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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1949)
r fo) uim fo) In) La uTlit- ' ay's Xews l. : j By FRANK JENKINS THE world U admittedly In men. Russia hu The Bomb . . . we'r cruwdlni on all apeed ahead to get mora bomba than Russia hu . . . Tito U thumbing hla no al Miwcow ... II lllier aide Harts (houtlni It Blight b th beginning ut another world war . . . our con omy la drifting elradlly nearer and naarar to eoclallsm. Bui 1 11 bt you'v rrad vry word that haa been printed about tin lf-a-eiid-maybe placer gold alrlka up at PUhwheel on tlia Yukon. I know I have. MOTS the term PLACER (old. " U means told In the travel In t: creek beda. Uold Uiat anybody run pick up and put In hla poke If ha get there lint and etakee out a claim at a lood apot before somebody else dne. It waa (old Ilka that placer (old along with beaver fur that built the Weal. THERE are raw and elemental ' things In thla world. One of (hem l a wolf howl. One night, more yean aio than I Ilka to confeaa. I waa aleepliK out In a rude cabin In the (eneral area of the Willamette pass then urucarred by either railroad or modern hlihway. The eoyotea were yapping when we went to brd, but It lulled ua to aleep. Then Suddenly A TIMBER WOLI HOWLEDI INSTANTLY the four of ua aat straight up In our beda. We agreed afterward that the hair stood up on the beck of our necks. We could feel our fleah creep. RAW (old hu that same elrment "al quality. Bark in th early 30a, In th depth of the depreulon. a man named Burna waa pocket-mlnl. ( over In the Oranta Paaa country and washed out on of the biggest nugget ever found In Southern Oregon. IU value, aa I recall It, weighed out about (3400 at th then price of (old. He waa In my office a abort Urn afterward and when I aaked him about It he reached In the aide pocket of hla Jeana Jacket and dragged out the big nugget and then fuhed around In hla other pocketa for other nuggeta which he plied on my desk. They made a heap, aa I recall It. about th alu nf large-PloTtd grapefruit. Th total value, h aald. waa about 100. 1'v aeen check many, many 1 1 m e a that all In dollan, arid they've left ma unmoved, but at the eight of thai raw (old. lying there on my deak, frnh from th earth In which It had rested tar goodneaa knowa how many cen turies waiting for aomrone to com along and pick It out. th hair Hood up again on th back of my neck aa In the caa of the wolf howl In th night long yean be fore, and I could feel piicklea run ning up and down my aplne. UUE talk endleaaly In then dayi of 8KCURITY. When word of abundant beaver fur In th mountain valieya of the Went trickled back Eait. men for. (Continued on Pag 91 Bidault New Premier Al Cmm PARI rijoJOJ . ,rrance 1 longeat pol . crlala In M year ended early today with confirma tion of tleorgea Bidault aa premier. Bidault had formed hla cabinet lineup before the national aaaembly approved him 367 to IU. Por the 60-year-old leader of the MHP I popular republican more menu, today's coming to power waa a full cirri of the political wheel. Head of the wartime reilitanc In Prince. Bidault waa hla country provisional president and premier from June to December, 1(46, and her foreign minuter from IMS until July. ma. Cabinet Boon after his confirmation, Bi dault presented hla rablnet to PraaU dent Vinrrnt Aurlol. He had aa cured party agreement to th cabi net lineup before th auembly vol, overromlng In advance th obstacle on which two prevloua choice for premier foundered. Bidaull'i new government waa baaed on the aame coalition of cen ter partlea which have been govern ing Pranr for more than two yean. HU program waa a 1 molt Identical with that proposed by so claim Julea Morh and Radical So cialist Rene Mayer, who had failed In forming governments. Prance had not been ao long with out a government, hlaotrlana aald, sine im. ' VE CENTS 4( 1 KLAMATH FALLH, OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER IS. 1MI Teiewhea (111 N. Ill Wife Dies Unnoticed As Husband Drives OREOON CITY. Ore.. Oct, 28 iP) Reese Burgln and hu wife, Eva, drove from their Centralia home yesterday to visit their eon, Charles, at his Kellogg Park home near here. They apok casually at Kelso. After that Mn. Burgln didn't aay anything more. When they reached the aon'a home, Burgln found out why. Some where In the 90 mile between Kelso and Kellogg Park, hi tt-year-old wife had died. Bridges Says He'll Have To Get 'Boot' CIJEVELAND. Oct. 38 Hard hitting Harry Bridges, leader