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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1949)
o) ULJU3 M Mi Jl Cafslews Br FRANK JENKINS MODERN economics note: Cotton (rowers have Just voted to arcept government control over WOW MUCH THEY CAN PLANT In return lor government guarantees ol HOW MUCH THEY'LL GET lor tlietr crop when It la harvested. JIOW comer Well, with a guaranteed price nd plenty ot fertiliser, the cotton growers have bnn I rowliif whale of lot of cotton. Bo much cotton, III fact, that the government boys are gelling worried l among other things, Uiey rinn't know where they're gntng to find atorage enough In hold all the price-guaranteed cot ton.) Bo they've had to aay to the cotton (rower: "Bee here. Bud. If we're going to pay you the guaranteed price for all . your harve.it In the fall, you've gotta cut down on what you plant In the spring. Otherwise, we're going to pile up ao much cotton that when an airplane fllea over the cotton belt It will look like you're 40 fret deep In anow." , 1 1 I War cotton grower. I wouldn't 1 like that. I'd want to go on grow ing cotton according to my regular rotation plan. When the limitation-nl-planllng directive waa aprung on me I'D SQUAWK. But all my squawking wouldn't get me far. Here's why: The government boyi would aay to me: "Look, enn. If you want to be a rugged Individualist you can go on planting cotton till It rune out of your eara. We can't atop you. and we probably won't try. "But rinn't forget thla: WE HOLD THE PURSE BTRINOS. We're the only guy who la going to be aap enough to pay you a nice fat price for your cotton In the face of more cotton than the consumer will buy at the demanded price." THAT one would hold me. I d have to recognize, aa a seller, that when eupply exceeda demand THE BUYER HAS THE WHIP HAND. Under our exlatlng evstem of guaranteed high piicea. 1 HE GOVERNMENT BECOMES THE BUYER. Thu the OOVERNMENT HAS 1 HE WHIP HAND. THAT'S my prraonal objection to the welfare itale. I realise that government are ao POWERFUL that they ean aratter a lot of wel fare around. But. under such a eystern, the point muat come, aoonar or later, when the government ran AND WILL tell ma WHAT I CAN DO OR ELSE. That point haa arrived in the can of cotton. reeling aa I do about thli whip hand business, I'm (lad I'm not a cotton grower. Mercury Plummets, B'rr'rr! Old Man Winter blew the frost off the thermometer, gave another look this morn ing and chalked up a seasonal low for Klamath Falls and the aurrounding area. It waa 3 below zero, coldeit of the season, early this morn ing. But it was colder elsewhere and at Rly the residents re ported IS below, recording the cold est temperature In the slate of Ore gon. At Oerber dam It waa 14 below and at Clear Lake, 10 below, according to the U. 8. burrau of reclamation. Boada Belter ' Highway conditions were much Im proved today aa no new anow fell in the district, but chains are aUII needed on the pasaea. There waa packed anow on Uia Oreensprtnga and motorist were urged to at least carry chains. Packed anow covered hlghwaya leading out of the basin. Despite a bright sun, the mercury rose to only 11 above aero at 11 o'clock this morning. The forecast la for "warmer tonight." but the weatherman didn't aay how much warmer. United Air Lines reported planes on schedule with a normal celling today. Trains Late Holiday travel combined with anow conditions caused Incoming Southern Pacific pauenger train to be late. No. IS. due from the north at 7:60 a. m. arrived at 60, two hours late. No. 20, due In from the south at 10:26 a. m. arrived at 10:56 a. m. . Sanding crewa were out on both the city streets and on the atate highways. . frown pipes were common In town and householders realised this morning that winter had really arrived. Tragic Home Fire Claims ' 7th Victim EMMETT, Ml eh., Dec. 20 W) Death took lis sixth and seventh victims of Farmer Clarence Beth way's family of 14 today. Aa aorrowtng townspeople gave aid In the Christmas week calami ty, 80-year-old Grandma Louise, a heroine of yesterdays fire, suc cumbed with a granddaughter, Mary Lou, 13. Both the elderly woman and the child died ot burns In Port Huron General hospital. Five other children, ranging In age from 3 to' 11, were burned to death when trapped In an upstairs bedroom In a pre-dawn blaze which destroyed the family home. Orandma Louise Bethway waa burned while rescuing one child. There were 11 children In the family. TEMPERATURES) Klamath rails Bly Oerber dam Clear lake Crater lake Dorrls Chlloquln Kirk Chemult . w Crescent Lake . Mowtch Dunamulr Keno . .., Odell Lakevle.ii....!i. ... Medford Eugene ... Portland . Salem .. 