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Newspaper Page TextPACI TWO I.ERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21. 99 Democrats Ponder Postmaster Choice In Meeting Tonight By BALK SCARBOROUGH Main topic of business to com before the Klamath county demo cratic organisation tonight is Mix tion of the person It will back for appointment u tht next Klamath Falls postmaster, the top federal patronage job opening locally. Appointment will be by President Truman, with confirmation by the eenate, but the recommendation of the oounty democratic central com mittee la expected to go a long way Autopsy Set In Woman's Strange Death LAKKVIEW Mrs. Cecille Hutson, 46-year-old wife of Carrol Burdet Hutson, 4, cook at Hotel Lakevlew. died shortly after 10:30 vm. last night at the family home. 105 O street, from what appears to be poison. Sheriff Tom Elliott and District Attorney Robert Welch were mak ing an Investigation today following the woman's death and an autopsy waa scheduled for 4 pjn. Friday at Owsley-Osteman mortuary. Locked In Hutson told officers he left work at S:15 p m. and when he got home found ttae house locked. He was forced to break in a door, he said, and on entering the room found his wife on a cot and frothing at the mouth. Around 10:15 p.m., Hutson said he walked from the house to the Lakevlew General hospital, about one block away, and sought medi cal aid for his wife. Attendants called Dr. Louis Robertson who Joined Hutson at the hospital and then went to the home where Dr. Rcbertson declared Mrs. Huuon dead. Poison Cheek No container holding poison was found In the house, but a glass from which Mrs. Hutson is thought to have drunk a liquid, was found by officers. Contents of the glass had not been determined at mid-afternoon today. A check is being made as to any purchases of a poison nature made recently by the woman. Officers here said that about one month ago Mrs. Hutson slashed her wrists and was treated at the hos pital. The Hutsons came to Lakeview about 10 months ago from Portland. They have been married 17 years and there are no children. providing lis candidal la among the top three scorers in a later civ il service exam for the postmaster ship. Democrat Only Naturally the appointment will go to a democrat. None others need apply. Burt Hawkins, present postmaster who has held the job since June. IMS, will reach the ag tor auto matic retirement next May, throw ing the position open. The recommendation mad to night will be for the party organi sations choice to take over as act ing postmaster, pending the civil service exsm ana a permanent ap pointment. Relay T h recommendation will be transmuted to Monroe Sweetland. Oregon democratic national com mitteeman, and by him to the par ly's national organization. Several local democrats are known to have their eyes on the post and have done missionary work among local precinct committee men and women to get votes to ward the recommendation. The meeting, expected to be well attended, will be held at the court house circuit court room, starting at g o'clock. artery Mrs. Dal Mclnte of 1M5 Portland la recovering from minor surgery at Klamath Valley hospital. Mrs Mrlntee It with the aalea staff of Millers department tore. HI Gary Hancock, year old sun of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Han cock of 105 Victory drive, la serious ly ill at Klamath Valley hospital. The little boy waa admitted Thurs dsy. Sewing Class Henley clasa in general sewing will be held In Henley school cafeteria Monday at 1 JO p.m. Ceramic Exhibit Coming Here An exhibition of ceramics work done by Frans and Marguerite Wlldenhaln. master craftsmen from the Pond Farm, Guemeville, Calif, has been arranged tor a two-week showing at The Art Center begin ning October 26. First showing will be at a meeting of the Klamath Art association to be held at the Center the night of October 28, and the exhibit will be on display daily for two weeks fol lowing. The Wlldenhain pottery la said to be outstanding, and the collection which will be shown here Is called by critics one of the finest in the world. Pond Farm, where the Wilden halns live and work. Is a small com munity of highly skilled craftsmen who work in pottery, weaving, metal work and