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re ra 1 m Si) 1 dp ftife & By FRANK JENKINS Addressing a Republican gather- Ing In New York last night, OOP '-., National Chairman Leonard Hall asserted that the Republican party . ISN'T divided to say so, ha said, is nonsense. ? . On many Issues, he told his hear . ers, there are "degrees ot opinion" within the party which Is the test- : ea American way and quite proper. , But. he said, on major issues (In eluding the struggle against sub , ,' Version) the OOP stands together. Then he added: "The GREAT TASK is rechart ing the nation's course away from the 20-year detour into so-called M l managed economy under the (New Deal and Fair Deal) Democrats." : I think Mr. Hall Is both Tight ana wrong. 1 t. He's right on "degrees of opto- ion" witnm the party. Tnere are 'v. . CERTAINLY degrees of opinion as ' to Senator McCarthy. These de grees of opinion exist not only wlth- .in ine party but within individuals, I personally think McCarthy is "'; ' doing considerable good in slugging it, away at communist infiltration in : ' our government. That sore needs . to be opened up completely. If it is sewea up ana got out or sigm, trie results will be as bad as sew- .' ing up an Incipient cancer and leaving It. You can't trifle with a cancer, and you can't trifle with a communist infiltration and subver sion. Both can be fatal if neglect ed or glossed over. But I don't think McCarthy is the man to lead us in such a cru sade. His bull-ln-a-chlna-shop meth ods tend to divide us instead of uniting us. If we are to checkmate the communist purpose to destroy us by infiltration and subversion (as so many free nations have al ready been destroyed) we must remain united. In unity there is strength. In dis tension there is weakness. We must . remain STRONG. . I can't agree at all with Mr. Hall's statement that the Republl ' can party isn't divided. It IS di vided. The Democratic party is similarly divided. The line of cleav age in both is between those who embrace the happy-go-lucky theory mat we can get everything we want by the simply, EASY process of passing a law and those who be lieve there Is no 8anta Claus in economic matters and that people must work tor wnat tney get. As of now, both parties are held together by the election-year com plex. The Republicans want to re tain the power and the prestige that goes with organization ot both houses of the congress and the Democrats want to GET BACK that power ana prestige. After election, we'll get back to the BIG domestio issue which Is the cleavage of opinion between those who advocate managed eco nomies and magic wands and get ting everything we want by pass ing a law and those who hold that we must work for what we. get. There are Democrats who don't believe in the somethlng-for-noth- ine soothlnr syrup, Just as there are Republicans who are begin ning to flirt with me idea that the way td get power and KEEP it is . to promise everybody that we can vote ourselves ricn. The real (domestic) Issues, think, will begin to reassert them selves as soon as we get the elec tion-year fever out of our systems. U.S. Merchant Marine Backed WASHINGTON W An adequate Merchant Marine, in peacetime as well as in war, would save millions of dollars despite needed subsidies, says Rep. Tollefson (R-Wash). The acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine Commit tee, said in Wednesday's congres sional record that lack of an ade quate Merchant Marine at the out break of World Wars I and II re sult in "inestimable" cost to the United States. "To wait for an .emergency to come upon us before we act ' against it is to build ourselves up to a state ot desperation. That's .what we have been doing. Only the next time we may not get away with it," Tollefson said. N6t only Is an adequate Merch ant Marine needed for national de fense, he asserted, but "It would bolster our economy by furnishing maritime employment, shoreslde Jobs, shipbuilding and repair, ship supply and related activities." Polio Patient Dies In Lung By THE ASSOCIATED FRESSS Spokane's "iron lung mother" died Wednesday a few hours after she was relased from the hospital, and a Clarkston truck driver also succumbed to polio later in the day. Mrs. Jean Marie Luoma, 23 of Clarkston, died at her home there from the effects of polio. Mrs. Luoma, who had spent consider able time in an iron lung at a Spokane hospital, gave birth to a healthy baby girl Feb. 16. Albert Bosley, 25 of Clarkston, died Wednesday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital in Spokane. He had been confined to an Iron lung since Feb. S. Mrs. Luoma Is survived by her husband and three daughters. Bos ley, first polio victim to die in Spokane this year. Is survived by his wife and a daughter. II e Mee ft Ceata M Pages r X D 1 Oath Given New Citizens In Impressive Ceremony By LYLE DOWNING Your huddled masses yearning