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PAGE 8 A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore. Thursday, October 29. 1959 FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JEiNKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLER ' Circulation Mur Ph. TU 4-4752 , Entered as second class matter at the post oflice at Klamath Falls. . Ore., on August 20. l'JOG. under act of Congress. March 8. 1879 SERVICES! ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California Subscription Rates 1 CARRIER t MONTH $ 1.50 6 MONTHS $ 9.00 I YEAR $18.00 MAIL I MONTH 1.50 6 MONTHS J 8.50 I YEAR J15.00 Modern World By BILL JENKINS According to the magazine Elec tronics the business ot noise me ters in this country is a growing one. About a million dollars a year. A noise meter is a gadget used to measure how much noise any given piece of equipment gives olf. They are used because a lot ol cities now have laws governing the noise level that cannot be exceed ed. ' As an example the magazine says that in Milwaukee the laws say that maximum permissible r.nise from a motor vehicle at a distance of 20 feet to the right of the rear wheel shall be 115 decibels. To show some comparison, a boiler factory going full blast tunes up about 140 decibels, a subway train the same distance away causes a displacement of 110 deci bels and ordinary conversation at a distance of only three feet takes place at about 80 decibels. 1 cannot help reaching the con clusion that the best way to stop noise would be to prohibit con versation of any kind. The same magazine also says that the old fashioned refrigerator may be on the way out. Irradiation will take its place. I looked up irradiate in the die tionary (Funk and Wagnalls) and tuc only thing I could find that seemed to apply was under item tix that reads "To treat with or subject to radiant energy of any kind, as X-rays." I suppose it is all right. There arc so many things in this world that we have to take someone else's word for that I'm not dis posed to burden myself with any more worries. According, to reports from Elec tronics tests have shown that meat can be processed, irradiated and stored for considerable lengths of lime. Milk and canned goods can be irradiated in their containers. Perhaps Ibis means that we can buy a month's supply of meat and store it under the bed. Until I find out a little more, however, I'm going to hung on to my old relrigcrulor. How else does one get ice cubes? hides agreed with the Legislature. But, now things have changed After several years of battling the slate and public opinion, the school board and its legal counsel appear to have been vindicated. At least, Vern Hill, state di rector of the Department of Motor Vehicles, has called for an inves tigation to determine the liability standing of the school safety pa trols. This coincides with the view that has been put forth by the local school board and its attorney. It represents an about-face for the State Traffic Safety Division and now throws a large shadow of doubt across all safety patrols in the state. It could well result in all schools suspending their school salety pa trols until such lime as some clarification is made by the Legis lature. As far as the public, in gen eral, is concerned it is not worry ing about who is liable when a student is hurt or killed where school safety patrols are operating ft is concerned primarily with whether or not every precaution is being taken to protect their young schoolers. If it is deemed necessary to get a clarifying law passed by the Legislature, then, by all means, let's get to it. I haven't changed my basic be lief that they are important, and should be instituted. The legality of thorn and the question of liabili ty are something that will have to be determined in the course of an investigation. If we can get the State Depart ment of Motor Vehicles to back an approach to the State Legisla ture, we should be well on the road lo eventually getting school safety patrols in Klamath Kails, although it docsn t look as though anything will be accomplished until about 11. William S. Rosecrans, who is a former chairman of Hie California Rcard of Forestry, spoke out for management of wildlands in a re cent address before a group called the tt'ildland Research Center of the University of California Agri cultural Experiment Station. He stated thai if we don't man age the wildlamls we are going to ". . , . have a poorer agricul ture, a diminished water supply, less rccrcatiunal possibilities and a poorer economy in our state- lie was talking about California where they have about 05 million ncres of what they call wildlands This is limber, grass and brush lands in various slates of nature If you manage a wild lion until he will answer your call and do tricks he is no longer a wild lion but a tame one. If you manage wildlands in order to assure yourself of paved roads for recreation, reservoirs (or wa ter and cleared fields for agricul ture you don't have wildlands any more you have tame lands put to use by mankind. I draw no concliUions from this 1 am merely reminded of the ages old joke on the race that goes along the lines that when the pil grims lust came to this country they found a land abounding