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AT THE end of a week at war: World-shaking events
of the week have almost blotted out many things
which. t other times, would assume importance . . . For
the time, being, at least, it is impossible to keep sight of
everything, and the Dig, momentous events oimpiy ic
nvar one's consciousness . . . Klamath people, however,
ahowed every sign of a quick recovery from last Sunday's
first shock ... On Monday clerks in the stores noted that
customers went about in a daze, but by midweek: tney were
their own bright selves again . . . Hysterical, over-emotional
people are always a problem in times like these, but there
seem to be only a few of them hereabouts, thank goodness.
In short, it is plain that the people of Klamath Falls
and the surrounding Midland umpire communities nave
settled down to a realization of the job laid out for them
as citizens of a nation at war.
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Everything considered, Klamath people cooperated
effectively in the surprise blackout Friday night. So said
Chief Frank Hamm at a "defense council meeting Saturday
morning. ;
The. blackout got slowly underway because of the
inadequacy of signals. People who did not black out simply
did not know about it A change was immediately made by
the local defense council, making one five-minute blast
as the blackout signal. That should leave no one in doubt,
and we predict that on their next chance which will
come in the trial blackout Sunday night if not sooner
both city and suburban people will do a faster job of light
extinguishment
They must do it more rapidly. Thirty-three minutes, the
time required for virtual obscuration of the community Fri
day night is far too long. But there had to be a first time
and we'll learn.
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' It cannot be emphasized too strori'gly that people should
atudy the official instructions on blackout and other pre
cautionary measures. These have been repeatedly printed,
but there was widespread evidence Friday night that they
had not been assimilated. ..:
For instance, someone got the idea that a car with
Mue'cellophane on its headlights could run anytime. Scores
of peolple In town put blue cellophane on their headlights.
But that, is not the published rule, and it a a violation of
ordinary automobile illumination laws that are in effect at
all ordinary times. '
A lot. of blue cellophane should come off headlights
Immediately;,
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By Paul Malign
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 It is
said the small investors
were the ones who Rot flutter?
and sold their stocks, seiiding
the market into tallspin at the
outset of the war. The larger
and wiser investors (banks and
insurance companies) held on.
They well knew that if this
country is soing to win this war
and who doubts it the invest
ments they had, were lust as
good as any they could get.
It seems, however, a creat
many people, upset bv the shock
of war cannot see the woods for
looking at certain falline nr
leaning trees.
Certainly, taxes are fining
higher. Surely, some lines of
ousiness are suffering. Autos,
for instance, may not maintain
their recent profits during a
change-over to defense arma
ments. But their earnings will
be restored later when they get
going in their new line, and af
ter the war they will have a
bigger world market than they
ever dreamed of in the past. (So
abo with all our business in
some degree.) Public utilities
may suner from costs rising
against tixed rate limitations
Little business will be squeezed,
dui iook at me woods as a
whole. Taxes are not going to
be raised to the point of confis
cation or elimination. Probablv
S150.000.000.000 is to be spent
by the government if the war
lasts long enough, and all this
will go into business. Certainly
this economic expansion wiil
partly offset the increased taxes.
Although profits are not likely
to increase much, they cannot
decline as much as the sagging
stock market has been suggesting.
Dozens of stocks were sell in a
at prices this week to bring 20
per cent annual return to stock
holders in dividends. All busi
ness earnings, after taxes, this
year are supposed to be 25 tier
cent over last. Distributed divi
dends will average 10 per cent
higher.
Naturally the large investors.
unperturbed by the sinking of a
few ships or an air raid alarm,
are hanging on to what they I
have.
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LUZON
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TEST FORCES
southern Chinese port north
west of the Drltlsh crown col
ony of Hongkong which the
Nipponese are attncklng, The
latest word from Unit front to
dny is that the Chineno attnrk
Is being Intensified. This opera.
lion Is impurtunt becauaa it Is
believed Clinton Is the main
base for Jap bombing of Hong
kong.
uut Clinton rupresoms an
Isolatod Incident. Tha Chines
hnve signaled that they are pro.
pared to go nil nut in support
"f mo allies. Dr. Wellington
ivoo, famous Chineso nmbussii,
By DEWITT MACKENZIE
What anooars to ba an Im.
pending major assault by the Jr to Rnglnnd, says Chlnu Is
Japs against strategic Luzon ready to provide trained troops
Island In the Philippines is the ,or ,,ln defense of nrlllsh Bur
"'When Jones suggests table tennis, be sure and don't
mention that I've. bought a set and practiced every night
for three weeks!"