of 84. ooo longshoremen, declared today the only way hU union would leav the CIO "would be If were booted out. Th Weit roast leader who Uke pride In calling hu union a left- wing organization a dmttted he thought next week'! annual conven tion would be "rough as all hell, rlhawdewa That Is because right wing force are determined to here a showdown with th II or 12 unions under left leaden. But Bridge aald aora mitte of about a doaen re presents lives of key locali In th longshore men'a union will meet with CIO President Philip Murray. Murray holds th answer to how lough th fight becomes. Judge Rules Thomas Must Stand Trial WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 (v Fed eral Judge Alexander Holtsoff ruled todai that Rep. J. Pamell Thomas (R-NJl must lUnd trial November T on charges of defrauding th gov ernment. Holtaoff refused a further continu ance of the trial, already aeveral times postponed. After receiving a report on Thomas' physical condi tion from two private phyilrlana. The doctors wer named by th court to examine him. Defense attorney! had contended th. t the M-year-old Thomaa, who la suffering from a stomach disorder, Is loo 111 to appear for trial now, Thomas, one-time chairman of the house committee on un-American activities, was Indicted a year ago on chargea of compiling to de fraud the government. The Indict ment accused the lawmaker of of-flre-payroll-paddlng and taking "kickbacks" from employee. Probe Hints Salting Of Fishvheel Area; Nugget Voice- Worn ' FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 38 iP Eldorado or dud? Bonanaa or bust? All Alaska was wondering today what actually la going on at Pith wheel on the Yukon river, where the 20th century 'toera are heating tip In aubxero temperature over whether they've got aomethlng or not. mnwneei la th wide apot in the Yukon river, a mil from th Arctic circle and 18ft mllea northwest of here, wher Clifton Carroll reported couple of week ago he b c I c e V LeJLl . -1 Tf.k 'jr. r.i. L'r3t;-v.eVe.,'.V- ih'-'Vi'?) -.. e;ir' w'7 . ") a found pea-alied (old nuggeu In the muck on the axle of hla tlih wheel, net-equipped waterwheel to catch fish. Wednesday proapectora In the fri gid tent town demanded that flrat apeclmena of nugget be sent to the Unlverilty of Alaska her for as aay. 'Brass' Yesterday O e o I o ( y Professor Richard Ragle examined them and declared: "Three of the nugget are (old an one la brais." Veteran mlnera generally agreed hla entire report took a negative view. Aa thla la written, reiulta of hli ssay have not yet got back to Fish wheel, which "await the assay re port with Jangled nerves." Jack Daum, ataff writer for Th Fairbanks Niwimlner. who flew to the strike area and Hiked himself a claim while covering th itory tor hla newspaper, radioed 1 a a t night mat: "Arguments and near flttflghu flared along the Yukon Wednesday "Ollbert Lord, Fort Yukon road' home proprietor, haa taken person' al charge of th flrat nugget found and haa been th moat outspoken booster of this area aa th biggest thing line th Klondike. Assay Demanded "Prospectors who have ipent nun- dreda of dollar outfitting them aelvea and flying here to thla bleak valley . . . demanded of Lord that he lend the nugget to th Unlver ilty of Alaska In Fairbanks for as saying. Lord was reluctant to send the gold out at flrat but after Im plications of hla refuial wer point- (Continued on Pag It DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY of Kit Corson, the first tree to be plonted in the parkway bordering the new north entrorvce into Klomoth Foils just about mokes "Kit Carson Park woy" official. Mayor Robert A. Thompson throws the first shovelfull of dirt on o silver maple which is held by Bill Whorton of Solem, supervising landscope orchitect of the Ore gon state highway department. Wharton is a long-distance relative of Kit Carson, famous scout. City Stores Report Run On Coffee A definite run on coffee buying. ranging from a slight Increase over normal to by-the-csse purchase, waa reported by Klamath FalU gro cers thla morning. Tit price, however, had not gone up over yesterday's 63 cent a pound wholesale cost. Indications mil ar that th price will continue upward. ' Danger! Most grocers urge thai house wives not stock up to the extreme on coffee. For on thing, they said, th pnet might go down again be fore th family haa waded through a case of coffee- Wont result of a terrific run on col lee would be a scarcity of the commodity, which should be enough