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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON ' Ulmbf . Tni AwocXATn puss Tba Aaaoefatad Fraaa li axda alrrt aatlUad to U) um o ! nbllntkn of ill mi dlipatdiaa aatdttad to I or OOt OtllWVIM ctvdttad fa thla lapar, and alas tha local aava pobltatiad thtrctn. 411 rlfhU of rrpuhlleatlna of apaclal dtosoUkn w alio r wrM. FRANK JENKINS Editor A temporary mnttraatloa af tho Imam BaraM w4 tha Elaraatii Hawa. Pnbllibad avary aitaraooo ajcapa Boadajr at Sapluada and Flaa atraata, Klamath Faiia, Oragoa. by tba H-rakl PubltaalDi Co. aad tba Klamat Xawa PobUaotai Company otarad M aaeooS daaa rattier at tha poatorOca of tUamatb Falla. Ora, oa Auicil so, not udar ut of anwraaa. aUrcb a. UTa. Ka6r Ann ' Bvuav Or CacvUTaoa Kapraaauaa XaUoatllr hj Wmt-Houiut O. Inc. lap Frasdaoft, at Tori, St at Ua. Cslcaio. rortUad, lea Aatalaa, MALCOLM EPLET MmfiK0 SdUor Today's Roundup News Behind the News A s - EPLET , Br MALCOLM EPLEY NOW begin the season of the year that is the great pride of the Klamath country. Our summers are fine; we like the he-man winters that feature plenty 01 sunshine along with real win ter weather; we don't say much about the spring. But nowhere are the falls more to our taste. Now come the brisk morn ings, the warm, sunny noon days, the balmy evenings, that altogether make the perfect day. Now approach the pheasant hunting season, the duck hunt ing season, the deer hunting season, great an nual events in the lives of sportsmen and sportswomen who make up a large portion of our population. Now the youngsters are back in school, foot balls are flying, and there is a quickening pace in community life. Now comes the harvest of a great potato crop, the final surge of labor that makes secure the products of the year's agricultural program. A friend of ours, who has been in a distant teeming center for a year or two, is just back. We think we know why he chose this time to return. It's great to be in the Klamath country in the autumn. "Localism" Praised BECAUSE this column is devoted primarily to subjects of local and regional interest, we were particularly gratified by a statement made on "American localism" the other day by Eric Johnston, the president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. "I make no apology for American localism," amid Mr. Johnston in a talk to the members of the British chambers of commerce in London. 1 take pride and comfort in it, for it holds the germ of a soundly-based world hope. ' It is dose to the lives of men and women. I think we have talked too much of peoples in tha mass and not enough about the people who make the locality. You will never get a good world except through good localities, you will never get good localities except through good people, and you will never get peace except through a good world." , For a long time, there has. been a tendency on the part of cynics to make fun of the various civic organization that are the product of American localism. Mr. Johnston answered them neatly. In these years of world-shaking events, it is important to keep alive the home town spirit of America, for that is what makes America. The men who have gone from our home town, to fight for k, expect to return to it and find It good. It is our job to see to it they are not disappointed. . A WAC Takes Over THIS theory about the WACs taking over various non-combatant jobs is demonstrated here by the announcement that Lieutenant Betty Herring, a WAC, is to be the army recruiter in charge of the Klamath substation. She replaces Sergeant Frank Huhin, who has been army recruiter here for nearly four years. . Lieutenant Herring has been recruiting here for the WACs. Now she is going to do the whole job, and probably will have a WAC help er. We predict she will do it well. A good word is in order for Sergeant Huhin. . He has represented the recruiting service ef ficiently here, and has taken a solid interest in community life. Here's wishing him success in his 'new job, whatever and wherever it is. By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 A major perplexity of this war has been furnished by the sporadic confusing news from Europe as to whether Rome is, has been, or can be made an open city to save it from air attack. The authorities here and in Sicily habitually have covered the problem with an over-all silence in the face of appeals and critical blasts from the Rome radio. The situation developed a few weeks ago, after our first bombing raid, when the Rome MALLON radio announced simply that the capital of Italy was an open city. No de tails were given as to the removal of military objectives. Only a simple statement of fact was offered. I was under the impression then that military custom Vequired a neutral observer to inspect the city to verify the contention of the enemy that its military significance had been wholly cleared. Then, I assumed it could not be bombed. I was wrong. Apparently, there is no accepted military law or custom established on the subject. The next development came when we bombed Rome a second time. Afterward, the Rome radio again proclaimed its city open, and this time offered some testimony (not otherwise verified) that it had demilitarized its beloved capital and the seat of so many Christian and artistic shrines and antiquities, including the Vatican SIDE GLANCES xm.mirrMn,KX:mc. tmifttw, aa. 9- atklllililkSBii "I'm only 17, but if we get married you could quit as a married man I would have a $24 weekly tax exemption as .soon as I'm earning that much'" Looking to Oregon kUITE a lot has been said in the Oreson press recently about an item in Time, the newsmagazine, in which it is stated that Major General Eaker, commander of the 8th air force, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T. Harris of the RAF bombing command, want to come to Oregon when the fighting is over. Quoting Time: "Eaker and Harris like to talk over what they want to do after the war. Eaker sticks to his dream of running a country