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5 E9 o O MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 19S9 PAGE FOUR HERALD AVD NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON lilFr- LLJ-Si ft r Treasurer-Tax Collector Salary Reduced By Board "But I didn't dare turn him away. After all, you have a brother I've never met!" Defense Seeks To Avert Boost In Minimum Wage SACRAMENTO (UP! I Defen live forcei gathered on the state's agricultural battle lines today In an eifort to stave off an attack by minimum wage boosters. Spearheading the attack was Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who has thrown his support behind a bill calling for a state minimum wage of 1125 an hour, introduced re- Heavy Rains Pummel Weed cently by Assemblyman Augustus r. Hawkins tU-Los Angeles I at the governor's request. Brown's minimum wage plan sets a floor under the salaries of all California workers except do mestic employes, some persons en gaged in educational, charitable, religious or nonprofit organiza tional work, and apprentices learn ing a skilled or semiskilled job. The measure was expected to find smooth going in the Assembly but much tougher sledding in the rurai aominateo senate. Tie bill, which includes agricul tural workers, was received with mixed emotions from the state's lawmakers, but California farmers WEED Rainfall totaled 1.29 were almost unanimously opposed Inches in the Weed area between Sunday morning and 7 a.m. this morning. After doing considerable damage Saturday night and Sunday night, the wind velocity had subsided to between 10 and 15 miles per hour today. About 10 p.m. Saturday the strong wind broke tree branches on the Davis Street hill. The (ail ing branches caused a power out age at several residences in the area and industrial plants. The plants were not in operation at; to the measure Sen. James A. Cobey 'D-Mercedi said farmers can't afford a $1.25 minimum wage. He said the bill would have to be amended to eith er reduce the wage or altered to exompt agriculture altogether. Assemblyman Alan Pattee (R Salinasi said he thought the $1.25 minimum wage was right and that he would probably go along with the governor but would like to hear more of the pros and cons before deciding. Assemblyman Gordon H. Win- the time and power was restored ton ID-Mcrced) said he did not on Sunday morning. feel that agriculture could live At 3 a.m. today, wind ripped a. with a $1.25 minimum wage law. planing mill shelter shed, 100 by "They could live with $1 an hour. 50 feet in size, and blew it over on top of another planing mill building at the Long-Bell plant of International Paper Company There were no injuries, but dam age will run into the thousands of dollars, mill officials stated Part of the damage was caused by water during the heavy rain in addition to damage to the physi cal plant. The planing mill is not operating today. The Shasta River Is high this morning, but had not reached flood alagc. it was reported, mere is some overflowing hi the Edge wood area from the Shasta River and there is water over the road near the Hammond Ranch. The Everitt .Memorial Highway from Mount Shasta to the ski bowl Is closed today because of the storm. Cases Presented By Legal Chief YRFK A-Albert H. Newton Jr. however," he said. Farmers themselves prepared to fight the measure both through a letter-writing campaign and through the industry's agricul tural lobbyists at the capitol. Richard Johnson Jr., executive Council of California, a cooperative organization said he had received "at least 50 letters from members and member organizations oppo sing the minimum wage bill." farmers lust cant pay it, he said. "The farmer is faced with the problem of buying at retail and selling at wholesale." The board of directors of the California Tomato Growers Asso ciation, meeting here during the weekend, adopted a resolution op-J posing any minimum wage law. Brown Seeks More Funds For Project SACRAMENTO 'ITU - Gov. Edmund G. Brown announced to day he will seek an additional $13,32.0OO to speed up work on the Oroville Dam Project on the Feather River. Brown said that about two thirds of the extra money, t8.fiM.iXHi. would be used for grading and construction work on railroad tun nels 2. 