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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1954)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1M54 liKKALU AJNU NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. UREGON Reptile Types Described Of the 20 d i f f e r e n t kinds of snakes found In Oregon only nine are found in the Klamath Basin. OI these only the rattlesnake is poisonous, according to Dr. Robert Storm, Oregon State College zool ogist. Oregon has two kinds of rattle snakes, says Storm. The great ba sin rattier is louna in the extreme southeastern part of Oregon which includes this area. The pacific rat tlesnake a darker form in habits the rest of the state except for the mountains and most of Northwestern Oregon. Southern Willamette Valley rattlers are probably hangovers from centur ies past when the climate was drier and warmer. Storm asserted. Perhaps the most valuable snake Is the gopher snake, also known as the bull or blow snake. It is the biggest in Oregon too. occa sionally getting longer than four feel. Gopher snakes feed almost entirely on mice, rats and gophers. Two colorful king 'snakes are also found in Oregon. The Califor nia king snake is found in the Rogue and Umpqua valleys and is marked with contrasting rings of deep brown and cream color. The moumain or coral king snake is probably limited to the Rogue Val ley. It looks like the deadly coral snake but Is not posionous, Storm reports. Wood River Old Timer Picnic To Be Held PORT KLAMATH Saturday eve ning and Sunday, August 14 and 15, the fifth annual get together and picnic of the Wood River Pion eers and Old Timers will be held. Election of officers, followed by a social hou and refreshments, will be on the agenda Saturday evening In the C.I. Clubhouse at 8 p.m. The big potluck picnic will be at Jackson P. Kimball State Park at he head of Wood River, at 1 p.m. Sunday. Each person or group at tending is to bring a food item for the picnic luncheon and personal table service. Coffee and ice cream will be furnished by the organiza tion. Features of the afternoon will Include musical entertainment, a sack race, and prizes for the old est couple present; for the oldest bachelor attending, and for the member who has the largest num ber of children present. White Slaver Given Sentence SEATTLE Wl Gus L. Hiller, Vancouver, Wash., cafe owner, was sentenced to nine years at McNeil Island by United States Judge John C. Bowen Monday aft er pleading guilty to white slave traffic charges. The 38-year-old former Seattle bartender was accused by United States Atty. Richard D. Harris of having operated "a placement bu reau for white slave traffic' 'in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana., Federal Agents Accuse Aide PHOENIX, Ariz. M Federal narcotics agents said they gave Ralph M. Ochoa $40 a month ago to buy narcotics from "the under ground" as a help in rounding ud peddlers. But he spent the money on him self, the officers claim. He was free under $400 bond today on charge of embezzling government funds. am ,"5 & In & letter rereivpd fariav frm Washington, D.C., Senator Guv Cordon advised the Herald and News that the United States Tariff commission will continue Its In vestigation of the Trade Agree ments Extension Act of 1851, per taming to the imports of Alsika clpver seed. The Investigation will continue at the request of President Eisen hower after he had issued a proc lamation on June an i tariff Quota for the June 30, 1935, of 1,500,000 pounds of Alsike clover seed dutiable at two cents a pound. Tile following statmpnt h a been released by Donn N. Bent, secretary of the tariff commis sion: "In a letter dated .lnlv 11 1954. the President. riirprtH th Tariff Commission to continue the investigation regarding Alsike clo ver seed and to submit to him 'a supplementary report by Mav 2, 1955. indicating whether it then considers the continuation of the larm quota beyond June 30. 195.1. necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to the domestic VACATION TALES will be many for Mrs. Emma Kenney and" daughter, Mrs. Anne Gardner, both of San Francisco, when they return to the Bay City. While guests at Mack Lillard's Welcome Motel near Grants Pass last week they were rescued by two teenage girls when their boat overturned in the Rogue River. This picture was taken at Friday night's fights at the Klamath Falls Armory, another first experience in their lives. Warden Ordered Into Court PORTLAND W Clarence T. Gladden, warden of the state pris on at Salem, was ordered Monday to appear in federal court hers Sept. 20 in connection with a legal move aimed at gaining freedom for an inmate. Federal Judge Claude McColloch ON JOB SOUTHAMPTON, England (?! Striking dockers voted Monday to protest against Saturday afternoon work on cruise ships to the con ference table. ordered Gladden to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be issued for Gerald T. Ma comber, who is serving a life sen tence on a Jackson County convic tion. Macomber, in his petition for a writ, contended he was denied a trial by jury. He was convicted of attempting to kill Richard Korner, a Medford policeman, on July 13, 1950. Korner. actually was shot by a sheriff's deputy and Macomber was unarmed at the time, the peti tion stated. MEET LAZY SUE "Queen of Potato Pickers" AT LEWIS MFG. CO. HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE. ORE. MEDFORD Thoroughly Modern Mrs. J. E. Earley Joe Earley Jr. Proprietors Alsike Tariff To Be Studied PAGE NINE? Industry, which was reported by the Commission on May3l, 1954, to exist by reason of increased Im ports of Alsike clover seed.' Ac cordingly, notice is hereby given that the Tariff Commission Is con. tinuing the Investigation for the purpose Indicated by the President." CHARGED DEVIZES, England Ifl Police placed an additional charge of shooting with intent to murder Monday against Mrs. Mary Whel er, 40-year-old divorcee, in con-1 nection with the wounding of Lord ! Vivian, London theatrical produc-j ei. Pure Bred BOXER PUPPIES For Sale wki. ld. A.K.C. blue ribbon dim, Shrine Circut lire. Beutlful buck muitles. Phone 0.1KI by appointment. Homebuilders! Remodelers ! Attention! CONTINUING OUR GIGANTIC Lighting Fixture Sale I FIXTURES FOR YOUR ENTIRE HOME . . . 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It wai named first in excellence on (1) promotion of the itore't own brands and (2) promotion of . the Klamath Basin Roundup.
