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- FRIDAY, JULY 30, ins, PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON JAMES MARLOW They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo The Doctor Says FRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS Editor Managing Editor Entered as second class matter at the post oMce at Klamath Falls, Ore-;, on August 20, 1906, under act of Constress, March 8. 1879 ; MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to the use lor publication ol all local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news. SUBSCRIPTION BATES ' " MAIL BJ CARRIER 1 Month t 135 1 Month .T $1.35 6 Months t 6 50 Months 8.10 1 Year $11.00 1 Vear $16.20 BILLBOARD , .. By BILL JENKINS Wednesday's lire that blackened a goodly portion of the Hot Springs hUl at least gave a demonstration of the hair trigger action of the local fire companies. Within minutes after the blaze broke out there were at least five rigs on the spol, all manned by competent crews who were ready and willing to go. Without this prompt action the fire could have burned over the hill and crept down into cultivated lands lying along the Old Fort Road and that area. It could, also, have gotten into good graze and timber land to the east of the hill. ' ' , The first man we saw .on the Job as we jounced up the hill to see what was going on was Roy . Rowe, Klamath's fire chief. He was roaring around in a red pick tip, setting backfires and generally making himself useful, , And If you think that grass wasn't dry you should have watched Smokey Rowe and those i backfires. All he had to do was , trot along the line he picked, . dropping paper matches as he went. The second the match hit the tinder dry grass it roared up Into flame and took off. Even a cigaret ash dropped In that dry . cheat grass and - fox tallv will i catch, and with the wind veering around you don't know where it , may stop. If It does. Next man up the hill was George Warded, straw boss of KFPA, In a pickup along with another crew member I didn't recognize, and right behind came the KFPA pump er. They took oft up the road, and aoout mat time Buster Qordon, lire chief out at Suburban Fire De partment, came charging up the Leffer From By CONGRESSMAN HARRIS ELLSWORTH The adjournment date of this session of Congress is still very : much in doubt as this Is written. Prior to the prolonged debate In the Senate on the bill known as the Atomic Energy bill. It was generally conceded that adjourn ment by July 31st was not only pos sible but likely. Now a fair guess would be August 1th. A few years ago Congress passed what is called the Legislative Re organization Act. It specifics that Congress shall adjourn on or be lore July 31st. There was an ele ment of absurdity In that provision . that each two-year term of Con gress is sepnrale and independent. The present Congress, for example, cannot make a law that would . bmd a future Congress. There Is nothing except psychological value about the July 31st date. All that will be necessary to continue Congress into the future after July 31 will be the passage of a le&olution. Tills has been done sev eral times since the so-called Re organization Act. which sets the adjournment date, was passed. ' In my opinion one o( the most Important bills If not the niost Important measure to be con ' sidered by Congress during my time as a member. Is the pending bill regarding the peace-time or In dustrial use of atomic energy. It contains the set ol rules under which , this great new source of energy may be developed and used in our free economy with private capital. It Is within the ' realm of possibility that In the long future atomic energy may have more ciloct upon our ecoii- oiny and upun our individual lives Hum has electrical energy. This bill has had the most carelul prep , station by a joint committee of the House and senate. I think it is the llrst important piece of legis lation to liHve such sponsorship. Now It should have equally care 1 ful consideration un the floor of . both Houses of Congress. Unfortunately, practically all o! the argument and debate about this bill so far has been on one minor section which has nothing at . all to do with the purpose of the legislation. The row hns developed - over how the additional power PALMIST READING will tell your post, present and future Love, marriage, buiinesi. A complete $5 life reodinf for $1 and this od. 2604 So. 6th St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. People Do Read SPOT ADS -you are: hill manning a county pumper and took off along the other ro?d. In the meantime OTI's crew plus a couple of trucks hove into view and the city sent In two big