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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27, 1944
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THE KLAMATH PROTEST
As explained here yesterday the Klamath county court
has protested a proposed transaction by which ihe bhevliri'
Hixon Company would transfer to the forest service 17,553
acres of timber land (of which less than half or 8,436 are in
Klamath county) in exchange tor national forest timber in the
Fremont and tne Deschutes national forests. Or. the Kiamatn
acreage l',040 acres are cut-over and there has already been
light selective cutting on part of the balance. The plan is to
complete the cutting on that basis and the national forest
timber taken in exchange will be of the value of the already
cut-over and the lightly cut company land. Were it not for the
protest the exchange would now be on its way toward con
summation with tne company land added to the national
forests but with cutting rights as to designated trees retained
by the company.
The Klamath protest has been made because payment for
the national forest timber is to be by transfer of this land
instead of cash. Seven grounds are noted and we want to
quote them as stated in the Klamath Herald and News and
follow each with our comment, thus :
A PURITAN VILLAGE IN 1U80
III
' After Oliver Hillman had de
parted Captain Walling stood
musing for a moment. The young
man's desire to keep company
wnn Harriet had noc surpusuu
him: he had noticed Oliver s uasn
lul, sheepish expression wnenever
he was in tne girls presence, une
Captain hoped it woulu turn out
well, and he thought it might it!
young hillman could ever ovcr-
come his basniulness to the point i
ot asking ner to marry mm
work at hand.
The agricultural methods of the
17th century were almost pre
cisely the same as those ct the
seventh century, or 1000 years
or, better say, 2000 years there
had been no Improvement of any
importance in tne cultivation oi
the soil. The modern plow, the
use of fertilizer, the reaper, the
mechanical thresher, the cotton
gin all these originated in the
19th century.
Corn was the chief food crop
for many years in the New tng-
lryilllU. 1anti nnlnninn Trtrli frpnnttfi tct AlTIPP.
Harriet was 17, ne reilecied, and llnl. EllPnnp.
1. Contemplated exchange of lands materially effects tax
base of Klamath county by attempting to place title to these
lands on a tax-free agency.
. This objection does not deal with reality. It is true that
if the exchange is made the lands go off the tax roll. If not
made, however, the acres in which Klamath county is in
terested become eligible for classification as reforestation
lands under the' terms of chapter 143 of Oregon laws, 1943
and as such would carry a tax rate of two and one-half cents
per acre and produce only $210.90 annually. On the other
hand the addition of these acres to the national forest total
in Klamath would give that county an increased share of the
forest revenues. Tne Klamath financial interest in the re
tention of these 8,436 acres on the tax roll is trivial.
2. No means or agreement has been proposed to effect the
payment to prbtestant of legally required payment of 25 per
cent.
This is a tricky statement and to one ignorant of the facts
it might carry weight. The fact is, of course, that in the case
of an exchange there is no "legally required payment of zo
per cent." The 25 per cent payment required to be made is of
forest income. Where there is no income (as in an exchange)
there is no payment. Anyway, if a payment were involved it
would not go all to Klamath county as implied in the protest.
It would be shared by the counties in which the national
forests lie from which the timber was cut. On this point
see O.C.L.A. 107-711.
3. Klamath county has never consented to such exchange
of lands. '
No consent is required.
4. Applicant's retaining right to enter propoiied exchange
lands to harvest present timber crop until December 31, 194U,
, together with right to enter said lands to remove logs until
' June 30, 1950, Is an attempt by the regional forester to grant
to applicants indirectly a right to own timber within state of
Oregon in a free of tax status.
This objection is based on incorrect assumptions. Shevlin
Ilixon is now logging these lands and taking, as stated above,
only designated trees. The arrangement contemplate s passage
of its land title before logging is finished. The reservation,
protested by Klamath, is simply to give the company the right
to enter on the land it has deeded and take the designated
trees title to which has been retained. The company expects
to pay its taxes. The county court might consult the Klamath
assessor on this point.
5. Oregon state timber commission has never consented to
exchange of lands.
There is no such commission. Possibly the Oregon board of
forest conservation provided for under O.C.L.A. 107-502 is
meant. If so let it be noted that the consent of that body is
not required. Its duties relate only to government purchases
under the so-called Weeks law. There is no state board whose
consent to this proposed exchange is required.
6. The United States owns and holds tax-free a dispropor
tionate area of Klamath county placing undue and unjust
tax burden upon taxpayers of this county.
This point has no bearing. Granted the truth of the asser
tion the way to remedy the situation is through federal legis
lation. Keeping these tew thousand acres in private bwnershir.
means little so far as the Klamath tax burden is concerned
7. The application Is a furfher step of the U. S. entering
Into private business in competition with private timber
growing interests, and upon tax-free lands.
