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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1954)
J1 . .... in The- ,11 ' T . S , . 1 By FR4NK JENKINS . ra Washington: Senator Joseph McCarthy said today he was mistaken when he stated during the 1952 political campaign that 11 Dwight Elsen hower were elected President the people could be sure of a vigor ous light to oppose communism. McCarthy made a slashing at tack on the President in a state ment released in Washington. The statement ended with this sen tence: "Unforlunately the President sees lit to congratulate those who hold up the exposure of commu nists in one breath and in the next breath he urges patience, tol erance and niceties to those who are torturing American uniformed men." Let's put It this way: The junior senator from Wiscon sin isn't as bad as his enemies paint him and he isn't as good as his all-out friends say he Is. He has a serious fault. . He opens bis mouth too often and when he opens it he is apt to use too little discretion in the , choice of what Issues from it. I think that at this moment in his tory he would have used better Judgment If he had kept his mouth shut. Let's leave it there. By the way: Do you remember the Demo cratic line during the late political campaign to the effect that Demo cratic majorities in both houses of congress would be more help ful to President Eisenhower's pro gram than Republican majorities? If so, you will perhaps be In terested in this Washington dis patch: "Two Democratic senators, John Sparkman of Alabama and Paul Douglas of Illinois, have assailed the Eisenhower administration for what they call utterly unrealistic 1953 campaign promises to bring government spending within the limits of revenue and thus bal ance the budget." I suppose that if Ike is a philoso pher he can console himself with the reflection that he who walks the middle of the road has a hard route to travel. He is sniped at from both sides. He who walks dear over ON ONE SIDE OP HE ROAD is sniped at only by (more who walk clear over on the 3ther side. But personally I can't escape the feeling that in these critical days in this sadly upset modern world the middle-of-the-road course is the best course for our country to fol low. ' ."' ' Snow Falling In Mountains Oregon State Motor Association advises motorists to carry chains on any trip out of Klamath Falls today. It was snowing this morning from Klamath Falls to the junction of highways 97 and 58 and there is snow and ice on the Willamette Pass. Snow was falling from Chemult to Bend. Very slick road conditions were reported from Warm Springs to Mt. Hood and around the Mt. Hood loop. Lakeview reporteed temperature of 28 degrees at 8 a.m. today. There were three inches of new snow and three inches of roadside snow on Highway 66 and the skies were overcast and threatening. To the south slick highways were reported. Chains were mandatory from Mt. Hebron to Dunsmuir. There is ice and snow on the Greensprings. Traffic is moving slowly between here and Medford. RALPH WALKER, 608 North 6th, smiles this morning In ipite of the snow on the ground; or is it because of the snow? Ralph was on his way to the third grade at Fairviev School. 43' L II' ; In Price Five Cent M Pages htj Yar Threat. Eased Says Sec. Dulles WASHINGTON tfl Secretary of State Dulles said Tuesday that the struggle with international communism has shifted somewhat from military to economic com petition because fear of open war has lessened. He also told a news conference that Ambassador Charles E. Boh len will return to Moscow Wednes day with authority to seek im provement in diplomatic relations with the Soviet government. The United States would welcome removal of the virtual Iron Curtain which, Dulles said, cuts off Infor mal contacts between Western dip lomats and Soviet officials in the Russian capital, he told' reporters. PROBLEM Dulles said, too, that be prob ably will discuss with-British and French foreign ministers In Paris next week the problem of explor ing with the Russians the possibil ity of setting up a Big Four meet ing on German and other specific issues next spring. He will see Anthony Eden of Britain and Pierre Mendes-France French Premier and foreign min ister, when he attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Coun cil at Paris. In response to questions Dulles said that the United States is now prepared to leave up to the United Nations, lor the time being, ef forts to obtain the release of 11 U.S. airmen Imprisoned by Com munist