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r SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1954 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN Vote Campaign Stepped Up; Nation's Voters Apathetic Br ED CREAGH WASHINGTON Oft The politi cal campaign is getting boiler. The candidates are raising iheir voices and extending their cruis ing range. But what do the voters think about all the shouting? Until recently, at least, they have taken it with remarkable calm. Some political professionals, ad mittedly with an ax to grind, say this apathy has been sloughing oil in the past few days: The Republicans say President Eisenhower's Oct. 8 call for a COP Congress gave their campaign a shot in the arm. The Democrats tay the only apathy they find is among Republicans. Associated Press political re porters touring the country, how ever, find there still Is no hot publio Interest In the campaign. whatever its final 2V3 weeks may bring except here and there, where special issues or unusual situations have arisen. "The 1954 campaign Is a play without a villain and the comedy isn't even good slapstick," says the AP's Don Whitehead. "The politicians are working hard to keep the audience awake, but everybody seems pretty sure noth next act either." I Educators Hold Meeting "Developing Citizenship With Children" was the theme or the annual Oregon Elementary Prin cipals' Association meeting spon sored by the Oregon Education As sociation, Department of Elemen tary School Principals and the State Department of Education at Salem October 11-12. The keynote address wasglven by Dr. Alice V. Keliher of New York University. Dr. Keliher, a professor of education, stressed that a policy was needed to give parents a better understanding of the viewpoints of teachers. Her talk was entitled.'Education, A Positive Force Today." Among other prominent educat ors to speak was Dr. William C. Jones, dean of administration at the University of Oregon, Rex Putnam, superintendent of public instruction in Oregon and Dr. Har ry L. Dillin, president, Linfield College. Attending from Klamath Falls were Mrs. Isabelle Brixner, super visor Klamath County School Dis trict, Elton Pishback, principal of Shasta school, Clayton Sharpe, principal at Pairhaven School, Stanley Sevruk, principal Keno School, Harvey Denham, principal Merrill School, representing the Klamath County. Schools, Charles McLin, principal Pelican School and Dnrrell Potter, principal at Roosevelt, representing city schools. , Grange Holds Booster Night Open house and booster night program were held at the Poe Val ley Community Hall on September 29. After opening ceremonies. Mast er Rex High read a message of greeting from National Orange Master Herschel D. N e w s o m. Washington. DC, and introduced Henry Hcndrickson of Sherwood, state deputy, Bonifay Yancey of Klamath Falls, county deputy, and visiting masters. Tne program was under the di rection of Lecturer Lillian Reiling and included an agricultural report by Paul Breithaupt, a legislative report by Wilbur Reiling and a numorous rcaaing Dy marjone wil ting. Youth Chairman Blanche Hatch et tpresented a skit. The cast in cluded Mrs. Priscilla Tubach, Al ice and Virginia Hatchett, Peter and Carol Reiling and Virginia Roenicke. Martha Tubach direct ed a musical program. Martha Wenz spoke on home economics and Its relationship to the grange. Final number was a comic skit with Ruth Johnson, Paul Hatchett, Edwin Wenz, George Reiling, Neil Witting, Virg il Koehn and Dot Johnson, as members of the cast. Refreshments were served by the Home Ec members to soma 75 guests, grangers and children. A carnival and bazaar will be held November 20. . . Much the same appraisal voter apathy, except in certain areas where unemployment or other is sues stir interest comes from other traveling AP men Douglas B. Cornell, Relman Morln, Jack Bell and Morrie Landsberg, AH' their reports came in before there was time to assess the pos sible effect of Secretary of Defense Wilson's now famous remark about bird dogs and kennel-fed dogs. Whitehead has been in Pennsyl vania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Cornell has visited Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bell is reporting on Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colo rado, Wyoming, Idaho and. Mon tana. Morin's territory Includes New Jersey, Delaware, Connecti cut, Rhode Island and Massachu setts. Landsberg has been in Cali fornia, Oregon and Nevada. Privately, and sometimes public ly, many political professionals agree with- Whitehead's appraisal written from Louisville, Ky.r "So far as I can see there isn't a comDelling issue or perosnallty around to get the mass of voters excited. Business generally is good There's no war. Nobody seems to be very mad about anything, un less it s a man who s out of a job. Here in brief- are the findings of the AP correspondents who have been in closest touch with voter sentiment: Whitehead So far I've seen no signs of increasing interest in the1 campaign, although it is likely to pick up as election day nears. With no compelling personality or issue to stir the people, the elec tion Is likely to be a contest of organization with the better party organizations getting out the vote and