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U 0? OREGOB LIBRARY COUP In The- Day's -Jffews By FRANK JENKINS The department of agriculture reports this week that the nation's farm real estate hit a RECORD market value of 112 billion 400 million dollars as of July 1 of this year. It adds that the value of Amer ica's farms increased eight per! cent during the federal fiscal (fi nancial) year enjing on Jute 30, 1957. That is the 'argest increase in the capital value of U.S. farms! since the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 195' six years ago. For this achievement officials of the department credi' favorable crop prospects (the 1957 crop is expected to be one of the largest in our history), increased demand for farm- produus and CONTIN UED CONVERSION OF FARM LAND TO RESIDENTIAL SUB URBS. Why the capital letters in that last sentence? Well, continued conversion of farm land to residential suburbs is sign:f cant. It is significant for two reasons: 1. Farm land sold for suburban residential purposes brings higher prices. 2. Covering up farm land with residences, factories, freeways, air ports aiid so on takes agricultural land out of production and tends to hold down surpluses. ' That helps to bring the supply of agricultural products back more nearly into balance with demand for them. It lias been Ihe custom for some time to look upon agriculture's sit uation as pretty black. Its pres- ent balance sheet, however, doesn't confirm that impression. Farm assets climbed to nearly 177 billion dollars at the end of 1956, an increase of $8.6 billions, or five per cent, over 1955. This reflected a gain of $6,800,000,000 in the value of farm real estate and a rise in the value of live stock and farm machinery inven tory. Farm indebtedness rose three per cent to a total of 19'.i billion dollars. Of this total, real estate dtbt was approximately 10 billion dollars. While farm debt has ris en in each postwar year except 1953, its growth during the past ter. years has been LESS THAN THE GROWTH IN ASSETS. As a result, there has been a steady advance in the farmers' equity, or net worth, which rose eight billion dollars last year to a total of 157 billion dollars. That isn't such a bad record, everything considered. Here In Southern Oregon and Far Northern California, we are looking forward to a large ex pansion of industry. Especially in dustry based upon our huge stands oi fiber timber. But we want a BALANCED economy. We don't want to get all of our eggs intq one oasKci. we nope ana oeneve that our agriculture will rise along with our industrial development. There is good reason to believe that in this Southern Oregon-Far Northern California area agricul ture has good prospects for ex pansion. The huge and growing California market is immediatelv adjacent to us. Already in much of California, productive farm land is being covered up by rcsiden- tia. areas, factory sites, airports iv became a hunting casualty Sat-ivation. gathering additional infor and highways Taster than new ag-;urjay , inalioii for the next session of Con- ricultural land it being brought I ' ,, . . gross. into nrnrtllplmn. Much the same Is occurring in cities of California and Arizona. which nrovide the bulk of the MARKETS for agricultural prod ucts, are growing astronomically. Southern Oregon and Far North em Laiitornia agriculture cant1 help benefiting from this situation, j CLIPPING ILLEGAL MADISON. Wis. (UP) Jacket hail elite nren'l leaal nl tile Marl. ison jail. Dist. Atty. Joseph Blood- good said the sheriff had no right to put a 17-year-old Inmate into a restraining jacket just to trim his locks. NEW ZEALANDERS, traveling here under the auspicei of Rotariani of the fwo countries in the interest ef international inderstanding end good will, provided the program at the Klamath Falls Rotary Club Friday. These eight young businessmen and