i SATURDAY. JUT.V 17 1954
BASIN
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Visiters Mr. and Mrs. Paul T.
on.. enroute to California
Worn Seattle, stopped brieily Wed
nesday lor a call on Mrs. Don
Jlsher.and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Perkins. Jackson, principal of
Klarnath Union High School in the
early l?30s, is now with the north
west district, U.S. Department of
Education, Seattle.
Gtaa Mrs. Lillian Montgomery,
slater of Mrs. Don Fisher, has
gone to Houston, Texas to make
her. home and to re-enter the post
al service which she left when she
moved to Giants Pass from the
Panama Canal Zone. Mrs. Mont
gomery has been In Klamath Palls
wlth Mrs. Fisher for the past year.
She- made the trip by car.
Movihr Away Mr. and Mrs.
Rudolph Hamm and five-year-old
son Randy are leaving soon for
the east coast to make their hnmp
Hamm will be a partner with his
brother In the General Heating
Company In Washington D.C. Their
new address In nearby Tacoma
Park,. Maryland Is 8706 Gilbert
Place. Mrs. Hamm's daughter,
Mrs. Horace (Red) Hurd, Port
land, and son Greg, have been
here for the past week visiting
the1 family. Mr. and Mrs. Hamm
will drive to their new location.
Rome Leonard Lee, son of Mr.
) and Mrs. Bud Lee, Bonanza, Is
home on leave after serving for
the past two years in Korea.
; 'Away Mrs. Grace Bowers, Bo
nanza, mother of Mrs. Ernest Giv
an Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Givan,. Eugene. Joan Hynds of
KlarAath Falls Is spending this
week with her grandparents, Mr.
and, Mrs. Ernest Givan.
V N Meeting of the Klamath
Palls Post, American Legion until
September 12.
; Visiters Major Wendell Currier
and family, Spokane, are in Klam
ath Falls for a few days visiting
Currier's mother, Mrs. Nina Cur
rier, 1143 Pine Street.
- Cneats Dr. and Mrs. William
Campbell, Stockton, and their
young daughter Joy, 10, are here,
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Sharp
at' their Crystal Springs ranch
home. Joy is spending the vaca
tion time at the Rafter M-D ranch,
operated by Dr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Poole. Dr. and Mrs. Sharp
and Dr. and Mrs. Campbell met
while the families were stationed
t Fort Lewis during the war.
' Vlilior In Klamath Falls Fri
day were Mildred Wilson of Cook's
Beauty , Clinic, Mediord and Mrs,
mest. Mary Conrad, Medford
sister of Dr. Rob Coe, former resi
dent here, now practicing in Myrtle
Point. .,
' .Meeting of ' the Shasta Cascade
Retriever Club and the Medford Re
triever Club for the annual picnic
trials at the junction of the Lake
of the Woods and the Rocky Point
roads,- Sunday, July 18, starting
at I a.m. Headquarters will oe
hear the Prontier Cafe where eats
and cold drinks will be available
for 'those who want them. Every
one Is Invited to take their receiv
ers, and have a good time. .
Away Mrs. Lillian Turnbaugh,
Tulelake, is spending a month in
Pennsylvania with relatives.
VUltlnr from Seattle with the
Sim Orubb family, 5322 Harlan
Drive; are Dr. and Mrs. Ken Goode
and daughter Katherlne.
' Visiting Mr. and Mrs. James
d'AMonio and children, San Fran
cisco, are guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reed, Tule-
lake. The guests and the Reed
family will visit In White Salmon
Washington, with Mrs. Reed's and
Mrs. d' Antonio's mother, Mrs.
May Chubb.
' Improving Mrs. Charles E.
Hansen is recuperating in Klam
ath Valley Hospital recovering
from major surgery. She will re
turn to Hillside Hospital where she
has been a patient for several
months as soon as her condition
permits.
Home Sam Orubb, 6322 Harlan
Drive, has returned home from
Portland where he went for a
medical checkup.
I'fiaeats Sue Holland of Carey
College, Mississippi and Pauline
Martin of Carver School of Mis
sions, Louisville, Kentucky, are
guests In the F. E. Broyles home
In Tulelake. They are student sum
mer workers of the Southern Bap
tist Home Mission Board and are
deing missionary work In the Tule
lake community for two weeks.
