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THURSDAY,' AUGUST 13, 1953 HERALD AND NEWS KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SIX Telling The Editor ThcyTl Do It Every Tim? By Jimmy Hatlo TOWER TALK FRANK JENKINS . Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor Entered ai weood class matter at the post office of Klamath FUa, Or, on August 30, 1009 under act ol Congress, March 8, W ME&tPERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is entlUed exclusively to the use lor publication of all the local newa printed in this newspaper aa weu as u ' ' SUBSCRIPTION SATES MAIL Bl CAHBUitt 1 month . 6 months , 1 year t 1.3S t 6.50 111.00 1 month . 6 months 1 year t 1.35 S 8.10 $16 20 BILLBOARD By BILL JENKIN8 ' ; Th coolest lob In town lately. outside the man who puts the meat in the cold storage lowers, ia probably that of Paul Buck and his crew who are Installing a new sidewalk down at the Cfiunnouse. One of the few chores around these days where you work In the shade. -; At least part of the time. . We're glad, too, to see that the trees are getting a pretty good size around the building wain af ter all the big ones were chopped down a number of years ago. It may not fit In with moatin ideas and maybe Frank Lloyu Wright doesn't see visions of tree slrnd h fiiixii hut to our mind there Just Isn't anything that tan take the place of a tree. . In case you're Interested In how people git from one place m other the World Wide Travel Agen cy Is gonna show a film showing all approved methods, as well as a few places come oeptemocr ism. The affair will take place at the Wlllard and will be first come first seated. Dropped In on Walt Mclntyre, ' the suv who runs the travel Joint, the other day to ask If he had anything Iq the line of a vacation I could take now and pay for later. He hasn't yet. But he a on the way, he says. ' Speaking of travel, Klamath's Bob Most, tne i-iymouin-uoage dealer with the zany advertising and publicity Ideas, Is currently back East, where he's- visiting with relatives, seeing the sights and so on. He plans, so I'm told, to pick up a new car in Detroit and drie back out to the coast, Klamath Falls is all a-clatter these days with the noise of work men putting on new sune fronts. We're getting to be pretty fancy Bruce Biossat When the Italian voters In June returned Premier De dasperl'a government coalition to power by the narrowest of margins, the pen . wan icuugmzicu. now in&l danger la upon us. His downfall la a sad loss for the West, ' The United States had no firm er friend In Europe, unless It be Chancellor Adenauer of Germany. De Oasperl brought Italy Into tho North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion. He championed the European Defense Community ana every other project for the political and economlo union of the continent. And he supported American for eign policy openly ad vigorously. We at home may not fully realize It, but we do' not have too many friends around the world today. For a variety of reasons, some fair and Borne unfair, Amer ican prestige has sunk. Whatever we may think about these Judg ments, we must still be thankful for friends where we can find them. De Oasplerl Is 72 and tired. He may never head another govern ment, though It Is possible he might come back If new elections are forced and the center coalition by which he governed Is strength ened.' Barring that, about the most we can hope for Is that De Oasperl will be named foreign minister In any new government to follow. In that post he would still exert pow erful Influence for Western causes. But It would not be quite the same. No one expects that aome other premier, even though he be of De Oasperl's christian Democratic Party, would be ao . stout a champion of America and Its alms. How did this defeat happen to a man who has performed In so statesmanlike a manner for the nearly eight years he has been premier? Observers In Italy cannot put their finger on any single thing. To stay on top, the premier needed the backing of three smnll par ties, the Republicans, Social Dem ocrats and Liberals. For real working strength, he could have used the help of the Monarchists, who have 40 votes In the Cham ber of Deputies, these days. One of the first things that almost every tourist says about the town is "my, now many nice stores and shops you nave 'Specially the people from way down South. Had a visitor trom the City of Angels a week or so ago who told me that down in the Seventh Street district new you're doing well if you can ace five blocks without being blacked out bv smog. The engineers try ana fob It off by telling everyone it has something to do with temper ature inversion, whatevei that Is, but the plain fact Is thai it's causeJ by too many people living In the midst of too many factories. Anyway, our