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Day's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
Japan's pro-American premier
Shigeru Yoshida, along with all
his cabinet, resigns in the face of
extreme pressure from both the
right and the left (in political par
lance, right means conservative,
left means radical.)
Apparently a middle of the road
policy hasn't been popular In Ja
pan. But . . .
Yoshlda's probable successor,
Ichiro Hatoyama, is expected to
try an even more tricky middle of
the road maneuver. He favors dip
lomatic relations and Increased
trade with Russia and red China
within a framework of friendship
with the West.
He wants no change in Japan's
close military ties with the United
Stales. But he wants TRADE with
communist Asia, which has always
been Japan's big- customer.
One would say offhand that he'll
be good If he gets away with it.
'4 How come all this?
, Well, when Japan waded into
Jwar at' Pearl Harbor) she went
out all-or-nothing for Asia. As so
often happens to a high-stakes
gambler, she lost all.
She lost the war and she LOST
HER MARKETS.
At first, It wasn't so bad. Under
wise and able General MacArthur,
we were a friendly conqueror. We
WPA'd Japan in a big way in the
early years of the occupation.
Thanks to our aid, the occupation
situation wasn't too rugged.
Came then Korea. Japan lived
high up on the hog on the war
boom resulting from the supply
and maintenance of our troops
during the Korean war. While that
lasted, everything was economical
ly rosy in the land of the Mikado,
But with the end of the Korean
war there came the inevitable re
turn to an economy of peace.
The return to peace Is hurting,
We .know something about that.
It was reflected in the voting at
our recent election.
Everybody loves a boom.
Nobody loves the return from
boom to normal.
The Japs don't like it any better
than anybody else.
Being human and having had
democracy forced on them by the
Americans they follow the demo
cratic way and take it out on the
government.
They've Just takentheir discon
tents out on old Yoshida,
Besides .
We must remember
The Japs have suffered a calam
ity which we being practically
self-sufficient can not fully un
derstand. Japan, like Britain,
must LIVE BY TRADE. In their
tiny and mountainous Islands
less than 50 per cent larger in
area than the state of Oregon and
with a population of more than
SEVENTY MILLIONS they can
produce only a microscopic share
of their needs.
The rest they must get by im
porting raw materials and export
ing finished products.
That Is to say, by trade.
When they lost their natural
markets in Asia, they lost every
thing. If we're to keep the Japanese
alive and KEEP THEIR FRIEND
SHIP, it looks like we have three
choices:
1. Let them TRADE WITH US
which so far we have shown no
disposition to do.
2. Let them trade with all of
Asia they can, including red
China, and hope they'll still keep
their friendship with us.
3. Go on WPA'ing them.
Mnvbe there's another choice:
TURN 'EM LOOSE.
Let 'em go on their own.
In that event, they'll probably
wind up in the bosom of commun
ism which has TRADE to offer
to them. Trade, to the Japanese,
is life itself.
New State Gun
Laws Asked
PORTLAND Wl The Oregon
State Game Commission will ask
the coming Legislature to make it
illegal to carry a loaded rifle or
shotgun in a vehicle on a public
road.
The commission, in reporting
Wednesday on its legislative plans,
pointed out that a number of ser
ious accidents have resulted from
loaded Runs in cars and said that
many states have laws similar to
the one it seeks.
The commission also will propose
that laws creating big game ref
uges be repealed as not needed.
The commission has allowed hunt
ing on big game refuges for some
time and even without refuges it
has the authority to make area
closures as needed.
In an elfort to prevent introduc
tion of unwanted fish through es
capement from private ponds, a
bill will be prepared requiring a
permit for importation of live fish
for private waters.
Other proposals will call for
tightening up issuance of special
licenses to disabled veterans, pio
neers and elderly indigents. The
pioneer licenses in time would be
discontinued through requiring that
the applicant be bom not later
than 183S.
Eisenhover Believes
Less Chance Of War
By D. HAROLD OLIVER
WASHINGTON fit President
Eisenhower said Wednesday he
believes the fear of a global war
is at a lower level now than at
any time in the past few years.
