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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1954 WALL STREET NEW YORK W The slock mar ket ran into irregular price trends Tuesday with trading emphasis on 11 icw individual issues distorting the broad picture. ' Gains ran to around 2 points In wme areas whilo losses extended down to about a point. During periods when values were depressed, trading was cur tailed, but there was a pickup when prices Improved. The total business lor the day came to an estimated 1,800,000 shares as com pared with 2,040,000 shares traded Monday, Improving On Birthday VATICAN CITY iff The VatI can's white and golden flags Hew Tuesday in honor ol the 78th birth day and 15th anniversary of the pontificate, ol Pope Pius XII, re ported maintaining his slow recov ery from a long illness. Vatican sources said bis slight uaiiy improvement continued. Messages from all parts of the world poured Into trie Vatican, greeting tile frail pontiff and ex pressing wishes for his full re covery from', the abdominal all nient that has confined him to his apartment for 36 days. In Rome's Bt, Mary Major Basil ica,, the worl's oldest shrine to tne Virgin Mary and the place in which the Pope said his own lir.il mass 54 years ago, thousands attended a high mass for his re covery, The ni&sjj was celebrated by the i-ope s vicar lor Rome, Clements Cardinal Micaiu, as one of the finnl services in three days of special prayer and other spiritual for recovery of the Pope, the birfiop of Rome. v He Is a native son, born in Romo as Eugenlo Pacelll, March 2. 1876. , The men of his family had served lor generations in the civil service of the papal staves in the period when popes were temporal sovereigns of Central Jlaly. Ordained a priest In 1899, he be cai.ie the spiritual leader of the world's Roman Catholics 40 years later, after the death of Pope Pius XI. The weakenlug ailment which struck him Jan. 26 has been tenta tively diagnosed as gastritis. A more specllio diagnosis will be made, doctors said, as soon as it is possible to take X-rays of the Pope's stomach walls and adjoin ing organs. This has not yet been possible because the Pop cannot retain the barium solution neces sary for X-rays. i Shooting Victim Said Improving WASHINGTON Ifl Rep. Iflvlll M. Bcnlley R-Mlch, seriously wounded in yesterday's House hooting, was reported lo have "shown Improvement" early to day. Dr. Joseph R. Young, chief of stalf at Casualty Hospital, an nounced ln"a 8 a.m., EST, bulletin that Bcnlley was awake, appeared cheerful and was able to talk. Bcnlley, whose lungs, liver and kidney were pierced bv a bullet, was confined lo an oxygen tent. Man Thought Dead Had Merely Slept SPRING WATER, N. Y. Ml A dozen firemen viere sifting the ashes of a migrant workers' bulld liw yesterday when the , "body" Hicy were hunting for strolled sleepily Horn a neurby barn and aslced what was going on. Alexander Hiiss, a Negro iarm laborer, said he Jumped from a second story window when the fire broke out Sunday night. Ho crossed the load and went back to sleep in the barn. Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO W (USDA1 Potatocs: 25 cars on track; Calif. 2. Oregon 8 arrived: market aboul steady; Klnnmlli Russets, No. 1-A, 2-ln. mill., 2.15. 1-08 ANOKUSS tin (OSDAV Polntocs: 109 ears on track; Calif. 17, Nevada 3, Oregon lo. Idaho 18, Ulan 1 arrlVcd: market dull. Idaho Russets, No. 1A, 2 25-85 : Klamath No. IA, large, 2.75; Deschutes No. 1A, 2.25. IDAHO FALLS '.fl-tUSDAl-Potutoes: market Kliglilly weaker; Russets No. I-A, 2 in inln, 15-::6 per cent lo oz and linger. 1.45-55: 25-30 per cent lo or, and larger. 1.55-70: 30-35 per cent 10 02 and rived 394; cars on track, 1.277. CHICAGO I Potatoes: Ar rivals 29(1 on trnck 92; lotal U S khipments 759: old slock market dull! Colorado red MrClures 12.50 Idaho Russets $3 20: Minnesota North Dakota Pontincs 31.75-ro-new slock market about steady Florida round reds $2. 