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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1955 MARKETS AND FINANCE STOCKS Due to mechanical difficulties the Associated Press stock exchange list is not printed today. The United Press list has been substituted. The AP list will run araln tomorrow. By UNITED PRESS Allis Chalmers 7W American Can 413i American Motors 8 1 i American Smelting Mis American Tel. n' American Tobacco H'2 Anaconda eOVi Bethlehem Steel 190', Calif. Packing 43? Caterpillar Tractor H'j Celanese 23 'i Chrysler 8o7t Crown Zellerbach 563t Dow Chemical 68 !i Du Pont 223 Eastman Kodak 80 Gen. Elcc. 64'i Gen. Foods 82 Ocn. Motors 129?; Goodyear 62 'i Greyhound 15? Hunt Poods 28 Int. Harvester 39 ' Johns Manville 87', Kennecolt 12b McKesson Robblns 43' 4 Montgomery Ward 85'i Nat. Biscuit 41?4 Nat. Distillers 21 N. y. Central 48 Pabco 28 ',i Pac Gas. 62'i Pac. Lighting 40's Pac. Tel. 13o', Packard Slude. CHi Pan Amer World Airways IV J. C. Penney 99 Penn. Railroad 281i Phillips Petroleum 73'4 Proctor ii Gamble 10634 Radio Corp. 48'2 Reynolds Tobacco 481. Rheem Mfg. Se3, Richfield Oil 12V, Safeway 47a, Sears Roebuck 100 j Shell Oil 61 Sinclair Oil 56', Socony Vacuum Oil 61 Southern Calif. Edison 62', Southern Pacific ep; Standard Oil of Calif. 91', Standard Oil of N. J. 136', Texas Co. 109 ', Tidewater Asso. Oil 32H Transamnrlca 464, Union Oil of Calif. 64', Union Pacific 160 United Aircraft 86H United Air Lines 42 U. S. Rubber 45 U. S. Steel 58', Western Union 231i Westinithouse Air Brake lV't Woohvorth 60 14 LIVESTOCK Due to mechanical difficulties the full Associated Press livestock and grain markets were not published in today's Herald and News. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO ifii Most butcher hogs sold 25 cents higher Wednes- dsy while sows were steady to 25 cents hlgner. Butchers scaling 190 to 290 pound were taken at (16.25 to S16.15. Butchers weighing 170 to 190 pound sold at $15 50 to 116.25. Lighter weight sows brought $14.25 to 116.00. One load of high prime 1.137 pound steers commanded 126.25, highest price since May 17. Most choice and prime steers went at S22.25 to (24.50. Heifers topped at 124.50 for one prime load. Cows sold steady to strong, topping at $13.00. Buyers paid (19.00 to (22.25 lor good to prime spring lambs. Salable receipts were 8.500 hORS, 15,000 cattle, 300 calves and 2,000 sheep.' Soviet Soldier Detains Solon VAN NUVS, Calif. (UP) Rep. Joe Holt (R-Callfl was detained near Moscow lor nearly an hour bv a Russian soldier who held a cocked pistol against his head, it was dlsclosod today. Tne congressman's family here said Holt, who has returned to New York following a visit to Run sis with other congressmen, re ported the Incident to them In a telephone call from the East yes terday. Holt told his family that U. s. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen had officially protested to Ihe Kremlin over the Incident, which occurred last Wednesday In the outskirts of Moscow but was kept secret until now. The California congressman said he and a member of the American embassy stopped their car in a Moscow suburb and asked If they could photograph a picturesque church and school. Holt said he had scarcely made Iho request, when a lied Army soldier rushed to him and pressed a pistol against his head despite the fact that Holt's companion, speak tug Russian, Identified him as a visiting American congressman. Holt's companion talked to the soldier to no avail as a crowd of Soviet citizens pressed around the car. When a Russian policeman Inter vened and urged the