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
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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.
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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$
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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. ;
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