'JO. Attention fclks! The Ilka Mens" rrab feed will be held Thursday night March 4th at 6 p.m. at the Armory. FALSE TEETH That Loeien Need Not Embarrass ' Maoj wearers of falsa taelh hara suffered real embarraasmen; because mrlr plate dropped, slipped or wob bled at Just tba wrong time. Do not Hit in rear of this happi-mre tovou Jim aprmkle little paste bth the' alkaline (non-acid) powdar. on your ' plalea. Hold falao teeth more ftrmlT o they feel mora comfortable. Dona not sour, checks "plate ivtnr' fden lure breath), oat TAantXVH u an drug counter, Pope Said livestock ahii: -itea AaAjs-' CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO li Hogs mostly sold steady to strong Tuesday although there were some types which brought 25 cents higher prices. Most 180 to 240 pound weghis brought 125.75 to 126.25. Butchers weighing 250 to 280 pounds sold at S25.00 to (25.75. Steers and heifers sold steady to 50 cents higher. Good and choice steers and yearlings sold at 19.50 to $24.00. Cows sold steady to 25 cents nigner. Sheep prices held steady to 25 cents higher. Oood and choice wooled lambs sold at $21.50 to $22.50 Salable receipts were estimated at 6,500' hogs, 5.00O cattle. 500 calves and 1,500 sheep. . PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND W (USDA) Cattle salable 250; market active, steady strong with canncr-cutter cows strong to 50 higher for two dava: short load high commercial wilh some good 915 lb steers .1950, in dividual good steers up to 22.00, few utility grades 13.50-16.60; util ity heifers 12.0O-15.00: canner - cut ter cows mostly 9.50 - 11.00. Dart few commercial cows 15.00 - 16.00: including heavy Holstelns to 14.00, few commercial cows 15.00 16.00, bulls scarce. Calves salable 50: market active, steady; good-choice vealers 22.00 28.00, utility - commercial grades 14.00-21.00, culls down to 10.00. Hogs salable 400; market active, fully steady; choice No. 1-2 butch ers 180-233 lb 29.00-29.10, small lots 29.65; choice 250-290 lb 27.00-27.50, choice 325-550 lb sows salable 23.50 25.50. Sheep salable 150; scattered I good - choice lambs 19.00 , choice prime 99 lb shorn lambs 20.75, lew good - choice lambs 19.00, choice feeders 17.00; good-choice slaugh ter ewes salable 6.50- 8.00. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO ifl Grains went through session of quick price changes on the board of trade Tuesday, - alternatingly being strong and weak. During tne session Mav sov beans sold up to $3.n'4, highest price for any soybeau future since 1948, and all soybean contracts scored new seasonal highs. But heavy selling developed In new crop, beans at one time, knocking prices under Monday's close.' AH wheat except March made new seasonal tops. Here, too, the advance could not be held. All fu tures dropped below Monday's finish. . Wheat closed unchanged to lower, March J,.23'4, corn higher, March 1.62'.,, oats' a low er to '4 higher, March 77'-:Ja, rye 1 km 54 nigner, Match, !., soy beans Pi lower lo 2 cents hither. March 3.43'.4-3.4.1. and lard 20 to 40 cents a hundred pounds higher, March 17.25 Wheat Open High Low Close Mar 2.23 ?i 2.25 2.22 'i 2.23 ', May 2.23 'i 2.23 'i 2.22 22.2 . Jly 2.18 2.18 i 2.16 j 2.17 '., Sep 2.20 s 2.20 2.18 "t 2.19 'i Dec 2.24 !. 2.24 !, 2.21 2.23 '.- PORTLAND GRAIN PORTLAND l.n No transac tions Tuesday's car receipts wheat 23; flour 8: corn 1 Weather Western Oregon Fair through Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday wilh high 68-72: low Tuesday night 28-38. Winds off coast northeaster ly 10-25 miles an hour. Eastern Oregon Fair through Wednesday. Rising temperatures Wednesday with high 42-52. Low Tuesday night 12-25. Grains Pass and Vicinity Fair through Wednesday. High 65 Wed nesday. Low Tuesday night 28. Northern California Variable cloudiness Tuesday night and Wed nesday with risk of a few light showers Wednesday. Slightly cool er Wednesday. Winds near coast variable -15 miles an hour. Baker and Vlclnitv p,iir through Wednesday. High Wcdncs- aay