Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 23, 1955, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextU OP OHE30.N EUaSNE, ORE. mem fo) In The- Day's lews Br FRANK JENKINS For days everybody on the Pa. . rific Coast has been talking about the weather (Ugh!! I). Let s change the subject and talk for a moment about politics not who-geta-what-Job politics but the big political swings that affect our national economy. t There are some interesting straws in the political winds. straw No. 1: . Washington dispatches report that the congressional outlook is stormy for the Eisenhower admin, istratiqn's plan to ask five billion dollars for foreign aid which would be a reversal of our present policy to keep foreign aid grad ually shrinking. So far, the pro posal has received a chilly wel come from senators of both par ties. REPUBLICAN Senator Charles Poster of Michigan, for example, .say. he! will regard a five billion dollar' foreign aid request with a "jaundiced eye." Let's take a look at Senator Pot ter. He enlisted in the army in 1942 as a private, rose to the rank of major, was critically wounded . in action in 1945, resulting in the i loss of both of his legs. He didn't ' let that discourage him, and has : gone on to live an active and use , lul life in public service. He is a thoughtful conservative. s i Like Senator Potter, I'm Inclined to look upon INCREASED foreign 11 aid spending with a jaundiced eye. , It is designed to buy good will tor us. I wonder if it does. AMER ' ICANS ARE THE MOST PROS- PEROUS PEOPLE IN THE ! WORBD. Very well-to-do people are seldom popular. ' Witness: .'' "It is easier for a camel to go v. through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the , Kingdom of God." (Matthew XIX ..24.) , ., , . '! Straw No. 2: Congressional APPROVAL (the v disptaches say) is foreseen for a ' farm program containing the ad , .- ministration's "soil bank", plan ' for taking surplus cropland out of 1 pioduction. OOP Representative Clifford Hope of Kansas says: "There will be a farm bill at the : coming session of congress, and the soli bank will be an essential , part of it," . i Democrats, even left-wing Dem ' ocratoi are apeaklng with less fer vor of returning to guaranteed high iHwity-supports for basic crops and- are refraining from speaking with severe disapproval of the soil bank pun. The soil bank plan Is' beginning to look to BOTH SIDES like a good way out of the farm problem po litical dllemna. . ' What of this soil bask buil. hess? : It's good POLITICS. . I doubt if it's good agriculture. About the best that can be said .of it is that it is better than the present subsidy system which is building up huge surpluses to hang . like a dark thundercloud over the markets of the future. The West, in particular, needs to 'study the soil bank proposal carefully. It could result in a big tempor ary boom in the market for grass seeds, of .which the West (and espeetaly the Klamath Basin) Is a heavy producer. But it could also result in huge expansion of grasslands and GRAZING, thus bringing heavy added competition to the West's great livestock industry. Woman Throws Ring In Hat AKRON, Ohio fifi Usually peo ple just toss coins into Billy Wines hat, but this Christmas season a pretty young woman threw in diamond ring. Wines, 43-year-old polio ictim, was sitting in his wheel chair in lront of a downtown department . store v. hen the woman dropped some coins into his hat. He said he looked down after she passed and saw a diamond ring. He told the Akron Beacon Jour nal he hopes the woman can be found so he can return the ring. SHOOTING HOURS .OREGON December 24 OPEN CLOSE 7:04 . 