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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1949)
ir Jl Br FRANK JENKINa THIS M probably th biggest que- tlon Ilnt th eounlrle era opposed to oommunlim: Bhll or hail w not Uk Oennany Into the lodge?" IITS fotftt wr hatrrdi, lor the moment, and take a took al the altuatlnn tram the standpoint of eoonomlca. Oerniany, for mora than half a century, wa the workshop ot Europe, From her neifhbort the bought food and raw materials. With the food the fed her Industrial workers and out of the raw ma terlala alia fashioned THINOB Uiat the eold bark to her neighbors. Thua In Europe a healthy com merce wa oreatcd. Commerce, plreao remember, le a two-way treel. It Involvea both buying and aelllnf. e e 18 that bad? Well, look al It thl way: In the ale of Michigan, the bulk of Amer l a s automobiles are made. Every body wanU an automobile. Youd think that would result In draln ln all of our money Into Michigan. 11 DOU1NT. The raw material of which auto mobllea are made come from ail over the country. To pay for thrm. Michigan erruls money all over Uir country. With the wages thry in for building automobiles. Michigan's workers buy meal and potatoes from the Klamath country, f nil's and vegetables from Die H"gue and Umpqua valleys, and so on. Out of this two-way-street com merce come a healthy American economy. e e 1 ACKINQ such a healthy economy, Europe now I busted and soured. It will stay busied and soured until the old healthy two-wy.eirei commerce Is re-established. As long as Europe stays busted and aoured. WE IX HAVE TO FEED ITS PEOPLE. Personally. I think we'd belter get Europe a economy back on it feet again. If that Involvea giving the Industrious German th green light, wed better give them th green light. Besides, there la good reason to believe that If worse coma to worst th Oer man will fight the Russian Instead of fighting us. JJKRE 1 an interesting lanl on British politic. It come from a Conservative member of tha house of common of the British parlia ment a Beverly Heater, Conadlan oora end now visiting la Vancouver, B. C. He aey: "The Conservative party win win flreat Britain's neat election IP THE AMERICANS KEEP THEIR HANDS OPP. U th Americana aay they won't do business with aoclallst government In Britain, the Conservauvaa will LOME. Buch Amertcaa prasauro would anger so many Britons that tha Labor gov ernment would probably be wpl back into power." T IT put It thl wy: If. In 14$, Labor-Socialist gov erned Britain had said to us: "If you elect a Republican this fall we II OO COMMUNIST." we d have elected Dewey It It busted heme atrlng. At least. I think that' what would have happened. e e ITERE'S aomethtng else I think: In 1941, the American people WANTED to elect a Republican President and a Republican con gress. If ever nation needed bus iness management. It la thle one, and most people feel Instinctively that the Republican are better buil nee manager than th Demo crat. But they war held back by the fear that If th Republican get Into power and w hv a depression and a lot of ua get hungry THE REPUBLICANS WILL. LET UB STARVE. e e e PRE time ha passed In thl na tion when In period of de pression and unaMUement, when our norm si economic processes are temporarily upaet and out of kilter, (Continued on Peg 2) National Attention Drawn By Klamath Treasure Hunt Th Upper Klamath treasure hunt, put on by th Scout ship 100 of Klamath Pells, I sis ted to be come almost a nationwide affair, according to the Interest ah own In the Idea by Scout ahlpe from throughout the northwest, . The big hunt thle year I scheduled to tak plsee ever the week-end of August 11, and will follow th plan set when the local aea-golng- Meoul tnltlted th Idea with a small hunt several week age. Letter have been sent out II of them to Scout ship throughout Southern Oregon nd Northern California Inviting them to par ticipate In the affair, and other hip, including Willamette ship al Halrm and th 12 Portland ships, have heard of the hunt via grape vine, and have written the local Hcout office and e8a Scout head quarter for information on the hunt. Thl will be th first major hunt of lie kind ever to be put on hv any Mea Hcout ship In the United rltates, a far as local authorities know, eseept for the tret hunt held recently, which provrd too rough for the boy. This week-end, Bruce Wlrth, chairman of the Sea Scout commit tee, First Mate Bill Lofdnhl, and Skipper Marlon Rlslry are going to map out the eniirs over Upper " 1 ' " " M " ' i f H J PRICE I'lVK CENTS 1 B KLAMATH FALI.H. OKKfiON. Till BKDAT. AUGI.KT 11. 