',Hre A. W. Schwartz, Cald
irell, Idaho, brother of Mrs. Joe
Robustelll, Mrs. Mabel Hart, San
Jose,- a sister and her daughter
Jane, and Annabell Runions, Tur
ner,, Oregon, a niece of the late
Joe Robustelll, Klamath Falls pio
neer who died this week, are here
for. the funeral today.
1 Vacation Mary Bniner and
Eleanor McKlllip left Friday for a
two week's vacation to San Fran
Cisco and San Rafael. Mary is
employed in the city recreation de
partment. Eleanor works at the
Dick B. Miller Company.
I Jackie Harden city hall em
ploye, left Friday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T.
Hayden, 1105 Shasta Way, for a
ene week vacation trip to Portland
and the coast.
:" Vlsllora Mrs. Beth Baley, Mrs.
Jtck Gillette and children, Fort
Rock, were in Klamath Falls
Monday- on business.
New . Name Mr. and Mrs. Ted
ftehmidli,' Bonanza, have named
FOR SALE $1800
Com Hay Chopper
U4 two Hum $00 er frees
. MtWS HIMFORD RANCH
M Mieie Heed fheiie 124
BRIEFS
their new son, born, July t, Greg
ory. Traveler Harry Van, vice dis
trict commander for the American
Legion, this district, was install
ing officer for the Bly post at
the June meeting.
Meeting The board- of the Bo
nanza Big Springs Park Association
will meet Monday, July 18, 8 p.m.
at the Bonanza Library.
New Telep&one number for
Ken Bensel, Modoc Agricultural
Committee, Tulelake, is Newell
2268.
Famous Mr. and Mrs. John
Kerns, of route 3, Klamath Falls,
stock growers and farmers, took
the number 1 spot in the July 15
Issue of the Oregon Farmer. The
family with a tradition of 60
years of agriculture In Klamath
County was Interviewed and writ
ten up by Gene McNulty, field
editor of the Farmer.
Visitors Mrs. Tom Laird, Ma
lta, her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Laird, Col
fax, Washington, visiting here this
week, were Klamath Falls visitors
Friday.
Away Maurice Miller, circula
tion manager of the Herald and
News was in Medford Friday on
business.
Esther Circle of the Immanuel
Baptist Church will hold a regu
lar meeting, Tuesday.'July 20, 7:30
p.m. at the church.
Home Rudy Bravo, 331 S. El
dorado Street has returned from a
recent trip to Mexico City. He
plans to enter the University of
Mexico City this fall.
Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Art
Fredrickson, Reno, former resi-
dents of Klamath Falls and one
time owners of Jean's Coffee Shop,
have been in Klamath Falls this
week. They have been registered
at Mann's Motel on the Keno
Highway.
Langell Valley Farm Bureau
will meet Tuesday, July 20, at
8:30 p.m. at Lorella Hall. The Ore
gon Wheat Growers League film,
"Give Us This Day," will be
shown. Everyone invited. Refresh
ments will be served.
Trevor Steele Pacific North
west regional agronomist for Amer
ican Potash is Chemical Corpora
tion, has moved his headquarters
from Des Moines to Salem, Ore
gon, 350 Hansen Avenue. The
change was made to Oregon to ob
tain a more Centralized location
from which to serve the Pacific
Northwest trade.
Convention The Oregon Food
Merchants Association has set Sep
tember 23 as date of the annual
convention. It will be held at Gre
shcm, preceding a three-day public
food show.
To School Mrs. R. Flank
Tucker leaves this weekend for
Ellensburg, Washington, to take a
2-weeks course at Central Wash
ington College in Family Life and
Human Relations.
Dates for the annual Pacific
International Livestock Exposition
at Portland nave been set from
October 19 to 23. Held in tents last
year, this year's show will return
to the original P-I building. Pre
mium lists will be released shortly
and may be obtained by writing
the Exposition at North Portland,
Oregon. Close date for open class
entries is October 1.
Klamath Falls will receive
s2.281.60 from liquor Tevenue and
$460.05 from purchasers' permit
revenue as part of the Oregon Li
quor Control Commission's distri
bution of available funds from the
three months ending June 30. Ore
gon's incorporated cities share in
five per cent of liquor revenue allo
cated according to population. Half
air revenue from permit sales goes
to the general fund and half to the
cities, also according to population.
