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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1956)
if Mis In The- wrtmvns ,er"- ' V h A Day's lews CESi Br FRANK JENKINS . Americans who are thinking; of driving into Mexico and it looks like about half of our nation is thinking of doing just that will be interested first " all in the condi tion of the Mexican highways. So far as the west coast is con cerned, there is nothing to worry about. Highway 15. leading down from Nogales, is good all the way to Mexico City. It is excellent as far as Mazatlan. In the state of Sonora, the farthest northern stale, it is splendid. The Mexican highways, of course are a little narrow by American standards. But they are wide enough. Traffic on Highway 15 is relatively light. In Mexico, cars cost about twice as much as in the states. That is because of the duty, which Is about 100 per cent. Mexico has a budding car assem bly business, snd proposes to pro tect It. Then car ownership isn't univer sal in Mexico as it is in our coun try. Only the upper echelons of 'Mexicans can afford them. As a result, car ownership is low by American standards. So their roads aren't as crowded as ours are. For the visitor, this has Its ad- vantages. In more than 2000 miles of driving In western Mexico, I saw - only one accident. About halfway down In Sonora, a trailer truck had Jackntfed and turned over.' The cTw,H limit, an nnen straight road Is 1C0 kilometers, or about 62 miles. With reasonable care, driving on Highway IS is periecuy saic This west coast road has been well engineered. There are long, straight stretches many of them 30 to 40 miles without a curve - between the border and Mazatlan. As a result, excellent time can be made with safety. . Below Mazatlan, there are more curves and the surface of the ' road isn't so smooth. But there Is nothing to worry about, and good time can be made. What of the cops? " They are few and far between. Often you drive for hours without seeing one. - They are uniformly courteous and helpful, and you soon come to regard them as your best friends. Almost without ex ception, they speak goon tngnsn. II you gei iUOk, Ui v.wmm... u'll set vnu riorht. and will do It so pleasantly that you'll go on your way rejoicing. The cities are full of one-way streets, and it's amazing how easily you can go the wrong way. But the cop usually smiles good-naturedly and motions you to get turned around and head In the other direction. What of the gasoline? That's another story. In the state of Sonora, ethyl is qu!'.e generally obtainable. But south of Sonora you're iust plain lucky If you stum ble onto a pump with high test luel. The ordinary graae Known as Mexolina is pretty far down fTie scale. In modern high com- -presslon cars it clanks and knocks and you think your car is going to fall to pieces as sure as shoot- ine. St it doesn't. Somehow you keep going especially If you learn the trick of gaming speed gradual ly Instead of shoving the pedal down to the floor boards. Older cars, with lower compression ra- tios, of course, handle the low grade gasoline without trouble. Gasoline Is measure by the liter instead of by the gallon. So the Dumps show liters Instead of gal lons. There are roughly four liters in a gallon. The price will be in pesos, and It varies with the grade. but it will always be somewhere below a peso per liter. You'll soon get the hang of knowing how to pay for what you get The price of high test gas runs slightly less than In the united States. The price of low grade fuel is considerably less. What do you do with your car? In general, you lock It up and leave It In the street, except in the very big cities. In western Mex- N ico cars left In the streets are quite saie it locxea up uiorougniy. Ike Enters State Primary SALEM i.fi President Elsen tower's name was entered Wednes day In Oregon's Republican pref erential primary, virtually assur ing him of the state's 18 votes at the Republican National Conven tion. The Eisenhower petitions, bear ing 5,000 names, were filed in the State Elections Bureau by Paul Kerrigan. Reed College senior who headed the drive to get the sig natures. Only 1,000 names are necessary. The deadline for filing In the May 18 primary is 5 p.m. Friday. lo other Republicans are expected to enter the GOP presidential pri mary. No Democrats have been entered yet. either, although the names of Adlal Stevenson and Sen. E s t e a Kefauver may be entered. A candidate can file himself. His permission isn't required, how ever, if the filing is by petition, Also Wednesday morning, Lamar Tooze, Portland lawyer, became the fourth Republican tc file tor the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Wayne Morse. Democrat. Tooze raid in his platform that he la a supporter of President Eisenhower and of the United Nations, Other Republicans who have filed for Uie Stuale seat are pmiip f. Hitchcock, Lewis and Clark Col lege staff member and former state ;enator: State Rep. Elmer Deets, Canby dairyman; and Oeorge Alt vater, Portland. . WIND GISTS PALM SPRINGS, Calif. W Wind gusts were so strong Tues day they blew away the airport wind gauge. Malcolm Haskett. air port co-manager, estimated their velocity at 100 m.p.h. - - '. I if.