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By MALCOLM EPLEY
THE navy has issued a bulletin designed to
clarify the civilian flying regulation situa
tion at the municipal airport, subject of previous
discussion in this space.
Lt Cmdr. S. A. Congdon, who is in command
of trie naval air station here, pointed out at the
outset of his bulletin that Hie
navy is still in sole control of
the field, including the run
ways, taxiways and municipal
5. hangar as well as all other
properly within boundaries of
A. the station.
i He said further that civilian
flying is permitted on the air
port only through sufferance
on the part of the navy un
, til o t h e r arrangements are
Nmarfe between the navy and
the city. EPLEY
Until responsibility is trans
ferred from the navy to the city, he warned,
strict observance of all CAA regulations will be
required. '- ' ' .
Then the punch line: "Any deviation from
.nn,niknra with CAA reeulations by any m-
rfi,i.,oi urn) result in denial of use of the
dividual
field
will result in denial ot use
to that individual."
Infractions
THERE have been infractions of CAA regula
tions at the field by civilian fliers a con
dition that has led the . civilian aviation en
thusiasts around here to urge early action
toward establishment of a definite management
. plan for the airport. -
These infractions, according to the navy, have
inftuded:
Carelessness in taxiing and takeoffs when
military planes were in the landing circle.
Lack of sufficient .altitude when entering
landing circle and approachleg.
v Take-offs and landings from taxiways.
After landings, planes turning around on
runways and running off the surfaced portion
onto the shoulders of the runways.
These are practices that are taboo under the
navy's warning bulletin.
'"Stop-Gap ;
THIS action by the navy, of course, is only a
stop-gap, pending a definite determination
of the future of the local field as to administra
tion and jurisdiction.
The city is reluctant to take over the airport
and all of the responsibilities pertaining to it.
This is due in part to a belief that certain
deferred maintenance work should be done there
by the navy before it is' relieved of all re
sponsibility. . There also persists a belief that some plan
may still be worked out whereby the navy
might remain on the field as a joint user with
civilian fliers,- relieving the city of a part of the
maintenance and operations problems.
Recent indications are that the navy intends
to get off the field entirely. Possibly, some
further aggressive action could bring a re-consideration.
. If and when the city airport commission con
cludes that there is absolutely no possibility
of any kind of a navy operation on the field, it
would seem the commission will have to make
definite plans for administration." Under cur
rent indefinite status, the airport is certainly
not functioning as had been hoped for it in the
postwar era.
News Behind The News
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, April 1 Whenever the
democrats get into great trouble, they call
on Baruch, the financier. He was signed the
delicate task of kcenUig the atom bomb safe for
democracies witlM offense to others, as chair
man of the new commission Again, he was
rushed us to the house banking comm ttee to
save the OPA and war powers control bill, about
which congress is plainly dubious in the face of
business clamor to kick off government re
straints. But in this last assignment, Baruch
utterly destroved the fictions of the administra
tion inflation policy-said the price structure is
out of gear, mistakes have been tragic, the
Truman-Bowles bulge in the line against in
flation was actually a break and a grave one
and laid down his own new program to harness
inflation and get production.
The program will not be adopted. While
Baruch has long served as n fireman for the ad
ministration, and has been called in to put out
blazes getting beyond control, and generally
issues wise advice the administration never fol
lows the advice. At the outset of the war, tins
clear-thinking and unprejudiced mind openly
told Mr. Roosevelt how to prevent inflation by
a real wage-price control, but the president
punctured his control setup so that it became a
sieve with the resultant prices of today and the
unending wage disputes. Again Baruch sub
mitted a report on reconversion just before the
war end, and only one of his points was adopt
edreconversion being left in its current state.
Political Economics
THE official fireman, thus, has been unable to
get his own fire extinguisher adopted in the
past simply because the administration wanted
to play political economics wanted to get the
votes "of pressure groups rather than to ac
complish its announced objectives.
The new Baruch plan is suffering from the
same trouble. A ban on strikes for a year
seems impossible to attain because of opposition
of the unions. Establishment of a high court of
commerce to plan an economy fair to all groups
is difficult because the pressure groups would
try to pack it, as they have packed similar
economic tribunals or pressured them into in
effectiveness. To dispel the sham contention
that wage increases will not bring price in
creases, would be contrary to what is considered
a good political working formula by the admin
istration in an election year.
Now the administration is already doing most
of the other things Baruch recommended, but
frequently in such a way as to defeat its own
purposes. While it is doing his things, it is
simultaneously doing other things at cross pur
poses which prevent it from getting results, or
achieving announced goals. Its wage increase
policy, is for instance, at cross purposes with
its inflation and price policies: and its price
holding policy is being daily violated by allow
ances of indirect price increases.
