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THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
January 0, 1941
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ElanaUw LaJu, Hodoe and tUktroa CeoaUaa
Danger of Laxity
THERE is certain danger in the tendency of people to
. become lax in war-time precautions after a few weeks
during which nothing happens locally to stir them into
alertness.
We have, for instance, the local attitude toward air
raid Drecautions. After the first flurry of excitement over
blackouts and possible enemy plane visitations, the com
munity was prepared for immediate action in case of
warninjr signal. People were generally following such
precautions as turning off lights when they leave homes
and their places of business.
But there has been nothing since to maintain this de
sirable condition. Now we find ourselves thoughtlessly
going away from home, leaving lights that would be
useful to an enemy bomber if one should happen ovi
this area. We have slipped into the old groove a place
we have no business being during this period of war.
Whether this laxness can be combatted successful!
is questionable. Practice blackouts might be effective for
a while, but a few practices with none of the real thing
would probably be followed again by lethargy and in
difference. Occasional warnings from the ARP author
ities here are in order.
Visitation of enemy planes over the Klamath area
can hardly be classed as likely, but so long as we are in
war this possibility exists. If an enemy bomber had no
mission at all in this city, its lights might well be used
in locating other targets of vital importance. We must
remain alert, and take the precautions that go with alert
ness 11 we can. ' ,
Artificial Hazards to Tires
CONTRIBUTION to tire conservation here would be
" made by the city street department if it would yank
up tranic warning buttons now installed in the pave
ments at various intersections.
These buttons have broken many a tire. While it is
orainaruy careless driving that causes tires to strike them,
this is not always the case. They are narticularlv dan
gerous during snowy weather, when the buttons cannot
De easily seen but are there, just the same, waiting to
do damage costly to the unsuspecting motorist
Presence of such artificial hazards in the streets, at
a time when the tire shortage is a grave problem, is of
quesnonaDie advisability, The function of warning motor,
ists about through streets is pretty well performed by the
signs on posts, which are in no way a hazard to tires or
anving. -
Removal of the buttons should, at least, be Hven th,
consideration of local authorities in charge of traffic
control.
Get the Rule Clear, and Comply
THIS newspaper is cooperating in every way it knows
how in the repression of information about the weather
that could be helpful to the enemies of the United States.
It has rejected news of weather conditions in other parts
of Oregon that would make outstanding news stories. It
has eliminated local weather data that has had a tra
ditional place within its columns, and has withheld in-
iormauon which would be of value to its readers in their
daily activities.
This we gladly do, but it rankles a bit to discover
mat not every other news medium is following the same
poncy. we note, ior instance, some stones in various
Oregon and California newspapers that do not comply
with the rule as we understand it. We believe that if
ims weatner news policy is to be of any value to the de
fense of the country, everybody is going to have to adopt it.
The authorities have been nsirf.lv
they have had trouble coming to a decision on details of
uie poncy 10 oe iouowed or at least, they have not made
them as clear to everybody concerned as quickly as they
...w ...... "opper uesires to suppress everything that
v.w...v me uan, dui it wants to Know what those
things are and it thinks all other news media should
follow the same rule.
Merrill
MERRILL Jack Fleck has
been elected editor-in-chief of
the Merrill division of Mehema,
three-school annual published by
nign scnoois or. Henley, Merrill
and Malln. Warren Walker will
act ai business manager and
other sub editors and assistants
wm De elected in the near fu
ture.. Theme of this year1 an.
. nual which will come off the
presses shortly before the close
' of school Is patriotic. A Joint
meeting f faculty advisors and
editors Is scheduled for the near
future.
Mr. "and Mrs. Frank Daws,
Klrkland, Wash., parents of Mrs.
F. E. Trotman, and Mr. and Mrs.
J.: Trotman, Woodinville, Wash.,
who spent the holidays here In
thb Dr. F. E. Trotman home left
this week for the north.
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Successful nrMMiflni.
uw war cans lor focusing upon
the one single objective of Vic
tory all the resources material,
personal and spiritual that the
nstion possesses. . Donaldson
Brown, vice president, General
Motors,
During the second quarter of
1940, the United States import,
ed 14,197 pounds of sesame oil.
