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Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
IT was a relieving circumstance that last week
; end'i regional violence, which filled the news '
yesterday, produced a hero.
He 1 Henry V. Munday,
known at Pete to hii acquaint
ances, who rescued his 5-year-old
daughter, Virginia, from
their burning home on Crosby
street.
A modest fellow, Pete made
no claims iu nvruuMi whch
was interviewed on his hos
pital cot by a representative
of this newspaper.
But the story speaks for it
self. With the house on fire,
h hctcd his wife and one
sfriall daughter out of a win- EPLEY
dpw, then ran to the window of the room where
little Virginia was sleeping. Calling for her,
tu? crawled into the flame and smoke-filled
room, felt in her bed, and found her missing.
i CQfcing and unable to see. he crawled about
tlif rJ;m, feeling for her. Finally, he came
upon ti.e child, frightened into speechlessness
t sii crouched in a corner.
' He carried her to the window, put her
Lkrough, crawled through after her, and the
family of four was safe. It was probably not
until then that Pete had time to think about
the burns he had received on the lower part
of his body when the fire first swept into his
bedroom, burns that were bad enough to put
him in the hospital for several days.
' Pete, a log scaler for Ewauna Box, will prob
ably be surprised and maybe a bit miffed at
being eulogized here as a hero. But there was
need for something just like that to offset the
unhappy picture of shootings, automobile acci
dent tragedies, and beat-ups that filled . the
njfws Monday, and Pete Munday supplied that
rtlief admirably.
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Expanding Tourist Season
EXPANDING the tourist season at both ends
is the interesting objective of the travel
information department of the state highway
commission.
i In the past, Oregon's tourist promotion em
phasis has been directed on the traditional tour
ist season the three months of summer. It ia
in that period that by far the largest number
of tourists have visited the state, leaving those
outside dollars that tourist promoters like to
describe in astronomical figures.
1 But it has become apparent that you can't
: Build a $200,000,000 tourist industry yes,
We've heard that figure mentioned" on a three
months' basis. It needs to be expanded over a
longer period, and the state's attractions in fall
and spring justify such expansion.
Western Oregon's valleys especially have
itiuch that is beautiful and interesting to offer
tlie tourist in the spring, while the higher coun
try, like the Klamath region, are in many ways
at their best in the fall. Indian summer is
especially grand in the east-of-the-Cascades
country,
So far as that is concerned, we have a great
, potential winter attraction here in the Klamath
country in Crater Lake National park. The
roads to that marvelous winter wonderland are
to be plowed out all this winter, and in suc
ceeding winters. It offers beauty and winter
sports activities to those who are fortunate
enough to visit it in the snow season.
hlews Behind The News
. By PAUL MALLON "
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 Concluding my
points of yesterday which were these:
(A) The Nathan survey advocating another 25
per cent wage increase was hired by CIO's Phil
Murray to promote propaganda for his cam
paign in autos and steel, although the radio
and some newspaper accounts termed it an
indisputable figure survey which Murray had
accepted"; (B) The survey covered every busi
ness project but not alone the pertinent ones of
autos and steel which are the two biggest, basic
industries and have been in bad shape; (C)
Nathan proposed to hold business profits to a
pre-war level, while costs and wages have gone
up in inflation since then, and industry cannot
continue to- exist in isolation on a pre-war dollar
level; (D) The promise of no su-ice increases
was the same the CIO made in its losing 120 day
strike a year ago although there have been
Telling
The Editor
mt this &M words ta tcnfflb MBit
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, HOW OLD?
5 KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) Say, mister, how
ojd do the people live to be in
this community? Can anyone
tell me?
i Why, gee whiz, there must be
some of the old timers around
ltere who are bordering on the
2po mark, aren't they?
; There's young Mr. E. B. Hall,
for example. He's going on
300, isn't he? And there's Elmer
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Manaflns Editor
, i i nm
Hosking, Bogue Dale, Sheriff
Lloyd Low, Gary Cozad, Fred
Garich, Bill Houston, Fred
Houston, to say nothing of so
many others. Demme, if I can
figure it out! Why, when I was
around here some 25 years ago,
all these people were supposed
to be "quite old" then. How
come? Yet they're all (yes, all
of them) still up and around
and kicking the dust out from
under their heels!
Gosh, it's something to think
about. How do they get that
way? I know when I came here
some 40 years ago, they were
SUDDOSedlV Old nennle then iiu
yet they're still kicking. 1
win someone please enlight
en me on the subject? It can't
be the climate, can it? If that
be it, then tell them for me to
suck Dy 11. uon t leave it, hop
ing to find greener pastures in
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tare auto price increases at least to consum
ers so far that I know of; (E) CIO is leading
the unions into irreparable damage because the
man on any kind of salary has already found
he cannot keep up with an inflationary era in
which prices are forced ever higher and higher;
and (F) Such a campaign Is so poorly grounded
in economy it is apt to lead Murray to the
fate of John Lewis.
