Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1944)
1 Si PACE FOUR FRANK JINKINS MALCOLM EPLEU Editor Managing Editor . Mn-enry combination of lha Craning Uarald and the gaSSatrlNewa. Publlabad every afternoon exc.pl Sunday Ittolinadaand Plna etreea. Klamath Fall.. Orefon. by tha JiSd PuWUWig Co. and tha N a w a Publlahlng Company. Member, Aaaociated Press Member Audit Bureau Circulation an EPLEY Today's Roundup ' By MALCOLM EPLEY TRAFFIC is thick over the Klamath Falls air pott home of the Klamath naval air station, ,rA wins from that field is much changed in technical procedure from the old days when planes rose and landed at tne will of the pilots without con cern , or . thought ' for other planes. They didn't worry much about automobile traffic con trol at the corners in Klamath Falls 35 years ago when Ed Dunham, Harry Peltz and a few others had the only cars in the town. The elaborate de vices that now control automo bile traffic at our busy inter sections have their ultra-mod ern counterpart out at the airport where scores of navy planes roll on and off the runways daily. This writer found out a Jittle something about the "stop and go" system at the Klamath air station last week, on a jaunt In a dive bomber type plane primarily intended to give a bird's eye view of wildlife areas of the Klamath coun try. It is always a fascinating experience to go traipsing through the sky over Klamath's varied terrain, but this trip gave me something new and different in the kind of equipment I rode and In my chance to observe some of the opera- . tions details of our busy navy field. A lot of landbound folk with yearnings for the sky are no doubt calling me a lucky devil. J am. But the chance came, I couldn't turn it down, and I'll try to pass on a "wo observa tions, that may be of interest. Nerve Center - A THUNDER storm was threatening from the north when I walked into the opera tions building and shook hands with my pilot, Lt. Harold Allen, a one-time Georgia barn stormer who stands about 6 feet 6 and is a sta tion pilot here. - " The operations building is a tower-like struc ture at the edge of the huge slab of concrete that Is the warm-up apron at the station. It is topped by a glassed-in observation post for the men and women who direct traffic on the field. It Is the nerve center of all flying activity at the station. : I was fitted into a leather jacket and a helmet with earphones. We walked out to the waiting plane, where, for the first time in my life, I got into parachute harness. It was obviously adjusted for someone who had not consumed so many Klamath basin potatoes and steaks, but when I got Into the gunner's cockpit and sat down on the 'chute the harness loosened no comfortably. ' Lt.- Allen and Lt. Commander Benny Turner, the, station executive officer, explained a few things to me, such as how to pulL.the trans parent "greenhouse" lid back over my head once we were up, and how to operate the inter communication and radio system in the plane. Apparently -unaware of my timidity, they also advised me not to attempt to operate any of the gadgets that were all around me unless so advised by the pilot. . We Take Off LT. ALLEN got Into the cockpit ahead of me, gunned the motors experimentally, and asked for take-off instructions from the radio tower. His voice, and that from the tower, came loud and clear to me through the earphones. He was told to proceed by a certain taxiway to a certain runway. - A ground crewsman by the plane gave a thumbs-up gesture, and we swung around and out over the field on the pavement. I could hear busy chatter over the radio as the tower gave instructions to other pilots. We stopped at the end of the runway, where two torpedo bombers were waiting to take off ahead of us. I could see the identifying numbers on them, and could hear the radio tower instructions to their crews. .The crew In the plane at the head of the line was told to abandon a proposed trip to Clear lake, and instead to go up for about 10 minutes flying and land. I could not hear the answers from the plane, which were on another frequency, but I heard the bomber cleared for a take-off, and immediately it went roaring down the runway. : Presently, the number of our plane was called, and we swung around with the nose into the wind, and on word from the tower that we were clear we, also, rose into the air. Lt. Allen operated the switch that took my ear phones off the radio frequency and in com munication with him. From then on, we chatted back and forth between the cockpits a marvel ous system for a novice who wants to know what is going on, Is just a bit nervous and en joys the calm, reassuring voice of the expert at the controls. Traffic "Circle" THEKE were planes on all sides of us, Includ ing one formation. There was a lot of flying from our field that day over the Tule