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February 19, 194S
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Today's Roundup News Behind the News
i Br MALCOLM EPLEY
DECISION of the civil service commission to
make an "executive session" of its Thurs
day hearing In the Mllhorn case may have been
, i.. . , . 1 1
, ilclals would do well to resist
M at all times the temptation to
make public business secret
business.
Executive sessions and star
S chamber meetings should be
! rare exceptions.
Civil service commissioners
I Vs 0 I 1 3U!tified thcir action in the
I V lV I 1 Milhorn cass on tne grounds
i P f LA that they were conducting an
EPLEY investigation of an intra
departmental matter, and that they are not
obliged to take the public in on such an in
vestigation. They said this meeting differed
from the ordinary council meeting, or a city
committee meeting, which should be held in'
public.
Truth of the matter was, of course, that it
appeared likely the hearing would develop some
information and discussion that various persons
preferred should not be aired in public. The
civil service commissioners decided to function
at a tort of grand jury, making a secret in
vestigation and publicly reporting their findings.
Tht civil service rulings, so far as we cVuld
find out, do not require a public hearing in such
cases as that pending, and therefore the com
missioners were probably technically within
their rights in barring the public But it is
the sort of thing that can be made a precedent
for establishment of an unsound policy. When
ever there is hint of that possibility, it is
well to speak out vigorously against the handl
ing of the public business behind closed doors.
Avoiding Deadlocks
AN IDEA that budded at the time of the
state senate presidency deadlock has now
blossomed into senate approval of a proposed
constitutional amendment which would add one
member to each house of the legislature,
-This scheme was mentioned in this column
when the deadlock was on. It was proposed
simultaneously at Salem, and eventually a
measure was drafted and introduced by Senators
Cornett and Walker and Representative Semon.
We think it makes sense. At present, senate
nd house each have an even number of mem
bers, 30 and 60, respectively. By the addition
of one, the membership totals would be odd
numbers and deadlocks would be forever pre
vented. . Another angle, which did not occur to us at
the time the old number was suggested, would
be that the addition of another member in the
senate might give Klamath county an opportun
ity to get a senator of its own, without sharing
a senator with four other counties.
This would probably have to be determined
by the 1945 legislature if the proposed amend
ment passes the house and is approved by the
people.
Use the Form
ON PAGE 6 of today's paper you will find
a copy of the declaration form to be used
in registration for war ration book 2.
Because there will not be enough of these
forms on hand at the time of registration next
week, it is imperative that newspaper readers
use the clipped forms from their papers as the
official declaration.
One form is sufficient for an entire family
if it contains the names of all the persons for
whom the declaration is made. Here is what
to declare:
Canned goods All cans, bottles, and jars
weighing eight ounces or more of canned fruits,
vegetables, fruit and vegetable juices, all canned
soups, chili sauce and catsup, in excess of five
containers for each person in the family.
For example, a family of four is allowed 20
cans weighing eight ounces or more of all
these goods, and all over that amount should
be listed. It is not necessary to state how many
cans of peas, beans, or peaches are included in
the excess. The only figure required is the
total number of cans, bottles or jars exceeding
the allowable amount of goods. Do not include
canned olives, canned meat and fish, pickles,
relish, jellies, jams, preserves, spaghetti, mac
aroni and noodles or home canned foods.
Coffee The net figure on coffee to be
declared is the number of pounds on hand on
November 28 in excess of one pound for each
person whose age is stated as 14 years or older
on war ration book one.
Br PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 When Eddie
Rickenbacker came back from death and
the miserable fox-holes to berate the lasy
workers who were laying off
too much in airplane factories,
the liberals set upon him with
vigor.
The liberal and labor press
and magazines did not attempt
to deny his accusations of
sloth, but sought to tear him
apart like Lindbergh. One
typical editorial said:
"Our hero has feet of clay,"
"is a labor-baiter," and "is us
ing his heroic prominence to
oppress the workers." ' '
They did not attempt to answer what he had
to say, but merely sought to destroy him as a
public figure.
Exactly what Rickenbacker said a few weeks
ago is now being said by Philip Murray of the
CIO and the A. F. of L. executive committee.
The committee has strongly urged its workers
against absenteeism and Murray's CIO has also
taken leadership along that line.
From this, you must deduce that what mat
ters nowadays is not what a man says, but
who says it. Propaganda devices of various
groups and blocs seem to shun facts and open
debate. They care not about truth, only
whether the speaker is prejudiced on their side.
