October 17, 1940
THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.
PAGE ELEVEN
DARDANELLES
BLOCKS NAZ
ROUTE EAST
By DoWITT MocKF.NZIE
J Associated Prass Writer
Loiimlor swam t lift llcllciipont
(w mil It tho Durriiiiiollos now
a days) imtl inuybu llrrr Hitler
could, lno but the I nil'. I fuehrer
cuirt twlin an muiy across thla
tlnitegir wnlrr-burrlrr between
lirope mid the Near Knnl to help
Mussolini crush Urltnln In the
Mnlllei riiiii'iui lliciilcr.
V'hnt s fanciful, Miy you. Grant
ed, but It'! meant to emphasize
1 1 111 1 tli" Dardanelles Halt pre
sent on of tlm most sorioua
tihsluclrs tbn iixui pitrtnera will
rnrouiitcr If they try to crash
Into the Ni'iir Kn.it by a thrust
down the Itii I kiin peninsula.
It la fact we nhould keep in
mind s the wiir-lhreuta flaah
buck mid forth iicrosa thla rock
pit, mid the munition hourly
yrows more tense We lire like
It to In-iir a lot more about the
Dardanelles before we are
through
Water Barriers
"lli'rr Hitler must feel rather
siirry for himself to find that,
having been stymied from the
British Isles by the English
Channel, he now It up against
dother wiiter hnuirri which has
Tirokeu the hciirt ol many good
irjen and brave In daya gone by.
Ita one of thu world'a toughest
rada to conquest.
I have sinn 1 1 doubt that once
tile German had forcrd thla
alralt anil conquered Turkey
they could steam-roller most of
the rest of the Near Must rather
readily. As I have remarked,
however. If and when tho ex
ponent of the totnl war make
thla effort they're going to pro
ripitate one of the great battles
of hlalory.
Vital to Ruaila
The strategic Importance of
the Dardanelles always has been
very great because it doea form
a burner between the Halkans
and the Near East, and because
It la the gateway Irom the other
wise landlocked Mack: tea to the
Mediterranean, free passage of
the Dardanellea Is vital to Russia,
' since If the strait wero In enemy
hand she not only would be
njit off from the Mediterranean
hlit a hostile fleuj could attack
her In the Rlack"sca.
The Dardanelles strait la 47
miles long, and from one to four
miles wide. It then broadens
Into the little Sea of Marmora
which In turn opens Into the
Black sea through the Bosporus
at Istanbul (Constantinople).
Just by the way maybe It's the
Oriental Influence, but the Dard
anelles radiates an atmosphere
of mystery and eerlnesa which
makes one expect to see the
spooks of tho sea-rovers of old
come swarming aboard ship.
Easily Defended
I've sailed through this nar
row reach and rarely have seen
a position so easily capable of
defense. I cull that to your at
tention, too.
This whole water-way I in
Turkey's territory so that she
rVn fortify both sides and the
assage itself. Under an inter
national convention signed In
lDHfl, the Dardanelles, the Sea
of Marmora and tho Bosporus
were demilitarized and opened
to all nations but and this Is
vital Turkey was granted per
mission if at war or threatened
by war, to close the straits to
other nationalities.
Well, If the present Isn't a
threatening situation I don't
know what is. It's a safe bet
that tho Turks have made this
water thorouKhfHi'o as nearly Im
pregnable, as they can to pre
pare for eventualities.
If the axis twins find any
solace In the thought, the Dard
anelles has been forced before
this, It first achieved fame In
480 B.C. when King Xorxes of
Persia invaded Kurope with an
army by using a bridge of boats
a mile long. Then In 344 B.C.
Alexander crossed Into Asia.
By feeding starving people
this winter, the United States
will nttnin moral leadership of
the world, a defense armor we
cannot put off now. Snmuel R.
Guard, editor, tho Breeder's Ga
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Europe's flaming wnrfnre provides a spectacle that tends to take American eyea off trouble at home.
