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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1954)
mum la 0 la The' Dav's lews By rttANK JKNKIN8 Ills liuatcmnlan business la fur from clear, but It really U be ginning lo look aa l( the ouuleiiial una WHO DON'T LIKK COMMU MHM, got together and THIIKW THIS COMMUNlbTS OUT OF OUatkmala. If Uiat turns out to lie whul did haiipen, 11 will bo wumlorlul, ' At hla press conference thin momlnit, Iks endorses Uie Idea ol pracolul existence with Uis com liilea, but adds til at Uis Idea ol peaceful co-existence mustn't III cluds appeasement. It you ever plowed corn (or may be col loin with a mule, you will understand whst our President , menus. As long Uie mule known you've not hla number Hie two ol you can work, togeUier boautllully and you can gel a lot of corn plowed. But If Die mule get the Idea he can bluff you, LOOK OUTI 1 think It works the sains way with communists. Mrs. Eleanor noosevell gots Into the news today with sonic guod ad vice on International relations. Ad dressing teachers attending Uis Na tional Education Association con vention In New York she recom mends that some tilings like arlth- metio be led until later and Uiat foreign languages be taught In the primary grades from Uis atari that Is, from the first grade on. She added: "Kar and memory training srs so much easier In the earlier years. I myself learned French from a French governess before I learned English. I couldn't tell you now how I know that a French noun should be masculine or feminine, I Just KNOW It, because I learned It at the Tight age, fthe concluded: "To prepare children for life In s new kind of world s much smaller world ws should etnpha alzo aa never before that they make Uis attempt to speak soms foreign language." The Guatemalan nickua reminds us sharply that maybe we'd better do LESS pulling around with Eu rope and Asia snd MORS, culti vation of good will among our neighbors of the Western Hemi sphere: Except tor Portugese-speaking Brasll. Spanish Is the language of the Latin-American part of the Western Hemisphere. If we're go ing to gel along with our Latin American neighbors, we're going to have to be able lo talk to -them. - As Mrs, Roosevelt suggests. It would be a splendid Idea It we put Spanish Into our schools In the FIRST GRADE, where lang uage study should begin. Oeltlng back to Iks and his press conference, he plugs again this morning for his farm program based on flexible supports. He says the present system of rigid 90-per-cent-of-parlty support of the "ba sic" crops (whest, corn, cotton, pesnuts and tobacco) la doing dam age both to our farm Industry and to the nation as a whole. He's right, of course. A system that subsidises vast surpluses of s FEW favored crops couldnl pos sibly be regarded as sound na tional policy. But As long as Uie present unbal anced pries situation In our econ omy continues, there will be polit ical demands for supported fsrm prices. As of now, prices of food on thA fsrm are low snd are going LOWER, while prices of food to Uie consumer are high and getting HIGHER. That doesn't make any better sense than subsidizing huge sur pluses of corn, wheat, cotton, etc. Mayors Hold Milking Fest Rooters "rooted", mayors scram bled, cows stood still snd Uie goat was left out In Uie hllnrlous milk ing contest staged yesterday ss s mid-week event in the Merchant's Fun week progrnm. Mayors of four other Klamath Bnsln towns, Louis, "D u r a n g o Kid," Kallna, Malln; . "Roamln' Hollle Rlnnbarger, Tutelage, rep resented by the California town's Hew postmaster, Louis K. iBudl Fries; James "Dusty" Chlpman, Chlloquln, snd Paul "Bucko" Lan dry, Klamath Falls, bit the dust and doffed their straw stetsons to "Lone Star" L, Vim sine, Bonanza, who owns a sawmill but knows how to milk a cow. Van Blpe, handicapped by draw ing a dry Guernsey at Uie start of the race, wound up winner with two pounds 15 li ounces of milk. Msyor Landry came In second with two pounds, nlna ounces. The contestants were weighed In by Met Lambert, rodeo announcer who helped "boss" Keith Moon, president of ths Merchant's