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Newspaper Page TextIM 7" if i M(fi mm A By FRANK JKNK1N Our chltf doleil at the true negotiation ocuaa the commu min una morning or mocking a &urran ariniatioe out of disappoint wwil that m tew red war prUon' r want ,10 go home. I wlah I oould believe that, but I ean'U 1 fr ill commie r nappier mn kitten over till yvliolo truce business. Why diouldn't ihey b happy? They yelled "King' x' when were running tliem ragged In Korea al (uinmer. nd In Ui nearly yrr that ha Intervened lure thn (liny liv built ui their trtngth to audi point that we now have to admit that the beat wo can hope to do la to hold our own. In Tokyo Mil mornln-, U. N. of (Icera in a poaltlon to know what they are talking about aay tin oommlni nave a force of Juat under a million men that la capable ol mounting an olfenslv In Korea WITHOUT WARNING. According to the beat figure ob Inlnakle bv u ouMldrra, alioill ONK KIPTH of nur total military alreiiMih l tied down In Korea. Ko re i In a lonii wav Irom ua. It l only over a ahallow river from cofmiiumit Chin. 1 nil la the point: The war In Korea Is bunglonoine and coatly lor ua. for we have to ililD men and rma and auppllex clear acroaa the wide Pacific whereas Korea In right In the com nilea' back yard. From the ataltd- point of logistic. It la duck anup tor the red but a pain In the neck for u. Another point: RiKhtly or wronulv. we have rhoken Europe a the battleground betwrrn communism and freedom. It l IN EUROPE that we have cominllled ouraelve to bring the bulk nf our airenalh to bear. Hut the conimunlat already have a llllh of our military atreiiKth tied clown In Korea, and bv movliiK uKam.fi ua wilh their new million man army apparently well sup pllrd with rllllery and plane) ihev ran compel ua to concentrate STIl.L MOItE of our atrenitth there --Ihua weakening ua In the Strug Hie to which we have committed ourulve In Europe. If we try tn lead from airenuth In Europe, thrv can hit u hard in Korea. And vice versa. I( I were a communist bin ahol. I think I'd feel that In flrat suck- inir u Into a war In Asia, and then, when w were winning, trap ping u Into truce lht enabled them to escape defeat and later build up their forces to the point rf overwhelming numerical tuperr orlty, I'd cut a fat hog. Bv the wav. who knows the orl- gin of the phrase "king's ax?" Or l n it "king a x? I All I Know about It 1 l I was a kid back In the that when a am Bsc in mu conuieiua we d yell "king ax ' wnen w got In a tight place in a gam ana in other aide would then have lo lay riS us unUl we could gel reorgan- CS-d. It certainly cam In handy wTim you got In a tight hole. I re juat mad a hasty March of all th reference book I have at hand, and I can find no mention of It In them. Nor. aa I recall, have I heard It used by th kid io (hair present-day games, Thr'a another Intriguing little Item in th morning' new. Jacques Duclo (pronounced 7.hock Du-clol, Franee'a top com munist, waa caught carrying a gun In a bloodv demonstration In Pari against Oeneral Rldgway. who suc ceeds Elsenhower as our top com manvler In Europe, and Jailed by th rreneh gen d arme (meaning cop.) the guv who If Frnce should b taken over by the com munl.ln would become the big bos. That rals an Interesting academic quesUon: Who would become the big bos If the United States should be tak n over by communism? I don-t think that la llk.lv. bi t I'd like to point out here that It la the HOPE that they can take over the United State and become lop dog that animate the com"11'" among u. They aren't moved by JnT Idealistic vision of th. right Hi th common m.n. as they pre tend to be. They Just wnt too it. Many Receive Awards at Kll Scholarship and awards went to a large number of the 1961 gratlu lung senior of Klamath Jnlon ' High School In Pelican Court last 'lii) canned nd gowned class of 70 boy sand girl were seated be fore a capacity audience of parents and friends for the commencment program planned and carried to completion by Mrs. Warren O. Nogglc. senior class advisor as- nistcd by Wendell Smith, assistant high school principal. Ronald Hershberger took a 12000 music scholarship to Willamette University won In competitive sud Itlon. He also took a department award In French and was listed among the ten top students of the class. Tho 11000 Elk scholarship went to Tom Murdock, vie president of the senior class who also took the laculty cup awarded to the "top" boy In the class and two depart ment awards In dramatics and social studies, Dick Tracy, valedictorian, ft top ten" captured the