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FRANK JENKINS
Editor
BILL JENKINS
Managing Editor
FLOYD WYNNE
City Editor
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By BILL JENKINS
Having fallen prey to the local
pip a couple of weeks ago I have
spent a good deal of the interven
ing time at home cursing my luck
and trying to figure out why all
pills arc made just a size larger
than the human throat.
That and reading the latest crop
ol paperback "historical" novels.
I don't know which is the harder
to gag down. But the odds are
probably in lavor of the books.
This last crop is pretty discour
aging. I hope that future genera
tions won't actually judge us if
there are any future generations,
that is on the basis of the cur
rent crop of frontier epics.
If one were to concoct a compos
ite hero out of these swashbuck
ling novels he would come up
with a tall, wavy haired bone
head with just barely brains enough
to come in out of I he wet. A man
dogged with the most frightful luck
imaginable, cursed with a total
lack of rationality or common sense
and in grave danger of being
hounded to an early grave by the
constant attention of bevies of
beautiful and buxom women, most
of whom are out to get his scalp
one way or another.
Indeed, the only thing that saves
our penny horrible hero at all is
a set of circumstances so fortuitous
as to be almost miraculous. And
unbelievable. That and the fact
that equally improbable friends in
high places seem to materialize
out of the nowhere when trouble
rears its ugly head too high.
I suppose that there has to be
some excuse for printing such hog
wash. Maybe there are enough sick
people who are unable to hold up
the heavier volumes to keep the
market going. But sometimes I am
led to wonder.
Only the fact that I can't stand
who-dunits keeps me grimly at the
task. That and the complete bore
dom that comes with doctor's or
ders to stay put or take the con
sequences. Since I am notorious
for my inability to take the conse
quences I stay put. And road his
torical trash.
At any rate it has some com pen
sations. After a week's diet of It
I went back and reread John Stein
beck's Tortilla Flat and found it
positively fascinating.
Just shows you what being sick
can do to a man.
At any rate, it is good to be
back in the world of the living
again. The dogs were getting tired
of being told to shut up and I was
growing an extra set of bones in
my back.
And of course I picked the last
week of the duck season to fold
up. A week during which everyone
I have talked to since simply went
out and murdered 'em.
I'm pretty sure most of these
fellows are lying to me, but then
there might have been a grain or
two of truth in one or two of the
stories.
1 think from here on out I'll
stay healthy.
It's lots more fun.
loIi' I'roliwf ion
By FLOYD L. WYNNE
Are the 15.000 to 20.000 residents
of the suburban area to Klamath
Falls getting proper police protec
tion? I have heard a number of claims
both pro and con.
I have heard claims that at
night the suburban area is practi
cally without police protection.
Feeling it was time to cheek the
facts, 1 consulted with the two
men most vitally concerned with
such a problem, Sgt. Bruce I.att
of the State Police and Sheriff
Murray Brilton.
THE CITY POLICE arc not con
corned, officially, with police pro
tection or law enforcement in the
suburban area. They have no au
thority outside the city limits ex
cept in noi pursuu, namely, in
the actual pursuit of a criminal.
Primary responsibility for police
protection lies with the State Po
lice. Sergeant Lattin informed nie that
he has a full complement of 21 per
sons. This, however, includes game
men, two men stationed in Lake
view and three men at l.ilihrist.
He actually has 14 men who par
ticipate in local patrolling
These 14 men, in turn, have to
be divided into three shilts (or pa
trol purposes.
Lattin said that on most shifts,
the patrols arc sent north on U.S.
-7, south on U.S. 97, also on High
ways 66 and 39, and there is a vi
cinity patrol.
Primary function of the vicinity
patrol is the suburban area, al
though the other patrols can be
railed into the area within a rela
tively few minutes.
The strength of the patrols vary
depending upon the times and the
days. After 2 a.m. the patrols arc
lightened since most of the area is
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weekends.
ADMITTEDLY, patrolling the
suburban area is a big job, and
while 14 men would seem to be a
small amount, considering that
they must cover the giant share of
the county, it is all the comple
ment permitted by law.
Sergeant Lattin pointed out that,
in addition to the vicinity patrol
and the other patrols that can be
called in, patrols moving out tra
vel through various areas of the
suburban sections.
Roadblocks can be set up in the
area in just a few minutes, and
other calls to residences can also
be answered in just a few minutes
SHERIFF MURRAY BRITTON
reported that he and several of
his deputies are on call 24 hours
a day, and arc available at a few
moments' notice.
While the sheriff's office in the
courthouse closes at 5 each week
day and is closed Saturdays and
Sundays, a joint phone always
rings in the jail and is answered
there after hours.
He also reported that he and a
deputy are always at the jail at
lockup time which is 10 p.m.
He arranges to have a deputy
standing by over every weekend,
and reports that he is almost al
ways available any time over the
weekend.
An additional deputy sheriff for
use in the suburban area would
be desired, he pointed out, but ad
mitted that the county budget
board would probably not give
him the additional help.
