HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Tupsday, January 12, 1060
PAGE FIVE
U S; Protest Rejected
By Fidel Castro Regime
HAVANA (AP)-Fidel Castro's
regime has rejected a U.S. pro
test against tactics used in seiz
ing American property in Cuba
and said it would speed up opera
tion of its land reform program
against both Cubans and foreigners.
Property owners were told to
take their complaints to the Cu
. ban courts.
U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsai
delivered a State Department note
Monday complaining that lands
and buildings of U.S. citizens in
Cuba had been seized without
court orders and frequently with
out written authorization.
The State Department said in
many cases no inventories were
made, no receipts given for the
seized property and no indication
given that payment would be
made.
Acting Foreign Minister Marcelo
Fernandez issued a statement
Monday night which said the State
Department "does not take into
consideration the basic situation
but rather relates a number of
supposed deeds which are quali
fied as 'violations' of the agrarian
reform law."
Fernandez said that while a
formal reply would be made later.
Bonsai had been told the "firm
position of the revolutionary gov-
Hunters Use
Rocky Estate
TAHRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP)-i
There's nothing quite like hunting
deer on the Rockefeller estate at
Pocantico Hills.
Seventy-five hunters who tried
It Monday were carefully escorted
to starting points set up in the
2,600-aere area.
They also found themselves
served with such luxuries as
maps, coffee and rolls and a truck
pick-up service for heavier deer.
The operation marked the start
of a 10-day special hunting season
to cut 'down Westchester County's
booming deer population. Animals
are starving for lack of food and
are damaging orchards and crops
The Rockefellers voluntarily
opened their estate for the West
chester bunt but checked on ap
plicants to screen out minors,
game violators and anybody so
color blind he couldn't tell a red
coat from a deer hide.'
Those who made it bagged 36
deer.
ernment in accelerating the work
of agrarian reform, applying mea
sures of expropriation and indem
nification to (Cuban) nationals and
foreigners equally, and referring
all doubtful cases to (competent'
Cuban courts."
The statement also rapped the
State Department for giving the
press a summary of the U.S. note
immediately "although it is not
the established diplomatic cus
tom." The State Department said it
had no immediate comment on
the Cuban statement.
The U.S. note was the third to
Cuba on the subject in seven
months. It was drawn up during
conferences in Washington from
which Bonsai returned on Sunday.
The note declared that Castro's
seizure of American private pro
perty violated both Cuban and in
ternational law. But the summary
released to the press made clear
it did not protest the principle of
land redistribution but complained
about the manner in which it is
being carried out. The U.S. gov
ernment recognizes the right of
foreign countries to expropriate
lands and other property within
foreign domains provided fair and
speedy compensation is made.
Officials in Washington said the
Castro government has made no
payments for American owned
property seized so far except in
the case of a few plantations pro
ducing fiber for twine. The
agrarian reform law calls for pay
ment with 20-year Cuban govern
ment bonds.
Apparently the U.S. note made
no threat of retaliation. The State
Department said Cuba's position
as the major beneficiary of U.S.
sugar quota legislation was not
mentioned. The Sugar Act, which
sets up marketing quotas for for
eign and domestic areas, expires
Dec. 31, and there have been sug
gestions in Congress and else
where that Cuba's quota be cut in
reprisal.
American property seized so far
was estimated in Washington at
five or six million dollars. U.S.
investments in Cuba are estimated
at about a billion dollars.
The biggest takeover is expected
to come this summer, after "the
sugar crop is harvested. The
Cuban government has announced
it then would carry out widespread
expropriation of sugar properties.
Driver Released
By East Judge
PITTSBURGH (AP) Joseph
Suber, 57, pleaded guilty to drunk
en driving. He said it was
medicine that made him tipsy.
"I guess the medicine had a lot
of alcohol in it because it smelled
like whisky and tasted like
whisky," said Suber. "But it
wasn't whisky, it was medicine."
The judge let him off with court
costs.
