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HERALD AND NKWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
MONDAY. MAY 17. 19.14
1 I III
WALL STREET '
NEW YORK I The stock mar.
ket waa higher late Monday after
noon although, considerable hesi
tancy existed.
Prices went up between 1 and
points at the most generally with
a few going still higher. Losses
were between 1 and 9 points
the worst. '
, Trading amonted to an estl
mated two million shares as com-
pared with 1..70.000 shares traded
Friday when the market was
ahead.
Steel Union
Seeks Raise
PITTSBURGH Ml The CIO
United Steelworkers make their
first move for a new round of
wag increases and a guaranteed
annual wage Tuesday as contract
talks get underway wiut u. s.
Steel Corp.
David J. McDonald, president of
the steelworkers, will head the un
ion negotiators and Chairman Ben
jamin F. Fairless, In an unprece
dented move, will head the corpo
ration team.
The corporation, top steel pro
ducer in the nation and usually
the first to come to terms with
the -union, said there is nothing
significant In Fairless' trip to the
negotiating table.
Vice President John A. Stephens
has; for several years, headed U.
8. Steel's negotiation committee.
Be is expected to be there Tues
day; also.
The union, which has bargain
ing rights for 1.200,000 steel work
ers, has already said it will seek
a pay raise, and a guaranteed
wage as well as improvement in
the pension and hospitalisation
programs and several change:
over the present contract.
Racketeer
Sentenced
"NEW YORK If) Racketeer
Frank Costello was sentenced Mon
day to five years in prison for
federal income 'tax evasion and
lined $30,000. -
He was sentenced by Federal
Judge John F. X. McOohey short
ly before noon after the govern
ment had described Costello as
"the svmbol of the successful
racketeer."
.'.Costello, who could have re
ceived ud to IS years imprison
ment, also was assessed the cost
of the trial.
- Costello. 63. whose hoarse voice
became familiar to millions dur
ing his televised testimony before
the Senate's crime investigating
committee, has Been in Jail twice
before: 10 months on a gun charge
39 years ago, and 14 months for
contempt of the Senate commit
tee in 152-63.
- A native Italian who came to
the United States at- the age of
4, his woes include a pending de
portation action. ' '
, Last Thursday he was convicted
on three counts of having evaded
payment of $39,015 in federal in
come taxes irom 1947 througn
1949.
Cops Accused
By Suspect
. PORTLAND UH Kwong Ting
Yee, Portland Chinese who was
questioned earlier this month about
the death of 16-year-old Diane
Bank, said Saturday he had been
brutally beaten by police.
Yee said he suffered fractures
of four ribs while being questioned
by police May 6. He said the
police repeatedly punched him in
the stomach and back. Another
group of officers struck him in the
head, he said.
The officers were not Identified.
Records at the police emergency
hospital indicated Yee had been
treated there for rib fractures
after he bad been questioned by
police. .
Yee was a frequent guest at the
home of Wey Him Fong and his
Caucasian wife, Sherry. Miss
Bank, a Portland high school
student, was last seen alive at the
Fong bouse where she had spent
the preceding night.
rouce truer James Purcell said
a full investigation had been
ordered into the reported beating
of Yee.
FISH COUNT i
PORTLAND I The fish count
at Bonneville Dam: Friday Chin
ook 624, Jack 174, steelhead 40;
Saturday Chinook 497, Jack 169,
steelhead 31, blueback 1; Sunday
Chinook 329, jack 112, steelhead 39.
Iboosonds With fnsomhi
Sound AJIKMwaktFrtih
.Urn of atw -ft Dormta Slerpiae
Capsule ban found-as you can
Mealed sound sleep. Dorm la hat
Men clinically tttted (or urrty aad
Sv 2Stetd """bit forming.
The world of. medicine proaretK
eearhy Menu a tleeplenniiht that
saakes you tired and worn out the
. swat day. Now for only Vc per
Plyou can Aad the rat yra
eat. Dermis cons but $1.33 for 34
Thn U No SubttUuf tot '.
