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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1949)
tiaswvss BmSs MkSmg Smk Mmk Seswt , . v - . - ' Br riANK JKNKIMI QN our teletype early this morning there was a piece by James Mar low telling about what ha waa dolnf on lha 7th day of December, IM1. He wrote It last night, he aaya, and edda wonderlngly that when he eat down at hla dek and typed the daw the waa worklni a day ahead, aa a bit of ua newspaper people dot It broke over him lor the lint tuna that thla la rill DAY. Let 10 on from there In hi own words. He aaya: "Suddenly I remembered what day It waa. I etopped there and went a'tiound eaklng half a doeen men In I the office: 'Vou know what dale Tomorrow la' Each In turn eald 'December 7.' I aald: 'You know what ennlverear It laf One by one, they eald NO. 'Pearl Harbor,' , J aald. "And one by one Uiey aald 'It la. at that' or 'dure enouih.' Thry were urprlaed they had forgotten. Juat aa I waa. Some ot them were vet arena. The laat one I apok to had eerved out Uie war In the navy. He wee doubly aurpriaed to think De cember 7 waa the anniversary ot Pearl Harbor. He aald he thouf ht It waa December " e e e WELL. I went them all one better. Until I aaw Marlow e column on the teletype. It had never occurred to me that another anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day waa rolling around. e JUARLOW wae out fishing on that blarkest day In our history. He and hla companions earn In about lha middle of the afternoon. They had no fih. as often happens. They were anting around In the ahack that waa their camp, talking It over and offering the eurtomary fishermen alibis Suddenly a portable radio some body had brnittht along aputtered and barked: "The Japanese attacked Peart Harbor thla morning." For a while It didn't reclater with them. Yoi know how It la when you're listening to the radio with only pan of one ear. SUDDENLY IT BROKE ON ' THEM. What the radio announcer waa saying was true. WE WERE AT WAR I e e QN that fateful day. I hit the duck V swamp at daylight. Our duck hunting gang did better than Marlow and hla fishing companions. The limit waa ten than, and wa got our ten ducka apiece so easily that we hated to come In. Por a long time we aat around on a grassy Utile rtee of land In the marsh and talked It over. We were happy and relaxed like duck hunters always are under the circumstances. Eventually we came Into town and atopped by the office for some reason or other. THE NEWS HIT U8 LIKE A BLOW IN THF PACE. . tr I live to be a hundred, that pie- lure will slay sharp and clear In my mind all Its details as distinctly cut aa a cameo. Never, no matter how many yean may roll over my head, can I fall to frel again the queasy alcknera that hit me In the pit of the stomach aa the fact burned home In my con sciousness that THIS IS IT. That war waa upon ua again after the Interval of peace since the last war. e VET, UP to thla morning, I had 1 FORGOTTEN. It waa not until my eye fell on those word on the teletype that It all came back to me. How about you? Did you remember yesterday that today would be Pearl Harbor Day? e WELL, wa fought the war, " We Ucked the Japs. We Ucked the Oermana. e WOW we're feealng them. We've been feeding them for nearly four (Continued on Page Two) Lett W Forget Battleship Arizona's Hulk Grim Reminder of Evil Day PEARL HARBOR, Dee. 7 NPi The twisted eapereirwtere of la Brood aid kaltlaehlp Arlsoaa Juts above the water. It la a grim reealnder ef what bappcaed here eight yeere ago Japanese aneak bombs eank the Artsoaa that fateful Sabbath sacra. Many ef aer geJIsal erew aia Bet gel off. be reels where she fell the Arlsona a asoeiaaaeeit W the first Aaserteaae la die la World War II. On thla aaalrereary all abeat the Arlsaeui waa eereeie aad pretty. Mfe oa the aaval base flawed evenly. Hhlae gUdrd by geallf, catering aad leavlag that pearl-Uke epet aa the edge ef the lalaad called Uaha. Their wafcee aoflly loacbed the protrading balk. A email party weal aboard. The chaplain Inlawed a prayer. Only a few asade the pUirlauie. The Arlaeaa at weak aad worn by war aad lease. z her wsslms hm j , Prlee Five Ceata M Pages KLAMATH FALL. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 14 Telephone gill No. SMS Russians' Extensive Plans for Possible U. S. War Revealed CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (AP) The Chicago Tribune, in a dispatch from It Pari correspondent, today said Soviet Russia is making- "intensive effort" to prepare its Arctic regions for a possible U. S. war. The correspondent, Henry Wales, wrote he had ob tained his information from two escapees from forced lnhnr nrniocta in the area. The principal point of Wale' account were: The two main military base are newly- created clues, Vorkoutak and Ttksl. at the mouths of the Pouhura and Lena rivers. Other ports hava been de veloped at the mouths of the Dvlna, Ob. Y encase 1, Ingirka, and Amur rivers. A atrategle railway la being con it rue ted from Lake Baikal to the Bering eea opposite Alaska, but the Red army la utilising froaen rivers as Its chief highways. Soma 300 mteorologloal stations hava been established in trie Arctic regions. Eye Wltaeea Wales wrote: Thla Information and a detailed description ot the op- perauona were obtained from an eye wllneea who was sentenced to forced lebor on Nova Zambia, but became III and waa evacuated to Vorkoutak whence ho eecaped through the Iron Curtain to France. Other Information waa given by a political prisoner employed on the project who fled from Ua con centration camp." He added, "from bases in Prana Joeef land, Dlcksen Island, and Spitsbergen, the Red army plans operations via Northern Oreenland to Northern Canada within easy range ot the United ISatea." Atomic Strike Spread Feared OAK, RIDOE. Term, Dee. 1 UP) A mush rooming wildcat strike the first In Oak Ridge history threat ened today to spread to all con- miction crafts working on lnstal latlons In this atomic city. A top atomic energy commission official, who declined use of hla name, aald ha has received uncon firmed reports that about 300 car penters end labors will walkout sometime today. AEO officials and representatives ot the national labor relations board who ware called In hurriedly have been wrestling with the prop' lem since yesterday. The number Idled reached around 3000 employees In all construction era Its except carpenters and labor en. Five Injured In Wreck North of City At leaat five persons were Injured In a heed-on eollliton 40 mllea north ot here, thla morning and two of those hurt are In Klamath Valley hospital. 4 They are Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge C. Rice, former residents of this city, and parents of Don Rice who oper ates a store at Dairy. Three aoldlera were among those Injured but details were not learned here at noon. The accident occurred around 10:10 a. m. when a car pass ed a state highway truck and crash ed Into the northbound Rica ma chine. - Mr.- and M s. Rica are seriously but not ertucatly Injured. They ware brought to the hospital here by Mr. and Mra. Donsld Champman, also former residents of Klamath Falls who ware en route from Portland to Oakland. Calif. Miners Hold To 3-Day VorkVeek NEW YORK. Dec. 7 (AP) The United Mine Workers said after a two-hour confer ence with operators today that it still plans to keep the three-day work week in effect in the hard coal in dustry. Thus the nation's 80,000 anthracite miners, barring a last-minute change, will fall to re port tomorrow and Friday after working the first three days of thu week. John L. Lewis ordered a shortened work week for all his mlnera In call trig off a full-scale toft coal strike but week. Operators asked the union yenter dey, when negotiations looking toward a new wage contract began, to lift the three-day rule for the herd coal pits. Union offlclsls gsve no Indication unul today what their answer would oe. Aaswer After this morning's session. UMW Vice President Thomas Ken nedy was asked If the union's plan to stop work tomorrow stlU stood. "Yes." Kennedy replied. ' Another negotistlng session was plsnned this afternoon. NO BIO BREAK WASHINGTON. Dee. 7 OPWohn L. Lewis' proud announcement that some mine owner have met hi con tract terms apparently left major coal operators unimpressed today. They aald the owners who signed with the mine leader produce com- perauvely Uttle aoft coal leas than 2,500,000 tons of the nation'a annual total of 650,000.000. And they scoffed a. euggestloaa that the new move might mea a major break tn the long coal dispute. Lewis made the announcement late yesterday. He aald United Mine Workers members at the affected pita would return to work immedi ately on a five-day week. Solons Study Big Insurance Investments WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 IM h ' multl-bllllon dollar Investments of America's Ufa Insurance companies came under the microscope of the senate-house economic committee today. Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo), the chairman, said the committee wants to learn "what yardsUck the com panies use In Investing the savings of the American people." The Inquiry la part of a broader Investigation into the reported lack of risk capital for new business ven tures In the United States. Th day's first witness was Leroy A. Lincoln, president of the huge Metropolitan Life Insurance company. The committee asked Lincoln In advance to tell about Insurance sav ings, the company's Investment pol icies, and Just how an Insurance company selects Its Investments. e leSeMMeaTMa i ALL IN THI FAMILY Member of the E. H. Shipler family participated in the Boy Scout I Court of Honor last night In Altamont school when Dillard Shipler received the Eagle rank, J.eft fo right, Scout Dorrel Shipler, Scout Dillard Shipler, Mr. and Mrs.. E. H. Shipler and daughter Virginia, who M alto Girl Scout. (Story on page two). Novelist Rex Beach Kills Self SEBRINO. Fla, Dec. 7 OP) Rex Beach, 72. naUonaUy known novel ist, was found dead of a pistol wound In the head at hla home near here this morning. His death waa pronounced suicide by County Judge J, Howard Livings ton and Sheriff Broward Coker. Suffering Beach had been suffering from a throat ailment tor three years. Hla body was found by a nurse who brought him breakfast, the sheriff ssld. His nurse. Miss Tenia Simonlan. found the writer In his pajamas on the floor of his second story bed room. The body lay by the bed tn which he had pt through the night. Robert Fox. his secretary for 33 years, aald funeral arrangements would be msde later. New Novel Beach waa In the midst of a psychological novel, "Woman In Ambush." on which he had com pleted 37 chapters. He had not worked on It tor several months. This summer, Brach'i life was despaired of for a while at Miami. where he had gone tor treatment for his throat. "'T " ; T."a-1 rn I pa-ay y;a a a 'Vf9 It t t Vj GREG LOOKS 'IM OVER L. H. Gregory, center, sporting editor of The Oregonion, admires the trophies won by Joe. Nichols, left, and Tom Abner, last night ot the Lions club an nual football banquet. In secret ballot by the Pelican footballers, Nichols, hard-running halfback, was named the "most inspirational" player. Abner, big tackle, was singled out as the outstanding' linemon of the. 1949 Pel football mochine. Gregory wos the guest speaker or me annual pigskin banquet, (i-ull story on sports page). , Local Merchants See Big Business Month; Early Shopping Noted IIST Vacation Becomes Stag Affair An anticipated "big December" was expressed by merchants con tacted today In the Klamath Falls business district, aa the tint week ot December closed wrtn a rattling of cash registers. - Concensus of i oatnJon among the merchants gave credit to she Christmas opening and fanfare of last Friday night when an estimat ed! Is. 000 residents of the basin area Jammed Main street to watdi iPranc! (Prenchy) Williams, pilot O -! J . ,h -Tw. nmnmm ! I . Davidson Mum On Possible Senate Race WASHINGTON. Dec. 7 OPv Asslrt ant Secretary of the Interior C. Ol rard Davidson isnt talking about published reports that: ; A. He la In line to become under secretary ot the Interior, an office which became vacant December 1 when Oscar L. Chapman moved up to become secretary. B. He may resign to run for the senate against Wayne Morse (R-Ore). Busy' The native Loulsanan. who now claims Portland, Ore., as his home, says only that he is "busy with my present Job." He willingly reaffirms his earlier pronouncements that: He has been "approached" by some democrats to quit his Washing ton career and try to win Morse's office. He Is not happy with Morse's stand against a Columbia vaUey au thority. Davidson la a leader In President Truman's proposed pro gram for establishment of a valley sdmlnlstrsUon In the Pacific Northwest).