Democracy is supposed to function only by
open debate. The theory of it is that each
man or group speaks the truth as he sees it,
and that the right way is found from this
debate.
' Democracy can be nullified now and eventual
ly if men and blocs use their highly developed
modern publicity and propaganda devices fer
ociously, brutally and falsely, merely for the
purpose of crushing opposition.
if any democratic leader for instance, says:
"Any man who criticizes me is unpatriotic,'
and is able to enforce this opinion, democracy
is gone, no matter what shell of a name it
clings to.
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Hobbs' Bill Attacked
SIMULTANEOUSLY, the CIO and liberal
mouthpieces seem to be adopting similar
tactics to prevent any correction of abuses in
labor ranks.
A well organized onslaught Is now under way
against the Hobbs' bill which proposes to make
labor unions subject to racketeering laws, as
other groups are.
The labor leader technique of fighting this
bill Is to say that it is secretly designed -to
crush the unions and abolish unionism.' If this
were true, no one, except possibly a few bour
bons, would be for it and certainly it would
never pass either house of congress.
But it is clear, labor is organizing to repel
this corrective effort and all others such as in
spection of books of labor organizations on
the false propaganda basis that these moves to
make unions healthy are diaboliclal efforts.
This enables them to resist all corrections.
Far better would it be for the union leaders
to take hold of these corrective efforts them
selves, as they finally have done in the case
of Rickenbacker. ; .
If the current congressional efforts to correct
the unions are false, why don't the union lead
ers assume the responsibility which is primarily
theirs, to clean their ranks of racketeers, to
maintain discipline against shirkers, to keep
their financial secretaries from stealing, by open
Inspection of their books?
This current reactionary tactics threaten to
destroy unions faster than any bill now pend
ing in congress.
No one can destroy the unions except their
leaders. The first step is to cease to appeal to
reason, and to appeal only to prejudice.
SIDE GLANCES
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"I'll never fortrive Andv's draft bonrd for cnllinu him
before the end of the term ! Who's going to do my ,
chemistry experiments fornie flow?"
McNutt Takes Hold
AT 5:30 p. m., a few hours before Economic
Stabilizer Byrnes was to go on the air
with his sensational 48-hour week solution, Man
powerist Paul McNutt was telephoning newsmen
. here trying to find out what Byrnes would
say.
This explains why McNutt has been behind
in issuing interpretations, but it explains more
than. that. The McNutt orders have been
trimming the scope and strength of the pro
gram and may be expected to continue.
The truth is many a loyal government official
(including New Dealers outside the Byrnes or
ganization), is convinced the solution will not
solve either the manpower, inflation, wage, or
production problems.
In the end. It is likely to be eased down
quietly by interpretive orders to the point
where it will lose its projected potency.
About That Income Tax
MEDICAL AND' DENTAL
EXPENSES
Under certain circumstances,
expenses paid during the tax
able year for medical care of
the taxpayer, his wife, or a de
pendent of the taxpayer may be
deducted. The term "medical
care" includes amounts paid for
the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of dis
ease. It also includes payments
for hospitalization insurance, for
membership in an association
furnishing cooperative or so
called free-choice medical serv
ice, or group hospitalization and
clinical care. Payments of ex
penses for medical care arc not
under any circumstances allow
able as deductions if the taNpay
er was compensated for such ex
penses by insurance or other
wise. The deduction for medical ex
penses is limited to the amount
of such expenses as exceed 5 per
cent of the net income which
would be reported on line 19 of
Form 1040 it no deduction for
medical expenses were claimed.
The maximum deduction in the
case of a husband and wife who
filed a joint return or a head of
family may not exceed $2500
and in the case of any other in
dividuals, $1250.
- Assuming that a husband and
wife filed a Joint return on Form
1040 and their aggregate net in
come without deduction for med
ical care is $3000, if the taxpay
er had actually paid during the
taxable year $900 for medical
care of his family but had been
compensated by Insurance in the
amount of $150, the taxpayer
would be entitled to claim $200
as a deduction on line 17 of the
return. It will be observed that
the taxpayer made a net outlay
for medical care of $350 ($500
less $150) and that 5 per cent of
his net income before deduction
for medical expenses is $150.
Therefore, the difference be
tween $350 and $150, or $200, is
deductible.
