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Newspaper Page Text1 mm MfnMl mm 11 n timi II y FRANK JKNKINK Thin In Thanksgiving Day. 1 aupiiuae thcio ro mmiy people vim in anylng: "I'd llkn to know what we've iidi to be thunkful lor In thCMi tlmea." At any rule, I've been hearing Hint statement every Thanksgiving Day alue at least 10'JO, when the lltg Depression really begun lo bite. Walt a minute. Tim firt American Thanksgiv ing IJny Him celebrated during the second winter the I'lymuutli euU iiiilMa spent In the New World, 'lint flint dreudful winter In Mas Miihiiiwetta lind killed NKAHLY 1IALI' ol the nirinlwra o( the col ony. The Plliirlou, ynu will re member (rom your school days, Imulril nt i'lynVMitli Itock en UK UKMUKIl 'J I. ol the yenr 112(1. L.iuulno landing on the bleuk coinl ot New England In the bleak month of Ocemuer. with hothlnii but the tew peritonei poaaesslons Hint could be brought In a small ahip, No linlela. No motels. Juit the raw, freezing wlldcrnciui. In that raw, fruteil wllderncn they had lo make their way. All Ihey had lo lull buck on waa what little they hud brought with them III Tie tiny Meyfluwer. No wonder the cuing wan rouih. Hut eventually, spring came. Ihey planted cropa with the aid and advice ol the aavanca anionic whom they lind lunded. The harvest bruunht icjolcing. Ho (Jovernor William llrndlord de rreed that December 13, 10J1, be el aside a a duy of feasting and prayer to lmw tho gratitude at the colonists THAT T1IKY WERE -wJlLJ. ALIVE. ,uit u the nia thine they hi'd to be thankful (or on thai firl Thanksgiving Day. For them, It u aufflclent oc raalnn for Joy and overllowuig gratitude, ' "bk around you today. Let your inirtrtiii for a hue while on your lil.touilNOS. Forget your grlev. anrea. Compare your altualion with Uie altualion that fared the Pilgrim fathera and moth era when Ihey landed Uiat grim day on the grim winter cowl ol Masaachua aetta aome three centurlea ago. I think you'll find you hart PLENTY to be thankful lor. I suppose thai In cloalnc we huuld aay a word about lurkeya. How come tl.at Thanksgiving Day ha come to be known rather gen dally among lu aa Turkey Day? ll'a an interesting elory. It wean't Jual the Pilgrims that Joined In the leading on that iirst day of Thankagivlng. They were Joined by the INDIANS. Fancy thai! Here waa an INVASION by a foreign expedition. It waa an invasion that waa to mull In the taking away by the white man of a continent that had been owned by the red man. Yet the red men Joined heartily In that first celebration of the HURV1VAL of Uie white men who were to conquer and take over thin new land. They brought wild TURKEYS "along with venlsom ai their contribution lo the feast. That waa how turkey came Into Thankagivlng Day. Ha a atrange world, lan't ItT Cycle Crash Injures Youth Nineteen - year old Joe- Clnkl. 1901 fllsbee, waa painfully Injured lale thla morning when a motor cycle he waa riding plowed Into i ha bark end of a car on Shasta -Wkv near Etna. 1, "ie Waa brought to Klamath Val Vey Hospital by Knler'a ambulance, yd hia injuries were Dot believed Iv-rlous. He aUffered varloua lacer P.tinna of the head and face. Cinkl'a llarley - Davidson motor ryrle atruck a 1941 Chevrolet aedan perelcd bv John Henry Braczeale, ID. of Knuto 1 Box 2-A. nraeiealp told Ft ate Police he W at coming Inlo town on Bhaals Wnv. and that the motorcycle waa following the car, Hreasenle said he alowed down aa another cur lip ahead swung out to make a left lurn, and that the motorcycle slammed Into the back end of hla car. "v. 'v:av;I ; "t n i ... -J? J. .'". ; i: Jli . f ( 1 f c t , ' ' kj AFTER THE STORM. Drurjgiit William Norman clean a path through three feet of mow piled agairi.tt hii ttore at Amarillo, Tex., after prairie bliixard hit the Texas Panhandle. The itorm blown y 'mdi of up to 76-miUi-par-hour, turned the tprawllncj territory from the Texai Pan. thendlao the Minneiote lake country Into e froxen, glistening wettelend end killed at least doien pertoni, Czech' Reds Draw, Death' Sentences VIENNA tm A Cxech Commu nlat court sentenced II former leader of CtechoaiuVakla'a Ited fiovormnent to deaui today and mpoaed life sentences on the other three defendant In the Prague purge trial. Among the 01 who were named to die were Itlvolph Blnnaky, for mer lecrotary general of the Communist party and once be llovtd lo be hla country' Red liosa, and former Foreign Minister Vlndomlr Olementl. Thoae who received life acntence were Arthur London and Navro IIiiUju, former deputy foreign min isters, and Kvstii Loebl, lormer deputy mlnlater of foreign trade, Hlansky and the 10 other defend ant were aenlenced to the