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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1949)
PACE TWO HEUAID AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON TUESDAY, NOV. 1, )U9 (lamath Air Service Over the Hump Once, In Frying Pan Again By DAVE UVtiEtHlLL Even In the dsys of modern transportation, tht hU of pro mi art often alow. This fart aa opined by Charles Stark, chamber of com mere msn ager, tbe other dey when hi was talking over irx present air service situation in Klamath r!l with Herald and Newt reporter. ! To back up his statement. Stark dug out of hlf fl'.es several eopiea Within the year 133-34 much we dona In improvlnt tht ealsttng avia tion set-up. In cooperation with city official and through the civil works , administration. I1IJMU aa spent In improvements on the field. The entire airport a cleared. . and the runway increased to 35O0 ' leet In lentth and 100 feet In width. ) General improvement were made , In the vicinity of the hangar by filling, rolling and levelling the i r - n 1. . t t -rr.i of the Klamath County chamber of ground. corrunetc yearly report that dale I 8ltn V6rt cured for Interned! berg to Alre-art Bmd larae It waa bark in that era that th chamber of commerce aviation committee wa Inirtrumental In get ting an airport bond issue referen dum placed on the city ballot list In the election of November. 182. The $50,000 bond lsue wa voted in. for development of an airport, but there wa one delay In itarting work. Apparently there wa a question a to the right of municipalities to construct airport outside their boundaries, and work could not be started until 'he court of Oregon finally handed down a favorable de cision. Due to a technicality, the bond Issue had to be re-voted, and It wa not till the summer of 1934 that the airport wa In condition to land plane. Runway During the fiscal year May 1. 1830 I year 1M0-4.1. when the yearly re- to May 1, 1831, two graveled and : port read as louows. oiled runway were constructed. Service They were aooo ana iww jeei in length. A modem hangar was also constructed and facilities provided for gasoline, oil and water. At the same time the chamber aviation committee was hoping for and working toward Klamath Falls' a a - - . i i ie worked on a three-point pro-I of the end of Moin street and operoted by Oregon Tech, is the current subject of com swayi " wa striving to- i p0;nts from some student residents of the housing unit. Oil students reportedly ore Circu- ate field at Chiloquin. Sand Creek and Crescent. Some progress wa mad on construction of these porta. 3-rein t Program j riiiHn 101 iH IMA th rnmmll. I tee under chairmanship of o. A. ; MOUNTAIN VIIW HOMES Moinrenonce of the Mountain View housing project, located Krause gram. airp Next wa the establishment i lo,,na f"' oski"9 or a change in the management of th. project, of direct airraaj service, and final ly the completion Imnrti tiyr ulllmi of an alternate air route east of j I ha Cascade mountain. ' Another east-west runway was added and 23 additional acre of tana purcaasea. Work on the three emergency i landing field at Chiloquin. Sand Neil Beyer. 19. of 737 N. th pletion of Intermediate j jr I p I ultimate establishment . J OU 111 111160 For Dousing Motorist Creek and Crescent continued. But thus far. effort to light the field proved unsuccessful. Out attention now Jump to the wa fined SIS today In municipal court for tossing a liquid which might nave been beer or cider in the face of a motorist last night. Beyer said It was cider. Charles L. Cox. 1330 Sargent, told city po- jure he thought It wa beer. Cox .was splashed. Chase The incident occurred on Main street last night. Cos said a pickup truck passed his car and as It went b. Three Jailed After Wreck place on an emergency air route and also a route from Reno to The Dalles. During the following year air trans ports tl on wa considerably (lowed down a wa any other busi ness owing to the depression. . However it wa reported that the department of commerce had com pleted a survey for an alternate sir route In the coast wise air eervlce, and Klamath Fall wa Included. Weather Bareae Simultaneously, the committee had approached Senator Steiwer to see what could be accomplished to ward establishment of s weather bureau in conjunction with the airport. DOORS OPEN TONIGHT :M Throughout the year the commit tee ha constantly (ought the estab lishment of tar transportation that would bring more adequate air mail arsrtr mwntfr mru ami air express- service to Klamath Falls." V"""1 th l'""10- Cox sped The committee assisted In the " ,b compilation of bnefs and present.