Jewelry. The couple worked abroad at ceramics before coming to this country. Tulelake Men Appear On Fight Charges TULELAKE Two Tulelake men appeared voluntarily to answer charges of assault and battery against a visitor from Klamath Falls, before Police Judge Victoria Thaler. Both posted $150 bail. John Thompson and his employer. Robert E. McLey. both of Tulelake. walked into court late Friday aft ernoon when they learned warrants were out for their arrest following a Iracas at the Sportsman's hotel Wednesday night. Police here said the victim of the beating was Howard W. Shoun of Klamath Falls who suffered a frac tured jaw and nose In the melee. Both men will appear for a hear ing when Shoun is able to come to Tulelake. Lake County Milk Control Meet Monday LAKEVIEW A public hearing on the advisability of establishing milk control for all or part of Lake coun ty will be held next Monday, 10 am. in the Lake county circuit court room. Melvin J. Conklin. examiner tor the state milk marketing admlnts t ution, will preside to receive testi mony and evidence on the question of whether or not milk control should be reestablished in Lake county and if so what minimum wholesale, retail, and producer pric es should be established under such control. Producers, distributors, retailers and consumers will all be given an opportunity to be heard as well as any others whose interests might b affected by the establishment of milk control and minimum prices to be paid. Lake county is now one of the very few places in the state of Oregon that does not have milk control Lost Hunter Found Safe John Edward Lawyer, 38. of 4835 Homedale, was located yesterday afternoon after two days lost in the woods on a deer hunting trip. He was unharmed but had lost h'i way In the Antler springs coun try at the southeastern corner of Klamath county, the sheriff's office reported. A search was made yesterday morning for Lawver by hunters on foot and by plane. Lawver had not returned to his camp since Tuesday. Plant 'Em, Don't Store 'Em A story which appeared in Thurs day's farm section of The Herald and News might have caused some confusion to gardeners with Its in correct reference to bulbs. The item stated that daffodils and narcissus should be dug up and stored in the fall. Actually It should have read just the opposite. Fall is the time to plant both daffodil and narcissus bulbs. County Tax Bills Mailed Forty thousand tax bills totaling S3. 488.899 .56 were dropped Into the mail yesterday afternoon and the ; Klamath county tax office is clear ing its decks now to begin collect ing. The bills were mailed out a tew days later this year than usual be cause ot a delay in completing the tax roll. A three per cent discount will be allowed on all current year taxes paid In lull on or Del ore Novem ber 15. and to facilitate the work the tax otiice has requested all per sons able to do so pay up by cneck. mailed to the otiice. Mailing Instructions The taxpayer's copy ot his state ment should be mailed in with the check, and will be receipted and returned. Payments by mail will be faster for most taxpayers and will help relieve congestion at the tax office counter. The three per cent deduction should be made before remittances lor the full-year taxes are mailed in. A little white slip was contained in each tax bill, complying with a law passed earlier this year by the state legislature requiring the amount of property tax onset by state income and corporation excise taxes. The amount for Klamath county is 81.280.285.32. A general levy of 26 mills would have been necessary to raise the amount onset. mmo at eoHiwAN eagwtxiis. wc eoitAe Distributed by Shuck Bros., Merrill i SHASTA VIEW BUILDING ASSOCIATION Sponsored by Shasta View Grange and Suburban League FAIRGROUNDS AUDITORIUM SATURDAY, OCT. 22nd Music by OREGON HILLBILLIES Formerly Peppy Gordon'i Orchestra Adm. SI Tax Included Dancing 9-1 Physical Education For Women Planned A women's physical education course is scheduled to start next week under sponsorship of the city recreation department. Classes will be held each Tuesday snd Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the girls' gym of Klamath Union high school. Dorothy Ramsey, girls' physical education Instructor at Fremont junior high