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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
TUESDAY, JANUARY , 1A59
MARKETS and FINANCE
Stocks
WALL STREET
NEW YORK (API - The slock
market closed irregularly tower
despite a flurry of improvement
in late dealings Tuesday. The tick
er tape was late.
Volume, etc., second graf 192
Volume for the day was esti
mated at 3.600.000 shares com
pared with 4,210.000 Monday.
Gains and losses of key stocks
went generally from fractions to
a point but there were some wider
moves.
Industrials backed away over a
wide front. Steels, rubbers, air
crafts, coppers, oils and most
chemicals were losers. Rails were
down slightly and utilities were
mixed. Building materials were
higher while drugs and tobaccos
were mixed.
Pillsbury added about 3. Haveg
jumped more than 4.
Stocks which have done well in
the recent upsurge took some
sharp losses. Included were Good
year, off about 2 and Du Pont
down more than 3.
Lorillard, up about 4 at best,
trimmed its rise to around 3. U.S.
Gypsum was ahead around 2 and
Johns-Manville a fraction.
Ford declined about a point and
Republic Steel more than that.
Fractional losses were taken by
U.S. Steel, Bethlehem, General
Motors. American Motors, Boe
ing, United Aircraft, Raytheon
Southern California Edison, Ana
conda, Allied Chemical, General
Electric, Santa Fe, Standard Oil
(New Jersey) and Liggett & My
ers.
U.S. government bonds were
Ilrm.
NEW YORK STOCKS
United Press International
Allis Chalmers 29
American Can 50
American Motors 38H
American Smelting 48'i
American Tel and Tel 231
American Tobacco 97
Anaconda 61
Bethlehem Steel S2V,
California Packing 51'i
Caterpillar Tractor 89'i
Celanese 28
Chrysler 5374
Crown Zellerbach 59'i
Dow Chemical 75
DuPont 214V4
Eastman Kodak 151 '4
Fibreboard 48',i
General Electric 79
General Foods 77'4
General Motors 50-Ts
Georgia Pacific 54
Goodyear 120Tb
Greyhound Corp 17
International Harvester 42
Johns-Manville 54 V4
Kennecott 97
McKesson and Robbins 6S'
Montgomery Ward 41
National Biscuit 50' 2
National Distillers 3U-4
New York Central 30'4
Pacllic Gas and Electric 64
Pacific Lighting 54
Pac Tel and Tei 153V
Packard Studebaker 13
Pan Amer World Airways 25
Penney 105
Pennsylvania Railroad 19
Phillips Petroleum 49
Proctor and Gamble 75
Radio Corp 46
Republic Steel 734
Reynolds Tobacco 94
Rheem Manufacturing 19
Richfield Oil 99
Safeway 41
Sears Roebuck 39
Shell Oil 84
Sinclair Oil 64
Socony-Vacuum Oil 49
Southern California Edison 59
Southern Pacific 64
Standard Oil of California 61
Standard Oil of Indiana 48
Standard Oil of New Jersey 57
Texas Co. 84
Tide Water Associated Oil 24
Transamerica 31
Union Oil of California 45
Union Pacific 36
United Aircraft 59
United Air Lines 31
United States Rubber 47
United States Steel 98
Western. Union 38
Westinghouse Air Brake 33
Westinghousc Elcc 72
Woolworth 54
Grain
CHICAGO (API-
High Low Close Prev.Close
Wheat
Mar 1.97 1.97 1.97- 1.96
May 1.93 1.92 1.92 -93 1.92
Jly 1.81 1.81 l.fll- 1.81
Sep 1.83 1.83 1.83- 1.83
Dec 1.88 1.87 1.87 1.87
Corn (old type contract)
Mar 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.13-1
Corn (new type contracts)
Mar 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.13s
May
Jly
Sep
Oats
Mar
May
Sep
Rye
Mar
May
Jly
1.16 1.15 l.l5-!6 1.15
1.17 1.16 1.17 1.16';
1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16':
.66
.64
.65 .m
.63 .63
.62
.63-'
.61
.62
1.35 1.34 1.34 1.34'
1.30 1.30 1.30- 1.30
1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22
Sep
1.24 1.24 1 24 1.23
Soybeans
Jan
2.14 2.14 2.14- 2.14
2.17 2.16 2.17- 2.16
2.19 2.18 2.19-19 2.18
Mar
May
Jly
Sep
2.18 2.17 2.18 2.18
2.10 2.08 2.09- 2.10
PORTLAND (API - Coarse
grains, 15-day shipment, bulk
coast delivery:
Oats, No.2, 831b white 52.00-54.00
Barley. No.2. 45-lb B.W 51.50
Corn. No ? E.Y. sh'p'l 55.00-55.60
' Wheat 1 bid 1 to arrive market
No bids or offers.
