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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1963)
COtP, la The- Day's Sews By FRANK JENKINS From Washington this morning: Tile United Slates will send two battle groups, one of Army infan try and one oj paratroopers, plus jet fighters, into communist threatened Thailand next month, the Defense Department an nounced late yesterday. The Pen tagon said these troops will be accompanied by supporting air craft and logistic elements. Although planning for the move lias been under way for months. me arrival of these forces w serve as a show of strength at a time when communists are threat ening to take over neighboring Laos. What of this Laos business that has been in the headlines so long? What is Laos? And where is it? It's a little country down in tiie hot tropics of Southeast Asia It's about the size of Oregon area 91.000 square miles, as com pared wilh Oicgun's 96,981 squan. miles. Its population is about the size of Oregon's 1.850.000, accord ing to the U.N. eslima: in 1961. At the 1960 census, Oregon's popu lation was 1.7o7,691. Laos is a part of the former; French Indo-China. It became a French protectorate hack in 1893, when the French got delusions of grandeur and started out to set up a world empire. France lost it, along with the rest of its South east Asian protectorates, back in the late HMO's, when the Chinese communists drove the French out. What of the people of Laos? Well, they're an easy-going lot who would like to sit in their house by the side of the road and let the world go by if the world would just let them do it. One gains the impression that they don't care a hoot who governs them if government will just leave them alone to live in the easy going way they want to live. They regard this whole ruckus over the fate of Laos as a fright Xul nuisance. What of Thailand where we're preparing to send in a very con siderable military force designed to serve as a show of strength to get the word over to the commu nists that they'd better stay out of Laos? Thailand is a different kettle of fish. The Thais are a competent, capable lot. They know what they're about. They know what they want. What they want more than anything else is to be LET ALONE to do as they please in their capable, charming way. Thailand is quite a country. Its area is 200.148 square miles, as1 compared with California s 158.693 square miles. Us population is 27,. 181,000. as compared with Califor nia's 17,000.000. It's a big country, with a lot of people. What kind of people? They are charming people. Com petent, up-and-coming people. Ev ery tourist who gets to Thailand comes back full of enthusiasm and admiration for the Thais. They en joy life. They run their country in what is generally regarded as an admirable way. They believe in living and letting live. And- Thcy're ready to fight at the drop of a hat to protect their way of life. Se lf we have to fight for ANY BODY over in that part of the world, we'd better fight for the Thais. Nobody doubts that in such an event they'd be right in fight ing alongside us, grateful for our help and shirking no part of the burden of defending their coun trv. Science Fair Medals Won The names of nine gold medal winners in the city elementary school science fair competition were announced Thursday. The judging of over 80 projects was held at Conger Elementary School Wednesday. All projects will be on display at Conger, Friday and Saturday, during the following hours: Fri day, 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the open house at these hours and elementary school teachers will be on hand to an swer questions about the proj ects and students. The nine winners w ho are cligi ble to enter their projects in the Northwest Regional competition at the Oregon Museum of Sci ence and Industry in Portland. May 4. arc: Kristie Buck. River side, grade two; Randy Hansen. O'Neill, grade three: Roderick Wendt. Pelican, grade three; Bruce Jensen. .Mills, grade five; Vicki Carter, Roosevelt, (trade five; Laurie Houston. Roosevelt, grade six; Barbara Kent, Roose velt, grade six; Ruth Ann Cher ry. Riverside, grade seven, and Martin Alter, Fremont, grade eight. Weather KUm Fa,, Tultlikt II laktvit Pmif cloudy witii tnowtrt tonight and Frrttv. lwt lon.jnl je-u. Hih Fridar -- Vanabkt wind !-u mj.tt. Hth ycitcrtiay SJ Low mis merninff w Hio vw S Lew ytar ago u Prtcip. patt 14 hours .M SiiKt Jan. 1 4 !f Samo ported Uif year t.iJ J. D. VERTREES Extension Post Taken By Vertrees J. D. Vertrees, Klamath Coun ty extension agent, has been ap pointed chairman of the Douglas County extension staff, effective July 1, it was announced this week by Oregon State University. Gene M. Lear, associate direc tor of OSU Extension Service, said the appointment is subject to ap proval by the State Boa'rd of Higher Education. Vertrees will succeed J. Roland Parker, chairman of the Douglas County staff with offices at Rose burg, who will retire June 30 after more than 30 years' service. Vertrees has wide experience in agriculture as a county extension agent, industry representative, and ranch manager. He has been Klamath County agent from 1949 to 