clean new business buildings add a good deal to the pleasure of living here. And you'll go a long way before you find a climate that averages out better than ours does. ' Unless, of course, you're a true webfoot and think that tain and Oregon are synonymous. Ran Into Otto Sari the other day and got Involved In a long discus sion of agates, otto had Jusi come back from the coast, around Wald- port I think he said, although I'm not sure, Maybe It was Newport. Anyway, he'd been having great time strolling along the bench and picking up odd rocks. The agate collectors there gather in droves during the good weather, and some of 'em make out pretty well. OUo was telling us of one man who found a big chunk of strange look ing rock, took it In to tne village expert and walked out $1500 rich er, And the stone, now polished in portions, is still being cut up for various pieces ol art work and Jewelry that they do with agates. He's planning to go back, otto. that Is, next month and spend some more time on Oregon's love ly coast. Says he likes to walk on the beach and can walk luur miles there for every one he can do here in the high altitude. Wish we were going along. The first of the football releases came across the desk this morn ing. From the Chicago Bears. And that a good news to us football fana. As we remarked to Enrl Wilson the other day, the only guod thing aoout tne advent ol winter is foot ball aeason and baked potatoes. Outside that we'll stick to summer and the hotter the bettor Football opener for Oiegonians this year, outside the Shrine All- Star game, will be the clash be tween the Rams and .the Card inals set for September 7th In Port land. The All-star game is slated for Multnomah Stadium, too, on August 22nd. r - F-t 9 -AW. TzLLZl August, I953-. ctje vear l:s?v---".v- --, , , mum; I SIX LOWS UTER-4UD ' ; V?. SHE U4SNT STOPPED THE .. ' rfi&cif K 0 ! MSRRY-QO-ROOUD VET"- ; V pi iLvt Northwest History Highlights By DAN E. CLARK Professor Emeritus of History, ' University of Oregon No. 37 Today's question: Who was Ew- Ing Young .and what Is his inv portance in Oregon history? After an adventurous career as a trapper and trader, In the south west and in California, Ewlng Young met Hall J. Kelley near San Diego In the fall of 1833. Kel ley, soon to he known as the "Pro phet of Oregon," was a, New Eng land school teacher who had long taken a lively Interest in the Ore gon country, and was now on his way there. He sang the praises of the Oregon country 'so effectively that Ewlng Young decided to ac company him and try his luck as a. settler In the country so glow ingly described by Kelley who, by the way, had never yet seen it. Aftsr buying a considerable num ber of horaes and mules Young and Kelley started north early in July, 1834. Unfortunately a band of horse thieves attached themselves to the party for a time, and Gover nor Figueroa of California, with out investigation, sent word to -Dr. McLoughlln by the sailing vessel Cadboro that Young was the lead er of the marauders. Thus when Young and Kelley reached Fort Vancouver after Incredible hard ships they were received very cold ly by McLoughlln, and also with out Investigation, were branded as horse thieves. Kelley soon left the country embittered toward Mc Loughlln and the Hudson's Bay Company, although he had been given shelter and medical attcn-, tion during a long Illness. Ewlng Young, with his eightv or more horses and mules, decided to remain. He settled In the Cheha- lem Valley about five miles west of the present site of Newbergk nere no remained, virtually ' an outcast, for more than two years. Finally, In desperation. In the tall So smooth it leaves you breathless mirnoff the qrtaitst name 0 proof. MidtfromlOO (tilniKulrjIvitio. m Pum SmunoH Fli lot. Hutford.Cooft. MOST POPULAR JACKET AMI RICA'S J0 'r ; - the Original -SEASON JACKET The favorite with men season in, season out, year after year the 4-season jacket by Vi'hite Stag comes action-styled in water repellent cotton pop lin. Two lippcr pockets, adjustable storm cuffs, double front and back yoke with action back. In Natural, Sand, Dark Green, Weathered Blue, Navy ndGrey. Sizes 34-46 .; . . . - w $10.95 of 1836 he proceeded to erect a di unery wun wmcn to produce a commodity which the Indians and some white settlers would be will ing to purchase, even at th rieir of the displeasure-of the Chief Fac tor at Fort Vancouver. The Math. odtst missionaries at Lee's mission were alarmed, and sent Young a tvwicuu.f request to aDandon the enterprise, offering to reimburse him for any expense he had Incur red. , Fortunately at this time William A. Slacum, United States govern ment agent; arrived at the Willam ette settlement. He talked with Young and convenced him that Mc Loughlln would permit himi to se cure SUDDllea at Port