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PAGE 4 A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Sunday, January 3, 1960 t, By Jimmy Hatlo UNTIMELY BOMB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. tl'Pi) -A 16-year-old high school student was in fair condition at a hos pital Saturday with Injuries re They'll Do It Every Time When fumso was trading ih his heap he wasny conscious of the racket it made BUT MS NEW CAR-HE BRIMGS IT BACK EVERy WEEK-IT SEEMS HES ALWAYS HEARING THINGS ceived when a homemade bomb FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLER Circulation Mgr Ph. TU 4-4752 Subscription Rates blew off one of his hands. The stu dent, Douglas Wages, set the bomb Entered as second class matter at the post oflice at Klamath Fails. Ore., on August 20. 1906, under act of Congress. March 8. 1879 SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Srrvlng Southern Oregon And Northern California CARRIER DID VOU Din VOU ZZT ( WAITTHERE.' T 7 ekavWwHAT NOISE? pSunou J IT TUNED UP?yJ I DON'T HEAR ( y T DON'T gJCs TdDNTCARE I "LISTEN TO J AMV NOISE.' WHAT f HEARANV-) uoWSjLBT A fcAR I MONTH 1.50 8 MONTHS t 9.00 I YEAR $18.00 MAIL 1 MONTH 1.50 ( MONTHS $ 8.50 I YEAR $15.00 to go off at midnight, the start of IT TUNED UP? the new year. Police said he re turned to see why it had not exploded, picked it up and it went off. :Kew Yoar : By BILL JENKINS Well, here we are in a new year and the same old trouble will doubtless come along to plague us. '. Namely, we'll go blithely on our way dating everything back in 1959, I This must cause a good deal of :grief to the banks in particular. 'But, alas, I fear it Is a fault that we all have. If you don't have It you are too perfect for this world. This piece is being written at the office on January 1. New Year's Day in a newspaper office is about like having a high old time in the morgue. : Everything else is dead. The itores are closed. The teletypes eel out nothing, but the dreary Jecord of highway dead. ; So it goes. Maybe this is a good time to print a little story we ran across In the Wcpaco News Notes. Seems that up at the Ilcrmis-j ton game farm they have a fe male francolin grouse that was im ported from India several years ago. i Apparently remembering the sea- ions in her native land the hen got family ideas about mid-October, laid a clutch of eggs and began Sitting on October 20. On November 38 she came off the nest and Jiroudly displayed 13 tiny chicks. ; During this tune the weather was hovering near zero part of the time, seldom got up to freezing. The nest was a hollow in the frozen ground It just proves what you can do If you try. Along with a lot of other people I have spent much of today clean ing out the files and drawers in the office. , By this process one throws away everything one will want on Jan uary two. ; It is infallible. ': And also inevitable. '' As the fellow said when his photo studio burned down: Good night. iweej. prinls It is a popularly accepted the cry that one mould always start off the new ytfar with a cheerful trend of thought. . It took a little doing but I final ly .winnowed out a cheerful thought from the news. San Francisco International Air port makes more money from cars than it does from airplanes. Parking privileges, rent-a-car Concessions and taxi and limousine concessions brought in a total of $1,235,000 compared to a total of only $950,000 for aircraft landing and takeoff fees. I have always maintained that the air age wasn't here to stay. move into a new home, be sure to ask the builder, realtor, or landlord the location of the stop and waste valve and how to op crate it. We have seen them lo cated under the wood pile in the basement, out. in the yard un der the rose bush, inside the tool cabinets, under the new plywooc! paneling in the playroom, or just about any place imaginable. If the valve hasn't been turned for years, it is a good idea to make sure it will operate as intended. "Find that stop and waste valve now. After the pipe breaks it is too late." Wnlor IiMs : By FLORENCE JENKINS Freezing weather, which has been plaguing many home owners with broken water pipes and re sultant property damage, brought Glenn D. Bowcn, manager of Ore gon Water Corporation, into the office with some suggestions to be passed along to householders. "If you plan to be away in freezing weather, it is a good idea to turn the water off at the stop and waste valve in the line and drain all fixtures including the wa ter heater," he states. ; "Turning water off at the meter usually will not drain anything, but many people have the idea that if the meter is turned off and the , faucets opened, all will be well. This might be helpful under cer tain circumstances, but it is a dangerous assumption," he con tinues. The State Plumbing Code re quires that every homo be equipped with a stop and waste valve and Oregon Water Corpora lion's rules and regulations re quire that "stop and waste valves must be installed in the custo mer's plumbing In a place always accessible and so located as to permit shutting off the water for the entire premises with the least possible delay." The rules urge that all persons on the premises familiarize themselves with the valves' location and use. "Water healers usually, but not always, have a drain valve at the bottom to which a hose can be connected for draining," the wa ter company manager says. "The power supply, electricity, or gas, should be disconnected before draining." The water company warns that It is strictly ajainst its rules for customers to turn water on, or dff. at the company's shut-off at the meter without permission. The practice often results in a broken fhut-off for which the customer Is billed for repairs. An adequate itop and waste valve in the cus tomer's line is a much more satis factory means of turning off the aler, according to the experts. 