PAGE FOUR THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON ft, dfocntog $eralii Kit A NX JXNKIN8 . UALCOUI fil'LBY . Manattai Stlltor ftbluhtd tvtrj afternoon unpl Sunday by Tha Htrald Publishing Companj at Ktplanad nn rim mrrvia, m ran in rnt, urrgoa. BKKALD PUIIUHI1INQ COMPANY, pubUahera lint trad aaoond claia matter at tha noatofiira of Klamath Falla, Ora oa Auftul 10, IMM undat act of eoti great, March a, Wt alrmher of Tha Asaoeutad praaa Tha Aaaoelatad Praai It aicluaiulj raiitlrd to tha dm of rtpnMhralkw of all am ditpath credited to It or oot otherviie oredtted la thu paper, and also ih local ava published thereto. All nghu of republication of apodal dlapatchee ara alio marred. News Behi theAJe By Paul Mai lon March 10, 1043 SIDE GLANCES WK kill KB AUDIT III: RK AH OF CIRCULATION DWIvcred ojr t-arrier la City Thret U on tha , Od Vear .TS t Three Month . 8li Wont hi One Vaar MAIL BATKti PAYABLE IN ADVANCE j Mall In Klamath, Lai a, Uodoo and BUktroa CoanUa . 5. Si . 6.00 Brprearntrd Nationally by WMt-tioiKia? no., inc. a. hinriiM. Jfw Torfc- Detroit. Beattle. Chicago. Portland. Lot Anttlee. 8t, Louie, Vancouver, B. C Coplea of Tha Newt and Herald, together with eotnpleta mronnittoa about tha Klamath Falla market, nay ba obtained for tha aaklag at any of theee office. Forest Closure Questions TWO letters appear on this page today devoted to the I question of closing the forests to hunters and fisher men this year as a measure against fire and sabotage. Both contributors object to such a procedure, doubting its value. There is evidence in one of the letters of some mis understanding of the recent declaration on the subject by the Klamath Spoilsmen's association. , A careful read ing of this declaration proves clearly tnat tne association did not ADVOCATE closure. What it did say was that if constituted authority decides that closure of part or all forest areas is absolutely necessary to protection of the forest lands and natural resources, the sportsmen will gladly accept this verdict and cooperate. ' There is an important distinction here between advo cacy of closure and willingness to accept closure if it be comes a necessity. This should be clearly understood before the association is criticized for a patriotic declar ation. There is considerable opinion from informed sources that airtight closure will not serve the purposes of full protection of the forests... At a meeting this month of the Keep Oregon Green-committee, State Forester Nels Rogers commented on this question, to this effect: J .Closures, if any, will be handled in a reasonable man ner. A plan will be worked out whereby sportsmen and others eligible to enter the woods will be given identifica tion cards which will facilitate the issuance of permits. I Hence, what appears in prospect at this time is a system of permits which will make it possible for good citizens to enter the woods. As the fire season develops, more drastic measures may be necessary, and if they do become necessary, saving the forests for the future must unquestionably be the first consideration. That, in brief, is the attitude of the Klamath Sportsmen's association. i The final decision, of course, must rest with the de fense and forestry officials of the country. Their attitude is apparently favorable at this time to a program that i: 11 si. i i. i : 1 , . - win permit nunuiig ana iisnuig, unaer conainons oi ex treme caution. . ViVASHINGTON, March 18 Australia, whose forces General MacArtliur has been In vited to command, has no stand ing army. Therein lies the ex planation for such a unique in vitation. The U. S. would not think of asking a Britisher to command its defense of the Pacific coast. but Australia had to choose either an American or a Brit isher, because it never organ ized a professional peacetime army and hence has not de veloped a large professional of ficer class. In the World Almanac under armies, you will not find Aus tralia listed. Its peacetime force in January 1939 numbered onlyj 42,895 including technicians. etc That is natural. While it is about as large as the United States, it has about the same number of inhabitants as New York City, around 7,000,000. Australia has had some com pulsory military training in the past and early in the war, or ganized its defense forces, so it now has a formidable fighting personnel, without, experienced top generals. All the Aussics ugnung wiui tne British in Libya and Malaya were volun teers. 