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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1949)
ipp inn mum umiwin lm i 11 n nn It; .v,;. HONORS IN THI "Speak For Democracy" contest held Wed nesday night, went to Ben Routs, KUHS student, who wos given the top spot by the judges. Manager Charles Stark of Jhe chamber or commerce, ond members of the Toastmaster Vnd Toostmistress clubs. Left, Bill Wentworth, program direc tor of KFJI, presents Rouf with a merchandise order from Oick Reeder's. Roufs now enters the stole finals, and hopes to get Into the nationals. Levtns Sps winimmS IBM ll.Un'- Red feathers Blossoming In Klamath Kamalh county folks ire begin ning to see red till rrk. Caune of It all Js that the red feathers. vmbolle of the 106 Ml Commumtv RKCT HELIKP in this country wen , chest ompilin. ire more and more than twice aa fiiuch In Uie bi u,r In evidence each day Hie By rKANK JKNKINM T RAN into some figure the other day that startled me quite a bit. Tlil U the general drift of them: Payment u Individual for DI- boom year of IMS a In the bottom- of-Uie-depresaion year of 10341 aoclal aecurlty, old age pen- alotis. unemployment Insurance, or anythlix of that sort. It U money paid directly to people who Just haven't enough to live on and have to be taken care of by the alate.t army of volunteer aollcltora slept up lu tempo In preparation for the first report meellnt of the drive niRECT relief doean't Include ror no" Monday. November 14. I" i.i . I at the Winem hotel. And In addition to the little metal red feathers that men and women and children are sporting In their coat lapels and on their bonnets, street banners, window posters and even hundreds of store windows ..... .- . , ... ..!'U1 red feathers and the campaign JOT. you may aay. In 1934 we were lto cn just letting started on govern, j , , , , ,, mrnt help for the needy and hadn l , ,. u ,, m hh had uma yet to get going. ; It wetk That doesn't seem to work out. Sticker In the MX years of depretslou and .. ... ... unemploymeiu from WW to lsaaJ Then, too throughout the relden. AVKKAOE direct relief paymenu . 1 ",e c0"7 "'f ld,0" per year amounted to M4.0tiO.OOU. " rJI'r,l.h'ch1 mk', " P'" ' In the three poat-war BOOM year, i I""" ho 1,VT ,n ,h "rlou mn of full employment, the AVfcRAOE , nv do"' th',.r ,r ning to add their weight to the red . feather story which tells of the need I for 1950 operating funds for Uie 23 agencies which will share In the liiiMl objective. ! The bang-up salesmanship Job the I many volunteer solicitors are doing la not Uie only manner in which the Community Chest story Is being spread. The Klamath Falls Toal masters club hat taken over the role of campaign speakers' com mittee and club members have al ready appeared before various . service clubs, civic groups and at tkcku tun -..... n, h.. I mmln employees In business D - ? illrnij. wages oy paasing a minimum wage law. We have Just passed a I new law putting a much higher I floor under wages. j That brings up another Interest - i lug question: what Is to become of those who are so unskilled or so Inefficient aa to be unable to EARN the minimum hourly wage prescribed by law? payment per year was ll.4fll.0O0.0UOI I The figures are vouched tor by ; the U. 8. department of commerce. THIS Tf" Itii'ural 'question: Ho could such thine bet Well, here's a fact that might help to explain It: At wages go up, labor-saving machinery la SUB STITUTED FOR MEN In the hope of keeping casta of production down. What becomaa of the men who re thus displaced? Winter Hits; Crater Has Heavy Snow 'A drive-slow warning was ixHtied today throughout the state as winter cracked down with snow and ice in the higher elevations. I'orticularly is the warn ing to week-end travelers in cluding those planning treks northward to Bend Friday fur the traditional Armistice Day hit between the Pelicans and Lava Bears. Fresh snow fell on all mountain passe during the night, but heav iest snowfall of the past 24 hours occurred In Crater Lake national park where Chief Ranger Louis Hallock said 14 Inches of snow had dogged the road to the rim. It Is hoprd to open the rim road by to morrow. Heavy rail Twenty-one Inches fell during Wednesday In a continuous storm which let up during the night but started In again this morning. It was cold and overcast within the park at noon. For Uie first time this season. chains will be required from Annie Spring to the rim, and Hallock said It was quite possible that motorists would have to adjust chains even before Uie Annie Bpring point. The fresh tnow In the park does not offer good skUng aa yet, and will not until It la packed. Uie ranger observed. Plows were at work to day clearing Uie rim road and mak ing preps rations for week-end mo torists. Roads sendee! Highways north and south are sanded but snow In the mountains Is forecast tonight. A minimum of 20 degrees la promised at compared to last night's low of 29 degrees. Maximum temperature Friday will be in Uie 45 degree vicinity. Bute highway this morning re ported: Odrll lake. 30 degrees, overcast, spots of Ice sanded, no fresh snow and 6 Inches of roadside snow, Chemult, 25 degrees, solid over cast, spots of Ice on Uie road, 1 Inch new snow, 6 Inches roadside. Chlloquin, 27 degree, snowing lightly, spots of Ice. 1 lncbea road side snow. Keno. 2S degrees, overcast, pave ment bare over Uie Oreensprlngt, 4 Inches roadside snow. Bly. 24 degrees, overcast, spots of ice over the mountains, no new snow. Dorrt quarantine station. 