1953, and again from 1957 to the present lime. During the inter im, ne managed a livestock ranch in Warner Valley and was repre sentative tor Chipman Chemical Company. He was graduated from Oregon State University in 1940, with a major in agriculture, and was ag ricultural technical adviser, for Stauffcr Chemical Company un til 1949. Vertrees was cited by the Ore gon Weed Conference in I960 for outstanding work in developing weed control programs in Klam ath County, In announcing the appointment, Lear said, "Extension is indeed fortunate to have a man of J. D, Vertices' technical competence and leadership to take over chair manship of the Douglas County program. W. J. Jendrzejcwski, chairman of Klamath County Extension Service, said appointment of a re placement for Vertrees will be announced later. Mr. and Mrs. Vertrees have two children, daughter Barbara, a jun ior at the University of Oregon, Eugene, and son Dan, a sopho more at Mamath Union High School. Costs Hike Revealed WASHINGTON lUPH-The cost of living rose one-tenth of 1 per cent to a new record last month despite a drop in food prices, the Labor Department reported today. Arnold Chase, assistant commis sioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said increases in prices of used cars, clothing and certain housing items offset a drop of four-tenths of I per cent in food prices. The increase in the index means about 40.000 workers, including 30.000 in the aerospace industry. will receive wage increases of one cent an hour. In addition about 25.000 other workers will receive varying increases. aw. r. (? xv' m v Supervisors Counter Sheriff In Siskiyou Law Enforcement Siskiyou County's Board of Su pervisors have made a counter-: move in the controversy with Sheriff Al Cottar over the use of deputies. Effective Monday of this week. Cottar pulled his resident depu ties from Mount Shasta. Tulelake. Scott Valley and Happy Camp into Ihe main office at Yrcka in an cflort to get his force on a 40 hour work week. He had indicated that Ihe deputies were working "i0 hours a week and more and that since the supervisors had turned down a request for addi tional help or funds he had no choice but to make the move. Tuesday, Supervisor Don Avery mt aw wm MtW$ Price Ten Cents 34 Pises in liwp: I u Battered Baby Bill Supported By Howe Rep. Carrol Howe indicated late Wednesday that the battered baby bill would be coming out as an engrossed bill 1074 and should be before the House sometime Thursday. Howe stated that the measure has been in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill, which was the original idea of the Klamath County delegation was at first listed as a different bill, but has since been combined to form the current measure. The idea. Howe said, came from the Klamath Juvenile Ad visory Council. A couple of chil dren had been murdered in Klam ath County. I didn't realize this practice was so widespread until a study developed. The Klamath Medical Society as well as the state medical society has request ed this legislation." The bill would require that Iws, pital or medical people report to the authorities any physical in juries to children under the age of 16 which might have been caused by beating or other abuse. '! was lukewarm on the meas ure at first," Howe said, "but I am positive now that this will be a real help in preventing the murder of children." He quoted a recent report of the Journal of American Medical Association which said, "It is likely that it will be found to be a more frequent cause of death than well recognized and. more thoroughly studied diseases such as leukemia, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy. It may well rank with auto accidents and the toxic and infectious and cnccphalides as causes of ac quired disturbances in the central nervous system of youngsters." Howe will carry the bill to the House floor today. The measure was introduced by the entire Klamath County delegation and Nikita Asked For Laos Aid MOSCOW IUPD- Undersecre tary of State W. Averell Harri- man arrived in Moscow tonight with an appeal from President Kennedy to Premier Nikita Khru shchev to help settle the crisis in Laos. Harriman, 72, said he was "hopeful" that agreement could be reached to end the new flare- up of fighting in the Southeast Asian kingdom. . The President's special envoy said he was certain he would meet the Soviet leader. He said h? aw "no reason to believe that Mr. Khrushchev does not intend to carry out the agreement" guar anteeing the neutrality and inde pendence of Laos. The State Department trouble- shooter arrived from London aboard a Soviet TU104 jet airliner on his urgent "save-thc-pcace" mission. Harriman told reporters at Mos cow's International Airport that Khrushchev had indicated to Ken nedy in Vienna two years ago that lie intended to keep Neutralist Laos free.' "This is one subject on which the President and Mr. Khrushchev agreed in Vienna on the inde pendence and neutrality of Laos," Harriman said. told the board he is planning to ask for authorization to turn the Hap py Camp Justice Court constable into the head of a small law en forcement contingent financed by a reduction