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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1956)
f PAGE SIX FIIAMK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing. Editor In 3ws Bv BILL JENKINS The Klamath Country seems to have a way of tiCltiiiK into the news even during the dull season. Skimming over the lalost issue ol True manaiine the other day we found the name Klamath Falls used as a geographic possibility as 10 the whereuoouts of Jim Moran in a yarn by H. Allen Smilii. Jusl why Klamath Falls popped into Mr. Smith's head we .uniilrln'l IcilOW. but It SllOWS that our town Is getting to be pretty well known. Klamath County as a whole does very well, also, in a recent publi cation called "Come To Oregon, Cool Oreen Vacationlalld" put out by the Travel Inlormation Divi sion of the Oregon Statu Highway Commission. A very well executed booklet filled wltn color pages ana aimed at attracting the tourist trade to our fair slate. Mentioned and pictured are such scenic attractions as uacu lukc Crater Lake. Lake of the Woods, Diamond Lake. Spring Creek and quite a handful of close-In spots such as the Deschutes, union Creek, Abcrt Rim over hi Lake County and Minor Pond in Bend. Elk Lake was also pictured as a scenic and well equipped summer resort lake, I was pleased to note that the booklet follows the lines I have been talking about for a long time now. No plugging of the wonders of our back country fish ing and hunting, .only a presenta tion of already developed and ready tourist attractions, both from : the scenic and personal comfort angle. The next link in the tourist chain will be a good road, someday, be tween Klamath Kails and the coast. The proposed route to Med ford via the Wcstslde highway and Lake of the Woods would be a step In the right direction here. It's high time that Eastern Oregon had access to tha coast without having to go miles out of the way. Been meaning to mention for some lime and Just never got around Xb it that John McDonald, forest supervisor, over in Lake view, dtd a darn fine Job on his annual "report to the stockhold ers," John, who Is the boss on the Fremont, puts out a mimeo graphed, report to the public on the activities that took place on the forest during the past year. Such tilings us the amount of timber cut (00 million board feet) and sold (141 million leeu, the mining picture, which this past year saw over 2000 claims staked and tilings like that. The report also shows us that they grazed 13.387 head of catlle, 38.090 sheep and built flfleen mile- of new fence In addition to maintaining and rcnalrlng .131 miles of old fence. There were 10.000 winter sports visitors und 20,1100 hunters and fishermen on the Fremont. The haulers. Incidentally, killed around 8500 bucks and 4500 does during the season. And with all that use the forest only had 81) fires, 04 of which were caused by lightning and burned 82117 acres i of the total fire loss of 11.3119 acres. Miner fires accounted for another 2740 acres with six flies. Hunters and fishermen were care ful, starting only 15 tires that burned a total of two and a half acres. A pretty good report and a tine thing to do so that the people may know what Is happening to their land. Soil ltimk By DEB ADDISON You probably have read the ad ministration's recommendation to congress on the farm situation Mr. Eisenhower's nine point pro gram. You may not know that the key to the program surplus reduction Rnd soil bunk plan came dliccllv from the grass roots. The Ameri can Farm Bureau I'cdcralton. the nation's largest tarm organization, adopted the "surplus reduction and soil bunk plan" at its con vention In Chicago last month. The Bureau has written a farm bill and presented it to congres sional leaders tor consideration. In an Introduction to the bill. Its purpose is ripi'hirod to he tli to encourage orderly liquidation ol CCC'f holdings ol surplus farm commodities: (2i to lessen the depressing elloct ot surpluses on farm prices and Income; i3i to encourage t h e diminution oi wasteful tarm production: i4) to minimize the adverse efiects of "diverted acres"; i5i to assist in marketing farm commodities at home and abroad. tni Ui provide for a privately owned "bunk" of fertile cropland devoted to soil building crops and rciorestation: and (71 to assist producers and consumers by helping to provide a balanced flow ot commodities In Interstate and foreign com merce. We'd like to make three com ments: One is to refer to point 4 above and to add that the Farm Bureau program provides Agricultural Conservation Program payments to