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Red Threat
Over Asia
told Today
. LONDON Wl The United States
and Britain warned Tuesday that
Communist aggression threatens
1 the peace of all ol Southeast Asia
and called for the organization of
military alliance ot many na
tions to safeguard the region from
further Red penetration. .... .
The decision to press for the
formation of a new Southeast Asia
defense-teystem was announced in
Joint British-American commu
nique alter a two-day conference
between U.8. Secretary of State
Dulles and British leaders on a
"united action" program.
A top ranking American official
said Dulles was "very satisfied"
with the meeting and felt the talks
"went far towards establishing the
unity of purpose which he sought
on Southeast Asia defense."
Dulles was leaving by plaue for
Pari to line up France in what
the official said might become a
"Southeast NATO."
BEST YET .
Dulles told airport newsmen:
"I bave bad the best series of
talks in 48 hours that I have ever
had. I think few countries have
spoken to each other with great
er intimacy and friendliness than
has been characteristic of these
talks we have had here."
The communique said:
"We deplore the fact that
the eve of the Geneva conference
the Communist forces in Indochina
are Increasingly developing their
activities Into a large-scale war
against the forces of the French
Uhion.
"They seek to overthrow the
lawful and friendly government of
Viet Nam. which we recognize,
and they bave invaded Laos and
Cambodia.
"We realise that these activities
not only threaten those involved,
but also endanger the peace and
: security ot the entire area of South
east Asia and the Western Pacific,
A where our two nations and other
friendly and allied nations have
vital interests.
"Accordingly, we are ready to
take part with the other countries
principally concerned in an exam
ination of the possibility of estab-
; llshlng a collective defense within
the framework of the charter of
the United Nations to assure the
peace, security and freedom of
Southeast Asia and the Western
Pacific.
Bodies Found
In Wreckage
OOLDSBORO, N.C. K) Rescue
workers probing the wreckage of
a mysterious downtown explosion
recovered two more bodies Tues
day, raising the death toll to five.
Officers feared at least two more
bodies may be burled In the rubble
of three stores that were de
molished by the blast here Mon
day.
About 16 persons were Injured In
the unexplained explosion which
was centered In the Edwards and
.Tern lean Furniture Store a half a
block from the heart ot Golds-
boro's business district. Two ad'
Joining stores also were wrecked
The dead were identified as M
W. Edwards, 80, owner of the
: furniture store; Mrs. Eunice Smith
Collins, 34, the store's cashier; T.
D. Holmes, assistant manager;
and Luther Shelton Denning, 16.
One woman's body was not im
mediately identified.
ON WENDLING STREET, Building Inspector Varn Schortgen (left) and Councilman Wendell
Smith look over soma of the buildings proposed for condemnation by petitions to City Coun.
cil. Tha buildings hava been described as "dangerous and fire haiards" by Fira Chief Roy
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SIXTH GRADERS at Fairview, Vivian Wilbanks. Joe Pynet
Jolynn Zimmerman, were discussing the relative merits of a
tennis ball this morning when the nine o'clock photographer
dropped around.
Beginning Swim Classes
Slated to Open April 26
The schedule for beginning swim-1
mtng classes at the Klamath Union
High School natatorium was an
nounced today by Bob Bonney,
city park and recreation director.
Beginning classes, -which will
start Monday, April 26, are only
for pre-school age children who are
at least three feet, eight inches
tall, able to . dress : and undress
themselves and are willing to ac
cept supervision in the absence of
their parents, and elementary
school children in the first, second
and third grades.
According to Bonney, the course
is designed to prepare non-swimmers
for beginning classes at the
new Municipal Swimming Pool
when it opens this summer. Classes
for all non-swimmers and begin
ners will bo carried on throughout
the summer at the new pool begin
ning on June 14.
The schedule for the KUHS na
tatorium includes three sessions
for children each evening, and a
fourth session for parents
mothers on the evenings set aside
for girls; fathers on the evenings
specified for boys.
Girls' classes will be held on
each Monday and Wednesday, be
ginning April 26 and continuing on
the following dates; April 28, May
5, 10, 12, n, 19, 24 and 26.
Boys' classes will be held each
Tuesday and Thursday, April 27
and 29 and May 4, 11, 13, 18, 20,
25, 27 and June 1.
