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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1955 FRANK JENKINS Editor ' BILL JENKINS Managing-. Editor entered u second class matter at the post office at Klamath rails. Ore., on August 30, 1906, under act ot Congress, March t, '1(79 SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER 1 MONTH I I SO 6 MONTHS 00 J YEAR $11.00 MAIL I MONTH $ 1 6 MONTHS $ 7.60 1 YEAR $12.00 Jleinil Memo ! By DEB ADDISON Consumer purchasing power reached a new high between Sep tember and mid-October, the "New York Times" reported. ; While the United States Consum ers' Price Index remained un changed for this period, factory ! workers' take home pay rose more than 1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index in mid-October stood at 114 percent of the 1947-49 average. This was 0.1 percent higher than a year ago. Within the general average, how ever, some changes occurred in the last month. Food prices dropped seasonally, but they were oltsct by higher costs for trans portation, housing, medical care and personal care. I The take-home pay wages alter tax withholding of tne average factory worker has risen by more than $5 a month in the last year. In October the- take-home pay of the average worker with three de pendents was $72.18. For a single worker it averaged $64.85, Because of these, the budget com mittee last spring excluded funds for a city planner. The need for city planning In jilamath Falls will be mas'iillicd as the community grows. Correct planning will result if the citi zens of Klamath Falls are con vinced of the need for city plan ning. Then Klamath Falls can be made into a better place to live for your neighbors, your family and yourself. Chillis' Tlllli'lllViiV i I (students. In 10 years tme number wll be an estimated Sl.S02.00O. Itcsoliiiioiis Klamath Falls business trends showed continuing Increases In October, according to the last "Klamath Keynotes" of the Klam ath County Chamber of Com merce. Bank debits were up 12 percent for October and 11 percent for the year through October. Park ing meter income was up 17 per cent for the month and A'a percent for the year. Building permits (within the corporate city) in creased 23 percent in October, bringing it up to 9 percent increase for the year. Number of water users was up 2 percent for Oc tober and the year's average. Lone decrease was in postal re ceiptsdown 9 percent In October from the same month last year, but still up 1.4 percent for the year. Postmaster Chet Langslet still i scratching his bead over this decrease, which is contrary to trend, and said that November to date is on the up again. Average of these five Indexes Is plus 9 percent for October and 5 1 j percent up .for the 10 months. Continued consumer 'spending has made It a bountiful Thanks giving for most retailers. Accord ing to "Women's Wear Daily": Department atore sales are 1 percent ahead of 1954 to date; the average aales check in department stores went up 3 percent for the first six months of the year and has continued to show Improve ment; there has been a slight de crease In markdowns In all stores; total operating costs have been aiaoiiired; and while credit pro motion has been stepped up as a sales tool there has been no signifi cant Increase In delinquencies. The Dun It Bradstreefc n.iiv Wholesale Commodity Price Index of 30 basic commodities was 274.- e on mov. 33. against 274.33 a weex oeiore. rne Weekly Wholesale Food i-rice jnacx. representing the total of the price per pound of 31 foods In general use, fell two cents last ween to so.ua. That was 12.1 per cent below the corresponding level of last year. ('rowing Pains By MAX WAUCHOPr Klamath Falls, like many other American communities, is experi encing a severe case of "growing pains." These "pains" highlight the need lor city planning. City planning la not new. The remains of ancient cities all over the world show how they were planned to adapt them to the ter- xam or io insure their defense againsi uie weapons of war of that particular era. A good example of city planning would bo one of the picturesque .v,...,: Uucs oi mcaievai Europe. But those who built them were ma mwjrcsiea in being picturesque, ui me Minnie Ages was one of the finest schemes lor liv ing and defense ever developed. Its hilltop location was inconven ient but saler. Its walls were nr. mor against catapults and batter ing rams. The houses were put ( lose togdhei because this meant ...... una whii naa io oe built medieval cities Klamath Falls has grown from its founding in the Inst century without any ........ . imu ior ouuciing, sewage, Ironic, schools, porks tic. Members of the city administra tion, realizing the nerd lor a mas 1er plan, last January Invited J Haahtl Bell, professional city plan ner from Portland. Bell met with members of the city planning com mission and described right phases "I a master plun for Klamath F'all.s. Bell's elKht phases included a .'tudy of Hi character and resoun rs: (3i major streets) (3) land use '4i parks and recreation- isi transportation and industries- (oi public buildings; (7) zoning 'ordi nances; i8i administration of the wniK-iit-iiMvt cuy plan. imiicaiea me factual iturly uiihi umr aoout three years- Die resulting master pls.i would 'pro vide I basis for further develop. ....... ,, ,, o, U,e C,y The cost for such a plan was estimated by Bell 110 000 This would include hiring a con Miltnnt and one technician who would stay with Uie cltv admlnl slratlnn on completion of the study to carry out Uie plan. An aliempt was made by thr city budget committer to imlune this amount in lh 19'J.56 budget. But the eily was already com mitted to large expenditure in cooperation with the government for the construction of the Jet In terceptor base. Commitments had also been made to the Oregon stale Highway Commission for de velopment of a tratfio piogram By KEN McLEOD The annual meetings of large organizations become important events for at these conventions the policies of the organizations are threshed out and placed in the form of record by a series of reso lutions. Resolutions therefore be come Important items of conven tion busmess because they publi cize to the country at largo what the organization thinks and how it will act upon Important questions. For a conservation organization the resolutions passed by Its mem bership becomes its blueprint lor action and so we have an oppor tunity to know by the record where we stand. Many of the subjects of the res olutions may ' merely commend some Individual or group for ac tion taken, perhaps these resolu tions may appear to be mere plati tudes, however, they are the only means to publically express Uie feeling of a large group of people. Other resolutions spell out the ac tion the organization will take upon Important public Issues or raise new public Issues. At the annual convention of the Oregon Division of the Izaak Wal ton League of America held In Bend, Oregon, the past weekend some significant resolutions were passed, as for instance the follow ing: whereas, Biltation for dredge mining operations Is detrimental to fish life, irrigated agriculture and other land and water usage, and; Whereas, these dredeln onera- tlons detract from the scenic and recreational values that the State of Oregon has to offer, ana; Whereas the Izank Walton League ha In the past supported legislation to eliminate these de structive practices: Now. Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Oregon Division. Izaak Walton Lcngue ol American In con vention assembled at Bend, Ore gon, Novemoer 26. 1955. does here- by go on record as continuing to HR'cnmYOlJ- support. CllHllgCS 10 the state laws which will remedy these abuses of our lands, waters. and natural resources. Here again we find Uie Leamio pushing vigorously a controversial measure that is strenuously resist.. ed by groups who would not be considered as being concerned with me prooiem of dredging but who wouia De inought of as be nor more concerned with the problems of tourist attraction, and recreation The dredging bill upon its fnce appears to be of minor Import ance 10 uie biaie of Oregon, since gold, most commonly associated with the dredging operations Is of minor importance. The resistance to the dredging bill, however, gains Its strength not fmm Din who mine for gold but from such organizations as the State High way Commission, from cities, and irom county courts because they ibko gravel from the beds of streams. we might be frank about It the dredging bill does strike di rectly at these public organiza tions who have nersiKientiv -nn. ducted operations in many places mmuui consideration to the de struction of aquatic values, oper ations Uiat have been as destruc tive as any gold dredging enter prise. By this resolution the Oregon Division of the . Izaak Walton League baa served public notice that It will again earrv on the battle to restrict the indiscrimin ate destruction of tho sir.-,,. i,rt. of Uie state of Oregon wlicUicr iwi sola or gravel. speaking of another nh.i... f public recreation as rr-iuiert in .- aiienuon to a very real prnh lem : ' Whereas, the population or ri-r. nun is aieanuy uicrr-iiMiiK. with ... firssure oenig placed on ex sting outdoor recreational laclll ties, and; wnereas. the muliinle n-, ( i".ie una ptionc lands are re sulting In more areas being closed to public access and Use. and: whereas, more ...in lands and national ami sim- i..r. esta are being blocked from public use and access by private land owners; . Now. Therefor n 11 b....i...j That the Oregon' Division, l...aak Walton League ol American in . c.muu assemoied at Mend. Ore gon. November 28. lass i i of. and will activelv suI,h .j promote any and all ellnrls on the i-ii oi rvoerai. state and Countv agencies to secure and linpiove access routes and access areas onto all State and Federal lands, and on to streams nnd lakes with in the state. 8uch a resolution calls attention to the fact that careful consider ation should be given to the public "' "ir nevciopment -...,.i-um-r oi access routes reaching public lands. In leccnt yf"" ""' has been a Icmtcncv ot the pan ot several ot Cminiv Courts within the sitr u, ,HVWy private Interests over their rcsiwii. sibthty to the public, in the ills nosal of county lands and clos ing county roads brraii ....... .... flucntlnl land owner or owners desired to restrict public access The Issk Walton League, by itm) lutlon calls public attention to this situation. By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK I In the wild and woolly West, It seems, there was nothing wilder than a cow boy's aim. Millions of American kids today take it for granted that the old- time cowboys were faster than greased lightning on the draw and practically never missea uieir tar get in a gunfight. "The plain fact Is." says Her bert O. Brayer, "that cowboys as a group were generally poor shots. Alas. It is all too true , . . they couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!" Brayer, alas, Is no mere killjoy bent on overturning youthful Idols. He is recognized as a top author ity on the Wild West, and spent years going through court records and getting sworn testimony to de bunk the legend that the average cowboy was an artist with a six- gun. 