TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. 1954
PAGB EIGHT
HERALD AND NEWS.- KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Husband, Wife
Die In Crash
CHARLESTON.. W. Va. Wl A
husband and his young wife, oir
their way to a hospital where she
was to give birth to a child, were
trapped in the wreckage of their
pickup truck yesterday and burned
to death.
State Trooper R. L. Casey said
the truck collided with another
pickup, turned over and caught
fire. The dead were Harold Legg.
35. and his 23-year-old wife, of
Zela.
Casey said the driver of the.
other pickup, George Keeney of
Witcher, had been charged with
negligent homicide.
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
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FRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS
Editor Managing Editor
Catered as aecond .class matter at the post office at Klamath Kalis,
Ore., cn August 20, 1906, under act of Congress, March 8, 1879
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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By BILL JENKINS
Just back from the Modoc Tribe
Ride, full of health, dirt, bruises
and high spirits. In fact, If there
wasn't such a thing as earning a
living I'd like to take off again
and do It all over again As It is,
11 I can do is leel thankful that
Oop Schloss and the gang down
there were nice enough to invite
me along.
That Is country, man, real coun
try. And lots of it. Any way you
look. Some of 24 men took advan
tage of the four day trip this year,
leaving the Peppcrdine ranch on
Thursday, riding up through the
mountains, down through the Owl
Creek canyon, up and over the
rim above Pine Creek Bnsin and
down into Mill Creek to the per
manent camp.
Wild and rugged country, the
kind an outdoorsman really looks
forward to getting into. The kind
that takes a good horse to cover.
a good man to keep up with and
furnishes the finest deer cover In
the world.
On this particular trip we saw
more deer than I would even at
tempt to count. Even If I had you
wouldn't believe me when I told
you. I'll only say this much: where
you ordinarlily see a deer or may
be two or three, over In that
country they run in bands of from
10 or 12 on up. And some of those
old bucks, particularly the ones
over In the game reserve side, are
packing a rack that makes them
tilt their heads when they run be
tween a couple of trees.
I know it is bad taste to tell
other people about the good times
you have had when they had to
stay home and work in a stuffy
office, but this one was of such
caliber that I'll probably be talk
ing about It for weeks to come.
Briefly, the history of the thing
roes back to a time some 12 years
ago when a bunch of men got to
gether and thought It would be fun
to get oft In the hills for a while.
CAUGHT IN
By DEB ADDISON
RETAIL MEMO:
"The months ahead promise a
great deal to retailers. From all
evidence available to us now, there
Is every reason to expect the rest
of the year to be good. It Is also
clear that it will take merchan
dising enterprise and promotional
Imagination to get sales. More than
that, we will have to operate with
(11 our skills as storekeepers to
realize adequate earnings from the
aales we do get."
That was H. M. McBain, chair
man of the board of Marshall
Field and Co., as quoted In "Wom
en's Wear Dally."
Freedom, Freshness, Good Style
Sense. These are the keys to the
why and how of promoting home
furnishings for the fall season. In
a comprehensive analysis of the
trade, "Retailing Daily'" suggests
these are the trends to watch.
Furniture: Freedom, a word lit
tle associated with homefumlsh
lngs. Is today one of the greatest
assets of furniture design. An In.
dication of the freedom offered the
homemaker Is evident in the ver
satility of case designs and uphol
stered pieces to meet the needs of
different kinds and sizes of homes.
Operating profits of new car and
truck dealers showed a substantial
gain In the quarter ended June 30.
But the National Automobile Deal
ers Association warned that prolit
margins remained well below the
levels of 1953. and were still at
dangerously low levels, according
to the "Journal of Commerce."
The headway dealers have made
In recent months In reducing in
ventories, coupled with Improve
ment In consumer demand lor
cars, was responsible for the up
turn in dealer prolit margins dur
ing the second quarter. NADA an
nounced Hint during the llrst
six months of 1054 dealers
throughout the country re
alized an average operating prof
it of l.B percent of sales bclore tax
es, compared with 4.4 percent rea
lised in the first six months of lsisj.