3 and 4. The remaining 4.868.ooo would! go lor rights of way lor Oroullel NAPA 'I'PIi Police of (our dam and reservoir and related fa-1 counties rushed blood to Queen of cilities. .the Valley Hospital this morning "1 cannot emphasize too strong- in an attempt to save the life of ly the need to proceed to construc-la Patterson man. accidentally YREKA Because several com petitive applications have been re- cencd b the Siskiyou County Hoard ot Supervisors tor the post of county treasurer-tax collector, supervisors voted recently to put the income of the olfice back to In IS.nno base salary. An additional $1,200 to $1.5on a Officers Rush Blood To Man year on a 3 per cent inheritance tax and 1 per cent public admin istrator's fees has been drawn by me county treasurer-tax collector. Deputy District Attorney Mi chael T. Hennessey, questioned by Supervisor Don Avery whether the reduction could be made, answered that he did not think any countv official should be permitted to pock et fees collected. It was suggested by Supervisor W. C. Ealy that the six appli cants who had already professed their interest in the position bv was installine officer and whr i written applications should be in- ficers installed by him included formed of the salary decrease in W. Roger Hmes. vice president- case they wish to withdraw their Lucille Sharon, secretary and New Officers Selected By Realty Board YREKA Charles C. Harris . 7 . , V c as "1? 'Vr 'on'eht and Tuesday; southerly l-'M'i" VI luc OISM.SUU i.UUHl Board of Realtors during the in stallation of new ollicers at the lreka Inn. Clemmer W. Wise of Oroville. regional vice president of the Cali fornia Real Estate Association. California Weather I'nitrd Press International San Francisco Bay Area:: Inter mitient ram through Tuesday: night 45-50; southwest winds 20- m p h.: chance of rain more than 90 per cent through Tuesday. Mt. Shasta-Siskiyou area: Heavy rain this morning becoming inter mittent snow this afternoon and continuing through Tuesday; cold- tion at the earliest possible date to meet the flood control prob lem." Brown said. The governor's new requests will shot by his nephew. Doctors said that V. D. McKee, 23. had a 50-50 rhance to survive. He was shot in the stomach come as amendments to his pro- Sunday night as the nephew. Ver posed 1959-SO budget. non McKee. was practicing "west- Brown noted that he had pledged ern style" quick draws with his .22 in ms water message, to ask more caliber pistol money for Feather River construc tion after a board of engineering consultants had reported on wheth er the state should start with a reservoir at Oroville or at Bidwell Bar. four miles upstream. The board recently found that "the large Oroville project is the only economic solution to the pres ent flood hazard on they Feather Di.... ' ICI . In his original water message, the governor asked for $2.400.iKX) for rights of way and construction of upstream features, principally at Frenchman Reservoir. He also requested $11,900,000 to build a combination railroad and highway bridge over the West Branch of Feather River to con nect with a new high-speed highway. The conscience-stricken vouih then disappeared into the night. I but the victim remained conscious long enough to tell police that the shooting had been accidental. The elder McKee was in surgery early this morning as police hit speeds of up to 110 miles per hour to bring him the type B whole blood. applications. Those who have ten dered written applications are Gor don Bray, Robert J. Ohlund, Carl H. Johnson, Bred Tufts. Glenn Hill and Ab Weed. The district attorney was re quested by the supervisors to pre pare an amendment to the county ordinance incorporating the change. Mrs. Estelle Isaacs, present treasurer-tax collector, will va cate the office in