Home relief queuea atill inch along for their weekly fond dole. Recently 6000 noisy, jostling New York
relief clients on the line pictured above binke nut in disordi-rly arguments and a riot was feared. But
pollen, summoned by emergency cull, restored peace.
Miss America? Eggsactly!
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Not many beings would be proud if each of their endeavors laid
an egg, as the saying goes. But this Rhode Island Red, owned by
K. B. Parmentor.of Franklin, Mass., feels like crowing because when
she counted her chicks before they hatched, she found she'd laid a
total of 340 eggs last year, bo, though she a no spring cnicken, sne
was chosen "Hen of the Year
Council recent convention in Atlantic City.
Canada Has National Unity
Problem Similar to U. S.
By MARTIN KANE
United Press 8taff Correapondent dlans. When the arrest of Ar
OTTAWA. Onl., Oct. 17 (UP)cand and other leaders was fol-
Cnnada possesses to some de-1
grcc a problem In national unity ;
like that which exists in the
United States.
Tkn.,rfh nil
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tionalltles live In Canada, the ' upcn exnggcruico.
principal cultural cleavage is! Canadians of either British
between French Canadians and ! or French stock regard them
Brltlsh Canadians, and an odd ' selves primarily as Canadians
feature of It is the French Ca
nadian feels no special allegi
ance to France.
Ho is inclined to look askance
at French liberalism in politics.
religion and the arts, Including
cuisine. The French defeat did
not gravely sadden him, except
as It affected Britain's fortune !
In the war.
There is a difference In de
gree In the Intensity of war
fervor expressed by the two
principal racial groups but the
French Canadian is not far be
hind his British brother in fight
ing the Buttle of Brituin. Nat
urally, ho cannot respond with
the same indignation to tho air
raids on England, but In the
roadhouses and taverns of Que
bec he cheers ardontly for the
song "Therell Always Be an
England," which seems to have
become this war's "Tlpporary."
The rank and file followers
of such men as Adrlen Arcand
In the national unity party,
which preached a special brand
of fascism, were mostly French
Canadian and In powers of dis
crimination were much Ilka the
followers of soma United States
political machines and similar
groups. Most of Its members
would have resented any Impll-
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cation they are not good Cans-
lowed by exposure of links with
German agents there were wide
spread defections from an or
ganization whose strength al-
, . . ,
and that is the link which
unites them in this current
struggle. French Canadian
members of parliament voted
for war on Gcfmany along with
their British brothers.
One Canadian official told
with satisfaction of the humor-
1st Stephen Leacock's response
to an English invitation that,
since ho had been born in Eng
land, he return there to spend
his declining years.
"Leacock wrote a piece about
it," the official recalled, "and
told them ho was a Canadian,
that ha was 'at home' right
now, and thut anyhow ho liked
to sit on his front porch with
his feet on the border and talk
Says Weather Foncaater McKnighter:
"On one thing I couldn't be tighter
"Be it Munny or drear,
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with Americana who came up
to visit him."
This feeling of separation
from the mother country is ex
pressed politically in Canada's
independent status as a domin
ion. That independent attitude has
produced a corollary assump
tion thut, even If Britain should
lose this war, Canada can con
tinue on her own. It is sig
nificant that, even under war
time restrictions, the possibil
ity that Britain may lose is
mentioned prominently in the
Canadian press. It does not
imply defeatism Canadians
are extremely confident but
rather a feeling of rugged as
surance in Canada's resource
fulness and resources. Cana
dians arc nothing if not tough.
They believe that Britain will
win and they realize that, win
or lose, greater national unity
is essential. Efforts are being
made in that direction by both
French and English speaking
elements.
WEALTHY MERCHANT
WHO BEGAN ON $2
PER WEEK DIES
WILKES BAHRE, Pa., Oct. 17
P) Death has ended the bril
liant career of Fred Morgan
Kirby, wealthy merchant who
played an important role in the
founding of the F. W. Woolworth
five-and-ten store chain.
