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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1954)
I I (yiiii)Uii Price Five tenia 14 Pagea KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, ff 'V, JULY t, IW Telephone gill No. 2U . . a . In The Dav's lews lly KltANK Jl:NKIN Tho aluto of Washington's high way pulrol chlrl, Jhiiioh A, I'ryile, goes out nn a lung mid leclery limb Uils morning mid says It's HIGHLY POBHIMl.E (hut Washing Ion might not through Uio long KourUi ol July holiday wrel-cncl WITHOUT ANY HIGHWAY DEATHS. Jiuil like Uiull How come? Does he think Uie people ol Wah Ington are getting wiser and snner ud morn rerelul ol tlit-ir own Uvea and Uie II von of others? I doubt It, ' tie y thut beginning tonliiht he'g going (o throw ALL available tale police on traffla duty, work ing IO-hour ahllta. All radar .unlta available will be In uae, con centrated on hmhways carrying the bulk of Uie traffic. 8 POTTER PLANES equipped with high-powered teleacopea and radlophonea will hover over Uie Waahlngtan highways U the weath er permlta and when they aee a driver doing somcUiIng he hadn't otighla they'll ph" J"crip tlon to tho ground copa who will run him down and give him Uie worka. And ao on. Oregon, not to be outdone. I planning a similar drive over Uie holiday wrrk-end. ALL atale pa trol cara and motorcyclea will be pressed Into trafflo duty. No hell enptara. I take It. will be hovering ever Oregon'a hlghwaya, because n fir u I know Oregon doesn't own any of 'em. But In Balrm. the atale'a capital and the headquarters of Uie elate police, I reckon they'll have theae radar Jlggera that are auppoaed to spot you U you break even a single trafllo rule all oiled up and work ing to perfection. Incidentally, I'd certainly like to mow now tnoae darned thtngi func tion. DO they automatically com' put your speed and If It's a bit too high do they call up a cop and give mm your name, the make ol your car and your license nunv berr It could be. More or leaa anything la possible In these elec tronic days. Every time I drive through 8a lem and read. Uioat signs about " trail lo betnt radar coalrolled and proceed Illegally AT YOUR OWN PERIL, I have a sneaking notion they're running a whliaer on me and depending on PSYCHOLOGY Instead of radar. That la to er. they think I'll read Uie slims and bo bluffed by 'mi and win drive carefully and legally In spile of any low suspicion I may have about Uie Infallibility of the radar con traption, Which b EXACTLY what hap pens. They have me sited up correctly, I take no chanoea In Salem. Anyway, In their plans for hand ling Uie big Fourth of July traf fic with aa little death and de struction on the hlghwaya aa posal ble, the stale of Washington and our own atate of Oregon are pro ceeding on proved and standard principles. If we can Just gel copa enough on tho roada so thsl every driver will be sure that If ha makes pasa that la out of Una he'll be prompUy alrened down and told what's what, we CAN HAVE SAFETY ON OUR HIGHWAYS. But that many cops will coat a lot of money. I had a curious experience the other day. I waa waiting at an Intersection to make a left-hand turn and In a routine sort of way was signaling my Intention to do so whenever there came a hole In the oncom Ing traffic that would make a left-hand turn possible. I got the shock of my life. ALL OF A SUDDEN A CAR APPROAOHINO ME STOPPED TO LET ME MAKE THE TURN. I nearly fainted at the wheel. What happened there at that' In tersection was Immensely signifi cant. What happened was this: One driver displayed ordinary, common COURTESY toward an other driver, If we could Juxt gel enough com mon, ordinary COURTESY on our hlghwaya, we wouldn't need bat talions of trafflo police backed up by hovering helicopters and elec tronic contraptions and police Judges and all the rest of the ays torn by which we try to save people's Uvea In spite of their own carelessness. With enough courtesy on our modern highways, the terrible toll of death and injury could be re duced staggeringly at almost no cost. Merchants' Fun Week SATURDAY July 3, grand promenade of western nnd old time costumes, Winners get free dinners at local restaurants. Orand prize trophy goos to couple winning for week. Pony rldo tickets In all stores that have given them during re malnder of Week. Children ask ing for UckeUi must be accom panied by an tdirit. Ponies are at Fifth and Pine, Saturday afternoon. . Leaders Of Both Parties Plan Action WASHINGTON ID Democratic Louder Lyndon Johiwon of Texas told the senate Friday Unit Uie "Ainorlcnn iwopln will rcfuxe to auppurl the United Nalloiia If Com niunlat China becomes a member." Jiitiiihun lined up squarely be hind Benule Republican Leader Knowland of California III a do inund for a roupprulsul of this country's foreign policies and de trime. J