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Newspaper Page Texti mi I'ltK'K fVK UKNTH '-3 KLAMATH ! A'cP 'KlllAY, MAY 2, 1M8 Telephone 1111 No. 1311 i,'i ' $ ;. firabs Claim fall. Of Jerusalem WtL South Suburban Fire Equipment Rarin' To Go I CI t 1 f v . .. 7 Eleven-Day K MacArthur Reluctant To Enter Race TOKYO. Halurday, May tO flv In declining an Invitation lo rrlurn homo at Ilili tlnir, lirnrral Mao Arthur haa Indlratrd reluctance lo seek personally the republican preal drnllal iiumlnallon any mure active ly than heratofur. The tumoral (aid on March V he would run II Humiliated, but would nut campaign lor the miiiilnatlnii. Even aiming MucArthur's ui drill supiKirleia at supremo occupation hriidguaiieia, It haa brcn generally believed that hla only chains ul gol tint anywhere polltUully would bo a Inumpliiml reltim lo the United blalea alicud of the national lo. uubheuu convention June 31. lilt quullllrd rejeiilloii of the op portunity lo return liiiiuedllely at the 1 ohenl of the aennto appropria tions committee waa agalnal the ad vlciiif many wcll-wlahrra. "InV irnrral haa lung been men fanonrd aa a poaalblr republican prra Idrntlal numliire. The boom fur him irew loudrr after the arnale com nilllee'a vote yeatrrilay. Political Need Until of thoae who voled aualniit aaklng the occupation romiiiamlrr of Japan to cunie home after more than 10 yraia In the I'lilllpplura and IHilnla weal aald they did ao be cause of Uie putitlt-al aliuoaphrrc. Hclmlnr HnlKuiatall iH-Muu.l mid he tenia the vialt la "bound lo have ixiliilral Impllcatlona." lie added: "1 want ui keep Hie KC'A a free from politics aa I can." One of the uurailnua MncArthtir would be queatiourd alxiut If he ronira home la the foreiin aid pro gram being carried out unilrr the economic cooiieratlon admlnlatratlun better known a KC'A. Oregonians Drinking Less PORTLAND. May 38 U'.-Ore-gonlana are not drinking aa heavily Ihla year, and It a ooatlni the Hate money. Because receipt from slate-owned liquor atore are down, Uie liquor c.immlulon will be unable to pay a budgeted 1000.000 Into the stale treiuury June 1. Ttie ammuii paid may be aa iiuall aa $100,000, the commission aald. .This would make It necessary for the l'ie to borrow money lo carry on fpubllo welfare work. The atalo leglalatura budgeted I33.VI6.U0 in expected liquor receipt fm the current two year flacal lirrlnd. Willi II moniha gone, only 89.IW.0OO haa accumulated. OfflclaU aald II would be linpoa alble to expect the million dullara a month needed lo catch up with paymrnu. US To Ship Arms To Iran WASHINGTON. May 38 MV-The United Statea la preparing to ahlp military auppllea coaling 158.606,0(17 to Iran. The aute department aald today that the auppllea, all Irom aurplua, will Include a few tanka. lighter and cargo planra, guna, ammunition and other equipment Plana for the propoacd military aid to Iran were authorized before the aenate appropriation commit tee by John D.. Jernegan, chief of the alate depnrlment'a division of Oreek-Turktah-Irantan affairs. House Vote Would Oust USBR Head WASHINGTON. May 2 fIV-The houae Thursday voted tentatively In require thai the reclamation bu reau and Ita regional offlrra be hradrd bv men of 10 yeara englnerr hif experience. The requirement, proposed by Rep. Elliott iO -cnllf ) waa adopted aa an amendment lo the Interior de partment approprliitlon bill. II would have the efferl of dla mlaalug Reclamation I'ommtaalonrr Michael IV. Hlraua and Itlrhard K llokr, director of the burrau'a Nac rumrnto, Calif., rrilon office. Adilltloual Coat Elliott told the houae thai the "hiciiiiipeirncv of these men" will make the California Central Valley rerliimnllon project coat 1100.000, 000 additional. "These nien etc not qualified lo anend the laxpayera' money," he alntrd. The amendment waa originally auigeated lo the appropriation! committee bt Kep. Ilarneaa R. Ind.l, rhalrman of the houae aub rmmlttee Investigating publicity and propaganda aetlvllles. It waa not Inrludrd In the bill aa reported lo the houae. The amendment waa approved U to 32 on a standing vote. It la ai'bject lo a poaaible roll call vole before final paaaage. II? " y 'J !! a..,,, ii i i y , ; ' lawai !, Aim MSaha. Theae two fire Irurka purchaaed by the aoutb auburban fire district have that new look In color. They are the only while fire fighting equipment In Klamath county. They will be on diaplay Saturday and Sunday when members of the fire district board and other offieiala hold open houe. Thrift Proves Too Much For This One NEW YOIIK. May 28 (Ay-Herbert Tarbox waa thrifty. Tin 63-yenr-old former army aer gonnt often told the mnnngcr of the rooming houao where he lived tot could live for tiny "on a dough iVut, a cup of coffro and 10 centa worth of potatoes." Yesterday afternoon, he collapsed o'. a atreet corner, and died seven hours Inter. Hospital attendants found 1084 In currency sewn Into hla clothing, Hla bankbook Indicated deposits of II, 3.18. Chief cause of death was given a. malnutrition. Rail Hearing