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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
April 1. 1043
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Today's Roundup
EPLEY
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IT WAS with twelllng of home-country pride
that w witnessed the local units of the
(tats guard In review arm bi me armory
Wednesday nigm.
At that time, announcement
was made of the establishment
battalion headauarters in
J tC' ' t Klamath Falls under command
:v . Y.
t.-f3 companies in jviumam jciuis,
l-nuoqum, wircvibw, wcitm
and Malin are In the battalion
headed up here.
Some 250 men In these com
munities are giving their time
and effort to this work, which
Is a vital necessity in an effective civilian de
tense set-up. The guardsmen deserve recogni
tion for this contribution, which to each of them
means considerable personal sacrifice.
Our guardsmen built from the ground up
on a voluntary basis. They provided their own
uniforms, and made their own wooden guns for
drilling. They have mora recently received
more adequate equipment, Including gas masks,
guns that shoot, etc. Senator Marshall Cornett,
speaking at the Wednesday night ceremonies,
pointed out that appropriations by the last
legislature should take better care of the guard
In the future. '
It doesn't require much Imagination to un
derstand the vital importance of having organ
ized military units in the various communities
of this area ready for instant action in case
of any sort of an "incident." The guard can
and should be an integral part of the civilian ,
defense set-up.
The men who have provided the leadership
and manpower for our guard units deserve the
community'! appreciation.
Don't Be April-Fooled
EVEN as late as April 1, amateur gardeners
In this area can be given a fooling by spring
weather that spurs them into too-early planting ,'
of some vegetables. ( , .
County Agent C. A, Henderson pointed out:
today that there is danger that enthusiasm
can bo cooled off if premature gardeners run
Into bad luck with the weather a little later on.
It Ss not too soon to get the ground in shape,
and it is not too soon to do some planting, the
agent said, but the planting should be confined
to selected varieties such as onions, peas and
radishes. The reference table on dates which
has been carried twice in this paper still holds
good, and gardeners who are tempted to rush
the season may be in for disappointment.'
There is a tremendous and healthy interest
in gardening throughout the city, suburbs and
country districts. Demand for gardening bulle
tins at the county agent's office has never
been so heavy. Because garden production Is of
such Importance, it is to be hoped there are no
casualties, because of too-early planting, that
break enthusiasm and discourage later efforts.
Highway Talk
THE BEND BULLETIN notes that under s
post-war highway plan, Oregon would re
ceive $19,000,000 a year. But the Bulletin is
concerned because State Highway Engineer. R.
H. Baldock, in discussing It, mentioned only the
Pacific highway reconstruction program and
the Columbia River highway. -
"Mr. Baldock makes no mention of the Wil
lamette highway and the southern sections of
The Dalles-California, but these, it has long
been apparent, are In a favored .spot In this
planning. Neither favored nor mentioned are
the northern sections of the latter road and
therein is cause for worry."
It if to be hoped the Bulletin i right in Its
assumption that construction will go forward
on the Willamette and southern sections of The
Dalles-California; it is to be hoped It is wrong
in its fear that northern sections of The Dalles
Callfornla are to be left out in the cold.
The Willamette-Dalles-California (still we
have no generally accepted name for this im
portant combination) should be continued in de
velopment as the leading north and south route
through Oregon. This Is the best and most
logical connection between the big metropolitan
areas of California and the Willamette valley.
It should not be made to suffer while the
Pacific highway is reconstructed to satisfy either
iraaiuon or sectional pressure.
highway and Ita greatest potential travel feeder
in Oregon the Willamette.
Paul Mallon, our regular Washington column
ist, is ill and for that reason substitutions are
being made in the adjoining column on this
page. Mr. Mallon's followers in this area ap
parently are legion; when his column is miss
ing, we are buttonholed by irate readers who
are concerned lest we have dropped it. It will
be back when Mr. Mallon recovers.
Presence of Defense Attorney George Roberts
ot Medford In the courtroom in the trial of
Kenneth Wallan, with Circuit Judge Vanden
berg on. the bench, revived memories of Klam
ath's most sensational trial in history the case
in which Attorney Horace Manning was ac
quitted of the murder of Attorney Ralph Horan
10 years ago. Roberts and Judge Vandenberg
teamed in the defense oa that case.
Home Front Roundup
By JAMES MARLOW and GEORGE ZIELKE
WASHINGTON, April 1 VP) The manpower
"push" Is on.