- HOLDING A SHARP, BARBED ARROW which he recently con fiscated from a group of children who were shooting at a dog, Klamath Falls Police Sergeant Odell Olson warned other chil dren and parents that unsupervised use. of bows and arrows is highly dangerous. This type of arrow, he said, is quite capable of killing large animals or human beings. Olson said that the only safe place for archery practice is on a properly set up and supervised archery range. Twisters Hit Middle West; Thirty Injured By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March tornadoes skipped across the Midwest, and East Tuesday night and early Wednesday, and floods plagued parts of New York State. . Violent storms , swept across three Midwest states Tuesday night, killing one person, injuring 30 others and causing property damage estimated between one and two million dollars. Three homes were reported de stroyed by a "small tornado" Wednesday at the village of Cam den in central West Virginia but there were no reports of injuries. Telephone lines were blown down. POCKET TORNADO A three minute "pocket tornado" swept through LaSalle, a commun ity near, Windsor, Ont., Tuesday night, smashing barns,, sheds, and. some homes. - - Constitutional Ruling Given SALEM Wl The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's relative responsibility law is constitutional. The high court unanimously re versed Circuit Judge Frank ,1. Lonergan of Portland, who had held the law unconstitutional. The law, passed In 1949 and 1953, authorizes the State Public Wel fare Commission to require per sons to contribute to the care of relatives, in order to reduce the amounts that the state has to pay to old age pension and other wel fare recipients. Mrs. Alma Mallatt, Portland, challenged the law. claiming it was unfair for the commission to re quire her to pay for the support of a relative, when she has seven brothers and sisters who have in comes equal to or greater than hers. She claimed that the law is un reasonable, arbitrary, discrimina tory and oppressive. Judfre Lonergan agreed with her. and the Welfare Commission ap pealed. The Supreme Court, in Its de cision by Justice Hal! S. Lusk, upheld the law on all counts. The decision said it is not an unconstitutional discrimination for the commission to compel one of eight brothers and sisters to sup port her parents, pointing out that she has a right to compel the brothers and sisters to help. The high court also ruled that there is nothing vague about tin law. and that any person who 13 ordered to pay has a right to ap peal to the courts. Ike Hints Of Retirement If Health Becomes Worse WASHINGTON W .President Eisenhower said Wednesday If he ever feels he is not absolutely up to the presidency physically he no longer will be on the job or avail able for it. There was no questioning at Ei senhower's news conference to nail down the implication that he would resign from the presidency itself In such a case. But a reporter did suggest Eisen hower was Indicating that in such an event he would withdraw his newly announced candidacy for a second term nomination. Witnout replying to uns specinc ally, Eisenhower said he wou)d base the continuation ot his present course on his general diagnostic fit ness and his ability to carry the burden oP hard work right on through the year- If any Inability develops, he said, that goes before the American people. Eisenhower's response to one of several queries on the subject was that unless he felt absoluiely up to his White House duties he would ) The New York floods were caused by heavy rains and melting snow Roads and schools were closed and some families were marooned- Lightning accompanying the storms caused several fires. The flooding was caused prin cipally by swollen creeks. The areas affected extended from the lowlands in southeastern New York north through the Albany area and west to Buffalo. The storm that swept across the Midwest moved into the Ohio Val ley Wednesday The storm, accompanied by hall in advance of a strong cold front, brought warnings of tornadoes " to many Midwest and south central areas. - A snowstorm, with gusty winds, hit oorMnns nt thp Rnrkles. the Central Plains 'arfci.lD.tJie Upper"; and middle Mississippi valley. Showers. and thunderstorms also struck the lower Great Lakes re gion and Into New England. VICIOUS STORMS , The vicious storms in the mid continent, striking most damaging blows in communities in Indiana. Illinois