The President was asked at his
news conference whether he be
lieved the chances of peace ' are
Drigmer than at any timo since
he took of lice two years ago.
Eisennower said he wanted to
Vandenberg
Replies To
High Court
Circuit Judge David R Vanden
berg was served with a mandate
Wednesday by the Oregon Su
preme Court to show cause why
he should not proceed with the
trials of Florin M. (Curley) Coon.
Klamath Falls barber, charged
with murdering his wife, and An-
drew Joseph Bushman, 64-year-old
carpenter, held eight months in
the county Jail after he was In
dicted three times on a sex
charge.
The supreme court officially no
tified Judge Vandenberg that Dis
trict Attorney Frank Alderson had
filed a motion disqualifying bim to
try the two cases and Defense At
torney George Proctor had filed
writs of mandate contending the
change of judge law is unconstitu
tional.
"My answer to the supreme
court will be very sin-pie," Judge
Vandenberg said. "I have never
Tefused to handle anv case that
the district attorney has brought
into my court. In the two case
in question, Mr. Alderson, acting
under an Oregon statute, filed mo
tions barring me from those case.
I am ready at anytime to take
Jurisdiction In the Bushman and
Coon cases, if the supreme court
so orders.
ACTION FAILS
Attorney Proctor, who has been
fighting for weeks to free Bush
man from the county Jail, failed
once in getting suoreme court ac
tion on the case. On November 17.
Proctor -filed an application for a
writ of mandamus to force Judge
Vandenberg to act in the Bush
man case. The high tribunal re-
rusea to issue the writ.
A few days later when Judee
Vandenberg appointed Proctor and
Attorney U. S. Balentlne to de
fend Coon against a second de
gree murder charge. Proctor filed
n new petition for a writ of man
date in the Bushman case and a
similar petition in the Coon case
Proctor contends that the
change of judge statute Is uncon
tltutlonal because it deprives his
clients of a speedy trial.
When the Bushman case first
came before the supreme court,
Justice James T. Brand Issued an
opinion in which he stated that
Proctor's petition failed to set
forth sufficient facts to support
the lawyer's contention that Judge
Vandenberg should be compelled
to act in the case,
DISMISSED
The first indictment against
Bushman was dismissed by Judge
Vandenberg because it was de
fective. The case was sent back
to the grand jury. In the mean
time. Judge Vandenberg was dis
qualified in the case on a motion
by District Attorney Alderson.
When Bushman was arraigned
on the second indictment before
Circuit Judge Charles Foster of
Lakeview, it was dismissed on a
motion of the district attorney. At
that time Bushman was represent
ed by court-appointed Attorney J.
C. O'Neill. Both O'Neill and Judge
Foster were automatically elimi
nated from the case when the sec
ond indictment was dismissed.
Attorney Proctor was appointed
by Judge Vandenberg after the
third indictment was returned.
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FOOTBALL HONORS came to two Klamath Union High School gridderi et lest night's 16th
annual Liom Club football benquet held et the Willarej Hotel. Modeito "Mighty Mo"0imin
ez, left, received the outstanding lineman trophy, end Seotty Hancock, right, the most in
spirational player ewerd. Coach John McGinnis, center, who made the presentations, con
gratulates both of the outstanding footballer following lest night's- dinner.
differentiate, between peace and
an armistice, but slates he be
lieves - fear of a global war Is
less now than at any time since
he went abroad to head up NATO
the North Atlantic Treaty organ
lzatkm. That was in January of
1851.
The old Indian Treaty Room
where the President traditionally
holds news conferences was
jammed with more than 300 re
porters anxious to question Elsen
hower about Sen. McCarthy's
charges of weakness against com
munism. -,
REFUSES REPLY
Eisenhower refused to make l
direct reply, recalling that he
does not indulge In personal vi
tuperation, but stands for positive
things while always upholding the
right of Congress to investigate
legitimate affairs In the executive
branch.
Asked about the statement by
Paul M. Butler, the new Demo
cratic national chairman, that Els
enhower lacks the "capacity to
lead and unite the American peo
ple," the President once again
said he was not going; to reply to
an lnaiviauai auacic airecuy.
