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Newspaper Page Textfavxlb News BehmdThe News riAIK NKINI Idltor mai-coi.m tm.rr atanaauis Mtw today's Roundup ! Br MALCOLM EPLEY WHEN they were in Vienna In 1935, Dr. and Mri. Paul Sharp of Klamath Falli Viade the acauaintance of a man Jn Hie Hun garian aipiomauc itrvin. n was a lasting friendship that developed on that occasion, Ind the Klamath people have iept in touch with this man. Early thit year, tha Sharps Jtiade up several parcels of stood, and mailed them to "Frank," who is living in Budapest with a wife and two Children acquired since the Vienna days. A few days ago, a letter of ppreciation came from Frank. EPLEY The letter revealed so much about food, wage Jand other living conditions in Budapest that iwe have borrowed it for use here today. Frank Woes not speak English, and evidently dictated line letter to some one who sent the following literal translation to the Sharps: I Budapest, May 14lh, 1946. Dear Mr. Sharp, J You have made a great pleasure to us by ending the parcels and letters on January 30th and February 6th which we received on JVlarch 27th and April 15th. We received the 'parcels sent us under the name of Mr. Mullcr !on March 30th and April 14th. Everything we found in the boxes was very juseful, and, though necessary to our children, they are unattainable nowadays in our country. J You helped us strongly by your kind gifts to get out from a great deal of troubles. ' One year ia over since the etjd of hostilities, !but difficulties are in many view-points mora 'serious now than they were in war time. Our .'unhappy nation has got into this terrible war perhaps against his own will, but, I am afraid, ;by his own sins against God. Our punishment is not an easy one: our 'city and many other cities of Hungary are .ruined, the whole country under Russian oc cupation, no food, no clothes, no linen, no 'shoes, no fuel, no window-glasses: these last ones are partly substituted by sheets of paper. J Work, production of goods are prevented by the need of the same materials to whose pro duction they would be necessary; that is to say that we have no bread because our farmers are ; hungry and they cannot work for us, having lost nearly all their supply of food, domestic animals, tools, etc., and industrial labourers .being in need of food cannot work for farmers 'and others. ! My monthly Income amounts now to the sum 'of about four dollars. There is no mistake, !l really mean four dollars one month's wage 'for myself. My wife earns almost the same I sum and her father, with whom we live to gether, has as much too, so that we have a ;monthly income of twelve dollars for 4 adults and 2 children. It is true that one month's house-rent for our flat is less than one dollar tand we have to pay for gas and electricity 'also such ridiculous sums, but having settled these bills the money left over is scarce enough 'to buy every day one pound of bread or some ! flour and potatoes with for 6 persons. We 'help ourselves by selling, as far as we can do without them, cloths and things of our house hold. The price of lard and bacon is 50-60 cents per. pound, butter about the same price, but (these articles are seldom sold and bought owing to the scarcity of supplies and poverty of the purchasers. Sugar is rarely available and costs about one dollar per pound. Shoes (are sold for children of 6-7 years at the price i of 8-10 dollars, for adults nearly the double 'price. A suit of good quality is made for 200 dollars and shirts for 6-68 dollars. i All that is not very expensive, when com J pared with American circumstances, but in respect of our ridiculous wages our prices must be qualified as cruel. i Meat can't be found in our poor markets and shops and during the last twelve months 'we had meat only once or twice every month so that a meal with meat is for us nowadays 1 but a dream. In such troubles help from a friend's hand, ' and even words of friendship, as you made me the honour of addressing them, have such J a value as you can hardly imagine. We thank you with all our heart for your 2 kindness and we remain always i . Yours very truly, , FRANK. ' The above bit of personal correspondence is strong testimony as to the conditions which Americans are asked to help alleviate. A ASHINGTON, June 17 Important thing YV about the Case bill and unions legislation now that there isn't to be any of Importance Is the politics behind the void. The president's followers had long expected this outcome and looked upon its political ramifications in this way: by daring to ask congress for union drafting powers, Mr. Truman caused the union political action committees to produce picket placards denouncing him bitter ly, but by vetoing the Case