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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1954)
In The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS Let's start oil on, tne Irivolous tide this morning. (Maybe It will serve as an antidote to the snow shoveling we bad to do before com ing to work.) In England, the Inmates of tne crim old orison at Maidstone are being treated to a series ot holi day season entertainments, consia ering all the circumstances, the choice of subjects seems a bit on the odd side. Last night, the prisoners saw a professional strong; woman give a demonstration on HOW TO BEND IRON BARS. The next scheduled attraction Is to be a lecture by a society hostess on this theme: "OUT AND ABOUT JN LONDON." Shucks! The entertainments are being put oa by do-gooders, and nobody ever , knows what do gooder will take a notion to do. The teletype goes on: In Charlotte, North Carolina, last night a YWCA group singing Christmas carols In the streets no ticed something slightly off to the performance. A little investigation disclosed that one girl, perhaps from even deeper In the south than Charlotte, was adding a word to the opening line of the carol. She sang It: "Oh, ill' ol" town of Bethlehem." , That's all right, honey chile. If singin' It "Lll ol' town of Bethle hem" makes what happened in the manger at Bethlehem seem more real and living to you, I reckon the angels that are listenin' will under stand. Now let's set serious. The state of Israel announces to day that she will release the Greek pilot and four out of nine Arabs being detained after their Syrian airliner was forced down yesterday by Israeli fighter planes near Tel Aviv. The disDatch doesn't explain why five of the Arabs are being held. An Israeli spokesman says the plane, on Its way from Damascus to Cairo, was intercepted by two Israeli fighters over a forbidden zone of the Israeli coast. The plane's captain denies this and contends that he kept outside Israeli territory throughout the flight. I suppose you must have noticed that m this controversial mooern orld whenever-aomebody on one Sloe mases a aiaremeiM, awmcwwuj on the other side denies it and says it didn't happen that way. Whv? Well, in these days of fabulous communications there is a worm- wide forum, provided by newspa pers, radio and television, and the importance of influencing PUBLIC OPINION is coming to oe reeog' niaed by everybody. So Whenever anybody on one side makes a statement on a controver sial subject somebody on the other ride promptly gets up and denies it and claims the facts were other, wise, i That raises an important ques tion: How are the common run of us to know what IB the truth and what is falsehood? I think perhaps we'll all have to think of ourselves as Jurors. In a trial, you know, the prose cution alleges that the deienaant is guilty and summons witness to prove Its contention. Tne defense alleges that tne aeienaaro jsn guilty and summons witnesses to wove ITS contention. The Jurors have to consider both sides and decide which set ot at ieged facts is true and which set isn't true. A good Juror uses COMMON SENSE in arriving at his decision. I think in this controversial mod- em world if we are to avoid complete confusion we'll have to listen Increasingly to both sides and then use our own common v rense tn arriving at an idea of what is true and what is mere smoke screen. I think that is especially true in the case of politics where the ins contend that they ought to be KEPT IN and the outs contend that they should be PUT IN. Cargo Ship Long Overdue PORTLAND, Maine IPi A freighter with a crew of 24 and a cargo of sulphur Monday was three days overdue here and unheard from for 10 days. The vessel Is the 3337-ton South ern Districts, owned by the South era Steamship Co., of Wilming ton Del. She lelt Port Sulphur. La., more than a week ago, bound for Port land Maine, and was last heard from Dec. 3 in the Gulf of Mex ico. The Coast Guard Monday searched for the vessel from sta tions at St. Petersburg, Fia., Mi anil and Elizabeth City, N. C. Previous searches and attempts to reach the Southern Districts by radio proved unproductive. The Coast Guard estimated fhe freighter should have been off the South Carolina coast Dec. 7. A storm was reported In that area Dec. s and northward along the coast on the following two days. Remember Safe s WMmf mZ PRESIDENT HfcS ) fW' Ja8!Z-' L PESl&NWEP DECEMBER 15 T S SAFE DRIVIHS- m dr let's cooperate ami - klL "B?