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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1940)
t English Children Come as Refugees Question of Sheltering Youngsters "For the Duration" Discussed; Letter From British Mother 'Cor Hops Promote Curbside Iluslness Willi Smiles, Efficient Service Car Hops Have Busy Time of lb Numerous Klamath Girls Find Jobs At Curb m "SSSBSSStSSSSJBSsMSlSSBMSBJSBB j i ViiitdMflf I v Xs , v xxxx, rw-. & JA 4 CCARCELY a mother In the United States of America, in Oregon, or in Klamath Falls but has not felt the sorrow of the English mother as that nn tion inevitably approaches the zero hour when German planes will deal death and destruction to the civilians of that nation and especially to the young chil- dren. Controversy has come to I head as to whether the immigra tion restrictions or the lack of ships is the chief factor in block lng the coming of English chil dren in large numbers. Following is an article pre pared and submitted to women of the country: The part of the American woman in this whole question of caring for the child refugees from England is very clear; in fact, quite independent of the functioning of organizing com mittees, of the necessary regula tory measures, this is simply a concern of America s women, for it is we who shall ultimately receive, shelter, care for, bring up, train or educate, make happy or glad, these children who come to us from overseas; it is our homes that are offered them, our breakfast tables they will gather around, our songs which they will sing, our beds which we hasten to prepare for their arrival. One of us has just received a touching letter from an English mother whom she knows very slightly; in fact the acquaintance is of the most tenuous, but as the American woman is taking the little English boys, ages five and three, for the duration, and because the English woman is confiding to her her sons, she opens her heart as a mother. " . . Since the invasion of the low countries, and the Increas ing knowledge of the nazi atti tude to non-combatants," writes this English mother, "and their . plans for a conquered England, : and since it became plain that invasion, successful or not, was inevitable, we have realized that every young mind that can be saved from the next tevr months ought to be saved, and that we ourselves, and our friends and acquaintances, are going to have to fight for our lives, and to do so must break up families and homes and send all the children that we can into safety. "And now I must say some thing about the children to whom you are being so kind . . . J. M. is five. He is a bright, alert little boy, but reacts violently against forced perfection and easily becomes dirty, noisy and rather rude. He depends a great deal on his relationship to peoDle and will do a great deal for kind ness and a gentle voice, whereas Harshness makes him impossible. He adores flowers and beautiful things and has a definite way with animals. Please forgive him if you find him difficult! "Anthony, age three, has a similar history except for a broken leg. He makes friends wherever he goes. I have a feel ing Anthony will always find a protector, whereas Martin, much more generous and anxious to make friends will make clumsy mistakes and alienate people. "I hope they will be good, though I fear they won't. 1 know they are going to be extremely happy when they settle down, and when, later on, they grow up and realize what you have saved them from, they will be as grateful as I am now. "Dearly as 1 love my little boys," this mother concludes, "I shall be glad when I see them going, because like the majority of people in England now I have begun to wonder each time I put my head on the pillow. whether there will be a morning for me or not. My own courage took something from my hus band's and now he is gone, and I am the man of the family, I sometimes feel rather inade quate." Our task is larger than this; we cannot stand passively by and see our country receive only those comparatively few children who are today allowed to come to us under the existing red tape of the unrevised im migration and neutrality laws, which do most decidedly limit and constrict our most important work. Let us be worthy of our high trust and face the fact; this must be a mass migration. It must not be limited to those 15,000 children whom Mr. Roland Rob inson, member of parliament. recently come to America to re port on England's plans, tells us are all that can be accommo dated up to August 31, on Brit ish boats. This plan need not be con sidered unpractical or visionary England who has recently per formed the greatest evacuation m all naval history, Dunkerque, could be equal, with our coop eration, to removing children from this island fortress. Auth orities agree, however, that two things stand in the way of this achievement; the lack of the ability of Canada to absorb, even temporarily, this great influx; and a lack of adequate ships, America can help here, but