Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, May 03, 1952, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textan il in IN ny 1 ItANK JCNKINB Politic n practiced : "Pollllcnl dura burned toilny from a croiuiflre between l'runlciciil Tin man nnil Itopubllciitw tluil ulilm mrrod Willi hot words like pollllcnl giuiuaiers,' 'moiko tlmn coininu Mais' ntid 'smear tncllra.' . . . Tru man atnrted It lanl night wltli n Mieeoh. Hepubllcnn reaction quick and nd bli limit. Personally, 1 pnv Hill attention , litis year to such .fluff. An 1 no It, till In our present .titlni : I Our cuuiltry la nrnviiy in ncm. n h facing tlio toughest competition Truman told ntrcl Induntry Icndcrn II hit vrr known. Winning out Saturday Hint the government in I gainst world communism will ' prepared to boom uoikrr wane I a real Job. U will BKo the brut wo Monday unless the Industry rcachd ! tiiivo to give, agreement with lllr union bclon I'm a bunlncHn mini. If nw bu.il-1 thru, new faced a crlnl-i Ilka Hint, I i The president disclosed the gov wouldn't bo ironing around cull-1 rrnmrtit'n alum in u iiiiip iiiliuite , inir dooiiIc nasty names. I'd "' I Inlk in iinliin mid Industry leaders. taking, wrnvrlv nnd nerlounlv, for W VERY UKHT MEN I COULD TINp to help m v my buslliorui. "Tlmt'a the spirit In which I in soma to do mv voting In thin year o( national rrl.l5 1 wnm wuu MEN. That's about all I'm Interest ed In llili Unie. Optlmlstio note In the news: "When It cornea to deciding on a career, record numbers ol Ameri can young people a" 'low making t hi i choir?: HK1.1U10N. M o . I churoh authorities aren't nure Jusl "V,'ll'a highly curious.' says Dr. w, ii ..-.mm I kiirrr. I.rv of the I'rrsbylerl.n Nnllonnl Missions Board, spcnmiw m York this mnrnlnii. 'We call this a secular aae,' he nddn. 'and yet thera'a ao Interest in spiritual work among youna people that nover was apparent before' " Don't wnrrv too much about our mmierii vouns people. II their EMEIW vviu set a ... . lv good exa.nple. they'll turu out all right. If you want to ak yourself a avrlous question, try this one: "Who smonn us me mnklns Ihe greattal sacrillces In Hits period of national travail?" If yott want an none" answer . .LA" ... ,.j n.i. ill III- i inina you i mu "The ureatesl -uicrifices are b 1,.K mad by the vminii men who .re IlKhllnn in Koiea. Ihe other iea. 'He uwin re tralnlna In I vounir. men wlio liaht in Korea-or envwnrrr '(' in the orld where they may be railed upon I" Hah' and their wives snd children In Ihe cases where they hnvo wives and chll drm." Ynu mluht sddr "The bulk ol the complnlnlna t .Vim dijne by the older ones." " we're all stirred up Jut now over the snr.rtltv ol our frdernl constitution and what mar luppen in us If we aland by and permit II In be flouted. Olve this a thouuht: a rapin tnfni has lust noencd In Portland. People are beltlnu on: Ihe rnera. A nolo nn ino leiciypei"" -- si j p.m. suys ihe beilliiit on the npenma 1 lor a stumplnrr speeeh at Hie Coun- nav this venr was much heavier ihnn on ononlni! day a venr aim. I he bettlni: Is done on pari-muiuei , maenmea. wnen you ori on a ! mutuel machine, you pay your nmnev. vou net a ticket and vou take your chance on winning or li slng. Beltlnir on p.iri-niitnei ma- chines Is permitted by LE0IS1.A- TIVE law. But The roiistltullon of Oreunn I Ar ticle XV. Section 41 snyn: "Lolierles, and the sale of lot tery llckeli. FOR ANY PURPOSM WHATKVEn. are prohibited, nnd the leolslntlve assemUlv PHAI.l prevent the same bv pennl lows." wensier iicimes a imicrv as 1 irhrnm tor the distribution of urines bv lot: especially such n scheme In which lots or chances sre sold." When we permit pnrl-mutnel bel ling In Oregon, arrtn't we flouting the constitution of Oregon? When ever wo flout a constitution, aren't we undermining constitutional gov ernment? What do you think? First Spring Bear Appears Blie first bear of Ihe spring ap pilared nl Craler Lake In April according to a month-end report by Chief Unnger Lou Hullock of Crater Lnke National Park. The park hns abundant black bears nnd a few brown ones are occasionally seen. Hnllock reported en Increase of 11 per cent in tourist travel through the park lasl month over a year ago. Some 1751 cars