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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1954)
PAGE TEN I " ' A;,1 L2 3;.' NEW INTERNATIONAL TRUCK Here is the new 1954 International half ton pick-up truck, which features 4-wheel drive. It is now on display at Juckeland Truck Sales and Service, 11th and Klamath. ' - Slayer Gets Gas Chamber HOLBROOK, Aria. Death In Arizona's- gag chamber awaits the convicted torture slayer, Carl J. Polk. It took a Navajo County Su perior Court Jury only one ballot to find Folic guilty of first-degree murder in the brutal death ot Mrs. Betty Faye Allen, 22, Wattsburg, Pa. :,-- On the second ballot the death penally was decreed. Judge Don T. UdahU will for. maUy pronounce sentence at 10 . '' a.m. Thursday, and the 66-year-old Folk will be taken to the Ari zona state prison at Florence to await execution. There seemed little likelihood Folk would even attempt to appeal Saturday's unanimous verdict, re turned alter a five-dBy trial here. Folk, a former New Mexico carnival owner, denied the testi mony of parade of state's wit nesses that he followed a trailer belonging to Raymond B. Allen cross New Mexico last Dec. 1, entered It at a point 14 miles east of here that night and committed a night-long orgy climaxed with Mrs. Allen's death. The state accused him or having tied the Aliens before burning, raping and finally strangling the young mother. Nobel Winner Listed As Red NEW YORK Wl A member- shlo aDnlicatlon from Nobel Prize' winning French Chemist-physicist Mme. Irene Jollot-Curle has been relented bv the .American cnem- t teal .Society on the belief she Is a '; Communist. 1 Mme. Jollot-Curle said In 1948 when she came to America for a lecture tour and was detained briefly on Ellis Island that she was sympathetic to Communism "to many things" but was not a party member. Disclosure of her application came In correspondence published by the monthly Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, out Monday. Mme. Joliot-Ourle was ousted by the French' government from tts atomlo energy commission In 1951. Her husband, Frederic Joltot -Curie had been removed as head of the body a year earlier because of Communist associations. 8th Army Head Backs Koreans SEOUL WV-The 8th Army com mander in Korea said today with drawal of two American divisions "really reflected a vote of confi dence In Uie ROK army." Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor told a news conference his forces will not be weakened by the return home of the 40lh and 46th Divisions. He said an example of increas ing South Korean military strength is the activation ot the 1st ROK Field Army the first South Ko rea has ever had. Taylor also told newsmen there Is "no reduction In Communist strength" across the neutral zone. Fishing Vessel Out Of Danger SEATTLE ifl Apparently no longer In need of aid for which it called early Friday, the tuna boat Western Fisher continued toward Los Angeles Saturday, making slow progress against high sens and blustery winds. Coast Guard officials In Seattle said two cutters still were stand- hig near the 90-foot boat from Ta- coma but the crew hap1 radioed they were not in immediate need of aid. seven persons wore report ed aboard the Western Fisher. Bad Check Artist Uses Valentine BOSTON Wl A florist reported to police yesterday that a young man bought $12 worth of flowers for his "Valentine" and paid for them with a $25 check. The girl and the address were fictitious and the check was a phony, police said. T7 Electric Ceop Holds Meeting CHEMULT At a recent meet ing of the local committee of Mid state Co-op., representative of the RE A Fred Hartt of Washing ton, DC, led the group on a study of factors involved in establishing feasibility of a $699,000 loan to Mldstate Electric for building transmission distribution lines to this area. Several new members have been added to represent the people of Christmas Lake, Fort Rock and Silver Lake in Northern Lake County. The Co-op heretofore was composed of members from Des chutes and Upper Klamath Coun ty. Phil Pitman, R. A. Long and Al Baert were selected for the new area to be serviced if the loan goes through. Manager of the co-op, George Larimer, announced the annual meeting to be held March 16 at LaPlne. Nine new board members will be elected and other business brought before the membership. The meeting will be held in the LsPlne High School gym. This is the