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Newspaper Page TextCdltor MALCOLM iriET Managing Editor KatarM M Mcond clan matlat at um ponotnc of KlamaU KllTcJr. on AiuuM SO. I06. unaw act at lounu, Hucb . 1678 UtmCHUTIOM HATMi crrj., f.on.h .1 B, n,.j - " ; r I , I 67 carrier t; mall month ft! 00 Today's Roundup By MALCOLM EPLEY THE in-and-out Marine Barracks school plan was back in today, with a favorable vote by the Joint ways and means committee of the legislature giving 11 a guoa chance for final adoption by """"""""J! tne two houses' ; f T It is not over the final hurdle, however. As we un- lr OrI derstand it. a bill will now be IJA ' 'JkT prepared carrying the appro priation for the uarracKS school, and this will be offered by the ways and means com mittee to the legislature. Customarily, a ways and means committee bill at this stage of the legislative session,. EPLEY carrying a favorable report. receives approval. Thus it can be said that the Marine Barracks project now has an ex cellent chance. , It now goes before the legislature with the recommendation of the state vocational educa tion department, the state board of education, the joint sub-committee on vocational educa tion, and the joint ways and means committee of the legislature. It ought to pass. Presentation THE general opinion around the state house at Salem last week-end was that the Klam ath Falls delegation, which appeared in behalf of the Barracks project on Friday, made an effective presentation. The job was done with out oratory or high-pressure methods; it was factual and forthright, and the argument was on a broad, rather than community benefit, .basis. It seemed to us, as we sat in on the confer ence, that the Klamath presentation was espe cially strong on these points: ' 1. The contention that the enrollment figures as offered by the department of vocational edu cation were in line with true prospects. In its original report, the sub-committee had ques tioned the enrollment estimates. ' 2. Challenging the sub-committee's implica tion that the state would be binding itself to operate an educational institution at the Bar racks for 25 years. It was brought out that the attorney general's office had agreed with the opinion that the state, if it decided to give up the project after a few years could let it revert to the federal government And it was also brought out that the state might re-negotiate to use the Barracks for other purposes in later years. 3. Emphasis upon the suitability of the phy sical plant for the suggested purpose. (Incidentally, we are not doing any personal boasting. But we do want to say a word of commendation for .John Houston, Arnold Gra lapp, Howard Perrin, Sam Ritchey, our legis lative representatives, and others who appeared. Our part was minor.) - The Klamath presentation was not alone re sponsible for the shift in the outlook for the Barracks project, we are sure. That did bring out some additional information, but there also developed a program to work out the state's financial problems which helped a lot in win ning re-consideration for the Barracks school appropriation. News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, March 31 The trouble with Mr. Truman is he never has to go out to buy anything. He just sits there and reads his own statistics. He and his Treasury Secretary Mr. Snyder talk about prices as a delinquent parent would admonish his errant son, casually and nominally. Listen: This very morning I tried to hire a man to clean up dead logs on our place for fire wood. He wanted $1.25 per hour. I told him the work was needed; I had the money to pay for it; but the logs will be there until he wants that kind of work at a reasonable fee. The other day t paid $1 for a soupbone. It was good one. but not much better than the one I bouitht for1 IS cents when I was a child. It contained plenty of meat, and cooked up well, but it cost $1. For three keys, I paid $5.50. Keys formerly cost a quarter apiece, but the keymakcr explained he had to have portal to portal pay, the portal being the door of his office, and he figured all the time he used leaving and returning to same. The widow next door, who lives on fixed