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Newspaper Page Textt I M o) mm mm dim 0 WEATHER Mil. (April IH 41 Mtn, IplUIUii l fcr . tttrtftiii ! 41 I,! tar . Ml Nsrntftl . fltlCK KVK CK.NIM KLAMATH FAI.I.H, (IIIKUON, MONDAY, APR. -j4' Telephone dill No. 1214 Pensions OK; Goa Strike Elide 111 I lIO WWWkiWiw'"'"' ' NUIKI Will' BOGOTA I qulrl li olutlonary Mi By FKANK JKNKINH today-after rev- that killed ;i(KJ people, smashed HMO stolen, cl lire Via 40 mujur buiminifa mid damaged ninny churches. Colombian army troops patrol the rlly. They hnva order In shoot looters Oil sight. Everybody tu how papers on demand. Itriiue squad are plikihg up iiiriiM-n amid heaps of rubble to fkkt moil Often there in a HTKNCII OF HU MAN M.Kttll in Hie ir. lOMM'll Mi KVOV, AP iinruil- rut on Dip spot, nya thla morn li ill In telephoned clupsuh Ui New York : "Probably never brlmr In this liemuplicic history has their been revolt Hint broniilll to llillrll fight lag. looting and burning. The heart of Bogota waa reduced to smoking rum. Hardly public buildini es caped public damage, mid iiorn eeryhere were sarked by mobsters wielding knives and machetes." lie adds: "There U no word yet whether the Colonibimi Workern rtdermlon h called olf the general trlke It or dered when the rioting started Fri day." THE tun that touched ofl the - plosion 'M the thootlnt of a Colombian liberal (opposition partyi leader named Oaltan. The censorship loosened enough this mnrnlng lo reveal hla name. Who hot him and why which, after all. la the nub of the story la Mill undisclosed. There la a story to the effect that a new cONKF.RVATIVr.-I.IHKRAL cabinet HF-AUKD BY A LIBERAL was formed Saturday and took office Vm rtuucldjr. If the Conservative ,.i Oaltan, why did they take the liberala Into an emergency coalition government If the liberala thought the coiiservallvra did Uie shouting, why did Ihey consent lo go into the emergency coalition government? TT doesn't sound much like a typical. 1 rtm-ot-the-mlll Latin - American revolution, doea It? Tlie "government" of Colombia ob viously doesn't THINK It waa a tvplcal. run-of-the-mill revolution. Thla morning It BRKAK8 DIPLO MATIC RELATIONS with Russia. The Colombian government radio aaya 16 rORKION agent have been caught, including two Russians, and Kime of them" were taken alive. Three foreign agenta. the report atldt. were captured while trying to atari trouble. The announcer on the goveriimenl radio says: "Dclegatea to the dis rupted Inicr-Amcrlcan conference have decided to continue aesalons of Ihe conference at Bogota." He adds: Thla we done o that coinmunini eould nol triumph over Colombia and the rent of the natlona of the Western Hemisphere." THAT la the story up lo the hour 1 these words are written. Draw your own conclusions. You K ri . KM ONI) PLANE ....SEATTLE, April IS iVi A second hbl-specd XB-47 Jet bomber has rolled from the Boeing Alrplnne company's plant here, bill officials said today It probably won't fly for another mouth. II Is due for additional installa tion and functional testing before going to Moses Lake sir force for continued testing. Big Maps Used at Highway Hearing it :! . : , ' KUmath nd Lake rounly people Rtlrndlng todsy'i UgUUtlve Interim rommitter hrarinr on high way were mual Inlerrtted in fmtnrnif mapi pUred on the circuit courtroom walls by the committee for U In Rtudylng Ihe road BVitema of the two count Ira. "Your counties are to big we have to corer the j walla with maps, " aald RrprearntatlTe Ralph Moore, chairman of the rioting legislative group. Picture shows the map, with T. R. Walters, lower right, pointing to sections mi the Klamath map In discussing Ihe Klamath road program. Contempt Trial Still Faces Lewis WAKIHVGTO.V. April Z rV John L. Iewia won SlM-a-month pension at age 62 for his miners to day and gave the striking coal dig gers word to go back to work. Rut this failed to aave him from an order to stand trial for con tempt of court. Federal Judge T. Alan Golds borough ruled Lewis must come Into court Wednesday at 10 a. m. IF ST i to fare a contempt charge foi allegedly Ignoring an April 3 court order to call of the strike. Appeal Welly K. Hopkins, attorney for Lewi, argued in vain that a tele gram Lewis Rent the miners short ly before OoIdsboroiJKh's court or der was "full faith" compliance with the stop-strike order. That telegram aald: "Pensions granted. Agreement honored." The United Mine Workers lead-e- sent a telegram after accepting a plan for ftlOO-a-month pensions at age 62 for miners with 20 years service who retired after May 28, 1946. That was the date a mine work er welfare fund was set up. It Is financed by 10 cents a ton royalty E. A Fetsch Of Lakeview Dies Sunday LAKEVIEW, April 12 Ernest August Ketach, 65, prominent Lake view merchant