gullowi, convicted of being tiatorn, sabo. Uura and spies In a plot, the prosecution charged, to overthrow the government of President Klein ent Uottwald. ANN'OUNCKI) The sentence were announced by Radio Prague, which aald all of the defendant accepted Iheni. Explaining the life terms, the broadcast auld London, Loebl and llrdju "did not play a leudlng role" In the alleged conspiracy. '"Ihey only followed lite ordera of Hlannky and Clemenlls. They did- not luxe any Individual Ini tiative. They Were merely links," Uu announcement continued. The prosecution, completing Itx nummary ol the week-long trial Wednesday, had demanded the death penalty lor all 14 accused. Loebl was the first of tne group to be arrested and disclosed vital Information about the remaining members of the anti-Moscow con spiracy, Uie radio aald. The 51-year-old Blanaky waa sen tenced to death on chargea of high treason, military treason, esplon age and sabotage. PLOTTED Ir. hla lengthy "confession" which he parroted with only o caaional questiona to cue mm, ne said be had plotted to kill Oott wald, overthrow the government. ael Up a "Tltourt" anti-Moscow regime, and "restore capitalism.' Those named to die with him and dementia were: Hedrlch Oemlnder, 11. one the Kremlin' agent In Prague and former head of the Communist Party a International aflalra aeo Uer.; Andre Simon. 67. former edi tor ot the party paper. Rude Pravo; Ludrlk Frejka, 48. former party deputy secretary and gover nment economlo adviser: Josef Krank, 43, and Otto Bllng. 43, two other lormer party deputy aeore- (Continued a sag 41 Death Claims B. B. Ramsey Word ha been received here of the death of a former Klamath Falls resident. Bloomlield "Bloom" Byard Ramsey. el. ' Ramsey, resident of Medford, died at the wheel of hi automo bile while driving near Central Point Nor. 24 apparently of a heart attack. He had pulled to the side of the highway, and turned off the Ignition. He waa a cousin of Mrs. Howard Barnhlael. 033 Conger, Klamath Fall and Art Leavllt, Medford, well-known former Klamath Falls man. Ramsey was a native of Dorrls. Calif., and waa owner of one ot the first confectionary atore lyre. He moved to Medford In 1914. Funeral service will be held Fri day. 1:30 p.m. at Medford. surviving art nis wiaow, Mr. He Ramsey a daughter and three grandchildren. SHOOTING HOURS NOVEMBER 28 Open 6:43 1M. Close 3:37 P.M. "'-rt' ''" i - Q J. Prlea Flos Cents 2 rages Barbed Wire, Armed Guards Mark German, C' S Frontier JIAIDMUEHLE, Ccrmany W Two Czech frcnller gudid slowlt across the hill- horses slopping jeiV n(V H . deep snow. .via' At the Cle ,rj blucxsinith and'vt their drinks al Me window. "lucre they go . said one, "Look. Behind the. are two more. On skis." The four Ctech soldier had be gun their evening pulrol a thou sand yard away. 'Thut brook jut down there," aald tho blacksmith, turning lo a sliunger In the Inn. "that's the Oei mun-Cwch border. Inside It, about 60 meters, you can nee the bur bed wire. It la electrified, Uie fence. They set up a big trans former lust summer." Tho barbed wire stretched neat ly tlonif the hill, a pattern of dangerous black lace, beyond which the two horsemen disap peared. The aklers veered off into uie twilight. "Tucir border gpard waa made much stronger these past three months," Interposed a man in a leather Jacket. "Yes," said the clerk, "It was ris'ht after the maneuver. I watched them with my binoculars, msntuvering. A - Russian officer seemed to be leader of the whole affair. It wa the first Russian I had seen In months." A handyman, who had been lis tening In a corner, walked to the wir.oow. Collier Park Wreck Fatal ..Klamath County's 26th fatal traffic accident of thla year was recorded late last night, on US 87 at Collier Park. Frank; Coy Nelder, 2, of 4224 Douglas, was killed. He was struck by a car driven by Thomaa Clay Blackwood, Routa 1, Box 14, Prlnevllie, and waa killed al most instantly. HI neck was broken and he euffered various other fractures. The accident oc curred about 103S p.m., after a car In which Nelder was a passenger had stalled on the highway. The 1M1 Mercury Traffic Fatalities 26 In Klamath County lor 19U sedan waa driven by Gerald Stuart Earls, M. of Route 1. Box 49. Lake Grove, Ore. In addition to Nelder, there were three other passengers, two women and a man. The Blackwood vehicle, 19M DeSoto aedan, was coming south and Nelder apparently stepped out from behind the stalled Mercury lo try lo flag down Blackwood's car. But, State Police said, he stepped directly In the path of the on coming automobile. The right front fender and headlight ol the BlacK wood car hit Nelder, knocking him to the pavement. Kaler'a ambulance was called to the scene, and Nelder was .pro nounced dead on arrival. HI body was taken to Wards Funeral Home. Stale Police held Blackwood blameless in the accident, and re ported that the persons In the other car apparently had been drinking. 