$ra Vk AXE KLAMATH P' lW J&ffiS A, SAFE PLACE 1. v U.S. Safe Driving Day To Be Observed By Millions CHICAGO HV The nation's mo bile millions today headed for an extraordinary test of their ability to drive and walk safely for 24 hours. The test comes Wednesday. It has been designated Safe Driving Day. Motorists and pedestrians in com munities across the country are being alerted by newspaper stories, radio broadcasts, modern Paul Reveres in sound trucks, parades, posters and handbills. President Eisenhower proclaimed S-D Day. It is sponsored by the President's Action Committee for Highway Safety. The purpose is to reduce traffic accidents greatly to show that It can be done. The reduction has not been specified. The goal, at least, is a big slash and, at best, no accidents at all. The committee has let each com munity make its own bow-to-do-tt arrangements. Some seem to be doing very little. Others are mafc Ling -snajor- event of it. There never has been anything quite like it. CONTESTS Many cities have challenged other cities to S-D Day contests. Thousands of bumper strips and stickers have been distributed. Plans have been made to ring church bells, voice "Be i careful" pleas through loud-speakers even to pause and pray. An Associated Press BirJtf shows what many communities have done and plan to do. Washington, D. C, put on a pa- Welfare Law Changes Asked PORTLAND W A number of changes In Oregon public welfare laws were recommended Saturday by a legislative interim committee. State Sen. Rex Ellis of Pendleton headed the committee which will submit its recommendations to the next session of the Legislature. Other members are Sen. George A. ulett and Reps. Oust Anderson, Leon Davis and A. C. Goodrich, Among recommendations: That laws be tightened to assure steady payment of support money foi children of divorced or separ ated parents. That additional legal help be provided to strengthen enforcement of non- support laws and that penalties be increased agaimt parents who desert dependent children. That the relative responsibility act be amended to require married daughters to provide some support foi their dependent parents. That the home of a deceased person be subjected to the state's preferred claim if the person has been a welfare recipient. That welfare recipients be per mitted to earn small amounts to better their standard of living without losing welfare benefits. That general assistance pay ments be retained at their present level. That the administrative control be extended over the general assistance program at the county level. That a 60-bed. 1600 000 conval escent hospital be built with the aim of rehabilitating crippled cHldren so they will not become Hie-long burdens to the state. llfesttowSSX Driving Day rade of wrecked cars and 48 caskets, each representing a 1954 traffic fatality in the District of Columbia. Cars equipped with amplifiers are touring Uie Seattle area, spreading the safety gospel. Traffic officials in San Diego, Calif., circulated 100,000 safe driv ing pledges and arranged a parade of crash-crumpled autos for today. school kids brought home safety letters In Providence, R. I Liter ature is being distributed through schools in Kansas, Truck and bus stickers and 10,000 arm bands have been issued in Miami, Fla, REMINDERS Reminders In poster, bumper strip or leaflet form have been passed out in Madison, Wis,, Ro chester, N. if,, and Norfolk, Rich mond ana Roanoke, Va. New Mexico and Arizona will have a special low-state-wins show down. Rivalry of the sort associated with football has sprung up amona cities, Knoxville, Tenn., challenged Chattanooga, Tenn., to an S-D Day contest. Seattle challenged Portland, Ore. Tampa, Fla., challenged MiBmi, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg, Mayor Fred Hervey of El Paso, Tex., called