and Missouri, were balmed on the clashing of extremely warm air from the Gulf of Mex ico and freezing air spreading across the Great Lakes and the Northeast;. The southeast part of the coun try had summerllke weather. Temperatures rose as much as 20 to 25 degrees as the warm Gulf air moved northward to the Al legheny Mountains. Tornadoes struck three commu nities in central Indiana and one in east central Illinois. Violent, windstorms lashed other towns in the two states and in sections of Missouri. Heaviest hit by the twisters was Marion, Ind.. a city of 30.000 pop ulation 65 miles northeast of In dianapolis. One person was killed and 25 others Injured and hospi talized. Indiana state police esti mated damage between 1 and Wz million dollars. HOUSES FLATTENED The tornado flattened several houses In northeast Marlon. Some 50 guardsmen were on duty in the stricken - area. Twisters ripped through Dun- nington. Ind., a community of 25 near the Illinois line, injuring three persons, and near Galves ton, 30 miles west of Marlon. One woman was injured at Oalveston. Three persons were hurt and farm buildings demolished when a twister struck rural areas near Buckley, a town of 600 in east cen tral Illinois. Severe windstorms caused property damage, but no injuries, at Lexington, with a pop ulation of 1 200 In central Illinois, and near Perryvllle, In Southeast Missouri. no longer be in the Job or be avail able. The smiling President told re porters, however, not to hold him to any commitment if he should suffer a week's case of the flu or other mild illness. Eisenhower was told that Demo crats appear to be aiming to make his health a major campaign Issue. He replied that the people have a right to know about his health that it is the peoples' business. He said the doctors and he have kept the people Informed about his re covery from a Sept. 24 heart at taca and will continue to do so. A reporter said Democrats are suggesting he plans to be only a part time President. Flushing. Eisenhower said he was not going to defend himself from such criticisms. But he said lie has carefully defined the proper, necessary and constitutional duties of the presidency. He said he is go ing to be lesa of a host than he ha) been in the past but he is not going to neglect the duties of the presi dency of the United States. Prle Fire Cento II Paces Race Switch By Norblad Sets Furor PORTLAND liP Rep. Norblad's decision to follow his party lead ers' recommendation to run again for Congress Instead of for gover nor caused some confusion in po litical circles Wednesday. Several fellow Republicans had filed for nomination to Congress from the First District, believing the race for governor. There was a question of whether they now would withdraw, leaving Norblad a clear field for renomina tlon. William Healy, former assistant secretary of state, who had filed for the congressional nomination, said, "I need time to think." OTHER THINGS R. F. Cook. Silverton,- also has filed for the job. Bruce Williams. Salem attorney, announced earlier he would file also. On the Democratic side Jason Lee, Salem attorney, and Don H Matheny, Brooks farmer, an nounced earlier they would seek the position. Howard Morgan, state Democrat lc chairman, asserted a group oi Republican leaders put pressure on Norblad to get him to abandon the race for governor. "Norblad publicly stated on three occasions that he would not with draw from the race for the gover nor's office under pressure. He didn't withdraw, he was driven out ignominlously by the Arlington Club group whose control over the Republican Party grows tighter and tighter every day, LONG BATTLE "The month-long battle to get Norblad out of Elmo Smith's way was well known to every politician in the state, and I see no reason why the public shouldn't know about It," .Morgan said In a pre nared statement. 1 . florblad, In filing- for the Repub lican nomination In the First Dis trict, said at Salem Tuesday that party leaders had told htm his seniority was needed in Congress and that they feared any change which might open the way for a Democrat to win his seat. C Of C Offers Talk Bureau With the approval of the Klam ath Falls City Council of an $800.