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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1954)
?f3)?nrjbnr fLMS Nib ul o) Pcs mm SPRIN9 THAWS AT CRATER LAKE expose the impressive rock formations which bound the; lake. Clear blue water reflects the rugged bluff on Rim Drive and Wizard Island to the left. ' The scene is viewed from the lodge, looking acrois the lake. Warm sun is rapidly melting the IS or so feet of snow which all but hid the lodge during the winter. Builders Dispute Charges Assn. of Home Builders today dis puted charges that the govern- "inent Is millions of dollars out of pocket or that too high rents have resulted from alleged widespread abuses under the government's loan-Insurance program. The association's views were ex pressed by its president, R. O. Hughes, as the Senate Banking Committee turned to hear what Industry spokesmen have to say about allegations that some apart ment builders raked in huge and "unconscionable" profits by ob taining , oversized government backed loans either through the dishonesty or inefficiency of Fed eral Housing, Administration .tFHA) officials. .v: ..wv. "The Impression that the gov ernment bait lost millions ot dol- lara and that tenants have been charged excessive rents Ik, In my -opinion, erroneous," Hughes said in prepared testimony. Yesterday, Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews ot the In- i ternai Revenue Service told the Benate-House Committee on Reduc tion of Nonessential Federal Ex penditures that builders of 1,149 apartment projects under a now defunct "middle Income" housing : program piled up 65 million dollars . in excessive profits by the inflated ; loan guarantee device. ; Andrews said his agents so far have found no evidence of tax fraud. Injury Avoided In Air Crash ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Wl Forty-nine persons escaped un harmed Wednesday when a Trans 1 World Airline Constellation slammed into the side of an Air Force barracks building on land In?. Tne Dig plane veered oil tne run way on landing at 4:63 a.m. (PST) District TWA Manager Robert " Riordan said. He blamed failure 1 of the hydraulic system on the lour-engined plane. The 44 passengers and five crew members were not injured. A hole a foot in diameter was punched In the right side of the plane. The Air Force said the barracks build ing sustained little damage. One airman reportedly was asleep In the barracks at the time. Dulles Arrives In Paris For Pre-Geneva Meeting PARIS Wl U.S. Secretary of State Dullos arrived here Wednes day to attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion and to consult with Western Allies on strategy for the Geneva conference. He was greeted at the airport by French Foreign Minister Geor ges Bldault who will be his guest at a private dinner Wednesday evening when they will review the Indochlnese question and other problems coming up at Geneva Dulles (Old newsmen Friday's NATO meeting is of "special sig nificance for one of Its purposes Is to take notice of the fact that five years ago this month the North Atlantic Treaty was signed. That was an historic event. "In the past five years," Dulles Raid, "we have made Impressive progress In translating the sym bolic act of banding together In the midst of. a common danger into the reality of an effective com mon defense, Of equal importance is the habit of continuance 1 could truthfully say dally consultation In the council of the North At lantic Treaty Organization." Dulles said Friday's meeting would be a continuation of that process of consultation. In such fashion, he added, the 14 member aomtrlea would be able to perfect Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Fair through Thurs day. High Thursday 8S Low Wed nesday night 36. High yesterday Low last night Precis, last 24 hours Since Oct.l Same period last year Normal for period S 37 00 12.5 11.85 10.01 Van Fleet Named By Ike WASHINGTON Wl President Elsenhower has asked Gen. James Van Fleet, former 8th Army com mander in Korea and now retired to Burvey the military assistance program is in the Far East, especially In Korea and Formosa. This announcement was made Wednesday by Secretary of De fense Wilson at his weekly news conference, Wilson ' kid Van Fleet, Asst. Secretary of Defense-W; J: Mc Neil and a small staff of civilians and military personnel will leave Washington about May 1. Students Plan Pelicana Show Members of Script and Mike Society of Klamath Union