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Weary Elizabeth
Faces Important
Round of Duties
Spud Deals
Said OPS
Violations
IIIILLKTIN
Hrull Warren, Orrun I'olulo
Coiimilulon chairman, lhl aflrr
uun rlly denied that the
Knmlulun hud tipped off OI'S
reported celling price vlola
llona here.
Warren Mid a news service
(mil tlie AwocUled Prru) had
reported from Portland lody
Hint the OI'H u claiming to
have been tipped off by (he
potato commlulun.
"The OI'H la solely to blame
fur clmotio ulnte at the polalo
Industry," uld Warren. "W have
not and will not Up OI'H o any.
)l'Sf" 1,0 P0"1''''' 'or
8EATTLF. I An Office ol
Pilco Stabilization official said Frl
ny carload shipment of Klamath
rails, Ore., seed potatoes huvc
been going to Fresno, Calif., at
Ill's" Wh'Ch '""'"'"I Pr,ce "'
Hamilton Dowell, oi's rcglonul
fnlorcemrnt clilrl. said tho pom
tors were bought for 16 a hundred
r ounds, although Uie celling price
la 13.85, and were resold to grow
rrs for snlcs ait food potatoes.
Dowirll anld seed potato? ordln-
rtlv do not fall under price reg
ulations. Hut he explained that
when purchased for ue aa eating
potatoes Ihey automatically come
under celling prices.
The OPS ofllclul anld both the
wholcaaler and retailer Involved In
Mich transactions are subject to
prosecution, and that Uie OI'S la
liive.itlgallng.
Secret Agent
Hits Commies
1,08 ANGELES tm An under,
cover man for the FBI In San DNgo
IihV stepped In to add weight
to the governments conspiracy
chariica against IS California Com
munis Is.
Bespectacled Lloyd N. Hnmlln.
Uie prosecution's second witneiui.
mimed nine of the defendant! as
lellow workers In the party which
he Joined at the request of Naval
InlrlllKcnce In 1945. Since then,
Hamlin testified Friday, he has
turned In regular reports to tho
FBI.
Outlining a role similar to that
of Herbert Fhllbrlck, who testified
against the national party leaders
In Uie 1949 trial, Hamlin told how
he functioned as a member of six
San Diego clubs, became a county
committeeman for two and a half
years, and was prominent In push
ing the parly line In American Vet
erans Committee affairs.
Klansmen Held
In Floggings
WASHINGTON Gfl The FBI
arrested 10 former North Carolina
Klansmen today on charges of kid
naping and flogging a man and a
womun In a foray last October.
Both victims wcro described as
white. i
FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover said
the 10 Including a deputy sheriff
and a constable were taken Into
custody In a widespread raid of
fraun homes by FBI agents and
leil police officers.
The FBI announcement did not
list a motive for the Ku Klux Klnn
I foray, but a bureau spokesman
U said:
a group oi mansmcn apporent
M set themselves up as sclt-deslg-nntcd
moral persuaders.'
VICTIMS
The victims were Identified ns
Miss Dorothy Martin, 27 and Ben
Ornlngcr, 40, both of Fair Bluff,
N. C, In the central part of the
state.
Hoover said the 10 were former
members of the Fair Bluff Klav
em of the hooded society. He snld
the Klnvorn was disbanded last
month.
The FBI .chief said tho two were
spirited from their homes Oct. 6,
11151, and taken over the state bor
der Into South Carolina. The Klaus
nicn, he said, were "hooded and
robed' and "armed.
Miss Mnrtin and Ornlngcr were
blindfolded when they were taken
over the state line. Hoover said.
Once In South Carolina, the an
nouncement went on:
"The victims wcro driven Into a
remote area, on a side rond, and
at site of the flogging were re
moved from the car In which they
had been transported,
WIIIPPIN08
'KJrninger wns mnde to lenn over
n front fender of the automobllu
and wns flogged with n wide lea
ther strap until the blood ran. Miss
Mnrtin was flogged In tho snmo
fnsliion, ench blow knocking her to
Uie ground.
