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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1954)
PAGE SEC FRANK JENKINS Wiforr Entered u second elau nutter at th on August :o, IMS under act o: congress, Marcn u, mK ! MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' The Associated Press Is entitled f of all the local newt printed In tills .. SUBSCRIPTION BATES MAIL BY CARRIER 1 month ... t 135 ... f 6.80 ill.00 6 months 1 year BILLBOARD " Br BILL JENKINS ' That outfit back on Oblo that was searching for the origin of the term 'green thumb" sent in a paw ol green thumbed gloves and the In formation that they are still on the trail. Closest they have come so far Is the colorful and charming story of the old monk In a monastery, garden whose remarkable success with his plants came to be attribut ed to the color of bis thumb, stained from the handling of same. The story appeared in 1946 but with no mention of the origin.' . In a cookbook called "Oreen Enchantment":- authoress Rosetta Clarkson says the term was a. com mon one in England and Scotland around 1530. She didn't quote her authority for the statement either, and Is, unfortunately, dead so we can't ask her. . Chaucer speaks,' In Canterbury Tales, of millers having a gold thumb, or "thombe of golrie." And that's the size ot It to date. Send in an authentic answer and you'll probably get two pairs of garden gloves. With green thumbs. Now that the Icicle season Is tem porarily over we are reminded that By DEB ADDISON . RETAIL MEMO: The biggest thing that has hap pened to some lines of retail busi ness In many a moon la begin ning to happen today. The federal excise tax on furs, Jewelry, handbags,' luggage, cos metics, light bulbs and cameras Is now 10 percent. Yesterday It was 20 percent. The excise tax dropped from 15 to 10 percent on sporting goods, mechanical pencils and pens and on cigarette lighters. Appliances (e x e e p t washing machines which carried no. excise tax) had a tax of 10 percent on the manufacturers sales price. It has been cut In halt to t. This Is a tax paid by retailers on the wholesale price, but ot course it Is Included In the final sales price to you. Long distance phone calls droDned from 35 to 10: your local telephone bill starting today will include an excise tax of id per cent, a cut from 15, t Movie and other admissions Prices will be 10 percent tax In atead of the previous 30. Tickets of 50 cents or less are exempt en tirely. What this means to you, as a buyer, can be seen in advertise ments In this paper today. This story will unfold as time goes on. Mr. Elsenhower signed the bill to make It a law just yesterday af ternoon. It seems evident that most re. tall prices will reflect the excise tax cuts. According to a statement Just this week by the movie houses' national association, this Industry will, in part at least, look at the cut aa a new lease on life rather than as a means of Immediately reducing ticket prices. In the last six yeara 6.000 theaters have gone dark, box of fice gross has dropped 33 percent, and profits have sagged 88 per cent. Television and the admis sions taxes are blamed for the trend. A little suspected effect of the excise tax cuts may be found In our next year's report on agricul tural Income. County Agent Charley Hender son's recent "State of the Basin" report on agricultural Income In cluded an item of 1160.000 under Income from bees, furs, horses and rabbits. The fur coat business has been hit harder by the past 30 percent excise than most others. Aside from a still lively business In mink coats In spite of the reflec tions from Washington, DC, the past few years) there just hasn't been much fur coat business. As a result, the price of mus krat pelts has declined from more than three dollars during the war boom to two bits or less now. Muskrat trapping once was a flourishing winter business here. Maybe It can make a comeback I now. This year, Americans plan to CAUGHT IN THE ROUNDS Frank Waters Johnson, MD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ; announces the removal of his office April I to 112 No. Fifth Street KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON to continue the practice of REFRACTION, SURGERY ond MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE EYE Phone 6431 BILL JENKINS Minglng Editor post office ol Klamath Falls, Ore. exclusively to tie use for publication newspaper as well as an ap new. 1 month ( 1.3S months . t 8.10 116.20 jear -- the most symetrical Ice spikes in town are, or were, those that hung from