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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON December 21, 104 j YUAXK JENKINS . UAICOI.M KI'LEr Kdftor Editor A Unportry vomblnitloB of Iht Erenlni Beratd and th Klamath New. PablUhed rtrj aftttrjooi. exevpt tfundtjr at KpltrttirU and Pioc ilwU, Klamath Fa Ha, Orrfoa, bj Uit urriti ruuiiining t ana mi numim ntw, id on in inn wmpan. Entrcd at ircond cum matter at tin poilnrTlc of Klamath Falla, Or., no Aufutt to. ins oaicr mn 01 rongrut, warco a, .. Mrmbcr of Tht Aaaodated Preaa The Aiaodatfd Prwa la idu.iMiy entitled to th aaa of republication of all ntn dlipatehM credited to It or not othcnrlta credited tn ttiti pPr. and aim the koal publlined thereto. All right of republleaUon of apeclal dispatches ar alao reaerred. Acpreientrd Nationally by West-HntlldaT Co.. loc tUa fraoctaco, New York, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, Portland, L01 Anirelrs, St. tvula. Vancouver, H. C. Copies or Th Herald and twt, loeetnar with complfte information abont tha Klamath FalU market, may h obtained for tht ask&i at any of then office. Hire Moothl HO Month! On Year MAIL BATES PA V A BLR IN ADVANCE Br Mali la EUmath, Laka, Modoc and SUktjroo Oobotlea On Month fhrta Months On Fear Dtilrered bj Carrier ta City 7.&0 MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATION Distorted Picture POR a number of years, the U. S. census bureau has I been DUttintr out reports of the retail sales of hide uendent stores in Oregon, and these reports are quoted quite widely in the press as indicative of the business conditions in the various cities listed. They deserve no such interpretation, because they represent only a part of the retail business done in most cities and they do not take into account any changes in the classification of business as between independent and chain operations. Does anyone suppose, for instance, that a picture of retail business conditions in Klamath Falls can be ob tained without figures from the chain stores? Consider, also, the effect on the statistics when a large independent store is purchased by a chain oper ation, or when a large new store is started in a city ty one of the big chain firms. Such developments, which have occurred here in recent years, throw completely out of line the comparisons with previous years. It is true .that the department of commerce reports state that they come from independent stores. But unless they show a picture of all the business in a community, why compile them? They create a distorted impression. Let's Do This Job Right KLAMATH people are urged to act immediately in of fering hospitality to boys from Camp White who will be here for Christmas. Those who must plan for such things need to know as early as possible what can be counted upon from the community. Local people are asked to give meals or meals and lodging to the soldiers, who will arrive on Christmas morning and leave on Sunday morning. The response, so far, has been good, but it is short of what is needed. Also, there are many who are offering only Christmas dinner, and arrangements must be made for lodging for these same men. Those who can possibly do so are asked to offer rooms to the visitors. A form to be filled out by those who can provide the accommodations has appeared a number of times in this paper. Klamath folks are asked to either send in this lorm immediately or call the chamber of commerce. Sunday's Christmas carol service by children of the elementary schools" was an outstanding success, .and a worthy continuation of a fine tradition that has been established in this community. Here is appreciation to all who had a part in planning and executing this program. There will be no published predictions of Christmas weather, but there is no prohibition on dreaming of a White Christmas. MUSSOLINI LIBYA SLIPS FROMITALIANS (This tt thft first nf Iw.i OH.- nn Kn. n.Tiy mat mix 10 ioe Uhv nn,i iu aonnl s rrrat agricultural colonliatloa ) nop men i ; an interview ith ih ilrmd Seauisl.) SIDE GLANCES The four-way stop signs at the postoffice intersection have been eliminated. Thanks, city officials, for a sen sible Christmas gift SLATED TUESDA The church school Christmas program of the Community Con gregational church will be held Tuesday, December 22 at 8 d. m, This program Is presented by the primary department and their mends under the direction of Mary Eckstein, assisted by Mrs, H. B. Elliott. The Congregational church is located on Garden avenue be- tween East Main and Martin streets and cordially welcomes the public to attend this pro- gram, including the following numoers: "Welcome to the Birthday of rung. Processional, "O