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SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1959 PAGE 6 A HERALD AN'D NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Tho annual nroeram of the ChU TheyH Do It Every Time . By Jimmy Hatlo , joqliin Grade School will be pre sented at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the grade school gym. VfUEH OFFICER QRULLER RUNS UP AbAlHST AH 4RGUMENT4TIVE euy IN THE COURSE OF DUTY, HE CAJOLES HIM IM TO COM IMG TO THE ST4TI0N HOUSE. ' WUA&ZA trie A Cr-rvrv-. i . -.V ' V X MU'e w r-,?-w HUH ? OKAV-OU sunu uc I iyj RdL JUST cni i ni ir- iisv uttNat ano then jnd easy to the ftweBe iu snow you s& &tvh.ts ohlya routine Subscription Rate FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLER Circulation Mgr. Ph. Tlf 4-4752 MINE- CHECK. EVEI?VTHINe'S Entered ai second class matter at the pott .office at Klamath Falls. Ore., on August 20. 1906. under act of Congress. March I. 1879. SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Rerrlag Souther Oregoa And Northern California '.- CARRIER 1 MONTH .. 6 MONTHS I YEAR ,. U-nrin est UKAY, 1.90 t 9.00 $19.60 '10 0 MAIL I MONTH $ 1.50 MONTHS $ 8 50 YEAR .115 00 Slain IKudgcl By FLOYD L. WYNNE The newly announced state budget ot 299 million dollars rep resents a 24 million dollar in crease over the last two-year budget. . Governor Holmes budget gave increases to all departments most ly at the expense jf'the state build ing funds. He slashed the building fund re quests from 35 million dollars down to $2.5 million, or a cut ol some $32.5 millions. This, of course, will pose a tre mendous problem for the incom ing administration, and most cer tainly will be the subject of a tremendous battle in the Legisla lure. Most certainly, the building funds will be increased. The pro posed figure of $2.5 millions com pares with $13.8 millions spent during, the past two years. The increases granted by the governor were 10 million dollars for the basic school fund, eight million dollars for higher educa tion, seven million dollars for in stitutions, two million dollars for welfare, and seven million dollars for others. In commenting on the slash in building funds, incoming Gov.-clect Mark Hatfield said, "it was ap parently done to enable the Fi nance Department to unrealisti cally balance the budget." The recently released third por tion of the taxation survey by Dr. John F. Sly pointed out "If Ore gon is to maintain a favorable tax position with competitive states, it must accept, for the time being, a restraint on spending programs;, a restraint on .additional revenues from its present income levies; and a restraint on expenditures from its 'property tax bases." Clearly a . 34 million dollar In crease in the state budget is not the answer. It's palmed off as only a 24 million dollar increase, but 11 actually has been made to look that way by the use of a slash In building funds. What the Legislature will do will) the budget Is still open lo ques tion, but I, for one, hope that they will listen carefully lo Dr Sly's recommendations, and hold the line on spending. There are other departments that can be cut back. The budget listed Is only that portion of the budget that comes from Legislature ap propriated general funds. The Highway Commission for instance will spend almost as much money as all of the general fund agen cies put together. Dr. Sly has hoisted the caution sign, and clearly warned that Ore gon must, proceed cautiously in any additional expenditures. Let's take a good sharp look at that budget, and the budgets of all the other state departments, and prune carefully and wisely, but prune! Dorris By FLORENCE JENKINS Birthday anniversary greetings to Dorris, California. Fifty years ago today a few hardy souls decided that, if the Otey ranch and the railroad work ers were included, there would be enough people to incorporate the town of Dorris. The single record book from those early days shows Ihe pay ment of $125 to Marcus Pureed, attorney, for drawing up the ar ticles of Incorporation. John H. Hughes was hived as night watchman and the record book shows he signed for $38 pay and $18.10 which represented five per cent of the license fees he collected. Possibly one reason for the tow n was the building of the Southern Pacific railroad lines at lhat lo cation. SP crews put up a shoo- fly and then built the tunnel. The railroad missed the little commun ity of Plcard, so three of four buildings from Picard were picked up and moved to Dorris. One, at least, the Nazareue Church, is still in .use. S. H. (Sub) Reeves of Dorris was born at Bcstwick and came to Dorris as a lad of about 12 In the town's early years. He re members the little