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PAGE SIX FRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS Idltor Managing Editor Intend second class nutter at. the post office at Klamath Falla, Ore., ea August ao. ltoe, under act of Congress, March I, 1171 MEMBER OF THLi ASSOCIATED PBESS The Associated Press la entitled f all local nova printed In this UBBiKirisun asits MAIL CARRIER 1 Month t l.St 1 Month S I S! Months t Months I I.M t rear Ili.H 1 Fear S1I.M IBILLBOARD Everyone, or slmost everyone, has told me at one lime or another what a lucky dog I am because 1 make a living writing. Oee, they aay. what a son touch you got. Nothln' to do but sit around and write a little dinky column every day and then you're through lor the day. It has reached the point where I am seriously considering the lor msllon of a committee to take steps in the muter. It shall be celled the Committee for the Sup- Dression end Prevention 01 un truths Concerning Writers. Fol lowing the popular trend we shall shorten It to CSPUCW, which won't be a bit more confusing than some of the three or four hundred gov- ernment agencies that we are plagued with. Or blessed with, de pending on your political beliefs and convictions. One of the first chores of this committee will be the task of dis abusing people of the idea that ill a writer has to do Is sit down and turn on the Inspiration like turn- lng on a water lap. It seems that most people believe that all you have to do In order to produce s piece lor tho average newspaper these days is sit down in front of a typewriter and, presto, there flows out a column, all neatly set in type, corrected, revised, an- S roved by the publisher and passed y the powers that be who rule over what newa scribes say lest they hurt a customer's feelings. If there is a wearier task than trying to think up something to say every day (well, almost every day) that will pass all the hurdles without coming a cropper then I want to know what It is. It's easy to think of a lot to say, easy to hang someone editorially every day, eaay to criticize on every side- If you did that there wouldn't be any problem. Shortly there wouldn't be any readers unless you W. K. Hamilton, director of re search, American Farm Bureau Federation, pointed out to the Itaak Walton League at the an nual convention of the league, seme of the difficulties that would face the "Wilton Soil Plan" if and when it Is proposed to Con ffreas. "One of the first things." said Hamilton, "that you will run Into as you try to get public accep tance or this plan Is the fact that about the first congressman you talk to who Is Interested In this plan and agrees to Introduce it If not the first one, at least the second or third one will say, 'Now this Is a kind of good idea but it Is going to cost quite a bit of money even If we are spending that much now.' "So this fellow Is going to sav, Well. MOO million. I don't know whether we can get It supported or whether we can get It throtiRh Congress." Then he will say. 'You know, I know a fellow out In Colo rado who will put J.0O0 or 4,000 acres under It. Maybe 10,000.' "There might be such a guy," continues Hamilton, "I don't know, but when you get Into one of these plans you can find all kinds of special cases "The Congressman will ssy: "Tills looks kind of bad,' It some body Is living In Phoenix or Miami during the winter and collecting a 110,000 rental check from the government. Bo they say. 'Well after all we want to sustain the income of the poorest farmers as well to adjust to production.' So they will probably come up with about a 12,000 limit on the amount thai pan be paid any one farmer or they may set It lower thn that and that type of thing could destroy this tvpe of program. "I think this Walton Soli Plan Is actually simpler than the Farm Bureau's Soil Bank Plan because the Walton plan suggests you move away from price supports. Our plan of the soil bank would still retain some price supports. Im-tead of making payments to get people to put land Into the soil bank we would require them to put It In as a condition for price supports. This soil bank plan of ours Is more complicated, but if it could be worked out I think it would be quite a bit cheaper thsn your plan because If vou get the land put Into the soli bank as a condition of price supports then you reduce production. The re duction In production will take csre of the need of price supports with very little cost except the admini strative cost. "Now 1 want Just to say a kind word of hope on the matter how the Izaak Wilton League might proceed to get this Walton Soil Plin examined and get it the at tention It deserves. The agricul tural policy of the United Slates la so big and there are so many commodities, so many states, so many different