larmers to help them establish soil building crops or practices on j land placed In tho "soil bank" and the prohibition of harvesting or grazing on any soil bank land This is the key to keeping from wrecking- the market of our Klam ath Basin farm commodities as his bcn done by diverting land production from wheat, corn, cot ton and rice to potatoes, barley or other Klamath crops. Another comment la to point back to Mr. Eisenhower's state ment Hint the real cost to the tax payers would be subslantially less Entered as aecond class matter at the post office at Klamath Falls, Ore., on August 30, 1908, under act ot Congress. March I, IVtt SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California that the apparent cost since the program actually will be financed with commodities already owned and paid for by the government. r.y "the government" he means the taxpayers. We. the taxpayers, according to Charlie Henderson, now own $8,500,000,000 worth of farm commodities. These sur pluses have been acquired because the war-time support programs were not terminated when their need ended. It Is plain common sense to use this present surplus liability to Py lor Us own iiquiaauon. Ati.P ihmmM thai. w have not heard voiced (and it wouiauymg cii umeuin u.,uc. not be ooDular to voice It here I feet of earth, where they had ob- k. ii,. i ni.ni themselves have i brought It up with the "soil bank" ' plan i Is how this must otlect reclamation. It woula be the height ot ab surdity to be putting away fertile acres of land lor luture use through the deposit window of a "soil bank" and at the same time to be steadily making withdrawals irom another window of the bank through reclamation. II expansion oi reclamation is brought to a halt, as It should be If we need to put away land in soli bank", we at least are fortunate in the Klamath Basin to have a "water bank." The effect of the work of the Klamath River Commission, which culminated In the signing of the Reclamalion-Copco contract, is to give the Upper Klamath River Ba sin a "water bank" a guarantee of having water when we need it in the future for agricultural ex pansion. OlllK. 1)11 ' By KEN McLEOD Mark R. Harrington, curator of the Southwest Museum, Los Ange les, writes In the current issue of 'Natural History" about "Man's Oldest Date In America," which has been determined by the Carbon 14 method by Dr. w. F. Llbby of Chicago University from charcoal taken from the Tule Springs site In southern Nevada. Three differ ent samples of the remains of the campfires of the early man of the region was examined before Dr. Llbby's final report was Issued that the charcoal had lost all of its radio-activity and must therefore be "more than 23,800 years old." The technique of archeology has advanced tremendously during the past couple of decades, 20 years ago the emphasis was placed only upon the artifacts that could be found In excavating various sites but today every scrap of evidence is carciuuy savea. An oia acquaint ance of mine at the University of California remarked some time a?o. when wo were discussing the age of some of the caves in Southern Oregon, that It made him ashamed to think of the vast amount of charcoal he had thrown away In his years of excavating ancient sites because it was thought to be useless material. This was In the years before It was discovered that carbonaceous material which had been burned became radio-active and lost this radio-activity gradu ally in the period of 23,800 years. Alter the knowledge of the pres ence of Carbon 14 became known there was a great search of all museums for material to test and to dale most ot the known arche- ological sites In America have been examined for age by this method. the oldest dates for man in America have been consistently turning up here in the West though there have been some early dis puted finds in the eastern states. Harrington writes that there have been 33 finds prior to the Tule Spring discovery that placed man in association with the Ice Age animals. 