Car receipts: Wheat 43; barley
37; Hour 16: oals 5: mill Iced 21.
RECOMMENDATION
. WASHINGTON (AP- Appoint
ment of Ed Condit as postmaster
at the Clalsop County town of
Westport was recommended Mon
day by Rep. Waller Norhlad iR-
ure).
Condit, now acting postmaster.
would succeed Russell Ncitsel
wbo died last January.
Livestock
KLAMATH FALLS
LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET
January i, 1959
Receipt: Cattle 343. Hogs 48.
Sheep 5.
Compared last Monday fed heif
ers and steers steady to .25 strong
er; cows steady; demand for wean
er calves weaker; hogs steady.
Fed Steers; Choice, 26.00-27.30;
Good, 25.00-26.25.
Fed Heifers: Choice, 25.80-26.20;
Good, 24.50-25.30; Std., 22.70-23.80;
Good heilerettes, 23.50-24.80.
Cows: Std., 21.30-22.60; Cmcl.,
19.80-20.80; Utility, 17.35-20.00; Cut
ters, 15.50-1640.
Bulls: Utility and Cmcl., 24.75-
26.10.
Veal Calves: Good, 29.00; Baby
Calves, 36.00-41.00 per head.
Stockers and Feeders: Steers
Good. 700-900 lbs., 25.60-26.50; Heif.
ers, Good-Choice, 600-800 Ib.s, 23.50-
25.60; Slccr Calves, Good-Choice,
350-500 lbs., 28.25-32.00; Common-
Medium, 24.50-27.50: Heifer Calves
Good-Choice 350-450 lb.. 28.50
17.80; Feeder Cows, young, 18.50
19.10.
Hogs: U.S. 1 & 2 '180-220 lbs.).
18.50-18.60; Sows, 15.60; Weaner
Pigs, 8.50-11.00 per head; Feeders,
18.60.
Reported by Ray Petersen, coun
ty extension agent.
CHICAGO (API - (USDA) -Hogs
8,000: butchers and sows
steady to 25 lower; 2-3 200-225 lb
butchers largely 17.75-18.25; a few
lots mostly 3s 220-225 lbs 17.50 -
17.65: a few lots 1-3 largely 1-2
200-220 lbs 18 35-18 50: around 100
head 1-2 200-210 lbs 18.75: 2-3 230-
250 lbs 16.75-17.75; 2-3 260-280 lbs
16.25-17.25; few lots 3s 290-325 lbs
15.75-16.25; sow 1-3 330 - 400 lbs
14.25-15.75 : 400-550 lbs 13.25-14.75.
Cattle 8,000, calves 100; slaugh
ter steers steady to 25 higher;
a load 965 lb slaughter steers high
cnoice with a prime end 29.75:
around 8 loads high choice and
mixed choice and prime 1,075
1,200 lbs 29.25-29.50; most choice
under 1,200 lbs 27.50-29.00; good
grades under 1,200 lbs 25.00-27.25;
choice 1,200-1,400 lbs 26.O0-2U.O0;
good grades down to 24.00; two
loads mixed choice and prime
around 1,500 lbs 26.00; choice 1,550
lb Nebraskas 25.50; two loads
mixed choice and prime heifers
26.75; bulk good and choice 25.50
28.25; standard to low good 23.00
25.25; utility and commercial cows
18.00-20.50; canners and cutters
16.00-19.00; utility and commer
cial bulls 24.0O-25.75; vealers 32.00
down; culls as low as 15.00: a load
of good to low choice 50 lb (ceding
steers 25.75: a load of good to
mostly choice 1,050 lb feeders
25.50.
