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, Hy FRANK JICNKINH
Washington:
"While potulo prices were rolled
hack live to 10 per cent today
iHulurdiiyi n t,e llcn f p0i,ito
Industry demands lor higher ceil-
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"Plena lor mi extension of up
u ju iiuvh to norma nolulo urow.
era to bo lirurd hi opposition to
lumrow were rejected by Price
Btabllliter Michael V. DISulle."
Whafhappened to the potato?
1 Tim answer Is aliorl, but not
sweet, i
Tin- iiotiilo became a POLITICAL
I'OOTBALL,
It cuius about In thin way:
Them wan h huijiIuh, mid potulo
prices wont below cunt of produc
tion, 'llie f rowers appealed to
wiiwnngion lor (political) help. It
mint) in the form of what In known
nn crop Mipporl, Hie government
lioiiKlil potatoes to keep them oil
Urn open market.
'Ilie nclirmt worked, to tin ex
tent tluu with the surplus tnken oil
the market the prlno of potatoes
to tho consumer remained (rein
lively) hlKh. Growers benefited
iteuipornrlly) from this situation.
At first, the government de
ntruyed some potatoes In mi elfort
In uft rlfl nt tlii-m lllll lhl rnUltfl'
the hair on the buck of n lot of
American necks. We aren't yrl fur
enough nlntiK on the rond to social
ism to nee food deslroycd without
tfltlng rolled ubout It.
T So the (political) government
flinnged Hi ladles. Instead of de
stroying potatoes outright, It ren
'irrrtl them unlit, or nt leant mi
llrslrnblo, for humnn consumption
1 1 v dynhiK them with a veKatable
five, 'lliese potntoea were then sold
at verv low price (to cenw per
hundredweight w about the aver
ae for a Ionic time) for livestock
feed.
For a while, thnl bridged the
gup without too much of a ruckus
being rained.
BUT'
Two things, both of them per
fectly IokIcuI, happened:
1. Finding Hie supporr price pro
fitnlile, grower continued to pro
duce a SURPLUS of potatoes
1. Housewives, seeing potatoes
nold at 10 cents per hundredweight
for llveiitock feed while they paid
otten 60 TIM EH THAT MUCH for
them for humnn consumption, be
cume resentful.
Something else happened:
11 began to cost a whale of
lot of money to support the price
of potatoes. The money It cost was
TAXPAYER money. First house
wives became resentful because of
the price differential. Then tax
payers became resentful because It
seemed Uiat their money was
bring poured Into a bottomless
hole.
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The (political) government got
arared, and ran tor cover.
. In an elfort to get loose from
a situation that was getting too
hot to handle, It crawled out of the
potato business altogether, with
drawing aupiKrt from potato prices
and saying to the grower; "You're
nn your own now. You'll have to
sink or wlm by jour own ef
worts." V f BUT-"' ' " ' '"
r Again something happened. With
Jhe government out of it, the po
tato market righted Itself and
s-ame back Into an approximate
JllinilUV. Willi nuuinr ,i.uuivu "J
withdrawal of the artificially guar
anteed support price, potato
prices rose In the open market.
That created another political
situation. Consumer began to
complain. Potato consumers FAR
OUTNUMBER potU growers. The
(political) government got acared
(with an election coming up) and
stepped bnck Into the picture with
a price freeze on potatoes.
The result of that move Is very
recent history and doesn't need to
be gono Into hore.
What we hnve seen (In the case
of the potato) Is the COMPLE
TION ol a vicious political circle.
Here Is what I believe:
In the case of the potato, the
vicious political circle has been
completed.
EVENTUALLY. Uie vicious cir
cle will be completed In the case
of ALL THE OTHER subsidized
beneficiaries of socialized govern-1
ment.
why?
Here's why:
There Is no such thing as some
thing for nothing.
You can't lift yourself by your
bootstraps,
You can't vole EVERYBODY
' It'' will work for a while, but It
won't work lorever.
Guerrillas In
Egypt Shift
r?ATnft T7vnt l Kevnttnn
guerrillas shifted their attacks to
Port Bnld, northern terminus of the
Suez Cnnnl, Friday night for the
first time In the three-month canal
zone crisis.
