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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1948)
Ma nr i me i ii :riio Day's ityws lly HIANK JKNK1NH TIIK IS Western European nation that wo are irylng to build buck to time of health and airenmli nirol today In Pari In what Un corrripniidrut describe a "ml al looniiliera ut world orlal" ami vols iiiiuiiliiKiunly lo Include Western Orniiiiny In tlin Marshall plan, w IY? 'Hie atiawor U blunl and almpl: Oriiiinny ha alwayt been a COMI'ETISNT nation. If we are lo check the aprend o( coiiimuiilain over the world, we've got to have competent fighter on our tide. liatu-o, whose vole wiu Included among Uie unanimous 18, frar Ger many hereditarily, bul ahe lean ltuui and communism MOKE. roNHUJKIl Utcse 18 nation. If troulile comes, II will COME TO TIIKM PlllHT. fur they are rluwvt. Yrt Ihey are willing to gel UKtrUirr to FIGHT 10 atop coimmi iiii. obviously, thry mean bualne. lly doing what thry have dune, they have aald: "We're ready lo riGHT lu uve our llbrrtlea." Thai givea u an Idea of the acrlouMicaa of the present lllualioll. CWKMKN I getting nervoiu. (Irnrrul llrlur Jung, command er of her armed foicra, ay la.il night In a report lo King tiiiMav Hint Ituaala'a "brtiMiue" methods aro alarming. He adda thut more inoiiry, umieriala, man)oer and Induairlul rapacity are nrrdrd to bring Sweden "coup preparedness" to a higher level. VI7IIAT doca he mean by "brusque method"? Czechoslovakia knowa. When th" crlal came Uiere. ARMKD MEN APPEARED AT H THATKOIC PLACES In Prague. That waa the end of It- Thereafter Caechoalovakla waa COMMUNIST. QENEflAL JUNO doesn't want that to happen In Sweden. Aj a aoldler. he knowa that only ade quate military fore can alop IU llrnra hla advice to King Oualav. In the face of the loaa of liberty, Western EuroM, you are, la begin ning to think realistically. THE next BIO MOVE l expected to coma In Italy, whnae crucial lection will occur on April II. Here ! what th communitla will aim at In Italy: They will Iry to get Uielr handa firat on whatever ministry handle the POLICE. The present Italian police system will llien be converted . Into a BECRET POLICE tytem. ' Tliat will clear Uie way for the appearance of armed men at alraic gie apola at th psychological moment, JN Oregon, Leall Scott withdraw thl morning aa a candidate for th republican nomination for gov ernor. He aaya Uie coat of making a rampalgn la aornewhere from I2&.OO0 to 110,000. and under Oregon law he ran apcud only 11100 of hla own money. Presumably, he doesn't want lo be obligated by spending other euplr'a money to gel nominated and dec led. pOHSlULY a campaign for Uie office of governor of Oregon doea cost from I3.V000 to IM.OOO. If ao, II TOO MUCH. The chance are the bulk of It 1 wasted. If a good, competent man Just went out and told the people he want to be governor and why, and rnllnaa4 an rasa t, I'alumn l , Mil iMar. Ill It Mia. . lrilIUUBH latt XI baura . . Irat'a lram raar U lili .... I.al l.sil rar . a.va Normal ...... .a. A fararaill ratllr elaao. PHICK mVK CKNT8 KLAMATH VAUM, OHKOP ..rArvv MARCH 1, 1041 Telephone II 11 No. 12M Meat IPaclmgf lants Picketed Copco Brass Says Power Outlook Fair Encouraging Information on the power supply situation In tlila terri tory was given laal night to a group of Klamath men by John Itoyle, vie president and general manager ol tlie calilorma Oregon rower company. lUiyle Indicated that the mld-roaat region la better off Uian areaa both to the north and south, but aald that California's situation, where the shortage haa been acute, has excellent chanrra of Improve ment In the near future. The Copco official said that hla firm "frrla safe'' about 11)18 lu the area of Southern Orrgon and North ern California which II serves, and la proceeding wllii plans, such as the construction of Uie Tokotce falls plant on Uie Umqua river, which promise to keep pace with future demand. "We plan to develop aa rapidly aa the territory requires," Boyle aald. No Shutdown Boyle remarked that there are no Industrial shutdowns In thl area due lo power shortage and none lu prospect. Some new sawmilla have been asked to come on at off-peak periods. The recent short-lived cur tailment of Industrial power waa undertaken when the ahortage altu auon first developed to emergency proportion In California, and no repeUon of that I expected. The Copra man said that hla com pany'a hookup with the P. i. and K, system In California provides fur an Inlrrrhange of surplus power, and that Copco will not wholesale any power down there that la not surplus. In grnrral, he aald, the ar rangement la brneflrlal lo Copco customer, providing aaauranee of aland-by power supply In eaae of emergency. Boyle aald Uiat the California area la currently about 210,000 kilowatt ahort, bul haa Installation