Jim 1, 1941
PAGE FOUR
THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
THE ELAMATH NEWS
- - KLAMATH NEWS PUBUSfflNQ CO- PubllriMn
FRANK ONUNS lOter
MALCOLM EPLEY Managing Editor
Published mrt mamirur except Monday by Tb Klmmath
New Publishing Company at Esplanade and Pine streets, KJan
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Entered as second class matter at the poet office at Klamath
Falls. Oregon, November IS. 1931, under act of March i, U7.
Member Audit Bursas Cheolatlea
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Heads-up for the Future
PREDICTION of a decreasing- timber supply and lumber
cut in the Klamath basin, made in a speech here by
Regional Forester Lyle Watts, could have dismayed only
the uninformed, the unthinking or the timid. It has, how
ever, served the useful purpose of stimulating; thinking
about the future of the community, and of awakening the
public to a more realistic appraisal of current industrial
activity here. Such, it is to be presumed, was the inten
tion of the regional forester.
At the outset of this discussion, let us set forth two
conclusions which can be firmly supported. These are:
1. Klamath Falls is not going to become a "ghost
town" or even a shrunken image of its present self.
2. The welfare of the community will be best served
by continued active and orderly conversion of its tim
ber supply into material for the markets of the nation and
the world.
Statistical refutation of anything stated by the regional
forester will not be attempted here. The sources of in
formation are at his command. Yet predictions of ex
hausted timber supply have been made from equally au
thoritative sources and have failed to materialize.
Thirty years ago the chief of the forest service scared
the nation by prophesying that the entire United States
would be out of timber in 20 years. And 20 years after
that the timber communities, at least, were scared pale
by the fear that they would not ever again find markets
lor the timber supply still on their hands. Now 10
years after that, the market is strong and another scare
over the sandy is hinted. So goes the cycle, from alarm
to alarm, who can say but that a decade hence there will
not again be concern over finding a market for the timber
that is then npe for the cutting?
While the market is here and the supply is here Is
the time to convert this resource for the benefit of the
community. It is a safe conclusion that this community
would suffer more by a drastic and artificially-stimulated
reduction of its lumber production now, than it will by
gradual reduction later on as It builds other assets and de
velops other resources.
Fire and beetle losses and the natural ilnenine- of the
timber are other factors Dromntintr continued active har
vest of this resource making it count for the benefit of
tne community and its people while it is available,
e e e e
Now, as to the future, is it not fair to ask: What is
the limit of Klamath's timber supply?
Logs right now are shipped here from far into north
ern California, from trees which a few years ago no one
would have dreamed would be sawed into lumber in Klam
ath Falls. There are certain vast sources of timber supply,
not customarily counted in the Klamath production unit,
the harvest of which may well feed a great stream of logs
into mills here.
By virtue of its unique transportation situation. Klam
ath Falls has benefited tremendously from centralization
of milling activities here for a forest empire stretching
dozens' of miles from the city's borders. Railroads ex
tend in every direction, and truck transportation plays an
increasing role in log movement. AH of this keeps the
timber supply within the jurisdiction of our milling opera
tions, nullifying miles that may be added as the harvest
proceeds.
Perhaps there were those who did not go into Regional
Forester Watts' statement farther than the warning he
gave, to study certain constructive suggestions he made
as to the future of the community. He emphasized, for
instance, the importance of efforts to attract remanufac
turing industries such as furniture, toys, specialty lines
and plastics, and he urged experimentation in the use
of waste wood.
He did not touch upon the matter of wood pulp, but it
is a known fact that there is a big potential supply of ma
terial for this purpose in the Klamath country, in the
mixed woods of its cut-over areas, in the white fir. Shas
ta fir and Douglas fir and even the vast lodgepole pine
stands of the region. Here is an important possibility for
future developments.
e e e e
All of this relates to forest industries. Sometimes, it
seems, Klamath people cannot see the farms for the trees.
In the past two decades a great sustaining agricultural in
dustry has grown up here. This year. 10,000 carloads of
potatoes were grown in the Klamath district In 1931,
the potato production totaled 2100 carloads. Average
production per acre has Increased from 101.4 bushels in
1925 to 420.1 bushels in 1940. Just the other day, County
Agent Charles Henderson described the development of
wie sinaii seen industry irom almost nothing in the late
twenties to a half million dollar crop in 1940.
