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PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TUESDAY. JANUARY fi. 1959 FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLEK Circulation Mgr Pb. TU 4-4752 Look.s By BILL JENKINS Just out of curiosity 1 look drive down across the state line road Sunday and found it quite interesting In the first place there were lots of birds, hoth ducks and geese mostly pintails and honkers with sprinkling of specks and snows At one point on the main pond along the road where there was a patch or two ol open water I spotted a rait of ducks that must have contained at least 2.000 pin tails. Maybe more. So thick it looked like a solid island. Interesting, too, because a pair of bald eagles were making all kinds of passes and getting no where. The big birds would back off a ways and then come peel ing in on Ihe mass ol ducks like an express, apparently in the hopes of scaring a stray out. But the wise old pintails were having no part ol It and just stood tight The eagles would light on the ice and think it over and then haul olf for another pass. They never did get to first base. The wind was doing a pretty fair job of tuning up for the storm that was to come and the heavier honkers were making stiff going of it coming off the fields and heading back for the safely of the reserve. Hunters reported fair to good success in the late afternoon. It was pretty good almost every where if you happened to be in the right spot at the right lime. Down where Ihe road turns off for Merrill the ponds were frozen solid and the youngsters were having a wonderful time skating. One youth was having the time of his life with a combination of a sled and one of those flying saucer affairs that are designed for sliding down hills. lie was silling on the sled and holding up Ihe big aluminum saucer sail-lashion. Willi a spank ing breeze behind him he was making like a real honcst-to-good ness ice boat. First use of a sled I've seen so far this year. Maybe it is just because I'm easily amused but I can watch the tumblcweeds by Ihe hours when a good wind is whipping across the flats. Along about Murel Long's place Ihe wind was wiping Ihe dust out of the eye of the earth and the weeds were doing a real fine job of traveling. 1 wasn't Ihe only one interested Cattle seem to be fascinated by the tumbleweeds, too. They will stand and look at them, move up closer for a look and then snort and shy off when the wind makes a threat out of the weed. It Is always fun to watch a storm come in and Ihe area down there at Ihe slate lino is ideal when conditions are right. You can see the clouds moving up, the advance guard of the wind and all Ihe birds as they get restless and take to Ihe air to avoid the buffet ing they get on Ihe ground. 1 think the weather wc had Sat urday was a lot heller than this but as long as we are going to have a storm you might as well enjoy it. The annual winter bird count will he made by the Fish and Wildlife neonle this week, I be lieve, and if we don't have enough weather to drive Ihe birds out between now and then it should turn up an interesting Injure. The area is still swarming with birds Problem is to get at 'em where they gang up in Ihe open fields But, shucks, if hum ing was easy it wouldn't be any fun. IN'ino Slrniotfv By FLOYD L. WYNNE Which should come first in politician's activity, the welfare of Ihe state, or his own political fortunes? II may seem like outright naive- ness lo expect a politician to put the welfare of his stale first, but that's basically what every voter expects when he puts his mark on the ballot for one candidate or another. The case in point is the current hassle over which man will appoint the new secretary of state In Ore gon. Indications were that the Legis lature may be postponed in order that Mark Hatfield would be forced to resign as secretary of state. There was also talk that Gov ornor Holmes might resign earlier than January 12, thus making Senator Walter Pierson. president of the Senate, acting governor. In other words, the maneuver ing appears to be on strict parly lines to force Hatfield lo resign so that Holmes ran appoint David O'Harra, 71, former elections dl- Entered as second class matter at the post office at Klamath Falls. Ore., on August 20. 1906 under act of Congress. March I. 1879 SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS INTERN ATION A I AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Rerviag Souther Oregon And Northern California vision chief, to the post of secre' lary of state, ' What's, at stake? That's a good question, and it appears to be all political in na ture. In the first place, it is not a question of whether or not the appointee will be a Democrat, the law has declared he must be of the same party as the man resigning the office. Then, why so much insistence that Holmes, retiring governor appoint a Republican? Well, the answer lies in two things. First, an effort to appoint the one Republican who would be most apt to cause Hatfield as much difficulty as possible. O'Har- ra did an excellent job as elec tions chief, but when Hatfield be came secretary of state, he was instrumental in getting O'Harra to resign the job. Unquestionably, O'Harra has not forgotten this, and certainly will not see eye to eye with Hatfield. Also, he's an avowed admirer of Senator Wayne Morse, the man who made the eleventh hour at tack on Hatfield's integrity in an effort to defeat him for the gov ernorship. 