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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1945)
IM1 frfifxr KM Scralu ana lete PRICE FIVE CENTS In Thfi By FRANK JENKINS IN preceding Installments of thin i-urlcs, we hove boon dealing with fiili'luh to big EnK Hull former. Owners of their own loud midor ruiitom of largo tract. Lot's go now to tho olhor extreme. There's nullo n gap in between. THE "immll holder" slimds ot tho other ond of tlio picture. As thu term Implicit, lie RENTS liuitl In smull (Hircols us little its nn ncrc or un iiero nnd a hull up to miiybo us much us 10 iicrcs, mavbe even 12. Ills holding may possibly be In mm truet. Mora likely It will bo In one or two or even three or four tracts, perhaps on much as a mile and half apart that Is to say. it may he a nine to i mile nnd a half from one ox treino of his holding to the other. Obviously walking distance li considered; these small noincrs don't Jump Into their own cars nnd sneed from one to tho other. Somewhere around 10 acres Is considered in tho Evesham area, which this writer had tho op- portunlty to study, an uveragc ECONOMIC unit uy which is n.eont that mi average family eon make a living on It) al though it often works with as llltlo as five acres, or even less. It all donends on the family. The small holder may have an Individual house on ono or an' other of his plots, but this Is Inv nrobuble. Ho will be more like. ly to live In a multl-fumlly house In an adjacent village, walking back and forth. HE may rent from anybody decayed Lord Somebody or other, or a former who would rather rent his land out than to work It. In the Evciuuim area tho corporation of Worcester ? j I i u....i. I., mu , Ullucr n luw pmkocu uii in . has bought several" thousand acres of land and rents It to these small holders. Cash rent l the .rule. They can BUY, but In this area less than 8 per cent own their land. Lack of tho money with which to pay for it Is normally i given as tho reason for non ntunershln. Tliev can buy on long torms, 20 years or more, but there Just aoesn i scorn 10 oc enough left over to meet tho payments. ... T KT'S consider an Individual " (to know people you have to be ablo to iihiik oi mem us pri sons; you can't KNOW people In the mow). His name Is Hall, cortuinly a good old English name. Ho is a SKILLED farmer, In his way as highly skilled as Mr. Bennett, tho owner of Lower Wick, or Captain Bomford. Ho grows vegetables, as most of (horn In the Evesham small holder area do, and he knows every variety and every strain; he comes near to having personal knowlcdgo of every plant. Ho will say: "Look at tliis marrow plant; I've taken a dozen marrows off It already, and look what It has left, It's a good one," ,, Ho has three holdings, totaling 11 acres. Ho Is lucky. Ho has an individual house on ono of them. Ho and his family, In eluding his wife's Iwo sisters, do ALL the work. He makes a comfortable living, according to his standards. Ho Is happy and contented. He Is AMBITIOUS, os proved by tho fact that ho hns THREE holdings. Tho beauty of tho Evesham system is that It loaves room for ambition. t WE como now to something Hint touches nn American ncldlv. Mr. Hull, around 50, or mnybo a little less, relates that ho started ns a farm worker, but Is now a "MASTER mnn." As (Continued on Pago Two) Naval Hospitals Send 284 Marines To Barracks Here Arriving at tho Marine Bar racks this morning were 2114 ma. lines, all on convalescent slnlus from naval hospitals, This Is tho second largo group of men to come In under the now program lit tho barracks, 00 having ar rived on Thursday. All of tho men arc recently re turned from overseas duly, most of thorn from Iwo Jimu and Oki nawa. Some, luivo Just como bnck lo tho United States within hc last four or five dnys. Thoso who have not yet re ceived their 30-dny furloughs will lenvo this post Immediately for their homes. Tho number of men at the ma rine Installation Is expected to reach several thousand In the program nnv being started here. Commanding officer at the post is Col. Charles Brooks. Capt, Lowoll T, Coggoshall is the sonlor medical officer, IB CAUTIONS AGAINST CUTS IN PAYJATES Private Industry May Make Wage Raises When Desired WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 UP) The war labor board invited prl- vuto industry