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'Going, going . . . '
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! Lumber interests are aiming at the wrong
target to get relief from timber prices
By Drew Pearson
WASHINGTON The details
have been suppressed regarding
the case of Capt. Joseph Kauff
man, the Air Force finance offi
cer recently arrested for alleged
espionage. When he goes on trial,
however, the case will probably
unfold as one of the major spy
stories of tiie year.
The Air Force has evidence that
one of Kauffman's close relatives
is a Communist. There is also
evidence that Kauffman arranged
a 30-day leave in Germany and
crossed into East Berlin in civil
ian clothes, in violation of an Air
Force order, and with full knowl
edge that he would be picked up
oy tne East Berlin police. An
American military man in uni
form has the right to enter East
Berlin, but civilians are subject
to cross-examination. For a mili
tary man to wear civilian clothes
was an Invitation to be arrested.
Kauffman was. When interroga
ted by an East German security
officer he gave information re
garding Air Force facilities In
Greenland.
Later that same East German
security officer defected to West
Germany and told the story of
what had happened.
Kautfman was arrested at Cas
tle Air Force Base near Merced,
Calif., and flown to Lindsay Air
Force base near Wiesbaden, Ger
many, to face his accusers. The
Air Force will prosecute vigorous-
Capital Chaff
Gullible Americans will spend
one billion dollars on quack cures
in J962. one-third of it will be on
phony vitamin pills. . .Congress
men will stage a drive to increase
their own salaries from $25,000 to
$35,000 a year. They'll also raise
their tax-free expense allotment
from $2,250 to $5,000. No one who
votes on this Increase, however,
It would not be fair to claim the
lumber Industry as a whole Is attempt
' lng to put the pressure on the U. S.
, Forest Service In an effort to get prices
' on government-owned standing Umber
: reduced. But in case after case, public
i utterances of members of the industry
! refer in not very complimentary terms
to the pricing structure of the USFS.
, And too often, in years gone past, the
; reason given for the closure of mills
' has been the high price of stumpage,
when In fact other factors were equal
, ly Important, if not more important.
Repetition of the stories, by an
! awful lot of lumber operators who get
themselves quoted in the public prints,
does a disservice to the Forest Serv
' ice. It also does a disservice to our
opinion of the lumbermans' knowledge
of the political facts of life.
It Is true, the Forest Service sets
the minimum acceptable price on its
stumpage prior to the time bids are
requested. But another factor weighs
very heavily in the minimum price.
And before you get to that, a little his
tory is in order.
The Forest Service, somewhat un
willingly, has seen its public function
undergo a metamorphosis in recent
years. This applies particularly to its
function in the timber field, but applies
also to a lessor degree to its operations
in such fields as recreation and water
shed management.
The Forest Service of Gifford Pin
chot basically was a protective agency.
It protected large stands of public tim
ber from despoilment by the unenlight
ened lumber industry of the day. It
protected its timber from various haz
ards, largely fire, to which it was sub
ject. And to a degree it saw itself as
the protector of the economic base of
the nearby community.
Over the years, timber prices were
managed so as to keep mills operating
In communities which were becoming
more and more dependent upon gov
ernment stands of stumpage for their
She knows the score
A letter to the editor of The Ore-
gonian the other day, anent capital
punishment, may have perhap receiv
ed less attention from the newspaper's
editors than it deserved.
It was written by Mrs. Theresa
Hatfield, of Madias, and discussed a
recent editorial on capital punishment
which appeared in the Portland paper.
existence. At least one little-used de
vice, the sustained yield unit, was set
up to keep timber supplies flowing to
nearby mills in face of increasing cut
throat competition from lumber opera
tors working at a distance.
Then another agency entered the
scheme of things. This was the General
Accounting Office, an agency of the
Congress, which acts as a congress
ional watchdog over the fiscal and op
erating policies of the various federal
agencies.
The GAO, looking at problems from
a national view, rather than a regional
or strictly local point of view, felt the
government's return from its forest
reserves was too low. The GAO opera
ted from the theory that the citizen
of Connecticut was as entitled to a re
turn from federally-owned forests as
the resident of the town in the area.
With the GAO looking over its
shoulder and looking over its shoul
der very closely the Forest Service
began raising the price of stumpage.
This was done during a rising market,
and a combination of market factors
and tax gimmicks made the pricing
structure somewhat palatable to lum
ber operators.
Now the market Is falling. This au
tomatically removes much of the
bloom from the market and tax pic
tures. And all of a sudden a falling
market and rising costs have put lum
ber operators in a serious bind.
Lumbermen are duo some sym
pathy. But yelping at the Forest Serv
ice is not going to accomplish much.
The only thing which can react to drop
prices to more closely fit market pic
tures, to more closely fit foreign com
petition, is congressional pressure on
the GAO. If the lumbermen continue
to voice their complaints against the
Forest Service, they are talking to the
wrong people. The problems posed
should be taken up with the members
of Congress.
lean benefit from It until the next
term. . .Pan American Airways
means what it says about turning
its airline over to the government
if the airline pilots, now making
$30,000 a year, go through with
their strike. , .The medical re
searchers are about to unveil
some new drugs called "energy
enzymes," which some people
will dub the "fountain of youth."
The new drug won't actually re
store youth but may slow down
the aging process. . .Marcus Conn
set a milestone regarding radio-
press monopoly when the U.S.
Court of Appeals recently found
the Elyria - Lorain Broadcasting
Company and the Lorain Journal
guilty of antitrust violation for
monopolizing both the press and
the airwaves.
U.S. A-Tests
President Kennedy definitely
has decided to resume atmospher
ic nuclear tests early in 1962, de
spite expected criticism by the
neutralists.