Cosmic rays bombard the earth
with energies of some 40,000 mil
lion volts.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 Fast
ii-auera may nave me nouon
from Mr. Roosevelt's speech that
he is dispatching land, air and
sea expeditions to Britain. He
did not say that. Note well his
words that they are to "take
stations in the British Isles."
England needs troops less than
Newcastle needs coal. She is
over-run with more than 3,000,
000 men in uniform, but there is
a very large unprotected section
of the "British Isles" which could
use American land, air and sea
forces to a good advantage, po
litically, economically and belligerently.
A one-paragraph Item out of
Dublin the following day betray
ed the prospects. It said the Irish
would rather have American
than British troops.
As American forces go into
those valuable bases, however,
they will have to furnish exten
sive anti-aircraft protection to
Irish cities. Once established,
they can clean the Atlantic of
German submarines.
ASTONISHED
FDR was astonished by one
item in his own budget the ap
propriation for free-food disposi
tion under the food stamp plan.
In his budget explanation confer
ence for news-men, his finger
stopped when he reached the
item of $7,000,000 a month for
this purpose. He asked a budget
adviser why the amount was so
large, and then remarked some
one else would have to Justify
such a large expenditure before
congress.
Free distribution of food hard
ly fits in with Mr. Roosevelt's
program of food conservation to
meet war and post-war require
ments.
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Keep Engine Oil Level Up
To Make Car Last Longer
Second of Seven Articles
By DAVID J. WILKIE
DETROIT, Jan. S (Wide World)
Keep your engine oil at the
proper level.
uon t try to economize
NO MONEY IN WAR
Another thing Mr. Roosevelt
or someone else will have to Just
ify to congress is the new Roose
velt position on business and
taxes. He said he not only wants
to abolish war profits (which
already has been done in the ex
cess profits tax) but to abolish
the peace-tune profits which
some businesses made before the
war and which FDR now con
siders excessive."
If anyone thinks business een-
erally is making any money out
of this war, let him look at the
stock market quotations, now de
pressed far below the ore-war
level. Furthermore, most defense
contractors are limited to 6 per
cent profit in government con
tracts, and few will make that
much. Much business is going
out of business.
That is why Congressional Tax
Bill Maker Doughton's comment
on the budget was limited to the
observation that his committee
would have to see that no one
killed the goose that lays eges.
congress will not follow the
vague Roosevelt tax recommend
ations. It never has.
UNDER THE ICE
Mr. Roosevelt's budget left
.Treasury Secretary Morsanthau
and his 15 per cent payroll tax
out in the rain barrel under the
ice. The president nonchalantly
suggested only that congress
might consider payroll and other
taxes. That will not be enough
wnite House pressure to float
tne plan Morgenthau has been
promoting around the house
ways and means committee.
Mark it dead.
FREIGHT TIE-UP
A serious tie-UD of freinht west
of Chicago to the Pacific coast
has resulted from the concentre
tion of traffic in that direction.
Freight has occasionally been
backed up all the way to Salt
Lake City. Rail Defense" Coord
inator Joe Eastman is tackling
this as his first problem and will
have it straightened out shortly.
raucn goods are likely to be
routed hereafter on slower sec
ondary lines and a reorganization
of the existing military traffic
system will come immediately.
now each branch of the war
department (air, engineers, ord-
periodical changes . . . Have the
motor flushed out every time
you change oil . . .
Keep the engine and surround
ing areas clean so that your igni
tion wires do not lie in grease
and oil . . .
Have your carburetor adjust
ment inspected occasionally . . .
Check your spark plugs and dis
tributor points at least every 10,
000 miles. Be sure the routine
greasing and oiling Job is done
by experts . . .
Finally, don't drive your car
any faster than necessary and
don't race the motor when it is
cold.
These are the more essential
recommendations of automotive
engineers who would help you
keep your car in operation as
long as possible with minimum
expense for repairs. As a gen
eral proposition, the engineers
tell you the best thing to do with
an automobile engine once it
comes into your hands is to let
it alone, or have essential serv
ices performed by trained mechanics.
In developing the better au
tomobile of the last decade, how
ever, the engineers have fitted
all parts closer, measuring them
in millionths of an inch, increas
ing the need for proper lubrica
tion to combat friction. So the
responsibility of keeping your
oil supply at the proper level Is
distinctly your own.