Postponed WASHINGTON. May 58 i4V Judge T. Alan Uoldabornugh today pflatnoncd until June 10 a legal battle between the government and threo railroad unlona over wheth'T a ban against a threatened rail strike should be continued. Gnldnbormuth at the same time extended until June 11 a temporary order preventing the unions from walking out. This order, signed by Ooldsbor ough on May 10 and already ex tended once, would have expired tomorrow night. The three unions and the Justice department consented to the new extension of the temporary ban. Onlrinborough gave no reason for postponement of the case. The Jus tice department Is seeking an In lunctton that would prevent a strike Indefinitely or rather, as long as the railroads stay under government aelrure. The government took over the rullrnads May 10 when Ooldabor ongh Issued the temporary ban against the strike the three unions had set for May 11. US Joins Reds In Demand For War End Move LAKE SUCCKfiS. May 28 IPi The United (states Joined Russia again Unlay In a demand fur force ful united measures to slop the war In Palestine. V. S. chief delegate Warren R. Austin aald he supported a Soviet resolution providing thai the tccur- Suburban Fire District Ready To Go With All New Equipment By Rl'TII KING It's the new fire whistle, operated by compressed air at the South sub urban rural fire district hall on Ueltle street off South Sixth that haa had folks out that way puxsled for several days. Thoae mighty blasts that tear from the three diaphragm noise maker atop the 60 fool lower In the rear of the new building and purchase of equipment. These will be retired in 30 years. A tax of 1.03 mills levied on property within the district will reduce this Indebtedness. For maintenance of the depart ment the fire district board Is authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than 4 mills which will total between 18000 and 19000 an nually. This tax wiU be assessed this lire hall will call together mrn who will am ill awn new ttlwka aviimI 1 veaf lir council order me jew. and Araoa by the district. I Present members of the board are to end hostilities within 36 hours. opening- of Uie recently completed ! Clyde Williams, W. S. Metier, Cecil me nmc i.i.nni, uih .uuumiru i one-story brick veneer tile and con- Prather. Alva Lewis and L. E. Judd. by the Untied Mlates, was beaten In the council last Saturday. Austin aald he had no Instruc tlona on the American altitude to ward a British demand for a four weeks armistice. The British plan appeared to be doomed by Jewish rejection. Aubrey Eban. representative of Israel, attacked the British. He charged the British plan was a poorly camouflaged effort to help the Arabs. "We have a resolution lo paralyte the military strrugth of Israel, give free rein to the reinforcement of surrounding Arab armies and sub mit the whole Palestine problem once more to the processes of arbi trary revision." Ebnn told the council. Yankee Gives Up To Texas Tour MADISON VILLE. Tex., May 38 lA't A submissive Yankee who once proudly boasted Ihe title of Texal Hater No. 1 will leave here for the Rio Orande valley early today Willi only enough fight left to bring alonn California grapefruit for breakfast. Taking the grapefruit is only a half-hearted gesture of token re sistance for War Veteran Ray Hal lornn. Hnlloriill surrendered to Texas yesterday. Meekly he told 1300 witnesses at the annual barbecue of the Mad Isonvllle Sidewalk Cattlemen's as sociation: "I give up. Just call me Tex. This tour has sold mo on Texas," Earlier he had won the associa tion national contest as the veteran with Uie worst opinion of Texas. Lookout Crews Being Signed Parka and forest protective asso ciations are signing up men and women for lookout and fire fight ing crews tor the season ahead. Reene Bowman, University of California student, has been em ployed as fire lookout for the Schon cliln Butte stntlon for the ensuing fire season. Tills Is the only look out station for the Lava Beds area. Miss Bowman, a former student of Smith college will go up the moun tain on June 10. Klamalh Forest Protective asso ciation assigned some men to sum mer lookout posts this week and others will be assigned next week. The U. S. forest service has made no arrangements for summer fire crews or lookouts to date. crete building is scheduled for Sat urday and Sunday It. will mark the j end of two years work started by Joint action of the Shasta View grange and the Suburban league. I Organisation of a fire diatrlrt which embraces 9000 aerea of land. ' an area approximate to twice the else of Klamalh Falls waa the first j step In the fire protection program. I Donaa nournt The First National Bank of Port land bought the JS0.0O0 In fire dis trict bonds approved at a special election for construction of the U. T. Lewis was the superintendent of conjunction on the building caMiaa rr a. il 32 Subversive Groups Named WASHINGTON. May 38 W Thirty-two organizations were tag ged "subversive" today by Attorney General