carried 6002 people across the boundaries. Onlv 13.6 Inches of snow fell during the month, far below the 40 Inch April average. Totnl precipita tion for the month was only 1.0S Inches, whll the nvcrnge for April Is 4.83. Orentest depth on ground wan 101 Inches, and as of May 1, there was 138 Inches. A year ngo In April the greatest depth on inn grounn wns isu incurs, with 11(1 Inches as of May 1, 1051, Winter live of the park this year Inchvled 7010 slghtaoorri and 1,000 skiers as compared with 0440 sight seels and 2404 skiers during the lOSO-ol wintertime. The park losl Its akl tow In December, but still drew slnt fans. Heavy snows closing roncls and ninklne travel difficult generally probably Is the mason for the drop-off of Irnvel the past winter. As of Mnv 1, the park headquar ters snowconrse measured an over sea depth of 101.6 Inches of snow v.lth an averngo wnler content of 01 inches, Ornnlest recorded tleplh (here wns 17A Inches and Ihe great e l wnler content wns 104 Inches. The Annlo Springs course showed an average, depth of 133.0 Inches, white water content, averaged 73.7 lliclit"n, .Greatest depth wns 163 InnhV, and tha greatest water content was 70, y v , .' . : i Steel Yage Hike Set By Truman BULLETIN WASHINGTON (!) Th Suprtms Court Saturday banned a government 1m poiad wage booit for the CIO Steelworkert Union unlet! tha industry agree to it. WA8H1NOTON (At President I : I n n remarks opciuvl White Hour , negotiations necking solution to uir long pending labor dlriputc I Hint tins brought tenure ol the i ministry und a bltlcr court IikIH. "The government will be pre- pnred on Moudny mouiins or uh rioon an we enn net reudy io order chunitrii In termn and condltioiuj ot einployment to be put luln el frct," 'I'lumnn nn id In openuiv the dramntlc mectiiui. TOt (ill TALK lie ronrluiled hln nhurply worded addrerm with thin admonition: "1 tent lor you for action ana Ventlemrn 1 wnul II." The Prenldent a I d America s very effort to Kel world lje.ee as well urt the riltuntlon In Korea, deprnd on meel production. About the time the President met Willi union and mntiaifcmciit lenders at the White House the sterl compniilen presented to the Supreme Court a new pirn lot quick llnul settlement of the sei zure. i iiu-n iiiriiiuriiiiiiuin, niro in tun- Their memorundum. filed In con- necllon with Hle Hovernn.eut s ap- pcul from a dlnlncl court In junction attalnM the ndmlnlsliatlon action also asked for an order to stop the very pay raise Trumnn mi id was commit. NO ('HOICK' Trumnn said he didn't want to!6, P.Mfnt. "pollllcnl -i aantatcrs who he said lie under ! ""vc aovciniiirm in crina "u : roudltluns nr eninloMiirfiL lor the , ' ' goVernent r "mul,lry unurr over"mcm ... ,. ,,., rhnlr. ,, e ' ,:b ,.,,, '.Vd nM proposed for the Industry an mi- mcdinio pay raise of I3j cents an hour with two boosia of jv, cent, each bv next January, nln. cents enrh by next January, plus some 'j cents. Biy Welcome For Warren Oov. Earl Wnrren of California will aet a real Western welcome iy t-ourinousc Chuck Johnson, Klnmalh County uuov n iiuucniis prcsmem. saio - uioiramui "omio- ntlon aspiram will be roped and i" ov repiesemnuves ol me Klnm- H County Koundiip As-ociuilon wmi n whjiiuh ... Oov. Warren is scheduled for a iciutek two hour slop here alter land' Ing at Ihe Munlcipnl Airport, en route from Mcdfoid to Portlnnd. lie will spou k to Northern Cnllfor jnln nnd Snu'-hern Oregon votem 'from Ihe Courthouse steps at 3 p.m. t Clly and Count v off Ictnla. reprc- Isenlnllvea ol coumv Republican groups and others will be on hnnd ,.. , - - nn'im. The governor Is scheduled to con tinue on to Portlnnd In his private plane about 4 p.m., to attend a dinner meeting at the Arlington Club. Full coverage of Oov. Warren's visit here will be given by local press nnd radio outlets. Season Opens For Fishermen Fishing season opened today In much of Enstcrn Oregon nnd Klnm nlli County, nnd among the snots rpened wide lo anglers Is Upper Klnmalh Lake. . From Modoc Point, south the lnke Is open the year around, but only during the summer season Is the lake as a whole open. Williamson River, which feeds the lnke from the northensl, is open to trout fish ermen starting Mny 30, with ang ling from bonis