Manhetl and fyUutiicUl
TRANSFERS
MARKET UNDER
MILLION
yesterdays
From Hie i (ilei 40 years
liijf'ogo and 10 years ago.
Talk of Clothes
Ration Absurd,
Survey Shows
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 UP)
The New York Times Thursday
said a survey of wool goods mar'
kets disclosed that all talk of
clothing rationing was absurd
and there would be an abund'
ance of material available for
civilian use next fall. Growers,
weavers, clothing manufacturers
and retailers were covered In the
canvass.
Spokesmen for the various
branches of the industry said
they expected government de
mand for cloth and clothing
would drop at least 30 per cent
during March and April.
Some woolen mills, it was
aid, were planning production
schedules for those months
which would Include a sharp in
crease In styled goods for civil'
ian cutters.
Non-Striking War
Employes Denied
State Compensation
SALEM, Feb. 19 VP) The
state unemnlovmnnt rnmnonu.
tion commission ruled today that
871 non-striking employes of
Montgomery Ward's Portland
store were not entitled to bene
fits when a strike of other em
ployes deprived them of their
jobs between May 3, 1941, and
July 26, 1941.
The decision overrules a ref
eree's opinion that the non-strik-ins
employes were entitlwl in
benefits.
Nowaday it'i hnrrf nii
whether we're havlna fall nr
spring this winter.
Drivers May Be
Forced to Show
Responsibility
SALEM, Feb. 19 VP) The
senate passed 24 to 8 and sent to
the house late yesterday a bill to
compel automobile drivers to
show financial responsibility
after they have an accident caus
ing more than $25 damage,
The bill, by the senate insur
ance and highways committees,
would compel the secretary of
state to revoke licenses if respon-
sibllity cannot be shown. This)
would include liability insurance I
or a bond.
Sen. Rex Ellis, Pendleton, said
the bill would reduce the num
ber of automobile accidents and
protect people against irrespon
sible drivers.
Always read the classified ads.
From the Klamath Republican
February 19, 1903
Maude Baldwin gave a Valen
tine party at her home Saturday
evening. Those present were,
Misses Alice Magilton, Lena Ap
plegate, Nellie Boyd, Bertha
Sawyer and Zilphia Graham,
and Mrs. Malotte Jennings, as
well as Messrs. F. W. Jennings,
W. O. Smith, L. Condon, Thom
as Kinney, Fred Schallock,
Charles Baldwin and Dr. H. B.
Hargus.
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In spite of cold weather, the
undaunted railroad men come
closer every day. Soon the road
will be at Pokegama.
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From the Klamath News
February 19, 1933
A large audience saw the high
school "hl-Jinx" last night. A
Dutch dance was given by Chris
tine Johnson and Lois Soule. A
skit was given by Bob Strong,
Fay Morris, Lon Varnadore,
Ethyl Driscoll and Valincia
Whittley.
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A. C. Jones, Bly, Is a hospital
patient here.
Price Control
To Be Applied to
Fresh Vegetables
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 CD
Price control will be applied
within the next two or three
months to virtually all fresh
vegetables, one of the last re
maining foodstuffs not yet under
ceilings, the OPA announced to
day. Carrots, lettuce, sweet po
tatoes, cabbage, green beans, to
matoes, yellow beans, lima beans
and peas probably will be covered.
PROMISED BELIEF
PORTLAND, Feb. 19 (IP)
Early relief for Oregon and
Washington poultry producers,
hard hit this week by govern
ment actions, was predicted to
day by Sen. Charles McNary
(R-Orc.) in telegrams to C. W.
Norton, president of Northwest
Poultry and Dairy Products
company, Portland.
Norton explained that on
Monday the OPA cancelled the
suspension of the poultry price
order, resulting in a drop in
farm prices of broilers and fry
ers from 30 and 31 cents to 23
and 25 cents. Wednesday, Nor
ton said, the commodity credit
corporation discontinued selling
feed wheat at the $32 a ton
base.
Norton said he asked Sen.
McNary how poultry raisers
were going to remain in busi
ness. The senator replied that Dr.
Arthur Piene, bead of the OPA
poultry division, had wired the
regional San Francisco office to
make temporary arrangements
to meet the situation in Oregon
and Washington and to furnish
him with Information about con
ditions. Partial Eclipse
Of Moon May Be
Seen Tonight
PORTLAND, Feb. 19 UP) The
weatherman willing, Oregonians
will get a look at a partial
eclipse of the moon between 9
p. m. and midnight tonight,
James Karle, president of the
amateur telescope makers of
Portland, said.
