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Newspaper Page TextI'llK K HVK ( KNTH " KLAMATH FAM.N, OIIKGON, FKIIJAV, JUNK 11, 1048 Telephone 8111 No. 1.103 1 1 lly HIANK JKNKINM UOITMAN, boss of our Kimiimil rmovoiy plan, suya Ihe house cut In 1 inula will put u arrluua di'iil In uur piiiuriiiu In ut Western Kuropo's Industry bulk on Its fret. Food unci ruw materials, he tells the hrmilr Hppriiprlutliin committee LlilK inoriiliiu, must bo Mil lluwiim ur the people will no hungry and liiinury people urn hind lo deal wllh. Mo. lie adds, "llm brum ol Ule till must lull oil the machinery mill niulpiiicut nrrcaanry lo rratuie or llicmmo Kuropca productive ca pacity." T I'H liko Him : Huppuee you urn temporarily down mill mi I. (Like, lor Instance, people who liuvn loot everything In the Coluiiiblit lluods.i You have, limy -lie. a pine n burr ground, but no Inula to wmk II wall. You have Utile credit, mi you go to your bunker. VVIiitl will he do? H he li GOOD bunker, he will (red you 1 1 ml mid then lie will ad vance you koine money lo buy UioU krllli. Willi food to keep your alrmaili up und tools to work your uround Willi, you'll be mile to lecd yuiiiscU In llltlo while. Hut without tools ui work with, you'll huvo lo no on relict. will work the wine way In urope.. II we provide Ju.it money enoiuih Ui no on feeding Use people mere but not enouiili lo vet Uiem I he lool Willi winch to net their own ludtintry mid agriculture golm niluln, we'll hnve to liu on teedlnu ilirin Indrlliiiirly unurr Uie Inicr imiumal WI'A system wove been following so Iitr, li u u simple an that. IN the punt, we've tmned rcpula lion lor brum able to do a Job. To Ho a Job diet-lively, you mini fin ish what you start. II we don'i fln lih Ihe Job we've aliirled In Kuroiie, we ll lie whatever reputation we ve guinrd in the pant. II we lose world confidence, we'll lone world leadership. II we lone woild leadership. Hiu ala will seize 11. Where will we be then? VJK don't necessarily have to pcinl ALL Uie money we have been talking about. II wo cm do the Job rlleLiively lor leu, II will be wonder till. 'Hint would be what tree enter prisria call good Judument. One nt the lint rule ol good managc nirnt la lo spend only aa much aa It nereiuiury lo do Die Job nnhl. Hut tor hcaven'a aake lel'a don't aay Ui the world that It would be worth tlvo billions isay) lo mi to get Weatern Europe bark on IU teet and trims enough lo help ua resist tile ii.tu. ot jomiiiuulain but it WOULDN'T be won!) alx blllloiu. That would merely make ua ridiculous. II that's the way we leel about It. lets drop Uie whole project and keep our money. TMIK pity of It la thai congress really doesn't cure two lioou about the difference III money represented oy the houso cut. Thta la an election year, and the whole thing la merely a case of putting on a allow for the votepa. If, In a crisis audi aa facea ua to day, we can't rise above piddling politic audi as UiU we're tunk. UKKE'S another pity: n The votcra of America In thli year of decision are YEARNING tor wise, aound, lenrleM leadership. Thiil la why Elsenhower, aa proved by the opinion polls, haa made such an linprciuilon on ua. We Uilnk lie la wise, aound anil fearless, and we nre turtJier Impressed by hli rcfusil to grl lila feel wel in tho muddy l mi m of vnte-chnalug polltlca. Why cnu't politicians aec what ll plum lo cvorybody else? 150 Feared Dead After Swedish Passenger Hits Mine In KaCfSgat Klamoth-Bound Motorists Lose Lives In Crash AAlMIOIUi, Itimrk, June 11 M A DmiiIbIi pHHurnrrr venwl carrying 400 pcrmini ulrurk ft mine und sank In the KnUefitt early today und at mltl-murnliif IftO ot the paaimgrri and rrrw nirmlH-rv atllt were un arrouitlrd for. Hie v ei. ad wua the 1008 -ton Mlriimrr KJoeboiilmvn, owned by the United HUiumhlp company DKU8. A company official mild mot of the p.wjriiKcrti not accounted for miut be feared drowned. He wild about 260 pawvenuen and crew mrmbera had been rencued by 10 a. m. The flril veaael to rearh ahore from the arene of Uie dlwwter waa ERP Chief Pleads For Full Fund WAKIIINCiTON, June It Ul'r The boM of the European Itecovery Pro gram aald today Iiuum cult In Kill funds, would virtually "eliminate' plant to put r. urope' Industry bark on Its