1M Telephone 111! Ne. 2M Liskevs Sell lodgepolle Tirad x Merchants Plan Yule Decorations The Klamath Retail Merchants association. In session this asernlng, veled te aland full cost of vast C'hrlstamaa decoration plan. Thl arisen followed failure of a recent attempt te sec are eotalde financial help. However, the elly end California Oregon Power eem panr have Indicated they'll donate Manual help In dressing Klamslh's Mala alreet la trwe yuleltde stvle. Arthur Rlrkbcll. chairman of th Christina decorating nd promo tion committee, said th task would cost In the neighborhood of Meoo. to be spread out over a two-year period. Al Lent will head a committee to raise Uie necessary money. Garland Planned The decoration, te a purchased eolrtght free the Valley Decorating company of Fresno, Calif, will In clude Xt garlands, each having giant etar In the center, aad two lari belle aa either aide. Two giant lighted Mania ftaosea will taad f each ead of Mala, one Bear the Link River Bridie, the ether near the Balaigar Meter eesa aay. Rudy Jacobs, president of KRMA. said that Copco official had noti fied him that that company would do everything poslsble to have the new city lighting system In by No vember It. approximate dale th street decoration will be hoisted. It wa generally felt that th fi nancial load could adequately be met by levying approximately M rents per foot frontage on city biumease. Jaroha will also appoint a mill to work out plan far Chilet Msi promotion It waa learned at the eoafaa. Rita Hayworth To Have Baby DEAUVTLLE, Ftnce. Aug. II in Prince Aly Khan confirmed today that hi wife. Screen Star Rita Hay worth. Is going to have a baby. Both Aly and Rita had been silent on persistent report that she was pregnant. Th two were married May 71 In the town ball at Vallaurle, netr Cann, A member of th Moslem prince household said three weeks ago Rita was expecting. Prenrh and British newspapers also have carried a number of report on th subject. Aly hss two sons by previous mar riage, and Rita a daughter. Army Occupation End Scheduled WA8HINOTON. Aug. II ( Th defense department reported today that th army Inst rank In July while the navy, air force and marine gained. Th combined armed forces strength on July SI ws estimated tn preliminary rrporta 1.616.000. This I an Increase of 3300 over the 1,614.300 on June 30. Army atrength on July 31 stood at 6M.M0 compared wit. MO .500 on Jun 30. Klamath lake, and later they will put out the many map required for the hunt to carry on. A planned, the ships will rendez vous at the Elk Marina at 0800 Saturday morning, and each will be given a map. Each ship will carry a crew of three men. Ech starting map will lead to a different map. which will lead to others, all placed tn different spots along the shores of th Upper lakes Ulands and Inlets. Th winning ship will find a tressur cheat at the spot marked "X." Inside of which will be a gold eup. The cup will be a revolving trophy to be passed around te whichever Hcout ship In th West win It, with th ship' asm snd number engraved after each win ning, Sunday night sfier th search, all the Scout will convene at the Elks Marina nn the southrsnt bank of the Upper lake and have a bean feed. Friday evening, before the hunt stsrls. the Sea Scout will have a camptlre and get-together at their rendezvou camp at Moore park. Next year' hunt 1 being planned already, with Scout ship through out the West on the Invitation list. If this year' hunt I a success. It I hoped that the affair will become an annual occurrence, Kl! I liflfliF-nW'-'-l Sfe Helens ' j igPfc v 4l U mm PlantBuys ' 1 t RECEIVES PLANE MODEL Gen. H (Hop) Arnold with model of tht early Wright "B." the plone in which he learned to fly in 1911, which was presented to him ot Hamilton field, Calif., by representatives of the Curtis-Wright company. General Arnold is expected to be questioned soon concerning B-36 bombers by a congressional subcommittee which is now on its way here. Barley Prices May Be From $3 To S3.50 Barley price from 13 to 13.40 are being talked by (rower a harvest- . ". . In the Klamath-Tulelake country. but no as Irs have been reported yet. Buyer ere taking samples and watching the harvest but no price pattern ha been offered. Rapport price ea No. I barley thle year la Itll', a handred aeande. The arte last rear hang areand SZ.ee to nil aad the year before II ared ever SI a hundred for top malting eerier. Ptosis