The sessions are specified as fol
lows: KLAMATH BASIN
POTATO SHIPMENTS
Shipped Same Bar
Today . Laat Year
35 ears 11 cars
Total for' Srann
10,147 cars 10,863 cars
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KLAMATH FALLS n.UON, TUESDAY, ATKIL
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Session I, 6:45 to 7:30: Session
II, 7:15 to 8 p.m.; Session lit, 7:45
to 8:30; session IV, 8:15 to g p.m.
The 15 minute lee-way allows
for swimmers to' undress and be
ready to enter the pool as soon as
preceding class leaves.
The fee if sl.oo lor ten classes,
payable in advance at the Recrea-.
than Department, office at the city"
ball. Classes are lira! ted.io 30 regis,
rations per session.
Instructor for the courses will be
supervised by Ella Redkey for the
girls; Martin Lougee and Charlie
Santo for the boys, and will include
instructors who have recently been
certified.
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Rremen Kept
On High Lope
The city fire laddies were busy
for a short time Monday afternoon
when they were called to extin
guish three fires in one hour's
time. No damage was reported.
Two of the calls were to grass
fires, one In the 1500 block on
Nimitz Street and the other on
Kit Carson Way.
California Oregon Power Com
pany crews had the other blaze
under control when the fire truck
arrived. It was reported a trash
fire at the company's plant on
south Riverside had spread and
was burning a Pile of creosoted
poles when discovered.
ROW
BALTIMORE Wl Accused of bit
ing off a woman's finger, 38-ycar-nld
Benjamin Bell was held in
$1,000 bail for grand jury action
yesterday. . i ,
He pleaded Innocent but admit
ted he and a neighbor, Elizabeth
Robinson, fought after she got an
gry when he stuck his finger into
a pot of fish on her stove.
U, UM
Cross Town Traffic Plan
Presented to Merchants;
Truck Route "Necessary"
A reoort on dans tor improve
ments to the state highway system
within Klamath Falls to give the
town a new four-lane Sixth Street
viaduct and one-way traffic coup
lets for Main and Klamath and
Sixth and Seventh Streets and
on the proposed local bond issue to
provide for a new true, route
through town, waa given, to the
Klamath Merchant Association
Monday noon by members of the
city's Cross-Town . Traflio commit
tee. .-- . -
"After a year and a half work
we arrived at a program which la
satisfactory both to the city and to
the State Highway Department," It
was stated by Oreer Drew ror tne
committee. He added that,' bad
such an agreement been reached
10 years ago, the viaduct would
have been built then
This agreement is on a problem
of many years. - Incorporated In
the plan are findings from both city
and state surveys, he explained.
Of first importance to the
state are the one-way traffic coup
lets for Highways 97 and M; , of
Airport Move
Gaining 3.';:
A long distance caM to tha
Herald and Newt this morn
ing from Waltar Norblod,
first district rapreMrttottva
from Oragon, informed
that tha nous ArnrM Serv
ices CommlttM has approved
33,000 tor tha proposa4
expansion 'of tha KMsmarh
falls Airport.
Under currant pkms tha
big wartimo field would bo
used as a baso for t
intercept -wodrov- "d
would be permanent In-
statkitlan
r The meant ajarhoriiad
covert, ol expenses fremofrt
read I no runways to provld
log for housing, lights, hos
pitals,, and ether items of
maintenance.
Approval of this nature Is
generally conceded to be
final except for minor Items.
Final approval will come
eti the budget meetings of
Congress In July.
Surplus Spud
Purchases For
Oregon: 11 Cars
PORTLAND Wl Only 11 car
loads of surplus potatoes will be
bought In Oregon, a federal Agri
culture Department official report
ed Monday,
Arnold N. Bodtker. the official,
said that Oregon growers already
had offered more than 50 times
that amount. The offers were made
before the size of the government
purchase was known. '
Paying $1.90 a hundredweignt,
the government will buy six car
loads from the Klamath Falls
area, three from Jefferson County
and two from Deschutes County.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls
and vicinity: Partly eloady Tae
day nirht and Wednesday. High
Wednesday 64. Low tonight M.
