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By FRANK JENKINS
At Dien Bien Phu, there's a lull.
- But. at Dien Blen Phu,' even lulls
are rugged. The French sallied
forth this moming with tanks lol
' lowed by Infantry and destroyed a
series of trenches the commies
, were planning to use as a jumping
" off, place for another assault on
; the Uttle fortress. They killed 60
' commies and - messed up , t h e
' trenches.
When the French counter-attack
ended, the commies went back to
work repairing the damage, There
' are plenty more where the ,60
... that got killed came from.
Meanwhile, long lines of trucks
and coolies with packs ontheir
backs are moving along the roads
' ; and trails bringing up food sup-
plies and' ammunition from red
.'.China. -. :'
,. All-important weathir note:
The monsoon rains are Increasing
: but have not yet reached the stage
' at which they will drown out the
fighting.
Why all this excitement over
m Dien Blen Phu?
The answer is blunt and simple:
: If the French can STOP THE
COMMIES there, we may not have
to get into it.
Emneror Rtrohito (who is a
scientist of sorts in his' own right)
, has asked for samples of the radio
active ash that fell on Japan a
wntifh nr ra ao-n.'
IT IS PRESUMED1 THAT THIS
ASH CAME FROM RUSSIAN
' ATOMIC TESTS IN SIBERIA.
I have a notion that, everything
considered, the Japs-would rather
' take a chance on American 'im
provement of H-bombs' and A
bombs than on Russian Improve,
ment of the same.
That thought was put quite force
fully the other day when Australian
Premier Memsies answered a mem-
ber of the Australian Labor party
who proposed that Australia shall
hereafter refuse to provide any
URANIUM to the United States.
Mensies replied:
"I am delighted that these hydro
gen bomb experiments are BEING
CONDUCTED BY OUR FRIENDS
AND NOT OUR ENEMIES
A character b
ny ine name or e.
Merl Young bobs into the news
again. He was the husband of the
original mink coat gal, and he ap
obs into the
parently looked upon we Kecon-
struction Finance Corporation back
In those days as a soft touch.
i-.. They - failed to., convict him , of
looseness In the. handling of other
people's money, but got him for
perjury for swearing that he hadn't
when the testimony Indicated that
he had. He appealed and has been
out on ball ever since, out the U.S.
circuit court of appeals upheld his
conviction this morning.
His sentence was imprisonment
' for from four months to two years,
and I expect that by this time he
wishes he had taken his medicine
and served out his time.
I hope that by the time he serves
out his sentence he has come to
the conclusion that honesty is tne
best policy and that smart people
can get farther In the world by
hard work than by finagling.
And I hope even MORE that the
conditions that produced Young and
his kind never again arise In our
government,
In more ways than there Is room
here to enumerate, I am glad I
live In Oregon, where there Is
deep and fundamental belief among
our people that honesty in govern
ment Is one of the most Import
ant things ra tne world
Park Readied
For Visitors
TULELAKE The Lava Beds
Natonal Monument is getting a
face lilting this spring, It was an
nounced today by Ray Knox, act
ing superintendent. Knox has
been chief ranger at the monu-
4 ment for the past five years.
The entire area of the monu
ment is open to the public, roads
are in good condition. There Is no
snow and large numbers of deer
are still In the area. Plenty of feed
has kept them In the lowlands.
Knox suggests however that any
ne planning to visit the vacation
area, postpone the visit for an
other 10 days or two weeks until
the new markers. In the Captain
Jack blstorcai area has been
placed. The signs, designed to dis
courage vandalism will be
mounted directly on rocks, adja
cent to the various spots of in-
terest. Letters are carved deep in
the wood.
The road from the petroglyphs to
Newell has been repaired and is
In good shape, Knox said. The
camp ground has been cleaned
and Is ready for lunch guests. A
number of groups have already
scheduled dates for visits to the
monument.
A geological field course, being
taught by Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
oresldent of Southern Oregon Col
lese. Ashland, for adults will be
held In the park Saturday.
The museum Is open 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. each Sunday and from
a.m. to S p.m. on weekdays.
