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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON
December 21, 104 j
YUAXK JENKINS .
UAICOI.M KI'LEr
Kdftor
Editor
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MAIL BATES PA V A BLR IN ADVANCE
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la EUmath, Laka, Modoc and SUktjroo Oobotlea
On Month
fhrta Months
On Fear
Dtilrered bj Carrier ta City
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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
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CH009E FROM
THE LARGEST (ELEC
TION IN KLAMATH
LFALLS
BVERYTHIN0 FOR THE
HOME
JJCAS
FUKNITIJIUE
195 E. Main
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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
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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