bill, he caused the unions to turn their placards around and proclaim him hero. He could not lose political ly. If congress gave him the drafting power he would bring the unions into line under his political domination, and he could take the sting out with the Case bill veto; or if defeated in congress on the draft (as he was) the same political result could be accomplished. That is the way they figured. Congress First Problem BUT Mr. Truman is not required to fact the electorate until two years from now. His pressing political problem is to re-elect a demo cratic congress a little over four months hence. By his action he has pushed his congress back into a complete nullity on the most discussed political issue of the day. Nearly 100 demo cratic house members cannot run on any plat form except opposition to him but worse, a futile opposition. And 118 have no record of party action (the other being absent on the veto vote.) Now some may surmise this is not bad, because it roughly permits southern democrats to run on one platform and northern democrats on the opposite platform. This worked in Roosevelt's time. But it has been done so often, has always ended in a vacuum and did not seem popular in tha later Roosevelt elec tions. It is really no platform at all. You can see how it would have worked out much better for all democrats politically, if the congress had been permitted to pass its bill over the veto with the slightly more than two-thirds majority registered originally for it. Then the democratic congress would have had something to run on, a platform of having done something in answer to what it deemed a popular appeal when it passed the bill. Indeed, this would have been the normal course if he or his leaders had let the house alone. This skillful work in rounding up absentees from the former roll call turned the tide. Thus the leaders were not required to change many votes. Of course a president could change six votes in the house anytime he wishes. The offer of a couple of district at torneyships would do it. But he definitely wanted the bill killed and so it was. Mr. Truman tried to suggest an escape for his congress from the dilemma by calling for an investigation which would last until after election. This may be done and it will permit the candidates to say they at least did some thing, if only investigate a subject so widely analyzed and discussed even by congressional committees for about 10 years. Case Bill Analysis PERSONALLY, I do not believe the Case bill would have hurt the unions much. They could have carried on as always, being only a little more careful. But the union leaders have a peculiar philosophy, which holds that any restriction placed upon them is an Inter ference with their rights. They have come to believe this to such an extreme extent that even the mildest restraint, proposed sincerely in the public interest, becomes a plot to destroy them and anyone who suggests anything be comes a bitter enemy. Whether they actually believe it or not, they also claim it is fascistic to make them amenable to laws which apply to all other people. As long as they have that peculiar notion and are able to impose upon the White House or more than a third of congress, there will be no unions legislation. So unless- the public, from which pressure was recently so strong as to cause Mr. Truman to seek a draft of strikers, forgets its own feelings in four and a half months, or comes to another opinion about the matter, I would say Mr. Truman's political arrangement on the Gase bill was the worst politics I have seen from the White House in 14 years. If the people forget, Mr. Truman will not be permitted to. The contracts he has effected with the big unions, sometimes bitterly, run for only one year. As soon as election is over in November, he can start going through his union troubles all over again without any authority. Demands for further wage increases to offset his price increases are already being prepared by the unions. Mayor Will Go To Conference Mayor Ed Ostendorf will leave Thursday to attend the western conference of the Amer- lean Municipal association at , Timberline lodge at Mt. Hood. City officials from all major cities in the western states will j be present to discuss major is- sues confronting city govern- ment. Both Governor Earl Snell of , Oregon and Governor Earl War r ren of California will be present 'as well as representatives of a number of government bureaus in Washington D. C. The conference will be held June 20, 21 and 22. Mayor Os tendorf expects to return Sun day. LAST WISH FULFILLED The last wish of Governor Hogg, of Texas, was that his grave be marked by a pecan tree and an old-fashioned wal nut, and that nuts from the trees be distributed