- the Santa Claus parade sponsored by the Klamaut Merchants associa tion. Traffic through one of the city's larger stores for the first week Indi cated a much higher volume than a year ago at thla time.' Fast Pace . Gift shops and smaller i tores ob served yesterday that folks were buying earlier and stocks were be- White Christmas Maybe ... Klamath still may have a white Chrlstmaa If weather forecasts con tinue to promise snow. Flurries were expected tonight, the weatherman said. He left a light blanket on the ground early this morning, tjut In creasing temperatures melted the fall except In shady north sides. Minimum- temperature here this morning was 23 degrees. Motorists were warned to carry chains over the higher elevations passes where snow and Ice combined to make for slippery road surfaces. The Willamette pasa has packed snow but la sanded, the Oregon slate highway department advised. This waa also true over the McKen ale pasa but on the Santlam there waa a violent high wind blowing, drifting anow and creating Icy spots. Chemult. Chlloquln. Keno, Bly Klamath Falls with a light snowfall and cly spots In thr road. MILK HEARING PORTLAND, Dec. 7 OP) A milk control hearing here tomorrow will take up a proposal ot Safeway stores to haul milk produced In the Salem area here for processing, then back for sale In Salem stores. Another Tough Break for Man Misfortune of sorts seems to be following Howard Wllmer Shoun, 30-year-old mechanic ot 3534 Crest street. On Monday Shoun was arrested here on a "fugitive from Justice" warrant Issued by the U. S. marshal In Kan Diego. He was charged with non-support of a child. Yesterday Shoun was released from the county Jail on $1000 ball. In the afternoon he fell from a 12 foot ladder while working at Acme auto painters and suffered a hip Injury. t Kaier's ambulance moved the man to Klamath Valley hospital where X-rays revealed a fractured right hip. EVENING SHOPPING Three "Family Shopping Nights when stores will be open evenings until o'clock, were set for the next three Fridays, December 9, 1 and 23, by vote of members ot the Klamath Merchants associa tion at a special meeting at the .Pelican cafe this morning. The three special evening open ings were decided upon to give families time to shop leisurely together tor Chrlstmaa gifts. The opening Is for the three specUled nights only. KEY WEST. Fla, Dec T () President Truman's vacation party became a stag affair today aa at tention was concentrated on thej 4 -rrorcncoimng oatue in congress. lor key administration objectives. The president directed IX CoL of the "Independence the White House plane, to take Mrs. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, back to Washington. Parley Truman called his entire White House staff to meet at 3 p. m. for a full-scale conference on the "state of the union" budget and economic messages to be presented to con gress In January. These messages will lay the groundwork for an election year fight for the "Fair Deal." The president, on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, is determined to continue the European recovery program, the arms-aid program un der the Atlantic pact and other bi partisan moves to strengthen the democratic front against communism. 15 SMOfN&yf UFT coming depleted faster than a year ego and they, too attributed the heavier buying to the Christmas opening. Good weather tor shop ping had a lot to do with It, one merchant opined. ' One thing waa certain, stocks were more complete and merchandise of better quality than at' any time since before the war. There was con siderable buying of "good stair and the glftie type of merchandise was expected to go a Uttle heavier later tn the month. This waa partlculkrly true of the more expensive type of gift such aa household furnishings. Klamath shoppers were doing their buying tn a far more festive atmosphere as the result ot Christ mas decoration of the downtown area and merchants found today It had paid of f to go all out In dressing up their establishments. One particular item, Christmas wrappings, was going rapidly.