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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1953 Demo Chieftains Divided On Civil Rights Plank By JACK BELL WASHINGTON (AP) - Demo cratic state chairmen are nearly equally divided on whether the party should adopt a strong civil rights plank in 1'JtiO or compromise, with the South. This division of sentiment was apparent in replies received from Democratic leaders in 4.) stales to an Associated Press inquiry The survey disclosed some strong support outside the South for dealing with civil rights on a basis which would not drive Dixie members out of the party in a presidential year. On the other hand, chairmen ol 18 states representing 506 of the 1.372 voles cast in the KM nation al convention took a no-compromise stand. They declared for a strong plank even if it means a Southern walkout. These IS states included: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the East: Michigan. Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wis consin, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Missouri in the Midwest; Col orado, Washington. Oregon and California in the West. , Kleven Southern chairmen were solidly against the party taking any stronger position than it did two years ago, particularly on school integration. Chairmen of II other states, mostly in (he Midwest, said the views of Southern delegates should be taken into consideration. Arizona Chairman Joseph Wal ton, Maryland's T. Barton Har rington and Nevada's Kred Stro snider declined comment. Strosni dor said National Chairman Paul M. Butler had instructed party of ficials not to answer such ques tions. Butler expects to find himself involved with the issue at a na tional committee meeting here Dec. 6. He has said bis remaining as chairman may depend on re action to his demand for a strong er civil rights plank than that of 1956. Two years ago. the Democrats committed themselves to "con tinued efforts to eliminate illccal discrimination of any kind, in eluding that in public education. They said Supreme Court deci Sions, such as that outlawing school segregation, are "part of the law of the land." But they rejected the use ot lorce in scgre cation matters. Two state chairmen outside Ihc South said a similarly worded plank would be acceptable. Thev were Oklahoma's Loyd Bencficld and Vermont's E. Frank Branon. Virginia's Thomas 11. Blantnn and Arkansas' Tom Harper said they think the party went far enough in 1956. They indicated they would accept a similar state ment. New Hamnshiie's J. Murray De- vine camo out for a compromiso with the South. 1 Believe in a moderate ap proach to the problem, he said You can't legislate this sort of DOORS CPCN 6:3Q P. M. HURRY ENDS SOON) ONE OF THE GREAT ONES! TONY CURTIS Wlf SIDNEY POmER Jkkv Uefiant .3MSsv DODH3 CPCN 6:3d P. M. 4h YOU'LL HOWL AS ALL V . YfLl BREAKS LOOSE! Bijl vciDick POWELL-Debbie REYNOLDS Second in the Great Spectacle of nil xi i tmtk. thing. If we push it too fast we might destroy not only the Demo cratic party but the whole coun try. Delaware's Garret E. Lyons said he lavors a practical an preach "which will unite, not di vide. Democrats and which takes into consideration sectional prob lems." William L. Coleman, Ohio chair man, said "I never saw any prob lem of this sort which couldn't be solved if everyone concerned was determined to sit down and solve it. . , . 1 believe the Democratic party is big enough to work it out. In a similar vein, Maine's Alton A. Lessard said he is for a firm rather than a strong plank. He said it should contain something that "appreciates the South's problem." adding: "We can't run roughshod over them." Indiana Chairman Charles E Skillern said he favors a moderate civil rights plank. He suggested it might outline a program of into gration starting in the lowest school grades and gradually work ing up. Kansas' Frank Theis said that while the party must have a strong plank "I also favor getting along with the aouth. "I don't think they ought to he insulted or driven out of the par ty." he said. Seaborn P. Collins of New Mex ico called for a compromise that would satisfy a majority of the delegates. He added that "I would hate to see a plank that would cause cither the north or south to break with the party." Montana's Hugh Lemire said he, too, is in clined to compromise with the South. Wyoming's Tcno Roncalio said he favors a compromise, but called for ".omc leadership with gins to cnlorce the law of the land. There were some statements