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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1954)
VI V JWU 0 In The DJUSS "'Wl "II . Dav'dews By FRANK JENKINS The world's second highest mountain K-2 in the Himalayas, rearing its snowy head 28,250 feci up into the air has been con quered by man for the first time. Its summit was reached last Sat urday. A team of Italians did it. Z realize that I'm an old fogy. but I can't help thinking that it these Italians had stayed at home and worked and thought and planned so that as a result of their working and their thinking and their planning Italy could PRO DUCE MORE So that Italians could HAVE 'MORE OP THE THINGS THEY WANT And wouldn't bave to be flirting with the tragically baseless hope that under communism they can maybe have more of the things they want than under their present sadly inefficient government Well, to cut short this hanging sentence that is already too long, I think that if they'd done that Italy and all the rest of the world would have been better off.. There's no great need in the world to climb any more moun tains, ' There is a CRYING need throughout the world for better living conditions for all the people. And Unfortunately ' Better living conditions for all the people everywhere can't be brought about by the simple, easy, lazy, toilless act of passing a law -:' Or making a speech Or writing an editorial. Speaking of communism and the false hopes it inspires among the downtrodden ones of the world and the tragic loss of human lib erty that ensues wherever com- munlsm takes command of the ' lives of human beings, Vice-President Nixon made this realistic statement last night to the Vet erans of Foreign Wars assembled In convention in Philadelphia: "THE FREE WORLD CAN NOT STOP COMMUNISM UNLESS THE PEOPLE THREATENED BY COMMUNISM HAVE THE WILL TO RESIST COMMUNISM." It can't be put much more clear ly and bluntly and plainly than that. you can't do much to.help ANY BODY who isn't willing to do something to help himself. But let's get closer home. After many years of work on it, the Bureau of Reclamation com pletes tentatively and subject to revision its comprehensive plan for development of tho Upper Klamath River Iiasln in Oregon and California (the Upper Klam ath River Basin consists chiefly of Klamath county in Oregon and Siskiyou and Modoc counties in California.) An idea of its scope and its pos- sibilities can bs gained from the Bureau's statement that "cost of the more IMMEDIATELY desir able projects would amount to $60,000,000 to $100,000,000." The report emphasizes the need to establish sound land and water policies in order to obtain the best use of our land and water re sources. It points out that the Upper Klamath Basin differs from the normal in that most of the irrig able lands He above the hydro electric power sites and that the Basin has great recreational im portance as a feeding and resting area for migratory waterfowl using the Pacific flyway. It says: "Two great, problems ranfronttng the Basin are the pri ority of use between water for ir rigation and water for power pro duction, and priority of land use between irrigation and waterfowl. Competition between these uses has become more acute as Basin development has proceeded." Basically, the plan contemplates INTEGRATED development of our land, water, industrial, power and recreational resources. Over the long pull it Involves this alterna tive: If we make Intelligent use of our water for an integrated develop ment of agriculture, industry and recreation, using it in every way that water can be beneficially used, we can build here in the river valley of the Klamath a de velopment that will be second to none on the Pacific Coast. If we fail to do that, we face the grim probability that eventually we will LOSE OUR WATER by export to other areas. The time is not far distant in the West when surplus water will be a strictly exportable commodity. In our discussions of the plan that has been proposed, let's not lose sight of that fundamental fact. Radio Show Feature KF Hank Henry, KFLW announ cer, will tell the world about Klamath Falls tonight on a Los Angeles disc jockey show-emanating at 10:30 p.m. standard time, from Radio Station KFI, 640 on the dial. Ben Hunter, who conducts the program in Los Angeles will question Henry about Klamath Falls and also about the Basin's music preferences. Price Five Cents 16 Pages 37 Escape Death In Air Crash PRESTON, Conn. 11 A big four-engine Constellation with 37 aboard fell with a deafening crash from rain-soaked skies Tuesday, landing in flames on an isolated farm. t State police reported that all aboard.' Including two babies, mi raculously