to do iree These immortal words Inscribed on the Statue ot Liberty symobolize tne welcoming nand of uncle Sam which went out Wednesday to 13 ruamain Basin residents. United States citizenship was con ferred upon them at impressive ceremonies in Klamath County uourc riouse. - The oath of allegiance to the United States was administered by County 'Clerk Charles DeLap. Cit izenship was conferred by Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg, act ing for the federal government. Judge Vandenberg told the new citizens that they were now a part oi tne freest nation in the world, : "This country has grown strong Burn Case Appeal Goes To Court A legal battle to save Harold Greenwood. ' 38-year-old Klamath Falls stonemason, from serving a one-year term for burning his 4- year-oia stepson s hands on a stove, was underway Thursday in Circuit Court. The defendant pleaded milltv December to a cruelty charge. A complaint against him was signed by County .Juvenile Officer Francis Mathews. . Greenwood was accused of n-lao- lng Barney Allen Best's hands on a hot stove three times to "teach him not to play with fire." Green wood denied he put the child's hands on the stove. He claimed the boy followed his orders three times to put his own hands on the stove. District Judge D. E. Van Vactor sentenced Greenwood to serve a year In Rocky Butte Jail in Mult nomah County. Subsequently, the case was appealed to Circuit Judge uavia k. vanaeDerg s court under a new law which allows an ap peal from an sentence on a plea of guilty where fine or imprison ment is excessive. It is the first time such an action has been in sltltuted in .Klamath County. District Attorney Frank A der- son called Mathews to testify con cerning events leading up to the arrest of Greenwoood. The juvenile officer said the little boy told him that the defendant held him by the wrists and put his hands on the stove three times. Dr. Robert L, Mueller testified he treated the burn victim tor first and second degree burns on both hands. When court recessed at noon. Mrs. Mary Greenwood, mother of the child and wife of the defendant. was testifying. She described Green wood as a ,good parent who gave equal consideration to his stepson and his own 2-year-old daughter. She said Greenwood provided the child with all his material needs and carried an Insurance policy to provide funds for a college educa tion for his stepson. me aeiense had a dozen wit nesses waiting in tourt to testify. The defendant la represented by Attorneys U. 8. Balentine and A. C. Yaden. KLAMATH BASIN POTATO SHIPMENTS Stmt pi? 'Lilt Ttar M can tllT S3 con T.UI Fvff SMa 1JI-M 134 ' 1IIMI f039 car KLAMATH because of two things," the Judge continued. "The first Is protection of its people and secondly because of tne loyalty of its people. This country demands loyalty and in re turn gives its citizens more free-' doni and more opportunities than can be found in any other place in the world." . . After the legal proceedings were completed, patriotic ceremonies were conducted under auspices of Klamath Falls veteran, fraternal and civlo organization. The Rev. Father Patrick Meskil of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, asked the blessing of God for Uie new citizens.. -v .... . ... Mayor Paul Landry-1' extended greetings and congratulations to the naturalized - Americana from, this city oi mamatn Fans-. ui. ine mayor emphasized the many benefits that accrue from United States citizenship, and also stressed the obligations citizens have to their- country. , in many countries of the world. ' Landry said, "the people are for the government. But in America the government is for the people." Other brief talks were made bv City School Supt. Arnold Gralapp, E. E. (Jack) Benner of the Amer ican Legion; Mrs. - Fanny Mae Thompson of Women of the Moose cnapter 67, Mrs. Ruth Helderor of the Catholic Daughters Associa tion; Mrs. Lora Evans, Daughters of the American Revolution; Mrs. Margaret Galhaar of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary; Lina Motschenbncher of American Le gion Auxiliary and Lei a Woods of the Fraternal Order of Easles Aux. illary. , copies of the Flag Code were presented to each of the new citi zens by the Daughters of the Amer ican Legion. Mrs. Francis Otto, chairman of the arrangement committee for Disabled American Veterans Aux iliary, presented the new citizens witn. corsages and boutonnleres. Floyd Wynne of Radio Station itFLW acted as master of cere monies. The new citizens are: Evelyn Baches, Amelia Cacka. James Howard McDonald, Esperanza Al- ganarina uranga, Mary Gust Lam- propulos, Edna Erna, Rodgers, Ar- ision raDas vallejos, Frnncls Kath leen steinbock, Jannet Mannos, Lilly Marchettl. Norma Isabelle Ducher and Christine and Elsa Nil- sen. Dulles Warned Over Geneva WASHINGTON Wl Rep. McCor- marck (D-Mass) says the forth coming Geneva conference with Red China