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U OP LI3.1AST 6-1-59 EUaSJIE, ORE. Talks Reach Dead End, Say America, Russians In The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS The people of West Berlin held an election on Sunday. Technical ly, it was an election to choose city officials. Actually it was a straw vote plebiscite is. the fancy word the diplomats use) to find out what the PEOPLE of West Berlin think of the Soviet proposals to drie the West out of Berlin. Well, they found out. At Sunday's election, 93.1 per cent of the TOTAL ELECTORATE went to the polls. Of those who went to the polls, 118.1 per cent voted against the Soviet proposals. The communists got only 1.9 per cent of the votes cast and this came from a section of the city that was known as a communist stronghold even in Hitler's day. These West Berliners don't scare very easily, do they? The big qucslion: What shall WE do about it? -1 This is the situation: West Berlin is the residual mess resulting from the Allied decision to turn the bulk of Eastern Europe over to Russia. When we and the British and the French realized what had been done, we tried to back up a little. The result was the Russian agreement to a four power occupation of Berlin, with the British, the French and the Americans occupying West Ber lin and the Russians taking over tast Berlin. Under Western administration West Berlin became an island of liberty and prosperity in a sea of communist slavery and poverty meaning poverty of the PEOPLE. As such, it has become a thorn in the Russian . side. It has to be eliminated in order to get rid of the unfavorable comparison be tween communism and freedom. That's about the size of it. What to do? Shall we run? Or shall we stand pat? If we run, we'll lose face through out the world. People everywhere will say these Westerners particu larly the AMERICANS, who are the power behind the West can't be depended on. They'll run when the going gets rough. They won't even stand back of people who say overwhelmingly that they prefer Western ways and are willing to face annihilation in defense of their convictions: If we stand pat. it may mean shooting war all depending on whether the Russians are ready : yet to go to war. It's a tough decision". ' We don't want shooting war. We do want peace. But I doubt if Americans are ready to START RUNNING in the face of threats. Sharpest Edges Ever Honed To Go A-Begging DUNSMUIR It can't be said tn southern Siskiyou County that "nobody ever does anything about the weather." In protest over the delay in the beginning of the winter sports sea son, dramatic measures are under way in Dunsmuir, Weed anqMount Shasta. All winter sports-minded men are being asked to forego shaving until the ski bowl is full of snow and winter recreation assured. The Mount Shasta .Chamber of Commerce has discussed putting pressure on Frank Asbell, who heads the local station of the U.S. Weather Bureau. There has been some talk of lack of cooperation on Frank's part as evidenced by the continued dry and balmy wea ther, the second driest year in 106 years. Bill diCristina, manager of the JJt. Shasta Ski Bowl Lodge, has telftatively tried whitewashing the rocks in the bowl. "I'm tired of them just staring at me. naked like that." Bill commented. . & The current plan is to hold a , grand opening two weeks after ski- ' able snow develops in tne dowi. This will give publicists of this function time to properly announce the opening. Beard growers are be ing asked to spurn the razor un til the grand opening when there will be a big beard contest. In the meantime, Bill diCristina and his staff look westward, hope fully, for big beautiful snow clouds. Pacifist Assault Repelled By MPs SWAFFHAM. England (API- Military police repelled a second assault Sunday by a pacifist band ef men and women on a secret base being built near Swaffham for American rockets. The demonstrators tried to hold up work on the launching pads being built for Thor missiles the United States is supplying the Royal Air Force. About 50 of them tried it Saturday but were driven off with fire hoses. RED GUNS SILENT TAIPEI (AP) The Chinese Communists stuck today to the (trange pattern of warfare under which they shell the offshore is lands only on odd-numbered days. Their gtins were silent for the 19th GENEVA (API - The United Stales and Russia agreed today that the 10-nation talks on preven tion of surprise attack . have reached a dead end. There was no sign, however. that the four-week-old talks would be broken off immediately. They originally were planned to last five weeks. The Eastern and Western dele gations have been deadlocked from the beginning over the pur pose of the negotiations. Western delegates contend they are here only to study ways of launching a surprise attack and the techni cal machinery to detect attack preparations in advance. The Communists have tried re peatedly to take up cold war po litical issues, contending that they are what will produce a surprise attack. Today's session chief, U.S. del egate William C. Foster, said the Western Powers felt they could not go any further in presenting technical studies dealing with sur prise attack problems unless the Soviet bloc countries participated in this work. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vassili Kuznetsov replied that the In addition to expansion of, So cial Security, the council urged bold and comprehensive action on such things as fighting inflation and the high cost of living,- in creasing the national minimum wage, a new housing, program and readjustments of what it called inequities and loopholes in the tax laws. On civil rights, the council called for enactment of a section struck out of the 1957 civil rights law that would authorize the at torney general to file-civil suits against anyone who deprives citi zens of "their rights to equal pro tection of the laws, on account of race, color, religion, or national origin. The council also, endorsed pro posals lor a cnange in Senate rules to make it easier to halt filibuster ing and revisions of other con gressional procedures often us. d to roadblock civil rights measures, Faubus Hits New Members LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)-The deadlock over desegregation here remained unbroken today follow ing an inconclusive election in which three businessmen opposed by Gov. Orval E. Faubus won seats on the Little Rock School Board. - Faubus charged the three were integrationists who had worked against his successful bid for third term in last summer's elec tion. Three others elected to the School Board had the implied backing of the governor. Seemingly split on the degree of resistance to integration, the new board soon will have to cope with an uncompromising federal order for affirmative steps toward racially mixed classes in public schools. All 13 candidates lor the six board seats had professed to be segregationists. Their, differences centered on the price. This is the first crack in the Faubus edifice and I predict that his entire political empire, founded as it is upon misrepresentation and bigotry will soon be crumb ling at his feet," asserted Ted L. Lamb, an advertising executive who defeated two staunch segre gationists in a three-way race. Haiti Dismisses General Staff PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (AP) The entire general staff of the Haitian army has been dismissed amid rumors of an officers' plot to seize the government. President Francois Duvalier ap pointed Col. Pierre Merceron, Port au Prince police chief, to be the new chief of staff, replacing Maj. Gen. Maurice Flambert No reason was announced for the sweeping change. DRASTIC CURTAILMENTS call for drastic action as representatives of local agencies affiliated with the United Fund gather to lay plans for "Operation Blitz." These agencies will sell these "Success Dollars" during "Operation Blitz in an all-out effort 1o see the 1959 United Fund raise additional funds.-At present the drive is $5,000 shy of the amount raised last year, end if not raised, drastic curtailments will result. Above, left to right, ere Mrs. Robert L. Smith, Camp Fire Girl's president; Mrs. Adolph Zam sky, Red Cross secretary; Mrs. Arthur Moore, incoming president of Girl Scouts; Harold Ashley, council commissioner of Bov Scouts; Ethelind Rebenberg, YMCA, and Marion Grant, Salvation Army advisory board. i i- ; Price Five Cents 16 Pages tttl&f tLmimmVflduAAmkmumMmf' TT. rnrt.tt r i i .fin, mm',mmmm iMl i EVEN SANTA CLAUS IN HIS SLED couldn't get a better aerial look at Klamath Falls than this. Herald and News photographer Don Kettler was on an aerial junket last week, and decided to get a bird's-eye picture of Klamath Falls. Lower center of the picture is- Center .Street, adjacent to : . . . . : r . i Advisory Council Slate Due For Cursory Glance WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic Advisory Council's broad legislative ' program ap peared likely today to get only passing attention from a Congress which may be more interested in national security than social se curity. In its first meeting since last month's elections bolstered Demo cratic majorities in both House and Senate, the policy-shaping council drafted a 24-point program of goals for the 86th Congress Sun day. The pronouncement, tne most comprehensive and far reaching ever issued by the 24-member council, called for action on a wide range of issues from expan sion of Social Security to strength ening of civil rights. It made no specific recommen dations, however, on such things as ONLY V-v J) IfpAYS 'TIL Jk K KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, rv.P , W(iJf,M M.M" rtiM-m-tmimJt s . t'OMtMBIK.1 'fT' ' kW .kill ' l.'J , fc s?0OT TrrVrit.V5 outer space . developments, which Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas stressed last month also in general terms--in a 12-point legislative program for the new Congress. Johnson omit ted civil rights from his program. The council's action put a fresh accent on the liberal views ex pressed by many of the new Dem ocratic Senate and House mem bers elected last-month. , Despite the contention! of Na tional Chairman Paul M. Butler that the council's program reflects the direction in which the party is pointing in 1960, however, the pro posals do not appear likely to command effective sponsorship in Congress. . The general opinion among poli ticians is that Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas will, in practical effect, shape the final form of the legislative pro gram - that emerges trom next year s session. In the past, Johnson and Ray burn have not paid much attention to the council's recommendations. There is no reason to believe their attitude will change materially. In announcing its program, the council said: "Republican reac