1 ifc 2 W i. im iv iwiet.HK. m ini .T. Cf,, "Oh, are you sure your husband lost $10 in tho poker tunic uigiuf ucorge toia mo everybody came out, Tolling The Editor tattara priniad rtara mmt not ba mora than fo worda in length, mutt ba wflt tan lagibly on ONI IIUl ol tha papat nty, ar,a muat ba atfwd. Oontrlbuliana following ihaaa tulaa, ara warmly wak wina. even I" Memorial Plans Shaping PLANS f5jr;a 'memorial for Klamath's war dead, started in connWtfon'-.with the recent memorial services at tne high school auditorium, are taking shape slowly- and in a manner fhat.-airnost ; appropriate project will -meet puDiic approval. . J The idea that is developtajr Is for a lasting ' and im pressive memorial jather than a makeshift signboard or sometning less wortlty. Qne suggestion, for mstance, is the ultimate construction of a campanile on the summit of one of the nearby hills. From this tower, chimes would sound periodical! throueh each dav. Something of this kind would be distinctive and & fit iing memorial tribute to the men of Klamath who give their lives for their country. . - American Illusion Hit By Parrish in Address Here "Americans are queer people, for only Bremerton has the docks We are confident that progress Is, In the nature of things that we never lose a war that we never lose anything. Our minds are conditioned to the "happy ending,' which is an Illusion." The words are those of Philip Parrish, editor of the editorial page of The Oregonian and guest speaker at Wednesday night's AAUW dinner-meeting. Japan's attack on Pearl Har bor and her sweep through the South Seas gave Americans a salutary shock, Parrish told some 150 AAUW members and guests. "We went back to the idea of defense; but now I see signs of change, evidence of the often sive spirit rising in the American people, and the demand to hit the enemy harder than he hits us." This offensive spirit is neces sary to the defense of the Pa- cme coast, Parrish feels.. Sup pose, he said, that the Japanese had followed north after their initial attack on Pearl Harbor, and down the Alaskan coast -to Puget Sound. The end of this island line is the most vital spot in the defense of the west coast, to handle battleships. This area must be defended off-shore, not on the land. We must change our way of thinking from de fensive to offensive, in order to bring about the "happy ending" we expect, Parrish concluded. , Music for " the evening was provided by Mrs. Winnlfred Gil len, who sang two songs ac companied by Mrs. Raymond Soopey; and by a string trio with Mrs. J. C. O'Neill and Mrs. George DeWoody Massey play ing the violin, Mr. Logan play ing the viola, and Mrs. Georee Mclntyre accompanying on the piano. EVERYBODY'S DOING IT MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. UPu- Despite the fact they can't eet to sales booths, inmates at In diana state prison have pur chased $5400 in defense stamos and bonds. J. Edgar Wetzel, secretary to Warden A. F. Dowd, said one prisoner invested $500 in bonds. There are 2585 inmates in the prison. : j EXPERIENCED ' The invitation to MacArthur was logical beyond consideration of the fame he acquired In the Philippines. He has had experi ence with the jungleiesert type of warfare Australia will need to resist invasion. A truly sub stantial number of American troops have been landed there, whose officers are old friends. Furthermore he is our best sol dier in-any climate. The wisdom of the Australian statesmen is attested by the fact Australian bonds went up $40 the day the appointment was announced. REAL INVASION UNLIKELY The Jap propaganda threats of Australian invasion suggest ed the Aussies surrender in the name strangely enough of Frovidence. (Where did they near oi rum7) Only reaction here was a fear the Japs would not attempt to carry out their threat. Australia is not Malaya or .Java. Five of its millions live itl the southeast corner'nearly '2000 miles away froth; the' 'northern tip. In be tween is nice desert and jungle wnete.jne. japs will receive a hearty welcome from their home bases, while the Aussies have railroads to,- -the. factories run ning back from the front The great barrier reef runs down the northeast coast to pre vent establishment of Jap naval bases at the geogranhical Doint where it otherwise would be most feasible to launch an in vasion 'lorce. The west coast is not so