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THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
July SB, 104
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An Attack Upon An Officer
FLOYD FISHER, who shot Indian Officer Thurmon Wil
son and was given a 20-year sentence Thursday for
the assault, should count himself a lucky man despite the
long sentence. ....
He is lucky because Officer Wilson did not die. in
which case Fisher would face possible capital punish
ment. And he is lucky because the court spared him from
life imprisonment.
This writer has seen the wounds in the chest of Officer
Wilson, and marvels that he is alive. He is alive, surely,
by the grace of God, and not because the man with the
gun pulled any punches. He placed two shots at the spot
on a man's body which is the target when one shoots
to kill.
The Fisher case must stand as a warning to anyone
who may be tempted" some day to commit an assault,
upon an officer of the law. It is the immunity from at
tack that peace officers usually enjoy that makes them
effective in quelling disturbances, in making arrests and
in handling difficult and dangerous situations. When a
peace officer enters such a situation, he is and must be
more than just another man on the scene. An officer rep
resents law and order. It. is essential to good law en
forcement that this respect for the person of an otricer
be preserved. Unless there be some personal angle, an
attack upon an officer lacks the extenuating circum
stances that can be found frequently where one civilian
is inflamed into an attack upon another.
There was no personal feeling between the officer
and his assailant in this case, according to statements
made by Fisher, himself. He waited for an officer, and
turned a gun on him when he arrived in the line of duty.
He shot at least twice with full deliberation.
Floyd Fisher received heavy and deserved punishment
In Klamath county, there have been few instances of
assault upon officers of the law. Let the Fisher case be
reminder that this tradition stands and must be upheld.
Aluminum for Defense
31 r II JliySft ALUMINUM
Use That Ash Tray
L iR. MOTORIST, this query is addressed to you, for
VI you and you alone are the only person who can do
anything to remedy a situation we have in mind. This
situation, was brought suddenly to our attention by one
sentence in a public statement made recently by N. S.
Rogers, state forester of Oregon.
"If motorists would stop flipping cigarettes and other,
lighted objects from their cars," said Mr. Rogers, "the
cost of forest fire suppression in this state would be cut
approximately one-third."
This is a simple, forthright statement by a man who
ought to know what he is talking about. Suppressing
forest fires is a part of his job. Naturally he would pre
fer that forest fires didn't start. But we are coming into
the worst half of another fire season. Our forest roads
have never carried more tourists, both imported and do
mestic. We 'like tourists even though they have a bad
habit of tossing any old thing out of their car windows.
Plain rubbish is bad enough. Lighted objects are a crime.
Grass, made unusually heavy this year by early sum
mer showers, is now a thick dry fire hazard along most
Oregon roads.
Now, to come to the point, Mr. Motorist is there
any -deep-seated, possibly subconscious objection to an
ash tray in a motor car? Are the ash trays that the
modern automobile carries difficult to use?
If your answer to both of these questions is "No,"
then we will have to look elsewhere for a rational explan
ation of the hundreds of forest fires caused in Oregon last
year by motorists who did not use their ash trays.
Telling
The Editor
Latter, printed here must not be mora
than MO arorde In length, muet be written
leeMy en ONI SIDE el the paper only,
and imait be alanad. Gontrlbwtlona fotknw
kng tfieaa ndea, era warmly watoome.
We have before us a copy of the Japanese-American
Review, published in New York and devoted, evidently,
to attempting to reconcile Japanese and American views.
The Review is dated July 12, and an item on the front
page reads: "Tokyo The government has flatly denied
a London report that a reshuffle of the cabinet is con
templated." On July 16, the Japanese cabinet was re
shuffled. As between flat statements from the Japanese
government and London "reports," we'll take the Lon
don reports.
Cardboard Berlin
Lures RAF Bombs,
Travelers Declare
LONDON, July 23 0P) Lon
don newspapers are giving prom
inence to reports, attributed to
"travelers recently come from
Berlin," of a bogus Berlin, built
by tha Germans outside their
capital to lure British bombers
from the real target.
