Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, November 21, 1949, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON MONDAY, NOV. 21, l4t Railroad Men Organize Anti-Stockman Drive; Eye Candidate Choices Br HALE SCARBROrr.H Railroad brotherhood representa tives of five Oregon counties band ed together here Saturday In a poll. Meal but non-partisan organisation and Immediately began casting about for an opponent to run against Lowell Stockman for congress next year. Several possible candidates were put up all democrats. Republi can representation waa Invited to Saturday night's exploratory meet ing at tht Wlllard but no republican attended. The newly-formed organization took the name of tha Klamath dis trict council, Oregon Railway Labor Cltisens league, and Is tha Klam ath . Lake-Deschutes-Crook-Jeffer-aon county wing of a sute organi sation formed November 10. Area Cavered Tht territory covered by the coun cil la that of the 17th state sena torial district and a part of tha 2nd congressional district. All 15 operat ing and non-operating brotherhoods are represented In the council. IU aims ar frankly political and organlsea railroad labor for political AFL labor's league for political ed ucation. Jerry Rutledge of Klamath Palls, chosen council chairman, said the citizens league Is dedicated to the Interests of railroad people and their families and its purpose generally la to stimulate political activity. Non-Partisan Rutledge emphasized the non-partisan face of the league and said It was the intent of the league's found ers to throw Its weight behind worthy candidates for elective of fice, regardless of party affiliation. Saturday nights discussion in volved only the matter of 2nd dis trict congressional recommendation where Republican Lowell Stockman Is under the gun. Stockman is ex pected to stand for re-election. Liberal groups, including organized labor, art lining up against htm. Seven Choice Monroe Sweetland, democratic na tional committeeman and spokes man for Oregon liberals, gave the railroaders the names of seven democrats he said had been men tioned as possible opponents for Stockman, listing them not in any activltv along the lines of the CIO's order of preference and pointing out political action commute ana sne SkeletonFound On Lake Shore: Police Probing Mystery surrounds a human skel eton found on the shore of Upper Klamath lak Saturday and tha skull has been turned over to Dr. George H. Adler, county coroner, tor examination. The sex and probably age of the skeleton had not been determined this morning. The skull and bones, scattered over a 50-foot area, were found Sat urday afternoon by S. H. Martin and his brother-in-law, Pred Wy mer, both of Klamath Palls, who wera fishing at Barclay springs. The skull was located about 200 yards north of Barclay springs. Old Bones? A state police officer gathered up the bones and brought them to town for study and possible identification. Many of the bones were whitened at if bleached by sun and water for years, while the skull showed considerable coloration. The lower jaw was missing from the skull. The bones may have been exposed by receding waters of the lake and scattered by coyotes. Possibilities Over the years a good many per sons have been lost on the lake one of the last a Marine corps pi lot who Is believed to have gone down with his fighter plane during a snow storm over the lake during the winter of 1945-44, that none were definite candidates: 1. State Senator Vernon Bull of La Grande. 2. State Senator Ben Musa of The Dalles. 3. Martha Ferguson McKeown. Rood River, author of the best-sell er "The Trail Led North. 4. Henry Hess, U. S. district at torney whose current appointment Is up November 29. 5. Harry Bolvin, Klamath Palls, at present a member of the state board of education. . Mitchell Paige of Klamath Palls, ex-marine and Congressional Medal holder. T. Clarence Briggs of Bend, an APIi union representative. Traffic Victim Hospitalized Wally Liechty, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Liechty of 828 Cal ifornia avenue, was moved by Ka ler's ambulance from Klamath Val ley hospital this morning to his home. Wally, active student at Klamath Union high school, suffered multi ple injuries Including fractures when he was struck by a car on Main street several months ago. He was on a motorcycle at the time. He has been In the hospital sine the accident. Fugate Collapses, Improved Today Jack Fugate, 723 Klamath ave nue, former rancher