conditions that al most any plan that It worth any thing can gel so complicated the people ask, 'How can we apply it exclusively to the use (or publlcitlon newspaper es well as all AP news. happened to be one of those col umnists who are hired by the met ropolitan chains because of their nulssnce value. Another committee within the framework of the CSPUCW will be one whose sole duty it is to dig up ideas for the various hack writers who eke out a writing liv lng with new and original ideas This committee, of course, will work under the best of conditions, existing on fish and (he various mollusks because of their stimuia tlve efftct on the brain, working under filtered light, using filtered Ink and wearing garments consist ing of cloth woven from filtered silk worm cocoons. These Ideas will then be trans mitted to the writers who will use them as they see fit and be allowed, of course, to claim them as their own. Joe Miller will probably die laughing (if such a thing Is possible in (he Ureal Beyond) at me idea, but then he's had several hundred years to ponder the terrible thing he wrought. And still a third committee will be saddled with the task of think ing up reasonable answers to the old. old query "why don't you write about what a crook so-and-so is?" Or "why don't you tell about whnl a steal such-and-such a bunch are pulling?" A writer's chances of getting shot are about 50-50 any way, since there are two sides to Imost everything, but if he fol lowed all the suggestions he is given he wouldn't live long enough to type his byline before some Irate citizen showed up and put a period to his works with a .49. Anyway, this writing for a living isn't all it's cracked up to be. And If you think it's easy then step and remember that sometimes we have to stoop to filling Inches with aim less dondlings like this Just to con vince the man that we're still around. to the United Stales?' By the time they get a plan that is simple enough that people can see how it can be applied to the en tire United States and simple enougn tnai everybody can under stand it, it is likely to be diluted to the point where It isn't worth very much. "Maybe one thing that could be done with a plan something like this is to propose a trial run. Wheat Is our most serious prob lem. We have an extra year's supply of wheat and the wheat situation is really bad. The wheat program Is in serious trouble. Wheat farmers are looking for an out. Likewise wheat Is the crop that bears the major responsibility for the dusl bowl problem. Some of the plains grass, has been oroiten up in areas that probably should never have been cultivated except in emergency, except in (he war and postwor emergency when ihe need for wheal was great. "Maybe sn approach lo this would be to try this plan in some of the states where you have the worst dust bowl condition because we certainly need to get some of that land back Into grass We cer tainly need to reduce the produc tion of wheat. You might gel some land into limber. "What I am suggesting here." staled Hamlllon, "Is that as the Izoak Walton League moves for ward on the Walton Soil Plan It doesn't give up the idea of propos ing a limited trial on it. because if the limited trial works then your Job of getting a permanent plan Is eased a great deal and you mltht find out something on a limited trial that would be very useful. "In conclusion I want to sav that I am delighted to be here. I am sorry I m not able to In dicate more clearly the exsct at titude the farm bureau would take If it were called to attend a hear ing in Congress on this plan. The best I can say is to assure you tnai we are very Interested in this approach to the problem. We re delighted that the Izaak Wal ton League Is thinking about it. If It conies up before Congress tor a hearing whether we can support It or not In all its details we will try to make a constructive statement that will contribute to wards the enactment of something along tne soil bank idea. This ends W. E. Hamilton's ap proach in criticism of the Walton Soil Plan. We have devoted con siderable space Ui this column to this discussion because 11 not only concerns a vital basic conserva tion and economic problem but It is an excellent example of the American way of attempting to solve a difdrult problem. I doubt that you will find in any other nation two groups of people with such dilfrient fundamental back grounds being able to come to gether and crltlclir the weakness es in each others way of tlilnk Uig, in the American way we take this thing for granted. 