RAF officers, however, neither
confirmed nor denied the exist
ence of such an ersatz city.
A wood -and -cardboard outline
of a whole community some
distance from the real Berlin
Was said to have been built, re-
reducing such landmarks as
nter den Linden and the Kur
fuerstendaam, famous Berlin
treats.
Also faked in the camouflage
covering several square miles,
these reports said, are railroad
lines and such stations as the
Potsdamer Bahnof.
Air experts said if such a city
exists its Value is limited by
modern navigation Instruments
which direct RAF bombers to
the real target.
Youths Pass Exams
To Navy Schools -
Four Klamath youths who
were accepted for the navy at
the local recruiting station eight
weeks ago have passed entrance
examinations to navy training
scnoois, according to word re
ceived here.
John Thomas Watts of Bly.
and Robert Lewis Totten and
Sidney Bertrand Kansas of
Klamath Falls, will enter the
navy aviation machinist school,
and James Wesley Alexander of
Klamath Falls will enter the
aviation radio school.
IGNORANCE IS BLISS
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) In the magazine
section of next Sunday's paper
The San Francisco Examiner is
an article, with pictures, about
an Eskimo tribe which believed
that the end of the world had
come when the Aurora Borealis
flashed across the northern sky
so they marched, unclad, out
into the snow and ice, to meet
their Maker. Some of them
froze, to death, and others were
murdered. The enclosed poem
is one which came into my mind
as I read this account in the
paper. I know that many of us
will laugh at the ignorance of
these people when we read it.
but the thought came to me, that
perhaps, we are the ignorant
ones, and they the wise.
Following is the poem:
i read, in the paper, of an
Eskimo tribe, who thought it
the end of the world,
As the Aurora Borealis flashed
overhead, to them, it was.
God's wrath, unfurled.
So they divested themselves of
work-a-day clothes, and walk
ed out, unclad, to their doom.
No cowards were they, hiding
under the bed; bravely, they
walked to their icy tomb.
For us, it was not the end of
the world but it was, for this
brave northern tribe.
Just an item of news for us here
yet on earth, but, God, in His
Book, their names will en
scribe. Ignorance is Bliss, yea for they
have gone Home, Home to
their Maker, with souls clean
and pure.
They bravely met Him more
than half-way, their salvation
is evident, their acceptance is
sure.
So say one little prayer, not for
these dead; but for your own
little arrogant soul.
Their 'ignorance' has led them
to their Heavenly home, while
'knowledge' keeps you from
your goall
Ignorance is Bliss 'Tis Folly to
be Wise Ah, how true these
words seem to have been.
Proven at last, by the unsullied
faith, of these ignorant, sim
ple, and unlearn-ed menl
So Stop, ye, and think, before
you would laugh at the news
of these people's Ignoble end.
Remember, they faced God, un
you face death, my fine, pol
ished friend?
Sincerely,
MRS. PEPPE REECE.
GRATEFUL TRAINEES
MODOC POINT. Ore. (To the
Editor) May we express our
feeling for the boys in training?
On July 4 we gave two boys a
lift in our car. They were very
grateful and had many interest
ing things to talk about, and we
enjoyed their company very
much. We have always been
in there pitching for the boys,
but never before fully under
stood Just what it did mean to
the soldiers to receive small acts
of kindness from the citizens.
We now feel a closer relation
ship with the rjoys in uniform.
Perhaps most of us are too busy
enjoying our privileges to take
time out to realize the sacrifices
the boys are making for our pro
tection. The least we can do Is
to give them a lift at every op
portunity. Our boys do not ut
ter one word of protest, but stand
ready for any emergency.
The two boys we invited to
ride with us were so grateful
and to show it they told us they
had taken some very Interesting
pictures while in California and
would send some to us. Today
we received a card from one of
the boys, stationed at Fort Lewis
saying the pictures would soon
be coming our way and again
reminding us that they could
never forget the hospitality they
received in Klamath Falls.
