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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1949)
PACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. M, 1949 Merchants OK Yule Plan; Decorations Cost $4500 Christmas waa given n early day display were p)mvl. and preview this morning when the Klamath Merchanta association mat for an I o'clock breakfast at the Winema and approved plana pre eemed by Clay Belllsle. chairman of the (pedal Christmss program. A display nnw at Sth and Main, strung up early thu morning, la a aamnlc of decoratlona which will be used during the holiday season. ! vised that V) lettera will be mailed Unveiling of apeclal Christmas win- I to Individuals asking for support of dowa will take place simultaneously the project. with the turning on of new afreet It u understood that alegar pro llehtlng. the tentative date set tor i n,ve ,pprovf, 0T Mrd. December 3. , fora- ikevirw and Tulclake. rtana tor iinencmg uie gaia nou- Grants Pass Fire Razes 5 Buildings The McCollum-Fortna retail lum ber yard in oranu pass, a brancn ; of the Builder's Lumber company j of this city, was burned early this mornlnit by a blase of undeter-1 mined origin which wiped out five business houses In the yalley town, j The lumber yard la owned by I sleigh to proceed akint Main street Oeone W. McCollum. Melvtn Mc- I to ,ne courthouse grounds the nmht Collum and Prank Fortna of this j ' December 3. Candv and Inex city. Tortna stated today that the Pensive toys will be distributed to office building and one warehouse ! ,hf 501,11 'T- A 1nte, decorated mere, razed. He estimated the prob- j Christmss tree will be lighted on ablt damage at $100,000 to 1135.000. ! " courthouse lawn. Carolers and Lou la covered by Insurance. Tortna mu'c complete the program, and Oeort. McCollum left this' 10 n- morning for Oranu Pass. Alarm ky Tourist, The fir waa discovered by tour ist! when It was well under way. They wokt W. T. Bolding. nearby auto court owner, who with others confined effort to saving other threatened property In the vicinity by the use of garden hoses. The area has no fire protection. The" nronertlea burned were the McCollum-Fortna Lumber company, j the newly established Titan Cham Raw company, the Rogue Potato ' Chip company. O. w. McLain s rwal estate office and McLain s second-hand furniture store. The fire apparently started In the chain saw plant, Bolding said. Horn Light Bills Uo Last Year WASHINGTON, Sept 14 iA-The average home-owner's light bill in creased slightly last year but It s still lower than 10 years ago. the federal power commission said to day. The commission's annual survey of typical residential bills for cities of 3SO0 or more showed an average reduction ot about 10 per cent for I 35. 100 and 350 kilowatt hour I monthly buis. The average bill tor 3M kilowatt hours was 7 0l January 1. 1048, 1 compared with 17.40 January U 103 and ItSi January 1, 1HS. FREE GIFT TO HEARING AID USERS f r tuilffia Start tiff al4 ffftrleatry TIST TOIL BATTCKILS. Thta tttl te hat srtivM fcl'l le tS f harif t4 iMri If ymm r mt4 mm mtU mimII lh mt lhr bare r htarlar fraoa. wtll racaivs FftCB aa A Battery Taalar. Jaaaaa W. Taft A Aaatvelalas lit S W. Kistb Art. sfartlaae a, Oracaa Jiowv.wssytw . fgUa aVssss.W -:...Ultg Mother KhousTBesrt NO matt what repairs you niid WE'LL FIX THE CAR , YOU FIX THE TERMS' All your necessary repairs on a budget plan . . . up to 24 months to pay! Come In And Tolk It Oyer Ertimarei FREE ASHLEY CHEVROLET 410 So. 6th I n overall coat of 4!SOO waa named as the price of decoratlona which becouie permanent property of the Merchant association. All business ftrma, merchants, piofcsstonal people, wholesalers, distributors and Interested Indi vidual! will be asked to contribute ! ta the fund. Al Lent, chairman ad , ,.,,, denenrt. on the type and sue of business. j Thirty-two strings of lighted decorations, featuring hells and stars, will be strung throughout the business area. . . " d . i r , j ' j Those wishing to aid In the pro- : Plan. ,s oirborne over Bristol, England, on its successful 27-minute first flight. The 