Asso ciation keep tally on man and milk. The contest drew a large crowd to Seventh Street between Main and Pins that followed Uis Kanga roo Court snd the Tommy Oden "Western RhyUim Masters" to glands on Main Street. ATTACK JBRSALEM, Israeli Sector Wl An Israeli spokesman said one policeman was killed snd live others wounded In a machine gun attack on a patrol boat In the Sea of Onllloo Wednesday. The spokes man said the tire cams from the direction of Kursl, a seaside vil lage In Syria, KI.AMATII Price Five Cents 14 Psges Laredo, By Flooding Rio lly IMVK (IIKAVKM I.AItlCDO. Tex. Ifl ' Foaming blown waters of Uie Hlo Grande's mightiest flood completely Isolated Luredo Wednesday, and 100 miles iinntrritm 11(1 worn known (lend at Uie Mexican town of l'lcdras No gins. The Rio Grande drove ut least another 600 persons from Uiclr hiynca hero, milking a total ol some 1,601) or more evacuated. Dr. Hodrlgo Andslon, chlrl of Uie hospltul si 1'ledraa Ncgrss, suid there wore 30 known dead Uiore. Earlier, Uiere hnd been ru mors of 2U0 to 1,000 drowned In Uio Mexican town of sbout 35.000 across Uie border from Lagle I'ass, Tex. The Rio Grande's flood wuters surged down two creeks snd split Isolated Laredo In hall, separat ing Uie old town and business dis trict irom s section ol newer homes and Laredo Air Fores Base. Highways and railroad tracks north of Laredo were under water, and It was Impossible to - reach air fields bocauso of high water. Laredo had no drinking water and a mounting sanitation prob lem. both Uio railroad snd aula mo bile bridges between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, were believed torn out but Uie water was so deep nobody could tell lor sure whst Uie damsge wss. Nearly 100 miles north of Del Rio st Osons, Tex., Uie latest count allowed 16 persons desd snd one still missing m s Hood Uist Hashed down dry washes alter a cloud burst Sunday night, Another victim of Uie cloud bursts reported Wodnesday was Pvt. Koy A. ChrlsUonson, drowned when s bridge over Uie Peco River west of Del Rio went out. Six more persons were reported missing si Psndale, south of Os ons. At Lsredo the river rose to M0 feet about - a.m. snd stayed Uicro lor a while. Water wss up lu Uie streets closest to Uie river,, but fsrUier uptown the Mexican boys were tout sweeping Uie sidewalks, city buses and lasts were running, slid Uie sun wss shining. Of Uie possible loss of life at Weather FOIltXAHT Klamath I'alls snd Vicinity i Occsaional sh o w r s Ihrouih Weduesdsy Bight with thundcrshowcrs In mountains Partly sunny Thursday. High ol Thursday 70; low Wednesday night U. High yesterday M Low last nignl M Preclp. Isat 24 boars Since Oct. I M. Same period Isst year . H.81 Normal lor period , U.ll Daylight Saving To Be Voted On PORTLAND OH An Oregon daylight saving time measure is assured a place on Uio November election ballot. The Portland Junior Chamber ol Commerce reported It hud collect ed 38,388 valid signatures on peti tions asking a vote A total of 37, 400 Is required. The proposed Initiative would glvo Oregon daylight saving time. Law now forbids It. ASSAULT KATMANDU, Nepal 11 Lt, Francisco Ibaiiez, leader of an un successful Argciumo nssuult on 30,-611-foot Dhaulaglrt Peak In the Hliimlayns, died hero Wednesday. He hud contracted pneumonia and sovoro frost blto on Uie climb. ALL RAYS LEAP TO ROUNDUP DAYS In Klamath Falls, at this time expoiura taken from North Seventh and Lincoln ihowi. Lights In ths center ef the picture are indicative of the activities sponsored all week by ths Merchants Association; ths rayt In ths background lead to ths Watt Coast Shows on South Sixth and Division Street. In matter of days lighting will eoneantrats In the. arst to ths left of ths rayt the fairgrounds whers rodeos will hold ths spotlight beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; at 1:30 p.m. Monday. KAI.I.H, CUSHION, WKDNKBIM If, Texas Isolated Picdras Negras, s state hlghwsy pslrolmsn Indicated It might reach Into Uie hundreds. ' "But we don't havo any definite number," Uie patrolman said, add. lug: "I'm sure Uiere were a lot of Vandenberg Incensed