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Giesf Editorial
By MITCHELL TILL0TS0N
Manager. Klamath Falls Branch of tha First
National Bank of Portland
FROM the standpoint of business activity
Klamath county rang the bell in 1945.
In spite of curtailed lumber production and
shortages in labor and ma
terials which reduced agri-!
cultural production in I
many lines this war-ending
year showed probably the
greatest dollar volume of
income in the history of
the county.
This IS inaicatea ay
volume of sales in whole-1
tale and retail establish
ments and by bank debits,
volume of savings and
commercial deposits and
i (u. tinlnm rt hnnds v 1
Surchasei U bond TILLOTSON
drives and the amount of bonds still in the
hands of buyers.
The end of the war brought many industrial
communities face to face with tremendous
problems of reconversion, but this community
is fortunate in having few such problems con
fronting management in its major industry,
lumber production and re-manufacture. The
day after the war ended local industry could
go forwaYd without delays in supplying the
peacetime economy with a critical and very
scarce material for which there is every pros
pect of an excellent market for several years
to come.
It is not Inferred that we do not have prob
lems. In the field of agriculture there are
problems of surpluses, of production costs, of
possible price declines, of marketing and many
others which will require a realistic, business
like approach and a background of experience
s fighting nations with bottomless purses give
up the role of buyer and in many cases even
move Into the role of seller of accumulated
surpluses.
But here again Klamath county Is in an ex
ceptionally favored position. Agriculture is
well financed. Its debt Is small and most
farmers are resting easily on comfortable cash
surpluses.
The rank and file of agricultural ownership is
' experienced in' crops most adapted to our soils
and climate. Our ranges are not overstocked,
and there has been a minimum of pure specu
lation in farm lands, livestock and agricultural
products In the area.
By and large, we are In a most favorable
position to move from a wartime, to a peace-.,
time economy.
But of course we shall be affected by the
shift. What then can we see in the business
picture for the next 12 months?
1948 will be the year of business uncertainty.
Some inflation seems probable in prices, but
the government will be fighting inflationary
forces which might otherwise prove uncon
trollable. The government will be shifting
from the role of almost unlimited buyer to that
of seller.
Some commodities now show huge surpluses
which will tend to drive prices down in these
lines. Others are scarce and with plenty of
money bidding for them price inflation seems
inevitable in these lines unless rigid controls
are exercised.
General business activity already is showing a
sharp decline in many war production areas, but
these declines may be partially offset by in
creased activity in the production of durable
goods, semi-durable goods and some building
materials which have been out of production '
for several years.
It appears certain that wage rates will be'
raised and that this trend will tend to increase
prices in some smaller degree, the amount of
such increases being variable and largely not
subject to present estimate.
Truly the next 12 months will be packed
with business uncertainties, readjustments and
realignments.
Generally speaking the Inflationary influ
ences can be expected to outweigh the influ
ence of surpluses in a few lines such as wool,
wheat, corn, cottonj etc., and prices generally
can be expected to rise. Much will depend, of
course, on rate of production of goods and our
ability to make good present shortages. Prompt
filling of inventories would be the greatest
deterrent of inflation.
About the only certainty In the picture for
1S48 is that it is a good time to prepare each
business against these and many other un
certainties, to keep a most realistic attitude .
toward the future and at least to prepare against
almost certain price declines at some future date
which cannot be clearly foreseen.
Br PAUL iMALLON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 The Imagination of
Jules Verne could hardly encompass the
practical, official concepts of the next war,
which lie behind the current debate on unifl
cation of the army and navy, the atomic bomb
issue and youth draft
It is not a fully accepted theory of what the
next war will be like, but rather the practical
vision of the unhidebound and thinking men of
. the military trade.
It seems to me to be so sound that I un
hesitatingly present it as authentic, even though
it has not been offered publicly beyond the
limited reports of air corps General Arnold,
Furthermore, it furnishes the key to the con
gressional issues under debate, to wit:
Point 1. The next war will be fought on our
own soil. This is a logical expectation because
this nation has no mental capacity for aggres
sion, but only for defense, and science has de
stroyed the value of our geographical ramparts
fh two broad oceans and two vast, wen
and svmoathctic adjoining nations).
Point 2. The invasion will come from Europe
or Asia or both simultaneously. This Is certain
hix-aiise the onlv nations which could conceiv
ably oppose . us politically and who have the
military resources to challenge us are in those
two continents.
Point 3. Practical military theory would re
quire an invader to lay down a bombardment
of directed missiles across the great circle route
r, ArMlo waste unon our larger cities. The
logical point of attack would not be New York
or San Francisco, but Chicago, through which
all the great arteries ot east-west travel run,
and the Detroit area, origin or motor pruuui?
tion.
