SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1959
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HERALD AN'D NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Actually, they arc really Mr
and Mrs. Santa Claus the whole
year through. When the Christ
mas season approaches, and they
don their festive attire, Mr. and
.Mrs. banta Claus portray the spir
it of Christmas .with love and kind
ness to all.
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