Jake and lava beds country. After an hour in the air, we swung back to ward the field over town, and again, that traffic control business was demonstrated to me. Lt. Allen switched back to radio connection with the tower, while I listened in. He stated we were three miles northwest of the field and requested landing Instructions. We were told we were cleared into the traffic circle, and were advised what runway to use for our landing. (The runways at the field are num bered according to magnetic headings.) Our plane made a wide half-circle of the field, banked and came in on the runway we had' left an hour earlier. Lt. Allan reported for taxi instructions, received them, and we were roan parked again in front of the operations 1 ing. a Lingo ALL of this, of course, is old stuff to persons familiar with modern-day flying from busy fields, although commercial plane riders do not "listen in" on the chatter. On the chance that there are those to whom it is unfamiliar, I've related it here-as a new and fascinating experi ence for this landlubber. I picked up. on this jaunt, a bit of the lingo used in radio operations-chatter. "Roger," I learned, is for "Ft" which, in turn, is for "received," meaning the message is received. "Wilco" is short for "will comply." "Over" means conversation ended and reply expected. "Out" means conversation ended and no reply expected. And that's "out" for this account of a highly interesting and informative observation of the system that keeps scores of planes daily out of traffic tangles on and over the Klamath naval air station field. News Behind the News By PAUL MALLON QUEBEC, Canada, Aug. 7 The ruse of social ism in Canada heralded so much in our magazines and press seems to be a somewhat theoretical affair. It may have looked real enough in the re ports of the June CCF (Co- mi,.jmmtmn operative Commonwealth Fed- p?- j eration) landslide m Saskatch ewan, and on paper, it was, but there is a catch in the matter. While the program of the socialists calls for the govern ment to take over the banks, insurance companies, railways and certain heavy Industries in the province, the constitu tion requires that all acts of the Drovincial parliament must be approved by the national parliament. As the national body is in other hands, no legislation will be attempted. Yet the CCF, riding on the unexpected crest of that wave, won increased power in Ontario, and is now challenging in Alberta where a full slate of candidates has been presented for to morrow's election. In Quebec, they put a few men into the race, but only with a desire to gain a provisional balance of power. MALLON A New Thing IT is the new thing here. In most other ways, Canada's problems are ours, strikes, debts, wage scales, prices, etc. It seems to me she has handled her war situation better than we have. The economic statistics on her price' level are deceptive. 4 The cost of food, rent, and clothing seem to be about half Washington's. Coffee and butter are rationed, but few other foods. Steaks are generally available, as are all other meats. The best restaurant in Quebec, for instance, has a top price of $1.15 for a five-course din ner. Full course meals are available in average restaurants for 30 cents. Yet luxuries are higher . than ours. Cigarettes, for example, are 33 cents for a package of 18. A man can live here in Quebec for half what it costs in Washington. The wage scale is corres pondingly lower. No Draft Here THERE is no draft, either military or civilian. The basic gasoline ration is 50 per cent greater than ours. The debts are not as great. While earnest, full help has been given Britain, I think one eminent observer here presented the contrast of our situation and Canada's fully when he told me: . "Canada is not trying to feed the world." Yet socialism, pure socialism, is the rising political opposition. The wage scale, like our own, now is the highest in all history. There is practically no unemployment. Why then would an opposition movement to overthrow capitalism become so popular at the height of the war when the people have more money from capitalism in their pay envelopes than ever? The only answer apparently is that there is indefinable, vague dissatisfaction and unrest among the people. We have the same symptoms at home, but in our case, they are more clearly defined and have taken the opposite trend to ward increased popularity for the republican party. a No Communism HERE it has worked its way into numerous local issues and prejudices not worth men tioning, and found its outlet in the CCF. Inci dentally, communism does not exist here except as a sort of half .underground movement among a very few people and there is no communist party. Socialism just does not fit In as a remedy to a successful capitalistic system. The idea that the worker will get more if the profits