Significant
I PROMISED today to offer truly pertinent
statistics which were inconspicuously an
nounced to stockholders by U. S. Steel and GM,
and here they are:
Net sales of General Motors fell more than
half from last year. The first nine months of
1945 sales were $2603 millions and in 1948
$1114 millions, GM reports to stockholders. Now
this is a rather bad citation from which false
deductions may be drawn (you college eco
nomist classes please note), because last year
was a bad year for production, being the earliest
period of reconversion to peace and prices
have actually been increased three times in
many car lines since then. So GM sales are
half as much as a period sustained by govern
ment contract buying for war, and corporate
usage of accumulated tax revenues for recon
version. (AU figures cover three quarters).
Net income of GM is shown on its annual
statement to be $14,012,370 for the first nine
months of 1946 which is about 10 per cent of
earnings of last year's first nine months, $147,
749.167 millions.
The actual amount earned per share of stock
by GM has been reduced from $3.20 the first
nine months of last year to 16 cents for the
comparable period this year.
As to next year no one can say, including
particularly Messrs. Murray and Nathan. I do
not intend to do a Dun and Bradstreet on
General Motors, but the earnings prospect, I
very well know, all depends on Mr. Murray's
unions, whether they strike another 120 days
this year or longer, or slow down, or production
is accomplished. '
I know also I cannot buy a Cadillac like
John Lewis in less than a year (salesmen prom
ise it then and agree it may be longer) so ob
viously GM does not know what its production
will be, and only by production can it sell
cars and earn money, being in that business.
If anyone wanted me to do a D and B on GM,
I would start off by seeing Mr. Murray, not
the company.
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Expenditures Cut
US. STEEL sales were reported to stock
. holders as being reduced about a third
from last year (first nine months.) In 1945 they
were $1368 millions and in 1946 were $1015
millions. But unlike GM, steel has made up
for its loss of sales by reducing expenditures
on nearly everything. For wages and pensions
it reduced expenditures from $652 millions to
$505 millions (college economists please note
how Messrs. Murray and Nathan have reduced
the income of their workers, even after wage
increases by not getting U. S. Steel into full
production and keeping it there.)
U.iS. Steel buying of products and services
was similarly reduced from $510 millions to
$400 millions (with loss of that business for
others); even dereciation was cut and state
taxes were cut from $30 millions to $27 millions
with loss of revenue to the states, and federal
tax payments dropped from $28 millions down
to $11 millions. So instead of U. S. Steel
income per share being reduced after one third
reduction in dollar volume of sales during
this inflationary period, these were actually
increased from $2.85 last year to $4.45 this year.
My eagle eye does not detect from the state
ments that either company increased its reserves
or added to its net worth, but both suffered re
ductions of same in this period, although steel
bought a couple of western plants. (The stock
market shows all this.)
Now, as I say, maybe it will not require a
college class in economics to figure out that
Messrs. Murray and Nathan have just about as
weak a case as they could get and are actually
advocating the wrong thing for the welfare of
their own union and its men. The-men need
work and production and a stable economy. If
these are forthcoming there would be good
profits next year. If the union demanded a
share in profits after the profits are made,
their claim would make some economic sense.
But by forcing industry back to pre-war dollar
volume of profits they will reduce industry
income actually by the extent of inflation, and
by seeking a wage increase, yet unjustified
economically, they will cause further inflation
which would reduce the worth of any new wage
increase just as it did last year's wage increase.
Mr. Murray had better hire another economist.
which to live. Tell them to
stand by their guns, because
they'll sure make a mistake
should they leave it. A sad,
very sad mistake.
Yours sincerely,
JAMES M. W ATKINS.
Fire Destroys
Machine Shop
TULKLAKI, Dec. 17
Flames destroyed the machine
shop on the Tulana Farms hold
ings at the south end of Tule
lake early Tuesday morning,
and also lost were an automo
bile and a . pickup owned by
employes on the place. Origin
of the fire is undetermined
Men sleeping in the bunk
house nearby were awakened
by the flames and aided the
Tulelake fire department which
received the call at 4 a. m. and
M DEC. It
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STATIC
Br KELLY ROBERTS
The next 24 hours will be filled
with local radio action. First on
the bill of fare will be the one
hour Christmas concert from the
KUHS auditorium at 8:30 p.m.
over KFLW. The concert will
be presented by the high school
chorus under the direction of
Andrew Loney Jr. Carl Hagel
will be soloist.
o
Immediately following the con
cert at 9:30 p.m. KFLW will air
Mack Lillard's big fight card
from the armory. Don Neal will
be on hand to describe the action
and Bob McCarl will handle the
color as Roy Hawkins, husky
slugger from Portland, meets Joe
Dixon, dusky pelter from Omaha,
Neb.