income, paid $12 to have three rugs taken to Washing ton, which is about seven miles away as the crow flies to the Washington Monument. If he is in a flying humor and wishes to go in that direction. You could go in a taxi for one sixth of that! Lost No Chances THE day the price of wheat started soaring on the Chicago exchange, the bakery near our town increased the price of bread 4 cents. The Chicago wheat price could not have affected that bakery for some months. But they did not wish to take any chances of forgetting it ap parently. They acted the day after Mr. Truman said he would help Greece. The weaver wanted $5 to mend an eighth of an inch hole in my shirt. An upholsterer who is fixing our sofa (sometime in the next six months or so) had a helper who fixed sofas but he quit after two days of work, soaking said upholsterer $25 a day for his labors. The upholsterer had to go back and re-mend the sofa the young helper had" fixed. A laundress here says it is customary for laundresses to receive $5 for 7 hours work, no more, and every hour spent over 7 must be paid for at the rate of 85 cents an hour. Ap parently laundresses now get $25 base pay for a five day week and up, mostly up. A friend of mine who enjoys whiskey (I never touch it myself) says he paid $7.90 in a cut rate store for a pint of a blend which formerly sold for $3 plus some odd cents. Why, even manure is getting out of sight! I adver tised for some cow for my roses. I did not even get an answer from two days of ads, but I did get an offer from a fellow who had a horse. He promised me horse manure at $20.50 per ton. Formerly it cost $12. This, of course, is a one-sided picture. It is my side, the consumer's. If you foolishly suspect all this may be cured by another price or wage increase, just listen further to the other side: The business of the hotel in our town is off 25 per cent. One-fourth fewer travelers are going through. The head of the department store, a small one in our town, is a good friend of mine, as is the hotel manager. The retail man had worried himself into an ulcer because he has loaded up with shoes supposed to retail at $20 a pair. No one will buy them. And frankly, he says he does not see why anyone should pay $20 for a pair of shoes. What should he do? Cut prices and lose money? That would only get him another ulcer. Try to sell shoes for $20 a pair? That would get him two ulcers. In the same block in which my office moves its hectic way in Washington, are four large olc? houses completely for rent. A year ago you could not get an office on the street for twice what it was worth. Parking my car costs 50 cents now where it formerly cost 20 cents. These are the things which count, Mr. Presi dent, not the price of artichokes! My salary has not been raised in 10 years, but I am sup posed to meet ' this tremendously increased, if not wild and fantastic bill for living. So are all the people. Why, my plumber, has had such poor workmanship in help that he must go out on all jobs himself! But don't get me started on that! We have great dreams in our town, mag nificent dreams. We are going to build a $12 million apartment house across the street on the marshes which flank the Potomac. They will probably never find a base for their base ments in the water, but someone is throwing away $12 million in expectation that they will. Senator Byrd wants 1 million federal employees dismissed; another senator wants to get rid of 750,000 and frankly I could dispense with all of them. Good builders are planning apartment , projects much nearer town. And to top it all, surveys show Washington is overbuilt. When the wartime inhabitants are cleaned out we al ready have too much housing in the vast pro jects rather recently built here. Frankly I am going to join Mr. Truman and say those naughty, naughty prices should not go up or maybe you will get another wage increase and Inflation. ' What the hell does he think this is! Twenty dollars and fifty cents for a ton of horse manure! SIDE GLANCES STATIC By KELLY ROBERTS " KFLW began its second year on the air at 2 p. m. today. The occasion will be celebrated by an all-ataff program this eve ning at 8:30. The station was actually