and civic leader, died suddenly here Sunday shortly be fore midnight. Mr. Fetsch waa visiting at the ' Hunter Hot Bprings hotel with two old friends, Van and Louis Withers of Summer Lake, guests at the hotel. Death waa attributed to a heart at tack. The Lakeview man had been in good health and Sunday had plan ned a fishing trip to Coos Bay but illness of Mrs. Petsch caused him to postpone his plans. "Ernie" Fetsch wur. born June 13, 1892, at Portland. On September 23, Hill, he moved to Lakeview with his father, the late Frank Fetsch, and they opened a men's clothing store known for a time as The Matchless store. The name was changed later to Fetsch's. In 1916 Mr. Fetsch was married to Edith Carter, who preceded him in death on February 26, 1920. They had one son. Carter Fetsch, now ol Lakeview. Later Mr. Feuch and Mrs. Lola Pleasants Hall of Lakeview were married. One son. Douglas, of Hllla boro, was bom to this union. Doug las ia in newspaper work in the val ley city. Mr. Fetich waa one of Lakevlew's I most active citizens. He served as mayor in 1934. was past president of the Lake County Round-Up as sociation in which he continued an active Interest, was a member of the Lakeview city council. Rotary club, chamber of commerce, and In 1915 became a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church. Final rites will be announced later by Owsley-Osterman Funeral home. In addition to his wife and two sons. Mr. Fetsch is survived by one lar traffic. Soviet Agents Arrested For Revolt Action today BOGOTA, April 12 rfw The government radio annoanoed Colombia has broken diplomatic relatione with Russia. The break In relations followed an announcement yesterday that two Horiet Russian agents have been arrested In connection with Friday's revolution. The government radio said today IS foreign agents. Including two Russians, have been eaught "inflagrante" (a Spanish word, the English equivalent of which ia caught In the act), and same were taken alive. It aald three foreign agenta were taken while trying to start trouble. The announcement said delegates to the disrupted Inter-American conference have decided to continue sessions of the eonferenee here. He aald thla waa done "so that communism could not triumph over Colombia and the rest of the nations of the hemisphere." bhortly alter dawn people In the downtown area where the United States embassy office are situated began coming out of their house in numbers unseen since Friday night. Many were women with baskets rn T thelr'heads looking for food. There I were men going to work or to see if the places where they worked still exist. Army Control An army control point has been set up at a corner by the .".r.basay. Soldiers search all men passersby and women for weapons. The soldiers give directions but do not allow any pedestrians to go yet in the direction of the capltolio and the presidential palace from this area. No police are in evidence and the radio said all authority hae been vested in the army under martial law. There is no word yet whether the Colombian Workers Federation has called off the general strike it ordered when the rioting started Friday. Many persons approaching the army control areas bold their hands above their heads and wave white handkerchiefs. There is nc rehlcu- brother. Carl Fetsch of Lakeview: a sister. Mrs. Evelyn J. Lockner of Glendora. Calif.: his step-mother, Mrs. Marie S. Fetsch. also of Glen dora, and one step-son, Vinton Hall, of Chicago. Road Levy Vote Gets Legislative Attention As Test Of Local Willingness To Aid Road Finance on each ton of coal mined. Members of the United Mine Workers otherwise eligible for th pension will get It even though thev . u n u in 111 1 1 ic. II II n II . T C II U I paid the royalty. Compromise This plan was proposed by Sen ator Bridges (R-N.H.) as a com promise .of Lewis' demand for pen sions forall miners age 60 with 201 years service regardless ot the date i gitm Flagg, McKay : Here Tonight The special three-mill road levy i proposal would be better understood , latter link, and said a more adequate ! tney ,'Tt,rf?- Vn Horn.- "p" . . ...... 1 &nMnff lha n-i in. nrur. ,m In vi. to be on the May primary ballot 1 and would carry. i warning system is needed. came In for special emphasis In the , nc said Ihe county has 3000 miles The legislative committee evinced ' county road phase or today a state f r0ads. and that more money to much interest in the fringe roads in secondsry highways, forest hiiih ways, city streets, and how lo fi nance highway construction and maintenance received the attention of Ihe legislative coinmlllernien here for the hearing. They asked particularly about local efforts lo fmance such work, and in this connection the county road levy came up. County Knitinerr Welly Hector said that a previous levy hsd been bsdly defeated, but said he had hopes the new levy Work Starts On Yarner Road LAKEVIEW. April 12 Work start ed Friday on the Warner valley road, a seven and one-half mile stretch of grading from Ihe Fremont Junction to Mud Creek. The contract of I296.2M was awarded a month ago by the Oregon state highway commission to Inter city Sand and Gravel company of Springfield. Ore. The contract also Includes Ihe en tire stretch from the Fremont Junc tion to Drake Creek, a 20l.