February 18. 1943
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THE beat we have is what we want to give
the men who are doing our fighting in
combat area. Hence, there is cause of real
r. .,-,.. satisfaction in the fact the
armed forces are taking, for
overseas shipment, the re
mainder of the No. 1 potatoes
In the Klamath basin.
We have a war to win, and
if Klamath potatoes help to
win it. more power to them.
That the army and navy
are so anxious to get inese
potatoes is further recognition
of their quality. Because the
spuds will take long journeys
overseas, it was necessary to get the kind of
potato that will hold up. Our spuds were se
lected on that basis.
Local people who got out and helped the
farmers harvest these potatoes know now that
there was real meaning to the description of
the spuds last fall as "food for fighting" that
had to be saved.
No Unfavorable Effect
IN GENERAL, the armed force purchase of .
all the No. 1 potatoes here is not expected to
have any notable effect on the basin economic
situation.
The potatoes were to be sold, anyhow, and
they simply will g-; into armed force channels
instead of civilian channels as, is usually the
case. The army will buy under OPA price
. which would prevail in buying for
civilian consumption.
It appears, however, that there may be some
celling under prices which certain farmers
would otherwise receive, for the peculiar reason
that tome farmers have received offers above
the '""g prices. This was brought out at the
farmer-buyer meeting at Merrill with the army
representatives.
These farmers are not in violation of the
OPA rulings by selling at above-ceiling figures,
for the ceilings apply to, country shippers, not
to growers. There is no OPA limit on what a
grower may accept for his potatoes. But
under any ordinary circumstance, it is not like- ;
ly that anyone would pay growers more than
the law allows the shipper to get for the
potatoes.. :
That this has been done was an odd dis
closure, about which one can only draw his
conclusions. It should be repeated, however,
that such offer or acceptance of such offers are
not m reflection upon the grower.
May Boost No. 2's
rE new potato deal does remove that many
No. 1 potatoes from civilian consumption,
and it appear from what the quartermaster
corps representatives said that civilian stocks of
high quality spuds are going to be pretty low.
The effect here will probably be that No. 2
potatoes will assume new significance in the
markets, there being no No. l's left.
No. 2 spuds have been selling somewhat
under the OPA ceiling for No. 2's. Under the
new situation, it seems likely that No. 2's will
increase to the ceiling level, and that farmers
who still have No. 2's may receive more for
them than they would had not this situation
developed.
County Agent Charles Henderson, who never
misses a chance to put in a plug for Klamath
potatoes, made the remark that Klamath No. 2's
are better than tome No. l's from other areas,
and, therefore, the civilians who must now eat
our No. 2's need not feel too badly.
The general conclusion to be drawn from
the whole affair is that it emphasized the great
importance of our fertile soil, our ample irri
gation water supply, our able growers and our
farm workers in this business of fighting a
great war.
Read Your Paper
A FRIEND of ours asked us today about some
news that has been appearing daily in this
newspaper, but which appears on an inside page
and therefore hasn't received his attention.
He said he didn't take the time to read the
whole paper, and yet he had been missing
something about which he was sufficiently in
terested to ask.
Not all the newt can be placed on the front
page. People who get full value out of their
paper look through it.
Furthermore, right now a vast amount of
vital government information concerning ra
tioning, etc, appears in the newspapers and
affects the daily lives of everyone. Never was
your paper more important to you.
For Instance, the advance publication of the
rationing book No. 2 blanks is now appearing in -newspaper.
There will not be enough of these
blanks to go around when the sign-up takes
place. The clipped blank from the newspaper
is expected to make up for this deficiency.
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News Behind the News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 A sub-division of
farm bloc known as" "the house agricul
tural appropriations sub-committee" has turned
down the Wickard 8100,000,
000 subsidy program the idea
of dipping into the treasury
for this amount now and
more later to pay farmers
more than their vegetables can
bring in the ceiling ed market,
and then selling the vegetables
to the consumers at a govern
ment loss.
The true significance of the
acuon was beclouded by a
loud rhetorical controversy as
to whether a subsidy is a subsidy or a "bonus"
or merely an "incentive payment," and there has
been some cheering around the country on the
theory that the congress has again repelled
radicalism. The cheering may have been some
what premature.
The real question involved in the scrap was
how high farm prices should go. The farm
bloc apparently believed Wickard program
would not go high enough. They expect to get
theirs later, in another way.
