment. The other two claimed desertion for a year. Wreck Victim 7, Critically III ' The condition of n-year-nld Mar vin Llplak of Merrill, Injured when Ills pick-up oieiluiued pear lloslry mi tho Merrill highway early Hiiii day inclining, April 3A, ii'inaliird critical at Klamalli Valley hospital Tursilay. The yoiilh, nephew of Lewis Kan ilin nr., ol Merrill, la only arnii. conscious at limes, lie has head In juries and other hurts. Marvin's other. Tony l.lplak. Hew lirro limn New York City Hie early port of the week and his liinlher Is now n mule to Ills lirihlilc by Irani. An other uncle. John l.lplak, farms near Merrill. Marvin and a companion, Frank Lugo, were hurt when their rar leit the highway. I. nun is now able to be up ami around at t e hospital, More Rain Forecast POItTl.ANI). May 6 ili- Despond ent farmers learned Tuesiluy that still more rain Is In lumped. Hie forecast Is for rain throughout Western Oregon tomorrow, but the weather bureau said thru was a nosaiblllty the rest of the week would have only mild shuweia ail eventually by werk-rnd clear skies. Meanwhile spring planting fell further behind cheilulr In the wel!W rril part of Die slate, l ittle damsgsP otherwise hna rciultrd horn the suc cession of alorius, allhoiiiih some fruit growers feared heavy wrek-rnd rains destroyed blossoms. 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