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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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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
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Auto Deaths
On Increase
Traffic
Fires
Miscellaneous
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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.
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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
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Cuban Chief
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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
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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.
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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.
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cloudiness with scattered showers
or snow flurries in the north nor.
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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