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CO? U 0' OKcAiOii LIBHAR EU3ENE, ORE. , Ml; TOffl ..Wi- IHffl -Ho! HumJ We're less than a week Into the year of the big wind and here'a what dominates the . news: Democratic congressional lead era including Oregon's not quite dry. behind the ears yet Democrat, Senator Morse disagree with Ike's report in his State of the ; Union message yesterday that America's outlook Is bright with promise. Morse says this morning: "President Elsenhower Is looking at the world, at home and abroad, through rose-colored glasses." Senator Richard Russell of . Georgia a statesman except for occasional lapses In campaign years when his party Is out of power and wants to get 1ack in says he is not quite as optimistic " as President Eisenhower as to the adequacy of our defenses.' Consider the Democrats' situa tion: . . .If they concede that America's future IS BRIGHT, they haven't a very good argument for getting back Into power. People will then say "Don't change horses in the middle of the stream." "Under the circumstances, the Democratic politicians Just HAVE to be pessimists. i So much for the Democratic politicians. Let's now take a look at the Republican side of the fence. : Day before yesterday GOP Sena tor McCarthy let fly with a hay maker at the Elsenhower admin istration, asserting that it would have a much better record If It would get rid of the Paul Hoff man, the Harold Stassens and the Milton Eisenhowers. 'This morning he blasts Federal Judge. Bailey Aldrloh of Boston for acquitting a former Harvard re search assistant on charges of con tempt of congress. He says the Judge's decision is "ridiculous to the point of being ludicrous.'! ' (Judge Aldrlch ruled that Mc Carthy acted beyond the powers of his sub-committee two years ago in a one-man probe of subversion in defense plants. The man acquit-' ted as a result of the decision had refused to tell McCarthy whether he knew any communists in de tense plants.) "" What's biting McCarthy? I" Well,; a year or so ago he was a, block-buster. Now he's a dud, Ire comes up for re-election a Couple of years hence and he rea lrzes that unless he. sets back into the spotlight he's-a goner. ' I think I'd like to close this rather cynical piece with a little advice ' to. voters .who want their country to be wise and great and prosperous down through the gener ations: , If you are a Republican and face a choice between a statesmanlike Democrat and an anything-Lord-to-get-elected Republican, VOTE :FOR THE DEMOCRAT. If you are a Democrat and face a similar choice between a GOP statesman and an anythlng-for-votes Democratic politician, VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN. We NEED statesmen. We have too many politicians. State Polio List Revealed ' PORTLAND tm There Were 443 cases of polio in Oregon last year 14 of them fatal the State Beard of Health said In its annual summary Thursday. Dr. Harold M. Erlckson, state health officer, said 1955 was the state's third worst polio year, topped only by 1050 when there were 630 cases and by 1952 when there were 483. Twenty-eight per sons died in 1950 from the disease and the 1852 toll was 15. Eighty-six deaths were reported in 1837 but there were only 390 , cases that year. Erlckson said that 297 of 1955's cases were of the paralytic type. This is well above the national average of one paralytic' case for every two cases. He said there were no cases of paralytic polio among any of the Oregon children who received two or more inoculations of Salk vac cine. The health officer also said the upward trend of infectious hepe tltus appeared to be halted with l.OSl cases reported compared with 1.821 in 1954. He said that 1955 was the first year in Oregon's history in which no cases of diphtheria were re ported. Slides Halt Traffic To Reno Travel from Klamath Falls to Reno was hslted' this morning by slides and washouts at Herlong and Hallelujah Junction, 10 miles north of Doyle, according to the Triple A office. This is the Junction of highways 395 and 40-A. Traffic was going through, de touring around to Westwood. The slides are said to have occurred sometime during the night. Highway 101 south from Eureka Is open to all traffic, including le-j gal weight trucks, subject to traf-1 flc delays at numerous points of ; restoration, the report stated. The highway to Eureka through ! Grants Pass and Crescent City is i pen to travel. I Vtrm Ceala It hlM Red China Refuses New Release Date LONDON OB Red