today to apply lis iiun brakes on wane Increases (luring reconversion, but advised holding the line aguinst puy cuts. Tho board will disband as soon as current and anticipated dispute cases are disposed of and It can gel . Its aiiinrs in orocr. Wage stabilization then will bo taken over by some other agency. Presumably some provision for this will be made by Secre tary of Labor Lewis B. Schwcl lenbach, New Policy President Truman's now wage policy authorizes employers to make wago increases at will, without regard for the Little Steel formula, if no price boosts ore Involved. WLB Chairman George W. Taylor said the wage increases can be given by employers Im mediately without even consult ing the WLB. The board will continue to en force tho provision against wage cuts below t-he highest rates paid ' (Continued on Page Two) PLANS CAMPAIGN A back-to-sehool campaign' Is being sponsored by tho Klamath county chamber of commerce in an effort to secure the maximum enrollment possible at Klamath Union high school this fall. One of the main objectives of the campaign is to convince young people that their chances of ob taining good Jobs in the future depend upon their education. The chamber of commerce is also stressing that heads of farm lies and returning vctcraas that aro heads of families will be given preference over single nooplo In the filling of Jobs, if during the period of readjust ment following tho war, It should be difficult for them to secure Jobs. Methods to bo employed by the chamber of commerce in get ting young people to return to school Include the use of the newspaper and radio, bulletins to employers, word of mouth contact among the boys and girls of high school age, and talks to organizations. A special committco will bo sot up by the chamber to handle this nrogram. Andy Collier has been named as the director to sec that the program is satisfac torily carried out. . Entire Nation Jobless By The Associated Press Transition to pence meant sudden loss of Jobs todny for mounting hundreds of thous ands of war workers. Drastic stashes In army and navy contracts left no section of tho country immune. Many workers were laid off only temporarily, but other Jobless thousands Jammed' into U. S. employment service of fices everywhere. Applications for unemployment insurance soared. Unemployment Tolls No accurota estimate of the total number -of lald-off war workers was available, but John W. Snyder, director of recon version, predicted there would be 5,000,000 unemployed by November and possibly 8,000, 000 by spring. Aircraft workers wcro hard hit. Wright Aeronautical, cor poration, praising their em ployes' part In America's giant war production, handed final paychecks to 17,000 in Wood ridge, N. J,, and 26,000 In Cin cinnati, Ohio. Lay Oifs In Chicago, tho Dodge B-29 works dismissed 15,000, and the some number was lnld off In Akron, Ohio, by Goodyear Air craft, Estimates of temporary and permanent lay-offs in tho Now York metropolitan area ranged from 100,000 to 130,000 which Telephone Mil KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATUHDAY, f t 18, 1945 No Rationing: Motorist? ffi Happy Pf I li ..Jl ilpi 3" a With lifting of gas rationing. Aviation Machinist's Mate K. O. Burt, looking forward to some real shore leave, gets more than tankful from happy attendant, George Brandt, In Los Angeles. (AP wliephoto) Heavy Weekend Travel Seen As OPA Lifts Gasoline Ban With the arrival of the first weekend since gasoline has been taken off the ration list, filling rtation attendants are expecting an influx of Klamathltcs who will drive in and say "Fill "er up" before heading for tho wide open spoces to enjoy some of Oregon's wonderful scenery. Travel-to nearby lakes and re- 3 People Struck When Brakes Fail Three pedestrians were slam med to the sidewalk in front of Emil's Food store on S. 6th yesterday at 2 p. m., when tho brakos failed to hold on a car driven by Chester L. Scssler, 1502 Austin. Mrs. Hozol B. Hodgson, 50, Bonanza, and her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Flinders, 32, 133 Ucrllngs, were taken to Ihe Hillside hospital by the Klam ath merchants' police ambu lance, and James Glover, 45, Bonanza, was shaken up by the Impact. Mrs. Hodgson received body bruises and a wrenched side and Mrs. Flinders suffered a bruised leg. The condition