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WASHINGTON W A bill to free
natural gas producers from direct
federal price controls was passed
by the Senate last ntght 53-38 and
sent to President Elsenhower.
Both backers and opponents, in
the three weeks of Senate debate
which preceded the vcte, predicted
Eisenhower would sign the bill into
lav.
Opponents said that would bring
a sharp rise in householders' gas
bills. The bill's chief Senate spon
sors, conceding there might be
some slight Increase, said the long-
In The-
Day's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
This is written at Coronado.
where the California Newspaper
Publishers Association is holding
Its 64th annual convention. In the
68 years since 1887, the news
paper has come a long way.
Back In the , 19th century, the
newspaper at its best was a PRO
FESSION. At its worst, it was a
racket.
On the average, the newspaper
was then a way of life. People
didn't then go into the newspaper
business to make money. In itself,
it wasn't looked upon as a career.
If young men in those days were
thinking in terms of a career, and
took the newspaper into their
thinking, they thought of it as a
stepping stone leading up to a
POLITICAL career.
The newspaper was then apt to
be regarded as a door leading into
politics.
All that has been changed. The
newspaper in America is now an
INDUSTRY. In our huge metro
politan cities, it is BIG industry.
It involves an investment r tuning
lar, lar up into tne millions. The
, investment includes huge build
ings, vast and complicated ma
chinery and staggering Invoices in
the way of raw materials.
From the standpoint of payroll
lone, it must be looked upon as
an industry. In any city, large or
small, the newspaper payroll will
rank in size well up toward the
top. . . .
The day when.- an- awbUibus
Journalist could get into business
with a shirt-tailful of type and an
old jiandpress is definitely gone.
Back in the eighties, when the
California Newspaper Publishers
Association was born, the ideal
team for a weekly newspaper was
a husband who had a nose for
news and a talent for writing
stirring editorials that would lead
his readers to vote the ticket
straight and a wife who could set
type.
Here at the Hotel Coronado,
where the CNPA is holding its
68th annual session, the corridors
are full of tales of California week
lies that have just been sold for
a hundred thousand dollars.
But let's get away from all that.
I'd like to talk today of a more
interesting change that has come
about in the newspaper.
In those earlier days, the news
paper was distributed chiefly by
mail. Postage was free in the
county of publication. Newspapers
were carried in the mails at a
very low rate which meant, in ef
fect, a subsidy from the federal
government.
That too has changed. News
papers are now distributed chief
ly by their own carriers. These
carriers buy their papers from the
newspaper, just as a retailer buys
his stock from the wholesaler,
and resell them to their customers.
We cnlt these carriers "little mer
chants." It Is of these little merchants
that I'd like to speak in this piece.
There are ten of them at this con
vention. They were chosen from
among the tens of thousands of
newspaper carriers in California.
They are clean, handsome and
ALERT.
In no way are they out of place
in this convention which includes
some of California's most success
ful business and professional men
for the modern newspaper Is
both a business and a profession.
They are here as representatives
of the California Newspaperboy
Foundation, which is their seg
ment of the newspaper business.
In the state of California are
some 50.000 newspaper boys. These
boys handle some 20 million dol
lars every year.
They are the newspaper boys of
today. To a surprising extent, they
lepresent the business leaders of
tomorrow. The newspaper has no
prouder boast than the large num
ber of America s most successful
business and professional men who
got their start as newspaper car
riers. I d like to quote here a recent
statement by J. Edgar Hoover, the
able and respected head of the
FBI. who says:
"Among the 600.000 newspaper
bovs in the United States, LESS
THAN ONE PER CENT BECOME
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS."
That is a record that our indus
try can be proud of and IS proud
of.
And yet ,!
There are people who say that
employment of these young Ameri
cans to deliver newspapers to their
subscribers constitutes EXPLOI
TATION and ought to be forbidden
by law.
With that, I can't agree. i
Expected
term effect would be beneficial.
They argued that removal of fed
eral regulation would stimulate
exploration and thus result in a
more adequate supply of gas.
All efforts to change the bill
were beaten down by margins
similar to that on final passage
The Senate then accepted a ver
sion which the House had approved
209-203 last year in place of the
one drafted by lta own Commerce
Committee.
That action . bypassed another
test in the closely divided House.
On the final Senate test, 31 Re
publicans and 32 Democrats voted
lor the bill. Opposing it were 14
Republicans and 24 Democrats.
The vote came at the end of a
101 3-hour Senate session.
