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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1941)
December 17, 1941 THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE NINE 111 IS 2DTH CENTURY BUNKER H I L L PTA Notes By FRANCIS McCABTHY HONOLULU. Duo. 17 (UP) "Let m como back and get whuff walling for 'em now " Hawaii has baen battered Vut she's up from the rnnvaii and 'ready to start swinging. The nights are lung and dark, s they rmist be In wur. Tho hot spots uro closed- from the famous Hoyal Hawaiian hotel to the in Horn' hangouts on Hotel street. People go to bed these nights. "llonoluluans are going to live healthy llvei sleeping at night and digging In the day time." an army officer said. Gasoline was rationed Monday 10 gallom a month. There It plenty of food. Every man muit build bomb shelter! for hli fom lly. Newspapers carry plant knowing how to build them. Uulldlng are sundbaggrd. Bur rlcndct and trenches meet tho rye everywhere. Windows are taped to keep them from stint. terlng when nd If bombt fall again. Territorial guards, with jhnyonrt fixrd on their glisten 'ing rifles, wntch every stralrg c point. Life during the day goes on almost as usuul. Pineapples still grow. Sugar cane Is cut. And bathers frolic once again on the beach at Wnlklkl. Return Home Patrol ships steam along the blue horizon planes roar over head, friendly planes this time, They seem to shout: "We're ready corn" on back and get It." Evacuees have returned to their homes In military areas. The big gunt boomed the other day all around this Island of Oahu for four hours. Their blasts were welcome ones. The guns were being "proofed" tested. Sal of liquor Is prohibited. Crime Is at an unprecedented low, It was announced. Blood Is flowing every min ute not In the streets but Into )test tubes. The rate of donors during the last week was main tained at nearly one a minute. The first 2000 donors furnished about 700 flasks of plasma. And the populace cheerfully Is build ing up a largo "blood bank." Sabotage Is Just a word In the dictionary. A Good Laugh The stars and stripes flutter everywhere 'They can't lick us." These Islands no longer are a tourist' paradise they're an outpost of democracy's dofenses, a 20th century Bunker Hill. Sunday night two officers left their headquarters at Fort Shat ter to get a cup of coffee. It was pitch dark when they re turned. They got off the path and fell hend first Into a newly dug trench In front of their headquarters. All concomed had a good laugh. Sunday morning a civilian guard was posted at the door to -the engine room of a snmpnn (Japanese fishing boat.) Ho was ordered to let no one outer. And he obeyed those orders. He held off five men and an officer as signed to run the engine. Later, the same guard saw some Japanese sticking their heads out from behind a nearby lumber pllo. "Come out with your hands up," the guard ordered. About 30 little Japanese step ped out. The guard thought he was the Sergeant York of this war. It Inter dovclopcd the Jap anese wcro aliens who had been rounded up and already were under gunrd. They took refuge bohlnd a lumber pile when they thought an air raid was on. Wo even hnve Tarznn on our Sldo. Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of the famous Jungla character, is Honolulu resident. He vol unteered his services to the army to write cheery local news. MILLS Members of Mills PTA held their annual December meeting Wednesday of lust weak. Mothers visited their chlldrens' rooms until 2:30 p. m. when school wus dismissed. Refresh ments were then scrvud In the cafeteria by the refreshment chsjrman and committee A business meeting wus culled at 3 p. m. by tho president, Mrs. L. A. Shlnn. Mrs. Uudger led singing of two putrlotlc num bers. The fourth grade tonotto hand played savernl enjoyable places accompanied by Miss Rec ords at the piano. Billy Carter, grade six, presented a recitation, "Just 'Fore Christmas," which was appropriate at this time of the year. Mrs. Foster spoke on her Jun ior American citizenship class and showed members a samplo of soma of the work done which was a pretty pieced quilt top. A defense stamp solo was held at the school Friday, December 12, with $128.40 worth of 10 and 2S-cent stamps sold. The next sale will be held later. Mothers council met Decem ber 10 at the community hall, 2180 Garden avenue, with the Ftev. Eugene V, Hayncs as load er. The next meeting was changed due to Christmas holi days to December 18 