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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1963)
Medal Of Honor Winners Complimented Af Reception In White House Garden .WASHINGTON UPP - Presi dent Kennedy called them "our most distinguished American citi- rens." Standing in the White Uonse rose garden, forming a svmi-circle of massive human Cuurage, the Medal of Honor win ners seemed pleased at the com fUment. 'A total of 293 of them are atill alive, and 234 were present at the adiiual reception given by the President Thursday to honor U.S. military forces. '.'There are more square yards of .'courage here than you'll ever again see in your lifetime," some one said. ; Many of them were just ordi nary appearing souls like the man nest door, who rose to heights of Unbelievable valor in moments of incredible strain. They had come Vilified Library Plan Seen Bettering Service ;fn view of a number of letters received by the governor on the subject of the proposed merger of the Klamath Falls and Klam ath County libraries, the Klamath County Library Board has issued a statement reaffirming its posi tion that the purpose of the uni fication "would be to provide more Switch Causes jFreight Derail f-LX GRANDE (UPII Seven Cars of a fO-car Union Pacific freight train went off the tracks one-half mile cast of here Thurs day, closing the main east-west line between Portland and Chicago for seven hours. ' The track was cleared about p.m. - A Union Pacific spokesman said cause of the derailment might have been a faulty mechanical witch. The cars which went off ifcre near the middle of the train. iUxcamwm."DflMW THE DEriflNr) 1JUJI SATURDAY ONLY! BIG BUG-A-RAMA! n i in Tu2il-U-a 1000 ' mm I m tm m - .? w - ,.! fTity Jrl fayimarlowiV V- I .tfiT" mCHAD CONTI,,. A iTHEl Tit dv r n4 4th BIG "BUGGY" BONUS HIT HEY KIDS! BIG FUN MATINEE SUNDAY Doon Open 1:00 Show of 1:30 Out et 3:30 Regular Prices' "THE 30-FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK" CARTOONS & COMEDY to Washington to lie honored by the President. Proud Of All "So, gentlemen." Kennedy said. "we are delighted to have you herd today, and we are very proud of you and, mast of all, we arc proud of what you represent which is the strong courage of Americans and their determina tion to defend their country." One of the "you" was James Doiicr. a retired lieutenant gen eral who lives in Columbis, S C. He won the coveted medal dur ing World War I. Young and old, some very old they wandered around the south lawn of the White House, pausing now and then to gaze up to the second floor balcony where Caro line and John F. Kennedy Jr. watched the proceedings. They library service, not less." The proposed merger has been the subject of a study by the city and county library boards which is still continuing, a board member told the Herald and News Friday. ' The policy statement, issued by Ted De.Merrilt, chairman of the Klamath County Library Board, states, Some concern has been expressed to members of the li brary board and to other public officials that the proposed unifica tion of the city and county liorar ies would have an adverse effect on the branch libraries) such as the ones in Chiloquin, Bonanza, and in other communities. At their last meeting, the Klamath County Library Board moved to reaffirm their stand that the purpose of unification would be to provide more library serv ice, not less. It is the intent of the county library board to strengthen and support the branch libraries in ev ery way possible, DeMerntt con cluded. GATIS OPIN AT 7:3fi Shew Start! at Dusk wm ...... uoRROWrrti IIIVIK, . AHA I ALTON vincint r-Kta pa-kicia OWINS HEtSIHT MARSHALL . r v.v . jit' met old friends and recounted old tales. Old Battleship Mates Well," said Abraham DeSomer; to Henry N. Nickerson "did you talk to the man who pays your checks? Nickerson, with his left leg missing, nodded an assent since Kennedy had passed his way while strolling through the croud. DeSomer, of San Leandro, Calif.. and Nickerson of Wheeling, W. Va., both won their medals in April, 1914, while serving on the battleship Ltah which was shell ing the Mexicans at Vera Cruz. Most of those present were he roes of World War II and the Korean War. Many of these still are in uniform. A few were from the battles of old. Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Roberts of Chevy Chase. Md., and John Davis of St. Petersburg Flo., w-ere given their coveted awards because of what they did in the Spanish-American War in Cuba in im. Flying Ace There Pappy" Boyington. the legen dary Marine flying ace of the South Pacific Theater in th- ( -c- nnd World War, was there .ju. Kennedy gave him an especially warm handclasp. There also was Lane D. Greg ory of Tuscaloosa. Ala., who rose to glory in the Bnis de Consen- voye in France on Oct. 8, 1918. His wife, Jcttie, rushed to Ken nedy and had him autograph a Stray Cat Bill Signed By Mark - SALEM (UPII-A bill authoriz ing counties to set up programs for control of stray cats was sign ed into low Thursday by Gov. Mark Hatfield. The bill contains a clause re quiring cats to be held and cared for for 10 days in case owners are looking for them. The measure was supported chiefly by legislators from Jack son County, who said stray cats have "become a serious problem. The bill was the subject of con siderable kidding before the leg islature passed it. Open TmIi :4J ENDS SATURDAY alvjsj-MT.i -.: "SUGAR" ? The WILDEST SCREEN COMEDY SINCE MONEY WENT outof sunn rwV.lHi'.lSv..