one-room frame jail as a point ot Interest to Ihe school boys. When he started ranching near Dorris, he put down one of the first irrigation wells in the area. He recalls there were 13 saloons in early day Dorris. too. F. C. Stltser, cashier at the Butte Valley Stale Bank, was elect ed as the town's first mayor. A newspaper was established as one of the first businesses and the old record book shows E. L. Bur ris as publisher of the Dorris Boost er. Civic pride was evidenced by vouchers for boring well In Ihe city park at a cost of $3 and an Item for $2.50 for placing a pump in the park. Garden seeds were paid for by the city to beautify the town. , I In three and one-half years, the city water works had been put in and Fred I. Moore, of Dorris Hardware, was given his final check in the amount of $1,777.92. Interesting voucher items show the life ot the community. A "pest house" had been set up at the loot of the hill to the east of Dor ris and it was moved three times at a cost of $2.25 for the first two moves and then $3. Finally, the city bought a tent house from Ira Whitcomb for $22.50 for sum mer housing ot patients with con tagious diseases. Most of the town has been re built twice alter disastrous fires razed the buildings. The city hall was wiped out both times and the one "demand and warrant book is the only 1908 record book left. Neither fire nor disaster could quench the civic pride in the lit tle community just below the Ore gon-California line. Ask any of the thousand or more residents and you'll get this answer: "Were always booming down here." ' t'lirisliiius l'oeiu By NELSON' REED For 'most a week, dear Santa now, I've been most awful good. I've brushed my teeth and washed my face . And never spilled my food. I've scarcely ever yelled Or run around like mad, I've done most everything Mom's said And mostly too for Dad. I haven't overflowed Ihe tub Nor left the water run. I've been as good as I can be And Santa, it's no fun. I've wiped my feet 'fore I came in, And also wiped my nose. I've picked up almost all my toys And put away my clothes. 1 try to be so awful good, You'd better come right quick Cause Mom is getting worried And she thinks I. may be sick. I've said my prayers most every night . . , ., And God blessed everyone. So Santa, hurry up and come, I want to have some fun. Please fill my stocking clear up full And don't forget the tree, And bring a lot of presents for My Dad and Mom and me. . I'm writing you just what 1 want oo you won t have to worry, Just put it all in your big pack. Please, Santa, won t you hurry? (.oti s i. in Editor's Note: This Is another guest editorial on the true mean ing of Christmas, written before the hirthday of Christ by pastors of Klamath Falls churches. By REV. HARRY STHACHAN Pastor, Klamath Temple As we approach the Christmas season, and our thoughts go back lo Belhlchem, and as we prepare our Christmas trees, may we re mind ourselves of Ihe real spirit of Christmas. When we place our gills under Ihe Iree, may we re member that God hung His great est gift on a tree nearly two thou sand years ago, and that gift was His only begot ten Son, born of a woman, for we read. "For God sn loved Ihe world, that He cavcj His only begotten Son. that who soever beheveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into Ihe world lo condemn the world: but that the world through Him might be saved." The Babe ol Bethlehem became the Saviour ol Ihe world. Today we live in a world of fear and frustration, whereas Jesus SHORT RIBS II. , fly came that we might have peace. Men of greed and hate rule parts of the world we live in, and have no respect for the Babe of Bethle hem, yet He had a twolold pur pose in His life, that if followed now, would produce blessings ev erywhere. Hideous weapons of de struction are made lo destroy civ ilization, but He oilers a tree that men may never die. First, Jesus lived lhat He might help others. The blind could re ceive their sight. The heartbroken could come, and leave with a mended heart. Sorrowing and be reaved people could leave His presence with the knowledge that 'He cared." No one in need was ever turned away. We need this spirit of helping others in the world now. His was a life devoted to the welfare of all, and is best expressed by the song, "My Sav iour was sent from Hcav'n above, My Saviour was sent to bring God's love; Tho' all of His wonderous grace is free, and all that He asks is that others see Jesus in me. For others He came from Heav'n above, for others He shed His precious blood; for others. He made salvation free, and all that He asks is that others see Jesus in me." Lastly, Jesus came lo share what He had with us. He shared with the 500 