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Newspaper Page Texti ---.'- v w; ; .v ,-,.v j. . -r .,:..'..;,; ...... . .:. ........ . "''.'' 'rV'i-:' ' ' :. :."'':'-' ' .'. ' ... I ' llWli " V!JX ' i'i;: til1'!! '1 yuvj TnicliIIiis Diitii; : i, , ; ,-,' ; . ' i 1 ' - . i . . , - - -, ,,,,,, BmM lb rnr, ii (I atl itn nil 1 ir n I -By FRANK JENKINS , f Todgy'g monkev I Today's monkev V wre.vh.iT,. 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I III ',; I i . i.. , ill , " i : ) i . I " W WSJ : j uie-macmnery note; i South Korea's - ioreign minister ; f(nos its president, Syagman Race) Y tsys his country may change Its f (altitude toward not obstructing an i j armistice UNLESS it gets assur i . iaute Horn Washington-that Korea -. (Will i be unified and south Korea ; ",: iufaenMud . agamst red aggression. ij':t One'i offhand inclination is, to . : .jr the man's a sap,. The soberer fisetoua tuought is to suggest that i l8 should have more patience. ',-!-.'.;.-.. 1 i " ' ' j.Koi'ea In supposed to have been ('! i '(louuuea 'kboiu 2300 B. C. By one '., ; Tangun, who is looked upon as the j !, iiSWr w Korean civilization. Some - j 1200 years later, one Kija, a min- . jlsier bl toe Yin dynasty In China, tied. about S,000 followers to Korea '.. Sand founded a' kingdom he called ,.;s: 'Chosen (Sho-SEN. Korea is still ciMa Chosen on some of the maps. ' This civilization lasted more than i-" ;' ;200O years until It was destroyed ' - ; in the 1300's by the Mongols under ; Genghis Khan. The Japs invaded ; ' . it la 1992 and years of bloody war Slollowed. The Koreans finally drove the Japs out and shut themselves 1 1 .'iup inside their boundaries, refus ! " ing to permit any foreigner to land fin their ports or cross their bor- jders. During this period, Korea was .known as the Hermit Kingdom; - 1 The Koreans lived in this isola- Stlonist paradise until. 1876, when . ; the Japs forced them to open sev ' 'eral of their ports to trade and ; i commerce. They've been in a ruc 'kus with the Japs more-or less teverjSlnce, . ; ! , - ' ' - iV ; '-v ' ' '(- Or can't really blame the South EKorean'loreign minister for want i tag his country to be able again f to run. its own affairs. We're all f uin ht. and foreinn ministers are .i especially that way. But he should jreflect, with Longfellow, that "i . ia lone and time is fleeting." I II he wUl take a long look, f t ihls country's long history, he will find, I ilnnk, that Korea's present 'situation could be worse. A little imore patience and tolerance will 'enable him to realize that the ' United' States of America has got iitoeu intn l Dosition where we iHn't hoin hackinir Korean in- cii-nendence. unity and. freedom if w uianted to. If we do, we will onit conterhmuouslv in. the eye of '.EVERY NATION that wants tree idom and Independence. We will be ': -lepudlating all of our own glorious , V- H- .WC V --Vt. ii..i,,d RAN'T do that. , U we uuow Korea to the wolves In order to get ourselves out of the mess that Inept leadership got mtn. we will forfeit the faith and the confidence of every freedom-loving and freedom-yearning nation on earth. . ' . If we do that, our chance for moral leadership in the world will be gone forever. To this fiery lorelgn minister of South Korea, one feels tmpeiiea to say: "Have patience, sir. No matter how dark your country's future may seem to you at the moment, remember that in its 4,000 years of existence it has been . darker still Whatever rays of light there may be In the present darkness are there because of the Interven tion of the United States of Amer ica in your affairs. Without Amer ica, you wouldn't have got out from under the heel of Japan. Without America's Intervention in 1850 (for whatever reasons) you would NOW be under the even more terrible heel of communism. . -. "Keep your shirt on. Don't fly Into a temper and kick over the apple cart at this critical juncture in your country's long history." r v -41 -Tilt MRS. SWAN OLSON, 1826 Oregon, workf for the Klam ath Flower shop. mm V9C WASHTNOTON Ml Ui)m n Bromley Oxnam ' told the Hocee un-Amerioan Acuvitles Commit tee Tuesday It should "franklv ad. mit its Inaccuracies and misrepre sentations- aoout