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Appeal Trial Jury Reaches Guilty Yerdict A circuit court jury required only S5 minutes of deliberation Friday to reach the sanje conclusion a lower court jury had found a month earlier that Philip Duane Jackson of Bonanza was guilty of assault and battery. The jury received the case at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the close of a two-day trial. Foreman John Rai etto returned the verdict at 5:05 p.m. Jackson, 23, had been convicted by a district court jury of as- faulting Alberto Sapiens after the two had left Nell's Tavern in Bo- panza early last May 10. The lower court jury had deliberated only half an hour before returning its . verdict on June 24. Jackson's attorneys, Glenn R. Ramirez and Robert Redding, ap pealed the decision and the sen tence of 30 days in jail and a $250 line. Jackson did not appear in his own defense during the trial be fore Circuit Judge David R. Van- denberg. The defense subpoenaed eigirt witnesses but called only (our, Royce Brown, Nate Copper- field, Bernadine Dickens and Jas per Strunk, all of Bonanza. ' District Attorney Arthur Beddoe tailed only two witnesses. Sapiens and Deputy Sheriff Robert Hartley Sapiens described the evening through the services of an inter preter, Jose Herrera. Hartley tes tified about Sapiens' .arrival , for help and of Jackson's arrest. The trial ended rather suddenly When both Beddoe and Ramirez waived final arguments. Ramirez earlier had moved for a directed verdict of acquittal on ground the preponderance of evidence did not prove assault. The judge denied the motion. Grandmother Resumes Trek BAKER, Ore. (API-Mrs. Em ma Gatewood hit the road again Saturday on her journey by foot from Independence, Mo., to the Oregon Centennial Exposition grounds at Portland. The 71 - year - old grandmother has vowed to walk every inch of the way. ' And she also has hopes of beat ing the Oregon Centennial wagon train to Portland. So far she has accomplished both aims. t Mrs. Gatewood set out from In-I dependence after the wagon train left the Missouri city. Somewhere along the way she passed the train, and has stayed ahead ever ince. As Mrs. Gatewood spent the night' in a motel here Friday night, the wagon train was camped at Huntington SO miles be hind. A chamber of commerce dele gation met Mrs. Gatewood seven, rniles east of here Friday and gave her a lift into town. Once here, she was given a big cele bration. But later, Mrs. Gatewood in- listed she be driven back those ceven miles. She was, and she walked every one of them- back to Baker. Bicycle, Rider Leap Over Bank A 13-year-old boy landed on his neaa fnaay atternoon alter he lost control of his bicycle and plunged over a six-foot embank, ment. State police said Philip Jessie, 5H55 Harlan Drive, attempted to maneuver a hill in a field at the north end of Homedale Road. But , at JJie last minute both boy and bike plunged over the bank, with the rider shooting ahead of his ve hicle. 1 The boy was not injured seri 'Jcwsly. He was taken to Klamath Valley Hospital where he was held overnight for observation, but was released Saturday morning. Minister Saves , Two Teen-Agers PACIFIC CITY, Ore. (AP) -The Rev. Allan OdelV, a Salem minister, saved two teen-age Sa lem boys from the surf Friday. He pulled James Dostal to safe ty, then pushed an air mattress out in the ocean to Frank Lapin. The Tillamook County sheriff's air. posse completed the rescue by dropping a life raft. MILL BURNS AGAIN BAKER, Ore. (AP)-The Baker Lumber Co. sawmill, destroyed by fire five years ago and then rebuilt, burned again Friday, do ing an estimated S150.000 worth of damage. OUGHTA BE A LAW LONDON (UPI) Member of Parliament William Rees-Davies took along two wedding rings lor his bride, who hadn't had time to go to a jeweler. He hoped one of the rings would fit. He lost One was too big, the other too small four hours earlier, Rees-Davies hd Introduced a bill in Parlia ment ta revise gambling laws. Ethics Group By NORM CARDOZA A subcommittee of the Oregon Education Association Ethics Com mission wrapped up the first phase of its investigation of the administrative situation at Klam ath Union High School Friday afternoon after two days of work in the Winema Hotel. The five members, all educators from Southern Oregon towns, inter viewed about a dozen people, ac- aaeae'iaaoaanaanaBa A SUBCOMMITTEE investigating adminijtrat ion of KUHS conducted Its sessions from the Winema Hotel. Members, seated, are Mrs; Se Ima Foote of Central Point and Edward Buck, chairman, of Junction