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MALCOLM EPLEY
Managing Editor
Today's Roundup News Behind the News
EPLEY
By MALCOLM EPLEY
WE don't want fo make this a place to avoid
because it is always carrying reminders
of unpleasant things, but duty tells us we should
mention loaay inai siaie in
come tax returns will be due
April 15.
f There has been a lot o con
fusion over income lax aaies
this year, due chiefly to con
gressional and legislature ac
tivity in this field at time
when taxes were due or com
ing due.
The state filing tax date, in
fact, was changed from April
1 to April 15. Also, if state
taxes are over $10 for the year, they can be
paid quarterly instead of semi-annually this
year. Those are the chief changes in the state
law affecting taxes to be paid this year.
Frequent Questions
LR. SCHOETTLER, the state tax commis
. sion agent "who helps Klamath people
make their state returns, has given us the
answers to a number of questions which are
frequently asked the state auditors and there
fore must be bothering quite a few people as
they prepare their state returns.
For 1942, there Is no relaxation In the re
quirement for the notarization of the taxpayer's
signature on the return. Although the soldier
in active service has been granted an additional
$3000 exemption, he still Is required to file a
return If he comes within the usual bracket of
filing requirements. The return may be made
for him by any agent or relative who has
knowledge of his affairs.
There still is considerable misunderstanding
over the taxability of income received from
personal services performed outside the state
of Oregon. A resident of Oregon is taxable on
his earned income, no matter where it is
earned.
No provision has been included in the state
law for deduction of medical expenses. Gaso
line taxes, admission taxes and federal taxes
on cosmetics or furs are- not allowable under
the state law. The federal income tax paid in
1842 on the 1941 income is the one allowable
on the current return, not the tax paid in 1943
on the 1942 income (except to the taxpayer on
the accrual basis.)
Those are the answers to a few of the com
monly asked questions. i' . ..
State taxes, to say something pleasant, will
be generally found much smaller than the
federal taxes paid last month.
Shoppers And Rest Place
WHEN a "country woman" wrote us the
other day about the need for a public
resting place and rest room to accommodate
shopping visitors in Klamath Falls, she may
have started something. We have received a
number of calls and comments on the editorial
discussion of her suggestion, and perhaps some
thing worth while can be developed on this
problem. '
One caller, a woman who used to live in
the suburbs, suggests that some plan ought to
be worked out in cooperation with, the bus
company, so that the resting and gathering
place could also be made a downtown suburban
bus terminal. She pointed out that there is no
place but the street corners for people to wait
for the buses.
There are two groups of visitors which would
be benefited by the rest room. They are the
folks who come into town from the suburbs
by bus, and those who come from outside areas,
suburbs or the farm districts, in their own.
automobiles.
A single gathering place would be helpful to
both. All of these people are good customers
of our local business, and providing them the
suggested facilities is a project that deserves
tome thoughtful consideration.
Traffic Funnel
BEND Bulletin, in a further discussion of high
way matters recently mentioned in this
column, suggests that development of the San
tlam highway and the Warm Springs route
both of which cross the Cascades from The
Dalles-California should be pressed because
they would help prevent concentration of too
much traffic on the Willamette highway, the
great trans-Cascade route that has received
major attention in recent years.
. "Concentration on the Willamette tends to the
development of a bottleneck," says the Bulletin.
"California travel to Portland and points north
Will find it easier, if those routes (Santlam
and Warm Springs) are improved, to get through
on one of them and thereby avoid Pacific high
way congestion, Traffic diffusion should be en
couraged." It is well to keep in mind that all three
trans-mountain routes mentioned funnel Into
The Dalles-California which, in turn, provides
a fine link with the California highway system
through to Weed, on the west side, and to Al
turas (and Reno) on the east.
Mil
Br PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, April 12 Everyone Is
talking about an International police
force as the basis for the post-war world, but
none of the arguers has ever
described one.
Mr. Welles, the under sec
retary of state, has been con
tinuously plugging for "an In
ternational police force" in
just those four words, but he
has never gone on to describe
what kind of a force he wants.
