Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, November 01, 1949, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'ay's lews Mr FRANK JKNKINS tlKRK la n Interesting qUMtlon: How did the Hercules people come to Mttl on the Klamath country a Ui place to local a pilot plant to (urlhrr their study of the chemistry of western woods? Till" la tht alory, aa I havt heard II: They derided at tha beginning that they mint hava a location fMrly well centered In tha western pine area and aerved by two rail road!. That decision pin-pointed Klam ath aa a food spot. COMKTUINO else helped lm mensely. In the Ewauua properly, Weyer haeuser had a Hie that was prac tically tailored to measure. It waa Sitple In also. It waa admirably rrd by transportation. It had a j and quits modem power plant. II had plenty ol building, aoma of which ran be uaed. On lop of all that, Weyerhaeuaer ottered the alte at a moat attrac tf e price. We mual keep In mind 11 tact that In modern Indiutrtal pyctlre pilot planta are expendable. That la to ay. when they have aerved Uieir purpose they have little furttw value. Their equipment la SPECIAL equipment. It la designed aimplv and aolely to prove whether or not certain processes originated In the laboratory can be made profitable on a commercial acale. When that queatlon la emwered, the pilot plant la all through. Tha price named by the Weyer haeuser people waa ao low aa to enable Herrulra to carry through Ita pilot plant operation at a mini mum of coat. Bealdee, It makes It poaalble to get the pilot plant Into operation aooner which la a con airteratlon of aome Importance. When you want to find out aome thing by TRYINO IT OUT on a acale diffidently large to prove the point, the aooner you can get go ing the better you will like It. WHEN Weyerhaeuaer bought Ewauna. the market for uaed equipment waa atlll quits active. If the Ewauna property had been liquidated without delay, a much larger price could have been ob tained. Inatead of liquidating It Immediately, the Weyerharuaer people chose to hold It In the hope of aecurlng a lame Induatry whoae location here would greatly Improve the community! Induatrtal out look. The completion of the Her. culea deal realised Una hope. I happen to know that the dif ference between the price that could have been obtained by Iro stftwhste liquidation and the price 'finally made to the Herrulea people aa an Inducement to bring their project her runa Into a LAKOE aum of money. It la co-operation Ilk that that build cltlea. In giving credit tor thl eplendld development In the Industrial growth of the Klamath country. Weyerhaeuser la entitled to a large ahare for the enlightened policy of community development which It ha puraued. The rall roada alio, through their Industrial development department, helped greatly. TN the final washout, of courae. It Waa the Klamath area a advan- j tageoua location with regard to western wood aupply and trana portatlon that probably tipped the k a Ira in our favor. But the TEAM WORK displayed by everybody cou ( Continued on Page 7) ! Big Steer Front Split; Bethlehem Firing Furnaces CLKVKLAXD, Nov. 1 (AIM Hi'thlelicm Steel cor- iioratitin left a witlti liulu in the once solid rank of the Htrikt'-tluHL'd steel industry today and started firinjr up for ijiiHincM an uiiuhI. Shattciinif a well worn precedent of waitina; to gee what the nation's No. 1 producer U. S. Steel would do, Ri'thlehem, No. 2, tame to terms I Hut nixht with I'hiiip Murray and his CIO-L'nited . FIVE tCLNTK Kl 111 ITU til t U fkBfmW HlgUf.iV krAret-u7 ,i rr-i a a a svr . - mOmtm mmm-m.m m mm na.uo, Vni.VJV.1i llyCDUfll, nUTLJIDE.ll la X EICON fill 111 0 XIIV mm tV , riVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1949 State Jobless Benefits Hit Monthly High SALEM, Nov. 1 i stale unem ployment beneflta during October were more than three tlmea the highest previous October figure In the 13-year history of the stale un employment compensation commis sion. The October total waa II J89.71S and unemployment la eiecled to uicrease even more. More Uian SO. 000 Jobless workers filed claim for benefit during the past four months, compared with 37,400 In the similar period of laal year. The commission blamed the big Increase on alowdowna In the food processing, construction and lumber