1 Had Holmes been interested primarily in smooth government, he certainly would have picked someone who could and would work with Hatfield. The other point has to do with the elections in 1960. At that time, the office of secretary of state will be up for voting. Unquestion bly, 0 Harra, at 71, will not stand for election to the office in 1960. That will mean that there will be no incumbent in the voting. and the Democrats will have a good chance to grab the office. Now, this is basically what lies behind all the political maneuver ing over the secretary of state nomination. Certainly, the ball bounces both ways. If 1 1 ;it field names a man to the office, he would select not only someone who would work with him, but also someone who would probably be willing to run for election in 1960. It is to be regretted that (he welfare of the people of Oregon appears to have been lost some where in the shuffle. They elected Mark Hatfield lo the governorship. Then, it would be reasonable lo assume that they want him to be able lo ex ercise as much power as Ihe gov ernorship would give him in the affairs of the state. However, it appears that the top officials of the Democratic party are intent on hamstringing him wherever possible, and hand icapping him to the extent that it might give I hem a political advantage for Ihe office in 1962 That's what I would term the rock-bottom in polities. Let the state matters go hang for four years while they jockey for possi ble political advantage in 1962. I think the people will have something lo my about these kind of tactics, and Irresponsible gov eminent come I960 and 1962. IN'iiiiii'N By FLORENCE JENKINS Pennies are worth more than one cent in a lot of cases. Just ask any of Ihe 81 members of the Klamath Stamp and Coin Club. Many of the members, in cluding Maurice Miller, presideut. will get out Iheir books and tell you that the pennies minted in 1656 will bring anywhere around $500 apiece. We are getting a new penny on February 12. President Eisenhow er has approved for minting a Lin coln head one . cent piece with a new reverse side. It will be a fea ture of the Lincoln sesquicenten- SHORT RIBS iklESS WHAT ) f X'ME FOUND " THEY IMRX N ( CWJ0RSHIP ON THtlR J V tMLOUtilf nial observance and 'becomes a permanent design. The production of the new coin began on January 2 at both Philadelphia and Denver mints for distribution on February 12. The "small cent" was replaced in this country by a one cent piece bearing the "flying eagle" design in 1856. Then came the fa miliar Indian head design which was done from a picture of the head of a real Indian girl, accord ing to some of the books. This was the design of U.S. pen nies until 1909. That year saw the last minting of the Indian head pennies and the first Lincoln head. The Lincoln head has been our penny design ever since, except for the wartime issue of "steel' pennies in 1943. More than 25.000.000,000 Lincoln coins of the present design have been minted during the last 49 years. There are numerous full sets of pennies in Klamath Falls and coin collectors are on the lookout for "good" steel pennies as well as the older, more valuable one - cent coins. It has gotten to Ihe place that even the penny doesn't mean one cent, anymore. IVnliiral By NELSON REED Interesting bit of news in Ihe Wall Street Journal Friday last. The Pacific Gas Transmission Company, a subsidiary of the Pa cific Gas and Electric Company, has filed with the Federal Power Commission a request for permis sion to import natural gas from Canada to Northern California. The application, filed in Wash ington D.C., asked for the approval of a plan to build a 614 mile gas pipeline from Idaho, the Brit- sh Columbia border, near Kings- gate, B.C., to Ihe California-Oregon border southeast of Klamath Falls. We imagine that the Federal Power Commission will grant the icense. The construction, of the ine alone could mean much to Klamath Falls , in employment while building and taxes thereaft er. Furthermore undoubtedly PG&E expects that the gas will be able to compete with oil for domestic heating in Ihe Bay Area so there is no reason lo believe that it would not in Klamath County. It might even sell cheaply enough at wholesale to take the place of oil or sawdust In the Klamath heating plant. It would be nice to solve the soot and saw dust plague down in that end of town with natural gas. Perhaps even our sawmills could afford to burn it. Back in Pitts burgh where 1 grew up many of the slecl mills used huge quan tities of gas. For years back there we heat- led our. homes with natural gas Next to a really good natural hot water well that few places other than Klamath are blessed with we'll take natural gas. liiOwMiiig Yjir By CHARLES V. STANTON