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i PACI FOUR HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7. 1949 a rmAKK JKMKOiS tolb nx jnntmi w laMM rrM M nllUM eiduslvair M Ik M tiTitiiljli - olili u local am eOalod as tta eews- ZWia niiaaaf biaaaa M tmrf Ua auttef at U et "" "Vum jo uwsunoar aot t sows. ? aarrt b am uuaciumoN unii ai al MU OBI ti-tt fits, which, with Interest on the publie debt, Uki up tha Dig chunk of tha Ux money. Wn ol (pending laaa through propar edmlnktra- tlon here bm shown pretty completely, though. In tha so-called Hoover Report. Herbert Hoorar It In Washington now, carrying the torch for reorganise tlon of the administrative end of the government. Maybe, it taxes continue to bring In a billion end a half dollar lee annually than the government pours out, aa at present. It will put tome meaning In the word economy. Or. will It just keep raiting the pubUe debt, which will necessitate higher taxes to pay the Interest sue WORLDWIDE BIBLE READING TEXT FOB TO DAY: The new Paradise and Its river a the water a Ufe, ReveUUen M:l-17. And He shewed me a pure river of wster of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the audit of the street of It. and on either side of the river, was there the tree ol life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shsll be no more curse: but the throne a Ood and of the Lamb shell be In It; and His servants shall serve Him. And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. And there shsll be no night there; and they seed no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord Ood glveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. And He said unto me. These savings are faithful and true: and the Lord Ood of the holy prophets sent His angel to show unto His servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold. I eome quickly: blessed 1 he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this hook. Make Ends Meet By DEB ADDISON A YEAR ago today, citizens were wallowing In wet snow and digging out of what was then called the worst storm of the winter. Fourteen irwi nf wet snow as the air port stopped United: buses were five hours late; the railroads were using flangers: fsrmers and sportsmen started feeding grain to the wild birds . . . Eight years ago today the weather was good but that was all that was good. The Japs struck Pearl Harbor . . . Eight years ago today, a Sunday, there was no wage-hours lsw and everybody at the HAN worked getting out the Pearl Harbor Extra . . . Everybody but yours truly who was blissfully mucking around In the tulea. There was no split-season on ADDISON ducks then. THERE'S ktt of talk these days. In high circles and otherwise, along the lines of economy and budget balancing. Terms like "inflationary potential and "disinflation are batted around like yesterdays football scores. Alt this falls In the. same category as sin. and beating your wife. Everybody Is against Inflation and everybody is against going In the red. The fur doesnt start to fly until you get down to ways and Obviously there are two ways to make ends meet. One Is to spend less. The other la to take In more. President Truman (yes, we're talking about the federal government. In case that hasn't been made tear) President Truman, the administrative head in charge of spending the money, takes the' latter way. He has said that the only way be knows of ing ends meet Is to take In more. The naughty cuugiets that lowered taxes took the stand that there's only going to be so much, so dont spend any more. It's easy enough to yank a spendthrift son Into Une, You Just cut down on the allowance; say. boy, that's all there is; and after the yowl subsides you stand firm and that's that. At Washington that wont work because the na tional executive Isnt the child of congress. If con gress now did want to follow the line of lowering taxes again and saying, that's all there Is (which Isnt likely) It would be more like shutting down the bank account on your wife. Then the compli cations start. a a a ITS not all as simple as that, of course, because congress does OK the expenditures for national defense. International payments and veterans bene- World Today Br DEWITT MecKENZIE CHINA'S big Island of Formosa, which has been equipped by Oenerausstmo Chiang Kai-shek for the Nationalists' last-ditch stand against the Com munists, la becoming another International hot potato. Senator Smith tR-NJ stated the other day that Oeneral Mac Arthur recently told him Formosa la essential to the security of America's Pacifle defenses. The senator said he believed 'Mac Arthur would favor sending U. 