nnd other flouting devices prohibited above the High way U.S. 07 bridge. Upper Klamath Lake Is one of Ihe fiw In Oregon where fishing through Ihe Ice Is permllted. For the closed portions the State Game Commission says: "Unner Klnmalh Lnke In thai portion south of n line from Modoc Point to the northernmost of Engle Ridge but exclusive of Shonlwntar Bnv Is open to trout angling Ihe entire venr" An error In yesterday's Ilorald and News reported "some portions" of the lnke would remain closed. Farm Prices Fairly Steady WASHINGTON Ml Farm prices' remained generally steady as the government's wholesale price Index fell one-tenth of one per cent during Hie week- ended April 20. At 111.2 per cent ot the 1047-49 average, the bureau's Index was 3.3 per cent below Jnminry, 1091 and one per cent bnlnw March 1962. Prices for apples, potatoes, to matoes, some livestock, soybeans and coffoo were higher. Drains, oranges, lettuco, raw cotton, soino poultry and meat prices doollnod. i - ,,. - . - 4 - - - ... . . . Price rive Crnt-H Pmw rALIM, OKEGON. HATUHDAY, MAY Z, IMZ ' Tclcphong gill , No. 210 Business Buffeted by Idor Wis Sports Bulletin RUN OF THE ROSES Hill Gall with Eddie Ar- carro up won the 78th Ken tucky Derby at Louisville's Churchill Downs oval this afternoon, according to the Associated Press. Sub Fleet was second and there was a photo-finish for show money. GOPs Swap Hot Blasts VithHST lly The Associated I'ren Political enrs burned Snturdny from a crowllre between Presldont Truman and Republican Unit shimmered with hot words like "political KannHers," "worse than communptut" nnd "smear Indies." Trumnn started It Friday iilht with a speech, aimed at Republi cans, to Hie 70th annlvcrsory meet ing of the National Civil Service League In Washlniiton. He defend- Itlona and the loyalty review pro gram. - . ....., 1 " o.wiibi i,,ii,uuij i tn benlrchlng the character of icoeral employes. Such acciu.er. he aaid. are worse than Commun and threaten to undermine ' e country, NO NAMES . n . , , 0 no. n,"Vcs' uu M I'm similarly cm cued me.nber8 ol Congress, like Kepubllcan Sen. McCarUiy of Wlscoium, who cou lend Communists and Ked aympa Uuwrs have worked their tway Into lovemment Jobs Republican action was quick and blunt: Sen. Nixon of California "Smear tactics for pollllcai pur poses." Sen. Mundl of South Dakota "Kecslesg cnarges which are con troverted by ihe fuels." Sen. McCarthy "I don l like to talk about Uic dead." staiemcnt In New York in which he ci'iui-ised his party's Icndershlp jamca A Fancy, lormcr party inr'ionnl cnntimnn and lo.-mcr iios.il ninsler gencrul. Mud: I -ow ,s te time lor the Demo-1 i cratlo party to sinnd up and oc nowledge it hns been guilty c f grave errors of commission and omission. These mistakes have not come through any weakness in purvy principles, but lather irom weuknens and vanity In Uie parly i leadership. ' v SEESAW The Republican race, meanwhile.' seesawed: Sen. Tnfi ol Ohio look the lead over Gen. Elsenhower In populnr votes nnd Eisenhower I edged ahead of Taft In deleirntj-l strength. Belated final returns finm ruin. ols' April 8 primary put Taft In I front in preferential balloting by a I 46.324 margin. Votes in Ihe eight I .nine- primaries now lolal: Taft . 1,897,044, Elsenhower 1.860,718 I Tennessee's 20 vnt rvnp . Hon. all pledged to Taft, was com-! Pleted Friday. ninkln ih lated Press tabulation of delegates strength read: Elsenhower 278, Taft 376. it t,,), 6M , be nomln. n ivu, Woman Proves She's Rugged AGENCY. Mo. 11 tflohlu.i.,,. mra. Atioie Lower has proved she Is made of stern sluff. Mra. Lower, who is better known around here as "Aunt Addle," was drawing water Irom a well at her home north of hern Prlrinv ninh, The well cover gave way and she Hippicu s leet into tne wnler. Nenrly four hours Inter, a niece, Mrs. Hnttle Clouser. stopped at the Lower home nnd heard her mini calling for he)D. She found the elderly woman had climbed 16 feet out of the water bv clinging to the wntorplpe nnd bracing her feet against the wall of the woll, , . Mrs. Clonser summoned two neighbors. They dropped a rope Into the well and Aunt Addle tied It undor her arms. Then they hauled her out. A doctor was called. Although he found Aunt Addlo had suffered only bruises and muscle strain, he advised her to go to bed. She re fused. . "I've got comnnnv." Arnl Addle explained. . . - . -Weather FORECAST! Klamath Falls an vicinity and Northern California Partly sunny Saturday and Sunday with risk of Ihunderahnwera Satur day afternoon) high Saturday 68; low Saturday night 30: high Sun day . ... High yesterdny' 69 Low last nljht... 