4:3? December 25 OPEN CLOSE 7:04 4:40 CALIFORNIA December 24 OPEN CLOSE 7:03 4:39 December 25 OPEN CLOSE 7:03 4:39 2 , fc 1 -m fries Mve Cents It Paces . KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY,. DECEMBER S3, 1855 Telephone gilt No.S360 Pupils Begin Organizing; EUGENE 11 The U-year-olds are becoming historians, av one school here: ' .' They have 'organized a histor ical society and have staned-gath-ering data from old-time residents in the area around their school, Wilson Junior High. . ' ' Already 114 seventh graders have become members, and have held their first meeting. Monthly meet ings are planned for the future. Between meetings, . the society plans to carry on a research pro gram that will include collecting old photographs of Eugene, Inter viewing senior citizens to get- first hand information, gathering fact's about the history of the district s 20 elementary schools and prepar ing scrap-books on current history in Eugene. Mrs. Frederlca Coons, a social living teacher at Wilson who has been working with the young his. torians, - said the society's first foray into the neighborhood pro duced a surprisingly large num ber of long-time Eugeneans who were happy - to tell about the changes that have taken place here. "Some of the people were a little surprised at first, but they were all helpful," Mrs. Coons said. "The kids got a lot of suggestions about other people they should talk to. The club started its roundup of old-timers with a door-to-door can. vass of several blocks in southwest Eugene. When the students found s resident who had lived here long enough to be Interesting, they start, ed asking questions. . Eventually, the names of cooper ative subjects will be entered on a roster and the students will try to wangle invitations back to their homes for more aetailed inter views, The canvassing and inter views are being -. done by groups oi, jour .or live stuaentv , Xmas Mail Report Given WASHINGTON m Postmaster General Summerfield said Friday reports from 35 large post offices show Christmas letter mail is run ning about 6 per cent above last year. Adding that parcel post volume is up some 9 per cent, Summer i'ielo. said the trend is in line with advance department estimates that holiday mall volume will reach an all-time peak this year. Summerfield declared the de partment is nandiing the annual avalanche "more smoothly than ever before, principally because public cooperation in mailing early s better than ever belore." A department statement said 'The 1953 and 1954 record of hav ing no Christmas mail stacked up in post offices undelivered on Christmas Day anywhere in Amer ica is expected to be repeated this year." History Data VTMit tfX-t, cZZLf XL) i: v DAN MATHIS, 3849 Bisbee Avenue, serviceman for the Ore, gon Water Corp., was shoveling the snow off the sidewalks this morning when the ? o'clock photographer snapped him, t 4- . P r 1 SANTA CAME TO TOWN earlv to shower oift on Florsc Jean , Trowbrid'as. 2-vear-olJ un. : wanted child, whose stepfather, Donald Mler, 2"r-yar-old loqqer, con(eiied beating and kikf lng..her..;A few hour5,'fter the. little girl'i -plight became known, kind-hearted"'K!amath Fall rajident began ihowering her with gifti of 'all kmdc at' the County Juvenile Home. Her tep-' father is under observation at Oregon Stat Hospital. . ' 1 . Weather rORKCAST KlamMh Falli and vicinity: Occasional rain and .now Inrouph Saturday. Hich Satuiday, 38: low Friday night 28. ITiih yesterday 3fi Low last night 26 rreclp. last 24 hours 1.00 Frecip, since Oct. 1 9.71 Same period last year : , 1.81 Normal for period .. . 4.1G no SHOPPING DAY LEFT r Help Fight TS -, t-.tvy OtridMo Saab.J 1 WW!' 'Santa Claus Citizens ' Rally Round Flora Jean By tVLE DOWNING Flora Jean Trowbridge, 2-year-old victim of a cruel and lnhuinan stepfather, could testify Friday that dark clouds do have a silver lining and the true spirit of Christ mas dwells in the hearts of Klam ath Falls residents. ; Flora Jean was taken from a dingy cabin on the outskirts of Klamath Falls Monday by Juvenile officers after she had been severe ly beaten and kicked by her step father, Donald Mler, 29-year-old logger.. Shocking testimony at Mler's as sault and battery; trial was given Students Aid Team Member DUNSMUIR The classmates of, Tony Welch assembled huge j Christmas stocking this week to assure Tony of their best wishes for Christmas. Tony, x senior a'. Punsmuir High School, was injured in iootball scrimmage during a I practice game with Enleipiise ear lv in September. He has been hos pitalized since then. A collection of small gilu was started ay the senior clas at Ihe high school and the stocking was kep; at the home of Gail Yout- vv this week for lusi minute shop-j pers. A -delegation of stuuenl.