HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALIS. OREGON
April 8, 194S
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Keepers of the Flame
'(Editor's Note: The following editorial appear
ed In the Klamath Krater. Klamath Union high
school paper, and because of its outstanding
character Is being entered in a national contest
among high school journalists.)
By EDNA KAHL
THE newspaper, perhaps more than any other
factor, directs the thinking of a nation.
In the present world contnet uiai iaci t,imm
more lirmiy man ever uciuic
On lands and seas that, to
the public, have ceased being
merely vague outlines on a
map, our soldiers and sailors
are facing enemies who are
both shrewd and powerful; but
we in the United States have
one fighting force which our
enemies do not possess. We
have a free press, the most
informative and most accurate
In the world. The American
press Is a fighting force a
force of. great strength in the
fnf tniin.
You read your newspaper, secure In the
knowledge that the headlines and articles you
re a d a there because they are the truth.
The contents of your newspapers are not dic
tated from general headquarters simply be
cause they are what the officials think are best
for the public to know, whether or not the
Incidents are true. The "what-they-don't-know-won't-hurt-them"
policy finds no welcome in
the free press of a free America,
The freedom of our press has been sub
jected to limitations only during the occasions
of a great national crisis. Always, however,
censorship was imposed with the aim of re
stricting the amount of details which were to
be published. Never was it used to distribute
lies and exaggerations. Never has it been used
as a bludgeon to beat free people into sub
mission; and the. men and women of the press
ere a living promise that it never will be.
An accurately-informed public is the greatest
necessity in the planning of a postwar world.
The tremendous job of keeping the public well
informed of happenings, wherever, and when
ever they may occur, lies with' the press. The
newspaper is a record of today's events, great
and small, which will be history tomorrow.
Throughout the annals of American journal
lam, the members of the press have abided by
their self-imposed doctrine of truth. That doc
trine is being threatened by our enemies .who
rould have us betray our belief in truth and
tecency. The members of the press have
accepted the challenge. From the small town
weekly to the metropolitan daily, they are
entering full force into the conflict, knowing
well that they are a great determining factor,
the "keepers of the flame," not only in the
winning of the war, but also in the winning
ef an enduring peace.
Through bur Imperishable faith in freedom
of : the press the future of democracy Is assured.
vised about his diet for the four hours before
visiting the laboratory, where, tn a painless
operation, he gave a quantity of blood which
may save a life on some distant battle field.
Many local people travel occasionally to Port
land or San Francisco. Because blood can be
donated only at Intervals by each individual,
the populations of the larger cities may not be
enough to provide all the blood contributions
that are needed. Every little bit helps, and
our informant's experience would Indicate that
a contribution of Klamath blood will be wcl-
Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
a 'i district office here is still running
V a skeleton crew.
You get the feeling, when, you enter the
place, that it Is after-hours and nearly every
body has gone home, though you may be there
in the middle of the business day.
There are lots of desks, chairs and tele
phones. But only here and there are employes
using these facilities, and these people are sur
rounded by empty desks and chairs. .
The reason for all of this, we are told, Is
budgetary. Ed Ostendorf, the district manager,
says that the last quarter budget must be made
up by the regional office before the local office
staff can be, further expanded. He expects
some news on this in a few days.
What worries the local OPA people, we
gather, is really the 1943-44 budget which must
get congressional approval. When that budget
Is determined, we will know more about what
Is to happen to personnel plans for the district
office.
When the office was located here, it was
announced there would be about 50 employes
with a payroll of about $100,000 annually, and
that is still the expectation qualified by what
happens on the budgets. There are now 28
employes hired for the district staff, plus four
persons who have been "borrowed."
The people who had charge of getting desks,
Chairs and telephones apparently were not
hampered by budget problems. They got them
With dispatch; getting the personnel to use
them has proved to be a more difficult problem.
Giving Klamath Blood
A FRIEND of ours, who makes occasional
trips to Portland and San Francisco, has
been leaving his personal contributions to blood
banks in those cities. He suggests this is a good
Idea for other Klamath people,, who make
Journeys to the cities where there are facilities
for taking blood for the plasma banks.
This will be of Interest to the many people
who have inquired at the county health office,
this newspaper, and elsewhere, indicating a
desire to contribute to the blood banks that are
proving of such vital importance In the treat
ment of men wounded in battle.
There are no facilities in Klamath Falls for
actually taking blood contributions; in fact, no
smaller cities of our size in this area have
them. Considerable blood-typing for possible
bank donations has been carried on, chiefly
under sponsorship of the junior chamber of
commerce. -
Our friend said that he got the idea while
In Portland recently. He telephoned the . blood
bank headquarters, and was told his contribution-would
be gladly received. He was ad-
MALLON
News Behind ihe News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, April 8 Petroleum Poobah
Ickes Is being pressed, not only by mo
torist representatives, but by other government
departments, to liberalize the
gas rationing program.