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He was anxious to. get started on a series of give-em- hell speeches against the Republi cans this month and next a kind of warmup for next year's presi dential campaign when he hoped to help the Democrats throw the Republicans out. And he did get started. He made a speech in Indiana Saturday and another In Michigan last night. But he had to cancel two speeches scheduled for California in Septem ber. He si. id he called off the West Coast trip on the advice of hl.s physician and the "prodding" of his wile. But be seemed In the best of spirits when he told newsmen: They are all aid something might happen to the old man." He Indicated the long Journey to the Coast might be too taxing, although the speeches In California wouldn t be made until mid-September. Just recently Michigan s gov ernor, G. Menncn Williams, whom Truman praised highly last night, infuriated tne Republicans by sug gesting President Elsenhower, now 64, would be too old next year to seek re-election. Truman's part In next year's campaign judged by what has I SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (js? Builders al ready are beginning to squawk a little about the tightness of money. Some soy they are losing sales because customers would like to buy the houses but can't find any one who will pick up the mortgage. To which the lending fraternity's spokesman reply: "There will be plenty of money available for lend ing on the right terms to qualified borrowers." And some lenders add that a little tighter credit now will make the whole housing situation healthier In the future. As usual In such disputes. It's mostly a matter of difference of opinion as to what terms are right ond what borrowers good risks. But the tightness ol money Is beginning to pinch a little here and there. Money Is getting tight, not because there Isn't about as much of it as ever available for Invest ment, but because the demand by loans. Instalment buying, public construction financing, as well as home mortgages is increasing right along, ond the Federal money managers aren't Increasing the supply. With greater competition for the available Investment funds. Inter est rates have been going up and money tenners have become more choosy abopt terms and take, a colder look at marginal borrowers. Rising Interest rates have upset Ihe plans of a number of state and local governments that want to borrow money for highways, schools and other Improvements. Chooslness by private lenders has been credited with the drop in the number of houses started in July. This happened before the tightening of credit rules on mort gages by the veterans Administra tion and the Federal Housing Ad ministration, which came at the end of the month. This credit tightening could be a restrictive force before the end of the year. Criticism of the government s tighter money policy has come from several associations of build ers, who contend it will hurt the lower Income families most by making home owning harder (or them. Mortgage lenders, however, have been more given to praise. The president of the United States i Savings and Loan League. J. How-1 ard Edgerton of Los Angeles, says: j clearly, it tne expansion m credit had continued unabated, the boom would have been out of hand." ' Floor Shows! 97 AS AN OPENING ATTRACTION The Sensational VICKIE MARIL WILL OPEN AUG. 31it 2 Floor Shows Nightly NEW FLOOR SHOW EVERY TUESDAY AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Time iMMi rTiVAUA J 1 1 PE.. Just happened when he couldn't make speeches scheduled almost two aeeks apart will be verv limited- He has already said flatly he would not be a candidate in the presidential race. So in 1956, Truman won't be matching the more, than 350 speeches he delivered in 1948 to win the presidency a victory which was a shock lo Republicans and a surprise to many of his own Democrats. Truman's return to Uie political wors Saturday with his speech in Indiana was not particularly Im pressive. It was mild compared with what he used to say in the past. True, he denounced the Republi cans and took some cracks at Eisenhower. But he spoke in gener alities and didn't back up his charges with chapter ond verse. His attack on Eisenhower may have been a surprise to manv bu: here in Washington It was no secret his relations with Eisenhower arc cool. Those who know Truman In dicate he is deeply displeased that Elsenhower isn t warmer toward him. In last night's speech in Michi gan Truman had more of the old fire. He accused the Republicans of trying to destroy the work of the New Deal and "Fair Deal," and he banned away on a them,: which the Democrats will probably make one of their major points. Truman scored the Republicans as the angels of big business. Bu there wasn't anything novel in that Democratic view oi the He- publicans. The League represents 4,200 savings Institutions which expect their mortgage business this vear to come lo a record 10 million dollars. President To Play More Golf DENVER