the heating company's shed down on Klamath Avenue. I wonder if that has any special significance? Dropped in on the lads out at KFPA (Klamath Forest Protective Association) the other day and found them busy in fabricating a cat truck. In case you don't know what that is it's a truck capable of carrying a fourteen ton Caterpillar tractor from the home shed to the scene of the fire. The whole thing was oeing Duut up out or massive planks, I-beams and angle iron on a Peterbilt truck they had lust ac quired through the state. When the rig is ready to go they'll really have something. And don't think It won t come In handy at the scene of a fire. It will. Right now we'll Just sit back and hope they don't have any fires ser ious enough to require the heavy rigging. , And there wouldn't be if we'd all take care in the open and nuke sure our clgarets are out, our cook ing fires are buried and we don't take any other chances with the flames. buy somewhat less heavily than In 1953, but as. much or more than in previous post-war years. This was determined through the Fed eral Reserve Board's annual sur vey cf consumer finances and buy ing intentions conducted by toe University of Michigan. (Also, we might add, the survey was made prior to today's re duction In excise taxes). Other major findings: More folks early this year still felt bet ter off financially than felt worse off. About 23 percent of those queried reported making less mon ey than a year earlier. However 41 percent said they are making more money than a ynar earlier. People expect prices to be stable or declining through the year. This is the strongest sentiment of this kind since early 49. The survey disclosed long run demand for new homes and new cars is just as strong, short run possibly a little weaker than in the last two years. Telling The Editor THANKS To the good people of Klamath County and all my friends every where: Though I have Improved In every way I am still unable to be out and personally thank everyone who was so kind to me during my serious illness. The hundreds of phone calls, telegrams, letters, cards, and doz ens of beautiful bouquets I re ceived from Individuals, lodges and clubs were appreciated more than you will ever know! All these good wishes and prayers made by recovery possible. I wish to thank the doctors, special nurses and all the Hillside Hospital staff, all were very kind to me. I will be happy when I am strong enough to get out and be of some comfort to other folks who may not be as fortunate as I was. I sincerely thank everyone from the bottom of my heart. With my best wishes, Llnyd L, Low 1975 Del Moro Have the Extended Coverage En dorsement added to your fire insur ance policy. Ask Hans Norland about it. 827 Pine St. Phone 2-2515. NOTICE! EAGLES ELECTION OF OFFICERS FRIDAY, APRIL 2 2 p.m. 'til 8:30 p.m. ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND VOTE They'll Do It Every Time . LJ AAV PARA HOW W &feillS GOT ME BJNKIWfj' )t ' I WW DO VOU HAVE TOR L-3 ??II3? Srru l HE RANTS AND R4NJS . expensive CUTSPWHV t-Sl SE I I AT -MOM WHEMTWE . lVCArrvCUGOOt STUFF THAT I IV" T?JSi fS BUTCHEtt BILLS VOO CAN REHASH THE NECTJp?4j7 eScS-vKP COME DUE , ' gS -fnayPWHY NOTAAEAT LOAF, Bf llPTSOir s w ' , yrxm ham and &eavs.macasoh Jn ffrFTTS (3 FOLLOWS i DEAROLD . ?S A6AIN! WE HAD IT ASAN i C'AON, f TVJ rurZn.r LEFT-OVERS EVERY DAy M POP- LETS GO TO KTTME IteifiTl 1 WIS Wf ! WOV DO tXJ nTHE LUNCH HAGONfl BT& kEl H HOPPENSPavEA V EXPECT AN ABLE-BODIED B AROOiD "WE J flMl I LISTEN v-t AWN TO LIVE ON .gfl Vv OaM ilI I 9 ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL by KEN McLEOD In yesterday's column I told the story of the naming of our moun tain sheep Ovls californianus, 1 described in 1829 by David Doug las from the horns and a skin he saw on August 26, 1826, near The Dalles, on the Columbia River. This name has remained unchanged for all the mountain sheep of the Cascade Range and the adjacent desert regions to the east. Only Oregon country were our species replaced by the Rocky Mountain Bighorn, In the Blue Mountain re gion. Our species was quite similar the Rocky Mountain Bighorn which is spoken of in scientific circles as "Ovls Canadensis." The Lava Bed sheep in size was about the same as the Rocky Mountain sheep but their horns were more spreading and open, less closely coiled. The upper molar teeth sere longer and heavier and the nasal bones c4 the skull averag ing wider. Beyond this, not very much is known about the species. The late Dr. Joseph Grinnell, whom I had 12 privilege of study