Herald and news., March 28, 1946, Page 4, Image 4

FRANK JENKINS
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MALCOLM EPLEV
Managing Editor
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Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
TULELAKE division's forthcoming opening of
87 homestead units is one of four such
ipenings which will put some 334 war veterans
in valuable farms before xne
rear is out.
E. D. Eaton, assistant di
rector of operation and main
tenance for the reclamation
lervice, was here today from
Washington, D. C, on a tour
Df the projects where there
will be land openings this
year. He said that within a
tew weeks of each other, there
will be openings of 100 units
on the Minidoka proiect In
Idaho, 36 on Yakima project EPLEY
In Washington, 111 on the Shoshone project in
Wyoming, and the 87 at Tulelake. The first
Columbia valley opening will not come until
1947.
All of these openings carry veteran prefer
ences so high that it is certain all the valuable
farms will go to ex-service men. There are
no restrictions as to residence of applicants,
bo that while Klamath veterans are primarily
interested in the Tulelake opening, they may
apply for homesteads on other projects if they
Wish.
Competition
ALL indications point to terrific competition
for the 87 Tule homesteads. Inquiries
already run well over 1300, and probably will
double by the time applications are formally
received next summer. It is certain there will
be a score and possibly several score appli
cants for each homestead.
An equitable method of allotting the home
: steads to just 87 persons out of hundreds of
applicants is wrinkling the brows of the recla
mation people.
Mr. Eaton said that present thinking favors
the establishment of an examining board, which
will have direct participation in the deter
mination of the detailed methods of selecting
applicants.
Minimum standards will probably be set up,
such as a $2000 minimum of financial re
sources, and two years farming experience
'above the age of 16 years.
First step will be to screen out all applicants
who do not meet these requirements. A draw
ling will then be held and what a kitty that will
: be! Eighty-seven names will be drawn for
first applicants, and 87 alternates.
The work of the examining board, composed
probably of three lay members and Reclama
tion Superintendent E. L. Stephens, will be
concentrated largely on the 174 drawing win-
; ners, making certain they are qualified in every
respect.
It Is highly desirable that earnest veterans,
. who really want to make a business of the
valuable farm they receive, are" allotted the
. homesteads. It is hoped that no speculators
(Will get into the situation to squeeze out the
'worthy men who need these farms as a means
of livelihood.
Meeting Planned
IT is likely a final meeting will be held in a
few days to permit a hearing for anyone
. with suggestions to make about the method
; of selecting the homesteaders. It is highly de
. sirable that every worthy proposal be given
.' consideration.
r There was considerable criticism of the
. "rating" method-used in the last opening, which
r. appeared to favor those who already had "made
; theirs." This plan seems to have been discard-
ed for the 1946 openings. That is good, but
at the same time, it is obviously desirable to
l allot these valuable homesteads to worthy men
: of character with an earnest intention of operat
c ing the farms on a permanent basis.
South Road Story
Editor'! Note: Another Installment of the atory of explor
ing and opening the South Emigrant Road in 18M, as told
by Lindsay Applegate, a member of the party, some 45
years later to Frank Applegate and Ed Loosley.
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By ELIZABETH BUTLER LOOSLEY
DY six V. m., the rest of the party came
O up. The water really was vile, a few
Inches of warm water covered alkali mud it
was so nauseating one could jff-f'gf
not retain it long. The horses , j.
had good feed and after a
good nights rest we started I v' I
out in the cool of the day, if Wf'yM
there was such a condition. ' t . f
we went southeast. Smoke
rose in iront ot us and by ten
o ciock we discovered it was
peat bog burning, and we
were near the Humboldt river!
n. "Camped on its bank at
noon. The river was about
thirty feet wide, slow of move
ment and milky white. Plenty
of willows, for wood, lots of
grass. We were more com
fortable than we had been in
some days.