iu; low Tuesday night 12. By THE ASSOCIATED PIII'.SS Jl hours to 4:30 a. m. Tuesday Max Mln Prep niiKcr Bend '- Klamalh Falls Lakevlew Modford Newport North Bond Ontario Pendleton Portland Airport Roseburg Salem 38 13 43 17 52 28 47 26 61 31 52 38 63 38 45 19 43 23 54 42 55 26 54 20 41 14 40 30 64 44 M (5 63 49 76 70 71 40 46 35 39 23 Boise 4) u f Chicago 40 30 d"y In observance of a world day Eureka 64 44 01 Prayer "to find the way toward Los Angeles fig 55 ;ln, foal of peace." New York 63 49 I Tne President's appeal was re Red Bluff 76 70 corded for television and radio San Francisco 71 an lTho day of prayer Is srxinsored hi. Seattle 4B 35 Spokane 39 53 Attention Klks! The Elks M,n.' "M. 'If b Mi ThOMHy night March 4th at p.m. at the ' O'HAIR'S Memorial Chapel fUNlRAl SERVICES FOR ALL INCOMES NON-DENOMINATIONAL SERVING AIL, RELIGIONS Klamath Falls T rlnt 34SS Judge To Hear Appealed Case An appeal In the case of Harold Greenwood, 28-year-old Klamath Falls stonemason, sentenced to i yenr In jail lor forcing his 4-year old stepson to put his hand three times on a hot stove, will be heard Thursday by Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg. Greenwood was sentenced to serve a year In Rocky Butte Jail in Multnomah County by District Judge D. t. Van Vactor after a blistering denunciation. The defendant's attorneys, U.S. tsaieniine and A. C. Yaden, ap pealed tne case on grounds that a 'cruel and excessive sentence" had been Imposed. County Juvenile Officer Franclsi Matnews told Judge Van Vactor that the burned child said his step father placed his hands . on the stove. Oreenwood pleaded guilty to cruelty charge and told the court he was tryng to teach the Htle boy not to play with fire. He. Is at liberty under $3,000 bond- Ml'Mf'IPAL COl'IT . David Carkhuff, drunk, IIS or 7 dn RfeVmond Failhfiill. drunk. SIS 7i days. JcrrV O. Midden, ran rail lla-ht M Lurline W. Smith VB. Adrian C KrnHh suit far acp&rate maintenance. Utorsc . . t.iimrj' ,ur niaimill. Mary Elian Chrlalanian frnm ffniinii MAHUIAfiE LICENSES PEARSON . sajvna-n Vim.. rearson. 40. Klamath Fall and Janet ... oii?ucr, numain J alia. niRTfttrr enrar . Paul Malney. assault and hatiarv Betty Jean Luin. nn vahlla tlin.- Norma Day Wolf, no vehicle license IS ball forfeited. Jack J. Oelorme, no vehicle license, dismissed. Amu spada. combination overload, w usii loricitea. Clifford O. Stealey. tandem axis over load. S37 ball forfeited. Rayburn Curtis Antlcy. no rclislra- ,u, laiu, a uau luntMieo. . Rayford Mnrtln and Edward Corrlgan. Itllralarv 1 inn knnrf ...h .n i Thorn James Baker, driving during -uv..u.u fjctiwu, a" line or M oaya. committed. Gregory Meraa Granlllo, no angling license, S23 itne paid. f"uH HJ"'tr' dPv'n wrong side John J. Keane, parking on highway, S3 fine nairi Russell James Coggins, no operator's license. S3 bail forfeited. Ralph Ray Thexton. no tall light on Maurice F. Colliher. lime-ring atop sign, T1 ,,, u, .-.a uioi, commiueo. Funeral HEATH Funeral services for Larry Dale ,,cn,, u, Wiio oicn at Myrtle Point February S7, will take place from the chupel of Wnrd's Klamath Funeral iiuiua, via nian atrect, on Wednesday. March :t at 5 nm ih. n... t.... -Wod or the Assembly ot God of. flciatlng. The body will be forwarded to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for 4,,it, ,i,ca ana interment. rBV Funeral services for Dr. Earl rmr. rard sorv. an. uhn rii in 1-..1.1.1.- Februiiry 28. will lake place from the Tutelake Presbyterian- Church on Thurs day. March 4, HI 2 p. in., the Rev. De wnln Arnold officiating. Commitment SIPV , Jf SlU u"u" entombment In the 11. lxJ,JC v.cineiery. ward a Klam Jth Funeral Home in charge of the rortiANn Funeral aervlcrs for Alvln 0. Cooe- ....... .,.. uil-u m rort n.iamain, F.'bruory 27. will be held from the Fori .uiti, mrinuaisi v.nurcn, weaneidav. March 3, at 2 p.m. interment will be made n the Fnrt tcinmmh r..m.i.