By DA's Action By LTLK DOWNING A long-standing rill between Cir cuit Judge David R. Vandenberg snd District Attorney Frsnk Alder son was widened Wednesdsy slier Uie third motion In a week asking designation of an outside judge lo preside here was filed by Uie pro secuting attorney. Altornoy Joe O'Neill, counsel for Andrew Bushman, charged with a sex crime, said he has been served with a copy of a chsnge of Judge motion filed by Alderson. In Uie mesntime, sclion by Chief Justice Earl Latourette of the Ore gon Supreme Court was awaited on two other motions for a change of Judge by Alderson. U. s. Bslentine. attorney for Tobe Carter, defendsnt In a case In which Alderson Is seeking s chsnge of Judge, hss filed a motion opposing such action. LAWVKRH CONFUSED OUier attorneys with criminal cases pending In circuit court were confused by Alderson's action. It was their opinion Wednesdsy Uist before sn outside Judge could be sent here to try criminal coses In place of Judge Vandenberg, a hear Uig would have to be held belore Uie supreme court In Balcm. This would be brought about by is suance by Uie court of an order to show esuse why another Judge should not be assigned to replace Judge Vandenberg In Uie esses in volved. Then Bslentine would be able to sppesr belore the supreme court and argue against Uie order. In his motion Bslentine claims Alderson Is trying to deprive Car ter of a speedy trial, Court officials ssy they believe a motion by a district attorney for a change of Judges Is unprece dented In Southern Oregon. It also wss pointed out Uiat In 1653 Uie supreme court denied a motion for a change of Judges made by a litigant In a law suit. In malting Uie ruling. Uie court stated: DISRUPTIVE "Such a procedure Is disruptive to the Judicial process. In effect, It authorises a swapping of Judicial horses in midstream at Uie will of any litigant who may be unhap py concerning his progress through Uie channels of litigation. "Such a statute," Uie court con tinued, "constitutes an encroach ment by Uie legislative branch upon Uie normal power and func tions of Uie Judicial department of Uie government. While It remains on Uie statute books. It should be nsrrowly construed. Judge Vandenberg who Is highly Incensed over Uie district attor ney's action, Indicated he will not preside at any trials in wnicn Al derson Is sctlng ss prosecutor until Uie supreme court settles the Is sue, aside Irom a case now before Uie court. "I dont see why I should," the Judge said. "If Uie district attor ney can disqualify me, I can cer tainly disqualify myself." The case being heard Wednesday Involves Clyde Durkcc, charged with a morals oflcnso. Alderson Is prosecutor and Durkce is being de fended by Attorney Ocorgo Proctor. '' 7 JUNK HO. IBM Telephone (111 Grande lives lost. They are In awlul bad shupe over Uiere. Water went over Uie roofs of two-story houses." He said he believed reports of 500 desd In Uie little Mexlcsn city would bo "grossly exaggerated. "However," lie said, "there are signs thut a terrible lot ol people took an swim beating.' As Uie river returned to Its banks st Eagle Pass and Its sister city of Pled r as Ncgrss, Uie big fight sgslnsl Uie floodwsters cen tered si Lsredo snd Nuevo Laredo. Muyor Joe Martin Jr. of Laredo said a 68-foot level had been reached shortly after I a.m. He said the International Bridge, s vllal link on the Pan-American Highway lo Mexico City, wss still Intact. It wss reported under about 18 fcol of water. "We believe we have everything under control," Martin sstd. "We have evacuated or changed the sleeping locations of about 1,000 people." Only on Convent Avenue, the ap proach to the International Bridge, had water bscked Into the business district. In all. about 40 blocks paralleling Uie river were effected "About 30 business buildings are under water to Uie top of the first floor," Martin said. Capt. Tom Gallagher of the Lar edo police, who had been In radio communication with Nuevo Laredo police, ssld Uist three fourths of Uie Mexlcsn city's business district wss under wster. Tension had eased st Eagle Psss when the crest of 