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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1947)
Soyfe's Column "Loss Of Motion" May Be Veterans Stumbling Block By HAL BOYLE NEW YOIIK, Jim. 23 (!) Peace needs new patriotism. Homebody must It-urn how to blow buiilo mid bent a drum In u way to kt'i'D people stirred up '' a belter cnuso tliun blood lulling. Kvery day I meet young-old soldiers with listless hope and a moody noatulgla (or tholr war days. Tlipy cluiko mo up, these ones. I don't mean, Just now, tha battle-hurt boy with twilight minds that Intercut tho psychiatrists, or Camp Fire News Installed lit the lust meeting of the Camp Klre Guardians aio rliillnn were Naomi French, prcs Ident; Dorothy Mt-Malion, vice president; Nali-lla Cjuderlan, sec retary, and Lou Miles, treasurer, They will servo as the executive committee (or thn coming yeur. line Bird chairman Is Kath leen Thompson, Camp Klro chair man, Dolores McAndrewa: Hori zon club chairman, Joan DcBcr ry Clirlstensou; program chair- mim, Dorothy McMuhon; houso chalrmiin, Huth Herman: publi- city chairman, Nnti-lla Uudvrlun; financial and welfare commis sion, Lou Miles: extension chair man, Naomi French; hospitality, llnrr oil Johnson. Tho Tanda Camp Fire group had a business meeting recently when It discussed pluns (or tho new yeur Im-ludtng a skating tiarty and a visit to the airport. Last week six of the girls helped distribute coin containers In lo cal stores (or the March of Dimes camnulun. As their part in tho current natlonul program of Camp Kir Ciirls, Going 1'lace.i, the I'ansy Ultie Birds, under the leadership of Mrs. Lawrence French, are planning "magic carpet" trips to for away places. They will keep memory books or the thlniis seen on these trips. At the Tuesday meeting, Linda Williams was hostess and served refreshments to Hie 13 members. New officers are Lynclte Kolin, president; Janice Whytal. vice president: Jacqueline Stolz, secretary, and Alary Aim Cariyle. monitor. The Daisy Blue Birds, under tho leadership of Mrs. Vern Clif ford, had business meeting and enjoyed a "(llp-a-penny hike" after which refreshments were aerved. The Pawea group held election of officers (or the last meeting with Barbara Petty, president Marjorle Petty, vice president; Sally drecnleaf, secretary; Dor othy McMahon, treasurer; Cor- alle Ullckenstaff, script, and chairman. Croup symbols were presented. Cattle Club Raps Farm Stop Proposal SALEM, Jan. 23 lAt The proposal by several legislators to discontinue (arming operations at the slate training school at Woodbui-n as an economy move drew (Ire today from the Marion County Jersey Cattle club. Lewis J u d s o n, legislative chairman (or the club, said work in the open was healthful and thai the farm training was val uable as a rehabilitation measure. Police School To Be Held Here EUGENE. Jan. 23 (.11 A series of regional schools for clly policemen will be held in 12 Oregon cities soon, the Ore gon Association of City Police Officers announced today. The training classes will be Iven during March and April ii Albany. Astoria. Bend. Coos Buy, Corvnllis, Eugene, Klam ath Falls, La Grande, Mcdfnrd, Pendleton, Salem and Tho Dalles. f, CHIROPODIST . FOOT SPECIALIST Dr. Kenneth S. Garvin Surg" nt Orlhofilci McATEE CLINIC l1 S. Ilk SI. rkant Sill tho ones III tlia houplluls wilh legs, arms and eyes gono and tho invlul of German shells still aching Inside. Thcso you can un derstand, liut 1 mean tho others, tho wholo ones that curry the pain and bewilderment whuro It doesn't show. 1 mean tho vet erans who are working steadily at their Jobs and raking fami lies, but who aren't sure Just what It all amounts to, Many Men You know there really aro a lot of these men hundreds of thousands. But they don't open up much except when they're with each other, when they're talking Willi "ex-Joes" who "be long" because they, too, shared tho sumo experiences. What is frightening Is that these men livo emotionally in a backward glunce rather than a look (orward. They (eel that In war bitter, murderous, miner able as It was they reached a prime In manhood they will never gain again or excel). Peace Is less rigorous, less demanding, but Us goals are more uncertain. 1 asked one Just why ho kept going back to his war mem ories, what life held then It doesn't bold now. Ho gave It a lung thought. "1 guci It Is really nothing more than a sense "( move, moot," lie said, "Lord knows It was a lousy and uncomfortable way to live, and 1 know how dull and boring It was most of the time. "But no matter how much you hated a place, you knew you'd be moving on. You knew you were going omewhere. You had to or tho war would go on for ever. Had to Kaap Moving "You had to keep moving be cause there was always some thing they told you you had to get a hill, or a town or a river. That's what I supposo I really miss the knowing (or sure that I'll still bo moving. I don't know myself what I want to try (or, but 1 feel liko I'm always standing still." . . To him moving up to a better paying Job Just wasn't tho same thing as taking a hill. You can Uke a hill under fire in a day or a month, and you know where you are all the time. I Uilnk my friend nailed down the source of discontent among most "adjusted veterans" with his remark about a sense of movement. To ride In a tank column through enemy country 3 Ives a feeling of power, pride, anger and confidence thnt Is hard to forget when you're back riding trolleys to work. Then, if ever, Is life at noon tide. The blood pulses In vic tory, the motors make music, all men weld their brain and musclo to the one clear purpose and the column wheels through all barriers to the known objective and the eve ning rest. But some aoldler of peace must arise to keep this "one ness" of wartime alive, some Patton In Mufti to provldo new roadmaps. compasses and group objectives for the veterans on the long: lourney they now arc going without benefit of bands. otherwise, more and more. they will bivouac in the past where no more victories can be won. Eugene O'Neill Presents New Play COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 23 Wi The world premiere of Eugene O Nelll s new drama A moon For .the Misbegotten," will take place In Columbus on February 20, Robert F. Boda, manager of the Hartman theatre said today, Boda said confirmation of the booking was received from Lawrence Languor and Theresa Hclburn o( the New York ol- (ices of the Theatre Guild. O'Neill presented his first filay In 12 years in New York ast (all. It was 'The Iceman Cometh." Ancient Garage Still In Use rv" ... a moo ' ' . .:,."',,' f . 