protected but is farther from the factories. Consequently. - despite current Jap "gesturing, the former pre diction still goes. The Japs are likely to land along the northern coast, as a defensive move to prevent operation of Australian airbases against conquered Jap territory and sealanes to the north. A real invasion of Aus tralia is unlikely. JOSH SPEAKS DP The heieht to which th lr of congress has risen was at tested when the most ardent of new dealers, a share-the-wealth- er , rarmer-labor man, arose on the floor of the senate and spoke these following words: "A storm of indignation Is rapidly rising in this country. When it hits Washington in all its force it will sweep away every obstacle to our war effort, and every person high or low who stands in its way. "The great majority of or ganized labor is cooperating but, "there is a small minority which has not followed patriotic policy. This is equally true of management. Our government must be s t r i pp ed immediately of nonessentials." The speaker was one of the last from whom such sentiments might be expected. Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma. Congress seems to mean it this time. ... PROP TROUBLE What gets Mr. Lee, presum ably, is situations like that in a propeller plant in New Jersey where the most vital of all our war necessities encountered slow-downs due to a jurisdic tional labor dispute.. With hundreds, if not thous ands of fighting planes lying a.ound this country awaiting propellers, that plant has been involved in a deep factional row which has obstructed produc tion. Before the war, AFL tried to organize it. An NLRB elec tion was held. The independent union Won 1196 to 526. Some of the losing 526 came over and acquiescd in the majority decision, but Just enough remained adamant to keep trouble going. The inde pendent unit was nevertheless certified as the bargaining agent September 5 by NLRB. But on January 12. a month after the war started, NLRB withdrew its decision. AFL men claimed the independent union was company dominated, a charge not made in the first in stance. A new election is being sought, despite the promised jurisdictional truce of national labor leaders. The Independent union naturally thinks it won. thinks the minority is respon sible for the slow-downs. Whoever is right, our army and navy have planes which can not be flown until they get propellers. Meanest Thief Swipes Tires From Toy Auto OAKLAND, Calif, March 19 (UP) If you think there's nothing lower than a tire thiol, how about this? Four-yinr-old Jtrry Buck left hit tor automobile out all night in front oi hit Oak land home. Next morning the tires were gone. The boy's parents, Mr. and Mrt. Lloyd Buck, reporting the theft to Oakland police, tald the family automobile, which stood in the driveway nearby, was not molested. Courthouse Records WEDNESDAY Marriage Applications J AKt-S-Dr. W ILOE Allies Jo seph Jakes, legal age, clerk. Hes- mcnt oi Alalin, native of Oregon. Helen Mae De Wilde, legal age, teacher. Resident of Mai in, na tive of Wisconsin. ENGELK1NG THOMPSON. Owen Noel Engelking, 34, logger. Resident of Yamsev. na. live of Minnesota. Anne Ncoma Thompson, 25, no occupation Resident of Klamath Falls, na tive of Minnesota. Justice Court Henry William Vinbze. No warning device. Fined S5.80. Jerry A' raham Short. No ve- nicie license. Fined $5.50. William Fred Carter. Driving while under the Influence of in toxicating liquor. Fined $100 and sentenced to three days in the county Jail. William Fred Carter. Failure to stop at the scene of an acci dent. Fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in the county Jail. Jail sentence suspended. Thomas Watah. Assault with a dangerous weapon. Waived preliminary hearing. Bound over to grand Jury. Released on $1000 property bond. MORE ON HUNTING AND SABOTEURS KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To (ho Editor) This la the first time I luivo taken part In your idling wo cuuor'- discussion. 