-mile Job calling for surfacing of rock and gravel. Deadline on both Jobs Is Novem ber 30, 1948. legislative interim committee near- operate the road department is ing on highways, held at the court- I Pij. county Judge V. K. Reeder house throughout the morning. UlM In, toti jevy wn iiy Lake and Klamath primary and defeated in the cliy previously and possibly city voters do not realise that one-halt of the city s share jf the tax Income would go to the various clues for street work In the municipalities. All groups appearing before the legislative committee today were agreed on major essentials of state highway financing and distribution. If more money is needed for the stale program, they favored: 1. An lnrrraie in gas taxes some suggesting a limn of 3 cent in crease.! 2. Increase In auto registration tsome suggested a $& boost to $10.1 3. Increase In driver license fees of not more than I1.2S per blennlum. Hond Issues for road work were generally opposed but Uie Idea ot sh t-term revenue bonds liquidated out of gas tax and auto registration fees received some favor If found absolutely necessary. Jack Briscoe presented the Lake I couui cuuri, tiiitiiiurr oi commerce and other Lake groups, r. a. wai ters presented the Klamath county court-chamber brief on primary and second highways. Wall)' Hector dis eased Klnmiith county roads. Mayor William Lorens told of Chlloquln's road problems, empha sising the need for Improvement of the Sprngue river road and of the connecting link between the city proper and the new route of U. 8. 87. He discussed the hazard on the the Klamath suburban area, which are "orphans" with no one definitely responsible for their improvement. ' pity Engineer E. A. Thomas pre sented the Klamath Falls municipal comments. Thomas outlined certain major projects for the future here, in- eluding: resenting the mine operators In ne gotiations with bridges and Lewis, opposed the Bridges plan but was out-voted. All this was concluded before Ooldsborough hearing on an order for Lewis to show cause why he should not be held In contempt. Then came the Judge's decision that Lewis must stand trial Wednes. day. Before Goldsborough acted, there George H. Flagg. republican seek ing nomination for secretary of state, will also appear before the Klamath County Young Republi cans club tonight at the Wine ma hotel. Flagg is to appear on the .pro gram with Douglas MCKay or who is a candidate lor nomination as governor. McKay is her with the highway legislative interim committee. The Young Republicans club banquet is scheduled for 7 p.m. with McKay as principal speaker. He is expected to talk on game management, while Flagg will dis cuss campaign matters. The government is appealing to farmers to bring in food, which is a major problem, saying the roads are clear. Government announcements said army planes flying over the roads would see that the roads are clear. They appeal to merchants to sell at prices which were in effect before Friday. I. West aide bvpaaa of downtown i hd hern rrrr Indication that the along California Eyewitness Account Tells Of Smashed And Burning Bogota Following Revolution Riots n.v johki-ii t: m'kvuv BOGOTA, Colombia, April it A'i The government aniiouiierd today that Colombia has broken relations with Hovtel Kusaia in the wake ot revolutionary rlota which killed 300 persons, smashed at least 1000 stores, aet ablase 40 major buildings and ruined many of the city's proudest ehurchea. Two Kuaslana described aa com munists are under arrest, a govern ment broadcast declared, along with 13 oilier foreign agents seised here anil In Call, They are accused of conniving In selling off the fury which in three daya devastated much of: this 000-ronl high rapilal and forced a revision In Ihe gov ernment. Women with baskets dnred snip er.' bullets lo gu initikellng today hi this food-short city. Hospitals sent out appeals tor serums and penicillin. Tlio sltiiiilliin la still critical. i Pint of this dispatch was re ceived by telephone avid part of II. by wireless from Bogota. Thcto was no clcnr-cut Indication, howover, that censorship had been withdrawn by the Colombia government). The problem nt getting food and other supplies Is serious, The main bulk of food supplies must be brought In from outside this