-' iHYtRif. S4M14S ' IS w s f Q Foots" "Moose" ENDS SATURDAY! f VwMHlk,MaA.aabaaBh SB STARTS SUNDAY EVENING! JOSEPH E.LEVINE, Mastroianni Mt0EUe fW raw lrt lti Divorcerltalian for their Jeff. 11-year-old "This is going to carry bama for you." she said. Ala- "Thank you." said the Presi dent. On the ellipse facing the White House, police patrolled the curbs to reserve parking places for the ''resident s guests "Did you win a Medal of Hon or?" one cop asked a driver who tried to park there. .No." the lormer Navy man said, "but I had a good conduct medal. "Over to the other side, fellah,' directed the policeman. Oregon PTA Names Farr Secretary EUGENE L'PH-Tho 50th con vention of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers closed Thursday with selection of Port land as the site of its 1964 con vention. The speaker at the closing ses sion was Dr. Kenneth Erickson, principal of Portland's Wilson High School and chairman of the PTA's high school service com mittee. He said families can do (be best job of instilling a sense of citizen ship responsibility in children and he challenged adults to think less about "our own selfish goals and concentrate more on raising "re sponsible, well-adjusted children." Mrs. Stephen A. Turel. Portland w-as elected state president of the PTA Wednesday night. The mem bers overrode the recommenda tion of their nominating commit tee to elect Mrs. Albert Gassner of Bend first vice president over Mrs. Frank Hayner of Astoria. Mrs. Gassner was nominated from the floor. Barbershop Parade Set The program for the 15th an nual Parade of Barbershop Quar tets and Choruses to be presented Saturday night at Mills School Auditorium by the Klamath Falls Chapter SPKBSQSA will bring some of the best barbershop tal ent on the West Coast to Klamath Falls. "Hub" Stone, who" has seen quartets sing and choruses per form in Klamath Falls since the parade of barbersshop voca i.ts first came to this part of Orcpin. believes this year's pro gram outshines those of any pre vious years. Tickets are still on sale fpr good seats at Derby's Music Store, from members of the chor. us and they will be available at the door. Doors will be open at 7 pm and the curtain goes up at tv The program folio s: The Klamath Falls SPEBSQSA chor us, directed by Everett Ball and Bill Evans: Bill Houston. Spo kane, in comedy skits; House Brothers of Sacramento, Dan. Dave. Bill and Tom: Krater Urd of Klamath Falls. Bill Evans. Vernon Durant, L y 1 e Smith and Jim Perkins: Merry men of Portland. Dr. Al Witt, Fd Thomas. Dr, Bob Mercer and Dr. Itobcrt Day. Intermission, community sing ing: Sweet Adelines Chorus ol Klamath Falls, directed by Bet ty Perkins: Capitol Chordsmen. Salem. Dick Roth. Lloyd Grif fiths. Mel Bedsaul. Al Smith: Harmony Swells. Spokane. Bill Houston, Ed JeKers, Al Parker. Herb Guootl; Journeymen of Eugene, Denn's Stiers. Alan ho rwruin Terrv Shannnn Curtu baseball grandson ""iRnlli- oraml final SPF.RSOSA Chorus and Sueet Adelines Pon Opm Tuite 4:4S CotHiimm Stvf4v hM 12:41 - A SHOCK ENDING YOU DARE NOT REVEAL! OB Style "DEftN!S:::Ttf Hey.YA KNOW WW? AtolrVllSON SAV5 XXJ fl&UiYtfKtfEJ Bunco Squad Opens Bad Check Classes A group of key local merchants met yesterday with the Klamath County Bunco Squad for a pre view of a "check seminar" to be held next Thursday, May 9. in the hearing room of the Klamath County Court. The check school, sponsored by the district attorney's office, is designed for employes of busi nesses who are charged with the responsibility of accepting checks from patrons and is to be given during two identical sessions of three hours each. The first session will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the second at p.m. The school is designed to reduce the losses incurred by busi nesses through the cashing of worthless checks and to make the prosecution of check passers more certain, the district attor ney's office reported. Instructors of the course w ill in clude Clair Aldcrson. Oregon State Police Identification Bureau at Sa lem; Jim Bcnbrook, Federal Bu reau of Investigation at Portland: Dale Crabtrce, district attorney of Klamath County: Dennis Lilly, de tective sergeant of the Klamath Falls Police Department, and representative of a banking insti tution. Attending the preview' yesterday were Thomas Owen. Jackson County district attorney's office; Keith Gildesgard. Medford Police Department: Warren Paul. Jack son County sheriff'! office, and Charles Howard. Klamath Falls police chief. OFPA Names V. Bousqiiet COTTAGE GROVE tl'Pi' ' Plans for the closure of Oregon forests this summer have been backed hy the Oregon Forest Pro tection A.