Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, July 19, 1949, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Armed Mob Burns Three Negro Shacks Following Outbreak Of Racial Riots GROVFLAND. F1 July 1 ' I A mob of armed white men burned down three Neer hftmr last nlrht In an outbreak M racial violence ' that terrorised this Central Florida farming section. ' Feeling had been running htsh l sine Saturday when two Negroes I were arrested on charges of raping ' 17-year-old while woman and j beating her husband. A third Negro Door Open Promptly 6:30 11 2 HAlWORTH HITS! It, kv& V' . v w ' .Til f I il asw. y J Ticmcmip, 5 ,f ! fie l ASTADUrHAYWORTH . ftttlpilt HUM asiitt CU6AI eooos orrs :3oa. Harry! Harry! Final days "TERHIFICT Wdtw rmclijt "EXCITING!" Ml Aim Ttw a Jerry l.att N a NEXT ATliACTIQN a;kl( jm- torsi AC I lJ7iv I was taken in custody Sunday and a fourth l being sought. At far aa eould be determined n one was in the nuMlnrt when the angry band ael fire to them. Their oceupanta had moved out before nightfall. Earlier. Lake County Sheriff W. V MrCall hurled a tear gas bomb into the midst of a heavily armed mob of about M men who rode through Stuckeys Still, a Negro community about five miles west of Oroveland, firing iholfum and pistols. The three Negroes wnder arrest hare been charged with rape, kid napping and causing bndilv harm In connection with the Saturday of fense. MrCall aaid they had admit ted the Crimea, He listed the prisoners as Charlie Greenlee. Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvln. all about 20. McCall said thev admitted they beat and robbed Will Padgett of Oroveland. then kidnaped and raped his wife early last Saturday. National guardsmen, called oaf by Sheriff MrCall for the second night In a row. last night ringed the Negro section here some distance from the flaming structures. The mob at Stukeys Still dispersed after the gas waa thrown by the sheriff. He followed them to a country road where he talked them Into disbanding. As the crowd broke up. one unidentified man said: "We know we cant fight the law." For the past three nights, moot of Ctrorrland's 4a Negroes hare left their homes before nightfall, returning daring the dar to their Jobs. Kr Kluv. Klan pamphlets were distributed from automobiles San day night. Mayor Of Decatur Makes Point 11KC ATt'K, Tn, July It in "Elfhu from Dteatiir, th count of Wia wm Iht point. Th m?r Dtratur ud II wte. ('rmptvhoelrrs th vwr4 vf r i.vieJ th tiif evuitrtl fMlnl 8t Hrdwirk'B Me U rrt JuM n itn th this popular plr In bold word. On ticn will ft Wuilt th MM .d of town, th ihfT n th t. Roth will b n V. S. hifhway SI, whrr all them. Hard nick &ntd iut n n ftixn t rplr twin board neor th railroad Utlotv But. aa som die ptayvr hav found when thy lntn4 tht In conution while IxTini for th point of ifht, th mavor ran into lurk. Th council rnthuoiaatirallv decided U put Ita offtcUl aiamp of approval twit on th fan this north Texas town has won amortf rrapshooter th world r. Sine th old sisn was put up. sosny tourtsts have stopped by It for picture. Fillinx station operators snd restaurant owners dliacre that this ts undifnifled tomfoolery. They say the fact that tourtsts stop to se the sigw sueans buil- City Highway Committee Named To Handle Traffic And Routing Problems Here played havoc with Ih present ma ters nd caused a large financial loss to the city. The Miller meter la an auto matic machine. They will be In stalled within three weeke, coun cllmen aaid. A special city highway commit tee was appointed by the city council Tuesday -lorning at an ad journed council session to handle tralfic and routing problems in the city. Several matters came up during the ( SO, a. m extended mret'-g that couldn't be handled during a heavy rush of business at Mon day night s regular se-jun. Mayor Robert A Thompson, in appointing th committee, said Ih It --s named primarily to take a burden off the plannli g com mission, already swamped with the reaonmg task, okayed by council ! act' Monday night. j r- t v-. - .... j . ,.. i.w 1 highway' committee. Serving with! WASHINGTON. July licRep. him will be Ed Bell of the plan- , """"" F.llsworlh R-Ore said Noise Too 5 ; Much, Says Ellsworth lodav a "boiler factory In full pro ductlon w-ould bs a nice quiet place" compared with the temporary quar ters of the house of representatives. He repealed his assertion of two weeks ago that congress should ad journ. Hie first few days after the house of representatlvra moved Into lis new quarters In th ways and means committee room in the new ning commission: Fred Hoagland. Klamath chamber of commerce president: Harry Eoivin. and Tom Wallers, chairman of th cham ber highway committee. In appointing the committee, which waa approved unanimously by the city dads. Mayor Thomp son felt that It would tend to draw j th -Camber and the rl'y Into ; closer working merest on street , K ,,. i. V,j. . .. , . Mixtoc counnes wnn biskivoi problems. j T.T!.""