n an Interview earlier, Knowland auld ho may link Con glens to shut off all American cunlrlbulloiia to the U.N. If Umt oriianlislloii adinlls Uie Chinese Reiln. Ho aald Secretary of Htutu Dulles would be asked to reaffirm U.S. pulley on Uie lanue In an ap pearance before the Foreign lie iulloua Committee Friday. Alter the committee aesalon Dul les waa quoted a aaylng Uie Elsen hower admlnlalrallon remains ad amantly opposed to Chinese Com inunlsl adinlMlon to the U.N. Sen. II. Alexander smith (ll-NJ) acting chairman, told a news con- ft-ronce, however, that Dulles was not asked to give hit attitude to ward bipartisan proposals Uiot Uie United Slates quit Uie U.N. If It recognizes Uie Pelplng regime. In a speech to Uie Senate Thurs day Knowland had ssld that If the Reds were admitted he would quit nis uup leaaeranip post and de vote full energy to getting this country out. Smith sshf Dulles discussed the possibility that a move might be made soon in Uie Oeneral As sembly to recognise the Red Chin ese as the legal government of China, thus ousting the Chinese Nationalists from that body. Smith said that Dulles waa "ap prehenalve of Uie danger" of auch a move, although the United States has been able to muster the votes In Uie past to thwart any such attempt. Again taking Uie same line Knowland. Johnson told Uie Sen ate mat he and the American people are "very uneasy sbout Uie Intentions" of longtime allies." Although he did not name them. Johnson made It clear he was talking about England and France. House Passes Ike Farm Bill WASHINGTON If! The House Friday passed without a record vote a farm bill containing an ad mlnlstrit Ion-backed compromise for flexible price support at 83H to 90 per cent of parity. The House shouted Its approval of the bill and sent It to Uie Sen ate after a roll call vote, 339-170, fumed back a bid by larm-atatc forces for mandatory high price supports and upheld the ad ministration compromise, proposal. The House Republican majority went down (he line almost solidly In supporting the compromise flex ible supports which hsd been given tentative approval Thursday. The preliminary vote on the pro vision Thursday waa 179-ltH. The farm atate forces seeking contin uance of mandatory rigid price supports at to per cent of parity for another year thus lost ground overnight In their battlo with Uie administration backers. It was only a partial victory for President Elsenhower howev er, since the original administra tion bill had called for flexible sup ports ranging from 75 to to per cent. That was shouted down with out a record vote by Uie Houae Thursday. After that defeat, the adminis tration leadera then threw their support behind Uie compromise of fered by Rep. Harrison (R-Nebi. r 3 ? - t r sur w Win I IS Qs & THI NOTORIOUS MISS KLAMATH, who ho'ldi record for never letting any cowboy rid her to the whittle, will team with Lslteview'i Ron Dollarhlde In special saddle brone riding vent at the Monday rodeo. Mlrs Klamath Ii shown her with Dab Copanhavar aboard.' My pi W .W: J AlkL ( irf l1 r 1 ' -1 A- . I DISTRICT ATTORNEY 22 Dead In Philippine Earthquake MANILA Ul At least 23 per sons wero reported dead and corea were injured Friday in a strong earthquake which Jolted the central Philippines. . The provincial capital of sorto gon bore the brunt of the quake ana a ponce oinciai were report ed 30 persons dead and enormous property dsmage. Two others were kUled at Legaspt City to the north. -. , Cant. Isaganl Abella. Commander of uie sorsogon constabular gar rison radioed Headquarters here: "Twenty persona believed dead this capital alone. Property dam age enrormoue. - Concrete fence around our camp and our radio transmitter station totally wrecked. Our headquarters badly damaged..." Eighty per cent of the old build ings were destroyed hi Sorsogon. a city of 36,000 about 330 miles southeast of Manila, ssld Philip pine News Service. Among the dead were two school children crushed when Uie tower ing steeple on a Catholic cathedral came crashing down. The news service said 10 bodies had been recovered In Sorosogon and rescue crewa were searching the ruins for more. There were 44 known Injured at Sorosogon. The residents fled In panlo from thlr homes, office buildings and schools when the first powerful shock struck. Three smaller shocks fallowed. . Patients at Sorsogon provincial hospital - were led out to the grounds and kept under trees. Large cracks opened on Uie alopes of surrounding mountains and great landslides thundered In to Uie valleys. ' m gr (aFV 31 I ' A aV7 1 ,1 i , k am am -w m mw a mm m mm A . W m m FRANK R. ALDERSON Small Settlements Made In West By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Pacific Northwest's lumber strike had scattered report of small settlements and at least one back-to-the-Job movement Friday