"She wns then put bnck In tho
enr, but when she mnde a remark
not relished by the rnldcrs wns
dragged from the car and again
flogged,"
Hiover said the arrests followed
an' FBI Investigation of reports
that floggings nnd other abuses of
whites and negroes were perpetra
ted by hooded Klansmen of the
area.
Hy KltNKHT AfiNKW
LONDON Mi Voting Queen
ICII.ubrtli II hid lingering grid lor
her lather behind her home's se
cluding wiills Suturduy before
grappling with a host of duties
mid taking the lung rest her ad
visors are urging upon her.
Within Clarence limine she rented
mulct the comforting presence of
her handsome young husband, tho
Uukn ol Kdlnbtirgh, and her two
children, 3-ycar-old Crown Prince
Charles and ma year-old sister,
princess Anne.
Hefore Mm takes a holiday to
recover from the strains Imposed
upon her bv the death of her fa
ther, King Georgo VI, and her sud
den ascension of the British
Throne, she must make the de
cisions Unit only a sovereign can
make.
HUSBAND
One of lhc.se decisions comes
only to a queen, and never -to a
King the choice ol rank and title
lor her husband.
Palace sources believe he will
receive the title of I'rlnce Consort
and be ruined In precedence to
rank ahead of nil In tho kingdom
except the Sovereign. Queen Vic
toria, tho grent-grcat-grnndmoth-ci
ol both Elizabeth and the Duke
net the precedent by conferring
tins title and rank lo her husbund,
Albert.
The Duke now Is outranked by
his son, who, ns eldest son of
Die Sovereign, became Duke ol
Cornwall the moment tho King
died.
Elizabeth must also consider
plans for her coronation. A likely
lime for 11 Is early summer. Inas
much ns sho decreed mourning
only until June 1, In place of the
customary nine months to a year.
She now has lo select more
than 20 senior members of the staff
U run the royal household, and
arrange to move Into Buckingham
rnliicc. London seat of the Mon
arch, irom her present residence
nearby in Clarence House.
IN LONDON
Duty will keep her In London for
several weeks. Then she Is ex
pected to go to one of the royal
estates.
Elizabeth and her husband drove
from Windsor Immediately after
the burlul of the King In Si.
Oeorgc's Chapel.
ncr grieving mother and her
younger sister, Princess Margar
et, returned to Buckingham Pal
ace. The Duke of Windsor, who
marched behind his -brother's cot
fin, will Return to New York early
next week. .
Eagle Hunt
In the Sky
TlOSEBUnO t7P An aerial englc
hunting team hero claims three
kills and several probables in a
campaign against predators.
wiui nis u-RiuiKe shotgun at the
ready. William Wlshart waits while
Sheriff's Deputy Ira Byrd pilots
his two-place Aeronca Into posi
tion for a blast at a golden eagle
perched on a snag or even one
sailing through the air.
Byrd, heud of the Douglas Coun
ty sheriff's aero squadron, said
coyolo hunting from planes Is
common, but he didn't know of
unynno else hunting eagles from
planes.
The bald eagle Is protected bv
federal law, but the golden engle
is not and Byrd snld those englcs
often were seen nenr sheep ranches
waiting to swoop down on a stray
lnmb.
Byrd pilots the plane along Just
above tree-ton height to oet wis.
hart a tire salesman rather than
a mil-lime cnglo hunler-lnto favor
ublo position for a shot.
Eight englcs were reported cnus
Ing dnmnge recently nt tho Claude
Short rnnch some 12 miles east of
here. The hunters went out and
ungged three of them.
Byrd said thev would welcome
other reports of golden eagles in
tne area and thev would go after
Uicm.
Weather
FORECAST- Klnmnlh V-ll.
vicinity, Intermittent snow Satur
day and Saturday night. Partly
elflUdv Willi Inn !,, n
""Ties Sunday. High Saturday 44.
i.ow naiuraay nijnt 27. nigh Sun
day 40. Northern California occa
sional rain Saturday, with few
ahnwera Kaillrrinv nlhi Bnrf B..m
day, snow In the mountains.
mgn rriaay 34
Low last night i.23
(Additional Weather on Page 10.)
City .Annexation M
By WALLACE MYERS
"Should the Klnmntli Fnlls cor
porate limits be extended to In
clude prlnclpnl suburbs thereby In
creasing U10 city's populutlon by
Approximately 10,000?"