- P0"" DrwI r ",,h trufk ' "' iu, f r., h-fnr. ,h. vii ..ri'T w" 'topped at 3rd and Wash- nautics board for the establishment , by the United Airlines of air serr- i HURRY! LAST 2 DAYS! A MIGHTY MOADflDI Of ACTION. THRILLS, a (USPtMSI tN Y I. mm w i in t n f' mi lMWrxt tijajlhmj-ItiM hi MswamijrECNNICOlOlt f SHOWING J. KLAMATHKMU FALLS OWiK . feature Length ill Motion ' I Vy I v WW Lift). Kl A MATH" Bobt Allen Prod am v-rrrmMtttMunwi i W V'vtaaviiaiAri ...ewnwt If or th l II STARS! Vl I YOUR PICTURI 11 L ALL ABOUT IE vom Jr ' Ice to Klamath Falls.' Additional progressive step were taken with the instigation of a ci vilian pilot training program under supervision of the CAA. It was also during this time that through the effort of the city aviation commit tee and city official along with the chamber committee that (278.000 wa let out In contract for im provement of the airport. LWL SUrta It wasn't until August of 1846 that the attempt of the chamber avia tion committee to obtain service by United Air Line In Klamath Falls wa crowned with success. For it waa on that date that passenger ; and mail service wan Initiated by I United. 1 Previous to that. In IMS, Phil HitcUcock and (he late Senator Mar shall Cornett had Journeyed back to Washington to appear before a hear ing of the CAB. Before their arrival at the capitol city, the civil aero nautics examiner had already given an unfavorable opinion of the local aviation situation. They rec ommended that Klamath Falls be serviced with a feeder line. However, both Hitchcock and Cornett were eloquent In their ap peals before the board and behind the scene, and the board recom mendation wa reversed. So it was, after years of diligent toll, a great measure of success was achieved by the air-minded citizens of the Klamath area. Trouble Again Once again air service to Klam ath Fall is in the frying pan at several CAB hearings, one of which haa been concluded with no decl- A 17-year-old while boy and two young Indian were Jailed late last night after an automobile accident on 8. 6th at Commercial. The white boy. LeRoy Worley of Chiloquin. was booked at the city i Jail for failure to yield the right j of way. no operator's license, fur- I nlshlng liquor to Indlsns and dls- I orderly conduct, then turned over to the Juvenile office and lodged In th county Jail. 1 Collision i He reportedly was driver of a j someone on the right side of th. wcn "ld!d iLh 474$ Bl'bee. Xlyron Desisrlstt. 30. I of Chiloquin. and Gerald Hill. 16. jof Mmle Creek were passengers with Worley. I When a police patrol ear arrived 1 at the accident scene. Desjarlalt ! smashed a beer bottle In the street and he was arrested for disorderly conduct. The younger dot. Hill, was reportedly Intoxicated in the car and he was kept at the city lock up last night to be turned over to Indian authorities. Worley caused a ruckus at the police station when he was brought In and was transferred to Juvenile custody. Desjarlalt, the only one ap- Migratory labor, through with the ! Pn m P "", x- spud harvest, and many drifting fined 125 and sentenced to 10 d.y. through the city are being directed ln J,Q- to the Southern California and Art lngton. Nine teen-age boy were In the pickup three ln the cab and six ln back. Beyer, sitting on the right hand side ln the cab. admitted dousing Cox. He was charged with disorderly conduct. Police said there wa a quantity of beer in the truck. Migratory Labor Shifted to Cotton Canby Fire Loss Said $700,000 CANBY A temporary shop 1 now being used by the mechanics of the Ralph L. Smith lumber com pany after fire destroyed th ma chine shop here last week. The fire broke out In the ma chine shop and destroyed the build ing, five carriers, one lift truck and a pickup truck in addition to tools, lathes and other shop equipment. Estimated damage waa reported around 1 100.000. An electrical wiring short Is be lieved to have started th fire. The mill closed for one day but has now resumed operation. zona cotton harvest bv the Oregon state employment service. Jack Al meter, manager of -the Klamath Falls office, said today. Almeter described the local labor picture as "normal" for this time of the year, with neither an alarm ing unemployment problem nor a scarcity of help. HIGHWAY DEATH ASTORIA. Nov. 1 i Pi The first Clatsop county traffic death outside the city of Astoria In a year oc curred yesterday. Wllbert E. Salme. 38. Brownsmead. was killed when his car went out of control and crashed near 8venson. sion yet rendered, and another scheduled for next spring. And once again, air-minded citi zens are taking to their stump plugging to save at least what we have, and hoping to gain improve ment. As it 1 said. "So long as the wheels of progress are constantly turning, and are strong and true, they will eventually wear down all opposition. End of Woodrum Trial Seen Today The prolonged trial of Virgil B. Woodrum, 34, mdKted for Indecent I exposure, should be wound up ln : circuit court today. I The trial ha been going on since last Thursday and Is Wood rum's ' second on minor morals charges. The first resulted ln acquittal last j Wednesday. I In the current case. Woodrum Is I accused of exposing himself to a 17-year-old Henley school girl out on 8. 