Industries. More than one-fourth of those getting benefit last week were from the lumber Industry. The commission predicted that (he unemployment benefit for all of this year would set a new record. Payment during the first 10 months of the year touted 114.818.968. The all-time record for a whole year waa 8I8.6M.74S In 1049. Halloween Kid Parties Big Success The city recreation department planned Halloween parlies for chil dren last night was a bigger aurceaa than expected, according to Sam Smith, city recreation chairman. The H fasten program received the lineal cooperation from all school, club and civic organlza tlona. Smith said. No official count waa taken of the attendance at the parties, but good crowds were pres ent at all eight of the school gyms and the high school dance attend ance was estimated at over 600. 8mlth said this year's success of the eight parties would probably mean that the recreation depart ment would make this a yearly af fair. Outside of minor mischief, the city program seemed to be successful. Steelworkers, Murray, here for the CIO's national convention, made no effort to conceal his Jubilation. He cried at a rally: "American Induatry might aa well racognlae thl fact, that It will be required In the future to maintain Its elderly workers on a reasonably Good Weather 'Till Sunday PORTLAND. Nov. 1 (v-Flr skies and moderate temperatures are In store for the rest of thl week, the weather bureau reported today. By Saturday, however, aome cloud iness la expected to develop and on Sunday rain la likely. 'Veep' Can't Find Ring for Widow ST. LOUIS. Nov. I 14'v-Vlce President Barkley still hasn't found the kind of wedding ring he want for his bride-to-be. Barkley and Mrs. Carleton 8. Hidley, 38, who announced their marriage date Sunday, shopped for a ring yesterday. But they were un able to find Juat what they wanted. The 71-year-old vice president planned a flying trip to Washington. Pa., today for a speaking engage ment. His plane was to leave thl afternoon. After filling the engagement, he will return to St. Louis and con tinue his search for a ring. Meet the People .. i . e t mWK!--7!mm3mVff Bssl . alM ; HIGH HOPES Officials In Washington. D. C, today aald they expected other steel firm to follow Bethlehem'a lead and hope were buoyed that the Bethlehem agreement would mean a quirk end tor bath the alee! and coal strikes. The Associated Pre, In report ing the Waahlngton reaction, aald further that U. S. Steel's presi dent, Benjamin Fairies, had In vited further peace talks wilb the ClO'a Phil Murray. J.- v.. JfcSA4Wi.i. A STOP LIGHT held up Bud Wood, Klamath Falls paper sales man, Who smiled right into the lens of the Meet the People cameraman today. decent basis without their going to the poorhouse, public charity or relative or friend for help. "How much waa expended In IMS on the wear and tear of the human machine? Plve million dollar. "That la the Issue, that 1 what we're fighting about." Glee A few hours later. -t midnight, the first of Bethlehem's 80 000 work era gleefully lUrted back. It will take about a week to get the plant Into full operation. Til main feature of Bethlehem' terms was a minimum 1100 monthly pension for all employee with 24 years' service reaching the age of So or over. Those with 30 years wilt receive $85. After 15 years. 866. Bom, said Murray, will receive as much aa $250 a month. Company Pay With the exception of employe payment to federal social security, the company will py 11 about nine cent per worker hourly of the pension rosl. Unlike the other steel firms, Bethlehem rial been financing a pension system for M years but at a lower rat providing for around 840 a month On social Insurance deth. aick ness, accident, hospitalisation employee put 2'i cent an hour into a fund and the company matches It. Employe had been paying all social Insurance cost In the past but the exact figure waa not announced. Fire Damages Postal HQ In Washington WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 ( Fire. ccompnlrd by a rumbling erles of explosion, caused heavy damage tc the 111.000.000 (Ml poatofflce de partment building today and sent hundreds of government employe fleeing to the street. The blare was confined to the eighth floor. But before firemen brought It under control, they