New Home Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Motschenbacher have
completed their new home on the
Lower Klamath and have been in
residence there for the last two
weeks.
Houseruests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Motschen
bacher are Mrs. Motschenbacher's
mother, Mrs. Edith Mitchell of
Lebanon and Ronald Case of Port
land.
KASRU Those who could not
attend Saturday are invited Sunday
to the potluck picnic and mock
search at Chlloquin air strip. Pur
pose of the Klamath Air Search
and Rescue Unit trip is to complete
motion picture firm which was
started in the spring.
Potluck Picnic Evergreen and
jumper garden clubs will hold a
picnic at 10 a.m., Monday, July
19, at Moore Park, Potluck dessert
and beverage will be furnished.
Roger Vorderatrasse Oregon
Game Commission conservation
aide, will spend July 21 and 22 at
the Girl Scouts camp at Lake of
the Woods to explain the different
types of wildlife In Oregon and an
swer such questions as: "Can a
porcupine throw its quills?" His
appearance is part of a statewide
program. This summer more than
45 camps will be visited 125 times
by game commission personnel.
Jubilee The Jacksonville Gold
Rush Jubilee will be held August
7-8 this year. -
Free Folders "Oregon Outdoor
Guide," a free folder, has been pre
pared by the Oregon state Hiah.
way Department s travel informa
tion division at Salem. It lists
CHAS. READ SADDLERY
Will Be
CLOSED
July 18th to Auo. lit
Councilman
Helps Catch
Car Prowler
A game of cops and robbers be
tween Mayor pro tern Don Ken-
yon. two city policeman and a
car prowler interrupted the sleep
of residents on Ninth, Tenth, High
and Fine streets early this morn
ing. Kenyon was awakened about 3:30
a.m. and looking out the window
saw a man breaking Into a car.
Grabbing a .32 caliber revolver
while Mrs. Kenyon called police,
the acting mayor went out to
capture the man. When the culprit
started to run Kenyon called to
him to stop or he would shoot and
the man replied "Go ahead and
shoot." Kenyon compiled by firing
two shots into the air but the man
kept running with Kenyon in pur
suit. At this point In the episode two
officers arrived in the prowl car
and each fired two warning shots
after demanding that the man stop.
After chasing the prowler for
about fifteen minute3, up and down
alleys, across back yards, over
hedges and around the First
Methodist Church, in a pattern re
sembling the game of "Fox and
goose." and during which time Ken
yon fired two more shots into the
air, the officers and mayor finally
closed In and captured the burglar.
When captured the man was
Identified as Allan Virgil Wharton,
814 Lincoln.
Complaining of a stinging In his
hip it was found the man had
been grazed by a bullet, but the
wound, was not serious enough to
require medical attention.
Cars allegedly prowled by Whar
ton were owned by Don Kenyon.
Charles Magulre, Frank Fleet and
a Dodge pickup whose owner was
not listed.
At a late hour this morning po
lice stated other residents In the
general neighborhood, were report
ing car prowls and it was sus
pected these may also have been
pilfered by Wharton.
The man was charged, with
breaking and entering and larceny
from autos and was to appear
before Police Judge Frank Black
mer this morning.
Male Quartet
To Be Heard
Appearing In concert at the
Klamath Lutheran Church Mon
day evening, July 19, at 8 p.m.
will be the Ambassador Male Quar
tet from Pacific Lutheran College
in Parkland, Washington.
Pacific Lutheran is a Christian
liberal arts college of about 1,000
students offering training lor
teaching on both the elementary
and secondary levels as well as
for business and the professions.
Members of the touring quartet
are James Slmonson, first tenor,
Astoria: Reid French, second ten
or. Parkland, Washington; Ronald
Smith, first bass, Tacoma, Wash
ington: James Loken, second
bass, Pasadena, California.
The group sings a program of
sacred music which is varied
enough in its nature to appeal
equally to tne musically fastidi
ous and the untutored in the
musical field.
Each year the college sends on
tour Its famed "Choir of the West"
under direction of Gunnar J. Mai
min. The quartet are members of
this choir.