lhal Ihc party must strengthen its position on the issue, no matter what the cost in Southern support. Oregon s Javid tops said the Democrats must have a stronger civil rights plank than the Repub licans. "Wc have to go farther to retain th North." he said. "No one likes to have a split or lose anyone but if we have to lose somebody, I'd ralher lose the South." Wisconsin's Patrick J. Luccy said he doesn't think the South will bolt. But he said "the wiser heads in tho South must recognize that the election results this month are a mandate for a stronger stand on civil rights." Michigan's Neil Stacblcr said the party has no choice but to adopt a strong plank. .lohn M. Bailey,, Connecticut chairman, put it this way: "We've got to make our stand. What the South does is their business. Missouri's Wilbur F. Daniels said that so far as he is concerned "Iherc can't be' any compromise with the law. Minnesota's Ray Hcmcnway plugged for "au extremely strong" plank.. New York s Michael H. Prendcr- gast called for "a forthright, posi tive and morally right stand. Southerners made it clear they hold strong sentiments on the oth or side. Georgia's .lohn Sammons Bell aid tbc Northerners will cave in when the Mine comes. "The South has always been the itadel of strength for the Demo cratic parly," Bell said. "The Democratic party is wise. It will make any compromise necessary o assure the support of the solid South for the Democratic nomina tion." South Carolina's Thomas H I'onc and North Carolina's Wood ow W. Jones both suggested that he Democrats adopt a platform .vilhout mentioning civil rights. TODAY AND! WEDNESDAY! Feature! GREAT WARRIOR OF THE AGES... the Year! "DENNIS THE MENACE" huiim iri mm urn II 111 1 1 ri "THIS ONE'S GOT A LOT OF GOOD REA0IM' IN IT IF YA LIKE PICTURES. Richard Arlen Today's Stars By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (AP) Richard Arlen, looking scarcely a day old er than when he played (or the Paramount varsity, has some sharp words to say about today's stars, such as: They're slobs. They're pricing the movies out of business Okay, so Dick has an affection for the days when he, Clara Bow Gary Cooper. Jack Oakie and oth ers were making collegiate movies at Paramount. "In those days, a movie star al ways looked like a movie star,' Dick remarked. When you re in public life, vou should dress cordingly. You wouldn't expect the governor to go to work in a sweat shirt. Nor should movie stars. "Yet I see Ihcse young kids come to the studio in pegged trou sers or blue jeans and T shirts. Their hair is uncombed and their faces are dirty. They're a mess. "At Christmas time, you go to fine store in Beverly Hills and see stars like Irene Dunne ana Joan Crawford shopping in beau tiful clothes. But you see some of the younger names wearing ballet shoes, those tight toreador pants and a man's shirt and dragging a mink coat. 'And these 'method' actors out Berserk Negro Prisoner Slain After Gun Battle HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Min utes after a prisoner was let out of his cell, 'he local police station became a shambles of blood, debris and gunfire in a siege nearly two nours long. When the battle ended at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Robert Shaffer, 26, tho rangy Negro prisoner, lay dead of shotgun blasts. Desk offi cer Ted Beam. 38, shot and held hostage by Shaffer, was hospital ized in critical condition from t bullet wound in the back. Two other officers were treated for minor hurts. Two women station house clerks were treated for shock. Shaffer, who was being held on a disorderly conduct charge jumped Beam after complaining of illness and being brought to the station office. He yanked Beam's gun out of its liolster, shot and clubbed Beam, fought off other officers and fired at them as they fled outside. Acting Chief Robert S. Dcwilt broke his hand in Ihc scuffle with Shatter. Dade County patrolman Jack Allen, one of more than 30 police who rallied to the scene 30 miles south of Miami, was cut by flying glass when Shaffer fired a bullet through a window pane Mary Lou Lawrence and Julia Cato, clerks, locked themselves in a station house room when Shaf (er went berserk. Officers outside rescued them through a window. Police firod into the building when they failed to Induce Shaf fer to surrender, but ceased fire when Beam called out ' that "he says he's going to kill me if you shoot any more. Then offkvrs saw Shaffer heal- Release Date Set By Army PORTLAND (AP)-Army Engi neers will release