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Weekend Roundup
FIRST federal aid projects to be authorized in Oregon for
several months were announced the other day. One is
a section of the Pacific highway north of Grants Pass and
the other is in the Umatilla country of northeastern Oregon.
The cantonment near Medford and the Pendleton airbase
may have had something to do with these authorizations.
Of military importance is the Willamette highway,
which the army has used extensively in moving men and
equipment. It is on the most direct and easiest route up
and down the coast There is a serious need for relocation
of the western end of the Willamette highway, to bring
it ud to the high standards already established on the road
through the mountains and
work that might well be given precedence in this period
either through federal aid or
Plans are on foot for the establishment of a memorial
i$ honor of the Klamath men who give their lives in this
war. It is a most worthy enterprise and there will be no
difficulty in finding supporters for it.
. No such permanent public record was made in honor
of Klamath men who made the supreme sacrifice in the last
war. This unfortunate omission should not be repeated in
Tis struggle.
J Klamath Falls In the coming week will have a murder
trial, the first to be held here in almost a year. The last
trial was that of James Q.
sentence for the second degree murder of Jerry Zulkoski
In many respects, the trial
to start Tuesday, is the most
Tjhe case began as a deep mystery and an attempt will be
rtiade by the state to crack that mystery wide open by the
conviction of Fares.
Yet there is no longer much evidence of public interest
m the Parks case, better known as the Buffalo lunch case
The war does things to public interest.
Incidentally, If any of the
to handle this case for any of
azines, here's hoping they do
been done on certain other
written up.
We have in mind, in particular, the Anderson-Zulkoski
case, which was carried in one "true detective" magazine.
inis was a rather dreary case. Investigators who were
most closely identified with
wnen tne story appeared, embellished with a lot of sen
sational fiction and pictures that violated eood taste.
We've always had a feeling that a story advertised as
based on fact should stick to fact. About the only facts
In that yarn that weren t distorted were the names of the
principals.
We have it on good authority that there Is no threat to
tne possible location of military aviation activity here in
the establishment at the municipal airport of a school for
civilian pilot training as is now being organized.
The army might decide to take over the airport for
military operations and in that case the school would simply
De out or tne army mignt, under certain circumstances,
take over the training. The army would not let the pres
ence of the school interfere with any military plans.
That, of course, is the way it should be. But the as
surance from a good source does eliminate one matter of
concern to those who have been interested in the develop
ment of aviation here.
It is estimated that there are approximately 23,000 mule
deer on Fremont forest lands, despite the efforts of the
hunters. Antelope in Lake county have shown such in
creases in recent years that about 1000 of them get into
the timber fringes of the Fremont in some part of the year.
Most of the antelope there are thousands of them in south
central and southeastern Oregon range the desert region
east of the Fremont boundaries. There is still a lot of wild
life In this country.
Incidentally, members of the Order of the Antelope
have been doing some worrying about the effect of the tire
situation on their annual jaunt to the lofty fastnesses of
Hart mountain. Last word was that the faithful are deter
mined to reach the Blue Sky hotel for the convention, bare
footed if necessary. M. E.
OBITUARY
WILLIAM GANGER
WUllam Ganger for the last
12 years a resident of the Tule
lake district passed away at his
home four and one-half miles
northwest of Tulelake on Thurs
day, February 19, 1942 at 11:35
. m. following a brief illness.
Deceased was a native of Bethel,
Mo. and at the time of his
death was aged 74 years and
10 months. Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Kennie F. Ganger of
Tulelake, Calif.; two sons, Ralph
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on the eastern end. This is
as strictly a state job.
Anderson, who received a life
of George Parks, scheduled
sensational in many years here
"who-dunnit" writers decide
the so-called detective mag'
a more honest job than has
Klamath cases that have been
it could hardly recognize it
A. of Tulelake and W. Oren of
Sandy, Ore.; also three sisters,
Mrs. C. F. Allen of Sandy, Ore,
Mrs. Ida Bowers of The Dalles,
Ore., and Mrs. E. G. Collins of
San Francisco, Calif. Deceased
was a member of Sandy, Ore.,
lodge I. O. O. F. The remains
rest in the Earl Whltlock funer
al home, Pine street at Sixth,
where friends may call after 4
p. m. Saturday. Notice of funeral
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 The
mail of protest keeps com
ing from supposed "apathetic"
citizens who resent the term
and hold their accusers, the gov
ernment officials, responsible (or
their condition. Many now ask
what I think of the justice of
their complaint, what is wrong
and what should be done.
It seems to me the root cause
for unsatisfactory public morale
can be traced back beyond con
gressional pensions, fan dancers.
suspected waste, mistakes of gov
ernment, lack of aggressiveness,
etc., to one big basic mistake.
