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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1958)
f AGE 12 A HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TVESnAY. JULY 1. 19SB Champ Of French Homeless In HospHal For Overwork By ROSETTE HARGROVE NEA Staff Correspondent PARIS . (NEA) This man, the doctor said gravely, has reached the end of his tether: and even an Abbe needs proper meals and enough sleep. We may have to operate again. By the doctor s words, it was beginning to look as though Abbe Pierre would have to abandon his crusade just to stay alive. But the project he started four years ago, which galvanized ran- sians into one of the greatest mass movements of modern times, is now so well organized that the old man can be spared all the time he needs to recuperate. Four years ago, the Abbe Pierre was an obscure priest with a muv won: the crusade of the home' less. At 58, he left his seat in the Assembly to "hound those whose comfortable and happy lives make them oblivious to fellowmen weighed down by distress. It had been a severe winter and the Abbe had decided that autho rities could no longer shrug off the problem of the homeless. SeV' enteen were dead in the icy Par is streets and a baby had died of cold in an old railroad car in the outskirts of town. Within 48 hours the Abbe's in surrection of charity brought an army of volunteers on this cru sade of the homeless. Led by tneir apostle of the down-and-outs, they helped to feed and shelter the homeless, collect clothes ana emergency goods. They cut through red tape as a horde of homeless started ireK king to Paris and the Abhe Pi School Budget Information Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of informative articles dealing with the Klamath Union High School and the forthcoming proposed budget which Will be vot ed on July 7. The material is presented as a public service by members of the KUHS School Board and budget committee. What does the six per cent lim itation mean as related to the high school? it does not mean six per cent over last year s budget! The Klamath Union High School District does not have a lax base. The budget for the high school has always been submitted to the vot ers for approval at a special elec tion. Until, if the voters so desire, a reasonable tax base is estab lished at a special election, the high school has no tax base and cannot operate as a practical mat ter either outside of or within the 1 tax base plus six per cent with out a special election. That is, the proposed budget for the 1958-39 operation of trie KUHS District is $778,060. or that amount, $539,818 is raised by local levy and is, in effect, the amount in excess of the six per cent lim Itation due to the fact that the district has never had a tax base. Therefore, it is important to the voters to know that the budget can not be effected without passage of the amount beyond the six per cent limitation, or vice versa. If the budget were passed and the tax levy were disapproved, it would be defeating the budget he- cause the tax levy represents the greater portion of the budget. By the same token, if the budg et were turned down, but the tax levy approved, the approved tax levy monies could not be spent be cause there would he no approved budget for expenditures. Because of this joint tax and budget structure, both the tax levy and the budget have to be ap proved if the budget is to be put into effect. Although the proposed high school budget lor the forthcoming year reflects a $50,168 increase when compared with the budget for the just ended school year, the actual levy required will he less. The proposed levy of (538,818 is S722 less than the levy for the now ending year. crre. Many worked around the clock, giving up their winter va cation. The Abbe needed 4,000 blankets. In two days he got 20,-000. When the crisis was over, his cause had received $1,500,000 in cash. Women sent pieces of jew elry from diamond necklaces to treasured gold lockets. One hun dred tons of foodstuffs, and furni ture and gifts poured in. The city fathers had to hand over a dere lict railway terminus (or storing The following winter, thanks to Abbe Pierre's initiative, the au thorities had everything in readi ness (or a cold spell. Three heat ed subway stations were opened to those who had no roof. They were given blankets and pallets. And in the morning each received a bowl of soup and a cup of coffee. Now there are about 10 shel ters, each providing accommoda tion for 200 people around Paris. There are another two run by the Salvation Army, one by the Red Cross and another at the Abbe's headquarters in the vicinities of the Central Markets. The Abbe's "Companions of Em- maus, a ragpickers community. has now grown too until now there are an even dozen. The ragpickers devote their re ceipts to housing projects, keeping less than a dollar each week for spending money. In every town city or village where there are homeless people, this foreign le gion of charity is there to help. it groups over 800 members: men who are beyond the margin of society, hoboes, convicts, mat adjusted citizens and saints. In ad dition, there is a women's "Com panions of Emmaus" who have founded a workshop for turning out mattresses and wickerwork. "Em maus" has found homes for 10,000 families some of whom will even tually be able to own them. Now, however, the Abbe is sick the reward of overwork and there are rumors that he may Scouts, Dads Hold Camp-Out MALIN - The Malin Cub Scouts held their annual father son tampnut at Lake of the Woods the weekend of June 21. Scout master for Ihe group is Bob Vic lonn with Sherman Kalina as den chief. The Cub Scouts altrnding were Dale Prtrasek, llrucc Bauer. Douglas Holnian. Jerry George. I.eroy George, Terry Parker, Bruce Outright, Bruce Victorin, Leonard Hampton, Neil Kni.vkern, David Lindsay, Jim Fallihee, Tom Kalli- hce, Richie Takais. Sloven Paver Paul Rogers. Phil Pclrasok, Boh Bauer and John Gentry. i Finest A. Rum pi For You jjg D0I1 Q leave his crusade. "Nothing could he further from the Abbe's mind," according to Roger Dauphin, one of the priest's close associates. Dauphin is the editor of "Hun ger and Thirst," the crusade's bi monthly magazine with a circu lation of more than 250.000. Meanwhile, Abbe Pierre is in a luxury clinic, his expenses paid by a group of Swiss admirers, where he cannot shake the image of the millions of homeless and starving around the world. "Only death." he said, "can sep arate me from my comrades of misfortune." the easy way Charge your LaPoinrt't maternity wardrobe on our revolving charge plan-up to six months to pay. Iff wexitl'VL Tlt 4 SYMBOLS OF SECURITY. 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