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C. L SPELL
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Charles E. Spldell, 67, for the
past 40 years a resident of Ore
gon and 34 years of that time
of Klamath Falls, died In Klam
ath Valley hospital early Satur
day night following a three
weeks' illness,
Mr, Seidell served as county
roadmaster for eight years, at
one time was caretaker of the
Elks lodge and at the time of
bis passing was employed as
watchman on the Klamath Un
ion high school defense project.
He was born in Nova Scotia,
Canada, and came to Oregon in
1802.
Services Tuesday
In addition to his wife.
Bertha, Mr. Spldell is survived
by four sisters and five broth
ers, all of whom reside on the
north Atlantic seaboard with
the exception of one brother,
Chester, of Ventura, Calif.
Mr. Spidell was a long time
member of the local Elks lodge.
Final services will be held from
Sacred Heart church Tuesday at
9:30 a. m. Commitment serv
ices and interment will follow
In Mt. Calvary Memorial park.
There will be a recitation of
the Rosary Monday night at 8
o'clock from the chapel of
Ward's Klamath Funeral home.
Friends are Invited to attend
services. .
News
of the
Commandos
This week we have Second
Lieutenant Marceil Newman. Lt.
Newman is official secretary to
the captain and the Commando
Unit, keeping a record of the
many details regarding the unit
hd taking the minutes at every
meeting. Lt Newman has a
core of friends and many rela
tives In different branches of the
service. By being a Commando
she believes she is giving her
time and energy
to a patriotic
duty.
Last Sunday,
In preparation
for Christmas,
the service cen
ter was decor-
ated from corn
er to corner.
Very worth
while were the
Commando's ef-
I forts, for it now
registers the
s very spirit of
fc1sZlChristmas- The
f-&MH4Dublic is wel
come to visit the room and view
the Christmas decorations from
ue inside.
With the wonderful cooDera.
tlon from the. different organi
zations in Klamath Falls, and
from -individual people wishing
h mane mis unristmas a cheer-
ful one for the service men who
will De in Klamath Falls, the
Christmas tree in the room is
surrounded with gifts of all sizes
and descriptions. Every man in
uniform will find that Santa
Claus has visited the room and
left a special Christmas token
lor each individual.
The past week the mail situa.
tlon has increased considerably
at the service center with Christ
mas cards received from soldiers
stationed at various places who
have at sometime or other visit
ed the Commando room and
nave not forgotten the hosDital-
ity shown them not only by the
commandos, but by the people
oi A.iamam i ans in general.
Over the holidays there, will
be 200 soldiers visiting Klamath
Falls. Accommodations for these
men must be found. The Com
mandos are accepting reserva-
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Superb accommoda
tion!, fine cuisine, and
distinctive service a wait .
today's fraveles at
this city's largest, best
located hotel. '
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1000 OOMJ I0OO SATHS
MOM M SINOll 14 OOUIll
H0TE1
ST. FRANCIS
PUSSES
SATURDAY
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Entertain a Soldier for
Christmas or New Year's!
I can furnish a room Meals
or both Q
for ........1......... soldiers from December 25 to 27
.or from January 1st to 3rd
Check One: Dee. 25 to 27..
Jan. 1st to 3rd . .
Name ............ . ..........
Address -........................
Phone ..................... ... ...... ....................... '
Clip and Mail to
Commando Service Center,
817 Main Street, Klamath Falls, Ore.
tions for these boys at the room;
call 9103 or drop In at the Serv
ice center.
This week the Commandos
have been visiting several serv
ice men confined to the local
hospital, who have commented
highly on our activities and ex
pressed their appreciation and
gratitude.
City police Monday issued a
warning to Klamath establish
ments who sell alcoholic bever
ages to minors, or with know
ledge provide legal age residents
with 'liquor which they know
will . be served to young girls
andboys. .
Several girls between the ages
of 16 and 18 years have been
picked up by officers, the young
women definitely under the in
fluence - of liquor, police said.
Dave Bridge, city recreation of
ficer,, is investigating along with
police.- It , is understood that
names-of local beverage dealers
will be turned over to the state
liquor commission where such
infractions have occurred.
