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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
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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-
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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-
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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