- 000 sewerage system improvement bond issue to be placed on the May 18 primary, many organiza tions and groups may have ques tions they wish answered on the bond issue. Cognizant of this, the Civic Af fairs Committee of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce has set up a speakers bureau offering speakers to any groups which wish to hear the bond issue discussed. The committee Is under the dl rectorship of Alice Vitus and is chairmanned by Truman Runyan. Any groups or organizations wish ing a speaker from the bureau are asked to call the chamber office, telephone 5103. .tot 9 Oc x&$pfirM h READY FOR WORK this morning when the 9 o'clock photog rapher cam by wart (hat two employes of Jim Olton Motori, 522 South Sixth Street. Kant Crawl.y, left. 209 Chiloquin Street, ii mechanic at tht garage and Cliff Evans, Rt. 3, Box 1227, Klamath Falli is tht strviet manager for tht firm. Cw' (Don KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, Sixty -Three Amendments Off ered On Farm Bill WASHINGTON I Senate aides said Wednesday 63 different amendments have been offered to the omnibus new farm bill on which voting is scheduled to start Thursday. Still others may be offered. Starting Thursday, the Senate has agreed to limit debate to two hours each proposed change, but there is no limit on the number of amendments which may be of fered. On the other hand, many of those pending may not be pressed to a vole. ' The bill drafted by the Senate ROBERT R. WALKER Merrill Mayor Files For Post Mayor Robert R. Walker of Mer rill Wednesday filed his declara tion of candidacy for county com missioner on the Democratic tick et. During his tenure as mayor, Walker has spearheaded many civic projects In that community Including the paving of 30 blocks within the corporate limits without additional cost to the taxpayers. Mayor Walker also took a lead ing part In negotiations which caused the state to authorize widening' four miles of Highway 3D through the Merrill area. walker has been a resident of Merrill for 35 years. He obtained his education in the achools there. He is married and has two-daughters. He said he is not ready yet to outline the policies he would carry out If elected county com missioner. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Mostly cloudy through Wednesday night. A few unow flur ries Thursday. Highs 33-38. Lowf Wednesday 15-22. IlUh yesterday 1 24 Low last night , 13 Preclp. last 24 hours 93 Precip. since Oct. 1 17.87 Same period last year 1 4.35 Normal for period 8.S6 V Y WEDNESDAY, MAECH 7, lftt Agriculture Committee combines the soil bank program advocated by the Elsenhower administration with a return to rigid farm price supports a step the administra tion says would nullify the bene fits It foreseej from the aoll bank. Under the soil bank, farmers would be paid' aubsldles for volun tarily taking out of production land which they otherwise would plant to crops already In surplus. The administration contends that existing surpluses. In which the government has more than eight billion dollars Invested, are at tributable to a continuation of rigid wartime price supports into peace time. Two" years ago the administra tion persuaded Congress to vote a system of flexible supports, under which prices of basic crops are supported at varying levels de pending upon the stocks of each crop on hand. The theory is that tnis win bring production into bal ance with demand. Chairman Ellender (D-La) of the Agriculture Committee, backing a return to rigid price props, has been pressing for final Senate ac tion no later than Saturday. He predicts a close victory for his side, but so do backers of the ad ministration on the prtca support issue. Unless there Is a change in tac tics, the first vote Is due on a pro posal oy en. Anderson (D-NM) to knock out the rigid price sup port provision which the Agricul ture committee approved 8-7. CHICAGO I Secretarv of Agriculture Benson believes Con gress will pasa the administration's son oank tarm program. Benson also told a news confer ence Tuesday the Senate will de feat attempts to restore rigid price aupporis on tarm commodities at 90 per cent of parity and retain the administration's flexible parity program. ' - ' .. . ' "My very best Judgment Is that we'll win on the Senate floor al though It will be clout," Benson said. Two Pilots Reach Safety MT. FUJI, Japan W Two U.S. pilota who crashed high' on Mt. Fuji two days ago finally got down aafely late Wednesday with the U.S. medical paratrooper and two Japanese climbers who went to their rescue. An Air Force spokesman said all five reached the base of the 12.-397-foot mountain after an all-day descent made hazardous by huge drifts, windswept icy ledges and foul weather. A medical officer at Camp Fuji reported all in good physical con dition but "extremely tired and worn out." Both pilota Maj. John Allen Fowle of Lake Worth, Fla., and Capl. Earl Preston Kelley of Clear Spring, Md. walked awav virtually unhurt when their C47 cargo plane crashed Monday Into 26-foot-deep anow at the 11,000 foot level. One lost a tooth and the other cut his leg. Both men made their way to a. nearby Japanese weather observatory. Tuesday T. Sgt. Robert T. El liott of Humboldt, III., and two Japanese climbers with snow res cue equipment reached the ob servatory before, nightfall. INTENTION TETUAN, 8panlsh Morocco W Spain's announced Intention of giv ing self-government to Spanish Mo rocco was reaffirmed Tuesday night by the Spanish