PAGEFOUK
THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1945
THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OREGON I'KESS
Tht Bnd Bulletin WewHiy isjoa The Bend bulletin (Daily) Est. 1918
PublwiitM iwary aiuji-iioou iwieeyl bunuuy and Uoriain Jlunuuy t- luv iiMiU u.tetfn
7Kt-(iM Wail airui Jibuti, Ort-iun
Entered as (Second Clau Matter. January 6, lit 17, at the I'utttutliue at licml, Orison,
Unuer Hot oX Alaich A, lb. I
ROBERT W. SAWYBft Editor-Manouar
i'RANK H. LOUUAN Auvertuinif Manager
An Independent Newaimpar Htaudlntr for the tiquan l)v, Civan Bujtioeue, Clean Politic
ana Ui Ht inivrexti) ot Jteuu and Centra) Oretfuu
MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Bv Mail Br Carrier
On Year $6.60
out taonuis i.ib
turew tauutba $i.6i)
All Suburiptiooa are UUJC and
P1um notlf ua ol auy cuauu of auurtM
TIMBER EXCHANGE UNDERSTANDINGS
We commented here the other day on tne news of the
hearing in Klamath Falls on
against tne fcshevnn-llixon-forest service umber exenange
transaction. Inow we nave tne benefit ol tne discussion oi
tne subject in tne Epiey column in tne rleralu anu iNews. t his
was presented on succeeding clays and is reprinted in lull on
this page today.
Most ot tne underbrush of confusion is now cleared away
and, tor tne most part, tne Klamain understandings or tne
matter as set lorth in tne Ji,piey coiumn is correct, uniy as to
one point do we hnd lurtner
tpiey, you win notice, quotes us as saying tnai the county
taxation base is not seriously anected "because otnerwise
(tnat is, it there were no exchange) tne lands would be clear
cut and, as reiorestation lands, wouid yield a tax of oniy
ZlQ.lM." Now the tact is that
company lands would be eligible lor classification as reforesta
tion lands and as such would carry only tnat small tax. The
exchange plan does eliminate the ciear-cut treatment and tnat
is one oi its greater values, it does not affect tne reforestation
Classification situation.
We did not miss tne prospective 13,000 acre transaction
mentioned by Epiey. We Knew that it was coming up but it
was not involved in the business in which we were trying to
get the tacts understood and therefore was not introduced.
x rom the Shevlin-llixon viewpoint and in connection with the
production of lumber lor the war effort this additional ex
change is important.
Epiey presents, as one of the chief reasons for the Klamath
objection to the exchange transaction, the tact that, since no
money is involved tnere is no Zo per cent payment to the in
terested counties. That is a condition that has been protested
in this column many times. Uver Z0 years ago tnis writer
.argued tnat it was unfair to the counties and proposed that in
an sucn exenanges tne consideration l rom the private operator
be 7o per cent in land and Z per cent in cash. Thus, 'funds
would oe provided lor county payment. The proposal did not
meet witn tavor. We would be giad to have Klamath support
in renewing it.
We deal now, however, with the facts as we find them and
not as tney would be were some ideal arrangement in effect.
Those facts, it seems to us, point clearly to the value of the
exchange plan as aiding in tne perpetuation of the forest.
MILK SURVEY
The study of the conditions under which milk is produced
in Central Oregon has been completed and the report made.
While a few producers gained a high rating the report pre
sents a rather sorry picture tor the majority.
It has been the increased incidence of undulant fever in
the Portland area that led to the demand for the milk survey
and tho proposal that pasteurization be required lor all milk.
The report of the Central Oregon survey suggests that
miL-mui ui uui. iiuawui ixatiun
mucn else tnat can and should be done to protect milk sup
plies.
We suggest that the authorities do those things at once.
Sevvell Avery's union suit is keeping him warm.
