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BACK 4 A HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1059 1 iJIIi-SL- j r 4 A LOT OF WORK FO$ NEC YEAR'S EVE rasultad for L.wis Dudley, left, and hit bois, Laddia Campbell, a Merrill Highway rancher, whan their truck lost nearly 30 bales of hay while turning from South Sixth Street onto East Main, Wednesday afternoon. This was Campbell's second minor accident in two days; Tuesday a car hit the truck in the rear. Police Reports Indicate All KF Evenings The Same Police reports indicated New Year's Eve was nol unlike other evenings in Klamath Kails, b u t what the evening lacked in variety it gained in degree. For example, a parked car was struck by a hit and run driver But instead of just being dented. the car was knocked over a curb and came to rest between the side walk and the street. And a man arrested for disor derly conduct after a store win dow was broken downtown was booked in the police station where he proceeded lo break a window in the drunk tank. Milton Ernest Lolches (known also as Billy Sunday) of 2272's Gary Street, was cited for failing In leave his name and address at the scene of an accident after his car allegedly hit a car owned by Subzero Cold Stings East By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The new year slid in with treacherous mixture of snow and freezing rain over a wide section of the eastern half of the nation Subzero cold stung parts of New England, a Canadian cold wave bore down towards Mon tana and the Dakotas and frost threatened young tomato plants in the lower Rio Grande Valley But hundreds frolicked in the Pacilic surf during record break ing December warmth in San Francisco. A storm spreading eastward from the Great Plains spread a blanket of snow or freezing drizzle from Kansas and Missouri into central and northeastern Pennsyl vania. East central Kansas had from four to eight Inches of snow on the ground. Parts of Iowa had up to five inches. The snow belt stretched across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin into low er Michigan. Freozing rain made driving tor turous. Some freezing drizzle also fell in Idaho. Snow flurries swirled through the Colorado Rockies, Widespread rain drenched the region from the Ohio Valley lo Ihe Gulf Coast. Nearly every weather bureau station from Ihe Mississippi River eastward In Georgia and Florida reported measurable amounts of rain. Under clear skies, the mercury slid to -7 degrees at Burlington, VI. Lebanon, Nil. had a -2 read ing. San Francisco continued to en Joy the warmest December tem peratures in the century records nave heen kept there. Police said Ihe beach near Lund's End Wednesday was crowded like a midsummer day. The mercury reached fifi degrees. Crew Checks Hospital Fire BALTIMORE t.P - A two alarm fire swept through a stor age building at a state mental hos pital early today but was checked before It could spread to patients quarters. Hospital ollicials said there were no injuries and that patients were In no danger. A spokesman lor Spring Grove State Hospital said 33 patients had been moved out ot the building only three weeks a:o because the structure was considered a fire trap. The hospital lire was the second major blaze in West Baltimore " early loday. The lirsl fire de slroyed the Thorn Ford Sales Inc. auto agency and an undetermined number of new cars. There were no injuries, firemen said. FOREIGN REPORT EALING. England H PI - The chief nlticer of the Middlesex County Council Public Control De partment tod.ty reported foreign substances lound in food included a nail in a cake. small brass bolt in cheese, and pig s eye lashes in black pudding. Photo by Kettler J Ed Prima, 1528 Ivory Street, that was parked in front of 124 East Main Street. Police quoted a witness that Lotches drove down East Main at 1:45 a.m. today and turned direct ly into Ihe parked car as though he were turning irilo an intersec tion. The car on the sidewalk was badly damaged. From the scene officers followed a water trail that led eventually to Home Street where Lotches' abandoned car was found. Lotches came into the station later lo lile an accident report and there was arrested. He told po lice Ihe car he hit was parked out in Ihe street and that he was blind ed by oncoming headlights. Daniel Freeman. 20, and Kohert McFarland. 