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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OR-GON
SATURDAY, NOV. 9, 1949
Community Clean-Up
For Health Planned;
Many Workers Needed
"Klamath Psll ta fotm to hav
lta lac scrubbed, and you're ex
pected to provide the soap and the
energy."
This wu the opinion expressed
by a group of dtlscns who gathered
In the chamber of commerce offices
Friday afternoon to organize the
Community Clean-Up For Health
Program.
Help!
A comparatively small group of
people compared to the number
who will be asked to help In the
extensive program have outlined
the project which Includes cleaning
ud unsightly vacant lots, residential
areas where folks hsve been care
less, making the entrance Into the
city more attractive to the tourists,
and checking health hazards.
Attending the session Friday were
Mayor Robert A. Thompson, repre
senting the city: Frank Jenkins,
publisher of The Herald and News;
Chsrlrs Stark, manager of the
chamber of commerce: Clay Belllsle.
representing Exchange club: E. H.
Thompson, Rotary: Art Reinhart.
Klamath Merchants association:
H O. Juckrland. Klamath County
Tuberculosis and Health association
and Klamath Automobile Dealers
association, and Dr. Buford Hargus.
also representing the health asso
ciation. Town la OeneraT
Other Individuals and organisa
tions will be asked to come into the
picture and the general plan will
Include schools, clubs, and the
"town In general."
As much of the clean-up as can
be done before winter actually sets
In, Is the hope of the committee
which anticipates much benefit
from the campaign.
The program is sponsored by the
Klamath County Tuberculosis and
Health association.
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Pine Activity Gain Continues
PORTLAND, Nov. IS WV-Activity continued Increasing In Idaho
white, pondcrosa and sugar pine lumber during the week ending
November IX the Western Pin association reported today.
Comparative figures, board feet:
Last Week Previous Week Tear At
Orders 64.509.000 fl.28O.0OO 43.S38.000
Shipments 66.463.000 64370.000 61.619.000
Production 66330.000 . 65.081,000 60.656.000
NATIONALLY KNOWN CARTOONIST Clyde Lamb checks one of his latest comic strip
drawings of "Herman," with his wife before mailing it to his syndicate. Lamb does free
lance cartoon drawing in addition to his daily comic strip antics of Herman.
Heavy Dealing Boosts Grains
CHICAGO. Not. It WV-All grains moved upward In heavy dealings
on the board of trad today, paced by com. The yellow cereal had
gains extending to 2 cents at times. Deferred contracts scored new
seasonal highs.
Strength of com was tied In with export demand for this grain.
It was reflected also In the spot market where No. 1 yellow com sold
t a discount of 3 to 3 hi cents compared with the December delivery.
zesternay uw aiscoum was 3 CO cents.
Other grains mostly followed the leadership of com. Some infla
tionary sentiment appeared to be' present In the pits. Dealings became
quite active toward the close as the demand met selling orders from
traders evening up for the week-end holiday.
Wheat closed tt-H higher. December 1..11S-V com was 1 to 1
higher. December $1.24a-V. oats were lower to 4 higher. December
7SH 75, rye was -14 higher. December 11.34-1.34.. soybeans were
1 to 1 higher, November 2-24'i, and lard was 5 to 7 cents a hundred
pounds higher, December $1031.
1 Wheat Open High Low close
Dee. . Jim a.12 mp, J.lls-
3.13' J.14 2.13 a.t3i-2.14
May J.11S-4 312 3.11H 3114
Stock Market
Slows DoWri f
NEW YORK. Nov. 19 Vf) The
stock market ambled along a nar
row price route today after
snappy three-day rise.
Most price changes were up
ward. Gains were small, though,
and a wide variety of shares either
remained at Friday' dosing levels
or Backed down a little. Few
stocks moved more than fractional
ly. Business started off with a rush
but quieted as soon as overnight
orders were disposed of. Turnover
ran at a rate of 600,000 shares for
the two-hour session.
Railroad stocks did fairly wen.
wun nigner prices paid for Santa
Fe. N.Y. Central. Southern Rail
way, and Union Pacific
Corporate bonds moved narrowly.
American Can 994
Am Power Lt 13H
Am Tel & Tel 146 "4
Anaconda
Bendix Aviation .
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane .
Calif Packing
Canadian Pacific
Case J I
Caterpillar
Chrysler
Cons Vultee
Continental Can
Crown Zellerbach .
Curtlss Wright
Dupont de Nem
General Electric
General Foods"
General Motors
Goodyear Tire
Int Harvester
Int Paper
Kennecott
Llbby McN tt L
Long Bell "A"
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvlnator
Nat Dairy
N Y Central
Northern Pacific .
Pac Am Fish
Pac Gas Sc Elee .
Pac Tel & Tel
Penney J C
Radio Corp
Rayonler
Reynolds Metals .