of 1.000.000 kilowatts unriet' way or scheduled In the next year. This would pick up the shortage and take care of an anticipated 350,000 kilo watt Increase In consumption. He aald the Northwest power pool (Willamette valley north) 1 In a serious ahortage iltuaUon. Invited to the meeting In Uie chamber of commerce room were farmers. Industrialist, buslneax men, pre and radio rrpresrntatlves and labor leader. Agricultural Meet Slated Tuesday. SALEM, March 1(1 (Pi The state department of agriculture will hold a hearing next Tuesday night at Milton on a proposed additional container for prunes. The contnlnrr would be 3i Inches drep. 10'i Inches wide, and 15 Inches long, nil Inside measurement. Another Array Of Candidates For Sheriff 3 ? (iuy Barton Krp. Frank Steele Demo. The Herald and N'rwa haa had considerable trouble rounding up pictures of all the candidates for sheriff of Klamath county there are 19 of them bul. If someone hasn't miscounted, today's array of picture almost completes the list. Dean Hall, republican, still Is missing. The total Inrludra 11 rcpubllcana and nine democrats. Grain Growers To Decide On Inspection Station Grain growers of this area will be asked Wednesday, March 34. to decide If they want to establish a grain Inspection station here or to continue with Uie system of having their grain graded at Portland or some other distant market. Tlie grower are being Invited to attend a meeting at 7 p. m. Wed nesday at Uie city hall to talk over the grain Inspection service which, If established, would have to be fi nanced by the growrrs. The meet In,' la being arranged by Uie chnm- Land Winners All Accepted The 44 veteran of World War II who drew homestead In Uie Cop pock bay area Monday have all lieen accepted, according to E. La ton Stephens, district operations super ll trnrient of the U. S. bureau of reclamation. These veterans must now execute their water rental agreement and py the first year water charges. The U8BR Uien Issue them certifi cate and they can go ahead with their land filing. In Sacramento or through Bert C. Thomas, U. S. com mlssloner. Thomaa reported Uil morning that no veteran had contacted him o far. The homestead board' approval of the applicants virtually elim inates the possibility of any of the alternate receiving homesteads. At the last opening, there were sev eral post-drawing disqualifications. Lucky Homestead Winners Dream Of Work On Newly Acquired Tulelake Farmlands The excitement which centered aiound the famous pickle Jar at Monday morning' drawing of the 44 homestead In Uie Coppock bay aira, continued today as lucky wln LVis and their families could ' "scarcely believe" Uielr luck. There was the example of Wal ter Elsenbels. "Lucky Seven they call me," who put business before pleasure yesterday morning and rent Inurd to work In the fields on Chester MhIii's Tulelake place. Bul V, niter took along a portable radio, hitched It to the tractor, and was discing at the moment 111 number came up. Walter, sn army veteran with IS month servlco In the European theater of war with an aviation en gineers baltallnn, "quit work right now." lie went back to hi house on the Main place and Uie real of I he day was busy receiving con Rinliilntlons of hi friend. Elsen bels 1 a bachelor, as are a surpris ing number of other winner, had v i rked on the John Kandra and sons holding nt the time ho wa Inducted in March, 1043. He re turned from service two year ago and began working for Main who, himself, I a 10SR homesteader. Then there la the unusual alory of the Macy boy. At tho big draw tnr In December of 104(1, one of the lucky winner wa William E. Macy whn drew farm on the east aide. It. wa William who let out that big 'whoopee" yesterday when hi hinthrr, Paul R. Mncy of Lakeside, Calif., had ill number drawn from I he pickle Jnr. Paul wa No. a. When Paul settle down on hi new place, he will be lust about six mile from Brother Bill. Klamath county' average waa lipped ycHlerday, but a lot of folk didn't recognize Kdniond B. O'Con nor of Berkeley, Calif,, a Barry O'Connor of Merrill. Barry I Mr, Dan Csnlimnn's ion and I studying a bualncs course at Armstrong college. He'll put away 111 book pietty soon and take to Uie plow. Mrs. Cashman said this morning that her son had not called her but that she had wired him immediately on learning that Ills number, 1106, was the aoth to be drawn. Barry I the son of the late Ned O'Connor, prominent Klamath counlyruncher. He crved for one year with the army of occupation In Japan. Probably one of the most Inter v.l lug stories Hint resulted from yesterday' drawing I that of Leon ard A. Taylor of El Oajon, Calif., who wa No. 18 lo he drawn. Tay lor earned hi right to put 111 name In the Jnr the hard way. He wa with tho nrmy oversea when tho Jap moved In on The Philippine. Tor