HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
"April 20. 1948
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FP.ANK JENKINS
'Editor
Today's Roundup News Behind ihe News
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B MALCOLM EPLEY
COLLABORATING In the preparation of to
day's column is Edna Kahl, Klamath Union
high school junior, who is one of eight high
t school Journalism students
jf. ' 5 u.h are spending today In
? the editorial
. .
Herald and
of practical
newspapering.
Edna is the
the editorial,
Flame" for
Krater which
If . .
I Ik ftl
1 "M,Sr y
. I
ly In this column and there
after won her a third national
prize among
journalists. The other young
sters who are with us today
are Nadine Palmcrton, Nancy
Ronnett. Darle
CUUB
othy Hicks, Marlys Steinseifer and Maryellen
Wright.
It will be noted that all of these are girls.
The reason: only one boy is studying journalism
at the high school. Boys are so loaded up with
other required courses that they cannot take
Journalism, according to Cliff Rowe, the KUHS
journalism instructor.
The Krater, semi-monthly high school paper,
is now published as a project of the journalism
class, and not as an extra-curricular activity.
Next year, according to Mr. Rowe, the Krater
will be given the status of an extra-curricular
activity, which will open staff positions to stu
dents who are not in journalism classes. That
will give more boys an opportunity to partici
pate In producing the paper.
Two of the girls with us today are editors of
the Krater. Miss Palmerton was editor last se
mester, and Miss Hicks is editor at present All
of these girls are able and hard workers, and for
that reason were given this day off from classes
to spend in the newspaper office.
TJrilfc n snv w arp fflflrl to have them
with us, and certainly this experiment in column
collaboration provides a welcome photographic
: relief at upper left.
Tolerant Youth
WE asked Edna what topic of public interest
receives major attention from high school
students and her answer, as we expected, was
the war. Bombing raids and first-hand stories
of heroic acts on the part of Allied soldiers,
. especially Americans, provide the type of war
news which is .of particular , interest to these
young people, she tells us.
Many of the students at the local high school
In the last three years are now in the armed
services. Many more expect to be in the serv
ices before long, and the physical training pro
gram among older boys and girls Is pointed
toward preparation for war service. All of this,
of course, stimulates a very real and personal
interest in the war on the part of these students.
Discussion of post-war problems is frequent
among the students, particularly in social science
classes. Much of this is devoted to a considera
tion of the future of the youth in axis countries.
Will these youngsters, schooled In the theories
of fascism and nazism, swing easily and natural
ly to the democratic way in the post-war world?
Edna believes that in general, the attitude of
, the boys and girls of high school age is more
tolerant toward the people of the axis countries,
from a post-war standpoint, than the expressions
she frequently hears from older people. The
prevalent idea among the youth seems to be
that when the fighting is over we are all going
to be in the world together, and it won't do any
good to prolong bitterness and oppression.
With the eternal optimism of youth, our
youngsters are pretty certain it is going to be
a better world that follows the war.
.
Dogs Again
CASTING about for a subject Is the toughest
part of producing a column like this, as
Edna is finding out as we go along. It isn't
much of a job to do the writing, once you have
decided what to talk about.
Looking at the local news, we find that dogs
are back on the front page. After weeks of con
sideration, the city council has decided to per
mit the dog ordinance adopted last year to stand
as is. Dogs will be restricted to pens or leashes
for the garden growing period of May and
June.
As we recall, no particular difficulty de
veloped during the pen-up period last year. If
the ordinance worked last year, it would seem
that this year, when gardening is much more
extensive and important, continuation at least
of last year's restrictive measure is in order.
The whole fuss over the dog business may be
laid chiefly to the extreme features of the dog
ordinance proposed to the council this spring.
In particular, the reference to shooting dogs,
while intended to apply only to dogs found run
ning at large in the city parks, aroused the ire
of dog-Iovcrs and resulted in a demonstration
in behalf of the canines that was somewhat out
of proportion to the importance of the topic.