there is not time to be too orderly about it. We should encourage England, make it possible for England to do this "in the Dun kerque way." We can urge put ting all available American boats at her disposal either by loan or by sailing to and from the neutral port of Galway. Finally, it is our turn, women of America, to say to the men of our country, to our president, our congressmen, our Red Cross officials, our shipping com panies, our seamen and our sailors, in a final and most ur gent appeal to their generosity, their courage, their humanity. their executive abilities, wisdom and judgement; repeal or tem porarily suspend legal restric tions, think of a way, work it out, carry it out, so that we, the women of America, shall be able to fulfill our task as women, as the mothers of a race of men. Do your share, for we have ex pressed ourselves. Our homes, and our hearts are READY1 Mrs. Henry Sloane Coffin, Margaret Deland, Helen Hayes, Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, Mrs. Harold T. Pulsifer, Mrs. Auguste Richard. ill IL A . - - 1 MA, Ki ti Service Spots K 'I These pretty girls ars among ihe Klamath Youno women who sra worklns Ihlt lummcr i 71 V'""""- "P a" 9oa "oolctng, .Ifici.nt. and poiieutd of plt.iing p.rtonalitlx. Lett to right In the upper rowi Alice Simi, Hum Pennington. Dorothy Taylor, Audrey Mattson. Lower rowi Gladys Snuder, Virginia Andrewi, Barbara Lavenlk. ihtnsaWitfflig it hoot." itrving cuitomert at roadilda cool drink and Lively Writers of Yesterday Kept Local Readers Stirred Copy of Old Klamath Star Has Items Of Interest Br JOY ROLPH QLD papers that turn up from iiuuKs ana crannies oi ai- articles pulse with color and ring with conviction, however personal. Chuckles may be derived from the following articles copied from an issue of the Klamath County Star for March 10, 1893, published by P. J. Connolly, editor, and W. E. Bowdom, manager, which pa- no, i IroanivaJ V. , . -M.i TJ tics or from beneath old denburg. Tne first of ,ne ar; carpets, crumpled and yellowed, are more fascinating to those who like to recall the yester years than today's folded daily that's sailed onto the front porch. Anyone who has poured through the files of 10, 20, 50 or even more years ago, knows that it's the same as eat ing popcorn, one item calls for another. When it comes to expressive ness and play of words, a ma jority of the nineteenth cen tury's editors seemed fascinat ed with what they could ac complish by the aid of Webster and the mighty pen, thereby not only putting flesh on the bones of their ideas but adding I deft touches that made prosaic Away From Blitzkrieg Cloud r jM,,,,,,.,.. rn m Pfi Pffb Pi ., n, !l.fi " B!i... "fu90 ehtti"a New York. Here are tome of the fcLKn!lm?Kng h' ,ir,t,un," th U- 8- Und" th pIan 10 Pr0Tld "0"" "f. from bombs-sbosrd the armed Briti.h liner Scythia as they greeted the New York skyline Lack of warships for convoys may prevent the sailing of some 100.000 other children in the British islet who were expected to be tent to the U. S. and Canada to escape the blitzkrieg. tides, headed "A City of Snakes The French papers are telling a jim-jam story on Linkville," is a good example of exaggeration, quoted verba tim: "The story of a Heppner man's jim-jams has been put so many times into the shape of a story about 'Linkville Snakes' that it is now all over Europe. Miss Greta Tiffany lately sent to Mrs. Marple a clipping from a French paper which, translated, reads thus: " The surroundings of the city of Linkville (Oregon), are filled with snakes. In a walk of a mile one can meet thou sands of snakes of different col ors and various sizes, going from six inches to six feet. " 'The country people forbid killing of the reptiles, or even doing them the slightest harm. Children are not afraid of and play with them. The favor which these snakes enjoy in Linkville is explained by the fact that they destroy thousands of insects hurtful to agricul ture.' "The explanation of all this is as follows: Several months ago a citizen of Darkest Hepp ner traveling this way with a large keg of Morrow county whiskey in his cart, saw snakes on his journey and in a letter to the Gazette, a humorous pa per of that town, told all about the reptiles. As they were the sort of 'snakes' that a man sees when Jim has jammed his com mon sense into a cocked hat, no sensible editor gave them serious notice. There is, how ever, a class of editors whose lower cognitive faculties are on top, and they take humorous things seriously. They are re sponsible for the world-w I d e circulation of the 'Linkville snake' story. They took the Heppner Jim-jam case in their usually solemn way and pub lished it as lmsortant." Another Church From The Judge which was a special column in the Star comes this; I have a word to sav In those who cry 'Wc don't need nother church!' They are guil ty of mossiness in the back and the fault Is their own. Prog ress calls for plenty of ch es. The cultivation of ma the highest moral attainment