three yoni ho wa held prls- .. ri FRANCKH JEANNK IVORY oi.er of war. but during that time h.' turned his hand to farming and hit three year of working under Jap occupation condition, went to h!r credit. Taylor was advised yes terday of tils good luck but had not been heard from this morning. Prom St. Anthony, Ida., came word that Lynn A. Swensen, No. 16. "couldn't believe It." Swensen said h" had not made any plan for tak ing over hi homestead because he wasn't sure he'd get one. Now lie' making big plans and admitted hi good luck was Uie best new he'd had in a long time. Tho Fremont county, Idaho, farmer, who operates a dry farm eat of St. Anthony at the prosent, said his future plan now would call for moving to the new farm, but he will continue oper ating the dry farm, handling both project. Swensen left the service October 19. 104R, after serving with tin army air forces. He wa over seas 38 month in the Pnclflo area. Former Armv PFC Ardlth L. Beck of Brlghom City, Utah, No. 38. was "tickled to death" today when he wn Informed that he had won one ot Uncle Sam' pickle Jar give-away fnrms. Bock I now director of the Box Elder county welfare program. He wn a former medical corpsman who served during the war prlmar 11 v at Bushncll General hospital at Brlgham City. He wa discharged from service in September, 1043. "A soon a I am officially noti fied that I nave won the farm." sr.ld the cautious former PFC, 'I will make the trip to co It." Meanwhile, there was no certainty that Franco Jeanne Ivory, the only girl homestead winner In Monday' drawing, had yet been told of her good luck. She 1 driving from Rod ding, her home, to St. Louis. Her parent at Redding were Informed and are trying lo got In touch with her. She I a University of Utah graduate, and an ex-Wnc lieutenant. bet of commerce agricultural com mittee. Under Uie present system grain I Inspected and graded at a dls tnl. t terminal after It la shipped fiom the Klamath basin. The grad ing determines the price paid In many case. There were several liutance here U.ls post harvest season when grow eis shipped out grain thinking It would bring top price, only to have It graded down to a lower figure. The producer stand to lose a con siderable amount in ihlpptng coat Uiat way. ""'?' The chamber of commerce be lieve that if an inspection station wa located here, the expense of shipping out Inferior grain which might only be shipped back would be saved. Also, by having standards art here Uiere will be more Incentive far the giower to Improve their product when grain growing really become competitive again. The state department of agricul ture will locate an Inspection station here If the growers want It and agree to patronize it to Uie extent Uiat It la self-supporting. With Uie grading done locally the grower will know what price he Is to get for his product before It 1 shipped out. sj a II ii li in !l .BBHasaai , ., .,...- . . i I I d : Larry McClane Demo. t - Reds Demand Ransom Fee SHANGHAI, March 16 (PV-Chln-esc communists are reported to have demanded $120,000 ransom for four American marine they captured Christmas Day. Navy source today refused to discuss the report. In Tslngtao anchorage of the U. S. Western Pacific fleet a member of Vice Adm. O. C. Badger's staff told Associated Press Photographer John Hogan there was no reason to believe the captured marines would bn released in the "near future." Badger I commander of the West' ern Pacific fleet. The Associated Press learned au thoritatively that marine and navy offlclnls have had a number of meetings with red negotiators. Such meetings, the Informant said, are held on Uie beach at Hni yniiR, communist held village 60 miles north of Tslngtao. The communists first established contact with marine Intelligence re garding the return ot the men late In January. The navy since has kept a continual offshore patrol at Hnlyang. Xussedness' Fire Cause WASHINGTON, March 16 (.Pi A new cause of forest fire ha been found "pure cussedness." So tho U, S. forest service reports In house appropriation hearings published today. The service said It waa detected In Texas. Dr. R. B. McArdle, an assistant chief of the service, told the appro priation subcommittee about the constant campaign against careless and purposeful setting ot forest lire. "There are some people who let fires deliberately,'' he said. "There are somo people who think fire mako better forage for their cattle, eliminate ticks and so on, and some who set tiros Just out of pure cussedness. "That was Uie situation In Texas thl la.st year. Nine hundred fire were set there In one day." Willis Pankey Detna. Snapp Slated For Battle With Hostak Jack Snapp, who is making hi first search for the pot of fisUc gold at the end of the rainbow, and Al Hostak, who has already found for tune