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    FOUR HERALD AND NEWS
frlday. Aug. 17, 1945
'RANK JTNION
MALCOLM rPLKY
Manaatni aaiior
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fr.ma NawaTTibtlah.il every alternoon .c.pl Sunday
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Herefi I Ki'l'mni "to. ana lh Nawa Publl.Mn. Company.
Idambar.
Aeaoclated Preaa
Member Audit
Bureau Circulation
EPLEY
Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
DEAD quiet reigns at the Tulelake WRA
center where ome 18,000 persons of Jap
anese descent are interned.
Caucasian observers down there say that
the older people, who are intensely loyal to
Japan, appear to be stunned f"r?OT
by the news oi wippons sur
render. These people got the news
as quickly as any of us by
radio, and through more than
3000 newspapers which circu
late in the camp. From the
moment the Word came
through of Hirohito's declara
tion of surrender, there has
been a noticeable lack of
activity or sound within the
confines of the huge installa
tion. .,
People there are probably having a hard
time making themselves believe the bitter truth.
No Immediate Closure
BUT the truth it Is, and one is led to specu
lation as to what will happen to this big
lay-out set up in the relocation emergency early
in the war and eventually used as the segrega
tion center for Japanese loyal to Japan and dis
loyal to the U. S.
Ray Best, the director of the camp, says there
is no chance it will be closed before June 30,
1946. The budget for the Tulelake center runs
for the entire fiscal year ending at that time,
whereas budgets for other WRA centers expire
December 31. Mr. Best is certain the installa
tion will function to the end of the fiscal year,
either under WRA direction or under the de
partment of justice.
There are approximately 18,000 persons in
terned there. Moving them out even after
removal procedure has been adopted will take
many weeks if not months.
Some of these people are eligible to leave
now, if they wish to do so. : There has been
some increase in the outgoing movement among
this class, but it is still small. One day this
week, 84 applied for relocation, which to that
time represented a new high.
Deportation Faces 8000
THERE are possibly 8000 persons in the Tule
center who seem almost certain at this
time to go eventually to Japan. . .
" These are the , people who have declared
themselves definitely for the emperor: They are
aliens who have renounced any interest in the
welfare of the United States. Some may be
sorry now, but they are classified in a group
that Mm pm-tain to Ka sent hark tn the
country they love.
Eventually, as WRA officials see it now,
about half of the people at Tule will be re
located in this country, and about half will
go, on the westbound boats..
Delap
w
idation
HETHER any definite use will be made
nf thA WT7A nontor nmnarHM ne thov
are now set up is uncertain, but their state of
delapidation at this time certainly points to
probable dismantling.
The buildings were put up in a hurry, and
they have steadily, deteriorated. Water and
sewer equipment was none too good when it
was Installed, and it has gotten so bad that
there is now a terrific maintenance problem
on it.
So far as the WRA and colony section of the
camp is concerned, there won't be a lot left
for anything but salvage by June 30, 1946.
Camp Tulelake, the adjoining army installa
tion, has better buildings and other equipment,
and' these might serve for a number of years.
There has been only meagre community
thinking 'about making some use of the "Jap
camp" after its present function ends. At
Tulelake and Alturas, we have heard some
discussion of the possibility of turning it into an
agricultural experiment station, a branch of
the University of California. We believe some
investigation has been started.
Unless some such plan is worked out for use
of the facilities, the buildings will probably
be torn down and sold as salvage and in a
few years the Jap camp, once the scene of
stirring incidents that drew nationwide atten
tion, will be nothing but the farm land it was
before the war.
News Behind The News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 A tendency to
hold back demobilization to cushion the
shock of reconversion has long been visible
through Mr. Truman's actions or lack of them.
Thus Ills first peacetime announcement con
tinued tho draft for the youngest class, mid
contemplated a discharge plan spread over 12
to 18 months of only two thlrcii of the war
army, and an even more cautious relaxation
of navy strength. Our obligations in occupa
tions and peace-keoping we mentioned as the
reason. The unsettled state of the world is
another, although not mentioned. But these
necessities fit snugly the developing balanced
reconversion policy, which has not been de
fined or announced to the public in any of
ficial way. This is the heart of the Truman
spending as shown in action necessary spend
ing in defense to prevent too many men from
being thrown upon the dwindling employment
market. '
Same Theory
THE same theory is being pursued to the
more limited extent possible, In cancella
tion of contracts. First announcement at the
moment of peace concerned only 56,000,000,
000, of navy cutting mainly in ordnance. I
suspect Mr. Truman resolved all doubts In favor
of high budgets for the army during the latter
days of the war for the same purpose to keep
the economic mills churning. In the future
economies will be developed possibly with less
swiftness than you might expect.