I0f)0 Honors award to the University of Chi cago and two department awards In Latin and speech. Beverly Eells took the $300 tuition scholarship to Whjtman, the American Association of University scholarship, the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen ship award and the faculty cun s the top girl In the class. She was president of the Olrl's League and among the uppen ten. Barbara Custer, class salutatnrlan received the 2S0 Walter Beane scholarship, the Oregon State Col lege tuition scholarship SD0 and , was one of the upper bracket atu- dents Slyhnnon Oldham, senior class privtjdpnt won first place In state art Competition and lionnrs In na tional competition and tho Loulso (Continued on Page 81x1 4 MADELON ADLER (above), daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Adlcr. 1305 Pacific Terrace, has been accepted as a graduate student at JullianT, world-famed acad emy of music In New York City. The gifted young pianist has been studying at the University of Oregon and has appeared in sever el concerts throughout the Northwest. Truck Strike Date Delayed A threatened strike of long-dls-lance truck drivers In Oregon w;ib called off Wednesduy after noon. The strike deadline hnd been F'rlfii-v miHnluh) nnri lunulri hmv tied tip Bend-Portland. Conanlldat- He said that would give all sen ed Prelghtwsys. Psrlflc Motor nlors a chance to be present: some Tmnxport nd Orrgon-Nevda Call - fomla Past Freight. However, the local AFL Team- iters union office announced re ceipt ol this order from the union' International office In Indianapolis. Ind.: 'Due to condition that would fleet the unions which now have contracts In effect, the Interna tional union has ordered the dead' line of Friday midnight to b called off and lo continue negotia tions under the International con stitution. "Thl order will concern tht fol lowing AFL unions . ,, ." Klamath Falls Ica! No. til waa one of 13 local mentioned In the order. Negotiations are to continue be tween the trucking union ana tne Truck Operators League nf Ore gon, reoreaenting tne companiea. The union haa asked for a dally pay Increase. 40-hour week for In cltv drivers, and another holiday. Contract expired May 1. Underclothing Raid Reversed BWABTHMORE. Pa. Swarth- more College officials have added something new to the open season on underclothing this time In the men's department. Coming to the conclusion that a great number of students have been depending too freely on the school' athletic department (or their supply of 'T shirts, shorts, athletic socks snd the like, school officials maae a whirlwind "raid" Wednesday on the looms of students who were busy with final examinations. Haberdasheries reported a rush bv student who found themselves "without a thing to wear." Ofltclals did not disclose how success(ul their venture was In recovering school property. Weather FORECAST:' Klamath Falls and vicinity and Northern California: Fair and warmer through Frlriav. Weekend outlook fair with mild leinperatiirea. Low Thursday nlglil 38. High Friday 78. Low Inst night 38 High yesterday n Preelp last z hrs o Since Ool. 1 . 11.17 Normal for period 11.14 Name period last yr .... 14.84 (Additional Weather on Page 4.) FISTS FLY AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Two delegates to tne Texas state Demo cratic convention at Sato Antonio, Tex., exchange blows during the walk out of part of the delegation. The fight was caused when a bolting member attempted to take a county banner with him and the other delegates wanted it to remain with them. 1 . ' i n Price Fit Cent II rf Men- HST Vetoes Tidelands Oil Switch WASHINGTON I President Tiuinnn Thursday vetoed legisla tion to give tne atntea title to oil rlch lands bevond their const. Tiie President, In a message to dm Senate, snld the bill would turn over to certain stales as a free gift "very valuable lunds and min eral resources of the United State as a whole that is, of all the people of the country." His action dumps tne long-lasting r.lutes versus federal government Issue buck Into the hands of Con gress, where a two-thlrd majority vole In both houses would be re- nulrcd lo make the leglslntlon law over the veto. k Tne House Is expected lo over ride th veto, but a close contest Is forecast In the Bennte. Hen. O'Mnhoney (D.