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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1947)
I . Jjeralb unfolds iu jshxiki Cdllor malcolv tri.IT Managin Kdltor pw1 BnurM u Meond olaai matui at tha ponorrlca of Klamata) faJUiOn.. oS Augual 30, i0 undcu act of WMXraaa, Usrcb f. UTS Today's Roundup By MALCOLM EPLEY SOUNDNESS of pay-as-we-go financing' pol icies, adopted here rather generally a few year ago Biid closely adhered to, was well proved In yosieraay s survey report allowing that public bonded debt is no longer a serious fiscal problem here. Three of the major taxing units city, county and KUHS district now have sinking funds sufficient to offset bond ed debt and interest, and the other two county unit ana city elementary school dis tricts are in good shape. This shows we have come a t 4i,AC;4..ai;An in long way amic wic e,u..w and 15 years ago, when debt fcri-ti obligations looked almost insurmountable, and meeting debt service requirements in hard years Of depression was an almost unbearable burden. With public indebtedness reduced to a com paratively few thousand dollars, the Klamath country may face the future with confidence. a Policy FOR several years, we've been paying for public improvements and new projects by special levies, rather than interest-bearing bond issues. This financing method was advocated by this newspaper, along with others, and our public officials, supported by popular voting, have followed it consistently. Lest we be misleading, let us point out that in some instances special levy financing dqes involve borrowing. For instance, a levy may be authorized for a certain city project, the levy to be spread over maybe two, three or four years. In order to have the money immediately available, the levying unit may issue warrants immediately, which are protested and which drew interest until they are retired. But this is all done on a short term basis, as compared with the usual bond issue, and as soon as the city collects the tax money, the warrants are paid and the interest stops. Often, it is possible to collect the money before the expenses arise, saving any interest payments. Furthermore, there is a substantial saving by eliminating the legal and other costs involved in inaugurating a bond issue, usually several hundred dollars. There is another advantage to the method of current, or pre-financing of public improve ments. Being of a short term nature, such financing is usually reflective of current eco . nomic conditions, and the obligations are met while these conditions still prevail. On the other hand, an optimistic public in good times may authorize a heavy bond issue which has to be paid for in part in later years by tax payers struggling under an unpredicted depres sion. Improvements Cost Money WE should avoid any impression that cur rent levy financing is easy or is getting something for nothing. If we authorize such a program amounting to $100,000, for instance, we will find that amount on our tax bills. If we obligate ourselves on a continuing levy, for four years, we will be paying that levy for; four years. But such a method, for most improvement financing, is sounder, more honest with future generations, usually less expensive. It is good business . for a municipal corporation, just as it is for an individual, to pay bills currently, rather than to put them off to another day which may not be such a good day for paying as it may seem from a distance. News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Fully accurate warning that the Byrnes foreign policy was being chased around has been conveyed to you In this spot and I believe in no other. See recent columns on foreign affairs, particular ly on December 18, beginning: "Behind the printed rumors that Mr. Byrnes might resign as state secretary (In denied them officially) is the feeling in some quite lofty quarters that his ac complishments in New York left some large vacant holes which are not invisible," etc. The warning was that while Russia contrib uted only 6 per cent of the cost of the UN and you could not even find a UN budget of detailed contributions and costs for the com ing year, nevertheless she dominated the inter national