The suggestion here is that the K la ninth court does not
believe in national forests as a federal activity. We wonder
if that is so. The national forest lands may be tax free but
it is to be noted that for the last fiscal year the Klamath
county payment from them in lieu of taxes will be over
$110,000. We invite comparison between that figure and the
taxes from the privately owned cut over land in Klamath
county.
it was about time to tuiiiK oi
marrying, in the puritan sencme
of things there was no place tor
oid maius or bacnelors. vnailsull
Vvallinir s niece Prudence hau nev
er muiiieu, and now at the age of
28 sne was lor all time on tne
sneli. She had no home of her
own, but llveu with various rela
tives, taking care of tne cnnaren
and neiping with the housewors.
in Suubury there was one man
classified as a bachelor, t,noen
Male, who had readied the age
of 30 without marrying. Unaer
me law ne had to repot t to the
local magistrate who was Cap
tain Walling from time to time
to cive an account of his doing.
Walling permitted him to live as
a boarder with jonatnan tsrau
oury and his family, and the
Bradburys had to keep Magistrate
Walling imormed oi his goings
and comings and various activi
ties. On one occasion Walling, with
the best of intentions, tried to
arrange a match between this
foot-loose male and his niece Pru
dence. His efforts came to noth
ing.. Enoch appeared to be a woman-hater,
he said emphatically
that he never intended to marry,
Prudence merely turned up her
nose and sniffed disdamruily
when the matter was brought to
her attention.
Walling "then thought of his
pretty and charming daughter.
No, he reflected, she will never
be an old maid, and I hope Oliver
Hillman will be my son-in-law.
Then ho said, "Tut, tut, no sense
in counting sheep so far ahead."
The Indians taught the settlers
how to plant it, harvest it, and
turn It into food.
It is an Interesting and curious
fact that the North American con
tinent lacked so many fruits and
vegetables that are now grown in
profusion. Corn was American,
but wheat and oats were unknown
until brought by settlers from
Europe. Grapes grew wild and in
great profusion, but there were
no apples or peaches or pears un
til the seed was brought across
the ocean and planted on Ameri
can soil. Apples were not eaten,
however, in large quantities; most
of the crop was used to make
cider, which was an immensely
popular beverage In the 17th and
18th centuries. Persimmons, cher
ries and strawberries were well
known to the Indians.
(To Be Continued)
Washington
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Bend's Yesterdays
TWENTVtFIVK YEAKS AtiO
(Dec. 27. 19191
(from The Bulletin File)
A telegram is sent to Sen.
George E. Chamberlain, urging
the appointment of W. II. Hudson
as postmaster. He has been acting
postmaster for a year and a half.
Intending to better service, the
Bend Water, Light & Power com
pany takes over the supplemen
tary water supply heretofore ope
rated by A. J. Kroenert.
For the third consecutive time,
J. P. Keyes is named head of the
Bend chapter of the American
Red Cross.
A petition bearing 1-10 signa
tures Is presented the city coun
ell, urging the construction of a
wagon bridge over the Deschutes
where the old foot bridge washed
out.
Homer Thomas of Millican If
spending a few days In Hend.
J. E. Short of Prineville, conic?
to Hend to transact business.
H. J. Overturf plans to leave
tonight for Portland on business.
CAN'T KEEP 'KM DOWN
Providence, 11. I. Uli Wac Sgt.
Miriam Sipersteln of Providence,
stationed in New Guinea, almost
fainted recently when her broth
er, Flight Officer Irving H. Slper-i
stein, paid her a visit. The army 1
navigator, stationed In the East;
Indies, had made a 2,200-mlle 1
round trip flight in a borrowed ;
fighter plane to visit his sister.
Sometimes Walling rode around
the farm, but on this clear, sunlit
day he decided to walk, so he
started out afoot. He was a tall
man with broad shoulders and a
ruddy complexion. His costume
was that of a prosperous colonial
of the period knee breeches and
oools winch came up to the knees,
a waistcoat of scarlet velvet, and
a dark-brown coat of fustian with
silver buttons. He did not wear a
belt or suspenders; his knee
breeches were tied to the lining
of his waistcoat by points, which
were pieces of tape made usually
of silk. His shirt was of white
linen, to which there was attached
a linen collar witS "falling bands."
I ne bands took the place of a
necktie. On his head he wore a
felt hat with a wide brim and a
high crown. His scarlet vest, or
waistcoat, was very long; it
reached nearly to his knees.
Captain Walling crossed the.
barnyard and the vegetable gar-!
den that lay lust beyond It. A
large and tattered scarecrow j
stood in the garden, but It was In-1
effectual in warding of f the flocks I
of black-coated birds. In the spring;
and early summer, until the corn
and the vegetables were well-
grown, Walling had to keep one
of the farm hands as a watcher j
over the crop. This man was
armed with a musket which he
fired Into the air now and then.
Plowing and corn planting were
going on and Captain Walling, as
he looked across the fields, could
see several plow gangs at work, i
Colonial farming was crude, in
efficient and slovenly. The farm
ers of that day knew nothing of
crop rotation, and their tendency
was to work the soil to exhaus
tion. They threw away their sta
ble manure Instead of using It to
enrich the soil. They let their hogs
run wild In the woods on the the
ory that a diligent pig could pick
up eiiougn acorns, or one thing or
another, to sustain himself. The
pigs did keep alive, but when they
were rounded up for slaughter
mere was seldom enough oork
on one of them to furnish more
than three or four meals for a
farmer's hearty familv.