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DISTHICTS REORGANIZED
LAKEVIEW - Three Lake Dis
trict Scout Units were reorganized
during December, 1959, Cub Pack
12, with 18 boys, sponsored by St.
Luke's Episcopal Church Couples
Club began new activities under
Cubmaster Don Allen. New den
mothers are Lucille Furen, Bea
trice Gilbert, Jeanne Matchett and
Dorothy McAllister. Clifford Tif
fany is the institutional representa
tive and Walt Furen, chairman of
the pack committee.
Scout Troop 76 is sponsored by
the Presbyterian Church, re-chartered
with 27 boys. J. T. "Jim"
McDonald was appoint scoutmas
ter, assisted by Bob Utley and
James Bracken, The retiring scout
master, Henry McCormick, will
work as advancement man on
the troop committee, Delbert Mil
holland is institutional representa
tive and France's McNeeley is
chairman of the troop committee
for the second year.
Scout Troop 95, sponsored by
the Methodist Church, has been re
activated under new leadership.
Starting with two boys, the troop
is attempting to double member
ship at each meeting. Ron Water
house is scoutmaster, and Ron
Stone is assistant. Lewis Conway
is institutional representative and,
for the present, Herb Warren is
the sole committeeman. Meetings
are held Monday evenings in the
church basement aand are open
for more boys and more committeemen.
The week of February 7 to 13
is National Scsut Week and will
be celebrated by all boys and
leaders with troop district and
council activities. In the meantime
the calendar for January shows
the following events.
January 10, Order of Arrow
annual meeting, Klamath Falls.
January 11, Lake District Com
mittee, 7:30 p.m., Goodnough res
idence, Lakeview. January 13,
Council Executive Board, 7 p.m.,
Klamath Falls.
January 14, Lake District Round-
tables, 7:30, Presbyterian Educa
tion Building. January 27, Cub
Pack 12 meeting. January 28, Cub
Pack 13 meeting. January 11, 18,
25, Troop 95 meeting. January 13,
20, 27, Troop 76 meeting. January
12, v19, 26, Troop 15 meeting.
January 18, Explorer Post 176
meeting. January 12, 19, 26, Ex
plorer Post 115 meeting.
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1959 Sets Dubious Record
For Highest Fire Losses
Klamath Falls recorded a new
but dubious record during 1959.
Fire Chief Roy Howe said the
$595,896.19 fire loss was higher than
during any previous year. It is
just a shade under the $620,409.78
Railroaders
Give To OTI
Three lodges of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen have con
tributed convention proceeds to the
OTI New Site Fund.
A check fo $155 was presented
to fund chairman Vera Owens by
Klamath Lodge 557, Fremont Lodge
1085, and Ewauna Auxiliary Lodge
902.
Norman Hansen, secretary-
treasurer of the Fremont Lodge,
said proceeds were earned at a
Northwest convention of the broth
erhood. The money originally was
to have gone into a future scholar
ship fund, but was deposited into
the OTI fund by vote.
Owens said a tally of the OTI
New Site Fund drive would be
made near the end of the month.
The goal is $40,000 to purchase a
ISO-acre campus site near the
North Entrance.
Book Review
To Be Given
The Klamath Falls Branch of
(lie American Association of Uni
versity Women will hold its Jan
uary meeting on Saturday, January
16. starting at 12:30 p.m. at the
Klamath Lutheran Church, 1175
Crescent Avenue,
Mrs. Robert A. Thompson will
review the Paul Gallico book, Mrs.
'Arris Goes to Paris.
All members of the local chapter
are urged to attend and bring
guests. Reservations should be
made for the luncheon by tele
phoning Mrs. Charles Dibble, at
TU 2-4038.
tolal damage recorded from 1931
through 1058.
Accounting for the lion's share
of the loss were three major fires
which broke out in late spring and
early summer. The Dick B Miller
Cadillac and Oldsmobile Company
at 710 Klamath Avenue caught fire
the evening of May 15. The build
ing was gutted, and most of its
contents were destroyed, including
a number of new cars.
