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PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS, KT.AMVrH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1956 Jieralb anil ptias MAMt JBOONS War BOA JBIKDW : Bdltsr max WAVoaon - City ZkUtor Cntre4 u woond due mater at tha post office at KUmatb Fall. On., on AUfist 30, laot, under act o Contrast. March . in 8 EK VI CIS: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS Serrinf Southern Oregon And Northern California SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER 1 MONTR t M MONTH8 I 1 YKAR tM.W UAH, I MONTH l.tO MONTHS -- 1M 1 YEAR ' IU-00 Northwest By BILL JENKINS ' Tha October issue of Changing Times, tha Kiplinger magazine, carries an article entitled "The Great Pacific Northwest" in which they state that every now and then tha northwest is rediscov ered. It has apparently been re discovered by the editors of the magazine, because they've gone all out to present a curious blend ing of fact and lancy concerning tha Oregon and Washington area, On the fact side they point out that probably the greatest good news concerning the West today is the fact that the area is slow ly but surely getting big enough to be Us own customer. In other words, it looks like we'll be manu facturing finished products for sale to our own people rather than shipping out the raw mater ials and thereby losing tha cream ef the crop. . The article makes a consider able to-do, as would be expected m a business magazine, about populations and population cen ters, pointing out that Seattle is tha biggest city in uie normwesi, with a population of 955,000. They also list Portland, Spokane and Tacoma as being industrial giants by northwest standards. This, ap narentlv. is based on the assump tion that they must be since there are no other cities ot 50,ooo any where in the area. They also point out in toe fact column that lumoering ana agri culture are the chief industries, but here they point out that farm ing is specialized and uses fewer men eacn year, wniie lumoering is a rugged industry that does not sound the siren call for outsiders. They were smart enough to real ize the fact that the prospects in wood chemistry are probably the most exciting outlook for the northwest. They have picked up for publication the clarion call that Hillman Leuddemann, vice president of Pope and Talbot, has been sounding for years to the effect that the lumber industry to day uses only half a log. The rosoect is bright that In the near future by-products will be devel oped' to the point where we can us the other half, not to men tion, of course, as Changing Times does, the importance of the ever growing paper industry. Tht article further goes on to Dolnt out that jobs are not exactly laying in Ve street to be picked up. and that those who head for tha West had better be tne pos sessors of particular skills. Tht excellent school systems of both Oregon and Washington are given their fair comment, and tne people are described as "friendly." Incidentally, along tha line, they paint a bleak pic ture of Alaska.. On the not-so-factual side, they give the east side of the moun tains a rather rough go in their analysis of the weather, quoting tha fact that here in the high desert temperatures range from 101 down to 30 below, this figure apparently taken from the Spo kane area. They were decent and truthful enough, however, to state it definitely it not true that it rains in the northwest all the time and point out that the cli mate is as mild or milder than in many other places in the United States. They also sprung a new one on me in tha fact that in a place called Wynoochee Oxbow, which is located in the foothills of the Olym pic mountains, they get 12 feel of rain per year. That, I think, would be too wet even for a veteran Fortlandite. They also state that tha sight ot a cattleman in Stetson and boots is seen only occasionally, which certainly wouldn't hold true for our part of the Northwest. and say that western menus some times list appetizers as starters and desserts as "toppers." Both ef these were naw to me, and I happen to be a - native of the northwest. They also overlooked the point that Idaho is generally considered through Lake of the Woods and into Jackson County via several routes. The route now on the agenda would go by McAllister Springs and connect with Highway 62 (the route from Medford to Crater Lake) ,at Eagle Point. The main reason for seeking a new route between the Klamath Basin and the Rogue River Valley I is the prohibitively high cost of straightening and modernizing the Grecnsprings Highway (State H chwav 66). Realizing inai me state cannot afford to improve the Greensprings route, the highway department has done only minor maintenance work on this route for the past several years. Another factor behind the deci sion to construct the new route via Lake of the Woods is the bet ter grade quotient of this route as coirmared to the Greensprings. The new route will be slightly less than one mile longer than the present highway between Klamath Falls and Aieaiora; dui better grades and straighter road will make the time quotient of the route better than the Greensprings. There cannot be any financial ac tion of the new