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HERALD AND NKWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1958
'Peace, Prosperity, Eisenhower'
Said Unbeatable In Michigan
fty JACK BKI.L
DETROIT ti Michigan Repub
licans are hoisting their hopes of
defeating Democratic Gov. O.
Mennen Williams on President El-
Police Sift
Ashes For
Death Clues
CHICAGO tUP Police Mfted
rain-soaked ashes found in b forest
preserve today to see if they back
up a deaf mute's weird story of
the murder of three young boys.
The draf mute. 52-year-old Her
man Rohlfcs, has told In crude
picture language that he saw a
hort, bearded man light and kill
a naked boy in Robinson's Woods
lhst Oct. 18.
The man then started a fire,
Rohlfcs reported, and drove away,
leaving the miked bodies of three
young boys in a roadside ditch.
In an effort to back up his story,
Rohlfcs led 200 policemen to the
woods Wednesday and pointed to
ashes on the rain-soaked ground.
Ill U LP
The ipot was about 190 feet from
the ditch where the nude, muti
lated bodies of Robert Peterson.
13, John Schuessler, 13. and his
brother, Anton, 11, were discov
ered Oct. IB.
Police crime lab experts hastily
dug up ground in a 10-foot area
around the ashes. They took the
debris to headquarters and began
Rifling it in hopes of finding traces
of the murdered boys' missing
clothing or some other clue.
Rohlles, a slighl man who wears
a chauffer's cup, is illiterate as
well as deaf and dumb. His rela
tives say his life has been so shel
tered he probably still believes in
Santa Claus.
But everyone who knows him
ngrces that Rohlfes has never been
known to lie.
tsLEEP IN TRUCK
On the night of Oct. 17, Rohlfes
and his brother, Edward, slept in
a truck in Robinson's Woods.
Through wild arm waving,
grimaces, and gestures interpret
ed by sign-reading experts, Rohlfes
told this story:
He awoke shortly after midnight
and saw a short man with a heavy
growth of beard Manding at the
door of the truck. He had a Imife.
He began pounding at the door
and Rohlfes, tcrrulrd, locked it.
men ne snw me same man
ftrugRling with a naked boy some
distance away. The boy fell. The
man lined his arm and then
dropped IL when he saw the lad
was dead.
senhower'a name and a single
state ballot next November.
In the estimate of Sen. Potter
(R-Michi "peace, prosperity and
Eisenhower are unbeatable" in
Michigan.
But in a perhaps more realistic
appraisal of the state situation,
State Chairman John Feikcns says
the Republican organization is go
ing to put up "a strong, uphill
battle against Williams."
"The base of popular support
for president Eisenhower which
exi.sts in Michigan may be the
secret weapon which knocks off
Williams." he said.
He said he thinks the Democrat
ic governor signed his political
"deHth warrant" when he signed
a bill combining the state and na
tional ballots. The Republicans
themselves separated state and
national ballots when the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt was sweep
ing national elections and carrying
state Democrats into office with
him.
Fortified with four victories in
governorship contests including
a 253.000 margin in his latest run
in 1954 Williams says the con
solidated ballot is likely to cost
rum "a lew voles in his lirth try.
But he does not discount the ap
peal of the Eisenhower name in
Michigan. .
DIFFICULT
"It is very difficult to say." he
said, "whether the President can
be beaten in Michigan, but he can
and I think he will be beaten
nationally."
Sen. McNamara (D-Mich said
he thinks Vice President Nixon,
who appears likely to be Eisen
hower's running mate again, will
hurt the GOP ticket. He said that
while Eisenhower's health won't be
the principal issue, "the man in
the street is more conscious about
the health and age of candidates
than he ever has been before."
Potter said he thinks that if the
Democrats stress the health issue
"the people will feel it is in bad
taste and react against it." He
said he figures the Eisenhower
name will be worth 100.000 votes
to the Michigan Republican candi
date for governor, who hasn't been
chosen yet.
The big question mark In Michi
gan, however, centers around how
the farmers are going to vote.
They may well play a deciding
role in the November outcome.
Organized labor, particularly In
the state's automobile plants, is
regarded as drifting back into the
Democratic camp. Many union
members voted for Eisenhower In
1952.
Republicans contend they will
get a fair share of this vote. Bat
if there is a serious defection
among the state's farmers about
a third of whom work 40 hours
weekly in an industrial plant and
hirm on the side even Eisenhow
er could be in trouble In Michigan.
FAHMllK'S MOOD
The politicians don't agree on
the farmer's mood. Fclkens says
there is "no resentment against
Eisenhower" among them.- Gov.
Williams says there is palpable
farm dissatisfaction reaching into
the smaller cities where the Re
publicans traditionally have had
their greatest strength.
No cursory examination of farm
sentiment ever could be conclusive
but here is a cross-section of opin
ion from farmers attending a
Lansing meeting:
Fred Knoblaugh, general farm
er, Blissfield: "I think farm prices
would be the same as they are
now no matter who had been in
office. I'm not for those farm sup
ports anyhow. I'm voting Republi
can." Harold Mitchel. livestock feeder.
Grand Blanc: "I voted for Eisen
hower last time and I'm gohr? to
again. But a lot of the farmers
who went for him before won't
this time the way the price busi
ness is. They seem to be dragging
their feet on farm programs down
in Washington."
Loren Ewald. dairy farmer, Un
ionvilie: "Farmers are living in a
depression era. I want to see bet
ter prices than we're getting and
would vote for whoever could get
the Job done."
" Thurlow Heath, general farmer,
Milan: "We're not getting the
prices we should. But I'm not too
wrapped up in this support busi
ness. Let supply and demand take
care of it. I'm going to vote Re
publican and hope things adjust
in good time."
