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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1952)
n(?f?nnn Ilk M fpin Four Killed As Storms Lash South By Tli Associated Press Four persons were killed, more IIiiiii Rn Injured and untold prop erty dnmnuo done Wednesday night bv tornadoes dipping Into four states. "The heaviest toll was In the De rhrrd, 'l'cnn., area, midway b twron Nashville and Chattanooga whr 10 a twister killed three. The other win klllrd In North Alabama. Arkuiuina and Missouri also felt the brunt ol the ntorma. 'I ho wind arlxpcl the home nf Clllton Hnell, about 40, at Marble Plains, near Decherd, and rolled It like a ball. Hnell and hla five-year-old ion, Doynl. died In the wreckage. Mr. Hnell and Jive other children huddled In the rulna IhrntiKhout the nlKlit. WOMAN HIES Mrs. Mamie Douion, about 49, was Injured Intnlly when her home ; wan demollahed at Decherd. A I drluiihler and two sons were In 1 Jflted. ! Clarence Espry. 60, wa killed " when hla home at Lexington, Ala., was torn to bits, a chimney toppl- Inir down on hlin. Tho funnel-shaped winds pounced from black akiea In tho lour slates i L.ll.U.n, rrl nnllftt At) MlMilnill'IiJ d oH wuthern states. , , . At least 33 others were Inlured at Decherd and an estimated 76 homea were dumuKi'd. Four ear o( a sidetracked irelKhl train were blown oil tho tracka. Colder weather and now nit wide areaa trom the Rocklea to New F.nnland, cutting ahnrt a apcll of mlMneaa In the midwest. 18 BKI.OW It was 18 below xero In Oranfl Marals, Mich., as the blast of cold MnrihAKHtjrn Canada spread over Uie Northeastern atatea and tne ureav " . But readings were from 10 to 5 above In oUier parts ol the cold b'Bnow and sleet hit areaa from Ihe Ohio Valley westward to the . kHuril In Inn I . ft- Uaaoiaa ana ' - - nndlan border. Heaviest snowfa Is we reportea in wii Legion Urges UMT Controls . WASHINGTON W - The Ameri ca toUghlm "c vWn control over Universal Mlllte-rv Training. " One euro way of kllllnx any , Universal Military Training pro- tome that the V'W 'n ??: ,ss will not support It." Dnl1 R Wilson, Uftlon national com mander told the Senate Armed Ber Icea Committee. Before Wilson and other W; neTsea began flnl $!lc hearings, Chairman Russell, D-Oa.. o? the Senate Committee forec.-. congressional passage of Uie bill needed to start training of U year 0lBoyinUlRu'.ell and WlUon noted that Congress overwhelmingly ap proved last year the principles of UMT and the pending bill could put the program into operation this year. - Speech Prize To Gallagher Richard Gallagher will "Present ihe Modoo Toastmasters club In the area contest in Medford pr Ash land It was announced last night following elimination reche by club members at the Wlllard hotel. Gallagher topped four other Joastmastera with a speech titled Orecn Pastures." .... Second place winner In the com petition was Bill Wenlworth, while Ben Loftsgaard won third Also running were Bob Mitchell and Julius aluntonl. The area contest, scheduled for around Mar. 16, will send a winner on to compete In the state contest in Portland. Demo Women Plan Activity Democratic views and policies were dlsouased Tuesday evening at social garnering 01 tne Kiamain County Democratic Women's Or ganization at Klamath Yacht Club. ., The session was headed by Mrs. A. L. Kerbow, president, assisted bv Mrs. A. W. Dannelley, vice president and Mrs. A. F. Condrey, Democratic Central Commltteo vice chairman. Mrs. Condrey Indicated many itato and national Democrntlo par ty representatives would bo sched uled here during the coming elec tion campaign. Dinner was served the group by Yncht Club managers, Mr. and Mrs, Mike Regan. , Check Charge Brings Jail Charge of obtaining money by false pretenses was filed Wednes day against Louis J. Estes, 44-ycar-old barber, of 2643 Radcllffe. . Estcs is accused of cashing a (100 bad .check at Hardy's Mens Store, getting credit for a $09.76 suit and $30.26 cents In change. Ho was arrested Tuesday night by City Police on a drunk charge. In District Court Wednesday warning, Estes asked for time to consider whether or not he wanted a preliminary hearing on the charge.. Ball was act at $3600, tF Hi Price Five C'rnut 20 Pages Enemy Jabs At Advance U.N. Lines SEOUL, Korea lfi Communist troops Jabbed at udvance Allied positions all acroas Korea Thurs day, hilling with a bcefed-np com puny at one point on the Western Front. . . Btormy skies restricted the air war. Hut K80 Babre Jets flying cover for flKhter-bombers damuRed one of 30 Communist Jets which