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Hii3?A?EK SECflOM EUjE.NE.oueg. comp. la The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS This is written on Washington's birthday which prompts a ques tion: How long has it been (it ever) since you read his Farewell Ad dress? If you have never read it, I'd like to suggest that you read it now this week, preferably. If you have read it before, read it again It is one of the great documents of human history. It is perhaps the GREATEST document of out history. Former President Hoover point ed out a few days ago that ours is the oldest government OF ITS KIND since history began. One fundamental reason why our gov ernment has endured longer than any other government of its kind is that broadly and generally we have been wise enough to follow the policies laid down by our first President in his great address to his countrymen in which he an nounccd his decision NOT to ac cept another term of office. so read IT. If you don't have a copy of it on your bookshelf, go to the pub lic library and read it there. The librarian will find it for you. It will take you only about a half hour to read it thoughtfully. You will find it a half hour well spent. In his Farewell Address to his Countrymen, President Washington presented his reasons for declin ing to stand for a third term; he deplored the dangers of a party system, particularly a division along GEOGRAPHICAL lines, and he advised the young nation to steer clear of PERMANENT alli ances with foreign nations and trust to "temporary aliiances for extraordinary emergencies." Nowhere, incidentally, did it con tain the phrase "entangling alli ances." That was used by Presi dent Jefferson in his first inaugur al address. All these are reasonably well known, by hearsay, if not by ac tual personal reading on the part of the present generation of Amer icans. But he gave one piece of advice that is not so generally known. It reads: "As a very important source of security, CHERISH PUBLIC CREDIT. One method of preserv ing it is to use it as SPARINGLY' as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely dis bursements to prepare for danger FREQUENTLY PREVENT MUCH GREATER DISBURSEMENTS TO REPEL IT; avoiding likewise the ACCUMULATION OF DEBT, not only by shunning occasions of ex pense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to DISCHARGE THE DEBTS WHICH UNAVOID ABLE WARS HAVE OCCASIONED and NOT UNGENEROUSLY THROWING UPON POSTERITY THE BURDEN WHICH WE OUR SELVES OUGHT TO BEAR. The execution of these maxims belongs ,,to your representatives; BUT IT " IS NECESSARY THAT PUBLIC OPINION SHOULD COOPER ATE." . If, in the past couple of dec ades, we had followed thai sound advice our nation would be "far stronger than it is and our people would be far better off than they Old Age Claims Aunt Sizemore, Famed Midwife MANCHESTER, Ky. (API Aunt Josie Jackson Sizemore, legendary midwife who roamed the mountains on horseback for 40 years, is dead, apparently from old age. She said she was 113, had 500 descendants and had delivered 6.000 babies "up and down them hollows and branches" in the Ken tucky and Tennessee hills. Nobody challenged any of her figures. At a celebration in her isolated mountain cabin last September, Aunt Josie told thousands of well wishers: "Come back next year. I'm gonna have another birth day." She died Sunday in the cabin. Funeral services are pending. Many of the persons she helped Into the world often at no pay - ment flocked to her annual birth day observances. President Eisenhower sent a congratulatory telegram last year. Aunt Josie was a lifelong Re publican. Her husband, dead for 46 years, voted for Abraham Lin coln. Aunt Josie's' formula for long life was simple. "1 get up early In the morning., fo to bed early at night and take the Lord with me." Stay Creates Rising Storm Around Brown LOS ANGELES (AP) - Caryl Chessman's 60-day breathing spell has stirred up a storm around the man who granted It, California Gov. Edmund G. Brown. In latest developments, Demo crat Brown has been: 1. Hanged in effigy by persons ui known. 2. Threatened with impeach ment proceedings. 3. Accused, by a Republican group, of shirking his responsi bilities. 