newspaper. Harris wants to go fishing. They have decided that Oregon is the best spot for both of them good spot for a small paper, wonderful fish ing." : We've been around Oregon newspaper offices for a good many years. We've spent some time, without great luck but with great pleasure, on Oregon's fishing streams. We can attest to the good judgment of Eaker and Harris. Suspicious THIS brought only a rejoinder from an anonymous British spokesman, as far as I - saw. He claimed he was suspicious of the ' radio report and that the Italian plea would not be accepted. No one offered any neutral confirmation of the facta but we stopped, bombing it There, apparently, the problem wu left in nebulous silent confusion. The only recognized international law on the subject was written before the airplane came into the bombing use it has developed in this war. One dominant authority. Professor John Westlake, had held, in his research writings, . that a city cannot be declared open until it is about to be surrendered. "The price of declaring a city open from bombardment is that the place must be left open for the enemy to enter it," he said, writ ing before the day of the plane. If this is true, no city could be protected from planes until land forces are about to enter it. Before Rome the only cities declared open in this war (Paris, and Manila) fitted the Westlake interpretation, as they were about to be surrendered. But, in Italy, the axis continued defending the boot south of the city, and not even the Rome radio had indicated at that time that the city would surrender. I think the real root of our policy of silent confusion was that military men at General Eisenhower's headquarters were suspicious of Italian ability truly to demilitarize the city, They knew that the Germans had come through Rome on the railroad to fight us in the south, that the seat of Italian government remained there, including the war department head quarters, and that Italian communications all go inrougn Kome. Berlin Next? "N OUR second bombing raid, we were met V. with both ack-ack fire from the ground and fighter plane opposition which indicated clearly Italian defenses had not been with drawn. Eisenhower apparently decided to keep the question open, if not the city. The same situation no doubt will arise over Berlin. Destruction which the German capital has taken from the air probably eventually will develop an appeal to save ita historic land marks from the fate 'of Hamburg, although they have none of the religious significance of Rome. Some new international law must be written on the subject. A standard must be fixed. A reasonable custom must be adopted. It is both savage and wasteful to bomb churches and civilian 'populations as we realized fully during the relentless nazi bombings of London. A simple basis of justice in the matter could be established, it seems to me, along the line which I erroneously thought had been estab lished. Neutral observers can certainly furnish trustworthy evidence, could, in fact, investigate every radioed question asked by an attacking commander, and valued cities could be de militarized physically by negotiation on that basis. In any event, the facts should be made public officially all of them. Our attitude always is justified, or should be and the justification for it should be presented officially to the public. The War Today By DeWITT MacKENZIE Milton-Freewater Gridders Prepare For Walla Walla Go MILTON-FREEWATER, Sept. I" (P McLoughlin Union high ichool gridsters are workine out . under their new coach, Bob Kla- vano, in preparation for their opening game with Walla Walla oigh September 17. Klavano, a Whitman college iraduate, had considerable suc cess as a coach at Okanogan, wash. He resigned to enter the marines but suffered an injury rvhich brought his discharge. . BIG HAT LUBBOCK, Tex., (P) A glid er pilot student at South Plains army air field lost his wallet containing $50. Aware of his plight, fellow students passed the hat. Contributions totalled $78.47. Only one couple in five mar rying about the age of 21 lives to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary. On announcing a guest, the "butler" of ancient Rome im mediately served him a goblet of milk as a sign of welcome. Work Slackers Face Maimed Soldiers NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 7 (fP) Four men, discharged from a shipyard on the ground they had played cards on company time, received war manpower com mission certificates permitting them to take other Jobs only after facing three soldiers who lost limbs in the nation's service. London's Holborn viaduct, opened by Queen Victoria In 1860, was the first important over-pass bridge to be built This past long, weekend has been a notable one for allied arms around the world. Since the invasion of France across the English channel is one of the paramount issues of the moment, I think we must place among the foremost of the developments an announcement in the Washington Evening Star. The Star's foreign affairs writer, Constantine Brown, says he learns on the highest au thority that General George C. Marshall, U. S. chief of staff, will be named commander in chief of any allied invasion of the continent from England. This means. Brown pointed out "that preparations for op erating across the English chan nel are sufficiently advanced to select a leader." He emphasizes, however, that well-informed circles say this mustn't be taken as meaning the invasion is ready to begin within the next few weeks. Well, whether the invasion comes soon or late, what we have to keep in mind is this: when it does arrive, and we have an allied' army safely ashore in France, it's going to place an unescapable squeeze on Herr Hitler, for he will be between the Russians on the east and the other United Na tions on the west Unhappy Christmas Should the allies be able to carry out this roost, dangerous and difficult of all operations this year,, the nazi all highest will have a very, very unhappy Christmas. Fitting this