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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1961)
Day s News iBy FRANK JENKINS In Washington this morning, President Eisenhower sends to the congress his farewell State of the Union message. It is a rou tine message that he is required by law to deliver. He sends it in manuscript, and it is read to the members o( both houses. In It, be reviews the problems of the past eight years. Because bis term will expire a week from today, he makes few direct rec ommendations for the future. But- He DOES tell the members of the congress that the budget he is required by law to submit next week WILL BE A BAL ANCED ONE. He thus indicates his belief that spending no more than we take in will be a policy f the utmost importance in the years to come. In making that statement in his farewell State of the Union mes sage, he is obviously speaking over the heads of the congress to the people. He thinks (and says in careful language) that in the past eight years we haven't done too badly, everything considered. He recog nizes that grave problems remain to be faced and solved wisely. He closes with this statement: "A new President will shortly lay before the congress proposals for shaping the future of a great land. To him, every citizen, what ever his political beliefs, prayer fully extends best wishes for good heafy and for wisdom and suc cess in coping with the problems that confront our nation." It is a routine message. But, considering the circumstances in which it is delivered, it is an in teresting message. It gives an ac curate picture of this VERY GREAT PRESIDENT. The things that have made Ike greatest are the things that made Washington and Lincoln great. People not only in America, but all over the world instinctively HAVE CONFIDENCE in him, as they had in Washington and Lin coln. Harry Holt, the indefatigable Creswell, Oregon, farmer who is devoting the important middle years of his life (he is 55) to a shining cause, arrives in Portland with 107 Korean children orphans of the Korean war for. whom he Kill find foster, parents in this land of the free and, let us add gratefully this LAND OF OP PORTUNITY. Of this present group, 25 will go to California, nine to Washington and six to Oregon. He has been at the job for nearly a decade, and this 107 brings to 2,171 the number of Korean waits he has brought to the United States and found homes for. What will be their future? Here is the communist version of it, as promulgated by Red Korth Korea's Pyongyang radio: "They are to be sold to planta tion owners and capitalists as CHILD' SLAVES where they will undergo all sorts of humiliation and mistreatment!" What shall we do about things like that? Just CONSIDER THE SOURCE, I reckon. That's what the Chinese com munists would do with American orphan children if the situation were reversed and the communist government was taking them over there. They must be judging us by WHAT THEY WOULD DO in Sim Oar circumstances. ii op nsE.LIBIMRT Mf3PMER SKCIIO OCN.KCr.AM KOCWOX1 M. Klamath Falls and Tldaity - Fair today with some high clouds. Mostly high clwds tonight. Part ly sunny Friday. Highs -. Lw tonight 2S-M. High yesterday 14 Low last alght 21 Precip. last Si hour None Since Oct. I s.JJ bame period last year l.M price Tea Ceoti-20 Pages coo r KLAMATH FALLS. ORKGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1961 Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6382 Weather Northern California Fog In Central Valley through Friday ex cept breaking up . in Sacrament Valley Friday: local morning fog in coastal valleys; rain north af Fort Bragg late tonight. Mt. Shasta Siskiyou area Cloudy today and tonight; rala likely Friday with snow about 5,000 feet; fresh south winds Fri day; little temperature change. Ixtate IFi?lbBiJiiiis Dim flfessijoj Preliminary Courthouse Addition Plans Okayed The proposed Klamath County Courthouse addition, a droam for four years, moved from the planning to the development stage Wednesday as the county court ap proved preliminary plans and asked the architects to prepare working drawings and specifications. The new four-story addition will be constructed behind the present courthouse between the Veterans' Memorial Building and the county jail. It will provide much needed floor space for overcrowded county offices and will also be flexible enough to allow for future expansion. Features of the proposed structure are a new circuit courtroom and a new district courtroom. The plans, prepared by architects Morrison, Howard and Starbuck, met with the unanimous approval of the county court. With $492,000 set aside for the project in a special fund, no new taxes will be required, County Judge R. R. (Bob) Walker, said. Bob Starbuck, construction engineer, said he thought bids could be let as early as April 1. The county court