him. . And he called on the commit tee, In a statement for a. hearing wruch he requested, to halt "the practice of releasing . unverified ana unevaluated m a t e r 1 a 1 for which the committee accepts no responsibility." . .: , "We can not beat down the Com- munrsv menace by bearina- false witness against fellow Ameri cans," the Methodist churchman said. "The Communists want a di vided America, an America whose citizens are suspicious of each ooier, an America without trust. an America open to Infiltration.. I believe this committee . will wish to end a practice that play m.j Communist hands.", . ' The committee, some ' of whose memoers nave been critical of th bishop, announced m advance of tne session that he Would be per mitted to read a. is-mlnute open ing statement without interruption an unusual' waiver of its rules. "I have requested opportunlty.to appear voluntarily; ...to secure, ivuress for the damage done me by the release of information In uie. -.lies' . of this committee," Bishop Oxnam said. "I deeply ap- preuiate .we grant-oi, -una prm "duch releases, made at various times lor a period of nearly seven caio, . nave ' contained material, much of which Ja irrelevant and immaterial, some of which , is false and some of which is true, but all prepared in a way capable of creating the impression that I nave oeen and am sympathetic to communism,, and therefore sub versive.; ; ,. c .. W:-;ir. m? ''! "1 have been actively opposed to communism all my life. 1 have never been a member of the Com muntit i'arty. My - opposition 'to communlsqt is a matter of public record m Books, addresses and sermons. , . -The churchman also asked Rep, Jackson (R-Calif) "to. apologize on the floor of the House for his un precedented and untrue statements made tnera concerning me." It Jackson does sq, Oxnam aaid, "I wul be the first to shake hands withJUnj ahd -to. .call the .incident: closed." . : .- ,;i . The Callfdrnian, In . '' Hdus speecn last March 17, assailed the Xiishop as a man who "served God on ounday and the Communist front for the balance of the week." Jackson also made" references to uie committee's flies- on Oxnam and said they mirrored a ' "record of aid and comfort to the Com munist front.!' Oxnam said he rejects ' commu nism oecause of its atheism, and repudiates- the philosophy of ma terialism upon which communism is baseo. j.e aaaed that -he. isn't an. economist out has studied enough to be convinced that there are basio fallacies in Marxian economics. - ' "I hold that the free man. must discover concrete measures uu-ough which . the. ideals of re ligion may be translated into -the realities of world law and order,' economic Justice and racial brotherhood," he said.- : , "As a result of long study , and of prayer, I am by conviction pledged to the free way of life and opposed to all forms of ' to talitarianism, left or right, and to all tendencies, toward such prac tices at home or abroad.,. .", Bishop Oxnam was bne of the first public figures-to speak -out against a committee search, for Communists in the education, field which has picked up speed under Hie chairmanship of Rep.- Velde (R-Ill). , : Negotiations llf i th City For Countv Pound Sedin City, County May Make Land-Swap; Council Opens Pool Bids, Hears Protest of Parties in Park, Awards Paving Bid, By LYLE DOWNING .. Victory appeared nearer for Ba sin residents campaigning for an adequate county dog pound when Mayor Paul Landry told the City Council Monday night that negoti ations are underway for construc tion of an animal shelter adjacent to the City Dog Pound. The mayor explained that the County Court wants to acquire title to a tract abutting the city' pound. The county will deed lots of equal value to the city. ' Protests from South Suburban District residents led to an Inves tigation by The Herald and News of a county-financed but orlvately operated dog pound on Miller Ave. It was found that its kennel were dilapidated automobile bodies. A Herald and News reporter and photographer visited the place and found two dogs almost dead from suffocation in one of the automobiles. j I aw -1L,a .', . a'AMATaT . OMGON. TUESDAY. JULY . 