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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1949)
la Iliv M M 0)ff" I m m n i .V . .1 I Ilav s km uwu 1 J By FRANK JKNKINS ARROON'B Senator Mora surprised w lot of people th oUier day by coming out flatly In opposlUon U tlif Columbia Valley AdiiUnUtm IKitl that Willi to be Ui newest darling of the Washington bureau crats, He think the government should o ahead wllh onstrucUun of pro Jecl In the billion-dollar co ordinated program of Hi army, en glnerie and the reclamation burciu for development of the Columbia river bum. but li added that he be Ilevee Uio Republicena alMiuld Insist that tin recommendaUoiia of tin Hoover commission for creation of a department of public worka, to com bine the work of the eiuilneera and the bureau, ahould be tarried out. "Approval of CVA M promised," he aald to a reporter In Washing ton, "would plar the Pacific Northweat In a straight Jacket." e THIS 1 "I ME senator went on: check the aerloua political tendency In Ihla country to place mure and more power III the handa of fewer and fewer men In Uie executive fcjrsneh of the federal government. "We ere that Illustrated In a very dramatic way by the administra tion's proul to have three men , aelected by the President tm iiun-1 plele admlnltrative control of Uie' river leMiurcea of the Pacific j NtirUiweal. ! "I believe we mint co-ordinate : agencies, both lederal ana state, out i we mut do It without aacrillcluii local right and local responsibilities of government." i IN all of Uiat. I find myself In rather complete agtremenl wllh the senator. All history Irachia the Irwui that too much power, held It) too few hands too long, re eults In Mrtoos encroachment upon Uie llberuea of Uie people. Turning over to thrre mm aelect ed by the President complete ad numstrauve control of the river resources of the Pacific NorUiwest appear to me to be a clear re of putting too much power III too few hand, with the strung probability Uial It will remain there too long. When you put :hat much power in the handa of only three men, you tuually find that you have a hard time getting It away from Uiem. Aa Uie yeara paw, Uiey become so completely a part of Uie system Utey have created that It never seems to be possible to untangle the men from Uie Job. pt.llKONAU-Y. I dull I doubt Uial creation of a Columbia Valley Administration would bring enlarged an perhapa greatly hastened In dustrial development to Uie Pacific Northwest, It would commit the fortunea of an ilmlnuLrallnll nl hravv suenrters t to Uie pouring of vast aunu of money Into our area. During the .grrtod of construction alone, not A a mention Uie later uesiod of miiisauon. una wouia oe a poiciu allot In Uie arm. Tha war la so recent Uial we know all about Uial. The construction payrolls broughl tremendous development to the communities In which tha war In atallauona were located. None of us ran hsva any delusions as to thai. But so far as I am concerned I would rather lake my chancea on the orderly development of this region through Uie normal Amer-1 lean proceasea of free enterprise aided, aa II haa been In the past. by such reasonably normal gov-1 eminent projects aa reclamation of i land and development of power Uian lo tum our area over lock, stork and barrel lo a three-man government commission to be used as a laboratory for whatever aoclallatlc experimenting our gov ernment In Washington may want to do In the future. I think we'll be better off In the long run If we go on hoeing our own row. Sport Bulletin BOSTON AIIKAO IN STII The American leagoe'a Boa ton Red Hoi and New York Yankees, now Ued for the loop lead, vera balUIng In Boston todajr wllh tha Hog leading 1-6 In the eighth In ning. ReHef hurlera Kramer and Page were working for the Box and Yanka reapecUvely. oung GOP's Ignore Power BEND, Sept. 36 MV-The policy committee ot Uie Oregon young re publicans Ignored officlnlly at Its session here a charge that power companlra have packed Its roster. The committee wound up a two day session last night alter approv ing a power policy which condemn ed the proposed Columbia valley ad ministration and favored curbs on federal agencies. Some members were Indignant over charges by John H. Travis, Hood River publisher. He had ac cused the private utilities of unduly Influencing the