China re fused Friday to fix a time limit for the release of Americans the Communists are holding in prison as criminals. Peiping Radio, com menting on Chlnese-A m e r i c a n talks In Geneva, said: "While they are serving their' sentences, they have no right to request permission to return to the United States." The United States has accused Red China of violating an agree ment It made Sept. 10 to permit all American citizens within its control to return home "expedit iously." The Chinese Communists said 27 of 40 Americans had been released so far. Available records show that of 13 still held In custody, nine are missionaries, two are 'businessmen and two are specialists who were aboard an Air Force plane shot down en route from South Korea to Japan. , .' CHINESE LAW "Americans who offended against the law in China' must be dealt with in accordance with Chi nese legal procedures and no time limit can be set for their release," the Peiping broadcast said. "It Is only, when they have com pleted their sentences or when Chi na has adopted measures to re lease them before the completion of their sentences that the question of their exercising the right to re turn can arise." An America n-Chinese com munique Issued in Geneva Sept. 10 said machinery had been set up so the imprisoned Americans could be released "expeditiously." The State Department in Washington interpreted that to mean "prompt ly." Peiping claimed in its broadcast Friday China's sovereign right to adopt what legal measures it sees fit to dispose of the imprisoned Americans' cases "has not only been .recognised by the -American. side m tne toeneva) tain dui is also precisely what has been stip ulated In tne agreement." The Communists charged Amer ican officials had "not only re fused to submit a name list of the Chinese imprisoned in the United States but had failed to adopt measures to enable any Chinese imprisoned in the United States to exercise expeditiously his right to return to China." NO EVIDENCE There has been no evidence any Chinese seeking to return to Red China are imprisoned in the United States. The U.S. government said Dec. 16 all Chinese wishing to leave America had been free to do so at all times since the September repatriation agreement. Peiping Radio said the Chinese people "will not consent to the endless dragging out of the Sino Amerlcan talks" and warned the Geneva discussions had reached a state of affairs which "cannot be considered satisfactory." Henry Wyatt Pleads Guilty PORTLAND 11 Henry Clay Wyatt, an unemployed - cabinet maker, Friday pleaded guilty to the $1,019 holdup of the main office of the First National Bank of Port land. Federal Judge Gus Solomon de layed sentence pending a proba tion officer's study of Wyatt's background.' Wyatt was arrested last month about three weeks after the Thanksgiving eve holdup. Wyatt was a former bartender and night club bouncer in Klam ath Falls. ' . SHOOTING HOURS OREGON January 7' ' OPEN CLOSE 7:06 4:51 January S OPEN CLOSE 7:06 4:5J CALIFORNIA January 7 OPEN CLOSE 7:04 4:50 January S OPEN CLOSE 7:04 4:51 rrica KLAMATH IV?k . r'. . . ..Til UM-iW fcaVtl'lyT'li' sal Unm ii aw 'naai na H "fracas i uraii i ainif it CLEANUP WORK was in progress Friday on the Southern Pacific mainline after two cars of a 90-car freight train were derailed at Modoc Point,. The derailment at 11:05 p.m. Thursday, tied up' service for four hours. The streamliner Cascade en route to San Francisco was held at Chiioquin until the wreckage was cleared away. -''. Grace Kelly To Wed Prince Rainier Soon After Easter PHILADELPHIA 11 Grace Kelly, the movies' blonde beauty with the patrician manner, win marry Prince Rainier III of Mo naco soon after Easter. She said so at a press reception in her parents' home here late yesterday, several hours after the surprise announcement that the Oscar-winning actress- and one of the most eligible bachelors any. where were engaged. Hollywood, used to surprises, has seldom been more, flabbergasted Carrie Kennett Mrs. Carrie Kennett, member of it well known Klamath Falls fnmi ly, died at 3 p.m. January 5 at the family home, 2151 Orchard Avenue. Mrs. Kennett had been in ill health for many months. She was born July 22. 