of the Merrill district, collapsed on Main street near 8th at mid-aftemoon Sunday and was moved to Hillside hospital by Kaler'a ambulance. Pugate's condition was reported some Improved this morning. Mike f his Chmtmas wtetolxsonq rememfertt. This store has a special LETTER BOX as illustrated) where you can mail your Xmas Cards and a letter to your child from Santa Claus. ... . . . All XMAS COSOS AX) UTTCTS SIN? THIOUGH THIS SOS Wilt St M Alt I 0 MOM ED THI FAMOUS SANTA CLAUt rosT ofr-ict and wuii HAS THIS fOSTMABK. ( ' ") 2212 So. th Buy your Xmat Cards and Sanla Claus Letters here and gite your friends the thrill of a Lifetime. miimim THiM pfffer-' with AffaVfc:'' .... LEE HENDRICKS Your Neighborhood Druggist Phone 4321 I .NXJ .... W r J W PELICAN ROOTERS were not so gay os this picture indicates but Lawrence Brown of Klam ath Falls put on this mask to display his feel ings at the La Grande game last Fridoy night. A number of former Klamath residents were in the Pelican section. A, - -4 uj t . 'I I 1 .V I. M I . .SsVsssssssst. ll " . . 4 1 irtiMM nam, iflliii , rih rmt ti n iWtfiS'i'-mmf i-r,ti''n-!1f1'"ll- r - V 11 '" w- i-Vv ' ' i-.'M CARGO SHAKEN A new rruck-troiler owned by OK Transfer company and driven by Myron Harvey McLain, 25, overturned Saturday afternoon ot Elm end Market streets. The driver was uninjured but was cited for reckless driving. Company officials said the big rig is jinxed, having had trouble on oil three of the runs made since its purchase. The cargo Saturday was 400 sacks of spuds. Heavily Armed Trio Escapes ' Jail in Coos COQUILLE, Ore., Nov. 21 P Three heavily armed Coos county Jail escapees were hunted today. The trio of young men battered an elderly Jailer last night, looted the Jail office of shotguns and pis tols and fled Into the night. Sheriff William Howell Identified the escapees as James Lyle Vining, 23; Doyle Gault, 22: and David Clinton Maynard, 20. , Jailer Beaten Jailer O. H. Atherton, 70, was beaten about the head and Is In the Myrtle Point hospital. The Jail matron, Mrs. P. Staten, escaped possible harm by locking herself in a- room when the three men broke out of the cell block. They had lured Atherton Into the cell block on the pretext of want ing a towel, the sheriff said. One ot the men tackled him In the cor ridor and all three then' ran for the main door. They stopped long enough to obtain the guns and am munition, cat toe telephone wise to delay an alarm, and fled. Trapa Set Road blocks were erected on all highways leading from the area by sute police. The sheriff said posses were also organized to search the Southwest Oregon coastal sector. Atherton's condition wss de scribed at the hospital aa critical. RUDY'S TERRIFIC THANKSGIVING WEEK EVENT! VALUES $(Q)50 $75.00 THIS WEEK ONLY! You knew our style . . . you know bur quality . . . to you know that this it real chance to buy top value suits at a REAL SAVINGS! There are single and double breasted models, hard finishes, sharkskins, plain and fancy patterns. Siies 34 ta 44 In Regulars, Shorts and Longs. Hurry! It's this week only! 400 MAIN Good Ski Crowd, Poor Snow Despite clear skies and warm weather, nine carloads of skiers went Into Crater Lake national park Sunday although rangers said ski ing was poor. Plfty-two persons tried on slats .for the first time this season. . A total of 102 cars and 277 per sons visited the park yesterday. The weather waa bright and clear and even this morning at 10:30 o'clock, the mercury was In the low 40's. It wss 32 minimum. Roads are open, there Is no new snow, and only In the early morning hours are roads frosted, rangers reported. There were no skiing accidents In the park. Car Hits Tree, i Two Injured : DUNSMUIR Two Negroes were : painfully injured Sunday night when their car smashed Into a tree along- side US 97 two miles north of Dunsmulr. Injured were Alvin J. Berry, 48, of Loftus, Calif, who suffered a shat ! tered kneecap, and Mack Paige, 33, I Dunsmulr, multiple head and leg i lacerations. I Berry waa operating the car, j highway police said. While that accident was being In- j vestlgated, a car driven by Otis W. I Oray, 20, of D u n s m u lr, broke j through a Una of flares on'the high way and plunged over an em- i bankment very close to the first ve hicle. Oray, uninjured, waa arrested I for reckless driving. Cub Scouts Get Awards , Awards were made to Cub Scouts of pack t. sponsored by the First Chrlntlan church, at their monthly pack meeting Thursday evening. Gold arrows