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fo) fo) 8. M HI lews FRANK JENKINS office this morning. I Suite intelligent member of Inizatlon: J did you think ot Ike's ftst night?" the answer: i wonderful." , . fed deeper. "What did he Sueried. faction to that one was a few, followed by this state Well, he didn't say any ch that I can remember, listening to him I felt $ything is going to be all K to add that Wis was a f sound appraisal of Pres lsenhower's speech to the I He didn't say much. Vasn't much that he could I night. The definite, tan- recommendations he will a" carrying our nation safe' Ch the difficult period of feent to new conditions that i Ad of us will all be cott on the messages he will de- . ' U1B VUUglGOB uiat JO .T i . . b last night was to Inspire with confidence that we jvill do what must be done , , Ire to pass safely and k through the readjustment oa , H faces us. If the answer r. question th'at the Pres- . speech was "wonderful" s aeeurate reflection of the im- monv it made on intelligent sricans generally, he accom led Ills job. Is to say, he Inspired us i confidence that we can do and do what we have to do to meet attoiatlons that confront us. lot to the LEADER'S big job. wM, of course, a POLITICAL scb-4n the best sense of the d; "political." The dictionary nea "political'" as "of or per lng to polity, or politics, or the luct of government. ' It de- a "politics" as "the science or of government." President Eisenhower is to lead successfully through the cliff i- les and the dangers that face us must 'Stay In office. bat is the long and the short of am sure that our President and advisers and his co-workers had i the Gallup report that was is- I In December. It showed a drop Sisenhowers popularity from its Urn Ugh of 75 per cent, which i' r"titered in September, to int. as. registered early In SHARPEST drop came nrVwrners, who In September row ( the way he was handling job i T a percentage of 77 but trf December had dropped to ap roval percentage of only 57 b of 30 percentage points. a greater loss than was f any group of our popu eh the Democrats dropped 19 percentage points, as collar workers who in. auppose, our so-called In- a. ly our farmers are scared lias happened in the way l prices of what they have piich'are not accompanied spending drops in the what farmers have to fit will be generally agreed . tsident Eisenhower paid - attention in his speech last ( '1 the farm situation than to '- ler facet of our economy, rthat even hard-boiled par- will agree that In doing so merely following wise and r tolitical principles again m the word "political" in its t Me. i (ht be added that In the poll that nas been dis- 4 here manual workers al l drop in approval of the r ueis nanaung ms jod as res it ot: only 12 points from a of 71 to a low of 59. . Klderitnllv. it should also be add thatj the drop of 15 percentage its irom the president s nigh o. in f iptember to the low of 61 rl December is not a depend a that he will fail of re ;tiem man 1 nalmilar poll shortly after isident Truman took office in ril of 1945 he showed an all time ora ugn in his personal popu ItV flf 87 Mr ront rfnrl 1 ntha; later his popularity had iiunwu to a low oi only 4a per In, k Was RE-ELECTED incf Highway slow Posted ALElf iVi Thprp oro nnhta ior delays because of construc- i ra me uregon uoast Highway ee miles north of Gardiner and miles south of Port Orford, the way Commission said Mou- " commissions repori also 4 the McKenzie, Mt. Hood o and West Diamond Lake "Ms as closed by snow. surface on the Willamette between Lowell and Odell uctlon two miles west of ville on the Medford-Pro- hway is causing minor de- . cuuo jinur """LAND Ifl Wholesale egg dropped another two cents aesday. made the total decline for Ik five cents a dozen. Fall' fees In other Pacific Coast caused the big drop. THE DR. F. C. ADAMS memorial fund made possible this Scout shelf at the City Library. Looking over the books and pamph lets for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and leaders are Richard Seideman (left), a member of Lions Troop No. 3, and Jim Patterson, member of tha Modoc Area Council executive board. The material was purchased from a fund established by friends of the lata Or. Adams, who had been a scout leader for 29 years and president of the Modoc Area Council for five years. Donations by his friends have made possible simi lar shelves in Alturas, Bend, Madras and Prineville. Winema, Tulelake School District Merger Approved TULELAKE Voters of the Wi nema district, voting Monday on consolidation of the Winema and Tulelake elementary school dis tricts, approved the proposal in a special election. Tally was 43 yes and 29 no. The affirmative vote will send 125 children attending the rural Wi nema school to Tulelake, five miles distance. Merger of the two dis tricts becomes effective June 30. 