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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS.. OREGON February 1, 1018 Ittmbtr of Turn Amocmtid Fuii Th AuoeUMd Frui U tie Iwlr mlltled l tilt OM of r- publloatlon of ill cm dUixtdiM credited to It or not otherwli credited In thli pp, nd lu Ih. loco) ew puMUhed therein. II rights of republlcitlon of ipeclftl dJipitdiei are alio r , eerved. FRANK JENKINS Editor Vm6r of Amur Bumau Or CacutATioir Repreeeated HaUoeallj bj WltT-HOfct-IDAT Co., Ixc. Mn Frandaeo, Kw York, Se attle, Chicago, Portland, Los Angel, SIDE GLANCES FDR Reviews U. S. Troops in Africa A temporary eombloitloa of the Brento Herald in J the Klamath News. Published erery afternoon eKfent 8undey at Kiplanade and Pine street, Klamath Kalis, Oregon., bj Ui Herald Publishing Ca. and th Klamath Newa Publishing Company Entered as second elaee natter afe the postotflce of KlanaUt Falli, Ore,, oa August 10, IMS nndar act ot congress, March a, ItTa, MALCOLM EPLEY Managing Editor P-y TIL v. ( ' ' ' d 1 ' Today's Roundup 0 E Br MALCOLM EPLEY TALL, handsome Brigadier General S. M. , Connell of San Francisco, who will present the distinguished flying cross at TuieiaKe to night to tne parents or oerg eant William J. Dieter of the Tokyo raiding party, was com manding officer of the third bomber command In the south east when the Tokyo raiders trained in that area in early tMfj The Tokyo party trained first at Pendleton and then was moved to the southeast. The men were at Columbia, EPLEY s. C, army air base In Feb- ruary, 1942, and in March of that year General .James Doolittle took charge of the party. General Connell Is now commanding officer of the fourth bomber command, located atSan Francisco. His previous relationship with the Tokyo party, and his present position as head of the west coast command where Sergeant 'Dieter's home is located, made him the ideal officer to present the DFC to the parents of the missing Tulelake man. ' .The ceremony at Tulelake is a most unusual event, unprecedented in this area. In this war, only once before has the distinguished flying cross been presented in a ceremony held on the . Pacific coast. - Sergeant Dieter was missing after the raid on " Tokyo on April 18, 1042. But he is still only 'reported as missing, and the published state ment that the citation is to be awarded post humously is not technically correct. - . His proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jesse' - Dieter of Tulelake. They visited General Con ' nell In his room at the Willard hotel here Sun- day. The honor to be accorded Sergeant Dieter, and his parents, is one of which the entire i Klamath basin may well be proud. Here was a Klamath basin man who participated in one of the most daring incidents of the war in the Pacific, with such distinction and bravery that he has been awarded a citation for extra ordinary achievement. m Tardy Purple Heart WHILE on the subject of wartime citations, let us relate another interesting incident In this connection that has recently occurred here. . . Lee McMullen, the secretary-manager of the Klamath Production Credit association, only a few weeks ago received the. purple heart for bravery in the last World war. Not many peo ple here knew that Mr. McMullen, a quiet and unassuming business man, had won such an honor, and we are pleased at the opportunity of telling about it here. Mr. . McMullen was with the 316th motor transportation .unit in the World war, a part of the famed 81st division. He saw action at St. Mihiel, Verdun and the Argonne. It was in the Argonne that the Incident occurred that won him the purple heart. When Lee was not operating trucks, he picked up wounded. He was engaged In that work one day, and was on his way to rescue a red-headed youth lying wounded on the field of battle. While still some distance from the youth, an airplane bomb dropped a few feet from Mc Mullen. Lee was badly wounded himself, and to this day he bears the marks of the damage on the side of his head. He never, did find out what happened to that red-headed soldier. The Klamath man was. notified that he had been awarded the purple heart, but for some reason it was not presented to him personally. . He didn't ask about it, and 25 years passed by. A few months ago his commanding officer, Captain Loren H. Try on of San Francisco, was in the Klamath country looking after some pro perty he has here. He saw McMullen and asked him if he had ever received his purple heart. When he found the decoration had never actually been presented, he got busy with the war department, and a few weeks ago the medal arrived. Mr. McMullen is the only wounded man In Captain Tryon's company who' is still alive. The Klamath man has added the beautiful pur ple heart to another citation he received from the French for outstanding service at Verdun. Odd Number Idea AT SALEM, Klamath's veteran legislators, Senator Cornett and Representative Henry Semon, have taken the bull by the horns and Introduced a proposed constitutional amendment which would add one senator and one repre sentative and thus prevent such deadlocks as that which delayed organization