1 30 1 tect may send contributions to the i ton, eight-engined silver plone is capable of carrying 120 possengers nonstop between Lon (chamber of commerce, payable to don ond New York. The Brabazon has a wing span of 230 feet, its fuselage i 177 feet "Me'nuaproJed".' window1 lo"9 "d ,K" rudder 'U'S 50 f"f fr0m ,he 5round Tne - speed of its 2500 horse I dressing contest with cliiiens of Per P'Ston engines, driving four sets of counter-rotating propellers, is 300 miles an hour. ! mighbortng communities as Judges. I " , There will be a grand prlre consist- asaw f 0 a M f law tng or a trophy which w ill be a traveling perpetual priae. There will also be blue ribbon awards In I various categories, Holiday plans also call for thi appearance ot Santa Claus In a .u. i. a irature puo- licinng neighboring communities in the Klamath basin. McAuliff Gets Chemical Post WASHINGTON. Sept. 14 MaJ. Get- Anthony McAuliffe. who said "nuta" to a German demand for surrender at Bastogne. was tapped Moay to oe cruel or the army med ical corpa. President Truman sent the nom-, Ination of the 51-year-oid officer to 1 the senate. If the senate approves, McAuliffe will succeed MaJ. Gen. Alden H. ; nutted breaking Into the Ice dis Waitt who was suspended from the pensing machine at 1st and Main lob last Julv after hi. nam. rrMuwl 1. .. C. .. .. . - mnlt -'-! i .nnH.t up in uie senate s -live percenter" ; mately U In small change, accord- 1 fenced to serve one year in the ore- I Mexico on a sight-seeing trip. Investigation. Want, 56, was re- I lr.g to city police report. i gon state prison yesterday afternoon I The culbertsons' son. Byron. 19. stored to active duty last week but The boys were turned over to the on a charge of larceny from a store. : , ,tuj,m ,t Ottawa Kansas unl tmmediately retired. ; Juvenile office. ! He had pleaded guilty to the i T,r,1IT , Earning to flv A young- Along with McAullffe's Doming-! Questioned by officers yesterday, charge before Circuit Judge David I ,r nn B1 ,no j, ,,htess land tion. Truman sent to the senate that W'y admitted uktng a cash box R- Vandenberg. Gable admitted , sophomore at the Kansas Ststa of Stanton Oriffia to be ambassador ; 'rom the automatic dispenser and sna'chmg about 3 from the cash .nool for the Bhndi. is an enthusl- to Argentina. ' n i irvogue ueveiopmenr I D..:..a rs -1 i wjews we id yea MED FORD. .Sept. 14 The Rogue river basin development pro- Ject probably won't go to congress cone real for authorization untU the sprint of !3. That waa the word received by I tha Jackson County chamber of commerce In anssrer to a query on status of the 90, 000 .000 proposal. J. Lyle Cunningham, acting re gional director of the bureau of reclamation, said recreational and wilderness Taluea are now being studied to see how they might be ' conserred under the program. mim .jM ii ii in i emuiii X art ' 1 r' . ' - J - " RBITAIKJ'C Rff A ft A 70KI IT. A rv nen i ne umerzsons say Jhey Don't Mean It Exactly That Way 'Hot Rod' Racers Terrorize Motorists On Busy Highway LOS AN G ELI'S. SpL U Some !M "hot rod" iuM rmrn fiiT today terroritf-d Motorist on buT Stpulvrd boukrard, forrlnc aBtvar off tho rood. Police manafd to eaptur eijhl of the Ud predrs but only after two of th strpped-up bone made rarvn had crashed. Injuring the two drlrerm. The other easily got an ay. Police Chief John H. Stroh of suburban Torrance said the youth ful speed demons, doing 15 mile an hour or better, oa traced wix patrol ears from Torrenct to Red on do Beach. SepuWeda boulerard In that area b the heavtlv-traveled 18 highway 191. the Pacific Coast highway. Stroh said the mad racing haa been a problem for some time In the area but that the super-fast racers always manage to flee squad cars. He added that the time and place of the racers are pre-arranged by word -W-mouth adrertlaing among the culprits. The "hot rods" are mostly old model ears, stripped down to re semble racing cart. Two Boys Admit Small Theft Two 16-year-old boys have ad- pocaeting tne cnange irom tne oox. i I DIVORCE AID HALIFAX, Sept. 14 .4V-The low- er house of the Church of England