High School, are rehearsing for the an nual Pelicana show to be pre sented In Mills Auditorium, May 7. The show has attracted talented student performers from schools throughout the basin. About 24 acts have been signed by Ann Turne, in charge ot recruiting tal ent. , The show Is being sponsored this year by the Klamath Ex change Club. Bob Healy and Vane Calley, club representatives are working with Linda Williams, finance chairman and Helen Henris, pub licity chairman. The Pelicana will be televised, making it the first live show tele cast in Klamath Falls. Those par ticipating will be seen over a closed circuit at Mills school. Klamath radio and TV dealers have signified that they will help make the show a success by exhib iting products. Pelicana Telcrama is being di rected by Jim Craig, under the supervision of Charles Woodhouse. As in the past, the show will be free to the public. I their understanding of each other's problems. "On this understanding," h e said, "on a common purpose, the future ot all of us depends." Dulles made no mention of the talks he planned to have in Paris on the Geneva conference. ' An Informed American source here said earlier the United States would stand by its decision to op pose an expected Russian move to turn the Geneva meeting Into a "Big Five" conference with Red China even If such opposition broke up the conference. Before leaving Washington last night, Dulles implied this would be his stand. He reiterated Amer ican participation at the Geneva parley "docs not imply our dip lomatic recognition of Red China." The United Slates insists the Peip ing regime Is an invited partici pant, not a big-power instigator of the meeting starting April 26. The American secretary said he was going to the Geneva confer ence to seek an "honorable peace in Indochina and a free, united Korea." A meeting of the Big Three Western foreign ministers has been arranged for Thursday even ing, shortly after the arrival of British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, 1 Commander Urges Help For Injured HANOI HI Brig. Gen. Christ ian de Castries sent out an urgent appeal Wednesday for milk and fruit juices to be dropped to the growing ranks of wounded trapped inside Vietminh-rlnged Dten Bien ruu. The heroic commander of the be- leaguered fortress addressed his appeal to the people French and Vietnamese of Hanoi. The French have been unable since March 25 to get a plane In to evacuate the hundreds of wound ed inside the fortress because of the constant pounding of the air strip by mortar and artillery fire from the Communist-led besleeers. That was 12 days after the Viet- minn launched their first all-out assault by suicidal -waves of fa natical troops to seize the north west Indochina fortress. - Waves of transport planes still drop tne supplies guns, ammuni tion, food and medical supplies and reinforcements needed to maintain the French Union forces standing boldly against outnum bering rebels. The Vietmlnh ignored repeated appeals by the French to stop fir ing long enougn to permit evacua tion of the wounded. The French High Command In Hanoi said in its morning com munique that the fortress had gone through another "quiet night" Tuesday night. Tills meant the Vietmlnh still had not launched an expected new mass attack in an effort to overcome by sheer numbers the superior fire power of the defenders and finally wipe out the French Union fort ress. . ARREST BERLIN Wl The Information Bureau West reported Wednesday that Communist secret police ar rested two Russian soldiers Mon day on a charge of having contact with anti-Soviet organizations In West Berlin. 1,1,1 ' 1 j ' - ' w . 1 I 1 v 1 ANDS OF SHEEP ON THEIR WAY to tummer pasture! ft sure sign that winter it over, with all the inconveniences of feeding.' At grass greens en tummar pastures, sheep are moved rrioa Wtm Cms M rages PRC Adopts Resolution Rejecting Wage Demands Commendation ot the negotiating committees of Pine Industrial Re lations Committee, Inc., for their refusal to recommend, In whole or in part, the granting of any union demands which would result in cost increases to employers was the su ject matter of a resolution adopted unanimously by FQtO members Sec. Wilson WASHINGTON HI Secretary of Defense Wilson said Wednesday he believes H. Struve Hensel is a "competent, honest man" and doesn't believe Hensel - master minded Army charges against Sen, McCarthy (R-Wis) as the senator contends. , If he didn't