In ill health for six years, he
died of pneumonia last night at
his estate at nearby Glenn Sum
mitt. Ho was 79.
Starting as a J2 a-week clerk
In a Watertown, N. Y., store,
Kirby had acquired 98 stores
when he merged them into the
Woolworth system in 1912.
Later he extended his business
interests and became one of the
nation's richest men.
Kirby is survived by two sons,
Sumner Moore Kirby, of Nice,
France, and Allan Price Kirby
of Morrlstown, N. J., railroad
financier who was one of three
men who purchased control of
the Van Swerlngen Interests in
1937. His wife died in 1933.
New Deal warplancs are just
ghosts to Willkie. One of those
flying fortresses, dropping a
1000-pound bomb, can sure leave
haunting memories.
The office blond is a bit con
fused in her world war news.
She understands Adolf and Be
nito have been in a huddle and
are going to try a Brenner pass.
Science says white lightning
is deadlier than other kinds, but
so far there arc no volunteers
for blindfold tests.
Was Old at 62
QET8 VIM. PEP, FEELS YOUNGER
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vim and pep bn mUM mi ml tuny itw
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bii muin trttilr. tlmuUnit off o odM tnr
40- by borlirw Urklnt Iron, calcium, prKphnnw.
lortin. vitamin m. rormf-n Mia woman, a j:
nld lHKTon HTiI: "It did 10 mucb for pall"
I took It tn.tlr RmuIii nn." Gel iSft OHTH
today for 'Jif. If not dHUhtM, maker rtfunda ihla
prim. Vott don't rtak a prnny. Burl taklai toOkjr.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 17 0J.R) Emil
Hurja, executivo director of the
democratic national committee
from 1932 to 1 9o8 and now edi
tor of Pathfinder magazine, said
Wednesday "an Idealized cross
section poll" of the nation indi- j 'asiesi DacKiicm
cated Wendell L. Willkie would; I've seen this
be elected president with a 1,- year. The score
600,000 to 3,000.000 plurality. I at the Mcdford
Hurja said he predicted the Eureka game
1932-34-38 elections accurately would have
as an assistant to then Demo- bcen 100 to 6
cratic National Chairman James Medford's favor
A. Farley "although ah Jim (Far- 'n-,tcad ' 38 to
ley) needed was someone to hold ! J5 ',' Mcdford
his coat for him to hit them on ! hadn 1 'P 1 V e d
the noso."
Hurja made his prediction be
fore a luncheon audience of 1000
business men on the basis of a
poll taken 10 days ago.
"The amazing thing." he said,
"Is the trend to Willkie in the
cities as opposed to rural area.
If this trend of the last fortnight
continues, Willkie will win by
8,000,000 to 8 000,000 rather
than by 3.000,000 "
Ho said his poll showed 11
to 14 per cent of the electorate
still undecided on its vote and
that 67 per cent of this group
was opposed to a third term.
CEEPI FESCUE
Oregon now has the only com
mercial seed acreage in the en
tire country of creeping red
fescue, a comparatively new
grass so far as general use is
concerned, which promises to be
a notable addition to the grow
ing list of Oregon seed crops and
a valuable grass for lawn and
forage purposes.
Three men in western Oregon
harvested enough seed this year
to provide a combined supply of
about 8000 pounds, according to
Harry A. Schoth, federal agrono
mist at Oregon State college,
who first introduced the grass
on the station test ground in
1929.
The three who harvested what
is probably America's first com
mercial crop of creeping red
fescue seed are Gilmore Hector,
Albany; Oscar Loe, Silverton,
and Harry Riches, Salem. These
three growers have a combined
acreage of about 20 acres.
The grass is much like ordi
nary chewings fescue in appear
ance and has Its characteristics
of being deep rooted, fine leaved
and hardy to weather and rough
usage. Its distinguishing feature
la an underground spreading root
system in place of the bunch
grass habit of the chewings
fescue.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Newi Notes and
Comment
by June Michelion
"Medford's football team,"
said Ted Medford, local business
man, when he spoke at the pep
i assembly Wednesday,' "has the
in u v n oi me
game with it thi-d strina."
