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PAGE 4 A HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1A53 MARKETS and FINANCE Editor's Note: The market re port titled belew are jeter day'e market, net today!, aad are carried a a (errte to thou tnbMiiber ta early de livery tone which mak publi cation of dally market! bnpo ilble within the rente tehedale. Stocks . WALL STREET ' NEW YORK AP) The stock market closed higher today with trading lively but some prices be low their best. Drugs and selected issues made wide gains. Volume lor Ihe day was est! mated at 3.700.000 shares com pared with 3,590,000 Monday. Gains of fractions to a point or so were made by key stocks. Big ger advances were scored by se lected issues. American Telephone spurted three. Similar gans were made by Pfizer and Polaroid. Zenith, which has risen 36'i points in six sessions ending Mon day, ran afoul of profit taking and was clipped for a 4-point loss, Pipeline and natural gas stocks continued mostly Higher in re. sponse to the Supreme Court rul ing in the Memphis gas case. Ten nessee Gas Transmission and El Paso Natural Gas were up a point or so. Youngstown Sheet rose about three and Gulf Oil around two, NEW YORK STOCKS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Admiral Corporation 18 3,i Alaska Juneau 3 Allied Chemical S3 ". Allis Chalmers 27 Alcoa 87 American Airlines ' 24 Vi American Can 59 American Cyanamide S3 -li American Motors 33 American Smelting 45 Vi American Tel & Tel 109 American Tobacco 95 American Viscose '35 Vi Anaconda Copper 57 Armco Steel 62 Atchison Railroad 26 Bendix Aviation 67 Bethlehem Steel 48 "i Boeing Airplane Company 4!) -1 Borden Co. 75 V, Borg Warner 37 a Burroughs Corp. 35 ft California Packing 49 Vi Canadian Pacific 29 Caterpillar Tractor 87 Celanese Corporation 28 V4 Cities Service 60 Consolidated Copper 18 Consolidated Edison 58 Vt Continental Can 57 Vi Crown Zellerbach 57 Curtiss Wright 26 14 Douglas Aircraft 56 Vt Dow Chemical 73 ' du Pont de Nemours 197 Vi Eastman Kodak 134 iil Paso NG 38 Emerson Radio 14 Vt Firestone Tire 128 Ford Motor 45 V General Dynamics 63 General Electric 70 General Foods 77 V4 General Motors 46 Georgia Pac. Cp. 46 Goodyear Tire 115 Great Northern 49 Vt Great West. Sugar 29 Vi Idaho Power 44 Illinois Central 48 International Nickel 87 Vi International Paper 114 International T & T 54 Johns Manville ' 48 V Kaiser Aluminum 40 Kennccolt Copper 94 V4 Libby. McNeill & Libby 11 Lockheed Aircraft 63 Loew's Incorporated 21 Montgomery Ward 41 Vi National Cash Reg. 73 Vi New York Central 26 V. Northern Pacific 48 Vt Pacific Gas & Electric 61 Pacific Tel & Tel 140 Pan American Airways 21 Penney (J. C.) Co. US Pennsylvania Railroad 17 Pepsi Cola Co. 25 ',i Philco Corp. 25 V Phillips Pet. 48 Vk Polaroid 106 4 Puget Sound P & L 30 Vi Radio Corp. of Amer. 46 Rayonier Incorporated 19 H Renuhlic Steel 70 V Reynolds Metals 67 4 Richfield Oil 101 Vi Safeway Stores Inc. 3B St. Regis 45 Scott Paper Company 73 Sears Roebuck 4 Co. 37 Vt Shell Oil Co. 80 Sinclair Oil 62 K Socony Mobil Oil 48 Southern Pacific 60 Vi Sperry Rand 22 Standard Oil California 59 Standard Oil N. J. 57 'k Sludebaker Packard 13 " Sunray 27 Sunshine Ming 7 i Swift k Company 32 J Texaco 85 4 Thompson Products 66 Transamerica Corporation 31 Twentieth Century Fox 3R H Union Oil Company 43 Union Pacific S5 V United Air Lines 30 1 United Aircraft 62 Vi United Corporation United States Plywood 41 Vt United States Smelting 35 United States Steel 88 'I Walgreen Stores 48 i Warner Pictures 24 H Western Auto Supply 24 Vi Western Union Tel. 31 Westinghouse Air Brake 27 H Westinghouse Electric 68 ' Woolworth Company 51 Vi Potatoes f SAN FRANCISCO (UPIFSMNS) Potatoes: Russets U.S. 1 6-ounce minimum 100 lbs Klamath mostly 3.75; U.S. 1A 1-Inch minimum Deschutes and Idaho 3.25: long whiles U.S. 1 5 ounce minimum Kern County 450 LOS ANGELES (UPI FSMNS No Oregon potato sales. Arrivals, rail 1. Livestock KLAMATH FALLS LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET DECEMBER 8, 1958 Receipts: Cattle 380. Hogs 57. Compared last Monday cows and feeder steers stronger; other class es steady. Hogs higher. Fed Slcers: bid., 23.60-23.70. Fed Heifers: Choice, 25.50-25.70; Good, 24.70-25.50; Std., 23-(O-24.O0. Cows: Std., 20.50-22.80; Cmcl., 19.50-20.50: Utility, 17.60 - 19.60; Canners and Cutters, 13.10-16 10. Bulls; Utility and Cmcl., 24.00- 25.30. Veal Calves: Good-Choice. 