- The selection was good but the shopper who wants to blend or unite ber ties, cards and paper In one motif should do this pretty quick If she wants to be completely saUsfled. 'Ike' Says No Politics HOUSTON. Dec. 7 (Pi General Dwight Elsenhower said todav he wants no connection with politics but wants to Use an active part in public affairs.- . - He told a news conference: "If I Identified or afiliatrd my self with any political party I'd lose a lot of friends and I'm not going to do that." . Probe Group Will Hear Wallace WASHINGTON. Dee. T (AP) Lt. Gen. Leslie tL Grove' testifier! today that neither Harry Hopkins nor Henry a. Wallace ever tried to get any atomic secrets or material from him for th Russians. -Groves, who headed -the the wartime atomic bomb project, told house Investi gators that he had never, in fact, met Hopkins or had any cor respondence with him. As lor Wallace, Groves said the former vice president never brought any direct pressure on him In con nection with the atomlo energy project and, as far as he knows, never put on any Indirect pressure. Mystery Note Groves was a witness before m. gresslonal Investigators dtgln Ignta a story of atomic materials eaina to Russia In lend-lease planes dur ing the war and of a mysterloua - note signed "H. H." saying "had a ben of a time getting- these away from Groves." After getting Groves' testimony. Rep. Welter (D-Pat. acting chair man, aald the committee would give Wallace a chance to testify later. The committee broke off Its bear ings to hold a closed door session. Groves waa dislssed as a wit ness. Walter Indicated to reporters that the date of any further hearings would depend on when Wallace wanted to have hit say. Say Evideae. O roves told the committee: 1. The TJtssiana got some atomie material during the war. but that ha doesn't know how any ship menu "because we dont know how many leaked through.1 2. He found evtdenee of Rusauui spying within a month .of the tuna ne took charge of the atomie borne) project tn 142. S. He knows the lend-lease admin iatration waa under "pressure" to give the Russians "everything they sought'' and that a "great deal af Influence" waa brought to bear. But ha eald he did not know who ex erted the presvre. - " Hopkins waa at one time lend-lease- administrator. A dose friend of President . Roosevelt, Jfopkma went to Russia to consult with the Svoiets on their needs to hold their front against the Germans. Jeedaa Btary Major O. Racey Jordan, whose wartime Job was to aid la tend lease movement of planes to Rus sia, told of the Russians taking out suitcase after suitcase load of docu ments aa well as atomic materials. He aald some of the document were state departent papers. At a news conference today. Sec retary of State Acheson said the state department licensed no ex ports of atom'e materials to Russia without prior approval from the Manhattan project tthe wartime name for the atomic bomb project). Acheson also said he knew of ne state department documents going to the Russians. Rep. Walter (D-Pal asked Groves about Hopkins. Groves said that no one at the White House ever tried to get maps from him "that I was aware of." and he added that he doubted "very seriously" If it was ever done. N Apes-cache " Groves said that he had never had any contact with Harry Hop kins. He went on emphatically: "At no time, to the best of mf recollection, did I ever meet Harry Hopkins, talk to him on the phone, receive letters from or writ letters v . (Continued on Page Two) Italy Honors Toscanini ROME. Dec. 7 OPl It's Senator Arturo Toscanini now. The famous conductor was named a life-time senator of the Italian republic yesterday for his contri butions to the world of music. President Luigl Binaudl made th appointment to the man who left his native country during Musso lini's fascist dictatorship. Hiro Household Not Sacred TOKYO. Dec. 7 WV-Klght years ago Emperor Hlrohlto wa con sidered sacrosanct by the Japanese. Today he awakened 150,000 yen ($4,166) poorer. A thief, who no longer considered the emperor sacred, stole th money from - th Imperial household account. Meet the People 0 v DARLINI ILACKMAN It a member of the city family, pic tured here t her typewriter in the city clerk't office of th city hall.