No casualties were reported in
a British communique describing
fighting which broke out, the Brit
ish suld, after a British Methodist
prrnchev and a British army cap
tnln wore beaton up by "thugs."
The communique flatly denied
Kgyptlnn newspaper reports thnl
the British cruiser Liverpool, which
Is stationed In the cnnnl zone, had
shelled Port Said during the fight
ing. Two newspapers reported 41 BrIU
Ish soldicra were killed during a
lienvy gun bnttle. A spokesman for
the Egyptian Interior confirmed
there had been "some sniping" nt
Port Snid but reported only one
Kgyptlnn "civilian" killed.
Skating Rink To
Be Open Tonight
Moore Park Caretaker Bert Stott
Announced Into this morning ice
sknllng nt the park rink would get
.underway nt, 3 p.m. lodny and
Would probably continue until 10
Vnlghl,
t;ity Rccrcntlnn Director Bob
Onoy said that there had been
lirent demand for tho skating
f operation, but thnt the turn
V so fnr hns not come up to
i demand.
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fries Five t ents U Pages
California ife
Full Scale
Probe Set
For Ag Unit
By F.tmiN II. IIAAK1.NHO.V
WASHINGTON Ml Senators
Biiturdny predicted quick approval
of a full-scale Investigation nl
mulll-mllllon dollar activities in
the Department of Agriculture.
"We should be able to make sin
a Utile less templing to people,
either In government or dealing
with the government." Bcnutor Aik
en (K-Vt) told a reporter.
Chairman Ellcndcr (D-La) of
the Semite Agriculture Committee
which ununlinou.sly approved the
Investigation lute Friday, said he
expects quick Senate approval and
130.000 to finance It.
"A lot of people have been ac
cused of vurlouH things." F.llender
aald. "We hope to give them a
chance to tell their story."
Tlie committee acted niter hear
ing Secretary ol Agriculture I)run
nun and Comptroller General Lind
say C. Warren teillly about sever
al million dollars ol shortage In
government-owned grain and oilier
commodities.
Ellcndcr suld the probe vote wus
not a decision for or against either
Brannan or Wurren.
In addition to approving the
probe of Kruln storage and other
department activities, the commit
tee also listed these matters for In
vestlgutlnn. 1. Reports a Kansas city, Mo.,
group made ihoiiMind of dollars
of profits by leuslng surplus Army
buildings at Camp Crowder, Mo.,
and then subleasing them to the
Agriculture Department for grain
storage.
2. Comelulnls department em
ployees In the federal land bank
and larm credit agencies In Bt.
Louis, Mo., formed a pool to spec
ulate In oil and gas lenses on land
formerly owned or controlled by
the government.
It Is estimated that between four
and seven million dollars worth of
government-owned grain has been
sold by elevator and warehouse
men, who are not agriculture or
government employees.
This, Brannan suld. "In effect
amounts to stealing," but he add-
W. have reason to. hap..lll
all except a million or less will be
recovered irom uonaing compan
ies and receivership act."
UN Turns
Down Offer
PARIS tfl The United Nnlions
Ocnernl Assembly Saturday turned
down new Russian terms for end
ing the wnr In Korea and sent
the latest Soviet atomic proposals
to the U.N. Disarmament Commis
sion for study.
The Korcnn proposals catira lor
an Immediate ccast-flrc to be fol
lowed within 10 dnys by retrcnt
from the 38th parallel by both sides
plus withdrawal of foreign troops
from the Korean peninsula within
tnree months.
The vote on the cease-fire and
retreat from the parallel was five
in favor. 3a against and lu conten
tions. On the wlthdruwnl of for
eign troops the vote wns seven In
favor, 31 ngnlnst and 11 absten
tions. The assembly sent Soviet For
eign Minister Andrei Y.' Vlshln
sky's ntomic suggestions to the
disarmament commission bv a
vote of 40 to five (8ovlct bloc),
with three abstentions.'
It then went on to reject other
phnses of a cntch-nll Soviet peace
pin n In a series of votes.
British Minister of State Sclwyn
Lloyd anld Vlshinsky's Korenn plnn
would "transfer the nrmlstlcc nc
gotlnllons from Knren to Pnris."