in the personnel now stationed in Yrcka by the sheriff. In addition, Avery said, he will ask for some of the sheriff's radio equipment and one or two of the cars which he said are not now needed by deputies. The announcement came after Captain C. .1. McAlister. comman der of the California Highway Pa trol in Siskiyou County, warned tlte board that his men are re sponsible only for traffic patrol and will only deal with whatever mm mm has the endorsement of the judi ciary committee and the Public Health and Welfare Committee. The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce has also gone on record as favoring passage of the measure which actually com bines the reporting of bullet and knife wounds with the reporting ot injuries to youngsters under 16. Principal' Certificate Nullified The teaching certificate of KUHS Principal Willard McKin py has been revoked by the State Board of Education, ac cording to Ray Hunsaker, su perintendent of city schools, who received a letter to this effect: late Wednesday. The board informed Hunsaker that McKinny's leaching certifi cation has been revoked as of April 23 because of "evidence that the holder knowingly made false statements in the applica tion for the certificate. McKinny, contacted by phone. stated that he was going to appeal the decision of the board. He pointed out that the right of appeal is clearly outlined in ORS 342.175 and 342.180 and provides that the decision of the board is suspended, pending the outcome! of the appeal. Next meeting of the state board is set for June 16. Hunsaker told the Herald and News that he had -been in contact with Mrs. Joy Gubser, assist ant stale superintendent in charge of special services, including teacher certification, and that she was awaiting a ruling from the attorney general on whether the revocation, is suspended pending the appeal outcome. This point was apparently not completely clear in the statute. Lead Found In Slaying GADSDEN. Ala. (UPD-Policel said today they had turned up "a very good lead" in connection with the slaying of a crusading Baltimore postman, whose body was found alongside an Alabama roadside Tuesday night. Deputy Sheriff Tony Reynolds would not discuss the lead, but left no doubt that police were hot on the trail of one or more sus pects. Earlier, authorities said they were examining a set of tire tracks and two 22-ealiber bullets in connection with the slaying of William L. Moore, 35, killed while conducting a one-man integration march through Alabama. "We got every man we have working on it," said Sheriff Dew ey Colvard. He said the only clues available were the two bullets which killed Moore and a set of tire tracks leading into the roadside park where Moore s body was found 13 miles from here. crime they run into in their nor mal course of duly. McAlister said he would nol re quire his men to absorb any of the law enforcement duties for merly performed by the resident deputies Cottar removed. Supervisor Earl Agcr told the board he also planned to ask for a similar plan lor the Butte Val ley area. However, Constable I)iin Rolf, Scott Valley, said, "I will reluso to have any part of this illegal and political self-serving rhove on the part of the Board of Super visors in its a 1 1 e m p I to divcr.l Sheriff Cottar of any of Ihe law KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, iOJEGT w CAMPAIGN VICTORY Director of the successful fund-raising eampaiqn for Pres byterian Intercommunity Hospital was Dave Hanaman, representative of American City Bureau, shown here as he addressed more than 200 campaign workers and leaders at a Victory dinner Wednesday night. Hanaman paid tribute to the volunteer organi zation which reported $1,007,955.05 in pledges and donations at the dinner. At Han aman's right is George Callison. who presided as master of ceremonies. Land Fraud Bill Proposed SALEM (liPH A law which would ban fraudulent land schemes was hammered together Wednesday in a meeting dorm nated by a verbal outburst be tween House Speaker Clarence Barton and Ally. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton. The controversy exploded at a two-hour meeting of the House Planning and Development Com mittee vriych combined both Bar thn'j and Thornton's proposals in to a law which would provide full disclosure and buyer protection provisions. - At earlier meetings, Thornton objected to loopholes in restnc OTI Chief Denies Quote Oregon Technical Institute Di rector Dr. Winston Purvine denied Wednesday he had been critical of the State Board of Higher Edu cation for a plan to set up schol arships or out-of-state students with tuition paid by other non resident students. He had been quoted as saying he did not like the idea of ask ing one outside student to subsi dize another outside student. The board voted to ask the log islature to authorize setting aside 10 per cent of non-resident tuition for scholarships. "Members of the board of high er education were extremely con siderate of Oregon Tech and our non-resident students in the Port land meeting." Dr. Purvine said Wednesday. "For this reason, I was not critical in any sense of the board action, but am grate ful for