tried to break through the pro tective screen. Ma). Zune S. Amell of East Lansing. Mich., wits cred' lied with damaging the MIO. On the ground, pre-dawn Red at' tacks knocked Allied Infantrymen out of two poalllons northwest of Yoncnon on the western Front and one near the Mundung Valley In the east. All three were recap tured without trouble, the Eighth Army reported. East of the Mudung Vsllev the Reds hurled 700 rounds of mortar and artillery fire at a U.N. divi sion In Uie 24 hours before dawn. The North Korean War Communi que broadcast by Uie Pyongyang radio, said Red shore butteries on Uie West Coast sank two Allied warships offshore. There waa no Allied confirmation. Allied warships Wednesday at tacked Red targets In and around Hungnam, Songjln, K0J0, Wonsan and Blnmak. The Naval commun- quo said sea-borne artillery hit rail ynras, bridges, dox curs ana lo comotives, supply Installations and wmmuniat troop positions. Mama Has 18, Seeks 2 More JOI.IET. Ill (V) Mrs. Nora Bnker. attractive 40 year old grandmother, who gave birth to her I8U1 child Sunday, said Thursday "A big family Is really no trouble. In fact I want two more girls Just to even things up. Mrs. Baker and her husband, Raymond, 40, a machinist, have 10 sons and I daughters. One son, Sgt, Raymond Jr. 23, Is married and stationed at Fort Townsend, Wash. The oldest daugh ter, June, ii, is married and has a son, Earl Jr. born last November. The other Baker children range in age irom in to z years. The Bakers live In their own 7- room frame home. They have all the modern appliances except tele vision. And the father said, "We don't need TV. There's so much going on wo don't have time to watch it." Tho children agreed. . wj rh ' FAMOUS FACE DAMAGED Film Actress Jane Russell with a bruised and swollen jaw. and slightly darkened eye' which is concealed by makeup, is shown leaving a Las Vegas, Nev., theatre following a . picture premiere. Her .studio said injuries resulted when bumped by a car door. Accident occurred shortly after Comedian Ben Blue made quips about her celebrated curves that annoyed her hus band, Bob Watcrfield, Los Angeles Rams, football star. Mailtos a1a&fe&tiafl -. t,v', ;r,,x t 9.- M KLAMATH FAI.LK, OHKGON, Till PEMCAX PETE: "Here' my Valentino riqht lrom the heart."" (Editor's Note: Corny old bird, Isn't he?) Armory Recreation Center Considered The powlblllty of converUng the Klamath Falls Armory into a com munity center emphasizing youth and recreation. acuWUai wax dls cuised yesterday In a conference between the Armory administra tion and representatives of the KUHS Parents and Patrons club. Mrs. Richard H. Klngdon, presi dent of the high school group, and Mrs. W. K. Adams asked the board If It would be possible- to convert the building to more efficient use by scheduling activities there 100 per cent of Uie time. They suggest ed also the possibility of moving in recreation offices, youth and service offices to Uie Armory build ing. However, the Armory Board (represented by two members and Its secretary) pointed out that as a group It had no authority to take action on any suggestions whatso ever. There are live board mem bers. Policies, the board members said, must be mndc by the County Court and the City Council since the Armory Is a unit jointly oper ated by Uiose governmental agen cies. Secy. Ted Case pointed out the Armory Is operated "under the best business practices." It la not supported entirely bv public funds collectod by Uio clty or county, but Instead operates as a private S3 i , i ' ys ' ItHDAY, FKIWUARY 14, 19.12 , business. At the end of the yean the funds available. Instead of being trans- f erred back to- the general fund iui icuuukcvuik. me Acyt t ikui with the Armory. The building has an overhead of some $000 per month, and still operates only about half the time. Board member Matt Finnlgan, representing the city, pointed out that the administration does not play favorites as far as reserva tion of the Armory facilities Is concerned. Dance groups and wres ting, he noted, are the biggest pro viders of revenue but neverthe less make reservations only a few weeks ahead of their schedules. Scheduling. Finnlgan said, would make It most difficult to set up a planned recreation program be cause Interruptions would be neces sary as Important public events dances, conventions and the like came up. Finnlgan said that the Armory was actually the only local facili ty that would handle many of those events. Mrs. Klngdon and Mrs. Adams were nushlng proposals here to ex pand