fret. The brunt of the cut must fall on the machinery and equipment iiec-cMary to restore or increase Kuropes productive cajmcity." Kco nomic C'fxtpcruilon Adminuirator Paul O. Hullman told Uie sciia'e appnpriatlon committee. "The most productive and the most far -reach lug part of the re covery program would for alt prac tical purpusrs be eliminated." Machinery Cut Hoffman' flrnt formal aptwat for restoration of Uie full $5,300,000,000 In recovery funds showed thai ma chinery shipments would have to be reduced Iruin 1.1 000 ,000 .000 to tioo.000.000 If the senate upholds the house slash. The house voted to spread the UUOO.OOO.ooe over 16 montha tnatc4 of Uie 12 montha authorised by con greaa in setting up KKI. This would have Ihe effect of cutting recovery spending from $1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000. In advance of Hoffman's appear ance, a republican member predict ed Uie committee would heed "pleas of tScnator Vandenbem It-Mich, i ud oUiers and put bark most of Uie cui made by the house. Vaiiden- bertf. chairman of Uie senate forcliui re la 1 1 una committee, had been fliihl ing Uie reduction since Uie home acted. Huffman aald food and raw ma terials must keep flowing If K urope la to survive, Uierefore the Industrial recovery goods would have to be cut. Two Drown In Cloudburst SALEM, June ll (IP) Two per anna were' drowned laat nlilhl at UThlrty-mllo creek, five mllea aoiith il Condon on the John Day high way, Htnle niKhwiiy EiiRlnccr R. H. Biililnck mild today. Tho drownlima (Kcurrcd, Dulrinck mild. dtnliiR a cloudbtirat which wiiMictl nut purl of the hlRhwny. Mnldork anld ho hail no other dc-Inlla, Q 'IW'WWJ'W'"' '''''-'''''T-V' 'I 1 l",- the llanlall tanker llaiuulf Lube, whlrlt curried 13 aeverrly wounded, Aniliulalicea were waiting. The KJoebeuhiivn waa truvelluif between CoiienliuKen and Aiilborii when alie hll the nunc. Anlboru u northwral of CoenhaKcii acroiui the Kutti'Kiit. The company aald the ahlp went down In 10 minute, four mllea aouth of the AallHirg buy HchUiilp In the niirthrrii part of the Kattegat Karly reporta to the rompany. It aald, In dicated only two HfelKiata were low ered before the veaael aank. 300 Iteacued Many ahlp In the area hurried to the acene mid one the FrlKKa. alao owned by the UFUH company re IMirled that the hud picked up about 2U0 pitiutcnkera frnm the aunken ahlp. Many of ihcm, the Krluxa reixirled, suffered aevere wouudn and olhera were Buffering- from exiioaure. A report from Aalborg aald 21 membera of the crew were reamed. I'lanea dropped llfebelta to paaaen gera awhnmliig In the aea. i ne oiuy ronipieie panneilger Hat the rear of a northbound PMT Uuek operated by John Ruaaell Willett, Klamath Falla. Thia picture waa waa aboard the Kjoebenhavn. uken by Leo Kppa, local truck driver, who arrived shortly after the crash and while the 1948 Packard One official said about 200 of the I waa being moved by a wrecker. paueimera pronaoiy were anleep In their berths when the explosion oc curred. The rest travelled steerage and moat of them spent the night In deck, chairs. When nrwa of Ihe disaster spread In C'oprnhagrn Hags were lowered halfmasl on all ships In the harbor. Aalborg city la also in mourning. A wen known Lureaa resident and nia wile, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Ruzlc, en route to Klamath i Falls for a visit with their daughter Helen. Mrs. Koberl P. Ellingson Jr., 2030 Del Moro, were killed in I slantly early Thursday afternoon when their ear skidded on a wet curve near Gold Hill and crashed into Record Wheat Crop Forecast PORTLAND. June 11 iJ'i A rec ord Pacific Northwest wheat crop Is In prmpect this year. The federal crop rcKrtlng serv ice aald the total harvest of winter and spring grain in Idaho, Wash ington and Oreiinn would be 1M. 61)1.000 bUAhels, a6 per cent larger than lost year's. The forecast by stales: Washing ton. 88 470,000; Idaho. 