but a general quiet over the July 4 holiday was In prospect. An expected meeting to consider extending the strike Into the pine belt did not develop. The North western Council office of the AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workera Union reported that there would be no meeting of lta. policy commltt before end of tho holiday. - Some 3.500 plywood employes of MAM Woodworking Co. continued normal operations while company and union negotiators continued talks Into the second day since uieu- contract expired Wednesday miamgnt. Eoeny Thompson, presi dent of the company which operates In Washington. Oregon Troops Used By Governor OKLAHOMA CITY W Gov. Johnston Murray Friday declared martial law In five, eastern Okla homa counties for next Tuesday's primary election. Counties covered by the order are Pittsburgh, Sequoyah, Adair, Le flore and Cherokee. The order followed an lnvestl gatio into reports of voting Ir regularities In those areas of the state. An absentee ballot-buying ring was cracked recently with the ar rest of six persons charged with buying and. selling votes in one county. . Murray directed MaJ. Oen. R. W. Kenny, atate adjutant general, to have troops of Uie National Ouard In those counties for the primary to "supervise and watch elec tions." The governor's olflce ssld martial law might be extended to other counUes. CIRCUIT JUDGE DAVID R. VANDENBERG Lumber Strike and California, declined comment on the outlook other than to say tne talks wero continuing. One Oregon operation employing only 36 men reported a settlement Tnureday lor 13 '4 cents an hour. the amount of which AFL and CIO unions struck June 31. Another Oregon saw and planing mill with loo employes reported It had signed at 6 cents. But at -Port Angeles, Wash., an Independent union was formed Thursday night -aimed at s return to work for prewnt wages 4he bass minimum is about SI. so an nour in the Olympic Peninsula, Cecil Mldkoff. secretary-treasurer oi an independent union at the Priest mill at Port Angeles.- ssld 175 workers attended the meeting to form a new union and go back to work. Half of them walked out out tne rest stayed, he said. They are irom small operations. In Central Oregon where several mills were closed by Uie CIO strike a union meeting was called to consider a petition of two units for a separate local and the right to conduct their own negotiations. The petitioners are from the towns of Redmond and Sisters who are under Uie Bend local. Whether this Indicated more than a desire for local autonomy was not made clear In Uie petition. William Mattson Sr., president of the Red Blanket Lumber Co.. said his southern Oregon woods and mill operations were normal Friday with no pickets at the Eagle Point planing mill and "only a couple at the Prospect sawmill It was at Uie latter a fist fight broke out briefly this week In one of the few Indications of short tempers on picket lines. Rio Grande Flood Recedes EAGLE PASS. Tex. Wv-The Rio Grande was back In Its banks to day. Its receding waters carrying the secret of how many died and leaving mounds of foul, disease breeding mud. Hidden in Uie muck and in the draining waters was the answer to whether Uie best available figures 63 dead, 90 to 400 missing fall short of Uie truth. President Eisenhower declared the stricken borderland eligible for disaster loans. Gov. Allan shivers' own stale disaster task force flew to the border to work with the federal people. The Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Individuals had little rest. Clothing, food, medicine and money were on the way. The need was greatest across the river In pledrns Ncgras, whose an nounced toll of 38 dead and 90 missing may be a mockery. One Mexican army major said the dead there may number more than 400. Nuevo Laredo, sister Mexican city of Laredo, Tex., counted Its first dead tne oodles ol five mem bers of a family Identified only as Oomes. They were recovered yes terday. Mexican pride prevented delivery of aid which Uie United 8tates was anxious lo send across the river. Apparently protocol demands a formal request from the Mexicans. 