will be the teacher. The course will run for six weeks and a fee of 85.50 will be charged. Those Interested may register at the recreation office in the city hall. All interested businesswomen and house wives are welcome. Bids for Pumping Units Called The bureau of reclamation is calling for sealed bids for installa tion of pumping units 4 and 5 of pumping plant "O" on the Klamath USBR project. Bids will be received until 2 p m. Wednesday, November 9, when they will be opened. The invitation for bids came from the Sacramento office of the bureau. Oregon and State Make Peace Pact CORVALLIS, Oct. 21 Pi The men's deans at Oregon and Oregon State approve of school spirit but want the lads to take it easy on their rivals. OSG Dean Dan W. Poling and Oregon Director of Men's Affairs Vergil 8. Fogdall today announced a "peace pact" aimed as discour aging vandalism prior to the an nual civil war football game. The teams meet November 19 at Eugene. Students Involved In any damage to property or Individuals will be suspended, they said. Santa Claus Gets Early Request ASTORIA. Oct. 21 ri It Is still 66 days until Christmas, but five-year-old Ruth Jurgensen la taking i no chances on Santa Claus over- 1 looking her. I She wrote to radio station KAST, for relay to the North Pole, ask- Ing for a "trlkr," and a camera for her brother David. Chest Leaders Plan Drive On Residences The army of women who will soon tak over the role of spreading red feathers and window stickers throughout Klamath Falls in ex change tor contributions to the 165.541 Community Chest campaign was represented by Its leadership III a meeting this morning at campaign headquartera In the Balslger build ing The meeting was railed by Mrs. J. W. Pinnlger and Mrs. George H. Clark, co-chairmen of the resi dential division of the pending ap peal and those attending were lead ers of the 14 sections into which the community will be divided to facilitate the house-to-house can vas this year. Haste fried Chester H. Hamaker, the man re sponsible for pushuig the drive through to success as the 1949 gen et al chairman, urged the section chairmen to "lose no time in re cruiting your block captain? and workers for we are going to hat a short, but highly Intensive cam paign this year." Although the residential division will be one ot the last divisions to begin actual solicitation. It ap peared this morning that the women's group would be one of the first to be completely organised for the drive. Block Captains Mrs. Pinnlger and Mrs. Clark said thst they were going to hold a meeting next Tuesday, October 25, of all block captains In their division and then plan to have the captains enlist a sufficient number ot solicitors to completely cover the territory not later than November 2. The "kick-off" meeting of the residential division has been tenta tively set for Friday. November 7. Residential workers present were Mrs. Wesley Ouderlan. Mrs. Burge Mason Jr.. Mrs. Lowell Kaup. Mrs. Ellis Matthews. Mrs. Paul Tanner, Mrs. C. A. Dakln. Mrs. Oeorge Dimbat, Mrs. Earl Sheridan. Mrs. 1-iwrence Brown. Mrs. Paul Buck. Mrs. Melvin Leonard and Mrs. John A. Dutcher. r V I rv, FOE ORGANIZER M. L. Brown will attend a regional confer ence" of the Aerio leaders at the Klamoth Falls lodge Sat urday, October 22. Brown will address the conference on pro posed Aerie civic, public wel fare and membership pro grams. Aerie presidents from Grants Pass, Medford, Lake view, Bend, Pnneville and Madras will also attend the meeting. There will be on other meeting at the Eagle hall on Sunday. New Model Senator Costs $50,905, Up WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 (4V-The IBM-model IT. 8. senator Is going to Met the American taxpayer I.VI.905 a year and up. That's the package cost In salaries and exeiist for a slngl senators and his office slsff. Th bill for all 90 of them will run around $5,000,000 (Mi a year. Th cost per senator went up about mono a year this week when congress voted the money to permit senators to Increase the pay of their office help or add another 1 worker to their staff One Midwestern senator put the blame on the taxpayer for th high aenatorlal ousts. He didn't want Ills nam ucd Nnowed I'nrier "I'm snowed under with mall." Senator X said. "Wt get about 1 01 HI