poured tons of water Into the col umned, limestone structure on Pennsylvania avenue between 12th and 13th streets, N.W. Smoke and water damage was heavy. There was no Immediate of ficial estimate of the loss, but a somewhat similar fire In 1938 soon after the building was constructed caused 8400.000 damage. Three Injured At least three persons were In jured, either by flying glass from the explosion, or when a ectlon of the seventh floor celling fell In. Two were employe of the fed eral communications commission. They were Richard Jamison and D. C. Corrlgan. Both suffered head injuries. Robert Farrlngton, an Associated Press reporter, got a bad cut on the shoulder. A glass door behind him waa blown out on the seventh floor while he was telephoning a report on the first to his office. Man Cuts Off Trapped Hand NEW CASTLE, Ind.. Nov. 1 OP) Charles Rothrock. 66-year-old farm er, amputated hla own right hand with a pocket knife after It became caught In a corn picking machine yesterday. Rothrock' wife lost both her legs In the same corn picker In 1942. Rothrock, after freeing himself, ran a quarter of a mile to the home of a brother and was taken to a hospital. His condition waa re ported fair, Rothrock' wife, Clara, waa pulled Into the machine seven year ago when her slack caught In It blades. Both her legs were ampu tated. After her husband had been taken to the hospital, Mrs. Rothrock said: "Lot of people have worse luck than we do," Telephone Sill HMasaiaa-aaJ i -jail'! I I I ". f rfsa ..lai.. a.ssa.-.sii.-a. la a..sssssa. J fwH yL5 fp$& Y&J O tic, lr n : A l ii ii ii. i in mm iu Halloween Quiet; Treat ' Boom Noted Believe It or not, comparative quiet reigned on the Halloween scene last night City police claimed last night was one of the quietest they have ex perienced In many a year. Few incident of vandalism were reported outside of three fire hydrant-crackings that occured about 7:30 pjn. A prowler car waa 'PLAYFUL' "Playful" prank of the Klam ath Fails ssanll fry will keep the city street department bail far "about week." City Engineer E. A. Thorn said today. Tbe kids, in traditional Hallow, eer style, tipped ever street bar ricades, uprooted a few street igns and "No Parking" sign among other capers. "It will be the Job of the street department to put things back in order," Thomas ssld smilingly. FUN AND A BIT OF rascality highlighted 1949's celebration of Halloween last night. Above, left, Mrs. Melvin Howie fits up daughter Vicki for a round of trick-or-treot. Right, Walter Hamblin and AI Angel, KUHS custodians, were kept busy this morning moving off two little houses from the high school lawn. Below, the Moose sponsored leen-Age party ot the armory was well attended. Mary Mills is serving doughnuts to a group of KUHS students who found the snack bar a popular place. Electricians Apparently Leaving CIO CLEVELAND. Nov. 1 ip The United Electrical Workers, spear head of the CIO's rebellious left wing, today announced it was with holding any further dues to the CIO a certain first step toward It ouster. In a defiant statement accusing CIO leadership of following a "pro gram of raiding, unlon-bustlng and red-baiting hypocracy," UE Presi dent Albert J. Fitzgerald said the next step "Is up to the CIO." Walkout UE delegate walked off the con vention floor shortly afterwards. Fitzgerald said they were going home. UE officers have not been attending the convention although delegates were there. There waa little doubt that Presi dent Philip Murray of the CIO would accept the challenge quickly. The groundwork for removing the UE, with approximately 375.000 members, was laid by constitution al changes approved last night for action by the CIO convention today or tomorrow. Bang- Shooting Hours N ovem bc Open;. 