SLEEPING CAPSUliS
CHICAGO GRAIN '
CiriCAOO I Old crop soybeans
broke 10 cents, the dally limit, In a
mostly weak grain market on the
board of trade Monday.
May and July soybeans again
were unable to withstand liquida
tion by holders who, In many
cases, bought many months ago
and are now endeavoring to get
out with a prollt.
Wheat fell a couple of cents In
nsponse to good rains over much
of the winter wheat belt over the
weekend. Corn acted quite steady
after an early dip while oats and
rye had small price changes.
Wheat closed unchanged to l'a
lower, May 1.9SH-1.99. corn H-h
higher, May 1.56-1.55, oats 3i
lower to higher, May 78H-76,
rye 1 to l1 higher, May 98, soy
beans unchanged to 10 cents lower,
May 3.71, and lard 40 cents lower
to 25 cents a hundred pounds high
er. May 19.90.
Open High Lew Close
May l.M 1.99 1.97, 1-M,
Jly 1.94 1.94 i 1.92 J, 1.94 ?,
Seo 1.97 H 1.97 1 96 1.97 S
Dec 3.V2 2 a.lH I-Ul 4 a-IW t
PORTLAND GRAIN
PORTLAND 11 Coarse grains
unquoted. . -
Wheat bid. to arrive market.
basis No. 1 bulk, delivered coast:
Soft wnite 2.30; soft white (exclud
ing Rex) 2.30; white club 2.30.
Hard red winter: ordinary a.ro;
10 per cent 3.30; 11 per cent 2.31;
12 per cent 2.33.
Hard white Baart: ordinary 2.30;
10 per cent 2.30: 11 per cent 2.31;
12 per nt 2.33.
Morning s car receipts: wheat
48: barley 2; flour 13; com 4;
oats 1; mill feed 5. ...
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO ifi Fairly heavy
receipts helped depress live bog
values Monday. The bulk of choice
180-230 pound butchers were taken
at $27.00 to $28.00. the top.
Prime steers were purchased at
$22.75 to $26.25.
Several loads of choice No.l skin
shorn lambs sold steady at $23.75
to $24.00.
Salable receipts were estimated
at 9,000 hogs. 23,000 cattle. 500
calves and 3,500 sheep.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND LB (USD A) Cattle
salable 1,850; market active on
most classes; generally 50 higher
except utility-commercial" beef
cows rather slow and only steady;
35 head high choice experimentally
led steers 1,023-1,109 lbs 25.00;
load nigh choice 1,251 lb steers
24.50; other choice steers 23.75-
24.25; good steers mostly 22.00
23.00; commercial grades 19.00
21.00; good-choice fed beifers
20.00-22.25; u 1 1 1 1 1 y -commercial
grades 13.50-18.50; canner-cutter
cows mostly 10.00-12.00: utility
cows 13.00-15.00; commercial 15.50-
16.00; utility-commercial bulls
16.00-18.00. .
Calves salable 250: market alow.
steady-1.00 lower; good-choice
vealerr 20.00-25.00; prone grades
IO Z9.30.
Hogs salable 600; market active.
strong-50 higher; heavy sows
weak: choice 1 and 2 butchers 180
235 lbs 29.50-30.00, few bead 30.15;
choice 3 lots down to 29.00; choice
250-290 lbs 27.00-23.00; choice 160-
175 lbs 27.50-28.50; choice 350-550
lb sows 22.00-24.00: lighter weights
to 25.25.
Sheep salable 1.000: market
active, strong-60 higher on around
250 spring lambs; other classes
also strong-50 higher; choice-prime
springers 24.50-25.00; good-choice
wooled lambs 19.00-20.50; shorn
lambs 17.50-19.00; good-choice 110
125 lb yearlings 15.00-18.00: cood.
choice shorn ewes 4.004.50.
POTATOES
CHICAGO I Potatoes: Ar.
rivals 233; on track 336; total U.S.
shipments for Friday, 1,078: Sat
urday 696; Sunday 11; steady:
Idaho Russets $5.10-15; new stock
steady; California long whites
$5.30; round reds (50 lb sacks)
$2.60.