A disclosure by Sen. Francis
Case (R-SD) that he had rejected
a proferrcd $2,500 campaign con
tribution, which he said seemea
to be Intended to sway him for the
bill, apparently had little, effect on
the final tally. Case, as he had
said he would do, voted against
the bill.
John M. Neff of Lexington,
Neb., insisted there were "no
strings attached" to his offer of
the money to Case.
With the bill Itself out of the
way, Senate leaders arranged to
press today for a bipartisan In-
FRANK HURD
Hurd To File
For Judgeship
,
Frank W. (Pop) Hurd. a color
ful figure in Klamath Falls civic
affairs for many years, announced
Tuesday that he will file for the
nomination for county Judge oa the
Republican ticket. , -. ,'
Hurd. who says he is only seek
ing one term as county judge,
promises to devote his full time to
the job, if he Is elected.
"I won't forget that I am a serv
ant of the people," he declared.
"The county Judgeship Is a full
time Job and the man who holds
It should not be engaged with out
side interests. All he is, after all,
is a hired man for the county.
"Not only is the county Judge the
chairman of the board of county
commissioners and custodian of
county property," ne continued.
"but he also should act as a public
relations man for the county."
Hurd has been an employe of
J.W. Kerns Oregon Ltd. for the
past 10 years. He has devoted a
great deal of time to welfare and
improvement programs In Klam
ath Falls.
He was born in Williams. Iowa.
February 19. 1889. He is married
and has three sons and two daugh
ters. One of his sons, Horace (Red)
Hurd, is a former sports editor of
the Herald and News, and at pres
ent is on the news staff ot the
Portland Oregonian.
Albania Makes
Balloon Charge
LONDON 'iP Communist Al
bania, following the Kremlin lead.
Tuesday accused the United States
of floating "explosive balloons car
rying photographic equipment and
propaganda leaflets" over Albania.
A Tirana radio broadcast, heard
here, said the bailoons menaced
air transportation, endangered the
lives of Albanians and violated
the nation's sovereignty.
The broadcast said the balloons
were being released by the priv
ately financed Radio Free Europe,
with headquarters hi Munich.
"Albania demands that the
United States take immediate
measures to stop this criminal ac'
tivllv," the broadcast said.
The Albanian protest followed
complaints by Ru'-'la and Easi
European satellites that U.S. agen
cies were sending balloons over
Communist areas with leaflets or
observation equipment.
OBSERVER ARRIVES
DAMASCUS. Syria (.1 The
chief U.N. Palestine truce observ
er, Canadian Ma). Oen. E.L.M.
Bums, arrived by plane Tuesday
and began discussions with Syrian
officials on his proposal to ease
tension around the Sea of Galilee.
Burns suggested two weeks ago a
"gentleman's cease - fire agree
ment" between Syria and Israel.
if, j.tv, rVO
To
vesication Into circumstances of
the Incident.
The closeness of the vote In both
branches of Congress Indicated
that proponents probably could not
muster tne two-thirds majority
which would be required to enact
the bill over a presidential veto
but such a veto is not considered
likely.
Rep. Harris (D-Ark) and Sen
Fulbright (D-Arkl, the sponsors,
predicted Eisenhower will sign the
bill.
Proponents contended that "bur
densome" regulation of natural
gas prices bv the Federal Power
Commission discourages produc
tion and would result in scarcities
in years to come. They argued too
that there are no similar federal
controls on competing fuels such
as oil and coal.
Opponents asserted that lifting
controls would mean a 600 to 800
million dollar hike In consumer
gas bills and a multlbilllon-dollar
"windfall" to big oil companies
owning most of the gas.
Proponents say that consumers
would be protected by a provision
that pipelines' wholesale rates to
local distributing utilities must not
reflect more than a "reasonable
market price" paid to producers
The effect of the bill is to nullify
a 1954 decision by the Supreme
Court that the FPC had a duty to
fix wellhead prices for gas soid to
companies for shipment through
Interstate pipe lines. Previously,
the commission held that the 1938
Natural Gas Act did not give it
such authority. A 4-1 majority of
the present commission backed the
legislation.
Loan Group
Plans Meeting
More than 100 farmers and their
wives of Klamath and Lake coun
ties are expected to attend the
annual meeting of the Klamath.
Lake National Farm Loan Asso
ciation on Friday, February 17,
at the Wlnema Hotel.
The association will be host at
a luncheon In the Camas room of
the hotel at noon.-
During the business- sessions
which follow, two directors will
be elected to three-year terms suc
ceeding Vancil A. Withers ot Pals-
ley and William F. Jlnnette of
Merrill whose terms expire.