china. . RESOLUTION - ' t Dulles said he expected the U.K. would shortly pass a resolution wntch would give primary respon sibility for obtaining the release of the airmen to U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Dunes also was Questioned about development of an Asian aid pro gram, designed primarily to pro mote capital loans for the develop ment of industry and natural re sources In underdeveloped coun tries. Dulles said In a speech in Chica go a week ago the United States should find some way to put avail able capital to work for this pur pose. Tuesday he said that considera tion of the problems advanced to the point where the principle of his Chicago speech Is accepted. SHOOTING HOURS Oregon December 8 OPEN CLOSE o:53 4:17 California December 8 OPEN CLOSE 6:51 4:35 KF Council , Members of city council and the city cross town traffic committee Monday night, unanimously ap proved a plan lor a West Side By-Pass for Klamath Falls. Plans, as presented by Joe Toole, resident engineer, Oregon State Highway Commission, show a route running behind Conger School, with four access points. The freeway will . be two lanes from the north city limits to Main Street and four lanes from Main to the Greensprings Junction, with a third lane for trucks along Con ger west of California Avenue, about seven-tenths of a mile. The four a half miles of con struction is estimated to cost S4. 500.000, to be paid by the federal and state governments. Present plans show a take off from the present highway at about Quarry Street one half mile north of Blehn, south of the North En trance Motel. From there the route goes directly' west to a point be hind Conger School and follows along the hillside west of Califor nia Avenue to where Grant 8treet, If continued, would Intersect Call lornla. The by-pass crosses California Frees A JUBILANT FOURSOME is pictured at the conclusion of the Leon Gale Pearson murder trial which ended with a not guilty verdict. Shown (left to right) Defense Attorney Joseph O, Stearns, Pearson, his wife, Zelda Pearson, and Defense Attorney George Reirrmiller. Pearson was accused of the rifle slaying of Gene Ericks, Klamath Falls moulding company employe. Hangar Fire Burns Planes . . . , - Calgary: Aita." Billowing flames fed by exploding gasoline tanks levelled a civilian aircraft hangar and burned 35 light planes Monday night. Firemen estimated damage at $2,500,000. The fire broke out in the rear of the one-story, frame structure shortly before 9 p.m. and within 10 minutes the entire building. 30-foot square, was ablaze. . Intermittent explosions a e n t peaks of fire high Into the sky as gasoline tanks on planes in the building blew up. Royal Canadian Air Force and Army personnel were able to save only two aircraft from the fire. One-half of the building was oc cupied by Field Aviation Ltd. The other half was leased by Individual members of local flying clubs. one of the heaviest losers was the Oklahoma Pipeline Co., which only Monday afternoon had parked a new $300,000 DC3 in the hangar. The DC3 was destroyed. The Calgary reserve squadron of the naval air arm lost its en tire complement of aircraft, three Harvard trainers. The other 21 planes destroyed were light creft owned by local business firms, oil companies and private fliers. PTA To Hear -Guest Speaker Rev. Lloyd Holloway, pastor of the First Methodist Church will be guest speaker at the meeting of Mills School PTA at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 8. His topic will be Christmas Time. The school chorus will sing' fa miliar Christmas music under the direction of Rosalyn Rand. Refreshments will be served by the third grade mothers. Approves By - Avenue at Grant and follows to the east side of Conger Avenue. It crosses under Main Street at the present Intersection of Main and Conger. A new bridge will be construct ed over Link River on which the new road will cross and continue over the flat between Riverside Drive and Lake Ewauna, crossing the present highway at the Great Northern tracks below the apple orchard. From the apple orchard the by pass is planned to continue via t 75-foot cut through the hill to the Greensprings Highway. Four access points will be locat ed at the north city limits, at Klamath Lake Secondary, (between Oregon Avenue and Conger School) at Main, and at the Greensprings Junction. Adequate Interchanges will be built at these points. This route is considered more desirable because of the rela tively few houses, which will be involved (about 25). Most of the property