The Klamath Timber Exchange
From Kluiimlli
'alls
By Malcolm Kplcy
Active and Informative discus
sion has followed the protests,
lodged by Klamath and Lake
county courts, uealnst a nronosed '
land exchange transaction be-
tween the Shevlln-Hixon Lumber
company of liend and the national
forest service, Involving sonic 17,
553 acres of cut over and selec
tively cut lands in the two coun
ties. The protests touched off a
whole series of editorials In the
uena inillctin, and brought a con
ference here last Friday in which
forest service officials defend ,
the l.-mri oYnhnm,.. ,.,,. ..-.mho Immelli.t,. Iirn
wph nH shn 1 1 1 ,',. , ' I
..... ...... 'iii. ii .ill MiLiiKii. I """"i im mi-luiuiiy laillllg
warned that the protests might ' " gel 25 per cent from such deals
disrupt Shevlln-Hixon production ' na" l,een stressed particularly by
of lumber for the war effort. I the court. The reply from Itenil
Inasmuch as a major objective1""0' 'be forest people Is that there
of the protests, as wp saw It, was ; ls no legal requirement for such
to promote Just such discussion ' payment In a non cash trans.ie-and-
to develop facts about this '"on; that Klamath county will
deal and the whole exchange pro-1 benefit from national forest man
gram, it appears that the protests ; agement of the lands, and even
have already accomplished good '. tually will receive 25 percent of
puiposc. vvneiner tney will he
pressed further, or will be with. I
tn-awn as has been suggested by a :
writ oincial, remains to be de-
termlned at another ennforeneo !
on January 17 when further infor
mauon is to be presenicd by ihe
forest service.
We are sure the courts will not
take a .stubborn stand thai is
shown to them, cnnclusivclv, to be
retarding the war effort.
Non-t ush Drill
What is proposed is this; Mint
Slievlin-I lixon deed the lands lo
the forest service, and in return
will receive an equal value of Mm
ber from forest service lands.
The counly courts nhiected
mainly on the grounds Unit Ihe
transfer to federal ownership
would remove the Slievlln I lixon
lands and timber from the tax
rolls, that tho noncash transac
tion would prevent the countv
from getting Us share of the 25
percent ofslumpage values usual
ly allotted to couniics, anil that
Klamath county was not asked for
permission to make the exchange.
Space will not permit republica
tion here of Ihe lengthy treatment
ot (he question by the liend Bulle
tin, which, from the standpoint of
Bend community Interest, has
made a sincere effort to get at the
facts. The Bulletin claims a basic
misunderstanding of the proposal
on the part of the Lake and Klam
ath courts and of (his columnist,
lis arguments tally closely with
those of finest service officials at
Ihe conference here last Friday,
which were reported, us space
would permit, in Saturday's pa-
HENRY N. FOWLER AaaociaU Editor
One T $7.60
bix Mumnit 4.0U
One juuulU .
PAlfAULE IN ADVANCE
ux xauure u xciv uiv paper rtwularly
tne Jvlamath-LaKe protests
explanation necessary.
whether clear-cut or not tne
uecomes mandatory there isi
Herald uml News
per. However, a brief recap Is In
order, along with our comments.
The Bulletin and forest people
say that the county's taxation
base Is not seriously affected, br
j cause otherwise tne lands would
:nP clear-cut and, as reforestation
lands, would yield a tax of only
$210.90. It Is true that this appears
trivial, but It should lie pointed
out that the protests were based
on principles, not merely on tills
particular Iransaellon. Already,
vt'n !,, (!,.. . .11..,:.. '
nVU, hVJ . 11 "V.;1, ,f, 'orest service In Klamath
missed this) that another l.i.ono countv hv land exchange The for
acres in hlamat 1 countv Is tr ,. "! ny i.um 1 xi n.inj.c,- "i ii
offered In a similar ..ronos a in
The ,.i.. r . i ' ..,.... 1
iwies oi i minor on mom when it
has grown back to the point where
n"nl her harvest will he possible.
11 's also argued that Klamath
county will benefit finaiu-inllv
from increasing the forest service
acreage in Ibis county, inasmuch
j as the county's share In forest
revenues Is based on the forest
j acreage I" the county,
i This column docs iiot intend Id
j argue this point, because It np
j pears there is at present no law
which requires the 25 per cent
payment in a land exchange deal.
