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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1947)
(UK "!' Editor MALCOLM HUT Msneltng Editor r earriw monui si oo By mall . month Sim UUHCRIPTIOM MATES! BJ mail awnuM - nurad m woond cum vutiM t Lb poiwimct of Kumato March t. irr I J W EPLET Today's Roundup By MALCOLM EPLtr FIRE CHIEF KEITH AMBROSE, in radio interview End statements to the city council, has called attention to a manpower shortage in the fire department which makes it difficult for the de partment to cope with serious fires, including those of much lesser scope than that which occurred Sunday. We believe there would be strong public support for a program to make the fire de partment adequate in every respect for city of this size. We need to examine these questions cooly, and to provide aipport for the fire depart ment commensurate with the need and the tax ability of the community, to maintain all adequate public services. The Evans apartment fire properly directs public attention to the issue; at the same time, it is ' a matter for sober consideration and not hys teria. In the meantime, there is much to be done by icvery property occupant in Klamath Falls to increase fire safety. Chief Ambrose has in dicated that the Evans apartment building, in which a disaster occurred, was one of the safer and better structures of the community. Clean up of hazards and installation of safety devices is generally In order. Now is a good time to get busy. That Inside Route Again HERE we go again about that inside route to Southern California from Klamath Falls I via Reno. We made the round trip, hurriedly, to Los Angeles late last week, south by US 99, back by US 395 through Bishop, Reno and Alturas, and thence to Klamath. The drive south was pretty much of a grind, but that trip along 395, especially between Inyokern and Reno, was a thrilling experience. That stretch runs up the Owens valley with the , Sierras shouldering the sky to the left, past - beautiful Mono and Topaz lakes, and over the mountains themselves and down into Carson valley. The scenery here, folks, is terrific. If you want soft, pleasant pastoral scenes, you won't, find it; but for rugged grandeur, austere and mighty, it's tons. If you're thrilled by towering shafts of rock, unbroken fields of clean snow, the purple distances of the desert, whitefaced cattle in valleys surrounded by snowclad moun tain ridges, take our word for it this is the trip for you. And for rapid travel well, we were at the east edge of Los Angeles Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock, we slept that night in an. excellent ,motel at Bishop, had lunch Saturday at Reno, ate dinner with the family in Klamath Falls at 8 p. m. Mail Bag WE have a letter from B. Perry, complaining about our recent editor's note to the effect that further letters on the Barnes-Roberts case would not be used unless they presented some new angle and were not repetitious. He, or she, says we apparently are trying to dictate what people can or cannot write about This newspaper has always pursued a most liberal policy with respect to the letters column, and especially have tried to use letters dis agreeing with our own opinion. That will con tinue to be our policy; and it certainly was dem onstrated in the Barnes-Roberts case. On the other hand, it is necessary for us to use our limited space as carefully as wa can under present paper shortage conditions, and we can hardly go on indefinitely printing comments that merely repeat what has already been said. A stranger in town writes about the in adequacy of street signs in Klamath Falls, especially in the business district. He also says there's a deplorable lack of address numbers on business house entrances. Does his com plaint suggest some improvements that could easily be made? The World Today By DeWITT MacKENZIE Associated Press Foreign Affairs Analyst COLUMNISTS hnve a weakness for being AWOL at times, but they generally turn up again like the bad penny and your corres pondent is happy to report back for regular duty after having played hookey quite a bit over a considerable period. I'm glad to be on the job again for two rea sons. One is that I like my work and consider it a rare privilege to be able to talk with you good folk each day. The other is that 1947 may be the pivot on which will turn the for tunes of mankind for a generation or even more. Certainly it will be a year of vast im portance. Big Affairs For U. S. THIS will be a period of big affairs for Uncle Sam at home, of course. But it would be a grave mistake for us to believe that we could reach a correct solution of our own problems without considering many of them in relation to foreign developments. Like it or not, it is imperative that our American course be charted with due regard to external circumstances. If we are to have a true perspective we must know not only what is happening abroad but what it means. That's the message we read in the headlines of our newspapers these