24 de grees, roadbed south dry, tome road tide tnow, overcast. h Jhw Strike Pern IPmkw . a. I 'a J ?7Tv JX Cr , ll . IMS TekDhoM gill N. 1127 Personnel In one more campaign tmnunuea on Page Two) JSNT It possible (perhaps prob able) that some of those displaced by new labor-saving machinery have been going onto the direct relief rolk? Isn't It possible that at minimum waget (set by Iswi go up many of those who could be em ployed at a lower wage but can't find employment at a higher wage will go onto the direct relief rolls? TT It certainly startling that In the roaring year of the big pott war boom, when It waa generally upinsed that there were jnore Jobs than men to fill them, the DIRECT RELIEF BILL was much larger han In the trying year of the deep depression, when Jobs were admit tedly scarce and hard to find. Is It going to be true throughout the foreseeable future that In years of hlith wage and full employment DIRECT RELIEF PAYMENTS are going to be larger than In years of (Continued on Pge Two) (41 and Lumbermen Hear Wherry Blast Truman BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 President Truman's domestic foreign policies were assailed bitter I v before the National Retail Lumber Dealer association here today by Senator Wherry (R-Neb). 'President Truman technique leads down the road to communism because It attempt to buy freedom with material things." Wherry said In a prepared address. The senate minority leader In the 81st congress criticised the recipro cal trade agreements act, tariff cut ting, foreign aid and administration spending. Wherry likened the "promlsera of today" to the "medicine men" of the gold rush day 9! '49 in California. The '49er. he said, called the prom ise of their day a "gold brick," but today "it Is the welfare state." Pomona Election Saturday Officers for the next two yean will be elected Saturday when Po mona grane meet In the high school gym at Bly. The meeting will begin at 10 a. m. Business will be conducted along with the election of officers. Lunch will be served at noon with both the Bly and Langell Valley grange as hosts. Later this year, state grange official will meet with the Po mona group! Lyle Hickman, Po mona mast said. Further Informa tion will be announced later. ESSAY JUDGE SALEM. Nov. 10 P Justice Oeorge Rossman of the Oregon su preme court aald today he hat been named to a three-man essay Judg ing committee of the American Bar association. The three Judges will determine the two best essays In a contest sponsored by the associa tion's section of administrative law. Price Five Cents I Pages KLAMATH FALLA, OREGON, THIKhDAV, NOVEMBER Telephone gill mm ', - -r ;,", '", 'Tr'y ' ' layiaiiyawaawaaaaaaaaaasMaMasi n Stop This! RECLAMATION COMMISSIONER VISITS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Strauss are pictured talking to E. L. Stephens, right, Klamath project manager, before the party left town on an inspection trip which Straus is making for the reclamation progrom of the fed eral government. U.S. Official Here to Scan Reclamation Michael W. Straus, federal com missioner of reclamation. Is In Klamath Falls today and win make an Inspection trip to the Klamath reclamation area with E. L. Steph ens, local project manager, and other bureau officials. Straus la currently visiting North west reclamation project with other federal reclamation department of ficials. Itinerary Among Items on today's Itinerary will be Inspection of the Tulelake aiea and the new developed areas b the declamation bureau. Straus also will hold an Informal tneetng w ith the settlers of the Newell area to discus further reclamation proj ect In that area. Mr. Strau accompanied her husband here today from Medford. They will leave by plane late this afternoon for Sacramento to at tend other reclamation conferences. Youngsier Dies Agonizing Deaf.; Loses Cancer Fight PHOENIX. Arte Nov. 10 iP An eight-month battle against can cer has come to an end for Bobby Byers. I The 4-year-old youngster, who touched a nation's heart with a plea for mail, died last night. He slipped Into a coma early in the afternoon and never regained consciousness. Blond, and once chubby, Bobby' condition first became known last June after an operation. Pnor to that he had only complained of New Plan Would Bar Info Leaks WASHINGTON'. Nov. 10 1 (AP) The commerce de partment announced a "vol-' untary" plan today to keep important, t h o u gh non secret, American technical information from going: out to Russia and her satellites. While Iron Curtain coun tries were not mentioned in the announcement the aim was obvious. Under the plan, persona or firms thinking of exporting "advanced technical data which may be Im portant to