and -planted throughout the state, and his wish is being carried out. The Romans considered salt a sacred article of food, and never placed any other dish on the table before it. Towing Firms Given Approval Of ICC PORTLAND, Ore., June 17 W) Three Columbia river tow ing firms today repotted Inter state Commerce commission ap proval io r coastwise towing services. Portland Tug and Barge com pany reported approvals for towing between Columbia river and Crescent City, Calif., ports. Shaver Transportation company and Wilbur J. Smith, Rainier, reported similar approvals plus the right to operate to and from Washington coast and Puget Sound ports but not locally be tween Washington ports. SIDE GLANCES iSQaVvr' I w W- I At fa. . 1 r u cm m mi, 'i .! mil,' WO. 'W tV Mf. MtVKt. IMC T. M if 1 U. 0. MT. 0f. "That's three times this week the enr tins broken down , reminds me of the jalopy we had in the good old deprcs- i sion day when we couldn't buy new one because we didn't hnve any money!" STATIC Ificult to know just what to I take. Don Dunphy will fill the spotlight section Wednesday night whn the long-awaited Louis-Conn fight will be sent to ABC listeners over the country. Don is the lad who gives you the blow by blow descriptions of the fights for Gillette, and they say he's in fine fettle for this ' scrap. . Louis and Conn meet for the first time In five years, their last scrap being in 1941. Louis, who has been in training at Pompton Lakes, N. J., is reported as slow but in good shape, and even if he is a little slow he's still got a man killing punch to fall back on. Conn has been going through his paces at Greenwood Lake, N. J., and the 188 pounder is reported to be sharp as a tack. Wednesday night will tell the tale. KFLW listeners will hear the fight at 6 o'clock. Another weekend past, and another of those disappointing June Sundays. The wind seems to have it in for the Klamath basin lately, and after a nice spell of weather in May per haps we're all spoiled. If the wind would ever die down a little maybe it'd stop blowing clouds over and then it could warm up a little. The war's over for sure, and Saturday night pointed it out very well. The country club sport dance was held and not a uniform there. Made the place seem almost strange. The post war age has done something to the sporting man, or it will soon at least. The day is coming when you'll have to make up your mind just , what kind of a boat you want. Walk ing down Main street now you'll find metal boats, welded boats, riveted boats, plastic boats, moulded boats, pressed plywood boats, canvas boats, plain old clinker built boats and rubber boats. Makes it dif- Klamath seems to be in the mood for tense moments this year. First it was the parking meter question (of which there hasn't been a whisper lately) then the election, and now everyone is sitting wondering i( we is or u we am t gonna have an airport and maiulinvr service. Never a dull moment. The boys out at the old hangar have their little problem, too. They plan to move over to the big hanger soon, oui aon i Know when. The end result is that they can't do any painting, re pairing or anything else for fear they'll be moved just as they finish. Four-Year-Old Dies In Refrigerator ROCHESTER, Pa., June 17 (IFh-Four-year-old James Sut ton of Rochester township climbed into an unused refrig erator on the back porch of his nome yesterday. Somehow the door closed be hind him. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton, said a play mate or a dog might have done it. At supper time, four hours later, the door was opened. The boy was found dead, a victim of suffocation. Mrs. Sutton said she had been offered $5 for the broken refrig erator but refused it in the hope for a better price. "Why didn't we 'ell it?" said the heartbroken father. BOYLE'S NOTEBOOK ZURICH, SwIUerlaml, June 17 ('V) American soldiers, whoso frpp and easy ways have brought them strong crlticlKm in some European countries have really runted their "good conduct'' ribbuiis In Switzer land. Here touring Gl's are genu inely serving ns good will am bassadors for the United States. In the past 11 months al most 250,000 American troops have tuken eight-day tours of scenic Switzerland lit a special $35 rate which cover fuod, ho tel rooms and travel expenses. Each soldier is also allowed to bring along S330 spending money. When the project first was broached nuiny Swiss were al armed at the prospects of hun dreds of thousands of foreign soldiers flooding their small country. They hud a traditional liking for Americans, but they had heard disturbing reports of Yankee misbehavior with frail leins In Germany and made moiselles In France. Well B.hav.d Tourists Now after nearly a year of association with these