PACI 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.
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Distributed by Shuck Bros., Merrill
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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
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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.
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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
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carrying advertising material.
to possession of a forged check. On
September 35 he waa arrsted In
Farmlngton for forgery,
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