23,000 years seems like a long period of time as man thinks of time yet to the geologist it Is a mere traction when he considers the age ot the periods of the history ot the earth. We can speculate Just what kind of a place the Klamath country was 23.000 years ago or even 10,000 years, when the mighty Mount Mazama dominated our 'landscape and perhaps the waters of the Klamath Basin drained away southward to the Pit River. The great chain of volcanic cones of the Cascades were mostly ac tive and inland seas filled the pres ent desert regions to the east. The great Lake Lahontan spread across northern Nevada from Utah to the eastern slope ot the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Tins great Inland sea occupied the Honey Lake Valley in California and reached into Ore gon in the vicinity of Dcnio. In Oregon there were giant fresh water lokes occupying Wild Horse Valley to the east of the Stcen Mountains, Catalo Valley to the west. Warner Valley was 'another great lake and so was Abert and the Summer Lake valleys. When we contemplate this great series of water barriers thrown across the southern boundary of Oregon and further to the east was the great lake Bonneville the shores ot which lapped the western slope ol the Rockies. It Is readily seen that the Klamath country offered the easiest route for human migration to the south. Thus If It Is true that man lived at Tule Springs more thon 33.800 years sro the chances are many that he must hove made his way there by the overland route through this region. The Klamath country In this case would be the dividing route to the south for from here the movement could have passed either down the Pit to California or have continued south along the east slope of the Sierra following the shoreline of Lake Lahontan to Its southern ex tremity near the region of Mono Lake. The opportunity therefore Is strong that evidence of early man can appear most any place in the Klamath Basin, tor this reason there has been a frantic search 'of caves in eastern Oregon for the IIERALD evidence of the great antiquity of i man. Caves, however, are not the only places where such evidence i can be found as excavations most i anywhere might discover such evl- dence. Many such a find, however, has passed unnoticed because the people who came upon them were not aware of their Importance. Now and then, however, such discover ies do come to light as In the case of the Polsom and Clovls, New Mexico examples. In 1025, at Folsom, excavators uncovered the skeletons of a small bison herd: bulls, cows and calves, just as one would expect In a natural nero, ineir skeletons an vlously lain for a long time, ineir position suggested that the herd had been cornered, as It were, and struck down. Mont of the tall bones were missing, hinting at the work of human hands that cut away the tails with the hides. Just as mod ern Indians did when they took bison skins for robes. Yet there was better evidence, for among the bones were a number of chipped dart points, most of thein broken. These were made by man and could mean nothing less than they were the Instruments of death. This bison was one that was long extinct and was known as Bison Taylorl as distinguished from our present doy Bison Amerlcanus. A great battle raged over the Fol som find for many a scientist re fused to believe man in America was as old as the evidence would Indicate. Some years after the discoveries at Folsom, road builders near Clo vls, uncovered a deposit of fossil bones with the same points. Carbon 14 dated this find, at 9,883 years. laviiiiciit I'latu ' By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK, Ml Curbstone reflections of a pavement Plato: Many a white collar worker today believes he has become civil ization's biggest sucker, the for gotten man of the 20th Century. His voice is relatively unheard In the land. Few politicians bother to ask his views or explore his plight. The only people who seek him out are bill collectors, and it is his cash, not his charms, that draws them. Let us get out our crying towel and listen to the woes of a typical member of the paper clip brigade, which runs about as follows: "Fvery other closs In America seems to get something special from the government except the while collar class. Why are,, wo overlooked? When do we get our turn at the public trough? "They talk about a soil bank for farmers. How about a fund to pay for our soiled white collars? "Why can't Congress at least vote us some help under the for eign aid program? Certainly no group has been more foreign to government aid than the white collar class." There Is at least an ounce of truth within this pound of bitter ness. Farmers have a lobby. Veterans have a lobby. Manufacturers have lobby. The unions have a lobby. So do the railroads, the utilities. the airlines, the shipping Interests. Even postmen, schoolteachers, toy makers and amateur bird watchers have their lobbies. About the only two groups In America who don't have a lobby are white collar workers and wid ows. They remain largely unorgan ized and therefore, perhaps, un represented. Since they cannot punish a politician, why