-sociation at its meeting here. ' The association warned that de bris left from the Columbus Day storm poses an "explosive" fire threat to the state's forests. It urged landowners and forest pro tection agencies to get together now and draw up plans for sum mer closures. The group aUo asked the public to cooperate by observing closures and exercising extreme care when entering open forest areas. George H. Schroeder. an ollicial of Cron Zellerbach Corp.. was reelected president of the associ ation. Vincent W. Botisquet ol W'everhaeuser Co. at K.'math Falls and Lincoln County lumVr. man W. S. Ouderkirk were el ct- ed vkt presidents. Woman Found Stabbed In Bed VANCOUVER. Wash l:PI -The body of Lyla M. Brasmer. 5". was found in the bedroom of her suburban home late Thursday. She apparently had been stabbed to death. Clark County Sher If Clarence McKay said the body was discov ered by the woman's husband. Al bert Brasmer. hen he returned home from vrnrk kiamam Palis- (VfM Wrv. lttf Or tn4 Mrtftrn alrr k Ktmf vehtAsne (wMf m i f e k Tu I'M W. IV -tise. wt.Pr fnttrte a t)n-i Matt ' rs-nt i.-nai-s a Otoe m Awovti J. act a Ca- iamn . intj at mat Carrot 1 M t WattM 1 vw MUt M AotvafK a Mim I Yaw fti.e Camr a4 faaf4 CM. 't tMav. Cav tic UUTtO ttl lTt,ATtONL AUOlT iUmU O CltCULATtCN The Klamath County Bunco Squad was organized several weeks ago to combat the increas ing number of checks being passed to local merchants. The squad consists of one offi cer, designated by Chief Howard and one deputy designated by Sheriff Murray "Red" Britton. The members of the two-man squad are Detective Sergeant Lilly and Deputy Sheriff Del Summers. Sue Diller of the district attor ney's Office and Dee Ann Coy of the sheriff s office assist with the clerical work of the squad. During Hie preview of the course, merchants were instruct ed of the seriousness of the check problem and were told that coop eration between merchants and police is needed to combat the problem effectively. Work Rule Hopes Rise NEW YORK -UPI '-Judge Sam uel I. Rosenman. chairman of the presidential emergency board in vestigating new railroad work rules, hopes to have the major hurdles to agreement in the feath erbedding battle cleared by next wee If Roscnman met Thursday in a joint session with railroad repre sentatives and the five operating hrolherhoods, and separately with the labor leaders. He said there was "some move ment on one of the toughest is sues involved in the investiga tionwhat to do about firemen on die.sel engines. The Brotherhood of Firemen contend that firemen should be kept on the train crew as a safety factor. "I still hop. to get agreement on the major issues bv next week." Roscnman said. But he .-tressed that he Is not sure the major points of the dispute can be pinned down by tlie May II deadline for submitting the board s report to President Kennedy. 1 I Dual-Filter SPINDRIEIT WASHES. RINSES. SPIN-DRIES YOUR . WEEK'S LAUNDRY IN ONE HOUR! four- 10 it. loaas in one hojr1 R nse tod spmdi-y one load while another one washes! A:l ooerations FILL WASH SP.N DR N on one hina f mger-T'P Control Panel lor ta?L effortless washdavs! Weekly UHLIG'S 1026 Main PAGE J HERALD AND Kennedy Forces Hunt Votes To Up National Debt Ceiling WASHINGTON U PI '-Administration forces began today to line up votes needed to raise the ceiling on tlie national debt to a record 309 billion, i Although the outcome of the vote Thursday probably will be close, some new debt limit legis lation is certain to pass. If the debt limit is nut raised, the gov ernment would soon have to stop paying its bills. . The debt now stands at $303.6 billion and is rising. Under exist ing law, the temporary legal lim it next month will drop well be low the present size of the debt. If the House approves the measure, the ceiling would be boosted to 307 billion through June 30 and raise it during July and August to (309 billion. That would give the Treasury borrow ing authority i: said is needed to accommodate red-ink spending immediately in prospect. Other congressional news: Education: Congress mav be asked this year to provide $15 million to a proposed solution of the bitter church-state dispute over federal aid to schools. Chairman Adam C. Powell, D- N.Y., of the House Education and Labor Committee is preparing a bill to permit federal help in building classrooms for science, mathematics and foreign lan guage instruction of public, pri vate ; and parochial school stu dents alike. He said this "shared time" concept already was in successful operation in a number of areas, notably Allegheny County Pittsburgh, Pa.i and in Connecticut. Farm: Sen. Frank Carlson- R Kan., introduced a bill designed to tighten import controls on farm and forest- products. The bill would hit especially at im ports of lumber, plywood, and dairy products. Its provisions. giving the secretary of agricul ture control over imports of a wide range of products, were drafted because "controls under present law have not proven ade quate, Carlson said. TFX: The president of Boeing Co.. in closed testimony at a Sen WEDDING COST $1,850 LONDON 'UPI - Prime Min ister Harold Macmillan said Thursday tha. Princess Alexan dra's wedding at Westminster Abbey last week cost the British government tl.HoO most of which was spent on decorations of The Mall on the route of tlie wedding procession, j Macmillan gave the figure in response to a question in the House of Commons from Labor MP Richard Marsh. Give Samsonite lo).l TrA Cl the luggage Givt Mqm modern, lope red Somiomtt-ttyled iih re. oorcefvlntH. 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