He snld Vlshinsky's suggestions
hnd already Interfered with the
progress of the tnlks nt Panmun
Jom and said if Vishinsky renllv
wants pence in Korea "let Soviet
Influence be brought to bear
where It can be most effective
with the Chlncso and the North
Koreans."
Abstruse Expatiation Expert
Stumbles On Multiloquence
By WILLIAM O. VARN
WASHINGTON Ifl The mnn
who hung the tag of "bafflegab"
on complex governmental language
got an award Friday, for coining
lite word.
But In tho doing he got tangled
up In his own "gobbledcgook" def
inition of his brnln-chlld. He for
got two words In his 28-word ex
planation of what "bafflegab"
lnnguago nienns.
The man who got the award wns
Milton A. Smith, nssistnnt general
counsel for the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce.
The donor of the award wns the
Bellinghnm, Wash., Hcrnld.
Tho mnn who presented it wns
Mlchncl W DiSnllc, rotund Price
Stnbllizcr,
Thnt wns fitting because the Of
fice of Price . Slnbllir,ntlon wna
Smith's target when he coined
uainegno" in writing nbout nn
OP8 order. He did so hi the cham
ber's weekly publlcntlon, Washing
ton Report.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OltKOON,
fi ' fih.
SURPRISE While Red Cross leaders yesterday "were
planning to start the annual membership-fund campaign,
they were surprised to receive contributions from three in
dividuals and one firm who wouldn't wait for the drive to
start. Listed as first Klamath members of the Red Cross for
19,r)2 are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beane, Mrs. Kata Hirsche
and F. W. Woolworth Company. Above, Red Cross Exec.
Secy. Virginia Dixon hands the contributions to Drive
Chairman R. II. Tisdale. !
Red Cross Plans Kickoff
In March For Shorf Drive
LJ,Hta.,2!:l,lti,2? '' SSSS
designed to put the Red Cross
membership-fund drive over the
top within two weeks. Is being
plnnned for the first half of March
In Klamath County. ,
Churchill On
Way Home
WASHINGTON ifr British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill started
home concluding an official, visit
believed to hnve brought about a
closer understanding with America
In Uie worldwide defense against
Communist aggression.
He left the capital bv train at
noon (EST) with an Impromptu
salute to a group of Korea war
veterans as the last act of his stay
here. His special car was attached
to a regular train due In New York
at 3:45 p.m. t
Sporting a gray homburg and
puffing at the Inevitable, ctgnr, the
77-year-old British statesman -encountered
the veterans lined up at
the entrance to the Union Station.
He 'had lo step mound the metal
crutches of some In the group.
Ho shook hands with each of the
49 veterans and told them In ring
ing tones:
"You have returned after giv
ing - your blood in Korea. I have
lelt privileged to shake your hnnds
this morning and to compliment
you on Uie pert you have plnyed
In a memorable net of resisting
tyranny and aggression."
POOR CATCH
ASTORIA I Bnd weather and
a scarcity of crabs has made the
cntch so far this month one of
the worst In seven years, fisher
men reported. Stormy weather has
damaged crab pots and kept most
bonts in port.
The Bellinghnm Hcrnld noted It
nnd wrote nn editorial snylng:
"Gobbledcgook 1 s mouth-filling,
but it lucks the punch of bnfflegnb.
The Inventor of thnt one deserves
nn awnrd."
The paper promptly donated a
plaque.
DiSnllc said Smith could have
Uie plnque only if he 'defined his
new word. - .
Smith lind n written definition
ready snying "bnfflegnb" Is "mul
tiloquence chnrncterizort by con
summate Interfusion of circumlo
cution or periphrasis, Inscrutabili
ty, nnd other familiar manifesta
tions of abstruse expatiation com
monly utilized for promulgations
Implementing procrustenn deter
minations by governmental bod
ies." But In reciting' It aloud from
memory for the sound enmerns, he
left out "inscrutability" and "in
cognizabllltv." "I knew I'd never get It," Omlth
commented wryly.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, IS"
f i-SJS. ?JnSJ? t5SJ5S?
Planning and Fund Drive Commit
tees yesterday, a kickolf breakfast
was scheduled for Fob. 28 and the
actual campaign is to start
March 1.