Too much oil in the crankcasc
means fouled plugs; too little
means burned out crankshaft
bearings; trying to make two
changes serve for three may
nave the same effect as too little
oil. The ordinary individual is
not qualified to test the viscosity
of his engine oil, so the safe pro
cedure is to change it every 1000
miles.
Contrary to popular impres
sion, spark plugs do not have to
be changed every 10,000 miles
just because they have been used
that long; they should be Inspect
ed frequently, however, to be
sure the points are clean and
on i properly spaced.
TULELAKE Upon recom
mendation of Rotary Governor
Paul Claiborne of district No,
103 that Rotary clubs Join the all
out defense effort in the pur
chase of bonds, the support of
local civilian defense efforts and
tho publicizing of the need for
bond sales, directors of the local
club, meeting following the
luncheon endorsed the purchase
oi ssuu worth of bonds. The
club has also recently voted
donation of S35 to tho Red Cross
and $25 for incidental expenses
oi mo iinciuko civilian defense
council.
R. O. Sprout, manager of tho
niumatlt furniture company,
guest speaker this week, spoke
of man's privilege of supporting
a home, the first place ho comes
to wnen no enters the world and
tho Inst place he leaves when the
race is run.
Sproat was introduced by
Jack Carlisle, program chair
man. Charles K. Wiese, Dick Moore
and Tillyk Tillotson, who stayed
away from the fathor-dutightcr
banquet because they wero un
ablo to find a dnughtor guest,
wero fined and contributed to
the treasury.
Guests other than the guest
speaker were Francis Olds,
Klamath Falls and George Yost,
Tulelake.
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schemes; materials needed; illus
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To obtain this pattern send 10 dress
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News. Household Arts Uept ,
Klamath Falls Do nut send this
picture, but keep It and tho num
ber for rofarenco Bo sura to
wrap coin securely, as a looaa
coin often slips out of tho en
velope Requests for patterns
should read. "Send pattern
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County Principals, Coaches
Hold Meeting in Klamath
Racing the motor when it is
cold is equivalent to running it
without oil; warm it up slowly
in sub-freezing weather and hold
your clutch out at the same time
to lessen the load on the pistons
and crankshaft
The recommendations outlined
here are essentials; there are
numerous other things that can
be done, but if these are follow
ed you can reasonably expect to
minimize your repair bills and
embarrassments that might re
sult from a shortage of replace
ment parts.
Your Federal
Income Tax
nance, quartermaster, etc.) has
a separate traffic director. Over
all control is necessary.
What this army needs as much
as planes and tanks is a large
number of officers with modern
battle experience. It needs cap
tains and lieutenants who have
been there, who know actual
conditions to be met by the
American expeditionary forces
which are to complete the en
circlement of the axis.
Consequently a liberal number
of Junior officers will be in the
first batches to be sent to Africa,
itussia, the Far East. Ireland.
No. 4
How to Arold Common Errors
Twenty-two million persons.
firms and corporations, Jt is esti
mated, will probably file Income
tax returns this year. These re
turns begin to trickle In around
January 1. Every return for the
calendar year 1941 must be in
by midnight of March 16. In
order to handle tha enormous
volume of work alone entailed
of receiving these returns, the
Bureau of Internal Revenue has
greatly increased its staff in its
several district offices. The ex
perience of former years shows
that the Bureau is always
swamped with late returns. If
taxpayers will file their returns
early, they will find that this
will be mutually beneficial to
them and to the government.
A large number of these re
turns contain errors which, If not
corrected by tho audit, would
result to the disadvantage of the
taxpayer. Many persons pay in
more man the amount of the tax
due; others fail to take advantage
of the personal exemption, the
credit, allowed for dependents.
or deductions from gross income
to which they are entitled.
In making out your income-tax
return, read carefully and study
tne instructions that accompany
the forms on which the tax is
computed. If you need more In
formation, it may be obtained at
the office of the collector of In
ternal revenue, deputy collector,
or an Internal-revenue agent In
charge. When you visit an In
ternal-revenue office to get as
sistance in making out your re
turn, take a copy of your 1940
return with you.
START STAMP SALE
MERRILL The sulo of de
fense stamps In the Merrill
school, inaugurated Wednesday
under the sponsorship of the
seventh grade social science class
and their advisor, Henrietta
Lyon, totaled $27.80 on tho first
day.