twice and Is trying lor Uie third time, meet tonight In the PorUand civic auditorium for a 10-round bout which will put the winner consider ably farther along on the trail. Snapp, the young Merrill middle weight puncher, is the wagering underdog to Uie former Seattle champion going Into Uie fight, but is conceded a good chance to Win if the bout goes past the half-way mark. Both Hostak and Snapp can throw a knockout punch, but Hos tak has been at the game for IS years and twice was Uie middle weight champion of the world. He is 33 years old and a smart fighter. Snapp whom sports writers have nicknamed Ginger is 34 years old and has had only some 35 profes sional fights, but Is regarded as an up-and-coming lad by fight fans of the Northwest. His principal at tribute in the ring, outside of being able to hit, is his ability to come back strong after being in trouble. He has never been knocked out. The fight will start at approxi mately 10 p. m. and will not be broadcast over any station. How ever, KFLW's Don Neal will be at the ringside and immediately after the match is over will cell In the result for airing late tonight over KrLW, Rescue Try Undecided ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 16 IIP) Whether to attempt to recover the bodies of 30 victims of last Fri day's disastrous Northwest Orient Airlines plane crash remained an unanswered question today. The ultimate decision was sealed yesterday for the second straight day behind the stormy clouds that nit 16.308-foot Mount Sanford. "We'll try to get In Uiere today with planes and get some pictures before we make any decision." aald Dudley pox, NWA'a chief pilot of tne western region. "In th meantime we are doing a lot of leg work to hear the stories of those persons who heard the ex plosion and saw the lire accompany ing the crash." Export mountain climber and others here for a possible rescue attempt agrted, however,- that It would Do Impossible to Jump to the crash scene as suggested yesterday by Norman Davidson of Bayonne, N. J. Tons of poised snow and Ice and the ever-shifting glacier bottom make such an approach unfeasible, they aald. Last Ditch Try By HST Falls Flat CHICAGO, March 16 UPt Picket linea formed at the nation's meat packing plant today aa 100.004 CIO employe were called eut on atrike despite a last-minute effort by President Truman to aetUe the wage dispute. The work atoppage, affecting ap proximately 140 of Uie country's major and independent meat plants, is expected to cut in half the na tion's meat supply. The strike became effective at 13:01 a. m. local time, and Immedi ately pickets were posted in several of the cities across Uie country. In cluding Chicago, where 20,000 workers are involved. All the major packer and scores of Independent companies were af- i fected by the strike, ordered but night by the 27-mao execoUve com mittee of the CIO United racking House Workers of America- Some Remain However, about 150.000 other em ployes In Uie meat plants were ex pected to remain at work. They are members of the Independent unions and of the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters union which have setUed their wage differences with the packers. The committee, after receiving Mr. Truman's telegram urging the work stoppage be delayed while a special board of Inquiry investigated the dispute, telegraphed Uie presi dent "Uie strike must proceed." A delay of strike action at this time would obviously serve no fruit ful purpose in promoting a solution of this' wage'' Issue,' the committee told President Truman. Mr. Truman had asked Uie union to continue negotiations until the board reported to him on April 1. Under the procedure proposed by the president Uie strike would have been delayed 80 days. As Uie strike deadline arrived. pickets started their march before Uie plants about 78 Independent and 63 operated by the major com panies Swift, Armour, Wilson, Cudahy and Morrell. There was no untoward incident In any of Uie cities from New York to Los Ange les. The strike stemmed from a dis pute over the CIO anion's demand for a boost of nine cent an hour, which recently was granted the AFL worker. Child Bride 4 Breaks Into I News Again ASHLAND CITY, Tenn., March 16 OP) Tennessee has a new 13-year-old child bride, it wa disclosed today. She 1 Mrs. Cozette Morris Boyd, pretty, seventh - grade grammar school student who eloped 11 days ago with Elmer Boyd, 30-year-old larm hand. They are living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Morris, and he plan to continue going to school "at least until Uie end of thla term." The wedding took place at Frank lin, Ky tome 30-odd miles away, on March 6. Neither Uie Morrises nor Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Boyd, Elmer's parents, objected when Uie marriage wa re vealed. Said