when they had no bread.' He shared with the disciples when they had no fish. He shared all He possessed that Ho might bring joy to others, this is one of the greatest needs today that we share with those less fortunate than we. This is the real spirit of Christ mas, not what will I receive, but what , can I give to make others happy. Tile Bible declares, "It is more blessed to give than to re ceive. May we all enter into the spirit of Christmas with a new ded- ication that we present ourselves to Christ, then go out and help, ana snare witn others the joys that we have received from our ociation with Him. Washington News By JAMES MARLOW ' Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON (AP) - Until Thursday night's Atlas firing, the past, few weeks in Washington have been Ihe dullest in. years. But come January things will be popping on both the congres sional and i diplomatic fronts. In the Senate some Northern Democrats and Republicans will start a fight to make it easier to smash a filibuster This means a quarrel with Southern Democrats, probably a bitter one. In the House, Southern Demo crats will bo in another fight: over a committee recommenda tion to bar an Arkansas segrega tionist,. Dr. Dale 'Alford of Little Rock, from taking the seat now held by Rep. Brooks Hays ID Ark). Alford was elected over Hays by a write-in .vote. Senate Republicans will be hav ing a family battle. A batch of Republicans, who consider them selves more progressive than their present Senate leaders, will try to lake over. The political sharpshooling. will get off to a running start in early January when President Eisen hower dumps his State of ' the Union message in the lap of Con gress. This message sels forth his program for 1959. Democrats will be tearing into this all year. Since F.isenhower insists he wants to keep .down spending, his program is hound to be fairly conservative. You can hear the Democrats' beef now the program doesn't go fa enough. Not long alter his State of the Union message, Eisenhower will send Congress his budget for the fiscal year starting next July 1 This is his estimate of how much he thinks the government should By Frank O'Neal 1 I -3 ! 2v COME BACK. I spend next year. There'll be spar ring over that all year. Yet all this may seem like small potatoes compared with what hap pens abroad as the new year un folds. It will be up to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to make good on his promise about Berlin, or back down, or make the Western Allies back down. He's promised to pull Soviet troops out of East Berlin and warned the Allies to get theirs Out of West Berlin before June, or else. He was pretty ugly about the else. But this week the Allies, meet ing in Paris, said: We'll take our chance on else. They announced they'd stand firm on not abandon ing Berlin. In this they had the urging and blessing of West Ger many. This could unless one side or the other gets wobbly knees turn into a nasty situation. It's up to the Russians now to show how far they are willing to go. The Middle East shouldn't be overlooked in any list of things to come. It's moderately quiet now. It never stays quiet long. At the moment the most likely spot for an explosion looks like Iraq. The revolt there a few months ago overthrew the government, killed the King, badly weakened Iraq's ties with the West. And Communists there seem to be growing ever stronger. If the Reds should take over in Iraq, Ihe Soviet Union, without firing a shot, will have made the greatest leap in its history into Ihe Middle East. It's practically wishful thinking lo suppose the Red Chinese will stay quiet indefinitely. They're fairly quiet now. But just a few weeks ago they were jittering the world with their bombardment of Quemoy. Perhaps, meanwhile, the long journey of one man will help spread oil on the troubled inter national sea. Anastas I. Mikoyan, second only to Khrushchev in the Soviet leadership, is coming to Washington In the months imme diately ahead, The Russians asked this week for permission for him to come here. The State Department ap proved. The given reason for his expedition that he wanted to visit the Soviet ambassador here looks thin. Mikoyan's real mission may be as Khrushchev's special envoy to Eisenhower. Yls Mail Hag 'Contact" should be among the "ABC's ' of every veteran's vo cabulary, VA suggested recently, "Contact" is the place within VA for veterans and their families lo get information and help con cerning all benefits administered by the agency, VA said. The VA Contact representative is the agen cy's answer man. He can be found at the nearest VA Contact Office, or the Contact Section of the nearest VA Region al Office, or, for