Richfield
Safeway Stores .
Bears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil Cal .
Studebaker Corp
Trans-America
Union Oil Cal
Union Pacific
United Airlines
V 8 Steel
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AUCTION
OVER 400 OXBOW ANGUS
FEEDER CALVES Lots of 1. 3, 6.
10: 4H-FFA and Commercial
Feeders.
YEARLINO FEEDERS In lots of
10 Choice Commercial Heifer
Calves. Start a Black Herd. Bang's
vaccinated. Uniform type and
quality result 32 yean use Reg.
lstered Angus Bulls.
AT OXBOW RANCH
PRAIRIE CITY, ORE.
Saturday, Nov. 26th.
Freer haul to Ontario, Redmond,
Baker, or Pendleton for buyers of
20 or more animals " ,
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO. Nov. 19 UP! Boo.
sold within a $15.25 to 15.TS range
today, the latter price oeing the
quotable top. Cattle and sheep were
uominany steaay. -Hog
prioes dropped sharply this
-sr uoaer me weignt of the larg
est marketings for any week since
June. 1944. At the end of the
week the top was $15.75. lowest
since June. 1946. The average of
barrows and gilts Friday waa esti
mated at ,15.25. or below the
"guide" price of $15.45.
The local market's slump below
the guide does not mean the gov
ernment must buy pork next week.
-m agriculture department ex
plained. The guide Is based on a
seven market average and covers
ujb iuii week. Also, prices have
been above the guide in previous
weeks this month. This would per
mit a slump below the guide next
week without causing pork buying.
The guide next week will drop 40
cents to $15.05.
All classes of cattle were In
greater supply this week. Prices
mostly declined as the proximity of
Thsnksgivlng turned consumers at
tention to poultry. Top for prime
MAKES OFFER Rep. James
G. Fulton, Pittsburgh (R-Pa),
who offered himself os host
age for the release of Angus
Ward, U. S. consul general
now being held by Chinese
communists, explains his ac
tion to newsmen at the state
capitol, at Harrisburg, Pa.'
Mass Held
For Rancher
Con O'Keeffe
LAKEVIEW Requiem high mass
was held Tuesday for Con J. O'
Keeffe. Adel rancher, killed In
stantly Armistice night when a
half-track in which he was riding
went over a bank In Hammersley
canyon.
Mr. O'Keeffe, 57. wu with his U
nepnew, Henry OKeeffe of Adel
and George Bowers of Lakeview.
They were moving some of the
O'Keeffe sheep from that area.
Henry O'Keeffe and Bowers, both
Injured in th accident, walked for
ahout six miles before they reached
help.
Irish Nstlv '
The victim was born June 29.
1892. at Newmarket, Ireland, and
came to Lake county from Ireland
In 1910 ensuing In the livestock
industry in Lake and Klamath
counties. He waa associated with
his brother John until the tatter's
death May . 30. 1943. He was a
member of Lake county post No.
53. American Legion and was a
veteran of World War I when he
served In the St. Mlhlel. Chstesu
Thierry and Meust-Argonn of
fensives in France,
Lost Hunter Sought
In Umatilla
PENDLETON, Nov. 19 ) A
Umatilla county sheriff joined
other searchers this morning look
ing tor Kussell Hail. Weston hunt
er, believed lost in the Tollgate
area of the Blue mountains, 35
miles east of Pendleton.
Hall, a member of an elk hunt
ing party, failed to show up at
the hunting camp Friday night.
A telephone call to the sheriff's
office this morning said that the
man was lost somewhere on the
skyline road around Gabrel Springs.
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Other Barvivors
In addition to relatives in War
ner valley and Lakeview, Mr. O'
Keeffe Is survived by three broth
ers. Dan and Tom O'Keeffe of Mer
rill and Mai In, Humphrey O'Keeffe
of Sacramento, four brothers and
two sisters in Ireland.
Mass wss said by Father F. L.
Gels with Fsther O'Connor of Mer
rill and Father Phalen of Chllo
quin assisting, at 8t. Patrick's
Catholic church. Graveside service
was conducted by Lake County
post, American Legion.
It Pays to Use 'he Want-Ads f
steers was $40.75. Demand also
slumped for lambs, particularly
those carrying weight, which ended
$1.00 to $2.50 lower.
Motorist Cited,
Posts Bond
Wlllard Eyler Davis. 38. of 5104
Cottage, was cited for failure to
yield the right of way yesterday
after a minor traffic accident at
S. 6th and Plum.
He posted $5 ball with city
police.
Davis was Involved In a collision
with a car driven by Martin E.
Ramsby. 48. of 521 N. 5th, city
police aaid.
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County Officials Favor
U.S. Congress Pattern
For State Legislature
PORTLAND. Nov. 19 Mt-Or
gun's county officials like the klra
of giving each county on state sen
slur, and a number of stat repre
sentatives bs.ird on th county's
population.