Afunny recession, this, Taking
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Alturas and the country around It
being natural horse country, they
naturally decided to make it a
horseback trip. Since then the trip
has grown into a well organised
trek, fun for all, and through some
of the grandest country this side
of heaven.
One point that came up around
the camp lire on Mill Creek,
where you can catch fish prac
tl c a 1 1 y In camp and the deer
browse on the hillside right above
you every morning, was that of
keeping a lot more area in its na
tural state.
While it Is a Utopian dream it
was pretty generally agreed that
It would be a wonderful thing if
most of the national forests were
turned into primitive areas. A
primitive area, in case you are not
aware of it, is an area set aside
by the federal government. for the
exclusive use of those who love
the outdoors. No motor vehicles
are nllowed. nor can you fly Into
tlie lakes and fish them. You either
ride a horse or you ride shank's
mare.
Of course there are a lot of
drawbacks to applying this sort of
a rule to all national forests. You
must have a certain number of
fire toads for the protection of the
area, and some roads are neces
sary to the stock Industry. Even
though it is a primitive area it
should be left open to at least, lim
ited stock grazing. U helps the
area, tends to keep the brush
down and thus lessen the fire
hazard and, where there Is ample
grass and cattle are not browsing,
it doesn't hurt the deer feed or
other wild life
It is a thought at least, and one
that we would do well to keep In
mind.
As time is growing short and the
shop wants this I'll shut down for
the day. More tomorrow. If the
pictures turn out we'll have a few
of those, too.
THE ROUNDS
a look at the state
"Sales Management'
of business.
has put to-
gether a series of observations and
finds the following:
Consumer spending for goods
alone Is olf about 2 per cent, says
Prentice Hall. Inc. Hard goods
are off 7 to 8 per cent but these
declines have been more than off
set by a six per cent rise in spend
ing ior services.
The F. W. Ddoge Corp. an
nounced its first half total of con
tract awards (construction) was 17
per cent ahead of '53 an all time
high for a first half.
Sales of home laundry appliances
will be up around 25 per cent.
Delinquencies on Installment
debt are declining; mortgage fore
closures continue far below the
pre war norm.
For Uie first time in any "re-
cession" period total national ad
vertising volume increased.
A widely predicted recession fiz
zled out,
"In my own home more than 40
years of experience in the retail
Jewelry business, I have used all
lorms of advertising. I have
checked my experience with all of
them and out of thnt check - up I
have arrived at a policy that calls
for the expenditure of 95 per cent
of my advertising appropriation in
newspaper space.
Newspaper space has brought
me more results than those ob
tained from all other media com
bined. Knowing this and know
ing the competition we retail ipw.
elers are going to face this venr
for the Christinas gift business
from other promotional minded
industries. I am definitely Planning
to double my 1D53 Christmas adver
tising appropriation in ncwsDarjer
space in 1954."
mat was I. M. Chaykvn. presl
dent of Armstrong Jewlers. Inc..
of Hammond. Indiana, as reported
in "tailor & Publisher."
COST OP LIVINO MEMO:
The Dun i Bradstreet Daily
'Wholesale Commodity Price Index
of 30 basic commodities was 274.34
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Canned
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ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL
by KEN McCLEOD
Some students of history have
criticized the Francis Fletcher
narrative regarding the discovery
of the Klamath Coast In 1579, their
chief point for casting suspicion
upon the narrative is Fletcher's
story of extreme cold for he can
not say enough about "the extrenv
Ity of the coald." To one extent
there is exaggeration, but it is only
a natural one that you can listen
to today in the contemporary ac
counts of outlanders who visit our
California coast. Particularly Is
this notloed on any trip to San
Francisco, the native San Francis
can going about In shlrt-sleeyes
while his cousin from the hot In
terior valley shivers in his best
winter top-coat.
Historians have failed to consid
er the human reactions involved In
Fletcher's narrative in their in-
slstance of "fact" as regard to
June temperatures at latitude 42.