DISCUSSION
TOKYO OH Prime Minister
. Bhigeru Yoshlda, Just returned to
Tokyo after a month's Illness, dis
cussed with his advisers Thursday
the merger of his Liberal Party
with the progressive rsriy,
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Pauline Stemler, club president,
instructor of KUHS radio class.
Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. et
Foreign Aid Nod May Wait
Until After Geneva Talks
WASHINGTON Wl Senate Re
publican Leader Knowland said
Thursday Congress might withhold
decision on foreign aid until
America's allies decide how to
respond to Secretary of State Dul
les' call for collective action on
Southeast Asia.
"If they want to take a new
reading based on' Geneva," Know-
land told newsmen, "the Congress
of the United States might deter
mine it will take a new leading
based on Geneva and response to
Secretary Dulles' inquiries."
Knowland referred to reports
mat Britain and France opposed
any collective action until alter the
April 26 conference at Geneva,
Switzerland. He said Congress
mignt want to withhold action on
foreign aid, particularly to eoun-
tries which have been "dragging
Death Claims
Duane Cook
Wold was received here today
or the death of Duane Cook, 11
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy
V. Cook, 1941 Esplanade. The lit
tle boy has been 111 for several
months and died following treat
ment at Doembecher Hospital,
Portland. His parents were at his
oeasiae.
He was a student at Roosevelt
School and would have been 12
on May 9.
The body will be brought
Ward's Funeral Home.
CROWN JEWELS
STUTTGART, Germany Ml
Police said Thursday several dia
monds from the stolen Hohenzol-
lern crown jewels have been found
In a tin can burled under an Oak
tree near Bad Homburg, .- fa
mous West German spa near
Frankfurt. The diamonds were
among $100,000 worth of gems and
other precious objects taken last
July 30 from Holhenzollern casue,
LATHE WORK was the order of the day. for Lloyd Tatt and
Willis Glidden employed by the Klamath Machinery Company
at 445 Spring Street.
- ea Club were completed by
and William Fink, adviser and
The annual affair will be held
Jen-Ed's. - . . - . - .
their feet insofar as EDC is con
cerned."
This apparently was aimed at
France, which has delayed for
months taking any action on EDC
the European Defense Commu
nity which would include soldiers
of prance, Germany ana lour oth
er countries.
Meanwhile, reports circulated
that Secretary Dulles probably
will make a flying trip to London
and Paris In a few days (or urgent
consultation on the Indochina cris
is. ...
Commenting on the reports, the
State Department said:
"The possibility of the secretary
of state going to London and Paris
is being considered. There is no
decision as yet. When- there is
decision it will be announced."
The reports arose alter it be
came apparent that the American
call for., a , 10-natioh.. coalition, to
secure Southeast Asia a g a 1 n s
communism and bolster the anti-
Red fight in Indochna had hit
slowdown' In Paris and London.
French Ambassador Henri Bon,
net conferrred with Dulles for 30
minutes Thursday on toe Ameri
can efforts to organize a 10-nation
united action program.
Both France and Britain have
questioned the alms and methods
of the American proposals. Dip
lomatic Informants said that both
countries are still exchanging
views with the United Slates.
Bonnet said his meeting with
Dulles was ion the question of
preparations for the Geneva con
ference "an exchange of views
about the discussions which will
take place."
In response to questions, he
agreed that Indochina problems
came up. Both American and for
eign diplomats involved in the In
dochina negotiations have sought
maximum secrecy for their ac
tivities. Two senators spoke Thursday of
the sending of U.S. naval and air
units into the Indochlnese fighting
as a possibility and one said, "It
looks to me as If we are on the
edge of war there."
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Over 30 Feared Killed In
Mid-Air Canadian Collision
MOOSE JAW. Bask. (A A
giant air liner and a little mili
tary training plane collided over
Moose Jaw Thursday and plum
meted perhaps 40 persons to death.
The plane crashed in a populated
area and set three houses ablaze.
Witnesses said the trainer, a
single-engine, Harvard,, smashed
into the right wing of the liner.
Trans-Canada North Star, and
sheared It off. Both planes fell to
earth, the North Star flaming in
its death plunge.
Trans-Canada officials In Winni
peg said 38 persons were aboard
the North Star, winging westward
on the Winnipeg-Calgary leg of a
night from Montreal to Vancouver.