111 KS IS RAID MANILA. ll Army hesdounr ters reported Thursday two civil ians were killed and three kid' naped In two acparate raid by communist nuxs in crnirai Luton KLAMATH Be Thankful You're An American 9 luse Just this side wire, lust Inside . ' he asked. "That . my house. Now there .Jig loft but the walls. It .. In the dead zone, so they wrecked 11, Wssn't that a nice tiling to have happen to me after four years In a Russian prisoner ol war camp?"' The men were quiet a few mo ments, then the blacksmith spoke: 'Nobody has escaped to Ger many In months. Impossible. But we know there la some smuggling along the border." The town clerk stuffed tobacco Inio hispipe, lit It and pulled silently. Then he leaned forward. "1 wonder when they'll ever stop Improving the dead xone. They burned down the last two houses this tall, tiuch a waste. "I do not forget that those peo ple Just over Uie border are our own Sudeten Oermans." ' A solitary light winked yellow far up on the frontier slope. "Thai's their headquarter." said the handyman, "That and an other house right by It." A noisy gabbing ol geese broke out in the barnyard. "Those geese." the Innkeeper's wife said, "you'd think they were watch dogs. And they'll be up be fore we are In the morning and down to the border brook. They don't care whether It's a frontier.' "That's right," said the handy man. "Only a goose wouldn't care." Death Toll Reaches 16 In Midwestern Blizzards By The Associated Press The nation's Midlands, ham mered by a destructive snow and wind lashing, got belted with second wintry punch of Icy blast today. . i ' Temperafures plummeUflu.rlng the night aa skies cleared over much of the snow-covered nud contlnenl, which counted 1 deaths In the lale November storm. Hun dreds of others were Injured and property damage was extensive. The snow and cold prompted thousand to put planned Thanks giving Dav travel plans Into the deep freeae along with the cold turkey. It looked like a chilly holiday for the eastern two-thirds of the nation, with the most severe cold In the Plains and Rocky Mountain region. Winds diminished from the near gale-like force which swept the re gion Tuesday and Wednesdsy. The wind-swept anow dealt a knockout blow to traffic from Colorado east, ward to Minnesota. MAROONED Hundreds of travelers were ma rooned and power and communi cation line were ripped down In many parts of the storm belt. Hardest hit areas were from the mountain regions of Wyoming and Colorado through Kansas, Nebras ka. Iowa and Minnesota. But strong winds whipped across other part of the mld-continenl Illinois, Wisconsin Michigan. Okla homa, Texas, Missouri and the Dakota. Klamath Has Driest Fall Klamath Fall currently is under going Its driest fall of recent years. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which keeps the figures on the weather locally, reports that less than sn Inch .92 of precipitation has been recorded here In Klam ath Falls since Oct. I. The bureau's weather records are kept on a "stream year" ba sis, dating from Oct. 1 through Uie next 8cpt. 30. Since the beginning of this stream year Klamath Fall has had Just .92 Inches of moisture in rain fall and water content ot snow, the latter coming Nov. 14 at the beginning of the current cold snap. Some of the snow Is still on the ground. Normal precipitation here for that period of time Is 554 Inches, and the total for last year a wet one was S.50 inches. The precipitation figure for this date In previous years was: In 1950. 0:38 Inches; In 1949 (a drv year) 1.11 Inches; 1948, 2.58 inches (Just about normal); and 1947 2.28 Inches. Normal precipitation for sn en tire veer here Is approximately 13 inches, and the Klamath country Is acutely dependent upon rain and snowfall In the fall and winter months to store up water for spring and summer Irrigation. The production of hydroelectric power alio depends upon the nat ural flow of water, and the Cali fornia Oretron Power company re cently announced that it anticipat ed! no power shortage here de pendent on normal precipitation in tne wateranea. some parts of the Northwest are already feeling the effects ot a pro longed drought. Drastic cutbacks in the use of hydroelectric power have been ordered In the area of the Northwest power pool. - FAI.f.H, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, IMS From New England to Korea Americans Feast and Pray