discussions, forcing consideration of Spain, disarmament and the more prominent matters of debate. This created a situation which largely blunted the Byrnes peace fruition, although he met with considerable measure of success in finally concluding the five smallest peace treaties (Truman said they were not en tirely what was wanted), and getting UN or ganized. a a Dead End TO an extent more apparent rfn the inside than to the public, his policy had reached a dead end culminating in the withdrawal from negotiations first of Senator Connally then Sen ator Vandenberg and now the state secretary, none of whom wish or intend to go to Moscow to continue the years of nagging for a peace treaty for Austria and Germany. Now it was Mr. Byrnes himself who decided to use a nine-months-old excuse of health at this time (before the Moscow meeting) and resign. Indeed he may have been instrumental in en couraging President Truman to name General Marshall as his successor, a unanimously ap proved, excellent selection. As far as reporters could see, Byrnes' health was good, and much better than last spring. He had just returned from a Bermuda vacation with his friend. South Carolina's Senator May bank, and may have been influenced by diplo matic tactical reasons as much as others for stepping out. His policy, in addition to Russian obstacles, is beginning to encounter two others. Pretend ing otherwise cannot make it so. a a a Russia Isolationist OUT of the disheartenment with Big Four and UN accomplishments have come initial popular stirrings toward a new American atti tude. It cannot be called isolationism, but rather self defense attention primarily to American interests toward disregarding the dis agreeable foreign situation as much as possible. Of course, Russia is the only truly isolation ist nation in the world today. You can see this most easily in the air world. She has never entered commercial air agreements, withdrew from participation in the international treaties, does not seek landing rights or air contacts. She has no outside commercial aviation. About the o Uy air contact commercially maintained in this respect is a transfer at Helsingfors from Russian to Swedish planes. The Swedish line into Hel singfors is maintained by a private Swedish concern, but the Russians, try to monopolize even the seating on a foreign line with reser vations and restrictions. This Russian attitude is universally duplicated in politics and di plomacy. Then, too. a British labor party rebel group is functioning against American foreign policy on the unrealistic ground that we are "im perialistic" a case of a pot calling a com paratively clean kettle black. But if this astig mati zed group succeeds in its anti-Bevin policy within the British government, it will succeed only in accomplishing what it least wishes a further withdrawal of America to its own con tinental interests which naturally must follow any weakening or disuse of UN or Anglo-Ameri-can co-operation in world affairs. . In this connection the British people are prao tically sound asleep (although the churqh and foreign office are not). Is He Sick? AT any rate these two developments have broken the formerly complete unanimity behind the Byrnes policy, tactics and accom plishments. These considerations are at least at tached to the resignation. Some observers have tried to dig up an illness for Byrnes, attributing to him hypertension and ulcers, although they profess not to know. Per sonally I am still inclined to accept the Byrnes statement of a few months ago that he had been unable to find a doctor who would advise him to retire despite the fact that he has now given out a letter saying a physician told him in April (many months earlier) to go slow, an admoni tion he now Interprets as meaning he should retire nine months later. SIDE GLANCES caw. ia tv w Kavict. a. T. . aco. . a, xt Off . -9 "Wait till the next time Pop tails me that one about how ha walktd threa miles to school!" Efforts Under Way Here To improve Dairy Herds Increasing sampling of dairy products, including milk and manufactured items, will be car ried on this year by the state department of agriculture as one phase of its program to assist in rebuilding