J-M Phut
DEDICATION CEREMONIES held in the cafeterif of the
tiew Johns-Manville plant Tuesday at 10 a.m. officially
launched the plant on a new industrial venture for Oregon,
the conversion of lodgepole pine into insulating board.
Prior to the J-M plant, lodgepole pine was considered a
waste tree. At far left, Governor Mark Hatfield is shown as
he spoke briefly to an assemblage estimated at 350 repre
In The-
Day's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
Up on the Williamson river yes
terday, Oregon's Governor Hat
field pushed a button that set in
motion the multi-million dollar
.Johns-Manville plant that will sup
ply the 11 Western states with a
new type of building materials.
The gathered dignitaries at the
opening ceremony listened atten
tively. For a moment, nothing hap
pened. Manager Bill Graham
grinned and spoke into the mike.
"They're just like your TV sot,''
he said. "They have to warm up."
They did!
Over the loud speaker came the
high hum of modern machinery
gathering speed. The crowd in the
new plant's pleasant little audito
rium relaxed. The years of plan
ning had come out all right.
It was working.
It was a momentous occasion,
deserving a special page in the
history of this -Dart of the Far
West.
Why so momentous?
It marked the first commercial
use of jackpine, the weed tree we
had , tried for a century to ,jet
rid of. There on the south iank
of the Williamson yesterday, Cin
derella of the Woods put on the
golden slipper and it FITTED.
She's on her way now.
Jackpine cordwood goes m at
na end of the plant. It is first
debarked. The bark goes into a
furnace to provide heat for the
later processes. Even the squeal,
o use an ancient crack of the
meat-packing industry, ' utilized.
Then it is pressed gainst Gar
gantuan grindstones that reduce it
to pulp. The pulp moves in a
iteady, unbroken procession
through complicated machine alt
er complicated machine. At the
ether end. it comes out in a wide
variety of materials useful in our
modern building economy.
All these materials have INSU
LATING properties J-M being
upecialists in insulation. They keep
out heat in the summer and keep
out cold in the winter. Thus they
ave fuel in the winter and power
In the summer. They insulate
against SOUND, thus saving jan
gled nerves.
They are as modern as tomor
row. This new plant symbolizes the
FIBER economy into which our
timbered area is moving. It and
Its like which will follow it will
banish forever the grim specter
of CUT OUT AND MOVE ON that
has haunted the lumber industry
lince its earliest beginnings.
Lebanon, the Good Book tells us,
ua once a timbered region, cool
and pleasant under its towering
cedars. The ceaars oi LDanon
were cut and sawed not made
into fiber. They went into the
building of Solomon's Temple.
They went into the tall masts of
hips. And so on.
Now they're gone. So it has been
everywhere in the past. But no
more. Fiber is a CROP that is
renewed perpetually from the soil.
The timber industry, from here on,
win be a PERMANENT industry.
That Is why yesterday was so
Important.
Nation Hit
By Outbreak
Of Strikes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A rash of strikes involving thou
sands of workers, mainly in the
steel, aircraft, chemical and elec
trical industries, broke out over
the nation today.
Wildcat strikes erupted in the
steel industry as negotiators re
sumed meetings in New York in
an effort tn agree on a new con
tract between the major steel
companies and the United Steel-
workers Union.
The steel union ordered an im
mediate end to these walkouts.
Walkouts in the steel . industry
included these:
In Aliquippa, ,Pa., pickets kept
about 13,000 production workers
away from their jobs at the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Corp. plant.
Plant and union officials said the
strike was unauthorized. Pickets
carried placards proclaiming, "No
Contract No .Work."
Contracts covering the basic
sloe! industry expired Tuesday
midnight but union and company
negotiators working on a national;
contract agreed earlier to extend '
uie agreements to July u.
Some 2,700 day . workers re
mained off the job at KepuKie
Steel Corp.'s Independence Road
plant in Cleveland and two open
hearths were shut down. The piant
employs 9.300 on a three-shift
basis. A company spokesman said
the plant would be shi.t down if
second and third shift workers
stay away from their jobs.
Another 7,000 steelworkers were
out at U.S. Steel Corp.'s huge
Kairless Works ntar Philadelphia.
The plant was shut down.
On the Great Lakes, some 3,700
unlicensed seamen affiliated with
the steelworkers union began leav
ing their jobs on ore carriers. The
carriers, mostly steel-company
owned, transport raw materials to
'.eel plants.
The seamen's strike was called
by Local 5000 of the USW from
its Cleveland headquarters. Offi
cials of the local said they arc
not parlies to the agreement to
extend the steel contract. The
agreement covering seamen also
expired Tuesday midnight.