City; standing, Richard Barss, OEA commission consultant; Bill A. Sampson of Ashland, Harlan Mayfield of Grants Pass, and Stanley J, Tooke of Lakeview. CITY BRIEFS Softball A girls' Softball game night will be held Monday, July 27, beginning at 5 o'clock at Wright Field. Girls are asked to bring lunches and the $l'50 fee for the July 31 campout at Bly. There will be an after-game swim at the municipar swimming pool. Grange Polluck Upper Klamath Lake Grange will meet Tuesday, July 28, at 8 p.m. Mayme Cam- mock, Midland Grange lecturer, will have charge of the program. All grangers are invited and are asked to bring dessert or sand wiches for the no-host potluck. Practice Meeting Naomi Shrine 5, order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem regular and honorary officers are asked to attend prac tice at the Masonic Temple Thurs day, July 30, at 7 p.m. Meeting of the Emerson and Travaille Circles of the Women's Association of the Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church will 'be held on Monday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m Outboard Boat , Races Canceled PORTLAND (AP) The Oregon Centennial Commission and the Oregon Motorboat Assn. Friday canceled plans to hold the nation al outboard motorboat races at the Centennial Exposition Aqua Center. The commission said neither group had been. able to raise the necessary $10,000 to finance the event. It had been scheduled for Aug. 20-23. Earlier this week, when motor boajt races were held at the cen ter, there was only one spectator in the 7,000 seats. Bus To Offer Luxury Rides4 PORTLAND (AP) The Rose City Transit Co. is going to give luxury rides on one of its buses here. The company said Friday it is giving the bus a new interior, in cluding a two-tone green paint job and turquoise upholstery. The reason The company wants to boost the number of pas sengers, and if successful, may fix up its other buses the same way. Cattle Stolen Near Dorris DORR1S Siskiyou County Sher iff Al Cottar said Saturday that Everett S. Spreed of Dorris had reported theft of 14 head of cat tle, valued at $3,500. Spreed said the cattle bore a UD brand on the right ribs, the sheriff reported. Spreed lives five miles south west of Dorris and maintains pas tures for his cattle on his own ranch and elsewhere. LOOK AT IT THIS WAT MARTINEZ, Calif. (UPI) - It was purely a question of defini tion Friday when a former sher iff's aide denied that a stag show he allegedly promoted was lewd. "I particularly resent the impli cation that there was a nude show," said Raymond D. Van Tassel, 55. "He's absolutely right," replied Dist. Atty. John A. Jed edly. "They both had their shoes on." Examines KU; cording to Richard Barss. Kthics Commission consultant and obser ver, who participated in the inves tigation. Barss said the OKA would make its findings known to the high school board of education in from two weeks to a month. Meanwhile, it will process data collected in this meeting and in three subse quent meetings of the school board, from minutes of past meetings, at the home of Mrs. Laverne Smith, 2860 Homedale Road. Potluck Degree of Honor will hold salad potluck Monday eve ning at 6:30 in the KC Hall. Bev erages and crackers furnished and members asked to bring salads. Regular business meeting and drill team practice will follow at 8 p.m. Yeggs Wound Two Officers PITTSBURGH (AP) Doctors kept a close watch today on two policemen seriously wounded in a gun duel with a pair of cornered bank robbers. Patrolmen Anthony Paga, 30, and Robert W. Thompson, 26, were shot Thursday in the city's West End section shortly after the bank holdup. Both underwent surgery. Paga was reported critical with a back wound and Thompson serious with an abdominal wound. ' . One of the bandits, Joseph Gaito, 29, surrendered after being wound cd in the hip. His companion, Eddie Kern, 50, gave up shortly after Gaito. He was not hurt. ' The pair,, their faces . dabbed with charcoal, got $27,000 at the suburban Hays branch of the Peoples First National Bank & Trust Co. A little later, their getaway car was spotted by police. During the chase that followed, Gaito and Kern abandoned their car and ran up a brush-covered hillside. Hundreds of police officers with riot guns, walkie-talkies, dogs and tear gas converged on the scene. Policemen and bandits exchanged shots. Paga and Thompson were wounded. Shortly afterward, Gaito stumb led out of the brush with his hands up, shouting, "Don't shoot, don't shoot I'm hit!" Kern gave up eight minutes later. Police found the loot in a canvas bag under a log on the hillside. An unidentified construction worker who witnessed the battle commented: "It was just like a movie everybody cheered when the crooks were caught." Obituaries FORDYCE Ellen Fordyce, 81, native of Og- den, Utah, and a resident of this city, died here July 24. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Wilkes. Klamath Falls; Mrs. Bernice Wilms, Reno, a sis ter, Marion Cook; a brotherf Wal ter Cook of Ogden, three grand children and three great-grandchil dren. Private funeral services will be held in O'Hair's Memorial Chapel Monday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. LeRoy Redall of ficiating. Interment' will be made in Klamath Memorial Park. HIGH FIVE FIGURE ANNUAL EARNING POTENTIAL Dealership in this area available for men with spe cialty sales knowledge. Experience in cookware, in surance, books, freezers, etc, preferred but not neces sary. Set up and administer ewn direct-te-consumer sales organization. Top nationally advertised pro duct. Complete factory training given person who qualifies. Minimum capital required. Write: Dept. KFHN, 1825 Stanford St., Santa Monica, California. HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. May Report In Two Weeks other school documents and other observations. Possibly, the subcommittee will meet again for further study and interviews. Barss said the subcommittee selected interviewees carefully to get a cross section of public re action to the school situation. The subcommittee also lunched with members of the school board Fri day. Bars said relations with ev- Good Whiskey: 75c A Quart MOUNT SHASTA Roy Perez, lo cal shoe store proprietor, on a re cent visit to the site of the old New Springs Resort, picked up a scrap of old newspaper blowing about and saw orthopedic shoes advertised at $3.50. Other shoe prices were in proportion. Further reading revealed that 10 pounds of choice prunes could be bought for 25 cents, a gallon of guaranteed 5-year-old wine for 65 cents and better brands of whis key for 75 cents per, full quart. Cut rate goods were offered at even lower prices. The name and date of publica tion had been obliterated, but the prices were straight . out of the "good old days." The paper evi dently was published in Oakland. If anyone can remember when items could be bought for the prices mentioned, Perez would like to know when it was. Power Tieup Study Begins PORTLAND (UPI) A study of proposals for a Pacific North west-California high voltage, pow er inter-tie was launched here Friday. Representatives of the Bonne ville Power Administration, the Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Power Commission, and of the governors of four western states meP. v Attending were representatives of the governors of Oregon, Wash ington, Montana and California. Lalon? with all major public and private power groups. The working group studying the inter-tie said that initial proposals (or sale of surplus hydroelectric power to Pacific Gas and Electric Company of California will be postponed until the study is com pleted. Agreement was reached on the 'following: Power loads and resources will be included through 1985 for the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, California-Oregon Pow er Co., Southern California and British Columbia. Resources will be analyzed on the basis of the Army Corps of Engineers 380 plan, set for completion Sept. 1. Coordination of BPA's system with the Central Valley Project to be completed Sept. 15. National defense aspects to be completed by Oct. 15. Transmission interconnection alternatives to be completed by Oct. 15. William A. Pearl of BPA said a preliminary draft of the entire study was to be completed by Nov. 15. More than 750 million dollars worth' of gold and silver was tak en from the Comstock Lode at Vir ginia City, Nevada, after its dis covery in 1859.' Sundav. Julv eryone concerned were pleasant. When data is processed, the OF A indicated, it probably will make recommendations to the board con cerning administrative procedure. But Barss said the OEA has no intention of forcing action, nor does it have the power to do so Barss and another observer who attended board meetings in June during which Assistant Superin tendent Charles Carlson lost the principalship of KUHS, subsequent ly recommended that the OKA placement bureau rcluse to service the school pending study of "pos sible seriously disturbed situation." At those meetings, the board was both attacked and lauded for de moting Carlson to what is virtu ally a classroom teacher's status by crowds of vocal residents and teachers. Some