Historic Copper
Mine Reopened
MAMMOTH, Ariz. m An his
toric copper mine called Old Re
liable is producing again 35 years
after being abandoned.
The mine is hidden in a canyon
45 miles northeast of Tucson, Ariz.,
In a copper creek.
Established during the Civil
War, it enjoyed a boom in 1907
and another during World War I.
camping areas In state parks and
U.S. Forests.
Crescent Lake Boy Scouts
Camp will have a visit from a mem
ber of the Oregon Game Commis
sion conservation department on
Friday, July 23, to talk on wildlife
that is found in Oregon. Roger
Vorderstrasse will display mounted
birds, antlers and furs and lead
hikes to nearby areas to point out
interesting natural features.
Shakespearean Festival "Go
four days and see four plays" Is
the slogan of this year's Shake
spearean Festival at Ashland
which opens Sunday, August 1 for
a month's run.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Lemire, 2050 Etna,
were Mrs. Thomas Valdez and son
George, Lima Peru. Mrs. Valdez
Is In the states on a 15 day visa
to visit her son and other friends.
Her son attends the University of
San Francisco.
Return Home Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Schmidt and children, Sa
lem, former Klamath Falls resi
dents visited here last week with
relatives and friends. They spent
some time with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Schmidt at Crescent Lake.
Fishing Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle
Pellett, LaGrande, are visiting at
the home of F. E. Pellett, 1412
Crescent for a few days. The visi
tors have planned a fishing trip.
Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Don
Laird, Colfax. Washington, re
turned home today following a
weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Laid, Malin.
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HERALD AND
Weather
Western. Oregon Fair except
coastal and early morning cloudi
ness through Sunday. Little tem
perature change. High 12-82 In
north half and 82-92 in south half,
except 60-70 along the coast. Low
Saturday night 50-55. Winds oil
coast west to northwest 10-20 miles
an hour.
Eastern Oregon Clear through
Sunday. Little temperature change.
High 90-9o. Low Saturday night
ao-ou.
Grants Pass and vicinity Falr
through Sunday. Low Saturday
nigm oo; mgn Sunday 88,
Baker and vicinity Mostly sunnr
Sunday. High 90; low Saturday
nignt
Northern C a 1 i f o r n 1 a Fair
through ' Sunday but scattered
thundershowers In Sierras; night
and morning coastal fog; little
temperature change. Winds along
coast northwesterly, 12-25 m.p.h.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
21 hours to 4:30 a. m. Saturday
Max. Mln. Prep.
Baker 80 50 T
Bend 89 43
Eugene 79 63
Klamath Falls 88 51
Lakeview 89 57
Medford 90 52
Newport 61 51
North Bend 64 53 T
Ontario 98 63 T
Pendleton I 94 57
Portland Airport 72 55
Roseburg' 81 50
Salem 80 47
Boise , 97 64 .06
Chicago 84
Denver 92 64 .07
EureRa 57 52
Los Angeles 91 70
New York ' 75 63
Red Blulf 99 67
San Francisco 70 48
Seattle 64 55
Spokane 91 56
Safe Stolen
By Burplars
Kidnapers were at work again
last night. This time, however,
safes Instead of persons were miss
ing. The Claude H. Davis Floor
Covering and Window Shade
House, 426 Main Street, and the
Wocus Tavern on Highway 97 north
of here reported safes missing,
City police reported the safe
taken from the Davis establishment
contained from $600 to 8700 in
checks and cash, and all the rec
ords and accounts of the store.
The safe Is described as weigh
ing about 400 pounds, 30 inches
square ana 4 feet high. It is a
Globe Wernicke and finished In im
itation oak. It is believed the rob
ber, or robbers, had concealed
themselves in the store before
closing, then lifted a bar from the
back door, backed a car or pickup
into me auey and loaded the safe,
Jerry Short, operator of the Wo
cus Tavern, reported to state no.
lice a safe containing about S350.
Including 8100 In silver and a few
cnecks, was hauled from his place
some time alter 1:30 this morning,
Also missing were papers and rec
ords, two wrist watches and a 20
gauge Stevens pump shotgun.
The safe weighed an estimated
300 pounds, 27 Inches high, 24 wide
and 21 deep and was gray in color,
Short reported.