hospitalized vet erans and their families, at each VA hospital. x VA Contact personnel are spec ially trained to be able to help veterans and their families with problems on GI loans, GI Bill and War Orphans education and train ing. government insurance, com pensation and pension, VA medical care, and all olher VA-adminis- tered programs. Other "ABC's" of veterans bene fits useful to veterans and their relatives are: A "Area." Know the location of the VA office, hospital, dom iciliary home in your area. You may need to get in touch with these facilities. Veterans may ap ply directly to a VA hospital for needed medical care without go ing through a VA office. B "Benefits." Know and under stand Ihe benelits to which you or your dependents are entitled from the Federal Government, un der law. Literature and olher in formation on these is available at any VA office. C "C Number." This is the in dividual claim number assigned to each veteran w hen he or she makes application for VA benefits, Remember yours, and use it in your correspondence with the VA regional office that has your claim folder to obtain better, faster serv ice. VA has more than 30 million names In its index file. D-"Dischnrge papers and other documents. Hang onto your mil itary discharge papers and your lamuy documents such as marriage and buth certificates and divorce decrees. Keep them In safe place and let members of your family know where they are, They may be needed in filing for A benefits. Them he makes the ch4r6e-or r4ther CH4R3ESWD,M HOW THE SWEET 6 TALK H3S . SOURED-" ''PT' ' 4 t if V-;; ' ' ix i III t MR. AND MRS. SANTA CLAUS posed for Herald and News correspondent Betty Dow when they stopped in Yreka recently to bring treats to the children of the area. Sometimes Mr. and Mrs. Claus are known as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson of Yreka, but in December everyone knows they are really Santa and his wife from the North Pole. f Siskiyou Couple Busy In Santa Claus Role By BETTY DOW MONTAGUE Santa Claus is a name that always brings forth the image of a short, rotund fig ure with twinkling blue eyes, rosy cheeks and a long white beard. He is a jolly fellow. When the name of Mrs. Santa Claus is coup led with his name, a fitting mate must be visualized. In Siskiyou County, it isn't too difficult to do, because thort is a perfectly matched. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, who for 11 months out of the year are just Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson of Yreka. Mr., and Mrs. Santa Claus of Siskiyou County are busy people from the time of their first ap pearance in Yreka at the annual opening of the Yule shopping sea son, sponsored by the. chamber of commerce. From that time on, the couple are in steady demand to make appearances at various Christmas functions throughout the county. On their own, they always man age to visit the Siskiyou County General Hospital to see all pa tients, including the elderly. Larson, as Santa Claus, made his solo appearances at schools and churches for many years un til 1950. In 1931 he introduced his wife as Mrs. Santa Claus for the first time. At that time, he was quite certain there were no other learns as unique in the country Mrs. Santa is perfect for the part with vhite hair, rosy cheeks and a bright smile. Her costume consists of a red skirt, coat and bonnet, trimmed with white fur, and she always wears white boots. The Larsons have had special stationery designed with the let- erhead of Mr. and Mrs. banta Claus, Yreka Headquarters, which Ihey use in answering letters from children. The letters are addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. -j CHOCOIATIS -4 , -t S Sm T PIuii 4 LEE HENDRICKS. Your 4tf Druigiit 2212 So. lh St. TU 4-4321 UNFIT TO DRlVE - .Dccic . r.Y. "tvul aNU tV" "-""VJv S!?t,0";;MaVHEM 'Ir- Yreka, and are delivered to their home by the postman. Larson, when he is not nortrav- ing Santa Claus, is a pf-t time accountant and he" culs and pol ishes semi - precious gems and stones, which he fashions into jew elry. He also has Worked as a ju venile officer, and has spent 25 years working with youth groups io ol inose in Boy Sscout work. Mrs. Larson not ontv keeps house but she has several hob bies, which include raisin? many varieties or house plants. The front and back yards ot their home are a paradise of flowers and Dlants during the spring and summer months. Mrs. Larson also creates artificial flowers which she fash ions into corsages or bouquets. Together, the Larsons have done countless good deeds and acls to ward others. It isn't that they have so much themselves, but share what they have. 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