Since thnt question wns an
nounced ns the subject to be dis
cussed on Monday evening's "Build
tho Basin" radio forum here in
terest hns zoomed.
Some civic lenders, aware of the
importance of the topic, hnve
voiced reluctance to bavins the
matter discussed In only one forum
brondcnsl. They fenr that will be
Insufficient time to give a clenr,
general picture of Iho whole prob
lem. However, If public Interest war
rants (ns It appears It will), a
second forum will bo devoted to
Uie same topic.
The I960' census showed Klam
ath Falls population 16,875, rank
ing the city Oregon's sixth In size.
I'rlre Five Cents 12 Faxes
Few Allied
Air Losses
This Week
.SEOUL tm Allied Sabre Jets
were out early Saturday over
Northwest Korea while the Filth
Air Force was announcing the
lightest week of plnne losses since
"Operation Strangle" began last
August.
Olf Northeast Korea. Allied War
ships began their second year of
dally bombardments of Wonsun.
Fifth Air Force headquarters
said last week's losses were con
fined to one Subre lost In alr-to-alr
combat and two Thundcrjcts
shot down by ground fire.
The one Snbrc, however, was that
of the brilliant Jet nee, MuJ.
Oeorge H. Davis Jr., of Lubbock.
Tex., who shot down two Red Jets
the dny he went down.
The low losses were due partly
to bad weather, pnrtly to the re
luctance of Red MIO pilots to en
gage In combat. Red ground fire
was ns Intense as ever.
Along the 155-mile Korean battle
front most of the small scale ac
tion was on the Eust-Central and
Eastern fronts where the Reds
huvc shown more signs of activity.
Friday scores of Allied tanks
pushed Into the no-man's land town
ol Kumsong, 27 miles north of
parallel 38 In Ensl-Ccnlral Korea.
The Eighth Army communique
said 30 bunkers were shot up. But
frontline reports snld the number
was closer to 50, that almost 100
red troops were killed and another
88 wounded.
In Uie cast, the Reds twice took
much-disputed Christmas Hill but
lost It both times to counterattacks.
Two Confess
Liquor Guilt
A tavern operator and grocery
store proprietor this morning In
District Court pleaded guilty to
charges of selling alcoholic liquor
to minors.
Sentencing of Archie R. Jnmes.
operator of South Sixth Street tav
ern, and Lee J. Gcrue, Fremont
Grocery proprietor, will be passed
Monday at 10 a.m.
James, with his wife Erma, wns
nccused of sale of n ense of beer,
Jan. 19, to an 18-ycnr-ow youtn.
Dlst. Atty. D. E. Van Vactor
stilted he was willing to dismissal
of the complaint against Mrs.
Jnmes, since she Is active In name
only, In operation of the tavern.
Genie's wife, -Vlvinn, Is also
named in the complaint charging
sale of beer Feb. 8 to a 19-ycar-old
youth.
She was given till Feb. 21 to
enter a plea to the charge, and
Is free under 50 bond.
Possibility of prosecution of the
two youths . In accordance with a
1951 provision In the Oregon code
of laws, was broached by the
Court.
Oregon Liquor Control Commis
sion representatives, who filed the
charges on sole of beer, said they
would be glad to Investigate with
the district attorney's office, the
likelihood of prosecuting the minor
beer purchasers.
Foot Slapping
Draws Fine
LONDON UH Anthony George,
a 26-ycar-old clerk, pnld n $2.80
fine for definntly shipping his feet
on Fleet Street Frldny during two
minutes of silence for King George
VI. The specific chnrge was "using
Insulting behavior."
Crowds of nngry Britons mobbed
him nftcr the Incident and shouted:
"throw him under a bus.' He fled
to Uie safety of a policeman's arms.
ROBINS TO CALIFORNIA
PASADENA, Cnllf. 11 The robin
population in Southern California Is
the largest In years and nobody
seems to know why.
First five cities In order were
Porllnnd, Salem, Eugene, Mcdford
nnd Corvnllls. . The census nlso list
ed the Altnmnnt section of Greater
Klamath Falls ns having a popu
lation of 9,419, Oregon's largest un
incorporated area.