political organisa tion by having key employes active In the republican unit. No formal action waa taken on the charges. Chairman Marl- Iliitfleld, Siilrm, said during the power policy dis cussions that the committee would "stick to policies and not personali ties." The power policy resolution called for early authorisation of projects In the coordinated program of the aim corps ol engineers and the bine-1 of rerlnniHtlnn. It also fav ored placing all federal power en terprises under the federal power commission "or a suitable substi tute as provided In the Hoover re port." The group suggested priorities on the use of federal power be listed: l l Municipal corporations, public utility dlstrlcM and public rilstrlbut 'ing agencies; I Regulated (pri P Jl fHICIf MVK CKNTM HHahonste Aerial Mease: Met Mmn Hsirds MorShwest i Navy Shows New Power In Atlantic A HOARD THE AIRCRAFT CAR RIKfl FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, dept. 14 iA'i A navy carrier tajik force tailed from Norfolk today to give feiwe Becrrtary LouU John on and other ranking U. 8 nnluary official! an on -board look at how modern aeapower operatea. Becretary of the Air Force Sym Ington; General Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint chlrfs of itaff ; chief of atatf of the three eerv Icea: General C. B. Calea, enmman dant of (he marine corpa, and I ;i group of civlllaiu aUo were to alt In on the one-day naval exrrclae olf the Atlantic coast. ' Clvlllane Freaent The civlllaiu about eighty repre- aentativea of labor, education, re- ! 1 llglon. Industry and other unite of ! the nalion'a economy were finish- Ing a wsek of talk w ith pollcy-mak. ing military leadera In Washington i and visits U two air force and army Installations. The purpose of Una Ulp, aa waa that of previous once, was to let representatives ut the Uxoavera aee how Ihe military runs, and to learn al first hand Its problems. Tills waa Uie reason Johnson had Invited the civilian group to the fourth "Joint orientation confer ence" Ulp of Uie chiefa of tiaff. ( eerdlnaUea Try The defense secretary started these tnpa recently to bring Uie heads of Uie three armed services together Informally to foster closer coordination In Uie military depart ment. But today Johnson waa working the "orienuuon" both way. He I tne -oneniauuu " h wanted the air force and a my high command to see how the nsvy would fight another war something defense department cnieis tn fit arrnM cw forces. Tlie -scuttlcbutf gossip aboard this ship when she sailed waa that neither Johnson nor Oeneral Hoyt Vandenberg. air force chief of ataff. had ever set foot on a navy fiat- tnp at sea. Johnson arranged to have his flat top foot-setung In a manner usually reserved for old hands In carrier operation. BULLETIN TRl ( Kt E THREATEN:! TRl'CKEE. Calif. Sept. t '1 A foeeat fire driven by a W-mlle an hour wind today threatened the town of Truckee, on Trana contlnenlal highway 40 near the California-Nevada border, r'oreal service officials aald the fire waa burning down the slope af Bald mountain one and a half milee eolith of Truckee. Oppose CVA; Tieup Charge vate! utilities; J Other public utili ties and distributing agencies, If any, and 4 Bjieclal Industries that use large power blocks and are able to buy direct from either public or private utility systems. Other resolutions covered 11 top ics. These Included renewal of Uie slate severance tax In forestry; a stale cigarrt tax lo permit an In crease to MO the per child pay ments under the baslo school sup port bill; appointment rather than election of Uie state superintendent r public Instruction; elimination ot salary difference between grade and high school teachers mrftliig like college requirements: "equita ble a. id Just recovery" from assets of deceased welfare recipients to re imburse the state fund alter depend ents' needs are "et; use of court Injunctions In labor disputes when no agreement Is reached after an In partial decision has been made and lo give the government the right, In case of selr.tire, to pass Judgement on which party was at fnult It was siiggr.itrd the use nl the Injunction must be "carefully safeguarded.'' On taxation, the committee fav ored abolishing double taxnllnn on stock Income and suggested studies on the merger nf tax functions of counties. A provision opposing a sales tax