route in fiscal year 1936-57 because the state has al ready budgeted its forest road funds for that period. State Highway Commission members have stated that they expect the state to receive about $4 million per year in forest road funds from the federal government for the next several years. The highway commission indicated at Thurs day's meeting in Klamath Falls that -this money should provide sufficient funds to construct the needed link in the proposed new highway. (Six miles of road in Klamath County and eight miles in Jackson County must be com pleted to connect the present paved part of the route.) Both the county courts of Jack son and Klamath county have re quested designation of the needed link as a forest road. All of the uncompleted 14 miles lies within the Rogue River National Forest and is eligible for torest roaa funds. (Not to be confused with forest access road funds, an en tirely different arrangement.) The project must now be for mally aooroved by the U.S. For est Service and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads (this bureau must approve all roads and highways eonslructed with any part of fed eral funds.) Approval of the route by the forest service is expected In he forthcoming within the next year. And by that time funds will be availame to me siaie lor inuu year 1957-58 use.. Some straightening and realign ment of the present paved portion of the h ahway will nave to ot accomplished to make the route completely modern, tne construc tion of truck by-pass lanes on the grades must also be accomplished on some ot tne sleeper grapes. This work will probably be ac- rnmDlished in future years as state highway funds become avail able. It has not been officially stated whether the complete route will eventually be designated as a state highway. At present, the portion of the road which runs up the west side of Upper Klamath Lake is a state highway to tne KocKy Point junction. From this junction to Lake of the Roads, which was paved by Klamath County last year, it is a county road. The paved portion ot the highway trom Eagle Point to McAllister springs is also designated as a state highway. One of the provisions of the fed eral forest road law specifies that the federal government pays for 100 per cent ot the cost of a road built on federal forest lands. Upon completion of the roads they are then turned over to the state which assumes maintenance re sponsibility. It would seem that If this plan is pursued in the Lake of the Woods highway proj ect, then the state will probably H..n,.nll.. JAL-Innnl Ihn 11 ,iln aj a ponion oi m normwesi; i!i:ir , nari nf ih .tat. hioh way system making the complete route a part of its network. Completion of the new highway least parts of It are. In summing the whole thing up. they say that. "The West offers highly desirable place to live i probably cannot be accomplished wiui a gooa cnance ot making a, in mucn eM than three or tour awwni living in generally yearJ, However, citizens of Jack- neaitny economy that promises to son and Klamath counties who use the Greensprings route so see expand over tha long haul. But ii a rampam Doom is wnai you m,,rh will n he hnnnv in seek, tha Northwest doesn't quitejthe Improved road completed. Ks 'L'u "u pecially anyone who has struggled well, be that as it may, H Is nip the Greensprings on a winter ilwayi interesting to read about night with the log so thick the your own area. You have not only driver cannot see the hood orna tha chance of learning something I menl on his automobile, naw but all tha fun of picking! holes In aomeona else i slory and theories. Had I been doing the article tor Mr. Kiplinger, I am quite sure I could have done a mora enthusiastic job about It. But than perhaps I'm prejudiced. Itnntfpr By KEN McLEOD The great change In the required knowledge of those who follow the I profession of forestry is graphi cally illustrated in the book of instructions required to run our FOTPftt IlOflll national forests. A half a century Bv MAX WAUCHOPK ago a ranger had his olfice in his Tha decision of tha Or a I en saddle hag. a JO page "Use State Hiahwav Commission and Book" as his administrative guide tha tounty courts of Klamath and This small, red covered otlicial Jackson counties to request the i manual cited the legal basis for a designation of tha Lake of the1 ranger a activities, followed by Woods hlehwav as a forest road (brief explanations of how regula- marks an Important milestone In lions should be applied. The ranger tha development of highways in also was issued a marking hatchet Southern Oregon. wi,h which he could stamp timber Civic leaders and city and coun- to be cut by local sawmill opera- tv officials of both counties have tors and settlers. In addition he hen workinr for manv veara to i also was issued a "decimal C have the highway complete discale rule for determining the con tent of logs, pencils, writing pa per, envelopes and blanks for what was known as "free use per mits," the form to be filled in for allowing a settler to cut a small amount of timber for corrals or ranch buildings. Whatever else the ranger needed he bought with his own money. With this equipment he also got simple orders for his summers work; "get out of town and stay