start ed almost seven years ago on July 5, 1940, when the applica tion was sent to the federal communications commission ask ing permission for the station. This application hung fire until after December 7, 1941, when, of course, it was too late to do anything with the country at war. Then on November 21, 1944, the "go-ahead" signal was received, but materials and equipment weren't available, so still no station. The following July the government stepped in to help and the equipment was finally started on its way. A gang of carpenters, plumb ers and electricians were whisk ed up from somewhere to be gin tearing out part of The Her- aid and News building to make piace lor tne new addition to the family. Announcers and engueers were contacted for the running of the station. The initial work of sett.g up the transmitter and lining up programs and doing all the other little detailed jobs that go with the opening of a new station was capably handled by Bud Chandler, now station manager, and Gib Walters, chief engineer. Under Gib were placed ihree technicians, Paul Alexander from Washington, Clarence Bauer from KUIN, Grants Pass, and Rllir Hlilao frnm flrann. City. " "CBU" KJFLW practically raiaed sta tion KEX, Portland, for studio workers. Bob McCarl, special eventft annminr.ni- Tlr,n Manl sportscaster, and Mel Baldwin! program cniet, all coming down from the northern city. Max RADIO PROGRAMS MONDAY EVE., MARCH 31 KFLW 1450 kc. KFJI 1240 kc. :00 :1S :3ft .-:to 6:411 7:00 7:15 liHQ 8:041 A: 1 rv 8;. 10 SM5 S:(MI :15 :0 9:411 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:03 11:16 11:30 11:45 B porta Lineup Home Town Newt World News SDmmiry Klaro. Theatre Guide Your Navy Recruiter The Three Sana Malcolm Epley Sherlock Holmes ABC Lam N Ahner ABC Muslo of Manhattan Anniversary show" On. Talk It Over ABO Report to the People ABC 1 Rancho Hotel Show ABC .Urdu it Melodies Red Nickels Orch. ABO Nite News Summary SID Oft Gabriel Heatter MBS Qais Show Around Town Dinner Dance Sons O' Guns Millers Even. Classic Cisco Kid MBS Adven. Richard Da via MBS Ray Sinatra Orch. Muale of the Masters Glenn Hardy, News MBS Mel Venlners Plct. MBS Let's Dance" Henry J. Taylor MBS News Roundup & Concert Music As You Like It" Amer. Cancer Drive MBS " " Denny Beckner Orch. MBS u News MBS TUESDAY A. M., APRIL 1 :!.. 6:30 0:43 t:00 1:15 1:8 1:45 . 1:00 8:15 8:45 t:oo 8:15 8: 9:45 io:o 10:15 19:38 10:43 I9M3 ! 11:89 1lil5 , M:so II ii 8 A. M. Serenade" Farm Fare" News Borers Roundup James Abbe Observes ABC Zeke Manners ABC Breakfast Club ABO Kenny Baker Show ABO Bkfst. In Bollywood ABO Galen Drake ABO Listen to Lelbert wyTrae Story ABO Miniature Concert Voar Favorite Hymns Come and Get It Listening Poht ABC Ethel and Albert ABO Musical Reveille F. Hemfnrway, News MBS Rise end Shine MBS Headline News Best Buys" favorites of Yesterday" Fashion Flashes. . Allen Prescott Victor H. IJndlahr MBS Art Baker's Notebook Jesse Crawford, Organ Addison Pelletler Show Sons of the Pioneers News Jackie Hill Show MBS Merv Griffin Show MBS Gerald Alllare Strings Binr Crosby Sings Smile Time MBS Queen for a Day MBS TUESDAY P. KFLW 1450 kc- 13:00 News 12:15 Dial Fan 1:30 Gem Section J2:I5 Easier Week Servfre 1:00 Tommy Bartlett Show. 1:15 ' " 1:30 Cliff Edwards ABC 1:15 Merrill Time" 3:00 What's Doin' Ladles ABO 2;lfi " 2:25 Spotlight on Hollywood ABC 2:30 Bride and Groom ABC .1:00 Ladies Be Seated ABC 8:30 Salon Strings 3:45 " 8:50 " 4:00 Request fully Yours Tennessee Jed ABC Terry and Pirates ABO Sky King ABC Jack Armstrong ABC Frank Hemingway ABO KFLW Feature M., APRIL 1 KFJI 1240 ke. Melodious Melodies News Your Dance Tunei Farm Front Checkerboard Time MBS Johnson Family MBS Matinee News" Mentsl Hvgiene Bill Gwynne JShow MBS Ricky's Request Haven of Rest Tea Dance" Organ Music Living With God Fulton Lewis Jr. MBS Rex Miller MBS Hawaiian Mutlc MBS Hop Harrigsn MBS Superman MBS Captain Mldnlte MBS Tom Mis MBS KFJI Feature C6.lWWNtWl.we.T.Hro.l).l.Wt.WT. "First they gava ut hotal dua bill and now it's a railroad credit card pretty toon a talasman won't be abla to makt an honatt living!" The WorW Today By D.WITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs Analyit Fear of another