March. Phone Aids New Mother SAN FRANCISCO IUPP - A young housewife gave birth to twin daughters early Sunday by follow ing the calm telephone instructions of a hospital steward. The mother, Mrs. Dolores Mc Crary, 23, went to bed shortly af ter midnight when her husband left for his job as a municipal bus driver. At 1:55 a.m., Mrs. McCary called a telephone opera tor and asked (or an ambulance. George Mullen, booking steward at Central Emergency Hospital, took the call as Mrs. McCrary be gan screaming hysterically. He quieted her (ears and calmly gave instructions. Meanwhile, two police ollicers raced to the house, and had to Knifing Mars Holiday Dance BLY A fracas, ending wih a minor knifing, marred the Valen tine's dance at 'the Bly High School gym on Saturday nicht. . Deputies said Carson Miller of Bly received a slight cut over one eye from J. D. Kness. also of Bly, who allegedly had Miller on tne ground when he cut him with the 16-inch bayonet blade. The fight took place on the school grounds about 11:30. Afterwards. Kness went back into the building and when the high school principal. Bill Pohil. asked him to leave. Kness is re ported to have cut Pohll's coat and slapped Mrs. Pohll. Deputy Sheriff Jess Bryant, who had been called out to the Piute Camp Road earlier in the evening, returned to the dance about 12:15 and arrested Kness. Charges against Kness were as sault and battery: concealed wea pon and disorderly conduct. He wasreleased on bail of $250 per charge. Kness was to have come before Justice of Peace P. Dale Smith DI.. Ik.. : ..... , in nij whs muuiing ai 11 Oi.'OCK. ine aance. sponsored hy the of ficers of the student body of the BPW To Show Safety Film DUNSMUIR-A health and safe ty program, sponsored by the Dunsmuir Business and Profession ai women s uuo. will teature a lilm. "Reach (or Tomorrow." nar rated by Henry Fonda at a dinner meeting at the Traveler's Hotel on Monday evening. Februarv 16. The program will center on the Siskiyou County Society (or Crip pled Children and Adults, its his. tory, objectives and accomplish ments. Mrs. Harriet Clough of Yreka. a member of the Health Supervisory Staff of the County Schools Department, will speak. -The public is invited to this edu cational meeting. The film will also be shown on Tuesday evening at the meeting o( the auxiliary to the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, on Wednesday afternoon to the Luth eran Ladies Aid. the Women's So ciety (or Christian Service and the Pentecostal Church ladies. It will be shown Thursday at the high school and Friday at the elemen tary school. sirs, tmilie Gibson, supervisor oi scnoot nealth in the Dunsmuir scnools and a member of the HPWC. has arranged these showings. Paul Sharon, director of CREA. Firm Designs New Airplane For Soace LOS ANGELES (API A stub winged airplane made with new hnt .Clctina materials he ales today. desiened with the hnn it m.v r,r. Sierra Nevada: Heavy rain up ry man on his first orbital flight to 7.0U0 feet in the north and 9.00(1 around the earth, feet in the south today: snow lev- The plane, called the Super X15, e! dropping to 4.500 feet in the was designed by North American north and 6.5O0 feet m the south Aviation Inc. to attain near or tonight and Tuesday: colder to- fajtal speeds approaching 13.000 night and Tuesday; southerly miles an hour, gales today. I The firm hopes to interest the Sacramento Valley: Heavy rain with southerly gales this morning Welcoming ih. r.