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' On tlto wuy buck from meet
iiih ovtir n I hu California count
I lip oilier diiv I stopped nt lllllo
i ondslile tuntiiuriiiil for n bite to
riil. It wan a om-ninll nilnblMi
nielli, unit tin was chninclur.
Mnkltltf conversation, I snld:
"Who in yoii iiolnii to vole lor?"
II know I should hnve nnld
"whom," but II Mirmnd a trifle
stilt mid loi Mini under thr eIrcUIII
lttntlCCn. I
Mo mi Id:
"I gull voting veins iiko. I wnnl
no purt ul the mess."
I said:
"Don't von Ihluk you imiy have
been hlUrklnK? How are wo going
to clrmi up llm mens If wo don't
vote?"
Ite ciuerled:
"How long hnve you been vot
ing?" I niii-wcn-d:
"Much longer tlmn I'm willing to
admit. Hut o fur nt I know I've
never mlnsed n volo."
I In uliot buck:
"Hnve YOU donned un Hie
mriui?"
i
You know, lor minute he hnd
inn Mumped. It In true, according
lii in v w.iv of thlnklim. Hint the
mens Imn been uctllllg nllcklcr nnd
stickler. Hut, looklim buck over the
. .ri. I feel better iiboul It thiin
l 1 HADN'T voted.
Anvwuy. hnvlim votrd, 1 hnve llie
Unlit to complnln. Hint's auinc
IhinK. I
One wuid more, 'llie III t lr rrstim
runt wiin shining. Milek-iiiiil-M"i
clean It Inlrlv sparkled. Hi owner
m pink nnd lu rubbrd. hin white
Imlr nenllv combed, hi white uhlrt
nd while nnron snollciui.
It wiii PrnticlH Uncon. one nl the
world'n Kreut thlnkem, who ald
buck In the 10th century:
"Cleanness ol bndv wns ever
dreinrd to proceed Irom n due rev
erence to Clod,"
John Wenlev. one ol England
great preachers nnd iierlmp" the
Kientem ol our English hvmn writ
em. snld three centurlrn Inter:
"Cleanliness In Indeed next to god
liness." The old gentleman In hl little
rritniiriint. you ee. iimv hnve been
Utile oil the Ileum In hl politi
cal philosophy, but he has hln good
polnu.
Ilv the wnv:
Did von evrr know nnvbodv who
was WHOLLY Unci?
Unit doien people hnve cnlled
tliUi niornlnu at.kmr wlial to do
about vollim lor Presidential elec
tor!. I've answered, n trifle flip
pantly: "Vole lor the six voud
rnther see hnve the lob. II doesn't
lunke much dllference "
I houldn,l hnve nmwercd thnt
wnv. We nhouldn't be fllupnnl about
uy ol the trndlllonnl processes ol
our government. Mnybe we'd better
ro tnlo Dim elector business a lit
tle more fully.
Each slate choose one elector
fur euch senator and ench repre
nrutallve I Unit give Oregon six at
Ilia present lime. I An the Found
ttv Falhem planned It, it was the
VT'i ol the electoral college to
choose the President nnd the vice
president, The method was for each
elector to votei his choice. A list
was then made of all person re
ceiving votes, and the one getting
the hlKhcsl number, providing It
waa a malorllv of all the elector-!,
was named president and the one
getting the second highest became
vice-president.
The truth Is that the Founding
Fnlhers didn't have too much con
fidence In the mnases. Their Idea
was to have the President and the
vice-president chosen by whnt they
regarded aa Intelligent, competent
and thoughtful persons.
In practice It never worked quite
that wav. Washington was chosen
President more less by acclama
tion. In most Mates, ways were
soon found to vote directly for elec
tors and the people began to vole
for elector candidates pledged to
vole for certalln men for President
and vice-president.
Then political parlies were
formed and people began to vole
only for those electors who would
promise to support onlv chosen par
ty candidates. In Ihnt way, the peo
ple took the election of President
and vice-president Into their own
hands.
Since 18A8 the voters ol all the
alates have chosen their electors bv
ballot on national election dnv. This
provides that Ilia party casting the
highest number of votes In the
stale shall receive tho ENTIRE
electoral vote ol Hint state.
Under this avstem, the six elec
tors chosen In Oregon will cast
Oregon's six votes In (he electoral
college lor the partv candidates
v-'io received the malorllv ol the
Ocgon popular vote for President
nnd vlce-pre-ildent at the national
election In November.
iljls. of course. Is CUSTOM not
law. In 1048, one of Tonnessee's 12
electors successfully defied tho cus
tom and voted for hln personal
choice. But thnt sublect Is loo long
nnd too complicated to be gone
into here.