Patch-Work Program
SO we seem to be inevitably embarked on a
loose patch-work reconversion program from
which we are not likely to escape. I judge,
for instance, congress will enact a limited com
promise renewal of the war powers and OPA,
with amendments designed to correct the worst
defects, but the correction of the defects will
rest with the administrative branch. Congress
cannot take hold and legislate a whole new pro
gram. Once the administration gets renewal
of its powers, it no doubt, will continue its
chosen, current way.
This way will not be unsatisfactory to busi
ness, but will fail to establish any permanent
solution of the labor problem or confidence for
the economic future . My guess is some private
assurances have already been made that the
Bowles idea of limiting profits to pre-inflation
levels, while inflating wages, will not be car
ried into effect. Indeed, price increases have
been authorized daily for the past three weeks
to get production, and I see the stock market is
staggering to its feet after having been knocked
flat by the first announcement of the new Truman-Bowles
policy.
However, once we get production, most of our
ills will evaporate, because competition can pro
tect prices better than government, and if com
petition can be restored in the labor market
there will be fewer strikes. '
SIDE GLANCES
Mi t
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com, iw r m aravict. mc. t. m. mo. u. a. ra. o"
"I don'l think so much or scientists they discovered mc
atom bomb, that's true, but why don't they .invent some
noii-futteniiui sweets I"
.... vnh Hint exlimtslccl
supplies of vuoclno hero Sittur
day nuirnlim. inil health mdhor
ties reports ciiok
treat 11)0,000 person. Mo'M
wore also rushed to opstat"
cities. There have been i" small
pox cases reported In Omt.m,
out two new cases were dliiK
nosed over tho weekend at oe
attic. .
Noted British
Leader Passes
LONDON, April 1 1,1')-Field
Marshal Viscount Clort, SO, for
mer chief of the British Imperial
i,,rr unH n .lislmit cousin of King
beorge VI. died yesterday In
Guys hospital after a long Ill
ness. Gort, who led the filmed re
treat from Diuikerqiie In 1040
as coiniiHimlrr of the llritlsh ex
peditionary force, underwent n
serious operation last November,
lie was reported to have recent
ly suffered u serious relapse.
The noted llritlsh commander
resigned as commander-in-chief
and high commissioner for Pales
tine last fall because of falling
health and camo to London for
treatment.
Verdict Pends
In Cargo Tiff
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The World
Today
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
AP World Traveler
- The nazi underground plot to
revive Hitlerism in Germany dis
closed during the weekend is
grim warning to those who
would relax military occupation
that the allied task of reforma
tion is far from finished.
It's highly significant that this
revolt centered in the Hitler
youth m o v e
ment, for that
remains the
core of resist
ance to allied
authority. Dur
ing my recent
tour of the
occupied areas
mentioned in
this column
more than once
. and want to
em phasize
again that the
ment of the German population
lies for the most part with the
age range of from 14 to 35. There
you will find the majority of
those whom Hitler was able to
hypnotize with his poisonous
doctrine.
Toughest Problem
The youth movement fanatics
represent the toughest of the
human problems which the allies
have m German rehabilitation.
These young people the most
vital element in the reich are
so thoroughly Hitlerized that
MacKENZIE
dangerous ele-
there appears to be small hope
of persuading many of them to
a change of heart. They can be
kept in hand only by force, for
force is their god.
But the thing cuts' deeper than
that. Since this age group is
largely lost to the allies, the
most effective educational re
form must be made among the
younger boys and girls the
sprouting generation. There our.
main hope lies, and that is where
the allies are concentrating
heavily.
Great Handicap
However, the occupation au
thorities are up against a great
handicap because, while the chil
dren are friendly enough and
are receptive to the proper train
ing in their schools, they have
to be sent home to parents who
belong to the Hitlerized group.
Thus it's bound to come about
that many children's minds will
be contaminated by their fathers
and mothers who will use every
means to undo the allied teach
ing. So much for this dangerous
Hitler youth movement, but it
would be a mistake to think that
this is the sole source of support
for the revival of nazism. The
Prussian militarists, whose only
interest in Hitlerism is that it
fitted in with ther schemes for
cApauson oi tne reich by con
quest, will do their utmost to
unhorse the allies.
Reich Whitewashed
, Apropos of this, when I was at
the war crimes trials at Nuern
berg a short time ago I reported
to you that the defense of former
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goeing
and some other prominent fie-
rli "'"va3rung tne Hitler
regime as towards securing ac
quitta for those in the dock. In
fact, it strikes me that Goering
Telling
The Editor
Ltttfrt prlntm hart mutt not bt mort
than SO" word in length, mutt bt writ
ten ItgiDI, on ONE SIOE ot tht pipl'
only, and mutt bt t.gnsd. Contributions
tollowlni thttt rulet, art wirml, wll-comtd.
is quite resigned to conviction
and is devoting his energy to
wards vindicating his govern
ment and thereby providing
propaganda for a restoration.