'me result or his researches. proving that cowboys missed more often than they hit, are carried In the January issue of the maga zine 'duns. Here are a few of his disclo sures: Item: The famous Texas cattle man, Charles Ooodknlght told Brayer: "I've known hundreds of the best and worst cowpunchers in the business, and the number of real working cowboys who could hit a man at 50 feet with a .44 or .45 you could count on your lingers and toes. But some of them were pretty fair shots with a rifle and some were damn good I "The best shots in the cow coun try certainly were not the cow boys they were the ones who usually got shot! It was the pro fessional gunsllngers who spent their time learning to draw fast and shoot straight while the hon est cowpoke was busy branding, repairing fences, or busting steers out of the bush. "If there was a gunfight In town in which someone was badly hurt or-killed, you could almost bet there was a professional gunman involved, a lawman, gambler, or one of the outlaws who found safe ty on the frontier." Item: Jim Shaw, a veteran trail rider who became president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Assn., said: "I only knew a half dozen real cowboys who Vere experts with revolvers. My brother could put five out of six bullets into a playing card at 50 feet, but I've seen him miss completely against a live target at 25 feet." Item: Many- cowboys preferred rifles or shotguns to revolvers, and as early as the late lB70'a many ranchers forbade the carrying firearms on the range, during roundups or while on Uie trail. on rare occasions they needed gunman they hired one. They dldn t depend on their own cow boys. Item: In 1881 two rival groups of cowboys got in a gunfight in a Dodge City, (Kan.) saloon. More than 100 shots were fired, and the only casualty was a, cat, The cow. boys could have done better with rocks or bennshooters. Item: In one shooting fracas In New Mexico In 1884 a 19-year-old Mexican boy killed four cowboys and wounded six others, then holed up in an adobe hut and fought 80 besieging cowboys to a draw Some 4.000 shots were poured a him, but at the end of 33 hours the boy surrendered unharmed on his own terms and got off scot free. Item: Many cowboys kept Their guns in such poor condition that if fired Uiey were more likely to blow up Uiemselves than thei quarry. In 1887 U.8. Deputy Mar shal Timothy Tooms of the Da kotas said: "Most cowboys are very slow In drawing and unless they take plenty of time to sight their weapons have little chance of hitting even a stationary tar get." Item: in 1.020 snooting incidents In 13 cowtowns between 1870 and 1890 Brayer found only 84 cow boys were killed while shooting at each other but 566 cowboys died with Uielr boots on while battling non-cowboys. Tile truth is that many of the cowboys were teen-agers who wore a six.giin only as a badge of man hood and really didn't know quite how to handle It If they tried to use It in a hurry. Of course, kiddies, you already. knew that Uie Indian was a pretty poor shot, too. Or did you? Any Rood modern archer today could otitshoot the bowand-arrow Indian ol a century ago. Who can a kid believe in? May be Buck Rogers . . . maybe. More teachers will be needed not only to take care of the Increase in the number of students but to replace teachers who quit for bet ter Jobs In private business or women who quit to be married and slay home. 8. M. Brownell, commissioner of the U.S. Office of Education, esti mates there was a shortage of 141.300 qualified teachers this year. But the number of college grad- uates has been going down. They reached an all-time high in 1950 when 434,000 were graduated. In 1955 the number was 285,000. They were of the generation born In the depression. Births picked up during and after the war. The number of college graduates in the future will Increase. But the President's committee on the White House conference says that only 86,696 of those graduated from college in 1955 were qualified to teach in grammar and high scnoois. The fund says that to "maintain the present over-all pupil-teacher ratio, the schools will have to en large their teaching staffs more in tne next 10 years than in the pre vious 35. The colleges and univers ities will have to add more teach ers In the next 15 years than In all previous history combined, mere are now about 1.110.600 qualified people teaching but about 7'2 per cent of the teachers drop out 01 tne proiession every year. They have to be replaced in addi tion to the extra teachers needed to handle the Increased school enrollments. The national average of teach ers' pay in 1954-55 for grammar schools was $3,614 and for high schools, $4,194. The average for both combined was $3,816. The range was wide between one state and another. New York paid the highest average grammar school