3 below IS below 14 below 10 below 1 above aero 3 below (below (below (above (above 26 above (above 15 above 4 below 25 above M above J1 above 29 above Actor Bound, Actress' Home Robbed NEW YORK. Dee 20 0P Robert WUcox, motion picture actor, waa found bound and gagged today In the apartment of Actress Diana Barrymore. Police aald he waa tied up by two men who ransacked the apartment. Police aald WUcox told them he waa alone In the apartment when two men appeared at the door at ( JO a. m. and said they wanted to leave flowers for Mlsa Barrymore, who la confined to Roosevelt hos pital from the effecta ot a fall. Wilcox aald he told the men the daughter of the late John Barry mora waa In the hospital but the men Insisted on leaving the flow en. Taken from the apartment, the police aald. were a mink coat, a sliver fox scarf, a suitcase and about (60 In silver. (i tv erS 1 TRIMMING THE TREE is one of the holiday's nicest chores. John Owings, left, and Barton Adams, string lights and orna ments on the YMCA tree at the armory in preparation for Christmas week festivities. rrlee rive Cents 14 Pagea gjg.l KLAMAT' . OKK.ON. TI KHDAY, DFX'EMBKK Zt, IMS Telephone (111 N. (1(1 - jp . n o n m n aa mm I .ev m I I J M .ew aa, as I MmmwwttuMLiw Teen-Ager Convicted Of Murder JACKSON. Miss., Dec. 20 (IP) Ronnie Pitts, described by the prosecution as a de baucher with a criminal mind, was convicted last night of murdering the father of his teenage schoolmate sweet heart. The jury recommended that the 18-year-old youth be sen tenced to life imprisonment for the slaying of Perry Hen derson, vacuum cleaner ex ecutive and father of his sweet heart Anna. Mississippi law re quires that the trial Judge be guid ed by the Jury's recommendation In pronouncing formal sentence. The state had sought the death penalty. Lurid Tale The youth told a lurid tale of Illicit relatione with his young sweetheart. He showed no emotion when the verdict waa read. Neither Anna nor her mother were present. Henderson, shot In the head, waa found dead In the dining room of his home June 2. Ronnie testified he shot the man In a pistol duel In which Henderson fired first. He aald he had gone to hit sweetheart'! aome because Hender son had promlned to give him An na'! address. He had threatened to tell authorities that Henderson had aent his daughter away, he related, "to get rid of the baby we were going to have. Brother Riled The final moments of the trial were enlivened when Turner Hen derson, Anna's brother, attempted to attack Franklin after the attor ney had argued that the elder Hen derson waa tie aggressor In the pistol duel wltn Pitts. Anna avoided looking at Pitta while she was In the courtroom early I the week-long trial. She was in a nearby witness room while he told, of their lore affair and, though listed as a state witness, she never took the stand. Kids Sleigh Riding Brings Adult Squawks Petitions voicing varied opinions on Wilford avenue sledding were presented to the council last night. Eight names appeared on the protesting petition and 44 were In favor of coasting. ' A large delegation from the area was also present at the meeting to voice verbal opinion. -Too Slick James R. McKenna, 153T Wilford. informed the council that he was unable to get up the hill to hla driveway because ot three children who were coasting down the hill at the time he turned onto Wilford. McKenna also stated that once he turned his car down the hill, he couldn't stop and was afraid he might run over eomeone. D. E. Sharp, 1523 Wilford, also protested the coasting and asked In conjunction with McKenna If a coasting run couldn't be establish ed on the other side of Worden. Kids' Defense In speaking for the defense both Mrs. Farrts Williams, 1112 Fulton, and Dick Post. Wilford resident, thought the children ought to be al lowed their fun. They said no one was being too greatly Inconvenlenc ed by the situation. Recreation Director Ssm Smith told the council that Wilford ave nue waa the safest of three coasting hills established by the city. Smith pointed out that all streets leading Into Wilford were dead-end streets. Safe Smith also said the street was safe because the steep part of the run occurred In the first block-and-a-halt and after that the grade less ened. After much discussion the matter was turned over to the recreation committee and Councilman Wendell Smith with power to act. Shooting Hours . December II ' ; Opent 1:(7 Cleeei 1:1( 3 :$'T I" :: Z) o' INGMAN SABIN, Klamath Union high school senior, yester day was "thrilled" to receive word he had won a $300 art scholarship to College of Puget Sound. Young Sabin is one of the outstanding art students at KUHS and entered water colors in the annual contest sponsored by the college. This is Ingman with two of his favorite paintings. TAissing Youth Still Sought in Mountains WALLA WALLA. Dec. 20 (Pt Searchers pinned their hopes for rescue of 18-year-old Donald McDonald today on the slim chance that the missing Walla Walla youth had taken refuge In one ot the vacant cabins dotting the