between 10 and 11 a. m. MODOC POINT Fo, lowing a brief business meeting presided over by Mrs. Robert Carson, prosldent, mom bors of Modoc Point PTA en Joyed a Christmas program Thursday, December 11, In the community hall. A beautifully lighted Christ mas tree with presents piled be neath It and a table decorated with lighted Christmas candles proved a perfect setting for the following progrom: Singing of "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "Jingle Bells." "Silent Night," and "Ilork, The Herald Angels Sing," by members accompanied at tho piano by Mrs. 8. E. Rife Panel discussion, "Christmas In Many Lands," France, by Mrs. Armal Stump; Argentina, Mrs. W. B. Bickers; China and India, Mrs. Dunt Savage; England, Mrs. Carson; Germany, Mrs. Wllllnm Helm; Norway, Mrs. S. E. Rife; Holland, Mrs. W. Williams; first World war, Mrs. C. Crutchflold; Finland and Denmark, Mrs. O. Nelson; Belgium, Mrs. Floyd Johnson. A gift exchange followed the discussion with Stfhta Clous ar riving In time to presen,t Christ mas corsage and gift to each person. Refreshments were serv ed by Mrs. C. Crutchflold, Mrs. M. Briscoe and Mrs. J. Corliss. PELICAN The regular meeting of the Pelican PTA will be held in the school auditorium Friday, Dee. 10. at 12:43 p. m. After the busi ness session there will be a Christmas program by the child ren who will then return to their room for the annual Christmas treot. WEYERHAEUSER CAMP 4 The Weyerhaeuser Camp 4 PTA study club met December II at the home of Mrs. Claude Hollingworth with a good at tendance. Mrs. Tom Tennery and Mrs. Earl Crulckshank pre sented subjects from the N tl...al Parent-Teacher for De. cember. The card club met Wednesday with Mrs. Tom Tennery ns hostess. The members enjoyed a gift exchango and tree. MOTHERSINGER8 Theru will be a meeting to rcorganlzo the PTA Mothcrslng ers on Thursday, December 17, In room 0 of Fremont school at 7:30 p. m. All Interested PTA members are asked to come and bring along others who wish to Join the group. PELICAN The Pelican study club met at the home of Mrs. W. C. Lyon at 1 o'clock Thursday, December 4. Tho very Interest ing topic of "Husband and Wife Relationship," was discussed. The group is Invited to Mrs. Nels Hansen's home In Wocus for the meeting January 8 at 1 p. m. The topic will be, "Parent and Child Relationship." All purent interested are cord ially invited to attend. RIVERSIDE An interesting program was presented before the Riverside PTA at tho December meeting on Tuesday. Doris Fredrick, music teacher, presented the fifth end sixth grades in carols with the membership Joining in during the afternoon. Llllle Darby presented the recently organized Riverside orchestra which played two numbers, and the new tonctto band, made up of fourth graders, also appeared In several numbers. Mrs. Howard Barnhifel was elected vice president of the PTA during the business meet ing. Later seventh grade moth ers served tea. The next meet ing will be held January 20 when fifth grade mothers will entertain. Union Plans to Use Funds for Bonds The green light on a Team sters' union (AFL) plan to pur chase defense bonds with union fundi was given at the last regu lar meeting of the group, Busi ness Agent Earl Edsall revealed Wednesday. He said that a decision as to the amount of the purchase was scheduled to be made Wednes day night at a meeting of the board of trustees. Mt. Laki Don (Bud) West, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. West who has been stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., for the past nine months, arrived at Portland, Ore., Tuesday morning, Decem ber 18 on furlough. He was met In Portland by friends who will motor here. Mrs. Wallace Thompson and son, Roger, of Ontario, Ore., ar rived Tuesday night to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Semon and Mr. Thompson's folks, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Thompson. Mr. Thompson la attending a conference meet ing of the agriculture agents at Corvallls. He will Join his fam ily here after December 20. An autoglro carries mail be tween tho postoffice roof and the airport In Philadelphia. Your gasoline gauge can be-1 dirt get into the vent In the cap comes Inaccurate If particles of ' of the tank. Child's Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Time-Proved VicksVapoRub DEAFENED COME SEE HEAR TELEX creator of the world's first wearable vacuum tube hearing aid. 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