1L Ml . .. Telephone Ml : ; Na. Mat I So. Korean , ;7 h; -i r Jar-- r IOKIT M.-TTJCEMAN PANMUNJOM - New TUin Wings . of opposition came from South Korea today .as Allied' and Communist staff and liaison offi cers put finishing touches on a Korean armistice. J .' All signs pointed to a cease-fire soon possibly within ' the week tut there was no .indication Just when .the historic , signing would eeme. -'. One group of staff officers and the llalssn officers recessed with out acbedullns; further meetings. A second team of. staff officers remrtedlv revlsln the' truce- line across Korea worked on Into the night. . The', meeting broke up at 6:45 p. jn. and the officers , scheduled another session for 10 a. m. to morrow. , ... , . But ' meanwhile, South Korea's Foreign. Minister Pyun Yung- Tai told newsmen bis government might "cbange its. attitude" toward obstructing a truce' unless it gets prompt assurances iruin nrwojiuia ton that Korea will be unified. ' : , He said South-Korea, also wants;. guarantees' from the United States on how-to stop possible new Red aggression. ' At the truce site, things continued to move at a feverish pace, two day -after! the Communist agree ment, to go- ahead- with final' prep aration for signing an armistice; Outside;, a swarm of North Ko rean .and. Chines workmen hur ried to complete a building where the truce will be signed. They worked all through the night under floodlights.- put up for, them by American soldiers. Indio Frets Over Useof Her:Men r ' 'NKW DELHI, -India i-India has asked the United states, and' Red Crjtna tor. assurance that aiy Indian troop sent" to Korea to help implement armistice terms will be kbl to function properly. - India is one of the countries nominated during truce talks, to supervise the handling under an armistice of. war prisoners who do not want to be repatriated. T The-foreign Office said Tuesday wuia nas -uisiructea a T-man ad vance party to get ready to leave for Korea when an armistice is signed. This party will be headVd by Foreign Secretary R. K. Nehru. Iti will study .the situation and re port to. New Delhi; on steps to enable moia to meet its responsl bUitles. . ' Chrltie" Cut, Grown Mean, In Executed LONDON- Wi A cat belonging to. John Christie, strangler of women who was hanged last Wednesday, was executed Tues day. ..'..-.',. :; . ' The reason given by the Roy al Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals . was . that Christie's cat was too mean , to live with anyone. ' . '.After the arrest of Christie, who. said he killed seven women and was' convicted for the mur der of his wife; the cat roamed near Christie's dingy flat. The Society finally caught it, but con eluded that the 'cat had turned aavage and. was beyond rehablll tatW ,-..-' ; v .: Subsequently a group of Irate cit izens appeared before the County Dog Commission, and demanded action. They were promised that a modern, sanitary dog pound would be constructed as soon as possible. Mayor Landry-told the council It has. been proposed that the city and county animal shelters be op erated by one poundmaster. At the council meeting bids pn the $130,000 municipal swimming pool were opened. Several construction companies bid on various parts of the project. The bids were referred to Architect Howard Perrin - for study. It is expected the contract will be . awarded at next week's meeting of the council. Among the bidders were Morrison Knudsen Co., Elton N. Alt, Duncan Con struction Co., Paddock) Engineer ing Co.,'B. R. Storey, Vochester Co, 'and Wilson'. Drilling Contractors, AFTIR A flX DAY spent tnipecting SoufKern Pacific opera tipn. in the Altursi, Lalteview, Merrill and Tulelake eree,' the special SP -train arrired in Klamath Falls about' 6 p. m. yesterday, bringing Donald J. Russell, president of Southern Pacific Company,' and his party. Today is being spent inspect ing Klamath. Falls SP facilities and the OCSE Railroad. Tha train will return to tha Bay area aarly tomorrow morning. Pie-- British Arrest Soviet Spies u-ia.Wi ; BONN,- Oermany M -British authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of six Germans on charges of sp)-ing for the Soviet Union. Two ot those arrested Were wom en. ... :. :'; : - -' -; . One