'Tba company warns, "When you Courteous Drivers By CHARLES V. STANTON Editor Roseburg News-Review One nice thing about living in Southern Oregon is the courtesy shown by motorists to pedestrians At the same time, however, this very courtesy we enjoy is danger ous, because we grow to expect it and then don't always find it. I'm thinking particularly of the courtesy of motorists . in giving riaht of way to pedestrians. Al though the pedestrian by law has the right of way at intersections, he doesn't always get it elsewhere In some areas It is the "quick and the dead," to use an old expres sion. The pedestrian not only has the right of way at marked crossings, in nearly every instance, but he also is given motorist courtesy at unmarked crossings and on side streets and roads. In fact, it is seldom that one finds so much attention given by a motorist to 'he pedestrian. All too often the pedestrian is forced to leap and dodge to avoid the automobile the automobile that slows for nothing. Cars frequently stop to permit passage by the pedestrian standing at the curb, even though he hasn't started across the street. As Frank Jenkins once said, it can become downright embarrass ing. That particularly is true when one merely is waiting. A man waiting on the street corner for his wife, could run him self to death going back and forth across the street, or else cause a traffic tieup. the way motorists wait sometimes. And it's a most pleasant cour tesy. But all too often we become dependent, as pedestrians, on cour tesies, only' to be run down, or nearly run down by some visitor from an area where the .pedestri an is less kindly treated. But is the pedestrian equally courteous toward the motorist? I would answer that question in the negative. Too many pedestrians take ad vantage of obliging motorists. Pedestrians saunter across a street or roadway, often delaying traffic unnecessarily. We have seen cases where pedestrians even stop In the center of the street to hold a conversation. They will straggle across an intersection, oc cupying a crossing for an appreci able length of time, when it wouldn't take but a few seconds to hold back nnd collect a group while allowing traffic to move. The worst offenders are a few smart alcck youngsters who dem onstrate their juvenility by de liberately flaunting traffic, fail ing to appreciate politeness on the part of vehicle drivers. Such con duct usually indicates that the guilty youngster has a social adjustment considerably behind his years. Then, too, there are the jay walkers who demand, and usually receive, the right of way between crossings. The pedestrian may have right of way at an estab lished crossing, but the motorist has the right of way between crossings. If the pedestrian elects lo jaywalk, which is quite com mon, he shouldn't expect the mo torist to show politeness. The pedestrian who persists in aywalking should realize that le is running a great risk. He hould keep that risk at a mini num, first, by using established .rossings or, if he must use some jther crossing, use extreme care o avoid becoming a casualty. Motorists, it seems to me, are Jeveloping another good habit and hat is using lights during dark Jaylight hours. In some former years the mo torists didn't turn on lights until quite late. Today, however, the practice seems to be growing to use headlamps whenever visibil ity is poor. Automobiles today travel at much higher speeds than they did a ftw years ago. Many of them are of colors that are hard to distin suish at a distance. A motorist may attempt to pass a slower car ahead, believing he has a clear path, only to find that a speeding car from the other direction, a car indistinguishable at the dis tance needed to get around a car at today's speed, is approaching on collision course. Headlamps are visible at a great distance. Parking lights do not do much good and shouldn't be used on a moving vehicle. Personally I do like the idea of using head lamps when fog or haze are pres ent to limit vision. 21I Failures By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor Twin forms of nature human and acts of God have combined to write an amazing story of failure for grandiose agricultural schemes among the Communist nations. China's ancient enemies of flood and drought have combined with earlier failures to the point where millions of its rapidly expanding population face a real threat of starvation. Red China admitted it grossly over-estimated its 1939 farm pro duction and has paved the way for further such admissions in 10fi0. To help take the load of communal kitchens set up when the Reds herded millions of Chi nese peasants into vast agricul tural combines, the government lias been forced to encourage peasants to resume growing their own food. In some instances, In dividual plots of land have been restored. The story of miscalculation, sab otage and ravages of natuce ex tends from Communist East Ber lin, through Moscow to Peiping. In East Berlin, a high-ranking member of the party disclosed that farmers opposed to collec tivization of their lands were setting farm property on fire, poisoning cattle, committing oth er acts of sabotage and assault ing Communist organizers. The situation, he said, had become "alarming." About half of East Germany's farm land now is included in the collectives. In Moscow, where Premier Ni- kita Khrushchev took personal charges of the drive to surpass United Stales agricultural produc