While the temperature may not
have been excessively low for
June on our coast In 1579 it must
be remembered that the people of
"The Golden Hind" had spent long
months In the warm waters of the-
tropics; and then to suddenly pass
the "cold wall," to cross from the
warm current from the Japan Sea
Into the cold current flowing along
the California coast, was, to these
men accustomed to the warmth
of the tropics, like opening the
door of a rclrlgerator. The fog.
and fear of being driven aground
by the storm in an unknown land
likewise, did not add much to their
conrort. One can readily under
stand how the cold felt to the
people of "The Golden Hind'" and
how they bitterly complained at
the sudden change. It's an old.
old story to the people who live
upon our coast.
Fletcher, like many another
writer was not adverse to mak
ing life appear a little more rua-
gea wan it actually was. The point
brought up by Fletcher narrative
is the question whether Drake
made two landings, the first near
42 degrees, the second at Drakes
Bay at 38. Fletcher's account of
the anchorage from the storm
reads much like the bay at Cres
cent City, obviously it was not
Drake's Bay as Fletcher wrltes:v
"In this place was no abiding
for. vs; and to go further North,
the extremity of ine coald . . .
would not permit 'V3, hauing once
gotten vs under sayle agalne.
commanded vs to the South-ward
whether wee would or no. From
the height of 48 degrees in which
wee were, to 38 degrees, we found
the land, by coasting alongst It,
to bee but low and reasonable
plaliic: euery hill (whereof we
saw many, but none verle high),
though It were June and the sunne
in his necrest approach vnto them,
being cotiered with snow
Wee conjecture, that either there
is no passage at all through these
Northerne coasts, (which is most
likely) or If there be. that yet it
is vnnaulgable. Adde. hereunto,
that though wee searcher! the
coast diligently, euen vnto the 48
degree, yet found wee not the land
to trend so much as one point
on August 19 against 274.94 a week
earlier.
The Weekly Wholesale Food
Price Index, representing the total
of the price per pound of 31 foods
in general use, fell 3 cents last
week to $7.07. That was 8.0 per
cent above the corresponding level
of last year.
RECIPE -
Just chill a can of these plump,
tender and ready-to-eat canned
shrimp place portions on crisp
lettuce and serve with cock
tail sauce. Shrimp appetizers are -fast
and easy to serve, refreshing j
economical too! f
Te gal thai frh-from-lhe-a flavor
intra! ea these lop quality
BLUE PLATE
In any place towards the East,
but rather running on continually
North-west, as if it went directly
to meet with Asia."
England took no steps to profit
by Drake's discovery, had such a
move been taken It would have re
sulted in an answer to the ques
tion what territorial rights, if
any, do the discoveries of a pri
vateer, or corsair, confer upon his
nation? Since England failed to
push any claim then did Ferrelo's
claim to have extended the limits
of Spanish exploration to 43 or 44
degrees, give Spain for the next
two centuries or more the same
territorial rights as if he had act
ually set foot upon the land if
so, then the Klamath Country
would nave been claimed by Spain
two hundred and fifty years before
the coming of the Russians. Brit
ish and Americans.
A third voyage that has been at
tributed to have brought Francis
co de Gall was returning to Mex
ico from the Philippine Islands
and was supposed to have ven
tured far to the north and had
reached the latitude 57 degrees, 30
minutes. This claim of having
been so far to the north appears
to have no other foundation than
a blunder on the part of a trans
lator, Oali crossed the Pacific In
1584 and sighted the California
coast in latitude 37 degrees, 30
minutes. Gali's narrative exists
only In a Dutch translation made
by Linschoten In 1596, since this
narrative appeared it has often
been reprinted and retranslated.
In one of these many repeated ac
counts a French translator
changed the locality to 57 degrees
and 30 minutes and the course of
sailing to correspond. The early
historian Navarrete. a Spaniard
who did considerable writing
around 1800. copied this error from
the French translation which has
caused others to do so who have
relied upon Navarrete's authority.
une wonoers now history might
have been changed had Drake
sailed but thirty miles farther
south for then he would have
found the bay of San Francisco.