of both women was reported good today by hospital authorities. Scssler was reportedly pull ing Into a diagonal parking spot when the brakes on his automobile failed to hold and the car went up on the side walk, striking the three people. Scssler told city police that the brakes on his car had been checked recently and no arrest was made. The car was almost at a standstill when it hit the three pedestrians, police said. Suffers As Toll Increases included the highly-Industrialized northern portion of New Jersey. Pittsburgh reported 45,000 laid off until midnight tonight by Carnegie-Illinois Steel cor poration, which said it did not Know what the future held for them. Four thousand others were discharged yesterday. Philadelphia's industrial area, including Wilmington, uci., added 23,000 to, the nation's unemployed, and 28,735 were lald-otr in New jersey yester day with 28,500 more to be Jobless soon, Job terminations In Los An geles now total nearly 25,000 and unofficial surveys there Indicate that most workers Im ported from tho east and mid west plan to remain in Califor nia. Brighter News Brighter news was that rub ber companies wcro hiring. U. S, Rubber company announced it 'would employ 40 per cent mora workers about 20,000 than Its wartime staff for fac tories in Detroit, Eau Claire, Wis., and Los Angeles. Some carpet companies and ship repair yards also needed workers. Mass emigration of "foreign labor" will open thousands of jobs, Washington announced 178,000 Jamaicans, Mexicans, Hondurans and others would bo returned to their homes by January 1, sorts Is expected to be heavy this weekend wan iisncrmen ana pleasure drivers able to use gas lor these purposes wimoui lear of OPA action. For the first time in many months fishermen will be able to carry fishing equipment out to the car without watunit until dark and thev will1 be able to display, their "catches without worrying wnui tno ncignoors or the UFA will say. Rcnorters from the Herald and News expect an easier time collecting city briefs on trips taken further than walking dis tance away from town. And va cationers taking trips to points not on a railroad line are not ex pected to be so hesitant about giving out the Information. San Francisco Again Invaded SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18 (P) Soldiers, . sailors and marines again "invaded" San Francisco last night, but there was no repetition of- "peace riots" which broke out three consecutive nights earlier in the week. All army - restrictions were lifted at noon yesterday, but the navy would permit only 50 per cent of its petty officers and 25 per cent of its non-rated men to be given liberty. Passes and furloughs had been . can celed Thursday afternoon for all military personnel within 100 miles of the city. Sneil Announces Speed Limit Lift ; SALEM, Aug. 18 (P) Govern or Earl Snell today announced that effective Sunday, August 10, the 35-mile wartime speed limit is a thing of the past in Oregon. The announcement, which fol lowed a receipt of a telegram from the office of defense trans portation revoking the national limit, was accompanied by a warning from the governor: "Motorists should not forget that tires are worn and old and now ones are not Immediately avoilnblc," the governor said as lie urged continued caution aiid careful driving. Oregon's stand ard highway legal limit is 55 miles an hour. 44 Points Needed For Navy Release The navy's demobilization plan will require M4 points for enlisted men to be released from the navy, according to word from Washington. Immediately cllglblo for re lease under the program will be 327,000 men in the next 18 months. The navy point system gives one-half point for each year of age, figured to the nearest birth day, one-half point for each full month of active duty since Sep tember 1, 1939, and 10 points for a dependent. No additional credit is allowed if there is more than one dependent. Enlisted men will require 44 points for discharge, 29 for en listed Waves, 49 for male offi cers and 35 for Wave officers.