The youth movement plot isn't
surprising, of course, for it has
been in the cards all along. And
it isn't the last thing of its kind
which we shall see, because it's
natural for a beaten people to
try to overthrow their conquer
ors. You can see the threat of
this in the sullen and often bitter
looks you get from many Ger
mans. Change Opposed In
Flood Control Plan
OREGON CITY, April 1 (F)
letters ODDOsine a nrnini,i
change in the Willamette valley !
fud- ;ontr1 project from one I
of high dams to river channel-1
ization were being framed here
today.
The Clackamas county court
Oregon City chamber of com- j
iu ?,.?" a representatives of
the Willamette river commis
sion met Saturday night and de
cided that arguments against
high dams on the grounds they
would destroy the fishing in
dustry, are not supported by
evidence.
Federal and state officials
will be advised of their views.
Notre Dame's basketball team
won 17 games and lost four dur
ing Elmer Ripley's one-year tenure.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., (To
the Editor) Who's to say
they've been thrown into a bet
ter "jail than this?
It seems to me that for the
progressive little town that our
chamber of commerce and city
lathers try to impress on the
public, as being Klamath Falls,
that they certainly should be
proud to command a good por
tion of the front page of the
only newspaper in town. And
for what? To boast of a super
duper jail to house all the drunk
en bums and what have you
when they should be boasting of
some sort of "youth program"
for the benefit of the hundreds'
of young boys and girls growing
up in our little city. Some sort
of system of playgrounds or en
tertainment whereby our future
citizens might be enticed to
spend their time in good, whole
some play.
Or should we continue to
neglect them, and feel proud
when they have reached the age
of 16 and thereabouts and go
wrong, that we will have a beau
tiful jailhouse to visit them in?
Remember the old saying,
about an ounce of prevention?
It seems to me that we're going
"all out" for the pound of cure,
if you will consider a $150,000
jailhouse as the "cure."
Why not invest this money jn
a municipal swimming pool,
gymnasium, playgrounds or any
one of many different methods
which other constructive cities
have adopted so that their youth
might have a better start in life.
What about a nice, large muni
cipal swimming pool, where the
children could swim in the after
noon and evening, and could be,
that some of us grown children
might enjoy something like that,
too.
Then rather than say, "Who's
been in a better jail than this?"
we could proudly say, "What
city has a better program for de
veloping their future citizens
than we?"
For my part, I would say that
the jailhouse should be "down
behind the gas works," and let's
turn this beautiful new building
into a youth center for Klamath
Falls and vicinity.
B. J. Blair, Klamath Falls.
The word Napoleon means a
card game, a type of boot, a
form of French pastry, and an
old French coin.
Vaccine Flown
To Portland
PORTLAND, April 1 (Tl
Public health authorities
throughout Oregon restocked
smallpox vaccine today and in
Portland special vaccination
clinics reopened with new stocks
flown to the city over the week
end. Hundreds were expected to
InK lifter Hi'KUineulit uver m-opo
( Jurisdiction of the arbitrator.
The union counsel. Itlclmrd lilnd
sleln, Sun Frimt'lsro, declared
the union luid nuthnrUed discus
sions on only the Ainerlcan-llM-wnlliiii
Steamship Co., whose
vessels were Involved In tho
Inmllnu tie-up In February. Ciun
ther Krmisf, agent for the water
trout employers, Insisted Or.
Stewart was to decide the Issue
for nil Portland port operations.
Fund Favored To
Start McNary Dam
SKATTLK, April 1 Tho
seimto appropriations coiiunltteo
has recommended early alloca
tion of $-H00,()00 to start con
struction on Die MeNnry dam.
Sen. MiiKiiuson (U-Wnh.) Mid
here Saturday,
The limit" Is iilwmed for the
Junction of the llinalllla and Co
lumbia rivers and will be an
chored to Washington and Ore
gon shores.
Mimntison said the money
would be sufficient for prepara
tion of the site, Involving, the
mm Inn of railroads nod llloh-
wavs. n project expected to take
nt 'al n year. j
The papyrus Immlhtll, discov
ered at Thebes, offered a reward
for a runaway slave 3000 years
ago.
Sacred Heart'
In Festival
SntlTIIKIIM fHL-,...
l.vnu- A. ...... , "'N (
Around 700 conti.,i,mi,'i' f'
Islered to lulu, part
ern Oregon nnmml miilh, f!
petition festival. ,., R
April ft, .ircorthnH
coming Intti the it.u.tu P.""
ment of the Soiillie,-,, 0? "C
eulleue, sponsor t( )ltJ
The entry of the Sacit.,1 J5.Y.,
.School of ftiUNlr. K ItniiaVh lloi
brums to 10 (he number VSltl
tlelpnllnit schools. K'"
Judges o( the ctnil.-,) .