are eliminated is to me simple fallacy. The volume of production- of business, any business, depends as much upon the ingenuity and energy of the management stimulated by eagerness for profits as upon the' skill of the worker. .... I think, under socialism, a nation will do less business than under capitalism. Only if capital ism fails, if it is wrecked on financial rocks, 1 will socialism come. Thus, Canada, in my opinion, is just as far away from actual socialism today as it ever was. The CCF has merely become the left wing in a position somewhat like our commun ists. I would say socialism is at least as far away here as we are from communism. Seeing this. Prime Minister Mackenzie King probably will call a general election in the fall, and, if he does, 'the act in itself will be a rather sure indication that he expects to win. HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SIDE GLANCES rA Gem of Thought From .delta's -i There was a young WAC named LInnitt Who In a BattU was dodging each minute. She yelled Fox Hole my eye Each on that I try Has Ravenous Wolf down In 11. . Gopher Poison r AT IDELLA1 $ liAoi a Qall After washing! Pra well with thick Uther of - w .HiuniM vcinx ouy a n armtttits. Buy sad try lodf it DC CI HO I OINTMENT W5 W m cor. 1944 ar KtA soviet, ikc. t. hi am u. a. "What hick ! We're checking up the reactions of civilians of this lown to the national rubber program!" Fine Horses, Races Shown To Enthusiastic Crowd By PHYLLIS COLLIER A good sized, enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the colorful horse show presented through the ef forts of the Klamath Saddle club at the fairgrounds yesterday afternoon. Horse races for stakes donated by local merchants were held, and Klamath's finest horses were exhibited. The show was the first annual event to be put on by the Saddle club, an organization composed of young women interested in riding. Members of the club were in evidence about the grandstand in their uniform blue riding outfits. The festivity of the occasion was increased by the presence of the Miss Klamath contestants and Colonel B. Dubel of the Marine Barracks, who served as one of the judBes. Pat Ivory, Elmer Balsiger, Bill Serruys, Charley Drew, uan iisKey, ana Harold Chase were also judges. Guy Barton served as race-starter, and Clarence Adams was field marshal of the day. One of the highlights of the afternoon's program was the package race, a novelty race in which the contestants were re quired to dismount. Dut on an article of clothing found in their package and remount for the fin ish, with Bill Merchantson riding in first in pajama pants and Clar ence Adams coming in third in a suit of long underwear. Adding Interest was a comic act by Omer Stillwell. who fell. rrom nis norse ana was given a mock amputation with saw and axe by a "doctor" called from the audience. laouacsi applause was given to Jack Ray riding In a sulkey be hind his beautitul. high-stepping Johnny Chinquipin. .tense moments of the after. noon came when a jockey fell from his horse on the 8-mile two and three-year race, and when the tractor failed to start up to haul the starting gear from the track after the horses had set out on the 8-mile race and was re moved by volunteers just before me norses came down the track. The order of events and tho winners were as follows: bhetland pony races for boys and girls of 10 or under. Stakes were divided between all of the entries, with Punky Adams com ing in first, followed by Dick Pitcher. Robert Williams Arthr Meeker and Donnie McDonald. -inree-gatea class exhibition. First, second and third prize rib- uuns went, 10 new. unase, Jack Ray, and Mrs. Keith Moon. Saddle horse race, 1-mile. Basil Brown, John O'Neil, Franklin Arant, and Butch Deardorf won first, second, third and fourth awards. Braggart's race, an unsched uled race between braggarts Merle Perry and A. C. McCum bre, with Merle Perry coming in first. 1 Pleasure horse class. ' Blue rib bon went to "Ora de Moon," rid K ?,eh Chase. "Dixie .?PLn,e' -r,ldden bv Jack Rav- and Red," ridden by Helen Bertram received second and third places. Draft horse class. First place was given to Chet Barton, drlv ing behind his team of four in a wagon in which he carried a live coyote. E. B. Welcher and Clar ence Adorns received second and third place for their teams of two in hand. Two and tliree-ycar-old thor oughbred a-purse race for share of $100 purse. "Susan," ridden by Jim Atkinson passed the fin ish line just abend of Gcoigo Klt treli's "Speed Shaver," and Jim Stewart's "Lucky Mills." Driving class. Ribbons went to "Johnny Chinquipin. owned by Jack Ray, and "Silver Tip," owned by Clair Bilgcr. Package race. Bill Merchant- son, urville Devaul and Clarence Adams came in first, second, and third. Reined horse class. First, sec ond and third places were award ed to Joe