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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1949)
PACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON FRIDAY, NOV. 11, M9 MARKETS and FINANCIAL Buying Spurs Grain Advances CHICAOO, Nor. II WV-A tmall-scale buylnf movement was enough to record taint ranging to around a cent in major grains on the board of trade today. All cereals participated In the upturn with the market featured by a lack of telling pressure. Wheat closed -lS higher. December 83. U1.-1,. com mas I to l't higher, December 61.22N-, oau were higher, December 14 S, rve was 3 to 1 cent higher, December ll-JJ's-V Wheat- Dee. March May July Open aoe .. 3.13 -J.IO. -1J2S High MIH 21S'i 8I1 IMS Low ao 1 V2 I 10'. IMS Close Jll-4 J11V-S Portland Wheat PORTLAND. Ore, Not. 18 () Wheat: Cash grain: Oats. No. J. 38-lb. white 57.50: barley No. J. 44 lb. B. W. 57.00; No. 1 flax m Cash wheat (bid): Soft white i.JO'i; toft white (excluding Rex) 230; White Club. 3204. Hard red winter: Ordinary J:20H; 10 per cent IJ04; 11 per cent 3.21; 12 per cent 2.22. Today t car receipts: Wheat 17. barley 1, flour , corn 6, oat 6. mill feed 10. LIVESTOCK CHICAOO, Not. 18 (AP-USDA) Salable hogs 13.000; butchers un evenly 2S-60 cenu lower; most downturn on weight under 230 lbs.; tows dull, 60-75 cenu lower; most good and choice 180-230 lb. 15.25-15.75: practically top 15.75 for choice 180-210 lb.; small lot 183 lb. 13 5; bulk good and choice 230 270 lb. ' 15.00-15.25: small supply 270-300 lb. 14.75-14.85; few butchers over 325 lb. 1430; most good and choice sows 425 lb down 13.75-1450; few heavier weights downward to 12 JO. Salable cattle 1000; salable carves SOO; slaughter steers and heifers steady: cows steady to weak; slow on medium and good beef cows; bulls active, fully steady: vealers about steady: 38 bead choice to prime 1086 lb. steers 40.00; low medium to low-good steers 1950 37.00; few good to low-choice 28 00 rj.OO: load medium to low-good 820 lb shortfed heifers 34.00: common and medium cows 14 00-15.75; can cert and cutters 11.00-13.75; med ium and good sausage bulls 17.50 19.00: medium to choice vealers 22 00-26.00. Salable sheep 1500; slaughter lambs steady with good and choice kinds 23-25-23.65; latter price top; all weighty lambs discounted 1 00 350: bulk 21.00-22.75: double good to choice lightweight yearling weth ers sold fully steady at 20.75 with 40 head out at 16.00; slaughter ewes steady: load northern common and medium ewes 830: most common to good native ewes 8.75-1130. Girl Suspect In Spy Case Must Be Tried NEW YORK. Nov. IS (iv Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled today that Judith Coplon must sund trial with Russian Engineer Valentin Cubitcher on spy conspiracy charges. Ryan denied a motion by the ex government girl's lawyer, Archibald Palmer, to hold that the trial would put his client In double Jeopardy that is, put her on trial twice for the same offense. Miss Coplon already has been convicted In Washington a similar charge involving the theft of offi cial secreu tor passing on to the Russians. ' Tp-fl 7-7- ' i L. a. u. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 (AP-USDA) Cattle: salable 50; moderately active, steady; high medium-low good 1035 lb. slaughter steers 2430; one medium lot 23.00: high medium-low medium steers 20.00; one lot good young cows on heifer order 1730;" for week 1500 salable; compared last week's close steers steady - strong: heifers in broader demand at steady prices: canner -cutter cows 75 cenu to 1.00 lower: other classes mostly steady;" one lot good 995 lb. fed steers 2230: one lot 1040 lbs. 25.25: short load food 1160 lb. steers 25.00: four loads medium 24.00: other mediums down to 20.00; common 1730; one lot medium 972 lb. slaughter heifers 31 00; one short load 820 lbs. 20 50: other medium heaters 18.00: good young cows on heifer order 16.00 18.00; common -low good range cows 13.00-15.25; bulk canners-cut-ters 10.00-12.00; couple medium sau sage bulls 18.00-50: feeder steers scarce. City Trys Another Park Meter Still using Klamath Falls' Main street