Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, June 21, 1954, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm m In The Dav's lews Hy r'HANK JliNKINH An Uirui words are written, whnt Is happening In tiuuleiiiula Is still obscured hy (loliMirnhlii, An llriuly nil llie story unit be plwed lumitlitir, the coininunlHl Humiliated Kiivariiinoiil In Uie cap Hal proclaimed incirtliil I w Uiruuuliuul Die country innl uluhi. It Is cumiiiuiifleerlhg unit mobllls liili nil privnia cars lor una In II auspurlliig troop. The communist lurco oro con cniliKlccI In Ihn Interior, 'Mi In surgent forces lint u call them hopefully His PATIUOT force. i no moving In from llie outer Cduos. They cUlm to have cup lured already Uie Ounleiiinluii porta on the Caribbean Hen mid Uie Pacllio lUuntonmlH laces on botli.) The sltuullon appears lo be rapidly approaching a military showdown and signs point to a possibly decisive battle within the next it hairs, The American em bay In Guatemala City (the cap ital! rouarda It aa ao aerluua Uiul plana are belnir made lo evaouate wivea and children or Uie 1200 or 0 Americana living In Ouatenula. What I hope la that Uie anil Communlat auatemalani are corn, ielely sincere In their determina tion to atop comniuniim In Uieir Country even II Guatemalan have lo die In Uie atruirile Uial they ro liuplred by PATHI0T18M and Dot by dealre (or office and power. Tlmt was Uie altuallon In our country when Patrick Henry de clared In the Vlriilnla convention In Richmond In Uie crlala days of March 1715: "I life ao dear, or peace ao sweet, aa to be purchased at Uie price of chalna and slavery? For bid It, Almighty Oodl I know not what eouroe others may take, but aa for me, give me liberty or five mi death I " If, with hluh and noble motive, Uie patriot Uualemalana defeat and deatroy communism In their coun try, It could be a turning point 111 history as was Uie American Rev olution. It cauld be the turn of Uie Ude against world commumam. It might Inspire other countries Uiat are threatened by Uie grim spec ter of communism to turn to and FIGHT FOR THEIR LIBERTIES. Only In that way, I think, can the spread of communism bo baited. One of Uie pleaaanirst events In recent Klamath history waa the dedication of Uie new municipal swimming pool on Saturday eve ning. Everything worked together to make It a wholly delightful oc casion. Even Uie weather, which tor weeks haa been aulky and balky, turned warm and coopera tive. Mora than 3000 people turned out, taxing to capacity the faclll- ; ties at Uie pool for handling a crowd, and everybody had a grand lime, The ahow, put on by the .ToKolea Lions, was an outstanding one, and everyone want home with the feeling of an evening well spent. Everyone who has had a part In the development ot the new swimming pool, from Its Inception lo Saturday nlght'a formal open ing, deaervea pat on Uie back. H i a long atep In the direction of making Klamath a pleasanter and more attractive place lo live. Lei's all be happy (bout It. Meanwhile, let's all keep In mind the ultimata development at Veler ana Memorial Park on Lake Ewauna of a civic center that can be the envy of Uie enure Pa cllio Coast. It can be made a full partner with the new awlmnilng pool one at one end of the downtown district and Uie other at Uis other end In making our city outstand ing for Its beauty and lis liveablt Ity as well as for It strsteglo lo cation and Its abundant resources which as yet Rave been hardly more than scrstched on Uie sur face. Saturday night's swimming pool dedication Was a good beginning. Let's go on and OO PLACES. Everybody knows of Klamath's In dustrial possibilities. Let's make Its possibilities aa an attractive place to live equally apparent to everybody. Senator Says Facts Shown WASHINGTON (1 Sen. Mundt (R-SD) said Monday senators could spend the next 20 years In vestigating the McOarthy.Army row, and still not get all Urn facta. But lie told reporters he believes U10 36-day televised public hear ings at which he presided "brought out the salient fncts." - Mundt made the statement as he announced postponement of what he termed "consultative talks" to explore Uie points of agreement tmong the (our Republicans and three Democrats who conducted