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PAGE FOUR Rockefeller Stays Mum On Faubus School Action LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Wl Thei silence of Winthrop Rockefeller in the integration crisis here seems to indicate that the oil millionaire who adopted Arkansas as his home is opposed to the policies of his friend Gov. Orval Faubus. For the record, the 45-year-old Rockefeller has said nothing so far. His stock answer when asked for comment: "I have no state ment to add to an already bad situation." But at his palatial home on a huge farm atop a mountain near Morrilton, in central Arkansas, Rockefeller has listened carefully to the conflicting and desperate pleas of close friends. Some have urged him to come out fighting and brand Faubus as a politician who has set the clock back in Arkansas for decades. They want him to resign as chair man of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, a ges ture which they hope would rally many silent moderates and which might dramatize the schism of thinking in Arkansas. Plane Crash Fatal To 29 BEIRUT, Lebanon W A gold carrying Lebanese airliner crashed in flames into the Medi terranean off Beirut today, killing nil 21 persons aboard. The twin-engine plane was fly ing for the Lebanese international Airways, which had been operat ing only about a week. An airline agent said the Amer ican nilot was a Capt. tollmar, whose home town could not be. learned immediately. Four Britons reportedly were among the passengers, the air line said the others aboard were Lebanese, Syrians and Arabs from Persian Gulf areas. Bound for Kuwait and Bahrain, the aircraft was carrying 15 boxes of gold for the Kuwait govern ment. Eyewitnesses said the plane burst Into flames a few minutes after It took off from Beirult's In ternational Airport. They esti mated it had reached an altitude of 4,000 feet and was about 11 miles out to sea. Bride Sues Catering Firm LOS ANGFXES li-A bride Is suing a catering firm for $25,000 damages because the cake and other food didn't arrive at her wedding reception. Mrs. Joanne Gildcn's breach-of-contract suit, taken under consid eration by a judge, says this made her wedding day one of "tears and unhnppiness . . . shame and humiliation." ' It says 55 guests assembled at Beth Zion Temple last June 1, when she and Raymond Gildcn were married, had only cham pagne and after-dinner mints. Caterers Alfred and Leonard Marks finally wore located at a boxing match, the complaint adds. Scooter Trip Tough Going CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. UPI When Robert A. Shurter Sr. start ed from Chattanooga Sept. 10 on a motor scooter for Atlantic City, he vowed nothing would prevent him from completing Hie trip In time for the American Legion convention parade. Five days later, he arrived In the New Jersey city, one day ahead of schedule. Behind him were 800 miles, three wrecks, a fractured foot, wrenched neck muscles and assorted bruises. Shurtcr made the return trip on his scooter in three days. The trip cost him only $9 for gasoline. "If I had been an old man. 1 couldn't have taken the knocks," he said. He is 70. Protest Set For Rate Cuts SALEM, (.fi Paul T. Rowell, market development chief for the state Agriculture Department, went to Denver Thursday to pro test against the Interstate Com merce Commission's dressed meat order. The order reduce rail freight rates on westbound shipments of dressed meats. Rowell will testify that the re ductions are a serious threat to Oregon livestock producers and packing houses. Two representatives of the pub lic utilities commissioner's office already are in Denver to protest against the order. They are Clif ford W. Ferguson, supervisor of rail transportation; and Tom Dench, rate analyst. Malheur Refuge Gains More Ground PORTLAND Ifl The huge Malheur national wildlife refuge now is 13.757 acres larger. The Department of Interior of fice here announced acquisition of new land on the fringes of the refuge in Harney County. The in creased total size is 184,062 acres. Other advisers have urged Rockefeller just as strongly to maintain his discreet silence. They say that denouncing Faubus would not help the tinderbox racial picture, and that in view of Rockefellers short (tour years) residence in Arkansas he could be easily labeled as a Yankee 'med dler. It was not always so. Former Gov. Francis Cherry said two years ago: "The people of Arkan sas wish Winthrop Kockeieiier nad been born quintuplets. We haven't many rich people in this state but we have plenty rich enough to dp the things Winthrop has done. The difference is that he does them." And Faubus, the man who gained a stunning victory over Cherry a year previous, found Rockefeller a welcome ally tor nis political and economic plans in the state until Faubus called out the National Guard Sept. 2 to block integration at Central High School. The governor and Rockefeller have worked closely on matters of benefit to both of them. Faubus at first was viewed sus piciously by conservatives as a holdover from the liberal admin istration