29.70- 30.00; Hvy. Killer Calves, 23.90 26.50; Baby Calves, Be;f, 30.00- 39.00 per head. Stockers and Feeders: Steers Good, 600-850 lbs., 25.25-26.60; Com mon-Medium, 23.O0-24.5fi. Heifers, Good. 550-700 Jbs., 24.00-25.50; Com mon-Medium, 20.00-23.00. Steer Calves, Good-Choice, 30M50 lbs., 28.75-31.20: Medium, 25.50-25.70 Heifer Calves, Good-Choice, 300-450 lbs., 27.00-29.50; Feeder Cows, aged, 16.50-18.00; young 18.10-20.00, Hogs: U.S. 1 & 2 (180-220 lbs.), 18.90-19.20; Sows, 15.10; Weaner Pigs. 10.50. Reported by Ray Petersen, coun ty agent,. PORTLAND (AP) (USDA) - Cattle 350: all classes steady; part load average choice 1,217 lb fed steers 27.50; load high good to low choice 27.00; load mostly good 26.50; truck lot mixed good and choice fed heifers 26.25; load mostly good 25.75; utility and commercial cows 17.00-20.50; can ners and cutters 14.50-16.00, heavy cutters to 17.00; light canners 12.50-14.00. Calves salable 75; market steady; choice vealers 31.00-33.00; several high choice late Wednes day 33.50-34.00; good vealers 28.00- 31.00; standard calves and veal ers 22.00-27.00. Hogs salable 400; market slow sales steady with Monday's 50 lower close; sows steady with Monday's 50-1.00 lower close: U.S. No. 1-2 butchers 20.00-20.25; mixed grade Jots 19.50; weights 240-270 in, mostly No. Z-3S, 17.00-18.00; sows 13.50-16.50. Sheep salable 400; trade slow: sales steady to weak; several lots good and choice slaughter lambs 19.00-19.50: good and choice feed ers 17.00-18.50: cull to good slaugh ter ewes 4.00-9.00. CHICAGO (AP) - (USDA) - Hogs 12,000: steady to 25 lower weak on butchers;. 2-3 mixed grade 200-225 lb butchers 18.25- 18.75; several lots 1-3 mixed grade 190-220 lbs 18.75-19.00; sev eral lots 1-2 mostly 1st these weights 19.00-19.25: hundred head Is 190-215 lbs sorted for weight and grade 19.35; a small volume 3s 225 lbs down to 18.00; 2-3 mixed grade 230-250 lbs 17.65-18.25; a few lots 2s 230-250 lbs 18.00-t8.50; and a few 3s 250 lbs at 17.50; mixed 2-3 260-280 lbs 17.25-17.65: 2-3 mostly 3s 280-310 lbs 16.75- 17.25; a deck 375 lb butchers 16.00: most 425-525 lbs 14.25-15.25. Cattle 6.000; calves 100; slaugh ter steers steady to strong: sev eral heads prime 1,175 1,300 lb slaughter steers 28.75-29.00; a load 1,268 lbs 29.00; bulk high choice and prime 1,300 lbs and down 27.00-28.50; choice and prime 1,300-1,525 lbs 25.25-27.50; standard to good 1.050 lbs 25.00; a load of choice and prime 950 lb heifers 28.00; bulk good to high choice 25.50-27.75; utility and com mercial cows 17.50-20.00; a lew standard to 22.00; canners and cutters 15.00-18.25; a few Holstein cutter and utility 18.50-19.00; utili ty and commercial bulls 22.00 24.50; good vealers 29.00-32.00; utility and standard 20.00-29.00: culls down to 15.00; mixed good and choice 950-1,025 lb feeder steers 26.00-26.65. Sheen 3.000: wooled lambs most ly 50 lower; good and choice 92- 106 lb wooled lambs 18.50-20.50; cull and utility 15.00-18.00: a dou ble deck choice 110 lb wooled lambs 20.00; cull to choice slaughter ewes 6.00-7.50. STOCKTON (UPIFSMNS) Livestock: Cattle salable 100. Commercial cows 20-21, utility 18.50-20, can ners and cutters 15.50-18.50, shel ly canners down to 12. Medium and good stocker steers 500 lbs 27-27.50, good and choice stocker and feeder heifers 550-620 lbs 25- 26. Calves salable 25. Good daught er calves 340-390 lbs 28.25-29. Heif er stock calves 425-520 lbs 29. Hogs salable 200. Market not es tablished. Sheep salable UK). Good and choice wooled slaughter ewes 7- 9, cull and utility 5-7. Good around 80 lb feeder lambs 17.50, medium 17. Grain PORTLAND (AP) Coarse grains, 15-day shipment, bulk, coasi delivery: Oats, No.2. 38-lh while 51.50-52.00 Barky, No.2. 45-lb B.W 52.50 Com, No.2 E.Y. sh'p't 54.75-55.25 Wheat (bid I to arrive market basis No. 1 bulk delivered coast Unquoted. Hard Red Winter: Unquoted, Hard White Baart: Ordinary J.13'4 10 per cent J.13' It per cent ..... 2.13'j 12 per cent ... 