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PAGE SIX FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing. Editor U.S. IIooiiis By MAX WAUCHOPE , Oregon Is still one of the fastest ; growing stated In America al i; though the growth,. of the Pacific ' Coast's population boost has I slowed somewhat, reports the Kip linger Washington Letter this week. The Pacific Coast states of Ore gon, California and Washington , have not grown quite as fast in the last four years as during the booming war years but they con tinue to beat the national average in population Increase. Looking at the nation as a whole, the baby boom is continuing. It Is staying nn the high plateau ol the past nine years and promises to run on and on. Our birth rate hovers around 25 new babies pel1 year for each 1,000 population. The peak was 26.6 per thousand In 1947, when the men came home lrom World War II The Letter says the reason for this record increase In birth is 1 because people can afford chll ' dren better now than at any time. i in our nation's history. In the de pressed decade of the 1930's the birth rate was 18 per thousand. , Also, bigger families are now In "style.' 1 City women lag, with an aver- age of two children per family. , Farm women lead with an aver- ' age of three. On the matrimony side statistics ' show that for every 100 women I there are 109 men of marrlaaablo : age. That's enough to go around 1 for all the women with some bachelors left over holding the bag figuratively speaking I! When . the women ask where to go for the best hunting, the ad visers say go to the farms ' there are 152 single men for ev ' ery 100 women there. Divorces are j. running about level with about one divorce for every four marriages. And three out of four, divorcees remarry perserverance is still . an American habit In this respect, U appears. On the business scene the big expansion In middle grade in comes In the past five years points towards a boost In business dealing with the necessities of life. The people in this bracket spend freely lor the things that make . life easier and more pleasant. There's still plenty of poverty In the country to be wrestled with In the future, but the point is that . It is diminishing progressively In all categories. Not enough to make anyone let up in the efiort to erase It, but enough to be encour aging. ' Many business lines can expect a big surge in the lMO'a. Particu larly the building Industry. The boom in births and marriages will naturally mean neod for a large number of new housing units of all types. With this big rise In population the schools of the nation must be expanded immensely to meet the neeas or uie millions or new stu dents. The growing communities, such as Klamath Falls, will need expanded school facilities In the next 10 years. i It Is estimated Uiat the country will need 200,000 new teachers each 1 year for 10 years to take care of this growth. That many will be needed to take care of cohool growlli and to replace those who quit or retire. Now the quostlon arises How are we to pay for this needed ex pansion? New taxes a bitter pill to swallow at best will un doubtedly be Imposed despite the reluctance of legislators and tax payers alike to face this fact. Already nearly 45 per cent of all property taxes collected go to the schools. In the natural evolution of .things we can probably expect high property taxes in most sec Udns of America. If other taxes are preferred, the people had bet ter -do something now to change the tax policies. v Fpderal aid to schools will be one of the many Important do mestic problems that Congress will have to decide In the next few years, according to all the politi cal prognostlcators. ' On the opposite side of the ledg er the farm population is still shrinking, along with total farm Income. Farm population Is down from 30'i million in 1940 to about 32 million now. More farm ma chines, more production, and farm ers taking Jobs in town have lowered the total. In 1910 farmers Constituted one-third of (he na tion's population now they ore one-scvcnlli. The population of the U.S. now is estimated at 167 million. In five years it will be 178 million. In 20 years It will reach more than 221 million All these statistics (sometimes stuffy and boring to reail I'll grant you) point up the fact that our nation is continuing Its dynamic growth. A good point to remem ber is that It s more than Just a physical growth It's a demon stration of the vigor of the spirit of America. There will be grow ing pains of course, but It also shows the confidence and test of (lie nation. Mil