Involved belongs to the city or county, which will keep down right of way costs. Although a two-lane highway la considered to - be adequate lor KLAMATH FALLS, OEEGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1954 h&m '55 RC Blood Quota Told The American Red Cross has been asked to collect one million pints of blood in 1955 it was an nounced today by Mrrs. Virginia Dixon, executive secretary of the local chapter. Donations will go to the military services and for civil ian defense. Registrations are badly needed ,for the next Klamath Falls visit of the bloodmobile, December 16 17. Six hundred donors are needed t) raise the quota of 450 pints and tHis gift to mankind is particularly fitting at this season of the year, Mrs. Dixon said today. Masonic groups are sponsoring this visit of the bloodmobile truck and headquarters will be at the Masonic Temple on Klamath Ave nue. Hours on the first c'ay, Thurs day, will be from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, registrations will be ac cepted from 11 e.m. to 3 p.m. Red Cross headquarters have been moved from the armory to rooms in the new Klamath County Library building on Third Street and Klamath Avenue Pass Route sometime, rights of way will be acquired sufficient for four lanes. School authorities are in accord ance with the plan, Toole said, since the highway will run about 30 feet above the school level, thus decreasing sound disturb ances, and school children will not have to cross the new road. The state has agreed to excavate a football field for Conger and use dirt In fill for the road. The council and cross town traf fic committee accepted the plan In principal and will send repre sentatives to a state highway com mission meeting In Portland Wed nesday. Delegated to go are Law rence Slater, incoming councilman. Councilman Jim Bames; Harry Boivln and Chairman Al Hattan both of the cross town traffic com mittee", and Mayor Paul Landry When the state accepts the plan fand there is no doubt that they will) the city will sign an agree' ment to dead-end streeta through which the route will run. This Is the closest the city has been to the proposed by-pasa In roughly four or live year of ne gotta ting; ( LPin) Circuit Court Ruling Made SALEM. Wl i- A new set of rules to speed up work! In the circuit courts was ordered Into , effect Tuesday by the Oregon Supreme Court. Under the new rules, all court business, except motions, must be decided within three months, un less Chief Justice Earl C. Latour ette approves a delay. Motions must be acted upon within one month. Each circuit Judge will have to submit a monthly tally on unde cided cases to the high court. In addition, county clerks have to submit reports every three months on the status of all circuit court cases. The 1953 Legislature gave the Supreme Court authority to speed up the dockets In the circuit courts. The Supreme Court gave a com mittee the Job of developing the ntw rules. Members ot the com mittee are Paul R. Harris, Eugene; William M. McAllister, Medford!. Circuit Judge William G. East, Eugene; Circuit Judge Eugene K. Oppenhelmer, Portland; . A. S. Orant, Baker; Nicholas Jauregay, Portland; Alva C. Ooodrlch, Bend; Francis Marsh, McMinnvllle; Glenn R. Jack, Oregon City; and Jonel C. Hill, administrative as sistant to the chief Justice. i -1? l& , cap li iutJMiiSir (mi.MM EVERYBODY LENDS A HAND vhen Chrittme. comet. Here Coniolideted Frelghiwayi end Ralph's Refrigeration Service trucks, load gayly decorated "happiness barrels" to be left at business establishments about town. Transportation was donated to the Moose Lodge, spon soring a drive for toys to be distributed December 24 to children who otherwise might be overlooked. II- to rl Bert C. Asher, Ralph Fuller of Ralph's Refrigeration, C, C. Chapel, F, E. Mitchell, chairman of the drive, Francis Miller, Consolidated Freightways driver, Bill Mills, Governor of Klamath Fells Moose Ledge, No. 8308, end C W. Clifford in the truck in foreground. Telephone till No. 2986 Defendant Acquitted In Death Case i " By LYLE DOWNING . -' A "verdfet of not . guilty in the Leon Gale Pearson first degree murder case, returned 'by a ofr cuit court Jury at 10:40 p.m. Fri day night ended one of the hardest-fought homicide trials In Klam ath County annals. The . all-male Jury deliberated one hour and .fif ty minutes. , ,- - - r Pearson's acquittal was hailed a a signal victory for Defense Lawyers George C. Relnmiller and Joseph O. Stearns ot Portland, who pleaded with the Jury to return a clear cut 'verdict of