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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1946)
Stat M3ttot News BeMndTh News lUrVNK JFNK1N1 editor MALCOLM EPI.KY Managing Editor EPLEY ... Trsrlrtu1 ' Rrmnrinrs I WWW W ( WM I a -a Mkar By MALCOLM EPLEY DON'T get too excited about the prospect of abandonment of the Buckaroo Days cele , bratton. Yesterday's story from President O. D. Mat thews of Buckaroo Days com mittee was a bid for public pressure to help the commit tee in an argument with the county fair board. The canny Buckaroo chief wouldn't mind having little public assistance in an effort to get the city or county to waive the $1500 license fee for carnivals, so the commit tee could collect that fee from the Buckaroo Days carnival instead of either of the local governments collecting it. Local people who want a celebration can't be expected to do anything about the issues with the Turtle association, the other complaint of the committee. The fairgrounds fee and the carnival license are the local questions involved. Agitation THE principal issue Is that with the fair board. In yesterday's paper was a story telling about the action of the Pomona grange, backing up subordinate granges in demanding that the fair board require adequate fees from profit-making enterprises for the use of the fairgrounds. This is indicative of considerable agitation, especially in the country districts, that has in fluenced the fair board In asking 10 per cent of the gross Buckaroo Days receipts (after fed eral taxes) for use of the fairgrounds. A member of the fair board has told us that the board is willing to waive this 10 per cent fee in case the Buckaroo Days gets rained out or for some other reason fails to break even. But if the show makes money, he said, the board feels that it should pay 10 per cent of the gross for use of the facilities. Furthermore, he said that the board had been willing to spend additional money for improve ments that would be of benefit to the rodeo, and would help produce more income for the annual show. Adequate Fees Justified WE go along with the granges in their opinion that the fair board should charge ' adequate fees when the fairground facilities are used for enterprises that produce revenue. We think there should be substantial payment for the use of all publicly-owned facilities, such as the armory, airport, fairgrounds, etc., when these are used for activities for which there are public admission charges or which are for pri vate or semi-private profit. We believe the board is fair-minded and that its terms will be reasonable. If it is willing to waive its fees in case of a bad break in the weatner or some otner umavoraoie aeveiop , ment, it displays a disposition to play fair that " should make it possible for the fair board and rodeo group to work out a reasonable program. u sucKaroo xvays committeemen are m a mood to do business, we think they can still do it on a reasonable basis with the county fair board whose members are Percy Murray, Ed Crawford and Jess Johnson. Gambling Question RECENTLY, two letters to the editor appeared on this page dealing with slot machines and gambling. One urged the district attorney to do his duty in stopping slot machine opera tions. The other, in answer, said the D. A. had tried, but had been squelched by the grand jury which returned "not true" bills. This letter said that Judge Vandenberg had delayed calling the jury, implying he did so to aid the gambling in terests. Here are our own observations: 1. The district attorney did undertake the prosecution of slot machine cases some weeks ago, after arrests were made by state police. The grand jury returned not only "not true" . bills, but also a unique report suggesting, among other things, that law enforcement officers con sider the topography of the country in enforc ing the law. 2. There is nothing to indicate Judge Vanden berg delayed calling the grand jury to aid slot machine interests or for any other ulterior motive at any time. We do not believe he has done that or ever would do it. It is doubtful if this flare-up of the gambling issue has