were given to Larry Edwards, Leroy Relnhart, Michael Schmeck and Charles Perdue. Michael Ashby was awarded a sil ver arrow and Charles Perdue graduated to Scouting. : Movies wera shown on tha pro gram and a discussion of next month's theme, "The Other Fellow," was led by Max Saunders. Health Posters wera also on display and contests wera held among the boys. Minister Gets Mew Threat In Lakeview LAK EVIEW Another threat to the Rev. Omer Idso ot the First Methodist church was found Satur day on the minister's study desk with a scrawled note with one word "Beware" followed by a skull and crossbones signature. The study was broken Into three weeks sgo and five of six threaten ing letters which the minister had previously received, were stolen. The sixth letter was on Rev. Idso's person at the time but Is now in the hands of Sheriff Tom Elliott. The sheriff also has the latest note and has offered it to any per son who thinks the writer can be Identified. Letters In the past have threat ened the minister unless he "left town" and the tripe seems to stem from Rev. Idso's activities in civic circles. He Is a former army chaplain. The most Important part of nat ural gas is methane, also known as marsh gas, consisting of carbon and hydrogen. Youth Jailed In Lakeview After Threat LAKKVIKW Norman Burner, it. vritr-old Lakeview youth, waa lodged In Ilia Lake county Jail late Sunday afternoon after authorities said he had made a threat on the life ow Night Marshal Prank An drei. The arrest was made In a lake view Uvrni by Andrei and Slat Police Officer Todd Knapp. Burlier had a rifle with him at the time and officers said he picked It up as Andrei and Knapp entered, but put It down and offered no resist ance when placed under arrest. Past Probed No formal charge has been filed against Burner pending an Investi gation Into his past record by the district attorney's office. Burner is said to have held a grudge against Andrei since his ar rest several months sgo south of Susanvllle when he and Kenneth Biggs were arrested and held In Jail at Reno In connection with a kidnapping. Charges against the two were dismissed. However, authorities here say. Burner's record goes bark to lJ7 when, at the age of 13, Bucher was sent to Woodburn from Lake county for car theft. He served about one year of a t to 10-year sentence for theft In Polsom, and also served a part of a 1 to 10-year sentence at 8an (juentln for escape from a Lassen county Jail. Lakeview Firemen Honored LAKEVIEW-Slx of Ukevlew's volunteer firemen, all charter mem bers and the only remaining active charter members of the depart ment, were presented with gold fire men badges at a dinner given in their honor Saturday night at Hotel Lakeview. The department sponsored the celebration. Awards went to Fire Chlrf Wil liam Araner, Assistant Chief Herm an Anner, and Firemen Ivan Ara ner. Charles Anner, Virgil Strlplln and Ernest Hamilton. Bill, Herman and Charles Arzner are brothers, Ivan Is a cousin. Tha awards wera tor 35 years of continuous service In the Lakeview Volunteer P 1 r e m e n'a association which waa formed January 22. 192S. At that time there were 27 charter members organised by the late L. R. Robertson. The first chief was Justin Olbblns who served for one year. Bill Araner has rented since that time. He la also president ot the Oregon State Fire Chiefs asso elation. Araner Is head mechanic tor Oraham-Mercer garage. tajh" JULIE, "America's Sweetheart of Magic" will assist The Creat Virgil" in his mystery show Wednesday otternoon and evening in the Pelican theatre. Play at Gilchrist School, Dec. 2 OILCHRIST December 2 will mark the Oregon debut of Mlsa Rosemary Lee. a southern belle, on the stage, when the attractive ac tresa appears In "Oolng Pisces." bT Olenn Hughes, at Ollchrlst high school auditorium. "It's hard to put my sentiments In a single sentence." smiled Miss Lee. "but I declare y'all will laugh more than you have in a coon's age." Miss Lee and 11 Ollchrlst high school students are sura to reward every person who buys a ticket with M minutes ot sheer fun December 2. Friends of Ml Lee In this sec tion of the country may know her better by her real name, Jerry lleg-wood. POTATOES CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (AP-U8DA) Potatoes: arrivals 2S1, on track 441; tctal U. 8. shipments Friday M3. Saturday 390, and Sunday 28; sup plies moderate: demand ftlr: mar ket about steady; Colorado Red McClurea S3 00-45; Idaho Russet Burbanka $4 45-65. standards