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MOMMY MAY 18. 1059 HERALD ANT) NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORKGOV PAGE THREE Mississippi Lynch Probe Rouses Ire . POPLARVll.I.E. Miss. (API Citizens in this south Mississippi sawmill town are showins open irritation today over the FBI's in vestigation of the Mack Charles Parker lynching. Reports that the FBI was noised to arrest seven men over t h e weekend in connection with the lncning tailed to materialize. Tension was heichtened Sundae when one man was hospitalized tor a cerebral hemorrhage a few hours after FBI agents ques tioned him. . Another man. J. F. Lee Jr . said agents questioned him and his wile twice and followed him more than a week. J. P. Walker, a reported candi date for sheriff, said he would not submit to more questioning "un less tney issue a warrant for me. Arthur E. Smith. 32. a stump hauler and tractor driver from nearby McNeill, was hospitalize in undetermined condition after the cerebral hemorrhage. - A physician said he ordered Smith to the hospital Saturday night and described the attack as "caused by high blood pressure brought on by extreme nervous ness and tension." The FBI declined to comment. Cecil Smith, one of the stricken man's brothers, said FBI agents look Arthur from his home May 10, questioned him in Bogalusa, La., where Parker's body was found in the Pearl River. For the next five days, Cecil Smith said, agents maintained a continuous watch on his brother from a car parked near his home. They questioned him again later in the week and again Saturday afternoon. A few hours later Ar thur suffered the attack. The .agents apparently interro gated Arthur Smith about his whereabouts at the time 8 or 10 hooded men dragged Parker from his Poplarville jail cell into a car. The April 25 mob action came two days before Parker's scheduled trial on charges of raping a preg nant white housewife. Morty Meekle i.theph fella how 1 s V PEANUT? f J$ 7A, I VI THEONLV 6QUIRR6L V. V V WORLD THAT ) f DOESN'T LIKE 'PEANLtrgy' S 18 V m , m iw tM t.t m n 8 Farmer Leaves For Australia CHICAGO (AP) - Stanley Yan kus and his family were Australia bound Saturday following the sale of his Dowagiac, Mich, poultry farm because of a government fine for growing too much wheat. 'It's not pleasant to . leave." Vankus said Friday as he trans ferred to a train for San Fran cisco. "The thing that hurts me most is that I spent 16 years working for. a farm and now it's gone. I don't think I should have been lined for trying to make my own living." Yankus was fined $5,070. The Yankus' and their three children will board a ship in San franciseo Monday. CITY BRIEFS School-A-Day Raid Reported -PHILADELPHIA (AP) Nine Hoys, tour of them brothers, have been accused of vandalizing four schools in five days. They said they took Sunday off "because we don't do anything wrong on Sunday." The damage was done, at the rate of one school a day, between Thursday, May 7, and last Mon day. The havoc at one school was so bad classes were cancelled the following day. ."The boys were arrested at their homes Sunday and charged with burglary, larceny and receiving 1 stolen goods. Police said they emptied fire extinguishers, ran racked desks, and stole equip ment. They are 10 to 13 years old Most of the stolen equipment, police said, was found at their bomes. Wagon Train In North Platte NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP The Centennial wagon train push es on toward Oregon today. And its members are determined to finish the trip. "I wouldn't any more go back home without finishing this trip than anything, said George Mc Cune of Medford, Ore., as the partv rested here Sunday. "If anything happened to the caravan. I guess I would just keep on going by myself, he said "There are a lot of others that feel the same way." Beach Reveals Woman's Body DEPOE BAY. Ore. 'API The body of a woman the back of the skull caved in was washed up on a beach here Sunday. State police said later that it was the body of Margaret Gray. 37, Portland, who vanished after setting out for a stroll on the beach May 9. Miss Gray presumably was drowned, but an autopsy may be held, state police said. Shasta PTA will hold its last meeting ol this school year on Wednesday. May 20. at 2:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Installa tion of officers. Nursery will be provided. Riverside PTA will meet tomor row in the school cafeteria at 2:30 p.m. Installation of officers. Baby sitting for preschool children. Women of the Moose Chapter 467 will have a business meeting on Tuesday. May 19, at 8 p.m. in the Moose Hall. To Graduate M. Kathleen O'Donahue of Klamath Falls is Weather Table United Press International High Low Kaln Albuquerque 58 35 Atlanta 80 (it Bakersfield 79 54 Boise 60 41 .25 Boston 62 45 .02 Brownsville m Tl Chicago 72 55 T Denver 77 47 Detroit 6.1 43 Fort Worth 87 70 Fresno 77 48 Helena 52 46 Kansas City 77 62 Los Angeles 74 69 Miami 85 75 .78 Minneapolis 80 58 New Orleans 86 M New York 62 54 Oakland 60 51 Oklahoma City 84 68 Phoenix 95 65 Pittsburgh 68 Red Bluff 72 48 Reno 65 40 Sacramento 72 44 Salt Lake City 68 49 .02 San Diego 70 62 San Francisco 60 51 Seattle 56 40 .08 Spokane 56 40 .34 Stockton 72 49 Thermal !)6 66 Washington 74 57 Driver Shoots Self In Auto ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. AP A motorist shot himself Friday while driving along a main thor oughfare and his car randown three pedestrians. Vernon Donald Kelly, 22, Ihe driver, and Percy Lonsdale. 