could threaten the Big Three alliance and intensify pres sure ior seating tne Chinese com munists In the United Nations.' But the deputy Democratic House leader also says Secretary or state Dunes was pressured by European allies into accepting the conference and won't come under Democratic fire because he agreed to it. Dulles already has drawn con siderable Republican criti cism, mostly In the Senate, for agreeing to meet with Red China In a five-power conference at Gen eva April 26. Critics contended lt means a form of recognition for uie raping regime. The secretary declared Red China Instead would be appearing before the bar of world opinion. not as a recognized , equal, and would be consulted only on Korea and Indochina, McCormack carried the Issue to the House floor yesterday with what he called warning that the Soviets would make their most In tensive efforts at Geneva to split the western Big Three. - FALLS, OREGON. THUBSDAY, ALl RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES of American citizanihip war ; conferred", upon 13 Basin resi dents at impressive; ceremonies in Klamath County Court House. Civic, fraternal and patriotic organizations participated. New citizens holding American flag and flowers are-shown at the top; Principals in the ceremonies shown below (left to right), Floyd Wynne, master, of cere monies; Rev. Father Patrick Meskil, Mayor. Paul Landry, Circuit Judge David R. Vandenberg, Mrs. Francis Otto, program chairman, and Arnold Gralapp, city school superintendent. Senators Eye Probing Rules WASHINGTON W)-Sen. Jenner (R-Ind) said today he regards a Republican move to tighten up the rules of Senate investigating com mittees as "much ado about noth ing." The Senate Republican Policy Committee last week ordered an Investigation of the rules for con ducting investigations. Tne order was widely Interpret ed as aimed at Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) and his Senate investiga tions subcommittee, - and at Sen, Langer (R-ND) for making public unevaluated accusations the Judi ciary Committee had received against Chief Justice Earl Warren. President Eisenhower voiced confidence yesterday that Congress "will respond to America's convic tions in . . . exercising proper vigi lance without being unfair." Ten of the committee chairmen, including McCarthy, got. together yesterday with Sen.1 Ferguson of Michigan, the policy committee talks. Most of them. McCarthy In cluded, refused comment after the chairman, - for some exploratory meeting adjourned, but Jenner told reporters: "It was much ado about noth ing.- - . ' First Hearing Held For Sack PORTLAND M George TV Sack, 67, accused of suffocating his wife last month, was to be brought to court Thursday after noon for a preliminary hearing on a charge of first degree murder. The woman. Mrs. Goldle Sack. 54, was his third wife to die vio lently. The other two died in the 1920s in Chicago the first in an apartment fire and the second ot gunshot wound. Sack was accused of first degree murder in, the shooting but was found Insane and committed to an Illinois mental hospital. He was released in 1832. In 1839 Sack was held 10 days and questioned ' about the disap pearance of J. C. Young at Seattle. Young has never been found. Sack has denied any knowledge of how his third wife died. MARCH 4, 1954 W f" I3 Administration Farm Plan Faces Fight In Committee WASHINGTON m The Eisen hower administration's new larm program would count present big surpluses of cotton, wheat and corn In fashioning future produc tion control programs for .these commodities, a spokesman told Congress Thursday., Only In determining future price support levels under a flexible system would a Dart of the sur pluses be excluded. These points were made by Un dersecretary of Agriculture True D. Morse in an analysis of the pro gram prepared for a Senate Agri culture Committee hearing. The session opened the administra tions, uphill battle to win congres sional approval of its farm pro posals. ... The main controversy centers on the provision for a variable price support formula under which price lloors for basic crops would be high in times of shortages to en courage production and low In times of surplus to encourage con sumption and . to discourage over production. This plan would re place a present system of rigid high level supports, which expires at the end of this year unless Con gress renews it. In his message to Congress out lining the 'program, President El senhower 'said that not all ot the present surpluses should be con sidered as a part of the supply for the purpose of determining sup- ort levels because to do so would cut price props sharply next year and not give a new program a chance to get a fair trial. -Elsenhower recommended that up to 22 billion dollars worth of surplus wneat, cotton, tuts ana oils, and possibly dairy products, be separated or "frozen" from commercial supplies and thereby excluded for the purpose of set ting price supports under the flex ible scale. , Morse said Thursday, however. that the trozen stocks should be in cluded in government calculations for determining acreage planting allotments and marketing quotas devices provided by law to cut back production when surpluses aeveiop. "Any other course," he said, would ' materially handicap the success of the program as a means oi lnnuencing supply." - In advance of -the meeting Sen. Telephone S1U No. !1U . , j.