escaped death in the crash itself and the flames that burned furiously for two hours after the crackup. A dozen or so were hurt. Offi cials reported none apparently suf fered critical Injuries. The 29 passengers and eight crewmen aboard the Air France plane, flying from Paris to Mex ico City via New York, were or dered to a hospital for precaution ary checkups. A hospital spokesman said "three or four" survivors suffered fractures and could be described as seriously hurt, WITNESS One witness reported that the ship, turned back at Idlewild Air port in New York by rain and low ceiling, "came down with a bang." Once it hit the rain-sodden field, the plane skidded about a half mile, bounced into the air and sheered off the tops of a row of trees. Once again, the plane skidded to the ground, one of its wings just missing the home of Valen tine Sebastian where one of his twin sons was playing on the porch. The ship then plowed through a small barn. Passengers, ordered to fasten their safety belts, screamed as the plane . fell. Witnesses reported, however, that there was no panic and the passengers and crewmen quit the flaming ship quickly and in an orderly fashion. PASSENGERS FLEE Aaron Rosenstein, New York clothing manufacturer, was among the passengers who fled the flam ing ship. "The passengers were scream ing and then there was a terrible crash," he said. "I saw many passengers leaving the wreckage." He himself escaped with a scratched hand although he said he was the last to leave the plane. The wreckage burned furiously. One witness described it as "a scrambled mess." "We're satisfied that all aboard are accounted for and there are no deaths," said Lt. Osmus Av ery, in charge of the Groton state police barracks. Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, who saw the plane fall, said: "It didn't nose dive, but it came down with a bang. It Just barely missed our house." The farm on which the plane cracked up lies between the cities of Norwich and New London. KF Gas Rates Increased SALEM un Gas rates will be increased in Western and Southern Oregon cities because of an order signed Monday by Public Utilities Commissioner Charles H. Heltzel. Heltzel authorized the Portland Gas & Coke Co. to Increase Its rates 7.89 per cent. Ho allowed California-Pacific Utilities Co. a 10.2 per cent Increase. Heltzel explained that Portland Gas & Coke Co. Is entitled to an increase because of the raise in oil prices and because of wage increases. With the rate boost. Its rate of return will be less than 5 per cent. This company operates in Mult nomah, Marion, Clackamas, Polk, Washington, Benton and Linn counties. Heltzel said he allowed the Increase for the California-Pacific Co. because it was earning only 1.4 per cent on its investment. The rate boost will give lt a 5 42 per cent profit. This company serves Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass. Klamath Falls. Roseburg. and other South ern Oregon points. Heltzel said there has been no opposition to the Increases at public hearings. FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Fair through Wednesday. High Wednesday (3; low Tuesday night 40. High yesterday 83 Low last night - 42 Precip. last 54 hours .. Since Oct. 1 14.45 Same period laai year 14. ft Normal for period , .... 12.46 KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, California Strikers Cause . Kalpine Plywood Closure Seven pickets from the Klamath, California, plant of Plywood, Inc., appeared at Kalpine Plywood here yesterday and caused work to stop at the local plant. R. E. Van Dusen, recording sec retary of Lumber and Sawmill workers local 2792, who headed the pickets here to advertise their strike, released the following state ment for publication: The present dispute at Kalpine Plywood Company and Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local No. 2792, AFL, which resulted in pick ets being placed at the company's site here in Klamath Falls, is the direct result of the breakdown on negotiations for a wage increase. It has been two years since our people have received any general wage increase. While the present demand is for 12 !4 cents per hour, any operation in the lumber Indus try that has made an offer of 5 cents per hour or better has been allowed to Tun while the union con sidered the offer. Kalpine has operations at three different locations: Klamath Falls, Oregon; Anderson and Klamath, California. The plant at Anderson and Klamath, California, have been struck since June 20, 1954, while the Klamath Falls part of the company has continued to run here which jeopardized our negotiations with the company because if the operation here ran, the company Coast Range