But he declared in a firm voice
that he had heard such charges be
fore and that too often politicians
look Into a looking glass Instead
of a window.
SUBJECTS
Covering many other subjects.
the President had these things to
say on other matters:
Atoms for peace Wednesday is
the first anniversary of his talk be
fore the United Nations asking an
"atoms for peace" international
arrangement.
Eisenhower said that at his re
quest Secretary of State Dulles
will give out later Wednesday
record of the things done under
that proposal. While they are be
low expectations, the President
added, they constitute a consider
able accomplishment.
Oregon Vote
Certified
PORTLAND 1H Sen.-Elect
Richard L. Neuberger Tuesday
was officially notified that he had
been elected. His certificate from
the governor and the secretary of
state, presumably jvas the last of
tno post-campaign events wnicn
were climaxed Friday by a re
count effort that failed.
Commenting on a suggestion
made last week by his defeated
opponent. Sen. Guy Cordon, that
Oregon election laws be changed
to provide a recount when the con
test is especially close, he said he,
too, had lost a close election and
could understand the feeling. But.
he added, he thought the Legis
lature should move slowly in
changing laws which "were not
attacked as long as Republicans
were winning for 40 straight
years."
Tuesday, he said, "is 35 days
after the election and some people
still refuse to let the bitterness
die." He said he expected criticism
for mistakes, but "let's put the
election quarrels behind us."
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A 50-FOOT CHRISTMAS TREE vas raited Monday afternoon -en the courthouse lawn by
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph line, crew. T,rettt.ti .-donated: each year.-. by Weyerhaeuser
'Timber Company to the JOamath falls 20-30 Club which is providing a community Christmas
tree for the fifth consecutive year. Co-chairmen of the club's Christmas project ere Lyle
Steers end Welly Nordwall. r
Gas Tax Boost
Turned Down
PORTLAND W) The Legisla
ture's Interim Highway Committee
probably will not recommend a 2-
cent Increase in state gasoline
taxes. State Rep, Ed Geary -of
Klamath Falls,, its chairman, said
Tuesday. ,
Gearv told the annual meeting
of the Oregon Trucking Assn. here
that the tax increase suggested
by the State Highway Commis
sion as a source of revenue for
highway construction would be
preinoture. He sold the Legislature
should first determine how much
its costs would be in the proposed
24 billion dollar federal highway
construction program.
A gasoline tax Increase of even
more than two cents might come
sometime in the future, Geary
said. ' i
Other legislators who addressed
the second session of the truckers'
three-day convention here were:
Sen. John Hounsel, Hood River;
Sen. Phil Brady, Portland; and
Rep. Loran Stewart, Cottage
Grove.
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Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity; Occasional light snow
through Thursday, I Men Thursday
44; low Wednesday night 28.
December 7 weather Partly
sunny, most of the day. A . light
snow on the ground in the morn
big disappeared early In the day.
The temperature -lowered to 17
above in early morning of Decem
ber 8,
High yesterday ..35
Low last night . .. 17
Preclp. last 24 hours . .01
Slnre Oct. 1 1.62
Same period last year 5.10
Normal for period ...3.19
Cold Weather
Covers Nation
By THE ASSOCIATED rnESS
Most of the nation shivered in
freezing weather Wednesday a?
the early December cold snap con
tinued.
The U.S. Weather Buicau in Chi
cago said Wednesday morning was
one of the coldest this season for
the country.
Tlie 32 degree line, extended
from Southern Georgia, northwest
ward through Northcin Alabama
Into Northern Arkansas and west
into California. The coastal sta
tions on the West Coast and Gulf
Coast were about the only points
above freezing.
It was a cold 12 above at Dan
ville, Va.: 14 at Charleston, W.
Va.; 19 at Greensboro, N.C., and
24 at Savannah, Ga.
Temperatures of 20 degrees or
lower were reported ovrr the Kast
ern Ohio Valley southeastward in
to central North and South Caro
lina, the Western Great Lakes re
gion and most of the Northern
Rockies and' In the Great Basin.
