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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. ... . . .
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Buy your Xmat Cards and Sanla
Claus Letters here and gite your
friends the thrill of a Lifetime.
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Your Neighborhood Druggist Phone 4321
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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.
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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.
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TERRIFIC
THANKSGIVING
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There are single and double breasted models,
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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.
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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
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Want Ads don't cost they pay!
PREMIER
INTERNATIONAL
ILLUSIONIST
PHISINTINC HIS
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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.
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Procirlontc
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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.
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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.
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