High yesterday eg
low last nlxht 47
Preclp. last 2t hours . a
Since Oct. 1 -M
Same period last year.. 11.88
Normal for period 1 .
Georgescu Family Together
After Long Years Apart
NEW YORK Wl Away from
prying eyes, Mrs. Lygla Georgescu
was tenderly reunited Tuesday
with her two sons who were hos
tages in Romania for seven years.
Government officials and crew,
together with other passengers,
understanding first left the big
Pan American plane that carried
Constant!!), 19, and Peter, IS, from
London to Idlewlld Airport.
Then a public health official sig
nalled to Mrs. Georgescu who had
waited In an office. She walked
toward the plane, then broke Into
a run. As she neared the craft's
doorway, the older youth emerged
from the cabin and embraced his
mother.
Then they stepped within the
plane and the little family group
met privately lor a few minutes.
Also present was the boys' father,
Valerlu Georgescu, 80-year-old oil
company executive who met them
in Munich Monday.
After the reunion, the youths
stepped from the plane and told
reporters they were "proud" that
No. nu
first Importance to the city Is
breaking the Sixth Street viaduct
Bottleneck with a modern four-lane
structure for the route that bandies
89 per cent of the town's Incoming
traffic, the committee stated.
A further part of the city-state
agreement Is that of definitely es
tablishing the west-side bypass.
which is being surveyed now. al-
inougn this major joo may not oe
done by the state for several years.
The viaduct and couplets will be
Built in the. next fiscal year. The
combined Job will come to approxi
mately one million dollars. This
will be financed entirely from state
highway funds, with the exception
of approximately 138,000 which the
elty will pay as half of the cost
of additional traffic signals,
The cross-town traffio committee
also has recommened that the city
construct a truck route, through the
commercial district, and a bond
levy proposal will be on the May
Ballot. - i
The reasons for suggesting that
the city construct the truck route.
to supplement - the state highway
routes were reported by Drew as
Being:
l. Klamath Falls is the fourth
largest distributing center In the
Northwest, and is in 132nd position
in the entire United States, and so
needs the separate truck route.
2. It is necessary to provide ade
quate routes to get big trucks into
the industrial area to further build
Up this distributive business which
Is so important to our economy.
1. The truck route would provide
a oypaas sor tne neavy late alter
noon traffic of miUworkers from
the' south through town to the
aoutn suburban residential areas,
Tne proposed oond issue is for
4188,000 to be paid off over a 10
year - period. It would build
the
construction part of the truck route
irom tne corner of Beconrf ud
Klamath diagonallv to, Plum and
aown num oak street,
It is believed that state treats
id that state taataa
money, now being spent on the
present piamath Avenue truck
rout, wt laraSake'care-norf
improvements on Oak and Spring
Streets.
Timing of construction of the
city's truck route to coincide with
construction work by the state
could provide economies in costs,
it was pointed out, J
Cost of the Klamath Talis tax
payer on the truck proposal would
not exceed 81.45 for each 8100.00
in taxes now being paid, and that
amount would be reduced In pro
portion to any decrease in property
evaluation within the elty, the com
mittee stated. . . ,
Mayor Paul Landry, also, In at
tendance at the merchants meeting,
complimented the members of the
committee and strongly urged that
the truck ' route be considered to
supplement the new state Improve
ments. -
"Klamath Palls has a rendezvous
with destiny," Landry said. He
mentioned the proposal by the
armed forces for the jet air squad
ron for Klamath Falls, which would
bring an additional monthly pay
roll of M0,0O0.
Cross-Town Traffic Committee
members present were Drew, AI
Hattan, chairman;' Jim Kerns and
Rudy Jacobs. Other members are
Casper Moty, A. H. Buasman, Vern
Moore, Harry Bolvin and Bin
Meade, v
KILLED
DATCHET, England 11 Exiled
28-year-old Prince Nicholas ot
Yugoslavia was killed in an auto
mobile accident as he drove
through this Buckinghamshire vil
lage Monday,
The prince waa a cousin of ex
king Peter and the younger son ot
Prince Paul, regent for the young
king before World War II. Be also
was a nephew of the Duchess of
Kent, the former Princess Marina
of Greece.
their father, a naturalized Ameri
can citizen, had refused to spy
against the United States In their
behalf. '
The Georgescu case broke Into
headlines last year when the father
disclosed to the State Department
that a blockmall attempt has been
made by a member of the Roman
ian legation.