Come All Ye Faithful," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "There's a Song in we Air," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "It Came Upon the ivuanigni cuear." A reading, "What Shall I Give Him?," Shirley Gienger and sally Thorn. Trio, "We Three Kings of orient Are," Sue Ann Sessler, Marilyn Hardin, Betty Haynes. Story, "The Christmas Apple," told by Elizabeth Carey of the city library staff. Carols and Christmas songs, "Once Unto the Shepherds," "Under the Stars," a duet by Donald Day and Betty Haynes; "Away in a Manger," "Silent Night," with piano and chimes; "Joy to the World," children and congregation with echo of song on the chimes. Recessional. Benediction. Following are the children of the primary department taking part: James Erdmann,. Donald Day, Sue Ann Sessler, Betty Jean Haynes. Sharon Oi pnirpr. Betty Lou Shaw, Donald Col son, Sally Searcy, Claudette Oaks, Arlene Kielsmeier, Mari lyn Hardin, Janice Pex, Anita Pence, Nancy Elliott, Imogene Shaw, Gloria Jackson, Monte Johnson, Dralcnc Woods, Clara i Ann Shaw, Bobby Stivers. j OBITUARY CHARLES E. SPIDELL Charles E. Spidell, a resident of this community for the last 34 years, passed away in this city on Saturday evening, December 19, 1942. The deceased was a na tive of Nova Scotia, Canada, and was aged 68 years, 8 months and 19 days when called. Besides his wife. Bertha K., he leaves to mourn his loss four sisters and five brothers, all of whom reside on the North Atlantic seaboard. except Chester M., a resident of Ventura, Calif. The deceased was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church and BPOElks No. 1247. The remains rest at Wards Klamath Funeral home, 925 High street, where friends may call. The funeral announce ment will appear in this issue of the paper. FUNERAL CHARLES E. SPIDELL Funeral services for the late Charles E. Spidell who passed away in this city on Saturday, December 19. will take Dlaee from the Sacred Heart Catholic church on Tuesday, December 22, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of nis soul, commencing at 9:30 a. m. The Rev. T. P. Casev will of. ficiate. Commitment services and interment will follow in the New Mt. Calvary Memorial park. Rec itation of the Rosary will be hold from the chapel of Wards Klam ath Funeral home on Mondav evening (tonight) at 8 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend the services. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friend i for their many acts of kindness na lovely floral offering n. tended during our bereavement, the loss of our son and brother. Jlhe Salsbery family. Always read the classified ads. : y D 7itt MacKemie BARCA. Libya. Dec. 19 (De layed) As the signs read in Lib ya, this is another possession which bids fair to pass from the Roman empire as the penalty of waging a war for conquest. Here in the heart of Italy's co lonial Garden of Eden we have laid out for us across the rolling fields of Mussolini's proud agri cultural development the evolu tion of a dictators downfall. The tides of battle have sweet back and forth across ancient Libya during two and a half years. Until the present sensa tional British offensive, how ever, Italian colonists had clung to the thousands of farms which they had made trim and produc tive by back-breaking toil dur ing the decade or so since Musso lini settled them here. Farm Folk Gone Under two previous British oc cupations, the colonists carried on their work and were unmo lested. This time when the angry sky over El Alamein to the east gave sure warning of the hurri cane to come, the Italians fled. This wasn't for fear of the Brit ish, but because of the menace from another quarter. They left their farms Dartlv harvested and some even tilled for the winter crop. Cattle and sneep still grazed in the fields. Poultry scratched industriously in Darnyaras. But tne farm folk were gone. Houses were empty and children no longer filled the scnools. It was a colony of ghosts, inis was only a few short weeks ago. Now Marshal Erwin Rommel races westward for safe ly. The colonists are heaven knows where probably most of inem in Tripohtania. Mussolini great development lies in com parative quiet. . Strange Element It is hard to believe that wmcn laDors under so much burning desert should have these fertile uplands which stretch in a belt of considerable depth from the beautiful seaside resort of Uerna westward to the bomb-riddled but still handsome city of BentoSi. Still there thev lie with their friendly patches of unsies ana Duttercups. Wile after mile in all riireir tions stretch trim farmhouses of stucco surrounded by well-culti vaiea fields. But there is a strange