and the architects said a story car ried over the weekend in a Portland newspaper was er roneous and that it con tained an obsolete year-old sketch of the plans. Archi tect John,R. Howard said ex tensive revisions have been made in the original plans after consultation with the various department heads. The new addition would be built in what is now the courthouse parking lot. County Engineer Jack Kalinoski said parking for 100 cars would be made available across Klamath Avenue on land owned by the county and leased by the Modoc Lumber Company. The four floors of the new wing would be extensions of existing floors. No renovation of the pres ent building is planned. Here are the tentative plans for the new wing: Fourth (top) floor: Half the area on this floor will house a new district courtroom and of fices. The present district court area has been described as an "eyesore" and "totally inade- Senate Overrides Veto Of State Accident Bill SALEM (AP) The Oregon Sen ate voted 22-7 today to override Gov. Mark Hatfield's 1959 veto of a bill to allow state industrial accident cases a free choice. of physicians. The bill now goes to the House, where Rep. .F.- F. Montgomery, Eugene, House Republican lead er, said be was positive he had enough votes to sustain the veto. Industrial accident cases now have to be attended by physi cians designated by the state. The other IS bills vetoed by the governor after the end of the 1959 session apparently will be sustained, too. The House delayed until Friday a vote on the bill to give legisla tors expenses of 175 a month dur ing sessions and $150 a month be tween sessions. The delay was caused by a failure to have it printed in time. But Montgomery said it is cer tain to' pass Friday, predicting the vote would be about 48-12, He said ail of the votes against it probably would be cast by Re publicans. The Senate passed it unanimous ly, and it doesn't require the gov ernor s signature. After it is ap proved, a court test appears certain. A legal brief distributed by of ficers of the Oregon State Bar says that the measure wouldn't violate the constitution", which bars legislators from getting "per sonal expenses." The legislature's leaders hope Demand UN Branding Of Belgium to get around that by calling the! money "legislative expenses." The senators voting to over ride the veto included all 20 Demo crats ps . Republican Senators Carl Francis, Dayton, and Melvin Goode, Albany. To override, a two-thirds vote of each House is required. Since the 60-member House con tains 29 Republicans, . chances of overriding any veto by the Re publican governor would be slim. An attempt to establish a mini mum wage of $1.25 an hour was made todav with introduction of a bill sponsored by the Oregon AFL-CIO. The state now has no minimum wage except for women and minors. The bill, sponsored by Demo crats, would make the minimum wage conform with the national minimum wage which President-' elect Kennedy hopes to get through Congress. The national minimum now is $1. The key bill of Governor Hat field's reorganization plan was in troduced in the Senate today with bipartisan support. The chief sponsors are Sens. An thony Yturri, Ontario, Senate GOP leader, and Walter J. Pear son, Democratic president of the Senate in 1959. The bill would create these state departments, lumping most other state departments within them commerce, labor, natural resources, public safety, social services, ti asportation and ulili ties. ' quale." The rest of the fourth uoor wouia oe given over to a large law library, an employes' lunchroom and a ladies' lounge. Third floor: The third floor of the new wing would be dominated by a circuit courtroom. Judge Da vid R. Vandenbere would undoubt edly have first priority on the new courtroom with visiting judges holding court in the pres ent circuit courtroom. The make shift courtroom on the top floor of the courthouse would be va cated except in emergencies. Dis trict attorney s offices would also be located on the third floor. A feature of the addition would be a ramp leading from the jail di rectly to the courtrooms, elimin ating the present circuitous route outside and up three flights of! stairs. Second (main) floor: This floor would be headquarters for the administrative departments county clerk, tax collector and as sessor. Present office space would be more than doubled and Clerk Charlie DeLap would have a large vault area for storage of records Provision has also been made for a possible future combination of the tax collector's and assessor's offices. First (basement) floor: Present plans call for this floor to be divided between the sheriff's of fice and the county school offices. This arrangement would place the sheriff immediately adjacent to the jail. It is possible that the juvenile or welfare offices might be shifted into the area tentative ly