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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1960)
Jury Selection Change Suggested To Board ' YREKA Recommendations fori changes In procedure of jury sel ection were presented last week to the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors by a delegation of members of the county grand jury and Siskiyou County Bar As social ion. Heading the delegation was Alan J. McMurry. grand jury chairman. Appearing with him were Oliver Wayne, grand jury. Good Government Committee chairman; M. H. Messner. bar as sociation, and J. Everett Barr, superior court judge. The delegation proposed that a jury commissioner system be set up with a member 01 tne county $2 Million Is Paid In YREKA According to Siskiyou County tax collector, residents of the county and interests have paid taxes in Hie amount of $2,189, 967.99 to date for this year's tax bill. The total tax bill amounts to $3,527,581.91. The collector said many tax payments have not been counted yet, and payments mauea Mon day will be applied to the paid tax ledger. A total of $800,261.69 has been paid by public utilities, with the California Oregon Power Company paying more than half of the amount. International Paper Company's payment of $68,612.41 was the largest payment made other than utilities. Pair Arrested, Put Into Jail DUNSMUIR Shelby C. Hoi comb, 49, Kentucky, and Roland H. Dean, 40. Arvin, found some ways of doing Christmas shop ping early does not pay. They were arrested by Duns muir and Southern Pacific Com pany police Wednesday with n white rabbit, a radio. ' a flash light, two blankets, gloves and a . camera in their possession. These articles bad been -stolen from parked cart and other places a the community. The two men will not got rabbit stew for Christ. mas dinner. They will din on whatever is oh the menu at the Siskiyou County Jail where they were sent for 30 days. Vacation Begins Today In Weed WEED Christmas vacation for Weed Union Elementary School student will hegin Dec. 11 after half-day session, Leno Lenii, principal announced this week. All classes will be recessed at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. and will resume Tuesday, Jan t, at the usual time. A Christmas program was pre sented Tuesday night, Dec. 20. at 7:30 in the elementary school auditorium to which the public was Invited. The annual Yuletide program Is an all-student presentation and was staged in conjunction with the regular Weed Elementary School Parent Teacher Association meet big. clerk's staff named jury commis sioner. McMurry said the title need not mean an increase in sal' ary. McMurry explained the commis. sioner would determine for the judge bow many jurors are re quired for a jury panel, and names would be selected from the voter's register. McMurry said about twice as many jurors as needed would be chosen. He es timated that about half would be exempted by the judge. McMurry estimates an individu al would be called about once every 10 years for jury duty. McMurry explained the propos al that supervisors no longer sel ect the jury was instituted be cause several complaints of the present arrangements have been registered by citizens, lawyers and judges. He pointed out that jury pan els are currently not representa tive of the county as a whole, stating that practically no work ers are represented. Board members pointed out the system may produce complica tions. They said the matter re quires more study. In other action the board set Dec. 27 for dedication ceremonies of Graves Hall, following a report from County Administrator Jess O Hoke that a plaque for the new juvenile detention home had arrived. The board also approved a res- olution honoring the late George Dillman, Etna, and gave authori zation to the clerk of the board to draft a resolution in memory of Alex Rosborough, Yreka. The board authorized O'Roke to determine the most suitable means of destroying confidential reports and files from county de partments. Jess Brewer, county probation officer, told the board of supervisors that he docs not think confidential papers should be thrown into county dumps for burning. Recommendations by the county planning commission pertaining to Siskiyou County airports' master plan and the Happy Camp airport muter plan were approved by the board. The board rejected a planning commission proposal to abandon Louie Lane near Tennant. Super visor Don Avery said the board believes it can carry out intent of the planning commission with' out abandoning the road. Judge J. Everett Barr s request that the old courtroom be re stored was set aside until the next budget session. According to O'Roke cost would be about $900. Supervisors referred a request for tax cancellations for the city of Yreka to County Assessor L. D. (Babe) Taylor for further study. And supervisors accepted resign nation of George Van Buskirk as assistant county civil defense di rector. Van Buskirk said he re' signed because of conflicting work schedules. He is manager of the Yreka office of the State Depart ment of Employment. Jersey Okays Voting In D.C. TRENTON. N.J. (AP) - New Jersey has become the third state hi the country to ratify a proposed amendment to the U. S. Constitu tion giving residents of Washing ton, D. C, the right to vote in presidential elections. The State Senate passed the amendment this Monday. The State Assembly had passed the measure last month. It does not require the governor's signature. The amendment would give the District of Columbia three votes m the Electoral College. Hawaii and Massachusetts approved the amendment before New Jersey. Ratification by 31 more states it required. U.S. Orders Aid Resumed WASHINGTON (AP)-The Unit ed States has ordered resumption ol full military and economic as iistance to Laos. Announcing the resumption Mon day night. State Department press officer Lincoln White said the tri umph of the new non-Communist government of Lao over Soviet backed forces provided grounds (or considerable satisfaction. U. S. aid funds to Laos had been held up since Dec. 1. White said all Americans fat Laos have been accounted for and are safe. Four Americans suf fered minor wounds