element present in this picture. The fields are Demg plowed as diligently as ever the colonists did it. Robed and turbaned men who have just stepped out of the Arabian pic ture book are tilling the soil with little wooden plows such as their ancestors used back in the Have when Cleopatra visited Libya. oome reier to these natives as 'senussi," and indeed manv f mem are. but it should he for accuracy's sake that Senussi isn't the designation of a tribe. but applies to followers of the Mohammedan sect which took its name rrom one of the princely families of Libya. Not all Lib yans are senussi. Natives Harried These simple Arabian folk will rc juu mat, alter thev wee, evicted from their homesteads on me green uolands thnnnj. of them died in Marshal Grazi- ams concentration camps. They say that other thousands per ished in the desert to which they were driven without the where- wunai 10 care for themselves. Through many years they re turned from time to time and made efforts to turn the Italian colonists out by force. There was bloodshed, but always the na tives were compelled to go back to their hiding places in the grim lands at the side of the of plenty. For many this meant ""'K in caves among the arid hills which skirt the desert proper. When the ' war broke out a large number of Senussi andi COWL IW Wr NT. 8tYlCt. IMC T. M. KtQ. U. . MT. OfT. lT-21 "If you send Hint pretty girl plumber ngmn. plense under stand I don't expect to pay for the time she spends talking to my soldier son and his futheiT other Libyans joined the British army and were formed into fight ing units of their own. Thev have aone tine work;, and have been encouraged in this by the grand Senussi, who is the head of the Senussi sect and also is widely recognized as the temporal lend er of all Libyans. Now with the flight of the Ital ian colonists, the Libyans have laKen over the farms lock, stock and barrel. They declare that never again will they give them up, and following the leadership of the grand Senussi they are ap pealing that their independence as a nation be gran'.ed them un der the Roosevelt-Churchill At lantic charter. EDITORIALS ON NEWS (Continued From Page One) ter the fighting at Buna today. The Japs there are being s'lowly squeezed into a tighter hole. They're still fighting to the last man. Their commanding gen eral is reported today to have been killed. Meanwhile, they make a new landing (size not indicated) on the New Guinea coast clear the other side of their bases at Lae and Salamaua, across the Huoh peninsula from Lae. What they're up to there isn't disclosed. QN the home front, the dis patches chronicle the death today in his 63rd year of Bvron l. Chandler, known in his palmy aays as Broadways "million dollar kid." He inherited a million from his father and another million from his grandfather. At 23, fresh from Harvard, with a charming manner and an. infectious smile (quoting the reporters) he burst upon Broadway. His antics there, the reporters add re servedly, were "spectacular." SERVICE GIFTS Midland &nupuie iecad ""HANDLER and his spectacular wufc nuaimjEa Kina rep resent an epoch in the history of America. Their hard-working fathers and grandfathers made it and they SPENT IT. It is an epoch whose end is here. They were NON-PRODUC ERS, and the world we're going into will have no place for non-producers. There'll be too much work to do to replace the vast destruction of this war. J)ON'T get the idea there'll be no rich people in this new world we're heading into. There WILL be. The lessons of his tory are definite and positive on that point. Upheavals such as we're livine through squeeze out the old rich and bring in a cron of NEW- RICH. The new-rich prove to be no better than the old rich. They're just a different crop. MURPHEY'S S E E D STO R NEW LOCATION 9th and Klamath Useful Gifts for Christmas Electric Irons 1c Plastic Playing Cards Handsome sets that will outlast 50 ordinary decks Metal Racks for his ties 1c Kitchen Knife Sets Stainless Steel Sliding Clothes-hangers -k Fluorescent Bed Lamps Tools F. R. HAUGER 515 Market St. Open Evenings Until 8:30 SEE THE GREEN LIGHT FORT KLAMATH The com mittee of C. I. club members In charge of sending gifts to local service men has decided to make ditty bags for ench of tho men in January, it was announced Dy .members of the committee which includes Mrs. Pearl Baker, irs. h-aui wampler and Mrs. R yj. varnum. ine tnrec women wen- iippoinica recently to suc ceed Mrs. Hansford Williams and Bertha Pittman, who acted on the committee for the preceding three months. There are at this time 30 men from Fort Klamath and imme diate vicinity serving in the armed forces both