- with wind subsiding and rain de- cilman Charles I r: i creasing this afternoon: occasion- resented Mayor Jim Cummings. J1 aJducooi,er lih,,.,nd and C. L. Hollister, president ot Tuesday: high today 55-63. Tues the Yreka Chamber of Commerce iday 50-,5: low ,on,Rhl 40"45; winds roastmaster was D. A. Sirianni of Dunsmuir. Speaker (or the evening was W. M. Zachary. realtor and ap praiser o( Redding, who spoke on "Rededication of Realtors Pledge." up to oO-bO m.p.h. this morning becoming southerly 20-30 m.p.h tonight and Tuesday. Northwestern California: Inter mittent rain through Tuesday: lit tle change in temperature: high Wise delivered an illustrative ,oda' and '"" ,on'Sm Capa talk on "The Hnne i vmniife Lkiah m-4. Santa Kosa 57- and the Realtor." NAREB repre sents .National Association of Real Estate Boards, of which all real tors are members. W L. Montgomery of Greenview. who is retiring from business and active membership in the 43: south to southwest winds 25- 45 m.p.h. near coast. board, was honored in recognition of many years o( service to the organization and was presented a past president s pin. Members and guests present in cluded Mrs. C. W. Wise and Mr. and Mrs. Charland of Oroville: Mrs. Emma Smith, Dunsmuir; Mrs. W. L. Montgomery. Green view: Mrs. Charles Cooley. Mr and Mrs. Ralph King. Mrs. Marg aret Wintering. Mrs. Charles Har ris. Norman Leen. Melvin Leen and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Manley all of Yreka. HEATED SUGGESTION LOCKPORT. N. Y. i-Sign on local a plumbing firm's truck: "Let us break a window because the door: Bly High School, was for the bene was locked. They arrived in time fit of Bly Volunteer Fire Depart- iu apaun niv imu ine newonrn mew girls. Mother and the babies, weigh ing 5 pounds 11 W ounces and 5 pounds 4 ounces, were reported in excellent condition at University of California Hospital. The father. Lawrence, was suf fering slightly from shock. "We didn't expect the bahy for two weeks, he said, and we nev er expected two!" C Of C Seeks S1.000 Check DUNSMUIR A $1,000 check for the erection of a sign at the north Siskiyou County district attorney. , Du,muir advertising presented four cases before lhe.h ,... .h.,,. ,,ii k .,.i,7 hiskiyou County Grand Jury last (rom ,he Dunsmulr ct councl, hy the Dunsmuir Chamber of Wednesday. The cases dealt with charges of perjury growing out of a trial held in the McCloud judi cial court on January 21. with Judge Kenneth T. Stone as pro tern judge The grand jury returned true kills on the cases. Names ilefendants were to be released in lien court at 1 30 p m. today. Newton said. Bond is to be set hy superior Court Judge James M. Allen. Commerce. The chamber of commerce in cluded the erection and mainten ance of a sign at the south ap proach to the city last year, ad Storm Brings Heavy Rains 1'nlted Press International A large storm swept in from the Pacific today bringing heavy rains and full gale winds to most of California. At least two deaths were attri buted to the storm ironically, one as the result of rain and the other because o( dust. Alexander H. Smith. 65, Eureka, was killed when he stepped in front of a car during a driving rain m Eureka Saturday night. San Juana Jijerna. 60. San Benita. Tex., was killed Sundav in one of Top Semeant To Visit Here Marine First Sergeant Elzy Kees will visit Klamath Falls, Friday, February 20. to interview appli cants (or the U.S. Marine Corps. He will be located at the Selective service Olfice all afternoon. The Marine Recruiter also an nounced an enlistment oDtion onen i nign scnoot seniors prior to graduation. It is emphasized that this will not take a young man uui oi scnooi prior to being gradu ated, hut will enable him to start serving his military obligation up to four months before graduation. Under this option program, the applicant must report for dutv af ter graudation. This option. First Sgt. Kees said, allows a young man to enlist at approximately $5 more pay per month With the reduced intake o( re cruits, this option allows a sen ior to reserve his place in the U S. Marine Corps up to (our months before he actually puts on a uniform. Queen's Reign Snipped By Pox several accidents which occurred ,nr.tb,,nd,ng dus, storm near Ba I Alalia Available Thi itnrm hit ItlA cmilhnen rw. B . of ihe'vrr""n,! lhe Cllv " tmlrlsl slon tin of the state Sunday. Gusts of V Telephone sed inr.!lh A'h.'na' ",n,,r 'I" "nd !'". !'P 75 miles per hourl Alaska, the newest s.a i ,h. oiner auracuons. topples trees and downed iur' ;. ,." I' . " . i ..nun, nun iiu iiirmcr awav lines in