Colder Pacific and Canadian air
pushed eastwaid over the Rockies i
into the Western Plains, dropping
temperatures as much as 20 de- j
grees over the Grciit Basin.
There was some warming over I
parts of the eastern half of the j
country, but readings were as I
much as 10 degrees lower In the j
Southeast. i
One of the lowest re adings was
West Yellowstone, Mont., with 4
above.
CIl.MtOKS
LONDON Vn Trial of John
Clarence, 27-year-old British clerk
charged with violating Britain's of- I
ilcial secrets act, was set Wedncs- I
day for Dec, 17. Clarence was ao I
jcused last month of obtaining and !
recording ''Information calculated
I to be directly or indirectly use
jful to an enemy." He pleaded k
jnoceni to all charges.
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Farm Products
Ban Imposed
SALEM tfl The Oregon De
partment of Agriculture ordered an
immediate quarantine Tuesday
against several Arizona. California
and New Mexico counties to pre
vent introduction of the krmpra
beetle into Oregon,
The beetle Is one of the most
destructive pests of stored prod
ucts. The quarantine applies to five
counties in Arizona; two in New
Mexico; and Fresno, Imperial,
Kern, Riverside, Tulare and San
Francisco counties in California.
It applies to the following prod
ucts snipped from those counties:
All grains and grain products
dried seeds and seed products of
field and vegetable crops, dried
milk, bags, dried blood, fish meal,
meat scraps, and any other article
which might be infested.
KUHS Study
Meet Slated
Statistics compiled in the first
evaluation study of Klamath Union
High School students will be dis
cussed at an open meeting at
KUHS library at 4 p.m., Thursday.
Invitations have gone out to a
representative group of business
men and women and Charles T.
Carlson, principal of KUHS, em
phasized today that the meeting Is
open to anyone interested in the
evaluation study of KUHS students
and the community.
Paul Angstead, assistant princi
pal, will act as moderator at the
meeting and explain some of the
important facts about Klamath Ba
sin families and their high school
students as brought out In thi
survey.
SHOOTING HOURS
Oregon
December 9
OPEN CLOSE
6:54 4:17
California
December 9
OPEN CLOSE
6:51 4:35
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President Declines
Comment On Senator
WASHINGTON Ifl President
Eisenhower, dealing with questions
about Sen. McCarthy's attack on
hi in, declared emphatically
Wednesday he has no intention of
indulging in personal vituperation
or quarrels.
The President came up with a
crbp no when asked for comment
at his news 'conference on the
McCarthy attack.
And, in what he did say later.
Elsenhower never did mention the
Wisconsin Republican by name.
In this, the President was stick
ing to his repeatedly stated policy
of refusing to talk about Mc
Carthy as an individual.
The first question put to Eisen
hower, at the crowded news con
ference, dealt with McCarthy's
personal attack.
ACCUSED
McCarthy Tuesday accused the
President of a "shrinking show of
weakness" toward communism and
of tolerance for Reds who torture
imprisoned Americans.
A reporter summarized Mc
Carthy's charges and then asked
the President whether he cared to
comment in view of what the
newsman termed the personal na
ture of the criticism.
The reporter atao asked wheth
er Elsenhower saw any danger to
the Republican Party in the Mc
Carthy attack.
After a moment's hesitation, the
President shot back briskly that
the answer with respect to the first
part of the question whether he
cared to comment In view of the
personal nature of the criticism-
was no.
QUARRELS
Eisenhower then added forceful
ly that he does not intend to in
dulge in personal vituperation or
quarrels.
The President went on to say
he always has upheld the right
of Congress to conduct Investiga
tions, and will continue to do so,
As for the second pare of the
opening question, whether Elsen
hower saw any danger to the Re
publican Party in the McCarthy
attack, the President referred
newsmen to Leonard W. Hall,
chairman of the Republican Na
tlonal Committee. He suggested
Labor Move
Voted Down
LONDON Iff) The Churchill
government had a green light
from tlie House of Commons to
day to push ahead with its planned
domestic program for 1355.