out." A ranger was supposed to be very busy. What was to keep him so busy wasn't too clearly set forth. Those were the days, now but dim memories and the present day Forest Service Manual indicates what progress has been made over half a century. From that little 20 page book at the beginning of the century, the manual has grown today to consist of six books. Each being nearly three inches thick Their dimensions are such tnal they will hold standard business size letter paper. They are of the loose-leaf type and are constantly being revised. Two books deal with general administration. Two deal with accounting, for the con trol on expenditures of public mon ey is meticulous. One book deals with protection and management of forest resources, and one cov ers the engineering phases of for est operations. Why engineering? Because bridges, trails, roads and a host of other improvements are a part of the property a ranger manages. The manual defines the minimum standards in the construction of these improvements. Each volume of the completed manual contains nearly 1,000 mime ographed and printed sheets. The pioneer rangers sang out against "red tape" when they had to fol low rules in a little red book, to keep a diary, or make a few re ports and answer a dozen or so letters per season. A ranger today, with all his training, must look at those prodigious volumes of the manual and feel almost frustrated at their size, but the answer to running a forest is in them. Reflection also is to be seen In the required basic training be tween the two periods a half a century apart. The modern em bryo forester, armed with a de gree after four years in a forest school faces a tough written ex amination before entering govern mental service. He prepares a de tailed statement on his background and experience. He has studied such subjects as silviculture, for est entomology, wildlife manage ment, range management, and many related fields. He has taken certain required courses in history, chemistry, public speaking, math ematics and other general sub jects. During summer vacations he may have worked with forest field men at anything needed doing, in cluding cleaning up after litter bugs, swinging an ax, pick or shovel on trail building, fighting fire. All of this information goes to the Civil Service Commission and the applicant waits, hoping he receives a passing grade. Back in 1905 when examinations were started things were differ ent. An entire day was allotted for a not too formidable written portion of the exams. There had been too many field men before 1905 who couldn't write a letter or reporl, so after this date there would be none who couldn't carry on correspondence, men mere were two days of testing. The first test was on the shooting range, with nistol and rifle. Then the test for packing horses; to make sure that they could carry their load over mountain trails was es sential. Applicants were given hndce-Dndee nf camo equipment. panniers, bed rolls, tarps andj tents, and told to go to It. The preferred means for secur ing a pack was the "diamond hitch. It a man could "throw" the last rope so that each portion of the hitch would tighten against all other parts, and the pack could stand a test run of tha horse, he got a rating. The prospective rangers had to ride. Many of them, the men from ranch country, could do that al most automatically. But the green horns, the city dudes who merely wanted to get a Job so they could "camp, fish, hunt and trap," could be spotted immediately in the way they approached a horse or got into the saddle. If they didn't measure uo. they were out. Another test in the field was with limber. The official giving the ex amination directed a man to a tree, usually a crooked, rough specimen, and told the applicant to feel it and where he should make it fall. Anyone who passed the three days of testing was a stout fel low. (He had to be). What a change a half a century has made! was to sav: "Well, the County As sessor has raised my taxes and I am sure going to show him how I appreciate it in the coming elec tion." Which means that he is go ing to vote against him in the coming election. I not only assume this to be a fact, but I know of several incidents where this was the reaction. It may interest the public to know that the County Assessor has nothing to do with the amount of taxes, and it is his duly to pre pare the tax roll and deliver it to Ihe Tax Collector, under tne law. the budget committee prepares and adopts the budget, and the Asses sor appraises the properly subject to the approval of the State Tax Commission and the Board of Equalization. Being a taxpayer myself, I was interested enough to trace the in crease in taxes and here it is: Klamath County $199,000 Klamath Falls 97,000 City Elementary Schools 155,720 Klamath Union High School 92,000 County Elementary Schools 89,000 County High School 21,000 Suburban Fire District 7,400 Miscellaneous 6,880 $668,000 The above increases were voted TheyH Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Linseed vws fed up wmi bund D4TE5SO THIS TIME WE B4SSED UP PAL MAC'S PARTY PUN5-" AH, M4CH4VE A UEART-iO DICE--VOtl KNOW WHAT dogs i've gottem on every Blind cwtc I EVER WENT ON" INCLUDE ME OUT ON THIS