most important event of the year, and all members of the coop are urged to attend. On the program for tne annual meeting is election of two directors from Crescent, two from Chemult, two from LaPlne and one each from Crescent Lake, Silver Lake and Fort Rock. A nominating commit tee, representing the geographic boundaries has been chosen. Fur ther nominations will be made from the floor. Outages during storms have caused verv little inconvenience to the users due to the able and ef ficient work of the lineman, who work In blinding snow and rero weather searching for the casue of the outage; climbing up 30 foot poles to repair the damage done by lightning, wind and Ice. The coop to serve users. Red Chinese Say Allies Stalling TOKYO Wl Red China's propa- ganda radio today accused the Allies of stalling resumption of nrellmlnarv peace conference talks to create international tension ana 'cover un that America has no will to settle peacefully the Korean issues." Tho Chinese-language broadcast, monitored In Tokyo, also denied the U.N. Command charge that the Communists are violating the armistice agreement by smuggling warplanes into North Korea. Popes Recovery Reported Slow VATICAN CITY Wl Tile Vati can radio rebroadcast Monday a feebly spoken, four-minute mes sage by convalescing Pope Pius XII. The Pontiff's voice, weak and hesitant after his recent illness, had been recorded at his bedside over a period of two days. The VBtlcan announced that the TI-year-old Pontiles recovery is continuing, "although slowly." His address marked a day of prayer for the ailing in connection with the church's commemoration of the Mnrian Year the centen sry of the Cnthollo dogma of the Virgin Mary's immaculate con ception. The recording In Italian was first broadcast Sunday night. Translations In various languages went out over the radio Monday. ACCIDENT TOKYO Wl A U. S. Air Force CI 19 Flying Boxcar, while landing yesterday, clipped the safety valve off the engine of a freight train standing at Oshtnozu station. The train left two hours behind sched ule because of the accident. No casualties were reported. 3rd. St. GROCERY 331 No. 3rd St. WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS Phone 5738 Come in! ' Set how you con stretch your clothing dollars! Wo handle only tho beit for ell member! of tho family. Indochina Air Aid Inspected TOKYO Wl At least 12 Amer ican B26 medium bombers and 260 U.S. airmen are based at two coastal airfields in Indochina, Gen. O. P. Weyland, U.S. Far East Air Force commander, said Monday. Weyland, who returned Thurs day from an Inspection tour of the war-torn land, emphasised that the Americans are "non-combatants and act solely as technical ad visers and expert mechanics" for plt nes "applies as a part of the regular assistance program to tne French forces." He said In a written statement to the press that a dozen B26s were delivered to Indochina "on the first shipment and more de parted from FEAF sources Sat urday." He did not say how many more. The technicians and mechanics for the B26s and an unspecified number of C47 military transport planes furnished the French "arc not in or near a major combat area," Weyland asserted. "They sre well housed and provided for. There is little or no risk to them physically." The Americans in Indochina are being supplied by two dally trans port flights from Clark Air Force Base In the Philippines, Weyland said. Spokane Host To Farm Leaders SPOKANE Wl The Pacific Northwest Farm Forum, soon sored by the Spokane Chamber of Commerce's agriculture Bureau, got under way here Monday with some ox tne country's top xarm experts in attendance. Speakers scheduled to address the forum, dedicated to fostering better relations between farmers and businessmen, Include W. A, Dcxhelmer, commissioner ot the Bureau of Reclamation; Allan B, Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation; and Herechel D. Newsome, National Orange master. Tho lorum continues through rucsany. Children Saved By Emergency Crews PITTSBURGH Wl Samuel Irwin, 13, had his first headache last night. Police say it may have saved his life and the lives of his 5-year-old brother Bill and their mother, Mrs. Jenny Irwin. Noticing the younger son dosing after Samuel complained of the headache, Mrs. Irwin suspected leak from a newly installed gas heater. She called police and the gas company. Emergency crews found a 100 per cent concentration of carbon