if, President Eisen hower planned another light work session today and looked forward lo more golf. He had no scheduled engage ments at the Summer While House at Lo'vry Air Force Base. Press Secrctpiy James C. Haaer- ty said Eisenhower hoped lo get to Cherry Hills Country Club fairly enriy in me aay. Yesterday the President was a ins oince lor aoout two hours aim then went out to the club lor goll with Frank Leahy, former football coocn at Notre Dame University Ralph (Rip) Arnold, the club pro: and retired Army Col. Tom Belshe of Washington, an old friend- " ". t-.V A. Y: Klamath Kintergarden Enrollment LIMITED Register NOW Classes Begin Sept. 6th Barbara Ellsworth Required Kintergarden Activities Edna Howell Creotive ploy-dancinq Ruth Wickershom Singing Rhythm Band. Daily, Weekly or Monthly Rate! 211 EAST Phone Phone 2-3596 SUPPER CLUB By Jimmy Hatlo f cms pome is a eia " PAPA-MAPS EXECUTIVE" IF AWyBCv OAVt HIM I HAVE him rlKCVL. iTEVER NOTICE?-T, CIWVCWA IT OMlV V t-? FLATTMS MJL ' . W -..r -c , , . THE HCWEW Iff rr J, u WHO WANT PORTRAITS; ""fJ"4' JSViZ SyMPATrllZINQ WITH THE QUICK-SKETCH W VS.TriSKlWTZeR- . 1HBM7LOHAT10 AWTT jweisYi SHIW FKXrWIICHOitA KAMI gQKfY, fLA Study Of Bypasses To Be Made SALEM l,fi A study of the effects of highway bypasses on Oreson cities was ordered Monday by tne Legislature s mgnway in terim Committee. The investigation will be made for the committee by Dr. Weslev Ballaiue, director of Ihe Bureau of Business Research at the Univer sity of Oregon, Dr. Victor P. Morris, dean ol business administration at the University of Oregon, and Dr. Ballaine presented the proposed investigation to the committee. Main topics to be investigated vill be: 1. Analyze the effects on com munities which can be seen lrom Ihe bypass and those which cannot. Ease of access to and lrom the bypass will be considered. 2. Type o f business firms adversely affected Immediately upon opening a bypass and their relative importance to the commu nity. 3. Adjustments that adversely alfected firms make when the new traffic pattern is established. 4. Types of businesses benefitted by bypasses. 5. Changes in real estate values. Cost ot the Investigation is $3,500 It is to include consultation with civic leaders, checks ol motel occupancy, records of grocery ilielves before and alter the new route opens and comoilation o f gasoline sales to indicate shifts in traffic flow. The report is to be completed by Aug. 1, 1956. Rep.' Robert L. Elfstrom, Solem committee member, termed by passes "inevitable." He said the principal issue is w:hether or not to keep the communities in sight oi ine uvpass. sen. Warren McMlnniiiiee. Tills mook. Is chairman of the group. banter In the morning the committee heard William Tuaman Reedsport. chairman of the State Parks Advisory Committee, explain ine luncuotis oi nis board and its plan lor investigoting criticism: and suggestions for state parks. ine interim committee expressed a desire to co-ordinate its work with that of the Tugman commit tec. The interim board Is studying the desirability of creating a sep oratc state park bureau. The narks are now under supervision of the Slate Highway Commission. RED CROSS LONDON Hung Slien, 60, di rector qt tne Kea fjninese Bureau tor cultural Kciations with Foreign Countries. Died yesterday. MAIN 3672 Phone 5413 Floor Shows! COME AND ENJOY ONE OF OUR DELICIOUS CHOICE STEAK DINNERS $2.50 For Annivanoriei, Birth dayi. You Furniih the Party and We'll Furniih tha Cake FREE! Reservations Mutt Be Made in Advance . PHONE 2-9352 HAL BOYLE NEW YORK i.fl What Is a war hero like 10 years, after he leaves his last battleground Ten years ago Audie Murphy, still too young to vote or grow a mustache, came home as Amer ica's most decorated soldiur of the Second World War. His 24 decora lions lncluaed the Medsl of Honor and a Purple Heart for each of his three battle wounds. The fanfare of a nation's ac claim first bewildered the 20-year- old kid from Texas, then made aim a bit resentful. All I wanted was some peace, and time to think things through,' ho recalled. Audie. one of nine children ol a tenant farmer, wanted to forget the war that everyone he met seemed to want to remember. He lirst thought he'd like to go to West Point, but decided agau.st it. He felt he wouldn't make a good peacetime - soldier. Then he thought ol going to col lege and studying to become a veterinarian. But there was a stumbling block he had only an 8th grade education. Then a movie offer came along, and he felt he had to take it I had the responsibility of help ing two younger sisters and a brother who were in an orphanage while 1 was away at war." he lid. In Hollywood Audie went up like a rocket and came down almost as fast. His contract was dropped. He made a marriage that lasted only a year. He