By The Associated Press Americana from Plymouth Rock to Korean foxholes naused this 'thanksgiving Day to celebrate iheir nation s heritage witn feast ing and prayer and hope for more joyous holidays to follow. At Plymouth, Mass., where the Pilgrims landed 332 years ago, the community mirrored the nation wide reunions, turkey dinfrs wun all the fixings, traditional iootball rivalries and special church serv ices. But only at historic Plymouth Is Altncssed the annual trek of PU-. grim descendants up Leydon street lor a memorial service In the old burial ground. In the bleak Korean hills, with tli'i battle lines comparatively quiet, troops relished their turkey din nerc complete from shrimp cock tail to num. The Americans shared their holi day fare with United Nations com rad" and Korean war orphans. Army chaplains of all faiths con ducted services for soldiers behind the lines. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, Eighth Army commander, told the troops: "Lsst year at this time we thought that peace would be here before Thanksgiving came around again. Let us thank God that we have allies to light with us and that we have a united team In Korea." Gen. Mark Clark. U. N. com mander, messaged from Tokyo: "Despite the pain and tragedy Inflicted upon so msny of us in The cold air from the Rocky Mountains spread westward across the prairie lands and dipped Into the south. It waa subzero early today In sections of six states wyom!nWColorado. Ulan, jaon- lana, nansaa ana ncorasK. Readvrs of IS to 20 degree be low were re ported In the Rockies and up to seven below In Western Nebraska and Western Kansas. Temperatures were subfreeilng In other mid-continent areas. The cold blasts hit Northern Texas. A low of 13 waa reported early today In Amarillo. the same reading as In Rapid Cliy. 8. D. The chilly air touched into the Southland as far as Northern Florida. FORECAST ' U. 8. Weather Bureau forecast ers said temperatures will drop gradually during the day and to night over most of the Eastern states. Subfreexing readings were In prospect for most of the mid continent. Today wa no holiday for the highway crews and thousands of snow shovelers who continued to dig out from the Midwest's heavi est snowiau ol uie season, me falls measured more than a foot In some places, but the strong winds caused much drifting. Most trains kept moving but were wa ning behind schedules. Snow continued early today In Eastern Minnesota and parts of Michigan. There were flurries in other sections ot the North-Central region. Much of Iowa and Nebraska re mained snowbound as the fresh mas of cold air moved in to add to the discomfort. Six deaths were attributed to the storm In Ne braska. There were four In Iowa, four in Kansas, one In Oklahoma and one In Texas. Mostly clear weather and season al temperatures were reported In the Pacific Coast slates. Rain fell last night over Eastern New York and south as far as Maryland. h'arlan Funeral Slated Friday ; LA REVIEW Funeral services are t be conducted from the Pres byterian Church here tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock for Mrs. Ray E. (Marie) Harlan who died here Tuesday. Mrs. Harlan was well known throughout Southern Oregon. She was born in Salt Lake City and came to Oregon In 1908 when her parents moved to Klamath Falls. She grew up In Klamath Falls and taught school there prior to her marriage In 1926 to Rae E. Har lan. The Hnrlans moved to Lake view from Bray, Calif., in 1929. Mrs. Harlan had won wide ac claim with her water colors. Her pictures of historic scenes In this general area have been exhibited many times. She was a member of the Pres bvterian Church and active in both Sunday School and Girl Scout work. She was a past-president of the Par ent-Teacher Association here, of the Lnkevlew Saddle Club and also the Western Retail Lumbermen s Association Auxiliary. She was a past secretory of the Elks Auxtl laryi Besides the widower, She Is sur vived by: two sons, Rodney R., Lakevtew, and Bruce L., with the armed services; two sisters, Mil dred Sweeney, Klamath Fall and Blanche Motschenbacher, Medford; ana two nephews ana one niece. . this battle for humanity, we have much lor which to be thankful" lu Washington, President Tru man, like millions of his fellow citizens, planned to attend Thanks giving church services, then sit down to his turkey dinner. In New York President-elect El senhower was to carve the holi day bird at his Columbia Univer sity home. Missing from that fam 'lly scene was a son, Ms). Jonn Eisenhower, stationed In Korea. From Western Germany and otiier European outposts, Ameri can soldiers ate hearty holiday dinners. And with their Thanks giving services the troops on that side of the world offered special prayers for their buddies in Ko rea. At Heidelberg. Germany, U. 8. Army , authorities recalled many units In the field for a holiday meal In base barracks. Big parades highlighted the holi day doings in many communities Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls an vicinity and Northern California: Fair throogh Friday. High Friday 23. Lew Thursday night 1L. High yesterday . 