developed anything that should prop erly apply politically either to Mr. Vandenberg or Mr. Humble. By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, May 15 The coal strike is a catastrophic phenomena which no one here fully understands, not even the While House. Doubt me at your peril, the last meeting of the operators with Lewis before the truce, was concerned not with terms of settlement but with backpay due some of the miners for holidays taken without authorization in the past, and for which the operators had refused wages. The last several meetings of the con ferees devoted themselves almost entirely to that comparatively trivinl item, while rail travel shut down, Ford curtailed, steel mills closed and vast human suffering spread through the nation for want of coal. They never got down to business. I would not believe such a revelation of frittering in the face of catastrophe if it came from either side of the dispute, but my informa tion comes from objective knowledge in the highest quarters. This sort of negotiating foolishness had been going on for the first three weeks of the strike without causing concern. It was com monly assumed the miners wanted a vacation to run until stocks shrank low, and suffering became acute, whereupon they would settle. That time came two weeks back and yet noth ing happened until Mr. Truman called Messrs. Lewis and O'Neill for a two weeks truce. An nouncements continued calling the confabs "deadlocked." Actually they were dead, but not near locking. What's He Up To? WHAT was Lewis up to? The question is still going unanswered among authorities who know the matter Inside and out. The ex planation, generally believed amongst them, is that the miners had gotten out of hand after recent bad explosions in some of the mines and could not be controlled either by Lewis, their boss, or the national government. The miners apparently believe the operators have not lived up to federal safety regulations, but this is difficult for an outsider to accept because there are laws requiring observance, and such failures could easily be punished by the government. But it may .explain the anger of the miners and their coolness toward the human misery caused by unnecessary prolongation of their strike up to the truce. Certainly, it is the inside explanation of why the White House failed to move to seize the mines. Mr. Truman thought that even if the federal government took over, the miners would not return to work, and he would be faced with the problem of how to get coal production without them. Some legal people have said he could have drafted miners into the army to make them work, but his lawyers privately told him he had no such authority. The miners once refused to work for Mr. Roosevelt, when he seized- the pits. The White House has been afraid to act strongly, for fear of getting itself into more trouble than that with which it was already faced. As a result, all the early moves were against the public rather than the miners, forcing people generally to accept hardships. Power Complex AS I say, this is what might be termed the inside story current in official quarters, but I have a feeling other inspirations lurk be hind the sauntering gait of John Lewis in the matter. Lewis, at 66, still has a power complex. His demand for a private tax upon the people for each ton of coal produced goes as far to ward private government as Petrillo went in levying a tax upon phonograph records. But also, no one has the power of life and death over the people and the nation, not even the government, although Lewis has used such a right in this strike. His friends say his extreme and unreasonable attitude is a result of deter mination to get everything he can for his union now, all the loose ends of things he has wanted for years past, because he knows the favorable time is passing. This may well be his reasoning. But it can also be said he is hastening the passing of a favorable time by his cruelties against the people. Is he playing for nationalization of the mines, in the manner of Britain and France? Few think so. He can get more this way. He has practically