their leader, Vie Butler, vice president of the Rotary Club of Mt. Roskill, Auckland, have been in the Pacific Northwest since landing at Vancouver, B. C, six months ago. They were given an aerial view of Crater Lake and were entertained in the homes of Klamath Rotariani before continuing to Medford today. Left to right are Doug McLeay, footwear retailing, Vaihi; Don Hopkirk, farmer, Stratford; Bill Carthew, stock and station agent, Pahiatua; Fred Watson, accountant, Takapuna; O. K. Puckett, president of the Klamath Falls Rotary Club; John Wilson, motor parts purchasing officer, Auckland; Vic Butler, group leader; Trevor Martin, accountant, Ford Motor Co., Petone; Archie Mason, timber and house building executive, Auckland and Michael Jeune, electrical supplies, Napier. Nt year Rotariani from this are will tend a similar group of young Americans to New Zealand. Price 10 Cents 83 Pages Committee Digs Deeper Into Unions WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 W-Scn. ate investigators disclosed Satur day they are digging deeper into the handling of union funds by Teamster locals in areas which, they said, have been under James R. Hoffa's domination. All Teamster locals in the Cen tral and Southern Conferences have been asked to supply a list ing of their cash assets, their stocks and bonds, all of their loans since January, 1950, and any ad vances or payments to other Team ster units. The request was made in let ters sent by Sen. McClellan (D Ark), chairman of the special Sen ate committee investigating rack eteering in the labor - manage ment field. McClellan said in a statement his action was prompted by "clear examples" already uncovered of what he called misuse of union funds by Hoffa, the newly elected president of the Teamsters Union. McClellan said his committee wants to find out the extent to which "this type of activity was gone on in areas which have been under the control and domination of Mr. Hoffa." After the requested information is received, McClellan said "it will be sifted and studied to de termine how the problems raised can be dealt with legislatively." Hoffa. long Midwest boss of the Teamsters, was overwhelmingly elected head of the giant union at its convention in Miami Beach last week, despite corruption charges levelled against him by the Senate probers and AFL-CIO leaders. A group of 13 rank-and-file New York Teamster members went into Federal District Court here Friday seeking an order that would bar Holla from taking of fice. Judge F. Dickinson Letts said he would rule on their plea Monday. The Senate committee, which Is looking into charges that the elec tion was riggod in Hoffa's favor, has requested all Teamster locals in the country to furnish it with all their records relating to the selec tion of convention delegates. Bear Stunt Nearly Fatal BOTHELL. Wash., Oct. 13 m- IA man dressed in a bear costume commerce I.aff.O-Rama" near- 1 " o " climbed a tall fir tree used as! Bothell's Christmas tree. Bothelllw,a? Pf sra P"'"'K 'iii u sa.e residents spotted the "bear" and itnc wold sPrcad around town- One of the first at the scene was Dep Sheriff E. L. Kirkpatrick. And he brought along a rif e. "ear in ms mips signis wnen he noticed the bear was wear- ing shoes. Later he said he noticed other hunters also were aiming ne.r guns anu ne rusn io icu them not to shoot. After a crowd gathered. Strom released-handbills advertising the i jslation is needed and said that Jaycce event, then came down out, "We'll have to do that in the next 0' tne lree- session. The economy of the Basin Kirkpatrick called the stunt "a is fundamental. We'll see what we ivery foolish thing." lean come up with." 'I, ' KLAMATH . vl I J j .'25, i V 4 1 ,1 .mm" yg? --O-v , I octc v- -'V' V? Ik- x v'v.