Sheep 4,500; early sales steady
on all classes; good and choice
wooled lambs 98-108 lbs 18.50 -20.00;
cull to low good 14.50-17.50;
one deck good and choice, mostly
good shorn lambs 90 lbs with No.
1 pelts 19.00; a deck of choice 100
lb with summer shorn pelts 19.50;
cult to cnotce slaughter ewes 6.00
7.50. . , ,. .
STOCKTON (UPI-FSMNS)
Livestock:
Cattle salable 150. Utility cows
mainly dairy type 19-20, canners
and cutters 16-19. Low good 720
lb feeder steers 27.25.
Calves salable 25. Market not
established.
Hogs salable 200. No. 2-3 around
220 pounds 19.25. No. 1 to 3 sows
300-600 lbs 14-16.50. Good and
choice 50-120 lb feeder pigs 22-30,
PORTLAND (AP) - (USDA) -
Cattle salable 200: trade active:
few fed steers and heifers strong
to 50 higher; cows steady; other
classes scarce; truck lot- low
choice 1,137 lb fed steers 28.50
truck lot high good 1,255 lb 28.00:
small lot good steers 27.00-27.50;
standard 24.00-26.00; truck lots
high good 786 lb fed heifers 26.50;
standard and good heifers 24.00-
26.00; utility cows 18.00-20.00; can
ners and cutters 8.00-7.50; utility
bulls 23.00-25.00.
Calves salable 50; trade active
and firm: good and choice vealers
28.00-34.00.
Hogs salable 250: early sales
steady; later trade strong to 25
higher; U.S. No. 1-2 180-235 lb
butchers 20.25-20.50. 60 head 20.75
No. 2-3 lots 19.00-20.00; 350-550 lb
sows 13.00-16.50.
Sheep salable 300; 'scattered
sales steady; small lot good to
mostly choice 99 lb wooled lambs
19.50; two small choice lots 20.00;
good lambs 18.50-19.00: cull to
good slaughter ewes 4.00-9.00;
good and choice feeder lambs
17.00-18.50.
POTATOES
CHICAGO (AP) - Potatoes ar
rivals 53; on track 183; total U.S.
shipments 375: old supply light
demand moderate; market steady
carlot track sales: Idaho Russets
3.60-3.70; Idaho Bakers 3.95-4 00
Minnesota North Dakota Red Riv
er valley I'ontiacs 2.20-2.30; new
supply light: demand moderate:
market about steady; no carlot
track sales reported.
SAN FRANCISCO (I'PI FS.MNSI
Potatoes:
Russets U.S. 1 5-6 ounce mini
mum Klamath 3.65- 3.85: round
reds U.S. 1 50 lbs Kern County
2.50-2.75: long whites U.S. 1 5-
ounce minimum Kern County 4 35
4.50. LOS ANGELES (UPI-FSMNS)
Potatoes slightly stronger.
Russets Central Oregon U.S. 1A
2 65. U.S. 2 2.10: U.S. 1 Klamath
3.50. Arrivals none.
Potato Shipments
Seasons 1957-58 1958-5S
Dally Truck Ore. 24
Daily Rail Ore. 5 3
Dailv Truck Cat. 14 S
Dally Rail Cat. 10 7
Dully Total 53 24
(IRK. ft ( Al..
Monthly Total IU 71
Season Total 3898 285S
Circuit Jury
To Consider
Theft Case
The embezzlement trial of Rov
Lambert, accused of selling six
heifers belonging to the Kirk
Kanch for which he worked,
nearea Us end in circuit court
tuesday morning.
The state, represented by Dis
trict Attorney Arthur A. Beddoe,
rested its case at 10:45 a.m. Rich
ard C. Beeslcy, Lambert's court
appointed attorney, rested the de-
lense case immediately afterward
without calling witnesses.
Dial arguments followed, and
the case was expected to reach
nine-man, three-woman i u r v
snoruy auer noon.
Lambert, 49, was accused of
selling six heifers belonging to his
employers to Joe Vigil last June
a ana pocketine aDnroximate v
J550 from the sale. Stale evidence
showed that Lambert had provided
vik'i wun a 0111 ot sale.