of former Gov. Sid Mc- Math. He had run on a platform that sounded like a junior New Deal in Arkansas. When he top pled Cherry, the business and plantation interests began to wor ry. Then Rockefeller emerged as an informal partner of Faubus in the march of Arkansas toward a more balanced economy and greater productive wealth. The Standard Oil heir s blend of gentleman farmer. shrewd businessman and dedicat ed public servant set the minds of. business and utility interests at case. The good will from around the state rubbed off on the gov ernor. Faubus chose Rockefeller to head the Industrial Development Commission, which with the aid of Rockefeller money has had sue cess in luring industries to the state. The tall and husky Rockefeller's chief interest when he came to Arkansas was the 1,500-acre fnrm and ranch on scenic Petit Jean Mountain, where he raises fine cattle and tries to show how de pleted land can be restored to pro ductivity. Apparently it still is his major hobby although he has widened his business and land interests and given financial support to a model school system in Morrilton. The man who once was tagged as a "playboy" has made a strong imprint on this state in only four years and has been mentioned as a gubernatorial possibility by 11160. There has been only one hindrance to his smooth accept ance by the rank and file In Ar kansas the racial question. In April 1956. Rockefeller re marked in Washington that some Southern states arc making a bad impression on the industrial world by their attitude on integra tion. Shortly afterwards the segrega tionists trained their sights on nun. When Faubus ran for a sec ond term that summer the salvoes fell on both the governor and Rockefeller, who were lumped to gether by the segregationists as race mixers. Rockefeller kept mum on pol ities while Faubus tried to shake off verbal blows by Jim Johnson of Crossctt, his major opponent ana a vehement segregationist. r minus won easily after com mitting himself to a policy nf moderate segregation with plenty of loopholes to spare. He and Rockefeller remained friends despite an occasional public dif- lerence ol opinion. To nil intents and purposes the friendship or alliance continued until Rockefeller got wind of a report that Faubus was going lo call out troops to block integration here Sept. 3. The millionaire then reportedly pleaded unsuccessfully for hours with Faubus on Sept. 1 for the governor to change his mind. Current speculation is that Rockefeller won't tear Into Fau bus at this time because he sees no major good from such a move. "The time Is not ripe," a knowl edgeable source said today; Oregon Weather Eastern Oregon Partly cloudy with showers Thursday night ex cept snow showers at high eleva tions. Friday partly sunny with scattered snow or rain showers in south. Cooler in north Thins day night with low 25-35 except 20 In some high valleys; high tri day 42-54. Western Oregon Showers and partial clearing Thursday night. Mostly sunny and cool Friday with scattered showers over ex treme south, 1-ow Thursday night 35-45: high Friday 52-65. North westerly coastal winds 10-20 miles an hour. Fire Weather Moderate fire danger in all areas through Fri day. Lowest humidities 35 to 45 per rent. Northwesterly winds 5 15 miles an hour. Northern Oregon Beaches Partly cloudy Thursday night with scattered showers. Mostly sunny Friday, but continued cool. Low Thursday night 37-42; high Fri day 53-58. Westerly to northwest erly beach winds 5-15 miles an hour. Giants Pass and Vicinity Partly cloudy with scattered showers through Friday. Low Thursday night 35-40 with local frost: high Friday 53-58. Baker and Vicinity Consider able cloudiness with scattered showers and snow flurries through Fndav. Low Thursday night 25 30; hiuh Friday 40-48. Pi; J "i i' " MIffrrmi'riV'"1' iTvr iT '- ir f "u mu4 THE DALE BINTON FAMILY, Oregon migrant workers, live in a small house trailer in the camp operated by the Tulelake Growers Association at Newell. Sanitary facilities are located at a distance and the barefoot children play out-of-doors on crushed rock or mud. This is not an isolated case. Large families live in the Tulelake community. These are seven of the nine children in the ,fmily. A 1 0th child is expected. The children were too shy to give names. J Indian Hearing (Continued from Page One) - tracts, sale to the state of Ore gon to be operated on a sustained yield basis, and sale to the federal government to be operated on a sustained yield. His petition opposed the first two plans, and stated that federal purchase was the only solution offering a fair return to the In dian, and at the same time pro tecting the watershed benefits of the timber stand. No other solu tion appears possible, he con cluded. Reed stated, "Congress doesn't hesitate to spend 100 million dol lars to assist some foreign coun try to meet its problems, then why should they hesitate to spend the same amount or more to as sist an American community." William Ganong Jr. presented a resolution from the Indian Affairs Committee