Santa Maria, leaving mostby telephone than the fingertips of ol the city without power. I Klamath Falls telephone ooera.nr. "tie tree tell on a moving fire I according to Manawr T ri A recent chanse in the com pany's routing ot calls makes it possible lor long distance opera OLD FORGE. N Y. lAP'-The last week Old Forge Winter Carnival was a In other business, the board o( big (lop for Hie girl named toied to send cues ol Durwiiinr's reign as a queen. fishing map to the Sport and Boat Miss Adele Robeson, 20. of PennlSliow in San Francisco next week Yrn woke up Saturday morning 'and heard a report from Mar)orie an" discoered she had chickenlYoung that women's groups were P"X bemg contacted for a city heauti- She stayed in bed at a hotel indication program. this resort village while Mrs Art I , Tokle. whose husband s B- Al.!. crowned king, substituted lor her "JOY AreU lieriC I I Last year the chamber sought and roccived a forti Mihsidy from (he city's parks, music and adver- .!.. .-.....i .mm ..i.Mti ann omrrs toppled on ii a mi' inn avsoMiicni vuieninotl.scv in the dnuntnun nwinn tor those purposes huce si-n was riDted from nr The decision to seek SLOW thislotiue and smashed tn th tfr,mH ' ' - ; I km? winaow shattered telephones in certain A!.iir nti use hjs m:i(ip ar a nn.4ki;iv nnHr tK ....nrr i i , - "'. The fury of the storm struck the (hanks. meeting of the board of directors tors in Orepon to dial directly to Anchorage and FBI Seeking Top Criminal BURLINGTON. Vt. (API-The nuni tor one of the nation s 10 most wanted crimina Is fanned out from northern Vermont todav aft. er the fugitive landed a stolen plane here and (led in a stolen car. ine mi Sunday night said Frank Lawrence SDrenz n nf Akron. Ohio, stole the n anp in Scranton. Pa., Friday night or early Saturday, and made a crazy miming ai Lnampiain Airport, just outside Burlington. The single engine Cessna tipped over in the snow and was badlv damaged. The FBI said Spren'z walked away from the plane, and made his way to Winooski about a mtie away. In Winooski SDrenz went to a used car lot and told the owner he was interested in buying a car. The dealer gave him a car to try out and Sprenz has not been seen since. Sprenz has been sought since he broke away last April Irom an Akron jail where he was servinc unit mr armea roooery. Dunsmuir PTA Plans Election DUNSMUIR Joseph Kclby Mrs. Harold Baughman and Mrs Sidney Fischer have been named as a nominating committee bv the Dunsmuir High School PTA. The annual election will be held at an evening meeting on March at the high school. At the Februarv meetinc. Pete Belcastro showed scenic pictures ot nis recent trip to Alaska and relreshments were served by the senior parents. I'O PROF DEAD EUGENE (APi-A heart attack took the life Saturday of Pat Kil gallon. 55. a University of Oregon professor of education. Kilgallon had served on the university stall 17 years and was director o( its reading clinic. keep your wite in hot water.' Defense Department or the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Ad ministration in it. The Super X15 would be madt of materials only recently avail able in commercial quantities in cluding molybdenum and colum bium. North American says the craft could be operational within two years as a preliminary step int space ahead of the Mercury sat ellite vehicle. The rocket-powered X15. whick is not an orbital vehicle, may go aloft for the first time this week. It is designed to carry a pilot t an altitude of 100 miles and at speeds of more than 3. BOO miles an hour. The space journey of the Xll will last less than half an hour aft er each launching irom a 852. TjtV f ''rit MATERNITY FASHIONS A fi iv Mlaetim at taw, very taw pricM. Dresses Tops Capri Pants Lingerie Pedal Pushers Skirts It's e wondtrful store it- Plane Carrier Due In Alameda ALAMEDA (UPP The aircraft carrier Ticonderoga was scheduled to arrive at the Ala meda Naval Air Station today af ter a four-month cruise in the Western Pacific. It marked the carrier's second return