Medford also assured the stu
dent body that the game Friday
night would be no "push over"
for either ball club.
On the entertainment bill at
the assembly was Emil Buzaid,
who presented the number he
wrote for KUHS, the "Klamath
High March." Buzaid also played
several piano solos.
"Not one copy of the El Rodeo
will be available this spring,"
stated Clifford Rowe. Many stu
dents plan to wait until the an
nuals come out before buying
one. Before, this was nossible.
because the Krater staff usually
bought 80 or so copies to sell
later, but this absolutely will not
be done this year.
To date 650 books have been
purchased. Editor Helen Cox
leads the selling contest with the
sale of 66 annuals. Pat McVey
leads a close second.
The campaign is scheduled to
close the end of next week, pos
sibly Friday, October 25. Any
student not having made ar
rangements for a book by then
will not have one in the spring.
As a special treat and for con-
I can chop at Wards without
mypune . . or cent of ouh
I just take my coupon book . . .
that's at good aa cash at Wards!
NINTH STREET,
Cornar Pin a
Telephone 3188
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JACOBS-1IOWELL MOTOR CO.
venience, afternoon classes were
pushed up and students were dis
missed an hour early, at three
o'clock Wednesday. Because of
the R-Day traffic down town, it
was requested that the usual ral
ly before the Medford game be
called off. Also because one
schoo' bus couldn't be used, get
ting off early helped bus stu
dents get home on time.
At the first meeting of the
, Student congress, representatives
decided to "do something" about
the lights on the bridge over the
canal which never seem to work.
A group will Investigate the mat
ter to see whether the lights are
a city or a school problem.
DISASTROUS SPOT
It has been said that more
than 200 wrecks lie in the shal
low waters of Diamond Shoals,
which extend 10 miles out from
Cape Hattcras, N. C.
The first state to ban trucks
from highways over weekends
and holidays was Wisconsin.
THE "DOUBLE-RICH
5TIA1GHT SOUISON WHIKfY. 90 OOf
ft r kJ $7.00
CAN SHOPJAT WARDS WITHOUTIMYIsHIRSI
I select the goods X want from
Wards big assortments and then
hand the clerk coupons from my
book. They are in handy denonv
inationa of 10c, 35c, 50c and $ L
Brimming with bnwry burning
1941 Packard la longer, lower, infinitely more loxnriona. IlUu
fraud: tha One-Ton Deluia Touring Sedan.
Prices delivered in Detroit, white sidewall
tires and State taxes extra. Subject to change
without notice. Available at extra coU.
SNOW DISPERSES
CALIFORNIANS AT
AIR BASE SITE
ANCHORAGE Alaska, 0t
17 (P) "California her w
come," sang seven workers from
the golden state as they turned
in their tools to the constructing
quartermaster in charge of the
army air base construction hers).
Their reason for quitting tha
eight inches of snow that fell
last Thursday. Natives told them
they could expect "a little mora
snow" before winter ends." , ,
The quartermaster expects
many others from California will
follow shortly. Hundreds ol
others among the 1650 employ
ed are showing no signs of qulV
ting.
The people have confidence tat
congress; they know congress
is a strong force in keeping us
from being stampeded into wr.
House Minority Leader Joseph
W. Martin Jr.
BOURBON
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I buy my coupon books in Warda
credit department. A $10 book
costs only $2 down. I pay tha
balance, plus carrying charga
fas convenient mstalimenta.
with Mil ... the stunning t
THE CHART at left highspots only handful of
64 new Packard improvements for 1941.
There's the great Passmaster Engine-curs fuI
com 10 . . . Electromatic Clutch lets you ''
left foot loaf, the car itself opcratct the clutch . . .
Thero's Aero-Drive another money sater on
fuel . . . and real Air Conditioning at lastl
See this greatest of Packards and all of Its
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