Campaign directors say a full
blast drive will be put on this
year because of the Importance of
assuring adequate funds for nor
mal Red Cross services in addi
tion to the now all-important blood
collection activity.
Klamath County's goal this year
Is $25,000. snnie as last year. . But
whereas -last year's efforts netted
only about $17,000 of the quota,
every attempt will bt made to
raise the full amount this year.
Campaign chiefs say this Is par
ticularly important in view of the
added expense of blood collection.
Blood being collected here' and
at other Red Cross centers
throughout the nation. Is being
rushed to the. Korean war front
and also being used by hometown
hospitals.
Heading the two general commit
tees In Klamath this year are L.
W. Rothenberger, Fund Planning,
and R. H. Tisdale, assisted by
George Dimbat, Fund Drive.
Members af the two committees
who have been active thus far
are: Fund planning Warren Ben
net, Vern Spiers, Otto Smith,
Mrs. W. A. Shannon and Charles
Hahn: Fund Drlc Wcs Lorenz
(advance gifts), Roy Murphy (busi
ness), O. K. Puckett (industrial),
Herb Pollard (outlying districts),
Mrs. George Clark (residential),
Carroll Howe and John Hcyden
(special groups).
Each of these department lead
ers are to organize sub commit
tees and teams. '
Mrs. Virginia Dixon, executive
secretary of th Klamath Chapter,
is working' with , and advising the
committees.'
Unander Quits
GOP Chair
PORTLAND Sigfrld B. "Unander
has submitted his resignation as
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee "to-.tnke pnrt
In the othqr side of political ac
tivity and become , candidate for
high public office."
Unnnder, who has held the chair
manship three years, announced
his intentions In a letter this week
end to Republican lenders through'
out the state. He did not state
what public, office he will seek,
but persistent reports have him
running for state treasurer.
His successor will be named at
n, meeting of the Committee Feb.
h2 In Portland.'
."'.Weather-
FOItUCAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity and Northern California!
Partly cloudy through - tomorrow.
Low tonight IS, high tomorrow 2S.
Low last night , IK
High yesterday IT
(Additional Weather on Tage 10.)
IP"
Telephone sill
No. 2111
More Rain
In Offing
For South
LOS ANGELES Wl Flooded
Bouthern California began digging
out Saturday from Its worst de
luxe in 14 years.
The continuing storm which
dumped 7.37 inches of rain on Los
Angeles in three days, left 19
known dead and sent damaee esti
mates soaring into the millions.
It was the worst downpour since
the disastrous flood of March, 1938,
when 11.06 incfles of rain fell In
five days and caused 95 deaths. It
was the worst January downpour
since 1916. when 13.30 Inches was
recorded for the entire month.
The U. 8. Weather Bureau said
that mark may yet be broken.
Because more rain, although not
as much, is forecast for the week
end.
Hardest hit were the lowlands
districts in Los Angeles and Or
ange Counties and In the San Fer
nando Volley. Nearly 1,200 fami
lies, evacuated from their homes
as floodwaters reached depths of
three to four feet, returned to
survey and repair the damage.
The water was receding Satur
day. Crews were clearing debris
ridden streets. Main traffic arter
ies were reopening. In Los Ange
les alone, 1,400 men and 300 ma
chines were at work cleaning up.
Federal Forecaster A. K. Sho
walter said a new storm Irom
Alaska should leave only an ad
ditional three quarters of an inch
of rain here at the most.
For Northern CaUiomians the
outlook for the week-end was a
cheery "mild and clear." The
Weather Bureau said a new storm
had threatened but has dissipated.
There was only one town left
isolated In the High Sierra. High
way workers were fighting to clear
a route to Loyalton, cut off since
last Sunday. Radio messages from
the town of 900 said rations were
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VivesOiTer
Search Reward
Wives of the Pilot and co-oilot
of the Air Force C-47 plane that
disappeared trom over Klamath
Falls Dec. 26, have offered a
$1,000 reward for information lead
ing to or actual discovery ol the
missing transport.
Women who offered the reward
were wives of Capt. John O'Dell,
28, and Capt. Vernon Moe, 27.
O'Dell was Uie pilot and Moe co
pilot of the missing plane.
