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PAGE FOUR HRRAIiP Aft Rlamath Falls, Ore. TuescTav. Dec. 29. 1950 MARKETS and FINANCE Stocks WALL STREET NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market put on a late, mild rally today to dose irregularly higher Trading was fairly active in the final few minutes. Volume for the day was esti mated at three million shares compared with 2.830.000 Monday. Swings in both directions were held to fractions with the excep tion of a few issues. Oils continued firm and motors turned mixed after being lower. Steels were weak with little sign of encouragement in the pro longed labor dispute. Nonferrous metals and mail order and retail firms held to the upside, while rubber shares were lower. Other groups showed a mixture of plus and minus signs. Ampex continued to rebound from its recent decline, gaining nearly 6 points as the market re acted to news that it, too, has been studying thermoplastic tape recording. NEW YORK STOCKS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Admiral Corporation 23 14 A. J. Industries 4 Vi Allied Chemical 114 Vj Allis Chalmers 33 Alcoa 105 ', American Airlines 24 V American Can 42 'A American Cyanamide 57 ' American M & Fdy 49 American Motors 80 V4 American Smelting 53 i American Tel & Tel 77 1i American Tobacco 107 k American Viscose 42 'a Anaconda Copper 63 ' Armco Steel 75 ft Atchison Railroad 26 H Bendix Aviation 71 It Bethlehem Steel 54 Boeing Airplane Co. 30 Borden Co. 87 'a Borg Warner 46 -1 Burroughs Corp. 35 'A California Packing 29 k Canadian Pacific 25 ',4 Caterpillar Tractor 34 '. Cclanese Corporation 27 Chrysler Corporation 67 k Cities Service 47 M Consolidated Edison 58 V Continental Can 46 Crown Zcllerbach 53 3,i Curtiss Wright 31 Douglas Aircraft 37 Dow Chemical 97 li du Pont de Nemours 264 !i El Paso NG 31 Emerson Radio 18 li Firestone Tire 139 First America Corp. 30 Ford Motor 89 General Dynamics 46 General Electric 96 General Foods 104 i General Motors 54 li Georgia Pac. Corp. 47 Great A. & P. 39 li Great Northern 50 Great Western Sugar 31 H Gulf Oil Co. 108 a Idaho Power 47 1 Illinois Central 44 ', International Bus Mch. 439 International Nickel no U International Paper 131 ft In'ernational T k T 38 'i Johns Manvillc 46 "i Kaiser Aluminum 52 9 Kennccott Copper 94 ', Libby, McNeill & Libby 10 ti Lockheed Aircraft 31 Ik Loew's Incorporated 32 Minnesota Mining 173 Monsanto Chemical 54 Montgomery Ward 52 National Cash Reg. 67 ' New York Central 28 H Northern Pacific 46 ' Pacific American Fish II n Pacific Gas & Electric 6'- Parific Tel & Tel 28 Vt Pan American Airways 2.1 Penn Dixie Cement 30 Penney (J.C.) Co. 122 Pennsylvania R.R. 15 ',4 Pepsi Cola Co. 38 ',j Philco Corp. 32 Phillips Pet. 46 'i Polaroid 180 Puget Sound P & L 30 ' Radio Corp. of Amcr. 68 3 Jtayonicr lncorp. 25 ' Raytheon 51 '4 Republic Steel 74 '4 Reynolds Metals 69 i Richfield Oil 75 '3 Safeway Stores Inc. 36 ' St. Regis 54 "4 Schenloy Distillers 35 Sears Roebuck & Co. 49 Shell Oil Co. H2 'i Socony Mobil Oil 40 'j Southern Pacific 22 i Sperry Rand 25 Standard Oil Calif. 48 Standard Oil N.J. 48 'j Studcbaker Packard 22 Sunray 23 i Sunshine Mining 7 ' Swift & Company 4 Texaco 84 Thompson. R.W. a. . Timkcn R Bearing 66 Transamerica Corp. 29 n Twentieth Century Fox 35 Union Oil Company 42 '4 Union Pacific 30 ii United Air Lines 33 ' United Aircraft 39 S United Corporation 7 H United Stales Plywood 46 . United States Smelting 28 5 United Slates Steel (18 '4 Walgreen Stores 47 Warner Pictures 42 J Westinghousc Air Brake 31 'i Westinghoiise Electric 108 '4 Wheeling Steel 57 ' Woolworth Company 65 Livestock KLAMATH FALLS LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET Dec. 28. 