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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
March 19, 1943
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MALCOLM EPLEY
Managing Editor
Today's Roundup
" Br MALCOLM EPLEY
THIS week'f city council discussion of a clean
up campaign hai stirred a number of local
eeoDle Into writing letters to the editor. One
appears on iuuay cuibuum
page, and brings up the old
i subject of the black snow
which, some day, should cer-
7'T) 4 talnly be licked here.
1 sooner the better.
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We have another letter,
1 signed only by one J. C, and
therefore not qualified for
publication. But this letter
has some rather bitter things
to say about the people of
Klamath Falls, summed up,
perhaps. In this paragraph:
"Until they clean up their kids and their
home life and their moral attitudes, I'll wager
you could campaign until the cows come home
to roost and the gutters would stay dirty
Tain't Indians, either, brother."
Now, we don't think Klamath Falls is moral
ly much better or much worse than any other
city of similar size, but that is not exactly the
point. It doesn't hurt a bit to turn the old
spotlight on ourselves sometimes, examining
our home life, our response to our responsibility
to our children, our adherence to the principles
of clean living,.
For a good many years, there has been a
rather Intensive effort here to "do something"
more for the youth of the city. The result has
been the ' development of juvenile departments,
a boys' club, a . summer recreation program,
playgrounds, etc. All of this is very much
to the good, but It is still not fundamental.
The basic necessity is a proper home life and
the full discharge of parental responsibility.
The harsh denunciation in J. C.'s letter may not
be fully Justified, but we all need an occasional
jolt of the kind that it delivers.
Attack On Coast
SPEAKING of jolts, some people contend that
what is really needed on the Pacific coast
is a little bombing just to awaken the people
to the. realities of the war. And now the state
civilian 'defense authorities tell us that just
that sort of a jolt may be forthcoming.
Jerrold Owen, state civilian defense coordin
ator, said that the favorable flying conditions of
the next five months may produce actual air
attack by the Japanese somewhere in the north
west. For one thing, he said, the Japs might
stage such an attack to save some, of their
much discussed face. .
Civilian defense organizations are being urged
to tune up as a precaution against some such
enemy aclidn. Oregon CD workers are advised
not to follow the example set in Los Angeles
when an air raid warning was sounded there
the other day.
Blase air raid wardens In L. A., we are told,
continued;) go their unconcerned way and not
to their , posts when the air raid warning
a creamed.-'. - The people on the streets did not
seek designated air raid shelters.
Los Angeles wasn't bombed the "target"
was friendly, after all. But that might not be
the case next time. - ,
County Judge U. E. Reeder "recently sent a
sack of Klamath potatoes to Judge F. L. Phipps
of The Dalles,' secretary of the Association of
Oregon Counties. Judge Phipps wrote back
that "in the absence of a similar contribution
from Judge 'Allen of Deschutes county," he
would say the Klamath potatoes are the best
In the world. : If Judge Phipps knows his spuds,
a similar contribution from Judge Allen of
Deschutes wouldn't make any difference in that
judgment.'
News Behind the News
By PAUL MALLOM
WASHOTGTON,' March 19 They talk now
hera (Mr. Roosevelt, Senator Ball and
the congressmen generally) of internationalizing
the world.
If they- want to do that,
they had better first interna
tionalize the people.
The fundamental defect with
all these plans, and the reason
they are called visionary, is
because everyone knows that
a Russian, a Chinese, an Amer
ican, an African is reared un
der different environment.
taught different ideals. Per
sonally. I doubt that there In
much difference between races at the outset, a
Physical difference, an intuitive difference as
they are bom, certainly not more than 10
per cent.
Perhaps If you gathered a loose group of
Russians, Chinese, Americans and Africans at
birth and placed them in a compound, and
reared them under the same teachings and
ideals, your loss from the group norm would
run no more than 20 per cent. Essentially,
basically, in their inner religious spirit, men
are born the same, at least as far as the 70
or 80 per cent of their essential spiritual being
is concerned.
What makes them different Is the rearing,
teaching, inculation of different Ideals which
they receive from their mothers, or guiding
influences in the schools, but chiefly from inter
association with their fellow-men of like kind.
A German reared under such circumstances
loves Hitler; a Chinese, Chiang Kai-Shek, and
an American If he is reared right the prin
ciples of our constitution and democracy. ,
Breaking down these nationalities further,
you will find that there are all kinds of people
in them good, bad, grasping, helpful, intel
lectuals, sloths. A Chinese and an American
intellectual are really closer together in spirit
and purpose than either of them individually
is to soma members of his own race.
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MALLON
Variance Great,
th-civc is a greater naiuraj variance l een
I people of the same race (good, bad, indif
ferent) than there is between nations.