to alow down a buying rush by all ration-remembering customers, gro cers said. Wholesirra and relallera In Portland and other polnla Joined In the appeal to buyen not to demand huge stocks. Britons In Tizzy; Liz A Smoker? LONDON, Oct. it ! Princess Elisabeth U mighty proper out In public but la the a secret cigarette smoker? Those who frown on the nicotine habit began to wonder today, for newspapen published picture of her private desk and on It was, unmistakably, an ash tray. It caused alarm among the anti smoking set, and It got to be the topic of th day In some sewing circles. Model The princess, part of whose Job la to be held up as a model for young folk, haa never been caught with a cigarette In public, or even at the seml-prlvate functions at which, aa some think, a young matron might properly light up. "So, doea the prlncesa smoke?" Lord Beaverbrook'a Dally Express headlined It set of the pictures. It left the question dangling. Nobody els In the royal family la known to amok much. Cost of Living In Another Jump WABMINr.TOX. Oct M .yPl The cost of living me one-heir f 1 per cent la beplesaber. the largest monthly Increase la con sumer price for a year. Tbe bureau of labor sis tittles, reporting fills today, aald the price of all major Items contrib uting to city living routs went IP excrpt Hothlng. The rls. however. Hill left the rtr krrel t 'per" rent' berbw the all-tlm prak f September a year ago. It was It per cent above August. 131. State Group To Scan OTI Facilities OTI Oregon Technical Institute will be vklted by the state Interim committee for study of post high school facilities November 7. Arrangement for the visit were ' made by O. I. Paulson, state dlrec ' tor of vocational education, who ; spent several daya this week In specting operation of courses and administration development .at Oregon Tech. Accompanying Paulson was Wil liam Loomls, state superintendent of trade and Industrial education, who Is known here for his work on the trade and Industrial program at Klamath Union high school. Xarson Tree' Dedicated On Parkway The tint of 1430 trees and shrubs was planted in Kit Carson parkway that borden the June dedicated I north entrance to Klamath Palls, and not only Wis th dlvar mapl dedicated to the memory of that I Intrepid scout of early Western hls . lory" Kl4. Cwrjion.bwt hnH-tal! retain) Arid th tree while Msyor ! Robert A. Thompson sifted th dirt i over It roots, ' Memben of the city family, th council, park board, planning com I mission, state highway officials, city 'hall heads and even the press, crowded around while Bill Wharton of Salem, supervising landscape ar 'chitect of the Oregon Bute highway department held the little maple, j 'Cousin I Wharton appeared In his official capacity, but also admitted he waa a second cousin twice removed on his maternal ilde of the famous Kit Carson. In so many words, Whar ton's mother's grandfather was tint cousin of Kit Carson's father. This was good enough for "Cap" Collier, active member of the city park board, who then and there de dicated the tree to Kit Carson and those proponents of the name of Kit Carson and It unofficially re places the dissonant "North En trance" for the four-lane entry Into the city. Planters Contract for planting the trees and I shrubs, many of the native Oregon type. Is held by Lakesnore Nursery In Klamath Calls and Mn. W. P. Myers was among those present to see the Job done well. Egg Prices Take Another Tumble PORTLAND. Oct. 2S (Pi Egg prlcea tumbled her again today, th third aucresslv morning of lower quotations. Today cuta of 1 and 3 cent a doaen brought to T cent th de cline for the week on grade AA large and 6 cents on A medium. Price varied In different market In tli city. On offered AA large today at (7 cent and AA medium at S3 cents. Moat dealers were ad vertising eggs heavily, presumably In expectation of further lowering of prlcea In the East which ar be ing reflected here. FEWER APPLES PORTLAND, Oct, 21 liPl - The government apple buying program In Oregon and Washington will alow down next month. The U. S. department of agriculture act ap ple purchases at 10 carloads In Oregon 7 and 192 In Washington during the November 1-20 period. This month th government bought 7 nd W eln.t. Meet the People NavyChief's Firing Sets Off Blasts WA8HINOTON. Oct. 2 iPi The firing of Admiral Louis Denfeld brought a roar of protest from many congress members today and made It certain there will be fresh probing Into differences among the armed services. But other lawmakers said there was nothing President Truman could do under the circumstance but boot Denfeld out ss chief of naval operations. . Chairman Vinson iD-Oai said at Mllledgeville, Ga.. that the house I armed services committee will cer tainly look Into the ouster when congress reconvenes In January. 