last year hurt the duality ot grain and again thl year cold weather ha done considerable dam- sit to grain tn spot, particularly on dry land. There have been no report of any early tale of rye or wheat la thla are. Petal price a Mill a Wove rap port level are els being talked by sped grower although It I to early tar any sales. Th government support price here on spud 1 $160 a hundred through October. $1.71 In November and rises to $3 24 after March. Th . price Include ssrklng and loading i for commercl! shipment. Truman Smiles On McGrath's Idea '! WASHINOTON. Aug. II President Truman gave Implied becking today to a decision of the democratic high command to bar some States Rhrhter from next Wednesday nUonl committee meeting. Trwrnaa wa asked at a new conference whether he approved plana of retiring chairman J. Howard McOralh te riser the door aralnat eome committeemen who did not rapport th Truman eampr.lgn last year. He replied the national com mittee I In control of Ita own mem bership. Breakfast Ride For Art Group Art student attending the sum mer special course at Oregon Tech are to go on a breakfast ride Sun day aa guest of the Sheriff posse and Klamath Saddle club. U. S. Balentlne. who ha rhsnte of arrangement, said th ride will start from the fairgrounds at 9 a. m. Breakfast will be served at th Charley Reed ranch In the Hen ley district. Balentlne aald that he 1 lining up gentl horse for th visitors, and any one willing to help out by lending a saddle horse 1 asked to get In touch with Balentlne at his office In the Melhase building. Army Down, Other Services Up BERLIN. Aug. II iff-h-The U. S. military government will go out ot existence In Oerniany November 16, John J. McCloy announced today. Occupation question thereafter will be decided by the date depart ment. Military rule over the American one of Oermsny came lino being In July. IMS, under Ornersl of the Army Elsenhower L;U-,. ! !h il ! 28.000Acres Harry Raps Country Over Attitude Toward Vaughan WAAHINOTON. Aug. II President Truman today asked the country to "suspend Judgment" on Ms). Oen. Harry H. Vaughan unul after his army aide testified before the senate five percenter Inquiry. Mr. Truman, al a new confer- ; ulsrly to reporters and editor. He waa aharply critical of what he called leak from tha commit- WASHINGTON. Aag. II 11 President Traasaa aceaaed eenelo five percenter" Investigators to day of keepiag secret moat tests aseay favorable to hie military aid. MaL Cea. Harry H- Vaagaaa. and drew a aalrk retort that aa aide of Vaaibaa himself eace vetoed pabllcity aa the evideaee. j tee end what h described a j tendency to build up th most crit- leal testimony against Vaughan at closed hearings. Mr. Truman mad It clear at th Merrill Spud Show Workers Are Appointed MERRILL. Aug. Is Plan are rapidly shaping up for th 13th an nual Klamath Basin Potato festival. October 21 and 22. I Th following committee hve ! oeen appointed to date: Parade, Bob Barry: barbecue. Dale Moore and Tom Barry: publicity, and advertising. Howard and Rober ta Dewey, and Ruth King; decora tions A. K. Felt: sports, Harold Hendrickson: concessions. James Merrllees and C. E. Sharp: potato exhibit. Robert Prtrlk and John Deznsn; dance. ' A Ion so Hodges, William Falvey and Warren Walk er: secretary, June Sowell. All these committees will work under th central committee, mem ber of which are Dr. F. E. Trotmen, parade, decoration and potato ex hibits; R. L. Dragoo. publicity, bar becut. outside exhibits: W. H. Homes, banquet, sport, concessions, commercial exhibits; and Alonzo Hodges, dances, queen candidate and chaperone. Extensive plana are being made for the decoration of the mala treet and all business buildings. A. K. Felt, chairman In charge, slates that Th California Oregon Power crew will help In stringing th light and banner across the street. It I also plnnned to use po tato sack, with different brand on them. In the decoration scheme. City Building Activity Down Building activity hit bottom In the city the past week with only seven applications, totaling I252S.60 okay ed by the city council. Applications okayed are repair to root, jKiamatn Union high school, $380. All-Type Roofing company; new roof residence, 24WI Applrgate, $S00, All - Type Roofing company: painted bulletin, $200. United Out door Advertising company; repair roof, Engman used car lot, $379.60; enclose root for bath, 1167 Portland, $500, Olrn Simmons: remodel root cellar, 223 East Main. $100. Mr. T. J. Harrison, end new foundation and