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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TUESDAY. DEC. 13. 1049 California Ponders Lobbys, Sex Crimes And Pension Problem SACRAMENTO. Dec IS 0P The California legislature lot folnf to day on the major business of a year-end special teuton called to control lobbying, combat sex crime and relleva a pension problem. Memberi turned In the first In a aerlea of measure to tighten up pun. khment for ex offendera and give them modern medical treatment A 17.600.000 appropriation was proposd to relieve the 1 counties of aged and blind aid costa until June 30. Presiding Both houses ormnised quickly aft er they convened at noon yesterday. Tha assemlby reelected Sam U Col Una (R). Pullerton, speaker. The aenate kept on Harold J. Powers R. Eaglevllle, president pro tern. LIVESTOCK PORTLAND. Dec 1J (AP-USDA) Cattle: salable 50: market fairly active, steady at Monday's advance; steers scarce; odd common grades around $18.00: bulk high medium good fed steers Monday $23.00 15.00; top $25.65 for average good 1032 lb. weights; few medium heif ers $18.00-21.00; short load good heifers Monday $22-50 with, a few bead $23 00; cutter dairy type steers and heifers downward to $11.50: canner-cutter cows $11.00-12.00: odd head f 12-50: shells down to $10.00: few common-low medium cows f 13.00-15.00 Including fat younr Hoi stelns up to $14.00; odd good bulls $17.50: common-medium sausage bulls $14.00-16.50; cutters downward to $11.00. Calves: salable 50: market steady: odd good vealers $23.00-24.00: good 400 lb. calve up to $24.00-50: common-medium vealers $14.00-20.00. Hogs: salable 400: market stow; scattered early sales around 50 centa lower; three loads unsold with buyers talking below $17.00: few aalea good-choice 190-220 lb. truck Ins $17.00: odd bead $17.25: 300 lb. weights down to $15.50: good 350 475 lb. sows $13.50-1425; medium feeder pigs $15.50-16.00; good-choice salable $17.00-18.50. Sheep: salable 300: market weak; few good-choice lambs $20.50; some held around $21.00; medium-good grades $18.50-20.00; common down to $17.00. Odd good 135 lb. ewes $7.00 common down to $5.00. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Dee. IS Wt Wheat: Cash grain: oats No. 3. 38 lb. white $57.00; barley No. 2. 45 lb. B. W. $56.00: No. 1 flax $3.95. Cash wheat (bid); soft white $321; soft- white (excluding Rexi $221; white club $2.21. Hard red winter: ordinary $221; 10 per cent $2.22. Todays car receipts: wheat 146: barley 16; flour 5; com 7; millfeed 14. "Man-made static Is any type of ' radio Interference generated by mo tor. automooUea or other sprak producing electrical devices. Legialstors generally reacted fa vorably to Oavernor Warren's de mand for safeguards against cor rupt lobbying piactlce. But they were lukewarm to his companion plan to mulct outside activities of state officers Including legislator. Warren railed for legislation to require paid "advocates" to register with the secretary of state: to list the bills they are hired to Influence: to account for expenditures and campaign contributions. Lobbyist now only have to lgn up with tha clerk of each house. Labby Bars Speaker Collin announced sup port of lobby coniiol action. Assem blyman Randal P. Dickey, of Ala meda, republican floor leader, said he would go foi It too, but: "In my 10 years as a legislator I have not had any Individual In fluence exerted on me to vote for or against any particular measure by any legislative representativ of any vested Interest," Assemblyman John L. E. Collier (R-Los Angelest said he was grati fied by the new Interest In the subject. Collier sponsored a lobbyist registration bill last spring. It was defeated. Sea Crimea Several approaches were made to the problem of sen crimes. Assemblyman James O. Crlchton (D-Pnsnoi Introduced a bill to per mit emasculation of twice-convicted sex offenders at court discretion. Assemblyman Vernon Kilpa trick (D-Loa Angeles) proposed the death penalty for persons found guilty of molesting children under 14. A $100,000,000 bond Issue to fi nance veterans' xarm-nome pur chases, would be placed on the bal lot at the June. 1M primary elec tion. Instead of waiting for the No vember general election under terms of another new bill. The bond Issue was okayed by the last legislature. ... ... ' If - - ir s Two Corpses' Identities Still Souqht All attempts to Identify a one- armed man who was found Decem ber 1 floating in Lake Ewuana have been balked and the body remains unclaimed at Ward's Funeral home. The only clue to the man's Iden tity remaining to be worked on Is the artificial left arm and the sher iffs office has not received an an swer from several manufacturers of artificial limbs contacted. The metal arm bore the number "$74" stamped in two places, and no other trade mark. Tenative The body of another man, appar ently a suicide, found in a borrow pit south of town Sunday has ten- BUYING HIKES WHEAT, CORN CHICAGO, Dec 13 W December wheat and March corn reached new seasonal highs at the board of trade today. The buying wave that swept through the futures market was the result of purchases credited to export interests. After fairly steady buying In wheat and com developed early In today's session, short covering aided the November and absorbed profit cashing on the scale up. At the close wheat was M to 1 higher than yesterday's close, December $2,221-2.23. Com was S to 2 cents higher. December $UlTt-U2. Oats were S to ' higher, December 77". Rye was -14 higher to lower, December $1.42. Soybeans were U up to H lower, December $2J0-2J0Vi. Lard was 15 to 23 cents a hundredweight higher, December $10.15. Wheatr- Open High Low Dec .223-2.224 223S 2.21'a March 220i- 221H 220'i May 2.15-2.154 2.15'i 2 14. July 1J6H-S 11 136 Sept. Close 222 -2.23 'i 221 4- 2.15-H lae-a-H 1.96 "4 TRAPAI -.Q lrr rnrc uiivrnu ,. rl i 5. . J wvw iv nnitm wnnvtrrouaiy nying Doth the Union Jack and tha rrT'T H5 -'"-"', ooden warship Implacable goes down 7n off T.T. ot .n K !nd; '" CUUled by ,n Br,t,5h Nv" ,n" old ship bet", towed to hrbunal site. On. ot two ships surviving the famous battle of Trafalgar the mrac.bl. captured from tha French bp th, . English. N.va. .eader. of both countries". Mendei Z, m in which tha rotting relic was sent to the bottom. . :. CREEKS WELCOME CR AD Y-Rran r. r,ni. i' k....h i. r.rM u r-ij ahoulder-hlgh by Creeks aa his arrival at Salonika for a week-long lectors tow at their eoantiy.' tatlvely been identified as that ot Ernest Smith, a Seattle and New York dishwasher, but the Identifica tion is not positive. Seattle culinary aliance head quarters records do not show an Ernest Smith, but show an E. C. Smith who worked there In 1947 but transferred to Alaska. The tentative idcnUfication was made from a social security card. The man' head and hands were blown off, apparently by a dynamite charge. Jail, Fine For Drunk Driving Lloyd Walker. 54-year-old mill worker, was sentenced to 30 days In the city Jail this morning, plus a $100 fine, after pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving. He appeared In municipal court Walker was arrested by city po lice on S. 6th eaiiy last night when. police said, he drove onto S. 6th from a mftl road and clipped a tele phone pole in making the turn. He admitted he had been drinking. ,4 r WT jSCENE 3 EAST AND WEST MEET Esther William, mo tion picture star, admires hair ornament worn by Klnuy Tsnaka, first lady of the Japanese screen, daring a loneheon to tha Oriental actress In Hollywood an a tour of United Slates. COUNTERFEITERS NABBED NEW YORK. Dec. 13 (P) PBI agents last night arrested the alleged head of a ring accused of pioducing $1,000,000 worth of coun terfeit travelers' checks of the American Express company. Want Ads don't cost they pay) City Auditor Says Faulty Bookkeeping in Recreation Marriai Llrenara 1IOWIB.TOLL8. Clarence Ed am Howie, 37. uphoUirrer, native of Or., resident of Klamath Palls. Vera Elisabeth Toll. 31, native of North Dakota, resident ot Klamath Palls. Complaint Fllrd Vlda M. Johnson va. Robert Earl Johnson. Bult for divorce. Coupla married December 10, 11)44. Kcno, Nev. Charges cruel and Inhuman treatment. Harry D. Bolvln attor ney for plaintiff. Clarence r. Jenkins vs. Vera L. Jenkins. Suit for divorce. Coupla married September 1$. t42, Reiui. Nev. Charges cruel and Inhuman treatment. Seeks custody of two minor children. Harry D. Bolvln at torney for plaintiff. Rulh A. Hodge va Owen M Hodie. Suit for divorce. Coupla married June 20. 