Van...... like anyone else If he would aban- uon nis aisuiiery. At any rate Young and convinced him that Mc of the missionaries and agreed to discontinue the manufacture of whiskey. About a year later the ulstillery was replaced by, a saw mill. . The next article will tell how Ewlng Young helped to bring cat tle lroni California to Willamette Valley, and still a later article will show how Young's death started a chain of events that led to the for mation ef a Provisional Govern. ment. Next question: What was the Wil lamette Cattle Company? Clip and paste in your hlstorv scrapbook. (If you have a question you would like answered on Oregon or Northwest history, mail it to Dan E. Clark, care of this news paper.) ; , - , V i ; . ( The moat up-to-date Insurance Is written by Hana Norland. 627 Tine St. Phone 2-2515. Telling The Editor with the Ground Observer Corps Bv ELSIE BARKER The following article was taken from Norther LUe Magazine, "Aurora Borealis," Seattle. - LET GEORGE DO IT? Regarding the article on taxs in the May AB, may I offer some comments. What becomes of our tax money? Well, here is a small Insight on the subject. Do you know It costs the Air Force between $1,500 and $3,000 each time to send a plane up to patrol an area where it could be covered by a 24-hour Ground 00. server Post. Each time a 24-hour Post, such as the one a Klamath Falls (the only one In a large area on 24-hour duty) has to close be cause of the lack of volunteers, It Is patrolled by the Air Force, at a large cost to you, Mr. Taxpayer. So your two or four hours a week as a volunteer could help re duce this expenditure and help the Air Force to further fortify our "Air Defense System." This is at present very necessary for the preservation, of our way of Hie, Freedom. I know whereof I speak, because of a March, I was appointed Chief Observer and my husband, John Barker, Supervisor of the Post ,at Klamath Falls. This is all volun teer work and a fulltime headache to get reliable and responsible people to put In two hours a week. Sounds simple, doesn't it. But very few people "have the time" to help defend our country. I know that all over the United States other Supervisors and Chiefs meet with the same difficulty. I know, to the. Insurance minded people, this will be recognized as a new type of insurance the pres ervation of your homes, Jobs and fellowmen. So if you can find a few spare hours or some of your family can, help cut those tax ex pendltures and become a GOC member. The satisfaction you will get out of helping make our de fense better and the wonderful people you'll meet (real solid citi zens) will more than repay you for the sacrifice of a few hours of yqur pleasure time. Elsie Barker Casbier, Klamath Falls . Dear Elsie: Having attended a number of civil defense meetings, we know that your statements are true. De fense activities in this area are not so effective as they should be and Civil Defense authorities di rectly ascribe this to the apathy on the part of the public. ine statement was made mat in a city the size of Seattle, at least 50.000 lives could be saved if a matter of minutes were made available through adequate warn- When we bid our Klamath home jng. This warning can only come gooanignt. . . tnrough continually manned ob- TO THE EDITOR In looking over some old poems mat i nad written more than twen ty five years ago, I found this little verse. I don't know who wrote it. You have it Just as I found It. Think It might bring to mind the thoughts of some of the old timers In those days of long ago. I am passing it along, it must have been written long before my time. . F. E. Pellelt ', Crescent Avenue We'er gathered tonight In our well remembered home Our hearts and our spirits are 'gay There's fragrant sniffs ol the cof fee and the pie And we know there is chicken on the way Our hearts turn back to the little country town We romped through In days long gone past We have seen those times when things were looking down But we've made the Klamath name proud at last. Sing our words my lady, the weep ing time is o er So sing our song for the dear old Klamath home For the old time friendsnip formed of yore. . We meet no more by the bridge across the stream , The wild birds, the falls and the shore The Lakeside Inn seems a sort of hazy'dream - Where It -stood tby the old brick store When, the little old church stood a " guardian oh 'the hill x s K polntin' our pathway to the right May that hand we found lead the pilgrims onward still servatlon posts for two very im portant reasons: 1 Installations are not sulflc lent in number; (2) radar Is not effective In picking up low-flying p lanes. If enemy bombers keep behind top ographlcal elevations, ' particular ly In mountainous areas, radar screens can's do the Job. On the other hand, low-flying planes are