1 would like to give my belief on uio Inn hunting problem. An article appeared In one of tho papers about tho .nnirl.sir.cn KivhiK up their hunting season tms year. Thoy c.ittund thm along with -tho hunters, anyone i' iso, somo with sabotage In mind, could enter tho woods True enough. If tho lnmo Indus trial plants hnvo trouble keeping out unwanted persons whoi they have guards, electric fences, etc., then tho woods wouldn't stand n chance against them, hunting season or not. Tho loyalty of tho American sports man is abovo question. They would also outnumbor any sab oteurs. Looks to me like we should bo there in the woods as a pro tective measure. Hnvo places lor tne Hunters to camp that arc predetermined. Strict campflro regulations, and- inoio wardens If necessary. Theso wardens could bo paid from a fund col lected whon the hunters rcKls ter. Fishing would bo taken care of in the same mnnner. To consume uns and rubber, a limit could be placed on the num ber of times you go hunting, of course. The conditions of tne woods and the fire hazards gov erns the hunting season now. A complete list of precautions could not bo given in a letter but could bo worked out. If you care to publish this letter, we might all learn something new on tho subject. C. B. POOLE. Note discussion In editorial column. Klamath Schools Awaiting Signal for Sugar Rationing WANTS FORESTS OPEN KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. (To the Editor): We notice In the March 14 Issue of the Evening Herald that the Kin ninth Sports men's association has gone on! record to protect tho forest to the extent of closing them to hunting and fishing and that the editor of the News and Herald endorses this policy. I would liko to take exception to tills. Conditions are a long way from normal and it be hooves all .of us to be on the alert to guard all of our posses sions. To keep tho hunters out of the woods would do the oppo site. With hunters in tho for ests there would be less likely alien firebugs there. Haven't isolationists done enough harm to our country without isolating our forests? T. J. LINVILLE. Note discussion in today's edi torial column. Sclioolt In Klamath county will play an active part in the registration of sugar consumers when rationing goes Into effect It was learned hero Thursday, This la the program outlined by rationing administrators through out tho country and Is being followed closely hi tho United sullen. Date of issuing ralloru books has not yet been set, but those In the know expect It to be sometime in early April. O, L. Price, state rationing admin istrator, Is now on roulo to Chi cago to attend a meeting of tho nation's administrator! on March 21 and 22. It is probable that dates and rationed amounts will bo Issued at thut time. Mem bers of tho rationing hoard aio Don R. Drury, chairman; Percy Murray and Mrs. Charles Gnr- celon. Ration books have now been received In Klamath count) but will not be issued until word comes from Price. The staniD books will bo Issued ono to each member of tho family from In- innts one day old and so on. theso stamps to be used when suuur Is obtained. Advance news releases glvo out tho information that house wives need not worry about ad ditional lunar In canning season us It is oxpocted that this emer grncy will be cared for. Both domestic and rotnll usora will bo asked to register through the schools. At tho time of reg Intrntlnn, It Is umlcrntood, tha domestic rontuinmi will fill out an application blank, got his or her stamp bonk, and will declare tha amount of sugar on hand. Complete Instruction to teach ers will bo given lutor. Supplies will bo Issued to the schools by county officials. There Is no pay for this work, It Is understood, like ull other defense activities. Clearing house, for defense ac tivities will be locnled in the chamber of commerce. Mrt. Cliiudo II. Davis, director of tho volunteer office, will take up full time duties starting Mon day, Kuv. Eugene V. Ilaynot is director of volunteer participa tion, and G. A. Km use Is com mander of the protective divi sion. Arnold Gralapp, superin tendent of Klamath Union high school. Is director of training. Tho greater your sweat, tho fewer your tears. Lieut. Gen. Hen Lear, commander, Second UF, army. Investigate this modern, low-cost maintenance plan When summoned for bcinB in arrears with his taxes, a man in Liverpool, England, stated that his only asset was a lion. BIG HELP INDIANAPOLIS. W A pass erby suw a negro tumblo down steps from the Snengerbund club, a block from police headquarters and fall into a hallway of tho building. Ho helped the man to his feet and the man ran on outside. Then Jack Fcdcrsplll, 83, club bartender, came along and told the good Samaritan the negro had Just held him up and robbed the safe of $600. 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