believe In Hensel, Viilson told a news conference, Hensel would not have his present post of assistant secretary of de fense, , . Speaking generally, Wilson said the Army-MoCarthy row has "done no good" to military morale or helped to meet the problems con fronting the nation. - Personally, be said, he feels '.'in these critical times men of good will ought to get together to solve these problems." , : ; McCarthy brought Hensel's name into the row Tuesday when he filed a "bill of particulars" with the Senate investigations subcommit tee outlining the things he will seek to prove in the televised pub lic hearing set to open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.. McCarthy contended that con cern that he -was about to expose "misconduct" and "possibly law violations" by Hensel led Army of ficials to attempt to discredit him. The Army officials chiefly 'in volved : in the long row with the senator are. Secretary Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Adams. Hensel retorted "barefaced Ilea" to McCarthy's charges and chal lenged the senator to repeat them under circumstances permitting a libel suit. A reporter asked whether Wll son "agreed" with McCarthy thM Hensel was "guilty of possible law .violations. ' Wilson chuckled, paused, then answered ''no." A reporter asked' Wilson whether Hensel "masterminded" preparation of the Army charges against McCarthy as the senator contends. "Of course not," Wilson replied. At another point, Wilson re marked that the whole row "makes me think of the political scraps at a rather low level." "If your opponent calls you a liar don't deny it, accuse him of being a horse thief." He said the whole situation Is one over which "I don't enthuse." RIVER PROBLEM Turn to pages 10 and 11 today for a background story on le threat to the water In the Klamath Basin and the full story of the river potential and plans. Backs Army Aide Action ; KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, who met at the Winema Hotel Tues day afternoon. According to Chet Irving, secretary-manager of Pmo, the resolu tion further stated: "(Resolved) That said commit tees be advised that it is the sense of this meeting that, on the basis of all presently known facts and forecasts for the year 1954, no such demands should be granted by any employer during the present year, and "That a copy of this resolution be furnished by the - secretary to each member of said committees and to each member company of Pine Industrial Relations Commit tee, Inc., and that copies of this resolution, be made available aen- e rally throughout the Northwest lumbering industry." - The meeting had been called, Irv ing Indicated, to take a look at the labor union negotiations now taking place throughout the West. The IWA CIO has armed Its Northwest Regional negotia ting committee with a strike au thority," he stated. "The union committee, seeking a 13 Vi cents per Dour wage Increase and other labor cost increases, has set a deadline of May 3 for a strike unless em ployers make a favorable wage in crease offer. The Lumber and Saw mill Workers, AFL, have set a wage Increase figure of 1214 cents per hour.- They are talking of a union wide strike throughout the West." PIRC has 142 member com panies, according to Irving. They are located In the Rogue River Val ley and throughout tne pine pro ducing areas of Oregon and Califor nia. The companies employ In ex cess of 17,000 workers. Negotia ting sessions have been going on with the IWA-CIO, and the North ern California, Central Oregon, and Willamette Valley district councils of the AFL. In all negotiations, Irv ing stated, employers have refused to Increase wages or costs in view of uncertain lumber industry eco nomics. . ' "The employers,'; said' Irving "are convinced that Increasing la bor costs in the face of lower prices and resulting lowered profit mar gins, is not the' way to maintain employment and market stabili sation or lumber worker income, Ashland Turns Down Proposal ASHLAND Wl Ashland's City Council decided last night to reject any negotiations aimed at raising the price of electricity bougnt from California-Oregon Power Co. The city has a municipal system but most nf the current Is bought from copco. In January Copco won rate increases in Oregon and then asked the Ashland council to tear up Its contract and write a new one with higher rates. Mayor Richard Nelll t-ald the present contract has eight years to run and a quarter of a million