21, both of 1751 Etna Street, were arrested on drunk and disorderly conduct charges af- er police, patrolling about the Klamath Auditorium in the wake of a New Year's Eve dance, ob served Freeman and McFarland weaving unsteadily and imme diately heard the crash of a win dow in a ceramics shop at 1403 Main Street. Booked on the dual charges, Mc Farland posted $25 bail hut Free man was lodged in jail where he broke the window in Ihe drunk lank. This added to his bail, which he paid about 9 a.m. today. The bill was $200. Both men are scheduled for municipal court appearances Fri day. Three boys, two 111 and one 15. were charged with being minors in possession of alcohol, namely a half - gallon jug of wine, almost empty, and an unopened quart of wine. Neighbors called police to t h e vicinity of Seventh and Pine streets at 8:50 last night where they said drinking was gnii.g on. Police said the three hoys ran when they saw the patrol car, bul were apprehended a block away. The boys were released to their parents pending juvenile court ap pearances next Monday. minor accident was reported at Seventh and High streets at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday involving cars driven by Larry Ray John son, fifl Uerlings Street, and Don aid W. Palmer. 339 Grant Street Officers said damage was minor and no citations were issued. Broken windows appeared else where on the police report. The window of a service station at 301 North Ninth Street was broken. police were told, and ,Iack Van Orman said Ihe window in his car was broken while he was a'tending a midnight show at Ihe Tower Theater. Also, six hubcaps were stolen last night. State Police Report Mishap Three cars in the ditch and one citation were the consequences of a Wednesday alternoon accident on Highway 97. State police report that Beatrice Johnson, 40. Chiln quin, was northbound at Roger's station, just north of the city when she passed two cars and at tempted to pass a truck. Police say that Mrs. Johnson, suddenly seeing that she was not going lo have room to complete this at tempt, slammed on Ihe brakes. At this point the Johnson car skidded and slammed into a ve hicle being dnvn by Boh C. Mil ler, 3804 Summers Lane, which went into the ditch on the west side of the highway. Under Ihe impact the Johnson autn swung around and was struck by a earl driven by Elmer Morehrad, 329 Hillside Avenue, which joined the Miller vehicle in the west ditch. The Johnson vehicle finally went off Ihe road after this second col lision, going into the east ditch. Mrs. Johnson was cited for "pass ing with insullicient clearance." Funerals STAl'B Funeral services for Lee Adams Staub, 5.1, who died at Bly De cember 30. ltt.Vt, will take place Irnm the chapel ol Ward's Klam ath Funeral Home on Saturday. January 3, at i p.m. with the liev. Robert Greene of St. Paul's j Episcopal Church final nlrs anrij interment in Klamath Memorial Park.- I C. 'i ,1 Auto Deaths On Increase Traffic Fires Miscellaneous Tola! 88 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New Year's holiday traffic deaths increased steadily today. Snow, sleet and rain left streets and roads in dangerous condition in many sections of the country The National Safely Council re ported the count of fatalities was running ahead of its advance esti mate for Ihe current New Year's weekend was rising faster than on Jan. 1, 1958. The Council nad figured that 390 Americans would die in motor vehicle accidents in Ihe four-day period that began at 6 p.m. local time Wednesday and will end at midnight Sunday Fatalities totaled ItiO in the one- day celebration of the new year a year ago. The Council attributed Ihe climb ing current toll, in part, lo treach erous driving conditions. The weather was wet in most of the eastern half of Ihe nation, wilh snow or freezing rain in the North and rain in the South. But, while th number of traf fic deaths began to rise more rap idly on New 'Year's Day than on New Year's Eve. the count was running well under Ihe pace set during the recent Christmas pe riod. Negotiations To Continue CINCINNATI (AP) Negotia tors in the long Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. strike resume their ses sions this afternoon. The strike which started last October, has idled 13,000 workers in 11 plants Howard J. Montoney, lederal mediator, had no progress ports lo make after Wednesday's meetings. He said there would be group sessions today and that an other joint meeting probably would be held late today or Friday. The negotiations between rcpre sentatives of the company and the l;nited Glass and Ceramic Workers l;nion on a new contract started