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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1954)
SHk ' . , -A, TOW a In The' Dav's Sews By rKAn& Jfc.VKLNS South Korea gets a rumor that we're going to pull out three ot the six divisions we now have sta tioned there and immediately calls an emergency session ot its na tional assembly, which votes unan imously to oppose any such action. - Well, it's nice to hear of SOME BODY in the world who doesn't want to get rid of us at the ear liest possible moment, : France's Mendes-France is ex pected to come up tomorrow at a six-nation European conference with French demands that will blow up the European Defense Community and the idea of a West European army to fight the spread of communism. If he does, I think maybe we'd better say to France and the other reluctant nations ui j:-uiuyc. a been nice knowing you, gentlemen, and if that's the way you feel about it we wish you much luck with your Russian masters." I know that sounds rugged, but ss one American I'm beginning to feel that as between RELUCTANT allies and no allies at all we'd be better off with no allies. Late vesterdav. President Eisen hower appointed Herbert Hoover Jr. son of Former President Hoo verto be undersecretary of state, the No. a Job In the state depart ment. He will succeed retired Gen eral Walter Bedell smith, who has resigned effective October 1 to take a job in private industry. Ike requested quick confirma tion, and the senate foreign rela tions committee responded by vot ing unanimously before the day was over to recommend that tne appointment be confirmed. The full senate is expected to vote confir mation today. That's getting action. j What's in the wind? I wouldn't know. But it seems that last Friday Russian Ambas sador Zarubin was requested' to call around at the state depart ment. (They wanted to tell him the long-missing Russian spy, Yuri . Rastvorov, is in U.S. bands and will be granted political asylum in the United States.) Zarubin said he was sick and couldn't come, UUU ll3 U1UI1 b sciiu aujuuuy 111 ma rilace which isn't regarded as 1 1 JU. I In kin kosher in diplomatic circles. So It appears this morning The state department held a ses sion of its upper brass and dis cussed the idea of asking tne Krem lin to recall Ambassador Zarubin on the grounds that he had insult ed the United States by failing to call around at the office when re quested. This drastic action is said this morning to have been decided . against when somebooy pointed out that if we asked Zarubin's re call the Kremlin would retaliate by sending our Ambassador to Rus sia Charles Bohlen home. I've felt for a long time that our . state department goes in too much for frock-coat-and-striped-pants pro tocol and too little for hard-headed common sense. Mnvhp TV feels the same way about it and wants to bring in some new blood. Shucks! The more i one thinks about foreign affairs the lower he gets in his mind. Let's talk for a moment about making our city a pieasanter and more attractive place to live. How's this for an Idea: .,. In our plans for Veterans Me morial park which, we hope, will be the nucleus for a future civic center how about including FOUN TAINS (perhaps several of them) in the landscaping scheme? ' Nothing is more striking, espec ially in our high desert country, than fountains playing all over the place. In addition to pleasing the eye, they would dramatize the fact that we have PLENTY OF WA TER and the time is not far off when regions that have plenty of Water AND USE IT IN EVERY WAY THAT WATER CAN BE BENFICIALLY USED WlU be the envy of every eye. Military Dead Exchanae been w - WASHINGTON Wi The ex change of some bodies of military dead between the Communists and the Allies in Korea may shed some light on the fate of 526 Americans who are believed to have been in enemy hands at one time or an other during the Korean War. Word of the possible start of. a small scale exchange of soldier remains across the armistice line was received 'here Tuesday, about me same time tne u. . commanu was demanding an accounting from the Reds for 2.840 missing Allies, including the Americans. The wording of the demand, de livered by Rear Adm. T. B. Brit tain at Panmunjom, indicated the United states does not know or believe that all of the Americans are alive. Britain told the Com munists the U. N. command is "convinced" the names on the re vised list "were in your hands" and have not been accounted lor satisfactorily. - The current official Defense De partment summary of Korean war casualties lists no American pris oners and places the number of missing at 230. Flexible Farm Props Bill Passed After Long Dispute WASHINGTON IP-, Farm legisla tion calling a halt to rigid, high price supports headed for a White House welcome after a hectic dis pute that routed disgruntled sena tors lrom bed early today. - The measure finally passed 44 28 on a postmidnight roll call, climaxing a 14'i-hour