.One war-time reaction that has occurred locally is an
apparent fear on ths part of some people that the govern
ment might take their savings. This is completely absurd,
due. enough.peop!e pad the idea that a local banker re
ceived a number of inquiries on the subject
The . government of course, will not conscript any-
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ooay s savings; .mere is no reason wny u-enouia. mere are
heavy taxes, and people are asked to heln throuzh nur
chase 'pr defense bonds which are a form of personal
saving uut a man's money is safe in his bank.
Friday night's blackout experience brought a realization-of
how people are going to feel about infractions of
blackout rules. They are not going to tolerate it. Public
opinion in' its strongest form is in favor of universal co
operation.
But here is a suezestion: Don't trv to be an unofficial
policeman. Inform your neighbors and others you see if
iney are violating tne rule, Dut leave the enforcement to
the ponce. Notify them of persistent offense, and they will
lane care oi n.
' SALEM. Dec. 13 MV-It Is Il
legal to drive with blacked-out
headlights outside of blackout
periods, Chief of State Police
Charles P. Pray warned today.
He said vehicles which must
be on the highways and streets
both during and outside blackout
periods may use two spotlights
outslda the periods, and their
reif&tioh blacked-out lights dur-
ing piackouts. . . '
. Pray said officers would warn
all persons who merely have eel
lophane light coverings, which
are Illegal at all times. Regula
tions require that lights be cov
ered with heavy black material,
through which a slit three inches
by one-half inch should be cut.
This slit must be covered bv two
thicknesses of blue cellophane or
one tmckness of blue lacquer.
Courthouse Records
V: FRIDAY
. Complaints Filed
Klamath lodge. No. 137, Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows
versus Fred S. Eyerly. Suit to
collect S1000 back rent on va
cated business establishment., J.
H. Carnahan, attorney for plain-
nil,
Justice Court
Esper Claras Highley, no stop
light Fined $8.50, suspended.
Alfred A. Contreras, contribut
Irtf to tha delinquency of a
minor. Time taken. Bond $1000
cash or J000 property. Committed-
to county Jail, '
OBITUARY
EDWARD HERMAN OLSON
Edward Herman Olson, 87, a
resident oi jut. vernon, Wash
lngton, for the past several
years, an a native of Harlan,
Iowa, passed away there on Wed
nesday, December 10. Mr. Olson
was well known In Klamath
Falls where he resided for many
years, wnue in this city Olson
was employed by the Golden
store. He Is survived by
ins woe, jma. ana a rimichtor
Maxine, of Mt. Vernon, Wash.;
son, Odell, of Klamath Falls
ana a memb of the police de
partment. Funeral services took
place in Mt. Vernon on Friday,
December, 12. The remains will
be forwarded here, arrlvinir Sun.
day morning. Commitment serv
ice ana vault entombment will
take place In the family plot in
the Ashland. Ore., eemetprv. nn
Monday, December 13, at 11 a.
m. Ward's Klamath Fnnnmi
Home In charge of the arrnage-ments.
When all of It Is sifted one
central fact remains the civil
ization expressed by our Ameri
can way of life has been arrog
antly challenged by a hostile
philosophy. Dr. Harold S
Dodds, president, Princeton Uni
versity.
VICTORY WHAT IT MEANS
The only threats to our ultl.
mate financial stability are thnu
which have been widely adver-
usea intiation, the big federal
war aeDis, tne vague possibili,
ties of state socialism. If infla
tion comes, cash is the worst
uiing to nold. The economists
say common stocks are as good
as anything. If we win this war,
as we will, the new world eco
nomic possibilities opened by
victory will certainly provide
unprecedented wherewithal to
service an unprecedented debt
As for state socialism: This gov
ernment, u is true, has made a
few feints in that direction in a
few past specific instances (pub
lic utilities) but it has renounced
the idea as a general policy. We
are fighting for democratic lib
erty and against the national
socialism of Germany and Italy.
Socialism might well be expect
ed If we lose this war, not if we
win.
Ail these dreadful economic
spectres of the past and present
will be laid like ghosts if we lust
achieve.one thing victory. That
is an we nave to worr about.
Across the continent from
Newfoundland to Alaska tht
Canadian government Is build
ing an- aerial military "high
way," a chain of radio beacons
250 miles apart to guide bomb
ers or fighters or Interceptor
planes crossing America in an
emergency.