"We had come too far south, so decided to
send a party up the Humboldt until we came
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L. Applegate
to a point cast of Black Rock and, picking up
our old route, find a more direct route.
"Accordingly, we went twenty miles north
east along river bottom; this distance we re
peated the following day and on the third day
came to where the river bottom became a
meadow. From here we could sec a large
gap; here the channel of the tributary of the
Humboldt found its way though it was now
dry.
"From here we sent out men to explore the
country towards Black Rock. Not having water
containers, other than a large powder horn,
only Levi Scott and William Parker went on
this expedition.
"Following the dry channel for fifteen miles,
they came to a spring and next day, July 23rd,
they climbed gradually to the tablelands that
lay westward and from here they could seo
Black Rock. Searching, they found Rabbit Hole
Springs and now the chain was complete; wo
had our road mapped out with camping places
and at suitable distances with water and horse
feed.
"Of course, later we retraced our steps from
sixty miles above Fort ' Hall, dug out springs,
cut banks down, felled timber, marked cross
ings and made a road that could be traveled,
that afforded less danger than the California
route that led over the Sierras.
"This same year in the fall the Donner party
was trapped in the deep snow in the Sierras on
the old route and over half of them1 perished."
(To Be Continued)
News Behind The News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, March 28 The firmer
hand of Mr. Truman has brought some
success the first success in handling differ
ences with Russia. It has wrought "the grace
ful retreat" (congressmen privately call it that,)
of Russian troops from Iran, but not of Russia.
Moscow could not stand facing the issue in
UNO. Nor would she dare to bear the burden
of responsibility for veto there. Instead she
is promising again to withdraw her troops, say
in six weeks, leaving behind some seeds of
revolution which she may now well nurture
to gain her point in the end, namely, control
of that nation.
The atomic bomb tests which, singularly,
were to be held in about six weeks, have
similarly been postponed until diplomatic af
fairs can quiet down around July 1. The of
ficial excuse offered for the delay is not con
vincing. True enough, from 50 to 100 con
gressmen had indicated their intention of leav
ing for the test and Mr. Truman's press secre
tary has explained he did not wish congress
weakened for so long a time as the trip would
require. But the congressmen could have been
kept here without postponing the tests.
Spy Fears Unwarranted
THEY could fly out and back without loss of
I much time. This rather obvious deduction
has encouraged credence in the private, unof
ficial explanation that Mr. Truman did not
wish such a display of our secret at a time
when diplomatic matters are in such a turmoil.
Russia will attend, and the activities of Soviet
spies as exposed in Canada (and not exposed
here,) have caused some congressmen to sus
pect the postponement was. due to fear we
might lose the secret. Such fears are unwar
ranted. It will remain well covered. I heal
the only interest of the defense agencies in the
postponement was that some of their under
. water equipment would not be ready May 15th.
The Stalin letter to the AP correspondent in
Moscow, received approbation here which was
reserved. Mr. Truman said he knew all along
of Stalin's desire for peace and faith in UNO,
indicating he had heard from Stalin at Potsdam
the same story the AP got. Yet, since then,
few Soviet actions corresponded with this
declaration of intent. Some authorities here
try to explain this by saying Stalin is a mod
erate, and that Molotov, Vishinski, Sukov and
others are responsible for the aggressions. I
do not believe this.
The point-in-root, in each of these three re
cent matters is the same. They all represent
favorable progress but are conspicuously in
conclusive. They do not mean war is in
evitable or likely. As one reader aptly puts
it: "We have seen no bear, but we have seen
bear tracks and our dogs have smelled bear."
They exhibit simply the nature of the diplo
matic game which is continuing and must be
pursued with as much alertness and shrewdness
as has been evident the past three weeks, if
future success is to follow. Eternal vigilance
is the price of peace.
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Objective Thinking Absent
THE most noteworthy prevailing defect in our
position is the confused interpretation of
events made by some of our own people. The
psychology of communism has been far more
effective among us than the political movement.