We heartily agree with Mrs.
Pearl Nygren when she said,
"Let's not turn the boys out on
the street for the sake of a dol
lar." If you have never given a sol
dier a lift or a pat on the back
Just try it. If you don't get any
good out ot it, the soldier will.
MR. AND MRS. PAUL
WESTERHOUSE.
CURIOUS
NEW CASTLE, Ind., OF)
Farmer Ray Morgan, investigat
ing a noise in his field toward
midnight, called out. "What are
you doing there?"
"Just measuring your wheat,"
said the intruder and got into
an automobile and drove off.
Next morning Morgan sent
the license number to police and
they looked up the man.
He said he and friends had
got so curious about the height
of unusually tall wheat on Mor
gan's farm that they'd finally
taken a yardstick and flashlight
and gone out to check it.
Shortage of men has forced
Benton Harbor, Mich., taxi com-
Dany to hire women rivet re Thai
ashamed, unafraid, how will back-seat driver moves up front.
Courthouse Records
TUESDAY
Complaints Filed
Lula Fagan versus Laura B
Fagan. Suit for divorce. Couple
married at Butler. Ala.. August
29, 1919. Plaintiff charges de
fendant with cruel and Inhuman
treatment and asks custody of
minor child, Jewell Fagan. and
$40 a month permanent alimony
from defendant. Hugh C. Gearln,
attorney for plaintiff.
Zora Morache versus Roy
Morache. Suit for divorce. Cou
ple married at Klamath Falls
June 4, 1933. Plaintiff charges
desertion. A. w. schaupp, attor
ney for plaintiff.
Sentence
State of Oregon versus Floyd
Fisher. Defendant found guilty
of assault with intent to kill
Sentenced to serve 20 years in
state penitentiary.
Justice Court
Thomas Bernard Powers, no
motor truck license, no opera
tor's license, no tall light, no
warning device on car. Fined
13.50 on each charge.
Monroe Faithful, no operator'
license, driving under Influence
of Intoxicating liquor. Pleaded
not guilty. Bond set at $180 cash
or $300 property. Committed to
Jail.
Ray Cyril Martin, failure to
drive on right side of highway.
Fined $10.
John Joseph Madden, no tail
light. Fined $8.80.
David William Black, only
one headlight on car. Fined
$5.80. No operator's license.
Fined $3.50.
Lloyd Harry Williams, drunk
on a public highway. Fined $10
or five days. No operators
license. Fined $8.50 or three
days. Committed for eight days.
William MariU Reeves, no mo
tor vehicle license. Continued.
We are not committed too
deeply to the axis and are not
vassals of Germany . . . We are
not like the Germans. They are
ruthless and uncouth. Ichlre
Kawasaki, newly appointed Jap
anese consul at Vancouver, B. C.
News
Behi
By PaulMallon
a TOEBiina
OH
WASHINGTON, July 23 The
big front man of defense,
Mr. Knudsen, is doing well at
his job, but he has one fault
He is not an executive and does
not like desk work. He works
In mysterious ways. No one
really knows what he is doing
half the timo bocauso ha does
not have the Washington habit
ot calling great meotlngs and
having Interminable discussions
about everything. An example
The OPM tunk expert was
walking down the hnll one (lay,
thinking about nothing In par
ticular. He met Knudsen. Knud-
scn said: "How is the tanks
coming?" The lank man said
"Not so well." Knudsen said
"Cut all de aluminum out of
de tanks." (That's the way he
really talks). The tank man was
non-plussed, but couldn't think
of anything to say except: Yes,
sir," which he said. Knudsen
went on and that was all tho
tank man ever heard. Ha rushed
back to his office and called
meeting and gave tho necessary
orders.