of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce in which they voiced approval of federal purchase as the only solution pos sible to the problem. The cham ber's resolution also called atten tion to the fact that, in their opin ion, the termination bill as first passed changed the measure from termination over a fairly long pe riod of time to a crash termi nation program. Richard Henzel, speaking for the Klamath Basin Water Users Protective Association, pointed out the menace to the irrigated agri culture of the area if the timber stands are denuded. "The irriga tion of some 630.000 acres, he said, "depends upon how the prob lem is met." The question of discrimination against members of the Klamath tribe by others in the community was voiced by Mrs. McAnulty who asked, "Will the white people wel come the Indians into their com munity? They'll not be treated the same, she warned, once their money is gone." Netzorg, Portland attorney, also touched on this issue when he de clared one of the major premises of his group was, We are mor ally concerned that any person is treated differently because of race. Competent Indians," he con tinued, "desiring release from re strictive laws ought to be allowed to do so. 1 resent," he said, "per sons saying the Indians cannot manage their own affairs." Mr. and Mrs. Wade Crawford appeared as the concluding wit nesses at the hearing and took exception to the earlier views of the three members of the tribal council. Crawford said he represented those people who wished to with draw from the reservation, and stated he represented about 75 per cent of the people. Sen. Neu jherger pointed out. at this point, that Crawlord s claim to represen tation was by petition of some 225 adults, and not by election. Crawford told the senator, "The three who spoke to you earlier do not represent the tribe." When asked who was authorized to speak for the tribe, Crawford replied. "Let the official records show that the tribal council doesn't reDresent the Indians." ! Regarding the bill for govern ment purchase of the tribal re- sources, Crawford said. I don't approve ot tne Dili in general. 1 i will not agree." he said, "to sell, tribal lands when 1 don't know what the government will pay for them." Crawford stated he favored Pub lic Law 587, and would prefer that the timber be sold on the open market by competitive bid ding. Neuberger reminded Crawford of the letter by Secretary of In terior Fred Seaton which pointed out that such sales might cause a severe drop in price, but Craw ford replied. "Yes, I've heard that, but we know that these large com panies will not have a fire sale. They're good businessmen." "You're telling the Indians," Crawford told the senator, "that they should put their wood up un der the U.S. Forest Service. I'm interested in selling the land to the highest bidder. Lrawtord insisted that there are lumber companies to his knowledge who would be willing to bid on the Wind, but declined under questioning by Sen. Neuberger to reveal just who the lumber com panies were. Mrs. Crawford told Neuberger, "This is our private property. Let's get some New York money in here and put the property on HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH Senator Hits Administration's 'Tight Money' The Republican administration's tight-money" policy, and the lack of low cost industrial power in the state, not the lack ot a sales tax, is the cause of Oregon's substan tial adversity, Sen. Richard L. Neuberger told a dinner meeting of Klamath Falls Democrats Wednes Zoning District Order Listed An ordi.r -s' Wishing the Lake- shore Zonii listrict has been filed with i j county clerk by members of the Klamath County Court. In a separate order the court named the following directors of the district: Murdo Morrison, Alice Howard, and Coleman O'Laughlm. Formation of the district was recently approved during an elec tion by residents of the area. Woman Files Damage Suit A $75,000 damage suit has been filed bv Rose Marie Lang as the result of a beating she reportedly received in her Chiloquin nome during November of last year. The plaintiff charges that the beating and cutting was malicious ly administered by Harold A. mih, Ihe defendant. The plaintiff further contends that she suffered permanent in juries and disfigurements as a re sult of the beating. Illness Reported High At Henley HENLEY Henley High School has had a rough week. Principal George Elliott said today that on Monday 131 students were out of classes with illness, the number jumped to 144 Tuesday. Wednes day and Thursday 140 are listed absent out of a registration of 400. Two members of the faculty are ill. In the grade school where there are 310 students, illnesses have been lighter with between 65 and 75 staying home. the tax rolls. I'm a Republican," she concluded, "but I'm not a socialist Republican. We've tried for 30 years to get away from this everlasting, infernal bureauc racy." When Sen. Neuberger began to ask Crawford, "Now, then, do you mean to say that Public Law 587 as carried out will . . ," At this point, Crawford inter jected, "Don't