of the senate this session. At present, there are 30 senators and 60 representatives. The change would provide an. odd number of members in each house, and a deadlock would be impossible. The idea was mentioned in this column at the time of the senate difficulty, which occurred when 15 sena tors voted for one presidential candidate, and IS for another. The proposed change, ' too, might bring Klamath county a fairer representation in the senate, by making possible division of the 17th senatorial district of which Klamath county is a part. If an extra senator is added, it might be given to this district. . People down at Salem generally recognize that the situation In the 17th district is in equitable, but efforts to do something about it have failed because nobody else wanted to give up anything. If a senator is added to the house, no one would have to give up anything. Senator Lew Wallace's unique idea of basing representation in the legislature on area as well as population would also give this district a better break. Such a plan would "legalize" the present representation situation as it applies to Portland and Multnomah county which, If the population basis were followed to the letter, would have many more members In the legis lature than It now has. Portlanders haven't done much kicking about this, possibly because it is realized that the quality of the legislature might suffer l if Mult nomah county contributed more members than at present.. In general, upstate counties have reputation for sending well-qualified legislators to Salem. In some sessions, especially back in the depression period, Multnomah county did not do so well along this line. News Behind the News Br PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 The happy notion that we might feed all the world after this war has slipped away fast as it has be come apparent we cannot even feed ourselves and allies well during it With spring planting only a few weeks off, some agricul- tural officials are - conceding that less food may be pro duced this year than last, to meet the greatly Increased war demand. The most hopeful of optimists only allow them selves to yearn for an increase of four per cent, whereas de- a 50 or 100 per cent increase mi MALLON mand calls for or more. Our industrial output has been expanded 350 per cent over last year and will jump nearly two-thirds as much again this year, but the food production is running along just about the same and the extraordinary part of it is no one is even proposing expansion to meet the situation. , Food Administrator Wickard and Man- powerer McNutt are pecking away at the prob lem here and there with soy bean bonuses, and the rationers are getting ready to impose a radical point system to divide our food scarcity, but the idea of crashing through the obstacles and really raising enough for Americans, Brit ish, Algerians, Russians and others apparently has not occurred to anyone. Three Things Are Wrong A FARMER friend of mine, who Is also a ' good business man, has devoted some thought to the condition and has reached the conclusion" that three things, are wrong three basic things which could be met If sufficient energy and intelligence were applied to them. The first, he said, is fear, the fear among the farmers, and he thinks this fear is going to make production: this year a lot less than1 the Washington bureaucrats concluded with their -little pens and pencils. - The farmer fears to plapt. primarily because he has no prospect pf getting, enough help to harvest. He will trim his crop planting to what he can safely handle unless he gets some formidable assurance from the government that greater planting is possible. A number of solutions have been offered on this phase the importation of Bahamans to the southern vegetable and fruit areas and cotton ..fields, Mexicans to the middlewest, and even Chinese to the Pacific coast but no one has done anything about it, or offered any promise. Temporary release of some men from the army or non-essential industry or schools to help in planting or harvesting is possible, but so far the only hope offered the farmer has been the decision of the draft boards not to take much more of his help and talk, only talk from McNutt about amassing a "land till ing army of civilians" who would probably ruin more acreage than they harvest, . . Production Could Be Boosted fHE production of pigs and poultry could have been quadrupled in this country, if anyone had the sense, immediately after Pearl Harbor, to institute government sponsorship of such a movement, but officials then all were saying we would have enough food because we had great stores of surplus wheat. Pigs and poultry could even, now be doubled except for fear. The farmer must pay a high price for feeder hogs and premium prices for feed for chickens, and the margins ordained by the government are so short that if a few die he cannot make any money. Far better it is for him individually no mat ter how disastrous it is to the country to tighten in his production range to what he needs for himself and can handle safely in addi tion. This is the second correctable