'Walk the Plank Vinson said Denfeld was being mad to "walk the plank" because of hit testimony to the house group. He added: The congress nor the committee cannot alt quiet ly by and permit reprisals against witnesses who have testified be fore It." In Boston. Rep. Bates iR-Msss), a committee member, aald Secre tary of the Navy Matthews not Denfeld should be fired. Bate aald of Matthews: "He Is abso lutely unfit to hold the office. Hi naval experience la nil and he can't even row a boat." Johnaoa'a View Secretary of Defense Louis John son denied today that Admiral Denfeld waa ousted aa "reprisal" for hla criticism of defense poli cies. He implied that Denfeld lack ed qualifications for the post. A crowd of some 250 navy en listed men gathered at Denfelda office to demonstrate their affec tion and backing for him. One told th admiral they hoped be would one day be president. Denfeld told them that although be had been ousted "no service and no Individual will atop" the navy; Portland Bans Secret High School Clubs PORTLAND. Oct 28 cV-8ecret societies In Portland high schools were outlawed by the school board at the end of a hot three-hour-long bearing last night. The school board voted unani mously to enforce the Oregon law prohibiting fraternities and sorori ties at the high school level. The board adopted a previously suggested policy forbidding rushing, secret Initiations, and secret mem bership lists. All organizations would hare to have an adult ad visor, approved by school officials, present at all meetings. The organizations could, however, continue their practice of selecting their pledges. It is that selectivity which constitutes one of the chief attractions of the societies, and. at the-same time, one of opponents' chief objections to them. ,.V9 lrSj- k 'ii-H n " HEAD-ON DOWN MAIN street, Steve Mosher meets the Meet the People photographer. Mosher spent a number of years in Fairview and Fremont schools in the teaching ond coaching staffs, went into the service ond two years ogo joined a Klamath Falls farm equipment firm, Mayor Lee, Attorney Have Tiff PORTLAND, Oct It " Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee and the president of the Multnomah County uar association were at out today, after a hot fight over a proposed parole ordinance. Bartlett F. Cole came In to ask a 30-day delay on the ordinance, which would create a director of parole independence of municipal courts. He said the association wanted Urn to study it, "I'm quite satisfied with the or dinance as it now stands," snapped Mrs. Lee. "I dont agree with Port land attorneys who do not consider It an emergency measure. . , I do not like delaying tactics." After a heated dispute over the ordinance, the committee Cole had appointed, and the state of munici pal court, the mayor agreed to postpone action until next week. Big Ship Hits Azores Peak; No Survivors PARIS. Oct. 28 (AP) A Pari-to-New York CongteU lation carry in? 48 persons crashed in flames against a mountain peak in the Azores today The Air France line said all aboard perished, including French Boxer Marcel Cerdan and 11 Americans. The plane apparently strayed from its course in bad weather and poor visibility and rammed into 3000-foot Algarvia peak in the northeast section of Sao Miguel inland. It was five minutes away from a landing at Santa Maria in the Azores when its last message was heard. I Eight hours later the wreck I age was sighted. Air France here said it re ceived word from Santa Maria by cable that rescue partlea had rushed to th scene and found all 37 passengers and 11 crewmen dead. The plan was about 1400 mile out of Paris on it way to New York. Bediea Burned Dispatches from Ponta Delgada la the Azores aald all th bodies wer bumed beyond recognition. The Constellation, also carried the noted Prench woman violin vtrtuoao. Olnette Neveu. who la well known to American concert audience, and Louis Boutet de Montvel, widely known Prench painter and 111 users' tor of children book. Cerden's manager, Jo Irongman. and hla trainer, Paul Censer, also were aboard. Cerdan, former world middleweight champion, was on his way here for a tltl bout scheduled December 2 at Madison