brick aiding, lots 1, 2, S, 1000 block Orchard, $600, John Savio, i ouian ma i oe urn noi lntena to answer ajij qucsuooa coiKETUUie uic Inquiry. Reporters thus were unable to ak him about a republican demand that he ouh Vaughan aa coordi nator of veterans attairs. Senator McCartiiv R.Wis.) voiced ' the demand that M.". Truman fire , . Vaughan from th veteran affairs post- McCarthy added that a a repub lican senator he does not feel he hss the right to suggest that Vaughan be ousted from his other Job as the president army aide. Th president read rapidly today from a prepared statement ssying: "At the outset, I want to aay to you that I do not intend to answer any questions pertaining to the testimony that ha been given be-, fore Senator Hocy iD-N C.l com-i mittee. i "General Vaughan hss already ; aald that he will go before the com mittee and make a full statement on all matters with which hi name has been connected. "I suggest, as th chairman of the committee has done, that you gentlemen and your editors, In com mon fairness, suspend Judgment on General Vaughan until he has been heard by the committee." The president gave newsmen per mission to quote his remarks. Hoey asked during the hearing yesterday that senators withhold statement denouncing Veughan. He spoke out after Senator Munril tR-SD.l hsd called Vaughan. among other things, a "finagling bargainer." The president made It clear that he does not approve of the way the hearings have been handled. Infant Loses Eye In Freak Home Accident Eleven-month-old Paul Wallers I resting quietly today t Klamath Valley hospital from severe eye in juries received when he ws struck In the fare by a telephone. The instrument either fell or was pulled down from Its table by the little boy, who 1 the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Walters of 1121 North Eighth. When It fell, the telephone struck the child In the left eye. Emergency aurgery was per formed last night, bat the ac cident real the sight of the baby's left eve. HI rendition I consid ered fslr todsy. Little Psul Is the grandson ot Mrs. Helen Mueller and Mr and Mrs. T. B. Watters of this city. Mitchell Rites To Be Held Today ATLANTA. Aug. II Wv Private funeral services were arranged for Margaret Mitchell, and a loud-speaker system was set up so the public could hear last rite today for the tamed author. Th 43-year-old novelist who penned "Oone With the Wind" died Tuesday of injuries received when she was struck down by a speeding automobile. She will be burled In Oakland cemetery, where stands a monument to the south's unknown Civil war dead the men In gray whose story Mis Mitchell told In her Pulitzer prise winning novel. Hundred of the soldiers of the confederacy are burled In Oakland. About 2s.e acre of graxinr and lodgepel pine Uad la northern. atun.ih .n. i... k .. the hL Helen aula and aaner ! pany af BL Helena, Ore. The tale wa made by Mr. aad I Mrs. Daa Llskey and Maade Linker. I the Utter exeratria of the eetate of I the late Dave Llskey, aad had keea 1 la process for aboat a year. I The Llskey sold the property to! Arthur W. Arnold, Portland pro-1 moter, and he In turn sold It to ' the 8t. Helena company. Crux of the I transaction wa to procure a vast amount of lod,epole pine on thei property for the pulp company. S1M.M Sale Internal revenue stamps lndl-1 cated a consideration of around $100,000. Pursuant to the transfer of title, the land wa deeded back to the Llskey interest to be used for grat ing and mining purpose only, and In turn Dan Lukey sold hi mining and grazing interest back to Arnold. The leas ie for M years. The land la located la the Che malt area and as more soluble far sheep grazing thaa for cattle. Mrs. Maade Uakev (aid. It la aat being aaed far grazing this year. It also lies la the area where several pass- re mine are la saerallea. ine l. Helena eomnanv in t. cent year ha purchased consider- , , . , , able lodgepole land In Klamath and " pin "ie .... .1 to Hr Helena mill foe naner.makme -rri Dine nw rau va nena ana men " , . r ' . A provision of th. sale wa that t Hat war a f ote rtf Vt l varrtH v Mn kaaa, ta. -T - ri'"-w "- i nuwa tor uio .umti use as water supply for the town of Che mult. Trash Boxes' OK'd By South 6thAssociation The South Sixth Street Improve - ment association gave It nod of a normal to tha -trash-box- nlan of the Nina o'clock Bneaders aa the beginning of a general Klamath clean-up csmpalgn at Its luncheon meeting at the Lucca cafe Wednes day. Clay Bellisle. Nine O'clock brigade committeeman, outlined the plan a It has been carried out so far. de scribing the trash boxes In size and shape. City Fire Marshal Roy Rewe gave official hacking to the plan and sonested that the Sooth Sixth merchant attempt to sar paas Main street's as far feeble attempt In a "clean-ap eempetl-tloa.