The cattle subsequently were
sold at a livestock auction in
Klamath Falls.
State witnesses included Ben
Gerrwick, a California rancher
who owns the Kirk Ranch .near
Klamath Marsh; James C. Miller
Jr., the ranch manager; Vigil, and
Everett Malone, a state livestock
inspector.
The Tuesday session was inter
rupted briefly while the jurors ex
amined five cattle parked in a
truck behind the courthouse. Ma
lone climbed into the back of the
truck to shuffle the cattle into po
sition so jurors, looking from the
ground, could see identifying
marks Malone said he had made
on the heifers' ears.
In his final arguments, Beddoe
read from a statement Lambert
had made shortly after his ar
rest. 'I realize I was wrong in do
ing this," Beddoe quoted the state
ment, "but I owed some bills
and wanted to pay them."
Beddoe described the crime as
despicable, and he told the jury:
mere is aDsoiutely no doubt in
my mind about the guilt of this
man. I'm sure there is no doubt in
yours.
Beesley asked the jury to "scru
tinize very carefully" several as
pects of the testimony. These, he
said, included Gerrwick's power of
attorney agreement with Miller,
which was admitted as evidence;
the fact that the livestock were
sold openly, "not behind a barn
or some place:" the fact that the
heifers were sold at auction "for
very little more than Lambert had
sold them;" and "Lambert's au
thority." Gerrwick said he had none,
Beesley told the jurors, "but Gerr
wick didn't hire Lambert Miller
did."
Jurors hearing the case were
Carol McCulley and Arnold G.
Scott of Malin; Cassie Ware of
Gilchrist; Ora F. Blay of Cres
cent: and Angelo Dovcn, Karl F.
Dehlinger; James Young, Homer
D. Clark, Howard K. Brown, Leon
ard Johnson, Edna M. Bliss and
William G. Faught of Klamath
Falls. .
Deadline Near
ForYheaters
Wheat growers in Modoc and
Siskiyou counties who intend to
plant durum wheat in the spring of
1959 should tile an application for
a special durum wheat acreage al
lotment on or before January 16,
it was announced by the Califor
nia Slate Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee.
For the convenience of the wheat
growers in the Tulelake area, rep
resentatives ef the Modoc and Sis
kiyou County ASC offices will be
in the Growers Olfice, Tulelake
Tuesday and Wednesday, January
6 and 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
each day, for the purpose of tak
ing durum wheat applications.
In connection with this signup
there will be a meeting in the
farm adviser's office Tuesday at
8 p.m. to discuss the wheat al
lotment program with farmers ol
the Basin. West G. Williams and
Hans Karstensson from the Modoc
and Siskiyou ollices, respectively,
will conduct ihis meeting and an
swer any questions regarding the
wheat marketing quota program,
Burglary Probed
By State Police
State police are investigating the
loss of between $350 and $400
in cash taken from the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Adair, 2512
Altamont Drive.
Owners of the home who had
been absent for 17 days, discov
ered the front door unlocked upon
arrival from their travels. The
money, contained in three jars in
a bedroom closet was largely in
bills up to $20 denomination. The
cash was accumulated from col
lections at Faith Tabernacle
where Adair Is treasurer. No other
items in the home were found
missing.
ATTENTION
KUHS '49 GRADUATES
CLASS REUNION MEETING
7:30 P.M. Jan. 7
COUNTY LIBRARY
FIRST GUEST SPEAKER in 1959 of the Klamath Falls Knife and Pork Club was John
Pettley, "an Englishman at large," center, who spolce at Monday evening's dinner
meeting at the Willard Hotel, He was introduced by John Howard, right, and Ross Rag
land, left, president of the club, presided at the meeting.
Demos Deny
Anti-Hatfield
Campaign
SALEM (AP) - Sen. Walter J
Pearson (D-Portland), who will
be president ot the Oregon state
Senate, said today that the Demo
crats aren't plotting to keep Gov.
elect Mark Hatfield from becom
ing governor.
But Pearson made it clear that
the Senate will not permit Hat
field to be inaugurated until he
has a clear title to the office.
The inauguration is scheduled
for next Monday, the day the
Legislature opens.