6:11 a.m. ( lose: 3:55 p.m. Community Chest Set for Kichoff; Big Meet Tonight Finishing touches were being applied this morning to plans for a meeting ot Klamath Falls business and Industrial executives at the Klamath Union high school auditorium at 7:30 tonight. The session has been called In the interest of the current $65,541 Klamath County Community Chest campaign. Leaders of the 1949 Community Chest appeal pointed out that In addition to a general discussion of the Chest and its objectives, volun teer workers who have pledged a themselves to help raise the 165.541 goal, will attend the meeting this evening and will get their final In structions and soliciting supplies. "Vital Interest" "We have promised one and all that we will have a meeting that is of vital interest to every citizen of Klamath county, but the session will not be long and there will be no solicitation of funds during the as sembly," Campaign Chairman Ches ter H. Hamaker declared this morning. The brunt of the speaking assign ment this evening will be borne by Frank Jenkins, Herald and News publisher. "We want everyone In our county to feel that they will be most wel come at the meeting at the high school," Hamaker declared. ."Al though personal Invitations have been mailed only to heads of firms which employ five or more people. In addition to the various committee workers who comprise our campaign divisions, this does not mean that the meeting will not be of real Interest to everyone," he added. rvimmlttee workers were busy to- I day personally urging the head ot ' the firms assigned to them to be i on hand at the high school this evening. ASTORIA WARM ASTORIA, Nov. 1 VP) Purl bathers had warm temperatures on Clatsop benches over the week-end, with unofficial readings going up as high a 80 degree. De Gasperi's Government Threatened ROME, Nov. 1 OPy Italian social- ' 1st wrangling today threatened to ; upset Premier Alcide de Oasperl's i coalition government, I Dissension among the nation's . small groups of moderate, anti-communist socialists brought the sud den resignation last night of three of their number from De Oasperl's cabinet. While the moderate socialists count for little In the overwhelm ingly Christian-democrat gov ernment, their action may auto matically cause the entire cabinet to fall. Should their resignations stand, traditional parliamentary procedure requires the premier and his whole cabinet to resign. Strong Grip In that event, De Oasperl's re appointment to form a new govern ment seems certain, since his Chrls tion democrat party won a heavy majority In the 1948 general elec tions. Those resigning were Vice Pre mier Giuseppe Saragat, leader of the Italian socialist labor party (PSLI, and two other PSLI rep resentatives. Minister of Industry and Commerce Ivan Matteo Lom bardo and Minister of Reconstruc tion Roberto Tremelloni. called out on that case, and it ap peared that the pranksters con cerned were scared off the streets. Hydrant Cracked The city fire department stated that approximately 12 hydrants were cracked open prior to 11 o'clock last night. But no false alarms or fire calls were turned in. State police reported that the phone was Jangling on its hook most of the night. Most popular sport In the outlying districts was the tearing down of mail boxes. - Kaler's ambulance was expecting to receive several false alarms. Judging from experience in previous years. However, no calls were re ceived as of late last night. Parties Popular City Recreation Director Sam Smith stated, that all school parties were well attended. Attendance at the armory teen age dance was not so great as ex pected, but nevertheless the re freshment booth stationed at the rear of the armory was doing land office business early in the evening. The "trick or treat" trade seemed to be most popular of oc cupations for small-fry. Treat Boom One lady reported to the Herald and News that four youngsters came up to ner door with empty shopping bags. When she remarked that It seemed as though business had not been good so far one little cherub chirped up, "Oh yes It has. mam. We've got 14 bags full hid in the bushes." Judy Too Plump, May Lose Job . HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 1 (Pi Judy Garland must ahed some' pound age or else lose another top role. MGM bosses huddled yesterday to discus the possible removal of the ringing star from her role In "8ummrr Stock" and even possible suspension. A studio spokesman aald Judy la aome eight pound overweight and was up for poaalble suspen sion because she bad Ignored another order to reduce. Chance . , However, she pleaded for "just one more chance" and It was given her. Last spring, her role In 'Annie Get Your Uun" waa given to Betty Hutton when MGM aald Judy failed to report on a set after lunch. She waa suspended for several month then and waa reinstated after aome time at a Boston clinic. Washington, D: C:, Scene Of Tragedy WASHINGTON. Nov. t (AP) A little Bolivian fiohtpr nlflnai nnrl a hie air. liner collided in the air neap the Wanhington airport to day with a nrobable death toll of 54. More than two hours after the crash only one person was Known to nave com through it alive. He waa. an nnirlontifioH man who babbled deliriously in upanisn ana w believed to be the Bolivian pilot, Eric Rio Brldoux. 