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ProsDecr Of Attack
THESE conceivably could be severed and
destroyed by missiles much larger than
the V-2, probably including me atomic oontu
Tk. nrnenn-t of attack no doubt would eontenv
plate leveling the big auto plants and Chicago
and its vast rail yaras as itai mm iuis'".'
as Nagasaki was destroyed. It coum oe iot
i. v, rtinvt homblne attacks from airplanes.
nin rfm.ht hnth methods would be used ' in
nv thnroueh scheme. From a military stand
point, these ventures would have the nature
of an artillery, bombardment, a preparation
for attack.
Pnin 4 The invading army would come
.niini. v.v air. An initial force of 10,000 to
20,000 planes carrying 40 or more men each
could seize the destroyed area, ineir w..
and tanks would come by air, as would their
aiinnlies. Dailv reinforcements couia DUiia up
their forces, conceivably within a week's time
to the power of a substantial army.
These steps can be taken without sacrificing
the advantages of the high dollar volume of
business which seems certain for at least. 12
months and probably much longer.
At least we can say that 1946 will be a
good business year in Klamath county.
Enemv Hazard
GREATEST enemy hazard of the attack no
doubt would be to secure air cover for the
landed army, but this could be provided if
fields along the route across the Arctic were
seized simultaneously by the invaders and
stocked with fighter planes and supplies.
Our problem would be to muster greater mili
tary air and land power at the points of in-
vasion and build it up faster, than the invaders
could . build up their forces, pushing planes,
tanks and men in to annihilate the invading
' forces. The speed with which this defense
could be put into action would decide the
outcome of the Invasion.
This, at any rate, is the bare nucleus of the
next war's prospects as of today. It seems to
say primarily that unification ol tne armea
forces is essential. Complete coordination and
Immediate use of every weapon would be neces
sary. The navy would protect commercial sea
and air lanes and bases in the oceans, but the
primary responsibility would rest upon the
air, land and supply forces of both branches
of the service.
It would seem to require also the mainten
ance of a scientific and substantial air and land
force equipped and ready to move at a moment,
since speed is the critical point. The youth
draft would be of little consequence in such a
war. The war could well be over before such
reserves could be mustered.
Now science, terrified at its own discovery of
atomic destruction, wants to prepare our de
fense on that score by outlawing the use of
their weapon.
This no doubt will be done, but unless all
the natural laws of war and human beings
are simultaneously repealed, and men become
angels all of a sudden, every effective weapon
will be used in the next war as in all past
wars.
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Gas Not Effective Weapon
r CEENTISTS say poison gas was outlawed and
J not used in this past war It was not used
because it was not an effective weapon and
only for that reason. It required perfect
weather conditions and the slightest deviation
in weather could make the gas more destructive
toward users than to their enemy.
But gas has been used in violation of treaties
Mussolini used it in Ethiopia when his hard-
pressed Italians could not clear out the bare
foot natives any other way. His planes sprayed
- mustard gas upon the ground to burn their
feet. A nation at war for Its' life naturally
will use any effective weapon at Its command
regardless of treaties.
If this concept of war is correct, it answers
clearly the military problems we are debating.
I submit it for that reason only.
' No one here believes any nation is in a
position today to carry out such an attack. It
cannot reasonably be expected next week, next
month or perhaps next year. It is merely the
next war problem with which we are faced
and. for which we must in all common sense,
make new, revolutionary arrangements to face.
The Wordf
Today
By Dewrrr mbckenzie
AP World Traveler
VrvTrirLruxTLrLri nnnnnnnfin ..
Mackenzie
PARIS. Jan. 7 The French
capital's famous girl-show, the
roues .uergeres, lias, ot course,
always been revealing affair,
but in these post-war days one
iinas it maKing disclosures in a
iar larger
sense than is
implied In our
little pun.
One should
n't expect, for
instance, to be
able, to gauge,
the state of
the nation
from a visit to
the Folics, or
yet to make
interest! ng
psychological
observation regarding the genus
Yankee-GI. Still that has been
the experience of Madame Mack
and myself on renewing ac
quaintance after some years
wnn this internationally known
variety snow,
We sat on the center aisle and
five rows back. We noted that a
large percentage of the crowd
was American officers and ui s,
Thtatxe Unhealed
Our first discovery had to do
wun tne state of me nation, and
it was indeed startling. The
great theatre was unheated at
though it was sub-freezing. Most
spectators kept their overcoats
on. as did many of the orchestra.
and they still were cold. The
real sufferers, however, were
the ladies of the cast, who were
in an unnappy slate or deslia
bille for such a night. G strings
rent gooa protection against
wintry blasts, and some girls
were blue with cold. Still, they
were good troupers, for they
went through two and a half
hours of torture without losing
tueir smites.