Many people had the Impression that the shoot-ing-on-sight
procedure might occur anywhere a
dog was found running at large.
Edna, speaking for herself and the students
she knows, believes that the Klamath commun
ity has provided its youth with outstanding
educational facilities in the local high schools
and the grade schools they have attended here.
With wholesome hometown loyalty, she thinks
KUHS Is the best high school in the state.
Well, let's finish this little experiment on a
complimentary note. This writer, who has fre
quent contacts with the local school and its
students, is certain there Js no finer group of
young people anywhere than in our high school.
They will help make that better world they
re tonsure lies In the not-so-far-dislant future.
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tht Klamath New. Published avery aftrnooa excit
Kunday at Kaplanade and Pin atrteta, Klamath Fail,
Oregon, by tht- Herat. I'ui.lUhlni Co, and tha Klamath
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MALLON
Heuricn, uor-
Worth of
WHAT these
decided by
lation to the pound and order Its devaluation.
British pound
rate. If these
national board,
50 to 75 per cent in relation to the pound.
this power over
the real worth
is not its gold
else but what it
All the new
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MALCOLM EPLEY
Managing Editor
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, April 19 One post-war
goal that everyone wants to achieve is
stabilization ot international currencies.
mis must r.
trade, settler
peaceful bus!
Keynes-White
British-Americ
This must be done to allow
settlement of debts,
business. Yet the
hitc proposals to the
Bri'isn-Amerien governments
10 acnieve mis resuu nave set.
nmny spirits ui uu mom
among the financial experts
that it seems likely their plans
eanno' e carr'ed out.
ou lur, 1110 ueuttiu una uiruu
confined to the experts, but
you had better start thinking
about it, because all the fundamental clashes of
theory concerning the future world are involved
in these plans to handle the money. He who
holds the money bag controls the world.
Both plans set up an international board of
directors primarily to handle a fund of about
$5,000,000,000 (British plan would have no lim
ited figures) we would contribute $2,000,000,000,
the rest of the world $3,000,000,000.
The contributions to the kitty would be 25
per cent gold, 25 per cent in currency (American
dollars, British pounds, etc.) and 50 per cent in
government bonds of the various countries.
Right" here, you run into the fact that this is
not the gold standard which Lord Keynes
(vaguely) and Mr. White (directly) have pro
fessed it to be. It Is merely a shadow of gold
substance.
We have $22,500,000,000 of gold in the ground
at Fort Knox, the rest of the world about
$9,500,000,000. Yet only $500,000,000 would be
our gold contribution to this fund, leaving us
still holding the $22,000,000,000 sack.
The stability of the fund thus would depend
not on the 25 per cent gold in its larder, but the
75 per cent of national currencies and govern
ment bonds.
Currencies
currencies are to be worth is
the international board. The
group could decide the dollar Is too high in re
Indeed, right now, the BTitish financial writ
ers are complaining that the pound is really
worth (in what it can buy) $8 or $16 Instead
of the $4 which Americans now pay for the
under the current stabilization
British could control the inter
they would devalue our dollar
The administration says the board must have
currencies because, after all,
of a dollar, a pound, or a ruble,
backing, or, in truth, anything
will buy at the grocery store.
deal manipulations in gold did
not change the real value of the dollar, but the
rising war prices truly devaluated it In the In
creased prices you pay. In terms of bread, let
tuce and meat, your dollar has really gone
down.
The rising opposition says the scheme gives
away our right to control our own money
and there is no denying this. As in the case
of the recent Luce "freedom of the air" ex
posure, the administration contemplates some
surrender of its sovereignty over money to an
international board upon which our national
representation can be no more than 25 per cent
(though our ante is 40 per cent).
The administration feels this is a necessity.
The congress is sure to think otherwise because
the constitution gives it the power to fix the
value of money, and it does not intend to sur
render that power.