monoxide fumes. The buys and their mother were rushed to a hospital for emergency oxygen. Several hours later they were released in good condition. Mother Has Child After Tragedy PHILADELPHIA W A 31-year-old mother who almost drowned five days ago in a vain attempt to save the life of her 4-year-old son and a companion gave birth to a son yesterday. Mrs. Betty Mitchell Jumped Into an Ice-covered abandoned quarry last Tuesday when her son Michael and friend Michael Collins fell through the ice trying to retrieve a golf ball. The mother was saved by rescuers. She suffered from shock and exposure. BUDGET PLAN? YES! Fix your car now and fix ui later t Uie our Budget Plan . . , no job ii too largo or too (mall. Havo thoto needed repairs dono now and pay in tho Springt DRIVE IN AND ASK ABOUT OUR LIBERAL BUDGET PLAN ASHLEY CHEVROLET HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Pilot Crash Lands Plane In Pasture MrfHnlin AIR FORCE BASE, wh un The Dilot and a flight engineer crash-landed an Air Force C82 Flying Boxcar near here Sunday alter four others had Ike To Visit California ' WASHINGTON Wl President Eisenhower, Just back from a Georgia quail hunt, will leave Wednesday for live aays oi sun golf and work in Palm Springs, Calif. The White House announced Monday the President plans to leave by plane Wednesday after noon and will return to. Washing ton next Monday. Mrs. Elsenhower and a group of staff members will accompany him. The President will stay at tne Smoke Tree Ranch home of Paul E. Helms, baking firm exe cutive and personal friend of the President. James C. Hagerty. White House press secretary, said tne pres ident has been Invited frequently to visit Palm Springs, by Paul E. Hoffman, former European Co operation Administration chief. who is a neighbor of Helms. Hagerty fcaid a working office for the President will be set up near the Helms home. Elsenhower Dlans to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon, just before taking off for California. Eisenhower flew back to the capltol Sunday night ' after a weekend of quail shooting at the plantation estate of Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey. The es tate is located near ThomasvUle. Ga., close to the Florida line. The President brought down 10 birds Friday afternoon and an aide reported he got the legal daily limit of an even dozen on Saturday, when he turned cnel and broiled the quail for lunch over a charcoal fixe in the open. Union Selection Plagues Miners BUTTE. Mont. Wl Butte Mi ners' Union No. 1, stalled in its bid for a National Labor Rela tions Board election, moved Sun day for a District Court election to determine Its bargaining agent. The action was voted by an estimated 800 miners affiliated with the International Union of Mine, Mill ti Smelter Workers (Ind), They are warring with a group affiliated with the United Steel Workers ot America (CIOi over what union shall represent them. The steel workers' group blocked a proposed NLRB election through legal action. It Insisted instead that a vote be held Jointly by Butte miners and Anaconda smel- termen in a single bargaining unit. An NLRB examiner said a hear lng will be held here about March 1 on tne dispute. Dist. Judge John B. McClergnan warned, however, that should there be "failure, refusal or Inability on an election by March 1, the court would appoint an impartial labor relations noard of its own. The CIO faction bolted the IUMM&SW last December, charg ing its leadership was Communist dominated. Mine-Mill was ousted from the CIO In 1950 on a similar Charge, AID TO SPAIN CARTEGENA, Spain Wl The first shipload of American aid war marterlal for Spain's armed forces arrived aboard the freighter Northwestern Victory Monday. Old Fort Tavern BRONCO ROOM Redecorated PRESENTING "DRIFTING JOHN SMITH" Tho Notion's Leadine, One Man Western Band Star of TV Stoqo and Radio OPENING THURS., FEB. 11 Niqhtly Except Monday and Tuesday NO COVER NO. MINIMUM balled out of the burning trans port plane. ', The pilot, Capt. Raymond Cos tello, 33. Redlands, Calif., safely landed the huge craft on a pasture 10 miles south of here. T. Sgt. Dale V. .White. Tacoma, flight engineer, rode the plane to the ground with Costello. Costello said the plane's right engine caught fire at au altitude of 4.600 feet and the blare spread quickly to the rear of the hous ing. As senior office aboard. 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