The custom thnt hns prevailed
since 1808 will prevail In Oregon
In this nntlonnl election year,
Murray Ready
To Talk Peace
PHILADELPHIA Ml Steelwork
era Union Chief Philip Murray
nnld Friday he Is willing to renew
labor peace talks with tho steel
Industry, but stressed he's still
standing pat on his demands.
Murray told reporters nt the un
ion's big convention thnt It would
be up to Industry to Initiate new
negotiations, and that he was al
ways rendy to accept a bid.
Murray mndo It clear In hln
remarks to tho convention that ho
waa unwilling to retrcnt from tho
eventual ao-cenln an hour "pack
ago", plus union shop, recommen
dations of the government's Wngo
Htablllxnllnn Board (WSB). The
Industry has balked at the WSB
propoHiilN.
A solution to the deadlocked st il
dlsputo seemed as hopolcss an
evnr.r
Miifiay wan willing to talk over
his mmtrnct demands, but he placed
a lloor on any bargaining by In
sisting on the full WSB'a terms.
ii i ur u u u 1. 1 i w
tU Wfc L-A
PASSING IT ON A bronze plaque from the USS Maine
hns liccii turned over to the local VKW post by Spanish
American Veterans to insure the plaque's safekeeping.
Above, Spanish American Vet Frank Simmons (right) pre
sents the plaque to S. K. Ilenke, VKW commander.
Work Slated
On BPA Link
Itonnevllle Power Admlnlftlrnllnn
i i , ,1, 7 i, ,i
He. r k LmLih" K, .'. Z w
Ii ,2 r.',-. .M. Ln i'
volt eletlricul irnnsmliuilon line.
The section Is 8 4 miles long, lo.
cnli-d nenr Dlnmnnd Lake Junction.
Where llie clearing was hejd up by
imnny mining claims wmrn ere
lllcd on properly over which llie
All other clearing Jobs between
Klnmnth Fnlli and Ilediuond hnve
been let and clearing work It Inr ,
advanced. 1
'Ihn tract lo be clenred contnlui I
a considerable amount ol valuable
ponderosa pine and also a quan
tity ul lodgcpole, nnd Bonneville
hopea to gel Hio rlght-ol-way work
done tor approximately the vnluo
of the timber.
The contractor will have 176 days
to complain the Job. ,
River Channel
Contract Let
A contract for construction of six
Lost River' m'Tange.. Valiey"
brcn awarded the McKlnnon Con,
atructlon Company of Sandy, Ore.,
the Bureau of Reclamation an
nounced today.
The company's bid was 1214,
368.64. It was low among six bids
lor the Job.
McKlnnon has moved equipment
to tho Job site and has started
work.
In addition lo Ihe channel work,
there la required Hie construction
of 2.7 miles of Irrigation lateral to
serve 702 acres of land which will
be taken Into Die Langell Valley
Irrigation District and the construc
tion of a turnout on the east side
of Mnlono diversion dnm to serve
approximately 1.870 acres of prl
vnlo land on which the ranchcia
will construct their own Irrigation
works.
The Lost River channel work will
range In width from a 20-loot bot
tom In the upper and .steeper
reaches to 48 loot In the Hatter
area near the Junction with Mil
ler Creek. The main Item ol work
for the McKlnnon company Is mov
ing approximately three - quarters
of a million yards of dirt. Three
draglines and two bulldoxers have
beer, moved in to do the work.
The Job should be completed by
the end of this year-
'Dead' Yoter
Little Irked '
Pity poor Justin A. McDonald,
128 High he enn't vote on account
of they've got him marked down
aa dead.
McDonnld, who regularly for
years has cast his ballot (Repub
lican) In Precinct 3, went to the
polling place nt the Baldwin Hotel
today to do his duty as a cltlr.cn.
Bui b's nnnio wasn't on the poll
book.
So the election board workers
told him It wns tough, go sec
Counly Clerk Charlie DcLap about
It.
He went to the clerk's office
nnd his name wasn't listed there,
either, among the registered
voters.
Finally, Romcbody thought to
look In the "deceased" Hie. (When
a poison dies, Counly Clerk DcLnp
pulls, his card out of the file nnd
wrllen "deceased" across It.)
Thcro It wna, nlnlii aa dny:
J. A. McDonald, deceased.
So he still couldn't vote.