53.6 feet passed yestordsy st 4:30 sjn., but con cern continued for Pledrss Negras' 35.000 residents. State disaster snd relief control headqusrters estim ated from 30.000 to 80,000 home less there A reporter, after flying over the Mexican city, ssld, "They're in a desperate situation. I asw about 1.000 persons stranded on rooftops snd 1.000 more camped In the hills. I don't know what happened to the rest." "Another cloudbursi hit west Tex. ss yesterday at Lsmess, 300 miles north of Uie Rio Grande. Some 40 families were evacuated and water rose to rooftops In two resldenUsl sections. But there was no report ed loss of life. Ike Asks Farm Bill Support WASHINGTON W President Elsenhower plesded anew Wednes day for congressional approval of his flexible farm crop price sup port program. He ssld Uist terrible defects In the present system of rigid, 90 per cent supports on basic crops are damaging the farmers and the country. The rigid support system, Elsen hower told his news conlcrcnce, is causing excess producuon of foods which slrcsdy sre In such great surplus that Uie government hss no place to store them. If he could think of any way to be more persuasive than he al ready has tried to be on this Issue. Elsenhower added, he would renew urgently his pics tor a revised farm program. But he said he had no plans for a last-minute appeal to the House. He said the plan he has offered was developed with the Idea ol enacting the progrnm Uiat Is best for Uie United States and tor the farmers. Elsenhower's comments came as Uie House called up for debate a bill to continue Uio present rigid price props for another year. The Senate Agrlculturo Committee has recommended a similar plan. o LION IN A DEN OF BEAUTY Vern Owens, chairmen of the day, and guests of honor at the Lions luncheon Tuesday at the Willsrd, (front row, from left I princesses, Jean Reinmiller, Mer rill Marcia Wilson, Fort Klamath; Queen Darlene Winebarger, Butte Valley; Donna Anderson Stover, Tulelake; (top row, same order) Beverly Scott, Malin; Nancy Gentry, Chiloquin; Liz Sexton, Bonanza. Man Trapped Under Tractor Leroy Glenger 24-year-old Basin rancher, was recovering from leg and body Injuries at Klamath Val ley Hospital Wednesday after ly ing trapped for two hours under an over-turned tractor In the Spregue River. The accident hsppened Tuesday evening. Fortunately, Uie vtcUm's head wss sbove wster. He yelled al most continuously until Herb Snell, a neighboring rancher, wss st trscted to the scene. He pulled Olengcr from under the tractor. During the two hours Glenger wss trapped, Uie engine on the tractor continued to function and gasoline dripped on his body. He said he fesred sparks from the tractor engine would set his cloth ing afire. Glenger said the accident oc curred while he was fording the river with the tractor. -r- - -f Unions Eye Pine Strike PORTLAND ( The AFL Lum ber and Sawmill Workers Union will decide this week whether to extend Its strike into Uie pine belt. The policy committee of the CIO International Woodworkers will meet here Friday and since the two unions have pledged mutual aid In Uie strike, lt was thought It would have Uie AFL decision before lt. There was no hint. though, of CIO officials' thinking on Uie matter. There are some struck pine plants, but tor Uie most part the strike, which became area wide on June 21 In Uie unions' demand tor a 12 l-j-cent hourlv pay boost, has been conllned to fir. Kenneth Davis, executive secre tary of the AFL's Northwestern Council, reported Uie possibility of extending Uie strike. Meanwhile, shippers here said several ships have canceled Colum bia River calls this week because of lack of lumber cargoes. Mefwest Millions Observe Total Eclipse By JOE F. KANE Associated Press Staff Writer Millions of Americans got up early Wcdnesdny moming to wntch one of nature's greatest spectacles of the skies a total eclipse of the sun. Early risers in perfect weather turned out In everything from pa- Jamas mid dressing gowns to go- lng-to-work clothes. Root tops and high spots through out Uie eclipse areas were crowded with persons armed with a weird