Mrs. O'Dell and Mrs. Moe noti
fied the Chamber of Commerce
here by letter that they had de
posited the reward money with
the Bank of America in Vacaville,
Calif., the O'Dell's home.
Six other service men beside
O'Dell and Moe were aboard the
plane.
The twin-motored ship was last
heard from when It made a rou
tine radio check with CAA at
Municipal Airport here at 4:07
p.m.. Dec. 26. At that time, the
plane reported It was flying south
at 10,000 feet on a flight from Spo
kane to Travis Field in the San
Francisco Bay area. The plane
was never heard from again.
One of the largest aerial search
and rescue teams in the history
of the Northwest was based here
for 12 days following the plnne's
dlsnppenrnnce but no trace of the
ship wns found.
The senrch team was comprised
of Air Force Rescue men and
equipment from McChord Field,
Tacoma, and Uie Klamath Air
Search and Rescue Unit.
Train Nearly
Free Of Snow
SAN FRANCISCO (fl The South
ern Pacific said Saturday it ex
pects to free the stalled stream
liner City of Ban rrancisco irom
the snowbound Sierra sometime
Saturday night.
The 15 car. $3 million train Irom
Chicago got stuck 177 miles east of
Oakland last tmnaay, wnue ue
scending from Donner Pass In a
snowstorm. The 226 psssengers and
crew were carried to safety by
rescue train late Wednesday, after
spending more than three days
aboard the heatless streamliner.
The first two or three cars of the
City of San Francisco will be pulled
out sometime during the day, the
railroad said. The whole train
should be out by night, provided
no cars are derailed.
Rail Freight
Rate Hike Okay
SALEM lFI Oregon railroads,
operating within the state, can
raise their freight rates 6 per cent.
The Increase was granted Friday
by Charles H. Heltael, public utili
ties commissioner, He snid the in
crease wns similar to one granted
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission Inst August which permit
ted railroads west of the Missis
sippi River to up their rates. 6 per
cent.
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Reds Claim
Assault By
US Planes
By WILLIAM C. BARNARD
MUN8AN, Korea ift The Com
munlsts charged Saturday that
four American Jet planes bombed
and strafed a plainly marked ar
mistice convoy on the highway be
tween Kacsong and Pyongyang
Friday afternoon, in violation of a
Joint agreement.
It was the fourth time this week
the Reds have injected an "inci
dent" into the deadlocked Panmun
Jom truce talks.
Gen. Matthew B. Rldgway. su
preme U.N. commander, flew back
to Tokyo after secret conferences
with truce negotiators. There was
speculation that he delivered new
Instructions which might get the ar
mistice talks rolling again.
The Communists agreed in prin
ciple Saturday to a meeting of staff
officers to draft safeguards lor
prisoner of war camps.
The U.N. command asked for
such a meeting after the Reds
charged that U.N. planes bombed
a prison camp near Kangdong Mon-
uay, Killing tv Aiueu jjrisuuers
and Injuring others.
The U.N. acknowledged that
planes were bombing the Kangdong
area Monday night and accused
the Reds of failing to pinpoint the
location of their prison camps.
The Communists also charged
that O.N. planes flew over North
west China Sunday and bombed
the Kaesong protected area Tues
day. In the latest Incident, the Reds
said U.N. jets attacked two trucks
and a jeep on the Kaesong Pyong
yang highway about 20 miles north
of Wesong.
two men allegedly were injured.
' Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols.
official U.N. spokesman, said an
inquiry would be made.
The subcommittees working on
truce supervision and prisoner ex
change made no progress Saturday.
Both agreed to meet again at 11
a.m. Sunday (6 p.m. Pst Saturday)
in Panmunjom.
Weather Halts
Rescue Try
MOUNTAIN HOME. Idaho M)
Bad weather has stalled efforts of
an Air Force helicopter to brmg
an ailing woman and her two-year-old
son out of a snowbound Idaho
hamlet.
Capt. Russell Ullman, mission
commander, said the helicopter
will be kept in readiness at a
Boise airport. However, the weath
er Bureau forecast continnpri low
clouds and poor yisibUlty hf the
mountainoua arar -.
