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PAGE 8 A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Sunday, November 6, 1960 Judge Doubts Testimony Councilmen Eye Property LOS ANGELES (UPI-Superior Judge Leroy Dawson charged Dr. R. Bernard Finch concocted the story of how his wife died to cov er "the willful and deliberate taking of a human life." -The jurist's bombshell opinion -backing up testimony of the! proseci'tion's two star witnesses n-was made Friday in tne pres ence of the jury deliberating the second murder trial and drove the Wealthy surgeon and his co-defendant and mistress, Carole Tre goff, to tears. Dawson, noting the 60 plus hours of jury discussion without it verdict, said that he felt his with murder In the first degree for the gunshot slaying of Mri. um a won u.v "tv" n VCMITID O 1UMU-. on the lawn of her hilltop home ,lL, ! in nearby West Covna. ...- a ....., a k. ,u r, ... , . u , i . owned ground m North Dunsmuir Miss Lidhom tod of a violent N.,. ;, ,f , struggle in the garage and of. , .... . . . hearing two shots fired shortly thereafter. Finch, once owner of a hospital, admitted triggering the shot which struck his wife in ever, he said, the revolver dis charged accidentally as he at '"Z u ,i- , Jenough and level enough to be The prosecution held at both: ,., " trials that the death was a pre- voiced at the city council meet ing on Wednesday night. Roger Ellis, speaking for the local Little League, said the board of directors has surveyed every possible site and this area adjacent to the swimming pool is the only vacant area large meditated murder, the physician and his mistress slaying her for: dpinion on the case might help ,ove gnd moncy af(er a ,.,,. her the panel reach a decision, He hammered away at the lov ers' testimony that they hired ex- convict John Patrick Cody merely tib follow the doctor's estranged Vt'ife to garner evidence. Twice defense attorney Grant Cooper leaped to his feet in pro test and twice he was cited for contempt of court - The jurist said that in his opin ion the testimony of Marie Ann fcidholm. Finch s maid, was more reasonable as to what happened on July 18, 1959, than the story the doctor told. Finch and his auburn haired for hire" plot involving Cody failed to get the lob done In reference to the surgeon's claim that the shooting was aeci dental, Dawson said, "Firing of the fatal shot to me does not sound reasonable in any of its aspects and it appears to me to have been concocted by him in an attempt to justify what is shown by the evidence in my opinion to be a willful and delib erate taking of a human life." The judge s statement was made in instructing the 11 women and 1 man who had been con sidering the case for more than medical secretary are charged 1 63 hours as of Friday. California Briefs Red Rack '.Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Craddock 4nd their children, Nancy, Joe and Terry, spent a weekend re cently in Provo, Ore., visiting Mr. end Mrs. Bert Holzhauser. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Araslm are parents' of a daughter born on Halloween at Mamath Valley Hos pital, Klamath Falls. The little girl weighed seven pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ross and their family were dinner guests Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holbrook and family. j Etna . Mr. and Mrs. John Rotan and Mr. and Mrs. William M. Smith attended a card party at Fort Jones Saturday evening. It was sponsored by Ora Rcbekah Lodge 40. ! Mrs. Lynn McClain, Redding, tpent the weekend in Etna with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, who drove her to her home Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Akin Sr., Eureka, have returned after Spending a 10-day vacation visit ing Mrs. Akin's sister, Mrs. Claire Potter, and brothers, John (Bill) Miles and his son, Monte, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miles and their son, Freddie, here. Mr, and Mrs, James Davis, Oakdalo, have been visiting Mrs Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Buckner, for a few days. Mrs. Joe Roberts, Mrs, John ftotan and Mrs. William Smith attended a meeting of Castle Lake Rcbekah Lodge in Mount Shasta Tuesday. Nellie Mortens, presi dent of tho Rcbekah Assembly, Blade her official visit. Mrs. John Campbell, Dorice young and Atlanta Adams at tended a regional conference of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority at jrrcka Saturday. - Macdoel ! Mrs. Irma Clement, Mrs. Violet Archibald and Denny Leavers, Wacdoel, and Mrs. Arlie Mac Clark, and Mrs. Joyce Ross, Mount Hebron, attended a dem- Cnstration on holiday arrange ments by Marvin Black, Port land, at the fairgrounds in Yrcka Saturday. ... Mr. and Mrs. John Archibald and Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood were dinner guests Friday night of their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clement. . Mr. and Mrs. Rill Clement were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lundstcn, Klamath Falls. Mrs. Delmer Criss drove her mother to Yakima Oct. 21. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Carl son and family. Mrs. Criss' moth er, Mrs. Ramona Lynch, former resident of Tulclake, is moving to Shelton, Wash., where she is go ing to live with Mrs. James Ho-warlh. John gllva, Oakland, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dieter Saturday while in Northern California on business. Mrs. Irene Todorovic and her father, Alva Brlggs, Dorris, re cently visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dieter. Mrs. F. W, Edsall visited neigh bors, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dieter, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Durham and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mcrwin Arnett and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Murray were hosts Saturday to John Su va from Albany, Calif. tyri. Mary Doran, Hayward, and Mrs. Ada Steves, Los An geles, visited Martha Brannan and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whitt Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Wilson re turned Sunday evening from Win chester Bay after spending sev eral days fishing on the Smith and Umpqua rivers. Earl Edsall and his dnughlor, Louise, were in Sacramento for the weekend visiting Mrs. Shirley Bond and family. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tharn and Norman of Macdoel, Mr. and Mis. Bud Driscoll and Alice, Tu lclake, and Mrs. Wayne Holbrook and daughter, Denny, helped Wayne Holbrook celebrate h i s birthday at his home in Tulclake recently. practical This inquiry drew immediate response from Judge A. A. Smith, president of the Key Club, who stated the club is drafting plans lo convert the area into i beauty spot and tourist attrac lion. Mayor Dave McClintock said he was unaware that any commit ment had been made and felt tne alternate proposal is in or der until the Key Club presents concrete plans including timing and financing. The land in question will even tually become part of the High way 99 interchange and was pur chased by the state Highway De partment to forestall commercial development. Judge Smith asked Little League officers present to attend the Key Club meeting Monday evening at the city hall at 8 p.m. He said the Key Club's pur pose is to meet needs of the community. He agreed there may be possibilities in a Little League park that is also a beauty spot and tourist attraction. U 21 J . ,J SAN FRANCISCO (UPD - Re tired Rear Admiral William L. Erdmann Saturday faced a $15,- DON KREUTZER Two Named 4-H All-Stars WENDY CASSADY 2:45 a.m. PST at the Motion Pic ture Country Home in nearby Woodland Hills where he had lived recently. The cause of death YREKA - Wendy Cassady.l Millie Miller of Big Springs 4-Hj's. not Siven- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude club was designated' winner of ' eu,s ara P'f, seh"01 Cassadv. Etna, and Don 'Kreutzer.L. :.,.,.... ... f comedy. Sennett was the dis- snn nf Mr. Alia Kr-nfyor T ittle 1 " """V -" - - coverer 01 SUCH Slars at W. U. Shasta, were named SiSkiyou;!....rOn0nl,Cai Beel Field. Bing Crosby, Charlie' Chap. . 0 r mly iiuucKie, iviarie uress Forty four members were giv en their 4-H ranks insignc bronze, silver and gold stars. Pioneer Of Films Is Dead HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Mack Sennett, movie pioneer who gave the world the Keystone hops and noo fine for smueeline 816 bot- me nrst mm naming beauties, t!cs died Saturday at the Motion Pic lure County Hospital in Wood land Hills. He was 80. Once the biggest producer in the young motion picture industry. Sennett lived the past 10 years ot his lite in near poverty in a small apartment overlooking Hol lywood Boulevard, the glamorous thoroughfare he helped make fa mous. Death stilled the comedian at Retired Admiral Is Facing .IKpSSa k ss JkJkJk saia sa I iib,uuu rme for smuggling i MOUNT SHASTA The Mount Shasta Planning Commission. ony counts was expected to pre- with Public Works Superintendent vent Erdmann from losing his Barber, consultants, are working Jl.OOO-a-month retirement pay. with ublic Works Superintendent The admiral is nothing moreenneth Hickman on a city im- of liquor into the United than a non-commercial smug- provement plan. s,ates- gler," Carter said. But the judge The 58-year-old war hero drew said prison sentences are not nor the heavy fine in U. S. District allv eiven l0 such smugglers. Court here Friday. However. He added that probation would ready been done in line with the Judge Oliver Carter dismissed not be proper because there was J tree-removal program initiated a Landscaping, sidewalks and gut ters are being considered. Soma new construction work has al two felony counts against Erd- need of somebody to super mann and passed