In the United States and at various overseas points. From time to time, gifts of candy, cookies, etc., have been sent to each, also a monthly news letter containing local items. In addition, individual Christrrois gifts were sent to the men. Judging from the let ters received by the club, the sms ana news letters have been greatly appreciated by the men in service, some of whom arc a long way from home. The committee is soliciting do nations 01 ine following articles, several of which will be placed in each ditty bag, the remaining space to be filled with candy: razor blades, tootbrushes, tooth paste or powder. V-mail obitinn. cry, shoe polish and cloths, soap, cigarettes, gum, playing cards, sewing kits, and small games. Contributions may be left at the local postoffice with the nnst. master, Mrs. Fred Zumbrun, or at Castel's store .ii Fort Klam- am, it was announrprf h h committee. Local residents are also asked to clip news items of Fort Klam ath and Chiloquin from the newspapers and include them with their donations for the dit ty bags. Infant Son of Mr., Mrs. Galleaos wies Wednesday CASCADE SUMMIT The In. iam son of Mr. and Mr r. Gallegos died Wednesdav In uaitriage, where he had been taken for medical attention. He was Durica in Eugene Friday ueam nas struck twice in iwo weeks in the Gallegos fam ny. ine week before, Mr. and mrs. uaiiegos were going to vis it Mrs. Gallegos' mother, who was ill in the hospital In The Dalles. While they were wait ing at the station for the train, a telegram came informing them 01 nor death. Hildehrand M. B. llrntton of Dorrls, Cnllf wns n business visitor lit the Michael ranch on Siilurdny Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Lorenz of Crater Lake Logging cunip visit, ed on Thursday with Mrs. Lor enz' parents, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Flnckus. uickio ana itnuerin Pool re turned to their homo at Alturas on Mondny ftor spending the past three months' with their grandparents, Mr. niul Mrs. E. P, Pool, nt Hildobnmd. Mr. and Mrs. S. K, Ilnrtzler nnd children, John unci Hcssle, were Irimsiu-ling business in Klamath Fulls on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ilooflcr nnd children, Floyd, Itiiy, Gloriu mid Wanda of Klnninlh Falls visited on Sunday with Mr. mid Mrs. T i". Michael nnd Mr. and Mrs. ninrvln Michael. Miss Viola Smyth s stnvlnir wnn ner gimuimotlier. Mrs. Mar garet Broadsword, of Bonanza. Mr. nnd Mrs. James Good nnd son. Tommy, of Kliimiith Falls visited on Sunday with Mr Good's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. i-. Michael, nnd brother nnd si. ter, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Michael. Mr. nnd Mrs. E. P. Pool n,i daughter, Snllie, wore transnei- ing business in Kliimiith I 'alls on Saturday. Marvin Michael moved n limine for Waller Loguo on Thursday. T. P. Michael, who hns been quite sick, was taken to Klamath Falls on Monday for medical at tention. James L. Logue was taken to the hospital In Klamath Falls on Wednesdny for medical attention. Mr. '"heeler, veterinary of ivianiath tails, was n business visitor at the Tom Laferty ranch on canesaay evening. Remote Control Switch To Go Into Operation Jan. 5 CASCADE SUMMIT The finishing touches are now being pui on tne remote control switch nt Frailer siding. South ern Pacific company. It was in stalled by Signal Foreman M. E. Moyers and is being Inspect- ca Dy x. tjtickney, system sig nal inspector of the Southern Pacific company, San Francisco, and is scheduled to go Into op eration January 5. Two of these electric switch es have already been inslulled on tho Cascade line. These switches will be included In the centralized train control system now Doing considered. Ov Hunt rA CH009E FROM THE LARGEST (ELEC TION IN KLAMATH LFALLS BVERYTHIN0 FOR THE HOME JJCAS FUKNITIJIUE 195 E. Main m MA w VfffM. ., tamnJJfWtf&ift- Vi?. Cascade About SO Inches of snow are on the ground now. The weath er has been fair for Ihc past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Wnyno Holt arr leaving for IlilUboro, where Holt will work fur the Southern Pticlflc company us telegrapher. Mr. nnd Mrs. J, Trojan and fam ily will coma hero from Wlcopce nnd Trojan will fill the vacancy left by Holt. Trojan was oper ator hero in 1IKI0, but due to reduction of force was com pelled to leavo. A program will ho hold at the school Wednesday, December XI. This Christmas vacation will commence Thursday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Gene Lavoy and daughters spent three days last week in.Oakrldgu and Eugene shopping. Mrs. Hoss Shrlber also spent tho weekend in Oaltrldue. Mr. nnd Mrs. Gallegos went to Eu gene and Mrs. R. L. Porter spent Thursday In Portland. Word has been received Hint Mr. nnd Mrs. Roy Currier, for mer Cuscadu Summit reslilenN have moved from Zllpnh, Wash,, wnero t urner was managing tho farm of Mrs. Currier's father, to Portland, whero ho Is now working In tho shipyards. nil's. Lnrl Dulvnuok will im. dorgo a major onenition in Eu. gene hospital shortly after the now year. Clayburn Hill left Wriln..,lnv for Portland, where h will re ceive medical attention In the Veterans' hospital. Chiloquin Donald Smith. 