days. Just consider the current crisis, every one of which affects the United States: Efforts to reach an agreement for interna tional control of atomic energy have blown up, and the United Nations are back about where they started two-thirds of a year ago. The atomic issue is one of the most dangerous with which we are faced, for it easily could produce another rupture of world peace. Mother England member of the Big Three is in the midst of one of the fiercest economic crises of her long history, and at the same time her empire is going through a matamorphosis which involves the granting of freedom to mignty India and adjacent Burma and heaven alone knows what else. As though that weren't enough, the bloody Palestine imbroglio remains a red-hot problem, not only for Britain but for the world at large. Chinese Situation THE position in China suffering from the effects of her long war with Japan and from the fierce civil strife between the Chinese com munists and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's nationalist government never has been worse. Nothing has happened to change the view of many observers that the only solution is a fight to a bloody finish. Having learned something of this upheaval at close range in that unhappy land I certainly wouldn't dispute the argument that the quarrel must be settled on the battle field. Relations between Moscow and Washington are far from being all honey and flowers, as witness Foreign Minister Molotov's sharp note of protest which characterizes testimony by " Under Secretary of State Acheson before a sen ate committee as being "gross slander and bos tile to the Soviet." Thus it goes an endless chain of crises. All of these we must study and understand. Not to do so would be to invite trouble. So this column will call attention to important situations and try to interpret them. And your columnist hopes that readers will continue to participate in our discussions by . submitting ideas and questions to him through their local newspapers. SIDE GLANCES STATIC Br KELLY ROBERTS We heard' a gag the other day that gives us a good excuse for not making this column any longer than it's going to be to day. Here it is, between me and my favorite (?) morning newscaster. KR: I've got a job on The Herald and News, but I only work an hour a day, and usually the editor has to awaken me then. CM: But Kelly, if you aren't careful, you'll be fired for being so lazy, KR: Oh, I'm not afraid of that. I'm just a cub reporter and this is winter, so I'll just-l tell mm l m Hibernating. Next week: "East Lynne." We received our first fan let ter the other day (at least she reads us.) She accuses me of having a grudge against radio announcers, and wants me to find a dark alley to settle my disputes with them. Coming down to "brass tacks" she calls this poor collora a "dirty blot in the middle of a good news paper." (Ouch, that tack was a little sharp). She continues, "I happened to be listening to the news broad cast on the morning of this (which) incident and I felt sorry for the fellow trying to decipher that statement. (I feel sorrier for the poor listener trying to hear through that certain spiel er's morning mush.) I'd have done the same thing! "I'd like to suggest K. R. be fore you criticize C. M., be sure your own job is "perfect" which I have noticed is not on several occasions. (We can't all be perfect, can we?) MILL EPXANSION VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 18 VP) The Columbia River Paper Mills today announced a $250, 000 expansion program in Van couver. The mills will consolidate buildings here and construct a new parchment manufacturing plant and warehouse. Classified Ads Bring Results. Gas Meeting To Be Held Wednesday A meeting of importance to gas users is set for 10 a. m. Wednesday, February 19, in the courthouse, when the proposed revision in gas rates will be dis cussed. George Flagg, public utilities commissioner, will be on hand from Salem, E. Mullis, local manager of the California-Pacific Utilities company, Klamath Falls, advised today. Shoulderblade In County Jail Tony Shoulderblade. 23-year-old Cheyenne Indian and rodeo rider, is back in the Klamath county jail awaiting revocation of probation, after serving six months in the Siskiyou county lockup for car theft. Shoulderblade was put on two years' probation here several months ago for larceny, just be fore he got in trouble in Siski you county. RADIO PROGRAMS TUESDAY EVE., FEB. IS KFLW 1450 kc. :M ftportt Lin tup 1:15 Horn Ttwn Ncwi :.. 