world war is a very natural public reaction to recent international events, but we shouldn't let that possi bility shocking as it is blind us to an actuality which is of even more immediate import ance, and it is this: The Moscow-directed world revolution for the spread of com munism, which was born with the establishment of the revo lutionary Soviet government in 1917, is at long last in full swing on a truly global basis. It is mobilized to the utmost strength which Russia can muster pend ing her recovery frorn the rav ages of war. I return to this subject because I'm encountering people who find it difficult to believe that anything so terrible could be a reality especially in the United States. . Well, it does seem like melodramatic fiction, but we shall be crazy, not to recognize its truth. As this column previously has pointed out, when Stalin came to power in 1925 he temporarily shelved most of the direct-action aspects of this scheme that is, the use of force pending the de velopment of Russia's industrial and military strength. He thought communism would be putting the cart before the horse to try to overrun the world while Russia herself was still weak. Fire-Year Plans Stalin's several five-year plant did wonders in building up the Soviet Union's strength. The war, Frye was brought over from the Roseburg station to take over as sales and advertising manager, and Marjorie Eagle was brought up from Merrill to take charge of the front office. A month after the station opened Larry Probasco joined the sales staff, but has since left to be replaced by Aaron Boe from Portland. Mel Baldwin left early in December to re turn to KEX and was replaced by Charlie McFarlan. Gordon Lee joined the engineering staff during thhe summer, and Fan nette Hodges was recruited to help Marjorie. Bruce Hulse has since left the station to return to college. On the whole the radio staff has remained fairly static. The Neal. Hulse and Bauer families all gained -additions while with KFLW, and the rumors have it that several more of the staff are expecting. If it's true that the first year is the hardest, KFLW did a pretty good job of making the grade. which Hitler unleashed as soon as Moscow had signed the non aggression pact with him, creuted e.xactly the sort of chaos upon which communism thrives, so now we see the red drive being pushed to the utmost everywhere in order to take full advantage of that chaos. Naturally the United States, as the most powerful nation of our time of all time, for that mat ter and a "capitalistic" one at that, is the main objective of the communist drive. We wcqc given plenty of warning in the sensa tional testimony developed last week before the congressional committee on un-American activ ities, and in the report of the committco to congress. This re port declared that the commu nist party in the' United States is part of the world-wide revolu tionary movement, taking orders direct from Moscow, and that it seeks to overthrow the Washing ton government. The world is covered with a rash of events which are develop ments of the world revolution, some representing bloody vio lence and others tactical politi cal maneuvers. Typical of the latter class are the food dem onstrations in the British zone of occupation in Germany. Some 100.000 people In the great Ruhr mining area have been making public protests over the quantity of the food they were receiving, and there was an ugly climax Saturday when 4000 miners re fused to resume digging coal, which is the economic life-blood of Europe because of the eco nomic crisis. s Authoritative sources say this trouble has been inspired by the reds, who exploit every situation which is a potential trouble maker. Such communist tactics serve a double purpose; the pub lic agitation creates public unrest and tends to break down govern ment, and if the food situation is overcome the communists will claim that they forced govern ment to act. This sort of thing is being carried on intensively by the communists throughout Germany as they maneuver to gain control of the entire coun try. Such operations are the in direct action which is used as a softening up process before the direct-action is applied. There