rigs. With all that manpower it was only a matter of minutes until the thing was successfully corraled. On top of the pumper rigs there were a good number of fellows on the fringes with shoulder sprays, shov els and the rest of the hand-lo-hand equipment needed to hold down a fire. A good many years ao w ui-ed to live up on the hill and remember that it burned off every ear. If the grass survived until the Fourth of July it was a cinch to go up in smoke over that holiday. But there weren't nearly as many homes in the area then, nor had the buildings stretched up the hill so far. The danger of lire along that Brass blanketed slope is much greater now than it was 10 or 15 years ago. It is" to be honed that this little fire, it covered less than a hundred acres of grass, will serve as a tvarnini to those who arc In the habit of driving up on top of the hills for a look-see at the country. Keep your cigarets and matcnes in the car. Don't be flipping 'em out. That grass will catch in a sec ond. And it wouldn't hurt to re member that it could trap you, too. Even a grass fire can play hob with the paint on your lancy auto mobile. And with your skin. When the fire on the hill was out it didn't mean that the excite ment was over lor Warden ana nis KFPA boys. A report had cornel in to their headquarters saying that a bread truck heading for Keno and the Greensprings was on fire and apparently the. driver didn't know it. We sure didn't want that guy. spewing out sparks and hot metal all over the place, heading over the mountains as dry as they are," said George. So they whipped out of their ga rage with a truck and meantime dispatched a truck from the Penny Springs guard station in towards town to meet the truck. But no truck. Whatever became of him was still a mystery as this column was written. Maybe he blew up and disappeared in tiny bits. Or perhaps he drove his smoldering truck Into a puddle to cool off. At any rate,' no harm done. We guess. Washington needed by atomic energy plants in the South Is to be obtained. Those who think the Federal government should own and generate all elec tric power are demanding that the oe expanded to meet Die power need. Others obviously in the majority believe the addi tional power can and should be con tracted for from nrlvatlv ..,-nA,i plants. That is what the present row .a .uoui out u nas nothing at all to do with the future rtevinhm, atomic powcr-which Is the real and ...,, uujecuve oi tne legislation. Apparently the bill to authorize the construction nf ih. Scuth Santlam known as the Green " Project, on a "partnership" basis will nm h. ...., j r . Congress this year. I hope the situ-! rcnaroing mat much needed flood control rinm u fi.n -I stood In Oregon. The fact Is that ianure io nave the partnership plan approved this year or at any other time will nnt hirf hoi. construction of the dam. My bill. ..uuuero a year and a half ago along with an identical bill in the Senate by Senator Cordon, author izes the construction of the Green Peter and White Bridge dams as multiple . purpose projects which means that they will be con structed by the government as power dams as well as lor flood control. My bill has been made a part of the big omnibus flood con trol and rivers and harbors bill which will undoubtedly be passed. The question as to whether the power facilities at the dam shall be paid for the Federal govern ment or by local interests can be decided next year. Meanwhile, ap- floors S-i vpitv yMAMV FLAVORS UP THERE ON THE WALL- EVEM SOMS OJSTOKER LIKES TO HfcAK PrVANlLU.CMOCOLATE,PEACM A A MfPi ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL by KEN McLEOD Man is a most unusual gregar ious creature the Intensity of ef fort with which he cultivates the growth of population well Illus trates this point. The motivating point of all this can be summed up in the one word, "business." More people, more business, and for the moment fortunately for the American people with ample resources it has spelled greater prosperity. In this mad rush for material blessings and cultivated mediocrity, those things we call "culture" have lagged far behind because in the material media of the day, (dollars to you), the things that go toward building content ment and dignity of the human soul have been sacrificed in the rush for commercialism. "How much is it worth?" In dollars (that is) Is the standard of measurement of human effort. Thus the arts have suffered to the production line technique and "How much does It pay?" There are many who believe 'a little" population is a good thing. Just as are those who believe "a little" inflation is a boon to com merce. Unfortunately there Is no end to "a little" and "little" things have a habit of growing up into "big." This is true with popula tion. The luxurious path we fol low can be likened to a path in a beautiful cloistered garden, the path is not endless for eventually It leads to the garden wall and outside our ideal paradise is reality. Eventually we must open the garden gate and step into, the outside world do we -have any misconceptions of what is out side? I think not we breath sigh of satisfaction that our gen eration need not have to pass through the garden gate. We can all see what population has done to the world of Asia. Population produces many con flicts and especially so over the use of land and water. One of the curious turns in the picture is the way farmers so avidly struggle to develop more farms and thus in crease competition in a field al ready saturated and suffering from pains of over production in many products, perhaps it Is Ideal ism which surmounts the forces of reason? It is to bs noted, how ever, It is a subject our econo mists let strictly alone a garden gate beyond which-they care not to venture. The incessant political pressure for great works of developing new lands stems probably more from small groups seeking Individual ad vantages over the main body of agriculture, rather than from the deliberate pressure of population. Here again we find California offering on interesting example es pecially In the subject of cotton. Cotton forms an interesting case history for it has forced Ihe de velopment of agricultural lands in California way ahead of the de mands of population. Cotton has created serious problems in the subject of allocation of water and Ihe logical development irrigation works. It was cotton that largely robbed the underground reservoirs of precious water long before ways and means have been developed to replenish these vital storage units. A friend of mine in the Bureau of Reclamation in California Intro duced me to this subject of cotton some time ago and he was ex propriatlons can be made based upon Ihe authorization which will be contained in the omnibus bill. Rainier Beer is just a little different. It tastes a little milder, a little smoother. Try Rainier and join the rest of us who say "Hooray for the difference!" IHcmu. - ceedingly bitter upon the subject rightly so, perhaps. It all depends upon your point of view. Cotton has probably been the most : controversial agricultural crop in America we. are all famil iar with its historical aspects, how ever, we may not be familiar with the technological advancement that has been made in its cultivation. A lot of us have been left by our school books on the bank of the Swannee River back in the days of Eli Whitney and have not been brought up to date. Progress in mechanization in the field of cotton production has become one of those Cinderella stories of industry. Last year, about three fourths of the California crop was harvested by machine. A single-row machine docs the work of about 25 laborers picking by hand. But mechanical picking has not been the only de velopment for machines handle the whole cycle from planting to the final stand and even fire enters the picture to take a hand in weed ing instead of the hoe. The story of political pressure can stem from the following pic lure. California is third In rank In the nation In cotton production and this pomes Irom but six per cent of the farms as compared with 69 per cent of the farms In a typical Cotton Belt stnt,e like Alabama. In Alabama, an average of 6.1 bales (500 lbs, each) was produced on 10.6 acres, of the average farm for a gross return of $1,000. The aver age California cotton farmer pro duced 218 bales on 156 acres for a gross return of $35,000. The Cali fornia farmer had a yield per acre advantage of almost 2.5 to 1. How ever, it was due to mechanization that the California effort was great ly advanced. It must be re membered that cotton has a great demand for water to produce Its lush profits and politics. Weather Varies Over Nation By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Temperatures cooled In some parts of the nation Thursday but remained hot in many regions. In the area of a Louisiana trop ical storm temperatures were 7 to 8 degrees cooler. In North Da kota highs were as much as 15 decrees below those of the day before. ' The weather was as much as 6 to 12 degrees warmer in southern Nebraska and northwestern Kan sas, however. Russell, Kan. had 105 and Grand Island. Neb. 100. The temperature rose to 98 In Washington, D. C. for the third straight day of readings of over 90. Two men died of heat exhaus tion. Los Angeles had a high of 93. tne hottest July 29 on record. More of the same was predicted for Frlciay. POLIO HOLLYWOOD I Radio actor Freeman F. Gosden. who is Amos of Amos and Andy, flew to Mid land. Te.. last night to be with his son, Frctinan F. Jr., 25, a polio patient. 