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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
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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.
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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 -