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HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. Ore.
Thursday, August 13. 1959
FRANK JENKINS
Editor
BILL JENKINS
Managing Editor
FLOYD WYNNE
City Editor
MAURICE MILLER
Circulation Mgr
Ph. TU 4-4752
I ivit-
Improvement
By FLOYD L. WYNNE
1 noted with interest some re
cent letters to the editor which are
highly critical of Ihe cily of Klnm-jnew
alh Falls, the administration, the
people and the area.
They seem lo originate with ac
cent newcomers to the area.
One particular problem had lo do
with a mosquito problem, and an
other with rural type mailboxes
and still other items.
They have merit.
Sometimes one lives in a com
munity and adjusts to its ways to
the point where you settle into a
comlortable rut and you become
adverse to change.
Sometimes, too, ynu don't realize
that what you have is not strictly
up-to-ddle in a fast moving world.
The mosquito control problem
Is a case in point. Perhaps the old
settlers, and we consider anyone
who has been in Klamath Falls
two or more years as old settlers,
have become used to the fat and
saucy mosquitoes thai inhabit our
area. '
If my memory serves me cor
rectly, there was a time some
years back when a mosquito spray
project was undertaken by one of
the civic groups, but was finally
dropped for lack of money.
I don't recall, in all fairness
that we have had any epidemic
that could be traced to mosquitoes
however. Although, they are a de
cided nuisance, especially when
when you want lo sit out on your
patio in the cool of the evening.
And, very likely the city adminis
tration or the county administra
tion should look into the problem.
However, such a problem would
cost additional tax money, and
shouldn't be engaged unless it was
deemed absolutely necessary. 1
don't think any, of us feel that
government should be called upon
to perform all the services We
would like. The essential ones, yes,
but all of them ... no.
We simply can't afford that.
The suggestion of a park area
out of the land adjacent to Lake
Ewauna on the far side of Link
River also has merit.
However, again, this is trace
able to the residents.
At present, the city' park and
recreation program is limping
along on a tight two mill levy
program that does not even leave
them enough funds to adequately
maintain what they have, let alone
talking about any new park areas.
In addition, the suburban area
Is utilizing the city's park and
recreation facilities without bear
ing a fair portion of the cost.
The county was asked to pay a
minimum of $10,000 to the city's
park and recreation program to
cover part of the cost of the use
of these by suburban residents
They declined.
The problem of home beautiful
has always been one with- every
community, whether it be Sacra
mento. Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland or Klamath Falls.
There is no law in the books
that will force a person to paint
his home at regular intervals, that
will force him to keep a neat
looking house.- . .
Laws can be used to keep side
walks In good repair and to pre
vent fire or health hazards from
arising, but beyond that the law
does not permit the authorities lo
go.
Who can say' that this is had.
After all, this is still the land
of liberty. A person theoretically
has' the right to live his or her
own life in his or her own way
as long ar it does not conflict
with the rights and privileges of
others.
There will be those who disagree
with that thinking, but in Ihe main.
. we all fight to protect that very
same privilege.
That brings us back to where
we started this dissertation.
In the fin.il analysis, a city will
be what the people want it to be
... .no more nor less.
If they want a neat, clean city
they can be proud of, then through
their representatives, through their
taxas and Iheir laws, they can have
that type cily.
If they don'! choose that, 'there
Is little can he dope until they
change their mind.
Personally. I think the city of
Klamath Falls today is in excel
lent condition, physically and fi
nancially. It has had the advantage of sonic
hard-headed conservative mayors
over the past 20 year period. It
has come from a period of near
bankruptcy in the early 30s to a
position of being one of the best
financed cities in the Pacific
Northwest.
Its budget has been raised only
a small per cent ' ( between seven
and eight) over the past six years
Yet, it has been able to adapt a
modernization program to its
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The one program that was too
big lor annual finances to tackle
was the sewer system. The pri
mary plant on Link River was
outlawed and the need to erect a
nuw sewer treatment plant and
interceptor lines was manda-
lory,
An $800,000 bond issue was the
result. The people answered up to
the responsibility when it was
there. This amount is now being
paid off, and the city has a com
plclely new interceptor system
plus a new primary and secondary
treatment plant
It has completely renovated its
police department and established
a force and modus operandi that is
equal to that of any other city,
exceeding most.