If the Klnmntli Falls' limits were
extended to Include Altamont and
other smaller suburban areas, the
city would Jump Into fourth place
In the slate with n population of
some 26,000. It would place Klnm
ntli Fnlls far nhend of Medford
(17,305) nnd Corvnllls (18,207).
Extension of the city limits, or
nnnexntlon ns It's legally termed,
must bo approved by voters of
both tho city nnd suburbs involved.
But before such nn election is
considered there are a great many
angles which should be thoroughly
explored.
One verv pertinent point Just now
Is stiburbnn sewnge. Tho thickly
populated Altamont section depends
in aftf tiiiln lit llumi urn inmnTir ll li aa n 1 "'SIMta mnnniini a tm n 1 -.I..,..
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16,
k M Xl ' - P? .-wWtHt aT Jf!
AS ALL ENGLAND MOURNS
neral cortege as it passes through the gates of Hyde Park
in London on the way from Westminster Hall to Padding
ton Station. From there the body of the late King George
VI was taken to Windsor to be buried in the royal resting
place of Britain's kings - -' -g-
Sergeant Rushed From
Korea to Sick Mother
A 31-year-old Army sergeant
traveled some 6000 miles bv plane
and car from Korea In approxi
mately 72 hours this week to ar
rive nt the hospital bedside In
Klamath Falls of his mother, Mrs.
Hnttie Malts, reported seriously
ill.
When Interviewed Friday after
noon by a Herald and News re-
Adenauer Gets
Meeting Bid
LONDON W Foreign Secre
tary Anthony Eden formally invit
ed German Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer Saturday to Join the
Big Three Western foreign minis
ters Mondny to discuss future rela
tions between Gcrmnny and the
Allies.
The meeting will allow U.S. Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson.
French Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman and Eden to - talk over
the big price tag Germany tins put
on her pnrticipaUon In Western de
lense forces.
The German Bundestag (Lower
House) last week made six condi
tions for Adenauer's further talks
on Joining the six-nation European
army and signing a peace contract
with the Big Three. They included
full equality with the Allies, free
dom for many criminals, and a
voice In the Northern Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Adcnnuer accepted the bid.
MINE DEATHS DOWN
WASHINGTON I Fifty-five
coal miners were killed during Jan-
unry, compnred with 80 in January
liiai. secretary 01 the interior
Chnpmnn reports.
nlmost entirely on cesspools and
septic tanks for sewage disposal.
As the ground becomes more sat
urated with waste, health author
ities are becoming more insistent
thnt the area have a proper sew
nge system. Altnmont residents, in
nn election Inst year, rejected a
plan for Installation of a sewnge
system. If Altnmont becomes a
pnrt of the city, the sewage prob
lem then becomes a. city problem.
Annexation would mean a dras
tic reorganization of the city school
system. The suburban schools re
ceive n great denl more state 11
nnnclnl aid than do the city schools.
Whether being In or out of the
city would be more or less ex
pensive for the suburbanites Is a
difficult question.
The suburbanites now pay county
taxes and subscribe to mainten
ance of fire departments and a
little merchant policing. And it ap
pears that-before long someone Is
wwmttk
General view of the fu-
porter at the hospital, Sgt. Robert
Yancey hadn't had time; to sit
down and recollect his thoughts.
Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. (Korean
time), Sgt. Yancey was informed
of his 69-year-old mother's Illness
and approval of an emergency
leave.
TAKEOFF
Ninety minutes Inter without
even taking time to pnek a bag
Sgt. Yancey, a veteran of 10
months Korean service with the
49th Medical Group, was in an
Army plnne bound for Japan.
From there Sgt. Yancey took a
civilian aircraft for Travis Field,
Calif., by way of Wake Island and
Honolulu.
On arriving at Travis from Tae
ru. Korea. Yancey contacted his
wife, Helen, at Mountalnview,
Calif. They left there by car at
1:30 a.m. Friday and arrived here
about 12:30 p.m.
Sgt. Yancey said actual flying
time for the trip was 55 '2 hours.
Yancey is a professional soldier.
He - has seen 12 years of Army
Service.