letters a day In my office. That means that flv or six stenographers and clerks do nothing but handle th mall " A senator's pay la 113.500 a year. It a generally agreed the salary Is modest enough. A top-rank amuaa. dor receives ,35.000 a year plus Amrttctn ,lld world peace Johnson Raps 'Straw Men False Rumors WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (AV-Bec-reiary louls Johnson declsred to day h Is running th defense de partment In lh Inlsreals of Hie expenses, But th senatorial salary Is only the down payment. The real cost Is In the flu print. Tak the rase of Senator X: In addition to hla salary, he gels ! another 12500 a year for exiieme. This expense money Is tax tree. He need make no accounting of how he spends It. It the senator comes from a state with a population of lees than 3.000.000 i Mi that means he ran draw 135.400 a year for hla office help. Each senator Is entitled to at least alx office workers, an 18400-a- ' an additional sOTJO-a-year aide Girls' Swim Instruction Classes Set 'Salty Shaw Scorns Bid He aald he intends to hew to thst i Hue despite "straw men" and "false rumors" which h attributed to th navy. t'llmas j Johnson waa lh climax witness before th housa armed services i committee which has heard navv ! charges that present defense policies I are wrung and are hurling national security. Johnson said all he la trying to ! do Is see thst the money ot the taxpayers la put Into the nitut modern and efficient defense equip ment so that they gel a hundred Rev. C. H. Beahm Gets High Post A Klamath Falls minuter, Rev, C. H. lleahni, was named In a high post In the Houlhein Oregon dis trict of th Church of )id today. Itev. lleahni was elected chair man of th cliurrh In Southern Ore gon al the denomination annual convention held at Medford. He Is pastor of the Church of Clod, 3D02 Altamolil drive. Welk'i Orchestra Here Tonight Everything from accordion through erleslea to whistling will b oflered Basin rfaiic fans tonight when Lawrence Wrlk and his rhsm ixign music move into III armory for a niie-iiiuhl stand. The band la currently on a west ern tour from lis headquarters HI th Chicago area and lias proven one of the most popular nulflta nf lh year In other west coast ap iiearaurc. POORS OPFN :! TONtr.ttTt Mexican Gets Knife Wounds Oregory Quajardo, itinerant Mexi can, waa treated at Klamath Val ley hospital tor several knife wounds. Including one endangering his left eye. He accused an unknown Mexican of attacking him. Quajardo said the second Mexi can approached him In the bus de pot early last night, asking tor money. When Qualardo refused him a loan, the Mexican reportedly whipped out a knife. Quajardo received several cuts on his hands and face and a slash through his left eyelid Into tne eyeball The swimming Instruction for Oirl Scouts and Camp Fire Olrls will begin Tuesday. October 35. at the high school pool and there will be one lesson a week for the next tour weeks. Beginners are to report from 6:30 to 7:30, and advanced swimmers from 7:50 to t 30. Adults and leaders are welcome to attend during the last hour. There will be a charge of 15 cents to cover costs of operating tne pool and Janitor service. All girls are to bring their own suits and towels. Ella Redkey will teach the course, assisted by several senior Otrl Scouts. Those completing the five lessons will be given a Red Cross advance ment certificate, depending upon their progress, and the certificate will entitle thrm to badge honors In Scout and Camp Fire work. year administrative assistant, and j rents worth of defense for eveiy! dollar spent. (irn. Marshall I Before Johnson went on lh wit. ' nets stand Urn. George C. Marsha!! told the committee that money la "the root of the present trouble In the armed forces." j Marshall, wartime army rhlef of staff, said all commanders asm , LONDON. Oct. 3t .AV-Engl.nd's j "j" !',r.y. " 'vr" ,nd most famous Irishman, Oeorge ", "l'""7 ,u . Bernard Shaw, conned today hrtj ' , . " ""l too old to dance a Scottish reel. 1 , Just "let me alone." the aging playwright wrote to the Clan Chat tan association, which Invited him to a Scottish dinner dame on No- Shaw, a member of the associa- , LAKEVIKW-Wllllam rurllrk al' tlon, sent the sponsors this post- j J'"1, " l-ks fmty this