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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1961)
Directed Verdict Is Asked . PORTLAND (AP) - Circuit Judge Alan F. Davis is expected ' to rule Monday on a motion for ' a directed verdict of acquittal in ' the trial of Mrs. Joseph Garrett 53, on a charge of first degree I murder. . " Mrs. Garrett, a former Dallas, ' Texas, socialite, is accused of setting a fire in her home Oct. 6 that claimed the lives of three of her four children and their gov- . erness. Mrs. Garrett has pleaded innocent and innocent because of . . insanity. - The state, tried to prove that Mrs. Garrett set the fire and fed it with inflammable fluids, after a quarrel with her husband. Mrs. Garrett'; attorney asked the judge to direct the jury to turn hiT free after the state rested its case. . Judge Davis, said in remarks to the prosecutor that there was no one in the court room who was not convinced that "there was aomethinc wrong with this worn jn," after hearing testimony of her conduct before the fire broke ut. v Among prosecution witnesses called Friday were Mrs. Garrett's father and brother, Alvin M. Ous- ley, a Dallas attorney, and Alvin Owsley Jr., a Houston attorney. Both said that Mrs. Garrett war a kind and loving wife and mothei except when stricken by what they called psychomotor seizures. -: Accuser Drops Beating Charges William F. Seaberry, . 24, 3060 lodi Street, decided Friday to drop charges against three men he accused of beating him up pec. 26 in a tavern brawl, j Charges of assault and battery gainst Richard Berg, 22, Pelican City; Delroy Berg, 26, 2826 Alta- Biont Drive, and Charles Bennett, 23, 3613 Boardman Street, were dropped in district court after Seaberry signed an affidavit that be would not testify if called as a witness in the case. The motion to dismiss was filed fcy Defense Attorney Richard C. Eeeslcy. - HERALD AND KEWS. Klamath Talk. Or. oimUt, Jamiarr IS, 1M1 -n ---itU,-: ' I Oil V - ! jri I it 1 V . !: I U I 1 I i i i afciM in i i.mw-.T I l PLANS FOR SETTING UP bull pans In the livaiteek salts a r n a at the Klamath County Fairgrounds wart discussed this week in preparation for the Range Ready Bull Sale on Jan. 26. Left to right are Norman Jacobs, Don Jacobs, livestock men, Ray Petersen, Klamath County agent, and an unidentified worker. J-'Knlfe Removed From Victim At KV Hospital A man taken to Klamath Val ley Hospital Friday, night with a serrated steak knife sticking in bis back was reported recovering and in no danger Saturday morn ing. R. S. Andrews, 32, of the South Suburban area was arrested by state police on a charge of as sault with a deadly weapon on Roy J. Weeks, 42, of 323 Com mercial Street. Weeks was stabbed during an argument between the two men in a trailer house in back of 3206 Summers Lane at about 9 p.m. Peace Ambulance was called to the scene and reported Hie in cident to the police. A witness listed was Adeline Ganter, no ad dress given. Police said both men had been drinking. Weeks was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. On The Record Hatfield Urges Surplus Use KLAMATH FALLS BIRTHS BOYS ISGRIGG Born lo Mr. and Mri. Rich. ard ligrigg Jan. 12 in Klamath Vallty Hospital a boy waighing 7 lbi l3'i ois. firsick Born to Mr. ana Mrs. trn- . , , , . , , esl D. Flriick Jan. II In Klamath Val-milSl iry naraer 10 make suipius lev Hospital, a My weigmng a ids., r4 SALEM (AP) Hatfield Friday Public ; Welfare - Gov. Mark 0. told the. stale Commission it ozs. mi SUMMARY commodities available to welfare recipients. He said that "a majority of not en-gen- Fitzgerald Rites Set Chiloquin Girl Pleads Guilty An 18-year-old Chiloquin girl who pleaded guilty to a charge of using a motor vehicle without tho nlvnflf'l pnriKAnt ITai ci.ntonr.nrl to oav a fine of $25 Friday inlald- died Friday at home district court. of his brother, Dan, with whom Judge Hal F. Coe also suspend-he had lived for the pastll ed a five-day jail term against years. riava Lole . scoll. blie and, Mr pitJP,.ari aas hnrn rp. LAKEVIEW Denis Fitzger- the state commission has demonstrated the full and thusiaslie support that the eral program merits." the trouble, he said, is that the commission has not yet de vised procedures to make the plan, workable. Also, he added, the county nub- iic weuare commissions haven t shown enough