in game wherein roamed the original inhabitants in a state of freedom where there were no cities, no commercials, no taxes and where the women did all the hard work. Since that time we have "man- a?ed" and "improved" our land to it? present state. No comment. School I'jifrols By FLOYD L. WYNNE The subject of school patrols has tr.kcn a new twist at the slate lev el For the past several years, I've been editorially urging the local elementary school board to insti lute school safety patrols, and for the past several years they have just as stoutly relused to do so. acting on a legal opinion lirst giv en Ihem by Wilson Wiley and later by (ieorgc Proctor. My uiging was based on the fact that there were 4;n siuli patrols operating at schools elsewhere in the state, and that the State Legis lature slapped down a bill at (be last session which would have met tne objections voiced by the local group. In slapping down the bill, the Legislature stated that there was no need to pass a bill Just for Klamath Falls. And, if the records were exam ined they would probably find that the State Department of Motor Ye- liom lluicdis By FLORENCE JENKINS Parties are a lot of fun and one gleans such fascinating bits of in formation. During the summer there were interesting reports on ways In pre vent the hair from becoming bleached by the hot sun, includ ing rinsing with stale beer. Along came fall and gregarious persons trotted out their favorite home remedies for poison oak (we have one of our own-to swear by, tool and other ailments and annoy ances such as bursitis. The faint aroma lingering along the lake shore after a "striped puddy cat" has passed that way recalled the drastic cure detailed at a party by one of our friends vho removed skunk odor from the family lellne by bathing the cat in gallons of tomato juice. Which, of course, recalled the suggestion of putting mothballs un der the porch and around t h c house to keep the skunk away in the first place. This week, however, we gleaned another little gem to add to the collection. Two -friends were discussing the need or having a piano tuner in and one stated that he had called and had discovered mice had gotten into the piano. "He put poison ivy in the piano to kill the mice," she continued, marveling at the ingenuity of the technician. "Why. everybody knows that will take care of mice In a pi ano," the other friend retorted. Cnslro iiaiiilrv By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON AP - If Fidel Castro Is tamest about wanting a democratic Cuba, then why all the blood? Prime Minister Castro has been in effect dictator since his rebel army last New Year's Day threw out Fulgcncio Batista's dictator ship and took over. He has called for land reforms, probably badly needed, and other social changes. But Cuba is in growing turmoil. Criticism of his regime is rising. He was an inspired rebel mili tary leader but now gives the im pression of a man too emotional, chaotic and disorganized to run a government. As the heat increases, he thinks" of vengeance. He calls for death lor his enemies by firing squads and depends not on ballots but on mobs for support. His government suspended Con gress Jan. 6, put olf new elections lor 18 to 24 months, suspended criminal courts, and, through mili tary courts, rolled up 555 execu tions by firing squads. Yet he said Cuba will remain a democracy. "We are men of the law." The firing squads worked for months, were finally stopped. But his troubles continued. This week he summoned 250,000 Cubans to a rally in Havana. He outdid Hollywood by arriving in a helicopter, gun in hand, de nounced the United States and asked the mob for approval for new firing squads. He got it. This was reminiscent of last January when the firing squad execution of so-called war crim inals was being severely criticized abroad and he called together a rally of a million Cubans to ap prove what he was doing to his enemies. His idea of justice was to try a foe in a sports stadium, with not a single witness appearing in his defense, before 18,000 people The crowd included American newspapermen his government in vited down to sed the spectacle This was what happened in the case of Maj. Jesus Sosa Blanco, who had directed Batista's army operations against Castro. There was never any doubt of the out come: the major was sentenced to death before a firing squad When Castro addresses a mob he harangues, he screams, he ap peals lo hate in a way Hitler or Mussolini might have found re freshing. He denies he is a Communist but turns with fury on any who say he is or compiain that Com niunists are infiltrating ' his gov ernment. He has done Ibis three limes to men once close lo him. On Oct. If) Maj. Hubert Matos, one of Castro's most, respected revolutionary leaders, resigned as commander of Camagucy prov ince, charging the Castro regime was being penetrated by Commu nists. Castro had him arrested and before Monday night's mob vir tually signed the major's death warrant by. asking approval for Matos execution by a firing squad. The mob responded: "Fir ing squads! Firing squads!" On July 13 Manuel llrrutia, Cas tro's handpieked president, blast ed Cuban Communists although declaring Castro's government "has absolutely nothing