Two weeks later, the morning
of May 23, flames swept the giant
Pay Less Drug Store at Eighth and
Main streets, causing damage esti
mated at about $250,000.
Then, the morning of June 29,
fire broke out in the McCollum
Lumber Company building and
yard at 2074 South Sixth Street,
causing about $200,000 worth of
damage.
Several other fires reached near
major proportions during the year.
The department answered 386
calls during the year. Two were
false alarms. Equipment was used
a total of nearly 126 hours. Fire
men laid 82,700 feet of hose,
hoisted ladders 833 feet, made
3,710 inspections, removed 316
hazards, issued 2.591 fire permits
Seven firemen were injured none
seriously. No deaths resulted from
fires in the city.
Damaged property was insured
for $2,934,898, and $546,760 was
collected from insurance compan
ies.
Here is a breakdown of the spec
ific types of buildings, the number
of fires, value of property, actual
loss, the amount of insurance and
the amount of insurance collected,
in that order:
Three fires were reported In
public buildings, churches, schools,
hospitals, etc. Value was not esti
mated, nor was loss, insurance
coverage or insurance collected
estimated.
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CIFIC NORTHWEST COMPACT
Dwelling, outbuildings and con
tents, 93, $381,384, $26,529, $339,
768, $24,766.
Mercantile, office and bank
buildings, retail and wholesale
slocks, 28, $451,000, $187,610, $390
500, $185,610.
Warehouses, docks, general stor
age and contents. 7, $109,000,
$9,410, $106,500, $9,410.
Furniture manufacturers,
cooperage, paper mills and con
tents one, no estimates of property
value, loss or insurance coverage
or collection.
Lumber and woodworking in
dustry, lumber yards, sawmills,
etc., eight, $318,180, $204,052, $272,-
tt'O $161,552.
Metal workers, iron foundries.
mining apparatus, shipyards, one,
$75,000, $758, $75,000, $758.
Textile works, cloth works, dry
cleaning and laundry establish
ments, four, no estimates.
Food and food products factories
bakeries, canneries, creameries,
two, $7,000, $580, $7,000, $580.
Hotels, apartmcts, flats, room
ing houses, clubs. 32, $1183,500
$5,587, $1,179,000, $4,687.
Public garages, filling stations,
airports, six, $207,641, $44,690, $137.-
745, $43,549.
Restaurants, confectioneries, del
icatcssens, eating houses, five,
$170,800, $113,730, $167,800, $113,-
069.
Miscellaneous manufacturing,
specials not otherwise classified.
113, (grass and trash fires) no
estimates.
Miscellaneous non-manufacturing
specials not otherwise classified,
31, $5,000, $295, $5,000, $295.
Motor vehicles, planes, motors,
boats, etc., 44, $21,555, $2,578, $19,-
405, $2,408.
Railway traction proper
ties, lighting and power plants, wa
terworks, seven, $235,000, $75,
f234,000, $75.
Rowe also classified fires by
cause. His breakdown:
Fires caused by exposure to other
fires, 12, $185,294 damage; electn
city and defective wiring, 43,
$342,519 damage; explosion, sparks
from combustion, automobile back
fires, 32. $2,436 danwgo; friction,
sparks from running machinery,
live, $25; fireworks, firecrackers,
fuses, three. $1,045; hot ashes and
coals, open fires, 19, $1,557.
Hot grease, oil tar. wax. asphalt.
etc.. 13, $4,253; Hot metals. In
cluding forgotten electrical ap
pliances, six. $446; incendiarism,
three, $3,337; matches and care
less smokers, 119, $4,033; petrol
eum and its products, gas, 31,
$1,250; overheated and-or defective
flues, steam pipes etc.. eight, Si,-
JJ2: overheated anrlnr rlnfor-H.ro
stoves, etc., 37, $241; rubbish and
litter, two, $83.
Sparks on roof, one, $50; spon
taneous combustion, one, $3,365;
unknown causes, nine, $44,625;
miscellaneous, cause known, but
not classified, 411, no estimate of
damage.
The department also made 11
calls with resuscitating equipment.
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