When all this quibbling and farm prospects :
are sifted, it is clear that before Sir. Roosevelt i
will be able to free the world of fear, he is
going to have to free the farmers from fear of
prices, and fear of want of help, equipment,
repair parts and gasoline.
Both Mr. Wickard and congress are puttering
around on these four fears of the farmer, but
as usual, with the accent heavily on prices.
Wrong Accent
THAT they may have the accent in the wrong
I place is becoming daily more obvious in
the accumulating evidence. Typical of all plain
farmer's mail is a public letter from Dirt
Farmer Louis Bromfield, the author, who points
out that inestimable thousands of acres of soy
beans, corn, apples and even other products,
lie rotting in the fields today from last year's
crop not because of price, but because of lack
of help, which will be accentuated further this
year by depreciation of farm machinery and
lack of gasoline. Mr. Bromfield says he found
many ( a good farmer facing his uncertainties
today with this thought:
"I and my family are all right We will
eat. When the city people have not enough
to eat, maybe Washington will do something
about the situation.
The advertising given the situation makes it
certain Washington will do something before
that, but the question still is whether it will
be the right toing. or whether it will just be
another price increase or subsidy payment.
Push the Price Button
k IO MATTER how high the evidence from the
I N farmer grows, the farm politicians, like
others here, cannot seem to get away from the
notion that to cure any deficiencies out in the
' country, all they have to do is to push a price
button up or down.
Yet it is plain that if the farm bloc boosts
lettuce to a dollar a leaf, it will not increase
the lettuce crop unless the farmer gets help,
equipment and gasoline and in case he does
get these things he can produce bis food with
out an inordinately high, inflationary price.
One ray of hope is the slight weakening of
the army in its stand against releasing any men
for the farm front It may release battalions
but not individuals, to do farm work. Yet
in England, the same U. S. army is allowing
its jeeps to participate in plowing the fields
for spring planting.
Already the radicals (even the CIO) are tee
ing their chance in this situation. They are
publicly promoting a more or less communal
farm program, which would create state or
county quasi-soviets to pool help, machinery
and gas. Everyone knows most of the nation's
farmers already do this in a neighborhood and
democratic manner, and this democratic way
can be expanded without creating a communal
organization in the red way.'
Unless someone gives the farmers some cer
tainty as to the future, the battle on the farm
front will be lost this spring in planting.
SIDE GLANCES
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The government won't have to worry. nbout us raising
record crops this year I've got two sons in the Army
and I know how they eat"
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About That Income Tax
DEDUCTIONS FOR CASUAL'
TY LOSSES AND THEFTS
Losses arising from fires,
storms, shipwrecks, or other cas
ualties, or from theft are allow
able deductions in computing net
income for federal income tax
purposes. Thus, if a taxpayer's
home is destroyed by fire or
damaged by flood or storm, or
his automobile is wrecked, or if
his property is stolen, he may
claim a deduction for the loss
sustained and not compensated
for by insurance or otherwise.
The amount of such loss, if in
curred in connection with a
trade or business, is entered in
Schedule H to arrive at the net
profit (or loss) shown in item 9
of the return; other losses are en
tered as item 15 of deductions in
return, Form 1040. and must be
explained in Schedule C of the
return form.
The intent of the law regard
ing deductions for casualties,
generally, is to allow for losses
caused by natural forces. Such
losses may be either of a person
al or a business nature. To be an
allowable deduction, the ( loss
may not arise from the willful
act or negligence of the taxpay
er. Damage sustained to one's
car by collision or accident, for
instance, is a deductible loss, un
less the damage is due to a will
ful act or negligence on the part
of the taxpayer. Faulty driving
would not be classified as negli
gence, but driving while Intoxi
cated would be so regarded.
jbucewlse. In the case of claims
for Joss of property by theft or
burglary, it must be established
that the property actually was
stolen, and not merely mislaid
or lost.
In the case of insured Drooer-
ty, the amount of recovery
through insurance must be ta
ken into account in determining
the amount of loss.
The amount of loss allowable
in the case of property damaged
or destroyed is frequently difft
cult of determination. A gener
al rule is that the loss is mea-
sured by the difference in the
value of the property immediate
ly before and immediately after
the casualty. The loss on a
wrecked car would bo the' dif
ference between its market value
just before the accident and the
salvage value after the accident.