That plan, proposed by Stat
Rep. Giles French of Moro. was
endorsed by th auoclatlon of Ore
ton rountin at lta convention yes
terday. It would follow the same pattern
used In the U. 8. congress. At pres
ent, both the state senate and th
stat hous of representative ar
apportioned on a population ba!'.
Power, President
The county Judges and commis
sioners elected Jmle T. A. Power
of Jefferson county as president.
Judge D. N. Busrnbark of Douglas
county wss elertrd vice-president
and Marlon County Commissioner
Hoy J. Hie was reelected secretary,
treasurer.
The convention suggested that
charitable and religious organisa
tions which operate business in com
petition with private enterprise be
sublect to Uxation.
That was on of th sources of
new revenue proposed to augment
th sesre county Income.
More License
Another wss through licensing
outdoor theatres and night clubs.
The state would hsve to pass a law
SHE DID IT For yeors, Mrs.
Georgia Neese Clark, U. S.
treasurer, has wanted to wink
at a camera focused on her,
At a news conference in De
troit she unsuppressed her
suppressed desire with the
above result.
Horse Drags, Kills
Pine Valley Youth
BAKER, Nov. 19 (4) A 15-year
old Pine Valley youth was dragged
to his death yesterdsy by a boiling
horse, according to Coroner Triad
The boy. Versrl Leon Sagers.
Halfway, was killed early yesterday
morning as he wss herding csttle.
the coroner reported. His death re
suited from a fractured skull.
The coroner said th boy s horse
fell, then Jumped up and bolted
away with young 8age a foot caught
in me sunup.
Portland Wins
Sloucjh Suit
PORTLAND. Nov. 19 A Jury
aeciaea yesterday that sewsge
dumped Into Columbia slough wss
not responsible for dsmsge to the
logs of two shingle companies.
T h firms Portland Shingle
company and East St. Louis Shingle
company had sued Portland for
$130,000, contending sewage dam
aged their cedar logs. A Jury de
cided in favor of the city of Port
land after five and a half hours'
deliberation.
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Chilly Night
But Not
Season Low
A cold crisp night, with a bright
morning sun, was the over-all re
port throughout th Klamath basin
this morning where minimum tem
peratures ranged from 9 above at
Tulelake's experiment station, to 23
in Klamath rails, CAA's report.
Highways and streets were covered
with a slick coal of frost, and cars
left out overnight were coated with
lc on windows and windshields. A
number of -peephole" drlvera were
observed creeping townward early
this morning, violating a well known
traflo rule.
19 Degree
Some folks thought It was the
coldest morning of th season but
It wssn't. CAA said Is was 19 degrees
on October 20. That record still
holds.
At Crater Lake national park
rangers ssld It wss warming up and
skies were clear. AU roads are open
and the few icy spot have been
sanded. Chains are not required but
only on and a half feet of snow
the area is discouraging to skllera.
Port landers Up
For Licenses
PORTLAND. Nov. 19 JP-Six
Portlandrrs mdng them a doctor
and a cleaning firm owner will ap
pear In municipal court Monday on
a charge of falling to pay the city's
new license fees.
The six were arrested on war.
rants yesterday, and released on
their own recognizance.
The city license Inspector hsd re
ported that some firms hsve flatly
refused to pay the feea. The whole
fee system has been sharply opposed
by business groups.
R EIIN lOS
PORTLAND. Nov. 19 M" Theo
dore A. Prnlsnd, last commander of
th Grand Army of the Republic
had his daughter and three sons J
with him today the first reunion
In 41 years. I
aullmrt'lng th counties to llcsns
surh vstabltshinents.
The count v offliials also recom
mended a constitutional amendment
which would not Include welfare
budget In th 6 per cent tax limita
tion. Oregon's county treasurers, which
met here at the same time, demon
strated their feminine loyalty by
electing all women ofllrers. Twenty
of th 94 treasurers are women,
Mrs. E. T. ralrrhlld. Deschutes
county, waa elected president; Mrs.
T. II. Musgrove, Umatilla county,
vice president: and Mrs. Allr Da
vidson, Josetililne county, seer-tary-treasurer.
Woman Sought
To Identify
Body in N.Y.
New York clly police ar attempt
ing to local a Mildred Ox. be
lieved to be In Klamath Palls, In
an effort to Identify a man whoa
body I unclaimed In th metrop
olis. A man tentatively Identified as
Dumlnlo Uakouskl la desd In New
York and his body unclaimed. Ac
cording to information relayed her
from New York. Haknuskl la be
lieved to b a former husband of
Mra. Cox.
August W. Plalh, Inspector of
New York police, wants to know
of any relatives who could Identify
and claim th body,
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