1M3. Reno, Nev. Charge cruel and Inhuman treat ment. Seeks restoration of former nrme, property settlement. J, C. O'Neill attorney for plaintiff. Decrees Granted Mary Elsie Maud Bryson va. Samuel Blaln Bryann. Ruby Brlnson vs. Fred Naylor Brlnsou. N. L. Alberta Conley vs. Arthur Conley. , Horace Addison Hurd va Annl Lloyd Hurd. Jean Mitchell vs. Bobby Mitchell. Zula May Jordan va William Henry Jordan. Olorla Perklna vs. James M. Per kins.. Justice Court R. L. Eat. no license, fine $5 50. Clifford Otlbert Hansen, no PUC permit, fine $10. John Edward Ingersoll, no PUC permit, fine $10. Ralph Laverne Keller, no license plates, tine $5 SO. Alvln John McOrath. no PUC permit, fine $10. Batthta John Rrginato. no Urease, fine $550. Walter Daniel Cool Jr . failure to stop at stop sign, fine $5 50. 8am Jacob Scott, violation of baxlc rule, tine $12 50. Vernon Berchard DrSmldt, no PUC permit, fine $10. Donald Charles Miller, failure to stop at ston sign, fine $5 50. Victor Kenneth Cook, four In ftnnt seat, fine $550. Samuel John Pool, violation of basic rule, fine $5 50. Don D. Olen, no license, fin $5 50 Olenn Alvln Pruner, no tall light, fine $550. Orvll Eastnn Davis. Improper tall lleht. fine $5 50. Ray Swltxer. excessive truck width, fine $10. Edaar Knight, no PUC permit, fine $10. Blllv Elmer Smith, nnn-sunoort time token, committed on $1000 ball, j 8 More Doys For School Kids Only eight days remain for Klam ath school kids until t h a long Christmas holidays. City elementary and high school student. Bacrsd Heart academy and all county students, will be dis misses lor the vacation period at the close of classes on Friday. De cember 23. Cuuues In all schools will vene Tuesdsy. January 3. Between now and the clone of school, much time Is being devoted to Christmas programs, from first grader "pieces" to the elaborate production of the KUI1S "Nutcrack er Suite" on the nights of Decem ber 21 and 22. Faulty bookkeeping which re sulted In dlwrepanrtea In I ha rlly recreation department as charged at lat night's council meeting by Auditor J. Paul Matthew but titer I nothing la Indicate misappropria tion of lunds. In a written report submitted to Hi council. Matthews aald there Kill remained a discrepancy of $223 (4 between amounts recorded by the department and III total re ceived by tli prlira Judse. K-ex-amtnatlon of funda handled by th department reduced the earlier fig ure ot $.U2 3. to $223 M. Joint Hludy Recreation Director Bam Smith and Matthew had made a thorough r-f lamination ot the books during th past week before Malthrws la part was submitted lal mailt. At a continuance of th audit re port hearing last night Matthews staled he has no theory on what has happened to the $233 4. II slat ed th discrepancy could be very well laid to faulty bookkeeping. He added later In th eaalnn that there waa nothliu to Indicate mis appropriation of funda by the de partment o(IL tore. According to last night written report a portion ot the $532 39 dis crepancy alleged In the audit was the result of Issuing 1 receipt to taling $.136 to rnver Softball gam fund from July 2 to August 13. IMS IMarrepanry In the ll portion of hi report Matthew atatrd. "After giving af fect to the dutment outlined above, a net discrepancy of $323 M remalna. Mr. Smith and I hav giv en considerable amount of time In an attempt to solve thla remaining difference and. due to th account ing procedure ued In th recrea tion department, w have made no further proara In the solution." Smith told the council that sine th Urn lht the receipts were In question th department bookkeep Ing yslm haa been changed to prevent reocourenc ot th discrep ancies. He said the system has been working perfectly sine then. Conclusion? Councilman Alfred Condrey re marked that tile future hd no bear ing on th past and wanted to know what conclusion could b drawn for the $322.94. "la It possible," Condrey asked Smith, "that one of your employes could have 'gone south' with th money?" Bmlih replied. "That Is always possible, but I believe It Is not th cae In this Instance " Councilman De'rell Miller then re marked that. "After hearing all the discussion on hew Ihe department book were kept. I am surprised that they are not short more." Hyatem Hlady "I would be willing." Miller said, "to have the auditor look over th system of bouts used snd make sure that they ate sufficient tor th Job being done." I don't be lev." Miller conduct ed, "that th fund hav been ab