are plenty of examples of direct action governments established by force and the liquidation of the opposition. The United States is now in the softening up stage. The gov ernmental drive to clean house of the communists is calculated to prevent the development of the direct-action stage in America. Committee OK's Rent Control Bill WASHINGTON,- March 31 M) Legislation continuing rent con trols through February 21), 11)411. without a blanket In crease In rents was approved unnnlmoti.sly today by the sen ate banking committee. The bill provides for: 1. The establishment of five man local advisory boards In each rental area with authority to recommend decontrol or rent Increases on an area basis. 2. Transfer of the rent pro-, gram from OPA to Housing Ex pediter Frank Crcedun, Unless reversed by Creedon, recom mendations submitted by local boards would go Into effect automatically after 30 days. 3. Decontrol of new housing, dwellings rented for the first time, houses ' renting for more than $225 a mouth, and hotels and motor courts. 4. Authority for Individual states to set up their own rent control programs as soon as adequate action had been taken by state legislatures. 5. Evictions on "nuisance" grounds under state or local law, rather than OPA regula tions. Chairman Tobey (RtN. 11.) told reporters that the commit tee rejected on a voice vote a motion by Senator Brlrker (R Ohio) to authorize a general 10 per cent rent Increase. WAA Approval Due Soon On Airport Final approval by the war assets administration on equip ment and buildings at the mu nicipal airport to be given to the city is expected within two or three weeks. Mayor E. Os tendorf said today. . The city council's approval of the resolution regarding the transaction opened the way for the mayor to sign final papers. As soon as they are signed the documents will be returned to the WAA for a final check and the requested facilities will be come the property of the city. Mayor Oslcndorf said that the exact list of equipment and structures to be given to the city will be released as soon as WAA approval Is secured. IIIKAI.U M.. Kl.m.la tall., On. MONDAY, M.mIi SI. Ill II. Paia f.ar Bomber Groups Ready For Action SKATTLE, March 31 (I') Although air force leaders are "too busy building the air force from Its post-war low to worry" about the inteinntlonal situation, Lt, Gen. 1 in C, Enker Mid yes terday that several groups of heavy bombers and fighter planus are lit comuiil strength and ready for action. Tlio deputy comimiiuUT of tiro army uir forces, here on u nation wide inspection of air nuitcrlel command facilities, said Ihu ex uct number of units at full strength Is a military secret. The general was to leave to day for Sacramento, Calif. Airline Fares Hike Approved WASHINGTON, Murch 31(4') A 10 per cent increase In air line fares will go Into effect at midnight tonight, returning the tariffs to the 1944 level. The Increase was approved by the civil ueronautics bourd u week ago at the request of 16 airlines. The lines agreed not to change tho rates aguln for 90 duys. Under the Increase tho basic fare rate will go up from 4.(18 cents a mile to 5.1 cents, which is 10 per cent or more below the pre-war level The federal tax of 15 per cent Is additional. Oregon Dinner DtAim4iAtir iicaci TU II VII J Fathers and mothers of Unl. verslly of Oregon students, and I.-... ..V tl. ,.tl,.l U,Mt. urged today to make Inunedluta reservations for tho Wlllurd hotel dinner tomorrow (Tuesday) night which will be addressed by Jim Allien, new University of Oregon football coach. Ktiserviilloiift can b inudu by calling 77M1. Tliu duds, mothers mill uluinnl organizations m o sponsors of tho dinner meeting, and officials of these groups salil they huon to have ii lai'MC turnout. The ni'i'cs slty of milking advance reserva tions was emphasized. Aiken, formerly with the Unl vrrslty of Nevada, will make Ills first visit to the Kliimath coun try on this occasion. Tlie'iise of visiting curds for social purposes Is supposed to luive started In the court of Louis XIV of Kronen. Tho weasel. polecat stoat are ull members of same mammal family. and the About Self-inflicted Martyrdom By EARL WHITLOCK . 