Just once in all past history
has such a proposition been
seriouslv cnnxiHpreri nnH than
, MALLON oniy fop 15 minutes. During
the peace conference the discussions over the
Versailles treaty, after the last war, the French
advanced the notion of maintaining a large
international land army to keep the peace. The
idea was smothered without serious contempla
tion. From this history, many have assumed that
what Mr. Welles has In mind as an administra
tion proposal is the same thing. All participants
In the debate seem to accept the theory that
a super-army, to which Russia, Britain, China
and the United States would contribute troops,
could guarantee peace.
It could not be done. The question of what
share each should have in the force and where
each particular force should be stationed ought
to be enough to break up any diplomatic con
ference which considered the idea.
Furthermore, international wars are not
fought by land armies alone, but largely on
the sea and in the air. (This has been almost
wholly our participation so far.)
In the future world, the main part of the
war will be fought in the air. But, if the inter
national police force idea is turned into the
air channel, the question of who shall have
how many planes, and where, seems almost im
possible of negotiation with each nation natu
rally striving to maintain its own interests and
to gain the upper hand if possible.
Sacrifice Self-Protection
A NY such proposal along this line would re-
A quire all participating nations to sacrifice
their own natural self-protecting Interests and
no other world statesman except Mr. Welles
(or possibly Madame Chiang) has indicated yet
a willingness to go that far.
- But the word "police" in its true dictionary
r'' meaning., would signify something else. The po-
S lice force of this country does not rule it. It
is subject to a greater power; In our case, the
army and the navy. In any conflict between the
two, the federal authority would be overwhelm
ing, as has been constantly shown in cases of
martial law.
I do not profess to be an exceptional author
ity, but, while listening to all the discussions
that are going on, I have come Increasingly to
the conviction that the way for the world to
live is to model its post-war plans upon the
methods which each of us, as individuals, adopt
to live in peace among our neighbors not to
surrender our Integrity, not throwing away all
our money, not carrying brotherly love to an
extent internationally which we would consider
ridiculous individually.
So also with the police Idea. If we, as a
nation, are to maintain our national integrity,
our democratic ideas, our treasury, we must
also in this policing matter maintain a defensive
army and navy sufficient to guarantee our
safety, despite any world police force. Each
nation would do this also.
We would not think in our neighborhood of
letting the Russians or Germans come into our
local police force. We would consider that more
likely to cause trouble than to maintain peace.
President's Policy
IN the "good neighbor" policy which Mr.
Roosevelt has established in this hemisphere,
he has also set a different example for policing
this hemisphere than Mr. Welles seems to be
advocating for the post-war world.
The president has simply acquired bases, land,
air, and sea, in strategic parts of the hemis
phere. He has done this by negotiation.
The bases offer mutual service. Brazil allows
our army and navy to use her facilities on the
promise that her forces can use ours.
Thus, the establishment of bases has become
in truth a diplomatic form of a police force on
a mutually agreeable basis, without actually
intermingling the armies and navies or the air
forces of the various countries. Nor has there
been created any common hemisphere army.
A status quo of existing armies, navies and
air forces has merely been accepted by all con
cerned, on a friendly, working arrangement in
which no one sacrificed anything integrity,
ideals or money. Whether this would work
internationally, I do not know.
But these reflections will at least lead any
one to the inevitable conclusion that the current
officially-Inspired debate about "international
police forces" has been running off into whirl
winds. Before a basis of sensible argument can
be established on the subject, those who talk
about such a plan hereafter should define what
they mean.
SIDE GLANCES
ton. iMimu aovKt! we, t. n. ra. u. i. rr. tut.. ' ' f-ffc
"Tough luck, Joe ! That'3 one of the blessings of working
in an essential industry I don't have to take time oft' to
help the wife clean house 1" "
From Other
Editors
A few days ago an appeal was
made in this column for more
women to fold bandages. Men
will be welcome as well and if
men volunteer for the work they
will be following the example
set in Kamath Falls where 30 to
40 have been engaged in the ef
fort. According to the Klamath
Falls Herald and News the men's
group accomplished noteworthy
results. Bend Bulletin.
OBITUARIES
SISTER MARY ALACOQUE
(CATHERINE ROSE DYER)
Sister Mary Alacoque (Cath
erine Rose Dyer) of the Sister
of St. Francis of Sacred Heart
Academy passed away in this
city on Saturday, April 10, 1943
at 5 p. m. following an illness of
one week. She was a native of
Ironton, Ohio and at the time of
her death was aged 64 years,
2 months and 11 days. ' Surviv
ing are two sisters, Miss Ellen
C. Dyer and Mrs. Mary Dyer
Depew of Pendleton, Oregon.