tion, lethargy and indecision of the past six years have allowed this nation to fall woefully behind in meeting the demands of the times." MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1958 Vets' Memorial Avenue on the clearly visible. SHOOTING HOURS: OREGON December OPEN 6:52 CLOSE 4:37 CALIFORNIA December t OPEN :48 CLOSE 4:35 Economists Open Meeting CAIRO (AP)-U.A.R. Economy Minister Abdcl Moneim Kaissuny today called on the 39-nation Asian-African Economic Confer ence to meet the challenge of the European Common Market and other foreign economic blocs. Opening the conference on be half of President Gamal Abdcl Nasser, Kaissuny did not mention the six-nation West European group by name. But his implica tion waf clear when he said Asian- African economic cooperation is the "principal means for confront ing the results of economic group ings and blocs which are being formed- or are under way outside our two continents." UF Planning Mew Drive Plans for selling "success dol lars were laid at a special meet ing of representatives of local agen cies affiliated with the United Fund held late last week. ' Sale of the "success dollars" will be launched in order to raise additional funds necessary for minimum operation for the agen cies attached to the fund. An agency spokesman said, "Wc have taken budget cuts, and then had to accept cuts again when the United Fund drive fell short "This has happened for several years, and our backs are to the wall. We have three choices, the spokesman said, close up shop, run separate drives in add lion to United Fund, or all pitch in now and ask everyone to help a little more. Really this1 is our only choice for wc have about 80 per cent of what we need lor a rock-bottom operation, and besides, we believe in the united way -of meeting these community needs, and believe most people agree with us The selling program of "success dollars" is a part of an "Operation Blitz, last minute fund raising ef fort for the United Fund program. Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6252 Park, connecting Main Street on the left with Klamath right. The Christmas decorations across Main Street are '. . y Civil Rights Opens Negro MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The ' Civil Rights Commission opened an historic inquiry into Negro voting complaints here to day with an expressed disavowal of any intent to take sides in tne segregation issue. It was the first public hearing for the commission since it was created by Congress more than a year ago. Chairman John A. Hannah and Vice Chairman Robert G. Storey issued prepared statements at the outset of the investigation, empha sizing that the hearing will be what they termed a fact-finding inquiry and nothing more. The commission gave .defiant Alabama officials a new chance to answer charges of discrimina tion against prospective Negro voters. Weaihij FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Snow showers and cold er tonight. Low tonight .25-30; high Tuesday 35-40. High yesterday - 48 Low last night 42 Prcclp. Inst 24 hours 0.08 Since Oct'. 1 1.15 Same period last year 4.59 Normal for period 3.26 Northern California Mostly fair through Tuesday but considerable high clouds and local morning fog; little change In tomprraluri-s. Coastal winds variable 5-15 miles per hour. CRATER LAKE High yesterday , 37 Low last nljht .' 3(1 8 a.m. today 32 New snow - 1 Snow depth - 8 Last year 34 A total of 51 "4 Inches of snow has fallen In the park so far this wlntrr, compared with 102 Inches In 1957 and 1.11 Inches In 1956. There were scattered flakes falling Ihis year; a light southerly wind was blowing and skies were cloudy. The south and west entrances tn the park are open and chains were advised for travel from Annie Springs to headquarters today. Five Day Forecasts: Eastern Oregon A few rain or snow showers. Temperatures aver aging above normal with the maxi mums In the 40s. Minlmums most ly In (he 20s. Northern California No precipi tation southern half but occasional rain with snow In high mountains In northern half; normal minimum maximum temperatures. Sacra mrnlo 40-55, Red Bluff 39-56, Eu rrka 43-56, Santa Rosa 35-60 and Blue Canyon 32-46. West Reich Vetoes Proposal Of Soviets Commission Vote Probe But as the hearing opened, there was no indication that subpoenaed voter registration records in six counties would be surrendered to the commission. Hannah and Slorey withheld comment on what action might be taken if the wit nesses persisted in their threat ened refusal to produce records. Instead, they said the hearing offered officials a chance to dis prove the Negroes' charges, if they can, and expressed hope they would take advantage of that op portunity. They said they had received a substantial number of complaints that Negroes have been denied the right to vote because of race. Hannah said he hoped the hear ing could be completed in two days but would be prolonged if necessary. , Wholesale resistance to bringing records before the commission appeared to be building up over the weekend. The records in Bar bour and Bullock counties have been impounded by Circuit Judge George Wallace. He said he would defy a subpoena to produce them and arrest any commission agent trying to take them from his cus tody. .The files, of Dallas, Lowndes and Wilcox were turned over to grand juries for what was de scribed as stale Investigations of I ho same