- August 18, !45 Mix. (Aug. 17) 87 Mln 58 Precipitation last 24 hours : .00 Stream year to date 13.28 Normal 12.30 Lot year 10.62 Forecasts Thunder ahoweri Sunday p. m. JAPS PROMISE PEACE ENVOYS Tut ARTHUR Group To Leave Japan Sunday Morning For Manila . By RUSSELL BRINES MANILA. Aug. 18 UP) Japan officially informed General Mao Arthur tonight mat surrender emissaries would leave Japan Sunday morning weather per mitting and a headquarters spokesman said they would be flown straight from le island, off Okinawa, to Manila. The official Japanese message i Kid the emissaries would arrive ' at about 1:20 p. m., Sunday (9:20 p. m. Saturday, Pacific war time). An American plane will pick up the emissaries from two green-crossed white Japanese transports at Ie and is expected to reach Manila at 7 or 8 o'clock that night. (4 or 5 a. m., Sun day, PWT). . A spokesman, said the Jap anese's credentials would be ex amined that night, but that the conference with MacArthur would not start until Monday. Flight Time The flight to Manila will re quire 51 to 8 hours after what ever delay is Involved in the Ie transfer and takeoff. MacArthur later acknowledged receipt of the Japanese message and sent technical details for radio communications between the ) envoys' planes and Amer ican forces. . - . - Schedule Told ,- Ja nan's lone delayed flight- schedule MacArthur originally Instructed 1 the envoy to reacn Ie vesterday en route to Manila was radioed at 6:33 p. m. to day, on the designated frequency. That was 87 minutes earner tnan Japan had promised the informa tion in a message which also said another frequency would be used. Tokyo said the envoys would depart In two planes from Kis arazu airdrome, southeast ' of Tokyo, at 7 a. m. (3 p. m. Sat urday, Pacific war time.) - - MacArthur' had specified that one plane be used, and that it should depart from Sata Misaki on the southern tip of Kyushu island. Use Two Planes The new Japanese message said the two planes unarmed, twin engined, single winged land attack aircraft would fly (Continued on Page Two) tiavy Announces Sangt amon Deaths WASHINGTON, . Aug. 18 UP) Official navy reports today placed at 43 the total casualties suffered by the escort carrier Sangamon when hit by a Japa nese suicide plane near Okinawa on May 4. . ' The ship, the former tanker Esso Trenton which was convert ed into a carrier at the Newport News, Va., Shipbuilding and Drydock company and was com missioned August 25, 1942. Hpr arrival at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard for repairs was reported Wednesday night. The navy's an nouncement listed her casualties at 12 dead, 13 missing and 18 wounded. Japs Still Fight On Burma Front RANGOON, Aug. 18 (P) Japanese forces facing the Brit ish Imperial 12th army on the Burma front wore reported to day by an authoritative source as showing no disposition to sur render. It was believed probable that forceful demands would be stayed until Gen. MacArthur obtained the highest Japanese signatures to the surrender of Japan. Oregon Churches Hold Prayer Services PORTLAND, Aug. 18 (P) Churches throughout the state will heed President Truman's proclamation naming Sunday as a clay oi prayer ana tnanKsgiv ing. Protestant services will em phasize thanksgiving, said the Portland council ' of churches. and churches will be open dur ing the day for informal prayer. Archbishop Edward D. Howard ordered Catholic cnurcnes to ar. rnnfffli n snecial evening service, Thev also will celebrate votive mass If special mass was not celebrated earner mis wcck. Number 10598 New Jap Premier General Prince Naruhiko Higaxhi-Kuni (above), uncle of Emoress Naqako. has been com manded by Emperor Hirohito to ln' a new cabinet', the Japa nese Darnel -news agency said id a broadcast recorded by the FCC. (AP wlrephoto). v - KF An extensive search was launched Thursday for Gus Mel hase, 82, long-time resident of Klamath Falls, who has been re ported missing since Wednesday, August 13. Melhase had reportedly gone alone on a fishing trip to Odell lake, 120 miles northwest of here. On Tuesday he told Ross Finlev. nroDrietor of a service station near ures-uei, mai ne was going to Paulina lake, but had no fismng or camping equipment with him at the time and was on foot. , On Wednesday he was seen at Paulina lake but nothing has heen heard or seen of him since. The sheriff's office, state police, and four nephews, including Dan and Bill Melhase and Henry and Ed Kedstever, have been (Continued on Page Two) I ' j Steel Copper, Aluminum Freed For Civilian Use In Peacetime Swing-Over By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (P) Americans will build 10 to 15 million homes in the next decade. . This was predicted today by the nation's new construction boss, Hugh Potter. These were other high spots as the swing-over to peacetime living moved ahead: 1. Food officials forecast more food of all kinds for civilians as scheduled army cutbacks go into effect over the next few months. Meat ' rationing may end next month. 