In the case of trees, or ornamen'
tal shrubbery, destroyed by a
sleet or snowstorm, the measure
of the loss is the loss in the value
of the property of which they
were a part, that is. the reduc
tion in the value of the property
arising irom the casualty. - This
may or may not be the tame as
the value of the particular tree
or shrubs destroyed.
In determining the amount of
loss, also, sentimental value are
excluded, for the reason that
such values are not susceptible
to measurement. Losses claimed
must, in general, be related to
market value of the property af
fected by the casualty. Losses
claimed for the destruction, dam
age, or theft of family portraits.
heirlooms, or keepsakes, must be
based upon loss of intrinsic val
ue, apart from the sentimental
value.
A further rule regarding de
ductions for losses from casual
ties and thefts is that such losses
are deductible only in the year
in wmch they are sustained, even
though they may not be discov
ered until a later year.
A deduction for loss from cas
ualty or theft may be allowed
only to the owner of the proper
ty with respect to which the lost
is sustained.'
British Are Annoyed
HERALDED arrival of the Richelieu and
other French warships at American ports
was a convincing tribute to the administration's
policy of expediency in playing ball with Darlan
in Tunisia. Just a day or to before Darlan was
shot, he made the French governor of Dakar
come through with the agreement releasing
these ships to us. They will go into active
combat service on our tide.
But there are more French warship in the
harbor of Alexandria, which the French com
mander there hat been keeping beyond reach
of British fingers. He has threatened to scuttle
them at the first British move.
The British are getting a little annoyed at
this situation, and development toward getting
better cooperation out of that Vichy command
er may be expected.
New Pine Creek
PTA Clears $75
On Big Dance
NEW PINE CREEK The big
PTA Valentine' dance held
here last Saturday turned out
really better than was expected
by those In charge. Around $73
was netted after expenses were
paid. The light installation
charge have now all been paid
and there remains in the treas
ury a little over'850 which will
be used to begin work, possibly
during tpring vacation, on
cleaning and refinishing the
school rooms.
Committee member and
workers wish to thank every
one who cooperated in making
the project a success, and are
especially grateful to the East
Side grange for donating the
use of their hall and kitchen
faculties.
Music was furnished by an
orchestra composed of Teresa
O'Connor, piano; Mildred Ad
amt, banjo, clarinet and saxes;
Irvin Faris, fiddle; Frank Ross,
electric guitar, and Coleman
George, drums. The group was
highly complimented on' their
music, their first appearance
playing together.
Occupational deferment usu
ally indicates that a man it mak
ing a more valuable contribu
tion to the war right now than
if he were In uniform. Such
men should remember that our
fighting men need materials
and supplies to carry on their
fight; plenty of them. Manpow
er Director Paul V, McNutt.
Phone The Herald and News,
3124, to placa a classified ad.
Klamath Banks.
City Hall, Court
House Close Monday
Klamath Falls banks, the citv
hall, and courthouse will be
closed all day Monday, Febru
ary 22, in observance of George
Washington's birthday. The state
liquor store will be closed from
Saturday at 8 p. m., to Tuesday
at 10 a. m.
The city council's regular
Monday night session will be
held over until Tuesday night
Juke Box, Pinball
Tax Favored by
Senate Committee
SALEM, Feb. 18 W) The
senate assessment and taxation
committee recommended passage
toaay of a Mil by Rep. John
Steelhammer, Salem, to levy an
nual taxes of $50 on pinball
games and $10 on coin-operated
phonographs.
The committee also urged
passage of three house bills to
permit counties, cities and school
districts to set up reserve funds
for post-war use.
We'd all sometimes like to do
what an usher is paid for. Tell
people where to go.
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OURHIN't FOR ORU0I
' FUNERAL
JAMES MADISON BAKER
Funeral services for the late
James Madison Baker who passed
away in this city on Monday,
February 15, 1943, following an
illness of six days will be held
in the Elks Temple, Main street
at Third on Friday, February 19,
1943 at 1:30 p. m. under the
auspices of Klamath Lodge No.
77 A. F. and A. M. Commitment
services and vault entombment
family plot in Linkville ceme
tery. Friends are Invited. Ar
rangements are under the direc
tion of the Earl Whltlock Fu
neral home of thl city.
Ill at Homa Mr. Marshall E.
Cornctt is confined to her home
on Lavey street suffering from
a severe cold.
