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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1949)
M n in A fin 1 luTlW Day's Jews - ... ... By FRANK JKNKINH WINSTON CHURCHILL, tilt old " war horn of HrlUIll, aaka parliament to throw out tht Labor government which rode Into power on a landslide In IU45. He uvi dramatically In debate this morn Ini: "Mmt of ua aim Uiat It la hlih time for another parllamrnt and that all our difficulties would hava much better chance of being solved In a new house of common." (Obviously, when he sMak of "moat of ua." he means "moat of ua Conacrvatlvea." It u a funde menial of politics that Ihe party In power NEVER thliikt It U tune for It to be thrown out.) WHAT U thli bit drbate all about? " Well, hrre are the political mechanic of It: fl In Urltaln, when the government (which la what we call Uia admlnta tratlonl falla to let a vote of confi dence In parllamrnt new parlia mentary election haa to be called Immediately so that the voters may have a chance to elect a NEW houe W, of commona. That la what will hapiicn now If the Labor government (alia to let Ha vote of confidence. TS then any chance that It will fall? HARDLY ANY. I'd aay. Here la the ael-up: Of the 040 eeata In Uie house of commona. the Labor party holda JI1. or about to put cent. It are ma quite lnn.lable UtAt- (Dfja Labor memberi will vote Ui'jtr.rlrni out of their Job. ,.'"'.. II u l fair iupu that when the vole la taken Ihe Labor party will have Ita vote of conlulcnce. THE harried BrltUh. louklhi ne tlonal bankruptcy In the eye and hot know mi what to do about It, are faclm another rrtata. It aeema that Ihe Marquete of MUford Haven, a member of the royal court circle and a cousin of Kmc Oeonte. la about to follow the example of hla coualn Edward and marry an American divorcee not only that but an American divorcee by the name of SIMPSON. (The tirltlah royal family In thla current generation aeema to have an af finity for Simpson. One lathrra that In the now more v Iraa extinct liutllullon known aa the BrltUh arialorracy thla rrtaia overahadowa the fate of the BrltUh pound. THINGS are certainly In a me over trier. Thla young aprout of royalty, the i Wanrueaa of Miltord Haven, la a stALKMMAN roll A BKIT13H 1IIATINO CONCERN. That la to aay. he make hla living aelllnc eiovee and furnacea and thinga like that. He met hla fiancee In New York while on a aalea trip, the du palchea tell ua. How are you going to auatain an aristocracy out of heater salesmen? It Jual CANT be done. An arla tocracy. In the very nature of thinga. haa to be enobbuh and a heater aalraman can t be enobbtah and make a living. N O SALESMAN can be a anob and the bell rings and you answer It and open the door. It turns out to be the fuller bruah man and he Is wearing a morning coat ana einpra pants and a monocle and LOOKS DOWN HIS NOSE AT YOU. Would you buy anything of hlmt YOU WOULD NOT I Period I You d dn first, tialeamen Jut rant be that way and aril things. Its acainal human nature. It looks to me Ilka the British arlatocracy la In a bad way and getting rapidly worse just like British finances. a I I la I Koad Misnaps lake z Lives PORTLAND, Bent. 5S (JT) Two y,ung men were killed In separate traffic accident In thla region early today. Srhwartx Povetra, 10, Tongue f Point Bailor, was run over by a car near Hillatmro. Bute police aald the man turned stiddrnly and walked Into Ihe path of an oncom ing car. Donald Henry Allen, 90. Oak drove, was killed when hi car overturned near Srappoose. Two passengers who were not even hurt, , aald Allen waa blinded by the light , of another car and drove Into a ditch. Oh, You Kid! Giddy Flapper Fanny HiU Comeback Trail; Due in '50s By IIOROTIIY ROE ; NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (frV-The flapper of the Terrible Twenties 1 due for a comeback In the Fabu lous Flf lira. Newest indication Is the return of the short evening dress, a favorite of the Jam Age, now gaining tim ers! acceptance In the De-bop Era. Along with the shingle bob, the shorter skirt and the "Bunny Hug" coal. It is a sign of the times. Although the short evening dress haa appeared In fashion collections for the last four or flva year, It has established Itself as a major fashion In all price range and age groups Just this season. Fnshlon au thorities agree that we'll be seeing It thla winter on Main street aa well aa Park avenue. n't ..-kO' ric wv f.K'-'' ;:Virip .......J"rw.;iv.m.:;...... ': .-i.