The real source of wealth is in development and use
of natural resources, and a great natural resource here
is land and water. Right now we are puncturing the
mountain on the west side of Tule lake to assure perma
nent use of a large area of fertile land, and other land
use possibilities hereabouts challenge the imagination.
What has happened in the transportation picture
here in the last 15 years is merely the foundation and
the forerunner of what the future holds in that field.
An important new highway connection has just been
completed, and another, to Reno, is coming. The cities
of the Klamath country are still the only cities in Oregon,
Outside of Portland, on two transcontinental railroads.
TJ7ASHINGTON, May SI It
no secret here the armv has
mien behind schedule In the
production of tanks. Among
those with even only a casual
knowledge of military affairs It
Is expected the coming summer
maneuver! will expose a dire
snorts fe in this most vital wea
pon of modern warfare, without
which the army cannot fight
Hitler's agents know It Con
gressmen on the military at-
fain committee know It (one ij
writing magazine articles about
it.) In fact everyone seems to
appreciate ft except the people
or. we country.
Hitler conquered KuroDe with
12 panzer tank divisions as the
spearhead of attack. We now
have 2 mechanised armored
divisions, are raising 2 mora, and
planning eventually to have
or 4 additional. So even even
tually we would have only
three-fourths of what Hitler had
when he started through France.
The plain fact Is further that
our mechanised armored equip
ment consuls largely of light
tanks, which the French and
British have found unsatisfac
tory. We are getting few me
dium tanks. The big tank
still la the blue print stage on
tne drafting board.
SLOW START
Within 30 to 60 days the first
of the new usable medium tanks
will be coming off the produc
tion line (but not yet with round
ed plates, such as the nazis tanks
have to shunt off bullets.) Chrys
ler, Baldwin and American Lo
comotive have finished their
samples and are ready to start
production, but - it will come
slowly. By the end of August
au inree can reasonably be ex
peeted to be turning out S to 10
a day- It will be another year
before Chrysler will be turning
out i a day.
The American Car and Foun
dry is doing a good Job produc
ing S to 10 light tanks a day
now, but unfortunately these are
wnat we already nave enough of.
mot a single trainer tank Is
available. Tor training nurooses
the old, slow. World-war type of
tank is being used. One trainer
constructed at a reputed
cost of $8000 and 40 are sup
posed to have been ordered but
have not yet appeared.
BOTTLENECK
Obviously something is radi
cally wrong in the preparation
of even the limited new striking
force of the American array. The
new ceai civilian group has
been inclined the past few
months to lay the blame for this
and other deficiencies on army
Procurement the cumbersome
slowness of its contract awards,
drafting service, etc More business-like
civilian management
nas neen advocated.
One basic fault is clearlv true
to the investiaatina lsvm.n-
Tanks were placed fourth on the
priority list for steel. Ahead of
tanks at the too are (1) shim.
(2 planes, (3) guns. With pref
erences for raw materials given
to these other categories, the
tank bottleneck was not hard to
aeveiop.
It fa not necessary to go on further along this line.
People with vision and knowledge have faith in the future
of this community and its surrounding territory.
They include the head of a great and highly success
ful business enterprise of coastwide scope who was here
the other day. When he was asked what he thought of the
future, he had merely to point to investments his firm is
making here, to show that smart money has ample con
fidence in the Klamath Falls of 10 and 20 years hence.
If the people who live here are equally confident, and
tnatch that confidence with sound leadership and con
structive enterprise, there is nothing to fear.
dimes
All these and similar disturb.
ing tacts and figures have been
met by the war department
from the start with a phlegmatic
silence. By simply considering
everything they have on hand
as "a military secret" and cir
culating publicly only the gen
eralised predictions of what thev
expect to have in the Indefinite
future, the true condition of af
fairs is obscured.
That may have been all rloht
for the initial period, but now
even the army's best friends are
beginning to talk. Conareaa.
man Ross Collins, -the legislator
who knows more intimately
than anyone else the condition
of affairs, has written a leading
article for the June Readers' Di
gest challenging the whole
basic defense theory of the
army. He claims few of the old-
officers understand Hitler's
new modern warfare and are
still relying on mass infantry
and even horse cavalry of the
kind which the nail tanks butch.
ered In a few hours for the fatal
break-through at Sedan.
simultaneously, the noted
army air adviser, Alexander P.