Almost without a doubt, the per
son who pulled out J A. Mc
Donald's oard nnd marked him
dead got slightly balled up. He
should have mnrked off A. J, Mc
Donald, well-known Klnmnth Falls
mnn, who died Inst Hummer.
At any rate, for a dead man,
J, A. McDonnld la plenty sore, ,
MARION COURTHOUSE .
SALEM 11 Vlosko nnd Post,
a Salem contracting firm, Thurs
day submitted tho low bid of $1,
010,780 for building a new Marlon
Counly courthouse.
Wnslioul
MANDAN N D 11 Rndlo
Aniiiiuiiccr Juck lliirrln told his
listeners he would do Hie Inundrv
lor whoever Identified Hie nulhor
ol the siutemrm, "so much to do
wilh so little lime."
Mr llimrw llnma nl,An-H i . n..
",p miotailon was tlml of Cecil i 7he Congrcalonal budget blU
J,,nn "nodc- 6ou,h Mr plonce,' cl. ared by voice vote and went to
""" ",c """ "os provided tho Scnute with the dlsllnclion ol
lor nnotlc., scholarships. iLung the lirst bill this venr on
. Mm Hoppo then told Harris 'Which the House actually raised
, something uboui herself. She niid Ihc allotments recommended by
she was laundress lor Uir Mnninn the ADpropriallons Committee.
stale training school and Its 300
inmates and employes.
Police Have
Busy Night
Information concerning prowlers.
Ioh blllfords. a stolen air com
pressor and a transient being rolled
In Ihe "hobo Jungles" outside Lown
was roponed - to city Police l.st
night.
Herbert P. Flower, Alturas, told I
oiiiccm ne iosi nis oinioid. con -
Mining m In a local recreation
hall Thuriday ".""
Joe Kales. 4sS0 S 6th. reported
an air compressor worth tsoo
slolen from
service station on
Oreuon Av
Jwm-a Chlldcrs. 404 N 5nd ki
told Police he snw a nrowlrr in
the aparlment building Etllwey a,'
lhat acldrev. nhnin i-ir. .. -r.
day. He said the man broke and ' An mlnatlon ol the amend
ran away out a back door imcnt b newsmen disclosed Its ln
A transient Irom Santa Barbara lcnl- whlcn McCormack vcrllled.
Call!.. Ernest Loftls. told police II snvs that for purposes of fed
two Negroes look away his billfold I icral txstlon members of Con
and aultcase enrlv Thursday morn- have their Dlace ol residence
ing In a secluded spot near ilir lln ,ne stale or dl5lrlct hv reore-
rallroad trncks on the south end
ol town. Loftls this morning lold
police he found mosi of the be
longliiRs near where ihey had been
taken from him.
Boys Knuckle
Down Today
Four local youngsters will have
grimy knuckles and sore knees to
night but Uicy'll also have tickets
to the state marble tournament at
PorUnnd Jnntr.ni Beach Park May
34.
The wmner and runner-up In two
divisions will be picked Irom the
20-30 Club's district marble tourna
ment al Recreation Park.
The mlg tournament opened this
afternoon. 4:30 PDT.
About 44 contestants Irom seven
Klamath Falls grnde schools and
lour suburban schools opened shoot
ing In two divisions Class A lor
boys and girls aged 6 to 12 and
Clnss B boys nnd girls 13 to 16.
One ol the lour will be In line
lor the main event ol mnrbledom,
the national tournament at Dur
ham, N. C , the big prlrc In Uie
Young Orcgonlan meet at Portland-
New Strike
Offer Made
Another offer to sottlc the
strike of CIO woodworkers nt
Klamath Basin Pine Mills which Is
"much nearer tho Weyerhaeuser
settlement" (In the words ol the
union) has been made to Klamath
Basin Mills workers by Ivan Kes
lerson, plnnt mnnngcr.
The mill workers will have an
official meeting nt tho plant lunch
room Saturday at 4 p, in. to dis
cuss the offer.
Klnmnth Bnsln Pine Mills has
been struck for three. weeks.
About n week ago tho employes
offered to go back to work If Kea-
terson would agree word-for-word
with the agreement reached wllh
bv the union and Weyerhaeuser
Timber Compnny, leaving the prob
lem nl pay for the union's henlth
nnd welfare demands up to local
nnd further npgollontlon.
