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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1947)
FRANK JENKINI Editor MALCOLM JCPLIY Mftnafllng Editor - SjUBSCRIPTlON RATES! i.. ... month 1.00 By mll . month! so t; mail ,ZZ.nionui H.oo By M u0 Inland M Hoond elm matter ! th poUiffle of Klmlh fiuu. Ot.. on Auguil so, lw, under ct oi coiiucm, Msreh B, 1879 Today's Roundup By MALCOLM ErLK KLAMATH'S Stale Representative Henry Semon Is definitely displeased at Oovcrnor Snells veto ol the bill to sock racehorse bookies with a tax. In the last legislative session, Mr. Semon was es pecially interested in two oins aimed at garnering for the state r--. I some 01 tne nuge sums mav tui- ' Dually change hands by the gam- blinE route. f 'I One bill, which he helped spon- :i"f ft sor, would have taken 30 per cent f from slot machine operations. This bill did not get through the legislature. The other was the measure to tax the operators of bookie set- nn kmwlNdlno Till W. upa ihi.i.i. M I passed, but got the axe from the governor. Slot machines and horse race EPLEY bookies are operating In many places In the state, and the money they handle runs Into millions of dollars. Semon says his bill on slot machines was expected to bring around $4,000,000 Into the public treasuries. "The sum result of our effort on these bills." said the Klamath legislator, "puts us In this position: The legislature spent 80 days trying to figure out ways of taxing responsible, law-abiding citizens, but It did absolutely nothing about taxing the activities of racketeers and those who operate In the margin of Illegality. My own Idea was not to attempt to legate anything: It was to collect for worthy public purposes money from operations which everybody knows are under way, and which apparently are going to continue. "As for the bookies, the state recognlres parl mutuel betting on horse races and takes Its cut. I can't see enough difference between that, and bet ting on races that occur somewhere outside the state, to prevent the state from taking -a fair tax from the latter operations." Lotteries THE Klamath representative has been frustrated in a realistic approach to the paradoxical situa tion that exists In Oregon as concerns slot machines and other gambling devices. Slot machines, for ex ample, are outlawed, but they operate rather widely and regularly; they are taxed by the federal govern- ment, but are free of tax by the state but it does not recognize they exist. Here's something else, while we are looking at the funry angles of the gambling situation: The law under which slot machines are prohibited Is a constitutional provision that reads like this: "Lotteries, and the sale of lottery tickets, for any purpose whatsoever are prohibited, and the assembly shall prevent the same by penal laws." A slot machine has been adjudged a mechanical lottery, and therefore held Illegal under this pro vision. But read it again, and think of the vast violation of this provision which goes on regularly. Door prizes, quilt sales by church societies, bingo games, civic club drawings, sales, of tickets on auto mobiles (such a sale Is under way here right now for a good cause) and innumerable other lottery schemes go on regularly In every Oregon community, without a thought of their illegality under the Ore gon constitution. Looking at all this, Mr. Semon thinks It's about time tor Oregon as a state to recognise that gambling exists, and to move In on Uie commercial and other extensive operations with a sharp cut on their take for the benefit of Uie public treasury. News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, April 34 The most Important part of the Senator Malone speech predicting the Check-Turk aid bill would lead to war, failed to reach the public eye In most press and radio accounts. The freshman republican senator from Nevada said he had found no military man who said Greece or Turkey could be defended against Russian attack for a week. The genuine opposition in the senate to Mr. Tru man's proposal U founded on tills ground, and this opposition is much larger and more doubtful than the sprinkling of votes against the measure will Indicate tearly checking indicated only 16 votes against.) But