The administration argues that all foreign
nations will have to surrender the same power
under this plan. No doubt, the British will
want to if they can get a more favorable rate
of exchange for the pound although Keynes'
plan envisages complete British control of the
board.
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Surrender of Rights
BUT will Joe Stalin have any of this? Will
he give an international board the power
over the value of his rubles, the right to chan
nelize his foreign trade, when he has never al
lowed any alien even to know the simplest facts
of his financial situation or his trade position?
Before the war, we had a simple currency
stabilization agreement with Britain and France.
It worked very well without this sovereignty
hocus-pocus. In fact, our treasury made money
on it.
Certainly some kind of an agreement like the
old one, or otherwise, will be necessary after the
war to facilitate foreign trade, because most of
the other nations will be bankrupt In both goods
and money. They can be expected to buy so
much more from us than they sell to us that
some facility for short-term credit will have to
be offered (this having nothing to do with lend
lease or the debts already owed us),
In the old days, when they owed us balances,
they shipped us gold. Under these new schemes,
they would go to the International authority
and buy international chips, called 'unltas" or
"bancor." Either way, we are likely to wind
tip with all the unitas or bancor in the world,
Just as we wound up with all the gold.
Still Just lOUs
BUT in financial truth, the new unitas or ban
cor would merely represent what the gold
now represents an IOU to us.
Our gold is merely a metallic IOU, carried on
treasury books at $35 an ounce, but worth very
little in a free market, because no nation can
buy it from us In goods, but must continue to
owe us more and more as long as we sell them
more than they can pay fojyin goods. .
SIDE GLANCES
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"Well, I suppose one erf (hose
battling for kimonos at the
Telling
The Editor
Latter printed her must not be more
than M arardi In lanfth. mual Oe writ
ten lailbly on ONI IIDI ot the paper
only, and inuot be elened. Contrlbutlona
rolloanhf Iheaa rulce, an warmly wai
LEASE LAND DISCUSSION
MALIN, Ore., (To the Editor)
Being a constant reader of edi
torials I, of course, read yours of
recent date concerning a 'big
shot' farmer friend who is oper
ating in two states and three
counties, viz; Klamath, Oregon,
Modoc and Siskiyou, California,
mostly on land leased from the
reclamation bureau.
The tone of your comment in
dicated to me that you think this
a commendable thing to do, that
the fact that it can be done here
is a fortunate thing, "typical of
the opportunities that arise in
our agricultural areas and of the
men who make them and take
them."
May I suggest a different line
of thought?
To me the fact that the recla
mation bureau failed to carry
this project on to its rational
conclusion by opening for pri
vate settlement and ownership
all of the productive land for
wjiich there is an adequate wat
er supply, but instead stopped
midway, retaining many thou
sand acres for leasing year after
year to 'big shot' farmers and
the production of ducks, is BAD
for this community in every
way. Let me give you some rea
sons. It is bad because the leased
land farmer has for years
brought unfair competition to
the bona-fide, landowning, tax
paying farmers who bear bur
den of the support of this com
munity and of paying the cost of
the irrigation project unfair
competition to the hay grower
and livestock farmer, and now, I
hear, to the potato grower also.
It is bad because retaining so
much land in public ownership
tends to hold down land values.
NOWHERE in this country is
the sale price of land so low
compared with its productive
value as it is here.
It is bad because it keeps the
population down. At least 2500
FARM people would quickly be
added to our population if all the
leased land was opened to pri
vate ownership; and on the basis
of a recent computation of local
farm-family expenditures the
lack of them means the loss of
at least a half million dollars
ANNUALLY to our local busi
ness and professional men.
Because the development of
our country is retarded, schools
and roads are built and run with
tax money. NOBODY pays taxes
on leased land. Permanent
homes are not built on leased
land.
It is bad because leased land
is used almost wholly for soil
depleting crops.