week to card in typical Urt Shavian style: th vacancy as 4-11 club agent Please note that I am In my 94th t afler November 1 year and stop bothering and mock- "" S" Clevenger moves to ing ma wUh ridiculous Invitations Wasco coumy. rurllrk will work to dance Scottish reels and thel'ke. I 'h Clevenger In the meantime, rime and dance as much aa vou like, i Clevenger has announced his re- New 4-H Agent In Lakeview Mike Murphy Gets o. Homestead Wye Michael J. Murphy, superintend ent ot boys at the Juvenile home. 1949 Main, la one of the lucky Klamath county residents to draw a homestead In the Rlverton, Wy oming land lottery, October (. He was No. 35 on the list and his parcel of land approximates 117 acres. Murphy farmed tor many years In the south end ot the bssln. He entered the army in 1943 to serve overseas In India, China and Aus tralia. Pitch Log Fire Controlled About an acre of land In the Pitch Log area south of Bly was burned off before Klamath Forest Protective association crewa con trolled the blase Thursday after noon. An un tended eampflre or warm ing fire was blamed for starting the fire. I Scout Council Meet Monday The first Olrl Scout council meet ing of the current season will lie held Monday evening at 7:30 In the high school cafelerls. Mrs. Oeorge Clark, president of the board an nounced. All adults working or Interested In Olrl Scouting sre Invited to at tend the meeting, which will Include discussion of the budget, a camp re port and Instructions on Commun:ty Chest work. Dessert will be served at the meeting. Those attending are asked to bring table service for the refreshments. Mrs. Clark urgea large attendance because of the Importance of the Items up fur discussion. but let me alone. O B S." slgiiatlnn as cluo sgent to accept , a similar position In Wa.vo county i at The Dalles. He Is in The Dalles this week making arrangrmrnta to take over his new Job. I rurllrk was graduated last Jim with a ri8 degree In agriculture at Las Vegas Holds Men Wanted Here Two young men held In Las Veg as. Nev, have waived extradition and probably will be returned here to face prosecution tor car theft, the sheriff's office reported todsy. They are Ralph Ronald Rader, 33. and Leonard Libera. 33, both ot Malln. who allegedly stole a car from Stanley Anderson ot Malln al most a month ago. Rader and Libera were appre hended In Lovelock, Nev., and the automobile recovered. They were held on a federal charge of viola tion of the Dyer act, moving a stolen car across a state line, and given three years probation each. 15 Days for Giving Liquor to Indian Edward James McDamel. 39, Is I serving out a 15-day sentence at KllI., ,,- -her he ma j the county Jail tor furnishing liquor j ,rrd ln imal husbandry. He has to Indian. ! bc,n m Oregon since that time, em- The San Franciscan was hailed , DiOVed aa county aaent at laree. and Into Sprague River Justice court atjh('rum to unevlew from Coos Biy yesterday ana piesaea guilty. Hsr Charles E. Bryant, It. sentenced) j-urtlrk originally cam from 8a to 10 years in prison lor lorgery. nn Kan. I waa removed from the county lock-: I up this morning for his trip to the; ki VAM wmA Marat iatate penitentiary In Salem. He Is Mn Wonted Mere j being taken up by Deputy Sheriff MOW in Institution Marlon Barnes. Richard B. Wltham, arrested re- cenlly In Parmlngton. Me, for for ' gery and wanted here for violation i of probation, haa been commuted i to a Maine mental institution, ac- The Klamath County chamber of ' cording to word received by Sher- cemmerre offices will be closed all Iff Jack Prancy. day Saturday In observance of the I Wltham, a resident of Maine, waa 13th annual Klamath Basin Potato , placed on probation for five years festival at Merrill. : Here September I on a guilty plea SAUGll At I ...with 'hi ttm- I ruir oi iTiwrtH HaZING GUNSI O -iif Jy fxcrNGi ab'A' ...WITH IHI I 'l U ij TMIUSM YOUNG 10VII Ar (A JJl V tow. 1 "' gSSfJ SW ( X!5iV roiTin f ( Rf MtCAlTlltl i V Vw 1 . -4S, .M OARNIR w'-ljfV'Olf loeaiai tiKaia am Chamber Offices Closed Saturday Never Dull Moment In This ladting AOVfNTlRf f Office staff members will have a car at the festival, the machine carrying advertising material. to possession of a forged check. 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