Hatfield, on that day, expects
to go to the slate Supreme Court
in support of his contention that
he does not have to resign as
secretary of state before becom
ing governor. If he resigns first
then Gov. Robert D. Holmes
could name Hatfield's successor.
Pearson said the Senate would
rely upon Atty. Gen. Robert Y.
Thornton's opinion that Hatfield
has to resign.
"The Senate," Pearson said,
"certainly won't attend any inau
gural session until all the legal
difficulties are cleared up.
Charges lhat the Democrats
are plotting to keep Hatfield from
becoming governor are fantastic
and untrue. We just want to make
sure that he has a clear title to
the office before he becomes gov
ernor. 1
Oregon Weather
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
24 hours to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday
Max. Mln. Prep.
Baker 30
Eugene 30 27 .21
Lekeview 36 33 .05
Medford 50 32 T
North Bend 53 29 .16
Pendleton 15 9 .06
Portland Airp't .. 29 24 .03
Roscburg 51 35 .04
Salem 30 17 .03
Western Oregon Cloudy, with
occasional showers of rain or
snow tonight and Wednesday; a
little warmer in northern interior.
Highs 35-45 except locally 32 in
extreme northern interior; low
tonight 28-36. Coastal winds south
erly to southwesterly, 15-30 m.p.h
Small craft warnings displayed.
Eastern Oregon Scattered snow
showers with some partial clear
ing through Wednesday. Highs 25-
35; low tonight 12 22 in north, 20-30
in south.
Grants Pass and vicinity
Increasing cloudiness late today,
followed by showers and periods
of partial clearing tonight and
Wednesday. Highs 40-4a; low to
night 30-35.
Funerals
KUFNER
Funeral services for John (Dad)
Kufner Sr., 76. who died in Ash
land January 4. will take place
from Litwiller s Mortuary, Ashland
on Wednesday, January 7, at 10:30
a.m. Mr. kufner was a former resi
dent of Modoc Point and William
son River. Survivors include five
children, Rose Wirth. Ashland
John Kulner Jr., Happy Camp:
Emma Wirth and James Kufner,
Klamath Falls: and Anna James,
Alturas: four sisters. 25 grandchil
dren, and eight great-granchildren
ACCIDENT REPORTED
No one was injured when a car
carrying two University of Oregon
students, bound back to school
from Christmas vacation, over
turned on Highway 97 between Al-
soma and Barclay Springs Mon
day afternoon. While going over
the flats, the northbound car driv
en by Frederick A. Kotter. 18
Reno. Nevada, went out of control
on the snowpack. There was only
slight damage to the vehicle. The
passenger was identified as Layel
Evanse, also 18, ot Eugene
Oregon Centennial Group
To Seek Additional Funds
PORTLAND (AP)-The Oregon
Centennial Commission is going to
ask the forthcoming session of the
Legislature to put up an addi
tional two million dollars for the
state's 100th birthday party.
The commission Monday ap
proved a budget requesting S2,-
046,313 from the Legislature. This
is in addition to $830,000 appropri
ated by the last - session. The
appropriated funds already have
been spent or committed.
Of the proposed funds, $455,000
would be of a rcimbursible nature
and for advance guarantees for
shows at the Exposition Arena in
Portland. The Exposition is to
Iced Foods
Still In KF
That mysterious truckload of
frozen foods, located on Klamath
Avenue after having been reported
missing since New Year's Eve.
still is in town, city police re
ported.
But the driver has not yet shown
up.
Police said the truck s tractor
had been driven without oil and
was "frozen." but the estimated
$40,000 worth of frozen foods in
side the trailer still was safe.
Officers said a butane-operated
motor-atop the trailer controlled
the trailer freezing unit. The tern-
peralure is run down to 0 de-
Tees once a day, they said, and
the food inside preserved.
utner police reports:
C. E. Dalton of Juckeland Mo
tors said a hole appeared in a
Klamath Avenue window of the
firm. The hole could have been
made either by a BB gun or by a
pebble thrown by a car or truck
tire, police said.
Francis (Van) Landrum. 825
Newcastle Street, said his car was
struck by a woman driver when
both were turning from Main to
South Sixth Street Monday.
Obituaries .