It is very bad because In re
taining control of, land for years
the reclamation bureau is usurp
ing for itself a province not con
templated by the law which cre
ated it and denying In practice
the very thing It preaches as Its
greatest social function.
The reclamation bureau has
done much that Is beneficial to
this community; also it has done
some things detrimental to It.
Retaining thousands of produc
tive acres In federal ownership
is the second greatest of the det
rimental things it has done.
The time Is now here, I think.
when our civic bodies and news
papers should differentiate be
tween the bureaus beneficial
and detrimental acts and while
giving full praises for tho good
deeds stand firmly for the recti
fication of the bad ones. Our
Pollyanna period is past. Of the
county's two basic industries, the
one on which tho county scat
has depended most heavily for
support In the past Is declining.
Its payrolls are diminishing.
From now on unless new IBclus-
days you WAACS will bo
bargain sales in Tokyo I"
tries are secured (an impossible
tiling to du at this tunc and if
any effective preliminary steps
have been taken in that direction
the fact is not apparent) the
county will be more and more
dependent upon agriculture.
Where else can you so surely
get a rapid incrca.se of 2500 In
population, where else can you
so surely get nn increased local
expenditure of n half million dol
lars annually as by offering the
land now lensed for settlement
in private ownership.
Left to its own devices, the bu
reau may continue leiising that
land forever. UNITED local
public opinion properly ex
pressed will soon bring a change.
That was proved when the tun
nel was constructed between
Tule and Lower Klamath lakes.
In 1925 a few of us urged that
that tunnel be dug, but the civic
bodies of the community with
held their support and the bu
reau declared tho idea extrava
gantly impracticable and re
fused even to consider it. A dec
ade later, community support
was secured and the tunnel was
soon built, built by the reclama
tion bureau. UNITED commun
ity support will soon open the
leased lands to settlement, and
the time to begin is NOW.
No, your big shot farmer may
be a fine personality but he is
worth far less to this community
than the 10 or 20 smaller farm
ers he displaces, even if they
prove to be a bit "havscedish."
A. M. THOMAS
Real Estate Men
Must Be Covered
By Compensation
SALEM, April 20 (JP) The
state supreme court held today
that the George A. Rahoutis
company, Portland real estate
firm, must have its 13 real es
tate salesmen covered by the
state unemployment compensa
tion law.
The opinion, by Justice Brand,
upheld Circuit Judge James W.
Crawford of Multnomah county.
Justice Rossman dissented.
COLLEGIANS MEET PROS
DETROIT Plans have been
made for a charity golf match to
be played in Detroit In May In
which 20 collegians will meet
Michigan's 20 leading profession
als. Always read the classified ads. I
'Cistern' Twins
Mrs. Dick Catron of Twin Falls, Ida., and her twin brother.
Pvt. W. A. Hamilton of Omaha, Neb., met at Bradenton, Fla for
the first time since their abandonment as babies in an old well
in 1920. From an Omaha hospital they had been adopted by dif
ferent families. 1
LOUIS M CLUKE
PUSSES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Louis James McChtre, 4B, life
long resident of Klamath FiiIIk,
died at Klnmulh Valley hospital
Monday urtcrntinn following 11
lengthy Illness, Mr. McClme was
born April 15, 1895, at Sixth and
Main streets, son of Mr. and Mis.
James McClure.
Mr. McClure attended tho old
Central school here, was gradu
ated from Kliimath county liluh
school with the class of 1014, mid
In tho early years of World war
I, snw service overseas with the
American Expeditionary force,
field artillery. Ho returned hero
In March, 1911). mid was em
ployed for a short timo with Dig
Basin Lumber company. Twenty
two yours ago, Mr. McClure af
filiated with the California Ore
gon Power company and was
with that concern at tho time of
his dentil.
Last fall Mr. McClure entered
Veterans hospital In Portland
and has been in failing health
since that timo. llu is survived
by his wife, Frcidu Archer Mc
Clure. two children. Utirbiira
Ann and James; his mother, Mrs.