the hearings. Mundt had called a meeting of the group (or this morning, but It proved Inconvenient for several members to attend. Ha said he hoped they could get together noon, and among other things sound out prospects for getting special counsel Rsy H. Jenkins to help write, a "verdict" In the in quiry. " Jenkins told reporters he Is atesdy to agree lo take on Uie Job. "I will bo available, to do any thing directed by Uie committee as long as It Is necessary," he anld. "I'm going to see Uie Job through." Jenkins' statement was In a sep arate Interview at which, In reply to reporters' questions as to wheth er he might run (or Uie Senate, l'e said some friends have "ex pressed doubts about Uie propri ety" of efforts to induce him to run on Uie crest of publicity ha re ceived as counsel In the Inquiry. , Jenkins said he has not yet made a decision, but "I'll know within two weeks" whother he will run. Price Five Cents U Pages Defense Of Asia Topic Of Meeting Hy JOHN M. HM1HTOWF.K ' WASHINGTON Ufi President Elsenhower probably will urge Urltlah Prime Minister Churchill lo cooperate In setting' up sn In ternational conference - on anil Communlst defenses In Southeast Asia against communism when Uie two meet here next weekend. Churchill and Foreltn Secretary Eden are due- In Friday. Their In Iks with Elsenhower and Secre tary of State Dulles will be In formal and, aides Indicate, as secret as possible. The Indochina crisis Is Uie No. I topic. Others Include Uie organisa tion of a European Defense Com munity and atomic energy prob lems. U. 8. officials said Uiat Uie American government Is still ur gently Interested getting a united fmnl ol Allied European and Asian nation set up lo hslt Com munist expansion III the Indorhtn srea. They Utlnk a conference would be useful to Uiat end. Until about two days ago author ities figured Brllam would most likely go along on some move to ward creation ol a Soulheaal Asian alliance. That estimate was based on Uie olllclal belief Uiat Britain had decided Uie Oeneva confer once would fall to produce peace In Indochina. But on Friday and Saturday, France organised a new govern ment which staked It existence on getting sn Indochina peace In 30 days. Then Uie Reds at Geneva offered new concessions to keep the talks going and agreed to mil itary discussions on ending Uie wsr In Laos and Cambodia aa well as in Vlrl Nam. The Geneva developments re portedly brought new hopes for peace to British leaders although Americana remained skeptical. Eden and Uie U.8. chief dele gate. Under Secretary of Slate Waller Bedell 8mlUi. flew home yesterday to report. Both slopped rn route to see Uie new French Premier. Pierre Mcndes-rronce, Smith Is due to participate In Intensive consultation nere. Quite apart from Uie Southeast Aslsn problem, Uie formation of the Mendes-Franre government provided no encoursgement at all here to bolster waning American hies for French spproval of EDC, A year or so sgo Churchill was quite Interested In the possibility uf taking West Oermsny directly Into Uie North AUsnllo Treaty Or ganization as a possible alternative lo EDC. At Bermuda last Decem ber he dropped his advocacy of that In favor of pressing hard for EDC. which Elsenhower was Uien Insisting upon. Manslaughter Case Started After being Indicted twice and serving six monllis In the county jail, Alfred Junior Carter, 39, went on trial Monday In Circuit Courl for the skidrosd killing of Cruz Unsueta, Southern Pacific railroad worker. ' Unzueta was fatally wounded on Christmas Eve In front of Uie Pom time Pool Hall. He dlrd the fol lowing day In Klamath Valley Hos pital, It was Indicated Uiat Carter, rep resented by two court-appolntcd lawyers, Edwin E. Drlscnll and p. k. Puckolt, will plead' self de fense. The grand Jury Indictment accuses him of manslaughter. Stories concerning the shooting conllict. District Attorney Frank Alderson, who Is directing the pro secution, claims Carter shot the railroad worker "whllo In Uie heat of passion." ' It Is expected the defense will attempt to show that Unzueta men aced Carter with a knife before the defendant shot him In Uie chest with a revolver. As Uie trial opened, Circuit Judge David R, Vandcnberg ordered a special panel of