6th last June 17. Testimony naa been concluded and the attor ney. District Attorney D. E. Van Vector and Defense Lawver J. C. O'Neill, made their closing argu ment before noon. Slide Blocks Road; Cleared A rock slide on the esst slope of Alcorn hill early this morning blocked US 87 for several hour be fore daylight, but wa cleared off for traffic both way this morning. Tom Edwards, highway mainten ance superintendent here, said he estimated some 3000 tons of rock and earth slid onto the hlghwsy about 3 a. m. By 5 30 a. m. a work crew and bulldoser had the highway cleared for one-way traffic. By noon today both lane were clear but several days of work will have to be done at tht slid area, Edwards said. 'Boxcar' House Setup Creates Oretech Storm By HALE MCAKHHIlt till . Rumblings of dissatisfaction over housing, particularly that In the Mountain View protect, are being heard over Oregon Tech these days. Some students have a petition out asking that a change be mad In th management of the Mountain View apartment and art reported ly refusing to pay their rent lo bark up the demand. An unconfirmed re port from Oregon Tech says the school can and mav evict student residents of tht housing project when their rent Is five days past due. Oregon Tech operates the SO units al Mountain View, Iocs led at the end of Main street bark of Alsmeda and Just off the Old Fort road lead ing up the the hilltop school of Ihe SO "boxcar" houses. 4 were occu pied by student families yesterday afternoon, one bv the manager, Nor man Conner, and one was vacant, t'naltractlva Th whole protect Is something of an eyesore and la in use only because of (lie arute shortage of apartment space up at Ihe OTI campus and also here In town for the student population. It was built for temporary housing In 1843 and was almost torn down a year and a half ago Dissatisfaction of Mountain View residents Is hardly any newer than the housing project and the current wave, say OTI officials, probably results from some students and their families expecting too much. Tht houses are liveable but art a long way from any vine-covered postwar cottage. Rent Heefa Tht grumbling reportedly stems from claims thst the rent i:l-s-monlhi Is too high and that main tenance hasn't kept up with de terioration at the project. The latter charge points directly at Conner, who a manager of the Mountain View project does sit the mainten ance work except when he can wan gle temporary help from the cam pus maintenance department. The project houses were Jerry- , built late in 1943 primarily as liv ing quarters for construction work- lers building the Msrme Barracks. now Oregon Tech. They were sup posed to be dismsntlrd as soon as the workers moved out. But during the life of Ihe Marine Barracks, housing In Klamath Falls was so short Ihe Mountain View project was rented out to military and civilian families by the federal public housing authority, at 3( a month. When Uit housing situation eased up a little) early In 1846, tht housing authority, which also controls tht Shasta View project and the Homo. Ja units, derided to dlsmanllt Moun tain View at fast as tenant moved out. Furor Tht derision created a furor, particularly among veterans organi sations, and Mountain view as giv 1 en a new least on lift. Oregon Tech I needed housing for married ttu- dents and look the project Heptem ' ber 1, 184. on a lease carrying un ! til June 30. I8M. I Tht rental rat remained tht same, with lights, wster and gar bage disposal furnished. Tenant furnish their own fuel for cooking i and heating. Th furniture, except I bedding. Is furnished and most or all of It la as old as Iht houses i themselves Construction of all U units Is tht I same. They contain an epproslma lion of four rooms with Indoor plumbing, dining labia and chairs, small Icebox, wood stove, two dress, ers and odd chairs. Floors are of jpltwood and after six years of u I are rough. The foundations were I never good and have settled, throw ing the structures out of alignment around tht doors and windows. I lllf'erenrt Oregon Tech officials say thert Is one big difference between their ad- I ministration at Mountain View and that of Ihe housing authority: Vlr- ' tually all the rental Income is put bsck Into the protect on mslnten- lance. All but three of the units hav been repainted Inside since OTI took over and general small malnten- I anc Is carried on as fast as Conner i can gel to it. When Interviewed yes. j terday afternoon he waa busy glue ing a broken chair bark together. Conner said he wss aware of Ihe dissatisfaction over the housing but that he considered the grousing ' came because the student tenant expected too much. Borne, he said, had transferred lo OTI from the Farragut. Ida , school where they ! lived In former navy officers' quar ters and the comparison was too far- i fetched. He declared the Mountain View houses In general were In bet- I ter shape now than when OTI took I over. I Conner said about half of the pro , Ject tenants were steady but tht : other half were transient, moving : out aa they locale better facilities. 