De Seversky, Is saying some
what milder similar things about
American planes and the air arm
iu the June Issue of Coronet He
demands a unified air force, to
get it away from the old gener
als. WISH CHANTED
UPPER DARBY, Pa. W A
22-year-old transient watched
Policeman Louis Miller strolling
on the other side of the street
"Hey, chief. Hers goes." he
shouted and hurled a brick
through a plate glass window of
s tailor shop.
At police headquarters the
man explained:
I got tired of walking around
the country looking for work. I
want to go to JaU."
He did.
SIDE GLANCES
r- kslfosr-
; "Would you mind silling more in the middle. Dad? My
sigm rear aic is airaui to Drean any minute.
ANSWERS TELL
STORY OF NAZI
HOLD ON CRETE
By DeWTTT MacKENZIE
Special News Service Writer
The battle of Crete, in which
the Anglo-Greek allies are mak
ing what looks like their last
desperate stand against death
from the skies, fairly bristles
with question marks that are be
ing thrown in the direction of
this column in hanlfuls.
What is the fundamental
cause of the allied failure to
hold the Germans off from this
island, which was defended by
perhaps 30,000 troops and war
ships?
Answer: Lack of air-power in
the eastern Mediterranean. The
nazl warp lanes swarmed the
sky like locusts, and there Is no
effective defense against such
an attack except bombing and
fighting planes.
But surely the British have
warplanes in the Near East?
Answer: "Yes, but not in suf
ficient numbers for the wide
spread operations with which
they are faced. Also, they lack
long distance bombers and fight
ers, and have been handicapped
by not having air bases near
Crete, whereas the Germans
have been operating from near'
by Greece.
All right but what about the
story that the British have
large store of new warplanes in
reserve in England? Any truth
in that?
Answer: My imormation Is
that the British do have a re
serve. However, we have no
knowledge of the type of planes.
or whether it would be feasible
to use them for long-distance
work. It's a safe bet Britain
would use any planes available.
What s the answer then will
the Germans be able to continue
their victories in the Near East
because of this air superiority?
Answer: Nazi air superiority
will continue to tell heavily
against the allies in the eastern
Mediterranean until the British
are provided with many more
warplanes, especially the long
distance type. They are depend
ing largely on United States pro
duction to meet this crisis. How
ever, the British presumably
will be able to provide a much
better air defense in fighting in
tgypl close to their air-bases.
Is there any relation between
the battle of Crete and the fact
that the nazis have done little
bombing of England for 19
days?
Answer Definitely. Bad fly
ing weather has accounted for
part of the respite, but the oil
experts tell us Hitler Is so short
of gasoline that he must con
serve his supplies for such a ma
jor operation as the attack on
Crete. He hasn't enough gas to
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Examiners will make stops to
communities outside of Klamath
Falls for the purpose of renew
ing drivers licenses before the
dead line of July 1.
The only persons who must
take the examinations are those
who are 70 or over; those who
do not hold a drivers license at
present; and those who are
physically handicapped in any
way.
Malin wiU be the first to be
visited and the examiners will
be at the City Hall on Thurs
day, June 5 between the hours
of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. Malin
wi,. be visited on Saturday,
June 7. at the City Hall be
tween 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. On
Monday, June 9 Gilchrist will be
visited from 10 a. m. to 4 p.
m. Chemult will have its
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keep two big shows running at
the same time for any great
period. The outcome of the war
may hinge on this fact
If that is so. and if the allies
will gain strength as American
production gets under full
steam, tsnt time working
against Hitler and for Britain?
Answer: Yes, that's the ker
nel of the nut We may easily
know the outcome of the war by
fall. If the allies can keep
afloat that long, their stock will
be on the up-grade. Their prob
lem is to keep afloat now.
Could the British navy have
done more to save Crete?
Answer: Actually, it has been
mighty active at times. Don't
forget that among other things
it wrecked the nazi Armada of
little transports, and sent 3000
troops to the bottom. However,
dive bombing has been so fierce
that it was suicide for the Brit
ish warships to hang about the
coast of the island.
How could parachute troops,
which seem so helpless in
descent land In the face of 30,
000 allied defenders?
Answer: That's one of the
striking developments of the
war. The way for the parachut-
ers was opened up by a multi
tude of dive bombers and fight
er planes. Immediately after
the allied defenders had been
fiercely bombed and machine-
gunned, the parachute troops
descended and took cover in the
bomb craters which provide
very good protection. The para
chute ri in their descent even
employed hand-grenades and
light machineguns against the
enemy on the ground, another
remarkable feat. i
Hasn't the strain on the allied
troops been terrific?