James McClure; one sister, Mrs.
Mnrjorie Olds; two nieces, Mrs.
Robert O'Sullivnn and Mrs. Rob
ert Shnw, all of this city, nud
ono nephew, Robert GhIIiikIut of
Princville. Mr. McClure was the
nephew of Mrs. Rufus Moore, pi
oneer resident of Klamath Falls
Mr. McClure was a member of
American Legion post No. 8. Fu
neral services will be announced
later by Whltlock's.
STATE DEMflAIDS
IKE'S LIFE
(Continued From Tage One)
ized the extent of Ihe crime,
finally attributing hia actions to
"mysterious voices."
Slsemorc began his ono hour
summation soon after the de
fense rested its case suddenly
this morning.
Surprise Conclusion
The surprise conclusion of
the defense caso without testi
mony by Folkrs, on trial on a
charge of first degree murder
for the knife slaying of Mrs
Martha Virginia James, or by
Defense Attorney Leroy Lomax
came after a session In the
chambers of Circuit Judge L.
G. LcwcllinR.
Lomax previously had indi
cated he would testify in de
fense of the 20-ycar-old second
cook of a train on which Mrs.
James was slain as she lay in
berth lower 13 near here Janu
ary 23.
Jury Tomorrow
Judge Lewelling Indicated the
case would not reach the jury,
however, until tomorrow be
cause he wanted to work on his
instructions over-night. Ho said
he would instruct the Jury Im
mediately after tomorrow's ses
sion opens, if arguments are
completed today.
L. Orth Siscmorc, associate
prosecutor, said he would open
for the state, and would argue
about an hour. Lomax will fol
low, and District Attorney Har
low Wclnrlch will rebut for the
state. They agreed they could
completo arguments today.
As the defense rested, Folkcs
smiled and appeared to be Jovi
al, in contrast to the deadpan
intensity with which he fol
lowed earlier developments in
his attorney's fight for his life.
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Four wounded soldiers from
Lettcrmiin ho.ipitul in Sua Fran
cisco will arrive hero Thursday
morning its guests of the Khun-
nth Commandos.
These will ho the first soldiers
brought here by tho Commandos
In connection with their project
for the entertainment of wound
ed fighting men from hospital
in Ihe buy iireit; Previously a
contingent of marines and a
group of sailors emtio here as
Commando guests.
A round of entertainment fea
tures Is being arranged by the
Commandos to give the visitors
change from hospital atmosphere
and a tnsto of Klamath hospital
ity.
Tho four men wore wounded
on combat duly.
Dogs in Doghouse
Again as Council
Ordinance Snags
(Continued From Pago One)
asked to do more than he was
doing at the present time, inas
much as he is now working 16
hours a day. Ho could not bo
expected to answer night calls
under such conditions.
Since dogs were put on their
honor following a hectic moot
ing In city council chambers six
weeks ago when dog lovers pro
tested tho proposed six months'
ordinance, tho Humane society
hos picked up 89 homeless doos.
98 animals were released to the
society for disposal, making a to
tal of 187. Of this number, 155
were destroyed, 14 were re
deemed, 13 found homes, and
five are now In the possession
of tho Humana society. This re
port was mado by Mrs. M. J.
Young.
Chief of Police Earl llcuvel
told the council that his men
couldn't be 'expected to nick un
dogs and answer calls at night as
that department had need of
every available man.
Finally, because neither group
could see Its way clear to handlo
complaints and pick-ups, under
tho proposed sunset to sunrise
plan, Mrs. Odcll withdrew her
recommendation, Councilman A.
H. Bussman withdrew his motion
to accept It, and tho canine
world found Itself back In tho
doghouse and under the old ordi
nance of 80-days or clsel
BOSTON WOOL
BOSTON, April 20 (AP
USDA) The wool morkct both'
in Boston and In the country wos
quiet today. Medium wool was
purchased In Ohio at prices to
growers of 47 to 80 cents. Ohio
fine clothing was sold In Boston
at a Bl'ease nrlen nt nn.1
Additional purchases of mohair
were maao in Texas at 80 conts
for adult and 80 cents for kid.