put words in our mouth, senator." Crawford concluded, "If vou or i anyone else tampers with our 1 vested rights, we II have vou in court. Ask the Indians that own the timber what to do.' With that, the testimony was completed for the first day of the hearing. In addition lo personal testi mony, resolutions were received and entered into the record fium such groups as the Klamath Falls Central Labor Council, the League of Women Voters as well as a telegram from Rep. Joe Crepeau of Lane County and a letter from State Sen. Harry Boivin. both un able to attend, but express ing approval of federal purchase. Rep. John Kerbow spoke for the members ot the State Legislative Interim House Committee on In dian Affairs, presenting a short resolution pointing out that the committee has had only one meet ing, but that its members were strongly inclined to favor federal purchase. Kerbow expressed the I group s desire to cooperate fully with the Senate comnu'tee on theineys for Collins and his common- I problem Sen. Neuberger, members of the state interim committee, and others inspected areas of the res ervation Thursday morning. The next session of the subcommittee hearings will be held in Portland. on Friday FALLS, OREGON Policy In Talk day night at the Shasta View Grange Hall. "Oregon's business is closely geared to prosperity in the lumber industry, he aid. When the ad ministration's 'tight credit' policy choked off housing a chain reaction spread from forests and mills to the main streets of our state's communities." He said that with the current situation, a man who wishes to con struct a $15,000 home, if he can secure interest at five per cent, will pay $23,500. The biggest cost for construction, he said, is not Ihe labor or the materials, but for borrowing the $15,000. Nuw. someone has said that 'tight money' has controlled infla tion. 'Tight money' has failed to stem inflation, but has choked off housing," the senator said. Water power and lumber have suffered under the current admini stration." He noted that these are the only two reasons, he believed, ! for lack of industry coming to the ; state. 'The people who have ruled this state, have ruled in folly," he said, j The Republicans have shut; off the Columbia River low cost power rate of 2.1 mills per kilo-1 watt hour. This would have brought other industries to the state, and would have taken up some of the slack created by a slight depres sion in the timber industry," the senator stated. The senator said that other states began as one industry states but have subsequently switched, out of necessity, to other forms. He said that some of the New England states began as lumber producers, but later went to ship ' building. Then the lumber industry moved west as the timber in the eastern states was dissipated, and these "western" states of Michigan, Wi consin and Minnesota, also found other industries. Neuberger urged that the admin istration end the "tight money" policy, build 135.000 new housing (units instead of 35,000 as approved by Congress, and install low cost power projects, such as Hell's Can yon, Columbia. Bonneville and Three Sisters dams. "Repeal the federal transporta tion tax" the senator concluded, ' ind cut more timber for pulp." Crater Snow Fall Heavy CRATER LAKE Six and one half inches of snow fall in Crater Lake National Park from 12:45 p.m. Wednesday until the reading at 8 a.m. today, the rangers said. Chains are advised for travel over Highway 62 and the north entrance road is closed for the season. Precipitation totaled 1.05 inches. Maximum temperature on Wednesday was 38 degrees: mini mum last night was 24 degrees and it was 25 degrees at 8 a.m. today. It .was still snowing but the road to the rim was open this morning. The Standard Oil service station in the park will close at the end of Friday's business day for the season. Kidnap Case Delay Granted EVERETT Arraignment of George Edward Collins Jr., 20, and Katherine Meyers, 21, on first degree kidnaping charges was postponed by Superior Judge I Thomas R. Stiger Thursday until next Tuesday. i ine oeiay was granted at tne The request of court -appointed attor- law wife The two were charged in con nection with the abduction Sept. 23 of 8-year-old Lee Crary of Ed monds. Wash., in a $10,000 ran som plot. The bov managed to j escape unharmed after being held I captive three days. Rain Worsens At Migrant Labor Camp By RUTH KING TULELAKE Tulelake's mi grant harvesters, soaked by rain from continuing leaden skies, are shivering in misery today as they wait for dry weather and start of the potato harvest. These are the people, many oi them too proud to ask for aid, who came here to help harvest the Basin's potato crop. Many are without funds, without adequate clothing for this high altitude weather and are without food. Many of those who had mon ey to pay for gasoline left the Basin. The first influx of workers be gan arriving about 10 days ago, among them colored people, Mex icans, some Indians and whites. The sun shone then, the weather was warm, and spending most of their time in the open