THANKFUL
He expressed himself of being
very thankful for the efforts of all
those who helped him come back
to his home town to see his mother.
Just a week ago, Yancey's sister,
Mrs. Bernlce Mauldin of Bonanza,
sought help from local Red Cross
headquarters in getting word to
Yancey of his mother's illness.
Red Cross officials said they
sent word to Yancey's command
ing officer concerning the situa
tion and result was the sergeant's
arrival here yesterday.
Hospital officials this morning
stated condition of Mrs. Matts was
"fairly good."
Nature of her Illness - was not
revealed.
Yancey and his sister are keep
ing a constant vigil at their moth
er's bedside.
's Frai CNestion
going to have to pay for that Alta
mont sewage system the health au
thorities are demanding. It would
be a good deal cheaper, of course,
for 28,000 people to foot the bill
than for the 10,000.
Mnyor Bob Thompson has also
pointed out thnt the acquisition of
10,000 more residents would give
Klamath Falls a far greater share
of state gasoline and liquor taxes.
This, with the additional city taxes
collected from the 10.000 might and
should lower the city's present tax
millage; nt least, that has been
the experience of other cities.
There Is also the matter of in
surance rates; would having pro
tection of the entire City Fire De
partment Influence a decrease In
present suburban fire insurance
Also to be reckoned with 'is
something of a contingent asset
in regards to new industry. This
reporter,, exploring a . similar an
1952
Train Spirits
BERLIN W Hard liquor Is a
necessity" when travelling on
German trains these days, a West
Berlin labor court ruled Saturday.
The judge upheld a liquor deal
er who sued for the right to keep
nis rauroaa-siation snop open long
er hours than others may remain
open.
Without commenting on the slow
ness of the trains, the repeated de
lays at Russian-zone border points,
the cold and the lack of dining or
sleeping facilities, the court mere
ly said schnapps Is something the
traveler should have the chance to
buy before he boards his train.
Less Buying
Big Problem
Of Business
By RICHARD FISKE
NEW YORK Wl A shortage
of customers was a greater prob-
lem In some civilian industries this
week than the lack of raw ma
terials to make the goods.
It took lively sales promotions
and eye-catching markdowns to
move many consumer items.
Military orders became increas
ingly important to the health of the
economy. They accounted for a
growing proportion of the nation's
production.
This was particularly apparent
in the textile industry, where civil
ian business has been at depres
sion levels and many mills have
been existing on a diet of govern
ment defense orders.
PRICE CUTS
Price reductions were announced
on varying lines during the week
and such special, promotions as
Valentine's Day were being
stressed to a greater extent than
usual. ..
The six cent a pound cut would
mean a reduction of one cent per
yard at the fabric level. And mill
men said since fabric prices al
ready are sharply depressed, the
cut by yarn producers was "aca
demic." Proctor Electric Company cut
factory prices of its entire line of
toasters and ironers to meet what
the company termed "price war"
competition at the retail level.
Motorola Inc., presented three
hew 1952 lines of radios and among
the features were lower prices.
Some leaders In the radio-television
trade said flatly their great
est problem was merchandising
not production.
BOTTOM
Henry H. Fowler, chief of the
National Production Authority,
said civilian industry may hit the
bottom of the barrel during the sec
ond quarter in the curtailment of
materials It uses.
Allotments of steel, copper and
aluminum for civilian users in the
second quarter, he added, will re
flect what may be the severest
curtailment of the four-year mobi
lization program.
Iranian Oil
Parley Fails
TEHRAN, Iran lit The presi
dent of the Iranian Senate said
Saturday Premier Mohammed
Mossadegh and a five-man mission
from the International Bank have
broken, off negotiations to settle
Iran's costly oil dispute with Brit
ain. .
A committee of senators urged
Robert L. Garner, the bank's vice
president, to keep his delegates in
Iran and try to resume the talks.