VACATION
CHICAGO UH A dial Stevenson.
the 1952 Democratic presidential
candidate, is considering a vaca
tion this summer In the Northwest.
An aide said Monday that nlans
probably will be made for a pe
riod in July and August.
Nominate
Troy V.Cook
For County Commissioner
FOR:
A. Balanced read
program
B. Absolut aquolify to
all communities
C. No requests for more
foxes ;
D. County buyinq in
Klamath
t. 20 years business
experience
' F. 40 Years in Klamath
County
6. County help for
suburban areas
Council Plans
Hearing
The hearing on the proposed con.
demnatlon of certain buildings on
Alemeda and Wendllng Streets Is
on the docket again for tills week's
council meeting, and several of the
petitioners are expected to be pres.
er.t.
The hearing, originally sched
uled for last Monday night, was
"set aside and continued" until to
night, on the grounds that, since
the mayor and- council president
were both absent, and only they
can sign an ordinance or resolu
tion, the remaining council mem
bers were in no position to take
any legal action.
Council members were not re
minded of that fact, by City At
torney Henry Perkins until a few
minutes before council met, accord
ing to several of the members. Del
egates to council on the issue did
not know of the temporary dismis
sal until the Issue came up in the
council meeting.
Youth Admits
Burglary
A fifteen year old Chitoquin In
dian youth has admitted that he
broke into the liquor store at Fort
Klamath Friday night, and with:
an accomplice, hauled off whiskey,
wine and gin valued at almost
$100.
Following two days and one
night of investigation. Oregon State
police and Indian Officer Pankev.
arrested Robert Wayne Kirk, 20,
and placed him In the county jail.
The 15 year old lad Is being held
at the Juvenile Home.
According to the police report
the Indian boy claimed it was Kirk
who entered the building and
handed out 'the liquor after the
younger man had pried bars from
the window. . . .
After checking on three drinking
parties in progress on the reser
vation Saturday afternoon and eve
ning, officers recovered 11 of the
bottles stolen.
Youth Charged
With Vagrancy
Three - girls, two aged 15 and
one 14. in company with Bryant
Beacham, 18. reported as missing
from their homes In Crescent City
Saturday,, were picked up by city
police at Memorial Park, about
7:30 Sunday evening.
Parents of the girls arrived from
the coastal city this morning and
returned them to their homes.
Beacham was being held on a va
grancy charge and was to appear
in police court today.
The threesome were reported to
have spent Saturday night in
Moore Park where they slept in
tne car.
Sportsmen Plan ,
Work Meeting
Klamath Sportsman's Associa-
tion is calling a work detail meet
ing Tuesday evening, at 6 p.m.
at the clubhouse.
It is hoped that the sewer In
stallation can be finished and work
started on the water line. For fur
ther information call Dorothy Brau
ner. 9718.
There will be potiuck.
River Menaces
Idaho Town
BONNE RS FERRY, Idaho Ml
The Kootenai River, an annual
flood menace to this community
of 1.800, stood at 25.4 feet Monday
a rise of 19 Inches in 24 hours.
Flood stage is regarded as 31 feet.
The Weather Bureau said a
forecast of warmer weather would
probably send the Kootenai to 28
feet by Tuesday.
The river was reported rising all
along Its length in the wake of
runoff from record mountain snow
packs. It is expected to hit the 31-foot
flood stage level later this week.
Dikes protecting the town and rich
wheat fields near by will hold back
water several feet above that level,
however.
REQUESTS
ROME 11 U.S. Ambassador
Clare Booths Luce announced
Monday American consulates in
Italy are now processing requests
irom 19,908 Italians for entrv-to
the United States under the refugee
relief act.
TROY V. COOK
8
Ike's Ordtr
(Continued front ! 1)
be prepared Monday morning to
icu wpo isauea inose orders.
But belore the hearings' con-
vnft tha WhitM Uhiim ,,h.