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Northern California
Placed in Separate
Defense Sector
SAN TRANCISCO, Dec. 21 ()
Changes in the organization of
the ninth civilian defense region
will placo northern California
and all of Nevada, except the
area from Las Vegas south, in a
separate sector of the defense re
gion. Henry Duque, sector director,
said that headquarters of the
new northern California-Nevada
sector would bo opened here
January 3. In California, this
sector will extend north of the
Santa Maria river. The area
south of the river, all of Nevada
south of Las Vegas, and all of
Arizona, will be included in the
southern sector.
Other sectors in the defense
region are the eastern one, com
prising Utah, Idaho and Mon
tana; and the northwest, which
consists of Washington and
Oregon.
Appointed The senate con
firmed the appointment of Ermel
H. .Hosley as Chiloquin post
master in its final session accord
ing to word received from Wash
ington. Hosley has served in
this capacity for the past sev
eral years.
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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WALKER TELLS HtfW
OF STABBING
mi mm paci: imwmiwik
II. iUI.U UiiJL!
Testimony that ho was stab
bed as he stepped out of a tnv
ern ot Kcno was given in circuit
court Monday by Elmer F. Walk'
er, state's witness in tho case
against William Wado Baker,
charged with assault while
armed with a dangerous wco-
! pon. Tho case was expected to
I reach a jury by nightfall.
Walker, first witness for the
i prosecution, said Hint while in
the Big Ben tavern his younger
j brother had -had an argument
with another man. He had taken
the side of the younger brother,
he said, and had a scuffle with
the "other follow," who was not
Baker. They settled their differ
ences and shook hands.
Hunt Testifies
When he stepped outside the
place. Walker testified, Bnkcr
was waiting for him at the door
and stabbed him.
Dr. Warren Hunt testified
Walker was stabbed on top of
the head, at the base of the neck,
on the left forearm and over one
hip,
Baker is represented in court
by F. O. Small. The defendant
was arrested by sheriff's officers
shortly after tho Keno Incident
about two weeks ago.
Jurors in the case are Victor
O'Neill, Lester B. Pierce, Pres
ton A. Fidler, Glenn Kester,
Elizabeth N. Loosley, Georgo A.
Myers, Lee Sutton, Ted Medford,
Thomas A. Blake, James Kerns,
Jr:, R'chTd E. Teater and Harry
E. Wilson. i
VITAL STATISTICS
TAYLOR Born at Klamath
Valley hospital, Klamath Falls,
Ore., December 20, 1942, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan .Taylor,, Keno,
Ore., a boy. Weight: 6 pounds 11
ounces.
' FROST Born at Hillside hos
pital, Klamath Falls, Ore., De
cember 21, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs.
" - ''"o"tiln. Ore.,
a boy. Weight: 7 pounds 6i
By ANITA GWYN
KUHS' basketballers flashed
off to a head-start this weekend,
with a double win over tho
Grants Pass five in tho first
conference game of tho season
Score Friday was 42 to 38; Snt
urday it was 34-25. Nico work,
boys.
There was a
pep assembly
Friday in hon
or of the games
played over the
weekend. Tho
dance band I
nlnvnrl fnf thn i ?T
" IV.
assembly and?
Coach Wayne
Scott introduced
part of the Peli
can squad. "Dutch" French
gave Scott his lucky rabbit's
foot that he said he had been
carrying for 17 years. Many of
the college students homo dur
ing tho holidays wore at KUHS
part of the day. Stovo Stewart,
yell king for last year's student
body, introduced by Joy Kent,
assembly chairman, led the as
semblage in a yell.
Mrs. O'Neill and Miss Burk
halter are busy changing sched
ules for many students who arc
taking different subjects next
semester. We wonder Just how
many realize how confusing lt
is to change so many schedules
every semester and mony dur
ing the year. We can imagine
how many aspirin are taken by
these two helpful instructors.
Just three more days of school
until the holidays. Pat Morgan
will be writine this column fur
the cst of this week.
Visits Parents Keith Howell,
son of Mr and Mrs. H. L. How
ell, returned home Saturday
night to spend the holidays.
Howell is a student at the Uni
versity of Portland and will re
turn north January 4.
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11,000 IIIIS
ENTER SERIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21
More than 11,000 of tho United
States' 400,000 Indians entered
the fighting forces, tho Interior
department's Indian servico re
ported todoy.
Even greater numbers have
left tho reservations for civilian
war work and tho result has
been "a shortago of manpower
on the reservation," Commis
sioner John Collier said.