1 I 1 ! I I " ' '( J Recently, The Herald and News ran a picture of tha old Cadillac garage. Willow and 7th, as It appaered In 1912 with old-timers standing around tha marvelous new cars In use In those days. Hare is a picture of the same building, still standing on the same site. It is now used by the Southern Oregon Well Drilling company. Oregon Paper To Be In Survey PORTLAND, Jan. 23 Ml One of Oregon's weekly newspapers, the Cottage Grove Sentinel, will be Included in a study being made by Thomas F. Barnhart, Professor of Journalism at the niverslty of Minnesota. Barnhart, here en route too California, said all phases of some 20 newspapers' news cover- HraAi.p nsws. m.m.is f.iu, or.. tmiasDAT. iu, ss, int. rt nm age and operations would be analyzed In his forthcoming re port. Widely known for his study of weekly newspapers, Barnhart Ii on a year's sabbatical furlough to make the study and to com plete two books on the rural press of America. City Delivery Service. Ph. 8417. PACiriC EXPLORER ASTORIA, Jan. 23 W) The Pacific Explorer, cannery shin of the deep sea fishing expedl. tlon which sailed from here, li due off Costa Rica today to Join part of a trawler fleet al ready operating In tho waters. The fleet is fishing for tuna. Classified Ada Bring Result. No Beefs From Prisoners About Chow, Says Sheriff The chow at the county Jail is not as bad cither in quality or quantity as it has been pictured In a federal prisons bureau re port to the state legislature, Sheriff Lloyd L. Low declares, The federal Investigator's re port indicated that the prisoners here weren't getting enough to eat and hinted broadly that Sheriff Low was benefiting from the money allowance he gets for (ceding the Jail Inmates. Without Koine Into a nutri tional discussion of foods, the sheriff said that the prisoners get pretty good food of the type that sticks to the ribs and that there aren't many complaints. In fact, he said that Mcrl Crawford, who Briton Urges US To Import LONDON. Jan. 23 (O-iR. A Marquand, parliamentary sec retary (or overseas trade, told tho American chamber of com merce in London today that the United States, to protect her own interests, must increase Imports of British-made goods. "If some part of the immense recent increase In the American national income were devoted to tho purchase of British goods," he declared in a luncheon ad dress, "Britain would be greatly helped in her endeavor to rcoav her debts and maintain Imports of American (arm products. Expounding the socialist gov ernment's views on world trade, Marquand said "Britain (aces the (uture determined to maintain (ull employment that is to sav a (ull and ever expanding de mand (or goods and a steady rise in ute standard of Jiving. "In a country heavily depend ent on foreign trade, he de clared, "that means a steadily ex panding demand for imports and the need for steadily expanding exports to pay (or them. Proves Wonderful For Itching Skin! Zatno A Doctor's tnriW6U liquid promptly rolievM Itch c4 skin irrita tion! duo to external "JF r mm f uum. In thm lios. AblllU was sentenced from here (or rape in 1045, gained 30 pounds during a three-month stay in the Jail. Also, at the present time, there are some inmates who have had wide experience with Jails some having been incarcerated in as many as 23 and thereby qualify somewhat as experts and they don't find any fault with the food, the sheriff said. One continual beef, he has, Sheriff Low said, is that there isn't any sugar for coffee, but sugar is still rationed and very seldom docs one of the county's guests bring his ration book. The sheriff gets 31 cents per meal on a three-meal-a-day basis to (ccd the prisoners, and out of that amount must hire a cook and run a kitchen. With an av erage of 10 prisoners in the in stitution, he gets slightly over $9 a dav (or the feeding. At current wages at least $5 a dav goes to hire a cook, leav ing $4 to (eed the guests. With prices where they are now. Klamath county prisoners get two meals a day at 8:30 a. m. and 2 p. m. The meats are conked In kitchen at the Jail and served in the prisoners' dining hall. Trus ties do the cleaning up and dish washing. P-38's Make Last Flight Over Korea SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 23 UPl P-38 Lightnings of the 475th (ighter group, heroes o( South Pacific fighting, have made their farewell operational (light over Seoul. The twin-onRhio planes have been replaced oy y-ai mus tangs. The 475th was credited with shooting down 551 Japanese warplancs with Lightnings (rom New Guinea through the Philip pines. On October 14, 1944, Light nings flew the longest fighter mission of the Pacific a 1600 mile round trip covering bomb era which struck Balikpapan on Borneo. The name "Iran" is a variation of "Aryan." CILIEAIHIACIE SALES TENTS 14x16 4-ft. wall. 12-01. white canvas , 1? V 14 8 "- W,U- 12-29-os., waterproof. a ma a mildew-proof flame foil 10 x 12 s ft. wall. TARPS, 8x10 10x12 Waterproof, mildew-proof, flame foil .... Waterproof, mildew-proof, flame foil Reg. 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