Holdover directors are L. J
Horton of Poe Valley, president of
the association for the last several
years and Cattleman of the Year
Bryant Williams, Spring Lnke;
Roy Gooding, Pine Grove, all of
Klamath County; W. Warren Max
well and Fred R. Peat, both of
Lakevlew. -
Principal speaker will be Fred
A. Knutsen of Spokane, a native
Oregonian, and recently elected
president of the Federal Land
Bank at; Spokane. Also attending
will be Delos C. Puts of Spokane,
regional manager lor the state of
Oregon.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity: Fair through Wednesday
with patches of morning fog. lllghs
40-43. Lows Tuesday night 28-33.
Hlfch yesterday 3t
Low last nlRht ...6
Preclp, last 24 hours . 0
Prerlp. since Oct. 1 . 15.33
Same period last year 3.85
Normal for period 7.16
CIVIL SERVICE STRIKES
JERUSALEM, Israel, lfl Eight
thousand high-ranking Israeli civil
servants, most of them doctors,
went on strike for more pay Tues
day. Skeleton staff are manning
hospitals.
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CLARENCE BENNETT, left, l03' Pine Street, and Billy Adlcim.
233 Cedar Street, were stopped by the 9 o'clock photogra
pher this morning esthey trooped to Riverside School.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY,
Price Five Cents 14 Pages
A LUNCHEON MEETING Monday noon at the Wlnema Hotel drew Boy Scout council officers
and the operating committee of the Modoc Area Council-together for planning meeting in
preparation for a review dinner on Wednesday, February 8, at which repreientativet of the
National Council will be present. Those attending the luncheon were standing, left to right,
Jim Harpole, Boy Scout executive; Jerry Thome, district executive; John Robinson, activities
chairman;. James Pinniqer, advancement chairman; Cal Peyton, camping chairman. Seated,
same order, William Ely, council treasurer; Harold Ashley, council Commissioner; J. Vern
Owens, finance chairman; Ronald E, Phair, council president and George Elliott, training chair
man. Members of the council not present are Winston Purvine, organiiation and extension chair
man and Dr. Raymond Tice, health and safety chairman.
Congressional Committee
Votes To End Sarena Probe
WASHINGTON Wl A Joint con
gressional committee voted Tues
day to end its inquiry into the
grant of 15 disputed mining patents
to Al Sarena Mines Inc. in Ore
gon's Rogue River National For-,
est . . '. - -- '
Sen. Scott (D-NC). who has pre
sided over the Investigation, said
the agreement was reached utter
Charles and Herbert McDonald,
brothers and principal officers of
Ihe Oregon firm, advised him they
did not desire to testily.
Scott said Secretary of the In-
Heart Attack
Takes Reckard
PORTLAND lft Ken Reckard.
48. manager of the Springfield
Chamber of Commerce, died at a
hotel here early Tuesday while at
tending the Washlngton-O r e g o n
Chamber of Commerce executives'
conference.
Death at 5:30 a.m. apparently
was due to a heart attack. How
ever, an autopsy was ordered.
Reckard was nominated secre
tary of the Oregon Chamber Ex
ecutives Assn. Monday night and
was elected to the post by the
organization's executive board
Tuesday morning before word of
his death was received by officers.
The board then named R. Frank
Tucker. Klamath County Chamber
manager to succeed him.
Reckard became manager of the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
last month, succeeding Frank
Lockman who resigned. Prior to
coming to Springfield, Reckard had
served for four years as manager
of Uie North Bend Chamber.
terior McKay has not responded
to the Joint Senate and House sub
committee's Invitation and "appar
ently" does not desire to appear,
McKay Is now out of the city
but wHI be permitted to testify if
he wishes to upon his return; cott
said. .
The decision to end the pro
longed proceedings was reached at
a closed session of the committee.
Scclt said the hearing record
would be held open another 10 days
to permit members to submit any
additional data.
Tile joint committee agreed to
meet Feb. 21 to resume its hearing
into forest management policies of
the Indian Service. Bureau of Land
Management and Forest Service.
It was during hearings on this
subject in Ihe West last fall that
the committee launched Into its in
vestigation of the controversial
Sarena patents.
Clarence A. Davis, undersecre
tary of the interior, has assumed
full responsibility for the patents
which he approved in VM while
department solicitor. The Bureau
of Land Management In 1951 rec
ommended against the patents,
saying the 15 claims did not show
sufficient mineralization.