2.13'i Car receipts: Wheat 77; barley 46: flour 25; corn 5: oats 4: mill feed 19. GARAGE BURGLARY The garage of the Henderson and Henderson tweking concern, locat ed on South Sixth Street, was bro ken into sometime between 5 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. state police report. The report states that the burglars took an unknown quantity of bulk oil, about a doicn wrenches of various types and sizes, and a case and a half of antifreeie. It also states that a "consideranle mess" was made in the process. Throng Sees Lights Go On At T-C Shopping Center An estimated crowd of more than 4.000 persons saw the Christ mas tree lights go on in the Town and Country Shopping Center last night. Lt. Col. Raymond A. Thorn ton of Kingsley Field flipped the switch which set aglow the hun dreds of colored lights on the ISO- loot tree. Just prior to Ihe lighting cere monies. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Putnam-were called to the platform and introduced. Mrs. Putnam was presented with a big bouquet of red roses and a plaque was pre sented to her husband. Then a sterling silver punch set with tray was presented to both of them as a memento of appreciation. Pair Injured In Accident Two Biebcr men were injured, one of them seriously, Tuesday night when the car in which they were riding missed a curve on Highway 139 and went off the road about five miles south of Tulelake. Charles Kramer, 20, driver of the car. sustained a serious head injury in the accident while his companion, Lester Gray, 21, suf fered a back injury. The two men were picked up at the scene of the accident by the Tulelake Ambu lance and taken first to the office of a physician in Tulelake and then to Klamath Valley Hospital. Hospital authorities reported Wednesday morning that Kramer had not yet recovered complete consciousness and that Gray would be X-rayed during the course of the day. A passenger in the car, Pfc. Patrick Wood of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, was uninjured in the accident. California Highway Pa trol officers reported that Wood was a hitchhiker whom Kramer had picked up. He was riding in the back seat. Patrol officers, who had not yet been able to speak to the driver of the car, reported that their investigation was still continuing Wednesday morning. They stated that, the 1958 car was apparently southbound at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred. The car left the pavement, went off Ihe roadway - and traveled some 634 feet before shearing off a power pole; it came to rest 34 feet farther on, still on its wheels. The accident occurred about 9 p.m. Santa Thrills Alturas Children ALTUT5AS Santa Claus thrilled Ihe children of this farthermost northeastern town in California Saturday as he rode in a horse- drawn sleigh through Christmas Lane (Main Street) Alturas. This marked the opening of the Christmas season planned by the Alturas Merchants Association tn cooperation with the Lions Club. BPW Club. Rotary, 20-30 Club and Ihe California Oregon Power Com pany. Modoc Union High school stu dents led the parade, followed by the girls drill team and the high school band under the direction of Instructor Boyes. The local marching band has appeared for the past two years in Kczar Stadium, San Francisco, during the pageantry of the East- West shrine game. Funerals DIES SACRAMENTO Funeral serv ices under the direction of the Vet erans Affiliated Council were held on Saturday, November 29, in Sac ramento for Joseph T. Dies, 62, of 709 ban Miguel Way, with in terment in the City Cemetery vet erans' plot. Dies, a native of Oe- den, Utah, was a clerk for the Southern Pacilic Company. He died in a San Francisco hospital on November 26 alter a long illness He served as a corporal in France during World War I. Later he served as lieutenant in the Utah National Guard. He is survived by the widow. Marguerite E. and a daughter, Mrs. Peggy J. Ramsey of Sacramento: sisters. Mrs, Hel en Hales of Klamath Falls, Mrs. Arthur Ekherg of Vallejo, Mrs Dorothy Cook of Ogden, and a brother, Louis Dies, also of Ogden, DAVIDSON YREKA Funeral services for William Thomas (Bill) Davidson, 80, of Fort Jones, were held in the Fort Jones Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday, December 9, at 2 p.m. Mr. Davidson had served as a member of the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors for 32 years before his retirement in 1957, He was a member of a pioneer Siski you County family, Mr. Davidson died Dcccnvber 6 in tho Siskiyou County General Hospital In Yreka where he had been hospitalized tor a heart ailment since the middle of November, fie was married to Lucie Grider 53 years ago and he and his wife observed their golden wedding anniversary on April 17, 1955. Mr. Davidson was honored wilh a public reception attended by leading state and county poli tical and social leaders upon his retirement in January. 