It has added a new fire truck,
and owns Ihe land for an addi
tional substation as soon as money
is available
It has launched construction of
a new terminal building for the
airport. It recently also inaugurat
ed a program of rocking essential
streets lo lift the city out of the
mud on many streets
The system of flushing the main
street area has been highly im
proved. A new curb-replacement
program is working through the
city in orderly fashion,
A city manager has been added
and the city hall renovated to
make it useful for another 21)
years. (It was built in 1014 1
In other words, the city has
cleared the decks for future ex
pansion. It faces a challenging fu
ture what with a suburban area at
its doorstep that is almost as big
as it is. It taxes city facilities
to tbe extreme with the financing
burden falling only upon those who
reside inside the city.
These things all combine to
make us proud indeed of the city
of Klamath Falls. Rightly or
wrongly.
We hope Ihe new residents to
this area will forgive us our over
sights and our seeming neglect.
we are progressing rapidly, and
are progressing in the direction
most persons would have us go.
We won't work a transformation
miracle overnight, . and perhaps
wouldn t want to.
The city of Klamath Falls is the
way the people who live here want
it. It will always be that way
Used llnr.MN
By NELSON REED
Amusing article in the
Wall
Street Journal last Thursday. Told
about Harvard and M.I.T. students
buying old hearses which they
found ideal for ski trips,
Always knew ski bunnies were a
little nutty and the casualty rate
was high but it would seem to
us that old ambulances would be
bolter. After all, while ski acci
dents are frequent they are scl
(loin fatal. ' '
Then, too, the ski bunnies always
seem lo be .driving like mad, pre
sumably to get to their favorite
mountain before the snow melts
next spring. With an old ambu
lance they could blow the siren
continuously which might be' hard
on other travelers' nerves, but
might prevent them from becom
ing indirect ski bunny casualties.
This isn't the first time we have
run across goofics with a yen for
a hearse to drive around in. We
recall our first case of hcarsitis
We observed it when we were
working in the oil fields in Okla
homa.
One ot the Osage redmen hit it
rich suddenly, like some of our
local original scalers are doing.
only this was in oil instead of tint
ber. Not unlike his Klamath con
sins, he had a sizable tribe right
in his own wigwam.
One day when he was uptown
in Tulsa, with all his family
packed tight into an ordinary tour
ing car, he came across a brand
shiny new black hearso parked
in front of a mortuary. Like all
SHORT RIBS .
Indians he believed that anything
you saw was for sale if you had
the price, so he barged right in
and offered to buy the hearse right
now. The mortician, who was not
averse to making a quick profit
even though taking care of a live
customer was a little out of his
line, and knowing where he could
get another hearse in a hurry,
doubled his cost and made a sud
den sale. Old Eagle Feathers
parked his old jalopy and moved
all his tribe into his new wagon
right now.
From then on it was rather a
common sight around Tulsa to see
the rich old Osage with his fat
wile and scads of kids three deep
in ' the front seat and rattling
around in Ihe back, peering out
the windows. Sort of gave you a
start the first time, almost made
you think there had been a mass
luneral and suddenly - all the
corpses had come to life.
Klamalli Marsh
CHILOQUIN-iTo the Edilor)
Recently, Sen. Richard Neuberger
made a public announcement re
garding the transfer of the Klam
ath Marsh to the Fish and Wild
life Service "so that approximate
ly $500.0(10 can be used to help
tide over Klamath families during
Ihe interim period when timber
sales are suspended."
I join many of my Klamalh In
dian friends in expressing our bit
ter indignation over his statement
that "this will assist in keeping
these Indians from being welfare
charges of state and county ad
ministration." Senator Neuberger
knows that $500,000 pro - rated
among the withdrawing members
amounts to not more than $250.
His assertion that the early trans
fer of the marsh will help keep
tribal members off the welfare
rolls is ridiculous. . Two hundred
fifty dollars could not possibly
keep anyone in need of welfare
assistance off the welfare rolls
for any length of time. Further
more, the vast majority of tribal
members are not about to go on
the welfare rolls in any event,
The $250 or so received from
the sale of the marsh has nothing
to do with keeping tribal members
off the welfare rolls. It has every
thing jn the world to do with de
priving Klamath tribal members of
their rights and of their property
as soon as possible.
The early transfer of the marsh
which the Senator has diligently
advocated is simply a scheme to
lake something away from the In
dian people and to give it to a
federal agency w'ithout just com
pensation. 1
On June 28, 1958, the Klamath
Reservation Discussion Group of
which I am secretary, sent to our
Congressional representatives, in
cluding Senator Neuberger, a let
ter in which we made the follow
ing statement:
"We further believe that the
marsh area should not be turned
over to any branch of the federal
government without just compen
sation to the tribal members. To
pay the Klamath Indians only the
full realization value as provided
lor in the Sealon. bill may not
constitute Just compensation since,
if. placed on the open market, the
property may bring a much higher
price. We believe the only way to
assure that the Klamath Indians
receive just compensation is to
place the property on the open
market, giving the federal govern
ment the right to meet the high
bid. The federal government should
be expected to pay at least that
price which is olfered by private
operators."
