THE EVENIXG HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
' Decembor 15, U)4T
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Experience Helped
IF there has been any doubt of the value of practice black
I outs, it must have been resolved by the showing this
community made on Sunday night when it capitalized on
the experience of Friday night and really went black.
On Friday night, when a surprise blackout warning
was sounded, it took S3 minutes to effect anything ap
proaching an actual blackout, and even then there were
scattered lights. On Sunday night, the city and suburbs
went black immediately and in 5 minutes had done a
better job of it than in 33 minutes on Friday night.
Of course, there had been advance warning that a
blackout would occur sometime in a two-hour period Sun
day night, whereas the Friday incident was a complete
surprise. But it stands to reason that many people learned
on Friday night what a blackout really means, and did
their job better on Sunday night because of it. Observers
on high points were generally impressed with the Sunday
night showing; it was not perfection, but it approached it.
It is now essential that we all condition our habits and
thinking so that no blackout henceforth will be a surprise
ihere. If an emergency' blackout should occur, we should
be ready for it and do the job of light extinguishment
as efficiently as if there had been advance notice as there
was Sunday night. We should always be "expecting some
thing." ,
r The most noticeable offenses Sunday night probably
'resulted from lights being left on by people who were
inot at home. Many families have made it a practice for
'years to leave on certain lights when they go out in the
evening. Those lights stand out like a sore thumb when
a blackout is called; in an emergency, they could result
lin untold destruction of life and property,
j Blackout experience, such as that of Friday and Sun
jday' nights, will change those old habits and establish a
new and safer routine.
Repayment for Sympathy
"VERY individual who was an adult in 1923 will remem-
C ber the. Japanese earthquake in 1923 and the tremen
dously generous response which Japan's misfortune .on
that occasion produced in this country. ' N
; . This writer was a cub on a Southern California news
ipaper at the time. Hardly had the news broken before
a prominent and wealthy citizen of the city called the
jhewspaper office:
"Well, what are we waiting for?" he asked, and
started an earthquake relief fund with a large contri
bution. ,;. We have been wondering, recently, just how much
'Americans gave to the relief of Japan on that occasion.
Through the courtesy of Ed Dunham, who found the record
;in a newspaper clipping, we reprint it here:
, It showed that from the United States came $23,806,744.83.
'" The United States army gave articles valued at $7,000,000, and
the navy articles valued at $2,000,000. The Red Cross gave
. $7,403,373.43; American citizens $6,051,041.87; Japanese In
r America $1,343,946.09, and other foreigners In America,
$8383.80.
Great Britain gave, In cash, $1,968,304.80, and In addl
; ' tion, ships, timber, blankets and other supplies.
From Germany $6279, including contribution of Japanese
i In Germany.
From Italy, in cash, $15,320, and supplies valued at $40,-
000; total, $55,320.
j; The comparisons in this compilation, and its signifi
J eance in the light of the incidents of Sunday, December
1 7, 1941, are apparent to every reader of this newspaper.
New War Bill
For Seleci ees
Signed by F. R.
" ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UP)
.President Roosevelt, in a move
to Implement America's war ef-
lort, Saturday signed a bill
authorising the use of National
Guardsmen , and selectees any
where in the world.
The bill eliminates previous
selective service law restrictions
prohibiting the dispatch of se
lectees or guardsmen outside the
western hemisphere, with the ex
ception of U. S. possessions. The
measure received congressional
approval earlier this week.
,. Mr. Roosevelt made the bill a
law as congressional committees
began consideration of sweeping
legislation for a potential 40,
000,000 man draft to swell the
nation's military and civilian de
fense forces a move which Sec
retary of War Henry L, Stimson
described as a necessary step to
ward "the structure which will
accomplish victory."
i Both house and senate military
. affairs committees considered a
protected measure which is de
signed to register all men be
tween the ages of 18 and 64, in
clusive, and which would make
available for military service
those between 19 and 44, in
clusive. ,
Provide Framework
The senate committee, which
may report its own draft bill on
Monday, mpt in executive session
with vivr department and selec
tive service officials. The house
committee, which already has in
troduced Its bill, heard a series
ef witnesses at the opening hear
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. UAlglni Editor
and Bliilroo ooowm
ing describe the urgency of the
proposed registration law in the
light of America's expanding
war preparations and defense.
Stimson, in a letter read to
the house committee by Chair
man Andrew J. May, (D-Ky.),
said that enactment would "pro
vide a framework into which we
can steadily and solidlv hullrf
stone by stone, the structure
wnicn will accomplish victory."
Hershey, the first witness, told
the committee that at least 40,
000,000 men would be registered
in the 18-64 years classifications.
This would include the 17,000,
000 already registered for selec
tive service. In the 19-45 years
age brackets those who would
be eligible for combatant serv
icethere would be about 30,
000,000 registrants of which 25
per cent, or 7,500,000, would be
fit for military service, he said.
"1 don't think you can go too
far in this war," Haislip replied.
Thoughts Changed
The congressional meetings co
incided with an appeal by the
armv recruiting aprvlra tn at
least 20,000 air corps volunteers
a montn, Between the ages of 20
and 26 years of age, and for
15,000 other volunteers hetwoen
18 and 35 to work in aviation
ground services.
Hershey told the committee
that rjreviouslv he had not fnv.
ored the induction of young men
unaer zi, but he added, "My
thoughts have changed material
ly since last Saturday."
When hoUMPlI ara hum Ino- mv
own included, I do not ask if
the firemen nr oil faithful
Christians before I accept their
help. Rt. Rev. J. Hutchk v
Cockburn, moderator of the
Church of Scotland.