1 Rent A Vacation Travel Trailer Sleep up to 5 - For information Phone 5520 er 7558 POOLE'S 2"7,sh' MM MERRILL SAT. MUSIC BY BALDY'S BAND "SOUTHERN OREGON'S FINEST DANCE MUSIC" DANCING 10 till 2 SI. 00 Per Person (t. inc.) AiD AFTER HE HAS LlEacn 'cu iu PROSE AMP ALSO RWME-ycv KNOW WHAT HE ORDERS-THEyU DO IT EVERy TIME.' HAL BOYLE RAPID CITY, S. D. (.ft Did you know the camel was a pioneer settler of the American West, but left here, nearly a million years ago? That was long before either the Indian or the cowboy arrived. And today nobody can tell tor sure why one branch of the camel family migrated to South America and became a llama, while an other branch went to Alrica and ended up carrying Arabs and pos ing for cigarettes. "Why did he leave here?" asks Dr. James D. Bump. "The camel competed successfully here for 30 million years. So did the horse. But they both left Ihe country. Why? Nobody knows." These are the kind of problems that bother detectives in old bones such as Dr. Bump. He Is director of the museum of geology at the South Dakota School of Mines-and one of the nation's best known paleontologists. To Dr. Bump the hills and eroded tablelands of the West are a great history book of America, holding more mystery than any thriller by Eliery Queen. He spent his boyhood In the fa mous South Dakota badlands and became fascinated' early with the fossil life imprisoned there in silt layers that tell the tale of the past, chapter by chapter. As a child he used to wander about, filling gallon cans with fossil teeth and slowly learning to Identify them. "I can't think of another place where we can find so many types of past life," he said. Among some 200 fossil animal forms dug up there are the saber-toothed tiger, the three-toed horse, and the an cestors of the modern camel, hog and rhinoceros. Scientists come from all parts of the world to sift the rich fossil treasures of the badlands. One summer there were 18 different scientific groups delving m the area at tne same time. Seeing the evidence of so many forms of life that have vanished tends to make paleontologists pretty philosophical about the late of mankind. Most of them are re conciled to the possibility man isn't here to stay forever anymore than the dinosaur was. Dr. Bump feels pretty sure, for example, that If man doesn't fig ure a way to bump of! the insects they will finally bump him off. "sneunsh ruled the world for the best part of 200 million years," he said. "Then came the age of the fishes. The sharks were boss for a long lime, and then thev started dwin dling and they've been dwindling ever since. "From the fishes came the rep tiles. One branch was the dino saurs they had' the right hormones or something and lasted for 200 million years. "Then mammals, some smaller than mice, began evolving, and the age ol the mammals has run for 100 million years. But modern mnn himself Is quite recent only about 50,000 to 80,000 years old. "In every way except brain power, man Is physically Inferior SEAMLESS CANVAS DAMS ANY SIZE LOW PRICES Example: 6x9 $4.95 MEL HOWIE 2357 South Sixth Phone 4362 THERE'LL BE ANOTHER CLEAN, WELL-VENTILATED HALL ACRES OF FREE PARKING EXCELLENT DANCE MUSIC CONGENIAL CROWD MAPLE DANCE FLOOR BY EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. Swimming for pleasure (or to get cooled offi is Indulged In by millions. It Is a good and healthful sport. If there Is no physical reason to avoid It, such as a bad heart, if the water is not too cold, and if a few sensible precautions are taken, it Is about as good a sum mer sport as we have. It Is never wise to swim alone. Even a strong and experienced swimmer can develop muscular cramps, become tangled in sunk en obstacles or otherwise get into trouble. Some drownings come from this kind of carelessness be cause no one is around to help .or call for aid. Drownings also come from swimming in unsupervised areas whether they are ponds, rivers, lakes or the ocean. In many of these the water is deeper or cold er than expected and they often have submerged rocks, step-offs, or other hazards. Tides may be stronger than swimmers. Diving in such places is particularly dangerous. Far too many reckless youngsters have broken their necks by diving. nerhaDs on a bet. into some place which they thought was deep but turned out to be shallow. Allergy to cold is probably responsible for some drownings too. It Is somewhat alarming how many people, particularly young sters, seem to ignore the old rule concerning the danger of swimming after