1878 at Burnt Prairie, Illinois, the daugh ter of Dr. R: M. Funkhouse. She was married in Illinois to James O. Kennett. who survives her. The family settled in Spokane, Wash ington, in 1898, and later came to Klamath Falls In 1929. Mrs. Kennett was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving are six sons. Walter Kennett and Wayne "Speed" Ken nett, Klamath Falls, Tom Kennett, and Howard Kennett, Medford. Webb Kennett and George Ken nett, of Redding, California; three daughters, Mrs. Emma Ingrahm, Ashland, Mrs. Ann Brown, Port land, and Miss Ellen Kennett, Eu gene; also 12 grandchildren and eight, great-grandchildren. Two brothers and four sisters, living elsewhere also survive her. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 7 from Uic chapel of Ward's Klam ath Funeral Home with Dr. E. M. Causey, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Final rites and interment will be in Klamatn Me morial Park. Pallbearers will be James Lear, Less Compton, Everett L. Smith, Marlon Barnes, Frank Bogatay and Jim Bell. Crater Skiing Promise High Skiing promises to be good this weekend at Crater Lake National Park Ip Klamath County and War ner Canyon ski area in Lake Coun ty, according to reports this morn ing from both ski areas. No snow fell In the park during the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. today. Skies were overcast and a strong wind was blowing this momtng but the temperature was 26 degrees at 8 a.m. Maximum Thursday was 30 degrees and mini mum last night, 20 degrees. Snow depth is 93 inches com pared with 64 inches last year and 141 inches Jn 1952 Highway 62 is open through the park with chains advised. Chains or abrasive snow tread tires are required on the road from Annie Springs to the rim. The warming hut will be open this weekend, weather permitting. Clear, cold weather was report ed this morning at Lakevlew. There is a good snow pack cov ered by one inch of powder snow In the Warner Canyon ski area. Tows will operate this weekend and will also operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the season. The warming hut will be open when the tows oper ate. The snack bar will be open weekends. FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY C, 195 The little Riviera domain of the handsome 3? - year old Rainier made today a full holiday, keeping up a merry pace set by a Jubilant people when they heard the first radio bulletin. The radio in Monte Carlo, gambling mecca and show piece of the principality, has talked about little else ever since. The prince and ' his 26-year-old serene highness-to-be were toasted in champagne. Flowers were wreathed around their pictures in shop windows. Everyone rejoiced that Ralner at last would take a wife.' ' If he 'were to die '"Vithout "heir his principality, which requires lu 20,000 permanent residents to pay no taxes, 'would revert to French rule with French tax rales pre vailing. nnth Xfku WpIIu nnH lh nvinp are Roman Catholics. Neither has been married before. What's more. Grace said that she was In love only -once before, with, a Philadel phia boy now dead. Thus did she dispose of persistent' rumors until recently of a romance between her and actor Jean Pierre Aumont. The press reception in the big, sprawling house of John B. Kelly, millionaire builder and civic lead er, was gay and informal. A reporter asked Keliy: "How do you feel about this? Are you happy about it?" Sure." said the lather genial ly. "It s all right. Yes, it's fine." When the question was put to Miss Kelly whether she planned a large family, she laughed and nod ded yes. She was about to elabor ate but her mother took it from there, asserting: "Why, certainly she'll have a large family. I'm a grandmother. and I like a lot of gi andchilaren." C. E. Ferguson Death Learned MEDFORD lP) Everett C. Ferguson, 65, managing editor oi the Medford Mail Tribune ' since 1928, died in a hospital here Thurs day after a long Illness. Born in Nebraska. Ferguson moved to Oregon as a child. In 1910. when only 19. he was namer. manager of the Western Union of fice in Salem and began a long 'career in code telegraphy, He later was an Associated Pret.s telegrapher in Salem. Aberdeen and Medford. where he moved In 1914. He served as a Navy ensign in World War It In 1928 he left the. AP to Join the Mail Tribune. His editorials, signed with the initials E. C. F.. were widelv read and often quoted by other Oregon newspapers. Survivors include the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Ford Knutsen, As toria; and a sister. Mrs. Esther Newtm. Los Angeles. Funeral arrangements are pend ing. ' '. Weather FORECAST-rKlamalh Falls and vicinity: Occasional rain and snow through Saturday: windy at times. Highs 35-40; low Friday night 30-35. High yesterday 39 Low last night . 