Even the Office of Price Ad
ministration has made some
representations within the gov
ernment suggesting greater al
lowances. Now an A-card
driver can get only 80 miles
a month at a maximum, or
45 to 50 miles if he has a
heavy fuel consuming car.
This is hardly enough to keep
a machine In good condition.
The question of whether there is enough
gasoline at hand along the eastern seaboard to
warrant a greater value for the A-cards, or
other relaxation of the restrictions, is not part
of the current argument. The highest of
authorities In OPA has taken the position that
more gasoline should be furnished, Indeed,
should now be available.
The tank cars which were hauling fuel oil
during the winter months should now be avail
able for gasoline. Also, one of the new pipe
lines from Texas to New Jersey Is so near
completion that the promise is made that it
will be finished by July. Its capacity is 300,000
barrels a day.
: A second pipe line through Seymour, Ind,
to the eastern field Is promised by next Janu
' ary to alleviate the fuel oil demand next winter
by adding 235,000 more barrels a day. The
position of the oil industry also seems to be
undergoing a change trending more toward the
OPA position than that of the petroleum ad
ministrator. Thus, Mr. Ickes Is gradually being surrounded
with opposition pressure. A showdown is in
prospect. Relaxation is at least possible for the
: first time. ; , .
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Political Purity
THIS administration has always stoutly main
tained and with some display of righteous
indignation that the public works programs
were non-political in character ... no one but
a republican, would say otherwise . . . And,
iurthermore, you people who did not believe
it, have never been able to prove otherwise.
Well, a legal authority, prowling back into
a specific case, came upon the following pecul
iar set of circumstances:
The Federal Works Administration Issued
orders, approved by the administrator May 1,
1942, requiring that a specific paragraph be
inserted in the general conditions governing
costs-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts. The paragraph
read:
"(A) Preference In the employment of labor
ers and mechanics at the site shall be given to
. qualified local residents.
"(B) There shall be no discrimination by
reason of race, creed, color, national origin, or
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS In the employ
ment of persons .yjwWMiwys
qualified byp v '22A V 1
.rt, a
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training and ex
p e r 1 e n ce for
work in the de
v e 1 o pment of
defense . housing
or defense pub
lic works at the
site of the pro
ject." This certainly
established the
political purity
motif. Anyone
had the right to
work regardless
of his voting pe
culiarities. Un
fortunately, It
did not .last
long.
Just about a
month before Mayor LaGuardia
the last election, certain revisions In the gen
eral conditions were Issued (October 5, 1942).
The revised order read:
"Delete paragraph 24 and substitute therefor
the following: ,
" 'The contractor shall not discriminate against
any worker because of race, creed, color, or
national origin'."
This change negatively re-established the only
discrimination to be used on federal works pro
jects. On Its face, It seemed to say that relief
is available for all except republicans.
LaGuardia's Commission
THERE was an Insurmountable defect in the
way the promise of a commission for Mayor
LaGuardia as a brigadier-general was presented
to the' public. No one, not even the mayor,
made clear what particular kind of a job he
was to do for which he was exceptionally
suited. No convincing justification for the ap
pointment was offered.
The war department has a rule that no older
men can be appointed to commissions unless
they possess "extreme qualification" which en
able them to do a specific needed task.
The promise of LaGuardia's appointment was
SIDE GLANCES
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cop, no rr mta aiavict. me. t. at ura v. a. fat. ot.
'Yen. I'm ntT in tin Armv nnvt wfL liwlinu Kni slmi'i
cry about it if you feel patriotic you can buy me a
banana split 1"
MEN; AND:!
WOMEN IN
; SERVICE
Hoping to draw duty In army
communications, Miss Helena
Hriczlsce of Klamath Falls
Tuesday enrolled in the wom
en's army, according to Port
land's WAAC recruiters. She
has returned home to await her
call to active duty.
Miss Hriczisco is a graduate
of Modernistic beauty college at
Klamath Falls and has been em
ployed as hairdresser at Mur
phy's beauty shop in Klamath
Falls for the past three years.
She is affiliated with the Wom
en of the Moose lodge.
Her father, Michael Hriczlsce,
lives at Stockett, Mont
Ralnh Russell Holmer. former
University of Washington stu
ripnt. is now at SheDnard field.
Tex., where he is taking his pi
lot's training. Holmer ten wun
a university group for the south.
He iS the. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph L. Holmer, formerly of
this city and now residing in Seattle.