The boys, ' rosy cheeked and
healthy looking, smiled constantly
during their impromptu meeting
with the press alongside the plane.
The pair spoke little English, ex
cept for constantly repeating
"thank you very much." Their
father translated for them.
Constantin said that they had
beard through friends that their
father had told on Radio Free Eu
rope and Voice of America of his
refusal to apy. Asked for their re
action. Constantin said; '
"We are very proud of what you
have done arid never lost faith
that you might ever commit an
act of betrayal In order to save
us. We knew you and are proud
ox you." -
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WYNN HESCOCK, 14-year-old member of Fort, Klamath Boy;
Scout Troop No. 34,. received the first, eagle scout award in :
the history of. that group. Presentation of the award, the
highest in scout work, was made at a recent meeting of the
? roup in Fort Klamath. Jack Smith,. Klamath Falls, scout
ield 'executive, officiated.. The eagle scout badge was pinned
on young Hetcock by his father, Cubmaster Wilbur B. Hes
cock. To qualify, the youth earned 21 merit badges represent
ing skills' in 21 separate fields of achievement, and proved
that he had learned to care for himself and others. Mrs. Hes
cock was presented a miniature eagle scout badge for Jiar
assistance to her son in his scout work.
Harry Orchard, Domb-Pfot
Slayer, Dies In
BOISE, Idaho iff) ' ' Harry! Or-
chard, 88, who blasted a trail of
I vlenco' through the ."West which
nan m tne iwa oomo-swying m
a, former- Idaho 'governor, died
;iuoj m,w law jeor
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1 .-Orchard eutOved tne
other-prin-
etpala of one Qf-thoiaUon-'a-griM
iDoort William tU.
(Big BUI) Haywood. William M
stonui sua iisrvnvo uai i uw.
When ha confessed that he
planted- the bomb which killed
Rank .Bteunenberg, Orchard im
plicated officers-of the militant
Western - Federation of Miners,
Haywood and an associate were
tried for murder and acquitted. A
similar charge against a third fed
eration official was dropped.
Orchard waa sentenced to the
gallows; but bis sentence was com
muted to life imprisonment.
He suffered a stroke last spring
and was confined to bed for the
last three months of his life. He
lapsed Into a coma last -Thursday.
Bteunenberg was a prosperous
sheepman who had twice been
elected governor on the Demo
cratic ticket. During labor vio
lence In the rich Coeur d'Alene
mining region of North Idaho in
1899, he angered the Mine Federa
tion by asking for federal troops.
Orchard was working m me
Coeur d'Alene mines at the time.
but escaped the "bull pens" into
which the recalicltrant miners
were herded. He hiked over the
bills into Montana.
When he planted the makeshift
bomb, which 8teunenberg touched
off by opening his gate on Deo.
80, 1906, Orchard Was posing as
Thomas Hogan, s sheep ouyer.
Actually, his name was Albert
E. Horsley. He was born and
reared in Ontario, Canada, but
left his wife and child and came
west under the name of Orchard.
He confessed to the Bteunenberg
murder and a host ot other kill
ings, attempted killings and ex
plosions in Idaho, California and
Colorado.
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DIAMOND CROSS LENA posed yesterday for the cameraman along with her last titter of II
;Weimaraner puppies. Owned by A. 1. Bold and Robert- Bay, this is Lena' third litter,' her
. first eomprisina 16 puppies end the second 1 1.- The picture wet taken at 2136 Darrow, , .
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Prison
He said he was paid for all of
them by the federation In its ven
aetta against mine owners,' non
union workmen and public officials
who opposed its views:
Haywood, aecTetsry-treasurer of
that fMlm-fttlMt. .wM krvastatl 'la
Denver. Anaetea at the same ttma
-aMM ..uU.. .
O. A.. PetUbone, director, Mf
the mine union,
Darrow, later to be .America's
most famous defense lawyer.
came from Chicago to -assist ' in
their defense,
The trial' drew worldwide' atten
tion as a spectacular crisis in thajl
struggle between capital and la
bor.,. ,. , .-. ..'.