8. troops to the Island to head off any Communist Invasion. The Chinese Reds, by the wsy. are said to plan occupation of For mosa by next summer. MACKENZIE A NO why shouia Formosa be essential to Amer- A leas defenses? Well, the military experts say this Island In hostile hands would flank the U. 8. defensive arc In that vital area. Including our great base of Okinawa. Formosa lies athwart the entrance) to the China see, between China and the Philippines. Its Southern tip Is only 250 miles from the Northern shore of Luton, chief Philippine Island containing Manila and Uncle Sams base at Cavtte. Formosa also Is about CM miles from Japan proper, and some 400 miles from Britain's big colony of Hong Kong. Formosa (or Taiwan as the Japs call It) Is about the site of Massachusetts. Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Its peculation ia some (.000.000. The Island Is oblong In shape 2i miles long and W miles across at Its greatest width. It has a good naroor ana moaera transport, tnougn it has a mountainous backbone upon which. Incidentally, live savage head-hunters. It Is rich In natural re sources. , This Island was ceded to Japan at the end of the Chlno-Japanese war of 1895. You get an Idea of how Important the Jsps regard It from the fact that they were very strict about foreign ships entering the harbor. Captains were fined or lm prisoned for taking refuge there without permission even In a storm. a SO there you have the Island which Is causing global heartburnings. At first glance it would seem that Its occupation by the Communists would be a serious thing for America. However, the situa tion has to be viewed from both the political and the military angles, and on Inquiry we encounter differences of opinion. Some military greats Insist that American control of Formosa Is Imperative. Other greats Incline to the -lew that it would be a good thing for the United States to control the Island but that It Isnt essential sines we have control of the sea and the all. Politically, American control of Formosa la widely regarded as undesirable. Exponents of the hands ott program hold that occupation by the United States would raise the cry of imperialism. The effect on the Axis tic world would be bad. Moreover the political situation on the island Is not good. For one thing there are many Commu nists there, and It Is reported that some 2000 Inhabitants have been shot for collaboration with to Reds. This has caused much bad feeling. Dis content has been Increased by a deterioration of the general economic situation which followed an Influx of nationalist refugees. Many people are out of sym pathy with the nationalist cause. THUS far Washington hasn't made a declaration of policy regarding Formosa, though one heart many unofficial expressions pro and con. The situa tion hasnt yet reached a critical stage. Oeneranssimo Chiang Kai-shek has an army of some 300.000 on the Island, and he has American equipment for defense. Therefore close observers rsther expect Washing ton to pursue a course of watchful waiting for the time being. It's not the sort of thing that can be rushed. Business Why Are Americans Shying from Business Risks? Away By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK, Dec, 7 lV-There teems to be something about a busi ness risk these days that makes it poison to many Americans. Brokers have been batting their brains out over that one for some time, and now even congressmen art getting curious: Why are Amer icans, with record savings piling up, putting their money into almost everything but business Invest ments? A senate-house economic subcom mittee opens hearings today on pos sible reasons. The Investment Bank ers association, meeting In Holly wood, Fie, Is taking stock of the situation The congressional wbcommittee is likely to hear testimony from fi nanciers pointing up some of the things they think government It doing which hobble stock sales the rules and red tape concerning telling which gives some Investors the Idea that the government Isn't anxious for business to prosper for the stockholders benefit. The committee might even hear from tome present stockholders who grumble about the smsll dividends some companies have paid. "Why risk your money." they ask. "if you don't reap big gains when times are Sood?" And the committee might hear from many who believe that tax policies have made the risk a one wsy proposition. The investor takes 41 the risk. If the business flops, he loses his money. If It prospers, federal, state and local governments dtp their flngert deeper and deeper Into the till. Opposition Against tills the New York stock exchange