The remains lay in state at the
Sacred Heart Academy, 429
North Eighth street, Sunday
afternoon from 1 p. m. to 9
p. m. Funeral notice to be an
nounced at this time.
SILAS WARREN KILGORE
Silas Warren Kilgore passed
away at his late residence in
Langell valley, Oregon, on Sat
urday, April 10, 1943 at 9:10
p. m. following an illness of six
years. He was a native ot bo
nanza, Oregon, and at the time
of his death was aged 54 years
and had lived his entire life in
Klamath county. Surviving are
bis wife, Mrs. Louise Kilgore,
two sons, Charles William and
Silas Wright Kilgore, all of Bo
nanza, Oregon, and one brother,
Merle S. Kilgore of this city.
The remains rest in the Earl
Whitlock Funeral Home, Pine
street at Sixth where friends
may call after 3 p. m. Monday.
Notice of funeral to be an
nounced in this issue of the
paper.
VITAL STATISTICS
DURANT Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
April 12, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon L, Durant, route 2, box
592, city, a girl. Weight: 7
pounds 10 ounces.
RIDGLEY Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
April 12, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs.
William W. Rldgley, route 3 box
421B, city, a girl, weight: 7
pounds 12 ounces.
MORRIS Born at Hillside
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
April 11, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur L. Morris, 17 Waring
street, a boy. Weight: 8 pounds
6 ounces.
FUNERALS
SISTER MARY ALACOQUE
(CATHERINE ROSE DYER)
Funeral services for the late
Sister Mary Alacoque (Catherine
Rose Dyer), who passed away at
Sacred Heart church, High street
day, April 10, 1943, were held at
Sacred Hears church, High street
at Eighth, on Monday, April 12,
1943, at 9 a. m. where a Solem
High Requiem mass was cele
brated for the repose of her soul
with the Rev. T. P. Casey offi
ciating. Interment will follow in
Pendleton, Ore. The remains
were forwarded via Southern
Pacific company at 12:10 p. m.
to Pendleton. Arrangements
were under the direction of the
Earl Whitlock Funeral Home of
this city.
SILAS WARREN KILGORE
Funeral services for the late
Silas Warren Kilgore who passed
away at his home in Langell
Valley on Saturday, April 10,
1943 following an extended Ill
ness will be held in the chapel
of the Earl Whitlock Funeral
Home, Pine street at Sixth, on
Wednesday, April 14, 1943 at
2 p. m. with the Rev. Arthur
Charles Bates of the First Christ
ian church of this city officiat
ing. Commitment services and
interment family plot in Bonanza
cemetery. Friends are invited.
The price of beef reminds us
that -never again will we call a
cow a lowly atjjmal.
DRISKELL Born at Klam
ath Valley hospital, Klamath
Falls, Ore., April 10, 1943, to
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Driskcll, 1411
Main street, a girl. Weight: 7
pounds 7 ounces.
Courthouse Records
Complaints Filed
Ruby E. Bradford versus Roy
S. Bradford. Suit for divorce,
chargo cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Couple married in Yrcka,
Calif., June 26, 1937. Plaintiff
asks restoration of maiden name
Ruby E. Smith. Edward B.
Ashurst, attorney for plaintiff.
Clara Pclerman versus E. D.
tsensce doing business as Cas
cade Laundry and Acme Clean
ers and Dyers. Action to recover
wages and court costs. Fred O.
Small, attorney for plaintiff.
Justice Court
George Eldrldge Mason. No
vehicle license. Fined $5.50.
TRUCK CHECK
REVEALS DDT
E-
BREAKING
Preliminary highway checks
of Pacific const trucking made
by the office of defense trans
portation reveal numerous vio
lations of ODT orders, Marshall
E. Nauman, district manager of
OPT's division of motor trans
port, said today.
Nauman declared that high
way checks made In central and
southern California and in Ore
gon show that more tlinn 50 per
cent of truckers are failing to
carry the certificate of war ne
cessity in the truck as required
by the ODT. Without the certifi
cate, the vehicle is not eligible to
receive fuel, tires or parts.