capital city, and transportation facilities arc In a snarl. Some food and milk are coming in, but supplies now are very limited. The situation has Improved slight ly, however, tram the virtual an archy whlrh prevailed for a time. Army troopa are on patrol, with orders to shoot lootrra on alght. Rescue squads are picking up corpses amid heaps of rubble up i 10 fret high. Often there la a stench of human flesh In the air. The government says communists were behind the rioting and has broken olf relations Willi Russia. Probably never before In this hem isphere's history haa there been a revolt which brought such fighting, looting and burning. The heart of Bogota waa reduced to a smoking ruin. Hardly a public building es caped damage, and stores every where were sacked by mobsters wielding knives and machetes, Today I was able to walk from the U. S. cmbiiB.sy, where I had been since Friday night, to the Hotel Granada. There are no tnxicabs or buses. Every trolley car In sight Is a wreck. Tills hotel has no lights. Bui I have Just eaten my first solid meal since Friday. No reports have been received of injury lo United States citir.en. Sec retary of Stale Marshall and his staff, here for the disrupted con ference of the Western Hemisphere nations, are safe. They are In the residential district known aa El Nogal. The Colombian government wants the eonferenee delegates to remain In session, to show that "communism cannot triumph over the Americas," as a government statement expressed It. The delegates want assurances that they can stay In session If they reconvene here. That may be diffi cult to guarantee. The conference hall was wrecked and the records of the sessions were torn, burned or scattered. The government, In announcing it Is calling home Its diplomatic rep resentatives to Moscow, reported the arrest of two Russians, aald to be communist agents. The government, supported by a new coalition cabi net, also reported the arrest of per sons who seised Bogota's radio sta tions Friday afternoon and an nounced falaely the overthrow of the Osplna Teres regime. .A Klamath Falls. avenue on l'S-97, J. F.ast side bypaaa along the canal, estendlng the new north entrance southward to 8. 6th street. I. Viaduct replacement on S. 6th. described aa a major and Immedi ate necessity. 4. f'rosstown highway route to ronnrrt Ksplanadt and Alameda Intersection with Link river bridge. He told of the problem of finan cing the Improvement of unpaved city streets, and suggesu-d the need for amending the Bancroft bond ing act so that one piece of low value property would not hold up a street paving project. The legis lators evinced much interest in that question. Legislators here for the session I Included Chairman Ralph Moore of ! Coos Bay. Senator Ernest Fatland i of Condon. Senator W. W. Bnlder ree of Grants Pass. Senator Doug las McKay of Salem, Representa tive Max London of Sweet Home rlJ,Z ',. .tJ,yt ",R illo-hed Crater Lake national park Jn7wehv Led, r..,rv " April 1. subsided Sunday night and highway needs, preparatory to Kl ,. ,.. , .. throughout the area. Snow depth miners would go back to work. But the news that Lewis would hare to stand trial raised a question with some labor observe here whether the miners might decide to stay out a while longer. The first reaction, before Golds borough acted, indicated a return. At Pittsburgh, a district leader of the United Mine Workers said a return-to-work movement would begin upon receipt of the telegram. "It looks to me like the miners will be going back to work, said William J. Hynes. president of I'MW district 4. which includes the rich Unlontown coal and coke producing area. As for the settlement Hynes said: "I think that's a fine settlement." Heavy Snow Lashes Crater making recommendations to the next session of the legislature. Redwood Union Ends Long Strike EUREKA. Calif., April 12 lP Union lumber workers, out on strike more than two years, were back afler their old Jobs today. The union last night withdrew pickets from the nine major red wood mills affected. Five thousand AFL lumber workers had struck January 14. 