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page srx HERALD ANT) NEWS KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TUESDAY. MAY 20. 195 FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor Air Show By FLOYD L. WYNNE Never has .Klamath Falls had such a successful air show as the past weekend. Delta Daggers, Sabres, exam ples ol the very latest in jet light ers, plus the giant B-36 which awed thousands and overshadowed the entire field lull of planes with Its tremendous size and power were all here for the show. A dispiay of vast aerial might was olfsct beautifully by the ad dition of three tiny helicopters The whirlybirds gained almost as much attention as did the jets. with the exception of the B-36. The air show activities drew approximately a crowd of 30.000 to Kingsley Field for the two day event. It was clear cut evidence of the intense interest that almost everyone has today in airpower. The event was a tremendous success both on and off the field The banquet, which climaxed the show Saturday night, was held at the Willard, and was attended by one ol the largest banquet crowds In recent years. However, this display of air power and terrific enthusiasm of the people didn't just happen. It was the end result of hundreds and hundreds of man hours spent on the project by many persons The dynamo-driver of them all, however, was Harold Jones, air port manager at Kingsley Field. "Tiger" Jones, as he was affec tionately dubbed by his friends at Wenatchee where he worked be fore accepting the Klamath Falls post, worked night and day. to make this one of the largest avi ation events the area had ever seen. If I tried to list all the per sons who worked hard and long to make it a success, I would still probably miss many. Suffice to say that among those who were primarily instrumental in its suc cess were: II. O. Juckeland, Ned Putnam, Ben Burgess and Bud Cloake of Klamath Falls; Brig Gen. Curtis Low, 2fltli Air Divi sion commander; Lt. Col. Ray mond Thornton, Kingsley , Field commander; Bob Moore, Klamath Falls West Coast Airlines manag er, and Tom Croson, West Coast vice president. These were just a few. It was a mighty good preview of what could happen when the field becomes fully operational. It also served to emphasize the vital importance of Kingsley Field to the air operational pic ture of the Pacific Coast. Our hats off to everyone who made the Aviation Week and Armed Forces Day such a sue cess. Well done. Forost FirPN By GEORGK WARDELL KFPA Each year nine out of 10 forest fires throughout the United States are directly or indirectly caused by man. Each year an area the size of Indiana is burned over and causes damage amounting to 5.r million dollars to timber, and to such improvements as ranch homes, barns places where men and women make their living. It is impossible to put a damage figure on the destruction of young tree growth, on watershed values destroyed, destruction to recrea tion and wildlife values . lost by fire. Besides this tangible loss of 55 million dollars and the intang ible loss to related lorest values, the cost to taxpayers and timber owners for suppression of these fires amounts to nearly 33 million dollars. Forest (ires remain a problem despite the great progress in deal ing with them. It is a complex problem because man-caused fires result from people's activities and habits. The man from Ihe city does no! change his smoking hab ils when he goes into the woods; therefore, changing smoking hab its becomes a part of the task. Another phase of this complex problem is that the value of our public and private forest land de pends on public use. As the de sirable use of forest land increas es, then skilliul regulation of use of forested areas also becomes a fire job. It is complex loo. because the inflammability of forest fuel var ies Willi the weather and the season, (rotn conditions where it is impossible lo light a c.imptire to conditions where a single spark ex plodes as if in a powder keg. Thus prediction of lire danger and un derstanding of weather and forest fuel becomes a part of forest fire control activ ity. II is particularly complex he cause successful lorest fire con trol depends on a three pi onueil assault, starting with quick accu k rate detection by established look outs, reports by the public or other means. Once the fire is delected, com munication by r.-dio. telephone or Entered u Meond claw ouuer tt Uu post office et Kluiudi Palia. Ore , on August 30. 1906. under act of Oonereu. Mircti a. trr 8EBVICr8: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Serving Southern Oregon And Northern California some other means is necessary to start action on the fire. Transportation is Ihe third phase of the attack that is necessary to place men and crews in the vi cinity of the fire. Transportation can be by airplane, helicopter, pickups, by horseback, or by hik ing. The forest fire problem is also complex because of the nature and behavior of uncontrolled fire. Many aspects of fire behavior are not yet fully understood and big fires continue to defy man's efforts to control them at will by even the best of the methods that have been developed. Fire control applies to approxi mately one million acres of tim- berland protected by the Klamath Forest Protective Association From the period of 1936 through 1945, this association averaged 76.6 fires annually. Of this, light ning was responsible for 37.2 and man-caused were 