upon Phoenix, Ark to match accident records Wednesday in what has been dubbed the "first annual Safety Bowl." Frank Murphy the Phoenix mayor, accepted. Austin, Tex., Al bany, N. Y., and Sacramento, Calif., were invited to Join in the competition. DERBY St. Joseph, Mo., this week is en gaged in a fewest-accidents derby with Topeka, Kan., Springfield, Mo., and Lincoln, Neb. A !4-hour highway law enforce ment program, to be handled by 8,000 state and local policemen, will be In force in Massachusetts. Church bells will toll a reminder at 9 a.m. in Tampa, Fla. Civil Air Patrol planes equipped with loud speakers will fly over Tampa at 11 a.m. to sound warnings. Traffic will halt at 11 a.m. for a minute of prayer in Norfolk, Vs. A wrecked automobile and a casket will be on display in the downtown district of Schenectady, N. Y, A demolished car will be en view on the City Hall lawn in Roanoke, va. Semon Named To Tax Group PORTLAND 11 The taxation committees of both houses of the next Oregon Legislature will be headed by men who have never served on these committees. The chairmen will be Rudle Wllhelm of Portland, who will head the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee, and Loran Stewart, Cottage Grove, who will head the House Taxatirn Commit tee. Both are Republicans. Appointments were announced Saturday by Elmo Smith of John Day, who is scheduled to be presi dent of the Senate, and Ed Geary of Klamath Falls, who will be speaker of the House. The chairmanships of the power. fu! Ways and Means committees of both houses will go to men who have served in those positions before Sen, Howard Belton, Canby Republican, and Rep. Henry Semon, Klamath Falls Democrat. Wllhelm, speaker of the House in the last session, wll! be serving hia first term in the Senate. Stewart, who will be serving his third term in the House, was chairman of the Forestry Com mittee In the 1953 session. The four chairmen wre selected a, a meeting In Portland. ACCIDENT PORTLAND, Ore. t Firemen, responding to a call from Isaac P. Berrong'a wife, broke Into a market yesterday and found the 41-year-old butcher dead, his head cut off by a power saw he bad been using to cut rolls of paper. He hsd apparently fallen while operating the Hf, rtv . . ricm Fir Crate II Fun KLAMATH ALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER IS, iSSt Telephone 81U No, mi Snow Covers Basin, Roads All Ooen It was snowinr this morning from Klamath Falls to the tunnel cn Highway 58 with ihp therraomt- ter registering 28 degrees at a a.m. at Chemult. There is packed snow on the highway. Plows are operating today and the Triple A advises carrying chains. On Highway 97 it was snowing this morning from Worm Springs to Government Camp. Sanding crews were working. Seven inches of new snow was reported at Weyerhaeuser Camp Fwur on Highway 8 frrm Klamath Falls to Medford, Chains were re quired this morning beteen Camp Four and Klamath Junction, iw inches of new snow was reported cn the highway. Six inches of new snow was re ported on Highway 8 between Klamath Falls Bnd Bly. Between Biy and Lakeview the highway wa-i bare this morning in exposed areas where traffic has wom off the Backed snows. Weather was ovc cast and it was advised that chains be carried. Klamath County Chamber of Commerce reported fhat chains were required on the Dorris Hill and Mt. Hebron area at S a.m. today. It was snowing between Mt. Hebron and weed. Reports from highways 139, 39 and 395 indicated snow falling be tween Klamath Falls and AJturas. There was packed snow on the highways and chains advised Roads were clear from Alturas to Likely; chains advised from Like ly to Madeline; slick load condi tions from Madeline to Sacred Val ley; from Sacred Valley to Reno roads were clear this morning but motorists were advised to carry chains because road conditions could change in a matter of hours. Six inches of new snow fell at Crater Lake National Park in le 24-hour period ending at 8 - a.tn todav. "bringlne the total on the ground to 27 inches. This date last; year there were 57 Inches of snow on the ground in the park, . Highway 62 through the park to open but the