in Canada tocay voted 03-70 to allow the innocent party In divorce to re- marry and retain the services and sacrament of the church. sacraments or uie cnurcn. i " I "Maintain the right" U the motto of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ) 1 Future Airman Pvt. Robert I R. Tuter, 17, son of Mrs. Dora Tuter, 421 Roosevelt, hos re- ported to Locklond oir force ! bose neor Son Antonio to be gin his oirmen's bosic indoc trination course. After a 1 3 week course he will be given a specialized assignment. SI Phone 4113 I -..7 - Liaiiii'syfirt 'i.ast tttUmj tr.lit b 5 Min. from Town L 1 yYwr'1 I P RABkiK n.i.-i-'. E.k.,. Gets 1 Year For Larceny Roy Leonard Oaoie. 33. waa sen- "'.., A Vl J . . .' 5 . "im.lnal ; 1! a W onerui jaca rrinf' Tulelakst Homeittad . . a, CI a J WIUD MCCT dlOrCd wiuu rrw ePiuicu TULELAKE. 8pt. 14 The first meeting of the fall for the Home- Jtead Community club will be held ! Friday. 2 pjn. at the home of Mrs. ' I H T. Street. Mrs. Leon 8treet will be assisting hostess. : AH members are urged to be present since It la expected that there will be definite Information ; on Uie new home demonstration I agent who haa been recently em ploved for Modoc county. The coun ts has been without a home demon strator for about a year. The club Is open for membership t. anyone Interested In homemak- lng. I Soviet Paper Asks Smokers To Quit MOSCOW. Sept. 14 iP Kom somol Pravda. new spaper of Russia a communist youth, ainti SoTlet citi zens to quit smoking. It has gone on record as agree- lng with the opinions of some of Its readers that tobacco la Injurious to health. : The communist paper claims a recent letter It printed entitled About a Certain Harmful Habit" haa created great reaction among j its resders. Woodcra ft Neighbors D-t..-- T s.J- - "'U'B. ' . T,?TB Or c?,"t0T NelghbTr. of I Woodcraft has rejected proposal j to trsnsier the lodge headquarters I to California. I opponents of the shift said some officers apparently wanted to live south of the Oregon border. The i lodge owns an eight-story modern building here. In a reprisal move, a motion was made to transfer the Riverside. Calif, home to this stste. This also was turned down. ' JET RACE BAN WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (IP The armed services are considering a ban on closed course races for Jet nlinM en mlr fntM nfflsll mmA In. day. National air races officials In Cleveland already have been told to expect such decision. FOR RENT TRUCKS U-DRIVE VANS PICKUPS PLAT RACKS Rate by mile, hoar or week OPEN SL'NDATI BEACON SERVICE STATION 1201 E, Main Ph. I3M I i tab "V a jiff" m vt& , . -at,- ' a . --T i ... i i urop in By MAR V C. I'l.VNN STERLING. Kns. 1NKA1 When this farmrr's wife gives a luncheon Its "on the fly." with her guests literally swooping down on her. Mrs. Howard Culbertsons social aflaris are called "Ily-ins" because the atr-minded farmers she Invites come in their own airplanes. They set their cralt down on the 3000 foot landing strip beside the Cul bertson farm home. Despite wsshrd-out roads snd high w ster. her latest party wss at tended by M persons who arrived In U planes. She takes the breath taking flurry In stride Mrs. Culbertson. 44. Is the first w-onian to hold an office in the Ksn saa Flying Farmers, serving as a vice president of the group. The Culbertson plaee is easily spotted from the air. Their name la painted In large letters on the j roof of the private hangar on their I 4.V)-ecre whrat farm near here. The I runway ta a boon to fllera low on ' gas and convenient for flying visi tors. Culbertson. who la 47. speeded up hla pilot s training a year ago. on- I taming his license In time to fly with a group of Flying Farmers to Di,ne pauengrr. Culbertson heads the local civil air patrol squadron. He was award- , repny for wlnnlIl( ,n rttlcl. ency rare sponsored by the Kansas F'.ving Fsrmers. In addition to the pleasure of fly ing, the couple greatly enjoys "meetini a lot of fine people through Flying Farmers." The farmer-flier aatd he had no difficulty in persuading nil tie to fly with him. But I might have had a hard