Today is the deadline for "non-deferrables" to
get into other jobs, or sign up with the U. S.
employment service (and so get a 30-day ex
tension of deferment).
This also is the deadline for the 48-hour
minimum work week in designated labor-shortage
areas, except for those employers who have
submitted : applications to continue working
shorter hours.
The pressure is on for men in the 38-43 age
group to go into essential industry or farming
And next week state selective service di
rectors will gather for a conference which, some
sources say, may have to do with changes in
regulations to clear the way for drafting of
father.
The whole, manpower situation focuses at
tention once more on the question of drafting
labor for work in industry and on farm.
Here are the pros and cons as aired before
.congressional committees:
Efficient?
"HKINCIPAL argument offered by proponents
r of national service legislation is that it
would provide for efficient use of the nation's
manpower - in the war effort would assure
that manpower isn't dissipated in non-essential
work.
On the central argument over whether a
. labor draft Is. democratic. Undersecretary of
War Robert P. Patterson summed up the views
of those favoring such a draft:
"It it is democratic to tap a man on the
shoulder and send him to fight the Japs in a
New Guinea Jungle, can it be undemocratic to
select a man or woman, to load shells, work
on an airplane or stay on a farm?
"It should not be possible for some to say,
'I do not choose to serve.'
"I firmly believe that not until there is im
posed on every man and woman the equal
obligation to render service in the war effort,
will this country make, the all-out war effort
which is necessary and ot which we are cap
able."
Workers be paid prevailing rates tor jobs
assigned.
Men and women are assigned as nearly as
possible to jobs near their present homes.
The government pay moving expenses for
workers sent to new localities.
Nobody should be sent into communities
whose housing accommodations already are overtaxed.
Exemptions be provided for women with chil
dren under 18, expectant mothers and those
taking care ot the sick or aged.
Workers be guaranteed rights to re-employment
at their old jobs after the war, without
loss of seniority.
No worker be required to Join a labor union
If assigned to a plant with a closed shop; but
be permitted to join if he wished.
Arguments
ARGUMENTS of those opposed to a labor
draft- center principally on contentions
that it would be undemocratic and that it isn't
necessary in the first place.
They say progress Is being made by the
war manpower commission In organizing the
nation's labor markets. They say there is no
manpower shortage that can't be solved by
proper planning of production.
They ask whether it's fair to draft somebody
SIDE GLANCES
tor. imi iy uti kink, mo. t. m. mo, 0, . at. off.
"Well, yesterday was the first sunny spring day we've had
nature looked swell and you know what a great out
doors man I ami"
From Other
Editors
The northern portion of The Dalles-California to h.in nm.n. m.v. ...
mm ww vuuwuus, penQimi an important
function in the state travel system, and it should
not be neglected. East-of-the-mountain Interests
would do well to work together to bring con
tinued Improvement of The Dalles-California
William Green, president of the AFL. says a1
labor draft would be "Involuntary servitude,"
and Philip Murray, CIO president, declares
there is "no unwillingness" of labor to go
where it is needed.
"No Atheists in Foxholes"
Not True, Thinks Chaplain
OAKLAND, Calif., April 1 UP)
Lieut. Thomas Reardon, marine
chaplain who buried the first
leatherneck to die on Guadal
canal, doesn't think too much
of the saying that there are no
atheists in foxholes.
"It isn't fear that has turned
the service man to religion,"
he said today in an interview
at Oak Knoll Naval hospital
where he is recovering from a
streptococcus infection which
nearly cost his life.
"It's the complete breakway
from everything they have
known in life."
The Jersey City, N. J., padre
was among the first marines to
land In the Solomons.
"A lot of 4he boys I married,
I buried," he said. "1 married
them before we left and I bur
ied them after we arrived."
"What the boys are going
through. is written in their
hearts," he said. "Most of It
they will never be able to tell.
They know that if the thing is
settled there, the folks at home
won't have to go through it,
too and that's what counts.
"One boy nut it the ht m
I think he said 'I don't want to
die for my country. I want to
live for it. But if I have to dl.
1 will."
Let's put everything to workl
Sell the articles you don't us
through a classified ad.
Sheepmen Farmers
Warned to Destroy
All Dead Animals
SALEM, April 1 UP) The
state department of agriculture
today warned sheepmen, as well
as other farmers and ranchers,
to destroy their dead animals,
or be fined 100.