These valid matters are incidents
seized upon by the confused and
uninformed public to express its
dissatisfaction.
The basic overall mistake of
the government has been in let
ting the people become confused
and uninformed. The public re
lations counselors of the govern
ment are, by and large, those
who have gained experience in
the previous new deal political
campaigns. They are still hew
ing too closely to tactics that
proved successful then.
For an over-simplified in
stance, if graft was charged
against WPA, they might have
started a fight against "economic
royalists" to remove the pressure
and divert attention. Now that
criticism is being made of certain
government actions, they like to
make-believe it is the work of
some mysterious "Cliveden set"
or enemies of the people in
Washington who have misled the
whole country with rumors.
UP AND DOWN
The trouble is that at the start
of this war, the official line was
to suppress military information
(which ought to be suppressed)
but at the same time to lead the
people to believe everything was
all right. The first MacLeish an
nouncement, for instance, was a
piece about how good our pro
duction was going. Navy Secre
tary Knox said something about
us being able to fight in two
oceans at once. The official tone
was:
We can lick the axis all
right, )ust you don't ask any
questions."
This left the people in pretty
high vacuum.
Then along comes MacArthur's
entrapment, the loss of Singa
pore, the absence of aggressive
action that the people could see
and read about. The set-backs
were really expected by those in
authority. Anyone who has read
this column knows that. But no
official prepared the people for
these shocks. In fact, no one in
authority said much of anything
about anything.
Naturally, people began ask
ing questions and they found
answers in what they could see.
what they were permitted to see.
such as the employment of a
dancer friend of Mrs. Roosevelt
in civilian defense.
WASTEFUL
Wars are always wasteful. In
efficient and full of mistakes. In
general, you will find back
through history, that victory was
decided not so much by aggres
sive action as by the makine of
fewer mistakes than the enemy.
But the government has been
handling its public relations as if
this were a political campaign in
which it was afraid to confess
mistake as if there were no
mistakes.
In modern war. everyone Is in
the fighting zone, everyone Is in
tne army. The bomber has
brought the front to everv fire-
side. Naturally, citizens who
have become a part of war as
never before, feel a keener in
terest than ever before in what
is going on.
But the citizen cares less about
few mistakes than he does
about winning the war. What
he wants is to feel that he Is a
part of it, that he has been tnint.
ed to know the worst as well as
RninBoui
ENDS TODAY
"Mystery Ship"
"Young Bill Hickok"
SUNDAY
Ronald Colman's Latest
Comedy
"My Life With
Caroline"
ond
The Range Butters In
"Underground
Rustlers"
mm
SIDE GLANCES
cent twirr
"See, if I'd cleaned up this mess Inst year as you de
manded, I'd have gotten no credit now I'll be thanked
for a lot of scrap mctall"
the best. The old 1917 public'
relations ideas won t go.
FRANKNESS NOT EASY
Frankness is not easily achiev-1
ed. The president cannot come 1
right out and say he expects
Singapore to go, lor instance.
nunuuKii lie tun imply u, as
Churchill did to his American
congress. Mr. Roosevelt is a busy
man, much too busy to make
speecnes or issue statements
every day.
But the whole tone of his gov
ernment would change, and the
basis of its relationship with the
public would be adjusted, in my
opinion, if only his officials
would stop trying to kevp up
public morale and devote them
selves to saying what they really
think, namely, that we can lose
this war, that we are in for a
long hard struggle.
They must let the people know
they are not timid, not defensive-
minded, but anxious to strike
aggressively, the moment they
feel able. They must let every
one know they are as energetic
in ferreting out waste as In any
other endeavor.
It is not a thing that can be
done by a speech, but it could be
done by a speech, plus action.
SUPPORT THEM
But there is something else.
Those citizens who are carrying
their criticism of government
mistakes to the point of personal
apathy (a "what's the use" kind
of attitude) are only undermin
ing their own welfare. Criticism
is the duty of every citizen of
democracy. It puts the leaders
back on the track if they get off.
It forces corrections.
But these officials here are
elected leaders. A majority pre
ferred them. The life of every
individual is in their hands. The
success that victory will bring
or the fate of France in defeat,
is theirs to work out.
It does not matter if you like
them or dislike them. Your own
self-interest demands that you
give them your utmost support,
even in your criticism.
Every American is an amateur
strategist at heart. Many think
they know how to win this war
better than it is being won. They
have the right, and the duty, to
contribute their opinions, but in
the end, it will be the official
strategists here who must make
the decisions.
Ancient English laws exemnb
ed cows from distraint for tithes
because they were regarded as
Beasts of the plough."