time buying my own plane despl'e her Interest In flying If I hadn't bought It before telling her of my Intentions," he commented with a grin. Firemen Extinguish Small Grass Fire City firemen were on the Job to emniulsh a small grass fire In the 1700 blork on Ssrgenl street Tues day afternoon. No damage waa re ported. The call came to the fire station at 3 30 p m. BKRI.IN DAlf.HTF.R DIVORCED RENO. Sept. 14 Pi Mrs. Mary Ellin Burden. Irving Berlin's daugh ter, was divorced yesterday. She mon 'rom ,n wlally j Prominent Dennis Burden of New ; York on grounds of extreme mental i t"""! ELECTION OEARHART. Sept. 14 ilPi The board of governors of the Oregon state bar met today to vote on a new president. Four attorneys are considered the key candidates: Wallace P. Carson, Salem; 8. H. Burleigh, LaOrande, Andrew Koer ?'r " Por;',nd: ,nd W R R'ddlM- Eu'""' w,-. g, , ' Cp" ' 'ROLL YOUR OWN' Thot's the lotesf crnie ot Polm Springs, and Southern Coli fornio heat hos a lot to do with the idea. But it'i bathing suits, not cigarets, they're rolling. All you need is a silk scarf and a few deft twists here ond there and presto! Coren Babbcock (above) shows the result. i'X'.l ' J e! Boy, 74, Held In Mother's Gun Murder HUNTINCVroN. W. Va. flept. M A l-year-old Hharomlnle. Kv.. Hhool boy faced a murder charge today for the shotgun slaying of his mother t hlle she slept. Sheriff's deputies ranie here to return the boy, James Pearlle M mlston ot Ptkeville, Kv. where a warrant was Issued charging him with nun .'. He said he waa sorry. Horry Saw" "I don't know what I was thinking about. I hadn't planned to kill her. I'm sorry now. I wish I hadn't done II." The boy had been quoted aa sav ing his mother, 34-year-old Mrs. Fal Edmtston, had beaten him with a poker. j rtc later rnangcQ ine story, say lug bo h his lather. Pearlle Ktlini. ton, and the mother had been good to nun. Jamea la an only child. Masons Plan Crater Meet Crater lake lodge No. 311. AF AM, haa planned an unususl meet ing for September 34 outdoors at i Crater l ake national park. ! The lodge will confer Ita first Master Mason degree at the meet ing arranged through the courtesy of the national park service. The session will begin at 3 p m ! at Cloud cap on the east side of : the rim. All Master Masons are In ! vned. The meeting will be of special ! significance since the lodge Is the youngest In the state. It Is hoped ' to mske the outdoor session an an nual affair. Itarberue lllnner After the meeting, a barbecue dinner will be served. In rase of Inclement weather, arrangements have been made to meet indoors. Members hope that Rhalor C. F.ld ridge, grand master of Masons In Oregon, and other members of hla official family, will be able to at tend. Reminqton Supper Saturday, 6:30 B:hop and Mrs. William P. Rem ington of Philadelphia, former rest dents of Pendleton when the bishop headed the Diocea of Eastern Ore gon, will be honored at a supper Saturday at I 30 p. m. at 8t. Paul a Ep!ropal church. All members of the church are in vited and the affair Is poUurk with desert proTtded. The Remingtons are en mute to 8an Franrlsrn to attend the general convention of the Episcopal church. They have spent the summer in Vic toria. Arranging the dinner are Mrs. Franklin L Weaver. Mrs. Hugh B Csmpheil. Mm. Lane Warren and Mrs, Neal Stewart. Camp 4 W Mr. and Mrs. Chet Oardlepy re eentlv motored to Eugene. Mrs Oardiepy spent a week there with her parents. Mr. and Mra. John Proden. Thoe enloying coffee and cake In honor of B. M. Antle on hla birlhday were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lento. Mr. and Mra. Allen Howard, Kap Tompson. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ward. Carl Bovce. Mr. and Mrs. Eerl Crulrkshank. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Muwlman and the hostess. Mrs. Antle. Spending a few days recently with Mr. and Mra. Bob Manning was Bob s mother. Overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Btone were Mr. and Mrs. Ploy Bollng and son Oary of Klamath fills. Visiting Prank Moon Is his daugh ter. Kathenne. Mr. and Mra. B H. Smith and sons, Melvln and Charles, were re cent guests of the O. W. Mussel mans. Also visiting with them were Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Telford and Ed Miisselman of Alturaa, Calif. Ouest over the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pence was Mrs. Harry Coles. Mr. Pence and Mrs. Coles are sisters. Hostess for the regular rard party was Mrs. Lee Preeott. Mrs. Loren Close won high. Next high was Mrs. Crulckshank, and pinochle honors went to Mrs. Harry Kinney. Spending Labor Day week-end with Mr. and Mra. Loren Close was their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Real of Prinevllle. HISH TRIAL NEW ORLF.AN8, Sept. 14 (Tl Alger Hiss, former state department official, will go nn trial again nn perjury charges October 10 In fed eral court here. fwm. They're Moving Here Today SA Couple Leaving For Hawaii Post Brig and Mrs. II. B Collier, com manders of the Oregon-Houthern Ii'aho division of I he Halvatlon Army, will leave Friday from Port land for Hawaii, ling. Collier has breu transferred to the command V - I' ax, J .-y f J , fca.fc'ia riiei a Si isto.. mm maj. n. roiicrk- di rham of the Salvation Army Hawaiian lilanda. I The Colliers were frequent vls- i (tots In Klsmath Falls. Replacing ling Collier will be Ma). U. Rod eric Durham, for the past five years public relntloiu secretary of the Army s western territory. , Mai. Durham has been partlcu- ' larlv active in Salvation Army 1 youth work. He was once director j ' of the Red Shield Rovs' club and I . Inter commanding officer of the i Mrdford corps. He waa active In development of the Arm youth ramp in Clsrkamaa county The Diirhama are now at home In Port ! land Nw SA Gym Floor Nears Completion ReflnUhing of tha gymnasium floor at the Ralvatmn Army unit her la nearly completed, accord ing to Captain Al Longdnn. and It la hoped that the boy i club will be opened In the par future. Work on the floor was done by Tnrdon using aa riders donated by Ooeller and the A and B Paint store. A full program has been outlined by the 8A for th coming winter In brth the bov's club and the or ganization a regular community aork Announcement of the club plans will be made public tn the near future. MARTYR Dr. Karl Jones, ' 27, shown in naval uniform, died in the Henry Ford hos pital, Detroit, of polio, the ; disease he fought as a coun try doctor in Pompeii, Mich. :Hi death came nine days of t i er he entered the hospital, i Friends said he burned his re j sistance to low ebb by hard work treoting eight cases of ; polio in the small Michigan I town of 300 persons. Doom Open :30 Ringing into fc In the V -V r. UJUi I wss I i "IN THE GOOD OLD I SUMMERTIME" E U J.Z.SM SPUING niNCTM 1 U U-G-M PKIUIt II Q tTOM a JERRY it Ht'lSlTMUIOH 'St Chiloquin GOP Women Plan Meet CHIl.OyUIN, Sept. It -An Impnr. tant meeting of I lie Wood River unit, Oregon Council of Republican Women will be held on Thursday evening. Srolrmlier IS, at I o'clock at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Cyril Cook. Hpecial guests of the evening will be Mrs. George T. Oer. I'neer of PorHii'd and Mrs. II. O. Peterson of Dsllaa, ylre chairman of the rrpuliluju central committee for the state. Reporta will be heard from worn an who attended lite alste wide meeting at Prinevllle last Thursday and from a member who haa been In Salem Ihls past week, working for better legislation for the local community. Members have been Invited to two special meetings In Klamath Fall! on September 17. one a luncheon honoring Mrs. Oerlinger and the other an evening meeting at which Senator Paul Patterson will speak on state Issues, and Congressman Lowell Stockman will apeak on na tional Issues. Roth events art scheduled for the Willard hotel. Ht'OI'T lit All DU N SAI KM. Sept 14 lv- William C. Weasel. Forest 14 1 1 Ik. N. V.. national director of Cub scouting, died of a heart altark In a Salem hospital last night. Starts Today! aSWe ... 80 Savaga Minutat Rlppad From a Man Battered Body and a Woman's Tormented Soul! THIS IS W&4) HERMAN! M She must iV-f? listen to the cf b crowd cry t vn HIM (T W - Is mi 1 "'XMil 10S