many an aye will be .spoken by senators who wonder sincerely If Greece and Turkey are the proper places where the line against Russian imperialism should be held. These senators would like to sec a more defensible stand taken. Mental Anguish INDEED this Greek-Turk affair has caused more mental anguish among senators wrestling between their convictions and politics than any other Issue so far. Including the union reform bill. Malone ts sup posed to have called three distinguished citizens of his state on the telephone, for instance, and they ad vised him to go cautiously. This would have been easy because a freshman is supposed to be seen, but not conspicuously. Instead, he spent all day Sunday in his office, courageously writing out what he thought, rather than what might be considered ad visable. The majority of the senators went through the same experience. Malone told an associate he decided to speak out because his constituents would soon find out the exact situation. He referred to some of the other senators privately as "hedgehogs," which is a new word In Uie political dictionary alluding to porkers afraid to Jump the hedge. His prophesy of probable war, however, was not necessarily substantiated by the surprising message from General Marshall the same day. Certain fast interpreters raced conclusively to the idea that Marshall considered the legislation lndlspenstbly urgent because he needed it for diplomatic effect at the Big Four ministers conference. Yet Information generally emulated in the senate has suggested the Greek government is getting along fairly well with its military campaign against the communist guerillas. No War Fever Here AS a matter of fact. Senator Vandenberg Is sup posed to have arranged to get the Marshall message to help the bill acquire the greatest possible senate majority for popular effect. Neither of these circumstances suggest Malone's prophesy might swiftly become true. Communism and its purposes are rather generally understood now throughout the United States, although prac tically no sentiment exists for going to war against such an Inferior system. The commies and their fel low travelers (Republican Chairman Rees aptly calls them "Typhoid Marys"), may want a war and may try to provoke one, but the overwhelmingly popular leadership of this nation merely wants to know what is going on in the world and. to. dilute its communist inftlterers. , A record showing how foolish the communists are has been built up by Marshall in Moscow. He has shown they will hardly agree to what they agreed to before. When little or no trouble was expected with the Austrian treaty, it has met communist objections which were not thought possible. If war comes It would come from that source, by provocation or direct attack, neither of which could be formidable. (On this the military men also agree.) STATIC Br KELLY ROBERTS ' V Q J The World Today Br Devvirr Mackenzie AP Foreign Aiiaiit Analyst Former Vice President Wallace has produced a heavy crop of ques tion marks and exclamation points by his declaration In Paris that Soviet Russia should get ten to seventeen billion dollars worth of goods and services under a fifty billion dollar world construction - program which should be financed mainly by the United States through the United Nations. Any such program would be the height of Incongruity to those who agree with the Washington admin istration's policy of aiding weak na tions to stand off communist ag gression. If both plans were in operation simultaneously we should have the weird spectacle of Amer ica sinking billions to restore Rus sia's war potential and at the same time expending other vast sums to combat a communistic offensive on the grounds that it might lead to another world war. Of course, Wallace's proposal doesn't present any incongruity from his standpoint, because he is campaigning against President Tru man's plan for aiding Greece and Turkey to withstand the red ava lanche. The former vice president would give aid to Russia, and to other war stricken countries, Includ ing Greece. : Halt Called As a matter of fact there wouldn't be any Incongruity In thus assisting Russia if she gave a satisfactory quid pro quo. The quid pro quo