1 A bond issue for a new addition to the Tulelake building - and re modeling of part of the present una, will be floated in the near future; "according to plans of school Gl Defended WASHINGTON Wl Rep. Teague (D-Texas) said Tuesday statistics gathered by the U. S. Office of Ed ucation support his contention that no change should be made in the GI training law for Korean War veterans. A survey by Uie. agency, Teague said, "showed conclusively that our program is not discriminating against private or high tuition schools." "This should put an end to the clamor for legislation to separate subsistence and tuition payments for the Korean vets," the Texan added. Teague. senior Democrat on the House Veterans Committee, was a proponent of the present plan which gives Korean veterans monthly lump sum payments to finance their education. This has been under fire from a group of private universities who contend they aren't getting their share of GI trainees. MEETING SALEM Wl Officials of West ern Oregon cities will meet here Jan. 15 to discuss whether they should divorce themselves from the Pacific Coast building code. City Engineer J. H. Davis said invitations have been sent to 40 cities. A special committee of the League ot Oregon Cities will re port on whether the coast code should be abandoned. Fries Five Cento ii Pages KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954 Telephone gill No. 2731 officials. Structural plans have al ready been under consideration. The merger will end classes in the first rural elementary school built in the Tulelake area, and the only one on the West Side. The buildings were put up in 1928 through the efforts of women of the Winema Welfare Club. When the school terni was, about to begin, the roof oi the original building, since enlarged, was not yet complete so the women climbed to tne riagepole ana went to work, -Laura ' Eastwood, Effie Durkee. Anna Ztmmienczuk.and.EUn Young assisted by Phfl -LieJceyi ehingled the last half of the structure. Shin gles were sentup by Arthur Win ter and children of the working mothers were cared for by Mrs. Evea Adams, who is still teaching, and Mary Motchenbacher. At that time there was no ele mentary school building in Tule lake, no bridge across Lost Rtver and few roads. Arnold Martin is principal of the eight grades at Winema and Bob Fries is principal at the Tulelake elementary building. Members of the Winema faculty include Mrs. Delia Wintrier, Merrill, Mrs. Ber nice (Tom) Newton, Tulelake, Mrs. Jennie Sevecik, Mrs. Vera Martin and Mrs. Jerry Allen who teaches several children at home who are unable to attend regular classes. Merchants Protest 6th Parking Plan - The- suggested traffic regulation plan at South 6th and Shasta Way met with opposition Monday night at city council opposition In tne form of several South 6th business men. - , . ' . - - - -The proposal by the State High way Commission Involves traffic regulation lights and a no parking area on both sides of the street from Martin to a point 300 feet be yond Shasta Way on South 6th. Spokesman for the group was Ben Adair (Adair's Furniture), who told Council that the group was specifically opposed to the parking, restriction, which, they claim, would impair their business. Adair assurea council tnat tney recognized there was a traffic prob lem, but asked that a solution be worked out without prohibiting parking. Lee Hendricks, druggist, took the floor to tell council that the post office sub-station, which he main tains in his drug store, is not self supporting, and, if his volume of business were cut by a parking re striction, it would probably be nec essary to abolish this service to the community. Hendricks said it was only through customers drawn by the postal service that he was able to, maintain it. Postmaster Chet Langslet veri fied Hendricks' statements. AGREEMENT TOLD Other protesters included Dean Hall (Dean Hall Lockers), the Harry Beardsleys (apartment house owners), Amil Nelson (Nel son's Battery and Welding), Dr. Robert Wood and Gene Williams (Model Cleaners). "Mrs. Beardsley reminded coun cil that the State Highway Com mission had promised property owners in the area two