t30. utilities S3 .30; Minnesota - North Dakota Red River valley Bliss Trl umps S3.10 washed, Pontlaca $3.75 washed. Portland Potatoes Potatoes: Ore. Deschutes Russets, No. 1A, $3.80-4.00; 25 lbs, 11.00-10; 15 lbs, 67-SOc. Wash. Netted Gems, No 1, $3.75-80; large bakers, $435 50; No. 3, 60 lbs., $1.18-20; Idaho Russets, No. 1A, t-10 lb. sacks, $2.30 45 ...... Want Ads don't cost they pay! PREMIER INTERNATIONAL ILLUSIONIST PHISINTINC HIS m Wed., Nov. 23, Pelican Theatre Matinee for Children at 2:30, Admission 15c Evening, :00, Children 60s, Adults $1.20. All Proceeds Go to Klwanls Park. Kiwanians Benefit Wednesday The Orrat Virgil, Illusionist who is coming with his company of won der workers to the Pelican theatre on Wednesday will be sponsored by K'wanls club for the benefit ot Kl wanls park. Virgil wilt perform magical spec tacles with birds and animals, as sisted by Julie, "America's Sweet heart of Mngir." The afternoon performance, fea turing clowns, comical ducks and thickens especially for children, will begin at 3 p. m. and the regular show will be at ( p. m. Tickets are on sale at Under woods Camera Shop. Carter's Food, The Qun Store, Drew's Manstore, Pine Street Market, J. C. Penney s. tha U. B. National bank, Murphy's Barber shop, Columbia Optical com pany, the First National bank. Wood's Drug, and Commercial pi-nance. Street Ordinances On Agenda Tonight City cnunrtlmrn are expected to approve final readings on two ordl nancea tonight that would provide for the issuaitce and sale of bonds to cover Improvement on two street Jobs which have been completed. The two Improvement un'ts are California between 3rd and Upham and 13th between Main and Klam ath. The California Job cost $23.134 68. tht 13th street tatk SI27 87. Interest High In CVA Debate LAKEVIEW One of the biggest gslherlngs of the year Is scheduled for tomorrow night, Tueiday, at thi Westslde grange when W. Lowell Steen of the state farm bureau, and Btate Treasurer Walter Pearson, de bate on the question of CVA. The Lake county chamber of commerce la sponsoring the debate which will follow dinner served by the women of the grange. An excellent atlendanca Is expect ed from Klamath county as well as Lake. noons open f.i V w 7" rwv I Procirlontc I I WeIUWIII Changed In Panama Revolt PANAMA, Panama, Nov. 11 (r) Tills littles Ontral American coun try, alia of the Panama canal, changed president over tha wees end in a bloodless nlght-tlms revolt staged by poltre force leaders. President Daniel Chants, surgeon politician who haa been president lew than four months, resigned aft er helmeted police surrounded hi palaos. Vice president Roberto P. Chlarl, 44, waa sworn in as presi dent at ( a. oi., Sunday. 'Htrang Man' Emerging aa tha new "strong man" of Panama's turbulent poli tics waa Police Chief Col, Jose Re toon. 41, Chains waa swefit out of olllre because ha tried to fire Hemon and two of Ills top aides In the 2000 man police department that Is Pan ama's only armed force. Chania said he demanded trie resignation of the three police leaders because they held Interests la two monopo lies outlawed by the supreme court beef slaughtering hmises and com mercial bus compaultw. t V Fire Destroys Henley Home Fire of undetermined origin com pletely destroyed the home of How ard Jackson, route 1, boa SI I, in Henley early Sunday morning. Neither Jackson, nor his elderly mother, waa injured In I lie blase, but they lost all of their brtonaints. Damage waa estimated at between $5000 and Seooo, but was cowered by Insurance, according to firemen. The county fire department waa called to the scene at 8 a. m . but able to save only a garage adftireut U the residence. Washbowl Taken From Tavern Someone stole a wehbowl fitim a real room at Uie Wocua tavrlrn early last night and Is Invited back to get tha drain plug which wits dropped on the way out. Vlda Johnson, operator of the tav ern, said the thief turned o(f tha water and unhooked the pipe fittings to lake the washbowl. OetUng away clean, so to speak. Bui the drain plug was dropped and. If doslred, will be turned over to the needy party. I HIM Love Was Never So Dliiy... Bstv rvii..k.f..l r .lAMtt) I Usiaisii.iwii f jft WHIlim DEMAREST I y-fs June HAVOC fZ JJ Matinee , J. Laiweek Days l:M ' , SJ Doors open 1 Jt'f ' Evening 1 immA UnLS - IIUI-Ul.il W - f s II HOLLYWOOD TEST-RUN PRE-RELEASE SHOWING TWO BRAND NEW HITS! 1 "Sr- la.--.fp.-s Ixfrofi ON OUR STA0E! KLAMATH BASIN CONTEST Open to EverybodySift Prliea . JP3 .A I if", V.