As to regulations requiring
that carriers use duo diligence
in maintaining capacity loads at
all times, there was considerable
variation In the degree of com
pliance. The ODT official report
ed that central California oper
ators showed the greatest num
ber of violations in maintaining
capacity loads.
TAX OFFICES OPEN
FOB LITE FILINGS
The state tax commission of
fice in the courthouse will be
open Wednesday, April 14, from
8 a. m. to 5 p. m., and on April
15 from 8 a. m. until midnight.
it was announced today.
Returns will be prepared or
accepted with filing, together
with payments.
State tax returns are due April
15.
MM MEET
SET FOR COUNCIL
An important meeting to dis
cuss the city owned property
program and how It will fit Into
budget requirements for the
coming year is slated for Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the city
council chambers,
Slated to meet are members
of the appraisal and bond com
mittees, the police Judge's de
partment, city treasurer, city at
torney and members of the coun
cil. Plans will be ready to pre
sent to the budget committee be
fore that body starts functioning
early in May, the mayor's office
stated.
Oliva Pisan Dies
Here Saturday
Oliva Spccia Pisan, 41. wife
of James Pisan of 1644 East
Main street, died in a Klamath
Falls hospital early Saturday
morning following a brief ill
ness. Mrs. Pisan had made her
home In Klamath county for
mora than 13 years, a part of
that time spent at Chiloquln. She
was a member of Sacred Heart
church.
Pvt. Mario Pisan. stationed
with the US motor corps, Camp
Haan, Calif., Is expected here
Monday to attend services for his
mother. Thrce other sons, John,
Louis and James, all of this city,
anH one daughter, Elclne Pisan,
of Oregon 'City. Funeral services
will be announced by Whit
lock's. '
MatheU and tyituzsicial
RAILS START
MARKET RALLY,
BUYERS TIMID
By VICTOR EUBANK
NEW YORK. April 12 (TO
Ljd by rails, the stock market
got off to a rallying start today
out buyers wore timid and in
itinl gains ranging from frac
tions to more than a point woro
reduced or cancelled In many
cases near tho closo.
Sold-out bulls reinstated com
mitmonts Here and there on
the theory last week's sharpest
reaction of 1943 had served as
a fair-sized technical correction
ot the strong upswing from last
April s 8-yoiir lows. The war
news also was a bidding Inspi
ration. Soiling cropped up aft
or mid-day, howovcr, because of
apprehension over possibility ot
a secondary relapse.
Transfers of around 1,000,000
shares were among tho smallest
for a full session in a month.
Standard Gas 7 per cent pre
ferred mado a new top for the
move. In plus territory most of
the time were banta Fc, N. Y
Central, Great Northern, U. S
Steel, Western Union, Scars
Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, J
I. Case, Douglas Aircraft, Amer
ican Locomotive, Texas Co.,
Homcstakc, Cerro do Pasco and
Miami Copper. Intermittent
stragglers included Eastman Ko
dak, Westinghouso, Anaconda
United Aircraft, General Mo
tors, Oliver Farm and Johns-
Manvllle.
Bonds were -narrow.
Closing quotations:
American Can 78 1
Am Car A: Fdy 14
Am Tel & Tel 141
Anaconda 20!
Calif Packing 2fi
Cat Tractor 44 i
Comm'nw'lth lc Sou 1116
General Electric 341
Gt Nor Ry pfd 281
Illinois Central 13
Int Harvester 88
Kcnnccott 321
Lockheed 22
Long-Bell "A" 9
Montgomery Ward 37 i
Nash-Kclv ,8J
N Y Central 181
Northern Pacific 171
Pac Gas & El 21 i
Packard Motor 4
Penna R R ... 201
Republic Steel 17
Richfield Oil 0i
Safeway Stores 39
Standard Brands 6t
Sunshine Mining 6
Trans-America 7!
Union Oil Calif 181
Union Pacific 90J
U S Steel : 54 1
Warner Pictures 11 i
E
A $25,000 boost for the Klam
ath Victory loan drive came
Monday when a purchase of
treasury bonds to that amount
was made by Ben H. Gibson,
unit manager of the California
Western States Life Insurance
company, on behalf of the com
The company asked Gibson to
purchase two $10,000 bonds and
one $5000 bond, and to place the
subscription through the United
States Victory loan committee of
Klamath Falls.