recreational facilities to make more room for young people during their spare time. Truman Asks Morris Aid WASHINGTON MV President Truman asked Congress Thursday to give Newbold Morris subpoena powers to obtain documents and witnesses outside the government in Investigating wrongdoing in gov ernment. Also, at a news conference, he described himself as undecided whether or not to seek reelection. The President told reporters he is giving Morris subpoena powers so that newspapers charging him with whitewash win be tnorougniy an swered. He quickly followed up the an nouncement with a special mes sage to Congress asking for the needed legislation. The President dlreeted all agen- Mm nf frnvprnment to co-ooerate fully with Morris, a New York Atr torncy he recently named to the government cleanup jod. that In many cases where federal emoloves have been subject to out side Influence the most essential evidence is not in government hands. To obtain this, he snld, It will be necessary to obtain legislation since the executive branch cannot confer subpoena powers on Morris. Weather FORECAST: Klamath Falls and vicinity, occasional light snow Thursday and flurries Thursday night. . Partly cloudy and a little warmer Friday. High Friday 42, low. tonight 25. Northern California cloudy In extreme north, slightly warmer Friday. High Wednesday 27 Low last night - 19 Preclp Wednesday 0 Preclp alnce Oct. 1 11.48 Normal for period 7.36 rerlod last year 11.71 (Additional Weather en Page 10,) Telephone 1111 No. 2740 Rep. King Denounces U.S. Bureau By JACK BUTLEDGE WASHINGTON lPt A Congres sional committee and the treasury department clashes openly and bitterly Thursday over twin Investi gations of Internal Revenue Bureau tax scandals. Rep. King, D-Callf. said his subcommittee digging into tax af- lairs has "clear evidence" the Treasury called a sudden hearing in New York Monday to stifle his group's Investigation there, set for mVl-March. King Issued a sharply worded statement In San Francisco, where his subcommittee is making an on-the-spot investigation of Internal Revenue affairs in that area, say ing Uie Treasury broke an agree ment by ordering the New York hearing. REMOVAL He also said certain documents whisked out of New York and away from Treasury officials involved persons of naUonal importance" and they would remain in Uie safe keeping of the House Serjeant-at-arms -pending further clarifi cation of the situation." His statement contradicted aspor tations made Wednesday by Sec retary of the Treasury Snyder and Tax Commissioner John B. Dunlap. The explosion of the simmering feud between the House unit and Revenue Bureau developments, in cluding new resignations, an lndlct- -ism ' nf Prw'i Uo reshuffle the organlzaUon." . jr. a sudden hew coast-to-coast I Iiareup 1. Frank Scofleld. veteran Tn. ternal Revenue Collector for South Texas, resumed Wednesday, nf. flclals here said he was asked to resign; ms wile said he quit volun tarily. He was the seventh of the nation s o4 regional tax collectors to leave office in less than a year. in an. ioo lax employes were fired or ousted last year, 60 for uisuunesiy. 2. Theodore J. Naumann denutv collector at Mlnot, N. D.. was ousted for alleged irregularities i-aier ne was arrested on charges of converting tax collections to his uwn use. 3. John A. Malone. stiKrwnrinn' assistant chief of th Tnrnmo T.r Division of the San Francisco of fice, was indicted on a charge of conspiring to defraud the govern- 4. Chairman McClellnn. ri ArV of the Senate Expenditures Com mittee Which is considering th President's plan to reorganize the iJ uureau, putung all except the top commissioner under civil Service, said he was against the Civil Service angle a major part of the plan. ine ciasn Between congressmen and Uie Justice and Treasure no. partments was seen as an indica tion oi a race to oe the first to dig Into widespread aspects of the lax scanaais. POW Exchange Plan Studied MUNSAN, Korea Wl Commu nist truce negotiators presented a new prisoner exchange plan Thurs day incorporaUng some Allied ideas but clinging to their own demand for forced repatriation. The Allies repeatedly have said they won't turn a single prisoner back to the Reds against his will. The Communists nave another new plan. It was drafted for the final clause of a Korean armistice. It will be unveiled Saturday before a full dress session of truce ne gotiators. The meeting was set for 10 a.m., 5 p.m. PST Friday. THREE POINTS Originally the Communists sug gested a three-point recommenda tion for