34.7. Starting in 1946 through 1955, the total fires amounted to 69.6 per year or a reduction on the av erage of seven fires per year. In this second 10-year period, light ning was responsible for 37.2 and man was responsible for the other 32.4. The man-caused fires decreased by 2.3 fires average per year in ihe second 10-year period but this in itself is an achievement not to be passed over lightly because ii was the period that the popula tion of the state of Oregon in creased by 50 per cent with a like increase in the use of forest land for recreation. Of significance too is size of the area burned by each fire. From 1936 through 1945 the average burned area per fire was 2.377 acres. Since 1946 the average burned area per fire has been 12 acres per fir c. Breaking this burned area down to man-caused and lightning, the man-caused rep resent 44.5 per cent of the total numbers of fires, but contribute 93.5 per cent of the area burned. This very conclusively points out that man is still the greatest de structive menace to Ihe area of forest and timberland that he uses lo hunt and fish in. In short, no longer have we any place in Amer ica where a big forest fire is not immediately destructive of some of the wealth on which this coun try has been built. IK'iii(inbr When? By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK Ul Things do change for better or worse. Do you remember when. . . All underwear was colored red? The only lime you got orange juice was when you needed castor oil? A kid's idea of being daring was simply to ride a bike without holding on to the handlebars? People could hardly wait until they were 110 so the Townscnd Plan could enable them to lead a richer, fuller life? The hair net manufacturers were mad at Irene Castle because she got America's gals to bob their locks? . One of your favorite heros was Ihe friendly guy who peddled by at twilight and lit the gas street lights in your block? Bobby Feller was Ihe school boy sensation of the American League? California was a mystery land to anyone who lived in the cast. . . hecause it touk 3'i days by tram to get there Any child that had to he pushed in a baby buggy alter its second birthday was regarded as mental ly retarded? More people were killed by fire works on July 4 than by motor cars? A kid actually would bring an Poqo TUt CVHN a rug rw, iu HUV1M macK TC3 Turn TO TUB V uAttoeAToev. Q 0 Mn voot Aifeer, W OVMB HASP. Al(OP TO TUB TTM oeaxN' HOT corr-tt "TWO MUNPfi?0 AN0 rOKTT TMwvMNP Hti I a r av t apple to his teacher because he icved her? You could break an arm or lose your front teeth cranking up an auto? You air-conditioned a room by opening the window? Anyone had a legal right to smash a hard straw hat being worn after Sept. 15? Nobody had heard of a Volks wagen, but Mayor Jimmy Walker roamed the town in a Duesenberg? The big excitement of a boy's day was being allowed to hitch a ride on the ice wagon. . .and toss off chips to the other kids? Everyone hurried home before 7 o'clock so they wouldn't miss Amos and Andy? You bought milk at the corner grocery store by the dipper in stead of the carton? Miniature golf was a national epidemic? People who didn't know their own pedigree didn't insist that the family dog prove his? Everyone ran to the window when an airplane went by? . The big thrill in dating a girl was taking her to a midnight movie on Saturday night? Nobody wanted the car on Sun day afternoon because that's when everybody in the house took a nap after dinner? No toothpaste contained a single new miracle ingredient? The dad who bought his son a double-dip ice cream cone was re garded as the neighborhood show off? You were still young enough to believe the stories your uncle told you about how he whipped Uie Kaiser single-handed? The whole family gathered around the piano and sang "Annie Laurie" and "The End of A Per feet Day?" I.shIv Flyi'r By SI1ERI GILES (United Press) Ruth Nichols, America's "first lady of aviation," is finally com bining the two loves of her life flying and humanitarian work. The soft-spoken, blue-eyed avia tor, 'who holds more flying records than any other woman, feels more women should enter those two fields. Miss Nichols, now in her middle 50s, recently landed her two-engine plane in Chicago on the fourth leg of a 40-city hedge-hopping tour to raise money lor research into kid ney diseases. She is field director for the National Nephrosis Foun dation. "Women belong in humanitarian work because of their creative and protective instincts," says Miss Nichols. "Those who are adventu rous should fly, and those who are mathematically-minded can easily find places as aviation engineers, Miss Nichols, a New York born Quaker whose quiet manner belies her fabulous career, feels the space age is a good thing for the world "The more perspective w-e have in the universe," she says, "the more interdependent will become all the countries of the world. 