The moon enters the shadow
of the earth at 9:03 p. m. The
eclipse will reach its maximum
at 10:38 p. m. ...
If it's a "frozen" article you
need, advertise for a used one
in the classified.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
Prepared at
M. L. Johnson Insurance Office
412 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Will Be Open Daily, Sundays & Holidays
By VICTOR EUBANK
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (T)
Ralls led a lute selective rocov
ery shift In today's stock mnrkot
although many leaders mid scat
tered blue chips continued to
populato the minus column,
The direction was lower at
the start but activity dwindled
on the extension of profit taking
and, in the final hour, Initial de
clines of fractions to a point or
more were cut or transformed
into modest advances hare iinri
there. Transfers were under 1,-
000,000 shares for the first time
this week.
Carriers were buoyed to some
extent by yesterday's Wabash
dividend and the belief this
group, according to scattered
opinion, had nover made ade
quate response to mounting reve
nues of Important roads.
Closing quotations:
American Can 81
Am Car St Fdy ... aol
Am Tel & Tel
Anaconda 28 J
Cat Tractor 441
Comm'nw'lth Sc Sou
General Electric 34 i
General Motors 474
Gt Nor Ry pfd 24
Illinois Central 8
Int Harvester 581
Kennocott 3U
Lockheed 191
Long-Bell "A" 61
Montgomery Ward . 3UJ
Nash-Kelv 71
Northern Pacific ... 9
Pac Gas & El 2Ut
Packard Motor . :tl
Penna R R 251
Republic Steel 151
Richfield Oil 81
Safeway Stores ,.. 354
Sears Roebuck 631
Southern Pacific . 174
Standard Brands . 5t
Sunshine Mining . 4i
Trans-America 71
nUion Oil Calif 174
nUlon Pacific 84 f
U S Steel fi
Warner Pictures 94
Lynn Roycroft
Named in Leading
10 Producers List
Lynn Roycroft, local repre
sentative of the Oregon Mutual
Life Insurance company, was
one of the company's 10 lead
ing producers for the past year,
according to word received here
from the home office In Port
land. Roycroft represents here the
Perry H. Walbrldgo general
agency.
He ranked as one of the 10
monthly leaders In January,
February, March. July, August.
November and December of
1942.
A tip for saving shoe leather:
war needs make this no time tor
anyone to be just shuffling along.
The right kind of political
bunk often is swapped for an
easy berth.
LIVESTOCK
8. F. LIVESTOCK
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.
Feb. 19 (AP-U8DA) Cattle:
sulnble, none. For week, active
strong bulk; medium to good
steers $18.50-60; medium to
good cows $12.50-13.00; steady
cutters $0.00-50; dinners $8.00
9.00; medium sausage bulls
$11.80-12.60, Calves: none, nom
inal. Hogs: salable 100. Fully 10c
lower; one load choice 204 lb.
Oregon barrows and gilts
$15.40; about 40 head choice
432 sows $14.28.
Sheep: salable, none; fully
stuady; good to choice wooled
lambs quoted $15.00-75; medium
to choice wooled ewes quoted
$8.00-9.00.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND, Fob. 10 (AP
USDA) Cattle: salable 25; to
tal 600; calves: salable 10, total
35; market steady but mostly
nominal. Medium to good fed
steers lucking, sulablo around
$13.50-15.40; medium to good
fed helfors quotablo $12.50
14.50; canner and cutter cows
salnble $6.50-8.50; odd fat dairy
cows to $9.25; good beef cows
quotable to $12.50; few medium
bulls $11.00-12.25; good beef
bulls quotable to $13.25; few
common to medium calves $11;
good to choico vealors salable
$15.00-16.00.
Hogs: salable SO; total 1250;
few sales steady; good to choice
100-200 lb. fat type barrows and
gilts $16.00; meat type 240 lb.
weight $16.25; good sows $14.78
15.00; choice light focder pigs
quotable to $16.00.
Sheep: salable, nono; total 25;
market nominal; good to choice
fed lambs salable $15.00-35;
common to medium grades
quotable $10.00-13.50; good ewes
salable $7.50-8.00 or above.