eating. When a person eats, considerable amounts of body blood gathers around the stomach to aid in digestion and is therefore not available to the muscles used in swimming or to keep the body warm Of course, a lot of people get away with this hazardous practice but cramps are much more like ly immediately after eating, and if they occur in deep water drown ing is by no means unlikely. It should be a hard and fast rule not to go swimming for at least an hour after eating and longer if the meal has been , a heavy one. One experienced swimmer who has done guard duty told me that an Important cause of drowning is alarm or excitement on the part of the swimmer who gets into a little trouble. The fear exhausts the swimmer and he is less likely to use his head in getting out of the diffi culty. This is a good point. It never helps to get panicky when in trouble. It is a rare summer Sunday or holiday which passes without one or more unfortunate deaths from drowning. And the worst of it is that these deaths are so unneces sary; Just a little more care and they could have been prevented. Farmer Faces Cow Removal Problem NEW WINDSOR. Md. dfl Whitie's stuck in the silo. Stanley Simons, good-natured owner of the 7-year-old Holstein said she wandered off after he milsed here last evening. Some how she squirmed her way in the empty 2U oy 2-foot silo door. Simons is afraid he'll bruise her if he pulls her out and she'll bruise him if he pushed. And If she stays In too long and swells up, no tell ing when she'll get out. If he has to, Simons said, he could go in the. silo and milk Whitie but "she's moody and aw fully touchy in her old age." He hopes she'll squirm out when she gets hungry or thirsty. "I think she went in there to protest the price of milk," said Simons. to many mammals." What about those insects? "Well, insects far outnumber any other forms of life on earth," pound for pound, insects today probably match the weight of all the mammals In the world." "The problem is whether man can keep from going downhill long enough to make enough chemicals to curb them. But, of course, we can't say for sure the next age win ociong to tne insects." "After all some people call this the age of man but some call it the age of Uie atom." Dr. R. T. Lindley OPTOMETRIST 510 Med.-Dent. Bldg. Ph. 4215 Eye Exomination Visual Training BIG NIGHT WASHINGTON Wl The position Sen. McCarthy found himself In today waging while his fellow senators argued whether to cen. sure him was typical of the role forced on him in 1954. It's a new one for him. Ever since 1950, when he first made headlines with his charges of Communists in government, he had moved fast, kept punching. He rolled with the counter-punches, slugged harder in return. Nothing kept him quiet. For most of this year he has been forced Into a role sometimes passive, sometimes defensive. It has been that way with him ever since the Eisenhower administra tion early this year struck back at him. In the past he called his shots, getting attention when he wanted it with a statement or an attack. This year the shots have been called on him. Most of the atten tion given him in 1954 has not been of his choosing. McCarthy, a man of energy who thrived on action, has been slowed down. Whether or not anyone in the administration foresaw the re sult of the decision to hit back at him, the result was to crimp I his style. Sen. Flanders' effort may fail. The 73-year-old Vermont Repub- lican wants the Senate to censure McCarthy. If it falls, McCarthy may take that as a vote of ap proval and come bounding back like his old self. Although it was his own Repub lican party which had taken over, McCarthy began sticking needles into the Eisenhower administration early in 1953. He kept on sticking them in. ' , ,, The decision to tell him "whoa was made wnen uie nnuy wib McCarthy and his senate investiga tions subcommittee staff had sought special treatment for Pvt. G. David Schlne and had threat ened retaliation if they didn't get it. Schine was formerly on the staff. When McCarthy counter-charged that top Army officials had been using Schine as a "hostage" to make McCarthy pull up on his search for Communists in the Army, the fat was In the fire. The Senate Itself had to step in to in vestigate, and the subcommittee took on the Job with McCarthy temporarily sidelines as chairman. Right there McCarthy was slowed down. McCarthy, glued to the hearings, was like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back. His field had been narrowed. In long weeks of the hearings he had to concentrate on one subject: Trying to make himself and his staff look good and the Army bad. 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