hat been waging battle. Its president, Emll Schram. before his illness was stumping the lend trying to tell Investors on the idea of buying common stocks, many of which offer attractive yields on the roney It takes to buy them on his exchange. As the natton't Industries grow, American burinen will have "a larger pie which Schram tayt should be "distributed more widely." Hi champions stockholders who ft complain about double taxation of dividends first the Income tax on corporation earnings from which dividends spring, and then the in come tax on Individuals receiving the dividends. Schram has urged congress to allow "Individuals to take a credit equal to 10 per cent of their dividends on common stocks when computing their Income tax liability." The federal government isnt alone In this. States are taking an ever greater toll on business. In the 1M9 fiscal year states got more than 600 million from corporation income taxes, the national Industrial conference board reports. State legislatures this year made 52 upward revisions In taxes, and in addition six states found new ma jor taxes to add to their lists. The federal reserve board says about six million Americans own some corporate stock or stocks. Sales have picked up this year over last. In the 11 months of IMS so far, corporations have sold 198 new issues of common stock for (573 084.000, the Investment dealers di gest reports. In all of 1948 they sold 245 issues for $497 ST! MO. But back in 1929 commons stock sales almost reached $44 billion. And this year the public has a larger Income avail able for investment. What has scared the public off? First of all, of course, was 1929 Itself. Many people still remember the stock market collapse. Anoth er thing is the current concentra tion on security. People buy insur ance, annuities, government bonds, snd deposit in Insured banks. They also prefer corporate bonds with fixed return to taking the risk of getting dividends on common stock. FUNNY BUSINESS V aA . ". SIDE GLANCES aopa. tew a at arewce. am. v. ia aa av a est are. C - j "The television gat isn't working funny, but I just told George I'd be glad to almost anybody drop in!" Boyle's Column Keeping in Shape With King-size Sunday Papers mi BOYLE By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK -If you are try ing to lose weight, dont overlook reading a good Sunday newspaper. This Is the cheapest and best form of exercise available to modern man. , It not only tones your mind. It takes away sloppy fat and replaces it with firm, wild muscle. Lifting barbells can be dangerous. II one sups ana falls it can bury your toes an Inch deep In the flooring. Tennis, handball, and bowling are sometimes too strenuous for the middle age frame. And they are forms of ex ercise that re quire taking a Journey. For the home loving man who wants to keep fit. however, nothing beau reading a king-size Sundsy newspaper. Itll tune you up like a tiger, and you ll .wake up Monday morning refreshed and eager for the week s work. I learned this lesson some 13 years ago. I was feeling weak and run down. Anything that required en ergy was anathema. It chanced that I complained of this lassitude to an elderly acquaint ance I met in the New York public library. Muscle "Feel my muscles." he said, curl ing his arm. I did. They were liked coiled springs. "Now feel my stomach." It was like a brick wall. "How do you keep In such fine shape at your age?" I Inquired. "Very simple. I read all the Sun day newspapers. That Is the finest kind of workout for the muscles." Then he gsve me a list of exer cises and cautioned: "Dont overdo it by trying to lift the paper all tt once." Thlt was unnecessary advice. When I tried to bring in the news papers the following 8unday, I found I couldn't budge them. I tied a rope around them and dragged them In with the help of my wife. At first I could only lift one sec tion at a time. As my biceps thick ened I found I could muscle t tabloid paper overhead with one hand. Still working with tabloids I ttarted building up my stomach muscles. My wife, Frances, would pile section after section on my abdomen. At the end of a year I could He mere and take the whole weight of a new Sun day New York Times on my tensed stomach and still breathe. Two years after I began tills sys tematic exercise I had slimmed down 20 pounds and could hold a Sunday newspaper overhead In each hand. After that I tapered off. But whenever I found my abdo men getting slack I could quickly re new my strength by a careful work out with the Sacbath press. Now I usually take these exercises only about twice a year. The big test is on the Christmas