28. There were believed to have been 49 passengers and four crewmen aboard the Eastern Air Lines DC-4 which waa inbound fmm Rnai.in and New York. One of them was nep. ueorge J. Bate, Massachusetts republican. River Edge The airliner crashed at the Po tomac river's edge. Bodies of the passenger were flung over an area of 150 yards. Many apparently were lost in the river. Military authorttle and airport-' police said 25 bodies had been re covered. The only body definitely identified In mid-afternoon wa that of Helen Gilbert, stewardess. Hit at 3t Feet The two planes cam together about 300 feet la the air. Airport control officials said Rios Brldoux had been instructed by radio to permit the airliner to land first, but that he let down hi landing gear and headed In for a landing: without acknowledging the In structions. Officials of the civil aeronautics administration said Brldoux under stood English and was regarded a a good pilot. Hi plane wa a P-38. Bolivia re cently contracted to buy it from the United States. Rios Brldoux has been testing it before taking final delivery. Worst? If the death toll should eventually prove to be 54. It would be the worst airline disaster in history la tbe United States. There were 63 killed in a crash near Port Deposlt. Md, la May, 1947. Some witnesses said there wa ap parently aa explosion after the Bolivian plane struck, the airliner. 1 . The plane wa in pieces when the I weckae ramansseex prt in the Potomac river and part out." la the search for bodies, a big ' motorized crane belonging to the air : force wa brought to lift the mangled tau section from the river back. Lost A search mi still - V4 iw i "e fore-part of the big air oner. " io nave suomerged in the river. The Bolivian plane and pilot land ed in the river, but an air force sergeant rescued theapUot. Captain William Lookadoo. Boiling air force base information officer, gave this account: "The base sent crash boats to the scene. About 1000 yards out from the shoreline, a man was seen treat ing water. Rescue "Tech. Sergeant Don-is J. Faoun lacker. 27, of New York City, wno was aboard one of the crash boats sighted the man and dove in after him. He waa sinking. "The man was pulled Into the boat. He identified himself as the Pilot of the P-38 and then fainted." Beck Still In Serious Condition " p.!S Bk! "u"" "P'oJ'e ot The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company who was critically Injured in an automobile accident on the Merrill highway Sunday morning, remains in a serious condition. Beck. 69-year-old resident of 320 S. Lewis, hsd a "poor night" at Klamath Valley hospital where he has been a patient since the accl dent. He had been with the tele phone company here for 21 year prior to his retirement several years ago. Jack Barbour, driver of the car which state police said sideswlped the Beck machine In front of Hen ley school, entered a plea of not guilty to charges of failure to yield -!. - . . j , . . . .is, u, way suu laiiure to stop at a stop sign. He was released on hi own recognizance. ; Mild Weather At Crater Indian summer weather has hit Crm .- ! ... , 1 i , , . I iwLniai purs in one u& lmc nuioest season despite sev eral mornings of extreme cold, ac cording to Chief Ranger Louis Hal lock today. There is very little snow In tha park and only a small amount Is left on the rim. Ranger Hallock I said. Ski enthusiasts will have to I wait long time before they will have a chance to try out their slats. I Temperatures have ranged In the 80 s and 60 s the past 10 days, and maximum temperature Monday wa 84 degrees. Ll'KAS UNDER KNIFE ATLANTA, Nov. 1 (Pi Paul Lukas, veteran stage and screen star, underwent a throat operation today. Doctors at . the Ponce de Leon Infirmary said a small growth was removed from Lukas' vocal oords.