37J.0O0, aud Oregon 28J13J.OO0 biuhcli ' A cold spring waa expected to re duce the pear and peach crops. The peach crop, down about 30 per cent, waa expected to yield (XH.OOO bushels In Orriion and 3.080.000 In Wash ington. The pear crop, down about 33 per cent, waa expected to yield OttB.000 bushels In Oregon an I S.OJtl.OOO In Washington. Car Plunges Into Canal Bevcn persona narrowly escaped serious Injury Thursday afternoon when tlielr car skidded off the Crys tal Springs road near Olene and plunged down a sleep embankment Into an Irrigation canal. Spencer Charles Crump, of Phoe nix, Ore., waa driver ot the car, and had his wife, two sons, Oerald and Jimmy, his brother and sister-in-law of Los Angelea and Mra. Billy Mor ley, of Klamath Falls as passengers. State police aald the accident oc curred during a rainstorm, whrn Crump's 1M1 DeSolo club coupe skidded on the muddy road and slipped off down the bank. One by stiinder told the Herald and News llmt the bnuk waa from 40 to SO feet high. The passengers received superficial scratches and bruises, and were not taken to the hospital. The machine was badly damaged. Langell Valley Family Head North With Full Boxcar Load A boxcar loaded wllh most of the farm equipment, household goods and livestock owned by Ihe Luther Dunn family of LaiiRell valley ptilli'd out of tho Southern Pacific yards today. The Dunns aro moving lo sunny aide, Wash., lock, stock and barrel. In railroad tariff books Micro is provision for a lump freight ralo for such conglomerate family haul IngH known officially ns "emigrant movables." In railroad parlance such loads are known ns "sulus." The Dunn bnxcnr, lonclecl and ready lo head north, contained three rows, ft calf, two hogs, two dogs, ft tractor aud assortment of small riiniii equipment, an old Ford pick up, liny, sucked main, an oil stove, Icebox, tables, chairs, trunk, mat tresses and betltllng, and a dozen or so boxes full ot household Items, w' Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have already iino to sunnysltlo, They sold their J.nniicll valley ranch and bought Kn ot her In WashlnRlon where they will set up housekeeping again. Ocorge E. Gregg, employe ot the Dunns, Is riding up In the boxcar. It all goes well, the trip probably will take three days, and aregg will sleep In it bed laid out In the car. His Job will be to look after the cargo generally and play nursemaid to the livestock on the trip. Feed for the cattle and hogs Is being carried along, hut aregg will have to scout tor water In the var ious railroad yard slops along the way. Tho milk cows and hogs nre penned In one end of the car, the calf at (lie other end to keep It from getting trampled. The two dogs have stationed themselves under the truck and look nonchalant about tho whole thing. Clregg himself Is not particularly enthused about the trip but keeps hoping It goes smoothly and ho doesn't mistakenly get coupled to ft freight going to Chicago or some other way point. White Pine Mill Set To Start June 15 LAKEVTEW. June 11 With their new sawmill completely rebuilt trom the ground up, and entirely new machinery, the White Pine Lumber company plans to resume operations about June 15. it was an nounced this week by Sam Jaksick. general manager. An open house is planned tor Saturday afternoon, June 19. The new mill, In which about B0 per cent ot Uie machinery la elec tric, will-cut about 8000. board fee.t of lumber per hour, Increase of 2000 to 3000 teet over the old mill. Operation In the old mill was closed down April 1 and most of the crew was retained to help with the construction of the new mill. Tim bers had been previously cut and construction of the new mill was begun at once under direction ot Thurman Johnson, mill construc tion foreman. This will be the second local mill to be completely rebuilt here within the past tew months. The Fremont sawmill was rebuilt last fall. House Republican Leaders Pin Emphatic 'Must' On Draft Bill WASHIGTOV. June 11 (Jf- House republican leaden stamped an em phatic "must" today on enactment of a peacetime draft law next week. Encouraged by the whopping i8-to-10 vote the senate (rave its selec tive service revival bill, house sup porters were confident of sending a finished measure to President Tru man before adjournment. Speaker Martin (H-Ataaa.) told Gold Hill Wreck Takes Lives Of Two A crash between a truck and car three miles south of Oold Hill on the Pacific highway early yesterday afternoon snuffed out the lives of two Eureka, Calif., motorists. Mr. and Mrs. Ocorgory P. Ruzlc, parents of Mrs. Robert