As for the great bulk of the peoples and all
nationalistic races, they are today not compon
ent parts. They are not soluble.
I don't care what the senate will say (for
international political purposes) in its promised
resolution, or what Mr. Wallace advocates
the various races of men today simply are not
congenial, by purpose, hopes, living standards,
wage rates, and all tangible things, and cannot
be made so.
Many things they have In common, including
a desire to advance themselves, their particular
locality, their nation. Men are competitive by
nature. They want to advance themselves
above their station in life and their country.
But to an American, this means a wife, home,
an automobile, good plumbing, a radio, a garden
perhaps, and neighbors and friends to .whom
he can express his opinions as he damn well
chooses. To the British, it does not mean an
automobile (substitute a bicycle), eliminate
plumbing - and such home comforts, and en
large the garden. To a Russian or a Chinese,
or an African, you can eliminate just about
everything, including the wage rate.
oui xnese people are spiritually happy In
their lot because their norm is different, their
goal is comfort, and sometimes I think they are
the happiest people of all, because they do
not nave to squabble over the superficial things
that annoy us (social climbing, taxes, acquiring
social security). They settle themselves to the
simple, natural pleasures of life which are far
more important.
xo a rencn farmer, for Instance, a large
manure pile is the greatest of riches because it
forecasts a good crop, while a New York
millionaire is bound to be unhappy tor many
reasons, lenvy, jealousy, losing his money, in.
vestments).
I never saw a happy rich man, unless it
was the late J. P. Morgan, who cast aside all
nis riches Into government bonds and mnin
tained his bank mainly for the purposes of
employment rawer than power.
Plans Foolish
SO I say all these Wallace, Welles or Ball
plans for a post-war world are foolish.
They do not consider the essential being of
man in his various nationalistic conditions or
propose to correct them.
If these, politicians really want to do some
thing along the line of the canned goods they
are now advertising, they will first Internation
alize the people of the world before they try
to internationalize its politics. They will change
wib existing situation to the point where you
will meet a Russian, Chinese, or negro on the
street as a friend and equal.
They can do that by developing the 10 per
common to all the common
intuitive Instincts ' into a nun dvlllrofinn
They can first make Chinese, Japanese, German
jucujs equal 10 OUTS.
now to ao that, I do not know. rm
education would help (the Oxford movement
expanded to reality).
Let the liberals, the Archibald MacLelshs of
mr. xiooseveits administration, the Sherwood
rwiaersons, tne idealistic hopefuls contain them
kpIva In fViA in x ...
, " te"' reality 01 wnat can
be accomplished.
Let them get a congenial situation before they
wuiiseai u. i,et tnem. In short, inter
nationalize the people-of the world make
them one before they start talking about mak
ing the world one.
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Foxhole is the desert phone
booth for these British signal
men, on the job despite nearby
shell blast They are sending
messages through on the African
front where nearly all axis
forces have been cleared out.
INFORMATION, PLEASE
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., To
the Editor: What la the Idea of
our local police speaking of
"600 soldiers in town on Sat
urday nights'' as if it were
plagucT Personally, I think It Is
an honor that they prefer our
town and hospitality to that of
certain towns closer to Camp
White.
We have given rides to
great number of them; they are
always so courteous and grate.
ful. I think they are pretty
swell and if there is a "bad
one" occasionally, that Is true
of our high school also.
If there is any policing to be
done, let it be done to protect
the soldiers, not our girls, from
what I sec. A lot of theso ex.
trcmoly young girls don't know
much but are sure looking for
information so why blame the
soldiers?
Yep! You've guessed it.
have three boys in service I
also have a daughter.
Yours sincerely,
L. H. F,
Klamath's
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Yesterdais "
From the files . 40 : years
, ogo ond lQ,yers ago. M
From the Klamath Republican
Much 20, 1903
Incoming stages from Ager
have . been crowded with pas.
sengers of late.
O. P. Waggoner has the lum
ber on hand for a neat dwell
ing on Ewauna heights.
The wedding of Dee Ankeny
daughter of Hon. Henry E. An
keny, and John 5. Orth, county
clerk of Jackson county, has
been set for April.
Humane Society Notes
Interesting Stories About Klamath Animals
and Efforts in Their Behalf
-By Ida Momyer Odelt-
A RED RIBBON FOR RUE
"What are you doing, Alice?"
a.t1cri Mm. flpninr. am th nnll-n4
her little girl tying a red ribbon
to ue s couar.
Rue in AlIrB nnl n Utrnlv lit
tle Australian shepherd, who has
not yet reacnea her iirst birth
day, i ,
Rue plays and romps around
the Geary yards with Frisky,
who lives In the house under the
tall pine trees across the lawn
from Rue's home.