lapsed into a semi- obscurity. But in the year; since then Au die has shown the stubborn light ing qualities that made him out standing In combat. He is no flash hero. He has now appeared in 15 pic tures. His late.it, Universal's ' To Hell and Back" based ou his own fabulous career has brought mm to tne top again. He has re married happily, and has two chil dren. His future looks secure. I still wish I could have gone back to school," he said a little wistfully, "but it has worked out better this way at least finan cially. "I average about $2,000 a week now and have a six-year contract In another five years I should be independent. By that I don't mean i ll be a millionaire. Bui I'll be able to have a ranch or a farm and enough put by to send my children to college." Audie, part of whose rlghl hip was shot away, draws $93 a month pay as the result of a 50 per cent disability rating. For three years, until he joined the Texas National Guard as a captain, he retused the money. Now he feels It Is fair to take it. Murphy still holds a steadlast iove lor the Army and ssys the war didn t disillusion him. "War is like a giant pack rat, TOP HONORS IN il'ill m if u L ; i ; if he remarked. "It takes something from you, and It leaves something behind in its stead." "It oumed me out In some ways, so that now I feel like an old man but still sometimes act like a dumb kid. It made me grow up too fast. "You live so mucb on nervous excitement that when il's over you suddenly fall apart. That's what war took from me the excitement el living, get ting a tnrui out of the little things in life. That's too bad. for it's a great asset to get a kick out of little things. I still get more kick out of seeing other people - have tun than looking for it myself. "I don't get excited. The biggest thrill I have now is coming home and wrestling with my kids the little devils. But usually I go to oea Deiore iney ao. Audie, who weighed only 117 pounds when he enlisted, has grown three Inches taller and gained nearly 40 pounds since then. He feels this Is what he gained from war: "It taught me how to get along with people, not to be sellish. War Is a pretty good course In public relations. "The first time you see a man topple over in combat you learn that the war Isn't Just yours - that you have a responsibility to the guy on your left and the guy on ycur right. It's the same way in peace. Peace doesn t give you the same comradeship as war. It can't. There isn't the sameness of purpose. But you still have a re sponsibility to the guys on your left and right." His studio biography says Audie slew Z4i) enemy -soldiers in com bat. And the question he hates most to be asked Is, "How does it feel to have killed 240 men?" To begin with, I didn't kill that many, he said. "And anyway how the hell does anyone think it PRE-TEEN FASHIONS Pre-teen trench coat millium lined and cravenetted. In honey beige. Sizes 5 and 6 (colored), 10.98, 7 to 14, 14.98. Sizes pre-teen 8 to 14 Double breasted and fitted, and flared qored skirt. 100 velour in rose or tur- 01 00 quoise. to 14 Pre-teens in plaids, pin checks, qinq homs, stripes and two-piece harmoniz ing tones, cotton and chromespun taf fetos. Sizes from 8 to 14, priced from 10 0 0 5 98 to U.70 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1955 feltf It didn't feel either way, good or bad. Peeling wasn't a luxury in the Infantry." Audie still likes to go skin fish ing but has lost his zest lor hum. lng. "I don't mind shooting fish, bui somehow I don't like to shooi am. mats anynure," said the 30-year, old ex-snldier, and added wryly: "I'm just a chicken-hearted sloii cow." Frank Sinatra Named In Suit NEW YORK ' Frank Sinatra faces a one-million-dollar damage suit by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp , which claims he walked out on the bnooting 01 the musical "Carousel." An attorney for the film com. pany said Sinatra had broken his contract and "abandoned" a com- pany of 125 persons who started making the picture last week at Boothbay. Maine. A summons connected with the suit ' was served on the smger aclor yesterday. An attorney lor the company. Otto E. Kocgel, said Binatra has 20 days to acknowl edge the summons, after which further couri action will be taken. The studio announced that Gor don MaCrae would replace Sina tra in the movit. Sinatra was not available for comment. The movie company said Sin atra was to be paid $150,000 for 15 weeks of work on the Rodgera and Hammerstein musical. It sai4 Sinatra walked out on the job, complaining he was being forced to make two films for the salary of one. The company denied this. It said Sinatra's complaint was based on the fact that two sets of wide-angle cameras were being used. It called this a common technique. 16.98 JI.70 J pi YOUNG SHOP