1 1)42 ornrllmln of Chiloquin high school now nt- lonaing Oregon State college, Is in Chiloquin for the Chrlslmiis vacation. Mrs. C. J. Lewis has recently been employed nt Glengers grocery. Private Al Gcler Is home on furlough, visiting his pnrents. Arthur Miller, who is working nt the shipyard In Portland has been home for two days visiting his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. L. Geenges nnd family Journeyed to Klnmath Falls Wednesdny. Fort Klamath Mrs. Jack Huegg nnd small son, Jackie, of Portland, arrived hern Inst week to vInII with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Itov Winter. Mrs, Huegg's Infant daughter, Dlitno, has been hero with her grandparents for soma time. Alfred 13. Castel, Sr., has writ ten his wife and sun In Fort Kliimiith from tho Veterans' hns. pltal In Portland, where ho re cently underwent a minor oper ation. Ho stated that ho will probably ho discharged from tho hospital mum and expects to ho home shortly thereafter. His mother. Mrs. Harry Turner, nnd other relatives, reside In Port land. J. E. Cross, employed ns knot bumper by the Algnnia Lumber company in their local logging operations, was painfully Injured this week when at work in the woods. His UNO slipped and cut a sevcro gash hi '.Is left foot which required throe stitches. Cross Is confined to his homo Item ns a result of Iho accident. Another logger, C. E. Johnson. n fuller employed by tho Algnmn company, was forced to discon tinue work this week on account of Injuries received when ho was struck on the head and shoulder by a limb while he was nt work in tho woods. Johnson Is under ii doctor's euro In Klamath Fulls where he nnd his family live. Mr. anil Mrs. Jerry Slsemoro and daughter Jo-Ann are moving this week to Klaiitalh Kalis where they will make their homo nt Iho Marlon apartments. Doth Mr. and Mrs. Slsemoro will bo employed In Klamath Falls. 10.000.000 TIRES WASHINGTON. Doc. 21 0V Motorists hnve turned In about 10,000.000 tires under Iho gov ernment's Idle tiro purelutso plan, the office of price admin istration announced today. CHARLIE READ'S SADDLERY will bo Closed from X.-noi to Jan. 18 Vh. I " , ITS' tfes .. " I I For UM On flSAVV IriniPAnllnanlnl -.t it . . ti h.i .ordered Ihlrt.on Dlel-.l.ctrio emtio., like the one hown In thU picture only twice mwarful-s iiw I, tl. ' . " 7 ordered nearly two yeare ago. None has been delivered. All will be desperately needed during the monthi ahead. Meanwhllo the Creat Northern's Iron Horse., .training to the limit of their endurance, have turned in .plendld account of them.elvea. 1 " i We Passed the Ammunition The whole Great Northern family is grateful that we were able to pass the ammunition all through this momentous year ' that we were able to pass an abundance of raw matcrinls from the fields, forests and mines of the Northwest to busy factories; tfiat we were able to pass 29 million tons of rich iron ore from northern Minnesota to the hard pressed boats on the Great Lakes about one-third of all of the iron ore fed to the roaring blast fur naces of the steel industry; that, like a huge assembly line, we were able to pass finished materials and parts from one plant and factory to another for final assembly; that we were able to pass along for our fighting forces a continuous flow of the finest implements of modern warfare the world has ever seen ammuni tion, guns, airplanes, tanks, ships; nnd food and clothing. For the opportunity to render these services to pass the ammunition in unprecedented vol ume, without once faltering, and to move troops and their field equipment quickly from training centers to ports of embarkation all without serious incon venience to those whom we normally serve for all of this the men and women who own and man the Great Northern Railway are sincerely grateful. And as this eventful year draws to a clo3e, we join with all in hoping that 1943 will see yet swifter strides toward ridding tho World of its present , afflictions that the light of Right and Reason may again begin to glow and that the Christmas of 1943 may herald once again Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men. GREAT. NORTHERN RAILWAY