not guilty or a verdict of .firat -degree murder without- recommendation. They contended: that Pearson was either guilty, ot cold blooded, murder, or nothing at all. They said they did not want a verdict - setting forth a lesser crime. . - Pearson was accused of fatally wounding Gene Ericks,' 20; Klam ath Falls moulding company em ploye, at the Fat Jackson ranch near Ghlloquin Junction on August 7. The 30-year-old Klamath Reser vation Indian admitted he held the death . weapon a 30-30 rifle but the gun discharged accidentally, 'COMMENTS , Some Klamath Falls attorneys who followed the progress of the trial said Tuesday they, believed District Attorney Frank Alderson lost the case chiefly because- he demanded the death penalty for Pearson and. told the jury that the accused slayer "hated white men." It was these lawyers' opinion that Pearson could not have been guil ty ot anything but manslaughter. An element of doubt was inject- led into the case when the prose cution Contended that a toy cap pistol was seen at the side of Ericks after he fell mortally wounded on the porch of the Jack son ranch house. The defense claimed that Ericks was armod with a real gun and tried to cre ate the Impression he was a peace officer on a fishing trip. During four hours of argument to the Jury by Stearns and Rein- miller, the defense attorneys kept calling for freedom or the gas chamber for their client. ANALYZED Attorney Stearns methodically analyzed the evidence of both the prosecution and defense' for more than two hours and frequently de nounced the district attorney. He accused Alderson of "unfair tac tics." "It was unnecessary for the dis trict attorney to bring down high- powered crime experts from Port land to testify about the gun and the clothing of the victim," Stearns told the jury. "We already stipu lated the gun and the clothing could be admitted as evidence. "In view of the fact we already (Continued on Pages Four) Solon Criticizes Chief Executive WASHINGTON (IP) Sen. Mc Carthy (R-Wls) cut looso with a slashing attack on ' President Elsenhower on the Communist Is sue Tuesday. The White House hit back with a statement dealing with administration activities In the fight against Communism. McCarthy, whose conduct was condemned by the Senate last week, accused the President of congratulating senators who hold up the exposure of Communists and of urging tolerance for the Chinese Communists who torture American soldiers. James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary, told newsmen after a conference with the Presi dent that he was referring them to two news conference statements dealing with the administration's role In fighting communslm at home and abroad. CONDEMNATION Sen. Flanders (R-Vt), whose criticism of McCarthy set the ball rolling toward Senate condemna tion, told reporters the Wisconsin senator had "declared political war." , j.,, . , ... .. . . McCarthy Interrupted a hearing of his Senate investigations sub committee ' Tuesday to read a statement which ended like this: "Unfortunately, the President sees fit to congratulate those who hold up the exnosure of Commu nist in one breath and in the nexi breath urges patience, tolerance and niceties to those who are tor turing American uniformed men," When newsmen first told Hager ty about the McCarthy attack, the press secretary said he would have no comment. About an hour later, Hagerty called reporters to his of fice and told them that so far ae the International aspects of Mc Carthy's criticism was concerned, he (Hagerty) wanted to refer them to Elsenhower's remarks at his news conference last week. , CONFERENCE At that conference the President urged Americana to nave the cour age to be patient In trying to se cure the release of i 13 United States citizens 11 of them cap- tuied in uniform who had been imprisoned by the Chinese Com munists as spies. Eisenhower also rejected the Idea of blockading Red China, as urged by McCarthy and- Senate Republican Leader Knowland ot California, who voted against cem rn Hfnna,h. t..K ,u(r i McCarthy described his state ment as "something ot a tempo rary swan song" as chairman of the investigations subcommittee which- he has headed since the Republicans captured control of Congress in the 1952 elections. He said that during the '52 cam paign he, McCarthy, had spoken from coast to coast telling peo ple that if Eisenhower were to be elected President they could .be sure of a vigorous fight to expose communism. STATEMENT . As for the domestic aspects of McCarthy's criticism