here two weeks ago. Pre vious sessions in several other cities had failed to produce an agreement. Jet Fiqhters Plan Flight LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE. Va. t API The 18 supersonic fight ers of the 3Sth Tactical Fighter Squadron will make a nonstop transfer flight Jan. 13 from Myrtle Beach. S C.. Air Force Base to the Aviano Air Base. Italy. Tactical Air Command head quarters said today Ihe squadron would he assigned on temporary duty in Italy for about four months. A spokesman said the move is pari ol a program to ro tate units to overseas bases for orientation and training and is de signed to test the flexibility and mobility of operations. Tankers of the TAC air reluct ing squadrons will refuel Ihe 18 North American Finn Supersahres over Bermuda and the .Wnres. The nonstop Might will he led by Lt. Col. Frank N. Emory, squad ron commander. 1HH HI.E CAR EXPORTS LONDON ilPI - The British Ford Motor Co. almost doubled its exports In the United Slates last year, it was announced to day. The company said 42.000 cars were shipped lo Ihe United Slates in inw. OSBORN HOTEL El'GF.NK. ORE. Mil, i . lum-int IftHf it. PrrtlM T1inrooihl Modern I J"" "..,, ... i, 1 !S -UK i, Ji Trio Nabbed In Gas Theft TULELAKE The theft of gasn- line from the ranch of a Tulelake farmer, Vern Taylor, living on the state line, put two California men in the Modoc County. Jail at Alturas and brought a 18-year-old juvenile into court. Elmer Rund, judge of the Tule lake Justice Court in Modoc Coun ty, sentenced James David Seils, 18, to 60 days in jail December 30, after Sells pleaded guilty to petty theft. Charles Arthur Man illas, 19. also charged with petty Iheft, pleaded guilty to being an accessory and was committed to jail for 30 days. Rund stated that Sells was carry ing an automobile operator's li cense showing that he was born in 1937 hut that a selective serv ice card inside one of his boots gave his birth year as 1940. He admitted to being a parole viola tor from Ihe California Youth Authority and tu having been in numerous boys corrective camps in Ihe state. Further evidence showed that Sells had used his phoney operator's license to pur chase liquor for juveniles. He further admitted that a brush with the law on a burglary charge in Southern California pre vented him from being inducted into the service. Both Sells and Mancillas have been in the Tule lake community for. some time. Mancillas. who accompanied Ihe juvenile and Sells to the Taylor ranch, stayed in the car and took no part in the actual theft of Ihe gasoline. Location of the gas was known lo Ihe juvenile defendant Rund commended action of Tay lor in the part he played in help ing lo identify the trio whom he saw leaving his property. He fired a shot from a 12-gauge shot gun in Ihe air as the three raced away. After determining that no personal injuries would re- i suit, he fired a second shot in the lower ooay 01 me vcnicie. mars.- ing it with lead pellets. The car was picked up in Tule lake the lollowmg morning through the cooperation of - Bill Skelton, California Highway pa trolman, Siskiyou County deputy sheriff, Bill Miller, and assistant part time Modoc County deputy Lloyd Bradbury Families Get Food Baskets WEED Special cheer baskets were given to deserving families in Weed for the Christmas holiday season through coordinated plans and eflorts of various local or ganizations. Organizations participating in the cheer program included the Weed Business and Professional Women's Club: the Weed Lions Clubf the Women's Association of the Weed Presbyterian Church; Ihe Weed Presbyterian Church Sunday School; the Loyal Order of Moose; the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary; and the Salvation Army. All children of the various fami lies remembered were given books as gifts from Ihe Weed Community Presbyterian Church Sunday School. The majority of Ihe toys distributed were received from Frank McMillan, Burlingamc, in appreciation for hospitality shown him and his aulo-accidcnt-injured family when patients here during the 1949 Christmas season. Mrs. Kenneth Stone and Mrs. Boyd Meline served as co-chairmen for the project. YO-YO SEASON MOUNT SHASTA - The yoyo season will open officially Febru ary 5 in Mount Shasta. All pupils from Ihe fourth grade lo those under lfi years of age on January 1 are eligible lo participate. This is sponsored by the Duncan Yo-yo Company, and is joined by all California recreational districts. Nancy Dixon will compete again this year. She has been runnerup for the slate championship lor the past Ihree years. She finished third a year ago. John Kennedy is anoth er local boy whohas won his way into top competition. 