Illustrative of the patriotism
of students of all classes who
listened to the president's speech
to congress Is the request for
23 cent defense stamps instead of
the 10 cent stamp that faculty
members believed would be in
demand. Almost without excep
tion each student expressed a
desire to buy a bond before the
close of the school year and num
bers of them pledged a "tight
ening of belts" on shows and
other forms of entertainment.
Mercury Drops to 42
Below on New Year's
In Silver Lake
SILVER LAKE The new
year came in aboard a razor
edged north wind that turned
lips blue and noses crimson.
Coldest temperature registered
here New Year's eve was 42
degrees below zero at the Bill
Hamilton ranch 10 miles north
west of town. At Silver Lake
ranger station tho thermometer
stood at 34 below, which was
average for this valley. The first
day of the year saw numerous
car owners using horses to tow
cars that refused to start. Some
home owners had burstcd water
pipes to deal with.
Most local stockmen are feed.
Ing their sheep and cattle hay.
Yesterday's storm added another
two Inches of snow to tho five
already on the ground and the
ice on Silver creek Is 10 Inches
thick.
FORE I
DETROIT (P) Charging
that his wifo hit him on the head
with a golf club when he was
unable to give her $100 she
wanted, Louis P. Cleppe was
granted a divorce from Elaine
Paulino Cleppe, now of Holly
wood, Calif.
"Was it a hole-in-one?" asked
Circuit Judge Vincent M. Bren
nen. "Yes, It wasone whack, and
with a putter too," Cleppe re
plied. Sooner or later, Japan Is going
to respect the old tag, "China
handle with care."
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SPRAGUE RIVER Klamath
county high school superintend
ents and coaches met In a reuu-
lar meeting Tuesday, January S
at Sari's cafe in Klamath Falls.
The first item of business was
tho discussion over tho method
of settling tho basketball chump,
lonshlp between the winner In
Lake county and the Klamath
winner. Due to tho fact that the
championship must be settled be
fore the regular season ends here
It was voted by the group that
the team liaviug a comparatively
safo percentage lead before tho
regular season ends would be
requested to play the Lake
county representative early In
February. Chlloquln having been
undefeated and having won Its
games so far with comparative
ease was predicted to be the
Klamath representative. It Is be
lieved without doubt that Pals-
ley will represent the Lake coun.
ty B schools. After this play off
It will be necessary for the Klam
ath or Lako winner to play the
Joscphlne-Jackson winner for
tho right to represent southern
Oregon In the state B tourna
ment to be held In March In
Eugene. The tournament was
held In Ashland last year.
A movement to play one game
to count as two when tho post
ponement of a game was nec
essary was snowed under by
disapproval. This move was to
eliminate the Jamming In of a
number of games at the last few
weeks. Most coaches did not
wish to risk two losses in one
night.
Tho chief discussion of the
evening was the plans for the
county annual. Various aspects
or mo eirect of tho war on the
securing of necessary materials
for tho annuals was brought out
President Porks appointed E. L
Coyner of Bonanza chairman of
the county annual committee.
Carrol Howe of Henley, last
year's chairman will act in ad
visory capacity.
The use and selection of
achievement testj for the com
ing year was discussed by the
group and a vote revealed that
the money for the tests should
be appropriated to the upkeep
of school materials that may b
como short during the year.
Mr. Street notified tho group
that tho minimi girls lunnemak
Ing conference would 1k held at
Malln this year with Mrs. Frank
Pnygr, home economic trnchcr
at Mnlln In chnrxe nf the plnn.
The meet Is scheduled for some
timo In April.
A discussion of a posnlble
track meet for the Junior high
or grades 7, B and I) took place.
It was pointed out thnt there is
a strong lack of competition
among theso grades. It was also
pointed out thot we should not
In any way lot up In our physical
education program as the army
officers are very much In favor
of strong physical development
for young people.
A number of basketball games
between tho various Junior high
grades wero scheduled during
the evening.
Principals and coaches In at
tendance were: Harold Hrndrlck
son, Ceorgo Hobbi, Carrol Howe,
fc. L. coyner, E. E. Kllpatrlck
Joo La Clnir John tlnviln A r
Street, Dovld White, Max Mar
vin, Clifton James, C. C. Chase,
Mr. Kallek and Roland Parks.
The next meeting of the
group will ba held at Sari's cafe
on the evening of February S.
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