operated coal economics for years with his demands. Do personalities enter the situation? Well, one of the operators, Ed Burke, likes to fight with Lewis, but O'Neill, their chief negotiator, has a reputation as a reasonable person. The personality of Lewis dominates. What he wants controls the situa tion. Is he needling CIO? Surely, his strike has thrown CIO unions out of work in autos and steel. Has the administration been inten tionally or unintentionally stupid in handling the negotiations? Mr. Truman early called on Ed McGrady, the best labor negotiator in the country perhaps and, as I said at the outset, his ministrations have not been able to bring either side even to talking terms, since his arrival. I suspect other explanations will be coming out eventually. SIDE GLANCES mtm 7 1 Ai ' mi "JtAI1 . n-. - - l 'mi. im it m attwer we. t i apt, u. 0. at. Of "Now that she's" out of the WAC uniform, maybe . the, , - competition won't be so keen.!" " ' Bonanza Man Dead At 65 Arthur Jake Hickman. 65, for the past 35 years a resident of Bonanza, died at his home Tues day evening following a lengthy illness. Mr. Hickman was owner and operator of Hotel Hickman at Bonanza at the time of his death. Born in Sevier county, Ten nessee, March 31, 1881, Mr. Hickman worked on the family plantation and later was em ployed by an uncle, Captain Underwood, who oocrated a store on tho farm. The family later moved to Morgan county, Illinois, and engaged in the stock business. After farming In Nebraska for five years, Mr. Hickman went back to Tennessee and in Knoxvillo opened a bar ber shop, continuing until 1911. That year he disposed of his business and camo to Klamath county. In Bonanza he opened a barber shop, worked for The California Oregon Power com pany for eight years contracting poles, operated a dairy adjoining the town of Bonanza, and in 1921 purchased the hotel which he named. In 1915. Mr. Hickman home steaded 80 acres of land and carried on a dairy business. In 1926, he promoted the Kits Lum ber company of Bonanza, a saw mill, general logging and lum ber company. He disposed of this business in 1930. The mill burned in 1932 and the box fac-, tory was moved to Sprague River. Mr. Hickman bought 90 acres I of land adjoining Bonanza, j known as the John Shook addi-1 tion, platted and sold it in acre age wuuuf. XUC rtna uuuiuei company was on that tract. In 1939, Mr. Hickman bought a convalescent hospital In Jackson ville, Fla., which he owned at the time of his passing. Mr. Hickman and Daisy C. Phillips were married in Knox ville in 1909. Mrs. Hickman survives as docs one daughter, Mrs. George Bell of Miami, Fla. Final rites were announced to day by Whitlock's. Bulletin PORTLAND. May 15 (W Ap proval of a $105,000 veterans home development at Klamath Falls was approved todny by tho federal housing administration. The project will build 14 homes to sell at $7500. Music Practice Set For Tomorrow Students of the seven ele mentary schools of the city will meet for practice Thursday' aft ernoon in the Pelican court ot KUHS, to make final arrange ments for the all grade school music festival slated for Friday afternoon promptly a'. 2 p. m. The public is invited to attend. Andrew Loncy Jr., director of music education in the city schools, announced that rehear sal will start early. At 1 p. m. combined orchestras will re hearse under the direction of John Best; 1:15, combined be ginning strings, directed by Jack O'Connor; 1:30 p. m., com bined beginning band under Mrs. Ola Mae Carter; 1:45 p. m., combined advanced bands under Olan Warcup. Bus trans portation will be provided for Pelican, Conger and Riverside students. Classified Ads Bring Results. School Boards Make Changes Members of tho boards of school dlalrlcls 1 and 3 complet ed teacher appointments at a Joint meeting held Monday night Hn KUHS. New staff members to bo em ployed litis full will Include Den nett l.oftswiiird, Chester Squire, Both McMnnus, John Mt'Munus, Florence l'lelku and May l.t Clalre. McMnnus will assist In the music department replacing John Best who will move from the community. Resignation from the city sys tem was