Democrats contend the Sarena
company was more interested In
"timber mining" than in the min
erals. They say the company has
done no mining since 1943 but has
cut an estimated $100,000 in timber
from the claims.
Davis and Republican members
of the committee contend he had
no recourse under the law but to
grant the patents upon a showing
of a valid mineral discovery.
Algeria Bans
Public Meets
ALGIERS ifl The local gov
ernor banned all public gatherings
in Algiers Tuesday as Premier
Guy Moliet began talks with In
dignant French colonists opposing
concessions to Moslem nationalists.
Starting his search for peace in
France's guerrilia-torn North Af
rican territory, Moliet first re
ceived representatives of war vet
eran groups. Their rioting on hU
arrival Monday made clear they
want the bloody 15-month-old rebel
lion put down sternly and no re
laxation of French dominance In
the area.
Already the colonists had handed
the Socialist premier a stinging
defeat. Their violent demonstration
forced him within two hours of his
arrival to accept the resignation
of Oen. Georges Cniroux from the
pec in 1 Cabinet post Moliet creat
ed a week ago lor Algeria. Cat-
roux, due here Friday to take up
his post, was the demonstrators'
chief target.
The veterans, through a "Com
mittee of Public Safety" they
formed, called for reorganization
of the French army along guer
rilla lines. They demanded that
France use all means to slop al
leged Egyptian and Libyan aid of
the nationalist rebels, that French
sovereignty be maintained In Al
geria and that Moliet drop any idea
of a ainuje representative Algerian
Assembly in which the eight mil
lion Moslems would outvote the
country's million Europeans.
such an assembly was a key
point in the ideas for Algerian
peace advanced by Moliet during
the recent French election campaign.
FEBRUA"" '. 1W
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Admiral Okays
Rescue Plan
Aboard The U.8.S. Arned En
Route to New Zealand 11 Rear
Adm. Oeorge J, Dufek, command
er -of the U S.) Deep Freeze.lask
feree, Tuesday1, approved, a dra
mfltio plan for a Navy patrol. bom
ber to fly from Maryland to Join
the search for a plane missing
five days In antarctica with seven
men aboard.
A twin-engine Neptune took off
Monday from Fatuxcnt Naval All-
Station, Md., via South America
to Little America V, Operation
Deep Freese's main base on Hain
an Bay.
The P2V Is flying by way of
Puerto Rico and South America,
the shortest route to the antarctic.
The missing plane, a single-en
gine De Havllland Otter, disap
peared Friday while flying from
Marie Byrd Land to Little Amer
ica with some members of a trail
blazing party whose vehicles had
broken down. The last radio voice
contact wllh the Otter was 87 min
utes after takeoff. An SOS, appar
ently from the plane, was received
Saturday.
Extensive plans were made for
Increased facilities for searching
for the Otter. Dufek canceled or
ders for two four-engine Skymast
ers in New Zealand to be alerted
for a flight to the antarctic. It was
hoped these large-wheeled planes
could fly directly to McMurdo
Sound, land on the Ice to refuel,
then search the area east of Little
America. However, McMurdo re
ported the Ice unsuitable for land
ing. A second Otter has reached Lit
tle America V aboard -the ice
breaker East Wind and will be
ready soon to Join the search. A
third Otter is standing by at Mc
Murdo ready to fly to Little Amer
ica as soon as weather permits.
STRIKE, CALLED OFF
SYDNEY. Australia (A Union
leaders called off the three-week-oltl
strike of 21.000 dock workers
Tuesday. They agreed to refer the
dockers' wage demands to an ar
bitration court. Shipowners have
ollered an hourly Increase equival
ent to seven cents. The unions want
double that. Some 200 ships are
idle in Australian ports.
Norblad May Run For GOP
Governor Nomination
PORTLAND Ml Rep. Waller,
Norblad said Tuesday he Is think
Ing about running for the Repub
lican nomination for governor to
fill out the term of Gov. Paul Pat-
terson who died unexpectedly last
ween.
Norblad. 47. Is In his sixth term
In Congress and suld recently he
would
seek re-eleclion, This
thouch
was before Patterson's
dealh.
Norblad
said he would confer
with Republican party leaders and
othern for several days before
maklng up his mind whether to
seek Ihe governor's chair, a posi
tion his lather, A. W. Norblad,
once held.
Norblad has been discussed as
a potential Republican candidate
for the U. B. Senate position held
by Democrat Wayne Morse. But
he said he woula not run for that.
