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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1955)
PAGE EIGHT HERALD AND NKWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST T8. 195S County Court Ok's Closure Of Swan Lake Area Roads Tub KWtlatu Cuuiity Court Wednesday afternoon decided to vacate three coun'y road leading inti Swan Lake Valley following a public bearing in the morning. The roads had provided access for deer-hunting on public Taylor Grazing Act lands, which are leased from the government for yrazing purposes. Tiie county court, in mnking its decision, pointed out that the roads In question only directly alfectcU one 40-acre tract of public lnnd. vhl!e some 10 tracts are served by another county road from the Lakcvlew highway. A lively debate between sports men and landowners in the area FFA, 4-K Club Holds Picnic MAUN More than 400 4-H C!ib members, lenders and parents and members of the Mnlln Chan ter of Future Farmers of America were guests at a poiluclc picnic and swim at the Malin pool Sun day evening. Tie event was sponsored by the Malln Livestock CK'b le-.t'crs, Tructt Weatherby and Elmon Ken yon of the Pic Club; Earl Wilson and Wayne Fish of the Beef Club : and Keith Gentry of the Sheep Club. In the prst the picnic has . been for livestock club members only. This year, FFA members and their adviser, Jim Conroy, and his family were guests. Other guests included Francis A. Skin ner, Klamath Counly 4-H agent and his family. The Malin Grain and Feed Com pany, of which Wayne Klsk Is owner, was host for the swim. Coffee was furnished by the FFA chapter. Frank Hale, manuger of the swimming pool, and Junior swim Instructor Carol Vacknltg, supervised the swim. ensued during the hearing. S?ven. teen landowners had petitioned the court to seek closure of the roads. The action was opposed bv the stale game commission, the Klam ath Sportsmen Association and the Klamath Archery Club. Over 700 names were signed on two petl. lions presented by the latter two t roups. The roads t3 be vacated are Applea;Ue. Whlteline and Bcnsin ger. They branch out nprlh and cast from Oregon Tech, and have been in use since the early 1900 s. William Canton, county surveyor, told the more than 30 people as sembled before the court that the roads saw very little use and were in P"or condition. He said that other counly roads provide access tu the public lands. Dick Maxwell, attorney for Maude E. Liskey, one ol the prin cipal landowners In the area, said GOP Chiefs Plan 11956 Convention ' SAN FRANCISCO (UPl Mem 1 bcrs if the arrangements commit j lee of the Republican party met I with San Francisco traiupoi ;aiion groups today to niake pluns lor the 1956 GOP national convention at the Cow Palace. The transportation groups, in cluding the Municipal Railway, Grayline Bus Company and taxi cab companies, outlined plans to get people to and irom me cow Palace. Yesterday the GOP committee, headed by H. Meade Alcorn of Connecticut, studied His room sil untlon and reported "sallslaclory progress is being made to assure sufficient housing for the conven tion delegations." Tne committee predicted that the 1956 convention would be the "finest In the party's history." that the roads served no public function, and that all the landown ers had signed the petition (sling for closure. "Only one 40-acre tract Is touched by this road," be said, 'and there Is adequate access by other ways to the public domain." L. M. Mathlsen. regional di rector for the game commission, said that the road was adjacent ta 1,400 acres of public land, which was surrounded by private hold ings. He pointed out that the deer pop ulation is Increasing In that area, and revealed that 13 deer were bagged by 36 hunters on the morn ing of the opening day of hunting season last year. He added that continued In crease In the number of deer would result In an overuse of the range food supply by the deer and livestock. Jack Marshall, a landowner In Pwan Valley, spoke for the clos ure and said that It was hard to r-n livestock with too many hunt ers around at one time. 'For the past two years tne landowners have issued hunting permits on a first-come, first-serve ba.-ls every weeit auring uic am son." he said. "Too many hunt ers are harmful to the property nr.d make It hard for us to round up our cattle." Dr, R. A. Wood of the Klamath Sportsmen group remarked that the landowners "have turned the area Into a private hunting re serve. "It should either be closed to all or opened to all," he said. Elmer Balslger. member of the game commission, related that it was wrong for the landowners to keep people out of the Taylor Graz ing area and still complain about wildlife damage. Lynn J. Zlegelmeyer, speak ing for the Klamath Sportsmen, read from a prepared statement telling what the group thought of the matter. "We don't want control of hunt- SOMETHING MEW. 15 UP TO UNDER THE 00 Mew irepinj im CAR - FURNITURE - NOTE '( - ' ;v i " , i '--...' ... . 