A change in the framework of
laws and regulations governing
I hind exchange would seem lo be
1 necessary lo obtain such pavmcdl
and the current motest should
: have the effect of stimulating con-
slderatiouof thai possibility
Likewise, there is evidently no
clear cut requirement that the per
mission of the coumy courts be
obtained In such transactions. A
change in the law to require such
permission may he in order. At
any ran-, it appears In this case
that (he county court should have
been afforded (he coin tcsv of in
formal advance notice of the
transaction.
Timber Tax
One point that should be cleared
up Is that the timber company will
continue lo pay taxes on timber
on the ollcrcd lands which II re
serves lh' right to cut (hen
were misled on (his matter
We1
ii nd
wp (ii) not wish to have anyone'
believe that Shevlin 1 lixon or Ihe!
loresi service people intended to
, commit tax evasion.
However, in defense of our mis-'
Yeh, But Some
CONSULTATION
understanding, wo quote from a
letter from the state tax commis
sion to In. li. Nelson, Klamain
county assessor, on this very ques
tion:
". . . We held that the assess
ment of tho timber included In tho
reservation and exception in the
deed in question, . . . must be lim
ited to the quantity of timber ac
tually remaining on such lands on
July 1 of each year. In other
words, the assessment cannot ap
ply to timber cut and removed
from the land between January 1,
the assessment date, and July 1,
the lien date.
". . . We were somewhat reluc
tant to accept this conclusion,
since It deprives the county of a
large part of the revenue which
would normally accrue from such
timbered lands. However, the con
clusion was reached only after
careful study of state and federal
laws, which convinced us that
there was no possibility of enforc
ing payment of any tax assessed
against timber cut and removed
from the lands prior to July 1 of
any year. As a matter of fact,
there is some doubt as to the
state's authority to tax any of the
timber involved In this transac
tion and, tr the matter became a
subject of lawsuit, it appears pos
sible the court might hold that all
the timber was exempt from taxa
tion." conclusion that the timber would
I not he taxed seems to have legal
Justification, but we gladly cor
rect any impression thai the re
served timber would go off the
rolls.
Acreage Figures
There have been some conflict
ing figures on acreages in this
discussion. We were Informed,
from a good source, that the
Klnimilh acreage Involved in this
particular transaction was Hi. 0110,
whereas It Is 8438.47. 1 fowever, as
we have said, another l.'),.'i.14 of
Shcvlln-1 lixon land will soon be
offered on a similar basis.
The Bend paper quotes the for-
est service to tho effect that 52,.
77
''''
acres have been acquired by
'TL"" ,nnvAX n."s"
MguiciM mine in.m on,uuu, vwme
I the counly court claimed it was
j told that the figure was 48,000. In
asmuch as the (18,000 acre figure
! came nut of the brief case of the
regional forester when he was
j here, we assume it Is correct.
I As sequel to our discussion yes
: terday of the prnlestcd Shevlin
jllixon land exchange program In
j northern Klamath county, we
iwant to point out that the basic
' problem of steadily increasing fed
i oral ownership ot tax-free land in
the counlv court c almed it
(his and similar couniics remains
unanswpred. This was the under
lying concern which led to Ihe pro
test against this transaction.
Il is true that the forest service
does make certain payments to
local government, and that the
sum has become quite substantial
in recent years. (It brought more
than $100,0(H) to Klamath county
last year, and may go to S130.000
In the next fiscal year.) This
money conies chiefly from our
share of returns (rom limber sales
and other forest revenues, and
probably will fall off when the
heavy wartime timber cutting
subsides. Forest service people, at
the conference here on January
17, are expected to offer some esti
mates on probable future pay
ments of this nature to Klamath
and Lake counties.
Fedeial legislation to provide
for adequate, steady payment in
lieu of taxes on properly, taken
(rom (he lax rolls for government
purposes. Is being widely discuss
ed. Just this week, President
Koosevell and Harold tckes were
qoulcd as favorable lo such ac
tion, in stories relating lo the
Jackson Hole monument in Wyo
ming. ft should be kept ill mind, how-
ever, that usually when the fed-
era I government makes cnntrilm
lions lo local government, there
are strings attached. As our local
uovornment donends more uml
nun e on Uncle Sam and less and
less on private taxpayers, it be-
A It rrlL J
of Mother's Cases Are Most Urgent
i, 'r - ; M
comes more and more subservient
to federal authority, and govern
ment gets farther and farther
away from the people. Those who
are avaricious for power for the
federal authority are pleased to
see local government coming with
its hand out.
