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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1954)
PAGB FOURTEEN HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY. JAmJ 1 fTUtJ Congress Reconvenes Today With Routine Business - Waits State Of Union Talk A CAREENING PICKUP TRUCK that left Highway 3? near the Malin-Tulelake Junction near midnight Monday, did a flip-flop and pinned the driver, E. H. Mercer, Tulelalee, underneath in a borrow pit where it came to rest. Mercer, at the right, enroute home from Klamath Falls was uninjured, Kaler's ambulance was called to the scene. State police investigated. County Seat Battles In Oregon Have Been Bitter, Long Lasting Legal Feuds By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS When Newport won the county scat of Lincoln in 1053 from Toledo, the election was hotly contested and the courts were called on to rule In the matter. But It didn't hold a patch to the bitterness of the only double reverse in Oregon's courthouse change history. That was to Union County. The original seat was La Grande, desig nated to 1864 as the temporary place of government. The people of that city, consolidating their position, built a courthouse without bothering to have an election to make the selection permanent. This backfired when an election was finally held in 1874, and the town of Union won and the county records were moved. The moving, not lett to chance, was accom plished by a raiding party of Union residents determined to see that the election result was made effective. After 10 more years, Jn 1884, the people of La Grande got an other election and won it. And they, too, left nothing to chance anu descended on Union In a body and carted back the records. The Legislature, playing a key role in all these maneuverlngs, had several cracks at solving the Oil Ham County problem. When the county was established In 1885 Alkali now Arlington got the tem porary seat. The Legislature ordered an election with the town getting two-thirds majority being the winner. That caused trouble, for In the 18B6 election Fossil got oio, Arlington aim uondon tied at aou and Olex got 92. Hence Arllnn- ton stayed on in lis temporary role and the next Legislature revamped the election requirements but again mere was no winner and again the Legislature tried, by ruling out fossil wnich had been third in the second voting. Finally, in 1800, Condon took the seat away from Arlington, 679-408. Fossil Itself ultimately got a courthouse, by being put In the new county of Wheeler In 1899. Even then it had opposition, winning with 436 votes while the now nearly deserted community of Twicken ham got 257. Madras was another Central Oregon vlotor, winning its Jeffer son County courthouse from Culver to 1015. When the people of Polk County were deciding where their govern ment should sit, the contestants were Independence and Dallas. The latter, which won, used as an inducement the town's progressive nature and in proof of it, raised J17.000 lo finance construction of a narrow gauge rnllroad Into the city. In 1853 Empire City was name county seat of Coos County and it held that distinction until an 18 election favored Coquillc. The shilt there was made with little bitter ness and Coquillo ns the most central point got a big vote, even from the bay area. The first wood en courthouse was built in 1898 aud when It needed replacement a few years back there was some talk of another shut, back to the Coos Bay-North Bend area. But the talk idled down and Coos County, on Jan. 23, will hold open house in piew million dollar courthouse fi- imncca wnn receipts from Oregon w vumuuim nevesiea Lands. The slate's newest county scat Newport, expects to open bids in early spring for its courthouse Jllght now, the ofilces mostly are in the old school gymnasium, wilh the sheriff in the city hall, the county school superintendent to the high school and the county exten sion agent in a house adjoining the gymnasium, which Is being re ferred to as the courthouse. . The move from Toledo was made in daylight and without any of the early day record-grabbing. However, It was not made with out court attack. The most recent of the rulings may yet be appealed to the state Supreme Court as Toledo makes a final move to avoid permanent loss of the county offices. Pranksters Blow Hand Off Young, Latvian Pianist ST. CATHERINES, Ont. uB Two construction workers faced 15-day Jail terms today for a Christmas Eve fireworks prank that ruined the career of an aspiring refugee concert pianist. The court which sentenced Vasll Wosllenko, 24, and Frank Zacar. 23, here yesterday was told they jnuue jirecracxers out of explosive detonators and tossed them on the steps of a hut at the Queenston hydroelectric project, where they work. Another worker, John Kusiks, 35, picked up one of the explosives. It went oil, shattering his right hand and injuring It permanently, a witness testified. Kusiks had studied piano in his native Latvia for 16 years. He was working nn the hydro project to learn English and save enough money to resume his musical ca reer in Canada. By JACK BELL WASHINGTON 0r-Congress re convenes today in the political at mosphere of a campaign year and wilh President Eisenhower mar shaling his . administration to drive to bolster peace and pros. peruy. The two houses, meeting at noon, scheduled only routine formalities, including the swearing In of six meinDers to nil vacancies caused by deaths and resignations. There was the possibility they would adjourn quickly out of re' spect to Chief Justice Fred M, Vinson, who died Sept. 8 when Congress was not in session. The first session of this 83rd Congress adjourned the night of Aug. 3. Tomorrow President Eisenhower goes before a joint session with the State of the Union message outlining his program for the year. predicted he will emphasize that his administration is taking the initiative in far-flung activities for national security. The President will be speaking to a closely divided Congress, in Workmen Disturb Solons At Work PROVIDENCE, R. I. Wl Gov. Dennis J. Roberts was reading his annual message to the opening ses sion of the 1954 State Legislature yesterday when he was interrupted Dy tne clamor of hammers on chisels. State House Sunt. Robert T. Schofield was summoned to inves tigate. He found two men churning tile on the roof of the House chamber. They said thev didn't know the Legislature was back in session. TRUTHFUL DALLAS. Tex. 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One Democratic senator, who didn't want to be quoted by name, said a White House briefing of con gressional leaders yesterday pro duced no indication ol any "funda mental change" in foreign policies. Eisenhower was said to be pre paring to pledge further strength ening of the free world's defenses, coupled- wilh attempts to get Rus sia to agree to drop its aggressive tactics and to join in peaceful de velopment of atomic energy. On the home front, the President apparently intends to deal tomor row only In broad objectives, get ting down to cases later to mes sages on specific subjects. In one of these, due Monday, congressional sources said the President will recommend a farm program combining flexible price supports with a move to freeze part of existing farm surpluses in national defense stockpile. This can be expected to anger some Democratic and Republican supporters of rigid high-level sup ports wlch Conarcss has favored for the last five years. 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