How long this tendency can be maintained
in the face of contrary pressures of troops to
get free, and for setting the treasury in order
(tax reduction?), remains to be seen. Certainly
the government appears determined to go as
slow as it can in dismantling Uie war budget.
Specific Policies
SO also with specific reconversion policies.
For many months, the popular and un
disputed public thought has run to tho con
clusion that the end must bring an economic
shock, with widespread unemployment. Now
the economists are beginning to inquire deeper
into the matter, seeking to ascertain what par
ticular types of workers and how many in
which industries are being affected. They
have found there Is another balancing side of
the picture which has not been explored or
fully observed. Ordnance workers, for Instance,
are "sure to go at once, and production will not
be resumed. But all- the other non-government
industries will be different to some extent. In
the two largest industries, motors and steel,
the highest possible peacetime, production will
be developed as swiftly as possible. In those
lines much unemployment will be temporary,
and of a vacation type (if war bonds have been
saved.) Certainly skilled workers in those lines
will have a great field of postwar employ
ment. As a sub-line, motor mechanics will be
in demand in every garage in the country for an
indefinite period, with all cars run down.
Shipbuilding Drop
SHIPBUILDING production, for another in
stance, will drop near xero, but the Kaiser
plants on the Pacific coast, two months ago, had
employment of less than 40 per cent of its war
peak. The majority of workers knew what was
coming and went back home for better jobs.
Also Kaiser long since started to go into other
fields, including motors, and his total peacetime
employment may yet run. as high as his war
time peak.
The large number of women workers who
got into industry for the first time during the
war. will find husbands or supporting rela
tives returning from the war, and may desire
to return to their homes.
Core Of Trouble
THE core of the trouble, I think, will be
found among the migrated unskilled or
least skilled workers, particularly In ordnance
centers. They came in droves to war manu
facturing zones from consumer service jobs,
small stores, restaurants, hotels, shops, farms
and such work for jobs which offered more
wage than they had ever dreamed of.
Certainly there exists a tremendous demand
for this type of worker, back in his former
endeavors, back in the shops and on the farms.
Will they want to go, is the question which
looms more important than the one being popu
larly asked, namely: Will they be able to find
jobs?
Unless they do go back, and competitive
labor standards are reestablished in the coun
try, it will be impossible for the nation to
regain its economic equilibrium. Some say a
depression is the only thing which will cause
them to go back. I do not believe this, but I
believe the administration may find this one
of its most difficult problems. Presumably it is
waiting to see.
The immediate unfreezing of employment
was undertaken also to see what will happen,
where these workers will go,' what then may
be needed in the way of federal action.
Specific Problems
CERTAINLY the developing problems are
particular rather than general, variously
affecting different types' of workers and in
dustries, and this points again to the theme I
have been stressing specific remedies are need
ed rather than an overall spending program or
similar tactics of the Roosevelt regime, which
might create a disastrous economic effect, by
encouraging the unemployed to avoid the jobs
where peace so vitally needs them.
STATE BUTTER RATES
CORVALLIS, Aug. 17 (JP)
Oregon butter averages 16,535
international units of vitamin A
to a pound compared to the na
tional average of only 15,000
units, Oregon state college ex
periment station reported today.
Tests were made on creamery
butter in different states by the
department of agriculture. The
mount of vitamin A in butter,
aid the department, depends di
rectly on the amount of green
pasture and good quality rough
age eaten by the cow.
Farmers were urged to cure
hay by methods that retain Its
green color. In changing color,
hay loses its carotine, the sub
stance from which vitamin A Is
derived.
If Emperor Hirohlto of Japan
dies or abdicates, he will be suc
ceeded on the throne, under Im
perial house law, by his 11-year-old
son, Prince Akhilo
Tsugu No Miya.
Meeting The executive com
mittee of the chamber of com
merce will meet Friday at 4
p. m. i
A GEM of THOUGHT-
We've lets of respect for Mr. Grew,
But just twixt us and you, ,
This hurried Japanese peace
Will require lots of military police
And be a big headache before we are through.
Headache Remedies, 10c to $1.00 '
From Doc and .delta's Drug Store
Phon 8468 ...
MERRILL POTATO
I
SIDE GLANCES
oof. ta rt wu atavyi. ic.t.h ten, n. . w. errA
"We're so glad you've moved into the neighborhood
we'd like to have our little boy get used to playing nice
with little girls 1"
The
War Today
Br DtWITT MacKENZIE
CZ&Z-J
MacKENZIE
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst
Just before Japan's inquiry
about peace terms, the Tokyo
radio was directing a barrage of
name calling
against me al
lies because of
bombing "bar-
b a r 1 c," "sav
a g e," "i n h u-
man ana wnat
not.