Fire Fought EUGENE (fl Fire swept from cutover land into green timber 20 miles west of here in the heart of the rugged Coast Range country early Tuesday and fighters weren't sure but what the start of a major blaze was before them. The fire was in an Upper Sius law River area where extremely rough terrain hampered control ef forts. The blaze broke out at about 5 p. m. Monday in timber owned by George Owen of Eugene and being logged by Harlan Hlckson. It started near where machinery repairs were under way with weld ing equipment. It burned first through 160 acres of cutover land, fanned by a stiff breeze in the night, then at dawn appeared to have covered a total of 200 acres, part of lt green tim ber. About 80 men were fighting lt and Ray Oglesby, warden for the Western Lane Fire Protection Assn., said it might be late in the day before he could say whether early control was likely. Speed Boat Record Set SEATTLE Ufl Lou-Fageol hit a top speed of 112.5 miles per hour for one lap Monday as he piloted the Slo-mo-shun V of Se attle to a new qualifying record for the Gold Cup hydroplane race here Saturday. The newest of Stanley Sayres' gold-dust twins churned the three laps of the 3J4-mue quaiuying course at an average speed ol 111.632 miles per hour. That was 4.132 mph better than the old qualifying mark set a year ago by Joe Taggart, driving the V's sister ship, Slo-mo IV, the de fending champion of the Gold Cud. It was the first time in the five years the IV has failed to get a berth in the Gold Cud on the open ing day of qualifying runs. The trouble was noti believed serious Taggart hit 108 on the first lap and 109 on the second. A hydro must average 85 miles per hour or more for the three laps to aualtfy for the Gold Cup race, the top test for hydroplanes or the unlimited class. Fageol said he was very pleased with the way the V handled and added his new qualifying mark was "something for the boys to shoot at." And nine other ton hydros will be gunning for the Gold Cup Sayres and his Slo-mo duo have kept in Seattle since 1950. The Gale twins of Detroit, the IV and the V, were scheduled to take their qualifying runs Tues day or Wednesday. Lee 8choenlth will be at the wheel of the V and Wild Bill Cantrell at the controls of the IV. SPY FRANKFURT, Germany Wl Ursula Schmidt, pretty 27-year-old German brunette who was deport ed from Canada as an undesir able alien, was handed to West German authorities here Tuesday for prosecution on charges of spy ing for the Soviets, TUESDAY, AUGUST S, 1951 could leave us sit from now on. Our local has tried several times to make a settlement with the company but .have been turned down, the only thing offeredms by the company was to renew the old wage and even this wasn't certain. but would take the approval of the home office which is in Trenton, New Jersey. The company has stated on sev eral occasions that they could not increase costs at this time. Our union then offered to return to work if the company would submit the issue to arbitration. This the company has refused to do. We be lieve that arbitration would bring out all pertinent facts and would resolve Into who was right and who was wrong. We do. not believe the company should be God, judge and jury. Our relations with Mr. Steve Michaels, who is regional manager for the Kalpine operation in the West here, have been very good over the years, but as Mr. Michaels has stated, all decisions come from the home office in Trenton and his hands are tied here. We believe that all the Eastern stockholders are interested in is the money that can be taken from here. They do not know our conditions here in the West and apparently care little to learn as they have shown by re fusing to let the regional manager here handle negotiations or submit to arbitration. We know that as labor raises its standard of living over a period of time, through productivity, etc., that the merchants of any commu nity also gain through increased sales and that as wages decrease, a community, the merchants also are adversely affected. Most all of the other Industries have received at least one increase in the last two years and many nave received two increases ' , Strikes are not pleasant and no body can afford to strike, however that is our only power in trying to resolve any issue to a conclusion What else can be done where t company refuses a reasonable of. fer and won't even arbitrate the issue to bring out the facts? What would you do? . R. EJ Van Dusen Recording Secretary Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local No. 2792, AFL, Klam ath, California Stephen L. Michael, division man ager of the West Coast manufac turing operations of