AN OLD TOM-CAT TO
A NEW ONE
vBr WILLIAM C. HURN
In the group of 9B Klamath
men who entrained from hero
Thursday night, February 11, (or
army service, la centered an in
terestlng story. One of these
boys was bearing a souvenir of
World war 1, of 23 years ago
that has more than a close con
nection for this day of February
11, 1943.
The lad was carrying It with
him for what value it might
have, to gain his acceptance Into
the branch of the service he fa
vored. While he was coming
from double shift duties as a
welder in a Portland shipyard
on the swing shift and the day
driver of a big fire truck out of
the Multnomah fire station, a
dual-defense rating, yet the fact
that he had been rejected on all
enlistment efforts previously,
made him hope that in this draft
call he might be passed o he
was glad to pin his hopes that
this souvenir might help him in
case he was accepted for service
this time.
What he had. was the Julv.
3918 issue of the "Camp Colt
"Treat 'cm Rough" Tanker Tom
Cat News.' It was a descriptive
edition of the camp magazine of
the tank corps issued at Camp
Colt, Gettysburg, Pa., where our
first tank corps was organized In
1916. The boy's dad had enlist
ed In the tank corps and had
trained at Gettysburg and this
relic was dug out from the suit
case of the other war's memen
tos for Bill to take alone in
hopes of helping him, because of
the relation between a yesterday
of 1918 and today.
In the pictorial section, on
graphs In which the same person
Is featured, our camp command
ant. In the first one th 'C-O'
Is shown with the army staff of
ficer from Washington, who was
head of the newly created
branch of service and the other
pictured him with the two Brit
ish staff officer who were as
signed to us for Instructors and
tinder whom we did our actual
field training.
The character of Interest Is the
Camp Colt commanding officer
for the 'C-O' was Major Dwlght
D. Elsenhower, and the very day
this booklet was brought out and
given to BUI, was the day that
General 'Ike' Elsenhowor was
nominated to become a full gen
eral and was placed In supreme
command of the allied force.
And Incidentally, for a time, the
second in command at Camp
Colt was a Major Sorena Brltl,
now General Britt and In com
mand of a sector In the South Pa
cific. Yep Bill is trying his darn
dest to get Into th tank corps.
Both he and I are hoping ha gets
to serve under General Eisen
hower, too.
And somehow th dad In me
believes that if BUI can only get
In, somebody (?) Is going to be
in for tome rough treatment
from one 'Treat 'em Rough
Tanker Tom Cat."
ROAD COMPLAINT
LANGELL VALLEY (To the
Editor) Roads are In such bad
shape In Langeli valley that
school has been shut down for
several days. The teachers had
planned on having school on
Saturday to Work could be
caught up for th month school
was out for the potato harvest,
but now are unable to have any
school.
All fall the county road crew
worked on what is called the
Loke bottom road, or Teare road,
which Is a side road with tlx
families living on It. Rocks were
blasted out, and the road was
widened, graded and graveled
Now I think that's fine to fix
the first page, are two photo- "P side roads but I'm for fixing
HENLEY On group of tlia
Henley high school Victory '
corpt has let a goal of 800 book
In a Victory book drive promot
ed for men and women In th
armed forces.
The communities and organU
ration of Olene, Po volley,
Midland and Henley ar ankod
to donate.
General chairman of tills rilvl
lion of the corpt It Bruce Hcs;
chairman of the book drive It
Margaret Murphy; co-workers
are Mildred Spnrlln, Alice
Cruminrlne, Pat Maston, Nnr.
man Smith, Jannlo Carson, Bon
nlo Smith, Glenora Chestnut and
Leroy Stowart. Advltort are
Mrs. Duncan and Mr. Marvin.
Donated bookt may bo depot. '
Ited In boxes placed at the high
school, grade school, Henley
Cih store, Mullory'i (tore and
Mac' dull ttora,
"Please get behind thl drlv
to retch our set goal," urged
Bruce Hess. "Give a book you ,
would Ilk to koop (o help enter- '
tain the torvlce men and wom
en." Rccontly published techni
cal bookt, especially mathemat '
let, have been asked for.
BRIDOES RUHNO'
SAN FRANCISCO, Teb. 18 W
Harry Bridges, west coast long
shore leader, will surrender her
March 3 to Immigration Director
Irving F. Wlxon and then will
be released on $3000 ball whllt
ho await filing of an appeal to
the U. S. circuit court of appealt
from a deportation order.
up the main road where the mall
and school buset run. How about
It, member of the county court?
We all pay taxes and Mill have
a vote. CORA LEAVITT.
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