rugged, snow-covered Blue mountain area. The boy has been unsighted since wandering away from an elk hunting companion last Thursday In a the Black Snake rtdgo sector soutn east of here. Nesr aero cold, six foot snow drifts and almost constant snow flurries hampered searchera and lowered chances ot the youth's sur vival. , Faithful Friend The boy's hunting companion. Jack Farquharson. returned to the search yesterday despite a warning by his doctor that frostbite received earlier might necessitate amputa tion. Farquharson 's feet were frost bitten during a two-day fuUle effort to form a search party of other hunters. , Seventy-five seasoned mountain climbers spent the night at a base camp high In the timbered country tor a three-dsy stay. - Another small party ot men snow shoed their way toward the head waters of the Touchet river several canyons swsy from the Black Snake to investigate reports that rifle shots were heard In the area. They were not expected to reach the scene be fore tonight. Good Crater Skiing Seen There was some good news In the weather report today. Crater lake officials said skiing would be excellent this week-end for the first time in the, season "if" the weather holds. There Is a 45-lnch pack on the ground throughout the park and the area was described ss a veritable fairyland with frost encrusted trees, a brlKht run making the snow sparkle. The minimum temperature was 1 above zero. The rim road Is open and parking areas clear. There has been no new snow since the week end storm but motorists are warned to use chains from the boundary Into the park. U.S., Buss Race Alarms Filipino LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 20 UP) Carlos P. Romulo, presi dent of the' United Nations assembly, today proposed a temporary "armistice in the production and use of atomic weapons. Romuia said his proposal was made in the hope of halt ing a costly race between the United States and Russia for atomic supremacy. He stressed that his plan was Intended only as an Interim measure to give more time lor tne working out of a perma nent atomic control plan. Secret Meeting The Philippine diplomat handed his proposal to Gen. A. O. L. Mc Naughton of Canada shortly before a secret meeting of the six perma nent members of the U. N. atomic energy commission. McNaughton la this month's chairman ot the six conferees, which also include rep resentatives of the United 8tates. Russia. Britain.' Prance and China. Romulo's proposals followed closely those set forth In an appeal by him November 3. but this time they were offered as a concrete plan. ' .... The Romulo proposals offer four possible paths for exploration: ' 1. The possibility of a short term atomic armistice accompa nied by an inspection system. S. The possibility of an Interim prohibition on the use ot atomic weapons with adequate safeguards. 3. The possibility of further com promises between the majority (Western) and the minority (Soviet) plans for atomic energy control. 4. The possibility of a new ap proach to the fundamental problem of control. "Frightening "I continue to believe." Romulo said, "that all of these approaches should be seriously pursued." "Every day brings us further evi dence that the race for atomic armaments is accelerating at a frightening rate," Romulo declared. Big Day Hears For Youngsters Whoopee only three more days of school and then Christmas va cation, presents, coasting and fun. City and county schools, along with Sacred Heart academy, will close for the holidays with the end of classes on Friday afternoon, De cember 33. AU classes will recon vene Tuesday, January 3. A lot of the next, three days will see programs and classroom parties in the schools as the holi day spirit lnadcs the buildings. On Wednesday and Thursday nights the big Christmas program, gift to the pujlic, will be presented at KUHS. Lies Charged Former White House Visitor WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (IP) A grand jury today began looking into the case of John Maragon, one-time frequenter of the White House, who is accused by senators of lying to them under oath. For the grand jury, the question is whether there should be an Indictment for perjury. That is a crime carrying a 'possible penalty of two to 10 I J f I. years m Jail on each count Ice Skating Postponed "Ice skating on Moore Park pond will have to be postponed indefi nitely." Sam Smith, city recreation director said today. "The warm thaw last Thursday destroyed all work we had done on the pond and the week-end anow will keep ns from flooding the pond for skating." Coasting Is going ahead on the three guarded and protected streets Smith said. . Designated blocks on Manianlta. Wilford and Washington streets are closed to traffic and guards on duty after school so that children may use the hills lor coasting. Conger hill also is available. It was