to do with Communists." Why this threw Cas tro into an emotional spin is not clear. But it did. He accused Urrulia of "near treason." On July 17 Castro denounced I'rrutia on television and. in a play for mob support against the President, resigned as prime min ister. A few hours later Urrutia resigned. Then Castro went back is prime minister. The most sensational case was that of Maj. Pedro Luis Dial Lanz, who resigned June 30 as Cuban lir force chief, fled to the United Slates, and told a Senate com mittee Castro was a Communist Cuban officials called him a liar. On Oct. 10 the same day Matos resigned Havana was plastered with leaflets from n plane flying over Havana. This was the latest of several similar leaflet air drops. The former air funic chief sev- SHORT RIBS By Frank O'Neal &AN3! PANS! BANS.' vV1 IX-SHOOTER! eral days ago told U.S. authorities he had piloted an unarmed air craft over Havana last Wednes day. Later he publicly denied this statement. He is in the United Slates. These various episodes so in flamed Castro, that at Monday's rally he denounced the United States. The U. S. State Depart ment protested in a stiff reply. The episode of the plane put this country in an embarrassing fix. But Castro didn't gain anything, except mob approval, for his per formance. The net result: tattered relations between Cuba and the United States., They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo 1me school BOARD LAID DOWN THE LAW TO THE DRIVER OF THE SCHOOL BUS-HE'D DO THINGS OiGHT OR ELSE Slril fast By SAM DAWSON AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK (AP) The cost of the big steel strike is beginning to show up in the figures. Whether they're earnings or payroll totals they aren't pleasant. Stockholders are being told the net loss in income in the first months of the strike. But these figures have to be read against the background of the year as., a whole if they're not to be misleading.. The mctalworking companies also are reporting their third quar ter and nine months earnings. In most instances these figures cov er periods when neither the steel strike nor the copper work stop page pinched. These statements also have to bo read with the final three months in mind if they arc to be given their true perspective. But, first, here are the figures. Fifteen steel companies have re ported on their third quarter op erations. Five of them report net losses." Two others, with some of their activities unaffected by the strike, reported in the black but much lower net income than the previous year. Most of those show ing increased earnings are small companies not involved in the strike. Combined, the 15 show a loss for the July-August-September quar ter of nearly 0 million dollars. This compares with a net income of 124 million for the 'same com panies in the 1058 third quarter. The second largest steel producer, Bethlehem, isn't included in trie list. But this year's loss must be con sidered in relation to what went before. In the first six months of the year steel users were ordering a nine-month supply of steel so that they could ride out a three-month strike, which was the longest then expected. The big earnings that the steel industry piled up in the first half of the year enabled them to turn in a pleasant report for the year to dale. Nineteen steel companies report their combined nine months earn ings are 4'13'i million dollars, a third higher than the samo com panies reported in the like 1958 period a good part ot which was recession ridden. The metahvorking companies have gone through the summer quarter without many bruises. Most fabricators of steel and cop per products didn't first feel the strikes until October. In this group 37 companies show only five making less for the first nine months of the year than they did in the like period of TJ58. Combined, their earnings come to $80.8!il,0"0, or an increase of 70 per cent over what the same companies reported for the 1958 period. riio Aiiii.-iii.'M- United Press International Today is Thursday, Oct. 29, the ,102nd day ot the year, with 63 more days in 19.19. The moon is approaching its new phase. The morning star is Venus. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. On this date in history: In liiI8. Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for treason. In 1705, the English poet John Keats was born. In 1884, members ot the Demo cratic Party united in anger after the charge that they were the party of "rum, I'.omanism, and rebellion." In 1918, units of the German Fleet mutinied to underline their demand for peace. In 1:129. nandemnnium reisned in the N'cw York Stock Exchange as prices virtually collapsed , and billions of dollars in open market values were wiped out. This gen erally Is considered the beginning of the Great Depression. In 1040, the first peacetime draft began with the drawing of number 158. A thought for today: The Eng lish poet John Keats said, "I would rather fail than not be among the greatest." So HE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER. THEN THE FUN BEGAN.' 