dollars is Involved In the Increase proposal. The council directed that Copco ; advised that its request for a new rate was turned down on 'moral as well ss legal ' grounds. Nelll said the state public util ities commissioner's office had ad vised that the new rate authorized did not supersede the Ashland Copco contract, from the home feed lots to graie. Crossing above the north entrance to Klamath Falls with e band of 400 John 0. O'Con nor thtep it John Prislane, herder WEDNESDAY, AFRItj 1 u 3 I.. frf HURRYING TO SCHOOL thii young students ot the Riverside Hobby Show To Be Held Entries received so far In the 30-30 Club-YMCA Hobby - Show promise Interest and variety. There will be a collection ot mod- els of antique cars, owned by James Rogers, and valued at (360: Indian relics, owned by Robert Wilson, valued at $800. Bid Jack will display copper craft tooling: Eva Burknaiter. collection' of bells worth-tier Mrs: O. W. Anderson, a weaving exhibit and loom, valued at sioo. In addition there will be several Stamp exhibits and art exhibits by members of the Klamath Art As sociation. . Entry blanks and exhibits will be accepted up to 4 p.m. Thurs day. Entry fee Is 10 cents, and entitles the entrant to an exhibi tor's pass. Admission for adults Is 25 cents; for students, 10 cents. The classification list includes the following; Collections: natural history, phi lately, collections of coins, war relics, Indian relies, buttons, match covers, post cards, mottos, autographs, place cards and fav ors, dolls, airplane pictures, rail road pictures, ship pictures. Fine arts: handicraft, photogra phy, color transparencies, motion pictures, 8 and 16 mm. Practical Arts: Weaving, tex tiles, paper, rope work, belts, kites, ship models, aeronautics, In dustrial craft, household arts, manual training, archery, micro railroads, garden section for do mestic flowers, potted plants, wllddowers, cactus and miscel laneous. The show will be open Thursday and Friday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturday afternoon from until 4 p.m. 21. UM Telephone Kill No. UZl was this group of I morning School. KLAMATH BAS1H POTATO SHIPMEHTS ' I fehlppei . ; ' Sum Day 25 con :! " ' 1ft corf Totl tor iMni ; i .'. 10,401 eon 10.94 cart ieu-M v.'. . wwl' 4-H Talent Night Slated Dr. Joe T. Rlker will emcee the 4-H Club third annual Talent Night, to be. presented this Friday evening in conjunction with the 4-H Club Spring Fair April 23, Z3 and 24. The show will be held at 7:30 p.m. In the exhibit building at tne fair grounds, and Is open to the public at no charge. .Talent from 4-H clubs all over the county will be presented in musical numbers,, readings, even an Irish dance, ... There will be no voting or award of prizes, Entries so far Include a piano solo, Sharon Meyers; accordion solo, Kathleen Radsplnner; ballet solo, Kathryn Penning: vocal sextet, Nancy Atterberry, Jean Howard, Alice Turner, Betty Atterberry, Harlyne Eaken and Buelah Eaken; ccompanlst, Ida sonrakon. Piano solo, Judy Esgate, humor ous reading, "How to Build a Fire place," Terry Beyer; piano solo, Carmen Peebler, accordion solo, Charles Dehllnger; piano solo, Cora Enman; vocal solo, Vernon Lam bert. Piano solo, Malice Brelthaupt; accordion solo, Jim Hickman; voc al duct, Jeanne Martin and Laura Estrada; Irish dance, Breda O'Keeffe, Sara and Diane West; vocal duet, Grace Estrada and Stephanie Bonotto. Talent Night Committee mem bers are Nancy Prultt, chairman; Mrs. Charles Thurman, Dr. and Mrs. Joe Rlker, Bryant Williams and Mrs. William Tubach. Accusations Hurled During Dickenson Court Martial WASHINGTON I An ex-prls-oner-of-war said Wednesday Cpl, Edward S. Dickenson pushed a sick POW down some stairs after the ailing man had asked Dicken son for food. . . v This Incident was described by Staff Sgt. John A, Davis ot Ni agara Falls, N.Y., who stared at Dickenson with . unma&kcd hate during his appearance In the wit ness chair. It was the third day ot Dickenson's court martial on charges of collaborating with the Chinese Communists while a POW in Korea. Davis said Dickenscn, 23, and from Cracker's Neck, V.i., worked at the sick compound as a cook at the Red POW camp at Pyok long along the Yalu River and "I saw him trade off chow for tobac co and candy." At one point, Davis said he saw a sick POW go up to Dickenson "and ask for chow. Dickenson said there was no more. I, per sonally, saw some chow In the chow pot." The witness said there was "a little