ing under at l Museum of Verte brate Zoology of the University of California, was never completely satisfied that one species ranged the whole area as outlined by Douglas. However, in spite of the animal being so well known to the early day settlers of the region it was very lilUe known in the scien tific Held. Vernon Bailey, of the old U.S. BioloRical Survey, now . the Fish and Wildlife Service, frtves this description of our Lava Bed sheep: "Coloration unknown, except from immature and much - faded skins from the Stccns ' Mountains, but these show extensive areas of white which with the general pale colors suggests the desert, sheep farther south." Then Bailey makes a very enlightening state ment which shows . why Grinnell was never satisfied with the species name: "No body measure ments known." Perhaps It is strange that Doug las should attach the word "cali fornianus'' to the species he met with on the Columbia River and ot men; without a doubt his Judge which he never saw a living spect ment was colored by the stories told by the old trappers of the Hudsons Bay Company. It Is well known that mountain sheep have been common along the canyon walls of the Deschutes River to near its mouth. Undoubt edly before the days of rifles moun tain sheep must have followed the terraced lava walls of the Colum bia River Valley above and below the mouth of the Deschutes River Valley. In fact, on December 8. 1826. about nine months before Douglas found his specimens, one of the hunters of Peter Skene Ogden's trapping expedition, killed a sheep In Uie rough little range of moun tains about 40 miles south of The Dulles which are known today as the "Mutton Mountains.". A few days later after crossing to the By Appointment THURSDAY, APRIL 1. 1954 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON ' ' """" "j east side of the Deschutes River Canyon near' the mouth of Warm Srplngs Creek, Ogden reported p. fine herd of sheep but "too swift tor us." On February 4, of the following winter, Ogden reports four sheep killed near the headwaters of Burnt River. And on January 1, 1837, somewhere in the Klamath Lake Region but not definitely lo cated though I suspect in ths neighborhood . of the Lava Beds Ogden reports a "goat killed." On May 30 of 1827. somewhec In the Warner Lake County, Og den writes, "An ibex killed today and a young one taken alive. I shall feed It on mare's milk until we reach Fort Vancouver." Ogden's reference to "goat" and "ibex" were undoubtedly applied to the female and young male sheep, these are terms that are frequently misapplied to the ani mal even at the present day. We are constantly coming across rec ords where old time settlers speak of shooting Ibex and these state ments have caused many people to wonder if mountain goats ever inhabited the region. The mountain goat according to Bailey: "do not now and perhaps never did Inhabit Oregon, but they have been so often reported from the state that some explanation seems necessary. In the original description of the species in 1815, Lewis and Clark In their journal notes reported them along the lower Columbia River In 1804 and In 1805 and say: "We have seen only the skins of these animals which the native dress with, the wool and the blan kets which they manufacture from the wool. They live In great num bers on the chain of mountains forming the commencment of the wooded country of the coast and passing the Columbia between the falls and the rapids.' Bailey states: In 1936: "Coats are still common on Mt. St. Helens and the Ooat Rocks half way be tween Mt, Rainier and Mt. Adams, and have been reported on Mt. Adams in comparatively recent times. So far as Is known there Is no authentic record of their oc currence south ot the Columbia River in recent tunes.'' Excise Tax Reduction Sale now In progress on Kenmore electric ranges, Coldspot refrigerators and freezers, pins all other excise taxrd Items, Additional savings np to $24.00. Sears, Roebuck It Co. MOW IS THE fUHUE . . . Just a reminder that your Co-op carries a quality line ot small seeds and seed grains. Come in and' let us tolk over your needs. ALFALFA La dak, Crimm, Cornmon ond Ronqcr. CLOVER Alsike, Sweet ond White Dutch. GRASnSESJ Alto Fescue, Orchord. Smooth Brome, Burnet, Reeds Canary, Enqlish Rye, Kentucky Blue Cross Timothy, Meadow Foxtail, etc. Pasture mixes are o specialty here at your Co-op. Brinq in your formula, or let us recommend one suited to your soil and water conditions. SEED GRAINS Barley, Oats, Wheat and Rve. Re cleaned ond treated. We do custom