obviously would have to be that Moscow would halt such world-wide activities as have given rise to the Greco-Turkish situation. It has been the western world's dislike of and fear of communism wmcn has so otten dampened inter national relations since tne Soviet government was , estaDlisned. It wasn t until 1833 that Wasnington recognized the Soviet Union, and uteu a promise was exacted from Moscow that It wouldn't inspire any lurther communistic activities In America. But things have cnangea mightily since men. As matters now stand, U. S. Assistant Secretary of State William Benton yesterday declared that Russia spends more lor propaganda tnan tne other big powers combined. In advocating the huge aid for Russia, Mr. Wallace makes the pro viso that Moscow should be required to forego her heavy reparations de mands on Germany and to become a member of the international bank. He adds: "The world cannot afford to al low reparations claims to shift from devastated Russia to Germany the misery and deprivation that create in iSurope a danger spot." Tne iormer vice president and secretary oi commerce also slated in Paris yesterday that the United States would face the gravest busi ness depression In history unless it took the- lead in world economic reconstruction. He predicted that "this will be one of the most serious depressions the United States ever has had, a most amazing phenom enon which will affect the whole world." So far as concerns Russia's huge losses in life and resources during the World war, they have aroused the keenest sympathy throughout America. Uncle Sam has rendered aid to our ally, and done so gladly. And you can bet your last dollar that he would go all out in giving further assistance to Russia if she would announce that she finally had reached the end of her colossal program of expanding her zones of influence, and agree to remove her political pressure from other countries. Roosevelt Roundup The annual Summer Roundup will be sponsored by Roosevelt PTA at 9 a. m. tomor row, Friday, In room 5 of the school. All mothers of children entering school in September are urged to bring their youngsters to the school at that hour. Mrs. Naomi Miller will be the nurse In charge with Mrs. Charles Thornton of the Roosevelt PTA representing the group. Toastmasters Wednesday eve ning, April 30, the regular meeting of Toastmasters will see Paul Mc Enerny, toastmaster, Ted Llnd, toplcmaster. Howard Holt, critic, and the following speakers will be on tap for five and 10-minute talks, Mark Poll, Clark Fryatt, Jack El liott. Harry Jones. Bill Elliott and Garry Robertson. Speaker Dr. E. N. Stevenson, president of Southern Oregon col lege. Ashland, will speak to the combined American Association of University Women groups of Klam ath and Lake counties at Lakevlew on Saturday. April 26. Dr. Steven son will review recent scientific ad vances and discuss the possibilities which the future holds. Above Is the citric phis of Fred Allen who, according to teletype reports Is leading the revolt of tne otg names Iran inBC. It seems that r'recl has lately been Morganlstng the network, and Uie big boys in Die back office have put the thumbs down on his biting the huud Uiat leeds him, (Trammel must not be trampled. I During a recent Allen show, several minutes were switched out of the program, which made Mr. Allen very mad, as he does not like performing for nothing, especially when he doesn't even know It. Al len. In his wrath, assembled his co horts. Fibber McGee and missus. George and Oracle, and Jack and Mary, and now snys that they will not bo dictated to bv the network. Uiey Intend to pan the great NBC as much as they wish, and If Niles Trammel doesn t like It he can "can" them. In the meantime the oUier networks. ABC. CBS. and Mu tual, are all standing around with arms spread. Let Uie comics fall where Uiey may. Are the various car give-away contests causing Uie shortage of new automobiles,' or If not, where are they getting the cars to give away? Currently four different groups are raffling cars In the ba sin area with three more being pre sented over the air nationally. C. P. Lamb. 735 N. 3nd. popped up as Uie winner for the 11th time of "Stardust Melodies" give-away record