high com missioner. But he said Spain will not permit Its territory to join French Morocco In "Interdepend ence" with France. Possible WASHINGTON 11 President Elsenhower Wednesday held open the possibility of Inviting Soviet Premier Bulganin to visit the United States. But Elsenhower said he had not given the matter any thought. Elsenhower also told a news con ference he thought the whole gov ernment would have to study more deeply the possible need of changes in U. 8. foreign policy to meet Rus sia's new political and economic offensives against free nations. The United States, he said, must always have a logical, solid, well Ihought out program In which its friends can believe. The possibility of a Bulganin vis It arose when Elsenhower waa asked whether there would be "any benefit In your Inviting him to visit here." The questioner pointed out that Bulganin had expressed a friendly ieactlon to Elsenhower's new letter asking negotiations for a freeie on atomic weapons production. Elsenhower aald he had not thought about the matter of an In vitation. He added that the United 8tatet government and h will be p mm Telephone Sill No. 3419 Iraq Asks Military Conference JERUSALEM Iraq was re ported Wednesday to have pro posed a military conference with the Arab neighbors of Israel on a common front to "kill any wide spread Israeli aggression." Informed sourcea in Damascus said the oil-rich Arab kingdom,! long a target of nationalist Arab criticism because It la a member of the Western-sponsored Baghdad Pact, submitted the proposal to Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Jor dan. Strategic discussions went on among the government chiefs of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia in Cairo. . FOUR POINTS An Egyptian spokesman there said four points were discussed Wednesday by Egypt s Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser, Saudi Arab- la's King Saud and Syria's Presi dent Shukri al Kuwatly: 1. The general situation in the Middle East. 2. Arab security. 3. Coordination of the defenses of the Arab world. 4. Coordination of the plans of the three nations whose forces are linked under Egyptian command In a mutual aid alliance In case of aggression. The Damascus sources said co ordination of inter-Arab military measures also was the aim of the Iraquls, who took part with other Araba In the 1948 Paleattne War. The Iraqi note to Syria renewed Iraq's offer to extend immediate: military aid to any Arab country "exposed ' to Israeli aggression," the informanla said. ', lit London, Prime Minister Ed en's government told the Hauso of Commons It is standing "firm and four-square" by the Baghdad Pact as the corner-stone of Britain s Middle East policies. British moves were reported under way to bring the United Stales Into that alliance, which links Iraq. Turkey, Iran. Pakistan and Britain. TENSION CONTINUES ,- Tension continued on Israel's borders with the Arab states. An army spokesman In Jerusalem said an Egyptian position In the Gaza strip opened fire on an Is raeli outpost near Beerl village Wednesday. The Israelis returned the fire, he said, but suffered no casualties. Exchanges of gunfire have been almost .dally occurenc es In this area for weeks. Israel's Premier David Bcn-Our-Ion declared Tuesday the danger of a second Arab-Israeli war had Increased. At the same time Is raeli advocates of a preventive war were rebuffed. Annual School Concert Slated The second annual "Pops Con cert" will be presented In Pelican Court by the Klamath Union High School band Thursday night al A o'clock, announced Andrew Loney Jr., director of music education In the city schools. A full program has been planned by LaMnr K. Jensen, director of the band. The band will play marches, overtures, specialty num bers and many other musical aelec tlons. s Soloists will Include Stephen Stone, music Instructor at the school; clarinetists Kenny Jensen, Larry Phnlr, Mike Starr, Roberta Prultt and a trumpet solo by Lar- ry Bean A small admission charge will be collected at the door, Loney announced. Bulganin alert to follow up any opening that looks like It could lead to a lessen ing of tensions. Administration officials said, meanwhile, this country will make several new disarmament propo sal to Russia and the Western powers later this monlh. The move would be In line with Elsenhow er's appeal In the Bulganin letter to bring "under control the nuclear threat" hanging over the world. Eisenhower'a letter was re leased by the White House yes terday and within a few hours Bulganin told reporters in Moscow "It was a very interesting letter and a good one." Bulganin. questioned by news men at a Kremlin reception, said he would reply as soon aa possible to the letter, received Monday. At the same reception. Commu nist party chief Nlklta S. Khrush chev held a private aa-mlnute con versation