Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, May 18, 1948, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextI PACE SIX HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS ORECON TUESDAY, MAY 18, 194ft Boyle's Column Deadwood Ain't The Town She Used To Be, Pardner HAL BOYLE By IIAI, nOVl.E nipinwimn n ti idiiriav nftnr day goes by hrr In this crossroads of the old west and nary a man lulls, Dunn sieved tn hit own gore. The thud of gold pokes has given way to the rustle of 15 blllR. The bus has replaced the stagecoach. The soft scraping of "the kyards" is heard only be hlnd locked mt . uim anri n IS the clicking roulette ball. The brick high school outshadows the biggest wooden saloon. The night Is lit by the neon sign Instead of the flaming six-gun. and the thudding hoofs of the outlaw s flee Ing pony echo only In the puU magazines. You get a ticket now for parking in the wrong place. Hie grandsons of the posses that chased the bad men out of town hold conclave on how to welcome the good tourist. Deadwood Dead Yessirrec, podner, old Deadwood. capital of that vanished frontier where "the coward never started and the weak died on the way.' has gone respectable. "Wild Bill" Hickok and "Calamity Jane." asleep In their hill cemetery, wouldn't know the town they helped make famous or Infamous. Its present attack of civic vir tuegambling was banned two years ago is deplored by some of Deadwood's citizenry. They'd like to keep It the wide open town it was for 70 years, a place where the miner, the stockman and the stranger could risk their stomachs at the bar and their pocketbooks at the blackjack table. But not 78-year-old D. M. Mc Gahey, curator of the Adams Me morial hall, a museum of Dead wood's crowded past. He feels that Deadwood's flamboyant characters Hickok, "Deadwood Dick." and "Calamity. Jane." army scout and lady tosspot have had entirely too much attention. He calls them "the long hairs" and grudgingly keeps a case of their relics in the museum only out of deference to public Interest In the case is "the dead man's hand" ace and eight of spades, ace and eight of clubs and queen of hearts held bv "Wild Bill" when the frontiers man, a man with 36 notches on his guns, was ventilated through the back by Jack McCall in the No. 10 saloon. Just A Gambler "Wild Bill Hickok was never any- 1 thing but a gambler here." grum-, bled McGahey. "As for Calamity I Ji.ne. the best you can say for her Is that she never did anyone any harm except herself." He disdained even to mention "Poker Alice." famous gimlet-eyed, clear-smoking female cord sharp And as for "Deadwood Dick." the man w ho foiled the stagecoach rob bers in a thousand western pulp tales, listen here "Deadwood Dick or at least one of the tour men who called them selves that was the dumbest fool that ever came over the pike.' snorted McOahey. "He didn't know which end of a gun to hold away frcm him when he pulled the trig ger. "What did these long-hair celeb rities ever do for the country? Peo ple should pay more honor to the real pioneers who built up the west Men like W. E. Adams, who came here tn 1877, wilh a team of mules and a load of hardware and went Into business." Adams.' who died In 1934. left $100,000 to establish the museum. But Wild Bill and Calamity Jane whatever their morals when alive, still draw hundreds of thousands of visitors here. The gunman and the amorous lady are burled In ad iolnlne graves which Is closer than Hickok cared to be to her during j hl lifetime. i "Some people try to make out that j those two long-hairs were tn love." i grumbled McGahey, "but wild Bill couldn't see her." Wild Bill finally lost his head to a souvenir hunter. It was stolen a: night from the red sandstone statue over his grave. TOONERVILLE FOLKS Ma oes PaiKt Crazy every Spring Jot .,; .-k. i W t- s -M 1 I ztfmkM via W. am -luS ! War Dead Return To Homeland SAN FRANCISCO. May 18 iJ The bodies of 1941 war dead were relumed to their homeland Monday from Pacific outpost. They were aboard the army trans port Albert M. Boe. They had been buried on Iwo Jima. Salpan, Guam and Tinian islands. There was a simple wharfslde memorial service before the flag draped caskets were removed from the big ship. Funeral trains will bear the cas kets to 11 distribution centers throughout the country. Men Buying Fewer Shoes Than ever i NEW YORK. May 18 i.n Men are buying 25 per cent fewer shoes to day than they did 10 years ago. the National Shoe Manufacturers asso ciation disclosed in a survey. The association found only 106. 000.000 men's shoes were produced last year. "Consumption has declined tor only one reason." the association said, "men's shoes don't wear out." Dr. Tice Moves In With Dr. Espersen Dr. Raymond Tice has taken space In the offices of Dr. R. Wayne Espersen. Medlcal-Drntal building it was announced today. Dr. Tice came to Klamath Falls to practice medicine In June. 1947, from Akron. O. He was formerly with the Klamath Medical clinic. . PLAYTHING TO INVENTION Sir William Crookes. British phy sicist, produced the first electron tube In 1878. The so-called Crookes. or cathode ray. tube was looked upon only as a "scientific plaything" then, but it led to the Invention of the X-ray machine In 1895 and, still later, became the "eye" of television. It Pays to Use the Want-Ads! HOTELS OSBORN HOLLAND El GENE. ORE. MEDFOKD Thoroughly Modern Mr anl Mr. J t t.rl.j Prn.rl.l.ri and J. Carls Mechanical loading machines, some of them able to load a 6-ton car In ess than a minute, now move in. and do the work which used to take a miner sevcal hours of hard hand-labor to do. KIRBY Vacuum Cleaners Lifetime Guarantee Free