GDDOOI TBGIQi
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Income Tax
1 Deduction for Tax on Motor Gas
, u Bn automobile is used
for
hnlh
business and pleasure
those maintenance and operat
ing expenses which constitute
allowable deductions for Federal
income tax purposes should be
allocated to the two uses on the
basis of the tune the car is used
for each. For example, if the to
tal expense of operation and
maintenance, plus depreciation,
for the taxable year amounted
to $dOU, and the car was used
thrce-fourUis of the time for
business and the balance of the
time for pleasure, the allowable
deduction, for Federal income
tax purposes, would be $600.
In general, taws are deducti
ble only by the person upon
whom they are imposed and by
whom they are paid. If the state
law imposing a tax on gasoline
by its terms imposes the tax on
the consumer and not on the
dealer, the consumer may deduct
as a tax, for Federal income
tax purposes, the amount of the
gasoline tax paid by him; but
the taxpayer must have kept
records ot the payment of such
taxes in order that the deduc
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required by the regulations. The
federal gasoline tax is not de
ductible by the consumer. The
taxpayer may ascertain whether
a state gasoline tax is deductible
by the consumer or by the deal
er by addressing an inquiry to
the collector of internal revenue
for his district.
In any case where the gaso
line purchased is used for bus!
ncss purposes, the tax may be
regarded as a part of the cost of
the gasoline and deducted as a
business expense; but in such
case the gasoline tax cannot be
deducted separately as a tax un
der the item of taxes.
THIRD PENNANT
PORTLAND, Feb. 21 W)
Willamette Iron and Steel cor
poration will become on Monday
the third Portland shipbuilding
plant to be awarded the navy's
pennant for excellence. Gover
nor Sprague will speak at the
ceremonies.
SERVICE LICENSE
PORTLAND, Feb. 21 VPh-
The Oregon liquor control com
mission yesterday granted a
service license to Harry A. Mola-
torc, 1110-1112 Main street
Klamath Falls.
LOVE Where There's GODDARD!
PwileH gets Bob In a heert
tangle.. In their fastest tun
since 'Sheet Breeken'l
IDWARD ARNOLD
LEIF ERIKSON
HELEN VINSON
WILLIE BEST
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Letter printed Kara muat not be mora
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only, and muat ba algiad. Conttlbutloiia
follorlruj these rule, ait warmly wel-eonie,
OPPOSE JAP CAMP
MALIN, Ore., (To the Editor)
In responso to a recent lottor
of my close neighbor and whom
I have known fur these ID years
and with duo respect to her
opinions, I wish to point out
where, according to my way of
thinking and looking at things,
she is woefully wrong regard
ing the proposed settlement of
enemy aliens, particularly Jap
anese in the Klamath basin. Wo
farmers and others view this
with due apprehension.
I came to this country with my
folks Ut t,nilnp nan Mi- utl,.A
Czechoslovakia Is practically
nothing to me. I like to think of
myself as an Anii-lriiii limn
anything else.
I served my adopted country
in the last war fnr 27 mA,,ii,
With the exception of a month
or so, balance of the time I
served overseas I tnrvf.i v.-in.
the First division around Gini-
ctrecourt. with chief quarter
master's office nt ci-nrral 1i.-mI-
quarters In Chatimnnt. Later
With the headminrtern rf II, .,
SOS I loined the rfmi1,,r ,rnu
quite early in the war for sev
en yours, inis term has been
later reduced for tlm rinmiinn
Through my luck and some libit-
uy t served in all non-commissioned
officers' ranks.
Consequently my position en
abled me to come in contact with
Information usually denied to
the knowledge of avrrnRp sol
diers, for I have handled all ca
blegrams between tho war de
partment In Washington und
OCQM. I have had ample op
portunities to observe enemy
prisoners of war as early as July
and August, 1917.
These observations make me
believe that we could not Jeop-1
ardize our individual and colloc-1
live interests any more than by
permitting any enemy alien
camps in tho Klamath basin.
And where Japs are concerned,
I'm down right militant In my
attitude.
Look, Mrs. Bailey, how much
effort does it take to set a grain
field afire or fnrr.t nr l 1..nA
our lands put sand in trucks.
tractors for that mnltnr lilrtiu
UP exlstlnff Irrigation rlnm. ....
Lost river alone? Why havo
strictly hostile enemy aliens In
camps whero they would In all
probability be left insufficiently
guaraca.' Mrs. Uollcy, you are
so wrong, you could not be mv
"wronger."
Any nation that nrrnrhn nni
practices that their m I. r.1 ai.
vino origin and superior to oth
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JANE
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Zwo great stars and a great director brlna uou
THE DRAMA OF A BRIDE'S DOUBTING HEART!