Poet's Corner
ONE MORE WEEK POETRY
By Orpha Collins
There's "apple" week and "sew.
Ing" week
And several more we could be
speak.
Perhaps, one more that we
should add.
Is Just a "week-kneed week,'
my lad.
Indonesia Signs
Red Trade Pact
JAKARTA. Indonesia t.ti The
Indonesian government announced
today that it is about to sign a
S16.800.000 trade pact with the
Chinese Communists.
The announcement said Indo
nesia would supply China with
$8,400,000 worth of copra, sugar.
coffee and spices in return lor
farm tools, textiles, chemicals,
fruit and vegetable oil.
Datcwocd is fresh, because it's
made on order and rushed to vour store.
Dalewood is foil-wrapped to preserve
oil its delicate flavor.
and yet this fine margarine costs less
at SAFEWAY
Telling The Editor
THANKS
Tlie members of the 20-30 Club
of Klamath Falls wish to take
this opportunity in thanking the
Herald and News and its staff
for the excellent work which was
done for us in putting over the
2nd annual Western States Square
Dance Jamboree which was held
on the 7th of August.
The cooperation and assistance
which you gave us is to be com
mended. I personally want to
thank the staff of the round table
who gave us many exceptional and
added write-ups and pictures
which, I assure you, was needed
by us.
The efforts put forth by you was
really appreciated and we give
you, one and all, our heartiest
thanks.
Sincerely,
Graydon. Gwyn
ROAD WORK
Enclosed is a copy of a letter
ws have mailed to the County
Court, we will appreciate it very
much if you will print the letter
in your Letters-to-the-Edltor col
umn: Gentlemen of the court:
Some time ago the members of
the Midland Grange circulated pe
titions in this area, to be pre
sented to the court, asking for
Ihe surfacing of Midland and Old
Midland Roads.
While the oil is still fresh, we
would like to thank you for
granting this work.
The improvement Is greatly ap
predated bv those living out here
and by those others who have
cause to use these roads.
All of Klamath County may well
be proud of the exceptional roads
constructed here. We Just wish to
add our thanks to the many others
you must have received.
Verland Huff, Master,
. Midland Grange No. 781
IGNORANT
J
I see by Tuesday's paper that
J. P., Unman is one of the many
who find it hard to understand
some of your editorial comments.
May I give you the statement of
a man who is In a position to know
and understand newspaper men
and which may be of help to us in
understanding our local situation?
Robert L. Riggs, chief of the
Washington Bureau of the Louis
ville, Kentucky Courier-Journal
said in an address at the Missouri
University School of Journalism,
"After a quarter century as a
working newspaperman,. I don't
have too many illusions about our
oiaft. We have in our ranks more
stupidity, more hypocrisy, more
downright venality and ignorance
than can be found in any other
calling."
Melvin Ostrom
1924 Laurel St.
Dalewood is easy to spread,
(even at "icebox temperatures"!)
I
JACK M. CHESEBRO, Portland, executive secretary of the
Oregon Chapter of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation,
hera for a meeting Friday night, August 20, with the local
committee, was met at the train by' Martha McCollum, com
mittee chairman. The arthritis foundation benefits through the
United Fund. The meeting was held at the Backes and Daggett
Insurance Agency office. Present were Chesebro, Mrs. Mc
Collum, Dr. William G, Holford Jr., member of the board of
governors of the Oregon chapter and regional vice president,
Mrs. Lois Serruys, Mrs. A. Ivan. Thompson, Mrs. Dena Backet,
Gertrude Tolle, Arthur M. Millard, Ed Bell, A. M. Hattan,
Klamath Falls, and Don Potter, Tulelalce. . -
Council Hears Complaints
Of Klamath Avenue Group
A delegation from Klamath Ave
nue, whose demands followed a1
series of complaint hearings, ran
city council Into overtime Mon
day night. The Klamath Avenue
crowd, headed by A. H. (Red)
Bussman, its main speaker, asked
council consideration of the in
creasing truck traffic on Klamath
Avenue.