As you know, the ordinary
Washington official would have
had to call Innumerable meet
ings and have endless discus
sions and then would Issue
written orders, etc., etc. Appar
ently Knudsen hud thought the
matter through alone, iniulc his
decision, and when he saw the
tank expert, merely told him
Knudsen runs tho OPM Just as
he used to run his shop when
he was a shop foreman.
a a a
A SIMPLE DANE
Mr. Knudsen has a great ap
peal because of his Danih ac
cent and his simplicity of lan
guage. When he reads a speech
it is not so good, but when he
talks extemporaneously he Is
very effective. In a speech In
Boston recently he was talking
about machine tools. He said
that New England was the
cradle of the machine tool In
dustry because the man who In
vented the steel gauge was
New Englander. Knudsen de
scribed the gauge by saying
"A gauge is something you put
on a piece of stuff to see If It
Is Just like another piece of
stuff." A columnist couldn't
have put It more accurately.
The example of the tank may
be typical of how Knudsen
works but no one knows be
cause Knudsen does everything
in the most simple and direct
way and only the people di
rectly concerned find out about
it. He is apt to pick up a phone,
call the president of a big com
pany long distance, and tell
him to farm out some of his de
fense contracts to sub-contrac
tors. It never occurs to him
that these things are of major
Importance.
He has wonderful stamina
may get up at 5 a. m., get on
a plane, go to Texas, make
speech, get on another plane,
come back and go to work. He
has many night conferences and
meetings with his associates
Biggers, Patterson, Forrestai,
Henderson, et al. He also gets
around to parties, stayed up all
night until 6 a. m. dancing with
Deanna Durbin, among other
things, the night of the presl
dent's birthday, then went to
work at 9 a. m.
Lacking any real authority,
he nevertheless gets things done
by doing them the simple direct
way. There Is some resentment
among his friends because they
think one of his associate 1
moving In on him and taking
advantage of hi simple meth
ods. That subject I probably
controversial. No doubt It Inter
Today and Tomorrow
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SAVE a life!
CONSIDERATE BOSS
CHICAGO. UP) What SDecta.
tors thought was a strike was
just a cooling off period for em
ployes of Ben Fishbain's laundry.
The temperature was uri in
the high 90' when the laun
dry' employes were noticed sit
ting outside the plant. But it
was no strike.
Explained Flshbaln: . "It was
hot. So I said to the workers:
'Take an hour and 15 minutes
TODAY and THURSDAY
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"Maytw you do think of me when I'm nt sen, but next lime
you address o postcard write my nnnie instead of Henry
whoever be might be I"
ests him less than anyone else
in his organization.
Knudsen will never resign.
He Is not the resigning kind.
No mutter what Die difficulties,
or annoyances, he considers
that he has signed with the
president "for tho duration" and
any release from that signature
will not bo at his request.
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TIME TO START
On the subject of warding off
a post defenso crash whocvor
sells cooling systems to the
churches will certainly avoid
the depression that Is supposed
to come after this defense effort.
Many mure steps ran be
taken by the government to
thaw the frosen pessimism of
business. Two more suggested
by Meyer Jacobsteln of Brook
ings are:
1. The army should Immedi
ately start canvassing tha quali
fications of every draftee as to
particular commercial skills,
working experience, etc. After
his term of service the war de
partment should use this infor
mation to sot up an employment
agency to which business can
go tor skilled help.
2. The government should
make a complete study of peace
time world trade prospects for
the post-war period, figuring
how this country can prepare
to fill these needs.
There are thousands of things
to bo done, and now Is the time
to start
May, 1941, shoe production of
41.087,433 pairs was the highest
for any May, according to the
department of commerce.
Combined Fair,
Roundup Planned
For Lake County
LAKEVIEW, July 2S (A)
The twenty-second annual Lake
county round-up will be held
this year as part of the annual
4-H and FFA fair. The com
bination resulted from a vote
by taxpayers lost fall to take
advantage of a state law per
mitting a one-mill levy for ac
quiring fair sites and building.
The fair runs three days, ending
on Labor day.
The war department con
tracted for 8419 pairs of skis
and 3733 pairs of snowshoe for
troops In Alaska. Mentioned on
ly because they sound so good
these hot days.
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