These were 29 passengers, five
company officials and the crew
of four. ' .. ' ; ' - .
One or two persons were aboard
New North
Radar Chaii
Announced
WASHINGTON wl Secretary
of Defense Wilson aald Thursday
survey work for a new Canadian-
united states radar warning chain
across the rim of North America
"is already well advanced."
This new system is north of the
"Plnetree Chain" of aircraft warn
ing stations which was Started
four years ago, Wilson said In a
statement. A simultaneous an
noucement was made in, Ottawa.
The far north radar warning sys
tem is placed to detect aircraft
coming over the polar cap.
WARNING SYSTEM '
Wilson also announced a buildup
of the warnlna- system over the
northern Atlantic-and Pacific-
oceans. - ' . ' y
- He said-:"-- '''r -";
"It is obviously just as import
ant to have early warning of air
craft approaching target areas in
North America from over the sea
as from over northern Canada. For
this reason, the United States gov
ernment la expanding the early
warning barrier across the north
eastern and northwestern seaward
approaches to North America.
The Alaska radar system is
coordinated with those in Canada
and the Continental United 8tates,
and the development of air Dome
radar Is well advanced."
It has been disclosed that the
United States has installed in
Alaska at least one experimental
radir unit, operating fully auto
mcitcftliy and designed to provide
at .vast six lunics of warning to
the United States.
NORTHERN STATIONS
This station, apparently intend
ed eventually to be part of the
distant early warning line" oi
stations. Is in the vicinity of Bar
ter Island off the northern Alaskan
coast and about 1,200 miles from
the North Pole.
The airborne radar equipment
to which Wilson referred includes
search and scanning equipment
mounted in big planes which can
fly to distant positions and patrol
for hours. The advantage of air
borne radar is that the range Is
extended because the altitude of
the plane makes it possible to
reach farther out over the curva
ture of the earth.
Much of the sea-airborne radar
system is operated by the Navy
with long range patrol planes, ra
dar picket submarines and destroyers.
Tulelake, Butte Area Spud
Marketing Plan Discussed
W. J. Kuhrt, chief of the Bureau
of Markets, Department-of Agricul
ture for the state of California, met
In Tulelake Wednesday with a rep
resentative group of potato grow
ers and committeemen from the
Butte Valley-Tulelake areas to for
mulate a potato marketing order.
Chairman of the meeting Glen
Arthur, informed the group that a
recent survey disclosed that tho
majority of potato growers In the
two districts were favorable to es
tablishing such an order.
Kuhrt then outlined to those pres
ent tne functions of ma depart
ment in setting up such a market
ing agreement. It is the duty of
the Department of Agriculture to
assist farmers In the project, he
said, but In no case does the DOA
attempt to influence the policies of
sucn a marketing order.
After considerable roundtable
discussion, Kuhrt was instructed to
drew up a draft of the proposed
order ana mall copies to mem
bers of the potato committees lor
study.
It was decided that areas to come
under the local marketing agree
ment would be the potato produc
ing districts of Modoc and Siskiyou
counties, with the Tulelake area to
be known as District 1 and Butte
valley District 3. -
the Harvard, a. Royal ' Canadian
Air Force craft based at a train
ing station of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization outside this
industrial and railroad town of 23,
000. . ,
No survivors were reported.
- The weather was partly cloudy
when the . planes came together.
A south wind was blowing at 30
miles an hour.
Pieces of 'the air liner flew In
all directions when it struck the
earth on a golf course.
A gas tank bounced away and
hit a house, setting it afire. Then
two other homes burst into flames.
One burned to the ground and the
others were badly damaged,.
' Searchers combed . the black
ened ruins for a cleaning woman
reported missing. However, no one
aground was known to nave Been
injured. , ? , ' . ,
Bodies-of 16 of the victims were
recovered. ; .
The crash came about 10:15 a.
m. (9:15 a.m. PST).
Officials In Moose Jaw identified
the North Star as TCA flight No.
9. It was reported en route to
Vancouver from Montreal. ' y ,
The airliner crashed on- a golf
course, strewing bodies over
wide area; The other crashed Into
northeastern Moose Jaw. Two
houses were reported set on fire.