1957. The supervisors hung his portrait in their meeting room upon his re tirement, and he has been the only supervisor to be honored in this way. Survivors Include the widow. Lucie: one daughter. Mrs. Allen howler of Fort Jones; two grand children: and one great-grandson. Interment was In Ihe Fort Jone Odd Fellows Cemetery. HYDE Funeral services for Mabel Clara Hyde will take place from the chapel of ward s Klamath f u neral Home on Thursday, Decern her 11, 1M8. at 10 a.m.. the Rev. James Rockholt of tho Pilgrim Holiness Church officiating. Con eluding service in Klamath Me morial Park. The plaque is the South Subur ban Civic Award for 1956, 1957 and 1958 and was presented in ap prcciation of Putnam's- outstand ing contributions to the commu nity. l His is the third successive Christmas season that Putnam has contributed a tree for the holiday pleasure of youngsters who come to the shopping center. Jess House, president of Town and Coun'ry Merchants Associa tion, explained some of the de tails involved in bringing in and setting up the tree. "Ned took us out in his plane just after daybreak on Sunday, House said, "and spotted a suit able tree. Then by truck he went to the area, secured the necessary permit for cutting and spent all day with his crew getting the tree down and loaded. "The operation tied up a crew and at least two rigs for about two days, House declared. "When the tree was finally in place, it was learned that the crane which was donated last year is out of town. So, Ned built a 40-foot boom in his own shop, with a little help from the shop ping center, in order that the tree might have lights strung clear to ihe top. House emphasized that the Christmas tree project has been just one of the many contributions made by Ned Putnam over the years. After the lighting ceremony. Santa Claus arrived on the big gest South Suburban Fire Depart ment truck, driven by Chief Bus ter Gordon, himself, with the siren wide open. Santa distributed more than 1.000 packages of animal crackers to the youngsters and invited them to return to see him before Christmas. Defense Director Finds Device LAKEVIEW The remains of what is apparently a weather re cording device was brought Mon day to the office of E. L. McKin ney, civil defense director for Lake County, by W. P. Vernon who had found it on his property at the head of Goose Lake. The instrument, which had a record in the back for taking data, was surmised to have dropped and been damaged when the para chute to which it was attached did not open. The chute was not brought in by Vernon. Both instru ment and chute had apparently been there for some time. This is the first time that such apparatus has been found in this vicinity and report of it was made at once by McKinney to the civil defense headquarters at Salem. Oregon Weather By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday Max. Min. Prep. Baker 37 34 .02 Bend 51 32 Eugene ..... 54 48 .26 Newport 57 51 .43 North Bend 60 53 .15 Pendleton 32 -29 .05 Portland Airp't .. 40 38 .24 Redmond 42 30 .05 Roscburg 57 52 .13 Salem 45 43 .29 Western Oregon Mostly cloudy or foggy with occasional light drizzle through Thursday, except intermittent rain in extreme north; little change in tempera tures. Highs 45-55 except 60 on south coast: low tonight 38-48. Coastal winds mostly southeaster ly, 5-15 m.p.h. baslern Oregon Part y c oudv in south, most cloudy or foggy with occasional drizzle in north, through Thursday; slightly warm er. Highs 35-45 except 55 in the extreme south; low tonight 25-35. Northern Oregon beaches- Considerable low clouds with fog ana occasional drizzle or light rain through tonight; mostly cloudy Thursday. Beach winds southeast erly, 8-15 m.p.h. Temperature range 50-60. Grants Pass and