VANDER MEER'S FIRST TRIP
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Train
ing with the Clnclnnntl Reds at
Indiana university constituted
Johnny Vandor Moer's first visit
to a college campus,
There ore lols of lives being
lost In the armv hrxnnre t 11.-
accumtilHtion of fatigue and the
lack of endurance nnd strength.
Agility cannot hn dr.uninnj 1..
the short training (h0 army
"'"si nn developed dur
ing the formal I vo ... 1..
school. Col. Theodore Banks of
War Department athletic
branch.
First. lllrr, ..nt.l.
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ntmediiet hr rlr In r,.,.,.. 1
A COBBl guard ten orilRII 11. U"i .uioy, wmmm( , j,wu la
clear an Ice om In Lake Michigan for tho Thomas W. Limont.
an or freighter. In th background li another steamer. U. S.
const guard photo.
QMIOOS
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la was built In 1845,
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Klamath's
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From .ho. Wei 40 yeors
.yiofo and 10 years a no,
From the Klnmnth Republican
April 30, 1903
Keno Item L. O. Mills, pres
ent proprietor of the Keno hotel
and also of the livery stable, it
doing a good lively business.
Lyslo Is n good lively rustler muA
will make it pay.
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Mrs. Caroline L I s k u s k I of
Swan Lake valley was In town
Saturday proving up on her
homestead. Henry Schmohr, Au
gust I.lskey and William Uhr
maim were with her as wit
nesses. Carey Rnmsby and his wife
left for Portland today.
From tho Klemath News
April 20. 1933
Enrl Lee 'Kelly, director of
public works for California, will
probably be the speaker at the
annual meeting of the Klamath
county chamber of commerce
soon.
e a
Dr. C. V. Rtigh has returnfrW
from a 10-day visit to San FranW
clsco.
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Hugh Worcester, U. S. game
agent, spoke at today's meeting
of the Lions club.
OBITUARY
LOUIS JAMES McCLURE
Louis James McClure, a resi
dent of Klamath county, Ore.,
since birth, passed away In this
city on Monday, April 10, 1043 ot
3 p, m., following an extended
illness. He was a native of
Klamath Falls, Ore,, and at the
time of his death was aged 48
years ond 4 months. Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Frclda E. Mc
Clure; one diuighlcr, Barbara
Ann; one son, James; his moth
er, Mrs. James McClure; one sis
ter, Mrs. Marjorle Olds; his aunt
Mrs. Rufus Moore; two nieces"
and ono nephew, all of Klamath
Falls. He wos a member of
Klamath Foils Post No. 8, Amer
ican Legion. The remains rest
In the Earl Whltlock Funeral
home, Pine street at Sixth. No
tlce of funeral to be announced
later.
There Is no safer insurance on
earth than an American War
Bond, Hans Norland, Insurance,
118 North 7th.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF MEETING OF
EQUALIZATION BOARD OF
MALIN IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT OF KLAMATH COUN
TY, OREGON.
Notice Is hereby given that tlity
Board of Directors of the MallnV
Irrigation District of Klamath
County, Oregon will, com
monclng Tuesday, May 4, 1043, a .
10 o'clock A. M. at the office, of
tho District being the City Hall.
Mnlln, Oregon, sit as a Board of
Equalization for tho purpose of
reviewing and correcting tlia
assessment roll of tho District for
tho flncnl year commencing July
1, 1043,.
M. M. STASTNY,
Secretary.
A. 13, 20 No. 216
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
Creed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
Mrs. A. A. Ward, owner
Wlllard Ward, U. S. Navy,
Manager
Arthur W. Larsen,
Acting Mgr.
825 High Phone 3334
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