-t.'.r.r .!- . . ' '!,., t ..J X .- ?:"A Aiken (R-Vt), chairman of the Agriculture Committee, conceded that the program faces strong op position. But the chairman, who supports the' proposals, said "we have a. hard-working and fair- minded committee." President Elsenhower and Sec retary of .Agriculture Benson are backing flexible supports ranging from 76 to 90 per cent of parity for major crops In place of the present fixed 90-per cent, Parity Is a computed price said by law to give a farm product a fair relRtlve purchasing power. Opponents who contend that the effect of this shift, although cush ioned, would- be a further sharp decline in farmers' income got some new arguments today in the form of a report from the Agri culture Department. It-said the income of the farm population last year averaged $882 for each person compared with (1,898 for the nonfarm population. The department said this repre sented a drop of 123 from 1962 for the farm population' and an increase of (56 for, the nonfarm population.. ' The record high for the farm population Include the value of farm products consumed at home. and returns irom noniarm sources, Sen. Young (R-ND), senior OOP member of the Senate committee next to Aiken, said he favors re tentlon of the fixed 90 per cent supports "ior ' at least another year." I think It's the only thing we can do," he said in an interview, witn our economy supping at some places I think lt would be wrong to adopt a lower farm price support system. Tied to the flexible price sup ports is ait administration proposal to "set aside" some 2 billion dollars worth of cotton, wheat, butter and other surplus products now In government hands. Tne intention Is to Isolate these from market-depressing Influences already obvious by disposing of them through foreign aid, foreign and domestic disaster relief, and similar nonmarket operations. The Senate approved yesterday and sent to the House a lH-blllioiv. dollar Increase In farm price sup port funds to raise the Commodity Creclt Corp.'s total authority to 8Vi billion dollars. By JACK BELL ' WASHINGTON W The White House reported Thursday that President Elsenhower has re ceived "hundreds" ot telegrams praising his call for "fair play" in congressional Investigations a call widely accepted as a rebuke to Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis). James O. Hagerty, presidential press secretary, told newsmen he had no exact count but Uic total- was "In the hundreds" and they ran nine to one in praise ot the President. "They are very much in favor of the President," Hagerty said.' McCarthy, meantime, renewed his digging Into what he calls Army "coddling of Communists" with a bearing at the capltol. When Army doctor called as a witness, Pfc. Marvin S. Belsky, questioned his Jurisdiction, the senator reminded him that Elsen hower had said only- Wednesday that Army and government wit nesses should "willingly and cheer fully" give testimony so long as it did not endanger security. Mcuartny, soon alter rejecting presidential criticism in a crack ling statement of his own, said in an Interview Wednesday. "I have no 'fight, with Elsenhower at all , I hope the Issue of state ments back and forth will drop here." ; , - . . . -. Also In the aftermath of the El- Cold Hovers Over Center Of Nation ' By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Skies cleared and snow abated over most of the storm-swept area from the Midwest to the Atlantic - . . ot cy air moveo imo ra mm- The cold air extended aa f ar south as Northern Texas and Georgia. It wasn't so cold in the Eastern atates. The northeast section of the country didn't get the heavy snow fan wmcn nit uie Midwest Tues day and Wednesday. Light , snow and rain continued Thursday lrom the Eastern - Great Lakes rpulrm and: uppef ; onio., Valley - eastward to the Atlantic Coast. Rain was confined to the Far Eastern cor tlon of the wet belt, mostly in the new England area. ' It was below zero in the North ern Plains States and the upper Mississippi valley as cold air from Central Canada extended south ward into the Gulf .of Mexico. It was 9 degrees below zero In Mi not, N. D. and -8 at International Falls, Minn,, while the early morn ing low was 30 at Jackson, Miss., and 29 at Atlanta. Chicago and other Midwest areas dug out of the early March snowstorm ' with a promise of warmer weather by