release of the Americans, Ihe Soviet soldier pointed Ihe gun at him and waved him olf. Only when a Red Army colonel appeared, an hour laler, were Holt and his companion released. Holt raid no apology wns olfered. Fireworks Sale Fine Levied Andrew Ololer. South Sixth street merchant, found guilty last week by a district court Jury ol ex posing fireworks lor aale, was fined $100 Wednesday. Sentence was passed by Judge u. E. Van Vactor. Olgler was arrested by State. Policeman Lar ry Beigmann on complaint of Sub urban Fire Chief Busier Gordon. Illegal fireworks were seized at his grocery store. GRAINS ( HICAGO OKA IN CHICAGO UPt Soybeans eased on the Board of Trade Wednesday while the jest of the market did not show much price change. Selling in beans was based part ly on doubts concerning the mar ket's ability to handle the expand ing soybean harvest. Oats and rye .scored advances during the early part of the day. largely on short covering. Wheat and corn held within narrow price limks. Wheat closed f4-7 lower, Sep tember 1,94T-1.95: corn Vz-VU low er, September 1.28-1.273i ; oats a lower to higher. September 5b rye 3 lower to higher. September HaVv'a; soybeans 3-l 4 lower, September 21934-2.20 and lard unchanged to 7 cents a hun dred pounds lower, September 10.G7. WHIt AT Open High Low (lose Sep 1.95 '4 1.95 'x 194 'x 1.94 Dec 1.99 1.99 1.9U 4 l.yti -)sj Mar 2.00 Va 2.00 A 1.99 'a 2.0Q May 1.96 4 1-08 1.98 'A 1.95 Jly 1.83 V4 163 1.82 a 1.82 Rural Schools Face Problem First day of school In tho sub urban classrooms revealed that of. ficials are faced with an over crowding problem, C. B. Howe, Klamath County superintendent, said today. Although there are enough rooms and teachers to handle the large enrollment the exact number has not yet been tallied a possi ble redisricting to provide the nec essary balance Is planned, the su perintendent said. He added troubled spots at pres ent are In Henley Elementary, Altamont Elementary and Shasta. County school officials are at tempting to work out the problem of crowded conditions. POTATOES CHICAGO POTATOKS CHICAGO 11 Potatoes: Arri vals 7(1. on track 2119 and total U.S. shipments 385: about steady. Car- lot track sales: Washington Long Whites (3.00, Russets (3.50-3.65; Idaho-Oregon Russets 13.50; Wis consin Pontiacs tl.70-I.00. KF Garden Club Planning Tour Members of the Klamath Falls Oardcn Club are planning a tour to the Spring Creek area for the purpose of (fathering materials tu be used in the Ming tree and dried corsage instructions to be held at the October meeting. Members are asked to meet at the city library on Friday, Sep tember 9. 10 a.m. Mrs. Will Wood is tn charge of the tour, and those wishing trans portation are i asked to call Mrs. A. J. Dorlofjue before Friday. Phone number 8085. Members will bring a sack lunch. Insurance Agent Wins Honors Joseph Mercer, district manager In Klamath Falls for the West Coast Life Insurance Company n gene y in Dunsmuir, has achieved high honors in the club year Just ended by winning membership in the West Coast Life Leaders Club. As a result, he Is attending the company's convention of leaders ai the Sunt a Barbara Hlltmorc Hotel. Mercer entered the lite insur ance field with West Coast Llic in 1953, and 1ms maintained a sales record that ht.s won htm member-j-hlp in the Lenders club every ye nr. He is a member ol the Kiwams, Elks, ToA.st masters and Klamath Basin Underwriters. Sloan Joins Realty Office Don Sloan, well-known local realtor, has become associated with the Barnhlsel Agency, 112 oouin iLigntn, it was announced today by Howard Barnhlsel. Sloan will