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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Kails, Oregon Sunday, November 10, 196
Howe Forecasts Cut
in Basic School Fund
(Continued (ram Page 1)
budget back to fit within Die
revenue available. Use legis
lature can't take the time to re
view every budget of all depart
ments and review all p r o
grams as we did during the reg
ular session, so we're going to
have to leave it up to the gov
ernor to do some selective cut
ting." He predicted that the special
session would last about a
week or 10 days. "If it goes
beyond that," he said, "it may
go a long time."
He flatly opposed tlie passage
of the one - shot withholding
measure, terming it "Merely
procrastination. It doesn't solve
anything."
Flitcraft indicated that Rep.
Joe Rodgers may try to intro
duce a sales tax which would
provide that it be referred to
the people for a vote, and if
approved, the portion collected
in this biennium would replace
any cuts in basic school sup
port. "t don't know the prospects
for this bill," Flitcralt 6 a i d.
adding, "as far as I'm con--cerned,
if it is a wellrwritten
measure, I would certainly not
be reluctant lo refer it to the
people for their decision."
He also felt that the cutting
of legislators' salaries was a
certainty. He indicated that a
bill was being drafted which
would reduce salaries to $125
a month, but said he felt that
the legislature would probably
settle on $150 a month which
represents a savings of about
$108,000 per year.
Representative Howe said, "It
seems unlikely that any major
FRANK C. WHEELER :
k Official
Will Visit !
Lodge Here
Frank C. Wlicoler, Bums,
first vice president Oregon
State Elks Association, will
make his visitation to Klamath
Falls Lodge, No. 1247 BPOE on
the night of Thursday, Nov.
14.- He will visit the lodge at
Lakeviow the previous light.
Notice of his visit was re
ceived by Robert P. Craig,
exalted ruler of No, 1247.
Wheeler is a past exalted rul
er' of Burns Lodge No. IfiHO,
now Is serving his fifth and
final year as a trustee, has
served as inner guard and as
fourth vice president in lDfiO fll,
and has moved up one office
each year ance then. He is pres
ently representing OSKA Presi
dent James Timblo of tlie La
Grande Lodgo.
Tlie visiting oiliccr is an as
sistant and adviser on state
Elks projects, eye clinics, hide
(veterans!' program, youth ac
tivities, scholarships in the Ore
gon Southeast ' District.
The agenda during his visit
will include a meeting of offi
cers and committeemen al 4:30
p.m. and the regular lodge
meeting at 8 p.m., which will
prdgram balloting on candi
dates, and Special Activities
Night under chairmanship ut
Loren Binney.
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lax program will come out of
this session. It will largely be
a matter of deciding where cuts
will be made. Some areas can't
stand too heavy cuts, such as
tlie stale hospital whore they
had a tight budget to begin
with. We can't just turn these
people out."
Howe indicated that the basic
school support fund would have
to be cut. "Somebody has to
cut it," he commented. "It's
the largest single Item in the
general fund. There will be cuts
almost everywhere. However,
these cuts must be selective."
He indicated that (lie legis
lature "may have to adopt the
one shot withholding plan but
it is certainly not a permanent
solution to the financial prob
lem of the state."
In the final analysis, Howe
said he would adopt a "wait
and sec" altitude regarding
budget cuts, but said flally, "I
don't think the public would
sustain any kind of a tax pro
gram at this lime."
Cigarette And
Proposals Will
(Continued from Page 1)
on the budget problem.
It was hoped they would lie
able to make policy recommen
dations at last night's caucuses.
The members informally
agreed to allow the governor to
make cuts in basic school aid,
but could not reach agreement
on whether a one-shot revenue
speedup should be adopted. And
there were indications they did
not agree with all the budget
cuts proposed by Hatfield.
New legislators to be sworn
in Monday arc Mrs. Elizabeth
Kelsay, widow of Rep. W. O.
Kclsay, D-Rosoburg, who was
killed in an auto crash Oct. 4;
and Forest Grove Publisher
Hugh McGilvra. who succeeds
Kep. Robert Jones, rt-Portland,
who resigned Oct. 31 to accept
appointment as a Multnomah
County circuit judge.
' While Monday is a holiday
and government offices will he
closed, many slatchouse of
fices will be open to accommo
date the legislature.
There, will be a brief Veterans
Day observance at tlie opening
Of tlie special session, and a gi
ant Veterans Day parade in Sa
lem Monday night.
I As an economy measure, both
the Senate and House will be
operated with skeleton staffs.
. The statehousc was alive with
activity Friday and Saturday
as last minute preparations
were made, for (he session.