complaints made to the federal commissions. The . olhcr county - is Macon, where there are six times as many Negroes as whites but only half as many Negro voters as white. State Ally. Gen. John Patterson, governor-elect, has in structed Macon County olficials not to surrender voter records to Ihe commission. Contest Won By Cub Pack Grand prize of $150 for the best float typifying the "Spirit of Christmas" was awarded to Cub Pack 77, sponsored by the Con gregational Church following the Saturday Merchants Association Christmas parade. In one of the finest Christmas parades In years, five marching units and 15 1 loins caugnt tne at tention of a huge throng that lined Main Street for the 45 minute procession. First prize and $100 was award ed the float of the young people of Immanuel Baptist Church: sec ond prize of $75 to the Order of Rainbow for Girls, and third prize of $25 to Klamath Lake Christian Endeavor Union. The parade was sponsored by Ihc Klumath county jaycees in co operation with the Klamath Mer chants Association. BERLIN (AP)-The people of West Berlin gave an emphatic no Sunday to Communist plans to drive the Western Allies out of their city. But the resounding Communist defeat in the election of a new West Berlin Parliament did not kill the Soviet proposal to end the four-power occupation and turn West Berlin into a demilitarized free city. Red spokesmen said the proposal still stood. West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt braced his people for shocks to come and warned of serious times ahead. No Communist candidates were elected in the election, which was widely viewed as a plebiscite on Soviet Premier Khrushchev's pro posal. The Communists were the only ones who supported the So viet proposals. Brandt, leader of the Socialists, was reelected in a smashing per sonal triumph. His party got 78 of the 133 seats in Parliament, solid majority. The remaining 55 went to the Christian Democrats, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's party. The Communist candidates were buried under an avalanche of votes. They received a mere .9 per cent of the vote, as com pared with 2.7 per cent in the last election in 1954. They have never won a parliamentary seat in West Berlin. Brandt, 44, a fighting anti-Com munist, became the undisputed leader of West Berlin and thus a strong eventual contender for the West German chancellorship. He declined to say whether he would form an all-Socialist gov ernment or continue the previous coalition with the Christian Demo crats. In the last Parliament, which had only 127 seats, the So cialists held 64 for a majority ef one. The Soviet Union is proposing that the French, ' British and American troops leave West Ber lin within six months and turn it into a free city independent ef both West Germany and Commu nist East Germany. Nobel Winners Hold Meeting STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) Winners ef 1958 Nobel Prizes gath ered today for the prize giving. The Russians sent the three win ners of the physics prize but, as promised, literary winner Boris Pasternak stayed home. Another blast was loosed at Pas ternak, author of the novel . "Dr. Zhivago," by Soviet writers at a Moscow meeting Sunday. The prizes will be awarded at ceremonies Wednesday Pasternak's three countrymen arrived to share in the physics prize of $41,420. The Soviet scien tists are P. A. Cherenkov. I. M. Frank and Igor Tamm. Coming in early today from London were the British winner of the prize in chemistry, Frederick Sanger, and Dr. Joshua Leder berg, who shares the medicine and physiology prize with U.S. col leagues Dr. George Beadle and Dr. Edward L. Tatum. Beadle arrived Sunday and Ta tum was expected later today. Lederberg is from the Univer sity of Wisconsin, Tatum from the Rockefeller Institute in New York and Beadle from the California Institute of Technology at Pasa dena. Father Dominique Georges Pire, Belgian priest who won the peace prize, arrived in Oslo, Norway, to receive his prize there Wednes day. The peace prize is awarded by a five-man committee from the Norwegian Parliament. The other winners were picked by Swedish groups. Pasternak at first accepted his literature prize, then turned it down under pressure at home. But the committee making the award said he would be listed as the 1958 winner, although the $41,420 was put back in the Nobel fund. His diploma and gold medal are in a safe, to be given him if he ever comes to Sweden. 5-Year Term Given Liar NEW YORK (AP)-Mark Zbor- owki. convicted of perjury for denying that he knew confessed soviet spy Jack Soble, was sen tenced today to a maximum rive- year prison term. Zborowski, a Russian born an thropologist showed no emotion as federal Judge John M. Casnin im posed sentence. Zborowski's attorney, Frederick Nathan, had pleaded in vain for a minimum term. Nathan charged that the prosecution was guilty of 'extremely prejudicial remarks. A Jury of 10 men and two wom en convicted Zborowski last Nov, 20 after three hours' deliberation. Zborowski. 51. is a former re search assistant at Harvard Uni versity. He admitted he was a Soviet agent abroad 25 years ago. He came to this country In 1941 and was naturalized six years later. Zborowski told a grand jury he never knew Soble, now serving a federal prison term. Later, Zbor owski admitted he knew Soble but said Soble was using an aliat at the time. consecutive even-numbered day. 1