session. Among other provisions, it grants the Eisenhower administration's request fbr flexible authority to deal with farm supports' and sur pluses. The House passed the bill by a standing 208-47 unrecorded vote yesterday. Supporters had hoped to get it through the Senate in much the same way. But after a siege of highly criti cal speeches, mainly from the Democratic side, midnight neared with many Republicans absent. GOP Leader Knowland of Califor nia asked for a recess and a show down in the morning. Sen. Russell (D-Ga), bitter op ponent of flexible and lower price. S; Koreans Repoi rt U;S; Troop Move SEOUL Wl The chairman of the South Korean National Assem bly said Wednesday night the United States plans to withdraw three of its six divisions from Ko rea by the end of 1954. The report, given In an extra ordinary night emergency session of the Assembly, provoked an im mediate outcry. The Assembly declared unani mously that such a withdrawal without a new tbuildup of south Korean troop strength "will leave the United States solely responsi ble for whatever may happen in the Korean phase of the Commu nist drive toward Asian and world power." , South Korea has 20 divisions trained and equipped by the United States.. It has sought three new divisions for each Allied division which may be withdrawn. Assembly Chairman 'iee' Ki Poohg said South Korean repre. sentatives in Washington would discuss the issue Thursday with top u. s. officials. He said a de cision was imminent. In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman said "the Army has no knowledge of an early withdrawal or troops from Korea." But dlplo- auuices saio. tne united States was considering withdrawal of three divisions. They said no firm decision had been reached. U. S. divisions in South Korea are the Army's 2nd, 3rd, 7tb 24th and 25th and the 1st Marine. In addition, there are the British Commonwealth 1st Division and smaller units from other' Allied nations. The ASKPmhlv rocntlltlnn In I eluded three major points: 1. ooutn Korea opposes the with drawal because the Communists are strengthening their armies (in North Korea). 2. If the withdrawal is carried out. South Korea demands the right to march north with U. S. naval and air support. 3. If this is denied, then South Korean armed forces should be built up to the equivalent strength of the'multi-natlon forces now sta tioned in South Korea. A U. S. 8th Army spokesman declined comment. However, an 8th Army announcement to the troops said soldiers could "enlist or re-enlist and leave for assign ments in the United States even before completing their Korean tours." The announcement said "such an opportunity was not available before this month." HIGH ON A HILLTOP, genial Sam Neslin, flamboyant merchant and man about town, is shown taking what he described as "one of my final ganders" at Klamath Falls, Neslin, who estab lished an enviable reputation here as a guy who was always willing to lend a helping hand to the unfortunate or devote unlimited time and energy to civic projects, will leave September I to enter business in SpokaneWashington. supports, protested furiously. He demanded a test vote on Know land's request to quit without a vote. This brought angry exchanges! and lengthy explanations lrom Knowland and Democratic Lead' Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas w1 their assistants put in emergv. calls for absent senators. Knowland insisted he believed there had been an informal agree ment for no record votes during the night. Johnson conceded that Knowland had proposed this but said he had control of only his own vote and that any senator could demand a record vote. Apparently satisfied that he had mustered enough supporters of the bill, Knowland agreed to the roll call. It moved at a slow pace past midnight. Finally Sen. McClellan (D-Arki employed a parliamentary luetic to end the stalling for late arrivals. . On the final test 31 Republicans and 13 Democrats voted for the compromise bill worked out by Senate and House conferees. Five Republicans, 22 Democrats and 1 Independent shouted no. Most of the criticism from op ponents, including Senators Kerr (D-Okla), Johnston (D-SC), Ke fauver (D-Tenn), Morse (Ind-Ore) and Young (R-ND), centered upon authority for flexible and lower supports on basic crops and dairy products. They predicted these would sharpen the downtrend in farm in comes and help elect a Democratic majority in. Congress this year. The compromise measure allows slidlng-scale supports of 82 '4 to 90 per cent of parity (government set "fair" price) on cotton, wheat, corn, .rice and peanuts for next year's crops. The bill as passed also retains authority of secretary of Agricul ture Benson to hold supports for butler, cheese, milk and dairy products at the reduced level of 75 per .cent of parity. Also approved with little dispute was the administration proposal to set aside 2i2 billion dollars worth Of farm surpluses for foreign