Ullman Said a weather flight will
be sent over the Rocky Bar area
to take a look at the low clouds,
but expressed doubt that the heli
copter would be able to complete
Uie rescue mission Saturday.
The helicopter had been counted
upon for the final leg of a week
long mission to rescue Mrs. Gene
Jack and her son.
The two were waiting at an emer
gency landing field at Rocky Bar.
in South Central Idaho 65 miles
northeast of the air base here,
headquarters of the Air Force res
cue operations. They were hauled
to uie neid on a toboggan irom
the mine where they lived.
A two-man Air Force rescue
crew helped bring the two to the
emergency field. They had para
chuted into the wilderness Wednes
day, and they hauled their charges
on a toboggan wntcn was air
dropped from a C-82 Friday.
Warner Ski Area
In Top Shape
Excellent ski conditions ' were
reported from Warner Canyon ski
area, north of Lakevlew, by Fre
mont National Forest Supt. John
MacDonald late yesterday.
The forester said highways be
tween Klamath Falls and Lake
view were open.
Night skiing was scheduled for
tonight between 7:30 and 10:30
p.m. as well as regular skiing
scheduled for today and tomor
row. The tow will operate during
scheduled ski sessions.
BRUSHING UP on their traffic ticket writing technique at
the City Police Station this morning were traffic patrol
men James Howard (left), 1803 Sargent St., and Paul Dill
ard; 1101 E. Main St. . '
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L. W. ROTHENBERGER
(above) has taken over as
general superintendent o
the Hercules Powder Com
pany operation here. Roth
enberger, former plant
superintendent, succeeded
George Bosserdet who was
appointed superintendent
of Hercules' big Brunswick,
Ga., .operation.
French Tax
On US Loan
Brings Row
By B. L. LIVINGSTONE
WASHINGTON I A congreS'
sional committee Saturday demand
ed that France quit grabbing as
taxes .-"about one doUar in five'
of- the- money the United States
gives for mutual defense construc
tion In that country.
It said the tax on American
procurement transactions in France
amounts to more than the total
the French themselves give to the
defense program. The take. It said,
mignt hit loo minion dollars.
Disclosure of French taxes on
American defense works comes at
a time when Congress Is about to
be asxea lor money to iinance
European defenses.
It appeared certain to stir np
a storm among lawmakers who
have already balked at President
Truman's request lor additional
taxes.
In a toughly worded report,
special House committee charged
that "fantastically" pyramided tax
es now being applied on military
construction by the French gov
ernment constitute "a serious
drain" on U.S. funds.
Directing the State and Defense
Departments to "take steps im
mediately" to obtain relief, the
committee .said money .sent abroad
or mutual defense skould be ex
empt from all taxes by the bene-
nciary nation.
Building To
Be Remodeled
Purchase of the two storv brick
business building in the 400 block
on Main Street built about 1912 by
Al Melhase. was announced today
by Harry Boivin, local attorney,
and Al Schmeck, realtor. No con
sideration was given.
The building was once occupied
by Roberts and Hanks Hardware,
later by Roberts and Harvey Hard
ware, by Murphy's Seed Store and
more recently was known as the
Labor Temple.
A complete remodeling program
is under way and the ground floor
will be ready for occupancy by
Feb. 10.
Schmeck In announcing remodel
ing plans said the building will be
converted Into one of the most at
tractive on Mam Street. Full glass
fronts will be installed and inter
iors completely remodeled to ac
commodate two business establish
ments.
The two locations will be oc
cupied by George Boudon. Elec
trical Contractor, now of 2236 So.
6th and the Shasta Sewing Center,
Shasta Way.
The second story will also be
remodeled later for use as offices.
Don Hitchcock is foreman on the
Ijob.
Ship Hits
In Ocean;
36 Missing
BANDSPJT AIRPORT. B. O Ml
A Far East airlift plane with 43
aboard crashed into the sea near
this island airport Saturday and 36
persons were icarea lost.
Seven were rescued soon afinr
the crash and several hours later
one body was recovered.
it is the concensus that the bod
ies of the others are In the sub
merged fuselage," aald the airport
aoio operator here.
Rescuers waited foe low tide.
about 12 noon to get Into the plane,
which rested on a gravel bar three-
fourths of a mile offshore, In about
15 feet of water.