2. There were signs labor and management leaders may have given the administration infor mal assurances that wartime no strike, no-lockout pledges will be continued. 3. The war production bpard freed tremendous quantities of steel, copper and aluminum for consumer goods. 4. Plans for tax cuts took shape. Secretary of the Treas ury Vinson said at a news con ference he hopes for speedy action on a program in prepar ation. 5. Price controls came off Imported wines and distilled spirits such as brandy, rum and cordials. But not whiskies. OPA said items freed had been sell ing below ceilings. 6. Surplus property officials said hundreds of government- Jap Fighters Attack B-32s By ROBBIN COONS . i OKINAWA, Aug. 18 (IP) Fourteen Japanese Zcke fightoj planes attacked two unescorted American B-32s on a reconnals. sance mission over Tokyo today, killing an aerial photogruphov in one plane, wounding two of the crow and damaging both, craft badly. The Americans shot down two of the attacking planes and, probably two more. It was the second attack on American reconnaissance plane in two days. Today's attack came only a few hours after Japan's official acceptance of General MacArthur's instructions to fly a peace delegation to Manila tomorrow. :. The B-32s were cruising at 20,000 feet over the surrendered capital when the plane piloted by Lt. J. R, Anderson, Charlotte', N. C, was jumped by the Japanese,-who shot out one of the engines. Anderson and his co-pilot, Lt. R. E. Thomas, Comanche, Tex., dropped behind and radioed the- second plane, piloted by Capt. J. Klein, Wassau, Wis., to "slow down." Jap Reply They reported hearing one Jap pilot reply in English via radio, "Yes, slow down so I can shoot you." "Our reply was unprintable," Anderson said. Sgt. J. S. Smart of Dallas, Tex., turret gunner, and Sgl. John Houston, Fort Worth, Tex., were credited with downing two of the attackers. Sgt. Ben Clay worth of Wilkes Barre, Pa., was credited with a probable. During Time Limit (The time of the incident was not given in this dispatch but apparently it fell within the 48 hour time limit which the Japa nese said it would require to make Thursday's cease fire or der effective in the home is lands). Four unescorted B-32s yester day encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire and about 10 Japanese fighters near Yokohama as they approached the Tokyo bay area on a photo reconnaissance mis sion. One of the big four-engined planes was badly shot up but none of its crew -was injured. Two Japanese, interceptors were listed as probably destroyed as the B-32s were forced into a 20 mlnute running fight with the enemy. Never theless, headquarters said their photo mission was successful. Three days ago. General Mac- Arthur announced that offensive actions in all sectors had been halted. However, he said recon naissance "will be necessarily conunueai --t -.-..t'.i-" Several Incidents There bape been several post truce, incidents in which Japa nese planes attacked American targets. Nearly 12 hours after President Truman, announced the truce, two Kamikaze planes crashed into Ihya island, 30 miles north of Okinawa, injur ing two American soldiers. The following day, the Japa nese later informed MacArthur, their planes attacked "about 12 American transports" off Shiko ku. They said the attack preced ed the emperor's cease fire or der by four hours. They also requested that al lied forces not approach Japan too closely until it was certain all Nipponese forces had re ceived the cease fire order. Roosevelt Loans To Be Revealed WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 UP) The treasury is almost ready to tell what it has learned about loans obtained by Brig. Gen. El liott Roosevelt. Secretary Vinson said yester day that a report on loans to the son of the late president would be made to the house ways and means committee August 27, owned war plants would be taken over by private industry during the next few months. 