a high-level post-armistice conference: Withdrawal of all for eign troops from Korea; settle ment of the Korean peace, and settlement of other Asian problems related to the Korean question. The -.U.N. agreed in principle to the first two, but balked at dls cussing problems other than those directly connected with Uie Korean war. The Reds offered to submit a new proposal, Thursday they said it was ready. The saiurnay meet ing was set when Allied spokesmen said the U.N. delegation would be unable to meet earlier. TOGETHER , Col. George Hickman said he had not had time to read carefully the nine point Red prisoner exchange plan, but on several points Uie Communists had "come to our own point of view." While holding out against volun tary repatriation the Communists did agree to let Red Cross teams operate in prisoner of war camps after an armistice is - signed. . 1 f tag t - ,,1aiilfc.M ' ? 4ata4aWaaa(akBaaaaaaaaaaaMaaaaaaaaaaasttmF ' - ' V DAYTON E. Ticket Fix MANILA Wl Any red blooded Filipino can get a traffic ticket llxed in Manila. All he has to do is see Ray Hig gins at city hall. Hlggins leads the violator to a pretty nurse who extracts a pint oi blood tor Filipino war wounded Then Hlggins tears up the ticket Mrs. Goddard Chief Deputy Appointment of Mrs. Dora ood dard as chief deputy of the Klam ath County Sheriff's office was made today by Sheriff Murray (Red) Britton. Mrs. Goddard. ST, has been an employe of Uie Sheriff's office since December of 1941. She has been a deputy sheriff those 11 years and in charge of all clerical and paper work for the office. She is the mother of five chil dren, Atty. Ben Goddard. Mrs. J. Harvey Brannan, Mrs. W. E. Hen-! aerson. all of Klamath Falls, Dr. Edward Goddard. resident physi cian, Veteran's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Marian Goddard, university oi uregon student. Sherllt sritton said Mrs. Goddard was given Uie appointment for her 11 years of courteous and efficient service in the office. Other Sheriff's deputies are Alton Short, civil deputy and Dal Reed, former State Patrolman, criminal deputy. Minor Liquor Sale Charged The second charge of selling liq- our to a minor filed through the district attorney's office in four days was brought into District Court Wednesday afernoon. Charged with tne violation were Lee and Erma Gerue. operators of Fremont Grocery, 18 Nevada Ave. Last Saturday a similar charge was brought against Archie and Vivian James, operators oi a. om St. Tavern. All four are free on bond and scheduled to enter pleas to the separate charges Feb. 16 in Dis trict Court. Sports Bulletin MUSIAL SIGNS ST. LOUIS Wl The National League batting champion, Stan Musical, signed his 1952 contract Thursday at his last year figure of $75,000 plus. BUSY OVER AN early cup Berg, 903 Owens, and C. salesmen at Fyock's. VAN VACTOR Klamath DA To Run For Re-election D. E. Van Vactor today nounced he would seek re-election as Klamath County District Attor ney. He is a Republican and so far the sole candidate for that office. He filed for Uie nomination in Sa lem since the Job of District At torney is state-paid although county-elective. Van Vactor has been prosecutor for a little more than three years and in that time has posted a re markable record not more than half a dozen Circuit Court trials in several hundred criminal ac tions undertaken by the office. In mmst Instances ot criminal Drose- cution, the defendant has pleaded guilty without standing trial, von var.tnr is a lonirUme rest J . nf Vlamath Pails. He WaS bom in Goldendale Wash- and ame here tn 1925. He was dep uty under District Attorney T. A. Gillenwaters lrom iju v He was graduated from North i.n,' fiz-hnnl of Law. Portland, In 1924. He is a veteran of both World Wars. In 1948 Van Vactor was unop posed for the Job. carrying Dotn 1 - .1 TniHnAIatiA nominations. Drunk Driving Gets 30 Days a Fueene hotel clerk. 