Hit-Run Charqe
Faces Actress
LOS ANGELES Wl Blonde act
ress Lynne Baggett faces Superior
Court trial on charges of hit-run
and manslaughter in the traffic
death of a 9-year-old boy.
Municipal Judge Louis W. Kauf
man, after preliminary hearing
yesterday, ordered the 31-year-old
actress to appear July 29
for arraignment. Her ball was re
duced from $10,000 to 85,000.
Miss Baggett is accused of driv
ing a station wagon which collided
with another on July 6, killing Jo
Watnick. Two witnesses testified
the station wao-on was tmvpHmr
40 to 60 m.p.h.
Police Department
Honor Charwoman
DETROIT m The Detroit Po
lice Department from commis
sioner on down said goodby
yesterday to Mrs. Ann Kaiser, who
was retiring at 66 after 28 years as
a headquarters charwoman.
Old-line officers said they could
tell how things were going, Just by
looking at Mrs. Kaiser's face. A
smile meant things were okay, but
frowns meant something was off in
the department.
Said Mrs. Kaiser:
'-'I couldn't begin to count how
many rosaries I've said . . . when
ever they were in some sort of a
Jam."
Chemical To Be
Used At Launching
GROTON, Conn, tjp A chem
ist's flask containing antibiotics
rather than the traditional bottle
of champagne will be used next
Friday for the launching of the
barge "Pequot."
The "Pequot" was built for the
Chas. Pfizer Is Co., Inc., manufac
turers of chemicals.
C-Buz Larkin
FOR
Hail Insurance
Growing Grains Potatoes
114 No. 7th Phone 6321
NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Experts Study Causes Of
Explosives Plant Blast
CHESTERTOWN, Md. Wl-Army
demolition experts today studied
the problem of removing highly
sensitive lead azlde from the scene
of the blasts that yesterday took
at least 10 lives and wrecked
fireworks and munitions plant
here.
Persons living in nearby areas
will be evacuated, Army spokes
men said, if the removal is at
tempted. Lead azide, an extremely
sensitive nitro-glycerin compound,
is used in the detonator fuses made
by the Kent Manufacturing Co. at
this Maryland Eastern Shore com
munity. Yesterday's blasts, estimated by
one company official as doing
$500,000 damage, came in grim co
incidence with a fireworks factory
explosion In Chicago.
Three were killed and one In
jured in explosions in the Melrose
Fireworks Co. building in subur
ban Schiller Park.
In Chestertown, one person was
unaccounted for and It was feared
the list of 10 dead might be length
ened by one more life.
National Guardsmen patrolled
GOP Women
Hold Meetings
Republican women of Oregon
filled some busy schedules during
the recent visit of Bertha Adkins,
assistant to the chairman of the
Republican National Committee to
this state. She .was accompanied on
a lull itinerary by Mrs. Olive Cor
nett, Klamath Falls, Republican
National Committeewoman from
Oregon.
Miss Adkins and Mrs. Cornett
met with lnrge delegations of wom
en at Taft, who arrived for a
luncheon from Portland, Corvallls,
Dallas, Tillamook and' Eugene.
Other meetings were held at Co
quille; at Albany, with Mrs. Bess
Scharffenberg, Linn County chair
man, in Portland and at Canby
where the Mayor of Canby met the
visitors at the Wilson River ferry.
ine queen 01 tne uiadlola Festi
val and two of her princesses pre
sented Miss Adkins with, a "glam
ella" corsage and accompanied the
parly to tne lairgrounds for a
smorgasbord, and a flamed style
show showing Mrs. Elsenhower and
other prominent Washington . D.C.
women.
Governor Paul Patterson and
other prominent Republican ' offi
cials and candidates were present
for tne canoy meeting.
The final meeting in Miss Ad
kins honor was held at the Port
land Golf club.
Mrs. Cornett is in Portland this
weekend for the reorganization
meeting of the state central com
mittee. Others who went north, are
Elmer Lemler, Merrill, newly elec
ted chairman of the Klamath Coun
ty Republican Central Committee
and Mrs. Jo Kittredge, retiring
cnairman.
Malin Church
Plans Services
The Community Presbyterian
Church of Malin will be host
again to the Intcr-Varslty Chris
tian Fellowship Sunday evening.