Answer: The battle of Crete
Is one of the fiercest in history.
There can be small doubt that
the terrible bombing must have
driven many soldiers insane.
The whole mad story Is amaz
ing, both from the standpoint of
offense and defense.
Negotiations over a new wage
scale agreement continued Sat
urday between local restaurant
employers and the Culinary al
llanre (AFL) after a brief holl
day layoff.
Twenty-one eating establish
menu have signed the new cul
inary contract calling for an In'
crease of SO cents per day across
the board for cooks, waitresses,
dishwashers, and bartenders.
Ten more have Indicated they
will agree but tl others are still
holding out.
Those who have signed are:
Nu-Way cafe, Depot cafe, Eagle
bar. Eagle cafe, Waldorf bar,
Waldorf cafe. Klamath billiards.
Hamburger Orchard Nos. 1 and
3. Charles Schuss' bar, Ole's
tavern. Bohemian club cafe. The
Tavern bar. Mecca cafe. Mecca
bar. Anchor hotel, Anchor cafe,
Col-Ore tavern, Rlalto bar. Pas
time bar. Brite Spot lunch.
The following have expressed
their Intention to sign:
Willard hotel. Elk hotel. Hick
man's, Terminal cafe. Denny's,
hern bar, The Pines, Pete's
place, Embassy town club. Drum
stick.
The following 11 have not
signed:
Pelican grill. J. J. Newberry.
Walgreen drug, K cafe, T-bone
cafe. Swan confrctlonery, Hersh-
berger a restaurant, Castleberry
drug. Rater's cafe, Molatore's
restaurant Busy Bee cafe.
Men Fined for
Siphoning Gas
When Earl Noe's light pickup
truck was parked at the Long
Bell mill lot Friday, two men
were observed poking a hose In
to its gas tank.
Sheriff's nffiM omm ... 1 1 I
and arrested the pair, who gave
their names as John Franklin
Williams and Dewey George
Stacey.
They said they needed gas to
get back to their lumber jobs
at Willow Ranch. Taken into
Justice Mahoncy'a court on a
charge of larceny from a car,
they pleaded guilty, and each
go a sentence of six months in
the county Jail, suspended, and
a 10 fine.
U. S. Ambassador
Home From England
NEW YORK. May 31 (UP)
U. 8. Ambassador to London
John Q. Wlnant returned to the
United States last night to report
personally to President Roose
velt and Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull. He refused to discuss
publicly Britain's war effort and
conditions in London.
Wlnant. extremely reticent
with newsmen after Ms arrival
at LaGuardla airport aboard the
Yankee clipper from Lisbon at
3:37 p. m., said he first would
confer with Hull and then with
the president.
There was no Indication
whether he would see Mr
Roosevelt at the letter's Hyde
Park home where he Is sending
the weekend or would wait un
til he returned to Washington.
Scene of Air Crash
Believed Found
HAMILTON FIELD, Calif..
May 31, (AP An oil slick on
the ocean surface off the Men
docino county coast was be
lieved today to mark the spot
where Lieut Paul R. Rowe, 23.
was forced down while on a
routine training flight In an
army pursuit plane. j
Lieut. Rowe. of New Rock
ford. N. D , was flying up the
coast with Lieut Lacey F. !
Mangelburg. 24. In P40 single-!
seaters yesterday when they be- '
came separated In bad weather. !
"I radioed him to take It
easy and bail out If necessary,"
Lieut. Mangleburg related.
"That was the last I saw of'
him."
Searching military planes and 1
coait guard boats found the oil
slick.
Soldier Killed
In Alaska Shooting
SEWARD. Alaska. May 31,
(API A soldier was killed and'
a woman Injured last night In
a Memorial day shooting here.
Police said the sold'rr was
Private Hal T.. Emnrsnn, of
Fort Rlchardnon, a freight
guard here. The woman, June
Meadows, was In a hospital with
four bullet wounds.
CARD Or THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for their acts of kind
ness, and for the beautiful floral
offerings, tendered us In our
recent bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Kliner Lynch.
Mr. Everett Lynch. Lorlncta
Hubbard, Klurtnda Davit,
Beatrice Garcia, Loretta
Lynch, Violet Lynch, also
the Nephews and Nieces.
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agement today placed copper 4B.
under a system of mandatory, P
Industry-wide control.
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