sconded" Councilman Wendell Hmllh added that the bookkeeping should ba don III th police Judge ofllr. When ked by Mayor Robert Thorn on what should now b done. Auditor Paul Matthew dated thai th mailer would hav to b passed through aa an accounting error. "rlleua should then be takrn," Matthias added, "to chain th bookkeeping nf 111 recreation de partment Into in pnllr Judge of. lice." Kludr At llils point Condrey suggested liisl tli mayor and council meet In a conference lo make a decision on th situation. He added It would b loo hasty a procedure at th moment lo lake Immediate action. After some dlvusalnu It waa de rided a meeting would b held soma tun nest week. At tin "lort of la.l night council meeting It was decided that all fur ther hearing on th audit would ba held at a rreaa.-d meeting and that record of th hearing would h mad and would be arceasibl in the pollr Judge office. This decl'lon waa made alli-r some dllllrulty waa esprrlrnred In making correction and additions t account of the hiarlng In th min ute of last week a aeaalun Portland Potatoes Potaloea Oregon Desrhulea Du. seta. No. I A. $3 13 90; 35 Iba.. tl 10; V 13 lbs. 61-70c. No. Is estras $4 25 33. Wah. netted genu. No. I, $3 75-90; large bakers, $4 25-50; No. 3. 50 lbs.. $1.13-20. SPUD BULLETIN I.OH ANOKI.KM. Dec. 13 lAP UMUAi Potatoes, 12 broken. 27 unbroken car on track; arrivals, Utah 3. Oregon 4, Idaho 5, Call forma $; 43 cars arrived by truck; market elighlly weaker an long while, firm an HuueU, Idaho Kuaaela No. t-A. $3 1ft. BAN PRANC1HCO. lire. 12 AP. UHDAI Potaloea. 30 bruken. !4 unbroken cars on track: arrivals. Calif 6. Nevada 3. Oregon II; market about ateady: street sale: Klamath Russet No. t-A. $4 00 4 23. Wnt Ads ar Inespensiv lull -MATIN If 1,M . tMIM J I.Aar pt ff JENNIFER JONES 17 VAN HEFLIN II LOUIS J0URDAN lUADAMtaOVAll IA rMaitrneHf ifNr B Mat iKuuai fmxa sutMrf j "SA BtSDTSCOOeiRaa il JAMES MASON mm TOMORROW You'd meet them all on Thievis Hihway...ineii who drive by night -on the wroni side of the Uw... women whose every curve spells Enjoy tfitf whislcey that's. NEW POWER QUICK EASY TERMS Old Sunny Brook Brand h a star attrac tion with man everywhere I Straight, or in cocktail and highballs, H rates top billing and many an ncorl What's mors, you don't need a )ig budget to enjoy ih Ken tucky goodneul "Come over on the Sunny Brook side", and enjoy this wonderful whiskey I 7Z X aSKS 1 Kentucky Whiskey -A Blend '2.30 Pint $3.60 41 Qixrt In 24 heurg we can put this ALL-NEW Chevrolet Engine in your car or truck. . BRAND NEW CHEVROLET ENGINE Pat a New Thrill Under tour Hood LOW COST . EASY TERMS You get everything NEWI (Not rebuilt) SAVE OIL and OAS tOO est Mil WATCHMAN OH jsvarr aomi (NATIONAL OISTIIIIK PIODUCTS COM., NIW Y0lt 1$ MOO' $ OIAIN NIUTIAl $IIT$ ASHLEY CHEVROUT i s. ia r. 4i Dedication Of Power Plant Slated (Continued Prom Page One) system will be heard at that time. Cummins will mske the dedication address. First Htep Toketee Is '.be first of the eight plants being built In the five-year period ending 1953, to bring 40500 people in the company s service area through the Roseburg load cen ter. "Totaling 145,000 kilowatts In all, tha North Umpqua project Is larger than the company's pre-wsr gener atlng capacity. Part of the $50,000,- 000 postwar building program, which Includes expsnston of trans mission line and distribution facili ties, the project Is designed to meet the tremendous growth of ths area and to keep pace with future de mends for electric service," Cum mins said. Work on the Toketee Pall proj' ect has been going on from this side through the Diamond lake area. When snow close the Diamond lake approach material Is carried In over the North Umpqua road out of Rose burg. Yuletide Program Practice Sunday MERRILL The primary de partment ot tha Presbyterian Sun day school will meet to practice for the Christmas program Sunday, December 18, at 9:45 a. m. In the church manse. Thu entire Sunday school will pre sent a Christmas program Decern ber 25 at 10 a. m. In the new church, which Is expected to be ready at mat time. n fin omBJPL. ro Pi the close of clmuea on Prlday, De- IILaii''" , I llll III! J X. cember J3. I I I ll H'i' I ill' I tr '' X Classes in all schools will con- J A, Jf 'i vene Tuesday. January 3. 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