So here again there was regis
tered in an extraordinary man
ner one of the most dangerous
problems not only of France but
oi an uurooe the terrible short-
age of coal and other fuel. This
shortage is striking everywhere
homes, public places, business
houses, industries. It fills the
winter months with peril.
However, to return to the
Folies Bergeres. Mrs. Mack and
I were much interested in get
ting the reaction of the GI's to
this G-strlng svmDhonv. which
is considerably more liberal than
me snows lo which the boys are I
accustomed at home. The tires.
out Folios, by the way, are no
mora ircc-aiici-casy limn wero
those which I saw offored a gen
eration ago during the last war
to the diuis of tho present GI's.
uui the r ones always wore
nuughty. That's the naked truth,
Little Enthuiiaim
It must be admitted that some
very handsome figures drifted
across the stago. Still (and wo
inougnt this would be of particu
lar interest to tho girls back
nomei tne ui s snowed little or
no enthusiasm. They applauded
a superb strong-man act. some
very funny turns by a comedian
and other bits but had small
commendation for the back-to-nature
scenes. The boys just sat
there, chewing gum and viewing
the display with an Impartial
and unemotional attitude.
When the show was about half
through I asked a sergeant what
he thought of It. Ho considered
my question for a minute and
then replied cynically:
"I was trying to figure that
out mysolf.
And what does all this mean?
Well, if you nro going to suggest
that the boys are blase, you will
be wrong. Healthy minded lads
don't get blase. I think It means
mat a little of this sort of enter
tainment goes a long way with
the average American.
College Shows
Student Gain
The Southern Oregon College
of Education at Ashland has it
1)0 per cont Increaso in student
enrollment over the first week's
curollmont of the 1945 winter
quarter. The sexes are equal.
Two-thirds of the 60 men aro re
turned servicemen. Among tho
latter are many lettermon. The
college Is now planning to carry
out extended social and athletic
programs.
The students come from near
ly every community In southern
Oregon, Most of the students are
registered In lower division, qr
junior college courses. In these
Monday. Jan. 7. 1I4S
HERALD AND NEWS TOUR.
courses, (hey aro preparing to
enter law, medicine, engineer
lug, and oilier professional fields
which require the students do
ing their upper division work
at tho university or college.
Many are taking the three and
ftmr-yoar courses In toucher edu
cation. Many women and some
of the men aro registered In
either the one-year or two-year
secretariat ctirriciilu. Still others
are taking advantage of the mer
chandising, denial and medical
assistants, and ratilo-uloctrlc
management and service, cours
es of study. These soml-nrofos
xlnnal terminal courses of two
years duration are of particular
interest to veterans.
Through the efforts of the
Ashlund chamber of conimorce,
the church groups, and citizens,
all students nave been adequate-
was' b' housed. Mora homing, nccoin
I niodutlons are now available.
Methodist camp meeting
being held.
!fon!,rie''i,fe
From the Klamath News
January 7. 1936
The city council last night
over-rode by unanimous vote
Mayor Willis Mtthoncy's veto of
the 12-ycar franchise for tho Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph
company.
Supreme court Invalidation of
the AAA will throw out the War
ren potato control act, Klamath
farmers believe. The Warren
plan was vigorously opposed 1
here.
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From the Klamath Republican
January 4. 1908
Bert Osborn. Steel Swnmo
mail carrier, narrowly escaped
Drowning Christmas dav when
he fell through the ice into Tule
lake while hunting. He crossed
bit of rotten ice and fell nto
the bitterly cold water. There
was no one near and he finally
pulled himself out on stronger
ice.
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There are thnusnnds of swan
on Tule lake. To hear them of
an evening, one would think
How it feels to sell a million
dollars of life insurance in
one year.
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Registration for the winter quar.
tor and on January 22,
FIRST BABY Or YEAR
BORN TO QODBBYB
LAKEVIEW The first baby
of tha yoar in Lake oounty wns
horn Now Year's evening to
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Godsby ot
I.akovluw at the Lakevlew pub
lic hospital. Tho young man, not
yet immod, weighed In at
pounds and 6 ounces as he Ul
nut a yell to welcome in the New
Year.
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Blaze Damages
Masonic Lodge
. LAKEVIEW A fire that
broke out In a kitchen stove on
the lower floor of the Masonic
building about 6:30 a. m. Satur
day did considerable damage to
the lodge room upstairs and the
American Cleaners and Tailors,
housed on the lower floor.
Most of the damage to the
cleaning plant was confined to
smoke and water loss, although
there was some clothing de
stroyed and possibly some ma
chinery damaged. Several hun
dred dollars worth of clothing
was ready for delivery, and may
j amvttgea Dy re-cleaning,
Frank LaBass, owner of the
cleaning establishment stated.
a,Flrand theft insurance of
J15.000 was carried on clothing
nd $4000 on machinery. No
estimate of the fire loss to the
Masonic lodge and cleaning
plant was given.
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