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SUrting at 10:30 Wednesday
morning KFJI will take the open
ing of the Tulelake homestead
drawing from the armory. Heard
on the half hour are expected to
be the KUHS band. Nelson Reed,
chairman ot the homestead ex
amining board; Lawrence Carr.
representing Gov. Warren of
California at the occasion; Gov.
Earl Snell of Oregon; R. L. Boko,
regional director for the bureau
of reclamation, and Olney Rudd,
the veteran selected to draw the
first capsule from the bowl.
Plans Include getting many of
the lucky winners who are pres
ent at the armory to take the
mike for a while.
At 11 a.m., immediately fol
lowing KFJI's broadcast, KFLW
will take the air with a continu
ation for the next half hour. The
two stations will continue to
alternate each half hour during
the drawing until it is completed.
KFJIjjn the half-hour. KFLW on
the hour. KFJI's 10:30 to 11:00
broadcast, by the way, will be
released through the Mutual-Don
Lee network for west coast lis
teners. 0 0
At 4 pjn. Wednesday KFLW
will feed the American broad
casting company about four min
utes of homestead drawing re
sults over "Headline Edition."
This will be the second net
work feed for KFLW, the other
being just last Sunday on "Re
port to the People." The pro
gram will be heard from coast
to coast.
Berry Attorneys
Ask $75,000
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (P
Joan Berry's attorneys have put
a price of $75,000 on their suc
cessful suit to have Comedian
Charles Chaplin declared father
of Miss Berry's child. Counsel
Joseph Scott and A. H. Risse yes
terday petitioned superior coOrt
for a judgment against the actor
for that fee. Chaplin' attorney,
C. E. Millikan, told the court the
actor was worth $3,000,000.
arrived at the scene 45 min
utes later. The Merrill fire de
partment was also called but
arrived too late to assist. Loss
was estimated at $9000 on the
machine shop. Tulana Farms is
operated by Henzel and Liskey
brothers. Carl Olney is fore
man of operations.
KFLW - ABC
TONITE!
8:00-Hometewn News
6:30-Muslc of Manhattan
7:I5-Mae Epley
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8:30-KUHS Xmas Program
9:00-Boxlng, Armory
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10:30-Freddie Martin, ABC
New Chamber
Head Named
PORTLAND, Dec. 17 Wl
Sidney F. Woodbury took over
the presidency of the Portland
chamber of commerce today
after an Inaugural address in
which Cie said "We're in a very
sad mess and we all know It."
The civic and business leader,
told members in his last night's
speech that "we are a nation
sick in spirit and in purpose. No
one cares particularly if he
worKs. mougn each is deter
mined to get a hijrhcr rate of
pay and just as determined not
to fairly produce."
He advocated the 'Golden
Rule' but noted that "the rub is
to get anyone to follow it.'!
Turkish Army
Closes Press
ISTANBUL. Dec. 17 fP The
luricisn army padlocked eight
publications in Istanbul today,
prohibited the printing and dis
tribution of organs of a "com-
munisuc nature and outlawed
branches of two new political
parties it described as "directed
ip a camouflaged manner by com
munists and people having ex-
iremisi communist tendencies.
One usually .reliable source
described the actions as a "small
purge'' and said they might be
considered a warning that the
Turkish government was ready
to resist any "subversive move
ments." Ohcprvar-u In Tuisnl,,,! ....-,
struck by the strong wording of
uic army communique announc
ing the swift steps and were
quick to note that they coincided
with a rise of anti-communist
sentiment in Iran, Just to the east
of Turkey, and other events re
garded here as possible har
bingers of a changing attitude to
ward Soviet Russia.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 17 (JF
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelbergcr
today said holidays for U. S.
occupation troops will be limited
to Christmas and New Year's
and the afternoon preceding
each. This revoked a previous
order giving the troops extend
ed holjdays.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE Or FINAL ACCOUNT
NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN, That the
underairned. Executrix ot tho Esuut ol
Myron Willis MeVay. Deceased, has
tiled her rinal Account with the County
Clerk of tho State of Oregon for Klam
ath County, and the Court has set
Thursday, the loth day of January, 147.
at lh hnn. nt tn n'nlu.b A M J iJ
I date. In tho Circuit Courtroom in the
ioun nouee in Klamath county, Oregon,
aa tho Urns and .place for hearing ob
jections thereto and th settlement
thereof.