Dec. 11 a re vision of their much-discussed 308 Report for Columbia Basin devel opment. The Columbia Basin Inter agency Committee will hear de tails at a meeting here. The Senate Public Works Com mittee directed Army Engineers in July, 1955, to prepare the re port. The development program was the subject of hearings in the Tacific Northwest one year ago. In the report. Hie engineers will ay what projens they bcliev c should be started for hydroelec tric rower development, flood control, navigation and other ri ver uses. The S08 report, adopted In 1!MR, contained the original basin de velopment program. Turkey has a woman military air rilot. She is the widow of a Turkish air force officer. Her name is Sabiha Gokccn. Classifies As Siobs of the New Y'ork dramatic schools! You know what they leach thcin? They are told to stand in the corner for 15 minutes and pretend they're rocks!" Of the prices that many stars are demanding for their services, Arlen said: "These figures of $750,000 for a picture are ridiculous, he said "Many a producer can't hope to make a profit by the time he has paid the stars'. "The stars can ruin the picture business with their demands. When the business is in trouble, they should be cutting their prices, not asking for the moon. "Wc did that at Paramount one year. When the studio was in dan ger of bankruptcy, we worked a whole year for nothing. We man aged to live all right; we had been overpaid for a long time. When times got better, we were paid back." Dick himself doesn t have to worry where his next part is com ing from. When he was earning thousands weekly and keeping it, he invested in San I'ernando Val ley real estate. But he doesn't ever want to give up acting. In fact, he grinned, if I have enough time between pictures to get my face fixed, I'll even do an other football movie." ing the helpless Beam about the head. They fired tear gas into the station and charged in, shooting. "Kill that dirty ," Beam moaned as the gun squad blasted Shaffer with sawed-off shotguns. The 1 feMf iLLL)r I'mlJ 'j I i'ijijji Everywhere you look, there are new things, great tilings, to see and discover in this o9 Dodge. First, the new Swivel Scats. They su-ing you into driving position, smoothly and effortlessly. In front of you, a gleaming new instrument panel marks this Dodge as America's first all-pushbutton car. It gives you push-button control of both driving and weather. You move out -and make another discovery! The three dimensional mastery of Level-Flite Torsion-Aire. 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Crosby s attorneys asked for he delay, saying that the state Supreme Court probably will re view the appeal of a Circuit Court Ruling against Crosby by Jan. 6. A defense appeal is on file against Redding's refusal to dis miss the false swearing indict ment on the grounds that Crosby was denied a speedy trial. The oldest church in Illinois was built in 1799 at the village of Ca- okia, population 465. It is Church t the Holy Family. MATERNITY FASHIONS A fine selection at very low prices Newest of Everything Great! Introducing the first all-pushbutton New '59 a RICKEY MOTORS BHsrWfhtry Blamed For Minor Mishaps car, driver unknown, stopped, was hit in the rear by a car driven by Darrell Dee Wick of Keno. which was hit in the rear by a car operated by Clarence Richard Adreon, 2048 Wiard Street. Police were looking for the unknown driv er, who faces a charge of failing to leave his name and address tioning Gov. J. Lindsay Almond Jr. to return the schools. Regis tration lists show 40.758 whites and 8,540 Negroes eligible to vote. The informational referendum Is not binding on City Council or on Almond. At 'east five of the seven council members have indicated they will act on the basis of a majority vote. The three junior high and three senior high schools were closed Sept. 29 under Virginia's antiinte gration laws when the city school board bowed to a Federal Court desegregation order and enrolled 17 Negro'es. Tomorrow, a three-judge Feder al Court opens a hearing on the constitutionality of the school-closing law. The suit, which named Almond among .the defendants, was brought by white parents. Neither side in the school ques tion would chance a prediction on the outcome. PnriTo-o-a'o'o o 8 STTt o"o"o"o"ffo"S"6' 1 STORM WINDOWS Installation Guaranteed F.H.A. TERMS Stop Window Sweating Save Fuel GEORGE CLARK C'lKI (foooooooooooooooooooooy The at the scene of an accident. 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