easily detected by prop erly manned Ground Observation Posts. These posts In turn report by telephone and short-wave radio and, by combining several re ports, an accurate plotting can be made ol the plane's direction and speed. In this way, we can have pro tection for our country, its cities and its people, but the procedure requires the unselfish contribution in time by many citizens. The military simply doesn't have the manpower or money to do it with out help. That Is where the trouble lies right now. Civil Defense needs ob servers, telephone experts, radio operators and their equipment, those versed In first aid and in fact, almost any type of man or womanpower that our people may be willing to give. If, as defense authorities state, it is public apathy that is making our civilian defense efforts as Inadequate as they are, lets re member the 50,000 lives that can be saved in one city by gaining Just a few minutes in warning time Sure, we are busy and have otheij things we might prefer to do wlthl our spare time. Usually they are quite important too; but, ac tually, arc they as vital as the 50,000, particularly when some of those Involved may be members of your family or friends. Now, shall we all share .the Job or, , as in the last war, shall we "letGeorge do It" and have the burden fall on an unselfish few. This time the need is more ur gent, the time we have is much less and as' yet we have had no "Pearl Harbor" to shake us out of our lethargy. Should we not ask, "Just how many hours nave I contributed to civil defense? Just how many hours will I be willing to contribute during the next six months? , We of the Klamath Falls Post would like to pay tribute to an observer of the Ashland Post al though she Is no longer with them. The following article was taken from the GOC magazine: On June 10th death took one of our most conscientious observers, Mrs. Rodney Keating. In February, 1953. Mrs. Keat ing had been told by doctors that she had only one year to live, but she would not give up her smtt at tne observation post. On the 29th of May, she caught the (Continued on Page Nine) OLD BATS, TOO? Dear Sir: There are upwards of three bli. Hon crows in North America, ao cording to government figures each scheduled- to live 12 yea unless eliminated earlier by gun poison or trap. The government's crow censm j, probably as accurate as can be tabulated when it's conaldered that many crows have been known to migrate up to 1500 hundred nuiej In a single year, but I think there must be octogenarian crowt live far beyond the 12-year tpts. allotted them by the Migratory Bird experts. My grandfather, for instance had a politically minded talking crow which he chased off his farm when the bird deserted Theodore Roosevelt ' In . 1904 and plumped for Alton B.-Parker for presldent so Grandpa said. Grandpa also claimed that he found the crow as a fledgling when it was blown cut of Its nest in the spring of J86I the year he enlisted In the Fifth Artillery- That would make the old crow 43 years old at the time their friendship was fractured over poll, tics. -Lately I have been Inquiring among bird experts as to the longe vity or crows without much luck A friend in Kentucky Wrote that he was sending along an old crow which had been around for la years. When the expressman de livered the package It contained a bottle of an old time beverage called Old Crow. Another wag ol. fered to ship me. prepaid, an,eld. erly female relative by marriage, One friend sent me the proceed, ings of the London Zoological So ciety for 1938, contained an ac count of a European crow which came Into the possession of the Comte de Beaucorps when he wis ten years old and the crow was 20 and was still a household pet when he died 10 years later. This made the crbw If the story Is true 90 years old when the Comte died. i , Still another friend, this one a bird trainer, has a most artlciuite crow which has appeared as guest "star" on a number of television shows and which Is 17 years old. However, what I am looking for are authenticated very old crows and I thought that you or your readers might know of birds la captivity that have lived beyond the !2 years of natural expectancy. I M deeply appreciate any help rott you or your readers. Sincerely yours, Stuart Little ' Suite 465 1 East 43rd St. New York City U 'Miserable' Fugitive To Be Paroled Friday JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ID George Austin, the convict trite, gave himself up after almost III "miserable" years as a fugitive, will be an ex-convlct Friday, He said he came back to Mis sourl's penitentiary last May 27 to complete his prison term and "get riRht with the Lord." Now. the 59-year-old Itinerant photogra pher says, he Is right and he's go ing to stay that way. 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