70, a pedestrian, died in a hospital The other pedestrians were se riously hurt. After Kelly shot himself in the head, his car smashed into a taxi. then struck the pedestrians. Lons dale was caught underneath the car. It dragged him half a city block before a bystander stopped it. Police said Kelly shot himself in front of the business firm from which he recently was fired as an investment company clerk. Oregon Weather By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4:30 a.m. Monday Max. Min. Prep. Baker 54 37 Bend 55 30 .02 Eugene 60 44 .15 Lakeview 52 32 .22 Medford 62 42 T Newport 59 41 .05 North Bend 58 45 .23 Pendleton . 61 40 .14 Portland Airp't .. 61 45 .18 Redmond 54 2i .02 Roseburg 50 .21 Salem .. 61 42 .06 Eastern Oregon Partly cloudy with a few afternoon showers; little change in temperatures. Highs 55-62: low tonight 30-40. Western Oregon Mostly cloudy with rain tonight and Tuesday: continued cool. Highs 55-65: low tonight 38-44. Coastal winds south erly to southeasterly, 12-25 m.p.h., tonight and Tuesday. Northern Oregon beaches Partly cloudy through tonight be coming cloudy Tuesday morning with rain by afternoon. Temper ature range 45-60. Beach winds southerly to southwesterly, 5-10 m.p.h., increasing Tuesday. Grants Pass and . vicinity Partly cloudy with increasing cloudiness Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight 33-38: high Tuesday 60-65. Baker-La Grande area Partly cloudy Monday night with scat tered showers and snow Hurries in nearby mountains: mostly clear Tuesday. Low Monday night 26-34; high Tuesday 50-58. Two Men Face Dueling Charge SAN DIEGO. Calif. (UPD The first dueling charge in San Diego County this century was on file Sat urday against two men who shot it out with small-caliber pistols in this city's downtown district. Police said Calvin P. Summers, a sailor stationed aboard the USS Prairie, and Jimmy C. Fuller, of National City, Calif., both 23, ex changed six shots Friday before they stopped firing when both were wounded. The two men be g a n arguing when Summers allegedly called Fuller, a Negro locker club em ploye, "some bad racial names." expected to receive her bachelor of arts degree irom wnitwortn col lege in Spokane during exercises to graduate Ihe largest class in the school's history June 7. Neighbors of Woodcraft will hold a regular meeting at 8 o'clock in the h. C. Hall, tins meeting will be initiation. All officers and guards are to wear formals. Democrats The Klamath Coun ty Democratic Club members will meet for a potluck dinner at the Shasta Community Center, 7 p.m.. Thursday, May 21. Admission will be one covered dish. Robert Dun can, Medford. 1959 Speaker ol the House, will speak. American Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting. Tuesday, May 19, at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall on North Eighth. Auxiliary members will serve refreshments. Northside Garden Club's Spring Flower Show, will be held at the Yacht Club, 2700 Front Street, Fri day, May 22. from 1 lo 5 p.m. Theme of this year's Centennial observance show will be "Wagon Trails lo Jet Trails." Everyone welcome. Preschool Party at Fremont School, 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, in Miss Leora Repp's first grade room. Children who will en er school next fall for the first time and their mothers are invit ed. Roosevelt PTA last meeting of the year at the school, 2 p.m. May 19. A Film called "Janie." the story of a crippled child, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. May 19 through the courtesy of KOT1-TV. The film is on the work of the Shrine clubs for crippled children. The Klanv ath Falls Shrine Club will spon sor the anrual benefit dance for the Crippled Children's Hospital. Portland, May 23, at the Kiamain Auditorium. Everyone welcome. 1 y--J"""w: !.-' ,g ERNIE FREEMAN and his band will appear in Klamath Falls Auditorium Tuesday, May 19, with "The Coast ers," a top ranked vocal group. Freeman has record ed several hit songs, includ ing "Raunchy," "Indian Love Call," and "Live it Up." Dancing will be from 9 p.m. until I a.m. Blast Destroys Titan Missile DENVER (AP) An explosion destroyed the first stage of a titan intercontinental ballistic missile Friday as it nestled in a test stand in the mountain foot hills southwest of here. The Martin Co., which makes the missile, said the test area had been cleared of personnel. No one was hurt. The 56-foot first stage and the 37-foot second stage, in a separate test stand nearby, were being used in a static sequence test di reeled from a concrete blockhouse 600 yards away. , The cause of the explosion was not immediately determined. r WRITE YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY JZa I THROUGH ADEQUATE PROFES SIONAL TRAINING! 