Now, ho added, Indian women
have "learned to drive tractors
and trucks, repair heavy automo
tive equipment, work in laun
dries and power plants, and as
sist in tho cattlo and sheep
round-ups."
Ono, identified only as "a
wealthy Kiowa Indian woman of
Cement, Oklo.," did her part, tho
servico said, by giving 51000 to
navy relief by means of a check
"signed with a thumbprint."
Supremo Court
Recognizes All
Nevaua Divorces
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Ul
In a iiir-icucnini! ouuiion. too
supremo court mica louuy tiua
iM-vuau divorces, under pioseni
law and tho coiisutulioii, must
oe recognized by onicr suites.
Justice Uuuuiiui delivered tnu
6 to 2 decision which overruled
a previous supremo court opin
ion expressing contrary views.
opeeiucuuy, tuo tribunal heud
Justice DouKias delivered tun
6 to 2 decision winch overruled
a previous supreme court opin
ion expressing contrary views.
opecuicauy, 1110 minima held
that North Carolina is required
under existing law to rpcnenizn
Nevada divorces obtained hv n
North Carolina man and woman
from their respective spouses
before their marriage to each
other. i
The nrinchiles of tho sunrm
court opinion would apply to
all other states.
Let's put everything to work)
Sell the articles you don't use
through a classified ad.
P7W
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IN
SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rogers
have received Christmas messag
es from their two sons, Donnld
and James, serving overseas with
tho armed forces. Saturday morn
ing a cabin arrived from Prlvaio
First Class Donald Rogers who
has arrived with his bomber
squadron, army air corps, aomo
where across tho Atlantic. Lt.
James Rogers Is now with the
US marine corps In Hawaii and
will be moved later for active
duty In tho Pacific, ho writes his
parents.
E. Leo Payne, who completed
his CPT training at Sunnysldo,
Wash,, has been commissioned
an ensign in the US navy air
corps rcservo and reported Do
comber 18 for duty at Corpus
Chrlstl, Tex. Ho will tnko an In
structor refresher course at tho
navy flying field thero. Mrs.
Payne, tho former Margaret Mo
cubce, has resigned her position
as stenographer In tho FSA offi
ces, federal building, and will bo
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Mocnbre, 822 North Fifth
street, over to holidays.
Cpl. Ray Shulmlre, nattcrv B,
24l)th Coast Artillery, Fort Stev
ens, visited on a soven-doy fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Shulmlre, 2803 Blsbee
street. Young Shulmlro has re
turned to camp.
It's Technical Sergeant George
C. Flltcraft now, according to
word received here Saturday
telling Mrs. Flltcraft of her hus
bond's promotion. Flltcraft, who
When in Medford
Stay t
HOTEL HOLLAND
Thoroughly Modern
Jo and Anne Earley
Proprietor!
Montgomery
Ward
Will not be open
Monday Evening
December 21
Store open until
8 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday
Evenings
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EASTERN STATES
By Tht Associated Praia
Winter which doesn't begin
officially until tinnorrow con
tinued to get In icy practice
blows today which kept much
of the nation In a sub-freezing
grip.
Below-zero cold continued to
prevail 'In tho oast, bedeviling
householders striving to stretch
oil supplies and unsottlng the
calculations of fuol rationing
boards.
Although tempornturei In New
York City dropped only to ona
below last night, suburban
Westchester county roported 28
bolow at Mt. Klsco and 21 be
low at Yorktown Holghts.
The temperature dropped to
8 below In Cincinnati, com
pared with 9 above reported yes-A
tcrday, but further west tliornV
was a goneral trend to higher
figures. At Duluth It was only
8 bolow, Instead of the 21 below
roported yesterday.
Owl's Head, N, Y where the
mercury plunged to 49 bolow,
still held tho weekend record.
BREADCASTER
LOS ANGELES, (II The
Hov. William It. ilcsscl told hli
Methodist congregation tho story
of tho Biblical sorvi'iit who took
five talents of his master's mon
ey and brought back ten.
Then Re-. HchscI put a hun
dred silver dollars Into tho col
lection plate mid the churchgo
ers took them home.
That was several weeks ago.
Today 83 of the dollars coma
bark, multiplied to 274.
Tho minister hopes the other
13 will return next Sunday.
spent some time recently In
Klamath Falls, has returned to..
I'lierto Hleo. where ha Is fnra-ir
caster In tho weather service.
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