Plywood, Inc., of which the local Kalpine Plywood is a division, stated today: "Our workers recently voted by about a two to one majority to keep working. We were closed down Monday -afternoon by the appear ance of a group of pickets from our Klamath, California, division." Both plants and that of Anderson, California, are divisions of Ply wood, Inc., whose home office is at Trenton, New Jersey. Michael stated that there are 255 employes on the Kalpine payroll. Work stoppage at the local plant shuts off a payroll in the Klam ath area of $100,000 per month, Michael stated: - 9. V JOAN ESTES is the subject salesgirl for Stars, Roebuck Lawrence. Telephone '8111 No. 2909 ECIF Filing Time For Council Posts Hears Announcement of the filing dead line for councilmen; reading of or dinances on annexation and curfew took the top spots at city councils regular meeting Monday evening. City Attorney Henry Perkins an nounced that 'all candidates must be certified with the county clerk by August 28, 65 days before the election. Candidates must file in the office of the police Judge by August 20. The election Is set for November t. Terms are four years. Vacancies will occur in four of the five wards: those of Council- men Don Kenyon, (elected presi dent of the council). Ward 2; Jim Barnes, Ward 3: Wendell Smith, Ward 5 and Frank Tarr, Ward 4. Tarr was appointed in 1952 to replace Darrell Miller, who re signed shortly after his election and moved to Medford. The only ward which will not have a vacancy is Ward 1, repre sented by Councilman Oliver Spl ker. Kenyon is the only one who has definitely announced his decision not to run again. Frank Blackmer's term as police Judge also expires. Blackmer was appointed on tne ocaui oi iieign Ackerman. Council passed an annexation or dinance which will dispose of South Suburban area (including the pub lic housing units, school district ad jacent and Sunny land) by a hear ing, not the election previously planned. The ordinance sets August 23 as the date for the hearing for all registered voters In the- city, and repeals an ordinance rend ' two times calling for an election in the area to be annexed. Following the hearing, council will order an election in the terri tory to be annexed. Election will probably be held In early Novem ber. Council heard the first and sec end readings of an ordinance which will make the city curfew ordi nance conform with state curfew law. The ordinance forbids persons un der 18 to be on the streets, high ways or public ways from 12 mid night until 4 a.m. unless lawfully employed or accompanied by a parent or guardian. Violaters and those over 18 abet ting violation will be subject to a fine of $5 to $100 or five to 50 days in the city jail or both. In other business, council hoard a report from Verne Scliogren, building inspector, on the steel wa ter tank at the airport, under re pair for several weeks. Schortgen said the totnl cost of labor on tearing off and replacing the old roof, scaling and painting the tank was less than an estimate received for scaling alone. The scaling estimate was $1600; labor was roughly $1549. Cost of paint and equipment rented is not in cluded In the $1549 figure. O'clock Special , for our camera today. She is a nd Co., and lives at 2056 IP- JT TWO OF THE SEVEN OUT OF TOWN PICKETS are shown as they appeared at the gates of the Plywood Inc., plant on the Weed Highway shortly before the change from the day to night shifts at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The men are from Klamath, California. Neither the second shift, graveyard shift or Tues day's day shift went through the picket line. The pickets are not identified. Joint Oregon, Klamath River At. a joint meeting of the Ore gon and California Klamath River commissions held in Klamath Falls last weekend, a general statement of policy for the guidance of both bodies was unanimously agreed upon. Its terms, as outlined by A. D. Edmonston, California state engin eer and a member of the Cali fornia Klamath River commission, are: "That all needs, present and fu ture, of the Klamath River Basin have preference to the waters of the Klamath River in uie ionowing order: Domestio and municipal, irrigation, industrial, power." Both commissions agreed unani mously that Butte Valley and the Oklahoma- district in California SST properly Jon, part of the Upper Kiamam Basin K2 Conquered By Italians RAWALPINDI, Pakistan W An Italian mountain climbing expedi tion messaged today that lt has conquered 28,520-foot K2 Mt. God win Austen the world's second highest peak and since the con quest of Everest the globe's high est uncllmbed mountain. The message received here said the victory was scored