tabbed for the school offices. A lift-slab method of construc tion has been suggested for the structure. This method, according to Starbuck, is cheaper and easi er for the builders. Judge Walker said the building is expected to cost less than the $492,000 which has been accumu lated. He said the surplus can be used to provide furniture and fix tures. "We are not only solving our present space problem," Walker said, "but we're also looking to the future. This addition should provide adequate office space for at least 15 years at our present rate of growth. A SCALE MODEL of the new courthouse addition was shown to county court mem bers Wednesday by architect John R. Howard, right. The court members, left to right, are Commissioner Frank Ganong, Judge R. R. (Bob) Walker and Commissioner Earl K. (Ken) Allison. The court epproved preliminary plans and gave the architects the go-ahead for preparation of final drawings and specifications. The project is expect ed to be ready tor bids around April I. Report Raps Program, Says Reds To Win Race UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (AP) -The Soviet Union demanded to day that the United Nations oust Belgium as administrator of the U.N. trust territory ot Ruanda Urundi. next to the Congo's rebel lious Kivu Province. Soviet Delegate Valerian A. Zor In also called on the U.N. Security Council to condemn Belgium for permitting troops of Congolese strongman Col. Joseph Mobutu to cross the territory of Ruanda Urundi'Dcc. 31 for an attack on rebel units in Kivu Province. The council meeting was called t the request of the Soviet Union t'ftleal with the transit of the Mobutu group. There was no request for an emergency meeting of the 99-na-tion assembly. Tass. the Soviet news agency, signaled the Soviet tactic Wednes day night with a government statement calling for immediate independence for Ruanda-Urundi and again demanding "immediate withdrawal of Belgian armed forces and civilian personnel" from the Congo. PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP-A study committee report sharply critical of the Eisenhower admin istration's space program calls on the Kennedy regime to recognize America's prestige is at stake in the race with the Soviet Union. The report, made public by! President-elect John F. Kennedy Wednesday nicht without com there is "overriding necessity to provide more efficient and effec tive leadership" for the U.S. space effort. President Eisenhower has stated rcpcateaiy mat Americas pres tige is not at stake in the space exploration race. The Kennedy committee's re port said: "Space exploration and ih nAA are heavnV exploits have captured the imagi nin'ct th i!miH states heatinff nation of the peoples ot the world the Soviet Union in the contest toDu8 the next few years the ship into by r- J I II 'America Stands At New Heights' By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON (AP) President Eisenhower de- scribed America today as standing at unprecedented heights, and asked prayers that future leaders will be able to keep this nation strong and at peace. In a farewell State of the Union message, the 70- year-old President reviewed for Congress the years of his administration and saw them as a period in which this country forged ahead in foreign and economic pol ities. But he solemnly noted that grave problems will confront the incoming administration of President-elect John F. Kennedy The continuing Communist menace in many parts of the world and economic pains which leave "little room for complacency." "I do not close this mes sage implying that all is well that all problems are solved," Eisenhower said. "For progress Implies both new and continuing prob lems and, unlike presiden tial administrations, prob lems rarely have terminal dates." Eisenhower's 6500-word mes sage was one of a series of leave- taking statements before he turns the reins of government over to Kennedy on Friday of next week The White House announced that Eisenhower will make a fare well address to the nation over! radio-TV networks next Tuesday night. He will speak at 8:30 p.m. (EST) from his office. u aiso announces mai ne wui -,fn vi.nrf. u i.t. hold a farewell news conference v.,1,1, ,a t wii. u.r 1 : fi: iru- i f . - .uciuie leaving unite. 11 i lur nd , ,ucceM m coping With the, tkl Km nnt ham ut I . . ... . . prooiemi.uiat conironi ear-Mr Since be is leaving office, tj0n , r. .. . ,,,.. Eisenhower avoided in his State ' . . of the Union message the. jug- ....'..,-.