Ilo a letter front the President to
the secretary of defense barring
government officials front telling
the Senate investigators about
their private conversations on the
McCarthy-Army row, or giving
them confidential documents re
lating- in 11.
1x1 a iiTAvn
The President based his stand
01T tne constitutional separation ol
powers 01 the legislative and ex
ecutive brauches. of the govern
meat. He said the principle must be
upheld "regardless of who would
be benefited."
- McCarthy's argument was . that
the disclosure of the Jan. 31 con
ference raised a nuMlInn whail..,
Secretary of the Army Stevens and
unu nuirai were -iree agents '
if bringing what he termed the
"smear" charge that he and his
aides sought preferential Armv
treatment for Pvt. Schine, drafted
former consultant to the McCarthy
subcommittee.
John Adams. whn rit-ct niitn
of the conference, had said Sher
man Adam? suggested at the
meeting that John Adams prepare
a written account nf th i.,.
troubles with the McCarthy sub.
vviuimuco auom acnine.
Others named by John Admits
SS attending lhf rnnfmv.... u .1
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office of Ally. Oen. Brownell In-
uuaea wnne House assistant Ocr
aid Morgan. Deputy Atly, Qen
Wllllftm P Rnrrnre ti
Cabot Lodge Jr., u. S. -umbawa.
uur 10 uis unuca Nations.
Peterson P&P
Plan Meeting
Peterson Parents and Patrons
will meet Wednesday, Mav 19 at
7:?0 p.m. at the school auditorium.
This is the last meeting of the
year, and the theme for the meet
ing is .Dnmnrtiitlv ...
cation is Fun." On the agenda will
oe a uis oy Harry C. Parker,
Crater Lake National Park n..r
alist, on "What to See and Do at
crater Lake." and a film on Ola
cier National Park, courtesy Union
Oil Company.
Installation of officers will follow.
. A group of school -children -will
tumble, and as a climax to the
evening and to the year, "Tweette
Pie," the canary that has been the
award to school rooms far .ten
dance, will be auctioned off.
Fire Levels
Klamath Motel
Three Stewart-Lennox volunteer
firemen received minor burns and
one a cut finger while fighting a
fire which completely demolished
an old motel on Douglas Avenue
about fit n.m SttnHav Tha hnlMIn-'
consisting of four units had been
uu occupied ior aeverai years.
The firemen received their In
juries from the intense beat of the
burning building while saving ad
jacent buildings, according to Fire
Chief Mathers. . 1
DUIGE5 ...mv thud
. in sales in America 1
New Municipal Pool Opens
For Public On
Bob Ilonnry, city park and rec
reation director, lias announced
plans for the new Munltlpal Swim
ming Pool In Its llr.it season f
operation. The pool will opeu tills
Saturday, May w.
There will bo six instructional
sessions at the pool (Ills season,
Beginning juno 14, to enable tm
Irons to make avnlluble to them
selves at Ivnsl one aesslou and pos
sibly more.
The fee for swimming Is IS cents
for children; U cents for adults
per swim, or sensoit tickets ol $0
swims for $& for children; $0
swims for $10 fur adults. Srnson
tickets are good for swimming
classes also. This niiikes a child's
swim 10 cents and an adult's
swim 20 cents.
Families may buy one adult
ticket; both adults may use the
same ticket and all the children
may use, the child's ticket until
Uie SO swims have been used.
For the swimming classes. It
uoos not mean tiiut the holder of
a season ticket need not rculster
for swimming classes. All who wish
to participate in the instructional
classes must register. When the
classes are full they will bp closed
and a wailing lust kept In case
of cancellation.
Each session will be 10' classes.
Monday through Friday, for two
weeas. instructional fees must be
paid in advance for clllldron. The
fee Is $1.50 or 10 punches on a
ticket for 10 lessons. No refunds
are auowame. "Tnis is necessary,"
Bonnry stated, "m order to in
sure regulsr attendance."