work primarily on the hand ling and sale of city and suburban residential property. Both Barnhisrl nnH Rlnan t.atra long been established in the Klam- mil na.sm. nnmn h.umn h,.n a real estate broker herA fni- nv.r JU VCars. Sloan has hpen rnnnni-lnl with either building or selling prop erly nere since 1U4U and is pres ently working on the re-subdlvlslon of, the extensive new residential area adjacent to Kit Carson Way, and off the end of Pacific Terrace. Fred Cofer will continue to work with the office as he has In the past. Court Records KLAMATH FALLS MIIMCIl'AL COl KT Rwin Da hi in, drunk, S29 forfeited, UIII fludorek, no registration viaible, S forfeited. Betty Jean Stoneburf, violation of dokic ruie, J3 aUMpended. William Cyril Lyon Jr., violation of basic rule. S15 fine. Stella fioush, vagrancy, S10O and 30 Char lei A. Valle, drunk, 123 or 12'j dav. Jamei E. Hamilton, drunk. $23 for feited. William A. Peterson, Improper U turn. j forfeited. Jeu KeaLOn Jr.. (trunk 111 n til. day i. Uavld Davidion, no vehicle license. W forfeited; no operator'! liceme, $3 Donald W. Melr. drunk and dUnrderlv conciurt. $.r0 or 25 days. uiimmiupo Aparano, drunk, iu or 12'j days. Jot Wnlil. drunk, 125 or 12!i dayi. Hlurton Baker, drunk, 10 daya. II KIJIT L Lewis Pnnr run .t .T fine. Luther Davli, drunk, $25 or 12'a dayi Richard. Lee Giffin. violation of basic rule. $13 forfeited; nn vh(! Hn.. $v lorieitec'. ' Joeph Lucler, vagrancy, $100 and 30 dnya. The following ench forfeited $1 on ehare,et of no registration visible in vehicle: (J. Siencer. Mrs. Arthur HoM, ini Ramsey, Duane Kruntr. Verna Shot well, Lurllle Arant, Dwlnht D, ltaven and R. C. Fllinat.nn Lumber Co. Jark Smith, drunk, sis fnrfeitnri nnrrmra Wong, violation of basic me, 1.1 iiirieiien. filen Ouranl, drunk, $23 forfeited. Joe Vldll, drunk, $2!i forfeited. Had Rhoten, drunk, $23 or 12'i days. Duane Dale Frnnklin, no registra tion vl'iolc. $.1 forfelled. Barbara Jeanne Wlialley, no regis, trntion visible, :i forfeited. Inei Robinson Delameter, failure to lop at stop tKn. $3 fine. KF Mill Worker Waives Hearing Melvln E. Preston. 31-year-old mill worker, waived pielnmnary hearing Wednesday when ar raigned before District Judge D. E. Van Vactor on a charge of con tributing to the delinquency ot a minor. His ball was set at $5,000 and he was remanded to the coun ty jail. Preslnn was arrested Sunday by state police. According to County Juvenile Olflcer Fave Blackmer. Ihe mill worker ts accused ol mo lesting a lo-year-old girl. The clrl was taken to the Juvenile home. Railway Worker Faces Charge LyneH (Sundown) Lockctt. 29 yertr-old railroad worker, Vvulved preliminary hear Inn Wednesday when nrrulKned belore District Judge D. E. Vnn Vactor on a chnrRe of burnlnry. His bull wns set nt SU.OOO and he was remanded to the county Jnil. Lyncll was arreted bv Police Chief Lewis Jones of Chiloqmn and Keith David, Southern Pacillc nvpsllnnlor. He Is alleged to have Molen a .shotgun from a cabin at Kirk. The offlicer-i .said Lynell hnd the .shotRim In his possession when ar rested In Chlloquin. KLAMATH C'OI'NTV DISTKK T COURT CilliS Jiai Kir. imp nn fi.rl... 1 n ba" forfeneH. Kverelt William Marlowe, failing to atop at atop k(Hn, $3 bail forfeited. Lynell Lockrtt. burjtlarv in a dwell. Inii hoin. ike-' additional lime. Dond ct at $2,000. Mildred Chorktoot Chavez, rirlvln a moior vehicle while under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor, entered plea of gulllv; ix months and $200. uora Mav Fisher, drunk on nubile highway, $;13 or 15 daya in lieu of fine Albert Dnnatluin, falling to atop at lino