-jaavajav . ;. , i i , .. . j ,1xw - A (; tw , - J,-;, . ,tvArl ADJECTIVES FALL IY THI WAYSIDE in on ottempt to depict the grandeur of Pit River voMey In the) Alfuros ond Conby country. We'll let Wes Cuder ion's Herold and News camera toke care of the description of this scene which spreads before .rtotorisrs entering the cattle rich section of Northern California. Klamath chomber of commerce delegates participating in the Salute Days tour last week were greeted by this, sweeping view of the country. Society Aqoq Over Second Mrs. Simpson LONDON. Sept. 31 t-v-0oclallta on both aides of the Atlantic gos siped today ot the announcement that a second American Mrs. Slmp- , Mn uould mrry ,nlo y,. Brltlsh royal court circle. The marques, of MUford Haven. handsome coualn of King Oeorge VI and one of Britain's most eligible barhelors, announced his engage-; ment yesterday to Mrs. Romaine' Dahlgrrn Pierce Simpson, a New' York Park avenue divorcee. I The nattily-dressed marquess. 30. j who makea his living now selling ; heaters, told newsmen today he and his fiancee will sail October 14 for I America. The marriage, he added. would be -late In November." Divorced Mrs. Simpson, attractive 3-year-ald and mother of an 18-month-old girl. was. divorced In 148 after two years of marriage to Wtlllnm A. Simpson, whose father waa once president of Marshall Flrld, Chica go department store. The name of MUford Haven's fi ancee recalled the romance of Mrs. Wallls Warflrld Simpson 13 years rf .h:n KiXl"ZnZl throne to marry her. The two Mrs. Simpson are not related. Asked whether she and the mar quess will bring her 18-month, -old daughter, Gwendolyn, to Britain when they return, Mrs. Simpson be came confused and said quickly "oh, let's leave her out of It." This nostalgic garment la shown In various phases, most extreme of which 1 the street-length chiffon sheath, embroidered In rhlnestones. Just as the John Held girls used to wear them bark In 19115. The waistline, however, has not yet dropped to the hips, and the bum line la atlll allowed It natural curves. An Indlratlon of the wide accept ance of the trend comes from Ruth Jacobs, fashion editor ot "Women Wear," who says: "There'a no question about It short evening dresses are at their peak of acceptance right now, Al though they've been around for sev eral years, we have noted that each year ha seen a more general ac ceptance throughout tht country. KLAMATH High Winds Las, Basjn. ifi t , VJUJ la) IV If Strong winds continued to whip the Klamath country Tuesday reaching a peak with gusts of up to 47 miles per hour during the aft- ernoon'i Uiundtrstorm. - a A (ha alnwi eannel.t a., trvrl 40 ,nd mll ,t l)out 2: JO pit. whrn the aky darkened, and lightning and thunder added fireworks. Rain In Klamath Falls tor the 24 hours up to noon today was meas ured at .11 of an Inch. One Fire Only one small tire waa reported by Klamath Fprest Protective BMW elation this morning. The blase, starting from a lightning strike, burned In a small area about a mile and a half from Weyerhaeuser camp 6. It waa quickly controlled. Partly cloudy with scattered showers Is the forecast for tonight, with Increasing cloudiness and rain Thursday. Thr low tonight Is estimated at 45. and the high temperature Thursday, S8. The California Oregon Power company reported no trouble aa the resuU of More Miners Back to Work PITTSBURGH. Sept. 38 UPi More non-union diggers went bark to the mines in Western Pennsyl vania today In armed defiance ot striking United Mine Workers. State poilre said not a single picket-bearing automobile appeared during early morning hours In the vicinity ot pits scattered along the hlllsldca of Clearfield county. At Bellefonte, Pa, two gunshot were fired yesterday at a convoy ot 13 loaded coal trucks which ran a gauntlet of what Sherlfr Martin L. Kauflman today called "coal miner pickets." Pistols, Rifles Pistols and rifle atlll were In evi dence at numerous diggings. Armed sentries surveyed roads leading to the mines and others rode In the cabs of loaded coal trucks. An operator spokesman said some 350 more digger reported to the pits, raising the total ot 1350 In about 40 milieu. The tense situation developed as John L. Lewis' 4HU,(XK) United Mine Workers darted the 10th day of their strike. FALLA, OBEUOH, WEDNKHDAT, Girls Critically Beat Elderly County Matron By HALE St'ARBROl t.H An elderly matron at the county Juvenile detention home was beaten and critically Injured lst night by two teen-age Kellogg. Ida.. girls who had been held in the home i felony trial. The woman, Mrs, Zerlsh M. Klamath Vallev hospital tills morn- ing. and the girl, were locked In the county Jail. The girls were identified as Ardlth Stark, 16. and Audrey Jear Mendey, ; 17. iney were picxeo up i aay ago ! as traveling companions of two men arrested here for car theft. Assault Story This morning the Juvenile office gave this version ot the assault on Mrs. Houghtallng: About 7:30 last night the matron caught the girls smoking In their room at the Juvenile home, 1949 Main, and ordered them to throw thr cigarettes away, aaylng smoking waa not allowed In the home. ! An hour later Mrs. Houghtallng I w as resting on the bed In her room when the girls came to her door and I askrd If they could have permission 1 1 ) take a bath. The matron told ' them no. that they were supposed to be In