The regular six - member Cap
itol Press Corps was swelled to
Masterpoint Play Slated
In Bridge Action Here
' Five duplicate bridge tourna
ments which offer awards of
one masterpoint or more to tlie
winners arc on tap in tlie Klam
alh Falls area during the next
several weeks.
The first such tournament Is
sclicduled next Thursday, Nov.
14, when the Lakcshore Bridge
Club conducts Its regular month
ly masterpoint at tlie city li
brary, 7:30 p.m. Three days lat
er, Sunday, Nov. 17, the Klam
ath Falls L'nlt Committee's
monthly .MP will get underway
1:30 p.m., at tlie Wuicma Motor
Hotel. Tlie following Saturday,
Nov. 23, will be tlie date for a
special masterpoint event set for
4 lie Klamalh Bridge Club at the
city library, slat ting at 8 p.m.
That club will hold its regular
monthly iMI tournament, as us
ual, two weeks later, Saturday,
Dec. 7.
Tlie remaining tournament of
fering increased MP awards is
slated for Thursday evening
Nov. 28, when another nation
wide charily game is scheduled
Charges
Dismissed
Charges agaimt a 33-year-old
Klamath Falls woman accused
of assault with a dangerous wea
pon were dismissed Thursday in
Klamath County District Court,
it has been reported.
Released from police custody
was Marjorie Ann Stephens
Coles, 4353 Shasta. Way, who
had been charged with pointing
a pistol at her .'jrmcr husband
Clinton Croker Stephens, 38, as
tlie pair were discussing their
children outside of a Fifth
Street Hotel.
Clinton told police he had in
formed his ex-wife that heas
seeking custody of the children
when she removed a .25 caliber
automatic from her sweater and
threatened, "I'll sec you dead
before you get custody of the
kids."
Stephens said he departed for
the police station where he re
ported the incident. City police
later apprehended Mrs. Coles,
who denied that she had pointed
the pistol at Stephens. She said
(lie gun had been on the dash
board of her automobile during
the conversation.
Sales Tax
Be Offered
more than a dozen legislative
reporters, plus radio and tele
vision staffs.
Length of the session may
depend on whether lawmakers
decide to go along with t h e
governor's program, or decide
lo make budget reductions
themselves.
Hep. Stafford Hansell. It-Her-miston,
told Ways and Means
members tlie legislature would
be shirking its duty if it passed
the buck to the governor.
While prc-session announce
ments have indicated new rev
enue programs would not be
Welcome at the special session,
many lawmakers have an
nounced plans for cigarette and
sales tax proposals, programs
to divert dedicated funds to tlie
general fluid, and alternates to
the governor's announced agen
cy budget cuts.
It appeared higher education
would be tlie target of lawmak
ers who oppose increased tui
tion fees and higher entrance
requirements. ,
Others say cuts proposed in
welfare services and state in
stitutions are too severe.
It appeared the House might
approve a one shot revenue
speedup, but thoro was no indi
cation tlie Senate would go
along.
This will be the 121 h special
session in Oregon history. Past
social sessions have ranged
from one to 20 days in length.
If this session carries into De
cember, it will shatter past
records.
for the Winema Hotel.
Tlie results of local bridge
tournaments as reported last
week were:
KLAMATH BC (Saturday,
'Nov. 2', MS. 1, Helen Schaef-fcr-Lcona
Robertson; 2. Martin
and Beth Laylor; 3. Dorothy
Hogcrs-Anne liriggs. EV, 1, Do
lores Rceves-Franccs Ross; 2,
Dave and Pauline Richardson;
3, Nell Hancock-Jolm Lake.
LAKESHOKE BC (Thursday).
NS. 1, 11 e 1 e n iMucllcr-Doloros
Reeves; 2, Pauline Of field-Lucille
Ilonzel; 3, Bob Chilcote
John Lake. EW. 1. Mildred
Rexford-Berlha Harlan; 2, Dr.
and Mrs. Scth Kerron; 3, Lois
Serruys-Crystal Cloake.
Results of the Lakohore
Club's early bird tournament
Tuesday arc not available.
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NEW ROLE Officers and men of the Klamath Falls and Kingsley Field (ire depart
ments normally are concerned with the job of putting out fires. But Saturday it was
their task to set fires as they destroyed a series of condemned buildings, using the
structures for training purposes during ths fire. Shown here are (left to right) Capt.
John Mathews and Chief Geno Gheller of the city department and Chief Howard
Larman from Kingsley as they inspect one of the cabins shortly before the torch was
put to it.