29 Preclp. last 24 hours .... 0 Preclp. slnre OH. 1 , .'. 11.73 Same period laht year 3.20 Normal for period $.11 The Herald and News station KFLW presents a complete cov erage of the weather each eve ning at 5:30 . . . Monday throufh Saturday: the day's weather and a forecast. . jaaft'i.- ; 1 - Freight Train Jumps Rails Two cars of a 90-cav Southern Pacific freight train Jumped the track at Modoc Point. 17 miles north of Klamath Falls, at 11:05 p.m. Thursday tying up mainline traffic for four hours. The Streamliner Cascade, travel ing about 30 minutes behind the freight train, was halted by a radio telephone alarm at Chiioquin. The Cascade was unable to con. tlnuo its run to San Francisco for four houra. . One of the ' derailed cars was loaded J Jth lumber aiKt tif,' other was an empty tank' car. Lumber was strewn for 300 yards along the right of way. District Freight and Passenger Agent. Tom McCarry reported ear ly Friday morning that normal service on the line had been re stored. F. L. Marks, conductor on the freight train, radioed a report on the wreck to division headquarters in Dunsinuir. Within half an hour work crews were dispatched to the scene. Little damage was done to the Tight of way. State's Flood Damage Told SALEM VH The December flood In 14 Western Oregon coun ties caused more than four million dollars In damage. Gov. Paul Pat terson reported Thursday. He said the slate Civil Defense Agency T reported that the Hood caused $2,180,000 damage to pri vate properly, and $2,0ti2,245 dam age to public property. Jackson County suffered the most heavily. Its losses totaled $500,000 to private and (364,000 to public properly. Coos County was next with prl- ate loss totaling $400,000. and (31X1.000 in damage to public prop erty. The public and private property losses for other counties; Benton, $37,750 and $5,500. Clackamas, $100,000 and $115,000. Clatsop, 0 and $50. Columbia. $100,000 and $50,000. Curry, $25,000 and $8,000. Douglas, $243,000 and $300.0. Josephine. $175.00 and $H60,000. Lane, $250,000 and $100,000. Linn. $5,000 and $4,000. Marlon. $25,295 and $15.00. Polk. $142,000 and $278,000. Washington. $250,000 and $5,000. Patterson said the civil defense engineers are now helping counties and cities in preparing applications lor icaerai assistance. National YMCA Week Revealed National YMCA week will be ob served over the nation, and In Klamath Falls, the week of Janu ary 22-29, announced Jim Crlsmon, chairman of the YMCA publicity committee. . This week Is observed every year by the Y to acquaint the public with the aims and accomp lishments of the various age groups which use the facilities. said Paul Campbell executive sec retary oi the Klamath Falls YMCA. During this week the YMCA leaders are planning a series of events for all age groups. There a 111 be an open house, tor all inter ested persons Campbell said. Other members f the publicity committee are Mrs. Clover North, Mrs. R. P. Elllngson Sr., the Rev. Dwayne Proett, Paul Campbell ana James Gelatly, No. 3370 More Rain In Prospect For Coast By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More rain is the prospect for the sopping and sllde-p 1 a g u e d coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest. A five-day forecast of more rain followed a 24-hour period In which strong winds and downpours hit wide areas of the coastal sectors of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Ousts up to 91 miles an hour we.e reported Thursday at Camp bell River, on Vancouver Island. Some roofs were ripped off and there were communication line breaks. DRENCHING KA1NS The Grays Harbor area and As toria. Ore., had drenching rams. Hoqifiam had nearly 3 Inches of rain in 24 hours and Astoria re ported 2.12 inches. Orays Harbor also had some gusts up to 67 miles an hour. The storm raised the Orays Har bor rainfall for the week above e inches, but the rain-accustomed area took it In stride. At Seattle, the Weather Bureau reported the week'a rainfall of 4.20 inches, nearly equalling the normal total for all of January, was the second heaviest rainfall ever re corded In the city far six days In January, "The five-day forecast is for fre. quent rains west of the Cascades, averaging 2 to 4 inches in interior valleys. The prediction for the East aide is tor precipitation above normal. ROUTE CLOSED The Draln-Reedsport Highway, the first route to the coast south of Eugene, was closed by a mud slide that continued to move. The Oregon Highways Department aald the route might not be opened for 10 days. It was the only major Highway Closed in Oregon. Army engineers were working to erect' two .temporary.. Bailey brldjui.' whme .