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MBS Let's Dance Here's to Veterans News St Concert Hall Musle As Yob Like It Orrln Tucker Orcb. MBS Art Kassel Orch. MBS News MRS KFJI Psatura Pf cow, tw vt wtA mvtcr mc. t. m. im q a. r at. wt 2-18 "The only thing I can suggest is that you take thorn to some other studio and have a movie made of them!" Army Probes P-51 Crash PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 18 l.4) Army authorities today ex amined small pieces of a P-51 fighter plane that carried a re serve airman to his death in the Columbia river after a power dive which investigators were unable to explain. Col. J. C. Dunnison, reserve detachment commander, said the pilot, 1st Lt. Harry C. Molvar, 31), Portland, apparently had made no attempt to pull the plane from its dive yesterday and did not radio the base of any distress. Witnesses said the plane had circled at about 5000 feet alti tude, started a steep dive and exploded as it struck the water. Fragments of the plane and Molvar's body were recovered from the river last night. Col. Dunnison said the air corps veteran was at the con trols of the P-51 type craft for the first time in preparation for an examination. The widow, a son, 5, and mother survive. Firecracker Ban Asked ' SALEM', Feb. $8 VP) The house state and federal affairs committee today unanimously recommended passage of a bill which would ban the sale and use of fireworks in the state, except for public exhibitions which would be licensed by the state fire marshal. The bill was requested by the fire marshal to reduce fire haz ards and injuries. The committee took its action after rejecting a compromise offer by the fireworks industry. The offer was to reduce the maximum firecracker size to two inches long and 1 inches in diam eter, compared with the existing maximums of 2J inches and t inches. The fire marshal pointed out that the offer did not con tain any provision for reduction in powder content. The bill now is law in 18 other states. Bussman's Named As Distributor WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Feb. 18 Bent Laune, president, All State Welding Alloys Co., Inc., 96 West Post road, White Plains, N. Y., announced today that he had appointed Bussman's Weld ing Supply, Klamath Falls, Ore., to be a distributor of the All State line of low-temperature welding and brazing alloys and fluxes. The All-State line, formerly sold directly to users throughout the United States, is now being sold through local distributors to provide welding shops with a more convenient source of sup ply for low-temperature welding products. Classified Ads Bring Results. Are you troubled with a SEVERE SKIII IRRITATION? Then just try thin special Erfra Strtngth Zemo a Doctor's wonderfully sooth ing yet powerfully medicated liquid. First applications relieve itching, burn ing of Eczema, Psoriasis, Athlete's Foot and similar skin and scalp irrita tions due to external cause. Then Zemo Eromptly starts to aid healing. Hacked y an amazing record of continuous success. The first tnalmfrmUMf eoBTinceal f iH Speeder, Train Wreck Kills One HOOD RIVER. Ore., Feb. 18 Beecher B. Lewis. 48, Bridal Veil, died i: a hospital here yesterday of injuries re ceived when a track crew speed er crushed head-on Sunday night into a Union Pacific engine. Coroner Roy Edwards report ed lien Flynn, section foreman riding the speeder with Lewis, jumped free as they rounded a curve and struck the west bound engine 17 miles east of here. Solon Sounds Forest Warning WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 The United States should look to its timber resources and take immediate steps to conserve them. Chairman Welch (R Calif.), told the house public lands committee. Unless it docs so, he warned, even the great stands of poten tial lumber in the Huclf ic north west and the Rocky mountain country will vanish. . "In Die conservation of our natural resources, timber is one of the first things that we should consider," Welch said, "and it is only a question of time until it will have to be seriously considered." Welch said that the forests of the northeast and Great Lakes states already have been largely depicted by lumbering operations, and added: "lt is only a question of time before the northwest and the inter mountain country will be dc nuded." "While there has been a ge turc toward reforestation, it hasn't been taken up in a man ner by this country as it should have been years ago." SALMON BILL SALEM, Feb. 18 tA'i A bill to ban commercial salmon fishing in the Umpqua river and its tributaries was introduced in the legislature today by Sen. Thom as Parkinson, Roseburg. n The Day's News (Continued front Pugo 0:r) ADVERTISING is olio of the essentials of business success, had hiul 1000 anntmncomunta prepared and Iwut intended to send them out in the town. They never got a chance, for nil their time was taken up with serving the customers who came and relumed for more. They are now using up the printed an nouncements by WHITING each day's menu on the backs of tlio printed cards. People, liking the fuod and the service, keep on coming. Day in and day out. they regretfully turn belated patrons away. They're still ns pleased as Ptuteh over their success so pleased (hut they tell their customers about it, modestly and charmingly w It I c h the customers love. CO there you have it it simple little success story in the best American manner. Our political "liberals" like to pull the corners of their mouths down and tell us