vicinity Considerable low cloudiness and valley fog with a little drizzle or light rain through Thursday. High temperatures 52-57; low tonight 43-48. Baker-La Grande area Consid erable cloudiness with patches of valley fog and a little light rain or drizzle through Thursday. High temperatures 35-40; low tonight 30-36. California Weather United Press International San Francisco Bay Area: Fair and warmer through Thursday'; high today 65-70; low tonight 45 53; gentle winds; limited visibility because of smoke and haze. Mt. Shasta-Siskiyou area: Fair and warmer through Thursday. Sierra Nevada: Fair and warm er through Thursday. , Sacramento Valley: Fair and warmer through Thursday: high both days 65-65: low tonight 38 46; gentle winds. San Joaquin Valley: Fair and warmer through Thursday; high both days 65-70; low tonight 37-44; gentle winds. Northwestern Calilornia: Fair through Thursday except patches of morning fog in valleys and on coast: warmer today; high today and low tonight Napa 68-44. Santa Rosa 70-40, Ukiah 68-46; southerly winds 8-18 m.p.h. near coast. MANAGER ASSIGNED LAKEVIEW - Assignment of Gene P. Pierson to the Bly Rang er District is announced by Clay ton Weaver, forest supervisor of tne rremont National Forest. Pier- son will be working under the di rection of W. Ellis Gross, dis trict ranger of the Bly District. Pierson received his appointment as forester in July of 1956 and was assigned to the Warner Ranger District until October of 1956 when ha was placed on mili-i tary furlough for duty in the Navy. av, .., . ' i-. ...-.ml., ri, , ,M ""rnwiwMj RIVERSIDE SCHOOL was inspected Tuesday afternoon by Deputy State Fire Marshal Wilburn R. Dodge who is look ing at one of the staircases being pointed out by School Superintendent Arnold L. Gralapp. Some of Dodge's first reactions to the school, which has been described as con taining fire hazards by City Fire Chief Roy Rowe are given in the story on Page 4. Four Fliers, Two Tots Die As Plane Roars Into Homes NORFOLK, Va. (AP)-A crip pled Navy tanker plane loaded with tons of fuel went out of con trol just short of its home airstrip here Tuesday and plowed with a naming roar through two homes. The four crewmen and two infants in one of the homes perished. the twin-engine North Ameri can AJ2, just seconds away from the runway at the Norfolk Naval Air Station, clipped tree tops and the roof of a house and sheared through a trailer truck before it smashed into the two homes. The Navy said preliminary In vestigation indicated the pilot tried to wreck in a swamp near the two homes. James H. Miller, who works at the air station, said: "I saw the plane when It was at Student Has New Roomie ANN ARBOR. Mich. (AP)-Hil- liard J. Goldman, the coolest stu dent at the University of Michi gan, has a new roommate Jack Frost. As the temperature dropped to near zero, Goldman shunned the comforting warmth of dormitory lite to move into a pup tent in pro test against the university and conformity in funeral. Goldman sleep.-: in a heavily padded sleeping bag. He said it, and insulation provided by news papers and dry leaves on the ground, keep him snug. He has continued his life as a shivering recluse for more than a week. He bicycles to class each morning and studies at the library each night. I m protesting the mothering attitude of the university." said Goldman, a 21-year-old senior from Detroit. "I've been almost self-sustaining for over a year and l wanted to see If I could do it with my home. By showing that I can, I may stop some of the authorities who try to hedge students in lec turers who try to weed out all radical elements, administrators who try to restrict free speech and officials who have made too many stringent requirements in housing regulations. Everybody was trying to direct me. "I've got nothing against socie ty. I'm looking for some sort of philosophy, maybe the cold air will help me. It certainly hasn't hurt." LOWERS FUEl BILLS NO FLOOR DRAFTS Improve Your Fireplace! ' SEW FUfPUCt WtOTK IMG NfJM . . . KCfNt Colorful Booklet FREE JE CflACDUAOE 528 Main St. least a half a mile away. At that time it was between 150 and 250 feet high and making a normal approach...! noticed as it came closer that the degree of bank of the wings became