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C., iUrmi Hve for him...to
T SkL T' ' I LIA I don't really
U'Krri caw
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er ruccs uud nations, and who
think they ara tha pro-destined
rulers of lha world, who more
over don't stop ut anything to
accomplish this goal, to my rath
er hard notion, should be wiped
off tha fitco of tha earth.
I suv movo them to somo
more distant state. Give them
essentials to live and guard, yes,
guard thorn well, because In wnr
'c should not take anything for
Hiautnd. Japs especially have
urimin.stratcd rather well their
honesty and integrity In their
drillings with other nations.
Mrs. liiillry, a fiirmor's lot is
a hard one. 1 don't think you
nor anyone else can toll ma any
thing about it. 1, snma as any
other farmer liuvu boen consist
ently Imposed upon by practi
cally every laborer I lured. Much
us I dislike all government
camps uud feel that this effort
on the part of Uncle Sum be
abolished, I'd rather hava lhce
worthless habitues of these
camps working for me than to
i huvo a senile Jap on my place.
I Yes, I'll work doublo or treble
I to avoid this.
'l'hero are so many excellent
chunces for effective imbotnge In
this land of ours. We farmari
ara small cogs In lmmeuao war
i machinery and it is our duty to
, sufeguard the welfare, not only
I of ourselves as farmers, but us
! fellow members of this great
America ( ours. We huvo to
remove all potential und actual
danger from our midst not In
vite it.
I I dure suy in saying this I
: have not only promulgated tho
! wishes of thu average farmer
j but every citizen.
"We ore In to win." -Every-!
thing else should bo subservient
to this Idea. Wo furmers. and
nil thu rest of us have to make
greater sacrifices In no mutter
of what effort. Wo have to
forego many things that we havo
como to regard us essential to
our well being. Wo want to be
Just to our enemies, but we have
to be Just to oursclvos by having
these enemy aliens placed In
camps so removed thut they
would not be a constant dunger
to nx us a group or nation. And
If we are causing somo incon
venience by having this done,
remember, this is war. "Re
member I'eurl Harbor" and also
"Wo nro In to win."
That's the way an ex-sergeant
first class looks at It.
Yours truly,
II. J. ELZNER
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To
the Editor) I Just wunt to say
Mrs. Winnie llnylc's letter In
answer to Mrs. Morgan's loiter
wus certuinly a masterpiece. It
was sensible and right to the
point.
Mrs. Morgan, when you feel
liko sounding off again, sup
posedly to show your great
patriotism, plcnse don't let it)
DmD(SffiO
WITHERS
in
AMERICA"
Crawford and Devlna
and In
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7r.. . aMmana.ng end great antartainment
be directed against the chil
dren's welfare, for that Is on
thing this nation wants above
everything els Is safety for the
children. Therefore, It It Is dan
gerous for Winnie Hoyle's llttla
children to start to school be
fore daylight she certainly has
a right to suy so, It would nat
urally worry any decant mother
to have har children go out te
the highway before daylight to
wait for a school bus. But I
guess you don't know anything
about that you're probably
taking a snooze about that time.
Sincerely,
ELLA rEROUSON.
REMEMBER 'EM
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To
thu Editor)
LEST WE FORGET
A SALUTE Versus MUD
We salute the more than
400,ouo automobile wotkiti
who gave up their Jobs and
source of their fumlliea' support
In ordu thut auto factorira
might build tunka, alrpliftira .
and guns to defend our democ- I
racy.
Congress recently danled ap
proval of a bill grunting relief
to those effected pending ad
justment of status or rooinploy
mont but they did honor, sup
port und grant relief to the
poor llttla yellow Sons of Sun
who lost their Jobs and sourca
of income because they ware a
menace to the safety of our da
mocrucy. "All is fair In love and war"
is probably the answer, but our
good people, of the auto Indus
try will do wall to tub the boys
who voted this down and re
member them at the next elec
tion, and at least see that they,
along with the Sons of Sun, are
not pensioned!
HILL URMSON,
23 years a taxpayer.
Crude Oil Rate
Lower for March
WASHINGTON. Tab. 21
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes
today set the March crude oil
production rale for thu tl,,li.l
States ut 3.9US.U00 barrels dully,
compared with 4,101,800 In Feb
ruary und 3.379,400 barrels In
Mnrch of 1041.
Tho March production figure,
based on tha bureau of mines
forocust of demand. Is 103,000
bnrrels a day less than for Feb
ruary desplt tha continued
heavy demund for petroleum In
eastern consuming centers,
Ickes said the reduction re
flected particularly the fact that
crude oil and refined products
stocks had been piled up on tha
gulf coast because of transporta
tion difficulties.
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