1946, for Inclusion of the union shop In llielr contract. Wlllam Wedell, spokesman for the lumber workers, said the union was forced to adopt new tactics under the Taft-Hartley law. Ho said it will try to organize rank and file workers throughout the Industry. The major mills continued oper ations throughout the strike with lion union labor. It was the long est major strike In the nation. Two Killed At Roil Crossing CANBY, April 12 M'l The South ern Pacific's Cascade Limited sliced Into the front end of an automobile on the Barlow-Mlnltor road cross ing south of hero Saturday, killing two Greshnm men. Clackamas County Coroner Ray Rllance Identified the victims as Wlldord Stcffcnson and William Trimble. Their automobile was car rled M feet along the tracks before It was thrown clear. ' reached 166 Inches, third highest since records have been kept by the park In the past 20 years. Rangers said this year's fall was exceeded only by 1932. when the highest mark was 174 Inches, and In 1938. when a depth of 171 Inches was recorded. Maximum temperature In the park Sunday was 28 degrees. It was li decrees early Monday morning and 25 at t:30 a. m. Snow depth Monday was 1SS inches, far above normal.. Park employes said Monday was one of the most beautiful days of the year. The sky was clear, trees were snow laden and skiing was perfect Travel Into the park area was light 8unday. Rangers checked In 70 cars carrying 287 persons. There were no ski accidents but one traf fic accident waa reported. . A school bus from Dayton. Ore. filled with sight seeing students and operated bv Harold Lewis of Dayton, was sldeswiped on Good bye bridge by car driven by Mrs. .Tr.ck Shumway of Powell Butte. Ore. There were no Injuries but both machines were damaged. TRUST PORTLAND, April 12 Seme one In Waltsburg, Wash., has complete trust In Uncle Sam's postal workers. The past office put In the de livery sacks this morning a card, addressed to a Portlander, to which had been attached a JS bill with tape no envelope! ' ' No Sympathy In This Guy's Case State police couldn't offer this fel low much consolation. Late Saturday Joseph Robert Har his. 63, 628 Oak. appeared at the patrol office and told officers a woman had "rolled" him of his worldly goods, to wit 638. Harris said he had been here about one week from his native state of Oklahoma, and met a woman who gave her name as Edith Eva Eliza beth Wilson, 43. 1848 Fargo. The two went to her home where Har ris said she took his money. Officers went to the Wilson residence, ar rested the woman on a charge of drunk, and turned around and gave the same charge to Harris. Both were lodged in the county Jail. Tule Election Set Tuesday TULELAKE. April 12 Interest was high here Monday as voters prepared to go to the polls Tuesday 10 elect tnree city counciunea ana a city treasurer. Polls open In the Tulelake city j hall at t a. m. and will close at 7 p. ui. Townspeople anticipated Monday that an exceptionally heavy vote would be cast, and there is consider able interest in the council posts, especially in that ot the two-year seat. Dick Moore, incumbent, is opposed for the four-year Job by Charles Card. LeRoy Coyner, Antonio Kosta and Don Potter. Two are to be elected. For the short term, or two-year seat. Mayor Ralph Fausett Is op posed by Bernard Boyd. Under California's municipal law, a mayor is elected by the council at the first meeting following election. Candidates have shied away from filings for the Job of city treasurer, but two Tulelake women hare Indi cated they would be write-in candi dates. They are Stella Wotzka and Lynette Carlisle wrhite. The office of city clerk, held by Victoria Thaler, does not come up at this election. Members of the election board are Mrs. Zenia Barks, inspector: Mrs. J. W. Carisle and Mrs. George Stacy, clerks: Mrs. Margaret McClain. Judge. Registration in Tulelake is said to be the heaviest in the history of the town. Truck Drivers Arrested For Highway Duel Two truck operators were arrested by state police after one la alleged to have sldeswiped the other causing the driver of the second truck to barricade the highway near Olene to apprehend the offender. Officers said that at 12:30 p. m. Saturday near the Lakeview Junc tion on highway 66. trucks driven by Michael Jack Zupan Jr., 34. 429 Commercial, and Edward Milton . Pope. Merrill, were travell.i toward Olene. Pope told police that Zup.u passed him but was traveling so c!w that, he sldeswiped his truck. Pope at tempted to stop Zupan, he said, but Zupan continued on his way, driv ing up the Poe Valley road and thea turning around. - - Near Olene. Pope admitted to parking his truck across the highway to stop Zupan who. he sain, kicked the truck into high gear and struck Pope's near 1946 truck and tore off the front end. In the meantime, state police were alerted and officers arrested the two. Zupan was charged with failure to stop at the scene of the accident. He posted 650 bail in Justice court and Is slated to appear Monday at 2 p. m. Pope was charged with parking on a highway and also slated to appear in Justice court. He was not required to post batL . . , - Zuparf tola officers he did not know he had hit the truck the first time but was aware of striking Pope's machine on th second occasion. Phone Saves Woman's Life SAN FRANCISCO. April 12 UP) A life and death drama over long distance telephone lines was played to a thrilling finish here today with a woman's life at