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FRESH AIR James Lerbnard, left, Kingsley Field fire
man, with wator still streaming down his face, enjoys a
breath of fresh air momfents after battling a roaring fire
at close range during Saturday's training exercise. Leon
ard, and the unidentified Kreman on the right, had moved
their hose up to within a fbw faet of the burning inferno.
Court Appoints Bill Smith
To Planning Commission
The- Klamath County Court
has named Bill L. Smith. 39, to
fill a post which has been va
cant on the County Planning
Commission since last summer
w hen the three-year term of his
predecessor, Robert Norris, ex
pired, it was made known
Friday.
Upon completion of his term.
Norris requested the county
court not to reappoint him to
the seven-man commission. His
successor recently completed 17
years as an employe of the
Southern Oregon Broadcasting
Company and is now affiliated
with Cramer's Communications
Company, 238 Market Street.
Smith graduated from high
school in Grants Pass and
worked in the electronics field
in that city before being trans-
PLAN IS CIRI1K1)
HOUSTON (LTD - Mrs.
Veronica Schubert. 53. said Sat
urday she has cancelled plans
to ride her bicycle UiO miles
from Austin to Houston. She
)eda!ed into a curb during a
practice run and broke her
ankle.
foiled here to television station
KOTI about eight years ago. He
has served in the broadcasting
industry for some 22 years, in
cluding a tour of duty in the
U.S. Navy.
Smith and his wife, Jean, re
side at 2,9 Summers Lane w ith
their three children, Susan, 13;
Steven, 12; and Melinda. 3.
Other than Smith, those serv
ing on the commission arc Roy
Gooding. Jim Kerns, Clyde Wil
liams, Walter Bingham, Robert
Beach (chairman', and Alurde
Morrison.
Curtains Burn
Klamath Falls firemen were
called to 514 Walnut Friday at
12:26 to extinguish a small fire
in a residence occupied by Anna
Francis. Firemen said a short
in a floor plug had set a cur
tain on fire.
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Firemen Put Torch To Old Buildings,
Blazing Cabins Used For Drill Session
Firemen from Klamath Falls
and Kingsley Air Force Base
played a dual role Saturday
morning that of "firebug" and
firefighter.
The arson was legal, however,
as the firemen put the torch
to a scries of small buildings,
known as tlie Peyton Cabins,
that had been condemned by
the city. Then the burning struc
tures, located at 724 Market
Street, were used for training
purposes.
On at least one occasion, the
firemen proved to be more
skilled at putting out fires than
starting them. Despite the use
of a combustible, mixture, the
firemen appeared to have trou
ble getting one of the blazes
going. On the other hand, the
crews often had to hold back on
their high-powered hoses to keep
from pulling out some of the
fires before the cabins were lev
eled. Capt. John Mathews, drill
master for the Klamath Falls
Fire Department, said various
fire situations were set up for
the drill.
He said (lie firemen were
shown how to properly approach
a window and knock it out so
it would not explode in their
faces. In another instance. Cap
tain Mathews said, a mattress
was put in the attic of o n e
building lo provide another
problem. The captain noted that
mattresses are hard to put out
and provide an excessive
amount of smoke.
Captain Mathews said t h e
Kingsley firefighters were in
vited to work w ith (he city crew
Man Indicted
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PORTLAND lUPIl A Gold
Beach man. E. W. Standow, 51,
was indicted bf a federal grand
jury here Friday on charges of
falsifying an application for a
disaster loan.
Standow is charged w i t h
cla-iming excessive property
losses in the Oct. 12. 1 w ind
storm when he sought a Small
Business Administration loan.
The application also said
Standow had never been bank
rupt and that he had been in the
guide business more than two
vears.
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HOT SPOT Four Kingsley Field firefighters edge up on a roaring inferno that once,
was a series of cabins on Market Street in Klamath Falls. The burning down of the
old buildings gave firemen from the city djpartment and the air base an opportunity
to test their skills in extinguishing blazes. The firemen did their job well and often had
to turn off their hoses to keep from putting out the fire before the buildings were
leveled.
since the two departments oft
en work together through the
mutual assistance program.
He also pointed out that plans
arc being made to conduct sim
ilar exercises when the city de
partment's new drill tower is
built, and invite various other
fire departments from through
out the area to participate.
The training exercise Satur
day was conducted by Chief
Geno Gheller of the Klamath
Fills department and Chief
Howard Larman of Kingsley.
Others helping direct tlie ses
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Chief Jim Paxton, Fire Mar
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Mathews, Capt. Ralph Edwards
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