or domestic relief, barter and other outlets, Japan Typhoon Threat Eased TOKYO tm A typhoon which hammered southern Japan with crushing winds and torrential downpours Wednesday switched course Thursday and lost much of its punch as it veered eastward toward the Pacific ocean, The switch relieved the threat to such sprawling Industrial areas as Osaka, Tokyo and Yokosuka. The latter two have big American pop ulations. But behind it on the southern main Islands of Kyushu and Shi koku the typhoon left a toll of at least 89 dead, Injured or missing by national rural police headquar ters count. Rural police said 13 fishing boats had been sunk and 12 were missing. Winds in excess of 100 miles an hour and rain of more than 16 Inches in places wrecked houses, loosed earthslides, disrupted com munications and flooded towns and reservoirs. Earlier the typhoon raked Oki nawa and the Amami Oshima is lands where one person was killed and, 15 were Injured, including 11 Americans on Oiknawa. Stastny Named To Spud Group SALEM 11 Edwin J. Stastny, Malin, was reappointed by Gov. Patterson Wednesday to the Ore gon Potato Commission. He repre sents Klamath and Lake counties. , t KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II, 1954 Price .0 -is Pagei Telephone 8111 ' No. 2922 .., . : V M I - A: A , U .. i. rZ: GEORGE CONDREY. center, president of the Klamath Falls Softball Association, receives a check from Jack Insley, secretary-treasurer of the Klamath Falls Exchange Club, for the re ceipts taken from the recent Softball playoffs at Conger Field. Ole Roemhild, vice-president looks on at the left. The local Exchange Club sponsored the play-offs in which Bill's Place gained a berth in the state tournament. Reds To Free De Castries LONDON1 Peiptng radio an nounced Wednesday that Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries, the French commander at Dien Bien Phu, will be among 280 French officers to be turned over to the French by the Communist led Vietminh. The broadcast gave no exact date, but a dispatch from Hanoi said the exchange of prisoners be tween the French and Vietminh was scheduled to begin Wednesday at Viet Trt on the Red River. , The Hanoi dispatch said the French loaded 1,000 Vietminh prisoners on 12 landing craft Tues day night for the Journey up the river to Viet Tri, 30 miles north west of Hanoi. De Castries was taken prisoner when the French fortress in Indo china fell on May 7 after holding out in the face of greatly outnum bered forces. De Castries' per formance won htm a battlefield promotion to brigadier general from colonel and praise from Western leaders, including Presi dent Eisenhower. Uncle Rescued By Young Niece ESSEX, Md. IPI John Lapin, who's 36 and can't swim, is still around because he has a niece who's 13 and can, ' Joan Stanowski. Ihe niece, res cued Lapin from Middle River yes terday when he waded out too far. Firemen administered emergency treatment. FOOD TAIPEH, Formosa W Official auarters indicated Wednesday there would be no objections if the United States were to suggest of fering food to flood victims in Red China's ravaged Yangtze Valley. .Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Fair through Thursday except for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. High Thursday 75; low Wednesday night 48. High yesterday .. 75 Low last night m. , 45 Preclp. last 24 hours 0 Since Oct. 1 " ...........14.66 Same period last year 14.87 Normal for period ..12. 59 Amputee Plans To Marry PATERSOK, N. J. If Clarence (Red) Moslcy, the Air Force's first quadruple amputee of the Korean War, will bo married Sept. 25. Mosley, 23, revealed Tuesday his plans to wed 22-year-old Ruth Shaw, whom he met at a party eight months ago about a year after he was discharged from Army hospitals. Of their first date, Miss Shaw recalls: "I decided then I wouldn't bother seeing him again. But he called me for a date about a week later and I went with him." It was in December, 1952, that Mosley parachuted from a burn ing B-26 over Korea. After lying four days in the snow, he was rescued from enemy territory by two South Koreans. Severe frostbite necessitated amputation of his hands and feet. But now, outfitted with artificial feet and a metal hook for his right hand. Mosley is capable of per forming all the every-day tasks. What's more, he drives his own liasehall Scores Philadelphia 000 001 001-2 10 0 New York 300 030 00x-6 7 1 Wehmeier, Mrozinski (5) and Burgess; Maglle and Katt. Sam Neslin, Promoter And Merchant To By LVLE. DOWNING One of the city's most colorful and enterprising business men Sam Neslin Is leaving Klamath Falls. E. A. and R. M. Shank, Coos Bay, owrers ol the Oregon Wool en Store, Inc. of which Neslin Is vice president and manager, tn- nounced hi resignation. Neslin is going to Spokane, -33 Washington September 1 to take over management of Neslin Men's Store, owntd and operated by his father, H. L. Neslin, who is le tlrlng alter 5fr y:ars of merchaii