-.. O'Halr-s Memorial Chapel Is in charge of arrangements, Bonneville Rates Studied PORTLAND (if) Undersecre. tnry of Interior Ralph A. Tudor said in a statement releaser) hu the Bonneville Administration here Monday that no actual decision has yet been made on possible in- creases in Bonneville power rates. The statement was prompted by published reports concerning his testimony before a House commit tee. Tudor said he testified a month ago "belorc Bonneville officials submitted any rate figures to us. we are now studying these figures. In nty testimony I said the rate structure must by law be reviewed every five years. This must be done belorc December ot this year, "The present rate Is $17.50 per kilowatt year. The previous ad ministration has indicated on sev eral occasions that rates would be Increased at the end of the prcseni five-year period. I said. If so, the increase would not exceed $22.50 which Is the figure predicted by Bonneville Administration for the last several years. "But until we complete our study, no one Is in a position to say lust what. If anv. citation tviii I be necessary in the rales. It i. 1 now an unknown quantity," Tu- dor's statement said. Day Of Prayer Urged By Ike WAKIUNOTON il Pre.lHenl i Elsenhower Tuesday enlUri "mil men of goodwill" to inin ph. 'lhe united church women of the .National Council of the Churches ' Christ in the United Stales. Altenllnn Kik! Th. ' be held' Thursday night March 4th at p.m. at the Armory. Friendly Helpfulness T Evtry Crenel and Pnr$ Ward's Klamath Funeral Home Marcjutrita M. WorJ . n4 Sent 924 Hiqh Phone 3334 Council Asks Bond Issue For New Truck Route; Jet Base Conditions Approved nv. j ...... 1- ...... t- . M The proposed truck. . route for Kamath Falls wound up- as the main event on the Citv Council card Monday night, with the proposed jet interceptor squadron bass as tne semi-final. Couneilmtn passed a resolution regarding the truck route, recom mending that a measure be placed on the ballot for the May election authoriiing a bond issue to raise money, for the route. Counclhr.en Iwsaed. the first and second read bigs of the ordinance calling a sue- cm election in the city May 21 lo vote on tne twna issue The truck route proposal will ap pear on tne spring ballot as an amendment to the city charter, and will authorite issuance ot bonds to the sum of $186,000-. This will cov- er costs of acquiring right of way, construction of the truck route from Klamath Avenue to Oak anuvj isuwiuicii;!su una installation 01 sig nals at Main and Seventh Streets-. wnen one-way traffic is established on Main and Klamath Avenue, Sixth and Seventh Streets Members of the Cross Town Traf fic Committee, which has consis tently made recommendations re garding the truck route, were pres ent at council. Committee Chair man Kasper Moty reminded th group that, since the state lias promised construction of a viaduct over the South sixth railroad tracks and establishment of one way tramc on certain streets in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1954, construction of the truck route should begin about next March to coincide with one-way i Hum. The general obligation bonds will increase city mlllage about $2,000 per year for ten years, according to City Attorney Henry Perkins. The state will be responsible for the route, from Main to Klamath, and the Oak and spring streets area will await development until future years. On: the sublect of the nrnnnsed jet Interceptor base, the council was informed when Air Force of ficials go before Constress. this week they will have with them a letter from Mavor Paul Landrv. The letter, read to councilmen Monday night, expresses the city's desire for the establishment of the base at the Klamath Falls Municl. pal Airport and approves the con ditions as set forth in various con CONFIDENCE! If- LJ DEPOSITS ferences between city and Air rorce oniciais. : Council passed a resolution In this . regard, approving the condi tions as set forth in Mayor Lan dry's letter to Brig. Oen. s. T. Wray. one of the officials