cleaning and treat ing. A word of caution . . , brinq in your seed early! PACIFllS (th end Spriitf TiiMake Plant rheM Tukloka 7-131 - By Jimmy Hatlo The Doctor Says By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. It often seems that everyone knows how to raise a baby espec ially those who have never had one. Not only do they "know" what to do, but they are liberal with advice, even though this is likely to be based on folklore and prejudice. Most of the time, a new mother with her first born is completely confused by well-meaning advice from - a long line of relatives, friends and neighbors. Usually, such advice is worth what is paid for it exactly noth ing. Although given with the best of intentions, what one person says is quite likely to be exactly the opposite of the suggestions provided by another. Any but the strongest-minded mother is likely to be left in a state of utter confusion. There are some points in this connection which I should like to bring out, and which are based on an excellent book written a few years ago by the late Dr. C. Anderson Aldrich and Mrs. Al drlch. It Is called "Babies are Human Beings." j I hope this Is still in print, in any event, the main theme is tiiat babies should not all be treated alike, because their indl- vidaul personalities must have a chance to develop. As the Aldrtches pointed out, babies are different even at birth. In a hospital nursery for new borns a great difference can be noticed between one baby and an other, in appearance and behavior, not only by the parents but by otner careiui observers. One question which the Al drlches discuss is about fond ling or loving babies. Conscien tious mothers often ask whether fondling is proper. Of course, a baby should not have too much or indiscriminate fondling by friends and relatives. Like everything else, this matter can be overdone. The more peo ple who come in close contact with the baby the greater the chance of giving the Infant some Infection. To feel that a mother and father should not give the Infant physi cal affection, however, is to in flict unintentional cruelty on the child. Everyone thrives on some af fection, Infants most of all. Of course, it is good to fondle babies good for the baby and good for the parents. This does not mean bouncing a baby around roughly or exposing it to colds or infec tions. Two principles should govern ycur conduct: Treat a baby as you would like to be treated if you were young and helpless, and remember that signs of af- thtm 4411 50PPLY 1C0-0PIB Wing Tips A lot of people have asked us what the civil m """' -- - .., xt. Dirnl Cadets are. In this column we will try to answer this and other questions you a little about CAP and Its CAP is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force made up or ...j mnmnn volunteers, in- .-...t-H in aviation, who have r,.j ,,hr m Kprve their coun further national interest in aviation. rn.. ,.,. nr CAP Is to pro- 1I1C vide an organization to encourage and aid American citizens in the contribution of their efforts, serv ices, talents, ana. resources m development of aviation and the maintenance of air supremacy and to encourage and develop.' by example, the voluntary contribu tion of private citizens to the pub lic welfare. Also to provide aviation educa tion and training, especially to its senior and cadet members; to encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities, and to pro on irvnnization of private citizens with adequate facllitl tn ctizens with adequate faculties to assist in meeting national u pmereencies. In future articles, we hope to tell you some of the history of CAP, what we do in CAPC, and some of the projects we work for. Anyone Interested In the senior or cadet CAP program is Invited to attend our meetings Monday evenings, 6:45 to 8:45, at Altamont Junior High. Visitors welcome. Radiation Found In Snowfall BILLINGS, Mont. Ufi Radioac tive snow has fallen In an area between here and Sheridan, Wyo to the south, a local consulting geologist reported yesterday. Chuck Hauptman, using a Gelger counter, said radiation was meas ured at about three mllllroentgens an hour about 200 times the amount of ordinary "background" radiation picked up by instruments but still very small. He said the element ot danger in the radioactive snow was "prac tically nil." Hauptman and another geologist, Donald Todd, said the snow re sulted from ' a March 1 hydrogen bomb test in the' South Pacific. But weather forecasters said last Friday's H-bomb blast more likely was responsible. Three Inches of