Fern Wallace and Joan Loosley
will be the speakers at the West
minster Fellowship on the topic,
"Making Christ a Reality." This
will be at 6:30 p.m.
At 8 p.m. Guenther Dulon will
speak at the Vesper Hour Serv
ice on "Christian Welfare."
Actress Pays
Traffic Fine
NEW YORK Wl New York City
got S100 irom actress Luise Rainer
yesterday with a four-count traffic
fine.
The actress said three of the
complaints were for parking viola
tions of her English husband, who
misunderstood ticket payment reg
ulations in this country.
The fourth summons was for
speeding last March while she
tried to catch a plane, Miss Rainer
said.
Court Declares
Cruel Mother Sane
LOS ANGELES I Mis. Trlnl
dad Vera, convicted of healing her
9-year-old daughter C e 1 i a so
severely that the child suilered
two skull Irnclures. numerous frac
tures of the arms, loss of teeth and
Impairment of vision, has been
found sane.
The 28-year-old mother collapsed
yesterday when she heard the re
sult of her sanity trial, on the
basis of which she becomes liable
to a possible sentence ot 64 years
on six counts of assault and may
hem committed against her crip
pled child.
Mrs. Vera and her husband.
Jose Cruz Vera, have six other
children. Vera also is under arrest
on charges of mistreating Cclia.
the streets and stood guard at the
armory, converted to an emergen
cy morgue,, where the remains of
10 victims were bundled In blan
kets, most no bigger than over-
nigm bags.
Six of these bundles had been
identified through watches, rings,
keys or by other means as five
women and man who had worked
on assembly lines putting together
firecrackers, detonator fuses and
Army training shells.
IDENTIFIED
One was Mrs. Eva L. Fisher,
65-year-old mother of eight chil
dren. Another was Nelson Lord,
21-year-old bridegroom of three
weeks.
The others were Mrs. Mary E.
Fallowfleld, 64, wife of a barber
and town councilman; Mrs. Nellie
Starr, 47, Mrs. Una Mae Taylor,
41; and Mrs. Magdaline Seller, 57,
of Henderson, Md.
Five other women were listed by
their families as missing but it
was probable the mimes of foul
could be matched with the four
unidentified bundles on the armory
floor. Remains of the 11th victim
apparently were still burled some
where In the maze of smouldering
litter that had once been part ot
eight main buildings and 22 small
er structures destroyed.
JET RUMOR'
While the rumor persisted that
two jet planes seen flying over the
plant seconds before had touched
oft the blaze by jarring the highly
sensitive lead azide, a nitro-glycerin
compound used in detonator
fuses, authorities discounted the
possibility.
Col. Harry S. Russell, Chester
town civil Defense director and
plant officials said "survivors
know exactly which machine it
(the blast) started on" In Building
B, the first to blow sky high.
Mayor Phillip Q. Winner, who is
also president of the company,
shared the opinion the Jets had
nothing to do with the blast.
However, Fire Chief Alex Herz-
berg said he was investigating the
possibility the aircrait might nave
been responsible.
Regardless of the cause. Army
demolition experts hoped today to
move the rest of the lead azide
from the blast scene.
EVACUATION
Sheriff Bartus Vickers ordered
everyone out of town after the first
muffled explosion In Building B,
about 10:30 a.m. In a chain re
action, the explosions spread
through the 65 -buildings on the 20
acre site.
The eight larger structures blew
up and 22 smaller buildings, 15
feet square and spread out for
safety's sake, disappeared.
The company, one of the largest
of its kind in the country, employs
275 and most employes were on
hand yesterday because It was pay
day.
EXPLOSIONS
The evacuation was under way
when the explosions slacked oif
shortly before noon. And the mass
exodus continued when word
spread that the fire threatened a
powder drying shed which might
have taken half of Chestertown
with it. had it gone off.
A sudden shift of wind saved that
building and the day.
As It was, the force of the ex
plosions was felt in Centerville, 16
miles south of here and the tower
ing columns of smoke were seen
from Baltimore Harbor, 22 miles
across Chesapeake Bay.
Plate glass windows throughout
Chestcrtown's business section
about a quarter mile from the
plant were shattered. Many offices
were closed. Tne Dans, ana post
office shut down and were among
the buildings where guards
men did sentry duty today.