the quality of Ore gon's dairy products. Greater supervision by the field repre sentatives of licensed graders of milk and cream operating in dairy plants throughout this area is also promised. This is the report from C. R. Jester of Klamath Falls, district man serving Klamath, Josephine and Jackson counties for the di vision of foods and dairies and weights and measures. Jester at tended the division's semi-annual conference in Salem last week. He reports that a large part of the discussion was centered around milk and milk problems, and that division men are opti mistic that more dairies will be interested in meeting Grade A milk production requirements as a result of price trends now discernible. For some time there has been little difference in prices paid for milk produced for the bottle and can trade and that for manufacturing pur poses, but recent changes point to a differential between grades of milk that will encourage more dairies to qualify for the grade A label, department officials feel. The local representative said several factors were reported by division leaders as responsible for the policy of tightening up on inspections and sampling re lated to the milk industry. Classified Ads Bring Results. Warren Austin Atomic Choice WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 UP President Truman today formally nominated former benator War ren Austin of Vermont as United States member of the United Na tions commission on atomic energy. Austin's appointment went to the senate as the White House disclosed that Bernard Baruch, who resigned last Saturday from the UN atomic post had arranged to confer with Mr. Truman this afternoon (3:30 p.m. EST). Austin also has been nomin ated as United States representa tive to tne united Nations and its security council, a position he has held under a recess ap pointment. A volume rf mn than 19nn pages would be required to list i r ( n imiwr at r,Am,ai .-h stances which can be extracted from petroleum. IIADIO PROGRAMS FRIDAY EVE, KFLW- 1450 kc. A:9 Matte of Manhattan ' S.lAJIome Town News :-." World Newi Summary hi A t'tiemplen Boll Call ABC UllletU rights ABC 1:15 7:t0 American Sportt- Pace ABC K.09 ft:!.? Memorable Music t Richard Lelberl, Orjran 1 This la Tour FBI AlifJ fl;O0 :I5 0:50 :4ft 1 11:0(1 I0:.to 11:00 11:30 ll:4A Friday Nite Frolic The Fat Man ABC ".tardus! Melodies Freddr Martin Orch. ABC Si I ii Off , , JAN. 10 KFJI 1240 kc. Gabriel Heetter MBS Klamath Theatre Quia Areund Town Dinner Dance" ' Mhcha Borr Orch. , Voice of Sports" Cisco Kid MBS Let George Do II MBS Bar I Ires MBS Mlirh KUnley Concert Glenn Hardy, News MBS Mel Vcnlner's Pic I, MBS Son's O Guns" llcnrr J- Taylor MBS News Roundup St Concert Music As You Like It Art Kasiel MBS John Wolahan Orch. MBS News MBS fl:15 . i.-flo i:lfl SATURDAY A. Klamath Theatre Guide Farm Fare News, Breakfant Edition Stop and Go Show" Newa ABC Musio In March Time Hake Up and Smile ABC ?;:i0 7:44 S:00 II: I.I S:X0 " ft:4A 9:00 Junior Junction ABC una ::i0 111:00 10:18 10:0 11:00 11:15 11:3a American Farmer ABC On (he Net ABC Fascinating Rhythm ABC Metropolitan Opera ABC KFLW Festers M., JAN. 11 Musical Reveille F. Hemingway. News MBS Rise and Khlne MBS Headline News" Best Buys Favorites of Yesterday Morning Matinee The Wife Haver MBS Fashion Flashes Charlie Splvak' Ray Sinatra Orch. Rainbow Wrangler Glenn Hardy. News MBS Leo Erdody Salon Meat Your Congress'n MBS MII4 Berth Trio Leo Erdody Strings Art Jarrelt MBS KFJI Feature SATURDAY P. KFLW 1450 kc. 1:H 12:15 - 1:0 " ' ' 1;45 " 1:00 " " 1:IA " !: " M S:t3 Tern Crimpets ABO SAO 1:15 3:30 3:1.1 4:00 4:1.-. 