Waller H. Bcanc, Klamath
Falls businessman, was elected
president of Rotary club ana will
take office the first meeting In
July, it was announced Monday.
Vico president of Rotary Is G.
C. Blohm; socrctary, R. D. Eller,
and D. D. Rccdcr will servo as
treasurer. Others named to tho
board of directors are Hugh B.
Campbell, Alfred Collier, C. A.
Hcndorson and Nelson Reed.
Arts, Crafts To
Hold Show at
Parish House
The public Is Invited to attend
the Arts and Crafts show to be
held Tuesday starting at 1:30
p. m, at St, Paul's parish houso.
Eighth and Jefferson streets. Tho
show will feature tho paintings
of the Rev. Frederick C. Wlsscn-bach.
Tea will be served during the
afternoon. The show is continu
ous and those unablo to attend
during tho day are Invited for
tho evening. Arts and crafts from
all countries will be shown and
thero will bo a collection of ear
ly American glns an display,
Portland
Produce
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BOSTON WOOL
BOSTON, April 12 (AP-USDA)
Coiitrnctina continued nctlvc
over the weekend in tho terrl
torv Males. Grcnso nr ecu Pid
were as follown: Mixed Rrndea of
Idnho wools. 4.1 to 43 ccni.v ciui-
crn Monlnnn, 45 to 47 cents;
western Utah, 4;i to 43 cents;
Wyoming wools, 38 to 42 cents
LIVESTOCK
VJIGKARD SEES
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F.
A! PRODUCTS
WASHINGTON, April 12 P)
Agriculture Sccrotary Wickard
told the senate agriculture com
mittee today that with fnvor
ablo wcnlhcr 1043 farm produc
tion, Including liveBtock, would
exceed last year's record output.
'The labor situation Is steadi
ly Improving." Wickard said,
"and 1 am very hopclul that
we will appropriate tho produc
tion goals for this year, If wc
have favorablo weather."
Wickard's optimistic assertion
came at the close of a two-hour
hearing In which he defended
administration opposition to the
house approved Faco bill to In
clude all farm labor costs in
computing parity prices.
The secretary said enactment
ot the measure would unloose
an Inflatoonary spiral the re
sult of which it is Impossible
to even estimate."
TO
Membership ballots for the
nomination ot 14 members for
the office of director of tho
chambor of commerce for the
next two years were mailed out
Monday from the chamber of
commerce offices.
From the 14 nominees select
ed this week, seven directors will
bo clocted later. New directors
will serve from May 1, 1043, to
April 30, 104S.
Balloting will continue for ono
week, ending April 10.
On the election committee arc
Rudy Jncobs, chairman, Ed Bell,
Ken Klahn, Nick Long, R. O.
Odoll, Don Rice, J. A, Souther.
March Weather
Has Coldest- Low
Since 1935 Slip
March had little to brag about
as far as temperature goes, with
n maximum of 65 degrees on tho
2Bth, and a nippy 17 on tho 15th.
This was tho lowest March min
imum since 10HS, when the mer
cury slipped to 14 degrees. Mean
temperature for the month was
41.2 degrees, 1.8 degrees abovo
tho 38-ydnr mean.
Tho month was a little dry as
March goes, recording only .81
Inches of precipitation In tho 31
days. Moan for tho month over a
B2-ycar period, Is 1.17 Inches.
Precipitation for tho stream
year is still abovo normal with a
total of 14.03 Inches as comnarcd
with 9.32 inches, normal figure.
There were 13 clear davs. 11
partly cloudy, and 7 cloudy.