as "not economically sound'' waa stricken from the final statement. lreew KLAMATH Mayor Insists On Shooting Dirty Dogs HUH IN. Oermany iV, The mayor of a amall upper Bavarian town found aomelhlng had to be done about poaching dogi. Ho he had algna put up, warning dog ownera "Thone who have doga and run around without leashea will be allot " A critical cltlun aald It ahould be made clear that the doga would be ahot, and not the own era. The mayor had the aign chained to read: "Thoae who have duga and run around with out leathea, will be shot Uie doga." Truman Signs Bill Extending Trade Pacts WASHINGTON, 8epL It 11 President Truman today signed In- to law an extension of the reclpro- cat trade agreements program uir ul US1. He aald 11 will aid "e i- 1 it is moat unrentiv needed " ! I i The legislation, extending the law equipment shed of the Glenn Deh linger ranch in Pine Crove J for the sixth time since it : Sunday afternoon. Strips of the structure's aluminum siding U" he foundation and sen, whirlma aver ,he I urill-cutting treaties with ainer na-jrnochinery stored inside, coming to rest against a nearby I uons. , ' fence- Damage, was such that port of-the-building or I under the measure, tha president ;m0feriols con be solvoged, Dehlinger' said. The shed was i can agree to cul U. 8. Import duties: , . nn .,urle. from other countries ; bu,,t 'V ' Yer- on articles I rum otner countries where Uioa countries make simi lar concessions to the United Stales. Tha extension la unUl June 13, 1M. Hull Present Cordrll Hull, former secretary of slat and credited with originating tha trade agreements principle 16 years ago. waa present to watch the ' " ' hll. r, Asaauig one oi nis rare puonc ap- i prarmiicvn ana snowing eiircis o his long Illness, Hull walked Into the ' While House with Ihe aid ol a cane i to Join other notables. It was Hull's i first visit to Uie White House since VJ-Oay. In a statement. Truman said that "through this wise and farseemg legislation, the United Slates reaf firms Its Intention ol pressing tor ward toward expanded world trade at a time wnen such action la most urgently needed." Frolics Get Final Polish The Lions Pun Frolic cast has been hard at work adding Uie final polish for the big musical revue to be held this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Uie Pelican theatre. Dress rehearsal was held at the Pelican this afternoon. Curtain time for the special student night showing Tuesday has been advanced to 7:30 p. m. to enable atudenta to get home earlier. 8tudenta, Includ ing OTI, are reminded to bring student body cards with them when they buy tickets at Uie box office. There are no advance Ucket sales for Uie Tuesday night performance. Curtain time for Wednesday and Thursday Is 6:15 p. m. Jack Ather ton, Ucket chairman, announced that there are still good seats avail able for both nights. They may be obtained at Uie ticket booth In front of The Oun Store or general ad mission tickets may be purchased at the box office. The show, featuring all local talenl, consists of 14 acta Including a wide variety of skits, songs, dances and other selections. Proceeds go toward buying glasses for needy Klamath school children and to the OTI student loan fund. New Liquor Store Here The Oregon State liquor control con.:Msslon haa authorised uie oienlng of a new agency In Klam ath Falls. The new store will be housed In a building at 4641 8. 6th owned Jointly by Hay Bland u'ld Judson D. Brown. Remodeling is being done and the agency will probably open about October 6. Ed Owens, who has served on the Oregon liquor control commission for eight years, will be In charge nf the store. It will operate aa a retail liquor store. FAI.f.g, OKKOON, MONDAY, HrfTKMBKB Zt, i S- ml aaaissia sassaaaaaasssswawasai aalaMMaaMaaasaaaswMaMaasawalaWMi tai i A FREAK WIND TWISTER mode short work of on aluminum 'Storm Fire ! Razes Copco $75,000 Unit j mj y y a l I I ! t A lightning bolt set off a tire that destroyed the t'S.OOO California Oregon Power company's Pine creek hydroelectric plant near Alturaa Sunday and accompanying high wlnde caused power outages through out Uie Klamath basin. Copco Manager Sam Ritchry said the bolt struck at 4 p.m. yesterday while the operator was off duty at the automatic Pine creek plant. There were no Injuries. The plant was taken over by Copco from California public service Jan uary 1. 