4:H 4:45 A:0O 5:15 A3ft 6:45 Jimmy Blair ABC inmisen insahc Johnny Thompson ABC Baddy Weed Trie ABC Song Spinners ABC Harry Wlsmer ABC Reqnestfally Yours Request fully Tears It's Your Business ABC M., JAN. 11 KFJI 1240 kc. Melodies Melodies News Your Dane Tantfl Farm Front L.A. Symphonic Band MBS Matinee Melody For Year Appreval MBS Rfeky'o Kcqsest Haven of Rest Tea Dance Voice of Army Hawaii Calls MBS Traffic Safety This Week In Wash. MBS F. Hemingway, News MBS Christian Science Pgm. Scram by Am by MBS :00 6:15 6:25 6:.10 fi:(5 7:00 7:30 8:00 K:.'10 8:45 0:00 0:15 0:30 10:00 10:310 11:00 11:05 11:15 11:30 11:45 SATURDAY EVE., JAN. 11 Music of Manhattan Hometown News World News Summary Sports Lineup" Klamath Theatre Guide Famous Jury Trials ABC I Deal In Crime ABC Curt Maasey Show ABC American Legion Pgm. Record Time" Gin (busters ABC Jack Fina Orch. ABC Stardust Melodies" Freddie Martin Oreh. ABC Night Neqa Summary Sign Off Dinner Dance Quia Shaw Meet the Press MBS Klamath Tempi Red Ryder First Baptist Church Shoot the Works" Glen Hardy, News MBS Monica Makes Music MBS Lealve It to the Girls MBS Cblo. Theatre of Air MBS M Olrk Stabile Orch. MBS .l Donahue Orch. MRS Art Kassel Orch. MBS Newi Round-up MBS The World Today By J. M. ROBERTS JR. AP For.ign Affairs Analyst American and British repre sentations to Warsaw over the Polish election set-up serve merely to help keep the record straight. It is too late now has been too late ever since the Moscow-dominated government was established. Regardless of what the rules and regulations for voting might be, the Poles have been given some very concrete lessons in how to vote. Thousands nave been jailed on various excuses stemming from tne lad tncy have been too overt in support of Vice Premier Mikolajczyk's Polish peasant party. Others have been "detained by authorities who sought to convince them they were "mistaken" in signing nominating petitions. We can only surmise what "persuasive" methods have been used, over and above the normal threats of loss of jobs, etc. It apparently worked well enough, however, to give the government an excuse for voiding opposition tickets in 10 of the country's 52 districts after a sufficient number had recognized their "mistake" and withdrawn their signatures. Militia at Polls The government also has or ganized a militia whose duty at the polls will be similar to those of the poll-watchers put out by some political machines in the United States. The Polish watch ers, however, have some consid erable advantages. They are armed, militarily trained, and openly represent the government. In the face of all this with which we have become familiar through watching eastern Euro pean elections since the war, the Polish peasant party has decided not to boycott the election, pre ferring to make the best showing possible. . Whether a boycott, as some feared, would have hastened the trend toward civil war in Poland is a question. But the atmos phere among the 2,500,000 voters in the 10 districts left without a choice of tickets will be watched closely. So will the reaction among other millions who will be frustrated at the polls January 19 by fear, technicalities and actual overt acts. What might happen if several million peasants and the armed underground decided to take things into their own hands is hard to contemplate, especially if it resulted in Russian miltary aid for the Warsaw satellites. Run Claims When the U. S. and Britain protested a similar election sit uation in Hungary some months ago, Russia replied that we were seeking to interfere in Hungar ian internal affairs. Now the Russians say the only irregulari ties in Poland are committed by "rightwing terrorists," call the election set-up "perfectly demo cratic," and so kiss off the sug gestion that the big three keep their agreement that Europe's people shall live under govern ments of their own free choice. Just Received! "Can't Bust 'Em" WAIST OVERALLS ' o BLACK JEANS Heeded STORE for MEN Corner 3th and Main To many Poles this choice must seem restricted to: A vole for a foreign-sponsored government whoso continuation could bring economic sanctions by the western powers and a resultant shortening of rations. A vote for the Polish peasant party, almost certainly to bo fol lowed by penalties from Warsaw, and quite possibly by a crack over the head. PLANE PAUSES SHANGHAI, Jnn. 10 (At Northweut Airlines' survey plane arrived today from Seoul. -It is scheduled to remain four or five days before going to Manila on its oriental survey flight. Telling The Editor l-atttra prlnlaS hrra mutl nal ha mora titan Owii warria H Itttilh. inual ha wrllUu Irilblr nil ONI SIIIK l Ilia unr aitly. antl muit ha alinad. runtrlhMlliiita tnllitwlng lliaia vulat ara warmly walrumad. IKKAI.n MIWS. klamalh rlli. Ora, mil) AT, Jan. II, (PIT, rata ?a.a WARNING Mr. Illlbu so it seems 1 built himself a house of dreams On un Island in a hike But don't think, fur heaven's llio wood man lliosu presents took Or inveigled them by hook or crook Thru some stock manipulation Or insinuating conversation Tluit the givers for a fact Would get a Juicy war contract Thut Idea Ullbcvwould have us think Is just a republican party slink Bui fuels t h investigations curry Makes Bilbo's denial verbal dys-entary So if the boys who make the laws Fool with the gent and too long Piiuso They may find at next election Tho tide won't flow in their di rection. The Old Man of tho Mountains Library Gets Real Estate Book Gift The Klamath County library has recently received from It. C. (llogue) Dale a small collection of valuable books on real estate business. They arc: "Real Estate Principles and Practice," Ueuson; "Financing Real Estate," Bingham: "Prin ciples or Heal Estate Pructlce." Fisher: "Principles of Real Es tate Law," MeChasney; "Apprais ing Manual," McMlchacl; "Long and Short Term Lease Holds," MeMichael: "Selling Real Es tatc," MeMichael; "How to Make Money In Real Estate." Mc Miehuel; "Real Estate Practice." National Association of Real Es tate boards real estate service; "Principles of Real Estate Ap praising," Zangerlo. Tropical America's hurleauin beetle uses its long front legs in swinging through the trees, monkey-fashion. STATIC By KELLY ROBERTS ABC Time mnrchc on! A woman In Texas Informed Mayor Ed Ostendoif In a letter the other day that she wus told that "there lire good telephone commuiilca tioiM on the planet Untrnu." Swell, but we don't know any body on Uranus. a a a ABC's Luin on' Abner serin to bo having a publicity aunit'n dreuni In their. "I.iinibuiger" idea. Those letters they nit re- reiving from eating Joints the world over are the real McCoy. A "Lumlmrger" In case you haven't been listening to tho story (KFLW 8 p. m. wwk-duys) IK a concoction that l.uin iicel- (letitully Invented from (Ig pre serves and humburgur, A friend of ours JiMt up from tho south says that L. A. eateries are being packed for tho thlnvs. a a A lady illumed In yesterday afternoon to tell us that not all tho big eggs are laid over the mike, Her lien, It seems, had Just laid un egg nine Inches In rlr- cumferencv, tho long way. The hen survived, Inn. a a a The rumor has popped up that Elea-ior June Ilolcsla, the pretty ex-Wave winner of a Tulelake homestead, may bo going to write a book about her tannine experiences. Teiitutlve title, lite bpud and I. a a . Fightii tonight over KFLW at 7 p. m. Tony Jnnlro and Tony Pellnnc will meet In tho squared First Aid Course Slated Mrs. Fredu K. Usllek, first aid chairman for llio Kliiniiilh Coun ty chnptvr of the. Amcrlcun Red Cross, onnouiicrd today tha scheduling of standard first aid course for employes of the Ewuuiiii llox company. Tha standard course cuimisls of IB hours of Instruction In enu-rgoii-cy first aid, and special cm phusls will be placed on indus trial accidents and mifely pre cautions. An advanced eouiso of 10 hours iiiuv follow If desired by participants. The first session will bo held TlloxctllV .tuninirv 14 rr-'tn , at tho CIO hall, and Is open to noy employe ui llio r.'wutino Uox COIIIDUIIV. Mrs. UstlrU iiiitiiliu. sized thut the course Is open to uoin men anil women, und will consist of Z-hniir meetings. Hub sequent sessions will b held Monday und Thursday evenings ut 7:30, beginning Monday eve ning, January 20. Good Ski Snow Falling At Crater The weather report front Crater Luke national park Fri day stated that a light, dry snow was fulling ut B:MII . ill. One Inch of new snow covered the ftfl Inches of pueked snow on tha ground making it depth of 87 Inches of snow at ill park. Whiiu rouils were reported lit good condition this morning, chnliig were advised for motor ists as snow wus continuing to fall. Perfect skiing conditions are expected for the week-end, temperature ut HJU a. m. Friday was recorded at 211 de grees, with minimum for the past 24 hours at 2H degrees and maximum at 40 degrees. circle for te-i rounds, or less, of fust and furious fisticuffs. Don Dunpliy and Dill Corum will b at the mike. City Delivery Service. Phone S417. 03 (II j2s;l' KFLW Feataro