who visit ed Klamath Falls last week. The city has agreed to lease an area of the airport to the Air Force for 25 years for $1 with op tion to renew. The citv win hnv about 70 acres for building an alert "ulnar ana extension, ot runways: 52 acres, near the hangar and 60 additional acres for a security gone. ....... The resolution also specifies the agreements with the Air Force on auch details as snow removal, sew age, water and electrical utilities and states that funds are avail able for construction of 200 habita tion units ir Ihev era. nAmit y The letter and resolution, accord- ina fn. T.anfli.,, . - U J a p.ic iu tuiow ivOn- gress that Klamath Falls Is agree able to having the Jet base here anct has facilities to take care of the various needs of Air Force n.r. sonnel who will be stationed here, and were written at the request of Air Force officials, who met With city officials a .week ago in Klamath Falls Malm Legion Auxiliary Meets MA LIN The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. Ra mat tvu... uay evening at the- nome of Mrs. Ed McCulley. Heoorts were given by. Mrs. Charles Hamilton and- Mrs. John McCulley on the American Lesion District No. 4 conference held ii) Klamath Falls February 13. Plans were completed for the pot luck supper held at the Malin church March 1, honoring the Le gion's birthday anniversary. Mrs Elsie Roberts thanked the unit for decorating the store win dow commemorating the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington. Mrs. Ed McCulley and Mrs. A. E. Street served refreshments at the close of the meeting to Mrs. Warner Bunge, Mrs. Charles Ham ilton, Mrs-. Albert Schmidt, Mrs. John McCulley, Mrs. George Bauer, Mrs. A. E. Street, Mrs. James Ot toman, Mrs. Ed Pope and Mrs. Jim Fallihee. , IN RESOURCES YMCA To Hold Discussion A symposium Is on the agenda for the regular monthly meeting ol the Inter-Agency Council, sched uled for Wednesday. March 3. at the YMCA. The no-host luncheon meeting will start at 12:10. Paul Campbell, YMCA director, is program chairman. Campbell has announced the following topics for consideration at the symposium "Problems of Minority Groups," "Juvenile Delinquency, "Mental Hygiene," and "Dealing With the Itinerant." Wednesday's meeting will Include a brief presentation of these prob lems, with complete treatment of Ibem In future meetings. Anyone Interested in attending is welcome and should make reservation for the luncheon by phoning the YMCA before 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Inter-Agency Council Is com- posea of representatives oi various agencies and organizations in the community Interested In commu nity problems. Mrs. Phil Brixner, is president. Indian Timber Bid Received Only one bid was received Mon day on approximately 62ti, million ieet ot umber on the Klamath In dian Reservation,, according to of ficials at Klamath Agency this mnrnuig. Submitted by the Klamath Lum ber and Box Company, the bid was for $1,870,477.25, representing the minimum allowable bid on all spe cies. A break-down of the stumpage figures show the ' bids on Pon derosa Pine was $37.50; Sugar-Pine $37.50: Lodge pole pine $5.65: Doug las fir $12.30 and White fir and other species $5.65. The tract of timber is known as the Fuego Mountain unit locat ed about 20 miles north of Sprague Stiver, approximately in the cen ter of the reservation. Verification of the bid from Washington, D.C., is necessary be fore the contract Is made, agency officials added. iillwaMMMMimt m mimmmn .