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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON FRIDAY. AUGUST 8, 1959 PAGE 8 A FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLER Circulation Mgr Ph. TU 4-4752 Apathy By BILL JENKINS Apparently the fact that the world is heading for the third and final world conflict is nothing to set the American public to thrash ing about in its stall. It is a curious commentary on our times that the average man, if there be such a critter, is quite willing to admit that the war is only a short lime off and yet stub bornly refuse to lift so much as an admonitory finger to stop it. Most people are quick to admit that war is hell, at the same time shrugging their shoulders in the American version of Kismet. Sort of like a gardener who doesn't plant anything because the cut worms and aphids would get it anyway, so why bother? Even the sacrosanct group housed within the United Nations framework has lost its appeal as a universal peacemaker and much of its worth as a psychologi cal escape hatch for the fellow who would really rather think about building a new swimming pool in his backyard than he would pro tecting the world from the holo caust. As someone (me) was saying the other day, the world is suffering from an attack of littleness and the average (there's that word again) man feels that individual effort Is worthless. In a way it is pitiful to think of all the swimming pools that are going to be cracked when the bomb hits, all the golf clubs that will be bent and the rosy plans for the future that will add their wisp of smoke over the glowing heap of embers that was once the hu man race. But I suppose it Is pretty futile to hope that as a nation we will re gain our sanity in time to stop trying to buy friends and do a little something about plugging the holes in our national defense. Suppose we dip back into his tory a hundred or so years. Pic ture a hardy band of American pioneers on their way West. They are in the heart of Indian coun try. On all sides are Indian sign. War parties on the lookout for scalps and plunder. Smoke signals trembling in the air. Flashing mir rors from the higher hills. The whispered word of an all-out offen sive against the white intruders. In the midst of this do you sup pose our doughty pioneers spent all their time square dancing, pulling tally around the fires and plan ning what they were going to do next weekend? They sure didn't. They keep a tight walch, guarded every move, watched the enemy like a hawk and kept their powder dry. Exactly the sort of thing we should be doing right now. The conditions are no different. Just deadlier. It does seem a pity that in these days of great wonderings and the relentless search for answers the most frequently asked question should still be: "Which way is the men's wash room'.'" i'lVniiing Tli Slafc By FLOYD L. WYNNE 1 hate to leave unfinished busi ness lying around where I'm li able to trip over it. so let's clean the slate on one mailer. Some time ago I expressed some viewpoints on the petition being cir culated to put a measure on the November ballot which would per mit school teachers lo hold a leg islative position without having to resign from their school post. While 1 was galloping north into the lush country of Northern Wash ington, C. W. l'osey, executive sec retary of the Oregon Education As sociation answered some of my questions in a letter to the editor on June 29. I also noticed that recent tabu lation shows that tUUWl certified signatures have been filed lo put the measure on the ballot. This is over 12.0(H) more than needed to qualify for a place before the peo ple In November. In checking the number by coun ties, they report that Klamath County contributed some 1.131 sig natures lo the petition, while Lake nad 338. Multnomah had the most signatories, of course, with 18,127. So the measure will he before you. the people, in November. The question appears to be a clarification more than anything else, although it does open the door to some other questionable features. Mr. Posey pointed out that school teachers serving in the Legislature would be given leave of absence from their teaching posts, and would not be reimbursed tor lime lost. This answered one o( my ques tions. This would seem like a (air move, since certainly we do not require that the remainder o the legis lators resign their jobs or positions while serving in the Legislature Sijfondly, Posey assures us that Entered as second class matter at the post oftice at Klamath Falls. Ore. on August 20. 1906, under act of Congress, March 8. 1879 SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California our fears of any legislative pres sure on such legislators would not be exerted. He says, "Regarding pressure by local school district or by the State Board of Educa tion. I am quite sure that the teaching profession would ade quately handle this problem." That would seem to answer my questions, and in light of this, I would find no objections to the measure. In the final analysis, it is the people who are the judge since they are the ones who cast ' the ballots. But in my book, a good teacher should certainly make a good leg islator. How and Arrow By FLORENCE JENKINS Use of the bow and arrow, an cient weapons which gave primi tive man his first dominance over savage beasts, today are the im plements of recreation over most of the civilized world. Archery is so old that no one knows where or when it began. William Tell's iron-nerved feat of