ONE. WILLYA, B4Lf I''- uc I iklSFED V7 ilWAUHAGOOHA V BLIND D4TE?MV A A GIRL'S COLLEGE - R0OMM4TE IS 1) naw IN TOWN 1 PrviTnTf3r M I I f RiSfe Loi II ill ifu2nn i SO MAC GOT ANOTHER FRIEND TO SQUIRE THE OUT-OF-TOWN S4LvND UNSEED U4PPENED TO MEET THEM-" r WHAT ARP W OHG! ( IJpJV you doing w ovg I ( do you ) HERE? OH, THIS A OM&.f V DO -W. KISC rgATVIES SYNDICATE W-, UOfl.P BIGHT lE.'tRVEtt. Old Films Get Video Workout TV when they can see a 'Thirty Seconds' for free," one executive says, around the country a bombshell has blasted the entertainment world and Hollywood experts say it will set pay-TV back at least three years but make it inevitable. upon by the voters in the various! From Seattle to Syracuse, iv districts and carried by a majority i stations nave Degun running me of the votes. ' (backlog of MGM's mighty star- I am not here to say that this , studded, multimillion-dollar- pre fix ALINE MOSBY United Press Hollywood Writer HOLLYWOOD (UP)-In 18 cities ' INEVITABLE 2. Pay-TV now seems inevitable, according to industry sources. Aft er these backlogs have been shown on television, audiences still will want to see top movies at home. "The success of these MGM increase sjiould not be made, but I do say that it is certainly un fair to accuse the Assessor of raising taxes when the increases were made by the voters them-' selves. I Arthur (Major) Dickson, the pres- 1948 movies. In Hollywood the' advertising agency that sponsored the show here for $15,000 a night, the TV station, MGM and the local theaters carefully watched the re sults. More than $100,000 was movies shows tnat neiworns aren't delivering the best pro gramsthe motion picture studios are," one TV executive says. The networks can t possibly af ford to out millions of dollars into one show. Neither can sponsors." He forecasts that within a few years, the TV networks, tne mo- ent Assessor, is rated as one of (poured out to advertise the first the outstanding Assessors in the movie. "Thirty Seconds over To State. He is honest, efficient, andUy0i" and another $600 was spent cooperative, He has a fine organ-!nn a special survey of 2.000 view- ization built up during his tcrm! ers of office and the people of Klam-i'FILM ATTRACTS MANY that he is willing to serve them for another term. A. W. Schaupp Tnx liiorensp Klamath Falls. (To the Editor) I have never written a letter to your valuable newspaper for pub lication. and 1 do so now reluctant ly, but due to the turn of events. 1 feel that someone should attempt to acquaint the public with the acts concerning the abrupt In crease in taxes in Klamath Coun ty and especially in Klamath Falls. I presume that when the ordi nary taxpayer received his recent tax statement and he noticed that the taxes in Klamath Falls has increased from 107.2 Mills lo 134 Mills in one year,, his first reaction Ike's Aura Klamath Fails (To the Editor) What a wonderful experience I have had! An experience that I would like to share with every American who still believes in the old fashioned kind of patriotism that forces us to speak with glow ing pride and deep love for our country. L was privileged to meet and speak with President Eisenhower. How rcussuring it was to see Ike so strong and well. Many times reporters and inter viewers have referred to the "Ike Aura," and I had wondered just what this reference could mean. Now that I have met him, I no longer wonder; I know. He is a man so vital, so strong in his love for America that his courage and confidence radiate frnm him. This nuntitv of mur age and confidence was reflected the happy faces, and echoed in the thousands of voices of the people who had come to iPort land to greet him. President Eisenhower is not a politician. He is a patriot. And from the very beginning of our history it has been our patriotic leaders that have inspired us to become a -great and strong na Never again will I be guilty of a casual acceptance of my rights and freedoms as an American. I onlv wish that my two sons could have been with me be cause meeting Ike has made me so aware of how privileged 1 am to be a citizen of these great United States of America. Marybette Ferguson Poison Klamath Falls (To the Editor) Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 22, 1956. Public health authorities know fluorine isn't safe, said Dr. F. B. Exner at the last night ad dressed a group of physicians and dentists attending a conference sponsored by the physicians com mittee studying fluoridation, ine committee said its purpose was to study cases of fluoride poison ing already observed by practic ing physicians in tnis country To which l want to aaa ur E. H. Bronner, chemist of long established standing, his words, based off my years of practical experience in the health food and chemical field. I wish to state fluoridation of drinking water mire insanity, even in small quan tities sodium fluoride is a deadly poison to which no effective ami dote has been found. There Is no provision in any state law which delegates the practice of medicine to water work commissioners or other city employes to prescribe drugs for human ailments or the prevention ot tootn disease. Any person can take poison by him self or from his physician, but he cannot vote at any election to