Kcstcrson turned down that offer
nnd In turn mndo one which has
resulted In strike settlement at sev
eral Northern California, plants. The
union termed It unncccptnblo, nnd
now Kcstcrson hns mndo a second
offer,
Hal aleger of the CIO said Sat
urday's meeting would be nn offi
cial one, although held on compnny
property.
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aau iiiii turn i n inn n a f ina mi iiii i " H
IS Page
House OKs
Favors For
Lawmakers
By WILLIAM F. ARBOOAST
WASHINOTON OH In a com-
Iplcte reversal ol previous demands
lor bult-tlKhtenlng economy, the
Hnute has voicd substantial tax
ii'llcf fur itself and senators and
I Congressmen,
I The measure swept through the
house Thursday as It passed the
I last of the annual domestic budget
funds to operate ConKress.
un all previous budget bills ex-
eept one linnnclng local river and
harbor and Hood control projects.
Hh- House had reduced allotments
recommended bv Its Appropriations
.Committee. Demands lor economy
Dfi-nninnnlMl nil ihn t-iHi,sf l.n
TOTAL
The bill's total of $62,391,780 was
SI. W0 more than Ihe committee
had suggested, although about 10
million below Budget Bureau rec
ommendations. The money finances Congress.
Ihe Library of Congress, the Gov
ernment Priming Office and re
lated nrms of the legislative de
partment. The M.SO0 Increase was for In
sinuation of more tralflc signs and
signals' on Capliol Hill.
" But two oUiw amendments for
tax relief and free office rental.
could run the added cost of the
bill into hundreds of thousands of
ij.n'
I . , ..
-n,e tax amendment was olfered
lb.v Democratic Leader McCormack
ol Massachusetts and approved
i without a show ol opposition or
I discussion
1 Tl, Dl"'8 Democratic and Re
I Publican managers announced wU
. . H d the other
members went along.
cnt.
SIDE STEP
This menus thnt their expenses
while on official business away
from home are deductible as busi
ness expenses for tax purposes.
Since Congress normally stays
In session almost 'the entire year,
a member could deduct the cost
of his housing, mcnls, tranporta
lion, business entertainment, laun
dry and many other things while
In Washington.
For most members this could
mean a tax reduction of around
12.000 annually. Those with higher
than average living standards
might pav no taxes at all.
Enemy Again
Lashes Allies
MUNSAN. Korea l For the
ninth straight dny Red truce nego
tu.tors blasted the Allies and again
virtually dared them to formally
break off Uie armistice talks.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy. senior
Allied delegate, spoke for only two
minutes of the 30 minute session.
He used his time to "reject final
ly and formally' the Red prisoner
exchange proposnl nnd suggest a
recess until the Reds havo some
thing new to offer.
NorUi Korean Gen. Nam II re
plied: "Unless you formally declare the
termination of these armistice ne
gotiations, you hnve no reason to
oblect to the normal holding of
conferences."
Another session was scheduled at
Panmunlom Snturday al 11 a.m.
Joy told the Reds "we again re
ject finally nnd formally" the Red
proposal calling for exchange of
132,000 captured Reds for the 12.
000 Allied captives In Communist
hands.
Nam II was equally firm In re
jecting the Allied voluntarily re
patriation plnn.
It would return only 70.000 pris
oners to the Reds. The rest of the
Red prisoners questioned refuse to
return to Communist territory,
the UN Command said.
The prisoner Issue Is blocking an
armistice.
Nam II said a letter wrltton by
Brig. Ocn. Charles F. Colson. for
mer commander of tho Allies' Kole
Island prison, "fins disclosed to the
whole world the utter bankruptcy
of your position."
Colson wrote the note to obtain
tho release of Brig; Ocn. Franols
T. Dodd, who was aclscd by tho
POWs, The letter, since repudiat
ed bv he top Allied command,
admitted guards had killed prison
ers (In Red riots) and promised
"humane treatment,"
TkiMislwes M&f funis
KLAMATH FALLS, ORF.fiON,
FIRST CANDIDATE for queen of this year's Klamath Basin Roundup is 17-year-old
Carol Hamilton (center above). Carol signed her entry blank yesterday at the Town
Shop, one of three sign-up points this year. Flanking Carol are (left) Roundup Secretary
Beth Chase and Keith Moon, Town Shop operator. . . .
. , . '. . .
KUHS Senior
Seeks Crown
By WALLACE MYERS
A Klamath Union High School
senior, whose hobby time la di
vided between riding and dancing,
la the first entrant in the gala
annual contest for queen of the
Klamath Basin Roundup, July 2,
3 and 4.