Demonstration' Phone 9200 1401 Esplanade In T 94 4f DlOTrrM (ta.ll?0lM 4 . to"t4 111. D. M4Mr. Or. M. i . a VOTE FOR JACK FRANEY Republican Candidate for SHERIFF Paid Adv. Franey for Sheriff Club B. L. O'Neill. Secy. ;' '&k l lv (TKRRILt 'vil is A mrmonal is like llrinr thins of brmutj, as, properly designed, it appears as the trees, the flowers, and the grass to be a beautiful masterpiece of the earth upon which It rests. Here, memories, like treat oaks, flourish thro urn the years. KLAMATH MONUMENT CO. 320 NORTH 10th PHONE mii Listen to KFJI 6:40 to 6:45 and HEAR V U. S. BALLENTINE Speak in Behalf of the Candidacy of GUY BARTON, Republican, for SHERIFF TOMORROW NIGHT 6:35 to 6:40 p. m. HEAR Lillian Hillis Speak Over KFJI Wednesday Night 6:45 to 6:50 P. M. Hear Elmer Balsiger Speak Over KFJI Political Advertisement Paid for by Guy Barton Committee. J. E. Smith, Secretary. Democratic Voters of Klamath County t am oiking your support ,i . ' "" ; 2 lit, for the nomi 1 ...--' yV '.'j sheriff. I was a m I i 1 Klamath Falls pol i I - ' I , 5 for seven years; h ' I "TI2" t ' witB Modoe Pine past ten years as a sawyer. Am a taxpayer and vet- i eran .of World War I. If nominated and elected it is my intention to con duct this office in the same efficient and courteous manner in which it has been conducted the past 25 years. R.A. (Smiley) La Londe Candidate Democratic Nomination for Sheriff Pd. Adv. R. A. ULond, CHEVROLET OWNERS! New can are still hard to obtain . . . shortage of steel . . . strikes . . . Marsh all plan . . . and what have you ... Make your present Chevrolet like new - FOR ONLY $20 Pei "t'1 WI WILL INSTALl- A MEW MOTOR (NOT REBUILT) CONTACT OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NOW! FIX YOUR CAR FOR SUMMER DRIVING! ASHLEY CHEVROLET PAY AS YOU DRIVI . . . IEI PHONE 4113 410 SOUTH 4th young And Old Alike Gird For Big National Catfish Derby To Be Held June 6 The 19tB National CattlMi Derby will be held Sunday, June 8. at Ton velle atale park on the Rogue river nrar the approach of Bybee brlilue, according to an announcement made by the Mcdford 20-30 club sponsors. Judging of the catfish entries will climax an afternoon program of cortests and entertainment cm bl.ng an old-fashioned Fourth of July picnic. Rules for the fishing contest are as follows: 1 Open to all male and female persons, single or married, between the ages of six months and IN) years and residents of the United States of America. t Catfish entered In the derby may be caught in any stream, lake, dam, creek or other body of water. Including Klamath lake. 3 Closing time for entries will lie 3 p. m. June 6. 1848. Entries will bo registered at the north end of the stage between the hours of 1 :30 and 3 p. m. on said date. 4. Catfish entered for judging may be caught any time prior to the closing hour for registration, pro viding sa'd fish are In good condi tion. Judces may disqualify flh not In a good state of preservation, 5 Contestants must comnlv with all federal and state fish and game laws, and must have 11)48 fishing llrrnse on person and exhibit snme when required. Contestants must actually catch fish entered by themselves, Ac ceptance of fish from other persons la prohibited and will dtsquiillfy all persons engaging In aame. T. All entries will remain the property of the contestants submit ting them. 8 Judges will have authority to adopt and enforce such contest rules and regulations as they ahull deter mine and In the event of disputes or contllcta their decision shnll be binding and final, Prises will be awarded as fol lows: Hinges! catfish by weight: most catfish caught by any one contestant; the youngest contestant entering one or mure catfish; the oleest contestant entering one or more catflth. The gritud sweep stakes trophy will be awarded on the busts of over-nil fishing ability. Scoring for the trophv will be bused on number of catfish, Bvcruge let.gth, average weight, general con dition and appearance of catfish and originality of costume of con tetant. Eddie Nave, general chairman, suited that this year's rules have been made more liberal than usual In order to Vive eveiyoua ah oppor tunity to participate. Bpiirlsiuen may catch their fish In any body of water any time prior to Hie closing In tir for registration of entries. No advanced registration Is ueicssiuy and there are no fees or charges of any kind. The lllierallml rules lire enpeclcd to be especially advantageous to Klamalli county calflthlng enthusi asts. Two Klamath Kails sportsmen. Itex Itoclgers and Tom Milne, have already announced their Intentions to enter the contest, ItiHlgers mid Milne claim tn be co-holders of the Klamath county catflshlng cham pionship on the basis of an alleged giant fish caught last year. The fish vas reportedly loo large to transport over the mountains tn Mrdlnrd. The National Catfish Derby assixiatlon dues not recognise this title claim since the existence of the fish was never confirmed. liana Norland. Insurance. Plume 60110. I'Altlt OK THANK We wish tu extend our liraiifrlt appreciation and thanks to mem bers of Hit Vasa Uxlge and our fiiruds fur the beautiful gifts s rervlvril. WI!)Ni:it and CIAHIN UJNUqlJIHT mm Veteran Experienced ' vC ,V Courageous V Present Governor HEAR GOVERNOR HALL WEDNESDAY KFJI -8 A.M. KFLW 1:30 P.M. r.14 AST. I.. I.. L.mbsri 1'hi.r... Klsiaalk Mill, Or: ALL YOURS- I : Z 1 wWmmmA tSU WIICOX-OAY Coma in . . . let ut moke a recording for youl UIHIlLIIfi'S 1026 Main Phone SS12 Let's Concentrate on ONE Good Candidate k..i or .it! U" M city f Eaoneoj tW uW . OCVlBo. cri ii -c6-6 ..a ,o Ior Vote 67X Dchlingery for Sheriff Club J. P. Matthews, Hecy.-Tresi.