Short Murder Trial
Frees Bachelor of
Cougar Mountain
TOLEDO, April 8 CP) One
of the shortest murder trials In
Lincoln county history was over
today, and Eliga Woody, 65, Cou
gar mountain bachelor, was a
free man.
Deliberating only three hours,
a circuit court jury acquitted
him yesterday on a charge of
first-degree murder in the slay
ing of Charles Phillips, a neigh
bor. The trial started Monday,
Portland Youth to
Speak for Oregon
In Oratorical Meet
PORTLAND, April 6 W) Ted
Shay, Portland, will represent
Oregon in the regional American
Legion oratorical contest this
year.
Shay took first in the state
finals here yesterday and Jane
Houston, Salem, placed second.
Also competing were David Daw
son, Medford; Delmar Kendrlck,
The Dalles, and Roy Dancer, Mc
Minnville, district finalists.
accompanied only by a sugges
tion that he was to undertake
certain unidentified administra
tive work in North Africa, and
later to do some more uniden
tified administrative work in
Italy when wo conquer it.
Welfare Board to
Sell Drygoods to
Board of Control
SALEM, April 8 WV- The
state public welfare commission
offered today to sell to the board
of control for $102,116 huge
quantities of dry goods, bedding
and sewing supplies for use in
state institutions.
The materials, left over from
the recently , abandoned WPA
sewing project in Portland, are
virtually unobtainable. The
board said it would ask institu
tion heads how much of the ma
terials that aro needed.
LEGISLATURE'S
WORK RELATED
TO KIWANIANS
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FOR THE BETTER grades of
fuel oils, accurate, metered de
liveries, try Fred H. Hollbron
ner, 821 Spring street, tele
phone 4153.' Distributor Shell
Heating Oils. 4-30
FURNACES vacuum cleaned.
Phone 7149. 4-10
CHIMNEY SWEEP
7149.
Phone
4-10
OIL BURNER SERVICE .
Phone 7149. 4-10
FOR SALE Equity In new
5-room modern home, land
scaped. 2348 Vine. Phone
5800 after 6 p. m. 2983U
WANTED TO BUY Used fur
niture, rugs, garden equip
ment. Phone 5575 between 7
and 9 p. m. 4-10
FOR SALE
Gas Range with lamj( new) $170
Walnut RCA. Combination
Radio with records $165
Double Sleeping Bag, air
mattress $ 35
Tilt-Top Highball Table $ 4
Record Holder End Tablc..$ 10
Electric Sweeper with at
tachments $ 80
New Window Shades with
valance boxes for drape
Curtains, rugs, lamps, set of
dishes, books, odd glassware
and cooking utensils. Other
household Items.
737 Alameda Street
Phono 6247 4-6
FRYERS FOR SALE Drive out
and get them. Lewis Farms,
Washburn and Garden. Phone
4580. 4-14
THREE-ROOM DUPLEX 2023
Darrow. 4-10
When in Medford
Stay at
HOTEL HOLLAND
Thoroughly Modern
Jot and Ann EarUy
Proprietors
'rom where I sit ...
Joe Marsh;
After that Western thriller at
the movies, Ben Ryder says:
"You know, the West wasn't all
like that While the gun-play
was goln' on -respectable folks
were weeding out undesirable
elements . . . red-eye saloons and
gambling Joints."
And Ben's right There's a
spirit In America that's always
working for a better commu
nity. Take that "clean-up or
close-up" program of the brew
ing Industry, for Instance. Its
whole purpose Is to see that beer
Is sold only In clean, respectable
places.
Everybody benefits from co
operation like thnt-even folks
who want Prohibition back. Be
cause those beer folks are work
Ing for the same tlilng-a decent,
law-abiding community.
From where I sit -the way
Isn't to pans more laws, but to
enforce tho ones we've got-and
rely on America's spirit of tol
erance and cooperation.
No. 56 of a Series
Copyright, IMJ, Brewing InJmlry Tomda&m
Oregon's 1943 legislature took
constructive action to miiko locu
tion In this stnto mora desirable
to Industry, it was pointed out
by Senator Marshall Cornott ami
Representative Henry Semon in
talks to tho Klwanls club Tluirs
dny noon.
ChaiiKcs lu the tax ulructuro
wore effected to make tho tttulu
mora Inviting to Industry, which
has shown a tendency to locute
In neighboring states.
Senator Cornett ' pulrl high
tribute to Representative Semon
and Representative L. 11, Craver
of Klamnth county. Ho mild no
man Is butter Informed on state
affairs than Semon, a veteran,
while Craver, this year's fresh
man legislator, proved able and
voted every measure on Its mer
its, the senator stated.
"If theso men stand for rejec
tion, Klamath county people will
be acting wisely to send them
back to tho legislature," said
Cornett.