The federal government totally
disregarded the interests of the
Klamath Indian people and passed
the present law, giving for a song
a valuable piece of property to
the rish and Wildlife Service. No
other group of citizens in our his
tory has ever been forced to give
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up their property in Jhis way.
We resent the manner in' which
the federal government is handling
the sale of this valuable property,
we resent Senator Neuberger's
part in this injustice and we resent
his implication that Ihe Klamath
Indians are destined to be welfare
charges.
Mrs. Marie Norris
Klamath Tribal Member
Box 151
Foreign "tws
By DANIEL F. GILMORE
Foreign News Commentary
ROME (LTD Italy is begin
ning to show some disquieting
signs of coming apart at the
seams as a republic.
It is something like "states
rights" in Ihe U.S.A., the North-
South hangover from the Ameri
can Civil War, and then some.
Italy is a unified word for a
peninsula and island which have
many aspects.
The sun-baked and turbulent is
land of Sicily a land of pas
sion and politics the Austrian
speaking northern region of the
AK.o Adige (South Tyrol), and the
mountainous, French-aligned re
gion of Valle D'Aosta are causing
acute headaches. .
Each of these regions is "au
tonomous," with its own local
government; each is fiercely
proud of local traditions, culture
of language.
All are causing trouble to the
Rome central government. In
some cases there is active as
sistance from abroad.
The Communists, always eager
to add to a boiling pot, are riding
the "independence from Rome"
tide for all it's worth.
And Austria, which gained its
independence as a "neutral" state
only four years ago, is by no
means impartial about the Austri
an minority in northern Italy.
A big chunk of northern Italy
once belonged to Austria.
The Austrians still call it the
"South Tyrol," the southern part
of the Austrian province of the
same name. The Italians call it
the "Alto Adige" . the region
above the Adige River,
This .2,800-square-mile area has
been a constant source of Halo
Austrian friction ever since this
country annexed it at the end of
World War I.
Alter World War II,- still-occupied
Austria and a liberated Italy
signed under pressure from the
Western allies an accord where
by the region was declared part
of Italy but entitled to separate
provisions.
Italy guaranteed the Austrian
minority full equality with Italian
speaking citizens and special
rights as regards schools, cus
toms, language, and other things.
ihe Austrian minority, with
vocative support from the Vienna
government, claims that it is
being "submerged" by the Ital
ians.
Incidents, including bombings
and explosions, erupted early this
year. A renewal of agitation on a
far wider scale is predicted by
some sources for this winter.
Publicly, the Kalian government
says that Irritations are bound to
emerge but that everything is un
der control.
Privately, the Christian Demo
cratic Party is worried.
The signs would make Garibaldi
turn in his grave.
The Almanac
United Press Intcrnallonal
Today is Thursday. Aug. 13, the
225th day of the year, with 140
more days in 1059.
The moon is approaching its
lull phase.
The morning star is Mercury.
The evening stars are Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn and Venus.
On this date in history:
In 1818, Lucy Stone, American
social reformer and champion of
women s rights, was born.
In 1867, Augustin Daly's "Un
der The Gaslight," one of the
most successful melodramas
staged m the American theater,
opened in New York.
In 1923, "Yes, We Have No Ba
nanas" was the number one hit
song of the nation.
In 1930, Capt. Frank Hawks es
tablished a new aviation speed
recora ry flying from Las Ange
les to New York City in 12 hours,
25 minutes.
In 1938. Father Charles Cough-
lin s National Union for Social
Justice held its first convention
in Cleveland and endorsed Rep.
William Lcmke's candidacy for
the presidency.
Thought for today: American
abolitionist William Lloyd Garri
son said: "Where ever there is
a human being, I see God-given
rights inherent in that being,
whatever may be the sex or com
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Basin Woman
TULELAKK Mrs. Minola W'al-
drip Cuddy, 58, lifelong resident of
the Klamath Basin, born near the
present Kingsley Field, died Wed
nesday, August 12, at Hillside Hos
pital. Mrs. Cuddy suffered a major
NAACP Sets
Fund Raiser
An ice cream social will be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Barnctt, 428 Broad Street,
Sunday, August 16, from 3 p.m. to
p.m. It is for the purpose of
raising money so that the Klam
ath Falls Chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People can buy a life
membership in the National Asso
ciation. Memberships can only be pur
chased by business concerns, in
terested organizations or individu
als who wish to assist the Na
tional Organization in its long
range program.