season editions. I passed It this year with flying colon. I started at 9 a.m.. w tlgnlng 195 pounds on the bathroom scales. For an hour I loosened up with body press lifts of The pally News ' and The New York Mirror, both tabloids. Then I etretched out on the floor and told Frances: "Pile 'em on." She dropped the tabloids on my taut stomach. Then she added The New Herald Tribune. Next, with the help of a neighbor, the mtnaged to lift the 324-page New York Timet and put It on. My stomach sagged toward my backbone, but I cried: "Now the Manhattan telephone di rectory." "I'm afraid." she murmured. "It might kill you.' "No. go ahead," I cried through clenched teeth. Victory! She put on the directory. I held the whole mast for a moment, then rolled aside to keep from being crushed as It toppled over. When I got up and stepped on the bathroom scales I weighed 190 five pounds less. You. too. can be psnther strong by following this regimen with the Sundsy newspapers. But don't ex ercise before an open window. They may blow apart and strangle you. Indicator Gallup Poll Tax Boost Plan Heavily Opposed in Opinion Poll By GEORGE GALLUP PRINCETON, N. J, President Truman's plan to boost income taxes next year seems likely to run into stiff public opposition. The president pointed out recently that some wsy must be found to pay for the federal government's pro grsm and cut down the deficit. Al though he suggested more taxes as the wsy out, political observers gen erally believe that congress is un likely to Impose higher levies In an election year. To find out how the general public would view a tax boost at this time. In terviewers for the Institute put the following "open" or "free answer" qtfcitlon to crott-secUon of voters in all' 48 states: - GALLUP "President T reman tayt the VM. government it spending more mon ey than It Is taking In and, there- fere, federal lucerne taxes meat be raised next year. What is your opin ion about raiting federal Income taxes next year?" Views expressed by the voters In terviewed fell Into the following: Against It, don't Ilka It, appose any increase 46 Taxes already tee high tt I Ne opinion 7 103 (The total exceeds 100 per cent because a few voters made more than one suggestion.) PuMie Often Willing Of course no citizen enjoys psy Ing high taxes. But an interesting discovery made by Institute surveys in the past is that people are not habitually against higher taxes. In fact, Americans have In the past actually voted to Increase the levies on themselves when they felt the cause was Justified and the need pressing. Por example, in the early days-of the war when treasury officials were reluctant to put stiff income levies on millions of families who htd hitherto been exempt. Institute studies showed very substantial will ingness on the part of all classes of people to psy higher taxes. Public reaction agtlnst high in come taxes did not set in until more then two years after the end of the war. Then Institute surveys be gan to find an Increasing proportion saying that they did not consider the amount of taxes thay had to psy "fair." Earlier this year, when President Truman was urging a 14 billion tax boost, a substantial majority (75 per cent) of voters questioned by the institute opposed such a step. It General approval: raise If needed, Truman probably rimht Cat 't mvnmnmmm Raise taxes en rich and eerperaueaa eniy MiactJlaneees .. drop; HEAD COLO STUFFINESS S dropf of jrVMtro Nom Drops in each nostril, cool, shrink A open stuffy nose. You breathe V eaaur quickir una x-drop way, ne e.- Major Labor Test Seen In Aussie Votes (Editor's note: The following story, backgrounding and explaining the possibilities In Saturday's elec tion In Austrtllt, wts written by Ralph Morton, tha Aaaorltted Press bureau rhlet in Sydney for three and one-half years.) By RALPH MORTON ' NEW YORK. Dec. 7 (- The peo ple of Australia vote Saturday on whether they want more, or leas, socialism. The whole English-speaking world will be watching the out come. So mill tome nations where Entttih Is not spoken. The big question Is: Has a definite trend against socialism aet In with in the British commonwealth of na Ions? Tracers of thlt trend point to the defeat last week of the labor govern ment of New Zealand, toaaed out by the free enterprise nationalist party after 14 years of rult. Toelel Tickled British torlrt, chuckling behind their newspapers, predict the em pire's labor governments will go out In the order they came In, first New Zealand, second Australia, third the United Kingdom. Although the basic issues, pro and anti-labor, teem the aame in the three countries, It