interest. Hatfield suggested that a fond distribution plan might be worked BLM Aims Explained The organization and objectives of the Bureau of Land Manage ment were explained in some de tail to Klamath Falls Rotary Club Friday at the noon lucheon meet ing. Speaker was Ross Young- blood, Medford BLM office man ager, Youngblood traced the history of the BLM and the Oregon and Jaycees Award Night Scheduled January 26 A lot of people have inquired about the one-column silhouettes of a man's profile bearing the letters "DSA "OYF" and "SCA' that have been scattered around this newspaper during the last few days.' The inquiries- are indicative that one of the oldest and most suc cessful "gimmicks" in advertising still works fine. The unusual pic tures are called teasers. out in connection with a plan to California grant lands. 0 It C have welfare recipients work on public works projects. : In the past two years, he said, state institutions have used $400,000 worth of surplus com modities. f Another $1,700,000 of two companions, Albert Shuey,j23j im ln Rockchapel, Countyl"1656 coiwodities Is used each jva. iui solium lunui programs, 23, and Percy Ball. 36, were ar rested in Klamath Falls Thurs day night in a car belonging to Bud Parazoo of Chiloquin. Shuey and Ball asked for ad ditional time to consult attorneys. OBITUARIES Would Put Tax On Trees 7 Teenagers Are Killed In Accident i ST. PAUL, MimWAPJA-ler- fific head-on crash of two cars early Saturday killed all seven teenage occupants.'' " Five boys and a girl died at the scene of the tangled and atrwn wi-pf-lcaee and the seventh: ... . c-. n iiuintmu lauua idAdUie tu Ul- I Ti In U1 "a ol-"' charts instead of the present ttncntl'il All u'oro 1ft unarc nln ... . r . KLAMATH Cork, Ireland, and came to Lake County in 1918. He is survived by two broth ers, Dan and James, both of Lakcview, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Butler, and Mrs. Brid-j get Amoty, both of Brooklyn, N.Y. Rosary will be recited today at 7:30 p.m. in the Ousley-Oster-man Chapel. Requiem Mass is scheduled Monday at 10 a.m. at STILL Tha nama of Valera Still, daughter ot tha lata John Gideon still was omit ted from tha obituary. Ha It also tur-j Burial " ""-""-"" cemetery. St. Patrick's Church with ,-t h e Rev. Peter Duigan officiating. will be in Sunset, Park SALEM (AP) - A bill to re peal the property tax exemption on deciduous trees was intro duced Friday in the state House of Representatives. The bill was a .Tax Commission proposal which aims at making or- hospital. All were 18 years old and lived in the St. Paul area. "It was like a battlefield." said one officer at the scene. The im- method of taxing only the land. The problem first came to light in 1955 with the Tax Commission io:irtni.aie!il nrnnrnm ,l.inV m,nA pact tore the motor from one car: h " 6 and hurled it 150 feet. A wheel was found 600 feet from the im Oact point. v Wreckers were called to pull the tangled wreckage apart so some f the bodies could be recovered, i Authorities- did not determine immediately what caused the 1 a.m. crash in suburban Roseville cn the north edge of St. Paul. , The highway patrol said at least ene car was over the center stripe ef the highway when the crash Occurred. The highway patrol identified! the victims as: Thomas Irish, one ef the drivers; Larry W. Dexter: Michael Glsem and Ronald C. Crawford, who were in one car: and Michael Swifka, driver of the second vehicle: Cynthia Corn Stock, and Guy Marshall who died in the hospital. er County but only land was taxed in Jackson County. Speaker Robert- Duncan, D Medford, said the bill is import ant to Jackson County pear erow ers. He said the pear growing in dustry has not been profitable. He said there is some justifica tion for exempting the deciduous trees to encourage the industry. Another tax commission bill would eliminate the exemption on crops and other plants. It was in troduced Friday. A commission spokesman said this would be insignificant in the amount of value involved. He said it was aimed primarily at eliminating disputes on differ ences in value between sage brush land and sage brush land with grass. Taylor Given Life Sentence MEDFORD (API John R laylor. accused of wounding a state policeman at Ashland last Dec. 19, Friday was sentenced to life imprisonment