Square Oar den. New York, with jak Lamotta, to whom he lost the tltl In Detroit June IS. Other Dead Th passengers also Included J. P. Suqullbld. Pocatello, Ida, and Afgahanl Pin Brahahlm, Butt, Mont. Also among; th passengers wer Kay Kamen and sirs. Kaut Kamen, described as commercial managers of the Walt Disney company. Bang Shooting Hours f QatT TillgTii-Teni October tt Open: t:M a.m. CIom: :1 pja. MARCEL CERDAX , Among the dead U. S. Envoys Urge More Yugo Funds LONDON, Oct. 28 ( More American economic aid to help Yugoslavia defy Soviet Russia has been urged by U. S. envoy to Iron C u r t a in countries, diplomatic sources said today. American ambassadors to Russia and the communist satellite coun tries met here earlier this week with Assistant Secretary of State George Perkins to exchange views on countries in which they are serv ing as envoys. Diplomatic informants who de clined to be quoted by name said Cavesdish Cannon, U. 8. ambassa dor to Yugoslavia, has suggested that Yugoslavia be exempted from many of the restrictions imposed on East-West trade. The restrictions are Intended to prevent goods of potential military value going to communist countries. ' DISCIPLES OF CHRIST CINCINNATI, Oct. 28 ! Dr. John A. Tate of Richmond. Va was elected president of the next International convention of the Disciples of Christ today. The dis ciples will meet at Oklahoma City, Oct IS to 20. next year. Ho Trouble In Unloading 'Hot Cargo' "Tmt DALLES. On. rvf a Farmhands and cowboys continued their stevedore work "today, unload ing pineapple aa shotgun guards Idled nearby. The Inexperienced hands worked slowly at taking pineapple from th barg that left Hawaii d urine th Irng shore strike there. The work "y ten aay. a dock com mission spokesman said. Guards Over a dozen sheriff's denutiea guarded the dock against any re currence or the violence which halt ed unloading last month. Sheriff Harold Sexton said scores nf nlher citizens wanted to be deputised to act as guards. There was no need for them, how ever. CIO longshore pickets van- isnea quietly yesterday alter being served a temporary restraining or der against picketing. A hearing on the order will be held Monday. Woman Officer Gets Medal SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Oct 28 (Pi Lt Mary Patricia O'Hara. 30. to day holds the nation's major peace-, time award for heroism the sol dier's medal. Lt O'Hara was awarded the dee oration for saving the life of Kath erlne Boening. 21, Galveston, last July. Her citation aald In part: Merrill High Grid Team Disqualified; All Games Forfeited By RED HTRD Herald and New Sport Editor The Merrill high school football team, riding toward a possible county "B" football championship with six straight victories, waa dis qualified by the Oregon School Activities association in a decision handed down yesterday. . The reason given for the ruling by the OSAA was the alleged In eligibility of Lowell Snapp, ace halfback for the Huskies. Charge In a protest lodged by Bonanza, Malln and Chlloquln high school. It was charged that Snapp had played football while In the eighth grade and thus would be Ineligible for competition this, his fifth year. A high school student Is eligible for only tour years of competition In athletics. A. Oden Hawes. secretary-treasurer of the OSAA. conducted a hearing of the case Monday night In Klamath Falls. The hearing was held upon a request by Merrill high school. Kick Upheld Yesterday It was learned that a rot of the board of control of the association upheld Snapp' Ineligi bility. The xact vow waa not known. It was rumored today that school authorities in th county leagu had approached Merrill officials, asking for Snapp' Immediate with drawal several weeks ago but th request had been turned down. Merrill citizens may protest th OSAA decision, lt was rumored to day. Championship Data Th Huskies have a scheduled football date with Malln Novem ber 6 In a gam that would decld the championship. Th Malln Mus tangs ar also undefeated In league play. However, th official ruling of th OSAA will automatically cause forfeiture of all of Merrill' foot ball victories, brightening chances for Malln to win th title. Snapp Out Snapp will be ousted from futur games. He I th brother of Ureal "Jack" Snapp, Merrill middleweight fighter who was a itronc conten der for th tltl for aeveral years. Merrill's win over Henley wont count and In th eve t MerrtP de feat Malln, the Mustangs ai.d Hornets would be tied with on defeat aplec -