of the women worked until recently as an operator In a Brit ish military telephone exchange, the announcement from the British High Commission said. The four men in the alleged eS' plonage group Included a former German air force lieutenant. He was described as a member of the Communist Party for two years.. Four of the arrested Germans come lrom Brunswick. The re. mainlng two lived-in the Luene burg Heath area when. Urn Rriiich have large mUltary installations, airports and troop concentrations. The Germans were nabbed bv British authorities on July-9. No announcement "Was ;made . until July 21. They wil will appear before an Allied High Commission court in Duesaeldorf next - Friday, the announcement said. The British ' identified 'the ac cused as Werner Bern. 44: Erllta Krueger, 33; . Eberhard Doncsik. ; Karl-Helnz Tejkl, 23; Robert Koch, ; and Edith Seefeld. 35. : LOST DOG ; , ; . A Huskie nun. black with n,ht feet, has strayed from the home of his mistress. Mrs A v. tinn.. hue, 2S Oak Street. Anyone seeing or ; Hearing oi mm is asked to phone 2-9211. The animal left Satur. day night. .; . i . A protest was made to the coun cil by Mrs. Howard Barnhlsel, 622 Conger Ave.,, over "wild parties" in Moore Park. She declared that drinking parties are frequently staged in the park after midnight. The council instructed Police Chief Orrllle Hamilton to investigate.; Asphalt Paving Co., was award ed a contract for street repair work In Klamath Falls. At last week's council meeting a split de velopment among councllmen over awarding the contract ' ' City Engineer E. A. Thomas rec ommended that the contract go to Asphalt .Paving Co., despite the fact Bobco Paving Co.; was the low bidder. He said he did not believe- Bobco could complete, the work on schedule. " When the issue came to a vote Monday night. Councilman Wendell Smith cast the only vote against Asphalt Paving Co. MedfordJest Being Received In Klamath Television reception is coming m Jo.' Klanjath, Falls from atatjorf (KBES-TV, Medford, The station hals had a test pattern on the air since the weekend of July -10, operating on power ranging between 1100 and 6000 watts. The station's power Is expected to be 29,400 watts when It goes- on regular schedule. - All Klamath Falls radio dealers have been watching with a great NewMusic Studio Opens Newcomers on the local music scene are Mr. and Mrs. William Frederick Hahn, recently of Val lejo where they have made their home for the past four years. Prior to that they were residents of New York City. .: They have established a home and studio at 830 East Main. WILLIAM F. HAHN Hahn.. a vocalist, studied for three vear. at McPhail Conserva tory and for two years at Minne apolis College of Music and ap peared in several grand opera and musical comedy productions during his student years. After moving to New York he studied with Dr. Douglas Btanley. author of "Science of Voice," "Voice. It's Production and.' Reproduction" and "Your Voice" and is keenly interested In the theory of voice development. He studied opera under some of the . leading operatic coaches in New York and, togemer wim uihii hn (ntnml in piano, con cerned for three years through the East and Midwest. He has also taught - extensively In New York and New Jersey. Mr. Hahn, her husband's ac companist, is a well-known concert pianist,. having studied with Arthur Oraham, Dora Dyer and Paolo Conte. She also studied voice and piano at St. Olaf College and sang for some time with the noted St. Olaf Choir under the direction of F. Melius Chrlstlanson. She later studied voice In New York with Dr. Stanley and operatic coaching with pianist Alma Btanley. They plan to make their perman ent home In Klamath Falls. S v.