lit By KEN McLEOD The winter bird count to be ftiade by the Nature Society on ' January 1 will be the eighth such annual activity of the bird watch ing people. The society invites ev ery person Interested In bird life to Join with It on this activity, count the birds seen upon this our day and report the fact to the com pilers of the tally. The count has been organized so that a great number of Ktnmath Basin roads will be patrolled during the day by various parties looking for birds from Crater Lake to the Modoc Lava Beds. This particular phase of the activity Is on the in crease lrom the time the count was stilted In 1948. That first year saw the groups cohering 87 miles by Entered u aecond class matter at the post office at Klamath Palls, Ore,, 011 August 30, 1908, under act of Congress, March 8. 1B7 SERVICES: ' ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California auto, whereas. 1954 saw 510 miles of road covered. While auto hunting for birds Is an easy way to conduct a count, nevertheless it is not 1 as produc tive of small species as In the case of these who comb the woods and lake shores on fool and this purt of the activity likewise is on the increase. In 1948 all the birds counted were observed from auto travel but by 1954 we find the various parties covering 18 miles en foot as well as one mile by boat. One phase of the bird activity that has not been developed as well as the society believes it should be is in the urban areas. The count of birds aooul city yards which up to now has been more or less neglected for the lack of observers. The call of the open country is strong, yet there are many birds living along with man in his communities. We would like to know more about them. The rules of the game are sim ple Just take a few minutes olf and stroll out Into the open, yvs we know it will be cold for the old thermometer is usually sticking within the 20 degree range but bird life must adjust itself for that -r count the number of spe cies of birds seen and their num ber. Then give the compilers a phone call, or send us the infor mation on a post card. It's as sim ple as that. The compilation or the day s count will start at 5 p.m. on the day of the count, January 1 at the residence of Lswrence and Naomi French, 1412 Crescent Avenue here in Klamath Fails. The phone num ber is 4110. A large part of the work of compiling the bird count is completed on the day the count is taken, however, actual final re sults are somewhat delayed since some observers must make their reports by mall. Anyone Interest ed in helping out on this activity can get additional iniormation from Edith McLeod, 413 High Street, phone 4290, or J, L, O'Don ahue at Kerns Implement Co. In reporting on birds the com piler will ask an additional ques tion as to the time spent, distance covered, and how traveled. We'll be waiting for your call or card. New Year's live By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK Ml What kind of time will you have on New Year's Eve. The Fourth of July gets safer and saner every year. As the re sult of mass protests by wives and other moralists, the once-unruly of fice Christmas party has become as tame as a kindergarten cookie klatch. But the problem of how to stay alive on New Year's Eve becomes more pressing with each passing season. The parties get wilder and wilder. Joy reigns tinconflned and unrefined. Too many people, worn out with cnristmas good will, take the brakes off their mind and forget to put their foot on the brake of their motor car. The streets are less safe thon a battlefield. If you go to a night club (cover charge Up to $30, bubbly water extra, It Is as If you were play ing a role In a mob scene In "Ben Hur." If you go to a home party, It is like being caught In a glad iator contest in the Roman Colos seum. Instead of bringing along a bottle you'd do better to fetch a book on first aid. As a result of the widespread mayhem committed In this atmos phere of false cheer, every hos pital becomes a casualty station. New Year's Day Itself could more aptly be called "National Hang over Day." All this slaughter and self-punishment is really as unseemlngly as It is unnecessary. After all, Just because the old year is dying, does a fellow have to try to kill himself, too? New Year's Eve marks the etcrnol passing of 1955. a nd Is really a kind of wake. Unrestrained levuy 15, therefore, a bit Inappro priate. Why not be the first In vour crowd to throw a really sensible New Year's Eve party? nere s now to do It. First of all, Invite only people who can get to your home without driving a car or crossing a street. you then follow this schedule: 9 p.m. The guests nrrlvi anH each one Is searched for bottles as ho enters the door, Anv bottles you find are cmntled down ih sink. 9:30 The first drink frultnimrh Is served. 