ranger says chains or abrasive snow grip tires are needed. Annie Springs road to the rim is temporarily closed. Skiing is still poor In the park. Portland Plant Damaged By Fire PORTLAND W The warehouse section of the Northwest Copper Works plant at North Portland was partially destroyed to a 150,0fW fire Saturday. Reconstruction will begin Imme diately, L, R. Hussa, president of the firm reported. The loss was completely insured, he said. Cause ot the fire, which broke out about noon, was sot deter- ruined immediately. DON ClARK of Nubieber, Calif,, has been named "Beau Srummelt of the Klsmath 8a$m" in connection with fhe show ing ef h movie, "Besu Brummel!," t the Pelican Theatef now, Clark w picked by HSN Photographer Don Kettler -Saturday efternoon, Ke(t!er used fhe "formuia" of turning his csmere on the tenth man he petted on the street efter 3 p.m. Cleric will be presented a Beeu Brummell "steer" by Dick Reeder's f the show Wednetdey entng end will be ejuett ef h thtatert for month. , Weather . JSgf ; u " " FORECAST Klamath Fall an W IKSc' J vicinity: Clearing Monday nigh K.'i'X "L i&J&xS-- partly cloudy Tuesday. High Tuea- Mf(V' lw ' day 42; low Monday night . JTSS High yesterday how last sight Precip. last 21 hours Since Oct. 1 Same period last year , Normal for period . ' December 12 ir?aiher c!oudy all during the day with snow start ing in the evening about 5 p.m. olice Seek Murderer n Arkansas BRTMKLEY, Ark. HI A strong possibility ihat the five-year old daughter of Brinkley socialite Sue Fuller saw her mother murdered loomed Monday, Police Chief Frank Henderson said that the little girl, Mary Helen told him that, "I saw the man hit momma." However, the chief said flat he bad not questioned the child close ly, and he seemed to think there may be only a small chance that the little girl could recognize the killer. Mrs. Fuller, 35-year-old wife of Brinkley's Bulck dealer Milton Fuller, was beaten to death with a stick of stove wood as she slept In her modest home shortly before dawn Sunday, DYING Her husband told police that he found his dying wile when he was awakened by the thud when she fell from her bed. Fuller was asleep on a couch in the living room at the time, he said. Mary Helen and her 18-month old sister Xathy, were in a bedroom adjoining their mother's. A barefooted prowler Ss the num ber tsne -object for th p oife s' search. Henderson indicated, how ever, that while making an in tensive search for the elusive In truder, they still are checking other possibilities. "There is only one man in f "nvn who I know didn't kill Mrs. Ful ler," said the chief, "and fiat's me." ROBBERY Henderson said all officers work ing on ine case have become con vinced that roooery was tne mo tive for the slaying. Mrs. Fuller's purse was stolen by iter killer, and thrown into a tree a short dis tance from the home. The purse, a stick of stove wood the apparent murder weapon and a Wooo-stained shirt were sent to Little Rock Monday for exam ination by the state medical exam iner and state pones. The shirt was taken, said Chief Henderson from one of "six or seven" men isiied in a general po lice roundup shortly after the murder was reported. If 2 V' ': 1 j 'I . LI .I in1- 1 i 1 ' ' " ,1 .ja si i ii a ill ifia - 1" v wjtaw. i k- . si- ' ' a f 1 r 1 MO, A TYPICAL WINTER SCENE: Jan OmUi, left, tr.i M Healy, wr so thsir way to Fremont School where r both in fit tghfh grade when th ear'y morniig protegr ph. r topped'. Alabama Attorney General Faces Murder Indictment GALVESTON, Tex. J Ala bama's attorney general, Silas Garrett THP Monday was served with a fugitive warrant charging be killed Albert L. Patterson, tb man who wottid. have succeeded Mm. Js off See. .' His attorney paid Garrett would return to Alabama voluntarily when his treatment is completed. 