The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, December 13, 1941, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Docomfonr 18, 1041
PAGE TWO
i
BLACKOUT
SIGNAL GIVEN
(Continued from Page One
(low ctart did a good Job of It,
observers reported.
Many people did not hear the
slgnali and others were not sure
(he sounds they heard were of
ficial blackout signals. News
paper and police wires were
flooded with calls as the signif
icance of the situation gradually
took hold of the public- con
sciousness. But almost immediately a few
lights went out, one of the first
being the Esquire theatre tower.
Dousing of the street lights
added tremendous momentum to
the blackout, with houses and
business places quickly follow
ing Into darkness. .
With two or three exceptions,
downtown commercial signs and
show windows were quickly ex
tinguished. The blackout caught large
numbers of people downtown,
and groups gathered quickly
around windows which still
gleamed with light. Citizens
yelled at motorists to pull to
the curb and turn off their
lights.
Crowd Yalls
Some one broke the window
on a car, parked between
Eighth and Ninth on Main
streets, and turned off lights
that had been left on.
There was evidence of anger
about lights that were still burn
ing in business houses, but no
other violence. Managers of of
fending places were called and
turned off signs and window
lights. One window, near Eighth
and Main streets, was finally
blacked out at 8:43 p. m., and
that just about did the job in
:the main business district.
In more outlying districts, Hot
Springs and South Sixth street
teemed to be the most tardy in
extinguishing light. Just before
8:90 p. m. there were a few
spots of light in Hot Springs.
At 8:50 the obscuration was
almost complete. This was 33
minutes after tohe street lights
went off.
Industrial ' plants generally
blacked out quickly, but ob
servers noted a string of - lights,,1
. apparently on a lumber dock
between Lake Ewauna and
South. Sixth street, which did
not go out until 8:27 p. m.
Suburbs Lighted '
The suburbs did not black out.
Residents there evidently did
not hear the signals. One signal,
at the-highway shops, which
was to be blown to warn su
burban residents, was not
sounded...
About the time the city was
well darkened, a train on the
Southern Pacific tracks moved
slowly into town, its headlight
sending a long shaft of light
through the blackened commun
ity. .
Many amusing Incidents oc
curred. One woman, warned to
turn off her lights, extinguished
inside globes, then turned on the
porch light and came out to
look around.
City police were busy moving
through the streets to warn cars
to the curbs and check off
lights still burning. A resident
on Hillside reportedly . refused
to turn off his lights, but when
a police siren sounded his and
other lights on the streets went
suddenly black.
Several residents of Biehn
street took it upon themselves
to stop cars coming Into town
to warn them of what was go
ing on "and did a good job of
it," according to police. But
they advised citizens not to
function as unofficial police.
Officers said people have a
false idea about blue lights,
which are no more permlssable
than any others in a blackout.
Owners of cars with blue coat
ing over their headlights att
tempted to drive around but
were stopped whenever seen by.
polic rfyficers warned motor-
to read official tete
ions on .vehicular
ig precautionary per-
In the midst of the blackout,
a house at Ninth and High
streets caught on fire and the
fire department made a run to
that point. Minor damage was
done.
The blackout caught crowd
students and townspeople at
the high school gymnasium.
FOR
KLAMATH
i ttJHfftA'ruetl
Klamath Falls residents driv
ing along Pacific Terrace and
El Dorado would have had
little chance In a real air raid,
' according to Sheriff Lloyd Low.
"When the sirens sounded,"
ho said, "drivers speeded up
and headed for home with their
headlights on full force.. Evi
dently they forgot that instruc
i tlons aro to pull up at the side
' of tha street and turn 'out all
' light.". . '.-, : :. . - t
Southern Pacific, which was
following . San . Francisco In
structions, gave an all-clear
Friday night at 10 o'clock, 45
minutes after tho local all-
clear. , Some people - doused
lights believing another black-
t eut had 'been signaled.
MakeThataCaoitalX MAW
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This towering array of aluminum and herkolite is the world's most
powerful X-ray machine. The 1,400.000-volt General Electric-made
apparatus is now in service for the Bureau of Standards, Washing
ton, D. C Men standing beside machine give an idea of its site.
Algoma Workers j
Have Narrow fcscape
In Barclay Mishap
W. K. "Bill" Dyche, woods
superintendent of the Algoma
Lumber company, Mrs. Dyche
and J. Y. Tipton. Algoma woods
timekeeper, narrowly escaped
serious injury Friday afternoon
about 2:30 o'clock when their
car was involved in an accident
one and one-half miles north of
Barclay springs.
The three were en route to
Klamath Falls from Fort Klam
ath where the Algoma camp is
located. No other car was in
volved. . The machine was de
mniiohiwi Outside of shock and
bruises, occupaats of the car
were uninjured.
Weed Strike Ends;
Work Set Monday
Continued from Pase One!
ment as a union victory .The
AST. ha offered several, times
before to submit the issue to an
arbitration board and abide Dy
the' board's findings.