lanes of traffic and one lane of narking. It was with this understanding that property owners gave the State the right of way, she said. ' Council requested City Engineer to write the State Highway Com mission reminding them of their original agreement and asking the Northern Pike Caught In Cowlitz River Raises Fishermen's Fears PORTLAND iTP) The Oregon Game Commission expressed some alarm Monday over a fish caught over the weekend in the Cowlitz River of Washington. Biologists identified the fish as a northern pike. It is the first' of that voracious fish ever reported tn the lower Columbia River watershed. "Of all the fish that might be introduced, this engine ot destruction is the worst," said Dr. John Rayner, who heads the commission's fishery division. The pike is native in the Great Lakes area and waters north of that. They grow fast, reaching 36 inches In length and some times weighing 25 to 30 pounds. A voracious eater, the pike has been compared with the barracuda in fierceness. Rayner expressed fear over what the pike might do to the native salmon and trout population, if the pike becomes es tablished. He said this pike obviously was planted in the Cowlitz, since the pike lives only In fresh water and could not have made the voyage by the ocean. It was caught near Kelso, and brought to the commission by a fisherman who suspected It was a pike. Rayner said the only question now is whether other pike were planted at she same time. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Mostly tioudy through Wednesday, High Wednesday 34; low Tuesday night 28. High yesterday 40 Low last night 27 Precip last 24 hours Tr. Since Oct. 1 6.31 Normal for period 4.98 Same period last year 5.51 KLAMATH BASIN POTATO SHIPMENTS Shipped Same Ray Today Las Year 0 cars 87 cars Tatal For Smnn 4702 cars 5017 cars 1BS3-S4 1113-1.54 By JACK BELL WASHINGTON Wl Close associ ates say President Eisenhower is determined to solve the farm price problem as one of the first steps in carrying out his pledge of "con stantly increasing prosperity lor all." In a radio-television report to the Reople last night, the Presi dent said his administration is us ing "every legitimate means avail able to the federal government' to maintain prosperity and will con tinue to do so as long as is neces' sarv.. . Asserting that his administration does not believe in a "poom-auq' bust America" in which prosperity hiruzes on war or threats 01 war, possibility of trafficUghtaJnaUjpUUh.e.csalil-.ths program,, he will ..lay, the 'Darklnc restriction. Other business included the mayor's annual report, in which Mayor Landry said he considered the financial condition of the city "very good." Landry-- also re-appointed department heads for the vear 1954. New appointments included that of Donald L. Golden to tne Library Board for a term to expire Jan. 31, 1958. Golden, principal of River side School, replaces the Rev. Don ald Cassiday, who Is moving from Klamath Falls. Appointed to the Board of Health for a two year term ending Dec. 31, 1955, are Dr. A. M. Compton, Dr. E. K. Dletsche and Mrs. H. O. Juckeland. , '." , Road Conditions In State Good SALEM Iff) Driving conditions were good throughout Oregon Tues day except for some icy spots at a few points, the Highway Commis sion reported. Chains are not needed any place in the state, as warm winds have melted most of the snow at higher elevations. Ioy spots were reported at Wil lamette Pass, Chemult, Klamath Falls, Bly, Lakevlew and Seneca.. Warm Springs Junction report ed slush on the road, - and there was sanded packed snow at Ochoco Summit and Austin. All other points reported bare pavement AID . NEW DELHI, India m The United States gave India another $25,500,000 in economic aid Tues day to be used for importing steel needed in railway, agricultural and otner development projects. Farm Problem Solution Tops Ike's Agenda ed that he will recommend In a before Congress in 'his "State bf 'ih'e Union message Thursday will be keyed to federal help. "It is a program that does not deal in pie-in-the-sky promises 10 all, nor bribes to a few, nor in threats to. any," he declared. "It is a program inspired by zeal for the common good, decucaiea to we welfare of every American family whatever its means of livennooa m he or Its social position or its ancestral strain or its religious affiliations." In outlining the past year's ac compllshments, he said ground- work has been laid to sustain basic prosperity "in the strong belief that the federal government should be