Mrs. Morris, who has three younger children, "I had an idea she was going to do Uiat." Cozette looks older than her age, but her parents vouch for her '.2 years. Elmer says she can cook and sew and la "Just perfect." Scott Drops Out Of Race For Governor SALEM, March 16 MP) State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott has with drawn from Uie republican guberna torial primary race because of In adequate campaign funds. Scott explained Uiat "under Ore gon corrupt practices act, I could nit expend more than 11500 of my own funds In the campaign." He said he was advised "it would cost be tween $25,000 and 050.000 to conduct an adequate campaign." The withdrawal was a surprise to republican leaders and many of Scott's own close Portland sup porters. The withdrawal was filed Just before the deadline for such action late yesterday. Scott had en tered his candidacy Just before the entry deadline last Friday. His action leaves Uie republican primary contest for the guberna torial nomination to four candidates, headed by Governor Hall and State Senator Douglas McKay of Salem. The other candidates are Glen Ackerman of PorUand and John Peyton of Junction City. Only one candidate filed for Uie democratic nomination, National Committeeman Lew Wallace. He is also a state senator. . . Scott said late last night he had given no consideration as to whom he would support in the primary. His term of office as state treasurer expires January 3. 1948. He was elected in 1940 and reelected four years later. Pittsburgh Steel Mills Close Down PITTSBURGH. March 16WV-Th flow of coal to this ateel capital earn to a dead atop today aa thousand! more bituminous miner Joined tho "pension walkout" of the United Mine Workers, More than 380,000 miner, or 70 per cent of the nation' 400,000 toft coal diggers, were Idle In the two-day-old work stoppage. They seek )100 monthly pensions for veteran miners. All major ateel Induatry and corn mereial mine In the Pittsburgh Unlontown area were shut The U. 8 Steel Corp, leading steel produoer, wa losing It- entire Pennsylvania, coal output of 60.000 ton daily, with 14 miles down. Other ateel firm affected Included Jones A Laughlin. Republic Weir ton. Bethlehem and Yonngstowa Sheet A Tube. All 23.000 members of the United Mine Workers had quit Uielr Jobs In Illinois and Iirge quotas had stopped work In 11 other slates. Mediation Eyed In Washington, U. 8. mediation officials were hastily exploring way to stop Uie walkout' They were un decided what to do. The strongest possibility seemed Uiat the govern ment would try to mediate as ion; a there seemed hope of a solution. Even should President Truman seek another Injunction against UMW President Lewis, there wa some question whether the court eoold find anything to restrain. Lewis' contract, signed by the In dustry last July 8, provided only that miners should work as long aa they were "able and willing." The Taft-Hartley act provides ma chinery for keeping vital Industries going In a national emergency but It would take some Ume to get 11 provision Into action. Meanwhile, tne number oi miners Idle continued to swell. In West Virginia, 64,000 out of 100.000 had walked out of the pits. The Wil liamson field In Southern West Vir ginia, employing 14.000. was shut down tight. J. J. Ardlgo, secretary of the Williamson Operators' asso ciation, said he had no idea when the men would go back. Ardlgo added: "As long as the men are able but not willing, they won't work. Maybe when the workers are willing, th companies won't be willing and able." ; Armed Forces Reach Accord WASHINGTON, March 16 A" Defense Secretary Forres tal said today a "general accord" has been reached by the high command on military tasks of Uie army, navy and air force. Forrestal took the Joint chiefs of staff to Key West, Fla. last week end for a show-down meeting on disagreements among Uie three services. These differences of opin ion Included such things, for in stance, as whether naval aircraft should carry out strategic bombing attacks In time of war or leave that to Uie air force. The military men and Forrestal got back from Key West yesterday. Forrestal announced the "general accord" In a statement. He said Uie details of Uie agreements reach ed will be made public only If President Truman approves. Meanwhile. Uie White House dis closed that Forrestal held an un scheduled meeting with President Truman yesterday afternoon, short ly after returning from Key West. Charles O. Ross, the president's press secretary, told reporters about the conference but would not go Into details. Storms Help Drought Area SAN FRANCISCO. March 16 UP A new storm brought rain to dried out Northern California today. Power users hoped it would stave off fur ther slashes in energy consumption. The state public utilities commis sion