1958 California Road Toll Two Hundred Under 1957 SAN FRANCISCO iVPH-Cali-fornia's New Year holiday traffic death toll inched upward today as the Highway Patrol announced that 3.491 persons died on roads and highways in the slate in 1958. The figure was exactly 2(K) less than in 1957. Al least 10 persons died in New Year's Eve and New Year's Day accidents up lo 11 a m to day. A drowning increased the to tal deaths from all accidents to 11. Two of Ihe traffic fatalities oc curred in Southern Caliiornia. Ihree in San Joaquin Valley and (ive in Northern California ' A professional tool hall plav er. Galen W. Laack of the Philadel phia Eagles, was killed in Ala meda County Wednesday night when his car missed a curve on Sunol-P I e a s a n t o n Road and crashed into a tree. A resident ot Stockton, he formerly played tor the tollege of Pacific and starred in Ihe Last-West game of 1956. Other Northern California traf fic deaths: Francis Murray. 54. San Fran cisco postal supervisor, was struck by a car early today while cross ins a San Francisco street Mrs. Linnie Myrtle Orif fin. 82. Rigss. was a passenger in a car O People Read SPOT ADS - you are Cuban Chief (Continued from Page 1) tillo. Cantillo said he would take personal control of the armed iorces. The group which flew off with Batista includes Esteban Ventura, a national police lieutenant colon el who was one of the most hated men in Cuba because of his tor ture of rebel sympathizers; and top leaders of Ihe armed forces who had been marked for death by the rebels. At the U.S. Embassy. Ambassa dor Earl E. T. Smilh was in con stant, touch with Washington. Smith said from what the em bassy knew, Batista left Cuba of his own free will. Men who had been in key posts around Batista began resigning. The man Batista had picked to succeed him Feb. 24, Andres Riv- ero Aguero, flew wilh Batista to the Dominican Republic. That na tion is run by Generalissimo Ra fael Trujillo, one of Ihe few re maining dictators in Latin Amer ica. lt was in the midst of a toast at Camp Colombia to Ihe peace and prosperity ot Cuba that Ba tista announced that he was giv ing up power and fleeing the conn try he had dominated for a quar terof a century. Just before that Batista had given a statement to the press on what he termed Ihe grave situa lion in Las Villas province. He ac cused two army leaders of treason and paving the way for the rebel push. It was obvious in the last few- days that casualties on both sides had been mounting. The killed and wounded around Santa Clara were estimated as high as 5.000. It also seemed increasingly apparent that Batista soldiers were losing their taste lor battle. Batista knew that if the rebels ever got into Havana that he members of his family, and all of his closa military and government associates faced the prospect of being killed. A government communique said Ihe army had killed or wounded 3,000 rebels but government sources said there were 1.000 or more armv dead and wounded in battles around Santa Clara, a key raad ana ran juncture. There was no immediate indica tion whether the rebellion would continue. Nor was there any com ment by Castro on Batista's flight Batista was quoted as saying his forces were running short of arms. Earner in the evening he had maintained the fighting was going against the rebels and said he would stamp them out. The rebels, however, claimed control of police headquarters and two other key buildings in Santa Clara. Earlier the rebels had broadcast an appeal for reinforcements. Lightly armed rebel foot sol diers, outnumbered, have been battling the pick of government in fantry backed by tanks, artillery and warolanes. The rebel appeal tor help pre sumably was directed to Castro's headquarters in the Sierra Ma estra of Oriente province, more than 200 miles across areas in government control. The main rebel radio in the Si erra Maestra refrained from ear lier claims of victory around Santa Clara although it did say 300 government troops and weap ons in a convoy had been caplured in the area. The rebels said they continued to advance in Oriente, wnich has been stripped of some government forces for use in Santa Clara. The army said its reinforced units had defeated the rebel ef fort to capture Santa Clara, there by cutting island- communications