December IB, 1941'
THK EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE THRE8
CAROL SERV1C
E
WELL RECEIVED
CROWD
Br MRS. B. C. THOMAS
Tho twelfth minimi Chrlstmns
enrol servlco wns presented by
tho music department of tho city
schools Buiiduy afternoon In tho
Methodist church to a crowded
midlciico of deeply iipprncliitlco
ll.ilnrrn. It whs given In a spirit
of reverence which wn truns
nilttcd to tlio audience
Tho choruses of tho various
ichools worn divided, port of tho
children bring In tho choir loft,
olhem In tho front seats of the
Itwlltnrluin and onnthcr liroup
In the iinlery. Tho children were
directed simultaneously by Mn.
Jrnin Uiulijcr, Mills school, in
the choir loft, and Lllllo Darby,
director of tho music depart
ment, near tho front of tho audi
torium. They woro accompanied
by ptanoi nearby played by Mn.
Ola Mao Carter, (who alio had
a solovox attached to tho piano).
Jenn Whitney lit tho pluno In
the choir lull and Mario Oben-
cluilii pluycd tho pluno In tho
linllcry. Mm. J. C. O'Neill Kuvo
two (In number! on tho violin,
the "LnrKhelto" by Handel, and
Ave Maria by Schubert, ac
companied by Minn Obenchaln,
which wero outstanding In
beauty of tone.
Kur u program planned wceki
UK", thin hod a moving slgnlflc
iiiu'o toilny. Tho first vocal num
ber was a Ijitln chant, "Glvo Us
Peace'' mini! by the u Iris of
Mill school a they mached
down tho aisle to tho chancel,
each dressed In white, and all
with hands clasped and heads
bent In prayer. This was follow
ed by "Oh, Yo Tuneful Hosts"
sung with a violin accompani
ment by Mrs. O'Neill.
Tho difficult "Canllciue do
Noel" was well done with beau
tiful crescendos In thn chorus.
Tho scriptural reading of the
first Christmas by Dorothea
Wlillellno as an angel was fine
ly given. As she read tho story,
tho various characters appeared,
first Mary, then Joseph, while
tho choruses sang upproprluto
carols. During tho second read
ing tho shopherds with tholr
crooks appeared. Whllo she read
tho fourth rending tho wlso men
and their servants marched down
tho alslo and laid gifts beforo
tho manger, Soon after them a
procession of children appeared
load by Undo Ban and Colum
bia, These, children were dressed
in tho costumes of various for
eign countries and carried their
flags, whllo all of tho choirs
sang "Oh, Coma All Vo Faith
ful." Then children knelt at
tho chancel and then retired.
They wero followed by six beau
tiful girls dressed as angels,
each currying a while lighted
candlo. They moved down the
aisle and to tho platform wliere
they lighted the candlcbra there,
whllo tho choruses sang "Silent
Night" in full voice.
After tho lovoly offertory
played by Mrs. O'Neill and Miss
Obenchaln, tho children all join
ed In "Now tho Day Is Over" by
narnby and then went Immedi
ately Into the thrilling prayer
from PBrlsfol, "Hrlng Pence on
Earth, Holy, Holy Lord."
Tho natlclty pageant was
under tho ublo direction of Doris
Porter Krcdrlck, music director
at Riversldo school, und the chil
dren In the scenes were from
tho Seventh and Eighth grudes at
that school.
Lilllo Darby and her music
assistants and tho children par
tlclpatlng, descrvo great credit
for the splendid manner In
which they presented this an
nual carol service, one of the
beautiful events of the Klamath
Christmas season.
Transportation
Hews
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S. P. Hcod
Rend tho Classified page.
of tho company. He succeds tho
lata A. D. McDonald.
Mcrclcr has been with the
company 38 years and slnco 10.18
has occupied I hep ost of vice
president.
"Our first duty Is to our gov
ernment In tho war," ho said,
following his election.
"I know tho men and women
of our railroad. They will give
a good account of themselves.
"During tho months past wo
have established close and effec
tive working relationship with
the armed forces and war in
dustries. "Keeling suro of the under
standing cooperation of our
shippers and travelers in the
troublous times ahead, we
pledgo our best efforts."
In his long service with South
ern Pacific since 11)04, Mercicr
has hod broad experience in all
phases of the company's far
flung operations.