national aecurlty are asked to hold off until they let an "official opinion'' from the depart ment on the desirability of trans mitting Uie data. AiMtker Baa Simultaneously. Uie department slapped another 60 classes of "high ly strategic" good under rigid ex port license control to prevent re shipment from original desUnaUons to uie Soviet bloc Russia and her satellites nave been banned since March. IMS. from getting direct from Uie U. 8. In dustrial goods which might add to their war potential. . .. The government Is now seeking to block chances of such goods get unc to Uie Iron Curtain sector la a roundabout way by re-shipments from such spots aa Communist China, other AsiaUc points, or Latin America. J ftp 0 Bridges Asks Welfare Audit WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 V-Sen-stor Bridges (R-NH) asked today for a court audit of operations of the coal miners' welfare fund since he has been one of Its trustees. When that has been done and his own actions as a trustee have been reviewed, he asked the U. S. dis trict court here to let him get off the board. Bridges' petlUon to the court was in some degree his response to a plea by Esra Vn Horn, former coal operator member of the board, to be absolved of any responsibility for the way the multi-million dollar welfare fund has been administered. MARINES' ORCHID SALEM. Nov. 10 a"l Governor McKay, who served in the army In two world wars, had some nice things to say about the marines to day. On today's 174th birthday of the U. S. marines, he asked the public to take part .In the "Orchid to Marines" fund-raising drive. BIG THREE IN JOVIAL MOOD U. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left), and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman clasp hands in front of beaming Ernest Bevin, (center) British foreign secretary, at the meeting of the Big Three in, Paris. Big Klamath Crowd Going To Send The Pelicans won't be lonesome for home town cheer when the Klamath team faces Bend In the annual Armistice Day game to morrow. In addition to the more than 300 reserved ducats purchased by Klamathttes. about 100 general admission tickets went on sale at the chamber for local grid cus tomers. There were still about 25 general admission pasteboards left this morning but Indication were they would be sold early this afternoon. Also, those who want to take a chance can buy general admission ticket at the gate In Bend to morrow. About 300 Beats will be available. A sellout Is assured for the annual grid clash. being tired, but finally told his mother: "Mommy, I hurt He was placed In bed and one of his greatest Joys In life wa to wait for Uie postman. , "Mommy, did the mailman leave anything for me today?" be would ask his mother. Sympathy News stones of Bobby's wish soon brought messages from all parts of a sympathetic nation and some foreign countries. Mall came by Uie truckload. More than 300.000 pieces had been received when the grateful parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Byers. of Phoenix, slopped count ing. Expressing their thanks. Uie Byers had to ask that no more be sent. The packages, toys and mesi ages were creating a minor crisis in the post office department. Only Sissies Cry" Bobby was given only 10 days to live after the operation, but. not knowing he was to die, helil his own and passed hi days much as before. He played with his toys and his dog. and when he didn't hurt too much would tell his mother, "only sissies cry." But Bobby slipped steadily dur ing the last two months. Quiniro Ahead In Philippines MANILA. Nov. 10 (Pi President Elpidlo Quirino's lead over two op ponents mounted slowly today as tardy returns filtered In from Tues day's presidential election. Unofficial returns at 11:30 p. m , gave Quirino tl.3M.M6 votes. Trail ing him with 1.125.627 was Jose Laurel, critic of the United States Philippines policy and favored by leftists. Jose Avelino. third party candidate, had 309.220. The government made a concert- led effort to reduce the official casualty tolls. They said several election dsy ambuscades were non- : political. The constabulary said ac tually there were only eight killed , and nine wounded In Tuesday's vot- I lng strife. Previous reports had 36 I j killed, 40 wounded and a report 71 moros were slain In Lanao. 1 HST Pledges No Change In Gold Value WASHINGTON Nov. 10 (Pres ident Truman said today there will be no change In the value of gold as long as he is president. The president replied with what he described as a categorical no when he was asked if anyone In the administration was giving consider ation to raising Uie price of gold as a means of reducing the nation al debt. Any such action would have to take the form of a recommendation to congress. No! '."he answer to the question Tru ma.i asserted Is a categorical no. As long a he Is president of the UniteO Staes he said the value of gold li fixed. Tne $35 an ounce U. S. price for gold has been in effect since Janu ary 1935. Rumors that the gold price would be lifted again have been persistent tn financial circles and elsewhere outside the government. 