invites him to the churchdom that is most agreeable to his notions of Christian rites and ecclesiastical authority, and the mossback who disputes me in this is a mossback of his own perversity. Mossbackism is a disposition to catch progress by the coat-tails and pull back, it is not inherited. It is the re sult of an accident due to care lessness. Every mossback Is a man who eats too much at night and rides a nightmare until his horse sense has become shaken into male sense. A serving of thirty days in Jail on short ra-! lions would cure much moss-' backism. When God said 'Let there be light,' he quite as: plainly said, 'Let there be opin-1 ions,' but an impression found-1 ed on a nightmare is not an ! opinion. Let there be more j churches." j The Star's sports section was quite limited but one short ar ticle was headed "For the Sporting Season Reluctance to Face Reality in tn Danger If War Comes to U.S.I By BRUCE CATTOM .layout of special schools to fit w NiltiTf"r??C C7T "' for high command. Flr.l Ji? h ' l . there are 22 special service inc umcn males snouici go to Uchools; above these Is the com mand unci geiirriil stuff school nt Fnrt I.fni-(fll'rt!i Vnm nllnn.1. conservatism .raditlonal-1 0(1 oy 225 ()ffl(.t.r mmulll... , war tomorrow, its nrmed serv-! ices would be hundnapprd by to face j .1,, , ,,, A, ,,' realities of a changing pattern of jncur Washington, which gels 1)2 war-Just us hey have been so!of(cer, , ycnr. A, , mnttl.r , handicapped during the years of : ,..., ,..-.. ,., , . law, nn officer can not expect to prep.i ration. This appraisal Is reached nfter talking with a great mnny peo ple in the capital who are in a position to know what conditions in the army and navy high com mands really are. In different ways, the two services follow systems which tend to keep down the officer with initiative and Imagination. They are organized on patterns likely to nullify efforts of com manders who do possess those qualities. These facts go far to explain why, after years of re ...c n..Minin rans r isning armament, the services are ill ouuuuiw ' oecn or- prepared in the air, and why the us neaaquarierslarmy is s0 I)ajnfuiv ,i,ort of A Clubhouse I llinks. nrmorerl rnr imll-nlrrmfl ganized with at Klamath Falls. will soon bo erected and equipped at Pelican bay at a cost of $2500, and from $200 to $300 will eventually be in batteries, and other Implements of modern warfare. "The army is the place for young, inventive, active grease vesiea in nuiming lodges at , balls, dressed in overalls and not i-.ime o ine wooos ana crater in onurlv i.niinrm. " So says Congressman Ross lake. The club will be com posed of millionaire Sutros and other wealthy men, Including some of our Klamath Falls monied people. It will drop considerable bright cash Into Klamath's lap, catch our fish, stare at us through gold-mounted monocles and make Itself at homo with us during the sport ing season." WEATHER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Fair tonight and Sunday; fogs on coast; rising temperature in interior; moderate to fresh northwest wind off coast. WASHINGTON and OREGON Fair tonight and Sunday, coastal fogs; warmer In interior of west portion Sunday; slightly cooler in east portion tonight; moderate north and northwest wind off coast; gentle west to northwest wind over inland waters of Washington. Outlook for far western states from July 19 to 20 in clusive: generally fair but con siderable thunderstorm activity in foro part of week in plateau regions and high mountains of California; temperature above normal in interior districts fore part of week, becoming lower toward closo of week. Collins of Mississippi, who for some 17 years has been an ex ceptionally well-informed stu dent of the nation's military ma chine. A few years ago Collins drew up averagc-ngo tables for the army. The figures he got then are roughly accurate for to day's army as well. They show: Average age of major gener als, 51) years; brigadier generals, B0; colonels, 58; lieutenant col onels, 51; majors, 44, captains, 42; first lieutenants, 34, and sec ond lieutenants, 26. These ago averages are high, not because the army likes ils officers old, but because It is enmeshed In a promotion system which makes high ages in the i upper ranks Inevitable. The army promotes by senior ity, up to and including the rank of colonel. After three years, a second licutennnt becomes a first lieutenant; seven years later be comes a captain. There ho may stagnate for a dozen years; fi nally he becomes a colonel and only then docs his advancement depend on his own qualifica tions. It is only fair to add that the army is seeking to shorten the periods each officer must spend In the ranks between captain and colonel. But the seniority system remains, untouched. The army boasts an elaborate rise to high command without training In these schools. The rub In the selection sys tem for these schools lies In the fact that a candidate must have "excellent" or "superior" on his