1959 Receipt: Cattle 509. Hogs 77. Compared last Monday wcaner calves about steady weighing con ditions considered; feeder cattle and cows steady; hogs .50 higher. Fed Steers: Good, 22.90-24.60; Std., holstcins 21.00-23.10. Fed Hei fers: Good, 23.00-23.90; Std, 20.70- 22.30. Cows: Std. 18.30 19.23; Util-ity-Cmcl., 14.50-17.80; Cutters 12.00- 14.00. Bulls: Utility and Cmcl.. 19.00- 21.10. Baby Calves, beef, 20-30 per head Stockers and Feeders: Steers, Good-Choice, 600-700 lbs., 23.60-24.- 90; Heifers, Good-Choice, 530-620 lbs., 21.85-22.25. Steer Calves, Good- Choice, 330-530 lbs, 25.00-27.40; Me dium, 24.25-24.75. Heifer Calves, Good-Choice, 320-460 lbs., 24.00 26.40; 73-86 per head. Stock Cows, Springer heifers, 132 per head. Hogs: U.S. 1 & 2 (180-220 lbs.), 13.25-14.10; Sows, 8.60-10.25; Wean er Pigs, 2.00-11.25 Per Head; Feed ers 10.00-11.75. Reported by Ray Petersen, coun ty extension agent. STOCKTON (UPI- FSMNS) - Livestock: Cattle salable 50, calves salable 15, hogs salable 150, sheep sal able none. No price tests. Oregon Weather By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4: 30 a.m. Tuesday Max. Min. Prep Astoria 47 37 Baker 31 10 Bend 29 13 Brookings 58 37 Burns 37 10 Eugene 43 27 Chemult 36 0 Chiloquin 41 9 Lakevicw 42 14 Med ford 32 26 Newport 50 30 North Bend 50 34 Pendleton 34 24 Prt. Airp't. 48 29 Redmond 27 19 fioscburg 38 35 Salem 49 31 The Dalles 37 25 LOS ANGELES (UPI-FSMNS)- Livestock: Cattle salable 400. Steer sales steady. Cows strong to a dollar higher, bulls and feeders steady Good 1.000 lb slaughter steers 24.50; commercial cows 18-19; util ity 16-17.50; dairybreds 18; can ners and cullers 13.50 16.50: util ity bulls 20-22: Holstcins to 24; part load good 753 lb feeder steers 25. Calves salable 20. Steady. Good 298 lb heifer slaughter calves 25; medium 315 lb stocker steer calves 22. Hogs salable 35. U.S. 1-2 237 240 lb grain fed barrows and gilts 14.50; U.S. 2-3 480 lb sows steady to 50 cents higher at 8.50. Sheep salable 50. Steady. Good 110 lb fully woolcd slaughter lambs 16; good 89 lb full woolcd feeder 14. PORTLAND (AP) (USDA)- Cattle salable 200: includes equiv alent of load fed steers, load fed heifers and balance mostly cows; trade active; all classes steady to strong; two truck lots high good 1072-1151 lb led steers 26.00-26.25; few standard 21.50-22.50; two truck lots high good with some choice 762-803 lb hellers 23.50-24.00; truck lot low good 701 lb 22.50; utility cows 15.00-16.50; including heavy Holstcins to 15.50; canncrs-cuttei's 11.00-13.50; few heavy cutters to 14.00 and Holstein cutters to 15.00; few cutter bulls 16.00-19.00. Calves salable 50; market steady to 1.00 higher; good-choice vcalcrs 28.00-33.00; odd head 34.00; stand ard 22.00-27.00; cull-utility 12.00 20.00; few good 315 lb stock steer calves 25.00. Hogs salable 430; trade moder ately active, early sales butchers around 50 cents lower than early Monday or steady with close: numerous lots U. S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 190-230 lbs 14.75-15.00; not established on heavier and lighter weights; few mixed No. 1, and 3 sows around 350-450 lbs 10.50-11.50. Sheep salable 50; not enough of fered to establish market: good choice wooled lambs Monday 16.50 18.00; shorn lambs 16.00 17.00; few fall shorn 17.50: good- choice feeder lambs 14.00-15.25; ewes not fully tested. Eastern Oregon Generally fair with some high cloudiness through Wednesday except fog or low cloudiness persisting in so m e northern valleys. A little warmer in the south but otherwise little change in temperature. Low tonight from about 25 in northern valleys to 10-18 in southern and eastern portions; high Wednesday 28-34 in north to 40-44 in south. Western Oregon Fair with variable high cloudiness through Wednesday except fog and low cloudiness persisting in valleys of the interior and late night and morning valley fog in central valleys. Not much temperature change. Low tonight 26-36; high