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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
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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Evening Classes
Mon.-Wed.-Fri 7:00 P.M.
The month of July
was onr vacation period
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Phone 47o
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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
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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-
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