Clark. The 33 are In addition to a list of approximately 90 groups so desig nated by Clark last November. The new names were announced by the federal loyalty review board. The board has the Job of checking on loyalty of federal employees. President Truman ordered the check. The president said that membership In an organization designated as "subversive" should be considered as one basis far Investi gation of a government worker's loyalty. Prominent on the original list I were the communist party and num erous aucgea communist trout or ganizations, as well as many defunct groups like the German-American bund. Spring Crops Damaged By Northwest Floods Flood waters continued (a rlae at Bonner Ferry, Ida,, aa the Kootenay river continues on Ita sprlnr rampage flooding surrounding farm lands. Crop damage la' estimated at 11,000,000. NUA telepholo. Marshall To Speak Tonight j EUGENE. May 38 (A Secretary of State Oeorge C. Marshall left Eugene this morning en route to Portland In a state police escorted limousine. He will speak there to night before the national convention of the General Federation of Wom en's Clubs. In a short Interview after he had breakfasted In his room, Marshall reserved comment on all affairs of national and International Import. Evidently referring to the time when he was In command of the Fort Vancouver, Wash., an army post, Marshall said he had visited this section of Oregon many times. He said he was particularly mindful of the fine trout fishing In the McKcn zie river, near here. The secretary accepted a copy of Uie Eugene Council on World Af fairs resolution for peace from Council Chairman Ray Sicgenthaler. The Eugene organization Is bring ing the national network program. "America's Town Meeting of the Air." here July 26 for a forum dis cussion of the peace problem. With Mrs. Marshall and several aides, the secretary spent the night at a local hotel after the presidential C-S4 Independence wos unable to land In Portland because of stormy weather. The Independence re turned to Los Angeles today. Siege Ends In Capture By JOSEPH C. GOOItfi'IV I.NMDK JhKLSALtM'S OLD CITY, May 21 Pr Jews In the old city surrendered to the Trans Jordan Arab Legion at 2:31 p. m. today. (This waa 2:30 a. m. Pacific Standard Time). Under the surrender terms the women and children, estimated to number 300. and the old men will be turned over to the International Red Cross. Younger men will be placed in a concentration camp "outside Palestine." 1500 Affected Jewish negotiators said their peo ple affected by the surrender num bered 1500 and 1600. Of this number the leaders said many were dead or wounded. Four Jews, they said, died of an "un identified disease." The Jews had been completely without food and abort of ammuni tion after their 11-day pounding by the guns of the Arab legion. The surrender waa negotiated by the legion area commander, a major, after the arrival at Arab line of two gray-bearded Rabbi bearing white flags. Foot Troops Arab foot soldiers had been called in to root out Uie last-ditch defend ers of the old city, who were holed up In three stone bouses beneath the south wall. Arab leaders said these last-ditch fighters numbering less than 400 took over In the buildings yesterday, after Legionnaires captured and oc cupied Uie great Hurva synagogue In the Jewish quarter. I Hurva was the last of the old city's five aynagogues to be evaea 'aled'by Haganab and Intra Zval ! Leumi forces. They then ran to i the group of three-storied house In ! Ihe shadow of the old city's aonth I wall. The structures are of heavy ' stone, with one story below ground. Shelling and dynamite charges have failed to route out the des perate defenders. Now Uie Arab In fantry has been called In. Arab of ficers said their Job is to "accept unconditional surrender or wipe out the enemy." Jack Dale. 19, will have charge of the fire lookout station on Hog back mountain thia season for the second year. He was Just 18 when he opened the lookout last year. Dale Set For Lookout Post Smooth-faced Jack Dale, Just 19 this year, will man the Hogback mountain lookout for Klamath For est Protective association again this fire season. Dale opened the new lookout last year and remained all fire season with his wife and small baby. The baby is walking this year so Mrs. Dale and the child will stay In town. A code system has been arranged between the young husband and wife with Uie winking light on the mountain carrying messages that only these two can Interpret. The young lookout worked in a lumber mill during the winter. He went up the mountain Thursday to get everything In readiness for sum mer occupancy and expects to have things in working order by Friday night when the light will glow from the mountain top for Uie first time this year. 8,000,000 Man Days Lost In Walkouts During Past Month By The Associated Press The temporary federal court ban against, a railroad strike was ex tended until June 11 today. Meanwhile, as the nation's major current strike that of 