Whether he runs for the governor
ship, he said, depends on the con
ferences he has planned In coming
days.
He will be in Portland, two or
Solons Slate Probe
Of Campaign Proffer
WASHINGTON I The Senate
Tuesday created a special commit
tee to investigate the offer of a
(2.500 campaign contribution to
Sen. Case (R-SDI during the gas
bill fight. But Democrats on the
Senate Elections subcommittee
jumped the gun and summoned
Case to a public hearing Tuesday
afternoon. t
On a 90-0 vote, with Case among
those voting, the Senate adopted a
resolution by Democratic leader
Johnson (Texas) for an Investiga
tion by a special tour-member com
mittee. .
But within an hour, an ennounce-
Ex-Governor
Lashes Out
At Demos
. By LVLE DOWNING
One hundred and fifty Klamath
County Republican leaders got a
thorough briefing Monday night on
OOP campaign strategy for 1055
from former Governor Dan Thorn
ton of Colorado who indicated the
Elsenhower forces will try to win at
the polls on an Americanism ver
sus Socialism basis.
Thornton seemed to take It for
granted that President Eisenhower
will run again. He pinpointed the
defeat of Senator Wayne L, Morse,
Demoorat of Oregon, aa one of
the chief objectives of the Repub
lican party.
LABOR BOSSES
The former governor also
charged that the Democratic can
didate for president will be picked
by "big city labor bosses" who
are advocates of sweeping aside
the American way of life and sup
planting it with socialism.
"That s the Issue," Thornton de
clared. "We are going Into a death
struggle between Americanism and
Socialism. President Eisenhower
has been able so far to keep the
people of America from being en
slaved by socialism."
The Coloradon drew a compar
ison between President 'Elsenhower
and Abraham Lincoln. - He a a 1 d
they both had lowly beginnings
Lincoln in a log cabin and Elsen
hower as the son of tenant
farmer. "'C:' S
At the climax of his talk. Therm
ton pulled out all the stops and
blasted Senator. Morse. He ' said
the senior senator from Oregon be
lieves In socialism and preaohes
the . doctrine that government
should do everything for the peo
ple and the rights of the individual
should be eliminated.
COHORTS
He added that Morse and his
cohorts are "battling to capture
the minds of the young people of
America."
"If President Elsenhower is to
carry on his program," Thornton
continued, "he must have people
In Congress who will back him up.
The spotlight Is on Oregon and I
am sure the Republicans in this
state will produce a candidate who
will defeat Wayne Morse.
Thornton spoke at a Lincoln Day
dinner sponsored by the Klamath
County Republican Central Com
mittee. He . was Introduced by
Committee Chairman Oeorge Proc
tor. Oene Pavell acted as master
of ceremonies.
Before Introducing Thornton,
Proctor paid glowing tribute to
Mrs. Olive Cornell, Republican
commltteewoman from Oregon,
who has announced she will not
seek another term. On behalf of
the -central committee. Proctor
presented Mrs. Cornett with a sil
ver tray 'i
Surprise Alert
Called By Wilson
WASHINGTON IT1 A surprise
ulert called by Secretary of De
fense Wilson Tuesday sent about
400 lesser officials from the Penta
gon to the secret hideouts where
top officials would go In an enemy
attack.
The stand-ins for the Pentagon's
senior official and ofllcers left
by helicopter, motoi' car and other
conveyances Just as their boi-ses
would do if 11 were the real thing.
No sirens were sounded and few
of the Pentagon's 25.000 workers
.knew that anything unusual was
aloot.
three days, he said, then will go
to 8alem and Eugene and on to
other parts of the state. He said
he expects to include EoMern Ore
gon In his visits, probably the lat-
ter part of this week or the flrsi
of next.
The only announced candidate
for the governorship Is State Sen
Robert D. Holmes, Astoria radio
nation manager, a Democrat.
Should both Holmes and Norblad
run and win Ihelr party nomina
lions, the November election would
pit men who both have strong tol-
lowinga In the northwestern part
of the state.
Oov. Elmo 6mlth, who moved up
from Senate president on Gov.
Patterson's death, fills the olilce
until a successor Is elected In the
November voting. He said Tuesday
he hasn't made up his mind wheth
er to run for the rest of the term
which expires alter the 1958 elec
tion. It Is this two-year term which
Holmes seeks and which Norblad,
and posiiibly Smith, are eyeing.
ment came from the elections sub
committee, headed by Sen. Hen
nlngs ID-Mo), that Case would be
heard by this group at 1 p.m.