1 CORRECTION ' It was Incorrectly stated In yes terday's Herald and News that the Butane tank at tho Walter Spawn home had exploded when the place burned. It was not the Butane tank, but an oil tank that blew up. The Herald and News is happy to make this correction, . State Chief Justice Acts On Request By LYLE DOWNING t ... . Hot words continued to fly Tri ,day In the Vandenberg-Alderson feud which has attracted state-wide attention and resulted in assign ment by the supreme court of an outside juaga to preside m circuit court Here. Circuit Judge Ralph H. Holman of Oregon City has been ordered to come to Klamath Falls to sup plant Judge David R. Vandenberg In the trial of at least four criminal cases. This action was taken by Chief Justice Earl C. Latourette of the supreme court after Alder- son tiled moUons In the four esses asking a change of Judges. Justice Latourette told the Her ald and News during a long distance telephone conversation from Gear- hart where he is spending tne weekend, that to name a sub stitute Judge, to preside here was mandatory under Oregon taw. SOMETHING NEW : "I've been on the bench 35 years and I haver heard of anything like this happening before." Justice Latourette declared. - "Under the law, Alderon has a right to ask tor a new Judge as often as he like!;. There is nothing the supreme court can do but grant his re quests." Justice Latourette denied there had been any recent investigation of court affairs In Klamath County. It was reported in a Portland news paper that Justice Latourette had said "more action may be taken." "That Is not true." the Justice told the Herald' and Mews. "About 14 months ago the situation In Klamath County was called to my attenUon by my administrative as sistant. Jonel Hill. At this time Uie attorney general of Oregon was conducting some sort of an In vestigation In Klamath County. Up unUl Mr. Alderson filed his mo tions for a change of Judges, I had heard nothing further sbout the matter." . . PLANS APPEAL : ' Alderson revealed Friday that he plans to appeal Uie case of Alfred Junior Carter, 31-year-old Merrill farmhand, freed of a man slaughter charge last month by Judge Vandenberg, to the supreme court. Tiie Indictment against Car ter was dismissed on a defense mo tion contending the state had failed to prove the essential elements ol the crime of manslaughter. De fense Attorneys Edwin E. Drlscoll and P. K. Puckett argued the In dictment agnlnst Carter was defec tive and they were upheld by the court. In dismissing the' Indict ment Judge Vandenberg pointed out that the district attorney faUed to include a material allegation which was necessary to a man slaughter charge. Judge Vandenberg Friday cited s case In which he said Alderson had a man indicted when he knew he couldn't convict him because the district attorney feared public criticism. l The Judge referred to the case of Arthur F. Plgg. 73-year-old night club photographer, who was ac quitted of manslaughter by a Jury after only 30 minutes of delibera tion. ALDERSON QUOTED "I sea Mr. Alderson is quoted today in a PorUand newspaper in reference to tho Plgg case as say ing: 'You can imagine what - a scream would have gone up If ' (Coa tuned ea aafe 4) Weather FOBF.CAHT Klamath Falls and vicinity: fair through Friday night. Partly clilif Saturday. High Saturday 1; low Friday night 42 High yesterday 70 Low laat alght 40 I'reclp. last 34 boars 0 Since Oct. 1 . 14.45 Same period Isat year 14.87 Normal for period 12.15 French Face End Of Rule 'n Indochina SINGAPORE Wl French with drawal from the southern sectors of Uie Red River Delta looks like the beginning of the end for that strategic area and possibly for all of Indochina. The Delta, long regarded by the French and most Western powers as the main bastion agavist the sweep of Communism Into the rest of Indochina and Southeast Asia, Is crumbling In huge blocks. The war against Uie Communist led Vletminh, now In Its eighth year, may end with a cease-fire giving the rebels nonnern inao chlna as their peace prise, or they may take the area by ' smashing the French. In either event, it would be difficult to find anyone who believes that would content Vletminh chief Ho Chi iilnh. PREDICTIONS Most observers French. Viet namese and foreign are convin ced he will have all of Indochina In a very short time, regardless of any una drawn by the Geneva con ference, once the final chapter Is written In the delta. The French high command says the pull-out from the rich southern areas of the delta region was ne cessary to strengthen the defenses against an expected "human sea" assault along the Hanoi-Haiphong railroad and highway. An enclave 64 miles long between Hanoi and the port of Haiphong and less than 30 miles deep on each side of the road and rail line is being bolstered -with thousands of French Union troops. But there seemed little hope the less than 100 French battalions can hold out long even in the enclave against a big Vietmtnh attack. SUPERIOR FORCES " : When the Vletminh hit, they can Use . six" to ciaht ' Red " Chinese trained and equipped divisions, in cluding the four, which smashed the French Union fortress of Dien Bien Phu. Aiding them will be 100, 000 Vletminh regular, regional and guerrilla soldiers, who long have been making it tough, for the French to hold onto the delta de fenses. These may be Joined by tens of thousands of Vietnamese civilians who never hsd any love for the French. ... . v Accusers May Face Perjury NEW YORK W The New York Herald Tribune says the