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It has the inter esting ability to swivel its eyes in two directions with a sort of turret effect. Tn Ihtt Minnncntn irnn nrp ranpp apple trees grow 2.500 feet down in unueigiuuuu niuiva. oeeus ay parently were tossed aside by ap pie-eating miners. Chief Renews Driver Warning Acting Klamath Falls police Chief Archie Hull issued some aa vice for motorists today. More than 3,000 persons have heen iniured in Oregon traffic ac cidents so far this year, Huff said, and the vacation season is iust beginning. He pointed out that a car trav eling at 30 miles per hour needs 78 feet of dry pavement for stopping after a danger situation has been spotted. At 60 m.p.h. a car re quires 246 feet to stop. Huff advises motorists to stay a car-length away Irom the vehicle ahead for every 10 m.p.n. ol speea. He also suggested "defensive driving" looking out for sudden moves by fellow motorists. Couple Insists Monkey Leave SANTA CRUZ. Calif. (API - Mrs. Kestcr kricg. doing her chores Sunday, looked out the window, saw a monkey peering at her. The monkey, dressed in yel- lcw pants, was hanging from the edge of the roof. Mrs. Krieg let out a yelp. Her husband came running and, between them, they caught the monkey and put it in the garage. The monkey, about two feet tall, tame and Incndly carried no identification. The Kriegs say the owner can claim it any time and the sooner the hetler. 5 . 4 ' 1 M i s i 9 J. MATERNITY FASHIONS LINGERIE DRESSES TOPS SKIRTS PEDAL PUSHERS CAPRI PANTS 3 woyi to buy j Cash, 30-Day Charge, Revolving Charga From Holland a wonderful chocolate drink flavor OremLavCcufdEflng Free-For-AII DUTCH CHOCOLATE FLAVORED MIX Borden's new Instant Dutch is Ihe most delicious summer drink ever. f Mixes instantly I in HOT ) orCOLD milkl 15 WASIIINCTOX (I'M 'Oregon's new presidential primary law is setting attention from politicians here because it seems to suggest possibilities lor frce-lor all con tests in vm. It could put unannounced but potential candidates for the presi dency on the spot. Affected could he Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York on the Republican side and Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri among the Democrats. The law contains an old provi sion allowing candidates to be en tered in Ihe Oregon presidential primaries by petition. A new provision gives the sec retary of slate "sole discretion" to enter other candidates who are "generally advocated or recog nized in national news media throughout the I'nited States." Once Ihe state ofticial has made that determination, a candidate can withdraw only bv filing an affidavit "stating without qualifi cation that he is not now and does not intend to become a candi date ..." Among possible Democratic can didates. Sens. John V. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Hubert H Humphrey of Minnesota are ex pected to be entered in state pres idential primaries. Oregon is re garded as a probable setting. along with Wisconsin, for a contest between them. On the Republican side, Vice, President Richard M. Nixon is an expected entrant in the president ial primaries. rhere has been no sign, how ever, that Rockefeller, Johnson. Symington or some of the other potential candidates have any in terest in making a showing in these state contests. Yet they have backers within the party organiza tions and appear to be "recog nized in national news media" as candidates. While the Oregon Legislature's action this year may have broad- Borden's new Instant Dutch Only drink of its kind with extra vitamim B,, Bi, D, Ironl Defense Working On Flying Saucer WALT HAM, Mass. (API Ray theon says it is working nn a fly ing saucer which would hover in the air unmanned. Its fuel, Raytheon officials said Sunday night, would come from high frequency radio waves. Beamed at the "sky platlorm," they would be converted lo heat energy for mechanical power. One of the possible uses of a "sky platform," or Hying saucer, Raytheon officials told newsmen, is as a television relay station. ened the field for Ihe presidential primary in that state, Minnesota and Montana put an end to presi dential primaries. Their legisla tures repealed their presidential primary laws. No Long Faces, Ike Tells Cadets WASHINGTON (API "Make sure your face doesn't grow long er every day." an honorary, fel low graduate. President Eisen hower, told the first senior class of the Air Force Academy. "Go to bed with a smile," he continued, "and you'll find a long, happy fruitful life fruitful to your country and to humanity." The President left his admoni tion with the Air Force cadets dur ing a weekend trip to Colorado. One purpose of his trip was to visit his ailing mother-in-law, 81-year-old Mrs. John S. Doud, in Denver. The President's wife had been with her mother since the middle of last week. 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