accepted from Orplut Hudson who, lit turn, was named to an English assignment ut KUHS. Ucrthell Mayfleld unit llevu Snell also presented resig nations. A leave of absence was grunted Lilliu Durby of the mu sic department. It was announced that Gerald R. Clemens, with the city school system since 11135 with tho ex ception of army service, would take over Hie princlpalshlp of Pelican school. The present prin cipal, Joe LfClttlrc, will dike over new duties as director uf vlsunl education, A leave of absence wits tirniit- ed Mrs. Lucille O'Neill of the KUHS English department and the board announced thu name of Mrs. Helen Llstoe to com plete the year In the absence of Mrs. Lila McMunu of the homo economics department. Classified Ails Bring Results. nitRM.o Nr.w, Kiimaik riii, on. wnNKDr, i.r u, mi, Fn r. Board May Aid Buckaroo Days (Continued from PaK One) the show should ctiino on days when it snows or ruins anil they cun't show u profit, then we'll luuke a xii IIkihc lory iiiljuslnient." "The fulr board himeslly (eels thill 10 per cent of Ilia gross Miter the government's fee 1 di-tltictetl Is not only fulr but necessiny In I lie maintenance of the fair grounds. The Klumiith Iluck lii'on Duys committee Is a closed coriHimtlou ii ml Is using public owned facilities," Murray con cluded. It was brought out (hut the fair bo I'd has been urged, not only by Pomona grange but subordinate granges, to change the full-grounds set-up, deinaiiil ing a wider public use of the grounds. In a resolution adopted this past weekend by Pomona grunge, ilfiniintlN were mado Unit "pri vate or seml-prlvato ntn of the fairgrounds fiicllitlt'S, In which prlvule gain should Im a fiiclur, should bear a greitler share of costs of building and miilnlen mice." Action of Pomoiin grunge constituted an endorsement of a t'liiiiiga In administering t. i lull grounds by the II granges ni Hie county. Thu Hulniibuv l.t'iigun n I so him gone on rccoi with a simlliii' resoiiiiiiiii, OBITUARY Alt I'll I'll JAHK HICKMAN Arthur "Jlt" lllrkinan. rklint Hiimhiw, Of?,, mid m imllvt ut Mp mtinl.t , Ttmtl . AM" "ft vrnis) I nto ' mul 1ft ilnvi, iibmpM nwhv ut )tl h hi MiinflMia. 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With ant ablliallan, eanaalt STATIC "Science, Salvation or De stroyer of Mankind?" the ques tion in the minds of thinking people since the advent of the atomic bomb, is the question for Thursday night's "America's Town Meeting" program over KFLW. There will be three dis tinguished scientists and one journalist on hand to give out the dope. They are Harold C. Urey, head of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Univer sity of Chicago; William L. Lau rence, Pulitzer prize winning reporter for the New York Times; Dr. Selnan A. Waksman, discoverer of streptomycin and professor of micro biology at Rutgers university, and Dr. Her man N. Dundesen, health com missioner of Chicago, columnist and health editor of the Ladies Home Journal. The broadcast will originate in Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh. We may not have a rodeo or Buckaroo Days here this year, but Klamath got a foretaste of the summer spirit in yesterday's parade. Prancing horses and col orfully dressed riders have an appeal that no one can resist. RADIO PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY EVE, MAY 15 KFLW 1450 kc. 6:00 lbs Lona Bmger ABC 6:IS " " ISO So Ton Want I Load a Band ABC :SS Elmer Darit ABC 1:00 Mmlo of Manballan 7:lff Vandptibt rr for Judge 7:80 Malcolm Enley Canon Roblion Lum 'N Abncr ABC Art Van Damme Quintet Tfae Flihlog and Hnntlnr lob ABC Stand By tor Adventure ivovanme Newi Caalno Oardenl Orch. ABC Cal Tinner ABC 7:4S 8:00 11:1(1 S:0 :00 :lft 0:X0 0:411 10:00 111:1(1 J0:0 Raymond Swing ABC Ambaaeador Orcb. ABG 11:00 Sign Oft 1:15 !: Il:ts KFJI 1240 kc. Gabriel Heatter, New! MBS Arvuna lown Spotllghl BandiHBf Mischa Borr Orcb. Latin Ameriean CliCO Kid MBS Main Line MBS Freib Up SbeerMBS Glenn Tlardy. Vewi MBS Rex Miller MBS Talk for Vandenberg llance Nrwi Roundup J Concert iai- Moilc Ai Ten Like It Freddie Nagle Orch. MRS Spike Jonei Orch. MBS Lawrence Welk Orcb. MBS Newa Roundup