assortment of eye protectors. Although the total ecllpso covered only a 10-mlle-wlde strip through parts of five states as lt beaded lor India, partial eclipses were seen In most sections of the na tion except In Uie West, Following advance warnings about watching Uie eclipse with the naked eye, one St. Paul family of four watched from a hilltop through a basement window Uiat had been completely smoked. Others used welders' helmets. strips of exposed and developed film and sun glasses. At totality, the spectacle could be viewed with Uie naked eye. Crowed stood awed during the 78 seconds of totality and greeted the reappearance of the sun with an audible long-drawn out "oh" like a crowd after a tenso moment In an athlctlo contest. Some of the most spectacular portions of the ecllpso could be seen only by scientists and others using; powerful telescopes. One of the scientists who watched the big celestial show Irom a plane 20,000 feet over the twin cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul reported the sun belched a fiery flash spectrum Just before totality mm OUT EARLY this morning was Gloria Wall, 2747 Bisbea, who had nothing but smiles for ths 9 o'clock shutter fiend. Merchants' Fun Week THURSDAY JULY 1 two p.m. merchant's wheelbarrow race with Queen Darlene and her princesses as ballast. Re lay race starts on Second Street, goes to Balslger Motor Com pany. Thursday night 8-10 p.m. street dancing to Tommy Oden's "Western Rhythm Mas ters." Seventh Street between Main and Pine. Everybody wel come. Come dressed In Western or old fashioned costumes. Spectacle was reached. Hotel lobbies In Minneapolis and St. Paul, In the total eclipse strip. were alive with activity long be fore Uie solar drama began at 4:27 a.m. (CST). Chartered buses and streams of cars carried spec. tators to high vantage points. Television audiences across the country watched the total eclipse on programs fed to networks by twin cities stations. Television films made from planes were seen later in the day. Wcother conditions were greatly varied around other sections of the country where the eclipse was par tial. Skies were clear at Kansas City, cloudy at Detroit, clear at Cliicngo and overcast in Rhode Island, There was a drizzle at Pittsburgh at the time of partial eclipse and rain tell throughout Connecticut, . At Cleveland, the eclipse amounted to two dawns because of rain and an overcast. There was a lightening, dusk aa the eclipse advanced and then a clear ing as lt passed. Scientists hope observations be ing made at various checkpoints along the path of the ecllpso will give thein more accurate mea surements of distances along the eartn s surface the exact width of the Atlantto Ocean, for example. These measurements, together with others to be made in the fu ture, also may help determine whether as some scientists be lieve continents are aiovlng, rel ative to each other. Observations also may reveal more Information about the char acter of the corona the brilliance visible when the moon hides the sun, and Its effects upon the earth. Top Cowboy Picks Bronc World famous bronc has a rldert Shortly before noon today Ross Dollarhide, present world's cham pion bulldogger and one c! the top cowboys In America, agreed to ride the disreputable Miss Klam ath, a saddle bronc with a record of no homers In her saddle. The ride will be through the courtesy of the Willsrd Hotel. Mount and rider hail from the same country and whether it will be a help or a hinderance re mains to be seen when the special attracUoa gets underway at the Monday, July S, show. Dollarhide got his start in rodeo riding in Lakeview: Miss Klamath learned to bock in the Lakeview country when she was owned by Smoky Bishop. Her present own era. Christens en Brothers, haven't found rider' ytt who can make ner target now. - -' ' Saddle bronc riding Is the classic Tiding event of Uie rodeo, when skills and thrills mix In the rapid fire-rldlng event as cowboys try to ride Uie hurricane deck of rough and tough saddle broncs. The ten second Tide aboard s 1200 to 1400 pound horse la no picnic it's earning money