venireman sum moned to augment Uie regular panel of prospective Jurors. ' The following witnesses have been subpoenaed In Uie case: Tcodoro Pcros Oarzn, John Reese, James M.t Casey, Dr., Ocorge H. Adlcr, Luz Unrein Escontrlns, Dr. M. E. Robinson, Lois Adklns, Po lice Chief Orvlll Hamilton, James M. Brown, Nathan Copperflcld, William J. Boatwlck, John H. Nor wood, J, B. Jones, Mrs. Alfred Jun ior Carter, Jamea WoaUierspoon, Walter L. Rodgors . and Basil Brown. MISSING MEXICO CITY 11 A Moxlcan military transport with 10 persons aboard Is missing, the air force announced today. Those aboard were soldiers and their wives Mid (amines, KLAMATH Weather KORKCAHT Klamath Fall and vicinity: Fair through Tuesday. High Tuesday K8; low Monday nlfhl 47. High yesterday .- - 1 Low Issl night . 41 rreelp Issl 24 hours Mine Oct. 1 14.IK Same period last ear It.W Normal for period ..... .11. SO Rogue Basin Reclamation Job Urged WASHINGTON Ml A Southwest Oregon delegation asked a House Interior subcommittee Mondsy to approve construction of Uie Tslent division of the Rogue River Basin Reclamation Project. The group also sought spproval of rehabili tation work on the Medford and Rogue River Irrigation Districts. Hie subcommittee scheduled a closed session Mondsy site moon to consider Uie proposals. The Tslent project Is basically an extension of existing "works of U10 Talent Irrigation District. It would provide Iscllltles to put water to 8,260 acres now having an inadequate supply. Rep. Ellsworth iR-Orel, who has Introduced an authorising bill, said Uie project would have an esti mated cost of t23.70e.000. Including 17.300.000 for construction of a H.OOO-kilowatt power dsm. Power revenues would be used to aid allocable to irrigation. Rehabilitation of Uie Medford and Rogue River Valley District was not Included In the original Ellsworth bill but was supported by Uie congressman Monday. This work would cost another S1.712.0OO, according lo ' Harold T, Nelson, Bureau - of Reclamation Nreginctql director from Boise, Idaho. Urging- Inclusion of the rehabili tation workk, J. A. Hoffburr, secrctary-mansger of the Medford Imitation District, told Uie sub committee flumes and canals now in operation on the project have deteriorated with Uie result that Uie districts have experienced complete outages due to washouts In each of Uie last lour years. Should these ever occur In July and August and last for as much as 10 days, he said, agriculture income in the area would be reduced M per cent. Also appearing before the sub secretary manager of Uie Talent Urination District; Victor Boehl, Boehl, president of Uie Rogue Klver Valley Irrigation Assn.; Glenn L. Jackson, vice president of the California Oregon Power Co.; Robert Root, representing Uie Rogue River Irrigation District; and Homer Moore, chairman of the Talent District Board. I fill "EVERYBODY'S DOIN' IT" getting ready for the big cele bration planned next week by the Klamath Merchant' Asso ciation when there'll be something doing every day. On their tost and rarin1 to go, arc the Klamath Kurbitona Kowpokes who will keep the program moving each afternoon from Mon day,' June 28 through Saturday, July 3, In the downtown butl. nen district. Dreu-up dayi started Saturday, June 19, The bait draittd couplt from out of town and couple from Klam ath Fall, picked by tha judges, will get a free dinner at a local restaurant and ba in tha running for tha trophy to be awarded t tha and of tha waak. Cowboy, cowgirl and eld tint cot- FALLS, OKF.GON. MONDAY, JUNE New I(F Pool Dedicated Saturday 'Dedicated lo Uie youth of Klam ath Falls and Klamath County and to the adults Interested In their beslth and welfare." These were the words used to formally dedicate the new Munici pal Swimming Pool In ceremonies held last Saturday tinder the spon sorship of the Toketee Lions Club. An estimated 3,000 people watched the afternoon performance of "Hawaiian Hospitality" aqustlc show, presented by the Athens Water Follies of Oakland, Califor nia. About 3,&oo were present for Uie evening performance, which was preceded by Introduction of local citizens responsible (or the completion of the pool. John Houston, master of cere monies, ' Introduced Len Surles, president of Uie