.' Read the -Clasiiif ied case. (I
Don't laugh too hard at these
east coast air raid precautions
now. Hitler has now acquired
some production in long range
oomoers. modeled after our flv.
Ing fortresses and capable of a
suicide bombing flight from
France. No one knows how
many he has, possibly not more
than 80. These could fly the At
lantic, drop their bombs, and
their crew could either bail out
or head for some frozen beach In
the Canadian wilds to refuel
from fifth columnists and at
tempt to escape home. Their
flying radius is something like
ouuu mues with a bomb load.
urthermore (althoueh no one
Is supposed to know It) the nazln
have been hiding one aircraft
carrier at home and had another
one still building 60 days back.
inese two could be sacrificed in
foray against our coast.
This much Hitler is known to
have. No one knows whether
he has anything else. While it
seems unreasonable to suppose
he could do any important mili
tary damage or cause any fear
among our people, this is no time
to take anything for granted.
Remember Pearl Harbor in that
respect, too. Fear nothing. Pre
pare for everything.
We must not fail America and
we must not fail ourselves.
President C. A. Dykstra, I Wis
consin University.
Auto Blackout Order
Official Regulations for Control of Vehicular
Traffic During Precautionary Blackouts
Highway traffic within city limits will be restricted to emer
gency vemcies such as fire, police and ambulance; commercial
vehicles engaged in essential service such as milk trucks, nows
paper delivery trucks, mail trucks and the regular transport
freight services; and such private cars as those of physicians on
emergency call and those required for transporting workers to
ana irora employment, metropolitan areas may take further pre
cautions if considered advisable by local police authorities.
Highway traffic outside city limits will be subject to the re
strictions noted above without exception.
Pending issuance of permits for operation during precaution
ary blackout periods, employers should furnish credentials to
drivers of commercial vehicles and private cars which come un
der the permitted classifications.
For city driving, it is directed that as soon as possible after
receipt of this order, all motor vehicles permitted to o Derate
must be equipped with dark oilcloth or rubber maiki nr hnnH
attached securely to headlights, with a horizontal slit in the lower
portion about .inch by 3 inches, covered inside with not leu
than two thicknesses of blue cellophane or one coat of blue
lacquer paint.
License lights must be blacked out with an opaque covering.
Tail lights must be hooded with an opaque material, leavlne
an aperture at the bottom not more than Vi-inch in diameter.
Side and clearance lights on trucks must be extinguished or
completely hooded.
Use of fog or spot lights with or without coverini Is nro-
hiblted.
For operating on the open highways, beyond the corporate
iiiiiim ui cities, removal oi tne lower one-nail or tne nood will
be permitted for the time being, provided the unhooded section
is covered by at least two thicknesses of blue cellophane or one
coat of blue lacquer paint.
In an emergency blackout during an air laid alert all vehicu
lar traffic on all roads and highways must cease, except for
emergency fire, police and first aid cars. All motor vehicles must
proceed to the curb and all lights must be extinguished.
Official: December 10, 1941.
CHARLES P. PRAY, JERROLD OWEN,
Superintendent of State Police. State Defense Coordinator.
The above regulations, released through the local defense
coordinator's office, are for precautionary blackout periods ONLY.
Thty do not apply until public announcement is made that such
a period is in existence.
Heavy Fighting
Continues Along
Malay Frontier
SINGAPORE, Dec. 13 OTO A
British communique admitted
tonight that strong Japanese at
tacks had dented British de
fense lines in the jungles along
the Malaya-Thailand frontier
and said heavy fighting continued.
The penetrations, however,
were described as local.
The "ritish. meanwhile.
struck back by air at the bases
from which the Japanese drove
south into Malaya.
The war bulletin said the
port of Songkla (Singora) on the
east coast of Thailand 50 miles
north of the Malaya frontier was
bombed during the morning.
All machines returned safe
ly," the communique said, "but
owing to ground mist it was dif
ficult to estimate the damage inflicted."
Air Licenses May
Be Reinstated
Klamath private fliers whose
licenses were suspended Decem
ber 8, received word Saturday
on the method by which tho li
censes may be reinstated.
Reinstatement will be In the
following order of precedent: j
a. Instructors and students in i
certificated schools.
b. Pilots at aircraft manufac
turing and other defense plants
Pilots engaged In milltarv
ferry activities.
d. Other pilot certificates.