--, geauont to Congress for legisla- bringing our balance of payments into more reasonable equilibrium and continuing a high level of confidence in our national and in ternational systems: eliminating heavily excessive surpluses of a few farm commodities; and over coming deficiencies in our health and educational programs." But there were notes of confi dence and hope in a message that looked both backward and for ward. And there were good wishes for the man who will succeed Ei senhower eight days from now. The present chief executive did not mention President-elect John F. Kennedy by name. But he said a new president shortly will lay before Congress proposals for shaping the future of a great land. and: "To him, every citizen. whatever his political r beliefs. a message THE FOUR-STORY COURTHOUSE ADDITION is shown here in scale in a view from the rear of the courthouse. The new addition, to be built in what is now the parking lot, will be 1 18 feet long and 57 feet wide. It will provide two new courtrooms and much needed office space. A ramp, at left, will lead from the county jail to the cir cuit court floor. The design has been flexible to allow for future expansion. The fe ci lifisexpected to cost upwards of $400,000, funds are now available. prestige of the United States will in part be determined by the lead ership we demonstrate in space put a manned space orbit around the earth. TU. n.n.ll(AA annninfpri iscnneoy. urges The committee was headed by and the spending of more money R g MJ on the space exploration program generally and particularly on de velopment of more powerful rock et thrust for launching of space-craft. sachusctts Institute of Technology scientist. In making the group's report public, Kennedy announced appointment of Wiesner as his crwial acctctant fnr ftrwnrr in The group mentioned no speciiicIlne new administration. figure in calling for additional spending. The current Soviet advantage in firing vehicles into space stems from superior booster rockets. The study committee asscrted,said. Because of the lag in the de velopment of large boosters, it is very unlikely that we shall be first in placing a man into orbit around the earth," the report Soviets Charge U.S. Aircraft Buzzed Vessels MOSCOW (AP)-The Soviet Un ion charged today that U.S. mili tary aircraft buzzed 35 Soviet ships in various seas last month. The Soviets warned that such in cidents must cease. Minister Viktor Bakayev, at a news conlcrence, waved a piece of paper and said it was a radio gram from a Soviet sea captain reporting that a British bomber! was "raiding" meaning buzzing his ship this morning. The radiogram, Bakayev said, was from the ship Sergei Kirov at the southern entrance to the Red See. He said the buzzings took place in the Pacilic, Atlantic, Mediter ranean, South China Sea and in other areas. "The leaders of the U.S. ag gressive policy should near in mind that the Soviet Union has the strength and means to ensure the safety of Soviet shipping any where in international waters," Bakayev said. Russia has repeatedly charged U.S. planes with buzzing Soviet shipping on the high seal, Antifilibuster Defeat Is Called Devastating WASHINGTON (AP) - Defeat ed in their drive to strengthen the Senate's antifilibuster rule at the outset of the new Congress, Senate liberals took a glum view today of their chances for success later. "A devastating blow," said Sen. Kenneth B. Keating, R-N.Y., who contends a rules change is neces sary to permit passage of mean ingful civil rights legislation. But Sen. Richard B. Russell, OH MY GOSH! DALLAS, Tex. (UPI) - Clifford Marshall Hall and his bride, Suzan, are away on their honey moon trip so the bride's father figured it's safe today to tell what happened. It was a cold, wet day in Dal las last Saturday and Suzan. ar rived at the Lovers Lane Metho dist Church with just enough time to check her veil end pat Die skirt of her satin and lace wed ding dress. H. G. Twyman, her lather, of fered his arm and with the first notes of the wedding march, they began (town the aisle. Then the bride Suddenly became aware that hat dad was making a kind of Rasping noise. . - 4 "Suzy." Twyman said he whis pered.! "You forgot tc take off your galoshes." D-Ga., leader of Southern foes of the move, hailed the outcome as great victory for the sanity, dignity and prerogatives of the Senate." He also called it a rebuke for Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the Senate's presiding officer until Jan. 20, who sided with proponents of a change on a key parliamen tary question. The controversy, which has tied up the Senate since it convened Jan. 3, was shunted off to the Senate Rules Committee Wednes day by a 50-46 vote. Democratic senators divided 32 for and 31 against the sidetracking move. The line-up of Republicans was 18 for and 15 against similar LBJ Has Gripe With The Navy. Gets No Help FORT WORTH, Tex. (API- Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson, a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, Wednesday night voiced a complaint against the Navy that has been heard be fore. Here as a surprise guest to at tend the banquet honoring John B. Connally, new secretary of the Navy, Johnson spotted Rear