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MALCOLM EPLEY
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By MALCOLM EPLEY
PICTURES on our front page the other day
of several construction scenes were random
chots, and by no means covered the whole field
of construction activity which
has developed here right in
the- middle of winter. They
were intended to indicate a
rather unexpected splurge of
local construction that has
special significance. .
This building proit-m has
assumed substantia! propor
tions despite extre: 'y high
costs of labor and -terials,
shortage -of material . winter
weather and other difficulties.
From ;:' the standpoint of EPLEY
strictly local considerations, this is a most in
teresting development. It indicates a definite
confidence In the future of this community in
the face of gloomy talk that has be&n occasion
ally heard in the past two or three years ,in
some quarters. It illustrates the aggressive
spirit of the people here in opening up the de
velopment of the community the moment war
time holders" were off and In spite of the dif
ficulties of the immediate postwar period.-
Heartening
THE Klamath building is part of a general in
crease in light construction activity through
out the far west, where the volume in 23
leading cities was 52.1 per cent greater in
December, 1945, than in December, 1944. (In
this particular city, however, present con
struction is many tunes greater than that of a
year ago.)
All of this Indicates, a conviction among ag
gressive people that an upswing in prices as
well as general business activity lies ahead,
and will probably continue over an indefinite
period. Those who have been making plans
have a present choice of waiting for costs to
level off or decline, or getting busy now, even
at current high costs, in order to capitalize on
the business opportunities of the immediate
future.
A lot of people have made the latter choice
and their display of courage is one of the
heartening things in a rather gloomy picture
of national spirit at the moment. There are
still some doers, and they are doing things.
Briefs From The Pocket File
THE loudest boos heard in a long time in the
theatres are greeting the blurbs for army
re-enlistment . . . The young GI who tells why
he is staying in the army must know what
Herbert Hoover and "Wendell Willkie felt like
In presidential campaigns a few years ago . . .
Chamber Manager Charlie Stark, who has wor
ried about housing for everybody is now
worrying about housing for the Stark family
. . . The house he rents has been sold, and
he's desperately aware of the truth of what
he has been saying about the housing shortage
around here . . . Medford's huge gift box busi
ness amounted to something around 900,000
Individual shipments last year . . . There is
fome belief the gift box business there may
drop off in another year as more merchandise
for gifts becomes available . . . But even so,
the fruit gift idea fostered in our neighboring
city has caught on nationally and seems certain
to be big business indefinitely.
Br PAUL MALLOW
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25 The con
founding results of Mr. Truman's submis
sion of his domestic economic program to con
gress are plainly evident no deeper than the
newspaper headlines. His plans to thwart in
flation were greeted with an immediate rising
of the stock market In expectation of inflation.
News headlines on his message generally said:
"Truman calls for action to prevent inflation."
The New York Times', account of stock price
increases of the following day was headed:
"Inflation Outlook Advances Stocks."
The mart men simply did not believe the
program would stop rising prices and neither
do I. How could anyone? If auto wages are
to be hiked 18.5 per cent and the cost of steel
increased by $4 a ton as originally proposed,
or more,, how can the selling price of cars be
kept from increasing? Steel is the basic in
gredient of autos and labor the main cost factor
of their manufacture.
.
Prices Sneak Up
KNOWING souls In congress .wink their eye
and say prices will sneak up as a result
of the Truman measures now on the fire, re
gardless of OPA or high water. If wages and
basic materials In general go up, can prices be
far behind? War experience developed many
ways in which price increases could be ac
complished indirectly if not directly reduc
tion of quality, creation of new products which
cannot be price-catalogued, and niany others.
Yet it seems no one objects to what Truman
says, only to what Truman does. His recita
tion of his purposes drew, no criticism from
congress and little elsewhere. The country evi
dently wants the basic idea of a high wage
price economy with full employment, will pay
high taxes and is opposed to further inflation.
So does congress. No one wants deflation.
But the things Mr.; Truman proposes to do
are simply not generally in accord with his
purposes.
. a'
Strain On Intelligence
TO think that costs can be increased without
a price increase is riot the only strain upon
average intelligence. Air. Truman wants con
gress to pass immediately the CIO full em
ployment bill, pledging the government to great
expenditures, and is already increasing prac
tically every appropriation for peace activities
of the government, even planning a big wing
on the White House, and proposing increases of
salaries of congress at a time when we are
threatened with inflation. Normal reasoning
would call for the opposite tactics of govern
ment economy in a battle against inflation.
Again, a main problem of the fight against
inflation is to get our men back to work, but
his budget calls for $16,000,000,000 for national
defense (a new kind of spending, the economic
effects of which are not clear, as much of the
money may wind up in foreign lands). Although
he says veterans are lounging before going to
work (war workers also?) he demands that con
gress increase the unemployment compensation
allowance, and extend the number of weeks
men may get it, thus counteracting his quick
re-employment purpose.