The J a p
;pokesmen also .
were surprising- ,-r
ly "frank" in''.
broadcasting (to.
world but not to
the home pub
lic) the effects
of that first his
toric atomic bomb on Hiroshima
how every living thing, com
human and animal, was de
stroyed. It was calculated to
make one's flesh creep and cer
tainly had considerable success.
Jio Charges -
Well. now. these charges of
barbarism, backed by stories of
wholesale slaughter of civilians,
were intended for more than
mera vitimeration. Their pur
pose was to break down the de-
termlnaiion oi ine auiea peoples
to carry the war through to ut
ter destruction of Japan unless
there was unconditional surren
der. The Tokyo spokesman were
trying to play on our emotions.
The best answer I know" to all
this, is a little story, in which the
central figure is Col. Paul Tib-
bets, of Miami, Fla., who piloted
the B-29 carrying the atomic
bomb to Hiroshima. It well Illus
trates the code of the American
airman of the allied airman,
for that matter.
I ran into Tibbels back in Oc
tober, 1942, in England when he
was Just getting under way on
the distinguished career that has
weighted down his chest with
decorations.
Bombing Reaction
I had a long talk with the
young officer at his headquart
ers, and deliberately steered the
conversation around to his reac
tions to the job of bombing. He
told me that while he was wait
ing for his first raid he was sick
over the thoughts of the civilians
who might suffer from the
bombs droDDCd by his machine
"That feeling probably dates
back to my training days," he
remarked. "We had it hammered
into us constantly that In m-nc
tics we must watch out for the
folks beneath us. This reaction
persisted through my first three
raids. Finally I got used to the
idea, but I am cautious. When
I look at a 2000-oound bomb in
the bay of my ship I know a lot
of people may get nurt. My anx
iety is for the women and kids."
The colonel paused and his
eyes sought the horizon. Then,
hesitatlvely:
"You see I have a three-year-old
boy of my own at home. I
hate to think of him playing
The annual Merrill potato fes
tival a war casualty of recent
years will be resumed this fall.
That was the word today from
Paul Lewis, chairman for the
Merrill Service club, which will
sponsor the show.
Traditional features, Including
selection of a potato queen, pa
rade, and exhibits are to be
planned.
For Feet That Sweat
With Offensive Odor
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Emerald Oil is the ipfe'liest and most f
frctive preparation they dtve fver handled
for aching;, pertpirlnf, lll-imellirig feet,
The very minute that this wonderful
foot brim touches Ihtte lore, tender, ich
ing feet, you will get relief. It' fmr,1y
maiing how quickly it acii, and no mat
ter whit otheri may tell you, there
nothing jyit good.
tuptf Cnt-ffale Drug
Lea Beadrloka Drt.fi
Telling
The Editor
tetter arlata hara mini ml M NNfl
than H were In Imilh, muel ha wn
Im laiilit m ONS IIOI ,l tha Mp
enlj, an! muet ha Ulna, oennlhulleiaj
tMiowinj IImm nHH. at, ainnly
near a bombed factory. That
makes me caretul.
A tew days before that Tiubcts
had piloted his squadron in an
attacK on the great French in
dustrial city ot Lille, then in
(ierman hands. I asked him If
he had any special Impression
during this raid.
American npirit
"Yes," he replied. "This is the
most heavily populated area we
have attacked and our target
was In the thick of it. I remem
ber as we came above a great
circle with a church beside It
which was the guide for our tar
get it carao over me that If we
missed the target we should hurt
a lot of people. I gave the bom
bardier a heap of mental sup
port to get his target. We don't
want to hit anything but our
target.1"
That sort ot thina makes you
proud of our fighting code. It
noes seem odd mat late mould
have selected Tibbets for the
Hiroshima mission, although tho
city was an out-and-out military
larsek But mayDe fate wasn t so
craiy, at that, for Ttbbeta' ethics
are a good answer to the Japa
nese charges of barbarism.
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SEED EXCHANOE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (To the
Editor) When kiddles tramp a
hot August trail, they often
sniff bay-laurel fragrance, Tho
aroma fairly bolls out In the
hot sun, Our California laurel
la cousin to Mexico's wild "nl
llgator pear," r avocado. In
Cuernavaca, where Lindbergh
courted Anne Morrow, one lis
tens at breakfast for the peon's
bare feet pattering over the
brirk-tlled floor. Fie brings a
whole tray of "alligator pears."
Some are' big, greenish-skinned.
Others, small and brown, he
calls "rhlcos." Color-bejewclcd
humriilngblrds flash in tho sun
light slanting Into Its pntlo.
These sip the nectar of tropical
flowers, bright as themselves.
Cousin to our California troll
side tree, Formosa's camphor
laurel, common In our parks, Is
used also In Cullfornlan street
forestry. Watch one next winter
when In fruit. Tho rcsemblunce
to both avocado and to our na
tive iRiiral fruit will be notice
able. The California bay luurul
yields a useful hardwood. One
packer of California figs uses
Its leaves to give his dried fruits
a pleasant flavor. This Is much
as the leaf of the Jamaica bay
laurel, a third cousin, Is used In
many kitchens.