1 know some folks, and so do you, who seem to take I de light In having their feelings hurt. Folks who will grub hold of a perfectly innocent re mark made by a friend and proceed to go Into a stricken and mournful silence because they imugine the speuker was taking a slam their dircc- Quit Job Cold Big Monty Levi was In the i D'. eol,rs if v o u ti.- Za. .Aw S .,....;! "ve your feelings him. But he quit it all cold the day Jesus stepped in to say Follow Me. Might off, Levi (Matthew) had the urge to bring others to Christ and he threw a big feed and bid in all the crooks and Jesus with them. Father and Son God willed it and Christ did it. God willed the universe and Christ cre ated it. All things were made by Him Bible. Whatever God wills, that Christ brings thru. God would prove .his love for the lost. So lt was that Christ came down from heaven, took human birth and grew up as the Son of Man. He was God the Father's love for the strays and so you sec Him at Levi's feast among the crooks. With them but not of them. Despised At the end, de spised and rejected by men. He took our sins and died under them for us. . God the Father saw the anguish in His heart and was satisfied that He had suffered to the full, all the pains of hell for your every last sin. Up from the grave He arose and today He stands at the door waiting. Receive Him into your hcurt as your own Lord and Saviour. Open to Him obey Him prove Him and let Him become your All in All. S. W. MeChcsney Rd., Port land 1, Oregon. This space paid for by a Portland family. Earl Whltlock LIKE to your feelings hurt, you can go on being a willing mar tyr and cventuully no one In all the world will feel sorry for you, except yourself. But if you want to check up on your self, for this martyr tendency, I ran across a little list of ques tions, the other day, that seem to me to make sense. Have you fewer friends than you had at 18 or 20? Does the family have to han dle you with kid gloves? Do you feel that people are out to take advantage of you? Have you lost friends through misunderstandings which might easily have been cleared up if you had been willing to take the initiative In clearing them up? Do you find It hard to say, "I'm sorry" or "Forgive me." because you never really feel that you are actually to blame? . And tho psychologist who got up the list says that if your honest answer to more than half of these questions il "yes," the chances are heavily weight ed that your troubles lie within yourself and not with tho other fellow. Next MondBy Mr. Whltlock of the ,Earl Whltlock Funeral Home will comment on "Proph ets of Doom." TUESDAY EVE.. APRIL 1 Bnorti Lineup Home Town Newt World Newt Summary Klam. Theatre Guide Conservation Program Proudlr We Hall Malcolm Eplev Skip Farrell Show ABO Music of Manhattan Lum and Abner ABO Stand Br For Adven. Dark Venture ABC Boiton Sj-ro. Orch. ABC Stardust Melodfea Freddy Martin Orcb. ABC Nfrht News Summary Slfn Off Oanrfel Heatter Quia Show Amrr, Forum of Air MBS Mlllera Even, ;iaMlo Bed Ryder MBS Three Sum Amer. Cancer Drive The Falcon MBS len Hardy. Newt MBS Jamea Crowley MBS Let'e Dance Voice of Army New Roundup, Concert Mutlo Ae fou Like It Orrin Tucker Orch. MBS Denny Berkner Orch. Niwi MBS ATTENTION CAREFUL DRIVERS FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP WILL SAVE YOU 20 WITH THE NEW ECONOMY POLICY Prompt Friendly Scrvie on Claims Phont 6923 HARRY LANPHEAR 233 So. 1 1th ' In Wsstern Auto HARWINS "Happiness Headquarters' ANNOUNCE ANOTHER BIG CONTEST on "Stardust Melodies" ft 2--$ 175.00 Radio-Phonographs 2-$35.00 Table Model Radios 2 $7.95 Record Carrying Cases Over $400 in Prizes! Register at Harwin's, Then Listen and Be Ready With the Right Answer A o KFLW arc 10:00 - 10:30 p. m., Mon. Thru Sat. Bring Your Watch to U- We'll Repair It, Not Experiment With It? Our elaff of waH'hnukers, H factory trained men. all llvenied and under eupervUlan f a eerll fled watchmaker. O Our tld.tHH) than equipment en eblei ue l have or make an watrh part and repair uy t)t ef watrh. J. C. RENIE zzzr JEWELER : fcMiiim twnivtl MmcaJ Hal.. fk.i. relieve ihe mtld shortage of fete and oils needed to make soap, fires, woofens.efc. V Til r n yovGer mm fyroctr Ipj