-,l bridge washout on. Highway 09 caused a detour north of Vancouver.. The four-lane concrete span collapsed after Sal mon Creek washed out the under pinning of a section. Many schools were closed in Snohomish County and outlying King County after heavy vehicles, Including school buses. were banned from roads which were softened by a thaw and the rain Red Cross Adds More Flood Relief SAN FRANCISCO 11 The Red Cross said Friday 29,726 families were affected by the Christmas floods In California, Oregon and Nevada. Cecil H. Davis, relief director, said the Red Cross plans to spend eight million dollars for relief. He predicted 10.000 families would reg ister for long-term help. In the three states, Davis said, 1,037 homes were destroyed and 14,424 damaged, 624 other build ings were destroyed and 2,432 dam aged. . The floods, which covered a mil lion acres, caused damage esti mated at 150 million dollars. The death toll waa 7361 in California and 12 in Oregon. Telepho L:;''"pr" f?y i:T)i::iL.. JERRY WHITLATCH, an independent trucker operating out of Klamath Falli and Sacramento, wet caught by the 9 o'clock photographer thii morning in front of a local market whera he wai making a delivery, '; Johnson Leads Fight Against Most Issues WASHINGTON l Hie political skirmishing was on In Congress today with Democrats challenging President Eisenhower on foreign, farm, tax and other major election-year Issues. Senate Democratic Leader Lyn don B. Johnson of Texas signaled the attack, saying the state of the union and the world is not nearly so rosy as Eisenhower pictured It in his annual message to Congress yesterday, Johnson told a news conference the "political overtones" of the President's message "are the sub ject of deep disappointment and great regret" to those who have tried to cooperate with the admin istration in the national interest. Sometimes criticized by other Democrats for not opposing Eisen hower's proposals more vigorous ly, Johnson continued: "Most Americans know that the domestic situation is not as rosy as it is pictured and that the In- Alaska Stand Asked Of Ike WASHINGTON 11 Democratic committee chairmen who hold the reins on statehood legislation called President Elsenhower Friday to say yes or no on Alaska. If the President comes out flat- footed for Alaska we'll report both it and Hawaii out," declared Sen. Jackson ID-Wash), chairman of the Senate Territories subcommit tee. 'I'm willing to give the state hood bills another try It I get defi nite word what the White House wants in an Alaska statehood bill and assurance that the President will sign It," said Rep, Engle ID- Cam), chairman of the House In. sular Affairs Committee. The President's call Thursday for "progress" on Alaska stale hood during the present session of congress brought this retort from Engle: "The lack of progress during last year's session can be attributed directly to the Inability of the White House to make up its mind wnat Kind ot Alaska bill it wanted, We offered to write anything the President desired as to authority for military, 'reservations Alaska.!' , r... . Racket Trial Jury Picked SANTA CRUZ (UP) A Jury of seven men and five women was chosen yesterday to hear the pin ball protection trial of Raymond Jehl and Sam Mlano. " After the Jury was chosen, the trial was recessed until Monday. Jehl, once a "vice consultant" to Dlst. Atty. Charles L. Moore Jr. of Santa Cruz County, and Mlano are accused of extortion and bri bery conspiracy charges. In addi tion, Jehl Is also accused of gamb ling charges. Mlano, who has said he Intends to turn state's evtttence in the trial, got some bad news from five establishments In San Mateo County where his plnball machines are located. Operators of the establishments, scattered along the coast from Half Moon Bay south, were or dered to disconnect the devices "until further notice." The notice enme from the sheriff's office, Mlano's pinball permit In San Mateo County expired Dec. 31. The Board of Supervisors refused to renew It until the charges against Mlano are cleared up. ternational situation is ona of deep concern." He said the administration had become "frantic about the farm situation" and was rushing out a program to appeal to the voters particularly those in the Midwest in this year's elections. Commenting on