1M4. and since that time has served as one of the regular hydro plants on the Copco system. No worn waa learned here today whether or not the plant would be rebuilt. Outages throughout the are were widespread. A high wind whipped up In the afternoon, reaching a maximum velocity of 3S miles per hour at 10 1 p.m. last night. This held for 30 minutes. Winds between 35 and 30 miles per hour were recorded be tween 11:30 p.m. Sunday and 1:30 a.m. Monday. Two high lilies were affected by the wind and In both cases trees caused power cut-offs. Six poplars tipped Into line S. one mile east of Merrill at 6:11 pm. Sunday. Tule lake waa out tor 61 minutes, from 6:11 to 7:03 p.m., with service re stored to Merrill after 38-mlnute outage. Power went back on at 6:50 pm. Power went off at Allamont sub station which serves the area on 8. 6th beginning town side of Wash burn way and Into the suburban area, at 6 p m, Choppy, gusty winds blew tree limbs Into the line and folks In that territory were wlth (Contlnued on Page 3 Tulelake Stock Sale Total $9056; $50 for Rooster Bv Rl'Tll KINO TULELAKE Klamath basin buy ers at the first annual Tulelake 4-H and FFA Junior livestock sale here Saturday night ran up sales total of 19056 on 38 head of cattle, sheep and hogs and a handful ot poultry and rabbits. Big Boy, a 1345-pound Hereford steer shown by 14-year-old Roberta Hammer In the 4-H division, brought top price ot the show, tl 00 per pound or 61345. Buyer was the Tulelake Oraln company, Roberta la the daughter of . Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hammer, Bill SUinerypher'a champion Hereford steer weighing In at 1176 Telepbene till up? ! wwr .-I J Reed Retires; Miller Heads New Firm A malnr rhanee In the KLtmarJl . .. . . ... rails ousine.vi iieia was announces here today with the retirement of Nelson Reed of Reed Tractor and Equipment company, and appoint ment by Caterpillar company of Crater Lake Machinery company as successor firm. j The switch was completed today with the new firm taking over Reed's plants on Market and on South Sixth street In Klamath Falls and Uie plant on North Pacific highway In Medford. The newly organised firm is headed by Stanley Miller, presi dent; O. C. Lorens, vice president and treasurer: Reuben Larson, secretary and sales manager. Announcement ot the change came from B. L. Hagglund, San t Continued on Page 3i Sex Criminal Still at Large SALEM. Sept. 36 A young state prison convict failed In an es cape attempt yesterday as guards I and state police continued their search for two escaped convicts. Harry D. Oulovsen, 10. sent up from Coos Bay to serve three years tor selling a mortgaged automobile, was missing when the S p.m. check was made Sunday. He was found sitting In a new spillway under the prison wall. Searchers for the two convicts who e s c a ped Thursday night checked a flood of reports that the convicts had been seen In Eastern Marlon county. But none of the re ports proved true. The men are William John Per kins, .described as a dangerous sex crlmlfinl; and Lee Gilbert Williams, a burglar. pounds took the championship rib bon In the FFA' division. Selling price was 65 cents, netting BUI t9V6.7S. Earl's Market waa the buyer. A Red Duroc hog raised by Dick Manreau. Future Farmer of Amer ica, topped all other swine to walk away with the championship In tat market hogs. The 230-pound pig brought tl 30 a pound or 6386 from Uie Klamath Packing company. Crawford and Wolfe bought Joan Relnmlller s 4-H champion fat lamb, for 11.60 per pound or 6233.50. The fat Hampshire lamb raised (Continued on Pag 2) WEATHER Kluulk aa Vlalallrr W'h USav mm TatiSar. NrlSrlr mtmdm mt II I le aillaa fewer rf aajltrhl hmrnim. Im)iiiii al alfhi. JfifS USav SI. Lew lalfcl M. High Immmtmr M. M. (Sl. tl .. T7 Mta. SS rrlelUila laai tl bmmim ae Secret Base Radar-Tags Plane Flights SEATTLE. 