snow fell In the i area Saturday and Sunday. In Cambridge, Mass., scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology reported slight signs of ra dioactivity in the air since March 10. A spokesman said the measure ments, noted only In rain, show the 'radiation is insignificant as far as health and safety Is concerned." Doctor's Efforts Fail to Save Life CLEVELAND OR Fiflecn-monlh-old Jo Ann Yurlck stopped breath ing during a choking spell at her home last night. Quickly Dr. Harry Hall slit open her chest with a razor blade and massaged her heart until it started beating again. The child died later, however, at a hospital despite efforts to revive her with plasma and oxygen. fection are appreciated even be- inre a cnuci can laix. Tne rewards ot proper Handling In Infancy are reaped when the child gets older. To make these rewards even more bountiful. It might be wise to fol low expert advice and Ignor the low expert advice and Ignore the Klamath MEAT Cent 710 PINE YMCA BLDG. O DON STROUD Plump, Young ROASTING PULLETS Fresh. New York Dressed Nice, Feed Lot Beef RIB Well - STEAKS COUNTRY STYLE PORK SAUSAGE BASIN BUILDERS rv RUTH KING ' The story of the Klamath coun try, still awaiting the railroad, of the dollars that poured into purses from livestock and early fanning Interests, traveled like a P,1;16 lire before a high wind when Urn land was new. It reached the eager ears of the MRS. JOHN TAYLOR late John Taylor and his wife, born Jennie Crawford in the picturesque little town of Mulberry, in Mis souri, June 28, 1878. , Her people were funnel's. Jennie Crawford grew up midst the sweet scent of summer hay, the lowing cattle at dawn, the harvest at the end of summer. She gave her heart to a farmer, John Taylor, son of a United Pres byterian minister, July 16, 1901. They moved to his father's farm as soon as the strains of the wed ding march died away, then to La crosse, Washington. It was there, while he raised wheat on rented land, that the family heard about the untouched acres of land in this county, of the abundance of water the opportunities, and the die was cast. YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR EASTER SHOWING Suburban Flower Shop And Nursery 3614 Se. 4th Thousands of CROFT EASTER LILIES u" 0MV a00 A Large Selection of Fruit Trees - Shrubs - Evergreens F.T.D. We Wire Flowers Anywhere , Saturday and Sunday Door Prizes April 3-4 Gifts Trimmed Leon, Meaty BEEF K0ASTS FRESH, Ail Meat Ground Beef 3 $1 ' The family headed for Klamath Falls to a farm wagon. It took three weeks of travel. A hired mnn with them leit nis me savings ol 1300 and a bedroll at a camp site. The travelers turned about and 25 miles back along the trail found it. They ate and slept in the open, saw other wagon travelers headed south, - ': i For three months after arriving, Mr. Taylor worked on the Keuo cut-off, then filed on homestead land near Merrill, adding acres un til the family holdings were in creased to 885 acres; mostly against' the lootnius, norm oi town. Jennie Taylor accomplished all the necessary farm chores that con. front a farm wife. She plunged with the vigor of a leader Into work of the Infant Merrill grange; was its third master, back In 1933. She went Into tne narness again in 1937, was reelected the following year: served as lecturer of Pomona grange for six years. She never said "no" when a Job was to be done, and that won her the year-ln-year-out task ot chair, manning the huge dinners ot the Klamath Basin Potato Festival held at Merrill after the brown earth has yielded another crop of tubers. The dinners cooked by the Ladles Aid of the Presbyterian cnurcn, are famous over Oregon. Jennie Taylor was treasurer of tne cnurcn for 25 consecutive years. She- Is a member of the WCTU She made the long drive with a buggy in the early days to Ash. land, over unpaved roads for fruits and vegetables for canning; later wnippea one of tne first automo biles here, over the mountain route. Mrs. Taylor Is the mother of fiv children, two of whom died In earj life. Living are Mrs. Bee Anderson, Merrill; Mrs. Jennie Opal Hans. com, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Aubrey Fleming, Henley. She has nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Excise Tax Reduction Sale How In progress on Kenmore electrle ranges,- Coldspot refrigerators and freezers, plus all other excise taxed Items. Additional savings up to $24.00. Sears, Roebuck Co. Phone S18S EASTER FLORAL Arrangements and Corsages on Display. . Telephone 2-3322 O WALT COOL ,, greens 3 1 Klomoth Foils