The President advised Prime
Minister Macmillan of his decision
at Bermuda, and Macmillan
agreed to support the move. He
even offered to turn over Christ
mas Island in the Pacific to the
Americans for the tests. It's prob
able Kennedy will accept the
Christmas Island site and that at
least 20 explosions in the atmos
pher will be set off this year.
Behind the Political Headlines
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller has ta
ken elaborate polls to see whether
his divorce will hurt his political
career. He seems to think that he
can run for governor of New York
again successfully. . .Without the
influence of his liberal wife. Rock
efeller will become more conser
vative. . .If George Romney,' dy
namic head of American Motors,
wins the governorship of Michigan
impressively, he is certain to be
come a candidate for the GOP
presidential nomination in 1964. . .
President Kennedy will discour-1 are definitely opposed.
age his brother Ted from running Ralph Bunche for Governor
against Congressman John Mc- New York politicos are intrigued
Cormack's nephew Edward for over a trial balloon that Ralph
the Senate. Instead Ted Kennedy Bunche, the Negro UN diplomat,
will run for governor. The Ken- might be picked by the Democrats
nedy . McCormack ticket in Mas
sachusetts should be difficult to
beat. . .In Pennsylvania, Mayor
to run against Gov. Nelson Rock
efeller.
Floating the trial balloon is
Richardson Dilworth of Philadel- r.r.r viH.l ih nn,.jm
phia will thumb his nose at the wright, related by marriage to
Democratic boss of Philadelphia. of tj,e Kennedy in-laws and
Phil Green, and run for governor. a ciose fne of JKK.S wither
Dilworth is one of the best of Phil- or not he speaks for the White
adelphia's mayors. The other A-l j House remains to be seen.
mayor, sen. joe uaric, now run
ning for re-election, will fill out an
appealing Clark - Dilworth ticket i
for senator ar.d governor.
Democrats will lose Ohio this year
when Mike Di Salle bows out.
GOP candidate James Rhodes
will probably succeed him. . .
Ike's former Secretary of the In
terior Fred Seaton Is likely to be
come next governor of Nebraska.
He II defeat Democratic Gov.
Frank Morrison. . .In Utah, look
for young, popular congressman
David King, Democrat, to defeat
The President is anxious to put
a strong candidate in the race
, against Rockefeller, and in view
lr)e., r, i,fll. j: ;..
an off-chance of beating h i m.
Whether Bunche could do it, how
ever, is another matter. While he
would run up a terrific vote
among Negroes and intellectuals,
he might have difficulty winning
other segments of New York
state's ramified electorate.
If nominated, Bunche would be
the first Negro candidate for gov
Seligman killed
with own gun
SUGAR LOAF. N.Y. (UPI) -Kurt
Seligman, an author, artist
and ballet costume designer, was
i shot to death Tuesday when the
1 22-caliber rifle he was carrying
j discharged as he slipped down
I three steps leading to his back
yard.
j Seligman, 61, was found by his
. wife. Police said he used the rifle
to shoot small animals that mo-
lested birds on his Orange County
property.
! He was the author of "Mirror of
I Magic," a study of magic through
the ages, and of many magazine
; articles. He illustrated many
books and designed costumes for
two surrealistic ballets, The Gold
en Fleece," and "The Four Temperaments."
Sen. Wallace Bennett, Republican. ernor of any state 5ince recon'
King's daddy was a senator be- stctin days after the Civil War.
fore him.
Aid to India?
Inside word is that Secretary of
State Rusk has decided not to cut
off American aid to India, even
though he's indignant over the in
vasion of Goa.
The question of whether to con
tinue American aid was seriously
considered last week, and the de
cision was made to go ahead on
the grounds that India's position
in the Asian subcontinent is too
important. Cutting off aid, it was
decided, eventually would hurt the
United States worse than the In- j
dians.
However, the scheduled trip of j
Mrs. Jackie Kennedy to see the I
Nehru family is something else j
again. State Department officials!
CALLS FARM MEETING
WASHINGTON (UPI) Agri
culture Secretary Orville L. Free
man has summoned leaders of
agriculture, business, labor and
civic and consumer groups to a
Jan. 10 conference on a "crisis
of abundance" in U.S. food and
fiber production. He said the
meeting will discuss ways of
making better use of the nation s
farm surplus.
Gifts at
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The writer of the editorial may
have had an excellent academic back
ground for his opinion. But Mrs. Hat
Held can go him one better. She has
some practical experience.
She served on the jury which re
fused to recommend leniency for a i
convicted woman murderess in Jeffer
son county only a few weeks ago.
A cheerful thought for the new year
A news release from the Amer
ican Cancer Society informs us an es-
timated 51 persons will die from can
cer in Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, and
Humor from others
Henry Schemmel told me about a
neighbor who was trying to sell his bot
tom farm in the Mincrsville area. He
figured Albert Kmfe would be a pretty
good prospect.
"Does the river ever flood this
field?" Albert asked cautiously, look
ing closely at the trees on the place.
"No," said Ihe owner, "we ain't had no
high water in '10 years."
But every tree trunk had a ring
of mud on it, Albert noticed, and he
the northern portions of Klamath and
Lake counties during 19G2.
Happy New Year!
asked how come. "Oh, it's them dad
burned hawgs of mine," said the land
owner, "they're always rabbin on them
trees."
Albert said no more, and prepared
to walk over to his own place.
"Well, ain't you gonna buy?" the
landowner said anxlouslv.
"No, I don't reckon'l will," Albert
said, but I sure would like to got a look
at them tall hogs of yours." J. Hyde
Sweet in Nebraska Citv News-Press.
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