Wednesday 46-56 except 32-36 in foggy areas. Easterly to northeast crly coastal winds 5-15 miles an hour. Northern Oregon Beaches Generally fair Wednesday with increasing high cloudiness. Vari able northerly beach winds 5-1.' miles an hour, becoming 10-20 dur ing afternoon. Temperature range 30-52. Grants Pass and vicinity Fog and low cloudiness mostly through Wednesday. Low tonight 25-30; high Wednesday 31-36. GRAINS CHICAGO (API High Low Close Prev.Closc Wheat Mar 2.03'i 2.03'4 2.03-Vi 2.03i 2.0114 2.01'i 2.01V'j 2.0l-'i 1.84 I.83H !.83',.i 1.83' 1.86'i 1.86'i 1.8li'4 1.86'4 May Jiy Sep Corn Mar May Jly Sep Oats Mar May Jiy Sep Rye Jiy Sep 1.14'i 1.13'i 1.14'j-: 1.171. l.K't 1.17' l.lfl'i l.lB-'-k 1.19 1.16'i 1.15'i 1.16'i .76', .74' i .66'4 .65 '4 .76 .74' 4 ,66-i .65 .74'a-! .66-1 .65' 4 1I3' 1.18': 1.16 .75', .74 ' .66 'a .64'. 1.301 1.264 1.25 1 27'a 1.26 SOYBEAN'S Jan 1.27'i 1.28'i 1.27'i 1.29 1.30'i-U 129 1.2ti'i 1.23 1.27'j-U 1.26'i Jly 2. 13' i 2.11 2.I2V4 2.11'j 2.164 2.141 2.16V 2.14'i 2.19'. 2.17'. 2.l8i-'4 2.171, 2.20'i 2.18't 2.194 2.18'j POTATOES CHICAGO (AP) Potatoes ar rivals 26; on track 226; total U.S. shipments 304: firm to slightly stronger: carlo! track sales: Idaho Russets 3 13-5.35; Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Pontiacs 2.63-2.75. SAN FRANCISCO (ITI-FSMNS) Potatoes: Russets Klamath U.S. 1A 4 83, U.S. 1 614 ounces 5.25-5 30; De schutes U S. 1A 4.75. U.S. 1 614 ounces S.25. LOS ANGELES (UPI FSMNS) Potatoes: Russets Klamath U.S. 1 4 85. Farmer Seeks Solon's Post SALEM (AP)-R. F. Cook, Sil- verton farmer, filed his candidacy today for the Republican nomina tion for U. S. senator. He seeks the seat held by Democratic Sen. Richard L. Neubcrgcr. Cook, who announced several months ago, ran for Congress in 1936, and for the state House of Representatives in 1958. He said his support comes from 'conservative organizations in the state that ask for nothing but a more sensible and less expensive government. He said the people deserve to have a conservative on the ballot in contrast to Neubcrgcr. His slogan is "Represents tax payers in advocating a drastic re duction in federal laxing, spend ing and paternalism." KF Woman's Mother Dies Mrs. Elmer (Rhoda) Harndcn has been called to the family home at Beaverton by the death of her mother, Mrs. L. D. Shellenberger, 75, who had visited in Klamalh Falls many times. Mrs. Shellenberger had gone to the home of a son in Tacoma for the holidays. She complained of not feeling well Christmas Eve and died early Christmas Day. Her hus band died in late November of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Shellenberger had made their home at 785 S.E. 11th street in Beaverton lor many years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 31, from the Little Church Chapel, Beaverton. In addition to Mrs. Harnden, a daughter and two sons are among survivors. Mrs. Harnden expects to remain in Beaverton during the month of January. Mr. Harnden will go north for the service. Police List Theft Report Witness Picks Out Thompson MEDFOliD (AP! - Donald M. Thompson, 36, Klamath Falls, was pointed out in a courtroom today as the man who robbed a Safeway store here of $2,700 las! Sept. 7. John Franklin Barger, one of the store managers, was the wit ness who identified Thompson as the bandit who made Barger put the store's cash into a brown paper sack, then hand the money over to him. Testimony on the layout of the store and the description of the robber came from John F. Scdey, a store customer: Frank Barnes, a store clerk, and Tom Furnas, a Medford policeman. Car Raided Forest Patterson, 3440 Board man Avenue, told state police thieves had raided his car, parked at his residence, between Christ mas Eve and Monday. Missing. Patterson said, were a spare tire and wheel from trunk, all the gas in the