as a proving ground, the city has added a new type ot parking meter between Sth and 6th on a trial basis, of course. About half a dozen different types of meters are now in use along Main street. All except the original Mark Times are In on a trial basis while the city continues probing tor like able brands. Two-Way The latest bunch art two-way af fairs one meter serves two cars, fore and aft. Billed by the manufacturing com pany. International Meters, Inc. of New York, as "the greatest Innova tion in metered parking control," the two-way timers are known In the trade a twin automatics. One meter post with a twin head serves two parking spaces. Elephants' The theory is that at each meter two cars shall park front to rear like elephanu In a parade, leaving clearance for sliding out at the front ot one car and the rear ot the other. Installation costs, servicing and coin collection are supposed to be 150 per cent less than that of the single head meters most commonly used. Eleven of the double-heads have been Installed here, clocking 21 parking spaces. One. at a comer, is a single. The trial period Is. ac cording to the city, six months. To Buy or Sell Use the Want-Adsl Correction! Mission gc Coffee 03tb Instead of 2 lbs. 65c This was a typo graphical error. BIG Y MARKET 'COMMAND PERFORMANCE' Capt. Shermon Anderson, his wifa and their son, Shownee, 10, look out of o window of their Sedro Woollev. Wash., home os Maior William Fellen- baum points to where two F-84 Thunderjers put on o "command performance." The spe cial exhibition came after Anderson, bed-ridden since he crashed over Italy as a flier in 1944, wrote air force officers he never had seen a jet plane. G. T. McDonald Dies After Long Illness Oeorg Thomas MrDouald, 76. long time resident of Klamath Falls and Klamath county Jailer during World War II years, died at Hill side hospital Thursday morning fol lowing a lengthy Illness. Mr. McDonald served on the city police lone for many years under Chief Guy Merrill and other heads of that department. He waa a vet eran of the Spanish-American War and moved to Klamath rails 3 years to. Ills birthplace was San Souel. N. O. Final rltea will be held Saturday at 11 a. m. from Whltlork chapel with Ih following serving as pall bearers, Uovd L. Low, Marlon Barnes, A. H. Wratherford, P. D. Reedrr. Ouy Merrill and Dale Mat toon. Interment will be In Klamath Memorial park. Or. Martlndalt Woods will officiate. 1 Zici-0e&jC: f.K4 Ttl'fhoto) FIRED UPON The American cargo ship Flying Cloud (above) was fired upon and damaged by Chines Nationalist warship when the freighter attempted to run the Nationalist blockade of Shanghai, the Isbrandtsen Shipping Co. reported. The ship's master said "hundreds of shells were fired at his vessel, blasting hole up to 11 Inches la diameter In the ship's side. None of the passengers or the crew of 46 waa Injured, the line said. Applegate Funeral Here Today Final rites for Elmer Ivan Apple- gate, 82-year-old Southern Oregon pioneer who died at Williams near Grants Pass Wednesday, were held here this afternoon at 1 o'clock from ! Whitlock's chapel and scores of old I friends gathered to pay tribute to the elderly botanist. ! Honorary pall bearers were Fred 'Peterson, Bert C. Thomas. E. M. Chilcote. Don Zumwalt, R. H. Dun bar, and E. B. Hall. Active were Cal Peyton, Hal OKle, Don Fisher, Joe I HE Tans, William Kuykendall and 1 Arfolnh Nllsrhelm Interment was In I OOF cemetery. "r uicie. aim seni ju-jesr-oio IT'S THE ARMY, GIRLS USO Hostesses Alice Lutz (left) of Methuen. Mass.. and Dor- othy Bryant, Lawrence, Mass., get an earful of that 6 a. m. bugle from Pvt. Arthur Lawler. Trucks Hit, Injured Man In Hospital One cement laden truck crashed into another around 1 o'clock this morning on the fog shrouded cross ing of the Dorrls-Hatfield cut-off ton S. Hadley, Wabash railroad gen- interested may contact Don Orrell eral counsel, who died in 1945. at OTI, phone 5131, extension 40. Her eldest daughter, Anne, 17. Is a freshman at Sophie Newcomb college in New Orleans. Jane, 14, attends high school here and lives with her