the board's help." "A suggestion had come from Salem sources." he continued, "that Oregon Tech's out-of-state students pay tuition and fees of $900 per year. The hoard acted to recommend the percentage of increase be the same as for the universilics, which would make the fee $690 instead of $900. "This reduction of $200 per year is greatly appreciated by students and staff alike at OTI." s Move Hassle enforcement duties of his olfice. I have an excellent relationship Mith Sheriff Cottar and I, as an elected representative of my ju dicial district, will not allow my oflicc to be taken over by the Board of Supervisors or any other group to the detriment of the public welfare." The board meeting was held while Sheriff Collar was attend ing an FRI retraining school which was held in North Holly wood April 21-24. This retraining takes place an nually for all members of the federal academy from which he graduated in 1947 and returned in 19V) as a snocial agent. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1963 Lions proposed by (he real estate industry. The industry claimed Thornton's demands were too re strictive and would work a hard- ship on legitimate subdividers. Barton, an attorney and title company president, became im patient with the wrangling and rewrote Thornton's original pro posal. Thornton, who was unaware of what Barton was doing, .drafted a new proposal which included the California buyer .protection pro visions. The explosion came as commit tee members became entangled with fill three proposals some had Thornton's first draft, some had Barton's bill, and some had Thornton's revised bill. Thornton's original draft includ ed provisions which restricted a subdivider's use of his own funds. Barton said "my proposal doesn't tic up money like Thorn ton s hill did. Thornton snapped back "You're not fairly representing my bill." "Mr. Thornton. Barton said. 'I can read better than you can write." "Stick to the facts if you're going to represent my bill, ' the attorney general said. "I think it's lousy," Barton re plied. School Unit Plan Promoted A Single District Organla lion is being formed tn pro mote reorganl7atlon of all schools in Klamath County under the single county unit system. Persons wishing In contact this group of persons for in formation or orfer of assistance may contact the group through Post Olfice Box 67G. J, , - , NEW GUARD RAILS LINE CANAL Construction workert hav tet up a portion of potts which will form ihe support for guard rails along five miles of Highway 97 borderinq tha canal near Wordan. The guard rails wilt ba installed after a layar of pavement is applied fo the road. The contract for the project was let to the Rogue River Paving Co. on a bid price of $140,000 and is expected to be completed in abour six months. I Telephone After a long moment of silence Thornton said he felt Barton's proposal was good "as far as it goes," and iirged additional lan guage to protect a buyer from liens after he has made a down payment. "Clarence gives the buyer full protection at the time he buys," Ihorntoi! explained, but not la ter." A few moments laler the com mittee took most of Barton's pro posals and some of the Thornton suggestions and combined them into a complete new bill. Committee Chairman Rep.' Ed ward W h c I a n, DrPortlnnd, ap pointed nop. Berkeley Lent, I). Portland, a "committee of one" to supervise the assembly of the dillerent provisions. Whclan stressed the need fo speedy action so the bill could nc sent to the floor for action in time to get adopted this session. Reno Flight Petitioned SALEM (UPH - A group of Oregon slate and local agencies Wednesday filed a petition asking the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington. D. C, . to provide service from Klamath Fails In Reno. The petition was filed by he Oregon Board of Aeronautics, the public utility commissioner, t h c cities of Klamath Falls, Lake view, Eugene. Mcdford, North Bend, and Redmond, and the Chambers of Commerce of Klam ath and Lake counties. The petition was in support of West Coast Airlines' applicalinn for the Klamath Falls - Reno route. CI""' TU 4-8111 No. 7I JS $1,000,000 Vorkers Urged To Push For Debt-Free Project With more than one million dollars in pledges and donations "in the till," campaign fund workers for Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital project Wednes day night were asked to continue the fund-raising effort until it reaches $1,500,000. General campaign manager Jim Stiiwell told vol unteer workers and leaders that the fund has reached $1,007,955.05 at a Victory and Recognition Dinner at the Winema Hotel. More than 200 volunteer wwkers and campaign division leaders were present repre senting nearly every community in the Klamath Basin. The campaign total represents an increase of $252, 499.77 over the totals reported in meeting a week ago. At that time $755,455.28 was reported and workers were exhorted to step up their efforts to make the fund reach at least one million dollars this week. Stiiwell told the group that in dications are that the area could raise nearly $1,500,000. If this is accomplished, and if the project becomes eligible for