argument" and be saw Dick enson push the man down three stairs. "Tho man's legs were pa ralised for a day," Davis said. Ouy Emery, counsel for the de Paratroops remed lo Indochina PARIS tm The U.S. lit Mice It ferrying French paratrooper to Indocnlna for later dropping into Dien Blen Fbu. This was confirmed Wednesday here and in Washington. Charles Wilson, U.S. secretary of defense, said the 8,500-mile operation "is in line with present United States -policy and in conformity with, our existing military assistance- pro gram." He added it was - under taken at the request ot the French government. r The parachute -troour axe being flown from France to Indochina m C134 Cilobemaaters. The Douglas planes belong to the Air Force tactical command. They - will re turn to home bases In the United States, the Air Force said. The troops are to be landed in non-combat areas. Planes piloted by French airmen or American civilians will shuttle them to the besieged fortress of Dien Bien Phu in northwest Indochina. Rains were . upsetting air operations there Wednesday. .. The troops number unspecified but believed to number at least 1,000 were flown from, Paris big Orly Airfield Saturday. At last word, they bad not yet reached Indochina.. ' It was learned that the U.S. Air Force also will ferry French troops though -American sources here considered the France-to-lndochl. na operation a "one-shot" affair. .Tne departure point from North. Africa meanwhile was kept secret. French Army Secretary Pierre de Chevlgne addressed the -7thj Battalion of French commando par atroops at Quimper Sunday and told them they were leaving im mediately for Indochina without the month's leave usually granted before overseas duty. "You leave in exceptional cir cumstances," Chevlgne told the troops after a parade, "which have forced ua to call on you for sac rifices. 1 ,' ' i- S To aid our comrades at Dien Bien Phu we are putting Into the battle all our forces." , , The United States already Is supplying the French with fighters, attack bombers and transport planes tor their light against the Vietmlnh. Some 200 American Air Force ground personnel have Been stationed in mooonina ,io neip maintain these plane. - . : : Twenty-live. o mora . American UsVlMans lineef private contract al so are piloting some or the trans port planes carrying supplies to . Dien Blen Phu, but no Americas Air Foroe personnel have taken part in the flying operations In the combat zone. ' On Sunday 25 speedy VM. Navy Corsair f lghter-b tmbiri were transferred from the American carrier Saipan to a French air base on the Viet Nam coast to bol ster, the battle against the Red commanded rebels. Their Ameri can pilots returned Immediately to the carrier Court Order i Faces Firm PORTLAND (ffl An order was Issued Tuesday ' temporarily en joining Welsfields Inc. and It re- tall outlets In Portland, Roseburg, Eugene and Klamath Falls from advertising or selling Elgin watch es below fair trade prices set by the manufacturer. ' Circuit Judge Lowell Mundorff also restrained Welsflelds from In ducing other firms from breaching lair trade contracts with Elgin. The company asked for the In junction on the ground that Wels flelds violated the Oregon fair trade act by conducting a sale ot Elgin watches at a one-third re. duction of the retail price fixed In fair trade contracts with other dealers. Judge Mundorff set April It for hearing to determine whether the Injunction should be made per manent. fense, drew from Davis a conces sion that he could not remember clearly the Incidents of chow trading. Emery asked the short, stocky sergeant: "Was It at this time that you began to hate the ac oused?" "Yes, sir," Davis said. "And you still do?" ' . "Yes, sir." Dickenson kept his eye fixed in tently on both Davis and Cpl. Rob ert E. Vincent ot Ayre, Mass., who was the following witness. Vincent related he had over heard Dickenson In close discus sion with a POW named Hlnkle In which Dickenson said "I hope that article wins first place." Vincent said the article was written for "'Towards Truth and Peace.' a camp paper written by the progressives under the super vision of the Chinese." The Chinese, Vincent said, of fered prizes for the best articles in the magazine and shortly after ward, Vincent said, he saw Dick enson with "Chinese currency In his hands." The article In question, Vincent said was against "the American capitalists" and accused Ameri cana of using germ warfare fa Korea. f f