10:00 Each guest la iinurf tn rise ond tell the funniest thing thot happened to him durlnir th. year. If any guest laughs Immod erately, his breath will be promptly smelted and he will be handed his ni ana coat. 10:30 The second drink steam ing bouillon Is served. If anyone asks for a second cup, give it to him. He may have sneaked a drink of something else betoie he came to your party. 11:00 Each guest will be allowed to rise and tell the saddest thing that hnppencd to him during the year. Tills will have everybody weeping, so be sure to have plenty of crying towels handy. 11:30 The last drink hot rof- fee or tea. plus leftover fruit cake Is served Midnight A small silver ell will be passed from guest to guesi. Each will be permitted to ring it as loudly and m e r r 1 1 y as he chooses for a full half minute. 13:15 The guests are handed small cards on which Is printed: "A (ire 1ms Just broken out In our rear bedroom. Please snv noth ing lust leave as quietly and quickly as you can." As each guest goes out the door you hand him a WCTU prohibition tract. By 12:30 all your guests will be sately home, and you and your family will he sound asleep. A party of this kind may lark a certain hilarity, but you can be sure of one thing. Anybody who came to it will remember and talk about it for a long, long time. iVol All Cs'wod By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK IB Seldom have Americans shaped up to a new vear with more confidence. But here and there a businessman is having some sober thoughts. . Times look good in general for the next six months but that means good on average, and not for every individual, every com pany, every industry. There are predictions of a slideback from the peak for some kinds 01 Business Scattered warnings are at nana for dealers in such things as cars, new houses, home furnishings, ap parel, electrical appliances, tires, lumber and even for the makers uf steel. In most cases It would be only a moderate backing away from heady heights. Autos and housing have led the parade In 1955, with steel and metal products pressing close. Now the building Industry pre dicts a drop of 100,000 to 200,000 in new homes built next year al though still counting on more than one million, and larger and more expensive ones to boot. The auto Industry already Is trimming back output. Although long Its most optimistic spokesman, Harlow H. Curtice, General Mo tors president, says production next year may drop 12 per cent this would still send more than seven million new cars off the assembly lines. Dealers in used cars report a sales slump now, with prices off in the last six months. Another generally expected sott spot is agriculture. Some observers think prices of farm products may slide in the second half of next year. Coupled with possible acre age cuts, this could pull net In f 111 income down by S per cent from mis year. Electrio appliance dealers are worried about a price tug-of-war among competing manufacturers, in some cases Involving paring of merchants' profit margins. Vi.sk Shrines By KATHLEEN WARD In the early evening. Just after the lights came on, we drove down Olnza Street. This is the Fifth ave- nue of Tokyo and has many large department stores. They were all decorated for Christmas,- much as our stores at home are. One thing that amused and surprised me no end, the mannequins In the store windows all have Caucasian faces. The only exceptions are the ones on which the kimono's are dis played. Even the angels are pink and white cherubs. There has recently been quite a lengthy article In the leading Jap anese paper criticising the ex tremes to which the stores have capitulated to Western Ideas. It does seem strange to see all this observance of a Christian holiday in this land of Buddha and the Shinto shrines. In the evening we had a typical Japanese dinner, low tables, Kobe beef (reputed to be the tenderest in the world) and everything that goes with it. My rather large sta ture Isn't exactly adaptable to the low tables, but the experience is definitely an adventure one wouldn't want to miss. Following dinner, we made the rounds of the three leading night clubs and here again you see the Western influ ences, and all you hear are Amer ican songs with an occasional tan go or sambo, .thrown in. The Jnpanese love to dance and are remarkably adept at It. We danced to a Japanese version