! b.u"dl"1- 'he ! ,, tM00 ,nd MoAnc ,3M0, The city fathers also mad a 1 "V,'?. '''', ",u WOM' forward mov. to.ard tmpn.vcment i Kh ,olJ "P""'- a sew tiini'am mi as slU. 117 Tule Council OK's Budget Of $91,000 TULKt.AKK, July 1 An all-Urn high rlly budget of lUI.OOO was OK d by the city council Monday night, topping last years tspens account by 114.000. City street mprovement which got under way yesterday and the air port took the biggest bile out of th cash while, several other de partmenia Including water and po lice took cut. Broken down Ih 181,000 wilt be spent aa follows: Si reels. I.IU.IXH); water. IISOOO: police, 110.000: gar bage. ISiHH); fir department, IllkW; libiary. I1.VH). jail. MM): ncrestlon. J.SOO: Judicial. llnOO; election ea pe rises. 1100: clerks salary. IISO0; assistant clerk's salary. I1VK): treas urer. (K0: airport I7000; emergency fund. IWOO. Match money from the atale will reduce the atreet fund by 114.000, and according to unofficial reports reaching her from Hie! Senator Randolph Collier the money has already been allocated. Money allocated for the airport will also be matcher by Siskiyou and Modoc counties with Stskivnu spend- Manae. Di,lT Onm l:S; lv. 1 0S3 . SuAMrn Famed as Heroes M sw mr ; t tsw t i t m . pam Grand Jury May Wind Up On Wednesday The grand Jury probably will wind up its current session 1st Wednes day afternoon. The Jury is now In Its second day of work at the county courthouse and the two principal criminal eases to come before it. those against Wil liam Howard Rice and Richard Shuck, are scheduled to be taken up tomorrow. District Attorney D. K. Van Vac tor will ask first degree murder Indictment against Rice, held In connection with th torso slaying of his wife. Jennie Morrison Rice, and negligent homtcld indictment against Shuck, who was Involved In an auto accident June 2 in which 4-year-old R. H. Anderson was killed. Shuck Is free on bail Also to be Investigated by the Jury is a larceny by bailee chant against Dairy McCool. held In th county Jail since March In connec tion with the alleged misappropria tion of some 19S40 worth of diamond Jewelry belong to Mrs. Leona Eg, land of Klamath Falls. Van Vac tor said then probably would be several secret Indictments coming out of , this grand Jury of city parka when they went on record as being in favor of imme diate development of the Klamath Veterans park on th shore of Lake Ewauna. Th park committee will be ask ed to undertake improvement Im mediately regardless of pending state hlgl way plans. Councilman A. T. Condrey s sug gestion to Improve all city parks for the purpose of improving fa cilities, not only for the children, but also for tourist snd older res idents, also met with approval from the council body. The parking meter problem was I tackled again by the city dads. ! After a session with a represents I Ure of the Duncan Manufacturing I company of Cincinnati. O.. the city j officials gave the go-shesd signsl to Installing 40 new Miller clork ; era on Msin street from Sth to th I for a go-dsy trial. I This try-out will be done with- ! out cost to th city and revenue sessions are Utile short t' bedlam. In spite of every effort on the Dart of the presiding officer, th noise and confusion ar terrible. "Aa result of the general high i uuiw irn 011 mi iioor, ne Banco. ! "the loud speaker system used by 1 J those who address the nous Is op- ' I crated at what seems to be full , volume with six amplifier units I blsring down at us from along the walls." t Ellsworth aaid that after watching I the house operate under these con ditions for nearly two weeks he la convinced "that no more than the vitally necessary bills should be con- I aldered now. "And then adjourn." i The emergency fund waa set up this yesr for the first time. Antlrlpsted need for a new gsr- bage truck upped th total In thla j department. All members of th council were ! present. Clean-Up Committee Gets Notice BANGKOK Th lit of th 23 -man commute at up to clean up corruption In th Thailand de partment of communications wsa brief, indeed. Th sntl-iraft body hadn't even completed lnveatlfsllnn of SO at lawwVfsH rnrninf Inn ruMu nrntmA In Mrs. Oliv Cornett. Klamsth PslU. u when th ministry of mmmuni who is republican nstlonal commit- , r. 1 aunng tne o aays win go into th i teewomsn lor Oregon, has received t h committee should b dis- jcitr conrrs. 11 was learned. notice oi a meeting of the national I banded. I This is th fourth type of new committee at the Shorrham hotel I a another government depart ! meter being tested by th city at Washington. D. C. August 4. m n t. th Immigration division, I with th thought of relieving th Mrs. Cornett said she probably three officials were suspended fol. problem that existed during the , will go east for the session. Bh is lowing rhsrges that they wer in last nter when severe weather j awaiting further details. . 