in two. The rebels were being driven eastward from Las Villas toward the open country of adja cent Camaguey province where aerial and tank attacks would take a heavier toll, the govern ment claimed. "There will be no New Year's holiday and no truces or respites for the rebels," said one source close to Batista. The president re mained in his palace in Havana Continued government air raids on several smaller towns in south em Las Villas indicated the rebels still controlled large parts of the province The government said it had recaptured Cruces, 20 miles west of Santa Clara. that hit a post and ran in a ditch in heavy fog on Biggs-Gnriley Rd.. one mile south of Biggs, in Butte County. Theodore G. Johnson. 77, Eu eka, was struck by a car while crossing an Eureka intersection Wednesday night. Harvey G. Southerland. 28 Spreckles, who was one of two drivers in head-on collision on Sa linas-Monterey road one mile south of Salinas last night. The other driver received minor injuries. BARN FIRE Fire at a one-story frame harn at Ihe Taiil H. Fairclo ranch. Route 2, Rox 683, was already well advanced by the lime the county fire department reached there New Year's Day after a 1:55 a.m. call. The harn was severely damaged before the blaze could be extin- guished Cause of the fire is un- known WANTED EXPERIENCED: SALESMAN Paid vocation! lnctntivt corning.! program. OA DA lift, K.olrh ft occtdont iniuronct paid for you. KELT CHEVROLET P.O. Box 149, Grants Poss, Oregon Phone GReenwood-6-4461 a...i' J.11 HARRY D. BOIVIN Solon Plans Measure File Arrangements are being made by Slate Senator Harry D. Boivin ror a complete file of all bills introduced at the 50th Legisla tive Assembly of Oregon to be made available for study in his lo cal law office. A complete file of all bills, me morials and resolutions to be intro duced, as well as copies of Ihe daily Senate and House calendars will be available at Ihe law offices of Boivin and Richard C. Beeslcy, 210 Boivin Building. "Legislative hills to be intro duced during the coming session will cover such major topics as taxation, eaucauon. nignways, game and labor," Boivin said. "There also will be much legisla tion covering utilities, - alcoholic control, judicial matters, natural resources, public health, public wel fare and institutions as well as state and federal affairs." The legislative file will be kept up to date for the convenience of those wishing to read the full con text of any of the bills or amend ments. At the same time, Boivin an nounced that limited numbers of these bills are available upon re quest. Copies will be mailed to organizations, business firms or individuals who request them in advance of the opening of the session by writing Senator Boivin or Representatives John Kerbow or Carl ancey. Requests made alter the opening of the session should be addressed to the legisla tors at the state capilol. Salem. Senator Boivin leaves (or Salem next Wednesday in order to at tend the Senate, policy making committee meeting on January 8. This will he followed by a rev iew of Ihe Sly survey on taxation which is slated to precede the opening of the session. Woodworkers Elect Chairman McCLOUD Laylon Ahlstrom was reelected chairman of the plant sub-local of International Woodworkers of America. Local 6-64. Others elected were Willard Broussard, vice chairman; Troy Price, recording secretary; Edgar Dodwell. conductor; Lee Miller, James Thompson and James Ma son, plant committeemen; A. L. Thomas, Troy Price, James Mas on, Layton Ahlstrom. executive board members. Stewards jre Joe Ptacek, shipping department; Ray Purcell, box factory: Frank Natt. old mill: James Thompson and A. M. Slocum, new mill; Fred Prinz and Orba Harsell, dry kiln; Otis Stoner, maintenance; George Ball, construction; Wcs Shaft, plant electric; Tony Desoza. powerhouse; Kenneth Grady, pond. The balloting committee consist ed of Ed Schuhmacher, ErJ Skin ner and Al Pieruccini. . A resolution favoring holding plant sub local meetings but once a month instead of twice monthly carried by an eight to one majori ty. Drive Expanded By Mayor Of LA . LOS ANGELES. Calif. (AP) Mayor Norris Pouison is expand ing his campaign against cars he claims cause excessive smog. He suggested at a meeting lues- day that Los Angeles buyers boy cott cars with automatic transmis sions. He said such autos cause more smog than machines with conventional gearshifts. "If we don't do something about smog we're going to have a sad awakening someday when we