Tha union struck- -the ' big
Weed plant on October 20 de
manding an increase in wages, a
nwk'i vacation with Day and
union shop. Several meetings
between company ; and union
representatives were held in the
course of the shutdown but no
agreement was reached.
T.ot narlevs between the dis
putants were three weeks ago
before a three-man panel of de-
nnrtmpnt nf lahor agents.
Long-Bell employes had been
losing an estimated sbuuu per
day payroll since uctoDcr tv.
ArrnrHinff to reDorts from
Weed, the town was jubilant
over the "jacK-to-worK aecision
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, "HOLT?pf THE SECRET SERVICE" LATE WAR NEWS ;
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(Continued From Page One)
ia, which had remained neutral
and hence legally not entitled to
serve as a base for German oper
ations, declared war on Britain
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3. Germany has officially an
nounced that her armies in Rus
sia were withdrawing to "new
defense positions" for the win
ter possibly a subterfuge to
mask the shifting of these forces
to the middle east.
The fuehrer's most urgent
need was in the middle east
theatre, where latest dispatches
from North Africa reported that
British mobile columns sweep
ing 50 miles or more beyond To
bruk were inflicting havoc
among scattered German-Italian
forces attempting to escape to
ward Derna or. Bengasi.
Klamath, Valley .
Hospital Elects
Officers of Klamath Valley
hospital doctors were - elected
this week at a staff luncheon
held in the hospital dining
room.
Dr. W. C. Bundrant was elect
ed president. Dr. George De
Woody Massey, vice president,
and Dr. George I. Wright, sec
retary and treasurer, i
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for their kind expres
sions of sympathy in the loss
of our mother. , .
Mr. end Mrs. Frank Cary.
UNABLE
TO
SMALUIASE
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Midway islands which lie closer
to Hawaii Hum Guam which is
closest to the Philippines were
continuing to resist.
The navy communique:
"The navy department an
nounced that it is unable to com
municate with Guam either by
radio or.. cable. The capture of
the island is probable. A small
force of less than 400 nuvnl per
sonnel and 155 murines were sta
tioned in Guam. According to
the last reports from Guam, the
island had been bombed repeat
edly and Japanese troops had
landed at several points on the
island.
"Wake and Midway continue
to resist.
"The above Is based on reports
untilO a. m. today."
The communique made no
mention of American civilians
on Guam or what their fate
might have been. Some time
ago congress appropriated con
siderable sums for development
of sea plane facilities there, and
it was believed that unless the
workers had been withdrawn
even after Japan's lightning at
tack on Pearl Harbor Sunday,
many of them probably were on
the island at the time of its sup
posed captilre.
The navy department had no
comment on a Japanese report
that the 32,600-ton US battleship
Arizona had been sunk in a sur
prise blow at Hawaii.
Japan s scheme for moving In
on the Philippines, the war de
partment said, "is now clearly
revealed" as calling for estab
lishment of "improvised air
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Salvation Army
To Present Play
At Gift Sale
The Ladies Home league of
the Salvation Army under the
direction of Mrs. Roy Patterson,
secretary, and Mrs. Wilma Mc
Ling, treasurer, has arranged a
fine display of hand work to
be sold Saturday night. Every
one is urged to attend this
Christmas sale of material.
There will also be entertain
ment provided by the ladies of
the Home league. Two skits
will be given, one by Mrs.
Richard Beddows entitled "Dol
lar Day"; the other, "Sister
Sorrowful Entertains." Those
taking part are: Sister Sorrow
ful, Mrs. . Tucker; Linda, the
maid, Mrs. Paul Pfefferle; Mrs.
Lucinda, Mrs. McLlng; Miss
Pickles, Mrs. Iona James; Mrs.
Bigelow, Mrs. Ethel McCollum;
the new minister, Mrs. N. Bow
ycr. The public Is cordially In
vited to attend. The program
starts at 8 p. m. The Salvation
Army hall, 400 Klamath ave
nue. There will be no admis
sion charge. Refreshments will
be served.
CONTACT
U.'S. Undecided on
Medford Army Post
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13
(.(P) Tlio war department at
Washington said toduy it wus
undecided whother to announce
future plans regarding canton
ments, three of which remain to
bo constructed on. the west
coast.
The U. S. district engineer's
office at Sacramento, Calif.,
said today there was no change
In the status of the three can
tonments, and that "plans . . .
are completed and wo are wait
ing tha go-ahead from Washington.
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
OIL TO BURN For Union
heating oils, phone 8404. Klam
ath Oil Co., 615 KlaYnath
12-3 lmtt
FURNISHED four-room house;
two bedrooms; garage. Phone
5078. 12-15
KLAMATH BUSINESS COL.
LEGE, 13 years in uusiness
and 100 per cent for our
COUNTRY and ITS DE
FENSE, offer a COMPLETE
STENOGRAPHIC course in a
period of from 3 to 4 months
time. This necessitates 100
per cent cooperation on the
part of the student, of course.