75,000 CIO United Auto Workers against Chrys ler corporation went Into Its 17th day, the government estimated over 8.000,000 man-days were lost by walkouts throughout the nation last month, Judge T. Alan Onldsborough lengthened the roll strike Injunc tion after postponing until June 10 a legal battle between the govern ment, and three railroad unions over whether the anti-strike order should be continued. Negotiations continued at Detroit In the Chrysler strike In an effort lo terminate that stoppage before Tuesday ends the long Memorial Day w eek-end. There was specula tion, however, that the Chrysler talks had hit a snag after conferees left Ihe meeting room grim-faced last nl-'M. The General Motors 11-cent ad justable hourly Increase pattern was discussed at the Chrysler talks when Uiey wcra resumed Wednesday. The same pattern was discussed In negotiations at New York between the General Electric company and the CIO United Electrical Workers, which were resumed yesterday after a three-week lapse. The UEW accepted the General Motors pattern In a new contract with the automobile firm. At Philadelphia, the United Mine Workers opened new contract nego tiations with anthracite coal oper ators, In a preliminary session at tended by UMW head John L. Lewis. The negotiations were placed In the hands of a 20-man commit tee, but Thomas Kennedy, UMW vice president, said It would not meet before June 7. The contract, covering 80.000 eastern Pennsylvania hard coal dig gers, will expire July 10. Youth Admits Slaying Girl CHICAGO, May 38 (Pt Lt. Pat rick Coughlin said today that a 14-year-old boy, seized on a subway train after an all night police search, orally admitted the brutal sloytng of 8-year-old Nancy Schuler. Nancy, known In her neighbor hood as "the little doll" because of her beauty, was found smothered to death yesterday In the bedroom of a neighbor's apartment. Coughlin said the boy. seized In connection with the slaying of the liny, blonde girl, told him he put her on the bed In his apartment and pl'ed blankets on her during a quar rel over some comic books. Nancy waa found lying face down ward in bed. three big: pillows piled on her head. The pillows were weighted down with a heavy chair and a magazine rack. The strange slaying occurred In thf appartment across the hall from Nancy's own fourth floor home. Coughlin Identified the boy seized as Roy Adams. It was In the apart ment of Adams' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Adams, that the little girl was found unconscious by Roy's younger brother, Donald, 9. Atom Workers Go On Strike RICHLAND. Wash., May 28 UPi A strike of 300 carpenters employed on a building under -construction hi this atomic energy city was reported here today. F. R. Creedon. manager of the design and construction division of Hanford engineer works, described Uie strike as "unauthorized." He said it violates orders of union leaders that the men remain on Uie job. Creedon said the carpenters are demanding 25 cents an hour addi Uonal premium for work done by them as employes of a General Elec tric sub-contractor. He said they want the premium for all work done by them at any height more than 30 feet above Uie foundation of Uie building they are constructing. Bombers Off For Hawaii SPOKANE. May 38 UP) Thre3 B-39 bombers took oft from Spokane air force base last night for Hawaii on Uie first of a series of overwater navigation training flights. The public Information office said other flights would be made in June, July and August as the base resumed long distance navigational training. Similar flights were made in February and March. Bombers leaving here last night were attached to Uie 92nd and 98th bombardment groups. Crest May Be Yorst Since 1894 By The Associated Pre Flood waters the worst sine 1894 drove new hundreds from their homes In three Paeifle North west atates and Canada today. Damage mounted Into Ihe mil lion and the death toll from the flooda and accompanying atormf rose to 13. Newest victim was Ludvlg B run ner, 11, who was carried to hla death In a flood-swollen stream at Spo koi.c, Wash., while swimming. Worst hit was the Fraser valley of western British Columbia. Th Canadian navy was preparing lo launch all available small craft for a huge "dunklrk" evacuation ot flood -swept Fraser valley Inhabit ants. Naval officials said they also were ready to send big unit from the, Esquimalt base near Victoria. B. C, If '.he critical flood situation became worse. Scores Flee 8cores of persons were being driven from their homes In Wash ington state. Earlier thousands of persons families of Hanford atomic plant workers had to move their trailers away from the rivers. With the crest yet to come In Washington and Northern Oregon, the army engineers ordered their emergency flood control plan Into effect for the entire area. Portland faced the prospect of having half Ita meat supply cut off by Tuesday when an expected 80 foot "eat on the Columbia reaches that city. It will force packing plants to suspend operation and will dam age Industrial plant In low-ljlnf districts. Streets Flooded Streets were flooded In many towns of the area and numerous roads throughout Uie region wera covered or made Impassable by bridge washout. 