Sale Of Arms To Germany
Okayed By Israel Chiefs
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP)-Par-liament
today approved Israeli
aims'sales to West Germany de
spite opposition of two parties in
side the government coalition.
Fifty-seven deputies approved
motion by Premier David
Gurion against cancellation of the
contract. Forty-five voted against
with six abstentions.
Despite Parliament's approval
of his course in selling arms to
an old enemy, Ben-Gurion is ex
pected to resign and clear the way
for his formation of a new Cabi
net with the two parties excluded.
The two parties that fought the
arms deal refused to live up to
a 19S7 pledge to support all Cabi
net decisions or quit the four
party coalition cabinet.
They are the left-wing Achduth
Avodah (Unity of Labor) and
Mapam (United Workers).
An official source taid later that
u
senting industry, business and the press. He was introduced
by Herald and News Publisher Frank Jenkins. With the
governor on the speakers' platform were A. R. Fisher, presi
dent and chairman of Johns-Manville, center, and W. R.
Wilkinson, vice president. Center picture shows Governor
Hatfield throwing switch that put the giant plant into full
operation'. "I don't hear anything," he said, but shortly
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Wildcat
Dave Beck Misses Pleading;
U.S. Judge Issues Warrant
NEW YORK (AP) Former
Teamster boss .Dave Beck failed
to show up today for pleading to
charges that he accepted $200,000
from two truck firm executives
while he was union chief. A fed
eral judge immediately issued a
warrant for his arrest.
When Peck's case was called in
the court of Judge Gregory F.
Noonan, neither the defendant nor
his lawyr replied,
Asst. U.S. Atty. Donald Shaw.wasn-. was lor evaoing $u,uou
then told the court that the case'in income taxes.
had bcim delayed from last week
until today at the request of
Beck's Seattle lawyer.
Shaw suggested that no action
be taken at the time, but that
Beck and the lawyer be given an
other chance to show up later in
the day. If they did not appear
then, he said, a warrant could be
issued.
However, Judge Noonan's face
flushed and he snapped:
"Oh, no. I think a warrant
should be issued right now. He is
not going to play footsie with us.
"I think if he does not have the
sense to come in when notified he
should be brought in here by an
army if necessary."
Beck was indicted June 17 with
the two trucking company execu
tives, who allegedly made the
$200,000 payment to him five years
ago.
The truck firm men are Roy
Trailer io., oi uetrou, ana ourge
Seymour, president of Associated
Transport Inc., New York. They
are scheduled to plead Thursday.
The indictment did not make
there was "reason to believe that
Ben-Gurion will not resign within
the next few days." He did not
elaborate.
Achduth ' Avodah and Mapam
administers had refused to quit the
Ben-icabinet on the ground that the
government's agreement to sell
230,000 grenade launchers to WestlJune, according to Associated
Germany was unconstitutional. IPress figures.
Moshe Carmel, an Achduth Avo- :
dah minister, told Parliament the! klrt DADIlkJr?
arms agreement violated its 1934
resolution opposing the rearma
ment of West Germany.
The protesting ministers also
charged that Ben-Gurion promot
ed the arms deal and bypassed
the ministerial Defense Commit
tee. Israeli law requires arms
transactions to he considered by
'tends the sale is necessary to'""',ue-
jkeep the nation infant arms In- hides found parked in the area
jdustry going. would be towed away.
L
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Strikes
clear why the payment, was made.
The companies also were named
as defendants. If convicted the in
dividuals might receive sentences
of one year imprisonment and
fines of $10,000. The firms could
get fines, of $10,000.
Beck,' 63, is at . liberty in bail
while appealing two convictions.
One, by a state court in Seattle,
was for stealing $1,900 of unions
! funds; the other, in . Tacoma,
Shaw said Beck's lawyer is
Charles Burdell of, Seattle. -
In Seattle, Burdell expressed
surprise and said "this must be
all a mistake."
Burdell, who arranged the post
ponement of the case from June
24, said "we understood and are
still convinced that the plea was
to have been entered, July 2, not
today."
Injuries Fatal
To 'Cyclist
Thomas Scott Hartley, 23, 813
Walnut Street, died Tuesday eve
ning in Klamath Valley Hospital
of head injuries he received in
motorcycle accident on Lane oi me.
Woods Road Sunday afternoon
Hartley was a passenger on the
motorcycle driven by James Sal-
ycr, 26, Klamath Kails, state po
lice said Salyer lost control on a
slight downgrade and curve while
westbound two miles east of Lake
of' the Woods.
The motorcycle skipped over' a
shoulder and careened 200 feet
along a roadside ditch and the
riders were thrown.