has yet to be accepted aa a political maxim that as New Zealand goes, so goes the empire. Apart from the surface sim ilarity there are many Important Is sues peculiar to each of the three empire nations. Left put ourselves in the pltee of ths Aussie voter. Right off. you know, you must go to the poles. Ift compulsory by ltw. If you don't go. you get haled Into court and may pay a fine. More Volet That meant, probably, that more people proportionally vole In Australia than In New Zealand and Britain. Labor politicians say thst means more votes for labor. They say that much of the working class In New Zealand stayed away from the polls. The government on trial Is thst of Prime Minuter J. B. Chlflev. whose labor regime has been tight years in oower. The Australian can vote for a la bor candidate, or the candidate of the liberal party of Opposition Lesd er Robert O. Mantles or the candi date of another anti-labor group, the countrv party. If labor la detested. Mensles un doubtedly would be the next prime minister. But he would hsve to de- j pend on support of the country par. ty to form a non-labor coalition gov ernment. Labor argues such a eo- i allllon might prove weak. Australi ans decided three years ago to cling to labor rather than this two party coalition. Plague However, tine tne 1MB election! Australia hat been plagued by mounting prices snd Increasing gov ernment controls. Australia and New Zealand are both bound closely to Britain by economic ties, as well as sentimental and political ones. The financial crisis in Britain and the devaluation of the British pound have made It hard for the govern ments of New Zealand and Australia. Their eurrenclea have been deval ued too. 1 Government controls requiring li censes for this end thst. restrictions, and red tape have Infuriated many people. The opposition parties say they will reduce these controls and make It easier for people all around. Tough Fight There I no doubt this Is the toughest fight Australian labor has ever faced. The Australian labor party Is a tightly organised trade union party Itets pledged to a policy of gradual socialization. Its nationalization plans, however, with the exception of airlines, hsve been nipped In the bud by consti tutions! bsns tnd orgtnlxed opposi tion. For one thing, the lsbor govern ment rushed through parliament a bank rationalisation act, far more daring than anything proposed by socialists In Britain and New tea land. But the act was declsred un constitutional by the highest courts of Australia and the empire. Farther Difference There .is a further difference be tween the election situation In Aus tralia and New Zealand. The New Zealand labor government Just de feated had only a majority of four In parliament. Australian labor has 43 teats out of H In the house of representatives. It holds 33 of the 36 seaU In the elected senate. Even If labor lost manv senate seats be ing contested half the chamber) it enulrl still control the senate. The Australian voter will glvt the tnaweri to mtjor political ques tions when he names his rulers for the next three yetrt. By JAMFS MAM.OVV WABIIINOTON, Dec. 7 ("v-Here we were, htvlng a kind of nice. quiet time, looking forward to Christmas, taking a deep breath be fore congress comet esck In Janu ary, kind of relaxing. News wasn't much although every dty one or two things happened around here and mantted to tqueeae onto the front page of the nation's newspapers. A couple of the government's fi nancial experts got Into an argu ment, or Secretary of State Arheson had something to sav about China. or Congressman J. Parnell Thomas was on trial. But the great rush that goes on dsy after day when congress Is around was missing. In short, we had no tentttiont on a day-by-day basis was subsequently shelved by con gress. Where to Cut Etch person questioned in today's survey was slso asked: "Do you have any Meat about how the 11. S. government can ewt expenses?" Four principal suggestion! were offered by voters as follows: 1. Cut eut unnecessary barest eat payroll. fni rinvn en aid La Karen. 1. Follow the Hoover recommenda tions, reorganise the government. 4. Cot appropriations all acrttt the board. Phone 3111 ... ask for "c!tssl fled." Bave time, 'trouble, money- get quick results with a Want Ad I tJ THE "trlCIALIZlb" on an at fli voir Mothers prefer giving it because these Hi grain tabletl ellmuurt guesswork, assure ac- curate dosage. 