Friday. Chica go's fall of 12 Inches was the heaviest in 16 years and the heav iest In-the storm-swept area. Fair and comparatively mild weather was reported over most ot the Southwest. Meantime, a raging blizzard swept across southwestern Ontar io Wednesday with nearly 8 Inches of fresh snow in areas already hit Dy , a two-day snowfall. Bight deaths were attributed to the three day storm. Transportation and communications were snarled and many communities were Isolated. Western Pine Meeting Held SAN FRANCISCO Wl Western pine lumbermen looked forward to a more competitive future but reflected confidence as they gath ered Thursday for tie annual con vention of the Western Pine Assn. More than 300 representatives of pine sawmill operations In the 12 states of the Western pine re gion were expected. Only committee meeting were scheduled Thursday. U. R. Armstrong of Winchester, Idaho, president of the associa tion, said the Industry never has been healthier and that while ag gressive selling and harder work la ahead, the Western pine busi ness should flourish Indefinitely. L. J. Carr of Sacramento, Calif., chairman of the promotion com mittee, said the pine lumbermen are depending heavily upon pro motion to maintain and expand their markets. He said the associa tion had earmarked more than 760 thousand dollars for promotion, research and public relations this year. The 'association represents about 80 per cent of the total regional output and more than one-fifth of the total softwood output of the United States. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity! Fair through Friday; low Thursday night 29. . High yesterday . 44 Lew laat nltht ... 21 Preclp last 24 hours Since Oct. 1 ..-"l.I Same period last year . Normal for period ..... J0.60 i.36 senhower-McCartby exchange: " i. mere were signs tne wmtt House is seeking to strengthen its lies witn ouier Republicans on Ho- Carthy's senate investigations sub committee.- I'". Sen. Dirksen (R-IUy was invited In for breakfast with Elsenhower -and Sen. Mundt (R-SD) was a call er later in the day. ,- 3. in a New York speech. Re publican Nntlonal Chairman Leon ard w. Hall deprecated talk of a breach in the GOP. He said it was 'nonsense" to assert that uerson- allty clashes have the Republicans "split Irrevocably" an idea, he said the Democrats seek to foster. Ben. Dirksen spent over an hour with Eisenhower in a leisurely breakfast table conversation, but,' would not tell reporters anything aooui ineir talk except that a dozen or more matters" were - discussed. ' Hall, who bad -anticipated the President in publicly taking Issue 1 1 n McCarthy's investlsratlve : methods, said in - a speech pre pared for a New York luncheon of the National Republican -Club that "we are not a divided party." -our opposition; naturally, has made much of the party's 'family differences' during the" past weeks," he said. "They - would have you believe that we Repub licans nave split irrevocably over a problem involving: personalities, ''That's nonsense,, of course. On many Issues there are degree, ot opinion, emphasis and approach . -. . In a vital matter like com batting the endless dangers of communism both on the home front and; at the council tables abroad, we are In earnest accord.' the Republicans are going to dis play "team spirit," there wasn't too much evidence of unity in par ty reaction" to the exchange 'of statements yesterday by , Eisen hower and McCarthy, . -t The Senate Republican Policy -Committee gave no evidence, alter a closed meeting yesterday. of any material progress toward ' agreement on a code of ethics Ior conducUng hearings,! Mccartny. one of those present. made lt clear he intends "to pro. (Continued on page S) SALEM UI Oregon had (8,811 unemployed - persons who.) were seeking jobs on March' 1, a de crease of 9,641 from the previous month, ' the , State Unemployment Commission said Thursday, j The unemployment total : en March I was 16,260 more than lt was a year ago. . During February the number of persons asking jobless benefits dropped 4,871 to 42,659. , "Nearly every section of the state reported fewer persons look ing ior jobs than early last month," the commission said, "ex cept for small Increases In Xa Grande, Lakevicw, Baker and On tario." There were 22.500 unemployed in Portland last week, a drop of 600 from the previous month. Hlllsboro-and Oregon City report. ed 20 per cent reductions In un employment. The Dalles, Tilla mook, Astoria, Coos Bay, Toledo, Corvallls, Eugene and Lebanon also had substantial reductions. Payments of unemployment ben efits in February totaled (3,768,349. This was (191,749 more than In January and February of 19S0. 5 ABOUT TO GRADE THE STREET was Frank Gardner of S635 Cottage street. Mr. ''Gardner, en employe of the city street department,, was about to start grading at 16th and Lincoln streets. Oregon Job Lists Up ; In February it . 1 I