lank, and the gas cap. Someone apparently attempted to force open the back door of the Singer Sewing Machine Com pany, 633 Main Street, over the weekend, city police said. Gerald Woods, manager, said he found a crowbar abandoned there and evidence that it was used in an attempt to pry the door. Other cases recorded by police included a report by Mrs. C. A Low, 3005 Shasta Way, that a thief took nearly a full tank of gaso- ne from her car as it was parked on Avalon Street near her home Sunday evening. Officers also investigated a report by II. D. Lindsey, 4643 Balsam Drive, indicating a hit-run driver struck his 1956 station wagon Mon day morning as it was parked on South Seventh Street between Oak and Walnut avenues. The right front fender and headlight were damaged, he said. And they learned from Mrs. Mau rice Dorman Monday evening that she found a blonde Pekingese dog at her home, 2610 Radcliffe Ave nue. The dog has no license, she said. Police asked the owner to phone TU 4-5433. POTATO MARKET INFORMATION (Furnished by Federal-State Marketing News Service) POTATOES RAIL AND TRUCK SHIPMENTS (CL EQUIV.) 12-28-59 1959-40 1958-59 KLAMATH BASIN Oregon Rail 2 423 273 Oregon Truck 19 925 699 Calif. Rail 29 1,388 954 Calif. Truck 4 847 699 CENTRAL OREGON Rail 7 1,024 529 COLORADO 18 2,159 2,865 IDAHO Rail 154 16,645 20.571 WASHINGTON Rail ' 1 8,768 6,417 U.S. TOTAL Rail 304 86,486 83.467 SHIPPING POINT PRICES: Monday (SKD. PER CWT) FOB KLAMATH BASIN PTS: NETTED GEMS U.S. No. 1-A 2" er 4 oz. min 3.70-3.85 U.S. No. 1-A 5-14 ox. 4.10 U.S.2 2" min. 2.00-2.10 NET PRICE TO GROWER BULK AT CELLAR: NETTED GEMS U.S. No. 1-A 2" min. 2,90-3.10 U.S.2 1.00-1.25 FOB CENTRAL OREGON PTS. RUSSETS U.S. No. 1-A 3.70-3.75 U.S. No. 1-A 6-14 oz. min. 4.10-4.20 U.S. 2 2" or 4 oz. min. 50 lb. 2.10-2.20 NET PRICE TO GROWER - BULK DELV'D. WHSE. RUSSETS U.S. No. 1-A 3.00-3.20 U.S.2 2" or 4 oz. min. 1.20 IDAHO PTS: NET PRICE TO GROWER. RUSSETS U.S. No. 1-A 3.25 occ 3.50 U.S. No. 2 6-oi. 1.15-1.40 POTATO UNLOAD 38 CITIES Monday Week Ago Rail Unload 658 459 Truck Unload 645 51 1 Total Unload 1,303 970 Cruelty To Child Case Continued To January 9 Two child cruelty charges of a Bonanza ranchhand accused of beating two babies were continued today until January 9. Continuance was granted by Dis- Rock 'N' Rollers Cancel Dance DORRIS-A rock 'n' roll show and dance slated for tonight in the Red Barn in Dorris has been can celed at the last minute, the man agement announced. Buddy Knox, the featured atlrac tion, called from Texas notifying the management that he would be unable to meet the engage ment. His call came so late a replacement is impossible to find. hnox and his band would have been the first rock V roll com bination ever to have replaced the usual western music at the Red Barn. Defective Flue Causes Fire City firemen said a defective flue caused a fire in a home oc cupied by D. A. Lanier, 2505 Per shing Way, Monday at 5:42 p.m. A wall caught fire and received some damage, firemen said. While returning from that fir" they were called to the home of Freddie Ward, 130 .Martin Street, where a defective ranee started a small fire, resulting in minor dam age. Typhoon Harriet MANILA (APi-The Philippines got set today for a stormy year's end as Typhoon Harriet churned toward the main island of Luzon. The Manila Weather Bureau said the typhoon, carrying 120- mile winds, was located 380 miles east of Luzon and was moving west northwest at 17 miles an hour. Fringe w inds were expected to start buffeting eastern Luzon by Wednesday morning. Lake Is Boon To Ice Skaters Deep frozen Klamath Lake near Lakeshore Drive is proving a boon io sKaiers. George Price, citv Parks anH Recreation Department director, said skating will be supervised there every day beginning Tues day, from 10 a.m. until noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Supervised skating is free to the public, he added. OBITUARY BALLARD WEED - Gerald H. Ballard, 55, of this city died early Tuesday morning, December 29, in the Mount Shasta Community Hospital of a heart condition. He was born April 9, 1904, in Oregon. Mr. Bal lard was foreman of the box fac tory of the International Paper Company, Weed Branch, Long Bell Division at the time of his death, having held that position since 1951. He is survived by the widow, Velva. Funeral arrange ments are pending at Upton's Mortuary. BEEM YREKA Funeral services for Ray Golden Beem, 73, a former Siskiyou County deputy sheriff, were held Wednesday afternoon, December 23, in Girdner's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. J. W. Erxle ben of the Assembly of God Church as officiant. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery. His wife, Bessie, preceded him in death in 1033. Mr. Beem is sur vived by three daughters and a son, Mrs. Opal Hast, Mrs. Goldie Moore and Vernice Beem, all of Yrcka, and M. Sgt. Albert Beem of Fort Lewis: a sister, Mrs. R. L. llogan of El Cerrito; and a broth er, Martin T. Beem of Portland. He also leaves seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. PARK Robert Park, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park of this city, died here December 28. Besides the parents he is survived by a brother, William, and a sister, Ei leen, of Klamath Falls; grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Met- calf of Maupin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Park of Corvallis. Graveside services will be held in Klamath Memorial Park Wednesday. De cember 30, at 10:30 a.m., O'Hair's Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. VINING Albert Levi Vining, 69. native of Whitneyvillc, Connecticut, resident of Klamath Falls for three years, died here December 28, 1959. Sur vivors include a son, Albert L. of Glasgow, Montana; brothers, Thomas, Seattle, Robert, Whitefish, Montana, and Frank Vining of Great Falls: also a sister in San Francisco. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Ward's Klamath Funeral Home. AVALANCHE KARACHI, Pakistan (API Word readied Karachi today of an avalanche in the 10.000-fool-hich Lowari Pass that killed 49 mem bers of a caravan traveling from mitral to Peshawar. Doctor Returns From Hospital Dr. Hugh M. Swaney has re turned to Klamath Falls after 10 days in Ross General Hospital, Ross, California. Mrs. Swaney and their son and daughter, Hugh Jr. and Jane, spent Christmas with the doctor. The en tire family returned home on Mon day. Dr. Swaney is convalescing at home. Ll Nt ll IX JAIL BAI'BINWAY, Mich. ilTP Rohert Smith. 40. asked a state policeman Monday . where he could find a good place to eat, and wound up having lunch in the Mackinac County Jail. The trooper recognized Smith as a man wanted (or stealing two watches from a gasolino station. SHY PET COLUMBIA, S C. tlTD - Lit tle Joan Algie today asked that anyone finding her missing pet be direful because the pel was "shy." Joan may find that who rver comes on the pet will be even more shy. It's deodorized skunk. 'Golden Age' Club To Meet 'Senior citizens" are invited to attend a second Golden Age Club meeting Wednesday, December 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the YMCA so cial room. The meeting is the second of what City Parks and Recreation Director George Price hopes will develop into a successful series. He and others involved in the movement said they were amazed at the interest shown in the first meeting, an organizational con clave conducted here two weeks ago. More than 40 persons attended and Price says he is hoping for an even larger turnout this time. He promises refreshments and a movie. If those interested need transportation, they may call TU 2-3863. The club