- The trash boxes com In two sizes, four snd six feet long, and are large enough to keep ash-can In side, and yet have a closed lid. City garbage collectors have already demonstrated their support for the containers. Other action that came up In cluded a motion that a letter be composed commending the city of Klamath Falls for the Improvements so far Installed in the South Sixth street area, with added recommen dations for further Improving the district. Among the proposed recommen dations uggested at the meeting were Improved lighting farllitlea, traffic control, and cress walk ad ditions. Ben Adair presided over the group, and the next meeting wss set for Wednesday, August Jl, at the Lucca cafe. No Bad News In Kirk Report WASHINGTON. Aug. II fP) There ws no bad newa in Ambaa sador Alan O. Kirk report on his conference at Moscow Monday with Premier Stalin, President Truman said today. The president aald It was the usual courtesy call that an ambas aador always pays on the heed of a state. He would not comment en what took place at the conference, but aald Kirk reported fully to him. A reporter asked If there was "any bad news" In the report, and Truman replied In th negative. He did not elaborate. . HOW SPENT? WASHINOTON, Aug. II Wr-Sen-ator Taylor (D-frishol disclosed to day that he has demanded an In vestigation of how Senator Bridges (R-N.H.) has spent hi $35,000 a year pay as trustee of the miners welfare lund. : ESCAPEE-Clen Roy Neel, 27-'yeor-old Son Quentin prison camp escapee, was nabbed kn x,mt,Ami nrA : WmlA U , r I. return to Lolitornio. 'Free' Cab Ride Leads To Prison Aa a a p a I d taxless trip from Bend te Klamath Falls yesterday baa started Glen Ray h'eej. 27-year eld 8sa Fraadacsa aad prlsa escapee, ea his way back to Saa Qaentia. Ned and a eeaapaniea ideaUfied a William O. Howell of Bead reaortedly took a taxi early vea terday asornmg at Bead to cocae te Klamath Falls bat ea arrival here they walked off aithewt sicking a th 142 tab. C a bole Prank Johnson reported the trouble to city police and swore , out a charge of fraud against th ; pair. I Neel waa picked up in a down town bar but Howell waa not with IUUI sin, iwi w, ivu tri mm i morrung. Wheat takea to the district aU . ... . . . , tarsMrr s oil wo tar owBouonin. m . . ... aoavy-oei res lees snstnes - D. E. Vaa Vector he waa 1 - . "O woo waatod la train adaatUJac a two-time loser la that state. The sheriff's office hsd a bulle tin on Neel confirming the admis sion and sent a wire to Warden Clinton Duffy at San Quentin ask ing If California wanted Neel re turned there. The answer was that a Califor nia officer would be sent to Klam ath Fall to get Neal thl week. Barglary eeaat He reportedly wa serving a 1-13 year term for burglary and es- 1 raped from the San Quentin prison .camp at Susanvllle July S. I NeeTs companies, Howell, poosl- ely la with a Jl revolver. aeeordlng to mfarmatma from the cab driver. He waa Ueved to be a Bend resident. Tor Visits Punctured Knee! Charles McCabe. 1201 Pine street, arrived home at about 11 o'clock hut night, and while he was fum bling tn the dark on the porch for hi door key, felt a needle-prick on hi knee. Thinking nothing about It. Mc Cabe got the door open aad felt bis wsy slowly op the dark stair ... when be noticed a por cupine ambling apwardt right In front of him. The porky slithered Into a long, narrow closet and refused all call to get him out. McCabe locked hi dog la a bedroom, segregated the porky from the rest of the home, and then called the police. By tome method, as yet unknown, the city police did their duty. The porcupine wss somehow expelled from the closet and from the house. Klamath Goes Ahead With Rent Decontrol Meeting In Face Of Government Action The city of Klamath Falls was prepared today to go ahead with scheduling a public moss meeting to, discuss rent decontrol despite indications thst rental celling may be lifted by government action "within the next few days. In the meantime, decontrol ac tion from the office of Housing Ex pediter Tighe Wood In Washing ton ws piling up ,d affecting many Oregon cities, leading many here to believe that rent control would com to an end before Klam ath Fall can hold a mass meet ing of