When Alice is away at school,
na may look out of either house
almost any time of the day and
see little blue Rue and yellow
Frisky tearing around together,
through the yards, down across
the road which runs in front of
their homes, or in and out of the
plum brush above the buildings.
One day last week Frlsky's
master heard Rue barking fran
tically outside his door. Finally,
becoming rather annoyed at the
persistent noise, he stepped to
the door to see what It was all
about. There ntnnrl Bn mil,,.
ering with excitement. As plain
ly as she was able sha conveyed
to him her desire that he follow
her. His curiosity aroused, he
went with her as she led him
rapidly down the hill and across
the road to the canal which par
allels the road. Thl- ha tnnA
his Frisky floundering In the icy
waters ot the big canal, unable
to clamber out onto the ice
which broke beneath his efforts.
Evidently the dogs had romped
out over the Ice which had
broken through and plunged
Frisky into the water. He 'was
almost exhausted when help ar
rived and except for the intelli
gence (If the lifflci hltlA ahnnUarA
dog, he soon would have per-
isned.
This Is the story which Alice
told her mother in eynlnnntlnn
of the decoration she was placing
on Hue's collar. "And I think
Rue deserves a red ribbon,"
Alice ended with deep convic
tion. Being a bit skeptical, Mrs,
From the Klamath News
March 19. 1933
Lhiloquin high school won
the southern Oregon invitation
al basketball tournament at
Ashland last night, defeating
Phoenix, 19 to 18, in the final
game.
R. R. Macartney of Klamath
Falls is new president of the
Western Pine association.
President's Wife
To Speak On Coast
SEATTLE, March 19 F)
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of
the president, will arrive here
Wednesday night, March 31, for
a three-day visit which will in
clude an address to help launch
the second war bond drive. She
will speak the night of April 2
at a downtown theatre.
The cry is for liquor ration
ing. A few years ago we
couldn't buy it because there
was a law now we can't buy
it because there isn't a law.
Geary checked on the narrative
with Frlsky's master and found
it to be no figment of a child s
Imagination but the true story
of Frisky's rescue through Rue's
Ingenuity.
Wear your red ribbon with
pride, Rue, you earned it.
BLACK SNOW COMPLAINT
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., To
the Editor: At the last council
meeting an appeal was made to
the general public to take an
interest in helping keep tho city
clean. Why not make an appeal
to our mayor and city council
to do something about the
shower of soot and half burned
particles of sawdust that are
showered on the city several
times, day and night?
If the Lions club really want
the people to cooperate and be
grateful, why don't they take
it upon themselves to do some
thing about this real dirt and
not bother so much about a few
pieces of paper in the gutters?
Just why do we people, who
live between Second and
Eighth streets, have to stand
the expense and work of clean
ing up after this soot? Why can
not all move to Hot Springs ad
dition or Lakeshore Drive.
I wonder if these conditions
did not have something to. do
with Mr. Bussman moving his
place of business to a cleaner
part of the city. Not only are
the housewives asking that
something be done, but business
men on Mam street are getting
very much disgusted with the
condition.
Yours very truly,
NINA M. BUBB,
405 High St. '.
Rubber Hose Stolen
From Gas Stations
City police reported Friday
that there have been two cases
within the past few days of rub
ber hose stealing.
A short length was cut off the
water hose at Fred's Mobile gas
station at Eleventh and Klamath
Wednesday night. The same
thing happened, also on Wednes
day, at Clancey's Texaco station
at Ninth and High.
City police think that the
pieces of rubber hose are used
to syphon gasoline from automo
biles. .
It is our fortune that our
troops must be put into fighting
against battle-hardened veter
ans, and we may expect a little
uncertainty at first. However,
there are no soldiers In any
army who learn as quickly or
have the same resourcefulness
as the American soldiers. Sec
retary of War Henry L. Stim-
son.
SIDE GLANCES
cop, iw gr nt itwia, we. t. i. ma v. t. iir'etr.
3-n
"Hoppy birthday, Dad! I've been navin it for you now
. . may I use the car today?".
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Do You Know Swing Jenson?
The shortage of utile men fur
Uie skilled and rugged trades of
the Douglas fir woods has pro
duced a new breed of big-timber
whoppers, or tall talcs. Or rath
er, a new character on which
1943 versions of Paul Bunyan
climber and a spar trco has to bo
topped. Ho doesn't bother with
a life rope until he Is up to tho
limbs, but climbs tho first 60
feet or so with hands alone he
can reach nio.it around the bolo
of the usual .spar.
Another account credits Swing
fables may be hung. 1 first Jensen with keeping the works
heard of him a month or so back, ! going In one snow when It ran
but it seems ho hud como ulivo n : out of chokers he'd Just hook
spell earlier. Maybe you have
heard the same and have won
dered whether there might real
ly be some powerful man of the
woods who started the stories.