was no problem. But the weather changed. Rains lashed the valley, soaking tields. There has been no work. Dozens of families, most of them with several children, and numerous single men were caught without housing accommodations. A few brought comfortable house trailers but they are in the minority. The number of workers here have been reported in varying figures. Some say 500, others estimate the number much higher. It is diffi cult to determine because they are scattered. Those who have not found shel ter are sleeping in potato cellars, their automobiles, in scattered cabins and even on Jitchbanks where growth of vegetation pro vides some protection. Some tents are being put up at the trailer camp beyond Newell, operated by the Tulelake Grow ers Association but the rain makes i rapid work impossible. Yesterday there were less than a dozen floorless tents available. Some tent frames had been completed. There were a few trailers in the park where accommodations are available for 65. These accumulative circum stances have created the present emergency: (1) Closure of a pri vately operated migrant camp near Newell in Modoc County last spring by order of the Modoc County Health Department. (2) The fact that a number of bar racks buildings in the former Jap anese relocation center near New ell, used for several years by the growers association, have been turned over to the Federal Bu Your Pressing Problems Are Over ARROWS... Drip -Dry WASH AND WEAR WHITE SHIRT AT A PRICE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD NO IRONING SOFT COLLAR WITH STAYS OR TUBINIZED ALL SIZES il' Tzzizr Dick lleeder Is mm USE OUR CUSTOMER MARKING LOT - CORNER Conditions reau nf Prisons and are not avail able. (3) Tht failure of tents or dered by the association to arrive in time for the unexpected need. Few farmers are prepared to of fer hniicinir to transients. In a tour of the area about Tulelake, groups of migrants were found eookne witn wei woou nver nnpn fires. Tuesday, appeals for help went out to county welfare agencies and the Siskiyou County Board of Su pervisors and to other agencies from Clifford Jenkins, manager of the Tulelake growers and others interested in the welfare of the. hapless families. The Siskiyou Board of Supervis ors acted immediately to appro priate $1,000, more if needed, to help in tne crisis, ine imeiane branch of the Klamath County chapter of the American Red Cross dipped into a $300 emergency fund and the Salvation Army per sonnel from Klamath Falls gave aid. Dorothy Hill, director of the Siskiyou County Welfare Depart ment and Lucille Leonard, head of the Modoc County Welfare De partment, were here yesterday to issue emergency lood rations oi $2 per person for two days food. By mid-morning yesterday the welfare representatives had proc essed 62 persons and were con fident that the food situation was under control. Then the tide of hungry humanity rolled in and the city hall,- where welfare headquar ters have Been established, was swamDed with requests. Robert B. McKean, welfare hos- nital administrator. Yreka, ar rived to assist with the health problem aggravated by the con Dr. James E. Creswell Announces the opening of offices for the Practice of Dentistry at South 6th Street Dental Clinic 3952 South 6th Always Glad To Cash Your Paycheck Ellin's STORE FOR MEN Corner 5th & Main THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 185,7 tinuing wet weamer. rrevioujiy. Dr. I. Spomer, the town's only medical, doctor has handled all i-Mn alone, principally for chil dren ill with flu, colds and diges tive uDsets. The town s druggists have provided drugs, "mostly on the cull, nnne a one situation exists each year during the har vest season, Dr. Spomer said that more calls had been received tnis year than usual. He said too, "that most of the workers will return and pay doctor ana arug Dins when they are able to work." While welfare workers and oth ers not familiar with the country are optimistic that the fields will soon be dry enougn 10 permit work to start, Jenkins and farm ers who know, the quality of the soil, its water retention capacity, and about the high water level in many parts of the Basin, be lieve that with favorable condi tions of sun and wind It will be several days before digging equipment can be pulled into the fields. In the- meantime, those fortu nate enough to have found dry housing will wait in comfort, but families like the Dale Binton fam ily of Silverton, Oregon, will feel . . mi ! .LIU the pincn. mere are nine cimuren and their parents crowded together in one small trailer, scarcely larg er than tne average oamroom. Their small stomachs will be filled with cooked rolled oats, canned milk, and such rations as can be bought with the welfare certificates. They will divide what they have with a small spotted pup and a mother dog and will wait for the day when they can pile into the family car and go to the fields with their dad or play barefoot on the crushed rock roadway in the sunshine. Their mother will not work this year. She is expecting her 10th child. 5th & KLAMATH