com nel other persons to take such poison. , Personal freedom was decided in 1865. It is again assailed. Ameri cans be on your guard. Here is record of countries that refuse t force it upon the people: Sweden, Britain. France, now cities in Can ada, Toronto, Ontario, Ottawa Hamilton, New Brunswick, may wi take advice from the doctors chemists and scientists who havi studied and remember there is no proof that the AMA endorses fluo ride. I speak that I know regardless of what some would and have spok en w the contrary, M. Foster The survey showed that "Thirty Seconds" drew 2 million viewers in this area, or 54 per cent of the viewing audience. That was more viewers than all six other Los Angeles stations put together. Show business circles have talked of little else since "Thirty Seconds" came to town. Now that the smoke has cleared, the ex perts predict the MGM "experi ment" probably means this to viewers: 1. Pay-TV is on the shelf while the backlogs of top pictures that MGM, 20th Century-Fox and RKO j sold to TV are run off. "People won't pay to see top movies on FOOT IN DOOR UNION CITY, N.J. I Mary Ann Bonalski, 17, has gotten her foot in the door of the all-male Naval Academy at Annapolis, ac cording to Rep. T. James Tumul-! ty. Tumulty said Friday Mary Ann, who wants to become the first of her sex at the academy, will be allowed to take a prelimi nary entrance examination Nov. 21. Whether she will be allowed to enter the academy if she quali fies is another matter. Navy sec retary Thomas would then make a decision on the matter. tion picture top theater studios and possibly chains will go into partnership for the production of movies. THANK STATION Dick Moore, head of the inde pendent Los Angeles station KTTV, which leased the MGM backlog, says the station switch board had been "flooded with calls from viewers thanking us for running these pictures." So far MGM has raked In an estimated $28 million in rentals from only 18 cities for their old, already-paid-for movies. Theater business reportedly has dropped in New York the nights the MGM pictures are shown on TV. But Hollywoodites believe the higher TV profit- will bring even more studio backlogs onto the airwaves. Since the backlogs can't last forever, industry experts believe pay-TV or some sort of profit- sharing alliance among TV, mov ie studios and theaters will pring new pictures to television. Information Law Pending By MARTHA COLE WASHINGTON UD The staff of a House suDcommiuee nas sug gested two changes In the law, designed to make it easier for newsmen and others to get infor mation about government activi ties. The House Government In formation subcommittee, headed by Rep. Moss (D-Calif), said Satur day it is asking comment and crit icism on the proposals from about 100 newsmen, lawyers and scien tists who advised it or testified before it during an Investigation of government Information poli cies. . John J. Mitchell, committee counsel, described the proposals as "staff suggestions of possible legislative action to help solve the problem of increasing restrictions on information from the federal departments and agencies." The staff's paper said that one of the "main blocks in the road to freedom of information" is a statute which gives each depart ment authority to issue regula tions on the custody, use and pres ervation of its records. ' The staff suggestion was to add to the statute these words: "Noth ing contained in this section au thorizes a regulation for the with holding of information or limiting the availability of records to the public." The second suggestion con cerned a statute dealing with pub lication of information, rules, opinions, orders and public rec ords. On it, the staff suggested many changes to give a "positive ap proach" toward release of infor mation and to create a "public right" to information, which would be subject to judicial review. NOV. 6 ELECT Jim Kaler County Commissioner Your Personal Represent tiv Pd. Ad. ? Jim Kaler FREE HALLOWEEN Loot Bag With any Candy Purchase GANONG'S VARIETY OPEN SUNDAYS 25 -MINUTE SPREE COSTLY MILWAUKEE (UP) Gordon G. Brenner discovered It not only doesn't pay to get up some days, it even costs. $400. Brenner was fined that amount for a 25-minute spree in which his car collided with another one, he punched a seryice station attendant who told him he couldn't repair the damage and for then driving into a parked police car. v. Mr. Businessman! A Naw Service Fpr You! Anderson's Stenography AND MIMEO SERVICE Specialized Stanetyp Service for Meeflnaj. BITH t. ANDERSpN J25 Main, Room 12 Call TU 2-290 , , Ret. TU 2-2775 . , L e 26 Imkmm of Emm 'tv evervdav9 rnunui ! c BREAD - 2m I i vLt,C P Every working day 26 truckloads of fresh-baked, delicious TttvutUf "PxeU bread and pastry are delivered to your favorite grocer. (On days when you're really hungry, $omt trucks make more than one trip!) Beck's Bakeries, baking WCuUf pu4A exclusively, is a 'local industry, satisfying Southern Oregon appetites with quality products for 30 years I On Sundays and holidays, many grocers comt fo us DANDEI brad-smeothr-than-sllk whit brad-li uit en ef ii verletles ef TftvutUf JutA delivered e yeur a. rover's freih frem leek's evens every day I Beck's fc ?ti4 DANDEE t,