33 1 tpMi i ajs aaaaaaaaiaasiii l i i ,.aini ws i, ' ",' PtJm 7$& ig L:4f--: -M' k ':w Is CONFERRING Friday afternoon at Oregon Junior Cham- are (I. to r. standing) Dave Kn6x, secretary-treasurer of f Eugene; Art Treibwasser, Klamath Falls Jaycee president, hi and Don Churchward, national director,; Portland. Holding " folder is John Luvaas, state JCC prexy front Eugene. Be low Don Forbes, former Klamath .Falls resident, now na tional director from Eugene is getting acquainted with help of Mrs. Don Moore, Portland, (left) and Mrs. Bruce McMahon of llugenc. ". - : - 7 , 'vv'r ii T y ejBBjafafBBBBBBBBBBaWHMaMWelMll ''lltTiri JaC-------j it .......IllBMBliBBM Ballot Measures On For urn Monday Flvo city measures on the May 18 ballot come up lor study on this iviondny night's "Build the Basin" program over station KFLW, and a uanel of interested citizens Is being assembled to handle the dls-" condldacy and set fees for the dlf eiission - I fercnt offices flint for; the other is Klamath residents will be able i to osk questions on each of the measures by phoning tnrougn mo KFLW-Hcrald and News switcn. board. Two oilier measures are on the ballot and won't be discussed at this time. TAX LEVIES The others Include: A .3 mill tax levy to support the operation of the Community Lounge and Rest Rooms, a unit which hns been functioning here for two years. The city gives about one-third of the financial support to the lounge, the county , two thirds. A 1.6 mill levy on each dollar ot taxable property lo continue for seven yeara to raise $160,000 for a munlcipnl swimming pool here. The pool has long been sought after.' Raise the mayor's salary from the present (176 per month to S500 per month, and make the office a full time Job, At present the office is lined on a part time oases. A charter amendment to unify property, funds, duties and author ity of the recreation committee and the park commission, thus bringing the park commission under the control of the city council. At pres ent the control of the recreation commlttco la vested In the. city council. TREASURER Another charter amendment transferring the duties nnd author ity of the ' clly , treasurer to the police Judge,, abolishing the office- of treasurer In Klsinntli Falls. Tlie other two measures Include one allowing candidates for city nrflAa in lit,.. Af filing nAn,lnnftn petiUous, to file declarations of Vllll.ia, ll 1ICU V. ll'tl.K IIUIIIUIUMHq a one mill levy on each dollar ol taxable property for two years to raise approximately ara.uuu io re. pair and improve the city's sewage facilities,. Sabres Down Four Red Jets SEOUL, Korea lTI U.S. Sabre Jet pilots shot down four Commu nist Jet planes and damaged a Red propellor-driven fighter in two sun set air bnttles over Northwest Ko rea, the U.S.' Fifth Air Force said Saturday. The Jet scraps took place near the Yalu River, boundary between Korea and Manchuria, and pro duced America's 13th Jet ace, Capt. Robert T. Latshaw Jr., Amarlllo, Texas. In one fight 19 Sabres tangled with about 16 MIGs., In the second battle 40 Sabres battled an undetermined number of Red planes. Earlier Saturday Sabres sweeps to the Yalu had met no opposition. Allied fighter-bombers Friday night destroyed 60 Communist sup ply vehicles In raids over North west Korea. Allied warplanes Were hampered by cloudy weather Saturday and marl nnlir 1ft. ruts in.stvltrrs nanlnut. Communist - rail lines. . 