shooting an apple from the top of his son's head has bten retold in the folklore of nearly every land through the centuries. The harp of David, referred to in the Bible, is said to have come about because the twang of the bow string was music to David's ears and he found that bows of different lengths produced differ ent tones. By adding strings to his bow, he produced the first harp. Legend and history abound with talcs of the prowess of huntsmen and woodsmen who were recruited as yeoman archers to win wars for their countries. British young sters for generations have reveled in the tales of Robin Hood, the legendary hero of England's golden age of archery. National archery tournaments have been held in the United States since 1879. The oldest national tour nament which has been held con sistently, since its inauguration in 1932, is the Pope Young tourna ment which was held in Klamath Falls last year with the local club, Klamath Archers, as host and Dale Baxter as president. Klamath Archers as a club was organized less than 10 years ago Next Sunday at the Moore Park archery range the group will hold its annual shoot for club trophies wilh registration starting at 9 a.m. There are half a hundred adult members in t lie club and about 20 juniors, ranging from eight years old to 16 years. The club awards a trophy for the best junior boy's score and one to the lop junior girl in addition to men's and wom en's freestyle and instinctive tro phies. Spectators are welcome to at tend meetings and any of the club shools. Maybe some of the members would even let you try to pull a 65-pound bow to start you on the way to a new hobby. 1' or gel I ho Vast By HAL DOYLE NEW YORK (AP) Thornton Wilder, who has spent much of his life studying past cultures, doesn t believe a man should spend much time in his own per sonal past. "I erase as I go along." he said checrlully. "I look forward so much I have only an imperfect memory for the past. "When your eyes are directed lo the future, you have no hurt feelings over the praise or criti cism of the moment because, moment by moment, the present becomes the past. "You have the sense of forever beginning your career, of trying to offer something new to inter est the community. At 61 the writer, a three-time Pogo 'CCvQGi i?N?4An 6hh youa you A u OT)Afl V Li. VJlr- I gN v Pulitzer Prize winner, still has all the eagerness of a stagestruck boy. One of his latest major plays, "The Matchmaker," has just been made into a film by Paramount, and he is currently working on seven one-act experi mental plays. They are designed to be acted a circular stage," he said. "The box-shaped theater of the last century was a terrible mis take. All over the world now the theater is flowing back to a freer stage one projecting out into the audience and giving more inti macy." Wilder, a white-mustached man with a booming laugh, regards his single act plays as "Five-finger exercises" for his major dramas, two of which "Our Town" and "The Skin of Our Teeth" won Pulitzer Prizes. Earlier he won his first Pulitzer with "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," a novel. "But a good one act play will pay you $5,000 a year in royal ties," he remarked, and added as a comfortable afterthought: "I have three." One of the most conscientious craftsmen of his generation, Wil dor spent many years teaching literature by day and trying to create it at night. "I had to write in stolen mo menls at midnight," he recalled "But the older I grow the more Im an early riser. "I now try lo get in two or three hours of writing before any body else is stirring." Unlike many modern authors, he doesn't believe that inspiration is mostly perspiration. "As Gertrude Stein once said, 'it takes a lot of loafing to write a book . A hopeless optimist himself (and determined to go on believ ing in the human race), he pre fers comedy to tragedy. "The gift lo Ihe public of laugh ter without malice is one of the most useful things a man can do. he said. "Anybody can make a comedy which is cruel. It is very hard lo make a comedy which is kind. To give a fellow feeling between the young and the old that is art .Slim in I Hopes By GEORGE J. MARDER United Press International Soviet Premier Khrushchev has turned back the summit clock three weeks, and has stopped it there. It's doubtful now whether it will ever start again, certainly not for months. The situation now reverts to Sat urday, July 19, when the United Nations Security Council ran into a total stalemate on the Middle East crisis. However, there is this difference: On that day, the United States proposed to lake the Middle East problem out of the U.N. council, where the Soviet had blocked ac tion by use of the veto, and move it over to Ihe General Assembly, where there is no velo. Now, it is Russia which is pro posing that the General Assembly deal with the middle-eastern situa tion at the same time that Khrush chev turns down a meeting of the heads of state under the U.N. coun cil. r It is doubtful that the United States will allow Ihe Soviet to get credit for convening the assem bly to deal with the Middle East. Or for the assembly to meet on Russia s proposed terms. For that would be a double prop aganda victory for the Reds. Russia could boast that it was on her initiative that the interna tional agency finally got going on the Middle East crisis. In addition her terms for the assembly meet ing would put Ihe West in an em barrassing spot. It would merely propose that the assembly order rrtfi -rm rut im - T ufi &av. ai aeur wort J saw soj vt" uas SAW SOU WITH LAST swT7"AM-fj envLO t av. rTHAT VSAS NO PBf AM, THAT WAS AW WIH Subscription Rates CARRIER I MONTH $ 1.50 ( MONTHS 9.00 I YEAR 118.00 MAIL 1 MONTH' $ 1.50 6 MONTHS t 8.50 I YEAR $15.00 British and American troops out of Jordan and Lebanon, no mention of indirect aggression by the Krem lin or by Egypt's Nasser. The United States resolution was first before the U.N. Council call ing for the assembly to meet on the Middle East crisis. It is still pending. It would call for an emer gency meeting on Lebanon's charges of outside interference to overthrow her government. That resolution could be revived. Khrushchev's refusal to go along with a U.N. Council meeting ol the heads of state came as a sur prise to Western diplomats. They had felt events had carried the world leaders too far along the path to the summit to have any fresh backing down. And it is a fact that Khrushchev has now rejected terms which he had accepted two weeks ago when first made by British Prime Min ister Macmillan. Macmitlan's first proposal, was for the summit meeting to be held under the U.N. Council auspices lit was that British invitation which at lirst got a lukewarm reaction Dy tnis administration. The 1'resi dents reply lo Khrushchev was more in the form of a challenge than an invitation. But Khrushchev enthusiastically accepted the Mac millan idea. However, as the United States warmed up lo a U.N. Council meeting of the heads of state, Khrushchev cooled off. The freeze came after he re turned from a Peiping summit con ference with Red China. It is believed Red China's re sentment over being left out of a big summit conference was the clincher which made Khrushchev reverse himself and turn down a proposal he once had accepted. The tip-off could be in the latest Khrushchev letter to Ihe Western heads of state. It contains a har angue on the membership of the U.N. Council and contains these words: "The policy of ignoring pco pie's China makes no sense." Trouble Shooter By United Press International . The tall, spare American diplo mat who has been bringing calm out of crisis in Ihe Middle East is known as one of the real pro fessionals. His name is Robert Murphy . . . and he looks more like a business man than a diplomat. He was sent lo Lebanon by President Eisen hower to smooth the troubled wa ters after the Marines landed . , . and he has been having great suc cess, in the view of the state de partment. Trouble shooter Robert Murphy is 63 years old. He has been a member of the American Foreign Service for 40 years. Most of his assignments have been in hot spots at various places around the world. He is an affable man with none of the stiff mannerisms usually as sociated with diplomats. Murphy was awarded the dis tinguished service medal for one of his most dramatic roles. That was back in 1942 when, as per sonal representative of President Roosevelt in North Africa, he paved the way for the landing there of American troops. Murphy was credited by Presi dent Roosevelt with having saved the lives of thousands of Ameri can soldiers by a political deal arranged with Admiral Darlan of the French forces, which were un der German control. Murphy slipped ashore in North Africa from a submarine in the dark of night. This was possibly the most dra matic, but not necessarily the most difficult, of the many tasks he has undertaken and which have won him the reputation of an ace trou ble shooter. He worked for solu tion of the French-Tunisian crisis earlier this year, shuttling be tween Paris, London and Tunis 4 II of I'M United Press International LAS VEGAS, Nov. - The Most Rev. Bishop Robert J. Dwyer. warning Roman Catholics against the trend toward nudity and in decent entertainment along the famed Las Vegas ' Strip ": Iherc is no vacation from the Ten Commandments." NEWPORT. R. I. Cant. Karl Anderson, skipper of the tanker Graham which collided with an other tanker and exploded, causing the death of 15 crewmen and injuring 36 others: ' It s an awful thine to think about. All those men dead and all that damage." HOLLYWOOD - Actress Marl- lyn Monroe, expressing happiness at the dismissal of a contemn! of Congress conviction against her Playwright husband. Arthur Miller: "I'm very lunuv for mv ho. band, but I am ccn happier for tne trutn and justice that do exist in our country." Theyll Do It Every Time IT The motel office, shoehorn told the man just what kind of accommodations he wanted LA Freeway Holds Answer LOS ANGELES (AP) Most of the worldly possessions of the Roy Wheelers of St. Louis are appar ently in ornit on the Los Angeles freeway system. When the Wheelers ventured in to the jelstream of traffic on one of the major freeways last Wed nesday, William Flowers and their furniture were right behind in Flowers' truck, just as they had Deen all the way trom St. Louis, Moments later, Flowers, furni ture and truck had disappeared in the swirling eddies of the multi level interchange joining four free ways. The Wheelers have been wait ing ever since for some word from their friend. They went to police and were assured that if Flowers truck is spotted it will be directed to their motel. RR Operating Costs Noted ST. LOUIS (AP)-The Missouri Pacific Railroad operated in the red during the first half of the year and plans to lay off many of its workers, Mopac President Russell L. Dearmont says. "We are trying in every possi ble way to reduce the cost of our operation," Dearmont said. The railroad has laid off 36 workers in car repair