31 Low last night . Preclp last 24 bra. . . , - 8ince Oct. 1 M Normal for period 2.S4 Same period taat year 1.54 Santy Coming; Big Show Due By LITTLE AUDREY Santy Claus is colmin- to town. He will be here tomorrow. He Is comtnc by bellycooter. He will land on Modoc Field St about 1. o'clock.. fi ; - He wfll follow a hr padgani The padgant is to be put on at 7:30. Ail the kldses are supposed to put letters to santy ciaus in mall boxes which are being put by the entrances to Modoc Field by the flremens. The firemens want lo give &0 prise to the kldses wbo have the best letters, so the kldses should put their names and ad dresses on them. Santy will pick the letters up and take them back to the North Pole with him. He is using a belly copter because his rsindeer must rest before the big Christmas trip when they have to carry a lot of toys. Tne padgant is a story called "Christmas Is For Giving." and It will also tell the story of "Why the Chime Rang." Three genes are going to be used. Including a cathedral sce".e, a forest scene and a living room scene. Many local people will play parts. People will be able to elt In the grandstand and the bleachers to see the padgant. But it will be cold, and they should put on real warm close so they won't catch colds. That way they will be able to enjoy the show, and will be comfortable. Santy will talk to the kldses when he comses down after the padgant. Then he will take the letters with him. Be good, and you may get what you rile for. Grandmother Ai it Again LOS ANGELES 11 Grandma has struck tor the third time, pulled another bank holdup and made a clean getaway. Los Angeles' gray-haired, cap plstol-totln' bandit shoved a note into a teller's cage yesterday. It read: "I have gun and I'm not afraid to use It. Put 10s, 20s and 100s In this sack." And Grandma added, orally: "Put In more 100s; I'm not afraid to use this gun." Teller Josephine Rubin complied. Grandma escaped to a waiting taxi and disappeared. The driver. Bur man Bode), said she hailed his cab, directed him to go to the bank and wait. She was "nervous and excited" when she returned. He drove her five blocks and she got out, gave him 15 but waited patiently for her change. She got 1267 In the holdup. An hour later police found cap pistol which they believe she used. They say she's the woman who robbed a bank of 11,212 Oct. 17 and another of 12,600 Nov. 12. Sal i r i t AW 1 'at. in rXji Telephone Sill Ne, 2083 14 Killed As Holocaust Hits Asylum HUNTINGTON, W. V. Wl Roaring flames and syrup thick smoke killed 14 women and chil dren last night In' an old three story building at the Huntington State Hospital, a mental institu tion. Ten others seven patient and three firemen were hospitalized. Flames sprang from the base ment of the 56-year-old building shortly after 7 p.m. and spread rapidly through the first and sec ond floors. Firemen had to bum through thick wire mesh over the windows with acetylene torches to fight the blaze and rescue the near helpless victims. The dead ranged from 89-year-old Ada Carger of Huntington, who was burned to death, to little Lena Wentz, 1L of Cabell County, one of the five girls under 16 ' who smothered on ,the third floor. All those who died were from West Virginia. , SMOKING The only hint to a cause for the blaze came from a staff doctor who refused to be Identified. He said some patients, against strict orders, sometimes slipped down to the basement and smoked. State officials Indicated they blamed the state itself for the con ditions that prevailed at the ob viously antiquated structure and uie 13 outers Wat nestled a round it on the 35-acre tract atop a hill overlooking Huntington from, the soutneasi. President Joe E. Burdett of the State Board of Control, which supervises the state's Institutions, was brutally frank. "I can't gay I was surprised. be said. "If something isn't done it won t Be the last- And State) Fire Marshal C. A. Raper said the burned building was found to be "inadequate" as to nreproottiur when inspected a year ago. He said another inspec tion was due next Monday, FIREPROOF) - . - . -"- Burdett said s request for one million dollars to fireproof the hos pital was