5 "J I X I 1 Y-3e . ' State Jaycees Have Big Day Registration rollnl past the 210 mark at Oregon Junior Chamber cf Commerce state convention headquarters at the WlUard Hotel early this morning. More delegates were reporting in as business sessions got under way at 8 a.m. with greetings from irlomoth .Inwee. Proelrinnl Art KlnniRth Jaycee-. President Art Treibwasser and Mayor Robert Thompson. , Delegations irom 30 Oregon com munities were reportodly busy wag ing internal politics as me time drew near for election of state of ficers, dated for late in the close of business sessions this afternoon. Social affairs were scheduled to wind up the third state confab the Jaycecs have held here since their organization in Oregon. A cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. will be followed by a banquet and dance at the Armory. Past Junior Chamber members and the general public are invited to attend the banquet. J. Roger Deas, San Francisco, public infor mation manager of the American Can Company and former aide and secretary to Gov. Erl Warren, is to be the banquet speaker. Widow Held As Murderess DALLAS, Tex., W) A Criminal District Court Jury returned a speedy verdict ol guilty against Mrs. Rebecca Doswell here Friday night and gave her a sentence of life imprisonment. . The well-dressed wenlthy widow was charged with murder with malice in the fatal shooting of her oilman husband. Thomas W. Dos well, last Aug.. 20. Carloadings Far Under Last Year By RICHARD FISKE NEW YORK I A sudden steel strike that ended as abruptly as it began gave business and Industry a rough time this week. It didn't last long enough to have any widespread serious effect on the scores of industries dependent upon steel. But It bit deeply Into current production ot the strategic metal. II bad many a consumer eyeing his supply. And some steel-carrying railroads planned to lay of thousands of workers. The oil Industry had a strike on Its hands and the Western Union walkout, which began AprU 3, continued." BIG Cl'T The oil strike threatened to cut cU an estimated 50 per cent of the nations refinery capacity. Government officials figured the nation bad about a 46-day supply of gasoline. ' They said the aviation supply, however, was precarious and an order was expected to limit flying because of the shortage. Industry sources said the strike found gasoline stocks at an all- lime high but spot shortages might develop in the near future. While industrial production was slowed noticeably bv the steel and oil strikes. Dun & Bradstreet, the business reporting service, esti mated total output very sllghUy below the level of a year ago. CARLOADINGS Freight carloadings hit 719.402. the highest tince Dec. I but under the 834.62 ol a year previous. K The magTizlner-'aolesr- manage ment" saw some better days ahead as ii nredicted May retail sales of more than 13 billion dollars It forecast May dollar volume would be three per cent over last vear and added thai in view of the slowing down of price Increases this gain indicated a slight upturn in the physical volume of sales. Air Force Cut By Oil Strike BULLETIN WASHINGTON (JP) A 30 per cent cut in use of gasoline for civil aviation purposes will be put into effect Tuesday, May 6, the Petroleum Administration for Defense said Saturday. DENVER W The Air Force has issued orders slicing flying hours outside the Korean Theater because of the strike of about 80.000 refinery and pipeline oil in dustry workers. "Because of the strike in the petroleum industry," a two-sentence statement from the Air Force read, "The U.S. Air Force has is sued orders curtailing flying activ ity. "Due to Air Force stock levels, all flying outside the Korean The ater Is restricted to the minimum required to continue training, per form essential command missions and perform absolutely essential administrative flights." Earlier, Eighth Air Force head- i quarters at Carswell Air Force : S pt Worth Tex had Base near rort vyorin, IM., UUU ordered a "considerable cutback" , in flying of Its largest oomoers. The B-3 heavy bombers are limited to 20 hours flying mommy for the duration of the strike, ef fective Saturday. Some commercial airlines re portedly had less than 30 hours supply of aviation gasoline on hand when the strike of 32 CIO, AFL, and Independent unions began at midnight Tuesday. Meanwhile, there was little pro gress in plant-by-plant negotia tions. The coalition of unions, headed by the Oil Workers Inter national Union in Denver, is seek ing a 25-cent hourly wage hike and Increased night shift differen tials. Station Runs WASHINGTON 'ITJV-The govern- . nicnt is striving to Stave off runs i . u , .. .... in... ....... .1 . ..r vii minis owitiuiia as m icohii ui the oil workers' strike. - While labor and management of ficials continue efforts to reach new wage contracts, federal offi cials are taking pains to calm pub lic ears. From nearly every quarter come statements emphasizing that re serve stocks of fuels are at record highs sufficient, they say, to per mit normal consumption for sev eral weeks. The officials also point out that runs on filling stations not only would result In waste but would create fire hazards through unsafe storage of gasoline on pri vate, premises,' ..... . Salt Lake Braces For New Deluge SALT LAKE CITY Wt A Red Cross official estimated 3,000 per sons have fled Uielr homes In lood-drenched Salt Lake City aa :e state braced Saturday for ano icr pounding by mountain-stored .vater. Friday's recoroV 83-degree wea ther promised a fresh overflow of Wasatch Mountain streams carry lr.g a fast-melting snowpack from high In the Jagged peaks down to the soggy Salt Lake and Utah Valleys. This would add to the tremen dous amount of water already struggling for escape from three streams converging on this city and from glutted Utah Lske near Provo through its only outlet, Uie overflowing Jordan River, snow slopping over Salt Lake City as .i moves toward Great Salt Lake. HOMELESS , Robert A. Weyher, Red Crosa disaster work chairman, estimated that 700 families some 3,000 per sonshad left their Salt Lake City homes due to the flood. They hast Uv nulled Ant nr An.hiA-.b , I side section doomed to inundation uy city oiucinis wno leared a poa- hlhtv tunrm f" f ..... , 1 1 -J - -- a. will TV i. n fcdl.l , K embankment which held thousands ui gauons or water, i Even as stream flows remained somewhat 3ltck Friday, compared to earlier water content, overbur dened Storm SeWera ttnA ommramn- jcy street-canals sagged under the water joaa. borne of tnis overflow had seeped into a shallow section juo, -..), ui uie region new Deing flooded purposely. It threatened to shove through the rail embank ment and 3end a torrent of water rushinir intn th seetin TTnm vice of engineers, Uie city's flood wiiiiiu,i.c uu.iui upon a "con trolled flooding" of the lowlands, which lie adjacent to Jordan River on the west side- . ; ogde.v .".: r.,': ;' At OffHpn th w-i; edged out of its banks on the city's east side and covered some streets. mirview, in Sanpete County, lost Its water minnlv c a ianBiirf. ripped out it culinary water line. Baker Strike May Increase SEATTT.T!? IA t,. i , - - ?scrtt oitiyra away from their white hats and ovens Saturday in Washington's K. bL!,ie a atrlie pos- , --' w Jttcujna, ope ia,. Wiulock and Puyallup joined Seattle bakers in the strike,; , In PortJaim, bakers and em Dloverc mt h.-hk fo.i - - - -w a bu.sa, JIlCUiH tor Saturday morning at the re quest of the employers, after an Hs-uajr oconun r riuuy. , . A union meetlmr was set for Saturday afternoon in Portland. Rnlfpra that-? fmlch.J U- U,i .um - lUIIBllctl UIC MAI. Si 111 k of the week last midnight and say . "'" uuuuaji u 4UW settlement is reached. " Frank Hoover,- International rep- v- vi uic on &JUH i sj International Bakery & Confection e.ry Workers Union, said workers in Tacoma and nearby communities rejected an offer to extend the present contract 30 days. .- NW. Business Ahead of '51 1 "SEATTLE iff) i Business activity in the Paciiic Northwest slowed a little during March after an earlv- year upturn, but was well above ir.e level in March a vear ago, the University of Washington reported Saturdaj'. ,.; The school's Bureau of Business Research said its Dreliminsrv index showed business In March down 5.1- per : cent from the February level, but 5.5 per cent above that ol March, 1951. Both manufacturing and its em ployment were slightly above the level a year ago. And the bureau said the outlook for the. lumber irdustry Is optimistic. This year's lumber output is expected to be higher than had been estimated earlier. Orders and shipments are 10 per cent behind last year eo far, however.' "The retail-trade situation is one of uncertainty," the bureau went cn, "with a limited upturn seeming most probable. . 411 KEN McLEOD was snapped this morning for , the 9 O'Clock Special.: , J..