An applicant must have some
means of positive identification
as well as documentary evidence
of citizenship, such as birth cer
tificate, naturalization papers,
etc., or certificated photostatic
copies thereof. The reinstate
ment may be effected through
contact in person with a CAA in
spector. Christianity has an opportun
ity in China today the like of
which has not appeared in the
world in a thousand years Rev.
Charles H. Corbett, Church
Committee for China Relief.
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Important development at this
writing In tho battlo of the
Pacific a further arlm lest for
our defenders, and good luck to
their stout hearts.
Luzon, on which lies Manila
and the nuvnl base of Cavitc, Is
tho key to tho Philippines,
While the loss of those Islands
wouldn't represent a decisive
victory for the Japanese, It
would be a henvy blow ngnlnst
our striking power at this
Juncture.
The enemy has concentrated
heavy sea-forces off the province
of Zumbales, which Is on tho
west coast of Luzon and throws
a protective arm about Manila
bay. As a further Indication of
a gathering storm, waves of Jnp
bombers early Saturday morn
ing swarmed Into tho Manila
area, where our fighter planes
promptly engaged them and a
fierce air battle developed.
Meanwhile Japanese land
forces which had got ashore at
various points in Luzon were
waiting to cooperate with these'
frosh operations. One of these
contingents, at Linguycn on the
west const, has been wiped out.
The din of this fresh conflict
In the Far East must bo music
in the cars of Herr Hitler, as a
red wave of disaster sweeps over
his wavering lines in Russia. The
fuehrer certainly caught tho
mps in b sweet norsc-acai wlion
he pushed them into the war by
persuading them that he wns a
sure winner. i
Even as the JBp struck at1
us in the dark, the nazi armies I
In Russia were on such a tough i
spot that now only a few days j
later, tho Moscovitcs report suc
cesses wheh lead London mill-,
tary commentators to believe the!
nazls may be headed for a't
catastrophe Hnd Tokyo waited a I
week longer before making its
decision, it might never have
attacked the best friend it ever
had.
Once again at a Dsvcholoa-
Ical moment Hitler has ach
ieved a major diplomatic vic
tory. As Russia starts' to knock
the gilt oft his alnuer-breud.
ho unloads a bundle of his
troubles onto the narrow shoul
ders of the Japs.
mere is another aspect of
the battlo of the Pacific from
which our attention has been
distracted because of preoccu
pation with the shock of our
sudden plunge into the second
World war. We have momen
tarily overlooked our very pa
tient and good friend John
Chinaman, who bids folr to play
a tremendously important part
in this conflict.
Tho Japanese had barely
launched their attack on Ameri
ca and Britain when the celes
tials beqan an offensive against
Jap-held Canton, tho great
ma or of Russia If the Jnn-
aneso atttiek,
Dr. Kon say Oenernllsslnio
Chiang Kai-Shek has also of
fered tho soviet union a million
soldiers If Japan strikes at
Kiissin.
Donations for Red
Cross Being Asked
KENO Mrs. Ross Putnam
has hen inked to lake charge
of donations for Hod Cross wr
relief. The need is great and it
is hoped everyone will contrib
ute what they enn lownrds the
fund.
Donations may be left at the
Keno store, Keno cafe. Pino Tree
auto camp. Turner's Service sta
tion, llolchklss store at EllliiKson
mill and Mrs. Putnam at the
Keno school.
SEALS TO BE SOLD
Several downtown location!
where tho ntl-tuberculoslt
Christmas seals may ba sicured
were designated by Mrs. Deri
E. Hawkins, the general chair
num.
The seals are now on sal at
the post office news stand, at
Garrelon's Electric store, l
Mrs. Constable's, 1121 Main
street, the chamber of com
merce and at Lrn Ilendrtrkt
drug store on South Klxth.
Thoje who did not icoclvn
seals through tha mull and de
sire lo purchnon them for use
on holiday letters and packages
are urged to gel them from any
of the shove locations.
Saturday Set for
Monte Carlo Night
Monte Carlo ulalit, tin annual
affair, Is set (or Ilia Klamath
Falls Elks club Saturday night.
A largo attendance of Elks
Is expected at this traditional
event. Entertainment and free
refreshments aro on the schedule.
In Colorado, the tiinlierline Is
at 10,000 feet: In Alberta. Can .
It Is at 7000 feet.
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