8hares In gold mining enterprises have moved up several times as Uie rumors became Intense. Persistence of these n ports also Is believed by government officials to be a major circumstance In causing- gold to start moving from the U. S. to foreign countries recenUy. HST Hopes Ve Can Get Along With Russia WASHINGTON, NOV. 10 m President Truman expressed the hope today that the United SUtes can get along with Russia. He said he haa always hoped that their problem will be worked out peaceably and continues to hope that this can be done. And he said the effort will be continued through regular diplomatic channels. This was his view when he was asked at hi news conference about the meeting of Uie foreign min isters in Paris. TOO MUCH" SALEM. Nov. 10 (1 8tate Budget Director Harry S. Dorman asked all state departments today to make fewer and shorter long distance telephone calls. At the present rate, he said, the state 1 spending $96,000 a year for tele phone calls, and he thinks that's fat too much. Mediator Cyrus Ching 'Burned Up' WASHINGTON-. Nov. 10 (AP) John L. Lewis today snubbed the government's bid to a coal peace confer ence and Cyrus Ching, fed era) mediation director, said he was dropping his efforts to smoothe the way to a new mining contract. Ching went to the White House and reported that Lewis. Instead of showing up for the peace talks scheduled for thl morning, had sent a wire eaytiuj he would see Uie mediator on Mon day. When he left the White House, Ching told reporters he would tell the mine owners here for the con ference to go on home. , Retaliation He uid he had other plana an- would be too busy to see Lewi oat Monday. Ching added: "I haven't any plans at this time for calling any further meetings la the coal dispute." He hedged that a bit later, how ever, by saying that he waa not rul ing out the possibility that another government effort to promote peace might be made. Asked It he expected President Truman to take any acUon In the coal dispute In view of today de velopments, Ching said: "Not yet. There are no plan for anything like that yet. Nothing haa been decided." Other Means However, If Truman should decide that the mediation service can ac- complish nothing In the situation. be might turn to other means. He could establish a fact-finding board empowered to recommend settlement terms. Or he could Invoke the Taft Hartley act' court Injunction emer gency powers. The T-H law permits the govern ment to seek a court order halting a strike for SO days. It was quite obvious that the gov ernment waa going to make strong out at the end of the month. It waa also plain that officials were pretty annoyed by Lewis' atti tude toward the invitation to peace talks this morning. Sharp Slap ' It amounted to a sharp slap In Uie face to Ching. It left him. too. pretty much In Uie position of the parson when Uie bride-to-be doesn't show up tor the weddng. Ching was there, fuming. The soft coal operators' were there fuming. But no Lewi.' Ching was plainly burned up. Car Smashes l-JL T I. Ill IU 1 1 UUl, Three Killed PENDLETON. Nov. 10 UPh-Jack I Day Lewis and Mrs. Alice FerreU. both of Pendleton, and Loweu Ar thur Vabman. Beaverton. were kill ed early today on U. S. highway 30 about 16 miles west of Pendleton when their car collided with the rear of a disabled truck parked on the edge of Uie highway. State Po lice Sergeant N. W. Smith reported. Carl W. Bridgmon. Gresham Uuck driver, previously had put out warning flares behind the truck, Smith said. The deaths raised Umatilla county's traffic fatality total for 1949 to 19. 'NEGLIGENT WOUNDING" PENDLETON. Nov. 10 WPI Fred erick John Coombe, Jr. 28. Port land, pleaded guilty in circuit court here to negligent wounding of Col onel Thompson, 29. Uklah, in an elk hunting accident 15 mile south of Ourdane, October 30. A .30-06 bullet tire by Coombe pierced both of Thompson's legs. BULLETIN TOUGH PENALTY PORTLAND. Nov. 10 P Cor vallls high school was reinstated by the Oregon School ArUvltlea association today but all football game played thus far were de clared forfeited. The reinstatement and the pen ally were reported by Tom Plgott, secretary of the association. The acUon waa taken by the 1 association board of control. It was for painting "Beat Al bany" sign en the Albany field that the suspension waa ordered. (Early story In sports section.) Japanese Woman Shocks Big Crowd TOKYO. Nov. 10 MV-Tsue Ito, 28. was en route to Utsunomlya today for trial In Uie slaying of her husband. At a way station she leaped from her police guards, stripped off her clothing and plunged naked Into the crowd at the sta tion. Her screams and effort to elude police delayed the train for half an hour. Passengers and police were shocked not so much by her actions, but by her act. It Is an unpardonable offense In Japan to delay a train. Meet the People 1 o --: il. u h J gv - . TVy' . jr -";. T"-v 1 , ; 5 r- -s iat - 1 at, W : 1, -.j.. .w--M - i'-w A NEW BOILER for the heating plont must be in prim con dition before its installation, according to John Bigot, plont employe, who checks each opening. 1