P. Ellingson Jr., of Klamath Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Ruzlc, prominent coast residents, were en route here to visit their daughter. The accident occurred at the foot of a hill north of Medford when the heavy car Mr. Ruzlc was driving skidded on a slippery curve and he crashed into the rear of a big PMT freight truck operated by John Rus sell Willett, 31, resident of the Eber- leln street housing unit, Klamath Falls. Willett was northbound from Medford to Roseburg at the time. He drives for Pacific Motor Trans port, subsidiary of Southern Pa cific. Willett was uninjured. Leo Epps, local bus driver, came on the accident Immediately after the crash and said Mr. Ruzlc ap parently failed to make the curve and struck the rear section of the big truck with such Impact the rear axle of the PMT machine was twisted lengthwise. Mr. and Mrs. Ellingson, who live at 2030 DelMoro, will leave Satur day for Eureka to arrange for serv ices for her parents who are sur vived by their daughter and son, Curtis of Eureka. Mr. Ruzlc was 61. his wile Nellie, 56. He was owner-operator of the Triangle Auto Court at Eureka. . Fire Horn Test Slated Monday Don l start looking for enemy , . planea at 6 p. m. next Monday when SP ASKS ShlDDeTS juu iicni m puicill Iloni-DlSKl com- lug from the suburban area It'll be the new suburban fire department testing Its air-horn alarm system. To Unload Cars PORTLAND, June 11 P The Southern Pacific railroad appealed The department plans to cut loose ! to shippers Thursday to unload their live-second blast Monday at 6 freight, and warned tnai n tney p. m. and each Monday thereafter i don't no more freight trains will for several weeks. Residents of the south suburban arra in the fire district can report fires by calling 7744, and the tele phone number of the department for other business and for fire permits is 7745. be able to get In With the regular depot flooded, the SP has been using the east side Brooklyn yard a yard not equipped for such volume. Officials said 100 loaded freight cars are clogging the tracks. Modern-Day "Emigrant' c t C I'M. imAi1 " : s ; .- v i'' st i stiff 7 -."f 1 :a&SlLzllA (irnrse K. Gregg, ranch hand employed by Luther Dunn, will ride out a trip to Hiinnvsldc, Wash., In a boxcar loaded with farm Imple mcnts, ilveatork and household Hoods belonging to the Dunn family which la moving to Hunnyslde trom Langell valley. Railroad tariff books have a name for such hauls "emigrant movables." Housing Bill Up To GOP- WASHINGTON. June 11 iPi A surprise democratic victory In one republican-dominated house com mittee today put the fate of long range housing legislation squarely up to a second OOP-controlled group. Eleven democrats, voting solidly and with the help of three republi cans, took full charge of the 27- member house banking committee late yesterday. That body approved. by a 14 to 13 vote, all the major provisions of the senate - passed Taft-Kllender-Wagner housing bill. The T-E-W measure alms at bringing about the construction of 15.000.000 homes in 10 years In cluding 500.000 government-financed low-rent dwelling units to be oper- ated by local public housing authori ties. Sponsors say the main emphasis, however, is on private enterprise, with various government aids. The housing Issue now moves to the house rules committee, which must clear all controversial legisla tion before it can be brought to ft vote on the floor. reporters the house bill will be called to the floor Tuesday or Wednesday, lie predicted it will pass with only one day of debate. This would con trast with six days and three nights of senate oratory. House Rules Chairman Leo E. Allen iR-Ill.i said his committee will meet Monday to vote the house measure "up or down." The bill has been awaiting rules committee clear ance since May 7. With adjournment tentatively set for a week from Saturday, the bill cannot be debated in the house un less the rules committee approves It. Hence shortly after the senate voted in mid-afternoon yesterday, Martin called Allen to a conference. Allen said later Martin had asked him for rules committee "coopera tion" in getting the house bill to the floor. Allen then revised an earlier state ment that his committee is divided