the sentence on vise the admiral. two misdemeanor tax violations to which Erdmann had previously pleaded guilty. The felony counts would have carried a maximum of 10 years and $20,000. Dismissal of the fcl- Library Heads Hears Speeches PAISLEY Mrs. Beatrice O'Con nor, librarian at Paisley High School, attended a regional li brary meeting in Deschutes Coun ty Library, Bend, recently. Representatives from the state Library and Education Depart ment were speakers. Their theme was "Challenges in Reading for Children and Young Adults." Pers Crowell, author and illus trator of children's books, also spoke. , Mrs. O'Connof was accompa nied by Mrs. Leota Frakes, Lake County librarian, and Jenny Car roll, Lakevicw High School libra rian. County 4 H Club all-stars as the highlight of the Siskiyou County 4-H Achievement Day Saturday, Nov. 5, in Wincma Hall at the county fairgrounds at Yreka. Miss tassady, who has com pleted six years of 4-H Club work, is 16 and is a member of Etna 4-H Club. Krcutzer has been a member of the Table Rock 4-H Club for nine years and is 17. The Etna 4-H Club received the outstanding 4-H Club award for the second time in two years. The Klamath Dairy Association award was presented to Shirley Brooks of Delphic 4-H Club for her outstanding accomplishment in dairy project work. Achievement pins were presented to more than 300 youngsters by Elmo Smith. Leader pins were given to more than 100 county 4-H leaders by M. V. Maxwell, county director of the Agricultural Extension Service. Other awards given during the program included the Siskiyou County Cow Belles herdsmanship trophy to the Etna 4-H Club and plaques for meritorious service in 4-H to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mathews of Yreka and to the Yreka Lions Club. ler and Wallace Beery He specialized in the two-reel slapstick silents that paved the Attend Meeting ETNA Linda Starr and Mar- jorie Clay traveled to Sacramento Thursday to attend a meeting of North Central Area Conference of Pilgrim Fellowship in Sierra Ar den Church, North Sacramento. Friday and Saturday. Retired Pastor Dies At Age 81 ALTURAS - The Rev. Virgil A. Vinyard, former Melhodist minister of Cedarville and well known throughout Modoc County, died in Marysvillc Oct. 26. The 81-ycar-old retired minister was a native of Modoc County, where he lived, and served until 18 years ago. 1 He served in Fall River Mills and as pastor nf Grace Metho dist Church in Yuba Cily dur ing the last eight years prior to his retirement.. He was a member of Drvtown Masonic Lodge in Amador Coun ty, General Sutler Grange and a former member of Yuba City Ki- waius Club. Survivors Include the widow, Helen, Yuba City; a son, Dr. William Vinyard of Eureka, and four daughters, Mrs. Iris Kins man of Phillipsvillc, Humboldt County; Mrs. Corinne Marion, Sacramento; Mrs. Violet Rush ing, Yuba City, and Mrs. Helen Winnop of Oregon. Funeral services were held Oct. 29 in Yuba City. Interment was in Sutter Cemetery. Weed Group Will Attend Meeting On Incorporation way for Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Goldwyn and Jesse Lasky, who became giants of drama. Born in Denville, Que., April 30, 1880, his real name was Mick- all Sinnott He deserted the actor ranks to become a movie producer when he was unable to pay a $100 gambling debt. Instead the gam blers invested $1,000 in Sennett to establish a movie company. A trade mark of the Pennsylvania railroad on a passing freight car gave him the name for his firm, the Keystone Film Company. Bankers later supplied Sennett 'with new capital, although they grimaced at his movies which specialized in pic-throwng and actresses diving off cliffs. WEED A representativelname a cross-section of members of this i election community will attend the Nov. 9 meeting of the Siskiyou Coun ty Board of Supervisors in Yreka for a public incorporation hearing. They ate expected to include civic and business leaders, home owners and persons representing eligion and labor and others. Supervisors are expected to date for a community if they accept Weed's Dedication Of Road Set YREKA William C. (Rill) Ealy, chairman of the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, will officiate during formal dedica tion ceremonies for the recently completed federal aid secondary road project on Oberlin Road near here Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The announcement was made bv A. A. Powers, county road commissioner. Ceremonies will take place at Yreka Creek Bridce. . Principal speakers will be slate Sen. Randolph Collier, Yreka, and Herbert Miles, slate Division of Highways district en gineer. . DEVOTION TO Dl'TV COLUMBUS. Miss. (UPI '-The Cily of Columbus hired two worn- Future Farmers Are Top Judges YREKA A (cam of five Fu ture Farmers of America mem bers from Yreka placed among the top third of contestants dur ing a livestock judging contest recently