July 31 but did not name the expedition mem ber or members who reached the top. The successful ascent was made in spite of the death from pneu monia on June 21 of Mario Puch oz. considered the expedition's strongest member. He was burled near the grave of an American climber, Arthur Gllkey, who was killed in an unsuccessful attempt by a U.S. expedition to reach the peak last yeur. Only 752 feet lower than Everest, K2 is the highest peak in the main range of the Karakoram mountain system across north Kashmir. Holman To Open KF Court Circuit Judge Ralph M. Holman of Oregon City will open n special court term here next Tuesday. Judge Holman was assigned here by Chief Justice Earl Latour ette of the Oregon Supreme Court after Circuit Judge David R. Van denberg was disqualified to try five criminal cases under motions filed by District Attorney Frank Alderson. The Clackamas County Jurist will hear three civil cases and one criminal case. The civil actions are the out- growth of a highway crash Nov ember 27, 1950. Jack C. DoBoy of Grass Valley 'Is the defendant In three damage suits. The Plain tiffs are the Founders Insurance Company of California and Gerald Llpsky and Nancy Llpsky of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Llpsky were rid ing in an automobile which was Involved in a collision on Highway 97, seven miles south of Klamath Falls, with a dump truck driven by DeBoy. Llpsky is seeking $10,000 general damages and $787 special damages. Mrs. Llpsky is asking $15,000 general damages. The insurance company has filed for $2,750 damages. . DeBoy is represented by Attor ney Ben Goddard and the law firm of Bush and Bradley, Hlllsboro is representing the plaintiffs. The criminal case Involves Tobe Carter, 67 - year old laborer, charged wllh a sex offense In volving an 11-ycar-old girl. Carter, who is at liberty under $2,500 bond, is represented by Attorney U. S. Balentlne. Carter's trial will fol low the damages actions. - - California Meet Held and In the apportionment of waters an adequate supply for the irriga tion of these areas shall be re served. The California commission will hold a meeting as soon as its mem bers have had time to study the preliminary report of the Bureau of Reclamation on its Klamath Basin survey, and early in the fall another Joint meeting of the com missions win be num. mis time in Calllornia. At the conclusion of the Klamath Falls session, the two commissions issued the following atatement; "Nelson Reed and William G. Hagelstein presided on July 29 as loint chairmen of a meeting of the Oregon and camorma Kiamam Cafe in Klamath Falls, Oregon, "A general discussion was had of the problems confronting both Commissions. Mr. Lewis Bianiey, engineer for the Oregon Commis sion gave a brief resume oi nis studies of the problems Involved. "While the California Commis sion has been organized too short a time to have studied its prob lems and reached imy conclusions, lt was suggested that some general statement of policy be agreed to by the members of both Commis sions. The following policy was out lined in general terms by A. D. Edmonston, California state engin eer, and a member of the Califor nia Commission. "Thot nil needs, nrescnt and fu- i-i, nf the Klamath River Basin have' preference to the waters of the Klamath River in me iuuuwwb orrter- nomest c and Municipal Irrigation, Recreation, jnausirmi. Power." Tills was unanimously norppri unon. Both Commissions unanimously agreed that Butte Valley and the Okianoma uisiriui, in California be properly consid ered a part of the Upper Klamath Basin, and in the apportionment of waters, an adequate supply for the irrigation of these areas ne re served. "The mcellng was most congeni al and lt was 'the opinion Of an members that there were no in surmountable obstacles to the eventual agreement on an Inter state Klamath River Compact. "The California Commission will hold a meeting In the near future alter they have had time to study the recently released report of the Bureau of Reclamation on its Klamath Basin survey. Early this lull the two Commissions will hold a second Joint meeting in California." NELSON REED, Chairman Oregon Klamath River Com mission WILLIAM G. HAGELSTEIN Chairman California Klam ath River Commission. Georgia Atty. Gen. Blamed NEW YORK (A New York Atty. Oen. Nnthanlal L. Goldstein said Tuesday the executive com mittee of the National Assn. of At torneys General must decide whether U. S. Atty. Gen. Herbert Biowncll Is to be Invited to address the association's annual conven tion. Goldstein told Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook of Georgia, president of the association, that he had "made a terrible blunder" in