WHEAT
CHICAGO, Feb. 19 WV-Grain
prices made fractional advances
today in a quiet market distin
guished mainly by an absence of
selling orders. Mills took a fair
amount of wheat on small offers.
Corn led at celling levels most
of the day, Imparting strength to
other pits. Firmness In wheat
at Minneapolis was another help
to the local market.
Wheat closed a-lc higher,
May $1.42, July $1.42, corn was
unchanged to )c higher. May
$1.00, oats were unchanged to
lc higher, rye unchanged to le
higher and there was no trade
in soybeans.
Senate Turns Thumbs
Down on Probe of
State Hospital
SALEM, Feb. 10 WV-The
senate killed 19 to 11 yesterday,
a resolution asking Its public In
stitutions committee to Investi
gate the state hospital, particu
larly into the deaths three
months ago of 47 patients by
roach powder poisoning.
The Marlon county grand
Jury, which cleared two hospital
cooks of blame, is still investi
gating.
It won't ba Ions till loma fflrla
will ao to the mminfjtlna in a
the scenery and others to the
Deacn lo De me scenery.
HOUSE PUSSES
AMENDMENT
LEGISLATURE
SALEM, Feb. 19 (IT) A pro-, ;
posed constitutional amendment
to add a member to oaclt house V;
of the legislature was approved
16 to 14 by tho senate Thurtday
and sent lo the house... ?ha Po;
pie would vote on it in. Novem
ber 1044.
Tho sonato now has 30 mem
bers and the house 80,
Stop Deadlocks
The bill, by Sens. Dean Walk
er of Independence and Murshull
E. Cornett of Klnmnth Falls, '
and Rop, Henry Semon of Klnm
alh Falls, would give each house
an odd number of members, and
thus prevent any deadlorks In
organizing at the start of the ses
sion. Tho present senate wus dead
locked for the first two days
when Sens. Dorothy Lee, Port
land, and W. II. Stelwer, were
tied 18-15 for 47 ballots In their
race for the senate presidency.
Stelwer won.
Borewy
Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney,
Portland democrat, said "this
proposition Is screwy. Our con
stitution Is O. K. It has served
us for many years. The dead
lock In tho senate didn't hold
up the session any."
Senator Walker explained that
Die measure has murlt, because
It would prevent future deadlocks.
83.172,000 FEET
PORTLAND, Feb. 19 T) .
Pine orders climbed to 63,172,
000 board feet during tho woek
ending February 13, tho West
ern Pine association reported
today. They were at 83,846.000
the previous week and 62.988,
000 the same week last year.
Shipment figures In that or-,
der: 57,7112,000; 57,021.000; 73,.
880.000. Production: 43,322,000;
41,633,000; 50,068,000.
BOSTON WOOL
BOSTON, Feb. 19 (Al'-USDA)
The Boston wool market contin
ued quiet today. There was an
urgent demand by manufactur
ers for deliveries of tops preci
ously ordered. A few small
sales of flno wools for future t
livery were mado at celling
prices. Contracting in Texos
was reported as slower. Clip
pings were purchased In Texas
at an FOB grease price of 27
cent for wools shrinking 67 to
68 per cent.
It is estimated that 90.000
pairs-of shoes are lying Idle In
closet or being worn only oc
casionally. Put idle shoes to
work. Tho leather from one pair
of men's oxfords means a pistol
holster. Save leather for war
and give our troops the shoes
with which to march to victory.
OPA Director Prentiss M.
Brown.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
"How soon do you leave for camp, Bobf
. "Next Tuesday, Judge, Bill and George
are leaving the same time. We're hoping to
wind up In a tank outfit."
"Well, the way I've seen you handle I
tractor, Bob, you ought to be right at home
in one of those tanks. You're going to like
the service they're a great bunch ol lei
Iowa. Just last week I went down to camp
to see a young nephew ol mine and ha
introduced me to some ol bis buddies. Fine
(ellowt-real he-men Jut like you and Bin
and George-(rom good American homes.
Handle themselves well, too.
"You know. I've been checking upon It,
Bob, and I n found out that the American
army today Is healthier, better disciplined,
better trained, better taken care ol than
it has ever been In Its history. And you can
fake my word lot It. Mary, he'll come back
to you a One man In neat shape, Best ol
luck to you. Bob."
Cimmt, 0 aai faoanm Im.