-Wyo.), pre dict Inn thnt the Senate would up hold the veio. snld Wednesday nlgnt he would hold off seeking a vole on ll until June S 1 republican senators plan to attend I the June 4 homecoming ceremonies wr Oen. Eisennower at a-. Kns. Allies Stop POW Uprising KOJE Island, Korea W Allied troops with bayoneta and tear gas squelched a Red prisoner uprising lliursdny without bloodshed, but a prisoner later was killed by the accidental discharge of a guard Nile. Steel v helmeled U. 8. Infantry men with bavonel barged Into a compound and dispersed Red pris oners who were trying to cut a new gals In an Inner barbed wire fence. Behind this nvlng wedge of about 50 soldiers, more Ihsn SO British troops moved In and demolished a Red command post and a dis pensary. Prisoners Jeered tne Brit ish at their tank but aid not auaca. FATAL MISHAP Two hours later, during a change of guards in a tower, an American guard accidentally discharged his automatic rifle Into the samo jammed compound, killing one pris oner ana wounding anotner sngniiy. CnniD officers said no shots wo.c fired by the troops who had entered the compound earlier. The accidental shooting came when U. 8. guards were changing places In a high watchtower at the rear of the compound. The auto matic weapon sprayed bullets Into tne middle oi tne compound. The Reds began parading Thurs day Blternoon In the compound where 2,700 officers and 650 enlisted orderlies are held. ' At least 100 U. S. and British Inlontrymcn entered the enclosure shortly alter on orders of Col. Henry Taylor, Washington. D. C. deputy commander of the United Nations Koje Lslp.nd prison camp. They broke up the demonstration with tear gas bombs and drove the Reds into the center of the compound. . . Then they systematically ripped npurt the two metal shacks serv ing as the POW'a command post and dispensary. AIM The Reds apnarentlv staged the disturbance in an attempt to force Brig. uen. Mnyaon L. Boattmr. camp commander, to visit the compound and confer with thein. a enmp spokesman said. The spokesman added that Boat- nrr received "a long, abusive, Insulting, demanding letter" from the compound leader two days ego. ,, ,,,,,-,. , ' .dPUti?' - I NEW PRINCIPAL OF KUHS is Charles (Cookie) Carlson; .left, being congratulated by his predecessor, James L. Brown, as City School Superintendent Arnold Gralapp looks on. . - - Rail Collision Kills Worker DUNSMUIR Investigation was still underway today in the death of a McCloud River Railroad work er and the Injury of two others In a head-on crash of a speeder and locomotive engine Tuesday oftcr- noon two miles west oi Bartic in Shasta county. ' Dead Is Nemenclo Perez. 28, Mexican National who has been in the United States since February and employed with the railroad company Just one week. In McCloud Hospital are Auirust Calunardo, 50, section foreman, and Armando Caslcnada, 21. Caslenada's foot was severed in the pile-up. Pcrcr. leaves a wife and three children In Mexico. Two Officers Die in Crash TOKYO (J Brig. Oen. Aaron W. Tyer. vice commander ol the Japan Air Defense force and a twice-wounded veteran of World War II, was killed Wednesday In a Jet crash. The Air Foroe sold Tyer's F 94 Starflre Jet nosed down shortly after takeoff, clipped the tops of two small buildings, crashed and burned in a rice paddv. Killed with Tyer wa Capt. E. R. Crane of Wichita. Kas., a veter an fighter pilot with 160 missions In World War II and in Korea. Air I'orce headquarters In Tokyo did not know if Tyer was at the 1 controls. The plane crashed near j Komakl Air Base In Central Hon-1 shu. .Preliminary reports attributed i the crash to a possible flamcout the failure of combustion In a Jet engine. Tyer, 40. was a pilot - general who regularly flew his own plone. He was the first Air Force generr.l killed tn the Far East since the Pacific War, the Air Force said. IMtiillMaim .MATII FALLS, OREGON, THLRbDAV, MAY 29, 1W2 MAT1I FALLS, OREGON, THLRbDAV, MAY 29. 1952 w KmPrimmd Top French Red in ainst By PRESTON GItOVER ' PARIS Wl Jacques Duclos. now France' top Communist, was charged Thursday with carrying a run curing a bloodv demonstration against Gen. Matthew B. Rldgway and was Jailed to await trial. Interior Minister Charles Brune dcclorcd the government had un covered proof of an "organized and iwrmanent conspiracy by the Communist troops" against the French state during weonesaay night clashes Jailed Ag One Communist was killed anditd revolver, a blackjack two car- 17 badly hurt and 200 police ln - jured in Paris. Twenty-five more persons were injured at Nice. Kii... mr cnnimn. nists were arrested here and in j Belgian chauffeur, and an Alsa Mnrtcille Bordeaux and other llan bodyguard. T &h ""elite? duXg demons'tra-1 Completely calm during ques iinn acrinst the new NATO gen- tionlne by the police commission lions against tne new haiu k ef Dulcos maintained the Police br-enn a broadening crack-1 Sun belonged to his driver. rinn'n mi the communists Thurs- dnv and seized many editions of Communist newspapers throughout the country. RETALIATION The Reds struck back in Mar seille where they seized and burned Memorial Day Events, Slated A full-scale observation of Memo rial, n i ninmied for Friday by the' Allied Veterans Council, with a Main street paraoe sei io at 10:30 n. ill. from Main and Spring streets. Tho nniiide will conclude with ceremonies at the Memorial Shalt where six new names have Decn al fixed In the memory of men killed in Korean action. The names Include: Sgt. Cornelius Joseph McAullffc, 2i. killed Feb. 13. 