landlords and tenant. Rent decontrol in Eugene and Salem ordered today, by Woods' brought to four the number of ma jor Oregon cities removed from control. Similar action was taken earlier on Medford and Ashland, follow ing a local ix juest for decontrol, approved by Governor McKay. The office of E. Daryl Mabee, Portland area rent control chief, reported today that It had no in formation on what might be the effect In Oregon of Woods' an nouncement yesterday that approx imately one-third of the country Action Is Setback For HST Program WASHINGTON. Aug. II Vt The boss voted tentatively todsy to slash Earopeaa arms aid from It, leJ.M to SM.49s.0 aad out off the program next June 1. It wss a stunning setback for President Truman s program tor $1,450,000,000 in arm help for Western Europe, Greece. Turkey, Korea, Iran and the Philippines, The action came after Secretary of State Acheson had warned that a cut might be Interpreted as "In dicative of suspicion and dlaUu.il of our allies." The amendment to cut the Earo peaa part of the program waa al tered by Rep. Richards ID-H.l I aad adopted by a teller veto of lit to 127. There can be a roll-eall vote ea it later aad the result assy so changed. ('operation Needed Richards and thus who backed him said the amendment would serve notice on European nstlou that arm help will end next June M unless they demonstrate determ ination to pull together a a teem for mutual defense. If they do, ne said, congress can give the reil of the money next year. President Truman wanted the full amount to be available lor us through June 30. 1951. The administration' stand ws set forth In a letter from Secretary of State Acheson to Rep. Lodge iR- conn.i Lodge put it in the con gressional record as the houe neered a vote on the $1,450 'mrjuo arm program. Major floor fights ore expected ' ever proposal to include $2..- eee for thlaa and to end the entire pregraaa next Jane M with tha oecrtsjding that farther aid will bo granted only If recipient Ballon Indicate a willingness to work to gether aa a team for mutual de fease. Acheson wrote that th admin istration -is finnly convinced the I further provision of military as sistance to the Chinese national government la Impractical and un likely to be effective." uuuuoicai oi me - K - v. ub piuaram, n aaid. -It ie alas the firm eeasvtetiaa of the exeeative branch that the a commitment andertsseei by Earepean nations la kvinlne ; ,k, tn ! with as la the North Atlantic treaty I - . . previa a aaasimam of aom I re IHM tmnhtr eoasmoa defense Bjaaoin mitt . . mm newr i desired." Senafe OK's Clark For US Justice WASHINGTON". Aug. II orvAt torney General Tom Clark was confirmed by the senate todsy to be associate Justice of the supreme The vote wss 73 to I. Approval of Clark came after a blistering, lost-minute attack on the attorney general by Senator Ferguson (R-Mich ). Among other things Ferguson accused him of "gross mismanagement" in connec tion with the flight of Oerhart Els ler. a top communist, from the country. Senators Tom Connally and Lyn don Johnson, democrats from Clark'i home state of Texas, stoutly de fended the attorney general. Others also spoke tn hi behalf. Clark, who Is 49. 1 expected to take the oath of office within a week. He will be the 86th Individual to take a seat on the high court. He will be the eighth democratic mem ber on the nine-man tribunal. Clark has served as attorney gen eral since June 29, 194S. FISH COUNT PORTLAND, Aug. 18 (PI The fish count at Bonneville dam yes terdav: Chinook 8.15, Jack 110. steel head 1103, blueback 11, silver 11, to tal 2070. controlled areas would have rent ceilings removed In the next few weeks. It was learned officially at noon today from City Attorney Henry Perkins thst no changes had been made In the city's plan to call a public meeting. The mas meeting will be held September I. 1:30 p. m. tn the city hall, following three published an nouncements, the tint to be pub lished August 23, Perkins said. However, there remain th pos sibility that councllmen may call off such a meeting Monday night. The widespread belief that federal housing decontrol action will af fect Klamath Falls add fuel to thl probability. At least one councilman who was reached today expressed the belief that advertising for a mas meet ing -would be throwing money down a rat hole, In view of the fact the government vast decon trol action Indicates thl city will be effected. Lifting of control In Eugene and Salem also applied to all of Lane nd Morton counties.