Toketee Ltoce Club; Bob Bonney, city park arid recreation director, members of Uie city council and Mayor Paul Lan dry. Mayor Landry traced the his tory of Uie swimming pool from Uie lirst embryonic planning to uie final completion. He mentioned that planning for the pool was begun during ex-Mayor Houston's admln Istrstion, and named Individuals responsible for the long-term pro ject and final realization of Uie pool. Landry read a letter of con gratulaUons received from Gov. Paul Patterson. . The aquatic show was emceed by Art Olsen, member of Uie Berke ley school system. Top performers Included Al White, who wss double Olympic Champion In 1934 and win ner of ten national diving champ ionships. At 68 he is still one of the great diving performers. The Championship Synchronised Swimming Team the Nation ap peared, ana other members at the amateur aquacade. . .. The Synchronized team reeenUy returned from a Senior .National Synchronized Meet In Chicago where they successfully defended their Senior National UUr. Martin Brauner, member of Uie city park and recreation committee and the city swimming pool, ex tended greeungs to Uie California crowd at the buffet dedication din ner which followed at the Wtnema Hotel. . . .. Brauner Introduced Art Olsen. who In tum Introduced all the members of Uie cast. Park and Recreation Director Bonney Introduced Ella Redkey, manager of Uie pool, who briefly mentioned plans for Uie pool which Include a possible water show at the end of Uie season by local amateurs. She mentioned Uiat all members of the pool personnel are residents of Klamath. County. ti, 1K54 J rs .sr 7 TALKING THINGS OVER this photographer came by were A. Street, and Jim Stewart of the Wetbacks To Be Sent Home Immigration investigators acting under orders from U.S. -Attorney General Herbert Brownell. were continuing a roundup of Mexican wetbacks In Uie Klamath. Basin Monday. 'The federal agents' have been conducting- series of raids on hobo jungles, labor camps ana ranroaa section trains in sesren of Mexican naUonals who entered this country illegally. Immigration Officer O. L. Owen who Is directing operations in this area, reported Monday that Uie raids have netted S3 wetbacks. Louis C. Hofferman. examiner for the Immigration department, arrived here- Monday to conduct hearings for Uie wetbacks. As soon ss Hofferman completes Uie hear ings, Uie Mexicans will be taken to Dorrls, California where they will be loaded on busses bound for Uie southern border. BEAUTY VICHY. France Ifl Auburn haired Chrlstel Schaok. 26-year-old mannequin from Berlin, has been elected Miss Europe. 1954, by beauty Judges at the annual com petition here. tumei, will ba considered. Hera, A sSez tW 'OJJ oLL .- -". 47'V , . I I r X '.' !t K ..t.-.- land pony to ba given away during the Klamath Bann Round up, to the boy or girl winner, are two mystery cowgirls, Diana Weill, left and sitter Sally, who happened to ba going by as tha pony arrived at the Model Shoa Store on Main Street Saturday. First row of Kowpokes, dratted up in new tan shirts, string ties and straw hats are II to rl Fred Lawrence, Jess House, Catharine Dearborn, Bonanza, 1953 Quean, Donna Stover, Tulelake, this year's rodeo princess, Jack Rockwell, Ed Maurmann, Jimmy Lear, Last row, same order, Al Hattan, Ron Van Ormand, Bob Fradrickson and Clark Blair. ; -2 1 Telephone 8111 No. ZS71 morning as the Nine o'clock H. Olson, 129 North Second same address. BASEBALL SCORES St. Louis . . 001 010 3006 13 0 New York 110 S10 OOx 8 13 1 Staley, !Unt (5), Brszle (7) and Sarnl; Hearn, McCall (7), Grls- som (7) and West rum. Defense Meet Held In East QUANTTCO. Va. Wl Adm. Ar thur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said today America's military planners can not be certain when "the next war" might come or If it does, whether it would be short and "violently destrucUve" or a "long drawn-out affair." Radford was scheduled to lay this and other military planning problems on Uie line before Uie na tion's defense leaders in a secret session of Uie Defense Secretaries' Annual Conference here. In excerpts from his prepared remarks that were made public, Radford made clear he believes Uie uncertainties of Uie world sit uation put this country