mother. At the time she met Barkley Mrs. Hadley was working as a secretary in the general office of the Wabash here. ALL-TIME HItill PORTLAND, Nov. 18 iPt The for plywood Industry In the Pacific I Northwest was reported running at an all-time high ot 40,000.000 square i feet weekly. ' the Applegate family plot. I Botanist Interested In botany through his life, he became a nationally known authority on the genus ervthronium. a delicate lily of the Northwest The common names are dog-tooth vio let or adder' tongue. His collection of ervthronium. val ued at between $1500 and 82000. Is now in the Dudley Herbarium at Stanford university where he held the courtesy title of curator from 1928 until his death. For several year after 1929, he spent much of hi time at the herbarium working on his collection. After failing health forced him to give up this work, he made his home at Williams with hi sisters, Minnie. (Mrs. C. C. Chit wood), Evelyn and Elsie.- Looking for something? Read the Want Ads you may find It there I O ,rs PF0LE'S o LIONEL TRAINS SALES AND REPAIR SERVICE VISIT OUR LARGE TOY ROOMS Low Price Plus Lay-A-Way! SCHWINN BIKES $39.95 up Terms POOLE S O 228 So, 7th Phene 832 s' 0 Hubert Alcorn of Tulelake to Klam ath Valley hospital with multiple Juries. Alcorn's condition was reported fair this morning but repert of X rays will determine Injuries, hos pital attendant said. - California highway patrolmen In vestigated and said that Alcorn and his partner in the trucking business. Paul J. Ruttman, 32. Tulelake. were Tulelake bound from San Francisco with two trucks, both heavily load ed with tacked cement. Man Trapped Ruttman either slowed down or stopped in the fog, and Alcorn' truck plowed into the rear of the forward machine. Alcorn was pinned between the two loads of ce ment. The Tulelake ambulance moved him to Klamath Falls. A wrecker was called to clear the highway which was blocked from the time of the crash until mld- momlng. Veep, Bride Away For Honeymoon In Secret Shangra-La (Continued From Page One) couple was one from President and I Mr. Truman. Big Night Barkley and hi bride met the night of July 8 last, on a trip down the Potomac. She was on vaca tion, visiting friends, Special Coun sel Clark M. Clifford of the presi dential staff, and Mrs. Clifford. The engagement was announced here Sunday night. October 30. Barkley has been a leader In democratic party politic for more than 40 year. He served several term In the national house of representatives from Kentucky be fore being elected senator In 1928. He served In the senate until he wa elected vice president a Presi dent Truman's running mate last November. Widowed . Mr. Hadley Is th widow of Carle- Demo Committee Meet Tonight The democratic central committee will meet ton:ght at 8 o'clock in the courthouse and probably will open discussions ot possible candidates for county offices. Among the county post which will be open for 1950 election are those of county Judge, one com missioner, surveyor and others. The democratic organization has launched a drive toward full reg lstration of voters In Klamath county prior to primary elections which will be held next May. Boy Falls, Suffers Brain Concussion Eight-year-old Ronald Zeigler, 817 Ml Whitney street, wa taken to Klamath Valley hospital about 8 o'clock last night, suffering from a brain concussion. The young boy, son of Mr. and Mr. James H. Zeigler, wss Injured when he fell from a tree to the sidewalk In the 900 block on Cali fornia. Kaler'a ambulance moved the youth from his home. Hospital attendant reported hit condition a satisfactory. Amateur Radio Course Offered OTI Interest In amateur radio Is being stimulated by the establish ment, at Oregon Technical Institute, by a night course In amateur oper ating. In response to many requests from local men and women OTI will conduct a three-month course In radio code and theory, based on the federal communication commission requirement for an amateur opera tor's license. Classes will begin a soon as 15 sitioent nave been enrolled, and will be held two night a week In the radio