Adm P. B. Warder, commandant of the 8th Naval Dist. "Admiral, I have a gripe about the Navy," Johnson said solemnly. Warder looked a hit startled, but both grinned broadly as Johnson continued. "When I was discharged from the Navy, I was a lieutenant com- tion :' which' such usually contains, He did tell the legislators that the budget he will submit next week will be a balanced one. By law, Uie outgoing president must submit a proposed spending-rev- enue program for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. In the nat ure of things, this will be subject to considerable modification in accordance with Kennedy propos als after Eisenhower leaves office. In noting the problems confront ing the nation at this time, Eisen hower said: "Abroad there is the continuing Communist threat to the freedom of Berlin, an explosive situation in Laos, the problems caused by Communist penetration in Cuba, as well as the many problems connected with the development of the new nations in Africa. These areas, in particular, call for delicate handling and constant review. At home several conspicuous problems remain promoting high er levels of employment, with special emphasis on areas in which heavy unemployment has persisted; continuing to provide for steady economic growth and preserving a sound currency Planes Hit Laos Rebs VIENTIANE, Laos (AP)-Lao- tian pilots, flying hastily armed U.S.-made trainer planes, strafed and bombed pro-Communist rebel forces Wednesday and today in the first air raids of the Laotian civil war. British, French and other Eur opean diplomats in the Laotian capital expressed grave concern the air raid first reported in the six-year-old civil war would trig ger a retaliatory action by the Soviet Union or Communist China. The Laotian pilots made their raid in four, T6 observation planes armed with rockets, ma chine guns and presumably with two 100-pound bombs each. The United States had delivered the planes to pro-Western Premier Boun Oum's forces Tuesday at part of the U.S. military support program for Laos. Independent Retained As Reclamation Chief mandcr. I am still a lieutenant liberal-conservative mmankr 'n 'ne Nava' Reserve, ana rank of lieutenant commander in the reserve. Can you help mo? Bystanders said they heard no A ... 1 nm U U i il row in he House rparhcri hp "u '" '": umvai iiiuu in mi- compromise stage Wednesday. It revolves around the House Rules Committee and its conservative coalition of Republicans and 01" reP'y ,rom lne nrai. Southern Democrats which in the past often has blocked social wel fare legislation. Speaker Sam Rayburn settled on enlarging the committee as the VIENNA (UPD - Alfred Bin-1 least painful way of curbing thc;tcrmeicr. 2t. was sentenced coalition's power to keep bills Wednesday to one year in jail for Washing A Nuisance locked up in the committee. Another way would have been to purge Rep. William M. Colmer, D-Miss., a member of the coali tion who bolted the Kennedy' Johnson ticket last fall. deserting the Austrian army. He said he went AWOL because he didn't want to wash every morn ing. He'll finish his army hitch when he gets out of jail. PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -President-elect John F. Kennedy today filled four top positions in the Interior Department. He also announced that the Eisenhower administration's reclamation bu reau chief will remain. The reclamation commissioner is Floyd E. Dominy, 60. A poli tical independent and a veteran in the bureau, he was named di rector by President Eisenhower last year. The president-elect also an nounced selection of: James K. Carr, 48, chairman of the California Water Commis sion, as undersecretary of the interior. Kenneth Holum, 45, Groton, S.D., farm leader, as assistant secretary for water and power. John A. Carver Jr., 42, admin istrative assistant to Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho,' as assistant sec retary for land resources. And Frank Barry, 47, Tucson, Ariz., lawyer, as the Interior De partment's solicitor or chief legal officer. Kennedy announced the selec tionsall Democrats alter con sultation with Rep. Stewart UdaD, D-Ariz., who will be secretary of the interior in the new adminis tration. - . Kennedy, getting in a final visit at the Atlantic shore home of his parents before taking office Jan. 20, had only one scheduled busi ness engagement today a morn ing conference with Gov. Terry Sanford of North Carolina. Official Finds Crank Solution EATONTOWN. N. J. (AP) - Councilman Joseph Kellenyi of the Eatontown Borough Council sug gests the following course of ac tion when John Q- Citizen phonee public officials at I a.m. with a problem: 'Take his number and say you'U call him back," Kellen yi told the council recently. "Then set your alarm for S: SI When it rings, phone Mr. Citbea and fltve htm hts answer, n i very effectively.''