As an engineer, he personally
supervised the building of many
of the railroad's important struc
tures. As an operating man, he
served both as division super-
intendent and as general man
ager of the operating depart
ment. In the exceutlvo and ad
ministrative field he hns headed
a number of Southern Pacific
subsidiary companies as well as
working closely, as vice presi
dent, with the late President
McDonald during tho past three
yeors.
Always Interested in the
people with whom he has work
ed, Mercicr Is credited with
knowing as many of the 60,000
employees of the railroad by
name as any man In the South
ern Pacific organization.
A native of New Orleans and
son of the late Dr, C. S. Mercler,
he was educated in New Orleans
public schools, Rugby academy
and Tulane university, graduat
ing In 1603 as a civil engineer.
Mercler's entire career In
business has been In Southern
Pacific service.
Mercicr is a director of the
San Francisco chamber of com
merce and of the civil defense
council. He holds membership In
the family club in San Fran
cisco, and the Los Altos Oolf
and County club, Marled, he has
two daughters. Miss Teddy Mer-
cier of Palo Alto and Mrs. R. G.
Polhamus of Seattle.
McMinnville Gets
Air Raid Scare
McMINNVILLE, Dec. 18, (AP)
A siren wailed as planes droned
overhead yesterday, Jang ling
this town's already frayed
nerves. ,
The sirens, It developed, was
for a minor fire, and the planes
were American.
The previous night rumors of
an invasion attempt swept over
Yamhill county. A sound truck
called McMinnville veterans to
mobilization at the city hall.
Volunteers gathered In other
community centers. Approxi
mately 600 responded.' They
were registered as potential
members of the state home
guard and dismissed.
Three Persons Die j
In Farm Blaze
Near Corvallis
CORVALL1S, Ore., Dee. 15
W) An early morning fire
killed three members of farm
family of six near here yester
day. Flames of undetermined or
igin spread throughout the
house, nine miles. north of Cor
vallis, before Mrs.. R. G. Slater
awakened to shout an alarm.
Mr. and Mrs. H; H. Hlllebrand,
owners of tho home, ran up
stairs to rescue their sons.
Hlllebrand escaped with son
William, 18, through a second
story window, but Mrs. Hille
brand was trapped with the
other son, Homer Jr., 13. Hille
brand's brother, Art Hlllebrand,
about SO, also was trapped.
Hospital attendants said Wil
liam, prominent in - - Future
Farmers of America activities.
was in serious condition from
burns. The father was slightly
Injured.
Mrs. Slater. Mrs. Hlllebrand'
sister, escaped without Injury,
PRESIDENTIAL BOOER
CHICAGO, OP) Edward A.
Loss Jr., 23, of Suburban OaH.
park, picked the wrong theatre
to boo a newsreel in whtclt
President Roosevelt spoke.
After being pummelled by
several persons seated neat
him, Loss was arrested by Unlt
ed States Marshal William H.
McDonnell, who was in the the
atre. McDonnell took Loss to
police station where ha waa
charged with disorderly ' conduct.
. FOR HIS CHRISTMAS
AN ARROW ".
WHITE SHIRT $2
DREW'S MANST0RE
Armind T. Mercler is tho
ntw president of the Southern
Pacific company, succosding tho
lata Angus D. McDonald. Mr
cisr has been with tha company
38 years and has ssrvsd in' a
variety of positions In tho en
ginosring, operating and execu
tive departments. Ha had boon
vice president sine 1838. Mor
citr is wtll known in Ortgon.
having strvad as superintend
ent of tho Portland division
from 1918 to 1921. Ho is cred
ited with knowing as many of
tho 60.000 employes of tho rail
road by name as any man In
tha Southern Pacific organisation.
Armnnd Theodore Mercler,
who from 1918 to 1021. was su
perintendent of the Southern Pa
cific Portland division, was
elected president of the railroad
at a mcellni: of the board of
directors held in San Francisco
Thursday, according to advice
received at the PiiHhind offices
1?
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SEMI-AN NUAL SALE
at the
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Starting
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However, wo at tha Buster Brown Shoe Store believe that wo owo you an
obligation to continua tha tradition of our
SEMI-ANNUAL SALE
Vi
Naturalizers
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Sale! GJto$5.95
Airstep
Shoes for woman in all sites and widths,
but not every style. Regularly $8.50.
Sale! CJto$545
SPORT
OXFORDS
Black or brown, low or me
dium heols. Regularly 13.98.
Sale .. 298
ANOTHER GROUP
SPORT
OXFORDS
Another group of-oxfords In
ill wanted stylos.
Sale... 380
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