greater. "Before the degree reached 90 degrees, I knew a crash was im minent. The plane was not smok ing and the engine didn't sput ter." One of the two homes smashed by the plane was unoccupied. In the other were Mrs. Joseph E. Tondora. wife of a Navy lieu tenant, and two children, Joseph Jr., 14 months, and Michalene, two weeks old. Barbara, 10, was in school. The nose section of the tanker ripped into the Tondora home. The infants burned to death. Mrs. Ton dora was burned. The dead crewmen were Lt. Cmdr. George Wilson, 38. of Nor folk, pilot; Ens. Fred M. Clancy III, 20, co-pilot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Clancy Jr., Kissim mce, Fla.: Airman Patrick F. Toomey, 19. son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Toomey, Durham, N.C., and Aviation Mechanic 3.C. John E. Delancy, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Delaney, Chelsea, Mass. The Navy said the plane had re fueled one jet over Chesapeake Bay and was refueling another when it developed engine trouble less than half an hour after take off. It was cleared for an emergency landing. Its left engine lost power completely as the tanker made a left turn in the landing pattern. The plane went into a spin. Charles Sheppard Jr., driver of the trailer truck, also suffered burns. 2 Die, 11 Hurt In Bus Accident BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) Two persons were killed and 11 others injured Tues day night when a New York-bound bus crashed hcadon with a small truck on icy Route 28. The eastbound royal blue coach lines bus, carrying 17 passengers, swerved to avoid hitting an un lighted eastbound truck in front of it. The bus and the small west bound truck collided in the west bound lane. Police said the eastbound truck, a tractor-trailer, failed to stop aft er the accident. They are trying to locate it. The truck apparently was traveling without lights. i',-,yi:ii'an.wii.-wwiii: NO SPARKS NO SMOKE UNIfOM MAT MOM FIOOI TO Ctll. INOt tUIN WOOO. MKMIITS C StMHM FUEll TOM CONTIOl tltt . . , TOUt HOMI A NO FAMMV lAMM in . . mm Mi tm TU 4-5662 Marshal Probes School; Full Report Due Shortly By LAMAR HOOVER A deputy state fire marshal made an inspection of Riverside School Tuesday afternoon, parallel ing an earlier inspection by Fire Chief Roy Rowe who has reported fire hazards within the building. The deputy's full report on the school and final recommendations will be made only after his re turn to Salem, but he did have some specific on-the-spot sugges tions to make during the course of the inspection. The deputy, Wilburn R. Dodge, seemed to think that first priority in improvements to increase the building's safety should be given to the installation of fire doors which would serve as vertical bar riers on the two stair wells. How ever, he mentioned a number of other possible improvements and said that the whole job could not be done overnight. Those accompanying Dodge on his inspection visit were A. L. Gralapp, superintendent of city schools; Chief Rowe; Don Golding, principal at Riverside; John Glu brecht, plant superintendent of city schools; Harold Ashley, clerk of the city schools; John Mitchell, city fire department inspector: and three members of the board of School District 1: Mrs. Clara Moore, Rollin Cantrall and Jacob Renie. The inspection began in the for mer auditorium on the third floor, which has served as a storeroom since it was condemned for instruc tional use, apparently early in the Smoke Loss Estimated LAKEVIEW Damage in the amount of $15,000 to $20,000 has been estimated to have occurred as the result of smoke which amassed in the Town and Country store of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Free man on H Street in Lakeview Sat urday night, December 6. An oil stove used for heating purposes in the store is said to have been the source of the trouble but what happened was not definitely de termined. Smell of the smoke was detected about midnight in a restaurant next door, but when it permeated the bakery on the other side and the restaurant to the point of soot the fire department was called at 5:20 a.m. and the damage was discovered. Stock in the ready-to-wear de-i partment managed by Mrs. Free man, was almost covered with the soot, and the saddlery and