of "I'm Dreaming of a White Christ mas," One singer was doing "Rock and Roll" and since they have a very hard time pronouncing "R's" It came out "Lock and Loll." Mr. Mahoney asked me to con vey (via this article) his affec tionate and sincere regards to his friends in the Klamath Basin. I gather from his interest and in quiry - that he has a very high regard for both our city and its people. What a fortunate lady I was to have had such a gallant escort for my short stay in Tokyol On Sunday morning, I received call from Major Ralph Taylor, who is also a former Klamnth Falls man and is the executive officer of the 5th Cavalry Regi ment at Camp Sendai, He was in Tokyo on Army business and we had a half hour chat at the depot before my train left for Kyoto. His wife, Elisabeth Burton Taylor, was Indisposed and was not able to accompany him to Tokyo. The express train to Kyoto was a revelation of the very Jewel like quality of the rural Japan scen ery. Every tillable space of land is carefully hand enred for. So much of Japan Is mountainous and rocky, that every Inch must be used lo grow the foodstuffs for these millions of people. One gets the Impression, that a weed Just wouldn't dare rear its ugly head. Kyoto is one of the most his torical and beautiful cities of these islands. I made a sizable purchase In one of the shops and when the young man, who had sold me the merchandise, learned how short my time In Kyoto was to be, he arranged to take the day off and be my guide. Just to be courteous and kind and not for money. I was overwhelmed! He even ac companied me to Kobe (some 65 miles from Kyoto) and sow me safely on board my ship. Just forty five minutes before soiling time In some three hours time we had covered the exquisite shrines and palaces of Kvoto. From all this. I'm sure you can gather how very much I enjoyed my brief stay In the land of the rising sun and the cherry blossoms, I'm hoping one ' HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER 1 MONTH t l.M MONTHS $ .00 I YEAR tls.OO MAIL 1 MONTH $ 1.60 6 MONTHS . I 7.60 1 YEAR . $12.00 day to return when I won't have to rush either the scenery or the association with these fabulous peo ple. They are. I'm sure, the most industrious peoples on the face of this earth and so polite 1 1 In nd Trip Klamath Falls, Ore. (To the Editor) Through the columns of your paper, on behalf of the members of the Klamath Union High School Band, their directors LaMar Jensen and Steve Stone, and myself, I should like to ex press our sincere thanks to the Herald and News for the very fine publicity given us at all times in connection with the trip of the KUHS Band to the East West Shrine Game in San Francisco. Also to the radio stations KFLW, KFJI, and KLAD. It goes without saying that with out the fine community support by the many hundreds of contributors to the expense fund for this trip, such a trip could not be possible. The resonse of the community has been magnificent. A word of spe cial thanks should also be given to the local Shrine Club, Floyd Boyd, President, and Walter Wies endanger, who were responsible for seeing that contributions were sent to the proper party. We are also deeply appreciative for the help given us by the Ad ministration and the Board of Education, School District No. 2, In providing the buses. I feel quite sure that with the additional honor of having the band chosen as one of two bands to play for time-outs and the fine showing I know the band will make In the pie-game Pageantry, Klamath Falls will have every reason to be proud of their pres entation In San Francisco. Andrew Loney, Jr. Director of Music Education Lumber Story McCloud, Calif., (To the Editor) I have read with amazement an article printed in your paper. "The Herald and News." doled Decem ber 19. 1955. entitled "Lumber Pay Agreement Told." In this spurious article, a lot of untruths have been attributed to me as reporMng. that of which I resent and I think that your paper owes me a public apology I wish to state that to my knowledge, I have never talked to one of your reporters or gave them a news release with per mission to quote me. All of which leads me to wonder if there might be some ulterior motive behind the article. Now, I wish to cite to you part of the first paragraph In which you state, quote, "Members of Local 6-64, International Wood workers of America, accepted by more than 2-1 majority the firm's offer of pay, etc," unquote. To those that have requested infor mation on the vote I have never been hesitant in telling them the truth, which was a little over 73 per cent. Your