35c. ST.JIKM IS'IIII reictiiiiti CARNIVAL By Dick Turner i J3 111 " tees is t its trewct, ai v a aiCv X Trj)f -O 1 .1 "I with I'd known you wort) coming the rfttt I can offer vou now la a eouplo of tinglet in tha library alcove!" Nation Today No Congress, No Truman, i Things Quiet, then BOOM! Then ill of a sudden a former air force ma lor. Oeorge Racey Jor dan, ttarted talking tboul atom bomb material being sent to the Russians during the wsr. Then Fulton lewis Jr.. t rtdlo commentator, said Henry Wallace. former vice prealdent, overruled ttomlc officials during the war and ordered ttomlc ttuff sent to Rus sia. Wallace retorted: "Sheerest fabrication." Thlt put a little pepper In the newt In these parts, tnd more ctn be expected, since the house un American activities committee now Is taking a hand In the major's story after being quiet a long time. and the congressional atomic com mittee Is going to dig around a bit. too. Whether anything comet of til this remslns to be seen. If not, st least It provided a brief actua tion. Newt Cooking But It wts President Trumtn, sun ning himself In Key West, who was preparing some of the biggest newt material, although he won't spring It until I960. lie was beginning work on his "state of the union" measage and hta economic report, both of which he X deliver to congress when It comet back In January. Then well really be off to the races, since 19M la an election year for all 4M members nf the hove tnd one-third of the 9e senators, t situation of which the prealdent It not untwtre. He t a cinch to plug again for hit civil rights progrtm. federal aid to education, a Compulsory health progtrm, and maybe higher taxes to keep pare with government ex penses. And. probably, once more he'll ask congress to repeal the Taft-Hartley labor art. Talk-feal 8!nce the stand taken by congress tnd congressmen on til these Is sues will hsve something to do with whether they're re-elected In th fall of IBM. well hsve to listen a lot of talk In IBM and depending on how you look at It a lot of tllbling for doing or not doing. But til that will get under wtv titer congress returns In January, although almost at once we can lit back and watch a lot of men run ning for office right from the time the session i tarts. Until then, barring any sensa tions, this place may be fairly quiet and peaceful. rig I Doctor Soyi Don't Expose Others When You're Carrying Cold Germs By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M. D. Some people who complain most bitterly about colds and slmllsr in fections are, themselves, among the worst offenders when it comes to spreading germs around. Thlt thoughtlessness consists In unneces sary attendance at public placet, like the movies, when In the middle of a bad cold. Sneexing and cough ing all over the place exposes every one nearby to millions of germs. Especlslly to be condemned Is the dsngerous and filthy habit of pro miscuous spitting. The health haz ard of spitting Is recognised by municipal governments and health authorities. Spitting In street cart, elevated tralnt tnd similar public placet it generally prohibited by or- dlntnce and violation It subject to fine. Spitting Spreads Germs Spit contains" millions of germs. A person who steps on the piece where someone else hss Just spit carries the germs into the office, the home, or wherever he is going. Their germs are not killed when the spit dries. Indeed, after drying the germs csn be picked up by the sir tnd breathed Into the nose, throat or lungt particularly easily. This is one way disease germs are carried from one person to another. The habit of promiscuous spitting It certainly not beautiful. It it also an actual health hazard and seems to be getting worse. A more strict enforcement of city ordinances tnd a campaign of education against spitting would certainly cut down tome of the colds and other Infec tions which art spread in this wsy. Cleansing tissue or a handker chief could and should be used when necessary. Spitting ought to be com pletely avoided In publlo places. The Doctor Answer QUESTION: My heart skips bests quite often. Sometimes 11 seema to flutter for several seconds, although I feel no pain. Is this a sign of heart trouble? ANSWER: This Is a sign that your hetrt should be extmlned by a phy sician. It does not necessarily mean serious heart trouble, since a condition known aa extra systoles, which It ordinarily not serious, can be responsible. 7iunr7ttplacMtns wlik BRAKE BIOCKS'LININGS FRICTION BLOCKS Piainj.bli rraducH I ho) ere Kind" le Yaw equipment end OvarKasd. CHAMPION FRICTION CO. Annual Turkey Dinner and Bazaar Turkey and Droning Mathed Potatoti and Gravy Scalloped Corn Cola Slaw Cronberriti Roll . Pumpkin Pio and Coffee Thursday, Dec. 8 Starting at 5:30 P. M. Adults, 51.50 Childrtn under 12, 75e Klamath Lutheran Church Croti and Crescent Sit.