Gen. Dean On
Yestern Tour
VANCOUVER. Wash. M Ma
Gen. William. F. Dean, the famous
division, commander held prisoner
bv the Communists In Korea,
inspected Vancouver narracus
Thursday on a tour of , the West
Coast.
Dealt will sneak Thursday night
In BeattleJlefore the national Con-
Wince of Clwstiana-yna Jews.,
He spoke Wednesday night at the
annuel banquet or BcaDDara ana
Blade, military honor society, at
Oregon State College. There he ad,
vised 100 ROTO -studcnta to pay
special attention to three qualities:
moral courage, loyalty and human
understanding.
There too Dean met an old class
mate, Col. S. J, Goodman, who
was with Dean In ROTO at the
University of California in 1920.
Goodman now Is commandant of
Army ROTO at Oregon State.
Timber Access
Opinion Filed
PORTLAND (fl An opinion by
U. S. Judge ' James A. Fee was
filed Wednesday saying that the
government can take possession ol
a piece of land needed in Douglas
County to build a timber access
road. ,
It was a question of easement
over property owned by Mr, and
Mrs. Guy O. Watts. The case first
went Into court in January and at
that time there was a question
whether under the easement word
ing the Watts and others could use
the road.
A government attorney said he
thought they could and Fee said
he considered it "outrageous for
government agent to get up here
and testify that In their opinion a
lot of things could be done that
would not be done."
The easement form was changed
to get the approval given in the
Wednesday decision.
A seven man advisory board
five from Tulelake and two from
Butte Valley, would be selected to
take over the job of setting up
budgets, appoint subcommittees.
and in general get the marketing
order started. If and when the
agreement Is voted In. Board mem
bers would serve for one year.
Maximum assessment was set at
Wwo cents per hundred pound sack
of potatoes, but the advisory board,
after making up the budget for
the first years expenses would de,
tcrmlne what the first assessment
would be. It. was Indicated this as
sessment would probably be one
cent per cwt.
It was also agreed by the group
that tne maricciing order should be
In continuous operation until such
time as the advisory board should
request it be dropped.
Following Kuhrt's opinion that
the rough draft could be ready in
ten days, it was decided to hold
the next meeting at the Tulelake
Growers Association offices at
p.m. April 21. The purpose of this
meeting will be to discuss the rough
draft and make what cbangea are
deemed necessary, .
MODOC ; TOASTM ASTERS Installed new officers for the next
six months at regular breakfast meeting April 6. Handing
over the gave! to President Pat O'Gieblyn, right, is out-going
president, Bob Perkins. Dr. Robert Harrahill takes over as
vice-president; Bill BUk!y, s,eeretary-treaturer; Harrell
Creasey, education chairman; Cecil Drew, sergeant at arms.
Installation ceremonies at 6:30 Tuesday morning at the Willard
were conducted by Walt Dalos, deputy governor of the local
organixation. v
School Budget
Heeds Told
Increased state funds due ' to
higher . .student enrollments in
Klajalh. J(unty .scho(ils, plua-caih
for -timber .' sales, apportioned to
school districts through the coun
ty school fund, will hold the 19M-
1995 property tax levy at approxi
mately the same level as last year.
However the operating budget for
the coming year win He higher.
according to Carrol B. Howe, coun
ty school superintendent.
There Is no district Indebtedness
and taxes are levied as the money
la spent. The sum of S90.000 for
buildings will be raised by taxa
tion, which was voted on the serial
levy In 1993.
The teacher's salary schedule In
county schools will remain un
changed except the cost of living
increment, voted in 1953, that haa
been placed In the schedule. Other
salarlea remain unchanged. The
budget allows for nine additional
teachers, plus the regular incre
ment on the salary schedule. -
It will not be necessary, Howe
stated to vote to exceed the six
per cent limitation for high school
purposes this year, but it will be
necessary to vote to exceed the
six per cent limitation forthe 18
elementary schools in the county.
This amount is t393.930.08, com
pared to $407,588.66 voted last year.
The district can raise only $90,860.-
17 within tho six per cent limita
tion, Howe said. -
The budget will be presented
to the voters. May 3, 1954. Any
registered voter may cast a ballot
In his own school district. A ma
jority vote for approval of the budg
et la necessary.