thould he worry about them? Time has passed the white collar man by. That white collar, once a badge ot pretended gentility, has become more of a symbol of face less nonentity. It no longer pays off at the pay window. H used to he the guys in overalls who stood In line at the loan oftice seeking to borrow money. Today It's the guys In the dirty - white collars. The average white collar worker now Is the greatest prisoner of the installment plan and the finance company. Debts go with his dully bread. If he has to fly to see his sick mother, he has to borrow the money. If he takes a vacation trip, he first has to float a loan. If he needs a new car, he first has to borrow enough money for a new suit in order to look present able enough to persuade a finance company to advance him the dough to make the down payment on Jhe automobile. He Is In hock up to his eyeballs this average white collar worker lor everything from his furniture to the fillings In his teeth. At least he claims he Is. And he feels he fights his per sonal emergencies alone The fed eral government shows no signs of creating a new Cabinet post, "Sec retary of the white collar class." do away with his very Job. turning him Into a refugee from progress. The white collar man Is haunted not only by his present predica ment but by fears for the future. He is afraid automation scientists will dream up new and more effi cient business machines that will lite white collar has lost Its prestige. The engineer Is the hero of our times. And manv an ofilce peasant now wishes that, instead of wearing a white collar, he had been born with a slide rule in his mouth. Where Is the man on a white horse who will lead the white col lar class back to Its old securitv? He Is nowhere In sight. Alas, even white horses are getting scarcer. Itccorri Tnllird By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK t.fi Businessmen sre busy today tallvmg un the ' records ot their most profitable AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER I MONTH I 1.60 6 MONTHS $ 0.00 I YEAR IU.0O MAIL 1 MONTH t MONTHS . 7.60 I YEAR $11.00 year. The first earnings reports Indicate that 1066 set a profit pace which the new year will find hard to beat The stock market has been doing considerable second-guessing along this line, as traders assess the prospects of Individual corpora tions to continue their growth rate of recent months, to maihtain profit margins in the face of ris ing operating costs, and to declare dividends that would sweeten pres ent yields. But whether the future is clouded or fair, the hindsight provided by the earnings statements of business Is cheerful Indeed. Tiie annual reports won't start coming in volume till later this month. But some corporations whose fiscal years have ended are reporting on their 12-months' profits. Overwhelmingly they show striking gains. Thirty-four industrial and trade companies have reported so far. Combined, their profits after taxes soar 46 per cent over the previous year. Only three of them showed smaller earnings in 1955 than in 1054. although in each year two companies operated at a loss. The nation s railroads also made notable comeback after their lean year in 1954. The Association of American Railroads estimates that the 176 class 1 roads will have a net Income after taxes of 915 mil lion dollars. This would be a 34 per cent gain over the previous year. The utilities nave also piontect from the fast industrial pace and the Increased use of electrical home appliances. Fifty-seven ot them have reported on their af fairs In the 12 months ending Nov 30. Only seven show declines in profits after taxes, and In most cases only slight drops. Combined, the 56 report net earnings of $546,254,028. for an 8 per cent gain over the previous 12 months. In the communications field, American Telephone It Telegraph officials estimate its earnings in 1955 will run around $13 a share. In 1954 the big phone company, with fewer shares outstanding. earned $11.42 a share. Its record per share profit was $15.72 set on still lower shares in it)3. ool IloasuiiN By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON tPi President El senhower would have some good political reasons for staving mum a while If he has decided not to run again. i He has already indicated he reached some decision because he said his mind la not so fixed that he can't change it. He'd probably anger a lot of Re publicans if he said he won't run now Instead of waiting till mid February when the doctors say whether they think he's able to. They could say: "The party needs him but he