1 volved In Ih Issuance of Imm'.gra- Bill Moor Out Of Hospital A long stay III Hlllsld hospllal ram to an end Monday tor Bill Moor, who has been In the hospllal sun an automobile accident April J Moor waa released Monday and allowed lo return 10 his home, l Washburn way. He is recovering nicely from Ih aever Injuries, alleudanta aaid. Moor was Injured as he slood on a street corner on E. Msin wsll lug for a bus and was struck by a car and knocked against Ihe Klam ath Una company building. US To Talk" Giving Atom To Britain WA.HIUNOTON. July It uK A, meellng of Ihe senate-house atomic 1 energy commute haa been cauea for tomorrow to discuss relstlons with Hrltain and Canada In the field of atomic energy. In announcing It, Chairman Mc- Mahon il)-Conn confltmed that the hush-hush meeting President Truman had at Blair House last It.. titakt talt With that .....,.., ....... - , subject. . Although Benalor McMahon did not say so. the principal problem 1 Is reported to be Britain view that she should be given American secrets of how 10 produce the atomic bomb. A majority of th Joint eongrea slonal committee Is understood lo b opposed, at th present time, to passing this " know how" on to snv loreign country Including Briisin. McMahon aaid in a atatement that the committee will meet in a closed door session tomorrow after noon "to explore with th depart ment of stats, Ih national military establishment and the atomic energy commission the continuing problem of our relsUcna with Ihe Uulird Kingdom and Canada III Hi field of atomic energy." TUESDAY. JULY 1. If 49 Driverless Cab Blamed For Accident The Hurry cab which alrurk th fiont uf th Pin fllreet market at 7th and Pin atreeta yesterday waa driverless. Ihe rsb having slipped Ha emergency brake, arcotrl. In lo a teporl filed with polr today. Olnry Dunran, who waa reported as driver of the cab In a nets sioty yesterday, said he waa In the Hurry cab of lice at the time Ihe. Incident occurred. The cab rolled across 7irt sireet, boum-ed over the nub end bruke maible slab on the front of the building. The original report was erroneous In Indlrallng tlisl Ihe rah failed 10 make a turn when coming off the Ir.l, thus Implying Punran si Ihe wheel. IIINtiRV ANCIKI r.H. July l 11 - Burl, dies II row n. a slx-monihs-old dsiiis. bund puppy, likes solid food. Veterinarians had to excavate his alomai'h yesterday to remove 4DI pieces of rock, weighing a Iota) ,l two pounds. The d" had sll.ni the stone at a new house his tns-irr Is building He will recover. 4 Mrs. Cornett May Go To Capital CIVIL MttT SALEM. July 19 iv-The elate civil servic commission will meet ! here Friday to decide on a date for 1 a hearing for Dr. Horar O. Miller, dismissed Oregon g t a I hospital I psvrhlstrtst. I Dr. Miller, who wss fired July I for Insubordlnstlon. asked th com- mission to review his case. j tkin license to 100 Chines ami It I Indiana, , Men's & Ladies' ENGLISH FIELD BOOTS REDUCED! rine brawn relf. l height Meal sires available. Keg. JJ Now . . 15" J SMitil Jmi .MANJTORI- 111 Main session. Warner Bros.' action hit. Starts THURS. g jQ JOHNNY rff. was r p) SUCK... d ft the . v- M THE m ST S MOST Vichifans Buy Rrst Legal Shot WICHITA. Kss, July It (i Wichita nx bought their first legal liquor today at 430 East Douglas hatchet'a throw from where Carry Nation smsshed bar mir rors and bottle lest than half century ago. This city, where th militant lit tle dry crusader alternately smssh ed saloons and occupied a Jail cell for peace disturbance at the turn of the century, had 41 sute-11-censed retailers todsy. Wlchltans used to drink water at a fountain erected in Carry honor by the Women's Christian Temperance union. But the fountain toppled by truck from Its curbstone mount In front of Wichita a Union station some two years ago. Is in retire ment. The 88-year-old ban against the sale of liquor In Kansas ended to day. By nightfall the first of th hun dreds of authorized retailers of liquor and high per cent beer ex pected to have their store open for uslness. Bales will be In package form only. Saloons and public drinking are barred. 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A settlement gave her custody of their two children, $500 month ly for their support and an equal division of 175.000 worth of com munity property. OPPOSITION GLADSTONE. July It Th Oregon Seventh-Day Adventlst church conference has voted to op pose a proposed change In the world calendar that would establish months with an equal number of days. The camp session also heard Roy L. Benton. North Pacific confer ence secretary, assail municipal or dinances Interfering with distribu tion of religious literature. r aswsswsswsswsswsswsswsswsswawll .... Bigger SINGLE Twic-at-wid Head J ' New shape It easier .(9 handle. FISH COUNT PORTLAND, July 1 m The fish count at Bonneville dsm Sun day: chlnook 330, Jack 24, steelhead 1350, blue back Ml, total 2174. You can reheat rolls In the top of a double boiler over boiling wa ter; or you can wrap them well In aluminum foil and heat them In th oven. Faster, Closer Shaves No beard too tough. No ikin too tender. 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