SURVEYING the picture, it
would appear that at the present
time the suburban area is getting
adequate police protection.
The area has relatively few tav
erns, no sidewalks and few con-
regaling points which seem to be
the scene of much of the city's
disturbances. ,
Residential complaints in the
past have been handled quickly
and efficiently by the State Police.
The pattern of their patrols seems
to be sufficient to provide the po
lice needs of the area, even
I hough the patrols arc still respon
sible for highway traffic through
out the county.
THE AREA IS GROWING and
while the present forces do a very
adequate job of policing the area,
it the present rate of growth con
tinues and additional forces arc
not available, it may develop into
a problem.
But as of now, in my opinion,
they do have adequate police pro
tection. So r VMM's
By FLORENCE JENKINS
Studies of "unmet needs" in Ore
gon continue to be made to (he
point that the term becomes dis
tasteful. Last year we studied the needs
of teen agers for the committee
which was to report on Klamath
County to the governor. From the
36 reports, a composite was to be
sent to the White House where n
conference is held every 10 years
on the subject.
A Klamath County Juvenile Ad
visory Committee became official
on January J which will work with
County Juvenile Judge Charles H.
Foster to study that field. Judge
Foster has been commendably
outspoken in expressing his opin
ion that any juvenile problems
here are our own problems and
should be settled at the local level.
However, those who drafted the
new juvenile code passed at the
last session of the legislature
made the terms sufficiently clas
tic to include numerous other serv
ices. One matter they talk about
is marriage counseling. Circuit
hidgc Ralph Holman of Clacka
mas County has stated that coun
seling before marriage could well
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lead to a drop in the state's di
vorce rate and he is probably
right.
At last week s meeting of the
Klamath County Child Guidance
Advisory Council, Dr. John Water
man, head of the mental health
section, Oregon State Board of
Health, reported that a statewide
advisory committee is studying
unmet needs" in the mental
health field. Marriage counseling
is being studied by this group,
also. He has asked the local ad
visory group to prepare a report
of any plans for extension of the
child guidance clinic's services.
Much has been published in the
national press on the success of
marriage counseling. In many cit
ies it is handled by the courts
of domestic relations. Forward
thinking as Klamath Falls is, it
would seem that two sets of mar
riage counselors in the community
would be at least one too many.
Federal funds seem to be avail
able . for extensions of services
in some of these fields at least
in the mental health field. These
funds must be matched locally,
and the federal aid decreases over
a period of time.
The federal government has no
money, of course. The federal aid
funds come out of your pock
ets and ours. So long as we ask
and expect more and more services
at the state and federal level,
there can be no hope of cutting
governmental costs.
We have already the services of
a full time psychiatric social work
er in Klamath County to assist the
paid staff of the County Health
Department. In addition, Klamath
County pays for part time services
of a psychiatrist and a psycholo
gist, also through the health de
partment. Advisory boards here (so far,
at least) aren't on the county or
city payrolls. They are only ad
visory, but their failure to recom
mend extension of existing serv
ices may have some deterrent ef
fect on increasing governmental
costs at the local level.
Tli VM's
CORVALLIS GAZETTE-TIMES
As we read the mouthings of
various politicos, we gather the
United States may have no vice
president come next January. Now
it strikes us that some folks are
mighty particular 'bout how they
make a living. What's wrong with
being vice president?
Look at the pay, for instance.
Some people may turn up their
nose at $35 000 a year plus $10,000
for "expenses," but actually, if you
don't smoke too much and don't
drink your own liquor, the take-
home isn't bad. It can always be
supplemented anyway an energet
ic veep could get his biscuit-burner
a job as secretary to the school
board or something of the sort;
the kids could get paper routes or
do a little baby sitting.
One should also think of the pres
tige the veeps have. They get to
preside over the Senale and say
who can talk out loud and who
can't and that is probably more
than they can do at home. They
get all the privileges of being a
senator but don't have to make
Senate speeches nor work on any
committees. The veep gets to break
all tie votes in the Senate. Of
course this doesn't happen very of
ten but when it does he has lots
of friends until after he votes and
till keeps half of them afterwards,
Wonder how many friends these
other politicos got!
When the big boss is out of the
country the vice president can
walk into the president's office and
peck at his desk and imagine him
self sitting there with the flag on
one side, all the pictures around
the room, a fire burning in the
fireplace and the TV cameras wait
ing. Of course the veep can't really
do much when the boss is gone ex
cept preside over some meetings.
By Frank O'Neal
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but you meet a lot of nice people
that way and certainly learn a lot
of wonderful secrets and that's an
opportunity that shouldn't be over
looked. Another point to consider is the
free travel now connected with the
job. This is a real cool deal. Some
times the veep gets a few free
eggs or ripe vegetables he can
take home to the little woman as
a memento of the trip. In some
countries he gets to go down into
the mines and answer questions
about our glorious United States.
Occasionally, if everything goes
just right, he might get to debate
some big foreign wheel. This brings
lots of publicity and perhaps an
extra dish of borsch.