teacher salary $4,700; Mississippi paid the lowest $1,880. For high school teachers Cali fornia ($5,400) and New York ($5,375) paid the highest average salary. Mississippi and Arkansas, paying an average of $2,400 each, were at the bottom of the list. lAS-.. r .V" r w t . A s , t 4 School icncliorK By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON I. The lack Of schoolteachers Is one of the biggest dilemmas betore the President's While House Conterence on Educa. Hon, which is meeting here for tour days. Will higher salaries get more men and wonirn Into teaching and keep them teaching? That's one of the possible solutions. The Fund tor the Advancement of Education doubts It's the only one. The fund, a private organization doing research In this field, points and; to another reason whv more peo ple don't make teaching a career; promotion is loo slow and is not based on pcitorinance but on tune served and cirdlts accumulated. What kind of salnnes do teach ers get? And how many teachers are needed? The following Infor mation has been put together from statistics gathered by the fund, the National Education Assn. and the U S. ottice of Education. Right now In public and private schools elementary, high and college Uieit are about 37.900.000 Tighter Money By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK Un Tigher money and costlier borrowing is likely to pincn nrst and most painfully in some of the faster growing sec tions 01 tne nation. In most cases they have been making their growth on Imported money. Their own economy isn't rich enough yet to generate the needed investments. Those areas the West and South and the Midwest farming states now seeking to diversify by luring industries are competing xeeniy ior tne funds still concen. trated to a large degree in Uie older financial centers. Northern and Eastern money is building many of the homes, fac tories and even the schools and highways that give physical evi dence of the postwar shifts in pop ulation and industry around the nation. That Is why these fasl-growing areaa have uttered the loudest squawks about costlier credit and scarcer money supply. The tighter money policy is aimed at bresking tne 000m oeiore 11 leads to run away inflation. How the economic makeup of various sections of the nation Is changing and why funds have been nowing from tne Northeast record amounts In recent vears can be seen in, a number of exam ples around the land. To house the thousands of Amer. leans on the move has taxed the Ingenuity of bankers and mortgage brokers In many states. One Is Arizona. The Bureau of Business Research of the Univers ity of Arizona notes that over tne last five years newcomers have averaged more than 40.000 a vear. They and those already there have needed new-homes. The bureau notes that "all the resources of all the banks, savlnirs ana loan associations and Insur ance companies domiciled in Ari zona are not large enough to sup port this volume of construction." So Arizona has called upon out- oi-state institutions. Financing new Industries is an. otner competitive struggle for ou' side money among the newer and laster growing regions. some states are sending deleiia. lions to the Eastern financial cen ters to seek out Investment money LTncTTE LAWRENCE, 14 year old acrobatic dancer, is an entry of Isa Dorah Modovan't studio of the dance in the Dis abled American Veterans fifth annual Klamath Basin amateur talent contest, to be held Saturday evening, December 3 at the Mills School auditorium. GM Financing Plan Heard WASHINGTON Wl The Senate Antitrust subcommittee called for additional testimony today on the difficulties of Independent finance companies in getting General Motors business. Spokesmen for both big and little independents testified yesterday that General Motors Acceptance Corp., wholly owned by Genera! Motors, gets the lion's share of the financing on GM products. Walter Lundell. vice - president and general counsel of Commer cial Investment Trust Co., Inc., largest of Uie Independents, said his company gels a "very, very small" percentage of lis auto fi nancing business from GM prod ucts. In the auto financing field. he said, there are GM and non-GM.'' "two markets Friendly Helpfulness ' To Eerv Creed and Pun Word's Klamath Funeral Home Marguerite M. Ward and Soni 925 High Phone 3334 Soil Yorkers Attend Meet SILVER LAKE Eston Porter. Chairman, Bud Parks, supervisor, and Mrs. Parks, and Duane Crane, work unit conservationist of the Fort Rock-Silver Lake Soil Con servation District, and Mrs. Crane, leave Tuesday to attend the sev enth annual meeting of the Ore gon Association 01 sou conserva tion Districts to be held at Pendle ton Wednesday and Thursday, No vember 30 and December 1. Speakers scheduled for the pro gram include Nolen Fuqua of Dun can, Oklahoma, national president of soil conservation districts. Don Williams of Washington, D.C., Na tional Soil Conservation Service ad ministrator, and national vice president, A. D. Holmes cf Gal lion, Alabama. Parks will speak on "The Goal of My Soil Conservation District" as an entrant in the Spencer Chem ical Company's annual contest. Luncheons and -banquets as well as special entertainment for the ladies will be featured. To close the meeting a special tour of Mc- Nary Dam has been arranged with the army engineers. . 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