Classes will be as follows; first
session. June 14 to 36: second ses
slon. June 38 to July 10; third
session. August t to Aunust 31
sixth session, Agust 33 to Septem-
Thaie wishing to attend any of
School Plans
Visiting Day
Visiting dav for alt chHHrnn ,.h.
will enter the first grade at Peter
son SChOOl vear is Dlann.. fnr
Tuesday. May 18.
Children ellnlble for rxDUimiinn
must be 8 on or before November
a. according to Arthur Millard,
principal at Peterson.
Children will go to the first grade
rooms and "sit In" to help with
the orientation program ncM' fall.
Grange Backs
Dairy Program
BLY The Klamath Pomona
Orange voted at It's last meeting
on May 8 to sponsor a "Use more
dairy products program."
The Bly Grange started the milk
cans Tolling by furnishing free
milk, coffee cream, cottage cheese,
butter and alx huge whipped cream
cakes for the potiuck lunch after
me weed tour on Sunday. May 16.
h as easy to oi'a as the low-price three'
Saturday
the swimming sessions are request
ed to register In advance to be
sure of admission to tha session
of their choice. Classes will be
closed when the maximum for each
cIums has been leached.
Classes In each session will be
as follows; 0-0; 45. classes In swim
ming (all flvo shakes), dlvlug and
racing. On completion of the course
the swimmer tries to pass the lted
uross swimmers' ten.
Front 01 1 a.m. will be Junior
and senior 1110 saving, lor uiose
twelve years and older, Ou com
pletion of this course the Indivi
dual takes the test for the Amer
ican Red Cross Junior or Senloi
Life Saving Certlllcsle. The swim
mer may lake Hie Wa(er Bafely
Aldo courso afler conmlollug the
Hie saving course, If lie can swim
all flvo slrokes In good form and
is Interested In becoming a swim
ming teacher.
From 0:0-10:30 will be Interme
diate swliiuners those who have
passed the Red Cross Beginners'
Cln.ss but are not good enough to
bo In llio swimmers' class. On
completion of this course Hie test
will be given tor the intermediate
swimmers' card.
From 10:30-11:15 -.;i lie the
non-swimmers and non-floaters
class, up to 10 years. These will
all be mixed classes, for boys and
girls.
From 11:16-13 noon, non-swimmers
and non-floaters boys and
girls lo years and older. These
classes will also be mixed, for
boys and girls.
From 10:30-11:15 will be a wo
men's class all abilities; 11:15-13
noon, women's class all abilities.
The pool will be open for In
spection at the Open House, Frl-
oay, way 31, school children will
be admitted In the morning; the
general public In the afternoon
Irom 3 to 8 p.m. Members and
stalls of the Recreation Depart
ment, Recreation Committee, City
Council and Swimming Pool will
uc on nana to conduct the tour
and explain the facilities.
The pool officially opens for
swimming Salurday, May 33, dur
ing iho hours of 8:30 a.m. to 10
p.m.; same hours on Sunday.
Closing time will be dlctuicd by
uio wcnuicr,
The pool will accommodate 550
people at one time. In the event
more seek admission at one time,
limits will bo placed on the swim-
mlng time.
The pool will be onen nit rek
from 4 to 10 p.m. on school dvi-
on tho weekend from 1 to 10 p.m.
Formal dedication la set fo Sat
urday, June 19. under the direction
of the Tokelee Lions Club,
PALMIST HEADING
will toll your part, s-nttnt and
future, lex, manlaa. kullnsn.
A cemalere $J life raadinf far $1
ad this ad.
2104 $. at St.
Haurti 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
, Butctc terms are among the lowest. And Buick volume assures better trtrdfrlim
Remember, Buick - and Buick alone offers completely : '
fresh, new styling, siopped-up Fireball V-8 engines, revolutionary , '
panoramic windshield ... and a host of other advanced features.