-; . planned to motor to the McCloud , Hospital on Thursday to give Tony i his stocking. Tony is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Welch of DunsmJir. For six weeks following his in Jury he received treatment in San Franci'cc. Since thrn he has. been in the McCloud Hospital. For' auhile complete paralysis was feared but Tony has regained Ihi use of his upper bodv and has some feeling in his leg.1;. His con-. dltion is still so serious that doc-, tors are not predicting a complete recovery. Sport Fishing Hearing Set ''Oreeen snort fishing regulation tor 195S will be tentatively set fo). lowing a public hearing on Friday- January 13. in the game commis sion's Portland otlice. 1634 S. W. Alder. i The public heating will begin 10 a.m., and winter and summer anghng rules for all gme fish will be covered. I .Followmg a to-Wf ek interval. ! second nearing will be called by the commission on January 27 Falls kuigeon. will be guest speak to set the final regulations for the err.. Sheriff Murray Biltton will IB56 season. , t All person interested art cot-, dully invited lo attend. I 7'.T m Si fa Tuesday by (he girl's mother. She said she didn't want Flora Jean and had no motherly feeling for the child. Within hours after Flora Jean's plight was made known, kind hearted citizens went into action. By Thursday night a room she was occupying In the Juvenile Home was transformed Into a ver itable fairyland. She was showered with all types of clothing, dolls and other playthings. Mrs. Maude Davis, matron at the home, was deluged wllh tele phone calls from persons wanting lo provide - Christmas gills for Flora Jean. "f have never seen a smarter child for her age," Mrs. Davis declared. "Anyono who would abuse hor would have to be crazy." Friday morning, county juvenile officers Fnye Blackmer and Fran cis Mathews announced that Flora Jean had been taken lo Medford by the Boys and Girls Aid So- cieiy. a united f und agency, rnc organization has scores of requests from petsons who want to adopt children. 'There is no doubt but what Flora je3 will lind a wonderful home." Mrs. Blackmer said. "Her mother signed away her right to custody of the child. There Is no f.ufst Ion but what she has n bright luture. It's a rase ol all's well that ends well." District Attorney Richard Bcps ley said Friday that Mler, who confessed beating and klckine ihe r-hild on many occasions, will be kept under observation for 30 days at Oregon State Hospital. II he is not lnentallv deranged, he will then be brought back lo Klamath Falls and sentenced by Dl.strlct Judge D. E. Van Vactor. The mother ol Flora Jean and a young child of which Mler is the father are being cared for by the county welfare department. AA Schedules Annual Party 1 On'- of the big events planned In Klamath Falls for New Year's 1 Eve will be the Alcoholic Anony , mous year-end pany at the AA I Center, 120 Riverside on December It ttill probably be one ot the fw New year social . function in Xlamath Fulls ui which John Barleycorn will not play a role. A bullet, supper, dincing and other emcrtainiiirni will be pre- ced'd by an orxn meeting ai which the Rev. .Galen OnMad, ps- tor ol St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and Dr. Raymond Tice, Klamath be a special guest. The meetina is scheduled for t ab p m. I .WW - if -!iVTj Stars Tell Santa Claus Real Desires HOLLYWOOD Hollywood's face Is as red as Santa's suit to day. , That fellow behind the whiskers last night in the lobby of (he Four Star Theater wasn't really Santa Claus. It was this hefty reporter who fits Santa's suit without the help of pillows. Tlie occasion was the premiere of "I'll Cry Tomorrow." the slory of singer Lillian Roth and her bat tle with the bottle. It was a glittering premiere with most of the big stars In attend ance. None suspected that Santa was something more than a prop for photographers. Else. George Jes se 1 wouldn't have , whispered In Santa's ear: "I want Darryl Zan uck fired so I can get his Job." Jessel is a former Zanuck pro ducer and probably will j-emaln so. And Joan Bennett, who told San la: "I'm ready for anything that Santa can give me." . ' Starlet Judl Jordan, a real doll, was the only one who said she wanted