McAuliffe, Jim Steven son, and Basil Brown. Over three-year-old thorough bred race, i-mile, First place by "Waiting Gear." owned bv .Tim Beck, Pat Hoguo's "Miss Show ers coming in second. Palomino, pinto, and colored class show. First three places in palomino class went to "Golden Moon," ridden by Mrs. Keith Moon, "Gay Moon," ridden by Rose Macartney, and "Bonnie," ridden by Mrs. Lavina Mattoon. G. W. Welcher's pinto and Connie Hunt's white horse re ceived blue ribbons for their re spective classes. Western saddlehorso race. -mile. Dale Mattoon, John O'Neil Charley Drew, and Dick Steven son split the purse. Hershey Says Army Practically Built SPntfANP Wnch A., t lra Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said nisi niunc ne Denevco wo ve got the army practically built," but declared "we can't let up we have to have more men to relieve the boys who are over seas." "Some of our boys have been there two and three years and it's time we brought them back," said the national director of se lective service, who met briefly with local boards when his train stopped here en route to Seattle. "We don't want the fellows sitting on the bench to forget the score even the men up to 38 are liable to be called." He added, however, "we have to think about the upbuilding (of the army). There will be vet erans coming back. We must con sider them and jobs for them." Classified Ads Bring Result. NATURAL LOOKINC CURLS Yes, it's true! You can now give yourself a marvelous permanent wave, cooMy, comfortably, at home, easy as putting your hair up in curlers. The amazing mmmmmn 59 (Mam-fad contains everything you need. Accept no ub tJtutM, but insist on Die genuine Charm-Kurl. Complete, only &9 cents, pay no more. Over 5 million sold. Safe for every type of hair. A Cnrrln'f, Waggoner and AH Drnr fltorn We Will Resume Day Classes Monday, Aug. 7, 9:00 A.M. Evening Classes Mon.-Wed.-Fri 7:00 P.M. The month of July was onr vacation period KLAMATH BUSINESS COLLEGE 12S Main St. Phone 47o For Dinner Tonight Try the Special New York Cut Steaks Mecca Billiard's Lunch With Leah's '.Home-Made Piei . . Breakfast Lunch REFRIGERATION PLANT SLATED FDR TULELAKE Klamath Falls and Tulolako business men have Jolnod to gether in nn Important project planned primarily for tho pota to and onion Industry of tho basin, lt was disclosed in last week 1 announcement of a now refrlKorntlon plant for Tulelake. Partners In tho enterprise are A. M. Collier, Percy Mur ray and George A. Myers of Klamath Falls, and Karl Gen try and Richard M. Smith of Tulelake. Colllor, head of tho Klnmalh Ice and Cold Storago company, will net at manager until the plant l completed mid othor arrangements are made. The Southern Pacific railroad Is breaking ground this week for a spur nt tho now alio Just south of tho city limits of Tule lake. K. T. Henderson, the con tractor on the Klamath homing projoct, has been given the con tract on the refrigeration plant, and will move his crew to Tule lake when tho Job horc is fin ished. Something new in refrigera tion, the plant will be built with doublo walls of pumice tile, mndo in this basin. Tho owners Intend it to be a dem onstration of what pumice tile will do as an Insulation pro duct. Tho plant is bordered on 0110 side by a railroad spur with facilities for unloading or load ing eight cars at a time, and on the other sldo by tho highway which will pormlt eight trucks to unload at ono time. Power conveyors will operate through tho building so that a minimum of labor will bo consumed in handling potatoes and onions, tho main products to be stored there. Refrigeration will bo de veloped through brine spray nnd forced-air circulation. Tem perature and humidity control will be automatic. Tho capacity will be 450 car loads of potatoes or .130 car loads of onions at onc.tlmo. It Is hoped the building can be completed for handling this fail's crop, but it will probably be January 1 before lt gets In to full operation. Warning Issued on Dud Ammunition CAMP WHITE Army am munition which may be found In the Camp White training range areas, or in other areas near this post, should be left strictly alone. Camp White headquarters warned today. This warning was issued to have persons who may find un expected ammunition from pos sible death or serious Injury, Capt. Raymond R. AHhouse, post ordnance officer, ex plained. All types of ammunition are extremely dangerous, and even the slightest touch mny explode what appears to be a dormant shell, he emphasized. Persons, upon finding a shell, should not make any effort to move the ammunition, but mark its place, and report its location. PEAT Soothe and cool burning smart and Itcn of heat rash with Mexaana, tha aoothing, modicatcd powder. Mexaana la not a. talo, but a cloan, white medicated pow der, contains Ingredient which are often used by specialist (or the relief