- turad art, from loft: J. W. Corbott, vice-president In charge of operations; W. G. Peoples, assistant vica-prasident, sys tem freight traffic! George W. Morgan, district freight and passenger agent, Klamath Falls, who joined tha train at Duns muir; SP President Russell, and J. A. McKinnon, suparinttn dent, Shasta division, Dunsmuir. Television deal et Interest the- progress made bu.4fc-Muor4 TV mswuauon. - ft. P. (BamvThompson of Thomp son's Kitchen CenteivSylvanla dis tributor for ' Klamath Falls, has been working for six months on the orbsDect of television for this area. He has been in close touch with the engineers, mapping out this terrain and keeping an eye on progress made. His service man, Sam Penleskv. is In Medford now checking on. the. power output of the station and reporting iuhuhBo from here. . . . . ' ; - Thompson has made checks on reception at more than a dozen spots in the Klamath area. Recep tion ia best and the 'Signal is read able In the north and east part of town. South Sixth, from the Tower Theater , out, gets a steady signal and reception Is good arouna en ley. ;- - - :-- ' . Downtown Klamath Fails is not receiving a readable signal in most spots at the present power in use by the station. He and his engineer have determined that reception is following a - definite geograpmcai pattern. They have found no bounce from-Mt.. Pitt or Hogsback, so it is apparently a direct signal, j i Picture quality and sound should be improved by two and one-half times when the station goes on full power, according -to Thompson. He estimates that there are ap proximately 15 TV sets In private homes In Klamath' Falls now and probably not more than a half doz en at the various dealers. "In order to get good reception In Klamath Falls, which Is some 60 air miles from the KBES-TV," he warned, "it is necessarv to have good Installation, good fringe sets and good antennae." The Medford station Is scheduled to start: regular programs August 1 at 6 p.m. The engineers esti mate that It will serve an audience of some 150,000 persons, reaching as far. west as coos Bay and on down below Yreka. . . ; r : ' Justice Tikes It Easy On Aged Defendant i ' - : - . ... 'There was a touch of pathetic humor In Municipal Court Mon day morning when Judge Frank Blackmer charged Gordon Edding ton with vagrancy. Repeated shouts brought the same response: "Can't hear, your honor." ' In desperation, the Judge took e paper and pencil and began Writ ing the charge, but gave It up, saying: "What's the sense he'll say he didn't bring his glasses." With the help of Police Officer Ray Swlteer, Judge Bleckmer final ly made the elderly defendant un derstand the charge. "How do you plead: guilty or not guilty?" queried the Judge, "Not guilty," he answered. Blackmer set ball at $100 and announced he would call a physi cian In the case. RADIO SCOUTS MEET The Klamath Amateur Radio Scouts meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Courthouse. r 7 Girl Hurt "Aif irtdian Jirl: Judy Wright. 19; daughter of Mrs, . Ruby Wright of Chlloquln, is in Klamath Valley Hospital , suffering from a frac tured pelvis, as a result of an auto mobile accident Saturday. ' ; ' Late Saturday afternoon the girl and two friends-Louls (Corkyi Gibbons, 21, son of Mrs, Rena Gib bons, and Eldon Cress. 15, all , of Chiloquln left in the Gibbons' car to drive to Denton Park (Gravel Pit) to swim, The -Cress boy was Hrtvincr. - v. '! About two miles from the Junc tion into Fort Klamatn, iney ap parently decided to turn off the highway. Cress cut the corner too close while crossing a bridge over a ditch and the oar eased over on its side. ' '. Both boys got free but the girl was pinned under the car In the ditch which was running , nearly full of water. They were barely able to hold her nose out of the water until a passerby stopped and helped turn the car back on Its wheels ' The girl was taken to the Klam ath Agency Hospital at Fort Klam ath and given first aid by Dr. F. D. Wilder. An ambulance was called and she was brought to Klamath Valley Hospital about 11 p.m.. that night. As nearly as It could be re constructed, ' the accident hap pened about 5 p.m. Neither boy was .injured. .. ' :. - Judge to Probe Forgery Cose Sentencing of an ex-convict who pleaded guilty to forging a $10 check was BUddeniy neid up jbw juonuay In Circuit Court when Judge David R. Vandenberg announced he want ed to make a personal Investiga tion of the case. The defendant, ' Virgil Roy Jef fries, 40, told Judge Vandenberg that he had served terms -In Ore gon state Prison and Idaho State Prison for forgery. Asked why he had delayed thi sentence. Judge Vandenberg said: "It