Bussman told council the group
was willing to accept 60 per cent
of the rapidly increasing truck
travel through the city, but ob
jected to the present 100 per cent.
He urged the city to sign the orig
inal agreement with the state high
way commission which called for
one - way traffic on Sixth and
Seventh Streets, Main and Klam
ath Avenue.
At present, council is awaiting a
new contract from the state which
is expected to call only for one -
way traffic on Sixth and Seventh
Streets. The change was made in
a verbal agreement with the state
at a dinner meeting here August
u.
Mayor Paul Landry oifered
hope that, through a plan under
study by the city now, a truck
route might be provided piecemeal
using gas tax money. He urged the
Klamath Avenue delegation, which
also included F. O. (Bed) Rey
nolds, Hans Juckeland and Christ
Blanas, to work with the city on a
project at a time, starting with
one way traffic only on Sixth and
Seventh. Landry inferred that the
bottleneck which will probably be
caused by one - way traffic only
on the two streets could be elim
inated by establishing the same
sort of traffic control on Main and
Klamath.
Another complaint was regis
tered by the master plumbers and
journeymen through a letter read
at council.
The letter, signed by Herb Waits
Jr., business manager of the
Plumbers and Steamfitters local
union No. 191. and G. C. Motley,
president of the Master Plumbers
Association, asked mat a sanita
tion committee be appointed to ex
amine the cltv plumbing code and
suggest revisions: investigate and
aibltrate disputes between tne
plumbing inspector, the plumbing
Industry and the public.
Waits, spokesman for the group.'
objected, to city's demand that
journeymen be licensed, "which,"
he contended, "we have been ad
vised is illegal."
Waits listed other criticisms,
ONLY
25
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which Councilman Frank . T a r r
moved be included In a written re
port of plumbers' objections and
reasons to be directed to council
for future study.
Another complaint, again on the
truck line, came from Charles
Heaton, Heaton Steel and Supply
Co., who asked that steps be ta
ken to prohibit overnight truck
parking near his property on
Spring Street which obstructs
egress and ingress to his ware
house. Council turned -the matter
over to Its police committee for
study and a report.
Council also voted to accept the
park and recreation boards' rec
ommendation that final payment to
Paddock Engineering Company for
the swimming pool be withheld
until all the deficiencies have been
remedied.
In a lighter vein, members con
curred in the mayor's appoint
ments of John Howard and Don
Sloan to the planning commission.
Howard, an architect, replaces Dr.
J. C, Cox whose term expired'
Sloan, local realtor, fills the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
R. E. Hooker. '
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AL ULLMAII
tells y$tt why
yb art getting
USS 494 USSl
Th Eisenhower farm program
i definitely calculated to bring
lest and less income to farmers
through lower parity price sup
ports. But at the same time,
prices of commodities to the con
sumer are not going down.
What this program is doing Is
increasing the spread between
what the farmer gets and the
consumer pays. The speculators,
the big processors and profiteers
are getting the pay-off.
One example of this is the ex
perience of a friend of mine in
the early spud market. Here in
Eastern Oregon they were oiV
fered $1.80 and less for their
early spuds, while at the same
time the Chicago wholesale mar
ket was over $5. There is no ex
cuse for this kind of spread in
the market.
Another example is the recent
Increase in the price of bread
while the farmer is receiving less
for his wheat A farmer has less
in the bread, the consumer pays
more for it.
The present program lets big
processors and food speculators
line their pockets, while the
farmers have theirs turned in
side out.
Many of the special interests
were looking forward to another
heyday like they had in the
1 920'. Those people are not
without influence in the present
administration. .
Turning farmers into peasants
doesn't make prosperity.
Let's save Eastern, Oregon's
future vote Democratic in No
vember. - -V .
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