DAVID
William MrK'inlpv llavirl an JioA
here January 5. He was a lifetime
resident of this county. He is sur
vived by numerous cousins. Funer
al arrangements will be announced
later by Ward's Klamath Funeral
nome.
BARNETT
Edward David Barnett. 70. a na
tive of Minnesota and a resident
of this city for 30 years, died here
January 6. He has no survivors
He had been employed as a grader
for the Weyerhaeuser Timber
Company, and by the Suburban
water Company of Medford. Fu
ncrai services will be held in
O'Hair's Memorial Chapel Thurs
day, January 8. at 2 p.m. the
Rev. Harold Crooker. LDS
Church, officiating. Interment will
be made in Klamath Memorial
Park.
Your
Econ-O-Vash
Is Ready
Town & Country
Shopping Center
Open 24 Hours A Day
Wash & Dry
Save Time!
Save Money!
r
Watch For the
Grand Opening
Party - Soon
open June 10 and run for 100
days.
The commission wants to spend
$298,729 to develop further the
exposition grounds. This includes
$o0,000 for completion of a pro
posed Garden of Tomorrow, funds
for a plaza and facade, and an
additional 100 acres of parking
and fencing.
Approved also were $250,000 to
be used for local and national
advertising and $51,150 for vari
ous promotional events.
An additional $180,516 is being
sought for payments of funds al
ready disbursed in excess of the
original budget.. This includes pro
motion, administration ani opera
tional expenses, including sala
ries. Various state culture groups
have submitted to the commission
their budgets for the exposition.
These include $189,570 for music
$19,505 for photography: $24,000
for drama: $16,000 for literature:
and $31,310 for painting and
sculpture.
Some $75,000 is being sought by
the religion committee, most of
which would be used for construc
tion of a chapel at the exposi
tion grounds.
3 To Be Chosen
New Directors
Three members of a seven man
board of directors of the Klamath
Production Credit Association
M. A. "Murel" Long, J. Randall
Pope and W. M. "BUI" Williams,
terms will expire this month. The
three seats will be filled at the
coming annual stockholders' meet
ing to be held Saturday, January
17. in the Klamath Auditorium.
Holdover members of the board
are Lee Holliday, Kcno. president;
A. R. "Orb" Campbell, Pine
Grove, Wilbur Harnsberger, Hen
ley and John V. Withers, Paisley
Registration of members, ex
pected from Klamath, Lake, Sis
kiyou and Modoc counties, will
start at 11 a.m. with a smorgas
bord luncheon served at noon.
The business meeting will com
mence at 1 p.m. and will include
the election of three directors and
reports by officials of the associa
tion. Guest speaker for the meet
ing will be Carl H. Nieberg, vice
president of the federal Interme
diate Credit Bank of Spokane.
INVESTIGATION
Oregon State Police and the sher
iff's office are working on a burg
lary at the Ace TV, 1140 River
side, discovered Sunday morning.
January 4, at 6 a.m. Glass had
been kicked out in the front door
Missing are a new portable Zenith
TV set, light tan in color, valued
at $179.50. and a used Emerson
portable TV in beige and gold.
Dependable Coverage
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AUTO INSURANCE
VERN W. EMLEY
Reasonable Ratti
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Office Phone 2-32:w IiiOl S fllh
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Impressions
Told By Retired 'Expert'
By DAVE COHEN
A "retired expert," with a
pixie sense of humor, described
his impressions upon his first vis
it to America from England some
12 years ago to the Klamath Knife!
and Fork Club Monday evening in
the Pine Grove Room of the Wil
lard Hotel,
John Petlley, now a resident of
Southern California, became a re
tired expert when he ceased to
travel at the expense of His
Majesty's Navy after the world
war.
He explained that anyone who
has ever been to a country is an
expert, no matter how short the
duration of stay. He said that
he had become an expert on Ma
laya with a one-year stay; Hong
Kong, one week and many others
of equally short sojourns.
But Pettley, in his own term
and in the theme of his talk, was
"still at large."
To the speaker, this means
viewing things with an open mind,
and though he lives here and
would not like to go back to his
homeland, he is still discovering
America.
With tongue In cheek, and giv
ing the illusion of a small boy
discovering Utopia, replete with
candy, ice cream and lollypops,
Pettley landed in the U.S., osten
sibly on a mission for J. Arthur
Rank, British film mogul.