You can see its ramifications in the interpre
tations of news by certain people always from
the Russian standpoint. Chicago's Dr. Hutchins
excuses Russia by imagining we would do like
wise if in her shoes. He does not imagine
what Russia, if in our shoes would do about
Russian aggressions. Objective thinking is
absent. Columbia's eminent Dr. Butler is quoted
as saying the differences between Russia and
the United States are chiefly one of language.
His quotes, are oblivious of ideological differ
ences between totalitarianism and democracy.
What makes these normally great thinking
men, think so shallow and wrong on this
subject?
If we are to stabilize diplomacy, and the
peace, our detection of the spies of the mind in
our midst, must be improved. We must espouse
clarity and objectivity.
There will be another crisis along in a min
ute probably Turkey or Iraq.
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Ben Ryder and
the Wanderlust
During the 'war, Ben Ryder
talked about the trips he'd take
when gasoline rationing was
ended. Used to pore over roadmaps
checking mileages and charting
routes.
Now Ben's taking quite a lot of
ribbing. Soon as rationing was
lifted, he decided he liked staying
home, puttering in the garden,
playing chess, sharing a pleasant
glass of beer with friends.
"Shacks,' admits Ben sheep
ishly, "as soon as you eon go, then
it's just as good m having gone I
.You night as well stay home. . .
enjoy your friends and family."
From where I sit, that's a pretty
common trait in human nature.
Take that glass of beer, for in
stance. During Prohibition, Ben
was nursing an insatiable thirst.
But come repeal, Ben suddenly
finds he's happy with a friendly,
moderate glass of bee. -and noth
ing more. Yep just tell folks the
fir's the limit, and they'll settle
fer a piece of friendly earth.
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SIDE GLANCES
com. iw iv nt wavier, inc. t. m. ato. u. a. nr. wr. 3'18
,"But, mollicr, why do wc have lo clenn the whole house
, '.every year? Don'l you think we're Kottinu; into n nil,
making ourselves so automatic?"
Telling
The Editor
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than Mo words In lenxth, must bs writ
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only, and must ba slgnsd. Contributions
following thsss rulss, ara warmly wsl-
ABOUT CULL POTATOES
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To
the Editor) In connection with
the promotion and sale of stock
for a proposed starch and glu
cose factory for this district,
you have stated in your col
umns several times that the
present price of culls for starch
making is $10 per ton, or 50
cents per hundred, and at least
once you have quoted the coun
ty agent's office as authority
for this price.
In fairness to this company,
which has been paying $4 per
ton for ungraded culls, and to
the potato growers who are
selling their culls to us for
manufacture into starch, whom
we do not want to see taken
for a ride, we wish to call your
attention to the following facts:
The University of Maine,
where all data on established
potato starch factories is com
piled, reports the price of culls
to the starch factories, operat
ing under present ceiling prices,
at $3 to $5 per ton, depending
on quality of culls and season
of the year.
Under diversion programs,
where excess potatoes are taken
by the federal government and
diverted to starch, tho cost to
factories for U. S. No. 2's and
better is $4.80 per ton, with
culls at $2.40 per ton.
Under present potato starch
ceiling prices, the western
starch plants are receiving 4V4
cents per pound for starch,
carload lots. The University of
Maine reports an average
starch recovery from culls at
slightly over 10 per cent in all
the established factories about
10 pounds of starch from 100
pounds of culls. Thus it can
readily be seen that a purported
price of $10 per ton, or 50 cents
per hundred, for culls is fan
tastic. At this price, the cost
of the raw material alone in
starch would be 5 cents per
pound, with the finished prod
uct selling for 4b cents!
You have also published
some rather fancy prices for
prewar glucose. The department
of commerce, bureau of the cen-1
sus, in its report on the biennial
census of manufacturers for
1939, shows that 957,297,004
pounds, of glucose wns manu
factured in this country that
year, with a value of $21,134,
056, or something around 2 'A
cents per pound.