As the federal government,
through one agency or another,
takes on more and more property,
remaining private taxing sources
become inadequate and there Is no
other alternative but to ask Uncle
Sam for the dough.
And so, It can be seen, the pro
test lodged by two little county
courts out in Oregon against
handing over additional big slices
of private land to a federal agen
cy, touches on a mighty big sub
ject. This columnist has been called
to Los Angeles because of a fami
ly Illness, and personal appear
ances here may be on a hit-and-miss
basis for a few days. We'll
try, if we can, to drop a few lines
in the mail from the south.
Washington
Column
By 1'eter Edsou
(NEA Slat! Correniiomlont)
Differences between American
and British points of view on
such tough questions as the fu-j
ture of Italy, Greece, or Poland
are easy to build up into inspr-j
mounlable obstacles. The fact is,
however, that these are only three
of the current tangles. '
Al the start of the war there !
was broad general agreement that !
the two governments would keep !
each other fully informed on '
what they were doing. This agree- j
menl was at all levels Roose-!
veil and Churchill, Hull and Hall-1
fax, Eden and Winant, through ,
Joint chiefs of staff, combined sup-1
piy hoards, shipping boads and
even humbler officials.
The record of this exchange of
Information has by no means
been an open book. A lot of Ihe
information swapped has been of
top secret nature. There have been
notable slip-ups. The British for
got to inform the United States
that Count Carlo Sforza would
not he acceptable to His Briltanic
Majesty's government as Italian
foreign minister. The 4'nlted
States government didn't inform
the British that Italians would
not be treated as enemy aliens In
this country.
Agreement between Great Url-!
tain and the United Slates on j
most International questions lsi
complicated by one fundamental !
difference. The British live right
up against Europe and the Amer-!
leans don't. Americans therefore j
can look al continental European'
problems with a more detached;
and idealistic point of view while j
tho British must wrestle with'
practical politics in establishing!
neighboring governments they'
can get along with. '
That situation is neatly revprsed!
when it comes to the Argentina. I
All the British want out of the
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
I'VE 6EEN SABOTAGED,
Ip
HILDA---THE Y KICKED
ME OFF ThlEJ HOCKEY
TfA, !
Bt
r i v v
Argentine is plenty of good red
meat and what form of govern
ment the Argentinos have is of
small matter. On the other hand,
the United States normally needs
no Argentine meat but is vitally
interested In making sure there is
no Incipient nanism a borning
down under.
In spite of such variances in
interests, American and British
governments have been able to
agree on many economic policies
for dealing with Portugal, Spain,
Sweden and other neutrals. They
have also been able to get to
gether on many major political
policies. They followed a common
course of action with regard to
France, leading up to simultane
ous recognition of De Gaulle.
They have worked out a mutually
acceptable plan for policing Ger
many after her defeat.
By far the greatest causes of
. AW
soocor hep to
NTLinviM
YOUR. STUDIES,
POSITIVELY
tMAffBRAIN, YOU'D
DrttCUL.'
ELIGIBLE I
ITS A WASTE w'
OF VALUABLE" I KAID
TlfAC : r WHILE
- , . YOU WERE"
DOlNk? IT
f I READ THIS
AD j
discord In American-BriUsh rela
tions come not from disputes in
volving third parties, but in the
settlement ol postwar economic
questions primarily Involving only
the two countries. Here you have
such puzzlers as competition for
world oil rights, world shipping,
world air rights. The British fa
vor cartel arrangements and the
Americans don't
What should be emphasized in
looking at the whole pattern til
American - British relations, say
the diplomats, is that never be
fore in history have two naUons
tried so hard to work together,
and never have two nations come
so close to agreeing on so many
things.
COMMUNICATIONS
Coaunonicmtions mn invited oa mat
ter ol current entl local interest.