shelved during the last leglslaUve session. He said a re quest for funds to fireproof Hun- unglon ana two otner state Hospi tals had been approved by the budget director for the Legislature meeting next January. Associated Press reporter on the scene said the nearly 300 pa tients In the three-story building didn't seem to know what, was happening. Elderly women were on the ground floor, many unable to get around. Psychotic women were on the second floor. The young ones were on the top floor. There were three exits. But the regular front entrance became a raging Inferno that defied ap proach. A back exit was a wrought, iron circular stairway that was so tight stretchers couldn't be used. The third wa the fire escape a sliding pole similar to those In fire stations. But apparently few of the inmates knew how to use PACKED After firemen managed to get to the third floor where the chil dren were trapped, they wrapped them in blankets and packed them down the circular stairway on their backs. All the patients were taken to a hastily devised receiving station in the kitchen, located in a sep arate building nearby. if: 7 tV .-JXJij:p&l. V ? P. k ! 'Ah. I t .aCiiitaaw ' fa. Iran mi ill 1 1 1 i , hmmmmmm m i IT'S JUST PLAIN MURDER what Jack Beioff (left) i going to do to the Thanksgiving, turkey today. Hi partner in Jack and Andy't Shell leryice, Andy Andersen, looks en atkence. Governor! To Study, Situation By WALLACE MYERS Oregon's Gov, Douglas McKaf slated to become U.S. secretary of the Interior in Pres. Elsen hower's cabinet. Is going ta ac quaint himself with the situation concerning the Reclamation Bu reau's stoppage of practically all crop land leases In the Klamath project. McKay told this, reporter in a long distance phone talk late yes terday that he was "surprised" at Reclamation Bureau Commissioner Michael Straus' action in killing the leases. The governor, talking from his Salem office, said It waa not advisable for hint to make any further comment concerning the situation at this time. He pointed out that he would not be chief ot the Interior department until con firmed by the U.S. Senate. And then added that if and when he did become secretary, be would "take orders from Gen. Elsen hower." , PARLEY Newell rancher Sam Anderson talked to the governor and ar- ranged for the Salem parley. He told McKay that . rancher Ivan Rose and State Rep. Henry (Honk) Semon would heed- the group. commissioner Straus has ordered that 122 leases covering a total of 19,056 acres of rich crop land In, the Klamath Project not be re- ucmcu. .iv ivtiacs are KinuMni lor one-year periods and expire each year on Dec. 31. However, the leases all carry options for re newal and their renewal In past years has been almost automatic. in September. 30 other leases covering; 2,290 acres of crop land were killed by the bureau on the grounds the land was being farmed in violation of lease provisions. The violations had to do with leasees not participating to the required degree in farming ot the land. only three eron- lana lease are to be renewed. Those are the 2,114. acre lease of Tulana Farms, a 35-acre lease held by Leonard Meshke and a 28-acra leas held. by Dale Sprout. ine two small leases were evi dently exempted from the stoppage order because they are en land not considered suitable for even tual homesteading. , EXPLANATION .mi, veen uv dum.1,1 r- planaUon offered as to why the Tulana lease was not quashed along with the others. As a mat ter of fact. Commissioner Straus offered no reason for any of the va stoppages The Tulana lease Wax. N sub' Ject ot s bristling batttf several months ago, a bUW finally stopped when interior Secy. Oscar Chapman reversed the Reclama tion Bureau and ordered the lease renewed. The new lease sva far one year with an option for aa aaaitionai year. Tulana based It fight for re newal on a contention the govern ment owed uie firm an additional two years' oe ef the land be cause the government had violated the original lease and caused Tu lana financial loss. The violation charged by Tulana concerned Hooding of the land In IMS. Tulana held that It lease stipulated the Southwest sump Area would be flooded before Tulana 's acreage and aald that was not done. Plymouth Rock Said Migrant PLYMOUTH. Mass. W) Ply mouth Rock, on which the Pilgrims landed 332 years ago, waa once 25 or 30 miles from Its present lo cation. Prof. Kirtley Mather, head ot the Harvard University Geology uepanmem, says ine now en shrined rock was dragged by a glacier perhaps 50,000 years ago from what Is now the bed of the Atlantic Ocean. It waa in Plymouth that the Pilgrims celebrated the f I r st Thanksgiving Day.