program. So far Lamb has won 10 records and one record al bum, not bad, hull? The question on everyone's mind Is not now he knows the tunes, but how he gets through the telephone lines to the station so fast. Lamb is a station agent for Uie Great Northern. Town Meeting tonight discusses "Does Our New Foreign Policy Lead to War or Peace?" Speakers will be M. Landon. the man for whom the Landon button was named: Sena tor Glen H. Taylor of Idaho, lend ing hill-billy vocalist In the present government, successor- to "Pappy" O'Daniel of Texas: Max Lerner of the staff of PM (stands for Poor Marshall Field, a defunct New York paper, and James Btirnhnm( who has never run for president, played a guitar, or worked for PM. Crater Lodge Plans Big Year Prepartlon for a big summer sea son are under way at the Crater Lake Rim lodge. The sno-cat has been operating to open Uie road as far as the lodge and the rotary machine will finish the job this week. A limited crew Is working on the cleanup job at Uie lodge and redecorating and re modeling work will be started In Uie cafeteria soon, according to Char les Fyock, resort manager. Reservations are already coming In for the summer season which will start June 15 with the lodge open ing. Two new buses have been pur chased by the resort association, to make the run from Klamath Falls to the lake this year and they will commence operation also on June 15. Mr. and Mrs. Fyock have Just re turned from a trip to Oregon col leges and universities where resort help has been engaged for the sea- HighRankinc Spot Seen For School The stale school at the former Marine Barracks plant can be made one of the famous teehnleal training srhoola in the I' nltcd ISIales, and the slate voeatlnnul education de partment will bend every effort In that direction, Winston Purvlne, state director of trades and Industry education, told chamber of com merce directors Wednesday noon, Purvlne emphasised Uiat the dis tinctive feature of Uie Klamath school will be the training it will offer In the technical field Just be low tho professional level, such as computers, draftsinon, Inspectors, optical technicians and many oUier position titles. The (rude courses, such as auto mechanics, body and fender work, will eventually have regional rather Uutn statewide ap plication, but In Uie technical work, trainees will couio from throughout Uie state and probably from many oUier states. Turnover Talked Purvlne Is here with Cliff Mudd. state property custodian, to confer with war assets adinlnlstrutlou of ficials on the state's assumption of the property at Uie Barracks, gild Uie turnover will probably occur in a few days. Purvlne said the state is anxious to get to work on putting Uie property Into shape tor Its new use. and that considerable repair and reconversion work is to got un der way Immediately. There is none too much time to do the Job, he said, between now and mid-July, when It I planned to start Uie first courses. The chamber speaker, who also addressed the Lions club yesterday, said that It Is hoped to take regis tration for the first classes on July 10. He said Uiat the garage build nig and equipment at the plant are al ready in excellent shape, and auto mechanics classes may be Uie first to get started. Cooperative Program It Is the purpose of Uie state de partment. Purvlne said, to work out cooperative programs with the com munity for use of various facilities at Uie plant, such as the swimming pool. He emphasized the need for community assistance in making Uie new technical training Institution a success. Purvlne will be Interviewed on the Managing Editor's Report program on KFLW tonight (Wednesday) at 8:15 o'clock. In Hospital Jerry Short, well known Klamath basin farmer, is a patient at Hillside hospital, admit ted Wednesday afternoon for medi cal care. Kirkpatrick Npmed New Gra-Y Head Tttai 1mV lU 4,. - 1 . jB auvouoj iiiBiu Willi 40 HieiHUCrS present, and elected Jerry Klrkpat- m wic new picaiuent. ana Ernest Childers as vice president. h""" wiciici uune for the next meeting at a spot on mc inn uacK. ui tne scnooi mai me boys have chosen. They will meet at Conger school at 6:30 p. m. next Tuesday, and hike from there over the hill. RADIO PROGRAMS THURSDAY