Editor Roseburg News-Review This is Ihe year 1959. We are starting a new year, a year from which many things may be expect ed. If we are to believe our econo mic observers and advisers it will be a "threshold" year. Elaborate predictions arc made for Ihe dec ade from 1960 lo 1970. Vast prog ress is lo be made, we are told, in many lines. Consequently this is Ihe year in which preparations will be made to take advantage of an ticipated boom conditions expected to follow. One of the interesting digests of the forthcoming period is furnished us by Ihe Kiplinger Washington editors. Kiplinger's organization is By Frank O'Neal n' ABOUT S (the. tmv.J v vest) "iES1. IT'S &MtIKlNv N. THEV CALL A SfCURtTY J V- UMKtTl yi knew itQ 1 1 f'ui. Jla Jim Subscription Rates CARRIER I MONTH t 1.50 S MONTHS S9.00 I YEAR 118 60 MAIL I MONTH I SO t MONTHS t 8.50 I YEAR S15.00 one of Ihe several accepted econo mic "experts." According to Ihe analysis issued in Kiplinger's Washington Let ter, the" population boom already is under way. It will be evident this year in virtually every line of production. It will make neces sary more homes for more people We are, of course, interested in home building, because we are largely dependent upon the mate rials which enter into home con struction. As new homes are built, they must be furnished. That means more manufacturing plants to make more goods. When more fac tories are in operation more peo ple win nave jobs and can af ford to buy more goods. Kiplinger points out that there was a tremendous upsurge in the marriage rate in the late 30s and early 40s. The marriage age for girls is 20 years and for boys 23 years. Thus, the "war babies" are now getting married and are set ting up housekeeping for them selves. They, too, will be having families. Furthermore, the trend for several years has been toward larger families. So we have more children, more teen-agers. It is pointed out that these "young sters," are having more and more effect on our economy and slan dards of living. Mention also might be made of their pressure on our school sys tem. Already our school system is inadequate and lagging. We don't have enough buildings, facilities, equipment nor teachers. Yet, in some way, we must provide for more people in schools. There is a rapidly growing opin ion that we are forcing a lot of young people into educational fields for which they are not fitted. For too many years we have concen trated our educational system on white-collar jobs and professions What we need, many people say, is to take he pressure off the professional courses, set up more technical schools and provide an education for the guy who is hav ing a hard time with liberal arts. With the growth of population, we are seeing many other changes. Our suburban areas are expand ing rapidly. We are badly in need of annexations. Annexation, howev er, is consistently opposed by those outside the city limits until condi tions become so bad that annexa tion is forced. The Oregon Legis lature at its session starting with in a few days probably will con sider a bill that would unite a suburban area with the neighbor ing city as soon as population reaches a fixed density. But altogether, the . next few years hold forth promise of a great growth, a continued inflation, high er standards of living, and many problems. - With an increasing number of youngsters, and a constantly ex panding force of oldsters, plus in creased govermental costs, the strain is being placed upon a work ing force that, from appearances will grow proportionately smaller each year. How long fewer people can afford to support a bigger population in idleness remains to be seen. At least, it appears, the new year will be a 'year of prepara tion for boom conditions. Many changes may be anticipated. Some of these changes will come about this year. Legislatures and Con gress will probably consider many laws based upon the future out look. We can expect a measure of unrest. In any event, it should be an exciting year to anyone interested in analyzing trends and outlook. (tllOl4'S United Press International LAFAYETTE. La. Newlywed Mrs. Mary Luchm, 81, returning to a rest home here after going off to New Orleans to marry her 84-year-old sweetheart, John: 'We aren't old, except for our ages. BONN, Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer commenting on the outlook for 1959 at his 83rd birthday party: 'I think people are lar too pes simistic about 1959. As far as 1 am concerned, I am an optimist. ' BODMIN. England Herbert Grose, owner of the Jamaica Inn, on his reason for selling the no torious tavern of yesteryear after operating it for 10 years: You need strong nerves to live here. We get a few ghosts from lime to time." HAVANA. Cuba Actor George Raft, who owns a gambling casino in Havana, commenting on his ex perience with a Cuban mob: "When I came no Havana i I had just enjoyed making a picture Some Like It Hot.' I didn't know then how hot it could get." They'll Do It Every Honesty is the bestthe onlv policy" nil SyS TREMBLE- CH4MGE TOO MUCH? CUIM TO LITTLE .IODINE JND HE PREACHES IT OVER AHD OVER-- WOULD