during the re cent battling for the capital city. Of VJentiene. Trial Is Slated For January MOUNT SHASTA - Oscar Ud rick Knivila, Willits, Calif., was arrested here recently by the Cal ifornia Highway Patrol and charged with drunk driving. He asked for a jury trial when he appeared before Judge John Kinstrey in Mount Shasta Justice Court Monday, Dec. 12. The trial was set for Tuesday, Jan. 24. Knivila said he had taken one drink at Dorris, 60 miles away and was traveling slowly south on Highway 99 near here when he was involved in an accident. Patrolmen said, however, that evidence indicates Knivila was driving at a high speed and un der influence of liquor. The car skidded along a shoul der for 120 feet, along a bank for 75 feet and 100 feet through a brush field before stopping, of' (icers said. mm Funeral Held On Saturday YREKA Funeral services were held for Mrs. Tersilia Bacciarini, 65, Montague, Saturday, Dec. 17, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary was recited Friday evening in Girdner's Fu neral Chapel. Mrs. Bacciarini died in her sleep Tuesday night at her home in Delphic School District on Obeii in Road - near Montague, where she lived alone. She was found by members of her family Wednesday morning. Mrs. Bacciarini was born Feb, 1895, in Switzerland, where she was married to Louis Bacciarini 1913. They came to Siskiyou County and moved onto a ranch in the Delphic District in 1913. Her husband died in 1952. She is survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. John Fasolctti, Yreka: Mrs. Pete Robustcllini, Montague, and Mrs. Julius Pereira, Fort Jones, and two sons, Louis and William, both of Montague. She also leaves 10 grandchil dren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers and a sister in Switzerland. Her mother died in Switzerland last August, Debyns Rites Held Tuesday ALUTRAS Graveside services for Mrs. Slayme Frawley Dob yns, 71. of Susanville were held here on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Mrs. Frawley was a native of California and well known in Mo doc County where she lived be fore moving to Sasanville 15 years ago. She died in a Susan ville hospital on Sunday, Dec. 11 Mrs. Dobynsis survived by her sisters, Mrs, George Williams of Madeline, and Mrs. Alma Hill of Reno, and a brother, Thomas Frawley of Milford. Contributions Still Needed WEED Contributions to the cheer basket program, sponsored by the local Salvation Army chap ter, are needed to assure ample content for the many Yuletide basket to be prepared. The list of deserving families this year is well over the figure anticipated by the committee han dling the annual program. Food, toys or clothing contribu tions may be left at Weed Court house and donations of money may be mailed to Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hoy. Freeman Named Poundmaster YREKA - At Thursday night's meeting of the city council, Rue Freeman was appointed the new city poundmaster. Henry T. Wat son, Yreka police chief, will depu Uze him as soon as possible. Freeman was etiosen to fill the vacancy left with the resignation of W. E. Stewart. The council created the part' time position to enforce the city dog ordmunce amended Aug. 4, The salaiy to be paid to Free' man is $75 per month. Is Planned YREKA According to the dis trict superintendent of Yreka ele mentary schools, Robert Reynolds, Jackson Street School should have six additional rooms ready for oc cupancy by next fall. He staled that $72,000 was al located to the district by the Sis kiyou County Schools Board of Trustees from the forest reserve fund and will be used in the pro cel. The school is operating with an attendance of about 120 students over the maximum number for the present building, Roberts stat ed. He added the new addition will alleviate overcrowded conditions. Because of classroom short- Jfie, students have been meeting in the multipuriwse room of Gold Street Elementary School, he said. Instructions were given to the architect to draw plans immed iately for the addition, which will include a science room. Construc tion will start next spring. PAGE !-D BERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Wednesday, Dee. II, 16 mm fUlRfq) 10 A.M. Till Noon 1 to ? P.M. Miller Heads Union's Local McCLOUD Lee Miller was re elected president of International Woodworkers of America Local 3-64 AFLCIO. Other officers elected, according to a report is sued by the balloting committee, were Morten Sanders, vice presi dent; Larry Gardner, secretary' treasurer and business agent; ftus sell Brickell, recording secretary; Edgar Dodwell, conductor; Frank Natt, warden; and Wayne Gill, three-year trustee. In the plant sub local the fol lowing officers won election: Troy Price, chairman; Allan Gist, vice chairman; James Thompson. Gino Prorperi and Troy Price plant negotiating committeemen Thompson, Price, Edwin Williams and James Mason were elected to scrc on the executive board, Jury Finds Man Is 'Not Guilty' WEED A three-man, nine-wom an jury Monday relumed not guilty- verdicts for Joseph Fred Kelleck, Yreka, on charges of driving while intoxicated and for having a concealed weapon in his vehirle. The trial was conducted in Weed Justice Court by Kenneth T. Stone, judge. The jury was in session until 11 p.m. Monday. Kelleck was represented by Joe Correia, Yreka attorney. Albert H. Newton Jr., district attorney, represented the people. Kelleck was arrested Sept, SO by the California Highway Patrol. Holiday Drivers Warned YREKA Holidays may be hap' py days, but not necessarily on highways, warned Capt. J. B. Booth, commander of the Cali fornia Highway Patrol's Yreka Area, today. "Despite the traditional joy of the Christmas season, an esti mated 82 persons will die in Cali fornia trclfic accidents during the' holidays," said Booth. - "The patrol will attempt to dis prove that estimate. Our strength in the field will be maintained at maximum lovel during both holiday periods. "We will be especially alert for the drinking driver, and stronii emphasis also will be placed on preventing violations which cause most accidents. "Dcsnito this, the main duty lies with the public. 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