Boats stood bv the wreckage an
hope dwindled lor the others
aboard.
An official of the British Colum
bia transport department here said
he understood none of the survivors
was injured seriously.
Previously a Canadian official at
Vancouver, B. C, said "It looks
doubtful whether there are any
more survivors."
The big plane, enroute Irom the
Far East to McChord, Wash.,
Air Force Base, carried 40 mili
tary passengers and a crew of
three.
It splashed Into the Icy North
Pacific at 1:38 a.m. trying for an
emergency landing at an airport
on Queen Charlotte Island.
Small boats sped to the scene
three-fourths of a mile offshore,
and one reported it picked up sev
en persons.
The tugboat Labouchere Joined
the search as planes circled and
dropped flares.
The Canadian spokesman, de
clining use of his name, gava his
grim comment after rescuers had
searched five hours without lind
Ing additional persons.
Tne coast ouara In Seattle re
ported the plane floated for a
time: then went down in shallow
water leaving only one wing and
tne tau section in signs.
Planes rushed to the Isolated
airport from Canadian, Alaskan
and United States bases. Soma
carried droppable boats.
An Air Force public relations of
ficer at McChord also said reports
Indicated there were only seven
survivors buNhe added there still
was hope others would be found.
The airlift plane, attempting a
three-engine landing, made a pass
kept going.
"It seemed to be airborne
again," a publio relations officer
said, "but it veered sharply to ths
left and shortly afterward shouts
were heard from the water north
east of the airport.
"The wreckage was spotted and
identified by another plane. Shouts
from the wateay asking-help, were
heard at 3:34 a.m., about two hours
after the crash."
Then small boats reached the
scene and the seven were rescued.
They were to be taken to a near
by hospital.
The Air Force reported the air
lift plane drifted north In Hecate
Strait, between the islands and the
British Columbia coast, after the
crash. The surface temperature
was 33 above, with light snow, and
a 22-mile-an-hour wind was blow
ing parallel to shore. Officers
said this would make it difficult
for survivors to reach shore un
aided. Several hours after the accident
a portion of the plane still was
showing above water, apparently
held up by wing tanks.
The plane, chartered by the Mili
tary Air Transport Service and
operated by a Northwest Airlines
crew, was Northwest's flight 324
from Tokyo, via Sheinya in the
Aleutian Islands, and Anchorage,
Alaska. -
McChord reported only that the
plane was carrying military pas-,
sengers. An officer said there
might be Korean veterans, mili
tary personnel from Japan or even
civjlian military employes aboard.
The names of passengers feared
lost will not be released until next
of kin are notified.
The sandpit airport, where the
landing was attempted, is on the
north coast of Moresby Island, the
most southerly of the British Co
lumbia Queen Charlotte chain. It
is about 480 miles northwest of
Vancouver, B. C.
The crew members were ldentl
lied as John Ffaffinger, 39, Kent,
Wash., the pilot, and Co-Pllot Ken
neth Kuhn, 36, and Stewardess Jan
Cheadle, both of Seattle.
Spud Ceiling
Goes On Today
While potato growers pleaded
with OPS officials in Washington,
D.C., today, an OPS order rolling
back farmers' prices on potatoes
became officially effective.
On the average, it would roll
back prices 5 to 10 per cent
across the country, but the roll
back in the Klamath Basin was
closer to 30 per cent.
Potatoes were selling here at
prices above $5; the new price
ceiling has set a top price of
$3.65 for those spuds. Growers here
and in other areas want adjust
ments. In Washington there was a touch
of optimism in reports from OPS
men today that the price control
regulations on tubers would prob
ably be revised to meet sugges
tions by various state groups. He
said changes would be made gen
eral rather than piecemeal to meet
individual demands.
According to the Associated
Press, one of the biggest protests
has come from Idaho growers who
want a 49-cent boost per hundred
pounds, raising their base price.
Idaho has already been given a
20-cent premium over all other
West Coast potatoes because of a
"disaster" clause; a poor year
produced a low percentage of high
grade potatoes. . - '
A closed conference between tha
OPS and the National Potato Coun
cil was scheduled for today in
Washington.
Klamath growers Scott Warren
and Loulp Lyon are attending.