refusing to in vite Brownell to address the meet ing in Gulfport, Miss., next Decem ber. Reviewing the caso and renew ing his criticism of Cook's action, a statement by Ooldstein's office said that Cook on June 24 "an nounced he would Ignore the time honored practice of inviting the United Slates attorney general" to speak at the convention, nuica niac Violations Charged WASHINGTON Wl Secretary of State Dulles Tuesday sharply accused the Communists of violat ing the Korean armistice. But he said that on balance the violations were not serious enough to Justify resuming the war. In a news conference, Dulles- al so disclosed that a new protest has been sent through Britain to Communist China over the loss of three American lives in the shoot ing down of a British airliner al most two weeks ago off Hainan Island. Dulles said, on another Far Eastern question, that United States warships and airplanes would protect Formosa against any enemy attack but that this govern ment has not made any decision to enter Into a formal alliance with the Chinese Nationalist government there. Dulles told questioning reporters he could not go Into detail on the latest UJS. protest over the' shooting down of the British air liner. But he said the main U.8. argument is that Red China is completely wrong In arguing that because the aircraft was British the United States government does not have a claim to present on be half of the damages suffered by its own citizens. The Korean truce situation came In for detailed discussion. It has been dramatized in recent daya by the visit here of South Korean President Syngman Rhee who has demanded an end to the Neutral Nations' Supervisory Commission which has kept representatives of Communist governments in South Korea. The United States. Dulles said, would be sympathetlo to seeing; thai commission wiped out. Under Indian chairmanship Its members are Sweden, Switzerland and two Communist governments Poland and Czechoslovakia. Dulles aald the nations which fought the Communists in Korea have discussed the possibility, of ending the commission because of the activities of the Communist members. The question may come up during the United Nations As sembly meeting in New York this fall. The preliminary discussions were carried on incidental to the Asian peace talks at Geneva re cently. House Passes Indian Bills According to a wire received to day by the Herald and News from U. S. Representative Sam Coon, Washington D.C. the Klamath Ter mination Bill and the Chlloquln School Bill, both have passed the House. Coon has consistently sup ported the passage of both bills. The Termination Bill will now go to conference for consideration of House amendments to the Sen ate version. Senate action to the Chiloquln School Bill which calls for federal participation up to 60 per cent of the cost of construction of a new elementary school Is expected soon. The percentage Is based on cost estimate of $206,880 and the per centage of population living on non- taxable property, in this case the Indian reservation. The Chlloquln school Is one of the oldest in the Klamath County system. Planning on the school building will get under way Immediately with construction to get under way in the spring according to Carrol Howe, Klamath County school sup-' erlntendent, who was also advised of the House action. , Former Tax Man Sentenced NEW YORK Wl Joseph D. Nunan Jr., once the nation's head tax collector, was sentenced Tues day to five years - Imprisonment and a $15,000 fine for Income tax evasion. Nunan was sentenced by Judge Walter Bruchhausen who said that Nunan's conduct "cannot be con doned." The Judge said Nunan's crime was made greater by the fact that he had been charged with enforc ing the laws. Nunan was appointed U. 8. com missioner of Internal revenue by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt and served in tho post from 1944 to 1947. He was convicted on a five count Indictment In which he was accused of reporting his income for 1946 to 1950 as $416,144 when lt actually was $543,396. The gov ernment said he paid taxes total ing $200,437 when he should have paid $201,523. Nunan's attorney, Richard J. Burke, said the verdict would be appealed. He asked that Nunan be permitted to remain free in the $1,500 bail previously posted. The Judge took the motion under ad visement. Nunan made no comment as he was sentenced. His attorney had asked that his age of 67 be con sidered. Nunan could have received a maximum sentence of 25 years in prlFon and a $50,000 fine. The Judge sentenced him to five years on each of the five counts, with the prison terms to run concur rently, and $3,000 fins on each of the five counts.