7. WPB Chairman J. A. Krug asked the nation's salvage com-, mittecs to stay on the job. The need still is great for paper, tin cans and waste fats. 8. Quinine, restricted hereto fore lor the military's medical needs, Is being released to civil ians in limited quantities. In predicting an unparalelled building boom, Construction Co ordinator Potter said in an in terview that all restrictions on the Industry will be removed by Christmas. Many will go in & few weeks. Potter, whose home is In Houston, Tex., took over the job of construction chief a few days ago at the request of John W. Snyder, reconversion direc tor. He has a long background in the real estate and building business. Potter expects shortages of lumber and other building ma terials to continue for awhile. But he thinks controls should be lifted so home builders will have some Incentive to get arch itects to go to work on plans. "There'll be a little scrambl ing for materials, sure, but that's good for American busi ness," Potter said. He predicted it will be pos sible to build at least 500,000 homes In 1946, and after that, 1,000,000 a year. E EARLY END TO WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (P) The end of meat rationing moved nearer today when the government suspended "s e t aside" orders which gave the military first claim on beef, veal and pork ham supplies.- The action was announced DY Secretary of Agriculture Ander son. The government is expected. to continue to buy large quan tities of meat for the armed services and for relief programs abroad, but it will have to com pete in the open market with civilian distributors. It will no longer have priority over other Duyers. Set-aside orders (first estab lished for meat in 1944) werai . continued for the time being. .however, for pork loins, shoul ders ana iara. Military Cutbacks Lifting of the set-aside orders on beef, veal and hams reflects, an ; improved supply of these commodities resulting largely from cutbacks in military re quirements and from prospects of a heavy run of cattle to mar ket during the late summer and, faUV ' ww"v;--''xf v ,.- "TbdayTsactTon paved the way for possible lifting of meat ra tioning in the fall, possibly in September. Anderson said yes terday he believed it may bo possible to end meat rationing in the near future. The military services have been taking about 17 per cent of the nation's food supply.' , Reduction in military heeds already has ended rationing of canned fruits and vegetables. It may permit lifting of meat ra tioning in the fall, possibly in September. The 20 per cent reduction In military food requirements will apply until January 1 when (Continued on Page Two) A fire which started near Long Bell logging operations below the Happy urap iookj out In Modoc county had burned over 3600 acres of brush and forpst lands Saturday afternoon and was still not under control at latest reports. , About 60 marines trcm mef Klamath Marine Barracks were sent to the scene of the blaza Friday and 40 were sent Saturf day morning. These men were joined by about 100 army men from Medford and a group of paratroopers from the Chico army air field. In addition, crews from the Modoc Nationa.1 forest and Long Bell Lumber company were fighting the blaze which by Saturday had eaten through over 800 . acre,S of valuable timber. The fire started from an un known cause Thursday noon west of Crank mountain and from there it has burned north east toward Cubby Butte. Modoc forest officials at Alturas Saturday said that they expected the blaze to be brought under control at any time be cause of increasingly favorable weather conditions. Backfiring is being carried out today in an attemDt to stop the fire be fore it gets into more of tha good timber. Refugees To Get UNRRA Help LONDON, Aug. 18 UP) Dole gates of tho third UNRRA con ference gave the International relief agency tho right today, by a final vote of 28 to 4, to care for refugees who refuse to return to their homelands. The decision in the plenary session of the UNRRA council came after Director General Herbert H. Lehman was report ed to have told members In secret session that rcstrlctloni which would result from amend ments proposed by Yugoslavli would make his job impossible E MEAT RAT ON MODDC FOREST F1RB IMS 3600 ACRES