a doll for Christmas. "Preferably feet 1 with blue eyes," she added. ' Talna Elg, the Finnish ballerina under contract lo MGM, said she wanted a baby boy. , Bobby box Idol Russ Tamblyn and his pretly, blonde fiancee, model Venetia Stevenson, want a house. They're getting married in February. , Dana Andrews wants a Mercedes-Benz, the model that retails lor around $13,000. Debbie Reynolds clutched Eddie Fisher's hand and said: "You've already delivered mv present, Santa." The ' two recently were W,i::'---- "' - Miss Roll) says s-he' wauls an Academy Award for Susan Hay ward, who portrays her In the pic lure, and producer Arthur Freed said he wanted "a hit." ' LlbeiHce, dressed almost as flashily as Santa, wllh red bow tie, a ruffled red polka dot evening shirt and red velvet evening slip pers, said. "I'm the fellow who lias everything. All I ask for Is lots of happiness." Choral Service To Be Held The annual candlelight and chor al service of the Congregalional Church. 2154 Garden Avenue, will be presented at 11 p.m. Christmas Eve. Choir director. Is Mrs, Etta Ro len. Dorothy McKinnle is organist. Special music by ihe choir will be "Gesu Bambino." by Paplclro Yon with baritone solos by Glenn Lewis and Foirest Hawley. For rest will also sing "Tile Lord's Prayer" by Mallotle. Nnoml Parker will sing ' Sweet LI'l Jesus Boy." Mrs. Ella Rolen will solo "Ava Maria." by Schu bert. "Gesu Bambino," will be re pealed by the choir. An orghn prelude, "Yuletldc F,choes," Hodson will be played. The postlude will be the "Hallelu jah Chorusm" by Handel. The Rev. Marshall McKinnic Is pastor ot the church. THE WINNING -CHRISTMAS LIGHTING scene it this ont built by Felix Peace, 2331 Garden Street. The contest, staged by the Klamath County Junior Chamber of Commerce, was open to all the residents of Klamath Falls. Peace won a gold trophy (which is presented to the grand priie winner each year by the California Oregon Power Co.) and $25 also given by Copco. A gold plaque was presented to Peace by the Jaycees. Peace won both the lawn scene division award and the grand priie in the contest. - ' 4 l Soldier Makes Way To Isolated Cabin EASTON, Wash. VPi-Sgt. John Koran's feet were blistered and swollen. He was, weary and cold beyond belief. But there was the road. And an inn. And two men. "They looked up and I knew everything was going to be all right." And that was the way the 16-year-old paratrooper from May nard. Maes., described the las, moments of the longest four days he ever spent - four days in snow-clad Cascade Mountain fool hills Into which he plunged on a parachute. Horan was taken lo Madlgan General Hospital at Ft. Lewis dur ing the night and doctors were examining him Friday morning to try to determine the extent of In Jury to his frostbitten feet. Annual Music Festival Set The annual Christmas Festival ol Music will be presented by the First Presbyterian Church, start ing at H p.m. ou Saturday, De cember 24, The program with . a full hour of Christmas music, will be under the direction of Andrew Loncy Jr. Mrs. Albert Herring shaw will be at the organ. The Christmas Eve Festival of Music has been a gift to the public In Klamath Falls for a number of years. The service closes each year with Handel's "Alleluia Chor us." Other numbers to be featured will be by an antlphonal choir in cluding Judy Hndley, Barbara Cus ter, William Davenport, . Robert Davenport and Marvin Nerseth Jr., and a special anthem, "The Shep herd's Story." with solos by Mrs. Marvin Nerseth, soprano: Elton dell, tenor, and Don McKenzle, baritone. Athena Lainpropulos, home for the holidays from the University of Washington, will sing the fea ture solo of the evening. The public is invited to attend the service. Dimes Drive Funds Given The March of Dimes advance Hilts letters have netted the drive $004 as of Thursday, announced Jay Krnksh, Klamath County chair man of the drive. These advance gift letters have been sent out to all the homes in Klnmalh County to stimulate the collection of funds In the anti- polio campaign. The fund drive will be kicked off on January 2, Kroksh said. The following firms and Individ uals have contributed to the ad vance gifts section of the drive. The advance donors