tourists in uniform the Swiss people have voted them to be more gentlemanly than their run-of-the mill peace time visitors. They have caused little prop erty damage and their "wolf ing" has been on a higher plune than during the war years. "Out of one quarter of a mil lion soldiers we have had only one half doicn cases of misbe havior," said Florian -Noldrrer, Swiss monuger of troop tours. "These were mostly vvntch and camera thefts. We have had no cases of crime against women. We feel this Is an exceptional conduct record." One hotel manager who had accepted his first soldier guest with some reluctance told Net derer later. "I wish our private clientele behaved as well as those American boys do." Mutual Understanding Neidcrer said the tours have done morn "(or mutual under standing between our country than anything else possibly could. "Your boys have learned that we Swiss ore more thun a na tion of yodclers and checsemak crs." Jimmy Brugger, veteran guido, who has also escorted al most 8000 soldiers through Switzerland says the first thing troops ask la "where are the RODEO DANCE I -J., .... June 22 DORRIS NKRAI.D NSW). KUnolk rolls, Oie. WI1N1IAV. June IT, llll, r rt.t wutolirs." After that Ihey buy souvenir wood carvings and mu sic boxes. Soldiers have written hun dreds of letters buck to express their gratitude for kindnesses shown them, Nelderer prizes most one from a soldier caught In a watch theft. After his re lcueit ho wrote back to Swit zerland and concluded with this compliment; "Anil you have also the very best Jiiil 1 was ever in." Klamath Girl Wins ree At Stanford Degi Board Sets Ceilings For Cherry Pickers PORTLAND. June .17 Ml Unit waiin ceilings fur cherry pick Inn in Min ion, Polk and V It 1 1 1 1 1 1 riiunliea lilivo been si-l at 3 cents for sweet and 24 cents for sour cherries by tlio da. iiiirtmeiit of agriculture wagt bun I'd. Producers huvlng low y I Id orchards or unusual working conditions may unk higher rates front the boiird, which set tha scale uder a .hom ing at Salrni June II, STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cnlif.. June 17 Milrinone I. Inn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curt Lion of 1505 Pacific Terrace, Klamath Fulls, todiiv received j the A. 11. degree in soclul scl t wires at Stiinlord university's ! 55th annual commencement ex ercises. Classified Ads firing Results. k - I I Wood ZZZZZ. t ' Phone Si I 7130 Venetian Blinds Patterson Furniture 230 Main r i i Business Insurance for a partnership, corpora, tlon or sola ownership can be txps'Hy handlad. AT YOUR SERVICE JOHN H. HOUSTON asrassKNTiMO tin EQUITABLE LIFE Atsuronca Society Now fei lfb J$ W1 N fflTTTaBi ksl now you can noy BLENDED WHISKEY the old-time favorite t MOOF 70 CUM NlUTHAl S'ltlTs OlfTIHUTIO (V UNHID MSTHIUS Of AMMICA, IMC, tllW YORK. M. t. 5 EC FOR CRATER , 1ACCE MDUC Ploy Safe Be sure! Insist on CRATER LAKE MILK to protect your family's heolth. Bottled by the most modern, sanitary methods for your protection. Ask your grocer or lood dealer for CRATER LAKE MILK ond other dairy foods or Phone 5101 for Homo Delivery KLAMATH FALLS CREAMERY 1 I Manufacturers ol jl yrcerLoke Dairy Pnducij III N. tik ... lit! RADIO PROGRAMS MONDAY EVE KFLW 1450 Ice. :W Loot Sanger ABO CIS :M Music or MnbitUn 6:13 The Jeateri" :-5 ftporti br H. Wlimer ABC 1:t Southland Singing 1:15 Ally. Gen. Tom Clark ABC 1X0 Malcolm Epley 1:4.-, Canon Roblion S:0lll.um N' Abner ABO S:ts Christian Science Lecture S:0 " S:45 " S:n " :lfi Richard Lelberl, Organ ::l New. S:IS Muilc br Adlira ABO In lineal Tinner ABC 11:10 10:1.-. Elmer Davli ABC lO.'HO Bovere'e Blue ABC 11:00 Sign OH 11:19 11:30 1 1:1 J . JUNE 17 KFJI 1240 Ice. Gabriel neatter MBS Around Town Spotlight Band! MBS BnJIdog Drummond MBS Clico Kid MBS Michael sharne MBS Clark llennlf and rm. Erneit Armstrong, plmn Glenn flardr. News MBS Res Miller MBS Hence Henry .1. 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Local Nevra Zeke Mann ere MBS John j. Anthony MBS Keqaeit Rear Haven f Seat OPA Bere'e Hew with Pete Hew MBS Fallen Lewie Jr. MBS Rex Miller MBS Klamath Theatrei Flit Frolic. MBS Fred and Kate-Sterjr ffuprrman MBS ( aplaln Mldnll MBS lorn Mlt MBS Kfjl f eaiura Wards Camera Advertisement On Back Page l LISTEN!! to the Westinghouse Program Men. thru Frl. 10:15 10:30 a. m. KFLW 1450 K.C. Chroma Dinatta Cholra 7.45 Choica of Rad. Blua or Black: Ltatharatta Corar lng. Hafrer Furniture Sth and Klamath mm Here is your Herald-News-KFLW Complimentary ticket for the world's heavyweight championship fight JOE LOUIS vs. BILLY CONN H 2 s a 3D BE SURE TO LISTEN TO LOUIS (pN -CONN W HUVYWEIGhV CHAMPIONSHIP flleTPam KFLW june 19 6:00 P.M. SET YOUR DIAL 1450 a" is Pi ill tit D o 90 z o tn 5 Si s if WHD. NATE KFLW!! v. a..