- '. i ) w3 , iK j fi'.T - . i GOING OVER PLANS before returning fo Congress are three democratic members of the House Subcommittee on Indian Affairs. They are left to right, James A. Haley, chairman, of Florida, Al Ullman, Klamath County's representative and George A. Shu ford, North Carolina. The trio is here for two days to make further examinations of the Klamath reservation before heading back to Congress in January. Photo by Otto Ellis Reservation Plan Studied Congressman James A. Haley-D-Fla) of the House Subcom mittee on Indian Affairs said Sat urday he is "concerned about the holdings of the federal govern ment" and added that purchase of more land by the government was "not too good." Haley was here with Al Ullman, this district's congressional repre sentative and George A. Shutord, (D-NC. They are on a two-day tour of the Klamath Indian Reser During the last session, a bill the 80th session which convenes in January. Haley said. TKic ff-it-A ne nnnnrlnmlti 4, I stuftv thproblem more thoroush!y ;.,:. .m ,,. nrnvid(, vou .,,. with a chance to be more helpful. -, mai. ( , of(.r unm we havc a com nlila ini-nnlirir nt Ihe llivthnrl-ina iri.-i ;,..,, ,.,ui k ,.j..J , ,hj monlh thc congressman ullman interjected that more leg- - ' .... FALLS, OREGON. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1957 Weather FORECAST Klnmath Falls and vicinity: Occasional rain through Sunday. High Sunday 50-60. High Saturday 48, Low at midnight 35 SHOOTING HOURS OREGON October 13 OPEN CLOSE 5:48 3:30 October 11 OPEN CLOSE 5: IS 5:30 CALIFORNIA October 13 OPEN CLOSE 3:43 5:29 October 14 OPEN CLOSE 5:45 5:29 Committee Eyes Problems Facing Migratory Yorkers Governor Holmes' Interim Com - miUee on Migratory Labor baiur- oayncaraine principal oi mower - rill Grade School, William Kurtz, say that housing conditions tor mi- grant laborers are poor and that going to school means money that could he spent on tangible com - moditics. ti. 'I. . . :.i it,..i ,.. ,. i in- in iniH'.ii .-.,1,11 iiu.i iin though his school buys shoes and olher articles of clothing for soivr nf the families, manv are too proud to accept thc donation. Another problem he faces. Kurtz " X C" other children their own age. The governor's group is conduct ing a survey throiignoui me siaie.lhat somt.hing should be done to relating to Senate Joint Resolution jn)pr(n,. nnt only housing but sani No. 2. which is legislation designed. larv conditions as well, to insure industry an adequate and, ..Condjlions 8re lm.il)k, in a th, fair supply o ' labor and to improre .. .)A working conditions of the nngra- he M.d ..,hjs is no, on,v lory laborers. (he farm.s p,.,,.,,,. , is ,h(. Head of the fact-finding commit-: duty oi the entire community. We tee. Sen. Truman A. Chase. 'R- ,ave nlorp people ctmiing in now Lane County heard the principal lhan wc a a v,.;ir at, and ve say that another problem is atl"nd- sccn ,h(,s(, chilrlrrn that Kurtz men ance of the migratory children. Honed. P's true lliey play along "They see you coming." Kurtz Ihe road while their parentswork said, "and they tell you that they in the lield." live in California. It stops you cold. : Kurtz had told the fact-finders Thc whole trouble is that we live .tnat sometimes a parent promises too close to the border. I suppose to have tne children in school the that they tell them the same thing nexl dav tmt wi1(. t,at day ar. down there." j riVcs, the family has gone. Kurtz was referring to children: Tle meeting adjourned with 10 and II years old who should lie -chairman Chase saving that h i s in school, but because of above r.mimtiee k endeavoring lo do all mentioned instances, stay in the fields and help their parents. Another facet nf local problems which tha workers raie is that of UliETIN a ...i 1,1. ,,tf ....- .imii :to death lasi, : uroy msm. anti. sheriff s deputies arc holding nnx tcr Ilignile for niicslioiilng. Depuly Sheriff Dal Jteed, of the Merrill Sheriff's office, said Hint in :. i.j I...- II.- I. - n. "j it., i i.