disinp. Departure of Sam Neslin from the local scene will be regretted by his host of friends and business associates. Since 1U40, Neslin has been in the forefront of civic ac tivities. He has been particularly active in the promotion of specta tor sports In the Kamath Basin. The popularity of hardtop racing In this area Is attributed to Nesl.n. A lessor known activity of the Main Street merchant has been in the "helping hand department." Families struck by tragedy have always been able to turn to Neslin for substantlr. aid. And there are a lot of kids who will miss the free swim, theater and baseball tickets that literally poured out of the Oregon Woolen Store. Citizens who are up and listen ing to Charlie McFarlaa at 7:15 Ike's Atomic Plan Passed WASHINGTON Wl President Eisenhower Wednesday got a bill carrying out his sweeping new pro gram to open the way for a pri vate atomic power industry and to bolster European defenses wttlj more data on nuclear weapons. The House put Congress" final approval on the long - debated measure by voice vote Tuesday. The Senate had accepted tne com promise version Monday. But Chairman W. Sterling; Cole (R.-NY) of the Senate-House Atom ic Energy Committee served notice he intends renewing a fight next January over disputed patent pro. visions which prompted mucn or the Senate's bitter 13 day debate on the original bill. The measure sent to the White House requires the sharing of all civilian patent for five years on a free basis. After that, owners of developments not made under gov ernment auspices can get exclusive patent rights for 17 years, renew able for the same period. This was a compromise between the House position calling for ex clusive patents at the outset and the original Senate demand for 10 years of compulsory patent-sharing. Cole told the House Tuesday that, if reelected, his first job In January will be to introduce legis lation to repeal the compulsory patent-sharing clauses which he called "distasteful and un-American." The New Yorker said House con ferees yielded to the Senate only to insure early adjournment of Congress m face of "a warning a threat by a group of persistent, insistent" senators that, without a patent-sharing clause, "we -vould have what is called a 'talkathon'." Democratic senators opposed to exclusive atomic patents were ac cused of, and denied, 'conducting an adjournment-delaying filibuster In last month's marathon debate. Leave K. Falls a.m. weekdays on radio station KFLW probably believe Neslin is a sort of "clown prince of the clothing business." Neslin who sponsors "Charlie's Roundup," had been a foil for the glib mas ter of ceremonies for years. However, lio - one should be fooled by McFarlan's references to Neslin as "Old Hole in the Head" ar.2 inferences that the woolen store operator is "off his' rocker." Persons who know Neslin in real life agree that he is about as far off his rocker as Einstein. It was Just by cnance that Sam Neslin settled In Klamath Falls. On July 31, 1940 while on his way to take a Job in Medford, Neslin stopped here to visit his brother, A, M. Neslin, who At that time was residing here. Bam liked the town and decided to stay. In September 1940, Neslin and his wife. Alma, were married In Reno, Nevada.- They have two daughters, Marcella and Maria Kay. ' Nenlln began his career as a merchant in a store operated by his father in Walla Walla. Wash ington. His father handed him a broom and told him to "get In on the ground floor." Next month Neslin will be back in bis father'; store but some body else will be wielding the broom. To sum it all up, people who know Bam Neslin will agree that "Klamath Falls' loss Is Spokane -i gain." Several Pacific Northwest Mills Resume Production . By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Work was resumed at several more mills as the Pacific North west Lumber strike went into its 59th day Wednesday. Sheriff's deputies stood guard as workers crossed a CIO picket line at the Diamond Lumber Co, ply wood plant at Tillamook. Deputies said there was no vio lence. However, one picket was shoved about 10 feet by a car. The picket was not hurt. A spokesman for management Bald 104 had crossed the 100-man picket line to enter Jhe plant which normally employs 250. The return ed workers had not been offered a wage Increase, the spokesman said. STRIKE VOTK At Seaside, also oh the Oregon Coast, CIO Woodworkers reported that the 4b0 members of local 5-4 had voted to continue support of the strike. Twenty-nine firms in the area have granted a 12 iA-cent hourly pay Increase, retroactive to April 1, the union said. The Simpson Logging Co. with operations at Areata and Klamath, Calif., reported it had reached Crucial EDO Talks Held In Belgium BRUSSELS, Belgium lAV-Lead- ers of the six European army na tions came to the Belgian capital today for crucial talks on the French demands imperiling the projected European Defense Com munity, From all sides opposition