bed. Jerked From Bed At that, the girls walked Into Mrs. Houghtallng s room Ardlth Stark In the lead Jerked the matron off her bed onto the floor and started striking her with their fists, feet and a shoe belonging to the Mendey girl. The beating lasted several min utes and while It was going on Uie clinic cook. Minnie Morrow, heard Mrs. Houghtallng screams and called police. Then she went to the j door of the bedroom about the time the girl came out. The attack was over when police arrived. Mrs. Houghtallng Injuries In cluded a broken nose and many severe bruises about her head and chest, and Uie bedroom, her cloth ing and the girls' nightgown were blood-spattered. Death Threat Police said that while the Stark girl was being subdued, she screamed at Mrs. Houghtallng: "I didn't have time or I would have killed you." Mrs, Houghtallng was Riven med ical treatment at the home and remained there overnight. This morning she was moved by ambu lance to the hospital where X-ray were being taken to determine the extent ot her hurt. She ha been a county employe for about five year and v. as super visor of the Juvenile home. Fa ye Blarkmer, deputy Juvenile officer, said last night' attack on Mr. Houghtallng was the first BKFTEMSCft U. 1M as material witnesses In a coming Houghtahng. about 70. was moved to I ri bfe deplirtJMnt h , the nom (itrls Favored The girl, since they were neia as nnesse and not on any charge were given comparative freedom of the home and yesterday afternoon the Stark girl was allower' to come to town with her father, who had come here from Kellogg. Both girl were picked up In a local hotel after they had regis- tered with two young men. Ray , morris, aim rnc ni uiui ramn, JJ The men were arrested for car theft but charge ot contributing to the delinquency of the minor girl. were placed against them. Miller has pleaded guilty and la awaiting sentence, but Morris re portedly Intends to stand trial. It was his trial In whlc' the girls were scheduled to appear as wit nesses. The men reportedly brought the girls from Kellogg Into Washington and on into Oregon. They were taken Into custody here September IS, Sports I BULLETIN I DM KS AWASH Ham today temporarily halted the torrid National league pen pant tussle between the Brooklyn Dodiera and KU Louis Cards ac cording to Associated Press dla pa tehee, St. 1-ouia, with a one-game hold en first place, waa hilled In Pitts burg today and Ihe Dodger were in Boston. Both of today'a washed out tilt were rescheduled for tomorrow. With only a few days ef the season left, the ultimate NI. World Merles club should be pretty well established by the time the four game battle amoke clear In the Smoky llty and Beantown to morrow. SI'IIOOL LEVY DEFEATED SPOKANE, Sept 28 Spokane voters defeated a special 10-mlll school levy yesterday by (laying away from the poll. WEATHER Ir ijijr Willi wmUrm4 b - la waatala. !- ft. tmttf 1, I.otr (! 44, Tknt4r . Mai. (- t1 frMiileUa tmmi U t it TthM till Negotiators Race to Bar Ford Strike i.irjii, oept. a (""-weary;coulUiclu negotiators worked furiously today I to write a Ford contract and head' UlnnterC Cnnlf Prl I " etrike before a midnight dead- I line on bargaining. Unconfirmed reports from the conference table Indicated Ford had i J . i"7."p"m rmlons " wic nc vi w. ii was muu reported thllt mn unU5Ulli two-and-a-half vear ; contract was In the making. Hectie Session Some 30 shirt-sleeved negotiators for the CIO United Auto Workers and Ford Motor company battled ' for last-minute gains. There werei frequent recesses while each side I n 1 h H nit In .-ii.. .n . Talk-. Kefl Kue. Hn. ... , k ' ' "Jthout let'uP . " - , threatened quick strike action. Ford's 115.000 hourly workers are standing by. Youngsters Score In Lions Show By EDNA KILLMEYER A lively musical variety show was presented to a crowd of 1400 at the Pelican theatre Tuesday night at the first performance of this year Lions Fun Frolic. The show' first act was a fast moving array of musical numbers and skits beginning with The Show la On." complete with a chorus line to Introduce the production. Outstanding in the first act was Sue Ramsby's Oriental dance In the "Midnight In Ltmehouse" scene. Her performance wa well done In a Chinese fantasy setting and with support of a dancing chorus. Old Favorite The old fovorlte, "St. Loul Blues." was effectively done In a simple blackout stage setting by Patsy Young as the blues singer and Ronnie Tarr at the piano. "Sam Shovel Hires a Detective" la a comedy skit which was well presented by Lyle Kellstrom, Lola Whlsenant, Ernie Taylor and Brick Leach. A group of little girls singing and dancing "It's More Fun Than a Pic nic," enchanted the audience and wa one of the high point of the entire Frolic. The youngster went through their paces with precision (Continued on Page 3) Strike to Start Friday Midnight If Not Averted BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Stpf. 28 (AP) Con ciliation Director Cyrus S. Ching today dispatched expert mediators to key steel negotiations around the nation. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28 (AP) United States Steel corporation today proposed a 10-cent hourly pension and insurance program to avert a nationwide strike but the CIO United Steelworkers at the same time charged in dustry is trying to force a walkout. President Benjamin F. Fairless of U. S. Steel said the company's proposal calis for employes to help share the ; 'expense of the pensions and Deer Season Opens Here On Schedule Deer hunting In Southern and Eastern Oregon will open on sched ule and in all probability this area will see the largest influx of hunt ers In Its history. The reason for the expected throng la that forest fire damage In Nortbwcr-rn Oregon has post poned indefinitely the opening of deer hunting there. Governor Douglas McKay said today he la issuing a proclamation j CUBUIS Mic lurcau UA uiv uui iu- western section of Oregon to hunt ing and will have another procla mation reopening the area aa soon aa he consider the fire danger past. Yesterday the fore-try office in Balem polled fire wardens over the state about woods conditions and the .eport from here was that Monday night's rains had virtually eliminated earlier acute danger. More rain fell last night over this area, giving the foresta a good wet ting and improving forest condition: from the standpoint of the hunter. I With the woods dry the crackle of a snapped twtg is sufficient to put a deer Into flight, but with the , under looting damp woods notsea are ; Oneninr day of deer season an nually draws several thousand hunters Into the forest ot &jam- ath and Laxe counties ana wnn much st the upstate woods closed j there 1 a strong probability many hunting parties which would have i mt tin eamn elsewhere will be nrr. The closed area covers aU the state north of the Lane-Douglas county line and west ot the Cas cades. Closed will be the huge Tillamook- area, a popular hunting region, aa well as the fir foresta of Lane, Douglas, Benton. Lincoln, Dni vamhiil UarloTi and other S IHIIIVI $800 for Doe Two McCloud. Calif., men were fined heavily in Tennant. Calif., be fore Justice of the Peace Fred Boyle when they pleaded guilty to ' ZZ:"7'"". TJJT. I hunter, p7,. luidi and Pnrrado Bortolozzo. were arrested Sunday on ueer Mountain road by wardens of California fish and game and a federal officer, They appeared before Judge Bovle Monday and were fined $400 ; w Meet the People j 3 A " y III $jr.. -- , , 4 -'' 'Ji 'y.iL ii i aaaxjaw..-. - - , a "'" ' f J r1l 1 ONE OF THE Main street businesses In Alturos is run by Foye Ballard who has lived for 24 years in the Northern Cali fornia town. She has operated Faye's Jewelry and Gifts for two years. insurance contrary to recom mendations of a presidential fact finding board. Fairless said in a state ment: "We have made a proposal to tho union letting forth Ihe willingness of United Bute Steel to pay aa lta hare of the cost ot contributory programs for Insurance and pen sions to be nett ot la ted with the union up to an average of four cents an hour for Insurance and six cents i an hour for pensions." Tt-e corporation proposal also call ed for the union's agreement on ex j tending the present contract tor Fairless' statement made no men- I tlon of how the steelworkers re- acted to the company offer. How ! ever, President Philip Murray of the i union released a statement at the same time saying: The deadlock la the eeJIecUve bargaining conferences is daw en tirely te the adamant refusal of lulled Stales Steel U accept the fair and eajatlable aet tie merit prmv poaed by the report ef the steel industry beard.' Murray statement added: I U must be plain to all that the ' corporation Is deliberately seeking to force a steel strike on the union I and on the American people." Talks continued In an effort to I avert a nationwide strike set for Friday midnight. OC&E Strike Settlement Talks Fail a The Oregon, California and East- rrn rauway running Detween EUam- ain rail ana x)iy was tied up tight as ever today and discussion toward ending the 30-dsy-old strike which ha Idled the road were at standstill. I. E. Man ion. OC&E president and Great Northern railway gen eral manager, returned to Seattle today after spending five day in Klamath Falls holding talks with the striking order ot railway con ductors. Paper Notified In a telegram sent to The Herald and News from Seattle by F. F. Perrin. ON public relation repre sentative, the OC&E management j dectarea the ,, conductor and ! brakemen have refused to Join the ccmpany in seeking a national rail way adjustment board interpreta tion of a disputed working rule which apparently was the catching point in discussions here. Interpretation of the working rule, regarded by the OC&E man (Continued on Page 1 1'" ' ' f ' - (aaatWij