Mfin, $3 paid. tlnrnltt Lee Laird, failing to (top at !"' ilen. S3 naul Milton Phillip O'llrien. railing to itop al Mop "inn. t pit id Leon Hajmond Amlrteu, failing to ato-i at tr- ir-i, 3 p.iirt Hobert Elliott Henderson, failing to drive right aide. 37 30 paid. K-twlp !.e r.er-ir. violation bailc rule. 315 halt forfeited. Emery R Wellman, violation basic rule, StO hail fcrfrtlrd. Itrndford Heiin Howard. Inadequate emergency hr.ike. 13 paid. Delherl Wilbur Kean. excessive width $3 hftil forfrlted, John Wood word Laney. no atop light. $3 rmtd. Nell William Mayfleld, Inadequate brake. $7 30 imiit. Joseph Ahnrr. fntllng to aignal left hand turn. 33 paid. Oil'le" S;ir I.-,, r-rfVrg s rn. realed weapon. ."0 or 2J'( davs in lieu Ol fine; committed. Oanirl Sjifm jr , drunk on nubltr highway. $;,o or daja in lieu or fine; commillrd U.inie' MTVi-l cAi'"'. violation ba.-io rule. $7 .to paid Dean Nort to Uud. vehicle tl- ce-e. 7 3i oatr Mr-lvin Frlvmrrt PreMci, contributing to the rlelimmem' o( a minor. akd for K'Uhtinnal lime to consult an attorney. Weather Western Oregon Partly cloudy through Thursday with night and morning overcast along coast and early morning. Low clouds In northern Interior. High Thursday 75-80 in north to about 00 in south ern Interior and 60-65 along coast: low Wednesday night 52-60. Coast al winds southerly becoming most ly northerly to northwesterly and 10-20 miles an hour Iftursday. Eastern Oregon Partly cloudy through Thursday. Scattered thun derstorms in vicinity of mountains, mostly during afternoons and eve nings. Highs Thursday 86-98. Low Wednesday night 48-62. Grants Pass and Vicinity Gen erally fair with variable high cloudiness and smoke through Thursday. High Thursday 82; low Wednesday night 52. Northern Oregon beaches Night and morning low cloudiness or fog but mostly sunny afternoons through Thursday. Baker and Vicinity Fair through Thursday except few aft ernoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly in mountains. Low Wednes day night 48; high Thursday 89. Loggerl Fire Weather The fire danger will decrease to moderate levels in northwestern Oregon the next 48 hours. Fire danger will remain high elsewhere In the state, though, with above normal temperatures and below normal humidities. Continued chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms in mountains. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4:30 a. m. Wednesday Max. Min. Prep. Baker 92 50 Bend 94 50 Boise 98 69 Eugene 86 57 Klamath Falls 91 49 Lakevlew 93 50 Medford 92 57 NewDort 59 65 North Bend 64 58 i Pendleton 102 65 Portland Airport 86 59 Roseburg 92 67 Salem 89 52 Spokane 89 60 Walter Fleet Appointed To KF City Council Position Walter Fleet, Klamath Falls public accountant, was appointed city councilman at Tuesday night's meeting of the council. Fleet, who has been In the ac counting business here for the last five years and prior to that was a representative of the U.S. In ternal Revenue Department in this area, replaces Murdo Morrison, who resigned. Morrison's resignation was man datory as he had moved his resi dence from inside the city limits. Fleet will serve the unexpired cream being shipped here from out of the cuy. Other ectivlties of the council included the following: 1. Passed ordinance which di rects specifications for containers of garbage, waste materials and trash at business establishments. 2. Authorized Fire Chief Roy Rowe to install t fire hydrant at North Sixth and McKinley streets. 3. Authored four sales of city property to private persons in the total approximate sum of $1,550. 