A summer buffet was recently
held at the home of the Kenneth
Lambie's for this project. It
netted one-fifth of the required
amount.
Later in the fall other events
such as food sales and the annual
Freedom Seal Drive will he spon
sored by the local NAACP.
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Death Told
stroke on Sunday from which she
failed to rally.
She was the daughter of pioneer
parents, Joseph and Rosa Taylor
of Poe Valley. Her grandfather
homestcaded here in the early day
and that homestead remains in
family ppssession. Her grandpar
ents also homesteaded here.
She was first married to Charles
Waldrip who took up one of the
first homesteads on the California
side of the state line in 1922. Mrs.
Cuddy owned the land at the time
of her death. Mr. Waldrip planned
a major part in the laying out of
the present U.S. Bureau of Recla
mation canals and ditch system.
He died in a USBR industrial acci
dent several years ago.
Mrs. Cuddy was a member of
Prosperity Lodge. OES, Malin,
and the Tulelake Auxiliary to
American Legion Post, No. 164.
Survivors include four sons, Sher
man 'Waldrip, Merrill, William and
Tom Waldrip, Yuma, and John
Waldrip of Springfield; one daugh
ter, Judy Cuddy, 11, Tulelake; two
sisters, Mrs. Zella High and Mrs.
Zdtta Sullivan, Poe Valley; 11
grandchildren and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Funeral 'services will be an
nounced by Ward's Klamath Fu
neral Home.
The language of gypsies is de
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guage of the Hindus of India.
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Tulelake Youth
Pays $75 Fine
A Tulelake youth promptly paid
a $75 fine in district court Wednes
day after pleading guilty to being
iri possession of liquor.
The charge was made against
David Leon Jackson, 17, whose
case had been transferred from
juvenile court. '
Jackson told District Judge
D. E. Van Vactor he and two
16-year-old boys had obtained the
beer from an adult. He admitted
having served a term in a Califor
nia boys school and to having
been on probation for one year.
Jackson' was the second youth
transferred from juvenile to dis
trict court. The other, Delwin Har
rington. 17. pleaded guilty lo a
vagrancy charge and was lo. be
sentenced Monday.
Ceremonies Set
For New Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) - Ground
breaking ceremonies take place
loday for the 320-million-dollar
Narrows Bridge connecting Brook
lyn and Staten Island.
The bridge will have the longest
suspension span of any bridge in
the worW. It will be 7,200 feet
long and have a clear span of
4,260 feet, exceeding y 60 feet
the center span of the Golden
Gate Bridge at San Francisco.
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When men sported celluloid collars and
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Sicily Backs -Red
Leaders
PALERMO. Sicily (AP) The
Sicilian Legislature voted a Communist-supported
government Into
office Wednesday but none of th
Cabinet posts went to Communists
or left-wing Socialists.
After four rounds of voting, the
Regional Assembly picked eight
ministers for the government ol
Regional President Silvio Milazzo.
They included three members of
Milazzo s Christian Social Union
two Monarchists, a Fascist, a dis
sident Christian Democrat and a
Democratic Socialist.
The outcome of the voting was.
new evidence of Milazzo's domi
nance of Sicilian politics. AH but .
the Democratic Socialist were his
choices.
Milazzo is a former Christian
Democrat who quit the party say
ings its leaders in Rome were not '
doing enough for the Mediterran
ean island. Milazzo won re-election
as regional president last
month with the backing of the
Communists, left-wing Socialists,
and dissident Monarchists, Fas
cists and Christian Democrats.
The Assembly met July 31 to ,
elect eight ministers but only cm
got the necessary majority for
election. Communist and left-wing
Socialists had so few votes that
they were eliminated from today's
ballots. But they supported tha ,
president's candidates all the way,-
Ex-Teacher
Found Safe
TWIN LAKES, Colo. (AP)-A;
few days hiking alone in Colo.
rado's roughest country that's all '
Dr. Mary McGehee, 65, has been
doing. . '
The retired Vassar College'
teacher returned late Wednesday ;
to her Aspen, Colo., home. An 18-
man search parly called out by a'''
frantic companion from whom she
became separated was also back
home.
Since last Thursday, Dr. McGe.
hee said, she had hiked approxi
mately 80 miles across the Conti
nental Divide and back.
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