Tho hoarding Instinct, which
all children have, may be well
guided Into fresh-air tramps to
collect seeds and fruits. Such
comparisons as of the fruits and
nT 1 1 ii 1 1 nijij
ra t-i"j 1 1
From the Evening Herald
Aug. 17. 1935
Klamath people mourned the
death of Will Rogers, famed hu
morist and philosopher, who
died near Pt. Barrow, Alaska, in
an airplane crash.
Rita Smith, who will become
the. bride of W. Charles Whlse
nant August 25, was compli
mented at a shower.
From the Klamath Republican
Aug. 17. 190ft
A "grand alfalfa ball" Is to be
given August 23 at Houston
opera house. Floor managers
will be Tom Kinney, Elmer
Smith and Dan Lovclady.
. ...
A San Francisco report Is that
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the big
timber man of Minneapolis, is
negotiating for a tract of land in
northern California, which also
includes the property of the
Klamath Lake Railroad com
pany now running to Pokegama.
. WEATHER
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max. Mln. Prwrln
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Sacramento 4
North Bend M
Portland 82
Reno ......, M
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Seattle -,..,7 51
Mrdforrt ,..4 M
Red RlufY 00.
Orecmi Clear today and tonight ex
cept mostly cloudy on coait and north
west portion, with few scattered thunder
atorma over mountain!, clearing Batur-
oar afternoon, uooier interior Saturday,
Gentle nnrthweat wind off coaat, In
creasing saturaey.
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"VICTORY EXTRA" .
are still available
at The
HERALD and NEWS
Pine and Esplanade
Phone 8111
VIE
r.ftM
strict
Wt want to ketp you
happy became aatliAcd
owners are our belt
boMtera. We're frying
our beet to give the
flneet service in town
beceuM we went your
busineu now end after
the war. (Some daya
our ehop Is Ine buiy
than other days; to. If
you'll telephone ui,
we'll make a definite
appointment for terv
Icing your car.
Some fine day after
the war "there'll be
new Ford in your fu-'
ture." In the mean
time, thtnk tor bf
inipa'enr.
Balsiger
Motor Co.
Miln it EapUnacU
Wrtrk on the water main on
Washburn way will proceed as
usual despite war's end, accord
ing to Sam Itltulile, of tho Cali
fornia Oregon Power company.
Work 1.1 uolns nk no on schedule
and uhiHit one mile of pipe hni
been Inlet by the contractors.
Work bollix dono now Is at the
200-foot Cireitt Northern tall
road crossing wlmre the pipe
must be In let under sovun Great
Northern tracks. Tunnnllnu Is
underway for tho 18-Inch cul
vert plno which will carry a 12
Inch sieol pipe.
The 12-Inch water main Is 3H
miles- long and runs from South
(Ith to Witshhuin wnv and out
Johnson avenue until It ap
proaches nnvul airport property.
Copco subcontracted tlie work
to I'. S. Lord, mechanical con
tractor of Portland, for Installa
tion within (10 days.
With the complotlon of the
main, nn adequate water supply,
principally for fire protection,
will be made available to the
navy base. At prosenf the air
station is using water from the
Altamonl syslvm which is not
sufficient to serve both croups.
scads of avocado, bay laurel,
camphor Imirol are Instructive.
By exchanging, as no the bwlss
kiddles, native seeds, woods. In
sects, shells, minerals, with
school children In tho eastern
United States, Europe, the Ori
ent, child lives are thus broad
ened, enriched. A system of In-
ternatioipil respect thus Is built
"P-
sincerely,
C. M. GOETHE.
SALVAGE '
WASHINGTON. Aug. In i.
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Best Way to Calobrat
The Peace
Wt wero sitting on BIU Web
tort porch the other night,
talking about how we'd cele.
brata when the Japs surrendered
. Lent Toller allowed a how he
was going to (tart bis vacation
then and there-and Pnd tt
Ashing. Ed Mapea was going to
take his family to Mountain
Ctt for a big feed and pic tare
show.
BUI Webster had the last sug
gestion. "I'm going to pour a
glass of beer and drink a toast
to our fighting men," he fay,
"and that la just aa far as my
celebrating"! going to go. I'm go
lng to make sure of being on the
Job next morning."
From where I sit, BUI Webeter
haw the right Idea. Wbeas Peace)
cornea, there's going to be
whole new world to bmlld.
There's a raally big job to be
done. A glass of beer, the ber
erage of moderation, and a good
night's sleep to be ready for the
task ahead-Chat's the r'M WSJ
to welcome Victory!
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