find the trend (of population and new industry) going some other way, he said. Last week the mayoi1 made headlines by saying he is going lo start nding in a Rambler in stead of a Cadillac, because, he said, the little auto produces loss smog. GUEST SPEAKER WEED Dennis Farmary. Sac ramento, district director of Immi gration and Naturalization, will he the guest sneaker for the January 8 meeting of the Siskiyou County Peace Officers Association. The regular dinner meeting is slated at the Ski-Bowl Cafe in Mount Shasta at 7:30 p.m. C. W. Champlin, president, will he in charge. Ntw and used carl MECHANIC General BODYMAN Good working conditions Councilman Issues Answer To Attack By YREKA Siskiyou County Su-lrural residents contributed indirect pervisor W. C. Bill) Ealy of Yreka Iv by shopping in the town, and heatedlv responded to the charges of the Yreka City Council, namely Mayor J. C. Cummings, concerning the proposed county road taxes, and the recommended rate in crease for city prisoners at the county jail. Ealy described the at tacks made by the city fathers as "irresponsible antics" at last weeks session of the supervisors. Ealy was referring to the attacks made by Cummings at the city council meeting held December 18 against the proposed increase to be added to the $1 per day charge presently being made (or feeding prisoners, arrested for violations of citv ordinances. Ealy pointed out that Sheriff A. B. Cottar had re ported lo Ihe board that it cost $1 .78 per day to feed a prisoner. Ealy then called attention to the statement made by Cummings that the 20-cent read improvement tax imposed by the supervisors was unfair, and that the residents of the rural communities contributed nothing toward the maintenance and construction of city streets This, stated Ealy was falre, that Snow Depth Below Norm Snow depth and water cnntenl on the ground are! far below aver age for this time of year, accord ing to reports by Roger Reid and Gene Cox, Soil Conservation Serv ice snow survey crew. They measured snow courses at Rillie Creek Divide, Sun Mountain. Diamond Lake, Taylor Butte and Bly Mountain on Decemher 29 and 30. At Diamond Lake there was an average of 12 inches of snow containing a little less than three inches of water. Last year this course had 43 inches of snow hold ing almost 12 inches of water at this time. The other courses were low in about the same proportion. W. T. Frost, Oregon snow sur vey supervisor at Portland reports that all the readings over the slate are far below average; about 10 to 25 per cent in most cases. The January 1 snow survey report and water torecast will be out soon Snow surveys in the upper parts of the drainage basins are the basis of these waler forecasts. The forecasts are made for the use of irrigation interests so that adjust ments can be made in water stor age and farmers can plan their operations according to the amount of water expected. The survey is a cooperative project ol the State College, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and other agencies. The coordinating work and forecasting work is done by the Soil Conserva tion Service, under the direction of W. T. Frost of the Portland office. Operations out of Klamath Falls are being expanded this year. A Tucker Sno-Cat is being readied for the job and schedules worked out for measuring 11 snow courses in tne eascades and Ihe mountains on the east side of Ihe Basin. Oregon Weather By THE ASSOCIATED press 24 hours to 4:30 am ThurtHavr Max. Mln. Precip. Baker 37 30 Bend Eugene Lakeview Medford Newport North Bend Pendleton Portland Redmond Roseburg Salem 57 56 35 45 55 57 30 39 41 45 38 38 41 41 .16 62 51 .12 54 56 52 38 Forecasts: Western Oregon Partly clnndv ana coiner with scattered show crs through Friday. Chance of a iew snow Hurries in the extreme norm portion tonight and Friday Low tonight 32-40. Hieh Fririav 40-46. Coastal winds northwest 15- Ml miles an hour, decreasing In 1(1-20 miles an hour tonight and Friday. Small cratt warning r uisinayen. Eastern Oregon CnnsirWaMn cloudiness with scattered showers or snow flurries in the north nor. i; .. .. r nun .