made up his mind even before waiting for the doctors to tell him what shape he's in." Eisenhower could- forestall that kind of complaint by waiting until after the medical verdict is in. He may do that, if he's not going to run. By the same token he could hardly say he will run until the doctors tell him and the country whether they think he's physically able to. If he has about decided not to try again he could, by waiting a while before saying so. get the maximum mileage out of his pro gram. Right now he is sending the ma jor parts of his program to Con gress in special message. Last week he sent up his State ot tne union message, on Monday his farm program. Tomorrow It will be his education program, on Monday nis budget. But If he said now he won't run again, attention for his program: almost certainly would get lost sight of in the hub-bub over his announcement. For days thg papers would be lull ot nis decision, the dilemms of the Republican porty, specula tion on likely candidates, and then perhaps announcements by some of the Republicans who would like to fill Elsenhower's shoes. By mid-February, when Eisen nower gets the doctors' word on his physical condition, all the major parts of his program should be In Congress' hands. For ot least that long or as long as the Republicans still have some hope he 11 head their ticket aiain he can depend on their almost un divided support. If he says he won't be a candl date, some members ot his party In Congress may pull away from him. But it's hard to see many ol tnem doing mat. And for a good reason: Eisen- bower s program and their sup port for It will have to be the main talking point of the Republicans In this year's election campaign. Their cniei nope ot winning 1956 is Elsenhower, whether or not he runs, ana tne claims they can make to supporting him and see ing eye to eye with him on most things. uolvs By UNITED PRESS HOLLYWOOD Grace Kelly, to reporters questioning her about anv change in her career plans be cause of her forthcoming mar riase: "I had planned to do a play next year but I now have can celled that plan." MIAMI Police Chief Walter Headley during a healed Mlam Board of Review meeting discuss ing a photograph of Marilyn Mon roe in a bathing suit: I don't see anything obscene about the human breast They'll Do It Every VA Bi,vnfcLVirat"-wwi I ' ' I I 171 ,jlnnc, nm 111 I I TUAT P.tV I V VA Wrccncu IV Oi- i ','", .; ' -nle LlDi.lnnnuo CXJniJP Ihl V. , - , Xt y TH0U6HT ID STOP Itf J ? THE M-jLL three LOUS- V- j WD&4yHELLOOH,8V I I LIKE; rJAS(jU4 I f DIST4KCE C4Lt-S s " N i THE Wy-DOVOU MIND, I WSSED THE I W4LDO WILL ) MOOCH COULDN T jU IF I USE YOUR PHONE ?) -JUD6ES PROBABLY GET USE THE PHOrJE ft V TH4NKS,KlDOO.' J. VSX4ND- STUCK FOR A U BOOTH"HE NEVER "g" u BESIDES! MS LESS TH4N -4 r HrTTtW KIN. mil.HU HSDK'rtU. I. WOULD tUt-HlS Kr-iKlV HI Farmers' Role In Federal Income Revenue Described (Editor's Note: What are the new federal income tax ruies which affect the farmer, both as to Income tax and social security? What are the deadlines? The Ore gon Association of Public Account ants' tax Information committee has prepared the following discus sion, which the Herald and News presents as a service to iu. read ers.) A armer is defined as an indi vidual whose gross income Is de rived at least two-thirds from farming. A few of the newer problems fai-hiir the farmer are here dis cussed in the light of federal law and regulations, and wnue mis article deals as much with social securitv as Income lax, virtually all farmers will be affected. As before, individual farmers on a calendar-year basis must file a declaration of estimated tax on or before January 15. 1956, paying thereon at least two-thirds of the tax as finally determined. If do sired, the estimate may be made by paying at least the amount of the previous year's tax. By filing the estimate in this manner, the farmer may then file at any time up to April 15, 1956, and pay the balance of tax due at that time. However, if the farmer files his final return by February 15, 1956, and pays the full lax, ne neea noi tile an estimate. Previously, the deadline for final return was Jan uary 30 if no estimate had been (lied by January 15. This vear for the first time farmers will pay self-employment tax on their net income from farmine at the rate of 3 per cent Net earnings must be at least $400 to be reportable, and earnings over $4200 are not subject to the lax. In order to obtain the maximum benefits upon retirement, most farmers will want to pay the larg est amount possible, and it tne net income from farming is