'When we reach the Moon." she says "we will land there as one world, not many countries." The curly-haired lady who has survived 55 narrow escapes during her career only laughs when asked if male pilots regard female pilots Ihe way male drivers regard fe male drivers. You're not going to get me on that subject." she savs. Then she adds. "If a woman attains profi ciency in any line, she gets re spect from men and women alike.' Ev en aprons have gone high fash ion this year. The smart conk can wear che mise and "trapeze" styled aprons. variation of the popular cobbler Pits-nm rue plca TO TP f MOON ' . ctM.nl CCu( ATHBtAPt ATTACHE C J 16 Tn( tUSfiff, A TBINfl RT0KB 940. OOO MIL IS TW AT I' hf WAfvT TO GO IT IN ""'A CU0 TEN THOUSAN0 MlK t AN MOUB-- TV.AT A AJTTIK FAt. MAS.C7 Cta mavO Vv cast; v Te CCkm" AI ,l It ,(.., tan . irnr e SUBSCRIPTION RATES CARRIER I MONTH 1 SO 6 MONTHS 0O I YEAR .. ill 00 MAIL I MONTH ( I SO MONTHS 7 SO I VEAR 112 00 apron takes a straight line from shoulder to fingertip or knee. Tu6 pockets perch waist high, while bows decorate slits at the sides ol the apron. It drops over the head with no buttoning or fastening. Orion combined with wool has shown interesting style innovations in suits for little boys. The new styles include a match-mate idea conservative striped suit coats with matching solid color slacks. Also new in synthetics (for children's clothes is a sharkskin and gabar dine blend of dacron and rayon for boys suits and slacks. Look where earrings are turning up now in the hair. The latest fad has women clipping an ear ring lo a silver or gold-plated bob by pin and tucking it into the hair. Here's today's good grooming tip: A basic envelope bag with sev eral different cotton print covers will solve your accessory problem this summer. You can make the bag and covers yourself from a pattern available at local stores. Sli'i'iff I,l.-r Editor's Note; Following is a portion of a recent letter re ceived by Sheriff Murray (Red Britton from the National Sher iff's Association in Washington. D.C. Dear Red: I have before me a clipping of April 25 from the Klamath Falls Herald and News which relates your answer in detail to some crit ics who thought that you were making a mistake in judgment in personally purchasing three tele vision sets (or inmates of your jail. I also know that someone was evidently critical of the spe cial meals you serve on holidays such as Easter, Christmas, etc. I was very impressed with your letter as published in your local newspaper. I intend to use it in an approaching issue of the Nation al Sheriff. A humane understand ing of the job of sheriff as ex pressed by you is to be com mended rather than condemned by the public. With this reprint I would like to publish your photo. Please send me a glossy print of your hand some mug. I am sorry that I do not print in two colors so that 1 can show that flaming red hair of yours. Charles J. Hahn, Executive Secretary f iKilleiigp Klamath Falls tTo the Editor) I have read several of Harry Wiard's history notes on the early days of Montana and Wyoming. including the last issue, prepared by the late Edith McLeod, from Mr Wiard's Memoirs. It might be well if Mr. Wiard did read some of the early western history of this country. One of them might well be the back ground of Calamity Jane and as to Ihe time of "her last shooting." 1 too. know history of this western country and heard more from an old-timer" around campfires on fishing trips. We would beg him to tell us o! some wild shootings and he said he had been too late. This man came to Virginia City the fall of 1878. On lo the Judith Basin the spring ol '79, to join his brother and part ners on a ranch below Great Falls. Montana. He was married to a Canadian girl in Billings, Montana, in 1834. and all their 10 children were born on or near Ihe Old Half Moon Ranch six miles from I'tica. Mon tana. These were my folks and the Half Moon my home. 1 could challenge Mr. Wiard about some history, but I'll just say, come see and read my memoirs." Mrs. Nancy Hamilton S30 North Tenth (llOf S By I'MTKD PRESS HOLLYWOOD - Lt. Gen. Ra fael Trujillo Jr., son of the Dom- nican dictator, on expensive gifts ic lavished on several film ac tresses: "NkI a penny came from tax yr !! United Slates r el the l)m"!c.i Republic. Even cent I lt pent canve lrt. j;v own ptiect ;-c.Kiii." VSHlNGrVl - ; I. Fouche, vice !; a IV.ie Publications. Inc. lu ' of tin National S.ihl executives Club in urging lop s. s executives te retrain their salesmen. "Alter eight months of f.iKm; ales. eervlHiv oiu'it to be run P v meed that Ihe i onsumer is no' ileinc lo buy our products out o' patriotic motives or a d0.e ti help our economy." They'll Do Ic Every Time D-iy IN, D4Y OUT, TOP GETS HIS BQE4KF4ST THGOWN AT HIM IN THE KITCHEM-- TV Junior H4D 4 FRIEND ST4y OVER NIGHT 4ND My how MOTH4H OUT DID HERSELF THIS MORNING" TH-SNK4ND4TIPOF THE HATLO HAT - ' To Billy D. ") 4ND TimmY V., OKBITVILLE," U-S..A. Lockheed Designs New Fosf Transport LOS ANGELES OB Lockheed Aircraft Corp. says it has de signed a new transport plane ca pable of cruising at 2.000 m.n.h. and that a prototype will be flying witnin tnree years. Kail L. Hibbard, a Lockheed vice president, described the craft at the Atmosphere and Space Travel Symposium of the conven tion of the Financial Analysis Societies. He said it will cruise at 70.000 to 80.000 feet, yet will land slowly enough to use present runways. Jet-powered, it will carry 90 to 100 passengers. , Mental Patient Escapes Hospital RALEIGH. N.Y. f Lcroy Shadrick. 33-year-old former coal miner who boasted of trying rob bery to finance an assassination attempt on former President Har ry S. Truman, is on the loose again. Shadrick. Harlan. Kv, native, and four other inmates of the state hospital's ward for the crim inally insane escaped last night by sawing a hole through a win dow screen. ADAH'S Beauty Salon TOWN & COUNTRY Call 2-5671 or drop in! 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