Identification of the dead re
ained the chief concern of rela
tives and officials.
The five women listed by their
families as missing, with the possi
bility four would be linked with
the unidentified bodies, were Mrs.
Margaret Emma Batchelor, 61;
Mrs. Ida Benton Mench; Betty
Wheedleton; Mrs. Mary Moore and
Mrs. Barbara Rockerman.
Four nersons have been killed in
previous blasts in the 12 years the
company has been operating.
Russian Food
Shortage Reported
NEW YORK Wl The Free
Eurooe Committee said today that
food shortages in Russia and the
satellite countries "have brought
the Kremlin face to face with the
greatest crisis since the conquest
of Its European empire."
Tile committee, which describes
itself as a privately financed
American anti-Communist organi
zation, said that in view of a break
down In the Soviet agricultural
production, "the last thing Moscow
wonts at the moment is a war
which could conceivably bring
about the collapse of the entire
Soviet structure."
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MUNICIPAL COURT
Allen Vernon Wharton, break and en
irr and larceny Irom eutot, held tor
county.
Jameg Leo Dougherty, violation ba
Ic rule, deferred Judgment, ball tlOU,
hearing 10 a.m. July 21.
Orvllle L. Johnston, violation basic
rule, deferred Judgment, ball 100,
hearing 10 a.m. July 21.
Darrell E. Sparka, ran red light, 5
bail forfeited.
Cecil Ward, drunk driving S100 and
30 days.
Heard W. Oesadler, drunk, 923 or 12't
da s.
William Owens, drunk, $23 bail for
feited. fciUli! III! ...W .,.T, fti.X.jW , .
BIRTHS
HALL Born to Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Hall, July 16 at Klamath Valley
Hospital, a boy weighing 7 lbs. 2't ot.
LUND Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Lund, July 16 at Klamath Valley
Hospital, a boy weighing S lbs. 9l ox.
DEAN - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Dean, July 16 at Klamath Valley Hos
pital, a girl weighing 6 lbs. 13j oz.
Check Forger
Arraigned
Status of an alleged check for
ger arraigned before circuit Judge
David R. Vandcnberg remained
uncertain Saturday due to the rift
between the judge and District At
torney Frank Alderson.
The defendant is Dolen Fergu
son, 21-yeur-old construction work
er from Umpire, Arkansas.
Uncertainly in the case stems
the assertion by Judge Vandenberg
from the assertion by Judge Van
denberg that he will not try any
more cases prosecuted by Alderson
and the district attorney's policy of
asking a change of judge in all re
cent criminal actions.
When asked if he planned to flic
a change of judge motion in the
Ferguson case, Alderson said: "no
comment."
Judge Vandenberg when asked If
be would decline to try the case
said: 'I'll let the district attorney
make the first move."
Judge Vandenberg appointed At
torney U.S. Balentine to represent
Ferguson.
In the meantime. Circuit Judge
Charles H. Foster of Lakeview
was in KJamath Falls Saturday to
arrange lor the trial of three cases
in which Judge Vandenberg was
disqualified on motions filed with
the supreme court.
After conferring with Judge Van
denberg, the Lakeview jurist said
he expected to try the three cases
sometime next month. The defen
dants Involved are Andrew J.
Bushman, held on a m o.r a 1 s
charge; Francis M. Mitchell, In
dicted on a bogus check charge.
and William Roberson, accused
of larceny.
Hailstorm Hits
Spokane Area
SPOKANE Wl A sudden sum
mer hailstorm that sent pellets as
large as eggs hurtling to the
ground leu a trail of damaged
crops and buildings across Half
Moon Prairie, H miles north of
here, Friday.
Forming quickly out of a clear
sky that had sent temperatures
soaring to 91 degrees, the hall-
storm was accompanied by heavy
rain, which caused several small
creeks to overflow and flood a
number of roads.
Electrical service between Spo
kane and Deer Park was knocked
out for an hour and one-half when
several Washington Water Power
Co. poles were broken at the base.
Red Naval Units
Visit Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden PI The
brand new Soviet cruiser Admiral
Ushakov and four modern Soviet
destroyers sailed into Stockholm to
day on the first Russian naval vis
it to Sweden since long before the
Russian Revolution. .