announcement like a glove is the news of the continued red advance against the nazi right wing. Soviet forces are smashing at the gates of the big industrial city and mining center of Stalino which is the key position of the Ger mans in the rich Donets basin. The invaders have held this strong point ever since they captured it almost two years ago and have fortified it heavi ly as their main bastion in the south. Grip Rail Line Farther north the rieds have tightened their grip on the strategic Bryansk-Kiev railway which controls a wide sweep of territory. Up in the. Smolensk sector, along the route where Napoleon broke his back, the Germans .have been counter-attacking fiercely, but Moscow reports that all thrusts have been repulsed. do goes me s i o r y on tne eastern front until we have a composite picture of the great nazi army being steadily beaten back along the entire 600 miles of the German right flank. The situation of the Hitlerites is in deed serious. Unless they are able to stem the Russian on slaught they will be in danger of a debacle as they continue to withdraw their unwieldly line towards the defenses of the Dnieper. Heaven's Intervention Perhaps the autumn rains, which are about due, may in tervene to give the Germans a chance - to pull their badly mauled line together. But then will' come the cold weather to freeze the ground, and the red attackstwlll be resumed again. Out in the Southwest Pacific our General MacArthur is per sonally commanding a brilliant operation which has trapped the Japs in the Lae-Salamaua sector of New Guinea. Twenty thousand of the enemy have been caught in a vise which is closing to annihilate them. This Is a highly important action, for New Guinea lies just off the northeast coast of Aus tralia and is one of the Nippon ese bases which have held a great threat over the continent. The strong positions of Laeand Salamaua are 18 miles apart on the southeastern tip of New Guinea. From the Klamath Republican September 3. 1903 Ankeny and Cantrall are mnk ing important Improvements on their big farm south of town, a o The launch Tule started Mon day making regular trips to Keno, C. A. Bunting has bought 800 tons of hay of S. T. Summers, From the Klamath News September 7, 1933 O. W. Ferguson company shipped the first carload of po tatoes from the basin yesterday ine present price is $1.00 a sack. a The chamber of commerce to day sent a letter to Leslie M. Scott of the highway commis sion reminding him of an alloca tion of $109,000 for the Weed Klamath Falls highway. a a a More than 300 grangers from Klamath and Lake counties are expected at the joint picnic nt Cottonwood grove, near Bcatty, next weekend. Oregon Republican Convention to Be Streamlined EUGENE, Sept. 7 0T) The loth annual convention of Ore gon republican clubs will be streamlined in keeping with war time conditions, Robert M. Fischer, Jr., state president, said today. The convention will convene September 20 at 2 p. m.. and conclude at noon the next day. Governor Arthur B. Lannlie of Washington will be principal speaker at the annual banquet. Dr. Masters' Health Column- Homework Assignmenis Should Be Brief, Concise By Dr. THOMAS D. MASTERS September, for millions of people, menus first of all the opening day of school. School melius hours spent in study, both on the spot and at homo. This year, the problem of how much study should bo dona at home takes on a speclnl slant for ninny youngsters ore now doing part tlmo work, turned over to them because of tho shortniie of man, power occasioned by the war. The "pros" and "cons" lof homework have been balanced analn.it one another for many a year. Ideally, home study should be declined and executed to pro mote self-reliance, thoroughness, Independence, responsibility, In tollectunl honesty, good hublts of study, accuracy, ncntnrss, and obedience In the luce of ncccs sary tasks. It is Intended to keep children out of mischief, at home, and quiet. HOME STUDY VALUE Opponents of homework claim that it is II waste of tlmo, Induce ment to chrnt and rely on others, to do , slovenly work, to suffer anxiety and loss of sleep, unci rent injury to tho growlmt mind and body. Furthermore, they say it cuts the child out of his play time, his hours of "loiifing and Inviting tho soul," his "actlvi. ties" clubs, arts, and music. Home, iney believe, is a poor place in which to , study, and parents benr tho burden of both tho work and the worry, as well as being 'deprived of the help and pleasure available thrnuilh the child's companionship. This fine mixture of opinions and ideas Is clearly no solution for the child of 104.1, or of nny year, for that mutter. As always, the factor of Individuality miters both Into the make-up of the problem and how It Is to be worked out. Parents who object most to assignments are likely I a child either slow at or over-conscientious. to have learning Parents of extremely neritctle, able, and basically carefree children find homowork an ex. cellont cheek-rein of discipline, for conformity to which play is a reward. PROBLEMS FOR SCHOOLS Slnco homework is not given, generally speaking, before the fourth grade, and amounting to not more than an hour-end . half's study up to the high school ne, tho matter of how much homework to Muslim In wartime is chiefly a problem for the stuff of the high school. As In every thing, quality should be striven after above quantity, and princi pals should control the special ists In rieprtnicntnl work, so that too-elaborate, preparation j maps, notebooks, drawings, tM essays is not demanded by each teacher. If children are also contribut ing to winning the war by out. sldo work, It is especially m. purtunt for teachers to make as signments brief as well as clear, and to provide some opportuni ties for supervised study at school. It is the parent' duty to see that tho child undertakes only as much outside work and spends as much time In homework as Is consonant with his Individual health requirements. 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