'i-re 7 j&tSWBjT CO. W 1 EASY TO MAKE payments mruoor fAVAfS TO PAR i rOVP CAQi 'CHECK WITH CHUCK' AND Combine YOUR Bills 24 PAYMENTS TO REPAY FREE PARKING MAKE PAYMENTS AT DRIVE-IN WINDOW New And Used Cars - Financed At Bank Rates! PRIVATE SALES FINANCED miQR INVESTMENT 531 South 6th CO. Phono 3325 Ir.g areas to be In the bands of a few people." he said. "We object to the preference that is shown. "If this closure Is permitted It will permit a sizeable Increase In the local deer herd of this area resulting in a proportionate in crease In the annual deer damage of the surrounding farm land," he said. He pointed out that developments such as these clotures only result In widening the breech between the farmer and the sportsman and reduce chances for mutual cooper ation and respect between the two groups, Zlegelmeyer revealed that the Klamath Sportsmen Association is trying to educate the public to un derstand the problems of the farm er and to acquaint hunters with Ihr rules of good sportsmanship and hunter conduct. Hal Ogle of the Klamath Forest Protective Association said that his group was neutral on the proposed closure as long as access roads veie available to fight fires. Barley Growers Hope For Warmth PORTLAND Wl Willamette Valley barley growers are hoping tor another 30 days ol warm weather. Walter Olesy, a Monroe dealer, said Wednesday that would permit them tc harvest a rich crop of some 100.000 tons. Brewers were reported to be making strong de mand for the barley, which la of a high grade. The harvest already Is urder way in the Eugene-Monroe area with the first price quoted at S47 a ton. Deadline for the last of the harvest is mid-September. According to Glesy the crop will net some 6 million dollars to the 2,900 to 3,000 growers in the valley. VISITOR HOUSTON, Tex. W Leopold Sto kowski Is visiting Houston for the lirst time since he signed as music director for the Houston Symphony Orchestra. The 73-year-old maestro planned to inspect Houston's new air-conditioned music hall today and meet the members of the 80- piece orchestra. Young Driver Saves Lives SAN FRANCISCO (UP) An 18-year-old motorist was credited today with saving the lives of a sccre of pedestrians and motorists when a runaway truck careened down a sleep hill at a speed esti mated at 50 miles an hour. The youth. Wally Allred, was driving down Union St. about 0:30 p.m. yesterday. He had Just crossed the Larkin St. intersection when he saw the truck moving Airmen Unhurt In Bomber Crash SACRAMENTO (UPl Three men narrowly escaped death last night in a crash of a B26 light bomber at McClellan Air Force Base here. Slightly Injured were Capt. O. W. Copeland, Lt. E. L. Cuzine, the pilot, and T. Sgl. B. G. Jones, all from Sacramento. The plane, on a routine training flight, crashed as it was coming in for a landing at the base. down the sidewalk toward Polk St. No one was at the wheel. I Allred immediately drove his, car along.-lde the truck, finally getting ahead of it. "I tooted my horn all the way down the hill," he said, "the peo ple on the sidewalk Jumped to safety." The truck hit a building, bounced off another truck, swung out Into ithe street and around a parked car. Finally ,t crashed into a steel .Municipal Railway utility pole next to a bus zone. No one was in the zone at the time. The owner of the truck, Joseph F. Ciatti. 49, a building contractor, was cited for improper parking. TOl'R KN'DKD RUBTSOVSK, Siberia I.PI A group of 12 American farmers and agriculture specialists wound up a month s tour of the Soviet Union Thursday, viewing the virgin fron tier lands here and in Akmolinsk, in the Kazakh Republic. They were scheduled to .loin late Thurs day for a flight returning to Moscow. Police Recover Stolen Auto City police Wednesday nlcht re covered a car which was stolen In Newel), California, some time during the last few days. The car was found In the park ing lot of a local tavern after the car's owner notified them he had information the car was there. Owner Is Edward A. King, New ell. California. A $1,000 v.arrant for the theft ol the car is bilng held in Alturas, California. It is for the crret of Joe Oedman alias Rhodes. He is described as 55 yecr old; a feet 0 inches and 175 pounds. ' "STRIP STRIKE" NEW DELHI iPi Government clerks have decided to keep their shirls on. 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