4. Praised, by members of his own party, for courageous action. Brown Friday decided to stay not only Chessman's execution but to give reprieves to three other prisoners on San Quentin Prison's death row. Brown said he wants the Legis lature to re-examine the whole question of capital punishment when it meets for a special ses sion Feb. 29. The governor said a major rea son for granting the reprieve was advice from the U.S. State Depart ment that President Eisenhower's South American visit might be marred by hostile demonstrations if Chessman kept his death date. Thus Chessman, 38, an 11-year resident on death row, escaped for the eighth time a scheduled visit to the gas chamber. An effigy of Gov. Brown was found hanging from a flagpole in front of the Stanislaus County courthouse in Modesto. Republican Assemblyman Bruce Reagan, a Pasadena investment broker, announced over the week end that he was interested in pos sible impeachment of Brown. He said he would consult with other legislators and the legislative counsel later this month. Ally. Gen. Stanley Mosk, Calif ornia's top law enforcement of ficer, commented in Los Angeles Sunday that he believes Chessman will go to the gas chamber after his reprieve expires. Mosk is a Democrat. Snow Blanket Hits Midwest ByTHE .ASSOCIATED PRESS Another heavy snowstorm left an extensive blanket of white across the Midwest today but it appeared to have lost most of its punch as it moved into the snow covered Northeast. Snow continued during the night in the Great Lakes region and the upper Ohio Valley but falls were light. . ' The snow belt spread eastward across Ohio, Pennsylvania, north ern Virginia, Maryland and west ern New York areas hammered by stormy weather last week. The same storm dumped up to eight inches of snow in, Midwest areas Sunday as it swept across the midlands from northeastern Kansas and Nebraska into the Great Lakes region. Gusty winds fashioned huge drifts in many areas and highway travel was curtailed. Milwaukee had 20 inches of snow on the ground, including a fresh fall of more than six inches. Falls ranged from three to eight inches throughout the storm belt. Snow removal operations were under way in the Midwest and in many other parts of the country. Skies cleared in some sections of the freshly hit storm zone. It was near zero in parts of Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska and temperatures dropped to ' near freezing in most of Texas. Read ings in the teens and 20s were general throughout the middle part of the country. Sections of the Northeast still were digging out from last week's stormy weather, fi new snowstorm developed in the northern Rockies. It spread snow across broad areas of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, west ern Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota. Major highways were opened Sunday in snow-stricken sections of central and western New York and other northeastern areas. The Pennsylvania Turnpike, hit by storms from Thursday through Saturday, again was open for traf fic. Hundreds of motorists were marooned along the .super - high way Saturday night. In the South, also hard hit by stormy weather last week, rain fell across the southeast but south erly winds fanned warmer weath er to Florida and the south At lantic coastal areas. Hungry Thief WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)-A thief did his weekend shopping when he broke into Phil's Market Saturday night. He stole $12 and also took 30 lbs. of sugar, t lbs. of pork, 3 lbs. of coffee. 2 lbs. of flour, 5 lbs. of bacon, 11 lbs. of beef, 3 doz. eggs and 10 cartons of cigarettes. Price Five Cents 12 Pages Civil Rights Bill Problem For Senators WASHINGTON ' (AP) - Parly leaders may decide this week whether to push ahead with a Sen ate version of a civil rights bill or wait for a House-passed measure. This issue remains up in the air with the Democratic and Re publican leaders divided over it as senators begin their second week of talk about a series of proposals aimed primarily at guaranteeing Negro voting rights. Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas obviously be lieves that 'more practical pro gress could be made by delaying Senate action until the House passes a bill sometime after March 10. This course would involve ac ceptance by the Senate of the measure in the form the House passed it a move advocates of stiff civil rights laws probably would support with reluctance. In their view, the House measure is likely to be little more than half of what they want. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell contended Sunday that what he called the most important part of the administration's civil rights program seems likely to be buried by the Democratic ma jority in Congress. He referred to a proposal to establish by law a 15-member commission to eliminate racial discrimination in hiring of work ers by government contractors. That commission would replace one set up by proclamation of President Eisenhower and headed by Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The proposal is included in the seven - point Eisenhower package that Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois has put be fore the Senate. It is not a part of the committee-approved bill the House will take up. Some Senate supporters' of civil rights legisla tion want action also on a number of proposals going far beyond Eisenhower's proposals. Cloudy Skies Cover Oregon By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fog gave way to sunshine in Northwestern Oregon' today, but the rest of the state had partly cloudy skies. Snow flurries today in the moun tains and in the higher elevations of Eastern Oregon came after a Sunday snowfall that caused huge traffic jam on Mt. Hood, two miles west of Government Camp, Sunday skiers without chains on their tires slipped helplessly on the snow-slicked highway. The forecast is for gradually improving weather through Tues day with continued cold temper atures. Freezing temperatures were reported this morning over most of the area east of the Cas cades. Bend was coldest with 13 degrees. ' ' More winds are expected along the Oregon Coast through Tues day. The forecast calls for north erly winds of 10 to 20 miles in hour. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, Washington Man And Myth BY DON OAKLEY As each passing year takes us further away from the era when George Washington lived, it would appear to be increasingly harder to form a picture of the man as he ac tually was. He would seem to each succeeding generation more and more like a demigod Happily, that is not the accurate estimation of Washington today than was held by 19th century historians, who While they are important, ly discovered papers written by Washington or his contem poraries or to hitherto unknown facts coming to light. Rath er, it is due to the spirit motivating modern students of American history the need for allowing facts, not senti ment, to form our opinions. This is one advantage of being far removed from a historical event or period. I he early writers, probably unconsciously, were look ing for a symbol. The nation was still voune and had no long line of illustrious heroes. Washington was the obvi ous choice since to nearly all he personified the Revolution and the Republic. Thus he could do no wronu. Adverse criti cism was ignored and the volumes pf euiogism....' .. This does not mean that ly on proving Washington had the more we accept his human foibles and his failings, the more respect we have for his accomplishments. Surely it is no feat for a demigod to be a hero. There is no credit to Washington in maintaining he of depreciating the work of Congress and innumerable other tine men. We can truly revere George Washington now, on the 228th anniversary of his birth not as a man who was faultless, but as a man who rose above the ordinary to help write one of the most significant and inspiring pages in the history of the world. Royal Death Nips Rejoicing LONDON (AP)-The royal fam ily's rejoicing over Queen Eliza beth's new son was dimmed over the weekend by the death of Countess Mounlbatten, Prince Philip's aunt and one of Britain's best known women. The 58-year-old countess wife of Britain's defense chief, Adm. Earl Mountbatten died in her sleep Saturday night at Jesselbon, North Borneo. She was on a tour of Far Eastern units of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which she headed. The cause of death was not an nounced. She had complained of a headache Friday, rested Satur day morning, attended functions in the afternoon, and made a brief appearance at a dinner in her honor that night. The body was to be flown to London by Royal Air Force plane. Queen Elizabeth ordered the royal family into a week of mourn ing, cancelling their social engage mcnts and putting the members of the family and their personal staffs into black. The Queen de cided against formal court mourn ing, which would have applied to all her representatives at home and abroad. Prince Philip is the son of Earl Mountbalten's sister, Princess Andrew of Greece, and the Mount- battens raised the prince from boyhood after his father died and his mother entered a convent. Earl and Lady Mountbatten were such close friends of the royal family that some political quart ers have complained they exerted undue influence on the Queen. Chokes To Death FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP-Two-year-old Robert E. Clarke Jr. eating peanuts at his birthday oartv Sunday, choked to death when some caught in his wind pipe. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. I960 and less like a man. case. In fact, we have a more were close to him in time. it is not due entirely to new real man was buried beneath .. - . modern writers are bent mere feet of clay. On the contrary, was infallible, at the expense Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vlclifity: Partly cloudy through Tuesday. Low tonight 12-18; high Tuesday 37-43. High Sunday 48 Low last night 29 Prccip. past 24 hours zero Since Oct. 1 4.35 Same period last year 3.72 Northern California Fair through Tuesday; slightly cool er; coastal winds mostly north to northwest 12-25 ni.p.h. Five Day Forecasts: Eastern Oregon: Temperatures averaging below normal and pre cipitation light with showers or snow flurries Wednesday or Thurs day. High temperatures mostly In 40s or upper 30s and niinlmums in 20s. Northern California: Rain likely In far north and possibly elsewhere latter half of week with snow in mountains; temperatures below normal becoming near nor mal by midweek. Town Combines In Enlarging Victim's Home CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)- "Somebody sure went to a lot of bother," said polio paralyzed Ross Eager. But he wasn't com plainingthe tears in his eyes told you that. Eager, an insurance salesman, returned home Saturday night from a month's stay in a Downey, Calif., hospital. His wife, Vclda had been with him. During their absence the town had pitched in to enlarge and re model their frame home. About $2,400 was raised for materials through dances, quilting bees, cake sales and concerts. Volun teers did most of the work. "It just can't be ours!" ex claimed Mrs. Eager. Eager was stricken with polio in 1932 while in college. He has been a semi-invalid since and re quires a portable respirator to help him breathe. 'v Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6336 Storm Snarls Washington Birthday Sale WASHINGTON (UPI) - Speech- makers and bargain hunters had their annual George Washington's birthday fling today with 99-cent autos and a speech the first president never delivered heading the list. Patriotic organizations laid wreaths at Washington's tomb at nearby Mt. Vernon, Va. The Sen ate and House followed their an nual custom of listening to read ings of Washington's 7,041 -word Farewell Address, which he is sued for publication but never de livered publicly. . The bargain hunters faced an obstacle this year. A snow blanket of up to two inches fell on the capital Sunday night and threaten ed to snarl the usually heavy traf fic brought out by the holiday sales. Customers began lining up for the zany money-saving orgy as early as Thursday. Hundreds turn ed out in the early hours today veil ahead of store openings. One enterprising merchant didn't lake any chances on his cus tomers being frozen out. He hired a large bus and parked it in front of his store to provide shelter for the waiting buyers. A used car dealer offered a 1953 Detroit-made auto for 99 cents and claimed "it runs good." Other dealers tagged cars for half price, and teased the public with hiked discounts and one-cent auto accessories. . , TV sets , and typewriters were advertised at 99 cents apiece, re frigerators for $2, fur coats for $9, while fox collars for $4, and even a few mink stoles for as low as $29. Prices were slashed on new re frigerators, freezers, air condition ers, stoves, washers and dryers, television sets, radios, beds, mat tresses and box springs, and every conceivable kind of wearing apparel. MICHAEL DRURY, Irish vice-consul from San Francisco, was in Lakeview recently guest of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and was taken to Adel by Harry Anthony to view the county's famous Crump Gaysar. Tha day proved propitious for a closa view of the geyser against a background of snow and icicles, with juniper and sagebrush showing through. Drury is shown on right, with Anthony standing in front ol tha big hot water spout. Ike Off Of Latin SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico (AP The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico rolled out a warm welcome for President Eisenhower today on the first stop of his 14-day "good partner" mission to Latin Amer ica. Thousands of Puerto Ricans led by Gov. Luis Munoz Marin were at San Juan International Airport for the President's noontime ar rival by jet from Washington. American tourists swelled the reception throng. Police closed some roads leading to the airport to keep the crowd to manageable proportions. Scattered clouds and occasional showers tempered the resort is land's heat. The President sot the stage for his journey by telling the people of Latin America Sunday night that U.S. nuclear bomber strength and developing missile power con stitute "a trustworthy shield of peace" against Communist ag gression that is as important to Latin America as to the United Slates. Eisenhower, at the outset of his tour, faced a cross fire of rival demands in Puerto Rico for inde pendence and statehood. "Puerto Rico is a common wealth within the United States system by its own choice," the President declared in his predc parlure speech. But hours before the presidential plane was to touch down here, a small but active band ol militant seekers for imlc pendene began concentrating at the San Juan Airport and outside Ramey Air Force Base, 90 miles away, whore Eisenhower was to spend the night. Strong security precautions were taken against violence. Leaders of the movement said they were appealing to Latin Americans along Eisenhower's tour route Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to take up their cry of "independence for Puerto Rico." Another demonstration was or ganized by a group seeking to make this island the . 