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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. ORE.
March 24, 1941
FRANK JKKR1K8 .
MALCOLM KPLKY
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Managing aMItor
Publiahag twf aftaraooa aloapl Sunday hj Tha Harald publlihlng Company at fiiplanada
and Plat MtfacU, KlamaUi rails, Oragoa
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about tha Klamath Falla markat, niay ba obulnad for tha ailing at an of thaaa offloaa.
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Suitability of Site
DISAPPOINTMENT in Oregon at the recent decision
of the biff Reynolds Metal company to locate at Long-
view, Wash., rather thnn at Cascade Locks or elsewhere
in Oregon, has been offset to 6ome extent by tha announce
raent that tha Electro-Metallurgical Sales corporation will
construct a large plant near Portland.
Tha Reynolds Metal company's decision was apparent
ly based strictly on the suitability of site, and not a lot
of other factors which Oregonians have "guessed" must
have caused it. The Longview Daily News, taking note of
the speculation in Oregon, editorially quoted the head of
the Reynolds company that It was sheer superiority of site
that gave Longview the plant. Mayor Riley of Portland
confirms that report on the basis of his part in the nego
tiations to induce the company to go to the Portland area.
The Portland mayor states further, m a letter to the
Ore eon Journal, that the Electro-Metallurgical company's
decision to build "near Portland came as a result of the
discovery of a site there that better suited its requirements
than, proposed locations elsewhere in the lower Columbia
countiy. This company, incidentally, win make consider
able use of certain mineral products found in Oregon, and
its location on this side of the Columbia river will reduce
freight rates and enhance the possibility that Oregon will
be able to sell these products to the big company. Ray C.
Threasher, field geologist of the state department of geol
ogy and mineral industry, on a visit here this week, called
attention to this important development as it affects
southern Oregon minerals.
Development of Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams
made the subject of industrial development in the north
west one of intense interest, and the great national defense
program hat brought a spurt along this line that will put
northwest industry far ahead of expected schedules. Ore
gon, we feel sure, will get its deserved share.
The Vital Factor
SO SERIOUS is the outlook for Britain that certainly no
one can question the proposition that if Britain suc
ceeds in defeating Hitler, it will be because of the aid of
the United States. .
The president of the United States, who certainly has
access to information not available to most of us, is evi
dently convinced Britain cannot win without our assist
ance, ne nas iea tne determined movement to align us
definitely on the side of the British, on the theory that a
British defeat would be such a terrific economic and
political blow to this country that it would either ruin the
"American Way of Life" or lead us directly into a diffi
cult war to defend ourselves.
" That is the basis of the vast military and industrial
enterprises now gathering speed m this country. The
next few months should tell us whether it has come too
late, as the dictators say, to do the British any good. The
totalitarian leadership knows of the terrific potentialities
oi me united btates as England s active, determined
friend. It cannot wait for those potentialities to develop
into realities without at least an attempt to strike ahead
of the full effectiveness of American aid.
Some Important Pieces of Defense Equipment
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From Other
Editors
News
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GET 4DD SHIPS
WASHINGTON, March 24 OI.R)
Approximately 400 merchant
ahips will be built in America for
the British under the lend-lease
act, a maritime commission of
ficial said today. Funds for these
ships are included in the $7,000,-
uuu.ouo war-aid appropriation
measure.
This disclosure followed reve
lation by a maritime commission
source that the government will
transfer to the British "within a
few days" 80 merchant vessels
from existing American-flag ton
nage. It was estimated that the ves
sels under the 400-ship program
would cost approximately $1,
250,000 each.
More Shipyards
The official said additional
shipyards probably will be built.
All existing yards are working at
capacity and the commission has
contracted for the construction
of SI new shlpways in seven
yards for the assembly of 200
pre-fabricated "ugly duckling"
cargo vessels. The ships for the
British likely will be identical
to the "ugly ducklings."
Officials said that nrnnumtlnn.
for the 200-ship program were
moving ahead of schedule. Title
to the land on which shipways
will be built has not been ap
proved in many cases, but where
the title lias been cleared, con
struction of shipbuilding facili
ties is now 60 per cent completed,
they said.
. Furthermore, engines for the
ships are being built and steel Is
being fabricated.