Elsenhower's call for payments on the national debt before tax cuts, Johnson said the Republicans had been bragging for months about reducing taxes 7 1 b billion dollars in a period of deficit spending. Chairman Byrd (D-Va) of the Senate Finance Committee backed Eisenhower's statement that in a time of prosperity the nation could not afford to go further in debt to cut taxes. He said also he Is nleased bv the budget prospects Elsenhower outlined, "but I am disturbed by the fact that it (the message) indi cates proposal of additional expen ditures in a half-dozen or more nondefense categories ..." Sen. Oeorge (D-Ga), a Finance Committee member, reiterated his determination to push for a tax reduction for those in the low and middle income brackets as soon as budget balancing is in sight. Senators Carlson (R-Kan) and Flanders (R-Vt) also expressed hope that taxes still can be cut, NOTHING NEW ' , Chairman Cooper (D-Tenni of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee said he wants see the President's Jan. 16 budget message before discussing tax cuts, what Elsenhower said yesterday offered "nothing new," said. . Regardless of what finally is done on Individual tax relief, quick congressional approval is regarded as likely for Elsenhower's request for another year s extension of ex isting excise and corporation in come for another year's extension of existing excise and corporation income tax rates, now due to drop April 1 to pre-Korean War levels. Chairman Ellender (D-La) and Sen. Aiken (R-Vt) of the Senate Agriculture Committee, awaiting a, special farm message, from Elsen hower Monday, promised to attack the problem of falling farm prices on a "nonpartisan basis." But this peace move seemed likely to be restricted and short lived in -view ot trie attitude of ' Johnson and other Democrats,. Sen. Humphrey (D-Mlnn) de manded in an outbreak ot 6enat debate yesterday that Elsenhower "keep the promises' he made to agrloulture in 1952, CRASH -PBORAM-,,.-Ail--i . Sen. Russell (D-Oa) said In an interview that any "crash pro gram" such as he thought the El senhower administration Is likely to sugfrcst -"could .. require appro priations running Into the'bllltona.'. He referred particularly to pro posals for a soil bank, under which fhrmers would be paid m cash or surplus crops for taking some land out of production. He said he might support a soil hank proposal "after I find out what the costs will be." Present farm programs, he said, are cost ing a billion or mora dollars a year. Rep. Abernelhy (D-MIss) told the House yesterday that any pro gram Secretary of Agriculture Benson submits will wear "the gaudy garb of partisan politics." Ike, Benson Prepare Policy KEY WEST, Fla. (V President Eisenhower and Secretary of Agri culture Benson confer here today on a fresh appeal to Congress for "Immediate and drastic attention" to the problem of slumping farm Income. .... Before them was a draft of a special farm message Elsenhower will send to Congress Monday. In his State of the Union mes sage yesterday, the convalescing President dealt with the crop price decline In general terms. "Our national farm policy, so vital to the welfare of farm people and all of us, must not become a field for political warfare," he said. "Too much Is at stake." In a discussion of his State of the Union message lilmed here for later radio and television use, Ei senhower called for "Immediate and drastic attention" to the farm problem, which he termed serious. . In the message itself, he said: "Our farm people are not shar ing as they should in the general prosperity. They alone of all ma jor groups have seen their Incomes decline rather than rise." He said the government's objec tive must be "to help bring pro duction into balance with existing and new markets, at prices that yield farmers a return for their work In line with what other Am ericans get." Mediator Enters Launch Strike SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Feder al Mediator Oeorge Hillenbrand in tervened today in the three-day-old tug and launch strike in 8an Francisco Bay and the Bacramen to and San Joaquin rivers, Hillenbrand expected to meet wllh each side In an attempt to compromise wage differences. Representatives of management and the Marine Engineers Benefi cial Association met yesterday, but no progress was reported. Meanwhile, two companies oper ating a total of five tugs, Berkeley Transportation and Seaborne Tow big, were reported to have agreed to union demand;, , l