three ways four members for the bill, four against, and four un decided. Allen placed his newest tally at sfx for and six against. He said he will not change his "no" vote to break the tie but two others on his side may. There are not fundamental dif ferences between the senate and house bills, but some provisions will be compromised. Hail Damaaes Medford Crops MEDFORD, June 11 P A heavy rain and hall storm here late Wed nesday afternoon damaged or de stroyed up to 50 per cent of the pear crop in the areas hit. County Horticultural Agent C. B. Cordy esti mated today. The storm was spotty, appearing to strike most heavily immediately south of her. Growers said It would be July 1 before extent of the loss could be determined. Some fruit will fall and on the rest, hall marks will show. Water Supply Runs Short TENATCHEE, June 11 OP) Ord one day's water supply remained In Wena tehee city reservoirs this morning after the city pumping plant that has withstood the pres sure of Columbia river waters for three weeks was finally flooded early this morning. At seven minutes after midnight, pressure of water buckled the floor from underneath, and the plant buildina began filling with water. Superintendent Marion Sterling said four million gallons of water were pumped Into the city reservoir, one day's supply. A diver from Grand Coulee aam is due this morning to try to patch the break between the clear well and the plant floor. If that is done, water service can be renewed in four days. after pump machinery has been dried out. New Walk Pays Off To Watchers NEW PINE CREEK A much needed improvement was completed here Wednesday in the nature of new cement sidewalk in front of the Faris Cash store. The tearing up of the old sidewalk furnished quite a bit ot excitement as in the course of years many nickels, dimes, pennies and quarters have been dropped down the cracks. Last week when the walk was first torn up everyone who passed could not resist the temptation to scratch around in the old trash beneath the walk. Probably four or five dollars in the aggregate were scratched up oy various children and adults. ROAD CLOSED SALEM. June 11 li The John Day highway was closed today when a rainstorm washed out the rood between Fossil and Condon. The Service Creck-Mirchell sec ondary highway and the Ochoco highway also were closed. Youth Draws Life Sentence NAPA, Calif., June 11 0PI Thir teen-year-old Richard Thompson faces a lifetime in prison. While Richard chewed bubble gum. Superior Judge Mervin Lern- hart yesterday found him guilty of first degree murder. Richard con fessed that he drowned Verna Sue Asklns. 6, in a creek to keep her from telling her parents he had molested her sexually. He pleaded guilty to a murder charge. Richard will be turned over to the youth authority, which will keep custody ot him until he is 21. Then he will be sent to San Quentin pris on. He was under 18 The boy's confession related that after he killed the girl April 16 he bicycled to town and went to the movies. Blue Bloods Toss Out Last Chance LONDON. June 11 Pt Britain's blue bloods have lost what probably was their only chance In history to trap rabbits on the red carpeted floor of the house of lords. Lord Amulree. a Scottish surgeon. passed a new rabbit trap around among the peers last night. He wanted the trap legalized. He said it did not torture the rabbit. The Earl of Alrlie. master of nearly 70.000 acres In Scotland, asked to have the trap tried out on the floor of the house "with a lot of rabbits." He was ruled out of order. To get even, he tripped the trap. It leaped off a red leather bench and clattered on the floor. Airport Goes Under, Rich Area Floods PORTLAND, June 11 (P The flooding Columbia river broka through another dike on Portland outskirts today and raced over a rich lowland area extending tea mllea to the east. Doomed were the Portland air- -port, four golf and country clubs, a lakeside resort and homes for several thousand persons. All residents were ordered evacu ated days ago, but the sheriff's of flee feared some might have re turned. The airport siren sounded ft warning when the break came In the early morning. The fire depart ment at Troutdale, a small com munity on high ground east