Although private firms will
build the ships, tha maritime
commission Is purchasing all ma
terials to avoid competition
among the companies In placing
orders.
IT. . Returns
Escaped Nazis -to
Canadians
OGDENSBURO, N. Y.. March
24 (UP) Two German naval of
ficers who escaped across the
frozen St. Lawrence river from
a Canadian prison camp, were
returned to Canada Saturday.
Escorted by -immigration offi
cers and accompanied by several
newspapermen, the two officers,
Bernhardt Gohlke and Heinz
Rottmann, crossed the interna
tional bridge about 8 p. m., leu
than 12 hours after they had out
distanced Canadian soldiers pur
suing them across the frozen
river.
A board of immigration auth
orities had ruled, it was learned,
that they were taken into cus
tody less than 100 yards from the
border, and thus, under United
States law, could be deported. It
was understood that they would
be returned to the Fort Henry
interment carrm at Kineston.
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By PAUL MALLON
WfASrUNGTON, March 24
Laughlin Currle's Chinese
report went Into Mr. Roosevelt's
ears unreported, but these fol
lowing highlights of it are for
yours:
. . China has both the ability
and the will to hold out against
the Japanese. Her chance of
winning are excellent Tha dis
sension In the Chinese ranks
caused by communists is not
likely to prove fatal. Russia is
sending in many times as much
aid as the United States. Stalin
obviously intends to keep the
Japs as busy as possible in
China, so Tokyo will have
neither the time nor inclination
to push the whole far eastern
communist issue to a showdown
. . . Up-to-date factories for
small arms are numerous in
China. Skilled workers are avail
able. These were largely trained
Dy tne Uerman army officers
and technicians, sent in a few
years ago by Hitler who then
was working against the Japs.
. . What China needs from
us is a large supply of raw ma
terials. With these she can keep
going. Therefore the recent
$100,000,000 loan must ba fol
lowed up with further credit.
. Wang Chlng Wei. the Jap
puppet ruler of occupied China,
is hardly proving worth his
weight to the Japanese. Mr
Currle found the Chinese unwill
ing to accept Wang's money. He
tried to tip a bellboy In his
hotel with Wang currency, The
tip was not only declined but Mr.
Currie learned some new
Chinese cusswords, all descrip
tive of Wang . . .
This Currie report will no
doubt .furnish the guide for
development of Mr. Roosevelt's
policy in the far east.
lngton arrival, said: "bigger aid
to China is coming x x x From
(Currle's) cabled reports that
have come back to the state de
partment, it is apparent he will
recommend further substantial
advances." Time is not keeping
up with the news.
Again incidentally, this
column announced Marcn 19 the
visit of American fighting ships
to jvew Zealand would be fol
iowea wnn excursions of sea
oauiewagons to points nearer
the far eastern trouble spots
Next day, the navy announced
two cruisers and five destroyers
were nearing Australia.
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LEND-LEASE
Henry Morgenthau and Jesse
Jones have been having it again
backstage, this time over details
of lending and leasing. ADoar-
ently the treasury secretary be
lieves some of the mitigating
promises made before the bill
was passed, should be kept, for
a while at least. His men have
been working to have the British
liquidate what assets they can in
this country to pay for their
pre-lcnd-lease orders. (They
pushed for the British sale of
American viscose.) The treasury
aoea not want tne new S7.000
000,000 appropriation used to
pay off old orders.
To an outsider who hears only
wnat ne is told, it appears Mr
Jones would like to have the
British put up their American
companies and American sec
urities with his RFC, as collater
al for loans. Then, If the British
failed to pay, such concerns as
American viarnaA wmtM ulnrf nn
in the RFC, which is the official I
clutch of Mr. Jones.
It seems likely Mr. Morgen
thau will win on all counts.
His agents. Messrs. Youne and
Bulkley, are handling the Inner
arrangements for tho overall
policy committee (Hookins.
Stimson, Knox and Morgenthau)
ana tney are not likely to ar
range things to suit Mr. Jones.
private citizen. The decision will
be made when he sees the prosl-
aent.
Mustache .Safe
After Illast
LOS ANGELES, March 24.
(AP) Frank Caldarcs was
working at the forge In his
workshop. A spark ignited
metallic dust.