-i,.i. h . . .. j i - ii shot (lie pair after demandinc the j.iii mii-i iit-iii.iiiunii; mi- relinquish custody of Flauh's -..i.l II...I IIIM..ll- -.ll-..nnrf wife had lell the little girl in the Flaugh's home. The sheriff added dial Uiifnite entered Ihe Flailed home uhieh Is locairti i wo miles noriiirasi 01 ; Merrill about H:30 p.m. and mandril the eouplc turn over the dauRhtrr to him. When they refused, the deputy said.' llignilp returned to his auto mobile, secured a gun, re-entered the home and shot Ihe Flaiighs. Reed added that IJignilc's es tranged wife had been living with the Flaughs. IKE 67 MONDAY WASHINGTON TP) President Eisenhower has no particular plans for observance of his !7lh birthday anniversary Monday. ! welfare support .jack Summcrficld. of Ihe wel- (.ommi,sion. s.,id thal ,h. , . .. ,,, Y'u" -v "";' "' l' , u" "If this kerps up," he said, "we 1 won't be able to sl.-iv within the j general assistance budget. We'll '. probably have lo ask lor mure , money and yet there is a certain perccn'age of migratory workers who are itist r-Nisting on a po'alo or bean diet and are too proud to ask for a han'lr.ut." Echoing Principal Kurtz's re-1 marks about poor housing cond, tions for the workers was Hubert W. Waits, of the central labor conn- j cil. He said thai it is his belief j it can However, no tangible sug-i gestions were volunteered either! from the committee or from the .floor. , j win-aJl Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 3916 Armed Killer Still Free In Badlands PAISLEY. Ore.. Oct. 13 l.fl-An inllux of weekend deer hunters Saturday complicated the search for an armed killer in high ridges and prairie sagebrush north of here. I A posse of 60 ranchers and l;iw-! men again Saturday failed to turn! up any trace of the gunman who Thursday killed John T. Lawson tU). in a holdup of the post office here. .... ., ... - . j .1 i it 1 he possibility existed that he, killer may have escaped from the area where the search is being conducted. 20 miles north of here. The posse Saturday started searching ranch buildings already checked. Bloodhounds again were brought into the search. But their work was complicated by deer hunters who poured into the area. Lawmen said the missing killer may have stolen a hunter's car and worked his way around road blocks that still cover roads in this Southern Oregon ranching area. The weather was cloudy andlchul.ch bplls in the clear crisp damp here Saturday. But a coldly,. wind poured over the high ridges, X spokesman for - the Roman wueie ine icmperaiure was near freezing. The killer, armed with a pistol and rille. was coatless. One man was shot and taken into custody after a posse of ranch ers forced the gunmen to abandon their car following the robbery. He said he is 32-year-old Donald Ferguson of Bakcrsfield. Calif. Ferguson told Postal Inspector v. . ui""""K .m- mining iiiun he hollr sct for the services, is Ihurman Jesse Hibden or Jesse jManv slores offered their em Thurman Hibden, about 30, of Del- .)!ove!, lime n(f t0 so to church. ni, Lain, uioaen is a lormer rancn hand here. The gunmen obtained $160 and mnt stol-cs at n -o'clock saw no1 some htank mnnev nrders in tho:nA : it.- .1 r ..1. a : robbery. The cash and ... ... money orders were recovered Lawson, a veteran of both world wars, was killed when he tried to go to the aid of Mrs. Anita Ban nister, the postmaster who was pistol-whipped in the holdup. Postal inspector E. 11. Eskola filed charges of assault and armed robbery against Ferguson, who waived a preliminary hearing. 1 'I'll a ones io In un Uafnra a ormirl at Lakeview. thc county seat - whcre Ferguson is held. Lawson leaves a widow at Pais- W ana several oaugnicrs. inc.uu Mrs. O. C. Johnson, Boiling- nam. nosii. ham. Wash. Lake Lounty sneriit i nomas ii.i- Hon ha urnav aenicn reports inai ,..,.nllcnn ,,j ,,. mn,.nrf ,,, an.l .. ... '1?''