second paragraph of your article I will quote, "Wage hikes for the most skilled employes will be one cent less than the increase gained last month by Washington and Oregon AFL workers and rec ommended for Northern California In lieu of the 1 cent the McCloud union picked up additional vaca tion benefit. These according to Harold McKean, IWA local busi ness agent, more than offset the pay differential." In this para graph, you seem to speak quite positively of which the gain was by the AFL, and was quite em phatic that we agreed to one cent iess per hour and you stated, in lieu of the one cent' per hour, we picked up additional vacation bene fits, this Is truly a malicious un truth. I wish to state that there was only so much money alloted for the over-all wage increase. The low wage scale was alloted a speci fied amount, the rest was applied to the higher paid classifications and as it so happened, we had too many in the higher paid classiflca tions, so there was not enough to allow up to fifteen cents per hour. There was not one cent bargained away for the liberalizing of our vacation pay. Personally, I can't help but think the second paragraph of your letter was written maliciously, and in the ending of the article, you quoted me as stating the "various sales and otner capacities in stores and offices throughout the com pany" received the wage increase. I wish to say that we do not hold bargaining rights for sales, office, or any of the company office workers. This implication Is Just more contempuous untruths. Again. I wish to emphasize that as a matter of decency I think you owe me an apology or retrac tion through your paper. Harold V. McKean Sccy-Treas. & Bus. Agt. Local 6-64, IWA-CIO (Eds Note: The story was ac cepted In good faith from a usually reliable source in California and was printed without malice. If an erroneous Impression was con veyed Uie Herald and News is sin cerely sorry. The above letter Is pruned verbatim 1 Tliniiks Klamath Falls. Ore (To the Kdltor) -- I wish to thank those who so generously contributed to ward making this a Christmas to be remembered by those who live at my bonrding home. Special mention to the ladies of the North Side Qaiden Club, the staff a' Wood's drug store. Mrs. Joe Ivlr and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Kunzman and to many other in divvtuals. Truly, the spirit of Christmas exists. Mrs. Leota Howe Shady Pine 1 They'll Do It Jvery Time - By Jimmy HagoJ . . . '17 tOOK-VOU VOUWS MEMBERS DOrTT SEEM J . The old duffers .. to pitch in ao take ah interest ini AGE ALWAYS- ' OUR BELOVED eOTrS'CLUB-WE OLDSTERS ) I fl AIOIKJVRqSt' I "NT BE EXPECTED TO RUN EVERTHING" ILj MQAHMO AOQUX V yyw rjntfr YOU VOLUNTEER FOR ' &l ? HOW THE ttXJN(SSTEf?S ' VT, cwwitweSPP UP 4 SUTE JT I ' ' lCvVSIS-T LETSSWRTHEVV 1 : -fU&YOtfJS? TH ROUGH ! CLUB.' WELL C4LL IT ) ' Starlings Seen FORT ROCK Starlings, a bird species new to this area, have been observed here.thls winter. The bird books or the late Anne D. Sloan, former Fort Rock teach er, were consulted to Identify the trangers. A little longer than blackbirds, they have a short tail and long sharp beak and are heavily speckled. In flight they are swift and direct, not undulat ing like blackbirds and robins. They are frequently found around livestock and occasionally ugnt on the backs of cattle. Mrs. Howard McOee and Del- bert Wilson recall having seen a BEWARE Of IMITATIONS LOOK FOR THC HAPPY UTTLt DOG TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE SKY-WIDE AND HANDSOME! 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O People Read SPOT ADS -you are. cold weather to slow - can get top production A-Ira rigg Producer, CO., MERRILL 'i aMeV SmtaUayliqit FROM KLAMATH FALLS $11 II 25 U U ONE WAY JZmM ROUND TRIP IHaUDINO RESfRVID MAT Dome cars art also operated on the Overland (San Franclaco-Ogden) and the San Joaquin DoyHpM (San Franoiico-Loa Angeles). P FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30. 195 Chiloquin Stores Offer Free Movie CHILOQUIN A New Year' treat is oflered the children of thi area, by Chiloquin merchants win are sponsoring a free movie "r-. quest of Space." at the Chiloquiij Sunday, January 1. The following firms contributed the theater, the Pine Cona u rie's Cafe, Modoc Motors. LorenJ aiuiv, isiiipinau Apartments, Gold en Rule, Copeland Yards, r.n.i. Market, Mendenhall's Market, Chill oquln Garage, Chiloquin Cleanerj Rice Barber Shop, Mitchell's UnJ Ion, California Oregon Power! company, jr. . rTeeq, Edith and Roy'a Barber Shop, and the Shell 03-M5 N, Tlllamnk PORTLAND 12 ORICON f'l'M'l l 'TOO AMI I