from an overseas deploy ment in less than a year. She re turned from a seven-month lour in April, 1H38. United Press International Temperatures and rainfall for ! Fair-ihnurs ending at 4 a m Funerals Accepts Position na ,rea .Sunday night and moved! falls to m.inv other Alask.Mhuiiutrqiie into the northern sections of the points. stioh as .liinrau and Ketchi- Atlanta state, already soaked by weekendlkan. now go directlv to opera- Bakersfield "tI" u- ,u .. tnr' Alaska switchboards Boise . L ."'i,lh'T Bureau reported I who rmg the telephone number de- Boston a I SI KCh rainfall at Eureka in sired. Brownsville a 24-hour period ending at 4 a m Previously all ..ills to Alaska Chicago Sunday. The small community of were relaved through oereas Denver etrolia m the Mattole Vallrv. operators in Seattle Detroit south of Eureka unofficially re-j D.m-t dialing bs Ion; distance El Centrn corded 12 inches in an tt hourloperaiors to the nation's prosper-1 Fairbanks T10" te 50lh state H.m.ni h.i h.n in Pnn Ikunh ine r.ei Kixcr at Kureka roseiellect more than a vear. the tele lo the 1,-foot leel Saturday. butphone company manager added, was dropping as the new storm ( EDARVILLE - The Rev. Na BKI'N ;thaniel Meserve of San Francisco; moved in. There was no immed DUNSMUIR Mass lor Antomoj1"18 accepted a call hy the church- ate danger of flooding Hrun ot Dunsmuir was said i nn " aioooe i ouniy i. .truer .nnw uamaue arm nooninit ,is . . day morning at St John's Cathn- Parish to siirceed the Rev. Roger reported Irom Eureka to Santa dfUuieS APOSTlC .......... Mission League lie Church with Father James l a aey officiating. Brun, 77. ded in the Southern Pacific Hospital in San Francisco on February 12 ami hinal will be in Santa Barbara Born June 3. IMI, in Italy, he was a retired SP blacksmith and had lived in Dunsmuir lor 51 : Francisco. years. Survivors include the wi dow, Dunsmuir: a son. Guido of AI turas; three daughters. Mrs. John Golin. Mrs. John Riltero and Mrs Marcus Peters, all of Santa Bar hara. There are eight grandehil dren Rosary was said Sunday eve ning at Noble s Chapel in Mount Shasta. Fresno Helena Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oakland Oklahoma City .-num. ii.-.f- n-.iKnaiiun iron unit was swuit- ruiai leir- nt "VStl lit Th n.., Parish 0,:e, ,s e,ec,e Fcr.ru- Phone Ime damaje in the High o(' ri " .lS.C.r"h'""r,'an','con ary U.uue will N- held on the in- nrv. .urM-ne a i:r.Hiuate orunuru inrousnoui ine nieni t t .i.. lik.- San rrancm-o State College ami The Weather Bureau at Sanof Mr," .,llhn Kn-llk' ,it.,hurgh the Pan ic School ol Religion, has "ncisco said ship, inn to .W0 A, lhr Februarv meeting. Pe- Red Blulf preMously served churches in Similes at sea reported they werel,Pr lh(. Ap0e was the t o p i elReno tor the day. This was presented Sacramento by Mrs Veal Kluikman Mrs Salt Lake City I. D Asher read the scripture San Diego describing the firt Pemecost and Sar Francisco Oakland California. His wite son Michael. II. him. Toe Rev Smith will pursue fur ther training lor lull-time hospital napiaincy. during which time he and Cocati. hove to Sunday nij;ht in winds. Xntonia and , up to 70 miles an hour, come w ith I Tito Ml in st i f tin p pirs ianm scn.ioacKer read aiea!tie DAYTON. Ohio f This sell-lletter Iron? a missionary in India! Spokane service business ran h enrried xhn ws rarmw t icrtnr in rin., iStn.-ki.M -in nciur pari ume minisiertai'too lar. say operators ol a seli-irmnr jThcrmjl . mties with the Congregational j service laund-y here Twice, wme-j This study group met at the TucsoiT Church in Sunol. Cahiornia lone has forced open a com box. Ihom of Mrs. Matvin Cartwright. 'Washington High Low Rain 55 ,18 SI 55 01 I 54 .07 SO M 01 40 19 M 47 .05 32 2g 5 34 34 27 5 31 0! 14 -18 1(1 43 51 .13 38 21 4 XI M 48 33 M 75 .31 11 W 48 4.1 .18 S3 5K 55 SO 42 72 55 45 ,m 49 45 1 9S 41! .15 20 59 5.1 .37 44- .W 01 52 .31 57 51 M 4 43 35 29 01 55 53 .59 er 50 01 7S 49 S3 30 THERE IS ONLY ONE worn? 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