The mission this week offered
Mossadegh a face-saving plan to
start the m billion dollar industry
pouring forth its oil products again
a plan to let tne banc run it
until Iran and Britain agreed on a
settlement.
nexation problem in a Florida city
a few years ago, ran into this in
teresting facet of the question: an
Industrial research firm said that
the 25,000 population seemed to be
a "magic number" . . that fre
quently, when retained by firms
seeking new industrial sites, they
were ordered to confine their sur
vey to cities of not less thnn 25,000
population. Addition of 10,000 would
as has been noted, give Klamath
Falls approximately 26,000 rest
dents. There is also the psychological
factor: when the 1960 census wns
toted up, it was announced Klam
ath Falls was one of the very few
cities in the West which had lost
population in the 1940-60 decade.
Although this loss was apparently
occasioned only by persons mov
ing out of the city Into the sub
urbs, the census announcement un
doubtedly had a depressing effect
on most people . And certainly,
No. 2742
Yank Skate
Aces Race
One, Two
By BEN PHLEGAR
OSLO lifl America's Ken Hen
ry and Don McDermott streaked
to a one-two victory in the 500
meter speed skating race Satur
day to score the biggest upset of
the sixth winter Olympic Games.
Henry, a slender, six-foot colle
gian from Chicago, won the champ
ionship over slushy ice in 43.2 sec
onds, just a tenth of a second
off the Olympic record set by Norn-ay's
Finn Helgesen at St. Moritz
in 1940.
The lightly regarded McDermott.
Cliffs. N.J.. captured the silver
medal second place In 43.9.
Helgesen couldn't match the pace
of the dashing Americans and reg
istered 44 seconds flat in his race
against the clock.
ROUSING DAY
Tf ... anMka .aetM trvm
..." JI3i .
nk . OT.verjiH nnmn..ih Tin.
iverslty student from Kingston, R,
I finished fifth in the men's down
hill ski race and the United States'
ice ballerinas had the second and
fourth best scores in tne early
phases of the women's figure skat-
downhill ski test.
The 15 coints in speed skating
and two points In men's skis today
boosted the United States total for
the first three days of the games
to 34 'Ai. still the best in the race
for unofficial team honors. Points
are given for the first six laces
on a 10-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Austria was second with 26. fol
lowed by Norway with 18.
Tenley Albright. IB year old
schoolgirl from Newton Center.
Mass.. was pressing the world
chamDion and favorite. Britain's
Jeanette Altwegg, after two of the
five assignments had been complet
ed in the difficult compulsory fig.
ures.
Miss Altwegg had an unofficial
score of 290.4, followed by Miss
Albright with 278.4.
Beck's performance in the ski
race was the best showing- an
American ever made In this spe
cialty.
RECORD
Colo a balding 32-year old wood
cutter who won the world's cham
pionship at Aspen, Colo, in 1950.
sped down the mile and half course
in 2 minutes. 30.8 seconds, equal
ling the course record.
Beck's time was 2:33.3. Austria
had the second and third place fin
ishers.
Dick Buek of Soda Springs. Calif.
won 12th place with a fine 2:39.1
run and Jack Reddish of Salt Lake
City tied for 14th with 2:14.5. Brook
Dodge of Gornam, N. a., wno
wound up a surprising sixth in the
giant slalom yesterday, was caught
in 2:52.2 for 32nd position. He had
lots of trouble today. -With
three men in the top 15. the
U.S. Skiers made a far better
showing than had been expected.
Truman Seeks
More Money
WASHINGTON W President
Truman has asked Congress for
$715,238,165 more to finance cur
rent operations.
The largest slice of the supple
mental appropriations requested
by the President Thursday is $825,
800.000 for the Veterans Adminis
tration.
5 Meat Charges
Dismissed
PORTLAND Wl Fred Meyer,
Inc., a Portland chain store,
charged on 23 counts of selling
meat at above ceiling prices, had
live 01 tne cnarges dismissed rri
day in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Gus J. Solo
mon took the remaining 18
charges under advisement.
it looked bad on the census rec
ord which big Industry regards as
a prime yardstick. Ridding those
census records of the population-
loss smear might be very import
ant as a shot-in-the-arm for bust
ness here.- '
Because of these many and
varied phases of the annexation
question, extreme care nas oeen
exercised in selecting a panel for
Monday's broadcast. The gonl has
been to obtain panel members on
the two levels of geography and
specialized knowledge. There' are
to be eight persons on the panel,
four suburbanites and four city
residents. The eomnlete panel will
be announced In Monday's Herald
and News.