.us""1 h," other jail lor leaf lie would De l.WKIIltl C,IJ ITnrrYiicnn iitoc tn Mia i l I' imtu j ill bnnw Mio nnn Lake County Jail. I know he peo- tin nf lis community not o be n..i;nAri t mi. orrt viAinn if ihnvl had been 0f lnat Dcn(j 0f mjnd.ithP 9rc'son slate real estate com" S(fmcthig WOuld have happened im-lwncn Ferguson was captured Political Crisis Faces French PARIS Oct. 13 'PI Rightist1 former Premier Antoine Pinny inched cautiously ahead Saturday in an attempt to lorm tne 24tn t postwar government of France. I lie seemed in no n-irlit-ul-ir "!!0 r Wua,tr.ry llllllV. tlllKllV 111.1 11IOI1VV... talks with caretaker. Premier Maurice Bourses - Maunoury, Ki- n.uicc Minister Felix Gaillard. and I Wilfrid Baumgarlner, governor of, ItlO DE JANEIRO (UP) Cho . thc Bank nf France, Pinay decid-trus girls at a Rio night cluh called j ed to call it a day. He arranged Sunday appointments with agri- cultural and social security ex- 1 ,;, ? ..' ; , ft y 7l I ;'- .i- ' ' Tr ; 1 & i hLj 4 ;t t k QUOTARIANS from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon met, for, the first District 14 conference to be held in Klamath Falls, on Friday evening, Saturday morn ing and today. Business sessions opened at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday. At the head table were, from left, Ardalh Danielson of Eugene, district lieutenant governor; Elsie Yarter of Cheyenne, president of Quota International; Lucille Larson of Tacomo, district gover. nor; Elizabeth Malm, district secretary-treasurer, and James Barnes, mayor pro tern Photo by Ellis y. Elizabeth Arrives For Canadian Tour ui iawa, uct. ij uriwueen i-.iiz- abeth II and Prince Philip arrived I. c """ ing ot a 2i-gun salute 10 ner nrstinand- played "God. mu m ttuiencan visu as a reigning Ouccn. m"C . , J The 31-year-old Queen stepped The Queen s four-engined DC7C : quickly from the plane as a great landed al 4:21 p.m. EDT, four thCPr wcnt up from a crow(i nf minutes ahead of schedule on its about 30.000 persons at the Up-13'2-hoiir flight from London. I lands Air Base, many of them However, clinging to the precise W!!e 5ockers uirer rrayers HI ItTI riflVCI J t.itti.f nnrtf ArV n,-t 11 n irav01-s w(.re raised in four - score' churches here Saturday in - ..!,: a;... .;j : iu. - i,. in,.-i,i-n rar.ii i Thousands turned nut ti,p dav ; was bright and sunny, with the temperature in the mid-liOs. . The 1U participating churches I 1. 1 1 v vi v-.iiiiuiiv, ,ji;tTi.-.ii tiuu pP0,cslant faiths. Morc ,h,1n a; do; Negio churches took part. years ago, when Klizabcth was a Most of the B4 were in Little 1 princess, Rock: a few were in neighboring j Capl. C-ordon Store, the South North Little Rock or elsewhere in African pilot of the American the stale. built plane, said the westward Churchmen of all faiths had. night was smooth except for slight joined in arranging the prayer j turbulence at some stages, and services. They said the purpose I mat this did not affect the roval was to seek divine help for the jireservnt inn of law and order, the casting cut of rancor and pre judice and resistance "against un thinking agitators." An unofticial estimate by the ,,. ; ,.t.,,0 , h r i r-rthaUc dinresn said 2.0S3 attend- ed prayer services at 11 churches r n,. riii, ; pi which s.rounds Little Rock, tie i j..;ui 11,-1 . 0hnt nnn.ihird of the aggregate membership But if thousands turned out, many more thousands went about their normal secular pursuits. In the downtown business area, some establishments observed a minute nf client nrnver nl 11 m Bl,t a reporter who was in one !f I.illlo tinrlt's hincer Hen.nl. I unr ill ill" 11 unu ui niuiuui.-is inu .ntn. -Fn it . i 1.,0-a i!. 'i ih. Mavor George Nelms, Air Mar ward note of the time. ... -. ... . .... . ... ... On the streets outside, hundreds were walking, also without taking Search Party Finds Victims CHITTENDEN, VI., Oct. 13 Ufl The body of a Eugene, Ore., A rr: ...... I H. miii.v uiuii-i ivds juuiiu in mi: : u , . . T ..'