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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-
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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. After only one day vi Li
eut shoes, they have suspended a
"strip strike" for higher pay and
Improved working conditions.
They had plenned to report for
work wearing less and le.'-s each
day until their demands were met.
The original schedule called for pa.
Jamas by Aug. 22, and after that
only loin cloths.
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