Both were taken to the hospital
by Peace Ambulance. Salyer re
ceived treatment for minor inju
ries and was released. Hartley
never regained consciousness.
Funeral services jre pending ar
rival of the Hartley family at
Ward's Klamath Funeral Home.
Hartley's death was the eighth
in Klamath County and 2jth traf
fic fatality in the state during
Police Chief Charlie Howard to
day cautioned motorists that there
will be no parking on Main Street
between Second and Esplanade
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Satur
day, July 4. This 'will keep the
sircct clear for the Fourth of July
f 1
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after that the plant whined into full speed. Far right, some
of the many persons who took part in a plant tour are pre
paring to load into buses for the trip which began at the
northern end of the plant. Following the dedication services
and the tour, a luncheon was held at Reames Golf and
Country Club. There, Wilkinson spoke briefly of the future
of Johns-Manville and expressed appreciation for the hos
Idle Steel
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HEINRICH LUEBKE
Reich Chooses
New Leader
BERLIN (AP)-Heinrich Lucb-
ke, M, agriculture minister, was
elected president of West Germa
ny today.
Luebke was the candidate of
Chancellor Konard Adenauer's
Christian Democratic party
He defeated Carlo Schmid, the
Socialist candidate, and Max
Eecker, who was the choice of the
Liberal Free Democratic party.
Luebke won on the second bal
lot with S2fi vnfrs in the 1.0.1H-
a!memhcr Electoral College. This
was sjx more votes than needed
He had 517 votes, or three shy
of the required majority on the
first ballot. Schmid had 385 on the
first ballot and Becker 104.
On the second ballot Schmid
collected 386 votes, while Becker
dropped to 99.
Luebke, a jaunty man, has been
minister of agriculture six years,
but he is little known outside
farming circles.
He served in Ihe Kaiser's ar
mies in World War I and then be
came a member of the Catholic
Center party.
When Hitler rose tn power in
1933 the members of the Catholic1
Center party came under sus-
picion and Luebke was jailed for
20 months. During World War II
he worked for a Berlin construc
tion company. 1
Luebke was one of the first
members of the postwar Christian
Democratic parly. He is married
but has no children.
He was a late choice of his par
ty for the presidency.
The election was held here 110
miles behind the Iron Curtain de
spite Communist protests that it
was an affront to East Germany.
IKE ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON (API-President
and Mrs. Elsenhower were mar
ried 43 years ago today.
They are marking the anniver
sary with a reception for about 73
White House' staff members at the
mansion early this evening.
vH..
Work
Ike's Pleas
Go Unheeded
NEW YORK (AP) Steel work
crs staged i scattered wildcat
strikes today, idling more than
25,000 persons despite pleas of
President Eisenhower and orders
of union officials. Top union lead
ers quickly directed the men to
get back to work.
One huge steel plant in Pennsyl
vania was shut when members of
the United Steelworkers Union set
up picket lines. Others in Cleve
land and Pennsylvania were pre
paring similar production halts.
Back-to-work orders i went out
from the union 'president, David
J. McDonald, and other union lead
ers in- midmorning. There was no
immediate report of the results.
The walkouts among the nation's
half - million steelworkers began
late Tuesday night and snowballed
during the morning hours today.
The walkouts had been staged
against the wishes of President
Eisenhower and, for the most
part, orders of top union officials.
Union and industry negotiators
on Saturday bowed to a plea from
President Eisenhower . that the
current contract, due to expire
Tuesday midnight, be extended
two weeks for further negotiations.
The union president, David J.
McDonald, is here heading the un
ion's four-man team seeking to
negotiate a new contract with the
nation's major steel producers,
"The international union has
taken prompt and vigorous action
to honor the extension agreements
with the various steel companies,"
he said.
"Telegrams have been ' dis
patched, signed by Ihe interna
tional officers, directing immcdi
ate withdrawal of all unauthorized
picket lines and resumption of op
erations."
FOREST FIRE
DANGER TODAY
KEEP OREGON GREEN
Wcaliicr
Northern California Fair
through Thursday except possible
early morning coastal drizzle;
cooler Thursday. Coastal winds
northwesterly, 10-20 miles an hour.
Klamalh Falls and vicinity
.Mostly fair with variable high
clouds tonight and Thursday. Low
tonight 50-35; high Thursday 75-80.
High yesterday 80
Low last night 45
Precip. last 24 hours 0
Since Oct. 1 5.82
Same period last year ..: 18.S8
v b ika t
pitality of Oregon. Governor Hatfield complimented the
recent Legislature for its actions improving the businest
climate in Oregon, detailed the many assets of the state,
and indicated that a tremendous industrial growth lies
ahead. W. H. Graham, Klamath Falls plar t manager, served
as master of ceremonies for both the dedication and the
luncheon gatherings.