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By PaulHallon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 No
one seems to know the sine
of that French fleet which Hitler
has been trying to extract from
Petain for use against us in the
Atlantic. Some of it was.uunk
at Oran. the rest has been in
hiding. But a straight check was
made within the post 60 days
and indicated it had unexpected
strength. It was composed of:
4 battleships (3 building)
1 aircraft carrier (2 building)
14 cruisers (3 building)
- 53 destroyers (27 building)
39 submarines (22 building)
Some of these ships are al
ready in German hands. The air
craft carrier has been bottled up
in Martinique, but all that stands
between us and the remainder is
the honor of the French nation
based upon the official promise
never to let these vessels be
used against their old allies.
No one can be sure of what
sea-power Hitler may be able to
use against us in the Atlantic in
view of these circumstances.
NOTHING FOR GRANTED
Your conformance with black
out instructions should be com
plete. Take nothing for granted
in this war.
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The congressional notion of
extending the draft to gather in
all males from 18 to 65 years,
has war department backing and
will probably pass. Few will be
called but military authorities
would like to have this census
of American man power for ref
erence as needed in this war.
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ACCURATE
All Pacific war news has been
starry-eyed with astonishment at
the accuracy of Jap bombers.
Even military men profess sur
prise. Not so the Chinese. They
discovered it at Canton. Mili
tary objectives were only half
a mile from the foreign settle
ment there. The Japs hit their
objectives for weeks without let
ting a bomb go astray across the
line where it would have caused
diplomatic trouble to the no
longer rising but now setting
sun.
The story is simple. The Japs
have had four years experience
m bombing China.
TRUTH HELPS
The stupidity of news conceal
ment and the value of free
straight reporting of war werei
proved conclusive in the first
week. Probablv the worst hinu
to the British since Dunquerque
was the loss of the Prince of
Wales and Repulse. Yet the
British nnt nnlv onnn,mal tha
news immediately, but their'
censors allowed the world to ob-
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tain through International News
service and Columbia Broad
casting a complete eye witness
account by two journalists who
had actually been allowed
I aboard the Britisli battleships.
Their stories were hotter propa
ganda than any from the official
mills here. No one could read
them without itching to Rive his
utmost energy to defeat the Japs.
But while the British were
thus wisely publicizing a defeat,
the Washington officials gave
out that day only a dull three
paragraphs concerning the hero
ic stand of our marines nt Wake
island, and refused to tell news
men even what the public ap
propriation was for the island
of Guam this year by congress.
Simultaneously the state depart
ment, which is not a military
institution, announced no news
men could see any employe of
that department without a
special letter obtained from the
publicity section.
Britain started out the wrong
way, too. News was suppressed
until public clamor caused a
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PEARL HARBOR
Mr. Roosevelt personally
quieted the first rising congres
sional demand for Information
about Pearl Harbor. Ho called
in the old isolationist chairman
David Walsh of the senate naval
committee and convinced him no
good purpose would bo served
by givuig out these particular
facts prematurely. Walsh put
tho other inquisitive senators
back in line.
All agreed to wait for Navy
Secretary Knox's report, except
Tobey of New Hampshire. Ap
parently he heard his old com
petitor Bridges of New Hamp
shire was going to ask the navy
to investigate Pearl Harbor, and
he tried to beat Bridges to the
draw by demanding more.
The Reds, who are getting a
cool billion in materials from
us have always puzzled Ameri
can officialdom, but never more
than since the Jap attack on us.
Apparently Stalin thought he
Red Cross Lists
Places to Take
Contributions
Contributions to Klamath
Falls' voluntary Red Cross
drive for war funds will bo
received nt tho following
places:
Red Cross Headquarters.
First National Bank.
U. S, National Bank.
First Federal Savings and
Loan Association.
Radio Station KFJI
Herald and News.
could win this war by beating
Hitler, and that Japan will fall
with der fuehror as an accom
plice. This reasoning would have
gone over bigger here If we
were as sure as Stalin that he
can beat Hitler In the spring.
You may assume, however,
that Mr. Roosevelt asked Lit
vlnoff for use of the Vladivostok
air base, which would open to us
the back door to Tokyo.
Friends Awaiting
Word From Youths
Relatives and friends are wait
ing anxiously for word of Wes
ley Carter and Lloyd Pepple,
both of Bonanza, who went to
Wake island last July to work '
on construction jobs.
Carter is from Oregon Hot
Springs and Pcpplo is u farmer
oi trie Bonanza oislnct.
Last word was that construc
tion workers on Wake Island
were "all right." Many went
from Grants Pass to work there, i
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Woman Slightly
Injured in Wreck
Saturday Night
Mrs. McAllister, 33, of Modoc
Point, wn slightly Injured Sat
urday night when the ear she
was rliling In collided wllh an
automobile driven by Harold
Sturgeon on F.leveiith and Lin
coln streets.
Her husband, who was driv
ing the car, escaped Injury. Mrs.
McAllister was bruised around
the face and stitches hod to be
tnkon nenr her noso.
McAllister's car was driving
northwest on Flnvenlh and as
one of the cars attempted to pass
both met practically hendoii.
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Jap Attack Kills
Youth Born on
Day of Armistice
HENDLEY, Nab., Deo. IB,
(AP Mr. and Mrs. S. L. My
eis named their son Victor b
cause lie was born the day
America triumphed In the first
World war Nov. 11, 1018.
Victor was killed In action
last Sunday at Hlckam field In
Hawaii, the day Japan attacked
America In the second World
war.
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