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W. J, KUHRT. (center) chief of Bureau of Markets for the ttata of California, explains potato
marltetino agreement to chairman of the Tulelake Potato Committea, Glen Arthur llatti and
W. L. Clement,.. (right) spuol grower from Macdoal. . ,, . ,
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falta and
vicinity-. Partly cloudy with ecat-
tered light showers. High Friday
SO, low Tharndajf evening 48, -
High yesterday - .M;,Ji,. 84,
Low last night 85
Precln last 24 hours T
Since OoU 1
Rime prrled !( rar 11.85
Normal, for period .... 9.88
FPC Studies
Copco Request
WASHINGTON HI The staff
of tho Federal Power Commission
Is studying competing applications
of two power companies for a li
cense to construct a hydroelectric
project in Shasta and Siskiyou
Counties, Calif.
- The companies are California-
Oregon Power Co, and Pacific Gas
at Electrio Co. No date for a hear
ing has been set.
In December, 1951, : California-
Oregon applied for a prelmlnary
permit for a project on the Mc
Cloud River and Squaw Valley
Creek. In April, 1953, PG&E ap
plied for a similar preliminary
permit for a project in the same
general area.
A preliminary permit, if grant
ed, would establish priority for the
successful applicant while it con
ducts engineering and economic
surveys in preparation for seeking
a license.
In this case, however, before any
commission action on the applica
tions for preliminary permit, California-Oregon
applied in January,
1993, for a license for its project.
PO.vE came in with its competing
application for a license on Feb.
, 1954.
Ni
iv Loyally
Policy For
Services
; WASHXNOTOrr (A. Seoretary
of Defense Wilson Thursday an
nounced a revised security pro- 1
gram deslgned-"to clean out and
keep out" of the armed forces ner.
sons deemed to be security or ley
Wilson announced the- new dN
rectlve, and the security-loyalty
yardsticks It lays down, at a publlo
hearing before the Senate Armed
Bervlces Committee.
Its objective, he said, la to m.
vide uniform standards for the
Army, Navy and Air Force and -f'to
speed up our procedures for
getting such individuals out of the
service and for keeping them
put." ' . . .
"I have come here this moming
with- a single, purpose in view," -Wilson
said In . a statement, "It
is to. give concrete assurance to
this committee and to all cot
cerned that the matter of sub.
veralves, Communist sympa .
thlzers, or other such security
risks In the armed forces Is being
earcmuy -wonted out,"-- -NEW
DIRECTIVE - .v 1' -.' - 3T-
The new -directive declares a .
general policy that the Defense
Department win assume that ac
ceptance or retention of any menv
ber of the armed services is clear
ly consistent with the Interest of '
national security "unless and until:
a determination to the contrary
Is made." ,
. "However, It continues, "when
credible information which raises
tne question of security is re
ceived action will be taken to de
termine Whether acceptance or re
tention is consistent with the inter,
eats of national security.
"in no case win any person rea
sonably believed to have at any
time engaged in any of the activ
ities listed. . . be appointed or
enlisted In any of the armed serv
ices without the approval of- the
secretary of the armed service
concerned."
DRAFTEES f . .-. " '
In the cases of draftees the di
rective declares: ' ,
1, "Known Communists will not
be inducted into the armed serv.
Ices."- - - - - ;.
3. Inductees who do' not "satis
f actorily" fill our loyalty question
I nairea or whose questionnaires dim
close "significant derogatory in.
formation, . will be accepted Into,
the service and retained on-pon-sensltlve
assignments in the low
est enlisted pay grade permitted
by law. pending completion of a
thorough investigation.".
The order continues:
"In the event this investigation
reveals that further retention
would be inconsistent with the
interests of national security, he
(the inductee) will be separated
under other than honorable condi
tions.' Should the investigation dis
close insufficient derogatory in
formation to warrant separation
In the interest of national secur-.
fly, he will be continued In the
service and thereafter appropriat
ely assigned," the character of his
ultimate discharge to be deter
mined by his subsequent conduct,
COURT MARTIAL
The directive calls for court
martial trial for cases susceptible
of such treatment, and adminis
trative handling of other cases.
Findings In the administrative
proceedings are to be subject to
review by the secretary of the
armed service in which the man -served.
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