51st U.S. state. Placards and signs reading fifty-one sprouted in many Nikita Views Java Culture SURABAYA, Indonesia (UPD- Premier Nikita Khrushchev, i visitor from space-age Russia, got a glimpse today of medieval Indonesian culture in the pictur esque central Java village of Borobudur. I The Russian Premier visited some of (he ancient Buddhist tem ple." at the famed religious cen ter before flying to this east Java port city, one of Indonesia's Com munist strongholds. Borobudur is only a few miles from Madium, where the Commu nist party failed in an attempt to establish a Soviet government about 11 years ago. Carrying black umbrellas to protect themselves from the hot morning sun, Khrushchev and his host, President Sukarno, mounted the steep stairway to the second level of a huge Buddhist monument built perhaps 12 centuries ago. The Soviet Premier, smiling and affable, appeared to be im pressed by the beauty of the huge Borobudur monument. Khrushchev and Sukarno both attended an informal reception after they toured the temple. Sukarno mingled with the crowd while Khrushchev stayed some what in the background, but his security guards let spectators get closer to him than at any previous itime on his visit. , 7 On Tour America parts of San Juan and in other places on the island. The President planned a 30-min-ulc visit with Munoz Marin in a lounge of the airport. Then the President was flying on to Ramey base, where he is giving a small reception tonight and where he will spend the night. 'All Secure Chief Says Of Defense WASHINGTON (AP) The United Slates has forged an in destructible force as an anchor of free world security. President Eisenhower has told the American people. The defensive might is ample for today and constantly is devel oping to meet the needs of to morrow, Eisenhower said Sunday night in a nationwide radio-TV address on the eve of his depar ture for a 15,000-mile Latin-American goodwill tour. "Today, in the presence of con tinuous threat, all of us can stand resolute and unafraid," the Presi dent said. In an indirect reply to critics ol (he U. S. defense program, Eisenhower said: "We have cre ated a great deterrent strength so powerful as to command and to justify the respect of knowW edgenble and unbiased observers here at homo and abroad." In backing up his own appraisal of American power, the President referred to: 1. Hundreds of Air Force bomb ers deployed around the world, each capable of "unleashing a frightful destruction." He said they constitute a force far superi or to any oilier in numbers, quali ty and strategic location of bases. A powerful nuclear force in aircraft carriers and in a host of widely deployed tactical aircraft. 3. Advanced types of missiles. He said "we have literally leaped iorward in accomplishments no less than remarkable" in longer range ballistic missiles. 4. The Polaris missile - firing submarine, which he described as an almost invulnerable weapon. The first two Polaris subs ar,e, ex pected to be at sea late this spring or during (he summer. 'Collectively," the President said, "(his is a force not unduly dependent upon any one .weapon or any one service, not subject to elimination by sudden attack, but tressed by an industrial system unmatched on earth, and unhesi tatingly supported by a vigorous people determined to remain free. "Strategically, it is far better situated than any force that could be brought to bear against us." Graham Crusade Defies Tradition BULAWAYO, Southern Rhode sia (AP) Billy Graham today carried his crusade to Salisbury, the capital of Southern Rhodesia, after pushing aside long-standing traditions of racial segregation in. the British territory. , ' Nearly 20,000 black and white Rhodesians sat and .stood side by side to hear the American evange list preach "God doesn't look at the color of your skin at a meeting Sunday night. A crowd of 9.000 came out Saturday night service in Bulawayo. Racial partnership is the offi cial policy of the Central African Federation, but there has never been such a mingling of races at a religious service here before. V )