bladed down last spring and is in excellent shape for coasting. Smith said. . Bonfires are kept burning by guards on the coasting hills for children to warm by. Parents are asked to keep children off of other hills and streets except those named. Again warnings were issued against skating on canals and Klamath lake. Hot springs keep the ice layer thin and makes skating extremely hazardous. HST Returns To Capital WASHINGTON, Dec (0 OF) President Truman returned today from a three-week Florid vaca tion, looking fit and rested for the week of .bard work, ahead of ham. Bis plane, the Independetiee. landed at National airport about 12:30 p. m. after a three-hour 4ft- minute flight from Key West. A large crowd. Including several cabinet members and other gov ernment officials, turned out to greet him. He waved cheerfully as he started to leave the plane- He was in fighting trim except for the waistline to do battle In congress for his "Fair Deal and stump for it In the 1(50 congres sional elections. SANTA CETS A TICKET Part-time Santa Claua Vincent Dom 1 broee at Cleveland, O ran (foul of parking meter and got ticket for overtime parking. Like any ordinary citizen, Santa is teen paying hit fin to Juna Kelly, traffic division clerk. Malta Chamber Ballots Mailed MALIN Nominating ballot tor directors of the Matin chamber ot commerce were In the mall today. AU ballots must be in the hands of the secretary before ( p. m. Monday, January (, at which time they will be counted. Five are to be voted on and hold over directors are Walter Stastny, John Reber, Bill Rajnus, Jesse Smith and Louis Kallna. Ballots are to be mailed to Mer vyn Wilde or Louts Kallna, Malln. 4 shopP'n$av$ Ff .. MM Maragon is the former Kan sas City bootblack who had a mend in Presidential Military Aid Harry Vaughan. He haa been ac. cused of lying when he denied to senate "five per center" Investiga tors that he ever got any money for handling business deals with government agencies. The first witness before the grand jury was Gilbert Halasx. a short hand reporter who recorded aome) of the hearings at which Maragon maae nis denial Witnesses waiting to appear as witnesses were Harold Ross, president of A lied Molasses company, of Perth Amboy. N. J.; Milton olland, Mil waukee life Insurance agent; and WUliam r. Rogers, and Carmine 8. ocuuw, counsel and accountant for tne senate Investigators. Folland testified to the senate In vestigating committee that ha paid Maragon more Uian 11000 in an at tempt to obtain cancellation ot aa order suspending the sugar ratios) oi tne Allied Molasses company. uu in in morning. Columnist view rcanoii jouiea oiner pros pective witnesses outside the door ot the grand Jury's room. rearson told reporters he did not know why he was called. ' rer Centers' i uv aoaragon case grew out O last summer's spectacular senate inquiry Into the influence and range government contracta for centage. Often tne cut wai cent, ao the Inquiry became knows. as the five-percenter investigation. Probe of Girl's Death Continues ALBANY. Dec 10 (VPr-The death of Virginia Cruse, IS, waa still un der Investigation today. Deputy Coroner Walter Kropp said specimens ot the girl's diges tive tract has been sent the Ore gon crime laboratory in Portland for examination. He said an au topsy performed here was not con clusive. The girl was stricken ill early Sunday at the auto trailer camp home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvle Lee Cruse. Deputy Sheriff George Miller said the girl had attended a dance Saturday night. The deputy said the girl's companion was not able, however, to shed any light on pos sible cause of her illness. Woman Says Attached a- ire ci i r a woman resiaent or wocus re ported to city notice last night ah waa attacked on a residential street corner last nignt oy a yomut man 8he said the attack occurred at the comer of Earn and Alameda, lowed her from Esplanade. At tne corner sne said ne cam quickly up behind her and clasped nis nana over ner moutn. ne ap peared to hav a pocket knife in his other hand. Wrestled Thev wrestled to the snowv side walk ana a passing automoDii on the highway frightened the attacker off. the woman told police. She came to the station about 10:30 to rerjort the Incident, the third of lte type reported here in the past few weeks. The woman furnished noUce with a descrintion ot her attacker and said she mav be able to identify him if eantured. He was renorted to be young, small in stature and wearing a red sweater. 1( KILLED BERLIN. Dec 20 UP) The Amer ican-licensed newsnaner. Dir Abend, said todav 11 workers wet Liured In an explosion at a Soviet An nnnn., nlt .f Hmulitf Meet the People 1 1 iiHi: I it ' a. ' fv - ""1 (ii ('"IT WITH HUNDREDS OP MAGAZINES to choose from, C! i Finlay Is finding decision difficult but took time out f a moment to smile at the Meet the People photog.