EVE. KFLW 1450 kc. Sperta Lineup Home Town News World Newi Bnmmirv Klamath Thuatre Guide Araer. Town Meeting ABC 6:00 6:80 6:4ft 7:30 7:48 11:00 6:15 ft: 30 6:45 9:00 9:1ft 9:80 10:00 10:80 11:00 11:05 11:30 li:BA 11:45 Blind By for Adventure Lorn 'ti Abner ABC Malcolm Epley Music by Ad lam ABC World ( Security Work ABC Retribution ABC Stardust Melodlei Freddy Martin Orch. ABC Nlfht Newt Summary Sign Off APRIL 24 KFJI 1240 kc. Gabriel Heatter MBS Quia Show A re una Town Dinner Dance Family Theatre MBS Bed Ryder MBS . Weird Circle Latin-American Music Miller's Evening Classics Glenn Hardy, News MBS James Crowley, News MBS Wrestling Matches Mualo At Ton Like It Henry King Otch. MBS lack Barrows Orch. MBS News MBS FRIDAY A. M., APRIL 25 6:15 6 'A, M. Serenade 6:15 Farm Fare 1:00 News Breakfast Edition 7:1ft Rogers Roundup 1:60 James Abbe Observe! ABC 7:4&Zeks Manners ABC 6:00 The Breakfast Club ABO 10:0 lOt II i Kenny Baker Show ABC i Bkftt. In Bollywood ABO Galen Drake ABC Date With Melody 1 My True Story ABO Miniature Concert 1 fltop and Shop Nova time The Listening Post ABO F.thel and Albert ABC KFLW feature Musical Reveille F, Hemingway, Nwi MBS Rise and Shine MBS Headline News Beat Buys Familiar Favorites Fashion Flashes Tips and Tunes Truman For. Policy MBS Art Baker's Notebook Victor 11. Mndlanr MBS Addison Pellltier Show Sons of the Pioneers Glenn Hardy News MBS Jackie Hill Show MRS Latin American Music Milt llerlh Trio Leo Erdndy Salon Smile Time MBS Queen for a Day MBS KFJI Feature FRIDAY P. News. Noon edition a Art van Damme" 0 Gem Session" S Music of Manhattan 9 Tommy Bartlett Show ABC 5 9 Cliff Edwards ABO S Merrill Time S What's Doln' Ladles ABO s M 5 Spotlight en Hellyw'd ABC 9 Bride and Groom ABC 9 Ladies Be Seated ABC 9 145V Matinee I Requestfully Tears S Requestfully Yours 9 " J Tennessee Jed ABC 9 Terry and the Pirates ABC Sky King ABC 9 Jack Armstrong ABC J Frank Hemingway ABC APRIL 25 -Melodious Melodies News Your Dane Tones Farm Front and Market Check'board Jamboree MBS Johnson Family MBS Matinee News Organ Recital Hearts Desire MBS , Rlckys Reqoest Horning Bible Hour Tea Dance Organ Music Living With God Fulton Lewis Jr. MRS Rex Miller, News MBS ' Erskine Johnson MBS Folk Music of France Hop Harrfgan MBS Superman MBS Captain Midnight MBS Tom Mix MBS FRIDAY EVE., APRIL 25 5:00 Sports Lineup 6:13 Home Town News 6:2ft World News Summary B:0 The Sheriff ABC 6:45 ' 6:ft Champion Roll Call ABC 7:00 Gillette fights ABC J :1ft " " 7:3tn American Sports Page ABC 11:00 Bovero's Blues ABC It; 1.1 Malcolm Epley" 6:30 This Is Your T.B.I. ABC 0:00 Break the Bank ABC :lft ' 9:X0Jan Savltt Orch. ABC 8:4.1 " " I0:ii0 Stardust Melodies 10:30 Freddy Martin Orch. ABC 11:00 Night News Summary 11:0.1 Sign Off KFLW Feature Gabriel Heatter MRS Klamath Theatre Quit Around Town Dinner Dance Miller's Evening Classics Voice of Sports" Cisco Kid MBS Let George On It MBS Burl Ives MBS London String Quartet Glenn Hardy, News MBS Mel Ventner'e Pict. MBS Lakeshora Remote Henry J. Taylor MBS News Roundup & Concert Music As You Like it Henry King JJrch. MBS Jack Barrows Orch. MBS John Wolshsn Orch, MBS News MBS KFJt Feature Jerry Ambler To Return To Klamath t .. imhw fnn Mvhflnd and winner of the 'bucking contest at the Red Bluff Roundup this past week-ena, una mainuui "w attended the big show that he in tended to return to Klamath Palls to make his home and that he would take part in the annual Kla math rodeo here this Fourth of "JSnong tho- who attended the rodeo were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Read and Mrs. Mary Alice Ray, John Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McAullffe and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paddock of Bly, who drove over from Williams where their stock Is on pasture. Logger Suffers Injuries To Hand - Lester E. Samples, 46, employe of the Squaw Valley Logging company, suffered a painful injury Mid loss of fingers on his right hand when the hand was caught in the gcers of a machine on which Samples was working early Wednesday morning. Samples was admitted to Klam ath Valley hospital at 7:45 a. m., and the attending physician found it necessary to amputate the thumb and index finger and partially am putate