has been called to my atten tion that certain persons accused of issuing bogus checks have been prosecuted In lower courts and re ceived county Jail sentences. I am not going to send a man to the state penitentiary if I find out that persons equally guilty are lv en county Jail sentences in other courts." High Air Victory Ratio Announced SEOUL m The TJ. S. 5th Air Force today announced a 65-to-l victory margin over Communist MIO Jets In the past two months. A comparative lull fell over the ground front after savage hill clashes between the Communists and South Korean troops as truce preparations proceeded busily at Panmunjom, - Announcement of the aerial vic tory came with the disclosure that two V. B. Sabre Jets were shot down yesterday the first since May 17, One pilot blasted two MIOS out of the sky before he went aowra 'X , Two Indian men of Beatt war killed . instantly about- f :M p.m. : Monday in a alngle-vehici acci dent reven miles east of ChUouin, -i The dead are Thoeaaa Watah, as, and Ralph Foster, 31, Oerald Che tor, , jidmltted driver of to deatk car, is in the Klamath County Jail . on a drunk charge. state ponce gave this version 4ti tft aCciueiit. . , Mr.1 and Mrs. - Ralph Foster and . tiielr. five child . Ten were driving to .the Klamath Age no y whn their ear broie . down, .a . .They were : o 1 e k d up by ' Chester, - driving a - pickup truck, -passengers, Watah two and Richard Biff. ; , Foster and Watah were crushed beneath the truck when the vehicle plunged' into a ditch. They were killed instantly.- i Mrs. Foster, who suffered lust minor injuries..' :waf admitted tt Klamath Valley" Hospital. The children, rutin from eight - months to seven years, and Biff were uninjured.- - . In Reserve Enforcement ' officers . believed Tuesday that bootlegging had been virtually wiped out on the Klam atn. Indian Reservation after four illicit , liquor traffickers pleaded guilty in Chlloquln Justice Court and received heavy fines and Jail ' sentences. Another alleged bootleg ger was given additional time to plead..'.-.-. - ' . - . .-..-;,;,.',..';-.. The beoUeggers : who entered guilty pleaa before Justice of the Peace Walter Zimmerman were Jame: F. Frost,' William Tucker, Don Berkley 'and Alice Hood. BarkW was fined $400 and given a six months suspended Jail sen- . tence. Frost drew a 1KO fine and six months suspended Jail sentence. WMfcwa fined $0 and ordered w.mrve ix montns in the County Jail. Alice Hood was fined 400 and also received a ' six months . pended Jail sentence. The fifth sus- trot, uiuena Moore was given ad ditional time"' , to plead to ' the charge. Frost and Tucker are white , men and the other persons in volved are Indians. -' v- . j . The arrests followed lengthy In vestigation of liquor trafficking on the reservation by state and fed eral officers. Undercover agents finally made "buys" from the boot leggers before they were rounded. A large quantity of wine and whis ky also waa seized. - Participating In the drive aealrut reservation bootlegging were In spectors Robert Mclnnis and Carl Stone of the Oregon Lkiuor Control Commission; Willis Pankey, Walter' wince ana Dei smith. Indian Ser. vice officers, and Police Chief Lew is jones oi cnuoquln. . Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Fair' throngh . Wednesday with high of 17. Low Tuesday alfht 86. . .. !-:!!--. i ". .( High yesterday ..;.JL 61 iaw last niint :.- , , . . si Preclp last 24 hours Since Oet. -l 14.87 Normal for period ,.. u 12.3 Same period last year ........ 17.11 A year ago residents hi Klamath Falls siitled during (he day under S6 degree temperature, shivered at night In 26-degree temperature. UtsU FUNERAL SERVICES for Jacob N. Broehtrup who disc) July 19 will be held from Sac red Heart Church at 9:30 A. M. tomorrow with tha Rev. William S. Stona officiating at . celebration - of requiem mats. Recitation of .the Holy Rosary will take place from Ward's Funeral Home, S p. m. today Military honors in Mt. Calvary Memorial Park will be conducted by Pelican Post 1383. V. F. W. ; 7 Miller - Brumbaugh Photo 4 Sentenced Bootlenoinn X I : ' t-i.. r, ft .f . .,..-( SI it: I '. ?: t! 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