8ept. M W An elab- oral aerial defense system, I m- a -disgraeef al" ao a "threat to proved from World War II. was dis- I eur national existenee." closed today t o be operating 24 "for IS years." be said, the Amer hourx a day In Uie Pacific North- I lean government -from Uie White west. i Every plane that takes off from ! a Pacific Northwest field or enters 1 Uie area Is detected by radar and I Identified at a secret control rr-- I ter. ' If IdentlflcaUon Is not established i Immediately armed Interceptor I planes are sent up. It Is partly i practice, partly precautionary. I Operation of the delense setup was reported today by The Seattle Times, The Everett Herald and Rep. Henry Jackson D-Washi. Re porters for Uie two papers toured ! defense installations with Jacaaon i and military authorities cleared i their stones with specific lo-! cations, radar ranges and numoer ! of aircraft omited for security res- sons. Xrar Paget 8eanaV me newspapers said ine control center, established by Uie fourth sir force for Washington. Oregon. Ida-1 ho and Montana. Is located "some where near Puget Sound " The sir. craft wamirur system and Intercep tor planes of both the air force and nsvy based In this area are under a finsle command. - The Northwest a probable targeu ' have been catalogued and plans have been made to defend them. Backbone of Uie system Is Uie ra dar network. This electronic warn ing web extends west into tha Pa cific and north Into Canada. It also probes east and south to guard against any "back-catting" by a possiDle aerial Invader. "General Scheme' "The general scheme." the Times story said, "is to try to knock down the enemy far from the targets. i at lMt tnFr htm In rinmn h 1 - k : bombs before he enters the target i area. Alaska, In another defense area, was not covered in the newspaper survey, nor vas any InlormaUon in cluded on whether similar networks operate In other sections of the United States. The stories said, however, that this area nas been given I tilth priority for modern equipment be cause of Its geographic location. "I have known for some time that air defense faciliUes were being de veloped In Uie Northwest." Jackson said, "but I am agreeably surprised that they have progressed so tar. Howe-er. I believe we need more radar-equipped Interceptor planes to defend this area." British Pattern The setup here Is patterned alter that employed In Great Britain In the second World War. with Im provements and more modern equipment. The Herald story said the system operates this way: Picking up planes approaching Uie Northwest area, the radar net work transmits the Information to the control center. Here the coordi nation detector-attack system goes Into action. If the planes are found to be "unfriendly" or unidentified, the control center can have Inter ceptor planes In the air In two to 30 minutes, depending on existing conditions. "These missions to Identify civili an planes give the control center and the Interceptors plenty of op portunity to perfect Uie detector at tack technique," the Herald added. "L: t planes popping up from air fields and then landing keep a steady flow of plane markers mov ing on and off tne graphic tables and maps at the control center." Man Pickets Hot Pineapple THE DALLES. Ore.. Sept. 36 M" A lone Hawaiian picket took up his post today before the entrance to the dock where 1800.000 of pineapple awaits unloading. Fred Kamahoahoa, a member of local 136 of the CIO International Longshoremen and Warehouse men's union at Honolulu, came here from Seattle to picket. Robert Tarr, stevedoring super intendent tor the Hawaiian Pine apple company, said unloading wouldn't start today. But he said he was determined to unload the pineapple and have It trucked to California for canning. Just as soon as stevedoring arrangement are finished. t, Russian A-Bomb Evidence Spurs 'Get Tough' Talk WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (AP) The question of Russian espionage and American security won more emphasis from U. S. lawmakers today than a renewal of Soviet suggestions for world controls over tha A-bomb. .,t Two week-end tatemenU by pair of strategy ically placed member of congreat especially argued for tighter curb on pie now that Russia has had an atomic blast of her own. The armenta were advanced by Rep. Velde (R 111), a former G-man who worked on Soviet espionage A-iuna firA Sanalnr fVf'nn.. jor (D-Md), acting chair man of a senate immigra-l tinn suhf fimmittpe. ! Now a member of the j house un-American ac tivities committee, Velde talked of Introducing a resolution demanding that congresa lnvev.t gsie -our entire security setup." Velde said there aheuld be aa Inajnlry. that ihe aeenrlty reeerd House down" haa had an official I attitude of tolerance and