at Chico. They were Hollie Elsea, Bill Cook, Curtis Harding, David Cald well and Tom IjoVi. They were accompanied by their adviser, James Elsea. and by FFA Prin- incorporation petition. Qualified voters then will get a chance lo pass or kill the move to make Weed an incorporated city. All neighborhood public meet ings were conducted as scheduled during the past two weeks. The meetings were planned to informl the public concerning benefits of incorporation and to air ob jections. Representative audiences came to each, officials said. Visiting city councilmen and other city officials from other communities were present to as sist in answering questions. They included David McDaniels, Mount Shasta councilman; Minor Cross, Etna vice mayor and council man (a community incorporated since 1878 1; Floyd Crcason, George Wendell and Donald Ste- vens, Dunsmuir councilmen, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cavin, Dunsmuir city clerk. William Heidowald, Weed attor ney, attended each neighborhood meeting representing the Incor poration Committee, furnishing in formation. Citizens Committee Chairman J. I. Kersey said members of the committee feel questions were answered to everyone's satisfac tion. He expressed thanks to all committees and workers who helped with the movement during the several months of prepara tion. en last month to replace malet,fss Sli,lla' Mr' ' a c k 1 l)i I: I l I f..A 11 They were accompanied by Ev-!,0jlTnH, m pjttrutling downtown erctt Mcamher and his son, Bn ry, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Starr here. parking areas. The result: An Increase In tick- ATOMIC WORKERS SETTLE OAK RIDGE, Tcnn. (UPU- Striking atomic workers at a plant which produces fissionable uranium ratified a new contract Monday night with Union Carbide Nuclear Co. calling for a pav in crease of nine cents per hour. The vote by 1,850 members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Work ers Union ended a 16-day strike. Harding and Fred Caldwell. The youths entered no other contests. About 450 youths from ets issued (or illegal parking of (Northern California attended, er, Ina H. Stiner of Portorville. niu''o Ihan 100 per cent the first Thcy were served lunch byl Burial was in the Orland Cath- week. I Chico Rotary Club. olic Cemetery. Funeral Held For Dr. Stiner CEDARVILLE - Funeral serv.; ices were held in Orland, Glenn County, Tuesday, Nov. 1, for Dr. J. O. Stiner, 80, brother of Jess W. Stiner of this city. He was a native of Reno. He died in Orland Oct. -29. Stiner is survived by the wid ow, Josephine; one child, Javan, also of Orland. and another broth- Law On Dogs Is Amended DUNSMUIR - Amendments to the current dog ordinance pro viding that dogs be confined or restrained and providing penal ties for owner violation of the or dinance were approved by the city council Wednesday night. The amendments will become law following a second reading of the ordinance at the next coun cil meeting and legal publication of its provisions. . Action on 24-hour police and fire warning protection was de layed for further study after Councilmen Dave Anderson and George Wendell protested against making a decision at Wednes day's meeting. Floyd Creason's motion that the city tie in with the Mount Shasta warning and alarm system died for lack of a second. - In other business, the council approved installation of four street lights spaced from Willow and Castle streets to the high school. Dave Anderson made this motion noting that high school students and those attending night classes and other evening events at the high school now lack protection afforded by prop er lighting. Nine building permits totaling $7,764 were approved. Singer Dies In Accident CAMERON. Tex. (UPI) -JohJ ny Horton, 35, the Western-style singer who made the s,ong "Battle of New Orleans" popular, was killed Saturday in a grinding head-on collision on a railroad overpass. Three persons, two of them passengers in the car Horton was driving, were injured. The accident happened on U.S. 79, about 13 miles southwest of Cameron, near the community of Milano. It appeared Horton died on the way to the hospital in Cameron. "Some of them said he was alive when we arrived," said Bill Burns, operator of the Marek Burns Funeral Home in Camer on. "That's why we drove so fast getting him here. But he was dead when we arrived." There were reports of dense fog in the area, but Highway Patrol man Gilbert Smith, who investi gated the accident, said he saw only "wisps" of fog when he ar rived at the scene, and said he didn't think fog had anything to I do with the crash. Erdmann's attorney, Richard J. month ago. The commission, with other in terested parties, is planning ex MacLaurv, told Carter that hisitensive Christmas decorations, client had already paid "a terri- some of a permanent nature. ble penalty" because of resultant publicity and loss of prestige with