No Wonder Buick's now third place in sales. Step np to Buick today. ,
Buick costs less to buy . . . less to operate . . . less to. trade I
H. E. HAUGER
31 Years Your Buick Dealer
Weal her
Cl mills Tass and vicinity Fair
thruuglt Tuesday. High S3; low
Monday night su,
Moi-lhci'ii O 11 1 1 f 0 r n 1 a I'ulr
llirnugh Tuesday except log along
coast with partial clearing lit after
noon, Northwesterly winds, 10-30
in.p.h. near ooasl.
Baker and vicinity Fulr through
Tuesday, lllgha 83-88; low Monday
AUtht 4(MS. - ,
Western Oregon Fair and a little
warmer tlirouuli Tuesday, nigh
both days 80.05 III Interior, 418-18
ou const; low Monday night 48-58,
Light variable winds aloiig const,
Unstorn Oregon Fnlr and con
tied warm through Tuesday. High
both dayj 78-B8; low Monday night
46-60.
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Hosebuig ,. 81
Salem 83
Boise 88
Chicago 80
Denver 73
Eureka 64
Los Angeles 71
New York ...... 83
Red Blulf 100
Sun Francisco
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Southwest Holds
Sales Campaign
Southwest Airways today an
nounced the results of Uie first
three months of the sulrs plan es
tablished In resixinso lo CAM board
member Joe Adams' speech In
which he asked Uie locul service
airlines lo board one additional
passenger per day per tllitht per
station. According lo John II. Con
nelly, SWA President, the first
three months of the 1954 sales plan
which began Februart) 1st. nro-
duced load factors Ipr Febrary
of 6I.S per cent, for March 64 3
per cent, and April 63.5 per cent. I
These high load factors, Connelly I
continued, are the results of our I
"One Day Sales Plan" which !
put more people on all Southwcst't i
routes. ,
5 ,.-.-"-..-...--.. Uski s&wet - -
af w
Shade Trees, Shrubs, Conifers
properly stored and cared for by ex
. perienced help. Alio BEDDING PLANTS
grown in paifeurixed soil.
Suburban
3614 So. Sixth
Riviera Special Model
in the Century, Super
Light Vote
Predicted
Only 30 per cent of Klamath
County's registered voter are ex
pected lo turn out Friday fur Ilia
primary election.
County Clerk Charles DeLap aaya
he looks for una of the lightest
votes in recent years.
When the registration books
eloaed 30,463 persons had qualified
lo vote, Of these 11,030 nra Deni
omuls and 9.138 are Republicans,
Also registered are 386 non-paril-suns.
On the Democrallo slate, none
of the slate or county candidates
are faring opposition.
On the Republican aide, the
holiest contest in the county Is
expected to be the race for trea
surer. Two persons, Klale Low Sie
mens and Eva M. Conk, are seek
lug the nomlimllnn. Thomts It.
Smith and Troy V, Cook are can
didates lor the Republican nomi
nation for county commissioner.
Polls will be open In 74 county
and ciiy precincts from t a.m. lo
6 p in. Friday. However, the polls
will close Irom 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
to glvo election officials lima tor
lunch.
Best Farmer
Named By Group
LANORLL VALLEY John
Craven was chosen the "Outstand
ing Farmer" of the year In Lan
grll Valley, by the Laniell Valley
soil conservation district at their
meeting Wednesday evening, May
13; Ho will recelvo a placque from
the Cloodyear Tire Company, who
are sponsoring the contest.
All the stales In the Union are
entering tho contest. If Laniell
Valley wins In the slate, John
Craven and one director of tha
l.VSD will gel a two weVkx trip
back east, all expenses paid, along
with the oilier 47 winners from dil
terent stales, This Is Uie first time
such a contest has been held here.
Craven farms 300 acres In Lin
Cell Valley, having moved here
several years ago from Malm. Ha
raises grain, clover and grasses.
ACE MIMEO SERVICE
formerly 'Chase At Lawler
431 Msm si,
for quality
mimeographing
'! 1 ft, f j .-.i..j.M. a.-8iy!
t- A
Flower Shop
Phone 8181
46R thoim-Blso Cixiitabl
and Roadnuultr mie
FeH far by Trey V. C.tk
Main
Phone 5151