Is to announce today whether the present 30 per cent general cut must be revised upward. The rain was general over Nor them California as far south as Visalia but the weather bureau promised only "occasional light rain." The bone-dry San Joaquin valley was passed off with "cloudy with a few showers." More snow was promised for the Sierra Nevada, adding to substantial amounts Uiat fell Saturday and Sunday. Snow Covers High Roads A snowstorm In the mountain area leading out ot the Klamath basin left aheavy fall on Uie Wil lamette pass, on Sun mountain, and a lighter coat on Hayden mountain ot the Qreensprlngs highway. Sand ing crews and plows started work early this morning The state high way office here reported seven Inches of new snow last night, 103 Inches of roadside snow on Uie Willamette pass, and nine Inches of fresh snow, CO Inches ot roadside ,on Sun moun tain of highway 07. One Inch of fresh snow fell in Klamath Falls during tlie night and Uie temperature fell to 30 degrees, leaving a light coat of Ice on the pavement. Warming temperatures at noon had melted much of the Ice. The Schools Are Getting Tougher LUDLOW. Mass.. March 18 UP) Students who failed to make pass' ing grades were blamed today for burning all scholastic records In the office of a high school prin cipal. Principal John J. Millane said, however, their office floor bonfire was of no avail as there are dupli' cute records. A state police lieutenant called a general assembly ot seniors and Junior high school boys yesterday. Hp asked Uie guilty parties to "give themselves up." No one responded. Grazing Fees To Be Upped WASHINGTON. March 16 Wr The government plans to raise th) cost of grazing animals on its na tional forest lands. Putting a cow on federal pastures is going up from 31 cents a month per cow to 40 cents during the com ing year. Sheep grazing fees will be raised from IV, cents to 10 cents per head per month. This information was given by Chief Forester Lyle F. Watte to Uie house appropriations committee. His testimony on forest service money needs In Uie year beginning July 1 was made public today. He did not say when Uie increase will be effec tive. Watts was questioned concerning reports that livestock men, who have protested cuts made in ths number ot cattle grazed on forest lands, are "conducting a drive" to cut forest service funds to the point where It cannot administer its graz ing regulations. "I cannot document It here, but Uie suggestion was made that per haps the way to handle the forest service was to reduce our appropria tions," Watts replied. "I have read such statements in livestock Jour nals, for example." Wanted A Dog Loving Landlord MINNEAPOLIS. March 16 P) Mrs. Jean Halloln, facing eviction from her suburban Hopkins home, today sought a landlord who la a dog lover. Because, she explained, ahe and her 16-year-old daughter want to keep their three canines Hortense, Tuffy and Harry Truman. "Probably," Mrs. Halloln added, "our new landlord should also be a democrat." Insects, Disease Kill OH Forests Faster Than Fires WASHINGTON. March 16 Iff) Insects and disease are taking a bigger toll of national forests than fire, and Uie forest service is hav lnr a harder Job fighting them. There Is good news on some fronts, bul bad news on others, Chief For ester Lyle F. Watts told the house appropriations committee, which made public his testimony today. There was the Tussock moth. He apparently took the count after be ing dosed with DDT In Idaho. That was a victory. Watts said 300.000 acres ot nation al, state and privately owned forest lands, where Uie Tussock moth had developed to an epidemic stage around Moscow, Idaho, were spray ed with DDT from airplanes. "It was a very difficult oper ation because they had to fly at very low altitudes to do that work," he told Uie committee. "I am told that even now they can find no evidence that the control was not complete. We think that It will be." But Uie real villain In the woods. sold Watts, Is dendoctronus, a pin-head-?ize bark beetle. Forest experts) can central this bug In pine tree, but not In spruce. As a result, beetles have killed more than 3.000,000.000 (B) board feet of timber In Colorado alone. Then there Is the spruce bud worm which started In Canada and ha crawled well Into Maine. Watt said It Is believed the answer to Uie budworm Is being found In good forest management. Watts said the forest service haa not been able to "get on top" of blister rust In Uie West, and Uiat the disease Is spreading In Oregon and California. The only way to check It is to spray or pull out the bushes which surround trees that are subject to attack. "It Is a pretty laborious Job," said Watt. Said Rep. Dirksen (H-TID: "I suppose Uie battle against the rav age of Insect will be a continuing one?" "Ye," ald Watt.