a part of the middle finger. Team Work The Eagles auxil iary officers and drill team will meet for practice Friday at 7:30 p. m. In the upper FOE hall. It Is Important for all to be present. Classified Ads Bring Results. Do You Need Pants Size 50? Work Shirts Size 20? We've got them! Oregon Woolen Store On Rainy Days You Have To Put Off The Family Wash. DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!! BOB'S Laundryette You can wash, dry and mangle your clothes regardless" of weather, 1719 Main Phone 9234 HKKAI.D a Nr.W. Kl.rn.ll. r.ll., Or.. 1IH'BnT, April H, itii, r.t. r..r Tax Probe On In Late Sales SALEM, April 24 (XV-The state tax commission said Wednesday It Is Investigating 300.000 sales of farms, homes, timber tracts and businesses made during the past three years. The commission said It believes no Income-taxes were paid on many of these sales, and It already has a big force at work checking warran ty deeds filed with county clerks In Multnomah. Marlon, Polk and sev eral other counties. The check will be continued until all counties have been covered. State Tax Commissioner Earl L. Pishcr said he thought the state might obtain between 1500.000 and $1,000,000 In Income tax revenues as a result of Uie Investigation, which Is the first of Its kind ever made by the commission. "We have found." Fisher said, "that many persons who have de rived from 50 to 100 per cent profit on realty and timber sales have overlooked filing a state tax return on such profits. In many cases, out-of-state ownership of timber lands has been responsible for the failure to pay state taxes." CLAYTON NAMED WASHINGTON, April 24, IPi President Truman Wednesday nom inated Undersecretary of State Wil liam L. Clayton to represent the United States on the economic com mission for Europe. The commission was established by the economic and social council of the United Nations. Classified Ads Bring Results. by Mtutctf' One of our. Scotch friends was telling us today he hadn't been feeling well lately, so he went to see his doctor. The Doc look ed him over and prescribed some pills to be taken at bed time each night. The Doe also told him to eat a nice thick Juicy steak at least once a day. Six days later the patient called on the doctor again, stat- llng he was feeling no better. "Have yon done exactly as I Instructed?" the doctor asked. "Well Doc" our good friend re- ' plied. "I may be a wee bit be hind wi' the pills but I am three weeks ahead wl' those choice Palace Market steaks," That's the trouble with our steaks. ..They are so good you are tempted to eat too much. This Scotchman Is one of my best meat customers, so wheth er the Boss likes It or not, It seemed to me only common sense to tell him he better slow down on the intake of meat . a little and eat a more bal anced diet. At my suggestion Corrinne took him under her wing and fixed him up with a nice armload of fresh fruit and Garden Fresh vegetables from her beautiful refrigerated self service ease. He departed all miles, and I'll bet the next time he comes. In those bal anced vitamins swill have him in top shape. You see, we try to look out for our customers and give them personal service. That's why they all say It pays to SHOP PALACE. If you want j to really save money, Eddie, 111 the meat de partment, has pure lard at 29c, Smoked picnic Hams 39c, A A AA Shortribs 29o and cubed steaks at lSe each. The Palace Market, 524 Main, In the heart of Klamath Fills' Rltiy shop ping district. Miss Lucile Earley will be at Miller's COSMETIC BAR ONE WEEK from April 21st to 26th Daily ' !lWt' oof"- JHUIeti Cosmetic Bar Klamath Flower Shop Dollar Day ower Specia Stock . . . Carnations ... Snapdragons per Doz. For These Loose Flowers! ARRANGEMENTS, DELIVERY, and GREENS are EXTRA on thii SPECIAL Friday and Saturday Who ever heard of a Dollar Day Special on Flowers? We never had . . . but here it is! Why? Because warm weather has brought thousands of beautiful flowers in all colors into bloom at our greenhouses. They're ready to cut . . . they must be cut! So, we bring you this special, at flower prices unheard of in Klamath Falls. And remember THEY ARE FRESH! $1 Klamath I'Iiiwit Slinn , WE GROW OIIBTS MACK and ROSE 1211 MAIN PHONE 4159 WM