6Ir Eastern Oregon. Union eountr damage alone was estimated at K00.004. Klmberley. B. C estimated $1,000,000 damage from water racing through It street. Agaaals, B. C listed damage of half that amount. ' A steady stream of women and children moved out of the Fraser valley by train to Vancouver, B. C to escape waters which flooded Uie rich farming area. Some vessels al-r ready were on the way to bring out others. VFW Auxiliary To Sell Poppies On Saturday. May 39, Uie aux iliary to Uie Veterans of Foreign Wars will sell Buddy popples on Uie street of the business section and In Uie banks and business houses of the city, as Uiey do each spring. The popples are made by veterans in Uie different hospitals, and pro ceeds are used by the auxiliary for relief ot veterans' families and for Veteran hospital. Mary Wells Is chairman of Uie poppy sales committee. Band To Sell . Ducats Here ' Uniformed members of Klamath Union high school band will be in Klamath Falls banks Saturday morning to sell the Portland Rose FesUval buttons, proceeds from the sale to go toward sending the band to ths big festival In June. Thus far some 8600 has been realized from the sale of buttons and contributions but $1750 Is need ed to send Uie band and accompany ing performers to Portland. Andy Loney. director of music education said today. A meeting of the committee assist ing the band gToup wl". meet Wed nesday of next week to discuss fur ther sale of buttons and the contri butions. Buttons may be exchanged for admissions to all Rose Festival events and may be obtained from students, banks, or Uie chamber of commerce. Six Cities Join Time Change List PORTLAND, May 38 UPt Six cities were on Uie daylight saving list In Oregon today. Portland started It, and In quick order Pendleton, Hood River, Forest Grove, Oregon. City and West Linn voted to move clocks ahead one hour beginning June 1. A number of others weer expected to follow suit shortly. 4-Yay Race Develops For Engle's Post In Congress Cutter Blasts Japanese Mine SEATTLE, May 38 (Pi A floating Japanese mine was destroyed by the coast guard cutter Bonham off the Oregon coast early today after an all-night watch. The mine, reported by the S. S. Collna last night, was located 35 miles southwest of Yaqulna, Ore., Uie coast guard said. The Bonham stood by the mine all night when it waa prevented by choppy water from destroying It last night. A four-way battle for party nomi nations to congress has developed in California's big second congressional district that which Includes the nearby Northern California counties such as Siskiyou and Modoc. The election will be held on Tues day, and due to the lack of state office contests, a poor turnout Is generally expected. In Siskiyou and Modoc, however, local contests and Uie second congressman affair may attract larger voter percentages to Uie polls than over the state as a whole. Congressman Clair Engle. demo crat, Is bidding for his fourth term as representative from the second district. The Red Bluff lawyer Is seeking both republican and demo cratic nominations, and his major opposition Is believed to be coming from Pete Laxague, democrat, Cedarvllle. The others In this contest are Manuel Herrlck. republican, an old time miner of Qutncy. and Howard S. Strasbaugh, democrat, retired postal clerk. Laxague is a Modoc county super visor and rancher who Is believed making the strongest bid against the veteran Engle. Both of these democrats want both the republican and democratic nominations. Under Uie California primary law, neither could accept the republican nomina tion without also winning the nomi nation In his own party. There is some talk down there that Republican State Senator Jesse Mayo, Angel's Camp, might run in the fall general election if the battle between Engle and Laxague should see either of these democrat win the republican nomination by a squeak. Mayo, lt Is said, could file as a republican candidate by petition. He ran previously against Engle. Engle, a Red Bluff lawyer, won his congressional post after the death some years ago of Congressman Englebrlght, long-time republican congressman from the second dis trict. The nearby counties are also In California's second assembly district. The incumbent is Lester Davis, Por tola democrat, who Is unopposed In the democrat primary, and Is run ning against Coleman E. Stewart ot Anderson In the republican primary. In the first senate district, which includes Modoc county, the Incum bent, Harold (Butch) Power of Eaglevllle. Is unopposed for renoml nation and election In both the re publican and democratic parties.. California has 33 congressional seats. In all, there are 108 candi date seeking nomination to the house 50 of them republicans, 48 democrat, and 13 Independent progressives.