tion, Khrushchev himself admit led that last year's harvest was the worst in four years. Some of it he blamed on the weather, the rest on "leaders who do not understand a thing about agriculture." He voiced a perennial complaint that farm machinery was al lowed to fall inlo disrepair, and complained again about the growth of bureaucracy. Similarly, in Poland, the gov ernment has admitted that agri culture has nut kept pace with industrialization, and there, as in China, a program of austerity has been proclaimed. In Poland the situation might have been worse, but for emergency ship ments of surplus wheat from the United States. Both Poland and Hungary nave SHORT RIBS By Frank O'Neal launched vigorous campaigns to overcome the farmers opposition to government run collectives, The Polish farmer would rather have his own horse than a gov ernment tractor. Hungary, which formerly was able to export food products, now must import. Romania is in the midst ot a ruthless campaign to force farm land into collectives over the op position of peasants who remain stubborn even after nearly 15 years of Communist rule. In Bulgaria, the government's desperate drive for collectiviza tion has resulted in a campaign whose harshness has been com pared to Red China's communal system in breaking up traditional family patterns. Communist leaders will not ac cept these setbacks as perma nent, nor will hunger among any people be a cause of satisfaction in the West. But they illustrate that the Kremlin's "perfect" society still is unable lo collectivize nature, human or otherwise. I'Im" Almanac By United Press International Today is Jan. 3rd, the 3rd day of the year, with 363 more days in 1960. The moon is approaching its first quarter. The morning stars are Venus and Mars. On this day in History: In 1777, George Washington's troops defeated three British reg iments at the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. In 1876, the first private kinder- garden to offer free instructions opened in Florence, Mass. In 1833, British political leader Clement Attlee was born. In 1935, 90 per cent of the peo ple living in the Saar voted for a reunion with Germany. In 1938, the "March of Dimes" campaign to fight infantile paral ysis was organized. In 1942, Japanese invaders start ed their siege of Bataan in the Philippines. In 1946, William Joyce, the no torious "Lord Haw Haw" was Ranged in London for his treason able acts in broadcasting for the Nazis during World War II. A thought for today: George Bernard Shaw wrote: Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. Art Classes Will Begin Twn rnllnnn aoovoA'AoA art rinse es under the General Extension Di vision of the Oregon State System o: nigner naucation win Degin mis week. Both classes will run from 7 to 9:45 p.m. one night a week for 10 weeks. Mnnrtav nialit .Tnnnyru A llin first session of Art Education 311, ts and crafts for the elementary teacher is scheduled. This class will offer a variety of methods and techniques in using various art materials suitable for elementary students. The class will be held in the Art Room at Fremont School on High Street. Gordon Kcnsler, supervisor of art educa tion for the city elementary schools, will be the instructor. This course will offer three credit hours. Tuesday night, January 5, will be the opening session of AA 290, painting. This class is planned for both beginning and advanced students, who are Interested in working in oil, watercolor, or other painting mediums. The class will be held in Room 325, on the second floor of Klamath Union High School. Howard Hall, Art Instruc tor at KUHS, will be the instructor. The course will offer two credit hours. Further information about these classes may he obtained by call ing Gordon Kenslcr, TU 4-9573 or Howard Hall, TU 2-3296. Peruvian bark is the bark of the chinchona tree and is used in making quinine. The Welcome Wagon Hostess Will knock on Your Door with Gifts & Greetings from Friendly Business, Neighbors and Your Civic and Social Welfare Leaders On the occasion of: Arrival of Newcomers to Klamath Falls No cost or obligation Phone TU 2-0346 WW) nols United Press International ISTANBUL - A Turkish govern ment spokesman disclosing that newsmen had been convicted since 1954 of various offenses in cluding that of damaging the prestige of the state: "There are no arbitrary actions, whether in jailing or closing a newspaper by the administra tion." HAVANA Cuban Premier Fi del Castro, commemorating the first anniversary of his successf'il revolution: "I wish a happy new year to the United States." ATLANTA - Negro lawyer A. T. W a 1 d e n, a civil rights advo cate for more than half a cen tury, in an Emancipation Day ad dress: "The dominant statesmanship cf the world today is bankrupt in ideas for the solution of the complex problems which confront and afflict mankind in the areas of human relations." NEW YORK - Blind orchestra leader Phil Bennett, anoealinc for the return of his braille mu sic notations and three instru ments stolen from his auto: "The year for me is ending on sour note. NEW YORK - Actress Marilyn Monroe, who has suffered two miscarriages in her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller, denying a report that she was pregnant again: "I wish it were true." MIAMI Justice of the Peace Francis Christie, ruling that ani mal trainer Robert Tomarchin could keep I'Mr. Moke," the chim panzee he kidnaped from the St. Louis Zoo, until extradition pro ceedings are completed: "The interest of justice and hu manity would be met by allowing the.ve two people or these two animals to be reunited." 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