He suddenly realized that the
stories he had- heard from the
lips of GIs during the war, about
America having the biggest this or
the largest that, were not exag
gerations.
Pettley s train ride across the
wide and broad expanse of the
states was complete with his first
encounter with a bubble gum
chewing little girl who sat next to
him; finding that the states are
not really united on all things as
illustrated by the jaunt through
Kansas.
The Wheat State was dry, the
Britisher discovered while in the
lounge car, because his highball
School Road
(Continued from Page 1)
Rowe reported 353 fire alarms dur
ing 1958, eight false. This was only
one alarm short of the record high
of 354 in 1954.
The city department laid 45,750
feet of three-quarter inch hose, al
most nine miles. Over a million
and a half dollars of property was
risked in fires with but $38,911
loss, and of this figure, $33,551
was covered by insurance.
There' were 90 fires in dwellings
29 in motor vehicles, 27 in hotels
and apartments and 16 in office
and bank buildings, others listed
as miscellaneous.
Fires listed as havine been
caused by matches and careless
smokers totaled 131. Other causes
47 from defective wiring and 33
irom overheated stoves, oi fur
naces. His report listed two deaths. Dr
and Mrs. Ray Oldenburg, when
their home on Pacific Terrace
burned. He also cited two injuries,
second degree burns on neck suf
fered by fireman Dewey Mitchell
on May 28, and first degree burns
ro lace and arms by Ray Tidwell
35, on June 20 at the city-owned
uem stadium.
Oliver Spiker was reelected as
president of the council, while
Rosie Keller was named city re
corder ana Mrs. Donna Oden, as
sistant recorder.
Remy G. Stein submitted his
resignation from the city boxing
commission, ana Mayor Slater an
nounced he would name a replace
ment later.
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Of America
was taken away from him and re
turned the next evening.
He arrived al the California In
stitute of Technology and discov
ered that the "workmen" in jeans.
T-shirts and saddle shoes were
really students, which is quite the
reverse of the staid British stu
dent garb of tie and suit.
Sports provided some consterna
tion for the visitor. Having diffi
culty with the English language,
he turned to the newspapers for
some aid.
What he discovered is a head
line that he still carries about
with him on his tours. It says,
Cards Drub Cubs Gain On Idle
Bums."
Pettley said that in England,
bums are usually called tramps
and that over there they, too, were
idle. He appended that Webster
was no help and to further con
found matters, Webster states that
to club means to cudgel. Above
the headline was a picture, he
said, depicting men with weapons
in their hands, and he pictured
some sort of massacre taking
place.
Shortly thereafter, something
called the World Series took place
and the Briton said that his feel
ings were hurt because England
was not included.
After he had been here a short
time, Pettley was asked to ad
dress the Optimists Club. Not
knowing what the function of the
club was, he asked an American
colleague, who explained that op
timists are people who believe
that Britain will pay back their
lend-lease.
He explained that his recollec
tion of history is fuzzy and that
his memory ' of English history
stops someplace around 1776.
He recalls vaguely that about
that time the Boston Tea Party
took place. He said that since the
Englishman looks upon his tea
with such reverence, that when
the colonists threw it into the har
bor, it was no wonder a war be
gan.
In a sober mood, Pettley said
that to discover a country, you
must discover the people, and
quoting from an English writer.
he pointed out that while there
are some differences in the vo
cabulary, words such as freedom,
love, faith and comradeship mean
the same.
Pettley was introduced by John
Howard.
The club announced that the next
program will be held on February
25 and will feature Tom and Betty
Tucker, mind readers.
Ross Ragland, club president,
said that the organization has been
given an additional speaker. Gene
Conklin, who will discuss "The Hu
man Side of The World."
THEFT INVESTIGATED
State police and sheriff's officers
were called upon Sunday to investi
gate the theft from a station wag
on parked at the Larry M. Wat
kins residence, 2981 Lakeshore
Drive, of two tires and wheels.
Watkins said the tires were 7.60x15
Firestones, retreaded with mud
and snow sawdust recaps, mounted
on black wheels. About five gallons
of gas was taken at the same time.
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