Tuesday, Ha gerty banded newsmen a copy of a prepared statement made by the President at a news conference last June 2. It dealt with what Elsenhower then called the admin istration's record up to that point In fighting communism at home. Hagerty said he had just talked to Atty. Gen. Brownell and was revising figures in the Eisenhower statement of last June to bring them up to date. He said the re vised statement was being Issued in his (Hagerty's) name, but that he had consulted with the Presi dent before taking the step. Flanders said that "on the sur face (the statement) Indicates be wishes a split. That's his purpose and It has now become clear." McCarthy himself was asked whether the statement Implied the Wisconsin senator would Join In a third party movement. T have no Interest whatsoever at the present time In a third party," be answered. "I Intend to work In the Republican Party." S: Yoshida Resigns As Japan Chief TOKYO Wl Prime Minister 8hl- geru Yoshida, the sly old fox who guided Japan's destinies through seven troubled postwar years, stepped down today In the face of overwhelming opposition from both the right and left. His likely successor Is Ichiro Haloyama, a conservative pro- American, as Is Yoshida. Unlike Yoshida, however, Hatoyama fa vors diplomatic relations and In creased trade with Russia and Red China within a framework ei friendship with the West. The Diet (Parliament) will vote tomorrow or Thursday on a new leader. NO-CONFIDENCE Yoshida and his Cabinet re signed Just hours before the Diet almost certainly would have top pled his government with a no confidence vote, Hatoyama led the conservative - Socialist coalition that Introduced the no-confidencs motion Sunday. The coalition con trols about 253 votes In the power ful lower house. Yoshida could muster but 185. i i Until the revolt against him. Yo shida ruled the Diet with an Iron hand, backed by a working ma jority in the lower house. Hato yama may find the road more dif ficult. He must depend to some extent 'on the Socialists, who said again today they would support him at least temporarily. '. If the Socialists withdraw their support, the Japanese political ket tle will probably boll over again. CAREER MAY END -: Tile resignation may. mean the end of the political trail for the 76-year-old Yoshida, who signed the San Francisco peace treaty for Japan and maintained close . liaison with the Western nations. He will remain a member of the Diet, but beyond that his future is cloudy. The stock market shot up Im mediately after the announcement (hat Vnvhlrin. wm flnnln The action reflected the relief of business leaders who had feared that Yoshida would carry out his threat to dissolve the Diet and call an expensive national election In a fight to retain power. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and v I e I n i t y: Variable cloudiness through Wednesday. Clearing Tues day night. High Wednesday . 40; low Tuesday night 22. High yesterday Low last night ..... 13 Preclp. last 24 hours OS Since Oct. 1 '.1.G1 Same period last year .. 4.93 Normal for period S.1J Deoember 6 weather cold, overcast most of the day with ec caslonal sunshine., Light snowfall late Monday night. KF Moose Back Gift Campaign Members of Klamath Moose Lodge No. 8308, have placed "hap piness barrels" In a number of Klamath Falls business places. The barrels are to hold donated Christ ma toys for underprivileged chil dren. The plan Is part of the nation wide effort of Moose Lodges to provide a toy. or toys, for every child In the Klamath Community who might overwlse be overlooked at Christmas. Klamath Falls lodge members with the donated help of Consoli dated Freightways and Ralph's Re frigeration Service placed the bar rels around town Monday at Sears, Poole's Bicycle Shop, Ernie's Bike Shop, Oregon Woolen Store, the Firestone Store, Western Auto, all three Oregon Food Stores, the Sub urban Drug Store, J. W. Kerns, Joe's Sporting Goods Store, and Park'a Variety Store. Toys may be deposited without wrapping, or if wrapped should be plainly marked for girl or boy with the age. New toys, or good used ones, will be welcomed. Barrels were decorated by mem bers of the lodge and the Women of the Moose with gay Christmas colors. Santa will visit homes the day before Christmas. The Moose offered to assist when It became necessary for some group other than the city firemen to assist with the gift project, Lack of space at the fire statloa haa made it necessary for the fire man to discontinue repair of used toy at toe station.