Getting Higher Wage
THE president wants congress to increase the
minimum wage (for unskilled labor largely)
but this labor is already generally getting a
higher wage than the 'proposed figure. Yet, by
whatever degree it increases minimum wages in
some industries it will serve the cause of infla
tion. His recommendation for continuance of OPA
controls Is about the only one which jibes with
his anti-inflationary purposes, but he is simul
taneously digging a hole in that ceiling for
steel, and is proposing to pay higher govern
ment subsidies on foods In an effort to conceal
a price increase by having the government pay
for it. He is paying subsidies to packers to hold
down meat prices, but the workers are striking
for wage increases which must increase prices
or subsidies.
Thus his actions run counter to his theory in
basic fundamentals. He has the right program,
but is defeating it himself in many ways.
The above 'reasoning represents not only
what I think, but what congress believes, as
well as the stock market. This explains the
incongruities of the White House-congress stale-'
mate which was not broken by the president's
earnest message.
SIDE GLANCES
I cent iw nm sravici. we. T, n are. . T. on '
"II is nice to have JVIiirgio's friends gather her so I know
what she's uo to--if I can avoid a nervous breakdown!"
From Other
Editors
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From the Klamath Republican
Jan. 18, 1906
"W. C. Dalton has arrived after
a visit in Indian territory.
The forthcoming primary has
started a lot of political discus
sion here.
The People's store at Bonanza
is grinding feed, using wind
power.
.' From the Klamath News
Jan. 25, 1936
Grants Pass defeated the Pell
cans last night, 24-22.
Klamath Falls Elks are plan
ing a special train trip to Alturas
Jan. 29.
OPA Suit Asks
Treble Damages
PORTLAND, Jan. 25 (P)
A suit asking $34,497 in treble
damages has been filed by the
OPA against the Guy Roberts
Lumber company, Toledo.
The OPA accused the firm of
overcharging on mill sales be
tween Feb. 1 and Nov. 28, 1945,
and on seven carloads of Douglas
fir lumber between Oct. 6 and
Dec. 14.
Bunny Fur
MITTENS
Reg. 3.95
1.99
LEONS
ACTOR FINED
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (VP)
Actor Lee Tracy paid a $35 fine
yesterday for drunkenness af
ter an altercation with an auto
graph hunter over a broken pen.
FUTURE HERE LOOKS
BRIGHT
(Medford Mail Tribune)
When the bent and bewhisk
ered Old Man of 1945 gave way
to the dimpled, diapered young
man known as 1946, an era of
unprecedented development was
ushered into Jackson county.
Yes, this should be a banner
year for the Rogue River val
ley. The green light will be
given tourist travel and south
ern Oregon's vacatlonland
should reap its full share of the
crop of pleasure - seekers
through the combined promo
tional program of the state
highway commission and the
chambers of commerce of this
city and Ashland.
Literally hundreds of new
homes are either under con
struction or In prospect an
encouraging fact in this area
faced with a critical housing
problem. Business buildings, in
cluding Sear: Roebuck, J. C.
Penney and Ford, will con
tribute hundreds of thousands
of dollars in new investments
and payrolls. Jackson county's
$750,000 road and bridge build
ing program will get underway
as soon as materials and equip
ment are available in sufficient
quantities; the city of Medford's
projected park, sewer system,
bridge and road building pro
gram will add to the growing
total.
Like Rip Van "Winkle, the lit
tle city of Central Point Is
awakening to a new era of pros
perity. This community has
emerged as an industrial center
with lumber mills and wood
processing plants expanding
and such companies as Diamond
Match and Du Pont eyeing it as
possible locations for future de
velopment. New homes are ris
ing and the last Central .Point
city-owned lot has been sold.
With the largest stand of tim
ber in the U. S. at Juckson
county's back door, with more
irrigation water on Rogue River
valley's unused farm land an
ticipated, with Increased flow of
tourist dollars in prospect, the
future here appears brighter
than ever before;
As a financial backlog to fu
ture development, Jackson
county citizens have the best
part of $11,363,088 in "E"
bonds purchased during w a r
time drives. There remains a
sizeable share of nearly $28
million bought in all types of
war bonds plus accumulated
savings in other Investments,
bank accounts and safety de
posit boxes. H.G.
THE CLUB
BUY, ORE.
Bar Dancing Bowling
"Coma in as you are."
LEWIS WITTER. Prop.
Firms Protest
Building Sale
PORTLAND, Jnn. 25 (P)
Protests to the government wore
drafted by about DO firms In the
Hoard of Trude building after
it was reported the veterans'
administration might buy the
structure.
Tenants declared a critical
office space shortage down town
might force thom out of busi
ness. Either Hie Public Market
building or tho Elks temple
could provide temporary quar
ters for tho veterans' administra
tion, they said.
Nearly 500 office workers are
employed In the law, Insurance,
shipping, lumber, grain and
other firms In tho 11-story build
ing. David Simpson, spokesman for
tho building owner, had said
there "Is a basis for belief tho
properly may bo sold to the vet
erans' administration.