the herd way and so far it's been Impossible to earn any money by sticking in the saddle of the not-to-be-rldden Miss K. In order to win, the cowboy must spur the horse to the satisfaction of rodeo Judges; he cannot change hands on Uie rein, touch the horse or saddle with his free hand, lose a stlrruD or his seating. Should Uie cowboy buck off or otherwise fall to ouallfv as a winner, he receives only the memory of the applause from the spectators for his efforts. Riding any saddle bronc Is a tough assignment; agreeingto mount this queen of the cowboys is a real challenge. The art ol saddle bronc riding Is In anticipa ting the gyrations of the horse and getting in time with the motions. Being the master of Uie saddle bronc as the bucking horse goes through a series of long leaps, bounds and weaves in an effort to unseat the rider Is an accomplish ment that has long been admired by the rodeo public. - IT TAKES "know-how" to milk Guernsey bossy snd L. "Lens Star" Van Sips, msyor ef Bonsnis In ths banana belt", loped boms with ths honors In yesterday's cow milking eon test In which msyert of Klamath Falls and turreundlna towns psrticipstsd. Vsn Sips, weighing in st 145, (poundi of man),, milksd two pounds ISVi ouneet of fluid in nothing fish Communists Give In To Insurgents By JACK RUTLEDGE GUATEMALA ID The UghUnf . was over Wednesday in Guatema la's 12-day civil war, and the U.e). Embassy balled the outcome as a victory over Communism. The new military regime called on all civilians to surrender any arms in their possession. It pre pared for talks with Uie Anti Communist insurgents on the fu ture course of ths Central Ameri can republic. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas rebel forces announced that a cease fire would remain In effect pend ing formal armistice negotiations. Former President Jacobo Arbens Guzman was reported to have taken refuge In Uie Mexican em bassy here, along with Commun ist and left-wing leaders who bad supported hla regime. Col. EUego Monzon, the leader of the new Junta, called on all persons to surrender their arms or face severe punishment Ths Arbenz government wss aald to have distributed arms to farmers and workers prior to his ouster so Sunday. (In Washington President Elsen hower said lt would be deceitful If he tried to hide his pleasure over the ouster of the Communists sad their supporters In Guatemala.) A delegation of negotiators from Guatemala was expected lo leave Wednesday for neighboring El Sal vador to bold talks with Castillo Armas both on details of an arms- lstlce and a new government for Guatemala. 1 ' - The cease-fire was accomplished with the military regime hers or dering Its troops Sot to firs oa rebel planes or troops. Rebel forces received similar word later. Arrests of . Communists contin ued. Large crowds gathered la front of the Mexican amhsasy where many Reds bad takes re luge. A heavy guard was posted . to prevent any violence. It looked as though Monzon sad Castillo Armas would Jotn in an other new governing Junta, vtta) the latter powerful enough to dic tate the terms. Rodeo Rules Announced The rodeo assoelaUoa. trait morn-ma- announced rules for- tbe shows pertinent to local cowboys. . The cutting; boras contest wtf as open to Klamath Baam horses only. (Klamath Basin Incladeat Butte Valley and Tulelaks as wen as the-whole of Klamath County.) Local contestants tn any of tns rodeo events do not have to be a, member of Uie RCA, according to Uie association anrjouncemenl. Any local cowboy may enter any pro fessional event or events by show ing a Klamath Basin Post Office address or driver's license. The Klamath Bastn Roundup as advertised as an open show. Storm Causes Three Fires i An electrical storm that struck surrounding mountains early this moming caused three fires, accord ing to Klamath Forest Protective Association officials. - The storm described ss "hot" but of short duration, caused two blazes on Bly Mountain and ens at the north end of Swan Lake Valley. The Swan Lake fire waa con trolled early this moming and crews from KFPA were dispatched to the Bly Mountain fires.