of thoso discomfort. Just sprinkle Mexaana well over your heat irritated akin and a how quickly it relieve these tormenting miseries. Coste little. Even greater sav inga in larger si sea. Demand Mexaana, 14,400 Workers Back onjj 4S.fl-.. tatMlrMaJ C-UI ' -"mi Br The Associated Press Tho labor front spotlight shift ed Monday to two remaining major dldimtin Involving UI500 transportation workers In tho United States and Cnnudu. after over-the-wockond settlement of three largo strikes sont 14,400 workers back to their Jobs, An estimated 4800 ovor-the-rod AFL truck drivers In Min neapolis, St. Paul, Omaha and Knnsas City romalnod Idle In a dlsputo wltn tho midwest opera tors over a WLll-approved wage lncrcnso. Representatives of the operators woro on routo to Wash ington for conferences with gov ernment officials, an association spokesman snld. The second major dispute In volved soma 4000 tramway workers in Montreal whore union officials said tho employes "had no alternative" but to main tain the strike after rejection by federal and provincial govern ment of compromise proposals. Tha transportation tieup con tinued. Elsewhere In the nation about 11,000 workors wero Idle In It) other labor dlsngreomenU. In all, about 10,S00 were kilo to day (Monday) nj compared with 34,000 last Saturday. The week-long Philadelphia transit walkout wus muk-d to day with the return of 8000 bus. trolley, subway and elovated crews following an ultimatum by the army, which had thous ands of troops ready to operate the vehicle, nnd CIO union leaders' orders to comply with tha government. Eight negroes. who.ro promotions nnd caused the white workers to strike, were called to resumo their training ns trolley operators. Five Genarul Motors corpora tion division plants nt Dctrult resumed operations today when 7000 employes reported to their Jobs, ending a 12 day work stop page. In Ottawa, 111.. R. R. Nicker son, general manager of tha Llbbey - Owens Ford company plant, said tha 1400 workers vot ed yesterday (Sunday) to return to work today. A work stoppago at tho St. Louis car company, which mnn ufacturers amphibious navy tanks, kept 1200 workers idle nnd tho soma number were out In a dispute at the Chicago Screw company. In a strike at the Carbandale, 111., ordnance plant 1200 remained away from their Jobs and 1100 were atrlk- . Builntis and Professional I WOMEN Annuities Are Your FUTURE FINANCIAL I HAPPINESS I I -1 ln "! L'h8 Mario- T, . Fifteen other di,,, nearly U300 mi.rejg" 1 Commercial Veh!,, Simplified Reco'J Operators of com , or vehlclM are&J their cortif ,,t 'tM ally on slmplnu-d fur,J'H own, us form- n uJ morly supplied fr uu. l.A 1 by ODT Ihivo ,ot, 'AM tied. It wn ,,.. .t".dlt3 H-mca ofde,M ODT official, di-clarod nl operator. ml With rnfnrnn,-.. i.. .,r or who ontu-utVa " SJ' rying vehicle 1, , keen a record. f(lr 1 Certlflenlo tiolUera ,, In non-distributive 0IJ are required to ,.,. of loads transported 1 M, the-roiid operntlom. 1 A gonontl rule tirgcd k, wnr iirorloellm, ,.., ... advancement of wnr mat!.- atomuuea no unit oil ordih the booltsaomc i-xtcntllnt 1044 along with orders. Ohio's 11)31 fur vl,.l,i ... ed to 1.437.(117 pells, actori iu cBiimuies. DEVELOPING ENLARGING PRINTING PHOTO SERVICE 111 Underwood Bids. a 1! 1 i 1 I a YOUH aCI'BKSINTINO Tll I EQUITABLE LIFE Assurance Society j 111 w, 7ih m.ne t II EARLY NEWS bv LOWELL THOMAS 7:15 pj. DON LEE-IMMl Standard ol Califprn) CO-OPERATION PAID! On the clover seed. It might pay en your grain. See us before you tell. it Pacific Supply Cooperative PL 4411 Klamath Falls rnone nsxuieiake Klamath Basin Cooperative Phone 45 - Tulelake Clearance Sale of Hardy PERENNIAL PLANTS We have oyer tan million growing plants, many In bloom, at pur mammoth nuiiMT I" lows. In ordar to clean out our fields for summer planting and at tha sums lime jl" you an opportunity to sa our strong field-grown flowers, we make this amailng ofl For $2.00 we will ship the following postpaid) 12 Belladonna Delphiniums,' stately light blue perennials. 12 Bellamosum Delphiniums, very dark blue. 1 2 Oriental Poppies, bright rea flowers to nine inches across. . 12 Coreopsis, brilliant yellow sunshine flowers. 1 2 Giant Shasta Daisies, very hardy. 12 English Marguerites, beautiful old fashioned favorite. T) ' " 72 growing one and two year old perennial flower pJanta, all ready to set out In ywj vnrH Anix,aA nn.4nl n . .. ... . . i a Cnii only I" -...w.u v'am uar 9.uu. nignt now is ideal time to transplant. assortments exactly as listed above. Safe arrival' guaranteed. I Rare and Lovely Rom Dawn Plants, silver pink, two to three feet. Free If you order the above assortment this week. Attach iwo on dollar bills to this ad, write your name and address below and null M CLARK GARDNER WESTERN OFFICE U American Bldgi, Seattle 4, Washington. Name ... Address Cash End. Sand C.O.D.