4. Heard report that police judge during month of August collected 5,116.50 in fines about $2,000 more than normal. 5. Approved payment of $44.75 to Salvation Army for emergency re lief of transient men and women from August 1 to August 29. It was halt pi the cost the other is paid by the county. 6. Heard report the city pound collected $162.50 for month of Au. gust. T. Heard report that building per. mils vaiued at $110,160 were issued during month of August. F By UNITED PRESS Temperatures and rainfall for 21 hours endin3 at 4 a.m. High Low Rain Albuoucrque 92 62 Atlanta 84 Bakersfleld 100 68 Boston 76 68 Brownsville 80 71 Chicago 84 . . . Denvfr 81 64 Detroit 84 49 El Centro 113 78 Fairbanks 55 41 T. Fresno 98 66 Helena 85 65 Kansas City . 98 62 . Los Angeles 102 74 Miami 87 75 Minneapolis - 72 47 New Orleans 85 75 New York 77 70 Oaklnnd 68 56 Oklahoma City 93 62 Phoonlx 105 77 Pittsburgh 83 5 Red Blull 99 64 Salt Lake City 97 59 San Francisco fifi 5R Seattle 77 64 T. Stockton 95 55 Tucson 94 51 j Washington 88 69 Yuma 112 80 Weather Outlook By UNITED PRESS San Francisco Bay Region: Fair today, tonight and Thursday ex cept fog near ocean extending short distance Inland in morning; little change in temperature: high today San Francisco 67, Oakland 72, San Mateo 76, San Rafael 83: low tonight 60-55; westerly winds 10-18 mph in afternoons. Northern California: Fair lodav. little change In temperature: coast- at winds west and northwest 10-20 mph except locally 25-30 mph near Point conception today. Sacramento Valley: Fair today, tonight and Thursday; little change in temperature; high both days 90-98; low tonight 53-63: gentle winds. Northwestern California: Fair to day, tonight and Thursday except variable fog on coast; cooler on coast from Fort Bragg northward at:d locally Inland; high today and low toniRht Napa 83-53, Santa Rosa 82-50, Uklnh 93-53; northwesterly winds 10-20 mph near coast. WALTER FLEET term of 16 months that Is. until the post comes up for election in 1956. Motion to appoint Fleet was made by Councilman Lawrence Slater and seconded by Council man James Barnes. Appointment of Fleet was unanimous. Others voting for the appointment were councilmen Ladd Hoyt and Oliver Spike;-. At the meeting which was pre sided over by Mayor Paul Landry the council agreed to supply wa ter lor the caro of shrubs and grass on the new Sixth Street via duct which will be built and main tained by state personnel. II was estimated it would cost the city about $1,000 a year. Construction will get under way some tune in November, it was predicted. The group authorized Chief of Police Oi-villo Hamilton to pur chase $1,600 worth ot parking meters about 30 meters. Miller Company meters will be purchased it was pointed out. They also approved expenditure of more than $22,000 for rehabilita tion of the sewage system at the air port. The money will be reim bursed by the federal government it was announced. Bids which were opened at the meeting tor the purchase of a side dump truck for the cemetery were referred to the cemetery committee. Low bid was from tho Champion Company of Oakland with M53.90 next low was from Troy V. Cook Co. with $498.49; and Ivan W. Lee Company bid $534.95 and $504.95. First and second reading of a proposed ordinance to purchase some 32 acres of land for the air port were heard. It would au thorize purchase of the land from Jack C. Hayes and his wife, Leona C, for $15,300. The council passed on first and second readings of a proposed milk ordinance which would require per mits and inspections for milk and USAF Sergeant Changes Post FORT KLAMATH T-SrI. Don ald