8inr June there has been about an M per cent turnover. I llr admitted he had had minor trouble with several. Red Shield Sports Under Vay Tonight The Red Khleld Boy's club of th Salvation Aimy will open tonight with the first snort activities for I Ihe winter month. Tht activity program offered hue la made possible by support of ' the Salvation Army through Iht lo cal Community Cheat, I More than 6ooo participating boy. houra was rrrled by tht club last year, proving Its popularity. Th i cub la centrally located In the RaU vatlon Army building at 4O0 Klam. ! ath. There Is no charge for mem bership but membership rarda are issued to all boys applying for them. 1 ia4 rieee I Tht gym floor haa been repaired i and la in good condition for all 1 games. Tht club offers a large se lection of activities Including gvm games, plug pong, boxing, shuffle board and various table games. Capt. A. Lnngden la In charge of I the flub and direct a porta activi ties. The club sessions art Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 4 to t pm. and 6 30 lo 8 pm. Saturday front ; 10 a m. to 4 p m. y Klamath Marsh Fire Controlled A forest firt which destroyed about IV) acres of msrh tsnd on the west side of Klamath lakt w4 under control Monday aa forM service personnel returned it Klamath Falls early today. Tank trucks and all available urn plus volunteers had been lo the marsh area since tht flrt brokt out Friday and had H biggest run on Sunday. Probable origin of th flrt wt Irared to carelessness of hunters, R. L. Cooper, forest service ranger, said Tht fir brokt out near Jack Spring and burned south through the Hoy Howard homestead. All of his fsll dry pasture was destroyed and most of the hay stubble left for gracing waa completely burned out In the area. Want Ads don't cost Ihey payl MENTAL MEETINO SALEM. Nov. 1 UPl Delegatea from Oregon. Washington, Califor nia and Nevada will attend a meet ing of the Association of Menial I Deficiency her Saturday. FOR HINT Sewing Mochintl Le)l ' Sewinf Machine Snrlc A ft 4 .t ttlt . mm ffTtl NOWf IN OS eVafA. On Use) Scrooti y JOHN MASH LUND WILSON eiana LYNN.gos.DeF0 RE n ZgL'"" THURSDAY WDHIIilSIMI V' k.f? xil5 (MAB FRIDAY'S FAFE1 rOR. DETAILS! " $1200.00 DIAMOND HUNT In .junction I tfc tfc l.wH '-non or SAND"! I Bullet Fired Into Home A bullet was fired through a win dow of the home of Mrs. W. O. Elv. 3515 Summers lane, yesterday, slate police report. The slug, apparently a stray J3 calibre, smashed a bedroom window and Venetian blind. It waa found later on a floor In a closet. Another rifle shot, this one ap parently from an air gun. broke a plate glass window at the Copeland Lumber company office, M Main, last night Wood Pile Fire Extinguished Local fire department renorteri only one minor fire over Halloween. Jolson Signs New Radio Contract NEW YORK. Nov. 1 (V Al Jolson has signed a witn me coiumoia tsroaacasting , nrn,... system to .appear exclusively on CBS only small damage m reported radio and television programs, the The fire atarted from smoldering company announced last night. I ashes. The alnger'i program schedule wss . At 1,1 U i - , .... three-year .greement ; " - r not announced, nor were financial ; ii ii a E terms. His appearances at the atart ""OSr VtOnranO rariTIS ill be limited to guest star spots. The first I scheduled for a Blng Crosby radio show late this month. Two Car Prowls Reported Two car prowls were reported to city police last night, both of them believed to have been the work of Halloween pranksters. Bert Gray. 2427 Darrow, aald a rear view mirror, windshield swipe and mud flay were broken off his car while it was parked on Owens between Eberleln and Wantland. and Jack Fitzgerald reported a 12-foo; ladder taken of fa truck parked back of Jack Roofing service building. CHEST SHORT PORTLAND, Nov. 1 iPi A so called emergency campaign for com munity chest funds is to be launched in Multnomah county to morrow. A re-sollcitation of firm and their employe is planned In an effort to raise the 1148.000 need ed to reach the chest goal of 11.288.000. V Are Electrified BOZEMAN. Mont. i Nearly two thirds of Montana's farm now receive electricity. Rural Electrifi cation administration data here show 33.462, or 82.3 per cent, of the state rurl homesteads now are electrified. This compares with a national average of about 75 per cent while 11 states cn boast 95 per cent rural electrification, the REA aald. DOORS OPEN TONIGHT :3. BLJeUliiijl .1 TWIN DILL f ArMeel . . . Asrventwre , THRILLS: ta Man I "TWss JL asu nta V Jfv3wfc tea Haw Yv vt . Wj MjjjyjjyjMjlgJajgj Municiool Court Myron Desjarlalt. disorderly con duct. Fine, $25 and 10 days. Wayne A. Oober, failure to yield right of way. Recogged. Nell Beyer, disorderly conduct. Fine 115. Raymond Thomas, violation basic rule. Recogged. Jamea H. Drlscoll, U-turn. Re cogged. Clarence Podawllus, drunk. Fine, 150 or 25 days. Wesley J. Brown, drunk. Fine, 125 or 12 1 a days. Edison Chiloquin, drunk. Fine, $10 or S days. John Ortega, drunk. Fine, $100 and 30 days. Robert Oreen, drunk. Fine, $15 or Tt days. HALLOWEEN TRAGEDY SEATTLE, Nov. 1 UP) Injuries suffered In a Halloween "trick or treat'' accident caused the death of a six-year-old boy today. 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