federal funds under the Accelerated Public Works program, the hospital would be opened under almost debt-free conditions, Stiiwell em phasized. Some area and division leaders have completed solicitations, Stii well reported. However, he said. there is considerable cleanup work to be done, and renewed ac tivity in some divisions could mean almost another half-million dollars if the full potential is realized, the campaign chairman slated. "What we have accomplished up to this point means that the Klamath Basin area will be rcc ognized ns possessing citizens who realize their responsibilities and accept the challenges that sense of responsibility places upon them. Sti well said. - . Division and Section reports fast night showed these results (listed by Division, amount brought in I his past week, and the final to till l: Business and Professional: $16,- 74B.4I to $83,488.27. Clubs and Organizations: $16,- 502.85 to $:I4,985.1. Employe-Executive: $110,473.28 lo $205,944.09. Medical: $2,124.52 to $56,033.02. Intercommunity: $40,3112.71 toj $I3B,752.4I. The Intercommunity total, as eported by co-chairman Wyatt Padgclt, listed these individual community pledges: Algoma, $2, 991; Bly, $7,804: Bonanza, $2,541; Chemull. $714.51); Chiloquin, $935; Dairy, $8,276.43; Dorris, $5,003; Fort Klamath, $1,169; Henley, $.". 392.50; Kcno. $5,604.42. Ixircll.r $13,91)1.85: Malin, $18.. 276.26; Merrill, $11,741.40; M i d land. $2,573.45; North Poe Valley, $3,227; Rocky Point, $148; South Poe Valley, $696; Sprague River, $2,780; Tulelake, $47,117.35. Memorial Division: ,$43,800 to $369,900. Special (lifts: $16,190 tn $I20,-I 831.60. Tutal increase over April 17 report: $252,499.77. Rev. Quinn Hawlcy, chairman of the Clubs and Organizations Division, reported contributions from 53 groups in the various communities in the area. Special recognition was given tn 18 business lirms and nllices when representatives were pre- 4 M Htr, Weather AGRICULTURAL FORICAST UnitHlod with thowort Indicated ttirouoh Friday with improving condi tions and warmer tempereturea Saturday mi Sunday. Eight Inch toil tempereturi sented certificates of Intercom munity Honor by Boss Ragland, president of the board of direc tors of the hospital. They included Bly Logging Com pany, First Federal Savings and Loan . Association, Herald and News, Joe Fisher Lincoln-Mercury, K. C. Paint, Klamath County Court, Klamath County District Court, Klamath County Engineer's Office, Klamath County Health Department, Klamath County Treasurer. Also Klamath Production Cred it Association, KOTI-TV, Loveness Company, Morrison, Howard and Starbuck, Scars, Roebuck and Company, James F. Stiiwell and Comany, Weyerhaeuser Compa ny office personnel. Making special presentations during the program were Bob Crittenden, representing the Klam ath Falls Jaycccs, who gave $1,500 toward the project; Tom Moore, representing Sacred Ilear,t and St. Pius X Catholic parishes ...I.1..U nn-l:l...l I , nlonrt . I miicll ITUUL1 luuivu x.iril.ui, aill Mrs. Ellen Miller, representing the cast of "Eliza and Ihe Lum berjack." The play netted $7,312. 56, which was turned over to the hospital fund by Mrs. Miller. In closing the program, Stiiwell gave special acknowledgement to the campaign leaders and the more than 1,500 volunteers who took part in the intensive cam paign which had an original goal of $725,000. "It is virtually impossible to express the extent of gratitude ot the campaign cabinet and the hospital dircctoro and officers in an undertaking so huge and so successful as the one we are com pleting.'' Stiiwell said, "However, do want, at this time, to make special acknowledgement of the debt of the community to these remarkable people," he conclud ed. Master of ceremonies . was George Callison, who set the pace for the recognition dinner by H)inting out that the successful culmination of the campaign is strong indication that the Klamath area is "growing tip- we arc maturing, and have taken our rightlul place among tile suc cessful communities of tiie stale." Special commendation from Stiiwell and Ragland went to Dave Hanaman and his associates of American City Bureau. The professional fund-raising organi zation was retained by the hospi tal hoard lo organize and coor dinate Die campaign. Hanaman will terminate his services April 30 and will go lo Chicago where he will direct another fund-rais ing eflort. Red Reecf Predicted GENEVA lUPD-Western dele- gales to the 17-nation disarma ment conference predicted pri vately today that Russia will re ject the lalest Anglo-American nuclear proposals although they represent a significant compro mise. They said the proposals - ap peared lo reduce Western - de mands on the number of on-site inspections in Soviet territory but the Russians probably will stick to their present limit of "two to three" inspections n year. United States and British am bassadors in Moscow were under stood to have offered Khrushchev a minimum of 30 international on-site inspections over a period of seven years. There was no official confirma tion of Ihe report, which would mean a major reduction in the Western demand ti no less than seven inspections each year. ; 1 1