MBS THURSDAY A. M., MAY 16 SlSODawn Patrol 0:40 l-arm Fare" 7:00 Newt, Breakfaiit Edition 7:!S Stop and Go Show. 7:80Jamea Abbe Obiervej ABC 7:4ft Zeke Manner! ABC S:0fl Breakfaat Club ABC S:IS " S:S0 " " Si4S Breakfaat Club ABO Wake-np Tunm Morning Reveille F. Hemingway, Newt MBS Rile and Shine MBS Headline Newl Beit Boya favorites of Teiiterday I'aahion Flaabei Viwi" Victor Mndlahr Realm AiAm HHR THURSDAY A. KFLW 1450 kc. 0:15 Glamour Manor ABC :3tl Bre'kfaat In Hollywood ABC :4S " " 10:00 Kellogg! Home Edition ABC 10:111 Ted Malone ABC 10:30 My True Story ABC 10:411 " " I0:l Newi Betty Crocker ABC 11:00 Richard Lelbert, Organist 11:15 Ethel and Albert ABC 11:30 The I.lilenlng Foit ABC 11:15 Nova time M.. MAY IB KFJI 1240 kc. Morton Downey MBS Mornlnr Matinee Johnny Long Orrh. Glenn lUrdy, News MBS Smile Time Queen (or Dj MBS Florence Wentworth Fred Mayer Hln Calendar of Muifc Fred Froeba Piano Jerry fleara Orch. Merrill Voters At Polls Friday MERRILL, May 15 Regis tered voters of Merrill will go to the polls Friday, May 17, to vote on a $25,000 general obligation bond issue which will appear on a separate ballot. This fund Is for reconstruction of parts of the sewage disposal plant at a cost of $12,000, and for replacement of part of the old wooden water main. It is proposed that some 2000 feet of this main will be replaced by cast jron pipe and there will also be an extension to the sewer line to serve an area west of the city within the city limits. The trucks in the front of the line weren't so colorful, but they're the boys that tear out to the scene when you let your campfire get away from you or throw a cigarette in the brush without grinding it out. With the country already drying out like a tinder box, let's be careful of those "harmless" fires. Lake Titicaca, the Lake In the Clouds, lies 1100 feet above sea level in the Andes between Peru and Bolivia. THURSDAY P. M MAY 16 IS:00Newe, Noon Edition 1-1:15 Man on the Street 12:30 Ladles Be Seated ABC 12.15 " " 1:00 Jack Bercb.ABC 1:15 Jesting with Jrstera I ::(0 Hollywood & Vine ARC 1:45 llymna of all Churches ARC !:M B'bit i Doln' Ladies ABC 2:15 " 2:15 Norman Nesbftt ABC 2:30 Come and Get ft 2:15 Art Van Damme Quintet 3:00 Bride and Groom ABC 3:30 A I Fearca ABO 1:45 " ' 4:00 Headline Edition ABC 4:15 Malcolm Epley 4:30 Our Singing Land ABC 4:45 Hop Harrlgan ABC 5:00 Terry and the Pirates ABC 5:13 Blck Tracy ABC 5:30 Jack Armstrong ABO Show Stoppers' llrsdllne News Vour llance Tunes farm Front Living with God Organ Johnson Family MBS I'arks Groceri Nrws .eke Manners MBS John J. Anthony MBS Rlckys Request naven of Rest Zion Lutheran Church Here's How with Fata Howe Pulton Lewis Jr, Nrws MBS Rex Miller, News MBS Klamath Theatres Pllt Frolic MBS Story of Cinderella Superman Mils LISTEN TO KFLW's "TOP TEN for TONIGHT" 5:45 Sports Lineup 6:30 So You Want to Load a Band ABC 7:00 Music of Manhattan 7:30 Mac Eplt-y 8:00 Lum 'n Abner ABC 8:15 Art Van Dimmi Quintet 8:30 Tho Fishing and Hunting Club ABC 9:00 Stand by for Advon- tur ' 9:30 Ntwi 10:15 Raymond Swing ABC The Herald and Newa ABC fflffjW1"' K0 o ilSTEN!! to tho Westinghouse Program Mon. thru Fri. 10:15 10:30 a. m. KFLW 1450 KC. Broil Fireplace Sets Andirons . , Accessories This mdio. will bo scarce for some Mm yot Hafter Furniture 9th and Klamath AT r YOUR SERVICE JOHN H. 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Of course, Coca-Cola is there too . . . just as it should be, when fun and friendliness are the order of the day. Have a Coc are the words that keep a good time going smoothly. There's nothing like the friendly pause with Coke to add to the fun. lOITlID UHDII AUTHOalf Y Ot THI COCA-COLA COMPANY IY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF KLAMATH FALLS 65 Spring St. Phone 5632 Hear Morton Downey KFJI 9:15 A. M. Jlvr) 1 . Coko Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola" and Iti abbreviation Coka" aro tho renlstcrd trade marks which dtsUnRuljll tho prod uct of Tho Coca-Col Compsaji l.ylo Van, Newt MBS Caplaln Midnight MB! Tom Mix MBS KFLW Feature Oiaaaporis a.inaup- KFJI Failure .0 m TVs C-C Co.. t.00 Glgmottf Manor ABC