Earlier today a Swedish naval
squadron of similar strength, In
cluding the Swedish navy's new
flagship cruiser Tre Kronor. an
chored In the Neva River opposite
the winter palace in Leningrad.
The Soviet naval visit was the
most spectacular Soviet gesture so
far toward traditionally neutral
Sweden In the Malenkov regime's
peace offensive.
Want Ad Induced
I Wouid-8e Tailor
To Become Clown
1 A Help Wanted ad (or an
? apprentice bareback rider,
placed in a New York
o- German-language daily in
1915 by a midwestern cir-
cua, led Otto Criebling to
T become a clown instead of
f the tailor his mother hoped
J he'd be. Otto later
switched to clowning,
" today is ike famous pen
? tomimic clown with Rlng
. ling Bros, and Barnun It
Bafley.
Waat Ade Are
V", Keys lo Destiny
f' SUmI.ImAIm
, rd. s in. mt i, aw n,
Here In Klamath
Want Ads Work Wonders
HERALD
in the
AGE THREE
Russians
Assign Hew
German Boss
BERLIN in The sudden re
placement nf Rovipf Klirh r-An.
missloner Vladimir S. Semyenov
oy ace diplomat (jeorgt Pushkin
aroused speculation today whether
Russia has deviseri nm naw
scheme for selling the West on Us
iai uctuiau repuouc.
Announcement of the diplomatic
reshuffle came as some 180 mil.
lion West Germans edged eloser
to their promised "sovereignty."
The Russians hftVi. hn Hnaat-
lng for several months that their
captive tone Is now a Republic
and entitled to consideration in the
West as a sovereign state. The
West has snubbed the idea.
Pushkin returns to the East Oer.
man state he set In mntinn
1949 when he served as Moscow's
first ambassarint in tv, B-.nu.
state. He brought the fledgling So
viet state into being even as be
created the Red government in
iiuHiwar Hungary.
The terse announcement broad
cast over Moscow radio said Sem
yenov would take up new duties, '
but what his post would be re
mained a mystery.
Semyenov has been rfrro rHal .c.
somewhat friendly to the Germans.'
no luiiuweo me uieory that they
could be won over to Soviet ways
by use of the velvet glove rather
than the Iron fist.
Pushkin, nn th .ii,..-
has been regarded In Western cir
cles as a man wno would not hesi
tate to resort to force if the need
arose.
The switch from Semyenov. to
Pushkin aroused speculation In
Western auartem thai
trying a new approach to the Oer-
utnii piuuiem. une American offi
cial" commented: "The Russians
feel thev havn th Vr.nf.ti ,
run with some solution to Indo-
cuiua just arouna tne -corner. If
thev DUt A man IUta Pii.mi. int
Germany now, It may show the
French they have no Intention of
allowing the Germans ever to
icacn any real stature. '
Announcement nf Rmt,.nn.
placement came on the heels of
rumors that he was ill In Moscow.
There also were reports that he
has been In hot water as a result
of the June, 1953 uprising of East
German workers.
Observers long have predicted
that Semyenov was headed tor
oblivion because of his past as
sociation with Lavrenty P. Berla,
Soviet secret police boss who was
executea on cnarges ox Demg a
traitor.
Jetliner Test
Successful
SEATTLE Ifl The plane Boeing
Airplane Co. believes is the world's
largest and fastest jet airliner has
left Its nest and proved Its wings
In a dramatic flight test.
The big ship, dubbed the 707
and built to serve as an airliner
for the, commercial airways op a
tanker to haul fuel for Air Porea
Jet bombers, took off on Its maiden
flight yesterday.
The takeoff of the 110.0O0-noun
cran came at a point two thirds
of the way down the 8.400-foot run
way at Renton Municipal Airport.
Its four 10,000-horsepower Jet en
gines had boosted It into the sar
in 17 seconds. Within 1$ minutes
it was at 20,000 feet. An hour and
24 minutes later it landed after
what Its pilots said was a faultless
flight.
Company officials said no speed
test was Involved but the big craft,
designed to carry 130 passengers
In its massive belly, is supposed to
be capable of a speed of 660 miles
a hour. ,
The company says it has invest
ed 16 million dollars In the ship:
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