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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1948)
PACE SIX HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH PALLS. OREGON MONDAY, MAY 31, 1948 Air Show Opens Despite Rain local Fliers Perform For Big Crowd A di inching downpour Sunday afternoon drove hundreds of spec tators at the air show Into shelter under the big Hangars. I The show, first of the two-day .Klamath Progress Days program was Just short lour events ot being through when the downpour started land elforts were made by the Klam ath Buzz Boys to continue through 'the ram. J With the CAA forecast for break ing and scattered clouds for Mon 'day, KPD officials anuounced the Jopcn races would be run off starting tat 10 a. m. when exhibits were also opened. ' The huge crowd of onlookers got JUs quota of thrills when diet SUn son flying an AT-6 outdid himself 'with slow and fast, single and fdouble rolls and Inverted maneuvers. The one comedy act run off before the rain started was perlormed by Dallas Vernon as a student doing his first solo with Al Mocabce as Instructor. , Chct SUnson and Bud Arnold tied for first place In the paper-cutting contest and settled It with a draw lng which gave first place to Arnold. Spot landing contest went to H. W. Brown with Lucretia SUnson in sec ond place. Contest judges were Lloyd "Pop" JJewlun and Cad Puunan. . The show was to continue this afternoon with Sammy Mason s ..' Hollywood Hawks in daring and I comical stunts performed against the t sky. , Exhibits of airplanes, automobiles, i ! farm Implements, logging equipment, ! ouice machinery and electrical home 1 appliances were among those which ,drew tl. attention of visitors in the two hangars, preceding and follow -J lng the air programs. 1 v Klamath Progress Days was spon- ; ' sored by the Klamath county I chamber of commerce. The Junior ; (Chamber handled retreshment stands J and ticket sales and takes. t The hangar dance whicn launched i tile holiday week-end show on Sat- i urday night was pronounced a sue- i: tending. . J"" a Th rionra u c itvtntnrwl ho nr. - port flight service operators. Airport Crowd Sees Rain-Interrupted Air Show ' ...W .. .... LiVjftftrf'-s " 1 1 1 ' ..i.fB..w...oaAW.ti liinkil ilii lajalfVala tkMAtltd UMinUtWagm Northwest Area Called "Disaster" WASHINGTON. May t tt rmldrnt Truman lodav declared flood-swept Mellon In Hie North wot a "disaster area" and ordered ue of surplus war property for re lief and rehabilitation. Mr. Truman acted aboard the Presidential Yacht Wllllaimburg where he la spending most of the day. The White House said the preal drni "expresses his deepest sym pathy" for flood victims. The disaster order covers those parts of the states of Washington. Oregon and Idaho In the valley of the Columbia river and lu tributar ies. In Northern Idaho, the Kootenai river valley Is Included. In addition to surplus property n the hands of the war assets admin istration, the order also- permits distribution of large quantities M army and navy materials. Mr. Truman acted upon the This picture from the operations tower shews a part of the Sunday's crowd at the Progress Day Air ishow. Shortly after the picture was taken, ra a ended the air show and sent the people scurrying for l.JLn,,nrt.,lm, M.( n, phillo .shelter in the big hangar where they viewed tu array of commercial exhibits. iB m.-,,,,. nubile works admin istrator who had received pleas tor aid from the governors ot the three states. The White House said Housing Administrator Raymond Foley also Is making a check on flood damage. Chet Stinson Thrills Progress Days Crowd s Tribute Paid War Dead Here Mid-Washington Turned To Muddy Lake By Rising Waters of Columbia River Sunday's show went smoothly with ' , no need for the ambulance which was standing by, the only misnap being damage to the wing of a plane which was caused on the ground. An AT-6 was taxied into a Cessna on the airport runway just before takeoff on the morning formation flight over the city. A cnunk of the Cessna's wing was considerably chewed up by the contact. . ' " - - .vr" v.-- . ! ' ...i'.-t "! w ,. . ;. " "s I 1 i ,mi in '---NP;Vi amiim -v.aJ Chet SUnson. Klamath flier, thrilled thg Progress Days crowd at the airport esterday with a stunt flying demonstration against a stormy sky. This picture shows the AT- plane Just as It came out of a roll over the field. Stukel mountain is shown In the background and the ridges to the left are covered by a rain storm that struck the air field itself shortly after the picture was taken. Melhase Gift Case Due In Court Tuesday A lawsuit to contest a gift, begun 18 months ago. is due to come to trial in circuit court Tuesday morn ing. ' The gift Included the late Gus ; demurrers, motions to set aside and Melhase s interest in the Melhase , depositions. building. 