The department said more
than 3 per cent of the Willam
ette valley sheep died In the
severe winter, and that many
piles of dead sheep are in the
field.
I think we are doing pretty
well with a bunch of boys who
are pitching all right. We are
all trying. The morale of our
forces Is high in fact, so high
It scares me. Lieut.-Gen.
George C. Kenney, allied alr
forces commander in southwest
Pacific.
THE JAPANESE PROBLEM
(Hood River News)
The more we learn about the
official attitude towards the Jap
anese problem, the more con.
vinced we are that -no serious
thought is being given to mass
deportation at the end of the
war of either the Japanese issei
or nisei born in Japan or born
in America people of Japanese
Diooa. At the same time, how
ever, serious consideration is be
ing given to the real problem-
that of ascertaining the basis
of the- prejudice against people
ot Japanese origin living in our
country outside of race anti
pathy and to try to work out
a tormuia which will tend to
weaken this prejudice.
The reason why few respon
sible officials are willing to sup
port any plan of mass deporta
tion is that, in the case of the
nisei, who are officially accept
ed as American citizens, i t
would involve the dangerous ex
periment of a basic repudiation
ot the constitution and danger
ous because it would establish a
precedent, which might, at
some other time, be invoked by
a majority racial group against
a minority group, to seriously
impair our- nation s standing as
the one real democracy of the
world. i
Hatred of the Japanese as a
race, as reflected in many com
munities on the Pacific coast,
is based on a number of factors
over and above race prejudice
wmch is associated with a su
periority consciousness, not at
all uncommon to certain of the
white races. On the Pacific
coast, and especially in local
ities adjacent to large centers
of population, competition on
unequal terms, has done noth
ing to improve relations be
tween groups of white Ameri
cans and their neighbors of Jap
anese origin. In certain areas
in California, groups of Jap
anese farmers have, through ef
ficiency of the Japanese type,
together with the lower stand
ard of living, contrived to com
pletely eliminate the white
American farmer from a num
ber of activities, involving pro
duction of much-wanted pro
ducts of the soil. When com
petition of this kind can pro-
voxe disastrous wars between
nations, it Is not surprising that
it can also provoke racial war
in communities in our own
land. Some people, who know
nothing of the effect of this
type of warfare, will tell us
that it should never be, espec
ially In a country in which in
dividualism is in high regard.
But these people overlook the
most Important factor human
nature.
Accepting this theory as one
ot the major causes ot serious
friction between these occiden
tal and oriental groups, a plan
is being developed under which,
it it goes through, largo group
ing ot Japanese in any state or
community will be discouraged.
The hope, of course, is that the
situation which had developed
in a number of areas on the
Pacific slope will not repeat
itself at least within this pres
ent generation. But if the spon
sors of this plan believe that
race prejudice in our country
will exhaust itself in one short
generation, then they are In
deed optimists who do not know
human nature, as it has been
reflected in our country ever
since the days when the first
white emigrants, set up their
colonies on this continent.
Chiloquin
Louis Holmes, who is servlns
with the navy, has been In Chil
oquin visiting his -parents on a
brief furlough. '
Truman Hall wno joined the
army last February, is now sta
tioned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Elido De BortoJi, navy man,
Is home on a furlough visiting
his family.
The annual spring concert will
be presented Friday night, April
12, by the music and dramatics
department of Chiloquin hlKh
school. The band will be the
special attraction.
Ivan Donoughue, former op
erator at the Chiloauln denoL
has been transferred to Cotton
wood, California, where he will
accept a similar position. He
has long been a resident of Chil
oquin.
Courthouse Records
OLSON-BOYD. Odcll Olson.
33, law enforcement officer. Na
tive of Iowa, resident of Klam
ath Falls. Iva Irene Boyd, 29,
nurse, .native ot Uregon. resi
dent of Klamath Falls.
Complaints Filed
Frank Emery versus May
&mery. cult for divorce, charge
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Couple married in Eugene, Sep
tember 7, 1840. J. C. O'Neill, at
torney tor plaintiff.
Russell W. Smith versus Lau-
rena Smith. Suit for divorce.
charge cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Couple married in Reno,
June, 1939. A. C. Yaden, attor
ney for plaintiff.
Justice Court
Harold Miller Mallory. Sell
ing fish at retail without a li
cense. Fined $50, $28 suspended.