The colonial plow was a primi
tive, awkward implement, crude
in design and ill-adapted to the
By Peter Edson
(NBA SUiff Correspondent)
Small round pocket mirrors
were given out to the Filipinos by
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's psy
chological warfare and publicity
people when U. S. troops invaded
the Philippines. A few of these
souvenirs have been brought back
to the United States and have be
come valuable collectors' items.
They have a bright yellow metal
back, on which there appear the
flags of the United States and
the Philippines In full color. Above
them is a small likeness of Gen
eral Doug himself, also In full
color and giving the salute. And
above that, around the rim, Is the
printed legend, "I WILL RE
TURN." When Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Norman Llttell got the pres
idential bounce at the department
o justice after his recent row
he called a conference with his
staff to say goodby to one and
all. Attorney General Biddle sent
word to him that he couldn't do
that ho wasn't working there
any more.
Senator Guy M. Gillette of
Iowa, who has been trying to
make the "gallon club" by giving
blood to the Red Cross, got a little
rundown in health after being
lapped for too many pint trans
fusions at 60-day intervals. So
he went to his doctor for 4 check
up. The senator was In due course
sent to the naval medical center
for a thorough examination and
when the report was ready, Sena
tor Gillette went to hear the bad
news.
"Cut down on your drinking a
little," suggested the doctor.
"But I aon't drink," said Sena
tor Gillette.
"Weil, maybe you'd better cut
down on smoking a bit."
"But I don't smoke, either," the
senator protested.
"well,'- the expert finally pre
scribed, "then you'd better cut
down on your eating."
You won't have to worry any
more about the increasing friction
between the British government
and the American government
Gen. Henry H. Arnold and Chief
Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal,
commanders of U. S. army ana
Royal air forces, have figured out
a hands-across-the-sea swap that
should fix up everything Just
dandy and leave the state depart
ment and foreign office of the two
countries nothing to worry about.
The army air force band sta
tioned at Boiling field, outside
Washington, has been sent to Eng
land for a tour of British cities,
and the Royal air force band has
come to the United States for, a
coast-to-coast series of concerts.
After that, the troubles in
Greece and Italy, and maybe even
the problems raised by the Chi
cago post-war aviation confer
ence will no doubt solve themselves.
War Briefs
Dependents Due
To Receive Funds
Washington, Dec. 27 UJ The
veterans' administration has ad
vised dependents of veterans of
the last war entitled to widows'
and orphans' pensions under the
act passed December 14 to file
their claims at the nearest field
office.
'i'ne act extends pension privi
leges to widows anu children of
an veterans wno served 90 days
or longer in the last war and aid
not receive disnonorable discharg
es. Previously, oniy wiuows and
cmlctren of veterans witn service
connected disabilities were en
titled to pensions.
The veterans' administration
estimates tnat the new law win
aud 81,&u0 aepenuants to tne pen
sion roils at a cost of $3Y,bOu,uoO
during tne first year. Dependents
of ltfc.Ouo veterans will eventually
Decome eligible.
'Ihe act provides for the follow
ing monthly payments to depend
ents: Widow, $ob; widow and one
child, $46; each additional child,
$5; one orphan, $18 two orphans,
2; tnree orphans, $36 with $4
for each additional orphan.
Maximum Payment 74
Maximum payment permitted
any one family Is $74 a month, '
and no pension" may be paid to a
childless widow or a cmld who
has an annual income of $1000 or
more, or to a widow with child
with an annual income of $2500. A
pension may,, however, be paid
to a child if the widow has an In
come of $2500 or more, and the
child is without income. A widow,
to be entitled to a pension, must
have been married to the veteran
prior to passage of the act, or if
married later, she must have lived
with , him . continuously for- ten
years prior to his death, and they
must nave lived together from'
marriage until death of the veteran.
JUST NEEDS A STAKT
Newton, N. C. (tPi -A rural mall
carrier here reports that he found
the following letter In a box on
his route the other day: "Mr.
Mailman. Please take this check
and get us a car stamp Bo our
flivver will be a legal means of
transportation for taking us to
the ration board so we can get
gas to go have our tires checked
to get a new tire, in order that we
can go pay our withholding tax."
A freshj new year smiles over the
horizon. It's great to be greeting a
year that promises o much : : :
happiness, prosperity and peace
, for all the world. We hope that you
j and those dear to you will enjoy
the best that 1945 may hold:
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Weshern Front American
troops rally four miles east of
Meuse, recapture town of Celles
and drive back into western tip
of German salient in counterat
tack that appears to have saved
strategic river line.
Eastern Front Russian tanks
and infantry stab into heart of
flaming Buda, western half of
Budapest, in attempt to reach
Danube and split encircled enemy
garrison. ,
Pacific B-29 Superfortresses,
50 to 70 strong by axis reports,
resume daylight bombing of
Tokyo.
Italy Germans launch sur
prise attack against fifth army
western sector, striking in Serchio
valley area 15 miles inland from
Ligurian coast. i
An agricultural settlement zone
Is planned in the Republic of
Panama on uncultivated lands on
both sides of the new trans
isthmian highway connecting
Panama and Colon.
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