thing wrong. , Regimented Eeonomy FEAR of his farm machinery and repairs and the gasoline rationing restrictions' is the third factor working toward curtailment. His situation on trucks, tractors and tires urge him not to and, in fact, prevent him rom doubling or tripling his production as the national situa tion requires. Unless someone takes hold of this situation like Jef fers took hold of the similar con fusion on synthetic rubber and he did take hold of it and dispel it food production may decline to such an extent as to startle the bur eau boys. . Regimented econ omy seems to have failed again. It worked all right on the way down, when it was dls- failed completely JUL "You Insisted on coining out here after I told you you couldn't stand the hardships of winter on the Hussion ; front I" About That Income Tax DIVIDEND INCOME Among the forms of income received by many taxpayers is that of dividends. Because of the wide distribution of invest ment securities, many persons have Income of this character, even though often small in amount. Such Income must be reported for federal income tax purposes to the extent that it represents taxable income. Income from dividends is en tered on line 2 of the return Form 1040". Dividends in gen eral represent distributions of earnings and profits by a cor poration or association to its shareholders, and constitute tax able income. In certain cases, however, such as the liquidation of a bank or other corporation, dividends may represent a dis tribution of the shareholders' original investment, and to that extent would not constitute in come, but a return of original capital, and accordingly would not be taxable. In certain cases, also, such as that of mining companies, de claring dividends out of denle- tlon reserves, the dividend may represent wholly or partially a return of investment. Persons receiving dividends of this char acter are usually advised by the corporation as to the amount which it considers to be non taxable as a return of capital. It is appropriate for the taxpay er- to enter in his return the amounts received in accordance with the advice by the corpor ation, out it should be borne in mind that the determination of the taxable amount may be sub ject to revision as a result of official audit of the corporation's return. Dividends on share accounts in federal savings and loan asso ciations on shares issued prior to March 28, 1942, are exempt irom normal tax, but must be in cluded in. surtax net income for surtax purposes. Dividends on share accounts with respect to JEFFERS He Took Hold tributlng largesse. But when the -problem is to get pro duction up. Jefftrs Shocked Them The incident of Mr. Jeffcrs .saying what he thought about Joalers at army and navy desks" shocked officialdom and has been getting Mr. Jeffcrs some bad publicity. Apparently, the government is trying openly to maintain the principle that no official should say. what he thinks without ' getting it ap proved an idea which has its merits. But behind this controversy lies the fact that Mr. Jeffers has done well with the synthetic rubber program. For 95 per cent of his program, he ha? been given "directives" (above priorities) to obtain materials. It is only on the other 45 per cent that the "army-navy ex pediters" have stolen some of his materials. This theft will delay his program by a few months, but not prevent its ful fillment. The passenger tire situation looks fairly good. The bureau crats thought we only had 8,000,000 new tires in storage, but apparently we had 10, 000,000 and will get 6,000,000 used tires from the recent turn ins. Of the 12,000,000 tires turned in, nearly half are suit able for retreading. Farm truck and commercial tire users, how ever, will have trouble. Courthouse Records Marriages WELCH - HENRY James Welch, 43, groceryman. -Native of Idaho, resident of Klamath Falls. Beulah Mae Henry, 37, saleslady. Native of Colorado, resident of Klamath Falls. Decree Walter John Bodman versus Maude Gertrude Bodman. , Di vorce granted. . shares Issued on or after March 28, 1942, are subject to both nor mal tax and surtax. . For taxpayers on a cash basis, that is, reporting Income as re ceived, and. expenses as paid, dividend income is reported as received when the dividend check is received, Irrespective of when the taxpayer may cash the check. ' , Telling The Editor Letter printed here muet net be mora than &00 erarde in length, mutt be writ ten legtbty on ONI tlOl ol the paper only, and muet be signed. Oontrtbulione following theea rulet, are warmly weft President Roosevelt salutes the colors as he reviews U. 8. troops In North Africa during an interlude between conferences with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. With him In the jeep are the driver, Sgl. Oran Liu of Kansas City, and U-r In rear) Maj. Gen. Etnoit Harmon, Lieut. CUm Mark Clark and unidentified civilians. President Has Lunch in Open Those Sluih Throwers KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To the Editor) To whom this may concern: If it doesn't con cern anyone at least I have the satisfaction of expressing my opinion for. myself and many others. You'd think the car drivers would have a little considera tion for people who have to walk on slushy days and slow up their cars in placfe where there are no walks, instead of giving people a shower of mud and slush. Perhaps those kind people have always been fortunate enough to take their cars where they have to go. I thank you. Mrs. Charles Smith. ACTION URGED KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To The Editor) We sincerely hope that the Investigation of the party who gouged out both eyes of a gentle police dog has not ceased. If they get by with it what next may they try. Now is the time to strike, Mr. D. A. office. A Dog Lover. 