We are even willing to oper
ate our school 6 days per week
and 5 nights, it It becomes
necessary, and at no increase
in tuition price. We also have
a complete accounting course.
The latest and best being
taught anywhere. Location
228 North 7th Street. Phone
4760. Irene Krocncrt, owner.
1213
DON'T let blackouts interfere
with your normal evening
business.
LET us design and Install a
light-proof entrance that will
also allow access to your prem
ises during blackouts.
WE are equipped to do this job
efficiently and cheaply. Work
will be done in our shop, not
interfering with your regular
entrance traffic.
OUR installation will allow out
side identification of your
place without danger of obser
vation. Should build business.
Easily removed during day
light hours.
HOWARD REEDER
El Dorado Bldg. Co.
1700 El Dorado Blvd.
,t , Phona 8441. 12 20
Want a boarder, like home; rea
sonable. Phone 7058. 12-13
FOR RENT Room for girl;
kitchen privileges; also house
keeping room. Phone 7058.
1213
PARTLY furnished apartment;
lights and water furnished.
1110 Monclalre. 12-16
FOR HIS CHRISTMAS
A Western Style
Dress Belt by Hlckok
$ o $S
DREW'S MANSTORE
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
FOR RENT Modern 3-room,
unfurnished house, Inqulro
Apt, 4, 1421 Esplanade, Sun
day morning, 12-1.1
FOR RENT Small three-room
house t block off Bhntta Way
on Hope; $15.(10. Iawrenrc
Gray, Midland. 12(13
SMALL business for sale; re
quires no selling. Box :il!3,
News-Herald. 12-16
SIX-ROOM house, modernized,
new throughout, good locu
tion: priced low. Fine for fam
ily with several chlldron. I'll.
8817. 1218
FOR RENT Modern 3-rooin
furnished cottage, laundry, ga
rage and oil heat; wood and
water furnished; 120; 3 miles
north of town on Bend high
way. Phone 3010. 12-13
You can still buy a new home
t at pre-war prices. Wc huve
two homes, Immediately avail
able for occupancy. Payments
are like rent and are fixed
against increase. Rent will
riso.
HOWARD REEDER
El Dorado Bldg. Co.
1709 El Dorado Blvd. Ph. 8441
SHE THOUGHT SHE COULDN'T BE BOTHERED
WITH LOVE . . . BUT HE BOTHERED HER
till site changed her mind!
From the author of
"Pyamalion"-wltty
George Bernard
Shaw comes this
story of human be-
ings and why they
act that way
swell fun !
fa's
Starts
SUNDAY
Continuous
Shows
from
12 Noon
ENDS
TODAY
2 HITS!
JIMMY LYDON
In
"Henry
Aldrich
for
President"
Also
Richard ArUn
Andy Dtvlna
In
"Raiders of
the Desert"
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Novelty
New
"ALDRICH" at
"RAIDERS" at
lilM.02.li45.
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Feature ati
12.00 . 2.37
0:04 7:31
FIBE DESTROYS
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TULELAKE Klre of umlelrr
mined orlglli almost completely
destroyed the fnur roiMii frame
hnmo of Mr. and Mi's. Ed French
ubnut 0 a. m, Friday, Kreneh,
who Is janitor ut tho high school,
left with Mrs. French about 15
minutes before the flumes were
discovered by passorshy. Tho
flames originating In the bed
room destroyed about half the
structure before brought under
control by the Tulelake tire de
partment and water ami mnki
added to the destruction. Only
a few urtleles of furniture were
saved.
Tlio Ions Is reported to he cov
ered by Insurance
Man Fined for
Void Licenses
Dale Laurenz Hansen, fined
$5.50 fur operating a motor ve
hicle with void foreign license.
Case of Husscll Henderson
Howard, charged by state police
with operating a motor vrhlclo
without headlights, was con
tinued to next week.
Dale Hazlett Minnls, releiised
on $10 bail. Charged by state
police with operating without
headlights. Case continued.
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arbara
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WENDY HILLER
co-storrlng
REX HARRISON and ROBERT MORLEV
introducing ROBERT NEWTON
Pete Smith In Fancy Answers Latest Ntwi
Editorials on News
(Contlnuad from Pago One)
the Jap invasion of nppnr and
middle Malaya has been sub
Stiintlnlly checked!.
Ilrlllnh and DUTCH dcslroyan
pounce suddenly on two Italian
cruisers In Hi" Mediterranean
and sink one of them and luavt
thu other burning from atom te
stem.
AND In Washington Lltvlnoff,
the new Russian ambassador
to (he II. S says: "Japan Is tha
COMMON ennmy. The Japanrit
aro axis gangsters."
With Hitler trying to mak J
some sort of deal for a Russian
peace, every word spoken bji
every llusslnn official Is full ol
interest.
As many as 700 birds crashed
against the Statue of Liberty
in a single month when the
torch was kept lighted.
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BUFFALO
LUNCH
2441 So. 6th
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