are: Charles L. Moore, W. W. Thompson. How ard R. Perrin, City Center Lodge. Carrol B. Howe, Gnnong and Oh- nong. Paul Landry, Mabel C. Mer- ryman, Klamath Ice and Storage Co., Howard Barnhlsel Agency. Klamath Amusement Co., Wyatt Padgett. Geary Bros., Pine Indus trial Relations Committee, P;oplcs Warehouse, Flulirer's Bakery. Dr. Raymond Tlce, F. L. Weaver, F. J. Adams. K. M. Moty, Dr. E. Dletsche, Mrs. Marshall E. Cor nell, Spurs, Roebuck and Co., Dr. Jnmcs H. Noel. W. J. Owsley, Louie's Food Store. Chllcote and Smith. Ralph Hill. Dr. Fred R. Krauel. Swan Lake Mould ing Co.. Charles J. Martin, Dr. Dean H. Osborn, Oregon Water Corp.. Kin niii ih Lumber and Box Co., ana G. C. Lorenz. IIO.MKS OPEN SAN ANOE1.0. Tex. lift Mem bers of the Son Angclo Amateur Ra dio Club will open their homes and radio sets tonight so children can talk to Santa Claus and maybe get tn a last-minute request or two. -Li The story he told of his flgbt for survival was an epio combina tion of pluck, luck and training. Plus s determination to aee agair. his Japanese wife Teruko and their three small children, who landed In Seattle Tuesday from - Japan. She had been waiting at Ft. Law ton in Seattle since being told ber husband was missing, . JUMPED At about 1:30 p.m. last Sunday he Jumped from an Air Force C48 on the pilot's orders. The plane had gone Into a flat spin at 12,000 lect. Horan bailed out at 10,000 and the plane righted Itself before others had to Jump. "I saw a small clearing," he recounted from a cot In a roadside Inn 75 miles east of Seattle. "It ' was covered with deep snow. I landed very good." He began hiking, sinking to his hips time after time in snow eight feet deep. All night he floundered through the drifts until he spotted a cabin in the woods. - "My legs ached. My feet were numb. And I was hungry." Inside the cabin he found some I matches and started a fire. He found some cocoa.- and the only food In the place, and melted snow - tn mnlcA hlnwair m ririnlr WarmMl I and strengthened, be thought of getting out ol the woods en couraged by the distant roar of trucks winding through the sleep Snuqualmle Pass Road. NNOWSHOES He started out on rude snow shoes made of shingles 'and got only 800 feet before his feet and showshoes gave out. Back to the cabin and a night's sleep. Tuesday his luck was no better, the distance traveled no greater before his tortured feet gave up and he went back to the cabin. The third day he knew there could be no turning back. He wrapped his feet In parts of a, parachute, cutting his boots so he could get them on. From a refrig erator in the cabin he took two small shelves and fastened them ' to his feet with parts of his para chute. Then he struck out again. All afternoon and night he floun dered along. An Ice cold ' rain soaked him to the skin. Toward midday yesterday the truck noises began getting closer and louder. t "Then," he said, "I knew t was going to make it. The rain got worse and I got colder, but my hopes were rising, , . . . FOUND MEN j v' ; "X dropped' over the rimof the hill and I could hear cars on the highway and people talking." Around a bend and there were the men and the Inn, and bv chunce a doctor who had stopped to fix some broken tire chains. The inn was 3'i miles south -of the cabin in the woods. Teen Polio Drive Planned Jay Ki'oksb, Klamath County chairman of the 1966 March of Dimes drive announced Friday that Ihe "Teens Against Polio' drive will be slnped by the students of nil the high schools of the county this year. Charles Carlson, principal of Klamath Union High School and Carrol B. Howe, superintendent of Ihe Klamath County school system, Imvc both given their consent for the drives to be held In the schools under their Jurisdiction. Sharon Lander, Rose bur ff High School is the state Teens Against Polio chairman. Roseburg leads the nation In high participation In the March of Dimes, and Oregon as a whole is one of the top states, said Kroksh. Rex Putnam, slate superintend ent ot public instruction, has sent letters to all the high school prin cipals of the state outlining the Teens Against Polio program and tell In (f the principals that this drive is one thai men Lb their interest and cooperation.