shops at St. Louis and nearby Dupo, 111. As an economy move some car repair work has been transferred from St. Louis lo North Little Rock, Ark., but 14 workers there have been furloughed, two others have been dismissed and no new workers will be added. Mopac had a deficit of $89,000 for the first half of 1958, Dearmont said. MEETING HELD CRESCENT The regular meet ing of the Women's Society of Christian Service was held recent ly at the church with 11 members and two guests, Mrs. Bill Avoline and Mrs. W. Stears present. The new minister's wife, Mrs. Dale Harris, was welcomed by the ladies and elected treasurer to re place Mrs. Hiram Jordon, who re cently moved from Gilchrist. Host esses for the gathering were Mrs. W. Smallwood Jr. and Mrs. J. P. Gibbons. The next meeting will be in Redmond, August 22. This will be a picnic for members and their guests. C . fSoTtTJ ( SMALL-WHAT dVASAV-1 GET A S MOULD WE Trw VV LUMP OF THE t ATHLETES . . . big lime or sand lot... wear DR. 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Albert Gore in yesterday's primary, while Buford Ellington held an uneasy lead in the gov ernor's race against three oppo nents. Memphis Mayor Edmund Orgill and Jackson Circuit Judge An drew T. Taylor perched within striking distance as tabulators awaited trickling returns from the state's final 250 precincts. State Sen. Clifford Allen of Nashville tailed far behind. Gore's victory was more deci sive than expected over former Gov. Prentice Cooper of Shel- byville. An ardent segregation ist, Cooper campaigned against Gore's moderate civil rights posi tion and what he termed espousal of foreign "giveaways." Tabulations from 2,335 of the state's 2,570 precincts gave Gore 332,797 votes to 223,386 for Cooper. The same precincts gave Elling ton 194.239, Orgill 184,123 and Tay lor 181,666. Allen received 52,779. Among the missing precincts were 10 big boxes from Taylor s home county of Madison, where he ran far ahead of his combined oppo sition. Tennessee has no primary run off and the high man gets the nomination in a state which has not elected a Republican governor since 1922. Two Republicans, State sen. Robert L, Peters of Kings port and Hansel Proffit of Sevier- ville, received scattered votes for governorship, but Peters said he was not a candidate. Both Ellington and Taylor cam paigned on a strong segregation plank, even to the point of closing public schools if necessarv to avoid violence. Orgill told his campaign audiences he personally lavored segregation but believed court orders should be obeyed. Al len said he thought segregation naa no place as a campaign issue The other three candidates sniped at the administration of Gov. Frank Clement. Clement supported Ellington when he re signed as state commissioner of agriculture to enter the campaign Ellington replied that he was DETROITERS Now you cn own m 10' wide x Sn' lone home fully equipped for less than S5.000. EASTERN BUILT Treasure Trailer Sales I'vCouW ' a new eye? and with greater comfort and rreeaom in activity all day long. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. 534 730 Main St. Klgmoth Falls. Or. Always Open All Doy Saturday ond Don R. Hoylor, Sr. By Jimmy Hatlo glad to be a part of the adminis tration. He had been campaign manager in Clement s two suc cessful races. All nine of the incumbent con gressmen, seven Democrats and two Republicans, were renomin ated. Six had no opposition. Three Republicans, for the first time since 1870, sought seats on the State Supreme Court but failed to dislodge the Democrats With returns still incomplete, voters showed a slight preference for a proposed constitutional con vention lo lower the voting age to 18 and increase the terms of coun ty sheriff and trustee from two to four years. WHEN HARE BITES DOG - P1XLEY, Calif. (AP)-A jack rabbit chased and bit a dog owned by farmer James Shott. The rab bit collapsed and died. The dog is recovering . . . trom shock. I home qualityW. Phone TU 4-5111 or TU 2-2531 CASCADE & MEN'S HAND LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS 330 So. 7th and 11th and Klamath in person, will in our store all tomorrow. . "HI, KIDS! I'm Buster Brown I live in a shoe, I'll be in the store tomorrow, just to meet YOU!" ' .. tOO! your young"- BOGATAY'S FAMILY SHOE STORE It's Brand New at 617 Main St. 'Chute Jumping , Interest Told Interest in parachute jumping was evident at the August 6 meet ing of the Klamath Air Search and Rescue Unit, held at the Pilot's Lounge at Kingsley Field. Present to discuss ways and means of making money to pur chase chutes and other jumping equipment were Dick Davidson, Klamath Falls, and Jerry Lrutch field, Dorris. Both have made jumps over Ihe local flying field and last night were admitted to KASRU as honorary members. Several others in the-community are interested in jumping, it de veloped at the meeting, and it was proposed that those with experi ence make jumps for a fee at fairs, rodeos and other public gatherings to raise money to buy equipment. Interested also in the purchase of equipment are members of the Sportsmen Pilots. About 30 members attended the meeting presided over by Les Lis ton, president. ALL THIS AND TRADITION TOO OAK RIDGE, Tcnn. (AP) It must have looked like paradise to the stray cat which wandered into an Oak Ridee laboratory contain ing more than 150.000 mice. He ate eieht mice before employes caught him. the good light flavor of The Good Light Beer Heidelberg Slow Brewed SllntflUanlw CMMtftnb taMIIKl. appear day .u. thrill f 3j