the Navy. He also argued that the case was an example that will de ter any future similar smuggling by high naval officers. The admiral stood at attention during the sentencing. Tears welled in his eyes. , "I particularly regret any re flection on the fine military ser vice in which I spent 40 years," he told the court. "I deeply re giet the embarrassment given my family." It's Klamath's Turn! Send Ron Phair To Congress Pd. Arlv. Klamath County Democrat and Republican Phatr for Congress Comm.. Bruce Owens and Norman Duffy chairmen, 122 N. nth St. FORMER NAZI SENTENCED HAGEN, Germany (UPI) A 51- year-old former Nazi S com mander was sentenced to life im prisonment Monday for ordering the slaughter of 26 Jews during World War II. A local court had found Paul Thomanek guilty of ordering the killings while he commanded a company in Poland in 1943. WALTER H. TURNER for STATE REPRESENTATIVE I have spent 12 years in the Legislative field. That exper ience will help me to serve the people bet ter! The old story-that the power to tax is the power to destroy - is just as true now as when it was first written. I am sure that our real property taxes can be lowered by improvements in our state government. New industries can be brought to Klamath County and Oregon by establishing a better business cli mate. I have lived in Klamath County a long time and I intend to stay. What I can do to help my county and state and the people in it is important to me personally. I would like to be your Representative and will do a good job as your Representative. Vote November 8th and Vote WALTER H. TURNER STATE REPRESENTATIVE Pd. Pol. Adv. Dfin. On. Comm.. Flrlrrd llintirn. '.'.Y0 Rcl. Chrm. y KIREHOISE STAYS DRY POINT PLEASANT, N.J. (UPI Members of Fire Company I are worried about the coming dry spell. The Borough Council turned down their application for a liquor license Wednesday because part of the fit chouse is used as a school house during the day. SPRED SATIN WALL PAINT t-v r. f uirintec In wrltlnr JACK'S COLOR CHIP SA H firt?tn Stamp 'n A I'nunlry Shopping C'lr. If "jlfig For Continued Fair, Impartial Economical Assessment Pro cedures By A Man Who Knows Klamath County Problems RETAIN TRAINING AND EX PERIENCE IN OFFICE Re-Elect . Hap Caldwell Assessor T4. Pol. Adv. hv tifmomllc Onlnl fomm . Ildrrd Ht Han. 1 C b'if:v: - veal VOTE FRANK F. GANONG FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER 2 Year Term DEMOCRAT ft POSITIVE PLANNING For Present & Future County Needs ft EQUAL REPRESENTATION For All teekvtgw mi hjtHt fc rn rl. Ail. r t'"''t tr. C mmlll... tlitrrl Hinon, iSSt lr MMfr. C'krtnil. pjiuL.,-iifflr EDITORIAL THE SACRAMENTO BEE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1960 'Biz" Johnson Ably Represents The Second Congressional District Congressman Harold T. Johnson has given the second district sound, able and vigorous repre sentation in his first term in congress and by every criterion has earned reelection at t h e polls next month. Johnson went to the house of representatives with a thorough apprenticeship in government and a sound record, and in his first two years in Washinqton he has justified the faith and confi dence of his constituents. His prior experience in govern ment included, consecutively, membership on the Roseville School Board and the city coun cil, eight years as mayor of Rose ville and 10 years in the state senate. It was little surprise that, with this background, he was able to take up so readily and thoroughly the duties of con gressman. Johnson's mountain-valley dis trict, extending from Modoc County on the north to Inyo on the south, presents as much di versity in interests and problems as it does in geography. These include water and power development, agriculture, forest management, mining and rec reation. To each he has devoted his vigorous attention and through him each and every in terest has had a strong voice in Washington. In this respect he has been an able successor to Clair Engle, whose post he filled when the latter was elected to the United States Senate. In congress, Johnson is a mem ber of the public works commit tee on which he can perform valuable services for his district and of the special subcommittee studying the nation's interstate highway program. In matters affecting the gen eral domestic and foreign wel fare Johnson consistently has voted on the side of progres sivism and humanitarianism. His activities in respect to con servation and resources develop ment in the mountain areas are of prime interest and concern to the people in the valleys and elsewhere in California since what affects those areas af fects the whole state. The electors of the second dis trict should continue to take advantage of Johnson's wide experience in government as well as reward him for a job well begun. , FOR CONGRESSMAN Harold T. "Bii" Johnson V DcMMteratic Jf r. v turn fotftw, init. O o oo