low, there are two optional methods of reporting: If the gross income from farm ing is between $800 and $1800, the farmer may elect to report one half the gross as self-employment earnlnns. If the gross tarm in come Is slBOO or more ana tne actual net earnings are less tnan $900, the farmer may elect to re port $900 as self-employment earn ings. These alternative methods are used onlv in computing self-em- olovment tax and apply only to farm Income. Tne sen-cmpioymem tax is computed and paid only ones a vear along with the Income tax. If he has not already done so, the farmer should apply at once for nis maivmuai social se curity number as it will be need ed when he files his lederal tax return. Farm labor now is also covered bv social security. During I n e vear 1955 farmers have been re- nuired to withhold 2 per cent from their airrlcuilurai employes whu have been paid $100 or more in cash during the year, remitting 4 per cent quarterly ior wnen a linhilitv of $100 is reached I to the district director oi imcumi revenue on form smj-a. An annual report must be filed by the farmer who nas paia tax able cash wanes during 1955 form 943. to be filed with the dis trict director bv Januarv 31. 1956 This annual report should include all subiect wages 'not previously reported on form 943-A, so that all employes who meet the $100 a year test will appear on me annual re port form 943. The farmer must also furnish h t s employes with statements showing total subject wages and PIC A, tax withheld not later than January 31, 1956 (or within one month of the date of separa tion in case the farm worker left before the end of 19551 These statements mnv be furnished to farm employes on form SS-14. al though a form of the farmer's own choosini mav be used n u con tains the necessary uuormauon It is interesting to note that although a farmer may pay farm waees to his son, daughter, wite. father or mother for services ac tuallv rendered, such waes are not subiect to the federal in surance contributions act and no social security tax should be with held or remitted on such labor It is not uncommon for a farm er to employ his son on the farm dmine school vacation period dur- uig the summer months. Hereto fore. Pappv had to chop off Jun ior's wages below the $600 mark or lose his dependency credit. The law Is now such that if Junior Is under 19 or is a student, and the farmer furnishes more than half of his support, he may claim htm as a dependent. II Junior re Time - ceives $600 or more from any source he must file his own ,!- ii .mi ,1 M.U mi mmja mW I I KII x.r'-Mi,- J- mxiWPS jk&'' I ' - co MS fmm . 7.99 to 14.99 Values X l I If' I lf : I I I v I n L I ' II TPeTiZTT 1 i II Jsm ".ww. w Vr4 i. ; hi,.;'.."- ...., "Bern i. ; '-""".7 f ,i ii i rcnwut ooo ci inc . i ii L.11 uutmu e mm i i.n jiir. 9k 3 i INvlon Trirou. Multi-Fila--' M i M I fy I ment Cn-ps. Brushed Jf I0 Preclom Nylon Tricot . ff tCf I SSSSZvZt- I In Beautifully Tailored or I Shortie Stylet. I LtvUhly Trimmed Stylei. U l.VV rtTTICUATD 1 " 1 . 51 II M tor ' i I II 40 Denier Nylon Tricot Petticoau t Tremendous Sivtnt Durini Thii IvenL B I II .' II TREMENDOUS SAVINGS on CIRDLES and Ponrv GIRDLES j I llll I II I W f I Pi 1 I I I' II ef 1 1 1 1 I ! t tl Sfe - -1 U Jb . . e-el'cW-! ml tVtwni 737 MAIM CT t Kill l W' ' !. imilin H 'wtww I i.. --mmnfiza I - By Jimmy Hatlo Wrwu, bv UJ.QJT GOT AH OFFICE-BUT WHY Jmuu-u HE? HE KNOWS a i ur Greeting the phone fd4cher who's good for a two-hour -.n workout-- TWWT AriOA TIPOF IMC twit-" ft" i ToCARL J-MITS, S20 S. MAM ST. YTMi.UOM . J.a turn and may take his own ex emption, even though he may be a dependent of his father, who, In such case, would also be al lowed $600 dependency exemption. It appears that Uncle Sam .is rapidly making bookkeepers out of farmers. ' V A88 688l 71 Now for O I Now for WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 1 $ 1 956 Bradshaws Leave For Home.snc! MANILA 11 Dr. and Mr. Homer V. Bradshaw, a U.S. misl sionary couple released last month from five years imprisonment in Red China, left today or the Vnl'd Slates on a military trans, port plane. The Pittsburgh, Pa couple Is due at Travis Air Force Base near San Francisco laic Friday. Both had suffered severe malnu trition while imprisoned. Brndshaw gained 12 pounds in his three-week stay at Clark Air Force Base hos pital near here but said he still Is "a little wobbly." Mrs. Bradshaw gained four pounds. FACTORY SERVICE and Parts for PACKARD STUDEBAKER INTERNAT'L TRUCKS JUCKEJ1KD Truck Sales & Service, Inc. 11th and Klamoth Ph. 2-2561 Imm M AmtUiit . a.',