John Stehn, University 0I ' H
unn department of iniilt'; ui'i,.
Welke. University ( V-Juh
ton. Kenneth ll)elinml,
supervisor of Alienli-cti 'uSi,,
Kenneth SchllllnH, WhitL.i1";
IjeKe.Walln Walla, v, j
FREEDOM
from financial worrUt Is
siiurod through our r
tiromtnt plsni.
at jg? YOUH
SERVICE
PORTLAND. April 1 lT)
An arbitration decision In the
dispute between CIO cargo
checkers and waterfront em
ployers on the Issue of hiring
cargo checkers will be reached
later this week, Dr. Ulalr Stew
art said today.
The Reed college! professor
conducted hearings Saturday
Sunday with only employ
rcsiMiwiuvcs in session auiiuny i
after union representatives'. EQUITABLE LIFE
walked out of the arbitration ! Auufoneo Society
discussions the day before. Ntw r,rk '
Agents of the CIO supercargo ; T-J",UI
and checkers union left the meet-
TONIGHT 5
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Where Is Your
New Home Now?
Right now the home you want to
build is in the tree, the iron ore pits, the
clay banks and the quarry.
Legislation, HH priorities, allocations, preference
ratings, will not build a home. Neither will such
legal juggling of a meagre supply of materials pro
duce building materials. An HH priority may mean
little more than a license to hunt home-building
materials.
Lumber and building material dealers and con
tractors can build all the homes America needs if
building materials are' available. But unless pro
duction of materials is unblocked, no one can build
homes. Whether a house is labeled "Public Housing"
or "Prefabricated Housing" or a "Privately Built
Home" all are bidding' for the same supply of
materials. ' ' . . "
Here are the materials that must
be produced. These are the materials in
short supply which are subject to dis
tribution controls through priorities:
Lumber
Concrete Block
Clay Sewer Pipe
Structural Clay Tile
Cast Iron Soil Pipe
Cast Iron Radiation
Common Brick
Millwork
Face Brick
Gypsum Board
Gypsum Lath
Bath Tubs
What has happened that all these essential build
ing materials are lacking? Have we exhausted raw
material supply? Or plant production?
NO! But the irrcsistiblo force of industry jios tun
into an immovable body!
In the case of Brick and Tile, for example, it look
the OPA six months to grant o price adjustment
that allowed 125 of 400 dosed plants to reopen.
This action resulted In a 3596 increase In produc
tion within the following three months.
Similarly, OPA's unrealistic pricing policies
blocked adequate production of Cypsum board cmd
lath, cast iron soil pipe, ond cloy sewer pipo for
months.
Although price adjustments have been gronicd
In the above-mentioned fields, lumber production
still rcmoins under wartime pricing formulas.
It is still moro profitable for the lumber mill to
cut items for export to foreign countries, or to cut
logs into sizos used by industry than it is to manu
facture lumber for home consumption. Premium
prices for industrial items hove been granted in
some instances during the war, but now that peoce
has come, price adjustments encouraging homo con
struction lumber have not been mado by OPA.
Price adjustments are needed to obtain maximum
production of hardwood flooring, millwork, ceiling,
siding, and plywood.
Recommendations have been made to the OPA
repeatedly, but oction is not forthcoming.
The Building Industry stands ready to build the
homes Americans need. But until the production
and flow of materials is unblocked by OPA, thou
sands upon thousands of homes for Americans ond
veterans will go unbuilt!
4- hLv" 9.ern",ent P9W"i f "ot FIRST remove the obstacle
comment S? PreS!nt COndltl1"s should corrected, mail this ad with your
beioH AddiS !oi CngreSSman- (You ca" 9et reprints by phoning any of the firms
Rep. Lowell Stockman, Ore.
Rep. Clair Engle, Cal.
House Office Bldg.,
Washington, D. C.
Sen. Guy Cordon, Ore.
Sen. Wayne Mone, Ore.
Senate Office Bldg.,
Washington, D. C.
Sen. J. R. Knowland, Cal.
Sen. Sheridan Downoy, Cal.
Sonate Office Bldg., ,
Washington, O. C.
(My comments)
(Signed)
Big Basin Lumber Co.. ohone 3144
Builders Lumber Co., phone 6808
J. W. Copeland Yards, phone 3197
Drake Lumber Co., phone 5610
Home Lmbr. & Supply Co., phone 3146
Klamath Valley Lbr. Co., ph one 4816
Suburban Lumber Co.. ohone 7709
Swan Lake Moulding Co., phone 3169
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