E. Trainer of Klamnth Palls made his last officiat visit here Inst week as Oround Observer Corps representative lor this sector. He ts being transferred this, month to Fresno and will be suc-i ceeded at Klamath Falls by T-Sgt. Bill Shrum of Sacramento. ; Klamath Swim Pool Now Open Municipal swimming pool will be open today from 4:30 until 9 p.nv and will be open every day unUl the warm weather ends during those hours. However, Bob Bonney, city recreation director, announced that on Saturday the pool will close at 8 p.m. Driver Cited For Following Close No Injuries resulted In a two-car crash early Wednesday on High way 39 near Airway Drive, but one of the drivers was cited by state police for following too close. Cited was Daniel Murphy of Mer rill whose car overturned in a barrow pit after it struck the left rear of a car driven by George Marshall of Malin. Police paid both cars were Irav ellng north and the accident oc curred as Murphy attempted to pass the other car. Norwest Retains Defense Lawyer Marc dus NorneM. 'J6-yearold Chlloquin laiuh worker, char tied with the second denrre murder, has returned Attorney Joseph Stearns nf the Portland law turn of Reinmillcr. Murray, Josslin and Stearns, to net in his defense. Norwest is arrived of slaying Jackie Jnnes, former divinitv Mu rient, with a 30-30 rttle in Chilo onln on AukunI 31. The shootim climaxed a dispute over a case of beer. The homicide Is under Invest. Ration Tuesday bv the Klamath County Grand Jury. On The Record aisKivor roi'STV VITAL HTA riXTlCS MINES . mv.NCM - Bobbv Glenn Hlii.. J.t. Hi.p Camp. Hnd Donna Lm FrriH'h. ifi, Happy Camp. Irene Marie Silv from Cenrge II I n'mpwini nr ai voire filed in bukuoii County Superior Court. DAVIS Born to Mr and Mr I.oran Davi. Auguit JO. in the Sukiwm . "iintv Uenrrfll lltMpital, a boy weiah Ins th 4 ot vnu;HT Uorn to Mr. and Mrs William Vouht. Auiuit U in Etna. bov wrifhinj 9 lb J', ox NKlt-i. Horn lit Mr. and Mrt Koheit Neill of Vreka. Aunitt 32 in fctun. x Niy Hriuhini T b. 9 oi. WESTON - Iloin to Mr. and Mr. Frrdenrk Wr.tion of Ktna. Auuil iJ. a No- i(hin ibi TntMlH.r. Horn to Mr and Mrt Hubert Trimble ot Fort Jonev All I utt IT in Fln. a bov went h in 4 I hi 10 o M FA UF It Hfun to Mr. and Mi . DarreM Meader of Yrka m the SliM ou Cmmt v Ceoeral HoepiUI a boy Mcixhinf 8 It. 14 1 oi Indian Booth Set Up At State Fair PORT KLAMATH One o the features ot the state fair In Salem this year is the Indian booth set up by Lefty Wild Eagle Wilder. This year his assistant is his mother, who came from Eugene to help him with the display of handmade Indian novelties and souvenirs which are for sale. Mrs. Wilder iGcniei remained in Port Klamnth to start their three voung sons to school on September Mi. Shasta Couple Injured In Crash WFEn Mr. and Mrs. Waller Cunningham. Wrrd. were hospital lied in the Mount Shasla Hospital Saturday niitht following an acci dent just south ol Mount Shasta Saturday mailt when llirir auto hit an oily alrelili on the highwav, went out ol control and hit a tree. The oil on the highway was fiom a barrel of ctankrase oil bemg hauled In a truck, the barrel over turned and the oil poured oer the roadway. Mrs. Cunniiishm antleied sev eral broken ribs and Cunningham was said to have an injured shoulder but no Inclines. I INtiOTS STOLEN I COl UMHUS. Ohio it Police say more tlinn $50 .000 worth nf tin liK.ois owned by Ihe government have been stolen fiom the Army's Columbus licnrial Depot. The in got.1 were purchased during World War ll as strategic material, and kept lor emergencies. 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