4th and Main, which ) J. H. Carnahan is attorney for the houses the Hall hotel. ' ! plaintiffs and D. E. Van Vactor and Melhase. a Klamath Falls pioneer A- VV. Schaupp represent the de- Freeman-Mitford ' Death Told By j : Relatives 1 1 OBAN, Scotland. May 31 A : jThe Hon. Unity Freeman-Mitiord, 33, who Adolf Hitler once was said to have called an ideal Nordic type. ' died at an Oban hospital Saturday ! night. She was a sister-in-law of Sir Oswald Mosley, prewar British fascist chief. j i A family friend said it is believed 'she died of meningitis. j She became ill a few days ago at j , the home of her parents on the I i island of Inchkenneth. west of the ! resident, died March 26. 1948. with- I fendants. J island of Mull. Her father is Baron i out leaving a will. George F. Kets- Hearing the case will be Judge , Redesdale. ! dever, William H. Melhase and Eva ! Charles H. Combs of Lakeview. Miss Freeman-Mitford was Re- ; E. Soule. heirs at law, were appoint- j ' riously wounded by a pistol shot in j ed to administer the estate. of his property to them. The suit.ed an Investigation today Jnto the charges the Cleghorns with exer- j Pn htre l- cU.ng undue Influence over Mel- ! -h klUtd Ule P"ot nd h I hase. who at fhe time was about 83 1 P"1" years u'd. I The was Tk' Smlth. The property included cash, stocks. I J" h MJnh " bonds and a half interest in the 18' both Josepn' Witlirow-Melhase company, valued ' Witnesses said the plane went f at least at S 75 000. nco 8Ptn Bnc crashed in a pas- i ..., - ... ! ture three miles northwest of the 1,,,H1J "111, . VI CV I Ct Kk- Traditional tribute to Klamaths war dead was paid today in cere monies that moved from Link river to the courthouse memorial shaft to Linkvllle cemetery. E. V. Zell, past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars here, delivered the eulogy to the war dead. He gave a history of the ob servance of the day. Pointing out I that four states do not observe the 1 holiday, he urged that it be given : national atatus. Wreaths were cast on the watera of Link river to memorialise navy dead. Various veterans organisa tions and individuals placed wreaths at the base of the shaft. A volley from the VFW firing squad ended the shaft services and the parade then moved to the cemetery for final rites. The Klamath Union high school band, colors of the veterans organ izations, and marching units par ticipated in the parade. Hv KI.MKK vocta Associated Preaa Nlaff Writer tiKAITI.K. May 31 lAV- Central Washington waa vast muddy car pet today, extending nearly 300 mllea from the Canadian bonier lu the Paicu-Kennewlek area close to the Oregon line. Everywhere the dark, rampaging watera of the Okanogan and Co lumbia rivers swirled over orchards farm yards aud Into towns which dot their course. Omak. Okanogan, Tonasket and Twiip were virtual waterways, with large portions of their residential areas covered by muddy, broiling stretrhea of the overflowing streams, r'reah finger of the torrent auughl out higher spots before the week end brought a leaaenlng of the rise. Desolation Desolation waa evident every where as I flew with a civilian pilot over the entire area Sunday. Karma were afloat Willi hay and every description of debris. Many of Uie orchards which constitute a major portion of the Okanogan val ley economy were partially or com pletely under water their crops probably ruined this year. Animals appeared generally to halt oeen moved to higher ground, but an occasional floating cow or horse Indicated the suddenness with which some regions were overrun. Kverywber. little boats marie their way from house lu house In water which ranged from a few Inches to many feel In depth. There waa little sign of life. Must resi dents appeared to have been evae ualed from the danger spots rieeut along the road which follows the two riven. Trucks I'srd There, trufks loaded with dirt scurried about like disturbed beetle, j Power shovels wrre scooping dirt from high ground In great bus and ' the trucks were rushing in to the flood "front." From the air, however. It appeared mat (he major hope Has In a Irsarn lng of the flow, Man' effort ap peared puny compared to the power of the rampant water. Many bridge were awash. Wher ever the road dipped, water had filled the hollow and II win not UMlnl to nee a number of automo biles crawling along these alretchrs leaving a boiling wnke. The danger of disease was no! be. lng dlsrounlrd In the region, per sons evacuated from the flood area were being given typhoid lunocula llon shot aa a preventive measure. Poe Valley ' Ortuge Helling and Wllucrt An derson have relumed home from Oold llrnch where they enjoyed several day of fishing. While nil the count they visited al Harbor, hi i Hi IO Hi villi o "Ol iO Willi Ucorge parents, Mr, ml Mr. Fred Helling, former reaiilrui of Hit) volley. Deepest sympathy I estemled ) A the family ol Jack llolahiiuser who passed away on Wednesday, The Orange Home Kounninir club met Tuesday al th home of Mr. Jerry Johnson al Tulolak Willi II member attending. 