-iiiL-amng io me soutn nnr- uuii. isomer in an sections th s auernoon. tonight and Friday i.igni snow flurries tonight and r-riaay. Gusty winds today riimin ishing slowly tonight. High today .in-10. low tonight 22-32. High Fri day 26-36. Northern Oregon Beaches Var iable cloudiness with a few show ers and colder today and Friday. Sonic sunny periods. Partial clearing tonight. Snow flurries in Coast Range about 1,500 feet. Bar winds northwesterly 10-20 miles an hour, gusts to 30-35 today, de creasing tonight. High both days 43-48. low innigni 28-34. DYE IS CAST MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UPH The new green lawn on Ala bama's Capitol grounds looks (ine except where workmen spilled the dye on adjoining walks. Martin Nielson Announces Opening Of LAKEWAY SIGNAL SERVICE STATION Fast, Courteous Service Gold Bond Stamps Corner of Oregon Ave. & Yreka Mayor that the county roads were traveled as much by city residents as thosa the country. Ealy further de fended the 20 cent tax for both incorporated and unincorporated communities, by saying it was practiced in other counties, and ha felt that no one should criticize the methods used by the super visors. Dictating the alleged strategy being used by the county, is the fact that the tax is named an improvement" tax, and may leg. ally be imposed throughout Ihe county, whereas if called a "road" tax, can he applied only to unin corporated areas. Referring to the mayor's belief that $1 per day was enough for Ihe city lo pay for boarding a prisoner, Ealy staled that charges for feeding the county prisoners should be determined by actual costs. Chairman of the Board, Don Avery. Scott Valley resident, sup ported rural residents by pointing out that contributions were doubly made by Ihe ruralites. inasmuch they are supporting Yreka business by shopping there, "and those slot machines the city has in the streets." Supervisor W. A. Barr from the Mt. Shasta district, expressed his opinion by pointing nut that the $139,000 in sales taxes collected last year by Yreka, was bolstered by the large proportion of rural trade, and that the good county roads permitted the farmer to aid in the support of city economies. He also referred to Ihe payrollj ppent in Yreka by county employes. Avery ended the healed debate by saying he was sure the people of Yreka did not share the views of the city council. Toy Drive Said Success YREKA The third annual Yreka Community Toy Drive was deemed successful, according to commutes heads, Charles O. Larson, chair man, and Mrs. Ruth Armstrong, co-chairman. The united effort o all service clubs and organizations helped to make the community project a success. Several weeks prior lo Christ mas, the committee planned a "porch light brigade," with mem bers of the VFW furnishing trans portation, lhcy called at homes where a porch light was lit lo indicate that toys were there lo be picked up. Then followed Ihe task of repairing, painting and general ly renovating the hundreds of toys mat had been contributed to the cause. W:omen took over the chore of repairing dolls and clothing them. The men worked on the mechanical toys, repairing them so they could operate once again. Grocers cooperated by placing boxes in their stores, urging the customer to buy one item of food for a needy family, no matter how inexpensive. With Ihe contribu tions of food, plus Ihe cash dona tions to Ihe "pot," the food bas kets, contained not only canned foods, apples, oranges, nuts and candies, but a ham or turkey as wclli all of which were prepared by George Wacker, Yreka grocer. Un December 24. the baskets of food and toys were distributed by members ot the local Elks Lodg to 30 families, 11 of them in Mon tague. Jury Acquits Drill Master PARR1S ISLAND, S.C. (API Marine Drill instructor Ralph Grant was acquitted Wednesday of soliciting and accepting money from recruits and of slugging two of them wilh a mess cup. A general court-martial of seven officers deliberated only 70 min utes before returning a verdict of innocent for the 26-year-old ser geant from Racine, Wis. Charges against Grant, a Kore an War combat veteran, and two others stemmed from the com plaints of some parents ol the Ohio Steel Valley recruit piatoon. A number of drill instructors have been sentenced to various prison terms and fined on charges of assaulling recruits since the "death march" case in which six recruits drowned on a disciplin ary march in 1955. The drill instructor who led them. Sgt. Matthew McKeon. was given a down-grading in rank, a fine and a short prison term. Still to face courts-martial in the case are two other drill instructors of the Steel Valley platoon Sgts. Willard Poss of Augusta. Ga., and Ronald Heller of Milwaukee Wis. Poss is charged with accepting money from recruits and assault ing one of them. Heller is charged with assault. Beihn Ph. TU 2-9210