Grants Pass
Weekly Sold
GRANTS PASS, Jan. 25 M)
A group of Grants Puss business
men headed by C. F. Skarratt
and II. F: Bowles, democrats,
this week announced the pur
chase of tho Grants Puss Bulle
tin, weekly newspaper, from
Mel Price and Don Orput, co
publishers the past year.
R. C. Cooke of Portland has
been secured as editor. The new
owners will take over February
first and according to Bowles,
who will be business manager,
the pupcr is to adopt a policy
of liberal independent.
Price, who came here from a
position with the Portland Jour
nal, has announced no definite
plans for the future.
Cotton, though no longer head
ing the list In acreage in South
Carolina, still holds first place in
total crop value.
Friday. Jan. 15, 1S4I
HERALD AND NEWS TOUR
CHILDRENS
COLDS'
MUSCLE ACHES-COUQHINQ,
LOCAL CONGESTION
EASED QUICKLY
Pentro rubbed on
chet, throat and back
worka fast to O) help
break up local confet
ti on (2) relleva pain at
norvo end in akin (3)
loosens phlegm, couch
ing lessens as Tapora
help your child breathe
easier quickly. Make
your chud rest better
feel better. For Pen
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moua mutton suet Idea
made better by modem
science. All of your
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ren. 25c, double supply
only S5o. Always got
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Estate
Planning
NOW
IS THE
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Phone 5533
XZIT
A TEASPOON ol XZIT an.iol.il
on the fire regularly will moor
cot from chimneys, fireplaces, fur
naces and stoves and keep them
clean. Soot wastes bear -is always a
fire hazard.
Try XZIT. It's safe; easy to Me. la
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- beat roa pay tot. Aak for XZIT at
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- Serve this "high-energy," all-family
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S minutes to prepare. Get Cream of
Rice, "The Children's Cereal," today I
Ruth Si Dixon
it glad to announce the reopening of the
Star Beauty Salon
Monday, January 21
located in the
STAR DRUG STORE
435 Main St.
Phone 70B5
OPERATORS:
Velma Self Helen Hricziscse
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Electric Appliances
New and Used Goods
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MERRILL EXCHANGE
OPEN DAILY 10 A. M. TO 12 P. M.
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ItOO Your l.attd and Mlna
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SiHO Juttlar Chamber of (.'nmiiiarra
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10:OA Nawa Maundun and Cancitrl Hall
10:30 Muilo Ai Von I.lki II
11:00 l .l'. I). nr.
litis Orsan Mavarlta and Nawi Koundaa
Saturday, January 28
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7:00 Frank llamlntwar, Ntwa
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7:10 ll.adllnt N.wa
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11:00 Mornlnr Maludda
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11:00 Mtlodlaua Mtlodlts
ItftlA llradllna Nawa
IS:HO Your DalU'a Tuilaf
l:B S'arm lranl and Marital atporls
1:00 p. m. Mualo al llama
l:so Noulb of lha llardar
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S:00 Ol- Chlaholra Trail
3:30 flray Uardaa Orcbaalra
3:00 llavaa af Kf.l
3:30 i'lavaland ttrmpboay Orrbaatra
4:00 Hawaii Call!
4:30 Slamanta uf Dtvollan
4:15 Klamath Tbaalre Tlraa
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GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY
1'OCATICLLO, lclnho.Jtm.lt
()') Lovo speaks a universal
limuuiiKe.
Hiilpli nodrluuoz of Aclilon.
Moxluo, and Tliolma Gordon ot
I'ooiitullo wont to apply (or
ninrrliiKo Ucrima.
Clerks sulci apparently the
hrUlo-to-bo npctika no Spanish
mid ltuclrlitiipz no Enullnh,
Uut llu-y didn't mind they
hnd an Inlorprolvr wllh them.
TRACK WORKERS
WANTED!
Holp lny truck and tlee, ballast tho
rotulbocl, and koop tho lino in good
oomliUon.lIoalthlul outdoor work.
No oxporlonud nuodad. The com
pany furnlahoa froo' housing, In
cluding funl, light and wnton Yoa
gat rnllrnnd limiudlo. medical and
honpitnl earn, pnnnna, Insurance,
0no pvuslon plan. Work for B por
mniwnt company one with plenty
of work ahead.
ris frwy
5oefer PckS
See or write Trainmaster. S.P.
Station. Klamath Falls, or near
est S.P. Agent
We Inlte You To Brlnrj Your
LIVESTOCK
To Our
AUCTION
Every Wednesday
Klamath Livestock Commission Co.
1H Miles South of Tower Theatre. Midland Road
Box B68. Klamath Falls Phone 3974
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Plumbing and Heating
1715 Main St. Phone 7043
3. E. Frieson 1 i ' N. A. Welman
The Place To Eat
Where You Get
The Best Southern Fried Chicken
With Hot Biscuits and
Homemade Pies
LEAH'S DRIVE-INN
Weyerhaeuser Junction. Ashland Highway
NOTICE
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County for a term of two years, please notify this office,
airing name and residence address. Necessary that Persons
serre in the Precinct of which they are a resident and
rotor. Compensation fixed by Law SO cents per hour and
meals.
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County Clerk
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