Commons last night defeated
293-269 an opposition Laborlte
move to censure the government
for "unwarranted complacency
toward social Injustice" and "doc
trinaire determination to abandon
public enterprise and essential con
trols." The Labor motion was presented
as an amendment to the Queen's
Speech from the Throne at the
opening last week of tlie new Par
liament. The speech outlined the
government's program. Such an
amendment Is the traditional op
position method of expressing dis
satisfaction with Cabinet plans.
The Queen's speech committed
the Churchill government to in
crease social security benefits, in
cluding old age pensions; to under
take an expanded road construc
tion program; and to improve thej
eaucaiion system wiin particular
emphasis on high technological
training.
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ing photographer this morn
ing was Dorothy Cant-all, '
2432 Orchard. Dorothy is a
sophomore et Klamath Union
High School.
they ask Hall, what, In his opinion,
the Impact will be on the party.
By all signs, McCarthy decided
deliberately on a break with the
administration. It was no off-the-cuff
remark, but a prepared-in-ad
vance statement, when he lashed
at the President Tuesday.
Tlie nature of the attack prompt
ly raised a. question in the minds
of politicians as to whether it
might split the Republican Party.
FormerUSBR
Engineer To
Direct KID
E. M. Hammond, president of
the board of directors of the Klam
ath Irrigation district, announced
here today that the district has
appointed L. E. Cramer to assume
management of the district's af
fairs. Salary was not revealed.
Cramer is former acting con
struction engineer for the United
L. E. CRAMER
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Friant, California
Hammond stated that the engin
eer,'" climaxing an' excellent- rec'
ord of more than 20 yenrs of fed
eral service, has already takers
over his new assignment His fam
ily, now living at Fresno, will
move to Klamath Fells as soon
as housing arrangements con be
completed. . ....
Cramer was the last of several
engineering executives the gov.
ernment assigned to California's
San Joaquin Valley over the past
two decades to handle the plan
ning, builcilnir and placing into op
eration of S100 million worth of
Central Valley Project dams, ca
nals and water - distribution sys
tems. "The new general manager
brings to Oregon a wealth of ex
perience for the task he Is under
taking," Hammond said "Prior to
his Central Valley assignments,
Cramer occupied administrative
engineering posts on several other
of the government's large water
utilization, power and construction'
project. Among these were Hoover
Dam, AU-Amcrlcan Canal and
Shasta Dam."
Since its inception In 1917, the
Klamath Irrigation District, serv
ing the rich southern Oregon re
Cion through a 320-mile system of
water distribution laterals, plus
pumping and hydro plants, has
been under continuous govern- .
ment management. Through a new
ngreement recently voted on ny
the water users, the district is as
Burning its own engineering, oper
ation and management responsi
. blllties.
Three Killed
In Air Crash
HEADINGLEY. Mnn. IP) A
low-llylng Royal Canadian Air
Itorce Mitchell bomber with llnmcs
J belching from Us fuselage crashed
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"1 half mile from here early Tuesday
night, killing three of the six Can
adian officers aboard.
Two of the survivors walked
away from the wreckage while the
third was pulled from a rear tur
ret set by two rescuers,
I The dead were Flight Oltlcer
;J. W. Daly, 23, of Vancouver, pilot
of the craft; F, O. A. O, Adams,
1 33, of OlasKOW, Scotland, co-pilot;
land F. O. O. K. Hons, 33, former
ly of Loreburn, Bask,
Tlie Mitchell was returning from
n, routine training flight, The air
!iorce named a board of inquiry
'to investigate the cause of the
crash.
j Cordon Declines
: Plans Comment
' WASHINGTON HI Ben. Ouy
Cordon (R-Ore) Tuesday declined
to comment on his plans for rec
ommending ft candidate for a fed
eral Judgeship in Oregon.
The Judge would replace James
Alger Fee who was appointed last
spring to the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals at San Francisco. Pres
ident Elsenhower Is expected to
nominate the person Cordon rrx
ommends. The nomination must be
approved by the Senate.
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