Give Production NEW YORK (UPD-The stock market faces a boom-brake or a boom-break in the next 12. months according to the 1959 forecast of the Fitch Survey. The survey notes that much depends on the rate of expected resurgence in 1959, and whether the stock market in its nresent advancing phase may not have discounted already much of the business improvement next year, Fitch lists several favorable items for the new year a gross national product expected about S475 billion, against $441 billion in l9o8: a rise of $16 bi ion to $307 in consumer snendinc: a nos sible rise of government spending at an levels of $7.5 billion to $100 billion: a rise to $50 to $52 billion irom $49.5 billion in construction: and a possible jump of 25 per cent in corporate profits. On the adverse side or critical area the survey lists the Drob lem of unemployment o v e r- capacity in many lines: reduction of corporate spending for new plants down 15 per cent from i9o7; uncertainty of the new car market; and prospect of a steel strike. Should corporation earnings. unhampered by strikes, manage to push up 25 per cent, Fitch holds, the stock market could leap ahead with corporate earn ings catching up with stock prices and reducing price - earnings ratios. "The positive forces currently exerting a strong influence on security prices far outweigh the probabilities exerted by negative lactors in the year ahead, savs Fitch. The market's advance will be more restrained next year, how ever, with increasing emphasis reflected in higher levels for lone- depressed cyclical stocks. Setbacks in the market which will take place from time to time THERE'S AN IMPORTANT vAyrO FIGURE IN YOUR ((1 31 f fk Current rate - I ' perinnum Time J AT "P TUE you "RE EIGHT VEARS OLOJVOO KNOW THAT'S DISHONEST.' I IHINn.1 Down Small STOOP TO SUCH talk aaey- a ThInC?. wtLL,w FIND THE Mdrt MO T4LK him his two cents baoko ,"1 ' HldNX 4ND A HAT TIP TO EUCLID BdWREAULT, NORWICH, Mi Hike Viewed in 1959 should be employed in bul warking portfolios with good an- ity equities, as we have not yet seen the top of the bull maiKei Fitch notes that it will be tough job to find good values in the coming year. Market experts generally are in agreement with this statement and most of them suggest extra care in selecting purchases. They are not entirely in agree ment on some other statements by this highly respected market tirm. For example, Wall Street holds that strikes are of little conse quence marketwise. There is an old Wall Street adage that says. wever sen on strike news. traders recall the market in the previous steel strike. Prices HOLIDAY FAMILY COLUMBUS, Wis. (UPD-Birth- days are bona fide holidays for most members of the Roy Malo- ney family, whose daughter was born on New Year's Day. Maloney also was born on New Year's Day, while a daughter Mary, 3, was born on Halloween and a son. Kelly, 6, was born on St. Patrick s Day. Drive-in Cleaners Open Soon 2041 Radcliffe At So. 6th & East Main I the most m DRY CLIMIUS I Z IV The important figure to remember is 10 . . . January 10th I Whether yoat future includes a new wardrobe, an exotic vacation or other goals youU achieve them sooner if you save by January 10th. You can figure on having what you want when you open or add to savings, here, early in the year. k Place Your Savings by the 10th. Earn from the 1st Receive a full 12 month's earnings in '59. First Qiij-Ux, (JuLjulI cfoif4 oCJ$hu,cJmm1 Cfuiio By Jimmy Hatlo 51 WHAT? A tii-u-ct THE INC4NT p i mju y&aps OLD- fl SURELYCONDUCTOR tuu unt BE SERIOUS hz mi By Forecast moved ahead under the leader ship of the steel shares while the steel workers were out on strike. The idea is as Wall Street sees it, strikes are a sign of prosperity and not of depression. Labor or dinarily doesn't strike when times are bad. Also the problems of unemploy ment and of overcapacity are seen as transistory. A business re coveryof broad scope could elim inate both,, it is held. But it is a fact that electronic brains haven't yet been invented that will take the place of good common sense in 1 picking the right stocks to buy, to hold, and to sell. Kan& (be . . . I M mmMrn The man with the ax is from Dugan & Mest . . . His name, Jim Douglas, his occupation, price cutter . . . See him. federal savings H.0AN ASSOCIATION '540 MAIN ST MET" Banking Deposits Reach New Mark PORTLAND (APIDeposits m two Portland banks and their up state banks reached an all-timj high at the end of 1958. First National and U.S. Na tional deposits were $1,863,415,160, compared with the previous high of $1,762,316,781 reached Sept. 1, 1958. However, loans and dis counts, fell short of the Septem ber, 1956, record of $876,192,233. The total was $859,103,600 in De cember. Napoleon used 60 bottles of eau de cologne each month even when he was on the battlefield. The Welcome Wagon Hostess Will Knock on Your Dooi with Gifts & Greetings from Friendly Business, Neighbors and your Civic and Social Welfare Leaders On the occasion of: The Birth of a Baby Engagement Announcements Arrival of Newcomers to Klamath Falls No cost or obliaatiom Phone TU 2-0834 U)U1 Jhtwsdl