prepared at all times ready at a moment's notice to use every proper means" toward that end. He said a program of sound planning and aggressive enterprise must be accompanied by "a faith which cannot be shaken by self- appointed peddlers of gloom and doom" In America's growth and progress. This was an obvious thrust at some Democrats, like Senators Douglas of Illinois and Kerr of Oklahoma, who have said tne country already Is in a recession Land may be headed for a real de pression. Eisenhower claimed a halt in to bogganing tarm prices as one of the accomplishments of his admin istration In its first year. Presum ably he referred to an Agricul ture Department report last week which said that after months of decline, average farm prices were up slightly In mid-December. Members of Congress said the President had stressed in confer ences on his program the need lor action on the tarm front. In this connection, It was report- Local Bird Count Shows Familiar Feathers Missing 142,248 individual birds covering 109 species una suuspecies ol Dlrus were tallied Dec. 27 on the sixth annual Christmas Bird Count made in the Klamath Basin. Twenty-six members and friends of the Nature Society oi the Klamath Re gion working in 14 parties spent a total time ol 72 hours of "Blue Bird" weather searching for birds all over the Klamath Basin from Crater Lake's mountain top to the rugged lava region of the Modoc Lava Beds and eastward to Beatty. 611 miles of roadside tallies were made In 53 hours time by auto and 19 miles in 19 hours were made on foot. - All parties agreed that this Christ mas Count was the most unusual they had experienced for In spite of the spring like weather birds, with the exception of waterfowl con centrated on open water, were hard to find and some of the most common species were missed, nevertheless in point of number of 109 species and subspecies in this year's count was the most suc cessful of all counts taken. The 1952 count having 103 species and the first time the counters exceeded the hundred species mark. As usual the Tule Lake and Low er Klamath National Refuges came through with large numbers of waterfowl. In point of number of birds counted the refuges topped all other counts Dy ten to one. The Mallard was the top bird with a total of 39,715. The Pintail v.as second with 26.517. Third on the list was the White-fronted Goose (Speck) with 17,338. Fourth place went to the Shovelley with 9,258, this was closely followed by the Lesser Snow Goose with 9,201. Ol the protected non-game birds the Whistling Swan takes first place with 6.136; the Robin was second with 3,133. The House .Sparrow (English) was third with 1,284 and Brewer's Black Birds with 1,177. The Starling appears to be on the Increase in the Basin this year's total was 55. Each year the Starling shows a gradual increase in numbers, so far, it appears to be a winter visitor to the area as the Nature Society has no reports for It other than In the winter months. The following tabulation is the list of birds observed and their number: ' Common loon 3; Eared Grebe 27; Western Grebe 6; Pied-billed Wildlife i Brebe 132; Cormorant 2; Great Blue Heron 20; American Egret 67; American Bittern 2; Black-crowned Night Heron 98; Wlstllng Swan 6,136; Canada Goose 2,716; Lesser Can ada 4; Cackling Goose 275: White fronted Goose 17,338; Lesser Snow Goose 9,201; Mallards 39,715; Gad wall 19; Widgeon 7,814; Pintail 26,517; Grccn-wing Teal 155; Sho veller 9,258; Redhead 123; Ring necked Duck 395; . Canvas-back 1,337; Lesser Scaup 1,830; Ameri can Golden-eye 158; Buffie-head 787; Ruddy duck 6,331; Hooded Merganser 28; American Mergan ser 66: Goshawk 1; Sharp-shinned Hawk 2; Cooper's Hawk 1; Red-tall Hawk 61; American Rough-leg 26; Swain son's Hawk 1; Golden Eagle 3; Bald Eagle 49; Marsh Hawk 47; Prairie Falcon 1; Duck Hawk A; Sparrow Hawk 21; Chuckar Partridge 13; Californ ia Quail 536; Mountain Quail 17; Ring-neck Pheasant ' 508; Coot 2,208; Kllldeer 17; Wilson's 8nlpe 21; Ring-billed Gull 143; Mourning Dove 7; Barn Owl 2; Horned Owl 7; Pygmy Owl 9 Crraaa Grey Owl 1; Short-ear, pt ft Xinglislrar a; Red-shafted Flicker 46; Hairy Woodpecker 3; Downy Woodpeciter 1: Oregon Jay 3: Stellar Jay 24: California Jay 11; American Mag pie 132; Raven 3; Plnon Jay 17; Clarke's Nutcracker 4; Mountain Chlcadee 72; White breasted Nuthatch 1; Rcd-breated Nuthatch 2; Pygmy Nuthatch 41; Creeper 10; Winter Wren 3; Marsh Wren 10; Rock Wren 2; Robin 3,133; Varied Thrush 1 Western Bluebird 3; Mountain Bluebird 80; Townscnd's