42-year-old Jack H. Theraux, was sentenced to 30 days in Jail in District Court this morning on pleading guilty to charge of drunk driving. Theraux was arrested wwubuj afternoon by State Police on U.S. Highwav 97, ten miles south of Crescent. . . The arresting oilicer reportea Theraux was driving his car all over the highway, and visibly in toxicated. MORE RUSS SUBS HONG KONG Ifl The pro National Kung Sheung Dally News published an unconfirmed report Thursday that "10 more Russian made submarines" have arrived at Uie Chinese Communist Naval Base of Yulln on Hainan Island. The paper said the Reds now have 20 subs in South China waters. of coffee this, morning were Al W. Faith, 2640 Radcliffe, both Sen. Horse Fears Big Taft Lead By The Associated. Press Oeneral Elsenhower was urged by one of his supporters Thursday to come home and launch a vigor ous campaign for Uie Republican presidential nomination "before It is too late." This was a change In viewpoint for Senator Morse, R-Ore. He had Indicated a month ago he thought the general could win the OOP nomination in July without leaving Europe Morse's statement In an Inter view was interpreted as reflecting a growing belief among some El senhower backers that he will have to meet headon the drive by Sen ator Taft of Ohio for the nomi nation. The Oregon senator added that there were several generals who could take over Elsenhower's Job as commander of the North Atlan tic Treaty Organization but no one was so wen quaiuied for the presi dency. HOPEFUL 'l am very hooeful." Mor M That Elsenhower will renoniz before It is too late that the welfare of the country needs his ereat leadership much more In the White House than as head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization." Eisenhower said last month he would not seek the nomination but would accent it If it were offered. oenaior Brewster, K-Me a Taft backer, said he is convinced the general "meant exactly what he said" about making no nre-conven- tlon campaign. Commenting that "nollticians seem to have difficulty understand ing generais," Brewster told news men he is convinced Gen. Douglas MacArthur also meant it when he said he was not a candidate for President. WARREN Other political developments: California's Gov. Earl Warren took issue with Taft'a Lincoln nv speech in which the Ohloan urged uiai American arms and training be speeded to Nationalist Chinese on Formosa. Warren, like Taft. is seeking the GOP presidential nom ination. "I don't see how we can arm 300,000 soldiers and send them to conquer China unless we are pre pared to iouow inrougn and timsn uie job for them 11 they failed," Warren said. KEFAUVER Senator Kefauver of Tennessee. seeking the Democratic nomination tor president, begun his campaign for the New Hampshire primary uarcn li. He told a news conference in Concord he did not intend to criti cize President Truman during his campaign but would offer his own ' program. Part of this, he added, would be "to clean out crime and get the budget balanced." Youths Jailed Second Time Two 19-year-old youths are in the County Jail today facing possible probation revocation and prison sentences. Sheldon Abercrombie, 2335 Shasta Way and Kenneth Lowry, 1558 Hope, were booked at the 'Jail Wed nesday afternoon on complaint of violation of probation brought by District Probation Officer Art Bed- doe. The two, along with a third youth, were placed on two yeara probation in Circuit Court here Dec. 28, 1951. The youths pleaded guilty to charge of entering a motor vehicle witn intent to steal. It involved theft of beer from a Western Wholesalers, 1003 E. Main, Dec. 9, 1S31. The district attornev's office in dicated today, petitions would be filed m Circuit Court requesting that Uie youths' probationary sen tences be revoked. On sentencing the youths Dee. 28. Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg torn mem r.e was giving - them their last chance and he didn't want to see them in court again. Neuner Says Not Running McMINNVTLLE m George Neuner, Oregon's Attorney General since Dec. 21, 1943, announced Thursday he would not run for re election. In a statement Issued at his home here, he said that since several men had indicated they would seek the office if he did not plan to run, "in Justice to these lawyers and others who may have this laudable ambition in mind, I have decided to announce at this time that I will not seek re-election." There has been talk in recent months that Neuner, now 73, planned to retire. He has been active in Oregon legal circles ever since his 1908 graduation from Willamette Uni versity. From 1909 to 1925 he practiced at Roseburg and during that time served in the State House of Representatives and in the Sen ate, and as Douglas County Dist rict Attorney. From 1925 to 1933 he was United States District At torney for Oregon. i His 1943 appointment as State Attorney General waa followed by election in 1944 and re-election in 1948. Klamath Soldier Home from War A Klamath Falls soldier. Pfc. Darvln E. Petty, 125 N. Laguna, arrived In the United States today from Korea. He was one of 4,472 combat vefr erans aboard the transport Gen. M C. Meigs at San Francisco.