. c,,.j", ' - , .. ,, . r, Col. Emery E. Hyde, 46. Ell - ,. ... .... .. i .. i ..i...rr it i i,nu OUIIieU 0(1 1-.OOKOII .VlOlimilin riilit from New York to H i m"Iinlun' . .vnc s lather is Clarence Hyde, IM,iU,UI The body of one officer was found 200 yards from the burned! plane. There was a two-d a y arowth of beard on his face, lead- i ing the search party to believe he was the only one on the plane j not killed outright. I A Fort Klamath woman, June Searchers said they thought he rtyland, 24. was reported in criti was Col. David M. Perkins of Cal condition at Klamath Valley Wichita Falls, Texas. Hospital on Saturday afternoon as ' ' L inane s occupams ap- if" "c "i""-u "um- ing 8o!'e when the plane crashed Also aboard the plane when II ' uapi. r.uai Liiui' and I.t. Col. DeWitt, N.Y. iCbnton Merrmi "SCOWI. STRIKE" ENDS off "scowl strike" following Hie j settlement of a dispute with the management, r or the duration of the dispule. Ihe girls had refused to smile at the customers jf ' schedule, the aircraft s door was 'not opened until exactly 4:30 p.m. a noyal Canadian Air Forct Save the school children waving small flags. A step behind her was her tall, blond husband. Philip was hatlcss in the bright sunshine. Elizabeth, looking pert in a full- skirlpH rnrl allnrnnim rlri.ee u;iih a mint rnllnr ctnnnnrl fnrwaril smartly to receive the official hello from Canada's governor ecn- icral - Vincent Masscy. and Prime 1s,i1nisU'r and Mrs- John Diefen- .lbaker. Tlmn hn tm.lr nff at rnmri flashbulbs popped, on a brisk in- sped ion of the honor guard. 100 noyai Lanaoian Air 1'orcc men. It was the second visit of the in. in kuninc i.f unnna. iiict came here on a tour of Canada six passengers. Both Elizabeth and Philip went forward lo visit him during the transatlantic trip. By Ihe lime the plane, a blue-ami-silver craft named the Seven Seas, rolled to a halt here the were cheering with emotion. The crowd was hushed while waiting for the Queen to appear. Then as she emerged from the plane, lollowed by Philip, deafening cheers filled the airport. Massey, smiling broadly, greet ed the Queen and then presented the Prime Minister and Mrs. Diet enbakcr. The Queen was escorted by a Canadian lieutenant, Val Burdett, Her brisk tramp through the ranks of the guards polished off the inspection in less than the eight minutes allotted for the ri tual. Back at the dais, Diefenbaker presented Canada's Chief Justice Patrick Kerwin, Turkish Ambas sador Amat Cavat Ustun who is loipiomaiic uean nere, uuawa ,. , ,- , . .i shal Hush Campbell, and the air """j j,,. base commander. Group Capt. Wives ot each of the official also were presented to the Queen. The royal couple then drove off In their cream-colored limousine. nrst circling the enclosure to pro vide a glimpse to crowds that had waited hours to see them. The car ., had been fitted with a clear pIbv tic lop lo protect the pair from a stiff breeze. Windows in downtown buildings overlooking Ihe 14-mile route wera i , n litiiuiifu Newsboys of Ottawa sent up a small plane trailing a banner which said "The children welcome you to Canada." , Th Oueen and Philio will star ! iri a fin.cuniYi niancifin Murine thoir ! " ,s "ur-tiJ.y visit - KHioau nan, m governor general s home a Local Couple Hurt In Wreck ine result oi injuries reccivea in a one-car aeciaeni one-uau nine south of Modoc Point on Highway 7. Upon hitting a slick spot on the road, the car she was driving went out of control and over the en bankment, A linger from one hand was severed and she has a deep gnsh in one side and possible back injuries. Her husband, Joe llyland, 2, riding with her. is also in Ihe hos. pilal with possible back injuries. i His condition was said not to be critical. The accident happened between 1 12::;il and I2:4.ri p.m. on Saturday. M