1951. Pic. Haskell H. Hood, 19, killed May 29. 1951. Pic. Dwnin Schuh. 20, killed June 3, 1951. Pfc. Thorlo Oeorge L. Smith, 19, killed Sept. 29, 1951. Pfc. Junn Archuleta, killed Oct 15, 1951. Cpl. Chorlcy Ora Purr. 21, killed Oct. 31. 1951. Dick Mnaulie will be master ol ceremonies at' the Memorial Serv ice. The KUHS band will present the national anthem, the Rev. M. Roderick Anderson Will give the in vocation -ana tne kcv. uoya noi- loway will be speaker of the dav. Fifteen wreaths arc lo be pre sented by local veterans, fraternal and other organizations, Including wreaths honoring two Klamatn war dead. , The National Guard firing squad Will present the traditional saluto to the dead and taps will be played. Benediction by Rev. Anderson will Close the ceremonies. KUHS'. band, several local drum corps and marching groups, the Na tional Guard and veterans' groups have Indicated they will march in the Memorial Parade . " V Rioting Ridgway i bundles of non Communist newsr I papers. woi iters downed tools in several factories in the region of Tarbes, i home district of Duclos. and new Demonstrations broke out in Mar seille, Melun and other place in protest against the Communist chieK arrest. Duclos. a member of Parliament and the party's secretary gener al, was nabbed at the height of the rioting in an automobile in which police said they found a load- " Pigeons ano a radio geared to Intercept police orders. lstL "rest?d .v"eucls '? rho was released Thursday, his He was charged under a 1935 law which carries a possible prls on sentence of three months tn two years and a fine of up to 120. 000 Irancs (S400). The law provides the penalty for "whoever. In the course of a denv onstration, Is found to be In pos- ;efsion of a weapon dangerous to the public security. MASTERS' Interior Minister Brune declared that his forces "will always be inr.slers of the situation'-' although the Communists had proved they were well trained and disciplined. The French cabinet, at a meet ing, decided to leave the question up tn the National Assembly whetn- Duclos should actually be tried. As a member of Parliament. Du- clos normally would have imipunl' tv from arrest. The law nrovldes. however, that this immunity does not apply if the legislator Is apprehended fla crante delicto caught in- the act. . ' Police Probe Another Theft Thu fourth hlirglarv In two nights Is being Investigated here, by uny rouce. The Bob Ross Oarage. 2001 Ore gon, was broken into sometime Wednesday night and cash regis ter drawer containing about $17 in currency and silver .taken, , police snio. Three burglaries were recorded Tuesday night, at two service sta tions and the Jewelry repair shop at 75 Main. Only a box of cxpenslye . tool was reported taken In the earlier brcak-lns, that from the North En trance service station on US 97 above town. i ' ENVOY RECALLED 1 LONDON I The Russian em bassy announced Thursday that Gcorgl Zarubln, the Soviet am bassador, has - been recalled to Moscow to take up a new post. , Teleohone sill N. 232 Board Vote Unanimous On Choice t The high school Board of Edu cation last night elected Charles if-'lnViotlsh in srH L "i'J."1,8 p.incipalshlp. succeeding James L. Brown who moves on to Redmond as superintendent and principal of Redmond Union High School Dis trict. Carlson. 