with U.S. Ambassador Charles E. Rohlen. Both declined to tell newsmen the u b J e o t matter. In contrast to the Russian han dling of Eisenhower'a last previ ous letter to Bulganin, received Ike Silent On Running Mate Choice WASHINGTON President Elsenhower aald Wednesday he haa asked Vlc President Nixon to chart his own course as to wheth er he wants to bid for another term. Elsenhower declined to say at his news conference whether he would favor Nixon as his running mat If the vice president should decide he would like to try for an other term. Eisenhower said he was not going to be pushed into a corner on a hypothetical question. But he aald he has no criticism whatsoever of Nixon as a man, as an associate or as his running mate. The first question put to Elsen hower dealt with what a report er called published reports that some of Eisenhower's advisers were urging him to dump Nixon from the Republican ticket this -year, and that secondly the Pres ident himself was reported to have suggested to Nixon that he con- alder standing aside this time and perhaps taking a Cabinet post. MI-.Ml'ATKU Elsenhower hesitated momentar ily. Then he said forcefully that if anyone ever has the effrontery to suggest to him that he dump someone Ilk Nixon, there would be more commotion around his of fice than perhaps ever before. As for whether he himself had suggested that Nixon consider standing aside this year, Elsenhow er snld emphatically he would sot presume to tell the vice president what he should do. Elsenhower then said he has told Nixon that he should be one of the comers In the Republican Party that he la young, vigorous, healthy and deeply dedicated. It was at this point Elsenhower said he has told Nixon to chart out his own course with respect to hla future, and tell the President what he wants to do. Eisenhower repeated that he never would tell Nixon what he should do. Questions regarding Nixon wert prompted In part by Eisenhower' I statement at his news conforanc last week that he would have noth ing to say about hla choice of a, running mate until the Republi can national convention meet in Ban Francisco, next,. August. He coupled with that a remark that it is traditional for the conven tion to pick Its presidential nom inee before there Is any talk of a running mate. OTHER SUBJECTS Other subjects brought up at tht news conference Included: World Peace Elsenhower aald he believes the people everywhere in the world have awakened to the fact that another global war is well nigh unthinkable. On the other hand, Elsenhower said the cold war probably will go. on for some time and proceed in several di rections. He predlc'-d a very great broadening of that contest. but aald it does not necessarily carry the threat of a major war. The United States, the President said, la going to continue to fight for the principles In which It be lieves, and will remain alert to every threat from abroad. Middle East Anked for comment on the dismissal of British Lt. Gen. John Clubb as commander of Jor dan'a Arab Legion, Eisenhower re plied that anyone who would mini mize the consequences of that ac tion is being more complacent than he should be. The great Interest of the United States, ' the President said. Is to avoid, an arms race in the Middle East. He aald the United Nations should take early and urgent ac tion along that line and that both sides In the dispute should abide hy Its recommendations. MEANWHILE Meanwhile, he Raid, lt Is not pos sible to assure peace by rushing arms to Israel, a nation of 1.700.000 people, while the Arab nation have a population of 40 million. Guided Missiles In response to a request for comment on a state ment by Secretary of Defense Wil son that he believes too much em phasis Is being placed on guided missiles, Elsenhower replied that if Wilson meant there has been too much talk, then the secretary was right. . Visit Told In Moscow Jan. 37 and not pub lished until Feb. 3, the current one was given maximum publicity. The news agency Tass published It simultaneously with release In Washington and distributed the text throughout the Soviet Union. Moscow radio carried lt on all Its newscasts. The United Nations Disarma ment subcommittee is scheduled to meet in London March 19. Informants said that for several months the Elsenhower adminis tration haa been making basic disarmament policy decisions. They were described as following up Eisenhower'a proposal at the nuinniil conference in July tor mutual "open skies" aerial inspec tions by the United States and Russia. Elsenhower's letter was authori tatively described as reflecting those decisions on several key points. They were apparently brought out in public now because Elsen hower wanted to make t "posi tive" response to Bulganin' re quest that he reconsider hla re ject I o n of a Soviet-American friendship treaty. S