Frank Moffett Sharp. No op
erator's license. Fined S7 or 3
day.
Always read the classified ad.
fg From where 1 sit...
JfcSIT Jy Joe Marsh
"Well," say Judge Cunning
ham. "I see they've got it!"
"Got what?" I say.
"Look," beams the Judge. And
he pulls out an article about a
special kind o' lie detector-an
"alcoholometer" they call it.
When a fellow get haled Into
court for doing mischief, and
blame it all on a "couple of
beers," this scientific machine
proves whether Just a "couple of
beers" is really the true answer.
And o' coarse it Isn't. Becanxe
a couple ot beers, enjoyed with
friends, is a way people keep out
of trouble, not get into itl
From where I lt, I certainly
agree with the Judge. The follow
with the alibi about a "coup's
of beera" is reflecting on good
citizens everywhere who enjoy
a quiet glass of beer with their
meals-sittln' with their friend
or just relaxing after a day's
work. Moderate folk like that
are entitled to consideration.
AV. 55 of a Stria
Cepyrilhti 1943, Brewing tniutry Tmuulcthn
Telling
The liilHor
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lhn MC wordi in itngth, aiimi b, will
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UNION DISCUSSION
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. (To
the Editor) Calling Mrs. Anna
Bailey. ,
Your letter implies that you
have been harboring soms per
sonal grievances which luive
you in a terrible state of confu
sion. You certainly aro wrong
It you think that the "laboring
class" Is inhuman and a bunch
ot lunatics.
If labor is to be recognized it
is necessary to unite so that it
will have the strength to de
mand and receive a decent liv
ing wage. Capitalists and big
corporations have been orgun.
ixed for years and hove fought
to keep labor down,
As for labor unions always
calling strikes when and whoro
they will do the most harm,
there may be "ono or two ex
ceptions," but I believe that the
majority are reasonable and
justifiable. It is true that tho
farmers and business men huvo
their problems and discouraging
moments, but they have tholr
associations, too, and huvo mndc
considerable progress since my
grandfather's time.
Farming Is a mighty essential
Industry and it should receive
every consideration, but wars
aren't won with food alone.
Yes, we are buying bonds
and mori bonds, so Uncle Sam
will be able to supply our boys
on Urn fighting fronts with every
weupon necensary to win this
war.
I can usiiuro you that our
government Isn't building tanks,
ttlrplaiu-s, ships, guns, etc., just
to provide work so the unions
will hove an excuse to strike.
Oh, no, lady, we aro at wsr and
lighting for tha freedom which
means wo can voice our opin
ions, choose our own vocations
and domand reasonable compen
sation for our snrvicet.
There aro some very selfish
pcoplo In this world, but as a
whole I believe most of them
are trying to do what Is right.
MRS. M. PUTNAM,
Klamath falls, Ore.
CLAIMS FACILITIES
WASHINGTON. April 1 (P)
Tho bureau of census has In
formed tha National Hunting
Agency thnt 2,000,000 additional
persons could have been housed
in existing structures in 83 war
housing areas, had maximum use
been made of all possible dwell
ing spneo In the last five months
of 11)42.
We must offer tha returning
soldiers somothlng more than a
starvation existence on the
WPA. Tho marvelous expansion
of our Industries shows what
business will do in peace. We
must be willing to cooperate with
the world. Alt M. London.
rngMMMm
From tha Klamath Htpublltaa
April 1. 1902
Alex Martin, local banker, ha
been mimed on th board of re
gents of Southern Oregon Nor
mal school at Ashland.
H. N. Whllollne began operat
ing his milk wagon hvra yester-
duy,
ttt
Naws ho been received hare
of the doath of F. P. Grohs at Au
burn, Calif. Mr, Grohs was
heavily Intaroslcd In Langall
valley land.
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From th Klamath Nw
April 1, 1(39
Mayor Willis Muhonoy said to
day that "boar will probably be
lis ni'CMslble In Klamath Falls aa
In any city In Oregon," answer.
Ing fears that thoro might b
undue restrictions against tha
worklngman desiring a cheap
drink.
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The Klamath Sa Scouts are
ready for a busy season.
We stilt have a long and hard
roud to travel before our (Innl
goal Is achieved, and our final
goal Is and must be tho complete
crushing of Hitlerite Germany.
rttiMlun Ambassador to Britain
Ivan Malsky.
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