FARMER
Elmer Dobson. general farmer,
Quincy: "I'm old enough to re
member Hoover that made a i
Democrat out of me. I like Ke
fauvcr so far. I don't blame Ei
senhower for the present farm sit
uation, though. I blame the men
under him. But I don't like the
idea of having more and more
men doing his work and him be
coming Just a figurehead."
In the industrial areas opinion
on the Eisenhower administration
also is divided.
Bill Neil, a taxi driver, said he
thinks "the Republican party is
not for the working man."
George Gasper, barber, said El
senhower ought to have a second
term "because he needs more
time to develop his program."
Roy Christmore, a bellhop, said
he is a Democrat "and I'm for
Kefauver."
Victor D'onne. a hotel employe,
said he Is a Democrat who is go
ing to vote for Elsenhower and
Nixon.
William Lothrop, auto plant
worker, said he voted for Eisen
hower in 1952 but he Is going to
support the Democratic candidate
this year.
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Club To Give 'Ghosts' Play
-irt KLAMATH Regular eve
ning rehearsals are under way for
a three-act mystery play, "The
Valley of Ghosts." to oe presemeu
by members of the Civic Improve
ment Club early In May.
Mrs. Frank Strahan is director;
sound effects and properties are in
charge of Mrs. jonn oeissuoui.
Mrs. Dan Brown is prompter and
Mra. Ober Brown is in charge of
make-up. '
The stage has been built by Mrs.
Wilbur B. Hescock. Mrs. Richard
O Varnum and Mrs. Elmer Zum
brun. Edward (Budi Strong has
done all necessary wiring for lights
and has set up his public address
system offstage.
The plot revolves aruuuu .
Missouri Oiarks home of Lucille
Evans and the time is autumn.
Cast of characters includes:
Minnie Brown, housekeeper for the
late Lucille Evans, Mrs. Ober
Brown: Helen Wayne, friend of Lu
cille Evans, Mrs. Gail Culver; Sal
ly Ann, Helen's maid, Mrs. ciir.
ence JenKins; Lily Violet (in pur.
suit of Vetel, Mrs. Gene A. P,gt;
Elvira Todd, a villager, Mrs. Ed.
mund Stanton; Mrs. Scott, an
escaped lunatic, Mrs. William c.
Martin: Jonathan Black, lawyer
Mrs. Raymond E. Van Wormer
Jack Martin, a friend of Lucille
Evans, Mrs. James P. Van Wor.
mer; Pete, his chauffeur, Mrs
Harold Redden; Amos Hill (in purl
suit of Salley Ann), Mrs. War.
ren (Lelty) Wilder; a watchman,
Mrs. Claude Shepherd; ghost, Mrs.
Edmund Stanton.
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THIS FARM NEAR DAIRY was flooded recently by runoff wafer from tho surrounding hills.
Seventy acres of the 120 acre farm are under water with no- way to drain or pump the water
from the land. J. J. Thomas and his wife and two children evacuated the house. It is believed
to be the first time in many years that this area at Pine Flats, about Wi miles west of Dairy
on Highway 66, has been covered by water. The man shown in the picture to the left of the
house is James Thomas, father of J. J. Thomas.
Dorris Scouts
Hold Court
I DORRIS Boy Scouts, Tioop 70
held a court of honor at the city
hall Monday evening with Don
Clark, committeeman in charge'.
Woodrow Tuter, institutional rep
resentative was unable to attend.
In a candlelight ceremony, the
following awards were made:
First class to Glenn Bell, Gary
Fclippe and Dean Lyon, who re
ceived miniature badges which
they pinned on their mothers
and the mothers pinned the badges
on their sons.
Merit badges were given to Dean
Lyon for home repairs. Warren
Crouse for music and woodcarv
ing, and Gary Fellppe, home re
pairs. Tenderfoot badge went to Mike
Brannon.
ANITA KKIIKRO ENGAGED
HOLLYWOOD Wi Buxom Anita
Ekberg. 24. says she Is engaged
to marry Anthony Steel, 36 the
dark, hand.some British actor she
has been dating here and in Europe.
Plane Crash
Kills Hero
WICHITA. Kan. W A hero of
the New Guinea campaign in
World War II was killed yesterday
in the fiery crash of a B47 Strato
Jet bomber.
Lt. Col. William H. Dames, U,
of Oconomowoc, Wis., was one of
three men killed when the bomber
exploded and crashed at the edge
of a residential area here. It had
just taken off from McCor.nell Air
Force Base.
Dames won fame as the leader
of a ground attack that drove the
Japanese out of Buna Mission,
New Guinea, in 1943. He was then
a National Guard infantry captain
with the 32nd Division.
He transferred to the air force j
shortly after that and returned to!
action at Iwo Jima in 1944 as a!
fighter pilot. I
Also killed in the crash were
Capt. Wliliam C. Craggs. 34 Wich-t
ita, and 1st Lt. John G. Ley sa til,
24, North, S C.
Citizens Charge
Charter Violation;
DORRIS The Citizens Commit
tee of Dorris recently made formal
complaint to Floyd Merrill, district!
attorney of Siskiyou County, charg
ing that provisions of the city char-!
ter had been, violated. Chief
grounds of complaint related to the
purchases of supplies lor use by
the city from a council member.
Correspondence from Merrill
stated he ' had investigated the
charges and his office had come
to the conclusion that Irregulari
ties had not been committed "by
anv one person wilfully." He indi
cated no further action would be
taken by his office, adding, how
ever, that a taxpayer's suit "could
be brought to recover any monies
found to be illegally paid."
We wish to thank the many
friends who sent florol offer
ings last Saturday for the fun
eral of Viola Hilt.
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