condemned the action as unethical. They demanded evi dence of lack of discipline and lack of public confidence charges lodged-against the principal. Oth ers cited specific occurrences to buck up their sanction of the de motion. Two teachers, both formerly employed at the high school, lodged formal complaints against the school board with the OEA. The complaints were necessary to get an investigation rolling. Half Million Vorkers Idle Due To Strike PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP)-The number of workers idled by the 11-day-old nationwide steel strike has reached 578,000. Approximately 500,000 of these are United Stcelworkcrs who struck the basic steel industry at midnight July 14. The other 78.000 are employes in allied industries that have been forced to curtail operations be cause of the strike. Hardest hit of this group are the railroaders. G. E. Lcightly, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Assn., said Friday that nearly 50,000 railroad em ployes had been furloughed since the strike began. Representatives of the steel in dustry and the union are due to resume negotiations in New York Monday with the help of federal mediators. But Joseph F. Finnegan, chief of the Federal Mediation Service, has told newsmen .repeatedly he sees no easy or early solution to the strike. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell, who is acting as strike fact-finder for President Eisen hower, was absent from his Wash ington office Friday. His aides said they did not know where he was. This touched off speculation that he might be in touch with industry and union representatives personally, as he had said earlier he might do. In Pittsburgh, the Post-Gazette reported that Rep. Elmer Holland (D-Pa), a member of the Steel workers Union, had obtained the signatures of several congressmen on a petition calling for the Pres ident to appoint a fact-finding board. But the newspaper said Holland later announced he had decided against sending the peti tion to the White House. Youth Crushed By Hayloader I-KINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) A hayloader Friday toppled over on ranch 60 miles from here, fatal ly crushing a Portland yquth and injuring his cousin. Delbert McMillan, 17, son ' of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. McMillan, Portland, died en route to a hos pital. His cousin, Stanley Steph ens, 17, Prineville, was injured seriously. . Kozlov Blasts Subway System MOSCOW (AP) Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov says New Yorks subway system "lousy." "It is dirty and the air is bad he told American newsmen Satur day while awaiting a visit from Vice President Richard M. Nixon Kozlov suggested that Gov. Nel son Rockefeller should rebuild the 6Ubway system with money he plans to spend erecting air raid shelters. When It's Your "MOVE" . CALL Ore. TU 4-7425 OR TU 4-7498 PEOPLES WAREHOUSE "Sine 111 . . local er long pittance movinf , . . ly xpariencte' mavtrt with mdrn equip ment. ... STORAGE ... CRATING ... PACKING FREE AMU ft Bfclm Maying at 28. 1959 " a '- fk T W -lfW,;T,H"WWWiP ffVMaVaWaaaMaVHaW WMaaM THESE EAGER YOUNG MEN were first to see "Go, Johnny Go," a movie now at tha Tower Theater. Our campers wera at tha theater long before tha movia, however. Thay un rolled sleeping bags at i0 o'clock Thursday n ight and tha show started at 6:45 p.m. Friday. From left are Frankie Baker, Jim Rodgers, Tarry Van Hoosan, Ralph Baker, John Kuylcan. dall (pouring coffee), Bob Harris, Bill Hanan and Stan Coon. Tha show, they observed, was "cool." Herter Says West Won't OK Deadline BERLIN (AP) -r Secretary of State Christian A. Hcrtcr de clared Saturday the West never will accept a Soviet deadline for a solution of the Berlin question. Herter flew from Geneva for a Recess May Be Proposed Unless Reds Soften Demand GENEVA (AP) - Secretary ofi Stale Christian A. Herter may propose next week a long recess of the Big Four conference unless the Soviet Union softens her terms for easing the Berlin crisis. But he chances both Western and So viet opposition. Boy, 12, Runs Bike Into Car YREKA Head injuries were sus tained by Joe Hennig, 12, when he ran his bicycle into the side of the car driven by Charles O. Lar son at Miner and Broadway. A doctor, who treated the boy, slated he had suffered scalp lacer ations and a brain concussion. X- rays were taken and the doctor said that young Hennig should be kept in the Siskiyou County General Hospital for observation, The 12-ycar-old boy is Ihe son of awrence Hennig, owner-operator of Larry's Barber Shop in