that till employers are exploiters. These four uren'l. They are Just peoplo wno nave worKert niiitl. given good service and are delighted with the measure of good fortune (hat has come to them. This writer is so hard-bulled as to be quite certain it couldn't have happened in Moscow. It i.i FREE ENTERPRISE that stimulates things like that by rewarding hard work and sound planning with success. Mine Laying Brings Charge LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y., Feb. 18 1.4') Great Britain charged in the United Nations security coun cil today that Albania had not only violated International law by mining the Coiifu channel but had committed "a crime against humanity." This declaration was made by Sir Alexander Cadogan as tho council opened its hearing on British complaints that mines laid by Albania had killed 44 British seamen and injured 42 last October 22. Direct negotiations between the British and Albanian govern ments had failed to satisfy Brit ish demands for apology and compensation for loss of lives and damage to two destroyers, he said. niHAI.D NKWS. Kl.m.lh .II., Ore. TUa.llA Y, r.b. II, l. Chief Says Manpower Lack Hampered Battle Against Evans Apartment names (Continued from Page 0:ie) ferenee?" to which Ihc chief replied: "I can't siiy. Two pieces an swered the first call but there were only nine men on duty. Tho peoplo expect service und Ihey should have It. Our men got to the fire within a mutter of seconds but when they nr rived the men hud to get tho people off the building before Ihey could start pumping. They let the pumper set, If we had had n full crew, we could have operated both the pumper and tho ladders. S Experienced Chief Ambrose told tho coun cil that ho had 10 men work ing on two shifts and only five of the ID employes of the flro department were experienced. ''Three men have been with mo for 20 years, one for II, and one fur nine. Tho rest are new. "Tho pollco and fire deiwrt ments nro no less than a busi ness. You couldn't do much If your turnover was every month or six weeks. We've got to have sonic Inducement to offer the men to stay on tho Job," the fire chief said. Landry asked the chief if anything cotttd have been done to have prevented the fire and isked: "Is there any lesson wc cuu learn?" Chief Ambrose- replied "yes" and said that Inspection work started six months ago should ho continued diligently, lie ex plained tho various types uf buildings In the business dis trict and urged following close ly the present building code. When Luiidry asked Ambrose how many men would bring Ihc department up to standard, he said that thp smallest crew recognized as adequate was six men to a rig and at the present he has only nine men per shift, or on duty at any one lime, to operate four pieces of equip ment. Councilman A. F. Condrey questioned the fire chief on several subjects and said he was for improving conditions hero through new oriliiiiiiirci coverlng the subject of fire, lie also lold tho chief he win In favor of a new fire station und tho employment of Inoro men on a larger salary. Chief of Police Orvllle Hum tllon said that Ills depurliiieiit was woefully undermanned and at the lime tho fire broke out ho had one nutn on duty on III desk at the city hall ami one mini on patrol duly. Tl' depart ment called nil available po Ice to the sceno by lelepbono but for sumo timet there was only oiio police officer at tho fire. Hamilton said he had four or five new men slnco Junuurv 1 of this year and that It "lakes two years to make a police man." Tim chief also lidded that national stundnrds cull for two police officers for every IUU0 population, which would give Klamath Falls a force of some 40 men. "We have 10," Ihc chief wild. Tribute was paid by the coun cil to both the fire and police departments for their work Sunday morning and heads of bolh divisions were told that support of the council would be given them. City Delivery Service. Ph. 8417. A $72,000 Gift is your child's through a college education. Bicyclist Killed In Auto Accident CORVALLIS. Feb. 18 tPl Blinding sun rays were blamed for the instant death of Llew ellyn F. Tldd, 75-ycar-old bicy clist, who was killed about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon four miles west of Cor-allls on tho Corvallls-Philomath highway. Benton cour.ty Sheriff C. N. Lilly reported Howard J. Hor ner. Corvallls driver of a truck which struck the man. said he was blinded by the setting sun and did not see the bicyclist at any time before the truck hit him. SEWING MACHINE REPAIRING Eiptrl, flurinitrl Wrk (All Mk Sewing Machine Service I'aar ln4tpnJrnl tlr fmm 711 X3li HhtuU H NOW OPEN 3 cp m C BOB '$ IAUMYETTE At 1719 Main Phone 9234 Bring in your loundry . . , wash, dry and mangle it yourself, quickly and easily. Call for appointment or jutt drop in. OPEN 8 A. M. to 7 P. M. mm 1 1 i Kt$U i !U0l THI UTTON HESSTHi i, FfL Jft&!z M l3 WlliiBllli ' i Mult in Siritfahnd Alns.slliiMniM pirns'. M UAnwm'! 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