Here at home the veep gets to
dedicate dams, open bridges, throw
champagne at new ships (or do
they restrict that to women), play
golf without much publicity, go to
football and baseball games, enter
tain foreign dignitaries and speak
at any conventions which seem to
have attractive menus or enter
tainment. Furthermore, and this
may be the most important thing
of all, people are supposed to stand
when he enters the room. (Won
der who stands for these high-hat
politicos?)
One should surely consider the
prospects for advancement. Per
sonally, we would prefer the sec
ond spot to being top dog in this
instance a lot less work and wor
rybut there are ambitious men
who always want to run things.
Wo have had 33 different presi
dents (can't count Cleveland twice,
buddy) and of that number ten
were vice presidents first. That is
almost one out of every three
a batting average no baseball play
er would ignore. And when
you think that only 33 men have
made the grade out of ail the mil
lions of Americans who have lived
here since 1789 it makes the per
centage look even the better. .
Vels Mail lajj
A grant of money from the Vet
erans Administration to aid in ac
quiring specially adapted housing
is now available to certain blinded
veterans as well as eligible vet
erans who have lost the use of
both legs, the VA said.
A new law extends this benefit
to veterans who, because of per
manent and total service-connected
disability, have lost or lost the
use of both legs, or who are blind
in both eyes and have lost the use
of one leg, and who cannot get
about without the aid of braces,
crutches, cane or wheelchair. The
former requirement that loss or
loss of use of legs must be due
to certain specific causes has been
eliminated.
The VA's contribution, which
may not be more than 50 per cent
of the cost of the home nor in ex
cess of $10,000, is a grant and need
not be repaid by the veteran. The
money may be used to pay part of
building a new house, buying an
existing house, or remodeling a
home already owned by the veter
an. The house must contain certain
desired features made necessary
because of the veteran's physical
condition. Items required include
ramps, wide doors, larger bath
rooms, and lowered light switches.
The grant is provided to enable the
veteran to have a home especially
adapted to the circumstances of
wheelchair living.
Veterans interested in applying
for this benefit should call or write
the nearest VA office for complete
inlormation.
Tim Almanac
By United Press International .
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 13,
the 13th day of the year, with
353 more days in I960.
The moon is m its full phase.
The morning stars arc Venus,
.Mars and Jupiter.
On this day in history:
In 1733, James Oglethorpe and
about 130 English colonists ar
rived at Charleston, South Caro
lina, with a charter to establish
a settlement in what is now the
state of Georgia.
In 1834, Horatio Alger, author
of "Rags-To-Riches" stories, was
born.
In ISM. soig writer Stephen
Foster died in a hospital in New
York City. At his death hospital
authorities said his worldy goods
amounted to 35 cents and a ' slip
of paper with "dear friends and
gentle hearts" on it.
In 1906, the first advertisement
lor a radio s"t appeared in the
issue, Scientific American. The
ad said the radio would work up
to one mile.
A thought for today: Stephen
Foster wrote: "The day goes by
like a shade o'er the heart,
with sorrow w here all was delight."
Wednesday, Jan.
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San Francisco.
Seaman Held;
NEW YORK (AP)-A 57-year-
old seaman accused of trying to
tab a federal judge in his cham
bers has been arrested by the FBI
and held in $100,000 bail.
The stocky seaman, Cecil
Rhodes Hall, was furious because
he believed he was being short
changed in a damage suit. He
lunged at Judge John M. Cashin
and tried to stab him with a pen
knife Tuesday.
Cashin was not injured. A bail
iff, Peter Van Bell, was slashed
on the hand as court aides hustled
Hall out of the courthouse. Later,
FBI agents arrested him at his
rooming house where he was pos
ing for photographers.
"I just leaned over to get a
knife to cut a hangnail," said
Hall. "The knife was not open.
There was a scuffle and I was
put out."
U. S. Commissioner Earle N.
Bishopp set Hall's bail at $100,000
and set hearing for Jan. 16 on
charges of assaulting, impeding
and interfering with a federal
judge in performances of his
duties through use of a dangerous
weapon.
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Attempted To Kill Judge
Hall's damage suit resulted
from an accident at sea Sept. 14,
1957, when an electric ham
mer broke and the seaman suf
fered a fracture while working
aboard the American Chief of the
United States Lines.
Hall apparently expected $40,000
in damage from the line, but
Tuesday Cashin called Hall into
his chamber and explained a $16,
000 settlement to hun. The judge
said he thought it was just.
That's when the shouting, curs
ing outburst occurred. .
Hall could get up to 10 years
in prison and a $10,000 fine if
convicted. He will be taken- to
Bellevue Hospital for a m e n t a 1
examination.
First U.S. Soldiers' Home was
established at Washington, D. C,
on March 3, 1851.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP)
Harvard University's 3-year drive
to raise 82 million dollars was
oversubscribed by $197,000.
Harvard President Nathan M.
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were $2,600,000 by David Rocke
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