The same census report
shows that in the same prewar
year of 1939, 1.120,000,000
pounds of corn starch was man
ufactured in the United States
(with which potato starch must
compete) with a value of $29,
325.000, or much less than 3
cents per pound. The price to
day of corn starch is $3.72 per
hundred pounds f.o.b. Chicago.
Under normal conditions, a
starch factory, which costs
money to build and maintain,
takes 100 pounds of cull pota
toes and obtains from them,
after some effort which also
costs money, 10 or 12 pounds
of saleable starch, which is sold
for 30 cents. How much, then,
can be paid for the 100 pounds
of culls?
Very truly yours,
HANNON REFINING CO.,
By W. P. Hannon.
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From the Klamath Republican
March 22. 1906
It is feared thousands of sheep
will be lost on the south central
Oregon desert, due to heavy
snows still persisting in that
area.
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The Sisters of St. Francis are
considering erection of a hospital
in Klamath Falls.
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From The Klamath News
March 27, 1936
Richard H. Hovey, prominent
lumberman, passed away at an
Alturas hospital this week after
an automobile accident at Hack
amore, between here and Altur
as. District Attorney Hardin C.
Blackmer this week warned
newsstands against display, or i
sale or indecent ana salacious
magazines.
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The World
Today
By DoWITT MacKENZIE
AP World Travoler
MacKENZIE
ABOARD A TRANS-ATLANTIC
AIRLINER, March 211 'llio
edition of n Purls newspaper I
bouHhl Just before boiirdlnK this
plane for New York is splash nil
headlines wnicn, u pine u
foro some her- S.
.till 11.1 fnmM. A
lar with re
cent events,
likely would
Impel him to
the bullet
that relations
among the ma
jor power s
hud Kono to
tho dogs.
T h c r e Is
Russia's initial
setback in the
UNO security council over the
Iranian question lifter a battle
royal. Franco, bucked by Mo
cow, Is Inslstlnu that America
and Britain take decisive action
to unseat Generalissimo Franco's
Spanish regime, l.t. Gen, Uracil
Smith, en route to Moscow to
Hike up his duties us American
ambassador, said In Germany he
is going to tell Prime Minister
Stalin that the people of the
united slates want reassurance
of the Soviet Union's motives.
Just to show that this cuts both
ways, the Moscow radio the
other day said Russia wanted re
assurance about the motives of
the western allies.
Mandate Approved
Finally, my front page report
that over Russian opposition the
United Stales has won UNHHA
approval of a mandate to prevent
occupying armies from living off
the land they conquered. A
specific case in hand Is the
Soviet occupation of Austrian
food areas which arc needed to
feed the people of that country.
mere are a mi of oilier Items,
but they all add up to the same
thing. The Big Three nations
finally have arrived at the time
when a showdown on numerous
vital questions is being called
for.
Bott News
That's the best news I've en
countered since starting my
European tour In November, for
the uncertainties growing out of
ino unsettled differences be
tween Russia, Britain and Amer
lea have had a highly disturb
ing influence. It is lhl sltun.
tlon which has had much to do
wttn creating the belief that an
other global conflict is Inevi
table an idea which I have
heard advanced repeatedly in
mnny places on the continent.
This column reported a couple
of days ago that competent ob
servers in Europe were seeking
encouragement from a more pos
itive stand developed recently
by the Big Three In their atti
tude towards one another. The
Increasing firmness and tenden
cy to Iron out our knotty prob
lems were taken as a good sign
for peace.
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For School Aid
PORTLAND. March 211 (!')
Tliu wrcgou association or school
board director lias proposed mi
Initiative ballot to require tho
slate legislature lo nil so $1(V.
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George C. HukkIiis, Coos Hay,
associated president, toltl a
luncheon audience here th
measure would provide $n) mi.
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