Senator Cornott related tho
story of the deadlock between
Senator W. H. Steiwor and Sen
utor Dorothy Lee for tliu senate
presidency at the opening of tho
session, which finally broko with
Stolwcr's election. Cornett said
ho stood firmly with Slelwer on
tho principle that It would bo un
wise to have u woman at the
head of the state government and
the stato's armed forces In time
of war. He paid tribute to Mrs.
Lee as a legislator and attorney.
Tho senator said tho legisla
ture this year was hardworking,
and Its accomplishments, par
ticularly in tho tax field, were
noteworthy.
Representative Semon told In
particular about the work of the
ways and means committee,
which handled state finances.
He expressed gravo concern
over the biennial bill for relief
and wclfaro purposes, pointing
out that In sptto of more pros
perous times, a 50 per cent In
crease in relief costs wns called
for.
The last blennlum's bill, he
said, was $20,000,000 for all re
lief purposes. This blennium
the bill is to be $30,000,000.
Of this amount, $12,000,000
will come from the federal pov
crnmcnt, $12,000,000 from the
stuto, and $6,000,000 from t ho
counties.
"If, In times like thme, such
funds mo required for relief,
whut will happen hi times that
are not so gooilV" nuked tho rep
resentative. Ho also snld ha felt that liquor,
which provides the stato's funds
for relief, is an unstable source,
because liquor gules can drop off.
Arthur Sehaupp was chairman
of tho mentlng. Representative
Craver had boen Invited to par
ticipate In tho program, but wus
tinahlo to get away for u noon
address,
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
(Continued From Page One)
on If It boennio necessary with a
good conscience.
.
A LL that Is a part of the dear
dead past, and If half the
stories about earnings lu thu war
Industry cities aro true tho gal
who put your cakes und coffee
down beforo you may bo buying
more bonds than you aro.
Still, you come across with the
tip, Just as you ucd to do.
...
A LL of which goes to provo, i
this writer has long contend
ed, that snobbery lies at tho base
, of tho tipping institution. Wo
, tip not because the tlppee needs
I the money to feud off Impending
I foreclosure and eviction, but bo
causo passing out a tip enables
us to pose for the moment as the
grand slegneur bestowing lar
gess upon his loynl varlcts.
Everett Selected
For Steel Plant
WASHINGTON, April 8 (!"
Everett, Wash., has boen selected
as the sita of a $24,000,000 steel
plant, subject to approval of tho
development by the war produc
tion board.
George E. Murphy, Portland,
Ore., industrialist, told reporters
ho hnd taken options on o 400
ucro site for the plant and ex
pressed hopu that WPB would
approve tho undertaking.
SCORCHED FURNITURE
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., UV
Mr. und Mrs. Duby Miller arc
getting a Utile tired of snatching
their household furnishing out of
a blazing home.
A week ago tho Millers man
aged to save tho furnishings
when their house was destroyed
by fire.
Wednesday their new house, a
few doors from tho old one,
burned to the ground when on
oil burner furnace exploded, and
most of tho furniture agalu was
saved.
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From the Klamsth Republican
April 9, 1803
County Clerk Drlscoll loft
with his family for Murysvllle,
Calif., for n brief visit. While
ho Is away tho office will be In
I'hargo of his efficient deputy,
Fred Houston.
Al Sloan, who wns In charge
of the smallpox quarantine ut
Merrill, has returned to the
Falls and thu quarantine has
been lifted.
. .
The democratic county con
vention has elected a delegation
that will support A. E, Kenmes
for tho congressional nomina
tion. t
From tho Klamath News
April 8, 1833
Klamath gets Its 3.2 boer to
day. Three 16-gtillon Kegs wero
doUvojod by alrplana and 238
cases cum a by truck.
...
Elbert Voatch gave, a talk on
music to the Klwuuls club today,
...
Crater Lnko national park
roads wero opened yesterday.
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Army Non-Political
Rule Not Aimed at
Gsn, MacArthur
WASHINGTON, April 8 (VP)
Secretary of War Stlmson sulci
today "with great expllellncss''
that army regulations banning
political activity by soldiers
were not aimed at Gen. Unuglus
MacArthur or any other In
dividual. .
The secretary told a press con
ference that the regulations
nuido public earlier tills week
embodied war department policy
adopted as long ugo as 1H25 and
represented in his opinion an es
sential safeguard for mainten
ance of the traditional American
policy that no Individual should
exercise both civil and military
authority al one time.
Our current and 1044 subma
rines will be more effective
fighting ships because of
changes which aro being mado
us a result of actual tests In
battle. Mout.Comdr. W, A.
Hiirdy, navy Inspection officer.
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