WASHINGTON (API President 43 years of successful marriage.
Eisenhower said today the mat- To a round of laughter, Eisen
lor of inflation will be one of the hower replied .that : he really has
main issues of the 1960 presiden- n0 formula. His marriage, he
tial campaign. i smiled; has bcen a very happy ex-
The President also told a news
conference that he not only looks
for a balanced budget in the new
fiscal year starting today he ex
pect a start on paying off the'
iftfi-billion-dollar .national debt.
And, he said, he believes the
bemocratic - controlled Congress
also expects the administration to
start .paying off the debt during
the next 12 months.
He nolcS that Congress has just!
approved legislation - which he
signed rucsoay providing tor
a new permanent debt ceiling of
285 billion dollars.
The legislation also sets a tem
porary limit of 295 billion..
Final figures have not beef) re
leased on the government's defi
cit in the fiscal year which has
just closed. But it is in the neigh
borhood of 13 billion dollars.
Eisenhower was asked whether
he believes inflation will be the
main issue in next year's presi
dential campaign. He replied it
certainly will be one of Ihe prin
cipal issues.
Then he added that he had
thought this in the 1958 elections,
but the outcome of the congres
sional campaign did not lead him
to believe the people were as
greatly concerned as he had ex
pected. Eisenhower, in reply to a ques
tion, said he had no knowledge
of any confidential government
report predicting a three per cent
increase in the consumers price
index in 1960.
Today is the 43rd wedding anni-iin8
versary of the President and Mrs
Eisenhower. Despite the swelter
ing heat, Eisenhower turned up
for the news conference wearing
a vest with his gray business suit.
The first question brought a big
smile to his face. It was a request
that he set forth his formula for
Canada Receives Salute
From Queen Elizabeth
OTTAWA (AP) Queen Eliza
beth II saluted Canada today as
the first independent country with
in Britain's empire and predicted
a glorious future for her North
American subjects.
The young monarch, in a TV
speech prepared for Dominion
Day, Canada's major national hol
iday, said that she and her hus
band, Prince Philip, are enjoying
their tour.
'If I hove helped you feel proud
of being Canadian, if I have re
minded you of the strength which
comes from unity, and if I have
helped draw your attention to the
bright vision of the years ahead,
1 will feci well satisfied because
I believe with all conviction this
country can look to a glorious fu
lure," she said.
Emphasizing the ties of the Brit
ish Commonwealth, she said:
"This is no mora sentimental or
mJ v i im hp ii in vr-.'
pcrience. Then he added that a
successful .marriage gets happier
as the years go by.
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Says Council
CHICAGO (UPI).' American
i moi 0,.ists mav, set .a Brim record
for highway ' slaughter this July
4th weekend! 1 1 '' "'
That warning was issued today
by the ' National Safety Council,
which forecast that . 350 persons
would die in auto accidents be
tween 6 p.m.' Friday! and mid
night Sunday. ';;
If the Council's; deadly predic
tion comes true, it would far sur
pass the previous record for a
two -day July 4th weekend a
mark of 271 set' in 1953.
The all-time fatality record for
a two-day holiday was set during
the "Black Christmas" weekend
of 1954, when 392 , persons died.
The Council's, -.forecast was
based on ail estimate 'that 45 mil
lion cars five million- more than
for a non-holiday weekend would
flood the nation's- highways over
the Independence! Pay ' holiday.
Those five million ,,extra cars
will log three: billion' more miles,
the Council said.
Added to the . 350 ; dead would
be 13,000 persons disabled, includ-
ma"y w.hose injuries would
eventually bring., their, deaths, the
Council estimated. . ,.
"If the dcatlvra(?,'c6uld be cut
over the holiday, period by 20 per
cent, 70 lives could .he: saved and
2.500 fewer people . suffer disa
bling injuries," a Council spokes
man said. v ' -' -
ganization but a 'vigorous associa
tion for cooperation and mutual
help on the widest scale."
The Queen and- Philip arrived
in the Canadian capital Tuesday
night after watching the centen
nial running of North Americas
oldest horse race the- Queen's
Plate Stakes at Woodbine, near
Toronto. A crowd of at least 30,000
had been expected, but only 19,846
turned out. . ."'
GRENADE KILLS CHILDREN
TARANTO. '.Italy" (UPD-Four
children were killed and four were
wounded near here Tuesday when
a hand grenade exploded in their
midst. Officials said ..the children
had come across tho grenade
apparently of World War II vin
tagewhile playing in a field. II
went off as the youngsters at
tempted to take It apart