even sympathy tor the views of com-; munists ana teuow travelers. A a result, he continued, esplon- flourished and the Russians undoubtedly gained three to five ; 'ears in manuiaciunng uie atomic bomb. la a broadcast, O'Canor aald that susder present laws the doer la apea for "cesunuiiiet infiltera tien ander the gaiae af diploma tie and sesnl-diploinatic stains." Mat only rank axsd file rabvenrvea are cotning In. he weld, bat alsw hon dreds ef rjng leaders. "As Uie agents of Moscow." he said, "they are Uie brains and the guiding force of subversive activity in this country." As to what can be done about ithem. OConor said the main need,,trUe wouldn't come ' is for a law (a her them from the ; country 0r tosa them out If they get ! m. regardless of their diplomatic status. Secretary af Slate Acbeaoa haa pretested that sorb a Law weald drastically interfere with the handling af foreign policy and might result in a rapture af re latioBa with all eaaamasust domutated eeontriea. Senator McMahon ID-Conn), chairman of tha senate-house atomic committee meanwhile labeled as "a phoney" the Russian call for International control of atomic weapons. The Russian offer la for control to be exercised by a commission under the United Nations security council. In which Russia has often exercised a veto. Senator Watkins iR-Utah called at Washington for a U. a-Hui""" ' l'?.maJZ,H. ,hnn , . . , . Jj0,?0" " .?.u"tlon nin the U. N. before Russia can anuus stockpile of A-bombs. Maine Starts Spud Digging PRESQUE ISLE. Me.. Sept. 36 IPI Digging of Maine's 60.400.000 bushel potato crop got underway in earnest today. With Uie digging season shortened by rains and late arrival of frost to kill plant tops, work ot getting the tubers out of the ground was due to reach a feverish pitch this week. It was estimated that three weeks time would be required to get the crop above ground. Meet the People '" '' ' '. 'i "' ' ! " ii..- .'i 1 - 7v - v , k .1 " v ', - ---vv ...- j.' 'i " ' ' ' :-.V V-i ; f y'f ' - V , . . - - '. " .'',( i H atrW; jiAVji;A. ir i n i r.i . ,i..m., ii.' J PRETTY DUSTY work for Lee two men controlling trof f ic on the one-way stretch of Merrill highway in the Henley district. LZ3 Strike Setup Tense; More Workers Out By the Associated Press The three-ring bargaining strug gle between big labor and big busi ness tensed today with the pros pect of new action in two of tha arenas steel and automobiles. The third contest, between John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers mnj the nation a coal producers. marked time although Lewis held a tight strangle hold on the oper- ators- The 4B0.000 UMW digger betran the second week of a pro- test strike because their welfare fund benefits have ceased. Steel Front The CIO Steeiworkers' uninri kept a steady pressure on ' tha resisting big steel employers. In sisting on a company-paid pension-insurance program to cost 10 cents per man hour of work. James J. Thimmes, an tnterna Uonal vice president of the union, said flatly yesterday he thought there was "little chance" that tha off. Aata Actioa The fact-finding panel's report ; ''fur1 " automobile Ulks at Detroit where the CIO United Auto Workers and apearheadinc their campaign for employer-paid benefits in Ford negotiations. UKW President Walter Reuther haa set Thursday as a deadline la the Ford ulks. Nearly 60.000 Chrysler workers authorized a strike tor support of the union's bargaining aims Sat urday. Mere Strikers With more than 600.000 worker Idle In strikes. Including the coal walkout, another 3000 walked off their Jobs today at tha New Jer sey Zinc company. Meanwhile, leaders of the CIO United Electrical Workers met to day to consider strike action in uwi'tm v. fnr nrh unionist . employe oi Westinghouse Electric and Oeneral Electric. Mrs. Rogers Died Yesterday Mrs. Minnie Rogers. 73, died at J:35 am. Sunday at Hillside hosol tal following a lengthy Illness. 8he had been 111 with polio but had been confined to her bed for many daya previously with other ailments. Death was attributed to compllca Uons ot her age. She had lived here many years. She was the widow of Curtis Rog ers, who died in 1939. Funeral services will be an nounced by Ward's Klamath Funer al home. A sister of Mrs. Rogers, who lives in Salt Lake City, I ex pected to arrive today. Rudolph who is one of the the