is being set up for residents 50 years of age or over. The concept is not new across the nation or in Oregon. The state's first club probably was launched in Springfield several years ago. Five persons attended the first meeting. The club's membership since has grown to 340. The local club is jointly spon sored by the park department and the newly formed Klamath Council for the Aged. The two agencies expect to let the club fly under its own power as soon as officers are elected. Funerals ALTURAS Funeral services will be conducted in Redding, Califor nia December 29 for the stepfath er of Lester Chase, Hilt, and Alvin Chase of Montague. Ethelbert T. Stanford, 56, of Bella Vista, a na tive of Redding, died December 25. Stanford is survived by the wid ow, Letha, of Bella Vista: daugh ters, Mrs. Patricia Ann McWhirk, Sacramento, and Mrs. Alta Mae Smolin, Antioch: brothers, Wil liam G., Sacramento, and E. Duge, Redding: a stepdaughter, Mrs. Maxine Taylor, Redding: two step sons, and 13 grandchildren. ESSMAN Funeral services for Haskell El mer Essman, 45, who died in Tule- lake, December 26, will be held in O'Hair's Memorial Chapel Wednes day, December 30, at 2:30 p.m., the Rev. L. A. Lawrence officiating. Interment will be in Klamath Me morial Park. Explosives (Continued from Page 1) build another residence at the rear of his present home. A hearing on the zone change was held last week and the Plan ning Commission recommended to the council that it be granted Building Inspector Vern Schortgen was called before the council to explain the request. After sketching the lots and the proposed home on the blackboard, Schortgen told the council that there would be a number of par cels of property on this order which would have to be specially considered. However, the council agreed that each individual piece of prop erty would have to be considered on its own relative merits, and that they had no intention of granting a blanket variance to the new zoning ordinance which went into effect on December 3. Fleet objected to granting the variance, pointing out that the new zoning law had just been adopted and that he could not countenance changing it this quickly. In the final voting on the re quest, Fleet dissented, but the council approved it by a 4 to 1 majority. In other action, the council set aside the two bids received last week on reinforcing steel for Klamath Memorial Park and ac cepted the bid of the Heaton Steel and Supply Company, 428 Spring Street, which was $141 low er than the other two. City Manager Vergeer informed I lie council that the Heaton bid had been erroneously mislaid, that it had been sent to the Street Department, then to Klamath Me morial Park. He said he learned of the presence of such a bid on Tuesday of last week following the bid opening Monday night. UPON CHECKING, he said, he found the bid. Charlie Heaton, op erator of the firm, was present and stated that the bid had been submitted in plenty of time and that he was certain that the en velope was marked "bid" on the lower left corner. Councilman Floyd Wynne asked that the council's position be clar ified by securing a signed state ment from those that handled the bid prior to its reaching the coun cil, listing approximate time and dates that it had been in their hands. The two previous bids were Far West Steel Company, Eugene, $1,810, and Mercer Steel Company, Portland, $1,824. Heaton's bid was $1,609.31. THE COUNCIL moved to set aside the previous bids, and after reconsidering, accepted the Heaton bid with the proviso that it be effected after receipt of a signed statement from city employes who had handled the bid prior to its receipt by the city manager. The council approved a request by the Exchange Club to conduct a "block of dimes" between Eighth nn Ninth streets on Main on Saturday, January 9, for