The "Build the Basin" forum,
sponsored by the Herald and News
and radio station KFLW goes on
the air at 8:30 p.m., Monday.
Telephone Sill
Citizenship
Looms For
Tribesmen
SALEM Of) Complete freedom
for the Klamath Indian tribe's 1.
900 members, who live on a pros
perous million-acre reservation, ap
pears likely after winning unanl ,
mous approval at Friday's confer
ence of federal and state Indian
Affairs officials and tribal leaders.
An eight-member committee was
named to study the tribe's request
that It be taken out from under
the wing of the feder:! govern-i
ment, under which the tribal mem-i
bers have been wards since 1864.
This committee will draft the 1
necessary bill so that the 1953 Leg
islature could take over the In
dians as free citizens of Oregon.
ANXIOUS
The plan also will require fed
eral approval. However, E. Mor
nn Pryse, Portlnnd, area dlrec-:
tor of the U.S. Indian Service, said
the government Is anxious to give
I all Indians their freedom.
memoers 01 tne eigni-man com
mittee will be State Sen. Philip S.
Hitchcock, Klamath Falls: a rep
resentative of the U.S. Indian Serv
ice; Harvey Wright, state director
of Indian education; an assistant
attorney general; state Rep. Henry
8emon, Klamath Falls; and three
leaders of the tribe.
Gov. Douglas McKay, who Pre-,
sided at the meeting, said the plan'
migm pave tne way lor an Oregon
Indians to become free citizens. '
Pryse said the Indiana want to
keep their treaty fishing and hunt-:
ing rights, and to keep their res
ervation intact. The reservation's
business, which includes farming,)
timber and grazing, could be rum
as a co-operative by the Indians,,
he said.
EXPENSE '
The ffovemor said the renervn-'
tlon is self-supporting, so that the
transfer wouldn't cost the state
anything. .
Others attending Fr'iay's con-
ference were Lester Tolesf Port
land. Pryse's assistant; George La
vatte, also of Pryse's office;.
Wright: James Dlehl. Klamath res
ervation superintendent; SeldonT
Kirk, chairman of the Klamath
Tribal Council: Dibbon Cook, secv
retary of the Klamath Tribal Coun
ell; and Dice Crane, member ol
the Tribal Council.
Pryse told the group It would be
more satisfactory for the Indians',
to be put under state jurisdiction,
because then they would only have
to go to Salem to get help, instead
of going 3,000 miles to Washington,
D. C.
Allied Ships
ABOARD DESTROYER TWIN
ING, in Wonsan Harbor l Allied
warships unloaded a "birthday
bombardment" through vC snow
storm on battered wonsan Satur
daythe longest siege in U.S. Na-
vai niswry.
The snelllng. continuous dailv for
365 days, entered its hccond year.
Before dawn two destroyers hurl
ed shells on the east coast seaport,
also a Communist industrial and
transportation hub.
since midnight, the destroyer
Twining fired 27 shells as part of
a bombardment that began at 7
p.m. Friday night.
The destroyer Gregory lolned in
the '366th consecutive day of off
shore battering.
The snowstorm Saturday morn
ing had been In progress 72 hours.
It blocked observation of shell hits
from radar-directed guns of the
Twinlnir and Gregory.
The bombardment ot a cuy mat
once had a population of nearly
100,000 proceeded on a methodical
basis.
After a solid year of bombard
ment from sea and air without let
up, Wonsan today is largly in
ruins.
It was a key port for Allied
forces until November, 1950, when
Uie Chinese Communists swept
south. The Allied 10th Corps was
forced to evacuate the entire north
east coast the following month.
Chest Head Rues
Schools Ban
PORTLAND MV- Frank E. Me-
Caslin, president of the Portland
Community Chest said Friday he
regretted that tne school board naa
banned fund raising campaigns in
public schools.
"While the money involved in the
chest campaigns among students
is not large, we leel the educational
values are Important," he said.
BOB CURTIS, OTI radio!
student and part time em- '-"
ploye of the downtown
Safeway store, was this
morning's camera subject.