'His doctor say it will Ukt ate to eight weeks to put him In shape, said Richard Thornton, "When that time la up, he will go back voluntarily. But he is a very alck man and will fight any attempt to extradite him be fore his course of treatment Is completed." Garrett was placed under tech nical arrest on Jirst degree mur der warrant. He is one ol three Indian Group Plans Appeal NEW YORK 5 The Assn. on American Indian Affairs said Mon day it is supporting an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of an Ida ho case involving violation of a state Jaw against sale of intoxi cants to Indians, The association, a private or ganization, said in connection with the case that the repeal m ills of the "antiquated federal Indian li quor law has not actually ended racial discrimination against In diens in this matter," The appeal is to be from an Ida ho Supreme Court decision in the case of Idaho V, Rorylek, the as sociation said. The case, the group added involved prosecution ol a non-Indian for selling beer to an Indian In violation of an Idaho !af. The association said it was join ing the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho in support of She deiendant, who waa not further identified, Attorneys for the association and the tribe contended in "friend of the court" brief Bled with the Idaho Supreme Court that the law is "racially discriminatory" and in conflict with the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, The State Supreme Court apllt i to 2 on the decision. A district judge placed on the court to break the tie ruled for the state and against the defendant. SHOOTING HOURS Oregon Ctcember 14 OPEN CLOSE Californis December 14 OPEN CLOSE ;5$ 4:34 a A- aA a men charged fas the shooting last June ol Albert L. Patterson, cru sading candidate nominated to succeed Garrett, DEATH B was Patterson's death thai touched off the clean-up of .Fce- ni City, A!a notorious honkv. wms town oa Alabama's Cbstta- oesche River, oarrett reposlcdlv was in Jtir. iniBgham, Ala., at Ote time Pat terson was slain. ine todiclmeot asainst h i n however, alleges he shot Fatter- son. Galveston. County Sheriff O. E Henson served the iugmve war-: rant. Jules Damiam. first assistant Oalvason County Attorney, aid the fttRt'.ive warrant charged Oar-: rett "'unlawfully and with malice aforeUKHmht killed Albert L. Pat terson by shooting him with a gat)." Qarrett i s central figure in the notorious phenut City, Ai.( eleao- up. ELECTION Patterson, sho crusfided against vice, in his election campaign, was killed iest June IS. Patterson won the Democratic nomination, tantamount to elecJaou In Alabama, early last June, His eon, John Patterson, was elected to the office in the No vember election by an overvthtlm- tne maratn. OarreK, member of an , aristo cratic Alabama family, also faces trial under a vote fraud indict ment In connection vath the pri mary election in -which Patterson won the nomination. Qarrett also to under lunacy charges Med against him by Em melt Perry, state circuit solicitor at Birmingham. The fugitive warrant trtslch paced tli way for serving of the indictment wss signed by Bernard F, Svkes, Alabama Assistant at torney general. It was return able to Hussfl! Oountv, Ai. Earlier story as Page 18 Warner Ski Area To Open Official openins of the Warner Canyon s!ti area will be Saturday, December 18, according to George IremonRer, president of tise Fre mont HSRhlanders Ski Club, Iremonger reported the skiiing area has bees increased this year and the two tows extended up the hill. Also the parking area has been enlarged. Preliminary runs were made by Highlander members De cember 12 In order to check the ares before the official opening. If weather conditions permit, the I Hitrhlaoders will operate the tew daily during ennstssss vacation, December a to January S, I Serving with Iremonser as sffi Urs of the Fremont Highlanders Ski Club are Don R. tirohey, Vict j president; Mrs. Robert Ogle, sec-j cleaners." Richard MMttssler, one I retary treasurer; snd Clsir SmSUi, jof fla four ejcpUloed, He Mid fhe I James Howard snd Robert Adsmajfiftlt, Joseph Patterson, may verv j Jr., members of board of directors, jttire out if high ichool ptosis are Don Peters served ss president jsgreesbie, last year, McMsster said the rfcurik or ! - skurJ: ret under toe bouse snd J A.VCJENT ffYY Jieft bis olfactory csUinc esrtr, tONDON ii Feipu-g rsdtejla rm cuirters es coaid get "said Monday thai sa sncient city Is, whiff of susrdcten toat Wjh ! dating back