Always read the classified ads.
rORTLAND, Ore.. April 11
(AI' USDA) CATTLE: flnlnhl
12AI), total 1031); calves salnhla
and t ot ti 1 fit). Slaughter steers
steady to 2I higher; bulk modi,
ii hi to good fed steers $14. B0
$lfl.2ft; two loads good to choice
$l.o0$17.U0; two londs feeder
stum's $13.00-2(1; medium to good
hnifgnra $14.00-80, odd hrml
higher; bulk medium to good
brvf cows $I1.B0-$1.1,10, odd
head to $13.3(1; bulla steady to
23 higher, medium to good
grades $12,00-$13.B0, top $13.73;
voalurs steady, mi'ilium to good
maslly $I3.00 $IU.OO.
llOUS; Siilnblo 17D0, total
2100; market 40 tu BO luwcr than
last Monday or Friday; good to
choice 103-230 Ihn, $18.00-33,
ninny unsold under lowrr bids;
sows hugely $13 .73 $ 14. 00; ttm.
i' i' pigs $1,00 lower at $lfl,oo
$17.00.
SIIE10P: Salable 800, tolul
1300; low opening talcs shorn
lambs with No. 2 polls steady at
$13.73 $14.73; nii'dlum u r u d
wool lambs $13.50; odd lots good
shorn cwci, No. 2 pell, $7.25-$0.00,
CHICAGO, April 12 (AP-US-DA)
Salublo hog 13,000; to
tal 21,0011; fairly active; gener
ally 40-30c below Friday s av
erages; practical top $13.30; one
loud $13.33; bulk good and
choico 180-3(10 ll. $13.00.23;
.strictly good and choico 130-1110
lbs. mostly $14.23-15.00; bulk
good 3U0-33O lb. sows $14.73
13.10. Salable cattle 12,000; talabU
calves 1000; choico steers and
yearlings alvudy to 23c lower;
mostly steady; nil other grades
23c off; top $17.00 paid for 1,
2(11 lbs. choice averages; sev
eral loads $17.10 30; bulk $13
10.73; choice heifers steady; all
others wrnr to 23co lower; bel
$10.63; lurgcly steer and heifer
run; Keuertii uiiucnoiie in cows
23c lower; weighty sausage bulla
steady at $14.00-43; light and
medium weight kinds 10-13a
lower; venlcrs steady at $16.00;
mostly $14.00 13.30; slock em
tio slow, steady; medium to
good grades $13.00-13.23.
Salable sheep 80Q0; total 12,-
000; fat lambs opening slow;
undertone In early sales weak
to 23c lower; good to cholca
woolecl liunbs early $16.00-10
with 84-06 lbs. weights includ
ed at outside; best offerings held
above $16.23; good fed western
clipped lambs held above $13.10;
sheep steady; Just good native
ewes in odd lots early $0.00;
double good 74 lbs. feeding and
shearing lambs 14.85.
WHEAT
CHICAGO, April 12 (P) An
nouncement that ceilings on yel
low corn will bo Increased 8
cents a bushel in surplus produc
ing areas, effective Wednesday,
spurred buying in all grain fu
tures today. Details on the up
ward revision of cash corn art
expected to bo mado known tomorrow.
Wheat closed 1-1 higher, May
$1,431-1, July $1.42 i-i, corn
was unchanged at celling.", May
$1.01, oats advanced i-1 cent and
ryo showed gains of 1-1 1 cent.
6?' ' ' I
TL CL . a 1 .1
i n aniir mourn
By EARL WHITLOCK
On all sides, wo are being
warned, these days, against
i ii careless talk.
iirv. 1 The sovernment
;fiM3 is devoting
releases and
hundreds of ra
d I o transcrip
tions to show us
how harmful
even slight
carelessness can
bo.
Rut II I mI
alono In matters connected with
the war that mere rumor can
be disastrously snrenrt w hr,n.
somoming, perhaps, about a
neighbor somolhlng not too
complimentary. Well, human
naturo being what it is and ex
perience having made us some
what cynical, wo aro too often
ready to bellovo tho worst and
In a careless moment, when the
tongue is coasting along In froo
wheeling, wo may repeat what
wo have hoard.
Then someone clso repeats It,
And the first thing you know,
that rumor Is current over a
couple ot counties and growing
in vlclousness with every repe
tition. And It didn't contain a
grain of truth in tho beginning.
Irreparable harm to someone
wholly Innocent can ilm. ha
dono.
The fear of the Lord prob
ably is, as tho Book says, tho
beginning of wisdom, nut tho
guarded loniuo comes fairly
closo to tho beginning.
Next Monday Mr. Whitlock I
of tho Earl Whitlock FuncrBl
Homo will comment on "Easter."