mount ed to French Premier Pierre Men- des-France's proposals for major revisions In the EDO treaty. But reports from Paris said Mendes France would tell his colleagues at the foreign ministers' confer ence opening here tomorrow that only his hew European army plan could be approved by the French National Assembly, Many observers doubted that an acceptable formula could be worked out for the stx-natlon army in which a rearmed West Germany would pool her troops with those ot France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, U.S. FEARS v U.S. officials In Washington al ready have expressed fears that the long-nurtured EDO plan, first proposed in 1950 by France's then defense minister, Rene Pleven, is doomed. So far the five other EDO na tions have given evidence of noth ing but opposition to the French proposals, critics contend they rob the army plan of much of its su pranational aspect. All argue the amendments Would require new parliamentary approval by the four nations all but Italy and France which have ratified the pact. The The West Germans consider the proposals raise new discrimina tions against them, Mendes-France was reported ready to answer the critics with the argument that even a much modified army plan Is better than no army at all, and that the EDO pact as now dratted cannot win approval in his National Assembly. FRENCH SOURCES French sources said Mendes- France believes a treaty amended as he proposes would secure ap proval of a majority of the lower house's entire 627 members. Only this majority can override an ad verso vote in the French senate, the Council of the Republic. f-'" i -'- .MiMiiiiriiitiiiiirrV-:,iiMV'iViiii'i v " .'44 CONCRETE WORK ON new motel iHe at 75 Main was the topic of the oarly morning photographer this morning. Com pletion of the motel if expected by the first of the year ac cording to fhe ownerfj Mr, and Mrs. C. C Nelson. agreement with Its 480 AFL Lum ber and Sawmill Workers. The men are to return to work Monday at the old wages. But the company has agreed to Increase the scale if a higher wage pattern is finally established by the major employer associations. At Marcola near Springfield, CIO employes of the Fischer Lumber Co. have voted to take bargaining out of the hands of the regional negotiating committee and to try to settle the strike at the local level. The Springfield local has ap proved the Fischer employes' pro posal. WAGE BOOST At Sheridan, the membership of a CIO local Tuesday night ratified a wage boost agreement with the Mccormick Lumber and Manufac turing Co. It provides lor a long- term contract to run until 1958 with future wage increases based on cost of living. Bert Keck, business agent for the local, said the agreement called for a 7 la-cent hourly in crease. Clover Valley Lumber Company, Loyalton, California, and its local AFL Lumber and Sawmill Work ers union signed an agreement Monday evening, settling a strike which commenced June 21. . ac cording to PIRO today. There was no wage increase In volved and wages were the only point in issue. , Employes have been given 10 days to return to their Jobs. The operation will gradually re sume full swing. C. L. Irving. PIRO secretary. Indicated. The Clover Valley Lumber Com pany is an integrated lumber op eration employing 350 men. Anotner settlement was reached this morning when the Shasta Box Company of Redding and Lumber and Sawmill Workers local 2608 AFL signed an agreement ex tending their present contract, without wage change, until Its 1956 anniversary date. PIRO an nounced. AGREEMENT TERMS Under terms of the agreement. negotiations can be opened to discuss wages with 3D days writ. ten notice on the part of either the union or the .company. This provision will be in effect until December 1, 1954, after which, time the wage opening clause re verts to the normal contractual provision of 60 days notice. The company, which employs 135 men, has been in almost full operation behind picket lines for several weeks. A strike was called June 21 but a sufficient number of employes crossed the picket lines to enable operation to con tinue. The strike settlement agreement provides further that hereafter there can be no strike Involving the operation unless approved by a majority of the employes of the Shasta Box Company, ANDERSON MILL Kalplne Plywood Company's ve neer plant at Anderson. Califor nia, will resume operation Mon day morning, according to Fine Industrial Relations Committee. Employes are returning to work on the same basis as the other two Plywood, incorporated, plants resumed operation, C, L. Irving, PIRO secretary, added. There has been no wage Increase, The other two plants, Kalplne Plywood Com pany here and the operation at Crescent City, California, reopened Monday morning of this week. Thirty-five to 40 men are em ployed at Anderson. - Maintenance and repair work Is being done this week In prepara tion for the start of full operation Monday, Irving said. i