stake. As a result. Leita Roberts, 34, was rescued from her gas-filled San Francisco apartment before she could succumb to lethal fumes. Police Inspector Joseph Norton, said she telephoned her mother in Bremerton. Wash, at midnight to say she was taking her own life. The frantic mother notified Ralph Hower, Lieta's brother-in-law. He called her back from Bremerton in a futile effort to change her mind. Hower then sought help from the Bremerton long-distance telephone supervisor.. Acting quickly, she call ed Police Inspector Norton In San Francisco. Norton and three other officers sped to the Roberta apartment where the woman was found semi conscious In a gas-filled room. County School Board Objects To Ruling By Attorney General Over Ashley School Pay An objection to the ruling made last week by George Neuner. attor ney general, that the Klamath county school system Is liable to pay Harold Ashley salary as super intendent of schools for another year is voiced by members of the county school board. In a prepared statement, the board declared the attorney gen eral may not have had all the facts before he made his ruling and that Ashley has not been "fired" but merely reassigned. Although accepting a teaching Job in the school system. Ashley has been holding out for his salary as superintendent until July 1. 1949, on the basis ot Neuner's ruling. The school board contends that since he Is being reassigned and not put out of the system entirely perhaps the March IS deadline does not hold, Neuner ruled that teachers (or superintendents! who are to be dis missed should be notified by March 15. The board notified Ashley that a change was in the making on March 22. Carrol Howe, former Henley prin cipal, has been appointed to take the office July 1, but Neuner's in terpretation of the case seemed to Indicate that the county school board would have two superln tendency salaries to pay for the next tlscal year. The board's statement follows: "The board wishes to clarify the situation with respect to the change In status ot Harold B. Ashley from county district superintendent to a teacher In the county system. Mr. Ashley was appointed super' intendent by this board In August, 1946. upon the resignation of Fred Peterson. The board found Mr. Ashley's work unsatisfactory, and in the spring of 1948, determined to make a change tor the welfare ot the district. "It was our full Intention to offer Mr. Ashley a teaching position, and such an offer was made to him on March 22 when he was informed that the board wished to make a change in the superintendency. The board did not discharge or force out Mr. Ashley from the school sys tem. It simply determined to make a change In his assignment, which we then and now believe to have been fully within the power and Jurisdiction of our board. "Mr. Ashley told ua he would accept the new assignment, and thereafter submitted his resignation as superintendent. "Three days late. Mr. Ashley sub mitted a letter deferring effective date of the resignation "for further consideration." Subsequently, the attorney general's office la reported to have ruled that the superin tendent of a county unit system has a right to be notified before March 15 it he ia to be dismissed trom his position "On the basis of that ruling, we are Informed that Mr, Ashley in sist that he should have superin tendent's pay next year, although taking a teaching position. "The public should understand tha this board did not fire Mr. Ashley and tor that reason, the board did not believe that the March 15 rule would hold In his case. W do not know that the attorney gen eral, in making the ruling, under stands the exact circumstances that this waa not dismissal, but a re-assignment. "The board does not feel that It has been unfair to Mr. Ashley. Wa gave him two years In which to demonstrate hla ability to handle the superintendency, and It was our duty, at the end of that period, to make a change it we found hla work unsatisfactory. That is exactly what happened. "We have high regard for Mr. Ashley aa a man and as a teacher, and we had no desire to remove him from the system. We felt that he could serve better elsewhere than in the superintendency; we art elected to see to It that the dis trict gets the best possible service, and that haa been the governing factor In our every action In thla situation. "The publicity attendant to tha Ashley case has put the board In an unfavorable light, because thi publio has not fully realized all de tails, of the situation. We are cer tain that when the people of the district realize that we were (Imply re-asslgnlng Mr. Ashley to work that he could perform more satis factorily, It will suport the board In Its decision." Blgncd: E. W. Oowen. Percy Dixon. Leroy Olenger, Harry E. Wilson, n. R rnlwell.