In a posi tion "where we have to place greater reliance on combat-ready forces in being." He also said atomic power by Itself is not enougn. with tha "two-toned" Shet. v ' ss -- . n 1 m 1. r r Walkouts Staged By Woodworkers I(F Mills Continue To Operate The June 20 deadline arrived with no picket lines at either Klamath Basin Pine Mills Com pany or Weyerhaeuser Timber Company operation. "There Is no strike contem plated In this area." stated H. E. Oeiger, business agent of IWA- CIO local 8-12, when interviewed by Uie Herald and News Monday morning. . "Contracts sre still open. Nego tiations will continue," he added. Expressing pleasure at being' aoie to make an optimistic state ment, he sold: - "Contributing factors to the local decision not to strike are Uie good labor relations which we have enjoyed in Uie past, plus Uie five cents an hoar wage increase re ceived last fall which a large ma jority of Uie fir area has not en- Joyed." The business agent indicated that the contracts with the two pine operations directly cover- approxi mately 1,350 employes. This In cludes woods employes at Weyer haeuser. The total of those In directly affected m Uie event of a strike would be greatly Increased by the number of other employes thrown out of work. Geiger indicated that- regular meetings of Uie union member ship were being held but had no announcement 01 a future meeting slated with employers. "You may state Uie situation is in status quo." be added. School Board Election Held Uncontested candidates for seats en schoolboards on elementary district No. 1. Klamath Falls and ou Uie Klamath County School Board are being voted on in to day s county-wide school elections. Voting Is expected to be extreme ly light, according to school offi cials. - . ' Two posts are open on the city No. 1 board, the five year term being sought by J. C. Renle and Uie unexpired two year term, left vacant by Uie resignation of Jack Schultxe. Mrs. Marie Steams, completing her five years of service, did not file for re-election. Mrs. Clara Moore, appointed by the board to fill out the unexpired term of Schultxe. filed for the remaining two years of Uie term. . Polls in the city election are open from 2 to S p.m. In Fremont school. In Uie county, Ray Garrison is the only candidate, up to succeed himself. Carlson is a member of the board from Uie central tone and will hold his Job for five more years if elected. Officials anticipate no unexpect ed write-ins. Other members of the county board, are Bill 'Burnett, Longell Valley, eastern zone; Elmer Lem ler. Merrill, represents Uie south em tone; Roy Olenger. Chllo quln. northern tone. Committee members who do not file for committee posts, will be elected In each tone of the county. County polls will be open today from 3-7 p.m. District No. 2, KUHS. will elect Monday, June 28. Ed Hickman Is Uie only candidate for Uie post being left vacant by the retirement of Mrs. B. C. Johnston. Thunderstorms Cause Flood Damage Throughout Midwest DES MOINES W Floods hit more areas in Iowa today. Raging waters claimed one life and caused hundreds of fresh evaucaUons. A flash flood In this capital city drove scores of families from their hnmes and closed U.S. Route 6 through Des Moines. The torrential rains In Iowa and northeastern Nebraska were part of a belt of thunderstorms running eastward through northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and lower Michigan. Walthlll and Winnebago, Neb., small towns south of Sioux City, Iowa, were flooded. Flood water In Nebraska blocked highways 275 near Norfolk and 35 at Winside and was threatening Uie town of Pender. Two tornadoes were sight ed In Nebraska but no damage was reported. The storms brought only limited relief from Uie stagnant, sultry heat that In Chicago, on this first day of summer, approached a rec ord 11 straight days of 80 degrees or higher. Similar readings or higher were the rule yesterday to Uie Oulf, and were expected again today. The western Dakotas, eastern Wyoming and northwest Nebraska were a bit cooler, but to the west and south It was even hotter, Sun day readings of 110 were common In Use desert Southwest, and Yuma Arts., had 115. Most of northern Iowa was polka dotted with small lakes