The resultant explosion dam
aged his workshop . . .
Part of his tools were de
stroyed . . .
The doors of his shop were
blown off. ...
He got tha scare of his life,
but:
"Por Dlos, she is safe," ex
claimed the 83-year-old cal
daras, tenderly fingering his
mustache.
"She is my real love. Fate
Is good to me."
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ADVERTISING, SUCCESSFUL
(TuUlaka Reporter )
Statistics of organized adver
tising In potato growing statos
from the wost to the extreme
eastern state of Maine, would
seem to point to profitable ex
perlences In marketing under
their methods.
Some years ago Tulolake po
Into growers held a series of
conferences on the subject of or
ganized advertising, advancing
far enough in tholr plans to
name an assessment of f 1.00 por
car to bo applied to an adver
tising fund.
Figuring from a conservative
estimate of 0000 carloads of po
tatoes grown In tha Tulelake
basin each season, which would
bo in a lower than averugo year,
a two and a Imlf million dollur
crop, $1)000 would not seem an
exhorbltiint amount to vonturo
In tolling the world about the
potatoes Hint we grow here, and
systematically building up our
market.
The Colorado Potato Growers
exchange of Denver, established
in 1023, composed of 1300 grow
ers, marketed a 1 0 4 0 potato
crop of $7,1101, 000 In the mid
wist, southwest and (julf slutrs.
Their containers wciro trade
marked 10 and 14 pound potato
bags.
Fifteen thousand growers and
approximately 200 shlpprrs. sub
scribing to tho Idaho Advertis
ing commission in Holse, Iriuho,
disposed of a $12,000,000 crop
of potatoes by the 10110 estimate.
They currently advertise to
trade nnd consumer through
Botsford, Constantino and Gard
ner. Portlnnd. which Is associ
ated on this account with Cllne
Advertising Service, Boise.
Their first experience was In
1037. when they spent $123,000
in advertising, and this amount
has been reduced through suc
ceeding years to $(10,000 In 1940
and 1041. Their advertising dol
lur s are divided among dealer
service, display mntorlnl and 26
per cent miscellaneous, for
recipe folders, cooking schools,
etc.
Maine potato growers work
under a "Maine Development
commission" established In 1038.
Growers' receipts in 1930-40
were reported at $19,403,080;
the appropriation for the com
mission that season being $48,
000. In 1940, 1941, $100,000 was
appropriated. Their scope of dis
tribution embraces tha entire
United States, and they" cur
rently advertise through Brooke,
French St Dorrance, New York.
The commission is state spon
sored: their offices at the Stato
House, Augusta, Maine.
Michigan potato growers
established the Michigan Potato
Growers exchange In 1018, one
SIDE GLANCES
awatw, ivitutiirinai an, t. m. . its. at c '
"Look nt him posinn as though lie owned (lie town! I
icinciiibcr when 1 used to liuvc to Inn his hide for snitch
ing doughnuts off my puntry window 1"
of the first recorded. Their scope
of distribution is 22 status. Their
containers are 13-pound consum
er potato packages.
NEW "MEANEST" MAN
OMAHA, m Mrs. W. L,
Frederick (lugged a passing air
to appeal for help lifter hur
purse had been snatched by u
' youth.
But the driver struck his head
out of the window and luughril,
I then moved down the street
i where the purse snatchnr got
into the car and made his got
1 away.
McnialcN Attacks
llmuilloii Field
HAMILTON FIELD, Calif..
March 24 (UP) Thirty-eight
cases of iiicuslcs ware reported
among niambcrs of the U. S.
unity ulr corps units stationed at
1 1. lit Miirln coniitv hnin Imliiv
and army medical officers placed
121) other men under "protec
tive quarantine."
MARRY IN RENO
RENO, Nov., March 24 (UP)
Marriage llcenie: John It. Hub
ble. 30, Klnmalh Falls, and Melon
Johnston, 23, Klamath Falls.
ENDS TOfoAY "TOO MAIVY GHILR"
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Note incidentally, the usual
ly accurate Time magazine says
in its current (March 24) issue:
"not a hint of Currie's conclu
sions reached the press." The
lead on this column March 9.
day before Mr. Currie's Wash-
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