perhaps making the dif ference. ' ' Bell Voters in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain States, where there are several critical Senate contests, are viewing this year's campaign with extreme apathy. President Eisenhower's flexible farm price support program had been built up as a major issue, and it has that prominence in a few states. But in others the flexible vs. rigid parity proposals don't seem to strike any campaign sparks. . . Cornell Whether there will be a pickup in interest before election day is hard to say. You get the general impression there won't be. Proprietors of barber shops and rural beer emporiums tell you their customers don't have much to say about the election. Morln Registration Is at a postwar low in New York City in spite of a concerted Democratic effort to stimulate it to support the party's ticket, entirely com posed of New York City men. In Maine, where the election already has been held, the vote exeded 1950. But in Connctlcut Vice President Nixon drew crowds of only a few hundred. Television is an invisible ,factor in the whole region. ' Landsberg people seem weary of politics, though there has been a definite pickup of voter Interest in California, Oregon and Nevada for local reasons. Nevada sudden ly found Itself with a senatorial race as a result of the death of Sen. McCarran ,D-Nev. Oregon GOP Club Convention Held SALEM W) The Oregon Repub lican Club opened its annual two-! day convention here Friday with 800 delegates. Feature of the first day's session was a panel discussion led by the party's lour congressional candi dates. I Atomic Pool Use Urged NEW YORK m President Elsenhower urged American indus try and leaders in technology Thursday night to aid in develop ment of the atomic pool he has proposed. A message from the President was read at a dinner session of the ,annual conference on Atomic En ergy in Industry, Elsenhower described the atomic pool plan aimed at harnessing the vat energy of the atom for the building of a better world which he proposed to the General Assembly of the United Nations Dec. 8. The President's message 'to the conference was read by Dr. Wil laid P. Libby, newly appointed scientific member of the Atomic Energy Commission, The three-day conference, which ends Friday, is being attended by 1,000 industrialists and atomic sci entists of a number of nations. The conference, dealing with the peace ful uses of atomic energy, Is being held under auspices of the National Industrial Conference Board. The board Is an independent and non profit institution for business and Industrial fact-finding through sci entific research. kJ Ml- LZj : !! GETTING READY FOR THE SHOOT in he Hart Mountain area early in the hunting season were Reno . DeBortoli, 1480 Dayton, and Chuck Smith, 25 1 7' Orchard Way. HOME EXTENSION KENO By Mrs. Lane Smith The Keno Home Extension Unit was called to order by the vice president Mrs. Leonard Ramsey at the home of Mrs. Lane Smith Oc tober 13. The roll was called and the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. -Treasurer's re port was read. Mrs. Merle Anderson offered to give an extra meeting on the "Em bossing of Thin Metals" on October 27 for those who wish to make Christmas gifts. A motion was made that a book be purchased by Mrs. Lane Smith for the purpose of making a scrap book for the Unit. The project "Creua' a Embroid ery" was taught by Mrs. Joe De Grande, and Mrs. Lane Smith. Pot luck lunch was served at noon with Mrs. Ralph Cecil as a special guest Singing was lead by Mrs. Cecil Howard. The November meeting will be held at Mrs. Hen ry Buckingham's home. Those attending the m-e e t i n g were Mrs. Cecil Howard, Mrs. Leonard Ramsey, Mrs. Ray Hin shaw, Mrs. Dick Wick, Mrs. Hen ry Buckingham, Mrs. Merle An derson, Mrs. Dan Scherer, Mrs. John Olthoff, Mrs. Robert Rowton, Mrs. Joe DeOrande, Mrs. Charles Martin and Mrs, Lane Smith. "TlNDttY HEIGHTS """" By Mrs. Fred Schlegel "Creative Embroidery" wasthe project for the October 13 meeting at Joan's Kitchen. Leaders were Mrs. Corda Everhart and Mrs. Helen Owens. A brief business meeting was held. Members ate sack lunches. Seventeen members Including several new ones were present. Suggestions on how meetings can be made more interesting will be used to answer roll call on No vember 10 when "Touch Ups for Wood Furniture" will be present ed by Hope Holbrook. ALTAMONT The October 8 meeting of the Allamont Home Extension Unit was held at Joan's Kitchen at the fairgrounds. Wilina Groves, chairman for the coming year Introduced Hope Hol brook, extension agent. The project, "Touch Up for Wood Furniture" was led by Miss Holbrook. The next meeting will be held Thursday, November 4 instead of November 2. election day. Year books were filled out and the committee chairman, and pro ject leaders were selected. The traveling prize was donated by Mrs. Cecil Peyton and was won by Mrs. Pauline Christen. A potiuck luncheon followed the meeting. POE VALLEY BT Mrs. F. O. Freuer Mrs. Nina Nyback, owner of the Surburban Flower Shop, guest speaker at the recent meeting of the Poe Valley Garden Club gave an interesting talk on the culture of poinsettias, describing the diffi culty of growing. She also gave pointers 1 on how members may care for plants and