created by torrenUal rains. Crop experts said damage would run Into millions. Last Minute Wage Offer Announced PORTLAND W A big segment of the lumber Industry In Oregon, Washington and California was shut down Monday as 103,000 worker went on strike. The walkout virtually closed fir belt operations In Washington and Oregon, and redwood operations In California. It also affected Uie pine Industry of California and Nevada. Kenneth Davis, executive secre tary of Uie AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union said that while his union had struck most of the fir belt operations, be was encouraged by last-minute offers which ranged around 7 cents an hour. , Adding to his optimism a few hours after the strike was called were reports of settlements rang ing from 3 to 12 Vi cents an hour. . A mill at Coos Bay, Ore., employing 100 men, agreed to pay the 12 VrCent Increase demanded by both Uie AFL union and the CIO International Woodworkers. Negotiations also were continuing at the big Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. plant there. Another mill, at ' Willamlna, Or. also settled for 12 M, cents, J. E. Dicey, vice president of the Woodworkers, reported. Dickey alsd said three firms at Port Angeles granted full demands of the union for a 12 '4-cent wage increase and a third week of vacation after five years' experi ence. No walkouts were reported In Josephine County of Southern Oregon, where the AFL holds Jurisdiction. One of Uie larger firms, Uie Bate Lumber Co. at Merlin, five miles north of Grants Pass, granted a provisional 1 Vr cent Increase, pending final settle ment in area-wide negotiations. Davis sard that negotiations are continuing, with about 70 fir belt operators of Oregon and Washing ton. Some of these have made "substantial offers, "he said. He added that if any pattern develops that looks like a fair settlement, It will be considered. - There is no general wage rate covering the Industry, but negoti ators place the average figure at about 1.7 H an hour. Davis said there were about 35,000 AFL workers out in Oregon and Washington and another 28,000 out at California and Nevada. Dciey said about 40,000 CIO Wood workers are out In Uie area. . The AFL did not call out Its members in Montana and Idaho. The CIO in the pine belt has left strikes up to locals and some have been shut down. Most major lumber operators have refused to offer any kind of pay - Increase, contending that conditions of Uie Industry do not warrant It.. They have generally offered to renew Uie present contracts. Walter Durham, manager of the Lumbermen's Industrial Relations Committee, on employer group, said Uiat the union had setUed without a wage Increase with 17 operators employing 4,585. H. J. Greeley, spokesman for eight major fir timber groups. Monday accused Uie CIO Wood workers of misrepresenting industry statistics and of falling to permit union members of having a real chance to vote on offers -made by employer committees. I Highway and rail tramc were in terrupted at many points. The north-central Iowa city of : Fort Dodge was among the new flood emergency points. Sioux City, In western Iowa, and Mason City, near Uie northern border, rode out flood crests and now (ace new crises. . ' Today was the beginning of the second week of daily outbursts of thunderstorms, occasional hail and high winds ranging up to tornadlo proportions. Rains have ranged to 10 Inches and downpours of 5 Inches or more have been common throughout the northwest and northern sectors. Alfred Anderson, 18 - year - old farm youth, disappeared while at tempting to swim his horse across the raging Iowa River to reach Some stranded cattle. Developments included: Des Moines Police boats eva cuated more than 50 families along Four-Mile Creek after a 6-inch rain ' fell near Ankeny, Just north of Des Moines. Boax City A 31-foot erest passed at midday yesterday on the Floyd River after more than BOO families had left their suburban homes as a preouatlon. A new peril rose after 3 Inches of rain fell In five hours last night. More hard rains fell In the Floyd Valley above Sioux City. 1 Mason City a 4-inch downpour In four hours last night cut off all highways Into Mason City and caused new flooding.