'n afternoon wna spent working on year-biaik flll-ln. Member pre. seuted Mrs. Johnson with a lovely gift fur her new home. Mm. Mary Hrclllmupt ha Irrt for Chicago lu visit her daughter, Orlnd leftover meat, moisten it wllh any leftover gravy, araiuui , desired and put In a greased causer, ole, lop wllh round of baking now. der hlrull (lough and bake In a hot oven. WLOmOtM ton.1 oatr&ori If MULTI-SHEAR LAWN EDGER awn tifr kul rl '! 8.ipa Lawn KcltfM Porfoclly fit ttnly lawn (for uiwlaluii hull, ot Crut-itl apes fiUI iriiuml twij w pit Mill it Mfttla, !( hjrttitht mlii III Rulttwr h miitinlail Mil ill rat 4 wttt, revolving tm hunlaittit alael bttrlng wllh roll itiaUt aitrlitf Kitlra riatrla HvallaliU. Ml tfflrUitl and w4rUl f I I i II riai atari Mfstco la Can da SIMPLEX Krlf-Nrtllng (lOI'lll.lt and MOI.K TKAP a. i. au - N Muii.n a-iti - Wutnati or Child ,-a Sal 11 fflr IV grh III Mill Mo Writ lf Cauln" Appliance Manufacturing C. r.o. h.. is AMtA N. t ir aVW I'ti'-laW Iroiti M 1 I ml n ting aside the gifts. The suit was started December 6. 1946. and has come to the trial date through a long series of legal ma neuvers such as motions to strike. municipal airport. Bay Area Man To Operate Buses Six Die In Oregon Sunday the head while near Hitlers Berchtesgaden home at the begin ning of the war. Circumstances of the wounding were never exnlain- I ied publicly. For three weeks she was unconscious in a Munich hos 'pital. and on Christmas eve, 1939, (Hitler arranged to send her home. 'An ambulance train took her to a 1 French channel port at Hitler's or der, and the British government i permitted her to return home, j She recovered quickly from the , wound, which her English friends i said was inflicted by accident. Miss Freeman-Mitford first went ' to Germany in 1935 to attend a nazi i summer festival with her sister, Diana. She met Hitler later and became his friend. wL",' 'e uraiil ,T ln? CAA Opens Probe Winfred W. Cleghom and John C. I . r Cleghom and the Withrow-Melhase ! Or Plane CrOSn corporation, claiming that shortly before his death Melhase waa in- I JOSEPH. Ore.. May 31 The duced by the Cleghorns to give most I Civil Aeronautics association start- By The Associated Pre Airplane, highway and drowning mishaps aside from the disastrous Vanport tragedy took the lives of six persons over the week-end. Pilot Ted R. Smith, 21, and his passenger. Miss Jean Rlnehart, 18, Knth nf MAnh AiA m-H.n Itffhl LAKEVIEW May 31-W.M. Wood ,4ne m , . tu north. of San Francisco will take over the wet of jMtpti Sunday. Redding - Alturas and Lakeview - A tWQ c mMh of Amlty Stages tomorrow, June I. , on nignKay M w ttUL to MlM The Interstate commerce commls- j Bonnie Jean Anderson, 22, Ban sion has approved transfer of th9 stage line to Wood. In a letter to Manager Jack Mayne of the chamber of commerce here. Wood said that he has an or der for some modern 29-passengei Flexible buses, which, he said, will be a great Improvement over the equipment which has been in use. Francisco, and Injured seven others. All the Injured suffered arm, leg or other fractures. Three small boys drowned near Swan island in Portland when a rati on which they were lloatlng disintegrated. It Pays to Use the Want-Ads! I g o 1 o o I g I o 1 1 J It is often economical to use a t half turkey for a family. It may be . stuffed in the usual way, using heavy paper to hold the stuffing in j place. Roast at 300 deg. F.. allowing I 35 to 50 minutes a pound for a half r that neighs from seven to nine pounds. Poor Relations Many were runaway slaves, thieves. . murderers, and the riffraff of the day. Then came the miracle of the New Birth. Christ had risen from the dead and: Him they received . Into their hearts as their life and light. This insulted the national religions and the Christians were .rounded up, fed to lions, dragged by wild horses and burned as ' torches. And we of this day are . their poor relations. We call our . aclves Ood's people, but what price do we pay? ' God served us to live to His .glory. We are not to live to our- aelves nor to die to ourselves. If we live, it Is to serve the Lord and ,ao if we die. Whether we live or die, it is for our Lord. See Romans 14:7-8. . At the age of 83, Dr. Howard A. Kelly, famous M. D. wrote that ' life's best gift was to know God as the Father of Jesus Christ who , bore our sins on the cross and to know the Holy Spirit as our guide. DR. HOWARD A. KELLY, .Johns Hopkins. Baltimore author and member 31 Am. and Foreign Med. Societleg. Portland 1. Ore. This space paid for by a Portland family. I 2 I I IS I 1 THE FABRIC Barbizon's Amazing New Nylon-Rayon THE STYLE. Barbizon's Beloved "Streamline" Barbizon's exrj'asive, new material that dares you to wear it out! 67 DuPonl nylon, 33 durable rayon, this dauntless combination comes up looking lovelier after each laundering. Be measured for your perfect "Body-Contour" size in "Streamline". 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