flowers pur chased at the flower shops. Trials and errors oL growing plants in hot houses were de scribed. Mrs. Nyback described wnere pianis originate and uie need lor knowledge of suitable soils, the period of time for bloom ing. Nurserymen regulate heat, light and moisture for Ideal growing conditions. She also spoke on the care of house plants. Haile Selassie Visits London , LONDON Ml Emperor Halle Selassie of Ethiopia paid a cere monial visit Friday to the Old City of London, where he surprised his guests by presenting the lord mayor with a -pair of magnificent elephant tusks -The2-year-old Emperor Is here on a state visit. Just after the Emperor had been presented with the address of wel come sealed In a beautiful silver casket, he turned to the lord ma yor. Sir Noel Bowater, and indi cated there was something yet to follow. Thereupon, the tusks', a shield and a pair of hunting spears were brought into ancient guildhall's "1884 room. NEW PLAN TOKYO lPI Japan has drawn ud a three-year plan calling for an outlay of S80 million dollars to revive her aircraft and muni tlons industries, the newspaper Asahl reported Friday. 4 For I Educational Plans It's The EQUITABLE And JOHN HOUSTON Intelligence Agency Asked To Confirm Solon's Record KANSAS CITY W Rep. Doug las Stringfellow today turned to the Central Intelligence Agency seeking confirmation of his state ment that he parachuted behind enemy lines on a secret World War n mission. ' The 32-year-old Utah Republican raid he would have to depend on me CIA to release its files on him, alter the Army Times in Washing ton questioned whether he really was a war hero. He called a copy righted article in the Times an unfounded politically Inspired at tack." The Times, which has. no offi cial Army connection, asked in the story under the by-lines of Editor Harold G. Stagg and Managing Editor Les Honeycutt. was Congressman Strimrfellow the heroic and lone survivor of an OSS 'cloak ana dagger' opera- uon ... or was Congressman airingieuow a private first class wun ine 62nd Armored Infantry Division who served overseas less than one month, but never saw combat, although he was serious ly injured and disabled" while on a roiuine assignment? Stringfellow told a reporter here iasi nignt: . "Rumors and innuendoes besnn circulating about me last summer and they have increased in scope and viciousness. Stagg called me irom Washington last Monday and said he. was going to print thus story unless It was refuted by a high official of the Central Intelli- gence Agency. "We were a long way apart I was in Ogden, Utah and there seemed to be no opportunity for us to sit down together and talk it over. I couldn't reason with him on the phone." The congressman said that if the CIA declines to release its rec ords, he "would be in "a hell of a lot of trouble." In. Ogden. Keith II. Jaques, Stringfellow's administrative as sistant, said the CIA "because of the nature of its responsibility, is not permitted to make its records public" but that the White Houso had been asked to make an ex ception in this case. The congressman flew in here from Denver, where he talked briefly with members of the Presi dent's staff, reportedly about the Army Times article. Murray Sny der, assistant presidential press secretary, said he did not see President Eisenhower. Stringfellow stopped here on his way to Butler, Mo., where he gave a campaign speech on behalf of Republican Rep. Jeffrey Hlllelson, who is seeking reelection. Stringfellow related -here last night that he volunteered for Army service Nov. 8, 1942, was called HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE, ORR. MEDFORD Thoroughly Modem Mrs. J. E. Barley Joe Barley Jr. Proprietor! , to active duty on April 8. 1943. and that in June 1943, while be ing given special training at Ohio State University, he was Inter viewed by a man from the Office of Strategic Services. He said he volunteered for the type of service the interviewer had discussed with hini. , ' "I think it was Sept. 25, 1944, that I was taken out of my com pany at Ft. Campbell, Ky. and told I was going to be a mem ber of an advance guard," String fellow said. He said he and 30 other men were flown across the Atlantic to North Africa and on to Italy. Eventually, he said, they parachut ed behind enemy lines in Germany to capture a certain German.. He said he once was told the German was Dr. Otto Harm, a sci entist, but he now is uncertain of whether it was Harm. The Germans captured him and four other parachutists, he said, but all escaped eight days later with the aid of the German under ground. He said lie was flown back to United States to rejoin his old outfit less than three weeks after he started the mission. The congressman, a first-termer has braces on his feet and walks with a cane. He was Injured by a land mine explosion in France In Nov. 19, 1944. Managing Editor Resigns Post SAN FRANCISCO W L. 8. (Larry) Fanning, 40, a member of the board of directors of The Associated Press Managing Edi tors Assn., resigned Thursday as managing editor of the San Fran Cisco Chronicle. Neither Fanning nor the Chronicle gave any reason. LarfMt stock laid Ins miles pianos in thla part of tho west. Rent a Spinas cla.no. 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