building. There will be one hour of code and another of theory, nightly. The course 1 open to the public and those securing a "Ham" license will be permitted to oper ate the school amateur station. Starting date for this course will be the week of November 28. Those Woodpeckers csn live to be 60 or 70 years old. MotheV Fails To Save Son From Gallows WALLA WALLA, Nov. 18 (Jl-A mother's vain mile-consuming ef fort to kep her son from walk ing th "last mile" failed last night and early today Wayne L. Williams waa hanged for the slaying of his wile. He was pronounced drad at 12:16 a. m. after being carried to the gallows strapped to a board. He had refused to walk and resisted as the black mask was placed over his face. 'Desperate The snap of the trap-dnor brought to an end the desperate bid of Wil liams' mother Mrs. Nora Williams r Everett, to stay th execution. Contending that her ton had been Insane tor tome time before mov ing to Washington from Tulsa. Okie, she appealed to the state su preme court In Olvmpla and then to lower courts at Walla Walla. Pas co and Yakima by application for a writ of habeas corpus. All were denied. Convicted Williams. 32. waa convicted of bludgeoning his wife. Hallie Luclle. 47. with a rock, then pushing her body over a strep cliff overlooking Puget Round near Mukllteo on June 17. 1948. His tour-year-old daughter, Marv Bernlce, also wa beaten and pushed over the precipice but sur vived. Sullen Morose and sullen, William re fused reltglous counsel. He said nothing. His face was white and he clenched his big hands tightly as he went to his death. He had only dabbled with his final meal Mulli gan stew and fried chicken. Czech Anti-Reef Purge Continues PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia. Nov. 18 i,Ti A Prague slate court an nounced the smashing of a big spy ring today as It sent 35 Czechs to prison for sentences ranging from life to one year. They were con victed of aiming to overthrow the Communist government. The group Included two former members of the Czechoslovak se curity police. Three of the accused were women. The court charged them with spy ing for an unnamed Western pow er, with the gual of trying to over throw the Czech government. The trial, which lasted eight days, wa one of a aerie of treason tri als going on virtually non-stop In Czechoslovak courts. Most of them ere held in secret. It Pay to Use he Want-Adsl Poors Open Tonight 6:38 Continuous Nat. IJ:3 l I jllM6 III in MKN. R. K. Mr'ORMA( K Oregon AAUW Head Slated To Talk Here Mr R E. MrCnrmark. stale presi dent of the American Association of University Women, will be In Klam ath Falls Saturday and will address members of loral AAUW at a luncheon at the Pellran parly room at 13 30 pm. Mrs. MrCormack la past president of the Albany branch of AAUW and past state fellowship and member ship chairman. the has been active in the promotion of hither educa tion for women In Oregon for many years. Entertainment for the meenng will be provided by Miss Mary Lou Monro, who will present severnl vocal solos, accompanied by Mrs. U E Van Vector. Second Man Held In Minor Theft A second man la held In th county hull Inday In connection with a minor Ihrll last Sunday morning. He la lUrry Lauikm Riuerrana, 23, arrested by city police yester day and booked for larceny front an automobile, Hosecraus and Alvln C. Blgbv. 33, are accused of stealing an overcoat from a car parked nit Spring street. The coat and car belonged to Jack lllllelle. route 3. Hlgby Wat arrest ed Sunday morning and 18 bonked at the county lockup for possession of stolen properly. . He has rrquralrd a preliminary hearing on th charge. About a quar'er of Austrla'i popu lation lives In Vienna. VSATURDAYy Worninj3 A. My IP ' C..II..... I,,. PLjohnrusselp J 3D gslral L.-r.nc Wlk end Orcheitro Tbu U 4sirles lMll' Mealee" Crlea Mf a&m TO tUH tnd FAME; irtffl DM swst'v . KVM tO ' tKTIMlt (MiMCl Ml I M V " 7 s wmG- oft ft J w m mi Jim sassw g V4 kf JC3JU ms CARTER James GLf AS0M Clof u HFWRV Frank McHUGH ' , . Continuous Run Tomorrow from 12:30 Lo.r Complota Show Stort, At MIDNIGHT