Solitaire 31; Golden-crowned Kinglet 47; Cedar Waxwing 37; Northwes tern Shrike 18; Starling 55; Audu bon Warbler 1: English Sparrow 1,284; Meadowlark 147; Yellow headed Blackbird 307; Red-wing 711; Brewer's Blackbird 1,177; Evening Grosbeak 43; California purple Finch 1: House Finch 710; Spotted Towhee 5; ' Savannah Sparrow 3; Oregon Junco 532; White-crowned Sparrow 91; Fox Sparrow 41; Lincoln's Sparrow 1; Song sparrow 337: New birds listed for the first time Townsend's Warbler Lewis Woodpecker 1; Red-headed Woodpecker 1; Ross Goose 7: Vir ginia Rail 2; Pipit 2; Cowblrd 5; Red Crou-bill 35. Europe Digs Out After Wild Storm LONDON Wl Shivering West ern Europe, battered by three days of storms, mobilized its defenses mesaay against new onslaughts: from Old Man Winter.. While salvage and rescue teams Irom Scandinavia to Italy took ad' vantage ot a momentary lull to dig out snowbound autos and trains and strengthen flood weakened dikes, the weatherman warned more trouble was on the way.- Most of the fury of the winter's first big storms blew itself out by early Tuesday after playing the clown in at least two areas. In -e AJaccio area of semi tropical Corsica, the French Island in the Mediterranean, snow fell overnight. Around Sondrio. a little town on the Italian-Swiss border which normally gets the first snow fall of the Italian winter, violets and daisies bloomed in the fields amid springlike weather while nearby roads and mountain passes were blocked by snowdrifts. FLOODS HIT Along Germany's Baltic coast the worst floods for almost a century quieted. .Damage may hit the mil lion dollar mark. At the height of the floods, the Keil harbor area was a loot under water, a retugee camp in Luebec special message on the subject '.. r'!- . .J?..?"? ."I nvt Mnnriov ntlnli tn nlxor r '""? ""'" upiuuicu, ami ,;,, B.ni.o. o. . road and rail communications were mounting crop surpluses as a pre- c. lude to stabilizing farm prices. k, ,,,., kn...,j ,,, h ' The howling northeast blizzard, The government now has on hand ,h,h MlvnJri' u- , . unu riniin ,nPth f which churned seas over the low Detectives Say Suspect Confesses WASHINGTON (fl A young Negro couple man and wife were accused Tuesday of the theft of $160,000 from the government's Bureau of Engraving. They were taken before U.S. Commissioner Cyril F. Lawrence for arraignment late in the day hours after part of the money had been recovered from a cache on a Virginia farm. Lawrence told reporters in ad vance of the arraignment that pa pers drawn up for presentation to him named the pair as James Ru fus Landls, 29, a former employe of the wrapping department of the Engraving Bureau, and his wife, Mamie, 26, residents ot Washing ton. Almost simultaneously with the arraignment proceedings, Secret Service Chief U. E. Baughman told a news conference that Landls had admitted planning and helping to carry out the theft of 8,000 new $20 bills from the bureau. Baughman said $127,000 of the loot had been recovered, with $33, 000 missing, , . (Early story page I) about five billion dollars worth of farm products acquired in Its price support program. In a bid lor bipartisan support, the President invited Democratic as well as Republican leaders to White House briefing- today on the foreign relations and national defense aspects of his message. Similar moves were under, way in Congress, almost evenly divided among the two parties. Chairman Wiley (R-Wis) an nounced, that the Senate Foreign Relations; Committee will- sit down With Secretary of State Dulles Thursday afternoon for a secret review o'f the world situation. Chairman Saltonstall (R-Mass) announced Defense Department of ficials will brief the Senate Armed Services Committee "Just as soon as possible" on details of the ad ministration's new defense pro-Dram. In one late cnange in ms speecn last night, Eisenhower apparently souirht to lay stress on actions al' ready taken to ward off an eco nomic decline, inciuaing a pio gram to tunnel some defense work into areas where there is large unemployment. As distributed by the White House, the President's text had him giving assurance that "every legitimate means available to the federal government that can be used to sustain , , , prosperity for this purpose will be used if necessary." Later, the text was revised and the President changed the word ing slightly again in delivering it to say that every such means "is being used and will continue to be used as necessary." The President expressed confi dence that the program he will re quest of the 'session of Congress which opens tomorrow will meet with the approval of the people. He said he hoped it would enlist support in both parties bv cause ol its purpose of promoting tne wei- lare of the people." Observing that no group of Amer icans can prosper unless all Amer icans prosper, he cautioned against division into factions and hostile groups. 