soma 3,SW years hssj school pupils misttt ha hs4 ibeea uncovered oa the ouustirts j aomethtei! Is tfa wttis tbt odiri ief the Bed Chinese capital, Iferous a.'lslr. President Meets With GOP Leaders By MARVTN I ARROWSMITB and JACK BELL WASHINGTON Ut President Eiserjhcwer and Republican Con gres? tonal leaders discussed Ss AdminijtraUcns 1KB Legislative program Monday and Sen. MflM kis R-Coloi smilingly reported cosing dove hsrmcr.y. Tr.e Whltm House sesslos dealt with foretgn as weB ss domestic Issues, with Secretary of Dalles briefing fte OOP leaders for 45 minutes oa Interns tiaral affairs, Whes the ell day meeting re eessed for lunch, newsmen asked MiilUaa whether the session wss harmonious. The Colorado senator, chairman ol the eonJerenee of ail RepBblteaa Etna tors, replied witis a smiles The flueaUoo abort tirmter stemmed from foreign policy dif ferences sucn as those between Eisenhower and Dulies, on th or hand, od Beaate Majority Leader Know land of California os the other, Knowiand atttndei Hn dftv1 meeting, QUESTIONS In response to questions, Milll kiss indtosted Use first sessRm at the mite Bouse dell! vitih ttoes among other things, but he de clined to go info detail. Dm foreigs pciicy phase of Hie discussions came somevhat u a. sinprtee, Eisenhower 3jd indicated is advance tttoufh be did not say po speeiiieaBy 4he meeting; woyl4 desl witli domes'le issues. Xrr announcLnj? pi&ris for the meet feg at his news conference last Wednesday, lbs Fresitart alsa dis ciosed Democratic leaders wi , will be in charge of ire nesf Con Cress triU loin BerrtiUcaas t cenfereace Tuesday to dissosi for. eign poiicy. The chief executive pledged elier the November elections, which gave the Democrats eootrol there would be bipartisan cjiisuii aticrs oa internattaial affans, . DOMESTIC ISSUES In advsncs of the White Dsn meeting, XBowland, Senate rnsc-r ity leader, said he expected the PiesWent to ttrrfi himaeK largeiy to disensstoa of domeytte tssses. Democratic leaders hsvs beem in vited to sit la Bh tie OOP Meu. tensnts for presidential briefirf oa fareips policy ami national de fer -e matters tomorrow. Rep. Bolltoa; tD-Mo' saitf ?e terday he expects tie Democratie eoatroJled Cone re ss to move to ward revising the adnsintetrattei' 1954 iaas revision program so as "to spread B SanefJls of tt re iser to a mach broader mass of people." But Rep. KesUng R-Ti, debating wtta Boiling on an NBC television program, said be ihiois the Democrats will wsii to sieve on taxes tmffl IMS, "whhflt is as election year," The two House members agreed that there is likely to to little general disagreement on foreiga policy. DEMOCRATfC BACKING Sen. Sparkssa D-A.ia! sif U sri interJiew yesterday he ttihfes Elsenhower win get .nearly soH4 Democrsiie backing for his pres ent foreign policy course. Sptrk man saM that after a bsd start. She President ad Secretary of State Dalies have "ngstoed the initiative," and he added; "If flwy continue that, they wBJ find the Democrats to Congress waling to shoaider their fair stare of the burden." gpartmiiB predicted, however, that the President wiB confront strong Democratic opposition ever power, tax, farm aril soma other Issues. . Condition Of Pope Told VATICAN CITY W Sellable Informants ta 0 Vatican S4 Pope Plus XII wss somewhat weaker Monday, but 1 2 ter oi- ficlal statement said his eondtttoa showed a slight improvement. Any change for the orse in his eosdillon woaid be the first since the collapse which Brought istan near death oa Dec 3. He hs nude a slow, tat steady, lain ever since. The reports, snjoflicisl but re liable, from wttiia toe Va'.icaa said the Pope was iavir eatj- eulty to getting food down sod. seemed to be feeimg the stasia of Sunday's big event cc-necrra- tlon of isls good Wend Msg. Oio varast Bsttisis Montinl ss Area- bishop ef Miisn. Teachers Suffer Skunk Attack OCCOQUAK, Vs. un Any shortBge ol teachers In Prtnce William County Ugh school Man- day can be Msmed ea sksk, or skunrs. One or more ef tteas made a weekend is at a rosmlsg bouse where five teachers live. As s rs- sult, st least (our ef them eipeo ea to remain borne Monday, "We've sens our ctotaes to we