the March of Dimes project. They also granted members at tending the Klamath Production Credit Association meeting here on Saturday, January 23, 1960, park ing privileges. There were 21.208 refrigerators in Austrian homes in 1952 and 199,108 in 1959. trict Judge D. E. Van Vactor at the request of a defense attorney who said he was not retained until yesterday. The attorney said he knew nothing of the cases until then. William Olen Ga;rson, a 40-year-old cattle feeder, was charged on '.wo counts of cruelty to a child not his own. Both counts involve ba bies brutally beaten over most of ONE HAS 11-month-old Gary Lee Bursik, who died December 17. G a i r s o n subsequently was charged with first degree murder in that death. The other child was 3-year-old n:i: T.J..k n. ; ,W.n LHIltG OWL" "JUUJ, ulLbunig, was discovered the next day with bruises, scars and burns over his body. Attorney Warren Lesseg of Med-; fni-rf in H Ihp mart Inriav he had been retained by the defendant's brother and father Monday. Les seg said he had talked with the defendant only for about 15 min utes today. Judge Van Vactor asked why Gairson had been dilatory in ob taining an attorney. Lesseg an swered, in part, by explaining that Gairson can neither read nor write. Gairson was to have been tried on both charges today, one trial immediately following the other. Gairson had asked for trial! without jury. The judge noted that a number of witnesses had been subpoenaed for the trials, but he granted con tinuance after a thorough exami nation of the crowded court dock et. The date was set for a Satur day. It will be the first Satur day trial session of court in years at least since 1952. LESSEG SAID he would discuss with District Attorney Arthur Bed- doe the possibility of consolidat ing both trials into one. The charges are identical in each case, except that Gairson is additionally charged with kicking the 3-year-old boy. The 3-year-old is recuperating in the county juvenile home, after having had a gigantic Christmas aided by interested persons who lent clothes, gifts and candy. Gairson and the babies' mother, Mrs. Ethel Myrtle Bursik, both are serving six-month jail terms after pleading guilty to lewd cohabita tion charges. The murder indictment against Gairson accused him of killing the 11-month-old baby by beating its head against the floor. Gairson asked for additional time before advising the court whether he wished a preliminary hearing on. the murder charge. Klamath Driver Hurt In Headon Two cars met headon at the cor ner of Hilyard Avenue and Pat terson Street at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, state police said. They said they advised the driv er of one car, George Henry Max well Jr., 5131 Bristol Avenue, that a complaint would be filed charg ing him with driving on the wrong side of the road. Slightly injured was Dr. Welling ton Floyd Dean, 6422 Hilyard. Damage to both vehicles was con siderable, officers said. Reports indicated Dr. Dean was westbound on Hilyard in his new pickup truck when he met Max well turning onto Hilyard from Patterson. FIGHTS WRINKLES, SOILING. M.ktt Old ClatkM Look Likt Niw SB Hvt Tu Cltthti Cltaned at Ctictdt Thr' No litr. Chr Fai ST A.N U finiihinat CAQCAhC ond Men'i Hand Laundry SAVAUC and DRY CLEANERS lUh and Klamath I Oap. Pail Offica Ph. 4-5 1 1 1 ar 2-251 r ! R VFW New Years Dance THURSDAY NIGHT 9 -- 1 Music By The Popular Louey and Ossie FAVORS NOI5EMAKERS $1.00 Per Person Members and their Invited Guests K from your Klamath Lumber Dealers In order to give our employees the full benefit of the Holiday, we will be CLOSED New Year's Day and Saturday, Jan. 2nd Swan Lake Moulding Co. Basin Building Materials Home Lumber Company Klamath Valley Lumber Co. I LONG-BELL IS K ft ft ft ft (Retail Div. International Paper Co.) J. W. Copeland Yards