'We believe that the slum, the out-dated highway, the poor school system the deilclcncles in health protection, the loss of a Job and the fear of poverty In old age- in tact any real Injustice in the business of living penalizes all of us," he declared. "And this administration is com mitted to help you prevent them." Reaction in Congress to his speech was generally favorable, but Sen Holland (D-Fla) comment' ed that Eisenhower "sounds like he Is committing himself to the welfare state," "I hope his specific messages to Congress prove that Is not true," Holland added. However, Sen. Lyndon B. John. son of Texas, the Democratic leaa-i er, said it was "very good to knowl that, the administration has adopt-! ea wnai nas always been a Demo. cratlc policy the belief that our people need not sulfer from a ooum and bust America.' " Rep. McCormack (D-Mass) said Elsenhower "apparently Is fearful of a business recession, and he added: "Unfortunately, a recession is unoer way hue to deliberate Republican policies. We Democrats warned, but the big banker con. trol of this administration failed to need." Chairman Bridges (R-NHI of the Senate Appropriations Commit tee said he Uilnka the President will promote peace and prosper ity." Chairman Ferguson (R-Mlch) of (Continued on page 4) coastland unprotected by dikes, gave way Tuesday to a gentle breeze irom tne south. Flood alarm warnings were lifted. In Italy, the country worst hit by sudden snowstorms, mountain villages were isolated and many rail lines blocked by drifts as deep as 13 leet in some places, From the Alpine borders of Switzerland and Austria down the spine of the Italian peninsula, roaa and rail traffic was snarled. At the Rombo Pass, near the Austrian border,- art avaloncffle rffated into a party, of Italian skiers, killing one. Salem To Battle One-Way Grid SALEM Wl' Salem was headed Tuesday for a battle over the city's one-way street grid, which has been in effect since Oct. 21. Twenty merchants and profes sional men organized Monday a campaign to try to do away wit i tne system. Tney said their peti tions to the City Council bear 600 signatures. Alderman David O'Hara said he would back them. Heavy Rains Said Coming SEATTLE Wl 1 More heavy rains are In the offing for the v drenched Pacific Northwest coastal regions. They are coming in behind tough weather that has opened the year with near record rains, with earth slides In Fort Angeles and Pierce County and with heavy enough snow in the mountains to put Stevens Pass traffic on a one-way basis. The U. S. Weather Bureau's 5 day forecast Tuesday Is for 3 to 5 Inches of rain in coastal sectors of Washington and Oregon, and 1 to St inches in interior valleys. Some of the moisture will splash over to tne east side of the Cas cades; where "moderate to heavy" rains of to of an inch are expected. The forecaster says a large low pressure center over the Gulf of Alaska Is the major weather iaa- , tof,--uut si flee'- tf &iaB 'stem systems will be moving aoross tha . , coast to compound the "weather.- ' The forecaster said the outlook, however, is not for any more se. vere storms. Actually, he added, "the real dirty work is going on up above," where winds of 60 to 160 miles an hour prevailed Tuesday . at 5,000 to 15,000 feet ; ...... , FIRE PORTLAND Wl Fire caused $2,500 damage to a motor sales company here Monday and Capt. C. W. Stlckney of the Fire Depart ment arson squad said the blaze had been set. Someone tipped over a SO-gallon drum of stove oil and Ignited its contents with burning paper sacks, Stlckney reported. BULLETIN t, STRIKE ENDS ; NEW YORK The CIO Unit ed Steel Workers and the Contin ental Can Co. Tuesday settled a 36-day strike of 14,500 workers in 36 plants. The union won a 15-cenU-an-hour package Increase. - Thirty-three of the plants are In the United States, three In Ca nada. Under the terms of the settle ment, the workers will receive an i'A cents an hour general wage Increase, retroactive to last Oct. 1. ' ; ft N W y c y BOB STUtoFr, Bob Kaffer and Chet Bender, all with the M and S Construction Co., war mapped this morning before they want to work on the BPA power line. h in je