after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with intent to kill. Taylor had a previous criminal record. At the time of his cap ture at Dufur, Ore., he told po lice he had shot policeman Don ald Cain to avoid being caught wun stolen guns. uuiur, wnere Taylor was caught, is nearly 300 miles away from Ashland. Taylor told police ne maae tne trip in stolen cars. He suffered a minor bullet wound when he tried to run as police ciosea in on mm. lands, he pointed out, cover an area 60 miles wide (30 miles each side of the SP Railway) starting at the California border and extending northward to the Washington-Oregon border. In Oregon, O&C lands are brok en down into five districts, in cluding Medford. More than 900,- 000 acres of land are in the Med ford district, which includes Klam ath County. The office employs 75 persons, with an annual pay roll of $500,000. Operating costs are more than $200,000 annually, Youngblood said. Lands are man aged on a perpetual basis involv ing mineral development, grazing, forestry, recreation and watershed development, Youngblood ex plained. Teasers are used to build curi osity and thus give punch to an advertising message. ln this case, they were used to focus attention on what is per haps the Klamath Junior Cham-1 ber of Commerces most signifi cant project of the year ... the award banquet Jan. 26 open to the public at the Klamath Union High School cafeteria at 6:45 p.m. On that evening, Jaycees will announce winners of the annual Distinguished Service Award, (DSA), Outstanding Young Farm er Award, (OYFl and Senior Citi zen Award, (SCA). A total ol 42 persons have re coived such awards in Klamath County during the past 21 years I The awards are meant to focus attention on the contribution young men are making to the community and their careers. Similar awards are made on (ate and national levels. Basis for judgment is exceptional achieve ment or contribution. of consider able importance to a chosen field or fields, to an organization, the stale or nation. Candidates for the DSA and OYF are men between ages of 21 and 35. Men over 35 are elicible tor ine sua. The banauet will be served fam. ily style and Javcecs promise "all you can eat." Tickets may be pur- cnascd trom any Jaycee for a nominal fee. Members hope the banquet wa! attract ud to 350 men and women. Last year's winner of the DSA was Paul Cruikshank. Ron Phair was named to receive the SCA. Featured speaker will be John Carpenter, director of snorts and public events, KOIN-Tclevision, Portland, considered by some to be the most popular sporlscaster in the Pacific Northwest. Dave Johansen will be master of ceremonies. Frank Dimmitt is General rhair. man of the banauet and all .lav. cees are contributing effort and time. Alaskan Mountain Named For Late Oregon Senator WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Maurine Neuberger, D-Ore.. said Friday she was delighted that a mountain in Alaska has been named by the U. S. Board of Geographic Names in honor of her late husband, Sen. Richard L, Neiibeigcr. Site said in a statement: "It is my understanding the action by the board was taken at the request of Secretary (of In terior Fred A.( Seaton, the Alas ka congressional delegation and the Alaskan Legislature. I am pleased to accept this honor in Dick's memory. "No person (ought harder for Alaskan statehood. Dick was aide-decamp to General James A. O'Connor for more than three years during the construction of the Alaska Military Highway, from July 15, 1942, until Aug. 12. 1945. "This action by members of the Board of Geographic Names is a splendid tribute to Dick and to Oregon. I hone that before too long, I can again visit Alaska and see the mountain. Mean while, I look forward to receiving a photograph of Mount Neuhers. er. It will have a place of honor in my otlii-e. ROLLER SKATING TODAY! 2 PM to 4:30 PM and 7:30 to 10 PM SKATELAND Ph. 2-9197 er 2-6243 Just off S. etk bohind Adair's NOTICE J. P. MATHEWS ACCOUNTANT is now located at 306 So. 6th St. NURSES STIFF NECK NEW YORK (UPD-Jack Paar' today nursed a "stiff neck" which kept him off . his television show .Thursday night. Paar complained of a draft dur ing Thursday night's NBC-TV show and was replaced for Thurs day night's performance by Ar- lene Francis who explained his plight to the audience. 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