Hennings said Monday he fa
vored an Investigation not only of
Ihe Case Incident but a much
broader Inquiry Into the use of
money to Influence elections or
legislation.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The four-man special committee
also will probably meet some time
during the day Tuesday.
In Lexington, Neb., John M. Neff,
47-year-old attorney, who reported
juonoay ne nad offered a 12,500
contribution to Sen. Case's cam
paign fund, but with "no strings
attached" said he welcomed the
investigation.
"I have no hesitancy tto testify)
and I am glad there is an investi
gation." Neff declined further comment,
aa he has since making public the
contents of telegram he said he
sent to Case. He denied the contri
bution was Intended to influence
Case's vote on the natural gas bill.
The committee Includes two Re
publicans and two Democrats. It
was Instructed to report back to
the Senate by March 1. The mem
bers, as appointed by Vice Presi
dent Nixon on the recommenda
tions of Johnson and Senate OOP
leader Knowland, are:
MEMBERS
Sens. Oeorge (D-Os), Hayden
(D-Aris). Bridges (R-NH) and
Thye (R-Mlnn.)
Hayden and Bridges supported
the natural gas bill. Oeorge and .
Thye opposed It. The four will
choose their own chairman.
The committee was given sub
poena powers and 110,000 to finance
the investigation. ,
case torn tne Senate of the 12.500
offer last week and interpreted It
as an enort to influence Mm to
vote for the gas bill. He said ha
rejected the money, .
And. when the Senate passed the
gas bill Monday night, 53-38, Case
was one of those voting against it.
Case read to the Senate yester
day Neff's telegram of explanation
and said he never has contended
that any "bribe" waa Intended.
Case has said he asked that the
money be returned to the original
contriDutors or given to a charity
organisation. Neff declined to dis
cuss whether others may be in
volved in donating the money, De.
dining to any whom he represents,
ne buiu, umu a get permission
from, my client, . I don't want to
UKGED ' v. ...-....-- ' .
Senators Cuntls And Hruskt, Ne
braska Republicans, said Neff bad
urged them to vote for the gas
bill but not in any improper way.
At Lincoln, records showed Neff
was registered during the 1955 ses
sion of th Nebraska f .irinlafi!ri
Us i lobbyist for the Superior Oil
j Co. of Austin, Tex.
Johnson told newsmen he and
Sen. Knowland of California, the
OOP leader, will press for Senate
approval of a resolution proposing
a special committee Investigation
of the affair. He said what Hen
nings does about it Is up to Hen
nings. '
. Gore said In a separate Inter
view he will follow Hennings' lead
If the latter orders an immediate
investigation. It was obvious they
could overrule any objections by
the third subcommittee member,
Sen. Curtis.
Search Begins
For 'Chutists
FORT WORTH. Tex. (UP)
Helicopters, planes and some 500
aircraft workers and volunteers
searched today for two Convalr
Aircraft Co. flight engineers who
balled out of a burning B36 bomb
er which caught fire yesterday
about 20 miles northeast of Fort
Worth.
J.E. Cunningham, 36, and F.J.
Verrips, 34, were forced to ball
out of the rear compartment to
avoid suffocation.
The B36 landed safely at Convalr
Airport In Fort Worth a few min
utes later and the fire was put
out.
Sharp Quaker.
Jar Los Anqeles
LOS ANQELES (UP1 Two
6harp but not serious earthquakes
which apparently originated in
mountains above Newhall Jarred
the Los Angeles area last night.
No damage was reported, but sev
eral Interruptions In telephone
service were reported.
The first shock at 6:17 p.m. had
a magnitude of 4.0, according to
Dr. Charles Rlchter of the Califor
nia Institute of Technology In
Pasadena. The second temblor at
7:16 p.m. registered an Intensity
of 4 6.
The quakes, which were center
ed about 40 miles from Pasadena,
were felt most sharply in the
Chatsworth area and in mountain
sections near Newhall and Saugus
along Highway 99.
Salem Lawyer
Files Candidacy
SALEM I Jason Lee. 8alem
lawyer, announced Monday he
would seek the Democratic nomin
ation for Congress In the First Dis
trict. The seat noxy Is held by Rep.
Walter Norblad, Stayton Republi
can. Lee was graduated from the
University of Oregon Law School
in 1939, was administrative assist
ant for the State Tax Commission
until 1951, and has been practiciss
law here since that time.