The fetching brunet who tossed
her 10-gallon chapeau Into the
queen trials ring yesterday after
noon was Carol Hamilton, 17,
daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Hamil
ton, 1715 Siskiyou, and Elmer
Hamilton, now lit Manila.
There wns an unexpected thru!
awaiting Carol at the Town Shop,
where she signed her entry blank
yesterday. Keltli Moon, operator
of the shop, had quietly told Round
up officials several days ago mat
he planned to give the first queen
trials entrant a special prize, no
added to the many exciting events
and guts scneduicd lor uaroi ana
the other queen candidates, was
a beautiful play suit she received
from Moon.
JUDGING
Carol and the othar candidates
for queen Uiis year will br Judged
on horsemanship, poise and per
sonality. Horsemanship counts 60
per cent and the other two quali
fications a collective 40 per cent.
The horsemanship trials will be
at the Fairgrounds and the poise
and personality grading will Be
done during the Queen's Bail at
Uie Armory. When the scores have
been added and the' new queen
decided last year's lovely Queen
tviargy Brown Is to crown Uie new
queen. Until the moment Queen
Margy walks down Uie line oi
candidates and sets the crown on
the lucky head, identity of the win
ner will be known only to Queen
Mnrgy and the Judges.
Seven girls go into Uie flnnls at
the Queen's Ball. They will be
survivors of the horsemanship
trials held earlier. All seven of the
girls are featured throughout the
Roundup nnd the mnny prelimi
nary events; there will be the
queen and six princesses.
ENTRANTS
Several of last year's contestants
are expected to enter again this
vear. There are three sign-up
spots: the Town Shop. Charlie
Read's Saddlery and Drew's Man
store. Carol Hamilton will ride her
seven - year - old bay mare,
"Ribbon" in the horsey events ot
the Roundup. If Ribbon can match
the attractiveness of her mistress,
the two should be a prime contend
er for this year's crown. ;
Weather
FOFKCASTi Klamath Falls and
vlnlnllv mnA Northern California
Sunny and warm Saturday. High
Saturday IV. .
Ilbrh veslerdnv 66
Low last night -
Preclp last 24 hrs - 0
Since Oct. 1 W-13
Normal for period 10.78
Same period last yr 14.84
(Additional Weather en Pate I.)
wl unai
i n iii in -n mi
FRIDAY, MAY Is, 1952
V
Harrimaii Regains
Demo Lead; Taft
Favored
By The Associated Press
W. Averell Harriman moved back
Into the lead in Uie race for Demo
cratic presidential nominating
delegate strength Friday on the
bases of a new survey in rennsyj-
vama.
Harriman, a mutual security
director, had been trailing Sen.
Kefauver of Tennessee in the
Associated Press naUonwide tabu
lation of delegates.
He had dropped to second place
after leading Kefauver when he got
the lion's share of his home-state
New York's 96 votes.
Pennsylvania's 70 - vote dele
gation was completed in the April
22 primary. Results then showed
Harriman got four votes to Kefau
ver's 27.
This, rjlus results elsewhere In
the country, gave Kefauver 108 ia
votes to 93 't for Harriman.
The tally is based on concessions,
pledges and leanings of delegates
willing to state a preference.
UNCOMMITTED
However, a new survey of Pen
nsylvania delegates showed it con
sider themselves uncommitted.
This group Includes 19 originally
pledged to support the preferential
primary winner, who turned out to
be Kefauver.
The new alignment 16 more
uncommitcd than previously
gives Hnrrimnn 2 ij votes and
Kefauver seven votes, making their
national rating rend: Harriman 92,
Kefauver 88 !j. Convention nomin
ation requires 616 votes.
Kefauver, however, appeared a
cinch to pick up all 12 of Oregon s
chosen Friday in a primary.
The Associated Press survey of
Republican delegates showed thnt
Taft was leading Eisenhower, 366
to 306.
Republicans In North Dakota con
vened at Bismarck Friday to nnme
BULLETINS
STUDIO BLAST
BURBANK, Calif., ()
An xploiion ' recked the
Warner Brothers- Studio
Friday and fired a sound
stage and a movie set into
a flaming inferno.
UTAH STORM
SALT LAKE CITY '(P)
A windstorm exploded with
dynamite force over North
ern Utah early Friday, over
turning airplanes, uproot
ing trees, blowing away
roofs and disrupting power
nd light service. .