1 iSiSliliiiiiiiifliii OffiMl i ..i i,.mf ,, wi.ij.i i..m,.....Vm nil m ,..T-m i u i f President Roosevelt paused during his review ot U. S. troops in French Morocco to eat a Held lunch In the open from a mats kit. Left to, right sue, Harry Hopkins, LlouL Gen. Mark W. Clark, th nretldant and Mai. Clmn. Aaorcra 8. Paiton Jr. ' -.' Leaders of the Allied Forces From The Klamath Republican Feb. 5, 1903 Si Dotcn, well known pioneer, died at his home at Keno Sunday. Willie Baldwin, John Martin and Maggie Chase have lately entered the eighth grade at school here. The high school and eighth grade now number 31. Mr. Lord, who has been buy ing a lot of horses in this coun ty, passed through town with 21 Monday, en route to the rail road. from The Klamath News Feb.' 1, 1933 , W. T. Dean is now the city fire chief, under appointment of Mayor Mahoncy. Local utilities companies have been given 15 days more time in which to file statements ot their gross earnings for city tax ation. Many Klamath county roads are still blocked by snow. ATTA BOY T.WIN FALLS, Idaho, W) Three-year-old Lyle Willis Lior- man liked his four tiny shep herd puppies but he'd heard about war bonds, too . . .. Edwin Lierman, his father, ex plained at yesterday's auction that the boy wanted them sold so he could buy war stamps. The pups were sold and re sold, 17 times, for a total of $23,50. - LCS fit. -'.' I VFjf I , t H it. ' .jt ) , t , v u a m v , $ u MAf-' X f v' ft f . 1 ,' "l , 33- i r Principal figures in historic allied war strategy conference at Cninbloncn, North Africa, aro grouped on the lawn of the hotel where they met. (L-R) Gan. Honrl Honors Glraud, North Afri can high commissioner; President Roosevelt) General Charles d Gaulle, lighting Fronch leader, and Prime Minister Churchill of Great Britain. OBITUARY SARAH ANN DOWNHOUR Sarah Ann Downhour, a rest dent of the Swan Lake district, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Coil man, on Saturday, January 30, 1943, at 0:15 a. m. The deceased was a native of Cass county, Ind., and was aged 84 years 10 months and 10 days when called. She was a member of the Methodist church. She Is survived besides her daughter, by four grand daughters, Mrs. Helen Campbell of Laclede, Ida., Mrs. Dorothy Hall of Culver City, Calif., Mrs. Ernest 'Parkhurst and Mrs. Ed ward Bruns, both of Klamath Falls, Ore.; two grandsons, James Downhour of U. S. Army, and Jesse Bemls of Naples, Ida. The remains will ..e forwarded via Southern .Pacific accompanied by Mrs. Catherine Collman, to War saw, Minn., where the final rites will take place. Ward's Klamath Funeral home in charge of the arrangements. KAREN MARIE FUNK Karen Marie Funk, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Funk, residents of Klamath Falls, Ore., passed away In this city' on Sunday, January 31, 1043 at 4:30 p. m. Baby Karen Marie was a native of Klamath Falls and was aged S months and 12 days when called. Be sides her parents, sho is survived by one; sister,, Sonja Len, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, George Funk, of this city, and n grandfather, Mr. John Rogirion of Everett, Wash.- The remains rest In Ward's Klamath Funeral homo, 025 High street, whero friends may call. The funeral service will take place on Tues day, February 2, 1043, at 3 p. m.. from the chapel of Ward's Fu neral home, the Rev. C. F. Nltz of the First Lutheran church of ficiating. The commitment serv ice with interment In the baby row, will follow in the Llnkvillo cometory. ' Friends aro respect fully invited to attend. No Trouble Like V That in Klamath' m GRANTS PASS, Feb.' 1 (p) Harbinger of spring Harry Rief, who lives on Washington boulevard here, mowed his lawn yesterday. FUNERAL JOHH W. LOGUE fhi. . ... , . .ii'iui ui OUI V .13 XU1 HID late John W. Loguc, who passed away in this city on Sunday, Jan uary 31, 1043, will tnko place from the Community church ot Bonanza, Ore., on Wednesday, Fobrunry 3, 11)43, at 1:30 p. m. Rav. William Rico ot the Inimiin uel Baptist church of this city officiating. The commitment ser vice and inlcrmnnt will follow In the family plot I t the Bonan za cemetery, Friends are respect fully Invited to attend. Ward's Klamath Flinnrnl ImniA ! In charge o( the arrangements. It Is expected that within a few yearn 60 miles por gallon of gasoilno will bo the average for automobiles. hkw COLDS'MISERIES jm PEMETRO1 For oolds' oourIu, niual congestion, minute nhMRot Pontro moclorn modlostlon I n mutton tuot bus, 264, doublo lupply 36.