record or fitness report, and this report is compiled by every offi cer who lias ever been in com mand over him. The criticism is that the man with initiative and imagination, who speaks up against tradition or custom, is likely to be marked below the man who keeps his mouth shut and does as he is told. If this army system results In a steady promotion of officers without much regard for their qualifications, thcro are com petent critics who say tho navy which has dropped seniority entirelyhas obtained equally bad results by going to the other extreme. Promotion In the navy is by selection boards. After a naval officer has spent a given period in n given rank, his fitness ro port goes before a selection board to determine his eligibility for promotion. Hero tho criti cism Is the same as that leveled against tho army's special school system. BY BOB LEONARD f IJORN of a Texus restaurant owner's Ingenuity, weaned on California publicity, and reared by an oddlly-srnklng public that's cnr hopplng, Am erica's newest boon to the tired tourist. We went nut this week to see for ourselves how the curb service gnls operate und found several full grown progeny of. the old hot dug stand right here in Kliiinulh Falls. The procedure Is simple and basically age old. A pretty dress, flashing smile nnd "but. dear, this pluce Is as good as the next" they tny, and buy. although dear muy fume in the buck seat. Most car hops are high school girls, working during the sum mer, for Christmas money, to go to college, or Just working. It gets In the blond, though, f we guess. A few of them ore veterans of the curb service. One had been at It for five years, another for two. Hnlh swear they've never had a blister. Varied Garbi The car hoppers, as the one on a-bun on a t r a y gals are known from California to Life magazine, are ntyled In garbs ranging from Shirley Temples laot year's dirndl to what the well dressed soldierette will wear mine Adolf's blltkrieg We found one In white Rub. nliin boots, white satin dress, military braid and a West Point Sunday hut. It wns very pretty. Others wore peasant dresses and big smiles, both very becoming. Average pay for the glrlt runs from SIS to $25 per week. depending on the weather, gen eral business conditions, und who con run the fastest. A minimum wage plus tips comprises tho girls' weekly net. Tips average about 73 rentt day during the week: from $123 to $2 00 on weekends. One girl assured us she aver- k i.4d an weeK long. Sne had very nice smile. They work eight hours a dev. usually from dusk until the trnrle dies, sometimes nfter mid night, misters nre frequent on Siiturdny night, and the holiday motorists keep them busv on Sunday to make the weekends fatiguing but profiinble. Nice Customers Most of the customers, the girls sny, are very nice. There nre the Inevitable few that hnve a rnmplnlnt or a proposnl for a date. Some of the girls ac cept an ocenslonnl dale with a customer; others flash a negntlva , smile tactics. Some of the employers furn ish the entire uniform and take cure of the clennlng. repairing, etc. Some buy those Items which can only be used nt work and let the girls furnish the balance. Rules governing conduct of tho car-hops arc enforced al most without exception. Girls are not allowed to chew gum, smoke, gossip, comb their hnlr, or pick their teeth while on duty. They must nlwnys be neat and clenn when they come to work, nnd must hnve chnnge, pnd, pencil and a ready wit or reasonnhlo facsimile always on hnnd. They must place change on tho tray and pick up all money. Including tips, from the tray, not touching the customer at all. There are exceptions to this In the event a relntiu comes In. v That's car-honDlns". Amnrln.-r" solution to the old problem nt come and get It. The enr-hops like It; the public ents It up. smile b o t h good buslnesl Klamath County Firsts (Editor's Nolo: This is a continuation of the list of "firsts" to be used in forthcoming "Hlstorv of Klnmnii, ...,..... u.. . chel Applegnto Good, Corrections and suggestions will bo wel" comonj. 41 First refltnurnnt: Located near T.lnlr PIia. KMm. j ,.,,l ,i ...i , ,. . " """ ,,:imril uy v,nnn tl LiOW, 11)08. 42 First threshing machine: Brought by wngon from Jack sonville by John Wesley Dollnrhldc. Dale? 4;i First business house doing banking: Brick Store Co owned by Alexander Martin, Charles S. Moore, and E. R. Reames' J4 f' Incorporated bank: First National, organized by G. W. White, Geo. R. Llndlcy and Geo. T. Baldwin, 1003. 45 First bank holdup: Klnmnth County bank, 1008. 4(1 First dairy: O. A. Stearnt ranch on Kcno route. 47 First retail milk route; Henry Nicholas Whltllno, early 00 h. i 48 First telegraph line: Erected nnd owned by Robert K Sutton; extended from Ashland to Parker station and later from Parker station to Klnmnth Fnlls. Later purchased by Western Union Co. 4 First telephone line: Extended by J. H. Hessig from Picnrd, Calif., up Topsy grnde, 11)02. 50 First telephone operator; Eva Worlcy (nee Stearns).