"Swing Jensen" is the noma
of the mighty man, as I'vu heard
It. One informant sandwiched
Shift" into the name, but that
doesn't apply plausibly to a log-
his wonderful long arms around
a log, lock feet and legs in the
rigging, and then sail In with the
niainlino pull to the Inudtng. Of
course it was downhill, and no
stumps or windfalls to Jolt him
up.
Another timo, when a cat dri
ver ond his rigging man fulled
to show up, Swing Jensen took
stories. They reflected the splr-1
it of tho pioneer woodsman who
met and conquered giant ob
stacles. Swing Jensen, mighty forest
front fighter, seems to be a 1043
reincarnation of Paul Bunyon.
Docs any reader of this column
know him? Further facts on hlrt
should be worth more space.
ger it. rings of the shipyards, j out the tractor and mado a rcc
Of course Jensen may also be a ord haul ho could reach back
snip builder. It is such items
that need to bo cleared up. . The
truth must be known. ,
Anyhow, he is "Swing Jensen"
to this column. The common key
to his character in nil tho stories
I've heard Is tho prodigious
reach of his arms, and this pow
ered with an urco lo LrcL nut loirc twice n Innv
for war that is akin to the urge! How Tall Tales Grow . .
through the arch and hook on a
log without leaving his scat.
The only trouble with Swing
Jensen Is tho way ho works his
reach in tho cookhouse. Loggers
who claim to have sat with him
at meals vow his reach is not
eight feet, eight Inches but
of the US marines to kill Japs.
Lone Taller of the Fir . . .
Jensen also stands hich
seven feet, seven inches. But life
Such are samples of the stories
about Swing Jensen, the man
who Is making up for tho short
age of help In the woods. Doubt'
reach is eight feet, eight. Thus ! less there arc other much more
he is well equipped to work as a
lone timber fallcr In the ginnt
Douglas fir. He notches under
cuts with an ax in each fist. Saw
ing, he stands at tho middle of a
seven-foot, six - inch . crosscut,
spreads his arms, grabs a handle
in each hand, and saws fir as
powerfully as any team of tim
ber fullers ever heard of.
"It's not only his reach ond
muscle does the trick," I'm told.
It's his swing from the knees
nd hips.'
Swing Jensen's rench also
makes him a prime substitute
when his outfit is short a high
ama.ina and wonderful. There In
a very real reason for them.
True loggers, men with bark on
them, make humor out of their
troubles, ns soldiers do. And
the majority of the skilled and
experienced men who have stuck
to the woods to got out timber
for the army and navy, have
plenty of trouble becausa their
crews are short. Often each
man has to be a man and a half
to keep the logs booming to the
landings and tho mills.
Out of similar conditions In
the pioneer logging of tho Lake
states grew tho Paul Bunyan
Restaurant Owners
Meet at Elk Hotel
Saturday Afternoon
A meeting of restaurant own
ers, for the purpose of discussing
their problems after three weeks
of processed food rationing was
announced today by James B.
Reese, acting district rationing
officer. The conference will be
held In the Elk hotel at 2:30
Saturday afternoon, Murch 20,
Leo Jacobs, district food ration
ing representative, will preside.
A general discussion of ration
ing problems will be held, and
questions relating to the point
system as applied to restaurant
owners will be answered. All
restaurant owners are invited to
attend.
In Ashland Paul and Carmen
Leo Jones, son and doughtor of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones of Cali
fornia avenue, are spending
spring vacation at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clary In Ash
land. They aro expected home
Sunday night.
Cheer upl During spring
housecleaning you may find a
couple of those things you hava
been missing ever since fall
housecleaning.
Collector paid $8000 for sev
eral old books carved in wood.
Muybo he Is planning branch
library.
A Nebraska man divorced hla
wife and then hired her as
cook. That's one way to make
sure sho'll leave him.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
"A lot of storckMpcrB in town arc worry
ing about being able to get help these days,
Judge. Men are mighty scarce and getlin'
more so all the time."
"1 know. Even the big companies are
having quite a job getting them. Yep, and
they need 'em too. Take the bDverngo dis
tilling companies for example... they need
a lot of manpower. Though they're not
making whiskey any more, they're doing a
24-hour-a-day job of turning out alcohol for
gun powder and synthetic rubberjor the
government.
"Makes me think back to the days before
repeal when a powerful number of people
wcro making liquor, too... only they were
a bunch of law-flouting criminals doing It
behind closed doors. And the government
wasn't collecting a billion dollar excise tax
cither. Ever stop to wonder whero the gov
ernment could get all Its war alcohol today
if it weren't for the beverage distillers?"
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