1H4N ANO A 710 OC THE WATLQ HAT TO Jbi.F.LORCOPAM. rJk W4LLIN6RJROJ -vi f A DI7IVEI7 MUST STOP VOU WILL ABIDE -Hi I AT ONLV THE DESIGNATED ) BV ALL THE RULES- fc STOPS-HE MUST NOT J WE WILL TOLERATE P" I I Vv4IT POR A PUPILt -V NO INFRACTIONS" f mct-L;- VOISMTE-" i UNDERSTANOP-dLi SCHOOL BUS -sV7'" " 1 VESSII5" KiS&DONTS S Ki A STICk TOTHE Ti'P j f J3 -3 J PULES NO CLOWX , " "TDTV I SLOW, AND WE) v7 WOULDN'T UNBECOMING A H WENT OFF If HE N. HELP MV J I SCHOOL-BUS DRIVER.' I IImSoT V REpUSED AN&ELIMINA p WE GET ONE MORE L JUNIOR TO G3ME UP WITH HER : l3L I COMPLAINTSMEDLEV, rV rff OUR DRIVEWAY HOMEWORK Ar V" OUT vo,, Ra I I J5- DURING THE h m -NvT YOU Circuit Court Gives Bomber 3-Year Term LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)-A, Perry, convicted Wednesday, Pulaski Circuit Court jury gave I was the second of five accused a three-year prison term to Jesse Raymond Perry, 24, for his part in Little Rock's Labor Day bombings. Death Count Nears 100 In Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) - The count of known dead neared 100 today in Mexico's flood-stricken slates of Colima and Jalisco. Many more persons slill were missing in one of the country s worst modern disasters. Large sections of the two small western states bordering the Pa cific still were isolated by floods in the wake of weekend torren tial rains and a hurricane Monday. Air rescue operations continued around the clock in an effort to reach hundreds of families driven Irom their homes by rain-swollen rivers that jumped their banks ind poured through dozens of small villages. The rivers knocked out commu nications and flooded roads in the tricken area, hindering the move ment of military convoys carrying food, medicine and clothing. President Adolof Lopez Matcos look personal charge of relief operations. '" The Pacific port of Manzanillo, which took the full force ot the hurricane, reported 80 known fatalities. At least 100 residents were reported missing and 500 in jured: Full reports of casualties and damage could not be obtained be cause of the breakdown in com munications... The President's of lice announced reports received by radio. At least seven persons were dead and 15 missing in Cihautlan, 10 miles northwest of Manzanillo. Floods destroyed 40 per cent of the homes in the town of 5.000. hour small Mexican freighters If , . ... ... F were reported sunn at Manzanillo. There also was a report indicat-l ing the 800-ton freighter Sinaloa, I which left Manzanillo Monday fori icapulco, had gone down at sea. bombers to receive a prison term Trials of the other three are sched ulcd later. J. D. Sims, 35, who drew a five year sentence on a guilty plea to bombing Little Rock School Board offices, was the state's key wit ness in Perry's trial for the same offense. Sims, dressed in prison khakis and speaking in a low, tense' voice, testified that he and Perry volun teered for a "confidential squad" organized to harass Little Rock Red Pig Iron Sent To U.S. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)-A ship ment of 370 tons of Soviet-made pig iron has been in the Black River yards of the Canadian Na tional Railway here since Sunday, a railroad spokesman says. The eight carloads of material was shipped here by rail from Montreal, the spokesman said Wednesday. According to customs records, the consignee is Primary Industries Corp., New York City. The first of the shipment will be delivered to the Bond plant of American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp., the railroad offi cial said. An officer of American Standard said he was aware that the plant was lo receive a shipment of foreign pig iron, "but I certainly didn't know where it was coming from." He said raw material purchases were handled by the New York City office. In Washington, Sen. Vance Hart- ke (D-Indl said he was shocked to learn that 2,400 ton of pig iron made in the Soviet Union had been shipped to the United States during the steel strike. He said the Commerce Department re ported some of it was delivered for $49.25 a ton in Buffalo, com pared with $66 a ton for domestic pig iron. for accepting public high school integration. Sims said he and Perry were assigned separate bombing tar gets, but that Perry backed out on the night the blists were scheduled and Sims set off crude dynamite bombs at both targets. The state made no effort to prove Perry actually set off a bomb. ' But Sims testified Perry knew he was going to bomb the School Board building and that Perry held the dynamite to be used there while Sims carried out Perry's assignment blowing up Fire Chief Gann Nalley's station wagon. Perry was convicted under a state law dealing with bombings. The jury set the sentence. Judge William J. Kirby delayed formal sentencing to give Perry's attorneys time lo file a motion for a new trial. Perry remains free on $15,000 bond. BLACKLIST YANK SHIP DAMASCUS, Syria (UPI) -The Syrian government an nounced today that Arab nations are blacklisting the American ship Armdck "for violating boy. cott regulations." Such blacklist action normally follows trading with Israel. James Mason stars In tha tens drama of a bitter dual "A SWORD FOR MR. MARIUS" TONIGHT ON Award Theatre 6:30 CH 5 brought to you by Ken-L-Ration and Aunt Jtmlma Pancakes fin products of The Quaker Oats Company WESTERN THRIFT SUGGESTS f '( Catch That SPOOK On Film! 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