transcript of Dr. Ralph Bunche's loyslty hear ing has been officially referred to the Department of Justice for in vestigation of possible perjury by Bunche's accusers. The International Organization Employes Loyalty Board, set up by the Civil Service Commission to test the loyalty of Americans employed by the United Nations, heard Bunche's case some weeks ago. The six-member board unan imously found there was "no doubt as to the loyalty" of Bunche, Negro leader and chief American mem ber of the U. N. Secretariat. The story, by-lined by Joseph and Stewart Alsop, says Bunche's accusers, admitted ex-Communists Manning Johnson and Leonard Pat terson, are on the government pay roll as "consultants to Uie Immi gration and Naturalisation Service" of the Justice Department. "The story of tne jonnson-rat-terson accusation, and of how It was refuted to Uie complete satls never been told," the newspaper said. ........ Civil Defense Critique Held 8ALEM UTI Biggest civil de fense weakness brought out by last month's "Operation alert" was in use of communications, it was de cided at a state-wide critique of the mock - A-bomb attack here Thursday. State civil defense direotor Ar thur M. Sheets said the weakness was Just the sort of thing tney hoped to bring out by the test. "We were looking tor mistakes. There are thousands of details In volved In large-scale disasters, and everything we can perfect now will save that many more lives." - Directors of Multnomah, Clacka mas. Washington and Marlon Coun ty civil defense met with the state staff for tha analysis. The critique Included reports on medical, fire, police; civil aviation, transporta tion, communications, food supply and forestry phases. Parking Warning No parking on Main Street from Spring to Second will be permitted Monday until alter the parade. Chief of Police Or villa Hamilton states. Parada tuna ia 10 a.m.. i New Leaders Pledge To Fight Reds SAN SALVADOR, EI Salvador!) Rebel chief Carlos Castillo Ar mas and government boss Col. i EUego Monzon signed a peace pact here Friday ending Guatemala's two-week-old civil war. They pledged a continuing fight to wipe out communism In that 'Central American nation. The treaty provides for a new five-man military Junta Guate mala's fourth government this week with Monzon as top man. The other members Include Cas tillo and one of his aides and two ministers in Monzon's outgoing regime. ..... JUNTA ELECTS . Authoritative sources said this arrangement would continue for 15 days, after which Uie Junta will elect a "permanent" chief. The agreement was signed at 4:43 a.m. in the ceremonial ball of El Salvador's presidential bouse, before ambassadors and represen tatives f a dozen countries and the Vatican. It proclaims a total cease-fire in Guatemala. Castillo's followers Invaded their homeland from neighboring Hon duras on June 18, vowing to over throw the Communist supported government of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Arbeni resigned last Sunday and a cease-fire foU lowed on Wednesday. Tne Junta which replaced Arbens after Urn resignation was in turn replaced by Monzon's group.- ' In addlUon to Castillo and Ilea' son, the new Junto win be com posed of MaJ. Enrique Olhra, de" tense minister in Castillo's in-" surgent regime,' and two ether members of Monzon's govern, ment Foreign Minister" Col. Mau rtclo Dubois and Defense Minist er Col. Jose Luis Crus Salaxar.- - Other terms of the agreement provided: - - AGREEMENT TERMS : 1. Castillo's rebel forces wftt be Incorporated into the regular army ranks for a triumphal entry teto; Guatemala City. 3. The Junta assumes aH legis lative and executive powers aa well as supreme command of the army and will rule by majority, decision. 3. The Junta will eooslder wketh. rer to abolish or suspend in part . Uie nation's present, consttttmoa snd Castillo will cancel at once all decrees issued by his provi sional regime. 4. New national elections will be called as soon as a new consti tution is promulgated. KFPA Closes Forest Areas ' Closures on KFPA areas went Into effect today, according to Hal Ogle, superintendent, and persons wishing to camp in any of these areas are cautioned to procure , permits. - - - . The areas Included In the order :' are the Greensprings ragion. Yam- ; sey Mountain-Kings Cabin, Horse glades snd Pltchlog. Pltchlog is a new closure on a small area ' currenUy being logged near '.the . Oerber Reservoir. ' Ogle polntd out that these do- sures are for fire prevention only and that travel is not barred if permit Is acquired. Permits will be Issued at KFPA headquarters ' at the Weed-Ashland Junction. Do h I EitJ DALI BOYD, In town shop- Sine) with his father, Harold oyd of Route 3, Box 354, had . paused for "tha pause that refreshes" when tha o'clock cameraman , caught, hint In tha lns, ' ' v '