Yreka. Larson was not held. Chief Watson stresses that par ents instruct their children to obey traffic regulations when riding their bicycles in the downtown area. Headon Crash Fatal To Trio RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A southbound Greyhound bus, ca recning out of control, alter a sideswipe collision with a truck, met a northbound auto headon Saturday on U.S. 1, 25 miles north of Richmond. Three persons in the car died Twenty bus passengers were injured, none seriously. A dozen of the injured wera transported to Richmond hospitals by rescue squads. The rest were treated In Ashland, 12 miles north of Rich mond. The dead, In a late model car with Florida plates, were not im mediately identified. The entire front half of the car was mashed beneath the front of the double-decked bus, bound from Detroit to Norfolk with full load of 43 passengers. The bus was driven by Robert W. Wartham, 54, of suburban Hen rico County. . In Burma diamonds and arsenic are called the same name "chein" in the belief that both are poison. OSBORN HOTEL EUGENE, ORE. Mri. J. B. s.rlr Jm tlr Jr. ProprllUr Tharonghly Modera ESTIMATES Sioff C: . . . NtllnwH SUTlwf six-hour visit which highlighted support for communis threat ened West Berlin. Speaking at a ceremony at West Berlin City Hall where he signed the visitors' book, Herter As the foreign ministers' confer ence went into its ninth week, the Allies were divided over whether their talks with the Soviet Union are progressing. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei -Gromyko has been talking about the need to keep seeking a Berlin settlement form ula. The parley was in recess Satur day with only Gromyko expected to remain here throughout ,the week end. Herter was expected to return here Saturday after a flying good will visit to West Berlin, his first! visit to the divided city since be coming secretary of state. Brit ain's Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd went to London for 'consul tation while Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville France was on a trip to Brussels and Paris. ,' . , The next meeting is set for late Monday, '. a secret session at Lloyd's residence. Herter report edly hopes to get some intimation at that time whether there is any chance that Gromyko will give way on the key issue his pro posal for creation of a committee of East and West Germans to ne gotiate on a German peace settle ment. The West repeatedly has reject ed this demand,' Gromyko has been insistent in demanding its acceptance as the price for his agreement to a Berlin truce. 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"Freedom," said Herter, "Is a precious thing. It includes the right of free speech so essential to the functioning of democracy. That right as well as all other fundamental rights and liberties must and will be preserved. I as sure Berliners that the United Stages will not forget its responsi bilities toward Berlin in this or any other respect." Stepping from his plane at Templehof Airport, Herter de clared he knew he would "leave here with an enhanced apprecia tion of the values of freedom which West Berlin so well sym bolizes." Basin Roundup (Continued from Page 1) of the hits on Friday and Satur day has been Chief Cabral with his three horses-which jump through burning hoops. Billy Keen's rattletrap automo bile, which has exploded, burned and fallen apart for two nights,' is expected to hold together for one more night during his clown act, There are 156 contestants signed up for this rodeo. Tha majority of them will compete in the sec ond and third rodeos of the Ore gon Golden Triangle to be held at Eugene and Prineville. Top point man for the three shows will get the first leg on tha Oregon Golden Triangle trophy which is put up this year for the best all around cowboy. The trophy it in addition to cash awards. Tickets are available at the gate tonight and events start at 7 p.m., Read said, instead of 2 p.m. as originally planned. The change was made last week because of the continued hot weather. It was decided that a better performance would be- put on by contestant and rodeo slock alike during the cooler hours of the evening, as well as making 'it more pleasant for the spectators. DRIVER CITED One driver was cited for follow ing loo closely after a minor ac cident at South Sixth and Main streets, city police reported. Po lice said a car driven by Artie L. Revert of Tucson, Arizona, struck a car driven by Nellie A. Williams, 743 North Eleventh Street. . 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