- BIRTHS STEPHENS Born to Mr. and Mrs. .lamest StephMii, March 1 at Klamath Valley Hospital, a girl weighing 7 lbs. 5 'a oz. CUSTOMER make tux XNational Tint in customers, and most of all, first Oregon, there's a First When you think of bank service, think First National, where service is always first! tpan 10 to 5, Monday, through Saturday T4 1700011 HIGHLIGHTS AT KUHS - By GINGER MABTZ Another busy week and I under stand they get busier, If that's pos sible. Monday, - Basketball Award Assembly; Tuesday, National School Assembly; Wednesday, Faculty vs. K Club basketball game; Thursday, College visitation lor seniors; Friday, State Wrestling tournament. The University of Oregon played host for the annual International Relations League conference held there February 28 and 27. KU has been represented at these confer. ences for many years. An extra large delegation attended this lime and Marilyn Brandt led one of the discussion groups. The main topic under discussion was "As the World Sees Us Fact and Fancy." Mr Paul Deller accompanied Larry Baneen, Marilyn Brandt, Barbara Essman, Leonard Garrison, Jean Johnson, Ailsa Kuykendall, Peggy Love, Bob Morris, Marian Mullln, Gary Nichols, Jane Oviatt. Susan Peak, Karen Porter, Christine Tuck er and Ruby Layman to the event mis year's Junior Talent Show was a huge success with trios, solos, tap dances, acrobatics, band numbers, violin solos, novelty num- oers ana iaun rnumbas. The Americanism discussion eroun meets this week at Sacred Heart to discuss religious and moral top ics. KU speakers will be Marjorle Shreeve and Anne Onstad. Klamath Falls again captured the District 7 championship lh wrest ling, defeating their nearest oppon ent 98 points to 56 points. Wrest lers qualifying or state competition by winning first places In their weight divisions were Don Tilman, Ron Conner, Larry Dearing, Jay Izvestia Comments On McCarthy - LONDON W The Soviet govern ment . newspaper Izvestia said to- Bay developments so far in the row between U.S. Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens and Sen. Mc Carthy prove the Wisconsin sena tor "has the full backing of his country's rulers." The latter have need of Mc Carthy and McCarthy knows this," said the article, which was quoted oy Moscow radio. "That s why he continues to uidulgc his wild amusement with their blessing." WILL PAY CASH For 1952 or 1953 Ford, Chevrolet or Plymouth WRITE BOX 777 co HERALD-NEWS CONFIDENCE has the leading bank in Oreg first in deposits, first in on. if resources . . . in convenience. Wherever yc National branch nearby. Klamath Falls Branch South 6th Street Branch Merrill Branch rj MtonflL datj re OF SOR.XJLAJD "tin iuiid otcaoN Tooirm" Msato fiiml Onus lasarsm CnawaMa Dearing, Don Biehn, Elvis Mitchell and Jack Hlmelwrlght Those plac ing second were Kent Flug, Rid ard Berg, Dave Leellng, Don Dev ter, Julio Gonzales and Ben Law ver. , . . - Auction and what an auctloa it will be when the lost and found de partment holds its 6prlng sale of unclaimed articles. On display at the moment are shoes, sweaters, scarves, lipsticks, watches, combs. ' gadgets, glasses, etc., all lined up waiting to oe claimed, setter hurry before the sale begins for that bang ing gavel means its long gone. So check the. show case la the main hall now. Are you interested in aviation? Would you like to fly? if so Join the Civil Air Patrol today. Ten. agers who are interested In avia tion and between 15 and 30 years of age are urged to enroll now. The weekly meetings of the Klamath Palls Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squad, ron are held every Monday evening at the Altamont Junior Hltrh ftehnni. :45 p.m. Lt. Everett D. Peery, oom- manamg. The K Club "Bearded Wonders'' will appear for their final appear ance on Pelican Court Wednesday afternoon when they meet their mightiest foes of the year, the "Cor. naor permit" kids (anas the Fac ulty Five) in a fast moving, muscle tearing, full fledged 32 minutes of pro basketball. The question is not who will win by speed alone but who will have the wind to finish? Maybe we could get a match between the Corridor Permltters and our wrestling team, mat i wouia love to see. Trophy for the wrestling meet should be two Jugs of llnament to the losers. QUICKIES By Ken Reynolds "... I think our eows are all mad at me for not retting that milk ing machini. In the Herald and News Want Adsl 67 BANKING OFFICES TO SERVE YOU helped go in