38. has been teaching at KUHS since 1943. . Instructing in chemistry and general science. Be fore coming here' he taught at Woodburn and Newberg High Schools. He was graduated from Pacific University in 1933. and Is still undertaking advanced studies with the University of Oregon In working toward a master's degree. FAMILY He Is married and has two children, a boy. Charles Edward, 13. aiid a girl. Jane. 8. Mrs. Carl son has been Instructing at the high school on a substitute assign- ment. According to City Schools Sunt. Grclr.pp. the school board was In unanimous accord in Carlson's selection, though only three of the five members were In town to par ticipate In last night's session. . He was selected primarily, admini strator's reported, because of his experience, his firm but warm ad ministrative abilities and his past rprnrd. Carlson had completed 4-cvery assignment given him and in aimosi every ctue uau cvreucu expectations. ' ACTTVITIES . ' He also handled snorts eligibility problems, v the 6porl . equipment program and the adult education program, tie organized extenutu tours for science student from the high school, among them a tour of- the University of California's cyclotron at Berkeley this past year. Carlson was also recognized for bis organization of one of the out standing photography laboratory icourses In the Pacific Northwest. He is active in fraternal circles and worked closely with the Order ot De Molay for boys here. Remaining at the posts of as sistant principal at KUHS are Paul Angstead and wenaeu omiui, neither of whom had filed for the principal's position. . Poisonous Climb Ahead ENID. Okla. Wl In a solemn and stirring ceremony, Brad Mc Donald planted the traditional sprig of ivy symbolizing the Enid High School senior's graduation. As the ivy grows, so will we grow, climbing upward", the grad uates were told. After the ceremony, two science teachers checked the plant, found It was poison ivy. ; i zJmll J I m SMILING BROADLY FOR THE 9 O'Clock camera today were Ruby Frulan (left), 630 Pine, and Eva Taylor, also 630 Pine. Ruby is a saleslady and Eva manager at Leon's Tots-To-Teens. v Heavy Fire Poured Into U.N; Ranks By JOHN RANDOLPH 8EOUL. Korea Ml Cnmmnnlat big gun turned back an Allied raid with their mightiest barrage cf the year Wednesday. It u ih. sume-day Red truce negotiators tnreatened to renew heavy fight ing in Korea. The Communist poured 7.128 rounds of fire on U. N. position in the 24 hour ended at 8 p.m. Wednesday. That' five 'time the Reds' normal volume in the pres ent limited action phase of the war. Half the shells broke ud an Allied raid on a three-hill enemy position near Korangpo on the Western front. Heavy Cqmmunist mortar and artillery barrages also pounded two sectors east of the once heavily-contested punchbowl on the Eastern front. Intensity of the Red fire didn't match Allied peaks of up to 20,000 rounds In a single day, FORCED BACK , The Red artillery barrage near Korangpo forced withdrawal of i rr m ... ,i i . . Communist positions on three hills j -i ,h, irt inv.i ,... , Boutn Korea. It came as North Korean Oen. Nam II, the Reds' top truce ne gotiator, told the Allies at Panmun om the Communists "shall not sit Idle" during what he called slaugh ter of their captured soldiers. U. N. assault troops had stormed two of the hills near Korangpo within three hours of their 3 a.m. rttack. The third held out until 8:30 a.m. Tanks provided fire sup port in the attack on one hill and U. N. troops assaulted with fixed boyonets on another. The Reds left 105 soldiers dead or wounded. In a savage fight northwest of Ycnchon, Allied troops repulsed two Chinese companies preparing to assault the main United Nations line. Sailor Strike I Peace Sought; SAN FRANCISCO Wl A minor ity element of the Shipowners' Pa cific Maritime Association was re ported working Thursday toward a proposal to settle tne tnree-aay strikA of West Coast AFL aailnrft- No negotiating sessions hav been held with the Sailors Union, of the -Pacific since It struck Mon- . day. At least 24 ships from Seattle to Los Angeles have been tied up. Some- owners propose a settle ment along the lines of an agree ment reached Tuesday with Har ry Bridges' International Long shoremen a and Warehousemen' Union. That agreement sets the pmi. ILWU contract termination date at June 15, 1954. It provides for a 13 cent hourly wage increase plus 4 cent hourlv contribution by employers to the union weuare lund. It also grants the union the right to open wage negotiations only in June 1953. The PMA has said it would grant oflMuia uoiun aemanos tor a 5 per cent wage increase plus ov time pay for Saturday work at sea in return for a one-year, no strike contract. Harry Lundberg, secretary treasurer of the SUP, said the un ion Is holding out for an agree ment which can be canceled on 0 days notice. , 1 SICKLE SLIP ' MOLINE. IU., tfl Mrs. Eleanor Van Damme sharpened the sickl Wednesday night she uses to cut grass. Her husband. Marcel, came home, picked up the sickle to In spect the honing job and took a few practice swings with It. Mrs. Van Damme, somehow, backed unto range. Her wound was treated at the Moline hospital. .