of Port land aiso walled a warning to any returnees. Eight sheriff's cars raced over roads ahead ot the water with sirens going. Troops Out Army engineers pulled out all troops and dike workers. The sheriff's office said the warn ings would have given anyone in the area time to escape ahead ot the flood. The break, as in previous breaches that flooded Vanport, the Portland Meadows race track and another golf course, came in a side dike, not on the river front Army engineers said they would attempt to hold an intermediary dike, ten miles to the east, protect ing the $43,000,000 Reynolds com pany aluminum plant. Meanwhile the highest waters of the flood rolled toward the Portland area. The break nnleaahed Columbia waters which had wiped out Van port Memorial Day, then cut through a croaa-dike and flooded to the east over the Portland Meadows horse racing plant before being halt ed by a second cross-dike. Behind Barrier This second cross-dike was the one that gave way this morning. letting the old floodwaters race farther upriver to the east behind the main Columbia river barrier. In addition to the airport, two country clubs were overran Alder wood and Riverside. Ho were Broad moor and Colwood, both public golf courses. In the area also are the Blue lake resort and about 6004 valuable commercial farms produc ing tulip and gladioli bulbs and garden- truck. The total area la about 10.000 acres. The mile-square Portland-Colum bia airport was abandoned by com mercial airlines after tha Vanport disaster. . Th-lr planes operate out of Salem airport, 50 miles south of Portland. The U. 8. weather bureau warned that - the unruly Columbia river's third crest would hit the lower ral ley tomorrow, driving floodwaters at Portland to a new 1948 high 3 feet. The level was 29.95 when tho first crest struck the Oregon metro polis June L Canada's big Fraser river rode a new high for the year 24.71 feet along imperilled lowlands near tho Pacific It still was rising. New Evacuations American and Canadian author ities ordered new evacuations u the Columbia and Fraser main tained relentless pressure on levees saturated by weeks ot high water. In the hard-pressed Lower Colum bia valley, U. S. army engineers ordered evacuation ot diking district 13 near Kelso, Wash., 40 miles down stream from Portland. It adjoins ICvntlnacd an Pas S, Column ft Three Die In Auto-Truck Crash CLACKAMAS, Ore., June HOT An automobile-truck collision a mile north of here killed three members of an Oregon City family yesterday. The dead are Wllmer C. Whitlow, 32; his wife, Myrna. 28; and their son, Robert, 4. Only a daughter, Nancy, 2, survives. She was at her grandmother's house at the time of the crash. The Whitlows were In a light sedan that collided with the truck as the heavier vehicle attempted to turn onto a side road. The driver, Alfred G. Benhamin 35, Mllwaukle, was arrested. Bail was set at 17500, but the district attorney said no charge had been field. Benhamin wag lnjurer slightly. Keynoter's Speech At The Convention Is Great Oration About What A Bunch Of Skunks, Horsethieves Are In The Opposition By PETER KIISON NKA Staff Correspondent lSrnd In a series at 4 articles.) WASHINGTON The first day of a political nominating convention Is spent In everybody finding out where his seat Is and complaining about It. Also In listening to several addresses of welcome and the key note speech. The keynote speech Is delivered by the temporary chairman, picked In advance by Ihe party leaders. For the republicans this year the key noter Is Governor Dwlght Green of Illinois. For the democrats It's Sen. Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. Great Oration The tradition Is that the keynoter delivers a "'grca-R-a-nt" oration to lead the party on to victory. Usually It does no such thing. It is mostly a long and wordy document, filled with bunk and platitudes about how noble the sneaker's party Is, and what ft bunch of skunks and liorse Cantlnned an rase t. Column Si JOG MARTINI As the republican convention chair man, he'll be back on the same Job he had for the 1044 show (above) In Chicago. 8AM RAYBURNi Like Martin, the democratic eon ventlon chairman tor '48 got his garel-swlngln experience as speaker of the house.