Haywood and Pettlbone were
acquitted. The' charge against
Moyer war dismissed, i
After his Imprisonment, Orchard
became associated with the; Sev
enth Day Adventist Church. The
church published a book by the
prisoner In 1963 which it claims
has . converted other convicts to
Christianity. , .. .
Orchard raised bees and poultry
during much of his prison career.
Dog Lover Can't
Stoop to Aid In
Mailman Trouble
GALVESTON.'- Tex. MV When
the postman constantly failed to
stop by the mailbox of a Galves
ton woman, she -called 'the post
office to find the' reason why. i
She was told that her dog had
driven the mailman away but
that he would deliver her mall If
she tied up the dog. ,
sne agreed to tnis. Ana so yes
terday the postman stopped at her
house . . -
But he wasn't too happy about
the situation.- . - r . ..
The dog was tied to the mall
box. ; .
on atomic matters for, security
Teaaona mciuaing accusations:
that he sought to block i develop- '
nani aT the hydroaen bomb. He
declared be wui fight tne
The noted physicist, sometimes .
eatted the man who built tte A- .
baton, disclosed the charges htm-. ;.
seif Tuesday by making public an
change -ol letters wito Ma).oen, i
KiD. Nichols, general manager of ,
the Atomic Energy Commission.
Stories about the charges bad been
published by New York morning '
newspapers. ,, '
. There was no immediate com
ment f rom the AEO. .
Nlehola' . letter aald la suectfio
allegations of subversive ae'Jviues
had been leveled against Oppen
he inter. One was that he battled.
against construction of the H
bomb. even after former Preat. :
dent Truman approved It. . .'
The letter, -dated Hst Dee, S3, '
advised Oppenhelmer: -
It was reported runner . that
you were instrumental in persuad
tag other scientists, not to work '
on the hydrogen bomb project and .
that the opposition to tne Hydro-
gen bomb, ot which you are the ,
most experienced, most powerful '
and most effective member,, .
definitely slowed downaits develop-
merit. . . . , -
The commission has no -other
recourse, in the discharge ol na
obligation to protect the common
defense and security, but to sua
peiid your clearance (to have
atomic information) until tne mat
ter has been resolved,
'Accordingly, your employment
on Atomic Energy communion
work and your eligibility, for ao
cess to restricted data are hereby
suspended.'' ..:t a-'-.
In reply, Oppenhelmer wrote' a
43-page letter on March 4 which
he called "a summary account of -
relevant aspects ofi my iue."
In the letter, the scientist took
up each of the allegations raised
to . Nichols' letter inciuoint, the -
statement that he had argued
against development of the hydro-
gen bomb In
- oppenhelmer aaia he as weu as
the entire general advisory com- .
Imlttee on atomie- matters, made
ae t sea ievaa aetenuats,
argueo.
J aualiial th rr,U.-haa4til Jim U.
- weapons, wntco tne ecieniisi re
ferred to as a "crash program.'
He said the committee submitted
a report to the AEO stating that
"such - a program might- weaken
rather than strengthen the position
of the United States."-, , , i
Boat Blast
Victim Sought
- FLORENCE, Ore. tfl Search
continued here Tuesday for Bob
Willis, M, who was blown through
tho roof of a fishing boat when It ,
exploded . at the Sluslaw River
mouth. ' ft
Victor Watklns and Ernest Ta
tum, also of Florence, were seri
ously burned In the blast. They
clung ' for fmore than art hour: to
the side of the shattered boat be
fore being rescued. , t ;
. Tatujn suffered bums ' on the
head, face and hands. Watklns was
badly burned on the legs. - '
They said the blast occurred
shortly after the boat had been
tied to a buoy so engine trouble
could be repaired. '
The explosion was seen by Mr,
and Mrs. R. R. Raymond of Flor
ence who were on shore. They noti
fied police, who in turn notified
the Coast Guard and other rescue
agencies. - ': f :
Another fishing boat, the Otter,
manned by Walt and Ernest Fos- ,
sick, rescued Watklns and Taium.
They were brought here for medi
cal treatment.
The damaged boat was towed to
the Florence hurbor. , ... 1