west ern wear sectibn operated by Free man was included in much of the loss. Although insurance was carried on the stock the Freemans stated that there will be considerable loss due to extra merchandise on hand for the holiday selling. Repainting of the interior of the building will be necessary because of smoke damage. The building is owned by B. K. Snyder. BIRD CHECK The Klamath Basin Nature Soci ety will conduct its fourth annual bird check December 21-28. Dur ing these days, members and friends of the society will search all corners of the Basin from Crater Lake to the Lava Beds Na tional Monument to determine the species that are residents at this time. The annual census will be tallied December 28. The society will hold its annual meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 18, at the Camp Fire office, 325 Main Street, to work out details of the bird watch. Anyone interested ir taking part is invited to attend thr meeting. Between 20-30 person: help in the bird tally. FOR YOU 53flOQ CASH jTnL now Costs only $6.05, & repaid in 3 moothly pay nxxits of $3&3S each! Phone ahead for youi l(Muthen pock up money on first vi&t IDEAL 10 AH f5 Our 50th Year 115 North 10th Street N. W. Corner Main & 10th Phone: TU 2-2537 -Tom Basey. Manager 1930s. There is now a large amount of material stored there, and Dodge observed that it was his experience with schools in general that finding sufficient storage space was always a problem, lis expressed the opinion that the cen tral area of the third floor would make a relatively safe storage area if it were boarded off from the wings with material offering one hour s resistance to fire, so as to prevent any lateral spread ot lire. uoage aiso suggesiea mat a space of at least two inches be tween any combustible construc tion and the central flue should be provided at the roof of the building. Another proposal w a i that the vent ducts from the dif ferent rooms, which terminate in various corners of the third floor attic should be extended beyond the roof, either singly or in group. He looked with some curiosity at the escape slide which runs up the north side ot the 1910 building. He said that in his opinion this type of fire escape is more dan gerous than a staircase, due to the possibilities lor injury that it af fords. This remark provoked the recollection among some of the visitors of the time that Andy Collier, then a school board mem ber, innocently opened the door to the slide and was next heard from on the school yard below. Dodge found one carbon tetra chloride fire extinguisher in the building. He said that the fumes are poisonous and that a carbon dioxide or soda acid extinguisher should -be substituted. In general the deputy fire mar shal emphasized that some of his recommendations would be expen sive and would have to be budget ed for over a period of time. The essential thing is to get the things that might start a Are eliminated as soon as possible. he said. . Superintendent Gralapp indicat ed that one of the potentially ex pensive items that would have to be considered by the board would be the construction' of a new ac cess road to the school. It has become possible to do this by means of a fill from Rogers Street to Cypress Avenue, now that this board has acquired some property facing the school ground. One of Chief Rowe's complaints about the school was that fire trucks would have difficulty reaching the build ing in icy weather, over the pres ent road. The deputy fire marshal went on from Riverside School to Fre mont, second stop on a tour which school officials hope will permit him to inspect every school in the city during his present visit. Another element in the present campaign to assure fire safety iif the schools was the receipt Mon day by City Manager G. S. Ve geer of a letter from tne ctaa fire marshal citing the state lap on fire drills. - I This law directs the state ma. shal and his assistants municipal fire marshals and fire chief ta require public and private schools and educational institutions to hold! one fire drill each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours. - Shop For Gifts f MEN I REALLY I APPRECIATE W fiT h&H Green Slempi ft SMITH I AUTO SUPPLY 919 Klamath , -our new HoBidlciyS; loan PCan : Get