Dated this ISth day of December, 1840.
PEARI, McVAY.
Executrix of the Estate of Myron
Willis McVay. Deceased.
D. 17-M-31: J. 7-14 No. Ml.
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AP Foreign Affairs Analyst
There W before the constituent
assembly In New Delhi a resolu
tion culling for an Indt'peiHient,
sovereign republic of India a
highly explosive measure which,
if adopted, could easily precipi
tate civil war among the four
-hundred millions of that vast
sub-continent.
1 ho point I that the govern
ment and assembly as now con
stituted represent only one party
the dominunt Hindus. The
Moslem league, claiming to stand
for U0.OU0.OOU Moslems, and the
some 600 princes who rule over
90,000.000 subjects, h a v e ' n t
agreed so fur to purticlputu In
the provisional government.
Thus any measure pussed by lite
Icgislulure would in el feet be
uniluterul, since it would repre
sent only the Hindus.
Trouble Looms
There you have a kettle ot
trouble ul least prolential
trouble. Unhappily the political
divisions in India are largely on
religious and ruciul lines. The
feud. between the Hindus and the
Moslems has been the source of
rivers of blood through the cen
turies. As recently us the past
summer thouMintls u( people died
in fierce communal suite in va
rious purts ul the country strife
which was the outgrowth of the
political warfare in the capital.
Over a short period In August
more than 300 were killed, and
nobody knows how many In
jured, in the great city of Cal
cutta. Things got so terrible
that the sewers were choked
with the dead.
If horrors like thai can grow
out of political differences, what
can we expect to result from a
unilateral declaration of inde
pendence by one of the political
parties? Many observers believe
that former British Prime Min
ister Churchill guvc the answer
when he declared in the house
of commons December 12.
"Any attempt to establish a
reign of Hindu numerical major
ity in India will never be
achieved without civil war."
The British are said to have
only about 50,000 English troops
In that whole vast sub-continent.
Attempting to restore order with
them would be like trying to
police New York City with two
cops. Of course there is a big
native standing army, but one
would scarcely expect the British
to try to employ that, made up
as it is of both Moslems and
Hindus.
The only hope of averting
catastrophe in India lies in find
ing some formula which will
permit the warring factions to
join forces In crcutiug a new
government to implement the
independence which England has
offered.
Car Wreck
Injures One
Mrs. J. H. Bromficld, 123 S.
2nd, suffered injuries at 9:45
a. m. today when she was struck
by a car operated by Byron P.
Foster, 33, Colonial hotel, as
Foster's car made a left turn at
7th and Klamath. Mrs. Brom
field was moved to Klamath Val
ley hosDital but her inhirif are
said to be minor.
City police, investigating the
accident, were told by Foster
that he was driving slowly on
7th and had stopped at the in
tersection to make a left turn
when Mrs, Bromfield stepped in
the path of his car as he entered
into the street. He stopped im
mediately. Foster's occupation
was given as dragline operator.
He posted $10 bail at the police
station in answer to a charge of
failure to yield right-of-way.
The first Canadian Expedition
ary Force departed for France
October 3, 1914.
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Man Held On
Murder Charge
PORTLAND, Dec. 17 (fll
Mrs. Laura Maria Riopelle, 55,
was found shot to death curly
today, a roomer coining home to
find her body with bullet hole
between the eyes. Deputy Sher
iff Elmer Wiillensteln reported.
Richard Bras, about A5, Is
held in the county jail for ques
tioning Wallenslcin sultl Brits lived In
a one-room shuck at the rear of
Mrs. Kiopellc's house In south
east Portland and had been ar
rested by state police following
a minor automobile mishap a
short time after the woman's
body wns found.
When sheriff's officers sought
him for questioning, stute po
lice reported he was In the Ore
gon City jail, the deputy said.
Dodge Employes
Walk Out
DETROIT, Dec. 17 ttT) A dis
pute over a worker who said his
religion prohibited his paying
union dues left 800 foundry
workers Idle Monday at Hit
Dodge main plant of Chrysler
corporation.
Management said the employes
left their jobs "because the
company would not dismiss an
employe the union said had re
fused to Join the union,"
From South Odell Olson of
the city police deportment has
returned from a vacation spent
with relatives in Los Angeles.
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Pearl Harbor
Drydocki Burn
HONOLULU. Dec. 17 Mb
Six men were overcome by
smoke while fighting a fire
whlrh damaged two drydocks in
Penrl Harbor late yesterday and
for time endangured shore In
stallation. All six were re
leaser! after treatment at a navy
dlspensury. Cause of the blaie
waa unreported.
Forest fires coat the United
States from 30 to 45 million dol
Inra aniiuully.
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