Telephone 8111
No. 2821
in
an uninstructed 14-member dele
gation. Most are expected to favor
Taft with a few in favor of Elsen
hower. Eisenhower has the edge in
Missouri, however, where the
state's 26 - man delegation was
completed Thursday at Kirsville.
Taft got two there for a total of
five. Eisenhower has 17 sure and
four probables.
A pro - Kefauver move looked nt
the Americans for Democratic
action (ADA) convention opening
in the nation's capital Friday..
FIGHT SHAPES
If the Tennesseean's partisans
force a floor fight to try go get
ADA endorsement, a counter-move
was expected on behalf of Harri
man.
However, Sen. Humphrey of Min
nesota chairman of the self
styled liberal, anti-communist or
ganization and himself a "favorite
son" candidate predicted the
ADA will avoid taking anv stand
in the Democratic nomination
race.
D.
I 'i. 9 (fjrfock Spsurial V--'
9 ffdnck Special
MR. AND MRS. Robert W. Poole, 2663 Radclif fe, . were
caught waiting for the bus this morning headed for work.
Observers
Predict
New Record
PORTLAND, Ore- lift Oregon
voters turned out early and in size
able number under nerfect blua-
sky weather Friday to mark their
choice lor president.
Voting in the primary was re
ported running at 10 per cent of
the 264.000 registration In Port
land's Multnomah County In the
first hour.
The election provided the lirst
western test of Oen. Eisenhower's
popularity and a showdown on a
dispute between two Republican
factions for delegates to the na
tional convention.
Election officials predicted a rec
ord 60 per cent turnout or bet
ter than 430,000 of the 778,000 vol-
,ers.
Sunny weather was forecast
throughout the day. Polling hours
are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. PDT and
counting the extra long ballofwUl
be a slow Job.
Eisenhower, rates tops to carry
off the Republican oreferenUal
vote.
As the lone campaigner on his
party's ticket. Sen. Kefauver of
Tennessee appeared certain to get
uie tz Democratic delegates.
UNPLEDGED
Whether Eiienhower wins 10 or
all 18 Republican delegates de
pends on the vote for eight unpledg
ed delegates widely accepted to fa
vor Sen. Taft of Ohio.
Taft did not enter the primary.
All other delegates signed a state
ment to support the high - Dollinu
presidential candidate. V '
Some Taft followers sponsored
an appeal for write-ins for the Ohio
senator.
They have been careful, how
ever, not to make too much of It.
tven so, the gesture vote looked
like the closest challenge to Gov.
Warren of California for second
place.
Of the other GOP entries: Ex
Gov. Stassen of Minnesota waged
onlv a brief campaign. Gen. Mac
Arthur and Sen. Morse of Oregon
both made It plain that they do
not consider themselves as candi
dates: In fact. Morse is running
as an Eisenhower delegate -
William R. Schneider. St. Louis
attorney, doesn't figure at all-
POPULARITT
When the tallies start rolling In.
they also, will show the relative
popularity of Sen. Kefauver in the
Far West's first primary as'
against two prominent Democrats
who refused to campaign.
Supreme Court Justice William
O. Douglas and Gov. Stevenson of
Illinois were entered against their
wishes.
The appearance of the eight un
pledged GOPtilegate-o.rKlldates .
provided the only clash of any con
sequence in the active but other
wise even-tempered campaign.
Action Light
At KF Polls
At noon today a canvass of
several polling places showed that
a very light vote had been cast
In the first three hours the polls
were open..
However, normally the bulk ot
voters turn out In the late after
noon, after mills and businesses
have closed.
Sample votes up until noon were:
Precinct S, 28 Democrats and 13
Republicans out of 219 registered;
Precinct 6, 8 Democrats and 13
Republicans out of 270 total; Pre
cinct 7 seven Democrats and 14
Republicans out of 303 total; North
Altamont 11 Democrats and 15
Republicans out of - 379; South
Altamont 22 Democrats and 21
Republicans out of 424 total; Canal
13 and 13 out of 496; East Home
dale 13 Democrats and 19 Repub
licans out of 200; North Homedale
18 Democrats and 14 Republicans
out of 402; East Shasta 13 Demo
crats and 17 Republicans out of
498; North Shasta 18 Democrats
and 11 Republicans out of 304;
South Shasta 25 Democrats and 2v
Republicans out of 377; West
Shasta nine Democrats and . 10
Republicans out of 233.
Counting boards in precincts
with douoie boards came on at
1 p.m., but no official figures may
be announced until the polls close.