Mm should be not over tuo words in
tenMth, on only one sioe ot Uie paper
and, il poMlole, typewritten. Letter
or maniucripia cuomitted tor publi
cation wul nut be returned.)
e
THANKS OFFICER
Bend,
Jan. 11,
1945
To the Editor
The other day I made a slight
mistake in- parking my car and
a state officer drove up beside
me and called my attention to it.
At once I got the usual case
of "jitters" that comes with the
appearance of an officer of the
law.
But, outside of a brief word of
correction, the officer made me
realize that they were human
and their duty was to help keep
people in line and not to stamp
on every one the authority vested
upon them.
I want to thank this officer
for showing me that officers of
the law are to be respected and
not feared.
Marsha Kenton.
Bend's Yesterdays
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ;
(Jan. 12, 1920)
(l'rom Tho bulletin Files)
Central Oregon delegates re
turn from the Oregon Irrigation
congress fn Portland and report
that Fred N. Wallace of Tumalo
had been named president of the
organization. '
Members of the Bend Painters'
union settle their differences with !
W. C. Birdsall, manager of the;
Pilot Butte inn, and resume paint- i
Ing the new addition. !
Employes of both Bend mills,
members of the American Legion !
Georgianna
and Lady Alice
HOUSE
DRESSES
Newest styles!
Newest colors! -
Yes, here they are
the prettiest
and most practi
cal of the New
Year. Gay coi
tons and rayons
12 to 44.
3.98 to 6.95
DON'T OVERLOOK
OUR BARGAIN
TABLES
THE
PEOPLES
STORE
1st National Bank Bldg
isJ It
WOULONT
HELP WANTED.
HIGH SCHOOL
STUCEWT TO MIND
YOUNGSTER WHILE
PARENTS ARE AWAY
EVEMIKIGS . RUSHr
STUDENT CAN DO
HOMEWORK. AT SAME
TIME AND LEARN
WHILE HE EARNS
$iO PER WEEK,
nu ADDRESS .
Rtf-:.. BOX S02-A-
KStii- "4KS-i
and business men, form an indoor
baseball league.
C. H. Hardy, George A. Jones
and C. H. Wigmore are nominated
for directors of the Central Ore
gon Irrigation district.
R. A. Ward, T. H. Foley and
Hugh Kane return from Portland
City Drug Co. City
You don't have fo him yourself
upside down to get that "topsy
turvy" feeling In your stomach.
It also comes from gas, flatulency,
or dyspepsia due to hyperacidity
or slow digestion. It may be
caused by over-eating or over
indulgence. Whichever of these
causes, you'll find fhe corrective In
NYAL ANTACID TABLETS
peppermint flavored "chewy" tablets that curb bad effects and
give your stomach that "upright" feeling. j
Two sizes sold only at Your Nyal Drug Store
Bottle
of 100
J C
9C
City Drug
"Home Of
909 Wall St.
Post-War
Bend, lilce hundreds . . . yes, like thousands of other
cities, will face a period of readjustment after the
war. Bend must plan now as other cities are doing, for
this important post-war development period. Our
county, city and school governments are arranging
plans and projects to be started at the earliest pos
sible date.
Groups who are concerned with industrial develop
ment will work toward interesting new industries in
Bend. It will be a big program.
All these activities are directed toward making more
jobs for Central Oregonians who will be returning
from the armed forces.
"Letjs All Ge.t
CONSUMERS GAS
"A Local Institution"
i
E?fcv DAM! AC nrurv c
fxb na m ur nrrou
You'd better. ANSWER ) You said it.' )
IT, LARD! $IO A WEEK , THIS IS NO
ISN'T TO 6E SNEEZED AT.' TIME TO DE
-velOP HAY
A
4
the Oregon Irrigation congress
C. Ritchey of Tumalo is a Bend
caller.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wells, who
have been visiting their daughter
Mrs. Jack Horton in Bend, re!
turn to their Pendleton home.
Drug Co. City Drug Co.
Botfl 3
of 200 le
Company
Office Suppliss"
Phone 555
Bend
i
Behind the Program",,
where they attended session.
&fQsA
A Home-Owned State Bank
Bv MERRILL BLOSSER
'I